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Not long now!
I've procrastinated tons and now I'm stuck with a long long to-do list:
– Collect 24 dailies to turn in
– Tune up my ret gear to make leveling faster
– Pre-order MoP
– Install MoP on my desktop and laptop
– Fix my laptop's WoW UI
I think the only thing I've done so far is prepare enough food for me to not have to cook at all next week. (Why am I not surprised that food was my top priority?)
How do you measure an expansion?
In daylights, in sunsets
In midnights, in cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, a year in the life?
-"Seasons of Love" Rent
So many bloggers do their expansion recaps and it's interesting to see who uses what as their expansion milestones. Some measure their expansions in class changes, some in game changes, some in tiers.
Me, when I think back on Cataclysm, the first thing that comes to mind is my guild chronology. I suppose then, that I follow the song and measure my expansion in love. Erm.
The Beginning of Cataclysm
Shortly before Cataclysm, the GM of my guild at the time asked me: "What are your plans? Are you staying with us? Will you still be playing your pally?"
I told him his questions were silly. I'd been happy in that guild for over a year. There's no way I expected my feelings to turn very sour, very fast.
But they did, for a list of reasons too long for me to write out. So long, in fact, that I'm pretty sure I don't even know all the whys to my change of heart.
I left, was devastated, held my ground, tried not to make an ass of myself (I slipped a few times), licked my wounds, checked out different raiding styles, got to know my inner-raider better, moved on, became a more grown up person.
More or less in that order.
I made up a lot of excuses for my not throwing much of a hissy fit. Mostly noble bullshit like how "I'm not like that" and "I'm going to be the bigger person" and "I learned my lesson last time".
Yeah, that's right! Bullshit!
The main reason I restricted my hard feelings to private conversations and comments on other blogs was because I didn't want to burn my bridges.
Yep. Just in case I could be "just friends" with my ex guildies later on. It's been a good plan so far. Since leaving the guild I've had good times with them at Blizzcon, in PuGs and occasional real life meetups. I'm proud to say I have the best ex-guildies in the world. So yeah, my advice to anyone grieving after a /gquit: never ruin the potential for perfectly good friendships down the road.
Those friendships might be a worth a lot more than your passing frustrations.
What else happened the beginning?
I remember there being a lot of bosses in three (four?) different dungeons. I liked that. On the progression race, having a lot of bosses clearly favoured guilds who raid more hours, but on the "I get bored of the same thing real fast" race, it was very satisfying. We didn't have to start with the same boss every raid, or even the same dungeon. I like variety and I was served.
I remember the heroic 5s instances being a bit more challenging than we were used to. I liked that too. I didn't find them particularly hard, even in PuGs, (maybe us holy pallies were just OP at the time), but they did force me to use all my spells, my teamwork skills and my favorite muscle, my brain.
Speaking of pallies and spells, the beginning of Cataclysm brought us Light of Dawn and Holy Radiance. Stirred us up a bit, after single-target healing for so long. I found we were still the most ideal single-target healers, but at least the addition of multi-target heals gave us the opportunity to take single-target healing vacations and try something new.
Then the middle of Cataclysm
I gave casual raiding a whirl. At the same time, I gave 10s raiding a try. Not that 10s are necessarily casual (apparently you get things thrown at your face, even through the computer screen, when you say offensive, sizist things like 10s = casual), this just happened to be a more laid back group who also did smaller sized raids.
My teammates were tons of fun (I do mean to crash their Mumble parties sometime in the near future!) but I learned pretty quickly that casual raiding is not for me. When I do something, I do it all the way. And while my pathological attachments to guilds may lead to believe otherwise, I'm not really a social person. Raid time is for raiding. Not telling stories, not waiting for people to log on, not reforging gear (unless there's a strat change) and certainly not for going to the bathroom. I raided with them for about a year, but after some soul searching and a few entertaining (for everyone else) yelling matches between me and the main tank, I decided to be "just friends" with that guild too and move on to a more compatible team.
This is a good place to plug thoughts on 10s and 25s
Opinions on 10s vs 25s and on "the death of 25s raiding" never cease to be shared.
To me, it's a personal thing. I'm a 25s raider. I like the occasional 10s as a side-raid to get to know my guildies (and more importantly, to get to know what my guildies are like when they're drunk), but my little raider heart needs the beat of 24 teammates. I gave 10s a fair shot with Team Sport, but I missed having a large healing team, I missed being a single link in the chain, I missed the complex strategizing, I missed the large-scale wack-a-mole of 25s healing.
It's not about what's "harder" (I've found difficulty to depend more on who my teammates are rather than on my number of teammates), though I did wish 10s and 25s were treated like separate entities within the game. After all, the style of raiding is so different.
On those epeen sites, you can see the decline of number of 25s guilds. On recruitment forums, you can, however, see that there are plenty of 25s guilds. More guilds, in fact, then actual raiders. 25s raiding is not dead. Yet. Maybe one day Blizzard will decide that having a 25s tuning isn't cost effective. I'll totally understand and not be angry. However, I suspect that I'll also stop playing WoW on that day.
What else happened in the Middle?
Heroic Ragnaros was a badass and gave lots of players nervous breakdowns. But not me. I was in a normal mode guild when the content was relevant. And when it stopped being relevant, I couldn't really find the motivation to do extra hours when I could be doing so much fun stuff IRL.
There was a lot of questioning as to why Heroic Ragnaros was so much harder than final boss Heroic Madness. I question this questioning. It's obvious, isn't it? Heroic Madness is accessible to any somewhat disciplined raid team. Thus, for the first time, many, many players were able to end their expansion with a satisfying "I killed the last boss! On Heroic!". And customer satisfaction is an important goal for a business, no?
I think it was a smart strategy to make the bragging rights boss (HRaggy) different than the satisfaction boss (HMaddy).
Also in Firelands, there was a lot of anger (and in my case, annoyance) when Blizzard decided to nerf Fireland by 20% in one go. I didn't understand that one. The nerfs were supposed to accomodate guilds like the one I was in: normal mode with a slow and steady progression. Thing was, we were progressing just fine. We weren't sick of the instance yet, we had to work for our kills but we weren't discouraged either. Then Blizzard came in, yanked out the carpet, took away the discipline requirements for the bosses. We didn't progress much faster after the nerfs, really. Once you take away the discipline requirements for a normal mode guild, you take away the discipline. Instead of killing bosses faster, we just goofed off more.
In the End of Cataclysm
When I left Team Sport, I went guild shopping which was scary and hard work. (I do have a post about it, but I never got around to finishing it. Post writing is also hard work.)
I did, in the end, find myself a home. I love my raidmates, I love the leadership, I love the raiding, I love my healing team, I love my fellow holy pally. They do tend to raid a tad early (I spend the beginning of my raids changing out of my work pants, stuffing my mouth full of food and trying to not to autorun into mobs), but otherwise I'm very happy.
I hope MoP does not have the same effect Cataclysm did.
ps. Important! If you are guild shopping and suspect your raiding interests to be similar to mine, I encourage you to check us out at http://www.occasional-excellence.com/ We still have a couple of open spots for MoP!
What else is at the End of Cataclysm?
Dragon Soul brought us LFR. I liked LFR. Early on, spending an extra night running it was tough, but I did like having it available if I missed a raid. It also made gearing up for my guild change much easier.
While, yes, the fights were stupidly easy and your LFRmates stupidly…stupid, I really didn't mind LFR and I was glad to have that opportunity.
Dragon Soul wasn't a well loved instance, and I do agree it lacked the epicness of Karahzhan, Ulduar and even Icecrown Citadel or the creativity of Zul'Aman (the original) and Black Temple. I didn't hate it, though. I don't think it would be my first pick for a final dungeon, but it had a few good moments. Notably the gamergasms Ultraxion's Blue Crystal gave me time and time again, until Ultraxion started dying before the crystal came out (damn Ultraxion that minute-man!).
Of Blogging and Podcasting
I do miss blogging. I miss the excitement of watching my stat page, the amusement from reading search engine terms, the delight of discovering new comments and the satisfaction of publishing a Bossy Pally-approved post. And, most of all, I miss the friendships.
But at the same time, I don't expect a sudden increase in post count. I've been having a lot of fun in the offline world – now that I'm no longer a student I'm finally living the life I've dreamed of since I was a kid. Between living it up and working a demanding job, I'm just too tired to be coherent. It's a good thing, mostly, it just means that the blog will most likely keep its current posting rate and its current reader count of approximately 3.
I feel like I've grown away from the community too. I still subscribe to a lot of blogs, but it seems that everything I read triggers one of 3 reactions:
1) I'm not interested
2) I'm interested and I'm thinking about it, but I don't have the energy to write a response
3) I want to throttle the writer and scream at them: "OMG HAVE YOU EVER EVEN LEFT YOUR HOUSE BEFORE!?!?"
I suppose that's how life goes. You grow closer to some groups and away from others. I do plan to keep the blog somewhat alive, I'm not deleting the personal blog either (it may even get some extra attention in a couple of months when my big big big project/dream comes closer to fruition) and I've told Oestrus that I'm not against recording the odd episode of the Double O Podcast.
I think a post-MoP grind episode might be a good follow up to our pre-MoP episode. And who knows, maybe a reader/listener will suggest a topic they'd like to us discuss and we'll be overcome with inspiration… It could happen!


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Morning sun on the first climb.
Hal Koerner wins again.
Hal Koerner makes it look easy on his way to victory.
Jenn Shelton cheers as she leads Jurek and Torrence over the first climb.
Carly Varner is all smiles on her way to prize money.
Far from the bright lit, sky-scraping, air-conditioned casinos is a place called Bootleg Canyon. You can see The Las Vegas Strip from Bootleg, but as this band of Rogue Valley Runners experienced first hand, it's a far cry from the plush hotel rooms that await most visitors when they arrive in southern Nevada's Sin City.
The objective was a race called the World of Hurt. The race lived up to it's name. Thirty-four miles of rocky, volcanic, technical single track. For those who were smarter, a 25 Kilometer loop was offered. The Mojave Desert heat added to the difficulty of the event. Temperatures would reach 85 degrees, and without any vegetation higher than your knees, shade would become a long lost dream.
In the women's 34-mile event, Jenn Shelton and Carly Varner, both from Ashland, would tackle the course with success. In fact, they would be the only lady finishers for the distance. That earned them $500 and $300 respectively in prize money.
In the men's 34-mile race a small, but competitive field gathered. Ashland's Hal Koerner, RVR store owner and last year's World of Hurt winner, would attempt to defend his title. Trying to unseat the thrown sitter were last year's runner-up, Josh Brimhall, Seattle's Scott Jurek, Colorado's Justin Ricks and Ashland resident and RVR employee Ian Torrence.
After the dust had cleared Koerner retained his crown, earned $500 in prize money and watched as most of the competition fell to the wayside during the second lap of the race. Jurek would continue to hang in for third place.
Scott Jurek leads Ian Torrence on a rocky section during the first lap.
Maria Clementi runs the 25K.
The Group. (standing l to r) Race Director Eric Herdman, Josh Brimhall, Scott Jurek, Hillary Noel, Hal Koerner, Carly Varner, Jenn Shelton (kneeling l to r) Maria Clementi, Ian Torrence
Full race results can be found here.
A special thanks to Tarl and Carrie Norman for most of the photography.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Hurtin' in Las Vegas
Posted by Rogue Valley Runners at 4:04 PM
2 comments:
- saschasdad said...
What's this? Jenn, leading on a climb?? Finally those PBRs are showing some results! Attagirl!
- Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:52:00 AM
- Kamm said...
Hal, Thanks for bringing the team down for the WOH. Congrats on another win on a very punishing course. I'm new to ultra and this was the first time I have been around elite runners. It was awesome how "down to earth" ya'll were. Hopefully some of you can make it down to Moab in Feb. for the Red Hot 50K. If not I'll see you at the WOH in 2009. I'll show you how much someone can improve in a year with the proper MOTIVATION! Kamm Davis
- Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:17:00 PM
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text: As a veteran Silicon Valley investor on the faculty of Stanford business school, Andy Rachleff spends much of his time counseling young tech workers on how to manage their money and careers. His company, Wealthfront, offers software-driven money management, as well as tools for mulling your best next move as you consider the arc of your tech career. More Companies You Wish You Worked For:<noscript></noscript> The 10 Silicon Valley Companies You Wish You Worked For (Or Started) Into this mix, Rachleff has just added a note of heresy. In a recent blog post, Rachleff says he tells students eager to jump into the glamorized world of tech startups to just say no. To build the best career, he says you should go to work for an up-and-coming midsize company that's growing fast and has momentum to spare. "You get more credit than you deserve for being part of a successful company, and less credit than you deserve for being part of an unsuccessful company," Rachleff says. And since most startups fail, he says, the risk-reward calculation doesn't add up. Investing in your career is just like investing in companies, he says: "You want the highest possible return for the least amount of risk." Rachleff's advice isn't just abstract. He's compiled a list of what he believes are the 48 best tech companies to work for now. If you want to get in on tech's latest Gold Rush, here are 10 of the hottest midsize San Francisco companies that Rachleff sees as the best places to send your résumé. Above: Jawbone The makers of Jambox portable speakers, Jawbone Bluetooth headsets, and Up fitness-tracking wristbands take a design-y attitude toward hardware in a way that's definitively San Franciscan. Jawbone has been around for more than a decade and has more than $200 million in funding from the biggest names in venture capital. Photo: Jon Snyder/WiredDropbox Drew Houston (right) and Arash Ferdowsi started Dropbox in 2007. 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The battle for the Republican Party?s presidential nomination shifts to the U.S. state of South Carolina on Saturday. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is hoping for a third straight victory in the South Carolina primary after earlier wins in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. But Romney?s Republican rivals are hoping to at least slow him down.
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Mitt Romney leads in the latest public opinion surveys from South Carolina, and experts say a victory in Saturday?s primary on the heels of wins in Iowa and New Hampshire would be a giant step toward securing the Republican nomination.
Romney continues to focus most of his attention on President Barack Obama?s record in office.
?It has been a tough time," he said. " And this president - he has run out of ideas and now he is running out of excuses. In 2012, he is going to run out of time. We are getting rid of him!?
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Romney?s Republican rivals are well aware that the South Carolina contest might be their best chance to stop or at least slow down his march toward the nomination.
Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich is hoping for a rebound in South Carolina, after weak finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Santorum is hoping for a comeback on Saturday, after a poor finish in last week?s New Hampshire primary.
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Perry is hoping to recharge his White House hopes in South Carolina by appealing to conservative Christian voters, who often wield influence in southern primaries.
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Texas Representative Ron Paul is also competing in South Carolina.
Romney continues to benefit from the fact that his four remaining rivals are splitting the votes of Republicans looking to nominate a more conservative candidate.
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Parallel execution in SSIS improves performance on computers that have multiple physical or logical processors. To support parallel execution of different tasks in a package, SSIS uses two properties: MaxConcurrentExecutables and EngineThreads. If you are like me, you probably did not even know about these two properties, and therefore were unaware of the opportunity to make your SSIS packages execute faster. A description of each property:
The MaxConcurrentExecutables property is a property of the package. This property defines how many tasks can run simultaneously by specifying the maximum number of executables that can execute in parallel per package. The default value is -1, which equates to the number of physical or logical processors plus 2.
The EngineThreads property is a property of each Data Flow task. This property defines how many threads the data flow engine can create and run in parallel. The EngineThreads property applies equally to both the source threads that the data flow engine creates for sources and the worker threads that the engine creates for transformations and destinations. Therefore, setting EngineThreads to 10 means that the engine can create up to ten source threads and up to ten worker threads. The default is 5 in SQL Server 2005 and 10 in SQL Server 2008, with a minimum value of 2.
One other thing to consider: If you are using the Execute Package Task, the child package to be executed can be run in-process or out-of-process by use of the ExecuteOutOfProcess property. If a child package is executed out-of-process, you will see another dtshost.exe process start. These processes will remain "live", using up resources, for quite a while after execution is complete.
If executing in-process, a bug in a task of the child package will cause the master package to fail. Not so if executing out-of-process. On 32-bit systems a process is able to consume up to 2GB of virtual memory. Executing out-of-process means each process can claim its own 2GB portion of virtual memory. Therefore if you are simply using many packages to structure your solution in a more modular fashion, executing in-process is probably the way to go because you don't have the overhead of launching more processes.
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In case you didn't recognize the girl with an octopus on her head, it's Princess Beatrice. Judging from his leer, the gentleman in uniform is visibly charmed by the azure curves of Princess Eugenie. Then there was that crazy ecclesiastical fellow who turned cartwheels in the abbey.
This propensity for measured outlandishness is a dimension of the British character that I cherish, maybe because I've often felt a bit of it affecting my own brain. I've even borrowed the following lines for the opening page of my Antipodean autobiography:
"You are old, Father William," the young man said,And here's a real-life image of Alice:
"And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head
Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
— Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
I cannot end this evocation of yesterday's visions of Wonderland without reiterating the entire kingdom's fascination for the fabulous Formula I chassis of Pippa Middleton, which merits inspection from every possible angle: a triumph of the very best in British engineering. Admirers might visit the Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society [facebook].
If I'm not mistaken, Shakespeare evoked a British monarch who once cried out: "An arse! an arse! my kingdom for an arse!"


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In the report I saw (on dpreview, I think) there was mention of bad history between the two photographers involving a previous copyright dispute. From my what I read, it sounded like the ruling took that previous history into account.
Actually, it's pretty clear from the judgment that the history was entirely disregarded. The earlier, compromised claim is mentioned only in passing; and the bona fides of neither witness was questioned. The analysis is based on the content of the images and their obvious similarities. It's an interesting read.However, its significance shouldn't be overestimated, for at least two reasons.First, it's very obviously a decision which turned on its particular facts: there's little law in it and a good deal of analysis of the images, their contents, their appearance (red on b&w) and the means by which they were made.Second, it's a decision of a county court which is therefore not only not binding on any other court but shouldn't even be cited in any future argument.Jeremy
... Shame! get your own ideas!...
Wow, it's amazing that someone would even ADMIT to taking either of those pictures, let alone sue for having them copied.


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Bishop George Kouri has been in the ministry for over fifty years, serving the King and His Church as a pastor, evangelist, missionary, and educator. Originally ordained as a Southern Baptist, he is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also has a Doctors Degree in Theology. Read more...
My recent ministry trip to South Africa was probably the most powerful in more than fifty years of ministry!
During the month I was there (four days short of a full month), I
ministered in four key conferences touching almost 1000 ministers from
throughout South Africa as well as several other countries in Africa.
a. March 22-25, I was one of six apostolic leaders from throughout
South Africa and the United States that taught in the Apostolic School
of Ministry hosted by the Judah Alliance Network headed by Apostle
Thamo Naidoo in Pietermaritzburg, the Capital of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Province. Approximately 200 ministers attended the school.
As my contribution, I taught on "The Non-Negotiables of Apostolic
Christianity," dealing with The Gospel of Peter and Paul, Kingdom
Initiation (the New Testament response to the Gospel), and The
Communion of the Apostles (the Basis of the Church's Unity).
It is worth noting that Pietermaritzburg is the historic city where
Mahatmas Gandhi was pulled off a train and thrown into jail by the
British around the beginning of the 20th Century. It was while he was
in jail in Pietermaritzburg that Gandhi developed the concept of
non-violent resistance to injustice and oppression.
b. April 4-8, I ministered (along with the other leaders from the
Pietermaritzburg School of Ministry) in the Apostolic Summit hosted by
Apostle Ben Kleynhans (one of the key apostolic leaders of the Judah
Alliance) in the city of Pretoria, the Capital of South Africa. This
very strategic conference was held in the Sheraton, a five star hotel
across the street and facing the nations capital building.
Kelly Varner from the USA also joined us as part of the ministry team.
Approximately 500 leaders attended the conference.
Once again I ministered with great freedom and anointing on the
Non-Negotiables of Apostolic Christianity (the essentials of an
apostolic reformation of the Lord's Church).
c. April 12-13, I ministered for Prophet Kobus van Rensburg in
Stilfontein, a gold mining town a few hours drive North of Pretoria.
Brother van Rensburg operates a major conference and revival center
that he calls the Spirit and the Word Conference Center. Church
leaders, saints of God, the sick, the cripple, and even the dying come
from as far away as Pretoria to attend powerful worship, anointed
prophetic preaching and powerful miracle services held every weekend,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Since January of this year they have seen more than a thousand miracles
take place. The walls of the 3,000-seat auditorium are literally
covered with crutches, wheel chairs and braces hung there as trophies
of the miracles done in the powerful Name of the Lord Jesus.
In addition to the conference center, Brother van Rensburg operates
a Bible School. Twice a year he and his wife Annalise host a major
ministers conference in Stilfontein and 1400 to 1500 ministers come
from all over Africa for training.
The van Rensburg's also own and operate the only privately owned TV
Station in South Africa with more than 350 million viewers throughout
Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
From our first meeting upon my arrival, I had a powerful witness in
my spirit with his spirit. As we ate lunch together the first day, he
and his wife shared that after their initial conversion, their only
Bible School had been listening to hundreds of Ern Baxter and Bob
Mumford tapes. When they learned that Ern Baxter had been my spiritual
father and mentor for more than 20 years, immediately, they wanted
interview me for TV.
I preached on Wednesday and Thursday nights under a powerful apostolic anointing.
The van Rensburgs have asked me to purchase a video camera and to begin
to film my teaching material for the Apostles Theological Seminary and
the Institute of Apostolic Studies for rebroadcast on their TV Station.
I am persuaded that this is a divine connection, strategic to what
the Lord Jesus wants to do not only in South Africa, but also in the
whole Continent of Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
April 14-15, I ministered in the Easter Conference hosted by Apostle
Maxwell Ramashia in Medunsa, the black township in the Pretoria area,
the Soweto of Pretoria). Apostle Ramashia is the apostolic head of one
of the leading apostolic networks in South Africa (over 300 churches).
Before his call to the ministry Maxwell Ramashia was an attorney and
worked with Nelson Mandela in the struggle against apartheid and
racism. He is one of the truly great leaders in South Africa,
especially among black ministers and black churches.
Please note the names of the conference hosts mentioned thus far:
Thamo Naidoo (East Indian), Ben Kleynhans (Afrikaner), Korbus van
Rensburg (Afrikaner), Maxwell Ramashia (one of the leading black
ministers in South Africa) and Frans DuPlessis (a descendent of French
Huguenots and the catalyst who brought me into contact with these other
leaders). These are some of the principle leaders being raised up by
the hand of the Lord in the apostolic movement in South Africa.
The people of South Africa have suffered many cruel injustices and
great oppression because of racism and apartheid! Yet because of the
mercy and grace of God, men who once were mortal enemies and members of
opposing racial, social and political camps, have now been reconciled
and become brothers and friends. Joined in the covenant of peace, they
are working together in this powerful move of God not only to restore
the foundations, but also to radically reform the Church in South
Africa, so that the Lord's Church might be One and as One Church might
impact and transform their nation.
In Ramashia's Easter Conference I preached conference type messages
(rather than teaching aimed at ministers) to envision, encourage and
challenge the saints of God. I preached on The Heritage of the Servants
of the Lord, The Principle of Promise and fulfillment, and Getting Out
of the Boat of Ordinariness).
On Easter Sunday, April 16, I left Pretoria at 8:00 AM and flew to
King Williamstown on the coast and preached for Apostle Mangaliso, one
of Apostle Ramashia's sons in the Gospel and concluded his Easter
Conference with morning and evening services.
In addition to the conferences, on the Lord's Day, I preached in six
different local congregations and in some of the key cities in South
Africa: Durban, Pretoria, Stilfontein, and King Williamstown.
As I mentioned in the beginning, I have never experienced such a
powerful release of grace for ministry during my more than fifty years.
In both the School and the Summit the Holy Spirit directed me to humble
myself and take the lowly role of a servant even though I was the
senior man on the scene and was being publicly received as an apostolic
Sensing that what God is doing in South Africa is strategic to a
reformation of the Lord's Church worldwide and burdened by the solemn
responsibility of speaking into this movement, I spent many nights
broken before the Lord as I wept and prayed for God's direction. On
numerous occasions both during the Apostolic School of Ministry and in
the Apostolic Summit the Lord awakened me in the early morning hours
(2:30 AM) to speak to me about what He is doing in South Africa and the
dangers facing the move of God; the Lord instructed me in what I was to
do and say, and how to do and say it. The result of each of these
visitations was a manifestation of God's Spirit, a demonstration of His
love, and a new breakthrough of spiritual understanding, brotherly love
and relationship for all those present that day. It was testified in
both the Apostolic School of Ministry and in the Apostolic Summit that
by the grace of God I had become a demonstration of the message and not
just a messenger (certainly a unique and a very humbling experience for
me). As a result where ever I went the hearts of God's leaders were
opened to me and I was received not only as an apostolic father, but
also as a father of fathers.
I also had the great joy and privilege of sharing the platform with
seasoned and mature apostolic and prophetic leaders. And in spite of
the fact that there were seven apostolic and prophetic ministers from
different backgrounds and traditions the Holy Spirit clearly
orchestrated the flow of teaching and personal ministry so that we all
spoke with one Spirit, one Mind and one Voice. It reminded all of us of
Luke's words in Acts 2:14, 'But Peter, taking his stand with the
eleven, raised his voice and declared to them" The result was a
breaking down of barriers, a coming together of leaders, and a release
of unity and ministry; such as I have not seen in my entire lifetime!
Truly, the Lord is connecting continents!
In addition to the strategic spiritual connections with the leaders
of the Judah Alliance, Thamo Naidoo, Frans DuPlessis, Ben Kleynhans,
Maxwell Ramashia, Eddie O'Neill and men of God from other apostolic and
prophetic streams like Kobas van Rensburg, I had the joy of renewing
fellowship and sharing the platform with Dr. Kelly Varner from the USA.
Brother Varner is a renowned Bible teacher and author who has been
going to South Africa and sowing Kingdom Seed for many years. The Lord
has used him in a very powerful way to begin to awaken South Africa to
His Kingdom purposes.
I also met for the first time (although I had heard his name before
and we have mutual friends) and shared the ministry platform with Dr.
Sam Soleyn of the USA. Dr. Soleyn is a seasoned apostolic leader with a
profound revelation of the Kingdom of God and many years of experience
in ministry. Brother Sam has a Doctorate in Jurisprudence that gives
him unique insights and an ability to address many strategic needs in
the body of Christ.
It was a great joy to labor with these Kingdom giants!
It was also a source of spiritual strength and great encouragement
to have with me at various phases of the South Africa mission a number
of my own spiritual sons and partners in the Gospel: Apostles Glenn
Marais (who resides in Durban and helped to host me), Rod Seago and
Jose Bosque (both from Jacksonville, Florida), and Bishop Michael Babin
(from Oceanside, California). These men are apostles in their own right
and powerful servants of the Lord Jesus Christ who not only stood with
me and labored with me in the conferences, but also ministered in the
churches. Thank you brothers for your sacrifices and your brotherly
love. You also are giants in Christ's Kingdom and your labor is not in
vain in the Lord!
I also want to thank all who have supported the South Africa Mission with your prayers and your mission's gifts.
In I Samuel 30:24, David declares, "For as his share is who goes down
to the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage; they
shall share alike."
Surely, the Lord Himself, David's greater Son, will indeed reward
you for your prayers and your giving, not only in this age, but also in
the age to come!
Finally, the Continent of Africa is in turmoil. The needs are great
and the battle for this huge continent is raging! To a great extent
Western governments have written off Africa. But our Heavenly Father
and the Lord Jesus have not! Today, more than ever before, the Lord is
moving by His Spirit and in His mighty providence to establish the
saving rule of His Kingdom on that massive continent. What God is doing
in Africa today is also strategic for the reformation and salvation of
Europe. It is also strategic for reaching the Middle East with the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God and liberating the Middle East from the
tyranny of Islam!
Just as Africa is strategic to what the Lord wants to do in Europe and
the Middle East, so South Africa is strategic to all that He wants to
do throughout Africa. The Lord has spoken by His Spirit to many
apostles and prophets today that what He is doing in South Africa is
crucial to all He wants to do in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Please continue to pray with us for the leaders and the saints of the Lord's Church in South Africa!
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At Carnegie Mellon, we are working to explore the intersection of computation and sustainability. As described in the recent National Academies report, Computing Research for Sustainability , there are a number of ways in which computing and sustainability intersect. As described by the Climate Group's 2008 report Smart2020, the potential impact of computing is large enough that we should all be paying attention.
Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science certainly is. We have a number of faculty working on sustainability problems, a working group exploring how we can further increase our impact, a seminar that has now been running for several years, and many smaller efforts by faculty, staff and students to live the ideals that we are also exploring in our research. In all of these areas, we look forward to collaborating with other groups on campus. If you're interested, get in touch. You can reach us at scsgreen [at] cs.cmu.edu, or sign up for our mailing list by emailing Catherine Copetas.


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Willow Mill: Albrecht Dürer, 1496-1498, watercolour and gouache on paper, 251 x 367 mm (Kunsthalle, Bremen)
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the stove-in temporal
node detaching from the landlocked
superstructure, breaking away
gradually, in sections
much as a thawing northern ice-floe
separating itself from the mass
and tumbling into oceanic empty space...
those depths... is this history then?
Quarry: Albrecht Dürer, 1506, watercolour and gouache on paper, 225 x 287 mm (British Museum, London)


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Revolution – RapNews #7
by Shaun Chamberlin on March 30th, 2011
Robert Foster's brilliant Rap News makes it onto Dark Optimism for the second time, with a comment on recent events featuring the likes of Hugo Chavez, Glenn Beck, Bono ("Tell China to end first world debt") and John Pilger, as well as footage from the ongoing American revolution.
Well worth a watch, as is this interview, where Noam Chomsky dismantles Jeremy Paxman's worldview to his face.
Edit – 28/04/11 – And here's a sincere call for American revolution, from Adbusters.


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Beat the Streak Report: Weekend, April 9-11
Friday's recommended picks
Ryan Braun, OF, Brewers
.400 AVG (6-for-15) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse
Michael Cuddyer, OF, Twins
.533 AVG (16-for-30) lifetime vs. White Sox starter John Danks
Josh Willingham, OF, Nationals
.412 AVG (7-for-17) lifetime vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
Saturday's recommended picks
Ichiro Suzuki, OF, Mariners
.444 AVG (4-for-9) lifetime vs. Rangers starter Matt Harrison
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Nationals
.350 AVG (7-for-20) lifetime vs. Mets starter Oliver Perez
Jeff Francoeur, OF, Mets
.500 AVG (11-for-22) lifetime vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Sunday's recommended picks
Edgar Renteria, SS, Giants
.727 AVG (8-for-11) in '10
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Rockies
.636 AVG (7-for-11) lifetime vs. Padres starter Jon Garland
Robinson Cano, 2B, Yankees
.478 AVG (11-for-23) lifetime vs. Rays starter James Shields
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
It was the first rough day of the season for BTS users, who saw the usual safe picks come up short and the numbers turned upside down by surprisingly effective pitching.
The Top 2 picks of the day — Albert Pujols and Ichiro Suzuki — went a combined 0-for-7, knocking a huge contingent from the top of the leaderboard. And Johnny Damon, who entered the day with six hits in eight at-bats against Royals starter Brian Bannister, went 0-for-4 to thwart the fans who thought they were going with a sure thing.
It's all part of Beat the Streak and baseball in general, as tricky hops and well-positioned defenders can make life tough for a hitter on any given day. Perhaps better luck will come from the weekend's slate of action.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Albert Pujols (STL): 13.3%, 0-for-3
2. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 10.6%, 0-for-4
3. Joe Mauer (MIN): 9.1%, 2-for-4
4. Johnny Damon (DET): 9.0%, 0-for-4
5. Chase Utley (PHI): 4.8%, 2-for-5
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taking damon to get my streak to 6 today. hes gone 0-9 the last 2 games so he is due for a hit and this is his 1st home game with the tigers so i expect him to be pumped up and ready to impress the home fans
Yes yesterday definitely wasn't a good day for BTS users. In the group that I'm in of 9 people, 8 of us lost our streaks and 1 of us chose a guy that didn't play. So none of us had streaks continue yesterday, I shouldnt of said yesterday that this game is so tough. But it really is, today I'm going with either Damon, Ichiro or sir Vernon Wells who is hitting everything right now. Good luck to all.
Matt Kemp came thru big time for me yesterday with a 2-4 outing!
Stay away from the big guns and as much as people pick Mauer, Ichiro and a few others, they don't get hits everyday.
Seems like the Tigers are primed and ready for a good offensive showing today. The pitcher they are facing gives up a lot of hits historically and M. Cabrera (my pick) as well as Maggs have been killing the ball. Should be a fun one to watch.
Looking for Detroit to have a big day (and weekend) against the Indians at home. Playing with 2 accounts and selected Austin Jackson and Carlos Guillen
Mauer killed it yesterday, didn't keep me hanging like Miggy the day before. Maybe Wells today, is it his day to drop off?
Tip of the day:
Are we leaning on Ichirio too much? He turned 36 in the off season. Plays in a day game yesterday after playing in a night game on Wed. and goes 0-4 against a pitcher, Anderson, who he was 6 for 9 against in the past.
His 36 year old legs and bat may need to rest more.
Vinny1979 – Taking Cubs Derek Lee is a bold move today.
I hope he goes 4 -5 with 2HR!
Nice to see the posts about players being selected today.
I'm "leaning" on Ichirio today.
"Looking for Detroit to have a big day (and weekend) against the Indians at home. Playing with 2 accounts and selected Austin Jackson and Carlos Guillen"
Imagine if you played with enough accounts to pick every Tigers' starter and then David Huff threw a no-hitter?
JRo for the Wizz today. Rollins has been on fire so far this season, and looking at Houston pitching, I have a hard time believing JRo won't get at leave five at bats. The Phillies line up is so stacked, they're going to murder NL pitching this year. I expect alot more Phillies to get picked this season, purely for this reason. Not to mention the Houston 'pen has been overworked recently.
On Sunday, the Phillies face Oswalt. Normally, I'd be a bit reserved going up against a good pitcher. But look at Ryno's numbers. Trying to throw that fastball by him is like throwing raw meat by a tiger.
Mauer worked well for me yesterday.
-the wizz
well damon decided to continue his hitless streak
Good horse players know the only thing a losing horse is due for is another loss.
pperkins – Great Horse Racing reference – RE: Johnny Damon today.
I'm calling you out on two accounts:
Challenge #1 – Let us know who you are taking in BTS on Saturday.
Challenge #2 – I'm asking your permission:
Can I join the Levi Ghetto Cats BTS Group?
I'm a Cub fan from Chicago.
Are there any "dues" for this group or season ending side bets. I like the name as it sound like a Rockin' Blues Group from Arkansas!
well why dont we make our own group and call it "the bloggers"
backrubs – Great idea – would you be able to set up the group and we could all join?
Vinny1979, my NYY friend – Derek Lee singled in the first inning in Cincinnati tonight. Keep making those great picks.
Dragbunt, speaking for myself and the other three Levi Ghetto Cats, we are honored by your request to join our highly competitive league. However, our rule from the outset has been that all members must be on a first-name basis with the other members and must have met the three original Levy Ghetto Cats, Pam, Samantha, and Jo. They're real cats, and live at my address here in the North Little Rock, Arkansas, neighborhood of Levy (one of our players, Hambone, set up our league at the start of last season and for some reason misspelled Levy, even though he too lives in North Little Rock). I am a Reds fan (it's the bottom of the 2nd; Cubs 1, Reds 1), Hambone and Tomfootball are Cardinals fans. Erinmarie, our champion last season with a streak of 15, is a White Sox fan. Would you be interested in forming another league? How about the BTS Nerds, limited to we nerds who waste our time writing on the BTS blog? You couldn't lose, because I am certain BTS Nerds around the globe recognize you as our king. …I have no idea who I will pick tomorrow.
pperkins – Thanks for the insight into the Levy Ghetto Cats.
Good luck to this season to Hambone, Tomfootball, Erinmarie and you.
I'm allergic to cats so this would never work out 🙂
I'm hoping backrubs starts our Bloggers BTS group.
FYI – Carlos Zambrano starts for the Cubs on Saturday.
If the real CZ shows up, he could one hit the Reds. If Carlos "lite" shows up on the mound the entire Red line up could have multiple hit games!
Thanks Dragbunt. I knew he would come through against like I said he would. He needs a team like Cincy to get going and he is 2 for 3 so far tonight and imagine if I would of changed to Holliday yesterday like I wanted to. Pujols I felt was too risky but I left it as is to see maybe he would get just one hit but he didn't and I lost my pick but it's cool. Season is early and just started so a long way to go but I like my chances this year. Have Hanley tomorrow against Padilla and I will get the numbers on him in Miami and he hasn't faced Padilla yet but Padilla is very hittable.
hay guys i will love to join the bts nerds :]
Lee went 3 for 4 with a homer on Friday. Talk about calling that one.
Dragbunt, if you will send your email address to firstname.lastname@example.com, I will send you an invitation to join the BTS Nerds. Play in that league begins from scratch tomorrow (Saturday, April 10).
Tip of the Day
Keep an eye on the Chi Sox v. Twins today.
Weather is nice and sunny in Chicago and this is a day game.
Chi Sox starter is Freddy Garcia (yes he is still in the majors). Garcia's spring training numbers from today's Chiago Sun Times: "Garcia gave up 17 runs and 23 hits in his last 8 2/3 innings of spring training work." I can just see the Twins starters now, gripping their bats and turning the handles into saw dust as they can not wait to get in that batter's box today.
Good luck to all!
thanks dragbunt another pick to look into is justin upton vs zach duke. justin being swinging a nice bat hopeing he has another 1 today good luck to all.
Spring Training stats don't matter in the regular season so Garcia could and may pitch a great game today. I'm going with Hanley as he is hitting .400 against righties so far in this young season and he's facing a righty tonight so yeah. I love the odds of him getting a hit tonight against Padilla.
Well Wells and Francoeur have made it relatively stress free the past two days. Francoeur already with a double.
okay the group "the bloggers" is now created. Those with email addresses showing on here have been sent invites
I would like to join the BTS nerds as well. I haven't left a comment in a couple days but i was one of the original blogs when the season started earlier this week!!!! Good Luck to everyone and lets reach the double digit mark coming up around the corner on Tuesday. BIG 10!
My hitting streak is at 2 when I started over since Hanley already got a hit so yeah. I'm in a group with a bunch of peeps I met on here last year but wouldn't joining another. firstname.lastname@example.com.
Interesting to note that it appears that only 1 player on the All time BTS streak leader list had a streak that started at the beginning of season.
So that means that more than likely the player that will have longest streak this year has been knocked out already and had to start their streak again.
Would anyone with a streak of 4,5,6 mind posting what thier standing number is? Just curious.
BTW taking Cano today for 8 in a row! Hoping Shields continues to keep giving up base hits.
I'm going with Jeter today as he's hitting .400 against Shields in his career and .333 this season so far against righties so going with the captain of the Yankees.
Good luck all as we all know thursday and Sunday are the most bloodly days hopeing jeter gets me to 3 🙂
Observation of the Day
Sunday April 11 – Cubs v. Reds
Mike Leake on the bump for the Reds. This is his first major league start and he has never pitched in the minors.
First pitcher to do this since 1994. Logic would dictate that you stay away from this game. BUT – As Clint Eastwood, playing the role of Harry Callahan, said in the 1971 movie classic, DIRTY HARRY – Harry Callahan: I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? Well dragnunt feels lucky today: I'm going with Cubs big man – Derek Lee.
Good luck to all today,
Dragbunt, you have a lot of guts going for Lee today but I like your style. I also have to ask what is your current streak so far since I know you have one on the group we are in together and we lead in.
vinny1979 – Began the year with a 3 game streak and lost it on Ichirio's o-fer day. Current streak is two. Derrek Lee walked in the first inning and struck out in the 3rd.
Thanks man. I was at 4 but when Pujols had his O fer I lost it and am currently at two as well and Jeter flew out in the first.
Just as there is a "no fly zone" over the White House. Albert Pujols is in my "no pick zone." I learned my lesson last year. He walks too much. Even with Holliday batting behind him he is pitched around alot. Holliday is a better pick than Pujols. I will take Pujols in HR Survivor.
Derrek Lee singled up the middle in the 5th so my streak continues. Come on JETER!
Looks like 1 of those bloody Sundays again?
Thanks dragbunt. I know he will come through for me and good job on Lee. I also am not picking Pujols anymore. I'm picking Holliday before Pujols unless I feel confident will come through against certain pitchers and I will be picking Pujols in HR Survivor without a doubt.
well as you can see i took CANO today and i have my hit. that is three for me after the 0-for from Pujols the other day in Cincy..
Good Luck for Sunday
Jeter just got his hit in the 7th inning so I am now at 3 and tomorrow I have Bartlett. He hasn't hit Guthrie well in his career but Guthrie has been getting hit so far this season so hopefully it continues.
Heads up on Ryan Zimmerman, he's out until Wednesday.
Gonzo lays in a single and I'm breathing easy baby!
Gonzo lays in a single and I'm breathing easy baby!
well thank god it wasnt 1 of those bloody sundays. jeter comes thro after all. who ever pick pujols today good luck to u guys. hopefully he get to swing the bat today
Bartlett hit .395 in Baltimore last year and tomorrow's game is in Baltimore and he got a hit against Guthrie last week so sticking with Bartlett based on his avg in Baltimore.
Wow, got really lucky today with "Cargo" going out of the game after 2 ABs…
Cargo is going to be out for a while since he injured his hamstring so word of warning on him and Zimmerman. Zimmerman may be back on Tuesday but than again we don't know.
Looks lik the only person not to get a hit today in the bloogers was the person who took ryan howard
right now im looking at UTLEY tomorrow. 9-for-18 vs. jason marquis and its philly home opener
Actually Utley is hitting .476 against Marquis in his career and is hitting .417 against Washington so he looks like a sure thing but that is why this game is funny. You never know what is going to happen.
btle –
I think that the bloggers group is set up for members to join on your own.
Select groups from the menu line and join. Would be great to get at least a total of 20 members. Encouraging all to join in.
Dragbunt104- Thanks for the info.
i like it. 11 members in the group " the bloggers"


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Automation Journey in the world of L10n!!
Feb'14, Reetika Ghai
The blog talks about the importance of automation in the world of localization and its increased need in the world of Agile
Paradigm Shift from Waterfall to Agile in the World of Localization
Do you know which is the fastest land animal in the world reaching speeds up to 113km/h?
Over the last two years, there's been a gradual shift in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology for most of the Adobe flagship products. Product management has moved from yearlong waterfall product development life cycle to sprint-based Agile methodology (based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams).
As a result of changing market trends, we need to reinvent our approach to localization testing to meet the changing requirements of Agile methodology. In Agile, development and test cycles are shorter with quick turnaround time. In localization, test volumes have spikes considering the duration of the sprint cycle of 2-3 weeks. Features require frequent validation across multiple locales and platforms before certifying for a release in a simultaneous release model (sim-GM). In the Agile framework, it's important to be cognizant of the business goals from localization perspective. I would categorize these in three broad areas:
- Time boxed frequent releases to market: With agile most of the Adobe products have at least one release every quarter to a frequency as high as weekly/monthly releases
- Increased test scope leading to increased localization efforts: With each sprint the legacy scope to certify LOC build increases
- Higher focus on rapid new feature development with simultaneous release to market: Certifying features on N Locale and M platforms in a sprint of 3-4 weeks
These goals create the following challenges for an International Quality Engineering (IQE) team while deciding the scope on the localized builds for localization testing:
- Ensuring increased test coverage on the new features while balancing the coverage for legacy feature areas
- Ensuring re-usability of tests across various platform variants
- Ensuring test accuracy across repetitive scenarios on multiple languages
- Ensuring faster execution to uncover defects early on
- Ensure all the features work as expected on all supported platforms and locales
- Ensure co-existence with different versions of the released product/patches
- Ensure shipping the product simultaneously in all supported locales across geographies (sim-GM)
- Ensure optimized test coverage on all the supported locales and platform variants
Automation in Agile & Localization
Why automation testing in Localization?
– Multiple Releases in an year
– High volume of testing
– Complexity of Platform: Locale combination
– Improved test coverage leading to better quality
– Scalability
– Faster time to market
– Cost Effectiveness
With these initial thoughts, we proposed to expand the automation coverage of Dreamweaver product features from English language to localized languages in September 2012. Our initial Goal was to attain 45% feature automation coverage on localized builds with respect to coverage on English build on Mac platform.
Gradually we built the feature automation capabilities in the next six months, starting from enabling the automation framework for localization (i.e., added support to the automation framework to run scripts on the localized operating system) to running daily smoke tests on all the 15 supported languages, and eventually having good feature level automation coverage.
Automation is a great way to overcome the above challenges and effectively achieve optimized test coverage on localization builds. With automation, it would be possible to certify incremental creative cloud releases for all the supported operating systems and language combinations supporting the time-bound releases.
With multiple releases to market in a year, manual execution of the repeatable test scope by the localization vendors leads to increased test efforts. The major part of the increased test effort can be attributed to incrementally increasing legacy test scope, i.e., legacy scope is cumulative the sum of all the deliverables in the past of a product and would increase with each sprint. On the other hand, automated tests can be run over and over again ensuring defined coverage across platforms and language combinations, thereby contributing to the overall product quality for the time boxed release. This not only eliminates the test redundancy but also helps in producing faster test results.
Having the legacy area automated would help the localization tester focus manually on the current sprint deliverable, hence uncover defects early in the test cycle.The IQE needs to be cautious in deciding the scope of automation on localized builds. Prioritizing the automation coverage is very important.
With each quarterly release to market, the certification scope of the legacy features set for a product is increasing, leading to amplified repeatable test effort across multiple sprints compared to one time validation in the yearly releases model
Journey into Dreamweaver Automation
DW Localization team has 88% Functional Coverage & 86.5% of conditional coverage w.r.t core coverage of 50% conditional and functional coverage in CC release for MAC!
For adopting product automation in localized languages, our journey stared by answering a few of our initial questions:
- What features do we need to automate?
- What will be the sequence of feature automation?
- What locales should we consider to start with, based on data from prerelease and bug history?
- What would be the best approach for optimized test coverage in the different locales?
- In the automation framework, where should the locale specific strings (used in Test scripts) be placed? Or should we pull the strings directly for comparison from the Adobe Localization Framework (ALF) at runtime?
- How much effort is required for adopting automation on locales?
- What would be the initial setup required to start automation in the different locales?
- How much additional effort is required for running automation scripts in localized builds regularly?
- What will be the hardware needs and the challenge to meet them?
- What should be the frequency of automation runs (daily smoke, basic feature plan, and new feature plan)?
- How to have the best execution turnaround time on all locales? What should be the optimization matrix considering fast turnaround time in agile?
Initial 6 months journey into adoption of automation framework for Dreamweaver localization
Dreamweaver Automation Framework
Dreamweaver automation is based on the Adobe homegrown automation framework called 'Jerry'. The framework was developed by the Dreamweaver English QE team. It was written in Core Java, supported by apple scripts and java scripts in the backend, making use of the Dreamweaver's API exposed by the developers.
The diagram depicts the automation workflow:
Step 1: A job ticket (contains configuration details like TC #, Platform, Machine details, language information etc.) is fed into the Pulpo server.
Step 2: Pulpo server primary purpose is machine management and result logging. Pulpo server invokes the test machine based and executes the test automation based on the plan mentioned in the job ticket.
Step3: Once the execution is completed the log/results are copied to the Pulpo server for further analysis.
Step 4: Results are logged to the automation dashboard "AutoDash"
The Jerry framework contains automated test cases grouped under various test plans:
Daily Smokes – Basic test for validation of daily build
Basic Features Plan – Contains test cases of the legacy and new areas covering feature smoke in Test Studio
Acceptance Plan – Contains acceptance and full test pass coverage for features developed in legacy and present release cycle in Test Studio
We started with one iMAC machine dedicated to Dw automation. However, soon after proof of concept was successful, we added one more dedicated machine for automation on localized builds. The above test plans got executed on a pre-scheduled basis across all 15 locales on the predefined execution plan. Job tickets distributed across 15 locales were fed to the Pulpo server either manually or automatically and were triggered on the arrival of new build in Codex. Typically, by the time we arrived at the office, build sanity was completed on all the locales and we were good to share the builds with our vendor partners.
For monitoring and optimization of test coverage across 15 languages, a dedicated execution calendar was followed. Based on the calendar, different automation test plans were executed on various locales/platform combinations on a daily basis. Daily smoke test for build validation were executed, followed by dedicated full feature test pass on the weekends. The execution was pre-scheduled and the test coverage was distributed across locales for optimal results given the time and machine constraints.
Accomplishments & Learnings
In the Creative Cloud (CC) release, we benefitted from having automated test passes on localized builds across 15 languages:
- Overall test coverage efficiency improved four folds compared to manual test execution
- Quick sanity test for acceptance of localization build before passing the build to vendor partners increased efficiency
- Achieved quick turnaround time for basic feature testing by automation scripts
- Parallel certification on multiple builds (Patch and Main line builds)
- More focus on new features development part of the current sprint by the localization functional testers
- Prerelease build certification completely through automation
- Built blueprint and Code Sign verification through automation on all locales in 2 hours compared to 32 hours of manual verification
- Support from the core team: It is essential to have the automation blessed from the English team for optimal support. In case of Dreamweaver, we got immense support from the team, especially from Kiran Patil (Quality Manager) and Arun Kaza (Sr. Quality Lead) for driving the automation efforts on localized builds
- Pilot on automation framework for one Tier 1/double-byte/Cyrillic locales to ensure the framework was robust and would support automation on most of the locales
- Always document the issues /challenges you face during setting up automation, they always act as a reference point later
- Ensure core scripts are independent of English strings. In Dreamweaver, updating the legacy automation scripts to make these scripts run on localization was a big challenge, as automation scripts were failing at string comparisons. Aishvarya Suhane (Localization Automation QE) was a great help for writing functions in automation framework and creating a few new scripts for resolving localization-specific issues.
Cheetahs in the world of localization …
Special thanks to Guta Ribeiro for inspiring & mentoring me to write my first Blog & Rakesh Lal for his support.


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raidframes, again
As noted in an earlier post, I was trying some various raidframe options. I'd settled upon and have been using sRaidFrames for a while — it was darn close to being "all I wanted" in the balance of information and small load. But there's a component missing, and I have to bid regretful farewell.
sRaidFrames doesn't show pets. Now as a healer I don't HAVE to heal pets, but in my humble opinion the pet's contribution is a significant portion of the owning player's contribution – and I serve the party very well indeed if I keep the pet alive too. I'm willing to let the pet die if the circumstances warrant (too busy, etc), but letting it die because I cannot see it – especially when I'm supposed to be group heals and I've got plenty of time and mana – is unacceptable.
And the kicker is that I was browsing sRaidFrames developer's notes and discovered the pet issue is a known issue and that there are no plans to add them. Which means hunters and warlocks say goodbye. And healers who, like me, think pets are partymembers too.
Back to the decision tree…


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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Target Finds #2
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I've been on the hunt for a small mint bag - this one definitely fits the bill!ReplyDelete
I saw that striped blazer about a week ago when I was at Target and haven't stopped thinking about it since. I may be purchasing it this weekend! Love those shoes too!ReplyDelete
I'm obsessed with that skirt! So cute!!!ReplyDelete
I'm sold on the shoes! I must go find them!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
Love that blazer! I went to look at the ON one today and wasn't impressed. Maybe this one will be the right one for me!! You know I'm loving that dress! Loving these Target posts!! Hope you have a great Friday eve, the weekend is so close!!!ReplyDelete
Oh my...I want the shoes & the bag! Must haves. Great picks ;) thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Love this post Sara, you did all the work for us, now I should just run over there and buy it all;) You always have such a good eye. That little mint bag needs to be in my closet!ReplyDelete
That blazer and skirt will be in my buggy this weekend!!ReplyDelete
That maxi dress is beautiful! And that purse...oh my!ReplyDelete
Hope you had a great weekend!
The Hartungs Blog
LOVE this post! I've been avoiding the clothing section at Target EVERYTIME I go in because I just know it's dangerous for me and my budget! I may just have to go now after reading this post- it's just going to happen, I know it ;)ReplyDelete


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Prince Harry Told by Prince Charles Don't Apologize for Nude Scandal
Prince Harry will not be issuing a public apology for the nude scandal that broke last week. His father, Prince Charles, has instead told him to keep a low profile and rejoin his military unit in Afghanistan.
"Charles doesn't believe there's any need for a public apology and instead said to Harry that he should go to Afghanistan as soon as he makes an appearance at the Paralympics and join his rank. The quicker he goes out there, the sooner this will all blow over," a palace insider allegedly told Radar Online.
Harry had been planning to make a formal, public apology for his antics, which brought embarrassment to him and the royal family. During a wild party in Las Vegas, the younger prince was photographed nude. Since then, others have come forward and have tried to sell their own alleged photos.
The Palace, meanwhile, has refused to comment and is very familiar with handling public scandal. Several years ago, Prince Harry was photographed wearing a Nazi uniform and since then has been known as the "partying prince." His role as third in line to the throne, behind his brother, Prince William, has afforded him a greater sense of freedom.
One thing that Harry has always taken seriously, though, is his military career. He has enjoyed being a member of his unit and even spent time on the front lines last year. It was the first time a member of the royal family has done so, and Harry is eager to return to his unit.
"Of all the royal family, Charles was the most accepting of Harry's behavior. In his younger years, he was just as much a playboy as Harry is now, so he's more understanding when it comes to this sort of thing," the source said.
After all, Prince Charles was known as the "playboy prince" before settling down with Harry's mother, the late Princess Diana. Even then, though, the scandals did not stop since Charles pursued a relationship with, and eventually married, Camilla Parker Bowles.


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By now, I've told most of my friends about the New Haven taco trucks and my search to find something similar in Boston. I've heard a few times that East Boston is the place to go for authentic Latin American food, so I decided to start with Mi Pueblito based on a good friend's recommendation. Mi Pueblito is a Mexican / Salvadorean / Guatemalan restaurant not far from Logan airport. The menu includes a mix of each type of cuisine, and was so large I had trouble choosing. After reading through the different options: dinner plates with steak, venison, pork, and chicken, a raw bar with oysters, clams, and ceviche, and a la carte options like burritos, tacos, and pupusas, I took my friend's advice and sampled a few different items from the a la carte menu.
I ordered the beef tongue taco, chicken taco, and pork and cheese pupusa. Both of the tacos were served in two corn tortillas with onions, cilantro, a side of lime, and a side of taco sauce. Both were good, but the chicken taco was my favorite; it was possibly the most well seasoned and juicy chicken taco I've ever had. They were just as authentic as the taco trucks, about the same price ($2 each) and the ingredients were much higher quality.
The pork pupusa was also delicious; I felt like never having tried one before, I'd been missing out! It was a thick corn tortilla stuffed with cheese and pork, served with a fermented cole slaw and a mild red sauce similar to a salsa or taco sauce. It reminded me a little of a quesadilla, but better.
I really enjoyed the meal at Mi Pueblito and I'm excited to go back and try some of the other dishes, like the ceviche or a carne asada. I'm also hoping to try some of the other popular places in East Boston soon to compare!


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Campus police led the Oscar nominee away from the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison during a protest staged by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists on Thursday morning (07Feb13).
Reports suggest Cromwell held up graphic photos depicting the scientific decapitation of a cat named Double Trouble and yelled, "Shame on UW for mutilating and killing cats!"
Prior to his arrest, the actor said, "The University of Wisconsin may think that grant money matters more than animals' suffering, but the public who unwittingly funds this cruelty demands an end to these hideous experiments.
"My friends at PETA and I will continue to call on UW-Madison to stop cutting into and killing cats in this useless experiment."
Thursday's protest comes two weeks after PETA officials sent a letter to the UW Board of Regents describing the abuse of nine other cats in the same laboratory where Double Trouble was killed.
The protesters asked the regents for an immediate end to the cruel experiments but received no response.
James Cromwell arrested for cat abuse protest | Hollywood.com.