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The Protestant Churches
The protestant communities in the Middle East date only from the early 19th century and the Western missionary're-discovery' of the Holy Land. The intention of these missions was to evangelise the majority Muslim and Jewish communities, but their only success was in attracting Arabic- speaking Orthodox faithful.
The Jerusalem Bishopric of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (Anglican) was founded in 1841 and became an Archbishopric in 1957. In January 1976 significant changes were made to mark the end of the archbishopric and the creation of a new diocese and province in Jerusalem and the Middle East, with the election and consecration of the first Arab bishop. There are some 2,000 Anglicans in the diocese, making it the largest Protestant community in the Holy Land. In Israel, small Anglican communities exist in Jerusalem, Haifa, Jaffa, kfar Yasif, Lod, Ramle, Usiffeya and Nazareth. The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem has his seat in the Cathedral Church of St. George the Martyr in Jerusalem.
The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East was founded in 1906. In 1946 it was recognized in Jordan as an independent Church; in 1966 the Episcopal Church Israel trust was established in Israel- an autonomous body of non-Arab Anglicans. It maintains centers and churches in Jaffa, Ussifiya, Herzliya Pituakh and Jerusalem.
German Lutheran property, which had been confiscated by the British in 1939, was purchased by the government of Israel in 1951 as part of the reparations agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany.
In 1982, the Norwegian Mission to Israel transferred authority and administration of its two mission churches in Haifa and Jaffa to the responsibility of the local congregations.
The Baptist Church in the Holy land began with the formation of a congregation in Nazareth in 1911. Today the Association of Baptist Churches has a number of churches in Israel- in Acre, Ashqelon, Cana, Haifa, Herzliya, Eilabun, jaffa Jerusalem, Kfar Yasif, Nazareth, Netanya, Petakh Tikva, Rama Tur'an and Yafia. It also maintains a centre in Tel Aviv. The community numbers about 1,000 in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
The Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) sent out its first mission to the Galilee in 1840, and for the next 100 years was actively engaged in the fields of education and medicine. Today a small, mostly expatriate community, serving pilgrims and visitors, the Church of Scotland maintains a church and hospice in both Jerusalem and Tiberias. The independent Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society maintains a teaching hospital for nurses in Nazareth.
Three Protestant communal agricultural settlements have been established in different parts of Israel in recent years. Kfar Habaptistim (Baptists' Village), north of Petakh Tikvah, was founded in 1955, and besides farming provides conference and summer camp facilities for the Baptist and other protestant communities in the country. Nes Amim, near Nahariya, was founded by a group of Dutch and German Protestant communities in the country. Nes Amim, near Nahariya, was founded by a group of Dutch and German Protestants in 1963, as an international centre for the promotion of Christian understanding of Israel.
Just west of Jerusalem, Yad Hashmonah, founded in 1971, operates a guesthouse for Christian visitors and pilgrims from Finland.
In addition to those already mentioned, there are any number of other, numerically small, Protestant denominational groups present in Israel.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) established a small community in Haifa in 1886 and in Jerusalem in 1972. Menbership of the Church in Israel today numbers almost 200, with an additional 170 students of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies- a branch of Brigham Young University of Provo, Utah (USA).The International Christian support for Israel and for Jerusalem as its eternal capital. It is a centre where Christians from all over the world cam gain a biblical understanding of the country and of Israel as a modern nation. The ICEJ international network includes offices and representatives in scores of countries worldwide.
Freedom of Religion
The basic attitude of the state toward religious pluralism found expression in Israel's 1948 Declaration of Independence:
The State of Israel…will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the Prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture…
The document "expresses the nation's vision and its credo" and adherence to these principles has been assured by law. Each religious community is free to exercise its faith, to observe its own holy days and weekly day of rest, and to administer its own internal affairs.
Israel has many sites which are considered holy by the three Monotheistic Faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). Freedom of access and worship is ensured at all of them.
"The Holy Places shall be protected from desecration and any other violation and from anything likely to violate the freedom of access of members of the various religions to the places sacred to them, or their feelings with regard to those places"/(Protection of Holy Places Law. 1967).
Communal Autonomy
By their own volition, the Christian communities have remained the most autonomous of the various religious communities in the country. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing tendency on the part of Christian communities to integrate their social welfare, medical and educational institutions into state structures, without in any way compromising their traditional independence.
Though responsible for meeting the ritual needs of all communities, the Ministry of Religious Affairs deliberately refrains from interfering in the religious life of the Christian communities. The Ministry's Department for Christian Communities serves as a liaison office with the governmental system to which the Christian communities can turn with problems and requests that may arise out of their situation as minorities in the established status quo in those holy places where more than one Christian community has rights and privileges.
"Recognised" Communities
Certain Christian denominations have the status of being a "recognised" religious community. For historical reasons dating from Ottoman times, the ecclesiastical courts of such communities are granted jurisdiction in matters of personal status, such as marriage and divorce.
Currently, the "recognised" Christian communities are the Greek Orthodox, the (Melkite) Greek Catholic, the Latin, the Armenian Orthodox, the Syrian Catholic, the Chaldean Catholic, the Maronite, the Syrian Orthodox, the Armenian Catholic.
Communities in Israel - Part I
Communities in Israel - Part II
Communities in Israel - Part I
Communities in Israel - Part II
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 6:30pm
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Dine like the Bourgeoisie of Paris at this year's Circle of Light Gala, a world-class charity event with spectacular entertainment, a live auction, and dishes from Charleston's finest chefs. As the biggest gala in the nation, it raises up to $500,000 to raise provide for programs that raise awareness and protect children from abuse. Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St. Thursday, 6:30pm. $300. (843)513-1621, www.D2L.org

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Is Your Halloween Fair Trade?
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You would think he would rather turn the dog in than be caught from the video and go to jail.
You would think he would rather turn the dog in than be caught from the video and go to jail.
Don't forget Mud Motor Talk and their Dog form.
I hope that Boz will be home and safe SOON!!
"You can't win until you are not afraid to lose."
Luckydux Cheese And Quackers CD MH - Briezy (7/20/99-4/4/14)
FTCH AFTCH Luckydux Drakehaven Hot Ticket*** - Ticket
Luckydux Gave Her Momma Forty Quacks*** - Lizzie
Luckydux Quacker Jaxx JH WC - Jaxxy (11/22/03-4/28/17)
Luckydux Graham Quacker JH WC -Graham(11/22/03-4/28/17)
Luckydux Penny In A Parking Lot - Penny
Tioga's Fox That Rocks At Luckydux - Vixen
All I can say is WOW and this is one crazy messed up world. I am so sorry for your situation and will pray that all turns out well. Also, I think this is good advice. I hope you can catch him...this is why I swear the more people I meet, the more I like my dogs. Good luck
God bless!- Jamee
"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either"[/U]- Author unknown
My team:
HR Dr. J's RxRated High Caliber JH, QA2 "Kali"
Jamstar's Hot Tubb "Cuzzi" (NAFC Tubb x HR Kali JH QA2)
Watermark Shadow's Sweet Addiction "Jones" (FC AFC Shadow X Watermark's One Way)
#1 cheerleader: SJ's Gotta-Lot-A Go Lil "Jake"
Gone but never forgotten:
HR Stevie-Joe's Super "Star"- my heart dog, I love you baby
October 24, 2001-January 6, 2013
One of the more disappointing parts of this is that the manager of the Jameson refused to come in yesterday and let the police view the hotel's surveillance video. She only lives a few minutes away, but her quote was that she "didn't come in for dogs." The police had to use the video from the Waffle House, which is next door. The police were at the Jameson asking to see the video and she still wouldn't come in to show it to them! There is a good chance the thief will be seen clearly on the hotel video, but this set everything back an entire day. So much for "pet friendly".
Oh how sickening. Please keep us updated.
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Owned and handled by Cruisin' with Indiana Jones, JH
Alternate Handler: Westwind Buffalo Soldier
Apprentice Handler: Snake River Medicine Man, SH
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In S. LA. the chances are pretty high the police were duck hunters and dog owners. Just wait, next time that manager needs the police I bet they might be a little to busy to get there on time.
Oh, Davis, this is terrible! I just called the Jameson number and was given the following number to call to complain about this theft (and total lack of cooperation from the Lafayette Jameson).
Positive Management Group (PMG) 404-350-9990
When I called, I received a "we are on another line please leave a message and we will call back". So then I dialed for the directory and just started putting in combos of likely names. Also got "leave a message" options. I hope if enough messages are left, someone will "get the message" and light a fire under that Lafayette managers behind. I won't be staying in a Jameson again.
I'm praying for Boz's return.
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Prime Time Rising Star MH ***(Emmy)
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We hear too little Messiaen in concert and that is a shame, considering his importance and the infinite approachability of his music. The Ascension, four 1935 "symphonic meditations", was a spiritually uplifting launch for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's season finale on Thursday, under music director Eckehard Stier.
Messiaen's opening vision of Christ, sounding like a roving improvisation on a heavenly organ, billowed and bloomed, despite an occasionally ragged ensemble.
The work's first Alleluia was caught by birdsong-like wind sonorities, nestled in between sinuous orchestral unisons. The second, led by a jaunty trio of trumpets, was answered by Christ's final prayer, in which the rapturous string chorale echoed what wind and brass had given us to open the piece.
After interval, Stier continued his Mahlerian journey with the popular Fifth Symphony.
If Mahler considered that the symphony should embrace and reveal the world, then here the first movement alone is a veritable universe.
Stier and the musicians relished cataclysmic contrasts, from the stark almost military ambience of the first pages, with trumpeter Brent Grapes in fine form, to sad klezmer-tinged laments, realised in exquisite detail.
Terrifying moments, in which it all erupts into a wild, expressionist wake, chilled with their unnerving exhilaration.
In the Scherzo, Stier showed us innocence caught in the clutch of life, as naive, folkish dances wove through the tumult around them.
After a poised and poignant Adagietto, there were more eruptions in the Finale, looking forward to the musical and psychological fragmentation of symphonies to come.
This superb concert was launched by chief executive Barbara Glaser, optimistic about the outcome of the Government's orchestral review.
Glaser also paid tribute to the retiring Brecon Carter who, through more than three decades of loyal service, much of it as concertmaster, has seen the orchestra rise to its fully professional status.
Would that The Edge was as professional in its upkeep of venues. Once again, noisy, cantankerous air conditioning usurped the more reflective moments of both works. Surely this can be put right before a new season is upon us?
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DEKALB – Spooky Science Saturday, Northern Illinois University's hugely popular Halloween-related event, promises to be bigger and better than ever this year. And that's saying something, considering that the featured attractions, the Haunted Physics Lab and Creepy Chemistry Lab, drew 1,700 visitors in 2008.
This year's event has been expanded to two campus buildings. Spooky Science Saturday will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, with visitors asked to begin tours of the laboratories in Faraday Hall West on the NIU campus. Exhibits and activities also will be located in Faraday Hall. The two buildings are connected by a tunnel on the lower level.
"We've spread out to accommodate the increasing number of participants," says Pati Sievert, NIU's coordinator for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Outreach.
"We're thrilled that this event has become popular over the years," she said. "We will have more than 100 interactive displays or hands-on activities designed to spark young people's interests in science. Halloween provides us with the perfect opportunity."
Displays featured in the darkened laboratories will include periscopes, glowing liquids, a duck-in kaleidoscope, a flash/shadow wall, a levitating globe and fun-house mirrors. Visitors can don "rainbow glasses" and ponder the lightning bolts in a plasma globe. A fog machine will be used for visualization of lasers.
And, thanks once again to the NIU Chemistry Club, kids will have an opportunity to make take-home slime."Slime is back," Sievert said. "It was popular last year, so we are creating more slime-making stations and will have plenty of materials."
Spooky Science Saturday is geared for families. It is part of the larger NIU STEM Outreach effort to spark young people's interest in the sciences well before they reach college age. Volunteer students and professors will be on hand to explain the science behind the demonstrations.
Members of the public can arrive any time during the open-house event. Entrance is free, although a $2 donation is suggested, and donors will receive "mood pencils." Free parking will be available in the NIU Parking Deck on the west side of Normal Road, about one block north of Lincoln Highway.
The Haunted Physics Lab is sponsored by NIU STEM Outreach, the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. For more information, see www.outreach.niu.edu/stem/haunted_lab.shtml.


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By Ben Levisohn
When the Justice Department came out against the merger of US Airways (LCC) and AMR Corp. (AAMRQ), the parent of American Airlines, investors must have felt a a lot like Hulk Hogan getting attacked from behind by Andre the Giant back in 1988–especially since the DOJ had approved other large mergers without a hitch.
But just as Hulk Hogan had the British Bulldogs to get his back, analysts are jumping into the fray to defend both the merger and other airline stocks. Cowen's Helane Becker, who called the airlines oversold in a note yesterday, was back today asking if it's "the government's job to pick winners and losers in the airline industry?" She writes:
We believe the government got it wrong this time. In order to have a level playing field, we believe this merger should be approved. While we are waiting, though, we anticipate Delta (DAL) and United (UAL) continue to strengthen their respective market positions in Atlanta and New York for Delta (among others) and in Chicago and Newark for United (also among other domestic hubs)…
We continue to believe US Airways is a viable standalone company, but if American has to come up with a new standalone plan, we suspect the airline will emerge as a smaller company. As we noted last week, it needs to form a plan that will enable it to compete with the other megacarriers. In bankruptcy, equity shareholders are rarely rewarded; in a standalone plan, it is likely equity holders will receive zero. Under the merger, equity holders would receive shares of US Airways. Isn't this a better outcome?
She says she would "be happy to use the pullback in the stocks as a buying opportunity," and rates Delta, United, Alaska Air (ALK), Southwest (LUV), U.S. Airways, Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Copa (CPA) as Outperforms.
Raymond James analysts James Parker, Savanthi Syth and Krisztina Katai, meanwhile, upgrade Spirit to Outperform from Market Perform. They write:


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The Mid-Prairie Community School District will meet for their board of education meeting tonight. At the meeting there will be an opportunity for teachers, parents, school board members and the administrators to consider their options regarding lower elementary class sizes in Washington Township.
Also the personnel sharing agreement with Keota is up for renewal, Keota renewed the agreement at their board of education meeting last week. According to Superintendent for Keota and Mid-Prairie Mark Schneider, he expects Mid-Prairie will do the same.
Mark Schneider will also give an update on the central office and preview a meeting that will be held on the matter Wednesday. The Mid-Prairie Board meeting is tonight at 7:00.
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The Cultural Conversations program was launched in 2010 as a partnership between diverse women in the community and the City of Bellevue. It was initiated by women who had a desire to get better connected with their community and who wanted to enhance their knowledge and understanding of different cultural practices and world views.
Monthly gatherings include women from all around the world. The events are free, refreshments are served and women of all ages, faiths and cultures are welcome to attend.
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Alfred Stieglitz, American
Gelatin silver print
Image/Sheet/Mount: 4 1/4 × 3 3/8 inches (10.8 × 8.6 cm) Mount (secondary): 12 3/16 × 9 9/16 inches (31 × 24.3 cm)
The Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
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A monumental figure in twentieth-century photography, Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) changed the course of the medium not only with his extraordinary photographs, but also with his passionate efforts to establish photography as a fine art and with his innovative publications and galleries. After Stieglitz's death, his wife, the painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), chose several institutions to receive representative gifts of his work, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This 1949 gift laid the groundwork for the Museum's renowned and ever-growing collection of international photography, now numbering around 29,000 images.
This inaugural exhibition—in the Julien Levy Gallery's new location in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building—pays tribute to the Museum's treasured holding of the master's work with a selection of some of the finest prints from its bountiful collection of six hundred images by Stieglitz, many of them donated by his family and friends. The exhibition concentrates on Stieglitz's work in several series throughout his career, revealing his consistent concentration on aspects of his own personal universe.


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I have seen the preview. From what I head (rumor mill), it really has nothing to do with the movie's story. It is more just so the animators can get a feel for the project.
I have seen the preview. From what I head (rumor mill), it really has nothing to do with the movie's story. It is more just so the animators can get a feel for the project.
Yeah, well... it doesn't show anything. It's just a teaser.
Wasn't even really a teaser. Just an announcement to the masses.
Well... you do get to see an ominous robot shadow.
I asked the lady from Sony BMG about the cartoon, and the GIJoe cartoon. She said they weren't ready to discuss it now, but seemed to strongly hint that they had the rights for those as well.
That's my jacket!
awesome chux, thanks for asking the sony BMG people about those cartoon dvd's. way to ask the questions that are on everyone's mind! i guess for now, i won't try to track down the rhino sets i'm missing.
Thanks to Figrin Bran's stashing, I was able to get...
TF: Alternators Mirage - After months and months of no new Alternators molds, the long-awaited Mirage finally has made his appearance. Mirage is a Ford GT, a supercar based on the Ford GT40 racecar of the 1960s, the car that dethroned Ferrari at Le Mans. Mirage's G1 appearance was of a Formula 1 racecar, an open-wheeled, minimal-cockpit, 180mph+ racing machine; and while this new Mirage's alt mode is not a racer, its got racing heritage and a 205mph top speed, so the transition works. To me, there aren't enough exciting cars in Alternators line, so Mirage has been highly anticipated.
Paint-Deco: 5/5
G1 Mirage was medium blue with white, and Alt Mirage takes a similar cue using the stock Ford GT midnight blue colorscheme - a much darker metallic blue with white stripes - although another stock colorscheme, centennial white, I think would have worked better for a G1 homage, especially in robot mode. Hasbro went all-out for the deco this time, the Ford emblem is painted on the nose, the gas cap, center console, dash, and facade door hinges are painted silver, the wheels and side mirrors are chromed, the driving lamps and all windows are clear plastic with painted elements, the dark blue paint matches the dark blue plastic dead-on, it's nearly perfect; the only thing I can see missing is that the front side markers aren't orange. The trunk lid (which is at the front) has a small silver Autobot logo painted on the center intake channel which fades into the white on either side and is the only faction logo on the whole set. My one gripe would be the chrome on the wheels, it's not that evenly-applied and came chipped around the edges on every rim to varying degrees.
Robot mode adds black, medium blue accents here and there (both painted and plastic), and gold for the eyes (like the G1 toy's eyes). Although there's a lot more white in play via the arms and upper legs, the chief color remains midnight blue. The silver on the head for the face and side-vents fits well with the look. The silver Autobot logo ends up on the upper chest panel. The 2 pistols are white plastic with blue handles, the longer one has a silver front half - I wish they had painted the guns completely silver though as the white gets visually lost next to the white forearms. The overall looks is very nice and balanced and clean, not a tremendous G1 homage yet dark and stealthy while still visable, good for a spy.
Vehicle Mode: 5/5
Hasbro didn't just go all out on the deco quality, the vehicle mode is astounding: nothing wobbles, nothing pops off, no gaps, no misalignment, just sheer solid accuracy right down to the GT's rear semi-floating bumper. The GT's low-slung supercar lines are well-represented here, from the airflow channels and intakes to the low-profile fender-mounted headlamps, the right fender gas cap and doors that cut into the roof, it's a fantastic representation and all very solid. There's also Alternators features: the rubber "Cybertronian Radials" tires; the front wheels turn in tandem; the front trunk lid opens (albeit with the panel that goes behind it, but that's incredibly minor); the doors open; the steering wheel turns and its column raises and lowers; the seats tilt forward; and the rear hood opens. Amazingly, the doors, trunk lid, and hood all clip down securely (very securely on the rear hood, with pegs in the back and a tab in the front, be aware), and they all open accurately with the roof panel part of the door, the trunk swinging forward, and the hood swinging backwards (though it doesn't stay upright due to the jointing, so many use the engine cage's jointing to open the hood the opposite direction since it stays open that way even though it's not accurate).
The interiors are pretty nifty too, the trunk in the front is just as dinky as the real one and has some of its spartan details; the engine bay sports a lot of detailing even in the lid; and the cab interior looks great as well with a plastic steering wheel, rubber gear shifter and parking brake, vented seats and floor, and even detail in the roof. Except for the exhaust system, the undercarriage doesn't look that accurate, but it's solid and covered in detailing none the less except at the front end where it's robot fists partially covering a robot face. A note about the back of the undercarriage: there are 2 sets of air channels out the back, these may come flopping but they actually slide up on their pin into a locked position though, it's tough to get them pushed all the way there but worth it. On the whole, no Alternator better represents its licensed vehicle mode than Mirage's Ford GT here.
Transformation: 3.5/5
The transformation is complex without being very frustrating, a lot of parts move yet nothing pops off. There's a few pegs that can be a chore, but following the instructions gets you there pretty well, except the instructions tell you to fold the front fenders down without mentioning that they're pegged into the main body area, you have to pull up slightly to free them and then avoid the steering tabs when bringing the fender down. The instructions are also a bit questionable about these fold-out undercarriage panels that may be intended to lock down the trunk lid chest armor, they say the panels fold over the lid but that looks awful and doesn't fit the panels' hinge stops - I fold them over the actual trunk and then fold the lid over that. The transformation has some elegance to it but is a little busy and leaves a few questions.
Mirage's engine splits in half with one side having the header rotate around, then both have a stock fold down.
Transformation back to vehicle mode is a little easier, it's easy to get a little confused about how the feet go back, and you have to keep an eye on a few tabs and posts, but there's a bit more freedom to move pieces when you want to. A note of caution: the front wheels' posts line up with their steering tabs in a very specific way, make sure you get their posts lined up while you realign the front fenders so it doesn't cause a problem later.
Bot Mode: 4/5
Mirage is an average-height Alternators figure, he's got wide shoulders made up of the front fender halves and the rest of him tapers down into standard bot proportions with a solid core. Even though his kibble takes up a lot of extra space - those folded-down doors are way back there, the large hood ends up on his back hanging inside the cab, and the rear vehicle panels as kneepads are way out in front - he somehow gets away with his sleek look far more than he really should. The head has the vents and antennae of the G1 character, but does away with the oval shape giving Mirage a cleaner, more businesslike look; his face is a bit youthful and determined. I love that they gave him a real neck rather than just a cheap post, it's not long but it's tapered and lines up with the bottom of the head. The whole figure is chock full of sculpted detailing, even on parts where it didn't need to be like beside the neck and under the fold-out chest panels, even vents at the front of the feet. The arms and upper legs are simpler than the rest, and cast in white and mid-blue so even less to see, but there's still some details to keep it from looking plain; the arms actually taper up slightly, not Popeye-esque luckily, and the hands and forearms are blocky with slightly beveled edges - someone left "L" and "R" on the tops of the respective index fingers though.
The knees are high up, about mid-thigh, like other recent Alternators, The feet have long, fold-out heels so he's pretty stable. The pistols can be tabbed back onto their vehicle mode slots for storage (now found on the rear outer sides of the legs) but they're meant to be held in the hands, with a peg that fits into a slot in the back of the hand, they hold very nicely but are both a little weird-looking - the longer one is offset to the left, while the shorter one's barrel points upward slightly; if you don't dig the twin guns, leave them connected and just fold down one handle, this only works in his right hand though, it doesn't peg into the hand but the fingers holds it firmly. The chest is covered by the front trunk lid and the large air channels form a "Y" shape which reminiscent of G1 Mirage's torso. Beneath the chest lid is the nose of the car, it can be flipped over to reveal a panel that with even more detailing, the instructions treat it like a waist cover, but it has hinging that lets it sit higher to cover the stomach, this is a much better look. The chest armor hangs from arms hooked into the windshield in the back, so it's easy to dislodge the plates. The doors hanging down from the shoulders, the hood inside the back, and the bumper panel halves as knees are the parts I don't like; but the rest of the look is quite cool, not too bulky yet not scrawny, solid with armor plates, and I like the fender shoulders a lot more than I expected.
Articulation: 4/5
Mirage has over 20 points of articulation (well over depending on how you count some of those joints): ball-jointed neck, rotating shoulders, "shrug" hinged inner shoulders, rotating mid-biceps, double-hinged elbows, ball-jointed wrists, hinged finger-sets with separate index fingers, rotating waist, universal-jointed hips, universal-jointed knees, limited-range ball-jointed ankles topped at a limited-range hinge. The head can tilt upwards about 30 degrees, and can turn far enough to look over his shoulder. The shoulders are attached to a bar with a hinge in it that lets them shrug upwards, there's a stop halfway through that tries to force you to use that spot, but you can get more than that - it's very useful for a lot of poses. The knees are high up again, but actually work alright unlike Prowl's. The sideways hinge on the univeral hips is a bit loose on mine, so check that stability before leaving Mirage in an extreme pose. The wrists' ball joints have limited range in front, but can curl the hands inwards. The heels are on hinges from transformation that are strong enough to support some more creative poses. The waist is limited by the stomach and back kibble, but can go about 10 degrees either way. He can stand on his own and take a few decent poses without giving me worry, if I feel like taking more risks with those hips, he can do some even cooler poses.
Overall: A-
While not without his flaws, Mirage is already among my favorite Alternators in the line due to a nigh-perfect vehicle mode, a slick bot mode, and amazing sculpted detail throughout. The vehicle mode stability is amazing in a line known for its problems in that department. The transformation scheme borrows only a little from previous Alternators, and makes it all his own. Mirage takes a little splash of G1 and then goes his own way to make something very cool. While there are a few issues, my biggest complaint is simply that Mirage didn't get released sooner to keep the line's momentum going.
One thing that I didn't mention in the review is that there are too many blue Alternator figures now: Smokescreen, Tracks, Shockblast, Skids, and now Mirage, plus Wheeljack is nearly half blue. This would have been another good reason to go with the Centennial White paint scheme (white with blue stripes) rather than the Midnight Blue.
Oh yeah, and for the super-sticklers, in vehicle mode the trunk lid doesn't sit quite flush, it's a couple millimeters up.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
JT's snarkin' it up! i'm glad my stashing efforts led to a good review.
I got Quickmix the other day, not as good as I was hoping, but not as bad as others have feared. I'll post some more thoughts if I have time.
JT: silver / chrome would be a good color to use for Alternators again. I don't think since Silverstreak they've really gone that route.
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One of the things I'm working ,on from last year. A QAYG in sections front and back....first time I've tried something this large in QAYG.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
One of the things I'm working ,on from last year. A QAYG in sections front and back....first time I've tried something this large in QAYG.
Pam I also am so sorry to hear about the losses in your precious family. My husband use to work one on one with a boy in the school system with Batten's Disease. My prayers are with your family. Me and my husband got back home early this morning from both of us having a sleep apnea study done. This is a second for both of us.
"Sometimes it's OK if the only thing you did today was breathe."
Good friends are right there with you.
Help --- I have fallen off the wagon and can't get back on. Don't know why, when I was doing good.
My DH took me shopping to 2 quilt stores on Sat for International Quilt day. Did not go overboard. We did stop to eat on way home and the serving of french fries was huge (I am not a FF lover) and I ate them ALL! What happened to will power?
I feel so silly complaining about my lack of will power when I read about Pam's nephew. My heart goes out to you and your family.
Go for my third, and final, spine injection today -- hope it lasts. Maybe then I can exercising and walking.
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"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver." Barbara De Angelis
I got my quilt top sewn together and now need to make more border strips. I guess I have time since I am snowed in today and maybe tomorrow too. I sure hope this is the last storm of the season. I am so sick of all this snow! We have gotten over 20" of snow in March.
I am drinking my morning hot lemon water. It's funny how much I like it.....something that is good for me!
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I have not been doing good at all either. I have got to jump high back on the wagon. lol...
"Sometimes it's OK if the only thing you did today was breathe."
Good friends are right there with you.
I was doing really well this month. I had to make a last minute unplanned trip to visit my DD, SIL and GS this weekend. I left the house in a hurry and didn't take stuff with me. I should know better they never have any food in their house. I don't know how she can stand it. I ended up eating oatmeal all weekend. Not too bad for me. We had Chipotle twice. I haven't looked up the WW points on that yet. Also we went out to dinner Friday and Saturday night. I did walk 4 miles on Friday and about 2 on Saturday. I missed my weigh in on Saturday and will miss again this coming weekend because I have my quilt retreat. I will try to weigh in Wed or Thurs. I will exercise extra this week.
I am doing the Mystery train ride again this month. I have my fabric picked but haven't started it yet. I am collecting UFO's to take to my retreat. Hopefully I can get some of them finished.
Pat, what's the Mystery Train ride? Sounds interesting. I have named my sewing room & craft room My Retreat since they are both upstairs & only M-I-N-E I have never been to a real retreat but that sounds fun. Good for you on your walking!
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Roland MC-202 MicroComposer
This is an analog synthesizer/sequencer. It sounds very much like the TB-303 and SH-101 bass synths. Sometimes considered the "poor man's 303". It has a very evolved form of TB-303 like programming (more like the MC-4) and SH-101 like controls of the VCO, VCF, VCA, LFO, Envelope and Mixer sections. The LCD display is a great feature too.
The MC-202 was sort of a next-generation TB-303. So the idea was to program sequence/patterns into it internally which would give you those 303 basslines that we've come to love. But programming the MC-202 is a bit too intense and over done for the simple monophonic bass line. However you can control it externally by hooking up a MID-CV/Gate converter. Then you basically have yourself an SH-101!
The sequencer is actually a 2-channel CV/gate sequencer, with both channels being capable of driving a separate external synth. It's a very useful unit, also, for its DINsync capabilities; it can receive on one port, and send over two, and also can 'split' DINsync to branch a sync signal out to multiple devices.
This machine is best for those who want to get 303-like patterns (it has accent just like the 303) and basslines with an SH-101 sound. If you can handle programming the notes into its sequencer you can have a lot of fun. It is used by Autechre, Future Sound Of London, Coldcut, The Human League, Underworld, Aphex Twin, LFO, Jedi Knights, Plastikman, Astral Projection, Sabres Of Paradise, Freddy Fresh, Jimmy Edgar, ProtoType 909 and Taylor 808.
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- Demos & Media
Roland MC-202 Vintage Synthesizer Overview
modified 202 acting as a 303 ACID
Audio Clip 1 - Two cool MC-202 bass synth loops taken from the Future Music CD, Issue 76.
Manual - Roland has made manuals for most of their products available as free PDF downloads.
Patch File - This is a text file outlining the settings for an Acid Patch on the Roland MC-202. Courtesy of Music Machines.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - Monophonic
- Oscillators - Single VCO : Simultaneous sawtooth and square/pulse width waveforms and 1 Sub-Oscillator
- VCA - ADSR Envelope or gate.
- Filter - Resonant 24dB lowpass with cutoff, res, env, mod, kybd
- LFO - 1 sine wave with delay and rate controls
- Memory - Volatile sequence memory using batteries or do a Cassette Tape Dump
- Sequencer - 2 Tracks, 2,729 notes capacity
- Control - CV/GATE and Tape/Clock/DIN Sync
- Date Produced - 1983
- Websites of Interest
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
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I've made a lot of progress on my BRL tutorial. Now anybody with Tomcat or similar servlet engine can unpack learnbrl.war and get right into it. Instant web/database app development!
Got my Ask Your Sweetie app working. It lets you make a page with a yes/no question for someone to answer. They get back your prepared response according to the answer. You are e-mailed their answer.
Self-correcting bug: My script for transfer of diary entry from Palm would overwrite an old entry rather than create a new one, so the entry in which I posted the code got overwritten. Hopefully nobody copied the old code before it Darwinized itself. I'll edit the old entry with corrected code.
My hosting provider is lame. JServ has not been running for some time. They never got back to me on any bug reports. I would finally phone them days later to get the latest promise. Now they say they're moving to JRun. We'll see. Meanwhile, the only place where I can demo BRL is BRL Cabaret. This is a free service shared by thousands of other apps, and the entire BRL environment gets unloaded after a short period of inactivity. This makes the first page load exceptionally slow. For now I'll wait and see how things go with my regular provider. If it doesn't improve I'll have to consider paying more than $17.95/month for servlet+db hosting.
#!/bin/sh # script to copy memo from Palm "advogato" category to diary # Memo must be filed under "advogato" and have 1st line "diary.txt" topdir=$HOME tmphtml=$topdir/diary$$.html memos -d $topdir cat > $tmphtml <<EOF <form method="POST" action="http://advogato.org/diary/post.html"> <textarea name="entry" EOF (echo ' cols=60 rows=16>' ; \ tail +2 $topdir/[Aa]dvogato/diary.txt \ | sed -e 's/&/\&/g' -e 's/</\</g' -e 's/>/\>/g') >> $tmphtml cat >> $tmphtml <<EOF </textarea> <p> <input type="submit" name=preview value="Preview"> <input type="hidden" name=key value="-1"> </form> EOF netscape -remote "OpenFile($tmphtml)"
Actively working on BRL.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!


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Title: Brush Creek
Description: Exterior view, looking east, of Brush Creek flowing through the Country Club Plaza area of Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1999
Photographer: Dory DeAngelo
Item Type: Photograph, b/w, 8 x 10 in.
Collection: General Collection (P1),
Subject: Streams;
Local Subject: Brush Creek; Country Club Plaza;
Digital Format: JPEG
Barcode: 10016682
Repository: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri
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There are many ways a parent can be involved with BC, even if they are not in close proximity to the Heights. A parent becomes an ambassador for Boston College by sharing his or her experiences as a BC parent and serving as a resource for other parents in the same geographic area.
- Find your local chapter
- Volunteer
- Join the Parents' Leadership Council
- For questions, please contact Rebecca Holden at firstname.lastname@example.com or 617-552-9292.


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BBC Announces River Song's Return in the 2015 Christmas Special
Christmas came early this year when I received a message from our very own Louis Trapani this morning. That message - a link to the following story - was Christmas come early.
The Doctor and River Song Reunite for a Spectacular Christmas
Normally, I would prefface this notice by stating a most appropriate phrase; however, today...SPOILERS wouldn't be sufficient.
Alex Kingston returns on Christmas Day 2015 to the role she made famous - River Song.
Steven Moffat on the Second Part of the Doctor Who 2011 Series
Doctor Who returns on Saturday, 27 August 2011 both on the BBC in the UK and BBC America in the USA. Executive Producer and Lead Writer for the series, Steven Moffat had the following to say about the resumption of the 2011 series in the latest from the BBC Press Office. Some may consider some of this to be a little "spoilery" — so be warned if you rather not know any details about the upcoming episodes for 2011.
What do you think of the Doctor's long coat in the promo image?
NBC Today Show's Meredith Vieira Visits Doctor Who [VIDEO]
BBC America's 'Doctor Who in America' Special Sneak Peak [VIDEO]
A preview of BBC America's new original special DOCTOR WHO IN AMERICA which goes behind the scenes with Doctor Who shooting in the U.S. Featuring interviews with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan plus Executive Producer and Lead Writer Steven Moffat. DOCTOR WHO IN AMERICA premieres this Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 10/9c, immediately following "Day of the Moon" at 9/8c on BBC America. Be sure to catch Doctor Who: Podshock live on the net on Sunday when we review "Day of the Moon" as well as "The Impossible Astronaut" - See details here.
Doctor Who Cast Arrives at NYC Premiere Screening [VIDEO]
The cast of Doctor Who arrives at the East Village Cinema in New York City for the second year in a row now for a premiere screening of the start of the 2011 series. Among the cast are Matt Smtih, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, joined by Executive Producer and Lead Writer, Steven Moffat. If you watch closely in the background, you can spot Barnaby Edwards (of DWNY and blogger here on our site) as well.
Doctor Who Premier New York City [PHOTOS]
For those of you like me who didn't/couldn't make it to the East Village Cinema yesterday then here's a few photo's of the cast posing for the camera. Hmmm I see a scarf in the background in one... Hmmm.
Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the US on Promotion.*NEW YORK* April 8th and 11th!
If you want to be one of the first people on the planet to see the season opener to series 6 of Doctor Who then you need to be at the Village East Cinema in Manhattan at 7pm on Monday the 11th of April (this coming Monday!)
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Steven Moffat, aaaaaaannnnddd Alex Kingston! The panel will be moderated by Chris Hardwick otherwise known as @nerdist and will be recording for the Nerdist Podcast. The tickets are be warened FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!
The Latest Sonic Newsdriver (Doctor Who News) for 6th of January 2011 is Available
There are a couple new Doctor Who: Podshock episodes on their way (coming soon), in the meantime the latest episode of The Sonic Newsdriver will feed your hunger for Doctor Who related news.
Sonic Newsdriver (06 January 2011) - Doctor Who News -
The Sonic Newsdriver 20110106 In this episode: Besotted, DVR Alert, YouTube Goes Classic, Ambassadors of Restoration, The End of Time Begot A Christmas Carol, Ashes to Ashes - Sherlock to Sherlock - Doctor to Doctor, Torching the US and the UK, Where's the TARDIS, and more!
Selected Doctor Who related news delivered sonically.
For Earth-date: Thursday, the 6th of Jan. 2011
The Sonic Newsdriver 20110106
In this episode: Besotted, DVR Alert, YouTube Goes Classic, Ambassadors of Restoration, The End of Time Begot A Christmas Carol, Ashes to Ashes - Sherlock to Sherlock - Doctor to Doctor, Torching the US and the UK, Where's the TARDIS, and more!
DVR Alert: Alex Kingston is Scheduled for Thursday's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Once again, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (on CBS in the US) will be having a Doctor Who related guest this Thursday (6th January 2011). This time it is Alex Kingston (River Song). Although she is not listed (at the time of this writing) in the upcoming shows for free tickets (they are actually recording two shows on Thursday according to their website, one at 3pm with actor Gary Sinise and one at 4:15pm with actress Mila Kunis - the latter being sold out), it was announced that "River Song" would be on Thursday's show via Craig Ferguson's Twitter feed. In addition, the Doctor Who musical opening number ("cold open") which could not be aired last November has finally been cleared for this show.
I wouldn't be too concerned about her absence on the website, as with the last time when Matt Smith was scheduled to appear on the show (16th November 2010), he was not showing up on the site for the longest time. Perhaps this show was pre-recorded on another day? @CraigyFerg tweeted the following tweet on Monday:
Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Picks Up Who Utah Shoot Story
Interesting that this was picked up by Deadline Hollywood, a pretty hardcore Industry blog:
We have become mainstream! Tara, if anyone can find out where they're shooting, it's you. YOU GO, GIRL!
BBC America (Flash) Video - Alex Kingston (River Song) on Doctor Who
Actress Alex Kingston explains what makes Doctor Who such an enduring fan favorite and why fans and new viewers should watch the new season.
BBC America Video - Alex Kingston Interview - River Song
Actress Alex Kingston explains the character of River Song, whom she describes as a "female Indiana Jones."
Doctor Who: Cast & Crew Interview: The Daleks (video)
From BBC America - Doctor Who: Cast & Crew Interview: The Daleks
Matt Smith, Alex Kingston, Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger talk about the Doctors mortal enemy and why the Daleks continue to menace the galaxies.


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Manufacturer: SENTRY Manufacturer: Nakajima 2 Results
Sentry Ho228 In-Ear Stereo Headphones
This digital stereo headset comes pack with a storage case , no more cables around just storage them after you use them. 3.5mm jack allows you to use this headset with a wide range of portable electronics.
Kuromi Glam Earphones
Enjoy your favorite music the super stylish way with this neat Kuromi glam earphone. The ideal accessory for your iPod or other audio players. The cute design features Kuromi with shimmery pink metallic highlights. Digital stereo sound. Super lightweight.


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iKEY Audio Q360 Ear Drumz Earbuds, BLACK
Frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz. Speaker impedance: 32Ohms. Cable length: 1.2m. Sensitivity: 115db. 3.5mm stereo.
" Was generally attracted to these headphones by the wooden look and the odd buds at the end. Fifteen minutes later I was fairly shocked at the big package I got in such a small one. While these are great for portability, they are annoying when they get tangles (but that happens to all of them unless they are self retractable). All in all, great earbuds. " --thatnewguy15


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SERIOUS COFFEE Bard's roast with a sampling of pastries. Photo: REBECCA GOLDFINE
As a sign of difficult economic times, a turnover in cafés is a noisy indicator but a significant one. For existing cafés, narrow profit margins tighten up until owners can't see the point. But new entrepreneurs, when their previous line of work goes dry, see a venture with relatively low start-up costs. It seems simple: coffee is cheap to make and you can sell it dear. So the young and hungry replace the old and familiar, like a coffee version of All About Eve.
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Universal Fit
Ultimate Ears 100 Noise-Isolating Earphones - Black/Green
" I would personally like flat colors on the design but hey ts just me. Noise Isolation is really great (and I regularly commute home here in Manila, which is really loud at peak hours) Would I recommend it? Well Sure if you really are on a tight budget, but if you can add $10 to $15 dollars more you can get a sweeter pair. " --PLsg08
Q:Electronics Noise-Isolating Ear Buds with Volume Control (Silver)
Designed to funnel pure sound clarity, the Noise-Isolating Ear Buds with in-line Volume Control, create the perfect listening experience with its snug fit padding thats suitable for all-day wear. Replace those old uncomfortable earphones youve used for so long and start listening to clear, unimpeded sound with the Noise-Isolating Ear Buds. The Volume Control gives you the ability to turn down...


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BATMAN Compression Shirt for Women (Short Sleeve)
We all know that how you look affects how you feel, so why not feel like a superhero while doing your favorite sport activity or simply be unique wearing this shirt?
It's designed to keep your muscles warm and prevent muscle strain, it wicks sweat away from the body to prevent chafing and rashes and reduces the time taken for muscles to repair themselves.
Special Features:
- Quick dry superhero powered compression shirt
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Oh yeah, and it looks cool! Unleash your alter ego and transform yourself into the superhero you always wanted to be!
This is a custom designed shirt and we recommend ordering a size 1X-2X larger than your usual size for best fit. Additionally, you can always double check the perfect size by following the SIZE GUIDE below.
We offer FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all orders without exceptions and we ship anywhere in the world with no minimum orders. Shipping time varies depending on the destination country, but on average it's 5-15 days for most of the countries.
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Council tables request for new police vehicle; more information sought
While the Pequot Lakes City Council agrees with the idea of replacing a city police vehicle each year, it didn't yet give police chief Eric Klang the go-ahead to buy a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe.
The council on Tuesday, Dec. 4, tabled Klang's request to buy the Tahoe for around $30,000 with funds from the Capital Outlay Carryover account.
Klang proposed replacing a 2005 Ford Expedition, which would replace a 2006 Crown Victoria.
Council member Tom Ryan said he had a problem with the chief driving the new vehicle when officers do the majority of patrolling. He also cited the police department budget's being reduced. He said the department should look at a different vehicle for a different use.
Council member Scott Pederson said he wanted more information: an overview of department vehicles, mileage on each, when each was slated to be replaced plus the total cost of a new vehicle.
Pequot Lakes police recorded 197 incident complaint reports from Oct. 21-Nov. 20. Calls included 18 agency assists, nine animal complaints, seven citations, seven driving complaints, five property damage accidents, four suspicious activity, 11 thefts, three traffic arrests, 18 traffic stops and seven written warnings.
Land-use permits
The zoning office received and processed two land-use permit applications in November.
Permit applications through October totaled 61, compared to 52 in 2011, 60 in 2010, 67 in 2009, 92 in 2008, 111 in 2007, 106 in 2006, 139 in 2005 and 137 in 2004.
In other business Dec. 4, the council:
• Presented a plaque to Ryan at his last council meeting for his years of service as a council member.
• Hired JoAnn Tuil as the utility billing clerk at 20 hours per week.
• Closed the meeting for police union contract discussions.


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ViSang VS-R03 InEar HI-FI Noise Isolation Ear-Buds Earphones
The R03 is an upmarket professional-level earphone from well-known Chinese manufacturer ViSang. With quality materials used all-around, the build of the R03 is as venerable as the sound. Metal shells and a Cu-Ag alloy cable ensure longevity while the 10.7mm dynamic driver delivers crisp, powerful, and engaging sound. A uniquely patterned cable sheath provides flexibility and reduces cable...
Stereo Earbud Headphone for Apple iPod nano/ iPod mini/ iPod video/ iPod shuffle
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Why Consumer Reports' Ram review elicits mixed feelings at Chrysler
The folks at Chrysler Group must be a little conflicted about Consumer Reports and its recommendation of the 2013 Ram 1500 pickup.
On one hand, it's a tremendous recognition of how good a pickup the Ram 1500 is and a reminder of just how far the automaker has come from its inglorious past.
But, on the other hand, Consumer Reports has beaten up on Chrysler so unrelentingly for so long that it must feel like a bully complimenting you on the exquisite taste of your stolen lunch.
To appreciate the mixed emotions that Mopar enthusiasts must be feeling, one merely has to go back a couple of years.
These are just some of the adjectives that appeared in Consumer Reports in 2011 describing Chrysler Group products: "mediocre," "disappointment," "stiff," "unsettled," "clumsy," "noisy," "behind the times."
Go further back into the magazine's archives, and the language gets rougher still.
Granted, 2011 was halfway through the automaker's 18-product overhaul and at a time when most reviewers were only beginning to see the first glimpses of Chrysler's revival.
But the 2013 car-buying guide from Consumer Reports is only moderately more kind. Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge finished with three of the five lowest brand report cards, joined by Ford and Lincoln, and the magazine said most Chrysler and Dodge brand vehicles were unreliable.
The only Chrysler Group vehicles to make Consumer Reports list of "standout models" for 2013 were V-6 versions of the Chrysler 300 sedan and Jeep Grand Cherokee, as well as the Dodge Durango.
A few years ago, a salesperson in a Chrysler showroom might have had an easier time finding snipe than spotting a customer walking in the door with a copy of Consumer Reports in hand.
Now, thanks to steadily improving product like the hugely profitable Ram 1500, the thought of seeing a customer with a rolled-up Consumer Reports shouldn't cause dyspepsia.
Because for the first time in a long while, Chrysler dealers and salespeople will be able to focus on selling pickups -- instead of trying to convince customers that what they have just read is wrong.


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A friend of mine and I went to my in laws place by Detroit Lake MN and went turkey hunting this past weekend. Saturday morning I set him up where the turkeys come out on the West side of a meadow behind the house. Of course the turkeys come into the meadow on the East side and out of gun range. So we move him to the East side of the meadow for the Saturday evening hunt and don't you know that the turkeys are on the North side of the house, he never saw them. Unfortunately for another group of 12 hens I was set up along their path to their roosting trees and as I sat there waiting for a tom to show up after 15 minutes or so they finally turned around and start walking away from me when I droped a hen at 19 yards. She was only 11.5 pounds but it was a good weekend of watching the turkeys and enjoying the outdoors. I cut her stomach open to see what she had been eating and there was a lot of thiesil seed, some corn and what surprised me the most whole grasshoppers (probably a dozen or so).
Did any other fellow MN hunters have success with turkey hunting this fall?
Only 5.5 months or so until the spring hunt.[:D]
Sorry no pictures I never thought of it until I was already on my way home.


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Ooooh. I gotta get that!
Ooooh. I gotta get that!
So, during Comic-Con I picked up a number of figures at local stores, as Tycho said, and saw even more. Here's what I picked up and my thoughts...
scout Dune Runner - decent, though my fellow fans are overselling this figure a bit. Better than most scouts, but bot mode isn't all that great looking and articulation feels hampered by other stuff.
dlx Arcee - a little more stable in both modes, but shocking pink color is harsh. Bike mode feels a little unfinished on the right side, but mainly good. Bot mode is another weirdy but solid and better design balance. Still not a recommendable toy though.
dlx Dead End - not quite as good as I hoped in bot mode, tolerances don't hold stuff together as well and colors a little noisier than expected, but still decent. Alt mode looks great. Sideways is the better of the 2 though.
dlx Blazemaster - nice alt mode but uuuuugly colors. Transformation is a disaster, instructions are beyond useless. Bot is gappy in the midsection, has terrible arm articulation and non-hands (a thumb surrounded by 2 panels, horrible), a few panels that won't decide where they want to go, the rotors become sloppy kibble that's no fun. Awful, avoid at all costs.
voyager Long Haul - very cool in both modes, very accurate too. Big vehicle, big bot, very good articulation, heavily armored, nifty. Good sculpting, solid, deco is a little minimalistic but adequate. Swords are whatever but not a huge drawback. Mech alive gimmick in chest simple but works. All around winner.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
The funny thing is that when JT and I went shopping (we're both in our 30's like probably a majority of the people who post here) - we met these two guys that work at Wal-Mart who were probably in their 50's who were collecting Star Wars. We spent a while talking with them. It was so different to see this age group involved as well - as it's much more common to watch kids get into it like we did when we were little.
Only 1 guy was an employee, I think. And they were into GI Joe as well as SW.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Here are some of my mini-reviews of some, not all, of my recent acquisitions...
Long Haul (voyager)
This figure seems a little like a "mature" version of Energon Demolishor, which is a good thing, but he's not as much a hunch back and he has no missile launchers.
Alt mode: giant earth mover. Green. Detail from the front is very good, from the sides it's a little cut away to reveal bot mode if you look for it, but it gets away with it. Truck bed can tilt up, nice touch. Fairly solid. Big.
Transformation: lots of big chunks moving about, almost no panel action, plenty to do. Seems simple in theory, but execution keeps you busy.
Bot mode: nearly perfect iteration of concept art. Big brawler type of guy. Odd fat bird mouth. Undocumented Mech Alive feature, turn head and a gear in the chest turns, foolish coloring on that gear is black. Kibble isn't too bad, the dually wheels end up over the shoulders like turbines, the truck bed ends up on back, pegs down, but rear section becomes buttflap. Only real problem is that there's a big rollbar up above the figure's head that juts up and out to the front which is a little odd but no dealbreaker. Wrap-around bumper on legs is very clever. Arm kibble reveals spring-out clear blades, fat with hooks and tf glyphs. The clear color does them NO favors unfortunately, and this guy seems too bulky to bother using swords. Color is green with green and some more green, no weathering though which would have made it 100% accurate to concept art. Big.
Articulation: decent, most of what you'd need for a bot. No swivel wrists or movable fingers, no movable waist. The 2 sets of moving pistons on each elbow is cool though.
Overall: A-
Fairly satisfying voyager-class figure that's also pretty accurate. Deco could have used weathering, hands could have used a little more articulation, top kibble could have been movable, cockpit could have been whole, but for what it is, it's pretty nifty.
Blazemaster (deluxe)
Alt mode: Dauphin news helicopter in dark blue, gold, and white. Garish. Landing wheels fold up, nose sticks and requires excessive force without folding flat. Big blue window in front but secondary non-clear windows unpainted. Lots of seams, nose doesn't want to finish the last 2% of the transformation. Rotor has spinny gimmick. Mostly kibble-free except trench on the underside.
Transformation: these may be the absolute worst instructions they've ever done, and that's saying quite a bit. There are so many moving parts shown from the wrong angles and flipping about, nothing seems like it should go in a specific place, it just kinda stops and hovers there hoping it's done. The panels around the head are the worst, they don't go out as far as the Hasbro pictures think they do, and they flop about. The shoulders don't really make enough sense since the articulation is neutered but the joint could be doing more. It's just a huge mess of a transformation.
Bot mode: ugh, this is no good. The "hands" are just kibble panels with a thumb. The elbows are limited articulation, the shoulders don't make much sense and don't move, the core is hollow, the back tabs over the spine in a tenuous manner, the tail becomes a backpack in an interesting but unsatisfying way, the legs are spindly chicken legs. It's just lame lame lame, lots of halfassery and limited points of articulation. Still ugly coloring too. And it's not entirely stable. The rotor comes apart to clip half onto the other forearm for no apparent reason, no fun at all and it easily drops out.
Overall: D
The Dauphin helicopter mode is alright, but ugly coloring and I don't think I've ever seen one used as a news chopper. Transformation is a miserable, confusing chore. Bot mode is a lazy mess that would be incompetent as a scout, so is downright shameful as a deluxe.
Dead End (deluxe)
When I first saw dlx Dead End at Botcon, I thought it looked amazing and way better than Sideways from which it's retooled. Then I bought Sideways on a whim after being shown the alternate transformation, and that figure became awesome, so the tides turned.
Alt mode: same as Sideways in sculpt, of course. Glossy deep black plastic and paint really dazzle. The black wheels with red stripe coupled with the red racing stripes and dark purple tinted windows give this more of a tuner look than Sideways' factory look. Dead End's tail lights are painted to have a clear definition between the reverse lights and brake lights, nice touch. The dark gray Decepticon logo on the front of the driver door is a nice subtle touch.
Transformation: it's the same exact transformation as Sideways, but there's an issue. The alternate, superior backpack transformation on Sideways used a little friction to hold those tabs onto the very narrow slots, and on Dead End they have smoothed out this area so the backpack easily unpegs with the slightest nudge.
Bot mode: Throwing the darker maroon and gold-caramel colors from the G1 character into the mix has made this a very different bot, but it's more of a visual tangle than I was expecting, and reflects more upon Sideways than I had hoped, not in a positive way (it looks more like Sideways if he wasn't as good). The torso with its single silver paint stripe seems pretty barren, and the arms only have red plastic with a few gold bits (the small detail panel on the left forearm is painted copper) with the black gearing almost impossible to see inside the arms. The silver saw on the right hand seems lost next to the silver fingers, so I swapped it with Sideways' black saw which was lost on his black arm, the swap was very easy and helps them both. Dead End's dead is a movie take on G1 heads, I guess, it's blocky and has a big reddish-pinkish translucent grille visor that lightpipes like crazy, followed by a sizable dark gray jaw, and stick-out gold red & gold ears. The head seems wrong for this sleek body, more of a bruiser's head, but the arms were already like that so if you play with the doorwings and a few other bits it can make a bruiser upper body out of that, though the legs remain spindly and bird-like. The neck-plate doesn't seat as well as Sideways and there's a bit more visual gap from the side as well, I think it's more about the colors than anything. Frustratingly, the figure has a harder time standing, and the head doesn't tilt up at all so it's a little frustrating getting him to stand.
Articulation: Same, although the neck doesn't look up that crucial 3 degrees which hampers things. The shoulder joints are much tighter here and work against the inner transformation joints quite horribly.
Overall: B-
I wanted to like this remold better, but in person it doesn't quite deliver as well as I hoped. The colors and new head don't really go with the sleek black alt mode too well, and there are some joint tolerance issues holding this back. Between this and Sideways, definitely go for Sideways.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I got Devastator from Wal-Mart tonight: $107 after tax.
Wal-Mart wanted to sell me a Product Protection Plan on him even
I haven't opened him yet, but in Try Me packaging, Devastator talks and growls, probably says "I am Devastator!" (just in case we get him confused with Wheelie) and his mouth opens wide enough to swallow a Legends or maybe even a Scout Class figure.
I'll update this post after I open him and do some transforming of his components.
Today's the last day to get a question into the TF Q&A, so if you haven't posted yet in that thread, do so now: http://forums.sirstevesguide.com/showthread.php?t=38950
I got your phone call about Dev. I was busy sleeping. I cannot fathom why you're so eager and excited on this one.
Every figure that's Leader-class or bigger says its name this year, it's kind of stupid, like they think that $45 Optimus isn't iconic enough or is some sort of baby's toy.
Target jacked up the price on Leaders to $52. No chance in hell now Target jerks!
Received my Human Alliance Bumblebee from HTS finally, the same day I find one at Target for the same $30 price, d'oh! Nice figure, Tycho has his transformed wrong, with the last step not done (the back window folds up against the roof). It's got some issues, but I'll get into that later.
Picked up scout-class Dirt Boss, could be in scale with HA BB which is pretty funny. Likable design but some issues hold it back from greatness.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Actually, in messing with Devastator, he says a few things like "I am THE Decepticon!" or something and "Crush the Autobots!" plus he laughs and growls.
Wow. A few more speeches that sound like they were written by Grimlock.
When I open him, I'll see if Legends Class Mudflap is in scale to Devastator before I open Mudflap. The Deluxe Class might be better. I'm not sure yet but haven't opened anything yet either.
No, Mudflap legends is probably a little too big, like 25%, so Deluxe would be about 500% too big. I think that Legends purchase you made will fit the bill for your needs though, and when Skids comes out in the next wave of legends, you'll have your diorama.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I also bought Scout Dune Runner to go in the diorama - and possibly purchase multiples of him, just to use as other vehicles (not Cybertronians) in the scene.
Like I said, nothing is open so I can return what won't work. I can always buy a few Matchbox cars if need be. Hot Wheels tends to make mostly sportscars.


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Just to let you know the Entertainer now has details of the Jorg giveaway. To be honest it kinda sucks.
It's a bundle rather than a spend so much thing.
Basically you buy the gunship, the crappy arena playset and obi-wan's lightsaber and get the Jorg figure with it.
How much is this you ask?
Why 100 of our shiny British pounds.
Yup, £100.
Don't think I'll bother since I have the lightsaber, don't particularly want the playset and will be able to get the gunship for less than £40 soon enough.
Personally a spend so much would have been my preference, then I could choose what I buy to get it.
What do the rest of you think?


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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Blocker
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 3.1.2_dev
Fix Version/s: 18.104.22.168
Component/s: grizzly-kernel
Since upgrading to 3.1.2 I am experiencing truncated file downloads from my app with GF behind Apache using a lk-listener and Apache mod_ajp_proxy. It seems to be ajp related as downloads complete fully when accessing app directly on GF http port.
With jk downloads truncate at 256Kb, the original file is 700Kb.
This appears in the Apache logs:
ajp_check_msg_header() got bad signature 28e9
ajp_ilink_receive() received bad header
ajp_read_header: ajp_ilink_receive failed
(120007)APR does not understand this error code: proxy: dialog to 192.168.200.44:8009 (ww.mydomain.com) failed
asadmin create-network-listener --jkenabled true --protocol http-listener-1 --listenerport 8009 jk-listener
ProxyPass / ajp://www.mydomain.com:8009/
ProxyPassReverse / ajp://www.mydomain.com:8009/
Packet capture of failed download attached.
I have also tried with mod_jk Tomcat Connector and downloads are truncated at 512Kb.
Attaching error log from mod_jk.
Similar problem, webapp returning jsp pages works fine in 3.1.1 and when connecting to glassfish directly, but when you use mod_proxy_ajp, browsers time out waiting for the remaining data
to buddypine:
sorry, looks like a bug on our side.
pls. try the attached patch (copy it to glassfish3/glassfish/modules folder)
to jsl123:
can you pls. also try the patch, if it doesn't help - pls. let us know how we can reproduce the issue.
Patch doesn't work for me. Have the same issue.
Files still truncated
--> Filesizes compared:
theme.css: should be 31.3 kb
primefaces.css: should be 41 kb
jquery.js: should be 299.8 kb
primefaces.js: should be 179.5 kb
GET adminLogin.jsf?loc=en-GB 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 3.1 KB 192.168.78.77:8181 16ms
GET theme.css.jsf?ln=primefaces-aristo 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 31.3 KB 11ms
GET primefaces.css.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 41 KB 12ms
GET password.css.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 1.4 KB 21ms
GET jquery.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 299.8 KB 22ms
GET primefaces.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 179.5 KB 22ms
GET password.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77:8181 4.7 KB 205ms
GET iPCP.css 304 Not Modified 192.168.78.77:8181 2 KB 192.168.78.77:8181 15ms
8 Anfragen
(559.6 KB vom Cache)
GET adminLogin.jsf?loc=en-GB 200 OK 192.168.78.77 1.1 KB 192.168.78.77:443 16ms
GET theme.css.jsf?ln=primefaces-aristo 200 OK 192.168.78.77 0 192.168.78.77:443 16ms
GET primefaces.css.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77 0 192.168.78.77:443 16ms
GET password.css.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77 433 B 5ms
GET jquery.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77 0 192.168.78.77:443 47ms
GET primefaces.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77 0 192.168.78.77:443 32ms
GET password.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77 1.9 KB 8ms
GET iPCP.css 304 Not Modified 192.168.78.77 733 B 192.168.78.77:443 16ms
GET primefaces.js.jsf?ln=primefaces&v=3.1.1 200 OK 192.168.78.77 0 192.168.78.77:443 16ms
9 Anfragen
(3 KB vom Cache)
fixed in Grizzly
can you pls. create a separate issue and provide more data, logs etc. Cause w/ the patch I'm not able to reproduce truncate issue (tried both secure and plain connections).
Will that be a regular several-month release cycle, or is there a chance for a quick release with this fix? AFAIS this is a general problem with Glassfish and JK, and in that case it will keep us from upgrading to 3.1.2.
Or can the circumstances be narrowed down to more special configuration than using a jk-listener in general?
Normally we upgrade Grizzly as part of GF release cycle or as patch (which we provided).
I can try to investigate if we can make Grizzly upgrade using GF update tool...
guys, wanted to ask you to give me more info on your usecases, so we can fix and deliver updates asap.
Hi oleksiys
My Application is a JSF2 WAR Application behind Apache 2.2. mod_proxy_ajp.
Created with
asadmin create-threadpool --minthreadpoolsize 5 --maxthreadpoolsize 150 jk-thread-pool
asadmin create-network-listener --protocol http-listener-1 --listenerport 8091 --jkenabled true --threadpool jk-thread-pool jk-connector
ProxyPass /iPCP ajp://localhost:8091/iPCP
ProxyPassReverse /iPCP ajp://localhost:8091/iPCP
works flawless with glassfish 3.1.1 in same configuration
updated now Apache ond Debian squeeze x64 to apache/2.2.16 (Debian) PHP/5.3.3-7+squeeze1 with Suhosin-Patch mod_python/3.3.1 Python/2.6.6 mod_ssl/2.2.16 OpenSSL/0.9.8o mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1 configured
but this hasn't changed anything.
error.log apache2:
ajp_check_msg_header() got bad signature 6575
[Mon Mar 05 14:14:22 2012] [error] ajp_ilink_receive() received bad header
[Mon Mar 05 14:14:22 2012] [error] ajp_read_header: ajp_ilink_receive failed
[Mon Mar 05 14:14:22 2012] [error] (120007)APR does not understand this error code: proxy: dialog to 127.0.0.1:8091 (localhost) failed
[Mon Mar 05 14:14:23 2012] [error] [client 192.168.178.14] File does not exist: /var/www/favicon.ico
[Mon Mar 05 14:14:23 2012] [error] [client 192.168.178.14] File does not exist: /var/www/favicon.ico
[Mon Mar 05 14:14:23 2012] [error] [client 192.168.178.14] File does not exist: /var/www/favicon.ico
[Mon Mar 05 14:15:06 2012] [error] [client 192.168.178.14] proxy: error processing end, referer: http://192.168.78.77/iPCP/admin/adminLogin.jsf?loc=en-GB
[Mon Mar 05 14:15:06 2012] [error] [client 192.168.178.14] proxy: error processing body. Client aborted connection., referer: http://192.168.78.77/iPCP/admin/adminLogin.jsf?loc=en-GB
[Mon Mar 05 14:15:16 2012] [error] ajp_check_msg_header() got bad signature 6575
[Mon Mar 05 14:15:16 2012] [error] ajp_ilink_receive() received bad header
[Mon Mar 05 14:15:16 2012] [error] ajp_read_header: ajp_ilink_receive failed
which more info do you need?
can you pls. attach the app, or better very reduced version of the app, so I'll be able to debug the problem.
An uüdate via updatetool would be great! Thank you.
Hi oleksiys
I just tried withthe Primefces showcase App.
Same issue. Glassfish 3.1.1. same configuration, same Apache --> works flawless
Glassfish 3.1.2 don't work with proxy, Without proxy it works
I tried to access the App via mod_ssl at Apache at 443 and ajp behind as written above.
Here is the Link to the sample war file:
Hi guys, sorry didn't get updates about this and was distracted. Trying patch now. Will report on progress.
Hi Christoph,
what exactly doesn't work in that app? Cause I'm able to load it in a browser and go throw couple of menu items w/o problems.
Hi oleksiys
Now I get a complete timeout of the whole App. App is not loaded via proxy.
Can you plese tell me your exact versions for Apache, Java...
have you tried also via SSL?
I tried mod_ssl and plain, both work fine.
Apache 2.2.17:
ProxyPass /prime-showcase-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT ajp://localhost:8009/prime-showcase-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT retry=0 ttl=30
ProxyPassReverse /prime-showcase-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT ajp://localhost:8009/prime-showcase-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
ProxyPreserveHost on
java version "1.6.0_30"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_30-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.5-b03, mixed mode)
OK, further investigation.
Ubuntu 11.10 x64
Apache 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.2
Glassfish 3.1.2 with grizzly patch
If I disable mod_deflate in apache it works fine, pages appear as normal, however as soon as I enable mod_deflate, things break.
With mod_deflate:
Using standard wget works fine - no compression used
Using wget with "accept-encoding:gzip" header set works.
Using firefox/chrome doesn't work. Firefox silently shows a blank page however chrome gives us a clue and reports
"Error 321 (net::ERR_INVALID_CHUNKED_ENCODING): Unknown error
This all works fine in 3.1.1
Looking at the net traffic (attached) they are different both in content (should be the same) and also size, the chunked version is bigger. The wget compressed data expands into the same as if compression isn't used.
So it looks like a different bug
Get the same Error 321 (net::ERR_INVALID_CHUNKED_ENCODING): Unknown error
Deactiveated now mod_deflate --> works
thank you guys, i'll investigate that and let you know asap.
guys, can you pls. try to apply another jar (attached) additionally to one which had been attached before?
Wworks for me with an without mod_deflate!
Great Work, thank you
Looks to work for me as well, with mod_deflate.
Will do more testing and post if I find anything else..
good work, Cheers
One thing I've noticed and don't think it is expected, but wanted to check before I file a bug? With 3.1.2 when we use HttpServletRequest.getRemoteAddr/Host it returns 127.0.0.1 when using mod_proxy_ajp and apache. With 3.1.1 it returns the address of the client.
I assume this is a bug
attached the grizzly-http-ajp.jar with the getRemoteAddr/Host fix.
Cheers, looks to have fixed it. Would it be possible to push this via the update-tool?
thank you for confirming!
w/ update tool, we're still investigating this...
I faced the same issue - very happy to see this patch, which resolved the problem - thank you. A life-saver (figuratively speaking).
update the patch to fix issue
Although the download truncation seems to have been fixed, it looks like we are getting an upload truncation issue. One of my clients is posting files to our server which all worked fine with 3.1.1, but after upgrading and applying the above patches, it bombs out part way through the transfer.
Small files work, but larger ones don't. In apache I get
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [debug] mod_proxy_ajp.c(273): proxy: data to read (max 8186 at 4)
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [debug] mod_proxy_ajp.c(288): proxy: got 1448 bytes of data
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [error] ajp_check_msg_header() got bad signature 4854
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [error] ajp_ilink_receive() received bad header
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [error] ajp_read_header: ajp_ilink_receive failed
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [error] (120007)APR does not understand this error code: proxy: read response failed from 127.0.0.1:8009 (localhost)
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [debug] proxy_util.c(2029): proxy: AJP: has released connection for (localhost)
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [debug] mod_headers.c(756): headers: ap_headers_output_filter()
[Tue May 01 15:06:32 2012] [debug] mod_dumpio.c(142): mod_dumpio: dumpio_out
which then results in a 500 error from the server ultimately being returned.
Did you try the latest grizzly-http-ajp.jar I attached recently?
Does this problem occur all the time you try to upload files? Do you see anything interesting in the Glassfish server.log?
I've used the file version from yesterday which was the latest, I'll try and do some more tests to narrow down the problem.
Hi, sorry for the delay. I've done some more testing and doesn't appear to be a truncation issue as such, although it might be related. I'm not sure if this is a bug in the grizzly ajp code or apaches mod_proxy_ajp. I've created a new issue for this:
update grizzly-http-ajp.jar , which has to have a fix for
The original issue of truncated transmissions is biting my organization (healthcare, 14000+ employees) pretty badly now. We recently upgraded to Glassfish 3.1.2 and we are trying to move away from a very expensive commercial server to this excellent open source choice.
However, this particular issue is a major stopper for us... is there any chance to please roll this fix into an update through the "updatetool" interface?
(We are running the Oracle supported release by the way.)
Thank you!
Ran into similar issue for content generated by Servlets behind mod_jk .
Fix was to remove response.setContentLength() and add "chunked" in HTTP header. Otherwise HTTP chunked data would get truncated for any response bigger than 512KB. Make sure chunked encoding is enable in your Glassfish listeners.
Chunked encoding is already enabled for the JK listener that we created. And also for the existing HTTP listeners... so I don't think this was the issue.
Having JK listener enabled for chunked encoding is not enough. If your servlet/producer sets the content length then the transfer will be truncated over 512KB.
That part takes its roots in the principle of chunking in HTTP 1.1 against HTTP 1.0 but I don't know if it's an actual error from the GRIZZLY implementation to by pass the chunked setting if setContentLength() is used.
@bland999: just to make sure, do you see any issues after applying the patch (2 jar files attached here)? Thanks.
Thank you both (benjamin_m and oleksiys) for trying to help.
To oleksiys in particular, may I respectfully quote you in an earlier comment: "I can try to investigate if we can make Grizzly upgrade using GF update tool..."
This is actually important to my organization, as they are not very comfortable with open source (this is the first major installation in 30 years to give you an idea), so I was politely hoping that there would be an official release through the update toolset as opposed to applying a patch.
I apologize to request this, but even though I personally am an open source user for many years (I built my first Slackware distribution back in the mid-90's), there is a culture that I am trying to change here. I am sure my organization would be thrilled to see these patches "automagically" appear through updatetool.
Just my two cents, and thanks for taking it into consideration please.
I can also confirm that the patched jar files solves the problem. I also got a broken connection to Apache after upgrading GF from 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 . Very frustrating! Thanks for the fix, you saved my day!!
I'll second the suggestion that these kind of critical patches should be distributed, e.g. at the GF 3.1.2 download page.
latest patch for fix
"AJP connector can not recover after unexpected EOF"
I suddenly get get an intense stream of SEVERE loggings, all identical. Same ThreadID, too. See below.
I run GF behind Apache, and have installed the patched jar files (which helped fix the file download issue).
I don't know if this is related, or perhaps another issue?
[#|2012-08-14T10:06:48.961+0200|SEVERE|glassfish3.1.2|com.sun.grizzly.config.GrizzlyServiceListener|_ThreadID=25;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|GRIZZLY0051: ProcessorTask exception.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Invalid packet magic number: 4745 pos=0lastValid=54 end=0
at com.sun.grizzly.http.ajp.AjpInputBuffer.readAjpMessageHeader(AjpInputBuffer.java:85)
at com.sun.grizzly.http.ajp.AjpProcessorTask.parseRequest(AjpProcessorTask.java:107)
at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:706)
at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1045)
at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:228)
at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
That's interesting, may be you try to send plain HTTP request to the AJP port?
Cause instead of AJP protocol magic 0x1234 we read 0x4745, which corresponds to characters "GE", which is probably part of "GET ...."
We are having the same exact issue (same exception & magic number 4745) running GF behind Apache as well. The problem is random, and we have not been able to replicate it consistently. We will go a week or more without any issues, and then when it does occur, it continues occurring for every single request from that point on until the GF domain is restarted. We upgraded to GF 184.108.40.206 hoping that would clear up the issue, but it didn't
is it possible to capture tcp traffic (for example using wireshark) when you see this issue?
it really looks like plain HTTP messages come to AJP port, but i might be wrong.


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Gaming on an Aircraft Carrier
Perhaps taking a queue from the PR guys behind the Renegade Ops Preview we attended, nVidia held an event over the weekend known as GeForce LAN 6. The location? A retired USS Hornet aircraft carrier.
Spanning the entire weekend and running for over 48 hours, players were able to take part in Battlefield 3 gaming sneak peaks, giving them a chance to play the game before its release date later this month. However, nVidia wern't supplying any hardware as this was a BYOC event. That's right, 620 sweaty nerds carried their pride and joy up the gangplank of this aircraft carrier and into its bowels, to play some Battlefield.
With a long list of sponsors, including Antec, ASUS, Zotac, Plantronics, Razer, Toshiba and many more, the event was purportedly a big success. nVidia even offered up the option for gamers to sleep aboard the vessel, calling this particular part of the event "LAN Camp".