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After 5 months in development, mono 3.2.7 is out. This is the work of 1235 commits by 65 contributors. A lot of very exciting new things come with this release. The highlights are all the love our JIT received. A much improved ABCREM pass that now can remove a lot more bounds check on 64bits architectures. We added Alias Analysis and Loop Invariant Code Motion that allows even better code to be generated. Performance under some benchmarks was improved by more than 20%. Read more...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Mono 3.2.7 is out! (news.mono-project.com)
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Selective file dumper
|Original author(s)
|Nanni Bassetti and Denis Frati
|Stable release
|1.5 / March 21, 2008
|Written in
|Bash (shell script)
|Operating system
|Computer forensics
|GNU General Public License
GNU Lesser General Public License
Selective File Dumper (SFDumper) is a free open source computer forensics tool, written by Nanni Bassetti and Denis Frati, for Linux systems.
It is a Bash script which can retrieve all the files of a chosen type (e.g. .doc or .jpg), regardless if they are active, deleted or unallocated. It automatically runs Foremost for carving, and Sleuthkit for deleted files retrieval. It then eliminates duplicated files by comparing the SHA256 hashes of the carved files and the active and deleted files. Thanks to carving, files simply renamed to a different extension will be identified. Also, it is possible to expand the Foremost configuration file inside the script to add new extensions. Finally, it is possible to do a keyword search on the extracted files. The script can work on an image file or directly from a device.
It is free software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) and GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

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Threats From Hackers 'Converging,' Researchers Say
Threats from hackers are converging -- not just coming in on e-mail, or over the Web, or via Instant Messaging (IM), but through all three media, simultaneously, heightening the threat level that computer users are facing.
This week, MessageLabs Latest News about MessageLabs released its "Q2 2006 Intelligence Report," detailing the surprising trends in security TechNet Security Center: Tools & Guidance to Defend Your Network for April through June. Other analysts concur with the assessment.
MessageLabs is seeing a growing amount of "interconnectivity" linking viruses, spam and spyware, for example, quickly making a harmless looking e-mail a more serious Web threat. Technology News: Viruses & Malware: Threats From Hackers 'Converging,' Researchers Say
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Category Archives: Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 only boots to command prompt
A week back I had encountered a very strange behavior with one of our servers running on Windows Server 2012 R2. My colleague was trying something on the server where he had to remove the .Net Framework 3.5 or so, but in the midst of all this, he restarted the server and the sever boots only to command prompt. Upon checking the server, I figured out that it was doing all the basic functions that were allowed to do while being on a command prompt window. But it was not opening Servermanager or Powershell at all. This made me suspicious on it's behavior.
I did a bit of research on this issue and found out from a Technet blog that for some reason, the GUI installation of the server was undone and it was now acting like a core server installation (where only command prompt operations were possible). Sounds somewhere like LINUX right? Yes that's what I thought too. There were instructions on how to get the GUI part of the server back.
We are asked to run the following command from the command prompt that is open upon logging into the server:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Server-Gui-Mgmt /featurename:Server-Gui-Shell /featurename:ServerCore-FullServer /all
This will install the GUI features and all the requisites for those features. The installation itself will take quite a while. Once the installation is complete, reboot the server with the command "shutdown /r /t 0". The server also prompts to be restarted once the installation is complete. However I chose to run the command after hitting a "No" to the restart option. The GUI features were installed back after the restart.
Error: Resource Referenced in attribute displayName could not be found – Windows Server
If you overcome above error on your Windows Server ; you will need to download the Administrative Templates from the Microsoft Website (KB2841134)
Using netsh command to extract dhcp client list
Applies to Windows Server 2008 and above
Please note that in future versions of Windows, Microsoft might remove the Netsh Functionality for DHCP Server. The recommended usage is with Windows Powershell. We will explore that in a later post.
In this example I have considered DHCP Server as \\mydhcpservername and scope as 192.168.0.0
Run Command Prompt
c:\>netsh netsh>dhcp netsh dhcp>server netsh dhcp server>\\mydhcpservername netsh dhcp server>show scope 192.168.0.0
Changed the Current Scope Context to 192.168.0.0 Scope
netsh dhcp server scope>show client 1
The above command will list the following in the below order
- IP Address
- Subnet Mask
- MAC Address
- Lease Expiry
- Type of Lease
- Name of Connected Device
Get-DHCPServer cmdlet in Windows 2012R2 Server
DHCP Server Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell
The GET-DHCPServer cmdlets get automatically installed if the DHCP Feature is installed in your Windows 2012R2 Server
But if you are using the Windows 2012 R2 Server as a member server and your DHCP is running on either a Windows 2003 / Windows 2008 Server you will need to install the Remote Server Administration tool instead
Just run below command to get the cmdlets
Install-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-DHCP
Access Based Enumeration – Windows Server 2012 R2
This is a continuation of my previous post about ABE. The last post was how to enable ABE on Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 platforms. This post will have the steps to enable ABE on Window Server 2012 R2.
To enable ABE on Windows Server 2012 R2
1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click "File and Storage Services".
3. Click "Shares". This will display the shared folders that are currently present.
4. Right click on the required "Shared Folder" and click Properties.
5. Go to Settings and this will display a list of options on the right hand side of the window.
6. Enable access-based enumeration.


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President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has concluded his visit to India to accept the "Dr Kalam Puraskar for Excellence in Governance" Award.
President Yameen was conferred the award at a special ceremony held this morning at the Dale View Institute in Thiruvananthapuram.
Upon arrival at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, the President was welcomed by Minister of Defence and National Security; Hon. Adam Shareef Umar, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Hon. Dunya Maumoon, Members of the Cabinet, some Members of the Parliament and Government officials of different levels in addition to Senior officials of State Companies.
The President was given a warm welcome in Male' by Vice President of PPM; Mr. Abdul Raheem Abdulla, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Moosa Zameer, Government officials, school children and a large gathering of people.


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Rideshare week has been cancelled
The Commute Connection Rideshare Week promotion will not be happening for 2015 more
Important changes regarding on-campus wireless Internet access
Changes to wireless internet access for laptops and other devices will streamline and simplify service options for faculty, staff and students more
Advisory: Film crew on campus Sept. 1-3
Enrollment Management will be working with a film crew to create a virtual campus tour more
Pacific welcomes largest class of graduate, professional students
Pacific enrolled its largest-ever number of graduate and professional students this fall, thanks to newly launched degree programs more
Benefits news: September is prevention month
This month, arm yourself for good health by staying up-to-date with your immunizations and other preventative care more
University of the Pacific outreach prepares K-12 students for college success
$1.8 million grant helps Pacific fulfill its commitment to serve the region's public schools. more
SAC professional development scholarships
For complete information visit the scholarships page to find out about funding opportunities for staff professional development more
Welcome new Stockton faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year
The following new faculty members join Pacific this fall on the Stockton campus more
$1.4M grant supports underserved college students
A $1.4 million U.S. Department of Education grant will help 200 first-generation, low-income or disabled students attend University of the Pacific. more
Benefits news: Three important questions for retirement planning
It's important to review your retirement planning periodically. A TIAA-CREF financial consultant can help. more


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Happy weekend peeps! I hope this finds you enjoying your weekend and psyched once again to look 10 pounds lighter instantly! This is one of those tips that will work for anyone regardless of your weight. And fellow short girls, you're going to love this tip!
Tip#3: Find That Hidden Wedge.
The Hidden Wedge? What am I talking about? Well, last year I was looking at pair of Uggs for our annual holiday trip to Jackson Hole and kept thinking how dumpy I looked in them. Then I happened upon a pair online that had a hidden wedge (and a zipper ~ha!) and thought why not?
I'm not exaggerating when my women friends kept saying "Have you lost weight?" That comment was usually followed by "Your legs look so long; what have you been doing to workout?" Even my "Pilates Possy" kept asking me what I was doing and where they could get them! I wore them so much that I literally wore them out. Hence, no picture and unfortunately, Uggs no longer makes them. 😦
Not to be deterred, I've combed the web and curated 3 different pairs of hidden wedges for you that can be on your doorstep next week. Each are spectacular in their own right (and they don't cost as much).
1. Nine West Tall Boot:
http://amzn.to/1FzEEMr I love that you can get them in any color and even suede. The zipper in the back not only makes for easy on & off but also really gives it an expensive look.
2. Enzo Tall Boot :
http://amzn.to/1Kdz08f These are simple and chic. Always a recipe for great personal style! You can wear them with anything.
3. ANNA Ankle Bootie:
http://amzn.to/1K0dsdY We all know that ankle booties are everywhere this season and this might be my favorite of the season.They are faux leather and have a rubber sole so no stains or slipping. And that clasp! I swear it makes it look like they are made by Givenchy or Celine! I'm thinking of ordering these in black and brown as I know they will go fast!
I'd love to hear your thoughts below and see you in a picture of hidden wedges looking ever so tall and lean.
And always remember ~ You're Never Stuck!
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.LAT Launch
The launch of .LAT consists of the following stages:
|Launch stage
|Start date
|End date
|Quiet Period
|General Availability
During this stage, trademark holders are given the opportunity to request the registration of the .LAT domain that matches with their brand before the .LAT is open to the public. To be able to participate, it is necessary to register the brand at the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH).
- The Sunrise process will have a duration of 60 days.
- Every trademark holder registered at TMCH can participate.
- During Sunrise, registry applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Domains that have received only one application will be assigned to the applicant.
- Domains that have received more than one application will pass to an auction process with an external provider.
Quiet Period
During this period, applications received during Sunrise will be reviewed. If there are several applications for the same domain name, an auction with an external provider will be necessary. The domain names will be assigned to the winners of the auctions at the end of the quiet period.
At the end of this period, every domain name requested during Sunrise must be assigned. At that moment, they can be activated in the DNS of the .LAT zone to be visible on the Internet.
In this period, every domain name that complies with ICANN's guidelines will be available to the public for the first time. The domain names registry has no eligibility restrictions.
During Landrush, a reverse auction scheme will be applied. The registry fee will be at a Premium level during the first days and will decrease in the days following.
Domain names will be assigned by order of arrival.
In this way the user determines the value of their domain name by deciding the best time and price to complete the registration. This comes with risk of someone else registering a domain before them if they wait too long for a lower price.
General Availability
Once the initial registration has concluded, the domain names will be assigned in order of arrival at the standard public fee.
If you are an ICANN Accredited Registrar and want to participate in the launch of .LAT, write us at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Engage Live photography training will be hosting a three-day live exploration of Experimental Portraiture delivered by one the industry's most innovative and exciting photographers, the award-winning Richard P.Walton, which takes place on September 8-10. Live stream the classes free at engagelive.co/live.
To get in the mood, the Welshman took time out from his busy schedule to talk about a creative career unlike any other.
When did you first fall in love with photography?
I got into photography at the age of 18. I left school at the age of 16, and never had an idea of what I wanted to do, so I just tried loads of different things. I must have gone through over ten jobs and a bunch of college courses. They never lasted more than a couple of months though. When I decided to check out college again, my younger brother had mentioned photography, so I went to check it out. As soon as I saw the darkroom I was very interested. A couple of months passed and I was waiting for the time when I would get bored and move on to the next thing. But I didn't get bored. Photography seemed to have endless possibilities. Photography is infinite really.
Did you start collect cameras and equipment like rock nerds collect CDs?
Not really, I never had enough money! I always got by with limited kit. I'm glad though, because it made me concentrate on trying to take better photographs with the limited kit I had. Later, down the line, I did get a bit of a geek with Lomo cameras. I have around ten these days, though they just sit looking pretty in my office. The iPhone did away with actually using them.
When did you do your first professional job, and how did it go?
I photographed a wedding whilst I was in my second year of college. I remember it vividly. I was young and dumb, charged them £100 and even got a college friend to film it, which was included in that price. It was 35mm back then too; I even gave them an album. I think I was out of pocket by a fair bit. I remember going to a local album supplier for the first time and he absolutely bollocked me when I told him how much I had charged. He told me that I should never charge less than £800, as it would effect the industry and bring prices down. It was a great learning experience though. I never made those mistakes again.
Did you have any photography heroes when you were starting out?
I absolutely loved David La Chappelle after going on a college trip to one of his exhibitions in London. I still admire his work today. His portfolio is just amazing. He was doing things 20 years ago that people are still copying today. Very little Photoshop too, which is inspiring. Later down the line, I discovered Joey L, Dave Hill, Joel Grimes and a bunch more. They all influenced my work a lot.
These days though I don't really look at other photographers, as I find it can influence me to much. I don't want others to effect the style I am developing, which is always changing, and what I would consider to be getting better. It's very hard to be original these days but I've always strived to be as original as I can. I want my own life and experiences to be the real influence on my work and ideas. It's easier then to stand out from the crowd.
How would you describe your style?
My style varies. It's taken me a long time to understand the technical side of things. However, now I'm in a position where I can choose what style to shoot something in. On a professional working level, this is great because I can turn my hand to most jobs out there.
One thing that has always been a big part of my style is getting the camera in different angles, whether I'm lying on the ground or climbing a tree I'll always shoot something a bit different after I've got the safe shots. I want to show people the world from a different angle – my angle.
Imagination has a lot to do with it – can you teach imagination?
Imagination is something that can be developed. I always try to encourage people to look within rather than without. We are all individuals with different ideas, so dig deep down and ask yourself who do you want to be, not what but who. (That last bit is taken from Arnold Schwarzenegger.) I really believe that if we think for ourselves we can be successful and make a living from photography. Don't look at the photographer down the street, but if you do make sure you are looking at what he's not doing so you can do it different from him/her.
How do you keep your aesthetic fresh?
I always push myself. I'll shoot the safe shots, shoot my style shots and then push the boat out and try something new. I've always been a keen user of artificial lighting, off camera flash, but lately I've been using available light a lot more. It's quicker and all around us. I don't use Photoshop as much as I used to, as I like to have a life outside of photography and hate being sat on a computer. So getting shots right in camera is important for me. Most of the time.
What has been your biggest learning curve?
The business side of things. I was terrible at it for a long time. I was no good at pricing jobs and always under-charged. I joined the SWPP, met some great people and all that changed. I've got some easy 'tricks' that I now use. I'm still not an amazing businessman, but I have a formula that ties in with my work and it seems to be working good for me.
I'm not looking to be a millionaire from photography, I value experiences much higher. I've been fortunate to travel the world meeting amazing people and seeing some great places. Photography is the best job out there, in my eyes. I wouldn't trade it for anything. As long as I make what I consider to be a comfortable living, I'm happy.
And what would you rather forget?
Signing a five-year lease on a studio. I got rid of it back last year. Great at times and nice to have, but it came with a lot of stress. I now work from home and love it.
You photograph the Gumball Rally regularly. It looks like amazing fun. Why do you keep going back?
Yes, I've been fortunate to photograph the rally five times. It's an eye opener, a chance to see how the other half live. It's pretty sickening at times, to be honest. Billionaires and millionaires going all out for a week, money is literally not a worry for those guys. I've met some amazing people through it and seen some great places. It's a tough week but I'm always drawn to it closer to the time.
Last year I got paid the most I've ever been paid for one job so that was nice, Maxim magazine used six of my photos and it paid for my wedding this year. I have some crazy stories and some nice photographs from the adventures. It's actually starting in Ireland (Dublin) next year. Hopefully I'll be back on it. I'm very fortunate to have landed the Gumball gig. Most people pay £30,000 upwards to enter it!
You're all about variety, working at lots of different things. How does your edgy style work with weddings, for example?
Variety is the spice of life, as they say. I get bored easily, so I have to mix it up. The edgy stuff works great at weddings because it is different to the norm. People either love it or hate it, which is a good thing. I've never wanted to just be booked as a photographer but more an artist.
My aim is to take bookings from people who want what I offer and not what everyone else offers. I don't follow trends and don't care about what other photographers are doing. I once had a phone call from somebody asking, 'Are you the photographer who climbs trees?' I got known for that and people are disappointed if I don't climb one on their wedding.
What are the three main things that people will take away from your Engage Live photography training class?
Hopefully people will learn to think outside the box a little. I want people to realise that it's OK to be an individual. Being yourself is one of the hardest things you can do in society but when you discover that it's actually OK and some people will appreciate you, you can be free to search for the artist within. This will set you apart from the competition and lead to a far more rewarding life than just trying to be a good photographer would. Remember, you're not trying to please everyone, just enough people to give you enough money to have the lifestyle you want to lead. I'll also be sharing my mindset, business ideas, money-making tricks, lighting techniques, camera techniques, attitude, posing, Photoshop tricks, compositing – I basically want to share everything I know. You'll get plenty of chance to see me shoot too!
Pre-order the full download Richard's class to watch and learn on-demand here or attend the class as an audience member and have your portraits critiqued in-person by entering here.


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Revit number the rooms automatically, and Revit warns us if there's duplicated numbers. And users can always renumber them manually in order to have the room number order by location/level . If you have a project with over 100 rooms per level, I suggest you to dissociate the room numbering systems with the location identifier. To BIM better, we can associate a "location" parameter to the room.
The parameter can be done manually by group selecting the rooms in the same zone. It takes time to actualize this parameter and you know there's always mistakes when hand typing. The easiest way is by programming, set your location parameter criteria and the computer do the rest for you. In the following, it shows the methods with Dynamo.
For exemple, we have incorporated a parameter named "ARQ_Encuadre". The parameter shows in which 1:100 plans locates this room.
This parameter was signed manually by overlaying the scope box and room boundaries. And as project involves, the changes are not taken in consideration with this parameter.
A Dynamo tool is developed for sign this parameter automatically. Please firstly check the following conditions:
- Dynamo 0.8 + (1.0 version recommended)
- Scope boxes for 1:100 plans in the model named as : T2X_A0_100_E05_bis
- Length unit should be in meter
- Add the room parameter "ARQ_Encuadre"
To download the .dyn file, please click here.
Please follow the following steps:
- Open an architecture model, change the length unit to "meter" if the setup is in millimeter.
- Make sure all the Scopebox for location identifier are in the model following a strict naming convention
- Launch the Dynamo – Encuadre.dyn
- Configuration of two parameters in dynamo inputs: Scopebox Name Filter / Encuadre Parameter
- Run Dynamo definition
- Check the room schedule
- Change the project length back into initial setting


text: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels Author: Ree Drummond Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 9781459628281 Release Date: 2011 Genre: Large print books Download For city - girl, Ree, a small town in Oklahoma was only supposed to be a quick detour on her way to a new life in Chicago. Then a chance encounter with a devastatingly handsome and masculine cowboy changed everything ... A charming, bright and funny memoir for anyone who's ever despaired of finding old - fashioned, lasting love.That's when I saw him - the cowboy - across the smoky room. She was a city girl with a penchant for sushi bars, good restaurants and fine wines. Her idea of a good time was to go clubbing with friends in her ubiquitous black heels. He was pure country. Strong and sure and raised on a ranch, his cowboy boots bore the hallmarks of hard work. His idea of a good time was a quiet steak and beer with his brother after a satisfying day's yakka. Home from LA for a quick break before moving to Chicago, Ree Drummond was out with friends one night when she spied a tall, handsome cowboy across the room. The attraction between them was immediate and they found themselves talking into the night. Life intervened for a while, but they were destined to meet again. And so began an unlikely romance between two very different people, one who thrived on the excitment and variety of city life, the other with a deep love of the land his family had been farming for generations. Would their growing passion for each other be enough to overcome the obstacles between them? Black Heels to Tractor Wheelsisn't just a love story; it's a universal tale of passion, romance, and the sort of all - encompassing love that sweeps us off our feet.


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It's always curious what beloved little tokens of unsolicited information get bestowed upon the mailbox throughout the week. I thought I'd share some of my favorites.
1. Non-governmental organization SOS Children's Villages wrote to remind me that World Orphan Week is coming up on October 5th.
"More than 541,000 children in the U.S. and more than 133 million children worldwide are without parental care. And every 2.2 seconds, a child loses a parent," according to the group, which always says that less than 1% of these children are adopted worldwide every year.
SOS cares for over 70,000 orphans throughout the world.
2. Majon International writes to tell me about a new school called Holotopia Academy started this past summer on the island Punta Campanella, near Positano, in the Amalfi Coast, Italy, which is the place described by Homer in his Odyssey when Ulysses meets the sirens.
"Holotopia Academy's function is to create a worldwide-recognized meeting point for some of the most important thinkers, providing the best conditions for the production of art masterpieces as well as new scientific and philosophical theories and works," according to its website.
3. The Humane Society of the United States writes to tell me about its new website that it set up to assist journalists in writing about animal abuse throughout the nation. The site includes statistics, trends, links to state laws and penalties, cruelty demographics and analysis.
"Animal cruelty is a serious crime that degrades humans as well as animals. Unfortunately, it's likely to be a problem in your community right now, or soon. After all, these kinds of vicious attacks are happening in nearly every corner of the country nearly every day."
"However, since there is no federal reporting system for these crimes, journalists rarely get the opportunity to analyze animal cruelty's prevalence. Sometimes the crush of news deadlines also makes it difficult to put these events into perspective."
Friday, September 19, 2008
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- Regina said...
The humane society website is pretty interesting, especially in light of the Norman the cat case going on in NYC.
Scariest thing was an piece that ran along with notes from the trial in the Post, where a columnist pointed out that the cat killer was "a hunk" and "next time, Ladies choose the guy"
- September 22, 2008 at 3:16:00 PM EST
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...Just because the cool thing to do these days seems to be to change the first letters of a word to "tw" whenever it involves Twitter.
If that headline still doesn't make sense, maybe these screenshots will:
Tweet from @BreakingNews this afternoon:
Tweet a few minutes later from @wcbstv:
Those familiar with Twitter know that copying tweets is not rare. "Retweeting" is a popular way of sharing favorite and interesting posts but that usually includes the letters "RT" and a link to the original tweeter as a way of citing the source. That's not what happened here.
This might be a good time to announce that NewsByte2 is now on Twitter: twitter.com/newsbyte2.


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|This image is actually completely relevant.
mum: It's really, really good and heading towards lovely, which is better than great.
me: well. thank you. it's the lovely part that has me worried--it's really nice all up there in my head, but translating that to paper is proving difficult.
mum: Oh, yeah, that thing called writing.
me: All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.
mum: And figure out a way to do that without making a mess.
then I found forever.
THAT'S WHAT'S UP by EDWARD SHARPE + THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
Ran away for the weekend and took maybe all of seven pictures to prove it (and most involve prints and patterns from my yearly Papersource pilgrimage, at that), which should probably be taken as testament to my unparalleled love of sea, sun, and family. (All three in one place? Nothing. Better.) But here's a pretty parting shot from our beloved T-Street, with the promise that I'll get back to real blogging just as soon as finals finish.
In the meantime, here's some seventies sound in honor of sunshine and happiness. Love and love.
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Neon pink spray paint. A cast-off card from the art museum. An honest-to-goodness true line from an actual book that really said this, no edit necessary. How could I not.
Also, mugwumpery is a real word. As is mugwumpish, or the delightfully rhythmic mugwumpian.
And people ask me what I'm going to do with my English degree.
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# idek., love, miscellany
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Southern Californians are bracing themselves for "Carmageddon weekend", the weekend when a huge stretch of the major 405 freeway will be shut down for repairs. It seems like it's going to be bad, but hopefully people will stay home and not clog all the major roads. My close friend and I have been wondering how many weddings will be affected by the freeway closure, and how much it sucks because there was no way of knowing about this last year. Here's the first story I've seen:
A year ago, a young Marina del Rey couple picked the seemingly innocuous date of July 17, 2011, for their wedding in Bel-Air. Then came the unthinkable: Transportation officials announced that a nearby section of the 405 freeway would be closed that day.
"My mom said, I'm going to tell you something, but don't freak out," said soon-to-be bride Dalia Franco, 25.
But panic has been unavoidable, and Franco brought her concerns to the freeway closure meeting Thursday night. A total of 130 wedding guests are expected to arrive from local areas as well as from San Diego, other parts of the United States and even Israel and Africa, she said. She's worried that people will not be able to get to the ceremony on time.
A family friend's house on Bellagio Road will serve as the venue for a 5 p.m. garden wedding themed "Romance under the Stars," Franco said. She and her fiance, Moshe Shmuel, 26, are bracing themselves for a logistical migraine. The couple have asked guests to schedule early flights that will land in plenty of time for the ceremony. Few options exist to ease the drive from the airport or from guests' homes.
She has sent frantic calls and emails to local government officials, asking for their help. She approached public safety officials at the meeting Thursday night seeking advice for her wedding guests. Shmuel, a business student at Santa Monica College, also came to the meeting.
After hearing Franco speak, Los Angeles city officials promised to help the couple make a contingency plan. A group of police officers came up to talk to her after the meeting.
"What we're doing is finding out more about the event and looking at alternate routes," said Capt. John Egan of the LAPD's West Valley area and an operations chief for the closure weekend.
The plans may involve buses or other ways to efficiently move a large number of people, Egan added. Franco said she greatly appreciated the response.
"It's something to calm my fears a little bit," she said, adding that either way, "it's a wedding no one will forget."
I sincerely hope this all works out for them. Good luck, Dalia and Moshe!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Carmageddon wedding in LA
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James O'Loghlin and Andrew Cranna have less than two hours to write and illustrate a story and they need your help, stat! Drop by with your most outlandish suggestions and watch the story unfold before your eyes. Sound effects included. Rec. age 6+.
Session 1: 10.30am–12pm Session 2: 12.30am–2pm
Andrew Cranna (Australian)
Andrew Cranna is an author, illustrator and primary school art teacher who illustrates comics for The School Magazine. Andrew's current comic serial, Frank & Spook, is based on two monster kids trying to expel four annoying humans from their happy home. Andrew's graphic novel series, The Bloodhound Boys, was shortlisted by the Children's Book Council of Australia for the Crichton Award for New Illustrators. It was also shortlisted for the Reading Children's Book Prize and later translated into Estonian.
James O'Loghlin (Australian)
James O'Loghlin is the author of eight books, including four for children. His most recent children's novel is The Twins of Tintarfell, published in 2016. Others are Daisy Malone and the Blue Glowing Stone and The Adventures of Sir Roderick the not-very- Brave, awarded best book for 8 to 10 year olds at the 2014 Speech Pathology Awards, and shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Award for Children's Literature. James hosted The New Inventors on ABC TV and several programs on ABC Radio.


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Mdm Au, as usual, lead us in a very wonderful session of quilling.
There was such an array of creativity in the Rooster themed ATCs for this evening.
One of the ATCs I created was made from egg shells. This was traded with Jessica.
We also spent time talking about the upcoming exhibition in March and also our visit to a nursing home to run an art activity as well as put up our artwork for their enjoyment for a few months. Very exciting.
We will meet again on 9 Feb and the inspirational theme will be Valentine's.


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Born in America, Sydney-based Kim Leutwyler migrated to Australia in 2012. She works in a variety of media including painting, installation, ceramics, printmedia and drawing. Kim holds concurrent bachelor degrees in Studio and Art History from Arizona State University, and additionally graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Painting and Drawing degree.
Kim's current work takes its form in paintings dealing with images of beauty, gender and Queer-identity. She has come to focus on painting as a medium because of its primarily masculine history in the western art canon. By entering into the modernist painting field Kim hopes to destabilize gender borders just as LGBTQ artists have been doing since the 70's and earlier. Her artwork has been exhibited in multiple galleries throughout the United States and Australia.
Leutwyler's recent accolades include being selected as a finalist in the Archibald, Sulman and Bluethumb Art Prizes, as well as the Portia Geach Memorial Award. She also won the Midsumma Visual Arts Guide Cover Competition, and her painting was the hero image for the 2016 LGBTQ Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
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Yuck! First the Shutdown, and Now Stinkbugs!
The reopening of the federal government couldn't come soon enough for the war on stink bugs, whose reeking legions used the shutdown to solidify their grip on the nation's capital. Elizabeth Williamson reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... this story stakes much of the country already thinks that Washington's things at least metaphorically now it was too young knows what's what's one to the government's fault ... it's today's a head in the Wall Street John all the stink bug problem in the nation's capital and Elizabeth Williamson joins us now ... with the smelly deatails ... Elizabeth play holding on us ... phase II and I've got a few days in my house pool so what what is this think Bach I've I've not heard of the sand and other than the smile what's the problem ... add the brown moderated stink bug is in Asia and higher import it came to the US in the mid nineties and it was her son in Pennsylvania ... it so ravenous feeder idiots about three hundred different types of things including a lot of produce fruits vegetables legumes peanuts so it really is tearing a swath through the US especially among the mid Atlantic ... the end of May when the the the potholes ... of ensuring that the shutdown because that the government what to say when in charge of finding them ... one able to to continue to walk ... that's right ... as the US government went into hibernation the stink bugs were really on the March and so they were at their most active period and that's a great time to study them ... and the USDA is pioneering this project to trying get rid of these things ... aam but they won on furlough for sixteen days and so the stink bugs that John ... and I didn't go as to how how ... how bad is that I mean is is is is it like so bad that you just wanna ... put a clothes peg money announced ... well you know they don't really smell unless you threaten them or are you step on them ... so I'm that's when they release this odor that stinks like bronze salon throw kind of stuffed into a sweat sock ... by Abu Salah still air ... defense so it sounds to lie delightful ... absolutely axis of handmade one of the sense of fall ... but um what happens is if he had no one can figure out Mrs. by the USDA is doing this study they don't really know what that tracks in bonds to certain places and when they come into our says it's because they're about to hibernate and they're looking for a a warm certain type credits and wits to sleep out the winter ... but they choose houses ... nobody knows their criteria because some houses will be covered it will be like a moving car producing bus and others will get just a couple ... to now own one of the things that scientists are trying to do this in trying to get one ... wants to ... play banks in this thing by guides explain that it's a really interesting idea ... sure ... in Asia I there is a tiny wasps which is the natural predator of the sting of will we don't have that last year so when they came over ... there were no natural predators there's just the USDA their human predator ... so what they're trying to do is find different lots than actually have this had a ... and see if they can get them to lay their eggs inside the eggs of the sting out of tag rights are rights or Elizabeth Williamson thank you so much


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Michael Felix Rowe has become the first Sierra Leonean ever to graduate with an Executive Masters Degree in Sports Organization and Management (MEMOS).
His certificate was sent through the NOC and was officially presented to him by the President of NOC, Dr. Patrick Coker at a ceremony attended by family members and sports fans.
Michael Felix Rowe said a total of 55 degrees were awarded with five coming from Africa. He also said 75 were initially enrolled for the course but 20 dropped along the way.
The MEMOS programme was supported by the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC SL) through the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The MEMOS programme consists of 4 modules and these were studied in different universities, to include, the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration and Management, the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, St. Augustine University, the University of the Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago, the University of Zagreb, Croatia and the University of Poitiers France.
According to Michael Felix Rowe the role of Memosians is to manage and develop the different sports organizations in his or her country and beyond.
He/she should also be able to develop and implement administrative management policies and develop projects within the NOC and also serve as Marketing and Sports Manager for Sports in their countries of origin.
Michael is currently the head of the Games and Sports Department at the College of Medicine and Allied Sciences, University of Sierra Leone.
Rowe has is first Masters Degree at the Njala University in Sports Administrative and Management (MA.Ed) in 2008.
Michael Rowe becomes the first West African to obtain such highest IOC degree in sports administration and management.


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"NASMM's SMM~C certification is the professional evolution of certification for Senior Move Management® professionals," said Mary Kay Buysse, NASMM's Executive Director. "While many certification programs only measure knowledge, the SMM~C requires experience within the profession to demonstrate proficient Senior Move Management service delivery."
The focus of MOVING Forward is to assist seniors in downsizing with ease and to also work with seniors as they prepare to sell their home and move into retirement communities. One of the special services her company provides is offering a specialized list of buyers who will purchase items directly from the client as the home is prepared for the real estate market.
Established just three years ago, her company is the only Senior Move Manager business in Wisconsin to receive the highly coveted A+ Accreditation rating from the National Association of Senior Move Managers. Nationally, there are over 1000 member companies that make up the National Association of Senior Move Managers. Of that 1000, about 40 hold the prized A+ Accreditation.
The National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) is the leading membership organization for Senior Move Managers in the United States, Canada and abroad. NASMM is recognized for its innovative programs and expertise related to Senior Move Management, transition and relocation issues affecting older adults. NASMM members represent the most qualified and capable Senior Move Managers in this growing profession. For more information contact NASMM at 877-606-2766 or email@example.com. Visit the NASMM website at www.nasmm.org.
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Everyone who sees this picture brings their own biases to it, and interprets the gender of this person differently based on who they are and what their experiences have been.
So, I decided to sit down and waste some time watching "the Gay and Lesbian Comedy Slam." I figured it would be bad, I mean no even token nod to the rest of the GSRM community, but this shit was fucking horrible. These folks are no more my people than Cis, Straight, Evangelical, hard line conservative Christians.
It started out with a transphobic joke. The first fucking line of the show. Well Y'all can go fuck yourselves right back. It was fucking terrible, misgendering and deadnaming someone, and appropriating "transition" all for the sake of a really shitty joke.
So much racism, bi-phobia, cissexism, and out right transphobia, as well as gay male misogyny. Don't forget the classism, pro-militarism, and rape culture bullshit. Oh, and we can't forget the gender role enforcement even within gay culture.
I'm sick of seeing any type of queer folks upholding this kyriarchical bullshit, but the Cis Gay and Lesbian scene has made an entire culture surrounding it. "We're just like you, only we are attracted to the same sex." Yeah, and fuck you too. Our entire overculture is toxic, and you want to reflect and be part of those power structures instead of tearing them down. You are not my family. And they will never want you. Call me when you wake the fuck up. We'll be here waiting like we always have been.
Feminists, you should know better.
Please stop equating chromosomes with gender. When you do, you aren't just excluding trans* people, but intersex people as well. Some cis women don't even have XX chromosomes. Some cis men don't have XY chromosomes. And some people have either XX or XY chromosomes and are neither women nor men.
You know what, while we're talking, Penis ≠ man either.
I'm sick and tired of going on feminist blogs I like and having to see this shit over and over again. Especially on ones where they say that they support trans* people.
Any time you police someone else's gender, whether you are cis or trans*, by:
you are buying into and supporting the system that oppresses all trans* and gender non-conforming people.
I don't know if anyone else experiences this, so I'll just put it out there. The gender "woman" has a very wide range, just as the gender "man" does, and the genders outside these have an even wider range. Within the binary gender woman are all types of women, butch, femme, tomboy, and many others. While my experience of gender fluctuates, it always does so within the range described by woman, and the mental body map doesn't change. But at the same time I refuse to describe myself as genderfluid, because at no point do I go outside the range that is part of the false binary system, and I do not want to appropriate non-binary terms, but at the same time, I have a hard time finding the words to describe the gendered thought patterns and behavior switches. Does anyone else experience this, or am I alone?
Stop putting glitter on a corpse and hoisting it up for your disco ball.
Every year, a shit ton of violence happens to trans people. The vast majority of this is directed at trans women of color. If you didn't care about these people in life, then you have no right to mourn them and use them to further your organizations now that they're dead. Hell, you shouldn't even be reading about this from me, you should be listening to them.
The dead don't care about being remembered; they're dead. What are you doing for the living? Are your organizations doing anything at all for trans* people, or are we just a token? This is a great day for fundraising. Are you still going to continue to throw trans* issues under the bus? Are you going to continue to deny how race and gender plays a part in oppression? Or are you just going to throw a goddamn party, and forget about this until next year?
Edit for clarity: This post is not about positivity or ignoring the violence to trans people, especially trans women of color. It is about intersectionallity and appropriation.
This time, I remembered to remove my toenail polish.
So I went to the orthopedist. Just got back in fact, and I'm having a cup of tea. I hate having to lie on medical forms. Gender M. All already printed out in bold black ink before I even got the form. How fucking presumptuous for them to assume that my gender is male. How would they know? At least I didn't get sirred constantly like I did at the clinic the other day. So I played the part of the good young man. Fuckers. I wouldn't have had that much of a problem if it had been sex on the form. I haven't undergone any HRT or surgery so my sex is still unambiguously male.
Anyway, they said the cause of my ankle problem is the fact that I have been working as a line cook for several years and having flat feet. So, I'll have to stay off of it for a few more days, use the medicine, and I will have to Ice my ankle nightly for the rest of my life. They have also given me some special insoles. I say given, but selling them to me for $35 isn't exactly a gift. Anyway, this drastically limits the kind of shoes I can wear, so I might as well get used to wearing Mens shoes for the rest of my life. Yay. :( So I guess that you could call me semi-able bodied.
One other thing. Why do they need to know your race? I mean, seriously, why is that a question on the form? Is there an actual medical reason that an orthopedist would need to know that information?
voting on crutches is gonna be fun tomorrow./sarcasm
Today I learned that I am a sexist because I am a binary trans* person. renetascian commented on a blog post by mx. punk. And I quote, "I did have another thought about your blog about being sexist. I am non-binary, but I realized if you were a binary transperson you would be sexist." Oh really, I had no idea that because I happen to be a woman and not genderqueer that I am a sexist. Go on. "One example would be a transperson insulting another person for not getting surgery, or displaying hatred for cross-dressers." Um, I probably will never be able to afford the surgery, and am afraid of losing all sensation, so I am non-op. That doesn't make me non-binary. Even if I did get SRS, I would never judge someone for not getting it. I don't hate cross-dressers, I'm just not one, and I don't want to be told that I am one any more than you want to be told that you are a binary identified trans* person. How am I a sexist again? I don't buy that gender is binary. I think that gender roles are bullshit. I believe that all genders should be equal. Why do you think that I am sexist again? And yet, you think less of me because I am a woman and binary identified. How are you not sexist? And by implication, you are saying that anybody who is cisgender is sexist, so why do you single out binary trans* folk? Why do you hate me?


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Three major retailers reported quarterly earnings Thursday, with mixed results that underscored the continued problems plaguing the economy.
Discount giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its second-quarter profit beat expectations but also reported that sales fell; trendy clothing company American Apparel Inc. said earnings plummeted 34% compared with a year earlier; and upscale department-store chain Nordstrom Inc. reported that its profit declined 27% but raised its full-year forecast.
"The earnings reports tell me that we're not even close to seeing the end of this recession," said Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, a consumer behavior firm. "If Wal-Mart can't break even for [comparable]-store sales, this economy is still in terrible shape."
Consumers' frugal spending continues to affect merchants in all sectors. The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales fell 0.1% in July, month-over-month; analysts had expected a 0.7% gain.


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The DREAM CDT has been fortunate to receive support from NERC for an Innovation Support training grant. This will enable a series of turnkey, specialised training and support activities to be provided for the DREAM research students and associated supervisory staff. Our first activity will be attendance at the Hartree Centre 'Winter School' in Big Data. This course, prepared for DREAM by the Hartree team, will provide hands-on practical experience with the spectrum of contemporary Big Data tools and techniques.
Following this, we are providing access to the prestigious 'Impact to Innovation' week at Cranfield University's world-famous School of Management, where the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship will put on a programme to enable DREAM researchers to develop and fulfil their ambitions, and to adopt innovation and entrepreneurship thinking at the heart of planning their futures.
We are then lucky to provide access to a dedicated 'Env InfoHackit' event operated by the Made Agency, who will help the DREAM researchers develop an ability to communicate science and technology, conveying their research effectively to a wide audience. We will be supported in this by a series of practising design specialists and consultants, and design students, all of whom will work to help the scientists understand how to communicate their work effectively, through a series of media.
Our researchers will then be able to attend a turnkey event at the University of Cambridge, aimed to provide a '360o view' of Big Data and risk science research and practice. A series of leading industrialists and academics drawn from the risk science and Big Data field will present their work and experiences to the students, and in turn have the opportunity to provide advice and guidance to the developing research of the DREAM students.
Finally, we will have the fantastic opportunity to engage in the EnvExpo event being planned by University of East Anglia (UEA), also a recipient of a parallel NERC Innovation grant. This event will draw together a unique gathering of the majority of the current group of Doctoral researchers from the NERC CDT centres nationwide. As well as learning about each others research across the Centres, there will be a unique opportunity to network with a broad body of attendees from industry and academia. DREAM researchers will host an evening event in 'Big Data' to share their experiences and knowledge with the other NERC researchers.
Altogether this grant offers DREAM a fantastic opportunity, with our researchers enabled to develop their technical skills and networking abilities, as well as to hone some really practical career-focussed developmental activities – and of course hopefully having a lot of fun doing so too!


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It's difficult to overstate just how bad the Milwaukee Brewers farm system looked after the trades to bring in Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum. It was the consensus worst system in the majors by a wide margin, largely due to an utter lack of star talent. To put it in perspective: the number one prospect on the Brewerfan.net Power 50 is Wily Peralta, rated a three-star prospect by Baseball Prospectus's Kevin Goldstein
You may notice a new name in second place on the Brewefan Power 50. That name is Tyler Thornburg, a right-handed starting pitcher selected in the third round of last year's draft. Thornburg laid waste to the Midwest League this spring as a member of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The 22-year-old started 12 games, striking out 76 batters in 68.2 innings, walking 26 and allowing only 49 hits — a total of 76 strikeouts against 75 baserunners, and an unsurprisingly low 1.57 ERA.
That performance earned Thornburg a quick promotion the High-A Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League. He's been solid there through his first three starts, striking out 20 of the first 65 batters he's faced. His control has been a bit worse with the promotion, with seven walks in his first 16 innings, but nothing out of the ordinary for a three-start sample.
Given Thornburg's age, an impressive performance at Low-A was a must for him to earn "prospect status," and even then, expectations for Thornburg can still be tempered. Many prospect evaluators seem to think his future is in the bullpen, especially because his changeup is merely "functional." However, as long as he continues to succeed in the minor leagues, Thornburg will at least be a Brewer farmhand whose future we can be excited about, and right now, those are few and far between.


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Here comes an explosive anthem about Love, Lust, and Power from forthcoming movie #Phamous, the song is titled Bandook!
The trade analyst Komal Nahta unveiled the song on his social media profile. He wrote, "The first song of Phamous, #Bandook is out now and it is making all the right noise! #YehBandookHaiPhamous Watch this gun roaring track now @vishaldadlani @krsnasolo"
The Bandook track depicts a tale of crime, lust, revenge, and family – The wild east saga with peppy beats and definitely a lot of firework going around! The number is crooned by Vishal Dadlani, composed by Krsna and lyrics are penned by Puneet Sharma.
Directed by Karan Lalit Butani the movie Phamous, is an upcoming saga based on the story of the wild east, filled with the clashes of power, roaring guns and the story of love in Chambal.
The movie features Jimmy Shergill, Jackie Shroff, Kay Kay, Pankaj Tripathi, Shriya Saran and Mahie Gill in pivotal roles.
A Raj Khatri Filmz presentation, Phamous is produced by Raj Khatri, Vidisha Productions and Amitabh Chandra.
The film is slated to release on June 1st, 2018.
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- Finish things. This is the first on the list because it also happens to be the most difficult to follow. Are you one of those people who has thousands of incomplete novels sitting on their hard drive? Pick one you like, and complete it.
- No editing allowed. Yes, half of what you write will be rubbish the first time around, but write it anyway. As someone once said, 'you can't edit what you haven't written'.
- Go with gut instinct. You may be the most meticulous planner in the universe, but if you come up with a plot twist while you're writing, implement it, for heaven's sake! Always be open to changes to your original plot. It can only be made better by your edits.
- Develop your writing style. By this, I mean you shouldn't try to copy other people's writing. It will sound shallow. Write things; small things, silly things, stupid things, until you are comfortable with the way your words come out.
- Set yourself a daily target. Writing a little every day can have a more positive impact on your quality of writing and your writing habits than anything else. Make yourself a spreadsheet if you like to track your progress. Remember, every little bit that you write contributes to your novel.
- Be realistic. A novel is not written in one sitting. Hell, even a short story takes lots of editing. Keep in mind that it won't appear over night.
- Read a lot. I'll tell you a little secret about inspiration. Inspiration comes from all of the little things you've read and done and experienced, mushed up in your brain and spat back out as original ideas.
- Have fun! This is the most important thing. If you're not writing because you're enjoying it, your writing will have no soul.
This is all I can think of at the moment. I may update this list later when I have time. Until then, happy writing! May your fingers never falter.


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(2/22/10) "Tsunami Advisory" Issued For Washington; Will It Hit Puget Sound?
NOTE: This story is from Feb., 2010 and is related to a tsunami warning issued after the Chilean earthquake.
We're pretty sure that the last time a tsunami hit the northwest coast of the U.S. was in 1964, shortly after a major earthquake struck Alaska; far as we know, it damaged some places on the Oregon coast, including Cannon Beach.
Saturday morning (Feb. 27th), imagine our surprise when we saw an "Advisory" posted in our Weather Widget in the right sidebar. Clicking on it revealed that yes, a "Tsunami Advisory" had been issued for the northern and central Washington coast after a huge, 8.8 quake hit Chile´.
We don't think this is cause for panic in the Puget Sound region, but we wanted to share this info because, well, who knows – maybe a tsunami-based wave will hit the shorelines near Burien? Maybe not?
The advisory warns that, if indeed a tsunami wave makes it up the coast, takes a right turn through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, makes another right and heads down through the upper islands of Puget Sound…when (and if) it hits Pier 48 in Seattle it's predicted to be .13 feet high, which, according to our rudimentary math skills, equals a measly 1.56 inches high.
According to this NOAA website, the predicted time for this wave to strike Seattle is 1641 PST – for us non-military types, that's 4:41pm Saturday afternoon.
If you happen to have a video camera and a lot of free time this afternoon, why not hang out near one of Burien's beaches around 4:30-5pm and see if you can videotape a 1.56 inch wave barreling in from the north? We'd love to post it – please email us if you do!
And if you know anyone who lives on the coast, or in Hawaii, please make sure they're aware of this advisory, as it could be very serious in those areas.
According to the National Weather Service:
Persons in tsunami advisory areas should move out of the water… off the beach and out of harbors and marinas.
Tsunami advisories mean that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near water is imminent or expected. Significant widespread inundation is not expected for areas in an advisory. Tsunamis are a series of waves potentially dangerous several hours after initial arrival time. Estimated times of initial wave arrival for selected sites in the advisory are provided below.
Here's the "Tsunami Advisory" language as posted at 9:18am:
Tsunami Advisory
Statement as of 9:18 AM PST on February 27, 2010
… A tsunami advisory remains in effect for the northern and central Washington coast…
A tsunami advisory remains in effect for the northern and central Washington coast.
There is no Tsunami Watch or warning in effect for the Washington coast. Repeat… there is no Tsunami Watch or warning in effect.
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at 1034 PM PDT Friday near the central coast of chile. It has generated a tsunami wave… which is now spreading out across the Pacific Ocean.
The first tsunami waves are expected to reach the Washington coast between 250 PM and 310 PM PST this afternoon. The following are the
estimated arrival times of the first waves.
- Seaside or… … ..246 PM PST
- Westport WA… … .257 PM PST
- Neah Bay WA… … .307 PM PST
The largest tsunami waves are expected two hours after the first arrival.
The waves are not expected to be large enough to cause coastal flooding along the Washington coast. However… some coastal areas could experience dangerous currents and surges in harbors and bays. Forecast tsunami wave amplitudes follow.
- Long Beach WA… ..0.46 ft
- Westport… … … .0.78 ft
- Moclips… … … ..1.27 ft
- Neah Bay… … … .0.65 ft
- Port Angeles… … 0.33 ft
- Bellingham… … ..0.46 ft
- Everett… … … ..0.13 ft
- Seattle-pier 48… 0.13 ft
The minimum wave height for a tsunami advisory on the Washington coast is 6 inches or 15 centimeters.
The initial wave will not be the largest. Coastal residents are advised to stay out of the water… off the beach… and away from harbors and marinas. Wave heights and currents are amplified by irregular shoreline and are difficult to predict. The tsunami may not be visible among the common ocean surf… yet tide gages will likely report some fluctuations.
Mariners in water deeper than 600 feet should not be affected by a tsunami.
Repeat… no Tsunami Watch or warning is in effect for the northern and central Washington coast.
And just 'cuz we found it and we love science, here's a pretty cool simulation video of what might happen if a tsunami hit Elliott Bay:
UPDATE: 1:45pm PST: So far, no tsunami yet in Hawaii, but this type of rare event is considered and "inexact science." Here's a link to a website that's broadcasting a live TV signal from Hawaii.
Also, here's the live webcam feed from Burien's Seahurst Park Beach, just in case; refresh this page to see the latest:


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BoingBoing: "I get many requests every day from people asking me to post about their Kickstarter project. I'm sometimes tempted to filter all email with "kickstarter" in it. But then I get something like Jeff Winner's Kickstarter for a Devo documentary and I realize that I can't do that. This documentary about one of my favorite bands looks amazing."
About Me
- Jeff Winner
- Philadelphia, United States
- JEFF WINNER is a music & film producer, historian, and researcher. He has written for the Oxford University Press "GROVE DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN MUSIC," the MIT Press anthology "SOUND UNBOUND" (with Chuck D of Public Enemy, Moby, Scanner, and Steve Reich), features in "ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN" magazine, and liner notes for the DVD/CD series "OHM: THE EARLY GURUS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC" (with Sonic Youth, Bob Moog, John Cage, and Brian Eno). Mr. Winner is also editor/interviewer for "WE ARE DEVO," the band's first biographical book (Firefly Press), and is the Consulting Producer of the forthcoming official Devo documentary film. • Details here: http://JeffWinner.com
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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section.io Closes $1.5m Seed Funding Round Led by Boulder VCs Tahoma Ventures, Blue Note Ventures, Galvanize Ventures & Techstars Ventures Fund New Class of Content Delivery Network for High Volume Websites
BOULDER, COLO. –(July 20, 2016) - section.io, providers of a new class of Content Delivery Network (CDN) for agile web development teams, has closed a $1.5m seed funding round led by Boulder VCs including Tahoma Ventures, Blue Note Ventures, Galvanize Ventures and Techstars Ventures.
section.io is a CDN that specializes in improving the performance, scalability and security of high-traffic web sites. As the first and only CDN integrated with modern agile development workflows, section.io has many technical advantages over existing CDN providers. The section.io platform was created by developers using devops principles, eliminating the difficulties developers typically face when managing Content Delivery Networks such as unifying the application development workflow within the CDN. section.io gives engineers more control and flexibility to drive website performance and security.
"We are excited to add section.io to the Techstars Ventures portfolio," said Ari Newman, partner at Techstars. "Their technology bakes website scaling in at the most fundamental level, and will change how the Content Delivery Network (CDN) industry delivers value going forward.. By bringing agile development workflows to the CDN industry, section.io has integrated the last bastion of the web application delivery stack with agile development workflows."
Agile development teams are quickly recognizing the benefit of improving website security, speed and performance with section.io. Adept Mobile, a leading provider of mobile applications in the sports and entertainment space, replaced their existing CDN with section.io and is now able to serve 98.8% of all cacheable requests directly from cache – significantly improving the speed and scalability of the web applications.
"We cache a lot of data, JSON and images across multiple sites, and section.io made the process easy by providing the flexibility and confidence needed to know caching would work every time," said Gabe Smallman, Founder and CEO of Adept Mobile. "Our Legacy CDN wasn't flexible enough to drive our sites effectively and generate performance gains for our clients. As a result, we researched ways to improve caching and its integration with our development workflow. We chose section.io because their platform's integration of the CDN layer with agile development workflows was simple to use, completely flexible and worked well every time."
With the new funding round, section.io is accelerating its rapid growth by developing and scaling its sales and development teams. Additionally, the capital will allow the company to focus heavily on value-add partnerships with hosting providers, CMS providers, agile development tools and other complementary SaaS products.
Current partners include New Relic, Rackspace, BulletProof Hosting, eWAVE, AcidGreen and more. Third-party software vendors, co-lo facilities, CMS providers and developers (Wordpress, Drupal, Magento, etc.) interested in partnering and integrating with section.io should visit the partners page at https://www.section.io/about/#partners for more information.
section.io is a new class of content delivery network that specializes in improving the performance, scalability and security of web sites. As the first and only CDN integrated with modern agile development workflows, section.io has many technical advantages over existing CDN providers, including unified access to solutions such as Varnish Cache and ModSecurity, and ultimately providing more development flexibility.
Founded in 2012 in Sydney, Australia, section.io is now based in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, visit: https://www.section.io/.


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"The tech for me was much more than a normal tech". Roger talks about the uniqueness of a Globe tech week and how it is a valuable extension of the rehearsal period; a time for negotiating both costume and space.
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Hayley Bartley:
So, in tech week what happens? I guess it's a little bit different for your company being Original Practices?
Roger Lloyd Pack:
Yes, a: it's different for a company being Original Practice and, b: it's different being on the Globe stage in that, in a normal production – when I say normal I mean not at the Globe, not that the Globe's not normal but it's different; I think we all know that, in a wonderful way, but it's different – and this director, Tim [Carroll], did very little with set. And basically with our set there are three upstage entrances and we never really settled, we only vaguely settled, on which we would come in. I do like to have a, sort of, structure from which I can break free from and there wasn't any of that so I felt a bit insecure by that. So the tech for me was much more than a normal tech because there's no set really, there's no lighting, and these are the things that take up most of the time really. Negotiating a new set. Negotiating our costumes because we were suddenly presented with these beautiful, smart, full-on, expensive, showy costumes, which had to be dealt with, you know, you had to play that, you had to get used to them. That was a big thing of the tech, learning how to play the costume, wear the sword, do the hat, do the bows. So that and negotiating the space; how you work the Globe as an actor, how you use it. You play out much more to the audience than you would normally in a conventional proscenium theatre; it is much more between you and the audience. So the tech was very much about finding that out for me and, I imagine, the other actors who haven't worked here before. And the other part of your question, Original Practices, I guess the only difference really is this aspect of being seen in dressing which they did in the Tiring Room, which I suppose comes from retiring room. They call it the Tiring Room which is behind the stage where the actors put their clothes on and that used to be in view of the audience apparently. So we come down and we are seen being dressed – incredible these clothes, I mean if you lived in Elizabethan times there is no way a gentleman could have dressed himself. It would have driven me nuts living then, you are completely dependent on people dressing you and undressing you.
It's not like today where we have zips and things…
No. There's all these ties and cords and it's tightly fitting, you can't get it on or off, you need to be tied in and the tights are tied into the hose and the hose is tied into the doublet and it's all very elaborate; you literally feel stitched up. You couldn't get out of bed and get back in, I would have found that really stressful.
So do they put the full costume on you whilst you are back stage?
Well no. We come downstage in the shirt, which is like a long linen nightshirt and tights, and then we put the costume on backstage which involves tying in the tights and buttoning up – there's about 30 buttons in my costume – buttoning that up, tying it in, pulling it tight, and putting a cloak on that has to be tied in, a garter, sword – I can't put that on myself because of the bendiness. You would have to have a servant to put your sword on; you couldn't put a sword belt on yourself, so it's quite a business.
Yes. And I suppose you're fortunate you don't have to change your costume do you?
No, I'm very fortunate in that aspect. All I have to do – and I grumble about this – I have to keep changing the order of the merit that I wear around my chain to show my status; that's all. But there are some - Johnny [Flynn] has to change from Lady Anne into Lord Grey and then back into Lady Anne, which is quite a number. I have got to change into the Ghost but that's not much, it's just a white sheet over me and then a white face make-up put on. I'm quite lucky with that because changing is the most tiring part I find of acting and you can't do a change without two dressers.
And so, how about the music then? During tech week, that was when you finally got the musicians with you as well.
Yes. The only music we heard was the jig music, which we got on a tape, which we do at the end, this jig that we've been rehearsing – I think that's part of the Original Practice as well to have a jig, which is delightful actually, people love the jig and I can see why, there's something really joyous about it. The musicians, yeah, I hadn't met any musicians before and not heard any of the music, so that was a great addition to the show. It is a really important ingredient to the show, especially as there is no set. It sort of sets up, it says a lot the music; this is a coronation scene, or this is a battle scene , or this is an important scene, or this is a ghostly scene; it sets the scene.


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Senator Scott Brown Challenges President Obama to Game of Basketball (Video)
Senator Scott Brown challenged President Barack Obama to a game of basketball tonight during his victory speech in Boston:
Senator Scott Brown: And as a Boston College basketball player you know she's pretty good on the court. And, the reason I bring that up is because when I spoke to the president tonight, I asked the president because he has a couple of basketball courts there. When I spoke to the president the first thing I said was would you like me to drive the truck down to Washington so you could see it? …And, then I said Mr. President I know you like basketball so I tell you what, why don't you pick your best player and I'll take Ayla and we'll take you on in two on two.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tutorial: Fan fold flowers by Sandi!
Hi everyone....Sandi here from Slightly Off Center with a tutorial on fan fold flowers (also called rosettes). You will need a scoring board (this is not absolutely necessary but sure makes it easier), strips of pattern paper, a good strong glue (I like Tombow's Mono adhesive), a scrap of paper (I am using about a 3/4" circle here) and whatever embellishment you want to top your fan fold flower with.
I started with a one inch wide by 8.5 inches long strip of paper and I scored it every 1/4". You can also use a 12" long strip of paper but you would want to score it every 1/2".
Then I accordian folded it. If you do not have a scoring board you can just fold it yourself...just try to keep the folded sections a uniform width.
Then I glue the ends together with my Tombow Mono adhesive and let it sit for a couple of minutes.
After the ends are fully adhered to each other you push the circle down until it is laying flat. I glue a scrap of paper (in this case a circle I cut from scrap) on the back side. This helps hold the flower in shape and also helps provide a good surface when you will glue your fan fold to your project.
Then I flip it over and embellish it.
The beauty of fan folds is that they can be embellished any way and with most anything you want. Here are some fan folds I did for current TPV challenge--I used chipboard elements from the Bella Blvd Christmas Wishes collection:
On this flower I used my Fiskars Threading Water border punch on my strip of paper before scoring it:
I hope I have challenged you to try to experiment and make your own fan fold flowers .....what kind of variations will you come up with?
Posted by Abby Beard at 6:00 AM
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Brilliant project, I can just see these on my Scrapbook pages with matching bunting!.ReplyDelete
A few weeks ago I bought a pack of these, there were 6 of them in it and two were not very nice! They were £4, so now I never need to buy them again. Thank you girls. Debbiex
Great tutorial!!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful fan fold flowers! Thanks for sharing! :)ReplyDelete
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Fabulous tutorial! I always thought the paper had to be 12" long. I just learnt something new! Look out.. I'm going to make a bunch of these, lolReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Thank you for your instructions on how to make the flower, but I can not get mine to push down with out ripping down the side. Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong?ReplyDelete
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Leica has taken the already stylish D-Lux 5 and clad it with an anodised layer of titanium. It's a beautiful camera – and the Italian leather case that comes with it ain't too shabby either. You also get a copy of Adobe Lightroom 3 in the box to help with processing your shots. Those accoutrements and that design go some way towards justifying its terrifying price tag.
Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium – image quality
Thankfully its image quality is excellent too, with low noise and sharp detail in abundance until ISO 800, which is where things start to get grainy. It will go right up to ISO 12800 but pics are so noisy at this setting it's better avoided.
Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium – controls
The camera is near idiot-proof thanks to software that puts most controls within a button press or two. You can also change focus mode and aspect ratio instantly with the rocker switches on the lens itself. Sliding switches on the top and the left of the lens barrel make it easy to flip image aspect ratios, as well as toggle manual, auto and macro focus modes.
D-Lux 5 Titanium – advanced users
Non-idiots needn't fret: there's plenty of scope for delving into menus to tweak further. With so many buttons, it's a cinch to change a setting. The 'Q.Menu' function is particularly useful, grouping a wide range of tweakable options into a simple on-screen menu.
D-Lux 5 Titanium – video
The D-Lux 5 doesn't capture 1080p footage, but its 720p Creative Movie Mode offers more than most, with aperture, shutter, program and full manual exposure options.
D-Lux 5 Titanium – Leica Panasonic?
In shape, feel and spec the Leica is nearly identical to the (considerably cheaper) Panasonic LX5 – but with a longer warranty, reworked interface, and different firmware. The hotshoe supports external flashes as well as Leica's electronic viewfinder.