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January 30, 2017, 6:56 am
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I was faced with a problem. I finished exporting the 9 masters needed for this program…five HD masters and four 4K masters…when the network contacted us saying there was an issue with the open title, and they needed to supply me with a new one. Why was this a problem? Well, this 15 second title […]
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A mini review for a mini color panel. This is an unsolicited review…Tangent didn't ask me to do it. I wasn't supplied with a review unit. I rushed out and pre-ordered it from Flanders Scientific (where I get my broadcast monitors)…and then anxiously awaited it's arrival for a couple months. It arrived late June in […]
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Good morning, Im Joel Krajewski, Flight Director for Spirit. Ill be giving your update for today.
On Spirit it is sol 65 and today is a good day on Spirit. We are almost aligned with our clocks between the clock on Spirit and the clock on Earth in Pacific Standard Time and so right now it is 11:35 Pacific Standard and about 11:25 on Spirit in the morning.
Our goal is to drive to the edge of the crater. Yesterday we got about 23 meters towards the edge and our Autonavigation software stopped a little bit early because it found itself it didnt like. And it left the rover tipped up about 15 degrees towards the southwest. So we stopped there and today well be continuing along on that drive through the terrain you see over my lefthand shoulder here. Kind of rough terrain, but well be trying for a 30 to 35 meter drive and if were lucky by the end of today we may be able to see just a little bit over the edge of the crater, maybe to the other side.
On Opportunity, we succeeded this morning in achieving the grind on Flatrock. If you recall yesterday we had a very early stall on the RAT. We had another stall today, but after an hour worth of grind, which is pretty good. It seems to have stalled on one of the little Marsberries buried in the rock. We got enough of a depth on it to put an instrument on it, so we have the Mossbauer instrument placed down on it. It is the middle of the night right now on Opportunity, but that instrument is still integrating so well be taking science data all night long. And well find out tomorrow morning a little bit more about what that rock is made out of. And over my shoulder to the right you see a picture of the hole that we ground into the rock called Flatrock on Opportunity.
All systems are healthy there also, so were good to go. Thats it for today, well look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
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§ ¶"Word mark," again
While not yet resolved, the situation with the word mark in Germany becomes stranger. (part 1, part 2)
First, Mr. Kliemen sent a response back to the letter sent by a lawyer on my behalf. In it, he restates that he believes himself to be the rightful owner of the mark, due to having registered it, regardless of prior use. He also states that there is no conflict with me since I am in the USA and the mark is German. (Threatening my users changes that.) More strangely, however, he then offers to license it freely to me, as long he retains the mark -- an offer of dubious worth which I have refused -- and then proceeds to accuse my lawyer of acting without authorization and of attempted fraud. Mr. Kliemen will be surprised to learn soon that Mrs. Stumpf has signed correspondence from me authorizing her actions.
Incidentally, in case there is still doubt, Mrs. Stumpf has advised that anyone having received a warning letter in this regard should not pay Mr. Kliemen. I apologize to everyone for not offering such reassurances earlier. This is, of course, not official legal advice and anyone involved should discuss this with his own lawyer, but I have not heard a lawyer recommend otherwise.
Second, in the previous post, someone noted that the German Patent and Trademark office online database now lists the VIRTUALDUB word mark as having an opposition motion in progress. This confused me somewhat, as I had just started preparing for my own challenge on bad-faith grounds. Well, I asked Mrs. Stumpf to look into the matter -- the automated translation of the notice certainly wasn't any clearer to me -- and it turns out that the cancellation request was filed by the Office itself! Apparently, the Examiner received over a hundred complaints and has directly started a cancellation motion. More information is supposed to be forthcoming in about three months, but this is good news. In the meantime, I am preparing for possibly filing for a preliminary injunction against Mr. Kliemen to prevent him from sending any more warnings.
So, it looks like a resolution to this issue will be coming soon. I hope this news is of some relief to those who have been directly affected by Mr. Kliemen's actions.


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Deep-draw and high-tonnage metalforming company Ice Industries, Sylvania, OH, has acquired the air-tank manufacturing assets of two U.S. companies and will move those assets to its facility in Monterrey, Mexico.
Ice purchased automated rolling and welding lines from Truck Equipment Manufacturing Co., Charlotte, NC, and Quest Mfg., Springfield, MO, to manufacture steel and aluminum tanks for the heavy truck and off-high industries. The company's Monterrey facility currently manufactures HVAC-industry compressor components and fire-extinguisher cylinders.


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Big Hunks were one of our favorite candy bars growing up. We love the creamy buttery taste loaded with peanuts. Now you can make these delicious candy bars at home. They actually taste better than the store bought ones! Your family will love this "Blast from the Past"!!!!!
Six Sisters Stuff
Serves: 72
Homemade Big Hunk Candy Bars
These soft and chewy Big Hunks are better than the store bought and so easy to make!
3 hr, 15 Prep Time
15 minCook Time
3 hr, 30 Total Time
- 16 ounces peanuts (I used lightly salted)
- 21 ounces Kraft Marshmallow Creme (3 jars)
- 2 1/4 cups light corn syrup
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Grease a large cookie sheet with butter or shortening. Then spread the peanuts all over the greased cookie sheet. In a large mixing bowl put the marshmallow creme, and then set aside.
- In a large saucepan combine the corn syrup and sugar over medium high heat and stir constantly using a wooden spoon until it comes to a boil. Clip the candy thermometer on the side of the pan and heat it to 280 degrees F (soft crack stage). Do Not Stir During The Time It Reaches 280 degrees! (Trust me on this - do not stir while it's reaching the 280 degrees)
- Then remove from heat and let stand for 2 minutes (do not stir during this time - let it set undisturbed).
- Without scraping sides of the pan, pour into the marshmallow cream bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Then add in the butter, vanilla, and salt and stir with wooden spoon until the butter is incorporated.
- Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly over the peanuts. Let it set at room temperature until set, about 3 hours. You can put it in the fridge to set up faster. You can cut them up and wrap in waxed paper. After cutting them in squares we turned them upside down so you could see the side with the peanuts.
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Recipe adapted from Just Get Off Your Butt and Bake


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Sensory Balls
These are addicting to make!!!! You can make these up pretty quickly. They make a grea t present for a baby, a birthday, or Christmas.
These are addicting to make!!!! You can make these up pretty quickly. They make a grea t present for a baby, a birthday, or Christmas.
After making a ball out make of denim last week I thought it would be a good idea to make some out of different fabrics and colors. So during nap time one day I made these. I planned on putting them up for Christmas, but Dakota woke up early from nap and saw them. It was all over then. Of course he wanted to play with them right then.
How could I say no? I told him to go ahead.
I was interested to see if he would notice the different textures. I just sat back and watched him and he noticed the textures right away.
He touched all of them and said "Hey Mommy this one is the hardest."
He was right!!!
"And this one is the softest."
"This one has lots of colors."
These will provide HOURS of fun!
These are great for rainy days and evenings!!! We have a blast playing with them.
And they are a great learning tool too!!! We talk about colors, textures, sizes, and count them.
I made them from fleece, denim, vinyl, felt, cotton, minky, chenille, suede, furry, flannel, and terry cloth.
I still want to make a few more. I want to do cordouroy, jersey, and leather.
Labels: For Baby, For Boys, For Girls, Scrap Busters, Tutorials
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Those are great!!! I love them!
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Wow! These are great!
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What a fun idea!
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These look so fun. I love that they teach so many skills as well.
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- Ashlee Marie said...
I love them! thanks for linking up to Topsy Turvy Tuesday. I'm featuring these today!
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Spin The Bottle gets six new mini-games
Spin The Bottle: Bumpie's Party, the Wii U party game focused on kinda-flirty physical contact between players, is receiving six new mini-games next month.
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Nintendo has updated its offerings for the eShop in North America with Just Dance 2014, which launches October 8, Spin the Bottle, TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition and more. Full update is below.
Spin the Bottle Nintendo certification taking "way longer than anticipated"
Spin the Bottle missed its scheduled May release thanks to Nintendo's rigorous quality assurance process, according to indie developer KnapNok.
Hawken, Impire and more chosen for GDC 2013's Best in Play showcase
GDC 2013 organisers have announced the titles to be showcased in its Best of Play selection, including a couple of well-known indies.
Wii U party game Spin the Bottle should release in May, gets zany new trailer
Spin the Bottle isn't a game about awkward kissing. Instead it's a Wii U party game that sees players spinning a WiiMote on their Wii U GamePad screen to trigger bizarre mini-games. It doesn't use your television at all, and features a host of colourful characters.
Spin the Bottle brings tongue-waggle commands to Wii U
Pucker those luscious lips up: Spin the Bottle is set to be the focus for a Wii U party title. (Un)Fortunately, Danish developer KnapNok Games is aiming to provide a title full of collaborative challenges rather than endless germ swapping.
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Early childhood professor, Will Parnell, and Helen Gordon Child Development Center Director Ellie Justice, announced the awarding of a $1.5 million federal grant to support the 2014-18 Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) program. This grant offers low-income student families subsidies to the Helen Gordon Child Development Center (HGCDC). The new four-year award prioritizes support for Pell-grant eligible and military-connected families; it will cover up to 50 percent of child care tuition.
The grant also funds HGCDC teaching positions, classroom and program enhancements, and graduate assistantships to formally connect the early childhood master's program and early childhood research activities with classroom practices.
As part of the federal Higher Education Act, the CCAMPIS grant allocates $60 million dollars to provide campus-based child care so that student parents have one less obstacle in their path to a degree. A university can apply for funding equivalent to one percent of their prior years' Pell Grant expenditure (campuschildren.org/policy/fact.html).
The typical college student is no longer an 18-year-old high school graduate. Increasingly, nontraditional students--older, with children and various job and life experiences--are filling the ranks of college classes. These students recognize the importance of college to future success. But these students face new barriers unheard of in earlier times. Many are parents and must provide for their children while in school. Campus-based child care is a vital necessity for parents attending college.
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn), Co-sponsor
Dr. Parnell and Ms. Justice have successfully been awarded the CCAMPIS grant twice previously, which has resulted in eight years of student family subsidies and extra child care programming. The 2014 award extends funding and programming for four additional years.
Dr. Parnell's research results from the current grant highlights the achievements and successes of student parents who have received subsidies for campus-based high quality child care and family support. Examples of data from his research from 2010-14 reports that over 40 percent of respondents would have had to quit school if they had not had subsidies from the CCAMPIS program. When asked, 27 out of 28 respondents report experiencing reduced stress by having their child(ren) in on-campus childcare; 23 of 28 students attribute CCAMPIS support to better grades (also as noted in GPA progress statistics) and 22 of 28 say they are more productive in classes.
"We are grateful for the opportunity to extend this vital program supporting PSU student families," said HGCDC Director Ellie Justice. Dr. Parnell adds, "We know that the CCAMPIS grant has been successful in increased persistence, higher grades, and increased graduation rates for student families across the country, and we've seen that at PSU as well."


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Weekly Muppet Wednesdays: Miss Poogy
Performed by...
David Rudman
First appearance...
The Muppets (2011), first seen in "Green With Envy" teaser trailer
Most recent appearance...
The Muppets (2011), recently seen in an on-set interview
Best known role...
Leader of the Moopets; opposite of Miss Piggy; lover of omelet stations
Miss Poogy is the anti-Miss Piggy; a ruddy, rough looking pig. She dresses in a leather jacket with lots of fishnets and chains. Miss Poogy's only role of any sort is as a Moopet who performs with Fozzie Bear in Reno, Nevada in the 2011 film, The Muppets. There, she acts as the leader of the gang of tough, mean Moopets which include Koormit, Joonice, Roowlf, and Animool. Miss Poogy dresses in a blonde wig, a white dress, purple gloves, and a boa for the act, in order to impersonate Miss Piggy (but if you asked Poogy, she'd say she doesn't need to impersonate that hack-pig anyway).
Miss Poogy joins up with Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets for a brief stint in the movie after Miss Piggy refuses to return to help save the Muppet Theater and Studio. The Muppets soon regret their decision of hiring the tough pig when she brings out and starts sharpening a knife, asks for kerosene to burn some of Miss Piggy's old dresses, and gives off a generally threatening persona. That is, until Miss Piggy shows up to reclaim her spot among the Muppets. She and Miss Poogy have a showdown, but Miss Poogy's affinity for omelet station leads to her downfall at the karate chopping fist of Miss Piggy, proving that no one can replace Miss Piggy.
Miss Poogy returns later to join Tex Richman in his quest to destroy the Muppet Theater and Studio and brings the rest of the Moopets with her from Reno, including Foozie Bear. The Moopets join up with Tex Richman, Uncle Deadly, and Bobo the Bear and move to thwart the Muppet Telethon efforts in various ways during the show. Will they succeed? Will the Moopets replace the Muppets? See The Muppets in theaters one week from today to find out for yourself!
Great question. They really don't need Miss Poogy, as it turns out. But it did take Miss Poogy and the rest of the Moopets to show Kermit and the Muppets just what it is that makes them so wonderful. Miss Poogy can't even hold a candle to the divine Miss Piggy, and her triumphant return proves that. The same can be said for the rest of the Moopets. Fozzie realizes this very quickly and escapes Reno and the Moopets to go back with Kermit and the actual Muppets--an act that truly means something. The Moopets, and Miss Poogy, prove the world and the Muppets that singing and dancing and making people happy is the most noble goal, and laughter is the greatest gift you can give the world.
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All this is doing is whetting my appetite even MORE!! one week, baby! one WE... oh look an omelet station....ReplyDelete
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This thread is inspired by the Golden Pairs feature on cricinfo. The idea is to determine who would win in a hypothetical faceoff between a bowler and batsman in cricket history in a series of 10 matches. So, for example, if I think Dravid woud dominate Mohammad Sami, I would say that Dravid beats Sami 8/10, and if I feel Allan Donald has an edge over Inzamam, I would say that Donald trumps Inzi 6-7/10 times. So just a few matchups to set this off:
Warne vs. Viv Richards (Viv had some occasional trouble with Chander and Qadir, but Warne had his own against the bombastic Pietersen who bats like Richards)
Imran vs. Tendulkar (really hard to say)
Dennis Lillee vs. Steve Waugh (again, very tough to call)
Murali vs. Gavaskar (Gavaskar has an edge IMO, he was superb at playing spin)
Shoaib Akthar vs. Allan Border (unstoppable force vs. immovable object, who wins?)
Brian Lara vs. Derek Underwood on uncovered wickets (a true test of Lara's skill)
Hayden vs. Hadlee (Hayden brutalized medium pacers, but Hadlee was no ordinary medium pacer)
Sydney Barnes vs. Bradman (who knows?)


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For the true beer aficionado, there's nothing like being able to present your friends with not just a tasty beer, but also a crazy tale of that beer's origins. It makes the experience all the more special and adds an extra layer to the flavors in your glass. These 10 beers will give you something to talk about all the way until the next round.
Blind Bat Hellsmoke Porter Centerport, N.Y. 5.7% ABV, 22 oz.
There are plenty of microbreweries out there, but Long Island illustrator and cartoonist Paul Dlugokencky calls his Blind Bat a nanobrewery. The one-man (that would be Dlugokencky, working part-time) operation brews back-to-back batches of beer in his home, one-third of a barrel at a time, until he has enough for a full barrel; Dlugokencky also hand-mills all his grain just before mashing. In the case of his Hellsmoke, he also smokes a portion of his malts himself over alder and applewood. You'll be lucky to find this beer outside of Long Island, much less New York, but it's worth seeking out if you're in the area or can arrange a trade.
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron Milton, Dela. 12% ABV, 12 oz.
There can't be anyone left in the beer-drinking world who would be surprised to hear about craft beer being brewed in Milton, Delaware. So in this case it's not the brewery or the town that's unexpected; it's the vessel in which the beer is aged. Not only is it made from exotic Paraguayan palo santo ("holy tree") wood, it's also the biggest wooden brewing vessel built in the U.S. since before Prohibition. The palo santo gives its namesake beer a range of interesting vanilla and woody notes, making it far more than a glitzy gimmick.
Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale Kounusu, Japan 7% ABV, 11.2 oz/700 ml.
The Kiuchi Brewery began making sake in the tiny Japanese hamlet of Kounsosu back in the early 19th century, but it wasn't until 1996 that it began brewing beer. Its Japanese Classic Ale is aged in cedar casks before being bottle-conditioned, producing a creamy, bittersweet brew with intriguing woodsy notes.
Lion Stout Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka 8% ABV, 11.2 oz.
When British colonists came to Sri Lanka, a hilly island off the southernmost tip of India, they set up large tea plantations. But the Englishmen working at those plantations were thirsty for beer. Long after the sun set on the British Raj, the Lion brewery remains, and its tropical-weight stout—made with an alcohol content meant to survive long sea voyages—is as rich and satisfying today as it must have been when it was first produced.
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Grimstad, Norway 7.5% ABV, 500 ml.
No brewery on this list fits the category description so perfectly as Mikkeller, because you literally don't know where to expect Danish brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø to turn up next; he brews all his beers on other breweries' equipment, traveling the globe to make boundary-breaking bottlings that have earned cult status among the beer cognoscenti—like this ink-black stout, which he brews at Nøgne Ø's facilities in Norway and flavors with coffee beans.
Reutberger Export Dunkel Sachsenkam, Germany 5.2% ABV, 500 ml.
We've all heard about beer being brewed by monks, but what about a beer brewed by nuns? For more than five centuries, Franciscan sisters have been brewing beer in their Bavarian convent; the recipe for this dark red-brown dunkel dates back to the 1600s.
Saint Somewhere Lectio Divina Tarpon Springs, Fla. 8% ABV, 750 ml.
Located just outside of St. Petersburg on Florida's Gulf Coast, the sunny, sleepy beach town of Tarpon Springs seems like the last place to look for serious Belgian-style beers. But sure enough, Saint Somewhere has emerged as a faithful follower of Belgian beermaking tradition. Its Lectio Divina pours a warm hazy amber, and the flavor is full of the fruity, yeasty and funky notes you'd expect from a Belgian strong ale. Beach beer just got a whole lot more interesting.
Samichlaus Bier Eggenberg, Austria 14% ABV, 11.2 oz.
Sure, you've fantasized about becoming the King (or Queen) of Beer—who hasn't? But where would your castle be? We'll tell you: In the foothills of the Austrian Alps, where once a year, the world's strongest lager is brewed in an honest-to-goodness castle, complete with turret, moat (well, OK, a river) and yes, peacocks wandering the grounds.
Traquair House Ale Innerleithen, Scotland 7.2% ABV, 11.2 oz.
Want a taste of history? Traquair House is the oldest inhabited house in Scotland, dating back to 1491. Its brewery ceased operations in the 1800s, but was revived by the current Laird of Traquair in 1965. Using a copper brew kettle that's more than 200 years old, the small brewery creates this strong Scottish ale with a beautiful red-brown color and a faint hint of peat.
Vapeur en Folie Pipaix, Belgium 8% ABV, 750 ml.
This cumin-spiked Belgian ale is brewed in the world's last remaining steam-powered brewery, using equipment that dates back to the 19th century. In contrast to today's assembly-line beer factories, Brasserie a Vapeur brews barely more than 5,000 bottles' worth of beer once a month, and each batch is slightly different, so it's worth hunting down a few bottles to cellar and compare with a fresh batch.


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On March 7, 2005 Brian Greene, a string theorist and author of "The Elegant Universe" and "The Fabric of The Cosmos", gave an interview at a Barnes & Noble in Austin. He was interviewed by Jeff Salomon from Austin-American Statesman and took questions from the audience.
The topics involved: What kind of experiments can possibly verify string theory? How and why would you look for astronomical evidence of strings? Would it make sense to look for confirmation of string theory in the possible violations of the Second Law of Thermodynamics? What is Brian Greene's own interpretation of quantum entanglement? What does it mean that space and time are not fundamental? In what sense is space-time analogous to temperature? What's next for physics after TOE? Will there be anything left to do, or will science come to an end? And, umm... does Brian Greene feel a need to reconcile psychic phenomena with the unified physical theory?
The talk also revealed some things you would not immediately think of Brian Greene. By his own admission, he finds physics hard and visualisation helps him enormously to understand physics concepts. That's one reason why he never condescends to his audience. (Another may be that he is simply a nice person.) Also, did you know that Brian Greene's books can cause people to quit drinking and start reading?
Note: I could not hear everything that was said or write it down verbatim, so I paraphrased some places the best I could. Most of them are in angle brackets.
Wil McCarthy, a scientist and science fiction author, was the Guest of Honor at ApolloCon 2009. He gave a talk on the work he's been doing in programmable matter. He started off by showing the audience a piece of clear glass. Then he heated the glass with a hair dryer. An irregularly shaped reflective blob grew on the glass -- the heat turned the glass reflective. This was McCarthy's demonstration of materials he's working on in his startup.
Definitions and discussion of programmable matter can be found elsewhere on the web, and McCarthy did not dwell on the theory, but talked about his work in this area. His practical work in programmable matter developed from his nonfiction book "Hacking Matter", which it turn was born from his fiction. He talked about the events that lead to writing of "Hacking Matter", and how it attracted investors' interest, leading to creation of programmable matter startup. McCarthy talked about his company's journey to discovery of viable commercial applications for these materials, and why he avoids the word "nanotechnology" for marketing this technology to investors. He briefly discussed weapon potential and security issues of programmable matter with the audience. Finally, he talked about balancing his science and writing careers, or rather, impossibility thereof.
Pictures from ApolloCon 2009 are available in my photo gallery.
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Science fiction writer and physics professor Gregory Benford was the Guest of Honor at Fencon 2008. On several occasions during convention he shared his thoughts on topics such as American dominance in the world and its role to play in the technological future. Having been in science fiction fandom for four decades, Benford is proud of American science fiction and fandom influence on the world, which he puts in such blunt terms as "We own the future". At the same time he acknowledges that the future is not all rosy, and that science fiction may be the proverbial canary in the coal mine, signaling of darker times to come. Benford's keynote speech on Saturday was the problems facing the world and what can be done about them. Of those, global climate change was the most significant issue. He assured us that whatever is being done to counter it isn't working, because global warming is typically viewed as a moral problem (excessive consumption), when it needs to be seen as an engineering problem. To that end he proposed an unconventional -- or perhaps little known -- approach. At the end of his speech he spent some time on space travel and overpopulation.
Gregory Benford also appeared in the "Science -- fact or crap?" game at Fencon, where two teams of players competed regarding their knowledge of science facts. Read more about it in my blog.


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Eros—creativity, love, and the energy of life itself—speaks to us through artists and poets. We may discover the voices, insights, and experiences of LGBT individuals through their contributions to the arts—luminous connecting threads that run through history and world culture. The ability to move through different worlds, transgressing and transforming boundaries, identities, and awareness, is a skill cultivated by gays and lesbians as well as by artists and poets.
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LYNDA KOOLISH PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION Poets have iconic stature in lesbian history and culture—beginning with the ancient Greek poet Sappho. A new poetics emerged in the confluence of 1970s feminist activism and the gay liberation movement. A vibrant network of Bay Area women poets included Judy Grahn, Elsa Gidlow, and Susan Griffin. Poetry readings were community events, electrifying rapt audiences at women's centers, bars, bookstores, and coffeehouses. Among the treasures of the Hormel archives are three original, handwritten poems by Pat Parker, donated by photographer Lynda Koolish.
In considering the history of San Francisco, compelling evidence of its bohemian, gay cultural roots emerges. A special focus on poets and artists active in the Bay Area begins with the figures of a mid-twentieth-century literary movement known as the Berkeley Renaissance or the San Francisco Renaissance. Foremost among these brilliant innovators were the poets Jack Spicer, Robin Blaser, and Robert Duncan, and the artist Jess. Rare materials related to these artists and their contemporaries are housed in the library's Book Arts & Special Collections Center. The Hormel Center also contains the personal papers of one of San Francisco's pioneering gay literary figures, Daniel Curzon. His novel From Violent Men (1983) is a gay revenge fantasy about Dan White, the convicted murderer of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.
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KREEMAH RITZ PAPERS In the Hormel Center mural, Into the Light, there exist many names—spanning centuries, cultures, and creative disciplines—from Rumi to Audre Lorde. One name few people may recognize is We'Wha (1849-1896). A Zuni weaver, potter, spiritual leader, and cultural ambassador, his life exemplifies an alternative gender role recognized in many Native societies. Perceived as entwining both maleness and femaleness in one body, "Two Spirit" people were thought to be a bridge between the sexes, between the temporal and spiritual worlds. Through their special insights, creative gifts, and power, "Two Spirit" people significantly contributed to communal life as shamans, healers, singers, storytellers, and artists.
The poems and songs of Chrystos and Joy Harjo articulate emotions resulting from social injustices committed against Native Americans. With individual, political, and erotic voices, LGBT Native Americans have articulated their challenges in word and song—their strength and conviction confront us with the limitations of our culture, and their words resonate from generation to generation.


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Farmingdale State - 80, Maritime - 50
Throggs Neck, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's basketball team improved to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in the Skyline Conference after earning an 80-50 conference win at Maritime. The Privateers fell to 1-8, 0-4 in Skyline play.
Trailing 19-18 midway through the first half, a 17-3 run by the Rams put Farmingdale State ahead 36-21 with 1:46 remaining. The Rams would take a 40-23 lead into the break as they were led by senior guard Ryan Davis (Queens, N.Y.) and sophomore forward P.J. Page (Copiague, N.Y.) who each had 10 points.
Farmingdale outscored Maritime 14-3 over the first seven minutes of the second half to extend their lead to 54-26. The Privateers were held to only five points in the last six minutes of action as the Rams picked up the 80-50 conference victory.
Senior forward AJ Matthews (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished with a game-high 22 points and 14 rebounds, while Page had 12 points. Davis recorded a team-leading six assists and scored 10 points.
Maritime was led by freshman guard Kevin Blohm (Staten Island, N.Y.) who tallied 17 points, while senior guard Ron Bethea (Harlem, N.Y.) had 16 points and four boards.
Farmingdale State next will host Mount Saint Mary in a Skyline game on Monday, January 14th at 8:00 p.m.


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Goatboy wrote:I wouldn't say logs are useless. A lot of conversation happened in there, and during the interviews some people posted their answers there as well (which I neglected to read aloud on Vent; sorry!). I can post logs if needed.
Also, @ Monica, you picked a kinda weird method for chopping up the lecture. The introductions were missing entirely, and Part1 started out in what I remember as the middle of a conversation.
Yeah, part of the reason for that was because the recording's quality had a lot of gaps for whatever reason. I blame vent's recording feature.


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Say what? How can it be that one of the world's largest wineries (E&J Gallo of Modesto) based right here in California can skate its way out of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual property taxes or a conglomerate configures a stock purchase of Mammoth Mountain and ends up not paying $4 million a year in property taxes.
If you read the OC Watchdog blog about "Your tax dollars at work," you might get the same reaction depending on whose side of Proposition 13 you're on. The now infamous Prop 13 sailed to victory in the 1970's during a time of inflation when property taxes were costing people especially older people their homes.
But take a read of this:
E & J Gallo bought Louis M. Martini in 2002. Gallo got 1,765 acres of some of the best vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties, worth an estimated $75 million. But get this: Since Gallo split the purchase among 12 family members so that no one person owned more than 50%, the property was not reassessed for tax purposes.
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So, because of how commercial property is assessed according to Prop 13 (also called a loophole by many, defined as a "means of escape"), that $75 million worth of property is still valued at less than $14 million -- which costs the state hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in property taxes. By the way, Gallo's annual sales is estimated at $2 billion.
And Mammoth Mountain. Take Intrawest of Vancouver. It obtained a majority of the stock of the popular ski resort area in 1997. But the deal was structured in a way that there was no "change in control" as far as Prop 13 was concerned, so no reassessment. And that cost Mono County $4 million in annual property taxes.
If you really want more of this, take a look at the recently released report by the California Tax Reform Association (CTRA). It contains a list of "Company Buyouts and Mergers Which Escaped Reassessment." They include properties acquired by Burger King, Washington Mutual, Hilton Hotels and more.
The CTRA says the law should be "changed to make sure that obvious changes of ownership, such as private equity buyouts and corporate takeovers, trigger a reassessment."
There's a bill in the Assembly AB 2492, sponsored by San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, which would close the loophole for commercial property owners. It would be put to a vote, but then people generally cringe when they hear of tax increases.
No one, especially seniors, should ever be forced to leave their homes because of escalating property taxes (the reason why Prop 13 was passed in the first place). Perhaps there should be a system of tax credit for senior citizens or a cap for people of a certain age, suggests Professor Steven Gill, San Diego State University accounting professor.
"Anytime you create a rule there will always be a handful of lawyers who will find a way around that. Generally speaking, we should be able to count on our legislature to develop a property tax revenue system that meets the state's revenue needs but also takes into consideration our ability to pay," adds Gill.
But given the dysfunctional state of our legislature it's like talking to a wall.


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In Defense of Agile Development (and Their Ilk) September 21, 2011Posted by mwidlake in development, Management.
Tags: Agile, design, Management, perception, system development
In my previous post I asked the question "why doesn't Agile work?". I'm not sure the nuance of the question came over correctly.
I'd just like to highlight that the question I asked was "Why does agile not work". It was not "Why is Agile rubbish". I've said a few times in the past couple of weeks that I like the ideology of Agile and I am (and have been for years and years) a strong proponent of prototyping, cyclic development, test driven design and many other things that are part of the Agile or XP methodologies.
That distinction in the title is a really important distinction and one I'd hoped I'd made clear in my post. Looking back at my post though, I think it is clear I failed :-(. I highlighted reasons why I think Agile does not work and in my head I was thinking "if we avoid these, Agile could work" – but when you write something down it does not matter what is in your head if it does not reach the paper.
I'm actually frustrated that in the last few years I have not seen Agile really succeed and also that this must be the normal situation, going on the response you get when the topic of Agile comes up with fellow technicians and comments on my own blog.
However, on that post about Agile two people who's opinion I deeply respect came back at me to say "Agile does work!". Cary Millsap, who many of you will have heard of as the "Method R" guy and the person behind Oracle Flexible Architecture. And Mike Cox, who most of you won't have heard of but Mike taught me a lot about sensible development back in the 90's. He's one of the best developers I have ever had the pleasure of working with and I know he has had great success with Agile and RED. I'm not sure if they read my post as "Agile is Rubbish" or they are, like me, simply frustrated that it can work but so often does not.
So I've been thinking about this a lot this weekend and I was helped by Cary's paper on the topic that he mentioned in his comment. I'd highly recommend downloading it as it is an excellent description of not only why Agile can help but describes how and some of the pitfalls {I'd started my own post on that, but go read Cary's}. I should add, you can see Cary present his case for Agile at the UKOUG conference this year.
So where does this bring me to? Well, I think "Is Agile good or bad" has become almost an "IT religion" topic, people love it or loath it and it is based on what they have seen of the methodology in real life. No, that's wrong, it is based on what they have seen that has been labelled with that methodology in real life. Or worse, it is based on anecdotal opinion of those around them. The thing is, if you look at what XP is supposed to consist of or what Agile Programming is supposed to consist of, most of us would agree that a great deal of it makes sense in many situations. I'd disagree with some of the details in Cary's paper but overall I'm in strong agreement. Sadly, What Agile and XP is supposed to be is not well matched by what you see on the ground in most cases. So even if these methodologies are right for the situation, what has been implemented is not the methodology but probably more a slap-dash process that simply jettisons documentation, design and proper testing. This whole thread sprung from my lamenting the demise of database design and several of the comments highlighted that the introduction of Agile seemed to equate, at least in part, with the demise of design. As MIke and Cary say, and as I think anyone who has successfully utilized Agile would say, Design is an integral part of Agile and XP methodology.
Agile can and does work. But many things can and do work, such as taking regular exercise to keep healthy or regularly maintaining your house to keep it weathertight. Like Agile, both take effort but the overall benefit is greater than the cost. And like Agile, do it wrong and you can make things worse. If your window frames are starting to rot and you just slap a new layer of top-coat on them all you will do is seal in the damp and rot and hide the problem – until the glass falls out. Going for a regular 5 mile run is good for you – but not if you are 10 stone (60KG) overweight and have not run in years. A 5 mile run is also not a good idea if you want to be a long-jumper. Right training (methodology) for the right aim. Also, just like keeping healthy, house maintenance or anything that takes effort but works, proponents tend towards extremism – probably as a reaction to the constant {perceived} pig-headedness of critics or the failure of people to just do what now seems so sensible to them {think reformed smokers}. I'll have to buy Cary and Mike pints to make up for that jibe now, and promise them it was not aimed at them personally…
Sadly, the reality is, Agile does not work 90% of the time it is tried. So, does that mean Agile is actually rubbish? Or at least, not fit for purpose, because many companies are not able to use it? Companies are there to achieve something and the IT systems are part of achieving that something. If Agile cannot aid that IT department then Agile is the wrong way for that department and company.
*sigh* I've gone on and on about this and still not got to my own main point, which is this.
– Can we identify reasons for Agile and XP Failing.
– Having identified the Reasons, can we fix them in simple ways?
– Can we create some simple guidelines as to when a project should be more Agile and when it should be more Up-Front design.
I'd love to know people's opinions on those three points above.
- 1. David Harper - September 21, 2011
"Can we create some simple guidelines as to when a project should be more Agile and when it should be more Up-Front design."
Is the software going to control a system which can kill people if it goes wrong? I'm thinking of nuclear power plants, avionics, hospital life-support machines and the like. Then I'd be very, very, very worried if anyone suggested that Agile methods should be used. Not because Agile is inherently flawed, but because, as you pointed out, Agile does not work 90% of the time it is tried.
If the software is going to drive a social networking web site, then frankly, who gives a damn if there are bugs in it? Go ahead and use Agile if you want, because nobody is going to die if the web site falls over.
- Michael Cox - September 21, 2011
David, bugs and agile don't go together, would't expect to see any more or less bugs than I would with any other alternative methodology.
If an agile project goes live without adequate testing then it's just another project that has not been adequately tested, again agile doesn't lessen the need to test nor would I expect any drop in quality.
I think the problem that Martin is making is that on paper agile should be great but in practice often doesn't deliver, will followup with answers to Martin's points.
I'll also put together a list of why waterfall fails everytime even when viewed as a success, Im sure not one could possible disagree with me on that one 🙂
- David Harper - September 22, 2011
"bugs and agile don't go together"
In an ideal world, that's true. But one of the failings of "so-called Agile" that I've witnessed personally is that many developers don't do testing correctly. They pay lip service to test-driven development, but the reality is that key tests are either forgotten, or implemented incorrectly, or in the worst cases, fudged so that they pass because the developer is under huge pressure from his/her manager to deliver the goods by the end of the sprint.
"I think the problem that Martin is making is that on paper agile should be great but in practice often doesn't deliver"
And no-one could possibly disagree with him on that.
"I'll also put together a list of why waterfall fails everytime even when viewed as a success"
Consider the computer system on board the Space Shuttle. It controlled every aspect of the launch and re-entry — the two most dangerous periods in every Shuttle flight. It did so using less memory and computing power than the most basic of today's mobile phones. The software contained 400,000 lines of code. In 30 years of Shuttle flights, only a handful of software errors were discovered during a mission, and no crew was ever endangered by a bug in the software. Given that the software was originally written in the early 1970s, long before Agile and many of the other iterative software development methodologies, it's a fair bet that the waterfall approach was used. I'd call that a success, wouldn't you?
- 2. James Murtagh (@AllThingsOracle) - September 21, 2011
If you are interested in Cary's paper you can also watch a video recording of a webinar Cary presented in June on Agile development here (including a Q+A with Cary): http://www.allthingsoracle.com/my-case-for-agile-development-cary-millsap-webinar-video/
- 3. Narendra - September 22, 2011
I agree with your underlying diagnosis about why Agile does not work. But if the underlying message is "do it right and it will work" then don't you think that is applicable to anything and everything? for e.g. even the much maligned Waterfall methodology? Your main point is exactly what worries me the most. If, as you say, about 90% of the agile projects do not succeed, then I would question in the first place if it was really necessary to "invent" and "promote" agile in the first place?
I see it exactly same as the birth of new religions. The concepts of ancient religion are misinterpreted/misimplemented and then someone thinks a "new" religion would solve all the problems of mankind. But along the road, even new "religion" appears to contain flaws. That means people end up with more than one religion with "flaws".
Personally, I think even Waterfall methodology, when used in a right manner, can resolve the issues. I would rather "break" a large project into multiple phases and apply Waterfall to each phase and it would succeed.
- David Harper - September 22, 2011
That's an interesting analogy.
So Agile is the Scientology of software development?
- David Harper - September 22, 2011
"We all use [Waterfall] all the time! It gets used a lot as the unit of work in eg Agile"
So please could someone explain to me how Agile is different from iterative development, which also uses repeated "Design, develop, test, release" cycles?
Is it just that Agile has shorter cycles? Or that Agile (when done right) writes the tests before the "develop" step?
Or is it simply that Agile is just a re-branding of iterative, with gimmicks like pair programming and scrums thrown in to make it appeal to the cool kids?
- 4. Gary Myers (@syd_oracle) - September 25, 2011
When i first read the Agile Manifesto, my first thought was that it was a counter-argument against the threats of outsourcing/offshoring. Close business involvement and no heavy specs being picked over by opposing forces like it was the Treaty of Versailles.
So my first, absolute requirement is, are you going to be delivering updates to Prod every two-to-six weeks. If not, then it is not an Agile project. If you are, then waterfall won't work for you.
The daily, constant, face-to-face involvement between the business/users and the developers is the other critical item.
Any project, whatever methodology, will fail if the demands are unrealistic. I think that is the key for any project. But a waterfall will fail in a different way (cost/time overruns) from Agile (buggy functionality, no documentation)


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A Quick Glance at the A L East
The American League East has gotten a bit crowded lately. There is a huge amount of new money flowing in and out of the coffers of the New York Yankees, but should this have the rest of the A L East up in arms, or even worried at all over the talent and financial windfalls of the boy's in pinstripes? for one am not worried at all by the recent additions by the old school teams in the east to rebuild from outward signings and additions. That is what mega corporations do, they bring in the best and hope for massive production and results.
I actually think that this season is just par for the course in that the Yankees are rebuilding from within the free agent market instead of through a minor league system. We all know that their minor league system leaves a lot to be desired, so they have to take option number 2 to get the type of bat ,or pitcher they need to compete year in and year out. But you know what I find funny here is the fact that the Yankees actually have reduced their payroll for 2009, and have not ballooned it out of site.
Yeah, can you believe that you spend a total of almost half a billion dollars and you have actually reduced your salary for the coming year. As wild as it might sound, the Yankees actually shed $ 88 million in payroll while only adding $ 62 million. So even in the economical crisis the Yankees have save close to $ 29 million dollars for this coming season's squad. But that is contingent on the fact that they will not be adding any more parts to the equation between now and Opening Day.
But you can not guarantee anything in the AL East anymore. With teams like Toronto Blue Jay having one of the best pitching staff in baseball, they will be constantly up there based on their arms while the bats begin to stretch out and then come alive for the team. They will again be a team that might be on the outside looking in, but is still a giant slumbering, waiting for his chance to pounce and show his true power to the world.
Former Cy Young winner Roy Halladay will reload and get ready to do combat with everyone and anyone on a 5- day basis in 2009. And just because they lost A J Burnett doesn't mean there is not another cog waiting to be put into the machine and perform for the Jays. They might have a sleeper starter in Matt Clement, who has signed a minor league deal with the club, and might impress enough to even get a slot in the rotation in 2009
But this is a team you do not take lightly even in the offensive side of the ball. They might be a bit light right now, but that doesn't mean they will not make a late signing of a bat that can produce for the Jays. They have always been like a pack of wild dogs. One doesn't do the total damage on you, but little by little they can wear you down until they have you right where they want you in a game.
Then you have the almighty Boston Red Sox. Who would have spent the same for Teixiera if he let them for his serves in beantown. But it was discovered that Tex's better half did not like the old New England vibe, and you already know that the wife of a player has a true measure of the decisions in these manners. Seriously though, Boston is also under a financial burden to reload almost yearly to keep up with the Steinbrenners' of the world.
They recently added another member of the old World Champion Florida Marlins when they signed Brad Penny to come aboard and actually make it feasible for Justin Masterson to stay in a setup role for closer Jonathan Papelbon. the arrival of Penny is actually a head scratcher since he has never been a good pitcher against the American League in his career. During the Inter-league series in the past he has gotten a bot rocked, to the tune of 7-11 in the past, and might not be a perfect fit for the Boston rotation.
But that was the Red Sox answer to Tex, bring in more pitchers' who might put more holes in bats in the A L East. Beside that move, the team did make a minor signing, that might end up being a major one of they do not come to terms with former backstop Jason Varitek soon. Josh Bard might end up as the starter if the old captain can't come to terms with the team in time for the season. It would be a huge change for the Red Sox, but would also put offense back behind the plate for the Red Sox, which they have not had in the last few years.
Then you take the Tampa Bay Rays philosophy that you do not add wins by adding huge money. So far the team had made two trades that have gone under the radar a bit, but might have fantastic dividends for the team sooner than you think in 2009. the signings will not be the last ones, as the team is negotiating and poking and prodding a number of free agent bats looking for the right fit to the Rays mold in 2009.
Because of the obvious team chemistry, you do not want to just pop a hitter in there without regards to the dynamics the team has established in 2008. To bring in a player who can build on the fundamentals put into place in 2008 would be huge for this organization. The right bat could just gel up the middle of that offensive lineup and explode out of the gate. But the wrong bat could also clog the life's blood out of the team and they will be then set for a nasty downfall from grace.
The trade of Edwin Jackson for Matt Joyce is actually a great acquisition on both paper and payroll. the team will have the options on the player for the next 6 years, which give them a great player coming into his own during that period. Joyce might come back as one of the best trades in 2008's off season if he grows in potential and wins the right field job out of Spring Training.
But the signing of Joe Nelson is actually a sign that the Rays are being shrewd, but smart in their Bullpen additions for 2009. They have the right idea of not wanting to rock the boat too much, and will show that the signing is not just for obvious reasons. This signing is also a insurance policy on Troy Percival this coming season. Nelson will come aboard the Rays' ship knowing that Percival has had a checkered past in 2008 for the Rays.
With Dan Wheeler and J P Howell and Grant Balfour in great roles in setting up the staff, the addition of Nelson is actually a situational one where he can either be inserted into that mix of pitchers', or be the closer until Percival is fully healthy, or even down for the count again for the Rays. It is a smart signing based on 2008 statistics of a 2.0 ERA as a reliever, but also shows the foresight of knowing that a healthy Percival is only one misstep away from having a 2008 relapse.
So every team in the American League East should be better in 2009, but one will again be the bottom feeder for at least the 2009 season. The Baltimore Orioles have again been deemed the team that will strive to get out of the cellar of the A L East. But you can be sure that they are developing guys in the minors to come up fast that can contribute for years to come and might be building a cheaper edition of a dynasty for a few years.
It is currently hard to fathom such and adventure since they only have 1 true starter in Jeremy Guthrie currently on their roster, but they have a huge ton of raw talent that could develop fast and make a play for the 4th slot late in the season. The Orioles are one team that always have me worried in the AL East. You never know which one will show up and either lay down or kick your butt in a game. Because of this, you always have to be on your guard with them and not lollygag in a game. And they still have the bats like, Aubrey Huff to compete with the big boys in the division.
So here we are a few days away from 2009, and we have a huge season on the horizon. I think that the race from Day 1 in the A L East will one of the best contested races in the league in 2009. you will have to two powers of the "old" East fighting with the two young upstarts the entire season trying to redefine the pecking order of the division. It will be a fight to the finish with one of the best teams maybe looking in on the playoff picture after losing out in the finals weeks of the season.
It is again time for the A L East to make the rest of baseball take a look at their standing every night and wonder who is going to have the staying power to successfully survive the 162-game season without major strife and damage. I might be inclined to put the top three from last season back into the race for the title, but with Toronto nipping at their heels, you never know anymore. But one thing is for sure in 2009, it is a year I will not want to miss for the world. It could even be a year where a .500 club wins the division, and a chance to win the World Series.


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