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cpc_bind_curlwp(3cpc) [sunos man page]
cpc_bind_curlwp(3CPC) CPU Performance Counters Library Functions cpc_bind_curlwp(3CPC) NAME
cpc_bind_curlwp, cpc_bind_pctx, cpc_bind_cpu, cpc_unbind, cpc_request_preset, cpc_set_restart - bind request sets to hardware counters SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lcpc [ library... ] #include <libcpc.h> int cpc_bind_curlwp(cpc_t *cpc, cpc_set_t *set, uint_t flags); int cpc_bind_pctx(cpc_t *cpc, pctx_t *pctx, id_t id, cpc_set_t *set, uint_t flags); int cpc_bind_cpu(cpc_t *cpc, processorid_t id, cpc_set_t *set, uint_t flags); int cpc_unbind(cpc_t *cpc, cpc_set_t *set); int cpc_request_preset(cpc_t *cpc, int index, uint64_t preset); int cpc_set_restart(cpc_t *cpc, cpc_set_t *set); DESCRIPTION
These functions program the processor's hardware counters according to the requests contained in the set argument. If these functions are successful, then upon return the physical counters will have been assigned to count events on behalf of each request in the set, and each counter will be enabled as configured. The cpc_bind_curlwp() function binds the set to the calling LWP. If successful, a performance counter context is associated with the LWP that allows the system to virtualize the hardware counters to that specific LWP. By default, the system binds the set to the current LWP only. If the CPC_BIND_LWP_INHERIT flag is present in the flags argument, however, any subsequent LWPs created by the current LWP will inherit a copy of the request set. The newly created LWP will have its virtualized 64-bit counters initialized to the preset values specified in set, and the counters will be enabled and begin counting events on behalf of the new LWP. This automatic inheritance behavior can be useful when dealing with multithreaded programs to determine aggregate statistics for the program as a whole. If the CPC_BIND_LWP_INHERIT flag is specified and any of the requests in the set have the CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT flag set, the process will immediately dispatch a SIGEMT signal to the freshly created LWP so that it can preset its counters appropriately on the new LWP. This ini- tialization condition can be detected using cpc_set_sample(3CPC) and looking at the counter value for any requests with CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT set. The value of any such counters will be UINT64_MAX. The cpc_bind_pctx() function binds the set to the LWP specified by the pctx-id pair, where pctx refers to a handle returned from libpctx and id is the ID of the desired LWP in the target process. If successful, a performance counter context is associated with the specified LWP and the system virtualizes the hardware counters to that specific LWP. The flags argument is reserved for future use and must always be 0. The cpc_bind_cpu() function binds the set to the specified CPU and measures events occurring on that CPU regardless of which LWP is run- ning. Only one such binding can be active on the specified CPU at a time. As long as any application has bound a set to a CPU, per-LWP counters are unavailable and any attempt to use either cpc_bind_curlwp() or cpc_bind_pctx() returns EAGAIN. The first invocation of cpc_bind_cpu() invalidates all currently bound per-LWP counter sets, and any attempt to sample an invalidated set returns EAGAIN. To bind to a CPU, the library binds the calling LWP to the measured CPU with processor_bind(2). The application must not change its processor bind- ing until after it has unbound the set with cpc_unbind(). The flags argument is reserved for future use and must always be 0. The cpc_request_preset() function updates the preset and current value stored in the indexed request within the currently bound set, thereby changing the starting value for the specified request for the calling LWP only, which takes effect at the next call to cpc_set_restart(). When a performance counter counting on behalf of a request with the CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT flag set overflows, the performance counters are frozen and the LWP to which the set is bound receives a SIGEMT signal. The cpc_set_restart() function can be called from a SIGEMT signal handler function to quickly restart the hardware counters. Counting begins from each request's original preset (see cpc_set_add_request(3CPC)), or from the preset specified in a prior call to cpc_request_preset(). Applications performing performance counter overflow profiling should use the cpc_set_restart() function to quickly restart counting after receiving a SIGEMT overflow signal and recording any relevant program state. The cpc_unbind() function unbinds the set from the resource to which it is bound. All hardware resources associated with the bound set are freed and if the set was bound to a CPU, the calling LWP is unbound from the corresponding CPU. See processor_bind(2). RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion these functions return 0. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS
Applications wanting to get detailed error values should register an error handler with cpc_seterrhndlr(3CPC). Otherwise, the library will output a specific error description to stderr. These functions will fail if: EACCES For cpc_bind_curlwp(), the system has Pentium 4 processors with HyperThreading and at least one physical processor has more than one hardware thread online. See NOTES. For cpc_bind_cpu(), the process does not have the cpc_cpu privilege to access the CPU's counters. EAGAIN For cpc_bind_curlwp() and cpc_bind_pctx(), the performance counters are not available for use by the application. For cpc_bind_cpu(), another process has already bound to this CPU. Only one process is allowed to bind to a CPU at a time and only one set can be bound to a CPU at a time. EINVAL The set does not contain any requests or cpc_set_add_request() was not called. The value given for an attribute of a request is out of range. The system could not assign a physical counter to each request in the system. See NOTES. One or more requests in the set conflict and might not be programmed simultaneously. The set was not created with the same cpc handle. For cpc_bind_cpu(), the specified processor does not exist. For cpc_unbind(), the set is not bound. For cpc_request_preset() and cpc_set_restart(), the calling LWP does not have a bound set. ENOSYS For cpc_bind_cpu(), the specified processor is not online. ENOTSUP The cpc_bind_curlwp() function was called with the CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT flag, but the underlying processor is not capable of detecting counter overflow. ESRCH For cpc_bind_pctx(), the specified LWP in the target process does not exist. EXAMPLES
Example 1: Use hardware performance counters to measure events in a process. The following example demonstrates how a standalone application can be instrumented with the libcpc(3LIB) functions to use hardware perfor- mance counters to measure events in a process. The application performs 20 iterations of a computation, measuring the counter values for each iteration. By default, the example makes use of two counters to measure external cache references and external cache hits. These options are only appropriate for UltraSPARC processors. By setting the EVENT0 and EVENT1 environment variables to other strings (a list of which can be obtained from the -h option of the cpustat(1M) or cputrack(1) utilities), other events can be counted. The error() routine is assumed to be a user-provided routine analogous to the familiar printf(3C) function from the C library that also performs an exit(2) after printing the message. #include <inttypes.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <libcpc.h> #include <errno.h< int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { int iter; char *event0 = NULL, *event1 = NULL; cpc_t *cpc; cpc_set_t *set; cpc_buf_t *diff, *after, *before; int ind0, ind1; uint64_t val0, val1; if ((cpc = cpc_open(CPC_VER_CURRENT)) == NULL) error("perf counters unavailable: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((event0 = getenv("EVENT0")) == NULL) event0 = "EC_ref"; if ((event1 = getenv("EVENT1")) == NULL) event1 = "EC_hit"; if ((set = cpc_set_create(cpc)) == NULL) error("could not create set: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((ind0 = cpc_set_add_request(cpc, set, event0, 0, CPC_COUNT_USER, 0, NULL)) == -1) error("could not add first request: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((ind1 = cpc_set_add_request(cpc, set, event1, 0, CPC_COUNT_USER, 0, NULL)) == -1) error("could not add first request: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((diff = cpc_buf_create(cpc, set)) == NULL) error("could not create buffer: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((after = cpc_buf_create(cpc, set)) == NULL) error("could not create buffer: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((before = cpc_buf_create(cpc, set)) == NULL) error("could not create buffer: %s", strerror(errno)); if (cpc_bind_curlwp(cpc, set, 0) == -1) error("cannot bind lwp%d: %s", _lwp_self(), strerror(errno)); for (iter = 1; iter <= 20; iter++) { if (cpc_set_sample(cpc, set, before) == -1) break; /* ==> Computation to be measured goes here <== */ if (cpc_set_sample(cpc, set, after) == -1) break; cpc_buf_sub(cpc, diff, after, before); cpc_buf_get(cpc, diff, ind0, &val0); cpc_buf_get(cpc, diff, ind1, &val1); (void) printf("%3d: %" PRId64 " %" PRId64 " ", iter, val0, val1); } if (iter != 21) error("cannot sample set: %s", strerror(errno)); cpc_close(cpc); return(0); } Example 2: Write a signal handler to catch overflow signals. The following example builds on Example 1 and demonstrates how to write the signal handler to catch overflow signals. A counter is preset so that it is 1000 counts short of overflowing. After 1000 counts the signal handler is invoked. The signal handler: cpc_t *cpc; cpc_set_t *set; cpc_buf_t *buf; int index; void emt_handler(int sig, siginfo_t *sip, void *arg) { ucontext_t *uap = arg; uint64_t val; if (sig != SIGEMT || sip->si_code != EMT_CPCOVF) { psignal(sig, "example"); psiginfo(sip, "example"); return; } (void) printf("lwp%d - si_addr %p ucontext: %%pc %p %%sp %p ", _lwp_self(), (void *)sip->si_addr, (void *)uap->uc_mcontext.gregs[PC], (void *)uap->uc_mcontext.gregs[SP]); if (cpc_set_sample(cpc, set, buf) != 0) error("cannot sample: %s", strerror(errno)); cpc_buf_get(cpc, buf, index, &val); (void) printf("0x%" PRIx64" ", val); (void) fflush(stdout); /* * Update a request's preset and restart the counters. Counters which * have not been preset with cpc_request_preset() will resume counting * from their current value. */ (cpc_request_preset(cpc, ind1, val1) != 0) error("cannot set preset for request %d: %s", ind1, strerror(errno)); if (cpc_set_restart(cpc, set) != 0) error("cannot restart lwp%d: %s", _lwp_self(), strerror(errno)); } The setup code, which can be positioned after the code that opens the CPC library and creates a set: #define PRESET (UINT64_MAX - 999ull) struct sigaction act; ... act.sa_sigaction = emt_handler; bzero(&act.sa_mask, sizeof (act.sa_mask)); act.sa_flags = SA_RESTART|SA_SIGINFO; if (sigaction(SIGEMT, &act, NULL) == -1) error("sigaction: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((index = cpc_set_add_request(cpc, set, event, PRESET, CPC_COUNT_USER | CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT, 0, NULL)) != 0) error("cannot add request to set: %s", strerror(errno)); if ((buf = cpc_buf_create(cpc, set)) == NULL) error("cannot create buffer: %s", strerror(errno)); if (cpc_bind_curlwp(cpc, set, 0) == -1) error("cannot bind lwp%d: %s", _lwp_self(), strerror(errno)); for (iter = 1; iter <= 20; iter++) { /* ==> Computation to be measured goes here <== */ } cpc_unbind(cpc, set); /* done */ ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
cputrack(1), cpustat(1M), psrinfo(1M), processor_bind(2), cpc_seterrhndlr(3CPC), cpc_set_sample(3CPC), libcpc(3LIB), attributes(5) NOTES
When a set is bound, the system assigns a physical hardware counter to count on behalf of each request in the set. If such an assignment is not possible for all requests in the set, the bind function returns -1 and sets errno to EINVAL. The assignment of requests to counters depends on the capabilities of the available counters. Some processors (such as Pentium 4) have a complicated counter control mechanism that requires the reservation of limited hardware resources beyond the actual counters. It could occur that two requests for different events might be impossible to count at the same time due to these limited hardware resources. See the processor manual as referenced by cpc_cpuref(3CPC) for details about the underlying processor's capabilities and limitations. Some processors can be configured to dispatch an interrupt when a physical counter overflows. The most obvious use for this facility is to ensure that the full 64-bit counter values are maintained without repeated sampling. Certain hardware, such as the UltraSPARC processor, does not record which counter overflowed. A more subtle use for this facility is to preset the counter to a value slightly less than the maximum value, then use the resulting interrupt to catch the counter overflow associated with that event. The overflow can then be used as an indication of the frequency of the occurrence of that event. The interrupt generated by the processor might not be particularly precise. That is, the particular instruction that caused the counter overflow might be earlier in the instruction stream than is indicated by the program counter value in the ucontext. When a request is added to a set with the CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT flag set, then as before, the control registers and counter are preset from the 64-bit preset value given. When the flag is set, however, the kernel arranges to send the calling process a SIGEMT signal when the overflow occurs. The si_code member of the corresponding siginfo structure is set to EMT_CPCOVF and the si_addr member takes the program counter value at the time the overflow interrupt was delivered. Counting is disabled until the set is bound again. If the CPC_CAP_OVERFLOW_PRECISE bit is set in the value returned by cpc_caps(3CPC), the processor is able to determine precisely which counter has overflowed after receiving the overflow interrupt. On such processors, the SIGEMT signal is sent only if a counter overflows and the request that the counter is counting has the CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT flag set. If the capability is not present on the processor, the system sends a SIGEMT signal to the process if any of its requests have the CPC_OVF_NOTIFY_EMT flag set and any counter in its set over- flows. Different processors have different counter ranges available, though all processors supported by Solaris allow at least 31 bits to be specified as a counter preset value. Portable preset values lie in the range UINT64_MAX to UINT64_MAX-INT32_MAX. The appropriate preset value will often need to be determined experimentally. Typically, this value will depend on the event being measured as well as the desire to minimize the impact of the act of measurement on the event being measured. Less frequent interrupts and samples lead to less perturbation of the system. If the processor cannot detect counter overflow, bind will fail and return ENOTSUP. Only user events can be measured using this technique. See Example 2. Pentium 4 Most Pentium 4 events require the specification of an event mask for counting. The event mask is specified with the emask attribute. Pentium 4 processors with HyperThreading Technology have only one set of hardware counters per physical processor. To use cpc_bind_curlwp() or cpc_bind_pctx() to measure per-LWP events on a system with Pentium 4 HT processors, a system administrator must first take processors in the system offline until each physical processor has only one hardware thread online (See the -p option to psrinfo(1M)). If a second hard- ware thread is brought online, all per-LWP bound contexts will be invalidated and any attempt to sample or bind a CPC set will return EAGAIN. Only one CPC set at a time can be bound to a physical processor with cpc_bind_cpu(). Any call to cpc_bind_cpu() that attempts to bind a set to a processor that shares a physical processor with a processor that already has a CPU-bound set returns an error. To measure the shared state on a Pentium 4 processor with HyperThreading, the count_sibling_usr and count_sibling_sys attributes are pro- vided for use with cpc_bind_cpu(). These attributes behave exactly as the CPC_COUNT_USER and CPC_COUNT_SYSTEM request flags, except that they act on the sibling hardware thread sharing the physical processor with the CPU measured by cpc_bind_cpu(). Some CPC sets will fail to bind due to resource constraints. The most common type of resource constraint is an ESCR conflict among one or more requests in the set. For example, the branch_retired event cannot be measured on counters 12 and 13 simultaneously because both counters require the CRU_ESCR2 ESCR to measure this event. To measure branch_retired events simultaneously on more than one counter, use counters such that one counter uses CRU_ESCR2 and the other counter uses CRU_ESCR3. See the processor documentation for details. SunOS 5.10 22 Jun 2004 cpc_bind_curlwp(3CPC)


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The death toll from the tornados that slammed Midwestern and Southern states on Friday has now risen to 39. The latest victim is Angel Babcock, 15 months old. She died on Sunday in a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The toddler was found in the shattered remains of her family's home. Her parents and two siblings were also killed.
Just across the state line, southern Indiana was also hard hit. The center of the small town of Henryville was almost completely leveled, and its only school destroyed. Erica Peterson reports from member station WFPL has more.
ERICA PETERSON, BYLINE: The street in front of where the Henryville combined elementary, junior and senior high school used to be is a flurry of activity. Front-end loaders push the remains of the building into orderly piles. Pickup trucks cruise slowly down the street, their beds filled with gawkers surveying the damage. An electronic sign erected in front of the building states the obvious: no school. Troy Albert walks past the rubble. He waves to a teenager handing out water. She looks concerned.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Are we still going to have graduation, and all that stuff?
TROY ALBERT: Yeah, we're going to make sure we do it all.
PETERSON: Albert is the principal of the Henryville Junior and Senior High School. He and some students were still there when the first cyclone hit. Fifteen minutes later, there was another one. Nobody in the school was seriously injured, but one person was killed only two miles away. Now, Albert says his most important job is to reassure all the students he sees.
ALBERT: We're blessed because we have people. People are your most important resource. That's just a building that has supplies. And my job right now is to make sure that everyone knows that there will be a graduation and there will be a prom and there will be a senior trip.
PETERSON: But all the details are still up in the air. School is canceled this week, and the district hasn't figured out where to send the 1,100 displaced students.
A block away from the school's ruins, a tarp covers a hole in the roof of St. Francis Xavier Church. Inside, the sanctuary is full of clothes. Donations have been pouring in from surrounding communities.
In the church's parking lot, generators hum. The air smells like dirt and asphalt and diesel fuel. There, sixth-grade teacher Kyle Riggins holds two water-logged books. He found them in the space where his classroom used to be. One is the young adult novel "Holes." Riggins makes a face when he holds it up and points to the title.
KYLE RIGGINS: Kind of appropriate, isn't it? It's kind of ironic. It's unbelievable.
PETERSON: Riggins is doing what he can to help. But he's worried about his students.
RIGGINS: The thing that's on my mind right now, I just want to see them. I want to get them together just to talk to them because, you know, I put them on the bus and don't know what happened.
PETERSON: Riggins has seen a few of his sixth graders, but most of the students who returned to help with the relief effort are older. Behind him, 30 people, including several Henryville High School students, form a supply chain, handing shrink-wrapped pallets of water bottles down the line, depositing them in a pile on the curb. One of them is Henryville High junior Alex White.
ALEX WHITE: It's devastating because that's where I went to school. So, I'm just hoping that we get something figured out soon. Hopefully it all gets figured out here soon.
PETERSON: Nearby, sophomore Brittany Jessee holds up a clipboard. On it is a t-shirt design.
BRITTANY JESSEE: The t-shirt says: Our hearts are full of Henryville pride. And the reason why we did that is because even though the school was destroyed, the sign that says our hearts are full with Hornet pride was still standing, and that has a lot of meaning to everybody at Henryville High School.
PETERSON: They already have more than 100 orders for the shirt, with the proceeds going to Henryville. Freshman Carli Pendleton chimes in.
CARLI PENDLETON: We really need to raise money to help everybody, because they have nothing left. There's nothing.
PETERSON: For NPR News, I'm Erica Peterson.
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The Wikipedia article is a bit of a muddle.
"Sanitarium's wheat biscuits originated in the form of a product called Granose which was created as early as the 1900s. In the 1920s a company called Grain Products created a new sweetened biscuit by the name of Weet-Bix. In 1928, Sanitarium acquired Grain Products, which like Sanitarium had ties with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and made Weet-Bix a Sanitarium product."and ...
"Weet-Bix was invented by Bennison Osborne in NSW, Australia in the mid 1920s. Benn set out to make a product more palatable than "Granose."So, while something called Granose has been around for a hundred years, and a Christchurch Company named Grain Products created Weet-Bix in the 1920s (later taken over by Sanitarium -- Australian Bennison Osborne has the credit for inventing Weet-Bix in the mid-1920s? Something here doesn't quite sound right.
Neither the Aussie nor the Kiwi sites for Sanitarium mention Osborne in their Weet-Bix history. References to him in Google seem to point either to the Wiki article or just repeat the article verbatim.
What brought all this up? I'd found an article I'd filed ages ago as being from the Auckland Sun, 21 December 1921 (but, chances are high that I put the wrong year in the margin from tiredness. The Sun operated from March 1927-1930 ... so the date is more likely December 1927 or something like that.)
"TASTY BREAKFAST FOODSo -- who is Bennison Osborne? Any further info on this would be gratefully appreciated, but so far, the documentation points toward a Kiwi Weet-Bix inventor rather than an Aussie one.
"For years doctors, school-teachers and business men have been urging us to 'start the day right.' They recognise that the man or the child who has the right kind of breakfast -- is properly nourished, without being too heavy -- will do the best work.
"Two of three years ago the 'Weet-Bix' people attacked this problem and by careful work found out the right way to make wheat -- the most nourishing grain in the world -- as tasty as possible. The result is 'Weet-Bix', which contains nothing but wheat, and New Zealand-grown wheat, too, which is so tasty that everyone in the home will eat and even demand it for breakfast.
"Further 'Weet-Bix' is proved to be an ideal and pleasant food every day of the week. Young and old enjoy and clean their plates with zest. It is nourishing, too, because people last until lunch time without a worry, yet do not jave that heavy, over-eaten feeling.
"Almost every day the 'Weet-Bix' company, which is a New Zealand concern, received quite unsolicited testimonials from people telling how convalescents 'picked up' with Weet-Bix, how children like it in the hot weather, and so on.
"So, widespread is this feeling of satisfaction that the demand for Weet-Bix is growing fast and the company is making plans to double their plant! This fact surely speaks for itself."
Update 24 September 2009: After heaps of comment discussion: the sequel.
Update 6 August 2012 - finally fixed up the error in the Sun ad date.


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An experienced triathlete was injured yesterday when an aerial drone crashed to the ground during the Endure Batavia Triathlon in Geraldton.
Raija Ogden, of Perth, said she was hit on the head by the drone when it crashed, denying claims by its owner that she was simply frightened by the machine and fell to the ground.
Flying a drone into a triathlete's head and then blaming the crash on triathletes' known inability to remain upright for the duration of a bicycle ride?
It's the perfect crime.
Meanwhile, when it comes to the wide spectrum of bike-handling, on one end you've got the triathletes, and on the other you've got Danny MacAskill, who is probably the World's Most Agile Bike Rider--or at the very least the World's Most Agile Scotsman. Indeed, it seems like only yesterday when he charmed the world with his breakout video:
Sorry, wrong video:
With its reedy-voiced indie rock soundtrack, beguiling Scottish backdrop, and preternaturally feline feats of two-wheeled derring-do, it charmed everyone from beshanted bike culture dweebs to testosterone-addled teens. Now, five years and an energy drink sponsorship later, he's focussing entirely on the latter demographic, as is readily apparent from his latest video:
There's been a bit of a backlash among the bike culture in response to this video, and I couldn't agree more, because this is not the sort of upscale web content I've come to expect from a classy company like Red Bull:
So mazel tov Mr. MacAskill on successfully landing the transition to Full Douche.
Lastly, the G train is out of commission for a few weeks, and from the way people are talking about it you'd think this is the biggest blow to New York City since the British beat George Washington's ass up to White Plains. In fact, it's so bad that people have resorted to riding bicycles:
But one of the most popular new paths is the bike path.
Sales are up by about 20 percent at Silk Road Cycles on Franklin Avenue.
"This has been the biggest overnight shift since Sandy," said the manager, Nick Janaro.
People have come looking for new bikes, or tuneups for ones long neglected.
And yes, I'm going to go ahead and take full credit for the name of that bike shop, because why not?
In any case, so many people are riding bikes that even the police have taken notice, but don't worry, because as far as they're concerned you can still go fuck yourself:
As a police officer down the block said, "Yeah, there's a lot more bike traffic" along the waterfront.
Like Ania, he wasn't authorized by his boss to give his full name.
He said there would be no special treatment for bicyclists during the G outage.
"So just be careful at intersections."
Yeah, don't get any big ideas like you have a right to the road or anything like that.
And now, I'm pleased to present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right then good for you, and if you're wrong you'll see the Wanktrix.
Thanks very much for reading, ride safe, and remember your place at the bottom of the transit food chain.
--Wildcat Rock Machine
1) Airdog is:
--An "Autonomous personal action sports drone"
--A "Guardian angel for Freds"
--An upcoming Disney movie about a skateboarding dog
--Just flying around looking for a head to hump
2) Danny MacAskill is an autonomous personal action sports drone.
3) Why is this Portland six year-old nonplussed?
--Some thieves stole her bike
--Some thieves stole her mom's bike
--Some thieves stole her dad's bike
--Some thieves stole the entire family's bikes and then left the light on in the garage which wastes energy and is really bad for the environment
4) Which of the following is not a feature of the Merge, one of the entries in the Oregon Manifest "Ultimate Urban Utility Bike" competition?
--Retractable rack
--Retractable fender
--Retractable cable lock
--Telescoping handlebars
--Mezcal Mike's
--Gordo's Margaritas
--Tequila Mockingbird's
--Campaña del Taco
6) After picking up a fan's dropped helment cam during a Tour de France stage, Team Europcar rider Kevin Reza proceeds to:
--Interview his fellow riders with it
--Wear the helment cam himself for the remainder of the stage
--Throw the helment cam back into the crowd
--Film his own crotch extensively
7) What are "Boojees?"
--Protective sheaths to facilitate walking in clipless road shoes
--Insulated winter shoe covers for fat bike riders
--The new cyclocross pit boots from Speedvagen
--Overshoes for cycling in heels
Just a reminder to any of you visiting the United States that you are about to enter a nation of idiots.


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Sunday, August 23, 2009
English has perfectly good words to describe a "painter," "sculptor," or "animator." Why don't we have an ordinary word for someone who draws?
(By the way, these hands are by the supreme drawdiddler John Sargent.)
30 comments:
- Don Cox said...
Simply because the word "drawer" is already in use for something else. Perhaps the way out is to use two spellings, "drawer" and "dror" - like "program" and "programme", or "artist" and "artiste".
- August 23, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Andrew said...
I'll vote for "drawdiddler", haha!
I always hated the word drawer (which I suppose is a weird thing to hate, a word.) It never felt like it properly worked as a definition, and at least to me, never sounded right in that context.
Today, the captcha suggests the word "mismim" as an alternative. - August 23, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- Susan Adsett said...
Don: would drawerre work? Although drawdiddler certainly has it's charms...
- August 23, 2009 at 9:23 AM
- jeff jordan said...
DRAWRER--Mike Myers on SNL as Simon, who does DRAWRINGS in the tub. Don't look at his BUM...........
- August 23, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Peter Underhill said...
Draughtee? Draftist? Draughticator?
Whatever the word, we Brits would probably spell it differently. - August 23, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Erik Bongers said...
I vote for simply "drawer".
And then rename that piece of furniture to... a slider, a shifter, a puller?
Hey,I just double checked Webster's:
drawer : 1 : one that draws: as a : a person who draws liquor
b : draftsman
c : one that draws a bill of exchange or order for payment or makes a promissory note
So the word 'drawer' IS already assigned to this!
We just need to revive it's usage! - August 23, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- Erik Bongers said...
I will put it on my bussines card:
Erik Bongers,
Belgian comical book drawer.
(it used to be "Belgian comical bookmaker", but somehow that always caused problems at customs) - August 23, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- eric said...
haha, whats wrong with draughtsman? or illistrator? picky picky....
- August 23, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Dan Gurney said...
It's interesting how words about drawing tend in English to associate with the pejorative: "He's a sketchy character." "It's not finished yet; it's only a draft." "There's a chilly draft coming from the window." "You want that in a bottle or on draft?"
Time for the creator of Dinotopia, with the assistance of his blogfellows to coin a new word! Add to your legacy... - August 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- r8r said...
What? Is 'doodler' out?
- August 23, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- r8r said...
'scrivener'? - August 23, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- kev ferrara said...
The words "graphic" and "diagram" have deep connections to drawing etymologically.... drawing, outlining, tracing, to scratch on clay tablets, etc.
Also the word "line" can be used.
Graphicist, sketchographer, Linearist, Lineographer, Delineator, Diagrapher, Pictographer, etc.
Or maybe the name of the implement can be in the name, Pencilist, Crayonist, Implementor, Charcoalaholic...
kev - August 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Justin Feiereisel said...
From Chasing Amy:
Holden: Sorry about him, he's, uh, he's dealing with being an inker.
Alyssa: Oh... you trace. - August 23, 2009 at 1:28 PM
HA HA! We have a word for "people who draw" in spanish :)
Dibujante. It have the same origin like dibujo (the object). And dibujar (the verb, to draw). - August 23, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Tyler J said...
I have to agree with eric here, 'draftsman' and 'illustrator' fit the bill to me (although I can see where draftsman is too gender specific).
To me, drawer has always sounded like a word that kids would make up, but so does 'stunk.' - August 23, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Unknown said...
In our area the kids tend to pronounce it "drawling", so maybe we could be drawlers.
Fun topic, although we are a persecuted bunch. Using the same word to describe drawing liquor. Hmph! - August 23, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- Joris said...
In Dutch, like Spanish, we have a word for it; 'tekenaar', as 'to draw' is 'tekenen' in Dutch.
I'm all for reviving the use of the word drawer for this. Altough I love drawdiddler. - August 23, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Cateris said...
I think Draftsman would have been the correct word if people like architects hadn't taken it as their own already.
If I told someone I was a draftsman, they'd start thinking blue paper and numbers and metal compasses. - August 23, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- António Araújo said...
In Portugal we have no less tahn two words for it:
"Desenhador" or "Desenhista", where "desenho" is the word for "drawing".
Strangley enough, though, both words sound kinda weird, in the sense that if you say you are a "pintor" (painter) everyone understands what you mean, but if you say you are a "desenhador" most people look at you funny... like you are some sort of poor relation, or as if they are wondering what on earth you actually do. - August 23, 2009 at 4:52 PM
- Tristan Alexander said...
I usually just say "Artist", but since that covers SO much, maybe "sketch artist"?
While "Drawdiddler" is fun, it sounds a bit naughty to me (diddle has conotations). lol - August 23, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- Cole said...
- August 23, 2009 at 11:50 PM
- NortonVirus said...
drawctor...like doctor...
draw-ologist!...no... - August 24, 2009 at 1:02 AM
- Roberto said...
Crayologist. Delineator. Depictor. Descibbler. Draftinista. Drawmatist. Drawrite. Formalator. Limnalist. Linemaker. Leaderer or Leadwrite. Mapster. Marker. Pencilator. Sketchinographor. Sketchaholic. Tracewrite.
Old English was dragan, for one who drags, so how about Drawgan or Drawganer… or Drawnatopier! -RQ - August 24, 2009 at 2:31 AM
- J M said...
I've seen the term "drawer" a few times. Even if it is semantically correct, it still makes me think of the artist as a piece of furniture.
Roberto's list is great, I would add "pencil pusher". - August 24, 2009 at 5:01 AM
I say drawer, ofcourse people think Im crazy.
- August 24, 2009 at 7:16 AM
- email@example.com said...
I say draftsman, although English is not my first language, when I say draftsman every body understand
- August 24, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Moai said...
I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that it was only somewhat recently that I realized that "draught" was an alternate spelling of "draft." Before, I was pronouncing it "drot" in my head.
- August 24, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Unknown said...
Hmm... That's a hard one, one that's plagued me a bit in my time. I've started going with "Draughtsman", but as a woman I find it hard to refer to myself that way. "Draughtswoman" is a bit rediculous. I could call myself drawdiddler (which I find hilarious), but then I might not be taken seriously.
- August 26, 2009 at 8:22 AM
- JeanTraveling said...
Drawdiddler - Dibujante - Tekenaar - Desenhista
All wonderful words.
I usually just say 'artist' - it covers all the things I do.
Dan Gurney, about the pejorative words you mentioned . . . I was with you till you mentioned 'draft' beer, which is always superior to the stuff that comes in a bottle:-) - October 22, 2012 at 3:04 AM
- Sandeep Singh Negi said...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Pistachio Crusted Rack of Lamb – You'll Go Nuts for this Beautiful Rack!
Sure, rack of lamb is a little pricey, but no more so than other special occasion meats like prime rib, beef tenderloin, or goose – and since they're sold completely trimmed, you'll have virtually no waste. Also, if you haven't had lamb in like the last 20 years, you're in for a nice surprise; the meat is lean, tender, and not at all gamey.
The other great thing about today's rack of lamb is it's consistent size. They will have eight rib bones, and run just under 1 1/2 pounds each. The fact that these are all the same weight makes life a lot easier when cooking more than one. Speaking of which, portioning here is very easy; simply allow one rack per two guests.
As far as the crust goes, we've added rich, sweet pistachios to the traditional Dijon mustard crust. This gives the lamb such an interesting flavor and texture. It may be my imagination, but I think there's something about what makes the pistachios green (chlorophyll?), which makes it pair so perfectly with the meat. It also looks pretty damn cool.
I'm a big turkey-for-Thanksgiving guy, but if you're looking for a unique dinner entrée idea for that Christmas or New Years feast, this pistachio crusted rack of lamb would be an excellent choice. Enjoy!
Ingredients for 4 Portions of Pistachio Crusted Rack of Lamb
2 fully trimmed racks of lamb (just under 1 1/2 pounds each)
1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence, or dried Italian herb blend
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil for searing
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
For the crust:
2/3 cup finely chopped roasted pistachios
2 tablespoon plain bread crumbs
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper
*Note: the cooking time given in the video of 25 minutes will work if you are doing one or two, but if you load up the oven for a large group, you'll obviously need to increase the cooking time, as the oven temperature will drop. Use a thermometer to check the internal temperature. Remove at between 125 and 130 degrees F. for a nice pink center.
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34 comments:
HIP HIP HOORRAY ;) - November 17, 2010 at 2:57 PM
"RAKKAH-lam" Lol.
Love my Chef John. - November 17, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Devilham said...
damn that looked good!
- November 17, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Philwebservices said...
I never eat a lamb. Anyway thanks for sharing.
- November 17, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Chef John said...
What an odd thing never to eat. So good! ;)
- November 17, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Food Junkie said...
Well I just put 20 some odd pounds of lamb in the freezer. No rack of lamb, it must have ended up as chops. I am thinking this could be adapted to another cut and still be delicious albeit missing some of the visual wow factor. My mouth is watering already.
- November 17, 2010 at 9:15 PM
- blogagog said...
Chef, do you know of a good substitute for mustard for those of us who find its flavor unpalatable?
Like, do you think a scrambled egg would work? - November 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- Chef John said...
I've seen mayo used, and also love this with softened goat cheese.
- November 18, 2010 at 12:25 AM
- Rita said...
oh my paprika! that is making my mouth water, and i'm having lunch. i haven't had pistachios in ages! so sad, i'm severely allergic to all sorts of nuts. i wish there's a substitute for pistachios.
yes, it's meat-torturing me! AHAHAHA! - November 18, 2010 at 7:39 AM
Oh no! so pretty and I am so allergic to pistachios! Any suggestion for a nut alternative?
- November 18, 2010 at 7:58 AM
Chef John,
I watch many cooking video's but you are my all time favorite! Tried a couple of your Spanish dishes, my whole family loved them :-)
Check the site everyday, always excited to see what's new.
Thanks so much!
Dorothea (Ohio) - November 18, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- Food Junkie said...
For nut substitutes your might try any of the following. Not sure which would complement the flavour of the lamb best.
toasted soy beans (soy nuts), pummpkin seeds or pepitas, toasted chickpeas, corn flakes, corn chips, sunflower seeds, granola, Wheat nuts if you can find them, or maybe even sesame seeds. Anything with crunch that you like and won't quickly go soggy might work. - November 18, 2010 at 2:54 PM
For the mustard, Could you Use a aioli Instead?
- November 18, 2010 at 5:03 PM
I love lamb! I'll have Phil's share, please!
My local market usually sells these on supersale around the holidays. I stock up (I'll get 3-4 at a time), pop them in the freezer, and have rack of lamb "whenever". - November 19, 2010 at 7:25 AM
We're all tinkering here, aren't we? I'm wondering whether panko could be substituted for the nuts (for crunch without adding a lot of unique flavor) == but would it burn?
- November 19, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Amy Lynn said...
Can't wait to try this tomorrow.
- November 19, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- Chris K. said...
I love lamb and this looks terrific.
I just wanted to kvetch about how goose is insanely expensive. I mean, it's just a big fat friggin' duck. What gives? - November 19, 2010 at 5:31 PM
Hey Chef can you recommend any good brands of Dijon mustard?
- November 20, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- Chef John said...
Not really, they all taste about the same to me!
- November 20, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Looks fantastic, but the first thing I noticed in the pic were the roasted brussels sprouts. Let's see it.
-Kyle - November 20, 2010 at 7:49 PM
I would love a good substitute for the pistachios as well! Any ideas Chef John?
- November 22, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Chef John said...
Please see comments above. Re: subs
- November 22, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Not a huge fan of lamb...smells bad for me. I do like it however.
I prefer goat...Chef John do some goat recipes :)
Also, I love chicken giblets, but I'm not sure good recipes to use them with. I use with risotto a lot. Any ideas or perhaps a video of using them :P - November 24, 2010 at 4:15 AM
- Chrissy said...
Oh! This looks delicious! Not to detract from this mouth-watering splendor, but how did you cook those brussel sprouts? They look delish too!
- December 2, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- Chef John said...
thanks! I just blanched and roasted.
- December 2, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Chef John, I am without an oven at home, is there any other way to make this dish? Thanks for your help!
- December 20, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Unknown said...
I tried this recipe first time for dinner. My husband told me it's an A-. =) Thank you!
- January 11, 2011 at 12:18 AM
Tried it tonight, this was the bomb! I will be trying more of your recipes this week.
- February 20, 2011 at 4:36 PM
I made this last night for dinner. What a great recipe, thank you chef John!
I substituted panko for bread crumbs (because that's what I had on hand) and made a red-wine/ginger-marmalade reduction w/rosemary & mint to serve with it. Turned out great. I was pleased with how resiliant the crust was even after the lamb was done. - February 21, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Tae said...
Fantastic recipe! So easy and so tasty! I couldn't find pistachios on the shelves so had it with walnuts instead and that was great combination also :)
- April 28, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Good day Sir!
I want to spoil some of my best friends with this delicious looking
lamb but I have one question: What kind of sauce or jus would
you serve this dish with? I'm thinking about something like a
madeira wine, a red wine or a
sherry jus but neither do I have a recipe nor do I know how to
prepare one of those. I'd be very happy if you could help me out!
With best regards from Berlin (the one in Germany ;-) )
Dean - June 7, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- andy said...
hi chef John
I am a big fan of yours.
I never cook a lamb before until I saw your video recipe. I did this recipe 3 times for homecooked dinner with friends & each time I was able to produce really beautiful tasty medium rare rack of lamb that everyone loved. :-)
I was trying unsuccessfully to google for lamb shoulder rack recipe..do you have any recipe? can you advise what's the difference between a rack of lamb & a lamb shoulder rack..I saw that the shoulder has 4 ribs & the loin rack has 8 ribs..can your recipe here work or be modified for shoulder rack which is like 40% cheaper? - April 18, 2013 at 9:16 AM
- Chef John said...
Ive never seen a shoulder rack, so not sure. It could, but is it tender enough? Would have to test.
- April 18, 2013 at 10:26 AM
- Unknown said...
I wanted to make this tonight but I wanted to use walnuts instead of the pistachios, would you recommend this chef?
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World oil prices have been falling recently — and that's good news for oil consumers such as the U.S., Europe and China, and a potential challenge for the big exporters like Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The oil market is notoriously volatile, and the factors driving prices down are temporary. But some energy industry analysts are posing a much larger question: Is the world, and the U.S. in particular, entering a new phase of expanding energy supplies and more moderate prices?
In the short term, oil will still be subject to big swings. Prices were rising earlier this year as nations and traders stockpiled oil on worries that an outbreak of hostilities with Iran could disrupt supplies and cause an energy crisis.
But weak economies in Europe and slow growth in the United States have been keeping demand low. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate grade crude was flirting with $110 a barrel in February and has been under $98 a barrel this week.
Finding The Right Price
OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, says it wants to keep world oil prices at or below $100 a barrel to help the recession-hit economies of Europe and the United States recover.
OPEC leaders say they need to balance a world oil price that won't hamper the global economy but will still provide them with enough profit to keep developing their oil fields and infrastructure to meet future demand.
In other words, they don't want to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. But other factors in world energy production could limit OPEC's power, according to some analysts.
"This could be the last great hurrah for the OPEC cartel," says energy analyst Phil Flynn, of PFGBest Research.
Flynn says new oil-producing technologies such as fracking and shale-oil extraction are changing the energy equation for the United States.
"This is historic, it really is," he says, adding that the U.S. is exporting more oil products "than it has since the Truman administration."
Oil expert Philip Verleger notes that U.S. demand for oil has been dropping "dramatically," in part because of the weak economy, but also because Americans are conserving and shifting to other fuel sources, such as natural gas.
"The auto industry had a deathbed conversion to fuel economy," says Verleger, a fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Abundant supplies of cheap natural gas could help revive American manufacturing, he says, giving the U.S. a cost advantage over countries such as China, which imports oil from the Middle East and is negotiating with Russia for natural gas supplies.
Oil Prices And World Markets
However, the U.S. still imports 60 percent of the oil it uses every day, and some analysts are less optimistic about how dramatic the changes will be in the coming years.
Robert Johnston of the Eurasia Group agrees that the reduction in U.S. energy dependency could be a big story. But he says the idea of decoupling the United States from foreign oil suppliers is "overstated."
Even if the U.S. becomes physically less dependent on foreign oil, he says, "we're still going to be dependent on world oil prices. U.S. oil production will just help offset the increase in demand from Asia, and especially from China."
What happens to the big oil-producing countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia if oil prices go down and stay down?
Verleger believes that the Saudis can survive, because they have the oil reserves and the market clout to keep prices in a range where they make enough profit to meet their hefty national budget needs.
Saudi needs have grown sharply in the past year. The House of Saud has ridden out the Arab Spring that toppled several Arab autocrats. In a pre-emptive attempt to pacify potential dissidents, the government ramped up social spending.
Russia did much the same thing, but it has a much larger population and much less of a cushion than Saudi Arabia.
In the run-up to Russia's presidential election in March, Vladimir Putin raised retiree pensions, spent lavishly on preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, and promised to boost spending on infrastructure and social programs.
Analysts' projections vary widely as to what oil price Russia will need this year to avoid going into deficit spending — estimates range from a low of around $100 a barrel to a high of about $117.
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Microsoft FY11Q4 Results
(ring-ring, Mini, ring-ring)
How is this quarter shaping up? First of all, let's review some competitors:
- IBM: Bang! Third base!
- Google: Boom! Out of the park, home-run!
- Apple: Ka-Blam! Out of the city. Game over!
We've already been given a small preview thanks to the Partner conference: good Windows 7 numbers and Windows Phone, as loved as it might be (especially compared to Android) just ain't selling much. And no one is holding out any hopes that current customers will see their Mango update until New Years.
The iPad continues to suck in consumer love and money... money that we'd prefer they send our way but there's nothing comparable for them to buy. Windows 8 ARM tablets? Sometime next year, but what we showed at All Things D is our take of squeezing an elephant into a VW bug. Here's some deep respect and chops to the folks doing all this work, but it's a subtraction game followed by many frustrating conversations about why it's okay not to have certain obvious things work... obviously. And I have to say it's fascinating watching Sinofsky wrangle the Windows organization in this long game of reshaping itself and the consequences it has for the rest of the company.
My one analyst question for today: when the hell is Bing going to stop losing money?!? It appears that the internal hiring spree has finally cooled down so that's good - the piling of warm bodies has stopped (well, only to be replaced by throwing warm bodies on The Cloud because, ah-huck, we're all in). Seriously though, now's the time to start shaking the Bing tree and let the goodness of the search eco-system keep on going and shed the remaining busy work. Come on, if Xbox did it, so can you!
Calibration cacophony: I owe a post about our new review system but I'm not going to put money down about when that's going to happen. In the meantime, I'd love to sit down with each and everyone of you that supposedly told LisaB that the previous review system, with its Exceeded and Achieved and its 20% this and 70% that, was just too durn hard to comprehend. Let's chat. This discuss (*whack* against the side of your head) your results for this year. I'd like to discuss (*whack*) what a peer relative result within a strict percentage based system means. As part of this discussion (*whack* *whack* *whack*) you'll learn that your results are less that what you're used to and the message and your rewards are strictly viewed through your percentile bucket, no matter if you're at the top of your bucket or the bottom. I do seem to have some feedback from your peers to discuss (*whack*) although the majority of it seems to spring from a glowingly content-free "I'll rub your back if you'll rub mine" point of view.
Be careful what you ask for, because the person listening might turn it into one big step backwards. Oh, and for some of you, here's a salary bump.


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Good morning! Hope everybody had a great weekend.
Well here are the updated pictures of the girls room. It has been a VERY long process.
About 3.5 years ago I was about to go on bedrest with my triplets. Being that the girls were 2, they still slept in cribs but with 3 on the way we had to act fast because we needed to free the cribs up. At the time I was so short on resources because I couldn't do much of anything but roll from side to side in my bed and all of our pennies had to be saved for what was about to come ...thus the room stayed frozen with just 2 beds for quite sometime. It was so hard to put operation decorate girls room on hold because I don't like unfinished things and decorating is sort of an outlet. Anyway it has been a very slow process but I am done with phase one (meaning super budget style room). I would like to eventually finish the window treatments, have the desk lacquered and add a few quirky pieces to the room. For now we are just going to call it good and be happy that the project was done for under $250.00. I must note that the ONLY way I could get the room to look this good without spending the money was because my Mom was my free and very good seamstress for most of the bedding. Speaking of bedding, the duvet covers only cost $12.50 a piece because Mom took 2 sheets from Wal-Mart (2.50 a piece), sewed some really cool trim into the top piece then sewed them together and put buttons @ the top. I then found 2 twin comfortors on clearance @ Ross for $5.00 to put inside of them. Besides painting, the other main DIY project was taking Modge Podge and scrapbook paper and adhering it onto a piece of cardboard and then putting the trim around it to go behind the girls beds. We all know how cheap scrapbook paper is. That framed scrapbook paper project was actually the first one to be completed over 3 years ago and served as the inspiration for the rest of the room. As for the fabrics and trims..they were all purchased at discounted places. Believe it or not but that cool fabric on the lucite chair has been some that I collected over 7 years ago. I have loved it for so long and was so happy to be able to use it for this little project...I seriously think I bought it for $2.00 a yard. The rest of the furniture & accessories were thrifted, purchaed on Craigslist or bought @ discount places. Anyway a big thanks to my parents for helping me. I am so excited to see it come this far but can't wait to finish the other little projects to make it more complete.
Truly, if anybody is intersted in the play by play report or the resources let me know because I would be more than happy to share.
UPDATE: For the play by play report on the above space go HERE.


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HelpContents > HelpForAdministrators > HelpOnConfiguration > HelpOnThemes
MoinMoin has a theme plugin system that makes it easy to change the look and feel without touching the core code. As a user you can choose between different themes that are pre-installed1 As a user you may be able to change the theme you can view by going to the user preferences (it does not work if the wiki administrator has forced a specific theme, disabling the ability to change the theme).
Installing Themes
You can find additional themes if you visit ThemeMarket and download the archives there. Please make sure that the theme you choose is compatible with your version of MoinMoin!
You can not just copy the whole directory to a themes directory. That will not work. To install a new theme follow the instructions by the theme author. Generally you have two different locations:
- The directory where all themes reside
Unpack the archive and put the theme directory here (containing two directories: css/ and img/).
The data/plugin/theme directory
move the theme script here (that has the same name as the theme but with a .py ending).
Your theme should be available now. Maybe you have to relogin or clear the cache to see it. For configuration options please go to HelpOnConfiguration.
Customize Themes
You can customize the pre-installed theme but it is much better to start with a copy. To do this make the following steps (we take theme modern as an example):
- Make a copy of the 'modern' theme in the themes directory and call it make 'mytheme'
Copy the script of this theme MoinMoin/theme/modern.py' to data/plugins/theme/mytheme.py'
Edit the file 'mytheme.py' and change at least the variable name = "modern" to {name ="mytheme"
Then you should be able to see your new theme. In a selfrunning MoinMoin you might need to restart the server.
- After that start editing the files in the themes directory.
Where the theme directory is located depends on the installation of the wiki (see HelpOnInstalling for details).
The best way to change the visual appearance of your wiki site is by inherting the default MoinMoin styles and only changing those things you want to adapt to your likings. This avoids the work involved in copying new styles added during development to your own stylesheets. To do this, we use the CSS @import mechanism like this:
@import url("/moin_static170/modern/css/common.css"); h1,h2,h3,h4,h5 { background-color: #88CCFF; }
In the first line, we import the default common styles as distributed with MoinMoin. You may have to change the URL to fit your system setup and/or MoinMoin version.
In the following lines, we change the background color of headlines. And that's it.
For more see the css-discuss wiki.
For a very clever idea to make CSS wiki editable, see plain.css.
Modify wiki configuration
page_footer1 |
"" |
Custom HTML markup sent before the system footer. |
page_footer2 |
"" |
Custom HTML markup sent after the system footer. |
page_header1 |
"" |
Custom HTML markup sent before the system header / title area but after the body tag. |
page_header2 |
"" |
Custom HTML markup sent after the system header / title area (and body tag). |
stylesheets |
[(media, csshref), ...] |
List of tuples (media, csshref) to insert after theme css, before user css. |
html_head |
"" |
Additional <HEAD> tags for all pages |
html_head_posts |
robots: noindex,nofollow |
Additional <HEAD> tags for POST requests |
html_head_index |
robots: index,follow |
Additional <HEAD> tags for some few index pages |
html_head_normal |
robots: index,nofollow |
Additional <HEAD> tags for most normal pages |
html_head_queries |
robots: noindex,nofollow |
Additional <HEAD> tags for requests with query strings, like actions |
You can customize your wiki by modifying the wiki configuration as follows:
- head
config.html_head is added into the <head> element for all pages, while
- body
you can use some html fragments to customize moin's output (we are referring to classic theme, others could differ) - here is the sequence how stuff is output:
- header:
- config.page_header1
- config.logo_string - use this to modify the logo (usually at top left)
- username, title
- iconbar
- config.navi_bar - is a list of page names that are added to the title area, if None, add no navigation bar.
- trail
- config.page_header2
- msg
- wiki page
- footer:
- config.page_credits
- config.page_footer1
EditText, search forms, actions
- config.page_footer2
- as a wiki user, you can override theme CSS settings by putting your own user CSS URL into your user preferences - this CSS is loaded after the theme CSS, so you can override all you want changed. Your CSS file must be in UTF-8 encoding (ASCII is OK, too, as it is a subset of UTF-8).
page_header1, page_header2, page_footer1 and page_footer2 can now be callables and will be called with the "request" object as a single argument (note that you should accept any keyword arguments in order to be compatible to future changes).
Make a new Theme
If you wish you can also create a new theme. The best way is to copy an existing theme like modern. You will also have to rename the theme script and change the variable name inside this script. If you are a Python programmer you can also start writing a new user interface by writing a new theme script for your theme. When you upgrade MoinMoin, your own themes are not touched - it will work with the new version, or needs only small changes due to theme API changes. (For more see also MoinDev/ThemeDevelopment)
On a standard MoinMoin installation these are "classic", "modern" and "rightsidebar" (1)


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Is My Daughter Too Concerned With Her Looks?
My 14-year-old daughter seems to be obsessed about her appearance all of a sudden. She spends hours in the bathroom and on her makeup and hair, and can't pass a mirror without looking at it. Is this normal?
– Jon
It's normal for teens to spend lots of time on grooming and appearance. To many parents, it can seem like an abrupt change — especially if getting the same child to brush her hair or shower was a challenge when she was younger. Though teen boys tend to be less vocal about it than girls, they may be just as concerned about their looks.
While you might feel frustrated that your teen is so concerned with something that seems superficial, remember that underneath all that lip gloss, a deeper maturation process is occurring. Young teens are developing more self-awareness and individuality, dealing with changes in their bodies and appearance, and trying to find their place among their peers. They may want to dress and style themselves to feel accepted or to reflect their evolving sense of self. As they identify their inner qualities, interests, and strengths, they may experiment with different looks to match.
Be understanding, positive, and patient, but if necessary, set boundaries on how much time your daughter can spend on primping. After all, she still has to get to school on time, share the bathroom, do homework, and help around the house. Setting limits can help teens learn to manage time, be considerate of others' needs, share resources, and exercise a little self-discipline.
Teens whose appearance concerns or insecurities consume a lot of energy, cause them significant distress, or make them reluctant to be seen by others might have body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). BDD is an uncommon condition in which a person will exhibit obsessions and compulsions about appearance that can disrupt everyday functioning.
Unfortunately, it's common for teens to develop a negative body image or dissatisfaction with some aspect of their appearance. It doesn't help that the media and peer pressure can send powerful messages about the importance of looks and what's acceptable or ideal.
Parents play an important role in helping their teens develop a healthy body image. Besides complimenting appearances, praise the inner qualities that make your son or daughter a beautiful person. And teen girls are starting to care about how they appear to boys, so when a dad gives positive feedback to his daughter, that reassurance means a lot.
And remember to be a good role model. If you criticize your own looks, your teen is likely to see a harsh critic in the mirror too. Set a good example by talking positively, appreciating your body for what it can do, and accepting its imperfections. Teach your teen to take good care of her body by modeling your own healthy habits for eating, physical activity, grooming, and sleep.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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i woke this morning exhausted and not feeling terribly well. something about too much bubbly and too much cake last night.
and not enough sleep.
but the incessant call of the buzzer roused me from my warm bed--me cursing whoever thought it appropriate to make deliveries at seven-thirty in the morning.
sometimes i can feel the thing--that joy, that happiness--just beneath my tongue, or behind my eyes. sometimes it's right there where my ear meets my neck and every once in a while, when i least expect it, it is everywhere all at once. it is profound and all-encompassing--swaddling and lifting.


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San Francisco Chronicle voted 'Taster's Choice' best tamari soy sauce. A specially brewed Tamari soy sauce made of Non-GMO organic whole soy beans. Traditionally aged in cedar casks for two years, creating flavor and value of true tamari enjoyed for centuries in Japan. A robust seasoning and condiment. Tamari is best for longer cooking, commercial food production, and bolder flavor. Amber glass bottled with a dispenser cap that delivers 'drops' or 'pours' as you desire. Refillable.
Organic, imported Eden Tamari Soy Sauce is made by master brewers, skilled in the art of koji fermentation handed down through generations. Made from whole organic, Non-GMO soybeans inoculated with koji Aspergillus oryzae, water and the finest sea salt. It is carefully tended and aged in cedar casks through two seasonal cycles.
Organic imported Eden Tamari was named the best out of seven brands sampled by an expert panel of tasters in the San Francisco Bay area. The San Francisco Chronicle organized the tamari taste test for its 'Tasters Choice' column. Panelists were Linda Anusasananan, food writer and consultant, San Mateo; John Carroll, cookbook author, San Francisco; Amanda Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Food staff; Shelley Handler, consultant, San Francisco; and Roland Passot, chef-owner, La Folie and five Left Banks. "In judging tamari, the panel looked for a smooth, rich flavor balanced by the right amount of salt," the Chronicle reported. "Common problems were harsh or sweet notes, or too much salt." The tamaris were served plain and with white rice. "The top tamari, in the panel's opinion, was Eden's imported version with the green label, which is organic and made in Japan in the traditional long-fermented way… This tamari was dark and thick, almost syrupy. Its flavor was 'rounded', with a "nice complexity of flavor that balanced salt and caramel." ("Top Tamari Balances Sweet and Salty," San Francisco Chronicle , 28 March 2007.) Organic imported Eden Tamari earned 69 out of a possible 100 points. Other brands sampled earned from 14 to 60 points. Eden's domestically produced, U.S. Naturally Brewed Tamari (plum label) placed third in the taste test with 55 points. Panelists' comments included "Balanced taste," "salty, but not overly so," and "good flavor."
Originally the world's first soy sauce was tamari, the byproduct of making Hacho miso, a fermented soybean paste. It was the prized liquid that rose to the top of the cask as the miso was aging. This original 'true' tamari had a very thick consistency, a strong distinct flavor and aroma, and was the color of dark chocolate. For centuries this prized liquid was reserved for special occasions and was a rare commodity. Over the centuries master brewers discovered that they could produce more tamari by simply increasing the amount of liquid in Hacho miso production. This specially brewed sauce was thinner but had qualities similar to 'true' tamari.
Although Eden Organic Tamari Soy Sauce is not the 'true' liquid from Hacho miso production, it is the specially brewed all purpose tamari soy sauce. Eden Organic Tamari has a flavor that is reminiscent of miso and more pronounced than that of shoyu, with a thicker consistency and a deeper brown color. Unlike shoyu, that derives much of its flavor from the natural alcohol produced by the fermentation of wheat, tamari's rich flavor and aroma is due to the abundance of amino acids derived from soybeans.
In the 1960's George Ohsawa introduced macrobiotics to the West and first introduced a natural soy sauce that he called 'tamari'. This soy sauce was not a 'true' tamari, but a soy sauce called 'shoyu' in Japan. The product he called 'tamari soy sauce', was made of soybeans, wheat, koji, water and salt. Mr. Ohsawa wanted to distinguish naturally processed soy sauce, traditional shoyu, from commercial, chemically processed soy sauces marketed under the name 'shoyu' at the time. He did not anticipate the introduction of real tamari into North America, as it was a rare commodity. Purposely and unfortunately, misnaming the product 'tamari' eventually led to much linguistic confusion in the 1980s when 'wheat free' and 'real' tamari were introduced. Eden Tamari Soy Sauce is a real, wheat free soy sauce.
Soy sauce should be chosen with care as one would choose a fine wine or olive oil. Eden's traditional brewing of Shoyu and Tamari takes two to three years. Today genuine soy sauce is rare. Many commercial soy sauces are made with sugar, water, salt, caramel coloring, genetically engineered and pharmaceutically derived enzymes and preservatives. Often genetically engineered soy meal that has been defatted using a hexane gas extraction process is used. Many commercial producers of tamari soy sauce add ethyl alcohol as a preservative. We add a bit of naturally fermented grain alcohol derived from organic rice to preserve freshness.
Eden soy sauces are bottled in amber glass to protect their deep color, fragrant bouquet and rich character. Each has a functional dispenser cap that allows you to drip or pour as desired.


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PREORDER Butterfly Sleeve V Neck Blouse
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Please note that orders cannot be changed, modified, or canceled after checkout under any circumstances.
We ship to the United States, Canada, US Territories, APO/FPO, and Canada.
All orders shipping to the USA ship for FREE with the exception of items specifically marked otherwise. Hello Pink does not pay the cost for return shipping.
Shipping to all non-contiguous /continental destinations is also FREE (Hawaii, Alaska, and US territories).
Canadian orders ship for $14.99 USD flat rate for standard shipping (11-20 days in transit). Canadian customers are responsible for any Canadian taxes imposed at customs. Generally speaking, duties are not charged due to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), however, in the event that duties are charged, they are the responsibility of the customer to pay.
Please double check the shipping speed on each individual item (ie 'Ships in 5-8 business days, etc.) If an item isn't specifically marked, it is assumed to ship within 2 business days.
Graphic tops take 2-3 business days to process prior to shipping, as they are custom-made to order. DYOT items can take up to 5-7 business days to process before shipping.
As we ship from multiple warehouses to expedite your order, you may receive multiple tracking numbers and multiple packages.
We ship using the United States Postal Service (USPS Priority®, or Ground) for orders shipped to the USA, and USPS First Class International and USPS Priority International for Canadian orders. Sometimes we utilize UPS Ground, or other carriers as well (such as FedEx, or DHL).
Multiple orders may be combined or single orders may be split by our shipping department to expedite the shipping of your order(s). Combining items from multiple orders into a single package won't change the amount of shipping you pay for each order. Shipping fees are determined at the time of checkout and cannot (or will not) be refunded as a result of orders having been combined. If your order must be split, you will not be asked to pay any additional charges. Combining orders is very helpful in decreasing waste, and very efficient in expediting orders.
Hello Pink is not responsible for returned items due to incorrect addresses. If your order arrives back to us as undeliverable, we will refund the whole order, minus shipping fees. If you reach out and wish to have it re-shipped, we charge an additional fee to re-ship your items. We ship from Michigan, California, and other locations as well. Hello Pink is not responsible for lost or delayed orders. USPS (or whichever carrier utilized) is responsible once an order is in their possession, and therefore any claims for missing items need to be made with them directly by the receiving party (customer). Hello Pink will not make a claim on behalf of the purchaser. All USPS Priority packages are insured up to $100.
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Sleeve Length |
Length |
4-6 |
34-36 |
8-10 |
38.6 |
39.8 |
13.1 |
4.5 |
24.4 |
8-10 |
38-40 |
12-14 |
40.9 |
42.1 |
13.6 |
4.7 |
25.2 |
12-14 |
42-44 |
16-18 |
43.3 |
44.5 |
14.1 |
4.9 |
26.0 |
16-18 |
46-48 |
20-22 |
46.5 |
47.6 |
14.8 |
5.1 |
26.8 |
Stretch |
None |