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|Also Known As:
|Eugene Allen Hackman, Eugene Alden Hackman
|January 30, 1930
|Cause of Death:
|Birth Place:
|San Bernardino, California, USA
|actor, novelist, TV studio floor manager, TV assistant director, radio announcer, truck driver, soda jerk, shoe salesman, radio operator, doorman, mover
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One of the most versatile and well-respected actors in American cinema history, Gene Hackman enjoyed a productive career that spanned over six decades, encompassing exquisite performances on stage and in feature films. Once voted by his acting school classmates as the least likely to succeed, Hackman essayed some of filmdom's most memorable characters, a few of which earned the gruff, but sensitive actor several Academy Award nominations. Beginning as a reliable character player on stage, Hackman emerged as an unlikely hero of the counterculture with a bombastic turn in Arthur Penn's seminal "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). Just a few years later, he secured himself an Oscar for Best Actor with his tough-guy performance as the unforgettable Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" (1971). Hackman again delivered the goods in Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller, "The Conversation" (1974) and followed through as the comically maniacal Lex Luther in "Superman: The Movie" (1978). Though he entered a premature retirement brought on by his exhaustive work schedule, Hackman returned to the fore in Warren Beatty's "Reds" (1981) and entered into what proved to be the busiest part of his career, which culminated...
One of the most versatile and well-respected actors in American cinema history, Gene Hackman enjoyed a productive career that spanned over six decades, encompassing exquisite performances on stage and in feature films. Once voted by his acting school classmates as the least likely to succeed, Hackman essayed some of filmdom's most memorable characters, a few of which earned the gruff, but sensitive actor several Academy Award nominations. Beginning as a reliable character player on stage, Hackman emerged as an unlikely hero of the counterculture with a bombastic turn in Arthur Penn's seminal "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). Just a few years later, he secured himself an Oscar for Best Actor with his tough-guy performance as the unforgettable Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" (1971). Hackman again delivered the goods in Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller, "The Conversation" (1974) and followed through as the comically maniacal Lex Luther in "Superman: The Movie" (1978). Though he entered a premature retirement brought on by his exhaustive work schedule, Hackman returned to the fore in Warren Beatty's "Reds" (1981) and entered into what proved to be the busiest part of his career, which culminated in an Academy Award nomination for "Mississippi Burning" (1988) and a Best Supporting Actor win for "Unforgiven" (1992). After portraying a sleazy B-movie producer in "Get Shorty" (1995) and the rascally patriarch of a dysfunctional family in "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001), Hackman drifted off into an unofficial retirement that allowed him time to nurture his writing career while leaving behind a remarkable legacy.
Born on Jan. 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, CA, Hackman endured a nomadic childhood with his father, Eugene, and his mother, Lyda, before finally settling in Illinois, where he was raised by his maternal grandmother, Beatrice. Unchallenged by school, he dropped out at age 16 and lied about his age to enlist in the U.S. Marines. Trained as a radio operator, Hackman served in China where his radio background helped land him work as a disc jockey. While suffering from two broken legs following a 1950 motorcycle accident, Hackman decided to pursue a career in radio, moving to New York City after his discharge to study at the School of Radio Technique. Throughout the early part of the decade, he worked his way across America's heartland, developing his resonant vocal abilities as a radio announcer at various stations. Fast approaching 30, Hackman decided to translate his radio experience into an acting career, enrolling at the famed Pasadena Playhouse, where he was dubbed by an instructor "least likely to succeed," an honor he shared with fellow classmate Dustin Hoffman. Despite making his stage debut with a supporting role in "The Curious Miss Caraway" (1958), Hackman was asked to leave the Pasadena Playhouse.
With nowhere else to turn, Hackman moved back to New York City, where he struggled alongside Hoffman and Robert Duvall to try to succeed despite assurances of failure from his old classmates and instructors. He flourished under the tutelage of George Morrison, a former instructor at the Lee Strasberg Institute, who trained the aspiring performer in the famed 'Method' approach to acting. Meanwhile, Hackman made his stage debut in "Chaparral" (1958) and began finding employment in various small screen productions like the "U.S. Steel Hour" (ABC/CBS, 1953-1963) and the premiere episode of the courtroom drama, "The Defenders" (CBS, 1961-65). A few years after joining the improvisational troupe, The Premise, Hackman truly arrived as a stage actor with a supporting performance opposite Sandy Dennis in a Broadway production of "Any Wednesday" (1964). That same year, he had his first substantial film role, playing the romantic rival for an occupational therapist (Warren Beatty) who falls for a wealthy mental patient (Jean Seberg) in the downer psychological drama, "Lilith" (1964).
When it came time to cast the role of Buck, the older brother of outlaw Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty), in the seminal counterculture crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), Beatty remembered Hackman from "Lilith" and offered him the role. Bringing a Brandoesque spin to the role, Hackman turned what could have been just a murderous rube into a character infused with a righteous innocence, which helped earn the actor who was once voted least likely to succeed his first Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. He was excellent as the driven Olympic coach in the documentary-like "Downhill Racer" (1969) and picked up a second Best Supporting Actor Oscar nod as he mined the autobiographical parallels of a son who cannot communicate with his dad in "I Never Sang for My Father" (1970). The following year brought him a once-in-a-lifetime role, playing the tough, uncompromising New York City narcotics cop Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" (1971). While the film was perhaps best remembered for a brilliantly staged car chase with Doyle going after a runaway subway, Hackman managed not to be overshadowed, skillfully crafting a warts-and-all portrait of a vulgar sadist. Accolades rained on Hackman, who capped a banner year with an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Now firmly established as a leading man, Hackman began to undertake a series of roles that further demonstrated his range and versatility. He proved effective as a crusading preacher and de facto leader of a group of survivors of a sea disaster in the enjoyably cheesy adventure yarn, "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), and effectively partnered with Al Pacino in the buddy road movie "Scarecrow" (1973). Meanwhile, director Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" (1974) offered one of the richest characterizations of his long career, in which he played a surveillance expert whose personal involvement in one of his cases leads to a plunge into paranoia and suspicion. Hackman next delivered a short, but well-remembered cameo role as a blind hermit who fumbles his efforts to provide aid and comfort to the misunderstood monster (Peter Doyle) in Mel Brooks' horror spoof, "Young Frankenstein" (1974), starring Gene Wilder and Teri Garr. For the first time, audiences were able to see Hackman's sharp comic abilities, which to that point were woefully unexplored. Following starring roles in the Western "Zandy's Bride" (1974) and the noir crime drama "Night Moves" (1975), Hackman reprised Popeye Doyle, who tracks down the escaped Frog One (Fernando Rey) to Marseilles, in the mediocre, but still well-acted sequel, "The French Connection II" (1975).
By the mid- to late-1970s, Hackman's career went into a bit of a slide, following starring turns in such underwhelming movies like "March or Die" (1977) and "The Domino Principle" (1977). By the time he was showcasing his high camp villain Lex Luthor in "Superman" (1978), Hackman had prematurely announced his retirement after nearly non-stop work that had left him physically and emotionally drained. Spending his time painting in a West Los Angeles apartment, Hackman was eventually pulled back into the game by old friend Warren Beatty, who convinced the actor to play magazine editor Peter Van Wherry in the epic historical drama "Reds" (1981). While he was miscast opposite Barbra Streisand in the triangular romantic comedy "All Night Long" (1981), he was right at home in the action-adventure "Uncommon Valor" (1983) and the gripping political thriller "Under Fire" (1983). Hackman brought depth and conviction to his performance as a straying husband undergoing a mid-life crisis in "Twice in a Lifetime" (1985), perhaps in part inspired by his 1982 divorce from first wife, Faye Maltese. Re-energized after his self-imposed exile, Hackman went on to etch several memorable characterizations in the 1980s, including a small-town high school basketball coach in "Hoosiers" (1986) and a cold-hearted Secretary of Defense in the thriller "No Way Out" (1987).
Following a reprisal of Lex Luther in the unnecessary "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987), Hackman delivered a searing performance as a good ole boy FBI agent investigating the murders of civil rights workers in the 1960s-era drama, "Mississippi Burning" (1988), for which he picked up another Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. As he entered the 1990s, Hackman remained exceptionally busy, churning out a wide variety of roles. After playing a practical-minded cop who teams up with a partner (Dan Aykroyd) suffering from multiple personality disorder in the miserable "Loose Cannons" (1990), he was a lawyer who enters the courtroom opposite his attorney daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) in Michael Apted's "Class Action" (1991). Though surgery in 1990 for heart problems provoked another hiatus, Hackman roared back with another fascinating role, playing sadistic, but smiling sheriff Little Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood's revisionist Western "Unforgiven" (1992). Infusing the effective lawman with a streak of decency, the actor sketched a character that was profoundly ambiguous; one that could be either heroic or villainous. Critics and audiences embraced the film and Hackman's character and he earned not only stellar reviews but numerous prizes, all of which was capped by a second Oscar, this time as the year's Best Supporting Actor.
Healthy and in-demand, Hackman embarked on another round of seemingly non-stop roles. While Sydney Pollack cast him as the burnt-out lawyer and mentor to Tom Cruise who is powerless to help his protégé in "The Firm" (1993), the actor displayed a sudden fondness for Westerns. He was a sympathetic general in "Geronimo: An American Legend" (1993), the moral compass of "Wyatt Earp" (1994) as the family's patriarch, and in an almost-spoof of Little Bill, played a gunslinger in the loopy "The Quick and the Dead" (1995). Loosening up a bit, Hackman displayed his assured comedic gifts as a schlock horror filmmaker who runs afoul of a Mafia boss (Dennis Farina) tracking down a loan collector (John Travolta) who embarks on a movie career in "Get Shorty" (1995). After a turn as a conservative politician who plays straight man - on more than one level - to Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in "The Birdcage" (1996), Hackman began to display a darker side, playing a sinister surgeon in "Extreme Measures" (1996) and a racist killer on death row in "The Chamber" (1996). He excelled in his next two performances, playing a U.S. President embroiled in a murder investigation in "Absolute Power" (1997) and a renegade NSA agent in the thriller "Enemy of the State" (1998), a role that was an overt nod to his performance in "The Conversation."
Having done all he could do in Hollywood, Hackman entered the world of publishing with his first novel, Wake of the Perdido Star (1999), which he co-wrote with author Daniel Lenihan. While 1999 marked the first year he failed to appear in a single feature film, Hackman returned the following year with a turn in "The Replacements" (2000), playing the NFL coach of a rag-tag group of players filling in for a striking team. Later he was featured in "Under Suspicion," Stephen Hopkins' nervy reworking of the French film "Garde a vu" (1982), playing a wealthy attorney suspected of rape and murder. After an uncredited cameo in "The Mexican" (2001), he had a charming role as a billionaire reeled in by mother-daughter beauties (Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt) in the unremarkable con-women comedy "Heartbreakers" (2001). Next he headed the impressive cast of David Mamet's low-key thriller, "Heist" (2001), with a note-perfect and effortless performance that was tinged with both bravado and vulnerability as an almost untouchable veteran master thief. Hackman followed up with a role as a steely admiral who risks his career when he puts people over politics in an effort to save a maverick navigator (Owen Wilson) shot down in Bosnia in "Behind Enemy Lines" (2001).
Though he was a steady presence on the big screen, Hackman's career began to show signs of slowing down. While at the time most were unaware, the veteran actor was on his way to retirement. He did, however, have one more great performance in him, which he delivered in Wes Anderson's droll family dramedy, "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001), in which he played the titular patriarch of a dysfunctional family of geniuses (Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Luke Wilson). Anderson admitted to creating the funny, but ultimately endearing role for Hackman, though the actor had vocally opposed such endeavors in the past. Any objections were quickly silenced when the actor won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. After receiving a special Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes ceremony in 2003, Hackman was next seen on screen in "Runaway Jury" (2003), playing Rankin Fitch, a high-priced and morally bankrupt jury consultant who stops at nothing to control the outcome of a crucial trail verdict. For the first time in his career, Hackman played opposite his friend and fellow actor voted least likely to succeed, Dustin Hoffman.
In the political satire "Welcome to Mooseport" (2004), Hackman played a former U.S. president who runs for mayor of a small Maine town against a local hardware store owner and plumber (Ray Romano). Not his best work by any stretch, "Mooseport" wound up being the final film Hackman appeared in to date, marking the start to his unofficial retirement. Hackman confirmed on a 2004 airing of "Larry King Live" (CNN, 1985-2010) that he had no projects lined up and believed that his acting career was indeed over. Meanwhile, he continued to co-author novels with Daniel Lenihan, including Justice for None (2006) and Escape from Andersonville (2009), which dramatized a prison break from Fort Sumter during the Civil War.
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When he is in New York, Hackman teaches at the New Actors Workshop, a two-year professional actor training program.
In addition to writing novels, Hackman also paints landscapes.
"It becomes tougher and tougher for me to be directed. It isn't that I feel I know everything. I just find myself being frustrated. I'm kind of impossible." --Hackman to The New York Times Magazine, March 19, 1989.
"He is Everyman on the one hand, and yet, he's an Ubermensch. He has a broad spectrum of gifts, a combination of sensitivity and toughness. That's why he's done what he's done." --Warren Beatty to Premiere, February 1991.
Hackman had heart surgery in June 1990 after which he slowed down his work load. "The illness left the actor and sometime sketch artist determined to move to the marble quarries of Carrera, Italy, to become a sculptor. But "Unforgiven" changed things ... " --From "Tough Guys Don't Talk" in Newsday, June 19, 1994.
"Gene is not your run-of-the-mill actor. He's really special, and right now he's at the top of his form--almost a Zen-like place in his acting, where you don't see the effort." --Sydney Pollack to Newsday, June 19, 1994.
"When you start having a little more confidence in what you do as an actor, that starts to show, and then people start giving you more and more confident characters to play, and then you become typed with that. I'm not a tough guy at all--but I'm capable of playing some of those guys." --Gene Hackman quoted in Us, March 1996.
"I like to work. But I don't like the business. All the backstabbing. The uncomfortable atmosphere on some sets. But it's a trade-off." --Hackman quoted in USA Today, October 11, 1996.
"Gene charges a lot of money for what he does. And he gives you your money's worth. And that's the most you can say about anyone, whether they're a waiter or an actor." --Clint Eastwood to USA Today, October 11, 1996.
"I'm not saying he's the only great American actor, but there's no better American actor alive today." --director Robert Benton (who guided Hackman in "Twilight") quoted by Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press, March 11, 1998.
On his status as an "Everyman", Hackman told the Associated Press (March 11, 1998): "One would like to think of oneself as being special, as being artistic or romantic. Not common. I mean, Everyman means common in some kind of way. And common doesn't denote any kind of artistic talent or artistic intent. So, in some ways, it sounds to me like a put-down. But I don't think people necessarily mean it that way."
"Things haven't always gone the way I've wanted, but look, I know I've been very lucky. I've had more than my fair share of success, and the audiences are still good to me." --Hackman on being considered a character actor, to The Daily Telegraph, July 20, 2000.
"When I'm acting I really feel that I'm doing what I was set on Earth to do, the only thing that I really know how to do well." --Gene Hackman
Hackman has provided the voice-overs for numerous TV commercials, perhaps most notably for United Airlines.
"The Royal Tenenbaums" director Wes Anderson on Hackman to the Los Angeles Times (December 16, 2001): "There's something very charismatic in him, even when he's being his worst. There is something about him that gives him a kind of gravity that is pretty rare. When they are playing a scene where there is sadness or something gentle, he can be extremely sad and gentle. When they are playing a scene where they need to turn on the rage, he can be scary at the drop of a hat. That is the way he will attack a scene -- with everything he's got." December 16, 2001.
"Three movies is slowing down for me. I have that old thing in me from the early days when you couldn't get a job and you want to take everything that's offered to you. I don't know if I've ever had a moment when I 'made it' in Hollywood. I don't think about that." -- Hackman on "Heist", "Behind Enemy Lines" and "The Royal Tenenbaums", released in quick succession in November and December of 2001, quoted in Boston Herald, December 21, 2001.
"I just knew I could; I really did. Every Saturday if I could get a quarter to go [to the movies], I'd go, and when I'd leave, I'd look in the mirror and be stunned that I didn't look like James Cagney. I'd be so in tune with what he was doing - I'd become that guy - that a real period of depression would follow. [I'd think], 'How am I gonna be that guy if I don't look like that guy?' I finally realized that I could just be me, and if I was good enough, that would work." --Hackman to Premiere magazine on how he always knew he could act
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Dreaming This Time
This CD of songs from the show "Dreaming This Time" is currently in production.
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by George
Arranged by: Regan Ryzuk
Piano: Regan Ryzuk
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Track Listing:
1. Embraceable You/They All Laughed
2. S'Wonderful/Somebody Loves Me
3. How Long Has This Been Going On
4. I Got Rhythm/Fascinating Rhythm/I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
5. They can't Take That Away From Me/I've Got a Crush On You
6. Someone to Watch Over Me
7. Boy What Love Has Done To Me
8. Do It Again!
Barbara McCarthy Sings!
Arranged by: Regan Ryzuk
Piano: Regan Ryzuk
Recorded at: BIOYA Recording Studios
Cover design: BIOYA Graphics
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Track Listing:
1. Medley [3:30]
("Let Me Sing & I'm Happy" – Irving Berlin)
("Let Yourself Go" – Irving Berlin)
("After You've Gone" – Creamer/Layton)
2. "Laziest Gal In Town" – Cole Porter [4:07]
3. "Mad About The Boy" – Noel Coward [3:47]
4. Medley [4:53]
("Skylark" – H. Carmichael/J. Mercer)
("Georgia On My Mind" – H. Carmichael/S. Gorrell)
("Up A Lazy River" – H. Carmichael/S. Arodin)
5. "Heart & Soul" – H. Carmichael/F. Losser [4:51]
"I Get Along Without You Very Well" – H. Carmichael
6. "Baltimore Oriole" – H. Carmichael/P. Francis Webster [3:34]
7. "La Mer" – Charles Trenet [1:59]
8. "Am I Blue?" – Grant Clarke/Harry Akst [3:48]
9. "Portrait" – Amanda McBroom © 1981 McBroom Music/BMI [3:24]
10. "Feeling Good" – Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley [2:47]
11. "The Song Is Ended" – Irving Berlin [1:27]

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Each of these colourful cushions is made from only one fat quarter bundle, which contains five fat quarters of gorgeous cotton prints from designer Kaffe Fassett's collection. We combined them with a tassel trim and gold threaded ribbon to add an extra touch of Eastern style.
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A few days ago, I blogged about the Virtual Vietnam Wall on www.fold3.com. They also have a cool Interactive USS Arizona Memorial on the site.
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Subtlely titled, "Don't Kill Your Friends", it is part scolding narrator, part Gomer Pyle and part Three Stooges. Ensign Dilbert provides viewers with all the things Navy personnel should not do during aerial gunnery practice. He is just as goofy as Homer in…Continue
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On Monday the United States Supreme Court announced it will rule on the Stolen Valor Act. This law, passed by Congress in 2006, makes it illegal for someone to claim they had received military awards they neve earned.
The whole question goes to the First Amendment's right to free speech. Lower courts ruled that you could not punish someone just for telling a lie, but others argue that that false claims of military…Continue
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I have just added a new feature to the site, which you will see below the members area. It is History Channel's "This Day in History".
Every day it will automatically update with all sorts of unique events that took place on that date.
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The government is expanding the current regulations for how the G.I. Bill can be used. Now military members can use it to pay for vocational and on the job trainIng programs.
I think this is great. After World War,II, G.I. Bill money helped build and educate the country. The fabulous 1950s were a direct beneficiary of those funds no doubt.
When I signed up in 1993, the offer in the National Guard was that they would pay 60% of your tuition, give you about…Continue
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Did you know you can create a group on the Your Military Story website?
A Group is a collection of website members who have something in common. Here are some examples of how you could form a group today:
1. By members in the same branch (infantry, submariners, mortar men, medical).
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I just found a 1950 Army training film on archives.gov. If you have not visited the National Archives site, it is a treasure-trove of pictures, videos, audio clips, documents, manuals, and much, much more. Of course it has all things military, especially older items.
This hygiene training film made me laugh out loud (and you have to check out the…Continue
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Here where I live in Ohio the different seasons are pretty discernible. Today we finally had some dry weather, and it was chilly in the morning but almost warm in the afternoon. Yesterday, I was down visiting my father about an hour south of here, and their leaves are way ahead of ours in the color department. I love fall, but I hate the cold. I'd rather be hot any…Continue
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Camping Alpaca
About this micro camping
Dear traveller,
We have a garden and meadow with alpaca's at your disposal. Our campsite is about 1 km from the city center of Haacht where you have shops, restaurants, bars, cash dispensers, etc. We would recommend our meadow for people attending the Rock Werchter music festival (July), as it is about 5 kms away. The blues festival Wesperlaar Swing (August) is also nearby (3 kms). There is a bus station in front of our house and the train station is 3 kms away (Leuven = 10 mins by train). At your disposal:
- Free alpaca hugs :)
- Hot shower
- Picknick table and banks
- A cup of coffee in the morning
- A spot for your vehicle (2 or 4 wheels)
- A small playground for the kids
- Our lovely smile
We (and our animal farm) hope to welcome you!
Stéphanie & Michiel
Space for
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- Caravan
- Motorhome
Available yes or no
- Drinking water
- RV Sanitation
- Pets allowed
- Toilet
- RV Hookup
- Picnic table
- Fire/Ring Grill
- Shower
- Hot water
- Electricity
- Campfire possible
- Sportsgear
- Gas (stove)
- Extra toilet paper :-)
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It's nice to be nice & live and let live
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Adaptive Control is one approach which is taken for controlling systems when we are not able to use conventional P.I.D Controllers. The problem is a kind of complexity in our plant. For example there are some unexpected disturbances in our plant or the change in plant's parameters in some systems; specially systems which are changing during the time. For example if the wearing is considerable in a system or the dynamic of the system varies during time because of change in mass or other properties of the plant. So, the assumption of Linear time invariant system is not always acceptable. We have to adapt the controller to overcome the problems and perform control in range of tolerance. There are different applications for adaptive control from aviation to robotics.
There are different methods for design such controllers.
There are two important categories for adaptive controllers which are more common. The first one is MRAC (Model-reference adaptive controller) and the other one is Self-tuning regulators.
Each one has advantages. The most important advantage of MRAC controllers is less on-line computational effort comparing to Self-tuning regulators.
In self-tuning regulators we are able to use system identification in order to update the transfer function of our plant on-line. this is an advantage because we are able to cope with unexpected situations and also we are able to perform more robust control. Calculation cost is considerable because the parameters are under monitor continuously.
In the following picture you can see a MRAC in general form.
As it is clear, we have one Model we calculate the ym is the output from the model. We compare this output with the real plant output. by use of some methods such as MIT rule or other approaches we try to calculate new parameters for regulator. So, we are able to tolerate changes in the plant by adjustment mechanism.
On the other hand we have self-tuning controller (STR).
-Pictures are from lecture notes Dr. Olena Kuzmicheva Bremen university Germany.
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creating CA config package...done.
A self-signed certificate has been generated
for the Certificate Authority with the subject:
/O=Grid/OU=GlobusTest/OU=simpleCA-titan/CN=Globus Simple CA
If this is invalid, rerun this script
and enter the appropriate fields.
The private key of the CA is stored in /home/globus/.globus/simpleCA//private/cakey.pem
The public CA certificate is stored in /home/globus/.globus/simpleCA//cacert.pem
The distribution package built for this CA is stored in
This file must be distributed to any host wishing to request
certificates from this CA.
CA setup complete.
The following commands will now be run to setup the security
configuration files for this CA:
$GLOBUS_LOCATION/sbin/gpt-build /home/globus/.globus/simpleCA//globus_simple_ca_89aac96f_setup-0.19.tar.gz
setup-ssl-utils: Configuring ssl-utils package
Running setup-ssl-utils-sh-scripts...
Note: To complete setup of the GSI software you need to run the
following script as root to configure your security configuration
For further information on using the setup-gsi script, use the -help
option. The -default option sets this security configuration to be
the default, and -nonroot can be used on systems where root access is
not available.
setup-ssl-utils: Complete
[globus@titan globus-4.0.2]$
as root:
[root@titan root]# /usr/local/globus-4.0.2/setup/globus_simple_ca_89aac96f_setup/setup-gsi
setup-gsi: Configuring GSI security
Making /etc/grid-security...
mkdir /etc/grid-security
Making trusted certs directory: /etc/grid-security/certificates/
mkdir /etc/grid-security/certificates/
Installing /etc/grid-security/certificates//grid-security.conf.89aac96f...
Running grid-security-config...
Installing Globus CA certificate into trusted CA certificate directory...
Installing Globus CA signing policy into trusted CA certificate directory...
setup-gsi: Complete
[root@titan root]#


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Now that you've met Shirley Will of Faery Craft, let's get on with how to make a petticoat.
Petticoats Are Sew Awesome, Let's Learn How to Make One! (Part 2)
What You Need:
- 8 or 9 yards of 72″ wide netting (tulle, crinoline, etc) – I use very stiff netting and advise my customers to wear stockings so it won't feel scratchy. For a friend's wedding, though, I used a softer chiffon; she's on the autism spectrum and needs non-scratchy fabrics no matter how many layers. It didn't "poof" as much, but it still looked gorgeous.
- For the waist layer, you can use a different fabric, such as wedding satin – One or two yards is fine, depending on your measurements. You'll be doing the calculations first, so you'll know in advance how much you need. If you go this route, you'll only need 8 yds of netting for the ruffles.
- 48 yds of ribbon for the hem – I use a narrow ribbon, either ⅜" or ½". You can use either a matching or contrasting ribbon.
- Wide, double-faced satin ribbon or blanket binding, a couple of inches larger than your waist measurement – You can also double over a strip of fabric to make your own waistband, but after dealing with all the ruffles, you're not going to want to deal with much else.
- One or two large sew-in snaps – depending on the width of your waist ribbon.
- Sewing thread – matching or contrasting, depending on the look that you want.
- Lots and lots of straight pins
- Rotary cutter – You're really going to want one of these. If you don't have one and want to start a petti before you can buy one, see if you know someone who will let you borrow theirs. You can certainly cut the strips with scissors, but the cutter makes it so much easier that it's ridiculous.
- A way to measure your strips as you cut – You'll see me using a rotary cutting mat, and it has gridlines on it. These are pricey as heck, so if you don't have one yet, I'd suggest faking it. You can mark out the width you need with masking or painter's tape, which works on cutting tables, floors, and even carpet. You'll need to maintain a constant, even width, so doing all this is to your benefit, trust me.
OK, got everything? Let's get to cutting!
You're going to need a total of 8 very long strips of fabric; 9″ wide and 8 yds long. For a shorter petti you can use narrower strips, but generally the length of your skirt depends on how long your waist layer is. This is why I sew up the ruffles first; it comes in handy in figuring out how much length you still need. Oh I know, you can measure it all out beforehand – but reality sometimes messes with you, and this way is much easier.
OK, so there's my pile of 8 yds of net. Now to unfold it. I cut one layer at a time. They all NEED to be exactly the same width, or else parts of your petti are going to be shorter than others. How do I know this? NO REASON, LET'S MOVE ON, SHALL WE. *wink*
Here's one strip cut and folded up off to the side, and the second strip started. I use a metal yardstick to hold the edge down. I put my left hand over to the other side of the 9″ mark to steady it, but be sure not to pull, because netting will stretch a bit. Now sometimes my cut line does wobble, but I haven't strayed more than ¼", so I should be OK when I stitch the layers together.
You'll get exactly eight 9″ wide strips out of a length of 72″ wide netting. Get that all out of the way first; this part doesn't take any brainpower, but it is the most annoying; it's all cake & pie from here! 🙂
Maybe they won't be ALL 9″ since netting bolts usually say '70-72″ width'. But that's ok, most of them are close!
Do your six strips for the bottom ruffle at 9″. Measure what you have left. Mine wasn't a full 18″, it was only 15″. So, I cut it down the middle for my two strips for the middle layer, which is now 7 ½" wide.
Now that they're all cut, sew the strips together – sew two together and set aside, then sew the other six into one big, long strip. This is what I do, but if you only want to gather half the petticoat at a time, leave the two middle fabric strips alone, and sew the other six into two 3-piece strips.
I use a light-weight needle on my machine, like for chiffon. I don't put a stabilizer or anything under it; it's never been a problem for me.
I sew a straight stitch seam down, just my normal stitch length. I keep my left hand on the fabric to guide it, but don't pull tight, or it might pucker.
Without cutting the thread, pull the fabric toward you, turning so that you can sew the seam allowance down. Open up the fabric and lay flat, pushing the seam flat off to one side. I try to push all the seams in the same direction, but when all the ruffles are gathered, you really won't be able to tell.
Once you're in position, sew down on top of the seam allowance to keep it flat. I use a zig-zag stitch here, but you can use an overlock stitch or even a decorative one. I use a cute vine-style stitch for my wedding pettis.
Now the fun part (or "fun" depending on how you deal with repetitive action, lol). I knit and crochet, too, so I'm good with it. If you're not, just keep reminding yourself how cute it will be when it's done.
The no-gather technique is this … find the middle of each set of strips. Pin together with right sides together; this will be the edge that the seam will be on. Here's a pic of the two middles. Yes, I commandeer the whole living room floor for this! If you have a nice recliner or something, you can drape the excess fabric over the arms.
Now, without twisting the strips, slide your fingers along the edges until you find the beginning of the strip. I work to the left, but it really doesn't matter. Pin together right sides together like you did with the middles.
In the picture above we see the middles pinned together, and off to the left, the beginning of each strip. In the center, the piles netting left to pin. I did say you'd need lots and lots of pins! If you're only working with half the petticoat at a time, it will look the same, but the fabric piles will be smaller.
OK, now. See those piles of fabric strips? Time to find the center of each one! I do the top first, since it's smaller. I pull the two pinned pieces together, and keeping it folded, slide my fingers along the edges until I reach the center. I mark the center with a pin, and let the two edges fall back open when I set it down. Sometimes I'll actually pin it to the arm of the couch or something so I don't lose track of it.
Then, I move to the other pile of fabric and, using the exact same technique, find the center. When you do, mark it with a pin in case you drop it. Not that I do this all the time or anything. But I do.
There's the second set of "middles", with the beginning of the strips off to the left there. Mine are pinned to the carpet, right sides up. It doesn't matter how you keep track of the right sides/ top of strip, as long as you do. It's easiest for me to make sure the head of the pin is on the right side, but if you have a different way that works for you, go for it. The only thing that matters it that it makes the process easier for you!
When you find and pin the centers, it doesn't have to be done with mathematical precision. You're just ensuring that you have an even distribution of ruffles all around your petticoat. Some video tutorials of ruffles start with people just sitting down at the sewing machine and scrunching up the longer side as they go. This stresses me out! I keep thinking "how do you know it won't be more ruffly on one side?" "how do you make sure you don't end up with extra at the end?" Well, this is what I do.
Eventually, you'll be able to just stretch out both arms and reach both "middles". Here, the midpoint that you're looking for, of the center petti tier, is to the left, and the one of the bottom tier is to the right.
This is about as close together as you want to get your pins. I used to pin them down flat into pleats, but it doesn't make any difference in the way the finished petti looks, so now I just scrunch it up and guide it under the presser foot as I sew. Much like those brave video tutorial teachers, but with pins in the middle to keep me from scrunching too much or too little.
Keep pinning, moving to the right, continuing to find the centers of the pinned … loops, I guess? You're going to end up with a top strip that lays flat, with the much larger bottom ruffle pinned in even bunches on top of it. At this point, I'm settled in with a nice beverage, with many, many yards of tulle draped all around me. When I get everything to the absolute center pinned, I'll have to stand up to start finding the centers again. I'll continue to pin from the left to the right, so that by the time I'm done, I'll be at the opposite edge of the petticoat.
At this point, you probably see the advantage of doing half of the petti ruffles at a time. I've done it, it is easier. When you get both halves pinned and the seams sewn, you then sew the two halves together at one of the side seams.
All pinned? Sew the seam along the top the same way you did between the strips. The initial seam is done with a straight stitch, sewing down all the scrunches/gathers. When you're done, open it up so the fabric is flat, push the seam allowance down, and go over it with a zig-zag stitch, or whatever you're using. I push the seam downward toward the hem, but like I said before, it doesn't really matter; you can't really tell when it's finished.
It does make a difference if you don't sew it down at all. Not only does it look more polished, but it's more comfortable to wear, especially if you've used a stiff crinoline.
Well, we've reached the end of Part 2 of constructing a petticoat! Part 3 will arrive soon. We'll see you then.
Photos belong to Shirley Will of Faery Craft.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
good night...
7 comments:
- LenoreNeverM♡re said...
Have a sweet dream darling...hope you get a good rest!
- May 20, 2009 at 5:08 AM
- Unknown said...
note on episode 307. Totally fabulous! I LOVE the fact that you use everyday "normal" stores like target, west elm, and Lowes. I shop there all the time for clients and my colleagues give me such a hard time about it. They say it is the fast food of the design world! Ha! Im going to show them your blog! Your AWESOME!!
- May 20, 2009 at 8:25 AM
- angelo said...
Thank You AB HI.
I do find it odd that other designers and even clients some times, thumb their nose at places like Target, West Elm, Lowe's, etc.
Great design is great design and if you believe you can only find it by spending a lot of money or only shopping at boutiques and stores that have a certain pedigree, then you're really not very creative or understand good design. The perfect union is in "the mix." Don't limit yourself.
Sometimes, the right choice in a "fast food" establishment makes the perfect side dish!
-Stay creative,
- May 20, 2009 at 10:38 AM
You are so adorable. NOW, Get some rest young man! You need to recharge your creative battery.
- May 20, 2009 at 11:01 AM
I agree Lise.
BTW, I am loving these new video posts. It's about as close as I will ever get to your world or you and I like it. You inspire me so much every day. Between watching you on TLC (am) and then HG with "24 Hour Design" and RMS I am always getting my "Angelo Fix!"
Not only a great designer, but you really listen and touch people in a way that most designer & decorators don't. Thank you for being real.
- May 20, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Tired but can't sleep? That truly sucks. Would you consider having your doctor prescribe a low dosage of a sleeping pill?
I was treated for insomnia last year and it really helped. My doctor was wonderfully supportive and went through 'resetting' my internal clock over several months. Now, I'm off the meds and get sleep like a 'normal' person!
*stepping off of her soapbox*
- May 20, 2009 at 4:32 PM
- Michael said...
Hope you get a chance to rest up over the long weekend!
- May 22, 2009 at 4:55 AM


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The trip of the Sunrises. Israel, Timna Park, Negev Desert
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The Chamber is a powerful business tool and a way to promote your business positively in the community. We believe all businesses can benefit from membership. By partnering with the Chamber, your business will be supported in an environment that promotes networking, advocacy, and professional development.
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- Business listing on Chamber website and in the Chamber directory
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The Inspection and Filing the claim
You will need to place a call to your agent or insurance company's Claims Center and inform them of the damage to your home and the date it happened. After you have received your claim number from your insurance agent or Claim Center, contact our office and inform us of your claim number, adjuster's name and phone number.
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If we feel that the adjuster is not accurately covering all of the damage to your home, we will request a different adjuster and re-inspection of your home. Over 95 percent of our re-inspections with a new adjusters are 100 percent approved.
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After the claim is approved, your insurance company will send you a written estimate in the mail. This can take up to 2 weeks depending on the adjuster and the insurance company.
A week after you receive your insurance estimate, you will receive the insurance check for the actual cash value amount of your claim. Once you have received the insurance estimate and the check, please call our office to schedule a time for your restoration specialist to come to your home to meet with you.
At this appointment, your restoration specialist will assist you in selecting the new building materials for your home, getting all of the necessary paperwork filled out, and reviewing the insurance estimate. If the insurance estimate is missing minor items that were not initially discussed with the adjuster during the adjustment, we can usually correct these items with a phone call. However, if the insurance estimate is incomplete or inaccurate, a re-inspection will be needed.
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We've decided to focus our new blog on the extravagant Ferris Wheel known as the Orlando Eye. Opened recently, in 2015, the Eye (which changed its name to the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye in 2016), is built by the same people who did the London Eye – so they know what they're doing! The 400-foot tall observation wheel travels in a continuous loop but the views it brings of Central Florida and Downtown Orlando are mouth-dropping and breathtaking. Indeed, on a clear day you can see all the way to Cape Canaveral!
They're open from 10am to 10pm Sunday through Thursday and 10am to midnight Friday and Saturday. You can even schedule a Champagne Experience – which comes with priority boarding and a glass of champagne served up while you sit back and relax inside your capsule.
If you don't want to share, you can plum for a private capsule too. Prices begin at $275 for the private ride.
With the gorgeous blue skies above, the Orlando Eye contains stabilized-driven capsules to ride in that help create a smooth experience. No one wants to be swinging around at 400 feet! Well, if you do, there are other rides for that experience.
There are 30 capsules, each with air conditioning, that can hold up to 15 people.
And did we mention it lights up at night?
And did we mention it comes with different lights? This picture was taken on Flag Day!
And this picture is from Earth Day.
The views are breathtaking!
It doesn't matter what the time of day it is, it's always so stunning!
Even the doggies love it! This was taken with some dogs from the My Angel With Paws program as they were being trained (and they passed with flying colors!).
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At the MIA.
life as an aspiring amateur
A recent conversation went down like this:
"This clafoutis is so easy and so delicious that I'm going to teach you how to make this so if you're ever taking other girls on dates, you can make this for them. You will win them over in a second."
"Lauren, that is ridiculous. I don't want to take other girls on dates."
"You're missing the point.
I just think this is such a great recipe I just care about your life, so I want you to know how to make this just for your general life benefit. Like, even if you didn't like me at all, I would still want you to know this. So you can be a well-rounded person."
"This is the best thing I've made in the last month."
Clafoutis (pronounced "claff-oo-TEE") is a French way of saying barely sweet baked pancake batter stuffed full of lovely additions. I've made a few of them before, like this quick cherry clafoutis, and these individual breakfast clafoutis. Cherry is classic, but but chocolate is chocolate.
30 minutes total time and you've got yourself a dessert. Serve with fresh whipped cream or ice cream, playse.
White Chocolate, Raspberry & Pistachio Clafoutis
Adapted from Serious Eats
Butter and sugar for prepping baking dish
2 large eggs
1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces) packed light brown sugar
pinch salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup half and half
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup (1 1/4 ounces) all purpose flour
1 tablespoon (.5 ounce) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup chopped pistachios
1/4 pint fresh raspberries (3 ounces)
2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter and sugar inside of a 9-inch cast iron skillet or equivalent baking dish.
In medium bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, and salt until lightened. Whisk in milk, half and half, and vanilla. Whisk in flour, then butter until combined and smooth.
Scatter raspberries into pan. Pour mixture into pan. Scatter the pistachios and most of the chocolate into the pan.
Bake until puffed and just set, about 18-20 minutes. Scatter the remaining chocolate over the top of the clafoutis. Best served warm or room temperature.
I was hanging with some friends a few Mondays ago, and one of them said, "So we made these cheesy potato finger things. They were deep-fried, but they were delicious."
And I was immediately thinking, "You can't mean that. You don't know what you are saying right now. May the fever pass."
But they were delicious? I think you are using the wrong conjunction my friend. "Therefore" might be a wiser choice. In fact, I might go so far as to say that the sentence should be completely revised to read: "Because they were deep-fried, they were delicious."
"A cake will be unnecessary" is another sentence that is not structurally sound. It leaves me feeling like something is off, and I immediately want to take it back. Guys, I didn't mean that.
I wasn't going to make a birthday cake this year. And I was going to be fine with it. After all, I went out for pastries the morning of, and when asked if I wanted a cake, I assured my adorably concerned friends and family that, "No no no, I don't need a cake. I have had so many treats today that a cake will be unnecessary."
And then, standing in a Target aisle full of pastel Easter candies, I realized that all my protests were in vain, and I was going to have a cake at 7 pm day of my birthday. So this sugar monstrosity happened.
And despite it's sugar bombedness, you can rest assured that the layers work architecturally. They all meld together in one sweet textural experience. It is the closest thing I have made to a Momofoku recipe. You know those experimental cereal milk-flavored terrines of cookie crumbs that turn into cakes? It's a restaurant and a book. Or a noodle bar and a gastro-bakery. I have no idea.
Cookies 'n Cream Faux Cake
An LH Original
1 box Hershey's Cookies 'n Cream Cookie Mix + butter, as directed
2 tablespoons butter
2/3 bag mini marshmallows
3 cups Rice Chex
1 cup Birthday Cake Oreos, chunked up
More Birthday Cake Oreos
Desired frosting, for decoration + sprinkles
Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 F. Prepare the cookie mix according to package directions (you'll need butter and water). Press the dough into the cake pan and back for around 10 minutes, until the dough turns slightly tan. Put the pan in the fridge to cool.
Melt the butter over low heat in a large saucepan, then add the marshmallows, stirring constantly until melted. Remove from heat and stir in the Chex and chunked Oreos. Place more Oreos over the cooled cookie base, then press the marshmallow mixture evenly over the Oreos, pressing firmly. The cake should have three layers at this point: cookie, Oreos, marshmallow mix. Let cool.
Run a knife around the edge of the cake pan, then carefully turn out the cooled cake onto a serving plate. Flip it over so the cookie is on the bottom. Whip up a frosting of your choice (I used a really simple buttercream of butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla) and decorate as desired.
Once, I ate a cinnamon roll, warm from the oven and as large as a human face. I included my hand in the picture for context, but I don't think this shot even does it justice, even with the hand. Notice the lady-sized portions that are not in front of me.
Not pictured: Vat of unlimited cream cheese frosting available for slathering. I did not regret this even for one second. Isles Bun, you are it. Midafternoon sugar comas for all. Goodnight.
These pictures are not good, so I'm going to say as few words as possible so you can skip to the recipe at the end without looking too closely at the pictures.
I just have to say:
Irish Honey Butter Biscuits
Adapted from Donna Currie
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk, or other kinds work too
1/4 cup honey, something nice
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, preferably Kerrygold or another high-fat European butter
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl, combine the milk and honey. Stir until it is completely combined.
Grate the cold butter into the flour, then cut the butter into the flour until it's the size of small peas. Add the milk and honey mixture to the flour and mix gently just until there are no dry spots.
Flour your work surface and turn the dough out. Pat it into a rough rectangle, then roll it until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Fold it in thirds, like a letter, and roll it again. Fold in thirds again. This time, roll it again to about an inch thick. With a 3-inch biscuit cutter, cut as many biscuits as you can. Re-roll the scraps and cut more biscuits. You can re-roll a third time, but I usually use the final scraps for a free-form biscuit.
Place the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet, If you like soft sides, place the biscuits so they touch. If you want the sides more crisp, keep them separated. If you like, brush the top of the biscuits with milk, butter, or cream. Bake at 400 degrees until the tops are nicely browned, 12-14 minutes.
Serve with Devonshire cream, mock Devonshire cream, honey and more butter. Duh.
I have a heritage, and it is partly Canadian.
Nanaimo bars are a classic classic Canadian dessert. In fact, it is one of the only food items that I actually consider Canadian. (This is probably a gross error on my part, and I may have just offended much of my family, but this blog is nothing if not my honest thoughts, come what may.) However, the coconut/coffee/liqueur additions I made are definitely not classic classic. They're like the other side of my heritage, an veritable cornucopia of European cultures that is not fully described by my Dutch surname.
I'll spare you the details. (As you may know, discussing your cultural heritage is a classic Minnesota small talk pastime, almost as popular as discussing the snow. I, however, find it even more boring than discussing snow.)
Anyway, the point of the story is that my cultural heritage is not strictly German or Italian or Canadian. And these bars are not strictly Canadian either. They are basically my family history in dessert form. The best form.
Unlike my heritage, Nanaimo bars are quite possibly one of the most delicious bars you can consume. Equal ratio of nuts to chocolate to frosting all smothered in gananche? Why ever not?
Also unlike my heritage, this particular version of Nanaimo bars is actually interesting. The flavor mash ups are nontraditional and wonderful. An altogether smashing mouth-party of flavor.
Behold the 1:1 ratio of frosting to base. My most favorite ratio.
Be prepared to spend a good amount of time prepping the ingredients and chilling each layer. You will not be disappointed.
In good form,
Coffee Coconut Nanaimo Bars
An LH Original, adapted heavily from Cooking Classy
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, add in brown sugar, coffee and cocoa powder and whisk until well combined. Whisking vigorously, slowly pour in beaten egg. Return mixture to heat and cook for 1 – 2 minutes until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Add in graham cracker crumbs, coconut, and pecans and toss until evenly coated. Press mixture into a buttered 8 by 8-inch or 9 by 9-inch baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer while you make the next layer.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip together butter, liqueur, milk and pudding mix until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Stir in powdered sugar and blend until mixture is smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Spread mixture into an even layer over chilled graham cracker base. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze while you make the top layer.
Melt the chocolate along with butter and coffee in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Spread the mixture into an even layer over the filling layer, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes until chocolate has set. Cut into squares, and store in an airtight container.


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Please note that you do not need to install PlatformIO Core (CLI) if you are going to use PlatformIO IDE. PlatformIO Core (CLI) is built into PlatformIO IDE and you will be able to use it within PlatformIO IDE Terminal.
If you need PlatformIO Core (CLI) outside PlatformIO IDE, please Install Shell Commands.
PlatformIO Core is written in Python and works on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and ARM-based credit-card sized computers (Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, CubieBoard, Samsung ARTIK, etc.).
- System requirements
- Installation Methods
- Development Version
- Install Shell Commands
- Uninstall PIO Core and dependent packages
- Troubleshooting
System requirements¶
|Operating System:
Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Linux ARMv6+
|Python Interpreter:
Python 2.7 or Python 3.5+ (the latest Python 3 is recommended). See detailed instruction how to Install Python Interpreter for Windows.
|Terminal Application:
All commands below should be executed in
application (Terminal). For macOS and Linux OS - Terminal application,
for Windows OS –
|Access to Serial Ports (USB/UART):
Windows Users: Please check that you have correctly installed USB driver from board manufacturer
Linux Users:
Installation Methods¶
Please choose ONE of the following methods:
Installer Script¶
PlatformIO DOES NOT require administrative/sudo permissions. Please install using default user account WITHOUT EXTRA PERMISSIONS.
Super-Quick (Mac / Linux)¶
To install or upgrade PlatformIO Core paste that at a Terminal prompt:
python3 -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio/develop/scripts/get-platformio.py)"
# or using `curl`
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/master/get-platformio.py -o get-platformio.py
python3 get-platformio.py
# or using `wget`
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/master/get-platformio.py -O get-platformio.py
python3 get-platformio.py
Local Download (Mac / Linux / Windows)¶
To install or upgrade PlatformIO Core, download (save as…) get-platformio.py script. Then run the following:
# change directory to folder where is located downloaded "get-platformio.py"
cd /path/to/dir/where/is/located/script/get-platformio.py
# run it
python get-platformio.py
On Windows OS it may look like:
# change directory to folder where is located downloaded "get-platformio.py"
cd C:\path\to\dir\where\is\located\script\get-platformio.py
# run it
python.exe get-platformio.py
If you need to have access to
platformio or
platformio.exe commands from
other applications or terminal in your OS, please Install Shell Commands.
Python Package Manager¶
We recommend using this method ONLY FOR Continuous Integration use cases or where your have full permissions to install PlatformIO Core into the global scope of your OS.
For personal using, and avoiding maintenance and upgrade issues, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND using Installer Script which installs PlatformIO Core into an isolated virtual environment and does not affect your OS.
The latest stable version of PlatformIO Core may be installed or upgraded via Python Package Manager (pip) as follows:
pip install -U platformio
macOS Homebrew¶
The latest stable version of PlatformIO may be installed or upgraded via macOS Homebrew Packages Manager (brew) as follows:
brew install platformio
Virtual Environment¶
PlatformIO Core may be installed into isolated Python environment. This method is very good if you don't want to install PlatformIO Core Python's dependencies (packages) into your global system scope. PlatformIO IDE uses this method to install PlatformIO Core.
Default and recommended environment folder is "core_dir/penv". You can print environment folder path using the next command in your system terminal:
python -c "import os; print(os.path.join(os.getenv('PLATFORMIO_CORE_DIR', os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.platformio')), 'penv'))"
######################## Examples
# Windows
# C:\Users\UserName\.platformio\penv
# Linux
# ~/.platformio/penv
# /home/username/.platformio/penv
# macOS
# ~/.platformio/penv
# /Users/username/.platformio/penv
Please remove existing PlatformIO Core environment folder if exists. See above command how to get path to environment folder.
Please check that you have a valid Python interpreter running a next command in system terminal. Python 2.7.9+ or Python 3.5+ is recommended.
python --version # or, for Unix (Linux, Mac), you can use `python2` or `python3` aliases python2 --version python3 --version
Windows Users: If you already tried to install PlatformIO IDE and did not get success, please open system's Control Panel > Installed Programs, and check if PlatformIO IDE tried to install an own isolated Python 2.7 version. Please uninstall it. Also is good to uninstall all Python interpreters from a system and install manually the latest Python using Install Python Interpreter guide.
Make sure
virtualenv --helpcommand exists in a system, otherwise, please install it manually using
pip install virtualenvor
pip2 install virtualenvcommand.
pip(Python Package Manager) does not exists, you have to install it manually. See https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/
Create a folder which contains all the necessary executables to use the packages that PIO Core would need using
virtualenv /path/to/.platformio/penv # If you want to use a custom Python interpreter virtualenv --python=/path/to/custom/python /path/to/.platformio/penv # EXAMPLES # Windows virtualenv C:\Users\UserName\.platformio\penv virtualenv --python=C:\Python27\python.exe C:\Users\UserName\.platformio\penv # Unix (Linux, Mac) virtualenv ~/.platformio/penv virtualenv -p python3 ~/.platformio/penv
Activate virtual environment
# Windows C:\Users\UserName\.platformio\penv\Scripts\activate # Unix (Linux, Mac) source /path/to/.platformio/penv/bin/activate # or . /path/to/.platformio/penv/bin/activate
Install PIO Core into virtual environment
pip install -U platformio
If you plan to use PIO Core commands outside virtual environment, please Install Shell Commands.
Development Version¶
If you use PlatformIO IDE, please enable development version:
- PlatformIO IDE for Atom: "Menu PlatformIO: Settings > PlatformIO IDE > Use development version of PlatformIO Core"
- VSCode: Set
truein Settings.
Install the latest PlatformIO from the
develop branch:
# uninstall existing version
pip uninstall platformio
# install the latest development version of PlatformIO
pip install -U https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/archive/develop.zip
If you want to be up-to-date with the latest
develop version of PlatformIO,
then you need to re-install PlatformIO each time you see a new commits in
PlatformIO GitHub repository (branch: develop) like so:
pip install -U https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/archive/develop.zip
pio upgrade --dev
To revert to the latest stable version:
pip uninstall platformio
pip install -U platformio
Install Shell Commands¶
PlatformIO Core (CLI) consists of 2 standalone tools in a system:
pio(short alias) - CLI Guide
piodebuggdb- alias of platformio debug
If you have PlatformIO IDE already installed, you do not need to install PlatformIO Core (CLI) separately. Just link these tools with your shell:
Unix and Unix-like¶
In Unix and Unix-like systems, there are multiple ways to achieve this.
Method 1¶
You can export PlatformIO executables' directory to the PATH environmental
variable. This method will allow you to execute
platformio commands from
any terminal emulator as long as you're logged in as the user PlatformIO is
installed and configured for.
If you use Bash as your default shell, you can do it by editing either
~/.profile or
~/.bash_profile and adding the following line:
export PATH=$PATH:~/.platformio/penv/bin
If you use Zsh, you can either edit
~/.zprofile and add the code above, or
for supporting both, Bash and Zsh, you can first edit
~/.profile and add
the code above, then edit
~/.zprofile and add the following line:
emulate sh -c '. ~/.profile'
After everything's done, just restart your session (log out and log back in) and you're good to go.
If you don't know the difference between the two, check out this page.
Method 2¶
You can create system-wide symlinks. This method is not recommended if you have
multiple users on your computer because the symlinks will be broken for other users
and they will get errors while executing PlatformIO commands. If that's not a problem,
open your system terminal app and paste these commands
(MAY require administrator access
ln -s ~/.platformio/penv/bin/platformio /usr/local/bin/platformio
ln -s ~/.platformio/penv/bin/pio /usr/local/bin/pio
ln -s ~/.platformio/penv/bin/piodebuggdb /usr/local/bin/piodebuggdb
After that, you should be able to run PlatformIO from terminal. No restart is required.
Please read one of these instructions How do I set or change the PATH system variable?
You need to edit system environment variable called
Path and append
C:\Users\UserName\.platformio\penv\Scripts; path in the beginning of a
list (please replace
UserName with your account name).
Uninstall PIO Core and dependent packages¶
Uninstall PIO Core tool
# uninstall standalone PIO Core installed via `pip` pip uninstall platformio # uninstall Homebrew's PIO Core (only macOS users if you installed it via Homebrew before) brew uninstall platformio
Dependent packages, global libraries are installed to core_dir folder (in user's HOME directory). Just remove it.
Linux OS: Don't forget to install "udev" rules file 99-platformio-udev.rules (an instruction is located in the file).
Windows OS: Please check that you have correctly installed USB driver from board manufacturer
For further details, frequently questions, known issues, please refer to Frequently Asked Questions.