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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Sushi and Pittsburgh 2.0
With her piece today on Pittsburgh sushi, she (unknowingly) steps into Pittsburgh 2.0 territory.
How? I've been told many times here that high quality sushi is high on the list of the amenities that would-be relos look for when thinking about Pittsburgh v. any larger West Coast or East Coast market. Jokingly, I've said to friends that if the Pittsburgh Technology Council, the Life Sciences Greenhouse, and Innovation Works really want to make the Pittsburgh region friendly to tech investors and entrepreneurs, they should invest in a sushi chef with a national reputation.
Maybe I should stop joking. Today's review of the best of Pittsburgh sushi makes the area sound like a sushi lover's paradise. There's Sushi Tomo in Ross. Kiku in Station Square. Chaya in Squirrel Hill. Umi in Shadyside. The article gives addresses, phone numbers, and website URLs.
Don't take too much from the locations. Ross? Station Square? Any sushi lover knows that the best sushi is often found in out of the way places. When I worked in San Francisco, the legendary Kabuto Sushi opened at Geary near 15th -- hardly the center of the City's restaurant scene.
But China Millman's piece is so enthusiastic that it's striking. I've heard from lots of friends here that there is no good sushi in Pittsburgh. I've been inclined to believe them; they tend to be people who've lived in places known to have fine sushi (New York, Japan, San Francisco, Los Angeles). I checked chowhound.com, and it has some upbeat reports there about Little Toyko and Umi. But the foodies aren't uniformly happy even there.
Two questions for discussion:
Am I on the right track in my semi-serious suggestion about sushi as a Pittsburgh 2.0 magnet?
And is China Millman right? Is sushi in Pittsburgh an undiscovered treasure?
21 comments:
- Jim Russell said...
I'm sure a number of your readers remember sushigate. Chad Brown was a star linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the mid-1990s. He infamously left the town and team, citing his wife's frustration with the sushi scene in Pittsburgh as a reason for moving on.
To answer your question, I offer the case of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown has excellent sushi because many Japanese tourists make the pilgrimage there to celebrate Anne of Green Gables. PEI, like the rest of Atlantic Canada, is a relocation afterthought. To Toronto they will go.
Anyone familiar with Canadian immigration understands the demand for good chefs in that country. But I'm not sure that the cuisine scene ranks all that highly in the relocation decision hierarchy.
That said, if Pittsburgh could get some national recognition for surprisingly good sushi (or any other cuisine), I think some people would take another look at the city. My sense is that eating out in Pittsburgh is a lot better than most residents realize. - 2/14/2008 12:00 PM
- Bram Reichbaum said...
I don't know about sushi as an amenity that will attract people on a direct cost-benefit analysis, but I'll tell you what. Let's say you go to Pittsburgh once, and someone takes you to Sushi Kim. Then let's say you visit Pittsburgh again, and someone takes you to Chaya. After that, you are going to think Pittsburgh is a pretty awesome town that gets a bad rap for some reason, but you'll be having none of it.
One of the things that always struck me about the mentality in Pittsburgh while living there was the self-depreciating attitude: the constant assumption that other places always had it better.
I have friends who live in New York and eat at Nobu regularly and say the quality of the food doesn't compare to what they had when visiting me and I took them to Umi (I've also eaten at Nobu, which is more of an experience but I agree on the point of Umi having better food). I happily ate at Sushi II on the South Side 3-5 times per week when I lived there (although the quality had gone down when I visited a year ago). Sushi Tomo, which I found just before moving away, was as incredible as it was affordable.
Now I'm back in Boston, which has it's fair share of incredible sushi joints. But I can say that I have, on more than one occasion, thought of taking an e-saver out to Pittsburgh for the weekend solely to get an Umi fix since moving back three years ago.
As for your first question -- does ample quality sushi=prosperity? -- I'm not sure. But it certainly doesn't hurt a city's image to have more offerings than basic pub grub. - 2/14/2008 3:53 PM
I've had sushi many times on the West Coast, from Dana Point to the Bay Area. And I can safely say that Pittsburgh can hold its own against (if not exceed) the quality of sushi in those areas.
After a decade of living in the Bay Area and being taken for sushi by Japanese ex-pats, I like to think that I've developed a pretty good taste for sushi.
Yes, there's a shortage of good sushi. It exists, but there's not enough diversity. Imagine if there were only two or three places in town where you could get a proper steak, that's the situation we're in.
I think that the source of this problem is that the average Pittsburgher doesn't seem to know good sushi from bad.
Why do I say this? Because Nakama is repeatedly voted best sushi joint in Pittsburgh. Nakama is probably some of the worst sushi I've had in my entire life, and I'm including the post-lunch-rush, all-you-can-eat sushi tables at sketchy Korean BBQ houses.
So yeah, we need more good sushi places, but we also need more good ethnic food in general, and that's going t require more Pittsburghers to develop a taste for something other than steak and pirogie. (Both of which are done quite well in these parts.) - 2/15/2008 9:26 AM
- emilyspaint said...
Try Pho Kim 88
(412) 531-8268
4100 Library Rd
Very good! - 2/15/2008 3:25 PM
- Bram Reichbaum said...
"I think that the source of this problem is that the average Pittsburgher doesn't seem to know good sushi from bad."
Okay honestly, those of you who are In The Know. Did I embarrass myself by shouting-out to Sushi Kim and Chaya? I'm been a sushivore for about five years, and have loved it but never taken it to a wine-tasting level. - 2/15/2008 6:20 PM
- Jonathan Potts said...
Nothing brings out the snob in people like talking about food.
- Mike Madison said...
Interestingly, since Jim's initial comment, no one (other than Bram, in part) has addressed my first question, which is my primary concern.
Eventually, I hope that we hear from the business community as well as from sushi lovers as such. - 2/15/2008 10:12 PM
- Chal Pivik said...
Since you're steering the discussion back to your two questions, I'll speak to the first one only, not being a sushi nut (burnt out on it in the '80s):
I don't think you're on the right track if your using sushi as a signifier. PGH's future and self esteem (or lack thereof) can't be divined by something so narrow as a particular cuisine.
I think PGH needs to become more self-accepting-- it's a cool, under-the-radar city that doesn't need to try to be like NYC, LA, Boston, et al. We don't need to draw people here expecting experiences similar to those other cities. There is enough here that is unique to the area. If people can't appreciate PGH for what it is, then they can leave.
It's an affordable, low key (in a good way) town. Disclosure: I lived in NYC and LA for the past 25+ years before returning to PGH. And I love it because it is not NYC and not LA. If that's the experience you want, move to one of those cities. It will raise your appreciation for PGH. - 2/15/2008 11:34 PM
- Jefferson Provost said...
I generally agree with Chad, although there is an inherent paradox in using Pittsburgh's under-the-radar qualities to promote it to the nation as a place to invest, live, and work.
I think Sushi, like the presence of the creative class, is a symptom, rather than a cause, of economic success. Sushi is relatively expensive. As with other fine dining, only people with a reasonable amount of disposable income can enjoy it frequently. The number of good Sushi places, and fine restaurants generally, is a function of the demand, which reflects the economic condition of the city. - 2/16/2008 10:55 AM
- Bram Reichbaum said...
Sorry, OT again but I can't help myself. Chal said:
"I think PGH needs to become more self-accepting-- it's a cool, under-the-radar city that doesn't need to try to be like NYC, LA, Boston, et al."
I think Pittsburgh needs to do something in which it can take pride and show growth. I think Pittsburgh's pernicious self-esteem problems stem from real historical and habitual flaws, which will require more than snapping out of a funk or attracting the right series of key industries. - 2/16/2008 8:52 PM
- Chal Pivik said...
Bram , thanks for the clarification. Maybe I should have said happy-to-be-under-the-radar. PGH is a well kept secret for those of us who appreciate it for what it is.
After living in NYC and LA, I think that I see cultural myths for what they are and don't buy into them anymore, at least insofar as what defines the attributes of a livable city.
To be honest, living among throngs of people searching for their romanticized notions of big city life, be it a template based on Sex in the City or Entourage, gets tired real fast. - 2/17/2008 11:44 AM
- Mike Madison said...
My own interest in this topic -- which is admittedly a bit off-center -- has nothing to do with Pittsburgh's self-esteem or a romantic attachment to a bigger-city culture.
My interest is narrower: Pittsburgh has deep-seated economic problems that can be cured -- if they can be cured, and that's a very big "if" -- only with sustained growth. It is doubtful that Pittsburgh's growth can come entirely or even largely from within -- from local material and knowledge resources, local investment, local labor.
What will it take to bring those resources, investment, and labor from outside the region?
"Sushi" is a semi-serious proposed answer to that question.
Jefferson argues: Egg, meet chicken. Is the game not worth the candle? I'm not so sure. - 2/17/2008 11:55 AM
- Jefferson Provost said...
BTW, under my chicken/egg interpretation, I think the Sushi article you cited should be seen as a positive sign for the Burgh economy.
However, all discussions about chickens, eggs and causal arrows have to take into account the fact that economic systems are full of feedback loops, and most relationships have causal arrows in both directions. It's a mistake, though, to assume that the both causal directions in a feedback loop have the same strength.
An aggressive pro-growth economic policy move, such lowering the state's corporate net income tax, would have several orders of magnitude more effect on the economy than would importing Japan's best sushi chef, or any other lifestyle-oriented improvement to the perceived attractiveness of the city. - 2/17/2008 1:10 PM
- Mike Madison said...
True, to use that example, for companies with net income. Lots of worthy early stage companies don't.
- Chal Pivik said...
Okay, point taken about sushi being a semi-serious indicator. I've started wondering about others:
Let's compile a list. I'll start it off with...
*the prominence of obituaries on the Post-Gazette site.
*just two daily non-stops to/from LA-- in light of the fact that we are wooing movie and TV production companies with tax credits. - 2/17/2008 1:36 PM
- Bram Reichbaum said...
Chal, I see what you mean now.
Jefferson, as long as we're now brainstorming for things we can do to radically change the game, I would suggest a bullet-train or Maglev system integrated with Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, you get it. The Great Great Lakes transit cluster.
That, and restoring the essential fabric between Downtown and the one residential neighborhood capable of bordering upon it. Seriously, I think the spill-over effects will cascade and reach that level.
I guess MY point being, Mike -- I don't think it's "sushi", even taken as a variable. I don't think it's certain products or industries at all. I think it'll all come down to improvements in INFRASTRUCTURE that will in turn increase the capacity of our culture (civilization). - 2/17/2008 10:45 PM
- Schultz said...
As far as sushi is concerned, Pittsburgh is probably the best in terms of value. Umi can hang with some of the higher end spots one would find in Atlanta or Philadelphia, but I think most Pittsburghers prefer sushi restaurants that do not offer Manhattan portions for Manhattan prices ($18 for a few slices of tuna?!!). I can name a number of good sushi places in both the city and suburbs that offer a great selection of sashimi and sushi rolls.
The similarities between the sushi scene and our region's attractiveness are interesting. In terms of value, Pittsburgh can't be beat. We can hang with other areas in what we offer, and while we fall short in some areas we offer an affordable high quality lifestyle. We are a value town - go to those other cities if you want to spend $400k on a 1 bedroom townhouse. Come here if you want a 4 bedroom house in a great neighborhood with great schools for half the price. - 2/18/2008 1:04 PM
Possibly some of the best Japanese food I've ever had, both sushi and washouku (japanese food) in general. Chaya could easily compete with the fancy/name places in the SF bay area *IF* they had a liquor license and good selection of sake.
But my first visit there was probably similar to many other first visits. "BYOB? WTF?" - 2/18/2008 1:16 PM
I'm sorry - there's no real sushi in Pittsburgh. End of story.
Umi - too expensive for what it is. I willingly pay $300 @ Masa at Columbus Circle though.
Chaya - what the heck is wrong with their rice (used in shari)??
Kiku - They do have 1 item which tastes exactly the same in Tokyo. That is kanikama.
I see some comparisons to LA/NYC and how these Pitt venues are comprable...please..(sigh). - 8/13/2009 6:42 PM


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Okyeame Kwame who spent January 1st 2013 with NY DJ and listeners of Homestretch on Kapital Radio disclosed this news and said plans were far advanced although they were yet to settle on a venue.
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Okyeame Kwame who cannot confirm the date for the event has however said it would come off in the second weekend of February which could either be 15th or 16.

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Sunday 24 February 2013
What I was going to wear...
48 comments:
- Connie said...
Oh yes. Flowers in your hair every day. You are really turning into quite the crafty gal. I am super impressed with your sewing skills. Baggy pants Forever!
Connie* - 24 February 2013 at 10:16
- Rachel said...
Ooh, am I first? Yippee! Good sewing, sewist. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes. Do people look closely at the zips of your shop-bought stuff? I should think not! These are beauties.
Can you be let in late to the party, on condition of good behaviour?!? - 24 February 2013 at 10:16
- Rachel said...
Oh bum, second! Xx
- 24 February 2013 at 10:16
- Sheila said...
Wow, those are amazing pants! I am boggled by your sewing skills, being completely unadept at it.
- 24 February 2013 at 10:33
- Amber of Butane Anvil said...
WOW!!! I'm away from home on a brick of a laptop with spotty internet connectivity, keeping only the barest handle on events in Style Bloglandia, but had to wrangle in a comment on PANTS OF GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Curtise, I just love you madly!
xoxo - 24 February 2013 at 10:38
- Lucys Lounge said...
hello, those pants are amazing. I love the fabric too.lucyx
- 24 February 2013 at 10:42
- Fiona said...
You are so right, the print on this fabric is wonderful. I loved the catsuit but understand why you chopped it and to my untrained eye it looks like you did a mighty fine job, you Sew-Sista you! Didn't you know it is terribly fashionable to be late to parties?
- 24 February 2013 at 10:51
Those are gloriously large bells of flowers! I love them and in awe of your sewing project. I hate sewing machines so I would never tackle something like that. Most tops on vintage things don't fit me at all but the bottom half is always my favorite. If they're full enough that is.
Gorgeous fabric pattern and great blouse topping it all off! - 24 February 2013 at 11:08
- Vix said...
I certainly can forgive the surgery, far better to rock those amazing pants than have a boob-squishing jumpsuit you can't wear! They look gorgeous, the print & colour makes me go weak at the knees, I think Tamera needs another party so you can rock 'em!
I LOVE you in trousers, more please! xxxx - 24 February 2013 at 11:10
- Diane said...
What amazing fabric - I love the wide leg trousers, but thought it looked fab as a jumpsuit too. I can't get to Chezvegas market as I work till 3pm Mon-Friday - although I am giving some serious thought to packing in. Ive developed a dicky ticker. I have a very swollen Left Ventricle and they cannot find out what is causing it. xxxxx
- 24 February 2013 at 11:48
- Max said...
Ace pants-i bet they make you want to do scissor kicks all thebtime to show off all the swing in that gorgeous fabric!
- 24 February 2013 at 12:15
- Sarah Jane said...
Wow gloriarse pants indeed. Check you out. How I wish I could make/alter my own clothing to make something equally as eye popping as this. I'm waiting on one of you talented ladies to post a non-zip cushion cover tutorial for me to cack handedly copy (hint)!! xxx
- 24 February 2013 at 12:31
Slippery fabric is so difficult but you did a great job. Your trousers look lovely. And much better to have trousers you can wear than a jumpsuit languishing in the wardrobe.
Fab purple belt too.xx
- 24 February 2013 at 13:12
- Frocktasia said...
I'm not surprised that you didn't want to sell it on, the fabric is truly fabulous!
You've made a great revamping job and now you've got a fabulous & wearable garment that you can really rock.
I had a different problemo today whilst wearing a 70s slinky polyester dress teamed with a gel-bra (not a good idea), it looked as if I had some sort of irregular lumpy boob syndrome...I need one of those invisibras :)
I love your peasant blouse too, you look fab...x
- 24 February 2013 at 13:18
They are the widest and most wonderful pair of pants, what a great idea to transform them. I'm sure Vix will think you've done a great job and het despite whether you think it's an acceptable sew job you've given it a go and it's wearable.
- 24 February 2013 at 13:42
- Patti said...
Oh, glorious trousers! You did a terrific transformation and you look retro-gorgeous. xoxoxo
- 24 February 2013 at 14:08
Your pants of glory are fabulous! In the American sense of "pants." Although I'm sure your other ones are gloriarse, too. And I like the peasant blouse to go with these giant bloomers. Bloomers and bling!
I see a renaissance of big pants on the horizon... - 24 February 2013 at 14:39
- Unknown said...
I think this looks so modern with the contrasting top really! Great job from here....
- 24 February 2013 at 15:13
- Becky said...
Dang those pants are fly!!! Fantastic job! I would probably get way more use out of some palazzos than a jumpsuit. I love jumpsuits but they NEVER fit me right-- always too tight in the crotch because I am so long waisted.
Becky :) - 24 February 2013 at 15:20
- Veshoevius said...
monoboob haha! Great job on the conversion - the trousers look great!
- 24 February 2013 at 16:00
- OP SHOP MAMA said...
Ahhh I'm getting behind on your blog posts - you're too prolific!!
A sewist, no less!
This is a masterpiece. You looked terrific in it at the beginning, but I completely get the mono-boob thing!!! LOL that happens to my marvellous mams all the time.
YOu are very talented to work on such a slippery project. The pants are now EPIC and you look triff in them. x - 24 February 2013 at 17:02
- Unknown said...
The jumpsuit was divine but applying Vix's law left it unwearable so YAY for Dr CurtiseQuim Medicine Woman! The pants are now EXQUISITE! You really are quite the sewist - how DO you do it all, Wonderwoman??
I love the entire magnificent ensemble - the lovely breezy blouse and the hair flowers make me want to hitch hike to Woodstock with you.
Love!!! Sarah xxx - 24 February 2013 at 17:28
- Fran said...
That is a beautiful jumpsuit but when something is uncomfortable is hardly matters. Great sewing - that requires patience.
- 24 February 2013 at 19:04
- Trees said...
Go you! I'm all for altering vintage clothes if it makes them more wearable, they are clothes after all, they should be worn. I do love that you're getting into sewing now - I can' wait to see what you come up with next:D
- 24 February 2013 at 21:38
- Vicky Hayes said...
Have been catching up with your lovely blog Curtise and I love the way your life is lived in glorious technicolor (of course that's a typo - it should read gloriarse as you know!) Shame about the monoboob as the jump suit looked so glam but you've been rather clever in turning it into the wide legged trouser of glory! I do like the idea of housework in a headdress but then there wouldn't be room for my glasses... Vicky x
- 25 February 2013 at 01:17
- freckleface said...
I love that jumpsuit both in its original state and the way that you've styled it in this lovely folklorique look with the flower and the bangles.
I think you have to change things to make them more wearable, otherwise they will just sit there in the wardrobe. And all of us larger bosomed ladies know, a monoboob is never a good thing.
Well done on the sewing front, there's no stopping you these days!! xxxxx - 25 February 2013 at 01:26
- Kitty Greene said...
I love that fabric, how could anyone feel miserable wearing that ? You've made a good job of it, I don't think there' anything wrong with altering vintage clothes, after all when you're done, they're 'reborn' - given a new life instead of being forgotten. I also liked it in it's original form, because of the empire line, great for hiding a slightly thickening waistline !
- 25 February 2013 at 02:30
I'm glad you ditched the monoboob for these fab pants as they look great and yes, you're right: far better to have a functional piece than a so-so one that makes you uncomfortable. I love the pattern too, Curtise, and the way you've styled the pants makes me think of an old world gypsy steeped in folkloric traditions! Xoxo
- 25 February 2013 at 02:38
- Señora Allnut said...
great sewing job making that fabulous pants, love them!, and also love your peasant blouse and bijouterie, and that flowers on your hair!!, you're a springtime dream!
besos - 25 February 2013 at 04:12
- CityScape Skybaby said...
I think you actually look very Frida Kahlo-ish in the revamped jumpsuit and peasant blouse Curtise. It's a shame you never got it finished in time for Tamera's party but I'm sure you'll have lots more chances to wear it. You're really getting into this sewing business now, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with those children's curtains now. xx
- 25 February 2013 at 05:55
- Miss Simmonds Says said...
No one wants a monoboob! So you did the right thing turning it into a pair of giant trouser... They look brilliant! Who cares about the small details, as long as they don't suddenly fall apart they'll be great. You're a great seamstress, carry on the good work xxxx
- 25 February 2013 at 06:37
- The Style Crone said...
The Wide-Leg Pants of Glory are magnificent! The colors, the pattern, and you wearing them. Pairing them with the 70's peasant blouse was a stroke of genius. So, along with the flowers in your hair, you radiate off of my screen this morning. What a great way to start my day!
- 25 February 2013 at 06:53
The Wide-Leg Pants of Glory are simply DIVINE!!! You did an awesome job and no one should be close enough to your bum to see any sewing boo-boos!!
- 25 February 2013 at 07:14
- Rose&Bird said...
It's a shame it didn't fit as a jumpsuit, but here's to reworking! The trousers are great and I love the print. The world's your oyster now!
- 25 February 2013 at 09:59
- Krista said...
See OMG you pit in a zipper and I love how you say it like it was nothing!!! :) Turning a jumpsuit into pants I bow at your new kick ass sewing skills! The print makes me cry for it is the prettiest thing EVER I can see why you had to do something so you would wear it. I love em' and YOU!!!!
- 25 February 2013 at 10:43
- Forest City Fashionista said...
LUUUV those giant pants! Your sewing skills are growing by leaps and bounds, and soon you will be designing your own line of maxi-dresses, that's my prediction...
- 25 February 2013 at 10:59
- Vintage Coconut said...
My heck your new pants are just simply AWESOME! I love the colors and design they are super funky.
You look superb Curtise. - 25 February 2013 at 11:33
- Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping] said...
You are a real bloody sewist person! Bloody hell! They look fabulous.
xx - 25 February 2013 at 14:50
- silvergirl said...
totally jealous of your sewing skills
looks great as a single piece
brett - 25 February 2013 at 16:45
- Unknown said...
Looking definitely slick, Curtise! Such a great pattern mix! Although I really liked the jumpsuit on you as well. Smart of you to take a pic before you began!
Sewist. Great word ... must remember to use it! - 25 February 2013 at 18:35
- Unknown said...
Wow you did a great job they and you look amazing :-) dee xxx
- 26 February 2013 at 03:40
- Melanie said...
Wow, how well did you do! Far better as a skirt, though I liked it before too xxx
- 26 February 2013 at 04:10
- Anne M Bray said...
I will chime in with my delight over your fantastic repurposing of the jumpsuit. MOST EXCELLENT. I want a closer look at the print -- it is mesmerizing!
Here's a tip for sewing on slippery fabric: baste vs pins. And if you baste with silk thread, it's easy to pull it out later.
Here's to more successful surgical outcomes! - 26 February 2013 at 04:56
- Flora Cruft said...
You've done a fantastic job Curtise, far better than I could ever manage, and you look like a wonderful Gypsy Queen, I adore the contrasting prints and the flower in your hair!
- 26 February 2013 at 09:15
- Helga said...
O, my GAWD, darling, I am SO pleased you were able to salvage that jumsuit and make it wearabel!!The fabric is to DIE for AMAZING! I think I have some a similar print piece of fabric lying about somewhere...
YEAH, why not alter it to suti yourself! Wearing and enjoying a garment is vital! I sometimes feel guilty when I turn a garment inside out, but what the HELL.As long as I don't completely feck it up, which has happened. DIVOON,my lovely,DIVOON!
Love you!XXXXXXXXX - 26 February 2013 at 12:06
- Nikki @ Penelope Cat Vintage said...
They are amaaaaazing! I can't believe how wide they are and the pattern/colours are fantastic.
x - 27 February 2013 at 01:59
- Pull Your Socks Up! said...
Glad to know I'm not the only one who swears like a navvy while sewing, which is probably why I save those projects for when the kids are at school;). You have saved the jumpsuit from becoming Frustrated Boob Squisher Banished to Back of Wardrobe to yes ... Wide-Leg Pants of Glory baby!!!! I have trouble with zips after all these years but I am thrilled to see you pushed on and created that work of art - and how you've garnished those pants - glory be the blouse, belt and bangles!!!!! xxoxoxoxoxo
- 2 March 2013 at 02:23
- Megan said...
Pants. Of. FABULOUSNESS!
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Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
Jimi Hendrix
Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
Hendrix traveled back to Toronto, Ontario to attend his preliminary hearing scheduled for the following day.
Jimi fails to appear at a previous scheduled meeting with his attorney Henry Steingarten where an update of Hendrix's broadening financial burdens were to be discussed. In a letter, dated November 11, 1969, Steingarten sent an outline of Jimi's mounting debt and unfulfilled commitments to him.
Jimi appeared in court at 10 a.m. in defense of a drug possession charge made against him in May 1969. Under the jurisdiction of Judge Joseph Kelly, Hendrix stood beside Defense Attorney John O'Driscoll and before twelve jury members. The first witness for the Crown was Customs Officer Marvin Wilson. It had been Wilson who stopped Hendrix during a Customs check on May 3, 1969 as the guitarist tried to enter Canada to perform at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Wilson recounted his take of the situation, which was subsequently echoed his superior officer, a Customs Supervisor, as well as another Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. Hendrix then took the stand next. The twenty-seven year old Seattle native proceeded to inform the court that he was entirely unaware of the drugs found in his travel bag. Hendrix made clear his own experimentation with a variety of drugs in the past, but that in this instance, he had no idea that someone had packed drugs in his travel bag. Hendrix claimed that the drugs were mistakenly packed in one of his travel bags along with a number of other gifts he had received from fans while attending a party in Hollywood.
court drug possession John O'Driscoll Marvin Wilson Media trial
Jimi returned to court to take the stand once again, recounting his side of the story. After Jimi concluded his testimony, journalist Sharon Lawrence was called next. Lawrence testified that she had been with Hendrix at the Beverly Rodeo Hotel prior to his departure. Lawrence echoed Hendrix's explanation that the drugs had been placed in the guitarist's travel bags without his knowledge. The defense then called Hendrix's former producer and co-manager Chas Chandler. Chandler proved to be a compelling witness, lending credibility to Hendrix's claim while providing details within the life of a successful touring musician.
Jimi Hendrix's trial for drug possession entered its third day. Both the Counsel for the Defense and the Counsel for the Prosecution made their final address before the jury. The Defense rested the case on the law that to be charged with the possession of a narcotic there has to be knowledge of its existence. Hendrix's attorney John O'Driscoll reminded the jury that a conviction cannot be handed down if there is any doubt. After a brief address by the Counsel for the Prosecution the jury left the courtroom and deliberated for eight hours before returning with a verdict of not guilty.


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Between tradition and innovation. A special project focusing on the coat, Max Mara Atelier is an annual limited edition haute de gamme collection which always lives up to the premise of its name.
In 1951, Achille Maramotti, freshly graduated in law, decided to dedicate himself to haute couture; a family passion passed down from his great-grandmother Marina Rinaldi, who in the late nineteenth century operated a luxury fashion house in the heart of Reggio Emilia. His desire was to produce high-quality manufactured women's clothing. This was a somewhat avant-garde idea in the Italy of the time, where fashion was still an exclusively hand-crafted activity.
The very first collection, a camel coat and a geranium red suit, incorporated the ideals of future production: essential and precise, clean cuts and decisive lines. French inspired designs, but reinvented through the lens of traditional Italian style. The success was immediate.
In the sixties, Max Mara evolved the production techniques, and at the same time, the range of products: alongside the typically mannish broad double-breasted coats were small collections, which comprised elegant suits as well as more sporting lines.
In these years the creative staff was also enriched, and outstanding personalities, such as Luciano Soprani, Lison Bonfis, Graziella Fontana and Emanuelle Khan began to collaborate on the development of the collections and new lines such as "Pop" and "My Fair". A decade further on, and stylistic collaborations included Anne Marie Beretta, Nanni Strada, Guy Paulin, Jacques Delahaye, Jean Charles de Castelbajac and others. All the contributors increased the value of the brand, but without self-promotion, following the company philosophy: visibility of the brand, more than individual names.
At the end of the sixties, when London was the capital of ideas and fashion, Achille Maramotti was again amongst the first to seize the creative ferment, and transferred a new collection there, thanks to the help of Laura Lusuardi, today fashion coordinator of the Group . It was a new concept: Sportmax, dedicated to young women who wanted to individualise their look.
The eighties saw the birth of one of the symbols of the Maison, the double-breasted coat "101801", created by Anne Marie Beretta, with kimono sleeves in mixed cashmere wool, unquestioned best seller and now offered in every winter collection without modification.
In 1989 Max Mara launches the first issue of MM Magazine, the house organ still nowadays a fashion bible for the loyal customery.
The nineties saw a strong consolidation of the Group. The famous photographers such as Peter Lindbergh, Arthur Elgord and Richard Avedon, they are called to interpret the advertising campaigns of the brand.
In March 2007, the Max Mara Art Prize for Women in collaboration with the Whitechapel of London was the recipient of the prestigious British Council Arts & Business International Award. The Max Mara Art Prize for Women, in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery, reflects Max Mara's close relationship with the worlds both of women and of art. The prize – awarded every two years and open to all art forms – aims to encourage and support emerging women artists who live and work in the United Kingdom.
Today, Max Mara is a model and reference point for Italian and international prèt-a-porter; the passion and determination of the founder has been enthusiastically seized by the new generation, continuing the innovative traditions started 60 years ago.


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This looks similar to the Shell Tool, but you must specify which host to run the remote shell on when you start it up.
To start a Remote Shell tool, enter
Meta+X Remote Shell
in the Editor or Listener tool, and supply the hostname of the remote machine when prompted.
The tool runs an appropriate UNIX command (
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Five Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup egg whites or 1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups finely ground unsweetened flaked coconut*
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together peanut butter, sugar, and egg and until well combined - about 1-2 minutes. Beat in baking soda until combined. Beat in coconut until combined.
Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Place on baking sheets, spacing about 3/4-inch apart. Flatten balls making a criss-cross with a fork. Sprinkle with a little sugar, if desired. Bake 12 minutes or until cookies are golden around the edges, and crisp. Cool 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Makes about 1 dozen cookies depending how big you make them
*I used Bob's Red Mill unsweetened coconut flakes. I finely ground the flakes in a food processor and then measured out the 1 1/2 cups.


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Clarinetist Robert Spring to Perform at Clarke
Clarinetist Robert Spring, who has performed all over the world, will visit Clarke University for an Arts at Clarke event on Friday, Jan. 31.The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Jansen Music Hall. Admission is $10 for general admission; free for the Clarke community.Spring has performed as a recitalist or soloist with symphony orchestras and wind bands in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America, and has been heard in the United States on National Public Radio's "Performance Today." He frequently serves as clinician and adjudicator, and teaches on the faculties of several summer music festivals. He has published numerous articles on multiple articulation and other contemporary clarinet techniques.Spring attended the University of Michigan where he was awarded three degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. He was recently awarded the "Citation of Merit Award" from the School of Music Alumni Society.For more information, contact the Clarke University Marketing and Communication Office at (563)588-6318.Clarke University is a Catholic, liberal arts and sciences university dedicated to preparing students who positively impact their workplace, family and community. Academic offerings include more than 40 undergraduate liberal arts and pre-professional programs, a robust adult degree program and six graduate degree programs. Founded in 1843 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Clarke is located near the Mississippi River in the thriving city of Dubuque, Iowa. It is the only BVM university in the country.


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A look at the best tweets from the world of UFC. Follow @ufc, the list of official UFC accounts, and the list of UFC fighters to keep up with these guys and gals.
Some UFC 162 Reactions...
God is good! Thanks to everyone that believed in me!! Belts coming back to longisland baby!! -Chris Weidman
That is my Prize ...... pic.twitter.com/KJF9uDEz51 -Anderson Silva
@SpiderAnderson do the rematch -Diego Sanchez
Its sad people who was all out for silva talk sh*t bout him Hes hands down worked all the other times but since he got caught hes dumb now? -Jerome-Max Holloway
If you dont like @FrankieEdgar you may seriously be a bad person, kid is incredible and so down to earth !!!! Great fight both men!!! -Brian Stann
Great f-ing fight!!!! Siver vs Cub -Dana White
My life is like a box of chocolate, except some of the pieces are filled with $h*t. LOL. Really, really wanted the W -Chris Leben
…And Several Dozen More
80 or so of our fighters react to the UFC 162 main event on Twitter http://www.ufc.com/news//ufc-162-twitter-responses … -UFC
Stann the Man Retires
As one "All-American" takes the belt, another retires - former WEC champion @BrianStann retires http://www.ufc.com/news/Brian-Stann-Retires … -UFC
Brian Stann is someone I look up to as a fighter and as a person. I'm thankful to have trained and fought beside you buddy @BrianStann -Cub Swanson
I have a ton of respect for @BrianStann as a fighter, leader, soldier, and friend. I'm proud to consider him a friend. I wish him the best! -Tim Kennedy
Thank you @BrianStann for all your entertaining fights! -Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts and regards, & thank you for understanding my decision. I am a better person because of MMA -Brian Stann
They Need You in Santa Monica: SharkNado!
At the firehouse today. Ready to save the world. #NotReally #NeedANap -Stipe Miocic
The Hitman of Fashion
I could wear speedos & a man purse and get away w it. I'm European. @spilledbagofice -Martin Kampmann
That Counts as Cardio
I swear I waste a good 10 minutes walking back and forth between the pantry and the ice box, staring, deciding what to eat. -Brad Tavares
Surreal Advice with Erik Koch
Don't mess with a guy on a buffalo... -Erik Jon Koch
Tech Corner with Mitch Clarke
Threatening your computer with a rock will NOT make it go faster -Mitch Clarke
Twitter Karaoke Krause
I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block. -James Krause
Cheesy Charity
These guys aren't going to sleep hungry tonight :) http://instagram.com/p/bmyXLep1eo/ -Danny Castillo
Like Father, Like Son
I take my job very serious, especially when I do interviews for the @UFC RT pic.twitter.com/bEgTZDVxbE -Duane Ludwig
Silly Lil Duane BANG pic.twitter.com/Rh3hJiUFMO -Duane Ludwig
No Tweet Rust for Stipe
Back from vacation. Time to see if I remember how to twitter..... Yup. Still got it. -Stipe Miocic
Trash Talk Training
@spilledbagofice Any ideas for marketing my fight against Ryan? Maybe Beard vs beard? I'm drawing a blank -Quinn Mulhern
@spilledbagofice "Yo Daddy's so fat, when he sits around the house...he holds you against the cage and punches you for 25 minutes" -Quinn Mulhern
Meanwhile, Ike Trash Talks Himself
Late birthday present new #breakingbad bobble head couldn't be more pleased ha pic.twitter.com/cgHSZlUJGZ -Isaac Vallie-Flagg
"@MikeStraka: @IKEVF ages 15 and up you're not old enough yet". It's a choking hazard and if you look at my record I can't handle chokes! -Isaac Vallie-Flagg
What Renzo Says Goes
The GOAT @RenzoGracieBJJ said I look like a goat... -Jim Miller
Jamahal Hill Talks UFC 300 Main Event
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Access Beginners Guide to Programming on Hawkboard http://elinux.org/Hawkboard/Programming_Guide_-Linux(ARM)
Hawkboard is an open-hardware project which uses Texas Instrument's (TI) OMAP(open multimedia application platform) Processor(OMAPL-L138). It has both a DSP and an ARM Processor.
- ARM-This normally runs an OS such as Linux \ Android etc. ARM in OMAPL-138 ,is ARMV5/ARM926
- DSP- This is a specialized processor for performing Image,Audio and Video encoding/Decoding. These type of processor are specifically designed to perform these operations faster. DSP in OMAPL-138 ,is C674x Floating Point DSP.
Mix of ARM & DSP (OMAP) gives high performance and low power computing platform,Which are normally used in embedded and mobile Devices.
A Similar kind and a very popular Open-hardware platform is beagleboard that uses Faster OMAP from TI.
Command usage in this guide
In this guide, commands are preceded by prompts that indicate the environment where the command is to be typed. For example:
- host$
- Indicates command to be typed into the shell window of the host Linux workstation.
- Hawkboard.org>
- Indicates commands to be typed into the U-Boot shell in a console window connected to the Hawkboard's serial port.
- target$
- Indicates commands to be typed into the Linux shell in the terminal window connected to the Hawkboard's serial port or TTY..
Getting Started
Things you will need
1. Hawkboard
2. 5V 1Ampere Power Supply (Atleast 700mA recommended ,As long as volatage is 5V a higher ratings like 1A,2A even more can be used)
3. USB Hub (Hub that provides external power supply is recommended) A USB Hub is highly recommended As you might want to connect multiple peripherals like Keyboard,mouse ,USB Storage devices.
4. Cross Cable DB-9 Female at both ends See wiring diagram below how to make one.
5. SD Card or USB Pendrive (1GB Minimal)
6. Ethernet Cable
7. Ethernet HUB or Switch If you PC/laptop/Router has only one LAN Port which is already in use ,Then might consider purchasing it.
8.System Running Linux either on Real Machine or Vmware/VirtualBOX
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Preparing Hawkboard
Before all first thing is to check that the board is properly working or not.
a) Connect a 5V and 1A Power supply (Inner Pin +Ve and Outer GND)
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b) Connect VGA monitor cable to Hawkboard VGA Port
c) Power on the Device ,you will see Hawkboard Logo on the monitor as below ,this is due to Bootloader (U-boot) present in the Hawkboard.
d) Further Also check whether you are receiving the Data from Hawkboard UART/Serial port to PC/Laptop Serial port. Serial port will be used to send parameters to bootloader(u-boot).
Connect UART/serial port of Hawkboard on to PC by NULL cable which has DB-9 Female at both ends & It must be crossed i.e and 2 & 3 Interchanged at both ends.
Below is Wiring Diagram
e) Once cable has been connected use following software depending on your system.
- Hyperterminal or Teraterm -if you are using windows.
- Cutecom or minicom -if you are using Linux
& Set following parameters to see uboot messages
- Bits per Second: 115200
- Data Bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop Bits: 1
- Flow Control: None
- Transmit delay: 0 msec/char, 10 msec/line (Optional)
- Using Cutecom (Linux)
host$ apt-get install cutecom host$ cutecom &
Set comport
- If you are directly using PC/Laptop that has comport then it will be probably /dev/ttyS0 -COM1 or /dev/ttyS1 if COM2
- If you are USB RS232 converter than comport will be something /dev/ttyUSB0
Cutecom ScreenShot below
- Using Hypertermincal (Windows)
Start->Run->hypertrm or Start-All program-Accessories-Communication-Hyper terminal select appropriate Comport
As shown below screenshot of Hyperterminal settings
Now power on the Device you should see some text message on Serial Console (Hyperterminal or minicom etc)
Pressing enter will again give a new Hawkboard.org> Prompt .
This shows that serial port is working to send and receive messages to/from hawkboard
{{Note | If you don't see above screen There are two LEDs situated near the
serial port (one for RS232 transmit & one for RS232 receive).
One of them blinks while the board boots. Showing that is transmitting data to the serial ports.
If that Led is blinking then either your cross cable should have a problem or it should be loose connection.
If you are not getting anything on VGA Monitor or COM Port Follow: Recovering U-Boot on Hawkboard
Introduction to uImage ,uBoot & File-system
A Desktop system needs kernel and various application for it to be useful. Similarly, embedded devices also need a Kernel that manages/allocates resources & Schedule task & Set of Applications to perform user task.
The components here are:
- uImage :- uImage is a Linux Kernel (2.6.x) that Bootloader (Uboot) Loads which then finally mounts the (RootFS) Filesytem. The filesystem can be either on SD Card / USB Drive or on Another Network PC through NFS (Network File System) Protocol.
This is similar to Vmlinuz (Linux Kernel that grub loads) that exists in Normal Desktop Environment usually in /boot folder.
- RootFS :-Kernel itself is A manager of resource and does nothing useful to user,you need a filesystem for Kernel to manage and you to work upon and provide apps to user.
Filesystem is also known as Root Filesystem ,It basically contains all the application (ls,cat,vi etc ),directory structure /dev, /proc, /bin, /etc, /lib, /usr, /tmp & necessary scripts (rc, inittab, fstab etc).
- U-boot :- The third component Known as Bootloader actually Loads Kernel in RAM.
Preloaded Bootloader in Hawkboard is U-boot.Similar to Like GRUB for Linux and NTLDR for Windows
Download Kernel & Root FS
Download the Sample uImage & Root Filesystem(RootFS) from The Link below
- uImage :- Kernel Image http://hawktool.googlecode.com/files/uImage_v1
Kernel will loaded through TFTP Server.Though u-boot can load this image from USB/SD Card but the Preloaded (Uboot) that comes with Hawkboard cant access USB/SD Card hence cant access & load uImage.Once the uImage is loaded it can then Access SD/MMC to load Root Filesystem .
(NB:Newer kernel image uImage_v3 contains support for 800x600 resolution and dsplink)
- RootFS :- Filesystem http://hawktool.googlecode.com/files/RootFS_v1.tar.bz2
Filesystem can be loaded through NFS or SD/USB Drive once uImage is loaded and executed.
The Sample RootFS contains Ubuntu Jaunty Non-Graphical distribution ,which contains gcc,ssh vi editor and lot more . With gcc you can do native development on Hawkboard itself & No cross compiler needed.
For installing new packages you can also use "apt-get install <package_name>"
Installing and setting TFTPD on PC(Needed for uImage Transfer to Board)
Since TFTP Server is required on Host System to Transfer uImage to Hawkboard ,Install TFTP Server by following steps below:
1. Install tftpd and related packages.
host$ sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd
2. Create /etc/xinetd.d/tftp and put this entry:
service tftp { protocol = udp port = 69 socket_type = dgram wait = yes user = nobody server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd server_args = /tftpboot disable = no }
3. Make /tftpboot directory
host$ sudo mkdir /tftpboot host$ sudo chmod -R 777 /tftpboot host$ sudo chown -R nobody /tftpboot
4. Start tftpd through xinetd
host$ sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd restart
5.Place uImage_v1 in /tftpboot dir
Preparation for transferring Root Filesystem
RootFilesytem can be loaded to Hawkboard either using SD/MMC or NFS.
If you want to use SD Card or USB Pendrive for loading the RootFS ,you can skip this section and proceed to SD/USB Drive Booting section.Also in case you are facing difficulty setting up NFS Server ,Following Using SD Card or USB Card Methodis recommended.
Using NFS Server Method
In NFS Boot method Root Filesystem remains on host PC & is shared using NFS Server. uImage mounts this NFS Shared folder as its root-file system. Since its shared files can be accessed from Hawkboard else-well as Host Machine,any changes is reflected on both.This method do not require you to Copy RootFS on SD Card/USB Drive. Development is faster since u can directly copy files from Host machine to NFS Folder and it will reflected back on Hawkboard.
Follow these steps to configure NFS Server 1. Install NFS Server
host$ sudo apt-get install portmap nfs-kernel-server
2. Share the Folder containing extracted RootFS (e.g /nfsroot contains RootFS)
Edit /etc/exports and add the shares:
/nfsroot <NETWROK_IP><SUBNET_MASK>(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)
e.g, /nfsroot 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)
Assuming your network is is 192.168.0.0
3.After setting up /etc/exports, export the shares:
host$ sudo exportfs -ra
restart the nfs-server if required
host$ sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
4.cp RootFS_v1.tar.bz2 to /nfsroot and extract files using
host$ sudo tar xvf RootFS_v1.tar.bz2
Using SD Card or USB Card Method
Follow these steps only if you are not using NFS Method or Skip to Next Section.
This requires you to copy Root Filesystem to SD Card or USB Pendrive, Drive should have a ext2/ext3 partition and file should be copied on that system. To create ext2/ext3 partition you can use gparted.
1.Install Gparted using
apt-get install gparted
2.Now create ext2 partition using
gparted /dev/sdb& Note:Here /dev/sdb is USB PenDrive
create aroud 2GB or more Ext2 partition
3.Copy RootFS_v1.tar.bz2 to this partition Extract using
tar xvf RootFS_v1.tar.bz2 rm -f RootFS_v1.tar.bz2 sync
and remove the SD Card or USB Drive
Booting Linux
Once TFTP Server has been setup and uImage has been placed in /tftpboot folder & Also RootFS has been put in either NFS Folder(/nfsroot) or on SD/USB Card,Next Step is to load the kernel and RootFS.
1.Open Cutecom or HyperTerminal from HOST Machine
2. Enter following command to Load uimage through tftp ( as usual)
hawkboard.org> setenv serverip <PC IP> hawkboard.org> setenv ipaddr <BOARD IP> hawkboard.org> tftp c0700000 uImage_v1
#PC_IP ->is IP address of your Host Linux machine. #BOARD IP ->is IP address if your board you want to setup(you can any address but make sure its on same network) #tftp c0700000 uImage_v1 ->Tells Bootloader to Load uImage from PC_IP to Hawkboard's RAM at location c0700000
Below shows a Screenshot about how to enter these commands in cutecom
2.Set Bootargs Bootargs is the parameter/Variable that is send to uImage telling the Location of RootFS. Once the uImage is executed ,it then read bootargs and mount the RootFS from the location described in Bootargs.
Set one of the Following Bootargs depending where your RootFS is located.
a)If USB Drive
hawkboard.org> setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 noinitrd root=/dev/sda1 rootwait rw init=/sbin/init
- root=/dev/sda1 Tells that RootFS is locaed on USB Drive on first ext2 partition
- console=ttyS2,115200n8 tells where to put booting Message,Its basically UART3 of Hawkboard.
- init=/sbin/init tells which program to run first after mounting rootFS (Leave this as it is)
b)if SD Card
hawkboard.org> setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty1 noinitrd root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 rootwait rw
hawkboard.org> setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty1 noinitrd root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 rootdelay = 2 rootfstype = ext2 rw
Here p1 in mmcblk0p1 says that Rootfs is present in first partition of SD Card.
c) If NFS Boot
c.1)If Board uses Static IP
hawkboard.org> setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 noinitrd rw ip=<HawkboardIP>:<server-ip>:<gateway-ip>:<netmask>::eth0: root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=<NFS Server ipaddress>:/nfsroot'
hawkboard.org> setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 noinitrd rw ip=192.168.0.125:192.168.0.1:192.168.0.1:255.255.255.0::eth0: root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=<NFS Server ipaddress>:/nfsroot'
where 192.168.0.125 is board IP & 192.168.0.1 is gateway IP& Router IP.
c.2)if Board uses DHCP
hawkboard.org> setenv bootargs "mem=128M console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=<Server ipaddress>:/nfsroot ip=dhcp"
- nfsroot= location of rootfs
- root=/dev/nfs tells that root filesystem is located on different PC on a NFS rather on SD/USB Card.
3.Run the Kernel & Mouting of Filesystem
hawkboard.org> bootm c0700000
Tells Uboot to run image located at location c0700000 ,in this case its uImage i.e Kernel
Explaining Booting Process
After entering the bootm command the kernel starts executing from RAM. The kernel reads the bootargs argument that was passed as an environment variable earlier. Bootargs describe the location of the root filesystem. Reading this information uImage mounts the RootFS and runs /sbin/init (which typically shows you a login prompt).
Sample rootFS present as download above is configured for following user and password user:hawk password:password


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Seminar times?
The Lousky seminar is a 3- day event, taking place
under the guidance of Dr. Dany Lousky.
The seminar will take place over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm each day.
What the seminar includes?
The seminar includes lectures, examining processes,
and working in pairs and groups.
The materials to be taught are unique and powerful,
for creating on going and quality life changes.
Meals drinks and accommodation?
We will serve cold and hot drinks throughout the seminar.
Meals and accommodation are not included.
It is possible to obtain accommodation at the hotel itself,
or at a differenthotel of your choice.
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The dates and venue may vary.
Please check the site for changes.
Seminar in Hebrew
Dr. Lousky will conduct the seminar in Hebrew,
with simultaneous English translation.
At the conclusionof the seminar,
a digital course will be sent to you by email,
which will include lessons and meditation (in English),
for continued training at home.
Read more
Read more about Dr. Dany Lousky
I am going to tell you about the Secret of all secrets,
exposed 3800 years ago.
Those who discovered these secrets became smarter,
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They lived like kings while everyone else
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Something happened to those people who knew the secrets.
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Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more.
The Taylor Police Department has a separate unit devoted strictly to domestic violence and family matters. A detective, a Wayne County prosecutor, and a victim's advocate work daily as a team to prosecute batterers and assist victims of domestic violence.
Michigan statutes define domestic violence as "an individual who assaults or assaults and batters his or her spouse or former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, or a resident or former resident of the same household, or an individual with whom you've had an intimate relationship."
Children growing up in an abusive home also suffer. Problems such as poor school performance, aggressive relationships with peers and siblings, and a lack of self-esteem can develop. Children are likely to believe that abuse is a normal part of adult behavior. Boys commonly become abusers themselves, while girls commonly become victims of an abusive relationship.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or ask a neighbor to call if you are unable. If you are not in immediate danger, but wish to report the incident, call the Taylor Police Department non-emergency number, 734-287-6611, or come to the Taylor Police Department. This should be done as soon as possible after the incident to preserve evidence. You should also seek medical attention for any injuries you may have suffered.


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Senate GOP Blocks Student Loan Bill
Senate Republicans today killed a Democratic bill that would prevent an increase in student loan interest rates over the measure's offset, which they argue would hurt job creation and the economy.
The measure went down 52-45, falling short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. The vote fell along party lines, except with Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) voting present and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) voting against the bill in order to be able to bring it up again.
Republicans, who stressed they too want to avoid the interest rate increase, argued that Democrats — including President Barack Obama, who has made the student loans a top priority — are using the issue to score political points ahead of the November elections rather than negotiating a bipartisan offset.
"Today's vote on student loan rates is a perfect example of this cynical election-year strategy in action," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said before the vote. "Rather than working with Republicans to help young people in this country weather the effects of the Obama economy, Democrats have sought to distract them from it."
Republicans believe that, while the bill is intended to help students, it would actually make their job prospects even bleaker.
The Democratic student loan bill would cover the $6 billion cost of preventing the rise in interest rates by eliminating a corporate tax loophole that allows wealthy individuals to pay less in Social Security and Medicare taxes.
Republicans and business groups oppose the offset, which they believe would make businesses less likely to hire by increasing their tax burden. Senate Republicans prefer the offset used in a House-passed bill, which would eliminate a fund in the 2010 health care overhaul — a law Republicans are eager to repeal — that covers prevention and public health.
"The real solution, of course, are pro-growth policies that make it easier for U.S. businesses to hire," McConnell said. "But in the short term, Republicans are ready to offer temporary relief. … Republicans propose to end an 'Obamacare' slush fund that Democrats and the president himself have already drawn from to cover other expenses."
The health care offset was used to help pay for an extension of the payroll tax cut in February, and Republicans argue that since Democrats agreed to it then they should agree to it on the student loan measure to keep Stafford loan interest rates from doubling beginning July 1.
But Democrats maintain there is no more room to cut in the preventive fund, which they argue will help save money by helping treating illnesses before they become chronic and expensive to treat. Democrats also contend that the Republican offset is an effort to further the GOP goal of repealing the health care law, which Democrats pushed through Congress.
"Republicans will try to explain away their 'no' votes by claiming they oppose the way the legislation is paid for," Reid said before the vote. "They propose radical cuts to a preventive health care fund instead — a proposal they know Democrats oppose."
"They're sending a clear message they would rather protect wealthy tax dodgers than help promising students achieve their dreams of higher education," Reid continued.


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The Knob Beach in Falmouth, Cape Cod
A wonderful afternoon adventure can be had in Quissett, one of Falmouth's eight villages. One can visit The Knob at the Cornelia Cary Sanctuary. The twelve acre Sanctuary is only three miles from the Palmer House. There is a secluded beach and "The Knob," a hill of land jutting out into the water offers amazing views of Buzzards Bay. If you care to linger this is a great place to admire a classic Cape Cod sunset with someone special.
See more on our YouTube Channel – Palmer House Inn's Sights of Cape Cod: The Knob Beach


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Art on paddles, Colt 45s, Shots, and a ping paddle championship with the winner winning a surf board. Good deal @Krochet Kids HQ in Costa Mesa, CA. |
Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 8 pm
Krochet Kids HQ
1930 Placentia Avenue A5
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Words and photos: Michael Hsiung
I'm too lazy to write words today, but I'll definitely give it a whole hearted try. I apologize ahead of time if I accidentally missed or got anyone's information wrong. It was a rough night - Colt 45's were free. Photographs by Taylor Brittenham, Pacolli and my crappy iphone. It was a really fun night in Costa Mesa - all the artists I got to meet were awesome.
I really was enjoying the works of Eric McHenry.
Skull paddles by Todd Braturd.
Paddle by Russ Pope.
Paddle dude by Ed Templeton.
More Pope action.
Paddles by Chris Pastras.
Close up on an Eric McHenry paddle art.
Fuck Everything Paddle.
Cabin Boy and Gentleman's Paddle by me.
Eric in front of his works!
I really liked this blue guy by Russ Pope.
Me and Brazilian Artist Pacolli from Human Pyramids.
I don't do well in front of a camera. Interview with Erica Yary.
Colt 45's were free. I was pretty sure I wasn't going to drink any, but...
I did drink some and then they ran out, which meant all that was left were some shots. Me (looking kinda of like I'm going to puke), Pacolli, artists Jason Hernandez, and Saul Gonzalez.
Friends getting goofy.
Ping Pong championships were on. I really wanted to just grab my paddle off the wall and play, but I suck. The winner got a surf board.
Cheers Saul and Jason, I'm glad you guys dropped by the show.
Doing this all night led to us all getting lost on the way home from Costa Mesa.
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text: YouTube has a new boss and she has a "healthy disregard for the impossible" – according to Google CEO Larry Page. In that case, 45-year-old Susan Wojcicki has quite the job ahead of her. Not least of which, trying to work out how the video-sharing giant should display advertising on its website – and get online viewers to watch it. Before she was head of YouTube, Wojcicki was senior vice president of advertising and commerce at Google – the company, which instead of trying to compete with the popular video-sharing website, decided to buy it for $1.65 billion in 2006. Ok, so apart from disregarding impossible things, what do we know about the highest-ranking woman at Google? Tip: there's your first clue. Google started in her garage. Cast your mind back to 1998. Steve Jobs had just introduced the world's first iMac, the internet still had a dial-up tone, and a couple of computer-savvy Stanford University students were setting up a search engine in Wojcicki's Californian garage. Those students were Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and their search engine would eventually become the multi-billion dollar global technology company we know today: Google. She's part of the Google dynasty. Since she first rented her garage to Brin and Page to help pay her mortgage 16 years ago, Wojcicki has been deeply rooted in the Google Dynasty – yep, such a thing exists. She was the 16th person they hired and is married to fellow Google executive Dennis Troper. Her younger sister Anne married Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and her teacher and journalist mother Esther has consulted the company on education issues. She was four months pregnant when she joined Google. Wojcicki's friends told her she was crazy when she left her job at Intel to join the start-up company while pregnant with her first child. Today, Wojcicki says it was one of the best decisions of her life. Family remains incredibly important to the mother-of-four, who always tries to be home in time for dinner and tells colleagues not to contact her between 6pm and 9pm when she's with her children. As a kid she wanted to be an artist. "In some ways I think that's what actually led me to technology," Wojcicki told Makers.com. "I thought: 'This is like a new way of making things.'" One of three sisters, her father is Stanford University physics professor, Stanley Wojcicki, and her mother is journalist and educator, Esther Wojcicki. Susan is also a huge supporter of girls in technology – you can read her open letter on the subject here. She's behind Google Images and Google Books. When Wojcicki joined Google in 1999, she became the company's first marketing manager, later leading the initial development of high-profile projects like Google Images and Google books. As senior vice president of advertising and commerce, she was responsible for the company's advertising products – accounting for 87% of its revenues in 2012. And when Google bought YouTube eight years ago, she was right behind it – which seems all the more fitting, considering her new position.


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Federal Court Rules Against Hobby Lobby Injunction, Appeal Expected
A federal judge has ruled against a Christian business' request for an injunction against having to adhere to the "preventive services" mandate from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Judge Joe Heaton of the United States District Court of the Western District of Oklahoma ruled Monday that Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. did not have a "clear and unequivocal" right to an injunction against the controversial HHS mandate, which is part of the Affordable Care Act.
"The court is not unsympathetic to plaintiffs' circumstances and recognizes that the ACA's substantial expansion of employer obligations results in concerns and issues not previously confronted by companies or their owners," said Heaton.
"However, for the reasons previously stated, the court concludes plaintiffs have not made the necessary showing of a likelihood of success on the merits to warrant a preliminary injunction in the circumstances existing here."
Hobby Lobby is being represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is overseeing several other suits against the HHS mandate. In a statement, attorney Kyle Duncan promised an appeal against the decision.
"We disagree with this decision and we will immediately appeal it," said Duncan, who serves as general counsel at the Becket Fund.
"Every American, including family business owners like the Greens, should be free to live and do business according to their religious beliefs. The Green family needs relief now and we will seek it immediately from the federal appeals court in Denver."
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., a retail store chain with an estimated 22,500 employees, is owned by the Green family. It is the only non-Catholic business to file suit against the federal government over the HHS mandate.
The mandate allows for an exemption in which businesses morally opposed to providing "preventive services" can have their insurance companies provide for it instead. However, Hobby Lobby is self-insured and therefore cannot take advantage of that exemption.
Hobby Lobby filed its lawsuit in September. While unopposed to providing contraceptive services, the Green family stated that they took issue with the part of the mandate wherein they have to provide the 'morning after pill' and 'week after pill', which are considered abortifacients. Arguments regarding the injunction were heard at the beginning of November.
The company has said it will face a daily $1.3 million fine beginning Jan. 1 if it ignores the mandates.
While Hobby Lobby could not get a preliminary injunction against the mandate, other business have been more successful. Tyndale House Publishers was granted an injunction by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton last Friday.


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The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has recently received a newer version of the "Staatstrojaner", a government spyware. The comparison with the older version, already analyzed by the CCC with the actual Sniffer-code from December 2010, revealed new evidence. Despite the claims of the responsible parties, the Trojan can still be remote-controlled, loaded with any code and also the allegedly "revision-proof logging" can be manipulated. The CCC is calling for a complete waiver of Trojans in pre-trial investigations.
On October 8th 2011, the CCC published the documentation and binary data regarding a German "Staatstrojaner". [0] This was used for the officially called computer infiltrations, trivially called "source-telecommunication surveillance". Its application in pre-trials and law enforcement meanwhile was admitted by many states.
Although the CCC has published solid technical evidence, the authorities responsible for internal affairs, as well as the manufacturer DigiTask, denied the existence of any illegal functionalities [1],[2],[10], and pleaded that the analyzed Trojan was allegedly an outdated software version.
The excuses vary from "trial" to "prototype", DigiTask still insisted on October 11th 2011 to its governmental customers, that almost all problems are being solved in newer versions. The manufacturer DigiTask and the authorities view the functionality of code-reloading as a "natural need", for which the implication of fundamental rights violation is relative in any way. It serves a purpose, and therefore the aim justifies the means.
Therefore, the CCC now presents a more detailed technical documentation of a newer version of the "Staatstrojaner" from the year 2010. [3] The testimony of DigiTask [10] is the basis of a detailed report that serves as a euphemistic attempt to conceal its illegal nature. At the same time, both disassembled versions of the Trojan, commented by the CCC, were made publicly available in order to ensure the traceability of the findings and to facilitate further research by interested parties. [4]
"Even during the last three years, the authorities and their providers were clearly not capable of developing a "Staatstrojaner" which would meet the minimum of requirements for juridical evidence, basic law compliance and security against manipulation", a CCC spokesperson summed up the new findings. "By these concrete and principal reasons, it is logical not to expect that this would succeed in the future."
The diagnosis of the new CCC report presents a strong contrast to the claims by the Interior Secretary Ole Schröder, who was the one who apparently had drawn the short straw and be the one to justify and answer questions of the parliament. There, he claimed: "The software is designed for each individual case and previously checked, so that it can't do more than it is allowed to." [8] Under the previously mentioned conditions, it is evident that the test wasn't very intense – how could it, without available source code.


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George Miller Casts Justice League Of America
After months of rumors, George Miller is currently hard at work casting Justice League of America. Miller has been in Los Angeles since Saturday, auditioning a lot of young actors in a marathon casting session that started Sunday and continues through Monday. And by young actors, I mean YOUNG ACTORS. This is starting to look more like a Teen Titans movie.
Apparently, Miller wants actors who will be able to grow into their roles over the course of several movies. Did you read that? SEVERAL MOVIES. Until now it has been highly reported that Warner Bros wanted to use this team-up film as a launching pad for eventual single super-hero franchises. It appears that might be the long term plans, but Miller is looking to do more than one JLA movie.
According to Hollywood Reporter, 35 to 40 actors are set to test for Justice League, including: Adam Brody (The O.C.), Joseph Cross (Running With Scissors), D.J. Cotrona (Windfall), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse), Michael Angarano (Sky High), Teresa Palmer (Wolf Creek), Max Thieriot (Jumper), rapper Common, Friday Night Lights stars Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and Scott Porter. According to the report, the test included no costumes, and script pages.
Miller should be making some tough decisions by mid-week, which means we'll be finding out the casting of f Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter probably by month's end.


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In Between Heaven and Mirth, James Martin, SJ, assures us that God wants us to experience joy, to cultivate a sense of holy humor, and to laugh at life's absurdities'not to mention our own humanity. Father Martin invites believers to rediscover the importance of humor and laughter in our daily lives and to embrace an essential truth: faith leads to joy.
Holy people are joyful people, says Father Martin, offering countless examples of healthy humor and purposeful levity in the stories of biblical heroes and heroines, and in the lives of the saints and the world's great spiritual masters. He shows us how the parables are often the stuff of comedy, and how the gospels reveal Jesus to be a man with a palpable sense of joy and even playfulness. In fact, Father Martin argues compellingly, thinking about a Jesus without a sense of humor may be close to heretical.
Drawing on Scripture, sharing anecdotes from his experiences as a lifelong Catholic, a Jesuit for over twenty years, and a priest for more than ten, and including amusing and insightful sidebars, footnotes, and jokes, Father Martin illustrates how joy, humor, and laughter help us to live more spiritual lives, understand ourselves and others better, and more fully appreciate God's presence among us. Practical how-to advice helps us use humor to show our faith, embrace our humanity, put things into perspective, open our minds, speak truth, demonstrate courage, challenge power, learn hospitality, foster effective human relations, deepen our relationship with God, and ... enjoy ourselves. Inviting God to lighten our hearts, we can enjoy a little heaven on earth.


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It happens to all of us, no matter how hard we try. Whether it's deleting a computer file and realizing a split-second later that we can't get it back, or dropping a bag of groceries, or realizing that our gas tank is nearly empty on a lonely stretch of highway, we all make mistakes that aren't just annoying, but potentially costly.
Now, a team of University of Michigan researchers has looked inside the human brain and captured the instant when someone makes a costly mistake. What they've found is interesting by itself, but may also help scientists understand mental health problems such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD.
In general, the U-M scientists found that a particular part of the brain called the rostral anterior cingulate cortex, or rACC, becomes much more active when a person realizes he or she has made an error that carries consequences -- for instance, losing money.
By contrast, the same area of the brain doesn't show the same level of activity when the mistake doesn't carry a penalty, or even when a correct action carries a reward. The rACC is thought to be involved with emotional responses, and scientists had suspected it might also be involved in response to costly errors. But this is the first brain-imaging study to test that idea.
Interestingly, the U-M team had previously shown that the rACC area became much more active in response to a no-penalty error in the brains of a small group of OCD patients, compared to people without the condition. OCD is often characterized by an untoward anxiety or fear about errors or failures in certain aspects of everyday life, with repetitive patterns of behavior to ward off or prevent such events.
The new research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, involved 12 healthy adults who had their brains scanned using a powerful functional MRI (fMRI) imaging machine, while they were asked to respond to a series of 360 visual-based tests.
Some of the tests carried a monetary reward between 25 cents and $2, while others carried penalties of the same size. Still others carried no reward or penalty. The participants were told they had a $10 "credit" to begin, and that they would receive real cash depending on their balance at the end.
The participants had to correctly, and within a deadline of a few hundred milliseconds, press a button corresponding to one of two alphabetic letter pairs. They were instructed to determine which letter was the odd one out in a series of other letters. Some of the letter sequences were more confusing than others. They received immediate feedback telling them if they were wrong or too late in responding.
"In general, the response to a mistake that cost them money was greater than the response to other mistakes, and the involvement of the rACC suggests the importance of emotions in decision and performance-monitoring processes," says Stephan Taylor, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the U-M Medical School and lead author of the new paper. "It's very interesting to us that the same part of the brain that responded in our OCD study on regular, no-cost errors also responded in healthy individuals when we made the error count more."
The new research confirms previous U-M studies using a different brain-activity monitoring technique and led by senior author William Gehring, Ph.D., Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology in the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and director of the U-M Human Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory.
For more than a decade, Gehring has used a measuring tool known as the event-related potential or ERP to study brain responses to various situations, assessing changes in electrical activity through sensors arranged on a mesh cap that is placed on the head. The method is similar to techniques used to study the brains of people with epilepsy or sleep problems, but the electrical signal from the brain is processed in a different way. In prior studies, Gehring and his colleagues observed a distinct brain electrical response to errors, dubbing it ERN for "error-related negativity."
Using ERP, Gehring and his colleagues localized the brain's response to errors to the vicinity of the rACC, a larger region of the brain known as the medial frontal cortex. Working with Joe Himle, Ph.D., and Laura Nisenson, Ph.D., from the U-M Anxiety Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry, he performed a study in OCD patients that showed heightened response to errors in the same area.
Now, the fMRI technique has allowed the researchers to localize this response even more precisely. The fMRI scanner uses magnetic fields to create images based on blood flow, and can detect tiny changes in the rate of blood flow in and out of various areas of the brain. The more blood flowing to a specific area, the more active the cells in that area are -- and therefore, the more processing that is going on in those brain cells.
"We hypothesized that the brain response to errors was involved in an emotional reaction to making an error," says Gehring. "Our new fMRI result not only confirms this, but it also allows us to pinpoint the area in the brain that shows the exaggerated error response."
Taylor, who treats patients with psychiatric disorders, says the next step is to study patients using the same test as was used in healthy participants. The researchers also hope to study the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of "talk therapy", on OCD patients' response to errors. They are currently recruiting participants for that study.
"It appears to us so far that OCD patients may have a hyperactive response to making errors, with increased worry and concern about having done something wrong," he says. "We hope that this kind of research will help us get a handle on this condition and see which normal brain circuits have gone awry in people with OCD." The new finding does not have immediate implications for the treatment of OCD, Taylor cautions, but further research could help lead to more tailored treatment designed for each patient. The research team hopes to study people with depression as well.
The U-M fMRI study is currently recruiting participants who have OCD and people without OCD to act as comparisons. For more information, visit the U-M Engage clinical trials web site at www.med.umich.edu and search for keyword "OCD."
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Maricopa County is making it easier for voters to choose how and when they want to vote in the Primary Election.
Today, Maricopa County Elections Department launched an online portal that allows Maricopa County voters to request a one-time ballot in the mail or sign up for the Permanent Early Voting List at Request.Maricopa.Vote.
Previously, Maricopa County voters could only sign up for the Permanent Early Voting List with a paper form or online at ServiceArizona.com, a process designed for registering new voters. Now registered voters have another option customized to meet their needs.
"Today more than ever, we understand voters need flexibility when it comes to the ways they vote," said Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes. "This new online portal provides another option for voters who want to plan ahead for the August Primary Election."
With potentially historic voter turnout, the county is prepared for more than 700,000 voters to cast a ballot in the Primary Election. Prior to COVID-19, election models estimated about 100,000 of those voters would turnout on Election Day.
"The August Primary Election is likely to be the largest, most significant in-person event since Governor Doug Ducey instituted stay at home orders," said Scott Jarrett, Maricopa County Director of Election Day and Emergency Voting. "Given the impact of COVID-19, it is critical that Maricopa County provide voters with a safe and secure Primary Election. In addition to voting by mail at home, we are opening the polls early and on weekends to allow voters time to cast a ballot."
The election plan under consideration would move Maricopa County to an all Vote Center election model for the Primary Election, complimented by 10-14 days of in-person voting and a focus on educating voters on the option to vote by mail at home for just this election or permanently.
All voting locations will be large enough to allow physical distancing. We will also implement additional heightened safety measures, designed in consultation with the County Health Department. Some of these safety protocols include requiring poll workers to wear facemasks, frequent disinfecting and cleaning of high touch surfaces, issuing gloves to voters, and providing facilities for hand washing.
The online portal, expanded in-person voting, and increased safety measures at all polling locations are part of the Elections Department's comprehensive plan to provide voters with safe and accessible voting options for the August 4 Primary Election.
Voters can find personalized election information at BeBallotReady.Vote.


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We need to eat less meat and recycle our waste to rebalance the global carbon cycle and reduce our risk of dangerous levels of climate change, according to scientists.
New research from the University of Exeter shows that if today's meat-eating habits continue, the predicted rise in the global population could spell ecological disaster. But changes in our lifestyle and our farming could make space for growing crops for bioenergy and carbon storage.
Though less efficient as an energy source than fossil fuels, plants capture and store carbon that would otherwise stay in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. Burning our waste from organic materials, such as food and manure, and any bioenergy crops we can grow, while capturing the carbon contained within them, could be a powerful way to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Published June 20, 2012 in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, the research suggests that in order to feed a population of 9.3 billion by 2050 we need to dramatically increase the efficiency of our farming by eating less beef, recycling waste and wasting less food. These changes could reduce the amount of land needed for farming, despite the increase in population, leaving sufficient land for some bio-energy. To make a really significant difference, however, we will need to bring down the average global meat consumption from 16.6 per cent to 15 per cent of average daily calorie intake -- about half that of the average western diet.
The researchers argue that if we change the way we use our land, recycle waste, and dedicate enough space to growing bioenergy crops we could bring down atmospheric carbon dioxide to safe levels. Not doing this means we would lose our natural ecosystems and face increasingly dangerous levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
The research team generated four different future scenarios, based on dietary preferences and agricultural efficiency up to 2050: 'high-meat, low-efficiency', 'low-meat, low-efficiency', 'high-meat, high-efficiency' and 'low-meat, high-efficiency'. The different agricultural options looked at the type of livestock being produced, with beef being the least energy-efficient and pork being the most. They also looked at how intensively animals are farmed and examined options for reducing food waste and making better use of manure to make livestock farming more efficient.
They used established mathematical models to forecast the effects of each scenario on atmospheric carbon dioxide. By 2050, a 'high-meat, low-efficiency' scenario would add 55 ppm of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, whereas a 'low-meat, high-efficiency' approach with carbon dioxide removal could remove 25 ppm. A 25 ppm reduction could mean we avoid exceeding the two-degree rise in global temperatures that is now widely accepted as a safe threshold.
Lead researcher Tom Powell of Geography at the University of Exeter said: "Our research clearly shows that recycling more and eating less meat could provide a key to rebalancing the global carbon cycle. Meat production involves significant energy losses: only around four per cent of crops grown for livestock turn into meat. By focusing on making agriculture more efficient and encouraging people to reduce the amount of meat they eat, we could keep global temperatures within the two degrees threshold."
Co-author Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter said: "Bioenergy with carbon storage could play a major role in helping us reduce future levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. However, we only stand a chance of realising that potential, both for energy and carbon capture, if we increase the efficiency of agriculture. With livestock production accounting for 78 per cent of agricultural land use today, this is the area where change could have a significant impact."
Professor Tim Lenton is leading three consultation workshops as part of his review of Sustainability Research at the University of Exeter. Colleagues from all disciplines are invited to attend to contribute their ideas on the key Grand Challenges in Sustainability Research. Workshops are on 21 June and 5 July in Exeter and 3 July in Cornwall.
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A proposal on the November ballot to allow some state judges to serve until they are 80 years old is not drawing a lot of support, and one court expert says that's a shame.
The last of six proposals asks whether some judges in the state should be allowed to keep their jobs until the age of 80. The current mandatory retirement age for New York State Supreme Court judges and judges on the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, is age 70. Supreme Court judges are permitted under current law to continue serving additional two year terms, until the age of 76, if they are deemed competent and it's demonstrated that they are needed on the bench. But Court of Appeals judges have to leave at age 70, sometimes long before their 14 year terms expire.
Vince Bonventre, an Albany Law School professor and expert on the state's court system, calls the current mandatory retirement age moronic. He says judges with lots of experience are better.
"Our best judges literally are at their best when when they are 70 years old, and yet we force them to retire," Bonventre said. "I really think that's crazy."
Most judges in New York agree with Bonventre. But some are against the proposal, including the reform group Citizens Union, which is advising a no vote. The group's Dick Dadey says the amendment is poorly structured, and is unequal because it does not apply to all judges in the state.
"If we want to increase the age for all judges in New York state then we should do it for all," Dadey said. "And not just for a very small segment of them."
Dadey says the legislation is the result of a legislative compromise. He says his group is not against judges older than 70 keeping their jobs. Citizens Union says it would be better to go to the drawing board, and propose a more comprehensive amendment that also addresses the problem of too few judges in the overburdened lower courts, including family court.
Cuomo, who has said in the past that he does not support the amendment to allow some judges to stay on the bench until age 80, more recently said he hasn't taken a position.
"It's not my referendum," Cuomo said. "I understand the issue. I think there are serious questions raised by it."
If the proposal fails, several judges would have to retire from the state's highest court. Cuomo would get to appoint their replacements. If the governor wins reelection in 2014, he has the potential to appoint every one of the seven judges on the court.