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Monday, August 1, 2011

Goin’ Postal

Call it emailer's remorse, but I feel partially responsible for the U.S. Postal Service's billions of dollars in annual losses, especially since it may now result in the closing of a post office in my hometown.

Yet I will carry on, like any real American, and blame the messenger.

A few Aprils ago, I stood in line with dozens of others to send our long forms and short hairs to the Internal Revenue Service. Behind the counter, a clerk became increasingly frustrated with explaining the difference between certified mail, registered mail and delivery confirmation to every single person who came up to her.

"When was the last time a letter you sent got lost?" she finally let loose to one patron. "It's going to get there. It gets there every other day of the year. Why do you think it's not going to get there today?"

The only such incident I recalled in my life was about 10 years earlier when a friend of mine never received a Christmas package I sent. I had addressed it to her house, so it was possible the mail carrier left it on her doorstep and a gang of seasonal thieves snatched it before she got home from work. All I need to prove that theory is to find a medium-build female crook wearing a powder blue "What the Duck?" novelty T-shirt while using a Signals' catalog star scope to locate the constellation Corona Borealis (literally, "boring Mexican beer").

Once I tried to frame the mail service. I told a college girlfriend I was trying to break up with over the summer that her letter to me never arrived. Turns out she knew something about postal operations and had the delivery traced to my mailbox.

We dated for another five months.

Meanwhile, back at the counter, here was an obviously loyal Postal Service worker -- one who believed in the competency and efficiency of her employer -- actually trying to talk people out of giving her employer money it desperately needed.

You had to admire her honesty if not her total lack of business savvy.

When my turn came, naturally she was my clerk.

"You've convinced me," I said. "Mail these tax forms and my check first-class, period. I trust you."

"That's what I'm talking about, baby," she said.

Then she asked if I wanted to purchase the latest commemorative stamp sheet of dead people.

I regretfully declined her offer, but today it has me thinking.

What else can the Postal Service do in its hour of need besides try to convince people to pay for services they usually don't need?

That's right: Capitalize on financially lucrative children's fads.

I don't know a single person who collects stamps, but the Things are always hounding me for the latest trendy "collectible" that they'll discard in six months.

WebKinz stuffed animals, then the WebKinz archrival, the NeoPets.

Pokemon cards and Bakugan tops.

Briefly, it was Silly Bandz, which are colorful rubber bracelets in the shape of animals or objects -- one of which, naturally, is a dollar sign. We have a few thousand of these regularly clogging up vacuum cleaners and plumbing (usually the dog’s).

Whatever the next Pet Rock is, the U.S. Postmaster General immediately needs to put its likeness onto postage stamps. Cha-CHING! Instant revenue in the USPS's coffers as parents and grandparents must fork it over or face ear-splitting tantrums.

Also, just think of the economic ripple effect it will have on our country's ailing tweezers and magnifying glass industries.

  1. I just heard the post office in my hometown is closing. Sure seems weird.

  2. Funny post, I loved it! I just got back a Xmas card last week that said "Return to Sender". What is it about Xmas? I used to send packages to my sisters all the time until they started charging $10 instead of $5. I quit sending stuff.

  3. They should serve expensive coffee and scones like Starbucks. I mean, when I'm waiting in a line of 20 people, with only one postal clerk working, it would be nice to have something socially acceptable to do.

  4. My husband and I went to a Mailboxes Etc in our town in Ireland to send our taxes to the IRS in Texas. We were quoted 75 euros, about $108. We dragged our jaws off of the counter and about 10 blocks down to the post office where it was only 5 euros or $7.50 which was still horrific but much better than $108! Makes me miss my old, small town post office in the States...crappy collector stamps and all!

  5. You gotta file that shit online, dude!

  6. I used to collect stamps as a kid. It started with a stamp on an envelope that arrived from Australia. I then gathered a collection of a few hundred stamps dating back to the 19th century. I just handed them all over to The Girl, hoping that she'll keep them until one day she hands them over to her kid. I have no idea what they're worth, or what to do with them except take them out ever once and awhile and say, "man these things are old."

  7. I used to work in a postal office in the Netherlands in the stamp collecting department. Our job was to paste stamps on special collectors' envelopes. It was tedious work. All of the stamps had to be placed at perfect right angles. We had a couple employees who up and quit because they couldn't handle the stress of getting the stamps on there just right. I have deep respect for anyone who works in such an environment. It was a weird experience.

  8. HA! I have a tab on my blog called going postal in which I detail all the "fun" stuff about being a postal worker. :) Really, I do.

    As for your post office closing, here's the thing... it's going no where soon. Closures will happen slowly, we have one that's on the list, and has been for four years. It's no closer to closing it's doors than it was 4 years ago. Yes. The PO is broke. But it's run by congress, so really, is anyone surprized? AND the only reason it's still running in the red is because the gov. won't allow for a lapse of payments towards future retirement benifits. Why? Because the government has no idea where that retirement fund went that we've paid trillions into.

    Most PO's will remain unless there are multiples in a town. (We have 7 here) and even then, when it all comes down to it, each town will most likely keep at least one of it's offices. And don't forget, closing offices will avoid layoffs, as it's easier to reassign the staff in offices slowly, then say, stop Saturday delivery, which would put apx 100,000 people (including me) on unemployment within days.

    OK. I've rambled enough. :)

    But those ideas for marketing and stamps... Genius! Now if only we could get the 80% of people under 18 that have never even touched a stamp, to do so... we'd be in the black in no time. :)

  9. Bijoux's comment made forget what this whole post was about. I'm sure it was fun and funny but damn, that Bijoux is awesome.

  10. Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night..... Rather our elementary school, which does not think the kids need to learn cursive any more, will bring about the end of letters and post offices.

  11. I am starting to understand the lack of money the USPS has to hire competent workers. I mail packages to Ireland and Scotland regularly and amazingly they can never find Scotland until I explain that it is part of Great Britain/United Kingdom and they insist for at least 10 minutes that I need a street address for country residences in Ireland.

  12. Thanks, Cheryl, for enjoying my sense of humor!

  13. So did you get that huge box of gifts and goodies I sent you from India? No? Damn that postal service.....

  14. Somewhere in New York, a Newman is screaming.

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Script Component Debugging in SSIS 2012

In SQL Server 2012, you can now debug the Script component by setting breakpoints and running the package in SQL Server Data Tools (replaces BIDS) .

When the package execution enters the Script component, the VSTA IDE reopens and displays your code in read-only mode. After execution reaches your breakpoint, you can examine variable values and step through the remaining code.

On a side note, we upgraded the scripting engine to VSTA 3.0, which provides a Visual Studio 2010 shell and support for .NET 4.

Here are a few things to keep in mind when debugging the Script component.

  • You can’t debug a Script component when you run the Script component as part of a child package that is run from an Execute Package task. Breakpoints that you set in the Script component in the child package are disregarded in these circumstances. You can debug the child package normally by running it separately.
  • When you debug a package that contains multiple Script components, the debugger debugs one Script component. The system can debug another Script component if the debugger completes, as in the case of a Foreach Loop or For Loop container.

As with previous versions of SSIS, you can also monitor the execution of the Script component by using these methods:

  • Interrupt execution and display a modal message by using the MessageBox.Show method in the System.Windows.Forms namespace.
  • Raise events for informational messages, warnings, and errors. For more information, see the Developer’s Guide topic, Raising Events in the Script Component.
  • Log events or user-defined messages to enabled logging providers. For more information, see the Books Online topic, Logging in the Script Component.

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  1. Arthur says:

    This is a very welcome feature. Thank you!

    Question: does this debugging enhancement also include the "edit and continue" feature?

  2. Debarchan says:

    Greatly awaited time-saving feature..!

  3. Because the VSTA IDEdisplays your code in read-only mode, you can't edit the code.  You can step through the code and you can click Continue.

  4. Arthur says:

    So the next release of SSIS project development is not Visual Studio 2010 based?

  5. Hi Arthur – sorry, that should read "VSTA 3.0 … which provides a Visual Studio 2010 shell". I'll fix that in the text.

    SQL Server 2012 ships will support for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 … we're working on a plan for supporting the next version of VS as well.

  6. Arthur says:

    Thank you.

    Also forgot to ask: will we get the possibility of integration with code testing e.g. Plex or the built-it VS testing facilities (it is e.g. when we can execute tests right from the task component)?

    As far as I know , currently, this is not possible even with say NUnit, correct?

  7. Nothing like that for SSIS packages in SQL 2012.

    For Scripts – you'd have to try it out. I think the main limitation with VSTA is that you have a single C#/VB.NET project. It looks like certain VS plugins (like Resharper) that I use for my regular C# development also work in the VSTA IDE, so I can take advantage of them when writing scripts.

    If I had a lot of script logic, I'd consider putting in a shared DLL so I could unit test it outside of SSIS (as well as turning it into a custom task/transform).

  8. Arthur says:

    I actually was planning on experimenting with that, not sure what test framework to go with, the choice is overwhelming whereas it seems the majority of developers being very keen to using NUnit. What would be your word of advise?

    For NUnit I can create the library project in VS then reference the DLL in the Script Task then hopefully test.

    Interesting, I have the Resharper but is does get fired up in my case (in BIDS 2008). Would it in VS 2008?

    You know, I use Snippet Compiler for Script Task coding and/or prototyping and then, yes it often times becomes a DLL, but that I if re-usability is involved. But some Scripts I develop are like real applications by themselves. In some places VS is not available, only BIDS, this is a reality.

  9. Yeah is there a way to unit test the Script component methods?

  10. Hello Dinesh,

    There are Visual Studio Test Edition-based unit tests for perfoming automated unit testing on data flow components.  The "Delimited File Reader Source Sample" on CodePlex (…/17646 ) shows how to use these tests, according to the sample description.

    However, based on the MSDN documentation, I think you'd need to create a Unit Test Project to test the methods in your script code. (…/hh598957.aspx ).

    The "Creating Automated Tests" MSDN topic (…/dd380755.aspx ) provides more information about Visual Studio automated tests.

  11. Janos Berke says:

    Script task debugger does not work for me (clean OS install, SQL2012 SSDT + SP1). I created a simple task with 2 lines of custom code. It was working for the first run, but after the second stopped working.

  12. Sureshkumar says:

    Script component binary code not foudn error.

    I compiled the code and the copilation is successfull. But I am alwyas gettinging binary code not found error,

  13. Anuj Tripathi says:

    This is what I was looking from 2005 🙂

    I have been using this feature from last two and a half year and didn't find any single issue

  14. lgschmidt says:

    We have a team that recently started using Visual Studio 2012, converting SSIS packages from 2008, and seem to be unable to set breakpoints in Script Tasks.  The error we're receiving says "Cannot start debugging.  Pre-debugging negotiations with Host failed."  Cannot seem to find any information about this error, or what's causing it.  There is also a brief flash of a dialog box that says "Visual Studio has encountered an unexpected error" but that disappears quickly.

    Any suggestions, ideas, etc.?!

  15. S. Watt says:

    @Igschmidt, I found this page trying to find a solution for this problem. I was able to resolve it by ensuing that the script parameters were correct. I had changed the name of one of the parameters, but I forgot to change the name in the list of parameters that are passed to the script.

  16. Sandeep says:

    I am using SQL Server 2012.I am facing a problem when trying to debug the script. When I execute the package (F5) the break point that i placed in the script never breaks. What happens is VSTA opens and it stays blank (the file where break point is present does not open) with a status message at the bottom saying build succeeded and nothing happens. It looks like VSTA is not entering debug mode (i could say this because i am able to build the code in VSTA which is opened when i run the package).  My problem is very similar to the one mentioned in link below…/ssis-2012-script-task-debugging-not-working-vsta-popup-but-no-script-displayed-in-ide

    I am really loosing lot of time on this. Please help!

  17. Ramesh says:

    Hi larry,

    Can you help me to come out from this error

    cannot start debugging. Pre-debugging negotiations with Host failed

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There are few things women like to talk about less than menopause. But to optimize your health and fitness results during this critical time, you need to think, and yes, talk about it. Your body is going through many drastic changes that, among other things, will have an effect on your ability to train and the results you can expect from that training.
As a man, I have never and will never go through menopause. However, my experience with numerous clients experiencing menopause has given me insight into what to expect from your training. While I cannot speak to the daily realities of navigating menopause, I offer guidance for understanding how these changes affect your fitness and weight-loss journey.
Regardless of your age or gender, the quickest way to derail your training motivation is to compare yourself to others. Comparison leads nowhere but to discouragement or false pride, depending on who you choose to compare and how you each perform on a given day. Both options are meaningless. If you are approaching or experiencing menopause, you have probably discovered the futility of comparing yourself to the younger women in class, let alone the men. However, it is easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to your direct peers, especially close friends at a similar stage in life.
Know that menopause is like puberty; it is simply a broad term that we use to describe a whole set of physiological changes. Everyone will experience these changes at different times, in different ways, and to drastically varying degrees. We find several universals, but menopause is much more defined by the immense differences and unpredictability than by the similarities.
All women begin menopause at different ages, and the symptoms and severity vary widely. Your personal genetic makeup and reproductive history play key roles. For instance, women who have many children tend to enter menopause younger, and women of Asian descent tend to experience less frequent and less severe hot flashes (although many studies credit this to dietary factors; more on that to come). Your lifestyle and diet also play critical roles in how and when you experience menopause. This article aims to offer guidance for understanding how you can adjust your habits and practices to optimize your health and happiness as you navigate this transitional period.

How Menopause Effects Your Fitness and Nutrition

Insulin Sensitivity and Carbohydrate Tolerance

Many women experience significant and seemingly unexplained weight gain during menopause, while others do not. Many factors could explain this, but decreased insulin sensitivity is a likely culprit. This is a complex process but essentially, insulin is the hormone that instructs your body what to do with blood glucose. Our bodies produce insulin to communicate to our cells to take up blood glucose to use as fuel or store as glycogen.
Decreased insulin sensitivity (also referred to as insulin resistance) means that your body is less sensitive to the effects of insulin. This means that your cells will not take up blood glucose as effectively, leaving higher amounts of glucose in circulation eventually to be stored as fat. While this occurs naturally with aging (in men also), it seems to become especially noticeable during and after menopause. Your relationship with food becomes ever more important as you move into this period of your life.
Related to your insulin sensitivity, carbohydrate tolerance describes your body’s ability to utilize carbohydrates. Carbohydrate tolerance describes roughly how many carbohydrates you need in a day, at one time, and at which times throughout the day.
Your carbohydrate tolerance and insulin sensitivity vary with the hormonal environment in your body. In addition to during and post-menopause, you become much more susceptible to storing body fat and feeling low energy from stresses such as alcohol, insufficient sleep, and a stressful lifestyle.
If you have an established nutritional plan but notice that your body is responding differently as you move into menopause, you probably need to re-examine your carbohydrate intake. Avoid high carbohydrate meals at all times except post-exercise. Prioritize non-starchy vegetables and proteins for these meals.
Use the following guideline as a starting point for how to fill your plate:
  • Fill more than half your plate with vegetables. Seek a wide variety, but avoid starchy vegetables such as potatoes, yams, etc.
  • Fill about a quarter of your plate with a protein source: red meat, chicken, eggs, or seafood from humane and natural sources, or a vegetarian source such as beans/legumes.
  • Use healthy fats to reach satiety. Fill the rest of your plate with healthy fat sources; as much as you need to feel satisfied but not full. Seek roughly an even one-third split between monounsaturated (most nuts, olive oil, avocado), polyunsaturated (fish oil and most seeds like flax, hemp, and chia), and saturated fats (coconut oil, palm oil, and animal sources).
For post-exercise meals, make a few tweaks:
  • Up your protein portion to roughly half of your plate.
  • Make an allowance for starchy vegetables and grains.
These guidelines will help you to mitigate the fat-storing effects of decreased insulin sensitivity and ensure that you get sufficient dietary fat. Do not be afraid of dietary fat; your body requires it for many key functions, especially during menopause. Saturated fat will aid in the manufacture and balance of your hormones. Dietary fat also helps absorb and transport fat soluble vitamins, many of which aid in mineral allocation. This is a key function for building and maintaining bone density, perhaps the more prominent physical effect of menopause.
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Nutrition for Bone Density

You will likely lose bone density during menopause. This is perhaps the most universal symptom of menopause. Fortunately, you can mitigate or forestall this effect with some adjustments to your nutrition and training.
Peri- and post-menopausal women lose bone density because their calcium absorption drops drastically during this time: as much as 50% from when they were an adolescent. Before you run out and buy calcium supplements, understand the root cause. Quite often the shortage of calcium is a problem of absorption and allocation rather than of insufficient intake. It is possible that you are not consuming sufficient calcium, but it is far most likely that the calcium you do eat fails to reach your bones.
To ensure optimal calcium absorption and usage, prioritize vitamin D. Natural, unfiltered sunlight remains the absolute best source of vitamin D. To produce vitamin D, we need UVB rays to directly contact our skin. Note that glass and sunscreen can block as much as 99% of UVB, rendering the sunlight you absorb through these media virtually useless for vitamin D production. Get outside and soak up those rays! As little as 20 minutes of unfiltered sunlight can provide sufficient vitamin D each day (this depends on your skin tone, time of year, and location on the Earth).
Vitamin D supplements (both D2 and D3) prove effective for those who cannot produce enough naturally. The recommended amounts vary significantly by individual and supplementing in excess can have ill effects. For accurate dosing consult your doctor, but general recommendations can be found here.
Now that you have ensured optimal vitamin D, we can talk about calcium itself. As with vitamin D and every other nutrient, the Earth-grown forms are best. Seek foods naturally high in calcium such as leafy greens, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Perfect, these are already on your plate from moderating your carbohydrate intake! Calcium supplements can help those with very low absorption but most everyone can fill their calcium need through natural sources.
The final and most critical method to maintain your bone density comes through avoiding a net-acidic diet. Meats and grains have a net acidic effect as we break them down, while fruits and vegetables have a net basic or alkaline (the opposite of acidic) effect. Your body has an amazing ability to balance the acidity of your nutritional intake to create the level it requires. Unfortunately, to balance acidity your body uses its stores of minerals, the most abundant of which is your bones. Your body will actually draw calcium and other minerals from your bones to use in neutralizing an acid diet. Prioritize significant portions of fruits and vegetables to balance the acid/base ratio so your body does not need to use minerals to do it for you. Also, avoid large quantities of pro-acidic foods like meats and grains.

Exercise for Bone Density

Many women nearing menopausal age have an established regimen of yoga and cardio-focused classes. I would never advise removing classes or exercises that you enjoy. However, if you fall into the category of women who do not incorporate any resistance training into their program, you are doing nothing to mitigate the almost certain loss of lean mass and bone density. Sorry, those 5lb dumbbells and 10lb kettlebells from your cardio classes do not provide enough resistance or loading.
You need heavy resistance training to maintain and improve your bone density. Understand heavy as heavy relative to your size and strength. Know that you do not need to lift tons of weights or bulk up. You simply need to test the limits of your physical strength. Use movements like the following to safely apply heavy loading to your system. Prioritize using the heaviest load you can handle safely. These movements are all about full engagement and time under tension.
  • Deadlifts: If you feel comfortable and confident, use the barbell deadlift. For a safer option try suitcase deadlifts with a heavy kettlebell or dumbbell (or bag of groceries or jug of milk) in each hand. You can make these safer still by starting with the weights elevated on a small box. Move slowly and even add a long pause at the top to increase your time under tension.
  • Farmer’s Carries: Pick up a heavy weight in each hand (suitcase deadlift) and carry them. This will add stability challenges to your heavy loading.
  • Yoke Holds or Walks: Stand or walk with a barbell or yoke on your shoulders. As with the farmer’s carries, walking provides a great challenge to your balance, focus, and stability. For safer loading, skip the walk and just bear the weight and stand. Focus on your posture and position. Simply being under heavy load will stimulate increases in connective tissue strength and bone density.
  • Sleds: Push or pull a heavy sled. You can do this fast or slow as long as the primary focus remains on work capacity.
Your body might naturally be losing bone density, but you do not need to accept this as a sentence of osteoporosis or frailty. With a few adjustments to your habits, you can maintain strong bone health late into life.

Maintain and Build Lean Mass

Like bone density, most women begin to experience losses in lean muscle mass as they enter menopause. Also as with bone density, this does not have to mean an automatic sentence. Maintaining a strong (not to mean huge or bulky) amount of lean mass helps optimize health for everyone regardless of age or gender. Mid-life and menopause both typically lead to significant loses in lean mass. Maintaining and building lean mass is now more important than ever.
Muscle mass is not only important to maintain your strength and vitality. Muscle tissue demands fuel and will take up blood glucose when instructed to. Building and maintaining lean mass are great ways to stave off the effects of decrease insulin sensitivity. This in turn supports a healthy level of body fat.
Incorporate heavy resistance into functional movements to get the greatest benefit in building and maintaining your muscle mass. Favor movements that support your everyday activities. Some of the best options are:
  • Weighted Lunges: Walking lunges provide the best challenge to your stability. Scale with stationary lunges (split squats) to progress toward walking lunges.
  • Push Ups: Full range of motion push ups with chest to the floor. Scale these by elevating your hands on a box or wall or performing them from your knees, rather than shortening range of motion.

  • Ring or TRX Rows: These offer an infinitely adjustable scale for pull ups. You can walk your feet forward and back to adjust the difficulty. Add a static hold at the top and a slow decent to increase the muscle-building benefit.
With a few tweaks or additions to your exercise program, you can maintain and even increase your lean muscle mass during menopause.

The Final Piece: Stress

Controlling stress will help mitigate the other emotional and physiological symptoms like insomnia, irritability, and hot flashes. It is more important than ever to eliminate (or at least moderate) the stressors in your life. Avoid high amounts of caffeine and alcohol. Avoid foods that cause inflammation like sugar, grains, and dairy. Get plenty of sleep, and take up stress relieving activities like walking, meditation, or yoga.

Layered Strategies for Compounding Effects

Remember that your experience of menopause will be entirely unique. Understand what types of symptoms you can expect, and the patterns you can change or introduce to mitigate them.
Most of the recommendations herein are interrelated. For example, if you adjust for increased insulin resistance by eliminating starches, sugars, and grains and prioritizing vegetables, these habits will also help to maintain bone density by providing more dietary calcium and reducing the net acidity of your diet. Taking a walk outside is both stress-relieving and an opportunity to catch some rays to up your vitamin D production.
Menopause means many big changes for your body. But menopause also offers the opportunity to deepen your relationship with your body and bring your commitment to health and wellness to an all-time high.
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In What Is Healthy Eating? Turning the Food Pyramid Upside Down, I explained the story of Dr. Louise Light and how the recommendations she originally submitted to the USDA for the food pyramid got shot down for a number of political reasons.
So, if we believe that Dr. Light was on the right track and that the USDA’s dietary guidelines are not what is right for us, then what is? Let us take a look at the science and attempt to figure this out for ourselves.

The Evolutionary Perspective

When researching science related to human beings it is always best to begin with an evolutionary perspective. What have human beings typically eaten? Dr. Loren Cordain and Boyd Eaton have done this part for us in an article written in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2005. They found seven differences between the diets of our ancestors and modern humans. These seven differences are as follows:
  • dietary guidelines, usda, food pyramid, paleo, omega 3, gluten, protein, carbGlycemic load
  • Fatty acid composition
  • Macronutrient composition
  • Micronutrient density
  • Acid-base balance
  • Sodium-potassium ratio
  • Fiber content
As a result of these seven differences, Cordain and Eaton wrote, “The evolutionary collision of our ancient genome with the nutritional qualities of recently introduced foods may underlie many of the chronic diseases of Western civilization.” In a nutshell, we consume higher amounts of refined sugars, higher amounts of refined vegetable oils, lower amounts of EPA/DHA, less nutrient-dense food, and less fiber

Ratios Gone Wrong

The backbone of the USDA’s dietary guidelines is grains. This adds to the increase in refined foods in our diet and alters glycemic load. Couple this with a fear of fat and we have an upward swing in carbohydrates in our diet. The average carbohydrate intake for hunter-gatherer groups was twenty to forty percent of their diet. The USDA recommends 45 to 65% of calories coming from carbohydrate sources.
This fear of saturated fat leading to heart disease has put a greater emphasis on refined vegetable oils. This has caused the American diet to be high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids and low in anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids. Dr. Cordain stated in his article that from our ancestors consumed a 1:1 ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats. However, modern day diets can be as much as 30:1 in favor of the inflammatory omega 6 fatty acids. Furthermore, research suggests that the ratio should be closer to 2.5:1 to show improvements in colorectal cancer, 4:1 ratios showed a 70% decrease in overall mortality, 2-3:1 ratios suppressed inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, and 5:1 had a beneficial effect with asthma patients. Conversely, 10:1 showed a negative effect. In practice, what this means is we should be eating more saturated animal fats, preferably from grass-fed cows and wild-caught fatty fish, and cooking them in butter and coconut oil as opposed to vegetable oil, canola oil, safflower oil, and other high omega-6 products.

Nutrient Dense and Fiber Rich Foods

The backbone of the human diet should come from nutrient dense and fiber rich fruits and vegetables. Those of you who have not seen Dr. Mat Lalonde’s nutrient density presentation from the Ancestral Health Symposium 2012 can watch it here:

In addition, Dr. Cordain showed in his article that fruits and vegetables have higher amounts of fiber then grains. This is funny, of course, because we are always told by the USDA that we need grains for their fiber. From all of this you can see that organ meats, eggs, vegetables, and fruits are more nutrient dense then grains and legumes. Sadly, organ meats and eggs are two foods that have made their way out of our kitchens over the last few decades.

Grains, Gliadin, and Zonulin

Grains may also have a negative impact on our intestines. Dr. Fasano out of the University of Maryland has done outstanding research in this field. The discovery of the hormone zonulin is a game changer. Zonulin is basically the gatekeeper of our intestines. As zonulin rises so does intestinal permeability. In one study researchers found an increase in intestinal permeability in non-celiac patients when gliadin was introduced. Gliadin is one of the proteins that makes up the infamous gluten, and we now know that gliadin causes the release of zonulin, even in those who are not diagnosed as having celiac disease. So, you eat gluten, your zonulin rises, your gut permeability rises, and bad things happen all over your body. And grains are less nutrient dense then fruits and vegetables, have less fiber, and may increase inflammation. So, why are these food choices the staple of our diet? (By the way, the same applies to legumes.)

The Right Type and Amount of Carbohydrates and Proteins

dietary guidelines, usda, food pyramid, paleo, omega 3, gluten, protein, carbJeff Leach has done some fantastic work on how food affects our gut bugs. In his article titled Prebiotics in Ancient Diets he states that root tubers may have been part of the diet for about 2.5 million years. He also states that consuming less than 75g of starch may starve some of our good gut bugs. Therefore, we may want to make sure we are taking in between 75 to 100g of starch from fruits and root tubers. There is genetic variance when it comes to carbohydrate tolerance. Humans can have anywhere from two to fifteen of the amylase genes. The number of these genes may affect how well you digest starch. Researchers have shown that low-amylase groups have higher blood glucose levels and these glucose levels stay elevated for two hours longer than when the same amount of starch is consumed in a high-amylase group. So I like to use 75 to 100g as a starting point with clients, and from there we tinker carbohydrate intake as needed.
As for protein intake, this too can be a bit tricky. Julia Ross in her book, The Mood Cure, recommends four to six ounces of high quality protein per meal for women and six to eight ounces of protein per meal for men. These totals seem to work well for myself as well as my clients. Ross has used these guidelines for protein intake to help with addiction and mood disorders in her clinic since the 1980s with great success. Protein should come from nutrient dense grass-fed meats, fish, and cage-free eggs. These nutritious foods contain the most bioavailable sources of amino acids, which are important for building new tissue and enzymes, and they serve as precursors for our neurotransmitters.

The Importance of Animal Products and Good Fats

Animal products are an important piece of the diet and should not be feared or overlooked. Make sure to combine organ meats and muscle meats with marrow. This way the methionine and glycine ratio stays in balance (which allows methionine to perform it’s proper duties, as opposed to creating toxic byproducts) and we get key nutrients such as DHA, vitamin A, iron, and zinc. Try to cook these animal products at lower temperatures to avoid charring. Byproducts formed when meat is charred may increase some cancer rates.
Lastly, cook with healthy fats. Lard from grass-fed animals, butter, and coconut oil. Fats are extremely brain healthy. Ketogenic diets are extremely successful in the literature in treating neurodegeneration, mood disorders, and epilepsy. They are also important for us to absorb key fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A, D, E. and K. Fats increase satiety and help control blood sugar levels as well.
We will dive deeper into the proteins and fats and the fears associated with eating them in upcoming articles. Until then follow this simple rule, if you can’t hunt it or forage for it, do not eat it!
1. Drago, S et. Al., "Gliadin, zonulin and gut permeability: Effects on celiac and non-celiac intestinal mucosa and intestinal cell lines." Journal of Gastroenterology (2006). Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
2. Cordain, Loren et. Al., "Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005). Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
3. Simopoulos, AP., "The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids." Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy (2002). Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
4. Johnson, IT et. Al., "Influence of saponins on gut permeability and active nutrient transport in vitro." Journal of Nutrition (1986). Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
5. Leach, Jeff., "Prebiotics in Ancient Diets." International Food Information Service. Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
6. Leach, Jeff., "Sorry Low Carbers Your Gut Microbiome is Just Not That Into You." 2013. Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
7. Mandel, Abigail and Breslin, Paul., "High Endogenous Salivary Amylase Activity Is Associated with Improved Glycemic Homeostasis following Starch Ingestion in Adults." The Journal of Nutrition (2012). Retrieved on January 17, 2014.
8. Ross, Julia., "The Mood Cure." (USA: Viking Penguin, 2002)
Photos courtesy of Shutterstock.


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EDITORS NOTE: We know how hard it is to gift shop, so we thought we would help you out with ideas. Powerlifting and strength coach Chet Morjaria suggests ten gift options that any lifter would be pleased with.

Chet's Powerlifting Holiday Wish List

What do you give the lifter who has everything? Something from this list, of course! Whether you are after a stocking stuffer or a big surprise, you will find plenty of thoughtful options for your favorite strength athlete within these ten suggestions.

1. Nose Tork Smelling Salts - $6.00

Ever feel like you just need to clear your head before an important lift? Or that you just need to be a little bit sharper or more aggressive? Try taking a whiff of these next time you are going for that big lift in competition. You won’t quite know what has hit you – but you will feel ready to lift big!

2. Mini Deadlift Jack - $65.00

There comes a point when it becomes more of a workout to take the plates on and off than it does to do the actual lifts. This simple but very useful contraption almost makes plate loading fun. Save your energy (and your back) for the things that matter - the lifts themselves.

3. Rogue Butcher Prowler - $265.00

Conditioning for powerlifting is where you just lift heavy weights faster right? True, but if you don't believe in conditioning, consider this: the better your work capacity is, the better quality of training you will be able to maintain as your day, week, and program goes on. The prowler is a incredible way to improve your heavy conditioning in a way that is simple, effective, and fun. Okay, I lied about the fun part. This prowler was, in fact, designed in conjunction with Westside Barbell.

4. Basic Physics Book -$19.95

Speaking of Westside, the concepts in this book are where it all comes from. Take yourself back to basics, the real basics. How does kinetic energy contribute to lifting and sports and how do you increase it? Once you have this stuff figured out, everything else makes a lot more sense.

5. Zulu Glove Dominator Powerlifting Belt - $89.00

For big and sturdy lifts, you need a big and sturdy belt. I swear by my Zulu Glove belt. These guys make well manufactured, well thought out belts. The Dominator belt boasts some innovative, yet simple features. The oversized grab handle helps to get the belt as tight as you need it, and the quick release single prong buckle is exactly what you need to rip that belt off immediately after a taxing lift. This belt is IPF compliant, too.

6. Voodoo Floss Bands - $24.00/pair

As the first part of the name suggests, this stuff can feel pretty magical on beaten up knees and elbows. And as the second part of the name suggests, it goes places no other mobility tool can go. I have known Voodoo Floss bands to help improve both feel and range of movement where nothing else seemingly does. Well worth having in your kit bag. Floss every day!

7. Carlson's Very Finest Fish Oil - $48.50/500ml

Powerlifting is one hell of a taxing sport, and fish oil should be top of your supplement lists to keep your body ticking over. This fish oil is very high spec and tastes of lemon, not fish. The list of benefits are mind-blowing. I think Lift Big Eat Big says it best: “If you can’t fix it with squats and fish oil, you’re probably going to die."

8. Titan Max RPM Wrist Wraps - $17.25

Give yourself confidence and support for those heavy bench presses – invest in a pair of these. Go for a pair like this one that is IPF-approved so you can use them in competition.

9. EliteFTS Yoke Bar - $445.00

If you are going to get one speciality bar, make it this one. Otherwise known as a safety squat bar, EliteFTS calls this the Yoke Bar, and it includes handles for even more versatility and stability. If you’ve used one, you’ll know how brutally effective it is. If you haven’t, then know that training squats with this bar will do wonders for your upper and lower back strength, along with glute and hamstring strength out of the hole. Plus, it’s a great option if you have a wrist or shoulder injury.

10. Powerlifting Gym Membership - Price Varies

Training with people with the same goals as you, some of whom are stronger than you, and some of whom are more experienced in the sport than you, will make an incredible difference to your training. If you are not a member of a powerlifting gym already, or at least a gym with a good powerlifting coach, then take the plunge and surround yourself with strength and excellence.


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  • When somebody mentions “literature,” what’s the first thing you think of? (Dickens? Tolstoy? Shakespeare?)
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Last Comment Bug 382446 - Alert on shutdown when using ldaps address book - "operation can not be completed because of an internal failure. A secure network communication has not been cleaned up correctly."
: Alert on shutdown when using ldaps address book - "operation can not be compl...
Product: MailNews Core
Classification: Components
Component: Address Book (show other bugs)
: Trunk
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: -- major (vote)
: mozilla1.9.1a1
Assigned To: David :Bienvenu
: 375667 416332 529991 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: 420744
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Reported: 2007-05-30 07:27 PDT by Marc Sherman
Modified: 2014-12-30 05:08 PST (History)
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screenshot of the alert (7.59 KB, image/png)
2007-05-30 07:27 PDT, Marc Sherman
no flags Details
fix for connection leak in ldap autocomplete session (1.64 KB, patch)
2008-06-30 13:19 PDT, David :Bienvenu
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Description Marc Sherman 2007-05-30 07:27:05 PDT
User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv: Gecko/20070309 Firefox/
Build Identifier: version (20070326)

When an ldaps address book is configured in thunderbird, I get an Alert message box when I shut down thunderbird. The alert reads:

The operation can not be completed because cf (sic) an internal failure. A secure network communication has not been cleaned up correctly.

The ldaps address book does appear to function correctly, and after dismissing the alert, thunderbird appears to shut down cleanly.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
[note, this happens about 80% of the time -- I occasionally am able to quit without seeing the alert, but it happens more often than not.]

1. Configure ldaps address book
2. look up an address in it
3. quit thunderbird
Actual Results:
Alert pops up before quitting

Expected Results:
No alert
Comment 1 Marc Sherman 2007-05-30 07:27:50 PDT
Created attachment 266614 [details]
screenshot of the alert
Comment 2 Marc Sherman 2007-05-30 07:29:04 PDT
Argh. I guess I was transcribing from a shrunken view of the screen shot -- it doesn't say "cf", it says "of" correctly. :)
Comment 3 David :Bienvenu 2007-05-30 07:49:04 PDT
this is because we're not cleaning up an ldap connection before shut down.

Does this only happen in a session where you add the ldaps address book, or does it happen in subsequent sessions where you just look up an address in the ldap address book? Are you looking up the address via the compose window, or the address book window?
Comment 4 Marc Sherman 2007-05-30 07:52:19 PDT
It happens in subsequent sessions. I just tried a session where I only used the compose window, and another one where I only used the address book window, and it happened in both sessions.
Comment 5 Wayne Mery (:wsmwk, NI for questions) 2008-04-09 09:59:14 PDT
Marc, ever not have the alert and shutdown still not complete?
Comment 6 Marc Sherman 2008-04-09 10:45:20 PDT
Sorry, I'm not using ldaps any more, so I can't confirm.
Comment 7 David Ascher (:davida) 2008-05-02 17:33:06 PDT
FWIW, I'm still seeing this with trunk nightlies.
Comment 8 Wayne Mery (:wsmwk, NI for questions) 2008-05-02 18:09:43 PDT
is it possible to have the shutdown hang caused by ldap, and not get the alert?
ref my bug 420744.
Comment 9 David Ascher (:davida) 2008-05-02 20:11:27 PDT
Wayne, if you were asking me, I don't know.  I'm not able to reproduce it reliably yet.
Comment 10 Wayne Mery (:wsmwk, NI for questions) 2008-05-20 12:35:09 PDT

related? to Bug 188554 – Profile switching fails after having used LDAP/SSL ?

I have a colleague how sees this error message on Mac - OS=ALL [not that david doesn't count :)] - "consistently, Tbird (I have version (20080213)) crashed when I Disconnect from Lehigh's VPN. This was the case both in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and now 10.5 Leopard".

And also can create on windows - use an sldap (SSL ldap) search, close vpn, then close thunderbird, hang. (no error message)

perhaps the same as my bug 420744, but I don't see an error message at shutdown. bit of a pain to have to constantly kill the task.
Comment 11 David Ascher (:davida) 2008-06-09 11:35:57 PDT
I see this all the time, marking wanted for tb3.0a2 and blocking for 3.
Comment 12 Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie) 2008-06-12 17:36:02 PDT
Depends on bug 438035 ?
Comment 13 Mark Banner (:standard8, limited time in Dec) 2008-06-13 00:14:37 PDT
(In reply to comment #12)
> Depends on bug 438035 ?
Not really, I forgot to comment on this bug the David Ascher hasn't been using the sidebar (he didn't know about it), which therefore means we have two bugs not one, and additionally that bug won't stop this one being fixed and vice versa.
Comment 14 Mark Banner (:standard8, limited time in Dec) 2008-06-13 01:57:16 PDT
*** Bug 416332 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 15 Sander Goudswaard 2008-06-13 03:53:12 PDT
My bug was marked as a dup of this bug which is OK, however in my case I am sure that it only *seems* to exit after confirming the dialog. In fact it remains running and visible in XP's task manager, even though there is no active or visible window anymore.
Comment 16 David Ascher (:davida) 2008-06-13 09:36:36 PDT
FWIW, on OS X I get the alert dialog but I can never dismiss it.  I always have to kill the process using brutal means.
Comment 17 David Ascher (:davida) 2008-06-18 11:39:26 PDT
David, It'd be good to get this frequent hang fixed sooner rather than later.  I'm putting it on the 3a2 blocker list, but if you don't agree, push back.
Comment 18 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-18 13:15:38 PDT
I agree - I have to think how I can fix it without duplicating the work Mark is doing to make nsAbView more sane...
Comment 19 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-28 11:14:42 PDT
I forgot that davida's not using the sidebar so the abview stuff is not involved.

When this bug happens, we end up creating two ldap connections, and only clean up one.  If you've only got one compose window open, we should only ever have one ldap autocomplete session, and thus one ldap connection open at a time.

I was able to reproduce this problem with a release build, but I have not been able to recreate it with a debug build, probably because of timing issues.
Comment 20 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-29 08:37:56 PDT
My plan for this was to have either the ldap service or the ldap servers keep track of the connections they've opened, let them listen for shutdown events, and close connections that haven't been closed yet. This general approach has worked for the mailnews protocols. But LDAP connections are created straight from the consumers, and the consumers are responsible for caching them and keeping track of them. This works fine as long as the consumers don't have any bugs or memory leaks or cycles.

Rather than change all the consumers, my thinking right now is just to make the ldap connections register with the ldap service when they're created, and unregister when they're closed.  The ldap service would be a shutdown observer, and close registered connections when it gets a shutdown notification.

The alternative is to make all the consumers create and free their connections using the existing ldap service mechanisms, and then extend the ldap service to be a shutdown observer, as above. That would be a bigger change, and involve using a lot of code in the ldap service that is untested, afaik. My understanding is that code was never quite finished, though it might just be that the consumers were never changed to use it.
Comment 21 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-30 09:40:19 PDT
I've spent a fair amount of time trying to reproduce a leak in ldap connections from the compose window, without any luck at all. I also spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out some minimally disruptive way to force an ldap connection cleanup on shutdown, without much luck.  LDAP connections really only want to get cleaned up by their destructor. I can expose the close() method but I worry that's going to exorcise unexpected code paths in LDAP.

One thing I noticed was that it can take 5 seconds or longer for autocomplete sessions to get garbage collected, which means ldap connections can linger quite a while after the compose window is closed.

Since I was having so much trouble reproducing leaks with non-SSL ldap, I thought maybe using SSL was causing a race condition so I found a publicly available ldap server that works over SSL. I couldn't reproduce any connections leak, but I quickly reproduced the alert on shutdown originally reported. The ssl connection was in close_wait state, which means we had called ldap_unbind, but the connection hadn't been completely torn down yet from nss's point of view. When I dismiss the alert, the app doesn't shut down, though the UI is all gone. I don't know if davida is seeing the same issue w/o the alert - it's possible that for some reason we were unable to put up the alert, or it could be a difference between windows and mac...

This all means that forcing the connection to close on shutdown is not sufficient to fix this issue. Closing the connection explicitly from js, before garbage collection runs might help simply by giving the connection more time to close, but it's a hack.

It's interesting that SSL IMAP doesn't have this problem - I don't know if it's because IMAP connections get cleaned up explicitly earlier, or if there's something about the LDAP CDK that's different. There's a comment in the code that indicates that ldap_unbind might be synchronous...
Comment 22 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-30 10:01:09 PDT
This time I left just the compose window open, so that when I closed it, the app would shut down quickly. In that case, I got the alert from nss before the gc ran to clean up the ldap connection. Oddly, this time the app did shut down, after I dismissed the alert, the autocomplete session was gc'd, and the ldap connection closed down. Which leads me to think that one hack would be to force gc when the compose window closes, if possible.

Davida, do you see this problem mainly when you shutdown right after closing the compose window, or does it happen a lot when the compose window hasn't been open for a while?
Comment 23 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-30 11:32:51 PDT
Turns out that the compose window itself forces a garbage collection in its on close handler,, so I don't think there's any benefit to adding a gc() call in the js (which threw an assertion anyway, for me, saying gc() was not defined). nsMsgCompose only does a gc if recyleIt is true, but it seems to be true for me even when I close the compose window and it's the last window (this is on windows).

I was able to reproduce an honest to goodness connection leak, however. I got nsLDAPAutoCompleteSession::Init to get called with mConnection already set. This guarantees a leak, because mConnection isn't a comptr - assigning over it just leaks the old connection (I suspected this was happening and added an assertion to detect it). So either we need to release the old connection before getting a new connection, or figure out why we're in Init with an existing connection. (the short answer is that the previous attempted connection is in the unbound state, either because we haven't starting binding, or it got unbound, I guess)
Comment 24 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-30 13:19:31 PDT
Created attachment 327461 [details] [diff] [review]
fix for connection leak in ldap autocomplete session

this fixes the bug that can be recreated this way:

configure an ldap server for autocomplete (preferably ssl)
open a new compose window
type a couple letters in the addressing widget
pause long enough for autocomplete to start (2-3 seconds)
type a third character

the autocomplete that started after the first two characters will start binding but not finish. The third character will cause nsLDAPAutoCompleteSession::OnStopLookup to get called, which aborts the current binding. My fix is to also free the mConnection when that happens. I also added an assertion when we try to call InitConnection with an existing connection.  I'd be happy to add an NS_IF_RELEASE(mConnection) to the top of InitConnection as well, after the assertion, if people think that's worthwhile.
Comment 25 David :Bienvenu 2008-06-30 13:42:22 PDT
A couple notes - you need to cause the problem with the first couple characters you type in a compose window; otherwise, the ldap session is cached and lives until the compose window is closed. Also, I'd like people seeing this problem try a nightly build with the fix to see if it indeed fixes their issue, before investigating fixes for the shutdown before gc finishes issue I discovered earlier.
Comment 26 Marc Sherman 2008-07-01 06:54:49 PDT
Is there any way to take my email address off the cc list for this bug report? As stated earlier, I stopped using ldaps in thunderbird soon after I filed the bug.
Comment 27 David :Bienvenu 2008-07-01 07:51:05 PDT
optimistically marking fixed. Marc, I don't know how to stop getting notifications for bugs you yourself filed. We can open a new bug for remaining issues, if any.
Comment 28 Wayne Mery (:wsmwk, NI for questions) 2008-11-03 06:14:37 PST
*** Bug 375667 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 29 Mark Banner (:standard8, limited time in Dec) 2009-11-20 01:05:29 PST
*** Bug 529991 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 30 Alex 2010-10-19 01:47:44 PDT
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv: Gecko/20100915 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.4

The behavoir mentioned in the first description occur again.

I use the address book with ldap-support and secure connection (ssl).

I got an alert if I do the following steps:

1. start Thunberbird
2. open Address Book
3. select the ldap address book
4. search for "." (--> getting the whole entries of the address book correctly)
5. close Address Book
6. close Thunderbird --> Alert: "The operation can not be completed ..."
Comment 31 Alex 2010-10-19 23:13:08 PDT
... same problem with Thunderbird 3.1.5
Comment 32 2014-12-30 04:37:23 PST
[Tracking Requested - why for this release]:

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Bug 146586 - Should BuildRequires: pkgconfig >= 0.14
Should BuildRequires: pkgconfig >= 0.14
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: glib2 (Show other bugs)
All Linux
medium Severity low
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Assigned To: Matthias Clasen
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Reported: 2005-01-29 19:44 EST by Yanko Kaneti
Modified: 2007-11-30 17:10 EST (History)
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Description Yanko Kaneti 2005-01-29 19:44:23 EST
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.5)
Gecko/20050110 Galeon/

Description of problem:
Should buildrequire pkg-config >= 0.14 because thats what the upstream
configure wants.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:
Try rebuilding the SRPM on a system with pkg-config < 0.14

Actual Results:  )

Additional info:
Comment 1 Yanko Kaneti 2005-03-09 22:44:38 EST
Care to elaborate why exactly WONTFIX ?
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2005-03-09 23:00:33 EST
Because cluttering the spec files with BuildRequires to protect
against ancient tools is not a particularly effective use of my time.
Fedora SRPM don't have to be buildable on every rpm-based system on
the world, and there has not been a single FC release with pkgconfig <
Comment 3 Yanko Kaneti 2005-03-09 23:57:31 EST
The BuildRequire is already there, it just has the incorrect version.
Changing a number would hardly culutter anything.

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Bug 177870 - Nautilus 2.13.3 crash on reload
Nautilus 2.13.3 crash on reload
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: nautilus (Show other bugs)
All Linux
medium Severity medium
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Assigned To: Alexander Larsson
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Reported: 2006-01-15 17:21 EST by Erwin Rol
Modified: 2007-11-30 17:11 EST (History)
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2006-01-15 17:52 EST, Erwin Rol
no flags Details

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Description Erwin Rol 2006-01-15 17:21:23 EST
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20060103 Fedora/1.5-4 Firefox/1.5

Description of problem:
Nautilus crashes on a reload and on entering a directory by double clicking it.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:
1. double click a directory or click the reload button

Additional info:
Comment 1 Jesse Keating 2006-01-15 17:33:13 EST
I can't reproduce this.  Can you be more specific?
Comment 2 Mike Chambers 2006-01-15 17:36:25 EST
I experience the same problem.  If you go to Menu/System Tools/File Browser,
then hit the Up Arrow icon, or double click on a directory, it will get some
sort of crash menu.  You hit OK, then nautilus comes up again without the
Comment 3 Erwin Rol 2006-01-15 17:51:51 EST
(In reply to comment #1)
> I can't reproduce this.  Can you be more specific?

1 On the desktop double click "UID's Home"
2 Nautilus opens and loads the home directory OK
3 click the reload button
4 a popup comes that has the title "Error", has no dialog texts, one icon and a
close button
5 the main nautilus screen is not repainted anymore, only the dialog
6 click the "Close" button kills nautilus
7 nautilus automatically restarts (including hte desktop background)

Comment 4 Erwin Rol 2006-01-15 17:52:55 EST
Created attachment 123227 [details]
Nautilus error dialog

This is the nautilus error dialog i get when i click reload
Comment 5 Bojan Smojver 2006-01-15 18:06:59 EST
Mee too on i686.
Comment 6 Bojan Smojver 2006-01-15 18:08:00 EST
BTW, I get the same "informative" dialogue box as in comment #4.
Comment 7 Erwin Rol 2006-01-18 15:26:38 EST
In the current rawhide 20060118 the crash does not happen anymore.

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Bug 51107 - Cannot get its IP address from a DHCP Server using dmfe LAN card driver
Cannot get its IP address from a DHCP Server using dmfe LAN card driver
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: dhcpcd (Show other bugs)
i386 Linux
medium Severity medium
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Assigned To: Elliot Lee
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Reported: 2001-08-07 08:34 EDT by Johnny C. Lim
Modified: 2008-05-01 11:38 EDT (History)
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Description Johnny C. Lim 2001-08-07 08:34:23 EDT
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User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)

Description of problem:
DHCP Cliebt cannot get IP address dmfe LAN card driver

How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Just don't assign ay ip address for the eth module dmfe LAN card driver
2.Choose dhcp.

Actual Results:  It timed out. Can't get IP address.

Expected Results:  The host should get an IP address from a DHCP server

Additional info:

Linux detected the LAN card's driver as dmfe.
Comment 1 Elliot Lee 2001-12-28 15:13:00 EST

This sounds like the type of issue that you need to work with RH support on
solving - if you have a specific bug report about code in dhcpcd that is broken,
then it would make sense to file a bug, but there's no way to repeat problems
with unavailable hardware.

You might also want to try RHL 7.2, which uses dhcpcd instead of pump as the
client, and may work better.

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Money Saving Tips

January 26, 2012

Time is money, but Money is really Money.  So saving money is a great way to have more money.  Now I’m not as “busy” as I was since one of my jobs ended but I’m still “poor”.  So money saving is important to avoid going into debt.

Tip number one: Find money leaks and plug them.  Money leaks are little bits of spending that you can do with out.  I know, people always say “stop buying that triple-cholate-moach at $5 a cup”.  But since people keep buying them the advice is more of nagging than advice.  Nothing wrong with buying things, what is wrong is how much you buy of it.  Now lets take my family for example.  We found a money leak in our TV/Cable bill.  We have been getting 200+ channels but really were just watching the four big networks and PBS.  And even then we were mostly watching on shows on the computer or other on line methods.  So we “down graded” to Basic TV.  Oh, we miss one channel but that was it.  We are now saving $27 a month. ($324 a year).

This does not mean I’m saying you should go down to just Basic and only watch that.  We kept our Netflix account and Hulu account.  Our TV will show those shows very well with our network device.  We just looked at what we were watching and found a place we were spending money and not getting value for it.  That $27 is the same as what I would earn in just over two and half hours of work a month.  That leak was eating up almost three hours of my life (or one and a quarter of the wife’s).

Tip number two: Shop with a list.  By making a list of what you need, it is easier to stay on track when shopping.  Because you have a list it is easy to say to the kids “No we are not getting the (type of sugar over loaded cookie/candy/cereal/treat) because it is not on the list.”  They understand the idea of lists, and by not having it on the list gives you an easy out with lower likelihood of drama.  (some times it seems like it’s the end of the world when you tell them no chocolate frosted sugar bombs).

Tip number three: Look down when shopping.  Really.  The prices tend to be lower closer to the floor vs eye level.  I’ve been told it is due to the brand names paying for eye level shelf space but that does not explain the soup section.  Tomato soup is low price and tends to be on the lower shelf.  Same brand Cream of trademarked character soup is expensive but on an eye level shelf.  Either way, look down and save a few dollars per shopping trip.

Tip number four: Watch out for fee’s.  We just recently found a fee we had been paying for the last four years that was costing us $7 a month. ($336 over four years)  The fix was simply calling up the company and asking them to stop taking the fee out. Since then we have been looking over other bills to find fee’s we don’t have to pay.  Do you really need “wire insurance” on your electric bill?  This is a monthly fee to cover the cost of fixing the wires in your home between the outside connection and the distribution box in your basement…something the company is responsible for anyways.

Tip number five: Ask for a cash discount.  When buying a big ticket item, save up first and then pay with cash.  Your larger chain stores might not go for that, but your smaller local business will love the idea of not paying the cost of using the debit card.  It may not be much, 3% or so, but that adds up.

Tip number six: Shop at the “scratch and dent” places.  True story – our first washing machine was $50 from a fellow Soldier in the unit who had bought it just 9 months earlier.  Their dryer burned out and they got a new one, but it did not match the washer.  So “of course” they had to get a matching washer to go with the new dryer.  When the Solder dropped it off he asked me to keep a secret from his wife, the washer had a scratch on it!  He had bought it for 40% off because of that but if his wife had known he would be in big trouble.  While I’m thinking “hey 40% off the price for a cosmetic issue on a side you can’t see? What a Deal!” he was worried his wife would find out that for the last 9 months she had been using a “damaged” washer.

Next post will be a really good Oma recipe and maybe another Aunt Ginny one too.

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    January 29, 2012 17:27

    I completely agree with everything you have written here – I like the “find money leaks and plug them” idea…very good! Another idea is to save money on gas by driving more efficiently or limiting use of the car to journeys that are absolutely essential. You’d be surprised how much of a difference it can make.

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Posted by: vhessa | July 14, 2007

Crying Makes The World Wanna Beat You Up

Yesterday, we had our Assessment of Student Learning 1 subject. The lesson was going smoothly until we had our activity. My professor asked us to get our Skills Development notebook and answer the activity when suddenly, my classmate cried.

I thought that she was crying because of her boyfriend or something. Honestly, I have no clue on what was going on or why she cried. She was covering her face to hide her tears. I pitied her. So I asked my seatmate. My seatmate told that she’s crying because she didn’t bring her skills development notebook. I was like, WTF man?

She cried with a simple reason just like that?! I know that our prof clearly warned us that if we didn’t bring our skills development notebook, there won’t be any activities for us. And I do understand that your grade will automatically become zero if you don’t have an activity. But hello? You don’t have to cry for such simple reason. It’s not like it’s a major exam or something! For crying out loud, it’s just an activity. I know, I sound so mean. But who wouldn’t? My classmates who also forgotten to bring their s.d. (skill development) notebook rolled their eyes. They are not crying or making a big deal out of it. It’s because they know that it’s their fault for not bringing it when our prof had reminded us a couple of times to always bring it.

What if she’s already a teacher (btw, our major is computer education)? And what if she didn’t bring her lesson plan because she already mastered the lesson, and thought that she doesn’t need it anymore? Then suddenly, the principal had a surprise inspection to every class in the school. When the principal asked where is her lesson plan, what’s she gonna do? CRY?

What gets me the most was when she approached our prof to make an excuse for her. It’s really annoying, if you know what I mean. There are like seven of my classmates who also forgot to bring their s.d. notebook because they thought that we are not going to use it. And she had the nerve to approach our prof in front of us and say that? She told our prof that she was sick and that’s the reason that she didn’t bring her s.d. notebook. Hello? If she was really sick, why’d she have to attend our class? She actually attended all of our classes from 11 am to 7 pm. And considering that our Assessment of Student Learning 1 was our last class (6pm-7pm), it’s either she’s too stupid to realize that she’s sick and needs rest or she’s just making an excuse.

My prof was really feeling sorry for her because she was crying. But their were protest on the faces of my classmates. It’s really unfair if she would be excuse, right? Our prof then asked her questions, and she slipped her tongue and said that she thought that were not going to use it. To be fair, my prof explained to her that being sick is not an excuse, especially if the reason you didn’t bring your s.d. notebook was because you thought that your not going to use it. And our prof also told her that if she’s going to be excuse, then everyone else should also be excuse, because they all have the same reason. But if everyone will be excuse, then there will be no discipline imposed. They should all learn their lessons. Fair enough. So she returned to her seat, still crying.

I was really irritated by her. I mean, I don’t hate her because she cried. Everyone of us have the right to cry. Only that she cried for the wrong reason, and that got me and my classmates pissed off.

I admit that I cried a couple of times when I was in elementary and high school. Begging my teachers to let me take the exam. I know how it feels to be left out and watch while your other classmates were doing an activity. But that was high school. We are now in college. And in college you should take responsibilities for your own actions. You don’t cry because you forgot to bring your notebook, or book or any thing that you have to bring but didn’t. You tell yourself that you promise to bring it next time. That’s what adults do. Crying over something that was a result of either stupidity or forgetfulness won’t help. Instead, everybody will just think that you’re a prima donna or a diva.

Don’t get me wrong. I wanted to sympathize with her and lift her spirits. But how am I gonna do that if I’m answering and talking at the same time? And then I’m gonna show her my s.d. notebook and my answers and say, don’t worry, you could copy if you want…. But that won’t help, will it? :p hehehe…

  1. yes….you right, she is so iyakin hehehe!!!! I noticed din kaya because were seating at the back, and na gulat din ako dun ha? hehehe,,,prehas tayo ng iniisip, akala ko din kasi my problema sa lovelife hehehe yun pla dahil lang sa s.d notebook!!!! 15 points lang yun noh? makakabawi pa sya!!!!

  2. I enjoyed reading this- I can understand your frustration, that’s pretty childish to cry over something so trivial. Imagine how she must handle REAL bad news.

  3. What to do! some girls r like that! Have a nice day!

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Where Morningside Is Actually a College Town

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Morningside Heights likes to pretend that it is a college town. In recent years, that has been an increasingly difficult image to maintain: there’s about a bank per block between 110th and 116th Streets, and many independently owned stores have closed in the last few years to make room for big chains like Chipotle and Ricky’s. Bwog’s been around for a while (your editor has lived here for 20 years), and we know it hasn’t always looked like this. But before we get all Lower East Side on you, there’s hope! There are still several independently-owned Morningside oldies worth your business. Go to them!

Samad’s: Delicious Middle Eastern (especially Lebanese) goods, a deli with hummus, tabbouleh, Greek salad, delicious muffins,  and exceptionally nice people. You can have a decent lunch here for $5. And people who actually live here like to shop here. West side of Broadway between 111th and 112th.

Janoff’s: Mostly frequented by Architecture majors. Shop here for all your art supplies. Weirdly inspiring for theme parties. Been in the ‘hood for decades. East side of Broadway between 111th and 112th.

University Hardware/Housewares: Every kind of hook imaginable for your dorm needs, cutlery, furniture, fans, everything. Incredibly helpful and nice staff that makes move-in ten thousand times easier. West side of Broadway and 113th.

Mondel: You never really see anyone in here, but it’s managed to stay in business longer than any Morningside shop that Bwog’s parents can remember. Old-timey shop, decent chocolates. West side of Broadway between 113th and 114th.

West Side Stationers/Ivy League Stationers: Morningside mini-chain (there are two locations, one at 108th and Broadway, the other at 116th and Broadway) that’s actually worth frequenting. Good deals on school supplies, helpful staff. 108th location gets less business but has a slightly larger variety of goods.

Book Culture/Book Culture on Broadway: Another lil’ Morningside chain. We know you use it to buy your textbooks, but the original Book Culture is the only independent bookstore (not a Barnes & Noble) for miles. Go to browse, go for fun. Knowledgeable, helpful staff.

Laurent Ghislaine’s 108th Street Clothing Stand: Cheap and surprisingly good vintage jewelry and clothing, mostly good sweaters and super-cheap old-timey winter coats. Ask to see her incredible collection of earring studs, mostly $3 for a set. About as local and independent as you can get.

Tell us your favorite small Morningside/UWS shops in the comments.

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  1. Ivy League Stationers

    Don't forget the one at Amsterdam and 119th.
    And apparently there's one on Broadway and 100th, but I've never been there.

  2. Anonymous

    Book Culture used to be a" / rel="nofollow">Labyrinth, which is essentially a college bookstore franchise. They broke off a few years. Not 100% sure why, but having visited the Princeton one, I would guess that it's because Book Culture is the only one that doesn't suck.

    • Book culture

      The first and only Labyrinth for a long time was at 112th. It expanded to Yale, later to Princeton. In the interim, the owners parted ways, one got the store at 112th (renamed Book Culture now expanded), the other got the name to put wherever he wanted (the other Ivies).

  3. indie =/= cheap

    University Housewares/Hardware is nice, but unbelievably overpriced.

  4. Escapee

    Janoffs. The last resort of desperate architecture students who need last-minute supplies and don't have time to make the pilgrimage to the much more expansive (yet less expensive) Pearl Paint on Canal or Utrecht Art south of Union Square. The mark-up at Janoffs is obscene and they close early to boot. Yet I kept running to buy supplies at the last minute. Sigh...

  5. Soraya

    1. Roti Roll is local! - they're at 109th and Amsterdam. Bombay Frankies are great drunk snacks at 3am.
    2. Taqueria - best Mexican in Mo Heights!
    3. P&W Sandwich Shop - best sandwiches in a 100-mile radius. Try the Zorba its amazing. And they're red cabbage slaw on the side is decidedly scrumptious.
    4. Pisticci - honestly I consider it among the top Italian restaurants in New York up there with Babbo and Colicchio and Sons. Worth checking out. Fresh ingredients. Local and Organic. Yummy desserts too.
    5. Finally Lion's Head on 109th and Amsterdam is the definition of a local dive bar. Its a place where everybody knows your name. Best kept secret? Dollar beers on Wednesday nights. lots of cu athletes frequent it.

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CU Football Player Profiled On Danger Of Sport

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That’s gonna hurt.
That’s gonna hurt.

That’s gonna hurt.

This week in The Atlantic, Columbia’s own football player Chad Washington, CC’15, was heavily featured in an article on the need for more safety measures in football—especially when it comes to head injuries. In the article, he describes heavy hits he’s taken, including a concussion Washington obtained during his high school career. Washington also explains why he chose Columbia over “a school with a bigger football program,” saying that it lessens his chances of being badly injured. Despite his hits, Washington still loves the sport:

“‘It’s always going to be that type of game and that’s the beauty of it, that’s what makes it so much different than basketball or baseball, because it’s a violent game where you can hit somebody as hard as you can,’ he said.”

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  1. In b4 shitstorm

    Man... Kids got some serious cojones.

  2. lol

    is that his way of justifying his past actions? hey look i got hit in the head i'm a nutjob so don't blame me for what i did

  3. what a fucking prick.

    defund the football program plz

  4. Why

    is he even allowed to speak?

  5. Anonymous

    going to Columbia may lessen his chance of being badly injured, but it increases all of ours

  6. oh, bwog

    You are so passive-aggressive. I like it.

  7. Anonymous

    Talk about low hanging fruit.

  8. Blunts in Butler

    Wait. Like he still goes here?

  9. boycotting

    not like i read it before doe

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