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From Punk to Prophet: The Story and Message of Tom DeLonge
December 1, 2011 by Steven Sukkau
From Punk to Prophet: The Story and Message of Tom DeLonge December 1, 2011 Steven Sukkau
Editor's Note: This post was written by Guest Writer, Steven Sukkau.
When pop-punk pioneer Tom DeLonge broke up Blink-182 to spend more time with his young family, no one could've predicted the new spiritual direction his life would take. Now, DeLonge's new band, Angels & Airwaves, (or AVA, stylistically shortened to the name of his daughter) is beginning to sound more like a voice crying out in the wilderness than a shot at fame.
While on tour in Europe in the last years of Blink 182, DeLong found himself addicted to pain killers, missing his family half a world away, and slowly growing apart from his bandmates. These pressures pushed DeLonge and the band to a breaking point in 2005, when Blink-182 went on "definite haitus" in what looked like a career-killing move. But out of the ashes of Blink-182 arose Angels and Airwaves.
While you'd never know it listening to Blink-182 and their embodiment of teenage anarchy that shot them to superstardom during the late 90's, DeLonge grew up in a religious home. So maybe it's not surprising that in post-blink interviews DeLonge has shared about overcoming his addiction to painkillers with supernatural help, though DeLonge has made it clear, he didn't find God; rather, God found him. The event helped inspire a new band and a new purpose for his life. One of AVA's earliest songs, "Lifeline" speaks of walking alongside a savior and choosing to accept a new calling, to become more than just a punk rocker, to become a messenger of hope.
Like a true prophet, DeLonge and company are not chasing the spotlight like they could be, "the message is bigger than the band," they've said in interviews. This is remarkable, considering DeLonge's descent from stardom–selling 30 million copies of the latest Blink 182 album, to just 3 million over the course of AVA's four releases. Still nothing to laugh at, but it's a significant step down from Blink's peak during the crass chaos of 90's punk.
But his post-Blink 182 band, Angels and Airwaves, is his means of declaring truth. From the visions of doom stripped from Revelation, to the criticism of organized religion, to visions of hope for a better world, AVA's latest offering, LOVE pt. 2, finds the DeLonge exercising a prophetic role.
But what exactly is AVA's message? Their first album, We Don't Need to Whisper begins with an introspective journey, built on songs like "The Adventure," and "The Message" that shed light on DeLonge's own re-discovery of purpose and new emphasis on the positive side of life after the Blink break-up. Their sophomore release, I-Empire takes the positive inner change outside themselves with songs like "Secret Crowds" and "Everything's Magic," singing about changing the world around you. Finally, Love pt. 1 explores perhaps the most Christian message of all: our relationship with others.
Together, AVA's albums have touched on the power of beauty and the mystery of life, wrapped up in the majestic crescendo of synths, soaring guitar riffs and pounding drums. And while the new sound has sent many teenagers seeking a spiritual experience, like a true prophet, his message is often rejected or dismissed, by both the church and non-christians. DeLonge has admitted, singing about love and hope is not cool, and his legions of punk fans have not all made the jump to Angels and Airwaves.
Similar to John the Baptist's reception from the Pharisees, AVA doesn't jive well with religious crowd either. Like John's locust eating and camel hair fashion, Delonge flies in the face of church leaders with his anarchy encouraging Blink-182 background, baggy pants and potty humor. Both DeLonge and John offer some harsh words for the organized religion of their day. For John it was the Pharisees and Sadducees, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?" (Matt. 3:7 NIV) he says, going on to expose their double nature of looking spiritual on the outside, but not producing good fruit. DeLonge criticizes the Church, namely the hypocrisy and double nature of Christians as he sings in "Surrender":
There is a crowd in here, that fooled themselves/ they brought their friends, and they made their hell/ they fake their grin, it'll only sell.
The Church, much like John the Baptist's day, is full of "handsome and calloused, young believers/hiding, plotting schemers/and rotting out like fruit/that was left here to die" as DeLonge sings in "Anxiety," the first single released for LOVE pt.2.
His lyrics conjure up images of the backbiting and the desire to appear righteous when our actions speak otherwise. DeLonge reminds us we do no good in putting on a fake grin, pretending we're ok, when we are really hurting and broken.
DeLonge, in his prophetic role, shares something in common to the Bible's other John, the writer of Revelation. The apostle and former disciple of Jesus is privy to frightening visions of the future, of wars and violence, but also hope and truth. Such things are too much for mortal men—this comes through in "Anxiety" as Delonge sings, "I'm running from the truth/Cause it f$%&s with my mind."
The revelations burning in DeLonge's mind come in the form of hope, love and the end of the world. "Behold a Pale Horse" describes the scene of Revelations 1, as DeLonge recounts John's visions of a terrifying future event,
I see the seven stars/ I see the seven stands/ I hear a deadly voice/ I count the sins we have/ I am the living one/ I am the first and last
The seven angels sing/ and several billion die with the earth shaking/ yeah they know who we are and they will set us free.
DeLonge is refreshingly honest here—this is a strange way of celebrating Christ's return. But instead of sweeping those feelings under the rug, AVA explores the genuine human emotion and questions that arise from the text.
And AVA's end of the world discussion doesn't dwell there, instead, on The "Revelator," Delonge sings of things to come,
When the show will arrive/ It will be right on time/ So you better sit tight/ It will be a great ride.
The revelation? The world's ending, but it's not the end of the story. DeLonge jumps headlong into the anxiety Christian discourse often ignores, but comes up with answers that feel sincere.
The final song on the album, All That We Are speaks of a child and a mother trying to decipher what it means to be human in the midst of sadness and despair.
We are/ All that we are
But what are we? The answer may be found on "Some Origins of Fire" from Love pt. 1. DeLonge sings, "We all are love and love is hard/ We're hard to love … It breaks my heart."
Despite the horror of life and anxiety of the future that can't be addressed with easy answers and sappy Christian songs, AVA remind us of our purpose by naming their massive double album simply, LOVE. And love is all about relationship; simultaneously acknowledging it's centrality as well as the difficulty involved with loving people on "Some Origins of Fire."
In the end, even as it seems the world is tearing itself apart and we find ourselves carrying the burden of living in a cold world without love, DeLonge hangs onto hope. On "One Last Thing" DeLonge sings, "but I found, one last thing to believe in . . . I was told/ To breathe in the most righteous breath/ A feeling of heartfelt purpose/ A sense of hope/ For something bigger than ourselves."
If a prophet proclaims God's truth and we can glean some goodness, some beauty in AVA's music, whether intentional or not, wouldn't DeLonge be a candidate?
LOVE pt.2 is a frightening, hopeful, inspiring and apocalyptic end to the double album. It is underscored by grandiose, though sometimes meandering synth themes and majestic space rock. It is a spiritual experience.
AVA uses Christian themes in their lyrics, song titles and message, and while not overtly Christian, if they serve the same purpose of giving listeners hope while challenging them to make the world a better place, does it matter what band it came from or if the singer used to run around naked on MTV? As Paul writes, some preach the gospel out of rivalry, but others out of goodwill. But what does it matter? Either way Christ is preached. (Philipians 15-18).
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Luke Larsen
Great article. I would add that I've found that Angels and Airwaves takes huge cues from modern Christian worship music as well. While one could certainly say that modern Christian worship music, in turn, took huge musical cues from U2, Angels and Airwaves consistently aligns itself with Christian worship music (and this is excluding all the spiritual themes in the music itself).
In my mind, when Delonge says the band wants to give fans a "near-spiritual experience", they end up using many of the same musical techniques that Christian musicians have used to do that very same thing. The funny thing, is, Angels and Airwaves' often secular audiences don't even know it.
Steven Sukkau
Thanks Luke, I was inspired by your piece on Coldplay's Xylo Myloto and "Big Music" or the epic stadium-sized rock that borrows Christian themes and spirituality to make a deeper connection with listeners.
I think you wrote, "For us as Christians it's okay for us to let Coldplay and other "Big Music" point us to the grand, epic, and massive thing it is imitating."
In a comment from another CaPC, reader Max Haben suggested true prophets are often behind the scenes, and I would add, sometimes even outside the Church, like "voices crying out in the wilderness."
But if music isn't from a blatant Christian source, is it edifying?
Hinesmdc
Not to be mean, but AVA has nothing to do with Christianity. They've even said "We're not religious by any means."
Not to mention you misquoted many lyrics, band members, and even spelled Tom DeLonge's name several hundred times.
Stevensukkau
I guess the point of the article is, when you quote the Bible, use religious imagery and language while exploring spirituality in both music and message, at what point does a band become religious? (whether they try to deny it or not)
While Tom did say he's not religious, he did say he's very spiritual and in fairness, he does use a lot of religious imagery. One song I'm surprised you didn't use as an example is "A Little's Enough". It's one of the few songs of AVA's first album that has obvious religious imagery with lines like "The silence came with the brightest eyes / And turned water into wine" and " Where every thing is not so bad / Every tear is so alone / Like God himself is coming home".
Anyway, great article!
"We Don't Need to Whisper" and "I-Empire" both have the message that if you can see the world differently, you can affect the world around you. If you can affect the world around you, you can affect the world itself. While "LOVE" and "LOVE Part Two" are about the importance of human connection, and not being alone. Seen quite clearly in their feature film of the same name.
Ah, good call Shane, "A little s enough" is a fantastic song, packed religious imagery. It's just too bad AVA s lyrics sometimes fall short of poignancy and end up being a little too fluffy. But I think we're being deceived when bands like AVA claim to be spiritual and not religious. You can't address God directly like on "letters to God pt. 2" without being religious. There s no middle of the road to walk here, you are acknowledging your belief and articulating your theology. Either you re saying God exists or doesn't (belief) and describing Him as trust worthy or not (theology). Sitting on the fence "spirituality" doesn't exist. But I like to believe DeLonge falls on a certain side.
chelswil27
Ok this is great and all, but in august I went to the blink concert and he dropped the f bomb like nobody's business. I mean if he's changed and accepted Christ that's awesome! But his behavior at the concert sends a totally different message
I completely agree with you, we can't defend behaviour like that. And I pray God uses Tom mightily for His glory, and gives him a Saul-Paul transformation by the same grace we all need.
But I hope we don't, as Christians, write off someone by their outward appearance. Jesus hung out with a lot of bad people to the chagrin of religious leaders at the time. I wonder, if Jesus went to a Blink 182 concert and hung out with DeLonge backstage, would the church get just as upset and confused?
WHAT God!?
@Hinesmdc
Oh, my assumption throughout was that AVA believes God exists and songs like, 'letters to God' are symbolic of a kind of prayer.
But you bring up an interesting point, if AVA or fans don't believe in God, how do they interpret songs that refer to God or heaven etc?
I'm not writing him off by his appearance. It's got nothing to do with that, I'm understanding him through his actions. What he does, speaks way louder. He can have Christian themes all he wants, but if he isn't living in a way that backs that up then its worthless. Faith without works is dead. Second of all Jesus wouldn't be confused. He's Jesus. Him and God are one in the same and God is omniscient. Yeah he would be upset if he didn't ask for forgiveness. You don't think it upsets him to see the ones he loves living in sin? Third, I get the Saul Paul idea you're talking about, but Saul didn't proclaim Christian ideas. He murdered Christians. Then completely changed his ways. Tom is riding the fence or even hopping back and forth over the fence.
As a fan and a Christian, it hurts to see someone you admire talk about God, love and the importance of relationships, and then swear and make dirty jokes. But while Saul was a murderer, he thought he was doing God's will. I wonder if it's the same with AVA, they are very spiritual, but not hooked up to Christ. And you're right, actions speak louder than words. But if we can judge by the fruit of his actions, how do we interpret his uplifting songs/movie? Is this good fruit?
I think the key is that Christianity is not about religion; it's about relationship. Religion says rules, Jesus says relationship. Religion says law, Jesus says grace. Try looking up religion and then think what your Christian life is to you. And don't know about you, but I definitely am not "religious", and really do not want to be.
Anyway, fantastic band. And I believe they are glorifying God, whether they know it or not. =)
Maybe they do believe in God, but don't want to be labeled "religious"
Yeah, and I can see why. Religion has a lot of negative connotations these days, so to be labeled "religious" really wouldn't be doing anyone any favors. And I was struck by what you said about glorifying God and not knowing it. I wonder if when do something with passion, and sincerity, whether it's sports, or music etc. we honor God when we do it with honesty.
It's so true. The term religion brings to mean judgement and rules and tradition.
Exactly! I think just using the gifts God gives in a pure way glorifies God! And Angels and Airwaves music is particularly impacting. It gives you a desire for something MORE. Something BIGGER.
Just imagine how powerful Tom would be if he was consciously/intentionally glorifying God =)
It's so true. The term religion brings to mind judgement and rules and tradition.
Great convo guys!
Keysi
I pray he finds the Lord for real and start writing songs not just to make feel people good or more spiritual, nah, I pray that the Lord would touch his heart to sing praises and glorify Him in Spirit and Truth! And start announcing that Jesus is coming soon!
Lord, please touch Tom's heart, he is your son, I pray you would change him from the inside out, I'll be the first one on buying that new cd in Jesus Name!!
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Tom from AVA is not a christian, he is a FREE MASON. Search it up, it's everywhere. He is far from a christian.He uses free mason symbols and there are photo's online of his guitars covered in free mason symbols .he doesnt talk about it much but its obvious, search it up for yourself.
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We can all enjoy Isco and thank God that he's Spanish, says David Villahttps://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/we-can-all-enjoy-isco-and-thank-god-that-hes-spanish-says-david-villa-4826265/
We can all enjoy Isco and thank God that he's Spanish, says David Villa
The former Malaga man Isco put Spain in charge with two ferocious strikes in the first half, one from a free kick, the other a dribble followed by a low shot which whistled past Gianluigi Buffon. It helped Spain to a convincing 3-0 win over Italy.
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Isco underlined the embarrassment of riches in Spain's midfield with an irresistible performance in his side's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Italy on Saturday which even had opposing coach Gian Piero Ventura eating out of his hand.
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The former Malaga man put Spain in charge with two ferocious strikes in the first half, one from a free kick, the other a dribble followed by a low shot which whistled past Gianluigi Buffon.
He left his opponents further dazzled in the second half with an audacious waltz to draw Antonio Candreva and coolly knock the ball through the legs of an unsuspecting Marco Veratti.
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Chris Paul ends the first half of Game 4 by obnoxiously trying to draw 2 fouls
Come on, dude.
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Chris Paul ended the first half of Game 4 against the Utah Jazz in the most Chris Paul fashion possible. With four seconds left in the quarter, Paul stole the ball and instead of pushing it up the court tried twice to draw fouls against Joe Ingles, who was in the vicinity.
Referees held their whistles both times, leaving Paul aimlessly throwing the ball towards the baseline as time expired and the Rockets yelling at the referees.
Chris Paul ends the first half of Game 4 in Chris Paul fashion. pic.twitter.com/n8vgzAjDeB
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The first instance is a bad basketball play that nobody supports. Everyone needs to stop purposefully trying to get run over by defenders. It's especially shitty when the offensive player basically initiates the contact with the defender behind him, and it should be called as an offensive foul every single time. Both those are hard plays to officiate, and I understand why referees sometimes get them wrong.
I'll mildly defend the second instance. Paul was stuck with nowhere to go, and it's hard to tell how serious his attempt to get past Ingles was. Once contact happen, Paul clearly exaggerated it, but I've come to accept exaggerated contact as part of the NBA. I don't think that's some inherent sin in today's league, anyway. Everyone does it.
If Harden pushes it immediately, the Rockets might get at least one look at a three with time expiring. Four seconds isn't a lot, but Paul's antics ruined any chance at any sort of look.
This ain't just Paul. In fact, Ingles is a common flopper. Every team has perpetrators, so no one get on a high holy horse or anything.
I'm a huge Paul fan but this was him at his most obnoxious, to be sure.


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Marko Pantelić (cyrilicí: Марко Пантелић, *15. září 1978 Bělehrad) je bývalý srbský fotbalista, který hrál na pozici útočníka. Reprezentoval Srbsko na Mistrovství světa 2010.

Klubová kariéra

Mládí
Když Pantelić působil v mládeži Crvene Zvezdy Bělehrad, jeho otec dostal práci v Soluni a vzal rodinu do Řecka. Pantelićovi bylo ještě pouhých 16 let, když podepsal profesionální smlouvu s Iraklisem Soluň. V 18 letech přijal nabídku hrát za francouzské Paris Saint-Germain po boku hvězd jako Raí, Marco Simone či Leonardo. V roce 1998 odešel na sezónní hostování do Lausanne, kde v 21 zápasech švýcarské ligy vstřelil 8 gólů.

Po odchodu z PSG odešel na neúspěšné angažmá ve Španělsku do Celty Vigo. Během svého působení v klubu byl poslán na hostování do Sturmu Graz v Rakousku a do Yverdonu ve Švýcarsku.

Obilić, Smederevo a Crvena Zvezda
V létě roku 2002, po dvouletém přerušení kariéry profesionálního fotbalisty, se Pantelić vrátil domů do Srbska a podepsal s FK Obilić. Ve 24 letech tak v podstatě začínal svoji kariéru znovu, protože mnozí ho rychle odepsali jako jednoho z mnoha fotbalistů, jejichž kariéra ztroskotala kvůli příliš brzkému odchodu do zahraničí. V lednu 2003 se přesunul do Sartid Smederevo.

Zde se rychle stal vůdcem týmu a v roce 2003 jej dovedl na k výhře fotbalový poháru Srbska a Černé Hory. Svými výkony zapůsobil na trenéra Crvene Zvezdy Slavoljube Muslina a v lednu 2004 se Pantelić stěhoval zpátky do Bělehradu.

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Poté, co 31. srpna 2005, v poslední den přestupového období, přestoupil do německé Herthy za částku 250 000 euro, vstřelil v sezóně 2005/06 v 28 ligových zápasech 11 gólů.

V sezóně 2008/09 jej ze základní sestavy vytlačil svými výkony Andrij Voronin. Úspěšnou sezónu, ve které Hertha dokonce bojovala o titul v Bundeslize, ukončil klub na 4. místě.

17. března 2009 Pantelić popřel, že by jednal s jinými kluby, a v průběhu léta toho roku, po odmítnutí prodloužení smlouvy v Herthě, se stal volným hráčem.

Ajax
1. září 2009, po dokončení několika lékařských prohlídek, podepsal Pantelić smlouvu na jeden rok s holandským týmem AFC Ajax. V průběhu sezóny vstřelil Pantelić 16 gólů a zaznamenal 9 asistencí v 25 ligových zápasech. Po sezóně Pantelić vyjádřil přání podepsat novou smlouvu s Ajaxem, nicméně vedení klubu upřednostnilo jednoroční smlouvu. Pantelić však nabídku Ajaxu nepřijal. Ajax podepsal, jako jeho nástupce, Mounira El Hamdaouiho.

Olympiakos
21. srpna 2010 se Pantelić připojil k týmu řeckému klubu Olympiakos. Podepsal zde dvouletou smlouvu ve výši okolo 1,6 milionu euro ročně. Svůj první gól vstřelil proti Panserraikos. 11. prosince 2011 se Pantelićovi podařilo vstřelit čtyři branky a zajistit tak vítězství nad AO Kerkyra.

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Ačkoli debutoval v národním týmu v roce 2003, Pantelić začal Srbsko pravidelně reprezentovat až v roce 2006, kdy mu bylo téměř 28 let. Zúčastnil se Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2010, kde vstřelil svůj gól na proti Austrálii při ztrátě 2:1. Pantelić také vstřelil tři góly v kvalifikaci na Euro 2012. Reprezentační kariéru ukončil po Euru 2012.

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Klubové
Lausanne

 Švýcarský pohár: 1998/99

Sartid Smederevo

 Fotbalový pohár Srbska a Černé Hory: 2002/03

Crvena Zvezda

 Prva savezna liga: 2003/04
 Fotbalový pohár Srbska a Černé Hory: 2003/04

Hertha BSC

 Pohár Intertoto: 2006

Ajax

 Nizozemský fotbalový pohár: 2009/10

Olympiakos

 Řecká Superliga: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13
 Řecký fotbalový pohár: 2011/12, 2012/13

Individuální
 Nejlepší sportovec Crvene Zvezdy: 2004
 Nejlepší střelec Prve savezne ligy: 2004/05

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Fotbalisté Iraklisu Soluň
Fotbalisté Paris Saint-Germain
Fotbalisté FC Lausanne-Sport
Fotbalisté Celty Vigo
Fotbalisté SK Sturm Graz
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Fotbalisté FK Smederevo
Fotbalisté CZ Bělehrad
Fotbalisté Herthy Berlín
Fotbalisté AFC Ajax
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Q: ValueError: math domain error | log() in Python I'm new to using the math library in Python. The purpose of this script is to show my "working out" of Cross-Entropy error function.
I have checked my parentheses and operators and cannot see anything wrong, with my noob eyes.
The error occurs on the last line.
out = 1.099
target = 0.7
do = 3

print('CEE = -(log(' + str(out) + ') + ((1 - ' + str(target) + ') * log(1 - ' + str(out) + ')))')
print('    = -(log(' + str(out) + ') + ((' + str(round(1 - target, dp)) + ') * log(' + str(round(1 - out, dp)) + ')))')
print('    = -(' + str(round(m.log(out), dp)) + ' + ((' + str(round(1 - target, dp)) + ') * ' + str(round(m.log(1 - out), dp)) + '))')

Output & Error:
CEE = -(log(1.099) + ((1 - 0.7) * log(1 - 1.099)))
    = -(log(1.099) + ((0.3) * log(-0.099)))

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 3, in <module>
    import Perceptron
  File "/home/runner/Deep-Learning/Perceptron.py", line 125, in <module>
    print('    = -(' + str(round(m.log(out), dp)) + ' + ((' + str(round(1 - target, dp)) + ') * ' + str(round(m.log(1 - out), dp)) + '))')
ValueError: math domain error

A: Log(), math.log() cannot accept negative numbers.

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The Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Little War (1879–1880). The final three months of the conflict escalated to become the Spanish–American War.
2 The War
3 The Maine incident
4 The Spanish–American War
5 Peace
During the "Rewarding Truce", lasting for 17 years from the end of the Ten Years' War in 1878, there were fundamental social changes in Cuban society. With the abolition of slavery in October 1886, former slaves joined the ranks of farmers and urban working class. Many wealthy Cubans lost their property, and joined the urban middle class. The number of sugar mills dropped and efficiency increased: only companies, and the most powerful plantation owners, remained in business. The number of campesinos and tenant farmers rose considerably. It was the period when US financial capital began flowing into Cuba, mostly into the sugar and tobacco business and mining. By 1895, investments reached US$50 million. Although Cuba remained Spanish territory politically, it started to depend on the United States economically.[7] At the same time began the rise of labour movements. The first such organisation, created in 1878, was the Cigar Makers Guild, followed by the Central Board of Artisans in 1879 and many more across the island.[8] After his second deportation to Spain in 1878, José Martí moved to the United States in 1881. There he mobilized the support of the Cuban exile community, especially in Ybor City (Tampa area) and Key West, Florida. He aimed for a revolution and independence from Spain, but also lobbied against the U.S. annexation of Cuba, which some American and Cuban politicians desired. After deliberations with patriotic clubs across the United States, the Antilles and Latin America, "El Partido Revolucionario Cubano" (The Cuban Revolutionary Party) was officially proclaimed on April 10, 1892, with the purpose of gaining independence for both Cuba and Puerto Rico. Martí was elected Delegate, the highest party position. By the end of 1894, the basic conditions for launching the revolution were set.[9] "Martí's impatience to start the revolution for independence was affected by his growing fear that the imperialist forces in the United States would succeed in annexing Cuba before the revolution could liberate the island from Spain".[10] A new trend of aggressive US "influence", evinced by Secretary of State James G. Blaine's expressed ideals that all of Central and South America would some day fall to the U.S. "That rich island", Blaine wrote on 1 December 1881, "the key to the Gulf of Mexico, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American commercial system… If ever ceasing to be Spanish, Cuba must necessarily become American and not fall under any other European domination".[11] Blaine's vision did not allow the existence of an independent Cuba. "Martí noticed with alarm the movement to annex Hawaii, viewing it as establishing a pattern for Cuba…" [10]==
The War[edit | edit source]
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|date= }} On December 25, 1894 three ships; the Lagonda, the Almadis and the Baracoa, set sail for Cuba from Fernandina Beach, Florida, loaded with soldiers and weapons. Two of the ships were seized by US authorities in early January, but the proceedings went ahead. Not to be dissuaded, on March 25, Martí presented the Proclamation of Montecristi, which outlined the policy for Cuba's war of independence:
The war was to be waged by blacks and whites alike;
Participation of all blacks was crucial for victory;
Spaniards who did not object to the war effort should be spared,
Private rural properties should not be damaged; and
The revolution should bring new economic life to Cuba.
The insurrection began on February 24, 1895, with uprisings all across the island. In Oriente, the most important ones took place in Santiago, Guantánamo, Jiguaní, San Luis, El Cobre, El Caney, Alto Songo, Bayate, and Baire. The uprisings in the central part of the island, such as Ibarra, Jagüey Grande and Aguada suffered from poor coordination and failed; the leaders were captured, some of them deported and some executed. In the province of Havana, the insurrection was discovered before it got off and the leaders were detained. Thus, the insurgents further west in Pinar del Río were ordered to wait.
On April 1 and 11, 1895, the main Mambi leaders landed on two expeditions in Oriente: Major General Antonio Maceo along with 22 members near Baracoa, and José Martí, Máximo Gomez and 4 other members in Playitas. Around that time, Spanish forces in Cuba numbered about 80,000, of which 20,000 were regular troops and 60,000 were Spanish and Cuban volunteers. The latter were a locally enlisted force that took care of most of the "guard and police" duties on the island. Wealthy landowners would "volunteer" a number of their slaves to serve in this force, which was under local control and not under official military command. By December, 98,412 regular troops had been sent to the island, and the number of volunteers increased to 63,000 men. By the end of 1897, there were 240,000 regulars and 60,000 irregulars on the island. The revolutionaries were far outnumbered.
The Mambises were named after the Negro Spanish officer, Juan Ethninius Mamby who joined the Dominicans in the fight for independence in 1844. The Spanish soldiers referred to the insurgents as "the men of Mamby" or "Mambies". When Cuba's first war of independence broke out in 1868, some of the same soldiers were assigned to the island, importing what had, by then, become a derogatory Spanish slur. The Cubans adopted the name with pride.
After the Ten Year War, possession of weapons by private individuals had been prohibited. Thus, from the very beginning of the war, one of the most serious problems for the rebels was the acquisition of suitable weapons. This lack of arms led to guerrilla-style fighting, using the environment, the element of surprise, a fast horse, and a machete. Most of their weapons were acquired in raids on the Spaniards. Between June 11, 1895, and November 30, 1897, out of sixty attempts to bring weapons and supplies to the rebels from outside the country, only one succeeded through the protection of the British. Twenty-eight ships were intercepted within U.S. territory; five were intercepted by the U.S. Navy, four by the Spanish Navy; two were wrecked; one was driven back to port by storm; the fate of another is unknown.
Martí was killed only shortly after his landing on May 19, 1895, at Dos Rios, but Máximo Gomez and Antonio Maceo fought on, taking the war to all parts of Oriente. By the end of June, all of Camagüey was at war. Continuing west, they were met by 1868 war veterans, such as Polish internationalist General Carlos Roloff and Serafín Sánchez in Las Villas, adding weapons, men and experience to the revolutionaries' arsenal. In mid-September, representatives of the five Liberation Army Corps assembled in Jimaguayú, Camagüey to approve the "Jimaguayú Constitution", establishing a central government, which grouped the executive and legislative powers into one entity named "Government Council", headed by Salvador Cisneros and Bartolomé Masó. After some time of consolidation in the three eastern provinces, the liberation armies headed for Camagüey and then Matanzas, outmanoeuvring and deceiving the Spanish Army several times, defeating Spanish Gen. Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón, himself the victor of the Ten-Year War, and killing his most trusted general at Peralejo. Campos tried the same strategy he had employed in the Ten-Year War, constructing a broad belt across the island, called the trocha, about 80 km long and 200 m wide. This defense line was to limit rebel activities to the eastern provinces. The belt consisted of a railroad from Jucaro in the south to Morón in the north. There were fortifications along this railroad at various points, and at intervals, 12 meters of posts and 400 meters of barbed wire. In addition, booby traps were placed at locations most likely to be attacked.
For the rebels, it was essential to take the war to the western provinces Matanzas, Havana and Pinar del Rio, where the island's government and wealth were located. The Ten-Year War failed because it had not managed to proceed beyond the eastern provinces.
In a successful cavalry campaign overcoming the trochas, the revolutionaries invaded every province. Surrounding all larger cities and well-fortified towns, they arrived at the westernmost tip of the island on January 22, 1896, exactly three months after the invasion near Baraguá. Campos was replaced by Gen. Valeriano Weyler who reacted to these successes by introducing terror methods: periodic executions, mass exile, destruction of farms and crops. Weyler's methods reached their height on October 21, 1896, when he ordered all countryside residents and their livestock to gather in various fortified areas and towns occupied by his troops within eight days. Hundreds of thousands of people had to leave their homes, creating appalling and inhumane conditions in the crowded towns and cities. It is estimated that this measure caused the death of at least one third of Cuba's rural population.
Starting in the early 1880s, Spain had also suppressed an independence movement in the Philippines, which was intensifying, and Spain was now fighting two wars, which were putting a heavy burden on its economy. But it turned down offers in secret negotiations by the United States in 1896, which was closely following the war, to buy Cuba from Spain.
Maceo was killed December 7, 1896, in Havana province while returning from the west. As the war went on, the major obstacle to Cuban success was weapons supply. Although weapons and funding came from within the United States, the supply operation violated American laws, which were enforced by the U.S. Coast Guard; of 71 attempted re-supply missions, only 27 got through, 5 were stopped by the Spanish, but 33 were stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard.
In 1897, the liberation army maintained a privileged position in Camagüey and Oriente, where the Spanish only controlled a few cities. Spanish Liberal leader Práxedes Mateo Sagasta admitted in May 1897: "After having sent 200,000 men and shed so much blood, we don't own more land on the island than what our soldiers are stepping on".[12] The rebel force of 3,000 defeated the Spanish in various encounters, such as the Battle of La Reforma, or the surrender of Las Tunas on August 30, and the Spaniards were kept on the defensive. Las Tunas had been guarded by over 1,000 well-armed and well-supplied men.
As stipulated at the Jimaguayü Assembly two years earlier, a second Constituent Assembly met in La Yaya, Camagüey, on October 10, 1897. The newly adopted constitution allowed for military command subordinated to civilian rule. The government was confirmed, naming Bartolomé Masó President and Domingo Méndez Capote Vice President.
Madrid decided to change its policy towards Cuba, replaced Weyler, drew up a colonial constitution for Cuba and Puerto Rico and installed a new government in Havana. But with half the country out of its control and the other half in arms, it was powerless and rejected by the rebels.
The Maine incident[edit | edit source]
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Wreckage of the Maine, 1898
The Cuban struggle for independence had captured the American imagination for years, and newspapers had been agitating for intervention with sensational stories of Spanish atrocities against the native Cuban population, intentionally sensationalized and exaggerated.
This continued even after Spain replaced Weyler and changed its policies and American public opinion was very much in favor of intervening on behalf of the Cubans.[13]
In January 1898, a riot by Cuban Spanish loyalists against the new autonomous government broke out in Havana, leading to the destruction of the printing presses of four local newspapers for publishing articles critical of Spanish Army atrocities. The U.S. Consul-General cabled Washington with fears for the lives of Americans living in Havana. In response, the battleship USS Maine was sent to Havana in the last week of January. On February 15, 1898, the Maine was rocked by an explosion, killing 258 of the crew and sinking the ship in the harbor. The cause of the explosion has not been clearly established to this day.
In an attempt to appease the United States, the colonial government took two steps that had been demanded by President William McKinley: it ended forced relocation from homes and offered negotiations with the independence fighters. But the truce was rejected by the rebels.
The Spanish–American War[edit | edit source]
Main article: Spanish–American War
The sinking of the Maine sparked a wave of public indignation in the United States. Newspaper owners such as William R. Hearst leapt to the conclusion that Spanish officials in Cuba were to blame, and they widely publicized the conspiracy, although Spain could have had no interest in getting the United States involved in the conflict.[14] Yellow journalism fueled American anger by publishing "atrocities" committed by Spain in Cuba. Hearst, when informed by Frederic Remington, whom he had hired to furnish illustrations for his newspaper, that conditions in Cuba were not bad enough to warrant hostilities, allegedly replied, "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war".[15] Although McKinley, Speaker of the House Thomas Brackett Reed and the business community opposed the growing public demand for war, which was lashed to fury by the yellow journalism. The American cry of the hour became, Remember the Maine, To Hell with Spain! The decisive event was probably the speech of Senator Redfield Proctor, delivered on March 17, analyzing the situation and concluding that war was the only answer. The business and religious communities switched sides, leaving McKinley and Reed almost alone in their opposition to the war.[16][17] "Faced with a revved up, war-ready population, and all the editorial encouragement the two competitors could muster, the United States jumped at the opportunity to get involved and showcase its new steam-powered Navy".[11] On April 11, McKinley asked Congress for authority to send American troops to Cuba for the purpose of ending the civil war there. On April 19, Congress passed joint resolutions (by a vote of 311 to 6 in the House and 42 to 35 in the Senate) supporting Cuban independence and disclaiming any intention to annex Cuba, demanding Spanish withdrawal, and authorizing the president to use as much military force as he thought necessary to help Cuban patriots gain independence from Spain. This was adopted by resolution of Congress and included the Teller Amendment, named after Colorado Senator Henry Moore Teller, which passed unanimously, stipulating that "the island of Cuba is, and by right should be, free and independent".[14] The amendment disclaimed any intention on the part of the United States to exercise jurisdiction or control over Cuba for other than pacification reasons, and confirmed that the armed forces would be removed once the war is over. The amendment, pushed through at the last minute by anti-imperialists in the Senate, made no mention of the Philippines, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Congress formally declared war on April 25. The Senate and House passed the amendment April 19, McKinley signed the joint resolution on April 20, and the ultimatum was forwarded to Spain. War was declared on April 20/21, 1898.
"It's been suggested that a major reason for the U.S. war against Spain was the fierce competition emerging between Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal". Joseph E. Wisan wrote in an essay titled "The Cuban Crisis As Reflected In The New York Press", published in "American Imperialism" in 1898: "In the opinion of the writer, the Spanish–American War would not have occurred had not the appearance of Hearst in New York journalism precipitated a bitter battle for newspaper circulation." It has also been argued that the main reason the United States entered the war was the failed secret attempt, in 1896, to purchase Cuba from a weaker, war-depleted Spain.[11]
Further information: Propaganda of the Spanish–American War
Hostilities started hours after the declaration of war when a contingent of US Navy ships under Admiral William T. Sampson blockaded several Cuban ports. The Americans decided to invade Cuba and to start in Oriente where the Cubans had almost absolute control and were able to cooperate, e.g., by establishing a beachhead and protecting the U.S. landing in Daiquiri. The first U.S. objective was to capture the city of Santiago de Cuba in order to destroy Linares' army and Cervera's fleet. To reach Santiago, the Americans had to pass through concentrated Spanish defences in the San Juan Hills and a small town in El Caney. Between June 22 and 24, the Americans landed under General William R. Shafter at Daiquirí and Siboney, east of Santiago, and established a base.
The port of Santiago became the main target of naval operations. The U.S. fleet attacking Santiago needed shelter from the summer hurricane season, thus nearby Guantánamo Bay, with its excellent harbor, was chosen for this purpose and attacked on June 6 (1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay). The Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898 was the largest naval engagement during the Spanish–American War, resulting in the destruction of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron (Flota de Ultramar).
Resistance in Santiago consolidated around Fort Canosa,[18] All the while, major battles between Spaniards and Americans took place at Las Guasimas on June 24, El Caney and San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, outside of Santiago.[19] after which the American advance ground to a halt. Spanish troops successfully defended Fort Canosa, allowing them to stabilize their line and bar the entry to Santiago. The Americans and Cubans forcibly began a bloody, strangling siege of the city[20] which eventually surrendered on July 16, after the defeat of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron. Thus, Oriente was under control of Americans, but U.S. General Nelson A. Miles would not allow Cuban troops to enter Santiago, claiming that he wanted to prevent clashes between Cubans and Spaniards. Thus, Cuban General Calixto García, head of the mambi forces in the Eastern department, ordered his troops to hold their respective areas and resigned, writing a letter of protest to General Shafter.[14]
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After losing the Philippines and Puerto Rico, which had also been invaded by the United States, and with no hope of holding on to Cuba, Spain sued for peace on July 17, 1898.[21] On August 12, the United States and Spain signed a protocol of Peace, in which Spain agreed to relinquish all claim of sovereignty and title over Cuba.[22] On December 10, 1898, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which recognized Cuban independence.[23] Although the Cubans had participated in the liberation efforts, the United States prevented Cuba from participating in the Paris peace talks and signing the treaty. The treaty set no time limit for U.S. occupation and the Isle of Pines was excluded from Cuba.[24] Although the treaty officially granted Cuba's independence, U.S. General William R. Shafter refused to allow Cuban General Calixto García and his rebel forces to participate in the surrender ceremonies in Santiago de Cuba.
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Most Spanish historians argue that the insurgency could not have succeeded on its own, while Cuban historians argue the Cubans were on the verge of winning in 1898 and needed no outside help.
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↑ 1.0 1.1 Clodfelter, Michael, Warfare and Armed Conflict: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1618-1991
↑ John Lawrence Tone, War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895 * 1895, Chapel Hill: Univ of NC Press, 2006. p.9
↑ Hugh Thomas, Cuba, or, the pursuit of freedom (1971, 1988)
↑ Dept. of Defense, 1991 Information Please, World Almanac 1984
↑ Sheina, Robert L., Latin America's Wars: The Age of the Caudillo, 1791-1899 (2003)
↑ COWP: Correlates of War Project at the University of Michigan
↑ Navarro, José Cantón 1998. History of Cuba. Havana. p53-55
↑ 10.0 10.1 Foner, Philip: The Spanish–Cuban–American War and the Birth of American Imperialism quoted in: http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/scaw/scaw1.htm
↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Spanish–Cuban–American War – History of Cuba
↑ Navarro, José Cantón 1998. History of Cuba. Havana. p69
↑ PBS. "Crucible of Empire: The Spanish–American War". pbs.org. http://www.pbs.org/crucible/frames/_journalism.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Navarro, José Cantón: History of Cuba, Havana, Cuba, 1998, p. 71
↑ W. Joseph Campbell (summer 2000). "Not likely sent: The Remington–Hearst "telegrams"". Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. http://academic2.american.edu/~wjc/wjc3/notlikely.htm.
↑ Offner 1992 pp 131–35
↑ Davis, Michelle Bray; Quimby, Rollin W. (1969). "Senator Proctor's Cuban Speech: Speculations on a Cause of the Spanish–American War". pp. 131–141. Digital object identifier:10.1080/00335636909382938. ISSN 0033-5630.
↑ Daley#, L. 2000. El Fortin Canosa en la Cuba del 1898. in Los Ultimos Dias del Comienzo. Ensayos sobre la Guerra Hispano-Cubana-Estadounidense. B.E. Aguirre and E. Espina eds. RiL Editores, Santiago de Chile pp. 161–71.
↑ The Battles at El Caney and San Juan Hills at HomeOfHeroes.com.
↑ Daley 2000, pp. 161–71
↑ "The Spanish American War Centennial Website!". spanamwar.com. http://www.spanamwar.com/. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
↑ "Protocol of Peace Embodying the Terms of a Basis for the Establishment of Peace Between the Two Countries". Washington, D.C., U.S.A.. August 12, 1898. http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/pr980812.html. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
↑ "Treaty of peace between the United States and Spain". The Avalon project at Yale law School. December 10, 1898. Archived from the original on November 2, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011102135939/http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/spain/sp1898.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
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The Massaro Community Farm 2014 carrot harvest did not, in fact, require the labor of the two sixth grade classes precisely pulling carrot after carrot from the soil (pre-loosened by our accommodating farmhands, Alyssa and Ethan). However, the 40 enthusiastic albeit amateur farmhands made quick work of the task, and while the day's farm tour and soil pH activity were also deemed a success, carrot-pulling exacted the most enthusiasm from our visiting tweens— once, that is, they came to terms with the fact that carrots came from the dirt!
We chuckle at their sweet naiveté but they're not wrong— pulling carrots out of the ground is amazing. While visiting the farm, our students engage all of their senses in invigorating outdoor classes and activities. Whether harvesting carrots or visiting the chickens they connect, not just to nature, but to a working agricultural landscape that while once commonplace, is now a rarity in Connecticut.
Massaro Community Farm sits on the crest of a hill and is visible from the road as a cluster of three buildings framing a gravel lot; an old but upright farmhouse, a stone barn containing tools and farming machinery— some functional and others defunct, from the property's original iteration as a dairy farm— and lastly the attendant dairy barn, where today, CSA subscribers pick up their shares and visiting students do arts and crafts or attend cooking classes.
Field trips are a primary outreach tool to connect Massaro to the greater community— primarily Woodbridge, a pleasant, wooded, and wealthy town rising out of New Haven, and Ansonia, an old mill town in the lower Naugatuck Valley, one of the most important industrial communities in the state.
As a FoodCorps service member, I work with the Ansonia public schools in the classroom and as much as possible, on the farm. In past years, field trip programming hadn't rarely been recorded or passed on, so this fall, I set to work developing a system to keep track of our new and old lesson plans, logistical information, and best practices for future field trips.
When they come, we hear the students from Ansonia's Prendergast Elementary before we see them— two lines of 40 powder blue polos, emblazoned with a navy Ansonia Charger at the breast, bobbing over the hill and into sight. The students are thrilled to be at the farm, but particularly thrilled to be anywhere beyond the scope of their everyday. The Valley public transportation leaves much to be desired and many of our students do not have easy access to transportation at home. Visits to nearby New Haven, or the beaches along the Long Island Sound in the summertime, or to New York City are not a matter-of-course, consequently field trips are a valuable opportunity for students to engage in hands-on learning in a new, outdoor space.
So the 40 eleven year olds flooded along the length of the rows, carefully taking hold before yanking out and brandishing their vegetal treasures— everything from straight as an arrow, supermarket specimens to the favored, gnarled octopi carrots sporting multiple offshoots— calling for our farmhands and their teachers to admire their treasures. Many asked if they could take their carrots home with them— we settled on one precious carrot per class, entrusted to their homeroom teachers for the walk back to school.
Our work this fall developing and recording hands-on lessons— like testing soil pH in the garden with baking soda and vinegar or a farm scavenger hunt— resulted in 16 successful field trips and will mean less work for educators next fall. The lessons we learned— that sometimes the simplest activities provide a welcome break from educator lecturing and a special time for students to engage freely, rather in response to an educator's prompts— will help hone these field trips so they can continue to inspire and connect Ansonia students to their environment and their food.


Dear Julian, lovely how the sand shows varying degrees of dampness and how the distant horizon seem softened by sea mist. Savour every moment together in that beautiful spot.
P.S. Nice that you are with us again Alain!
The tropics seem to agree with you, Julian! The rich color in those palms, the sand . . . lots of both where I live, but nobody seems to see the color like you do. Quite the tutorial for aspirants like me. Thanks!
I want to be there! You've made it look so appealing! Beauty.
Now I'm really jealous!:) Nice painting.
Enjoy! Enjoy! Have fun in your new surroundings.
When I have nothing to say, I do not comment.
All credit to you Julian, another beautiful painting.
Ko Kut does indeed look a real paradise. Enjoy it.
Thank you for sharing your holiday with us.
Reminds me of every Asian beach I have ever lounged on - a Picture Postcard.
I have to agree with Anna Howard - I admire how you so skilfully handled the "wetness" of the sand and the distant terrain.
This is just lovely! I wish I possessed the painting and wish I was there!
I can only dream - surrounded by snow right now on a chilly Canadian afternoon.
Make that "definitely" an island paradise as depicted in your painting.
The colors of your sea and sand are so beautifully fresh and clear.
I like how this seascape is laid out in range (fan-like)starting from the end point of the beach:the dense vegetation,the three parts of the beach and finally,the sea.The counterpart of this subtle open fan is the large monolithic open fan composed by the sky,and delimited by the sinuous outline of the hills and the top of the trees. So our eyes begin to analyse the beach,the trees,the sea to finally go towards the vast area of sky symbolizing a restful(but nevertheless animated by subtle variations of tones)location.Julian here has succeeded thanks to the composition to make us feel the alliance of motion (beach,waves, sea)and peace(sky)in a same painting.By that contrast, we have here an intense sense of life, symbolizing the Yin and the Yang.We do not forget too the sinuous lines on the beach that echo the sinuous outline of the hills in the background that add the same feeling of motion and dancing life. Sure here, the hues are enchanting, but the underlying composition is crucial.


Yes usefull, as I get login to vm.
But thoses running windows, can't get the keyboard & mouse grab working normal.
Is this due to my kde4.3.5 or what, haven't yet found.
Upon running vmware-vmrc I get the following file not found error.
If I change to the directory and try to run ./vmware-vmrc I get the same error. Its strange to me because the file does exist as detailed in the directory listings below. I tried to backrev firefox and get a file not found error on firefox-bin even though it is where it is supposed to be. Its like the system is looking for those files somewhere else but not reporting where it is not finding fhe file.
I created a file called hello (that is just echo hello), gave it the same rights and symlink and it runs fine.
Is exec putting a prefix on the vmware-vmrc directory?
Anyway I am stuck any help get vmware console going would be appreciated.
Are you using a different version of the xpi?
Please follow the instructions, and download it (again) from the esx server. You may have a very old xpi, which is just not compatible.
Works good mouse is weird.
Actually I forgot to mention, I had a problem downloading the xpi file originally as the 'connection refused' error would come.
I had to specify the port as 8333 otherwise it would try to download via 443.
This line works for me.
@gr: Thanks for your correction. vbundi did it right, but the weblogging software broke the double hyphons.
Excellent solution. After much searching this is exactly what I was looking for.
I have tried it with the firefox files deep in some sub-dirs but I couldn't use the mouse.
For some reason, the 8333 ssl part of vmware was not working for me. I could not find an option to turn of SSL so I set up stunnel on port 443 to connect to the 8222 plain text port and the command line console is now working like a charm.


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Hennessey introduced the new Ford Mustang Heritage Edition!
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Hennessey celebrates that the number of cars that tuned reached 10,000, and that 10,000th car is the special Ford Black, named Heritage Edition.
Ford Mustang Heritage Edition
Namely, this car is inspired by the Ford GT Heritage Edition, and will produce only 19 examples each of which will feature a "Race Red" red with a fine detail.
There are also carbon fiber spools, special head restraints, as well as an exhaust system made of stainless steel, improved Brembo brakes and 20-inch wheels, featuring Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 tires.
Also, the 5-liter V8 aggregate did not remain intact, and Hennessey added its fuel injectors and fuel pumps, a "water-cooled" refrigerator and compressor.
Thanks to this, as well as other modifications under the hood, the result is impressive 808 horsepower (603kW) and 918 Nm of torque. Thus, this car from 0 to 100 km / h accelerates for 3.3 seconds and achieves a maximum speed of 322 km / h. Also, 400 meters, or quarter miles, goes in just 10.7 seconds.
Unlike some other Hennessey models, this Ford Mustang Heritage Edition is not only reserved for the US, and the company receives orders from around the world.
The home price is $ 89,950, and the car comes with a three-year warranty or 35,999 miles of mileage.
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A girl and her slide.
This wonderful man at work gave me a few baby things that his 5 year old no longer had any use for. I usually take all hand me downs to my mom's so that we don't have to take a million things over there whenever Quinny goes or spends the night there. Well, we found out that she is kind of obsessed with the slide.
She makes this adorable "Whoooaaaaaa" sound every time she goes down and I was shocked when I saw that she could do it all by herself!
AW! She loves her slide. Very cute!


The TreadTracker is RunSocial's treadmill sensor which can accurately measure any treadmill speed and communicate this in real time to the RunSocial app via Bluetooth.
Can it work with any treadmill?
Yes. It will work with almost any treadmill regardless of age or brand. However, it is important the wheel can access the rotating treadmill surface when TreadTracker is placed under the treadmill. There may be some small home treadmill models which are not compatible with TreadTracker either because the distance from the ground to the underside of the rotating surface is too small (less than 7.5cm) or the underside has a cover that does not allow the TreadTracker access.
Does it need any special fitting?
No. You just place on the ground underneath either from the side or the back of the treadmill so the TreadTracker wheel, when released, can swing up to make light contact with the rotating surface. As long as the wheel contacts the moving treadmill surface you're good to go.
TreadTracker uses Bluetooth Low Energy ("BTLE") which is supported by iPad 3 onwards and iPhone 4s onwards. Because TreadTracker uses BTLE you connect within the RunSocial app, not General Settings.Of course, Bluetooth still needs to be "on" which you do via General Settings.
Can I use it for other Apps?
We would like it to and we are talking to other apps. Do tell them if you'd like it.
Yes - it has an inbuilt rechargeable inbuilt battery. This is recharged via USB or from the mains just like your phone or pad. There is also a hibernation mode to preserve power when not in use. The TreadTracker battery light will glow green if charged, red if it is not charged.
Battery: it needs to be recharged. You can charge it from the mains or a laptop just like for your phone.
Hibernation: The sensor went into hibernation because the TreadTracker was not being used for a bit. If it is plugged in to a power source this will be two hours. If it is running off the battery this will be 10 minutes. To "wake it up", rotate sensor wheel (e.g. move the treadmill).
Bluetooth: the iPhone/iPad bluetooth just disconnected. Sometimes it happens especially if your device is bouncing a lot while you run (tip: our PadGrip sleeve can help with this).
We suggest you first simply exit and restart RunSocial. If this does not work we suggest you turned it all off – your iPhone/iPad, TreadTracker, the whole caboodle! Bluetooth is great – but sometimes it just happens.
Why won't it connect to RunSocial?
Is your device Bluetooth capability switched on? Check in General Settings of your device.
Is your TreadTracker blue light flashing? If not, its either the battery is dead (need to recharge) or it has gone into hibernation. If it is in hiberantion, then to To "wake it up", rotate sensor wheel (e.g. move the treadmill).
Bluetooth: see previous FAQ question above.
Why does TreadTracker speed not match my treadmill?
Check RunSocial and the treadmill are either both in mph or kmh. To adjust the RunSocial just tap and it will toggle between the two.
For TreadTracker we know the diameter of that wheel and its rotation speed. It's simple and accurate. Treadmills by contrast are complex, big machines. There are number of reasons for why the speed on the console may not be the actual speed. For example, each time the foot hits the tread it can cause friction / slippage causing the actual speed to mismatch the console speed.


In addition to his third consecutive Super Lawyers selection, Vinoo Varghese is a 2017 Martindale AV Preeminent rated attorney. In 2014, the New York Law Journal honored him with a selection to its Rising Stars list. In 2013, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, in court-filed papers, recognized Varghese, a former prosecutor, for his courage in defending clients, the federal and state Constitutions, and the criminal defense bar at large.
In 2015, Varghese won a complete acquittal for a client in a criminal tax trial against the IRS and DOJ Tax Division. Earlier that year, before the Second Circuit, he had secured a rarely granted retrial for that client. Some of Varghese's more notable white-collar representations have included Rengan Rajaratnam and Dan Halloran.
Outside the courtroom, in 2017, Varghese published an op-ed in the New York Post about O.J. Simpson's parole release and presented a CLE webinar on the Trump Administration's priorities with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Varghese graduated from Brooklyn Law School, New York University, and Chaminade High School.


Today we want to introduce our friends and partners, a popular destination of our IoT-oriented Startup Tours and an IoT-problem-solver for Nestim's corporate clients – Next Big Thing AG. Together with Elisheva Marcus and Falco Schuett from NBT we explored the need for, and value of, applying IoT solutions to a changing business and tech landscape.
Next Big Thing AG is a Berlin-based IoT company builder. Since 2016, NBT has successfully launched numerous joint ventures through a programmatic approach, mentorship, seed funding, and engineering expertise – all while developing its own tech stack in blockchain and secure hardware. The three co-Founders Harald Zapp, Michael-Maria Bommer, and Maik Käbisch, bring serial entrepreneurship and seasoned business expertise to the new ventures. NBT has established a thriving ecosystem throughout Europe consisting of investors, startups, corporate partners, hardware and software engineers, and technology providers.
What are 3 major reasons why corporates and SMEs need IoT solutions?
#1 – IoT solutions generate value. This generated value includes: cost reduction, productivity increase, and process optimizations – such as supply-chain.
#2 – Markets are changing and traditional verticals are disappearing; IoT solutions allow you to better respond to market shifts, and to engage in new market opportunities.
#3 – New IoT solutions lead to a higher speed of innovation and a sharpened competitive edge, including improved user experience and reduced time to market. Old success patterns no longer fit new challenges.
What are the problems and obstacles corporates and SMEs face in implementing IoT solutions?
For which industries do you think the IoT is the most crucial solution?
Through increased connectivity and data insights, IoT solutions are popping up across an ever-expanding list of industries. Just to name some examples: in agriculture, IoT can deliver real-time soil insights which aid in crop-management for small- and large-scale farmers. In healthcare, IoT advances patient-monitoring, integrates medical devices, and leads to better hospital resource management.
With PropTech, IoT enables the housing industry to have smarter buildings, bringing environmental and residential benefits. Energy consumption stands to be revolutionized by smart trading and negotiation, creating entire new markets. Through its decentralized and transparent technology, blockchain enables new business models – building trust, empowering economies, and accelerating transactions. In supply chain and logistics, IoT allows for real-time data analysis and transforms track and trace, opening new markets.
What are the challenges in innovation that Germany is facing right now?
In general, Germany hasn't fully dared to innovate, but the drive is there. Conservative thinking remains a hurdle. Additionally, there is a distinct talent or skill gap in IoT, blockchain, and software development. We see the need to turn more attention to the Internet of Services, and to make sense of big data from IoT devices. We are interested in how to use smart contracts and blockchain tech to trade data securely in a new markets, like for example in the Economy of Things.
What were your highlights in 2017?
2017 was a formative year for NBT!
We launched multiple ventures who have had exciting initial success with vibrant communities, partnerships, and funding. NBT's CEO Harald Zapp and CTO Jasmin Skenderi were invited to numerous speaking engagements in Berlin and internationally, which you can catch up in our news section of our revitalized website.
NBT became a core member of the deHub for IoT, Germany's digital hub initiative from the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy. Together with the Fraunhofer Institute and Factory, NBT is a central spoke of the IoT Hub. So when entrepreneurs and developers join NBT, they are in the vibrant startup scene in Berlin, at the center of research and technology, and able to grow within our extensive network.
Last summer, NBT formed a strategic partnership with Fraunhofer's Berlin Center for Digital Transformation, a cooperation between the four Berlin Fraunhofer-Institutes. The goal is to accelerate technological innovation and promote knowledge exchange for IoT and sensory technology.
We also sponsored a whitepaper by IoT Analytics, a panorama of external innovation options for companies looking to transform with IoT.
There are great opportunities to join NBT and our ventures. Please join the conversation about future technologies via our social channels; you can visit our Blog, and follow us on Twitter, Medium, YouTube, or Facebook. Danke!


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Q: apache mod rewrite - retrieveoriginal url I have the apache httpd set up which redirects to tomcat.
Apache httpd runs on 9000 and tomcat runs on 8080 port in my local machine.
Below is my scenario
http://:9000/mypage?id=XYZ  must be redirected to Tomcat as http://:8080/myappp/mypage
I have set up mod_jk and load balancer which takes care of the routing to tomcat.
But I am not able to get the URL built correctly.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=(XYZ)$
RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ /$1? [PT,L]
It is ok to store the mapping of "XYZ" to "myapp" hard coded in the rules.
I can get the query parameter using $1 , but how can I get the last portion of the original URL
Thanks

A: I was able to get the file name using the {REQUEST_FILENAME} .
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Parallel Bible Translations Ezra 5:8. 'To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built with rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.


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Occasionally I have been banned from speaking. It's quite fun. You get kudos from being somehow of too much robustness in some area or another to be allowed to address the audience. In my case, it would be because I like the Tridentine Mass, or oppose gay marriage, or support the Faith Movement (yes, in the old days that would get you blocked.) In the case of Professor Beattie, it is because she supports women priests, or gay marriage or opposes the work of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Many years ago I was invited to a school by the Deputy Headmaster. The chaplain complained because in his eyes I was too much of an extremist to be inflicted on sixth formers. I suggested that the Deputy Head contact Archbishop's House, Southwark to enquire about my suitability to speak. I was amused to hear that the then Archbishop's Secretary said that I might be a bit conservative but was certainly a priest in good standing. The sixth formers had all got wind of the dispute (thanks to the chaplain's lack of professional discretion) and were eagerly waiting for my talk which they received with enthusiasm.
In her defence, Professor Beattie makes a distinction between being a Catholic theologian, and being an academic theologian who happens to be a Catholic. Recently the Catholic Herald made something of a historian who apparently delivered a subtle insult to Eamon Duffy by referring to him as a Catholic historian. The point is that Eamon Duffy is respected in academic circles not as an apologist for a Catholic view of history but as an historian in his own right. Being a Catholic, he is naturally interested in subjects such as the Reformation, but that does not detract from his academic rigour in historical study. Hinting at partisanship is indeed an insult.
What then about a Catholic plumber? Assuming that he does not limit his work to the water supply and drainage of Churches, is there anything specifically Catholic about his plumbing? As a good Catholic, he will try to do a good job for a fair price, allowing for a reasonable profit to meet his obligtions to his family and to charity. Since a methodist or muslim plumber could do an identically good piece of work, we could say that there is not much to choose between saying he is a Catholic plumber and a plumber who happens to be a Catholic.
What about a Catholic doctor? When I was young, Catholics generally tried to find a Catholic doctor such as Dr O'Keefe who exercised a kindly authority and made me say Aaah! when I had tonsillitis as a child. I expect my mother found deeper reasons to trust him as she gave birth to six of us. Hectoring advice about contraception was not so common in those days, but she would have been spared the beginning of that movement by Dr O'Keefe who, I am sure, would have had no truck with it. Nowadays, for parents who want to have more than two children, a good Catholic doctor who will not nag them about contraception or about having amniocentesis would be a blessing. Such families would look for a Catholic doctor and not be particularly helped by a doctor who just happened to be a Catholic but did not believe the teaching of the Church. They would probably be better served by a believing Baptist or Muslim doctor.
So then, what about a Catholic theologian? Can a Catholic be an academic theologian who just happens to be a Catholic? To be scrupulously accurate, Professor Beattie distinguishes between "an academic theologian who is also a practising Catholic" and a Catholic theologian as "somebody with a licence who is authorised to teach by the official magisterium."
First of all, I don't think it is nitpicking to focus on the expession "official magisterium" since it is one that Professor Beattie uses often. Surely there is just the magisterium? There is no "unofficial" teaching authority in the Catholic Church, only the teaching authority which we believe to be founded by Christ and exercised by the Pope and the Bishops whether expressed in their ordinary or extraordinary teaching. Apart from this, there are opinions of theologians - as well as journalists, bloggers and the bloke down the pub.
One way in which theologians are distinguished is by their having a pontifical licence to teach; however in the history of the Church there have been plenty of theologians, some of whom (including women) have been recognised as Doctors of the Church without ever having had a licenciate. We can grant, I think, that they were Catholic theologians.
Would such a young professor be a "theologian"? In academic terms he would be counted as such. If the young professor was a Catholic, would he now be a Catholic theologian? He would, I'm sure, reject the appellation, especially if he doesn't believe the Creed.
So what about a theologian who accepts some of the teaching of the Church but does not accept the teaching of what is termed for this purpose the "official magisterium" of the Church on the reservation of priestly ordination to men, or the duty of conscientious objection to arrangements for the legal recognition of civil unions of homosexual people?
If an academic theologian who happens also to be a Catholic but disagrees with teaching that is formally stated by the magisterium as something to be definitively held as part of the deposit of faith, is there really ground for complaint if a Catholic organisation dedicated to upholding the teaching of the magisterium decides to withdraw an invitation to speak?


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Princeton veteran makes the climb up Mount Kilimanjaro
By Jessica Costello
Published: Aug. 15, 2021 at 7:57 PM CDT
PRINCETON, Ind. (WFIE) - After seven days and over 19,000 feet, a local veteran is back home.
Chris Mackay, a 42-year-old veteran and Princeton resident, took on an adventure of a lifetime with a group of veterans supported by a non-profit, called Sheepdog Impact Assistance, climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa.
"Their motto is to get off the couch," Jennifer MacKay, Chris' wife said. "So like when veterans, first responders, sometimes they retire or get injured. So the idea is to get them off the couch and reengage them into society and active living."
"I'd say he's a very adventurous person, he likes that kind of stuff," Jennifer said. "He can thrive in that environment. Much like many combat veterans, he's the type, where every day-to-day stuff, he might fall apart. But in an emergency, he is cool as a cucumber. That's how he is, that's who you want, probably want a combat veteran around."
Chris served in the U.S. Army infantry for about a decade.
Jennifer says the military was his passion, but after a traumatic accident, he now suffers from chronic pain in his back, as well as dealt with a brain injury for years and PTSD.
Some of the other veterans in the group made their way up the mountain with no arms or legs.
"A few people, the physical demand is a lot," the group said during a FaceTime call. "Being on the trail that long, feet on the ground, it impacts your body in a big way, especially like someone like Travis here. He did the trail, three days on his hands."
So for Chris and his fellow veterans, this was a mission much bigger than many will ever understand.
"I'm just extra proud of him," Jennifer said. "He's a special person."
"At the end of the day, it's finding that purpose," the group said. "And with Sheepdog, they brought us all together to find that purpose, to come together as a team and climb something that's bigger than all of us."
Chris arrived back home safely on Sunday evening.
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