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Case Study: Patience and Planning Pay Off at Minneapolis Airport
Minneapolis Airport proves that slow and steady acquisition wins the technology race with Vicon's expandable video technology
For the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, simply wanting a better camera system wasn't enough. They wanted a system they could build on, over an extended period of time, without replacing the existing infrastructure.
They found that system in the Vicon family of video products, and a relationship that began almost 10 years ago is still going strong.
Building a Better Airport
As part of an ongoing airport improvement project in the early 1990s, Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) embarked on a video expansion program that began with 16 cameras and has grown to more than 800 cameras today.
To do this, they called on a Minnesota security system integrator, Pro-Tec Design. "We were asked if we could provide services on their existing system of 16 cameras," recalls Tom Hagen, president of Pro-Tec Design. "The desired goal was to expand the camera security system throughout the airport facility into multiple buildings located at multiple locations throughout the 3300 acre site. They wanted to be able to expand camera security into those locations, yet have the ability to view any camera from multiple monitoring areas, regardless of where the camera was located."
"Another key requirement was to design and install a system that would permit quite a bit of expansion over time, with some assurance that each phase of expansion would build upon and preserve the investments made previously."
The airport had put together a team, consisting of representatives from the primary architectural firm, electrical engineering, airport police, airport facility development and an electrical contracting firm.
"We were offered the opportunity to bring in our recommendations," Hagen says. One of the performance tests was to set up live cameras to view outdoor activity at dusk. "We tested several different cameras. The selection team was viewing the camera pictures on a monitor inside one of the concourses. One particular camera produced an outstanding picture in the low-light conditions. The monitor view appeared to be from an earlier time of the day during normal daytime conditions. It was one of the Vicon cameras."
That was one reason they selected Vicon, Hagen recalls. Another was the design of the system using a concept of distributed architecture, which at the time was quite unique.
This design allowed airport personnel to accomplish one of their main goals, which was to be able to view a camera from any viewing location, even if the camera was on the opposite side of the airport.
Another benefit was the ability to assign priorities or "seize levels" to each camera.
"If we have one controller that is a higher priority, they would automatically take control of the camera over someone else who may be using it at the time," explains Tom Germundson, Security Consultant for the airport.
Expanding the System
Once the initial Vicon system was in place, the airport gradually added on, upgraded and incorporated new technologies as their needs changed.
One prime example of evolving technology was the migration from analog VCRs to digital video recorders (DVRs).
"Originally the recording was done on VCRs connected to 16-channel multiplexers," Hagen says. "Now that has all been migrated into a distributed, networked architecture of digital video recorders, using ViconNet software to view live and recorded video from cameras located throughout the facility. That has been a very important and useful improvement for people who use the system. It replaced a method of finding recorded video that was so cumbersome. The new system is much, much easier to use."
Beginning about two years ago, the airport migrated from the old VCRs to Vicon's newest DVR technology, the Kollector Elite. "The move to DVRs was the airport's most recent, significant upgrade," Germundson says. "We waited for the Elite so we could gain that technology," he says.
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I always love re-blogging Laverne Cox. Not only because of her eloquence, intelligence, kindness, and beauty, but also because her voice might be one of the most important in the fight against hatred in the U.S.A. today. What she has to say is crucial to the growth, peace, prosperity, and freedom of all of us. If you have the time, please watch this video.
everyone needs to take seven minutes and watch this.
This is really important. Watch it.
I see this happen in Philadelphia all the time.
thank you Laverne. I am so excited to be able to see her speak.
i feel weird about the above commentary. i want to add that Laverne is speaking to much intersectionality in this speech and it makes me so angry that in the queer academic spaces i've been in, we don't hear her speak.
she's brilliant and amazing and deserves every wish she has to come true.
I don't understand why every time this person eats it sounds like they're slobbering a sopping wet dick. I'm sorry but I haven't been able to sleep for consecutive nights because they can't stop eating bye
Shamed to the core nananana SHSHSHSH SHAME
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"Are these the same fringe whackos who were up in arms about vaccinating girls against HPV, e.g. the Texas Senate?"Unknown, but I'm pretty sure they're not.
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As you may know, I (Inés) work for Vice Mexico. Recently I interviewed Patrick Kyle for Tebeo Tropical (my comics column), and I thought it would be cool to have the english version here for the non-spanish speaking interested to read.
Patrick is an illustrator and cartoonist from Toronto, Canada. He contributed with a really funny comic about Merlin and his stash to our first issue. He's also love partner and art collaborator of Gang Bang Bong co-editor Ginette (JUICY GOSSIP!… ok not really). His comic Black Mass (which ended last year and is now collected in a beautiful book!) was recently nominated for the Ignatz awards for Outstanding series. Now he's working on a new serial, Distance Mover.
Tell me about "Distance Mover" as if I've never heard about it. What is it about?
Distance Mover is a science fiction comic book series that I've been drawing since May 2012. Distance Mover is a story about a mysterious and revered traveller and scientist called Mr.Earth who lives on a vast planet with many different cities and interesting places. Mr. Earth travels all over this planet in his Distance Mover, a machine capable of travelling great distances in mere moments. Mr. Earth is inquisitive, determined and tends to unravel local unrest and put positivity in motion during his residencies. There are new 16 page installments of Distance Mover each month. Currently four issues have been published and the fifth issue is due in September 2012. The first story arc will wrap up in Issue six to be released in November 2012. Distance Mover is printed in my apartment on a Risograph 6300. I know you are a big fan of fantasy and games like Magic, as references to this theme are very present in your work. Are you excited about new fantasy things that are being done today (books, games, etc.) or is it more of a nostalgic thing for you, working with these themes?
It's not entirely nostalgic, because i'm still a somewhat active Magic: The Gathering player. I top 8'ed at a MTG tournament a few weeks ago (That means I beat other people and won prizes.)
In terms of old vs. new, I'm much more interested in fantasy and gaming of the recent past. As much as I enjoy playing Magic, there's nothing about the story arcs or characters in the newest editions of the game that interest me. I pine for the feeling I had when I was first discovering Magic or other fantasy games when I was a kid. They felt so vast and mysterious and they really set my imagination off. I feel like newer stuff is too fully realized and comes to too many conclusions without allowing the players or audience to use their imaginations.
Unlike some of my previous work which made more blatant reference to fantasy and Magic, Distance Mover is almost entirely based on the Tom Baker era of Doctor Who from the mid 1970s and early 1980s.The classic Doctor Who is pretty low-fi and relies on bizarre costumes, props and a lot of suggestion. It makes the series seem really alien and it makes you have to work as a viewer to get a grasp of what's happening. I try to challenge my readers in (hopefully) the same kind of way in my comics.
I think it does come off as a complex world that leaves room for imagination. And I also like that at the same time, it's so friendly to read it could be appealing even for kids.
So wait, you beat up kids in Magic tournaments? or do you play in some sort of old guys league?
Most of the Magic players that play at the tournament level are pretty old. Most of them are older than I am! The youngest person I've played against at a tournament was 13 or 14 and they totally destroyed me. They had a lot of good cards because I guess they didn't need to pay rent or anything. The geezers are easier to take down, they're weak willed.
Although I don't really think a kid would enjoy it, I actively try to make Distance Mover kind of child friendly and naive. You use a lot of interesting shapes in this story. Im particularly interested by the abstract ones that appear in the backgrounds. Do you imagine this shapes with a tactile texture? If so, how would you say it is?I don't normally imagine any of the things I draw in three-dimensions unless asked. I like to think of comics as a solitary 2d medium that I don't want the influence of three-dimensional objects or photography to infiltrate.
So far in Distance Mover they've visited two distinct environments, a modest pastoral settlement and a thriving metropolis. Everything in the pastoral settlement is textured like suede. Everything in the metropolis is made of chrome. I'm sorry I don't have a real answer for this. Well that's a real answer! I had been wondering if they were just some sort of visual apparitions in their world or if they were actually touchable.
That's interesting that you don't consider 3 dimensions in your graphic work. What would you say is something you're constantly keeping in mind when working on DM?
For example, for the viewer, colors appear as a very fundamental part of the reading experience of DM, but I'm curious if they really are as important for you throughout the process.
Color is an important part of the book, but the actual coloring always comes last. I usually only decide what colors I'm using right before I print but knowing that the final work is going to be put through a specific printing process where color is going to be added is always in my mind when I'm creating a page. I'm very conscious of keeping the elements of the page, the characters and background pieces, separate, so when I eventually scan the page it's really easy for me to split the elements of the page up into layers to get them ready to print.
DM makes me feel like I'm inside Mort Garson's Plantasia. Is there any particular music that reminds you of the world of DM?
Thanks for sharing that song! I agree, it really evokes the kind of atmosphere I'm trying to achieve in Distance Mover. Because Distance Mover is so influenced by that particular era of Doctor Who, the music from the series is mostly what is feel is representative of the Distance Mover world. The original theme from Doctor Who is one of my all time favourite songs. Delia Derbyshire was one of the composers who worked with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop that produced the theme. Some of her music could be definitely be adopted by the world of Distance Mover. [You can listen to some of it here]
Thanks Patrick!You can read the first two issues of Distance Mover at Patrick's site!


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Models Get Dosed Backstage At Christopher Kane
For Christopher Kane's "Princess Margaret on acid" collection, the clothes were heavy on the neons, in chartreuse, electric emerald, and hot pink; the beauty look, not so much. "I'm never into big hairdos, I like simple but beautiful looks. I feel the same about the makeup for the shows. So it's not overly styled to soften up the severe colors in the clothes," Kane said backstage yesterday of the soft, brushed-back coifs by Paul Hanlon and elegant, youthful makeup by Lucia Pieroni. This meant tresses with a bit of volume at the root, which Hanlon prepped using TIGI Catwalk Root Boost spray before slicking back the sides into the lengths of the hair and ultimately tucking them into Kane's cropped jackets and cardigans. Pieroni kept things simple, too, applying MAC's Blush Ombre in Ripe Peach onto the apples of models' cheeks and directing her attention to brows, which she filled in with MAC Pro Brow Powder. A slim black line on the upper lash line and a stain of Clé de Peau's Lipstick in T3, a mauve shade, finished what was by all accounts a very pretty, subdued look—and all the better for it. There's nothing worse than having heavy makeup smeared all over your face when a serious trip—royal or otherwise—finally kicks in.
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Eighteen years ago, when she was in her early 30s, Cindy Steinberg severely injured her back at work when an unsecured filing cabinet and the cubicle walls stacked behind it fell on her. Although the diagnosis for the product development manager at a learning-technology company just outside Harvard Square was torn ligaments and damaged nerves — between thoracic disc levels 7 and 10 — it took five years for doctors to find an effective combination of treatments for her chronic pain, including an opioid pain reliever called Lortab, which is similar to Vicodin. "I was in total disbelief that I could be in this much pain and there wasn't anyone or anything that could really help me," says Steinberg. Doctors treated her in a "demeaning, disbelieving, dismissive, and distrustful" manner, she adds.
This dismissive attitude toward pain patients — an attitude held not just by some doctors but also by the public at large — has only gotten worse in recent years, thanks in large part to relentless publicity of cases involving illegal abuse of opioids (also known as narcotics). To put it bluntly, chronic-pain patients all too often are seen as potential drug abusers first and as suffering human beings second.


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Allen, who holds offers from Syracuse, Texas State, Eastern Illinois and most recently UTSA, won the quarterback MVP. Allen displayed excellent footwork and incredible accuracy throughout the day despite the windy conditions.
Allen wasn't alone on the list of impressive quarterbacks in attendance. Plano's Richard Lagow was another impressive signal caller displaying a very strong arm. Others such as Stephenville's Tyler Jones and Glen Rose Colton Bretton had good moments during the three-hour camp.
Canady meanwhile picked up right where he left off last week. It was obvious early on that the 5-foot-8, 160-pounder was hands down the best cover corner at the camp. He was an easy choice for the defensive back MVP.
"Canady could really be a player to watch in the evaluation period," Scout.com National Analyst Greg Powers. "He has the skills to lock down division one receivers. Camps are definitely not the tell all when it comes to football recruiting, but you do not win MVP at three of the most elite camps by accident."
While Canady locked down pretty much any receiver he faced, one receiver did get the better of him during one-on-one, McKinney receiver T.V. Williams, who won the MVP award. While not the biggest in stature, Williams displayed excellent route running skills and created separation no matter whom he was up against; including Canady. All the more special is Williams is just a 2014 prospect.
Others standing out at receiver were 2014 prospect Jamal Brown, who recently moved to Arlington Bowie from South Grand Prairie in the last week. Frisco Wakeland's Turner Smiley also drew praise from the coaches in attendance. Anthony Jenkins out of Mesquite Poteet was another receiver who excelled during one-on-one's. Jenkins is the younger brother of former TCU defensive end Braylon Broughton.
The offensive and defensive line workouts were dominated by underclassmen. Standing out above the rest of the offensive linemen in attendance was 2014 prospect Brad Lundblade out of Liberty Christian. At 6-foot-2, 285-pounds, Lundblade dominated the competition and excelled during one-on-one workouts. With the group consisting mostly of guard prospects, Lundblade stood out above the rest. Others who impressed were 2015 prospect Zach Rogers out of Lewisville Hebron. Rogers, at 6-foot-4, 250-pounds has a very bright future ahead of him if he continues to display the type of work ethic he showed on Sunday.
At defensive line Devonta Leary out of Desoto took home MVP honors. Leary wasn't the biggest in attendance but when it came to quickness, Leary was nearly unmatched, especially for a defensive tackle.
Another player who could've won MVP honors was Denton Ryan defensive end Sekou Clark. The 2014 prospect was physically the most impressive defensive end in attendance and definitely the fastest off the edge.
John Tyler's Travaughn Moore was another good looking prospect from the 2014 class that will certainly draw the attention of college recruiters the next two years.
Rounding out the list of impressive defenders was linebacker Richard Franklin out of Dallas South Oak Cliff. Franklin took home linebacker MVP honors above an impressive list of players including Kennedale's Fred Scott and Mesquite Horn's Kalan Elia.
Zach Allen | 2013 | Temple
Trae Swift | 2013 | Mansfield Summit
Wide Receiver
T.V. Williams | 2014 | McKinney
Offensive Line
Brad Lundblade | 2014 | Argyle Liberty Christian
Defensive Line
Devonta Leary | 2013 | Desoto
Richard Franklin | 2013 | Dallas South Oak Cliff
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Anthony Canady | 2013 | Mesquite


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Apache Accumulo Git WIP
Git is an open source, distributed version control system which has become very popular in large, complicated software projects due to its efficient handling of multiple, simultaneously and independently developed brances of source code.
The plan
There are multiple steps that are required of us to fully transition from active development against Subversion to Git. Each of these requires consensus (lazy or not) from the team along with documentation that developers, both existing and current, can reference to understand how and what to do.
Workflow Background
Likely the most contested subject matter regarding switching an active team from one SCM tool to another is a shift in the development paradigm.
Some background, the common case, as is present with this team, is that developers coming from a Subversion history are very light on merging being a critical consideration on how to perform development. Because merging in Subversion is typically of no consequence to the complete view of history, not to mention that Subversion allows "merging" of specific revisions instead of sub-trees. As such, a transition to Git typically requires a shift in mindset in which a fix is not arbitrarily applied to trunk (whatever the main development is called), but the fix should be applied to the earliest, non end-of-life (EOL) version of the application.
For example, say there is a hypothetical application which has just released version-3 of their software and have shifted their development to a version-4 WIP. Version-2 is still supported, while version-1 was just EOL'ed. Each version still has a branch. A bug was just found which affects all released versions of this application. In Subversion, considering the history in the repository, it is of no consequence where the change is initially applied, because a Subversion merge is capable of merging it to any other version. History does not suffer because Subversion doesn't have the capacities to accurately track the change across multiple branches. In Git, to maintain a non-duplicative history, it is imperative that the developer choose the correct branch to fix the bug in. In this case, since version-1 is EOL'ed, version-2, version-3 and the WIP version-4 are candidates. The earliest version is obviously version-2; so, the change should be applied in version-2, merged to version-3 and then the version-4 WIP.
The importance of this example is making a best-attempt to preserve history when using Git. While Git does have commands like cherry-pick which allow the contents of a commit to be applied from one branch to another which are not candidates to merge without conflict (which is typically the case when merging a higher version into a lower version), this results in a duplication of that commit in history when the two trees are eventually merged together. While Git is smart enough to not attempt to re-apply the changes, history still contains the blemish.
The purpose of this extravagant example is to outline, in the trivial case, how the workflow decided upon for development is very important and has direct impact on the efficacy of the advanced commands bundled with Git.
Proposed Workflow
This is a summary of what has been agreed upon by vocal committers/PMC members on firstname.lastname@example.com. Enumeration of every possible situation out of the scope of this document. This document intends to lay the ground work to define the correct course of action regardless of circumstances. Some concrete examples will be provided to ensure the explanation is clear.
Active development is performed concurrently over no less than two versions of Apache Accumulo at any one point in time. As such, the workflow must provide guidance on how and where changes should be made which apply to multiple versions and how to ensure that such changes are contained in all applicable versions.
Releases are considered extremely onerous and time-consuming so no emphasis is placed on rapid iterations or development-cycles.
New features typically have lengthy development cycles in which more than one developer contributes to the creation of the new feature from planning, to implementation, to scale testing. Mechanisms/guidance should be provided for multiple developers to teach contribute to a remote-shared resource.
The repository should be the irrefutable, sole source of information regarding the development of Apache Accumulo, and, as such, should have best-efforts given in creating a clean, readable history without any single entity having to control all write access and changes (a proxy). In other words, the developers are the ones responsible for ensuring that previous releases are preserved to meet ASF policy, for not rewriting any public history of code not yet officially released (also ASF policy relevant) and for a best-effort to be given to avoid duplicative commits appearing in history created by the application of multiple revisions which have different identifying attributes but the same contents (git-rebase and git-cherry-pick).
The implementation
Use the following steps, original derived from Apache Kafka's simple contributor workflow.
To be specific, let's consider a contributor wanting to work on a fix for the Jira issue ACCUMULO-12345 that affects 1.5.0 release.
Ensure you configured Git with your information
git config --global user.name 'My Name' && git config --global user.email 'email@example.com'
Clone the Accumulo repository:
git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/accumulo.git accumulo
or update your local copy:
git fetch && git fetch --tags
For the given issue you intend to work on, choose the 'lowest' fixVersion and create a branch for yourself to work in.
git checkout -b ACCUMULO-12345-my-work origin/1.5.1-SNAPSHOT
Make commits as you see fit as you fix the issue, referencing the issue name in the commit message:
git commit -av
Assuming others are developing against the version you also are, as you work, or before you create your patch, rebase your branch against the remote to lift your changes to the top of your branch.
git pull --rebase origin 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT
At this point, you can create a patch file from the upstream branch to attach to the ACCUMULO-12345 Jira issue.
git format-patch 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT --stdout > ACCUMULO-12345.patch
An alternative to creating a patch is submitting a request to pull your changes from some repository, e.g. Github. Please include the repository and branch name merge in the notice to the Jira issue, e.g.
repo=git://github.com/<username>/accumulo.git branch=ACCUMULO-12345
A second alternative is to use Github's "Pull Requests" feature against the Apache Accumulo account. Notifications of new pull-requests from Github should automatically be sent to email@example.com.
Ignoring specifics, contributors should be sure to make their changes against
the earlier version in which the fix is intended,
git-rebase'ing their
changes against the upstream branch so as to keep their changes co-located and
free of unnecessary merges.
Primary Development
Primary development should take place in
master which is to contain the most
recent, un-released version of Apache Accumulo.
For changes staged for the next minor release of Apache Accumulo, it has been suggested that a branch is created for the purpose of containing the bug-fixes, API-compatible improvements and backported-features. This provides the following:
- Avoids many long-running 'SNAPSHOT' branches to force the developer to best consider where his/her changes should be applied.
- Better ties a branch containing commits for a minor release to Jira issues fixed in said minor release.
If said short-lived branch doesn't yet exist, the developer should create said branch off of the last minor release in the targeted major version.
For example, if a developer finds a fix that needs to be made against the 1.4.3
release of Apache Accumulo, the developer should create a new branch from the
1.4.3 tag, apply the changes, and push the branch remotely with an appropriate
name. It has been suggested to name the branch in the same manner in which
Maven releases are named. In other words, the branch just created would be
1.4.4-snapshot or similar.
Reviewing contributor changes
Patches -- Developers should use the following steps to apply patches from contributors:
Checkout the branch which the patch is submitted for:
git checkout 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT
Verify the changes introduced by the patch:
git apply --stat ACCUMULO-12345.patch
Verify that the patch applies cleanly:
git apply --check ACCUMULO-12345.patch
If all is well, apply the patch:
git am --signoff < ACCUMULO-12345.patch
When finished, push the changes:
git push origin 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT
Merge where appropriate:
git checkout master && git merge 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT
Pull-Requests -- If the contributor submits a repository and branch to pull from, the steps are even easier:
Add their repository as a remote to your repository
git remote add some_name ${repository}
Fetch the refs from the given repository
git fetch ${repository}
Merge in the given branch to your local branch
git merge some_name/${branch}
Delete the remote:
git remote remove some_name
If the branch doesn't fast-forward merge, you likely want to inform the contributor to update their branch to avoid the conflict resolution and merge commit. See the Git manual for more information on merging.
Feature Branches
Ease in creating and using feature branches is a desirable merit which Git provides with little work. Feature branches are a great way in which developers to work on multiple, long-running features concurrently, without worry of mixing code ready for public-review and code needing more internal work. Additionally, this creates an easily consumable series of commits in which other developers can track changes, and see how the feature itself evolved.
To prevent developers' feature branches from colliding with one another, it was
suggested to impose a "hierarchy" in which shared feature branches are prefixed
Create a branch off of
git checkout <apache_id>/ACCUMULO-<issue#> master
Create the feature, commiting early and often to appropriately outline the "story" behind the feature and it's implementation.
As long as you have not collaborating with others,
git-rebaseyour feature branch against upstream changes in
git fetch && git rebase origin/master
If you are actively collaborating with others, you should be nice and not change their history. Use
git fetch && git merge origin/master
Continue steps 2 through 4 until the feature is complete.
Depending on the nature, duration and history of the changes in your feature branch, you can choose to:
'Simple' Merge:
git checkout master && git merge <apache_id>/ACCUMULO-<issue#>
Rebase and merge -- keeps all feature-branch commits co-located:
git fetch && git rebase origin/master && git checkout master && git merge <apache_id>/ACCUMULO-<issue#>
Merge with squash -- feature branch history is a mess, just make one commit with the lump-sum of your feature branch changes:
git checkout master && git merge --squash <apache_id>/ACCUMULO-<issue#>
Changes which affect multiple versions (a.k.a. merging)
Merging can be a very confusing topic for users switching to Git, but it can be summarized fairly easily.
Precondition: choose the right branch to start! (lowest, applicable version for the change)
Get your changes fixed for that earliest version.
Switch to the next highest version which future minor versions will be released (non-EOL major release series).
git-mergethe branch from #1 into the current.
In the face of conflicts, use options from
git-mergeto help you.
git checkout new-version && git merge --stat old-version
git checkout new-version && git merge --no-commit old-version
Treat your current branch as the branch from #2, and repeat from #2.
When merging changes across major releases, there is always the possibility of changes which are applicable/necessary in one release, but not in any future releases, changes which are different in implementation due to API changes, or any number of other cases. Whatever the actual case is, the developer who made the first set of changes (you) is the one responsible for performing the merge through the rest of the active versions. Even when the merge may results in a zero-length change in content, this is incredibly important to record as you are the one who knows that this zero-length change in content is correct!
Release Management
Releases, although not a day to day task, have their own unique steps which are to be followed. Releases can be categorized in to minor and major releases.
A minor release
A minor release is some set of changes
z' on top of a version
z' is simply
z + 1, e.g. given a release named '1.6.0', and the
next minor release is '1.6.1'. These changes for
z' should not break any
client code which works against
z and should absolutely not change the public
By convention, the branch containing the changes
z' should be named
x.y.z'-SNAPSHOT. The steps to take are as follows:
- Prepare the release candidate. Release Guide, Maven Instructions -- doesn't exist yet!
- Create a tag of the release candidate from the
x.y.z'-SNAPSHOTbranch, named something like
- Test and Vote
- Create a tag with the correct final name:
- Push a delete of the remote branch
A major release
A major release is a release in which multiple new features are introduced
and/or the public API are modified. The major release
y', even when the
client API is not modified, will typically contain many new features and
functionality above the last release series
y. A major release also resets
z value back to
The steps to create a new major release are very similar to a minor release:
- Prepare the release candidate. reference release instructions
- Create a tag of the release candidate from the
x.y.0'-SNAPSHOTbranch, named something like
- Test and Vote
- Create a tag with the correct final name:
- Push a delete of the remote branch
The infrastructure
This section deals with the changes that must be requested through INFRA. As with any substantial INFRA request, the VOTE and result from the mailing should be referenced so INFRA knows that the request has been acknowledged. Likely, a PMC member should be the one to submit the request.
I believe that we will need multiple repositories to best align ourselves with how we currently track "Accumulo" projects. The repositories follow:
The main source tree. This will track the standard trunk, branches, tags structure from Subversion for Apache Accumulo.
One repository for every project in contrib: Accumulo-BSP, Instamo Archetype, Accumulo Pig, and the Wikisearch project. Each of these are considered disjoint from one another, and the main source tree, so they each deserve their own repository.
Given the list of repositories that currently exist on the ASF site and a brief search over INFRA tickets, multiple repositories for a single Apache project is not an issue. Having this list when making the initial ticket will likely reduce the amount of work necessary in opening multiple INFRA tickets.
It should be noted in the INFRA requst that each repository will also need to be configured to properly mirror to the ASF Github account to provide the same functionality with current have via the git+svn mirror. This should be noted in the INFRA request. Same change needs to be applied for the Apache hosted mirror'ing.
Mailing lists
It should be noted in the INFRA request that commit messages should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. The subject can be decided on using the provided variables.
For the sake of clarity, some examples of common situations are included below.
Releasing 1.6.0
Branch from
git checkout master && git branch 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
1.6.0-RC1from the just created
git tag 1.6.0-RC1 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
Test, vote, etc. and tag from 1.6.0-RC1
git tag 1.6.0 1.6.0-RC1
Delete the RC tag, if desired.
git tag -d 1.6.0-RC1 && git push --delete origin 1.6.0-RC1
Delete the
git branch -d 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT && git push --delete origin 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
mastercontains all features and fixes from
git checkout master && git merge 1.6.0
Update the project version in
masterto 1.7.0-SNAPSHOT
Found urgent bug in 1.6.0
Determine earliest, still-supported release which bug affects.
- Assume 1.4 is said version with 1.4.3 being the last released version
- For 1.5, use 1.5.1 and 1.6, use 1.6.0.
Verify bug does affect 1.4.3
Make a branch for each SNAPSHOT version, where one does not already exist
git branch 1.4.4-SNAPSHOT 1.4.3 && git branch 1.5.2-SNAPSHOT 1.5.1 && git branch 1.6.1-SNAPSHOT 1.6.0
Fix the bug in
git commit -av && git push origin 1.4.4-SNAPSHOT
Merge from
git checkout 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT && git merge 1.4.4-SNAPSHOT
Merge from
git checkout 1.6.1-SNAPSHOT && git merge 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT


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I blogged about this yesterday, and admittedly, this video doesn't look half as cool and funky as the official Microsoft Digital Lifestyle website, but it does go some way to show some of the technologies in a Digital Home. The first part of this trilogy, is Windows Home Server. Now in the video, James and I discuss some of the features, and how this has great potential for partners and developers out there.
Please note, within the video, we are currently using Windows Home Server Release Candidate. Those of you in the know, will know that Windows Home Server hit RTM not so long back, and will be available pretty soon.
If you want more information on Windows Home Server, you can view these resources:
If that's not enough, James and I will be showing Home Server, in all it's glory, at our nationwide Vista: After Hours events - full details can be found here.
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Great video! Keep them coming!
Thanks Scott! :-)
Next one is already filmed and in the cutting room :-)


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Gun owners should hit the gym with their weapons instead of visiting an overrated burger joint.
i would just like to say that the truncated rss feed still sucks. ATL is doing the same thing as an experiment for a month, and the consensus is sharply and unanimously negative. As a wise man once said:
"An old rule of journalism goes something like this: open a story by grabbing readers, telling them very simply something interesting, exciting, engaging, important. After all, lose a reader at the first line and chances are you've lost a reader for the entire story."
I won't be spending a dime in a Feddruckers, ever. Of course, we don't even have such a commie, pinko, pansey restaurant in my area, but I see them when traveling.
I hope they go out of business, and they are forced to watch other businesses thrive as the money goes elsewhere.
I just don't understand why people want to carry weapons. Does it make these nuts feel more of a man or something? Do they expect to amuse themselves with gun fights after eating?
I wonder if they realize just how stupid and silly they look. Serve a few years in the Army or Marines if you want to see and do the real thing (I did and it was NO picnic). Rather than playing toy warrior in the vacant field down the street.
Q: "Why do you carry a gun?"
A: "Do you watch the new?"
Q: "Yes."
A: "Then you know why."
Q: "Why do you carry a gun?"
A: "Do you wear a seatbelt?"
Q: "Yes."
A: "Then you know why."
Q: "Why do you carry a gun?"
A: "Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away."
Q: "Why do you carry a gun?"
A: "Because my and my family's safety are nobody's responsibility but my own."
Part of the reason that Fuddruckers, a Texas-based company, has long had a policy against patrons carrying firearms in its restaurants is that, since the 19th century, Texas has had a law banning firearms in any establishment that serves alcohol. Makes perfect sense. Law abiding folks should be free to carry guns where they please, generally, but not when they are inebriated.
Q: Why do you carry a gun?
A: To at least be packing something below my waist.
What's communist about a private restaurant determining its own rules — rules which are allowed to be different from those of the state? Isn't that decidedly capitalist?
The New York City Swat teams should crash down on any gun store in any state whose records show that a preponderance of the guns sold by them end up in the hands of crimminals committing crimes. If a kid needs a license to drive, why not a license to carry a gun? get some education about who to kill or not kill? The NRA is a crimminal organization.
To the person who posted the below response. I doubt you were in the military, but if you were thanks for defending our country, I also served, two different branches and as a peace officer. I am now retired and after seeing all that I have seen I believe that those that carry a gun are good citizens and carry for two reasons. 1. because they realize that the police Are only minuets away when seconds count and 2. they see our 2nd amendment rights being slowly eroded away by anti gun people that believe that NO ONE should own a gun no matter what. Unfortunately this world is getting more dangerous every day, the wolves are encroaching on the sheep and there are not enough sheep dogs to keep them safe. So some of the sheep must be more like sheep dogs to keep the wolves back.
o 8:59 pm April 29, 2010
o Anonymous wrote:
I just don't understand why people want to carry weapons. Does it make these nuts feel more of a man or something? Do they expect to amuse themselves with gun fights after eating?
I wonder if they realize just how stupid and silly they look. Serve a few years in the Army or Marines if you want to see and do the real thing (I did and it was NO picnic). Rather than playing toy warrior in the vacant field down the street.
These gunphobes should stop trying to force their views on others. If they fear guns, then they should not carry one.
One moment Don. I joined the Army in 1966 and left in 1970 as a Sgt (E5). Not the best time to be in the military. And I'll leave those experiences at that.
I am not suggesting at all denying anyone the right to own a weapon. At one time I was quite good with a rifle but haven't shot one since 1969 and have no desire to do so ever again.
A civilian carying a loaded pistol in public places is a recipe for a disaster waiting. It is NOT an exercize in 2nd amendment rights. It is a little boy trying to play "soljer". I've looked at the preposterous training films some groups show. They'd be better off playing war games on their PC.
And yes, they do look silly and stupid.
"A civilian carying a loaded pistol in public places is a recipe for a disaster waiting. "
Really? Care to provide some evidence for this beyond your prejudices? Millions of civilians carry loaded pistols in the US every day. You know as well as I do that if this was causing problems that the media would be all over it. You don't hear about the problems because there aren't any.
The pro gun people always complain about how thier right to bear arms is being threatened, but when a private organization wishes to exercise its right to keep guns out of its stores, they threaten to boycott.
"A civilian carying a loaded pistol in public places is a recipe for a disaster waiting."
I can't stand this type of nonsense. You must watch too many movies where people gleefully shoot each other over trival matters. Don't mistake that for an adequate reflection of reality. According the Justice Dept statistics, people who are licenced to carry concealed firearms are less likely (about one third as likely) than police officers to commit a crime.
My guess is that if you asked a gun control advocate, they would disagree that 2nd amendment rights are being eroded away, as many argue and as a sizable group of Americans believe. Gun control laws have recently been struck down in several courts. Yet ironically, many protest the lack of gun rights by carrying guns with them everywhere they go, in many states concealed. This isn't rational.
It is rational, however, for a private business to ask its customers not to bring guns into their premises. Those who don't like it can vote with their feet and shop somewhere else.
"A civilian carying a loaded pistol in public places is a recipe for a disaster waiting. "
Some of these civilians compete in defensive shooting competition. My dad was a cop and I saw what the minimum requirment was for the Texas certificate. Frankly, I trust these guys far more in a defensive shooting situation than any cop or military person.
1) I'm a business owner, I get to decide the code of conduct on my property. If I say no guns and you don't like it, go elsewhere. This is a free, capitalist country and it's my right to deal with my customers on my property as I see fit. Let the market decide, not the government.
2) I'm a customer at a restaurant and I see a dude with a gun sitting at the bar, I'm walking out. Guns and alcohol are a bad idea, period.
Sure, maybe some criminal will let daylight through my chest because nobody else was armed and could take him down– but that's a risk we all take every day anyway. There's also a risk that the guy with a licensed gun gets too tipply and accidentally shoots me when he's aiming for the punk next to him who hit on his wife. At least I can control that risk by walking out and taking my business to Fuddruckers.
OC is crazy. When I was a contractor in Iraq people from the US wanted to carry weapons when we first got thee. The US Military eventually outlawed it because all these crazy people from TX and Arizone etc were having accidental discharges and getting drunk and getting crazy (I speak of the Sheriton Hotel Baghadad and if you ever stayed there you know what I am talking about). I am retired military and worked as a contractor in Iraq and Afghan and I see no need to OC not there nor here . it is just NOT neccessary. Oh ya I am from TX I love the state but I totally disagree with the OC policy.
Isn't, overall, this a good thing? Gun owners have the 2nd Amendment right to carry. Fuddruckers has the property right to bar guns at their establishments. Now gun owners have the 1st Amendment right to protest, complain, and otherwise try to cajole Fuddruckers to change its mind. Their counterparts in the gun control debate have the same rights. Pretty cool, right?
No one here has apparently ever been in Fuddruckers or there would be comments about the food. Just crybaby comments about a restaurant's handgun policies. I would worry more about an angry teenage food preparer in the kitchen spitting into the food or a service employee using a "skimmer" to steal your credit card information.
Texas does not permit open carry… sadly.
And apparently you don't know that it is already illegal (in every state that I'm aware of) for someone carrying a gun to drink alcohol (and usually even to carry in a dedicated bar). Open carry does not make it more or less likely that there will be "accidental discharges and getting drunk and getting crazy."
No Guns No Money- Its just that simple. Hope you can afford it in these troubled economic times.
"The pro gun people always complain about how thier right to bear arms is being threatened, but when a private organization wishes to exercise its right to keep guns out of its stores, they threaten to boycott."
They have a right to bear arms, private organizations have a right to decide if arms are allowed in their places of business, and gun owners/anti-gunners have every right to boycott any business they don't like. Where's the contradiction, sweetie?
FudgePackers have a right to set policy on their property.
We have a right not put them out of business.
God bless the free market.
On April 22, 2010, Austin-based Magic Brands LLC announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and sell most of its assets, including Fuddruckers and Koo Koo Roo brand eateries, to the Tavistock Group.
I wonder if Tavistock Group is pushing the enforcement of this policy?
Even worse would be investing money in a struggling brand that just alientated a large portion of their customer base.
I thought conservatives were for free market policies, so why are you bitching about a company setting their policies based on their own personal values? If you don't agree, simply put your money elsewhere. Complaining about their personal viewpoint makes you look like an ***hole.
What possible right does a restaurant or any other business have in restricting our 2nd Amendment rights? Do they have the right to restrict our 1st Amendment rights? Can they kick us out if we want to pray over our food? If we want to talk politics while we eat? Can they kick us out /refuse service because of the color of our skin? Then why can they infringe on the right to bear arms?
Don't you just love the hysterical mewlings about "threats to boycott" those establishments with a no guns policy. I mean, what the Hell. Isn't that a self-fulfilling boycott created by the establishment? Are these simpletons suggesting that gun carriers should ignore the store's policy and carry their guns in anyway in order to grace them with money?
Did not the stores create the boycott by telling a large segment of their potential clientele to stay out?
Compliance with that would not be a boycott. It would be honoring the owners' wishes. What can these hysterical bleaters be upset about? I mean, other than what we already know. They want to control everyone around them. But even if it means trespassing a store owners rights?
Uh, let's think this out. Whoops, not a lot of thought necessary. They want to violate the rights of everyone else while taking their money. And they think we're enraged. Well, yeah! I am. Don't piss down my neck and tell me it's raining.
Fudd's equals overpriced fare that does not reach the level of Mickey D's. Just another reason to dine elsewhere.
Many politically-involved gun owners realize that ALL rights are important, though the right to bear arms is the one most demonized by those who would see individuals helpless to take responsibility for themselves.
We recognize and respect Fuddruckers' right to do what they will in regards to their own private property. We also think the owner's decision is distasteful and ignorant, and choose to respond using voluntary, free-market actions: not spending our hard-earned money there and encouraging others, if they agree with us, to join us in the boycott.
(With the visual imagery conjured up by Vanessa O'Connell, you'd think there were a couple score angry rednecks shooting up the joint.)
Actually PeaceableGuy, there was some commentary on several web sites re the march at Gravelly Point Park, Va (Apr 19) to the tune of some taking their weapons on to the Mall in DC, weapons pointed at any police who dared interrupt. Big brave talk like they'd even let the police have the first shot.
Who wants to be threatened by a bunch of thugs like these fine tough talking "heroes"? And that is what it boils down to. Your prancing around town wearing a holster with loaded pistol is a threat. You may not realize or recognize it as such but it is.
The point is you aren't (nor is anyone else) being denied the right to buy yourself a weapon. But there is a time and place for anything.
I like the fact that cops are able to carry firearms opening but not regular "citizens".
I've enjoyed eating at Fudruckers since around 1985, but I'm willing to give up their burgers before I disarm myself.
'Mitchel Eisenstein wrote:
The New York City Swat teams should crash down on any gun store in any state whose records show that a preponderance of the guns sold by them end up in the hands of crimminals committing crimes. If a kid needs a license to drive, why not a license to carry a gun? get some education about who to kill or not kill? The NRA is a crimminal organization."
Michael: The NYC Swat Team has no authority outside of NYC. Any NYC Police Officer attempting to "crash down" on a gun store outside of NYC would become a moving target….for just a few seconds.
Driving is a privilege, hence the requirement for a license. Owning guns is a God given right affirmed by the Second Amendment.
Are you aware that the NRA trains more law enforcement officers than any other organization in the country, including the NYPD? Are you aware that the immediate past president of the NRA was a police officer? Are you aware that many members of the NRA Board of Directors are current or retired law enforcement officers?
I am retired Navy and have served as a law enforcement officer, and being called a criminal by someone who drinks Bloomberg's kool aid, and is unaware of both the Constitution and the limits of police power is humorous, or it would be if you and your ilk didn't vote and pollute the country with your liberal BS.
Regnav, owning guns is a given right affirmed by the Second Amendment. But it isn't a God given right affirmed by the Second Amendment. Or anywhere else in the Constitution for that matter.
No guns = no money. Seems as simple as 'shall not be infringed'.
Anonymous wrote:
.Actually PeaceableGuy, there was some commentary on several web sites re the march at Gravelly Point Park, Va (Apr 19) to the tune of some taking their weapons on to the Mall in DC, weapons pointed at any police who dared interrupt. Big brave talk like they'd even let the police have the first shot.
No weapons were taken into DC. They were clearly evident in VA, as close to DC mall as possible.
"The point is you aren't (nor is anyone else) being denied the right to buy yourself a weapon. But there is a time and place for anything."
"The right to keep and BEAR arms". To bear means to carry. Yes, that is denied in many places, but we're slowly getting that fixed. Someday soon we won't have that problem.
Because I am a weenie without it and everybody knows it.
Because I want to look like a manly man.
Because I have a crap job and parading around with a visible gun makes me feel like I'm Somebody.
Because I am a loser.
"Why do you carry a gun? wrote:
.Because I am a weenie without it and everybody knows it.
Because I want to look like a manly man.
Because I have a crap job and parading around with a visible gun makes me feel like I'm Somebody.
Because I am a loser."
You can carry a gun for any legal reason that you wish. Is this a great country or what? :-)
notso, I have the right to light a match anywhere I please. Uhhh, except maybe for a few spots. But you? Say, strike a match to check out the next (theoretically) empty gas can you see. Go for it. Hmmm?
I have absolutely nothing against the NRA or the right of anyone to buy whatever weapon they wish.
But there is a time and place for it. At a shooting range? No problem. Going hunting? Of course. But carrying a weapon as a civilian in public places to demonstrate your (theoretically) big balls? You look silly and stupid. More than that, you are thought to be so.
But as I suggested before, if you like weapons so much, join the military. They will teach you how to fire them, how to use them and most important, how to take care of them.
One of the things I learned in the military was that when you're in any area not KNOWN to be ABSOLUTELY SECURE, you kept your rifle within arms length at all times. The only time you disarmed in the field was when you were in the latrine (for training purposes). Every other moment, you had your rifle. When you ate, when you slept, when you were in class.
Some lessons stick with you. I conceal whenever possible, but if I found myself in a situation that warranted openly carrying, I would.
It's very simple why I carry a gun: because when seconds count, the police are minutes away.
Hopefully they will soon start cracking down on using free speech in their restaurants as well. I mean, to think people might congregate and enjoy using another right in public is scary.
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'Regnav, owning guns is a given right affirmed by the Second Amendment. But it isn't a God given right affirmed by the Second Amendment. Or anywhere else in the Constitution for that matter.'
You say "owning guns is a given right…..But it isn't a God given right….." exactly who is it given by? Certainly not by the government, as we have a God given right to self defense and the defense of our families. A reading of British history and the writing of our Founders makes that abundently clear. Allowing the government, at any level, to deny access to weapons is to deny that right.
The Constitution says: "…that among those are Life, Liberty and….." and further, "That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it…" Without weapons or ready access to weapons we can neither ensure life and liberty, nor can we, if decided necessary by a majority, alter or abolish it.
The Second Amendment, as most scholars now agree, was not put in place to protect target shooting, hunting or gun collecting. It was put in place to enable us as noted above.
I don't carry my gun so others can see it, but I do carry it. You may say I don't need it. I say I do. Regardless, I carry it because I choose to do so, just as some choose to drive an automobile that is capable of far exceeding the maximum speed limits. The first is a right, the second a privilege. And, of course you already know, far more citizens are killed by automobiles that by guns, including the carnage of gang warfare.
I think that the difference between us and ,others, is that we use logic, and faith in the Consitution, where others use emotion to reach conclusions. We cannot be ruled by emotion. We must, if we are to sustain ourselves as a free, republican form of government, adhere to the Constitution. If some disagree with any part of the Constitution, they have the right, as given in the Constituton, to change it, in a lawful and orderly manner. Until, and if, that happens, the Constitution is the law and, like the Ten Commandments, is not a menu from which we can pick and choose.
Wasn't too long ago, you could keep a black man out of a restauraunt because of how the other custormers might "FEEL". Does the LAW apply everywhere in the United States, or can a property owner keep slaves, or deny seating to a man based on race? The Constitution doesn't mention the feeling of others, but it does say "shall not be infringed". Any business repugnant to the Constitution, puts themselves outside the law.
Regnav, you won't find God mentioned in the Constitution itself. The US wasn't founded as a theocracy. As far as the Constitution itself is concerned, best you skip the quotes. Quoting without comprehension and understanding is meaningless. As you certainly demonstrate.
Don't like something? Get out, work for change, VOTE. Much better than carrying a weapon (concealed or not) as an implied threat.
Why do you feel the need to carry a weapon anyway? Planning on shooting a clerk if they give you a dollar short when you buy something? Going for a shootout like the OK Corral? Picking fights with the street gangs that hang out at your local WalMart? Or it it because it makes you feel big (and likewise, somehow important)?
Keep you weapons at home, Use then for self-defense if necessary should someone takes a liking to your house and possessions some night. Go hunting if you wish. But don't walk around town looking for a fight. You'll find one. And then, you just might find yourself on the wrong side legally. As a retired policeman, you ought to know that.
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"Regnav, you won't find God mentioned in the Constitution itself."
First, I didn't say that God was mentioned in the Constitution. I said 'owning guns is a God given right." The same can be said of any tool we might use to defend ourselves and our loved ones. However, since you dispute the presence of God in our Founding Documents perhaps the following will enlighten you:
From the Declaration: "…Laws of Nature and of Nature's God…." "endowed by their Creator…" "…appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world" "….the protection of divine Providence,"
From the Constitution: "…in the Year of our Lord"
No, I'm not "Planning on shooting a clerk…" or anyone else. I do plan to, and will, defend my life and my property.
I did not say that I was a retired policeman. I said, "I have served as a law enforcement officer" Served, not retired.
You said owning a gun is a "given right but not by God." The implication is that it is given by government. How sadly wrong you are.
Since you have chosen to take what was an otherwise polite exchange to the personal level, I'll respond by telling you that as a sheep you truly need to live near as many sheepdogs as possible. Unless, of course, you are willing to surrender to whatever thug chooses to accost you and demandz your money, or your life. Perhap one of us will be able to save you. Although, quite frankly, you don't deserve to be saved if you are not willing to protect yourself and your family.
You have challenged me on the mention of God in our Foundng Documents and I have shown you wrong. You have attributed something to me that I did not say and I have shown you wrong, you have chosen to denigrate me and I have responded in kind, although a bit ashamed for doing so. I have no interest in continuing an exchange with someone such as yourself who has no understanding of history or of the facts, and chooses to misquote and twist words, hence I shall not respond to any further of your liberal mewings.
Go and drink your kool aid.
You mentioned God given rights first, not me. At least get your facts straight if you want to argue about something. It is a given right in the Constitution re arms. Sorry that you have a problem with that but its true.
The Declaration came BEFORE the Constitution. Well before. Years before. The laws of the land come from the Constitution, not the Declaration. And I wrote regarding the Constitution, not the Declaration. The presidents, judges etc must take an oath to uphold the Constitution, but never the Declaration of Independence. Didn't you know that? Apparently not.
The term Anno Domini is medieval Latin, and is translated as "In the year of Our Lord". These days people simply just put AD after the year. There is no religious significance. You are confused.
It doesn't appear that you've shown anything.
But by the way, I think if you want to buy a weapon, do so. Buy two, buy three, I don't care. Its nothing to me. Just don't walk around threatening people with them.
And as far as religion goes in the US, the Treaty of Tripoli states quite explicitly:
"As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion ….. ".
Signed on 4 November, 1796 at the end of George Washington's last term as president, followed by John Adams. If ANYONE knows about the founding of this country, these two gentlemen (the 1st and 2nd presidents of the US) certainly do.
They kill the cows for you at Fuddruckers – no need to be packing heat while eating…
If you're not current or former law enforcement or military, you shouldn't be packing at all in public…while you might know how to shoot a gun, you don't have the training on how to respond in a crisis situation.
What is the problem, a business asks that you don't carry deadly weapons on their premises plain and simple. No one's telling you that you can't own a gun, this isn't the wild west, no gun fights, no duels so why the need to carry your gun into Fuddruckers? Really, Really?
Shattering the modern myths that the united States weren't and wasn't founded upon Christianity itself: the book "Original Intent" by David Barton.180 pages of writing containing 90 pages of source material, along with copies of original documents and dozens of pages more of footnotes.Even "cornerstone" myths about such things as the Treaty of Tripoli are shown to be no argument at all in the light of truth and context.
I'd forgotten to mention that the above comment referencing the book "Original Intent" by David Barton is relevent because it shows that the Founders and even our very legal documents recognize the fact that many rights, to specifically include the right to keep and bear arms, is given to each human by the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The government of the USA was the cumulative work of *generations*, not something a few guys thought up one day over a cup of tea.
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Of course, news outlets have been covering this story intensively, some more successful than others. Fox News managed to add another fail to their list by typing Obama bin Laden Dead.
Global News reporter got it wrong doing the live coverage of Obama's speech.
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Table pagination error
20 January 2010 at 6:44pm Last edited: 22 January 2010 8:25am
On my live site, whenever I try to view 11-20 of any table records, the CSS for the CMS screws up, and then I get an error where the table should be simply stating 'Not Found.' The live build is the same as the build on my localhost, and there I am able to cycle through records just fine. Also, it will allow me to keep entering in and saving data, I just can't view any of the records past the default 10. I haven't hacked the core at all, so I'm a bit stumped as to why this is happening.
Problem found using FF3.5 in Windows 7. The pagination works via AJAX, so I tried deleting any custom JS files to see if that was perhaps causing a conflict, but I had no luck with this idea.
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You might have a corrupt DB try running SQL query on table 'repair TABLENAME'
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Thanks for the reply, but no dice. The DB stores, displays, and outputs data just fine; the problem lies only in the CMS. The pagination error is consistent across different data tables, and wasn't there when I moved the site to the server two weeks ago. I've created a temporary workaround my simply increasing the # of displayed rows to 20 for now, but it's still something I'd like to resolve.
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I did the garlic-ginger mussels ... It was wonderful - I did add 2 TB of butter and some extra fresh herbs from my garden. It was great!
Steamed Clams or Mussels in Seasoned Broth
James Carrier
Simmer your choice of shellfish in one of our homemade seasoned broths for an easy and healthy seafood supper.
Yield: Makes 2 servings
- Seasoned broth (choices follow)
- 3 dozen clams in shells, suitable for steaming (about 2 1/2 lb.), or mussels in shells (1 1/4 lb.)
- Chopped parsley, green onions, or fresh cilantro
- Lemon wedges
- 1. In a covered 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring broth to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer while cleaning shellfish.
- 2. Meanwhile, scrub clams or mussels well; pull any beards off mussels. Discard open shellfish that don't close when tapped.
- 3. Return broth to a boil over high heat. Add shellfish, cover, and cook until shells pop open, 3 to 6 minutes. Spoon shellfish and broth into bowls. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.
- Creamy tarragon-shallot broth. In pan, combine 1 cup water (for clams) or clam juice (for mussels), 1 cup dry white wine, 1/2 cup chopped shallots, 1/4 cup whipping cream, and 1 teaspoon dried tarragon.
- Per serving with clams: 265 cal., 34% (90 cal.) from fat; 13 g protein; 10 g fat (5.8 g sat.); 11 g carbo (0.3 g fiber); 328 mg sodium; 62 mg chol.
- Garlic-ginger broth. In pan, combine 1 cup water (for clams) or fat-skimmed reduced-sodium chicken broth (for mussels), 1 cup sake or dry white wine, 1 tablespoon chopped garlic, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon crushed hot chili flakes.
- Per serving with clams: 154 cal., 5% (8.1 cal.) from fat; 12 g protein; 0.9 g fat (0.1 g sat.); 5.4 g carbo (0.2 g fiber); 56 mg sodium; 29 mg chol.
- Tomato-basil broth. In pan, combine 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes (including liquid), 1/2 cup water (for clams) or fat-skimmed reduced-sodium chicken broth (for mussels), 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, and 2 teaspoons dried basil.
- Per serving of clams: 131 cal., 11% (14 cal.) from fat; 14 g protein; 1.5 g fat (0.2 g sat.); 17 g carbo (2.4 g fiber); 386 mg sodium; 29 mg chol. z
As the shellfish cook, they release their briny juices into the broth. Clams tend to be saltier than mussels; when cooking them, use water for the broth.
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|Rural Kenyan schoolhouse, somewhere near Kisii, March 2012
The emerging global middle classes, that the OECD described as being very different from the middle class as understood in Europe, can however be said to be exemplified by the aspiring, ambitious Kenyan. Where everyone seeks to be the next president, and why not, they dream, after all, it was within one of Kenya's grandsons.
Just a quick *ahem* Google search on technology and Kenya brings to light such delicacies as Eric Schmidt, Google's own CEO, proclaiming Nairobi to be the next global tech hub (though I do wonder what it means that the visit is to Kenya after North Korea or are the trips alphabetically planned? ;p) and the groundbreaking ceremony for Konza high tech city on the outskirts of Nairobi. The scent of rain in the air that Will Mutua once sensed as he wrote A Quiet Storm is brewing on Afrinnovator's About pages only 3 or so years ago has become the sounds of a torrential thundershower.
Very quickly, Kenya has become the bellweather of tech innovation for Sub Saharan Africa. Though now I'd like to discuss the challenges acting as market forces upon the East African region. If we take Kenya as the path where technology will trend towards in 1-2 years time for East Africa, followed by 3 or more for the rest of Sub Sahara, what is the downside of this framework?
The only danger that I can see would be that the other countries in the region do not ape Kenya's model without assessing which aspects and factors fit within their own cultures and which need adaptation for local needs and relevance.
Airtel Africa has already faced this problem after Bharti bought out Zain in 16 or 17 Sub Saharan countries. Not only does the Indian model not port over directly but each country really needs its own market creation strategy.
Segmentation of the vast and undifferentiated "next billion" is critical if we are to refine and improve our business models and market entry strategies. Unlike India and China where their "next billion" markets are in their own backyards, thus not entirely unfamiliar, Sub Saharan Africa's vast emerging middle classes are unique creatures in their own right, but for some similarities in household financial management. After all, its not fluke that 96% of all the mobile subscriptions across the entire continent is pay as you go or prepaid. And where better than Kenya, home of critical mass MPesa, that allows for testing innovation at enterprise and social levels, but with the caveat that results are not really generalizable.
That's the unpredictable aspect for multi-country plans based on just a local sampling here and there, unless they are in a unique situation like mobile phone manufacturers. Even for something as basic to the household as a solar lantern, business models themselves had to adapt to the local operating environment.
Kenya is easily the most competitive market in the region with a legion of savvy, informed and heavily networked afripolitans ready to voice their opinion on the world stage. Erik Hersman once wrote that if it works in Africa, it will work anywhere. The mobile operators of the EU are yet to figure this out but the one that does will create a whole new market.
Intel has taken the decision to launch their first smartphone called Yolo through an alliance with Safaricom while HCL Infosystems has brought in a range of Android tablets in the 10,000 Ksh price band. Will the Yolo do better than the IDEOS? Only time (duration of the battery ;p) will tell.


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Note the formula they give,
[itex]\omega_{\mathrm{rec}} = \frac{\hbar k^2}{2m} \ll \Gamma[/itex]
If you multiply both sides (all 3 sides :-) ) by [itex]\hbar[/itex], the formula compares 3 energies.
[itex]\frac{\hbar^2 k^2}{2m}[/itex] is a kinetic energy
[itex]\hbar \omega[/itex] is the energy of an oscillator or wave (written as such to derive a characteristic time scale from the energy)
[itex]\hbar \Gamma[/itex] is the width of an emission line (for example), which is finite because of the finite life time of the initial state.
Ah, thanks for making that clear.
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adiabatic in this context means without transfer of energy.
I have to admit I still don't fully understand "adiabatic" in this context. So the internal dynamics follows the external COM-motion without any energy transfer(?). I'm not even sure I know what that means.
Does it refer to the fact that the spontaneously emitted photons (characterized by [itex]\Gamma^{-1}[/itex]) are emitted *much* faster than the atom moves, so their effect is zero on average since they are emitted so often?
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As we near the 2012 election, once again the debate over President Obama's religious commitment is front and center. The recent mandate debacle is the most recent example of how Obama's agenda is not one that is compatible with Christianity. Here is a post I wrote leading up to the 2010 election and I think it has relevance in light of the debate about President Obama's faith and Republican candidates assertions about their own. I titled it "The Revolutionary Politics Of Jesus; Love One Another". For when we get down a core value of Christianity, it is our love for other Christians that shows our true faith. Obama's Liberal policy agenda violates this in a profound way and it means that Jesus would not support it and that Christians should not vote for Obama in 2012.
The last two years we have seen a remarkable focus on what it means to be a Christian and how that looks particularly for those in public life. Obviously, the election of Barrack Obama as President and his claims to be a Christian are helping keep this focus alive and the debates ongoing. Debate rages between Republicans and Democrats over issues like abortion and gay rights as each side appeals to the teachings of Jesus to justify their positions. We Christians are increasingly seen for what we are against instead of what we are for. Let me try and locate issues like abortion and gay rights in a larger context, a context that grounds how the Christian ought to stand on not only abortion and gay rights, but also most issues facing our generation. This will be done by looking at the teachings of Jesus in one key area, our love for one another, our brothers and sisters who profess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Jesus calls on us to love on another as a testimony to the world.
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34-35
Obviously we are to show love to others a well, as Jesus taught with the example of the good Samaritan, but a clear primacy is to be given for the faithful. The main teaching of Jesus that I would like to focus on and the one that truly has a revolutionary quality to it comes from Matthew 25.
31″When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34″Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37″Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40″The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41″Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44″They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45″He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46″Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." Matthew 25:31-46
In this passage our love for one another will be judged by how we treated one another. The way we treat "the least of these", the brothers and sisters of Jesus, our fellow Christians, has major implications when we face judgment before Jesus. Pastor Kevin DeYoung has put it like this:
"So who are "the least of these" if they are not society's poor and downtrodden? "The least of these" refers to other Christians in need, in particular itinerant Christian teachers dependent on hospitality from their family of faith. Let me explain…Matthew 25 is about social justice in the sense that it is about caring for the needy. But the needy in view are fellow Christians, especially those dependent on our hospitality and generosity for their ministry. "The least of these" is not a blanket statement about the church's responsibility to meet the needs of all the poor (though we do not want to be indifferent to hurting people). Nor should the phrase be used as a general cover for anything and everything we want to promote under the banner of social justice. Jesus says if we are too embarrassed, too lazy, or too cowardly to support our fellow Christians who depend on our assistance and are suffering for the sake of the gospel, we will go to hell. We should not make this passage say anything more or less than this."
This is in stark contrast to the universalist interpretation by "Liberal Christians" of which Jim Wallis may be one of the best well known since he is an ardent supporter of President Obama. Liberals view "the least of these" as anyone in the condition Jesus describes, particularly the poor. Of course, Christians are called to help the poor, but this view will actually bring about the judgment for which Jesus is warning us about.
The proper understanding of this passage has critical implications for our politics and the grounding of issues like abortion and gay rights. For if we are to truly love our brothers and sisters in Jesus and help those of them that are "the least of these" then we cannot support Democrats and the Liberal agenda they seek to implement. For by doing so, we help bring about contempt for Christians in this country as a Liberal agenda seeks to normalize and legitimize the sin for which Jesus died on the cross for, sin that needs to be repented of not embraced. When we locate the issue of abortion and gay rights in this context we see that no Christian can be pro-choice or support those who are. Nor can any Christian support those who are advancing the normalization of homosexuality through gay rights. If "Christians" do support those who advocate abortion and gay rights, not only are they helping to propagate sin, but more profoundly they are violating the call to care for their brothers and sisters in Jesus. These "Liberal Christians" will help bring about the persecution the faithful by ensuring their status as bigots in society. Why would any Christian want to support someone or advance an agenda that will ensure the persecution of their brethren?
"How can Christians, as well as other persons who share similar values, vote for a candidate who wants to persecute them for their views and to compel them, against their consciences and subject to civil penalties, to be indoctrinated and participate in the affirmation of immoral practices? In short, how can Christians vote for someone who will insure society's regard for them as bigots?"
Jesus even made His identity with His followers explicitly clear when He confronted Saul on the road to Damascus.
"Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." Acts 9:1-6
Saul was persecuting Christians, violating the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 25, and Jesus confronted Saul with the fact that he was persecuting Jesus. Issues like abortion and gay rights go to the heart of the Christian faith. If we are truly created in the image of God, then we have intrinsic value from the moment of conception. Recently President Obama has dropped the idea of a Creator as the grounds for our inalienable rights and that ought to concern us very much. Obama is so radically pro-abortion that during the campaign he was willing to attack a survivor of abortion, Gianna Jensen. By advocating a radical pro-abortion public policy, Liberals are helping to create a bias against anyone who would defend the unborn as having inherent value, thus violating Matthew 25.
Gay rights is an equally if not more powerful example of this. For what will the consequence be for Christians once the normalization of homosexuality is complete in society and it's acceptance is demanded by the State? What will be the consequence when people no longer think it possible to change their lifestyle through repentance? Christian are called to preach the Gospel, repentance from sin and salvation through Jesus alone, which means they would be in conflict with Liberal dogma on this. Of course Christians are to expect persecution, but based on Matthew 25, it should not be brought about by other Christians.
Liberalism poses a threat to Christians in America and I think if we take the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 25 to heart it should be clear that Christians cannot support Democrats. Our call to love another and take care of our brethren in need, "the least of these", means we cannot support those who advocate policies that will ensure the persecution of our faithful kin.