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Who will visit the 9/11 museum?
A featured reader comment at the New York Times's review of the September 11 Memorial Museum, which was dedicated Thursday morning, began like this: "Having lived here in NYC during that time I most assuredly will never visit this museum. I do not need it to remember nor do I want to remember it."
I lived in New York City at the time, and I still have competing desires to forget and remember. Two years ago this spring, I visited the museum while writing for a company involved in its design. Work was well underway and the opening was considered imminent—this before Hurricane Sandy and the damage it caused adding further delay to a project already long beset by problems, not the least of which were reasonable questions over the advisability of building it in the first place. What would it contain ("exhibit" certainly didn't sound like the appropriate verb)? What would it accomplish? And would visitors really be charged admission to a place also functioning as a repository for the remains of those killed in the attacks? (Yes: $24, as it turns out.) Publicized political tussling and construction setbacks didn't help matters, nor did announced estimates of $60 million in annual operating costs.
It was warm and sunny the day I visited; I was given a hardhat to wear and, along with a few colleagues, followed a project manager down into the site.
"Down" was the only way to go, after passing the pair of steel tridents that famously survived the collapse and that mark the museum's entrance, then following a steadily descending ramp deep into the bedrock as daylight disappeared. There was still plenty of evidence of major work being done—heavy equipment, barricaded passageways, temporary lighting strung from the ceiling—but already some of the major pieces were in place, including what has come to be known as the "survivors' staircase." We were shown the sixty-foot section of exposed slurry wall that marked one edge of the tower's footprint and that still holds the Hudson River at bay. Then, on the cavernous floor, the larger of the artifacts collected, having recently been lowered in by crane: the battered firetruck of Ladder Company 3, twisted remnants of "impact steel," and a mysterious tangle of metal and wires we learned was an elevator motor.
Not in place that day were the numerous smaller artifacts that have since been added, some ten thousand in total--the purses and wallets and eyeglasses and other personal objects retrieved from the wreckage. Also since added: the Toshiba laptop belonging to Ramzi Yousef (a perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing), and the interactive display of photographs of the people killed on September 11. I suppose I understand the purpose of the inclusion of these in a space serving both as a memorial and as a museum, and I can perhaps even allow myself to empathize with the "design intent" of evoking maximum emotional response. I'm just not sure I would have wanted to see such things that day; I'm not sure I want to see them now.
When we came up out of the unfinished museum, it was just after noon and there was a long line of visitors waiting to get into the street-level memorial park, which had already opened by then. Some ate ice cream; others drank lemonade. All probably had their own reasons for visiting, just as I had mine for going to get a look at the unfinished museum, even though I can't say exactly what they were. Curiosity, maybe, not only about what was inside but how I might react to it, just over a decade on. Maybe it's curiosity that will draw those who decide to visit the completed, $700 million, 110,000-square-foot memorial museum when it opens to the public next Wednesday. That commenter on the Times story won't be among them, though: "Life goes on," the commenter continued, "and we carry the pain and loss of those we loved. The museum is not needed by us. Maybe others." More than two-and-half-million of those are expected within the first year.
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$24 is obscene ... even for New York.
The museum is not needed by us. Maybe others.
Not unlike a lot of other things that are needed not by "us" but maybe others.
I share the sentiment of the Times' commenter, and likely, won't be visiting this museum anytime soon, if ever.
Thank you for this thoughtful and nuanced post, Dominic P.
It was a traumatic event for the city and the nation and so a museum or memorial is appropriate. It cannot be denied as it is a powerful part of modern American history and will shape the experience for decades to come. There should be no charge and it should be supported by federal tax dollars.
The only problem is the meaning of that event for the collective consciousness of Americans needs sustained reflection.
I am sure that it means a lot of things to a lot of people. It was the first time that the continental United States was attacked and that is significant. It was a very visual image that poured across television sets and the whole world.
I was deeply moved, touched, and emotionally impacted by Suheir Hamad's reflection of 9-11. As a poet, an American of Palestinian descent, and a Muslim woman, I think she beautifully describes the legacy and what it means for Americans and indeed all of us.
A memorial is certainly appropriate. And needed. A museum? I'm not so sure that is either needed or necessary. In a sense it seems to me to be almost too self-absorbed.
Visit to the memorial at Ground Zero was veyr moving for my teens and myself two years ago...
As with others, not sure how to think about the "museum."
However, I know that $24 person is not right.
I haven't checked "donations" or admission prices at other museums in the city, but isn't this now the most expensive?
It may be that New Yorkers who lived through the events of 9/11 and the acrimony that surrounded the site, the museum, and now the surrounding security will have had more than enough memories. The egos that dominated the fight to create something, anything, over the years--Guiliani, Bloomberg, Cuomo along with lesser egos--has poisoned the site for others.
And $24. is a lot for mid-cult.
The "footprints" with the watefalls looks awesome, beautiful and joyful.I'm looking forward to being in that place;urban ,life affirming and peaceful.The rest, though called for, has I think, a sinister purpose beyond commemorating the people and the events; I feel that the whole purpose is really;" let's never forget how much we hate those people"[On a glorious September morning while we were innocently minding our own business in the world, look what these evil,irrational people did to us good people because our women don't wear head scarves]!Perhaps in the future, it won't be about that but to me and throughout my life that's what it will always evoke.I'll probably go see it anyway, when it's free or reasonably priced. After all the billions given to the city after 9-11, it's really offensive that they can get away with charging 24 dollars!.
There is a very important book that is a propos: The Ethics of Memory by Avishai Margalit. It is a sustained evaluation of both remembering and forgetting, and it includes (but does not soley focus on) Yad Vashem - "the name and the place." If you do not already know Margalit, this is a good first encounter,on a matter that touches usall in different contexts.
The actual implementation in New York may be flawed, the price too high, the planning marred by political posturing. And yet remembering may be very important.
The actual implementation in New York may be flawed, the price too high, the planning marred by political posturing. And yet remembering may be very important.
Well said!
In the 70's I entered a disco in Manhattan. I asked about he entrance fee. The guy said: "$15.00."
I answered "are you kidding." He countered: "This is New York City, Baby!" Think about it. Forty years later. If you have your values straight, it's a bargain. For those who have been cloistered lately, I have news for you. The parking will be more.
Bring your lunch.
OR, rather than park, you can take the subway for $2.50 (free transfer). Yes, bring your lunch.
A jewish person who was in the WTC on 9/11 remarked to his non Jewish Colleage after the plane hit: "Now you know what it is to be an Israeli" or "Now you are an Israeli."
The other way to look at 9/11 is how fortunate we are here to escape the violence that is so common in too many parts of the world. It does show the thin-skinned part of many Americans who do not want to acknowledge that 9/11 happened.
When it hits home the story changes.
Admission to the Museuam is free according to its website. There is a $2 service charge to secure the visit. Where did the idea of $24 dollar charge come from?
Well Bill, the problem I have with "remembering" 9/11 is that the event itself along with much of the patriotism that it inspired was hijacked by warmongers to wage the war they always wanted, which had nothing to do with Al Qaeda or Osama bin Laden. It's like finding out that your spouse married you for your money. You will just never hear the protests about how much you are also loved for yourself the same way you once did. This is no disrespect to those who died, and certainly, not to those who showed heroism and devotion to duty, as firefighters surely did. But I doubt that the 9/11 museum tells the truth I think about a lot: this horrible event did not make us better as a nation and probably did much to entrench the toxic political stalemate we find ourselves in.
David - please see the museum's complete ticket-information page for a breakdown of admission prices. Admission for one adult is $24; seniors, vets, and students receive discounts ($18), as do kids ($15); 9/11 family members receive free admission. Guided tours cost more: $42 for one adult, $36 for seniors/vets/students, $33 for kids. Admission to the memorial, a different site, is free.
Thank you. I see my error in thinking museum but checking the Memorial.
It is sad that this so priced that will create a real question about visiting for many... and others just somewhat resentfully paying the fees. I'm really surprised that it was decided that way.
Still curious about other admission sites in the city... been to many of them, but can't recall... this surely must be the highest of this broad genre of "museums..".
This is precisely why there needs to be sustained reflection on the event. Personally, I think Rev. Wright actually had it right. Aside from the misleading clips, his sermon was prophetic and well in line with the Hebrew prophets of the Old Testament who frequently saw defeat of Israel as part of a call to repentence and change. He rightly catalogues this sins of the USA and how the cycle of violence is perpetuated through complete payback and on it goes from ancient history right up to today. He compares us to where the people of faith in 551 BC were to where the people of faith are in 2001 CE. At some point, we need to break this cycle. He said America's chickens are coming home to roost. "We took this country by terror away from the Sioux, the Apache, the Comanche, the Navajo..terrorism...we took Africans away from their countries to build our way of ease and kept them enslaved and living in fear...terrorism...." He continues on with Hiroshima and Nagasaki and finally says, "and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is brought to our own front yard"/ Violence begets violence and terrrorism begets terrrorism.
He said what should our response be? He said he saw people jumping from the 10th floor and the roof. People jumping to death. And he asked what should are response be?
- This is a time for SELF examination. As I sat 900 miles away from my family of faith. This was a time for me to reflect on my personal relationship with God. This is a time of SELF examination. How is our relationship doing? Are you trying to get right with God. Is it real or fake?
Similarly, the nation of the USA needs to think of itself, its action, how it contributed to the tragedy. The USA needs time and space to reflect on this in a mature way.
I don't know that we have reflected in this way but we need to and maybe the museum might be a means to open the discussion.
George D:
Thank you for linking the YouTube of the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright's actual sermon. It is very well for all with ears to hear and eyes to see, and then to judge as we may, but on the basis of the record. There is more to it than just that one sermon, of course, just as there is more than just the text of Leaves of Grass, but we need a place to start.
9-11 will surely ave one complex of memories and meaings for the people of New York who were alive then. But t also has meanings for many others, and lbefore too long it will have meanings for New Yorkers who were not there. Honoring all those memories, and allowing for contexts, such as Babara and George address, is part of the task.
Mark L
Answering my own previous question about other museum costs...too long since this Upstater has visited the Big Apple, I guess!
MOMA -$25, Guggenheim-$22, Statue and Ellis Island -$25 and up...
So... on one level, $24 is not out of line, but still... could argue for some type of subsidy, but I know the fundamental questions raised by this blog remain.
Time magazine cited $65 million in annual upkeep--none of it subsidized by any government entity. Whew! That's a lotta dough.


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Most, if not, all Nikon have a crop factor of 1.5, while a Canon has 1.6, does this mean that Nikons are closer to a full-frame, in terms of having a bigger sensor and all the benefits that comes with it?
We can answer this with math. :) The difference between 22.2×14.8 and 23.7×15.8 is 14% more area. That sounds like it might be a lot, but remember that in order to make one stop of difference, you'd need twice as much area. So, while the difference isn't zero, it's small enough that it gets lost in other factors.
When one is trying to go ultra-wide, that extra 1.5mm of sensor width eeks out a few more degrees of field-of-view, and conversely the marginally smaller sensor gives you a more narrowed telephoto view, but again, this probably not enough to be significant.
And finally, it means that the "perfect normal" lens for Canon is 26.7mm, while for Nikon it's 28.5mm. Given that these days people are hawking 35mm as the APS-C normal, I think we can discount that as significant as well.
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The differences in crop factor between Nikon and Canon are fairly trivial. The Nikon sensors are a smidge larger, however it is nothing to be concerned about, and certainly nothing to base a buying decision on.
To be precise, the Canon APS-C sensor measures exactly:
The Nikon APS-C sensor measures between:
I am not sure why there is so much variation in Nikon APS-C sensor sizes, but there it is. In addition to APS-C, Canon also make a few sensors that are between APS-C and Full Frame, called APS-H. These sensors are only found in the high-end, high-speed 1D series, and measure:
The difference between a Canon and Nikon APS-C format is minor, less than a millimeter in either dimension, and with the wide variety of pixel densities, there is no decent comparison to make between sensors of any given physical dimensions.
From what I've read and seen, I don't think there is any real significant difference between 1.5 and 1.6. Almost everyone tends to go with a camera make they feel familiar with. I have always used Nikons and like how they work, whereas my Dad always uses Canons and knows how they work.
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Three men were arrested Tuesday morning near Tonganoxie as they were caught while allegedly trying to burglarize a building, a Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office spokesman said.
The incident was reported at 7:07 a.m. Tuesday at 20058 State Ave. The Sheriff's Office received a report of a burglary in progress.
When officers arrived at the scene, they reportedly found a 38-year-old man inside an unregistered pickup truck, which was parked outside an outbuilding on the property. Two other men, ages 19 and 20, allegedly were using flashlights to look around the inside of an outbuilding. There were several vehicles being stored inside the building, Undersheriff Jim Sherley said.
The three men reportedly had not been given permission to be on the property or inside any of the buildings at that location. The owners of the property indicated they didn't know the suspects, Sherley said.
Items believed to be burglary tools were found inside the truck used by the suspects, Sherley said.
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How do you create your workout plan? How do you know when to increase your reps or stay the same? Do you use spreadsheets or other tools? How do you keep track of your progress? Since I'm a bit of a nerd and I enjoy web 2.0, are there any online interactive websites that you use to create and track workout plans?
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You're asking a few different questions, lets start with the easy one 'How do you keep track?'
It's a bit more regimented than what I use (I write down what I'm doing freehand in a notebook), but gives you a good format and reference to use.
In regards to creating the actual plan (the thing that you will track) - it all depends on your goals (my recurring theme). Are you looking to build strength? endurance? size? recover from an injury? That will determine the type of plan.
I would recommend searching around for what you're looking for either google workout routines, hit the bookstore or think about getting a personal trainer to help set you up.
When do you increase, change a plan, etc... start with the above, the plan or trainer will let you know when - as a point of reference, you probably want to change routines ever 2-3 months so your body does not adopt to the same workout and you never want to do the same routine the same way twice - by increasing intensity through increase weights or reps.
You really shouldn't create your own program.
Pick an existing one created by someone with a clue and proven to work, then follow that to the letter. As a beginner, you can't go wrong with stronglifts 5x5. Read stronglifts.com in full, the site covers starting weights, progression, deloading, diet and so on. When you start lifting too much to cope with the workload of stronglifts, switch to Madcow's 5x5 or something similar.
If you do insist on coming up with your own, go buy Mark Rippetoe's "Practical Programming for Strength Training". You might want to pick up his first book as well, if you don't already own a copy.
For tracking tools, my three favorite are:
There are lots of good resources for creating a structured workout plan. I like the Men's Health Home Workout Bible and their Weight Free Workout when you aren't using a gym. If you are going to a gym, the previously mentioned Stronglifts is very popular, but I'd also recommend trying out a personal trainer for at least one or two sessions. A good trainer can help get you started by assessing where you are currently. Something a website can't do for you.
The best way i know how is to keep a journal. Write down how many reps you did and try to improve it next time when you workout. Either to match it or exceed it. One of the most important thing in fitness is to set a clear and realistic goal. There are many tools out there that can help you monitor your progress.
Naming one is Endomondo which monitors and analyzes your training progress. An important tool to use is heart rate monitor devices for cardio.
They cost around $35 here is one for example. But i believe setting a realistic goal is the best way to monitor your progress.
Creating a program
It will be unlikely that existing programs will cater for your exact needs, so rather than following one to the letter, check out a few respected programs, pick the appropriate bits out that coincide with your goals and ask questions here or elsewhere if needed.
For example, I started reading
One of the core exercises in
I use the warmup and starting weights from
Keeping Track of progress
I tried a few of the top rated Android apps, including JetFit Pro, and hated them. Too much unwanted stuff, too many keystrokes and mucking about, and they didn't do what I simply needed. Commercial programs have to appeal to a wide audience so are bloated for any one user.
So I just used an Excel spreadsheet on Dropbox and use it with OfficeSuite on Android.
At the gym, there is no scrolling, no menus, no screen changes, no button presses except for entering the reps achieved in the final set or two in the orange boxes. I'm not battling with tools, nor at their mercy when they change the way they do things in an update.
I can instantly see my previous weight and reps achieved, which weight I have to put on each side of the barbell, plus I don't have to think about warmup weights - they're calculated automatically and rounded to easy plate combinations. If I go to a different gym and they have a 20kg barbell instead of the 17.5kg ebay job at my normal gym, it's catered for.
That's all I want for instance, nothing more, nothing less.


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Help MFY Legal Services combat New York City's rampant wage theft and workplace violations! At this informational session, attorneys from MFY will discuss the organization's workers' rights advocacy and how students can participate. Lunch will be served.Project info: Students will commit 20 hours over the course of the semester to work with MFY assisting workers who have wage and hour claims. Students will receive a short training on wage and hour laws in New York, and then work at a clinic doing initial intakes and, when applicable, help workers file claims with the Department of Labor to recover their lost wages or assist with MFY's litigation. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking for a low-time commitment pro bono project and interested in employment law. Students will also learn about the workplace issues that workers in New York City face. This project qualifies for pro bono credit.To apply: Please write a 1-paragraph statement explaining your interest in the project and any relevant experiences, including prior pro bono work, experience with direct services or language skills. Also, please include your schedule/availability. Statements should be e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com by 5 PM on Friday, February 1. Questions can be directed to Cyrus Bordbar, email@example.com.
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BSO SHUTS DOWN "BARBERSHOP BOYZ" A total of 1569 arrests have been made since the inception of Operation S.T.A.R.T.
- PIO Number: 01-12-36
- Date: August 2001 – December 20, 2001
- Place of Occurrence: see narrative
- 1. State of Florida
- 2. people of Dania Beach
- 1. Daniel Black, 9/2/59
- 2. Alfred Johnson, 11/15/70
- 3. Willie Jones, 11/27/76
- 4. Anthony Prescott, 5/9/63
- 5. Walter Williams 10/16/70
- 6. Paul Douglas, 9/8/64
- 7. Willie Holmes, 3/13/60
- 8. Harold Spearman 5/21/48
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In a continued effort to improve the quality of life of Broward residents, the Sheriff's Targeted Anti-Crime Response Team (S.T.A.R.T.) has arrested 95 mid and street level drug dealers, prostitutes and "johns" in Dania Beach since last Friday, December 14th.
The most recent phase of Operation S.T.A.R.T. went into effect June 2001. Broward Sheriff's Office District 2 detectives developed information about a drug trafficking network dubbed the "Barbershop Boyz" by investigators because of its close proximity to a barbershop, located in the 600 block NW 1 Street in Dania Beach. This organization was involved in the regional distribution of crack cocaine to parts of Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Arizona, and Pensacola, Florida. The group's local distribution network included the Charlie Will Thomas (Modello) Park area of Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood and unincorporated southeast Broward.
After obtaining arrests warrants, the BSO Strategic Investigations Division and District 2 detectives, in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Broward State Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office, and County Probation arrested the following five mid-level drug dealers: Daniel Black; Alfred Johnson; Walter Williams; Willie Jones; and Anthony Prescott on various narcotic related charges.
During the course of the operation three other mid level drug dealers were arrested in Dania Beach. Harold Spearman, who was arrested on September 21st, is awaiting trial on federal drug violations. Paul Douglas was arrested on November 9th. Willie Holmes was arrested on September 3rd on homicide charges following a shooting incident at Chubb's Lounge at 104 NW 5 Avenue in Dania Beach.
Since Sheriff Ken Jenne announced this new initiative, which is designed to take back Broward neighborhoods from drug dealers, in September of 2000, 648 narcotic and prostitution related arrests have been made in Dania Beach, 615 in Pompano Beach, and 306 in unincorporated Fort Lauderdale.
- INVESTIGATORS: Sgt. Pollock, Dist. 2, Sgt. Joe Damiano, SID, Det. R. Miller, Dist. 2, Frank Shroyer, DEA FDLE, State & U.S. Attorney's Offices
- THIS REPORT BY: Veda Coleman-Wright/PIO MEDIA NOTE: THOSE NEEDING AN INTERVIEW ON THE RECENT OPERATION S.T.A.R.T. ARREST, SHERIFF KEN JENNE WILL BE AVAILABLE TODAY AT 2:30 P.M.
Posted At: 12/21/2001 12:51 PM
- Photo of Black - Daniel Black
- Photo of Holmes - Willie Holmes
- Photo of Johnson - Alfred Johnson
- Photo of Jones - Willie Jones
- Photo of Williams - Walter Williams
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As much as I love fouettés (they are my ballet guilty pleasure) I never count them. As long as they work with the music, it is fine with me.
Hans. I totally agree! Perhaps because I could never do them well, I enjoy them immensely.
I find if I try to count them, I'm not truly WATCHING them.


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What are the main weaknesses of Software based OTP generators like Vasco's DigiPass for Mobile?
This question makes more sense when you invert it. Which is to say that the main weakness of software-based OTP generators is the same as the main strength of hardware-based OTP devices.
Specifically, software based devices can be cloned if the secret key can be retrieved. Hardware devices ideally implement physical security measures to make it difficult extract the secret data. Ideally, key material never leaves the associated chip, and additional security measures (e.g. epoxy resin casing around the electronics) inhibit attempts to extract information using hardware probes.
Conversely, software-based devices store key material the same as any other information is stored: in general-purpose physical memory. This means that the key is only as secure as the system it runs on. Any type of software-based exploit could be leveraged to extract the secret key and then clone the OTP generator. And in particular, the device owner may not ever know that the key has been cloned, since the original will continue to work, and physical access to the device may not even be necessary for the attacker.
Furthermore, the more this devices is used for (e.g. the more apps you install on your phone) the larger the potential attack surface and the greater the opportunity for exploit. Hardware tokens, on the other hand, are single-purpose devices, which makes for a very low probability of attack or exploit.
Kind of a vague question, but off the top of my head:
A generator for one-time passwords is a system which, as a whole, contains a master secret from which the one-time passwords are generated. Details vary depending on the specific OTP algorithm, but the generic concept applies: there is some secret data stored in the system, and that data is a very valuable target for the attacker.
The system consists of some software (the implementation of the algorithm) and some hardware (on which the software runs). When you use a "software-based OTP generator" on your smartphone, you are actually saying that the hardware part of the system is, in fact, your smartphone. This implies that some extra software is included in the security perimeter: namely, the phone operating system and all its applications. Smartphones are complex computers and they are prone to be hacked, especially since they are, by essence, network-able devices.
Compared to storing a many-times-password (a fixed authentication secret) within the phone (which is exactly what happens when you have long-lived secure cookie in your Web browser), a mobile software-based OTP generator protects you (to some extent) against shortcomings of the protocol into which you use the OTP; but no further.


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23 Sep 2012 11:02 PM #1
Extjs Charts without using flash.
Hello all,
Is there any way to show charts in Extjs without using chart.swf (flash),
I mean, if I don't have flash installed on my machine, Can I show charts in Extjs?.
Thanks & Regards,
24 Sep 2012 12:51 AM #2
Using the default charts in Ext 3.x require flash - they will not display without it.
The alternative is to try to plug in the Ext 4.x charting module as a separate entity, or another charting framework such as Highcharts, Flot, etc.
24 Sep 2012 2:00 AM #3
Hi willigogs,
Thanks for your quick reply, I am just going through the documentation for Highcharts at
I am thinking to use it with Extjs 3.3.1, if you have any idea about how to use it please tell me.
24 Sep 2012 2:20 AM #4
There's quite a substantial thread about plugging highcharts into Ext 3.x here:
I've recently done this myself, but decided to go a different way than to use the plugin as described in the first few pages (you'll see the method I used in the last couple of pages), primarily because you're forced to use an old version of highcharts, whereas I'd prefer to keep up-to-date so we can use the latest charts added.
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1929 Ford Model A Pickup - Good Model AWritten by on August 1, 2011 John Martinez's '29 Ford pickup definitely is
Not many hot rodders got that way by themselves. Most of you reading this could probably make a long list of mentors who inspired or encouraged your enthusiasm and mechanical ability by sharing their own knowledge and skill.
John Martinez's earliest and strongest automotive influence was a local mechanic and hot rodder named Bob Grossi. "As a 7-year-old kid, I used to sit on my bicycle on the sidewalk outside Grossi's garage and watch him work on his Model T hot rod. That's when I first got the idea that I would own a hot rod someday." By the time he was a teenager, John was deep into cars. He was 18 or 19 when he ran into Grossi at a cruise at Bob's Big Boy restaurant and was able to introduce himself to his boyhood hero.
In the lifetime since then, John has built many cars, trucks, and bikes. He was building a '36 Chevy pickup when he spotted a newspaper ad for this 1929 Ford Model A closed cab pickup. It was located only 10 miles from his home in Woodland Hills, California, and as soon as he saw the truck he wanted to build it into the hot rod he'd always wanted.
The owner had planned on restoring it, but had also been trying to sell it for five years and was not succeeding in either case. Even so, he insisted that he'd never sell it to see the original steel cab chopped and customized. With fingers crossed behind his back, John agreed with the man that, indeed, the only good Model A was a completely restored one. He paid the agreed upon $2,200 and took the truck home to show his wife, Linda. "She shook her head and went back in the house."
Now, of course, Linda's a fan of the '29, but the build took a very long time. Raising kids, remodeling the house, the Northridge earthquake, and serious illnesses in the family stretched the project across 17 years. "Bob Grossi's Model T and the memory of those days was the drive that kept me in the game," John says. Now that the truck is finished, John can say it was worth the wait. Even the previous owner might approve of the well-envisioned and executed work, and agree that John's pickup is a "good Model A."
The chop is a just-right 3 inches, thanks to Precision Street Rods. The roof was finished with fabricated steel skin. The hood is a Rootlieb steel replacement and the grille is stock. John bought the the steel fenders and running boards in person from Brookville's Kenny Gollahon at the Grand National Roadster Show several years ago. The stainless steel repro front bumper and numerous other pieces are from California Roadster Company. Stock-style headlights and taillights are updated with Halogen and LED bulbs better suited for post-'29 nighttime driving. The rear roll pan was custom-built at B&E Custom in Chatsworth, California, where Bob Dale, Eugene Smith, and Steve Wiedrich performed bodywork and paint. Smith sprayed the suede finish, a combination of Medallion Hot Rod Black Satin and high-gloss gray.
In contrast to that satin finish, the Chevy 350ci crate engine was painted gloss black and highlighted with a lot of polish and chrome on the Edelbrock Vortec manifold and 600-cfm carb, and Mooneyes Kalifornia Mushroom air cleaner (topped with a custom mini skull) and finned valve covers. A Mallory Unilite ignition fires up the small-block. Blockhugger headers scavenge the exhaust, with 22-inch glasspacks providing the right note. A Walker Z Series radiator keeps things cool. The 200-4R transmission was assembled by ACT Automotive in Van Nuys, California, and is connected to a Wenco driveshaft to spin the 3.50:1 gears in the Currie Enterprises Ford 9-inch. BFGoodrich 255/70R15 rear meats roll on 15x8 steelies from Pico Wheels with Ford logo center caps. Ford drum brakes were kept in the rear, with GM front discs grabbing 15x6 rims with 165/80R15 Nexen radial tires.
The homebuilt chassis started with the original '29 'rails, beefed up with Total Cost Involved components. Modified crossmembers carry the newer drivetrain; a dropped tube axle lowers the front 4 inches. Handling and ride is improved with Panhard bars and four-link suspension from TCI Engineering in the front and rear. Stock springs are retained in front with TCI Engineering shocks; the rear rides on Aldan chrome coilovers. The rolling chassis was delivered to B&E Custom for final fitting and welding.
The cab interior is covered in pleated dark charcoal vinyl, from the Glide bench seat to the door panels, rear panels, and headliner. The black weave carpet was laid and stitched by 101 Auto Upholstery in Oxnard, California. A Bell-style steering wheel from Mooneyes tops a Flaming River tilt column. The identity of the dash is unknown, but it bears a resemblance to a '30 Plymouth. It was lying in the bed under a pile of parts when John bought the truck, and decorated his garage wall for several years before being modified to fit in the truck. Now it's dressed up by Rick Grindle's tasty pinstriping and houses a set of whiteface Mooneyes gauges. Ric Kanes used a Kwik Wire kit to do the wiring.
John told us that one of the most memorable moments of the whole project was the day he fired up the engine for the first time. Bob Grossi was there to listen. The two continued to cross paths over the years and eventually became friends. When the '29 was in the works, Grossi provided valuable mechanical advice and counsel—and he still owns his Model T.
In the short time since these photos were taken, John has accomplished a couple of goals. He displayed the Model A at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show and he retired, meaning that he has plenty of time to drive the hot rod he'd been working on for so long and, who knows, maybe inspire somebody else to own a hot rod someday.
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John bought the truck with two beds; neither were salvageable. Sacramento Vintage Ford provided a brand-new reproduction. The bed floor is a "Home Depot Special." The boards were cut and grooved at a friend's shop and stained in his own garage.John wanted a lot of the Henry Ford wood to show, so he kept it exposed in the doorframes. After the top was chopped, the doorposts were disassembled and all cuts were recreated to dovetail together. Chuck Lovold did the amazing shaping and fitting.The body wood kit included a runner for the frame where the bed mounts. Fitting it around the rear suspension required cutting and grinding and notching, accomplished by Jim Wardell. Wardell stained this wood to match the bed floor."I really wanted to complete the truck as a tribute to my mom who always went along with whatever I said to her about the truck and had faith in me—and my dad, who thought I was crazy to spend the money, but humored me nonetheless. Neither of them lived long enough to see it finished, but they know I did it."


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18 Nov 2012 4:49 AM #1
Leaflet library breaks on production build
Hello everyone
I'm trying to build my Sencha Touch application which is using the Leaflet Library (http://leafletjs.com/). As soon as I'm doing a production build with Sencha Cmd 18.104.22.168 the L variable gets overwritten by the compressed microloader in the index.html file.
L variable in index.html:
function L(a,b){var c=k.createElement("iframe");m.push({iframe:c,callback:b});c.src=a+".html";c.style.cssText=
//compressor = new ClosureCompressor();
Is there a way to tell the compressor not to use the L variable?
Thanks in advance!
31 Jan 2013 5:55 AM #2
I use SenchaTouch 2.1 and leaflet 0.4, I did this and my app not run.
What happened with this problems, the microloader still overwrite the leaflet instance in production build?
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31 Jan 2013 6:13 AM #3
I didn't find a proper solution for this so far. I'm still using the workaround I posted above.
23 Sep 2013 8:46 AM #4
Also ran into this problem, this fork of Juerg Hunziker's component from the Sencha Market works correctly in production builds by strictly using window.L to access leaflet rather than L alone.
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28 Sep 2013 6:58 AM #5
Thanks for the reply. I updated my component with your code. See: https://github.com/tschortsch/Ext.ux...ses/tag/v1.2.0


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Culture, doctrine and human messiness
A recent National Catholic Reporter editorial applauds Pope Francis's apparent predilection for moral teaching which includes "the human application with all its messiness." This was conspicuously registered in those off-the-cuff remarks to the press on the papal plane's Brazil-Rome return flight. ("If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them?")
Whether or not it's fair to contrast Francis too sharply with his predecessors, these changes in pedagogical tone and timbre are certainly welcome, and if they don't signal a refashioning of a doctrine, they certainly suggest that Pope Francis means to proffer that doctrine kindly, wisely, and compellingly.
"How often," ask the NCR editors, "do our church leaders who adopt the 'culture warrior' stance seem to be railing against, rather than engaging, modern culture? And where has that gotten us?"
But, in deference to "the human application in all its messiness," isn't it fair to wonder: if "engaging" and "railing against" modern culture can be as neatly and symmetrically opposed to each other as the editors suggest? Archbishop Oscar Romero's martyrdom was a result of an engagement with modern culture which involved more than a little railing against it; the Solidarity movement in Poland railed against a stultifying culture while engaging it. Churches in the American South during the early 1960's had a turbulent, if eventually fruitful engagement with modern culture.
Of course Catholics and their leaders must engage modern culture and celebrate what is good in it. But modern culture helps drown immigrants, manufactures and deploys predator drones, force-feeds hunger strikers, out-sources torture, nonchalantly expands legal abortion, gives free rein to rapacious capitalism and offers "57 Channels and Nothin' On." When all that encounters the Gospel, it will often and inevitably be difficult to distinguish between engagement and conflict.
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"How often," ask the NCR editors, "do our church leaders who adopt the 'culture warrior' stance seem to be railing against, rather than engaging, modern culture? And where has that gotten us?"
NCR complaining abour railing is a bit rich, but let's set that aside.
I suppose what is meant by "railing" is a particular form of prophetic discourse. Michael, I take your point to be that there are many things about modern culture in which the church's engagement really should be prophetic - that there are many evil things that our culture countenances, into which God, his justice, his mercy and his love badly need to be interjected. Cathleen Kaveny has written trenchantly on different "tones" of prophetic discourse, including here on dotCom. I'm sorry I don't know how to find and link to some of those old posts, as I think they would be very much on point.
It seems the papacy is the point of departure for the NCR editorial, but if recent Popes are to be the point of reference, I really don't think that Benedict nor John Paul II ( nor Paul VI) had a railing style. For example, it seems pretty indisputable that neither was a fan of laissez-faire capitalism, but I can't think of any instances of either one railing against it. Both did offer arguments and correctives. In my views, these are examples of "good" prophetic interjection.
Some of the US bishops do come across as overly pugnacious (as for example on religious liberty), and in my view, that approach is ineffective, at least in persuading those who don't already agree with them. I am told that there is a good bit of railing that emanates from EWTN and the Catholic League, but they're not church leaders, at least in my book.
I've just finished reading a story about Bishop Michael Smith of Meath who has chosen the moment when grieving families say farewell to loved ones to remind them that they don't understand the liturgy. +Smith is no more a Church leader than, I suppose, those pugnacious American bishops. But he quotes from +Ratzinger's Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life to point his finger at secular culture when he needs someone to blame for why we trivialize death. My point is that we cannot excuse John Paul or Benedict so easily. They chose these bishops, and these bishops know what mattered to those popes. The American episcopate (and Bishop Smith) have not run off the rails away from what John Paul and Benedict wanted. This is their leadership.
Beyond that, I only can voice my enthusiastic agreement with the editors at NCR and gratitude to Michael for calling it to my attention this morning. All this, and a Springsteen reference. too. Suddenly, it feels like a good day.
"Archbishop Oscar Romero's martyrdom was a result of an engagement with modern culture..."
Michael --
What do you mean by "modern culture"? It seems to me that the statement above isn't accurate. Archbishop Romero challenged the right-wing military government, not the Communists or some other modern group.
You also say, " Churches in the American South during the early 1960's had a turbulent, if eventually fruitful engagement with modern culture". Again, it seems to me that the Churches in the South were the modern ones -- they opposed the very old guard, not some new development. What was new was some of the Churches and some of their members opposing the current sytem founded centuries before.
It seems to me that Frances too is engaging in an internal conflict, and, like MLK Jr,, he is non-violently challenging the status quo, not even using verbal violence. In this age of snark he is most welcome.
"Who am I to judge them?" These words were never on JPII or BXVI's lips. If they were they were modified by many more condemnations. We are all sinners who depend on the gracious mercies of the Lord. When a pope or bishop does not lead with that they are in trouble. "The mercies of the Lord endure forever." Augustine led this march of condemnations. Maybe with Francis there will be a permanent halt.
Those writers and editors who want to engage modern culture will use the language of that culture: gay and lesbian, not homosexual.
Isn't the real issue here when to use honey and when to use vinegar?
I would think that people who address the whole world (popes) and whole countries (the bishops' conference) would be better off, in general, with the honey. That is because their words will reach people who agree with them (where the honey will go down well) and people who disagree with them (because honey is hard to brush off) and -- maybe most important from their perspective -- masses who have never thought about what they are talking about but would spit out vinegar without giving it a second thought.
That said, there are some individuals in the Vatican, and (I imagine) in most chancery offices and among (for instance) "allegedly pro-life groups" who occasionally need a strip taken off their hide. In addition, there are moments when a state decides to let 16-year-old boys who want to shower with the girls do so if the boys say they feel girlish, and vice versa. So there are times when vinegar is called for.
Which jar to reach for is determined, St. Thomas Aquinas told us, by prudence. I think, though, that if a pope has a reputation for mercy he will find it easier to lead people to Jesus than if he has to relly on his reputation for doctrinal purity. After all, Jesus showed more mercy than doctrinal precision.
To Tom Blckburn's ":when to use honey and when to use vinegar" I add how about explaining the new papal stances in reference to Polish and German cultures. Finger waving seems to be more excessive in both these European cultures and their Popes than S.A Latin culture.
Didn't Pope Benedict make a comment early on along the lines of how we Catholics talk too much about what we're agains, let's talk abut what we're for? I don't know what's prophetic, but I'm very tired of all this grim-ass disapproval. What's the point of a religion that doesn't like anything at all?
Irene: you sound like an unreconstructed progressive Christian! Watch it, please.
Two things are essential to remember about cultures: they are always changing, and they relate to the symbolic dimension of life.
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Cultivating a Future
Monday, September 26, 2011
Congrats to the newest graduates of The Chattanooga Salvation Army's Culinary School! Most graduates have planned for years for such a milestone. For the record 614 grads that received their diplomas last week, this was a rather unexpected achievement.
Just 15 weeks earlier, students like Chef Augusto Rivera were out of life options. A sordid past of drugs, alcohol and homelessness had him questioning where he would live or to whom he would turn. A time-to-time recipient of Salvation Army meals, his decision one day to instead serve the food sparked a desire within him to cook. When The Salvation Army's Culinary School Program became available, he made a decision to completely turn his life around.
Thanks to the training he received through The Salvation Army Culinary Program, Augusto's newly-honed skills landed him a job as Assistant to Class Instructor Chef Terry Epps.
Augusto is just one example of many newly-trained chefs who, amid unforgettable pasts of unfortunate events or poor life decisions, desire to end their homelessness, addictions and sadness.
Chef Terry is proud of his class- especially since all 614 have been hired since graduating!
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Many years ago I did a 5-day speed reading course. At the time, my reading speed (paper, not screen) went from 200ish words a minute to between 1100 and 1250 wpm. It was fantastic. Comprehension also increased.
A friend also doing the course went from 60 wpm to around 200, so it was great for them as well.
Of course, this was back in 1996. Surely now there must be some free life hacking software for learning to speed read? A relative is wanting to do it, but would prefer to do a course on a computer as that's where they're finding it slows them down (reading off a screen).
A quick search reveals software like RocketReader or 7SpeedReading, but they do cost. Does anyone know of a free piece of software for such an activity?


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I don't really understand what Business Intelligence is all about. If I start from having a corporate DB, what is it that a BI person would do? I found plenty of material on the web, but it usually is a bit too complex. I want a simple example that would make me understand what BI is all about and what would a BI person produce that is of value to my organization.
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Business Intelligence is often a completely separate sect from Database Administration and Database Development. Business Intelligence, at the highest level, includes three main facets:
Reporting is the creation, deployment, and management of reports as well as the added ability for users to customize reporting dynamically.
Data integration and transformation solutions. On the very simplest level, it is the means of extracting, transforming, and loading data into a data source, from a data source (which could be anything as simple as a flat file). Integration is a mile deep, but that's the most basic functionality of it.
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) used to design, create and manage structures that contain data aggregrated from source data stores. A catch phrase for this is data mining.
These are extremely simplified descriptions of what Business Intelligence encorporates. There is a science behind BI, as well as each of these facets individually. Database Professionals dedicate their time and careers to mastering these.
The value depends very much on the individual organisation and its requirements. Depending on the level of sophistication required, a B.I. role might fall into a few different categories:
Most B.I. staff tend to fall into one or more of these categories. The value to an organisation varies with individual circumstances. One common phenomenon that I observe is that people responsible for operational systems greatly underestimate the amount of work that actually takes place in these roles. I've seen one insurance company that had 170 staff just in the accounts department of their European operations. Most of their time was spend wrangling data extracts in spreadsheets and operating manual reconciliation and control processes.
Management Information is very often a poor cousin in the priorities during development and operation of line-of-business applications. A poorly coordinated or non-existent data architecture strategy can cost a large amount of time and money. The default behaviour is to treat systems as silos with nobody having direct authority to fix cross-system data issues. Leave this for long enough and the net effect is back office operations employing hundreds of clerical staff (often qualified finance personnel) spending most of their time doing the work of a few stored procedures.
I'm going to take a stab at this part of the question as I think others have done a good job of explaining what BI is. I work for a company with many clients and I know a great deal of information about the functions we provide for those clients.
Our applications are very data-centric; our industry is regulated by the government so compliance with federal and state laws is critical. What do our BI specialists bring to the company that makes them valuable?
If your data needs are all internal, you still may have internal clients who need this level of analysis. In this case, you are probably more concerned with the reporting aspect of data warehousing than importing data into a transactional system. But still the abilty to use the data you have been collecting to make management decisions is invaluable to most organizations.
Whether you need a BI specialist tends to revolve around how extensive your data needs are and how complex the system is. A smaller business may not have enough work for a person of this nature and may hire consultants to create the reports they need. BI specialists tend to work only at medium to large businesses.
If you are business that creates COTS software, you probably need BI specialists to be the consultants who know your product inside and out and create customized rpeoting from it for your clients.
While they are not great examples of best practice, the SQL Server sample databases would be good place to start. They include an OLTP, data warehouse and analysis services databases for a fictional organisation. Studying the differences between them should help you make sense of how OLTP (transaction) and OLAP (analytical/BI) databases differ and why.
Here is a higher-level answer, from a BI breakfast I attended two years ago.
BI is what people in your organisation are already doing - making decisions based on information. The goal of BI tools is to allow those people to make those decisions faster and with more confidence.
Another answer, the one I often use, is that BI tools are there to turn "data" into "information" in a timely fashion.
Kimball Group uses the phrases "Deliver data to business users that is easy for them to understand and navigate" and "Deliver fast query performance".
In very very layman terms, business intelligence essentially means analyzing and interpreting data for business purposes. Business intelligence turns extremely raw data into valuable information that businesses can use to make strategic decisions. Different types of businesses can use BI in many different ways to improve operations. Among the industries that make use of BI is insurance. Carriers use insurance business intelligence software offered by tech companies like MajescoMastek to understand user behavior, buying patterns and other such indicators to help them make decisions aimed at driving growth.


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I need to explain why having a SSL certificate is a good investment for an e-commerce. How do I do this when the other person is a intelligent business owner but not that tech smart?
There are a couple of angles:
If they understand the need for encryption, they'll understand the need for SSL/TLS (HTTPS) on a website. Thankfully, browsers do implement certificate verification anyway when HTTPS is used, thereby protecting you from both passive eavesdropping and active MITM attacks. This makes the usage of a certificate necessary2 (I'm not sure whether your question is specifically on the certificate aspect, or more generally about having to use HTTPS).
Users must never be driven to ignore browser warnings. This also means that they'll need a certificate that's recognised by most browsers by default (this is why an e-commerce website shouldn't use a self-signed cert). PKIs and CAs have their flaws, but they're overall a reasonable compromise for most users.
Then, whether you want to go for an EV certificate or not is up to you. CAs certainly have a vested interest in promoting them. I'm not sure whether this is working, but their marketing is certainly well done and should work for someone who uses their brochures as a starting point without wanting to know too much.
In addition to all this, an e-commerce website should be implemented correctly: no mixed content in particular. Secure cookies are good too. Use HTTP Strict Transport Security if you can.
1. I use that term loosely here, assuming a home router, that's also acts as a hub/switch.
2. I'm not sure any browser supports null ciphers or certificates other than X.509 anyway. They certainly don't with the default settings
Use SET (Social Engineering Toolkit) from Backtrack to clone the front page of the Bank that business owner has account into. Setup it on a Apache server on port 80.
Make a DNS poisoinig attack or MITM (ARP) and tell the business owner to log in to his bank account.
In the mean time fire up
Tell him this would much harder if the connection would be encrypted :)
Your customers will feel more secure when they are making purchases using a SSL connection. Even if your customers do not understand what SSL is, they can visually see the secure connection. The secure connection may look like a lock or something green. Green is good?
The biggest real advantage is that it's harder to perform MITM because they need to strip the SSL layer off to do so. Public networks will not simply be able to see your clear text data. However, customers probably will net make purchases over a public network.
SSL encrypts the traffic between the client and the server. Without it, all the communication is in plain text, including password, credit cards details and etc. Probably the simplest explanation I could think of :)
An SSL certificate is a conformance requirement. Not having one is a liability. Furthermore, SSL certificates are free.
If you tell him that and he does not get a SSL certificate right away, then he really should not try to do e-commerce.
First off, an HTTPS-enabled site, which requires an SSL certificate, is flat required for PCI compliance, which is in turn a requisite enforced by the credit card companies and servicers for accepting credit card payments on the site. So if you want your users to pay you via website using something you control (and not just PayPal integration), you're getting an SSL certificate.
Second, an X.509 certificate signed by a CA, and HTTPS transport for the entire site, not just the payment sections, will reduce bounce rate by telling your users that they're in the right place. Most browsers will add some special touch to the Address bar when a site's SSL certificate checks out; Chrome turns the HTTPS:// text green and gives you a green lock, while IE shows a gold lock in with the other icons.
Third, if you go the extra step and get an EV-SSL certificate (which requires a rigorous proof of identity for not only the server and domain, but the company that is receiving the certificate), then your users' browser bar turns green, identifying your site, and you as a company, as having VeriSign's highest level of proof of identity. That will further reduce bounce rate as your users will be very confident of your site.
Be aware that an SSL certificate is only half the equation; your site must also be providing 100% of the displayed content of every page over that HTTPS channel. That usually means that your site must host or proxy all of the displayed content, including third-party ad banners, social media controls, etc.
SSL certificates for a website help user to know that they are on a trusted and genuine website that will not steal any of their information .SSL important for e-commerce website because at the time of payment everyone looks for a secure connection so that the private and most import information like credit card number or CVV number is not illegally stolen , so ssl confirms that the website is taking its security measures to keep the private data safe.Moreover it helps in encryption of traffic to keep the data transmission safe.
SSL Certificates are designed to do two things:
1) Provide verification to the end user that the site that they are visiting is legitimate (and the site is who they claim to be). Because of the verification process that is involved in obtaining the certificate.
2) Provide the Public Key necessary to encrypt traffic between the users Web Browser and the Server.
Granted, both of those items can be circumvented. But having a certificate installed is much much better than not having one. Especially for an E-commerce site.
EDIT: Clarification to point 2, suggested by bruno