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The heart of the World Cup: Doha Metro brings fans together
Paul MacInnes | Photographs by Tom Jenkins
Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observer
The Gold line at 10 to eight on Thursday night in Doha. A crowded metro train is heading west towards the Khalifa International Stadium for Japan v Spain. A quick stock take of the carriage reveals the following: one Filipino woman from Hong Kong in a Spain shirt and baseball cap; two Japanese women in face masks talking to two Nepalese friends (one of whom flew to Qatar just for the game), both wearing Japan kits; three Korean-Americans searching for tickets; a family of Mexicans (a sombrero gives it away) rooting for Spain; three rowdy Saudi Arabia supporters; and above the door a calling card from the Argentinians who are never far away – a Panini sticker of Diego Maradona from USA 94.
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It was an unlikely combination, but not an unusual one in the city these past few weeks and here's the argument: the Doha Metro is the place to be at this World Cup. If you want to spend time talking to people from across the world, if you want to learn about their hopes and fears (mainly football-related), if you want to laugh, to sing and be reminded how much human beings have in common, then take the train. Or march up and down the escalators, or congregate in the concourses. Really, honestly, it's where it's at.
Argentina fans arrive at the Lusail metro stop before their group game against Saudi Arabia.
Argentina fans arrive at the Lusail metro stop before their group game against Saudi Arabia; South Korean fans have a selfie with a woman on the platform at Education City metro station; A South Korean fan wearing a mask like the hero on his flag, Son Heung-Min; Japan fans heading on the metro to their game against Spain at Khalifa International Stadium. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
There are a number of reasons why, starting with a substantial feat of engineering. The Doha Metro has three lines: the Gold or Historic line, which runs east to west through the older parts of the city; the Red or Coast line, which heads north to south linking the heart of Doha with the new development of Lusail, about 40km away; and finally, the Green or Education line, which takes in Qatar University, the National Library and, well, the Mall of Qatar.
It serves 37 stations along 75km of track and, 12 years ago, not a single bit of it existed. A venture involving Qatari planners, German rail operators, Japanese train manufacturers, American engineering and construction, French IT systems and British insurers, the project cost about $36bn and was delivered in nine years from the time the first tunnel boring machine activated its thrust system. It opened in 2019, in time for the Club World Cup, and around 60 more stations are planned to be added by 2026.
The main concourse at Msheireb station where all three lines of the Doha metro system converge. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
The experience of riding the trains is just as impressive. As an experience it is unfailingly pleasant. Driverless trains glide between stations with nary a bump. They arrive every three minutes (maybe five at 2am) and give you enough time to get on without rushing. "Event team members" on the platforms prevent overcrowding.
For the duration of the tournament, travel on the metro has been free to anyone with a Hayya card, the visa-turned-ID card obligatory for visitors. The gold-class carriage, a pretty pointless first-class section (you're rarely on the train for more than 20 minutes), has also been democratised for the month. The gold-class lounges, however – tiny waiting rooms at the station where rich customers can sit in a stiff-backed chair – remain subscriber-only.
Saudi Arabian fans watching a match on their phones while sitting in a Gold Class carriage. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
If all this sounds a bit train-spottery, it was certainly of interest to Hassan, a man in charge of a group of Morocco fans heading to the Canada game on Thursday. He, like anybody else who would talk on the subject, was a big fan of the metro but he had his complaints.
"The carriages are too small, you have to break the group in two," he said.
"And the signage is confusing – you don't know which direction you're going in sometimes or which side the door is going to open. It is important that you agree a place to meet before you travel, otherwise you might get lost."
Croatians work out how to get to Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on the green line at Msheireb metro station before heading to their game against Belgium; Squeezing Brazil fans onto a train on the Gold line at Msheireb station before their World Cup match with Switzerland at Stadium 974; Fans take the stairs and escalators at Education City metro station before the South Korea v Ghana match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
All relevant information, but Hassan, who travelled with a 40-strong gang from Casablanca, was also indulging in the more important activity of in-train banter. His Moroccans had been joined in the carriage by two Canada fans, one wearing the desirable (and sold-out) furry headdress that mixes Arab tradition with the smiling features of the World Cup mascot La'eeb. The other wore a Canada baseball cap with a Ghana paper party hat on top.
Hassan was straight into them: "Canada? Go home!" he said. "Don't you know it's Christmas time? It's time you went back for your presents!"
When the Red line train arrived at Oqba Ibn Nafie station, the Canada fans got their own back, (below) waving an enormous maple leaf flag in the faces of the Moroccans as they passed down the escalator, singing a chorus of "Olé Olé Olé".
Morocco fans disembark from the metro station, which is also decorated with a Canadian flag, near Al Thumama Stadium
One Moroccan fan, Osama, also from Casablanca, insisted on giving an interview. He did not have much to say, describing the metro as "very well organised", but he was certainly memorable. Skinny as a rake and wearing rose-tinted John Lennon spectacles, he also had a pair of inflatable moose antlers on his head, given to him by a Canadian.
A crowd, mainly consisting of Brazil fans, make their way to a match at Stadium 974 on the gold line at Msheireb metro station. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
At this point it is perhaps important to pause. On 28 February 2016, a construction worker from the Philippines, Juanito B Pardillo, died while working on the metro project. In April of that year the Building and Wood Workers' International union said that his family were still waiting for an official explanation of what happened, though media reports suggested Pardillo had been helping to excavate a tunnel while it was raining when it collapsed, something that went against safety rules. Four other workers were injured. They were part of an estimated 18,000 workers working for a construction contractor on the project at the time.
For most users of the metro, however, any contact with migrant workers is likely to be with a Kenyan. They are the men who, exclusively it seems according to the foibles of the subcontracting process, fulfil the role of directing tourists in and out of the stations. Working long days, monitoring crowds that manifest only at certain times, it's a tough gig, but these "customer service executives" have taken a mundane job and made it into something more.
It started with Abubakr Abbass, the 23-year-old whose job it was to direct crowds at the busy Souq Waqif station. Instead of issuing instructions in the time-honoured officious manner, he turned his directions into a chant: "Metro? This way! Metro? This way!" In a city full of people looking for a communal experience, it caught on.
Crowds would start the chant as they arrived at stations or stepped off trains. Abbass became a hit on TikTok and was a guest on the pitch during the England v USA group-stage match. Other young Kenyans then took the idea on, creating dance routines (complete with pointy finger foam hands) and writing longer songs. "Dear customer. Where are you going?" went one example. "You can go for the metro, or the tram, you can go this way, this way, this way." Some who heard that version reported it being still stuck in their heads days later.
Mobility marshalls at Education City metro station direct fans, including singing and dancing Ghana fans, on their way to see their side play South Korea. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
What the Kenyans tapped into was something that can be lacking in the official spaces of the Fifa World Cup in Qatar 2022: a sense of humour. And that they were able to practise it in and around the metro was perhaps not a coincidence.
Not only is the train network one of the few places free to use in Doha, it's also a space where you can stand still and just be. Even better, you might be able to sit down on a comfortable chair (rather than, say, the tarmac of the official Fifa fan park). It's a space that is occupied by the public, where people all over the world gather in unexpected combinations.
Morocco fans gather at the red line at Msheireb metro station before heading to their game against Canada. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
I have watched matches there, discussed politics, compared prices and sought tips. I have sung and I have danced and most of all I have laughed. The metro has been an actual pleasure.
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Suniva Creates 500 New Jobs in Gwinnett County, Metro Atlanta
Sep 9, 2015 | Latest News
Solar cell manufacturer invests $96 million in the City of Norcross
(GWINNETT- METRO ATLANTA) September 9, 2015 – Governor Nathan Deal, in partnership with Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development, announced today that Suniva, Inc. will expand in the City of Norcross, Gwinnett County, metro Atlanta, Georgia. Suniva's expansion represents $96 million of capital investment to the community and is expected to add up to 500 new jobs.
"We welcome Suniva's continued growth in Gwinnett County and feel that the Quick Start program and Georgia's economic environment will be of major benefit to the growing company," said Governor Nathan Deal. "Suniva's growth from a Georgia Tech start-up to a top manufacturing company demonstrates that STEM fields continue to provide one of Georgia's richest sources of employment and economic growth. Georgia's universities are equipped with incredible research potential and Suniva's success speaks to the potential of both Georgia's businesses and students."
Suniva is the leading American manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules. The company's cells can convert over 20 percent of the sun's energy into electricity, meaning fewer cells are needed to produce the same energy output.
"High demand for our products continues to validate that as the U.S. solar market matures, sophisticated buyers are increasingly valuing power density and quality," said John Baumstark, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Suniva. "Since the production of our first solar cell in Gwinnett County seven years ago, Suniva products are now found world-wide. We are very pleased that our home here in Norcross will once again serve as the springboard for our next phase of growth."
"We are proud that Suniva started in Georgia with support from Georgia Tech and the Georgia Research Alliance, and we are excited to see Suniva's continued success in our state," said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Chris Carr. "Our ecosystem of innovation has become the perfect backdrop for technology companies who want to locate or expand in Georgia."
Suniva employs approximately 200 in its Norcross location. The newly created jobs will include management, administrative, supervisory and production positions.
Gwinnett County Board of Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, stated, "This expansion confirms and enhances Gwinnett's reputation as a hub for research, development and technology in the Southeast. Suniva remains an important contributor to the technology industry in our region and we are grateful for their decision to remain and grow in Gwinnett."
Suniva established its Gwinnett County headquarters in June 2008. Winner of Partnership Gwinnett's Medium Manufacturer of the Year at its 2013 Movers and Makers Awards, Suniva's global reach includes participation in multiple international trade missions with the U.S. Commerce Department to boost sales and help other countries develop their energy infrastructures.
"On behalf of the City of Norcross, I am pleased that Suniva, Inc. has chosen to expand their business in our thriving corporate community," said Mayor Bucky Johnson, City of Norcross. "We are both humbled and honored that this widely respected and rapidly rising manufacturer of high-efficiency solar products chose Norcross to create 500 new jobs and provide a positive economic impact on our city. As member of the Atlanta Regional Commission's Green Communities program, a clean energy company like Suniva proves an ideal fit for the City of Norcross."
"Gwinnett County has a solid reputation for being a technology hub and Suniva's expansion speaks to that success," said Nick Masino, Senior Vice President of Partnership Gwinnett and Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development. "This is another great example of our community's strength in the technology sector, the presence of a sophisticated, highly skilled workforce and the tremendous engagement that exists among our community's leadership. We congratulate Suniva on this expansion and thank them for the commitment to our community."
Lindsay Martin, Director, Existing Industry & Regional Recruitment, supported Suniva on behalf of the state of Georgia. Andrew Carnes, Director of Economic Development for Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and Partnership Gwinnett, represented Gwinnett County. Georgia Power was also a partner.
To learn more about Suniva, please visit www.suniva.com.
For more information, or to learn how to get involved in local economic development efforts, please visit www.gwinnetteconomicdevelopment.com.

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The Tipton Family Association of America is a group of Tiptons and Tipton descendants who have associated to honor the legacy left us by generations of Tiptons who have made many and varied contributions to our world.
The TFAA sends out periodic newsletters with family history and information of interest about the family and its activities. The Association sponsors several funds to commemorate the family at locations around the United States.
The TFAA sponsors and maintains this website for the benefit of our membership and all who are seeking information about the family.
While we Tiptons are connected to our ancient roots in the Town of Tipton in the Midlands of England, the emphasis of our time and effort is on the Tiptons in North America. We Tiptons are descended from members of an Anglo-Saxon tribe called the Tibba. Our ancestors came to North America beginning in the mid-seventeenth century.
President: Polly Tipton Wilson of Anna, Tex.
Vice President: Gertrude Deakins, Johnson City, Tenn.
Treasurer: Dr Frank Anderson, Johnson City, Tenn.
Secretary: Elizabeth Tipton Golden, Cleveland, Tenn.
Advisory Board: Mary Charlesworth, Upperville, Kintall, Va.; W A (Bill) Tipton, Stamford, Tex.; James R. Tipton, Maryville, Tenn.,; Mrs. R H Anderson, Johnson City, Tenn.; Carol Ann Milliken, Johnson City, Tenn.; Faith Stahl, Johnson City, Tenn.
Membership fee was set at $5 per year. The logo adopted for the organization is the Tipton Family Crest given to Anthony de Tipton by King Edward I in 1282. They planned to publish a quarterly bulletin and they established a cemetery fund for the Col John Tipton Cemetery as well as the Evergreen Cemetery in Erwin and the Green Hill Cemetery in Elizabethton.
Our Tipton Family Association will have its 26th Anniversary in August!
I am informed that a Tipton Family Bulletin was published for some period prior to the formation of the Association.


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Hungary will be "bent on" accelerating Serbia's European Union accession, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his address to a Hungarian-Serbian business forum in Budapest on Friday.
The Balkan region must be integrated into the EU, Orbán said, and insisted that the EU's target to complete the process by 2025 was a "very distant" date.
The integration of the Balkan states will shift Europe's economic centre, from the West to central Europe. Concerning Hungary in particular, he said that the country had good chances to retain its competitiveness through secure energy supplies and competitive energy prices.
Orbán announced that Hungary could soon sign an agreement on the import of an annual 4 billion cubic metres of gas from Romania over 15 years. Three Hungarian-owned companies are in the top three spots in a tender for the gas, he said.
From 2021 or 2022, the era of the Russia's gas monopoly in Hungary is expected to end, as more than half of the gas the country consumes will come from Romania, he said.
Orbán noted that the interconnector allowing the deliveries is completed on the Hungarian side, but is still under construction in Romania.
Ana Brnabic, the Serbian prime minister, said that once a full member of the EU, her country "will not wait for the subsidies but make efforts to strengthen the community".
Brnabic said that the 2025 target date for Serbia's accession, as set by the EU, was acceptable and pledged that her country would meet the entry criteria.
She highlighted Hungary as "the most committed supporter" of Serbia's EU integration.
Referring to the Budapest-Belgrade railway project, Brnabic said it would be a crucial component in linking the infrastructure of Serbia and Hungary, which she said was also vital in the integration process. She added that preparations for further transportation projects were under way.


Along with providing video production services to a variety of commercial and non-profit clients I often teach Video Production Workshops for TILT and other educational groups.
TILT (Teaching Intermedia Literacy Tools) works within schools and community-based programs to teach young people the fundamentals of movie-making and media literacy through hands-on training in video production. Programs equip young people with the tools to critically understand media messages and to create their own alternative media. Through a combination of technical training and hands-on experience we give students the means to gain a meaningful voice in media and to tell their own stories.
For the next six weeks I will be teaching High School students at Booker T. Washington Community Center in San Francisco a basic video production workshop. Working with Middle and High School students is a fun and rewarding experience. Part of our ethos at TILT is to allow the students to construct what ever type of media project or video that they choose as long as there are respectfully of all people and cultures and don't endanger the physical well being of the students. Helping young people understand the construction and production of media helps them to navigate this brave new world of constant media bombardment.
Without a clear understanding of how media messages are constructed, who produces them, and what their intended purpose is young people are much more susceptible to media manipulation. This can often lead to problems with body image, misogynistic behavior, over consumption of material goods, violence and drug and alcohol abuse. Once young people are taught the highly effective language of media they are better able to make well informed decisions about their own media consumption and decipher the often times hidden messages behind advertisements, films, and television shows. Once we cover the basics of media literacy the workshop is taught basic tools to construct their own film or video.


Brittle me this, Brittle me that.
Peanut Brittle seemed like a good and easy (takes about 15 minutes including clean up) place to start. It's crunchy, sweet, and fairly filling, which means you probably won't be able to gorge yourself with brittle and wreck any new year's resolutions you might have made. It's also incredibly satisfying to hold a huge chunk of brittle in your hand and then smash it into a large chunks or a million little pieces to then use as plate decoration, inside cookies, or as part of home-made candy bars (more on this later).
For Peanut Brittle not to burn, I suggest using at least 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of peanuts. The ratio ought to be about 2:1, although it really depends on if you want your brittle chock full of peanuts or more like caramel glass with some peanuts for show. What's most important is that you start with a good quantity of sugar and not try and make a tiny batch. Larger amounts of sugar mean you will have to stir the melting sugar more, watching it carefully so it doesn't burn.
Watching the sugar turn to caramel makes me feel like a mad, mad scientist. The sugar slowly melts and crystals begin to form. After about two minutes the sugar should resemble a crumble topping. Another minute or so and the clumps will begin to melt and the crystals will dissolve (photo 2). From here continue to stir the caramel so that you add air into it, which will help to avoid the caramel from burning. The sugar will fully dissolve into a nice amber color (photo 3), and you will know the time has come to Remove it from the heat, add your peanuts, and turn it into the goodness you have been waiting for.
To clean up, just add water back to your pot and heat the remaining caramel-water mixture until the caramel dissolves in the water and you can clean your pot like normal. Easy!
Caramelize that baby (3-5 minutes). Melt your sugar on medium-high heat (I use about an 8 on a 12pt scale). Stir from the start with a heat proof spatula, watching for the sugar to slowly melt. The melted sugar will slowly caramelize and change color from clear to amber (see photos below). With an eye on the color of the caramel so as not to burn it, make sure all the sugar chunks are dissolved.
Pour the caramel-nut mixture out onto your silpat quickly paying less attention to what's left in the pot and more attention on spreading the nut mixture over the silpat as best as you can. You only have about a minute before everything hardens.
Let the Brittle cool for a few minutes, so you can pick it up and take a nifty photo!
Crack. You can do this directly on the silpat or by popping the brittle into a plastic bag and smashing it with something nice and sturdy (and not breakable).
Pour the caramel-nut mixture out onto your silpat quickly paying less attention to what's left in the pot and more attention on spreading the nut mixture over the silpat as best as you can. You only have about a minute before everything hardens.
I like how quick and easy it is and good it looks.
mmm it looks great! I want some.


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Work was done in a timely manner. Everyone was friendly and courteous.
Everything was great, expect I had to wait an hour to get car done because the person supposed to work on my car was on lunch break.


Usually I work on a variety of projects at a time, but this past week I have just been knitting on a sweater I am making with some yarn that I spun.
I love how it is knitting up and I can't wait to see how this sweater turns out.
We have also been spending lots of time outside, mainly shovelling snow.
There doesn't seem to be snow in the forecast, and the weather is getting better, so we finally cleaned off the pond to skate.
The cat joined us on the rink today, but she was mainly stalking the hockey puck and bits of hard snow.
There has been lots of walks in the sunshine!
We see so many different animal tracks in the snow lately, mainly jack rabbits, but some that we can't figure out.
The wind packs the snow so hard, with lovely patterns.


Here is an online auction of handmade art/items that will start March 24.
i'm not in nyc right now s won't be able to make it but you should go!
by the way - great blog~!
Rieko, it's incredible how fast a horrible tragedy like this passes by through the daily routine. Just one week has it last in the newspapers here. Nobody talks now about it anymore (now it's Libia's turn!). That makes me angry!
I keep having all of the victims and affected people on my mind and on my prayers.


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Thea Caine Recognised By International Wildlife Charity For Her Passion To Protect Wildlife
Nine-year-old Thea Caine has today been unveiled as Born Free's newest Junior Ambassador in recognition of her significant contribution towards wildlife conservation and environmental protection.
Thea, who lives in Burnopfield, County Durham, has been passionate about making a positive difference for wild animals for the past four years. She is delighted to have been recognised by the leading wildlife charity, co-founded by actress and campaigner Virginia McKenna OBE, her late husband Bill Travers MBE, and their eldest son Will Travers OBE, in 1984.
Alongside organising local fundraising events for Born Free, including completing the Junior Great North Run, Thea has been volunteering with local wildlife groups, whilst raising awareness of wider conservation issues through a series of documentary films.
Thea Caine
This year, her film 'Farming for Nature' was selected as the winner in the 11 years and under film category of Born Free's Youth Wildlife Filmmaker and Photographer of the Year Competition.
Thea also regularly writes to MPs and decision-makers about wildlife and climate issues. In 2020 she was invited to Westminster by the Climate Coalition as a Green Heart Hero Future Leader Award Finalist for her awareness-raising work.
Thea Caine with Theresa May
After learning she would be joining Born Free's fellow Junior and Youth Ambassadors Bella Lack, Katie Marshall and Hector Bateman, Thea said: "I am absolutely honoured to become a Junior Ambassador for Born Free and I look forward to helping them make a difference. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. So, let's work together to help wildlife."
Born Free's Head of Education, Laura Gosset, said: "Born Free's Junior and Youth Ambassador Programme offers young people a chance to be heard and play a vital role in the shaping of our shared future. We are so excited that, today, Thea joins our other Ambassadors! Despite being only nine years old she is confident, clear and driven in her desire to give a voice to the voiceless."
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package edu.samplu.common;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.InputStream;

import freemarker.cache.ClassTemplateLoader;
import freemarker.cache.TemplateLoader;
import freemarker.template.Configuration;

/**
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 */
public class FreemarkerSTTmplMthdBlanketAppGenerator {
    private static Configuration cfg = new Configuration();

    // Templates for File Generation
    private static String DIR_TMPL = "/Gen/";

    //Configuration
    private static TemplateLoader templateLoader = new ClassTemplateLoader(FreemarkerSTTmplMthdBlanketAppGenerator.class, DIR_TMPL);

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        cfg.setTemplateLoader(templateLoader);

        String propLocation = "/GenFiles/AdminTmplMthdBlanketAppSTNavBase.properties";
        if (args.length > 0) {
            propLocation = "/GenFiles/" + args[0];
        }

        String template = "TmplMthdBlanketAppSTNavBase.ftl";

        //Here we can prepare a list of template & properties file and can iterate to generate files dynamically on single run.
        createFile(propLocation, template);
    }

    private static void createFile(String propLocation, String template) throws Exception {
        try {
            InputStream in = FreemarkerSTTmplMthdBlanketAppGenerator.class.getResourceAsStream(propLocation);
            File f1 = new File("src" + File.separatorChar + "it" + File.separatorChar + "resources"
                    + File.separatorChar + "GenFiles" + File.separatorChar
                    + propLocation.substring(propLocation.lastIndexOf("/"), propLocation.lastIndexOf("."))
                    + template.substring(0, template.length() - 4) + ".java");
            FreemarkerUtil.ftlWrite(f1, cfg.getTemplate(template), in);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            throw new Exception("Unable to generate files", e);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
source /usr/local/bin/release.include
source /usr/local/bin/japp.include
echo "RELEASE:    $_RELEASE"
echo "_JDK_TYPE:  $_JDK_TYPE"
echo
echo "japp.include:"
echo "_HOME_DIR:  $_HOME_DIR"
echo "_BASES_DIR: $_BASES_DIR"
echo "_APP_PATH:  $_APP_PATH"
echo "_LOG_PATH:  $_LOG_PATH"
echo "_LIB_PATH:  $_LIB_PATH"
echo "_OPER_PATH: $_OPER_PATH"
echo

_backup_dir="/opt/backup/`date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S`"
mkdir -p $_backup_dir

if [[ -n $_HOME_DIR ]]; then
    echo "_HOME_DIR is deprecated...."
    /bin/mv -f $_HOME_DIR $_backup_dir
    mkdir -p $_HOME_DIR
fi

# Configure new tomcat web
cd $_BASES_DIR
pwd
echo "Extracts tomcat*.tar.gz"

if ls /opt/packages/apache-tomcat-*.tar.gz &>/dev/null; then
    for ttar in /opt/packages/apache-tomcat-*.tar.gz ; do
        tar zxf $ttar
    done

    for tm in apache-tomcat-*/ ; do
        cd $tm
        pwd
        rm ./bin/*.bat -f
        chmod +x ./bin/*.sh
        echo "$_setenv" > ./bin/setenv.sh
        rm ./webapps/* -rf
        rm ./work/*    -rf
        rm ./temp/*    -rf

        # context
        sed -i '/<Context>/a\    <Resources allowLinking="true" cachingAllowed="true" cacheMaxSize="102400" \/>' ./conf/context.xml

        # accesslog
        # pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b %D %S %{X-Forwarded-For}i %{Referer}i" />
        # %h - Remote host name, %l - Remote logical username, %u - Remote user that was authenticated, %t - Date and time
        # %r - First line of the request (method and request URI), %s - HTTP status code, %b - Bytes sent
        # %D - Time taken to process the request, in millis
        # %S - User session ID
        sed -i 's/%s %b/%s %b %D %S %{X-Forwarded-For}i %{Referer}i/g' ./conf/server.xml

        # http protocol
        sed -i 's/protocol="HTTP\/1.1"/protocol=\"org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol\"/g' ./conf/server.xml

        # tomcat optimization
        sed -i '/maxThreads=.* minSpareThreads=.* acceptCount=.* enableLookups=/d' ./conf/server.xml
        sed -i '/Connector port=\".*\" protocol=\"org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol\"/a\               maxThreads=\"640\" minSpareThreads=\"128\" acceptCount=\"768\" enableLookups=\"false\" ' ./conf/server.xml

        _webdir="app-`echo $tm|sed 's/apache-tomcat-//g'`"
	echo "$_webdir"
        cd ..
        if [[ -d $_webdir ]]; then
	    mv -f $_webdir $_backup_dir
	fi
        mv -f $tm $_webdir
    done
else
    echo "No tomcat files found in /opt/packages/ ."
fi

# create $_WORK_USER if not present
if ! id $_WORK_USER 2>/dev/null; then
    _pass=`date +%s|md5sum|awk '{print $1}'`
    echo "Creating user $_WORK_USER with password $_pass"
    useradd $_WORK_USER
    echo "$_pass" | passwd worker --stdin
fi

echo "make working dirs owned by $_WORK_USER:$_WORK_USER "
chown -R $_WORK_USER:$_WORK_USER ${_BASES_DIR}/${_webdir}

echo "`date +%F_%T` websrv/newtomcat " >> /tmp/ezdpl.log

#End


text:
October 19, 2017 / 8:29 AM / 2 years ago
Iran's Guards say missile programme will accelerate despite pressure
Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Thursday its ballistic missile programme would accelerate despite U.S. and European Union pressure to suspend it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
FILE PHOTO: A young boy stands behind an Iranian flag at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport, Iran, May, 5, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo
In a significant U.S. policy shift on Oct. 13, President Donald Trump disavowed Iran's compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear deal and launched a more aggressive approach to the Islamic Republic over its missile development activity.
"Iran's ballistic missile programme will expand and it will continue with more speed in reaction to Trump's hostile approach towards this revolutionary organisation (the Guards)," the IRGC said in a statement published by Tasnim.
The Trump administration has imposed new unilateral sanctions aimed at impairing Iran's missile programme. It has called on Tehran not to develop missiles capable of delivering nuclear bombs. Iran says it has no such plans.
Tehran has repeatedly pledged to continue what it calls a defensive missile capability in defiance of Western criticism.
"Trump's anxiety and trembling voice in his speech was a sign of beginning of the era of failure for America's hegemony," Tasnim quoted IRGC chief commander Mohammad Ali Jafari as saying. "Boosting Iran's defence power remains our top priority."
Iran has one of the most advanced ballistic missile programmes in the Middle East, viewing it as an essential precautionary defence against the United States and other adversaries, primarily Gulf Arab states and Israel.
"Imposing cruel sanctions against the Guards and hostile approach of the rogue and brute (U.S.) president shows the failure of America and the Zionist regime's (Israel) wicked policies in the region," the Guards statement said.
Signalling no respite in tension in the Middle East, where Shi'ite Muslim Iran has waged a long proxy war with U.S.-allied Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, the Guards also vowed to continue confronting the United States and Israel.
Moscow tells Tehran Russia remains committed to nuclear deal
"More decisive and stronger than ever, the Guards will continue to defend Islamic Iran and its interests," the statement said, alluding to the Quds force, the Guards' overseas arm that operates in Iraq, Syria and Yemen among other places.
Trump's hardened Iran stance has united officials behind the IRGC.
"Today, Iranians, boys, girls, men, women, are all IRGC. Standing firm with those who defend us and the region against aggression and terror," U.S.-educated Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on his twitter account after Trump's speech.
Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Mark Heinrich and Alison Williams


Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Po, was a Chinese poet living during the Tang Dynasty. Called the Poet Immortal, Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as one of the two greatest poets in China's literary history.
Here it is night: I stay at the Summit Temple.
Before bed, the bright moon was shining.
Now, I think the ground has a frost covering.
Then I lower my head … and I think of home.
Like frost upon the ground.
Look down and think of home.
Or a moon-edged roof of paradise.
Here is another world, but not the world of men.
"Question and Answer in the Mountain"
 "Alone Looking at the Mountain"
Only the Ching-t'ing Mountain and me.
To royal house amid amorous sighs.
Variant translation by Arthur Waley: "Life in the World is but a big dream; I will not spoil it by any labour or care."
Li Po's style is swift, yet never careless; lively, yet never informal. But his intellectual outlook was low and sordid. In nine poems out of ten he deals with nothing but wine or women.
The world acclaims Li Po as its master poet. I grant that his works show unparalleled talent and originality, but not one in ten contains any moral reflection or deeper meaning.
Li Bai could turn sweet nectar into verses fine.
Drunk in the capital, he'd lie in shops of wine.
Saying immortals could not leave the drink divine.
He sleeps in an inn of Ch'angan city.
Saying, "I'm the God of Wine, Your Majesty!"
Who slept in the taverns of the market of Chang'an.
The Son of Heaven summoned him, and he couldn't stagger on the boat.
Said, "Your servant is indeed an immortal in his wine."
"Tu's poems," she said, "are known for their workmanship and artistic refinement, while Li's poems are known for their freedom and naturalness of expression. I prefer the vivacity of Li Po to the severity of Tu Fu."
"Tu Fu is the acknowledged king of poets," said I, "and he is taken by most people as their model. Why do you prefer Li Po?"
"Of course," said she, "as for perfection of form and maturity of thought, Tu is the undisputed master, but Li Po's poems have the wayward charm of a nymph. His lines come naturally like falling flowers and flowing water, and are so much lovelier for their spontaneity. I am not saying that Tu is second to Li; only personally I feel, not that I love Tu less, but that I love Li more."
Li Po is China's prince of vagabond poets, with his drink, his dread of officialdom, his companionship with the moon, his love of high mountain scenery, and his constant aspiration: "Oh, could I but hold a celestial sword / And stab a whale across the seas!" Li Po's romanticism ended finally in his death from reaching for the shadow of the moon in the water in a drunken fit and falling overboard. Good, infinitely good, that the staid and apparently unfeeling Chinese could sometimes reach for the shadow of the moon and die such a poetic death!
This page was last edited on 17 July 2018, at 16:35.