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Fear and Love at the Design Museum
Fear and Love presents installations by some of the most innovative designers and architects working today, including Andrés Jaque's Intimate Strangers.
Course: Women in Spanish Cinema
Eight weeks course focused on the roles and representations of women in Spanish Cinema, analysing the empowerment proccess from the 40s until now.
Dora García: These Books Were Alive; They Spoke To Me!
These books were alive; they spoke to me! is an exhibition of printed matter and performance works by artist Dora García
Pablo Genovés: Tides
Spanish artist Pablo Genovés' project Tides is on display in St Paul's Cathedral until 30 August as part of the international collaboration Just Water
100 Years of Roca | 100 Years of Design explores the dynamic connection between marketing communications and the evolution of Roca, from its origins in 1917 as a family workshop in Barcelona, to becoming a global bathroom company.
Future Archaeologies by Fran Meana
SCAN (Spanish Contemporary Art Network) presents Future Archaeologies, the first solo project by Fran Meana in the UK.
Art Education in the Age of Metrics
Herbert Read Gallery presents Art Education in the Age of Metrics, an exhibition about how "data culture" dominates formal education. This group show curated by Emma Brasó includes works by Spanish artist Miren Doiz.
David Ferrando Giraut: The Accursed Stare
For his first solo exhibition at Tenderpixel David Ferrando Giraut presents two interconnected projects which spring from his ongoing research on humans' relation with images throughout history.


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All of our workshops are taught in our workshop space in Nailsea, North Somerset, a short drive from Clevedon, Weston Super Mare, Portishead, Bristol and the Chew Valley.
Scroll through our calendar to see what's available, or click on the drop down menu above if you're looking for a particular craft.
Blue Room Art Group
April 24 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Our drop in art group meets every other Wednesday morning to paint and share artistic thoughts, opinions, laughter and cake. Most people taking part have either taken one or more of our painting courses, or are returning to art after a lengthy break (some hadn't painted since school!). Led by our painting teacher, Jeff Martin, the group is very sociable and welcomes new members. This is not a taught session, but everyone is willing to share advice and tips to help each other grow and improve. There's no need to book, just turn up with your paints, brushes and paper and get painting. Each session costs £3.50 which includes a hot drink.
What do our customers say about our workshops?
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I am not very artistic , so it caters for all levels, and still the end product looks good. (Fused Glass, February 2018)
Really helpful teaching and nice small group. Loved it! (Claire, Beginners Machine Sewing January 2018)
Very enjoyable relaxed atmosphere, learning new techniques. (Jan, Weave Pattern and Texture on a Peg Loom, January 2018)
Making something I'm proud of, learning new skills, and the social side. Cheese scone recommended! (Jan, January 2018, Beginners Patchwork)
A good way to spend time with friends; the finished product; swishing around with my new skirt; learning how to use my sewing machine. (Mar, Darcy, Lizzie, and Isabella. January 2018, Children's private group sewing)
Lovely relaxing thing to do in the build up to Christmas. (Claire, Fused Glass, December 2017)
Very relaxing and enjoyable, will definitely do more at home. (Sharon, Needle Felting, December 2017)

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SPOKE is about NYC bikes – the good, the bad, and the needs improvement. Featuring interviews with reporters, city workers, sanitation workers, lawyers, and people who love bikes but not bike lanes, love bikes but not CitiBikes, people who want to scrap the whole thing altogether, and people who wouldn't change a thing. Also featuring fast and furious footage shot with Google Glass.
Interesting for the coverage of bikes in NYC and shooting it with Glass.


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Monday, May 7, 2012
* Homemade, Kid-Friendly Cards and Stationery Ideas
With Mother's Day and Father's Day around the corner, it's the perfect time
to make some One-of-a-Kind Stationery with your child
and practice those letter writing skills.
I would much rather receive a letter or card from one of my daughters
that is homemade rather than one they bought at a store.
My oldest daughter, "E" actually made these Four Seasons Note Cards
last winter to give as Christmas gifts and then we got busy and forgot about them
My daughters are lucky enough to have two grandmothers
and two great-grandmothers to celebrate for Mother's Day.
To make the note cards, my daughter drew a drawing with colored pencil
on a sheet of white office paper (folded in half so she knew where to keep her drawing)
You can also use watercolor, collage, marker with crayon (any media.)
Then, I just run them through our copier/printer to make full color copies on white card stock.
If you don't have a copier at home you could have some made at a local office copy shop.
We bundled them with envelopes and tied them with a piece of rainbow yarn.
A perfect gift for Great Grandmothers who can't get out to the store anymore to purchase cards.
They're fun to use to write letters and send drawings as well.
They'll also be appreciated by grandmothers who always want kid art!
Another simple and favorite art project technique that makes beautiful cards
is to ask your child to draw a simple line drawing with a black permanent marker
on a piece of white card stock.
Then, just paint them with watercolors for a gorgeous stained glass effect.
I love these Gorgeous Georgia O'Keeffe inspired flowers I made with "E"s class a few years ago.
To make these colorful cards and envelopes we had fun
If you have basic sewing machine skills (e.g. you can sew a straight line)
then you can make these heartfelt cards.
For complete directions see my post Re-Cycled Art Stitched Heart Cards here.
Just pick scraps of paper and bits of old art work with your child and cut out
some simple heart shapes, then use your sewing machine to stitch them
to a folded piece of white card stock or blank card from the craft store.
I recently came across this great article on Mom's Homeroom
about making "One-of-a-Kind Stationery," by Jolie Stekly
and I couldn't agree more with her sentiment that custom stationery, made by your child,
is not only special but also heartfelt and original.
After you've made a supply of homemade cards and stationery,
why not set up your own Letter Writing and Mailing Center for your child?
My wonderfully talented blogger friend Mariah Bruehl recently posted a great
collection of 11 Inspiring Writing Center ideas here on her Playful Learning Blog.
Happy Card Making!
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Whoismadhur.com turns two years old today. On March 6 2006, I started this site so that it can act as my online diary where i can share my thoughts with everyone. At that time, i haven't thought that one day i will be completing two years and the blog will become this much popular. The second year has been much better than the first as i now have a large friend circle in the blogosphere and i also started making money from this blog. I would like to thank all my readers and friends for there comments and continuous support throughout these two years. You guys just Rock.
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Photo gallery: Springs Fire nearly fully contained
The largest Southern California wildfire of the season was 85-percent contained Monday as hundreds of firefighters from across the West mopped up during a sporadic drizzle before readying their engines to head home.
The Springs blaze fueled by Santa Ana winds began Thursday beside the 101 Freeway north of Thousand Oaks before tearing through 28,000 acres to the sea, threatening some 4,000 homes from eastern Ventura County to the hills above Malibu.
Though 15 homes were damaged, not a single residence was lost. Firefighters were expected to fully contain the sodden fire zone by today.
"Certainly, they're taking advantage of the humidity – the rain has been a help," said Cal Fire spokesman Tom Piranio, who noted the tenth of an inch that fell overnight. "We're now in the process of mopping up, and demobilizing.
"We're working on buttoning this up."
The fire started near Camarillo Springs, beside the southbound 101 a quarter-mile north of the truck scales on the Conejo Grade, said Cal Fire, which ruled out arson. The cause was an "undetermined roadside ignition of grass/debris."
Powerful Santa Ana winds coupled with near triple-digit temperatures soon drove the fire to the Pacific Ocean, as it tripled in size to 44 square miles while causing the evacuation of 5,000 students at California State University Channel Islands, as well as thousands of residents from their homes.
Deer fled before the firestorm. Residents scrambled led to pack pets and essentials. And both firefighters and residents worried the Springs Fire that belched smoke across the region would repeat of a 1993 fire that torched much of the same ground, destroying 53 homes.
Before it was over, the offshore winds even did an about-face – similar to the Green Meadow fire of two decades ago – threatening thousands of homes.
At its peak, some 1,856 firefighters in more than 200 engines from six Western states worked shifts of up to 48 hours to save mobile homes, subdivisions and tony villas along the Santa Monica Mountains, from Newbury Park to the Malibu Hills to exclusive estates in Hidden Valley, home of such celebrities as Ellen DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx and Tom Selleck.
The blaze also forced the evacuation of more than 100 horses, some valued at up to $5 million each.
While the fire had singed a coastal rifle range at Naval Base Ventura County, firefighters rallied to save a $1 billion naval communications site atop Laguna Peak. They were assisted by water-dropping helicopters and fixed-wing firefighting aircraft.
They also saved Cal State Channel Islands, as well as avocado and strawberry farms bordering the Oxnard plain.
In all, 15 homes were damaged and 10 outbuildings destroyed, including four commercial properties, Cal Fire said. One of those was a partial storage yard at Laguna Farms, where farmers denied any hazardous materials had burned, as initially reported.
Five firefighters sustained minor injuries, including two from falls and three from debris in their eyes.
Firefighters credited aggressive brush clearance by homeowners, as well as an incident command system first employed by the Ventura County Fire Department.
The estimated cost Monday of fighting the blaze was $9.1 million, which was expected to rise, Piranio said. Efforts were already underway to try to recoup some of the cost from Uncle Sam. "There are funding (requests) that the state is working on in conjunction with the federal government about payment," he said.
By Monday, all mandatory road closures and evacuations had been lifted. Some 800 firefighters had already returned to stations throughout California, as well as New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho. More than 1,000 firefighters prepared to demobilize.
They will leave behind an acrid swath of steep, blackened hillsides and ravines, their sycamores, ceanothus and prickly pear burned to the nubs, with damaged trails and campgrounds within the sprawling state and national park system.
Coby King, an avid hiker, said one of his favorite places may be marked for decades to come, especially with the loss of majestic trees near Point Mugu State Park, where La Jolla Canyon, Sycamore Canyon and the Boney Mountain Wilderness were damaged in the blaze.
"I'm disappointed and saddened," said King, 51, of West Hills. "It's an absolute special place, the kind that gives you a sense of what this place was like before we got here.
"These big old trees, they won't come back overnight," he said. "It's very sad."


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Stones & Bones: Leapin' Lizards—Alligator Aerobics
by Mark Rose
Scientists now think dinosaurs were active, warm-blooded animals. To be able to escape from predators or to chase food, dinosaurs must have been able to run and breathe at the same time. Lizards, which are cold-blooded, use the same muscles for running and breathing; so they have to run, then stop and breathe, then run again. So how did the dinosaurs do it?
Researchers at the University of Utah may have found the answer by looking at alligators, which share a common ancestor with dinosaurs. They had small gators, up to three feet long, run on a treadmill. The gators wore masks so the scientists could measure how much oxygen they consumed and how deeply they inhaled, as well as monitors to determine what muscles they used. To their surprise, the researchers found that part of the alligator's pelvis or hip bone was hinged and moved when the critters ran. In gators, it turns out, the hip bone links to the liver, which links to the lungs. When they run, the movement of the hip bone first pulls on the liver, which pulls on lungs, helping inflate them; then it goes the other way, pushing the liver into the lungs, forcing the air out of them. The researchers think that dinosaur hip bones may have worked in a similar fashion.
- What is the relationship between an alligator and a dinosaur?
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- In Lesson 1, you learned about the different periods in the Geologic Time Scale. Bacteria, fungi, and algae all developed during the Precambrian period. How long ago did these organisms first appear?
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- The dinosaurs lived during which period?
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- Why do you think that the dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago but that algae, fungi, and algae and bacteria are still present on the planet today? Write a few sentences explaining your answer.
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Hmmmm there was a weird focus on the lei giving on Leg 1. I think that is indeed part of the memory challenge.
About the Blessing. Looks like the priest is using leaves of the Cordyline terminalis (Hawaiian Green Ti Plant) for the ceremony.If this is right, the Ti Plant is used by locals to ward off evil spirits in the whole Polynesia.
I don't know about this, but where did you get the info that there will be a Fast Forward in New Zealand? Also, somehow I doubt that the tattoo will be featured in the memory challenge, because I believe that the production will feature something that ALL of the teams encountered/experienced. If they featured a Fast Forward task in the memory challenge, isn't that only the team who did the Fast Forward challenge who will remember the task? And wouldn't it be a disadvantage to another teams who didn't complete the Fast Forward?
Was there some type of greeting in the third leg?
Damn. I was hoping it'd be as simple and non-obtrusive as "Put all the Road Blocks and Detours in the correct order". I'm amazed that hasn't happened yet, actually.
why would phil tell us that there would be some sort of memory task a long time before the final leg? here's my theory - the memory challenge he is referring to is the surfboard rb in bali! it makes so much more sense.. what i dont know is what they were supposed to memorise..
Well, while Caroline is performing the RB, you can hear Jennifer saying something like "I have a better memory; maybe I've should done it" .
We KNOW from the on ground crew (NOT Phil) that the surf board task did seem to involve some sort of matching/remembering.But I still am looking for what you all think Phil said re a memory task please?
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First Career Goal for Villa
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale field hockey team is now playing without five of the six players that helped the Bulldogs score a school-record 69 goals a year ago, making it clear that some new offensive weapons must emerge. That was exactly what happened Sunday afternoon at Johnson Field, as two players scored their first goals of the season: sophomore forward Jessie Accurso and freshman midfielder/back Noelle Villa, whose goal was the first of her career. The Bulldogs' No. 2 scorer from a year ago, junior midfielder Erica Borgo, added a goal and an assist as Yale beat Sacred Heart 3-1.
"This was definitely a game where some of our younger and more inexperienced players stepped up," said Yale head coach Pam Stuper.
With four of the top scorers from a year ago having graduated, and a fifth (junior midfielder/back Georgia Holland) injured since the third game of this season, the Bulldogs had been shut out four times in their first six games. But on Sunday they got on the scoreboard 15 minutes in, with senior forward Maddy Sharp feeding Accurso in front of the net. Accurso got just enough of the ball with her backhanded shot to slip it past Pioneers goalie Mary Altepeter.
"Jessie's a great team player," Stuper said. "She's super intense, and has really worked hard to be a dangerous forward for us. It was nice to see that hard work result in a goal."
Yale (3-4, 1-1 Ivy League) outshot Sacred Heart (5-3) 15-5 in the first half, but Altepeter's nine saves in the half kept her team in the game. In one particularly impressive sequence, she turned aside a pair of shots by Accurso and one by Sharp in a span of less than 30 seconds.
But Yale's seventh penalty corner of the half gave the Bulldogs another chance to solve Altepeter, and Villa drilled in her first career goal after Borgo inserted and junior forward/midfielder Emily Schuckert made the stick stop.
"Noelle has a very good corner hit," Stuper said. "We've wanted to give her some more opportunities there. We drew a lot of corners today, and that gave us a chance to use a few more of our tools."
Borgo has established herself as one of Yale's primary offensive table setters for three seasons now -- including a school-record 17 assists last year -- but when she has to take scoring matters into her own hands she can do that as well. She showed that by freeing herself up for a hard shot from distance that she tucked low inside the far post with 20 minutes to play, extending Yale's lead to 3-0.
After that the only drama came as the Bulldogs tried to finish off the shutout. During one six-minute stretch late in the game the Pioneers got all four of the penalty corners that were called, and the fourth one led to forward Liz Bergman breaking up the shutout bid with a goal with 2:24 to play. Yale junior goalie Emily Cain finished with four saves.
Despite the late goal, the Bulldogs nonetheless came away from Sunday's game knowing that they had put Saturday's Ivy League loss to No. 3 Princeton -- Yale's first league loss in a year -- behind them.
"With back-to-back games like this, you have to turn the page quickly, whether you win big, lose big or somewhere in between," Stuper said. "This program has been very good at doing that, moving from game to game."
Yale returns to Ivy League play with a game next Saturday at Cornell.
Every goal Yale scores this season brings the world closer to a cure for myotonic dystrophy. Senior goalkeeper Ona McConnell (London, England) has been diagnosed with the disease, the most common form of muscular dystrophy. The Bulldogs are taking pledges for a season-long "Goal-a-thon" as part of their "Get a Grip" campaign to raise awareness and funds for the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. For more information, visit http://www.yalebulldogs.com/getagrip
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Rather than answer with my views immediately, I thought I'd offer it up to our players to see what you think.
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Hello All,
I only wonder "in which measure" was this behavior deliberately implemented by the PL/SQL
product developer team as it currently is, and what are the reasons behind this.
I remember another quiz, where a subprogram parameter was defined as SIMPLE_INTEGER and
it DID NOT accept a NULL value to be passed as actual parameter.
I don't see any reason why the defined NOT NULL constraint of a subtype would be inherited,
while the size of a VARCHAR2 subtype would not.
By the way, if we base a variable on a TABLE.COLUMN%TYPE, then it behaves almost the opposite, that is, it does inherit the size but not the NOT NULL constraint.
Looks like using a %TYPE attribute just defines a new entity with "some degree of compatibility"
with the referenced entity, but not strictly identical, in the sense that there might exist values that can be assigned to one of them, but not to the other.
It would be interesting to hear what do they say at Oracle about this issue.
Thanks & Best Regards,
I think there's still benefit in using %type for parameters over the actual underlying type (number, date, ...). While rare in my experience, the "base type" of column can change over time (e.g. number -> varchar2). By keeping the reference to %type, procedures accepting this don't need to be recoded to accept the new type.
Also, parameters using %type can easily be searched. So if a columns base type does change, the references can be found and tested!
What about the impact of using procedures with %TYPE arguments in a distributed database environment (remote procedure calls)?
Should you use %TYPE when referencing a remote table?
Anyone doing this? Run into any issues?
Hello Steven, All,
Back several good years ago, we had an issue related to online replicating some tables from an Oracle8i source database to an Oracle7 target database using database triggers for pushing the data.
Trying to push data from Oracle8i to Oracle7i through triggers worked ok when DML was performed on the source table using for example SQL*PLUS, but encountered
"ORA-03106: fatal two-task communication protocol error"
when the same DML was performed in an Oracle Developer (web-deployed Forms6i) application.
The workaround was to use an RPC, instead of directly performing distributed DML-s in the trigger code, like this:
On the target Oracle7 database we defined a package containing code like the following (in the spec):
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE copy_target_pkg
SUBTYPE t_mytable IS mytable%ROWTYPE;
PROCEDURE p_copy (p_operation IN VARCHAR2, p_rec IN t_mytable);
END copy_target_pkg;
On the source Oracle8i database we defined a synonym:
CREATE SYNONYM copy_target_pkg FOR myuser.copy_target_pkg@db_link_to_target
and a package that was using the remote subtype and called the remote procedure:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY copy_source_pkg
PROCEDURE p_copy (p_operation IN VARCHAR2, p_source_rec IN t_my_local_table%ROWTYPE)
-- define a record having the remote record subtype
l_rec copy_target_pkg.t_mytable;
-- populate the target record l_rec from p_source_rec
-- call the remote procedure
copy_target_pkg.p_copy (p_operation, l_rec);
END p_copy;
END copy_source_pkg;
This was one of the problematic issues I can remember related to using type anchoring
with a remote database.
Otherwise, today I am widely using remote %TYPE definitions like mysyn.mycolumn%TYPE,
where "MYSYN" is a synonym pointing to a remote table or view.
This works ok already for many years, without any problems, starting with Oracle8i, then 10gR2 and now 11gR1,
with the remote database being first 9i and then 10gR2.
Thanks & Best Regards,


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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for May to Gail Van Slyke, Utilities Service Supervisor for the Water Business Office in the Public Works and Utilities Department. The monthly award recognizes City employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the City. The award was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting.
Van Slyke has worked for the City since September 2002. Assistant Public Works and Utilities Business Manager Doug Luedtke nominated him in the categories of customer relations and productivity for his ability to resolve customer complaints. The Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee added the category of loss prevention because of the revenue his customer service skills generate for the City.
Resolving complaints is one of Van Slyke's primary responsibilities, and with nearly 80,000 water and wastewater customers, the Customer Service Section of the Business office receives many billing inquiries daily. In his nomination, Luedtke said Van Slyke does a superior job of assisting customers and avoiding problems, and his cordial and professional attitude puts them at ease. An example of his work ethic was his response when an elderly woman, living alone, called at closing time on a Friday asking about a letter she received in the mail. Staff determined she probably had a leaking toilet and suggested she call a plumber. Worried that the customer could not afford a plumber, Van Slyke went to her house after work, found the problem and helped her avoid some large bills.
In another case, Van Slyke helped when a customer paid a past due water bill very late in the day and needed service restored. He stopped at the customer's home on his way home and turned the water back on.
Luedtke also has overheard Van Slyke offering to go to a customer's house after hours to teach them how to receive and pay their water and wastewater bill electronically. By giving his best, Van Slyke continuously sets a great example for his co-workers. Luedtke calls Van Slyke a "difference maker" in the workplace, and he deserves recognition for his commitment to excellent customer service.
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are productivity, loss prevention and safety. Consideration also may be given to nominations that demonstrate self-initiated accomplishments or those completed outside of the nominee's job description. All City employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected and appointed officials. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public. Nomination forms are available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: personnel) or from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program.
All nominations are considered by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor. Award winners receive a $50 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. All monthly winners and nominees are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $250 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.


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Hi everyone.
I have some web design experience working with XHTML, CSS, PHP, and one framework, but I haven't done much frontend work and I'm just getting into it now. It seems like most modern webpages have some sort of fading picture effect done in Flash, where one image slowly fades into another one at about five second intervals.
I'm just wondering if there's a simple way to do this, or if you have to shell out money for a professional product like CS. When I Google how to do this, it seems like every tutorial is expecting me to already have CS6 at least, and it kind of surprises me that there's no free way to do something that's so common on webpages these days.
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A half-dozen OpenBSD principals participated in emailed interviews on their work. Here's what they had to say:
O'Reilly Network: How did the team form?
Different members came at different times, so a couple of us will answer.
deraadt [Theo De Raadt]: Well, the history of when I started OpenBSD might be well-known by most. Early on, the first team members were people who were unhappy with NetBSD. In particular, quite a few Swedish people joined ... about a year later a security focus started in the project, as some people from a Calgary company called Secure Networks started helping, and then ... after that I have kind of lost track, since it has been almost eight years ....
dhartmei [Daniel Hartmeier]: I didn't know about OpenBSD back when it was started (1996, if I'm not mistaken); I learned about the split from NetBSD later. I joined the team in June 2001, when my work on the new packet filter was imported into the source tree. First contacts with other developers were based on email and ICB [Internet Citizen's Band; this email explains more of its role in OpenBSD's history], and the rules and rites are passed informally from the veterans to the newcomers. Once a year we meet at a "hackathon," which is how I met most people for the first time in real life, to discuss new ideas and make plans for the next year. When people have shown the required skills in the past and are interested, they get invited to these events and recruited. There are no formal positions filled; basically anyone with skill and time is welcome to work in the areas he or she is interested in. There is a strict peer review process where the more experienced developers review any changes to the source tree before they get committed, and provide feedback. As one or several developers spend more time in a particular source part, others will consult them when working on those parts, like maintainers.
jason [Jason Downs]: Can't speak to the time before I was brought in (Jan. of 1998), but for myself, I tried installing NetBSD and OpenBSD on an ancient machine at the time (a Sun 4/330), and neither one worked. I hacked around the problem by installing a previous release and then read through the change logs to figure out what happened, and submitted a bug report (with patch) and got mail from some Theo de Raadt dude asking if I wanted an account. My life hasn't been the same since. Generally, if you prove yourself to be good at something needed in the project, you'll eventually get asked. There's a sort of mentoring process where a new developer is brought in and given limited rein until he/she is "proven."
miod [Miod Vallat]: I cannot answer for the 1995-1999 years, since I was not "officially involved" in OpenBSD back then. I myself was invited to join the OpenBSD team in early 2000, after I had been working independently on my own, and have had good communications with several developers. One can say that there are, roughly said, two ways to enter the team: either by providing something new and valuable to the OpenBSD project, or providing valuable and reliable help on various tasks for some time until an existing team member gets bored of having to finish the work for you. In both cases, this is a recognition of your merits and the quality of your work. New developers regularly show up, and can be long-time users that want to contribute in return, as well as newcomers with good skills ... there is no preselection criterion.
drahn [Dale Rahn]: Back in 1995, it formed by Theo (one of the founders of NetBSD) breaking off from NetBSD and forming his own development group.
I (Dale) had worked with Theo on NetBSD because earlier that year Theo, Chuck Cranor, and myself all had developed NetBSD ports for the Motorola MVME147 (embedded computer). I had never been closely associated with NetBSD, but I had used their software on i386 and Amiga for some time. Before releasing my MVME147 port I had never had much communication with the developers. BTW, I had been along for the ride with *BSD since the beginning; I purchased my first PC machine to run 386BSD 0.0 in 1992 before graduating from Purdue.
Theo had seen my work on my MVME147 port and knew that I had access to hardware and documentation since I worked at Motorola. He was working on porting (then OpenBSD) to the MVME162 board and wanted it to run on the MVME167 (very similar boards which were faster than the MVME147), but a new serial driver needed to be written for the MVME167. Theo convinced me to write the driver for the hardware and when I had it mostly working, he invited me to be a developer.
Team additions normally occur when someone new shows up and appears to have skill or potential to develop the necessary skills. When they seem to be submitting decent changes, and seem responsible, they are invited to be developers. Their changes to the tree are monitored closely, to prevent errors from being introduced into the tree and to direct the developer's abilities and improve the quality of future changes.
ORN: What do you mostly work on?
dhartmei: Primarily, I'm working on the packet filter, both the kernel and the related userland parts. As a consequence, I'm familiar with the TCP/IP stack and networking code, and can help with problems in there. I have done some work in other parts and try to help with tasks that require help from many developers, like the ongoing replacement of unsafe string-handling functions.
jason: Drivers. Floating-point emulation. Drivers. The sparc64 port. Drivers, and a tiny bit of userland stuff (usually to go with kernel stuff, like the bridge, that I've written).
miod: I am mostly working in the kernel area, although I contribute userland changes from time to time. My main area of work is the support of old, dog-slow, obsolete, and generally not-worth-a-dime-anymore architectures, such as the various Motorola 680x0-based systems, as well the VAX systems, for example. However, I have been working on every architecture supported by OpenBSD.
Supporting obsolete architectures help ensure the overall portability and correctness of the operating system code, and in fact, this work often turns into janitor work: a design peculiarity of a specific architecture or a run-time strange behavior forces me to check how our code behaves on all of the supported architectures, and make the behavior consistent.
drahn: UGH. What areas have I not worked on (scratches head)? Currently my main tasks are port maintainer for Mac PPC (Apple PowerPC hardware) and security improvements.
Most of my recent work has involved the W^X (Writable xor eXecutable) security enhancements to OpenBSD. The goal of this effort is to make it much more difficult, if not impossible, to allow a hacker to inject code into a machine and then execute it. Adding this security feature to i386 has involved many changes in the compilation environment and the kernel to allow us to bend some of the typical assumptions into a form that allows W^X protection.
Other pending projects include Advanced Power Management (APM) sleep support for Apple laptops, W^X support on PowerPC, developing audio drivers for newer Apple machines, improved PowerPC VM/system calls, PowerPC SMP?
ORN: Do you compare your work to that of others, and if so, how does it compare?
drahn: While it might be interesting to compare my work with other developers' work, it often is quite difficult to compare. The areas I work in tend to be areas where few other developers work; sometimes finding someone to review my code is hard enough.
miod: Developers usually have their own areas of expertise, and know the others' areas. If an area is shared with other developers, or two areas share many concepts or code, developers have to communicate with each other and share their work. It's not an obligation, but it's the only way to do reliable work. And there are always new ideas to borrow from your peer's work.
ORN: It seems that with most systems driver developers make up most of the kernel team. Is this true with OpenBSD? Who writes most of the drivers? Do you usually use other BSD drivers when possible? Do you sometimes use Linux drivers as an example?
drahn: This brings up the frequent problem with open source development: getting documentation for hardware. Most of the time, if a *BSD driver is available, it is much, much better to port that driver or at least start with that driver and make improvements where possible, hopefully feeding the changes back to the original authors.
Sometimes when hardware documentation is not available, the only source of information is from Linux device drivers. GPL prevents us from taking their driver and releasing it as a restriction-free driver. It is sometimes possible to read the GPL driver, reverse-engineer what the hardware does, and then write a driver based on that understanding.
jason: Systems driver developers are a big part of the group, but not the biggest. The largest group is probably the folks who handle third-party software "ports." Most of the drivers written from scratch are written by a very few people within the project. The majority of drivers come from the other BSDs, but this is not always a trivial undertaking. For instance, FreeBSD has a completely different disk subsystem, CAM, which makes porting SCSI drivers from there difficult. They also have a very different API for DMA handling. Linux drivers, besides the GPL copyright issue (which I will not address), are difficult to follow because of the use of "magic constants": using hex digits instead of symbolic names. In some cases, they can be used as supplements for vendor-provided documentation, but because of different kernel semantics and magic constants, it's difficult to use them more directly.
miod: This is probably true. A lot of developers are involved only in kernel code, or mostly in kernel code (like myself). A large part is also focusing on third-party applications (port collection), and then a few developers are working mostly on userland. However, there are no fixed boundaries; people work on what they like to work on.
As for driver support, a significant set of drivers is shared between the main three BSD flavors, regardless of where they originated; this is, for example, the case for a lot of network card drivers, the USB subsystem, and crypto hardware. I usually do not look at the Linux drivers, but the hardware I write drivers for is generally either not supported by any free operating system, or only by other BSD flavors.
ORN: As OpenBSD has grown, have you lost any vital developers, and why?
drahn: I was lost to OpenBSD for over a year, several years back. I have seen two main causes for loss of developers: One, lack of "free" time on the part of the developer, where they no longer have enough time in their life to continue working on OpenBSD. Two, personality conflicts.
ORN: What books were most helpful to learn how to do your particular specialty?
jason: The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System is a must, but primarily I have spent my time (and still do!) reading datasheets for various chips and then figuring out how they relate to existing drivers. I've learned a few things about datasheets:
ORN: Sun has been defiant about providing UltraSparc III information, so that you could make a proper port to Sun's newest processor. The Linux developers that have added support for this processor signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). De Raadt has said that he will not do this. Has this tarnished your image of Sun, and has there been any progress towards adding a port for this processor?
jason: What really irks me is that the Linux guys did nothing to help the community at large by signing the NDAs. It's nice that a very small group of Linux folks can fix bugs in the bowels of their kernel, but not having docs generally available hurts the community. The Linux folks had the power to do this right a while ago.
My image of Sun is that of many other chip vendors who think that keeping the documentation closed somehow helps their business model. So they are not tarnishing my image of them at all, only living down to it, unfortunately.
miod: I am sure disappointed by this situation, especially since Sun has not been known for double-speak like this in the past. Like probably most of the UNIX-contaminated people out there, I have been happily using Sun hardware for years, and I am still satisfied with this hardware, but the company seems to be getting more and more unfriendly (to say the least) and I don't know if I will continue using Sun hardware over the next few years, if only because I do not trust the hardware manufacturer as I used to five or 10 years ago.
ORN: What systems other than OpenBSD do you use, and why?
jason: I have one Windows machine ... It runs Quicken and Quickbooks exclusively (mainly because the alternatives do not fit my needs).
miod: Being a Unix hardware collector, I use a lot of non-OpenBSD systems, such as AIX, IRIX, and Tru64 UNIX; also, NetBSD on some platforms which are not supported (currently) by OpenBSD. However, in my day-to-day use, the only operating system I use besides OpenBSD is IRIX (SGI's version of UNIX) because SGI workstations have amazing graphics capabilities, and IRIX is the only operating system that fully supports this hardware. And I really enjoy hardware OpenGL screen savers. I also used to run OS/2 happily for 10 years ('90-'99), but it feels like it was in a previous life!
drahn: Well, since a lot of the work I do is on Apple Macintoshes, I occasionally boot Mac OS 9/X on some of the machines. Sometimes this is to play games, sometimes this is to run software that is not available on OpenBSD. While I have had at least one PC-based machine since 1992, I have never had Windows installed on any of my machines.
ORN: If OpenBSD didn't exist, what would you most likely be using/doing?
jason: Probably working for a stuffy government contractor or something. Not having nearly as much fun. =)
miod: Well, OpenBSD evolved from NetBSD, and I had been a satisfied NetBSD user before I switched to OpenBSD in late 1997. So, if OpenBSD did not exist, I would probably be using NetBSD instead.
ORN: OpenBSD has used CVS practically since the OpenBSD project started. Has CVS scaled well for what you do, or have you been looking into other solutions?
drahn: CVS is a fair tool. However, it has its own set of problems. Some of the OpenBSD developers were hopeful when we first saw OpenCM. However, that system appears to have its own set of problems. Currently, it is not more desirable than CVS.
miod: Despite a few minor annoyances, I am pretty satisfied with CVS. I know that a few developers have been considering other software, especially the promising OpenCM, but I have not been researching this myself. CVS matches my needs so far.
ORN: It was noted in a message by De Raadt that i386 and the PowerPC are not capable of doing per-page execute permission. Are there any plans to have a workaround that might be slower, but provide something similar to this?
miod: As far as I know, there are already workarounds (in 3.3 for PPC, post-3.3 for x86), which are a best effort to compensate for the lack of real X bit in these processors.
drahn: OpenBSD has an implementation of W^X protection for
i386 in
-current. The current version has been implemented with no
noticeable slowdown. Some issues have been raised that may require some
adjustment to the current strategy.
We have plans for slightly modified version of this strategy for PowerPC; however, coding for that has not started.
ORN: Two AMD Hammer (x86-64) boxes have been donated to the project so that OpenBSD will support this architecture. What are your thoughts about this processor? Is it better from a security standpoint than x86 (non-executable pages of memory, etc.)?
drahn: The Hammer implementation is much nicer in that it has a per-page execute bit; this allows W^X support with no special tricks. Other than this and a >32-bit address space, the machine is basically just a standard PC. OK, I have to admit that at the current time the fastest processors available are PCs (x86 based).
ORN: Have you considered writing system programs in a safer language than C?
miod: I don't know much about the "new" languages of the last few years (such as Ruby or C#). But among all the languages I know, I feel C is the best-suited for systems programming, if only because it provides very few barriers, thus allowing you to do exactly what you want to do. The drawback is that you have to be very careful in what you do, and sincerely, I'd rather have to be twice as more cautious than trusting a compiler and its runtime library to do this work for me. A friend of mine likes to describe OpenBSD as "craftsmen work," and I agree with him here. Craftsmen pay attention to all the details, and only C will let you check all the details.
drahn: The problem with writing code in most languages other than C is that what they really do is limit what the developer is able to do, or wrap the actions with additional code. This often comes at a cost of code speed or obscures the code.
ORN: Do you have a need for more developers, and if so, what do you need help with?
jason: Drivers. I could really use more good hands in the network driver area.
drahn: More developers would be good; however, managing new developers can actually use up more time than writing code ourselves. This is done with the hope they stay around until they are actually useful.
miod: I think every software project needs more developers -- the more, the better. In the OpenBSD case, a few filesystem, memory subsystem, and non-TCP/IP network gurus would be really appreciated, although every area of the whole system is worth working on.
ORN: What 10 improvements would you like to make to OpenBSD in the future?
Cameron Laird is the vice president of Phaseit, Inc. and frequently writes for the O'Reilly Network and other publications.
George Peter Staplin is a student in Utah whose own programming focuses mainly on computer graphics. He works mostly with open-source variants of Unix, including OpenBSD.
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That's according to Bruce Potter, integrated pest management specialist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. He describes some problems that deserve attention when choosing varieties:
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - Despite leading UW-Oshkosh 13-0 at one point early in the game, the UW-Eau Claire football team gave up 16 unanswered points in the second half to fall to the Titans 23-16 at Carson Park today.
The Blugolds jumped out to a 13-point lead only eight minutes into the game with Joel Sweeney (So.-Tomah, Wis.) scoring two rushing touchdowns.
While the Titans scored a touchdown of their own in the second quarter with a Justin Budiac run, Eau Claire's Josh Albrecht (Fr.-Eau Claire, Wis./North) hit a 31-yard field goal midway through the quarter to push the Blugolds' lead back to nine (16-7).
But that would be all the points Eau Claire would get on the board.
After the Blugolds dominated the first half with 228 yards of total offense to Oshkosh's 81 yards of offense, the teams revered roles in the second half as the Titans compiled 228 yards of offense to the Blugolds' 101.
On the Blugolds' first play of the third quarter, Sweeney was tackled for a loss into the Blugolds' end zone, giving the Titans a safety.
With the score 16-9, neither team found the end zone the rest of the quarter.
Oshkosh scored twice in the fourth quarter with Nate Wara and Budiac both finding the end zone on the ground to help give the Titans a 23-16 lead.
With just two minutes left in the game, the Blugolds started their final drive and quickly traveled down the field to try and get back in the game. Going 65 yards, the Blugolds' drive ended on the Titans' five yard line as time expired. The Blugolds' tried three passes into the end zone but all three fell incomplete.
Austin Neu (Jr.-Iron Ridge, Wis./Hustisford), who leads the WIAC in passing, finished the game going 19-for-35 for 212 yards but he was sacked four times. The Blugolds shut down Oshkosh quarterback Wara, also one of the top passers in the league, as he finished with just 68 yards on 6-for-12 passing. He was sacked six times.
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Receiving, Mike O'Connell (Jr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Regis) had eight catches for 77 yards while David Goodman (Sr.-Neenah, Wis.) had six for 83 yards.
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Trailer Hitch Accessory Buyer's Guide
Hitched! Up your rig's functionality with these great hitch accessories
A quick way to improve the functionality of your truck is by putting the trailer hitch to work. By adding various types of equipment to your rig, you can expand the utility, improve the safety, and increase the security. Here are some accessories you can easily add to make your truck even more practical.
Keyed Up
The Receiver Lock by Bolt is designed to open using your truck's ignition key. This means you'll never waste time searching for another key, and you won't have to waste space on your key ring. The Bolt Receiver Lock is weatherproof, fits 2- and 2½-inch receivers, and comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
Bolt Lock
(877) 251-8798
(877) 251-8798
The DT-ALBM by Diversi-Tech is a self-locking hitch that doesn't require separate locking pins. The hitch is made from solid billet aluminum, and the key used to lock the hitch into your receiver also locks the adjustable height with as much as a 10-inch drop. The Diversi-Tech DT-ALBM hitch has an anti-rattle design that uses spring-loaded stainless steel balls to keep it secure inside the receiver, and the trailer balls can be reversed and tucked under the truck when not in use.
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(877) 523-9103
The Carpod cargo carrier allows you to expand the hauling capacity of your truck with 450 pounds of holding power. The hitch-mounted cargo holder has 22-inch-tall sidewalls that provide 13¼ cubic feet of cargo space, which is enough room to hold 10 bundles of firewood. The sides of the Carpod fold down, making it just 5¼ inches tall for ease of storage, and you can order an optional locking top lid to secure all your extra cargo.
(818) 395-8676
(818) 395-8676
Drop It
The Alumistinger line of solid-aluminum ball mounts by Andersen Hitches allows you to drop your trailer mounting height anywhere from 2 to 10 inches. The mounts can also be used in the rise position and are made from solid-bar 6061 T6 aluminum that will never rust, chip, or peel. The Alumistinger is rated to handle 8,000 pounds GVWR and 800 pounds of tongue weight, meets SAE J684 and V5 standards, and is made in the USA.
Andersen Hitches
(800) 635-6106
(800) 635-6106
Step Up
The Work Step by Hidden Hitch can give you a leg up on your work by providing a sturdy platform when you need one. The step is powdercoated in black and has integrated non-slip strips. The Hidden Hitch Work Step comes with a limited one-year warranty and fits both Class III and IV receivers.
Hidden Hitch
(800) 632-3290
(800) 632-3290
The Hitch Hermit lets you store a hitch under your bumper so you don't have to keep it in the cab or bed of your truck. It provides a flush mount and allows you to lock your hitch out of the way when it's not in use. The Hitch Hermit is built to last with powdercoated U.S. steel and comes with galvanized mounting cables.
Hitch Hermit
(352) 799-1111
(352) 799-1111
Show Off
The Hitch Demon is a hitch-mounted micro projector that allows you to display images and photos on the tailgate of your truck. It's enabled with Wi-Fi so you can use the remote control to operate the projector from inside the cabin of your truck. The Hitch Demon also has an app so you can use a smartphone to start or stop an image slideshow and control the brightness of the projection.
Hitch Demon
Mount Up
The Hitch Tire Carrier by Draw-Tite allows you to carry an extra spare tire wherever your truck takes you. A variety of wheel types and sizes can be mounted to the carrier thanks to a universal bolt pattern. The Draw-Tite Hitch Tire Carrier is powdercoated in black and comes with a limited one-year warranty.
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(800) 632-3290
Lift Off
The Hydraulic Hitch Mounted Pickup Truck Crane by MaxxTow provides 1,000 pounds of lifting power right where you need it. The crane has a full knockdown design for compact storage and portability so it can easily be moved to different work sites. The MaxxTow Hydraulic Hitch Mounted Pickup Truck Crane can lift items up to 84 inches off the ground, swivels 360 degrees, and has adjustable legs for use with different receiver heights.
(855) 629-9869
(855) 629-9869
Personal Touch
The Premium Special Alloy Trailer Hitch Plug by Morgan Design Group can be customized with your company logo or brand. The plug is made from billet aluminum and has a high polish finish. The Morgan Design Group Premium Special Alloy Trailer Hitch plug can be custom-ordered and is made in the USA.
Morgan Design Group
(630) 887-1700
(630) 887-1700
Be Flexible
The McHitch Uniglide Trailer Coupling employs a U-joint to give you a secure link to your trailer along with a smooth and silent ride. The coupler is designed to provide the extreme articulation needed for towing off-road without sacrificing on-road driveability. The McHitch Uniglide Trailer Coupling system is compatible with all trailers and is made in Australia.
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02 6351 2533 (Australia)
The RTA Hitch Rack System by Pro Series is designed for transporting heavy wheeled items such as wheelchairs, mobility scooters, mowers, snowblowers, and generators. It has a 300-pound capacity and a built-in ramp that locks vertically during transport. The Pro Series RTA Hitch Rack System fits 2-inch receivers, has a load area of 48x32 inches, and includes a Silent Hitch Pin for rattle-free performance.
Pro Series
(800) 632-3290
(800) 632-3290
Bed Time
The Cargo Carrier by Cari-Mor is a hitch- mounted platform that extends your pickup bed beyond the lowered tailgate. The carrier provides up to 3 feet of extra bed length and has removable guardrails. The Cari-Mor Cargo Carrier folds up when not in use and includes lights and a license plate holder for safety and DOT compliance.
(315) 714-3456
(315) 714-3456
Carry On
The Hitch Mounted Cargo Carrier by Rola is a large cargo platform that can also be equipped to carry bicycles securely. The carrier has a capacity of up to 600 pounds and the load area measures 56x23 inches. The Rola Hitch Mounted Cargo Carrier is powder- coated in black, includes a way to relocate your license plate, and can be ordered with a fully functional lighting system.
Pin Placement
The Easy Mount Electrical Bracket by Curt fits around your hitch receiver and provides a solid relocation point for the trailer wiring pin socket. The secure mounting points on the steel body require no drilling or clamps. The Curt Easy Mount Electrical Bracket holds your wiring inside a steel frame instead of plastic and keeps it easily accessible when a trailer is connected.
(877) 287-8634
(877) 287-8634
Stand Out
The Elephant Stand Swivel Hitch adds a large swing-out platform step to your truck that's capable of holding up to 600 pounds. The step has an integrated trailer hitch and a ball mount that's rated to handle trailer weights up to 6,000 pounds. The Elephant Stand weighs just 28 pounds, and when it's not tucked under your truck's bed, the 16x9.5-inch platform swivels out far enough so you can use it to step up into your truck bed while the tailgate is down.
Elephant Stand
(651) 271-5062
(651) 271-5062
Get Hooked
The Big Haas recovery hook by Spyder Industries is a gigantic tow hook that gives your truck a unique look. The hook fits into a standard hitch and is powdercoated in a Stealth Black semigloss fine-texture finish. The Big Haas recovery hook is available in both regular and extra large sizes to match the look of your diesel project.
Spyder Industries
(877) 665-6705
(877) 665-6705
Put 'Em Up
The Rack Stash is designed to make storing your bike racks and other hitch-mounted devices easy. The system allows you to mount your 2-inch hitch accessories on the wall by simply sliding them into this wall-mounted receiver. The Rack Stash keeps your equipment off the ground, maximizing the free space in your garage, and it also has slots for holding two ball hitches.
Rack Stash
Moto Hitch
The AMC-600-2 by Rage Powersports allows you to carry two motorcycles while keeping your truck's bed free for cargo. The carrier is constructed of aluminum, has integrated tie-down loops, and boasts a powdercoated steel main hitch tube for added support. The Rage Powersports AMC-600-2 includes an aluminum loading ramp that is secured to the carrier during travel, and it has a reverse anti-tilt device for extra stability.
Rage Powersports
(800) 851-6396
(800) 851-6396
The Weigh Safe trailer hitch has a built-in scale to make sure your hitch is not overloaded, which could lead to a towing disaster. The tongue weight scale is operated by hydraulic fluid that's compressed when a trailer is connected to the hitch. The Weigh Safe has anti-rattle features built in and is available as a standard hitch or in a height-adjustable version.
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Swing Set
The FullSwing by Yakima is a hitch-mounted bike carrier that swings out to give you full access to your cargo area. The carrier has padded arms with soft cradles to prevent damage and built-in cable locks to prevent theft. The Yakima FullSwing holds up to four bikes, uses a tool-free Speedknob for mounting to the hitch, and it even has a built-in bottle opener for your after-ride refreshments.
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Triple Threat
The Adjustable Tri Ball Mount by Pro Series provides three different ball mount sizes along with a step pad. The included mounts are a 17⁄8 ball rated to handle 2,000 pounds GVWR, a 2-inch ball rated at 10,000 pounds, and a 25⁄8-inch ball rated at 14,000 pounds. The Pro Series Adjustable Tri Ball Mount is powdercoated in black, height adjustable, and comes with a limited one-year warranty.
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Float Your Boat
The Goalpost 997 by Thule allows you to carry your canoe, kayak, paddleboard, sailboard, or even a longboard without taking up any room in your pickup bed. The mast telescopes to adjust to any truck cab height and has an antisway design for stable transport. The Thule Goalpost 997 is made of steel with a durable plastic coating, fits 2-inch receivers, and comes with two load straps to keep your watersports equipment in place.
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The Interchangeable Hitch Ball by Tow Ready allows you to quickly and securely switch trailer balls depending on your needs. There is no need for tools to change hitch ball sizes to either 17⁄8-inch, 2-inch, or 25⁄8-inch. The Tow Ready Interchangeable Hitch Ball uses a durable heat-treated shank and is rated at capacities up to 8,000 pounds.
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The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory (BSL), formerly the Berkeley Seismographic Station (BSS), is the oldest Organized Research Unit (ORU) on the UC Berkeley campus. Its mission is unique in that, in addition to research and education in seismology and earthquake-related science, it is responsible for providing timely information on earthquakes (particularly those that occur in northern and central California) to the UC Berkeley constituency, the general public, and various local and state government and private organizations. The BSL is therefore both a research center and a facility/data resource, which sets it apart from most other ORUs. A major component of our activities is focused on developing and maintaining several regional observational networks, and participating, along with other agencies, in various aspects of the collection, analysis, archival, and distribution of data pertaining to earthquakes, while maintaining a vigorous research program on earthquake processes and Earth structure. In addition, the BSL staff spends considerable time on public relations activities, including tours, talks to public groups, responding to public inquiries about earthquakes, and, more recently, World-Wide-Web presence (http://seismo.berkeley.edu/).
UC Berkeley installed the first seismograph in the Western Hemisphere at Mount Hamilton (MHC) in 1887. Since then, it has played a leading role in the operation of state-of-the-art seismic instruments and in the development of advanced methods for seismic data analysis and interpretation. Notably, the installation, starting in 1927, of Wood-Anderson seismographs at 4 locations in northern California (BKS, ARC, MIN and MHC) allowed the accurate determination of local earthquake magnitude () from which a unique historical catalog of regional earthquakes has been maintained to this day, providing crucial input to earthquake probabilities studies.
Over the years, the BSS continued to keep apace of technological improvements. The first centrally telemetered network using phone lines in an active seismic region was installed by BSS in 1960. The BSS was the first institution in California to operate a 3-component ``broadband" system (1963). Notably, the BSS played a major role in the early characterization of earthquake sources using ``moment tensors" and source-time functions, and made important contributions to the early definitions of detection/discrimination of underground nuclear tests and to earthquake hazards work, jointly with UCB Engineering. Starting in 1986, the BSS acquired 4 state-of-the-art broadband instruments (STS-1), while simultaneously developing PC-based digital telemetry, albeit with limited resources. As the telecommunication and computer technology made rapid progress, in parallel with broadband instrument development, paper record reading could be completely abandoned in favor of largely automated digital data analysis.
The current modern facilities of BSL have been progressively built over the last 16 years, initiated by significant ``upgrade" funding from UC Berkeley in 1991-1995. The BSL currently operates and acquires data, continuously and in real-time, from over 60 regional observatories, housing a combination of broadband and strong motion seismic instrumentation installed in vaults, borehole seismic instrumentation, permanent GPS stations of the Bay Area Regional Deformation (BARD) network, and electromagnetic sensors. The seismic data are fed into the BSL real-time processing and analysis system and are used in conjunction with data from the USGS NCSN network in the joint earthquake notification program for northern California, started in 1996. This program capitalizes on the complementary capabilities of the networks operated by each institution to provide rapid and reliable information on the location, size and other relevant source parameters of regional earthquakes. In recent years, a major emphasis in BSL instrumentation has been in densifying the state-of-the-art seismic and geodetic networks, while a major ongoing emphasis in research has been the development of robust methods for quasi-real time automatic determination of earthquake source parameters and predicted strong ground motion, using a sparse network combining broadband and strong motion seismic sensors, as well as permanent geodetic GPS receivers. A recent emphasis has been the development of "earthquake early warning" capabilities.
The backbone of the BSL operations is a regional network of now close to 30 digital broadband and strong motion seismic stations, the Berkeley Digital Seismic Network (BDSN), with continuous telemetry to UC Berkeley. This network provides the basic regional data for the real-time estimation of location, size and rupture parameters for earthquakes of M 3 and larger in central and northern California, within our Rapid Earthquake Data Integration (REDI) program and is the Berkeley contribution to the California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN). It also provides a fundamental database for the investigation of three-dimensional crustal structure and its effects on regional seismic wave propagation, which is ultimately crucial for estimating ground shaking for future earthquakes. Most stations also record auxiliary temperature/pressure channels, valuable in particular for background noise quality control. Complementing this network is a station ``high-resolution" network of borehole seismic sensors located along the Hayward Fault (HFN) and under the Bay Area bridges, operated jointly with the USGS/Menlo Park and linked to the Bridge Safety Project of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The latter has facilitated the installation of sensor packages at 15 bedrock boreholes along 5 east bay bridges in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). A major science goal of this network is to collect high signal-to-noise data for micro-earthquakes along the Hayward Fault to gain insight into the physics that govern fault rupture and its nucleation. The BSL is also involved in the operation and maintenance of the 13 element Parkfield borehole seismic array (HRSN), which is providing high quality data on micro-earthquakes, clusters and most recently tremors, and provides an important reference for the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD). Since April 2002, the BSL is also involved in the operation of a permanent broadband ocean bottom station, MOBB, in collaboration with MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute).
In addition to the seismic networks, the BSL is involved in data archival and distribution for the permanent geodetic BARD Network as well as the operation, maintenance, and data processing of 22 out of its 70+ sites. Whenever possible, BARD sites are collocated with BDSN sites in order to minimize telemetry costs. In particular, the development of analysis methods combining the seismic and geodetic data for the rapid estimation of source parameters of significant earthquakes has been one focus of BSL research.
Finally, two of the BDSN stations (PKD, SAO) also share data acquisition and telemetry with 5-component electromagnetic sensors installed with the goal of investigating the possibility of detection of tectonic signals. In 2002-2003, automated quality control software was implemented to monitor the electromagnetic data.
Archival and distribution of data from these and other regional networks is performed at the Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC), operated at the BSL in collaboration with USGS/Menlo Park. The data reside on a mass-storage device (current holdings TerraBytes), and are accessible ``on-line" over the Internet (http://www.ncedc.org). Among others, data from the USGS Northern California Seismic Network (NCSN), are archived and distributed through the NCEDC. The NCEDC also maintains, archives and distributes the ANSS/CNSS earthquake catalog.
Core University funding to our ORU currently provides salary support for 2 field engineers, one computer expert, 2 data analysts, 1 staff scientist and 2 administrative staff. This supports a diminishing portion of the operations of the BDSN and provides seed funding for our other activities. All other infrastructure programs are supported through extra-mural grants primarily from the USGS, NSF, and the State of California, through its Office of Emergency Services (OES). We acknowledge valuable recent contributions from other sources such as Caltrans and PEER, as well as our Earthquake Research Affiliates.
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Weekend To-Dos at the Museum for 12/7 and 12/8: Origami, Whales, and Turkmen Culture Day
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It's the most bustling time of the year, and the Museum has many things to see and do, from the sparkling Origami Holiday Tree to a special day celebrating the culture of Turkmenistan.
"Wicked, Wild, and Wonderful" is the tree's theme this year, inspired by the new exhibition The Power of Poison. Spot hand-folded paper models of Macbeth's witches; mushrooms; spiders; and more.
On Sunday, December 8, Members can take part in special sessions to fold, crease, and create an assortment of ornaments facilitated by a team of volunteers from OrigamiUSA. Sign up.
Join us Saturday, December 7, for a special event that celebrates the rich historic and cultural heritage of Turkmenistan. The day features displays of Turkmen jewelry and traditional clothing, crafts, including felt-making demonstrations, and live music from this Central Asian nation, which was one of the gateways along the legendary Silk Road.
Turkmen Culture Day is free with Museum admission.
Don't miss the last weeks of this exhibition, featuring life-size models, interactive exhibits, and films—as well as more than 20 stunning whale skulls and skeletons. The family-friendly show also reveals the history of the close relationship between humans and whales, including the traditions of Maori whale riders.
Learn more about and purchase tickets to Whales: Giants of the Deep.
Renowned astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana takes us on a thrilling journey into the shadowy world of neutrinos and the colorful lives of those who chase them.
For more than 80 years, brilliant and eccentric scientists around the world have been searching for neutrinos—tiny but elusive subatomic particles with zero electric charge. Learn the latest in this Frontiers lecture, on Monday, December 9, at 7:30 pm.