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Software History Oral Histories
The Museum has a collection of hundreds of oral histories, the transcripts for which are freely available to download as PDFs. To explore our completed oral histories, visit Oral Histories
A Selection of Oral Histories on Software History
- Bachman, Charles W. oral history : 2015 fellow
- Backus, John oral history
- Baker, Winifred Mitchell oral history
- Bartik, Jean oral history
- Berezin, Evelyn oral history : 2015 fellow
- Brooks, Fred (Frederick P., Jr.) oral history
- Catmull, Ed (Edwin) oral history : 2013 fellow
- Corbató, Fernando oral history
- Cutler, David (Dave) oral history: 2016 fellow
- Feigenbaum, Edward oral history, interviewed by Donald Knuth
- Feinler, Elizabeth oral history
- Gentry, Grace oral history
- Goldberg (Adele) Oral History
- Grad, Burt (Burton) oral history : General Electric Years
- Hoare, Sir Anthony (Charles Antony) oral history
- Hopper, Grace oral history
- Kapor, Mitch oral history
- Knuth, Donald oral history
- Lampson, Butler oral history
- McCarthy, John oral history
- MacPaint Interview and Demonstration, with Bill Atkinson and Andy Herzfeld
- MacPaint oral history with Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld
- Russell, Steve oral history
- Simonyi, Charles oral history
- Smith, Alvy Ray oral history
- Stroustrup, Bjarne oral history : 2015 fellow
- Tesler, Larry (Lawrence Gordon) oral history
- Thompson, Ken oral history
- Torvalds, Linus Benedict oral history
Oral History Resources from the Software Industry SIG
The Software Industry Special Interest Group has produced a valuable series of individual oral histories and transcripts from historical workshops – roundtable discussions with industry pioneers.
- A listing of the oral histories
- Information about the historical workshops and links to their transcripts
Moreover, the Software Industry SIG created the Information Technology Corporate Histories website as a collection of historical source materials – including personal recollections – from companies in the information technology industry.
For More Information
Software History Center
Computer History Museum
Software History Center
1401 N Shoreline Blvd.,
Mountain View, CA 94043

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Saturnino is a small restaurant in Forio, a town on the Neapolitan island of Ischia in Italy. It is run by Chef Ciro Mattera and his wife Stefania Coletta. Families in Ischia have always gone organic; it's in their DNA. They did farm-to-table meals before we put a label on it in the United States. And Mattera is a firm believer in the island's greatest culinary traditions. They serve as the cornerstone of his work.
Way Ahead of Their Time
At Saturnino, Mattera uses locally sourced fish and vegetables to create works of art with food. He and his wife are friends, and I don't always pay for the dishes they serve me. So, for full disclosure, I'm totally bias. But I can tell you I've never had a dish of his that I didn't enjoy. And the warm and inviting atmosphere of the restaurant, which looks out onto the street and sea, will surely draw you in.
Until this trip to Ischia, I had only sampled Mattera's dishes in the United States. When he visited nearly two years ago, he created a tasting menu for an event at the Galloping Hill Golf Course's Red Knot restaurant in Kenilworth, N.J., where my brother serves as the director of Food and Beverage. You can view Mattera's dishes from that event in "Italian Chef Ciro Mattera Offers a Taste of the Dolce Vita in America."
Feeling the Vacay Vibe
In Ischia, I was struck by the vibe of the restaurant, which is at once upscale and warm. The fact that it is small makes it cozy. Looking out the window onto the view, you may catch a glimpse of kids and their parents dipping their toes in the sea or lovers holding hands and making tracks in the sand. A couple on a Vespa will undoubtedly pass while the gentle sea breeze caresses your skin. It gives the feel of a paradise, where people eat, drink, and love life, which is just how Ischia prefers to present itself. Whether it's true or not is debatable, but at lunch at Saturnino you can be a believer.
Saturnino Serves Up Respite
Of course, that ambiance set the right mood for a sophisticated lunch with friends and family. Throughout the meal, I could not help but stare out the window for the people watching and feel of being on vacation. This was all despite the interruption brought on by an already scheduled conference call for work. With paradise in my face, the call hardly was a chore. Because I failed to take copious notes on each dish, I will let the food speak for itself.
Even our 6-year-old's specially made kids meal of nuggets and roasted potatoes was presented impressively with a sparkle of homemade barbecue-type sauce.
Each appetizer was small but gratifying. And the presentation remained larger than life.
Chefs in the know make use of food's natural colors to create beauty in each dish. This one, which includes a paper-thin, purple potato chip and bright green peppers, is a perfect example of this treatment.
You can not go to a restaurant of this caliber in Ischia and pass up the chance at tasting the chef's take on a pasta dish. The orange zest is an homage to the island's citrus riches and provides beautiful color and a refreshing taste with the included fish.
A refreshing palette cleanser between the meal and dessert was a special treat because it was a far cry from the bowl of store-bought sorbet that most of us are used to eating.
This dessert was almost too pretty to eat. Almost!
Di Meglio is the author of Fun with the Family New Jersey (Globe Pequot Press, 2012). She also has written the Our Paesani column for ItaliansRus.com since 2003. You can follow the Italian Mamma on Facebook or Twitter @ItalianMamma10.


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Unbelievable answers from young children about dairy cows have yet again baffled farmers.
New research from a Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons survey showed a shocking lack of knowledge from youngsters about the origin of milk.
Of the 1,500 four to eight-year-olds questioned, one-third did not know that milk was the produce of a cow and 18 per cent thought milk came straight from the fridge or supermarket.
A further 12 per cent of London-based children were unaware that cows moo.
The survey came in conjunction with the Cadbury Adopt a Cow campaign where Cadbury took a 'hyper-realistic eight foot fully moo-ing' animatronic cow to the streets of London to help children and their families understand more about the process.
Phil Warfield, senior brand manager for Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons said: "We are really very proud to be able to give families the opportunity to learn more about these fascinating animals through our 'Adopt a Cow' program and offer the chance to come face-to-face with some of our very special Cadbury cows.
"Cows are incredibly important to use – after all, they provide us with the glass and a half of fresh British and Irish milk that goes into our delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and we hope to excite and inspire people across the country to adopt a cow."
The news came only days after a British Nutrition Foundation survey revealed a worrying number of youngsters thought fish fingers were made of chicken and dairy cows laid eggs.


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Lincoln welcomes spring game visitors
The City of Lincoln is providing accommodations similar to those offered during the regular Husker football season to fans attending the sold-out Nebraska spring football game April 21.
To avoid game day traffic and parking challenges, officials recommend the following:
·For maps and street construction information, visit lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: closures).
·Plan ahead for parking.
·Remember, the University of Nebraska has implemented a clear bag policy to enter Memorial Stadium. For more information, visit huskers.com and select "Fan Zone."
StarTran's Big Red Express shuttle service will pick up and drop off at two locations:
·South side of SouthPointe Pavilions, 27th and Pine Lake Road. SouthPointe buses will unload and load near the stadium on "R" Street between 13th and 14th Streets.
·North Star High School, 5801 N. 33rd Street. North Star buses will unload and load near the stadium on "W" Street between 14th and 16th streets.
Big Red Express service begins two hours before kick-off. The last buses leave 45 minutes before kickoff. Buses return to the lots immediately after the game. For route and schedule information, visit startran.lincoln.ne.gov or call 402-476-1234.
Reserved, pre-paid parking is available for the spring game at city garages (those with the "Park & Go" signs). Visit parkandgo.org to find locations and rates and to reserve parking. Downtown parking meters are enforced Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT.
The latest information on street closures, construction, traffic jams and crashes is available by using Waze, a free, crowdsourced traffic and navigation application. The State of Nebraska also uses Waze to provide traffic information on State roads. Drivers should focus first on driving safely and designate a passenger to operate online navigation tools whenever possible. To download the free Waze app, visit waze.com/get or search for "Waze" in a mobile app store.
Fans driving to the stadium should plan ahead and keep in mind the following information:
·Interstate 80 exits at I-180/Downtown and 27th Street can be congested. Visitors are encouraged to use other routes into Lincoln.
·Stadium Drive west of the stadium will be closed to all vehicular traffic. Passenger drop-off and pick-up will not be allowed in front of the Stadium before or after the game. Fans can be dropped off and picked up at 10th and Charleston streets and 12th and "R" streets.
·10th Street from Sun Valley Blvd. to Military Rd. (the 10th Street bridge over Salt Creek) is closed.
·17th Street from "Q" to Vine streets (on the UNL City Campus) remains closed after the demolition of the Cather-Pound residence hall.


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1: Tropical, hot; humid in lowlands, cooler in highlands Mountainous with a small desert, sand dunes, and hilly valleys. 2 mountain chains divide it in to three regions: the highlands, the pacific coast, and Petén region | Mountainous and desert regions don't help with keeping water for crops and plants, etc. The natural disasters and volcanoes can slow and destroy crop production
2: Main agricultural crops are bananas, cotton, coffee, and sugar.
3: Other crops include cacao, hemp, and essential oils
4: 42, 042 square miles and 13,824,463 people | Spanish(main), 21 Mayan languages, 23 dialects aren't considered national languages
5: The first evidence of human settlers in Guatemala demonstrates a presence at least as early as 12,000 BC. Some evidence suggests a presence as early as 18,000 BC the Spanish started several expeditions to Guatemala, beginning in 1519. Before long, Spanish contact resulted in an epidemic that devastated native populations The first capital was named Tecpan Guatemala, founded on July 25, 1524 On September 15, 1821, the Captaincy-general of Guatemala (formed by Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras) officially proclaimed its independence from Spain and its incorporation into the Mexican Empire, which was dissolved two years later
6: When people pass away in Guatemala, they bury them quickly to insure a quick passage to Heaven. Also crying loudly is said to slow down the passage to Heaven but they do it anyway except at children's funerals. The decease's possessions are buried with them to prevent them from coming back to haunt individuals.
7: February 2-4 Coffee Harvest Celebration August 15: Día de la Asunción November 1-2: Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) and Día de Los Mertos (Day of the Dead) December 13-21: Tribute to Santo Tomás
8: Guatemalan Ceviche 4 large tomatoes , diced 2 lbs medium shrimp , peeled and deveined 1 onion , diced 1 bunch cilantro , diced (fresh coriander) 1 jalapeno , diced 12 lemons , squeezed 8 tablespoons ketchup , secret ingredient 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce salt and pepper (how much...up to you!)
9: GRANDIOSO GUATEMALAN CHOCOLATE ECLAIR 1 box graham crackers 2 boxes instant vanilla pudding 4 c. milk 1 med. container Cool Whip 1 can ready to spread chocolate frosting Strawberries (if you wish to use as a topping)
10: Salpicon de Res Beef flank or skirt steak -- 2 to 2 1/2 pounds Onion, chopped -- 1 Olive oil -- 1/3 cup Vinegar -- 1/4 cup Oregano -- 1 or 2 teaspoons Salt and pepper -- to taste Tomatoes, seeded and chopped -- 3 Onion, thinly sliced -- 1 Serrano chiles, chopped or minced -- 3 Avocado, chopped -- 2
11: Chirmol Chapin - Spoonful of frijoles volteados - 2 eggs, any style you like, topped with chirmol - slices of avocado, papaya, or any other fruit - corn tortillas or bread rolls - slice of cheese, such as queso fresco Chirmol - 6 plum tomatoes - 1 small onion, finely chopped - 1 clove of garlic, minced - 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced - a dash (or squeeze) of lemon juice - kosher salt to taste
12: Chicken Pepian 1 pound fresh tomatillos 1 large poblano pepper (about 2 1/2 to 3 ounces), seeded and cut into 4 pieces 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup raw unsalted pumpkin seeds 5 peppercorns | 2 whole allspice 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seed 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus 1/4 cup for garnish 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 medium (2-inch) jalapeno pepper, seeded and roughly chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 (6-ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness Lime wedges
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Europa Move to Scottow: Update
Further to our announcement earlier in the week, we would like to give you an update on the current situation.
Europa is now closed for new Spares and Parts orders next week. Any pending enquiries will also be responded to after this time.
The new telephone number is now live, however as Europa employees are busy with the move, the number will not be manned at all times, and will be answered by personnel who will only be able to provide a message service for the Europa team.
If you have any urgent Spares and Parts requirements during this time, please email firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll endeavor to assist in any way we can.
We'll provide another update WC 15th April with the current status after a review at that time.
Please bear with us during the transition period, this is a positive move for Europa and we hope that short term disruption won't detract from the long term gain.
Many thanks for your continued custom and support.


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How to translate your degree into dinner table discussion
As Cambridge students, many of us feel that we have suddenly been given access to a new world of mind-altering knowledge. Immersing yourself in a degree can almost be like learning a new language. Unfortunately, this is also true for those around you, and your family has probably never heard about the power of reflexivity in Foucauldian theory. Suddenly, you might find yourself in a situation where: a) no one understands what you're talking about, or b) they get offended by your constant appeal to theoretical authority. Does this happen to you? Here are a few simple truths that can help to sort out the well-known cognitive bias called the "curse of knowledge" – how to communicate what you know best without losing your listeners.
Identify the purpose of the discussion
When you feel like an expert, it's easy to get into debate or lecture mode. You either want to "win" arguments, or you authoritatively explain away without much input from others – even when no one else is interested in that kind of discussion. Let's face it: this is probably never a good strategy. However, it depends on what you're aiming for. Like with any piece of communication, you must first decide what the purpose of the conversation is. Do you want others to appreciate and learn from your point of view? In that case, an exploratory discussion where everyone is allowed to contribute will probably achieve that goal. Do you want to impress someone around the dinner table? Chances are they'll be annoyed if you slip into a know-it-all rant (we've all been there…), whereas a considered down-to-earth discussion would work better. Don't let your degree work against you.
Avoid referencing authority
In any discussion, others might oppose your point of view – even if you're an expert. When others question you, avoid simply referencing "but I learned this at Cambridge" or "but theory X says so". It's easy to be dismissive of those we perceive as knowing less, but Cambridge (clearly) can't teach you everything. For example, while many of us learn a great deal of theory, we are given much less experience. This might go without saying, but it's important to remember that there are other sources of knowledge that deserve our respect.
Find the most basic words
Similarly, avoid using too much terminology as this quite literally is another language. We all know at least one professor who inadvertently makes their lectures into a frenzy of covert Wikipedia searches, and you don't want to be that person. Think: would I know what this word meant if I hadn't gone to Cambridge or chosen this particular degree? Here you might argue that words and concepts can always be clarified, but that usually puts you right back into lecture mode. If the answer's no – let it go.
Stay interested and ask questions
As social beings, humans are very attentive to subtle cues of social standing. This is tightly connected to attention and interest; for example, if you're in a group of four where one person refuses to look at you, you will feel dismissed and uncomfortable. If you have the upper hand in a discussion, and you want the approval of those around you, it's your job to put them at ease. Stay interested in others' perspectives by actively asking questions. This is guaranteed to create a more relaxed atmosphere.
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A block of our time to help you where you need it most
Ideal for:
Couples who like the idea of a "Wedding PA" service with us working away in the background. Purchase our time in blocks starting with 10 hours and add more as you need it. Use us as and when you need us, e.g a brainstorming meeting at the beginning to get you started, or pull us in when you get stuck on a particular element of planning. Maybe use us on the day just for styling or setting up the venue. Great for couples who don't necessarily want or need us all the time or for the whole day. Good for couples who want to have a large amount of involvement or pick and choose the bits they want to do themselves.
Example costs:
- – 10 hours @ £55 + VAT per hour (£660) for one of our Senior Planners
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by Abdul Hadi Hairan
A quick guide on how and where you can learn the Pashto language.
Pashto (also known as Pashtu, Pakhto, Pakhtu, Paxto) is the language of the Afghans. These days, many people are learning it, particularly those who are on military and reconstruction missions in Afghanistan.
There are three steps to learn any language: reading, writing and speaking.
Read Pashto
To learn the language, you must read it frequently. This way you become familiar with words and increase your vocabulary. There are numerous Pashto sites where you can read articles, stories, news, books and other stuff, and discuss things with other Pashto speaking people for free.
For general reading, you can visit Tolafghan.com, Benawa.com and Khyberwatch.com. To read current and classic Pashto literature, you can go to Baheer.com, Hewad.com and Lekwal.com.
For latest news reading, there is Pajhwok.com. I must tell you that any news item they publish on this site in Pashto is also available in English. Learnpashto.wordpress.com is a blog where you can find valuable information about learning the language.
Write Pashto
write Pashto with correct grammar is a bit difficult for beginners. But
a lot of people have done it and there are many non-Pashtoons who have
written good books in Pashto. If you are familiar with other Eastern
languages like Persian, Arabic, Urdu and Sindhi, then you would have no
problem to write Pashto. When you read any interesting article or news
on a site, write it yourself. Write some every day phrases and sentences
that we use in conversations. Write with correct alphabets and grammar.
This way you improve not only your writing but also increase your
reading power and vocabulary.
Speak Pashto
Speaking fluently is a dream of every language learner. There are many softwares available online that help speak Pashto. Like Rosetta Stone,Squido and some others CD programmes.
the easiest and most effective way is to find a native Pashto speaker
and talk to him/her. This way you can learn speaking with fast and
properly.There are many sites on the Internet where you can find a
Pashto speaking partner. There are mylangaugeexchange.com, poly-glot-learn-language.com,language-exchanges.org,italki.com,sharedtalk.com etc.
Listening to radio and music will also help you improve your speaking power. To listen to Pashto radios go to BBCPashto.com,voapashto.com, azadiradio.org, http://www.mashaalradio.com/.
To find a full list of Pashto sources on the Internet, click here.
Hope you have liked Haid Hairan's article. Here are some video Pashto lessons I have compiled from Youtube. Let me know if you have any question.
Kha wakht (have a good time)!
3 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 4:33 AM
- AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 4:36 AM
Your effort is appreciated, but just wanted to point out some thing. The way you have spelled (koranay) is not right. You got to be very careful with your (ي ) . "Koranay" is spelled with feminine "ya" . The right way to spell is it : کورنۍ not کورنئ
As you know "ya" is a very important letter in Pashto, with a bit mistake you can change the meaning of a word or a sentence.
Hopefully you don't get offended,
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About The Chef
Iowa native Kathleen Blake started cooking at an early age in her grandmother's kitchen where she helped prepare Sunday Suppers for her large extended family. Staying true to her path, Blake worked in restaurants during high school and then moved out West to attend the Community College of San Francisco's Culinary Apprenticeship Program.
After working in several restaurants, Blake landed at Square One, where her mentor Joyce Goldsteing, taught her the importance of focusing on quality ingredients, prepared simply. Goldstein also mentored Blake on the art of building personal relationships with purveyors. This trong foundation served her well as she worked her way through several smaller restaurants around the country before accepting a position with Drew Nieporent's The Steelhead Grill in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2001, Blake accepted the position as Sous Chef at Restaurant Nora in Washington, DC.; the first certified organic restaurant in the US, where she was quickly promoted to Chef de Cuisine.
In 2003, Blake was recruited as Chef de Cuisine, opening Melissa Kelly's Primo in Orlando at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes. She began working with local farmers, organizing a cooperative that eventually grew to support many of the restaurants in Orlando. She and her husband, William Blake, built and maintained the organic garden at Primo Orlando until 2011. As strong life and business partners, the couple went out on their own to open Orlando's favorite restaurant, The Rusty Spoon, in the Church St Historical District; earning 7 Silver Spoon awards in 2014 after being open for only 3 years. The Rusty Spoon was voted the 'best farm to table' resturant hands down, and critics even credit Blake for being famous for that 'farm to table' tagline long before it was cool. The Blake's focus continues to be on locally sourced food, simply prepared, in a comfortable environment. A very beloved chef among the locals, Blake is also a 2013 and 2015 James Beard Award Nominee, Best Chef South, 2013 Best Chefs America Southern Region, and nominated for both Golden Whisk and Community Service Awards by Women Chefs & Restauranteurs.


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News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
Chicago Archdiocese Mulls School Closings
After Failure of Private-Education-Aid Bill
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is considering closing some schools, after the Illinois legislature failed to pass a measure that would have directed $12 million in aid to private and parochial schools.
After determining that they did not have the necessary votes to pass the proposal this month, lawmakers decided instead to use the money to shore up two existing funds for books and transportation for both public and private schools. The $48 billion state budget was subsequently passed and now awaits approval by Gov. George Ryan, a Republican.
The failure to approve the new aid drew cheers from the Illinois Education Association and other public education groups, which called the proposal unconstitutional.
But Doug Delaney, the executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, said the outcome had struck a blow to the archdiocese, which educates one out of seven students in Chicago.
"Catholic schools don't teach religion all day," Mr. Delaney said. "They teach math and science and reading. It's a great financial benefit to the state and local taxpayers to keep the schools open."
—Jessica L. Sandham
N.C. Auditor Urges Closing Schools for Deaf
North Carolina's state auditor has recommended shutting down one or two of the state's three special schools for the deaf and hearing-impaired, and consolidating operations.
State officials found that enrollments have steadily declined in the past 10 years, while per-pupil costs have risen dramatically. The facilities also need an estimated $52 million in repairs.
"Our examination revealed declining enrollments and increasing operation costs for the schools," state Auditor Ralph Campbell said in a statement released with the audit this month.
The report also shows that while no single teaching method worked for all hearing-impaired students, those who attended classes in regular schools had higher test scores and higher graduation rates than their peers in the special schools.
In a response to the audit, state Secretary of Health and Human Services H. David Bruton, whose agency oversees the schools, said he agreed with the findings and recommendations.
—Joetta L. Sack
Vol. 19, Issue 33, Page 30Published in Print: April 26, 2000, as News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
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In the world's biggest chemtrails experiment on the public, A $20 million Harvard University project will send aerosol injections up into the earth's stratosphere. It is well-funded and well-branded from within the intellectual community. A pair of Harvard Scientists is preparing for this small scale chemical experiment.
According to the MIT Technology Review, Harvard professors David Keith and Frank Keutsch have discussed plans to launch a high altitude balloon equipped with propellers and sensors from a location in Tuscon, Arizona.
It will be called as "StratoCruiser" and would spray a fine mist of alumina, sulphur dioxide and calcium carbonate into the stratosphere. The experiment had raised more than $7 million from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation and Harvard-internal funds.
Geoengineering critics claim that the climate system is too complex to interfere with, that the environmental risks are too high, or that even talking about technological "fixes" could ease pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Some Scientists are trying to explain that because volcanoes push sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere, therefore, it is a good idea for a man to accomplish an intercession plan of its own. The goal would be to control the earth's temperatures.


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Photograph copyright: Christine Gregory used with her very kind permission
'The scutter, the fellow in the dew,
The grass nibbler, Old Goibert,
The one who doesn't go straight home, the traitor,
The friendless one, the cat of the wood,
The starer with wide eyes, the cat that lurks in the broom,
The purblind one, the furze-cat,
The clumsy one, the blear-eyed one,
The wall-eyed one, the looker to the side,
And also the hedge-frisker,
The stag of the stubble, long eared..........'
Translation from Middle English by Professor Alan.S.C.Ross.
From the book 'The Leaping Hare' by George Ewart Evans and David Thomson
The above is part of a long poem written in middle english (and dating to the late thirteenth century) called 'The Names of the Hare in English' . It's an amazing piece containing over 70 names, and when read aloud has the most beautiful pace and rhythm.
I have been intrigued and utterly beguiled by the enigmatic Brown Hare for as long as I can remember. For me (as I know is true for many others) there is something so otherworldly, so enchanting about this intriguing and sacred creature . It has a joyous and powerful hold on me, too difficult to put into words. I'm obssessed with them :))
So imagine my delight to discover a marvellous new book that's been recently published, called 'Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales' by Christine Gregory. I had to treat myself to a copy and what a wonderful volume it is!
The passion that artist, photographer and writer, Christine Gregory has for these fascinating animals just shines out from the pages. The book contains over 150 gorgeous original photographs (all taken by the author) of brown hares and of the stunning Derbyshire countryside that is their home. The text is bursting with information and has a very strong conservation theme exploring amongst other the things, the effect that our modern agricultural methods, hunting, coursing etc are having on these magical creatures.
This book is an absolute labour of love, I wish Christine great success with it! I know I will return to it time and time when I need another hare fix ;)
If you fancy a copy you can buy one direct from http://www.lepusbook.co.uk/ . And please note that all profits from the sale of this book are being very generously donated to The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust .
Also if you want to find out more about helping hares then pop over to the Hare Preservation Trust .
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend :) x


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It's been awhile, I know. Somehow the good intentions to blog just seem to be swept aside by life. One of my goals for this year was to blog here and over at Getting Healthy at least once a week in 2013. I guess I am a bit late to the party, but that's life.
In 2012 I finished my first full year of doing a Project Life album. I will admit that the last several months were finally documented mostly in December. But it was an accomplishment nonetheless. It made me excited to tackle 2013 a little more timely. I helped that desire along by subscribing to Studio Calico's Project Life monthly kit.
My week's for the 2013 album will go Monday to Saturday with the plan to document the previous week the following weekend. I don't worry about having a picture a day, I am trying to capture our week. I may skip weeks or combine them, whatever works. This is not a high maintenance project for me. So far, I am still on track. I am planning to keep it simple by using only the supplies I throw in my Project Life basket throughout the month and the Studio Calico kits.
This album is totally worth doing. Yesterday it was awesome when I was working on the week 2 pages and Nicholas and Jackson came over and sat with me to look at the pictures and talk about the week.
That is what is really about…documenting our everyday life.
This year I thought it would be fun to share the Project Life pages I do each week or two and also show the pages for the same period in 2012. (Whether or not it is fun for you, I know it will be for me. )
2013 Project Life
Here is my 2013 opening page…I thought of a 1000 ways to improve it after I finished, but then I called it good and scrapped a layout instead. (The photos were taken by the sweet and talented Becca Pikula)
I loved the cards that were included in the Studio Calico kit, it made the cover page come together really fast and focus on the family photos.
Week 1 – I used a combination of the Studio Calico Project Life and regular kits and some various printables I already had. I prefer to use the Design A page protectors, but hope to mix it up this year somewhat – I have all the other sizes, so I just need to think about it when I select and print my pictures for the week.
Week 1
After I select and edit my pictures in Lightroom, I use Picasa to do quick collages. I don't even bother with Lightroom or Photoshop for the collages. For me, it is a lot faster in Picasa. I use this especially for the 3×4 pictures I pick 2 vertical photos and pull them into a 4×6 grid collage; save and ready to upload for printing.
Week 1 (Left)
I like to include a lot of pictures from the week and collages allow me to do it. I don't need one photo and one journaling card a day. I combine jpurnaling for a couple of days on a 4×6 sometimes. It's all good.
Week 1 (Right)
Week 2
It was Nicholas's birthday this week and we had extra pictures so I added an American Crafts 6×12 3-up page in between the normal Design A pages. I love the 6×12 for squeezing in a few extra pictures in a week. I really only want one album for the year so this helps me accomplish that.
Week 2 (Left)
Week 2 (Right)
and here is what we were doing last year at the same time…
2012 Project Life
2012 Cover
Last year's opening page included pictures from our photo shoot with Sarah Heinle who did a fabulous job with the kiddos even with an incredibly uncooperative little Jackson.
Week 1
Last year I used the Clementine core kit by Becky Higgins with a little supplementing from my stash. I had also picked up the coordinating digital life kit from Jessica Sprague which is now available at AC Digitals. Early in 2012 I did a lot more hybrid cards and photos with Project Life. But as time got away from me I did less of it.
Week 1 (Left)
The polaroid and white bordered frame collages were done in Picasa. I did pull it into Photoshop Elements to add the digital paper background, but you could cut the photos out and adhere them to normal paper too.
Week 1 (Right)
Week 2
Another time I used the American Crafts 6×12 page protector. We had Grandma and Grandpa visiting that weekend and Nicholas's birthday so we had extra pictures I wanted to include.
Week 2 (Left)
Another thing I noticed I did more early in 2012 was include more of the day stickers for each photo. That ended too when I had enough to worry about just getting the weeks together, let alone trying to remember which day was which. Again – following the KISS method (keep it simple silly) .
Week 2 (Right)
I liked using the digital cards to type my journaling on using a typewrite font, maybe if I keep up more this year that will work out, and then again maybe it won't. Who knows? We'll just have to wait and see.
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Volume 36 of TDATS features Japanese bands. A small but talented hard rock scene emerged from the country's prevailing 60s psychedelic 'Group Sounds' musical collective, much as it did around the world at the time. The bands all have a pleasingly oriental twist in their sound. Starting with 'Japan's answer to Jimi Hendrix', is Shinki Chen's Speed, Glue & Shinki. The band was started by guitarist Shinki Chen, and Ikuzo Orita, Japan's president of Polydor Records. Next up, Gedo was a mainly live band that has a few live recordings, and played sounds alternating between hard rock and vigorous proto-punk.
Too Much's name came from the TOO MUCH concert that The Helpful Soul played with the newly-formed Blues Creation, in Kyoto at the end of February 1970. The hippy phrase 'too much' was already utterly clichéd in the West by this time, but it was iconic and easily pronounceable to the Japanese! Yonin Bayashi's debut album "Isshoku-Sokuhatsu" displayed amazing progressive musical ability, especially as they were all around 20 years of age at the time! Ginbae was originally released as a private pressing on the Sea Side Label, rare as hen's teeth, to the point that it's not known what the track names are any more. Aside from the slightly lacking sound quality, they play some excellent churning metal.
Little is known about Jun Kamikubo and his single album, but he sure recorded some warm stoner rock jams, as shown here with 'Getting Into The Ecstasy'. Blues Creation and Flower Travellin' Band shouldn't need too much introduction here, along with Shinki Chen they are one of Japan's most famous 70's hard rock acts, with a doomy sound. Datatenryu play some excellent spikey noise/prog with great aggressive vocals. Nokemono and Bow Wow (later 'Vow Wow') end the collection as examples of two of the only Japanese bands that were taking metal into the NWOBHM-influenced latter half of the 70s and beyond.
*EDIT: I have found the Ginbae track names at long last :)
01. Speed, Glue & Shinki - Calm Down (1972)
02. Too Much - Grease It Out (1971)
03. Yonin Bayashi - Isshoku-Sokuhatsu [edit] (1974)
04. Ginbae - Toluene (1976)
05. Jun Kamikubo - Getting Into The Ecstasy (1972)
06. Gedo - Don't Run Away (1974)
07. Murasaki - Far Away (1976)
08. Datetenryu - Bukkowareta Boku (1971)
09. Blues Creation - Nightmare (1971)
10. Love Live Life + 1 - Love Will Make A Better You (1971)
11. Nokemono - From The Black World (1979)
12. Flower Travellin' Band - Hiroshima (1972)
13. Bow Wow - Silver Lightning (1977)
A special thanks must go to Julian Cope's awesome wealth of knowledge at japrocksampler.com, and to all of you out there who listen to these comps!
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BC: It's the little things that make life beautiful.
FC: It's the little things that make life beautiful
1: Lick it like a lollipop
3: "Little girls have a magic all their own."
4: Friends are Flowers that Never Fade
7: You Make My Sun Shine
8: "Little Girls are Heavens Flowers"
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12 ways to kill motivation in your classroom.
Rick Wormeli writes a very good article in the September 2014 issue of Educational Leadership by ASCD. At the conclusion, he lists the top 12 ways we can demotivate our learners. Since it's the start of the school year, I think it's a great time to make sure we're doing our best to help our kids and avoid these behaviors.
Being told how important today's lesson will be in high school and beyond. (Instead, help kids live this one week of their lives powerfully.)
Teachers who talk the whole class period or who speak in long paragraphs when disciplining.
Complex assignments that you don't have the skills to complete and that have no clear evaluative criteria.
Being told what you're probably feeling and thinking, even if it's accurate.
Teachers who see teaching middle school as just something to do until a high school position opens up. (Students can tell when they're not a teacher's preferred age group.)
Fs, zeroes, and other indicators of failure.
Spending the day working on weaknesses, without identifying and using strengths.
Being treated like elementary school students. (No more requiring students to march to the cafeteria with their fingers pressed to their lips or clapping hands at the front of the room in a cute rhythm that students must repeat.)
Anyone belittling your strong emotional response to something minor in your life.
Classes that claim to be relevant to your life but that deny you access to personal technology during lessons.
Unwavering adherence to pacing guides or program fidelity, regardless of individual needs and talents.


text: Mathematical Mesh 3.0 Part IV: Schema Reference firstname.lastname@example.com The Mathematical Mesh 'The Mesh' is an end-to-end secure infrastructure that facilitates the exchange of configuration and credential data between multiple user devices. The core protocols of the Mesh are described with examples of common use cases and reference data. [Note to Readers] Discussion of this draft takes place on the MATHMESH mailing list (email@example.com), which is archived at https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/search/?email_list=mathmesh. This document is also available online at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html . This document describes the data structures of the Mathematical Mesh with illustrative examples. For an overview of the Mesh objectives and architecture, consult the accompanying Architecture Guide . For information on the implementation of the Mesh Service protocol, consult the accompanying Protocol Reference This document has two main sections. The first section presents examples of the Mesh assertions, catalog entry and messages in use. The second section contains the schema reference. All the material in both sections is generated from the Mesh reference implementation . Although some of the services described in this document could be used to replace existing Internet protocols including FTP and SMTP, the principal value of any communication protocol lies in the size of the audience it allows them to communicate with. Thus, while the Mesh Messaging service is designed to support efficient and reliable transfer of messages ranging in size from a few bytes to multiple terabytes, the near-term applications of these services will be to applications that are not adequately supported by existing protocols if at all. This section presents the related specifications and standard, the terms that are used as terms of art within the documents and the terms used as requirements language. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in . The terms of art used in this document are described in the Mesh Architecture Guide . The architecture of the Mathematical Mesh is described in the Mesh Architecture Guide . The Mesh documentation set and related specifications are described in this document. The implementation status of the reference code base is described in the companion document . Mesh Assertions are signed DARE Envelopes that contain one of more claims. Mesh Assertions provide the basis for trust in the Mathematical Mesh. Mesh Assertions are divided into two classes. Mesh Profiles are self-signed assertions. Assertions that are not self-signed are called declarations. The only type of declaration currently defined is a Connection Declaration describing the connection of one profile to another. Currently, five profile and four connection types are defined: [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Profiles And Connections The payload of a Mesh Assertion is a JSON encoded object that is a subclass of the Assertion class which defines the following fields: An identifier for the assertion. The date and time at which the assertion was issued or last updated An assertion may optionally contain one or more notary tokens issued by a Mesh Notary service. These establish a proof that the assertion was signed after the date the notary token was created. A list of conditions that MAY be used to verify the status of the assertion if the relying party requires. The implementation of the NotaryToken and Conditions mechanisms is to be specified in at a future date. Note that the implementation of Conditions differs significantly from that of SAML. Relying parties are required to process condition clauses in a SAML assertion to determine validity. Mesh Relying parties MAY verify the conditions clauses or rely on the trustworthiness of the provider. The reason for weakening the processing of conditions clauses in the Mesh is that it is only ever possible to validate a conditions clause of any type relative to a ground truth. In SAML applications, the relying party almost invariably has access to an independent source of ground truth. A Mesh device connected to a Mesh Service does not. Thus the types of verification that can be achieved in practice are limited to verifying the consistency of current and previous statements from the Mesh Service. Mesh Profiles perform a similar role to X.509v3 certificates but with important differences: Profiles describe credentials, they do not make identity statements Profiles do not expire, there is therefore no need to support renewal processing. Profiles may be modified over time, the current and past status of a profile being recorded in an append only log. Profiles provide the axioms of trust for the Mesh PKI. Unlike in the PKIX model in which all trust flows from axioms of trust held by a small number of Certificate Authorities, every part in the Mesh contributes their own axiom of trust. It should be noted however that the role of Certificate Authorities is redefined rather than eliminated. Rather than making assertions whose subject is represented by identities which are inherently mutable and subjective, Certificate Authorities can now make assertions about immutable cryptographic keys. Every Profile MUST contain a SignatureKey field and MUST be signed by the key specified in that field. A Profile is valid if and only if: There is a SignatureKey field. The profile is signed under the key specified in the SignatureKey field. A profile has the status current if and only if: The Profile is valid Every Conditions clause in the profile is understood by the relying party and evaluates to true. The Mesh architecture has four principal components: Binds a collection of devices that the owner of the Mesh uses together to function as a single personal Mesh. Contains all the information (contacts, calendar entries, inbound and outbound messages, etc.) related to a particular persona used by the owner. Provides a service identifier (e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com) through which devices and other Mesh users may interact with a Mesh Account. Allows short messages (less than 32KB) to be exchanged between Mesh devices connected to an account and between Mesh Accounts. Device management and Accounts components are defined by a data schema alone. The Service and Messaging components are defined by a data schema and a service protocol. The separation of accounts and services as separate components is a key distinction between the Mesh and earlier Internet applications. A Mesh account belongs to the owner of the Mesh and not the account service provider which the user may change at any time of their choosing. A Mesh account may be connected to multiple service providers to provide backup capability or to none. For example, Alice's personal Mesh has one Master Profile, multiple device profiles (two of which are shown here) and two Account Profiles. Her Personal account is connected to two Mesh services while her Business account is not currently connected to any service: [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Alice's Personal Mesh In normal circumstances, a user will create a personal Mesh and add their first device, account and service at once. These are shown here as separate operations to illustrate the separation of the Mesh components. Device Management provides the foundation for all Mesh functions allowing a collection of devices belonging to a user to function as a single personal Mesh. The device management layer of a personal Mesh consists of exactly one Master Profile and a catalog containing the entries describing the connected devices. A Mesh master profile provides the axiom of trust for a mesh user. It contains a Master Signature Key and one or more Administration Signature Keys. The unique identifier of the master profile is the UDF of the Master Signature Key. A Master Profile MAY contain one or more MasterEscrowKeys. These MAY be used to escrow private keys used for encryption. They SHOULD NOT be used to escrow authentication keys and MUST NOT be used to escrow signature keys. [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Master Profile and Associated Device and Account Connection Assertions. A user should not need to replace their master profile unless they intend to establish a separate identity. To minimize the risk of disclosure, the Master Signature Key is only ever used to sign updates to the master profile itself. This allows the user to secure their Master Signature Key by either keeping it on hardware token or device dedicated to that purpose or by using the escrow mechanism and paper recovery keys as described in this document. Alice creates a ProfileMaster with one administration key and one master escrow key: Creating a ProfileMaster comprises the steps of: Creating a Master Signature key. Creating an Online Signing Key Signing the ProfileMaster using the Master Signature Key Persisting the ProfileMaster on the administration device to the CatalogHost. (Optional) Connecting at least one Administration Device and granting it the ActivationAdministration activation. Updating a ProfileMaster comprises the steps of: Making the necessary changes. Signing the ProfileMaster using the Master Signature Key Persisting the ProfileMaster on the administration device to the CatalogHost. Each personal Mesh has a Device Catalog CatalogDevice associated with it. The Device Catalog is used to manage the connection of devices to the Personal Mesh and has a CatalogEntryDevice for each device currently connected to the catalog. Each Administration Device MUST have access to an up to date copy of the Device Catalog in order to manage the devices connected to the Mesh. The Mesh Service protocol MAY be used to synchronize the Device Catalog between administration devices in the case that there is more than one administration device. The CatalogEntryDevice contains fields for the device profile, device private and device connection. The principle of radical distrust requires us to consider the possibility that a device might be compromised during manufacture. Once consequence of this possibility is that when an administration device connects a new device to a user's personal Mesh, we cannot put our full trust in either the device being connected or the administration device connecting it. This concern is resolved by (at minimum) combining keying material generated from both sources to create the keys to be used in the context of the user's personal Mesh with the process being fully verified by both parties. Additional keying material sources could be added if protection against the possibility of compromise at both devices was required but this is not supported by the current specifications. A device profile provides the axiom of trust and the key contributions of the device: [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Mapping of Device Profile and Device Private to Device Connection Keys. Unless exceptional circumstances require, a device should not require more than one Device profile even if the device supports use by multiple users under different accounts. But a device MAY have multiple profiles if this approach is more convenient for implementation. Alice's Device Profile specifies keys for encryption, signature and exchange: Since the Device Profile keys are ultimately under the control of the device and/or software provider, these are considered insufficiently trustworthy and the administration device creates key contributions to be added to the device keys to establish the key set to be used in the context of the user's personal Mesh: The resulting key set is specified in the device connection: All the above are combined to form the CatalogedDevice entry: The derivation of the Connection encryption and signature keys from the Profile and Private contributions in this example is shown in . Creating a ProfileDevice comprises the steps of: Creating the necessary key Signing the ProfileDevice using the Master Signature Key Once created, a ProfileDevice is never changed. In the unlikely event that any modification is required, a completely new ProfileDevice MUST be created. Devices are only connected to a personal Mesh by administration device. This comprises the steps of: Generating the PrivateDevice keys. Creating the ConnectionDevice data from the public components of the ProfileDevice and PrivateDevice keys and signing it using the administration key. Creating the Activations for the device and signing them using the administration key. Creating the CatalogEntryDevice for the device and adding it to the CatalogDevice of the Personal Mesh. If the Personal Mesh has accounts that are connected to a Mesh Service, synchronizing the CatalogEntryDevice to those services. Mesh Accounts contains all the stateful information (contacts, calendar entries, inbound and outbound messages, etc.) related to a particular persona used by the owner. A Mesh Profile MAY be connected to multiple accounts at the same time allowing the user to maintain separate personas for separate purposes. Unlike traditional Internet application accounts, Mesh accounts are created by and belong to the user, not the Mesh Service provider. A user MAY change their Mesh Service provider at any time and disconnect the profile from all Mesh Services (e.g. to archive the account). Alice's personal account is connected to two Mesh services: [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Account Profile Connected to Devices and Services. The account profile specifies the online and offline signature keys used to maintain the profile and the encryption key to be used by the account. Each device using the account requires an activation record: Creating a ProfileAccount comprises the steps of: [TBS] . Signing the ProfileMaster using the Master Signature Key Adding a device to an account comprises the steps of: Creating a PrivateAccount instance for the device. Creating a ConnectionAccountDevice for the device using the public keys from the PrivateAccount instance and the ProfileDevice. Creating an ActivationAccount for the device containing the PrivateAccount and ConnectionAccountDevice instances. Adding the ActivationAccount to the CatalogEntryDevice of the device. If the Personal Mesh has accounts that are connected to a Mesh Service, synchronizing the CatalogEntryDevice to those services. Binding a ProfileAccount to a Mesh Service the steps of: [TBS] . Signing the ProfileMaster using the Master Signature Key A service profile provides the axiom of trust and cryptographic keys for a Mesh Service. A Mesh Service Host SHOULD return a copy of its ProfileHost and the parent ProfileService in response to a Hello transaction request. [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Service Profile and Delegated Host Assertion. The credentials provided by the ProfileService and ProfileHost are distinct from those provided by the WebPKI that typically services TLS requests. WebPKI credentials provide service introduction and authentication while a Mesh ProfileHost only provides authentication. Unless exceptional circumstances require, a service should not need to revise its Service Profile unless it is intended to change its identity. Service Profiles MAY be countersigned by Trusted Third Parties to establish accountability. The service profile The host also has a profile And there should be a connection of the host to the service but this isn't implemented yet: [TBS] Creating a ProfileService comprises the steps of: [TBS] . [TBS] Signing the ProfileMaster using the Master Signature Key Creating a ProfileHost comprises the steps of: [TBS] . [TBS] Signing the ConnectionHost using the Master Signature Key of the ProfileService. Creating a ConnectionHost comprises the steps of: [TBS] . Signing the ConnectionHost using the Master Signature Key of the ProfileService. Mesh Messaging is an end-to-end secure messaging system used to exchange short (32KB) messages between Mesh devices and services. In cases where exchange of longer messages is required, Mesh Messaging MAY be used to provide a control plane to advise the intended message recipient(s) of the type of data being offered and the means of retrieval (e.g an EARL). A four-corner messaging model is enforced. Mesh Services only accept outbound messages from devices connected to accounts that it services. Inbound messages are only accepted from other Mesh Services. This model enables access control at both the outbound and inbound services [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Performing Access Control on Outbound Messages The outbound Mesh Service checks to see that the message request does not violate its acceptable use policy. Accounts that make a large number of message requests that result in complaints SHOULD be subject to consequences ranging from restriction of the number and type of messages sent to suspending or terminating messaging privileges. [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Performing Access Control on Outbound Messages The inbound Mesh Service also checks to see that messages received are consistent with the service Acceptable Use Policy and the user's personal access control settings. Mesh Services that fail to police abuse by their account holders SHOULD be subject to consequences in the same fashion as account holders. [[This figure is not viewable in this format. The figure is available at http://mathmesh.com/Documents/draft-hallambaker-mesh-schema.html.]] Performing Access Control on Inbound Messages The Mesh Messaging protocol as currently specified provides only limited protection against traffic analysis attacks. The use of TLS to encrypt communication between Mesh Services limits the effectiveness of na?ve traffic analysis mechanisms but does not prevent timing attacks unless dummy traffic is introduced to obfuscate traffic flows. The limitation of the message size is in part intended to facilitate use of mechanisms capable of providing high levels of traffic analysis such as mixmaster and onion routing but the current Mesh Service Protocol does not provide support for such approaches and there are no immediate plans to do so. Catalogs track sets of persistent objects associated with a Mesh Service Account. The Mesh Service has no access to the entries in any Mesh catalog except for the Device and Contacts catalog which are used in device authentication and authorization of inbound messages. Each Mesh Catalog managed by a Mesh Account has a name of the form: <<prefix>_<name> Where <<prefix> is the IANA assigned service name. The assigned service name for the Mathematical Mesh is mmm. Thus, all catalogs specified by the Mesh schema have names prefixed with the sequence mmm_. The following catalogs are currently specified within the Mathematical Mesh. Contains configuration information for applications including mail (SMTP, IMAP, OpenPGP, S/MIME, etc) and SSH and for the MeshAccount application itself. Contains descriptions of devices connected to the account and the permissions assigned to them Contains logical and physical contact information for people and organizations. Contains credentials used to access network resources. Contains Web bookmarks and other citations allowing them to be shared between devices connected to the profile. Contains tasks assigned to the user including calendar entries and to do lists. Contains network settings such as WiFi access points, IPSEC and TLS VPN configurations, etc. In many cases, the Mesh Catalog offers capabilities that represent a superset of the capabilities of an existing application. For example, the task catalog supports the appointment tracking functions of a traditional calendar application and the task tracking function of the traditional 'to do list' application. Combining these functions allows tasks to be triggered by other events other than the passage of time such as completion of other tasks, geographical presence, etc. In such cases, the Mesh Catalog entries are designed to provide a superset of the data representation capabilities of the legacy formats and (where available) recent extensions. Where a catalog entry is derived from input presented in a legacy format, the original data representation MAY be attached verbatim to facilitate interoperability. The application catalog mmm_CatalogApplication contains CatalogEntryApplication entries which describe the use of specific applications under the Mesh Service Account. Multiple application accounts for a single application MAY be connected to a single Mesh Service Account. Each account being specified in a separate entry. The CatalogEntryApplication entries only contain configuration information for the application as it applies to the account as a whole. If the application requires separate configuration for individual devices, this is specified in separate activation records specified in the corresponding ConnectionDevice. Mesh Accounts are described by CatalogEntryAccount entries. The corresponding activation records for the connected devices contain the contributions used to derive the private keys for use of the account. The CatalogEntryAccount entry is described in the section describing Mesh accounts above. SSH configuration profiles are described by CatalogEntryApplicationSSH entries. The corresponding activation records for the connected devices contain the contributions used to derive the private keys. A user may have separate SSH configurations for separate purposes within a single Mesh Account. This allows a system administrator servicing multiple clients to maintain separate SSH profiles for each of her customers allowing credentials to be easily (and verifiably) revoked at contract termination. The SSH profile contains the information that is stored in the known_hosts and authorized_keys files of SSH clients and servers. Mail configuration profiles are described by one or more CatalogEntryApplicationMail entries, one for each email account connected to the Mesh profile. The corresponding activation records for the connected devices contain information used to provide the device with the necessary decryption information. Entries specify the email account address(es), the inbound and outbound server configuration and the cryptographic keys to be used for S/MIME and OpenPGP encryption. The device catalog mmm_CatalogDevice contains CatalogEntryDevice entries which describe the devices connected to the account and the permissions assigned to them. The management of the device catalog is described in the section describing Mesh Device Management. The contacts catalog contains CatalogEntryContact entries which describe The fields of the contact catalog provide a superset of the capabilities of vCard . The Contact catalog is typically used by the MeshService as a source of authorization information to perform access control on inbound and outbound message requests. For this reason, Mesh Service SHOULD be granted read access to the contacts catalog by providing a decryption entry for the service. The credential catalog contains CatalogEntryCredential entries which describe credentials used to access network resources. Only username/password credentials are stored in the credential catalog. If public key credentials are to be used, these SHOULD be managed as an application profile allowing separate credentials to be created for each device. The bookmark catalog contains CatalogEntryBookmark entries which describe Web bookmarks and other citations allowing them to be shared between devices connected to the profile. The fields currently supported by the Bookmarks catalog are currently limited to the fields required for tracking Web bookmarks. Specification of additional fields to track full academic citations is a work in progress. The Task catalog contains CatalogEntryTask entries which describe tasks assigned to the user including calendar entries and to do lists. The fields of the task catalog currently reflect those offered by the iCalendar specification . Specification of additional fields to allow task triggering on geographic location and/or completion of other tasks is a work in progress. The network catalog contains CatalogEntryNetwork entries which describe network settings, IPSEC and TLS VPN configurations, etc. All communications between Mesh accounts takes the form of a Mesh Message carried in a Dare Envelope. Mesh Messages are stored in two spools associated with the account, the SpoolOutbound and the SpoolInbound containing the messages sent and received respectively. This document only describes the representation of the messages within the message spool. The Mesh Service protocol by which the messages are exchanged between devices and services and between services is described in . Completion messages are dummy messages that are added to a Mesh Spool to change the status of messages previously posted. Any message that is in the inbound spool and has not been erased or redacted MAY be marked as read, unread or deleted. Any message in the outbound spool MAY be marked as sent, received or deleted. Services MAY erase or redact messages in accordance with local site policy. Since messages are not removed from the spool on being marked deleted, they may be undeleted by marking them as read or unread. Marking a message deleted MAY make it more likely that the Service will purge the message however. Having processed a message, a completion message is added to the spool so that other devices can see that it has been read: Connection requests are sent by a device requesting connection to a Mesh Service Account. The MessageConnectionRequest is originally sent by the device requesting connection to the Mesh Service associated with the account. If the connection request is accepted by the Mesh Service, it creates a MessageConnectionResponse containing the ServerNonce and Witness values used in the authentication of the response together with a verbatim copy of the original request. The MessageConnectionResponse is then returned to the device that made the original request and placed on the SpoolInbound of the account to which the request was directed. Further details of this mechanism are described in . The connection process begins with the assignment of a time-limited PIN value. This is described in a Message sent by the administration device to allow other admin devices to accept the request made. The initial request is sent to the service The service returns an acknowledgement giving the Witness value. Note that this is not a 'reply' since it comes from the service, not the user. [Note, this mechanism should be revised to ensure that there is perfect forward secrecy. The device should provide a nonce key as a mixin] A contact request presents a proposed contact entry and requests that it be added to the Contacts catalog of the specified Mesh Service Account. A contact request is usually sent by the party requesting that their contact be added but this is not necessarily the case. The MessageContact contains a DARE Envelope containing the Contact information of the requester. If the request is accepted, this information will be added to the contact catalog of the relevant account. If the Reply field has the value 'true', this indicates that the sender is asking for the recipient to return their own credentials in reply. Since the sender requires the user's contact information before the request can be made, the MessageContact message MAY be encrypted under either the user's account encryption key (if known) or the Mesh Service encryption key (which may be obtained from the service on request. Bob asks Alice to send her contact details and sends his. Alice responds with her details: [Note that this exchange could be performed automatically on Alice's behalf by the service if she delegates this action to it.] The current protocol assumes that all contact management will be performed end-to-end through the Mesh Services themselves. If the number of Mesh users were to become very large, additional infrastructure to facilitate contact management will be required. These topics are discussed at a high level in . In situations where a user is well known and has a very large number of contacts, they are likely to make use of a tiered approach to contact management in which they keep separate accounts for their 'public' and 'restricted' personas and delegate management of their public account to a subordinate or to their Mesh Service provider. Confirmation messages are used to provide an improved form of second factor authentication capability. Two confirmation messages are specified, a request and response. A confirmation request is initiated by sending a MessageConfirmationRequest to the Mesh Service hosting the recipient Mesh Service Account. The request specifies the question that is to be put to the user. To respond to a confirmation request, a user generates a MessageConfirmationResponse. This MUST be signed by a device authorized to respond to confirmation requests by a Device Connection Assertion with the Confirmation privilege. The confirmation request The confirmation response The following classes are used as common elements in Mesh profile specifications. The PublicKey class is used to describe public key pairs and trust assertions associated with a public key. UDF fingerprint of the public key parameters/ List of X.509 Certificates X.509 Certificate chain. X.509 Certificate Signing Request. Service holding the additional contribution Fingerprint of the resulting composite key (to allow verification) Fingerprint specifying the base key A set of escrowed keys. [No fields] The fingerprint of the encryption key The recryption key The decryption key encrypted under the user's device key. Classes that are derived from an assertion. Parent class from which all assertion classes are derived Fingerprints of index terms for profile retrieval. The use of the fingerprint of the name rather than the name itself is a precaution against enumeration attacks and other forms of abuse. The time instant the profile was last modified. A Uniform Notary Token providing evidence that a signature was performed after the notary token was created. Parent class from which all condition classes are derived. [No fields] Profiles are self signed assertions. Parent class from which all profile classes are derived The permanent signature key used to sign the profile itself. The UDF of the key is used as the permanent object identifier of the profile. Thus, by definition, the KeySignature value of a Profile does not change under any circumstance. The only case in which a A Personal profile contains at least one OSK which is used to sign device administration application profiles. Describes the long term parameters associated with a personal profile. A Personal Profile MAY contain one or more PMEK keys to enable escrow of private keys used for stored data. Key used to pass encrypted data to the device such as a DeviceUseEntry Describes a mesh device. Description of the device Key used to pass encrypted data to the device such as a DeviceUseEntry Key used to authenticate requests made by the device. Profile of a Mesh Service Key used to authenticate service connections. Account assertion. This is signed by the service hosting the account. Service address(es). Master profile of the account being registered. Key used to encrypt data under this profile Describes a group. Note that while a group is created by one person who becomes its first administrator, control of the group may pass to other administrators over time. [No fields] Key used to authenticate service connections. UDF of the connection target. UDF of the connection source. Keys or key contributions enabling the operation to be performed List of the permissions that the device has been granted. The signature key for use of the device under the profile The encryption key for use of the device under the profile The authentication key for use of the device under the profile The list of service identifiers. List of the permissions that the device has been granted. The signature key for use of the device under the profile The encryption key for use of the device under the profile The authentication key for use of the device under the profile [No fields] [No fields] [No fields] Contains the private activation information for a Mesh application running on a specific device [No fields] The signed AssertionDeviceConnection. The key overlay used to generate the account signature key from the device signature key The key overlay used to generate the account encryption key from the device encryption key The key overlay used to generate the account authentication key from the device authentication key The UDF of the account The key contribution for the decryption key for the device. NB this is NOT an overlay on the device signature key, it is an overlay on the corresponding recryption key. The key overlay used to generate the account encryption key from the device encryption key The key overlay used to generate the account authentication key from the device authentication key The key overlay used to generate the account signature key from the device signature key Classes describing data used in cataloged data. The received message to which this is a response Message that was generated in response to the original (optional). The relationship type. This can be Read, Unread, Accept, Reject. Unique key. Base class for cataloged Mesh data. [No fields] Public device entry, indexed under the device ID UDF of the signature key of the device in the Mesh UDF of the signature key of the device The device profile The public assertion demonstrating connection of the Device to the Mesh The activations of the device within the Mesh The accounts that this device is connected to UDF of the account profile The account profile The connection of this device to the account The activation data for this device to the account If true, this catalog entry is for the user who created the catalog. To be valid, such an entry MUST be signed by an administration key for the Mesh profile containing the account to which the catalog belongs. Unique key. List of the permissions that the contact has been granted. The (signed) contact data. [No fields] Unique key. [No fields] [No fields] [No fields] [No fields] [No fields] Connection request message. This message contains the information Device profile of the device making the request. Fingerprint of the PIN value used to authenticate the request. Connection request message generated by a service on receipt of a valid MessageConnectionRequestClient The client connection request. [No fields] The contact data. [No fields] [No fields] The security considerations for use and implementation of Mesh services and applications are described in the Mesh Security Considerations guide . All the IANA considerations for the Mesh documents are specified in this document A list of people who have contributed to the design of the Mesh is presented in . The means by which profiles are stored on devices is outside the scope of the specification. Only catalogs that are required to be shared between machines by means of accounts need to be standardized. Catalog of all the Mesh Profiles that the user has registered with the device and the latest version of the device profile for this device. Catalog containing the Account Entries for the Mesh [UDF-Mesh]. The device catalog associated with the specified account The set of account catalogs that are shared verbatim between the devices connected to the account. Create new Mesh Profile, Device Profile, Add to Host Catalog Create MeshCatalog Create new Account Profile, Add to MeshCatalog Create new Account Device Catalog For each device to be added to the account: Create Account Connection Assertion, add to Account Device Catalog. Create a Device Connection Assertion. For each account the device is to be added to: Create Account Connection Assertion, add to Account Device Catalog. Catalog of all services on machine Catalog of accounts in the service. Create a Service Description, add to Master Catalog Create the account entry, add to Service Catalog Create the Account Directory Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels Mathematical Mesh 3.0 Part I: Architecture Guide Mathematical Mesh 3.0 Part V: Protocol Reference Mathematical Mesh 3.0 Part VIII: Cryptographic Algorithms Mathematical Mesh Part VII: Security Considerations [Reference Not Found!] vCard MIME Directory Profile Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification (iCalendar) Mathematical Mesh: Reference Implementation Mathematical Mesh Part VI: The Trust Mesh


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It was one of those days I really felt like I could run 20 miles. :)
But, I only did 5. Jeremy wanted to go see Jurassic World (Ok, I'm kidding, I wanted to go see it.) and it did not disappoint!
Saturday night I hung out with my friend, Melissa, of 20 years for a few hours. Having been friends for so long, it's so much fun remembering the crazy things we did when we were teenagers. Well, the crazy things she talked me into...heehee.
And then Sunday we all took my Dad out for Fathers Day. He is the best Dad in the world. Seriously, he raised 9 kids, on one income. (Mom was a stay at home mom, of course!) He has always been the kindest, most loving man. From the time I was a little girl I said I wanted to marry someone just like my Dad. God has truly blessed me!
Tara for the weekend update!
Today I am starting a new 'diet', although I hate that word. Tomorrow I'll tell you all about it!
What was the last movie you saw?
Ever tried beet juice?


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Tour Dates
JUN ?? — Electric Daisy Carnival — Las Vegas Motor Speedway
JUL 14 — SUBSTANCE 005 — Globe Theatre, DTLA
JUL 22 — Lost River Disco Festival — Mackay, Idaho
2015 Sentimental Schematics / Boysnoize Records →
2015 Cerebral (w/ Boys Noize) / Boysnoize Records →
2014 Night Visions EP (w/Sinden) / Boysnoize Records →
2013 For The Hood In You EP / Boysnoize Records →
2012 Ubstraktion EP / Twin Turbo →
Sound savant, underground ambassador, and techno
wunderkind are three ways to describe DJ + producer PILO.
Since the birth of his musical project, the Los Angeles
native has been intent on bringing techno to the masses as
an advocate of the genre in the USA and beyond. With past
releases on Turbo Recordings, collaborations with Sinden,
Justin Jay, Harvard Bass, and most recently Boys Noize, PILO
has since become a integral member of the BNR family.
After embarking on a world tour in celebration of Boysnoize
Records' 10th anniversary, 2015 proved to be both a busy and
successful year for the producer. "Cerebral" was PILO's
collaborative contribution to Boys Noize's album Strictly
Raw, a track also used as the title theme for HARD Summer
Music Festival the same year.
Since November 2015 in collaboration with The Well L.A.,
PILO's curious brand of techno anarchy has been pulsating
through the city at his monthly SUBSTANCE party, boasting
impressive lineups with the likes of Boys Noize, Salva,
ADEN, Escor Krist, Deapmash, and L-Vis 1990 in addition to
residents Dean Grenier & Hej Fund of Sister City.
These, among many of his latest techno endeavors have thus
proved his affinity to multi-faceted, no-holds-barred, and
unforgiving sounds. PILO's ever-evolving approach to techno
has never ceased to provide us with some conversant insight
into the darker sides of the dancefloor, leaving his
listeners excited for what's more to come.
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Add to Ben Franklin's maxim, " . . . nothing is certain but death and taxes," the wisdom of the Greek thinker Heraclitis who said, "There is nothing permanent except change." Change is coming to the Memorial Society.
The Board of Trustees determined that the Memorial Society is not visible enough in the Cleveland community. When you mention the Memorial Society to someone, do they say, "What's that?" That shouldn't happen. We should be the FIRST organization a reporter calls when an issue regarding death or the funeral industry arises. But we're not.
We must move forward into the 21st century with speed and vision, and with a plan. We have hired a management consultant to assist us in a variety of ways. She will help us frame and focus our mission and purpose, identify our weaknesses, review our literature, update our website, evaluate and streamline our office practices, and formulate a plan to enable us to be more visible in our community.
WHEW!! It's a lot, but isn't it the best gift we can give ourselves for our 65th birthday this year? At this age, we need a re-vamp, an organizational face-lift. We're excited to be working with Janus Small and Associates. The Memorial Society has traditionally been rather staid. We are now planning to move into the digital age and into the forefront of the Cleveland community.
Board of Trustees
Did/do you have a job in advertising, communications, publicity or the like? PLEASE call us. We desperately need your expertise!!! At our fall Annual Meeting election, there will be open trustee seats available and we want to fill the Board with people who have the strengths and experience our current members lack. It is not a big commitment of time and could do your Memorial Society a LOT of good.
Bob Poe is stepping down as treasurer and Don Stimpert has been appointed to take his place. Don's name is familiar to all of us. He was the treasurer for many years and his wife, Jackie, is a trustee and was our executive secretary until last year.
I will be stepping down as president this Fall. It's time for a change, for someone who will lead and energize our organization. I plan to leave the Cleveland area in 2015, so it's a perfect time to find a new president. I hope to remain as a trustee.


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Virginia's two U.S. senators and a member of the state's congressional delegation want federal regulators to allow more time and public hearings for opponents of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline to have their say.
But a Hampton Roads natural gas company says further delay in the federal regulatory process would harm its customers, and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce called for speedy approval of the pipeline proposed from West Virginia to the southeastern Virginia and North Carolina coasts.
The public comment period for an environmental review of the project at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has become an early battleground over the proposed $5 billion, 550-mile pipeline, with opponents seeking more time and hearings to make their case and supporters warning against any delay in the regulatory process.
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Robert Joseph Shockley, a former Loch Raven Elementary School principal, died of cancer Jan. 13 at Metropolitan Hospital in Miami. The former Towson resident was 92.
Born in Greensboro in Caroline County, he was the son of William Harvey Shockley, who operated a milk route, and Margaret Shockley, a teacher. Raised in Cumberland, he was a 1938 graduate of Fort Hill High School and earned a bachelor's degree at what is now Frostburg State University.
Dr. Shockley served in the Army's Signal Corps and Air Forces during World War II and was assigned to Japan and the Philippines. He earned a master's degree and a doctorate at Columbia University.
He taught at the Columbia Grammar School in New York City for several years and became principal of Loch Raven Elementary School on Glen Keith Boulevard in 1952. He earlier taught at the school and was briefly vice principal.
Dr. Shockley retained his friendship with former Spiro T. Agnew, the former vice president and Maryland governor, who was a former president of the Loch Raven Elementary PTA. The two also were active in the Kiwanis Club. Dr. Shockley attended Agnew's 1969 vice-presidential inauguration.
Dr. Shockley received the Arthur C. Croft "Principal of the Year" Leadership Award in 1960.
Dr. Shockley was a consultant in the educational department of the old Glenn L. Martin Co. and taught at the McCoy College of the Johns Hopkins University and at Frostburg.
He was later assistant superintendent and director of curriculum in Allegany County and retired in 1984 as assistant schools superintendent in Prince George's County.
Dr. Shockley enjoyed golf and travel and wrote a book, "Your Future in Elementary School Teaching," as well as other articles.
Plans for a memorial service are incomplete.
Survivors include two sons, Jay Shockley of New York City and James Shockley of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Dorothy Avondstondt of Coral Gables, Fla., and Susan McCutcheon of Hohenfels, Germany; and four grandchildren. His wife of 51 years, the former Thelma Manahan, died in 1995. He then married the former Patria Grantham. She died in 2011.