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Wall St. Journal Top 10 Mysteries/Thrillers of 2012
Washington Post notable work of fiction for 2012
"Mark Harril Saunders's gripping first novel. . . deserves a place next to the works of such masters as Charles McCarry and Robert Stone." —The Wall Street Journal
"A brilliant, exciting, and profound spy tale about, among other things, what it means to have faith." —The Washington Post
"Ministers of Fire can be compared to a John le Carré classic, with its complexity, atmosphere and deft use of language. Although it's a thriller, the varied pace, character development and ethical quandaries make it equally a 'thinker.'. . . [A] great end-of-summer read."
—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Listen to an interview with the author on NPR station WMRA's "The Spark" with Martha Woodroof
"[A] gripping thriller that blasts to life 'The Great Game.' Ministers of Fire offers much to intrigue: an intricate, multi-layered plot; complex characters of varied nationalities, including Afghan, American and Chinese; immersion in foreign locales from Afghan mountain redoubts to poky Shanghai apartments; and windows into both the personal motives of spies and the real gears of foreign affairs…. Saunders' book is not just a page-turner but an insight-packed exploration of, as the author puts it, 'the puzzle of nations.'"
—Sara Mansfield Taber in the Washington Independent Review of Books
Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist Jay Strafford calls Ministers of Fire "a brilliant debut."
Listen to an interview with the author on WTJU FM Charlottesville.
BiblioFile blogger Jen Rothschild weighs in on the novel
A STRANGE CASE OF LIFE IMITATING FICTION: Read Mark Harril Saunders's post on the eerie similarities between the story of Chen Guangcheng and the plot of Ministers of Fire in The Huffington Post
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY INTERVIEW: "Spies with Families" PW Talks with Mark Harril Saunders (by Everett Jones)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW: "Veteran cold warriors confront the post-9/11 world in Saunders's impressive first novel, a complex spy thriller . . . . While the intricate plotting and vivid action scenes are sure to please genre fans, more general readers should also find plenty to enjoy, from Saunders's meticulous prose to his closely observed characterizations."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
'A Chinese puzzle thriller–intricate and richly layered.'
–Joseph Kanon, author of The Good German and Istanbul Passage
"Ministers of Fire is a beautifully written, restrained and passionate work by a writer who knows the ins and outs and intrigues of the New World Order all too well. His prose is alive with insight, his characters are both recognizable from the news and internally realized. His novel has psychological depth, action, and suspense. It's a fine work and its author is a writer of great promise."
–Robert Stone, National Book award-winning author of Dog Soldiers and Damascus Gate
"Ministers of Fire belongs on the bookshelf with John Le Carre and Eric Ambler. It is a spy-and-action story but also a very smart appreciation of the minds and emotions of intelligence agents. There is the shrewdness of their spy craft and also the wear and tear on their psyches. I enjoyed it enormously."
–John Casey, National Book award-winning author of Spartina and Compass Rose
Ministers of Fire, the debut novel from Mark Harril Saunders, is now available in paperback from Swallow Press. Read the Prologue here.
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Reality Check - Best Science In Games In 2013
Happy New Year Reality Check fans! Lets celebrate by singing the praises of some of the best science in games in 2013.
Happy New Year Reality Check fans! Lets celebrate by singing the praises of some of the best science in games in 2013.
Take a look at what's in store for you in Remember Me.
Nilin picks up a new power in the trauma room.
The disparities between rich and poor become apparent.
Nilin steals memories.
Neo-Paris slums are decimated by memory-starved scavengers.
Nilin gets caught breaking into an old friends apartment.
When climbing Neo-Paris, it's important not to fall.
Kevin heads to Neo-Paris in order to drop a logic bomb on this video review.
Check out Rising Storm, Marvel Heroes, and Remember Me in this week's new releases!
Check out the Memories trailer for Remember Me.
Check out the enemies Nilin will encounter during the game.
Dontnod Entertainment creative director says publishers claimed female-fronted game would have little sales potential.
Discover more of Nilin's past in the latest trailer for Remember Me.
Find out more about the music in Remember Me.
Remember Me's Neo-Paris sure looks pretty, even from the underbelly of the slums.
With her memory erased, Nillin can't recall old friends and foes alike. Fortunately, she still remembers how to climb around and kick ass.
Timing and chaining the appropriate combos is key to nailing the combat in Remember Me. It's even possible to punch people and regain health.
Don't know your 'Punches' from 'Pressens'? Your 'Kick' from your 'Combo Lab'? Check out this intro to all things fighting in Remember Me.
Someone trying to kill you? Fear not, just go inside their minds and rewrite their memory.
Nillin loves to take the scenic route around Neo-Paris. Fortunately, it makes for a pretty sight.
We sat down with creative director Jean Max-Morris to jump, climb and kick our way through Neo-Paris.
Here's a Remember Me gameplay video featuring Nilin roaming through Neo-Paris' St Michel district before she comes face to face with one of the game's unique bosses, Kid Xmas.
Check out gameplay footage of Remember Me featuring the combat system.
Check out the PAX Remember Me demo Capcom premiered at PAX Prime 2012.
We sit down with Dontnod and Capcom to see how this action-adventure title landed a fighting game publisher.
Guy and Seb round up the news out of the Capcom, EA and Sony press conferences from Gamescom 2012.
We see footage and demos for DMC, Lost Planet 3, and Remember Me.
Nilin, a master memory hunter and memory remixer
An assassin messes with her targets mind.
A first look at Remember Me from the Capcom press event at GamesCom 2012.
The developers at Dontnod Entertainment announce their upcoming title, Adrift.
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The plots below indicate how delivered optical IQ (50% encircled energy) changes as a function of airmass for different image quality bins assuming IQ(X)=IQ(zenith)*X0.6. The delivered IQ for a bin is the region below the line above the bin label. The bin limits at zenith (airmass of 1.0) assuming use of the peripheral wavefront sensors are given on the Observing Conditions Constraints page.
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Take a walk around Diamond Lake in Wanaka
Take a walk on one of our favourite South Island Tracks and enjoy the breath-taking views from the top.
Only ten minutes from Wanaka, the full Diamond Lake track is a three hour loop, and well worth the effort, but if your legs don't fancy the full circuit, there are several other, shorter routes to choose from, from a 20 minute amble from the DOC carpark to Diamond Lake itself, or further on for around an hour to a great viewpoint up above the lake.
If you've got the energy and the time though, we really recommend the full walk, and because it has an east and west track, rather than having to turn around and head back down the way you came, you're able to walk a full loop which is always more enjoyabel! We recommend you take the west track up and loop back via the east track so you can appreciate the views of Lake Wanaka below you all the way down.
Ice age glaciers have carved much of the landscape around Diampond Lake and although the views from the top are what most people head to the track for, the flora and fauna along the way provide interesting scenery and you may even recognise some of the rocky outcrops from the Lord of The Rings films as the area was used to depict the 'rugged country of Rivendell'.
Once you reach Diamond Lake itself, you can carry on climbing up the track to the viewing platform. Its undoubtedly a little effort, but rewards you with lovely views of the surrounding landscapes.
Climb a little higher still, staying on the track for another 15-20 minutes and you'll enjoy breath-taking views out over Glendhu Bay and Lake Wanaka from the Lake Wanaak lookout.
From here the track ocontinues its ascent to reach the final viewpoint at Rocky Mountain, and boy is it worth the climb! Truly stunning views surround you, with Mount Aspiring to the west and Lake Wanaka below. It's a perfect time to rest your legs (theres a handy bench to sit on), unpack your picnic and soak up your surroundings. If you're anything like us, you'll easily lose an hour or so enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the area, before a steady walk back down, taking in the views from a different perspective.


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Spa Cabin
Up to 2 Guests
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Estimating your equipment size
We are looking for an estimate of the size of your Caravan, Motorhome, Camper Trailer, Tent etc. once it has been set up or fully extended (outside to outside)... excluding your vehicle.
Caravans, Motorhomes, Camper Vans, Camper Trailers
Please include your tow/draw bar in the estimate.
Widths are generally around 4 – 5 metres (13.12 – 16.4 feet).
Note: Include annexes of pullouts in width.
|Average Lengths:
|4 – 12 metres (13.12 – 39.37 feet)
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|5 – 7 metres (16.40 – 22.97 feet)
|Fifth wheelers
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|1 person
|1 × 2.5 metres (3.28 × 8.20 feet)
|2 person
|1.5 × 2.5 metres (4.92 × 8.20 feet)
|3 person
|3 × 2.5 metres (9.84 × 8.20 feet)
|4 person
|4.5 × 2.5 metres (14.76 × 8.20 feet)
|5 person
|6 × 3 metres (19.69 × 9.84 feet)
|6+ person
|7 × 4.5 metres (22.97 × 14.76 feet)
Please be advised that Site sizes vary from park to park and within each park. Sites will be allocated based on the measurements provided during the booking process and it is the responsibility of the guest to ensure estimates are as close to accurate as possible.
If you are unsure, we would prefer you to overestimate or give us a call on 1300 738 044
This accommodation features: ensuite bathroom with spa, main bedroom separate from living room, sofa bed in living room, kitchen facilities including cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery, fridge, stove top, microwave, television/DVD, heating and air conditioning, iron and ironing board available. Linen provided for queen bed only, can supply linen for sofa bed if required.
Cabin sleeps up to 2
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TERMS & CONDITIONS Deposits and Payments - A credit card deposit equivalent to the first nights' accommodation is required at the time of booking. High Season is October to April. The Park will process a charge against your credit card and send confirmation to the postal/email address supplied. The balance is due on check in except Easter long weekend, when the balance is due [28] days in advance of your arrival date. Where a booking is cancelled 30+ days prior to the booking date, a refund less a $30 cancellation fee will be made. Where a booking is cancelled 14—30 days prior to arrival, a 50% refund is applicable. Where a booking is cancelled less than 14 days prior to arrival no refund applies. No refund for early departure, outside 30 minutes after check in. Park Management reserves the right to relocate or cancel any booking at its discretion.. Reception hours are [8.30am to 6.00pm]. Guests arriving outside these times must contact park reception during reception hours to make alternate arrangements. Fees may apply to arrivals after [8pm]. Guests who fail to arrive on the designated day or who arrive after reception hours and have not made alternate arrangements will forfeit the cost of the first night. Special requests are on request basis only and are not guaranteed at the time of booking. Please contact the Park for confirmation. Adult's rates apply to persons above 15 years. Children rates apply to guests aged 3 to 15 years. There is no charge under 3 years. With the exception of medically certified guide dogs, dogs are not permitted. Check out time is 10am. Late check outs can be arranged at an extra charge where available. Check in time is from 1pm. We reserve the right to eject guests from the park who are deemed by management to be behaving in a socially unacceptable way; causing damage; disturbing other guests; using unacceptable language or otherwise breaking Park Rules. No refund will be given and charges will apply for any damage caused. BIG4 Holiday Parks of Australia Pty Ltd is not the owner of any particular BIG4 Holiday Park. BIG4 Holiday Parks facilitates this booking service and is not responsible for the provision of services, standard of facilities or payments received. All bookings are made directly with the individual owner of this BIG4 Member Park and therefore BIG4 Holiday Parks will not accept any claims for refunds or credits
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Allergies affect about 38
percent of all Americans, and about 5 percent of the U.S.
population has asthma. The highest proportion of asthma is
among children age 5 to 14, a total of 5 million children.
Childhood asthma has increased by more than 40 percent since
1980. In other parts of the world, the numbers are even
higher. In Western Europe as a whole, asthma cases have
doubled in the last ten years, according to the UCB
Institute of Allergy in Belgium. "The prevalence of asthma
in children can be as high as 30 percent in certain
populations," explained Professor Romain Pauwels, Chairman
of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). "In Australia,
for example, one child in six under the age of 16 is
affected today. Experts are struggling to understand why
rates worldwide are, on average, rising by 50 percent every
Many researchers have looked at the growing number of
childhood vaccines as a likely cause of the rise in
childhood asthma. Several clinical studies have confirmed an
association between vaccination and asthma. A team of New
Zealand researchers followed 1,265 children born in 1977. Of
the children who were vaccinated, 23 percent had asthma
episodes. A total of 23 children did not receive the DTP
vaccines, and none of them developed asthma (Kemp et al.,
1997). A study in Great Britain produced similar findings
that associated asthma with the pertussis vaccine. In that
study, 243 children received the vaccine and 26 of them
later developed asthma (10.7 percent), compared to only 4 of
the 203 children who had never received the pertussis
vaccine (2 percent). Additionally, of the 91 children who
received no vaccines at all, only one had asthma. Therefore,
the risk of developing asthma was about 1 percent in
children receiving no vaccines and 11 percent for those
children who received vaccines, including pertussis (Odent
et al., 1994). A third study was conducted in the U.S. from
data in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
of infants through adolescents aged 16. Data showed that
children vaccinated with DTP or tetanus were twice as likely
to develop asthma, compared to unvaccinated children
(Hurwitz and Morgenstern, 2000). Medications given to
children early in life also have a significant effect on the
incidence of asthma. Children given antibiotics or
acetaminophen (Tylenol) at some time prior to age 4 were
nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, compared to a
control group (Cohet et al., 2004). One group of researchers
discovered a possible cause for the development of asthma as
a consequence of antibiotic use. Mice given antibiotics
developed an alteration of intestinal bacteria and an
increase in the growth of intestinal yeast. These mice
developed typical allergic responses in the lungs when they
were exposed to mold spores. Mice that did not receive
antibiotics did not experience the allergic reactions
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You will bear a son
Like a lot of people this year, I have been posting the O Antiphons. The ones I have been posting are the ICEL translations found in the English Liturgy of the Hours.
Thanks once again to my dear brother Alex for being attentive and pointing me to the new Flash movie on the CL website.
"The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary..." So, as we prepare to usher in the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we pray
Veni Sancte Spiritus, veni per Mariam
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DAY 13 Perry – Kings Cross
Listening to: Jarvis – Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
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>>Make a Fresh Start – Stop Smoking<<
Watch this video and tell me why would you still want to smoke!
I'm waiting outside Kings Cross Station for Katie. A bus passes reminding me that England goes smoke free on 1st July. Bring it on!
We walk the short distance from the station to BUPA Wellness were I have an appointment with Dr. Peter Mace. We meet the crew in the reception area and eventually we are escorted to the good doctors' surgery.
I'm here to have a Carbon Monoxide breath test. I wanted to arrange to do this test before commencing the experiment but having spent the best part of three weeks contacting a great deal of doctors, professors and hospitals to no avail, I had to press on and change tact. BUPA got back to me towards the end of the first week. They didn't view this experiment as unethical. They treated it as an interesting experiment and research project.
Prior to my visit to see Dr. Mace I stopped smoking for twenty four hours and enjoyed a good thirty minute run around my neighbourhood the night before. The only reason I went for a run was because I had been so busy for the last few weeks I hadn't had time to exercise. It wasn't a requirement for the test.
The carbon monoxide test in question involves me taking a deep breath and holding it for ten seconds. I then slowly and under great control, I breathe out into a device that resembles a breathalyser used by the police to test for alcohol levels by the side of the road.
I blow into the apparatus and no change registers on the light meters. The doctor shows me a colour chart that indicates that my breath has normal levels of carbon monoxide in it for someone who lives in London were diesel engine vehicles are plenty.
I immediately head outside the building and spark up an Embassy #1 cigarette. The pack indicates that these cigarettes have 10mg of carbon monoxide when smoked. (at least the factory machine that tests these claims reads 10mg, but machines can not really emulate how a person smokes).
I smoke this cigarette a little faster than usual but this is because of the stress of having three cameras in my face. I feel light-headed and head back in to the building to have a second test. At least here, if I faint or vomit I'll be in good hands.
I repeat the procedure, take a deep breathe, hold it for ten seconds and then slowly breathe out into the apparatus. The light immediately changes from green to orange. This change of colour on the chart indicates a considerable increase in the levels of carbon monoxide in my blood.
So why is this bad? Well we need oxygen to live. We take oxygen from the air we breathe and this is moved around the body in our blood to all our vital organs. Carbon monoxide masks itself as oxygen by attaching itself to the haemoglobins or oxygen carrying cells in the blood. A habitual smoker is essentially starving themselves of oxygen. This is one of the reasons why smokers find themselves short of breath, the other being the damage they do to their lungs.
I was fortunate enough to visit Professor Gunther von Hagens Bodyworlds exhibition some years ago in the East End of London at the Truman Brewery.
As a part of this amazing exhibition was the display of the heart and lungs of a smoker and a non-smoker. The differences in size and colour had a big impact on me. The smokers' lung was about a third of the size and black in colour compared to the healthy comparison. Both owners of the lungs were dead, their was no denying that but what got me thinking was the quality of life the two owners must have had would be dramatically different.
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Jason Abrams
Jason Abrams is rapidly becoming known as one of the rising stars of the next generation of countertenors. Praised by Opera News for his "honeyed, rock-solid countertenor" and the Boston Globe for an "uncommon beauty of timbre and acting skill," the young American countertenor garners continued acclaim for his stunning and nuanced performances. Among his upcoming engagements are his first performances of Athamas in Semele with Florentine Opera under the baton of Jane Glover. He also returns to Central City Opera for Eustazio inRinaldo and family performances of Gofreddo in the same opera well as to the roster of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and joins Austin Lyric Opera for the Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel with Austin Lyric Opera in coming seasons. Also in the 2008-09 season, he will again join the Holy Trinity Bach Choir for a number of the composer's works including the Magnificat and Cantata No. 30.
In the 2007-08 season, he sang Nireno in Giulio Cesare with Florida Grand Opera and joined the Lyric Opera of Chicago for the same opera. He also sang L'umana fragilita and Pisandro in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in a return to the Greenwich Music Festival and joined the roster of New York City Opera for Purcell's King Arthur. His other recent performances include Arnalta in L'incoronazione di Poppea with Central City Opera, Arsamene in Xerxes as a guest artist with Pittsburgh Opera Center, Nireno in Giulio Cesare with Boston Baroque and Connecticut Opera Theater, and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Tanglewood Music Center.
Last season he appeared with the Holy Trinity Bach Choir as soloist for a number of works including Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Easter Oratorio, andCantata No. 22. Previously at Tanglewood, he also sang performances of Bach's Cantata No. 53: Schlage Doch with the Mark Morris Dance Group, Luciano Berio's Sinfonia conducted by Robert Spano, and Britten's Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi. His oratorio experience also includes Bernstein'sChichester Psalms with the Providence Chorale, Bach's St. John Passion with the New Hampshire Master Chorale, Bernstein's Choruses for the Lark with the Newton Choral Society, Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers with the Tiffany Consort, Handel's Messiah with the Catalina Chamber Orchestra, The Christmas Story with the Waverly Consort, concerts of arias and duets with the Boston Civic Symphony, and Orff's Carmina Burana as a guest artist at Tufts University. He has also previously joined Greenwich Music Festival for staged performances of Handel's Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne.
Jason Abrams received the John Moriarty Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions' New England Region. He is a former first place winner of both the Connecticut Opera Guild Competition and the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition in the Boston Region and received an Encouragement Grant from the Fritz & Lavinia Jensen Foundation. In previous seasons, he has been a Fellow at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center and a Studio Artist at Central City Opera where he received the Starkey Young Artists Award.


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One of my favorite Aussie illustrators Caitlin Shearer teamed up with Karla Špetić for her A/W 2010 Collection, Dreamer . The result is ...
One of my favorite Aussie illustrators Caitlin Shearer teamed up with Karla Špetić for her A/W 2010 Collection, Dreamer. The result is this whimsical print based on Caitlin's drawing Violet. Ah so pretty!
photography Rene Vaile
stylist Meg Gray
hair and makeup Karina Wilmshurse
model Millicent Lambert
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This is so charming. The print really loosens up the architectural details.ReplyDelete
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OMG!!! Really, really pretty!!!!ReplyDelete
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So original and creative! Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
I am a big fan of Caitlin's work, and the illustrations look so good on textiles! I also love the cut of that white jacket. It's pretty badass.ReplyDelete
Ooooh i am a huge fan of Caitlin and this is just amazing!ReplyDelete
So very pretty,
Thanks for sharing, dear Liss.
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24 hour fitness has created an easy to read flowchart to figure out the best group fitness class for your lifestyle in the infographic Find You Path To Fitness, a decision tree based on your wants.
A recent poll revealed 73 percent 24 Hour Fitness members see results in less than two months of participating in group exercise classes. With the popularity and effectiveness of group exercise, 24 Hour Fitness developed a fun, interactive infographic where readers can find out which group exercise class is the best fit for them, based on preferences and fitness goals. The Find Your Path to Fitness infographic, released today, leads readers through a series of questions and directs them to the group workout they'll find most beneficial.
This is a great design.
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Clear, focused message. No extraneous data included, which keeps the design simple
Topic highly relevant to 24 Hour Fitness without being an advertisement
Long online lifespan. This infographic will be informative to readers for years to come
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Directed by Griselda Pollock, with co-directors Barbara Engh (Centre for Cultural Studies) and Eva Frojmovic (Centre for Jewish Studies), the Centre was a transdisciplinary initiative. Without effacing the values of disciplinary modes of thought and practice, while also drawing on the more ...Read More >
Disposable LifeProfessor Griselda Pollock has participated in a major research project, directed by Dr Brad Evans of Bristol University that solicits position statements from major scholars worldwide on the issue of Disposable Life. This forms part of a larger project titled Histories of Violence.
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It's the 2016 Animal Olympics! Eight different creatures face off in a single elimination tournament to see who will be crowned the world champion! This collection of high-energy tales is inspired by folklore from across the globe and is fueled by audience suggestion and participation.
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Instant bride doll which is made of paper tissue.
Do you laugh about its rawness and roughness?
When I was a child I used to make various things of tissue.
My parents were poor, so they could not buy me enough toys.
Children of today have a lot of toys. That may make their creativity less.
Roses of tissue.
Old days, we played with simple and naive things.
A hand puppet of gloves and a hanky mouse.
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Tissue doll
Instant bride doll which is made of paper tissue.
The head of John
I'm making a new life-sized doll who will be 5 feet 7 inches tall.
The hair is a wig (cap?) of furry fabric.
My house is too small to keep a big doll. So I make his body after the sales contract.
The body is almost same as 6 feet doll.
This is for sale only in Japan because of high shipping.
After all, he became 6 feet 1 inch tall.
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|Individual Baked French Toast Soufflé
Last week, I was a guest blogger for ThePinkandBlueBlog.com. I shared with their readers my recipe for individual Baked French Toast Soufflé... here it is!
Brunch is one of my favorite parties to host. In the morning, everyone is relaxed and casual- my style of "entertaining." Oh, and you have an excuse to serve cocktails at 10 a.m.! As a caterer and event designer, I planned many brunches for baby showers (click here to see some of the baby showers!), corporate meetings and send-off brunches for the day-after a wedding. To survive these early morning events, I would design menus around recipes that could be made the night before because I quickly got tired of staying up late to make time consuming muffins and cinnamon rolls from scratch.
Almost out of necessity, I came up with this very simple recipe that takes 10 minutes to put together, can be made the day before, baked in the morning and is beautiful to serve. Did I mention how good they are?! The bread soaked in the vanilla, cinnamon and maple syrup custard puffs up to create a light and fluffy souffle that is toasted on top, dusted with powdered sugar... do I need to go on?
Petite French Toast Soufflé Recipe
makes 4 individual servings
1 small loaf of french bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (5 cups)
4 large eggs
1 cup of half-and-half
1/4 cup of maple syrup (plus more for serving)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
For Serving :
1/4 cup of powdered sugar
maple syrup
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon...
Add bread cubes and toss until all of the cubes are coated. Pour into individual ramekins or one souffle dish.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to overnight. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes (for individual ramekins), 30-35 for one larger souffle.
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Given the pushing and shoving and tetanus shots the last time the Nets and Celtics met, you had to figure yesterday's meeting in Brooklyn wouldn't be played without at least some shenanigans. A Christmas miracle!—Kevin Garnett was involved.
In the fourth quarter, with the game mostly out of hand, Garnett and Gerald Wallace got tangled up on a rebound. Garnett, magnanimous sort that he is, said afterward he was only holding on to Wallace to keep him from falling. Wallace had a handful of Garnett's shorts because...well, Garnett would like to know that too.
"I asked him what he was doing, and he didn't respond. I looked at him like, 'What are you doing?' And that's when he smacked my hand away. It wasn't nothing. He was holding onto my shorts and I didn't know what he was doing."
Shortsgate resulted in technicals for Garnett, Wallace, Andray Blatche, and Courtney Lee. Wallace refused to talk to the media after the game, Doc Rivers complained about the refs' eagerness to call double-technicals, and Garnett continued to muse about what this country's become.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT maintained its unbeaten mark to start the 2006-07 season with a convincing victory over the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. The Engineers' long-time rival showcased both a mixed and a women's team, but were unable to match MIT rifle in its own range.
MIT totaled 2116 in smallbore and 2181 in air, which easily outpaced USP's mixed final scores of 1998 in smallbore and 2069 in air. USP's women's scores were further off the pace, although for a second straight week, it was a woman who dominated the match.
MIT freshman Emily Houston was again the top shooter in both guns. Houston shot 565 in smallbore and 576 in air. Her scores out-distanced a strong effort by USP's Michelle Bauer, who finished second to Houston twice during the day including a one-point loss in air.
Although Bauer challenged Houston for top marksman, the Engineers pulled away behind their depth. Nathan Pfaff finished second on the team in both smallbore (533) and air (546), while Jake Latcham and Wes McKinney rounded out Tech's scoring contingent. Latcham (526) and McKinney (533) each fired a season high in air rifle to pace MIT to a new season-high as a team.


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Glaciers and gold at Lake Wakatipu - Roadside Stories
A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Lake Wakatipu's geological history.
Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide to Lake Wakatipu in the Video tab.
The ice-age glaciers that gouged the land to form Lake Wakatipu also released precious stones from the earth. For Māori the lake was a source of prized greenstone, and in the 1860s Europeans flocked to the area in search of gold.
Wakatipu basin
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The construction of the Buffalo Evening News Building marked a significant move for the News as it brought back together the production and the administrative sides of business at one location. The two branches were separated in 1958 when the production side of the News moved to a new location on Scott St. They would stay separated for nearly 13 years, administrative offices stayed at 218 Main St. right by Seneca St, but when they opened their doors on a new facility right next door to the production plant the News was finally whole again. The site was formerly occupied by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company but a deal was made in the mid 1950's to buy the land for both the production and administrative branches of the News. Soon after the production facility opened their doors in 1958, Mrs. Edward H. Butler began her search for an architect to construct a building next to the production facility to house editorial, advertising, and administrative offices bringing all parts of the paper together. Edward Durell Stone was one of the obvious options for the project, since at the time he was, if not the premiere, one of the best architects in the country. Stone had a wealth of knowledge to draw from in Buffalo joining a long list of both traditional and modern architects who were working in the city both past and presently.
The site of the Evening News building is bound to the north by the on-ramps of Interstate 190, the south by Scott St, the west by Washington St, and to the east by the production facilities of the news. The base of the building is inset from the upper walls giving a covered entry to the building. The buildings ground level itself is sunk into the ground and there is a 25 foot section that is accessible from street level. At the northern end of the building the ground floor is about three feet below the street level and at the Scott St. entrance the street level is two and a half feet above the entry floor. The ground floor is for the most part glass on all three sides except where the News and the old production building meet. There are four occupiable rooms in the four corners of the building that pride the building with lateral bracing along with the providing a different type of enclosed space in opposition to the typical office plan. On the ground floor, the northwest corner has a full sized auditorium, as well as a fire stair, the north-east corner contains another fire stair, the southwest corner has sales offices and a fire stair, and the southeast corner holds the fourth and final fire stair. This floor is broken up by column bays that measure 40 by 80 feet overall. The second floor of the building houses the link to the existing production building as well as the only production facilities for the new building. The third floor is the typical office floor with an open floor plan for cubicles while the exterior wall houses any private offices as well as common areas for employees. The assembly of the third floor is different from the bottom two as it is thicker than the first two slabs to provide for sound proofing from the production floor. Additionally, the office floors utilize raised floor systems making the plan adjustable to multiple configurations. The fourth floor is similar to the third with the exception of a large planter in the center of the space which is 60 feet by 80 feet in size. It is lit up by a skylight that is cut out of the fifth floor. Again there are office cubicles to either side and offices/meeting rooms that take up the perimeter of the space. The fifth floor has executive offices to the north side of the plan and the buildings cafeteria and eating space is to the south side.
On both the north and south elevations there are doors that lead to the exterior balcony which is similar is depth to the overhand on the ground level. There are four foot wide planters on this balcony that allow greenery to hang over the edges during the winter and fall giving the Evening news color in contrast to the stark stone panels. The building is clad with precast exposed aggregate panels with windows being introduced at a three foot step back. The stone panels wrap around the entire building and terminate at the corners as well as the east side of the building, sixty feet in from the north and south sides, where two main service cores attach the existing publishing building and the new Evening News Building. The cladding covers the depth of the floor assembly plus a 42 in high service zone which provides perimeter heating on for each floor. The exception to this is the second floor where there are no windows to the exterior and there is a link between the two buildings. From the top of the service zone to the ceiling the façade steps back and windows are punched through the wall. The windows are 4 feet wide with two foot spacing between each. This logic is continued on the roof plane to create skylights for both the interior and the exterior balcony. The roof becomes very similar to a lattice structure as much of the material is taken out to give the roof a light airy feel.
The construction of the News Building was rather unconventional for the location and time period. During this time in history a majority of the buildings being erected, including the HSBC Tower by SOM, opened one year later, where hybrid buildings using both concrete and steel but for the most part steel was the leading structural system at the time. Stone's building however used a great deal of site cast and precast concrete to construct the Evening News. The process of erecting the building was fairly simple. Once the site prep work was completed, the basement and concrete foundation were poured, and the building was built using site cast columns and precast double tee planks. The double tee planks provided Stone with an integrated service zone that to this day houses both electrical lighting and HVAC services. The ground floor slab uses a waffle slab instead of the precast t's to distribute the weights evenly across the lower level. The precast concrete panels were also an interesting part of construction, giving the building a very massive feeling but reducing the weight of these hung panels they were made thin. Exposing the corner of the building gives those who pass by a brief idea that the precast panels are just a veneer and that there is another structural system beneath. On the interior the massive construction is expressed as the walls and ceilings are left exposed. The one soft surface is the carpeted panels of the raised floor system. The raised floor allows for multiple layouts of the open office floor with electrical floor panels easily being moved from one space to another to accommodate the office needs.
The Evening News building is sited by the Inner Harbor of the city, located on the edge of downtown. This area is dominated by low-rise (three to four story) buildings that serve commercial and industrial needs. These building are similar in style usually utilizing brick or concrete as a façade material. The News Building was one of the first to start to develop the area in the early 70's with most of the buildings being built after the mid 1970's.
The structure of the Buffalo News Building represents a unique construction system for the time. The building utilized exclusively site cast concrete for its main structural elements. In comparison the HSBC Tower by SOM, two blocks north on Washington St., completed in 1972, is similar in appearance using stone veneer. However, in contrast HSBC utilized steel W sections as opposed to the site cast concrete for the main structural elements of the News. In addition to the unique structural system, there is also an integration of structure and services. The program of the building is expressed on the exterior with a welcoming glass store font at the pedestrian level that invites people in, progressing to the production floor with no windows, and then to the upper three floors where windows pierce through the façade providing light for the offices.
The significance of the construction represented a shift in the methodology of the Buffalo News. The move merged production with reporting and was a significant move for the News in terms of daily business activities. In terms of style, the Buffalo News Building presented stark contrast to the notable buildings in Buffalo at the time. In comparison, buildings like Sullivan's Guaranty Building and Richardson's Buffalo Psychiatric Center, which were highly ornamented, the News Building was a simple modernist box that clearly takes cues from Corbusier's Five Points and the International Style. It is as if Stone tried to take the five points in its most simple monolithic form. This building represents a significant change to the architecture that defined Buffalo for nearly three-quarters of a century prior.
The ground floor of the News Building was designed to be an open, welcoming space flooded with light that would make the space look even warmer and more welcoming to the public. The west and south sides of this floor were glazed with storefront while the main auditorium space to the north and the production building to the east provided more solid concrete walls on the ground floor. The second floor marked the production space that was allotted in the new building and such was expressed on the exterior as it is the only floor without windows. The third floor is what would be considered the typical office floor and has windows on all sides. The open office plan is filled with cubicles with more important positions having offices mixed along the exterior walls, except for the east wall which is reserved for circulation and services. The fourth floor is similar to the third in terms of office layout with the exception of center of the plan which is opened from above to a set of skylights that covers nearly 5000 square feet of the plan. Below the skylight opening is a 4800 square foot planter with built in benches that brings life and greenery to the otherwise cool concrete surfaces of the walls and ceiling. The fifth floor is reduced in interior square footage to provide and exterior balcony that wraps around three sides of the building. The top floor of the building also holds the News' cafeteria and the executive offices. Stone was clearly influenced by the International Style as the building can be seen as a Brutalist expression of the style that Philip Johnson coined in 1932. The News exhibits all five points that were distinct to the style, free façade, open plan, strip windows, roof gardens, and pilotes. The structural system allows for all this to happen. By using a combination of double t's, large inhabitable columns, and waffle slabs it not only gives the plan the flexibility to be left wide open but it also clears up the façade from being structural. With a façade freed up Stone chose to use a series of punch windows that are pushed back into the façade giving them the appearance of being a larger strip. The pilotes can be interpreted as the large "inhabitable" columns at the four corners as well as smaller columns dispersed though the plan at the mid span. The planting on the exterior balcony can be interpreted as the projects roof garden providing greenery to the occupants.
At the time of its completion the Evening News Building was one of Stones last works. It was a time for Stone to reflect on his previous work and projects that he was influenced by but there was also the large task to fit it into the context of Buffalo's rich architectural history. The project melded the influences of Buffalo's heavy Gothic architecture with the purity and minimalism of the International Movement. Stone reinterpreted the five points in one heavy monolithic move. At the time it was an important piece of the Modern Movement in Buffalo but did not receive as much national recognition as his previous work.
Stone's design was an important project that tied his earlier works to the end of his career. His later projects, post 1960, moved away from the earlier Modern Movement and started to mix formalism and Beaux-Art. The Evening News Building references his earlier work such as 2 Columbus Circle and the Mandel House in that both are experimenting with the ideas of the free façade and in the case of 2 Columbus Circle the monumentality and monolithic construction. It is difficult to place this work into the context of the overall architectural history of Buffalo because while it has not yet been recognized as one of the elite design projects of the city, it is still an important project in the timeline of the city as well as the style. When Buffalo's architecture come up we think of the Gothic nature of Richardson and Sullivan, Wright's Prairie Style, the massiveness of the grain elevators, and the sleek modernism of Saarinen, Yamasaki, and SOM, but, we are able to see a culmination of these with what Stone presented with the News Building. This building along with the others mentioned before show his dedication to the Modernist Movement and his dedication to design innovation for his use of precast in Buffalo. The preservation of the building is put into danger by the lack of public knowledge of the building along with the shifting of demand for the field. With the advent of the internet, print news numbers have been declining for years putting the whole site into jeopardy as we move forward. The building, however, remains in use for its original owner, the Buffalo News, which remains the only daily newspaper in Buffalo.
Dibble, Ralph. "News Announces Plans for New Office". The Buffalo Evening News. 16 Aug. 1969. 7 Mar. 2014. B1-B2
Eisensmith, David. Personal Interview. 7 Mar. 2014
Mertz, Robert M. Buffalo Evening News. 6 Jan 1973. The Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York.
Ohtake, Miyoko. "Buffalo, New York". Dwell.com. 21 Oct. 2009. Web. Mar. 2014. http://www.dwell.com/three-buildings/article/buffalo-new-york
Russell, Roy. Buffalo Evening News. 13 Apr 1973. The Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York
"Stone: Architect of Elegance and Beauty". The Buffalo Evening News. 2 Nov. 1973. Apr. 2014. II -20
Stone, Edward Durell. Recent & Future Architecture. New York: Horizon Press, 1967.
"The News Completes Its Move, Now Publishing in New Home". The Buffalo Evening News. 30 Apr. 1973. Apr. 2014.


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Lehigh Valley THON team breaks fundraising record again
During the weekend of Feb. 21 to 23, two Lehigh Valley students joined hundreds of other Penn State students in a 46-hour, no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon, affectionately known as THON, to raise money for the fight against pediatric cancer. Through their year-long efforts, the Penn State Lehigh Valley team exceeded the 2013 campus total, which was $33,707.56, by raising $46,159.57. The Lehigh Valley total was the seventh highest out of Penn State's 19 Commonwealth Campuses. In total, THON raised more than $13.3 million for the Four Diamonds Fund, breaking the 2013 total of more than $12 million.


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2 server instances
2 Databases
1 Table (5 columns)
From server 1 I created publication to replicate all columns of tables I have in DB1.
From server 2 I created subscription to pull all columns from tables which is in DB1.
But now, I need to publish a column of the same table from server 2 to server 1 and also it has to be in same DB...
I tried with using logic and creating publication for server 2 and subscription on server 1 but there is error appearing:
You have selected the Publisher as a Subscriber and entered a subscription database that is the same as the publishing database. Select another subscription database.
I need it to be A to B and B to A replication
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It's often an unintelligible cross between laughing and talking, but Juan Uribe's booming voice is ever present in the Dodgers clubhouse.
One of the quieter bats in a stacked Dodgers lineup has long since proven his worth as a teammate, making it understandable why the rest of the Dodgers relished the chance to see him thrive outside the clubhouse on Monday night.
Uribe's career night included three home runs, and the 34-year-old third baseman went 4 for 4 with four RBIs to snap a four-game losing streak, leading the Dodgers to an 8-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of 52,410 at Dodger Stadium.
"I'll never forget," Uribe said. "I'll never forget what I did today. That's what I tell my teammates."
Uribe's career-high three home runs were part of a season-high six for a Dodgers team that scored just seven runs during a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend.
Despite four consecutive losses for the first time since an eight-game losing streak in early May, the National League West-leading Dodgers increased their lead to 12 games over the second-place Diamondbacks.
"It just feels good to get a win," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "Coming out of Cincinnati, that last trip wasn't a great trip for us. And you got the team that's right behind you, you know, head-to-head, so it's kind of nice to be playing those guys and not looking at the scoreboard."
The Dodgers needed just five innings to collect all their home runs, the most since famously hitting four consecutive home runs as part of a seven-homer effort in a win over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 18, 2009.
Of course, Ricky Nolasco (13-9) hasn't needed much offensive support. The Dodgers' July 6 trade acquisition extended his career-high wining streak to seven and sports a 1.60 earned-run average in his last seven starts. Monday he allowed one run — an earned run in the fifth inning — on three hits in 6 2/3 innings.
After beginning the season with five wins in 13 decisions with the Miami Marlins, the Rialto native is 8-1 with the Dodgers.
"It was my dream to come here and pitch," Nolasco said. "I feel like I threw the ball well all year. Obviously now a little more is on the line and it changes a little bit. The offensive support here helps. Just the position you're in, you've got to step up your game."
In addition to Uribe's three, Nolasco was the beneficiary of home runs by Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier and Hanley Ramirez, who was 2 for 3 with three runs scored.
Uribe's second home run spelled the end for Diamondbacks pitcher Randall Delgado (4-6), who lasted just 2 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on seven hits, including four of the home runs.
Uribe followed Etheir's second-inning home run with his first solo shot and Gonzalez's two-run home run with another to equal the team's season-high total of four in a game by the third inning.
Ramirez led off the fifth inning with a solo shot before Uribe's third gave the Dodgers a 7-1 lead.
Uribe's upswing mirrors the Dodgers' improvement since the team began a tear in late June that is responsible for the best second-half record in 50 years. He followed a spotty initial three months by hitting .257 in July and .293 in August to raise his average to .271 entering Monday.
Uribe ended last season as a distant second on the depth chart to Luis Cruz, who began the season as the starting third baseman but was released July 2.
"When Luis (Cruz) was here kind of tearing it up and kind of the darling of L.A. for a period of time, Juan was a really good teammate," Mattingly said. "And during that period of time — and not just that period — he gained a lot of respect within that clubhouse for his treatment of everyone and Luis."
The Dodgers' trade for seven-time All-Star third baseman Michael Young Sept. 1 hasn't fazed Uribe, who was assured he would remain the starter while Young assumed the first bench role of his distinguished career.
Monday marked the first-ever three-home run game for Uribe and the 10th time he hit at least two in a game in his 12-year career. The 34-year-old capped his night by hustling out a seventh-inning infield single, for an RBI, no less.


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The news of Frank Darabont stepping down from AMC's hit series The Walking Dead took everyone by surprise. This feeling grew even more when it was revealed that Darabont didn't step down, but was actually fired.
With fans seeking to find out why the man who championed last year's television phenomenon was unceremoniously fired days after appearing at Comic-Con 2011, The Hollywood Reporter is presenting the facts as they know them – including the chaotic mess in which The Walking Dead season 2 currently finds itself.
Shortly after his appearance at Comic-Con, Darabont returned to Los Angeles to work on editing an episode of the upcoming second season of The Walking Dead. With the cast in Atlanta to continue filming, Ben Davis, AMC vice-president of scripted programming, gathered the cast together for a lunch meeting. In this meeting, he broke the news that Darabont had been fired. With a simple explanation of "This isn't working," sources close to the series said that "It's a crushing blow" and that "Even when you have a hit, they can still destroy you."
Even though The Walking Dead proved to be a hit – and it is the only series that AMC owns completely – the network had already announced to the producers that they would not only be cutting the budget of the series from $3.4 million to $2.7 million, but that they would also want 13 episodes produced instead of 6 episodes that made up its first season. To make matters worse, AMC also told the producers that the 30% tax credit that the series receives from filming in Georgia would go directly to the network, and not make up for some of the money that was taken out of the production budget.
The Walking Dead @ Comic-Con
AMC's fiscal irresponsibility and their lack of appreciation for those who make The Walking Dead is largely what led to Darabont being fired. Originally taking the announcement of a second season budget cut in stride, the producers of the series decided to wait until the first season premiered. After The Walking Dead began breaking ratings records for the network, the producers assumed their budget wouldn't be cut as much as originally thought.
Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened – and Darabont wasn't too happy about it. Known as a man who fights for what he believes in, a confrontation between AMC and The Walking Dead producers occurred. With the head of original programming for AMC, Joel Stillerman, sticking to the cut budget, the network than began to overstep their bounds and attempt to tell Darabont how to produce the series.
Instead of long, sprawling outdoor scenes, the network wanted the second season of The Walking Dead to occur 50% outdoors and 50% indoors (indoors being cheaper to film). Another note asked whether or not the audience had to always see the zombies – couldn't they simply hear them sometimes.
Head of Original Production for AMC Jack Stillerman (on the right)
It's been said that Darabont was involved in constant battles with the network to maintain the creative vision that drew so many fans to the series in the first place. On top of that, sources say that Darabont "doesn't like to see the cast and crew overworked and underpaid." Even with record ratings on their side, Darabont would repeatedly enter meetings with Stillerman where he would simply say, "Ratings have no bearing on this conversation." Stillerman is somewhat known for not being the "best person" to deal with. With rumors persisting that he has poor relationships with most of AMC's series creators, insiders have begun to say that "Joel [Stillerman] thinks he is responsible for the success of shows on AMC, and not the creators."
With AMC making a leap into the forefront of scripted television, there's always been a sense of the network going through growing pains. Not only is AMC doing it on their own (they have no parent company to support them), but they're also trying to maintain a quality which rivals that of their pay-cable counterparts, HBO and Showtime.
Unfortunately, AMC only makes 60 cents for each cable subscriber, which isn't enough to maintain the level of quality they were once able to do when they weren't expected to pay the same amount as the other networks for programming. That being said, it's hard to really stand up for a network that's being championed by someone who's a complete contrarian to the creative process.
The cast of The Walking Dead
Even if AMC was trying to do what's best for the network (without having to operate at a loss – something that HBO does, but is evened out by HBO being owned by Time Warner), there comes a point when taking a loss for the quality of the product is more important for the long term.
As the saying goes, "Good things come to those who wait."
AMC has been waiting a long time to make it this far. Jumping from simply replaying old movies to creating original content - this all comes with a price. While not everything will make the financial return that you're hoping for, it rarely does when you're first starting out. And for AMC, they're most certainly starting out.
Hopefully AMC will make it through these growing pains intact. If not, you can sure bet that there are many other cable networks willing to take over in the place (and have the money to do it).
Now that Glen Mazzara is taking over for Frank Darabont, we'll have to wait and see what happens when The Walking Dead season 2 premieres.
Fingers crossed.
The Walking Dead season 2 premieres October 19 on AMC
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Sample MQTT and HTTP Gateway modules
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any additional questions or comments
This project provides two Gateway modules that expose IoTHub-style MQTT and HTTPS endpoints for telemetry upload and in the case of MQTT module also C2D messaging:
Mqtt broker module
The Mqtt broker module utilizes Mosca, version 2.0.2.
Mosca supports TLS with mutual authentication, however only Server authentication is provided as part of the sample. Client certificate validation can be added to improve security by changing the
authenticate prototype function.
The Mqtt module can be configured to listen on a specified interface using the
LocalAddress property. Set this property in the
args of the gateway's
config.json to the IP address of the interface the server should listen on. By default the
server listens on all interfaces (= null).
HTTP/s server module
The HTTP/s webserver module uses the built in node.js HTTPS server functionality. It currently only supports POST messages, and no GET polling.
The server can be configured to listen on a specified interface using the
LocalAddress property. Like in the case of
Mqtt, set this property in the module's
args section of the gateway's
config.json. By default the
server listens on all interfaces (= null).
Building and running the Gateway
Azure IoT Gateway SDK compatibility
The current version of the modules are targeted at the Azure IoT Gateway SDK at commit '287beed07490d98a24a4e9ddd33ec7127fc3acbf'.
Use the following command line to clone the compatible version Azure IoT Gateway SDK, then follow the build instructions included:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-gateway-sdk.git
git checkout 287beed07490d98a24a4e9ddd33ec7127fc3acbf
Ensure you have the following tools installed on your development machine:
- npm
- Openssl or equivalent tool (to generate certificates)
Build the Gateway using the Azure IoT Gateway SDK build script. Enable the node.js binding by passing the
--enable-node-binding command line option. then run
npm install iot-gateway-mqtt-http --save`
Generating TLS certs for testing
Generate a self signed certificate and private key to identify the GW and enable TLS/SSL.
This can be done with openssl, e.g. open a command shell in this folder and run:
openssl genrsa -out tls-key.pem 2048
openssl req -new -sha256 -key tls-key.pem -out tls-csr.pem
openssl x509 -req -in tls-csr.pem -signkey tls-key.pem -out tls-cert.pem
Hint: Sometimes it is necessary to set the OPENSSL_CONF ENV variable to the location of the openssl.cnf file.
> IMPORTANT: Ensure that you correctly enter the name of your gw host machine as the server when creating the certificate. Clients
will validate the server name in the GW provided certificate against the host name they connect to. If names do not match, the
connection is sometimes refused before your code can validate the certificate.
Configure the gateway
Add the following to the
modules section of your gateway JSON configuration file:
"modules": [
"name": "mqtt",
"loader": {
"name": "node",
"entrypoint": {
"main.path": ".\node_modules\iot-gateway-mqtt-http\mqtt.js"
"args": {
"LocalAddress": null
"name": "https",
"loader": {
"name": "node",
"entrypoint": {
"main.path": ".\node_modules\iot-gateway-mqtt-http\https.js"
"args": {
"LocalAddress": null
Then in the
links section, patch the module into the message flow:
"links": [
{"source": "iothub", "sink": "mqtt"},
{"source": "mqtt", "sink": "iothub"},
{"source": "https", "sink": "iothub"},
This project is licensed under the MIT License.