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Thursday, May 31, 8 pm: Opening night of "And I Feel Fine..." at Obsidian Art Space
- Obsidian is so happy to present another showcase from Big Head Productions
- "What do a bare stage, snowmen, EMT's, 666, apples, infidelity, complicated coffee, street people, conversations with God, Doritos, and picnics have in common? Come see this showcase to find out."
- "And I Feel Fine..." is a series of shorts with an end of the world theme. The company received over 100 submissions from playwrights all over the country and selected 11 pieces by 10 authors to present to you. Join Big Head Productions as they explore the apocalypse from 10 viewpoints.
- Click here to buy tickets now. They're only $10!
- Runs through June 16
- 3522 White Oak
Thursday, May 31, 7:30pm- 11:30 pm: Corkaoke at The Corkscrew
- Wine, karaoke and some fish tacos that they like to brag an awful lot about!
- 1308 W 20th
Friday, June 1, 7:30 pm: Heights Live! presents Steve Young and Jubal Lee Young
- Great description/all you need to know about the history of this father and son on Heights Live's Facebook event page
- 240 W 18th, on the ground of Heights Presbyterian church
Saturday, June 2, 7 am: Heights Fun Run
- You can register day of at Marmion Park.
- For more details, visit the HHA race page here
- PLEASE DRIVE EXTRA CAREFULLY SATURDAY MORNING! There will be lots of folks on foot!
Saturday June 2, 10 am: Butterflies 101 at Buchanan's Native Plants
- Linda Reid is returning to the nursery for a special engagement. Join her for "Butterflies 101" where Linda will discuss butterflies of Houston and how to attract them to your garden.
- It "won't be the usual 'gardening for butterflies' fare" as she plans to discuss native and adapted plants and the natural cycle of predatory insects for balance. Sounds interesting!
- 611 E 11th
Saturday, June 2, 6 pm- 9 pm: BrassTacks exhibit opening at G Gallery
- BrassTacks features an eclectic group of artists working in diverse disciplines who were selected for the exhibition "using a methodology not unlike a game of Duck, Duck, Goose. The initial idea was to establish a visual dialogue among three core artists from San Antonio. In turn, each of the core artists selected another artist for inclusion in the show and those artists selected yet another three artists to participate. Unfolding in an organic and expansive way, the resulting exhibition, rather than being dictated by a specific thematic direction, points more to the essential connections that these artists have with one another and the creative affinities each of them possess." Sounds interesting, no?
- Featured artists include: Tommy Gregory, Megan Harrison, Rachel Ziegler, Justin Parr, Eric Taylor, Shiri Mordechay, Joseph Duarte, Clay McClure, and Willie Sanchez
- 301 E 11th St
Saturday, June 2, 6 pm- 10 pm: First Saturday Arts Market starts "Art After Dark" evening shows
- Featured artist is Lauren Luna, whose work for the show is all about the shoes
- Vintner's own will be on hand with some vino offerings, as well
- 548 W. 19th Street @ Lawrence
Friday, June 1, 11 am- 2 pm: Planning Design Research building tour - Certified Green Building
- The Office of Planning Design Research, 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin Street, Level 39
- "Open House Style" guided tour approximately every 30 minutes
- Free and open to the public
- Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2012, LEED for Commercial Interiors - Platinum level
- Visit www.houstontx.gov/mayor/leedtour.pdf for more details and a map. For questions contact Steve Stelzer at 832.394.9050 or email email@example.com.
- For more information on City of Houston sustainability efforts, visit www.greenhoustontx.gov
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ARM (LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY) today announced at CARTES & IDentification 2007 in Paris, France, the availability of the ARM(R) SecurCore(R) SC300(TM) processor, designed specifically for contactless and USB smart cards and embedded security applications. The new product, based upon the popular Cortex(TM)-M3 processor, combines the proven security features of ARM SecurCore processors, currently the most widely-licensed 32-bit RISC CPU for smart cards worldwide, with the code efficiency of the Thumb(R)-2 instruction set architecture, doubling energy efficiency and performance.
With collaboration from three tier one contactless IC vendors, the
SecurCore SC300 processor will enable more functionality to be embedded in
a smart card or SIM card than ever before, with minimal additional silicon
area. In addition, the SC300 processor features fast real-time handling of
multiple interfaces for new high-speed and contactless applications,
including Smart Card Web Server (SWCS) and Near Field Communication (NFC).
"From credit cards and electronic wallets, to mobile phone SIM cards,
e-passports and identity cards, smart cards have become a ubiquitous part
of our daily lives," said Ian Drew, vice president, segment marketing,
ARM. "As smart cards are required to support more complex applications and
security features, the market will continue to shift from 8-bit to 32-bit
processors. The SecurCore SC300 processor provides great system
performance with very low power consumption, and vastly simplifies the
migration to 32-bit smart card platforms through a familiar programming
"SIM cards, identification projects and payment are the current drivers of
the smart card markets in all regions. The demand for smart cards is also
escalating due to demand from increasingly security-conscious government
and enterprises," said Anoop Ubhey, global program director, smart cards,
Frost & Sullivan. "Secure 32-bit platforms such as the ARM SecurCore SC300
processor are essential in enabling the growing level of sophistication in
smart cards."
The SecurCore SC300 processor offers fully featured debug facilities and
tools to help smart card OEMs speed software development. Further, smart
card emulation is available prior to silicon, enabling collaboration in
the early stages of hardware and software development, and accelerating
The ARM Cortex-M3 processor, which forms the foundation of the SecurCore
SC300 processor, was specifically developed to target the low-cost
requirements of a broad range of markets and applications where memory and
processor size significantly impact device costs. The Cortex-M3 processor
brings together multiple technologies to reduce memory size while
delivering industry-leading performance in a small power efficient RISC
core and delivers an ideal platform to accelerate the migration of
thousands of applications around the globe from legacy components to
32-bit microcontrollers.
This assures full compatibility with other ARM processors as well as
direct and immediate support from the ARM RealView(R) Microcontroller
Development Kit which is ideal for developing the firmware that will run
on smart cards. Additional information on the ARM SecurCore SC300
processor is available at: http://www.arm.com.
The ARM SecurCore SC300 processor is available for licensing now, along
with supporting technology.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital
products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions
to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive
product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines,
graphics processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals,
software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed
connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner
community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast,
reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More
information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
ARM, SecurCore and Thumb are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Cortex
and SC300 are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names
are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent
ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional
subsidiaries: ARM, Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM
France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS
Design Automation Inc.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt.
Ltd.; and ARM Norway, AS.
Quote Sheet:
"By applying the ARM SecurCore SC300 processor to its new line-up of
innovative smart card IC solutions, Samsung expects to deliver more
exciting products to market," said Dr. ChilHee Chung, senior vice
president, System LSI Division, Samsung Electronics. "Samsung's
high-performance ARM-based smart card solutions are designed to
significantly reduce time to market for our customers in introducing new
smart card applications."
"As a leader in security and identification and co-inventor of the Near
Field Communication, NXP is driving many high-profile contactless projects
around the world. As this technology gains increased significance,
improved levels of security are becoming mandatory for mobile
applications. We are looking forward to integrating the ARM SecurCore
SC300 platform with its enhanced security features and advanced
performance to power-consumption ratio, as NXP believes it will emerge as
an industry standard for 32bit smart card technology," Henri Ardevol,
general manager smart cards, NXP Semiconductors.
"STMicroelectronics, pioneer in promoting security certified 32-bit
smartcard solutions, has supported the definition of the highly secured
SecurCore SC300 processor," said Marie France Florentin, worldwide sales
and marketing director for smartcard IC's business, STMicroelectronics.
"ST will address tomorrow's applications demand by combining high
performance and low power 32bit processing with the most advanced embedded
Flash technology."
"Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) welcomes the availability of the SecurCore
SC300 processor as a high performance, highly-effective open hardware
architecture to support further SIM innovations with larger memories and
future protocols," said Oliver Richter, head of product and project
management at G&D's telecommunications division. "ARM and its Partners
have demonstrated the success of an open architecture business model in
cost-sensitive, high-volume applications, which I am keen to see repeated
in the SIM through silicon manufacturers focusing their support on ARM
technology-based designs."
"SiVenture welcomes the addition of the SecurCore SC300 processor to the
ARM SecurCore family of smart card processors and works closely with ARM
to ensure that the process of final device certification is as smooth as
possible," said Simon Milford, Head of SiVenture, the UK's only hardware
and software evaluation laboratory. "The industry's move from proprietary
to open smart card processor architectures is a process that SiVenture
supports and we are committed to providing evaluation and certification
services on the next generation of smart card products."

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To deliver a stellar performance, great actors engage in an extensive process to get inside the head of their characters – understanding their persona. Similarly, imagine if your sales force were armed with such a deep understanding of their buyers. Not only would it improve their ability to connect with prospects in a more meaningful way; it would also allow them to tailor their pitch to ensure it moves prospects to buy.
Developing a buyer persona is the building of a fictional character based on real data about your best prospects and customers – such as demographics, behavior patterns, buying patterns, decision-making processes, and even life goals.
Research is necessary to gather the finer points and ensure your persona comes from a place of objectivity vs. opinion. Start by identifying a dozen ideal customers and a dozen ideal prospects likely to spend 15-20 minutes talking with you. If you're in a heavy referral-based business, consider adding in a few influencers as well. While incentives may not be necessary, as consumers like to be heard, you may consider offering a gift card to thank them for their time. Call them to schedule a phone interview making it clear you're not trying to sell them anything.
Ask questions such as: What is your title? Who do you report to, and who reports to you (requesting titles)? Tell me about a typical day. What's the size of your company? Describe your personal demographics such as age, number of children, marital status, income range. What do you do outside of work? In what organizations are you a member? What's challenging in your job/life? What do you value most at work? What are your common objections when approached by a vendor in our category?
In assessing the data, you're looking for as many similarities as possible. Then, create a story line for that customer that will be easy for your salespeople to remember. For example, your primary buyer may be a family man with two kids and a golden retriever. He tries to work in a game of golf every few weeks, but it's tough with all of the kids' activities. He appreciates candor and hard work in those around him. He makes buying decisions first on trust and relationships, later comparing features, benefits and pricing. He has big career aspirations and so a solution that will allow him to advance his career will be given serious consideration.
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August 2012 Patch Tuesday fixes flaw being actively targeted by attackers
A dangerous flaw in Windows Common Controls affects multiple systems and software, including Office, SQL Server and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime.
Microsoft issued nine security bulletins, addressing 26 vulnerabilities in its August 2012 Patch Tuesday, including a dangerous flaw in Windows Common Controls, which security experts agreed posed the biggest threat because the software giant has detected attacks attempting to exploit the flaw.
We're aware of limited, targeted attacks attempting to exploit this vulnerability, but we haven't seen public proof-of-concept code published.
Yunsun Wee, director, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing
The 26 vulnerabilities addressed this month affected a wide range of Microsoft products, including Windows, Office, networking components, Internet Explorer, and SQL Server. All of the critical bulletins and all but one of the important bulletins present a possibility of remote code execution.
Patching and vulnerability management experts said that MS12-060 is noteworthy because of the number of programs it affects. The coding error can be triggered in Microsoft Office, SQL Server, Commerce Server, Host Integration Server, Visual FoxPro and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime.
"We're aware of limited, targeted attacks attempting to exploit this vulnerability, but we haven't seen public proof-of-concept code published," wrote Yunsun Wee, director of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing in the MSRC blog. "These are important factors to consider when determining deployment priority and Microsoft recommends that customers test and deploy this update as soon as possible."
The remote code execution vulnerability can be exploited if the victim views a malicious Web page or opens a Microsoft Office or WordPad document, Microsoft said. A successful exploit gives the attacker the same user rights as the logged-on user.
Microsoft addressed four vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. MS12-052 is rated "critical" for all supported versions of Internet Explorer on Windows clients and Moderate for all supported versions of Internet Explorer on Windows servers. "The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer," Microsoft said.
Microsoft addressed three vulnerabilities in its Remote Administration Protocol (RAP), a standard created by Microsoft to enable a computer to change functions on another system. MS12-054 is rated critical on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista; and Moderate for all supported editions of Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 2008 R2. Microsoft said an attacker could use one of the flaws to send a send a specially crafted response to a Windows print spooler request.
MS12-058 addresses publicly disclosed critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. "The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in the security context of the transcoding service on the Exchange server if a user previews a specially crafted file using Outlook Web App (OWA)," Microsoft said.
In addition, Microsoft issued a critical update to its remote desktop protocol (RDP) addressed in MS12-053. It's the second time in recent months that Microsoft has had to repair the RDP. Users of Windows XP should understand the importance of the security update, warned Paul Henry, forensics and security expert at vulnerability management vendor Lumension. No authentication is need to perform remote code execution with RDP. The upside is that by default, RDP is not enabled on any Windows system, and computers without it enabled do not face a threat, Henry said.
Microsoft advisory on hardening software certificates
In addition to the bulletins, Microsoft issued Security Advisory 2661254. This update, which restricts the use of certificates with RSA keys less than 1024 bits in length, will be available in the Download Center as well as the Microsoft Update Catalog. In October 2012, the update will be released via Windows Update. For now, it is up to individual enterprises whether or not they want to apply the advisory, and experts recommend they do.
"Customers can proactively get that update, apply it to environment, and see if it will break anything," said Amol Sarwate, director of vulnerability research at Qualys. Sarwate said companies should figure out how to deal with the bit lengthy requirement before it becomes mandatory.
Microsoft added an auto update feature for revoking fraudulent certifications in June, following the discovery of the Flame malware. The company has issued guidance about how it would block the use of cryptographic keys that are less than 1024 bits in its PKI blog.


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The State Board of Education is preparing to approve changes in the material that Kansas students are expected to know in history, government and social studies.
The new standards were developed over the past two years for kindergarten through high school. Kansas students would be asked to better understand the context of what they learn, not just memorize names and dates.
Board members will adopt the changes at their April 16 meeting in Topeka.
The new standards replace those that had been in place for Kansas schools since 2004. Students will take tests based on the standards starting in 2016.
Local school boards will be responsible for developing and approving curriculum that follows the new standards, including the purchase of textbooks.


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At the moment, I only need to know how to 2 different things that I cant find anywhere else (nor do I know what to Google to try to find a guide on them as I dont know exactly how to go about doing it).
What I am attempting to do is to write a very simple macro/bot for an MMO, what I need the bot to do is check that something is present (in this case it is a wreck), I need this program to check a specific pixel location, and if it is white do one thing, if its black, do another. I could find the exact hex code for the color I need it to check for and all that and I know how to make the IF statement and the functionality for what it would do after that, but I dont know how to write the function where the bot checks what color that pixel is. It is a picture as well, so I could take a screenshot and have it check for the entire picture (it is only probably 5px by 5px). To sum this question up, how to I make the program check pixel location ( x , y ) to see if it is color (#xxxxxx) or if it is color (#yyyyyy) at which point I would make an IF statement to do one thing (what I want it to do) if the pixel is (#xxxxxx) or go somewhere else and check again if it is (#yyyyyy). I keep rambling but all in all I need it to check ( x , y ) for what color that pixel is.
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Simple Comments Meets OpenID
Beginning with version .960, Simple Comments supports visitor logins using OpenID identifiers. In this article, I discuss some of the specific architectural and developmental considerations that went into the process of OpenID-enabling the Simple Comments system. By Dan Ragle.
Simple Comments Release Notes: v.960
The number one change in this release is support for OpenID. Other enhancements include: HTML Header/Footer Templates, Article Locking, Support for Unique Display Names, Visitor CAPTCHA Bypass, User E-mails in Comments and more. By Dan Ragle.
Perl Pragma Primer
Pragmas in Perl are specific instructions that we can embed in Perl code, depending on our needs and preferences, that allow our scripts to be compiled and behave differently than they would otherwise. In this article, we look at how pragmas work. By Dan Ragle.
Simple Comments Release Notes: v.950
In this release, new features include key enhancements that allow visitors to register on your site and provide basic profile information for display to other site visitors. By Dan Ragle.
webps Release Notes: v.20
This is a release bulletin for webps. In this version of webps, we look at new administrator options on the back end, and a healthy dose of drag and drop on the front end. By Dan Ragle.
webps Release Notes: v.10
This the first release of webps, a Web-based front-end to the familiar Linux/UNIX ps utility. With webps, administrators can pull up ps lists using only a Web browser from any Internet connected location. By Dan Ragle.
Simple Comments Release Notes: v.930
This version of Simple Comments adds several new features, including optional CAPTCHA authentication on comment submissions, RSS format comment feeds and the ability for administrators to reply to a comment from directly within the comment approval screen. By Dan Ragle.
Getting and Giving Help: A Perl Documentation Primer
From time to time, even the most experienced programmers get stuck, hence the need for effective help files. In this Perl primer, we look at the "Plain Old Documentation" (POD) included with the Perl distribution and embedded in practically all publically available Perl modules. By Dan Ragle.
Simple Comments Release Notes: v.920
The Simple Comments script is a Perl-based system that allows you to add a talkback facility to the static Web pages of your Apache-based site. In this release, Simple Comments now supports the ability to reply to a previously posted comment and more. By Dan Ragle.
Simple Comments Release Notes: v.910
This is a release bulletin for the Simple Comments script. It includes a few new features, including the implementation of site section support, direct support for administrator authentication, immediate publishing, date time formatting and more. It also squashes several bugs. By Dan Ragle.
Simple Comments
A common feature appearing on more and more Web sites is support for comment posting by users, which tends to appear at the bottom of a Web page or article. Our own Perl-based comment system is the focus of this article and you'll learn how to use this on static Web pages. By Dan Ragle.
Introduction to Perl's Taint Mode
When writing scripts that others will run, it's essential to design your scripts defensively. Fortunately, Perl provides a built-in mechanism (called Taint Mode) to help you become more aware of potential security problems in your scripts. By Dan Ragle.
Perl Subroutine Primer
This week we're going to examine the use of user-defined subroutines in Perl; blocks of code that can accept, operate on, and/or return variables and values that can be reused throughout your Perl script without needing to copy and paste it each time it's required. By Dan Ragle.
Perl format Primer
In this short tutorial, we examine the main core functions that can be used to create formatted reports with the Perl language: format, for the insertion of data elements into formatted report lines; and write, which outputs the formatted results to a file or STDOUT for examination. By Dan Ragle.
Introduction to NTP
As a Web developer, you might need to synchronize servers accurately, either locally, or at a distance. At first glance, it seems simple, but not when you consider computer clock times, different time zones, etc. Enter the Network Time Protocol, or NTP. Among other things, NTP allows machines to synchronize their clocks. By Dan Ragle.
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This article examines the basic building blocks and fundamental concepts that you need to know to begin writing and using your own modules. Towards the end, We'll touch — very briefly — on extended topics such as autoloading and object classes. By Dan Ragle.
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Weblog 1.72 fixes a couple minor bugs, filtering bad chars, and a palm pilot template. This update supersedes previous versions.
VoiceXML Adventure Game
Part II of our VoiceXML tutorial is here. It's time to learn the details of making a voice-enabled adventure game with Perl and VoiceXML. You can even try the game out by calling Tellme.
Tellme More
In Part I of our quickstart VoiceXML tutorial, you'll learn how to sign up as a Tellme.com developer and write your first interactive voice application.
Weblog 1.71
Give your site a voice. Weblog 1.71 adds VoiceXML and Avantgo support, and squashes all known bugs. Thanks for your feedback. This update supersedes previous versions, details on each channel to follow.
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Two-Way Telephone Interaction
We continue our quest to voice-enable your Web site with the
Perl module. This time we add inbound call event handling and DTMF tone response to our evolving script.
Telephone Messaging
Reach out and touch someone with Perl. We show how to use the
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What do you get when you put together Perl, AIM, Festival, and the Eliza chatterbot? An instant messenger on steroids! My co-workers at
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YAPC 2000: A Pictorial Review
I've been wanting to do a report on my experience at YAPC 2000 for a while, so here it is. In short, it was a blast. I've also included all the pictures I took at the conference, so you can look inside what it's all about. This was YAPC's second year, but it was still as hot as the first.
Perl Daemon Contest Results
After a long Alaskan hiatus, Randal has submitted the Perl Daemon Contest results. There were 15 entries. The top 3 winners will each receive a copy of
Mastering Algorithms with Perl
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Announcing: RSS 1.0
The RSS interest group has released the proposed RSS 1.0 spec, an extensible improvement over previous versions of RSS. Like RSS 0.91, RSS 1.0 can easily be extended (add your own fields), but unlike version 0.91, you can share these extensions with others by using XML namespace modules via RDF. RSS 1.0 is backwardly compatible with version 0.90, and via the rss091 namespace module with 0.91. 081500
Tutorial 11: Simplified DocBK XML on the Web
Simplified DocBK XML is a simplified form of the DocBook SGML format used extensively for technical documentation and articles. Using it also makes it easy to convert an article to multiple formats like HTML, RTF and Postscript. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to write articles in Simplified DocBk XML and convert them into HTML for the Web.
Tutorial 10: Mac Daemons in Perl
Once again someone has proven that it can be done on a Mac. Continuing with the Perl daemon series, guest writer Brian McNett cooks up a Mac daemon alternative with a little spice from Chris Nandor.
Tutorial 9: Daemons in Perl
Unix daemons are unseen creatures that lurk in the shadows of your computer, performing the bidding of the all-knowing root process. In this tutorial, we will learn to craft our own daemons in Perl.
Moniker 0.2
Moniker is a simple command-line Perl script that is used to monitor services like HTTP, POP, NNTP, SMTP, and IMAP on local or remote servers anywhere on the Internet. It is intended to be simple to install and use, but is not intended to be a full-featured replacement for more advanced monitoring tools. Version 0.2 adds the ability to use a CSV file to specify the servers, services to monitor as well as the email address to send a notification to.
Brian McNett has contributed a version of rss2html.pl that works as a BBEdit include file. According to Brian, "The format is somewhat similar to Server Side Includes in appearance, but the functionality it somewhat different, due to the way BBEdit uses AppleEvents to send data to MacPerl." Now Mac users can convert RSS to HTML on the fly! The quest for RSS solutions continues.
RSS Channel Editor
RSS Maker has been renamed to the RSS Channel Editor. It includes most of the RSS 0.91 channel elements. It also includes the ability to save the RSS to the Web server's file system instead of prompting one to download it via a Web browser. The tool is available is source form as well as on the Web.
RSS Maker
Our newest Web-based tool makes it easy to create and maintain Rich Site Summary (RSS) files. RSS is an XML format that many content providers are using to create content channels and distribute their news. Best of all, this tool is open source.
Tutorial 8: RSS News Feeds with XML::RSS
Learn how to add free news headlines to your Web site from any site that supports Netscape's Rich Site Summary (RSS) format: make your site stickier than a roach motel.
Tutorial 7: URL redirects with CGI.pm
Been wanting to track down where your users are wandering off to? Well, we can't attach homing beacons to their Web browsers, but we can track when a user leaves our Web site via an external link. In this edition of Mother of Perl, we'll learn how to log this subversive behavior with a simple Perl script without the user knowing it.
Tutorial 6: Monitoring Internet services by name with Moniker
In this tutorial, we will explore how to use Perl to monitor services like HTTP, POP, NNTP, SMTP, and IMAP on local or remote servers anywhere on the Internet. Since this script is a command-line utility, you can automatically monitor services via a
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phpHoo: A strong competitor to PerlHoo
It seems PerlHoo has another competitor. This time, a PHP version that stores data in MySQL rather than CSV files. But CDI, the author of phpHoo, went even further and made it searchable! Of course, this advancement will not go unchallenged.
Tutorial 5: PerlHoo, Part III
In Part III, we will add the capstone to the PerlHoo series by adding an administrative tool that will allow us to add, edit, and delete new and current entries in our PerlHoo Web directory.
Tutorial 4: Yahasp: An ASP PerlHoo Alternative
Laurence Gold has developed an ASP VBscript alternative that effectively duplicates all the functionality of PerlHoo. Is it a better alternative to PerlHoo? You decide.
Tutorial 3: PerlHoo, Part II
We continue the PerlHoo series by adding the ability for users to suggest new sites in PerlHoo. We will also discuss how and why a Web directory can make your Web site more valuable.
Tutorial 2: PerlHoo, Part I
In part one of the PerlHoo series, we will build a simple yet fully functional implementation of a Web directory in less than 100 lines of code using our operating system, comma delimited data files, a dash of ingenuity, and lots of duct tape.
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Summit County jailhouse remodel to lock in additional holding space
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BRECKENRIDGE – Unlike many prisons and correctional facilities across the country, the Summit County Jail isn't overflowing.
But it does need additional holding space.
The detention center's two holding cells – first-choice real estate for short-term residents of the facility – are frequently full, with a stack of state statutes complicating the holding arrangements by restricting which detainees can be housed together. At times, law enforcement have been forced to use the nearby visitation room, the professional meeting room, even the restrooms as holding cells.
To resolve the problem, county officials plan to remodel the jail, converting an outdated inmate visitation room to two additional holding cells and switching to a new video visitation system.
"The facility's weak spot is the holding cells," Summit County Sheriff John Minor said. "If we fix this, add this last piece of technology, I think in the long run we're going to save taxpayers a lot of money because building one of these things costs millions upon millions of dollars."
County officials agree, gladly funding the estimated $225,000 remodel over a future addition or expansion to the facility, which could come with a much higher price tag.
"Whatever we can do within the existing walls to make it more functional is a huge cost benefit," assistant county manager Scott Vargo said.
Authorities expect the new holding cells to reduce operating costs as well by improving day-to-day efficiencies. With state law requiring juvenile offenders be separated by sight and sound from adults, authorities are forced to house minors in another part of the building, which means assigning a guard to a different part of the building as well.
"It's a tremendous waste of manpower," said Captain Erik Bourgerie, commander of the detention division.
The shift to video visitations, which will be offered through a system similar to Skype, will represent a cost to the inmates – in the neighborhood of $20 for 20 minutes – but will also offer them opportunities to talk with friends and loved ones who are too far away or unable to visit in person, something authorities expect to have a positive impact on the jail population.
"I think it will increase the visitation for our inmates," Bourgerie said. "The studies have shown that the more support an inmate has, the closer relationships they have with their family the less their chance of recidivism when they're released."
The jail remodel is just one of a number of upgrades and structural changes coming to the justice center campus as officials prepare to relocate both the probation office and the office of the district attorney to the building which currently houses the south branch of the Summit County Library.
The library will be moved to a renovated historic building in downtown Breckenridge in late 2014, at which time the county government will makeover its current building into office and additional storage space for prosecutors and probation officers.
The project will likely be completed in 2015 or 2016 and is expected to cost approximately $2 million total, Vargo said.
The DA's current office on Airport Road will be sold off to help cover the cost of the renovation.
In the nearer term, officials are also planning a small facelift project for a portion of the courthouse to provide the probation office a temporary home until the new building is ready.
Probation is currently housed in the courthouse basement.
"Probation needed somewhere to live, so that was where it ended up," Vargo said. "It's been an ongoing challenge with them to meet their space needs."
The temporary location, alongside the court clerks offices in the justice center, will require roughly $10,000-$15,000 to prepare for probation's use.
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The poor little sap. He got miniaturized and the first thing he went and did with his new ability was interact with a deadly virus. Wait, what? This is just ADA and it's an interactive charcoal drawing art piece? Hrm.
Not quite as exciting as finding out the miniaturization scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory actually happened in real life, but this is still a close second.
ADA, as it's called, is a clear helium-filled ball that's been trapped in a room. The surface is covered with charcoal writing utensils that mark up the walls in all directions, depending on how the person trapped in there with it decides to act.
I seem to remember doing this all on my own without the aid of some massive helium balloon when I was a kid, but what do I know. I'm certainly no artist. [Karina Smigla-Bobinski via MAKE]


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This XL Totebag is quilted and made handmade from the finest Indian vintage saris. It is designed to be able to contain all your everyday stuff or for light travelling. The top closes with a stringcord, and when opened it has 2 smaller compartments in each side.
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puplo needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 108 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Secret Menu
We have designed an iPhone app that provides people information on secret or little-known menu items at restaurants. We'd love to get people interested in being creative and thinking outside the box with their food choices.
Anyone who uses and iOS device and loves food, so it should appeal to anyone. Anyone should be able to look at the icon and understand that the app will primarily be about food and secondarily about providing access to secrets.
-Square aspect ratio
-No text in the icon
-please follow Apple's app store guidelines (90 Degree corners, no gloss, no alpha transparency)
-not too cluttered, the simpler the better (3 colors max)
-the icon should be fun but not cartoony
possible ideas for objects to represent food are: burger, french fries, fork, spoon, plates, etc
Files required:
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-the attached file is the old iPhone icon, for reference (do not use this as a model, I don't like the colors or the text in it)


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Whew, this week has been a doozy. I've got things breaking all over the house (hello, water dripping from my kitchen ceiling!) and more sleep deprivation than usual, so forgive this belated post.
Here's a little picture I took this week, to make it up to you guys:
|Holy Cumulus Humilis, Batman!
Anyway. I hope you guys are having a great week and have an even greater weekend. :)
As for that cryptic blog post title, you can find out over at Ink & Angst. I've been briefly interviewed, along with several other Lucky13s. Come gatecrash with us, if you can. Gratzie mille!
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Shipshewana, Ind.-based KZRV LP has introduced the Durango Sandlewood Edition fifth-wheel, featuring an infused champagne full-body exterior. According to a press release, the new model is available in both the mid-profile Durango 1500 and full-profile Durango fifth-wheels.
The Sandlewood Edition is trimmed out with black accents and will have the newly redesigned Durango aerodynamic front cap. Available in over 20 floorplans, models range from 27 feet, 11 inches to 39 feet in length with weights running from 7,100 to 11,000 pounds. MSRP's start around $37,900.
In addition, Durango fifth-wheels are covered by KZRV's two-year warranty that protects against defects in materials and workmanship.
"We are excited to offer full-body color in the Durango line," said Andy Baer, vice president of sales. "Durango has always brought unmatched craftsmanship and functionality to our customers. We will be introducing the Sandlewood Edition at the Elkhart County RV Open House."
Baer added, "This year, KZ will be displaying product lines at two locations. Our primary location will be at County Road 6 and County Road 15 in Elkhart. As an added convenience, dealers are always welcome to view products at our corporate headquarters in Shipshewana."
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Very occasionally, Earth gets bombarded by a large meteorite. But every day, our planet gets pelted by space dust, micrometeorites that collect on Earth's surface.Read More
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Where did life on Earth get its start? In a newly published study, researchers from the University of Washington argue that carbonate-rich lakes would have been the best place for ... - Read More
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Hercules Dome, Antarctica: UW Glaciologists Begin Radar Work in Anticipation of the Next Deep-ice Drilling Project
UW glaciology project jointly led by Knut Christianson and Eric Steig to obtain ice from the last time it was warm in Antarctica, 125,000 years - Read More
A Dirty Truth: Humans Began Accelerating Soil Erosion 4,000 Years Ago | Eos
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New Kind of Alien 'mineral' Created on Earth | National Geographic
The discovery is helping researchers understand what might linger on the bizarre surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Baptiste Journaux, research associate in Earth and space sciences ... - Read More
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Drones Reveal Earthquake Hazards Hidden in the Abyss | Science
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TAMPA - A former Tampa middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student is officially back on probation.
Circuit Judge Lisa Campbell reinstated Debra Lafave's probation Thursday after an appellate court reversed a trial judge's order to end probation.
The justices called the previous trial judge's decision to release Lafave from probation early an "abuse of judicial power." She pleaded guilty in 2005 to having sex with a 14-year-old boy and was sentenced to three years' house arrest followed by seven years of probation.
The justices reinstated her probation. And Campbell made it official on Thursday, ordering Lafave to serve four years and two months, effective Dec. 19. She also included a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and said the former teacher must stay away from schools.


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DeepBlue1984 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 44 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
We want a web2.0ish logo for the site order.gr that permits people to order food from restaurants online.
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Besides that the designers are free to add anything minimal, clean, cute. You can get an idea from my previous contests, espesially the first one.
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I have already organised 3 contests, and although there was some delay in one of them I award the prize always, even for projects that i have abandoned. You can see them here:
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Solvar Jewelry Steel Engraved Celtic Knot Ring $19.95
Steel Engraved Celtic Knot Ring is made by Solvar, one of the finest jewelers in Dublin, from stainless steel in a Celtic knot design.
Celtic knot-work embodies a richness and pureness of ancient Celtic times. It dates back as far as the 5th century and was used extensively by the ancient monks to illuminate the world famous Book of Kells manuscripts. The interlaced unbroken lines symbolize ones spiritual growth, eternal life and never ending love having no beginning and no end. Each twist and turn has its individual magical and mystic qualities.
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Questioning CBI data, JBC rejects money for gun check program
The skepticism surrounding how Gov. John Hickenlooper's administration is handling concealed handgun permits continues to mount in the statehouse.
The issue is how long it takes to get a background check from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, a topic that sparked a partisan budget dispute between Republicans and Democrats in the first half of the session.
But now, state lawmakers from both parties are raising questions.
The Joint Budget Committee on Thursday unanimously decided to deny a CBI request to spend $408,000 from permit fees in next year's budget, which would have allowed the agency to hire eight staffers and reduce the wait times for processing the concealed carry permits.
The reason behind the vote is distrust of the administration's data about the program.


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Are you and I going to be there to save the Harrys? Ever since the deployment of the carrier Harry S. Truman was canceled last week, I keep running that scene in my head from It's a Wonderful Life.
George Bailey is standing in front of his brother's grave exclaiming, "Harry Bailey went to war! He got the Congressional Medal of Honor! He saved the lives of every man on that transport!"
"Every man on that transport died," Clarence the Angel replies. "Harry wasn't there to save them because you weren't there to save Harry."
In this time of sequestration, I think we regular taxpayers, we bystanders, we Georges are supposed to be saving the Harrys.
Right now, we Georges are just watching the worst of bipartisan politics as the two parties battle it out over the military budget. We stand by while the services desperately slash deployments and trainings and repairs to get under the magic number. Why aren't we Georges saving the Harrys?
Before this week, I would have said it was because I'm the kind of George who thought the Harrys could use a canceled deployment. With a decade of compressed schedules and lengthening deployments and increased commitments, I would have said that a canceled deployment was as good of a rest as anyone needed.
Then the Navy canceled the summer deployment of the carrier George H.W. Bush because we will no long keep two carriers in the Middle East. The carrier Abraham Lincoln's $3.3 billion overhaul was cut and she was tied to the pier at a cost of $10 million per month. Numerous other cuts, cancellations, shortened trainings and eliminated maintenance plans were announced.
And suddenly I am a George who is aware that one of the consequences of all these money-saving efforts is that we may not be making enough Harrys.
Neurologists have found that every human skill -- whether it is shooting perfect foul shots or playing a violin concerto or landing a helicopter on the deck of a ship -- is created by chains of nerve fibers carrying a tiny electrical impulse. Each new layer adds speed and skill.
That is a biological process in the brain that can't be rushed. All those cuts mean we are not spending the time creating Harrys. We have less time to train the kind of pilots capable of saving the transports. We have fewer opportunities to create the kind of chiefs who hear a fuel pump make a funny noise and know exactly when it is going to break. We are not making that generation of ship drivers who can tell something is off around a coral reef because they have been in that part of the world so often. We are not paying the shipyard workers to learn with the kinds of skills it takes to service our own fleet.
The Navy -- being the Navy -- will do whatever it takes to train and prepare to the best of their ability on the money we provide.
But at a certain point, we Georges must know that we are no longer making Harrys. Instead, we are standing by while the fight goes on to divide the Benjamins. And the Harrys will just have to look out for themselves.


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by Len Lear
For a new restaurant that I'll bet no one reading this article has heard of, the Red Owl Tavern is buzzing more than a swarm of bees. During our midweek visit on the coldest night of the year (12 degrees) late last month, the first floor dining room was mostly full, and the bar was hopping with fashionably dressed patricians who looked like the glitterati in People magazine. Skin-tight dresses and perfectly coiffed hairstyles were the order of the day among the beau monde.
Red Owl Tavern, an American brasserie, opened last October on the first two floors of the glamorific new Hotel Monaco in the former Lafayette Building on the northeast corner of 5th and Chestnut Streets, just the length of a few Continental wigs from Independence Hall. The prime-location, 11-story building had been vacant for 20 years.
The name Red Owl Tavern, by the way, has no real significance. We were told that "it just seemed like a nice name." Red Owl, which can seat 150, is the first restaurant along Independence Mall in the modern era.
"Hotel restaurants always get a bad rap," said Guillermo Tellez, executive chef at the hotel who also runs the culinary operations at the Hotel Palomar, 17th and Sansom Streets, and its restaurant, Square 1682. Both properties are owned by the Kimpton Hotel chain. "Lousy food, lousy service. Not this place. We run the restaurants independently. We don't have a chain in front of us or anyone to answer to."
You might think that Red Owl Tavern would be populated mostly by tourists because of its proximity to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Constitution Center, et al, but Tellez insists that is not the case. "Most of our customers are local residents," he said. "Tourists usually want fast service and low prices … but we are pleased. We did not expect to be this busy so soon."
Despite the fact that Hotel Monaco is really soigné, Red Owl Tavern is anything but baronial. It has an airy industrial mien with huge hanging lamps connected to a pulley system, steel girders, reclaimed brick and rustic barn siding, loft windows and a revolving front door.
Comfort food — and particularly beef — is the Holy Grail at Red Owl, fitting in harmoniously with the bucolic surroundings. Red Owl has an in-house butcher and lots of meat dishes like charcuterie ($13), marrow bones ($9), house-made sausage of the day ($11), burgers with bacon and cheddar cheese ($15), slow-roasted chicken with smoked bacon and barbecue sauce ($16), pork confit and pasta ($16) and four steak entrees, all slow-braised for hours, at $21 and under, which is a bargain considering that center city steak houses can easily charge twice as much.
Accompanying a top sirloin filet ($24) is a preserved onion sauce that adds an earthy but subtle spark to the filet, which is swathed in the richness of blue cheese butter. A tender butter blade steak ($19???) is velvety and moist, lightly perfumed by the parmesan aioli dipping sauce. It melts on the tongue like a cloud.
A side dish of kale ($7) is an addictive elixir with an intoxicating marriage of sherry vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and wheat berries. There is a bookcase full of huge jars of pickles, so it is hard not to order the refreshing pickled vegetable appetizer — Brussels sprouts, beets and green beans — with toasted bread and a smooth eggplant spread ($8).
House-made desserts — pumpkin spice "Whoopi" with pumpkin spiced cream ($7) and chocolate and peanut butter Whoopi pie with peanut butter cream ($9) both had too little cream (which was very good) and were way too doughy. Two wines I tried — Riesling Reinhartshausen ($11) and Hess Cabernet ($14) — were both decent but small pours for the price.
Believe it or not, all restaurants in the Kimpton Hotel chain, which includes Red Owl Tavern, have a wine steward (sommelier) whose real name is Emily Wines, who obviously was born to do just what she is doing, and Tellez has a line cook at Square 1682 whose last name is Cook.
Another attraction at Hotel Monaco is Stratus, a skylit rooftop boite on the 11th floor, both indoor and outdoor. Stratus features a bar, plush lounge seating, private enclosed spaces and vittles such as sliders, skewers, thin-crust pizzas and snacks to caress the cocktails.
Red Owl serves three meals a day. There is also a chef's table in the basement and a wine cellar in a former bank vault. Parking is always an issue in center city, but Red Owl has valet parking for $15 with a stamped ticket, which is worth it on a 12-degree night.
At Red Owl Tavern there is just enough time between courses to foster an edge of anticipation but not impatience. There is a combination of sight and smell and taste that come together with persuasive power on a frigid winter night. When the weather permits, Red Owl will have six four-top tables outdoors, which should be a magnet for both locals and tourists.
More information at 215-923-2267 or www.redowltavern.com


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The long weekend of Sept. I decided to drive 4.5 hours to Well Gray Provincial Park, in BC. Camped two night and did 3 trails while photographing amazing landscapes. Helmcken Falls South Rim Trail (4 hours), Trophy Mountain 2575 m drove up 1000 m and then climbed 200m beyond to reach the flower meadows(3 hours) and Dawson Falls loop Trail, (30 mins).Read More


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CSU to help NASA study climate in upper atmosphere
A new weather instrument in the works from a Colorado State University-led research team will help NASA study the climate in the upper levels of the earth's atmosphere, specifically ice particles in clouds — information useful to improving global climate models.
The Tropospheric Water and Cloud ICE (TWICE) will be designed to weigh just over 17 pounds, small enough to fit in CubeSats, nano-satellites launched in conjunction with larger NASA satellite missions.
Once in orbit, TWICE will scan the upper troposphere measuring the size of ice particles and water vapor in clouds, collecting data to help researchers determine the effects of human-produced pollution on the climate. Dust, smoke from fires and general air pollution can influence the size of ice particles in clouds. When large amounts of these pollutants are present, clouds form smaller ice particles, resulting in less rain.
NASA awarded $4.5 million to CSU electrical and computer engineering professor Steven Reising for the project.
"There is a lot of uncertainty about the effects of air pollution on clouds and climate," Reising said in a news release. "Our goal is to reduce this uncertainty to help improve climate predictions."
TWICE is expected to be completed over the next three years.


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Rays Concert Hit first Sour Note
I was going to originally write this blog about 10 minutes after getting home from the Rays Sat. night game and post-game concert by 3 Doors down. But at the moment I was a bitterly upset and decided to instead watch Bad Boys 2 on DVD and try and learn via the video the aspect of "Woo Saaa". You might remember the part in the movie where Will Smith turned Martin Lawrence's life upside down again and he used this oriental figment of some scam artists rendition of meditation exercises to get rid of stress and anger in the movie.
But at that moment in my house, the dog was hiding and the kid did not enter the television room. The voodoo vibe was all over the house………….Stay away or the monster might get you. I was snarling and growling like a pit bull on crank, but the movie did take my focus to another place and ease the situation. Now I am not a person who erupts at all in anger or issues spiteful words about things, but last night I had a fuse the size of a gnat. I have to apologize to Eric Weisberg, who is the Senior Manager of Customer Service for the Rays. I know I was spiting some fire from my seat towards him last night, and unfortunately he wandered by at the wrong time. Now I was all set to burn up his ears and the Internet with tales of woes and some personal gripes of my own, but thankful for everyone involved the music was too loud, and the bass was drowning out my voice to him.
So I went around the stadium and did some investigating and seeking some answers to some disturbing things happening around me that night. But after a night sleeping, or trying to calm down and rest is more like it. When I did get up after 9 am, I went online and clicked on the St. Petersburg Times entertainment section and got their take on the entire concert, and it seemed to me that they must have been at another concert, or maybe stayed for 15 minutes of the show.
But then again, I have come to find that certain papers in this region have gone from the Fifth Ward fearless bravado I learned in Journalism classes in college in the early 1980's to the subtle, "Can I print this?" questionable media membership today. Am I wrong to think they are now printing the "happy, Happy Joy Joy" editions too often in Tampa Bay? But that is just my opinion, or at least this lead into their story on the concert might tell you something:
Here is the beginning of the concert review posted in their entertainment section for May 31st Sunday edition:
And people, that was the lead into the events story about the Trop's concert. There were other things that were playing behind the scenes that got me into my tizzy in the first place. Now granted, I am not one of the "worthy" high-priced full Season Ticket holder who got a wrist band last night either, but that was for a logical reason. I was not in the pre-determined section(s) before the season to be granted them this year. But the people between the Rays Bullpen and the Visitor's Bullpen area who had full season tickets did get their wristbands.
The wristband cut-off point was based on the estimations of the St. Petersburg Fire Marshall and the Rays to the total amount of people who might venture on down to the turf for a closer view of the concert. That is fine, understandable, and totally within logic and safety. Kudos for thinking of the fans safety and any emergency situations. I actually acknowledge that was a great idea to keep some of the pushing and shoving to a minimum that happened in 2008. They could enter through two access points in the outfield and sprint to their spot among the masses on the turf in front of the stage.
What I found kind of counter productive was the fact this section was the area where the stage faced for the concert. The Rays basically let those sections come down and enjoy a up close and personal concert experience and opened their seat to General Admission seating for the concert. That is where the first problems seemed to crop up quick on Sat. night.
I heard from four different Season Ticket holders who did not want to venture to the turf, but wanted to sit in their seats and were asked to move by other Rays fans. They had gotten up to go to the rest room or to get something to eat or drink since the vendors were no longer in the sections with beverages while the concert stage was being set up. They returned to find they had lost their seat and their stuff was moved without their consent from their seats.
All under the guise of "General Admission seating". Now that is something that might have to be addressed on a individual basis with the Rays Fan Host in that section in the future, but you would think if you paid big dollars for your seat for the game, the event afterwards would also entitle you to stay in your seat and enjoy it too. This is a minor thing to fix, and I can bet it will be addressed before the next event in two weeks featuring Ludacris.
Another thing I brought up to two Rays third floor employees I saw early on Sunday was the discovery that someone had bought a large amount of the same color wristbands and were selling them in the Trop before and during the concert. Not only is that a bit upsetting, but it makes the safety precautions made by the team and the city of St. Petersburg seem a bit useless at the time.
I can attest to two people trying to sell me wristbands for only $5 to get onto the field. And another promised me he could get me them for future events. Now I might seem like I am trying to ruin it for other people by telling the team about this, but I feel it might put someone out there who might cause a problem, or even cause an injury and ruin it for everyone else. I know a few of the people working the Rays Security have also learned of this, and any counterfeit or illegal wristbands will be addressed within the next two weeks.
I mean I am not happy to sit in my section and listen to a concert where the bass was so pounding you could not even hear the lead singer sing a few of the songs. I did record a short portion of one of the song on my digital camera, which is the short clip posted at the beginning of the blog tonight. It did record a bit better than it sounded at the time. But I did decide to try and see if my area was the only one with the sound problem last night. I eventually wandered over to the Home Plate Club and sat for a song and tried to get a good view of the stage, but the bands lighting system made it difficult to see them while they were performing.
I can tell you that the astronauts in the International Space Station could have seen the drummer in his high and mighty drum stand last night. The music also was reverbing all over the back walls of the Trop and made general announcements and voices over the microphone just run all over each syllable and rendered them mute to your ears.
I also decided to take a stroll up into the 200 and 300 sections of the upper decks of the Trop both towards the home plate regions of the stadium and got the same responses to the music. More bass than vocals were coming through, plus the reverb off the back wall in the 300 sections almost made the songs sound like gibberish than musical. But that is possible because of the general acoustics of the dome and not something based solely on this night's concert. I have to be honest with you, I have never sat in the upper decks of the Trop and watched a game in my life. I might have to do that soon to understand some of the dynamics of sitting up there.
As I was heading out of the stadium at 8:10 pm, which was a good time before the concert was over, I decided to go sit in section 147 behind the stage and see what it sounded like in that region of the stadium. I am so glad I was in Section 138 in front of the event after sitting back there for a spell. Not only did you get the reverbed music coming off the back wall, but it seemed a bit modulated by the time it got to you and was not enjoyable at all. But the idea of moving into the other sections vacated by the wristband army is a great idea since the acoustics last night were equal to a cave, or like the Times said, "An Aquarium."
I was told that things were going to be under advisement from some reliable people within the Rays organization. I mean I could see a bit of hesitation when I came down before Sunday's Kid Autograph session and spoke to them on the rails. I kind was looking for future answers without upsetting the slim balance I have with the Rays. I mean I am not a trouble maker, but I do hear a few rumors and situations that most people never hear about during my short walks through the stadium.
You know, as I am writing this I am feeling better already about the events planned for the rest of the year. I know the Rays were probably experimenting and have alternative solutions already in their minds as to ho
w to make it better in 2009. I love the band featured last night, and that might have played a big factor in my mood. But after some smiles and reassurances "off the record" that things were going to get better from numerous people within the third floor regime, I am positive things will only get better for the Saturday Concert series.
I hope so, I am looking forward to Pat Benatar, Daughtry and Big and Rich in the upcoming concerts. Hopefully in two weeks I am writing about the Ludacris concert, which will be very bass involved with glowing reviews and positive feedback.
I have faith in the Rays organization turning some screws and fixing some leaky pipes and this concert series getting better every time. But the best line of the day from a Rays employee might be the fact we are 9-0 now when over 30,000 fans are in the house for these concert series events. His comment had me laughing the rest of the day in my seat. "Maybe we should have 81 concerts next season." I like that idea, 81 wins at home would be an awesome feat. I would really love that much music too, but it would drive all of you upstairs nuts, and drive the stadium workers off the deep end. But it was a great thought!
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I bet the dome had a lot to do with the problems with the concert. If the speakers are not set up properly the music just echos and it is a nightmare! And too much base? (Okay – dating myself now!) I sat through a Go-Go's concert once, in an enclosed stadium, and the base near us was so bad that it actually made me sick! I hope they get the sound system – and other problems – sorted out before the next concert.
There is bass during a Go-Go's concert?
I have seen them a few times, but once backstage and the other time right at the corner of the stage.
I have been deluged by Bass and shock waves from speakers when I was younger and understand totally what you are talking about there.
It sure helped I could not hear the boss for two days either lol.
The slope of the roof actually should have helped divert the sound because it was going towards the deeper part of the stadium, but they will get it done.
They are a pretty bright group up on that third floor.
If not, they know I am the eye in the stadium, with my ears to the concrete.
Rays Renegade
Sounds like organized chaos! I tip my cap to the Rays for trying new things to bring people to the Trop, and these concerts are a great way to do that. But they're a work in progress, obviously. I would have been furious too. And yes, having the bass blare at you is not fun. It's actually been known to cause heart problems! Glad you came out alive, Renegade. :)
I guess the worst it did to me that night was raise the old blood pressure beyond the steam phase, but all was better. Wooo Saaaaa.
I am just glad I had some people in the organization who knew me and I could vent a bit still the next day.
I did not see a lot of these situations or problems in 2008 becuase I was down right next to the bands on the railings, so maybe these were problems also in 2008, but I was unaware of the situations.
But everyone survived, and no one was arrested or hurt, which is the ultimate goal.
Fun for All.
Rays Renegade
Maybe they should consult the Marlins, who do the same free concert series at their stadium. I saw Lou Graham (Foreigner) and it sounded pretty good; no issues with my seat either. Then again, the dome is likely a nightmare to try to get good sound in. But the security should be fixable.
I disagree on the security.
It should be more enforced than ever knowing there is a fake wristband out there, They need to find the fakers and banish them from the stadium and issue a trespass warrant the same as if you stepped on the field.
The dome does make a huge difference, but they have had music concerts at the dome for years and I never heard it sound like that before.
Rays Renegade
I went to an NSync concert (yeah, I know, don't judge) that was at the Pepsi Center, which is indoors. It was no bueno. I studied sound for a few months and can tell you that if things aren't right in an indoor stadium, there is absolutely no blend. Hope things get worked out before the next concert!
I do not know if I would be excited to see a boy band, but then again I am a guy. No, I would not be excited to see NSync, maybe the Beasty Boys!
I am getting more and more information that the band setup/speakers used that day was the bands, and they might not have set up in such a cavernous slanted roof building before.
We shall see next weekend when Ludacris hit the stage.
Rays Renegade
True that things are not perfect, however it is idiots like you that cause free things like the Rays concert series to end. You and all the other complainers that you are to rally together will end something the franchise is doing for the fans for FREEEEEEEE!
If you expect high quality sound go to Ruth Eckerd Hall or the Ford Amphitheater and PAY for a ticket. If you wanted to get on the field you should have bought the $5 wrist band and not been so damn cheap!
I am now concerned about my safety at Rays games knowing that YOU are wondering around the entire stadium stiring up trouble.
If you believe that the opinions expressed on my blog are even taken half serious by the Rays, you are mistaken. But, like everyone else on the Internet, you opinions have merit, and that is why a comment like this is not erased or deleted.
People within the Rays know I do not mince words, and I am not afraid to say anything because it is my right to voice my objections.
I am am member of the Ruth Eckerd Hall ticket community and have seen a few awesome concerts there in the past year. But did you know that the Rays Concert series is partial presented by Brighthouse and Ruth Eckerd Hall? It was the same in 2008, but this year the moving of the stage towards the center caused the sound modulation to echo.
Did you know that if you are found with one of those wristband you will be asked to leave the field, and if you resist, then the Rays security will have someone in SPPD green chat with you.
You have more to worry about than me walking around the Trop. But if you want to make me a focal point, so be it.
Rays Renegade


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[Moncayo on day three
Sandro Cortese of the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 Team was fastest on the Valencia circuit for the third consecutive day in the first round of official tests for the new MotoGP class.
Cortese also managed to improve his lap times each day as teams running KTM and KTM-driven bikes continue to work hard on their pre-season preparations. "I had a very good feeling right from the first day to the end of tests and we improved a lot as we get the bike ready for the season. With KTM as the factory team we have a lot of support and I think I am in a better position than in previous years," Cortese said at the conclusion of the training.
[Hector Faubel laying down some laps
While there is still much work to be done before the opening MotoeGP in Qatar, it was nevertheless a positive outing for all five riders of the new KTM factory bike and the four riders on the KALEX-KTM-driven machine. They dominated fast lap times in the top ten and were all up among the top third of the field of 33 riders.
After last week's preliminary tests and the three days at Valencia Aki Ajo, Team Manager of the Red Bull KTM Ajo nevertheless took the cautious approach saying he was "quite happy". "Now we have had five full days of tests and we have had no technical problems. That is the most important. But we must remember that we are in the early states of our preparation. All the teams are just beginning and we will really have a better idea of where we stand after a month."
Alex Baumgartel, constructor of the K KALEX-KTM bikes said the tests had been "very positive". All our riders managed to improve their times over the three days and we were without any technical problems. We can say we're in the ballpark. It's been very positive for us."
[Cortese and Niklas Ajo on the Valencia circuit
While weather for the first two days of tests was very cold, Friday was kinder for the teams. Cortese managed to put in a lap time fourth tenths faster than his best on Thursday to come away satisfied with his final day. Alberto Moncayo (KALEX-KTM), Danny Kent (KTM) and Luis Salom (KALEX-KTM) all reported a time of 1'41.2 to be third, fourth and fifth on the unofficial time list on Friday. Niklas Ajo (KTM), Hector Faubel (KALEX-KTM) were placed sixth and seventh, Zulfahmi Khairuddin (KTM) and Brad Binder (KALEX-KTM) were ninth and tenth and Australian Red Bull Rookies Cup graduate Arthur Sissis (KTM) finished thirteenth.
The next Moto3 (tm) testing will begin next week in Jerez, Spain, where the Andalusian track will host three test days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday).
Unofficial Moto3 lap times Friday (recorded by teams):
1, Sandro Cortese, Germany Red Bull KTM Ajo, 1'40.9 (41 laps)
2. Maverick Vinales, Avintia Racing, 1'41.0 (66 laps)
3, Albert Moncayo, Spain, Aspar Team KALEX-KTM, 1'41.2 (56 laps)
4, Danny Kent, Britain, Red Bull KTM Ajo, 1'41.2 (56 laps)
5. Luis Salom, Spain, RW Racing GP KALEX-KTM, 1'41.2 (28 laps)
6. Niklas Ajo, Finland, TT Motion Event Racing, KTM, 1'41.4 (32 laps)
7. Hector Faubel, Spain, Aspar Team, KALEX-KTM, 1'41.6 (54 laps)
**Other KTM **
9. Zulfahmi Khairuddin, Malaysia, Airasia SIC-AJO, KTM 1'42.0 (44 laps)
10. Brad Binder, South Africa, RW RACING GP, KALEX-KTM, 1'42.0 (50 laps)
13. Arthur Sissis, Australia, Red Bull KTM AJO, 1'43.1 (50 laps)


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Infused with timeless codes of masculine style and elegance, Jason Wu has brought his own perspective to reinvent the Martell VSOP. Leather-like effects in deep black with touches of gold, inspired by the dinner jacket, extend an invitation to enter a sophisticated world in which conviviality and elegance are paramount.
Martell VSOP and Jason Wu share common values based on that genuine elegance which comes from inner resources and is in no way superficial.
"Elegance is much more an innate sensibility, something that comes from the inside" commented the charismatic artist. With his sober and sensitive style, he crafted the bottle and presentation box with the greatest attention to detail, while suggesting inner elegance – perfectly matching the cognac contained inside.


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Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
It was a sobering interlude during a nostalgic two hours of video clips, celebrity goodbyes and tearful hugs. The morning news show devoted almost its entire broadcast to a salute to Sawyer, who is replacing her retiring former partner, Charles Gibson, as "World News" anchor.
The reunion of 9/11 children recalled how "Good Morning America" brought them together as babies on the first anniversary of the attack. The twin girls that Sawyer held in both arms that day, now 8, walked on the set carrying roses.
"Thank you and bless you," Sawyer said.
Sawyer will be replaced by ABC's chief Washington correspondent, George Stephanopoulos, on Monday. He was all business during his first appearance on the set Friday, contributing to a story about five Americans with alleged terrorist links who were detained in Pakistan. Then Sawyer showed him the ropes, promising to clean out the on-set drawer she had stuffed with hand sanitizer, brushes and the like.
"We'll do a full suck-up here," Stephanopoulos said. "I am scared to death to follow you in this job."
In a slightly awkward moment, Stephanopoulos was congratulated by Chris Cuomo, the newsreader who was also considered for the anchor job. It was Cuomo's last morning, too. He is to become "20/20" co-anchor and will be replaced on "Good Morning America" by Juju Chang.
"The hardest part of this job for me is knowing my husband is picking out my kids' clothes in the morning," said Chang, who is married to PBS executive Neal Shapiro.
The rest of the show was all about Sawyer, brought in to "GMA" with Gibson in January 1999 when it was in a ratings free-fall. What was expected to be a temporary hitch of a few months turned in to nearly 11 years.
"My heart is smiling, and the privilege of sharing my mornings with all of you has been more than I can say," she said.
With the group hugs and inside jokes, the quartet of Sawyer, co-anchor Robin Roberts, Cuomo and weather forecaster Sam Champion tried to emphasize the "family" aspect of a morning show so crucial to hooking viewers. The song "We Are Family" played in the background to drive the point home.
ABC aired a clip package of Sawyer's news reports from around the world — starting with Kabul, Afghanistan, where NBC rival Matt Lauer was this week. ABC said that Sawyer had flown some 346,205 miles while on "GMA," or nearly 14 times around the world.
There was also the now-expected package of morning show bloopers and oddball moments: Sawyer frying chicken with Aretha Franklin; dancing with John Travolta; riding a camel and hearing Bruce Willis confess of his longtime crush on her.
Former President George Bush taped a tribute, and Sawyer recalled covering his campaign for president.
Late-night comics David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon offered some jokes. "I don't know why they fired you," Kimmel said.
Roberts offered a champagne toast at the end.
"The best part of your life is when your family becomes your friends and your friends become your family," she said.
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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
And vie with one another to attain to your Sustainer's forgiveness and to a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, which has been readied for the God-conscious who spend (in His way) in time of plenty and in time of hardship, and hold in check their anger, and pardon their fellow men because God loves the doer of good; and who, when they have committed a shameful deed or have (otherwise) sinned again themselves, remember God and pray that their sins be forgiven – for who but God could forgive sins? And do not knowingly persist in doing whatever (wrong) they have done. These it is who shall have as their reward forgiveness from their Sustainer, and gardens through which running waters flow, therein to reside: and how excellent a reward for those who labor!
– Qur'an 3:133-136
Ya Haqq!