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Cavalry Pistol. Board of Ordnance, Tower of London, England, 1760-1764. Iron, steel, wood, and brass. OL: 15".
Museum purchase
Mechanical Arts
Hand shears. England or America, 1750-1820. Iron and steel. OL: 14".
Gift of Judith and William McMillen.
Telescope and case. John Bennett, London, England, ca. 1760. Brass, glass, wood, and steel. OL: 35".
Museum purchase
Coffeepot. England or America, 1750-1800. Copper, wood, and brass. OH: 8 5/8"; H: 8 5/8"; OW (base) 5 1/2".
Museum purchase
Colonial Williamsburg's collection of early mechanical arts contains a diverse array of materials, including tools, machinery, kitchen equipment, arms, military accouterments, scientific and medical instruments, and clocks and watches.
Highlights of the collection include one of the largest and most complete bodies of seventeenth and eighteenth century British military firearms in the world. Featured are more than 200 "Brown Bess" muskets of the American Revolutionary era, most displayed in period settings at the Governor's Palace and the Powder Magazine. Other weapons include swords, bayonets, arms from the Dunmore family gun cabinet, and a number of important early American long rifles.
The Foundation also maintains a large study collection of the tool forms used by eighteenth century tradesmen. It comprises a substantial array of planes, chisels, measuring devices, and hafted construction tools, and almost every other implement needed by early British and American wood workers. Also present are tools used by specialized metal and leather workers, tools and machines used in textile production, and the common implements used by early householders.
Colonial Williamsburg's collection of kitchen equipment ranges from items employed by the poorest members of society to those utilized in feeding the wealthiest. Simple treen bowls and complex mechanical spit jacks appear together with a full spectrum of wrought iron, copper and tin hollow wares, and cast metal wares.
Books about Colonial Williamsburg Mechanical Arts
- Gaynor, James M. and Nancy L. Hagedorn. Tools: Working Wood in Eighteenth-Century America. Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1993.


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by Dr. Boyce Watkins
Perhaps in his quest to re-earn the support that he's lost over the last four years, President Barack Obama made an appearance on the cover of Essence Magazine. You can tell that this must be an election year, where all sins are supposed to be forgiven and all lost ground is regained in an instant. Broken promises from the past are reconciled with promises that leverage the future, like borrowing more money from the bank that you never repaid in the first place.
I'm not sure what to make of President Obama's appearance in Essence, but I can only ask this: "What's the reason for Obama's appearance and what does it mean for "us"?"
Barack Obama, for the most part, is worthy of every bit as much respect as any other African American public figure. He is an accomplished man and has a beautiful family. But as a black leader, I'm not sure if he meets the mark. The president, unfortunately, has spent the last four years trying to prove to a pack of racist Republicans that he's not as black as they want to believe that he is. He's worked to be non-threatening in situations that called for him to fight. He's tried to build bridges in scenarios that called for a mobilizer. He has been fearful of confrontation, leading millions of supporters to wonder, "Why did we believe in you in the first place?"
At this point, by putting him on the cover of Essence, the magazine editors are getting a presentation that is as empty and mindless as the rest of its overly commercialized content. They are getting flash without substance, and hype without actualization. They are getting a politician who just happens to be black, but he's only black long enough to take the picture. Then, he goes right back to being whatever the situation calls for him to be.
I don't dislike Barack Obama, but I don't love him either. Listening to him speak is like drinking a glass of water: Devoid of flavor, uninteresting, yet not terribly bad to drink either. I would hope that our first black president would not be such an empty shell, but the honest-to-God truth is that there is nothing meaningful for me to be excited about. Obama's "presidential swag" is the only thing that makes him interesting right now, and I'm sure that even Michelle is ready to go home.
I hope that Barack Obama wins the election in November. But if he does win, I'm not sure what there is to look forward to. Another four years of double-digit black unemployment, endless mass incarceration, unequal educational systems, and political leaders who are afraid to stand up for us? Neither the word "hope," nor the word "change" should be used for black Americans, since being hopeful that anything is going to change in Washington might only lead to disappointment. At best, we can say that Obama is the better of two horrible options, which hardly makes anyone excited about American politics right now.
Sorry to sound like such a drag, but it is what it is.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. residents like President Obama more than his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the Gallup Poll said Thursday.
Gallup rated Obama and Romney with its "scalometer," which asks poll respondents to rate public figures on a 10-point scale from plus-5 to minus-5. Gallup has used the question since 1956.
The poll was conducted Saturday and Sunday, before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
While 62 percent of those questioned had a favorable view of Obama, Romney's favorable rating was 55, Gallup said. Obama's score dipped to 60 among registered voters, while Romney's rose to 56.
Obama's "scalometer" score was about the same as it has been throughout his presidency. This was Gallup's first time asking about Romney.
Gallup said that the candidate with the higher favorable rating tends to win the election. But it said in 1992, businessman and third-party candidate Ross Perot scored higher than the winner, Bill Clinton, or then President George H.W. Bush. In 2008, Obama and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tied on their scores, but Obama won the election handily.


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I think that your stipulation of going upwind as your primary concern may be of issue on the 54 with the three carver fins supplied. Certainly the board is the most impressive freerace board I have used when it comes to higher wind carving, control and and speed, but for dedicated lightwind bragging rights it will not go as early as you would want. The solution would be to get a 4 fin setup for it. The board does not carve as well on 4 fins, or feel as fast through the water, but it will point upwind and drive in much lighter winds, and with your lighter weight I'd think it would not be far off the performance of a 10kg+ rider on the 60.Manuel V wrote:I'm 72 kg (159 lbs) and want to buy a V3 sector my first option is the 54 to use it as light wind board and when the wind goes up a little use the board for more fun like carving, speed, etc etc.. I have 10M and 14M lithium kites.
I know that low end to go upwind depends on each rider technique but based on your experience with the 14M how much knots I need to goes upwind on the 54 board? 8-10 knots would be ok?
Now I have a north nugget and I can't go upwind at 8-10 knots.
This I honestly do not know - the 60 arrives in the UK next week and as soon as I can I will try the other two sizes, but for now I can only offer a comparison to the V2. There is also the added options of the different fin types and placements which has a big effect on the board, so it's a lot more complicated than it was last year.. ie..Manuel V wrote:If instead of the 54 I buy the V3 60 probably it would be more harder to carve or make transtitions when is 15-18 knots (using the 10M)?
is a 60V3 with carver fins in better than a 54 with 4 fins in? It will be interesting, but these are answers I will have to find for the UK market, as I think they will be asked a lot in the coming season. [/quote]
That's true, and while I would say that for your weight the 54 would be my recommendation (it pays to be lighter in kiteboarding) I read further in the post that you have a 5'8" choptop. The choptop is a VERY good surfboard for upwind and early planing as well as straight line stability, so for higher wind carving you'll have a choice.. and if there is enough wind to take the CT 5'8, I'd be tempted onto that pretty early as it is a VERY good board.Manuel V wrote:My concern on buy a 60 is that I really don't want to buy a board to mainly use it to go back and forward when the wind is low and them when the wind is 15+ knots the board would be to much for my weight.
At 71kg, with the 14 and a sector 60 you would be the first to get going, and still enjoy very good handling - The 60 is a lot of fun still and the 14m you have is also very fast and forward turns extremely well... It is my tested and favourite light wind setup...Manuel V wrote:I also see the choptop 5'8" as a plan B.
with your 5'8 choppie as the next board down, I'd say it was a very good gap to have, so my instinct is to say go 60 and then drop to CT.
If you were buying one board on it's own then 54 and 2 fin setups..
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At MOCHA, the Museum of Children's Arts – Teaching Artist, sculptor, and storyteller Brandy Gardner leads a week long workshop for animation. This workshop dives into story and character development, the heart of animation. It all starts with a story. Students work alongside Brandy and a professional TV/movie animator partner. Read our blog to see why kids love it.
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In 5 sessions, artists learn: Creature Creation, Character Building, Story Mapping, Storyboarding, Location Design, and Animation Production. Goblinarium has been the first partner to lead After School Art and Tech Workshops at MOCHA. Their mission: "We look to influence 21st Century learners by incorporating hands-on art activities with technological skill sets."
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Changing Materials Technology of Comps
During the mid-century period coloured chalk pastels became very popular for doing comp work. Though I can't help but think that even with spray fix this must have resulted in a lot of smudged layouts and stained shirts and pants around the boardroom table!
Still, in the right hands, a pastel drawing can be incredibly beautiful. Below, a comp done by Canadian illustrator Will Davies. Will preferred chalk pastel for comping and continued to use them long after they fell out of favour with the industry.
In fact, Will's pastel comps were so exceptionally beautiful that they were often used as finished art. When an art director at Ogilvy & Mather Toronto first commissioned Will to do an illustration for the Hathaway Shirt account, he was so impressed by Will's colour comp that he decided Will should do all future Hathaway ads in chalk pastel.
(Thanks to my friend Dan Milligan, who gave me this piece as a gift. It hangs in my livingroom and I had to shoot a picture through the glass - thus the lousy reproduction you see here)
The 50's saw the arrival of a new technology in art materials that changed how comps were done: the 'magic marker'.
Markers had the advantage of being fast-drying and permanent - no more smudging. They contained a felt pad (soaked in coloured dye and benzyne) that could be removed and flattened out like a small sponge, so that broad swaths of colour could be laid down quickly. The effect of marker was similar to that of watercolour but with a much shorter drying time. In the fast-paced world of advertising, this made markers an ideal tool for the comp artist.
"Marker rendering" became an artform of its own. Not easy to master, and used almost exclusively for presentation comps. Many people will give illustrations like these only a cursory glance. For me, there is an impressive quality of energetic immediacy and a beautiful reductiveness in this type of work.
I suspect that a lot of artists shun comp work because they find it to be tedious. It is in many ways the most mercenary of the illustration arts. You are required to draw fast - and your creative input doesn't generally extend beyond your ability to make a thing look good. The subject matter is often mundane and repetitive.
And as I said yesterday, the artwork is seen as nothing more than a vehicle for getting a visually illiterate client to grasp an ad concept. As soon as the concept has been approved, your drawing loses its value. No one (or almost no one) appreciates it as a piece of art.
For a some time after markers became commonplace they were ocassionally employed to do finished art, as seen in the ad below. These experiments were, however, short-lived. Marker colours fade quickly and don't reproduce well in print. And I think there was always that nagging feeling among art directors that marker drawings were not valid artworks. There really has always been a sort of weird bias against markers and marker renderers in the illustration business. Believe me, I could tell you stories.
Behind the scenes, however, markers remained the essential medium of layout art and presentation comps for nearly half a century. Only in the last ten or so years did technology cause a massive shift once again: markers have been almost completely replaced by computers, Wacom tablets, and programs like Photoshop and Painter as the primary method of producing comps.
My Will Davies Flickr set.
My Andrew Loomis Flickr set.
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Comps were sometimes a guide to how a photo was to be shot or sometimes indicating style for an illustration.ReplyDelete
Sometimes the finished art was not
as exciting as it can be hard to top a really good comp.
The images you post are always lovely, but that chalk pastel of the eyepatch guy - the perfect balance between detail and blended color - really, really makes me want to go break out an old set of chalk pastels I have.ReplyDelete
^coming from a digital artist :)
- Deiter1:38 AM
Peng, once again you rock hard, baby! There's something about a loose line from a highly skilled hand; It's magic! Of course, Andrew Loomis was the Jimi Hendrix of illustration art, but his comps... like a Beethoven child's piece. Whew!ReplyDelete
Also, I've always loved those vintage Walter Foster books. The artists who did them were always of the highest caliber, but as a teaching tool... well, there're no short cuts to mad Andrew Loomis skills. The books probably scared more people away from drawing than anything else.
"Bare that out"? Please, Peng, watch the spelling! Spelling is to words what a clean line is to drawing.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Pete; After all the time, effort and money I invest into researching, writing, scanning and posting to this blog 5 days a week, its gratifying to know I can count on being rewarded with a comment like yours.ReplyDelete
Having the option to say something nice, say something relevant to the topic, or say nothing at all, you choose instead to point out a minor spelling error and publicly embarrass me.
You're right of course, but I think I'll leave both my spelling mistake and your comment as is and let others decide whose line is cleaner.
Harald; That's a good point - and a frustration for many an illustrator. Fawcett once wrote (actually, probably more than once) that he hated being brought in after an agency had pinned down a concept with comps. He felt (rightly so, I think) that the illustrator's skills would best serve the assignment if he was involved from the get-go.ReplyDelete
I think Will's pastel comps make the case for that - and luckily the AD on the Hathaway account realized that.
Zenne; I'm glad you are stoked from seeing Will's work. This blog is, after all, called Today's Inspiration for a reason - and you clearly found it :^)
Thanks for your enthusiastic remark. I agree with you about those Walter Foster books - I love 'em - but I was well on my way to being a professional before I felt the confidence to actually apply any of the lessons in them to my own work.
Their main shortcoming, I think, is their brevity. They skip too many intermediary steps for the amateur or beginner. You need to already know what you're doing (or be pretty darn daring!) to pick up where Foster's authors begin.
Love this series, Leif! I was just talking with a friend about how we love to see the working process drawings, sometimes more than even the finished product. There is so much energy in them!ReplyDelete
The Eagle Prismapastels are basically the same thing as Prismacolor pencil media in stick form, correct? Those are a little tidier than traditional chalk pastels.ReplyDelete
I avoid charcoal at any cost! We should realise that media used by cavemen is certainly not the best tool for a modern job!
Kim; I so agree - that's why I decided to spend a week on the topic. Always appreciated by fellow artist, rarely by the broader public - hopefully this week's series sheds some light on some 'hidden gems'.ReplyDelete
xyling; now, thanks to Corel Painter, we can paint like cavemen - but without the mess! ;^)
- Rich1:55 PM
Let's forget about those bean countersReplyDelete
- what's a spelling mistake? Nothing, absolutely nothing - it's the CONTENT that matters. And your posts are full of it, Leif. What's more important? The frame or the painting?
You write about a "visually illiterate client"...
"Visual illiteraticy" - another great theme you've raised up, Leif!
There are so many unknown forms of illiteracy!
Actually, Leif, I quite enjoy your contributions, and learn a great deal from them. Thank you! Bonus, that you are a fellow Canadian!ReplyDelete
As to the spelling mistake, my area of expertise is language--I'm an adult literacy instructor, freelance writer and editor. I see these "little mistakes," as you put it, literally all the the time, and have noted a deterioration in language use over the years. It becomes difficult to let things like this go by, in a blog that I care about and value. I'd agree that it would have been better to comment sooner, and more positively. So, if I name a mistake, please do not think I am clipping your wings--you do beautiful work and provide a great service.
Your expertise clearly is art and illustration--I bow to it. And to you.
Thanks for that, Pete; maintaining a respectable level of quality in my writing is important to me, but long days of work at my "real" job, followed by late nights of putting these posts together ... inevitably, some details will slip by me.ReplyDelete
I won't mind - in fact I would gladly accept - your expertise (should you choose to give it) via private email. :^)
Actually, I ought to add a qualifier: I don't see the "little mistakes" all the time Here in your blog: I meant it more generally. This little bit was, if memory serves, the first such.ReplyDelete
And in writing,as in art, there are times when breaking the rules is exactly the thing to do to achieve the desired effect.
Take good care of yourself--burning the candle at both ends is risky in the long run.
- Anonymous9:44 PM
Great underground comic artist Vaughn Bode primarily used markers for his works into 70's trying to catch the same quality of coloring as in animated cartoons. His lettering and rendering was one of the main inspirations to the style of graffiti scene. Of couse it haven't made medium more highbrow!ReplyDelete
This post was wery interesting and if it is possible to bring out more about ways of using felt tip pens/markers and scans from the book it would be great.
I remember back in the 60's watching my uncle (an Art Director at Ketchum in San Francisco) doing roughs and comps with those little bottle markers. When I was in 6th or 7th grade he gave me a set and that was it...I was going to be an artist.ReplyDelete
Great to see! I was a student at the tail end of the magic marker, airbrush, rapidograph days. I've spent a whole day going through your site from 2011 down... still got a lot to look at. Such an inspiration!ReplyDelete


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Here�s your chance to prove you�re as funny as your friends or coworkers say you are.
Gtown Comics, the creation of professional comics Trish Dunn and Dave Neils , is bringing live comedy to Gastonia. The laughs started this month, when the comics began hosting weekly open mic nights at Freeman�s Pub.
There, would-be standup comedians get up to five minutes to get as many laughs as possible. There are only two rules: don�t twirl the microphone and don�t drop it. Anything else goes.
�It�s not an early show, so it might not necessarily be PG-13. It might be R (rated),� said Dunn, a ventriloquist. �I normally don�t put naughty words in there, but I don�t have to. Sometimes if the mood is right and a naughty word is going to fit better than any other word, I�ll let it rip. Some comedians, it�s part of their persona, to put naughty words in there, and that�s fine.�
At the free open mic nights, which take place at 9 p.m. Mondays, Dunn said they�re looking for comics of all skill levels and backgrounds, from �Blue Collar� and �Def Jam� comedy types to observational humorists and topical comedians.
�This is the kind of place where everybody can come together and tell jokes and really enjoy each other and grow as comics,� Dunn said.
She and Neils, both of Gastonia, started Gtown Comics with a goal of making live comedy a permanent, regular fixture to the local entertainment scene.
There are three Comedy Zone locations in the greater Charlotte region � in the N.C. Music Factory entertainment complex near downtown Charlotte, in the Lake Norman area and in Fort Mill, S.C. But there aren�t a lot of options for folks in Gaston County looking for comedy closer to home, Dunn said.
�We know a lot of people don�t want to drive from Gastonia to the city� for comedy, she said. �We want to bring that big city comedy house for people to go to, that kind of venue, to Gastonia.�
Hopefully, the open mic night will become a spot that occasionally attracts big-name standup comedians looking to try out new material, said Neils , an improvisational comedian. Many professionals seek out open mic nights while on the road to gauge audience responses before adding material to their sets.
�You never want to try out our new material in front of a paying audience, it�s not fair,� Neils said.
To help local folks hone their comedic skills, buttoned-down business types loosen up, shy guys and gals overcome their public speaking fears, actors get more comfortable on stage and just about anybody else with an interest in comedy, Gtown Comics will offer standup and improv classes beginning March 4.
The six week course will culminate with a comedy showcase performance for graduates to demonstrate what they�ve learned for a crowd of family members and friends.
�There are a whole lot of people who want to know how to do this,� Neils said.
Gtown Comics plan to offer bi-monthly improv comedy shows � in the vein of �Whose Line Is It Any Way?� � in April.
Until then, anyone is welcome to stop by the open mic nights to support local comedy, Neils said. And if you just want to get up and tell a joke or two to try it out, that�s fine, too.
�Some people just want to get up there and tell some jokes, just to have the limelight on them for a few minutes,� he said. �That�s what open mic night is about.�
Think You�re Funny?
Gtown Comics hosts free open mic comedy nights at 9 p.m. Mondays at Freeman�s Pub, 173 W. Main Ave., Gastonia. Signups start at 8:30 p.m.
Comics get a maximum of five minutes to perform. The open mic nights are organized by Gtown Comics, led by actor/comedian/improv instructor Dave Neils and ventriloquist Trish Dunn, both of Gastonia.
Be Funnier
Gtown Comics will offer a six-week standup and improv comedy class from 6-9 p.m. Mondays beginning March 4 at Freeman�s Pub, 173 W. Main Ave., Gastonia. The class cost $150, which can be paid in installments.
Students should have a five-minute standup comedy set by the end of the six weeks. Students will perform a live show for family members and friends on the seventh week.
The class has a minimum of five students and a maximum of 15 students. For more information, contact Dave Neils at firstname.lastname@example.com or 414-731-2046, or Trish Dunn at firstname.lastname@example.com or 704-691-5618.


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Web-based FireLocator tool delivers information from a variety of sources in real time
Real-time information can be a lifesaver if you've got a wildfire bearing down on your home. Anyone unfortunate enough to be in that position – but fortunate enough to have an active connection to the Internet – can turn to FireLocator for up-to-minute information.
FireLocator, a Web application from Pitney Bowes Software, offers a unique assemblage of data from a variety of public and private sources that might just save your life -- or at least ease your mind.
The Web application – which is currently in beta and can be accessed at www.firelocator.net – was built using MapInfo analytic tools and Microsoft Silverlight on top of Microsoft Virtual Earth. Users must install Silverlight to view the data. By default, current and recent wildfires are displayed on the map, with information available on fire perimeters, degree of containment, and causes, if known. The site also includes fire-related news, public-service information – such as the locations of shelters and other services – and multimedia content.
FireLocator doesn't offer any query tools, but it does allow site visitors to turn layers of data off and on. Currently, the application offers data layers that include:
Users can enter a location such as a street address, neighborhood or even area of interest and zoom in to view details in that area.
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Pitney Bowes, the maker of the MapInfo suite, has built the FireLocator site both as a public service and to explore and demonstrate new capabilities for real-time Web-based geospatial tools.
"Too many people equate location intelligence with putting a map up and putting some data on it," said Arthur Berrill, president of advanced concepts and technology for Pitney Bowes MapInfo. "That's the easy part and that's the bit will just use Virtual Earth for. The tricky part is actually orchestrating everything behind the scenes."
There has been a major shift in geospatial application delivery, Berrill said. "There has been a flip-flop. It is actually now more likely that an Internet-based application is superior in its interactivity and its purpose and for the customer to use. We think that FireLocator is an illustration of that. You could do it on the desktop but it would be cumbersome."
While it is not clear just who is using the application as yet, the response has been very strong, with more than 273,000 hits in November, Berrill said.
A lot of important data isn't yet up on the site. There is, for example, no wind data or weather prediction data. "You can certainly imagine that it could be put there," Berrill said. "One of the things that I'm very interested in is the smoke plumes. One of the things we learned was that the threat of the fires is almost dwarfed by the threat of the traffic problems caused by heavy plumes of smoke. The fire may not even be near you but plumes of smoke crossing your escape route are at least as effective as that of a fire in shutting down an escape."
Journalist participants also say the project has a lot of potential. "This is clearly a valuable innovation for our newspapers," said Frank Pine, senior managing editor of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group's Inland Division, which includes the San Bernardino County Sun. "We are always looking for ways to be more dynamic and interactive in the way we present news on the Web. … FireLocator is an excellent way for us to be able to provide that information."
As with any new form of information delivery, there are still some kinks to work out. A key concern is data validation: Who checks the accuracy of the information posted on the site?
The current policy is that data accuracy is vouched for by the channel providing the data, whether it is the San Bernardino Sun or NASA. "The only space where we put somewhat doubtful information up from is Flickr," Berrill said. Flickr accepts unchecked postings directly from the public.
Without data validation, there is a "danger of people maliciously putting the wrong thing there and guiding people the wrong direction," Berrill acknowledged.
For Pine, the key ingredient is data labeling. "The organic advantage of the Internet is that information is immediately available from an incredibly broad network of residents," he noted. "It is impossible for us to edit or monitor every piece of content that is contributed even to our existing Web site by the public. I think that's an advantage of the Flickr feed, that its content would be available although it would be labeled in such a way as to make it clear that it is not vetted newspaper content."
"If you are a resident and you're trying to figure out what's going on you don't want a newspaper to filter out anything that didn't come from the newspaper. You want access to the widest range of material possible and this is the type of thing that allows that to happen," Pine added.
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ucim wrote:That may or may not be sufficient, depending on whether or not she needs to make outgoing calls. She'd need caller ID spoofing too. And that's a real racket the phone company has got.elasto wrote:In this day and age, isn't it possible to have a virtual number that forwards to her real number?
Can't she make outgoing calls on Google Voice too?
I'd suggest she simply withhold her number but not sure if there's a cultural divide between the US and UK in that regard - maybe in the US people simply don't answer calls from withheld numbers?


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So you may be a species identification wiz, but how much attention have you paid to your favourite animal's feet? Do you know those toes? Could you spot that sole a mile off? If you get a kick out of quizzes then why not put your best foot forward and have a guess at the owners of these fancy feet.
Study each image and make sure you 'paws' for thought before clicking on the photo to reveal the answer!
Big foot
No clues for this easy starter – who could this foot belong to?
Cold feet?
Despite looking rather chilly these feet have a rich network of veins in the webbing that produce heat to incubate this species' eggs – but whose feet are they?
Sticky toes
Thousands of microscopic hair-like hooks on the feet of this species allow it to walk up the slipperiest of surfaces.
Long foot
The particularly long 'foot' of this antipodian is specially adapted for the species' peculiar means of locomotion.
Funny feet
These funny-looking feet belong to a water-loving species common across Europe and Asia with a closely related species widespread in North America.
Foot comb?
This little nocturnal animal spends almost all its time in the trees and, uniquely among its relatives, uses the raised nails on its hind feet for grooming.
Tiny feet
This well-known species undertakes a long north-south migration over several generations and spends the winter hanging in the trees in central Mexico.
Slimy foot
Another character with sticky feet, this animal has permeable skin and likes a moist environment.
Scaly foot
This unusual marine species deals with excess salt absorbed while eating seaweed by sneezing salt crystals.
Poison foot
This last one is a little tricky – the venomous spur at the back of the foot is a particular clue.
How many did you get right? Step up and share your score!
- 0 – 3 Pull your socks up! Your identification skills need a little work.
- 4 – 6 You've got your foot in the door but you need to try harder to make a real impression.
- 7 – 10 What a talon-ted individual you are! Time to put your feet up for a well-earned rest!


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The middle-aged woman perched on the edge of a plastic chair as the doctor explained his thoughts on why her son was having persistent headaches. Suddenly, she toppled forward, collapsing onto the linoleum floor. Dr. Philip Ledereich hurried over to the woman. "Call 911," he shouted to his nurse. "The patient's mother has fainted."
Ledereich, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Clifton, N.J., first met the mother a couple of weeks before, when she herself came in as a patient. She was fainting several times a day, and no one knew why. Ledereich hadn't been able to figure it out, either. Despite that, she took her son to see him for the treatment of a chronic sinus infection. Ledereich was describing various treatment alternatives when the woman pitched to the floor.
She had been having these spells almost daily for the past several months, she told him at their first appointment. She was 49, a nurse, and she considered herself pretty healthy until one Saturday nearly three months earlier. That day she had just put on her shoes to go to a bar mitzvah, and as she straightened up she felt a fluttering sensation in her stomach. The next minute she was on the floor. Her husband rushed to her side. She could hear him calling her name, but she couldn't answer him; she couldn't even open her eyes.
And then, just as quickly as it started, it was over. She felt just fine. She didn't want to go to the hospital, she told her husband. She wanted to go to the synagogue. And so they did, walking a mile. At the coffee hour following the service she started to feel that fluttery sensation in her stomach. Was she going to faint again? She was almost at the door when she collapsed. Eventually, her husband persuaded her to go to the hospital.
She spent two nights in the cardiac-care unit as doctors looked for any of the irregular heart rhythms that could start as a fainting spell but might end in death. They found nothing. She had a head CT scan and lots of blood tests. Everything was normal, so she went home.
Syncope — the medical term for fainting — is common. Up to half of the population will faint at least once in their lifetimes. Most of the time the cause is benign and transient. The trick for doctors is to identify those cases that are neither. When a heart beats too rapidly, too slowly or too erratically to deliver enough blood to the brain, you faint. If a normal rhythm isn't restored in time, you may never wake up.Continue reading the main story
Far more often syncope is triggered by dehydration or other causes of sudden low blood pressure. The best way to distinguish among these nonfatal varieties is to witness an attack. And so, before the patient left the hospital, she had a tilt-table test — a study designed to provoke a fainting spell. The patient was hooked up to blood-pressure and cardiac monitors, strapped to a table positioned almost vertically and watched for up to an hour. A test is successful when the patient passes out and the monitors capture the cause. But the patient didn't faint. She went home hoping that whatever caused the two episodes had simply gone away.
But the next day she was driving to work and began to feel that now-familiar flutter in her stomach. She pulled off the highway just in time. When she awoke, she called her husband, who took her directly to her doctor's office. Her internist was as baffled as the doctors she'd seen in the hospital. He sent her to specialists. One thought that these spells might be seizures rather than syncope. But a normal electroencephalogram (EEG) suggested otherwise. A neurologist in New York carefully examined her and her now-thick chart and pronounced definitively that there was nothing wrong with her and that she should try to relax and maybe take up yoga.
That's when she scheduled the appointment with Dr. Ledereich. She thought she might have an inner-ear problem, and he had been recommended by several friends. At that first encounter, Ledereich was not optimistic. He knew she'd seen many specialists. But he listened to her story and examined her. Like the doctors before him, he found nothing. She felt a little tired and had a little asthma, but other than these strange, repetitive spells, she was fine. He would get her records and then have her return. Meanwhile, when her son needed to see an E.N.T., she took him to Ledereich — and now she lay motionless on the floor.
"Don't call 911," the patient called out. She opened her eyes. "This happens to me all the time. I'm fine. Really."
Ledereich watched as the patient calmly sat up. "I know what you've got!" he told her excitedly. Her sudden collapse looked as if a switch had been thrown and all her muscles just turned off. Ledereich realized that although it looked like syncope, it wasn't; she hadn't actually lost consciousness. What she probably had, Ledereich told her, was something called cataplexy, and that meant that she also had narcolepsy. With narcolepsy, elements of sleep invade your waking hours, and elements of wakefulness intrude on sleep, leading to insomnia at night and persistent sleepiness during the day. Most patients with narcolepsy also have cataplexy. In this disorder, the total loss of voluntary muscle control that keeps us from acting out our dreams as we sleep interrupts our waking life, causing the sudden, dramatic loss of strength he observed. For reasons that are not yet known, these attacks are usually triggered by strong emotions.
"I was telling her about possible treatments for her son's chronic sinusitis," Ledereich explained to me, "and I said that if all else fails, we could try surgery. As soon as the word was out of my mouth, she hit the floor." For the doctor, the combination of three factors — the patient collapsing after experiencing stress (hearing that her son might need surgery), the fact that she could hear him ask the nurse to call 911 (indicating that she was not unconscious) and her rapid recovery — added up to a diagnosis of cataplexy.
The biology of narcolepsy is only beginning to be understood. Cells that make the proteins that keep sleep, and in particular R.E.M. sleep, at bay are somehow destroyed, and that allows bits of R.E.M. sleep to penetrate our waking hours. No one knows just what causes the destruction of these cells. This is a genetic disorder, but most who have the genes don't have narcolepsy.
The patient hadn't complained of sleep problems, but when Ledereich began probing, they were there. Most of her adult life she had slept in two- to three-hour naps. Hearing this, the doctor was certain she had narcolepsy and cataplexy. A sleep study confirmed his diagnosis.
Treating cataplexy is difficult. Many patients end up on a drug sold under the trade name Xyrem, known on the street as GHB, the date-rape drug. It is a powerful, fast-acting sedative and helps those with cataplexy get the sleep they so desperately need. Her doctor warned her that it's only moderately effective, so the patient was thrilled when the spells stopped once she began taking it. But for reasons that neither the patient nor her doctors understand, after about six weeks, they returned. At first, just occasionally. Then almost daily.
The patient has learned to cope with her unusual condition; she no longer drives. And when she feels the warning signs, she tries to alert those around her to tell them not to worry. She's part of a small community, and by now, most know her well enough not to call 911. Most, but not all. Recently at her son's bar mitzvah, she began to have that familiar fluttering in her stomach. She tried to warn the woman next to her, she said, but ran out of time. The woman shouted for help before others came over to quietly explain that this was an ordinary event with her. The patient paused and then told me with a quiet laugh, "I guess she doesn't get to synagogue that much."Continue reading the main story


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Is it Bartholin's Gland Cancer?
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I have had Bartholin's cysts for over two years now on and off. Recently I had come across an article concerning Bartholin's gland cancer. How will I know if I have the cancer? Will it show up in the culture?
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
Cancer of the Bartholin's gland is very, very rare, and recurrent benign cysts are common. If the cyst continues to recur, you may ask your physician about whether or not you might benefit from "marsupialization" (a procedure to make a small permanent opening in the cyst wall so that fluid doesn't collect again and cause swelling) or removal of the cyst and gland. Cysts that drain and collapse back down with no residual solid area left once the inflammation has resolved are very unlikely to contain a tumor.


text: This book provides a single-volume history of the U.S.-British, German, and Soviet atomic bomb programs, from the discovery of fission to the 1949 detonation of Joe-1, the first Soviet nuclear weapon. The author, a popular British science writer, organizes the story into four major sections. The first deals with the global mobilization of nuclear physicists catalyzed by the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 and their early efforts in weapons design and reactor physics. Part two chronicles the early frustrations and progress of weapons programs in Germany, Britain, and the U.S., as well as the Soviet espionage effort to penetrate those programs. The third section covers the Alsos mission, the Trinity test, the use of the first bombs on Japan, and the reactions of captured German scientists upon hearing of the Allies' successful development of an atomic bomb. Part four addresses the origins of the Cold War, the Soviet weapons program, proliferation of weapons technology, and the successful Soviet test in 1949. An epilogue describes the U.S. and Soviet hydrogen bomb programs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the J. Robert Oppenheimer hearing of 1954. The book also contains a timeline and brief biographical sketches of key persons.


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What Makes Your Characters "Tick"?
Let's look at the beginning of a picture book story.
The initial step is introducing your main character. Can you tell us what he/she is thinking?
What is their prime directive? What motivates them? What problem are they confronting in your story?
I love sharing this series of spreads created by graphic design pioneer Bruno Munari — an Italian Paul Rand — who loved children's picture books. This is from his book The Elephant's Wish.
Here's Elephant, who wishes he could be as carefree as a bird…
Bird wishes he could swim. Can you guess why?
Snake wishes he could graze majestically like a bull . . .
Bull wishes he could be like the elephant. Why? Then he could swish away those pesky flies! We come full circle by the end of the book.
Here's the cover, which hints at the animals' thoughts, while intriguing us with an unusual graphic.
Check out how Laurent Moreau lets us in on his characters' thoughts:
This is a fabulous way to explore your own story characters. Express what they are thinking, in collage! Check out these results.
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In front of a standing-room-only crowd Monday night, Eminence City Council unanimously passed a resolution to "make every reasonable effort" to reopen the city's swimming pool by June 2008. The crowd erupted in cheers and hoots after the vote.
Councilman Shawn Bright said it is a big goal. "I just want to reiterate that June 1 is a quick date. ... We're four months and 17 days away from (June 1). We're 20 weeks away. We're 138 days away," he said. "That is a quick date; let's try to make that goal if we can."
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The Office of Admissions hosts on-campus visit programs for admitted students during the spring semester. In addition, admitted students may attend a Purdue Daily Visit. When we are accepting reservations for the programs listed below, links on this page will take you to online registration information.
Purdue's For Me
Purdue's for Me is a full-day program that allows admitted students and their families to meet current students, advisors and faculty; explore extracurricular activities; tour campus and residence halls; eat lunch in a student dining court; and ask any questions they might have.
Daily Visits
Daily Visits are held four times each day, Monday through Friday, throughout the year. They include a presentation and student-guided walking tour and last about three hours, although there are some exceptions at times of year when student tour guides are unavailable. During the school year, an abbreviated Daily Visit is available most Saturdays.


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The European Tour is facing criticism for completing the final round of the Madeira Islands Open after a caddie died on the course.
Iain McGregor, who was working the bag for Alastair Forsyth of Scotland, collapsed on the ninth fairway Sunday and subsequently died of a suspected heart attack.
After a brief pause at the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra in Portugal, tournament officials decided to play on.
"Can't believe that they are sending out players to finish the 2nd and final round when someone just died on the course!!!" Swedish golfer Joel Sjoholm tweeted.
Officials issued a brief statement.
"Everyone at the European Tour extends our deepest sympathies to the friends and family of Iain at this time," it stated. "A minute's silence has taken place at the clubhouse and play resumed at 6 p.m. local time."
Though other players echoed Sjoholm's opinion, Forsyth said he told officials to continue "because we felt that was what Mac would have wanted."


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Recall 13V166000
Seat Belt Anchoring Bolts Loose
Recall Details
Seat belts are secured to the vehicle body at various points using special anchor bolts. These 2013 GL models are being recalled because the anchor bolts for the second row seat belts may not have been tightened correctly during vehicle assembly. If these bolts are loose, a belted occupant my not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury. Dealers will inspect the affect bolts and tighten them as necessary.
Our Quick Take
The anchor bolts for the second row seating seat belts may not have been tightened properly.
What Should You Do?
Mercedes-Benz will notifying owners of affected GL models during May 2013. If you are not notified and feel you should have been, please contact your local dealer. They may ask for your vehicle identification number (VIN), so please have it handy when you call.


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Just fill with colored water and hang in a shaded area. Water slowly rising in the spout forecasts a storm up to 24 hours away. Rapid rising indicates a local storm and a quick drop again means the storm has changed its course. A guide to these and other readings is included in the instructions.
Hand-blown glass with a brass mounting bracket. Glass measures about 9" x 3".


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Lux Art Institute 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas, California 92024
Xawery Wolski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1960 and currently lives and works in Mexico City. Educated both stateside and abroad, Wolski's work has been exhibited internationally and is included in the permanent collections of Fonds National d'Art Contemporain (Paris, France), National Library of France (Paris), Mordena Museet (Stockholm, Sweeden), and Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, among others. PROCESS The process of making a dress, a common sculptural form within Wolski's work, is long and laborious, as it involves the meditative component of constructing beads— a deliberate and patient repetition that starts from nothing and becomes boundless. Each piece is hand-constructed, fired, and then meticulously painted, all strung together by sturdy thread to create a sculptural piece in the shape of a dress.
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TESTED 2013 Ford Focus ST
WHAT IS IT? The most hopped-up American hatchback in, well, forever.
HOW MUCH? $24,495 base; $28,170 as tested
WHAT MAKES IT RUN? A 2-liter turboc EcoBoost 4-cylinder making 252 horsepower; 6-speed manual.
HOW QUICK IS IT? Automobile magazine spurred the ST from a standstill to 60 m.p.h. in 6.2 seconds, a half-second quicker than the 200-horse Volkswagen GTI.
IS IT THIRSTY? The E.P.A. rating is 23 m.p.g. city, 32 highway.
ALTERNATIVES Mazdaspeed 3, Subaru WRX, VW GTI.
About a decade after sparking up its fondly recalled Focus SVT — then inexplicably setting it aside — Ford has rediscovered the smoky pleasure of a hot hatchback. It was worth the wait.
With the fine, largely German-engineered Focus as its bedrock, the ST sticks sharp elbows into a perennial benchmark, the Volkswagen GTI. And while the lavishly equipped Focus brings its own form of Euro sophistication, it adds a delightful layer of Yankee aggression.
That American edge may be only metaphorical. The Focus ST was developed under a German-born engineer, Jost Capito, when he was the head of Global Performance Vehicles at Ford. Mr. Capito, who has since left to manage VW motorsports, formerly led Porsche racing and Red Bull's Formula One team.
With minor tweaks, this Focus would be right at home on a track. I tested mine in Florida, where the ST was as loud, fast and sweat-inducing as a Miami nightclub — a bold counterpoint to the smooth GTI.
In contrast to the grinning air inlet of the Mazda 3, Ford turns the smile upside-down, giving the Focus a blackened glower that suits its character. Other attention-getters include a jutting roof spoiler, snowflake-shaped 18-inch wheels and a paint color called Tangerine Scream.
The hue seems more taxicab than tropical, but the Focus wore its maize coat proudly, even when it crashed a nighttime gaggle of Bentleys at the Breakers hotel in Palm Beach. The young valet who escorted the ST practically giggled when he handed me back the keys, making it clear whose car he favored.
The dashboard — black and bulging, all vents and sharp angles — is akin to Darth Vader's helmet breathing in your face. Three dashtop gauges display turbo boost, oil pressure and temperature. Recaro sport buckets are a teenage dream, with swollen bolsters, black ribbed inserts, contrasting yellow fabric and red-embossed STs on the headrests. But as with every Focus, the footwells are confining.
While Ford's troublesome MyFord Touch infotainment unit has drawn deserved complaints, one of its strong points is rarely mentioned: the voice commands are pretty slick. Just recite a street address, hands-free, and boom — the system has you locked in and on your way.
"Locked in" also describes the car's performance. Like the Mazdaspeed 3, the ST holds a power and speed advantage over most pocket rockets.
Despite Ford's mechanical and computerized countermeasures, mashing the gas pedal produces roller-coaster waves of torque steer, yanking the wheel in your hands. But give Ford credit for not sanitizing the experience; it's up to the pilot to keep a foot to the floor and hang on tight.
Steering, tire grip and suspension balance are all remarkable for a front-drive car in this class. And the handling assumes skill on the driver's part. The Focus acts more like a rear-drive sports car, avoiding the plodding understeer that scrubs the front tires and kills the joy.
Lift off the throttle on corners and the rear end pivots into a thrilling yet easily controllable slide. I can't think of another front-drive car that's so easy and fun to pivot around its axis.
The Focus ST gives up some refinement to the GTI, but that's also true to its nature. The shifter isn't perfect, but it is eager and effective. Full-throttle shifts at redline send jarring clunks through the powertrain. Another disadvantage is the trucklike turning circle of 39.4 feet.
Ford's capless fuel filler — just insert nozzle and pump — is an innovation every automaker might emulate. But the 12.4-gallon tank quickly runs dry.
For neighborhood ruffians who want a vaguely obnoxious hot hatch as a play partner, take my advice: write a check to the Ford dealer before your parents demand the money for rent.


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Hi all
2015 sdr
First 1 k service
Dealer wants to bend me over for $600 aus to remove the anti wheelie control ,ktm download ,race or circuit pack download I think he said.
Thought there was something not right with it when try a few minor 2nd gear monos
And 2nd to 3rd no go at all
Was not aware of this 'safety issue ' pre installed
Is this total bs
Is the price total bs
Can't see a future with this 'safety police installation' so will have to have it removed some how
Setting .
Mtc off
Sup moto
Any hoo
Am thinking of going ,as the cash flow allows of course.
Stage three Rottweiler air filter mod and sas/canister removed, possibly dual 40 mm stacks,
Decat link pipe
Db killer removed from standard muffler
Arka map ,will ask the cost of this tomorrow when I get bike back from shop!
Any advice or local help ,Melbourne
Would be awesome
Know a solid mechanic in the area ?


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Raegen Durrant, daughter of Ernie and Lesli Durrant, will be married to Wes Hyde, son of Kyle and Gay Hyde of Logan on June 4, 2011, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. In case of oversight, which is inevitable! Please join them in their celebration at the reception held in their honor that evening. At Lomond View Gardens, 304 West Pleasant View Drive, Pleasant View, Utah from 6 to 8 o'clock .
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Nice, I think you will like our stadium as well and be impressed with the atmosphere!
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Paulo Bento: "The game is far from over"
At the end of the game against the Dutch outfit FC Twente, Paulo Bento took a moment to give his thoughts on the game: nothing that his team has not started well. Further elaborating on the match-up, the Sporting coach noted that his team came out in the second half showing a greater spirit of aggressiveness, intensity and attitude. Bento further stressed that the game is still open and asserted his believe that Sporting can pass into the next phase.
The coach commented that: "Sporting did not begin the game well. We got off on the wrong foot and that made it difficult for us for the rest of the game. We had a bit of trouble moving the ball about as they were trying to control the pace of the game. We missed a big penalty on 25 minutes and we paid for it in terms of failing to punish our opponents. In the second half we were missing a bit of clarity and we should have played a bit more on the flanks. We took the option of playing through the centre too many times and didn't create many situations where we had a man over and this facilitated the playing style of Twente too much. We took a few more risks towards the end of the game and in the second half we showed a greater spirit of aggressiveness, intensity and attitude.
Following his analysis of the game, Paulo Bento stressed his certainly that Sporting can still pass into the next phase of the competition, nothing that: "It was not a good result. We wanted to take an advantage into the second leg but the game is far from over. We can win in Holland and Twente probably wont play in the same way. I still believe we can win with the same level of belief that I had before the game."


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The dream of a little girl becomes now the reality of a young woman. :)
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advance happy birthday sis..^_^
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails
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Neutrik XLR 5 Pin Male Cable Black Body NC5MXX-BAG £7.48
5 pole male cable connector, black metal housing, silver contacts.
The next generation of the worldwide-accepted standard of XLR cable connector.
Male connector with improved locking recess without window, more stringent housing increases durability
Internal thread on shell is well protected against any damage.
Rated current per contact: 7.5 A
Rated voltage: 50 V
Dielectric strength: 1.5 kV dc
Cable O.D: 3.5 - 8.0 mm
Wire size: max. 2.5 mm
Wiring: Solder contacts
Shell plating: Black chromium
Priced per connector: available in any quantity
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Oscar was just seen for an anal gland impaction/abscess; while we were in, I decided to ask about 3 lumps that I had repeatedly forgotten to mention. We decided to aspirate all 3; 2 gave the doctor cause for alarm, and all 3 have been sent away for Cytology, if I remember correctly, the concern is mast cell tumors or similar type of cancer. Unfortunately, 2 of the sites are on areas where she was concerned with being able to get clear margins - one on his ear, and the other just down from his elbow.
I think she said results would probably be back friday or monday.
anyway, anything you've got for thoughts would be appreciated.
I am trying to be calm and reasonable about this, because it could be nothing.


text: HKSS.com | Community > Discussion Forum > View topic - Music: S.H.E. "Magical Journey" Home Community Superstars Music | What's New | Help HKSS | Search* Discussions | HKE Chat | Reflections of Life | Virtual Cards | Member Galleries Please excuse our mess. HKSS is currently under re-construction and some links/sections don't work yet. What's New: Latest updates | Member Galleries | Music | HKE Chat | About HKSS.com Community Discussions HKE Chat Reflections of Life Member Galleries Virtual Cards* Play Music Superstars Profiles* Galleries* Reviews Gossip & News Other Privacy Policy Terms of Use Link to HKSS* HKSS.com What's New About Contact* Advertise* Help HKSS Links YesAsia yuenStudios Do you like HKSS? My Watched Topics | My Favorites | My Profile Private IMs Register Log in Help | Stats | Members | Groups Search Forum Music: S.H.E. "Magical Journey" HKSS.com Forum Index -> Reviews View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MavisCrazed FanJoined: 07 Oct 2003Posts: 113 Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:22 am Post subject: Music: S.H.E. "Magical Journey" There's Twins in Hong Kong, and there's SHE in Taiwan. However, SHE's power is more than just Taiwan, evident by the recent signing session in HK, with over 1,000 fans attending. This is there 6th album, and I think this is the best one yet, just because their producers have finally utilized all of their singing talents in this CD. Track 1 "Persian kitty" was the first plug song, but nothing really special. Track 3 "He still doesn't get it" is the hit now, a ballad that should be a hit in karaokes. By the way, Ella's intro is in Korean, if you didn't know. Track 8 "Nevermind" is another sad ballad that should touch off with SHE fans. Track 2 "Enemies all around" makes great use of all 3 voices. Ella's low voice is a nice contrast to Selina and Hebe. The Chinese classical intro was also interesting. Track 4 "Only lonely" is very sweet, and Ella's low voice fit perfectly in the rap session. Track 9 "Tale of Romeo and Juliet"s lyrics combined the classic English love tale and Chinese's version of Romeo Juliet. You can say what you want about idol groups, but SHE is as good as it gets. The only problem is that with all 6 albums so far being big hits, how can they keep this up? Rating: 8.5/10 Buy the CD here Recommendations: Track 2 "Enemies all around" Track 3 "He still doesn't get it" Track 4 "Only lonely" Track 8 "Nevermind" Track 9 "Tale of Romeo and Juliet" Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First HKSS.com Forum Index -> Reviews All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Entertainment----------------All EntertainmentReviewsGossip and NewsIdol DiscussionsMusicMoviesTV Shows Non-Entertainment----------------General DiscussionsNew MembersFun and GamesReflections of LifeHobbies, TravelFood and CookingHelp!Websites HKSS.com----------------Announcements/ What's New?Help HKSS.comFeedback/ Contact HKSS.comWishlist You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Back to top Copyright © 1996-2014 HKSS.com™. All Rights Reserved. About | Link to HKSS.com | Advertise | Contact | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use Information and images accessed from this site are protected by international copyright and/or other intellectual property rights. You may infringe these rights if you download, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, or exploit such content without the explicit consent of HKSS.com. > Site design by yuenStudios.com (2006)


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Configuration file precedence
This topic describes how Splunk sifts through its layers of configuration files to determine which settings to use. For general information about configuration files, read "About configuration files".
Order of precedence
Splunk uses configuration files to determine nearly every aspect of its behavior. Besides having many different types of configuration files, a single Splunk instance can also have many copies of the same configuration file, layered in directories categorized by user, app, and system. When consuming a configuration file, Splunk merges the settings from all copies of the file, using a location-based prioritization scheme. When different copies have conflicting attribute values (that is, when they set the same attribute to different values), Splunk uses the value from the file with the highest priority.
Splunk determines the priority of configuration files by their location in its directory structure. At the most general level, it prioritizes according to whether the file is located in a system, app, or user directory.
You need to understand how this works so that you can manage your Splunk configurations intelligently. It's all pretty straightforward when you focus on context. Once you get a feel for the context in which Splunk is consuming a particular file, the way precedence works makes quite a bit of sense.
Note: Besides resolving configuration settings amongst multiple copies of a file, Splunk sometimes needs to resolve settings within a single file. For information on how Splunk determines precedence within a single
props.conf file, see "Attribute precedence within a single props.conf file".
The app/user context
In determining priority among copies of a configuration file, Splunk uses two different schemes of directory precedence, according to whether that particular configuration relates to an activity with an app/user context -- that is, where the current app and user matter. Some activities, like searching, take place in an app/user context; others, like indexing, take place in a global context, independent of any app or user.
For instance, configuration files that determine indexing or monitoring behavior occur outside of the app/user context; they are global in nature. At the time of data input or event indexing, it does not matter which user or app might later access the data or event. The app/user context, on the other hand, is vital to search-time processing, where certain knowledge objects or actions might be valid only for specific users in specific apps.
How context affects precedence order
When the context is global, where there's no app/user context, directory priority descends from system/local to app to system/default:
- System local directory -- highest priority.
- App directories (local overrides default).
- System default directory -- lowest priority.
When consuming a global configuration, such as
inputs.conf, Splunk first gets the attributes from any copy of the file in
system/local. Then it looks for any copies of the file located in the app directories, adding any attributes found in them, but ignoring attributes already discovered in system/local. As a last resort, for any attributes not explicitly assigned at either the system or app level, it assigns default values from the file in the
system/default directory.
When there's an app/user context, directory priority descends from user to app to system:
- User directories -- highest priority.
- App directories for currently running app (local, followed by default).
- App directories for all other apps (local, followed by default) -- for exported settings only.
- System directories (local, followed by default) -- lowest priority.
An attribute in
savedsearches.conf, for example, might be set at all three levels: the user, the app, and the system. Splunk will always use the value of the user-level attribute, if any, in preference to a value for that same attribute set at the app or system level.
How app directory names affect precedence
Note: For most practical purposes, the information in this subsection probably won't matter, but it might prove useful if you need to force a certain order of evaluation or for troubleshooting.
To determine priority among the collection of apps directories, Splunk uses ASCII sort order. Files in an apps directory named "A" have a higher priority than files in an apps directory named "B", and so on. In addition, numbered directories have a higher priority than alphabetical directories and are evaluated in lexicographic, not numerical, order. For example, in descending order of precedence:
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp1 $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp10 $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp2 $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp20 ... $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myappApple $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myappBanana $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myappZabaglione ... $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myappapple $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myappbanana $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myappzabaglione ...
Note: When determining precedence in the app/user context, directories for the currently running app take priority over those for all other apps, independent of how they're named. Furthermore, other apps are only examined for exported settings.
Summary of directory precedence
Putting this all together, the order of directory priority, from highest to lowest, goes like this:
In the global context:
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/A/local/* ... $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/z/local/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/A/default/* ... $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/z/default/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/*
In the app/user context:
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/users/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Current_running_app/local/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/Current_running_app/default/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/A/local/*, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/A/default/*, ... $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/z/local/*, $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/z/default/* (but see note below) $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/* $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/*
Important: In the app/user context, all configuration files for the currently running app take priority over files from all other apps. This is true for the app's local and default directories. So, if the current context is app C, Splunk evaluates both
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/C/local/* and
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/C/default/* before evaluating the local or default directories for any other apps. Furthermore, Splunk only looks at configuration data for other apps if that data has been exported globally through the app's
default.meta file, as described in this topic on setting app permissions.
Also, note that
/etc/users/ is evaluated only when the particular user logs in or performs a search.
Example of how attribute precedence works
This example of attribute precedence uses
props.conf. The
props.conf file is unusual, because its context can be either global or app/user, depending on when Splunk is evaluating it. Splunk evaluates
props.conf at both index time (global) and search time (apps/user).
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/props.conf contains this stanza:
[source::/opt/Locke/Logs/error*] sourcetype = fatal-error
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/t2rss/local/props.conf contains another version of the same stanza:
[source::/opt/Locke/Logs/error*] sourcetype = t2rss-error SHOULD_LINEMERGE = True BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE_DATE = True
The line merging attribute assignments in
t2rss always apply, as they only occur in that version of the file. However, there's a conflict with the
sourcetype attribute. In the
/system/local version, the
sourcetype has a value of "fatal-error". In the
/apps/t2rss/local version, it has a value of "t2rss-error".
Since this is a
sourcetype assignment, which gets applied at index time, Splunk uses the global context for determining directory precedence. In the global context, Splunk gives highest priority to attribute assignments in
system/local. Thus, the
sourcetype attribute gets assigned a value of "fatal-error".
The final, internally merged version of the file looks like this:
[source::/opt/Locke/Logs/error*] sourcetype = fatal-error SHOULD_LINEMERGE = True BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE_DATE = True
List of configuration files and their context
As mentioned, Splunk decides how to evaluate a configuration file based on the context that the file operates within, global or app/user. Generally speaking, files that affect data input, indexing, or deployment activities are global; files that affect search activities usually have a app/user context.
props.conf and
transforms.conf files can be evaluated in either a app/user or a global context, depending on whether Splunk is using them at index or search time.
Global configuration files
admon.conf authentication.conf authorize.conf crawl.conf deploymentclient.conf distsearch.conf indexes.conf inputs.conf outputs.conf pdf_server.conf procmonfilters.conf props.conf -- global and app/user context pubsub.conf regmonfilters.conf report_server.conf restmap.conf searchbnf.conf segmenters.conf server.conf serverclass.conf serverclass.seed.xml.conf source-classifier.conf sourcetypes.conf sysmon.conf tenants.conf transforms.conf -- global and app/user context user_seed.conf -- special case: Must be located in /system/default web.conf wmi.conf
App/user configuration files
alert_actions.conf app.conf audit.conf commands.conf eventdiscoverer.conf event_renderers.conf eventtypes.conf fields.conf limits.conf literals.conf macros.conf multikv.conf props.conf -- global and app/user context savedsearches.conf tags.conf times.conf transactiontypes.conf transforms.conf -- global and app/user context user-prefs.conf workflow_actions.conf
Troubleshooting configuration precedence and other issues
Splunk's configuration file system supports many overlapping configuration files in many different locations. The price of this level of flexibility is that figuring out which value for which configuration option is being used in your Splunk installation can sometimes be quite complex. If you're looking for some tips on figuring out what configuration setting is being used in a given situation, read "Use btool to troubleshoot configurations" in the Troubleshooting Manual.
About configuration files
Attribute precedence within a single props.conf file
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7
Those categories define the context in which the conf files operate. For authorize.conf, that context is global. It's true that you can use roles to restrict access to an app, but the role is still evaluated on a global basis.
I would say that the authorize.conf should be under the 'App/User Configuration Files' because you can create a role via an app - http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Developer/Step3AddConfigurations#Users_and_roles


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Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Welcome back!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you - it feels good to be back!Delete
Happy to see you posting again . . . and especially about your adventures in DNA-land, which I'm about to embark upon myself. Looking forward to your posts whenever you have the time!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Marian - you will find the DNA journey interesting, possibly helpful, and often frustrating. But I think it's worth doing for anyone seriously engaged in genealogy.Delete
Just know, Greta, that we miss you something awful! Horrible grammar, but the caring is there, eh??ReplyDelete
How bout we all try to slap reality back a year or so?? Would give you an extra hour or so a day if I could figure out a way to do that. You could have first dibs!
Glad to hear from you. Have fun in Greenville.Replies
Thank you so much for your unwavering support, Carol. Yeah, I need a time turner. Don't we all!Delete
So glad to see you waving the flag - especially since it isn't one of surrender! It gives me hope.ReplyDelete
Very curious about how you are organizing and analyzing the DNA information you are collecting. I don't feel like I have a good system in place. We can talk about it in Richmond next year.Replies
Hi, Susan, glad to hear from you. I use different systems for each of the 3 companies, with Ancestry being where my most systematic efforts are focused (since they don't have chromosome mapping, I'm stuck trying to use volume of results for particular lines as significant indicators). Trying to chromosome map in the other 2, but it's as though the sand shifts under my feet. Look forward to seeing you in Richmond!Delete
Glad to see you back, Greta. Like Susan, I'd like to know more about your DNA "tweaking" experience.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jacqi! In recent experience, it has been the companies doing the "tweaking" and me doing the "squeaking" (or more like squawking). I'm trying to chromosome map, but since I don't have close relatives taking the test, it has been difficult. Guess I need to round up more cousins to take the test. I'll try to post more on this subject.Delete
Hi, Greta! So glad to see that you are back. And you are exactly right....analyzing DNA results takes some time. Just got my parents' results in, and I am very excited about reviewing the matches. Will watch for more posts from you!ReplyDelete


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SARASOTA (July 17, 2012) -- Sarasota Memorial Hospital is the only local hospital on U.S. News & World Report's 2012 "Best Hospitals" list, ranking #47 for excellence in gynecological care. It also ranked #1 again for overall care in the Bradenton-Sarasota-North Port region, and this year earned a spot on Florida's top 10 hospitals list.
The region's only public health system, Sarasota Memorial was among just 3 percent of the nation's hospitals to earn its spot on the list of 50 Best Hospitals. In U.S. News' 2012 Best Hospitals study, fewer than 150 of roughly 5,000 U.S. hospitals evaluated earned a national ranking in at least one of 16 medical specialties. As it did last year, U.S.News expanded its list to recognize nearly 550 additional "high performing" hospitals in major metropolitan areas, giving consumers a new way to compare hospitals in their region that perform nearly as well in at least one rated specialty as their nationally ranked counterparts, according to U.S. News Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow.
The annual guide is designed to help steer patients to hospitals with strong skills in the procedures and medical conditions that present the biggest challenges, Comarow said, adding: "All of these hospitals are the kinds of medical centers that should be on your list when you need the best care. They are where other hospitals send the toughest cases."
This year, U.S.News modified its methodology, taking some of the juice out of high reputational scores and giving community hospitals like Sarasota Memorial with solid clinical data more opportunity to show patients how well they perform. Reputation still counts as 32.5 percent of a hospital's overall score, but the modification had the effect of shrinking the range of reputational scores, thereby reducing the distance between hospitals.
In addition to its national ranking in Gynecology, Sarasota Memorial ranked #1 in the Bradenton-Sarasota-North Port metro area for overall quality and care, #8 in Florida, and among the top quartile nationally for achieving "high performing" hospital rankings in the following specialties:
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Pulmonology
The U.S.News ranking is the latest in a series of accolades in 2012 honoring the health system's overall care and singling out women's care in particular. In the past several months, HealthGrades named Sarasota Memorial among "America's 50 Best Hospitals" and placed it in the top 5 percent. of providers for patient safety. It also received HealthGrades' "Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence," the Womens Health Excellence Award, the Maternity Care Excellence Award, Emergency Medicine Excellence award and five-star ratings in 23 different specialty areas.
Sarasota Memorial CEO Gwen MacKenzie thanked physicians, nurses and staff, noting that the national recognition the health system has received consistently over the years is due to the diligence, dedication and hard work they demonstrate every day. "Healthcare is a fast-paced environment that constantly confronts professionals with situations that strain them to function at their best ... to continue to perform at this level, day after day and year after year, takes constant vigilance and unwavering commitment on the part of our entire team."
The U.S.News regional rankings cover 94 metro areas that have at least 500,000 residents and at least one hospital that performed well enough to be ranked. The complete rankings and methodology are available at:
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MyColor inspired by Pantone is the first ready-to-go paint available in PANTONE Colors – no time spent waiting for tinting or mixing and no color surprises. An ultra-low VOC paint, MyColor inspired by Pantone is odor free and provides an elegant, eggshell finish that is both durable and washable. Premixed, factory-precision color ensures an exact match every time, while unique stain-blocking and self-priming qualities save time and reduce workload.
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While the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill did too little to address the problem of "too big to fail" banks, one of the big wins for reformers was the bill's strong derivatives chapter which drags risky "over the counter" derivatives trades out of the shadows and into the light of day.
Reformers won strong provisions for clearing, margin and transparency, which will force the big banks to put real money behind their bets. Reformers also succeeded in securing mandatory position limits for key commodities that will protect consumers from price spikes caused by excessive speculation.
But now that the Wall Street reform bill is in the agency rulemaking process, bank lobbyists are back in droves, descending on regulators in an attempt to force giant loopholes into the law – loopholes worth billions of dollars for the big banks. The Los Angeles Times recently counted the noses and found that 90% of the time, regulators are meeting with the big financials firms. Surprise! Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase topped the list.
Case in point: The big banks and the American Bankers Association are trying to redefine what constitutes "commercial risk" under the Dodd-Frank law. The ABA wants commercial risk "to be interpreted broadly enough to include financial risk for depository institutions." According to Heather Slavkin of the AFL-CIO, "if the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) were to adopt this definition, risky financial firms such as hedge funds and insurance companies could avoid business conduct and safety and soundness requirements that apply to major players in the derivatives market under Dodd-Frank" adding a substantial amount of risk to the system.
On a different front, the CFTC is working on developing "position limits" or caps on the number of speculative futures a trader can hold. The intent of Congress was to crack down on the energy and food commodity speculation that serves no productive purpose other than to line the pockets of traders and jack up prices on consumers.
Remember $4 a gallon we paid at the pump in 2008? It was due to crude oil speculation and it is happening again. "Wall street speculators are driving the current run-up in crude oil prices – cashing in before federal regulators have had a chance to protect households by tightening trading rules and establishing strong position limits," says Tyson Slocum an energy expert for the consumer group Public Citizen. But the big traders are attempting to undermine the new law behind the scenes and refusing to cooperate with regulators, prompting Bart Chilton, a Commissioner for the CFTC, to express frustration with the industry.
At some federal agencies the big banks are gaining ground. Bowing to pressure from the big banks, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner appears to be moving ahead with an exemption to the mandatory clearing and transparency requirements for a certain type of derivatives called foreign exchange derivatives (or ForEx swaps). $4 trillion dollars of Forex swaps are traded around the globe daily – a huge market and a disastrous loophole in Dodd–Frank]. Geithner appears to be repeating the mistake of his predecessor, Larry Summers, who famously fought to keep derivatives unregulated. He is worried about the ForEx trade going overseas. Well, I say if you can't do your business in the light of day like other American firms, let me help you pack.
Senator Maria Cantwell, a leader in the derivatives fights, thinks Geithner is on the wrong path. "I urge Treasury not to create a potentially dangerous loophole. The security of our economy depends on foreign exchange derivatives coming under the same transparency and oversight provisions as the rest of the vast derivatives market," Cantwell told Bloomberg.
You can take action to crack down on the big banks by clicking here. And you can learn more about who is knocking on the door of regulators by visiting the CFTC website by clicking here.


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Pianistic wonders
The start of a Beethoven marathon and late-night Chopin made for a rewarding evening at the Proms, writes Nick Shave
It started half way through the slow movement, somewhere near my left ear: first a heavy intake of breath, then a gentle snort, as the gentleman with the plastic bag sitting next to me slipped into light sleep.
More easily audible from my right, Beethoven's First Piano Concerto was receiving careful attention from Paul Lewis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, by no means uninspiring enough to merit a gradual descent of chin towards chest, but too careful, perhaps, to have us clinging to the edge of our seats.
It was the first of the five Beethoven Concertos that Lewis will perform at the Proms this year. Here, at the start of the marathon, his pianism was poised and beautifully intoned, capturing all the Mozartian qualities of Beethoven's Viennese masterpiece. Humour, too, carried well in both the first and last movements, keenly supported by the orchestra's almost chamber-like approach.
If anything was lacking at times, it was that raw power and energy that unmistakably belongs to Beethoven. For my taste, it was all just a little too polite. After the interval, Beethoven's Fourth Concerto fared better, with a particularly compelling dialogue between soloist and orchestra in the second movement.
But still it raised the question as to whether the cavernous space of the Royal Albert Hall requires grand gestures in order to make us sit up (or stand up) and listen.
That thought was quickly dispelled when, on the strike of 10pm, Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires took her solitary place beneath the spotlight for a late-night recital of Chopin's Nocturnes. From the first lingering anticipations of the Op. 9, No. 1 in B flat minor, these miniatures – written for the intimacy of the 19th-century salon – instantly held the Hall within their grasp. Pires summoned up an almost supernatural tone quality – every note of the melody sang, though hauntingly pianissimo. Here was something special.
The programme took us from Chopin's first set of genre-defining Nocturnes, to the innovative Op. 15 – each produced with a wonderfully weighted articulation of his free-flowing forms. The undercurrents of darkness that simmer beneath these works – not least the brooding C sharp minor Op. 27 – welled to the surface with a spontaneity and urgency that was really quite breathtaking.
At times, the huge spaces of the Royal Albert Hall – two thirds full – took on the intimacy and natural informality of a jazz venue. (Repressed patters quickly gave way to cascades between pieces, as many found they could not resist the urge to applause.) Pires reminded us of how harmonically daring these Nocturnes are – and delicate too, finding a lightness of touch in the ornamentation of the first of Chopin's last Nocturnes, the Op. 62.
Completing the programme, an exquisitely delivered Op 72 No. 1 and the C sharp minor
Listen to both Proms on BBC iPlayer until Wednesday 28 July here.
Nick Shave is a freelance music writer, critic, and contributing editor to BBC Music Magazine. He has spent many happy summers reviewing the Proms, but is still prone to a loss of bearings when choosing the quickest way round the Royal Albert Hall
Image: Felix Broede
Related links:
Proms Diary: Symphony of a Thousand
CD Review: Maria João Pires performs Chopin's Nocturnes
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