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So, the World Cup is in full swing.
Now the lesser teams have fallen by the wayside ( England), we can get on with enjoying a feast of footie.
As well as a glut of goals, the current tournament has given us a salutory reminder of the importance of diet for elite athletes.
After predictably (and brilliantly) destroying England single-handedly, Luis Suaraz found himself a bit peckish and nipped out for an Italian. Now the whole world seems to be commenting on his eating habits.
Like Luis, you may find yourself thinking that you've bitten off more than you can chew when confronted by DBMS_DATAPUMP.
The documentation does offer some help…to an extent. However, the whole thing can seem a bit fiddly, especially if you're used to the more traditional command-line interface for Datapump.
What follows is a tour through DBMS_DATAPUMP based on my own (sometimes painful) experience, broken down into bite-sized chunks.
Much of the functionality to filter object types and even data is common to both Exports and Imports.
So, the approach I've taken is to cover the Export first, with a view to finally producing a Full Database export.
I've then used the Import process against this to demonstrate some of the package's filtering capabilities.
So, what's on the menu today ?
- Privileges required to run a DBMS_DATAPUMP job from your current schema and for the whole database
- Running a consistent export
- Running datapump jobs in the background
- Monitoring running jobs
- Importing from one schema to another
- Specifying the types of objects to include in Exports and Imports
- Specifying subsets of data
- DDL only Jobs
- How to Kill a Datapump Job
The full code examples have all been written and tested on Oracle XE 11gR2.
I've tried to maximise the use of in-line hard-coded values and minimise the number of variables in an attempt to make the code easier to follow.
Also, in these examples I've made use of the default DATA_PUMP_DIR directory object, but you can use any directory object to which you have the appropriate privileges.
For dessert, there are a couple of other DBMS_DATAPUMP features that I have found useful that are specific to Enterprise Edition ( in one case, with the Partitioning Option) ;
- Including specific table partitions
- Parallel processing
So, a fair bit to get through then. I hope you have an apetite… Continue reading


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Being alert to what's going on around us creates a culture that promotes and enhances security and safety and the openness and accessibility of our campus.
The University of Minnesota Duluth Police Department and other public safety professionals on campus will always react to dangerous situations. But the multiplied effect of thousands of eyes and ears that are alert to surroundings have the most impact on keeping our community safe, secure, and ready to respond.
The University, a public institution, values openness and access. However, "open" should not mean "unsafe" or "dangerous."
Propping doors open for convenience, turning a "blind eye" to strangers, and leaving computers and other valuables in the open are invitations to problems. Every member of the University community needs to help promote personal and community safety. Closing and locking doors and windows, obtaining photo ID cards for your unit, preparing department and building-wide plans and questioning strangers are examples of some simple steps you can take.
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A perpetual state of war exists between Christ, the champion of God, and the Devil, the prince of this world (Gen. 3:15). Matthew 4:1–11 tells of one of Christ's great victories over the Devil and the power of …Read More
The Temptation of Jesus
It's an odd story. John the Baptist has just baptized Jesus. God has just spoken from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." We would expect that the next item on the agenda …Read More
Freedom and Its Obligations
If ever there were a free man, Adam was he. And all he and his wife had to do was exercise that freedom to the glory of God. But somewhere, and at some time, disobedience seemed like a viable option …Read More


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Growing season review
Growing Degree Units (GDUs) are one tool to help track the progress of corn growth. This spring, NK Seed distributed GDU measuring devices to several of our Team FIN farmers across the Corn Belt. We've posted the farmers' weekly GDU reports at www.farmindustrynews.com. Log on and see how a spring that started out too cool turned quickly to record heat and "pineappled" corn in July.
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Create field records, download aerial maps, overlay GPS data, calculate acreages and take notes. That's just the start of what you can do in the field with SST Stratus software. The system lets you use a stylus to touch and open menu items on a pocket PC screen and select from farm-specific drop-down menus. Listings of hybrids, varieties, chemicals, pests, equipment and many field operations are readily accessible with just a couple of taps on the touch screen. Tap a location on your field map to see what data you've already entered for that particular spot. Beats the heck out of that old dog-eared paper notepad. Price of the software is $600. Contact SST Inc., 824 N. Country Club Rd., Stillwater, OK 74075, 888/377-5334, www.sstdevgroup.com.


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Branden Cluever (now 1-0 with 1 kayo) defeats Cody McManigle (now 0-1) by TKO in round 4 of a fight scheduled for 4 rounds.
Round 1
The fight starts inelegantly with both men ducking down and throwing simultaneously, neither man scoring. They begin circling rapidly clockwise, with McManigle doing most of the attacking, and what little scoring there is. Cluever lands the first shot, a big right hand that echoes. McManigle scores next, with a counter right that thrills the crowd. Cluever, trying to avoid a clinch, nearly turns his back on McManigle, but dodges a bullet as no damage is done. Moments later mcManigle lands a big shot that drops Cluever. Cluever is up quickly however. The remainder of the rounds sees McManigle score frequently with head shots while Cluever tries to tie him up.
Round 2
Cluever would like to be the aggressor here, but McManigle is much faster. McManigle lands a few good shots in the early going, but Cluever finally whips an overhand right in and pops him with a good shot. McManigle is throwing bombs with evil intent. Cluever spins around from one punch, and later turns his back on McManigle again to avoid taking a punch straight on. McManigle is manhandling Cluever. After some rough stuff McManigle lands a major four-punch combination that hurts Cluever. McManigle is poking a hard jab into Cluever's face now, scoring repeatedly. Cluever returns the favor as the round draws to a close, and the bell rings with both men on the attack. I'm not convinced the fight will last another round.
Round 3
Cluever, who has a strange and awkward style, scores with a couple of flurries on the inside. Suddenly McManigle is down from a single right hand to the ear. He looks hurt, but he gets up quickly. McManigle is no longer circling, but rotating to face Cluever, who continues to orbit. McManigle is huffing. Cluever is attacking with more confidence now, and hurts McManigle with a big right to the body. McManigle misses with a big round hook and nearly dips to his knee, but saves himself just in time. Cluever is attacking the ribcage viciously, and McManigle is definitely hurt. Again Cluever goes to the body, and McManigle is in agony. Bell!
Round 4
McManigle is staying low and attacking to keep Cluever away from the body. Cluever lands another right to the ribs, and the pain is evident on McManigle's face. Finally, with one more dig to the left side of McManigle's ribcage, Cluever puts him away. McManigle goes to a knee and referee Mike Robinson calls the fight. What an unexpected outcome!
Nathan Seelye (now 0-1) is defeated by Dustin Mason (now 4-0 with 4 knockouts) by TKO due to injury retirement in round 2 of a fight scheduled for 4 rounds
Round 1
Seelye has a longer reach than Mason, and in the early going he tries to take advantage with jabs and sweeping hooks, but doesn't land anything. Mason lands the first punch of the fight, as one of a flurry lands. Mason is beginning to come forward and misses with a big right. Seelye, seeking to be the aggressor, comes forward and gets hit with a right hand. After a lull, the two close ground and Mason does good work on the inside, landing a right to the temple of Seelye. Mason is pursuing now, and catches Seelye backing up to the ropes, landing another power shot. Seelye deftly clinches. Seelye is shaking his left hand; it may be hurt. Seelye is carrying his lead hand low. Mason tries to attack but gets tied up again, and hits the back of the head, drawing boos from the crowd. The round ends without further incident.
Round 2
Seelye is retreating and circling to his right in the early moments of the second. Mason is having trouble landing a punch. Now Seelye switches to southpaw, but Mason finally catches him with a lead left – Seelye clinches again. Now Seelye is back to orthodox. There's a tie-up on the rope and Mason is getting frustrated. Mason is coming forward and Seelye, backing into his own corner, instructs his cornerman to throw in the towel. Cornerman Kevin Tjaden replies "Are you sure?" Seelye says "Throw in the towel," looks at his hand, and shakes it. Seelye retires and the fight is over.
Nick Capes (now 0-4) is defeated by Ray Edwards (now 3-0 with 2 knockouts) by TKO about twenty seconds into the first round of a bout scheduled for 4 rounds
Round 1
Edwards shows some respect for his opponent in the opening seconds of the fight. The two circle for a moment, and then Capes ducks in and tries to land a haymaker. Edwards counters, punching down at his much smaller opponent, and catches him on the top of the head. It's clear that this fight is over the moment Capes hits the mat, and referee Eddie Obregon waves it off.
Trenton Titsworth (now 5-15-2 with 2 knockouts) and Rondale Hubbert (now 1-0-1 with 1 knockout) fight to a majority draw after four rounds. (36-40, 38-38, 38-38)
(The first thing you need to know about this matchup is that Trenton Titsworth is a long, lanky beanpole. His arms are like tree limbs, so he's going to have a big reach advantage over the normally proportioned Rondale Hubbert, who appears to be a full head and neck shorter.)
Round 1
Our combatants are circling. After twenty seconds or so Hubbert sends out some tentative, exploratory jabs, and then fires a big hook that misses. Finally after an extended feeling-out period, there's a flurry, and both men seem to have landed slapping punches. Another lull ensues, and suddenly Hubbert charge in, punches wildly. Titsworth seemed to have parried most if not all of his punches. Tittsworth is feinting and moving his feet. Hubbert shuffles in and attacks suddenly again, but Titsworth ties him up. Hubbert is trying to figure out this puzzle. Hubbert tries to duck inside but Titsworth counters and lands a right hand. Hubbert backs into a corner, but Titsworth lets him escape. Titsworth's corner wants jabs, but interestingly, he likes to lead with his right, which essentially gives up his reach advantage. Bell!
Round 2
In a four round fight you don't get to spend much time figuring out your opponent, so Hubbert knows he needs to be aggressive. He charges in low and gets under his opponent's defense, then lifts him off the mat. Now Hubbert tries the same thing again, but a clearly annoyed Titsworth punches down on him and lands. Hubbert is coming forward now, and titsworth lands a hook to the body. Hubbert is getting frustrated. Now he tries getting rough, but titsworth ties him up. Titsworth has lost his mouthpiece – there's a pause while renowned referee Eddie Obregon gets a replacement from Titsowrth's corner. Hubbert attacks hard now, bulling his way inside and attacking with gusto. Titsworth, no dummy, uses a double jab to score. There's some brawling going on now, and bad blood is developing. The tide of the round seemed to flow in Hubbert's favor as it drew to an end.
Round 3
Titsworth opens the third with some meaningful jabs. Hubbert tries to get inside his defense but gets tied up. Hubbert is getting rough now, charging inside, leading with his head, and throwing an elbow to Titsworth's throat. There's a break, and then another clash in which a frustrated Hubbert is trying to manhandle titsworth. Titsworth owns a slow and lazy jab, which he throws slowly and lazily. All the fighting is on the inside now, which favors the more muscular Hubbert. Hubbert is talking to Titsworth. Titsworth comes forward and misses a power shot, and there's another clinch with all the roughhousing that that involves. Hubbert finally scores with a clean whshot. After a clinch, Hubbert gets free and turns and walks away from Titsworth. Did he forget to protect himself? Yes he did, and Titsworth hits him with a hateful wing shot to the head, followed by another that he put everything into! Hubbert tries to fight back, but Titsworth ties him up, and that was a rare moment of action in this bout.
Round 4
Hubbert knows he needs to score a lot now, and he comes out very aggressive. He shoots his wad and seems to peter out. Hubbert is working hard to get inside, but once he does Titsworth keeps leaning forward on him and smothering him. Hubbert comes forward again and finally lands a good left hook to the head. After another clinch Hubbert lands two good power shots that glance off titsworth's head. This is a much tougher fight than Hubbert was epecting. Hubbert is circling Titsworth, looking for an opening to land a home run shot. Hubbert's hands are dropping, and if Titsworth could attack more effectively he would score here. Titsworth tries to jab at th wide-open Hubbert and Hubbert counterattacks viciously, sending Titsworth reeling into the ropes, where he leans back to avoid Hubbert's home run shot, and that was a close shave! There's grappling and infighting as the round draws to a close. This was a better fight than I think anyone here expected.
Preston Shane (now 1-2 with 1 knockout) is defeated by Aaron Green (now 10-0 with 8 knockouts) by KO in the first round of a fight scheduled for 4 rounds
Round 1
About fifteen seconds into the first round Aaron Green knocks his opponent out with a jab. No kidding, folks – it's over.
Cheyenne Ziegler (now 3-10 with 2 knockouts) is defeated by Tyler Hultin (now 5-1-1 with 3 knockouts) by KO in round 2 of a fight scheduled for 4 rounds
Round 1
Ziegler comes out crafty, ducking down, whipping long punches, and getting bck out before Hultin could tag him. There's a flurry of punches by both men, which climaxes with Ziegler knocking Hultin momentarily off-balance. Coming out of a clinch, Hultin catches Ziegler on the temple with a right hand and momentarily knocks him off balance. Our fighters are trading in the center of the ring now. Coming in Ziegler either hit Hultin with a right hand or with his head, it's hard to tell which. The pro-Hultin crowd is going wild at every opportunity, and Hultin gives them several opportunities, tagging Ziegler with several power shots in the middle of the roudn. But Ziegler finishes strong, landing a couple of good right hands in the late going before Hultin flurries again in the last ten seconds of the round. This looks to be a crowdpleasing bout.
Round 2
Ziegler bends at the waist to land a right hand on Hultin, and Hultin slaps him with a counter. Hultin is going on offense, but Ziegler is a fast and shifty fighter, so most of Hultin's punches miss. Hultin lands a right hand that puts Ziegler off balance again, and then another one. Ziegler moves in close and make Hultin brawl with him. though Hultin lands several big shots, Ziegler makes him pay with tough counters and mauling. The brawl moves into the red corner – Ziegler's corner – where Hultin slips in a couple of hooks and a hard uppercut. A vicious body shot puts Ziegler to the mat on his hands and knees, and though he tries, he can not get off his haunches before referee Eddie Obregon counts him out. Hultin wins by body shot knockout and the crowd goes bananas.


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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Festival of the Trees! Fruits
As we enter September, trees in the Northern Hemisphere are changing: the leaves are morphing and showing new colors, readying for autumn. And many trees are sharing a glorious late summer bounty of fruit: peaches, plums, apples, pears, and more. This month I asked for posts that celebrate fruiting trees from all over the world.
Later this month, I will travel to the Brushwood Folklore Center for their yearly autumn festival known as Heartsong, where we will pick apples and press cider! Last year, a late frost killed the blossoms on most of the widld apple trees, and the harvest was so slim that our coder pressing had to be augmented with apples purchased from a nearby farm stand. But this year the trees are full of fruit! The header photo for my blog was taken there this past July.
From Australia, the Box Elder blog shares a wonderful journey past several fruiting trees and vines, to see the mirabelle trees full of deep red juicy fruit. What a beautiful name for a beautiful tree and fruit.
Are nuts a fruit? Well they are most certainly a food, and for that reason we are grateful for them, as are many woodland creatures who use this nutritious bounty to get them through the winter. From the Beneath the Water blog, we go on a magical journey through the woods to a hazel tree coppice, seeing some stunning images along the way.
The Growing with Science blog tells us all about the lemon tree; where would we be without this nutrient-packed, flavorful fruit? I use it in my cooking at least twice every week, sometimes more. Lemon trees are also lovely to look at, like the song says: "Lemon Tree, very pretty!"
I've never eaten a paw-paw, and I'll bet most of you haven't, either, but after hearing that it tastes like a divine combination of cantaloupe, mango and banana, I am curious! This blog tells us all about this native fruit which is now ripening all over North Carolina, and shoes us some lovely paw-paw trees. Now, doesn't that look simply delicious?
Speaking of exotic native fruits, the persimmon has always fascinated me: dreadfully sour until the perfect moment of ripeness, it is an elusive treat. The blogger at Anybody seen my focus? shows us some local persimmon trees in flower and fruit.
Some trees fruit so heavily, they can become a burden to the very branches that bore them. Via Negativa tells us about the black cherry tree, and a quote from the blogger's mother talks of the many birds that feed on its fruit, and the black bears that will break the trees in order to get at the abundant fruits. I have never been a fan of cherries, but I love seeing the trees in fruit in the summer, and Black Cherry was my favorite Koolaid flavor as a kid!
Speaking of black bears, the blogger at Yips and Yowls tells us of her yearly race to get to the sweet crunchy fruits of her local pear trees before the bears do. Will she be successful?
What about trees that provide food to the soul? This thoughtful post from the Hillstead Blog tells us all about the Tree of Heaven, and its fascinating folklore. And from the Nutcase blog, a view of the ancient bristlecone pines of California's White Mountains; surely these stately, serene trees nurture us with their wisdom and beauty.
Over at Rock Paper Lizard, we visit a Pacific crabapple tree. These curmudgeons of the fruit tree family flower beautifully in spring but then give us small sour fruits. But some people enjoy the jelly made from crabapples (I am about to send some to my friend Wren in Florida so she can make jelly), and the birds eat the plentiful fruits.
Well, I hope you have enjoyed this month's 51st edition of Festival of the Trees! Next month, the festival will be hosted at Kind of Curious. The theme is open, and submissions may be sent to John at kindofcurious2000 [at] gmail [dot] com. The deadline is September 28th.
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- Lucy said...
A rich and delicious harvest which I shall enjoy gathering, thank you!
(Sorry but I'm not in Australia but northern France...)
- September 2, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Peg, I enjoyed reading your post. I am tempted to go fruit shopping at the farmers market today, though it will be crowded.
- September 6, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- Jasmine said...
Thank you for putting together this months wonderful festival. I had intended to submit a post myself, but ran out of time. Sorry. I will look forward to visiting all of the links of the next few days x
- September 6, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Jade L Blackwater said...
Hooray for a delicious Festival! Thanks Peg... this really sets the stage for autumn delights.
- September 8, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Arati said...
thanks for putting it all together. enjoyed reading..
- September 14, 2010 at 2:14 AM
- Arati said...
thanks for putting it all together. enjoyed reading..
- September 14, 2010 at 2:14 AM
- Peg said...
Thanks, everyone! Sorry, I had my spam filter on or would have posted your comments sooner, It was my pleasure as always to work on this.
- October 5, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Types Of apples said...
Thanks for putting it all together. enjoyed reading..
- July 20, 2011 at 1:39 PM


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Where is Dawson Community College located?
The college is situated on top of a bluff overlooking the town of Glendive, Montana on the edge of Makoshika State Park. There are sweeping views of the eastern plains, the Yellowstone River, and an endless blue sky.
Why attend Dawson Community College instead of going right to a university?
DCC offers courses that are equal to the first two years of study towards a Bachelors degree. This is of great benefit for U.S. and international students because it is less expensive, the class size is smaller, and faculty members are more accessible to students. Students can complete their first two years at DCC and then transfer to a university to complete their Bachelor's degree for their final two years.
2+2 Agreements: Where can I transfer after I complete my first two years of college at Dawson Community College?
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The deadlines are established by Dawson Community College and are listed in the application packet.
Is health insurance needed?
Dawson Community College offers no mandatory student health insurance program. Student health insurance is available through local banks and insurance agents.
Does DCC have on-campus housing?
Dawson Community College has apartment style residence halls. Plan for housing far in advance, they fill quickly.
Does DCC have a Food Plan?
The Student Food Plan includes nutritious ready to eat or cook-to-order breakfasts, deli, grilled items, salads or a full hot lunch prepared in the DCC Café.
International students
What is an I-20 and when will I get mine?
An I-20 is issued by the accepting college and enables a student to apply for a student visa (F-1). Student visas may only be obtained outside of the United States and are issued at Consular Offices and Embassies. DCC may accept a student and issue an I-20 when their admission qualifications are met.
The application says I must provide proof of financial support. What does that mean?
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Hospice Care for Pancreatic Cancer
My wife was just diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. There are no options for treatment and the doctor is recommending hospice. Can you help us find some resources for dealing with this and how we tell our family?
Ursina Teitelbaum, MD, Medical Oncologist at Penn Medicine responds:
I have many patients that live longer with hospice than they do with conventional chemotherapies so this in fact may be a life prolonging fit for her. Hospice is a program of total body care directed at managing side effects and symptoms of the cancer. This holistic approach really enables patients to live longer and feel better. Hospice organizations also provide support to the whole family so they might be a great start to research local resources and give you input on how to tell family members. I usually tell patients and their families to make the most of the time they have with loved ones and friends and to tell them sooner than later so they can have the time for meaningful discussions and closure.
Christina Bach, Oncology Social Worker at Penn Medicine adds:
You can access great information about advanced care planning and hospice care through the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
There is great educational information about a variety of end of life care topics as well as how to plan and how to access local hospice resources
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire transcript from the Focus on Pancreatic Cancer Webchat.


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THE AGRO 6-liter tractor from Deutz-Fahr cuts a narrow path. The four-axle prototype is only 6½ ft. (2 meters) wide so it can be driven down European roads. The new tractor is Deutz-Fahr's largest with 600 hp. A Deutz engine with 8 cylinders and 60-liter capacity powers the mammoth machine. The tractor will handle many types of equipment — from fertilizer and seed tanks to large sprayers and tillage equipment.
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Top early-stage venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is sooo over traditional audience metrics.
The firm, also known as A16Z, is not impressed by a startup's monthly pageview or unique-visitor count anymore. It doesn't particularly care about the number of downloads an app has either.
So A16Z wants to end 'bullshit metrics." It has backed a company called Mixpanel that shows sites their engagement and retention numbers instead.
"We and other investors need to get more vocal," Marc Andreessen, one of the firm's partners, told AllThingsD. "Pageviews and uniques are a waste of time."
"Companies still pitch investors with a cumulative-user-signup graph, sell advertisers on how many pageviews they get, and bamboozle reporters with the biggest numbers they can find regardless of whether they correlate to success," Mixpanel's CEO Suhail Doshi writes on the company's blog. "We can do better as an industry. We should do better because collectively we're not benefiting-we're all just fooling each other."
Instead of sharing pageviews and uniques with the world, Doshi thinks startups should boast about three more useful things:
Engagement: Each company measures engagement differently, but Doshi feels it's a much stronger success indicator than pageviews. Yelp, for example, measures the number of reviews it has. YouTube should be promoting the number of views its videos receive. Retention: It's important to show how many people actually use the product or visit the website repeatedly. In other words, how many of an app's 1 million new users actually come back after their initial signup? If it isn't more than 10%, Doshi thinks the product isn't very good. One Key Metric: Doshi says it's important for every company to track "a single actionable metric that they can literally bet the company on." He calls this the OKM, or one key metric. For Instagram, the OKM could be the number of photos uploaded. Instagram could examine the metric further and discover what percent of its users upload multiple photos, how frequently they upload photos, etc. This all sounds great in theory. But there's a reason it's popular to report these metrics: Advertisers want them and startups need them to survive.
No matter what A16Z says, investors and advertisers still want to see pageviews, user counts, and uniques. To date, investors have cared a lot about how many users or pageviews a company has. Showing strong growth numbers almost ensures funding. And running out of cash is the No. 1 reason most startups fail.
Take, for example, Upworthy. It raised $4 million this fall after growing from no traffic to nearly 9 million uniques in seven months. It uses social media to reel readers in, and few people visit the site directly through its homepage. Investors coughed up millions anyway.
Chris Dixon, who's now a partner at Andreesseen Horowitz, recently wrote that standards of success were tightening for consumer Web startups, declaring that 10 million users is the new 1 million users to investors. Showing fast growth is paramount, he says. But that sounds an awful lot like a vanity metric.
Pageviews and uniques are what advertisers base their spending on. Sure, advertisers care about user engagement, but they also want to get their messages in front of a lot of people. They still care about reach and frequency so, if a site wants to make money from advertisers, they have to report these metrics.
Competitors also pressure startups to report these metrics. No one wants to see their competitor get a lot of press because they're boasting about high numbers, then report much smaller (but more important!) engagement numbers.
It seems unlikely that anyone will stop caring about pageviews, uniques, and downloads altogether. But if engagement numbers are paired with growth metrics, then Mixpanel could be on to something.


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Playing music from across the globe, from folk-music traditions to the latest hybrid dance tracks, Global Rhythm Pot has something for all tastes and delivers an eclectic mix of tunes.
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For many, it�s just a few shopping days left before Christmas. The rush of the crowd, the elusive empty parking spot, the sales not quite as good as Black Friday.
But, for a few, it signifies the end of the world.
Is it the end of the world as we know it (R.E.M. reference) or the end of the world, period? Will we continue on with our lives altered or does Earth just go BOOM and that�s it? The Mayans were a little vague about that part. Maybe they just got bored and stopped making calendars...?
It got me thinking about what �the end of the world� could be. Will there be killer zombies? Killer robots? Killer hamsters? (Anything can be lethal in a post-apocalyptic world.)
With that said, here is some required viewing before we brace ourselves for the unknown. You might actually learn something that could keep you alive.
The Terminator (1984)
A cyborg is sent back in time, by the sinister computer network Skynet, to murder a woman who will one day give birth to the leader of the militia destined to end the coming robo-apocalypse.
What you need to know: Dogs can detect killer cyborgs . Get lots of dogs. And if your mother calls asking where you are, don�t tell her. She�s really a robot.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
What you need to know: Be nice to animals. (That includes your fish that you tend to ignore.) You never know when they might be in charge.
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The film adaptation of the H.G.Wells story told on radio of the invasion of Earth by Martians.
What you need to know: People germs kill evil aliens. Don�t take the Sudafed. Your sneezing might wipe out the invaders.
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
What you need to know: The most dangerous people sometimes can appear to be the most normal. And a post-apocalyptic world could actually be an improvement on the mid 1990s.
The Walking Dead (new episodes return to AMC in February 2013)
Police officer Rick Grimes leads a group of survivors in a world overrun by zombies.
What you need to know: At the end of the day, the Centers for Disease Control can�t help you. Don�t go to Atlanta.
Mad Max (1979)
In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop�s family and make his fight with them personal.
What you need to know: When the apocalypse happens, don�t be in Australia. And leather masks are going to be in style. Stock up now.


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At the conclusion of most events (click here for a
brief discussion of events or see events ), ACL2 prints a
summary. The summary for
app is:
Summary Form: ( DEFUN APP ...) Rules: ((:FAKE-RUNE-FOR-TYPE-SET NIL)) Warnings: None Time: 0.03 seconds (prove: 0.00, print: 0.00, other: 0.03) APP
The ``rules'' listed are those used in function admission or proof summarized. What is actually listed are ``runes'' (see rune) ) which are list-structured names for rules in the ACL2 data base or ``world'' . Using theories you can ``enable'' and ``disable'' rules so as to make them available (or not) to the ACL2 theorem prover.
The ``warnings'' mentioned (none are listed for
app) remind the
reader whether the event provoked any warnings. The warnings
themselves would have been printed earlier in the processing and
this part of the summary just names the earlier warnings printed.
The ``time'' indicates how much processing time was used and is
divided into three parts: the time devoted to proof, to printing,
and to syntactic checks, pre-processing and data base updates.
Despite the fact that ACL2 is an applicative language it is possible
to measure time with ACL2 programs. The
state contains a
clock. The times are printed in decimal notation but are actually
counted in integral units.
The final
APP is the value of the
defun command and was
printed by the read-eval-print loop. The fact that it is indented
one space is a subtle reminder that the command actually returned an
``error triple'', consisting of a flag indicating (in this case)
that no error occurred, a value (in this case the symbol
and the final
state ). See ld-post-eval-print
for some details. If you really want to follow that link,
however, you might see ld first.
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MIDLAND, Texas, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A Texas man said one of the more unusual consequences of this week's windstorms was his house being covered in tumbleweeds.
Josh Pitman of Midland said Monday's winds caused the tumbleweeds to first gather on the left side of his home and they soon spread to his roof and wrapped around the house, KBMT-TV, Beaumont, reported Tuesday.
"I didn't even know this many tumbleweeds existed," Pitman said.
Pitman said he spent most of an afternoon clearing the tumbleweeds from one side of his house and putting them in a ditch behind his home.
"I called the fire department and they said that since it was on my yard, it was considered yard waste and that I had to take care of it, they or the city wouldn't be able to do anything. So I figured, I got to do what I got to do," Pitman said.
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Major Section: PROOF-CHECKER
Example: (define-pc-macro ib (&optional term) (value (if term `(then (induct ,term) bash) `(then induct bash))))The example above captures a common paradigm: one attempts to prove the current goal by inducting and then simplifying the resulting goals. (see proof-checker-commands for documentation of the command
then, which is itself a pc-macro command, and commands
induct and
bash.) Rather than issuing
(then induct bash), or
worse yet issuing
induct and then issuing
bash for each resulting
goals, the above definition of
ib would let you issue
ib and get the
same effect.
General Form: (define-pc-macro cmd args doc-string dcl ... dcl body)where
cmd is the name of the pc-macro than you want to define,
args is its list of formal parameters.
Args may include lambda-list
&optional and
&rest; see macro-args, but note that
args may not include
&key or
The value of
body should be an ACL2 ``error triple,'' i.e., have the
(mv erp xxx state) for some
erp and
xxx. If
erp is
nil, then
interpreter. Otherwise, evaluation typically halts. We may write
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I have been collecting Starbuck gift cards for over 1 year. I now have over 10,000 cards and getting new cards everyday. I am starting to get cards from other places like McDonalds, Walmart, Jamba Juice, Hollister, C28 christian store, Chick-fil-a, Spencers, 99 cent store, Forever21, Chipotle, arbys, Sizzler, Fuddruckers, Crazy8, Arbercrombie and Fitch. I am building my card stock everyday. Please visit my store at www.jrcards.ecrater.com if you see any cards and would like to make me a offer just send me a email. happy Collecting
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Just curious, why when clicking on the link, you only see 4 cards for sale ??
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I saw that too when approving the post. I'm guessing he just started the ecrater site.
I was hesitant to approve a first post that only promoted a store on another site - hopefully JRCARDS will utilize this site directly as well!
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I have been collecting Starbuck cards for over 1 year. Ecrater is my frist web sight. I started with 4 cards and I will be adding cards on everyday. I am trying to make it to ware it looks good. Thanks for looking.
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Weekend Cook and Tell: Cooking Up a Storm
Welcome to our Weekend Cook and Tell where each Wednesday we turn the pages of the food sections of various national newspapers in search of inspiration for a weekend cooking project. We hope you'll cook along with us and share your experiences, recipes, and photos here.
Sandy has thrown us all for a loop. For those in the storm, emergency essentials became just that - essential. For those not in the storm, much thought was suddenly given to the "what if I were in that situation?" Regardless of what group you fall in, every so often we find ourselves improvising in the kitchen.
This week's Weekend Cook and Tell is inspired by lemonfair's Talk thread, "Did you lay in food for the storm?" What did you eat during Frankenstorm's reign? Have you ever found yourself in a situation without power or the comforts of modern day living and ad libbing your meals? Was this a time to bake/cook everything that required refrigeration pre-storm? We want your best hobo or MacGyver'esque dishes that get you through those less than ideal times.
Share your emergency eats on Photograzing (make sure to include "Weekend Cook and Tell" in your submission title) and tell us about your recipes here! If you'd like to blog the experience, please leave a link in the comments below. You can now also pin your creation on your Pinterest board as well. Please use the hashtag, #cookandtell, and tag us, @Serious Eats in your pin's text.
We'll post a round-up of your ideas, recipes, and experiences the following Wednesday, November 7th.


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Two years ago I blogged about being one of millions of Americans who has to swallow one of Big Pharma's bitter pills every morning.
Over the last few years, drug-makers have embraced a startlingly simple tactic for fending off competition from generic brands: paying them off. In a nutshell, the company that holds the patent on a profitable drug strikes a deal with the maker of the cheaper generic brand: you hold off on marketing your generic for several years, and in return, we'll give you a share of our profits on the drug.
The vehicle for these deals is patent litigation. When a generic drug is approved to come to market, the maker of the more expensive name-brand drug sues the generic for patent infringement. But instead of a conventional settlement, in which the generic pays the patent-holder to settle the claim that it infringed the patent, the payment goes the other way: the patent-holder pays the maker of the generic, in exchange for a pledge to delay bringing the generic to market. That suggests the patent-holder fears its patent wouldn't hold up in court, as many don't. And it runs counter to the intent of the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, which sought to speed the path of generics to market, and to provide a legal framework for these cases.
So common have these deals become lately that they've been given a name: pay-for-delay. The approach — a textbook anti-competitive tactic — is worth billions to drug-makers, because it essentially allows them to buy more protection than their patent confers.
While Republicans are touting Medicare/Medicaid cuts that don't cut health care costs, Sen. Bernie Sander's has a prescription for Big Pharma that could help everyone's medicine go — not to mention prescription drug prices — go down.
Drugs are cheap. There are few drugs that would sell for more than $5-$10 a prescription in a free market. However, many drugs in the United States sell for hundreds of dollars per prescription and, sometimes, several thousand dollars per prescription. There is a simple reason for this fact: government-granted patent monopolies.
The government gives patent monopolies to provide an incentive for drug companies to carry through research. This is an incredibly backward and inefficient way to pay for research. It leaves us paying huge amounts of money for cheap drugs. It also often leads to bad medicine.
We can do better – and Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed a way.He has introduced a bill to create a prize fund that would buy up patents, so that drugs could then be sold at a free market price. Sanders's bill would appropriate 0.55% of GDP (about $80bn a year, with the economy's current size) for buying up patents, which would then be placed in the public domain so that any manufacturer could use them at no cost.
This money would come from a tax on public and private insurers. The savings from lower-cost drugs would immediately repay more than 100% of the tax.
If you've been to your local drug store lately, you know your pharmacy bill is growing. The same holds true for America's pharmacy bill. In February, a Government Accountability Office study reported that prescription drug prices rose faster than average medical costs in 2010.
If your pharmacy bill seems to be growing larger faster, that's because it probably is. In the past four years, prescription-drug prices have increased much more quickly than the prices of other medical products and services, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said this week.
The GAO study, which Congress requested after the federal government spent $78 billion — or about 31% of the $250 billion U.S. total — on prescription drugs in 2009, found that prices for common prescription drugs grew at an average annual rate of 6.6% from 2006 through the first quarter of 2010. That's much higher than the medical consumer price index's 3.8% average annual increase.
And the prescription-drug-price hikes follow years of previous increases. In 2007, another GAO report found that the average price for commonly used brand-name prescription drugs had grown approximately 6% per year from January 2000 through January 2007.
The GAO study also revealed that generic drug prices actually went down, but that hardly matters as long as drug companies pull maneuvers like the one mentioned above, to keep drug prices and profit margins rising. It's one of many tricks Big Pharma has up it's sleeve. Jim Edwards, at Placebo Effect has a handy list of Big Pharma's top ten tricks, along with proposed reforms. I'd like to propose Bernie Sander's bill as a remedy for what Edwards calls drug companies' monopoly power and "pay-for-delay" deals, both of which serve to keep generics off the market.
I was all set to research and report Big Pharma's malpractice upon our health care system, but Edwards did it so well, I can't think of anything to add to it. From pricing fraud, to lobbying and bureaucratic loopholes, it's already there. And there's too much good information there blockquote it. The best I can do is recommend you go read the whole thing.
But here are a few of the stories out there:
- Pay-for-delay is bad enough, but AARP recently reported that one reason for soaring prices is that, having delayed as long as possible, drug makers jack up their prices a year or so before they lose exclusive rights and face generic competition. (For what it's worth, they hiked the prices before the health care reform law took effect, despite promising $80 billion in cost savings as part of White House deal with the industry in the run-up to health care reform.)
- Some pharmaceuticals don't even want the public to know how much their products cost, even as they advertise the benefits. Optimer, for example, issued a press release when the FDA approved its new anti-diarrheal drug, but held back the $2,800 price, which was twice the price of the existing approved drug.
- For pressuring doctors to prescribe a drug the FDA never approved, Pfizer paid $430 million in criminal fines and civil penalties in 2004, and agreed never to do it again. Prosecutors learned the company was breaking that promise even as it was made, when Pfizer unit Pharmacia & Upjon agreed to plead guilty to the same practice in 2009, to the tune of $1.9 billion — the largest criminal fine in history. Both cases, according to legal experts, "involved the illegal promotion of drugs that have been shown to cause substantial harm and death to patients."
- Big Pharma's secret lobbying has lead Senators to call for the FDA to require physicians' groups and doctors to disclose their financial ties with drug companies, after French pharmaceutical Sanofi spent $2.6 million influencing one group to write lobby the FDA against generics after the agency began considering a cheaper, generic version of a Snanofi product.
- Sometimes, Big Pharma's price hikes are arbitrary, or exploitive. Makena, a synthetic hormone that could prevent premature births in pregnant women, was available to doctors for $15, from pharmacies that made up individual doses. Then the manufacture raised the price to nearly $1,500, raising the cost of a 20-week course of treatment from $300 to $30,000. Why? As a USA Today op-ed puts it, "When a sole supplier has a drug that delivers unique results, the sky is the limit."
What makes it worse is that even as Americans are cutting back on medications as a result of the recession, going bankrupt due to medical costs, and the government pays more and more for prescription drugs, Big Pharma's CEOs are happy to tell us why they keep hiking prices: Because they can.
Four healthcare CEOs did something extraordinary at the Reuters Health Summit last week: They admitted that drug companies put up prices just for the hell of it. It was a rare moment of group candor from Big Pharma and its allies, who usually argue that prices are set by the market or that companies need high prices to pay for innovative R&D.
Prices in the drug business only ever seem to go up, making healthcare in the U.S. among the most expensive in the world. About 60 percent of bankruptcies in the U.S. are linked to medical bills. Although an increasing number of medicines are going off-patent to become cheap generics, bringing some prices down, that alone does not subject the remaining on-patent drugs to the kind of price competition you'd want to see in a healthy, free market.
The only "free" thing about drug marketing right now is CEOs' freedom to raise prices whenever they want. Shire (SHPGY) CEO Angus Russell said:
"Prices were just shoved up every year to make more money and meet earnings, to be blunt," Shire (SHP.L) Chief Executive Angus Russell said.
He was referring to so-called mass market drugs used to treat common conditions like high blood pressure, rather than the specialty products for rare genetic diseases that are Shire's hallmark.
If that's enough to make you sick, well, Bernie Sander's has the prescription. Whether or not we'll get it remains to be seen.


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Thayer School offers both undergraduate-level and graduate-level engineering courses.
Most Engineering Sciences (ENGS) courses can be used for credit toward the AB degree and to satisfy requirements for the Engineering Sciences major.
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Undergraduate engineering sciences majors may take graduate courses for which they are qualified. Not all graduate courses, however, can be used to satisfy AB and/or Engineering Sciences major requirements:
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Engineering Management (ENGM) courses satisfy requirements for the MEM degree. They do not satisfy requirements for the Engineering Sciences major.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- David Cobb carried 27 times for 139 yards and a touchdown, and Minnesota held Penn State scoreless over the final 33-plus minutes to grind out a 24-10 victory on Saturday, the fourth in a row for the Golden Gophers.
Philip Nelson had 186 yards and a score on 15-for-24 passing, plus one touchdown and 40 yards on the ground for Minnesota (8-2, 4-2), which has won four straight Big Ten games in the same season for the first time since 1973.
The Gophers haven't had this many victories since going 10-3 in 2003.
Zach Zwinak scored once and gained a season-high 150 yards on 26 rushes for the Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-3).
Allen Robinson had seven receptions for 63 yards, giving him 1,106 yards this year to break Bobby Engram's 18-year-old program record, but the Gophers minimized his impact.
Minnesota had touchdown drives of 96, 70 and 74 yards in the first half. On third-and-10, Nelson found a wide-open Maxx Williams for a 24-yard score with 17 seconds left before the break to give the Gophers a two-touchdown lead.
The Gophers converted all three fourth downs and are 11 for 14 this season.
The Nittany Lions moved the chains only once on nine third downs and once on three fourth downs.
Since head coach Jerry Kill took a leave of absence from the job to treat his epilepsy, the Gophers haven't lost. He has gradually reassumed his responsibilities and watched the past four games from the coaches' box above the field. The Minnesota students chanted "Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!" as the final seconds of the game ticked down, and the Gophers players sprinted across the field to repossess the Governor's Victory Bell trophy for the first time since 2004. Penn State won the previous four meetings.
Christian Hackenberg, the conference's leader in yards passing coming into the weekend, went 14 for 25 for 163 yards.
Bill Belton, who last week became the first Penn State player with 200 yards or more in a game since Larry Johnson in 2002, fumbled on the first snap of the game before he was touched. The Gophers recovered at the 29 and kicked a field goal for a quick lead.
Belton was in on the next series, but Zwinak took over after that. The 240-pound junior pushed his way through the line time after time, often twisting past the initial contract for a few extra yards. Even trailing by two touchdowns for the entire second half, the Nittany Lions kept sending Zwinak at a Gophers defense that has been vulnerable to powerful running backs, as evidenced by the success Iowa's Mark Weisman had over the last two years against them.
The problem for Penn State was the combination of tight pass coverage Minnesota played all afternoon and the inaccuracy of freshman Hackenberg throwing the ball under pressure. The Nittany Lions drove from their 12-yard line to the Minnesota 16 midway through the fourth quarter, but Hackenberg had four straight incompletions to give the ball back. Only one of those throws went toward Robinson and the last toss was almost intercepted by Derrick Wells.
Then after forcing Peter Mortell's fourth punt of the second half, Penn State raced back into the red zone for yet another opportunity to turn this into a one-score game. But Hackenberg fumbled the snap on second-and-goal at the 2, and James Manuel recovered with 6:40 left.
Cobb had his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game, a first for the Gophers since Amir Pinnix in 2007.
Even Mortell had a productive afternoon, averaging 46 yards on his four kicks. One was downed at the 2-yard line and another at the 1.
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Ryan Vogt won the 2017 Jeffrey Basford Scholarship. He is originally from Mukilteo, WA, which is located about 40 minutes north of Seattle. He came to the University of Minnesota because of its strong math and physics programs, the impressive Honors Program, and the truly personalized and friendly experience he had when being recruited to consider the U.
Vogt is using his award money to cover tuition and rent for next year. "This is particularly helpful because it means that I can save up the money I make over the summer for a trip to Europe (for at least a few months) that I plan to take when I graduate in 2018."
Vogt's research is primarily in Space Physics with Professor Glesener. Since January, 2016, he has been serving as the program manager of the UMN Cubesat team, which is an inter-departmental team including Professor Glesener from Physics as well as Professor Gebre Egziabher in the AEM department to design a Cubesat (a small nanosatellite) to study Solar X-Rays and Gamma Ray Bursts. "This project has given me a unique perspective of the overlap between physics research and engineering. This next year, I will be working on developing a calibration strategy for the X-Ray scintillation detector which is currently being designed and developed by other members of our physics team." Vogt says he hopes to continue to work in Space physics in the future and explore more of the intersection between engineering and physics. "I view this as especially important because our ability to understand and observe the universe with the precision that we need in order to further our understanding, we must design and engineer the tools needed to make these observations."


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Current Law Students / Re: 1 year later....still glad u went to law school?« on: July 19, 2006, 05:18:39 PM »
Why did you go to school in a different state than your husband??
To make a long story very short: I was not accepted to any law schools within a 200 mile radius of our pre-law school residence. I choose a law school that is 6 hours away from our pre-law schol residence, my husband and his job. And try as he might relocating and finding a job where I go to school has obviously prooved fruitless. If you are in school, I'm surprised that you don't know many people who have been separated from boyfriends, girlfriends and yes even spouses. That's life.
I am not going to say that I am not complaing. That's the point of this thread. Not to complain but to state whether we are happy with our choice to attend law school. And I can't express why I am unhappy with my choice without complaining just a little bit. Or I guess I can't express why I am unhappy with my choice without sounding like I am complaining. Again, that's life and that's where my choices, our choices have led me. But I don't have to be happy about it and that's how I gave my answer to the OP.


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In this mini-article I will show you how I develop applications for Linux in XCode 4. At the moment I'm using XCode 4.2.1, in OSX Lion, with Ubuntu 10.04 running on a virtual machine.
Although the article is related to XCode, after reading and trying out for yourself, you will notice that you can use whatever IDE you like. Here I'm just showing you how you can code in a OSX-only IDE and deploy in Linux.
You will need some tools before we start:
- VMWare or similar virtual machine application for Mac
- Used to run our Linux system, and that's where we will compile and run the target application.
You can also use a physical computer instead. However, you will need network connectivity from mac to that computer because the communication between this linux System and our Mac is done by SSH.
- OSXFuse
- Requirement for the next point
- It will be used to mount a remote directory in our Mac, and access it as if it was an external hard disk drive
Once you have all these, we are ready to go, but take some seconds to make sure you can compile the application in your slave Linux system. This will ensure that any problems you may encounter are not related to your slave machine or the code you are trying to compile.
Accessing slave machine using SSH
Now you will need the slave machine's IP address, typing ifconfig in its Terminal.
As you can see in the image above, in my case I'll be using 172.16.68.128 as the slave's IP Address.
Then we make sure we can access it from your Mac typing the next command in Mac Terminal:
ssh username@ip
If we are asked for the password, then we got a valid SSH connection and we can move on…
Adding an alias for the Linux Slave IP
Because IPs can change sometimes, even inside Local Area Network, I added an alias for this IP, so that I could use it in scripts instead of the IP address itself. When it changes, I only have to modify one single file. You can do the same, by editing the hosts file, so grab the Mac Terminal and type as you see:
sudo vim /etc/hosts
Add a new line in the end, pressing I to enter insert mode:
172.16.68.128 vmcode
Now press ESC to exit "INSERT mode" and type :wq (yes, including the colon). If you have any problems using vim to edit this file, you can try nano instead – just replace "vim" with "nano" in the first command of this section. Now, you can use the virtual hostname "vmcode" instead of the real IP (which will be a lot easier to remember).
Setup script files
Now we need to setup two script files. I called them mountDir and sshbuild. The first one will mount the remote directory in our Mac and the latter is used to remotely compile the application.
Firstly pick a directory for these scripts, where you need to place the sshfs-static-leopard file, because it will be needed for the mountDir script.
Mounting Directory Script
Using your favorite text editor, create a new file called "mountDir" (no extension), and paste the following code:
#!/bin/bash echo password | ./sshfs-static-leopard username@vmcode:codedir ~/path/to/mount/dir -o password_stdin
I'm explaining some of the variables in the command, that you should change to fit your needs:
- username and password are the credentials for the user in the slave Linux machine
- codedir is the directory in slave machine you want to mount in Mac
- ~/path/to/mount/dir is the path to the Mac's directory where you want to mount the slave's directory
Building remotely
The SSH command accepts a second argument, that is the command you want to execute right after the remote login. Save and create another file called "sshbuild" with the following content:
#!/bin/bash ssh username@vmcode 'cd codedir; make'
Note that username and codedir must match the ones you used before.
Setting up XCode
Before we move to XCode, you first need to mount the directory: open the Terminal, cd to your scripts dir, and run sh mountDir. Now you should see the contents of remote dir in your Mac's ~/path/to/mount/dir.
Start XCode, then click File > New > New Workspace… and chose a location for the workspace file (I used the same as the scripts). You should see a window with three different spaces, they should have texts in the middle, from left ro right, saying "No Files", "No Editor" and "No Selection". Open a Finder window in the location ~/path/to/mount/ and then drag the subfolder that has a name starting with "OSXFUSE" to the "No Files" space in XCode.
A popup will show up. Firstly, XCode will prompt you about your build tool. You should type the complete path to the sshbuild script, starting on root, on the "Build Tool" field.
After clicking "Next", you will be presented something like the image below, you should select the second option, which is "Create folder references for any added folders".
Basically you are adding a reference to that directory, so instead of working in a local copy, you will edit the remote files directly. Now that you have all the directories in the slave's codedir in the left panel of XCode, you can now open, edit and save any of your files using XCode. Now hit Command+B to run the build tool, and if everything goes well, you should see a message box saying Build Successful.
Running the Application
As you are developing for Linux, you should preferably debug under Linux. However, I often use an Application called X11, taht can be found in your Applications/Utilities folder. Type this command under X11 console window and the application should run in your Mac as if it was on Linux, even if it needs to open windows:
ssh -X username@vmcode cd codedir ./application
Here I shown you how I develop applications for Linux using the resourceful XCode and all it's features, without quitting Mac OSX. I hope you found it useful and it helps you by increasing your productivity. Leave a reply, share your thoughts and suggestions and happy coding
– edit 11/01/2012 –
After reading this article, Simon Elliston Ball posted a reply with a link to his blog suggesting a different solution – vagrant – that let's you achieve the same results, but storing your files on Mac instead of the Linux system. I believe there are some advantages of doing this way, so you may choose the solution that best fits your needs. Thank you Simon.


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Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
I think we can all agree that this was just about the shittiest week ever. I don't know about you all, but I'd love nothing more than to kick back and soak up some racing.
Fortunately, there's some great stuff on tap for us this weekend. We've got Formula One in Bahrain, NASCAR in Kansas, IndyCar and ALMS in California and MotoGP for the first time ever in Austin, Texas. There's also the Bol d'Or motorcycle endurance race, and I'm hoping someone can point out a good stream for that one.
Dare I say that it's the best weekend of racing so far in 2013?
Under our new system in the Motorsports Roundup I'll insert the races I know about onto the world map above based on where they're running. We're putting you guys in the driver's seat (just not in the race cars due to various liability issues, unfortunately) by asking you to show us what else is out there, as well as any good live streams on the web. You guys seemed to enjoy it last week so we'll keep at it.
As always, ideas on how we can make this feature better are more than welcome. Thanks for pitching in and happy trails.
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Who could have predicted back in 1996 when the first Mission Impossible movie appeared that 19 years later we'd still be watching the franchise?
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You may have thought that the last Mission Impossible film was starting to creak at the edges but credit where it's due, this time the production team have shuffled the pack to freshen things up.
So Simon Pegg's character, IT expert Benji, has a far meatier role while Ving Rhames and Jeremy Renner are more in the background.
Cruise, of course, is central as Ethan Hunt, doing his own stunts which this time include hanging on to the side of an airborne plane!
The plot sees Hunt chasing after a shadowy organisation called The Syndicate, a sort of evil Mission Impossible Force. headed up by Solomon Lane, played superbly by the excellent British actor Sean Harris.
Plus we have Rebecca Ferguson as a mysterious agent, Ilsa Faust, whose agenda we're not sure of - a great role in an industry that still struggles to give women interesting characters to play in action movies.
As you would expect from this franchise there's masses of action, including an amazing motorbike chase and some pretty tough fight scenes.
It's very long at 131 minutes but writer/director Christopher McQuarrie how to pace a movie.
OK, so there are some cliche moments and sometimes you wonder what's going on, but there's good humour to keep things light.
Overall, this is a great addition to the franchise and an enjoyable movie to keep the family occupied during the school holidays.
Film details: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (12A) 131mins
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
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As Chinese savers get jittery about bankruptcy rumors, one rural lender has come up with a way to soothe their fears: Stack piles of cash in plain sight.
In one branch of Jiangsu Sheyang Rural Commercial Bank, the towers of yuan notes reached higher than a teller's head, Reuters reported Wednesday. A block of yuan bricks as big as a double bed stood ready in the background -- but all still behind plate glass, of course.
Customers swarmed the branch in Yancheng, in the farmlands of Sheyang county, to withdraw money after rumors spread that the small rural lender had gone insolvent. The run on Jiangsu Sheyang began on Monday and showed no signs of weakening on Wednesday, with dozens lining up outside branches. One local witness described people carrying out baskets of cash, with fresh supplies of bank notes arriving regularly by armored van.
"It's all pretty much elderly people who are taking part in the bank run," the witness told Reuters. "Like our grandparents' generation, they don't have much money after a lifetime's worth of hard work, and they don't want to be tricked again."
By Wednesday, the panic had spread to another bank in farming country, the Rural Commercial Bank of Huanghai, despite official calls for calm. In a video posted online, Tian Weiyou, the governor of Sheyang county, told people the People's Bank of China would protect the interests of depositors, the Financial Times said.
As MarketWatch's Mike Kitchen observes, China is very nervous about a potential banking crisis from bad loans, as the economy slows after a sharp expansion in credit over the past few years. He notes owners of some local guarantee companies have fled in recent years, after being unable to repay loans extended to risky, privately held companies.
— Karen Friar
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Monday, June 14, 2010
The Thickets of Memory
16 comments:
- raine said...
Your little white cottage sounds wonderful. :)
And yes, I suspect there's more of us and our histories in our stories than we think.
- June 14, 2010 10:09 AM
- Bernita said...
Raine, it was very cramped inside--in the kitchen, one didn't take a deep breath and open the oven door at the same time--but it was wide and wonderful outside.
- June 14, 2010 10:14 AM
- Charles Gramlich said...
So many elements from my childhood showed up in my Taleran books. The map of that world is essentially the map of the farm where I spent my first 18 years.
- June 14, 2010 10:15 AM
- StarvingWriteNow said...
LOL at your comment "one didn't take a deep breath and open the oven door at the same time"... sounds like my kitchen right now!
- June 14, 2010 10:34 AM
- laughingwolf said...
great bit of your history, love it!
as kids, sis and i lived in small quarters as well, with all kinds of things to explore outside, same as yours did...
- June 14, 2010 11:13 AM
- Bernita said...
Charles, I like that!
I suppose we do it because we feel it gives our stories certainty, a form of accuracy.
And the things I managed to produce in that kitchen, SWN, bread and pickles and jams, raspberry vinegar and ketchup...
Thank you, LW.
Outside they could be alone if they wanted to.
- June 14, 2010 11:33 AM
- fairyhedgehog said...
Your Dear Author piece is very moving.
I'm so impatient for the 28th!
- June 14, 2010 11:58 AM
- Bernita said...
Thank you, fairy.
I will be more disapointed than you if you don't care for it.
- June 14, 2010 3:02 PM
- Demon Hunter said...
The cottage sounds cool. :-D I think we all write from some experiences--even in fiction.
- June 14, 2010 11:39 PM
- Barbara Martin said...
I think it's a common element of writers to put bits of their childhood or life into their stories. I certainly do, although it tends to be more environment and location (i.e. mountains and creatures).
Fawns discovered by accident is a precious moment. Until you mentioned the photo was of a fawn, I had only thought the spots were some trick of the light.
Bernita, your story will do famously.
- June 15, 2010 1:56 AM
- Bernita said...
Tyhitia, I'm sure we do, and sometimes the oddest things.
Having lived among magnificent scenery as you have, Barbara, you have an exciting background on which to draw. Mine is much more pedestrian.
The fawn is very well hidden, isn't it? The children thought it wise not to go closer.And you are right, that moment of discovery will be a precious, special moment to them always.
Thank you.It's kind of you to say so.
- June 15, 2010 7:39 AM
And in those thickets, they will forever walk.
- June 15, 2010 8:06 AM
- BernardL said...
The little cottage will never be gone now.
- June 15, 2010 8:30 AM
- Bernita said...
Jason and Bernard, thank you for such lovely thoughts!You almost made me cry.
(Who said manly men can't be sensitive!)
- June 15, 2010 8:59 AM
- SzélsőFa said...
what a lovely bunch of memories you have!
it makes me see the importance of parents giving an actively inspiring, random and rich enviromment for their children.
the fact that one of the kids may become a writer someday is just an additional bonus :)
- June 16, 2010 7:09 AM
- Bernita said...
SzelsoFa, thank you. Our children were a joy.
One summer, we took day trips to a number of historical sites/zoos/museums within driving reach.
- June 17, 2010 1:45 PM