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Telephone interception is already banned on Google
While on Italian newspapers, forums and blogs there is a lot of talk about the bill on wiretapping that the government is attempting to pass, along with an array of other "ad personam" bills clearly aimed at defending solely the prime minister's interests, on the web this bill seems to be already in effect, in a quiet way, without explicitly banning eavesdropping or telephone interception.
We are talking about Google, which has recently updated the list of categories of items that can not be promoted through its AdWords advertising service, in addition to the usual restrictions that prevent from advertising pornography, material which incites to racial hatred or violence, or any other illegal product or service.
A few days ago, the Italian branch of the Mountain View giant has sent a message to some of its advertisers, and more specifically those who produce or market listening devices, miniature recorders, hidden microphones, miniature cameras, listening bugs and all equipment used by law enforcement or detective agencies for their investigations against organized crime, fraud, corporate espionage or marital infidelity suspicions.
Google informs its advertisers that they have changed their advertising rules, and they no longer accept ads promoting products for espionage or wiretapping equipment.
We have already seen how, as it was the case with China, the Big G programmers have turned a blind eye to the surfers' right to access to free information, setting up the filters that the Beijing government required to grant Google access to the world's largest market, with its wealth of over a billion potential customers for advertisers.
In this case, we do not have (nor it is expected) a confirmation in this direction, but as the Italian long-running politician and former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti said, "bad thoughts are a sin, but they are often right", it is not too unlikely that the long-reaching arm of the Italian government has targeted Google and the search engine's main source of income: advertising.
If we consider that Mediaset, the broadcasting company owned by the Prime Minister have sued YouTube (which, as you know, is owned by Google), claiming a compensation for copyright infringement over publishing of video footage from its channels, the idea of an "exchange" between the lawsuit and a ban on advertising may not sound too unrealistic.
It would be a small and invisible move, but which would make life more difficult not only for those who use listening bugs to fight crime, but also for those who work behind the scenes in this field, manufacturing the bugs that are used during interception operations.
In short, if the Parliament does not pass the bill, in Italy there is always a way to work around that annoying little thing called law, and achieve the planned bill's main objective: cutting down on telephone wiretapping.


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Many readers, no matter what age they might be, are familiar with Chris Van Allsburg's unforgettable, award-winning classic, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, presenting fourteen unique and incredible illustrations that spark the mind and begin moving the gears of the imagination. The illustrations have gone on to serve as great starting points for many schoolkids around the world looking to engage and develop their storytelling and writing abilities; a number of them still have those original stories they created when they were kids (my wife is one of them).
Now, over twenty-five years after the publication of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, fourteen renowned and well-known authors put their own minds to the task of creating original stories from these iconic works of art. The likes of Louis Sachar, Sherman Alexie, Kate DiCamillo, Cory Doctorow, Lois Lowry, and even Chris Van Allsburg himself, create their own moving and special stories, most of them published here for the first time. Stephen King also takes on the story of the house launching itself into the sky, originally published in his Nightmares & Dreamscapes short story collection, it is reprinted here. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick also features an introduction from Lemony Snicket, with some of his thoughts on where these illustrations might have come from.
The book is a keeper, to be added next to one's own copy of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, and to be picked up and read, as well as read aloud to others, over and over again.
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In my last post, I discussed how to set up Oracle in Windows Azure. During a customer call, there were questions about using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) tabular models with Azure. This post will walk through setting up an Azure VM and deploy a tabular model to that VM.
If you do not have an Windows Azure account you can use a trial account with your Microsoft or Live account. Check out http://www.windowsazure.com for details on how to "try it free."
Setting Up the VM in Azure
From the Management Portal on your Azure account, select Virtual Machines from the left then Add at the bottom. On the next screen, choose to create your VM from the gallery. You should see the Choose an Image option as seen below. As you can see, I have the SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise image highlighted. You will need to use the Enterprise license as Tabular does not run on Standard. In this case, the Data Warehousing image is NOT the Business Intelligence Edition of SQL Server.
You can also choose to create a "blank" VM and load up SQL Server on your own. I chose to use the image to speed up the process – which it did substantially.
After selecting the image, the next few steps guide you through setting up the VM. For the most part, the defaults will work fine. Be aware that once this is turned on, you will be charged for it running. It is up to you to make sure you understand the costs, even if you are using the free trial.
During the setup steps, you will create the VM and its related cloud service. Remember that the account is your admin account for the VM and you will need those credentials to Remote Desktop into the VM. On the last, setup page is the Endpoints. Leave the defaults, we will add an endpoint for our tabular model later.
At this point, it will take a few minutes to set up your new VM. Once it is setup, open a Remote Desktop session into it. If you look at services or at the SQL Configuration console you will notice that everything except a tabular instance have been set up for you. As a result, I would not recommend using this gallery image for a production deployment. You should look at creating your own template if you want a more locked down and refined setup.
Setting Up the Tabular Instance in Azure
As noted before, the tabular instance is not set up. The installation media is on the server, so you can run that to install your tabular instance. I won't walk through the install process, but this was great to find because that meant I did not have to copy media to my VM.
Making the Tabular Instance Available
This section covers the tedious tasks required to make your tabular instance available for querying outside of the VM. There are three basic steps to getting your instance "online": setting the port number in SSAS, updating the firewall, and adding endpoints. I will walk you through the steps I used to get this done followed by some references that helped me get here.
Setting the Port Number in SSAS
By default, SSAS, both multidimensional and tabular instances, use dynamic ports. In order, to allow connections through the firewall and endpoints, the port number needs to be fixed. I used guidance from TechNet and did the following steps to set the port.
- Opened the Task Manager to get the PID for MSOLAP$<<instance name>>.
- Ran netstat –ao –p TCP to get a list of ports used by current processes. Once I had identified my port number, I also noted the server IP address which is required in the next step.
- I chose to confirm that I had the correct port by connecting to the instance using the IP address and port number.
- Next, we have to go old school and modify the msmdsrv.ini file. The typical install path for this file is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\<<instance name>>\OLAP\Config\msmdsrv.ini.
- Open the file in notepad and find the <Port>0</Port> tag.
- Change the port number to the port number that was identified above. (Technically we could have used any open port number. I chose to do this because I was sure the port number was available.)
- Save the changes and restart the service.
- Once again confirm you can connect to the server with SSMS using the IP address and port number.
Now you have set up the SSAS instance to use a fixed port number.
Updating the Firewall
Now that we have a port number, we can create a firewall rule. We access the firewall rules from the Server Manger. In the Windows Firewall console, we will be creating a new Inbound Rule..
- The rule type is Port
- We will apply the rule to TCP and specify the port we defined above.
- On the action tab, we selected Allow the Connection. (If you are planning to use this in a production environment, you will need to verify your connection requirements.)
- Next, we clear any connection we don't want to apply.
- Finally, I named the rule with a descriptive name.
Now we have the firewall rule in place to allow external connections for the tabular instance.
Adding Endpoints
The final step to making the instance available is to add the endpoints in Azure. In the WIndows Azure portal, we need to go the VMs page again, select our VM, and open the ENDPOINTS tab. From here we create a new endpoint.
- We are creating a standalone endpoint.
- Next, we select the TCP protocol and add the port number to both the private and public port textboxes.
- Finally, we apply the changes.
We are now ready to test connectivity.
Configuring Windows Firewall with SSAS
Connecting to the Tabular Instance in Azure
So to verify this works, I wanted to connect to the model with SSMS on my desktop. However, it uses Windows authentication and I am not on the same domain. (My IT staff is likely still laughing about me joining my VM to our domain.)
Thankfully, Greg Galloway (blog) reminded me of how to set up runas to use different credentials to connect to SSAS. Here is the syntax I used to connect to the tabular instance on Azure using a command window:
runas /netonly /user:<<VM name>>\<<username>> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe"
This allowed me to open SSMS using those credentials. Next, I used the VM + port to connect. You will see that the Windows credentials in the dialog are not what you entered on the command line. This is expected and the credentials you entered in the command line will be passed through to the VM.
Deploying a Tabular Model to Azure
I attempted three different ways to deploy my model to the Azure VM. Two worked, one did not.
Deploying from Visual Studio on My Desktop
My first attempt was to deploy from Visual Studio on my desktop. I set the deployment properties to point to the Azure instance using the same credentials I had used with SSMS. I also set up a command line execution to use runas like with SSMS.
It appeared I could connect, but I continually got a permissions error which is shown below. After much frustration, I gave up on it and moved to the next options.
Using XMLA to Deploy
This is the most straightforward way to deploy an SSAS DB on a different server. I used SSMS to generate the Create Database XMLA statement. Because I had not deployed it locally, I needed to modify the XMLA statement to remove the user name and guid from the database name and database ID. (AdvWorksTab1_SteveH_<<Some GUID>>)
In a bit of irony, I can use the SSMS connection from my desktop using the runas to deploy the database to the VM.
The reality is that this is easy and acceptable way to deploy SSAS databases to production environments, in Azure or in your datacenter.
Deploying from Visual Studio on the VM
The final method I used was deploying Visual Studio onto the VM and deploying from there. I used VisualStudio.com (TFS online) to transfer the source code from my desktop to the VM. I had to install the TFS client on the VM, but SSDT with BI tools is already there.
- Installed the VS 2010 TFS Client: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=329
- Then installed Visual Studio SP1 http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/4e4851dc-eb29-4081-9484-d38a6efa07ee/unable-to-connect-to-tfs-online?forum=TFService
- Finally installed VS2010 Team Foundation Server Compatibility GDR (KB2662296) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29082
Now it will connect to TFS Online. I got the latest from my project and pointed the project to my tabular instance.
Be sure to check the impersonation settings.
Next, I deployed the project to the local tabular instance on the VM and it worked great. This might make sense for development, but I would not use this method in a production environment.
Some Closing Thoughts
I was amazed at how simple it was to create the VM and set up tabular in Azure. Knowing what I know now, I would be able to set up a usable instance fairly quickly and deploy a database using XMLA without much effort. That was very nice.
Doesn't work with Office 365
I started this project to determine the connectivity capability with Office 365. Well, that does not work in my current configuration. I was able to create a workbook on my desktop using my Azure tabular model and Excel. It works just as you would expect. However, when I deployed the workbook to Office 365, data refresh always failed.
My next thought was to use a data gateway, but those only work with SQL Server Data Engine and Oracle, not SSAS. This is still a significant issue with making Power BI able to fully take advantage of existing BI assets at a company.
Using Azure Active Directory
My next step would be to use Azure Active Directory services to try to get Windows Authentication to work throughout. But that is for a later project and post.


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Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's soccer team was defeated 3-2 this afternoon by conference rival Old Westbury in the Skyline Conference semifinals.
Old Westbury, who led throughout, scored the games first goal with 3:30 remaining in the first half. Brian Hanley (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) scored an unassisted goal from 20 yards out, giving the Panthers the lead at halftime.
Old Westbury's Ugur Kahveci (West Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon) increased their lead to 2-0, scoring in the 52nd minute. Farmingdale's Joe Brantmeyer (Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches) answered four minutes later, scoring off a feed from Matuesz Aniolowski. Edwin Mejia (Uniondale, N.Y./Uniondale) scored on a header from Fabian Santibanez, (Oyster Bay, N.Y./Oyster Bay) as Old Westbury recaptured the two goal lead. Frank Volante (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Farmingdale) would score the games final goal at the 85:00 mark on a header off Michael Curatolo's (East Meadow, N.Y./W.T. Clarke) pass from midfield. The Rams pressed to tie the game, but were unable to get the equalizer.
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I am curious as to why people get so mad about bad Sirius XM news being reported. As investors I would think that having all of the potential news should be useful to us all so, why is it that people continue to bash people who have been correct in the past and those who post valid points of views now?
For instance, today people jumped all over me for writing an article about how Sirius XM's marketing and direction is sub par (at best) and people call me an idiot. I know those same people in their heart of hearts agree with me and have even said so in various post around the net.
So, again I ask, why the hostility? The news is bad, I am not bad. Don't get mad at me for reporting the sad state that Sirius XM is in.
When the news is good, I write about it just the same... and you know what happens then? People call me a pumper. I know there are some passionate fans and shareholders that come here but, you can't have it both ways guys.


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You don't have to be an epidemiologist to know that America's children have a weight problem. In the classroom and on the playground, across socioeconomic and racial groups, kids have been getting heavier over the past three decades. But a new study published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows some evidence that the childhood obesity "epidemic" may finally be leveling off. Researchers led by Cynthia Ogden of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed survey data gathered between 1999 and 2006, and found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among American schoolchildren has plateaued at about 32%. After years of rapid increase the percentage of 6- to 11-year-olds classified as obese rose from 6.5% in 1980 to 16.3% in 2002 that sounds like good news. "We can be cautiously optimistic that it seems to be leveling off in recent years," says Ogden.
Ogden wouldn't speculate as to why national childhood overweight trends appear to have stalled. It could be that kids have hit the fat ceiling they've gotten as heavy as they're ever going to get. Or, perhaps the most obvious answer is the nationwide effort to combat obesity by getting kids and parents to eat better and exercise more. From Arkansas, where state officials have begun sending annual childhood health reports to parents, to Massachusetts, where the town of Somerville launched a community-wide intervention to improve the diet and fitness of children, state and local governments have recognized and begun addressing childhood obesity. Last year the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation pledged $500 million over five years to fight the epidemic, with the aim of halting the rise in childhood obesity by 2012. It's obvious that families and officials have begun to understand that the American environment which promotes fattening fast food and sedentary screen-sucking needs to be changed to save the country's children.
But it's still far from clear that it was community intervention that blunted the childhood obesity epidemic or that indeed the problem isn't still getting worse. Ogden admits that more time and data are needed before we can definitively argue that America's kids have stopped getting heavier. And even though the CDC data comes from an authoritative source the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which has been ongoing since the 1960s calculating childhood overweight rates is an inexact science. NHANES tracks kids' body mass index (BMI), a ratio of height to weight commonly used to approximate whether a child should be classified as overweight. But BMI is far from perfect different ethnic groups tend to carry weight differently, and the ill effects of excess body weight can arise at different BMI levels. The statistic doesn't measure, for example, how much fat a child is carrying around the middle, which seems to be the best indicator for the negative health risks due to overweight. So, kids may not have gotten heavier over the past several years, but that doesn't necessarily mean they've gotten healthier.
Even if the childhood obesity epidemic has truly peaked, the levels remain frighteningly high. A country in which more than 30% of children are overweight is not a healthy one. Already pediatricians are diagnosing type 2 diabetes what used to be known as adult-onset diabetes in heavy children. And studies show that childhood obesity is significantly associated with heart disease in adulthood. The consequences for the country's already overburdened health care system not to mention the lives of overweight and obese kids could be catastrophic. Even if recent interventions have managed to stop the rise in childhood obesity, saving the most at-risk groups especially poor minorities could require far more time, money and energy. Obesity experts see few other options. As an editorial accompanying the JAMA paper concludes: "without substantial declines in prevalence, the public health toll of childhood obesity will continue to mount."
"The childhood obesity epidemic is a tsunami," says David Ludwig, an obesity researcher at Children's Hospital Boston and the co-author of the editorial. "We're beginning to see the wave hitting the shore."


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Light, Colour and Veils
Some conferences, such as last month's Beyond the Western Mediterranean, set out to break new ground, but some are held just to celebrate and inspire. This was the mood for the day-long event at The Courtauld in honour of retiring professor Paul Hills. The duly prophetic Peter Mack from the Warburg set the tone for the day by explaining how Paul, with his deep pleasure in paintings, uses them as tools with which to think. Getting intense enjoyment out of a work of art is something I feel is a skill in itself. However, it seems almost selfish to indulge in if you can't pass anything from the experience to others without pretence or arrogance, two words that could never apply to Professor Hills.
Highlights of the day's papers included Jane Bridgeman's explanation of the different sort of female head-coverings in Renaissance Italy: mantles, veils and wimples. It was stimulating to be reminded that the beautiful costumes of the Madonna that the Christ Child tugs at in so many medieval paintings are in essence a symbolic yoke of the repressed female. Beverly Louise Brown's reassessment of Titian's Jacopo Pesaro presented by Pope Alexander VI to St Peter was particularly lucid and revealing. Usually considered as a clumsy piece of juvenilia where the young artist could not even get St Peter's mantle the right colour, Dr. Brown showed how Titian was working in a tradition of dressing St Peter in red papal robes, and the saint's somewhat stilted appearance may have been an allusion to his statue in the Vatican of which pilgrims would kiss the foot. Paul Smith's characteristically packed paper on colour theory formed an excellent closing to the conference.
What made the day special was the presence of actual art and artists: something Professor Hills surely appreciated. The print room had been prepared with a selection of appropriate master drawings, serving to bring people together at the lunch break and prompt rich discussion at this often awkward stage of a Saturday conference when many disappear up the Strand in search of calorific sustenance. Films were also presented, in person by Nicky Hamlyn and in absentia by Shirazeh Houshiary, which prompted thoughts on the materiality of the veil, as well as the noisiness of the 16mm projector (a topic for another conference). Christopher Le Brun, president of the Royal Academy, spoke openly about his own paintings: how by veiling the canvas in paint he unveiled his own persona to the world at large. It was a reminder that the creation of the work of art could be an uncomfortable process, much more fraught than the art historians' task of picking it apart at their leisure.
I work with so many broken bits of English Gothic art, sad shadows of great works through poor drawings, all but demolished Abbey ruins. However this inspirational conference reminded me I want to see them as an art historian, and yearn to pass on at least a small fraction of the pleasure which they give me, to show that they are examples of beautiful and profound music in a noisy world.


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Asavari Deokar
Womoz,Webmaker Mentor,Firefox Student Ambassador,FxOS,Web QA
I am a 3rd year U.G student from Cummins College of Engineering for Women,Pune. I am very much passionate about Open Source like Mozilla. I am a Webmaker Mentor and Firefox Student Ambassador also contributing to Mozilla's Web QA. A club member of Firefox Club@Cummins which is one of the top driven club of Womoz India. I love Mozilla and I'm proud to be a Mozillian! :)
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British Museum
British Museum, the national repository in London for treasures in science and art. Located in the Bloomsbury section of the city, it has departments of antiquities, prints and drawings, coins and medals, and ethnography. The museum was established by act of Parliament in 1753 when the collection of Sir Hans Sloane, begun in the previous century and called the Cabinet of Curiosities, was purchased by the government and was joined with the Cotton collection (see Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce) and the Harleian Library (see also Harley, Robert). In 1757 the royal library was given to the museum by George II.
The museum was opened in 1759 under its present name in Montague House, but the acquisition of the library of George III in 1823 necessitated larger quarters. The first wing of the new building was completed in 1829, the quadrangle in 1852, and the great domed Reading Room in 1857. Later, other additions were built. Long a part of the museum, the British Library was established as a separate entity by act of Parliament in 1973 and moved to new London quarters in 1997. After the relocation of the library, the famous Reading Room underwent extensive renovations, including the opening (2000) of a surrounding glassed-in Great Court and the installation of a billowing transparent roof, both designed by Lord Norman Foster. The space houses a gallery and a restaurant, as well as two small theaters and an education center beneath the courtyard.
The museum's collection of prints and drawings is one of the finest in the world. The natural history collection was transferred (1881–83) to buildings in South Kensington and called the Natural History Museum. One of the major exhibits of the Egyptian department is the granitoid slab known as the Rosetta Stone (see under Rosetta). The Greek treasures include the Elgin Marbles and a caryatid from the Erechtheum. The museum's special collections include a vast number of clocks and timepieces, ivories, and the Sutton Hoo treasure.
See J. M. Crook, The British Museum (1972); Treasures of the British Museum (1972); E. Miller, That Noble Cabinet (1974); D. Wilson, ed., The Collections of the British Museum (1989).


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American Quarter Horse
Sorrel Gelding
Foaled February 22, 2001 at the Spencer Childers Ranch in Fresno, California
By Bono Jazz out of Be Peacefull, by Raise a Secret
Breeder: Spencer Childers
Owner: Spencer Childers
Trainer: Dan Francisco
19th richest racing American Quarter Horse
Lifetime earnings: $1.3 million
AQHA Register of Merit (2003)
Champion Quarter Running Three-Year-Old (2004)
Champion Quarter Running Three-Year-Old Gelding (2004)
World Champion Quarter Runner (2004)
AQHA Supreme Race Horse (2005)
AQHA Superior Race Horse (2005)
California High Point Aged Gelding (2006)
Notable Wins
Vessels Maturity (G1) (twice)
Golden State Futurity (G1)
Los Alamitos Winter Derby (G1)
Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship (RG1) (three times)
Go Man Go Handicap (G1)
Life in the Hall of Champions
Resident of the Hall of Champions since November 2009
Be A Bono is turned out with his stablemates, Mr. Muscleman and Won the West. Bono is very attached to his buddies. He is also the boss of his little herd, and Muscles is his best friend. Bono is also known for being very sweet and sensitive.
Quarter Horse Racing
Quarter Horse Racing is a form of horse racing open only to American Quarter Horses. These horses are generally short and stocky and are known for running short distances. Quarter Horse races are measured in yards and an average race is around 440 yards; or ¼ of a mile.


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Bill Higgins of IBM has written a very well thought out article of why web applications should look and act like web applications, and not the desktop variety. Well worth a read – http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design
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Article on the square pegs and round holes of desktop and web applications
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ApacheCon Europe Highlights
Posted by Shane O'Sullivan on July 1, 2006
ApacheCon Europe 2006 is over, and I had a blast.
Mark Shuttleworth Keynote
It started off with Mark Shuttleworth, the Ubuntu founder, giving a very well delivered speech about where he sees the world of free software heading in the next five years. Some of his better points include "Pretty is a feature", and the massive opportunity for Linux and other free software on consumer gadgets.
Apache Axis
The Axis folks gave a good talk about the new features in version 2.0 of Apache Axis, the web services/SOAP implementation in Apache. The coolest thing, to me at least, is the fact that every web service is also automatically given a REST interface. While it isn't a full REST api, just using GET and PUT methods, it is a great step forward for people who'd like to write simplistic clients (e.g. Javascript/Web 2.0 clients) and access web services with neither the need to write annoyingly complex client side code, or modifying the server-side code to add a simpler REST interface.
Microsoft Atlas Keynote – Rob Burke
Rob Burke from Microsoft Ireland braved the choppy waters of ApacheCon to speak about Microsoft Atlas, their free javascript toolkit. What could easily have been a hostile crowd was quickly disarmed by Rob using possibly the funniest picture I've ever seen, which I'm happy to say I may have helped come into being a little. The talk went down very well, with the main thrust it focused on a coding demo, where Rob went through how to write Atlas applications with .NET and PHP. While .NET looked more attractive due to the slight difference in prettiness between Visual Studio and Notepad (used for the .NET and PHP examples respectively) it was pretty cool to see how easily it could be used in a PHP environment. Microsoft even wrote some PHP code (!) to make the transition to a non .NET framework easier.
One thing that was missing was a quick comparision between other open source Ajax toolkits, and "why" people should use Atlas instead of Dojo or Scriptaculous/Prototype etc, which are firmly estabished in the open source and commercial worlds. To play devils advocate for a minute, in defence of the other toolkits:
- Tooling around open source ajax frameworks took a large leap forward with the initiation of the Ajax Toolkit Framework in Eclipse, and should soon be quite comparable to the MS IDE. Also, it doesn't lock you in to a particular framework, as it supports multiple existing ajax toolkits (currently Dojo, Zimbra/Kabuki and Open Rico)
- The announcement that MyFaces, the Apache implementation of the Java Server Faces specification, is migrating its client side widgets to Dojo means that Dojo will now have a server-side binding, for Java developers at least. This should be more or less equvalent to the .NET combination of Atlas + VB/C#
- The recent announcements by IBM and Sun regarding their support of Dojo, with both code and documentation, along with the Oracle connection through MyFaces, and you've pretty much got three of the four main IT companies jumping on the Dojo bandwagon.
- The latest code drop for Dojo will surely lead to it's dominance over mankind as we know it…. cue self patting on back 🙂
My extra-happy birthday
On a more personal note, the second last day of the conference just so happened to be my birthday, and since it was also the birthday of one of the organisers of the conference, we got Happy Birthday sung to us by hundreds of inebriated hackers. Now THAT I can get used to.
Finally, thanks/hi/bye to all the cool people I crossed paths with over the week. I had a fantastic time bouncing ideas & beer bottle tops off you all, and hope to see you all again in a years time!
P.S. For a listing of a whole host of pictures of the event, go here and here.
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My grandfather was in the 4th 'City of Dundee', and then
the 4/5 battalion.
He was in the 4th territorials before the war started.
The 4th arrived in France, Le Havre, on the 26th Feb 1915.
The 4th and 5th were amalgamated on the 15th March 1916,
to form the 4/5.
He was then discharged on the 8th May 1916.
Discharged due to ' end of period of engagement, because he was a territorial !
This loophole was closed shortly after with the introduction of general conscription.
My grandfather is seated on the left, would anybody be able
to help me identify the person standing on the right ?
Why have they got different hats on their heads ?


text: In addition to chemical additives, foods can also be colored with natural additives, which do not require certification from the FDA. Natural coloring is provided when berries, grapes, or the juices of the fruits are added to beverages or when sugar is heated to produce a caramel color for desserts and sauces. A wide variety of food manufacturers, chefs, and food preparers use color additives to make baked goods, cereals, condiments, desserts, dairy products, confections, and numerous other food items more attractive in appearance.


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The Williams F1 team have strengthened their race with the appointments of Rob Smedley and Richard Lockwood.
The Grove team has signed Rob Smedley as head of vehicle performance, a newly-created position which will strengthen the trackside team while also supporting the development work back at the factory.
Smedley's proven track record and experience stand him in good stead for the challenges that 2014 bring. He will join Williams prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix.
He will be supported by race engineers Andrew Murdoch, who is engineer to Felipe Massa, and Jonathan Eddolls, who remains with Valtteri Bottas in 2014.
Richard Lockwood completes the trackside operation line-up, joining the team from Marussia as Head of Race Strategy.
Lockwood will work with current Strategist Randeep Singh who remains with the team for the 2014 season.
Commenting on the new line-up Pat Symonds, chief technical officer, said; "Williams is undergoing change and these new appointments reflect how high our ambitions are.
"We have a number of senior people joining us to assist us in the pursuit of those ambitions and I am extremely excited to welcome them on-board. 2014 gives us the biggest change to the technical regulations that I have seen in my career, and so it will be important to add further depth to the talent we already have here as we head into the new season.
"Williams has always prided itself on engineering excellence and this latest announcement is part of our continued goal to bring success back to the team."


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Governor Lingle releases $1.3 million for new social sciences facility at Leeward Community CollegeLeeward Community College
Director of Capital Improvements
John Morton, (808) 956-7038
Interim Vice President for Community Colleges
HONOLULU — Governor Linda Lingle has released $1,311,000 for planning and design of a new Social Sciences Facility that will consolidate offices and classes of the Social Sciences Division that are currently now housed in different buildings on the Leeward Community College campus. This project design will also include additional parking to accommodate students, faculty and staff.
When the campus was originally developed, the Social Sciences Division was the only division that did not have its own centralized and dedicated facility. The new facility will consolidate the Social Sciences Division offices and classes into one building that will benefit both students and faculty. The new facility will also house the proposed Teacher Training program, which will address the teacher shortage in the state as well as the specific needs of the Leeward region.
"The new Social Sciences Facility will enhance social science education for students, promote more efficient operations, and create a better learning environment for students and faculty at Leeward Community College," said Governor Lingle.
The estimated project cost is $13,895,000. The project design is expected to be completed by July 2008.
For more information, visit: http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu


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Students examine the pressures on European Jews as they moved away from the shtetls to larger urban centers at end of the nineteenth century.
Students examine the pressures on European Jews as they moved away from the shtetls to larger urban centers at end of the nineteenth century.
Students define propaganda and practice an image-analysis activity on a piece of propaganda from Nazi Germany.
Students use maps of the world before and after World War I to make inferences and predictions about the ways the war changed the world.
Students confront the enormity of the crimes committed during the Nanjing atrocities by listening to survivor testimony.
Students read fictional biographies of German citizens and make hypotheses about the citizens' voting choices in the Weimar elections.
Students explore some of the causes and consequences of denying the Armenian Genocide and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate difficult histories.
Students use journaling and group discussion to respond to emotionally-challenging diary entries of a Jewish teenager confined in a Nazi ghetto.
Using a project-based learning approach, students produce a museum exhibition that displays the stories of different partisans.
Students investigate the messages in Adolf Hitler's speeches by performing a close read of the transcript of his first radio address as chancellor.
Students contemplate the challenges the Allies faced when seeking justice after the Holocaust through an interactive, discussion-based activity.
Students broaden their understanding of the relationship between Scout and Calpurnia by pairing scenes from Harper Lee's two novels with a historical account from a Southern domestic worker.
Students discover how a partisan unit developed its own ethical framework in the face of life-threatening situations.


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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
90095 Los Angeles
UCLA represents the very best of what a university can be—a diverse community of talented people who enrich our society through education, research and service. Our extraordinary students are simply the best of the best. They come from every walk of life and share a commitment to excellence. For more than 10 years, we have received more freshman applications than any other university and have enrolled about 10 percent of those who applied. Our world-class faculty includes many who are the top scholars in their fields. They are actively engaged in teaching and research because they love learning and discovery.
UCLA enjoys a special relationship with Los Angeles and Southern California. Faculty, staff and students provide informed service to almost 200 civic organizations. Our scholarship advances medical science, engineering, education, the arts and humanities and many other fields all over the world.
I hope you will visit our beautiful campus and attend some of our many world-class cultural and athletic events. In the meantime, please enjoy a virtual visit online.
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Here is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame press release with more information on the inductees:
December 15, 2010—New York— Today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges as its 2010 artist inductees. Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award will be David Geffen and songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Elle Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell. The ceremony will take place on March 15, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City and will air live on Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network, as part of the three-year broadcast deal between the Foundation and Fuse.
"We are very happy to present this year's inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as they represent a great cross-section of artists that define the broad spectrum and history of rock and roll and people that have contributed immeasurably to our business" says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President & CEO Joel Peresman.
The performer inductees are:
Ahmet Ertegun Award (nonperformers):
The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by over 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released.
All inductees are ultimately represented in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Through approaches as creative and diverse as the music itself, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum tells the story of rock music with its exhibits, education programs and Library and Archives, which will open to the public in downtown Cleveland in late 2010.
Presenters and performers at the induction will be announced at a later date. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be televised live on Fuse; more information can be found at fuse.tv.
More about the inductees:
They are one of the biggest-selling acts in pop-history – and if Stockholm is now a hit making mecca, it's because ABBA first put Sweden on rock's global map. The four members came together in enchanting, late-1960s post-Euro-hippie fashion – initialed for the two couples, Agnetha 'Anna' Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus; and Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid 'Frida' Lyngstad. ABBA was a dominant music force throughout the 70's, and world¬wide licensing deals made Polar Music the second biggest corporation in Sweden. Bjorn and Benny's studio finesse over the course of ABBA's eight studio LPs drew wide praise from pure pop punks and New Wavers for whom ABBA became a guilty pleasure. They went their solo ways in 1982, but tribute albums and the boffo musical Mamma Mia are keeping ABBA on permanent display.
Almost no group in rock history has had such a long and varied career as Genesis, who began as a cult art-rock band in England in the late 1960's and went on to pack stadiums across the globe in the 1980's, 1990's and on their 2007 reunion tour. In the early 1970's frontman Peter Gabriel shocked audiences and grabbed headlines by taking the stages in outrageous costumes and occasionally even levitating above the audience. Their music was equally innovative, and early albums Selling England By The Pound and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway are two of the most acclaimed prog-rock albums in the history of the genre. In 1975 Gabriel left the band to pursue a solo career and drummer Phil Collins stepped out from behind the kit to take over. The band experienced many more hits and successful worldwide tours over the next 30 years.
Very few single albums can be said to have changed music forever. Jimmy Cliff's The Harder They Come is one. The album – and the movie that spawned it – introduced reggae to a worldwide audience and changed the image of the genre from cruise ship soundtrack to music of rebellion and inspiration. "Sitting in Limbo," "The Harder They Come," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "Many Rivers to Cross" made Jimmy Cliff the first international reggae superstar and created the model that Bob Marley would soon follow. A beautifully gifted singer and a uniquely influential songwriter, Jimmy Cliff has made a profound impact on rock and pop music all over the world for 40 years.
Above all, it was the wide-open three-part vocal harmonies of original members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Eric Haydock, inspired by the Everly Brothers, that gave the Hollies a sound apart from other British Invasion beat groups. Songwriter Graham Gouldman supplied them with "Look Through Any Window" and "Bus Stop." And the original writing talent of Clarke, Nash, and lead guitarist Tony Hicks took over on "Stop! Stop! Stop!" and "On a Carousel," as the Hollies went on to chart 21 consecutive Top 20 UK hits through 1970. After Nash's departure in 1968, new hits carried them into the mid-70's including "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," "Long Dark Road," "Magic Woman Touch," "The Air That I Breathe," and others.
The "Big Bang" that became punk, alternative, heavy metal, new wave, grunge, hardcore and industrial music, could very well have been the advent of Iggy and the Stooges in Ann Arbor in the late 1960's. Confrontational, out of the mainstream and the complete antitheses of the hippie movement, the Stooges were adopted by those on the margins of rock. Their debut Elektra LP was produced in four days by the Velvet Undergound's John Cale and contained at least three landmarks: "I Wanna Be Your Dog," "No Fun" and "1969." Immediately embraced in New York, London and Los Angeles for the nuclear-powered simplicity of their music, the ironic nihilism of their lyrics, and the persona of Iggy himself, the Stooges have become icons in the history of modern music.
More about the Ahmet Ertegun Award recipients:
DAVID GEFFEN began his legendary career in the William Morris Agency mailroom, quickly becoming an agent, before leaving to form his own management and then record label. He signed artists who have now become legends, including Laura Nyro, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, Crosby Stills and Nash, Tom Waits and Linda Ronstadt. David founded Geffen Records in 1980, whose artist roster included John Lennon, Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel, Guns N Roses, Nirvana and many more iconic artists. More recently David formed the film and entertainment company SKG, along with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg. David has been and continues to be involved in many philanthropic endeavors.
The Ahmet Ertegun Award will also be presented to an extraordinary group of songwriters who wrote some of the most classic, lasting songs of the 20th century and defined the "Brill Building sound". Husband and wife songwriting team BARRY MANN and CYNTHIA WEIL, have had an extraordinary impact on the past five decades of popular music. Their numerous hits include: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (with Phil Spector), "On Broadway" (with Leiber and Stoller), "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" and "Walking in the Rain." Songwriting couple JEFF BARRY and ELLIE GREENWICH, wrote a countless number of classics including "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Then He Kissed Me," "Be My Baby" and "River Deep, Mountain High." Additionally, songwriter MORT SHUMAN, along with his songwriting partner Doc Pomus (who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992), wrote some of the most important songs of the late 1950's and early 1960's including: "This Magic Moment," "Save the Last Dance for Me" and "Viva Las Vegas." Prolific songwriter OTIS BLACKWELL wrote many hits including "Great Balls of Fire," "Don't Be Cruel," "All Shook Up" and "Fever." Lastly, songwriter JESSE STONE, who was an architect of the early rock and roll sound, wrote "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Money Honey."
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About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established 25 years ago by legendary record executive Ahmet Ertegun and a group of music business executives to honor the artists that have defined rock and roll and have inspired and continue to inspire a generation. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum designed by I.M. Pei in Cleveland, Ohio that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as educational programs. For further information, please visit rockhall.com.


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Searzall is an attachment secured to the top of a blowtorch to create the perfect searing temperature without the off-putting aromas that typically result when cooking with blowtorches.
By forcing the thin flame of the blowtorch through two layers of fine, high-temperature-resistant wire mesh, it produces a consistent, evenly spread flame that provides a professional quality finish to meats and other food items.
back screen is coated in palladium which provides even more temperature and oxidation resistance.
includes: one (1) Searzall , one (1) aluminum sleeve adapter, typically pre-attached to the rear of your Searzall, one (1) 2-mm allen key, one (1) pre-attached thumbscrew, one (1) Searzall spacing stick, and one allen screw pre-attached to the sleeve adapter.
Searzall is compatible with the Bernzomatic TS8000 torch head, and 16.4 ounce propane tank.


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Child Care Volunteer - Saint John Regional Y, Early Learning Centre, Millidgeville Community Centre
Location: Saint John Regional Y, Early Learning Centre, Millidgeville Community Centre
Status: Accepting
Type of Position: Time Commitment: 2-5 hours/week or as needed
Placement Date: Immediate
Qualifications and Skills: Current and clear security clearance with vulnerable sector screening (must be at least 16 years old). Flexible, energetic, creative and patient. Experience with children would be an asset.
- Assist Educator with children during all activities inside or outside the centre
- Assist Educator with preparation as well as participating in field trips and community walks while providing continued assistance to the Educator
- Assist Educator in the playroom with art projects, reading to children and becoming the children's play partner
- Use respectable language at all times
- Well groomed and appropriately dressed in clothing that is fitting for the position and that will leave the best possible impression on the public.
- Accept the guidance and decisions from the Supervisor/Director as well as reporting planned or unplanned absence to the Supervisor/Director
- Treat staff, clients and other volunteers of the YMCA of Greater Saint John with respect and dignity and be responsible in the use of the YMCA of Greater Saint John's resources
- Perform Volunteer responsibilities promptly, reliably and to the best of the Volunteer's ability
- Adhere to policies and procedures of the YMCA of Greater Saint John
- Accept and work within the YMCA of Greater Saint John's Guiding Principles, the Mission Statement as well as the Values of the YMCA of Greater Saint John
- Display appropriate YMCA of Greater Saint John Volunteer identification as required
- Participate in orientation and training programs when required
- Be a part of the YMCA team and promote the Mission, Vision and Values of the YMCA
- Opportunity to enhance skills as well as learn and develop new skills in a child care environment
- Learn about diversity at the YMCA and meet new people from all walks of life
- Enhance communication and interpersonal skills and gain valuable work experience, volunteering reflects and supports a complete picture of an individual, and gives real examples of their commitment, dedication and interests
- Reference letter supplied with successful volunteer experience upon request
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Checking in on… the America EastPosted by jstevrtc on January 28th, 2010
Michael Hurley is the RTC correspondent for the America East Conference.
America East Standings (conf/over):
- Maine 5-1 13-6
- Stony Brook 6-2 14-7
- Boston University 6-2 11-9
- Vermont 5-2 14-7
- Binghamton 3-3 8-13
- Hartford 3-4 5-15
- New Hampshire 2-4 7-10
- Albany 1-6 6-16
Hottest Team — Maine
Maine has won five straight since the loss at Vermont. The Black Bears now have sole possession of first place.
Stud Player– Gerald McLemore, soph. G – 24 PPG in two wins away from home. McLemore is really coming into his own including a 7-11 night from downtown against Hartford. He is helping Maine get off to a great start.
Thoughts on the AE
Two teams received votes in the most recent mid-major top 25 poll, while another is off to their best start since joining the league in 2001-02. There is still one team looking for their first victory.
Team Notes
Maine is playing their best ball in years. They have won five straight, eight out of their last nine, and ten out of their last 12. Sophomore Gerald McLemore shined in the most recent game out finishing with a career high 27. McLemore shot 7-11 from downtown in helping the Black Bears beat Hartford. Terrance Mitchell played great off the bench, scoring 17 points. As a team the Black Bears shot 12-18 from three-point range. McLemore is starting to heat up — in the previous game at Albany he scored 21 points. Mitchell has also developed a scoring touch, hitting double-digits in points in his last six games.
Stony Brook is sitting in second place in the league at 6-2. They are the only team to knock off both Boston University and Vermont, and did so on the road in both games. At UVM last week Bryan Dougher scored 20 points to help the Seawolves win. Stony Brook followed that up with a win over Albany. Freshman Marcus Rouse led the way with 17 points while Tommy Brenton added 14. Their combined 31 points came on a combined 13-for-15 shooting.
Boston University has won seven of eight, with the only blemish at Vermont. They fell behind early by a lot against the Catamounts and were never able to cut into the lead very much at all, losing 78-58. The Terriers have followed that up with two big wins. They beat Albany by 21, then followed it up with an 18 point win over UMBC. John Holland scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds while sophomore Jake O'Brien added 18 points. It was the first team BU had swept this year. Holland and O'Brien had big games in that one, too, with 21 and 19 points, respectively. Carlos Strong also added six three-pointers for 18 points. The team as a whole hit 16 long balls setting a school record. The offense is clicking and averaging over 70 PPG, good for first in the league.
Vermont started off the conference schedule with five straight wins, all with margins of eight or more. The Catamounts were beating their America East foes by an average of 14+ points a game. They have since hit a wall in losses to Stony Brook and Binghamton. In the loss to Binghamton, Vermont was led by guard Maurice Joseph, who scored 29 points. Marqus Blakely had his second straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Binghamton is the ultimate surprise so far halfway through the year. They lost at Hartford by one, 64-63, then bounced back well with a win over Vermont. Eight of the Bearcats' 22 games have had differentials of five points or less this year. Vermont had no answer for Binghamton's Greer Wright in the game. Wright scored 30 points and pulled down ten rebounds for the Bearcats. The Bearcats should also be proud of hitting 10-for-12 from the foul line.
Hartford is only 3-4 in league play this year including, most recently, a 77-69 loss at home against Maine last week. Charles White and Joe Zeglinski led the way with 18 points and Morgan Sabia added 16 points.
New Hampshire played four of their first six league games on the road and were only victorious in one of them. The last game was against winless UMBC and the Wildcats managed to come out on top by a slim margin, 62-58. Alvin Abreu played especially well, scoring 22 points for New Hampshire.
Albany is lucky that UMBC is in the league or else they would be sitting at the bottom. The Great Danes' lone victory came at the hands of UMBC. They have lost their last three to Boston University, Maine, and Stony Brook, admittedly the top three teams in the league. Luckily they are playing Hartford at home on Wednesday. Hartford and UMBC are the only teams who are worse on the road than Albany (Hartford is 1-10 currently on the road). Tim Ambrose and Will Harris are still the only players who can score for the Great Danes. Both players are averaging over 14 PPG, while not a single other player is averaging even six points a game.
UMBC still is looking for their second victory on the season and their first in conference. They are currently in the midst of a ten-game losing streak. It seems their best shot will be when they host Albany in the second weekend of February. They did come within four points in that loss against UNH last week.


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Chocolate Guinness Cake
For the cake
250ml Guinness
250g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
75g cocoa
400g caster sugar
142ml sour cream
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
275g plain flour
2 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the topping
300g Philadelphia cream cheese
150g icing sugar
125ml double or whipping cream
edible green glitter or shamrock sprinkles
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180˚C/fan oven 160˚C. Line a 23cm/9inch springform tin. Start by pouring the Guinness into a large, wide saucepan and add the butter; heat until the butter's melted, at which time you should whisk in the cocoa and sugar. Beat the sour cream with eggs and vanilla and then pour in the pan of brown, buttery, beer and finally whisk in the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Leave to cool completely in the tin on a cooling rack, as it's quite a damp cake.
When the cake's cold sit it on a flat platter or cake stand and get on with the icing. Lightly whip the cream cheese until smooth, sieve over the icing sugar and then beat them both together. Add the cream and beat again until it makes a spreadable consistency.
Ice the top of the black cake so that it resembles the frothy top of the famous pint. Sprinkle with edible green glitter or shamrock sprinkles.


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Margot Lucoff received her B.A. in Humanities and Classic Languages at U.C. Berkeley in 1976, and in 1979 earned an M. Litt. in Near Eastern Studies at the University of Durham, England, and then returned to Berkeley to complete a MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science) in 1980. She worked as a cataloging librarian at the Berkeley Public Library (BPL) from 1984 until her death in July 2004.
the child of an acquaintance). Photo: Colleen Fawley.
In continuing this tribute to Margot, I'd like to pass along some stories about Margot shared by her fellow staff members at BPL:
I first met Margot walking around old Berkeley Public Library. We were both wearing long flowery dresses and Birkenstocks with socks and both had our long hair "styled" the same way. We pointed at each other and said, "Hey, I know we're going to be friends." - N. N.
About 10 years ago Margot was grieving the loss of her mother. She felt the pain of her loss very intensely. She came up with a very creative idea for dealing with her pain. she asked others to share it. She parceled out 12 months and asked 12 friends to each accept one month of her grieving period... I volunteered to become Margot's September support for as many Septembers as she might need the support... - J. E.
I vividly remember when we were at [the old Berkeley Public Library] and Reference got int the new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Margot had wanted it all her life, and arranged to buy the old set from the Friends [Friends of the Library]. She was dizzy for days with the glory of it, and would answer the phone: "Hello, this is Margot, I own the OED!" - S. H.
BPL compiled a binder/album in which the library staff have contributed memories, stories, or poems, entitled: "Hello, Sunshine: Memories of Margot."[1]
Margot's synagogue, Netivot Shalom, at 1316 University in Berkeley, also has a commemorative project. The last year or so of her life, Margot was in a quilt group of about six or seven women that made quilts on Jewish themes. The group had just started a project when she died, and they turned it into a memorial to her, putting on names of her family members, her e-mail address, and the message from her answering machine and other things that reminded them of Margot. It is currently hanging in the synagogue library. [2]
The number and quality of tributes to Margot suggest the number of lives she touched in a special way. She was a true ray of sunshine, as the so-named "Hello Sunshine" book of memories at BPL suggests: positive, supportive, academic, enthusiastic, and in awe of life and learning--a role model to many.
[1] Berkely Public Library Staff News, Summer 2004.
[2] Diane Berbaum, Netivot Shalom


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Chris Knight: It's safe to say that if Cannes takes a liking to you, you'll be back.
The lineup at this year's Cannes Film Festival has all the markings of a great cinematic reunion
You don't make it to 72 without developing a sense of nostalgia. As the 72nd Cannes Film Festival prepares to kick off the in the small seaside city in the south of France, there's a sense of a high-school reunion among the attendees.
That goes for the critics as well as the filmmakers. Come back enough times (this is my 12th) and you'll notice the same multi-million-dollar yachts parked in the harbour – hello, Auspicious, my old friend – and the same bloggers frantically pin-balling from screening to screening (or party to party). Not to mention the same panini vendors on the beachside Croisette, and the same guards at the sprawling Palais des Festivals, with their same adorable quirks: "No, sir, you may not bring zat panini into the screening with you!"
Opening the festival on May 14 is Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die, a zombie comedy with an all-star cast that includes Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Rosie Perez and Danny Glover. Jarmusch is also no stranger to Cannes; his 1984 feature Stranger Than Paradise screened here and took the Camera d'Or prize for best first film.
He has since had seven films in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or, most recently 2016's Paterson. None has won, although Paterson did take home the Palme Dog for a scene-stealing performance by an English Bulldog named Nellie.
Joining Jarmusch in the competition lineup is Quentin Tarantino, whose new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, will premiere on May 21, exactly 25 years to the day since Pulp Fiction, just his second feature first screened before winning the Palme d'Or. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, and is set in 1969 at the end of Hollywood's Golden Age – more nostalgia.
Tarantino's first film, Reservoir Dogs, had played Cannes as a special screening. He has had two other films in competition; he headed up the film jury in 2004; and he got to see Pulp Fiction projected on the beach for its 20th anniversary in 2014. (This year's "cinéma de la plage" screenings includes 1969's Easy Rider.)
So it's safe to say that if Cannes takes a liking to you, you'll be back. Or even if they don't – Danish director Lars von Trier was booted from the festival after making a bad joke about Nazis in 2011, but by last year all was forgiven, and he was back with The House That Jack Built. Walkouts and general critical approbation followed; "divisive" was the official verdict for this disturbing serial-killer movie.
Another Cannes regular is Quebec director Xavier Dolan, who made his first trip to the Croisette when he was just 21. His newest film, Matthias & Maxime, is his third in competition. In 2014, Mommy tied for the Jury Prize (with Jean-Luc Godard of all people!), while 2016's It's Only the End of the World took the Grand Prix, which is Cannes-speak for second place. Dolan was also a jury member in 2015.
Other returning filmmakers include Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (two Palmes d'Or) with Young Ahmed; Ken Loach (also two) with Sorry We Missed You; and Terrence Malick (one win to date) with A Hidden Life. Pedro Almodóvar (Pain and Glory), Bong Joon-ho (Parasite), Arnaud Desplechin (Oh Mercy!), Marco Bellocchio (The Traitor) and others are returning in hopes of their first Palme.
In fact, among the few filmmakers who are making their first run at the Palme d'Or are the four female directors in competition this year – Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), Justine Triet (Subyl), Jessica Hausner (Little Joe) and Mati Diop (Atlantics). Cannes has had a spotty record of allowing women to compete, and this year's four-out-of-21 is actually the most they've had, tied with 2011.
Sometimes, even the most tenuous Cannes connection is enough to warrant a triumphal return. Sylvester Stallone is not exactly a film-fest regular, but he did co-write and star in Cliffhanger, which had a special screening at the festival in 1993 and is now being turned into a female-led reboot, with foreign sales taking place in Cannes. And there was that time in 2014 when he and his Expendables 3 co-stars rolled down the Croisette in a tank.
He's back this year promoting Rambo V – Last Blood, which opens in September. On the second-last day of the festival he'll be attending a special screening of 1982's First Blood, showing some images from the newest film, taking questions and, according to the festival press release, presiding over "a video montage evoking his huge career."
Plus he's 72. He and the festival can blow out their birthday candles together.
Chris Knight will be reporting from the Cannes Film Festival from May 13 to May 25.


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It seems that the hoo-hah surrounding slipped pre-orders of the Apple device has been limited to those ordering after the initial first day, when the order form started to show 7 June as the expected delivery. Those who ordered on day one are starting to get their iPads an entire day earlier than the official launch date.
Along with the iPads themselves, the SIM cards ordered from the Apple Store are also turning up. I ordered an Orange SIM, for the extra 20p on the pre-order form, and it's now residing in my 32GB 3G + Wi-Fi slab of sexiness, ready to be activated.
So, how do I feel holding my brand new iPad? Well, apart from taking photos and giggling like a school kid with a mouth full of Space Dust, I've still got to charge it before use. The waiting continues. But it's much sweeter than before.
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An arrest has been made in the investigation of actor Corey Haim's death according to a spokesman for California's attorney cited by CNN.
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Attorney General Jerry Brown is not revealing details of the arrest, his office said, but it comes soon after he revealed that pharmacy records show the actor got thousands of dangerous pills from dozens of doctors in the past year.
The person arrested was not directly connected to Haim but is suspected to be part of the drug ring, Brown spokeswoman Christine Gasparac said.
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Haim, who starred in "The Lost Boys" and several other big 1980s movies before battling financial and drug problems for decades, was found dead Wednesday. The 38-year-old had flu-like symptoms in the days before his death, including a 101-degree fever. A doctor checked him Tuesday and ordered bed rest.
"Corey Haim's death is yet another tragedy linked to the growing problem of prescription-drug abuse," Brown said in a news release. "This problem is increasingly linked to criminal organizations, like the illegal and massive prescription-drug ring under investigation. It's a serious public health problem."
The investigation has uncovered more than 4,500 to 5,000 fraudulent prescriptions linked to the fraud ring in Southern California, according to a news release.


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Simon makes most of rare start in win over Mets
Right-hander allows one run over seven innings; Parra gets first save
NEW YORK -- A reliever turned temporary starting pitcher for the Reds, Alfredo Simon is the caretaker of the fifth spot in the rotation until Mat Latos can return in a couple of weeks.
Simon, who hadn't started in the regular season since 2011 with the Orioles, did more than just eat innings or pitch well enough on Sunday. His fantastic seven-inning performance quieted the Mets. A starter-turned-reliever, Manny Parra was charged with closing it out as the team currently lacks a designated closer.
The two pitchers combined to give the Reds a much-needed 2-1 win over the Mets at Citi Field to salvage one game of the three-game series.
"You couldn't ask any more than we got from Simon and Manny Parra right there," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
The start was Simon's longest outing since a career-high, eight-inning start for Baltimore against the Tigers on Sept. 23, 2011. He allowed one earned run and four hits with one walk, one hit batsman and six strikeouts while throwing 79 pitches, with 56 strikes.
Simon hadn't pitched in a game since March 24 during Spring Training.
"I felt real comfortable," Simon said "I know it had been 10 days since I was out there. I just tried to do my best today. Everything came through."
Simon has been an effective middle reliever, a situational reliever or set-up man for the Reds the past two seasons. He was stretched out to start, however, after Latos' left knee injury at the beginning of Spring Training.
"It was a good opportunity for me," Simon said. "I tried to go show them the best I can and tried to win the game. Everything worked really good today."
The Mets took a 1-0 lead on Simon in the bottom of the second. Once again, a left-handed shift backfired on the Reds when Ike Davis punched a double to the left side. Davis scored on Juan Lagares' single to left field.
After Simon walked pitcher Jonathon Niese and gave up an Eric Young Jr. double with one out in the third, he settled into a nice groove and retired 11 of the next 12 and final 14 of 16.
"He was unbelievable," Reds catcher Brayan Pena said. "The fact that he was mixing it up and he was throwing his sinker down, the fact that he got a base hit, it was very exciting. He got us going. You have to give him a lot of credit, because he was following our game plan. He was using his off-speed in very good counts. He wasn't afraid to pitch backwards and then finish them with the hard sinker."
Simon encountered a brief self-inflicted jam when David Wright was hit by his 0-2 pitch with two outs in the sixth. He followed by going to a 3-0 count against Curtis Granderson. That's when Pena stood up in front of the plate and barked some encouragement to Simon.
"Sometimes, I have to act like a big daddy. Sometimes I have to be the six-[foot]-five guy," Pena said. "It was just a friendly reminder to continue to attack."
In his season debut after being activated from the disabled list, Niese allowed only three base runners over his first five innings. Cincinnati put together an extended rally in the sixth and took the lead -- and it was sparked by Simon.
Simon led off with a single to right field, only the second hit of his big league career. Chris Heisey and Brandon Phillips followed with singles to load the bases, before Joey Votto evened the game at 1 with a sacrifice fly to left field. Ryan Ludwick lined an RBI single to left field put Cincinnati ahead.
Simon was sent back for the eighth and warmed up until the Mets led off with a left-handed pinch-hitter in Lucas Duda. The Reds countered by summoning Parra, who retired the side in order. Cincinnati currently lacks a closer, since both both Aroldis Chapman and Jonathan Broxton are on the disabled list. With Wright and lefties in Granderson and Davis due up in the ninth, Parra returned and converted the first save of his professional career a six-out one.
"You just get the call and go out there, it almost felt like it was just another inning that you're out there," Parra said. "It happened to be the eighth and the ninth. At the end of the game, I really didn't know what to do. It was just awesome."
"That was great to see," Price said. "We've seen the evolution of a guy who has developed into really one of the better left-handed pitchers out of the bullpen right now in the National League. He's pitching with great confidence. He's making great pitches."
Out of the six games the Reds have played this season, five have been decided by one run. With the team at 2-4, the meant there had been some tough losses already. None were harder than the one game decided by more than a run -- when Davis hit a walk-off grand slam for a 6-3 loss on Saturday.
"What was nice was we came out of here with a victory and it was a well-pitched game," Price said. "We didn't tax our bullpen a great deal. That makes a big difference going into our next series."


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Chairman Of Board, Construction
Corporate Acquirer in Helsinki, Finland
Interests: Should have a good revenue and profit stream. Prefer companies with little to no debt. We want to hold a majority stake in the business. Looking to close the deal in 5 to 6 months.
Background: We are a family owned business that is into construction, real estate planning and development. We have been running for over 4 years and have a turnover of EUR 15 million.
Finland + 4 more
Industrial Automation + 3 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 4.5 Mn
Founder, IT
Individual Buyer in Helsinki, Finland
Interests: Business should have unique value proposition, ROI, and synergies with current projects / clients.
Background: I am the founder of an IT company. Would like to invest in my personal capacity.
IT Services + 1 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 23 K
CEO, Travel & Tourism
Corporate Acquirer in Switzerland
Interests: Looking for EBITDA positive, tourism, travel and critical software companies.
Background: A leading group of vertical software companies providing mission-critical software.
Europe + 8 more
Custom Application Development + 7 more
Investment Size
USD 4.2 Mn - 11 Mn
Head Of M&A, Diversified
Corporate Acquirer in Netherlands
Interests: Turnaround opportunities. Add-ons for current portfolio companies.
Background: Company owns a number of companies. Our main holding is in a large manufacturing group with multiple factories across NL and Germany, active in Engineering, Machining and Assembling of large metal (or related) components and products.
Asphalt Manufacturing + 18 more
Investment Size
USD 1.1 Mn - 110 Mn
Investor, Financial Services
Individual Buyer in United Kingdom
Interests: High turnover, healthy cash flow businesses. either in evolving or mature stages with potential to explore further.
Background: Hands on management and executive direction to assist with strategic planning based on lean / hoshin approach.
Europe + 9 more
Application Software + 9 more
Investment Size
USD 13 K - 1.3 Mn
Managing Director, Quality Inspection Service
Individual Buyer in Malta
Interests: Manufacturing mainly of automotive components, plastic and / or injection moulding shops. Business should be able to relocate to Malta.
Background: I am an engineer by profession, and after working for 20 years in the manufacturing industry, I set up my own company (currently 80 employees) in 2005 servicing local and overseas manufacturing firms.
Europe + 2 more
Asphalt Manufacturing + 16 more
Investment Size
USD 560 K - 2.3 Mn
Chief Executive Officer, Packaging
Individual Buyer in Italy
Interests: Become an owner or an active shareholder in the new businesses which has potential growth opportunities.
Background: I've been a senior executive in the packaging industry for more than 30 years.
Europe + 1 more
Paper Packaging
Investment Size
Director, IT
Corporate Acquirer in Germany
Interests: Well established, proper books, scalable, solid MRR, no customer concentration and should be innovative.
Background: Company is in Web Development, App Development, Web Marketing, IT Services. Looking to expand the business.
Europe + 4 more
IT Services + 3 more
Investment Size
USD 500 K - 2 Mn
Associate Partner, Business Broker
Individual Buyer in Spain
Interests: Would be interested in business opportunities in Europe.
Background: We are into business valuations, sell and buy side acquisitions from initial search to post-acquisition due diligence.
Europe + 1 more
Specialty Chemicals
Investment Size
USD 2.3 Mn - 9 Mn
Owner, Hospitality
Corporate Acquirer in Greece
Interests: Stability, good ROI, Expansion Possibilities, Good Ratings.
Background: Company is into hospitality and travel boutiques business. We own a tier of hotels in Greece.
Europe + 1 more
FinTech + 5 more
Investment Size
USD 11 K - 10 Mn
Director, Pharmaceutical
Individual Buyer in Switzerland
Interests: Interested in Cafes, Food and Beverage business.
Background: British investor looking to invest in the Middle East.
Europe + 4 more
Generic Pharmaceuticals + 3 more
Investment Size
USD 530 K - 2.1 Mn
IT Infrastructure Architect, Financial Services
Individual Buyer in Ireland
Interests: Revenue, reasonable margins and future expansion plans.
Background: Have 14 years of experience in IT, telecommunications, and management. Expertise in IT analytics.
Europe + 6 more
Bio Therapeutic Drugs + 26 more
Investment Size
General Manager, Automations
Individual Buyer in Italy
Interests: Business should be flexible, owner operated, have innovative product or an idea, well managed company and trained staff.
Background: Have over 16 years of experience in automation domain. Also have worked in various roles in the IT industry. Looking to start my own business.
Europe + 1 more
Fabric Dyeing + 20 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 70 K
Owner, Pelican Capital Ltd
Business Broker in Sweden
Interests: Our core competencies are Structured Products, Alternatives and Real Estate. Our teams work hand-in-hand with our clients over the entire process through to completion of each deal.
Background: Independent brokerage firm in United Kingdom. Identify and facilitate cross-asset brokerage opportunities that improve the efficiency of transactions where capital markets fall short in supplying required funding, inventory and hedging support.
Europe + 1 more
Consulting + 4 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 2.2 Mn
Sales Manager
Financial Advisor in Romania
Interests: Terms of Engagement: Depending on the projects, we charge between 3 and 10% success fee. The exclusivity can be granted through a LoI accepted by all parties. We charge sometimes investors for finding the appropriate businesses for sale. Services offered: Business Consulting.
Background: I have the pleasure to inform you that we are a consultancy company active in Renewable Energy, Real Estate and Healtchcare sectors in Romania. We offer both management and financial services to our customers and we literally can't stop until any project we are involved in is finalized. Our goal is to contribute to the development of Romania, and we are constantly interested to find new business partners interested to invest in our country. Deal Experience: We have experience in the sale of photovoltaic parks and projects in Romania and Slovakia. We also have experience in developing and building Photovoltaic parks in Romania. In the field of Healthcare, we are developing and financing 2 big private hospitals.
Real Estate Agencies + 2 more
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Director, Car Dealers
Individual Buyer in Birkirkara, Malta
Interests: Looking for energy and solar power plants that are available sale. Details of the business, and the power generated by the plant.
Background: I am the director of a company which is involved in car dealership. I will invest in my personal capacity.
Hydropower Plants + 6 more
Investment Size
Upto USD 11 Mn
President, Media
Corporate Acquirer in Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: Media, IT, production, technology, production and invest.
Background: We are a leading publishing house and we are interested in making investments across Europe.
Europe + 3 more
Asphalt Manufacturing + 34 more
Investment Size
USD 3.4 - 3.4 Mn
Head Of Corporate Development, Diversified
Corporate Acquirer in England, United Kingdom
Interests: Small businesses with good cash flows and growth potential.
Background: Based in the Middle-East, primarily operating in food wholesale and distribution, looking to diversify internationally and into different industries.
Europe + 3 more
Air Logistics + 21 more
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USD 16 K - 6.5 Mn


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After our post the other day about the new Subway opening on First Avenue, a reader told us that one of the sandwich shops actually closed recently on Madison Avenue...
Sure enough... we found it near 33rd Street...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wow, a Subway sandwich shop actually closed in NYC
Posted by Grieve at 6:30 AM
4 comments:
- Marty Wombacher said...
Great to see one of these shuttered and closed. Hopefully a Starbucks or 7-Eleven won't move in!
- February 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM
You can smell a Subway a block away, and it ain't good, so this part of New York should be smelling a lot nicer right about now. Good riddens!
- February 15, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Aw, why does Touristville get such a nice neighborhood pick-me-up, and we get three new Subways instead?
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1 down, 9,583 to go!
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Opening: 26 February, 13.00-14.00
Entrance of Room XVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
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Property owners are encouraged to check the date printed below their picture on their activity card. If the expiration date occurs before March 1, 2012, owners need to update their activity card at resident services in Palmetto Commons by Thursday to be eligible to vote in this year's elections. Ballots will be delivered with the April issue of SunSations, and voting begins April 7. Residents can vote online, by dropping off or mailing their ballots to Palmetto Commons, or in person from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 1 in Pinckney Hall.
Barataria Outdoor Pool open
The Barataria Pool is now open for residents' enjoyment from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. seven days a week. The children's hours are 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The pool was closed this winter for scheduled maintenance and resurfacing.
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Beginning Sunday, March 4, the Sunday hours at both fitness centers will be from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Are you thinking of adding a sunroom or installing a paver driveway to enhance your home? Attend the Home & Garden Expo to meet local vendors and to get your questions answered from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 10 in Pinckney Hall and the pavilion.
A variety of home improvement vendors for building, remodeling, gardening and more will be on hand to highlight their specialties and suggest ways to beautify your home. Time spent at the expo will leave you educated about the newest products, latest home-building trends, services and much more. Local service providers will also be onsite, and Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q and Moe's Southwest Grill will have food and refreshments available for purchase. Exterior home modifications require a Modifications Application. Call 705-4047 for general modifications questions.