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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 10:42
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Well since puppy is held together with a plethora of scripts their condition is relevant to the description of Puppy as 'simple'...not just my opinion ask anyone who has worked on it.
The binaries are taken from other distros with few exceptions so any 'simplicity' in that domain has nothing to do with Puppy.
I have taken all the Puppy initrd/boot/wrapper/shutdown scripts apart and rewritten or tidied as appropriate adding features in the process. I may not be a 'programmer' but i do have a chunk of experience in this particular area.
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 13:32
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Puppy`s boot process is complex because of it`s many boot types.
And the union file system adds more complexity to all aspects.
# In line with RHS`s retirement:
Puppy is for the most part a one-man-show. Many of them...
This doesn`t lend itself to preserving the improvements made.
And greatly limits what can be accomplished. The efforts of one.
# Doesn`t it seem that cooperation for common good is best?
Debian and Ubuntu are cohesive as the individual`s load is small.
So the participants remain doing what they do best for the whole.
# In Puppy`s case, it wouldn`t take many people to form a group.
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 13:47
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In Puppy`s case, it wouldn`t take many people to form a group.
how many exactly... I heard three's a crowd
I got the Lucid initrd init down from 60K to 25k with a similar range of options so theres always room for optimising.
The main releases are definately the work of several individuals though one man shows can sometimes produce good results... half the problem is testing with the huge range of hardware and software out there and thats where input is needed. The murga forum at least does provide a good source of feedback for anyone attempting developement.
Perhaps what I see lacking is an effective way to contribute ideas to the main releases which as I suggested earlier is why puplets often appear, not including the ones which are just standard releases with 2 added programs and a nice wallpaper.
How much of the ideas in Lazy puppy will actually ever get utilised in precise??. And bear in mind its dev has been inspired by other older puplets showing the possibilities...
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 15:33
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mikeb wrote:
I have taken all the Puppy initrd/boot/wrapper/shutdown scripts apart and rewritten or tidied as appropriate adding features in the process.
Hi Mike, have those changes found their way into any mainstream pups or were they changes made for your own use? I'd be keen to try an iso with such updates.
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 16:01
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To use LazyPup as an example, just a few are needed to maintain a bare-bones core O.S.
And folks each specializing in a chosen group of new app. packages, and so doing it well.
Web browsers, media players-editors-encoders, office suites, games, languages & dev., etc.
Once there`s a good set of app. groups, then the only work is building newly released apps.
With about 6 people ( and 4 substitutes so no one`s over worked ) this could be sustainable.
This is how Debian and Ubuntu maintain their distros. And they`re very large cooperatives.
This type of organization could work even better in smaller groups like is needed for Puppy.
It depends so heavily on the people involved, but limiting the work load for each sure helps.
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 16:13
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@greengeek ... Erm No and sort of.... Intially changes were made to optimise and try out alternative saving methods and sfs loading. I tended to keep things 'the puppy way' but eventually it becomes necessary to break away from the convention. Saying that when it comes to the initrd I built around the 2 series as a simpler base after finding 4+ increasingly hairy so to anyone familiar with older pups its not that different...eg no sub sub sub sub folders and numerous kernel parameters to try and circumvent a slow boot process..but those only used to puppy 5 would find things uncomfortably different..
Of course it also becomes the case that anyone doing this will only have the hardware at hand to test on eg in Lucid usbhid drivers were split up and involved script hacking to deal with and if its not right wireless input devices might go awry for example but I have none to verify all is still happy. I have no dial up modems so cannot check those, though I tried to leave such alone, if a kernel has been swapped they may be affected (modprobe backend and related scripts)
I add certain proprietry drivers as needed. I avoid bleeding edge.
In other words such projects tend to become custom jobs though I do have a small menagerie here that would beat me up if the machines did not behave
It also means my scripts become less and less compatible as puppy marches on.
Anyone releasing their baby on the puppy public is exposing themselves and it can be a thankless task... I have only had a small taste of that so generally I tend to throw in and discuss ideas so perhaps others might want to give them a whirl on their projects.
A long winded vague answer for you....
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 18:14
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Thanks for the answer mike. I certainly see the value in keeping one's custom pup under wraps to avoid it soiling the floors of people who run completely different hardware...
I do sometimes wonder if a good approach to getting a well-functioning pup would be to have a project built around a specific hardware. For example your custom pup obviously works well for the hardware you use it on (including good boot speed I imagine..). It seems to me that part of the reason for puppy's fragmentation is that the hardware keeps changing so the development of any given puppy never quite stabilises.
I'd like to see a project to make an old puppy perform like magic on something like one specific model of an older HP laptop (I can't say specifically which one would be good for the process..).
Imagine if a 2 series pup could be made to run real quick on such a machine - surely it would only need a basic, speedy core with a modern browser sfs and office sfs added on? Does it really need a 5 series pup weighted down with modules and modifications that allow it to run on a wide range of hardware??
Just spitballin' here.
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Posted: Wed 11 Sep 2013, 18:37
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Hmm you describe something between an apple mac and those linux netbooks that appeared for a while. The latter had such as suse on them using older kernels and drivers built specifically.
I am one for compiling drivers on established kernels and as you mention trying to keep up with hardware changes is producing some humungus kernels/modules/firmware builds. My feelings on the subject would be to modularise at least wifi drivers ie more akin to the windows approach of installing drivers to suit... even with video this sort of happens if you have Nvidia or Ati. This thought does tend to fall in a heap when you are dealing with multiple kernel changes every week though. I wonder if such as Lucid have had such popularity partly through sticking with one kernel for a sustained period. As someone pointed out a kernel change is akin to a new release of windows.
Are we off topic ... usually and apologies to RSH et al but I suppose the pros and cons of 'distro fever' are related.
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Posted: Thu 12 Sep 2013, 02:35
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Older versions don`t tend to be better. New ones support newer stuff and the old also.
The older O.S.s and software get the less compatible and more worthless they are.
Like Apple, if you have fixed known hardware, then compile the driver modules into the kernel.
This is the way Linus Torvalds intended it to be. Supporting all types of hardware is a nightmare.
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Posted: Thu 12 Sep 2013, 05:02
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sunburnt wrote:
Older versions don`t tend to be better
If thats true then why is mikeb still running on a v2 puppy? Must be a reason why he hasn't gone to a 5 series puppy.
And look at what RSH is doing with puppy - in a way he is "de-inflating" it. By using the sfs approach he is enabling a tight core, with the specific additions the user wants.
I'm referring to the idea of having a technique of sticking with the smallest, fastest kernel that DOES support your hardware, and adding on only the required sfs files for the newer software functions you want.
As hardware marches on, maybe it is not the entirety of puppy that needs to keep pace - maybe only the kernel and sfs loader or ROX-app loader that need to be updated. So you only need to update if your hardware fails to work with the previous kernel/loader combo.
Still just spitballin' here...
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Posted: Thu 12 Sep 2013, 11:08
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Hmm I played with a distro with a 3.2.xx kernel and similar dated binaries...was a nightmare... backward compatability is not a Linux strong point and more bugs than a compost convention. In puppies case the wrappers seem to bog it down increasingly with each release.
My website host has recently updated to a 2.6.33 kernel.... servers are pretty conservative when it comes to what they run as they need it to work 24/7...and some devs new core system experiment would ruin their day. Tried and tested is the sensible approach in the commercial world.
actually greengeek the daily system(s)are circa puppy 4.12/slax 6/lenny .... still ok for recent software (amazing how the need for dependancy updates disappear when you compile applications yourself) and building drivers for such has generally been no problem. The 2 series got to be a little awkward in some areas...though it was a testing ground for all those things that ended up on the newer systems. I do have a rejiggled Lucid for some point in the future.
All things will change.... just at a more natural pace I prefer. I don't consider 6 months as 'old' or 'ancient' ...what would that make me !!!!...
At least there is a pile of willing beta testers out there preparing my future....
A toast to Lazy Puppy ... I always liked the name
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Lieber Herr RSH;
I'd just noticed a funny calendar in Pwidget. As you can see the last coloum should be one row up.
I know that LaZy project is finished, but in case you will still continue Pwidget in other release.
This is also an argument to change my focus. I don't want to be responsible for problems and issues that are results of remastering a puppy and/or adding/removing stuff to the OS etc.pp. My responsibility in the future should only be related to the programs developed and published.
---- This is the indication that you need a team work!
Believe me: not a single second was wasted!
---- I believe that. But your time value will be markedly increased if you product is appreciated by a bigger scale of users.
Before I continue I have to correct a mistake, very sorry for this;
From If it's for their personal use that's should be fine.
To If it's for a group of users that's should be fine.
Did this come from an office memo in the Mc Carthy Witchhunt Trials of the 50'
---- Sorry, I've never heard of that story.
the last saviour; Expressing one`s self. And helping others.
---- As God has assigned me to be the Last Saviour, helping others is my duty definitely.
I don't express myself, but I did interpret my 5th dream. God had already created 5 colourful dreams for me. 4 dreams had already become true. And I will not surprised if the last one will be true, it's more colourful than others.
Dreaming is the most important method for divines to give information to somebody since the ancient time. Normal dream is the outcome of data hidden in the subconscious. But because of the limitation of memory and they're going to be destroyed(forgot), all these data are incompleted. So the normal dream is B&W and fragmented, while the continuous colorful dream is going to be true, because some divine creates that dream for you. This is the major method that God gave information to someone in India. Thus many truths are hidden in Hindu scripture. But there are also many mistakes because of the wrong interpretations.
I found this website 3 months ago, firstly it couldn't convince me. But now I believe in some information.
If Rockyfeller's cars are pink and sky blue. Then I believe that the building I saw in my dream is the Rockyfeller building. And they are not ET but chipped.
What makes Debian and Ubuntu work? Lots of folks each doing a small part.
They aren`t one-man-shows, like it is here at Puppy.
But as many say... This is probably all Puppy will ever be.
---- I believe Mint, Fedora, Mandriva and Android also has a team work. Not to mentioned that MS, Apple, Samsung, Nokia etc. hires dozen of programmers. One-man-Puppy is only for a group of users not for the top commercial market level. But team-worked Puppy can achieve the top commercial market level.
Because they vainly hope it will bring in new ideas but eventaully they realise that having it for your own use is as far as you will get.
---- Yes, it will bring the new ideas. But the new ideas can be etiher better or waste of time. I had tried many variants of DM&FM in Linux and found KDE+Dolphin to be better than MS, and XFCE+??? is slightly better than MS.
Should we spend more time to create any new idea of DM&FM to be better than KDE+Dolphin?
Puppy is at the top of it's class for a minimal sized distro. The creativity and innovation shown by the community has been nothing short of phenomenal.
---- But as CPU speed can be double every ~5 years and media storage can be double at a faster speed, there's no significant point to pay attention to OS size and speed. MS has used the same DM&FM for >20 years. Is there any user complain of this old DM&FM? MS only adds more features and fixed those bugs. And users enjoy MS because of the vast variety of softwares and hardware friendly. As you probably know that many Puppy users still use MS because of features of software and hardware support is better.
At last I have to inform you that there's a big knocking of unknown source in my room while I explain about alien in this comment.
Best regards.
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My people are somebody who will move to crowded city because I have promised them the refuge in the big UFO station.
Now I'd found at least 5 aliens who live in Thailand. They are from Triangular constellation.
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Posted: Wed 18 Sep 2013, 14:33
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Epic post.
Sometimes it might be better to programme alone, and my thinking is that RSH could have been sidetracked by comments and suggestions which might have diminished his vision of what the Lazy Puppy system was to be?
Them pesky aliens eh....
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The all new RSHs LazY Puppy OS and Software Development Web Page
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Posted: Thu 03 Oct 2013, 07:42
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Sometimes it might be better to programme alone, and my thinking is that RSH could have been sidetracked by comments and suggestions which might have diminished his vision of what the Lazy Puppy system was to be?
the biggest problem of 'going public' ...so easy to end up pampering to someones pet desires or deal with someones weird mess of a setup that wont work properly.... i see it on such as puppy and slax...probably happens with all the smaller distros...
'my icons want to be 10% bigger' overrides.... 'the devx is broken for kernel module building'. One has to have a suitably selective ear...
Well have fun RSH.... irrepressable....
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Pot-roasted pheasant
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal565
- fat30g
- saturates7g
- carbs19g
- sugars12g
- fibre5g
- protein45g
- salt0.95g
- 2 pheasants, tied (ask your butcher to do this)
- 1 tbsp plain flour, well seasoned
- 50ml vegetable oil
- 2 rashers smoked streaky bacon, thinly sliced
- 8 shallots, peeled and left whole
Related to the onion (as opposed to being a younger version of it), shallots grow in clusters at…
- 2 carrots, peeled and quartered lengthways
The carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 2 parsnips, peeled and quartered lengthways
The fact that the parsnip is a member of the carrot family comes as no surprise – it looks…
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 1 thyme sprig
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- 1 marjoram sprig
- 2 bay leaves
- 100ml marsala or sweet sherry
- 50ml red wine
- 200ml chicken stock
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- bread sauce, to serve
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Dust the pheasants with the flour, then heat the oil in a large flameproof dish. Brown the pheasants all over, then remove from the dish.
In the same dish, fry the bacon, vegetables, garlic and herbs with 1 tbsp of the dusting flour for 5 mins, until the vegetables start to colour. Put the pheasants and any resting juices back in the dish, pour on the Marsala, wine and stock, add the sugar, then cover and cook for 1 hr 30 mins - 1 hr 50 mins or until the leg meat easily comes away from the bone. Serve with bread sauce.

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Latte art. It's tickled the fancy of many a cafe-goer as they gaze at the magical flower-patterned milk floating upon a sea of velvety espresso. This dude right here, though? He laughs in the face of your measly rosetta.
Barista Mike Breach has made it his personal project to paint lovely little drawings in latte drinks and post them to a tumblr. In this video, produced by Tumblr Storyboard, Breach talks about his motivations, process, and how he slaved away in a hotel kitchen practicing his art—all for masterpieces that disappear into a frothy abyss mere minutes after their creation. Impermanence.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Rev. Denis Wilde, OSA, associate director of the New Dorp-based Priests for Life, was among six people arrested yesterday during a peaceful protest outside the White House.
Father Wilde was representing Priests for Life at an organized protest of the Health and Human Services contraception mandate. Priests for Life on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Obama Administration that seeks to permanently block the implementation of the mandate because they deem it imposes clear violations of conscience upon any American citizens who morally object to abortion and contraception.
Father Wilde and the other protesters, including the Rev. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, were cited for "Failure to obey a lawful order" as they knelt in prayer in front of the White House. Each paid a $100 fine and was released from custody, according to the Christian Newswire.
"Occupy Wall Street protesters have been occupying federal property for months, but when we kneel in prayer, the police are called in and we are arrested," Father Wilde said. "We knew that was the risk when we gathered today, and we will do it again regardless of the risk. What people of faith -- of every faith -- need to do now is stand with us."
The Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said the New Dorp-based organization remains committed to battling the HHS mandate because it forces Americans to become morally entangled in practices they find objectionable, according to the Christian Newswire.


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Bayard Stockton Collection
Preliminary Guide to the Bayard Stockton Collection, 1972-2001
Collection number: ARC Mss 17Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
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"A Path Seldom Trod" (typescript draft of 1987 concept)
"Ain't We Got Fun!" (partial typescript draft of Jan. 1988 version)
Typescript, Oct. 1988, with handwritten changes by Monroe
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Domin, Ruth
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Lenz, Christopher
McMoneagle, Joe
Monroe, Nancy Penn
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Strieber, Whitley
Tart, Charles T.
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Lift Off! Robert Monroe's Gateway... and Beyond
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Introduction - Stuart W. Twemlow (typescript draft, n.d.)
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She once claimed "the party's over" after a rehab stint in 2004. Well, maybe not.
The 47 year-old singer has entered an out-patient drug and alcohol treatment program, according to People. A representative for Houston says that she did so "voluntarily."
"Whitney Houston is currently in an out-patient rehab program for drug and alcohol treatment," an official statement read. "Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process."
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This announcement comes as Whitney's 18 year-daughter with singer Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown, battles allegations she was photographed at a party doing drugs.
Houston has not been keeping a low profile during her recovery process, however. She was onstage last week with Chaka Khan during a Prince concert in Los Angeles.
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This may change but for now the regular starters are all starting:
Phillips 4
Cozart 6
Votto 3
Ludwick 7
Bruce 9
Rolen 5
Hanigan 2
Bailey 1
This may change but for now the regular starters are all starting:
Phillips 4
Cozart 6
Votto 3
Ludwick 7
Bruce 9
Rolen 5
Hanigan 2
Bailey 1
Totally meaningless game now except that Homer is trying break Johnny Vander Meer's record. I expect the starters to come out early if they stick to this lineup.
Reds Fan Since 1971
Of all of Dusty's lineups for 162 games, I don't understand this at all. It's a meaningless game why take ANY injury risks.
Phillips hasn't been completely healthy. Rolen is always an injury risk. Hanigan, catchers are always at risk. Votto, let him rest that knee.
The only guy I can figure is Bruce who needs another RBI for 100.
Start them and come out early is a good plan. No injuries needed.
Attended 1976 World Series in my Mother's Womb. Attended 1990 World Series Game 2 as a 13 year old. Want to take my son to a a World Series Game in Cincinnati in my lifetime.
I'll be watching to see if Drew Stubbs finishes the year with more strikeouts (165) than total bases (164).
I am not making that up.
Here's my lineup tonight, entirely geared to getting Bruce his RBI without using anyone who is an injury risk (except Ludwick who needs the work):
HRod 2B
Frazier 3B
Bruce RF
Ludwick LF
Heisey CF
Hanigan C
Cairo 1B
Bailey P
Gregorius SS
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Is Bailey still scheduled to start tonight now that the Nats have the 1 seed locked up? If so, and if the story about the Reds going with a three man rotation is true, that seems to be very strange. This is a meaningless game. If Homer's role is indeed the person who can jump in and replace a starter who gets in trouble early, that means that he will be on short rest if he starts tonight and if Cueto or Arroyo struggle in games 1 or 2.
If he is going to be the game 4 starter or if this game meant something, I would not have a problem with him starting. If he is indeed supposed to be the insurance policy, why would you pitch him tonight? I say give any bullpen arms who need the work an inning each and then let the September call ups take the remainder of the innings tonight.
The Braves had alot of their normal starters in today... After 3innings they started pulling them...
I'd guess that is what is going to happen tonight.
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I don't wish harm on any player...but I really wouldn't mind of Stubbs broke his pinky finger in his left hand or something.
I dont care, Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. Hes in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.
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Well done to Pauline at Family History across the seas for correctly matching all parents with their children.
A special mention to Yvonne, Sharon & Kathy also, who were also very close. I confused them by adding my grandmother (6e) and great grandmother (8g) as both a mother and then again as a daughter.
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SAN fabric leader and Ethernet networking wannabee Brocade is going to fire 300 people to cut costs as it realigns its resources towards data centres and software-defined networking.
The pink slip news was slipped out in an SEC 8-K filing (PDF) on 10 September. This should take its headcount from 4,180, to 3,880.
Stifel Nicolaus analyst Aaron Rakers said Brocade – aka the 800lb Fibre Channel gorilla – had pink-slipped 83 people in its July quarter.
Brocade is also consolidating its facilities to save costs long term. The redundancy and leasehold restructuring costs will be publicised in its fourth quarter fiscal 2013 results statement. That quarter finishes at the end of October.
Brocade wants to cut its expenses by $100m a year by the end of April 2014. Obviously it isn't – and can't be – growing its business fast enough to redeploy these people. Brocade, Emulex and Qlogic, the three SAN server connectivity kings of yore, are all in cost-cutting mode, and all three have changed CEOs in the last few months. SAN connectivity sure ain't what it used to be. ®


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* China bankers see policy easing ahead in PBOC survey
* Too soon to be optimistic about trade outlook, says MOFCOM
* Home price rises pick up; curbs seen staying in place
* China Jan-Nov FDI down as global headwinds crimp corp spending
By Kevin Yao and Aileen Wang
BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China's burgeoning economic recovery may need central bank easing to spur it along next year, as foreign investors scale back spending commitments in the face of a gloomy external outlook that clouds prospects for the world's biggest exporter.
The People's Bank of China's (PBOC) fourth quarter survey of economic expectations, published on Tuesday, saw a jump in the number of bankers anticipating monetary easing in Q1 2013, even as recent hard data shows a mild rebound taking hold in Q4.
Weakness in the external environment - to which the world's second biggest economy is levered - remains a drag, according to the Ministry of Commerce, which on Tuesday revealed data showing foreign direct investment extended its longest run of year-on-year falls in three years.
"Next year, there are still many uncertainties for external demand and the prospect of a slowly growing global economy will last for a while," ministry spokesman, Shen Danyang, said.
"In addition, there is also increasing trade protectionism emerging. So we cannot be optimistic about the external trade environment next year," Shen told a scheduled news conference.
China is on course to end 2012 with the slowest full year of growth since 1999 and while the 7.7 percent rate forecast in a benchmark Reuters poll is way above the world's other major economies, it is far below the roughly 10 percent annual growth seen for most of the last 30 years.
China bankers see easing ahead-PBOC Q4 survey
Too soon for optimism on China trade -MOFCOM
China Jan-Nov FDI falls 3.6 pct y/y
China economic recovery intact, exports drag
Private sector economists, such as ING's head of Asian economic research Tim Condon, believe Beijing will act to drive the economy forward in 2013 as new leaders at the top of the ruling Communist Party get a firmer grip on the policy reins.
The government so far has relied on fine-tuning policy settings in its efforts to combat the worst downturn China has faced since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, studiously avoiding any hint of repeating the 4 trillion yuan ($640 billion) stimulus package it launched back then.
China cut interest rates in both June and July and has lowered banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 150 basis points since late 2011, freeing an estimated 1.2 trillion yuan ($193 billion) for lending.
Many analysts believe room for further interest rate cuts is limited as inflation and property prices start to pick up. Any easing is thought likely to be directed through money market operations that inject liquidity into the financial system.
The PBOC survey showed a rising proportion of Chinese commercial bankers it questioned are joining those outside the system who anticipate more policy easing in Q1 2013.
Some 19.8 percent of survey respondents said they expected easier policy during the first three months of next year, up sharply from 5.9 percent who had expected easing in Q4 2012.
The vast majority of survey respondents - 75 percent - said current policy setting were appropriate.
The survey's findings also detected a rise in inflation expectations and particular concern about the risk of a rebound in home prices.
It found 29 percent of respondents expect home prices to rise in the first quarter of 2013, 11.3 percentage points higher than the earlier survey result, with 66.6 percent saying home prices were unacceptably high.
Data on Tuesday showed Chinese home prices displaying fresh signs of recovery taking hold in November, the fourth month in the last five to show a rise as a two-year long government campaign to curb prices frays.
Real estate, which directly impacts around 40 other business sectors in China, has been a key concern for government policies aimed at reining in property speculation which has pushed prices well beyond the reach of many middle-class Chinese and sowed social discontent.
"The risk of tightening property curbs is accumulating due to rising home prices along with a reviving economy and stabilising investment," said Zhao Xinkui, a property analyst with Huarong Securities in Beijing.
That leaves the policy backdrop finely balanced and the government likely hoping that enough momentum has been generated by its cautious easing so far to sustain a recovery.
Engendering an upswing in domestic demand could be as important to near term economic prospects as to the longer term rebalancing Beijing desires.
"There are increasing signs showing the domestic economy is stabilising, which is the most important factor driving retail sales next year," the Commerce Ministry's Shen said.
"Meanwhile, the government also pledged to raise personal income and increase fiscal spending to improve education, healthcare and social security systems. All these measures will provide more scope of growth for retail sales in 2013," he said.
China's retail sales grew 14.9 percent year-on-year in November, ahead of the 14.6 percent forecast in a Reuters poll, and has been one of the most consistent indicators of the year.
The PBOC survey detected a rise in business confidence, a reading of 60.4 percent up 1.2 percentage points from the previous survey.
But its export order index dipped 0.4 percentage point on the previous quarter to 47.1 percent and the index of corporate expectations on export orders slipped to 47.9 percent from 49.5 percent in Q3.
Those findings reflect concerns about the external sector expressed at the Commerce Ministry's news conference and which November trade data, published last week, showed to be well-placed.
China's exports growth in November slowed sharply to 2.9 percent, much lower than the 9.0 percent expected and far behind October's 11.6 percent pace, underscoring the global headwinds dragging on an economy showing otherwise signs of a pick-up in domestic activity.
Despite efforts to rebalance the economy towards domestic consumption, exports generated 31 percent of gross domestic product in 2011, World Bank data shows, and supported an estimated 200 million jobs.
Foreign direct investment inflows have been crucial to job creation in China for years. Its 3.6 percent fall to $100 billion in the first 11 months of 2012 from a year earlier extends the longest run of year-on-year falls in three years as global economic headwinds crimp corporate spending plans.
Inflows have held steady above $8 billion for each of the last four months now, a signal that long-term investors are attuned to the prospects for a mild recovery.
But the rate of fixed investment remains below the record level hit in 2011 when China drew $116 billion in FDI and is likely to fall shy of the $120 billion the Commerce Ministry aims to attract in each of the four years from 2012 to 2015. (Additional reporting by Xiaoyi Shao; Writing by Nick Edwards; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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The Colts have confirmed the report that they're moving on from Dwight Freeney, but they're stressing the positives as they say goodbye.
Colts owner Jim Irsay released a statement saying the Colts have already decided to put Freeney in the franchise Ring of Honor when his career is over.
"Few people have meant as much to the success of the Indianapolis Colts as Dwight Freeney," Irsay said. "He has been a dominant player, which is all the more impressive considering his size for his position, and he has won a lot of games for this franchise. Dwight was an artist, a joy to watch, and the dedication he put toward his craft was a rare quality. We will miss him, but look forward to his future induction into the Hall of Fame and Colts Ring of Honor."
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Irondale Youth Hockey Association Board Meeting Minutes
IYHA August 21, 2014 Board of Directors Meeting: Called to order 6:40 pm by VP Kara Chamberlain.
Board Members Present: Brent Eilefson, Nicki Oswald, Kara Chamberlain, Adam Schmidt, Dave Walsh, James Sigmundik, Rob Hanson
Board Members Absent: Tom Gombold, Steve Clark, Bill Jacob, Tim Manson
Guests: Bruce Neuman
Minutes: April and June meeting minutes reviewed.
Brent Eilefson moved to approve April and June meeting minutes. Rob Hanson second. Motion passed.
Board Roundtable:
President: Absent, discussed report. Fundraising, recruiting mailer discussed. Thought is let's do it if Treasurer says yes, see if MV wants to participate, identify sponsors and get mailer out. Regarding Heggies, let's find out what return is and seek to get monies applied to current season. Explore other options also.
Vice President: Volunteer policy. Meeting to figure out what to do for fundraising. Tournament planning. Girls have been added to November tourney.
Rob Hanson moved to approve volunteer policy. James second. Motion passed.
James Sigmundik moved to continue the SKATE program and invite MV to participate to join, for SQ/10 through bantam/14s. Brent Eilefson second. Motion passed.
Secretary: Co-op update. Discussed adding a AAA component to summer program next season for MVI team.
Treasurer: Absent. No report.
Boys Program Coordinator: Interviews for A level Bantam, Pee Wee and Squirt coaches have been
completed; Once teams are established for the B and C levels, coaches will be
interviewed and chosen at that time; Warmups and tryouts are scheduled; Tournaments, one in town, one out of town are being scheduled for all levels.
Girls Program Coordinator: Tentatively set levels. 2 U14 A teams, may or may not be equal. 9th graders will be trying out. 2 U12s, A and B, need to watch numbers and depth of talent. Need A to challenge top kids, keep others from leaving. 3 10 teams, A and two Bs. Numbers decent overall. Align with most other associations in D2. Coach interviews complete. 12A one of the 14As are non-parents. Coaches appointed after tryouts. Tourneys all registered for. No D2 year-end tourney for SQ/10s. One out of town, 3-4 tourneys total for each. Meghan Lorence to attend registration fair.
Initiation Program Coordinator: Rich lives. CTT to team managers. Birth certificate online. 9/27 Try Hockey Free Day—need volunteers. Looking for coach meeting next month.
District Representative: Absent no report.
Ice Commissioner: Ice purchased. Tryouts and warmups posted.
Registration coordinator: Going well. Some NM kids are waiving in. 175 signed up to-date. Working with Anne has been a pleasure.
Equipment Manager: Missing two bags of jerseys. T-shirts for first 100 sign-ups at fair. Will have gear at Hockey Day.
Boys HS Coach: Travis Baker and Chris McKelvie hope to be at registration fair. HS guys to volunteer. Mitch Baker from Premier interested in goalie training. Need to coordinate with MV. Need AA peewee teams—HS coach insists!
Girls HS Coach: Absent.
Standing Reports:
Player and Coach Development Committee:
Lake Region:
Fundraising Committee:
Potential Partnership Committee: Dormant.
Website Update: Holding for word on registration.
Promotion and Retention Director: Tracy Henry -
• I need to know if we're going to green light the mailing ASAP. How many checks has Kara collected? If it's a green light, I'll have my designer add the sponsors, make the final edits, and ship it off to the printer/distributor early next week. Again, it's about $2,500. Ten sponsors (at $250 each) would cover the entire cost.
• We got our Sun-Focus article. It's very poorly written and contains a few factual errors, but at least it's free publicity!
• We should have a Bulletin article coming too. I offered up Brent and MVYHA's Darrick Metz for interviews.
• The last parade is on Saturday. It should be pretty small judging by the participants we had for Stockyard Days. Please walk with us if you can.
• I'll have about 65 tee shirts left after the Mounds View parade. Our materials promise 100 free shirts for the fair, but I have no idea how those are coming along.
• I have volunteers for the Bel Air and Sunnyside open houses. I have a tentative volunteer (Bobby Dahlberg) for the Pike Lake open house the night of the board meeting. This is the biggest one and we could use one or two firmly committed volunteers. Are any of your spouses available to help?
• The Kick-off & Registration Fair is the next big thing. Ann loaded a PDF for the fair on to the website which we can promote through Twitter and email.
• Next week I'll draft an email soliciting volunteers for very specific tasks at the fair (food, registration, tournament, equipment, etc). Ideally, I won't assign myself a specific task so I can be available for questions and help as needed. Plus, I'd kind of like to participate in the cornhole tournament. :)
• Any extra celebrities coming? So far it's just Travis, Megan, and Rob.
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High Above Guanajuato, Mexico
In the Shadow of Don Quixote, another of Mexico's wonderful small cities awaits the curious traveler
By Kent E. St. John
GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor
I cannot help but get jealous when I read about writers that actually live in foreign lands. It's been building steadily since reading about Peter Mayle's adventures in A Year in Provence. The last straw was reading On Mexican Time, by Tony Cohan.
I too was going to move to a foreign destination… well at least for a week. My move had to offer a small village feel yet interesting nearby sites. I wanted to play in the garden and pick fresh herbs, catch the local bus and greet my neighbors in the village square as the sun sunk. After much research I found my temporary home abroad in the village of Valenciana, Mexico. Its noble name, Meson San Cayetano, (see accompanying story) will be long remembered by my family and I. Lord of all I See
As I walked into the 18th century villa in the village of Valenciana I knew I had struck gold, make that silver. In the valley below lay Guanajuato a colonial gem and at one time the source of two thirds of the world's silver.
"Actually," my host Camelo said, "you are staying in the villa constructed by El Conde de Obregon y Alcocer, the founder of the ancient Valencians Mine. The original mine is just on the other side of the zocolo."
I immediately thought of adding some extra letters to my name in the Spanish tradition. Villa living at campground prices wasn't going to be too hard to take. The immense vaulted ceiling of the great hall combined with Moorish conches and wrought stone arches made me a hero with my wife, son and his friend. Especially breathtaking was the walled-in garden area. The shade provided by the purple blossoms of a jacaranda tree and ancient well proved a pull too strong for us to head into Guanajuato as planned. We explored our town.
Our Town
The village is small and situated around a miniature plaza. It's a lived-in village with only one restaurant and some quality craft shops (see details on right). The crowning glory of the village is the Templo de San Cayetano, one of Mexico's most beautiful Baroque churches. While its façade is elegantly carved it is its interior that stuns.
It's rumored that the Count had silver dust mixed into the cement binding the building blocks. The gold leaf altarpieces brought over from Spain are a testament to the wealth from the ground below. Our next stop not far from the church proved that point exceedingly. After donning supplied hard hats we climbed down into Boca Mina or, the mouth of the mine.
The Conde de la Valenciana restaurant provided an ideal place for us to discuss all we had discovered in our little town. Its food was as delicious as the colonial building was beautiful. While it has a wonderful folk art shop, we found an incredible store nearby. The Oja de Venado: arte popular Mexicano had hand crafted art works gathered from all over Mexico by local Americano Randy Walz.
The step-carved stairs took us deeper into the bowels of the earth. The narrow tunnels twisted and turned. Bare light bulbs seemed to sink down below us forever. The climb back out was an agonizing step-by-step ordeal. We had to wonder how the miners could carry 75 pounds of ore out every day for 10 hours a day. How many had died poor to build the treasures of Mexico and Spain?
As with many treasure-filled towns the tourists headed back to their hotels in the city below and we headed back to the Casa to lounge amidst lush gardens and historic walls. After lighting all seventy candles in the great hall we languished and lit the fireplace to settle in over our home-cooked meal, fused with herbs from the garden.
Down in the Valley
Strangely enough the local indigenous tribes of the area called it Quanax-juato – Place of the Frogs. Little did they know that Guanajuato would become an UNESCO city and a colonial treasure. Taking the bus for the two-mile ride was a great way to begin our trip to the big city. Guanajuato is a university city and its options will please any traveler. Its geographical position makes for narrow cobblestone streets with small parks punctuated with leafy trees.
The strangest museum I have ever visited is the Museum of the Mummies. Death has always been viewed differently in Mexico. For example, the Day of the Dead (Dia de las Muertes) is a major celebration, colorful and in honor of those that came before. At one time a family had five years to pay for a loved one's grave.
If not the body was dug up and the family was to make other arrangements. The combination of dry air and soil composition has left a display of over 170 mummies. Some were still in the burial clothes and all over 100 years old. It's macabre but an interesting look at life and death.
On a lighter vein is the Museo y Casa de Diego Rivera. Rivera is one of Mexico's most revered and well-known artists. The house he was born in has a vast collection of his works on the top two floors. The first floor is displayed in the period furniture and layout when Rivera was a child. As you travel upwards, the paintings reflect his change in style.
The Alhondiga de Granaditas, or old granary, was the site of one of Mexico's biggest battles for independence from Spain. Its fortress-like structure now houses history and art exhibits. Nearby is the Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato, home to Mexico's oldest piece of Christian art. Felipe II of Granada sent the wooden image of the Virgin Mary in 1557. Just behind the Teatro Juarez is the station for the funicular that will take you up to the El Pipila Monument, dedicated to a hero of the War of Independence. The view of the whole city, best done at sundown, is not to be missed.
To discover the real attraction of Guanajuato is to make no itinerary. Every turn will present a treasure or slice of Mexican life. Being home to one of Mexico's largest universities has provided Guanajuato with world-class venues. Premier among them is the Teatro Juarez.
Living Art
This magnificent theater was built during a surge in the silver mining boom from 1873 to 1903. The building is an eclectic mix of Doric exterior, French foyer and Moorish interior; the architecture alone is worth a visit. Some of the performers in attendance have ranged from the Bolshoi Ballet, Chinese Acrobatic Troupe to Luciano Pavarotti.
Even if there is no event scheduled just steps from the theater is the pearl of the city, the Jardin de la Union. The Jardin is the beating heart of Guanajuato. Under the thick trueno trees at the plaza's center is the bandstand. Around it are the wide red tile sidewalks that lead to numerous restaurants and cafes and hotels. The wrought iron benches provide the perfect spot to watch the people parade in the calm of the Mexican twilight or early morning.
It is one of the largest art festivals in Mexico. From around the world various artists vie for a chance to perform at this prestigious festival. If you cannot make the festival there is the Museo Inconograafia del Quixote open all year. It sponsors performances and art works by such as Piccaso. It's no wonder that the city has been a favorite for European travelers for years.The Man of La Mancha, Don Quixote, should be renamed the Man of Guanajuato. Yearly the International Cervantino Festival is held in honor of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote.
Market to Market
As we leave the Market Hildalgo, designed as a French train station, one evening we pass estudianias, students dressed in medieval costumes, gathering to lead callejoneadas (sing alongs) through the narrow callejones or alleyways of the city. With the bounty of edibles to be enjoyed, we will leave that entertainment for another night. Tonight I am headed home to prepare a meal fit for the new El Conde de Obregon, myself, at least for the rest of the week.
Guanajuato's nearest airport is shared with the city of Leon and located about 30 miles away. Aeromexico,
American, Delta and Continental service it.
Mexico City's airport is the next closest. Bus service is available from there by ETN tel: 01 800 907 1400.
Meson San Cayetano:
Truly a find for those looking for a different Mexican experience and is a prime example of highland
colonial Mexico. It features included breakfast and maid service. It's a proverbial, "secret garden".
Contact email@example.com (camelo castillo) website or call In Mexico 4 73 26449
In US 01 52 473 732-6449.
Guanujauto Hotels and Restaurants:
Hotel Luna Guanajuato:
Located on the Jardin de la Union is a colonial hotel in the city's historic center. For over 100 years it has maintained a presence that is ideal. A restaurant is available right on the plaza.
Tel: 01 52 473 9720
Hotel Posada de Santa Fe:
The most popular hotel in the city, this virtual museum overlooks the Jardin and worth a look inside for the art works. The restaurant is good, the location better.
Tel: 01 52 473 2 0084
Conde de la Valenciana:
A must stop when visiting the town of Valenciana. It's colonial charm; great food and dignified service require it. Only open for lunch. Fte. A Plazuela de la Valenciana. Tel 01 52 473 732 2550.
Alhondiga de Granaditas, Tue-Sat 10:00-14:00, 16:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-15:00. The massive city granary built in 1798-1809, where loyalists sought refuge during the first battle for Mexico Independence when besieged (1810) by Miguel Hidalgo at the outset of the war against Spain. Now holding a historical museum with several pieces of Chupicuaro Culture.
Diego Rivera's House Museum. Tue-Sat 10:00-18:30, Sun 10:00-14:30. Birthplace of famed muralist Diego Rivera now filled with a comprehensive collection of his and brilliant artist Frida Kahlo's works.
The Mummy Museum. Mon-Sun 9:00 to 18:00. It's adjacent to municipal cemetery. More than l00 bodies line the museum's walls in glass cases. Some still wear their burial clothes, and others are, quite literally, just skin and bones. They have been preserved by the chemistry of Guanajuato's soil.
Don Quixote Iconographic Museum. Tue-Sat 10:00-18:30, Sun 10:00-14:30. Manuel Doblado 1. Free entrance. (473) 732 6721, 732 3376, Fax 732 6117. It's dedicated to the main character of Cervantes' l7th century novel. Collection of objects by Ocampo, Coronel & Dali among others with the image of the thin errant knight of dismal countenance, and his short squire, Sancho Panza.
Valenciana Mine. One of the richest silver mines ever. In 1810 the San Jose shaft reached 527 m deep, the deepest on earth at the time. Today, the modern mining company offers tours year round, to one of the older pits behind the San ayetano/Valenciana Church. Small museum with models of the mining works of Guanajuato. Hardhats provided.
Jardin de la Union, small park with indoor and outdoor restaurants. Usually the meeting point for locals and tourists. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, a brass band plays old-fashioned Marches. Hidalgo Market. Inside the castiron of a french railroad station, this market offers fresh produce as well as folkart of the region (pottery, candies, snuff boxes, etc.)
Juarez Theater Built in 1875 by engineers Jose Noriega, Alberto Malo & Antonio Rivas-Mercado, and commissioned by former president Porfirio Diaz in 1903. Facade with neoclassical colonnade and frontispiece crowned by the Muses. Ojo de Venado:
Calle Camino a Bocamina Tel: 01 4 731 10 55


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There simply has to be some sort of magical formula in the water in Hollywood, because even celebrity moms who pack on a ton of weight during pregnancy seem to somehow lose it overnight -- making the rest of us feel like a bunch of fat, frumpy women with cottage-cheese thighs and zero willpower.
Seriously -- how do so many famous women manage to bounce right back after giving birth as if they never had a tiny human being living inside their bodies? Take Kristin Cavallari, for example. She just welcomed her son Camden on August 8, making him exactly 2 months old. And this picture of her was taken in New York City just last week -- and serves as evidence that she's already back to her minuscule pre-baby size. (Baby? What baby?)
More from The Stir: Jessica Simpson's Legs Make Us Forget About Her Baby Weight
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Kate Hudson, 4 months after welcoming baby Bingham.3
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NVIDIA to Launch Dual GPU Tesla Card; 8GB ECC GDDR5, Weak DP Rate?
There is no doubt that NVIDIA plans to debut the Tesla 3000 series part in the next couple of days. However, according to the sources close to the company, it will not be based upon GK110 chip, which is not ready, but rather launching a Tesla version of the GTX 690.
This is somewhat unexpected as in the past, NVIDIA kept the dual-GPU cards limited to consumer GeForces – mostly due to thermals and too high power consumption for the part. Things have changed, and the demand for power of different type – GPU compute one – outweigh any other negativity.
Given that the GeForce GTX 690 was built with exceptionally high level of quality, do not expect a Tesla version to be all that much different with the exception of removing the display connectors but the essential one, enabling the whole second slot to be used for exhaust.
Every GPU is paired with 4GB GDDR5 memory for a grand total of 8GB, a world record for a GPU. Our sources warned us that this product is also suffering from the GPU Compute choices the company made with GK104 chip, and the new Tesla C3000 Series part will follow suit. We've been told to expect good SP performance (IEEE 754 "binary32" Single Precision), and GeForce-specific weak DP FP (IEEE 754 "binary64" Double Precision). According to the sources, "the big daddy silicon" is still not ready, while there is a lot of market demand for Kepler-based SP FP applications.
Given that Kepler GPU architecture increased the amount of SP FLOP (Floating Point Operation) from 64 to 96 in a single cycle, we understand the market demand for SP. While HPC customers will probably opt to wait for GK110-based Kepler boards, there is a large amount of customers that said that they don't give a "rat's behind" for DP and that they demand a Kepler part for their computational needs.
Thus, you can expect a seven-billion transistor Tesla card with 3072 CUDA cores, 512-bit memory interface, 8GB GDDR5 with over 300GB/s of video memory bandwidth (shared between two GPUs), as great looking and expensive high-end heatsink and increased cooling capabilities.
The price is still unknown, but in any case – it is a very brave move from NVIDIA to launch their first commercial high-performing dual-GPU parts (Quadro NVS from yesteryear excluded.)
Original Author: Theo Valich
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Born in Chicago and raised in McHenry, Ill., Alkaline Trio's singer and guitarist, Matt Skiba, attributes much of his band's success to the city, despite having left it eventually. Working as a bicycle messenger during harsh Chicago winters motivated him to start writing songs, and the encouraging crowds during his first shows at the Fireside Bowl convinced him he could turn music into a full-time job. Though he moved to the West Coast in 2001, Skiba returned recently to record the Trio's newest album, This Addiction. Before the band returns this weekend for two sold-out shows at the Metro, The A.V. Club talked to Skiba about coming home and the differences between Midwest and West Coast trannies.
The A.V. Club: You've said that getting hit by cars as a bicycle messenger in Chicago prepared you mentally for surfing in California. Where in Chicago did you feel most at risk?
Matt Skiba: Lower Wacker. We were told specifically, "Do not ride on Lower Wacker," And what did we do? We smoked a bunch of pot and rode on Lower Wacker. But if you knew what you were doing and you were on some pretty nice road bikes, then you could keep up with traffic. But it's sketchy as hell.
AVC: Whenever you mention an airport in your songs, it's always O'Hare, and never Midway. Why does Midway always get left out?
MS: We have an O'Hare reference in one of our songs because it references the amount of people that are there, so O'Hare being the busiest airport in the nation kind of takes the cake over Midway. Also Midway's got Potbelly, and if I'm singing about Midway then I'm gonna start getting hungry and forget what I'm singing.
AVC: Last year you tweeted with surprise about seeing a Chicago tranny light a hummer on fire with nail polish—
MS: That was San Francisco. I was actually at the scene of the crime last night, I was in San Francisco. Yeah, I watched a transvestite set a Hummer on fire with nail-polish remover. It was one of the best things I've ever seen.
AVC: How are Chicago transvestites different from the ones in San Francisco?
MS: The trannies in San Francisco—nobody beats them. I have so many tranny stories I could go on for days. We were all sitting there at the Hemlock Tavern, which is in the Tenderloin district, and we're drinking beers and we're all watching out the window and we see this Hummer park there. And we're all talking about, "What kind of douchebag drives a Hummer?" All of the sudden this tranny walks by, just stops and looks at it, takes her bag and douses the thing in nail polish remover, throws a match at it and doesn't even watch the thing go off. She just keeps walking. The whole fucking thing went up and we were all screaming up and down and cheering. It was like God sent an angel down to set that Hummer on fire. It was amazing.
AVC: And you don't have any stories like that when it comes to Chicago trannies?
MS: No. None. Not a one.
AVC: How do the dive bars of Chicago compare to those of the West Coast?
MS: The bars in general in Chicago are way better. Chicago's got a way better drinking scene. When I lived in Ukrainian Village, I used to drink in a lot of the Polish bars and there's a lot of Irish Catholic and Polish cops hanging out and drinking. It was a real blue-collar scene. Drinking with old cops and old firemen in the Ukrainian Village—there's a real romance to it.
AVC: Do you ever miss the CTA?
MS: No. I wasn't a big fan of the CTA. While I was in Chicago I rode my bike everywhere. And to quote Jack from Suburbia, "I hate buses."


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Last November, we asked the very important question — is Jewel playing June Carter Cash or not? It seemed the fate of the Lifetime biopic might be in peril, but we were wrong — it's alive and well and here's Jewel line dancing as proof.
Do you buy it? The singing is spot-on, but I can't tell about the acting since she's purposefully hamming it up as a young June Carter on stage with her first husband, Carl Smith. And finally: GIMME THOSE BOOTS.
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If ever you feel sad about aging, just plan a really cool trip that will make you forget all about it! I turned the big 3-0 in Seoul this year and, up until my trip, I was a little sad. I was feeling very nostalgic and at a loss. Now that my birthday in Korea has come and gone I feel very happy and have nothing but good memories. What a great way to start a new decade!
On my birthday I decided that I wanted to catch the Seoul City Bus tour since we had been walking a lot. For about 24,000 won, which is around $20, Peter and I hopped on the bus tour. It was nice to be out of the cold for a little while.
First stop:
Deoksugung Palace
In the middle of the city lies Deoksugung Palace. We made it just in time to watch the changing of the guards. As we entered the park, Peter spotted the gift shop where we rested and had some hot cocoa before exploring all the different buildings.
We walked around the palace looking at all the beauty. We passed a gorgeous pond and fountain, though both were frozen, they were still pretty.
Yongsan – I Park Mall
We stopped at the I Park mall to grab a snack and buy some more winter clothes at UniQlo then caught the next bus.
Namsangol Hanok Village
By the time we arrived at this traditional Korean village, I was so sick from the bus ride. Driving in Korea is an experience all on its own. The blast of cold air was welcomed and made me feel a lot better.
We walked up a narrow street to the entrance of this village where we saw the restored homes.
This photo shows traditional shoes warn by Koreans. There is usually someone making these shoes but I think we had arrived too late and missed the show.
What I found most interesting were the fireplaces underneath the rooms. They were used to heat the floors and warm the room. Our hostel had heated floors; although, they weren't heated by a fireplace.
The village and frozen pond were lovely!
From here we could see the N Seoul Tower, our next stop.
N Seoul Tower
The last stop on the bus tour for us was the N Seoul Tower. We made it just in time for sunset and a view of the whole city. It was amazing!
We had a short hike from where the bus dropped us off and then a quick elevator ride up to the observation deck.
There were TONS of people here. It was nice to see the city lights and read how far and in what direction different countries, cities, and continents are from the tower. We spent a couple of hours here and then back down to leave our lock of love on the Christmas tree.
Again, we ended another night in Hongdae. We found this cat café near Etude House. I was SO excited! This was on my list of things I MUST do while in Seoul.
We took our shoes off, ordered a drink, and read the kitty rules!
I haven't pet a cat in awhile and was so happy to finally get the chance. There were so many cute cats I didn't know where to begin. I sat down on the ground and watched as the cats went about their business, which consisted of sleeping near the heater. Peter started to pet a cat when it attacked him! It was so funny and sort of sad. I guess if I were a cat in a room full of cats and people, I'd be grumpy too. I got attacked by another cat who was trying to get away from this kid who kept poking him. So I decided to just watch them and that was good enough for me!
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We did not have a sandbox handy for this theme, nor do I know of any great beaches nearby. Sooo, I made my own sandbox/beach. I bought a plastic container and dumped some play sand inside. Miss A loved it and enjoyed making sand castles, digging for "treasures", etc. Who needs a real beach anyway...
This is an activity called an "ocean in a bottle". See here for directions on how to make your own. We should have used more food coloring to make the water darker so you could see the division between the water and oil and benefit from a better visual of wave action. Oh well. Miss A still liked making this. We added shells and fish buttons and some sand to ours.
I saw a cute idea here on Pinterest regarding putting treasures under shells. I put my own spin on it and wrote a number on the bottom of each shell to use for addition facts. Miss A would turn over two shells, add the two numbers together, write the number sentence in the sand, and if she was correct - would get to keep the two shells. Then I would have a turn. At the end, we laid our shells out (matching one to one) in lines to see who had more.
Part of the fun of going to the beach is searching for treasures in the sand which have been washed ashore. But if you don't have a beach, you make do with your homemade sandbox (pretend beach). While my daughter was busy with something else, I wrote out some words related to our theme and buried them in the sand for her to find and read. As a special treat, I also put some gumdrops in a bag with the tag "buried treasure" and hid those in the sand as well. :)
This was our fun snack for the week! See details here.
While walking through a craft store one day, I was struck by the gorgeous jeweled tones of some acrylic gems and how they seemed to resemble the shiny, colorful scales of a fish. Soooo, I bought some, drew a fish outline, and let Miss A pour on the glue and gems (the glue began to overwhelm the gem part so we added glitter to help). I am thinking this would have been a super activity to go along with "The Rainbow Fish".
My plan for this activity was to do a crayon resist painting. Miss A picked a page from a book, then drew and colored the scene on watercolor paper. However, I made the mistake of having Miss A use crayons which were washable. So of course, when she began to watercolor her picture, the crayon seemed to do less resisting and more blending. I told her to try to avoid the other crayon areas and just paint around them instead. So much for the "resist" part. Oh well. I am now wiser for it, I suppose.
We created a coral "garden" or "zoo" using cheerios glued onto shapes Miss A cut out. The original activity (here) called for puffed rice, I believe. However, I didn't have puffed rice so we used cheerios instead. She then painted the cheerios to match the color of the shape and glued them onto a paper she had watercolored.
We also made "ocean pie" for our dessert night on Friday. It was super easy and something fun that Miss A could easily help make. I will try to post the details later...
We finished off the week by watching Disney's "Oceans" (a really well done documentary about ocean life) and eating fish tacos and "ocean pie".
By the way, if you are fortunate enough to live near an upscale grocery store with a great fresh seafood section - think possible field trip! I know it sounds crazy, but I was shocked at all the neat creatures we saw at one - dead - but real. I think Miss A was highly intrigued by them, as was I.
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Thank you, Tanya!
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Silly man. Doesn't he realize that orangutans are great apes and not monkeys? If it weren't for that little slip, he might have gotten away with it.
I KNEW it! I KNEW that the government faked Jesse Garon Presley's death in order to cover up their secret experiments in cross-breeding humans with orangutans, in order to create a race of super spies! I can finally collect on that bet!
Best part of the story was below in other news of Naples. We used to call this practice trolling.
why would they report some poor dude's psychotic ramblings? is that how they handle the mentally ill in your country?
a lot you write about is funny, this one is not.
sounds like he needs help not prison
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First off I'd like to say that I never tried Wet n Wild's products before because they were always known as "cheap". So before I review this I can't say I've had prior experience with their products then, compared to now. I'm just giving my honest opinion on a product I bought. I seen so many reviews on these palette's by Wet n Wild, and when I was in the Dollar General picking up nail clippers I stumbled upon this. Plus $1.00 coupon off the price of $5.00! Score!
This particular palette is called Greed.
With flash
Without flash
Cute little brushes it come with.
Swatches of the glitter shades.
Swatches of the matte shades.
I haven't actually used this palette yet, but when I do, I'll show makeup looks with it. :)
My Official Review
Cost? Like I said I picked it up for $4.00 at Dollar General because they had an "Instant Coupon" on the packaging. But I know from reading other posts, it's $5.00
Pigmentation? I'm being completely honest when I write this, when I picked this palette up, I have very expectations. But when I took it out of it's packaging, and actually slide my finger across one of the shades, just once I was honestly amazed at the pigmentation. Very pigmented. In the pictures, I swiped my finger once to get that color payoff. Amazing right? Who would have that?
Packaging? Packaging is your basic, on a cardboard box. And to me packaging and design of something, anything is very important, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'm a sucker for cute packaging. The fact that it comes with two brushes, surprises me a little and shows that maybe Wet n Wild is trying to go a little higher end, but at an affordable cost?
Pros? Cost, easily accessible, at any local Walmart or drugstore, and hey even Dollar General! Also the color payoff is very surprising, and amazing.
Cons? None as of now. :)
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SANFORD, Fla. – Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman charged with shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, have released another round of evidence, which includes a slew of pictures of both Martin and Zimmerman.
The photos consist of Zimmerman the night of the shooting and at his graduation ceremony from Seminole State College. Also included, are pictures of Martin's clothing the night of the Feb. 26, 2012 shooting at the Retreat at Twin Lakes, along with pictures of Martin in the 7-Eleven earlier that night were also included.
The pictures of Martin's autopsy photos were not released, according to the motion, saying the state already had them.
DOCUMENTS: 2nd Discovery | Zimmerman concealed weapon permit
NEW PHOTOS: Zimmerman, Martin
Along with the pictures were documents that included Zimmerman's concealed weapon permit, emails from Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett, a notice regarding the Sanford Police Department and the homeless man incident, a Black Panther Party flier and more.
Jury selection in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial is slated to begin on June 10. Zimmerman has claimed self-defense. The next hearing in his trial is slated for Tuesday.


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"Just the freedom was better than breathing they said"
— Lupe Fiasco, "Kick/Push"
This is totally out of context of course (a rap song remixed by Bassnectar) but when L started (out of the blue) at Sudbury Valley School back in June (Mid-June, why not!), I could just tell that the freedom was *very* *very* important to him and his decision that NOW he was ready for SVS to be HIS school too. Now 6 months later, he is still a very little guy, so even though he goes to SVS 4 days a week, he still also really loves the cozier scene once in a while (once every week roughly) over at the neighborhood daycare he was previously at more regularly. Anyway, it's his choice and I feel privileged to be able to provide it to him, and to just let him do HIS thing. Go L!
I am almost embarrassed that his quick transition to wanting to go to SVS surprised me, but it did. I mean, forget the terrible twos, I think ages 3-5 is an amazing and difficult and dynamic part of childhood because kids are growing in independence so quickly yet still needing/wanting the parental attention and attachment. Anyway, each kid is different… A and L certainly are, but it is a joy (usually 😉 to spend time with them and get to know them!
I should also note: this song is also appropriate because there is a lot of skateboarding and longboarding going on at SVS lately. An all-ages affair of course.


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The most direct solution is to install a network interface card (NIC) for each additional subnet. Then, configure each new NIC for the subnet it's connected to.
Use a bootpd relay
You can set up a bootpd relay to forward requests to another network subnet, without changing the network configuration. Read the bootpd man page for more details.
Change your network configuration
If you want NetBoot to work across subnets with only one NIC, set up a router or layer 3 switch. Configure the router or layer 3 switch between the NetBoot server and clients to let BootP data pass between the subnets.
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Beginning January 1, 2010, coaches across the country will put down their pens and power-up their computers to complete team registration online for the first time in American Legion Baseball history. The digital, step-by-step process will tighten administrative communication efforts and result in an additional value for players and fans.
No longer will it be necessary for coaches to collect, complete and mail registration forms, insurance forms and payments to various locations for processing. Instead, coaches with Internet access will have the luxury of performing all of these responsibilities online, using their credit or debit card from the comfort of their own home.
Fans and players will also benefit from the service, as coaches will have the capability of entering game schedules and player profiles that will be viewable and searchable by the public on the official American Legion Baseball Web site.
Another attractive feature of the new system will be the reduction of paper waste. Coaches will no longer need to make copies of their roster for mailing because every roster will be securely available to each country, district and state chairman online.
"We are pleased to offer this new feature for our fans and program participants," American Legion Baseball Program Coordinator Jim Quinlan said. "The new online registration process is a result of our commitment to continue our tradition as one of the most successful amateur leagues, and I look forward to an exciting season."
The 2010 season marks the 85th anniversary of the program, which recently launched a brand new Web site that highlights its reputation among young athletes. The Web site and digital registration process will coincide with the online broadcast of the World Series being played in Spokane, Wash., that begins August 13, 2010.


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With just one day to go until the Olympic's opening ceremony, the Young Royals kept sport front and centre today when they visited a charity their foundation supports which provides sports coaching to children.
Kate hit new heights of austerity chic, shunning designer gear for a white and grey dress that cost just £35 from a British Main Street retailer. For once, she didn't wear LK Bennets, sporting instead a pair of £80 Pied-a-Terre wedges.
Harry and William both wore open-necked blue shirts.
William kicked a ball around, missing a shot at goal, while Kate showed her racket skills on the table-tennis table, prompting her husband to say that, "Wth a tennis racquet or a hockey stick in her hand, Catherine is something to behold - and be aware of."
In a speech afterwards, William said: "Watching me on the football field is never a pretty sight – the expression giraffe on ice springs to mind. However it is marginally less embarrassing than seeing my brother cheat his way to becoming the fastest man on the planet."
Kate also refereed a Judo match.
The Coach Core programme is being piloted by Greenhouse, an organisation that will train 16 to 19-year-olds to become qualified coaches and mentors for their schools and communities.


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North Kohala is the northernmost district of the Big Island. Here, volcano goddess Pele's creation has geologically matured and weathered over millennia from rugged lava into lush, rolling agricultural lands and wild isolated valleys. North Kohala is the birthplace of Kamehameha the Great and as such is a landmark of Hawaiian history. This area serves as both a center of ranching and agricultural production and as a bedroom community to the high-end resorts of the adjacent South Kohala Coast.
The small towns of Hawi and Kapa'au are home to a community of artists, business professionals, paniolo (cowboys), kama'aina families and retirees. Their colorful main street is lined with shops, galleries, eateries and markets that beckon the curious to stop and "talk story." Overall, the climate is benign, but powerful winds and storms can blow through.
Traveling south along the coast, residents of communities like Kohala Ranch and Kohala Estates, poised high above the coast, enjoy sweeping views of the ocean and neighboring Maui, seasonal whale-watching and breathtaking sunsets. Further down along the shore, property designated as Hawaiian Homelands runs into the Kawaihae area. Once a thriving center of Kamehameha's kingdom, Kawaihae is still home to the ancient Hawaiian temple of Pu'ukohola.
With its rich history, artistic energy and vast open spaces, North Kohala is known to lure those seeking a sense of place and peace on Hawaii's Big Island.
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With a sleek yet striking design, the new watch from the Pitlane line for the youngest fans captures the athletic spirit and pride of the Scuderia Ferrari Team.
Agile and eclectic, the new watch from the Pitlane collection is distinguished by its round 34 mm case and racing-inspired aerodynamic accents. The face, featuring the legendary yellow Ferrari Shield, showcases a powerful mix of colours. It also has a central chequered flag in contrasting colours that runs along the silicone strap. This model's gutsy personality is accentuated by the hour and minute hands, featuring distinctive perforations, and by the Arabic numerals of different sizes in the same font as those that appear on the nose of the single-seater. The Pitlane watch is dedicated to Scuderia Ferrari fans who feel right at home alongside the track.


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Retired and learning to go at a slower pace. Many life changes in the last two years. Taking one day at a time and enjoying the journey!!
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes questions as he briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington on Dec. 19, 2013.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday ordered a sweeping review of the U.S. military's nuclear weapons mission — in the wake of reports of cheating, alleged drug abuse and other failures among the ranks of Air Force missile launch officers.
Thirty-four airmen, whose fingers are literally on the trigger of nuclear-armed missiles, were relieved of duty for allegedly cheating on exams that would test their knowledge of the launch systems.
The lower-level officers, all assigned to the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, are accused of apparently texting answers to each other on a monthly proficiency exam in the summer of 2012, or knew that the cheating was going on and didn't report it, according to defense officials.
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This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
The alleged cheating was discovered during an investigation into illegal drug possession among a small group of Air Force "missiliers."
But those were just the latest hits to the Air Force's nuclear missile force, which has suffered a number of setbacks in the past couple of years.
Last April, 17 officers at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota were deemed temporarily unfit for duty and given weeks of remedial training after safety violations were found.
And Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, commander of the Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missiles, was fired in October after a report found he had been binge drinking and acting rudely during a trip to Moscow.
Pentagon spokesman Adm. John Kirby said Thursday that the Pentagon review would examine Air Force leadership and the "health of the culture" in both the Air Force and Navy nuclear weapons mission. The goal is to identify any problems and come up with possible remedies.
Kirby said as of now any deficiencies appear to be "mostly a personnel issue" and the military is confident in the safety and security its nuclear arsenal.
The admiral added that if there is evidence that Air Force "leadership have failed" those responsible "will be held in account."
Hagel made a rare visit to a nuclear missile base earlier this month to boost morale. In a speech at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, he called their work "of great importance to the world," but acknowledged there jobs must be carried out in isolation, with little public recognition or acclaim.
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Kansas City
can be purchased at several area
stores and can be tasted at some of Kansas City's finest
A few of the ladies enjoy a
beautiful day.
Aaaahhhh, dust bathing. What
a way to spend a lazy day!
Our fryer birds enjoy a warm summer evening.


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