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En:Sabayon Linux
- 1 Sabayon Linux Overview
- 2 Important Items to Know
- 2.1 Prerequisites and System Requirements for running Sabayon Linux
- 2.2 Passwords on Live-CD/DVD:
- 2.3 Boot Methods for special ways of using Sabayon
- 2.4 Boot parameters and workarounds for problematic Hardware
- 2.5 What is Tor/Privoxy
- 2.6 What is Internet Kiosk
- 2.7 OpenGL and Accelerated Desktop
- 2.8 Supported languages
Sabayon Linux Overview
Real World Equivalent
"Sabayon is an Italian dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, a sweet liquor (usually Marsala wine), and sometimes cream or whole eggs. It is a very light custard, which has been whipped to incorporate a large amount of air."
Real theory
Sabayon Linux is an operating system powered by the Linux kernel and GNU. There are many Linux flavors, but most geeks just call them distributions. We are a Linux distribution, though, and try to provide our users the best and most complete computing experience.
Our philosophy follows two simple statements:
A) OOTB (out of the box) Functionalities: There should be no problems and everything should "just work."
B) KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid!
Moreover, to achieve this, Sabayon Linux uses Gentoo's testing branch as its base. It is (and always will be) 100% compatible with it. We are one of the most scalable distributions and are happy to support everyone from the most creative kernel hacker to the newbie. How? Because of point A above, and because Gentoo Linux is THE most extensible Linux distribution, no one can say anything to the contrary. In particular, Sabayon is based on Gentoo's testing branch. Gentoo's testing branch is about on par with Debian's Sid (unstable branch) releases. Though based on the bleeding edge, you will find Sabayon is quite stable and perhaps more cutting edge. Both Sabayon and Gentoo are on rolling release cycle, but Sabayon will have release snapshots.
What Sabayon Linux is NOT
- It is NOT a binary-only distribution. Yes, you can install Sabayon Linux in half an hour and have a powerful desktop under your hands. But, our current policy does not support the idea to fork Gentoo Linux package management because users don't like to waste time compiling. We have a clear idea; if you don't want to compile a lot of packages just wait for the next release, because you will always be able to:
- Update your current installation to the latest Sabayon Linux by running the Sabayon Linux installer and choosing the Upgrade option
- Keep up to date, Sabayon Linux release cycles are very, very short. If you just want to keep your PC secure, just use the glsa-check utility.
- It is NOT developed with politics in mind. This means that if we like an application over another, it's just because it could work better and be closer to our OOTB philosophy described above.
- It is NOT company-driven. We have always been users, and then developers. That's our power and our view. We only want something that works without Microsoft and their superficial operating system implementation!
- It is NOT Ubuntu! We don't try to mimic any other distribution, we just take the best from each one.
How is Sabayon Linux different from other distributions?
- Sabayon offers a complete out-of-the-box experience, it comes with pre-installed media codecs, drivers, and games.
- New versions are released in a short amount of time.
- Sabayon is a rolling release. If installed once and updated regularly, you shouldn't need to reinstall new versions. Simply use the GUI package manager or command line if you choose, to keep up to date.
- Unlike most other distributions, it's completely independent from commercial interests. No big firm stands behind Sabayon Linux and dictates what it should do. The developers of Sabayon Linux are all users from other Distributions, so they started to make a distribution "from users for users".
You can see a large number of screenshots of several versions of Sabayon Linux, including screenshots of the screens displayed during installation to hard disk, on the following page:
Important Items to Know
Prerequisites and System Requirements for running Sabayon Linux
- Live Environment - No 3D Desktop:
- i686 Processor
- at least 512 MiB of RAM (1 GiB suggested)
- a 2D graphics card
- a DDC capable Monitor
- mouse and keyboard
- Live Environment - 3D Desktop:
- i686 Processor (starting from AMD K6 and Intel Pentium II)
- at least 512 MiB of RAM (1 GiB suggested)
- an OpenGL capable 3D graphics card (mostly NVIDIA, ATI, Intel, VIA)
- a DDC capable Monitor
- mouse and keyboard
- Installation:
- i686 Processor
- at least 512 MiB of RAM (1 GiB suggested for decent eyecandy effects)
- an OpenGL capable 3D graphics card (mostly NVIDIA, ATI, Intel, VIA)
- 20 GiB of free space, that is bare minimum DVD Install. 30+ Gig is highly recommended.
- 8 GiB of free space for miniCD. 10+ Gig is recommended
- Internet connection (not mandatory but highly suggested)
- a DDC capable Monitor
- mouse and keyboard
Passwords on Live-CD/DVD:
- The root password:
no password is required: just press the Enter key.
- The sabayonuser password:
no password is required: just press the Enter key.
- For older releases (version 6 and earlier) the password for Root is "root" (without the quotes),
and the password for Sabayonuser is "sabayonuser" (without the quotes).
Boot Methods for special ways of using Sabayon
- Start the SabayonLinux Live system.
- Start the Graphical Installation.
- Start the Text mode Installation.
- Start the SabayonLinux Live system without proprietary drivers.
- Start the SabayonLinux Live system without loading X.Org.
- Start the SabayonLinux Live system with Internet Kiosk framework.
- Start the SabayonLinux Live system with Internet Kiosk framework + NX Client.
- Start the SabayonLinux Live system in Debug mode (expert).
- Perform a memory test.
Boot parameters and workarounds for problematic Hardware
Sabayon Linux supports some extra features that can be enabled by adding the boot parameters below. Moreover, you can tune the system to behave in different ways.
- lang: set a specific localization
lang=fr_FR lang=en_GB lang=it_IT lang=es_ES
- res: set a specific resolution
res=1280x1024 res=1920x1440 res=800x600
- refresh: set a specific Monitor Vertical Refresh Rate for X.Org
refresh=75 refresh=50-85
- hsync: set a specific Monitor Horizontal Sync Rate for X.Org
hsync=64 hsync=28-110
- xdriver: force X.Org to use a specific Video driver
xdriver=vesa (good generic driver) xdriver=ati xdriver=radeon (open-source driver for ATI GPUs - see X.Org Wiki article http://www.x.org/wiki/radeon) xdriver=radeonhd (open-source driver for ATI GPUs - see X.Org Wiki article http://www.x.org/wiki/radeonhd) xdriver=nv xdriver=nvidia Other xdriver options include i810, i740, i128, sis, mga, r128, openchrome, cirrus, cyrix, s3 and s3virge
- insmod: force the loading of a specific kernel module
insmod=ndiswrapper insmod=agpgart,gameport
- rmmod: force the unloading of a specific kernel module
rmmod=ndiswrapper rmmod=i2c,gameport
- sound=mute: do not autoconfigure the sound mixer.
- nofreqscaling: disable the autoconfiguration of CPU frequency scaling.
- noddc: disable DDC Monitor autoconfiguration.
- session=: autostart a specific Desktop Environment. Available kde, gnome, xfce, fluxbox, 16
- To autostart Fluxbox for example:
- music: enable music during boot (experimental).
- autoscramble: randomization of root and sabayonuser passwords.
- nox: start the System without X.Org.
- legacy: start with safe parameters - for legacy compatibility.
- noaccelmanager: disable Acceleration Manager (for 3D desktop selection).
- noapic nolapic: disable APIC (mostly used on some faulty bioses).
- gentoo=nohdparm nohdparm ide=nodma: If the system hangs on hdparm service startup or your system does not have DMA Hard drives, try this.
- acpi=off: disable ACPI completely.
- pci=noacpi: disable ACPI for PCI maps (HP servers and VIA chipsets).
- pci=nomsi: disable MSI. Some chipsets do not handle MSI well, leading to difficulties in identifying Hard Drives and other devices.
- floppy.floppy=thinkpad: useful for some ThinkPad notebooks.
- all-generic-ide: useful when your IDE CD/DVD Reader is not detected at boot
- vga=771: useful on some wide-screen laptops. It forces a healthy framebuffer resolution.
- maxcpus=1: set the max of CPU's to be used by the kernel. Usefull for macbooks.
- doslowusb: If you run grub(2) from an external HD this is what you want to add.
- scandelay=10: If you run grub(2) from an external HD this is what you want to add.
KMS (Kernel Mode Setting)
Since the linux-sabayon 2.6.33 kernel version KMS got gently introduced. If you enable KMS you let the Kernel set the screen resolution instead of Xorg. For Intel based video this has become mandatory since xorg-server 1.7 and it is enabled by default for that.
To use KMS with the Opensource ati driver:
- radeon.modeset=1
To completely disable KMS:
- nomodeset
What is Tor/Privoxy
Just start with the boot option:
- tor: enable the system to use Tor/Privoxy system to surf the web anonymously.
is a free software implementation of second-generation onion routing — a system enabling its users to communicate anonymously on the Internet. Originally sponsored by the US Naval Research Laboratory, Tor became an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) project in late 2004. The EFF supported Tor financially until November 2005, and continues to provide web hosting for the project.
Like all current low-latency anonymity networks, Tor is vulnerable to correlation attacks from attackers who can watch both ends of a user's connection. In a number of countries, including the US, various government agencies have access to connection data of a large number of internet service providers. Because of this, Tor is not suitable for protection against big-brother-like observation by those government agencies.
What is Internet Kiosk
Again, just start with the boot option:
- internetkiosk: enable Internet Kiosk mode (do not use this - use the command outside).
- nxclient: used along with "internetkiosk" parameter, autostarts NX Client.
Internet Kiosk is an automated Internet navigation system based on Sabayon Linux, KDE and NoMachine NX Server/Client. You can not only surf the internet, you can listen to music across the NX network, burn CD/DVD from your terminal, print your photo, play 2D games, use your Flash Pen, write and read Office documents (OpenDocument and MSOffice ones).
- How it works:
- Internet Kiosk System starts if you meet these requirements:
- A NoMachine NX Server available (that will be the real locked-in user desktop)
- A Thin Client with NX Client or an OLD Computer with at least 192MB of RAM, a DVD Reader and 2MB of non-volatile memory like USB flash memory or IDE HD.
- Internet Kiosk System starts if you meet these requirements:
- There are two Operational modes:
- Internet Kiosk NX: A memory device /dev/sda1 or /dev/hda1 must be available. This can be formatted in ext3, reiserfs, xfs, reiser4, ext2 or FAT32 (very important because most of USB keys are pre-formatted with this filesystem). If you don't have this partition, you can boot SabayonLinux LiveDVD normally and then use Partition Editor on the desktop (aka GParted) to create it. Priority is given to /dev/sda1. So, if you have /dev/sda1 and /dev/hda1, /dev/sda1 will be used. At boot time, init scripts change Default Desktop Environment to Fluxbox, stop some services, like SSH, Syslog, Clamav, FreeNX Server, and autostart NX Client with the configuration files created/stored (automagically by SabayonLinux) on our non-volatile memory. In addition, a script "startinternetkiosk.sh" can be placed on it and will be called in the boot runlevel. From 2.60.2, another script "startinternetkiosk_endboot.sh", can be called before X load and must be placed in the same directory of startinternetkiosk.sh.
- Internet Kiosk: The difference is that it will only call "startinternetkiosk.sh" (boot runlevel) and "startinternetkiosk_endboot.sh" (before X start) from your non-volatile memory and no other changes are made.
OpenGL and Accelerated Desktop
If you want to try to get your OpenGL Acceleration or your Accelerated Desktop to work in cases that it doesn't, just poke with the commands below. You only need to add those parameters to the boot commandline.
- opengl
- Force the System to use a specific OpenGL subsystem, when autodetection fails.
example for NVIDIA (with NVIDIA Proprietary drivers): opengl=nvidia example for X.Org Mesa implementation opengl=xorg-x11
- agpgart
- Force the System to load the AGP driver, when the autodetection fails.
- noaccelmanager
- Disable the loading of the Acceleration Manager application.
- aiglx
- Enable AIGLX Desktop Acceleration and disable Acceleration Manager.
Supported languages
- The DVD Editions support every language available for the respective application. For example, starting from Sabayon Linux 3.2, we support all GNOME, KDE, Firefox and LibreOffice language packs.
ibus packages are available for your special input method needs.
- Language support on the MiniEditions is limited to English, for space reasons.


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On their first trip to Canada as a married couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall faced a mob of anti-monarchy protesters in Montreal. The angry crowd forced the couple to enter an armoury, where they were to meet with veterans, through a back door.
And yet, as the riot police moved in, it is probably safe to say that even some Canadians who did not oppose the monarchy may have secretly harboured a little schadenfreude in seeing the couple suffer through a bit of hostility. In 2009, people were still adjusting to the union of the heir to the throne and his erstwhile mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles.
How things have changed. Even though a 2013 Forum Poll by the National Post found that 37 per cent of Canadians would still like to get rid of the monarchy, the same poll found that the birth of Prince George last summer has dulled republican sentiment in Canada. Add to that the rock-star status of Prince George's parents and an obvious image overhaul for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the latest royal visit to Canada — a four-day excursion beginning Sunday — promises to be much smoother.
While this tour, the couple's third, won't attract the same kind of public adulation and press coverage as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's recent tour of Australia and New Zealand, it is nonetheless significant in a number of ways — and casts the future monarch and his wife in a new light as they tour parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba.
"This tour is significant because these are the kinds of tours in the past that would have been undertaken by the Queen," explains Carolyn Harris, a professor at the University of Toronto who is an expert in European monarchies. "She was there for key events in Canada's history over the last 60-plus years … we're seeing the Queen is cutting back her overseas travel and her children and grandchildren are representing her more and more."
Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, has said the tour is really about "highlighting Canadian achievement — past, present and future" focusing on "activities that showcase special communities, individuals and groups from all across the country."
For the Monarchist League of Canada, it's not a tour but a "homecoming."
"The reason we call it a homecoming is that it reinforces the fact that the Royal family are not foreign visitors to Canada," says Robert Finch, Dominion Chairman of the League. "Rather, they are coming here as Canadians. They are coming 'home' to Canada."
But the tour will also reveal a change in the couple's public image since the 2009 tour, which was clearly not as successful as monarchy supporters might have hoped.
"It was November, the weather was bad and the itinerary wasn't well publicized so they didn't receive the sorts of crowds that often gather for royal tours. The 2009 trip was not as well received," says Harris.
But by the time of their 2012 tour, the tide had begun to turn in their favour. It was "a huge success," Finch says, and Harris thinks this can be attributed to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and a renewed interest in the monarchy following the 2011 wedding of Prince William and the popular Kate Middleton.
And as the Duchess of Cornwall has taken on more solo assignments, she has gained confidence and earned new respect, both in Britain and here in Canada. The passage of time, and the tacit support of Princes William and Harry, have also helped end some of the animosity.
"Her figure has really grown on the public as time has passed and she has become more and more popular in her own right," says Harris.
Lynne Bell, who writes for Majesty magazine and is co-author of Queen and Consort: Elizabeth and Philip, agrees. She says there was tremendous pressure on the Duchess of Cornwall during the first Canadian visit in 2009, but that she has learned quickly on the job — and the couple's obvious affection for one another has won people over.
"They care about each other, they are happy together, and I think that's good energy … She is very much herself and I think people have seen her grow," Bell says. "As far as a young romantic couple, William and Catherine, they've got the market cornered on that right now. So I think people are content to let this middle-aged couple be happy together and do their jobs."
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"The acceptance of Charles and Camilla has been a slow and steady progression — and it's probably still a work in progress," says Finch. "But, I think they're well over the hump, really. The more Canadians get to know Prince Charles the more they will warm to him and his wife."
And a tour, says Harris, gives us that chance to get acquainted.
"It's an opportunity for Canadians to see their future head of state engaging with Canadians and Canadian institutions," she says. "So often when we hear about the royal family we hear about events at Buckingham Palace or Windsor and we see them in a British context, whereas their presence in Canada demonstrates their Canadian role as royalty within the Canadian Crown."
And, Finch says, we may even learn something about ourselves.
"When the Royals come to Canada we learn more about our country and ourselves because of the places they visit, the activities they do, the people they meet, and the events they commemorate. We wouldn't pay attention to any of that if not for the presence of a member of the Royal Family."
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The European Commission has today adopted a European Retail Action Plan and a Green Paper on unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food and non-food supply chain.
The retail and wholesale services sector is one of the most important in the EU economy and should play an important part in stimulating growth and job creation under the Europe 2020 strategy. It accounts for 11% of EU GDP and 29% of European SMEs and employs nearly 33 million people, offering job opportunities in particular for young people, women and people with lower skill levels or qualifications. However, a number of barriers remain that hinder the smooth functioning of cross-border sourcing, consumer access to cross-border retail services and market entry for retailers.
Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier said "Retailers play an important role in bringing the Single Market to EU consumers. However barriers to the creation of an efficient and competitive single market in retail remain. This Action Plan sets out a strategy to improve the competitiveness of the retail sector and to enhance the sector's economic, environmental and social performance." Commissioner Barnier continued: "We also want fair play. Unfair trading practices jeopardise the viability of businesses and make the retail supply chain inefficient. Consumers should have competitive prices but I also want suppliers to retail to receive fair prices for their products."
The actions in the European Retail Action Plan relate to five key priorities:
• Empowering consumers through better information
• Improving accessibility to retail services by promoting an exchange of good practices between Member States on commercial and spatial planning
• Fairer and more sustainable trading relationships along the food and non-food supply chain
• Ensuring a better link between retail and innovation
• Creating a better work environment, for example through better matching the needs of employers and staff skills.
The Commission will set up a permanent Group on Retail Competitiveness that will help develop further specific objectives for the areas identified, monitor progress achieved, issue recommendations to ensure full implementation of the actions included in this Plan and, where necessary, will advise the Commission on additional new actions that could be proposed.
One of the main actions is a Green Paper launching a consultation on unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food and non-food supply chain, which has been adopted simultaneously with the Action Plan. The three-month long consultation will help the Commission to assess the magnitude of unfair trading practices and gather evidence on their effect on the economy and on cross-border activity. It will examine the effectiveness of self-regulatory and legislative frameworks put in place to address those practices at national level and will look into the question of whether these divergent approaches may lead to a fragmentation of the Single Market. All interested parties are invited to submit their views in response to the questions raised by the Green Paper by 30 April 2013.
In the specific case of unfair trading practices in the food sector, an Expert Platform on Business to Business Contractual Practices within the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain was set up in 2010 to work on providing a solution to this issue. During the meeting of the High Level Forum of December 2012, a "twin-track approach" to address the problem was announced. The adoption of the Green Paper on business-to-business unfair trading practices in the food and non-food supply chain runs in parallel to the work of this Forum, and the Commission will launch an Impact Assessment analysing several possible options to address these issues, ranging from self-regulation to legislation.
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By Elizabeth SheanMom loves technology, even though she doesn't understand it. She will tell anyone that Netflix is the bee's knees, despite the fact she lacks the technical knowledge to access it on her own. The fact she has to rely on me to find her favorite shows and turn them on doesn't diminish her enjoyment of the on-demand television service.She's also fascinated with my smartphone's capabilities. Mom never had or used a cell phone in her life, let alone a telephone with internet access. She marvels at the wealth of knowledge contained within such a tiny device. Despite the dementia, Mom remains a very curious person. The fact I have an encyclopedia in my pocket that guarantees instant answers for any question under the sun delights Mom to no end.In fact, the smartphone's capabilities tickle her so much that we have developed a little game. She will look at me and nod toward my phone while saying, "Look this up...." I will laugh and comply. Whether she needs to know if the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant again or what the distance is from the moon to Saturn, I can satisfy her curiosity within seconds.Beyond the entertainment value, I think technology like the smartphone is a boon for caregivers. It gives me peace-of-mind to know I have instant access to all of Mom's medical information, just by clicking through to her doctor's patient portal. I also use the
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I don't consider myself a "senior" yet (despite what AARP thinks), but that statistic applied to me. Since I don't lock my phone, the restaurant hostess—or anyone else—could have touched my phone's screen and started going through my apps, looking for identity information to steal.
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I am working on my first ever dot pup
You lucky pups!
- just because I know next to nothing about ash and bash - pah! - that will not stop me . . .
I have got the md5 check sum working and a text info thing - I have got it installing but have to be sure it is correctly placed (I have also created the make pup script) on GuestToos excellent create your own dot pup
but am having difficulties copying the file to the right place and unzipping it
so this line would be copied from the download
directory (but how do I say download from present directory - if I do)
cp AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz /root/my-applications/bin
this seems to work Ok once the file is in place . . .
tar -xzvf /root/my-applications/bin/AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
here is most of the code I have been playing with
cp AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz /root/my-applications/bin
# cd /
# cd /root/my-applications/bin
tar -xzvf /root/my-applications/bin/AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
# gunzip /root/my-applications/bin/AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
# /root/my-applications/bin/AutoZen-1.3.1/autozen
# rm AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
# echo '/usr/local/bin/torsmo' > /root/.packages/torsmo-1.0.files
# echo '/usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/torsmo.xpm' >> /root/.packages/torsmo-1.0.files
these last two lines are not right at all BUT they are to do with registering as a Pupget which ideally I would like to do . . .
# echo '/usr/local/bin/torsmo' > /root/.packages/torsmo-1.0.files
# echo '/usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/torsmo.xpm' >> /root/.packages/torsmo-1.0.files
I have never used
to copy files or mv to move them (I will probably use mv) so I am kinda of
any help welcome
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i used tar to save my files with absolute paths (just 1 line in make-tar)
that way i can unzip all the files to the correct places, with just 1 line in dotpup.sh
tar -xzP --no-same-owner -f dotpup.tar.gz
so if you edit make-tar, and edit it so it saves the files you want in your dotpup ... that's all you have to do
usually what i do is hold the ctrl key and click a file or folder to copy the path to the file to the clipboard ... then i middle-click in make-tar to paste the path to the file
for example, if you want these 2 files in your dotpup, you could copy/paste the paths to the files in make-tar like this:
rm -f dotpup.tar.gz
tar czvPf dotpup.tar.gz \
/usr/local/bin/torsmo \
i split up the tar line but it could all be on 1 line
the P in tar czvPf is for absolute paths
when you click make-tar, it should zip all your files and folders to dotpup.tar.gz
in dotpup.sh, this line unzips dotpup.tar.gz to the same place you got the file from:
tar -xzP --no-same-owner -f dotpup.tar.gz
you don't have to change that line
so basically, your dotpup is 90% done
you might want to have a message of some sort popup, or maybe a readme file, or something
for example, if you included a file called /root/my-documents/torsmo-readme.txt, you can have it open with rox (it will do whatever it would do if you clicked the file in a rox window ... in my case it would open with leafpad ... if you have rox set to open text files with beaver, then it will open with beaver) ... like this:
tar -xzP --no-same-owner -f dotpup.tar.gz
rox /root/my-documents/torsmo-readme.txt
that's about it ... your dotpup is finished
make the dotpup by clicking make-pup
test the dotpup by clicking dotpup.pup
if it works ok, it's done
in short:
1) edit make-tar to include the files you want
2) edit dotpup.sh if you want to popup a message, and to do other stuff like make symlinks, edit config files, register with PupGet ...
i chose to have my dotpup handler unzip dotpups in a temporary dir in /root called DotPupTmpDir (i could have chosen /tmp, or the dir the dotpup was in, for example)
basically anything that's in the dotpup (which is just an ordinary zip file) will be in /root/DotPupTmpDir
for example, if you edit make-pup to add a file called readme.txt to the dotpup, then readme.txt will be in /root/DotPupTmpDir, and you could display it by adding this line to dotpup.sh:
rox readme.txt
(you could specify leafpad or beaver or mp or abiword instead of rox ... but will beaver be installed?)
everything in DotPupTmpDir will be deleted automatically when the dotpup finishes, so you may need a sleep 10 instruction to be sure your readme.txt file is there long enough for a text editor to find it ... something like this:
rox readme.txt
sleep 10
anyway, in your case, i think all you have to do is
1) edit make-tar to include the files you want
2) edit dotpup.sh to popup a message, if you like
3) edit dotpup.sh to register with PupGet
4) click make-tar
5) click make-pup
or, even shorter:
after you edit make-tar, 90% of making the dotpup is done
or you can do it using cp, mv, and tar with relative paths ... the advantage in doing it that way, is you can put files in different places, for example, the user's home dir if the user isn't root
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Puppy Master
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Posts: 4078
Posted: Thu 07 Jul 2005, 16:33
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loooking at your script, you don't need to gunzip your tar.gz file ... tar -xzvf already does that
later, when you rm the tar.gz file, it won't find it, because it won't be there ... it will have been gunzipped to AutoZen-1.3.1.tar (which will not get deleted)
if you do it the way i did it in my template (using tar with absolute paths) you can do it all with 1 line (and that line is already setup for you in my dotpup.sh template)
in other words, 1 line in make-tar to tar-gz all your files and folders ... 1 line in dotpup.sh to un-tar-gz all your files and folders
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Posts: 15588
Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Thu 07 Jul 2005, 22:27
Post subject:
Thanks G2 for the explanation
which I have tried to incorporate
(--no-same-owner - did not quite understand that but seems to do something)
This is the code in my
cp AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz /root/my-applications/bin
tar -xzP --no-same-owner -f /root/my-applications/bin/AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
xmessage -center "Autozen is a brain synching device
This is the code in my
md5sum autozen.sh > md5sum.txt
rm -f autozen.pup
zip -9 autozen.pup dotpup.sh md5sum.txt
zip -9 autozen.pup dotpup.sh AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
If I run autozen.sh from the command line
I get the creation of an Autozen-1.3.1 directory from which
the prog can be accessed
but clicking on the file from ROX does not work
I seem to be making progress
but am still confused
any help appreciated
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Location: Washington State
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 01:02
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If you zip it with the file paths then you will not have to use the cp (copy) command when you unzip it.
Something like this to make the tar file.
rm -f AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
tar czvPf AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz \
Something like this to make the dotpup.
md5sum dotpup.sh AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz > md5sum.txt
rm -f autozen.pup
zip -9 autozen.pup dotpup.sh AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz md5sum.txt
Something like this for the dotpup.sh
tar -xzP --no-same-owner -f AutoZen-1.3.1.tar.gz
xmessage -center "Autozen is a brain synching device
You may have to play with these a little to get them to work but this is where I would start.
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Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 4078
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 03:08
Post subject:
there are many ways of making a dotpup work
my template is about as simple as you can get
my template:
basically, you zip all the files you want into a tar.gz file ... later, when the dotpup runs, it unzips the files that are in the tar.gz file
pretty simple
you can write you own scripts ... or you can use my template
to use my template, all you do is download the template dotpup and install it ... it should put the dotpup creator template in /root/tmp/gtkfind
what you do is edit the file make-tar and put in the files you want in the dotpup
and that's it ... your dotpup is 99% done
you do not add files or rename files to the gtkfind folder ... you do not make your own tar file (make-tar already does it for you, automatically)
for example, suppose you create a file called lobster.txt, and put it in /root
suppose you want to make a dotpup that will install your lobster.txt file on other people's computers
you edit the make-tar file ... so it will look something like this:
rm -f dotpup.tar.gz
tar czvPf dotpup.tar.gz \
(the tar line could all be on one line, if you like)
if you click make-tar, it makes a tar.gz file called dotpup.tar.gz with all your files in it (in this case, it will have lobster.txt in it)
dotpup.sh already will unzip all your files that are in dotpup.tar.gz automatically and put them all where they belong ... so your dotpup is 99% done
if you want your dotpup to display lobster.txt in leafpad or beaver when the dotpup is clicked, you can add an instruction to do that ... add the instruction rox /root/lobster.txt to dotpup.sh, so dotpup.sh will look something like this:
tar -xzP --no-same-owner -f dotpup.tar.gz
rox /root/lobster.txt
now, when dotpup.sh runs (it runs automatically when the dotpup is clicked), it will:
1) unzip dotpup.tar.gz which has all your files in it
2) it will open lobster.txt in leafpad or beaver
the P option for tar unzips the files using absolute paths ... so all your files will be put exactly where they were originally
the --no-same-owner option makes the user who unzips the files the owner of the files, rather than the user who originally made them
you do not want to rename any of the files in the template folder ... you would have to go through all the scripts and change the file names in each one
so all you have to do:
1) edit make-tar and tell it what files you want in the dotpup
2) edit dotpup.sh and tell it to display lobster.txt
that's it ... that's all you have to do
click make-tar ... then click make-pup ... and you have a file called dotpup.pup ... when your dotpup is working ok, you can rename it
you do not have to rename any files in the template dir
you do not have to add any files to the template dir
you do not have to make any zip files or tar.gz files or cp any files or mv any file or tar any files or unzip any files or untar any files ... it's all done for you automatically
all you have to do is tell make-tar what files you want to put in the dotpup
and tell dotpup.sh if you want to display a message or register with PupGet, or anything like that
or you can write your own scripts that do pretty much the same thing ... but it's already all done for you, you really don't have to
i haven't tried the visual dotpup maker yet
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Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 05:10
Post subject:
Thanks - appreciate the time and effort you both took to create these answers.
Again I have simplified the files . . .
I need some basic knowledge . . .
1. If I run file autozen.sh from the command line
like so
it works (creates a directory with all the files in it)
However if I click on ./autozen.sh in ROX
nothing happens.
So I feel I know how to set permission and Set Run Action
but perhaps not?
I can not really go on to "make-pup" UNTIL the autozen.sh is working
and it has to work from ROX . . .
Hope you will not lose patience with me
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Joined: 18 May 2005
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Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 15:22
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Lobster, my feeling is for your first dotpup, you should try and do it exactly according to GuestToo's dotpup template. (I think you have the template.)
If you have questions about the template they (your questions) will be easy to clarify.
Leave out the registering portion, because that is advanced techniques and not a part of the template.
Consider the first dotpup as practice, I'll test the dotpup when you get it ready.
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Bruce B
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Posts: 11488
Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 15:30
Post subject:
Lobster wrote:
I need some basic knowledge . . .
Good reading on
Linux concepts
by Barry K
May I recommend a
beginners bash tutorial?
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Posts: 4078
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 15:34
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a script called abc.sh will behave differently from a script called abc
(i found this out the hard way)
for example, if you make a script called abc:
xmessage -center "`pwd`"
right click it and make it executable, if you need to, and right click it and Copy to abc.sh
if you click either script it will popup a window showing your working directory
when you click abc ... it says your working dir is the dir that abc is in
when you click abc.sh ... it says that your working dir is /root, your $HOME dir
the reason it's doing this is that abc is an executable file ... a dot sh file is being run from a rox Run Action
a workaround would be the same technique that roxapps use ... put these lines at the top of the script:
APPDIR=`dirname "$0"`
cd "$APPDIR"
this will cd to the dir abc.sh is actually in, and set APPDIR to the absolute path of the dir
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Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 16:54
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Actually for scripting I found
this tutorial
to be quite good.
It does not cover the scripting language 100% but it's a good start.
And I cannot resist but share that I was talking the other day to Steve Bourne! In person, waiting to to get some drinks at a conference we both attended.
I may even get smarter by osmossis.
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Joined: 04 May 2005
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Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 21:02
Post subject: Step back to step forward
May I recommend a
beginners bash tutorial?
Thanks guys
That seems good
I decided to have a go at dot pup because it seems easy and straight forward.
Somehow during this I have managed to make dotpups uninstallable . . .
Originally I had tried the visual dot pup maker from xanatos
but the scripts and templates seemed to be simpler (the visual dot pup maker is still under development I hope)
Things that seemed clear are beginning to seem complex . . .
Problems that an experienced basher would not blink at have caused me difficulties.
I am gonna digest some of this info. Take a step back and try again soon.
I appreciate everyones efforts thus far.
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Official Dog Handler
Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 13653
Location: Arizona USA
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2005, 21:32
Post subject:
Thanks, rarsa and Lobster for those links. I've put them in the Beginners index, under
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Orioles vs. Rangers 4/8/11 (Rainout) & 4/9/11 (Doubleheader)
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If you're here to read about the whole Jose Valverde
spitting incident, check out that post
So I showed up to the park on Friday not expecting anything
exciting. It had been pouring all day
and I already had word from a friend at the stadium that BP would for sure not
happen. Either way, I headed down around
4:15 and stood in line. Eventually, Tim,
Ben, Brittany, and some others showed up.
Zack Hample left town, and he
made a good choice doing so.
When we got in, there were some Rangers throwing:
I got a ball from some athletic trainer with them, then
handed it to a little Rangers fan standing by us (it was wet and dirty and
meant a LOT more to her). Tim, Ben, and
Matt each got one (I think Matt actually got 2) as well.
The Orioles came out to throw
But I didn't really bother asking for things. What was cool was that Ronnie [Deck] finished
throwing with Arrieta, and when all the pitcher went in, he came over to talk
with me for a good ten minutes, saying he was waiting for Tillman. We talked about everything from his uniform
to Spring Training to everything else random you can imagine. That was pretty
I then spent time with some people in Café 54, by the
bullpen, and on club level (including putting high socks on, my original pair
were *soaked*).
We heard at one
point that there were some Rangers sliding on the tarp, including Josh
Hamilton. From club level, we ran out to
see it, but missed them. You can see
videos of it here (this one is taken by the Rangers bullpen catcher in the dugout), here,
and here.
The game was postponed, it was announced that there would be
a straight doubleheader the next day, so I called up Todd Cook who would be
coming to town, and headed back to my place.
Oh, and I got Darren Oliver's autograph:
Season stats:
Baseballs: 10 (6 hit, 2 on fly, 2
toss up, 2 found)
Autographs: 3 (Scherzer, Guerrero,
Orioles home games attended: 3
Orioles total games attended: 3
Total MLB games attended: 3
Total baseball games attended
(MLB+MiLB): 3
Rainouts: 1
So I got down to the Orioles doubleheader on Saturday around
2. The gate times were confusing, Zevi
and I ended up having to run around the stadium when nobody else did… it was
just bad.
There were a ton of balls in the stands, and Matt found like
5. I found one. Then caught a Mike Napoli HR during BP on the
fly. But that was it for me. And I must have given both away, because I
have no idea where they are at this point.
Sometimes I just hand them off when I get them if they are too dirty to
get signed and have nothing interesting that I would want to keep them for, so
I assume that is the case.
Here's a shot I took during BP:
In this one, we have:
1. Todd and Tim Cook (Check out Todd's game entry here and follow Todd's Twitter)
For sure click on the Cooks name there to check out their
blog. I met Todd and Tim last season,
and have stayed in touch with Todd ever since for baseball stuff, and I
currently serve as his Oriole Park ticket broker. More on those two later.
Here is a panorama he took after BP but before the first game. I'm in it there tossing my glove. I was trying to toss it into his picture, but you can't tell that here since I had no idea he was doing a wide lens panorama. Either way, pretty cool. (click to enlarge as usual)
So Zach Britton was starting for the Orioles:
And he put on a show.
Pitched 7.2 shutout innings as the O's beat the Rangers in game one,
During the game, I hung out with Kris, Zevi (I'm not linking him every time I mention his name,
sorry), Andrew, and some others I'm
sure (I just am forgetful). It was fun.
Yes, I did facepalm during this game. Here's
the video if you must. There's a bit
of a background story to my frustrations behind it, but I'm not going to openly
start attacking people on here. But
yeah. I shredded both of my knees, my
right one the most, and was bleeding all over my legs. It wasn't pretty. But we fight on. And it was weird because the pitch before the
home run, I said to somebody "let's see if Reynolds can make Earl Weaver happy
with a 3 run home run" and BAM.
So then there was a short break between games, but we
settled back into section 86 for the second game. This time, Todd and Tim Cook, who had been
busy and exploring during game one, spent most of game two with us. Tim, I must say, is a very energetic a funny
little guy. Tells some great jokes. And Todd talked with me/us for most of the 2nd
game, about all things baseball really.
There were multiple innings where I don't remember what really happened
since we were having some fun talks.
Baseball is finally back.
The Orioles got crushed in this game by the score of
1-13. Yeah, the Rangers flat out mashed
(including another Nelson Cruz home run).
Arrieta was off his game, but it could have been because of Jake Fox
catching. Who knows. Though Fox looked awesome with his retro bird
helmet plus the black uni:
So yeah. Was an
interesting day, spent a ton of it just relaxing around talking to people
watching a game, and didn't go too crazy with things. Then I went on Sunday (post coming soon), and
that's that.
Season stats:
Baseballs: 12 (7 hit, 3 on fly, 1
toss up, 3 found)
Autographs: 2 (Scherzer, Guerrero,
Orioles home games attended: 5
Orioles total games attended: 5
Total MLB games attended: 5
Total baseball games attended
(MLB+MiLB): 5
Rainouts: 1
Oh, and I'm still holding Adam Jones to this. But it was cool just
yesterday when I told him he should
visit the MLB Fan Cave, and he replied that
he already was going. Then MLB put up
this video of it. Ryan Wagner, one of
the cave dwellers, is an O's fan. He's
pretty darn cool. I enjoy following the shenanigans
of the MLB Dream Job here, and you should, too.
Oh yeah, and be sure to check out the flyer and info for the May 8th Orioles game fundraiser!
And in case you don't know, both Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado are owning their respective minor league leagues (that sounds funny).


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HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act - National Key Vote
- Referred to Committee
- April 22, 2013
- House Bill Passed
- April 18, 2013
- Introduced
- Feb. 13, 2013
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Title: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes private-sector entities, utilities, and the federal government to share cyber threat information with each other.
- Authorizes an "element of the intelligence community" to share classified cyber threat intelligence with certified private-sector entities and utilities and individuals with a security clearance that authorizes them to receive the cyber threat information if the information is shared as follows (Sec. 3):
- The information is shared for the national security of the United States;
- The information is used in a manner which protects the information from unauthorized disclosure; and
- The information is used, retained, or further disclosed for cybersecurity purposes.
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish procedures for sharing "cyber threat information" with private-sector entities and utilities within 60 days of the enactment of this bill (Sec. 3).
- Defines "cyber threat information" as any government, private entity, or utility's system or network information regarding the following (Sec. 3):
- A vulnerability of the system or network;
- A threat to the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of the information stored, processed or transiting on the system or network;
- Efforts to deny access to or degrade, disrupt, or destroy the system or network; or
- Efforts to gain unauthorized access to the system or network.
- Prohibits a private-sector entity that receives cyber threat intelligence from disclosing the intelligence to another entity, unless the other entity is authorized to receive the cyber threat information (Sec. 3).
- Authorizes cybersecurity providers, with the express consent of a "protected entity" to identify and obtain cyber threat information and to share the information with any other entity designated by the protected entity, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice (Sec. 3).
- Authorizes a "self-protected entity" to identify and obtain cyber threat information and to share the information with any other entity, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice (Sec. 3).
- Defines "protected entity" as an entity, other than an individual, that contracts with a cybersecurity provider for cybersecurity goods or services (Sec. 3).
- Defines "self-protected entity" as an entity, other than an individual, that provides cybersecurity goods or services to itself (Sec. 3).
- Prohibits the federal government from using cyber threat information for regulatory purposes (Sec. 3).
- Authorizes the federal government to use cyber threat information for the following purposes (Sec. 3):
- For cybersecurity purposes;
- For the investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crimes;
- For the protection of individuals from death or serious bodily harm; and
- For the protection of minors from threats including child pornography, sexual exploitation, and kidnapping.
- Prohibits the federal government from using certain information to pursue cyber threats if the information that is shared with the government contains personal identifying information, including the following information (Sec. 3):
- Library circulation records and patron lists;
- Books sales records and customer lists;
- Firearms sales records;
- Tax returns;
- Educational records; or
- Medical records.
- Exempts protected entities, self-protected entities, cybersecurity providers, and their officers, employees, or agents from civil or criminal liability for identifying, obtaining, or sharing cyber threat information in "good faith" (Sec. 3).
- Specifies that a lack of good faith includes any act or omission taken with the intent to injure, defraud, or otherwise endanger any individual, government entity, private entity, or utility (Sec. 3).
- Specifies that the federal government is considered to be liable if a department or agency of the federal government "intentionally or willfully" violates a provision of this bill and requires the government to pay the following penalties (Sec. 3):
- The greater of the actual damages sustained or $1,000; and
- The cost of the action with attorney fees as determined by the court.
- Specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, or other element of the intelligence community to target a United States citizen for surveillance (Sec. 3).
Title: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
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Learning To Love The Ocean After A Lifetime Of Fearing It
Tim Bomba is a tall, rangy guy with a quick smile. He's a marathoner, a triathlete (he's done two Ironman races), and every Wednesday morning for the last decade, Bomba has taught a ocean swimming course in Santa Monica, Calif.
The course, called Ocean 101, isn't for accomplished swimmers like Bomba. It's for people who are new to the ocean, and many participants are afraid of the water when they arrive. Bomba knows what they're going through. He himself was terrified of swimming until he was in his 50s.
"I remember even back in grade school taking lessons, I could not let go of the side of the pool," he tells NPR's Kelly McEvers, a longtime friend and former colleague.
When he was 30, tragedy struck Bomba's family. His 16-year-old brother, Danny, drowned in the ocean on a family vacation to New Jersey. At the time, Bomba wasn't on the best terms with his family. The night before the accident, he had traveled to see them for the first time in two years.
"There's always been that thought I was called to see him just that one last time," says Bomba. "And maybe this does go back to why I [teach now]."
In his classes, Bomba has seen students who are completely terrified of the ocean.
"People who are new to the water, I think they want to relate to somebody who has also shared their experience but has gone on from that experience," he says.
Bomba's path to overcoming his own fear began with a movie he was working on as an audio engineer. Bomba was assigned to score a scene that dealt with the idea of the mind-body connection, that what a person thinks about is what he ultimately becomes.
Bomba was somewhat skeptical of the message, but he thought, "Why not at that point in my life — I was 52 — why not try it?" So he got back in the pool and started doing the exercises that kids do when they first learn to swim.
With the help of a colleague and friend, Steve Herbert, Bomba eventually started swimming in the ocean. In 2004, Herbert and Bomba founded the Ocean 101 course. It was an immediate success — more than 30 people showed up for the first class. The pair had to recruit more coaches to keep up.
Now, the one-hour course limits itself to eight participants on any given Wednesday morning. Five coaches accompany new swimmers into the ocean, where they teach the basics of diving under waves and reading the surf.
Bomba says he wants to help people feel a sense of accomplishment. "If you are new to the ocean, then you can make every excuse in the world, as I used to, to not go in on a given day," he explains.
When new swimmers finish his course, he says, "I want people ... to go 'Yes! I did something today.' Because that sets the tone for so many other things, and it has almost nothing to do with swimming."
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story unfairly characterized Mr. Bomba's sense of humor. That reference has been deleted.
A few years ago, I met this guy named Tim Bomba. And by, like, the second or third time I had talked to him on the phone, Tim was convincing me to sign up for a triathlon. Tim has done lots of races - marathons, even two Ironman triathlon's. And he's kind of a proselytizer. Here in LA, he teaches a clinic for the local triathlon club on how to do distance swimming in the ocean.
TIM BOMBA: OK, you guys want to just come down and we'll go over how to start?
MCEVERS: OK, you might be thinking - do you really need to take a class in that? You do. The hard part is learning how to get past the breaking waves and out to the place where the ocean's more calm. The fact that Tim Bomba is teaching this class at all is pretty amazing.
BOMBA: I wasn't a swimmer for most of my life. I was not only not a swimmer, I was terrified of water. I remember even back in grade school taking lessons - I could not let go of the side of the pool. So my entire life I've been terrified of water. We're going to take you in now and you're going to hear us call dive. Again, the top of the wave is where the white water is - that's where all the power is - that's where we don't want to be. We don't want to be anywhere near the top of that wave. We want to be as far underneath the water surface as possible.
I grew up in Pittsburgh, as far away from an ocean as you could imagine. And there was a period of time when I wasn't on the best terms with my family. I was in New York, they were in Pittsburgh and I got a call from my dad one day. saying they're going to be traveling from Pittsburgh to the Jersey Shore. And they were going to spend the night in Philadelphia, and would I be interested in coming down and seeing them and to sort of get things back on track. And I said yeah, you know, I'll do that. So I went down that night. I hadn't seen anybody for two years, including my two brothers. We had a chance to spend some time together. The next day, I got the call - my youngest brother drowned in the ocean. He was 16, I was 30. There's always been that thought - I was called to see him just that one last time. And maybe this does go back to why I do it.
OK, when you hear us say dive, you dive. Watch the water Kelly, watch it. Ready - dive.
We've seen people with their goggles on start crying, you know, when they're at the beach just because they're so terrified. And people who are new to the water - I think they want to relate to somebody who has also shared their experience but has gone on from that experience. And that's pretty much what we work at.
OK, you came up a little early, but you got the dive better. And again, always watch the water, watch what's going on, see what's going on out there in front of you.
I was working on a film that - and this is about as spiritual as i'll get - that addressed sort of the mind-body connection, meaning what you think about is what you become. And I was pretty cynical about that film and about that message. But I thought - why not - at that point my life I was 52 - you know - why not try it? And it took a long time - you know - it was getting back into the pool, it was doing the exercises that five-year-olds are doing, getting my face in the water. But I still had this sort of underlying concern about being in the water. Until the one day - I was driving down to the ocean and for lack of a better term - I had this extremely detailed vision of me in the wet-suit swimming a mile. That was the day I did the mile.
You good?
MCEVERS: That was awesome (laughing). I haven't dealt with anything like that in a long time.
BOMBA: I was watching you, you have a good stroke when you swim. And you guys seem to be pretty comfortable on the surface of the water, which is good to see.
If you are new to the ocean, then you can make every excuse in the world, as I used to, to not go in on a given day. And at the end of this parking lot, when you're about to hit the road, there's a stop sign. I want people when they hit that stop sign to - whether it's figuratively or literally - do a fist pump. Go yes, I did something today because that sets the tone for the rest of so many things. And it has almost nothing to do with swimming.
MCEVERS: Tim is so into encouraging people, he now works as an announcer at triathlon's all over the country, standing at the finish line and cheering people in.
BOMBA: You see her, coming around that line, twenty seconds to go - they're finishing up. She ran this half relay with her husband Al, Leandra Wado Johnson (ph), smile for that camera.
LOVERBOY: (Singing) Everyone's watching to see what you will do.
MCEVERS: Tim Bomba also records other people's stories at races. To read more about Tim and see pictures, go to our website npr.org.
LOVERBOY: (Singing) Everyone's wondering will you come out tonight, everyone's trying to get it right. Everybody's working for the weekend. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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When VIERA is turned off, the power consumption of connected devices* is minimized.
* VIERA models for 2009 or above, and video products for 2009 or above compatible with Power Save or Quick Start.
** The power consumption value differs depending on the discs used in connected devices and the usage conditions.
Intelligent Auto Standby
Power consumption is minimized by using VIERA Link control for interconnected devices.
* VIERA models for 2009 or above, and video products for 2009 or above compatible with Power Save or Quick Start.
Panasonic VIERA AR Setup Simulator App
Get the best Setup and viewing style for your Panasonic Viera TV
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* Attention: it is not possible to make emergency calls with Skype.
* USB Keyboard and Wireless LAN Adaptor are not included.
* Communication Camera for VIERA is not included.


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By Elizabeth SheanMy sister, Jan, and her family are coming to visit the week after Christmas. This cheers me immensely. I am facing my first holiday season as a widow, and it has been difficult so far. I got through Thanksgiving by holing up in a back bedroom at my brother's house and watching football games all day while a dozen other family members chatted and enjoyed my sister-in-law's delicious cooking in the main living area. As I have put it to my relatives: I'm struggling with grief-related depression, and the commotion of a party tends to make this worse for some reason.
So, when Jan and I settled on the post-Christmas week for their visit, I laid a few ground rules because I did not feel one iota of holiday spirit: there will be no decorations, I told her. No presents. No lavish parties. No commotion. I just couldn't cope with all that stuff.That was fine with Jan, but I forgot to account for Mom in the equation.Mom agreed with the "no presents" stipulation, but otherwise she wants an all-singing, all-dancing holiday, replete with the full gamut of decorations, large parties and constant family togetherness. She has stated several times this will probably be her "last Christmas," and she wants to mark it with a bang.
The problem is I do not have the mental or emotional energy to put into celebrating Christmas that lavishly this year. My goal is simply to survive it.And so I have spent some time this December contemplating how I can meet both Mom's needs for a spectacular "last" Christmas (in her mind) and my own need for a bare-bones holiday with plenty of downtime to mourn my late husband.I feel extraordinarily fortunate to have both my sister and Mom's CAREGiversm, Anita, to help me balance these competing priorities. After I confided my stress to Anita, she enthusiastically volunteered to put up Christmas decorations with Mom. She also has begun taking Mom away from the house more frequently during her twice-weekly visits. Anita shuttles Mom to lunch, to get her hair cut, to the grocery store to peruse the tabloids and pick up treats. In doing this, Anita blesses me with an hour or two of pure alone-time each week, and she provides the high degree of social interaction Mom craves—and that I can't deliver right now.And my sister volunteered to take on all the party-planning duties so that I don't have to devote any precious energy to it. Even from 800 miles away, she can text various family members to arrange dates and times, find out who can lend folding tables for our little banquet and research affordable catering options (because that's what Mom wants). After she arrives in Houston, Jan will occupy as much of Mom's time as possible so that I can spend time napping or locked in my home office listening to music and reflecting on the 30 wonderful Christmases I shared with my dear Lee.
Once Jan and Anita took over the holidays for me, I finally felt a small spark of the festive spirit. And I realized I had been mistaken when I said there would be "no presents" this Christmas. In truth I've received the greatest gifts of all: peace and joy. I'm so very grateful.
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