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Topic: MVC: Where to build complex object structures?
Hi all
Sorry for my english, I hope you're able to understand what i'm talking about.
I'm currently working on a mid-sized webapp project (eshop) and decided to give rails a try. Up to now I'm pretty happy with my choice.
At the moment, i'm working on a form which edits a rather complex, multi language "Product" object, which (among others) has a polymorphic has_many relationship with "AttributeValue" objects and a has_many relationship with "Dictionary" objects. Additionaly, the "AttributeValue" objects have default values coming from "AttributeDefaultValue" objects. The "AttributeValue" objects (depending on the type) may have has_many relationships with "AttributeValueDictionary" objects and so on.
The reason for this mess is that there must be different types of attributes (select, text, number, etc...). The actual "instances" of the attributes are specified dynamically in the backend of the shop (e.g. Fabric : select, Origin : text, Weight : number).
The editing / creating of multiple models in one form is not a problem, thanks to the great tutorial dealing with this issue which I have found in this forum.
My question: building the "product" object described above when creating a new instance of "product" is getting rather complex, in pseudo code something like:
def new
@prod = Product.new
Lang.find_all.each do |l|
@prod.dicts << Dict.new(lang => l)
AttrType1.find_all.each do |a|
v = AttrType1Val.new(attr => a)
Lang.find_all.each do |l|
dict = AttrType1ValDict.new(lang => l)
dflt = AttrType1ValDefaults.find_by_attr_id_and_lang_id(a, ...).value
dict.value = dflt
v.dicts << dict
@prod.attrs << v
AttrTypeYouGetThePicture.find_all.each ...
What would be good application design here? To put the code into a protected method of the controller? Into the constructor of "product"?
Does anybody have experience with a simmilar problem? How did you solve it?
Thanks in advance


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I wonder if these would really be good for brewing considering they've been soaking up seawater for 150 years....
heavydoom wrote:question : since the pots and the lids were strewn all over the place, i presume, how would they know what lid would fit which pot of similar shape? some to me, based on the pics, look to me that they had the wrong lid on them.
also, the salt water must have affected the physical/chemical nature of the clay after all these years.
betta wrote:Logically, brine composed mainly of sodium salt and sodium is one of elements with the smallest molecule size. So basically it can penetrate anything if it is given enough time (especially over years). I think the taste of brewed tea in those pots will be somewhat "weird" at the beginning of the usage due to this.
Theoretically it is possible to get rid of these mineralisation (precipitation and crystallisation of salt) effect. What the archaelog cleaned there is only the outer surface, but what remained in the micropore of the pot requires intensive cleaning and patience.
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I don't agree. I could write several pages explaining the principles of dissolving ionic solids and reversible crystal formation, but I don't think anybody really cares about that stuff.
Bottom line for me is that $320-$800 is a lot to pay for a pot, even if it's 150 years old. I'm sure plenty of antique collectors are drooling over the possibilities, whether they would brew tea in it or not.


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Google's violations of antitrust law were serious.
First, its use of patents obtained with Motorola Mobility was abusive. The Motorola patents dealt with essential mobile phone functions, licensed as part of standards under Fair, Reasonable And Non Discriminatory, or FRAND, terms.Now, in courts around the world, the company has been demanding new, bigger royalties for these patents, trying to eliminate liability for its own violations of Apple's (AAPL) design patents. In doing this it was, in the view of critics like Florian Mueller of FOSSPatents, violating the basic comity underlying the setting of standards, and abusing its position.
Second, more important, its search results seem to be failing to find competitors' products of long-standing and finding, instead, newly created Google products.Gary Reback, a noted anti-trust lawyer writing in USA Today , and Scott Cleland, who has made a living supporting the interests of the Bell companies on his own blog, compare Google to a crooked dealer at a poker game, hiding its tricks from public view inside a "black box."
This is the same thing that got Microsoft (MSFT) in so much trouble back in the 1990s. When you dominate a market, and you use that domination to seize control of other markets, that's illegal.
So how did Google get out of trouble, as Information Week expects? While final decisions will be announced early next year, writes ZDNet, I think the answer lies in three letters -- ITU.
The International Telecommunications Union is a United Nations agency that met this month in Dubai with the express intention of re-regulating the Internet. China and Russia, along with authoritarian governments of every stripe, submitted proposals, which Bloomberg reported on, that would basically put the Internet under local government control.Local governments would be allowed to look at all data packets entering or leaving their citizens' devices, control what was said, and control what was read within their borders.
It's not like this isn't already happening, to an extent, but under this proposal it would all be sanctioned through a global entity. It would be legitimate under international law, and all efforts to get around such blocks would become illegal. Governments would control the routing of packets, and all defiance of local will would supposedly cease.
The U.S. and European Union led a successful effort to get this treaty language withdrawn, as WebProNews reported. The Internet was safe, for now. But everyone knows the despots will be back.
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The Internet is so much a part of our lives these days it can come as a surprise to learn how much Internet freedom is at threat around the world. Fortunately, Internet freedom received a major boost at UNESCO last week, thanks to the efforts of the United States and other likeminded participants at the first review meeting of the "World Summit on Information Society" (WSIS), called WSIS+10.
As U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO, I joined Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer to lead the U.S. delegation at UNESCO's WSIS+10. This review meeting brought together governments, private companies, civil society groups and individual experts to discuss a whole range of Internet-related issues, from cyber-security to e-learning, and press freedom to e-business. The United States was well-represented across all these categories, with participation by the U.S. government; companies such as Verizon, the Walt Disney Company, Google, and PayPal; non-governmental organizations such as the Center for Democracy and Technology; and academics from U.S. universities.
UNESCO's WSIS review meeting was successful for three reasons. First, it helped heal some of the divisions that crystallized during the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) last year. The same countries that diverged at WCIT were able to converge at UNESCO and agree by consensus to a Final Statement.
Second, the UNESCO meeting reaffirmed the importance of a "multi-stakeholder" approach to Internet policymaking, which is based on the principle that Internet-related issues must be addressed through dialogue and cooperation between all stakeholders, not just governments. The WCIT conference raised concerns that enthusiasm for the multi-stakeholder model was waning in certain corners, but the UNESCO meeting showed that "multi-stakeholderism" is alive and well. AT&T called UNESCO the "shining example" of the multi-stakeholder approach, because of efforts to make the WSIS review meeting as open and inclusive as possible. Also critical was the emphasis placed on this model in the meeting's Final Statement, which calls multi-stakeholder processes "an essential and unique approach" to addressing information and knowledge society issues.
Finally, the UNESCO meeting addressed a central concern that freedom of expression will suffer as certain countries tighten their control over the Internet and hide behind legitimate issues, such as cybersecurity, to try to justify their repression. UNESCO has vigorously opposed such attempts, prompting Google to call it a "steadfast ally in the battle to keep the Internet free and open." With support from the United States and other participants, UNESCO won an unequivocal victory on this issue during the WSIS review meeting. The meeting's Final Statement highlights freedom of expression several times and states plainly that "freedom of expression off-line applies online."
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What has the SAFE act accomplished? Nothing. It made thousands of gun owners potentially felons for owning guns that were previously legal, illegal because of their looks or the type of stock they have.
The law makes it OK for a former cop to own a pistol with a large clip but it would be illegal for his brother, father or me to own the same.
Just a few days ago a retired cop in Florida shot a fellow moviegoer in a fit of rage because the guy wouldn't quit texting. The media didn't make too much of the type of gun used in the naval yard shooting because it was a very popular 870 Remington pump shotgun. There are literally millions of them around, at least four in my family. They are great for anything from squirrels to moose depending on the type of ammunition used. The people who pass and support this type of law are clueless about the real problem.
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On first down, the Falcons were called with too many men on the field, giving the Bucs another first down and running the clock to the two-minute warning.
On the next play, fittingly, it was Doug Martin to seal the game for the Buccaneers. Martin took the handoff for 24-yards, battling his way to the five-yard line. The run brought him over 1,900 yards from scrimmage on the season, a phenomenal feat for the rookie running back.
Two runs later, the final whistle of the game blew and the Buccaneers were ready to head back to Tampa with a 22-17 victory.
The Bucs end the season with a 7-9 record, 3-3 in their division. It was the Falcons' first homefield loss of the season. The Falcons played their starters throughout the game.
Josh Freeman ended the game with 19 completions on 35 passes. He has one touchdown, one interception and 222 yards.
WR Mike Williams led the team in receiving with 65 yards, just four short of 1,000 on the season. He had six catches, one of them for a touchdown. WR Vincent Jackson had three second-half catches for 50 yards. TE Luke Stocker had three for 50 as well.
Doug Martin had 142 yards on the ground on 28 carries. He also ran one in from 40 yards out. With 18 yards receiving, he ended the day with 160 yards from scrimmage.
K Connor Barth hit on three field goals, from 48-, 22-, and 42-yards out.
Defensively, Mason Foster led the team with 12 total tackles. Lavonte David had six and one sack. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim added the other Buccaneer sack. On special teams, Dekoda Watson registered a blocked punt that set up a Connor Barth field goal. It is his second block of the season.
For the Falcons, Matt Ryan ended the day with 238 yards passing and one touchdown. He completed on 28 of 44 passes.
WR Julio Jones led the team with 56 yards receiving, followed by RB Jacquizz Rodgers who had 50 yards on eight catches. WR Harry Douglas caught the touchdown pass on a fourth-and-goal attempt.
Rodgers also led the team rushing with five carries of 28 yards. RB Michael Turner had six carries for 18 yards, one of them a 17-yard touchdown.
Matt Bryant connected on a first-quarter field goal from 28-yards out.
Defensively, the team was led by Sean Weatherspoon with eight tackles. The Falcons did not register a sack in the game, but Asante Samuel did come down with an interception that set up the Turner touchdown run.
The Buccaneers end the season on a high note, snapping their losing streak and ending the season with a 7-9 record. Stay tuned for a complete list on all of the records that were also snapped in this game, including passing records from Josh Freeman and totals for the entire Buccaneer offense.


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Cloud-to-ground lightning bolts are a common phenomenon—about 100 strike Earth's surface every single second—yet their power is extraordinary. Each bolt can contain up to one billion volts of electricity.
This enormous electrical discharge is caused by an imbalance between positive and negative charges. During a storm, colliding particles of rain, ice, or snow increase this imbalance and often negatively charge the lower reaches of storm clouds. Objects on the ground, like steeples, trees, and the Earth itself, become positively charged—creating an imbalance that nature seeks to remedy by passing current between the two charges.
A step-like series of negative charges, called a stepped leader, works its way incrementally downward from the bottom of a storm cloud toward the Earth. Each of these segments is about 150 feet (46 meters) long. When the lowermost step comes within 150 feet (46 meters) of a positively charged object it is met by a climbing surge of positive electricity, called a streamer, which can rise up through a building, a tree, or even a person. The process forms a channel through which electricity is transferred as lightning.
Some types of lightning, including the most common types, never leave the clouds but travel between differently charged areas within or between clouds. Other rare forms can be sparked by extreme forest fires, volcanic eruptions, and snowstorms. Ball lightning, a small, charged sphere that floats, glows, and bounces along oblivious to the laws of gravity or physics, still puzzles scientists.
Lightning is extremely hot—a flash can heat the air around it to temperatures five times hotter than the sun's surface. This heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the pealing thunder we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash.
Lightning is not only spectacular, it's dangerous. About 2,000 people are killed worldwide by lightning each year. Hundreds more survive strikes but suffer from a variety of lasting symptoms, including memory loss, dizziness, weakness, numbness, and other life-altering ailments.
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ESCANABA – The Marquette Senior High School wrestling started off Thursday night with three straight pins to put itself ahead 18-0, but Escanaba's Bill Soper energized his whole team after winning his heavyweight match over Rainger Rossway.
After that, it was all Escanaba, as the Eskymos rolled to a 53-21 Great Northern Conference triumph.
"It was a good draw for them to start off at 171. Curt Calovecchi is a great wrestler," said Escanaba coach Jamie Segorski. "They followed it up with their 189-pounder who is pretty good, and then (Josef) Iwanicki who is a real good wrestler too. So we knew going in there that it was a tough draw. We got pinned by their heavyweight a few weeks ago, so it was a real big win for Bill, and he wrestled absolutely fantastic tonight."
As the heavyweight match reached its end, the entire Eskymos team was cheering him on, and the tone in the building seemed to change.
The next match featured the 112-pounder Trevor Irving, who pinned Marquette's Tyler Teneyck in 1 minute, 43 seconds. After a couple of forfeits by the Redmen, Escanaba had a 21-18 lead.
At 125 pounds, Hunter Moore of Marquette took on Zach Priebe in perhaps the most tightly contested match of the evening. Priebe built an early lead, but Moore came back with an escape to make it 13-10, and then pulled off a reversal in the final seconds. However, the late run came up just short, as Priebe took the match, 13-12.
Another forfeit from Marquette boosted the Eskymos to a 30-18 lead. Then Escanaba's Hunter Sadler pinned Ken Hubbard in 3:26, and Kaleb Rahoi earned a win by technical fall over Marquette's Brian Helmer Jr. in 2:22, giving the Eskymos a commanding 41-18 advantage in the contest.
At 152 pounds, Austin Johnson earned one final victory for the Redmen when he beat Alec Slaga by a 4-1 decision.
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Delaware State University recently became the recipient of four Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Report – which holds the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country.
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Avnet Memec, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will host a new series of Microsemi SpeedWay Design Workshops™, featuring the new Microsemi SmartFusion2® SoC FPGAs. The workshop series kicks off Feb. 19 in San Jose, Calif., and Philadelphia, and will be held in 26 cities throughout North America.
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The SpeedWay event will provide an in-depth look at Microsemi's new SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA and how to harness its capabilities by using this new, compact development platform. Microsemi's SmartFusion2 Starter Kit gives designers access to industry standard interfaces, including Ethernet, USB 2.0 OTG, SPI, I2C and UART, while including a comprehensive breadboard area to support unique design requirements. The kit comes preloaded with uClinux and can be booted in 0.5 seconds. Also included is a USB WiFi module that supports Ralink 5370 wireless radios, allowing uClinux to set up a wireless access point that serves DHCP WiFi connections. Users can then start an HTTPD server and access the SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA via a mobile Web browser from a smart phone or other wireless devices.
Taught by Avnet's technical experts, the workshops combine informative presentations with hands-on labs, from introductory to complex labs and demonstrations. The workshops will benefit engineers new to FPGA technology, those seeking to enhance proficiency with the ARM® Cortex™-M3 on-chip processor and integrated FPGA/M3, and those requiring security, reliability and/or low power in their applications.
Recommended prerequisites for the workshops are basic HDL design experience and familiarity with C programming, but are not required.
"SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs are the only devices to address the necessary requirements for advanced security, high reliability and low power in critical industrial, military, aviation, communications and medical applications," said Kris Burgoon, vice president, Avnet Memec and Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "Hosting this series of Microsemi SpeedWay Design Workshops enables Avnet Memec to offer engineers the informative tools they need to understand and gain expertise with these products – in a hands-on laboratory environment."
"Avnet Memec, and its team of factory-trained technical experts, is the ideal partner to facilitate these hands-on workshops on behalf of Microsemi," said Jorgen Makitalo, global distribution channel director, Microsemi. "These technical events will show design engineers how to use our design tools and leverage the advantages of our new SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs in real-world designs."
The one-day workshops are $99 for attendees, who each receive a SmartFusion2 Starter Kit worth $299. For more information and how to register, go to www.em.avnet.com/sf2speedway.
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WebRTC has had a real tough three or four years, and so have those working with it. Only a few short years ago, the development world were excited about WebRTC and proclaiming how awesome it was. You might have played with the technology a couple of years ago, only to find the extra infrastructure requirements were painful to implement and poorly documented. This probably left a bitter taste in your mouth, especially when things went wrong.
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Fifty billion connected devices and still no winning protocols standards. HTTP, WebSockets, MQTT, and CoAP seem to be leading in the IoT protocol race at the moment but many more protocols are getting introduced on a regular basis. Each protocol has its pros and cons depending on the nature of the communications. Does there really need to be only one protocol to rule them all? Of course not. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Chris Matthieu, co-founder and CTO of Octoblu, walked through how Octob...
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The Internet of Things can drive efficiency for airlines and airports. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Shyam Varan Nath, Principal Architect with GE, and Sudip Majumder, senior director of development at Oracle, discussed the technical details of the connected airline baggage and related social media solutions. These IoT applications will enhance travelers' journey experience and drive efficiency for the airlines and the airports.
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Making our own choices
Amanda Starbuck-Mattson, Minot
I thought that I was a free-thinking American until recently. Aren't we supposed to live in the land of the free and brave? The entire country of America's foundation is set upon free will and choice (so we thought). The American government has already tried prohibition once and failed. Why are they trying yet again to undermine our constitutional rights and freedom of choice?
Now under law you can't have a 44-ounce soda in New York City. You can't have a cigarette in most states except for in your home or vehicle. The government is well on it way to revoking our Second Amendment right to bear arms starting with ammunition control which is already in effect. However McDonald's has not been banned. Gay marriage and marijuana are banned in most places.
Why is it that the American government will ban things that hurt no one and embrace things that hurt millions? I personally can't understand the decision making process today. When will the government tell me that I can no longer wear thong underwear because it promotes rape? Will we all have to wear white cotton undergarments and gray jumpsuits in the not-too-far away future? Will we all be forced to eat what they tell us to so we don't get too fat for their budget? Why do they not start "fixing" all the people on welfare who just keep having children and do not work? Why do we not stop sticking our nose in every other country in the world's business? Why do we not tax legal marijuana (that would solve our deficit issues in a year)? Why do they think that they can force people to do what a handful of people think is the right way to live? Shouldn't we all be entitled to our own way of life?
In the early days of America this was supposed to be the land of freedom, salvation, tolerance, and prosperity (isn't that why all our forefathers left Europe because of the oppression)? Last time I checked we still have a democracy in this country and we do not utilize it. The American people as a whole need to stand up for their rights as citizens, capable of making their own life decisions. Otherwise we may as well go back 200 years to merry ole England where we started.
Furthermore if we are allowed to live however we please why is it the government's responsibility to take care of us? If we are entitled to live however we want we should also be responsible for our own mortality. No one is immortal, we just don't live forever. Why even try to keep a dying person alive. Look deep into yourself and see what type of person you would like to be free and mortal or a slave to the government? Every person's choice……


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Procrastinator? No Problem
In true form, I've waited until rather late in the game to tackle the ol' holiday gift list. Figuring out teachers' gifts, what to get the in-laws and how much my kids need from Santa causes me real trauma, so I've pushed shopping way down on my holiday priority list. (Isn't it better to bake cookies instead?) And combined with a new job and a recent move, I just don't have the mental space to wrap my head around the inevitable swirling of Christmas-time buying, spending, regretting and returning.
Because I dread it so much, I've picked up some tips over the years about how to pull off holiday giving even if you've waited until the last minute to shop — or if you're just an average gift-buying procrastinator like most humans. This year, I've even pulled in professionals for additional advice.
Take heart. You can truly pull something spectacular together at the last minute — and even get a good deal at the same time.
Take Advantage of Free or Discounted Shipping
Just because you procrastinate doesn't mean you need to pay exorbitant shipping charges — especially if it doubles the price of the item itself. For a yearly $79 membership, Amazon Prime offers free two-day shipping as long as you're buying directly from Amazon. (Look for the golden check with the blue "Prime" next to it; the free shipping isn't offered by Amazon's third-party sellers). With the membership, you also get unlimited streaming of selected movies and TV shows and free Kindle book borrowing, making an Amazon Prime membership not a bad choice for a present, either.
ShopRunner offers free two-day shipping at over 80 stores, like Lord & Taylor, Toys "R" Us and Radio Shack. ShopRunner members also get free shipping on returns for purchasing holiday gifts. Make sure you order gifts at least two days in advance to avoid shipping charges. (Hint: This year, you're safe if you place your order by midnight December 21).
If it's getting down to the wire and you're desperate and willing to pay shipping, most online retailers can send your package in time for Santa's arrival if you order by midnight, December 23 (but double-check!). Amazon also offers one-day shipping for Amazon Prime members, making Monday, December 23, your cut-off date. You will have to pay for shipping, though at considerably lower rates. Amazon also offers Local Express Delivery on December 24 in select cities.
What Not to Buy
Before you embark on last-minute holiday shopping, take note of what's no longer fair game. Avoid ordering large items, such as a 72-inch flat-screen TV or a treadmill because free two-day shipping often does not apply.
And mark off your list anything that needs to be customized — say, monogrammed shirts or an engraved flask. In the holiday season, you just can't depend on those things coming on time. This also includes personal computers that need to be created with specifics in mind.
Gift an Experience
Try as you might, you still can't think of what to buy your brother-in-law — and the December days are passing quickly. Think about what this hard-to-buy person on your list likes to do, then think of a quirky label for him. March Madness Freak? Closet Picasso? From basketball tickets to painting classes, it's easy to locate an experience in the area where he lives. And in addition to showing the giftee that you've considered his personality and tastes, buying an experience can be done instantly from the comfort of your couch — no matter how close you're cutting it.
"Traditional retailers are getting serious competition from people gifting 'local experiences,'" says Landy Ung, CEO and founder of 8coupons. And fortunately, the deals are heating up as we edge closer to Christmas as retailers try to sell inventory and finish strong financially for the year. Ung's company, 8coupons, aggregates tons of zip code-specific deals on sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial, so that you can search for deals near the giftee.
Shop at Discount Big-Box Stores
Stores like TJMaxx, Marshalls, Home Goods, Ross or Big Lots are goldmines because they offer a wide range of merchandise, from clothes to housewares, toys and food, says Michelle Madhok author of "Wear This Now: Your Style Solution for Every Season and Any Occasion," and founder of SheFinds.com. But they sell them for a fraction of the price.
"These types of stores are also great for gift hunting because they get new merchandise every week so they won't be as picked over as other stores that only get one shipment at the beginning of the season." These are also great places for hard-to-find hostess gifts for that last-minute party invitation. Think: coffee that smells like nutmeg and spice, note cards, bamboo cutting boards, candles galore — and often gift bags and paper for a snappy presentation.
Buy by Theme
If a demanding client zapped all your shopping time, you're already on location at your annual family visit and you're beyond two-day free shipping, your options are the drugstore and the grocery store. Madhok has a solution: "Buy in theme. Give a movie night. Fill a bowl with candy, popcorn and soda and print out an iTunes gift certificate for a movie."
You can still buy a number of gift cards online — even on December 25. How about a spa treatment to counteract the holiday tension? Wrap up some sweet-smelling soap and a scrub brush from the drugstore and present the certificate or directions on how to download the app to the giftee's phone. Voila!
Give a Promise
This quick gift requires minimal time, but maximum thought, and hearkens back to the love coupons you used to give mom when you were a kid. Think about what your intended truly wants. Maybe your husband would love a night with his best guy friends (who also aren't great at planning). Arrange the night yourself, indicating the exact date or week. Tear out a symbolic photo from a magazine or print out one online that represents the gift. Write a short, clever note, wrap it up or put the message in a card.
Would your mom like a weekend with the grandkids? Give her a card indicating the range of dates they are available, tell her you'll arrange transportation and throw in a gift certificate to the kids' favorite restaurant. Done.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
New RNAV Routes Go Live in Gulf of Mexico
Two newly approved area navigation routes went live this week in the Gulf of Mexico, allowing the application of 50 n.m. lateral separations for qualified aircraft that are authorized for RNP.
(The new Gulf of Mexico RNAV routes)
IATA, along with several airlines and other users had input into the final design of the new "Lima" and "Mike" RNAV routes.
"The effort was led by the FAA's Houston Center, with contributions from our offices in Washington, SENEAM, Merida ACC, Monterrey ACC and ICAO," a spokeswoman for FAA told AviationToday.
FAA launched the implementation of the new routes in October 2011. More
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Kinds of Tags
There are two kinds of tags...
- Next version base tags, which have an "r" suffix. Example, "2.2.0r".
- Final, shipped release tags. Example, "2.2.0".
Applying the Tags
How and when do we use those kinds of tags?
Let's follow an example, where we're working towards shipping 2.2.0, then we ship 2.2.0, and then we start working on the next release of 2.2.1...
- When we start working on a new release like 2.2.0, across its relevant components, we tag one of its commits (ideally, the first new commit meant for 2.2.0) with a next version base tag. In this case, we tag with "2.2.0r".
- If there's no commits yet for a component for 2.2.0, perhaps because the component is rather stable and slowly changing, we can choose to either make a trivial change/commit, or just not tag the component with "2.2.0r" until later.
- Builds during the development cycle will look like 2.2.0r-57-g238485a. That is, "$(TAG)
- The GIT_CHANGE_NUM increments with each build.
- The GIT_UNIQUE_HASH uniquely identifies the build.
- We eventually release and ship the final, blessed version, such as 2.2.0r-117-g43211234.
- After shipping, we tag 2.2.0's relevant components with the final, shipped release tag of "2.2.0" for the historical record.
- Next, we start working towards shipping 2.2.1 and repeat the cycle.
- That is, new commits meant for 2.2.1 are created by developers and submitted.
- We tag one of those new commits meant for 2.2.1 with a next version base tag. In this case, "2.2.1r".
Use Annotated Tags
Taggers, be sure to use annotated tags (the -a flag when creating a git tag). For example...
git tag -a 2.2.0 -m 2.2.0 git push --tags origin
What and What Not To Tag
The set of component repositories that need tagging in a release are listed in the release-specific manifest XML files: https://github.com/membase/manifest
However, some components have their own versioning "namespace" and are often coming from pre-existing open-source community projects; and we do not tag them during our product releases. These include....
- couchdb
- memcached
- memcachetest
- libmemcached
- sigar
Other external dependencies, such as those listed in the external/override XML files, (obviously) also should not be tagged during our product releases. These include...
- otp
- icu4c
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A RingServer allows a Rinda::TupleSpace to be located via UDP broadcasts. Service location uses the following steps:
A RingServer begins listening on the broadcast UDP address.
A RingFinger sends a UDP packet containing the DRb URI where it will listen for a reply.
The RingServer receives the UDP packet and connects back to the provided DRb URI with the DRb service.
Pulls lookup tuples out of the TupleSpace and sends their DRb object the address of the local TupleSpace.
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Prayer is as old as time and as vast as human experience, found in every culture across history. Counter-intuitively perhaps, prayer is a far more common bond among Americans than religious faith itself. In overwhelming numbers, Americans say that they pray, whether they are religious or non-religious, devout or agnostic. In this week's program, we do not begin to "cover" the subject of prayer, but I think we open it up. I'll devote most of this reflection to eloquent words that are spoken or quoted in this hour of radio — Rainer Maria Rilke, Roberta Bondi, Patricia Hampl, and Stephen Mitchell. I can't quote my first guest, Anoushka Shankar, because her approach to prayer comes in chant and song and simply must be heard in her voice. It is a wonderful introduction to Hindu theology as well a glimpse inside a lovely life. The four voices in this hour could not be more different. Taken together they suggest a far broader and richer definition of prayer than the public, politicized notion that sometimes divides us in cultural and legal battles. Perhaps because I am so averse to that kind of distortion, I am a great lover of the earthy philosophy of prayer of the theologian Roberta Bondi — whom I'll quote here first.
"We often have a kind of notion, as part of this highfalutin, noble picture of ourselves as pray-ers, that when we pray we need to be completely attentive and we need to be fully engaged and we need to be concentrating and we need to be focused. But the fact is, if prayer is our end of a relationship with God, that's not the way we are with the people we love a large portion of the time. We simply are in their presence. We're going about our lives at the same time in each other's presence, aware and sustained by each other, but not much more than that? However we are, however we think we ought to be in prayer, the fact is we just need to show up and do the best we can do. It's like being in a family." —Roberta Bondi
"If a man wants God to hear his prayer quickly, then before he prays for anything else, even his own soul, when he stands and stretches out his hands towards God, he must pray with all his heart for his enemies. Through this action, God will hear everything that he asks." —A saying of Abba Zeno, from the sayings of The Desert Fathers
"[The French philosopher Simone Weil said, 'Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.'] I love that. I think that could be as close as someone can get to a wonderful definition of prayer. In that sense, prayer has nothing spiritual or religious about it. A mathematician working at a problem or a little kid trying to pick out scales on the piano is a person at prayer. She's not saying prayer is absolute unmixed attention; it's the other way. The attention itself is the quality that she wants to call prayer. So whatever context you're putting it in, whether it's inside a church or inside a toy box, that's the quality that is the sacred one." —Translator Stephen Mitchell
"I love you, gentlest of Ways, who ripened us as we wrestled with you. You, the great homesickness we could never shake off, you, the forest that always surrounded us, you, the song we sang in every silence, you dark net threading through us, on the day you made us you created yourself, and we grew sturdy in your sunlight… Let your hand rest on the rim of Heaven now and mutely bear the darkness we bring over you." —Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
"Prayer only looks like an act of language; fundamentally it is a position, a placement of oneself. Focus. Get there, and all that's left to say is the words. They come: from ancient times, from the surprisingly eloquent heart, from the gush and chatter of the day's detail longing to be rendered. So what is silence? Silence speaks, the contemplatives say. But really, I think, silence sorts. An ordering instinct sends people into the hush where the voice can be heard." —Patricia Hampl, excerpted from Virgin Time


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shah82 wrote:Was it a Xiaguan brick?
Also, get another pick, an icepick, the tuocha pick might not have been built well enough. It is dangerous to use knives of any sort. People have stabbed themselves trying that.
Set the brick on one of the edges in your tray, grip the icepick with your use-hand. With that same use-hand, use the bottom of the palm to rest on top of the brick, firmly, with whatever grip you can manage (most likely you will only manage to rest the edge of the palm on the brick rather than any sort of grip). From that tip of the pick's slight angle above the edge of the brick, lower it using your wrist. This seems to maximize leverage for those incredibly dense bricks, and you have the option of non-use hand to grip the top of the pick as well, and add another bit of arm strength.
Well, that's how I did it for those 100g XZH Zhangjiawan bricks, which were the densest I've ever had to deal with.
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Virgin has a contest to promote their new online digital music service - see Virgin game at Heavy.com for the ad, which - ironically - has an ad running before it. Ground Zero created the ad which has no less than 74 band names hidden in it. Yes, seventy-four. I think I spotted five so far. Augh! This is tough!
To save you the trouble of loading it over at at heavy.com, just read more to see the ad without the virtual magnifying glass right here.
sitting through an ad to view an ad is fucked up.
Hmm. Reminds me quite a bit of this Stella film ad campaign from June or July of this year. (also see badland for "film fans or ad fans".)
Hmm is that Queen and Prince there in the front? Men at work...smashing pumpkings, matchbox 20, the eagles, rolling stones, pixies, blur...that's about it for me for now.
Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Cowboy Junkies, Whitesnake, 50 Cent, Garbage
Smashing Pumpkins, White Zombie, Dead Kennedys, Skinny Puppy, Matchbox 20, Phish, Iron Maiden, Scissor Sisters, Blind Melon, Pet Shop Boys, B-52s, Prince, Queen, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Black Flag, Spoon and Madonna.
Trees in back = Cyprus Hill. That strange dog = Skinny puppy.
in addition to all the others mentioned, Alice in Chains (by Blur) and that place in the right midground looks like a Crowded House - and is that The Eels wriggling along the road?
Seal, The Cars, The Lemonheads, The Police (maybe), Ratt, and Whirling Dervishes?
There's also Hole, Phish, Korn, U2?, Black Crows?, Eminem? and The Roots?
the only I can find that might have been missed is the poster of the "SEAL" next to the Dead Kennedys.
also looks like "Radiohead". Is that a Chevelle I see < -- not able to get to the Virgin site?
red hot chilli peppers? (by the melon)
Citizens of Adland, toogether we can conquer the world! :)
Well, whether or not we could collectively enter the competition now as the "Adland collective", what has become apparent is that this ad is a MASSIVE SUCCESS for Virgin Music.
Look how many of us have spent real time engaging with it - this is a damn good example of the power of engagement (and entertainment) - and it's not even an uber-trendy Flash animation!
Well done Virgin and agency!
I also see Jewel, Dinosaur Jr., Great White, The Scorpians, Cornershop, Kiss and Postal Service.
Talking Heads (on tvs), Yellowman, Men with hats (its a stretch), Cowboy, Pineapples
ARGH! hee. Whitesnake (up the lamppost), Nine Inch Nails (on the street). Are the acrobats Twisted Sister? I see U2 on the storefront. I don't know what the three posters just below them are, anyone? Also, the three people on the rooftop with a gate (or is that one of those things that horses jump over) confuse me. The building in the back - Deep Purple? Rolling Stones, OK...Drat, someone saw Postal Service :-). Is the woman on the fire escape Blondie? Of course, we can see Pavement.
Things that look too deliberate I haven't decoded: The lamp or sconce over the Dead Kennedys. The three protrusions over the Pet Shop. The bubblegum Blondie's blowing. The birdcage and animal (dog?) in the Pet shop window. The pin-up girl in the Cornershop. The yellow poster(s) near the Talking Heads. The four crates of...something next to Jewel and Korn. The leafy plant in the foreground right. The strange plant or creature just abaft the Queen's butt. The second window into the Crowded House. The four colored panels just next to the Cult/folks dressed in white.
Here are some that I maybe had wrong, or am still conflicted about:
- White Zombie/Dead Can Dance
- Sex Pistols/Velvet Revolver
- Blues Brothers/Thompson Twins
- The Cult/The White Stripes/Manic Street Preachers
- Twisted Sister/The Kinks
Anyone? :-)
Doh. Sorry. Many of those *had* been spotted or explained. Dinosaur Jr is behind the queen's butt, and etc.
Hey! Is that thing over Seal a bell? Would that be The Alarm?
The Blues Brothers/Thompson Twins are really The Wiseguys. Look at their "guitar" cases.
What about the toy gorilla in the background?
If you see Pavement, then you should also see Air and Train. It's very iffy!
The tall black shadow is Iron Maiden and the tinkerbells are The Pixies.
what about the main street people over at main st (to the left),
didn't notice if anyone said the obvious guns & roses and the rolling stones.
is that mouse near the acrobats a modest mouse?
and what about the three people holding hands before the nearest rolling stone?
I think Modest Mouse is really Ratt. And the three girls can either be Brazillian Girls, Swing Out Sister, or I don't know. To the left of Main Street, standing by The Subway (also a band) are the Cowboy Junkies.
dEFINATELY SEX PISTOLS. THOSE ARE DILDO'S IF EVER I SAW. AND THOSE WHITE STRIPES ALL OVER THE STREETS, ALSO BUSH BEHIND THE LAMP POST NEXT TO THE CROWDED HOUSE.
aLSO THE RAT/ DOG CONFUSSION MAY INDEED BE A RATCAT! jUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE...
hmmm, I thought the "White Stripes" were behind the "B52's". The sky must be "Pink" and I thought the puppy thing behind the Queen is actually a dinosaur, making it "T-Rex" - Anyone know what the gold man under the shop sign is?
Perhaps the contortionists are actually Spandau Ballet?
100% positive this is correct, but it's only 71...
50 Cent
Alice in Chains
The Beach Boys
Bee Gees
Black Crowes
Black Flag
Blind Melon
The Carpenters
The Cars
Cowboy Junkies
Crowded House
The Cult
Cypress Hill
Dead Kennedys
Deep Purple
Dinosaur Jr
The Doors
i thought your "t-rex" was actually "dinosaur jr."!
and the gold man is of course yellowman!
are the people at the back the backstreet boys?
and just joking here but what about madness and soundtrack of our lives?
The Eagles
The Ferns are THE VINES and there are stones at the bottom of the roses = The Stone roses. what ya reckon.
Where did you get pet dhop boys from?
where do you see jane's addiction ... cuz i have all of those you have ... plus the eagles ... but cant make sense of jane's addiction. unless you're talking about the girl by the subway whos leaning on that guy ...
oh ... and does anyone have an idea why the gorillas are different ... two look real like king kong but one is very obviously a toy cuz you can see his fake arm joint.
What about "Bush" and "The Streets" plus "The Eagles" makes 74...
To add to the long list of 71....we got the following
- Bush
- The Fairies
- Traffic
- Girl Meets Boy
- The Sharks
- Onion
- Manic Street Preachers
- Eagles
- T-Rex
- Goldie
Even with the answers I am having trouble :( Can u please tell me where the following are *police *eminem *go-go's *great white *madonna *scorpions. Thanks, it is driving me crazy or crazier :)
not sure if anyone's mentioned it but could the people on the roof be 'Suicidal Tendencies' ??
Eminem could be what looks like a packet of M&Ms on the ground near the Scissor Sisters, Great White is the shark in the poster next to the Yellow Man, the scorpian is next to the cake but the go-go's has me beat too....
The branches between 50cent and Dinosaur Jnr is STYX.
yo i saw someone say something a bout the big monkeys being differnt
i think its for GORILLAZ
and THE MONKEYS
also the calendar at the bottom as well as greenday i presume the year is for THE FUTUREHEADS
(party in the building-bloc party)
There are 71 movies hidden here. Can you find them?
What about the Blues Brothers? right in front of iron maiden.
i've spotted quite a few, here you go.
1.The Doors, 2. Police 3.U2 4.Gorillaz, 5.Korn,6.Matchbox 20, 7.Hole, 8.Purple Rain, 9.Kiss, 10.Dowboy Junkies 11.Phish, 12.Spoon, 13.Blur, 14.Blondie, 15.lemonheads, 16.guns'n'roses, 17.sex pistols, 18.queen, 19.prince, 20.eagles, 21.the pixies, 22.smashing pumpkins, 14.cyprus hill, 15.the eels, 16.greenday, 17.radiohead, 18.whitesnake 19.black flag, 32.Red Hot Chili Peppers, 33.Eminem, 34.50 Cent, 35.Black Crows, 36.Dead Kennedys, 37.Seal, 38.Rolling Stones, 39.Scissor Sisters, 40.Beach Boys, 41.White Zombie, 42.The cars
Here's what I have...I think it's all correct....72 Total
Smashing Pumpkins
Black Flagg
The Pixies
Nine Inch Nails
Matchbox 20
Led Zeppelin
The Eagles
Alice in Chains
Guns 'N' Roses
Sex Pistols
50 Cent
Postal Service
The Rolling Stones
Scissor Sisters
Crowded House
Blind Melon
Talking Heads
Green Day
The Lemonheads
The Beachboys
Iron Maiden
White Snake
Cowboy Junkies
The Cars
Black Crows
The Police
Dead Kennedies
The Roots
White Zombie
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Cranberries
Dinasour Jr.
Twisted Sister
Deep Purple
Cypress Hill
The Doors
The Killers
The Cult
White Strips
Great White
Jane's Addiction
The Vines
The Monkies
Manic Street Preachers
The Subway
The Wiseguys
the bloke in white( rob zombie) appart from that i got 36 in total, then sort of lost the will to live , i am going back to being a rocket scientist,


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Monday, October 5, 2009
A Ghost Family
In the late 80's early 90's I was heavy into crafting. Staying up all hours of the night in a little room in our home with a work table my hubby built and a fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling. I did mostly wood and painted projects. With a few aprons, and dolls thrown in too.Last week as I was unpacking our Halloween decorations, I came across a few of my wares from the Bazaar days. This little ghost is one of my all time favorite's. And I thought to myself, "self, you should make some more, and put a little tutorial up on your blog." So here is a real quick tutorial on how to make an ADORABLE little ghost. Or two. Or three. Why you could have your very own Ghost Family. BOO !I scrounged around my husband's scrap bin of wood and found some "blocks" at least 1" thick. Around 2" wide and 3"-6" tall. {needs to be at least 1" thick in order to stand up without wobbling over}
You'll need 1.5" Wood Doll Head/Knobs
A piece of scrap fabric or old white sheets
White and Black Craft Paint
Hot Glue and Glue Gun
And Ribbon or Raffia for the bow.
I used Hot Glue to attach the head to the wood "block" body. I tore up some old white sheets. (it needs to be at least twice the height of the body and 12" or so wide). Drape the sheet over the ghost head and tie around the neck. Raffia or ribbon work and both are super cute. You could use a sharpie to make the eyes, but be careful that it doesn't bleed. I like to dip the end of a thin paintbrush or stylus into black paint and dot the eyes on my ghosts. That's it! You're done! Easy Peasy, no?
20 comments:
- RootsAndWingsCo said...
How can there be no comments yet? Maybe they are all waiting for moderation. I LOVE THIS!! So easy and so cute. The cute-ness factor is just sky high on this. (as if anything you make isn't amazing, sheesh!)
- October 5, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Summer said...
So cute, and mostly stuff I already have. Thanks for the idea.
- October 5, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Thimbleanna said...
Very Cute Jodi! and nice and easy too!
- October 5, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Kelly O. said...
I love the cute little ghosties! I'm not a fan of creepy crawly gorey halloween but i do love happy, cute, trick or treat halloween!
- October 5, 2009 at 1:05 PM
That is so cute! I do something similar w/a Tootsie Roll pop and a sheet of Kleenex. I tie it off w/ribbon, raffia, or whatever is handy, dot the eyes w/Sharpie ..and voila...a treat and a decoration, too! Yours is much nicer to keep year after year...tootsie pop would be icky (but they never last)!!
- October 5, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Living on the Spit said...
Too, too cute...now I have to go back to AC Moore!!!
I did some Halloween painting this weekend...come see.
I just LOVE the Halloween Header...very festive.
- October 5, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Trisha said...
Very cute! Thanks for showing us how it's done.
- October 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Rae Ann said...
Halloween is my favorite! Thanks for posting this tutorial on how to make an ADORABLE little ghost. You are the best!!! :)
- October 5, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Crafty Girls Workshop said...
Those little ghosts are very cute! Thanks for sharing the tutorial with us.
- October 5, 2009 at 6:29 PM
- Petit Debutant said...
Those are so cute! Thanks for sharing. I'll be making a family of 4!
- October 5, 2009 at 7:11 PM
- Kim said...
This is an awesome tutorial for some really CUTE ghosts!! I'm going to have to go buy some wood to make these! Thanks for sharing!!!
- October 5, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Miss Mustard Seed said...
Very cute project! So simple and so cute.
- October 6, 2009 at 4:42 AM
- Lauren said...
wow this is so easy for the amazingly adorable results. I think I might have to get the supplies and do this on my front steps!
thanks for the idea!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:46 AM
- Millie said...
I love the Ghost family. I have all the stuff and will go and make myself a Ghost family. Jodi, you are so clever and thank you for a nice tutorial too!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:55 AM
- Amanda said...
These are so cute! I used to do crafts in the 80's and early 90's before I started quilting all the time. I did tole painting, fabric painting, counted cross stitch, ceramics...there's probably more, but I can't remember any now! My Halloween decorations reflect some of my past craft hobbies, too.
I'll have to dig around in my husbands wood scraps. These will be fun to make with my grand kids.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- cathleen said...
Such scary little ghosties!!! I will have to show my granddaughter these! Hey, Jodi...love your banner!
- October 6, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- pam said...
Just found you through One Pretty Thing - your Halloween pillow! I love this idea too! So simple and so cute. I will be linking soon.
- October 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Anina said...
I was once a crazy crafter too.
These are SO cute.
- October 6, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- Carrie P. said...
So cute! The little bow ties are just the perfect touch for the ghosts.
- October 7, 2009 at 5:23 AM
- V and Co. said...
my mom and i used to make these! i love thse and think i may have to make them with my kids!
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Priest doesn't deserve to receive death threats
It was with a sad heart that I am writing this. I am a member of the Alpena Catholic Community. Our new priest has received more than one death threat letter. I cannot imagine coming into a new community with expectations of a "Warm and Friendly Port" and being treated this way. Changes are being made in our offices but absolutely nothing justifies this behavior. He is not responsible for the changes. I am embarrassed for our community that this man of God is being treated this way. I pray to God our police force will find the perpetrator and deal with this serious threat to our community's safety. No one should have to fear for their life and no one should be so distraught over change they would resort to such low blows. Change happens every day and it is usually a good thing. Unfortunately, sometimes, it is not so good for some others. Some of my best friends have lost their jobs. We cannot tolerate this type of terrorist behavior in our city. Help stop this person, if you know anything about him or her do your civic duty and keep this community a "Warm and Friendly Port." Fr. Schaeffer: I am sorry this is happening to you, you certainly do not deserve this type of treatment. This is not typical of our wonderful city. Please hang in there and you will see the beauty of our amazing, loving and caring citizens of which this city is truly made of. God Bless you. To the perpetrator if you are reading this, remember what you learned in kindergarten, "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." "Think before you speak, is it helpful or harmful?" I'm sure your mother is not proud of this.
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Gladstone to build new reservoir
GLADSTONE – The Gladstone City Commission approved construction of a reservoir at the Gladstone Sports Park during a special meeting held Monday morning.
The reservoir will be used to provide water for the ski hill's three snow guns. Currently the guns are powered by city water, however, because the city water must be kept at a warmer temperature for use throughout the city, the snow guns do not run at an optimal level until temperatures outside are at or below 18 degrees. Water in the reservoir will be naturally cooler than city water, causing the guns to run more efficiently.
"We want to be open and fully operational by the Christmas season," said City Manager Darla Falcon.
The city estimates that consistent snow on the ski hill by Christmas could increase the sports park's revenue by 30 percent. The total estimated cost of constructing the reservoir is $36,300 for excavation, effluent control structure and piping, engineering, planning, and a ten percent contingency.
The commission approved applying for a Hannahville 2 percent grant for $86,710 for the project. If received, the city would modify the plan to include extending piping from the reservoir under North Bluff Drive to the ball field to provide water for the field's irrigation at an estimated cost equal to the grant.
"We do have an irrigation system at the ball field, but again, it's city water," said Falcon
If the city does not receive the funding from the Hannahville Indian Community, the city will follow the $36,300 plan and will fund the project using money from the general fund. The commission considered using money from the city's electric fund – specifically interest paid to the city from its investment in the American Transmission Co. project bringing transmission lines and substations through parts of the Upper Peninsula – to fund the reservoir project. However, the commission chose not to use the ATC money for the project.
Upgrades to the ball field or the creation of a new ball field at the sports park are being considered, and if the Hannahville money is not secured by the city, the irrigation system infrastructure will be reconsidered during the later phases of those projects.
"If you're doing a reservoir to have water for the ski hill and you're going to need to have the irrigation at the ball field, why not do the infrastructure for that at the same time?" asked Falcon.
Once the city knows if the grant money is available for the project, construction is expected to begin as soon as possible.
"We want this reservoir dug ASAP so we can fill it," said Falcon.