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I've been busy in Apache Whirr, with a complete service that installs HDP-1 on a set of cluster nodes -WHIRR-667; the source all up on Github for people to play with.. As a result someone asked me why I'm not using SmartFrog to provision Hadoop clusters
Having used it as a tool for a number of years, I'm aware of its flaws:
Specification language
- Hard to track down where something gets defined
- x-reference syntax a PITA to use and debug
- Fuzzy distinction about LAZY eval vs. pre-deploy evaluation (LAZY is interpreted at deployment, but 'when' is ambiguous)
- RMI is wrong approach: brittle, often undertested in real world situations, & doesn't handle service restarts as references break.
- Wire-format serialized Java objects; the Object->Text->Parse->Object serialization proved surprisingly problematic (not defining the text encoding didn't help)
- Security so fiddly that we would often turn it off.
- Doesn't work unless Java is installed and network up -so no so good for basic machine setup from inside the machine itself, only outside-in (which is partly what Whirr does.
- Java doesn't let you get at many of the OS-specific details (permissions, process specifics); you end up hacking execs to do this.
- The way you imported other templates (#import keyword) was C-era -multiple imports would take place, the order in which they were loaded mattered.
- Shows its age -doesn't use dependency injection and becomes hard to work with (NB: whirr doesn't inject either)
- it's not WS-*
- language better than XML (especially spring XML)
- good for writing distributed tests in
- Most XML languages insert variable/x-ref syntaxes in different ways (ant, maven, XSD, ...); SF has a formal reference syntax that doesn't change.
- Being able to x-ref to dynamic data as well as static is powerful, albeit dangerous as the values can vary depending on where you resolve the values, as well as changing per run. And they stop you doing more static analysis of the specification.
- Being able to refer to string & int constants in java source convenient too (classpath issues notwithstanding). Example, I could say :
serviceName: CONSTANT org.smartfrog.package.Myclass.SERVICE;
The constant would then be grabbed from source. This may seem minor, but consider how often string constants are replicated in configuration files as well as source -and how a typo on either side creates obscure bugs. Eliminating that duplication reduces problems.
Ignoring the specific issue of VM setup (I need to write a long blog there criticising the entire concept of VM configuration as it is today, as it's like linking a C++ app by hand), I'd do things differently.
I think we need a post-properties, post-SF language, language: a strict superset of JSON, to which it could be compiled down to, property expansion in x-refs, ability to declare what attributes to inject/are mandatory, some Prolog & Erlang-style list syntax to make list play easier. No dynamic values, because that prevents evaluation in advance.
"org.apache.whirr.hdp.Hdp1": org.apache.whirr.hadoop.Hadoop {
"port": 50070,
"logdir": "/var/log/${user}",
//Extend the list of things to inject
"org.smartfrog.inject": ["logdir" |super:"org.smartfrog.inject"]
The template being extended would be this:
"org.apache.whirr.hadoop.Hadoop": {
"timeout": 60000,
"port": 50070,
"description": "hadoop",
"org.smartfrog.class": "org.apache.whirr.service.hadoop.HadoopClusterAction",
"org.smartfrog.inject": ["timeout", "port","install" "configure","user"],
"org.smartfrog.require": [install", "configure"]
This would compile down to an expanded piece of JSON; as it would expand out, you could use it as a pre-JSON anywhere.
"org.apache.whirr.hdp.Hdp1": {
"timeout": 60000,
"port": 50070,
"description": "hadoop",
"logdir": "/var/log/mapred",
"org.smartfrog.inject": ["logdir" ,"timeout", "port","install" "configure","user"],
"org.smartfrog.class": "org.apache.whirr.service.hadoop.HadoopClusterAction",
"org.smartfrog.require": [install", "configure"]
- Importing is a troublespot -if you required fully qualified template references that mapped to specific package & file names, then you could just have a directory path tree (a la Python), possibly with zip file/JAR file bundling, and have the templates located there.
- I'm avoiding worrying about references; you'd need a syntax outside of strings to do this. It'd be a lot simpler than the SF one -fully qualified refs again, up/down the current tree, and to the super-template.
- No runtime references.
A Java interpreter could take that and execute it, doing attribute injection where requested, failing if a required value is missing. Behind the scenes you'd have things that do stuff. I'd also look very closely about using Java at all, not just because I'm enjoying living in a half-post-Java world (Groovy for tests, GUIs &c), but because it
One other possibility here is that given it's JSON, embrace JavaScript more fully. What if you have not only the configuration params, but the option of adding .JS code in there too; you could have some fun there.
A cluster would be defined from this, here using the same role-name concept that whirr uses with something like
"1 hadoop-namenode+hadoop-jobtracker, 512 hadoop-tasktracker+hadoop-datanode"
In a JSON template language you'd split things up more & use lists. It's more verbose, yet tunable.
Your cluster templates would extend the basic ones, so a cluster targeting EC2 could extend "org.apache.whirr.hdp.Hdp1" and add the EC2 options of AMI location, AWS cluster (West Coast 2, obviously), as well as authentication details, -or leave that to the end. (There's some thoughts on mixins arising here, let's not go there, but I can see the value)
stevecluster: ClusterSpec org.apache.whirr.hdp.Hdp1{
"templates" : {
"manager": {
"Services": ["hadoop-namenode", "hadoop-jobtracker"],
"Count": "1"
"worker": {
"Services": ["hadoop-tasktracker", "hadoop-datanode"],
"Count": "255"
A template without the login facts would need to be given the final properties on startup, props that could be injected as system properties. (launch-cluster —conf stevecluster.jsx -Dstevecluster.ec2-ami=us-west2/ami5454). Properties set this way would automatically override anything set. That is, unless there is (somehow) support for a final attribute, which Hadoop likes to stop end users overwriting some of the admin-set config values with their own. Without going into per-key attributes, you could have a special key, final, which took a list of which of the peer attributes were final. Actually, thinking about it more, @final would be better. Which would be hard to turn into JSON…
I could imagine using the same template language to generate compatible properties files today; this JSON-template stuff would just be a preprocess operation to generate a .properties file. That's making me thing of XSLT, which is even scarier than mixins.
I have no plans to do anything like this.
I just think a template-extension to JSON would be very handy, that some aspects of the SmartFrog template language are very powerful & convenient, irrespective of how they are used.
If someone were to do this, the obvious place in Apache-land would be in commons-configuration, as then everything which read its config that way would get the resolved config. That framework is built with hierarchical property files -think log4.properties, so resolves everything to a string and then converts to numbers afterwards. Lists and subtrees are likely to be trouble here -albeit fantastic.


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The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Salah Al-Jari has ordered Kuwait Oil Company to pay KD 60,000 to one of its employees after deducting this amount from his salary as the cost of social security.
During the court session, lawyer Bushra Al-Hendal stressed that the company does not have the right to take the cost of social security from her client as the employers are responsible for paying this amount as per the relevant law of Public Institution for Social Security.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ceremonies and re-enactments will mark this week's bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
This is what happened in 1815:
Exiled on Elba, off Italy, after defeat the previous year by the four allied powers — Austria, Russia, Prussia and Britain — Napoleon escaped on Feb. 26. He was back in Paris on March 20, 1815, and reinstalled as emperor. King Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI, who had been executed by revolutionaries in 1793, had fled.
With the allies preparing to attack, Napoleon marched north to pre-empt the British and Dutch, under the Duke of Wellington, linking up with the Prussians. He crossed the Dutch border into what is now Belgium early on June 15 with 105,000 men. On June 16, his forces beat Marshal Bluecher's Prussians at Ligny and forced Wellington's soldiers back at nearby Quatre-Bras.
On the morning of Sunday, June 18, Wellington placed his 68,000 men — 25,000 British, 26,000 Germans and 17,000 Dutch/Belgians — across the road to Brussels at Waterloo, 20 km (12 miles) south of the city. They commanded high ground and farmhouses at Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte, whose defense was to prove vital in halting the French.
Napoleon had 72,000 men, having sent Marshal Grouchy with 33,000 to find Bluecher's 45,000 Prussians. Waiting to deploy his cannon after heavy rain overnight had soaked the ground, Napoleon delayed his assault until 11 a.m. That may have been fatal, giving Bluecher time to evade Grouchy and join the battle in late afternoon, just as Wellington feared all was lost.
The slaughter caused by musket, cannon shot, sabre and bayonet on the compact field was extreme even by standards of the day. The French lost 25,000 killed and wounded, Wellington 15,000 and the Prussians 8,000. "Believe me, nothing except a battle lost is half so melancholy as a battle won," wrote Wellington, who called it "the nearest-run thing you ever saw".
Napoleon fled to Paris, where he was again forced into exile, this time to the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena, where he died six years later aged 51. Wellington, the "Iron Duke", was 46 at the time of Waterloo. He went on to become British prime minister and died laden with honors in 1852.
The Congress of Vienna redrew the borders of Europe and set up a balance of powers that historians credit with preventing a new continental war for nearly a century, until 1914.
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The next few weeks are gonna be hectic! Painfully hectic... With my final project due as well as my portfolio and an exhibition to get ready for I feel fashion is gonna fall by the way side (even if I am making a fashion magazine for the final project/exhibition.) I think if I have time tomorrow I might pop into a few shops and pick up some loose fitting graphic tees. Something cool, a little bright and very busy. And I really don't care what print is on it, a photo, a mirrored design, stripes, a doodle, type; I'll take them all! I always think they are a great solution to dealing with busy days without resorting to the dreaded tracksuit. Shudder.
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James Finley left home at the age of 18 for the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, where Thomas Merton lived as a contemplative. Finley stayed at the monastery for six years, living the traditional Trappist life of prayer, silence, and solitude. Here Finley describes life with Thomas Merton, and how he pointed the way to an enlightened state of awareness open to us all.
Sounds True: Here we are almost 40 years after Thomas Merton's death, and his spiritual legacy – and his legend, really – continues to grow. How do we begin to understand who Thomas Merton really was?
James Finley: Thomas Merton, as a young man, was spiritually awakened to the presence of God in life itself, to the mystery that there is nothing missing anywhere. His desire to go ever deeper into this realization of divinity of life led him to the monastery at Gethsemani. He saw his life as a monk as a way of surrendering his entire being to that awakening. And he was gifted with a voice that continues to guide and encourage our own desire for awakening, and be faithful to that experience.
ST: We hear about "spontaneous experiences of awakening, " but for some of us this concept doesn't seem real. How common are these "awakenings, " and what does it mean to be "faithful" to them?
JF: There are moments in life when there's a visceral certitude that the "awakening" experience is real, and precious. By their very nature these moments are self-authenticating: that whatever the greater meaning of life is about, that I am now glimpsing something of that essence. There is an intuition that in this instant you are glimpsing the true nature of the one unending moment in which our lives unfold.
Merton wrote and talked often about the fact that these awakening moments arise spontaneously out of the substance of everyday life itself. That is, they come in a moment of holding a newborn infant, or lying awake at night when it starts to rain, or walking along the beach in the midst of a deep sorrow. Our heart is quickened and we know that this moment is true. And they're often extremely subtle. They are so subtle that if we aren't careful we will miss it. But the point is, we didn't miss it.
If we really slow down and attentively sit with these moments, we see that they disclose to us a depth that fulfills our hearts. That is, there's the intimation of tasting directly for ourselves that part of life which never ends. And once we've tasted of that fulfillment, we begin to see the essentially claustrophobic nature of egocentric pursuits. We begin to ask ourselves: "Why do I spend so much of my life trapped like this, on the outer circumference of the inner richness of my own life? Why do I spend so much time unaware of that which alone can fulfill my heart?" This aching or longing is our teacher. It helps us to realize that we are called to something infinitely beyond what any egocentric pursuit can offer us. And then in obedience to that teacher we set out on this path.
ST: Sometimes we think that there's something wrong with that aching or longing.
JF: That's right. Paradoxically, the way to our deliverance lies in the willingness to open our hearts to this ache. That is what transforms us. But the contracted state of egocentricity invests itself in the avoidance of that ache, which of course does nothing but perpetuate the discontent.
What is so great about monastic life and meditation practice itself is that one willfully enters a state of no escape. That is, one freely chooses to sit in a deep attentive listening to this ache. And in surrendering to it, we then begin to taste within it the promise of fulfillment.
ST: In the context of this aching or longing, how can we understand this idea of "the Palace of Nowhere" as our ultimate destination?
JF: The phrase comes from the Taoist sage and poet Chaung Tzu, who wrote: "Come with me to the palace of nowhere, where all the many things are one." We therefore use the phrase "palace of nowhere" as a metaphor for contemplative fulfillment. That is, the palace of nowhere is a state of awareness in which we realize directly that ultimately nothing is real but love. Or that ultimately nothing is real but God. Or that ultimately the concrete immediacy of life itself is the concrete manifestation of the divine. The reference to "nowhere" means that as soon as we try to back up, to stand and claim what we seem to have found, that it will all slip through our fingers again. And so I deliberately use the phrase "palace of nowhere" to allude to this great paradox. The nowhere is the infinite ground of everywhere.
ST: If you were to imagine for a moment that Thomas Merton was still alive today, how do you feel he would be responding to the current world situation?
JF: I was in the monastery with Merton in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War. The Berrigan brothers would come there to visit him, and he corresponded with people like Boris Pasternak and Bob Dylan. He was one of the Catholic intellectuals who helped fuel the peace movement. My sense is that what Merton would say today would be consistent with what he was saying then. That is, we face the individual dilemma of estrangement from contemplative experience and the preciousness of our own lives, as well as society's estrangement from this awareness. And that estrangement perpetuates violence. Therefore the task of the contemplative today is to be a prophetic witness – a nonviolent witness to the preciousness of all life, at a level that precedes and transcends all ideological positions.
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Dingleberry, the exploit package that roots the BlackBerry PlayBook (and has one of the coolest names ever) has gone public, and everyone who bought a PlayBook can now root the QNX operating system on the device. Huge props to the fellows who figured out the exploit, especially because rooting QNX builds isn't a well documented or popular subject. You gentlemen have a standing offer of an ice cold beer or six anytime I have chance to meet up with you.
But exactly what this means for PlayBook owners remains to be seen. Much of the "Joy of Root" we see on Android devices is because the OS source code is open, allowing people to modify it to their heart's content. BlackBerry isn't like that. RIM keeps a tight reign on everything -- well, most everything -- for financial and (misguided) security reasons. We've seen the PlayBook run Hulu because it was rooted, and the developers are pretty sure that they can get Netflix running. so that's good news. Also the ability to load the Android Market again and bypass the re-compiled Android app limits that RIM has imposed will make more than a few happy. Last, but not least, there's the possibility that root access will open a path to running other operating systems on the device -- like CyanogenMod 9.
The real drawback is that RIM has more control over their OS than Google does. They will patch this exploit at the kernel level, then force users to update to the patched version in order to use App World and or Desktop Manager. Another root method may never be found. We're keeping a close eye on this, and since I don't give a hoot about App World or Desktop Manager, I never have to update. Next step is to get the Android subsystem rooted, which may open more possibilities. We'll let you know how this, as well as any prospects to have Android running on the great (and recently cheap) hardware RIM is offering. Keep an eye on CrackBerry for the news about how this affects the BlackBerry OS side of things.
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|Book Art: Has Iowa City Gone Too Far?
So I went on a tour of bookstores and ended up startled by gigantic book art.
Murphy-Brookfield Books, a lovely used bookstore with a huge literature selection and a tortoiseshell cat, had the Pevear-Volokhonsky, but I needed a smaller copy for my bike pannier. I was on my way to another bookstore when I was gobsmacked by art. A gigantic statue of the Stieg Larsson trilogy loomed above me.
Had Iowa City gotten carried away with its status as a UNESCO City of Literature? Was a sculpture of a thriller near Iowa Book & Supply a comment on the decline in reading?
And then I found the other statues: One of Marilynne Robinson's Home (she lives in Iowa City, so I get it), another of Treasure Island, and...
It turns out that this exhibit of 25 statues, known as BookMarks Book Art in Johnson County, was the inspiration of Iowa City library director Susan Craig. The statues are on display through October and will be auctioned off in November to benefit the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, Iowa City Public Library, Coralville Public Library and North Liberty Community Library.
So you see it's all rather sweet. You can see the statues here.
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The pop superstars have announced 50p from each ticket sold for their 2014 UK stadium tour - with dates in Dublin, Sunderland, Manchester, Edinburgh and London - will go to Stand Up To Cancer.
The 'Little Thing' hitmakers - made up of Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik - also plan to add more dates if the first ones sell out, meaning more money for the charity.
Liam said: "We're so proud to be supporting Stand Up To Cancer while touring the UK and Ireland.
"Cancer affects nearly everyone at some point in their lives so we all need to do what we can to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
"Stand Up To Cancer is all about bringing people together as a collective force and we hope our fans will get involved too."
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MCLA Students Collaborate with Pure Vision Arts for Upcoming MCLA Gallery 51 Exhibit
NORTH ADAMS, MA - In collaboration with Pure Vision Arts of Manhattan, N.Y., arts management students at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will present an exhibit, "Visions from the Edge: The Artists of Pure Vision," in MCLA Gallery 51, beginning Jan. 26.
Curated by eight students from MCLA's "Advanced Museum Studies" class, under the direction of Dr. Anthony Gengarelly, of MCLA's fine and performing arts department, the exhibit will showcase the work of 11 artists with disabilities who have extraordinary abilities.
The public is invited to attend an opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
"Visions from the Edge: The Artists of Pure Vision," will be presented in alliance with MCLA's Jessica Park Project ( JessicaPark); a multiyear study of the social challenges and singular accomplishments of Outsider artists. Most of the work included in the show is culled from Pure Vision Arts (PVA) (www.purevisionarts.org), New York's first specialized art studio and exhibition space for artists with autism and other disabilities. Located in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, PVA was founded in 2002 as a division of the The Shield Institute.
According to Gengarelly, the title of the exhibit refers not only to the name of the collaborating organization, but to the visionary quality of the art and the artists included. The contributing artists come from non-traditional, self-taught, art-making backgrounds; their creations come from a life experience outside mainstream art world or art institutions.
"The works included in this exhibition are unique as the artists that created them. They tell a story that pulls you far past their arresting images and bright colors," Gengarelly said.
Featured artists will include: Alba Somoza, Barry Kahn, Belo Green, Chase Ferguson, Evan Gozali, Jessica Park, Leon McCutcheon, Simone Johnson, Susan Brown, Walter Mika and William Britt.
During the run of the exhibit, the Gallery will host a series of programs and guest speakers. Each lecture will explore self-taught art, outsider art and neuro-diverse art to introduce and comment about an often misunderstood community of artists.
For a full listing of related events, go to Gallery51. All events are free and open to the public.
"Visions from the Edge: The Artists of Pure Vision" runs through February 19, 2012.
MCLA Gallery 51 is a program of MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center. It is at 51 Main St., and is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (413) 664-8718, or go to Gallery51.


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#SMEM Initiative
- The #SMEM Initiative began on Twitter on November 11, 2010 when a couple of emergency managers began using the hashtag to mean Social Media in Emergency Management.
- For over a year, people have chatted on this hashtag about practices, sharing relevant articles and hosting a weekly Twitter chat on Fridays from 12:30p-1:30p called #SMEMChat.
#VOSG / #VOST (Virtual Operations Support Group or Team Concept)
- This concept was initially conceived by Jeff Phillips (@LosRanchosEM) and tested during the #SMEM11 camp at NEMA. A concept paper was developed which outlines the process that was used.
- This concept continues to be refined and has been used in a number of large-scale events since 2011 including wildfires, tornadoes, law enforcement events and hurricanes.
- The VOSG website can be located at http://www.vosg.us/
- Additional articles about VOST may be found at thinkdisaster.com and on the Canada VOST Wiki page.
- A VOST Leadership Coalition meets monthly via teleconference to debrief activations and discuss team development issues. If you are developing a VOST team and would like to join this coalition, contact Cheryl Bledsoe at email@example.com to be added to our roster.
#VSMWG (Virtual Social Media Working Group) as hosted by DHS Science & Technology Directorate
- This is an appointed group of emergency services people across the nation who are working on developing social media best practices and guidelines for governance. Information about this group is hosted on the First Responders Communities of Practice website. Membership in FRCoP must be requested and sponsored by a public agency.
- This group has created a number of white paper about social medias emerging use in emergencies and engagement and hosted popular FEMA webinars to acquaint new users to the applications of social media in crisis.
- For more information about this initiative, contact Sara Cohen (@saraestescohen).
IAEM Emerging Technologies Caucus
- This caucus, is a subcommittee of the International Association of Emergency Management (IAEM) and is a group of emergency management professionals who are researching and evaluating new technologies for recommendations to the broader community. Information about the group may be found on the IAEM Website.
- For more information about this initiative, contact Mary Jo Flynn (@maryjofly).
Crisis Commons & Crisis Camps
- CrisisCommons is a global network of volunteers who use creative problem solving and open technologies to help people and communities in times and places of crisis. Seeks not only coders, programmers, geo-spatial and visualization ninjas but collaborative, smart and savvy folks who can lead teams, manage projects, search the internet, translate languages, apply intuitive and universal access interfaces. Initiative embraces innovation and open systems. Their work can be found online at: http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Main_Page
#CrisisData as hosted by the American Red Cross
- This initiative collected the data from an Emergency Social Data Summit which occurred in 2010. Information may be found at http://crisisdata.wikispaces.com/
Project EPIC as hosted by the University of Colorado & University of California at Irvine
- Empowering the Public with Information in Crisis is also known as Tweak the Tweet or #TtT and has been used on a number of occasions to capture tweets using a special syntax onto a map so the people can quickly see what issues/problems are existing and where the Twitter data can be found.
Humanity Road
- Humanity Roads mission is to educate the public before, during and after disasters about how to survive, sustain and reunite with loved ones after disasters. Their main website is located at www.humanityroad.org
Emergency Wiki 2.0
- Developing a #SMEM Wiki that is updated through crowdsourced information at: http://emergency20wiki.org/
LinkedIn Group Discussions
- #SMEM Group Discussions on the LinkedIn Platform include a variety of conversations about different aspects of emergency management.
#SMEM Training Courses
- National Disaster Preparedness Training Centers Social Media in Disaster Response & Recovery
- FEMA Independent Study (IS-42) on Social Media & Emergency Management


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Overlooked for a long time and currently enjoying a well-deserved comeback, George D Henderson's The Puddle released this bootleg-ish live recording during a period when the band included two of the Look Blue Go Purples (before they, most Chills-ishly, began changing line-ups regularly).
The Puddle probably wallowed in obscurity due to exceptionally muddy production on their studio releases ('Pop Lib' and 'Into the Moon') and the loose 'n' lo-fi vibe of this set. It didn't help that they never made it to any Flying Nun compilations, and George waited fourteen years between his last Flying Nun release and his first on Powertool, the long-thought-lost 'Songs for Emily Valentine' (recorded in '92 but not released til '06), which includes the thrice-comped anthem, 'Southern Man'.
To my ears, this is by far the best of the three early-era Puddle albums in terms of listenability. These songs are absolute classics -- so good you will swear that you already know them -- and it's a shame that there are no 'definitive' versions.
The Puddle is touring again, and they are bloody terrific. Go see 'em.


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In a recent study, researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center examined whether the addition of multiple drugs to radiation therapy is superior to the current standard of care therapy with one drug and radiation for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
Their data, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests that it does not (March 4, 2013). Standard therapy for SCCHN is a combination of the drug cisplatin and radiotherapy.
This clinical trial compared this combination to the combination with the addition of a small-molecule inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) erlotinib. For the study, 204 patients with locally advanced SCCHN were recruited between December 2006 and October 2011. Participants were assigned to receive either cisplatin and radiotherapy or the same chemoradiotherapy with erlotinab.
EGFR is a therapeutic target for this type of cancer, and at least one other EGFR is approved for multiple uses in treating head and neck cancer, including in combination with radiation. To date, no data have been published on the use of EGFR inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy and radiation.
The goal of the current study was to determine if adding EGRF inhibition improved efficacy when combined with standard of care radiation. Unfortunately, the researchers found that the addition of EGRF did not improve clinical response rate or progression-free survival.
"There has been great enthusiasm and some confusion about the combinations of chemotherapy and biologic therapy such as EGFR inhibitors in conjunction with radiation in the treatment of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck," stated lead author Neil Hayes, MD, MPH, from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, in a press release. "For the moment, the data are clearly showing no added benefit."
Future investigations will rely more on patients selected by the molecular tumor characteristics, he added.
Other institutions participating in the study were the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Multicare Health Systems, University of New Mexico, Medical University of South Carolina, University of Miami, Coastal Carolina Radiation Oncology, and the University of Tennessee. Funding for the study was provided to the University of Washington by Genentech and Astellas Pharma Global Development.


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A Brief Overview
Caversham Court garden is of national importance and listed in the English Heritage 'Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England'.
12th century
The house was built for the canon for St Peter's Church. However it was found more profitable to lease it to a layman who was responsible for providing a priest.
Romanesque corbels at the top of the griffin steps may have come from Reading Abbey after its dissolution in the 16th century.
17th century
The house was damaged during the Civil War when, in 1643, Caversham was caught between the armies of Charles I (the Cavaliers) and of Cromwell (the Roundheads).
The gazebo (summerhouse) overlooking the Thames was built by 1663. The original weathervane is in St Peter's Church; the 21st century replica here is in memory of Molly Casey, a local campaigner.
18th century
The Loveday family who lived here from 1665 until 1799 planted the yew hedge along long walk.
Further information about John Loveday: http://johnlovedayofcaversham.co.uk/index.htm
19th century
The Simonds family, Reading's banking and brewing family, remodelled the house, turning it into a splendid Gothic mansion.
20th century
The house had many occupants, including:
• Lady Elizabeth Mosley, grandmother of Fascist leader Oswald Mosley;
• Thaddeus Arathoon, a wealthy Armenian trader
• Mary de Pledge, famous for breeding the Caversham strain of Pekingese dogs.
The house was renamed Caversham Court in the 1920s.
Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service at Caversham Court in 1940
In 1931 Reading Corporation bought Caversham Court. It demolished the house, as it had gradually declined and built the Arts and Crafts-style toilet block – now the Tea Kiosk – and opened the gardens as public park in 1934.
During World War 2, allotments in the former kitchen gardens were part of the 'Dig for Victory' campaign. The Anderson Shelter - a public air raid shelter - was built to the right of main entrance.
21st century
2008-2009 The gardens were refurbished with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and reopened In August 2009.
The gazebo was refurbished, the timeline on the causeway introduced, house footprints created, and the vinery excavated, and pond and vaults rediscovered.
2010 The gardens won four awards: Green Flag; Green Heritage Site; Britain in Bloom Best Regional Park in the Thames and Chiltern region; and a British Association of Landscape Industries national award for restoration.
Caversham Court has also won the Green Flag and the Heritage Green Flag every year up to date. Following a regional gold medal in the 2011 Britain in Bloom competition, the gardens won an RHS award for Horticulture in 2015.
A Heritage Guide: Caversham Court Gardens was published by Two Rivers Press at the end of 2012. The guide was written by the Friends of Caversham Court Gardens as part of the Caversham 100 Years On project, and was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.


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Chess Prime 3D is one of the best designed 3D chess games for the iPad / iPhone.
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Chess Prime 3D is one of the best designed 3D chess games for the iPad / iPhone. It provides learning support for novice players, a real challenge for the experienced players and fun. Swipe in any of four directions to view the board from any angle and play the chess game in 3D.
Chess Prime 3D supports both 'one player' and 'two player' game play, so you can play against your friends or against a challenging computer opponent.
You can even edit the board and start the game from any set up position. That allows you to test your skills in different game phases, common positions, solve chess puzzles, etc. Also you can save your game and then re-load it anytime you want.
If you are a novice player you may take advantage of the feature that shows all legal moves for the current piece.
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• Configurable player names
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• Versatile openings: Chess Prime AI engine plays like a human, not as a computer that always chooses the same move at the same position. It gives you an opportunity to play different famous openings to gain extensive experience in chess. This feature is activated automatically in the game with a high difficulty level.
• SETUP game: Start the game from any desirable position with any number of pieces
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• REDO function if you missed the opponent's move. Just press EYE button and Chess Prime will show you the last opponent's move.
• SAVE / LOAD feature gives you an opportunity to finish the game later or to play the chess puzzle which you can setup in the "Setup Game" module.
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• Option to ROTATE the board in 'two player' mode.
• Help button with instructions for En Passant capture / Castling (activated automatically)
• Option to limit 'think time' in 'one player' mode to 5, 15 or 30 seconds
• Option to switch on / off sound effects and / or music
• Automatically saves the current state of the game, so the game state would be automatically restored if you quit the application
• Universal app (supports iPad / iPod touch / iPhone)
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Sodium borosilicate is a glass material consisting of sodium, silica, and boron trioxide and is commonly used as laboratory glassware. Sodium borosilicate is resistant to thermal shock and has high melting point. The boric oxide content in sodium borosilicate affects the glass properties in a particular way. The density of sodium borosilicate is less due to the lower atomic mass of the boron atom. Sodium borosilicate finds application in the glass industry, electronics, optics, and cookware due to its significant mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, chemical, and viscous properties.
The main factor which drives the sodium borosilicate market is the growing research and development sector in which laboratory experiments are done using sodium borosilicate glassware. The use of sodium borosilicate in scientific lenses is also creating a positive impact on the growth of the market. The growing demand for photovoltaic modules and solar collectors also positively impacts the global sodium borosilicate market. Another driver of sodium borosilicate is the construction sector due to the increasing application of glasses for special components. Rising demand from the packaging industry is positively influencing the sodium borosilicate market. The demand for energy efficient glass production techniques plays a significant role in enhancing the market. Recent advancements in the automotive industry also provides an opportunity to the sodium borosilicate market to grow further.
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The global sodium borosilicate market has witnessed decent growth in 2015 and this is expected to continue during the forecast period (2016-2024). In terms of region, the market has been segmented into Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe. In the Asia Pacific region, China is the major player due to the growing research and development activity in the country. North America and Europe are the significant players in the sodium borosilicate market due to the rising demand from research and development and technical advancements. Middle East and Latin America are growing markets for sodium borosilicate owing to recent technical developments in these regions.
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In today's day and age people are trying all kinds of new diets such as gluton free, low carb, Atkins, low fat and others. The constant stream of new diets is a challenge for leading dentists like Dr. Mack Jafari. Dr. Jafari views changing lifestyles and habits as a positive if his patients eat less sugary foods and more balanced diets. However, his dental team advises on regular trips to the office for professional cleaning. Busy working professionals often skip brushing and even foods not perceived as sugary can create plaque deposits if there is not thorough brushing. His dental team focuses not only treating existing problems such as cavities with fillings, root canals and other complex procedures, but also on education. Dr. Jafari views his patient's time as a valuable commodity and believes it is important for his team to educate patients about how a few easy steps like regular flossing can prevent big prolems like gum disease down the road.
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I like to savor books.
Contrary to the title, I read at a pretty average pace. However, if I'm completely engrossed in a book, I like to take some time to enjoy the experience. This may mean pausing to process what's happening during a busy scene, rereading a paragraph or quote a couple of times, or just taking a moment to let the feels take over.
With these habits come some minor inconveniences that can get in the way of my reading process.
1. Finishing a Book Takes a Small Eternity
Lately, it's taken me at least one, but sometimes two to three weeks to get through a book. Believe it or not, the older I get, the harder it is for me to just sit down and read for hours on end. There are exceptions where I can't seem to put down a book, but those are few and far between, and I've started to prefer reading in baby steps rather than sprinting.
2. Reading Challenges are...a Challenge...
All of the Readathons and reading challenges in the blogging and Booktube communities baffle me. It's all I can do to stay up to date on my Goodreads reading challenge, and I'm both amazed and slightly intimidated whenever I see that someone has read multiple books in the course of a week or even a weekend.
3. Interruptions=Total Derailment
This might be the case for a lot of people regardless of reading speed, but if someone interrupts me (which is frequently, since I live in a house where no one else relates to my reading addiction), I can't quite seem to get back into the world as I was before.
...But that may be a result of my short attention span instead of my reading habits!
Even though it would be nice to plow through books day after day, I think I prefer being a slow reader because it allows me to take in the details of books and (hopefully) have a better understanding of the plot and its characters.
Are you a fast reader or a slow reader? How does this affect your reading habits? Let me know in the comments!
Thanks for reading,
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So, I am just enjoying reading and re-reading this blog post! I can relate to you, Annie! I think my propensity toward re-reading passages is directly related to my habit of not watching live TV. I even attempt to rewind the car radio on occasion.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! Yeah, we're so used to rewinding that it's become a habit, for sure.Delete


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FRESH program combines basic science with social benefits for women at risk of HIV
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The Ragon Institute Virology Core addresses the need for a reliable source of many HIV characterization services such as nucleic acid isolation, viral stock propagation, and viral genome sequencing. The Core gives users access to top-of-the line equipment and to the specific expertise necessary to properly design and safely execute HIV research in BSL-2+ facilities.
With an solid customer base, knowledgeable staff, and nearly a decade of experience, the Ragon Virology Core is a dependable resource for HIV characterization support. With the HIV Virology Core, researchers have a timely, reliable option for the generation of viral stocks and a variety of virus characterization methods while continuing with their own research.
Investigators may submit requests for various services, and maintain critical customization over characterization applications.
Fluidigm Biomark HD
The Virology Core has a Fluidigm BioMark HD with two IFCs (an MX and an HX) for 48.48 or 96.96 Taqman Chemistry qPCR. For more information on this instrument, visit BioMarkHD. (EvaGreen Chemistry available upon request).
Illumina MiSeq
Run your own NGS libraries on the MiSeq desktop sequencer, which can generate >20M reads per run. Training required. Instrument use only. Visit Illumina's MiSeq training and sequencing and library preparation kit pages for additional information.
Qiagen QiaCube HT
After appropriate training, users may access the Qiagen Qiacube HT which allows isolation of Viral RNA of up to 96 samples at a time. BL2+ access required. Instrument and kit information can be found here.
Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100
Provides sizing, quantification and QC of RNA and DNA. Routinely used to assess RNA quality proper to microarray or RNA-Seq, and to assess DNA prior to NGS. Instrument use only. For kit information click here.
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Administrators of the Virology Core will handle billing responsibilities.
Billing to accounts within Partners affiliates will occur through internal funds transfers initiated by the Core. Customers will receive an invoice that they may contest within 30 days of receipt at which point the funds will be transferred. Please provide a valid fund number with all submissions.
In both Partners and non-Partners cases, it is the responsibility of the end-user investigator to ensure that the fund number s/he provides is valid.
Requests may be submitted electronically through the Red Cap submission form.
Contact Senior Lab Manager, Karen Power with any questions.
If the requestor requires any assistance, a consultation may be scheduled. Requestors are responsible for the delivery of samples to the Allen Lab (if applicable).
Certain services require the use of the BL-2+ facility. No customer is allowed entry into this facility without mandatory safety training.
Acknowledgements and Authorship
The work performed by the Ragon Virology Core should be acknowledged in papers, presentations, posters, scholarly reports and all publications. Additionally, if a Core member has made a significant contribution to your research, please consider authorship.


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One day doesn't seem like quite enough to celebrate the best occasion of the whole year does it? Thank you for joining me for the Operation Write Home bloghop... If you would like to see THE BEST card making bloghop of the whole year, be sure to Start Here for tons of beautiful inspiration. Here are two cards (no one can make just one...) following OWH sketches 22 and 45 that I made to prepare my box of holiday cards for our heroes. Please scroll back one post for credits inspiration and supplies used, as well as the chance to enter for some candy!
Thank you for stopping by and thank you, Operation Write Home for another fabulous hop.


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Metal Gear Survive: First Gameplay Trailer from TGS 2016
Shifting metal gears.
Home » News » Metal Gear Survive: First Gameplay Trailer from TGS 2016
As promised, the 2016 edition of the Tokyo Game Show grants us a world-exclusive look at Konami's controversial Metal Gear Survive in motion. Yes, it still exists.
In these 15 minutes of in-game footage, we see a squad of four players work together to infiltrate some sort of compound, all while crafting healing items, distracting zombie-like creatures with a floating sheep and building fences.
For as far as the footage shown above lets on, it seems as though most missions will be split up in two phases: a stealth-based infiltration phase followed by a defensive phase that relies heavily on base building and expanding your defenses.
In all fairness, the mechanics shown here look rather interesting, but we're still skeptical as to whether this general theme will fit within the Metal Gear franchise.
Metal Gear Survive is expected to hit the shelves in 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
More gaming news
- Sony's Jim Ryan: "We're Just Doing What's Right For PlayStation."
- All Battlefield 4 Expansion Packs Available for Free Until Monday, Grab 'Em Now
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by Emily Francona
The local Monterey Peninsula community is all atwitter with the news of President-Elect Obama's nomination of local favorite Leon Panetta for the directorship of the Central Intelligence Agency. Local personalities and various self-appointed spokespersons, qualified or not, have already made statements for the record about the nomination. While most are justifiably proud of having a "local boy" potentially ascend to this highly responsible national position, it also reveals a lamentable lack of understanding of our intelligence community by these very same fans.
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458) established the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) as the head of the U.S.intelligence community and as the principal advisor to the President. The Act directs that a nominee to this position "shall have extensive national security expertise" and prohibits the director of CIA from being dual-hatted as the Director of Central Intelligence, as was the case before this new law.
Let's review Panetta's qualifications: a legal background with extensive government experience, both in the legislative and executive branch, however little directly related to national security. While some of his experiences may well have brought him into passing contact with intelligence information and national security issues, such as when he was chief of staff for President Clinton, it is far short of the serious professional credentials needed to guide and direct the CIA, or any intelligence agency for that matter. While his public policy credentials are impressive, the CIA supports national security policy - these are two entirely different arenas.
Given the complexity of intelligence issues and the many real or perceived intelligence failures in the history of that agency, a thorough professional understanding of the intelligence profession is indispensable for effective leadership of the CIA. It is precisely because this agency needs reforms to produce more timely and actionable intelligence for U.S. national security decision-making, that its director must understand the capabilities and limitations of the intelligence business, and not be fooled by insiders' ability to "wait out one more director."
Some of the very qualifications touted by Panetta's fans are not desired or needed by a director: he does not need "the ear of the president" since that is the function of the DNI. Nor does this position require political savvy, since that is not a function of any intelligence agency director. In fact, it would be downright counterproductive, given repeated criticism of the "politicization of intelligence" in recent years. Similarly, the legal framework for the conduct of intelligence activities is provided by appropriate legislation, overseen by the DNI and checked by the legislative oversight committees.
It is surprising that President-Elect Obama apparently did not consult in advance with the leadership of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the very body who will grant or not grant Panetta's confirmation. If anything, the very advantages Panetta supporters recite are more suited for the office of DNI: this position does require considerable political savvy and direct access to the presidential, but also a thorough understanding of national security issues. It remains to be seen if Admiral Blair is that person, if confirmed.
Mr. Panetta: with all due respect to your fine public policy credentials, decline this appointment for the good of the intelligence community and the decision makers it serves. You would make an effective governor of California!


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Oliver had a super fun hockey tournament in dartmouth over march break, which created some time to fill in between games. We had a super yummy brunch/lunch at cora's.
Hockey hair and all …
Then we went bowling! Emery was visiting nana and papa so it was just the four of us, but we rocked it! We bowled for a while and then spent a little time in the arcade (spending $15 to win enough tickets for $1 worth of candy). It was a fun few hours and a good way to pass the time.
Eleanor's form progressed as the game went on. Thank goodness for bumpers is all I have to say.


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His duties as Chief of Staff include providing high-level assistance to the President/CEO in the development of organizational plans and strategic direction of the utility, as well as implementing major project initiatives.
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YouTube now has more than 1 billion users and thousands of high-reach content creators to partner with, making the Google-owned social media video platform and network one of the largest sites in the world and a goldmine for socially-savvy digital marketers.
Simply producing and publishing engaging videos, however, doesn't always guarantee that a branded or brand-sponsored YouTube video will be viewed, liked, and shared. So how can marketers ensure that audiences will be receptive to their YouTube videos?
Which Types of YouTube Videos are the Most Popular?
YouTube has become increasingly inundated with content. Its users watch millions of hours and generate billions of views each day with an average viewing session at 40 minutes on mobile. So today's most successful brand marketers must know which type of YouTube videos are most popular with audiences and understand how to develop highly-shareable "viral" campaigns around these ever-evolving viewer trends.
To determine the most popular types of YouTube videos, Mediakix first identified the top 300 YouTube influencer channels, then analyzed each content creator's videos from the first half of 2015 to ascertain which videos received the highest number of views and social engagements. Based on these findings, we distilled the most popular YouTube videos down into the following 13 categories:
An Important Note For Marketers:
While taking advantage of these findings and trends can offer an advantage over competitors, marketers should keep in mind that providing genuine value—either through entertainment or information—is key to developing impactful YouTube videos and YouTube video campaigns.
What type of video do you (or, okay, your audience) view most on YouTube? Share with us in the comments!


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Nokia's first android based smartphone has been announced Nokia 6, there is several leaks as a Nokia D1 c, but comapny release as a Nokia 6. The new phone has a mid-range and carry Dolby Atoms sound system and build with aluminium unibody designed.
The Nokia 6 Price at 1699 Yuan (Approx. US $245/ Rs.16,750 ) and is lunch early this year on JD.com exclusively in China, there is no words for global roll out, but we thought it will be available other part of world including in coming days.
"Arto Nummela , CEO, HMD Global says, that —-
"The Nokia 6 is a result of listening to our consumers who desire a beautifully crafted handset with exceptional durability, entertainment and display features. Our ambition is to deliver a premium product, which meets consumer needs at every price point, in every market. We start today, with our premium, high quality Nokia 6; built to deliver a fantastic core user experience for Chinese consumers. We look forward to unveiling further products in the first half of this year."
The Nokia 6 features a 5.5 inch 1080p full HD IPS display protected with gorilla glass and is get powerd from Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core processor with Adreno 505 Graphics Processor Unit (GPU), coupled with 4GB of RAM, 64GB ROM and the device is runs with Android 7.0 out of the box. On Camera it has 16MP main camera with dual-tone LED flash, there is also a 8MP front facing selfie shooter with wide angle lens and f/2.0 aperture for low light imaging. The Nokia 6 is backed by a solid 3000mAh non-removal battery.
Nokia 6 Specifications
- Display :- 5.5 inch IPS full HD (1920 x 1080, 16: 9) 2.5 D surface glass, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 403 ppi sunlight reading technology 450 nits brightness
- Processor :- Qualcomm® Xeon ™ 430 Octa -core with Adreno 505 GPU
- Memory :- 4GB of RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage and expandable up to support 128GB microSD card
- Rear camera:- 16 MP with phase focus PDAF, 1.0um sensor, f / 2 aperture, dual tone flash
- Selfie camera: 8MP, 1.12um sensor, f / 2 aperture, the maximum wide-angle 84-degree
- OS :- Android 7.0 Android ™ Nougat
- Connectivity :- 3G HSPA+/4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, OTG and USB 2.0
- Sensor :- Ambient Light sensor, proximity, Accelerometer (gravity sensor), electronic compass, gyroscope, front fingerprint sensor and Hall sensor
- Battery :- 3000 mAh (non-removable) with Qualcomm 3.0 quick charge


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Toronto, Canada's CCI Entertainment has put the finishing touches on a series of broadcast deals for new live-action series Timeblazers. So far Nine Network Australia and Log On Editora in Brazil have picked up the show. Log On will also be taking care of home video rights in Brazil.
The time-tripping 40 x 30-minute series targeting kids seven to 11 demo that takes kids back through history to see what it was really like, has also just been scooped up by Discovery Kids (US), Discovery (UK, India) SRC (Canada), TPS (France), ATV (Hong Kong) and Media Corp (Singapore).
Timeblazers is co-produced by CCI and Coneybeare Stories in association with Canadian broadcaster YTV.


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Physical Computing, Tangible Interface, TUI/NUI, Interactive Scultpure, Music Control, OSC
stribe + MIDIbox = awesome app!!
From tk of midibox.org: "...Most of you guys are using Arduino based hardware, therefore I'm not sure if you are interested in an alternative approach, which is based on the MIDIbox hardware platform and MIOS. As the name implies, the focus is on MIDI communication instead of OSC via USB, accordingly this solution covers different usecases.
"The main difference to your current approach is the autarkic firmware, which doesn't require a computer to process the sensors, handle the LEDs, and to communicate with other MIDI devices. This might make it less flexible for experimental stuff, on the other hand I can easily add a LCD, buttons, more LEDs, rotary encoders, etc... - everything which is provided by MIOS - and control my MIDI synths directly..."
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Some plexiglas test parts arrived from the Netherlands today via Xndr Industries. I assembled an all-red stribe with the new parts and it looks pretty awesome:
more pics here
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phineus + tenori-on + alesis micron from phineus on Vimeo.
I got a chance to play with a Tenori-On - it's pretty neat. Here I am testing out the MIDI implementation.
The Stribe goes to Maker Faire
Finally emerging from the shadows, the Stribe will be at Maker Faire in San Mateo May 3 & 4, 2008. So get some sunblock and come to the Faire!
I visited the Maker Faire in Austin, Fall 2007 and it was awesome.
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Buy a t-shirt and help support the Stribe Project.
free TR 606/808/909 for Windows
Who says you only get what you pay for? This donation-ware download from d-lusion is a hidden treasure for those in search of simple drum programming and great sounds on no budget. It's been around for a while but I came across it again recently and fell in love all over again with drum programming. Also check RubberDuck, a re-imagined TB-303, and the MJ Studio MP3 mixing tool. Don't forget to throw a few beans in d-lusion's Donation bucket for providing all this great stuff for free!
From the d-lusion site:
"Based on the concept of the legendary Roland drum synthesizers TR-909, TR-808 and TR-606 whose throbbing bassdrums and crashing hihats sent generations of dance-music enthusiasts into extasy, Drumstation combines cool old drum machine features with cutting-edge software synthesis technology. Drumstation is a drum software synthesizer and features 8 channels of drums (either samples or synthesized drum sounds), programmable via an easy-to-use step sequencer, effects (realtime reverb, delay, flanger, filter, distortion) for each channel, loops could be sliced and stretched.
"All this in the year 1998!
This free downloadable version also contains - beside the standalone software synthesizer - a complete set of free drum samples and effects to get you started (Roland TR-606, TR-808, TR-909, Real Drums, Sound Effects, DR-101, DPM-48, and additional Yamaha/etc. sampled sounds)."
UK Sound Square project
"Input device from a matrix of IR beams set in a square. Fed into a Macintosh through a create HID interface. Processed with custom software written in Objective C and Quartz composer and fed to an MU10."
Mike Cook, in the UK, made a device similar to my Sound Square project (ca 1993), but smaller, and he went much farther with the software. Interestingly, he built it around the same time period (1994). At the time, a grid of sensors seemed like such a powerful meme to me that I assumed this type of music tech would be everywhere in no time. The fact that it HASN'T seemed to progress very far in 15 yrs was what put me on the path that eventually led to the Stribe. Well, 15 years later it seems Mike has dusted off his project as well! He has a great website and a page dedicated to the how-to of it all. Yay Mike!! Can't wait to see what comes next!
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We all experience a little stress in our lives, but it becomes a problem when it becomes excessive. High stress has been linked to physical and emotional issues like high blood pressure, depression, and heart problems, but did you know that stress affects your appearance? If you weren't already concerned, dry skin and acne must be the final straw! To avoid the physical and emotional effects of stress, here are four tips on how to handle stress better.
MeditationWe've written in the past about the benefits of meditation, but it's a huge stress reliever. It's especially effective in fighting the emotional effects of stress (jackpot!). A new meditation study from Carnegie Mellon University found that practicing just 25 minutes a day for three consecutive days can alleviate psychological stress. And again, if mindfulness isn't your thing, yoga is closely related and you can benefit from similar effects.
Have a good timeReady for our easiest of all tips on how to handle stress better? For goodness sake, have a good time! Get out and do something that you enjoy; better yet, make the time to do the things you love! There's nothing more stress relieving than having fun. Sometimes, it's as easy as getting into the yard to play soccer with the kids or hitting the spa for massage.
Use your social support systemSometimes when you're searching for tips on how to handle stress better, the answer is all around you: your support system. Reach out to friends, and let them know that you're struggling with stress or anxiety! Your friends help ease your pain by providing someone to vent to and discuss issues with, but most importantly, knowing that you have a close circle that is supportive takes the weight off your shoulders… there's a reason that therapists exist!
ExerciseWhen we say "exercise", we don't mean that you must go to the gym for hours daily. This can including hiking, enjoying the outdoors, weightlifting, spin, and so much more. Exercise is unique because it causes a physiological response in the body by releasing endorphins, which stimulate happiness. Plus, you get your mind off your stressor for at least a small part of the day!
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California Audi fans can look forward to the debut of the 2016 Audi TT and TTS coupe at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Audi is introducing the all-new Audi TT model line in a big way this year. Unveiling the 2016 Audi TT and Audi TTS at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi will give fans a glimpse of the new design and technology in store for the TT model line.
Performance Suited for Your Style
The Audi TT Coupe and Roadster will both offer a 2/0L TFSI engine capable of a powerful 220 hp and 258lb-ft of torque. All models in the line will feature quattro permanent all-wheel drive to improve driving dynamics and traction. Able to grip the road, the Audi TT will deliver an exceptional driving experience in all kinds of weather and driving conditions. Furthermore, the included Audi drive select system will enable the driver to adjust shift points, throttle response, steering, and suspension for a more customized driving experience.
Intelligent Design
The design of the Audi TT Coupe and Roadster has been improved with performance, style, and efficiency in mind. The unit's body weight is 3.3 lbs lighter thanks to the slim design. The Audi TT will be available in a coupe and roadster, and the TTS will be only available as a coupe. Audi states that the TTS was developed as a true performance car for everyday use. The all-new front end will give patrons of the LA Auto Show something to talk about and share. The body is made of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel components while the compartment of the car is made from aluminum casings to reduce weight. Capable of storing up to 10.8 cubic feet, the Audi TT and TTS are ready for adventure whenever you are. Folding down the rear seats enables you to carry nearly 25.1 cubic feet of luggage, gear, or other necessary travel items.
Debut Preview Available Late November
The 2016 Audi TT and Audi TTS are expected to arrive in US showrooms during the second half of next year. Drivers and Audi fans alike can learn more about this unique vehicle line by visiting the L.A. Auto show anytime or stopping by their local dealership. The Los Angeles Auto Show is open to the public and will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from November 21-30th, 2014.
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History is more than a date, a place or an event. History is the story of people: their struggles, their successes and their failures. The story of a date, place or event is profoundly influenced by its people. By understanding this, we realize that we, ordinary everyday folk, are making history each day of our lives. By studying the people of the past, we can learn who and what we are and perhaps where we are heading.
Check out our Fact Sheets on personalities of Jamestown. As you read these short biographies of the men and women who helped found and shape Jamestown put yourself in their place. Would you have made the same decision? How would you have done it differently? It is not out of the realm of possibility that you may be the next great explorer helping to establish the first colony on the moon or the planet Mars. Remember, YOU ARE THE HISTORY MAKER OF TODAY.
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And it's only in June, July, and August that the nighttime average temperature is in the 80s. September and October's are in the 70s, and then you're down to the 50s (or even lower!) for the next five months before it starts warming up again in April and May. So even though the high temperature is much too hot for six months out of the year, you only get three months of lows in the 80s (and they feel relatively good). It may be too dusty here to keep the windows open much when it's cooler, but we can at least open them in the mornings for a bit when it's nice outside.
I'm putting this on the win column of my mental chart of reasons to like living in Riyadh (or, at least, why Riyadh isn't as bad as you think it is).


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Honestly with the snow.
Snow. On April 27th. The funny thing is that this really should not surprise a single person who lives in the GTA. It's always cold in April. Always. It's around this time every year where complaints start coming in on Twitter to the tune of "OMG it's soooo hot. Need air conditioning" and photos start popping up on Facebook and on Instagram of my friends—the smart ones who live in warmer climates—wearing shorts and tanks and, gasp, flip flops. And here I am, in sweaters and boots and coats and jeans. And my lovely summer dresses just hang in the closet, taunting me with their lovely lightweight fabrics and spring colors.
But, even though it's not surprising, it still makes me want to punch this weather in the neck. Or at least stab is a little bit.
So, today, on this gloomy, snowy Friday—when I plan to stay inside where it's warm and cuddle up to my DVR with last night's Grey's Anatomy and a steaming hot mug of coffee the size of my entire head—we are going to focus on THE GOOD. The things that are making me happy right this very minute:
Community does Law & Order. Impeccably.
Breakfast for dinner. Or lunch. Or breakfast.
This song. On repeat. There are no words for how much I love Schuyler Fisk…and not just because she was Kristy Thomas in the Babysitters Club Movie. I swear.
Good Mary Poppins auditions. (Fingers and toes crossed for Tuesday, when we find out if we will be buying carpet bags and umbrellas and learning to speak with an English accent.)
Girl Scout cookies.
Watching Bones from the beginning, for the very first time. How, seriously, have I never watched this before? (Also, my lust for Booth had forced me to go back and give Buffy the Vampire Slayer another shot, because obviously. And now I am almost done with season 3. And my friends seem satisfied.)
The Pacific version of 30 Rock's Live Show—three words: ZU BISOU BISOU.
Friday night Shabbat dinners.
Smelling new tea flavors.
The 80-something+ comments on my Facebook stream yesterday re: 50 Shades of Grey. (Rest assured, there is a review in the works, complete with commentary about lip biting and Bella Swan.)
Roger Sterling takes an acid adventure and his vodka bottle sings. (Also, wait…is that Angela Chase's mother?)
Beautiful Girls, the movie. (And the soundtrack.)
Loving Cher, without shame.
Crying during commercials, without shame.
Movie theater popcorn. For dinner.
The idea of living on a farm. Or just, you know, going off the grid and moving to some small town somewhere where we can buy a huge plot of land and a huge (affordable) house with a huge wraparound porch where I can sit and work remotely. Ah…dreams. Also, I need to get the heck off of realtor.com.
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Airplanes- B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams from Paramore
April 17, 2010
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NFZ.forestnet: Highlights of the past 10 years
NFZ.forestnet is a European research and higher education network which gathers French, German and Swiss institutions working on forestry, forest ecosystem and forest-related products. It was founded in 2006 with the aim of creating and developing collaborative research and education projects. In this video clip, Prof. Konstantin von Teuffel (FVA, Switzerland), Erwin Dreyer (Inra Nancy, France) and Prof. Andreas Rigling (WSL, Switzerland) evoke some highlights of the past ten years of their collaboration.
NFZ.forestnet: What is so unique about it?
NFZ.forestnet is a unique forest research and higher education network worldwide. Prof. Marc Hanewinkel (University of Freiburg) briefly explains why.
NFZ.forestnet: 10 years in 60 seconds
How to summarize a ten-year-old collaboration between seven forest research and higher education institution? Prof. Andreas Rigling (WSL) did it in less than a minute.
NFZ.forestnet in 10 years
"Ten years is a long time"... Marc Hanewinkel (University of Freiburg) and his colleagues Arthur Gessler (WSL), Harald Bugmann (ETH Zurich) and Erwin Dreyer (Inra Nancy) talk about their hopes and vision for NFZ.forestnet in 10 years from now.
NFZ.forestnet 10 years ago: the vision
In January 2006, seven forest research and higher education institutions decided to join forces. Four of the "founding fathers", Andreas Rigling (WSL), Harald Bugmann (ETH Zurich), Erwin Dreyer (Inra Nancy) and Konstantin von Teuffel (FVA Freiburg) recall the vision they shared.
NFZ.forestnet: What have you learnt?
In NFZ.forestnet, students are not the only ones who learn valuable lessons. Three of the major actors of the network - Konstantin von Teuffel (FVA, Freiburg), Meriem Fournier (AgroParisTech, Nancy) and Harald Bugmann (ETH Zurich) - tell us about their experience.
NFZ.forestnet: What difference has it made?
NFZ.forestnet has brought many advantages to scientists and research managers of the partner institutions. Arthur Gessler (WSL), Meriem Fournier (AgroParisTech) and Marc Hanewinkel (University of Freiburg) give a few examples.
More than just summer schools: NFZ.forestnet for students
Since 2006, each annual NFZ summer school has been dedicated to a theme within the forestry and wood science domain. Heinrich Spiecker (University of Freiburg) tells us how else NFZ.forestnet commits itself to higher education.


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I made this when Waluigi and Stafy were announced as assist trophies for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I really wanted both of them to be characters and I was kind of torn up about it. So I made this with my little to no Paint.net knowledge and posted it on Nintendo City. Obviously I accidentally used layers, because I did not realize how to use layers until MONTHS after I began using the program. I would just make the images in MS Paint and then add the effects on PDN.


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The core of your content marketing should be living and breathing on your website. While there is talk that blogging is dead, and the culprit is social media platforms like LinkedIn (with their long form posts), Facebook (with their longer status updates and notes) and even Instagram (where people are posting long blog-like posts along with their photos). We feel strongly that your content should live on your website. Afterall, what if you woke up tomorrow to discover Mark Zuckerberg shut down Facebook and decided to become a monk? It could happen! You need your content on your property and then you use social media platforms to promote it.
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