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Major American cities get an annual report card on mobility. The reports focus chiefly on the speeds motorists can drive on highways. In coming years, however, cities will have another way of understanding their transportation systems thanks to the work of the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota.
The new observatory will go beyond congestion rankings to focus on accessibility: a measure that examines both land use and the transportation system.
The Accessibility Observatory, a program of CTS and the Department of Civil Engineering (CE), will focus on the research and application of accessibility-based transportation system evaluation.
The Observatory will be guided by a threefold mission:
- To advance the field of transportation system evaluation through research of new data sources and methods for accessibility evaluation.
- To develop standards and tools to facilitate the use and communication of accessibility-based metrics in transportation planning, engineering, and evaluation.
- To apply its tools and expertise in support of continual improvements in the planning, design, engineering, and analysis of transportation systems.
CTS published the first report, called Access Across America, last spring. Access Across America evaluated accessibility provided by the road and highway systems in 51 U.S. metropolitan areas.
Access Across America provided aggregate metro-level accessibility metrics. The Accessibility Observatory will expand on this work by providing accessibility evaluations that can be analyzed at much smaller areas.
The observatory will also build on earlier work conducted at the University of Minnesota, including the Access to Destinations research study. The study, a multi-phase, multidisciplinary effort incorporating theoretical as well as practical research, built local expertise and prepared the University for next steps into the future of accessibility research and evaluation.
CTS is creating and hosting a new mobile-friendly and dynamic website for the Observatory. The site includes an interactive map/calculator, research reports, and other materials.
Read the full article in the November issue of Catalyst.


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By Eliana Huffman
What if the way gender is performed in your marriage affects things like how much money you make? And what if your culture affects this even further? Researcher Lynn Prince Cooke sought to answer this question in regards to how couples split household labor in the United States compared to Germany, two different countries and cultures, and how this split affected the wage gap.
The results were pretty surprising. In the United States, equally shared household labor between husbands and wives increased female partners' salaries, and led to lower chances of divorce. In Germany, however, the women's salaries were also increased, but they experienced greater chances of divorce.
What Cooke boiled it down to was this: in most cultures, men are prescribed the role of economic production (i.e. "breadwinning) in a relationship with a female partner. Women are prescribed the role of domestic (re)production, an equally important task yet one that is often shunned for being "women's work."
"Women's continued responsibility for the domestic sphere inhibits their ability to attain employment equality with men (Ferree 1990; Hartmann 1981; Hobson 1990). So as an interlocking system, the gendered nature of both paid and unpaid work blocks the ability to achieve gender equality in either domain (Ferree 1990, p. 874)."
While many people believe Europeans to be far more liberal than Americans, Cooke found through analyzing longitudinal survey and interview data from the German and United States governments that in West Germany people believed much more strongly in certain genders being assigned certain household tasks, and Germany's increasing divorce rates are more likely a result of men resenting the change in power dynamic between genders—rather than actual familial issues caused by women doing less housework and men doing more. In fact, the data said families were equally attended to regardless of who took care of these tasks.
Take that, people who think women who work are abandoning their families.
Germany's social policies still stem from a post-WWII era where having a male breadwinner was extremely idealized, and its culture still surprisingly reflects that. The United States, in contrast, has a longer standing history of allowing women more equal opportunity to achieve the status men do in a professional context—other cultural norms may contradict the ability for women to achieve success, but our policies take a more hands-off approach to the issue entirely.
Is the solution to address outdated policies that affect women decades later? For sure. But there are many solutions to this problem, and it is a truly a big problem indeed—divorcing your life partner is not only expensive, but upsetting, painful and just plain messy.
One big solution that we can all take on a personal level is to talk out issues of resentment and labor expectations with our partners, and come to that conversation with the knowledge that more work at home means more money in the back for you both.
Another is to only pick partners that are down to share the workload equally in the first place. Choosing to share a life with someone who you know is already on the same page in this regard is a much less frustrating alternative than having to actively work through a problem that could be potentially avoided.
Lastly, of course, be sure to praise men and couples who you see actively working towards this egalitarian goal when you can. Validation is often so meaningful to people, and dishing it out can be good for both an individual relationship as well as society at large.

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Please vote for my dim sum design in the weekly Spoonflower contest:
Please only vote once. You can vote for as many patterns as you like!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
New homepage
I've switched my homepage hosting to Squarespace to better feature my artwork. Please check out my new site!
And also take a look at the new Shop and Inspiration pages I've added to the blog.
And also take a look at the new Shop and Inspiration pages I've added to the blog.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Dim Sum - Final Draft
I did some minor touchups on my Dim Sum pattern and entered it into the weekly Spoonflower contest. Notice I made the basket tops alternate, I replaced one set of pork buns with another potsticker, and I spaced the sesame and pork buns further apart because there were too many white circles in the first draft.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Dim Sum Repeat
Here's my progress on my Dim Sum pattern for Spoonflower's weekly contest. That's right, chicken feet, tripe, and pork bun! This contest has a limited color palette. Odd colors but I've kind of made it work.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Dim sum doodles
Tonight I'm brainstorming motifs for spoonflower's dim sum pattern contest. Here are chicken feet & a basket.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Mega Allsorts Repeat
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Vectorized Circuit
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Making repeat tiles using the offset method
Tonight I'm going to share with you how I created the basic repeat tile for my letters pattern. If you want to understand why this works, please see my post Tiling on a Torus or watch the related video.
First I created a pattern using an old typewriter.
I photographed the image, opened it in illustrator, and used the Live Trace tools to vectorize it. Then I created an artboard for my base tile. In this case I used a 600 pt by 600 pt square. I pasted letters over top and deleted all letters that did not touch the artboard. Notice that I left letters hanging off the edge of the tile. Call this layer "Original Artwork," lock it and make it invisible. I always like to make a copy of my artwork layer to be safe.
Optional Step: I created a new layer called "Guidelines" (I think I called it gridlines in the picture below, forgive me). To align the guidelines perfectly to the center, I create a rectangle half the height and width of the artboard. In this case it would be 300pt by 300 pt. I use the alignment tool to put the rectangle in any corner. Then, make sure you have rulers visible and "snap to point" enabled (Both are under the View menu in CS6. Now drag your guidelines so that they touch the side of the smaller rectangle. Delete the rectangle and lock the layer. Now you have guidelines showing the centerlines of your tile.
Now return to your original artwork. Select everything, group it, and copy it. Lock your original artwork and make it invisible.
Here's the result of the transform after moving -300 in both the X and Y direction. Notice that the letters that bled off the edge of the artboard cross the gridlines. This is fine.
Now fill the remaining quadrants using more transformations. Paste in front and adjust the X and Y values to move the image. Hint : My transformations were (X - 300, Y - 300), (X - 300, Y + 300), (X + 300, Y - 300), (X + 300, Y + 300)
Now it's time for what I call "mending the seams" (see Tiling on a Torus). Notice that along our guidelines, the letters that had overlapped the edges are now lying on top of one another. This makes the pattern too dense in many spots. I've highlighted some with red arrows. I deleted and adjusted the position of the letters to make the pattern look more even.
Make a new rectangle off to the side of your workspace, or on a new artboard. Ensure the rectangle is much larger than your repeat tile. Select the rectangle, and fill with your pattern swatch.
Look at the pattern. Blur your eyes and see if it looks uniform. Are there areas that are too dense or too sparse? You may need to rework your repeat tile.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Summertime Cool Collection on Spoonflower
Tonight I uploaded the rest of my Summertime Cool Pattern Collection to Spoonflower. I have ordered proofs which should be here just in time for summer to be over... now I understand why the fashion world works at least six months ahead. Anyhow, I'm excited to have a cohesive body of work, so I hope the proofs come out nicely.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Letters on Spoonflower
I've added the finishing touches to my letters patterns, and they are now uploaded to Spoonflower. Once I proof them they will be available as fabric and gift wrap.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Postcards Arriving!
The postcards from the 365 Days of Pattern postcard project were mailed out last week, and now I'm receiving pictures of the postcards at their final destination. Thank you to all participants, and feel free to send me pics if you ordered a postcard!
|Spokane, Washington
|Missoula, Montana
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Working small
Tonight I decided to look to the web to find a new way of making patterns. I came across a cool website called patternify.com that allowed me to make small tiled repeats by manipulating pixels:
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Today's prompt is to use an anagram of your name. My last name Kilzer can be rearranged to spell Zilker, which is the name of a park in Austin famous for its annual kite festival. Here's a quick sketch of a kite pattern:
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Summertime Cool
I'm wrapping up my project for Jenna Frye's Skillshare class on pattern. Here is the pattern collection I've created in three colorways:
Monday, August 12, 2013
Static Letters: Vector Repeat
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Jacquard Monsters
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Time warp: Static Letters
I bought this typewriter for $1.50 at the Salvation Army in Spokane Washington in the spring of 2004. I was in a bad mood after meeting a rather unpleasant guy, and decided to buy a few odds and ends for creative inspiration. The typewriter is in working condition, and I used it in several art projects. In addition to drawing it, I used it to create textures by typing.
|"Autobiography" (2006): Photoplate Lithograph with Watercolor
|A card from "Outcasts" (2006): Silkscreen on found library cards
Okay, many good memories with this typewriter. Tonight I repeated the process to create the letters texture. It took me about two hours of pounding on keys and feeding the paper through the typewriter at different angles five times. Odd numbers are intentional.
The end result is an even texture, where the letters jitter like static on a television. Of course, a lot goes through your head when you're doing a monotonous physical task. To me, this piece represents randomness, chattering, static, and background noise.
Here's a Vine of me typing:
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Flames colorways
Monday, August 5, 2013
365 Days of Patten Postcard Project: Ready to Mail
I've got lots of people signed up for my postcard project, and I'm preparing the postcards to be mailed. Some are going to friends in the US and others are going to faraway places like the UK, Thailand, and Brazil. I hope those of you who receive postcards will send me a photo when you receive the card. I am interested to see how the artworks change after a long journey through the mail.
$.33 sends a postcard within the US. $1.10 sends a postcard overseas.
They're all addressed, stamped, and ready to go!
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A Trick of the Light
I tell no one, but it's been two, no — three months now — that I haven't been sleeping straight through the night. My sleep is haunted by random thoughts and images, flashing memories that I can't seem to control.
It's better when I am at work, because work, mundane though it be, requires a focus that serves to rein in the random thoughts. But at night, the controls fall away and my consciousness becomes a dark, swirling current that sweeps me, helpless and drowning in the flood of memories. Sometimes I'm not even sure if the memories are real, or if they are only imagined, a trick of the light, the cunning creations of a mind that wants a different ending to the story that was.
Trick of the light or true, I just wish I could stop the thoughts, it would be such a welcome rest.
Job Stats: Current Count
Loafer's paradise, or mocking photo for the intrepid, yet so far luck-challenged jobseeker? These days, for me, that photo is more of a mockery.
It's now 21 days since I was last gainfully employed. I was just daydreaming yesterday, as I went about my lack of business, that I could get used to this. I mean, I could go on with this kind of life—the waking up with not much purpose to one's day. The 2PM lunches. The unmindful dawdling over coffee. The slow descent into madness.
But before plunging into all that, here are my current job search stats:
34 applications sent through JobStreet
9 applications sent through JobsDB
12 new applications (no views as yet)
5 applications under consideration
5 applications in process
5 applications kept for reference
5 applications with no updates
2 applications withdrawn (unsuccessful)
1 interview in person, still no call
1 phone interview that did not push through (who does these things, anyway?)
8 applications sent directly to companies through their career sites
3 networking efforts (sending resumes to kind folks who promise to pass them on)
I still hang out at the mall, go to internet places, seek out networking possibilities, obsess over grocery shopping. Right now, the adverts for cheap passage into Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, etc. get more and more attractive as each day passes. How I wish I am financially set up to be able to just drop everything (kids, rent, responsibilities), and travel aimlessly for 6 months. I could do that. I think I can.
Seeing Things
Precognition? Premonition? ESP? A mirror that opens a view into the future? Or just logical deduction? I don't know. What I know is that I wrote about this ages ago—about the strange quality I seem to have— the ability to somehow see things with such clarity. Half blessing and half curse, this spider sense allows me to intuit things beforehand, and oftentimes I use it to prepare for the eventuality of them happening.
Part logic, part intuition, and maybe a large part common sense, this inner antenna gives me a crucial head start in averting or coping with dire events in my life. I learned quickly enough (deduction?) that when I ignore my instincts, I get into trouble. Or at the very least, become inconvenienced. Knowing about things before or as they are about to happen is often painful, and prolongs the agony all the more because you know about it in advance. This post, for instance was written Monday, 15th of June 2009, but I set the published date to Saturday, June 20 since what I will refer to here needs to be kept secret until after the publish date.
I will be starting over again, after close (so close!) to two years of being gainfully employed. That monster which goes by the name "global economic crisis" has devoured me. Or more accurately, devoured an entire team, no survivors left. And so I find myself, at 38, out of a job, resume in hand, peddling my skills to a market that's not just hesitant, but oftentimes unable to make any purchases. I saw the end coming, saw it months ago even before earlier cuts were made in the company. I knew in my gut that time will be the only variable, the inevitability of it seemed long ago decided.
That's why most of the major decisions I did the last few months have all been influenced by the monster coming to get me. I made plans to get the major financial needs taken cared of, migrated most of my files online, updated my resume, even brought home most of my office stuff. I began considering different fields to explore. I opened a new savings account and tried to set aside a small chunk of my income each month. I made only one major purchase, an item that was absolutely necessary. I stopped window-shopping, I gave up expensive treats. At work, I finished a project even though I knew my efforts on it would be all for naught. I made sure my team not only met, but exceeded, our goals. I made a presentation that pushed for my team's retention and asked for it to be taken as high up in the chain as it could go, feeling as though I was battling giants armed only with a slingshot.
But clarity being all that it is, I also knew that all these preparations will not spare me from the pain of having to face 9 people and telling them one by one that they are no longer needed. I am not especially sentimental, but I feel as though these people have been family to me. I know them. I know the names of their husbands, kids, boy/girlfriends, their affairs at home, their plans, preoccupations. I built this team, I wish I could save every single one of their jobs, even at the expense of my own.
Sadly, that is not to be. No amount of productivity will save you, I know that now. In these uncertain times, decisions are about the bottom line, and when the margins are shrinking, you do what you can to cope. I will not speculate about the wisdom of the decision, since nowadays conventional wisdom no longer applies.What I can do is get the team out as quickly as I can, to spare them the pain as much as I possibly can. I asked for the meetings to be done Friday, end of the week so that those who went on leave (how unfortunate) can come back and so that I can tell everyone myself. I expect most of them to be crushed, but I know each one will leave with dignity and perhaps some optimism. Small mercies, yes.
I will get talking points and some help in getting the bad news out, but really, nothing prepares you for this. This is not "business as usual" anymore, and don't I know it.
Bum Tummy Today
After a weekend spent doing mommy duties and getting a much-deserved foot massage, I capped Sunday night with a meal of squid adobo. This dish is my long-time favorite, squid cooked in its own ink with vinegar, salt and pepper, onions, and lots of garlic. Now, squid agrees with me, for years and years now I never had problems with eating it.
So I'm guessing that the culprit for my bum tummy is that iced coffee I had at the mall before going home. Serves me right for buying from a little stall with no other customer except me. No wonder their cashier was grumpy. Arrrgghhh the twisting pain! I've been to the bathroom 3 times already. And the cramps are still coming in waves. Owners of Auntie Anne's, may the fleas of a million camels and warthogs infest your sensitive areas without let up for a year! Ooooh my tummy! It hurts, hurts, hurts.
This is a not-so-glam excuse to break out my new blue ceramic tea set at work. I've been downing copious amounts of green tea in an attempt to calm the waves of turmoil in my stomach. It made me burp, so there was some relief for a while, but the heavy stone pushing on my belly from the inside is still there. I want to go home already, but I got roped in to conduct a meeting at 9 tonight. Bad, bad luck.
The tea set is pretty, alright. But now I know I'm going to associate it with a bad stomach ache so the joy of looking at it is much diminished. Awwww.
Down, Real Low Down
What comes to mind today is how deeply sad it is to realize that I have first-hand knowledge of the phrase, "a life of quiet desperation."
Dry spell over, drinks all around
I thought I'd just jump in and get back on the blog horse, after quite a dry spell. That explains the picture here. I was wishing for a drink, and that night, my wish came true.
A friend took me to the San Miguel Octoberfest launch, and the onslaught of rock music, alcohol, and people out to have a good time seemed to trigger a response in me. I had been in a tepid, debilitating, lowest-slung depression for months. I was plodding along with my eyes glazed over, going through the motions. It was not very sad, just exhausting. It felt like a desert spread out inside of me, covering every inch, eating through bone, leaving only dust. Outwardly however, I appeared the same. And testament to my ability to morph and blend in with the herd, no one noticed.
I think I'm coming out of it now, though. Perhaps contact from long-lost friends helped, or maybe the oblivious jollity of new ones shook me out of it. Slowly, I'm finding the resolve to come away from that dark, dark place that swallowed me whole, and yet felt the safest. Rising from these slumps always feels like moving through traffic, gel-like, in slow-motion. But, I am moving now, and for the most part, that's all that matters.


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Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
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-Pick a book you have been meaning to read
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Son of Rosemary opens at the dawn of the new millennium - a time when human hope is shadowed by growing fear and uncertainty, and the world is in greatest need of a savior. It is here - against a glittering backdrop of New York City in 1999 - that Rosemary is reunited with her son. It is also here that the battle between good and evil will be played out on a global scale - a struggle that will have frightening, far-reaching consequences, not only for Rosemary and her son but for all humanity.
Why the time hasn't come yet...
I don't know why! I loved the first book, and I really want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading!
I don't know why! I loved the first book, and I really want to read it! What about you guys? Happy reading!


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Category Archives: Grammar
Words and Common Confusions
Sooo useful! Love this!
Today is a day for revisiting the madness of the English language. We have all had moments when our minds blank and we can't figure out what word we should use. "Affect or effect?" We wonder to ourselves. "Affect is usually a verb, right?" Luckily the fine folks at GrammarCheck have a bright and bubbly infograph that helps writers make the proper word choices.
Back when I was grading students' essays, this would have been a great resource to hand to them. I'm still half-tempted to send it around to people I know, but I'll restrain myself.
15 Words That Don't Translate Into English
Two from my native language, neat!
Some of them are really interesting.
Did you know any of these words?
Be a Grammar Expert: Master the Semicolon
Check out this Blog from Dictionary.com: http://blog.dictionary.com/how-do-you-use-a-semicolon/
Solving the punctuation puzzle by Dictionary.com
Solving the punctuation puzzle http://www.dictionary.com/slideshows/punctuation at Dictionary.com
Punctuation thoroughly explained – I found this very useful!
Globetrotter's Glossary: 8 Travel Terms by Dictionary.com
Globetrotter's Glossary: 8 Travel Terms http://www.dictionary.com/slideshows/travel-words at Dictionary.com
Have you travelled or plan to this summer?
Do any of these terms apply to you?
The mystery words on your screen by Dictionary.com
The mystery words on your screen http://www.dictionary.com/slideshows/computer-terms at Dictionary.com
Interesting, huh? Did you know all this?


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Calla Lillies
by Christy Greene
Dimensions (W x H x D): 21in x 26in x 2.5in
List Price: $700.00
Shipping: $50.00
Weight: 3 lb.
Painted dyes on silk, then steamed, mounted on canvas and framed with a black floater frame. Luscious colorful, elegant calla lilies on black background.


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The Bag Contained (all full sized products) :
- Eco-Chic Canvas Makeup Bag (worth $12 / £12) this linen bag is so cute with little Russian dolls on it
- Creamsicle in "Gelato" by Trifle (worth $17.95 / £14.95)
A creamy tinted balm that melts onto your skin upon contact. Dab onto lips & cheeks for rich hydration and for that pop of dewy, smooth colour. With Silk Peptide to promote suppleness. I used on my lips and it lasted all day and smells so good
- Cashmere Blush by So Susan (worth $15.95 / £12.95) With PoreFade™ technology, Vitamin E Acetate and Pure Beeswax. A powder blush that feels like cream upon skin contact. I will probably use this as an eye shadow not really a blush person.
- Angled Eyeshadow Brush by So Susan (worth $17.95 / £14.95) A versatile brush made from synthetic nylon & taklon hairs only. This is a nice soft brush a good travel length for a brush, it fits neatly in the makeup bag. For home use I prefer a longer handle. It picks up the colour well.
- BONUS ITEM : Light Pulse by Jelly Pong Pong (worth $19.95 / £16.00) "A brightening gel formulation encapsulated in an elegant, foolproof stick format to enable you to illuminate and create "light" on your face so you look healthy, radiant and glowing" A really soft pencil nice for adding a bit of highlight to the eyes.
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Books for Troops boxes
The final 2011 shipment of Books for Troops boxes will be sent the first week of November to allow for extra time for holiday mail. The December boxes will be combined with November so there will be no December shipment. Any donations to be included in this final shipment must be at the library by Nov 1. Any donations left in the collection cans at the Legion must also be made by Nov. 1. Please be generous as we mail off the last eight boxes of the year. Needed for this shipment are poker chips, current release DVD movies or cash donations to purchase them. Thanks to all who have so generously donated paperback books and magazines.
After Nov. 1, hold any donations until further notice.
If you know a deployed soldier, please call Margo Redlinger at 624-3780 with the address or drop it off at the library so they may be a recipient of one of the boxes.


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Climate Action Plan
BGSU has been a proud signatory of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment since October 2012
The Presidents' Climate Commitment, now known as the Climate Leadership Network, is a document signed by the President of a university, committing the institution to taking action on climate change through a goal of carbon-neutrality.
In November 2014, President Mary Ellen Mazey approved the final draft of the Climate Action Plan to begin its implementation. It will be updated Spring 2017.
In February 2015, the Student Green Initiatives Fund & the Division of Finance & Administration partnered to commission a comprehensive, campus-wide study of our university's infrastructure to determine the best opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint & ultimately achieve carbon neutrality.
Greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as Carbon Dioxide & Methane, are emitted into our atmosphere as a result of most human processes. BGSU is carefully keeping track of these emissions, so we are able to accurately reduce them to zero by 2040.
BGSU Greenhouse Gas Inventory:
(Metric Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)
- 2009 - 118,677.84 MT eCO2
- 2010 - 113,287.32 MT eCO2
- 2011 - 120,576.8 MT eCO2
- 2012 - 115,896.64 MT eCO2
- 2013 - 113,521.52 MT eCO2
- 2014 - 99,137.6 MT eCO2
- 2015 - 103,682 MT eCO2
- 2016 - 95,940 MT eCO2
- 2017- 91,845 MT eCO2
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Nonviolence, Community, Resistance: Jonah House | WitnessPhoto | disarm-now-plowshares
On Nov. 2, 2009, five people undertook to disarm the Trident II missiles at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, as an outcry against the illegality and immorality of such weapons.&bsp; "We are responsible... for this threat of first-strike terrorism hanging over the community of nations, rich and poor...&bsp; Such planning, preparation, and deployment is a blasphemy against the Creator of life, imaged in each human being."
festival-of-hopeWed 13 Jan 2010 02:43:14 PM EST
An gathering offering the public an opportunity to hear from and meet with members of the Journey of Repentance (that visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 2009) and the November 2nd Disarm Now Plowshares action. An ecumenical service, followed by presentations, discussion and music rounded out an evening of ideas and reflections about nuclear weapons, and particularly the ones in Puget Sound. Photos courtesy of Leonard Eiger, nuclearabolitionist.blogspot.com
ecumenical-prayer-serviceWed 09 Dec 2009 12:11:55 PM EST
Lynne Greenwald, of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, appeared in U. S. District Court in Tacoma, WA, Dec. 9, for a Detention Hearing. Greenwald was charged with trespassing for blocking the entry to the Kitsap Trident Naval Base while carrying the banner &dquo;Abolish Nuclear Weapons: Resist Trident&dquo; as part of Ground Zero&squo;s Aug 10th recognition of the 64th Anniversary of the U.S. Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Supporters gathered before the hearing for a vigil and ecumenical prayer service. Photos courtesy of Leonard Eiger, nuclearabolitionist.blogspot.com
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Yes, that is a picture of me in game on Hearthstone, a game I've recently re-downloaded onto my phone and got semi hooked on. I lasted a maximum of 3 times in the Arena…after 40 or so hours invested in gameplay and yet still I have no Legendary Card? I give up.
So, since I can't advice for productivity after wasting my own time, I'm going to advice for the opposite. I'm advising for procrastination instead.
Procrastination. Putting things off until the last minute, or putting things off indefinitely because:
The prospects of doing anything about the looming consequences are entirely too overwhelming and you do not even know where to start. It's like cutting a perfectly circular cake, should I start to make an incision and therefore disrupt static perfection therefore induce chaos??!?
It's better if I do nothing!
It's not like life will keep moving on without you and that tasks won't snowball. Now, if you're under such impressions, then I recommend you the following in no particular order of distraction:
Now, if you recognize this in yourself and want to do something actually productive.
I say just shrug it off and start somewhere, even if it isn't perfect or you aren't completely comfortable with the idea. Comfort is an illusion. Comfort is something your brain made up so you don't go for something better. Comfort is something you think you are sure about, but there's no guarantee of such with the limited perspective each individual human are endowed with.
Again, it's temporary relief from daily stress to distract yourself.
At the core of it, it isn't solving any problems.
But since this is a post on procrastination, I'm going to put off 'solving my problems' until later and procrastinate on into the unknown…maybe the problems will fix themselves. Or so I would hope?


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Research project
Thai Politics @ Leeds
- Start date: 2007
- End date: 31 December 2099
- Funder: Internally funded
- Primary investigator: Professor Duncan McCargo
- Co-investigators: Professor Martin Seeger
Our focus is on all aspects of Thai politics from historical development to contemporary issues, both regional and national.
Coordinated by Professor Duncan McCargo, Thai Politics regularly attracts MA and PhD students from around the world – many from Thailand – that are interested in gaining more nuanced and critical perspectives.
We have longstanding connections with Mahasarakham University in the Northeast, and Prince of Songkhla University in the South, as well as active contacts with a range of researchers and universities throughout Thailand and around the world.
Thai Politics is home to an extensive set of digital images of political events in Thailand. We have images of the conflict-ridden Deep South, popular demonstrations, 2007 election posters and contemporary scenes with a political twist. We also carry details of relevant publications and research about Thai politics. One of our major resources is the Thai politics electronic bibliography, a searchable database for sources on Thai politics.
Contact: Professor Duncan McCargo - firstname.lastname@example.com


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Allows using ClearCase UCM baselines as the input of builds: When using this SCM, users will be asked at build-time to select the baseline on which the job has to work.
Plugin Information
View ClearCase UCM Baseline on the plugin site for more information.
To use this plugin, you need to install the ClearCase Plugin since it relies on it (more precisely, the global configuration data is shared between the two plugins):
ClearCase Plugin
ClearCase Plugin
ClearCase Plugin
ClearCase Plugin
ClearCase UCM Baseline Plugin
ClearCase UCM Baseline Plugin
ClearCase UCM Baseline Plugin
ClearCase UCM Baseline Plugin
About this plugin
This plugin adds a new ClearCase UCM baseline SCM mode to the projects: It's then possible for a build to start based on a ClearCase UCM baseline (composite or not) without playing with config specs or having to modify the job configuration. When using the ClearCase UCM baseline SCM mode, the user will be presented with the following screen when starting a new build:
After having clicked on the Build button of this screen, a new view will be created to retrieve the whole content of the selected baseline and the job will be able to work on this data, as usually.
A use case behind this plugin
Let's say your development team is using Hudson as their continuous integration system while developing a new J2EE application. They have defined a new job in Hudson, which runs twice a day (at noon and at night) to frequently ensure everything works fine. This job may do the following:
- It gathers the application source code using the ClearCase Plugin.
- It builds the application from the source code using the RAD Builder Plugin.
- It runs the unit tests (thank you JUnit).
- It deploys the application on a production-like application server (for example using the WAS Builder Plugin), ensuring everything is deployed properly (e.g. JDBC resources are available, etc.).
- It triggers the execution of non-regression testing.
- At one moment or another in this build-flow (depending on your point on view), it creates a new ClearCase baseline.
After some time, once the application has been extensively tested and when most of its functionalities are considered as ready-for-production, one of the baseline is promoted to the RELEASED level. It means your infrastructure team will gather this baseline and deploy on the production environment what has to be deployed.
Hey, minute, we're talking about deployment, right? Something has already been defined in the previously described job to do that! It has run many many times, so it can also surely be used to perform the deployment on the production environment, no? This is when the ClearCase UCM Baseline Plugin comes in: It allows you to reuse what has already been defined in Hudson but to work on promoted baselines rather than working on the HEAD revision.
User guide
There's not much to say here, refer to the inline help (the little question marks at the right of the jobs' configuration screen) to get detailed information:
- Set the SCM to be ClearCase UCM baseline. You'll notice that it has no parameters (screenshot below).
- If not already done, activate the This build is parameterized option.
- Add one (and only one) ClearCase UCM baseline parameter and fill the various fields.
- You're done!
Now, when starting a new build, the user will be offered with a drop-down list allowing him to chose one of the baselines based on the job's settings:
Some questions and their answers regarding the configuration of this plugin:
- What if I define the SCM to be ClearCase UCM baseline but without adding the required parameter?
The build will fail, explaining why.
- What if I define the SCM to be ClearCase UCM baseline but adding more than one ClearCase UCM baseline parameter?
The build will fail explaining why.
- What if I don't set the SCM to be ClearCase UCM baseline but adding some ClearCase UCM baseline parameter?
Here also, the build will fail explaining why.
- What if I create a string parameter named ClearCase UCM baseline (using the ClearCase UCM baseline mode)?
The build will fail, explaining why.
Known limitations
- The plugin will not work when using it for a job which is not tied to a specific node: It won't be able to get the baselines list before the build is actually assigned to a node.
Version history
Version 1.7.4 (09/19/2011)
- Implemented JENKINS-9074: A warning message is now displayed if both the Exclude element CHECKEDOUT and Use snaphost view options are checked
Version 1.7.3 (02/20/2011)
- Implemented HUDSON-8013:
- Baselines are now displayed from the most recent one to the oldest one.
- Added a new More recent than field which allows displaying only baselines more recent than a given duration.
- Implemented HUDSON-8015: Baselines description are now displayed in builds log.
- Fixed JENKINS-8695: Baselines spread across several PVOBs are now properly handled.
Version 1.7.2 (01/21/2011)
- Fixed HUDSON-8168: The
cleartoolcommand was wrongly generated when adding the
-stgoption in the Additional mkview arguments field.
Version 1.7.1 (10/01/2010)
- Fixed an issue which was preventing to use snapshot views.
Version 1.7 (09/02/2010)
- Compatibility with the 1.3.x versions of the ClearCase plugin – Compatibility with 1.0.x, 1.1.x and 1.2.x has been dropped.
Version 1.6 (06/23/2010)
- Upward compatibility with the 1.2.x versions of the ClearCase plugin (still supporting the 1.0.x and 1.1.x versions).
- Added an option to specify additional
mkviewarguments (cf. HUDSON-6409).
- Added the possibility to use the
CLEARCASE_BASELINEenvironment variable within the view name (cf. HUDSON-6410).
- Added a new option to exclude
element * CHECKEDOUTfrom config specs (cf. HUDSON-6411).
- Fixed HUDSON-6398:
- Rootless components are now no more taken into account.
- Load rules are no more duplicated under certain conditions.
Version 1.5.1 (04/02/2010)
- Fixed HUDSON-6152:
- No config spec elements/load rules were generated for the selected baseline.
- The config spec was not used.
Version 1.5 (03/29/2010)
- Added a new Stream option to filter the displayed baselines (cf. HUDSON-6088).
- Added a new Use update option to avoid recreating the view each time a new build is triggered (cf. HUDSON-6088 too).
- Fixed HUDSON-6057: The plugin will try to start the node it is tied to if it is offline.
- Fixed HUDSON-6029: The plugin will behave properly in a mixed Linux/Windows environment (e.g. the master being Linux and slaves being either Linux or Windows).
- Fixed HUDSON-5877: Added a new error message to clearly show that the publishers (make baseline and make composite baseline) from the ClearCase plugin can't be used with the ClearCase UCM baseline SCM mode.
Version 1.4 (03/02/2010)
- Added a new Use snapshot view option (activated per default).
- The plugin now better handles '/' characters in front of PVOB names: If '/' is/was not specified, it will be automatically added.
- The VOB parameter has been removed. If you get the following exception, you can safely ignore it:
ATTENTION: Skipping a non-existent field vob com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.reflection.NonExistentFieldException: No such field com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterValue.vob
- The component root dir is now retrieved from the specified component; In earlier releases, the plugin assumed that the component root dir was identical to the name of component.
Version 1.3 (02/24/2010)
- Upward compatibility with the 1.1.x versions of the ClearCase plugin (still supporting the 1.0.x versions).
- Added a new Force rmview option: If the baseline selected for build #n is the same as for build #n-1 (and if the corresponding view still exists), by default the view won't be created/loaded again; Set this option to true so that the view gets recreated anyway.
- Fixed an issue which was displaying an incorrect view name in builds' history.
Version 1.2 (02/08/2010)
- Added a new CLEARCASE_BASELINE environment variable.
Version 1.1 (01/22/2010)
- Added a new Restrict folders to field which allows defining which folders have to be actually downloaded from the ClearCase UCM baseline.
Version 1.0.1 (01/11/2010)
- Fixed an issue which was preventing to display the list of the baselines when the job was running on a tied slave node
Version 1.0 (01/10/2010)
- Initial release
48 Comments
Unknown User (prenaud76)
I just cannot get this plugin to work. I always end up with:
Started by user lmcpare Building remotely on camox224 FATAL: hudson.plugins.clearcase.util.BuildVariableResolver.(Lhudson/model/AbstractBuild;Lhudson/Launcher;)V java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: hudson.plugins.clearcase.util.BuildVariableResolver.(Lhudson/model/AbstractBuild;Lhudson/Launcher;)V at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterValue$2.setUp(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterValue.java:154) at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.doRun(Build.java:126) at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.run(AbstractBuild.java:416) at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1198) at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46) at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88) at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:122)
Unknown User (rseguy)
Which version of the ClearCase plugin do you use? I've tested it against 1.0.2. There are 99% chances that it doesn't work with 1.1.x or 0.x.
Unknown User (prenaud76)
Oh crap! I am using the latest ClearCase plugin, 1.1.1, over Hudson 1.346.
Unknown User (rseguy)
I've sent on your mail an upward compatible version for the ClearCase plugin 1.1 (this is the BuildVariableResolver API which changed). If it works well, I'll commit the changes and release it.
Unknown User (email@example.com)
I am trying to build the code using baseline. but Its not creating the snapshot view ane the build is failing. Is this beacuse of the clearcase ucm baseline version version conflict.
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
I am using ClearCase UCM baseline plugin 1.2 with hudson version 1.346. It is not creating the view based on the baseline parameter selected.
Unknown User (rseguy)
Any logs? The information you provide is not enough to get help... But I guess you're not using an 1.0.x version of the ClearCase plugin.
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
This uis what I see in tomcat logs.
Feb 23, 2010 11:39:47 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters processParameters
WARNING: Parameters: Invalid chunk ignored.
Feb 23, 2010 11:39:47 AM hudson.model.Run run
INFO: Util-Services #14 main build action completed: FAILURE
I Checked in the build logs in .hudson directory It says It couldnt find the pom file. as the view is not getting created from the clearcase ucm baseline plugin.
I am using
Hudson ClearCase Plug-in --- 1.1.1
Hudson UCM Baseline Plugin -- 1.2
Unknown User (rseguy)
I quote the very top of this Wiki page:
To use this plugin, you need to install the ClearCase Plugin (currently, version 1.0.x) since it relies on it. More precisely, the global configuration data is shared between the two plugins.
==> Either install an older version of the CC plugin or wait for the 1.3 release of CC UCM Baseline plugin to be released.
Unknown User (email@example.com)
I downgraded the ClearCase Plugin to 1.0.x but still getting the same error. It is unable to read parameters in the build. below is the exception I am seeing when starting the build.Started by user anonymous
ln failed: -1
Parsing POMs
ERROR: No such file /home/svcwps/.hudson/jobs/util-services/workspace/$Unknown macro: {CLEARCASE_VIEWPATH}
/$Unknown macro: {CLEARCASE_VIEWNAME}
Perhaps you need to specify the correct POM file path in the project configuration?
Sending e-mails to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Finished: FAILURE
Unknown User (rseguy)
OK, so apparently this is not due to the plugin: Seems that the job you are building doesn't replace ${CLEARCASE_VIEWPATH} and ${CLEARCASE_VIEWNAME} with their actual values. I can't help on that since I don't use Maven, but try replacing the variables with their actual values.
NB: I've released a new version of the plugin which should work fine with CC plugin 1.1
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Hi Thank you for your quick response.
I upgraded to 1.3 and cc plugin 1.1. It is trying to create a dynamic view in hudson workspace and It is deleting already existing snapshot view. Please let me know If there is any option for snapshot.
workspace $ cleartool rmview -force praveen_test_view_hudson
workspace $ cleartool mkview -tag praveen_test_view_hudson praveen_test_view_hudson
Created view.
Host-local path: n01apu411.1234.trt.1234.pri:/home/svcwps/.hudson/jobs/util-services_test/workspace/praveen_test_view_hudson
Global path: /home/svcwps/.hudson/jobs/util-services_test/workspace/praveen_test_view_hudson
It has the following rights:
User : svcwps : rwx
Group: grpccase : r-x
Other: : r-x
workspace $ cleartool lsbl -fmt %depends_on_closurep cUTILS_INITIAL@/vob/PVOB_MP2
The view will be created based on the following config spec:
— config spec start —
element * CHECKEDOUT
element //vob/MP2/UTILS/... cUTILS_INITIAL
element * /main/0
load //vob/MP2/UTILS
— config spec end —
praveen_test_view_hudson $ cleartool setcs ../configspec649938695585201611.txt
cleartool: Error: Cannot get view info for current view: not a ClearCase object.
FATAL: ClearCase UCM baseline failed. exit code=1
ERROR: Failed to parse POMs
java.io.IOException: cleartool did not return the expected exit code. Command line="setcs ../configspec649938695585201611.txt", actual exit code=1
at hudson.plugins.clearcase.HudsonClearToolLauncher.run(HudsonClearToolLauncher.java:94)
at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearToolUcmBaseline.setcs(ClearToolUcmBaseline.java:281)
at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterValue$2.setUp(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterValue.java:293)
at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild$RunnerImpl.doRun(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:408)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.run(AbstractBuild.java:416)
at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1198)
at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild.run(MavenModuleSetBuild.java:304)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:122)
Finished: FAILURE
Unknown User (rseguy)
The plugin does use snapshot views (which are recreated all the time unless you don't use the new Force rmview option), that's why it's doing
cleartool rmviewand then
cleartool mkview.
The plugin currently (as of 1.3) doesn't support dynamic views.
Your issue is related to the content of the generated config spec:
element //vob/MP2/UTILS/... cUTILS_INITIAL ... load //vob/MP2/UTILS
==> There are two slashes before
vob==> The job is not properly set up.
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
1) Force rmview option is making no difference. Anyways It is trying to remove and recreate the view all the time
2) when It is recreating the view It is trying to create the dynamic view as -snapshot option is missing in the below command.workspace $ cleartool rmview -force praveen_test_view_hudson
workspace $ cleartool mkview -tag praveen_test_view_hudsoon praveen_test_view_hudson
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Hello Seaguy,
I customized the plugin according to my requirements. Now every thing is good.
Thanks for this great and useful plugin.
Unknown User (rseguy)
Is it OK if you send me the changes you made so that I can include them in the source code (MIT license)? You can get my email address by taking a look at my wiki profile.
Unknown User (email@example.com)
ClearCase UCM BASELINE plugin is creating Dynamic view's by default. Is there any way to enable the snapshot option?
Unknown User (jl.pinardon)
Hi Mr Seaguy,
I am currently evaluating Hudson in my company, and more specifically its integration features with ClearCase and UCM.
Our configuration is :
- Hudson : 1.347
- ClearCase Plugin : 1.1.1
- UCM Plugin : 1.3
I am currently trying to configure the UCM Baseline plugins, and particularly on the fields to fill in the Add Parameter Section. Unless I have missed something, I think there are some issues :
- It seems the the pVOB must be entered with its heading /, but not the component vob tag.
For example, if the vob tag is /myvob and I enter it as is, the generated config spec shows 2 /, i.e. //myvob.
IMHA, the component vob tag and the pVOB vob tag should be treated equally.
- The component field waits for the component name.
But it appears that this name is used in the config spec to build a rule. For example :
element /mts_tst_src/COMP_Hudson_UCM_Test/... US1.3_With_Baselining-8
Just as if the plugin assumes that a component has mandatorily the same name as its root directory. Which is not a clearcase rule.
- When setting the config spec, the command is :
/usr/atria/bin/cleartool setcs ../configspec44660.txt
But the tool is not in a view context.
So perhaps it would be better to systematically call setcs with -tag <view name>.
Nevertheless I could also have misunderstood some points. If it is the case, don't hesitate to give me the hints so that I can correctly configure the plugin.
Thanks for the job, and your help.
Best Regards.
Unknown User (rseguy)
Thanks for your inputs, they're appreciated.
- For point #3, I've committed a fix for the
setcscommand to use the
- For point #2, well, I'm not a ClearCase admin/expert but I'll take a look at the
cleartoolcommand to see if I can get separately the component name/root dir.
- For point #1, I don't put '/' when I use the plugin and it works fine, but maybe I've misread you. Just tell me.
Unknown User (jl.pinardon)
Thanks for your help.
- Point #3 : OK, I guess it will now work well
- Point #2 : A solution is :
And I insist on the idea that you cannot assume that the component name is equal to the root dir. It is often something different.
cleartool lscomp -fmt "%[root_dir]p\n" <Component Name>
- Point #1 : Yes, I have unserstood that.
But most of clearcase users will naturally fill the component vob name with the heading /. Moreover, the pVOB name must be filled with the heading /. So I think it would be really more consistent and easy to understand that both pVOB and component VOB be filled with the complete vob tag. It the usual way to do with clearcase vob tag.
Thanks again, and best regards.
Unknown User (rseguy)
I've committed the changes and will wait for Praveen Atluri to provide me with his changes before releasing 1.3.1 or 1.4.
- For point #3, I've committed a fix for the
Unknown User (prenaud76)
Bonjour Romain.
We are using v1.5.1 of your plugin and 1.1.1 of the ClearCase plugin. It works nicely except for one little glitch that unfortunately makes it unusable here... It is caused by the way the plugin handles rootless components. The config specs generated by the plugin adds an invalid rule in the config specs for rootless components. This breaks the config specs and stops the process right there. The plugin should ignore rootless components when composing the config specs rules. In the sample below, the VSP4 component is rootless. Here is what I get:
Started by user <user> Building remotely on <slave> [mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lscomp -fmt %[root_dir]p VSP4@\vsp4pvob [mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lsbl -fmt %[depends_on_closure]p VSP4_MG20.105.08.00.00.09@\vsp4pvob VSP4TOOLS_UCM_IMPORT_VSP4TOOLS_IMPORT@\vsp4pvob VSP4API_MG20.3_API_5.3.6@\vsp4pvob VSP4SOURCE_MG20.105.08.00.00.09@\vsp4pvob[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lsbl -fmt %[component]p VSP4_MG20.105.08.00.00.09@\vsp4pvob VSP4[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lsbl -fmt %[component]p VSP4TOOLS_UCM_IMPORT_VSP4TOOLS_IMPORT@\vsp4pvob VSP4TOOLS[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lscomp -fmt %[root_dir]p VSP4TOOLS@\vsp4pvob \vsp4tools[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lsbl -fmt %[component]p VSP4API_MG20.3_API_5.3.6@\vsp4pvob VSP4API[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lscomp -fmt %[root_dir]p VSP4API@\vsp4pvob \vsp4api[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lsbl -fmt %[component]p VSP4SOURCE_MG20.105.08.00.00.09@\vsp4pvob VSP4SOURCE[mg20.4-ucm] $ cleartool lscomp -fmt %[root_dir]p VSP4SOURCE@\vsp4pvob \vsp4sourceThe view will be created based on the following config spec: --- config spec start --- element * CHECKEDOUT element "\..." VSP4_MG20.105.08.00.00.09 -nocheckout element "\vsp4tools\..." VSP4TOOLS_UCM_IMPORT_VSP4TOOLS_IMPORT -nocheckout element "\vsp4api\..." VSP4API_MG20.3_API_5.3.6 -nocheckout element "\vsp4source\..." VSP4SOURCE_MG20.105.08.00.00.09 -nocheckout element * /main/0 -ucm -nocheckout load \vsp4source\dsp load \vsp4source\dsp --- config spec end --- [mg20.4-ucm__mgdsp-vista-1] $ cleartool setcs -tag mg20.4-ucm__mgdsp-vista-1 ..\configspec521091634415078695.txt cleartool: Error: No registered VOB tag in path: "/...". cleartool: Error: Config spec semantic processing failed. cleartool: Error: Unable to change configuration specification: error in configuration specification.
Please note also that the load rules are duplicated.
Unknown User (rseguy)
Hmmm, that can be easily fixed (although I don't see why the load rule gets duplicated – do you use the Restrict folders to field?).
May you open a JIRA issue and assign it to me please? I'll try to fix that very soon (maybe tom), but as the update center is currently broken, it might take some time for the new release to get actually published.
Unknown User (prenaud76)
Yes, I do use the Restrict folders to field. But even if I leave that field empty I end up with duplicated load rules.
As requested, I submitted a JIRA issue and assigned it to you: http://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-6398.
Looking forward to a fix for this, as I foresee a wide usage of this plugin over here when it supports rootless components correctly.
Unknown User (email@example.com)
I customized your plugin :) Thanks.
I have a question. How can i pass build parameters from index.jelly as environment variables to Execute Shell or cmd?
Unknown User (rseguy)
I'm not sure to understand your question. Have you taken a look at the way I handle the
CLEARCASE_BASELINE, etc., env variables?
Unknown User (koesterb)
I have having the original posted problem. Is there a solution that does not require using an older clearcase plugin?
ClearCase plugin 1.2.1
ClearCaseUCMplugin 1.5.1
Started by user koesterb
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FATAL: com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineSCM cannot be cast to hudson.plugins.clearcase.ClearCaseUcmSCM
java.lang.ClassCastException: com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineSCM cannot be cast to hudson.plugins.clearcase.ClearCaseUcmSCM
at hudson.plugins.clearcase.ucm.UcmMakeBaseline.prebuild(UcmMakeBaseline.java:208)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.preBuild(AbstractBuild.java:614)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.preBuild(AbstractBuild.java:609)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.preBuild(AbstractBuild.java:605)
at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.doRun(Build.java:120)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.run(AbstractBuild.java:416)
at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1241)
at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:124)
Unknown User (rseguy)
Hi, this is because the version of the ClearCase UCM Baseline plugin you use is not compatible with the ClearCase plugin 1.2. There's a table at the top of this page which emphasizes compatibility. You need version 1.6 which I've not released yet, I'm waiting for some tests to end.
Unknown User (koesterb)
Can I get a pre-release? I'd be happy to help you test it.
Unknown User (email@example.com)
Hi Romain, I have a Master node on AIX and Slave Node on Windows. When ClearCase UCM plugin is ran on Slave node. It is getting the Cleartool value from the global configuration. Is there a release for adding an option to override the 'cleartool' location for slaves.
Unknown User (rseguy)
Such a feature can't be part of this plug-in since the global configuration relies on the one of the ClearCase plug-in. I submitted a patch (JENKINS-5527) for the ClearCase plug-in some time ago but it's not been applied yet (I guess this is because it would make the new release of the ClearCase plug-in incompatible with current configurations). In the meantime, the best is to add
cleartoolto the
PATHfor all your nodes, master or slaves.
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Hi Romain,
I downloaded the patch (Hudson-5527) and updated the cleartool path for my nodes but CLEARCASE UCM BASELINE plugin is still looking at the global configuration.Can I get a temporary fix for this plugin?
Unknown User (rseguy)
Well, maybe you can get the code by yourself and do the fix. Once the ClearCase plug-in integrates the feature, then I'll do a fix, but for the moment I won't (no time to do free consultancy services ).
Unknown User (email@example.com)
Hi Romain, I customized the plugin for the moment to get going. Thanks very much
Unknown User (rajneeshk7)
After supplying parameters PVOB, Component, Stream and View Name, when I click build, it shows empty drop-down for baselines.
What could be the issue here? I am new to clearcase UCM. I am running jenkins on a windows machine.
Appreciate your help.
Unknown User (rseguy)
The account used to run Hudson has the expected rights on the ClearCase server? Is your job assigned to a given node?
Unknown User (rajneeshk7)
Issue resolved. It was just a misconfiguration.
Unknown User (wjhuang)
still get the error when creating the view "cleartool mkview -tag $view-name $view-name" with plugin 1.7.3, additional view-name added at the end of command line, how to resolve it?
Unknown User (rseguy)
Please fill a JIRA issue when reporting a problem, I've just sees your message now.
Unknown User (ztavor)
When trying to run job in CLI and need to provide baseline name parameter, got the following error:
"CLI parameter submission is not supported for the class com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition type.
Please file a bug report for this."
The command I use:
c:\Jenkins>java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://builder:8080/ build "Test_Job" -p "ClearCase UCM baseline=TestBL_03_04_12"
Please advise.
Unknown User (jagankalluri)
Hello There, Is There a way to pass stream name using another string/CHoice Parameter to clearcase UCM parameters? I would liek to use same job for all env type builds where streams differ from each one.
Unknown User (rseguy)
This is not supported, as your use case is not valid: You should have one dedicated job per stream.
Unknown User (jagankalluri)
Did any one had a luck to use this plug in for continuous integration . I have error when i tried to do so.It can not pick baseline automatically.I tried with clearcase UCM plug in but its not linux compatible.
Unknown User (rseguy)
The plugin doesn't retrieve baselines automatically. You must run the job manually and pick a baseline. This is not a matter of operating system, but an unsupported use case.
Unknown User (jagankalluri)
Do we have environment variables similar to echo "CLEARCASE_BASELINE ,CLEARCASE_VIEWNAME and CLEARCASE_VIEWPATH " to echo stream name ,vob name and pvob name selected
Unknown User (rseguy)
This is documented in the inline help: Click on the various blue interrogation mark icons and you'll see which variables are available. Basically, your need is covered, but read the documentation for know the variable names.
Unknown User (jbfm)
i think there is a bug in class ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.
The variable private transient DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd.HHmmss") should not be transient, because when i set the job parameter Display baselines more recent than, and restart the hudson server, and i try to construct a job, the list of baselines will be empty until a enter in job configuration and save it.
The above exception was throwed in my tests
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition$2.evaluate(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:358)
at org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils.filter(CollectionUtils.java:405)
at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.getBaselines(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:355)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition$2.evaluate(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:358) at org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils.filter(CollectionUtils.java:405) at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.getBaselines(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:355)
Unknown User (jbfm)
i think there is a bug in class ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.
The variable private transient DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd.HHmmss") should not be transient, because when i set the job parameter Display baselines more recent than, and restart the hudson server, and i try to construct a job, the list of baselines will be empty until a enter in job configuration and save it.
The above exception was throwed in my tests
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition$2.evaluate(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:358)
at org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils.filter(CollectionUtils.java:405)
at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.getBaselines(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:355)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition$2.evaluate(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:358) at org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils.filter(CollectionUtils.java:405) at com.michelin.cio.hudson.plugins.clearcaseucmbaseline.ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.getBaselines(ClearCaseUcmBaselineParameterDefinition.java:355)


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Earlier this week I talked about Steadify – a new approach to a tripod for relatively slow exposure times. The project to actually build and sell this is now live on Kickstarter, so if you want to take advantage of the early bird offers, now is the time to do so.
I'm planning to buy one and review it in due course – I'm always looking for something to reduce weight and this might help for some types of shoot.
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Loyalty Advocacy Influence Report
Social Media Implications From Dealer.com
The rise of social media has broad implications for retail businesses, especially the automotive sector. Consumers now have the ability to broadcast their opinions and recommendations to their networks via social media.
To understand the effect of social media on dealers and manufacturers, DriverSide and Dealer.com partnered with GfK Automotive Research to study the impact of social media on the automotive shopping process.
The organizations surveyed nearly 2,000 U.S.-based consumers who had recently purchased a new car, or who were planning to purchase one within 12 months and had started shopping. The findings from the survey reveal just how much consumers are influenced by the advice and advocacy of others via social media channels in making their purchase decisions.
In this report, we outline the Five Fundamentals – five concrete steps that both new car dealerships and manufacturers need to follow in order to leverage social media to maximize loyalty, advocacy and influence.
- Step 1: Embrace Social Media as a Vital Communications Channel
Social media and networks are the new marketplace for both manufacturers and dealers. It is therefore critical that businesses consider social media programs with the same authenticity and seriousness with which they approach other areas of the business
- Step 2: Ask Prospective Customers to Like/Friend/Follow You
Step 2 seems almost too simple to include, but asking friends or prospects to friend or follow the dealership or brand is the critical step to building a solid social network. Yet too many often fail to take this step.
- Step 3: Create Content That Drives Consideration and Sales Among New Customers
Our research uncovered the type of content consumers want to see on social media channels while they are shopping for their new vehicle. In addition to transparent and prompt interaction, dealers and manufacturers need to provide content that appeals to consumers and that will help drive consideration for the brand, model and dealership.
- Step 4: Create Content That Drives Loyalty and Advocacy Among Owners
64% of consumers believe they need to have a passion for a brand first in order to engage that brand on social media. Consumers who have signaled the ultimate affinity for a vehicle brand via their purchase present a golden opportunity for dealers and OEMs to engage and nurture them after they drive their new vehicle off the lot.
- Step 5: Leverage Social Media to Break into the Consideration of Loyalists and Encourage Competitive Switching
Remember that 41% of those who consider themselves loyal to a brand are open to switching to a new brand if it's more compelling. In addition to using social media to build loyalty, manufacturers and dealers should use it to lure customers away from others. Dealers should offer services and incentives that are both convenient and valuable to attract new customers.
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As food and baking products grow more varied and accommodating to the average consumer, it becomes easier to suit the needs of people who have special dietary considerations. People who follow gluten-free diets and avoid sugar have plenty of dessert options, even if they do involve a bit of extra preparation and planning ahead. With substitute sweeteners, the options are even more varied.
Cook or bake fruits into sauces, pastries, turnovers or other dishes to take advantage of their natural sweetness. For a simple strawberry shortcake, make biscuits with a gluten-free mix of flours, slice them into pieces, layer with strawberries and sugar-free strawberry compote, and top with non-dairy whipped cream.
You can also cook fruits with wine, honey, maple syrup or other natural sweeteners, or combine the fruits with sugar-free jam to make them taste sweeter before adding them to pastries or crisps. Recipezaar.com lists a gluten-free, sugar-free recipe for a pear-apple compote that calls for reducing the pears and apples by simmering them with white wine and then topping the mixture with non-dairy whipped cream. GoDairyFree.com suggests a similar recipe that capitalizes on the natural sweetness of bananas by baking them, then seasoning lightly with cinnamon and citrus juices.
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Take the sugar out of ice-cream recipes and replace it with natural sweeteners. If you have an ice-cream maker, follow the regular instructions for a recipe but omit the sugar, replacing it with honey, syrup, stevia or another sweetener. Another option is to add an egg or heavy cream to the recipe to make the final product taste richer without any added sugar.
Make a gluten-free pie crust and fill it with naturally sweet fruit. Cut butter or shortening into a mixture of gluten-free flours, and moisten the dough with water until it holds together. Chill the dough, and roll it out as you would with a traditional pie crust.
Add stevia or another sugar-free sweetener to the fruit filling, or simply thicken the fruit with cornstarch or another thickener without sweetening it. Bake the pie as usual, and serve with dairy-free, sugar-free ice cream.
Boost the nutritional profile of a cake by seeking out recipes that use whole-grain flour and natural sugars only. The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen offers a recipe for chocolate layer cake that gets its sweet-bitter taste from cocoa powder, prunes and agave nectar and uses brown-rice flour instead of wheat flour to add structure.
Use sugar-free sweeteners or sugar substitutes such as agave nectar, maple syrup or honey in traditional dessert recipes. Instead of using wheat flour, try gluten-free baking mixes or a blend of gluten-free flours. If you stick to recipes that have only a few ingredients, it's easy to make modifications that won't negatively affect the flavor of the final product.


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These Hematite Bead Earrings are made in America with an 8mm & a 4mm Hematite bead and a silver colored rose bead. Handcrafted by the American Indian artist Taina T. These earrings measure approximately 1 inch in length, 1 1/2 inches in length including the sterling silver french hook. Hematite is thought to energize and revitalize you.


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Network infrastructures are changing at a rapid pace. It makes it difficult to run and maintain the various applications and hardware needed to operate your business. Many small businesses are meeting the challenges of reduced IT budgets, resources, and staff. Due to these decreases, outsourcing network management to a professional managed service provider is becoming a necessity in order to function efficiently. Here are some common considerations when deciding to outsource your
A managed service provider manages all or part of your IT infrastructure. It is becoming quite popular among businesses in all types of industries to outsource technology management to a managed service provider. Managed services can provide your business with access to enterprise-level technology, expert IT knowledge and support at a huge cost savings. Did you know that outsourcing converts fixed IT costs into variable costs and allows you budget effectively? In
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Many businesses already have an internal IT team managing their network. It is not uncommon to wonder what a managed service provider can do for your business. As this article mentions, disrupting your own business model before it gets digitally disrupted is a daily grind. Not only are you up against nimble web start-ups, but also your own corporate inertia. Managed services can provide internal IT teams with various types of support
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Over a year has passed since the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation approving high volume oil and gas extraction in Illinois and certain business and labor groups believe that the state is taking too long to implement the rules that will allow hydraulic fracturing in Illinois. The Illinois law was lauded as a compromise between industry and environmentalist on how to regulate the practice and for containing the toughest environmental regulations in the country for the industry. However, additional rules had to be drafted before operations could begin and last summer, state and industry officials said it would take a year to get the program running. Industry groups, lawmakers and other supporters of hydraulic fracturing had hoped drilling would begin this summer. That scenario appears unlikely.
As of mid-July, the Illinois State Department of Natural Resources, which has been charged with pulling together rules to implement hydraulic fracturing and overseeing the practice, has hired just four of fifty three new employees it says it needs as it continues working to complete rules that drillers must follow. As a result, said the consortium GROW-IL, companies are beginning to look elsewhere to begin hydraulic fracturing operations, leaving Illinois at risk of losing jobs and tax revenue. GROW-IL contends that shale formation in the southern part of the state could produce $9.5 billion in economic impact and produce up to 47,000 jobs annually. Mark Denzler of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association compared the situation with hydraulic fracturing to medical marijuana, "[t]he medical marijuana bill was signed into law after hydraulic fracturing, yet the rules to put marijuana use in place have been completed, while there is no end in sight for hydraulic fracturing rules." The perception of delays led at one point to a proposal to strip the Illinois State Department of Natural Resources of its regulatory role and let lawmakers write the rules instead, but that proposal was not ultimately voted on.
Agency officials from the Illinois State Department of Natural Resources say they are working diligently on filing the jobs and will meet a November 15 legal deadline to have the rules in place. "There is a large amount of work that needs to be done to stand up a new regulatory program and implement it," said Illinois State Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller. "We have been methodical and efficient in our approach … we are making great progress." Miller continued, "[e]very one of our agency lawyers is working to revise a first draft of the rules," though Miller would not say when he expected to complete the process. Even if the rules were completed, the agency does not yet have enough experts to issues permits, inspect wells and perform other tasks associated with the anticipated influx of drilling activity.


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This one is like Suzette. She has the hair of Suzette only that it is in pink. She has a mask shaped like a cat. Her pet is like Jewel's Persian cat. From her name, she is like part of a carnival or festivities.
Lalaloopsy Haley Galaxy Doll
This was the alien doll we were talking about in the previous post. And yes, it really is an alien doll. From here name, we can tell that she comes from a different planet. Even her silver clothing, her green hair and little antennae pair shows that well.
Lalaloopsy Mint E. Stripes Doll
Isn't she cute? She looks cuddly and yes, furry! This one is a teddy bear inspired doll. Look at her hair! I love its color and the way it was tied on the bottom. Her pet is a bumble bee - a yellow and pink bumble bee instead of the usual black and yellow ones.
I am not sure what this one is named but it looks like snow inspired with snowball hairs and earmuffs. I find her so cute in red, black and white combination.
Lalaloopsy Loopy Hair Dolls
The dolls with yarn hairs are called Lalaloopsy Loopy Hair Dolls. So this makes a new line of Lala dolls for us to collect. Take a glimpse of the new releases. These dolls can let your kids express their creativity with the yarn hairs.
Lalaloopsy Loopy Hair Doll - Jewel Sparkles
This is the version of Jewel with the yarn hair. It is still the same jewel only that the hair was different. It comes with a hair comb and some clippies too!
Lalaloopsy Loopy Hair Doll - Peanut Big Top
These were the factory dolls we mentioned in our sneak peak. You will be able to change the parts of these dolls. I guess, you can also combine its parts to other parts from another lalaloopsy. It looks different with more eye lashes. Take a look at some pictures of it:
Looks like Sahara Mirage, right?
This one looks like Marina Anchors only that the hair is yellow. But she has that Sailor/ Nautical theme too.
A fairy ballerina? Maybe. But she looks super cute!
There are still other new releases without images this includes Lalaloopsy Loopy Hair Doll - Spot Splatter Splash, Lalaloopsy Loopy Hair Doll - Mittens Fluff 'N' Stuff, Lalaloopsy Scraps Stitched 'N' Sewn Doll and Lalaloopsy Little Bah Peep Doll.
But we already know how Lalaloopsy Scraps Stitched 'N' Sewn Doll and Lalaloopsy Little Bah Peep Doll looks like because they had Lalaloopsy Mini versions. This time, they will be released as a large doll.
New Mini-Lalaloopsy are also coming which includes Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Kitty B. Brave, Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Tinny Ticker, Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Kat Jungle Roar, Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Dotty Gale Winds, Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Cloud E. Sky, Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Baley Sticks 'N' Straws, Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - April Sunsplash and Mini Lalaloopsy Doll - Pickles BLT. I'm sure you loved the large versions of these dolls but I'm sure you will also grab the minis to complete your collection. You can also watch out for the release of Lalaloopsy Littles Kiwi Tiki Wiki Doll and Lalaloopsy Littles Twisty Tumblelina Doll. If you think Lala-oopsies were forgotten, you are wrong because Lala-Oopsie Princess Sesame Doll and Lala-Oopsie Princess Lavender Doll are also coming!
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Spacious luxury townhome located next to a treed area with no neighbors to one side. This is one of the few floor plans with an extra half bath. The unit appears to have never been lived in and has all of the amenities you could want. The home has two masters with one down and one up. There is a large game room upstairs. Close to major freeways, schools, shopping and restaurants.
Joe Kobell
Associated BrokerEbby Halliday, Realtors Ebby's Little White House Office
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**Assumes 4.25% APR, 20% down payment, and conventional 30-year fixed rate first mortgage. Rates cited are for instructional purposes only; current rates are subject to change at any time without notice. You should not make any decisions based simply on the information provided. Additional required amounts such as taxes, insurance, home owner association dues, assessments, mortgage insurance premiums, flood insurance or other such required payments should also be considered. Contact your mortgage company for current rates and additional information.Listing Agent:Patricia Stampley
Broker:Ebby Halliday, REALTORS Plano
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