Gentoo is so far, the big Linux surprise this year. With its 1.0 release took the Linux world by storm and converted a huge number of power users and developers from the well-known Linux distros they were using, to the lightweight Gentoo Linux. While its installation process is not for the faint of heart, it pays back the user with a highly optimized system. As a result, Gentoo is dubbed the "fastest Linux distro" to date. Read on for an exclusive interview with Gentoo's project leader, Daniel Robbins where he reveals that Gentoo will be further optimized with the fastest x86 C/C++ compiler (Intel's ICC) in addition to GCC 3.1. Daniel also speaks about the future plans for Portage and the overall system in general.1. Gentoo 1.0 has become a huge success! How do you feel by seeing all this hard work coming to a climax with the thousands of downloads and all the talk around it?
Daniel Robbins: Yes, we are planning to move to gcc 3.1 as we're able. Many people are already using gcc 3.0-based Gentoo Linux systems. We also have one developer (William McArthur) working almost exclusively on icc support and making great progress. He has been actively reporting bugs to the Intel compiler team and getting ready for icc6. Sometimes, it seems that the Intel compiler developers aren't as interested in fixing reported bugs as they should be, and this tends to slow William down a bit. But all in all, we are making very good progress with icc and gradually getting ready for gcc 3.1 too.
3. Portage has come a long way, but it seems to be in a state of flux. What are the plans for Portage's future? Which problems need to be addressed? Is Portage 2.x going to be written in Python as well?
Daniel Robbins: Yes, we need to continue to use Python so that we can leverage our relatively miniscule coding resources which are currently me, Jon Nelson (< plug > maintainer of Boa, the fastest userspace Web server < /plug > ) and occasional patches from other members of our dev team. The RAD aspects of Python are essential for what we are trying to do and its "openness" (the fact that it is a scripting language and has a clean syntax) makes Portage development accessible for others who want to contribute.
As far as problems that need to be addressed, we need to improve our error handling, move to a unified high-performance (yet lightweight) database backend, improve the performance of our current text-based database code, and add bunches of miscellaneous features all over the place in order to make our feature set more refined. "Refinement" is the key word here. We have always been extremely responsive to user requests for new features, and I plan to continue our user-centric development style. Portage is designed to make peoples' lives easier, allowing them to be in full control of Linux technology rather than being overwhelmed by it or forcing them to turn to a third party (the Linux distribution creator) to make decisions for them. Our users let us know what they would like to see, and I do my best to keep them happy.
4. How is Gentoo, the company, organized? What is its member structure? Also, how one can get CVS commit access?
Daniel Robbins: At its heart, Gentoo Linux really isn't a company but a development team and user community. I do have a corporation called Gentoo Technologies, Inc. that holds the copyrights for the vast majority of our GPL code, but that's it. We aren't generating any income from Gentoo Linux (besides donations), and our development team is 100% volunteer. Generally, we have been completely supported by donations, particularly from a few of our developers. For example, our server is in a great datacenter thanks to a generous developer. As we grow, we plan to gradually wean ourselves from our dependence on donations by developing creative and "free software-friendly" ways of generating income.
5. Gentoo's bleeding edge features, sometimes make users… bleed over bugs of app/library versions that are not yet truly ready for larger public consumption. How is this issue going to be addressed?
for servers. For this project, we will reduce the number of ebuilds in our server branch from 1800 to around 400, at least initially. Our stable CVS tree will be completely separate from our current bleeding-edge version — a "code firewall", if you will. Commit access will be limited to an elite team of Gentoo Linux developers. We will lock down upgrades so that "emerge –update world" will only fix known bugs and security fixes. Each release of this new server meta-distribution will have an official one-year lifespan, during which it will be painstakingly maintained by us. In-place upgrades to new releases will be fully-tested and very smooth. We will have some cross-pollination with our current tree, but anything that goes into the server distro will be carefully audited before being added. We are still developing the goals for our new server project, but based on feedback from the rest of our development team (who seem to be in near unanimous agreement) it looks like the project will progress very closely if not identically to how it is described above.
6. Is Gentoo going to sell its own ISO CDs, and become a fully commercial company, or are you going to stay largely community-based?
Daniel Robbins: Hopefully something in-between. I never want to compromise our free software development principles in order to make money. Nor do I want to put our project in a position where we are *tempted* to compromise our principles in order to make money, as many companies are. We certainly don't want to try to fit into the mold of companies like Red Hat and Mandrake just because that's the "distro way". We want to choose our own path and find a healthy synergy between developing free software and growing a business based around Gentoo Linux.
I very much want to find a way to turn the Gentoo Linux project into a profitable enterprise. My main motivation in wanting to do this is so I can stop living from paycheck to paycheck and focus my professional efforts exclusively on Gentoo Linux development. Many of our developers would like to do the same thing.
Right now, we're in a catch-22 where our sudden popularity has put us in a position where we *could* probably start generating some income and I and possibly other developers could potentially start working on Gentoo Linux full-time. Yet our sudden popularity has also overwhelmed us and eaten up all our time — time that we would otherwise be using to build a business around Gentoo Linux. So we're basically holding tight until we get the time and resources to look into the whole business thing.
7. Are there plans to make the installation more comprehensive for newbies and Linux agnostics, or your target will still remain power users and developers?
Daniel Robbins: Yes; there is a Linux distribution using Gentoo Linux as a base for its efforts and they have developed an anaconda-based installer for Gentoo Linux. There will undoubtedly be further development in this area; while it's not a primary focus of our development efforts, it will certainly happen as we proceed towards Gentoo Linux 2.0. But we will always have a clean, "bare-bones" shell-based install method so that the user has complete control over how Gentoo Linux is set up if he/she so chooses. We'll *always* have that.
8. Gentoo comes by default with a specially patched kernel. Please tell us about the speed increase users gain with Gentoo when compared to stock kernels that other distros include.
Daniel Robbins: People are finding our kernel to be quite zippy, particularly when it comes to interactive responsiveness — something I care very much about. It's based on -ac so it has rmap and O(1) as well as some new IDE stuff. We've also added Robert Love's preempt patch, Andrew Morton's low latency code (both can be turned on/off in "make menuconfig" as desired) and bumped the HZ on i386 systems to 1000. Thanks to the efficiency of O(1) and rmap, HZ=1000 works nicely to increase responsiveness without introducing any significant overhead. And of course preempt does amazing things for interactive use — much more so than low-latency. It's clear that good interactive response isn't *purely* about low-latency — otherwise Andrew Morton's low latency patches would give much better and crisper interactive response, which isn't the case. Preempt seems to make the timeslicing of the CPU much more uniform (this is an educated guess, not a fact), which in turn appears to make a huge improvement in the "feel" of everything. It makes everything feel much more Amiga-like and presumably more BeOS-like.
Besides our performance-related improvements, we also now include XFS 1.1, htb2 (a very good QoS patch), grsecurity and a handful of patches from Jörg Prante's bag of goodies, including freeswan (ipsec) and the international crypto patch (only available in our "crypto-sources" kernel which is an install option; our standard "gentoo-sources" kernel doesn't have any strong crypto so that people in countries where strong crypto isn't illegal won't break their country's laws unintentionally.) We also include Andrea Archangeli's 3.5Gb address space patch and a recent snapshot of the ACPI code being developed by Intel.
9. Is Gentoo… bleeding edge enough to make the big step and include a 2.5.x kernel as an additional option to the stable 2.4.x one?
10. What are the future plans for Gentoo? What architectural and other changes do you have in store for the new version and when this new version is expected to be released?
Our Sparc and Sparc64 ports are also progressing very nicely. Our Sparc user community is still very small but should be growing significantly over the next year, especially as we start focusing more on building a rugged server meta-distribution.
Beyond that, I would really like to port Gentoo Linux to AMD's new 64-bit platform. After that, probably Alpha and then Itanium.
In the next year, you will start to see Gentoo Linux development become more server-focused with the birth of a new version of Gentoo Linux designed the ultimate ports-based Linux server toolkit.
performance and functionality. The number and quality of ports will improve. We will begin offering products and services that complement but do not compete with our free software development efforts.
Yes, I know it is YAFLD (Yet Another Fantastic Linux Distribution – at least I think the F is "Fantastic…"), however it does break the mould.
I've always though it good to compile from source using either a Slackware or Debian setup, however Gentoo (and its port system) is a very classy setup & well polished.
Too bad it doesn't recognize my NIC and I don't know how to add the driver..
There are other sourcebased Distros like SourceMage,Sorcerer and others that are as fast with gcc optimisations. And their package system is much simpler ( just scripts in bash ). Writing your own ebuilds is much more work. They also have easy installation and everything you need. SourceMage even has a stable, test and a developers branch!
This kernel sounds like it would be a welcome addition to any existing Linux installation, not just Gentoo. Where would one go about getting their patched kernel?
I have been watching gentoo with interest, but installing Debian onto my laptop was enough work for now. However, I'd love to use some of the work that Gentoo has done… but there's no real documentation or instructions on how to patch a standard kernel to bring it to the kernel used by Gentoo. Can any current Gentoo users explain how I would go about doing this?
This will bring the 2.4.18 up to Gentoo's newest kernel. Which, FWIW, has the needed ac97 patch for my Presario 700 already included. I'm recompiling right now, and look forward to O(1), preemptive, as well as a kernel with the needed ACPI and ac97 patches already included. Sweet.
I'm a relative newbie to the Linux world. I installed Gentoo after about three attempts (learning something with each atempt). It works beautifully. Their instruction is well written and comprehensive. I took it step by step and I have a working Gentoo system that I'm very happy with.
I attempted Sorceror and a couple other streamlined distros and got nowhere. I thought Gentooo relatively easy and a great learning process.
I put Woody on my Pavillion zt 1130, but the sucker ran so damn hot becasue the 2.4 kernel does not have support for the Advanced power controls. 2.5.x does not either…..I guess I will just have to wait.
my next Laptop will be a Powerbook though….1 yr. 9 months……..can't wait.
Robert: Gentoo wont be working on your ibook, not any time soon anyways. Gentoo is x86 specific, which i find to be a dissapointment. I really dont understand why such a distro is x86 only, its not like GCC doesnt exist for the other architectures.
Richard, you're wrong – if you had read the whole article you would have found an answer to PPC support in question 10.
Btw, what do you expect – that a x86 user buys a PPC just to make his software available in binary form to PPC users?
I tried to install it but couldn't find module for network card Marconix (is it tulip?) well I was quite sad. I started to think about sorcerer or something like source mage… But since I noticed there is distro based on Gentoo with anaconda-based installer I want to know where to get it. So if someone knows please post reply. It's a bit hard for newbie. And I saw I should learn Fdisk… a got a bit unexcited, I really don't have time to go so deep, but I like my system being fast so if you have any suggestion please reply.
ebuilds (portage's package definitions) are overglorified shell scripts using bash functions and an object oriented like approach called eclasses to share code between ebuilds.
ebuilds will be a tad harder to develop then something as simple as sourcer because of the USE settings system and the fact the installation process is sandboxed to prevent unauthorized writes to your real filesystem.
– you have to hand merge your /etc files after an update.
– where my nvidia glx drivers once work, the glx part broke on a previous upgrade.
I like gentoo (or else why would I be running it? ), but it needs to polish some edges before I'd run it on a machine that I couldn't wipe out on a moments notice. Of course I feel that way about Linux in general.
support for cpu clock/voltage scaling will be in 2.5 (if it isn't already).
Scroll down to the start of the list of beta additions. Sadly the link doesn't go anywhere useful. But at least it's coming.
I am using gentoo, not very long, since the release of 1.1a.
I think gentoo is the best distribution i have ever seen. I am developing myself (c++, most of the time console), and i only can say gentoo is THE distribution! I simply love the ease to use portage system. I always loved the BSD-Portage system.
However, i am happy with gentoo, and i don't think on changing to an other distribution in my dreams!
Some problems with my printer and like that. But now everything GREAT!
I only can thank the gentoo-developers for bringing up a revolutionary system like that.
I've only been using Gentoo for about a month now (embarrasingly enough since I read about it in Leo Laporte's blogg) and I thought that I would chime in with a perspective that is biased towards the Debian users (I have been a big Debian user since 2.0 back in 1998).
1. most of the stuff is much more out in the open than Debian. Portage for all of the hype is simply a well organized mix of python-rsync-bash, a mix which in my opinion took a touch of art a touch of experience and a touch of genius. It is far far easier to get under the hood of than is apt, dselect or dpkg. How many times have you done something in dselect only to have some dependency conflict cause the system to suggest that you uninstall base-perl or something stupid like that? With Debian you can always back out, but I found that I would often not end up understanding exactly what had caused the problem in the first place. With Gentoo, all of this is much easier to diagnose. You end up learning more about the system, the packages and just how powerful a few basic UNIX tools can be when used together in the right way.
2. Gentoo is younger and therefore more approachable. Debian was probably like this before I joined the community in 98, but by the time VA linux was in full steam (99) approachinf Debian developers at conferences was like approaching Apple employees at MacWorld– an exercise in restraint to say the least. All projects with success go this route of arrogance in the long term, but gentoo is fresh for the moment and that makes it a fun place to hang out.
That said, Gentoo is not without its problems. A couple of weeks ago, there was a decision to stop supporting XFS in the main bleeding-features kernel that has left me with a laptop install that is going to need some serious fixing. My attempts to install the most basic of services on the first server I built, mail (qmail), bombs during the installation and has not been fixed. Their rsync mirror system seems to be slow to propagate changes.
Still, if you have more than a passing interest in linux distros and want to get in on the ground floor (more or less), Gentoo can't be beat. Its the most fun I've personally had the halcyon days of lattes and changing the world that the web brought us.
A migrated from slackware and I am loving gentoo!
I wrote down the installation-steps from the manual and followed them. I had no problem and some hours later I ha a complete system with kde3.
I had some problems with kde3 because of a typo (a jed did not shown an ascii-char…).
I am updating gentoo on a daily basis and didn't run in any problems, despite of a (solved) libpng version conflict.
The mailing lists a cool, a lot of high quality traffic!
Just a quickie, for all you guys who expressed their interest but complain about the nic that is not supported by install CD. Since this issue was mentioned something like 3 times out of 20 posts I decided to throw in a short comment.
This is the best since you will be able to use your old distribution while you are building your fresh gentoo system. All the way through! That is you just reboot in the end and there you are!
2. You can get any boot disk, boot off that and go on as in previous case. Just make sure this boot disk contains whatever drivers are necessary to start you up.
3. You cannot find such disk? (Don't you have a resque floppy? Don't tell me you did not create one..) Still all is not lost. You can take probably more troublesome but most educating route . Download install CD and disassemble it. Replace provided kernel with the one you compile yourself, just make sure to compile in (or as a module) all necessary drivers. Assemble the CD and use it! Gentoo uses isolinux to create bootable CD. Try searching mailing lists. Also you will find help on forums and irc (#gentoo at irc.openprojects.net).
Sorry but I got my mother to install gentoo =), saying that this is not a newbie's distro is not well put. This is one of the better ways to learn, sure it takes time and alot of coffee. But you didn't learn to tie your shoes in 1 day did you?
Netgear cards use the tulip driver. during the install when you have to modprobe for your card "modprobe tulip" and you should be good to go.
i see alot of people saying they are newbies and trying it and getting frustrated. Gentoo is self proclaimed NOT a newbie distro. That said you can learn a schitt load doing an install and configure, and come out with a great machine in the end.
I have a few Gentoo boxen running, one of which is my file server at work running samba and netatalk to provide file and print sharing to about 30 macs and windoze machines. It has worked well for me – very well – but I don't "–update world" EVER. Key is to update what you need and check what version you are updating too.
Source Mage (formerly Sorcerer) and Gentoo are both excellent.
Source Mage is easier to setup, install, maintain, and upgrade, and has auto-healing capabilities unmatched anywhere else (except Lunar, which is a Source Mage/Sorcerer fork).
But this comes at a price. There is (currently) no versioning support, which makes it difficult to have multiple versions of, say, autoconf and automake, or a library you want several versions of.
Gentoo's weakness and strengths an almost exact mirror-image of Source Mage's … where the one is weak, the other is strong.
Gentoo upgrades are tricky and risky (as the interview indicates), and you'd better know exactly what you're doing before you upgrade a package. It is a little more complex (but worth it for the sandbox safety features and version support). It supports versions, making it easy to have multiple versions of KDE, autoconf/automake, and various libraries present as needed, and has pretty good support for precompiled binaries when needed (e.g. Blender).
Both of these projects are important … they have different but similar visions on how to accomplish something: leverage the power of source access with the simplicity of packaging a distro, so that normal folks using GNU/Linux can have the best of both. There is plenty of opportunity for both Source Mage and Gentoo to learn from one another and cross polinate while following their own visions (Gentoo desperately needs recursive rebuild capabilities, and the ability to audit dependencies in both directions ["I depend on that" as well as "these depend on me], while Source Mage really needs a sandbox scheme to make upgrades less intrusive (e.g. not clobbering a running X while upgrading a new one) and version support in its spell system so multiple library and application versions can coexist peacefully).
Whichever distro you use (and I use both), you will find the learning curve of dealing with a source based distro to be well worth it. Indeed, you'll likely find you're unable to go back to a binary distro, no matter how well packaged, once you've had a taste of the speed and stability a source based distro like Gentoo and Source Mage can give you.
What would be really cool is if Gentoo and Debian were combined. You could use Debian's branches to give you the binaries and the base distribution, and Gentoo to give you all the bleeding edge stuff, so in addition to: apt, dselect or dpkg, which would try to install the binaries (if available) you would also have emerge-apt, emerge-dselect and emerge-dpkg which would try to build the source and use the installed debian binary packages if they were available.
Note that if Gentoo added Debian support, it would allow it to automatically have a "stable" branch that was well debugged. It would also bring too great communities together.
Is such a distribution out there or will Gentoo do something like this in the future?
seems to back it up.
Does anyone know how to compile Gentoo on Windows? How well does it work? Is GNOME or KDE ported?
I have been using Gentoo Linux for the past ten months as my primary work platform. It is *wonderful*.
At one point I got stuck on an installation problem. Daniel Robbins helped me fix the problem via IRC. I have never received better support!
These days, I run Gentoo Linux as a VMWare image hosted by Windows 2000 on a Dell 8000 Laptop — my job requires this particular configuration. It works very well.
I hope to install Gentoo natively now that I have another hard disk to play with. Looking forward to trying ACPI now that it's included.
Eric, that is Gentoo the FILEMANAGER, it has nothing to do with the Gentoo, the Linux distribution.
emerge –update world –emptytree ?
Gentoolkit has a nifty little script that summs the differences between the old and new config files.
if you only see lines eddited by yourself, you can emediatly delete the new uneditted version with a single keystroke.
ebuilds are no bash scripts. They are written in python, aren't they?


As spring approaches I am getting excited about the garden again, like I usually do this time of year. As much work as it is, as much as I despise everything ripening at once regardless of how I stagger planting, as much as I rethink what a good idea a garden is in late August when I can hardly keep up with the watering and canning and freezing, I do enjoy the garden. There is nothing that can equal the freshness and wholesomeness of homegrown.
This is why I was saddened when I overheard a couple saying that they just didn't have room for a garden so they would never have fresh vegetables. No matter where you live, no matter how limited your space, you can have a garden. It just takes a little ingenuity.
Voila, the container garden. Now, before you go thinking that a container garden is the old-school thinking of one tomato plant in a pot, think again. Planting in containers has become increasingly popular as a way to use limited space to produce fresh vegetables as well as doubling as accents to a house. The sky is the limit as to what you can plant in a pot. Anything goes from flowers and herbs to fruits and vegetables.
The even better part is that it is not rocket science to get started, you just need a few common sense guidelines to follow. The golden rule to remember here is, unlike traditional garden space where plants have good drainage after rain, plants in containers can get water-logged in a hurry. Always remember to put drainage holes in the bottom of pots so excess water has a place to drain.
Almost anything can be used as a pot. Traditional pots, tubs, half barrels are all fair game to be used as planters. For years, we have used various antiques to either hold other pots or to plant directly in. Old wooden carts, milk can carts, old manure spreaders and wooden wagons that have seen their better days can enjoy a second life when filled with flowers. Old butchering kettles make a nice focal point in a yard.
A nice touch of yesteryear that is making a comeback are window boxes. There is nothing prettier, especially on a Cape Cod style home, than to see window boxes gracing the windows. They are easy to install, enhance a home's appeal and many have self-watering features as well as drainage holes already built in. How much easier can it get?
Another kind of container gardening that really packs a punch for optimizing space are raised planting beds. The designs for these are unlimited and the height can be whatever works best for you. All you need are planks nailed together to hold the soil. This can be one long raised bed, a series of raised beds in a row, or whatever formation suits your surroundings. Many times they are "stacked" where a large one is assembled first, then another smaller one is built on top of that one, and so forth as high as you wish to go. These are like high-rise apartments for plants.
Tomatoes, dwarf fruit trees, herbs, just about anything can be "contained." Herbs like basil, chives, thyme, oregano and many others are quite happy in pots. You can add a little greenery and make the pot not only functional but also a means to add charm to your home. You can customize your pots to tie into the architecture of your home or backyard by the types of pots you choose. They run the gamut from plastic to concrete to clay. The type you choose can provide instant color and provide a focal point for your place.
If you want a breaking point between you and your neighbor without straining the relationship by putting up a fence, try containers on the boundary line. You'll have to choose well with a little forethought. Taller, skinnier containers placed close together with plants that tend to vine and twine provide a semi-privacy barrier that both you and your neighbor can enjoy.
Don't forget houseplants when considering your container garden. Many of these like to come outside for the summer. While they are soaking up the rays, they are also providing greenery and enhancing your outdoor living space. At summer's end they can easily be taken back in the house to provide you with plenty of oxygen during the dry winter months.
If your main purpose of having containers is for added color, you are probably going with more flowers than vegetables. If so, remember the thriller, spiller, filler method of planting. The thriller is your focal point so go for bright geraniums with multi-colored leaves, bright fuchsia or anything to your liking that says "stop and look at me." The spiller is any variety that will spill over the edge such as wave petunias or creeping zinnias. Don't forget the trailing ferns here too. The filler is exactly what it says, it fills the arrangement. Here you will want plants with smaller leaves and flowers that fill in the spaces with a pop of color. Follow this method and you will have stunning flower containers.
Plants, just by their very nature, make a person feel good. There is something about digging in the soil, even if it is only in a pot, that brings out the wholesomeness, back to nature feeling. So, don' let space rob you of this pleasure that has been innate in all of us since the beginning of time — the urge to just go dig in the dirt.


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Le nom provient du terme étrusque hister attribué pour désigner des bateleurs qui représentaient des drames informes. Introduits à Rome en l'an 363 avant J-C (390 de Rome), les histrions marquent le début de la comédie et de la tragédie.

Les lois romaines les qualifiaient d'infâmes et ne les admettaient pas aux droits des citoyens, vraisemblablement car les histrions étaient à l'origine des esclaves mais, les acteurs des atellanes, eux, bien qu'inférieurs aux histrions, étaient considérés comme citoyens car, originellement, ils étaient issus des bonnes familles.

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Sous Cicéron le salaire d'un histrion célèbre était important mais les histrions moins réputés n'avaient que les conditions des esclaves.

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Good point! I'll see if I can work that in too.
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My husband is a filmmaker, and we love movies, but it can be hard to find a movie that's clean, family-friendly, and not super cheesy!
However, we feel that as Christians, we need to prioritize our faith over our entertainment, so we make it our goal to search out and find these movies! It's not easy, but it's definitely worth it!
I was not a fan of the first God's Not Dead, because it was just too cheesy! But as a former teacher, this sequel hits close to home. It's well-made, has great acting, and tackles real issues in a powerful way.
Based on a true story and set during the French and Indian War, it's a movie about daughters who are taken from their home by Indians. This is an intense and emotional film, but it is also a beautiful story of God's love and faithfulness.
This is another true story, set in Birmingham in the 1970s. It's about a football team that experiences a true revival in their school. Sean Astin stars in it, and my favorite line is, "This is what happens when God shows up." This is a powerful film, especially good for teenage boys.
Polycarp was a 2nd century martyr, and this is his story. He befriends an adopted slave girl and as he teaches her about Christ, his faith is put to test. As he stands for Christ, she must decide what she believes. It's a great story, and the movie is extremely well-made.
The main message of this movie is the power of prayer, and believe me, they demonstrate POWER in prayer! But they also work in some hilarious moments, and I think that makes it even better!
Yes, the old Veggietales movie. My husband and I sat down and watched this a few months ago, and even as 20-somethings, we really enjoyed it! It has some great life lessons, tells the story of Jonah very well, and is actually really funny!
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It shows the realness of families and the struggles that moms fight against. It's also absolutely HILARIOUS and is sure to keep the whole family entertained!
If you're needing some new ideas for movie night, you can't go wrong with any of these!
Have you seen any of these? What did you think of them? What are favorite family-friendly, non-cheesy Christian movies? Tell me in the comments!
The only one I've seen is Jonah but as a former Sunday School teacher I think I've seen and memorized almost every Veggie Tales movie. I'm still partial to the one with the chocolate bunny.
Thanks for the list!! Great info that I will definitely be using.
I loved Woodlawn! And I agree, it wasn't cheesy just an awesome faith filled movie..
This is a brilliant post idea. All of the Christian movies I have watched have been terrible! So cheesy. I haven't seen any of these movies though, so I'll have to give them a go.
I totally agree with you on prioritizing our faith over entertainment.
Jonah is hilarious! I love Veggie Tales.
The only one I've seen on this list is "Moms Night Out." While some of the "lessons" in the movie were still a little heavy-handed, overall the movie was like a breath of fresh air. It managed some real comedy without going cheesy.
I haven't been avoiding War Room, but I haven't had the chance to watch it either. And I have been avoiding GND2 because of how heavy-handed the storytelling was in it. I mean, there were some good points, but also a lot of groanworthy points. I'm glad to hear the sequel is better.
Thanks for the feedback, Lauren! Overall, I agree with you! 🙂 War Room is really really good! I'd put it top on your list!
I haven't seen the Ben Hur re-make yet, and I also haven't seen God's Not Dead 2 yet. Thanks for sharing these!
Finding good family-friendly movies is always a challenge. I love the range of titles here!
I agree, Rose! Thanks so much!
We are always looking for movies to play for our youth group kiddos on special nights so I need to check some of these out!
I totally love the Veggie Tales' Jonah too, haha!
I need to find some of these, especially Mom's Night Out. I and definitely need to introduce my kids to Jonah!
Definitely, Abby! Mom's Night Out is so funny!
We finally watched Woodlawn the other night – it was SO good. We'll watch it again. Now to add the others to our watch list! Thanks!
Mom's Night Out makes me laugh and cry every single time. A great movie. Thanks for the list!
I saw God's Not Dead and heard about Ben-Hur. They both looked very good!
Nice list! We love Veggie Tales around here and have the Jonah movie. I watched mom's night out one evening when hubby took the kids to a movie and it was really good!!
Jonah is so cute! 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed it, Sabrina!
I have only seen half of these movies. I am always looking for great family friendly movies. Thanks for the list! This will definitely come in handy!
I for one LOVE Veggie Tales!! Lol. This is great!! Thank you for this!!
I'm always looking for good movies that are good. Thanks so much for putting this list together!
I have only seen two of these – Jonah and War Room…mostly because I hate Christian movies. Like you said, the vast majority are cheesy and even sometimes, not biblically accurate, le sigh – the worst. War Room was actually really well done. I was pleased with it!
I've heard of them, but never used them! Thanks, Sarah! 🙂 I'll check it out!
I've seen a couple of these, but I can't wait to add the others to my list! But I have to admit…I kind of love the cheesy ones sometimes, too! Ha! It sure is hard to find clean entertainment, so I really appreciate this list!
You had me at "non-cheesy"….nothing bugs me more than wasting my time on cheesy movies. Great suggestions I can appreciate.
Thank you for sharing this list! I'm bookmarking it and pinning it so I have it for future reference!
Jonah and Mom's Night Out are AWESOME!!! I really want to watch Ben-Hur with my boys too. They love their animated version, so I'm pretty sure they would love this live version too. Pinning!
My husband and I have particularly enjoyed both God's Not Dead movies. The first because he used to be an atheist and we connect to the redemption aspect. The second movie because he was a teacher who had to take a stand for his faith in the classroom.
I just love Veggie Tales. I think my favorite will always be "The Toy Who Saved Christmas", but there are so many good ones!


We will ride the DART train from Spring Valley Station and return there as well. Or you may meet us at the lobby of the museum. Although "Children" is in the name, this aquarium is for "children" of all ages. Many interactive exhibits and exciting creatures like piranha, snapping turtles, and electric eels! Everyone will enjoy the "Feeding Demo" at 2:30!


We love this staircase so much, we took 20 different pictures of it. It's like our baby.
On Friday, our electrician, Dominic, brought over 5 burly men, and Mark and the burly men lifted the 760 pound staircase and got it up.
Mark poured concrete in the basement and put in a support post to help with the weight.
He fastened in the oak trends and covered them with paper so they don't get ruined while we finish the downstairs.
We have a cable wire railing we'll be putting up next. Three cheers for how it turned out and for not climbing a ladder anymore!
→ The stockings were hung from the hamper with care!
Courtney, I've been watching your progress since the beginning. Reminds me of our first purchase in 1972, with a lot of renovations. Then sell to bigger home, and now looking to downsize. Enjoy every moment with your husband, he's definitely good tool man! Looking forward to the finish of your home!
I'll be meeting your sister at Plum High make a wish next Tuesday, representing Plum EMS. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thanks for the message, Bob! Enjoy meeting Kelly…she is the best!!
Your hubby is very talented!!! Can I borrow him? LOL. Have a great Holiday!!!!
I should rent him out!
The stairs look like they are floating on air. Beautiful.
Thanks Aunt Lorraine…we love them too!
Mark is just SOOOO Good! Do I see an HGTV show in your future??
Love all your post an photos, watch Chanel 11 for the news every day for more years than I can remember. Merry Christmas an happy new year to you an yours.
Thanks for watching and following along! Merry Christmas!


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An exceptionally hardwearing carpet with a strong sustainability story from contract interiors specialist Gradus has been installed throughout the new Finch Road Health Centre in Birmingham, providing a welcoming and attractive environment for patients and staff.
Adventurer was fitted in the corridors, reception area, lecture theatre and consulting and assessment rooms of the new primary care centre, which provides healthcare services for residents within the Lozells area of the city and forms part of the Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust (PCT). Designed by One Creative Environments, a leading architect in the healthcare sector, the new-build forms part of the Towards 2010 initiative, which aims to improve healthcare provision in the Sandwell and West Birmingham areas.
Specified in a neutral Sandstone shade, the carpet contributes to the modern, relaxed atmosphere of the centre, whilst the choice of fully recyclable PVC backing enhances the building's sustainability credentials.
Ideal for healthcare environments, Adventurer's unique yarn structure and system provides a performance guarantee of 20 years. The carpet is available with a choice of backing options in addition to PVC, including impervious, bitumen and a unique 100% recycled ER3 backing, which extends the carpet's warranty to 25 years, thanks to its special bonding system, which significantly increases its lifespan.
Adventurer is particularly suited to busy environments requiring a hardwearing surface to withstand constant pressure from foot and wheeled traffic, without compromising on aesthetics.
Tom Marlow of One Creative Environments comments: "Having previously specified Adventurer, it was an obvious choice for this project, in light of the carpet's durability and low maintenance requirements. Adventurer is exceptionally hardwearing and long-lasting, which prolongs the floorcovering's lifespan to significantly reduce repair and replacement costs."
Pamela Cairns, Marketing Manager for Gradus Floorcoverings, adds: "PVC backed Adventurer can be fully recycled and the recyclate is then used to manufacture the ER3 backing, further reducing the impact on landfill. Its unique environmental properties make it a strong choice for public sector specifiers working on healthcare projects, as many NHS Trusts are increasingly concerned with sustainability credentials."
Available in broadloom or carpet tile in 12 colourways, Adventurer has the design flexibility to be used in a variety of applications.
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A record crowd of well over 10,000 people flooded the University of Michigan Diag and surrounding downtown and campus areas for the 48th-annual political rally and smoke fest Saturday, April 6.
With recreational marijuana now legalized in Michigan, Hash Bash attendees felt freer than ever to light up joints, take hits from bongs and munch on cannabis edibles, even with police nearby.
What they were doing wasn't really legal, but police seemed to let a lot of things slide on Saturday.


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Be Wary of Scandal by Ayade, APC Warns Ahead of PMB Visit Today
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All Progressives Congress, APC in Cross River state has advised the Federal Government to do a rethink on the June 26 proposed commissioning in Calabar of a rice seed and seedlings factory by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The party said the advice is borne out of the need to prevent the President from being further embarrassed by the failures associated with the Sen. Ben Ayade-styled governance.
A statement from the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Bassey Ita, said "the party recalls that more than two years ago, Mr. President was here to perform the official ground breaking of a superhighway. The implication of that speaks of massive support and endorsement of the President for such a project. But the issue is, when the project fails by virtue of mis-governance, how then do we look away from the very succinct but terrible public perception of that failure especially with Mr. President's involvement?".
The statement furthered that "the proposed rice seedling factory is an agenda that is made in the Republic- of- Projects- Failure, and could have some laughable implications in the political landscape of the state."
The party further advised the Federal Government to "first, query the success or otherwise of the superhighway project Mr.President came to kick start,get the reactions of most Cross Riverians and their views about the project,collate the feedback and do a dispassionate assessment and judgement of the situation we are referring viz-a-viz the proposed rice seedlings project and it will realize that it has to jump over the scandal the Ayade government is plotting for it".
The statement maintained that a lot of such projects have only remained in the imagination of the initiators.
"The CalVegas, the Deep Seaport, the mountains and the plains have in one way or the other only been mentioned and in that realm there have been left. Even social security and overheads for which the federal government has made substantial input are a failure."
The statement further stated that the admonition is basically aimed at saving the President another round of embarrassment in public view.
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Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo, right, blocks a pass attempt by Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Coronavirus sidelines most Toronto Raptors coaches
NBA has postponed 29 games this season because of virus-related issues
The Toronto Raptors played without most of their coaching staff and one player on Friday night because of coronavirus-related issues.
Six members of their coaching staff, including head coach Nick Nurse, missed the game against the Houston Rockets. Forward Pascal Siakam also sat out, indicating either a testing or contact tracing issue.
The NBA has postponed 29 games this season because of virus-related issues with players or other personnel since the season began Dec. 22. It's the first time a team has said its coaching staff would miss a game because of the protocols.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says: "Anytime we have a positive case, we go through extensive contact tracing, player by player, team staff member by team staff member, and then that independent group makes that decision as to whether the game should go on."
Assistant Sergio Scariolo coached Toronto to a 122-111 win against the Rockets on Friday night in Tampa, Florida. The Raptors play their home games in Florida because of coronavirus travel restrictions between the U.S. and Canada.
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Q: PostgreSQL How to return tuple {a,b} but not tuple {b,a}? Given a table of polygons with geometric data and using ST_INTERESECTS(), how can we return the polygons that intersect while preventing our results from being redundant?
To be clear, if we return polygon A intersects polygon B then it is redundant to also return the row polygon B intersects polygon A.
Example:
SELECT table1.name, table2.name
FROM tl AS table1, tl AS table2
WHERE table1.name <> table2.name  // prevent returning A intersects A
AND ST_INTERSECTS( table1.coords, table2.coords)
ORDER BY table1.name asc;

returns

hi hello
peanut butter
hello hi
butter peanut

and I want

hi hello
peanut butter

A: You can just decide that you always present the smaller value first, and use < instead of just <>
SELECT table1.name, table2.name
FROM tl AS table1, tl AS table2
WHERE table1.name < table2.name -- The aforementioned assumption
AND ST_INTERSECTS( table1.coords, table2.coords)
ORDER BY table1.name asc;

A: Another option is to apply DISTINCT on the result:
SELECT DISTINCT least(table1.name, table2.name) as name1,
                greatest(table1.name, table2.name) as name2
FROM tl AS table1, tl AS table2
WHERE table1.name <> table2.name  -- prevent returning A intersects A
AND ST_INTERSECTS( table1.coords, table2.coords)
ORDER BY table1.name asc;

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5th International Arctic Forum Arctic: Territory of Dialogue is taking place in St. Petersburg April 9-10. President Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the forum. A delegation led by Aisen Nikolaev represents Yakutia at the summit.
"For the first time in many years, the leaders of all Scandinavian countries arrived, and with the participation of the Russian president, a keen conversation took place on the fate and development of the Arctic, its geopolitical and strategic importance for the whole world. A lot has been said about environmental issues, and I agree with the president when he prioritizes environmental issues for the development of the Arctic: global warming, the fragile balance in the environment. This is important not only for the environment of the Arctic itself, but also affects the whole world," said the head of Yakutia.
He stressed that much had been said about the fate of the indigenous peoples of the North, careful environmental management, in which industrial development of the Arctic would help improve the quality of life of the local population. "From this point of view, we see that in all countries, including Russia, a number of correct decisions are being taken in this direction," the head of the region added.
According to Nikolaev, issues related to world politics and trends were raised, which is obvious given the geopolitical significance of the Arctic. In addition, the development of energy projects in the Arctic zone of the country was discussed.
"Most of the issues raised also apply to Yakutia: The Northern Sea Route, the development of new industrial projects, and the development of infrastructure, and the interests of indigenous peoples. I am sure that the correct and attentive state policy in relation to the Russian Arctic will be of great importance for our region as well," concluded Il Darkhan.
As reported by YSIA, at 5th International Arctic Forum Arctic: Territory of Dialogue in St. Petersburg, Yakutia placed a multimedia map with information on the main investment projects of the Arctic zone, the layout of a high-tech Zhatai shipyard, the Arctic Triumph of Yakutia composition made of mammoth tusk in combination with diamonds and much more.


They're singing a familiar tune over in Columbia MO.
The Missouri defensive coordinator and his sophomore linebacker understand that stopping Gurley isn't an option, but slowing him down just might be enough.
Anything less than 150 yards for Gurley might be considered a victory of sorts for Steckel's defense. In Georgia's lone loss, South Carolina limited Gurley to 131 yards on 20 carries.
And it's the fourth quarter that will separate the men from the boys.
Scherer watched enough film of Gurley during Mizzou's bye week to recognize one of the most remarkable parts of his game: Gurley has averaged 10.6 yards a carry in the fourth quarter, the best average by any player with at least 15 fourth-quarter carries. Four of Gurley's nine runs of 20 yards or more have come in the fourth quarter.


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Are you interested in learning about the brain and living a brain-healthy lifestyle as you age? Do you live in New York City? Then look no further, there are two free Successful Aging & Your Brain programs on Tuesday, March 13th!
Both programs begin with discussions on memory, normal age-related changes in the brain, brain diseases and disorders, and tips for keeping the brain healthy as we age, followed by an audience Q&A session.
The first program is from 2 to 4 pm at NYU Langone Health's Alumni Hall B at 550 First Avenue at 32nd Street. A panel will feature three experts from NYU Langone's Center for Cognitive Neurology: Andreia Godinho De Andrade, Sonja Blum, and Elkhonon Goldberg. Jyoti Patel, research assistant professor in the department of neurosurgery at NYU Langone, will moderate the panel.
Registration is not required, but space is limited so please register online to ensure you have a spot. The program is presented by NYU Langone Health in partnership with the Dana Foundation and braiNY, the Greater NYC Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience's city-wide collaboration in celebration of Brain Awareness Week (March 12-18), and includes a community brain fair for all ages taking place from 2 to 5 pm. Be sure to check out braiNY's complete calendar NYC Brain Awareness Week events happening throughout NYC.
The second Successful Aging & Your Brain program is that evening at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, from 7 to 8:30 pm at 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street. Matthew E. Fink, neurologist-in-chief at New York-Presbyterian, and chairman of the department of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine will give the talk, followed by an audience Q&A. The program is presented by Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in partnership with the Dana Foundation. Space for the session is very limited, so be sure to register online or call (646) 505-5708 to reserve your spot.
Successful Aging & Your Brain events and want to learn how to keep your brain healthy as you age, you can always watch past programs on the Dana Foundation YouTube channel or read our free Successful Aging & Your Brain booklet.
But, of course, we hope to see you on Tuesday!


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Texas crop, weather, for June 29, 2016
Source: AgriLife Today
Many row crop producers around the state faced tough planting conditions, from cool ground temperatures to too much rain, that delayed or damaged initial plantings this spring. Now dryland crops are facing another challenge – heat and rapidly decreasing moisture levels.
Dr. Gaylon Morgan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state cotton specialist in College Station, said cotton planting in his region was delayed by heavy rains, which prevented farmers from accessing fields. Soils were still saturated when cotton was planted, and some bottomlands were drowned out or washed away.
Morgan said farmers replanted some acreage in May before the final planting window for cotton closed for the Brazos and Blackland areas. Replants fared from fair to good, but too much rain during early plant development could be detrimental to plants, especially if arid conditions persist.
Heavily saturated soils in the spring depleted oxygen levels, which inhibited strong root development, Morgan said. A high moisture index can also trick plants into maintaining a shallow root system at that stage of development because plants expect conditions to remain the same.
"Our earlier planted cotton is flowering, and these plants are past the point where they dedicate much energy toward new root development. They're putting all their energy toward making flowers and bolls," Morgan said. "So you've got shallow root systems that didn't have a prolific growth period and now you have hot days that can dry out the first few inches of soil quickly."
Morgan said producers with irrigation have been watering. But less than 10 percent of the Blackland's cotton crop is irrigated.
Despite concerns for some producers and many acres being left unplanted or replanted due to excessive April and May rains, overall row crops in southern portions of the state are much better off than last year, he said.
"Last year about 500,000 acres of cotton weren't planted in South and East Texas because it was too wet," he said. "But overall the transition from very wet to very dry is the concern now. The cotton crop here has a lot of potential, it just needs rain."
Dr. Calvin Trostle, AgriLife Extension agronomist in Lubbock, said a small portion of crops in the Panhandle will require replanting due to failure from weather damages or poor conditions. Grain sorghum is often a common replant crop, but the window for planting is closing the further north in the High Plains one goes.
Trostle said mild spring temperatures delayed cotton plantings in parts of the region and many producers were still considering alternative crops after the window to plant closed on most seed crops due to maturity concerns. Short-season cotton varieties could be an option for replanting or late planting, but cotton colleagues note the region is well past any comfortable replanting with cotton.
Hail, wind and blowing sand damage on West Texas cotton are frequently heavy in May and June, up to 400,000 acres in some years, or about 10 percent of the total crop, Trostle said. AgriLife Extension cotton staff note that damaged cotton must be evaluated for health and stand before being terminated.
"It's nothing out of the ordinary," Trostle said. "It's on a case-by-case basis here. There was some hail damage, and conditions may have prevented fields from emerging, but I think flooding was blown out of proportion. We did have a gulley washer, but it was mostly concentrated in the metro-Lubbock area, which got a lot of media attention but I don't think it affected rural, agricultural land that much."
Trostle said sunflowers may be a replant consideration for some producers. Sunflowers can be planted through early to mid-July.
AgriLife Extension district reporters compiled the following summaries:
The 12 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Districts
CENTRAL: The district began to dry up and allowed producers to get into fields. Producers baled hay, and fields were in excellent conditions for this time of year. Cotton recovered well with the warm weather and sunshine. Livestock and cattle were in good condition. Tanks, rivers and creeks were full. Insect pressure was still low. All counties reported good soil moisture and 95 percent of ranges and pastures as in good condition. Overall crop conditions were 90 percent good.
ROLLING PLAINS: No moisture was received. Most wheat was harvested, and the remainder should be harvested soon if weather continues to cooperate. Wheat yields and quality appear to be all over the board this harvest season. Temperatures continued to rise to the upper 90s with no cooler temperatures in the forecast. Forages continued to thrive following the good early moisture. Cotton planting neared completion. Sorghum producers monitored crops for sugarcane aphids. Livestock were in good condition. Stock tanks and area reservoirs were full.
COASTAL BEND: Hot, humid and dry conditions prevailed with some scattered showers reported. The rains held up field work in some areas. Crops have suffered from excessive water in fields where there was poor drainage. Corn was drying down and should be ready to harvest soon. Yield loss appeared to be minimal despite corn leaf diseases in many fields. Cotton was in full bloom in most areas. Growth regulators were being applied, but some producers continued to fight issues ranging from nutrient deficiencies to too much growth. Grain sorghum harvest was underway and doing well with good yields being observed. There were reports of increased sugarcane aphid numbers in some grain sorghum fields, and harvest equipment was being monitored for aphid residue build-up. Hay production was in full swing, although many producers were making their first hay cutting almost a month behind schedule. Range conditions were good, and cattle continued to do well as good soil moisture provided adequate forage.
EAST: Conditions around the region were mostly hot and dry. Hay production was going at a rapid pace as producers tried to catch up. Many producers were still completing their first cutting on some fields. Weather conditions were good for warm season forage growth. Rains had mostly stopped, which allowed the soil to dry, grass to grow and crops to breathe. Pasture and range conditions were good to excellent. Weeds were a problem due to earlier moisture. Insect and disease issues were being reported on various crops, plants and lawns. In some counties, producers had to water gardens. Subsoil and topsoil moisture conditions were mostly adequate with Harrison and Smith counties reporting surplus. Angelina County reported soil moisture as short. Gardens were producing very well. Corn, peas and tomatoes were excellent. A few counties received light precipitation from scattered afternoon storms. Cattle were in good to excellent condition with a good crop of calves, but the cattle market was down. Producers continued to sell market-ready calves and cull cows. Fly counts were getting high. Feral hog and gopher control continued.
SOUTH PLAINS: The district experienced hot, dry conditions, and producers irrigated heavily. A few scattered showers fell in some areas, but subsoil and topsoil moisture levels continued to drop around the district. Scurry County reported between 1-4 inches of rain. Some cotton was yet to be planted while other fields displayed six true leaves, which is a normal range at this point in the season. Conditions were conducive for good emergence and subsequent healthy growth despite late plantings in some areas. Attention to weeds, nematodes, plant growth regulators and fertility were becoming priorities for producers. Peanuts that avoided blowing sand were doing well but were not blooming yet. Producers were checking for nodulation. Grain sorghum and corn were doing well. A few corn fields were nearing the tassel phase. Field operations included postemergent herbicide applications and cultivation. Fields were drying out after the high temperatures. Pastures, rangeland and winter wheat needed rain. Cattle were in good condition. Producers were in need of some moisture to cool things down and improve all crops and pasture conditions. Wheat harvests were active with yields ranging from 17-30 bushels per acre on dryland and 40-65 bushels per acre on irrigated fields. Local elevators were full and moving grain out as fast as possible to make room for incoming grain.
PANHANDLE: Temperatures were near normal for most of the region. Some moisture was received. Amounts ranged from a trace to 1.5 inches, but more rain was still needed to improve soil moisture. Weather conditions were detrimental to cotton seedling progress, as there was not enough moisture in dryland fields to assist cotton emergence. Wheat harvest was near completion. Yields were mostly above average, ranging from 20-60 bushels per acre on dryland to up to 100 bushels per acre on irrigated fields. Irrigated corn progressed well. Corn crops were off to a slow start but generally doing well. Irrigated corn progressed well. Cattle were in good condition. Spring breeding season was winding down. Stocker cattle were still coming into summer pastures. Grasshopper numbers increased in rangeland. Grasses were still mostly green but more rain was needed. There were no reports of insect problems yet. Grain sorghum was off to a great start, but the total acreage of grain sorghum was down considerably. Hay and silage crops were planted with a few late plantings of forage sorghum remaining. Sunflowers were expected to be planted through early July.
NORTH: Topsoil moisture ranged from adequate to short. Farmers were able to harvest most oat and wheat fields. Yields were 50-80 bushels per acre for wheat and 70-90 bushels per acre for oats. Corn crops looked good but needed rain as plants were in the dough stage. Milo looked good so far but could use rain. Soybeans still looked good and should start flowering soon. Hay production was in full swing. Producers were harvesting around 2.5-3.5 bales per acre. Cattle had ample grass so far. Stocker operators continued to ship cattle each week as the forage declined. Many producers held on to yearling calves longer this year because of good grass availability and a tough market. Hot days were affecting cattle, which were staying in the shade during the middle daytime hours and grazing in the early morning and late afternoon.
FAR WEST: Temperatures were hot, ranging from the mid-90s into triple digits with a high of 108 degrees reported along the Rio Grande River. Producers continued to look for ways to control weeds by any means possible. Weeds have taken over some crops due to the wet conditions, and producers were fighting back by cultivating, spraying, rotary hoeing and hiring field hoe hands. Corn and sorghum looked great. Scattered rains in some areas provided a slight break from hot temperatures and ranged from a trace to 4 inches. Some crops were somewhat behind schedule due to weather-related issues in the spring. Pasture and range conditions improved from the recent rains. Producers in Brewster and Jeff Davis counties were having problems with water levels in wells. Livestock were in good condition.
WEST CENTRAL: Conditions were hot and humid. Temperatures were in the upper 90s. Fire dangers continued to increase as pastures continued to dry out. Small grain harvest was winding down. Cotton planting neared completion. Planting was behind due to wet conditions. Fields were off to a good start with good subsoil moisture and hot days. Wheat harvest continued with fair yields being reported. Some wheat and oats were damaged by excessive rains, but preharvest sprout was not as bad as anticipated. Corn and sorghum crops were in excellent shape. Cutting and baling hay was underway. Good yields were reported from first hay cutting, which was mostly complete. Producers continued to battle weeds. Range and pastures were in excellent conditions. Livestock were doing well on green pastures. Livestock remained in fair to good condition. Sheep and goat producers continued battling stomach worms. Flies and mosquitoes were a major nuisance.
SOUTHEAST: Hot conditions persisted. The sun helped to dry conditions; however, in certain areas there was still an adequate amount of soil moisture. Livestock in Fort Bend County were in good condition. Cotton responded well to recent heat and sun but will need additional growth regulators for management. Sorghum and corn were in good condition. Small grains were harvested in Brazos County. In Montgomery County, some hay was cut and baled. There were still many fields too wet to enter. Damage to pastures and fences was still being assessed. Jefferson County producers were able to work in the fields. Soil-moisture levels throughout the region ranged widely from adequate to surplus, with most ratings in the adequate range. Rangeland and pasture ratings varied widely too, from excellent to good, with good ratings being the most common.
SOUTHWEST: Warm, dry conditions allowed ranchers to bale hay. Temperatures were in the high 90s. Dry weather reduced the topsoil moisture, but spotty showers across the district helped alleviate drying conditions in some areas. Peach season was in swing, and vegetables were being harvested. Crops continued to look good. Livestock were in good condition due to forage availability.
SOUTH: Hot and humid conditions continued throughout the district. Triple-digit temperatures were reported in some areas. Some light to moderate showers were reported in some areas but not enough to benefit soil moisture indexes, ranges and pastures where rainfall was reported. Dry conditions prompted producers to irrigate cotton, sorghum and some corn fields. Grain sorghum varied in stages from earlier-planted fields being ready for harvest to late-planted fields just turning color, but most fields looked good. Cotton crops were very good to excellent. Most cotton fields were setting bolls well and showed tremendous potential for good production. Grain harvest should be in full swing soon. Peanut planting continued and was expected to be completed soon. Corn and potato harvesting continued in portions of the district. Many producers continued plowing up wheat stubble. Pasture and range conditions were good to very good, but hot temperatures sapped soil moisture. Subsequently pasture conditions in many areas have begun to go into a dormant-like condition. Conditions were good for baling hay. Body condition scores on cattle continued to be good. Soil moisture conditions varied from 100 percent adequate to 80 percent short within the district. Higher numbers of cattle were marketed as summer conditions began to take a toll on forage quality.


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Today kicks off Black History Month in the United States of America and, as such, the nation will acquiesce to gratuitous memes of "the contributions of African-Americans". And, like the MLK holiday that precedes it by a few weeks, it will be an exercise in both denial and self-appeasement on the part of most European-Americans as well as many Black People in the United States. The multitudes and the media will act like it is a splendid thing, but at the same time will be glad when it is over; a forced error so to speak. February is the shortest month of the year.
It is not a question as to whether the contributions of Black People in the United States are substantive and relevant, for the query itself is insulting. The fact of the matter is that more so than any other group of people, the United States would not exist as we know it without the Black Man and Woman for they were the "capital" that gave rise to capitalism. Point blank, full stop.
Four years ago, I spoke to America's number one progressive talk show host and asked the question if Black People in the United States were "Americans". Mr. Hartmann was clearly taken aback by the question and the clip of that conversation garnered hundreds of comments as well as thousands of views. A lively discussion ensued. There was a great deal of ire from European-Americans as well as Black People in the United States; It was, indeed, a profound moment. As we once again in perpetuity, reflect on the history of African-Americans I dare to revisit the question. click here
I am not of the opinion that African-Americans, Negroes, Colored folks, Afro-Americans or "Blacks" are not Americans anymore than I am of the opinion that we are. My totally intellectual quandary is that if we are, then we are unlike any other so-called "American". The mere fact that this nation still struggles to define/label us tells the tale. By the by, let us examine the very term "American".
There is the isthmus of Central America; are they not Americans? To the south of said isthmus is South America; are they not Americans? The so-called Native-Americans (whose blood courses through my veins) in North America are the only real Americans in the United States as far as my logic dictates, as virtually everyone else is an interloper. To this very day there are signs along the Interstate-5 freeway outside of San Diego, California warning of pedestrians from Mexico running across the freeway. Asian-Americans came, and come, to the United States voluntarily risking, at times, life and limb. Arab-Americans come to the United States, often with incredible wealth and speak of the "land of opportunity". And, finally (or firstly) there are the European-Americans who engaged in genocide, theft, rape, murder and enslaved others yet feel they are the "regular/real" Americans. The only group of so-called Americans that were shackled, chained, forced to come to its shores, forced to work for free, considered not as humans but as property are Black People in the United States. The proclamation penned by Thomas Jefferson in the hallowed Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" meant everyone but the Black Man and those like him; let us not get it twisted.
My trademark as an author is dealing with the uncomfortable and confronting the hypocrisy that is the United States. And though it does quite little for my popularity, the catharsis that accompanies is most valuable. The reason that "racism" or, more specifically, Blackism constantly haunts this nation is because of its denial and cowardice in confronting it and this is a phenomena that happens on all sides. Americans do not cotton to dealing with the uncomfortable and the truth is often uncomfortable as any person past the age of eight should know. Before pondering the secondary and tertiary, we must ponder the primary.
Many will read this column and state (while unwittingly proving my point) if you are born in the United States then you are an American. However, that is a slippery slope because if that is the societal metric (aka Birthright Citizenry) then Black People in the United States can not be citizens predicated upon the fact that their ancestors were not humans, but property. Perhaps there is a nexus between this fact and the continued and horrific societal outcomes in the lives of Black People in the United States. Where is the European-American Breonna Taylor? Where is the Asian-American Trayvon Martin? Where is the Arab-American George Floyd? Why is it that Black People in America rank dead last (no pun intended) in every negative health care outcome recorded, and have for centuries? Why is it that Black People in America are incarcerated at disproportionate rates compared to the rest of the society? Why is it that a European-American family of four that have never graduated from high school have a higher annual/familial income than that of a family of four that are college educated Black People in the United States? The fact that nothing exists, from a legal standpoint, declaring Black People in the United States as people or humans is both baleful and ominous; it also explains why the societal, economic, psychological and political maladies that affect this group of people prevail and will continue to.
So, as we embark upon the annual group-grope known as Black History Month, let us have the courage and intellect to ask the most fundamental of questions. If Black People in the United States are Americans then they are vastly different from other so-called Americans. Thusly, they deserve and, in fact, are required to have vastly different governmental policies or they will never, ever, be on a level playing field.
As Dr. Martin Luther King so eloquently stated: "In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds".
There are thousands of venues in the United States where people are prosecuted and jailed for passing bad checks and prosecution as well as retribution is due. Until then, in the words of Led Zeppelin " The Song Remains the Same".
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Q: Strip attributes in HTML tag span I'm fetching data through CURL request and while parsing the HTML I'm some spans having attributes are not being parsed neatly.
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PROPERTY_PRICE

AREA

TITLE,
                   CITY_NAME.

                View on map

           Premium

I have to access the CITY_NAME element neatly.
I have been able to fetch that node through HTML DOM as
$spans = $html->find(div.ftlt span);
$city_value=strip_tags($spans[2]);

This $city_value is getting morphed.
I've tried removeAttribute method.Maybe I'm not doing it properly.
If regex can be applied, I want to know how?

A: $spans = $html->find(div.ftlt span);
$city_value=$spans[2]->nodeValue;

Why don't you use nodeValue?


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Maximum Motorsport: Inside Australia's premier Subaru workshop
From general servicing all the way through to race and rally car preparation, the team at Maximum Motorsport do it all, and to the highest quality.
14th June 2022, 7:10am
by Matthew Whitten
Photos by Matt Whitten
The Herridge's Maximum Motorsport is Western Australia's most well known and respected Subaru workshop. From their tidy premises in Wangara, WA, they provide services to those interested in road, race, and rally, and anywhere in between.
Maximum Motorsport has been built around the foundations of gravel rallying. Born in 1993, Rob, with partner Steve Wisby, aimed to create a business in what would be a one-stop shop for all car building needs. As Rob was building a Subaru Legacy rally car, he struggled as no place would do the whole job for him, which led him to creating a place that would satisfy those needs for others.
Since its beginning in 1993, Maximum Motorsport has held contracts with Hyundai and Kia, while currently holding a contract with Subaru Australia as a genuine parts and Motorsport Parts dealer, as well as being distributors for Kielder Power Tools, Seibon Carbon, Shining Monkey, and HeelTread socks.
Maximum Motorsport's obsession with gravel rallying has yielded them great success over the past 30 years, with Maximum prepared cars winning both class and outright championships at state level, and on the national stage.
Rob Herridge is incredibly proud of what they've been able to achieve at Maximum Motorsport.
Inside Maximum Motorsport, things are always happening.
Upon entry, late on a Tuesday afternoon, work was still being done on a range of different vehicles, whether they be rally cars, road cars, engines or spare parts.
It seemed like everyone was hard at work.
For road cars, Maximum provides regular servicing, but also modifications to improve and rev up your road going boxer engines. No matter the age or performance, the team can always make it better in some way.
With the amount of cars going in and out of the workshop, it's easy to see why they are so busy all the time.
It's hard to imagine how such a busy workshop can be this tidy - Maximum do it perfectly.
Herridge explained how through COVID-19, the influx of money that customers had available to them was a catalyst to the business boom they have been able to achieve over the past two years. While there has been a multitude of new customers wanting work done to their Subaru machines, there are also plenty of repeat customers who continually want improvements done to their Japanese pride and joy.
Some cars have been in the Maximum garage for years on end, with customers wanting more and more upgrades.
Last year, Maximum Motorsport took on the task of building three new tarmac Subaru WRX STis for Dutton Garage. The cars were built to be driven in Targa Tasmania, and in what was an extensive process, the three cars were pumped out in short time.
SPORTING GLORY
On the other side of the workshop is the motorsport section.
Lined up are the three Impreza WRX hatches that are in gravel trim. All three are being run for customers in the Western Australian Rally Championship, with one being driven by Max McRae.
McRae's car has the most history within Maximum Motorsport, having been in the business for over 10 years.
The car began as a tarmac rally car when Dean Herridge ran it in the 2011 Targa Championship.
It was eventually changed to gravel specification where it has won three state titles in the hands of Mike Young and John O'Dowd. Dean also ran the car at Rally Australia 2017, where he finished 10th outright and second in class.
Now it is being driven by a famous third-generation McRae as he fights for both the WA championship and the Production Cup in the Australian Rally Championship. It's also recently been turned back into the famous Subaru blue and yellow colour scheme.
When you walk upstairs into the office area, it gets better.
Everyone seems to have a pile of stuff that they'd love to put up on the wall and display if they had the time, space, and means. However, many memorabilia pieces just haven't made it onto the wall yet.
Maximum did it. It's like a rally fan's fantasy – what our own offices should look like.
The office area is what we all dream of: posters, photos, trophies, the lot. Everything we want to have on our walls at home is on display at Maximum Motorsport.
Dean proudly shows an old ARN on his office shelf, from when he drove for Kia.
One of Dean's Subaru Rally Team Australia suits sits in the corner of a meeting room.
Rob shows off his two ARC championship trophies in his office, in front of ARN front pages.
RE-CREATING A LEGACY
Possibly the most exciting thing happening in the workshop at the time of our visit was the rebuild of Rob's Australian Rally Championship winning Subaru Legacy.
Being rebuilt in the famous yellow with blue splash colours, the car is nearing completion, and is looking a treat. It's all back together, and while we were there, the finishing touches were being added by sign writer, Yoda, who was flown in from Japan to complete the job on the iconic car.
Yoda was responsible for the graphics when it originally ran that livery, so to have him doing it again is a nice touch.
The beautiful rebuild of an iconic car.
Intricate detail in the livery of the Legacy.
Having such a rich motorsport history, you'd think there'd be lots of other memorabilia laying around outside the offices, but at Maximum, that's not really the case.
The business has moved workshops three times, and things have evidently got lost in the moves, however, it was one of their young mechanics who was responsible for getting rid of a lot of stuff.
Rob tells the story of how a skip bin was organised and the mechanic gave him three seconds to decide what he was doing with a certain piece, and if he couldn't decide in three seconds, it went in the skip.
Rob laughed at the idea and thought they'd never even fill one skip, but by the end of the move, three had been filled and taken away.
THE BLESSING OF SUBARU
The Herridge family's tie to Subaru spans over 30 years and is one of the longest partnerships in the country.
Over the years they've been able to access some pretty cool Subaru machines.
An XV has been converted to STi running gear, used for the Sunrasia Safari, and the team have a Forester STi built for the same event.
Also on the floors of Maximum is an RX Turbo, an SVX, and some rare Subarus we've chosen not to mention.
Yellow with blue splash. What more do we need to say?
In their 29 years of operation, Maximum Motorsport have taken out national privateers titles, an Australian Tarmac Championship, multiple state titles and scored points at the World Rally Championship, while also putting smiles on the faces of their many customers over the years.
The company continue to provide quality service and parts for everything Subaru related in Australia.
Matthew Whitten
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Era figlio di Ioas, che aveva regnato per quarant'anni sul regno d'Israele. Di esso testimonia anche un sigillo ritrovato a Meghiddo: di "Shema, funzionario di Geroboamo".

Il suo regno fu contemporaneo ai regni di Amazia (796-767 a.C.) e di Ozia (767-740 a.C.), nel regno di Giuda.

In quel periodo vissero anche i profeti Osea, Gioele, Giona ed Amos, ciascuno dei quali condannò il materialismo e l'egoismo delle élite israelite dell'epoca.

Biografia
Secondo il racconto biblico  egli, pur ripetendo gli errori del suo omonimo e predecessore di circa 150 anni, ripristinò i confini del paese oltre il Giordano e conquistò Camat, estendendo i confini fino a sud del Mar Morto e riaprendo i commerci con i siriani di Damasco.

Gli succedette in trono il figlio Zaccaria.

Ricerche archeologiche

Reperti archeologici confermano la narrazione biblica sul suo regno. Esso fu il più prosperoso che Israele avesse allora conosciuto. Verso la fine dell'VIII secolo a.C. il territorio di Israele era il più densamente popolato dell'Oriente, con una popolazione di circa 350.000 abitanti. Questa prosperità era basata sul commercio dell'olio di oliva, del vino e probabilmente dei cavalli, con l'Egitto e specialmente con la Siria.

Citazioni bibliche
Il re Geroboamo II viene citato nell'Antico Testamento in:
II Libro dei Re, 13, 13; 14; 15, 1;
I Libro delle Cronache, 5, 17;
Osea, 1, 1;
Amos, 1, 1; 7, 9-11;

Note

Bibliografia
La Bibbia, ed. Piemme, Casale Monferrato (AL), 1996, ISBN 88-384-2400-4

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Re di Israele