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Cave Creek Museum hosts "Spaghetti Dinner" and "Celebrate America" Crafts Program in April
CAVE CREEK – Cave Creek Museum is embracing Spring with two special events in April:
• April 12 "Celebrate America" Craft Program
The Museum is hosting a "Celebrate America" craft program on Sat., April 12 from 9 – 11:30 a.m. at the Museum, 6140 Skyline Dr. Guests will learn how to make a heart-shaped pin in the Victorian style using red, white and blue buttons, charms and other items to show pride in America. The pin is perfect for wearing on upcoming holidays such as Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day and Veterans Day. All supplies and refreshments are included in the $25 registration fee. Registration is required. Participants must be at least 16 years old.
• April 13 "Spaghetti Dinner" at Harold's
Bring your appetite to Cave Creek Museum's "Spaghetti Dinner" fundraiser at Harold's Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Rd. in Cave Creek, on Sun., April 13 from 4 – 7 p.m. The event will include a raffle and silent auction. Tickets are available at the Museum or at the door at Harold's and cost $15 for adults; $7 for children ages 5-11 and free for children under 5.
If you are able to donate Silent Auction items, please email email@example.com or call 480-488-2764.
For more information visit www.cavecreekmuseum.org.
Through your generosity and that of others, the Museum is able to fulfill its Mission.
To make a donation online visit http://cavecreekmuseum.org/donate-2, where PayPal is used to process payment. If you prefer, you can mail your donation to Cave Creek Museum, PO Box 1, Cave Creek AZ 85327. Please make your check payable to Cave Creek Museum.


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It's been revealed that Chris Pine, who recently starred as the new James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot, is currently in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to star alongside Denzel Washington in the Tony Scott-directed thriller, Unstoppable. If Pine gets the gig, it will be his first post-Star Trek role, and the movie will be the fifth pairing of Washington and Scott.
The news that Pine was in talks to star in Unstoppable came from Washington himself backstage at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards (where both Washington and Pine each presented an award). Washington said:
"I'm going to shoot a movie in the fall called 'Unstoppable' - me and Tony Scott - and Chris Pine's going to do it with us... I hope I'm not speaking out of line. I think they made a deal with him, and I'm supposed to meet him next week."
Although Washington jumped the gun a bit by saying that he thinks Fox made a deal with Pine for Unstoppable, a spokeswoman for the studio came out and said, "We're in negotiations with him, but no deal yet." So even if this is not a confirmation that Pine has the role on lock, it's still a strong possibility and if I had to guess, I'd say that Pine will soon be cast in the role.
Based loosely on a true story, Unstoppable sees Washington as, "a veteran engineer who hooks up with a young train conductor to stop a runaway train carrying a payload of toxic chemicals." There's no word yet if the role Pine is in talks for is the train conductor, but it seems quite likely. Scott added to the description by saying, ""It's based on a real event... So it's a real story. I'm going to shoot it like a documentary. Remember 'Touching the Void'?" Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard) is penning the script.
Since this is Washington's fifth time working with Scott (the fourth being the upcoming remake of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3), you might be wondering what the attraction is for them to keep on working together, time and time again. Washington had this to say:
"It's like a good marriage... We work well together. We trust each other. He [Scott] knows how to put 'em together. He knows how to make hits. And he called me!"
Washington described Unstoppable as, "'Speed' on steroids," and said that, "If 'Pelham 1 2 3' will put you on the edge of your seat, this one will put you in CPR in the back of the theater." Now, of course the star of both those movies is going to praise them to high heaven, but nonetheless it's positive to hear.
It's definitely good to see that Pine is not just riding on the coattails of his success as Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek. Pine could have easily just enjoyed that success for months and months - perhaps until the inevitable Star Trek sequel comes along. But even if Unstoppable is sure to be a blockbuster action-thriller like Star Trek was, this runaway train story is still world's way from the USS Enterprise.
What do you think of Chris Pine starring in Unstoppable as his first post-Star Trek role? Do you like the sound of the film?
Unstoppable is set to start production this fall and is aimed for release sometime in 2011.
Source: MTV News

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Understanding Noise in a Digital Photo
Digital camera sensors have varying degrees of sensitivity to light. The more sensitive the sensor, the better it can capture images in low light levels — but a sensitive sensor also produces noise.
Your camera increases its sensitivity by amplifying the signal captured by the sensor, so photons that were almost too dim to register are electronically beefed up to become full-fledged pixels.
Unfortunately, at the same time, non-photons are mistaken for true pixels and assigned pixel-hood. These bogus pixels are what photographers call noise. Noise appears in your pictures as multi-colored flecks that look like grainy, irregular dots.
Many cameras let you specify the sensitivity, and you can increase the sensitivity to give you a "faster" camera. But upping the camera sensors' sensitivity usually increases the amount of noise in the image.


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Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Alexander Jentzsch Death Mystery
The 27-year-old son of Scientology president Heber Jentzsch, who hasn't been seen in public since 2004, died July 2 in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley.
"Jentzsch's autopsy was done last week. There was nothing abnormal about it and his body didn't show any signs of trauma," Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told RadarOnline.com exclusively. "The cause of death will be listed for the time being deferred, until the toxicology results are in, which should be about four to six weeks from now. There was also a bottle of Nyquil and several prescription bottles recovered from the scene."
As we previously reported, Alexander's mother, former Scientologist Karen de la Carriere was blocked from seeing her son's body at the Los Angeles County Morgue.
"My daughter-in-law, Alexander's wife, isn't allowing me to view my own son's body. My son's wife and her parents are Scientologists, and I sent a friend of mine over to their house today with a letter for his wife. Alexander's mother-in-law answered the door and told my friend, 'all communication goes through the Office of Special Affairs'," de la Carriere previously told us.
Alexander's wife is the next of kin, and under California law, she has control over what will happen to Alexander's body.
"My son had a history of fevers; he would get them at least twice a year. Alexander was never properly diagnosed, and he didn't have health insurance through the Church. When he got sick, he was ordered to go to Los Angeles County Hospital and be treated there. I can't believe my beloved son is dead. …I was told from various friends that he had died of a high fever," the giref stricken mother told Radar.
According to Karen, her son was a Sea Org member for more than ten years, and two years ago when she decided to leave the church, Alexander was forced to sever all communication with her.
"I finally left the church in 2010. One of the reasons I stayed for as long as I did was because I knew that once I decided to leave, I would lose my son, and I was right, I did," de la Carriere told Radar.
"After I formally left, he called me, and told me to never call, text, email, or attempt to communicate with him in any way until I got approval from the Office of Special Affairs. He told me he had to disconnect from me. Alexander sounded very odd when he said this to me, and I know that other people were listening to our phone call because I could hear noise in the background.
"Sadly, that was the last time I ever talked to him. I was hopeful that over time, I would be able to win my son back, and that he would allow me into his life," de la Carriere said.


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It was with great enthusiasm that I ventured into the fascinating new world of social network advertising. A lead-generation-addict by heart, Facebook advertising became the love of my marketing life. And this is the story of a marketing love relationship gone bad.
The social networking hunting grounds were completely virgin market to me in early 2006. Having spent some years out and about frequenting numerous social networks, I realized about 18 months ago it was time to get serious. Get down to the nitty gritty, as they say.
Since lead generation is close to my heart, I initially decided to test my /advertising/ skills on popular social networks to see if I could score myself some leads.
But not just any kind of leads. I wanted good looking leads. Prospects who had the potential for a real, long lasting relationship. And since quite a few people had come to expect of me to take the medicine I teach, what was more natural than to pick a banner advertising fight most people said I couldn't win.
Challenging the skeptics
I decided to challenge the many skeptics by choosing a social networking platform known for its leading position amongst consumers. One that many claimed would have no real role in a business-to-business marketing context.
My hunting ground became Facebook. My message was a B2B message. My expectations were low. But, boy, did the lead generation through Facebook advertisements over deliver. In fact so much so that in some cases, my team and I were able to acquire qualified B2B leads at only a fraction of what we would pay elsewhere.
After running numerous Facebook advertising campaigns in some 20 countries over the past 18 months, we were enjoying a great relationship with Facebook. But similar to human relationships, which in my experience tend to get more expensive as the relationship deepens (!), so did my relationship with Facebook. It went from excellent to good. From good to bad. And very quickly from bad to unacceptable.
So we are very close to a divorce these days. I am definitely seeing other online advertising platforms. But so far without much luck. Banner blindness seem to be a common disease in most markets, click-through-rates are appallingly low and the quality of the leads we hunt equally poor.
What best describes Facebook Advertising in one word?
Expensive ! But it wasn't always like that. I have seen per lead B2B acquisition cost go from as little as € 0,15 to as much as € 5,00 – all using the same message, in the same language, to the same target audience with the exact same conversion rate. And in many markets. I have experienced advertisements for paid marketing events increase in cost per click from €0,09 per click to €0,40-0,60 – all within a short period of time.
Colleagues of mine have tested other social networks. Linkedin seems to be out of the question unless you only consider the spend side of your budget and don't mind paying gazillions for leads.
Now just because my business relationship with Facebook and other social networks didn't work out, does not mean that you cannot find value in advertising there. You'l have to test to learn if any advertising media can bring the value you are looking for.
In a new article I will give you my top three learning's from social network advertisement experimentation. To get it sign-up for The Mind-Box right here – it is free


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Just wondering if anybody knows any free parking spots that gets me closest to Auckland City? I know it's a long shot, but even if it means parking in a nearby suburb and bussing the last KM or two there.. I'm from West Auckland and sometimes would just rather not catch the bus that goes through Te Atatu and Lincoln Rd just to get to my bus stop in Massey.
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Twenty years earlier
She hadn't known that it would happen. There was hardly an explanation either—except that the magic suitcase had brought her here, of all places, to the busy town of London, England.
The magic suitcase had brought her back to life.
Marilyn Jackson peeked around the corner of a big brick building as she stood inside one of the London alleyways, in complete shock. She'd squeezed her eyes shut when the lit stick of dynamite had reached the end of the line, but instead of feelings of pain or even seeing the beautiful land of Paradise, she'd opened her eyes and had been laying on the ground beneath her. It was the strangest thing—perhaps the magic suitcase was much more than she'd ever imagined.
She didn't know where her three children were, but she also was not worried. There was no doubt that they were safe. But now, she must continue to go on, for the mysteries of life were lying straight ahead. Now that she was presumed dead to the rest of the world, God still had a special plan for her.
Marilyn took a deep breath as she strode down the alleyway and toward the busy downtown area. All kinds of people roaming around her. Reporters, artists, drivers, and the average London citizen: adult or child, were hurrying around the streets of London. A boy was on the edge of one street giving away newspapers and, curious, Marilyn took one that he handed her and studied it.
She gasped—she was in the future! According to the newspaper's year date, it had been exactly twenty-some years since she'd been in Morwick, witnessing her husband die, watching her daughters disappear inside the magic suitcase, leaving her baby to Cornwall Reaves for him to protect forever. She'd died inside the coal mining tunnel – but the magic suitcase had revived her. Her fate had been sealed that awful morning, and yet, she'd still awoken to find herself alive.
As Marilyn strode down the downtown London streets, not knowing where she was going but also not caring, she thought of her parents, particularly her father, who had so deeply loved her mother – who in such a short time had been the best mother Marilyn had ever known. If either one of them were alive today, what would be their thoughts of her life, of how the magic suitcase had saved her?
She walked faster, feeling determined and also a little anxious to discover what will occur next upon her. She'd probably never know where the suitcase had brought her children, and she'd also probably never find out. But by now, they were incredibly happy living their own lives, and that was all that truly mattered above anything else. For she trusted the magic suitcase.
Suddenly, though, as she gazed amongst the people and wagons hurrying down the streets at fast paces, she stopped—and froze. Her blood ran cold with shock, and then, tears welled up in her eyes – tears of utter, complete happiness.
There, across the street a little ways from her, stood a man holding his own newspaper, frowning at it in confusion. Marilyn could recognize those high cheekbones anywhere—those pale blue eyes, the dark, wavy hair, the beard that curved around his jaw, even his sun-browned skin. He was a man who had worked in the coal mines since age twenty-one, a man who had loved his career until his dying day in which he'd dissolved in that coal mining tunnel like mere dust from the ground. She'd gazed into those pale blue eyes every day. He was the father of her children, her best friend, and every reason that she'd ever chosen to live in her past – and every reason for needing to continue to live the rest of her life until the Lord called her home for good.
Tears sprang from her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.
"Henry!" she screamed at the top of his lungs, waving her arms. "Henry!"
Henry looked up, since he recognized the voice as well as his own, and his pale blue eyes searched the crowds until they found her. They widened, and he dropped the newspaper.
"Henry!" she exclaimed, rushing through the crowd of people and wagons. "Henry, Henry!"
"Marilyn!" he shouted, his booming voice sounding like the most beautiful roll of thunder. He began to run toward her.
She ran straight toward him as soon as she reached the other side of the street. He stopped, tears in his own eyes, and extended his arms with a big smile on his handsome, weathered face.
Giant sobs overtook her as she jumped into his arms, feeling his arms collide around her, perfect as always, and Henry swept her feet off the ground, holding her and cherishing her. She buried his face in his shirt, smelled his wonderful scent of pine and home. Her love for him was powerful, as was his own love for her, the greatest and best treasure either of them had ever known.
Finally, Henry set her down, pulling back only to cradle her jaw in his large palms, tears damp on his face.
"Is it you?" he whispered, in tears as she fingered the waves of his hair with tenderness. "Is it really you?"
Nodding, Marilyn beamed, and then kissed him with a deep passion, and he kissed her back. Their arms stayed linked around each other's bodies, their hearts once again united.
And from that day forward, through death and eternity, that link would forever remain.
Dear friends,
Thank you for choosing to read this book. It means the world to me that you would support me in my endeavors. One day this Part 2 might become published, but not now. May God continue to bless you always.


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New Jersey Symphony Receives Getty Grant to Develop Autism Community Initiative
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is one of 22 American orchestras to receive a first-year Getty Education and Community Investment Grant from the League of American Orchestras and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation. The NJSO received the grant to further develop the NJSO Autism Community Initiative; the grant recognizes the Orchestra's innovation and dedication to increasing its relevance to the community.
The NJSO Autism Community Initiative provides music education and enrichment opportunities to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); the Orchestra has developed a set of chamber music programs tailored to meet the needs of the autism community.
After establishing and working with an autism advisory group in the spring of 2011, the NJSO piloted its Autism Community Initiative in 2012 with the goal of serving young people with ASD. As part of the pilot, the Orchestra presented 10 chamber music programs to more than 800 youth, educators and staff at six Mercer County locations- The Newgrange School, Mercer Elementary School, Joseph F. Cappello School, Mercer High School and Eden Autism Services' Institute. The NJSO further presented a chamber music program for as many as 20 adults with autism at Eden Autism Services adult facility.
As preparation for the performances, the NJSO provided seven of its orchestra musicians with a professional development workshop-facilitated by Music specialist Jenn Haines of The Newgrange School-about tailoring chamber music programs to ASD youth.
Patricia Dowd, Director of the Irvington Public Schools' Special Services Department, said of an NJSO performance at the district's Thurgood Marshall School: "The recent performance of the NJSO for three Irvington autistic classes allowed the students to listen to a story, hear the music that increased their excitement and also interact with the musicians. Students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the performance and were able to ask many questions regarding the musicians and the instruments. This unique experience for our children has truly touched their hearts and left some of them wondering can they also play an instrument.
"Allowing one of our teachers to participate by reading the script between the musical interludes provided familiarity for the students, and at the same time the teacher was able to paraphrase some portions of the story to facilitate student understanding. [Our staff] felt it was beneficial for the students. This was an experience [the students] will long remember, and one that many may have never experienced if [the NJSO] did not make this program available."
NJSO Principal Bassoon Bob Wagner participated in the NJSO's pilot program, receiving professional-development training and performing programs for both adults and young people with autism. "Through the Autism Community Initiative, we are reaching an easily engaged and incredibly receptive audience we have not reached before. [At the pilot performances in the spring], the audience really loved that we were there, and through the program, I gained a lot of knowledge I didn't have before. We have tailored the chamber music program to meet the autism community's needs and our artistic ideals, and both the adults and the school-aged kids had an amazing interest in the performances.
"There is a pretty amazing sense of pride in how New Jersey has embraced and funded autism care and education in an unprecedented way. It is a natural fit for the NJSO to get involved. I am really pleased that the League of American Orchestras and the Getty Foundation saw the great value in the work we are trying to do."
With the support of the Getty Grant, the NJSO Autism Community Initiative will continue to grow by increasing the number of services it provides and expanding the geographic scope of the program. In FY13, the initiative will provide professional development training to additional NJSO musicians and present as many as 21 chamber ensemble programs in nine locations in Mercer and Essex Counties, serving more than 1,000 youth and adults with autism, as well as their families, educators and other support staff. Partners in Essex County will include The Children's Institute, Sawtelle Learning Center and Irvington Public School District's Department of Special Services.
"More and more orchestras all over the country are finding innovative ways to help address community needs through music," said League of American Orchestras President and CEO Jesse Rosen. "The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation's commitment to encourage these important educational and community engagement programs is a great boost to orchestras' ability to provide community relevance beyond the concert hall."
A prerequisite for qualifying orchestras was the existence of partnerships with local cultural or community organizations, such as schools or social service providers. This year's grants, part of a new three-year, $1.5 million re-granting program from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, will fund both new and established innovative programs including long- term in-school partnerships and afterschool programs; health and wellness initiatives in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes, and programs for the underserved and underprivileged, including incarcerated youth.
A total of $425,000 was awarded for the first year grants, with individual grant amounts ranging from $14,500 to $37,500 per orchestra. 45% of the grants were awarded to educational programs, 43% to health and wellness programs, and 12% to those serving other populations.
Applicants for the grants came from every orchestra budget group. The initial 204 applicants were narrowed by an independent advisory panel to 44 semi-finalists; all were then judged on six criteria: the degree of innovation and relevance to community needs; the orchestra's capacity to deliver; appropriateness to mission and community; appropriateness and strength of partnership(s); ability to assess outcomes; and professional development for musicians and staff.
The recipients for 2012-13 are: Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, California Symphony Orchestra, The Central Ohio Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony Association, Pacific Symphony, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory, Sphinx Virtuosi and St. Louis Symphony. A list detailing each grantee's program can be found at www.americanorchestras.org.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is comprised of some of the country's finest musicians. The Orchestra is proud to have Jacques Lacombe as its Music Director. Artistic excellence, innovative programming and community engagement are hallmarks of its mission. To best serve the people of New Jersey, the orchestra brings its programs to seven outstanding venues throughout the state. Education and community engagement programs enrich the listening experience for children and adults alike. Select performances of the NJSO are broadcast regionally and throughout North America.
For more information about the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, visit www.njsymphony.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Tickets are available for purchase by phone 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra's website.
The League of American Orchestras leads, supports and champions America's orchestras and the vitality of the music they perform. Its diverse membership of approximately 800 orchestras across North America runs the gamut from world-renowned symphonies to community groups, from summer festivals to student and youth ensembles. The only national organization dedicated solely to the orchestral experience, the League is a nexus of knowledge and innovation, advocacy and leadership advancement for managers, musicians, volunteers and boards. Its conferences and events, award-winning Symphony magazine, website and other publications inform music lovers around the world about orchestral activity and developments. Founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress in 1962, the League links a national network of thousands of instrumentalists, conductors, managers and administrators, board members, volunteers and business partners. For more information, visit www.americanorchestras.org.


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I slept last night! Maybe I should just talk about my sleep problems more often and I'll sleep better. It's probably more because I was really really tired. But that meant that I woke up early and went out for a run. 2 1/2 miles easy pace to start my day. The hope is that this will start happening more often again so that I can gain more mileage and speed. But I also need to listen to my body and take it easy when I'm not feeling 100%.
My tomatoes are on and ripening finally, so I added some to my eggs this morning for breakfast.
When I got cleaned up and ready for the day I learned/remembered something. After having kids my hair started to get a little curly (I've always wanted naturally curly hair. I used to perm it just so I could have that look.) and when it's short, it will hold the curl better. So I did my hair like this today and it made me really happy that it stayed. Also, know that I totally understand that this isn't really that curly, it's barely wavey, but for someone who grew up with really terrible natural hair look, this is a big and exciting improvement haha.
We went to Costco and did some grocery shopping and then came home for lunch. When I don't know what else to eat, I usually fall back on granola with yogurt. Today I felt like I needed to add just a little something to it though, so I cut up some fresh strawberries and it was even better than I thought it would be.
Then J went birthday shopping with my mom and M and V decided to use me as a jungle gym for a while before V's nap.
I want to talk a little bit today about those times when we wonder if we should run or take a day off. I think most days that we do this, it's almost always better to just bite the bullet and run. But there are times when it's more beneficial to take the off day. So when are off days a better idea?
Are you injured? Take the time off! Don't push yourself. If you want to workout, cross train, do low impact but don't run.
Are you sick? This one can be tricky to know if a run is better or worse for you. Here's a good rule of thumb to help you: a run will help sickness above the throat, but below is never a good idea to run on. If you have a fever, stay home. If you're throwing up, have chest congestion, a cough or swollen glands, it's better to rest. If you have a cold, sinus congestion, even a headache, then it's fine to run, it can sometimes even help.
How much sleep did you get the night before? Sleep depends on the person. For me, I need to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night to feel my best and to feel like I can do well on a run. But if you haven't slept well or you feel completely exhausted it's probably better to rest so that you don't run your body down.
Are you just feeling lazy? Probably should go for a run, even if it's a short one, it will help you feel better and more productive. The saying "A body in motion stays in motion" comes to mind a lot for times like these.
Are you burned out? When you know you should run and don't want to because it sounds like way more work than it normally is to run and it feels more like a chore than something you love, you might be approaching a burnout and it would probably be a better idea to rest for a day. Go do something that does sound fun to you for the day instead. Don't try to make a habit out of it, but it's ok to take breaks in you running schedule even if you're not injured or sick. Sometimes a break for a day or two will save you from burn out or injury and help you improve your running game.
Is your hair naturally straight or curly?
How do you decide whether to run or rest?
What is your favorite way to cross train?


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Hey, it's that time of year again where i don't provide a list of ten hardly essential things that you all downloaded long before i did anyway.
Sometime between now and mid-january, time permitting, i intend to do three seperate posts on some stand out artefacts of the last year. If the posts never happen and this paragraph is rapidly edited out then i've descended into another fit of self-consciousness and decided agianst it.
There's a reason why most metal blogs catering to a non-niche market all have Agalloch, Electric Wizard, Deathspell Omega and Ludicra in their lists and it's because people moderate their behaviour and opinions in accordance to what other people around them are doing. Or it could be that these were just totally fucking amazing releases, but i kind of doubt it.
Regarding Deathspell Omega i listened to Paracletusa lot (probably more than most other releases this year), still waiting on an easy to purchase vinyl edition before i hail or curse it. Initial listens were utterly frustrating and i'd decided that this was basically the LP where i would stop following them. And repeated listens did not bring anything out that i could say i liked. Yes, i can definitely hear all those parts that have been written off as sounding like Botch and likewise, i'm not all that enamoured with them.
Sometime about two weeks ago whilst walking through a snow storm at 6am it clicked with me a lot more and listening to it in terms of the two major DSO records that came before it (Fas and Si Monumentum) i'm starting to appreciate it more. In this era of instant downloads and instant ill thought opinions via blog, message board and status update alike it's a brave band that will release something that neccesitates repeated listens. (And i offer the same praise to The Body for their All The Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood release.)
Which is why a top ten list of things from 2010 is about as useful as the playlist on the bottom of any of my blog posts; it just captures my thoughts from the previous two days. I'm still figuring out the importance of Deathspell Omega's newest work, it'll either be something that doesn't captivate me at all or it will become an important release to me (and it'll be one extreme or the other).
Drainland's And so our Troubles Began is one of my favourites from 2010 without a doubt. Download it here, get the demo here. Where it would sit in a top ten list i couldn't say.
Shit that was important this year:
A new Burzum LP
This is something that is worthy of a far more in depth analysis than i could attempt. This is something that needs to be discussed in terms beyond "OMG he a natsi that killed a mayhem", "this record is garbage, lol nintendo metal" or "HOLY SHIT BEST GUY EVER RETURNS TO SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE AND REDEFINES BLACK METAL"
Maybe in five years it can be discussed.
First, fuck the language of advertising encroaching onto grindcore records and fuck everyone who let it happen (the "who" that entails is a more complex answer than "Magrudergrind gone done fucked up"). Second, fuck almost everyone on both sides of the debate except Ryan McKenney of Trap Them who wrote the only genuinely compelling piece about Scion that i read this year.
My opinion on the subject is considerably more nuanced than the simple "fuck Scion" this reads like (but still, fuck Scion)and will appear in the tenth anniversary issue of Short, Fast and Loud magazine early next year. I was considering posting it here as well, but at 4,000 words it's far too long for a blog post even by my wordy standards. E mail me if you want to read it and buy the magazine anyway when it comes out.
The death of Peter Christopherson.
Most of my heros are dead. See earlier lengthy post about it.
Myspace being irredeemably awful
I wrote all this stuff about complexity theory and eco-cycle lenses in terms of Myspace and their failure to move effectively with the people using their services. Then i figured why even bother and just deleted it. Myspace is a largely dead concern.
The Endless Blockade and Joshua Norton Cabal Myspace pages can stay where they are for now; they're unused anyway. Slaughter Strike's page will be deleted as soon as Google redirects people to Bandcamp more often than it does to our Myspace. I'm trying out a Soundcloud page for Nameless Dread. Here's something:
Crowned and conquering child by nameless dread
I'm still figuring out if i like Soundcloud or not.
My 2010
Well, shit, it feels like i had something released every three weeks this year and 2010 has undoubtedly been my most productive year in terms of physical releases.
The Endless Blockade finally died a death in 2010, i guess it's time to stop pretending we're on hiatus. The Bastard Noise split finally came out and i was pretty pleased with both that and the Unearthly Trance split as being our final major statements.
The BN split was based on taking the formula of Primitive and applying it to a section of chapters to make a linear, yet hopefully cohesive whole. The UT split was a recycling process; taking the weirder elements that the BN split threw up and putting them back into the template i set up for the writing of Primitive.
And i realise that this is very much seen as the blog of That-Guy-From-The-Endless-Blockade so i should probably announce now that after taking a year off writing power violence i recently started working on new material with Eric King that largely picks up the pace where Blockade stopped.
It's early days yet, there's probably less than ten minutes of material so far (based on new writing and finding an unused Blockade rehearsal tape with just the two of us). Anyway, the upshot of this is that there will be something in 2011 by Column of Heaven, possibly nothing more than a demo tape but there will be something.
My time is pretty constrained with full time school, two part time jobs and Slaughter Strike and when Eric says "yeah, i totally want to rehearse this week" there's only a 30% chance that he actually does want to rehearse.
Slaughter Strike continued on at a glacial pace, which i'm definitely ok with. After spending the last seven years as sole decision maker for most things i'm happy taking a collaborative approach to running a band again. In 2011 expect our full length (currently half written) and some dates in the eastern and mid-west US in august. Possibly the west coast of Canada around april/ may, but that's highly debatable at this point.
And in my post-Blockade world i tried my hand at some different stuff. Here's a download for you.
Two of the tracks are by Nameless Dread, one is for the full length coming out on Crucial Blaze the other is a remix of a Cutty Ranks song, probably never to be released and more a learning excercise than anything else. The problem with electronic music is the ability to edit things forever and never stop. After about twenty different versions of Limb By Limb i can already hear things that need to be changed with the mix. The other two tracks are just things i was pissing around with and are unlike anything else i'm known for (Nameless Dread still has a relatively industrial edge to it)
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Ten years ago there was a Norton/ Cornucopia split CDR on Audio Intruder Pain. AIP ended up being the straw that broke the camels back; after something like five labels in a row screwed me on copies of my releases i gave up on releasing noise for over five years.
Alonso, if you're reading this feel free to send me copies of Sounds for Heads and the second press of the Cornucopia split... Anytime you're ready...
Anyway, Jorge from Cornucopia asked me to do a second split/ collaboration with him when he heard i was releasing noise again and this is the result.
It took forever to come out, entirely due to my initial reticence to release my track for a year or so. I had some hare brained ideas about where i wanted to go with Norton for a short while; the problem with being a one person act is that there's no one to say "don't do that" except yourself. Anyway, this is an anomaly in my back catalogue, it doesn't really sit easily with any of my stuff. Had i released a few different things in various permuations of this style it would be different.
It's basically a thirteen minute track made up almost entirely of other peoples music (not noise) with the occasional field recording mixed in and endlessly reworked and regurgitated into a new composition (not music). Consequently it never really gets all that harsh or bass heavy. At times i guess it's slightly like some sections on Shattered Hand (last track on Inner Light).
But yeah, for about a year i was being a giant baby and decided i didn't want to hear it ever again (it's playing in the background as i type this and i can't really figure out what the hell i thought was wrong with it to be honest).
Actually, the tape's called Emanations and i was in some weird Qabala head space at the time so there's probably some mystic shit that i've forgotten about as to why it flows the way it does.
I also submitted a much shorter track of reworked Cornucopia materials.
Collaborations are always a tricky beast for me; if the source material is excellent i ask myself "what can i do with this? It doesn't need any work" and if they're too unfinished i say "what can i do with this? It needs too much work."
Which is why i rarely get involved in collaborations. This one turned out pretty good though and is quite listenable. Cornucopia did a great job reworking the harsh noise material i sent them. There's a Norton/ Frailty of Angels collaboration that i'm quite happy with that should be out early next year too.
You should buy this direct from Cornucopia/ Sonora as they're offering it to you for the princely sum of $6 PPD anywhere in the world. Given that it costs me almost $7 to mail a single cassette to the US (apparently we have the third most expensive postal system in the world or something) and the US $ has been at parity with the Canadian $ for over a year now, meaning there's really no point in anyone ordering it from me.
You can hear samples of the two collaboration tracks on the order page.
The Body - All The Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood
Noose - 2009 demo
Lycanthropic Warhead - Infinite Castigation
Hooded Menace - Never Cross the Dead
Death in June - Peaceful Snow
Cutty Ranks - Six Million Ways to Die
Rot - Diabolus (the Unholy Rot)
As Loud As Possible
Journey to the end of the Night - Celine
Kosmology - Jeremy Christner
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Small Doses
No, not the label of the same name (though i did just approve artwork for a release on that label), but the 100 band compilation CD that Mortville just released.
Anyway, there's a 30 second Joshua Norton Cabal track on there. I tried to apply power violence dynamics to a noise track, came out OK i guess.
Here's what some guy on the internet said about my contribution:
The disturbing image in the booklet warned me, but the music frightened me without premonition. I think this is a duo, but I may be wrong, and they deliver a very disturbing mix of concrete music, harsh noise, ambient and industrial, everything topped with super pissed off screaming. Pretty interesting stuff!
Great comp, had a listen to it this morning. Put it on in the background, ignored the tracklist and treated it as if it was a 70 minute single piece of music, utterly enjoyable. There's something for everyone; noisecore, grindcore, noise, grindnoise, noisegrind. Every single genre of music in the world worth listening to is on here.
The CD booklet also has some writings by Andy from Mortville, Wadge, some other guy and someone that was in The Scroungers. Three of the four pieces are excellent and worth a read.
You should buy one from the label. (Plus Andy was in Captain Three Leg)
Anyway, there's a 30 second Joshua Norton Cabal track on there. I tried to apply power violence dynamics to a noise track, came out OK i guess.
Here's what some guy on the internet said about my contribution:
The disturbing image in the booklet warned me, but the music frightened me without premonition. I think this is a duo, but I may be wrong, and they deliver a very disturbing mix of concrete music, harsh noise, ambient and industrial, everything topped with super pissed off screaming. Pretty interesting stuff!
Great comp, had a listen to it this morning. Put it on in the background, ignored the tracklist and treated it as if it was a 70 minute single piece of music, utterly enjoyable. There's something for everyone; noisecore, grindcore, noise, grindnoise, noisegrind. Every single genre of music in the world worth listening to is on here.
The CD booklet also has some writings by Andy from Mortville, Wadge, some other guy and someone that was in The Scroungers. Three of the four pieces are excellent and worth a read.
You should buy one from the label. (Plus Andy was in Captain Three Leg)
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The meat of the dead whale which washed out on Palm Beach on Monday morning may be toxic, the Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal wildlife department has warned.
Anti-whaling activists had previously urged the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to persuade the World Health Organisation (WHO) to act over fears about eating whale meat.
The groups reportedly said whale meat is highly contaminated with mercury and should not be eaten.
The Hibiscus Municipality, which oversees Palm Beach where the decomposing mammal washed up, said the team would include municipal officials and KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife experts.
As the whale was pushed higher on to the rocks by high tides on Monday night, they would look at the options available.
"We can't just bury the body on the beach in the sand, because the fat will seep into the water which, aside from the obvious hygiene issues, will attract sharks," Tony Davis, the municipality's area manager of cleaning and waste management, said on Tuesday.
He said vehicles were not allowed on to the beach, so authorities wanted to employ the use of excavators to move it.
Davis said that while there was no swimming at Palm Beach, they still needed to be careful about how they disposed of the huge carcass.
He said locals had already hacked away most of the blubber, leaving the thick skin, skeleton and insides, including organs and intestines.
Departmental spokesperson Musa Mntambo advised residents not to consume any of the meat from the dead whale.
"We do not know why it came out of the sea in the first place. It may be poisonous to people who will eat it. At times we do not know how long it has been dead and its meat may be rotten," Mntambo said.
"It however becomes difficult to police a whale whilst it has been beached, until the local municipality removes it," he added.
Local women were seen hacking pieces off the animal's carcass to take home to feed their families.
The animal, a mature male, measured 11m and was 3m wide.
"The Health Department has been informed," he said, adding that eating the meat, in its advanced stage of decomposition, could be harmful.
"We were told by those collecting the fat that they used it as part of their fertiliser for their crops."
This practice is illegal because a permit is needed to possess and acquire whale meat.
Ezemvelo's conservation manager, George Nair, told the Daily News on Tuesday that eating dead animals washed up on shore was "very risky".
"You don't know what the cause of death could be and, in this case, the animal was already dead when it washed on shore. It has already been on the beach for more than 24 hours in the heat of the sun, which will speed up the (decomposition) process," he said.
Nair said stranding was fairly common at this time of year because they migrated annually along the coast from their feeding grounds in Antarctica. They came to the warmer waters to mate and give birth. During October and November, they would make the trip back to cooler waters.
Earlier this month, a young adult humpback whale, 12m-14m long, washed up on a beach in eManzimtoti.
It was believed to have been knocked unconscious by a vessel. Monday morning. A task team has been set up to look into the disposal of the carcass.


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Our GN gem Annalise is as down to earth as they come. She takes pride in living life to the fullest by being happy and doing what she loves! Annalise is a very dedicated and savvy nanny who believes that love, safety, and trust are the most important elements that a caregiver can establish with a child. She is sweet, flexible and eager to join a family where she can continue to grow and learn. She is currently working with one of our genuine families, and would love to help out for date nights or weekend assistance/
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This is a very old stamp from Stamps Happen, I dated it 2007 but I think it is older than that, It remains one of my favorites. I usually use it at least once a season.
This was made for a challenge at PCP called Make it Legal.. the card had to be legal size. I very rarely make a card that size... so was a good challenge for me.
Hope you like it !!!


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Guest Blog: Songwriter Sam Mizell And The Band Perry/
This new guest blog is from my friend Sam Mizell. A little bit of background first: Sam has earned two Dove awards, seven number one singles, and numerous ASCAP and BMI awards. His radio single, The Motions was 14 weeks at #1 AC radio for Matthew West (who co-wrote the song) and received a Grammy Award nomination. Fantastic singer, keyboard player, husband, father, and a seriously talented writer. I love what he's doing now with The Mizells Band. I was always thankful for the Montecristos on his return trip from England! Check out the video for Dandelion.
From Sam:
The right thing to do...
I've been a songwriter all my life...and professionally for about 15 years. When I first started someone gave me this advice: ALWAYS bring your A game. That's my secret besides being irresistibly handsome:-) ( sarcasm) I showed up and gave my A- game no matter who else was in the room.
You see, I remember about 10 years ago there was this girl named Kim. She was trying to get a Christian deal at Word Records. I was in the cattle call of writers to write a "hit" song for this new artist. I gave my absolute best to an unknown, indie, later rejected, unsigned artist.
Forward 10 years. I get this phone call that Kim was gonna cut that song on her sophomore record with The Band Perry.Yep. Kimberly Perry of the Band Perry. Did I have to pinch myself? Yes. Did I dance and scream? Yes! Did I praise God? Yes! In 2004 I gave my best.
In 2013 a little unknown (later to be world famous) group cut that song! You can buy it on the Pioneer Target Edition (hint, hint).
Never, and I mean NEVER let anything (politics, money, ego, whatever) keep you from showing up and giving 100%. That little unknown artist may just be the next Kimberly Perry!
Currently I'm touring with my wife playing all over the place. Check out our website, themizellsband.com.
Sam Mizell
Thompson Station
Dedicating all my blogs this year to the memory of John Braheny. I still ask every songwriter or artist I coach to pick up his book before we start talking.
There is also a college scholarship in John's name, through the California Copyright Conference (John was a past president)...here's the link:http://www.theccc.org/scholarship


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'Puss In Boots' Walks All Over US Weekend B-O
World Series and Bad Weather Affect US B-O
OCT 31, 2011 - Animated comedy Puss in Boots debuted at Number One over the US pre-Halloween period while other new releases failed to generate much excitement. The overall marketplace got hit hard by a double whammy of game seven of the World Series last Friday which attracted over 25 million viewers followed by a powerful winter storm hitting the highly populated north-east region of the country on Saturday, affecting tens of millions of people with unusually early snowfalls.
Paranormal Activity 3 drops to No. 2 with an estimated US$18.5 million, while Justin Timberlake's sci-fi thriller In Time opened in third place with a mediocre estimated US$12 million.
Studio estimates may change significantly later today depending on how much lost business gets picked up on Sunday. Films with better word-of-mouth may also grab some of that lost cash in the weeks ahead if good buzz can spread.
Here are the Top 5 North American B-O studio estimates for Oct 28-30, 2011 weekend, in terms of rank, (previous week ranking), Movie name (studio), Weekend takings in USD, (Cumulative gross, USD) and week on chart, courtesy of Boxofficemojo. (US$1=RM3)
1. (-) Puss in Boots (Paramount) $34.0 million ($34.0 million) 1
2. (1) Paranormal Activity 3 (Paramount) $18.5 million ($81.3 million) 2
3. (-) In Time (Fox) $12.0 million ($12.0 million) 1
4. (3) Footloose (Paramount) $5.4 million ($38.4 million) 3
5. (-) The Rum Diary (FilmDistrict) $5.0 million ($5.0 million) 1


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I've been asked a few times when bride's view my packages: "Is 8 hours really enough?" & my answer to this is always-YES!
-So here's the why: I explain to my brides the pre-ceremony/ceremony details should be the first things they want covered the most-so designate your starting time to reflect that. then work 8 hours from it. Most weddings do not start EARLY in the morning most of my weddings start about 2:00 pm for getting ready, that gives you until 10 pm to have photographs! Reception details aren't the make or break portraits. Capturing the first dances, cake cutting and intimate moments celebrating with friends and family should be preserved...I just explain to my brides that having 6 hours of reception coverage isn't alway necessary! You have to remember a lot of your guests will be capturing that part of the day (in fact I ask only the ceremony be un-plugged...the reception they can snap away...as long as they are respectful of me) Receptions can get a little crazy too, especially when alcohol is offered. Not everyone wants a 1,000 photos of drunk people dancing...it's not pretty.
What about the send off you ask?
-I've introduced the solution of "Mock Exits" to my brides and have had really great success with it! Plus the burn rate from sparklers has decreased because we are now doing it when guests are still sober! With the "Mock Exit" the couple will have the DJ announce the couple will be doing a special send-off for photography purposes and anyone who would like to take part can at {insert place here}, afterwards the party will continue so please return inside with the couple to celebrate more!
I offer additional hours for coverage but 95% of the time my couples never have to add it!
I hope this helps!


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Mmm Monday // Green Smoothie/
This smoothie is one of my breakfast staples!! I love to start my morning with a smoothie while I'm getting ready something fresh to wake me up. This smoothie is super delicous, healthy, and not too filling which I like because I usually have a big bowl of oatmeal after.
Half a Granny Smith Apple
Juice from 1 Lemon
1 Banana
Approx 2 Cups Spinich
Handful Ice Cubes
1 Stalk Celery
cold water
Slice everything up into blendable sized chunks, and add to the blender. Start blending and add water as needed, just enough to get a smooth consistency.
definitely don't skip the celery, it might seem a little weird, but it adds such a delicous "zing" to it! You can add some soy protein to it if you want it a little heariter. mmm mmm!
What are you smoothie staples?


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Best friends forever!
Rachel Moore
Let's talk a bit about bridesmaids. You've asked them to stand by your side during your wedding because they've always been there for you. They're your people -- the ones you can count on to have your best interests at heart. So show them some love! If you really want to be best friends forever, keep these tips in mind to help minimize stress when picking out bridesmaids' dresses.
Give them a voice. Ask each girl to select her top two-to-three style and color choices. Then, compile their picks and consider their preferences when making your final decision. You have control over the overall look, but each girl will feel like she's played a part in the process.
Consider body types. It's a rare group of bridesmaids who all look spectacular in the same dress. Your friends have different bodies, personalities and quirks. Let each bridesmaid pick a dress that offers the appropriate fit and coverage for her assets, and you'll be guaranteed a happy (and good looking!) wedding party.
Order in advance. If you're purchasing made-to-order dresses, place your order 4-6 months before the big day. If you're buying dresses off the rack, purchase them as soon as possible because stores may sell out of popular style/color combinations. Either way, your girls will need enough time for alterations and unforeseen issues. It's always better to be safe than sorry!


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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Rashida Jones and Will McCormack's production company Le Train Train has sold a new restaurant dramedy to ABC.
Mix will be a 60-minute show about "a revered family restaurant at a crossroads," according to Deadline, and will focus on the realities of the multi-cultural, divorce-and-adoption-prone modern family. The show will be written by Jennifer Cecil (Private Practice), who will also serve as executive producer along with Jones and McCormack.
Mix marks Le Train Train's first hourlong sale this year -- the company sold several half-hour comedies to NBC last year. The series was conceived as a part of the company's effort to focus on projects that are true to life, which is not just funny, but also dramatic.


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I was out wandering, meandering my way through the garden, sifting through spiritual weeds.
I was wondering: what really matters in my life?
My faith.
My family.
The internet.
I stopped at internet, my breath held -- the internet can't be that important in my life.
Blogging, photo editing, emailing, twittering, facebook, -- they're all lovely things, but why is our culture obsessed with them?
So I took a blogging hiatus.
A much needed internet hiatus; and as this new school year begins, I've decided to try to make Jesus more of my number one rather than the internet.
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My good friend and former assistant, Mark Peery pulled this Polaroid from his archive (old 120 film box, they give you processed film back in). We shot the lovely Joyce Dewitt (Janet on Three's Company) for People Magazine on Mark's birthday and she wished him well and signed the Polaroid for him.
She was one of the nicest most gracious celeb's I have ever shot. I ran into her lately and she remembered me and the shoot fondly, giving me a big hug.


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This page explains how to configure your DNS Pod and customize the DNS resolution process. In Kubernetes version 1.11 and later, CoreDNS is at GA and is installed by default with kubeadm. See Configuring CoreDNS and Using CoreDNS for Service Discovery.
You need to have a Kubernetes cluster, and the kubectl command-line tool must be configured to communicate with your cluster. If you do not already have a cluster, you can create one by using Minikube, or you can use one of these Kubernetes playgrounds:
To check the version, enter
kubectl version.
DNS is a built-in Kubernetes service launched automatically using the addon manager cluster add-on.
The running DNS Pod holds 3 containers:
kubedns": watches the Kubernetes master for changes
in Services and Endpoints, and maintains in-memory lookup structures to serve
DNS requests.
dnsmasq": adds DNS caching to improve performance.
sidecar": provides a single health check endpoint
to perform healthchecks for
dnsmasq and
The DNS Pod is exposed as a Kubernetes Service with a static IP.
The kubelet passes DNS to each container with the
DNS names also need domains. You configure the local domain in the kubelet
with the flag
The Kubernetes cluster DNS server is based on the SkyDNS library. It supports forward lookups (A records), service lookups (SRV records), and reverse IP address lookups (PTR records).
When running a Pod, kubelet prepends the cluster DNS server and searches paths to the node's DNS settings. If the node is able to resolve DNS names specific to the larger environment, Pods should also be able to resolve. But see Known issues.
If you don't want this, or if you want a different DNS config for pods, you can
use the kubelet's
--resolv-conf flag. Set this flag to "" to prevent Pods from
inheriting DNS. Set it to a valid file path to specify a file other than
/etc/resolv.conf for DNS inheritance.
Cluster administrators can specify custom stub domains and upstream nameservers
by providing a ConfigMap for kube-dns (
For example, the following ConfigMap sets up a DNS configuration with a single stub domain and two upstream nameservers:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
name: kube-dns
namespace: kube-system
stubDomains: |
{"acme.local": ["18.104.22.168"]}
upstreamNameservers: |
["184.108.40.206", "18.104.22.168"]
DNS requests with the ".acme.local" suffix are forwarded to a DNS listening at 220.127.116.11. Google Public DNS serves the upstream queries.
The table below describes how queries with certain domain names map to their destination DNS servers:
|Domain name
|Server answering the query
|custom DNS (184.108.40.206)
|upstream DNS (one of 188.8.131.52, 126.96.36.199)
See ConfigMap options for details about the configuration option format.
Custom upstream nameservers and stub domains do not affect Pods with a
dnsPolicy set to "
Default" or "
If a Pod's
dnsPolicy is set to "
ClusterFirst", its name resolution is
handled differently, depending on whether stub-domain and upstream DNS servers
are configured.
Without custom configurations: Any query that does not match the configured cluster domain suffix, such as "www.kubernetes.io", is forwarded to the upstream nameserver inherited from the node.
With custom configurations: If stub domains and upstream DNS servers are configured, DNS queries are routed according to the following flow:
The query is first sent to the DNS caching layer in kube-dns.
From the caching layer, the suffix of the request is examined and then forwarded to the appropriate DNS, based on the following cases:
Names with the cluster suffix, for example ".cluster.local": The request is sent to kube-dns.
Names with the stub domain suffix, for example ".acme.local": The request is sent to the configured custom DNS resolver, listening for example at 22.214.171.124.
Names without a matching suffix, for example "widget.com": The request is forwarded to the upstream DNS, for example Google public DNS servers at 184.108.40.206 and 18.104.22.168.
Options for the kube-dns
kube-system:kube-dns ConfigMap:
stubDomains (optional)
|A JSON map using a DNS suffix key such as "acme.local", and a value consisting of a JSON array of DNS IPs.
|The target nameserver can itself be a Kubernetes Service. For instance, you can run your own copy of dnsmasq to export custom DNS names into the ClusterDNS namespace.
upstreamNameservers (optional)
|A JSON array of DNS IPs.
|If specified, the values replace the nameservers taken by default from the node's
/etc/resolv.conf. Limits: a maximum of three upstream nameservers can be specified.
In this example, the user has a Consul DNS service discovery system they want to
integrate with kube-dns. The consul domain server is located at 10.150.0.1, and
all consul names have the suffix
.consul.local. To configure Kubernetes, the
cluster administrator creates the following ConfigMap:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
name: kube-dns
namespace: kube-system
stubDomains: |
{"consul.local": ["10.150.0.1"]}
Note that the cluster administrator does not want to override the node's
upstream nameservers, so they did not specify the optional
upstreamNameservers field.
In this example the cluster administrator wants to explicitly force all
non-cluster DNS lookups to go through their own nameserver at 172.16.0.1.
In this case, they create a ConfigMap with the
upstreamNameservers field specifying the desired nameserver:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
name: kube-dns
namespace: kube-system
upstreamNameservers: |
You can configure CoreDNS as a service discovery.
CoreDNS is available as an option in Kubernetes starting with version 1.9. It is currently a GA feature and is on course to be the default, replacing kube-dns.
CoreDNS chains plugins and can be configured by maintaining a Corefile with the ConfigMap. CoreDNS supports all the functionalities and more that is provided by kube-dns.
A ConfigMap created for kube-dns to support
upstreamnameserver translates to the
proxy plugin in CoreDNS.
Similarly, the
Federation plugin translates to the
federation plugin in CoreDNS.
This example ConfigMap for kube0dns specifies federations, stubdomains and upstreamnameservers:
apiVersion: v1
federations: |
{"foo" : "foo.feddomain.com"}
stubDomains: |
{"abc.com" : ["22.214.171.124"], "my.cluster.local" : ["188.8.131.52"]}
upstreamNameservers: |
["220.127.116.11", "220.127.116.11"]
kind: ConfigMap
The equivalent configuration in CoreDNS creates a Corefile:
For federations:
federation cluster.local {
foo foo.feddomain.com
For stubDomains:
abc.com:53 {
cache 30
proxy . 126.96.36.199
my.cluster.local:53 {
cache 30
proxy . 18.104.22.168
The complete Corefile with the default plugins:
.:53 {
kubernetes cluster.local in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa {
upstream 18.104.22.168 126.96.36.199
pods insecure
fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
federation cluster.local {
foo foo.feddomain.com
prometheus :9153
proxy . 188.8.131.52 22.214.171.124
cache 30
abc.com:53 {
cache 30
proxy . 22.214.171.124
my.cluster.local:53 {
cache 30
proxy . 220.127.116.11
In Kubernetes version 1.10 and later, kubeadm supports automatic translation of the CoreDNS ConfigMap from the kube-dns ConfigMap.
A number of tools support the installation of CoreDNS instead of kube-dns. To migrate from kube-dns to CoreDNS, a detailed blog is available to help users adapt CoreDNS in place of kube-dns.


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Decorating Diaries: Eat My Contractor Dust/
Gasp! Choke! The contractors are here--the contractors are here! And I have the contractor dust settling around my home to prove it. The electricians were here today, installing the canned lighting in the ceiling. But there was something like an extra ceiling for them to go through, so there was massive amounts of drilling and crawling around the attic and insulation sticking to workboots as they walked around the house.
I wasn't home for most of this. I showed up at 3:30 as they were cleaning up. God love them, they'd found our tiny little dustbuster (our vacuum is in our upstairs guestroom closet--not a natural place to look). So this young guy is walking around our floors, doubled over, trying to catch all the stray dirt and grime with this dustbuster. So sweet, but not very effective. I went behind him with a broom and dustpan and swipe with the Swiffer, but it didn't make much difference. This is the kind of dust that settles in the cracks and only a good mopping will get rid of it.
I'm not so upset. Dust means work. And right now we have a tile floor, counters installed, 90% of the lighting done, and they're coming tomorrow to measure for the granite countertop. I may actually have a bathroom by the end of the month.
Our bedroom may not survive though. That's where the worst of the dust and grime is being tracked in. I think it's time to move our nighttime abode to the upstairs guest bedroom. Less chance of a choking hazard, that way.
But some cleaning will get done this weekend. I'm having my children writers critique group (Ladies, we must think of a name for ourselves) over Wednesday night. I don't care if they drill to China in my bathroom that day, the house will be clean that night. Time to bond with the mop.


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Last Tuesday, Elinor Carucci gave a talk at SF Camerawork. I must admit that sometimes, I find her images difficult to look at but it is for this reason that I was curious to hear her speak about her work. She was soft spoken in front of the audience but she is fearless and passionate about her photographic work.
I learned that she always kept her camera, tripod and lights accessible and she never stores them away. She is able to photograph spontaneously especially when emotional tensions is present within her personal relationships or when she is experiencing it herself. That is how she captures the rawness and honesty that is so distinct in her images.
I especially enjoyed a story she shared while she was giving birth to twins in the hospital. All of sudden, she felt this light coming from above and shining upon her while she was having contractions. "Oh, my God! Is that daylight?" she asked herself. She recounted that the nurses were screaming at her when she insisted that they call her husband to bring her camera and tripod in the room so that she could capture the moment on film. Unfortunately, I cannot find the image anywhere in the web.
Currently she is working on a series called My Children.


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Frederiks Kirke - Marmor Church - the Marble Church
the Marble Church from the square of the Amalienborg Palaces at sunrise
From the start, from 1749, with planning for a new quarter of the city beyond the old east gate, there was to be a large new church on the major cross axis and it was to have a centralised plan rather than being cruciform or having a hall and aisle form. It is shown on maps and drawings from the middle of the 18th century set in a square church yard on the cross axis of the four palaces that were to become the royal palaces or Amalienborg Palaces. Plans for the church were drawn up by the architect Nicolai Eigtved who was responsible for the overall plan of the new area and for many of the new houses and palaces.
Plan of the new quarter with the Amalienborg Palaces at the centre and the new church above
Commencement of building work on the church was marked by the laying of a foundation stone by the king, Frederick V, on the 31st October 1749 but construction did not progress well. Eigtved died in 1754 and he was succeeded by the French architect Nicholas-Henri Jardin on the recommendation of a compatriot, the sculptor Jacques Saly who had been employed by the royal court from 1752. Jardin submitted new and much grander designs for the church but it was clear that his proposals would have been exorbitantly expensive to build and yet more designs were prepared and submitted in 1756. These revisions were still extravagant but were actually accepted and some funds were committed but again building work progressed slowly.
Jardin gained favour at court and was appointed Royal Building Master in 1760 and took over responsibility for all major building works for the king and responsibility for new work on the royal parks. He had also taken on teaching at the recently founded Royal Danish Academy of Art and by 1764, with so many distractions and with uncertainty about funding, the walls of the church had only been built up to about 9 metres.
In 1766 the king died and his son Christian VII, on his succession, agreed to work on the church halting. By 1770 all work stopped and it would appear that scaffolding and lifting equipment was sold off.
By 1771 the political mood in Denmark was changing, becoming less favourable to employing foreigners in important court posts, and Jardin returned to France where he was appointed first to the Royal Academy of Arts in Paris and then, in 1778, he became the Royal Architect to Louis XV.
There were further delays in making a decision about Frederiks Kirke and it was not until 1795 that it was agreed that work on the church would resume with yet more new proposals but now from the Danish architect Caspar Harsdorff who had studied under Jardin at the Royal Danish Academy. He produced two new plans and a model but was not well and died in 1799 and again there seems to have been little or no progress with construction. Again work stopped and this time the stonework was left as a ruin for over 70 years … the walls and tumbled stones are shown in a painting of 1835 by Frederik Sødring that is now in the collection of the national gallery in Copenhagen - Statens Museum for Kunst.
Marmorpladsen - the square of the Marble Church - in 1835 by Frederik Sødring - painting now in the Statens Museum for Kunst.
In 1874 the site and the ruins of the base of the church were sold by the Finance Minister Andreas Frederik Krieger to Carl Frederik Tietgen on the condition that he completed the building but could, in return, build a development of new apartments on either side of the church.
Even then, progress was not assured. In January 1877 a court case was instigated against Krieger on the accusation of corruption over the deal although he was acquitted.
The new architect appointed by Tietgen to complete Frederiks Kirke was Ferdinand Meldahl who had been responsible for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Castle following the fire there in 1859.
Yet more plans were drawn up and work then took over fifteen years and the completed church was opened on 19 August 1894.


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Twas the knit before Christmas...
...and all through the house, not a creature was stirring (except for Ingrid, who still had some last-minute knitting to finish off).
I know it is ages (half a year!) since I blogged, but I am still here, still knitting. The job I started at the end of February is taking up a great deal of time and the little time I have left over is given to the children. Knitting has to fit in to the small windows of opportunity I have - on the train on the way to and from work (when I can get a seat) and in the evenings when the chores are done.
This year has been quite eventful - other than my going back to work full time after a 10-year break (very scary, but definitely the right decision, particularly given the current economic woes), I have been in hospital twice (all fine now!), and we have tried (and failed) to move house. After giving up on moving for the moment, we have tried to content ourselves with moving things around a bit at home and now have the computer in the dining room, which makes life a lot easier. We are also planning for us all to move bedrooms, but we need to get some minor work done first.
I am optimistic that I will be able to get back to blogging now that the family has settled into a new routine around my job and the computer is easily accessible. We have also upgraded the computer so we now have one that works properly - our old computer was so creaky that everything was difficult on it!
Despite the demands of work, I still decided (at the last minute!) to knit the usual scarves for the teachers this year and made three of these:
Yes, it is the Misti alpaca ribs and ruffles scarf, an excellent free pattern.
One of the children's teachers this year already had one of these from me (from a previous year) so I decided to make her some fingerless mitts and used the Fetching pattern again, this time in Jamie possum, which I bought in iknit. I was really pleased with these - they were lovely and soft and the colours came out beautifully evenly:
I knitted another pair of mitts, this time from the Martin Storey's book of men's knits, but felt that this was a less successful pattern:
I also knitted my mum a Forest Canopy shawl in Malabrigo laceweight, which I was really pleased with:
The colours of this also came out beautifully and my mum was delighted with it:
All in all, it was a very pleasing project:
I did manage to complete everything I had planned to, and had a good Christmas - everyone was pleased with their gifts.
This coming year I want to try to make some small adjustments to our life. I want to be more organised with the cooking (this has been one area that has been very hard to keep on top of with my new job). I have bought two books which I hope will make a difference to the meals that I plan. The first, How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money and Hardly Any Time, Even If You Have a Tiny Kitchen, Only Three Saucepans ... - Unless You Count the Garlic Crusher... by Gill Holcombe, I have had for a while, but have not used. Today, I made apple cake from it and plan to use some of the more general principles in it to plan our weekly shopping and eating. I have also bought The Kitchen Revolution, which, although I don't intend to follow it to the letter, has some sound principles in it. Despite our unsuccessful attempt to move house (it would be great to have a bit more space) I am well aware of how lucky we are as a family and how comparatively privileged we are.
Like everyone else in the current credit crunch, however, we need to make some economies, and this coming year I plan to do what everyone recommends you do to economise - keep track of where all your money goes down to the last penny.
So, like Sabine, who has been reading my old copy of Not Buying It by Judith Levine, I intend to downsize my wool stash. I shall buy yarn only for specific projects or for gifts and try to use more of my stash. I also intend to sort out the books in the house and all our clothes - I have already started down this road and have been thinning out the children's clothes considerably. There are some great ideas in Levine's book (although she can come across as slightly irritating sometimes - she still runs two houses and two cars in the book), and it is certainly thought-provoking. I have also recently read Kath Kelly's book on how she lived for a pound a day, which, in a similar vein, gives food for thought. While Kath Kelly's year holds much to admire, I think it would be hard to live like this with three children to feed, although I am tempted to use some of her ideas.
If moving is not an option for us because the housing market is so stagnant, then decluttering certainly is. As those of you who know me are well aware, however, I am not the tidiest person in the world, so this will be a real challenge for me. But I feel that with the economy the way it is and the uncertainty hanging over us all, we should make the most of what we have and I certainly have a lot to be grateful for. So, one step at a time, 2009 will be a journey for me into a more thoughtful and considered way of life. One incentive for me is to see how I feel about each purchase if I keep track of everything. I have done this before (when I was saving for my first flat) and actually found it just as satisfying as consuming.
But having a family is different. I hope that we will all learn from the coming year, whatever it may bring.
Happy New Year to you all!


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Who Designs your yarns?
We do. All our yarns are exclusive to us. We research and commission all our colours, and yarn composition. We try to cover all budgets from acrylic, "have a go" Mammoth to the luxurious 100% unspun Merino.
How do I know how much yarn to buy?
You can contact us through the website. We aim to reply within a few hours, unless of course you are in another time zone and message us at midnight GMT. In this case we will reply in the morning, quite possibly when you are in bed.
Most of our yarns have an indication of the quantities required in the product listing. You may need to scroll down the page. If you do need to contact us please state the size of the piece you wish to produce and whether you will crochet or knit.
How will my yarn arrive?
We aim to dispatch as soon as possible. We use DPD next day delivery. Our driver collects between 1pm and 2 pm. Orders received close to collection time, we will try our hardest to dispatch. Orders dispatched on a Friday will not be delivered until Monday. Please note that by providing a mobile telephone you will receive tracking information and a 1 hour delivery slot on the morning of delivery. International orders generally take 2 to 7 days for delivery.
Will I receive one large ball of yarn?
In most cases we try to send one large ball of yarn so that you have as few joins as possible. The wiggly and felted merino is delivered in approx 1 kg balls.
Do you have patterns?
In the near future we will be offering knit kits and patterns. For simple items like blankets and scarves, we can advise on the amount of stitches required, this does depend on the size of needles used. Due to the scale of the yarn we feel that fancy stitches are not required as the yarn generally speaks for itself. A basic knit and purl stitch is all that is required.
What size needles do I need?
The majority of our yarns will state in the product info the size of the needles.
Are the colours on the website accurate?
We try our best to represent the colours as accurately as possible. Computer and mobile devices may show these colours slightly differently. We recommend that if you need a perfect match you request a small sample through our contact form.
Why do international orders require a telephone number?
All the shippers we use request a telephone number and an email. This allows the couriers to get in touch if their is a problem with the delivery.