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Bowknot Design for a
HERE Ib a design that I have had
made -daily for those readers
who have clamored for bow
knots. I have had the graceful
ribbon effects placed Into flowers, and
in this way I think every one will be
You will see that It is for, the front of
a blouse. Any fullness of the bodice
must be attained by laying deep pleats
at each side, or making a cluster of
tine tucks from the shoulder line down
for three or four inches. At any rate,
the idea i****-* beautiful—and the message
to my fellotv-embroiderers is hopeful;
for, believe me. It works up very quickly
and Is much more'effective in the em
broidered article than on paper. >
Let me suggest something for the
back. Make the tucks or pleats run the
entire length, and take but a part of
the design for the front. "Use a bow
knot and I spray of flowers on each
side of the middle line.
Bat let's start on the front! ■'', You
will notice that there is a veritable neck
lace suggested below the collar line.
These oval forms you will first pad with
one or two lines of darning cotton, and
then you will work over and>over across
the shortest way. filling in. The -bain
soon nears completion.
Th? bowknots you will pad on the
wide parts, and work finely with over
and-over stitch, quite as the French do.
The thla lines are merely outline stitch,
whipped a second time to give a fine
ridge. Dc the central spots in solid
work. :
Now for the flowers. Solid work, I
think, is effective for the petals, and a
tiny eyelet for the center of each blos
som. The eyelet hint brings us to the
rest of our story. You will notice that
on the upper yoke are little round dots,
and on, the lower part of the design are
round and oval forms. These are for
eyelet work. It Js one of {he most
effective combinations that I have seen
this year. The openwork gives just the
relief that you need from the solid
Of course, you will do the lins work
in regular outline stitch and the slender
leaves in solid work. If yoii prefer, the,
little cluster of four dots can be made
in eyelets, although I myself like it
For your collar, if you are fond of
linen collars, one of these sprays will
do, placed irregularly across the front.
A lace one, hand sewn, would make a
pretty finish at the top. Cuff 3 may be
similarly decorated.
But Isn't the design attractive?
An Easy Bedquilt
COLD weather Is here with a venge
ance and some of us are wish
ing, we had one of the heavy quilts
grandmother handed down to us and we',
handed down—to the church tatir. Well,
here is the way to make one quickly
and easily.
Get two pieces of sateen, or of mer
cerized printed goods in contrasting
yet harmonious colors, and of the
proper size to fit your bed. Put tho
right sides together and machine stitch
UP two of the sides. Then turn the
good.** inside out and run it up in stripes
six inches apart. ■ ,
Next get a soft calico, which tear up
into strips each six inches wide. Ma
chine stitch these up the sides and fill
them with cotton batting.
Draw the cotton-filled calico into the
: strips of your quilt, being sure tn fit
them evenly and neatly, and sew. up the
ends. Finish with a ribbon quill or
•dglng and your quilt is done.
v Broom Pincushion
AVERY dainty novelty Is the broom
pincushion. • For this you will
require a large flat cork, a
meat skewer ( a new one, of course)
and a few yards of Wdby ribbon In
some bright shade.
Cut a small hole in the cork and
Insert the, skewer 'firmly through if*
Now wind skewer and cork together
■with the ribbon until they are en
tirely covered. Two bows on the
skewer wll^hold. the ribbon tight so
' far.! *
The broom effect you will gain by
Ihe pins; they must be driven thickly
Into the under side of the cork, hold
ing* the ribbon at that point .and at
the;_ same time! giving a very- good
imitation**** of a .tiny; metal "broom.
These mat- very, nice favors at fa.
rmal parties, club meetings,',etc.
For the INDUSTRIOUS NEEDLEWOMAN
Edged Crochet
MY READERS have at various
times asked me for directions for
making crocheted lace. It Is al
most impossible within the limits as
signed to me to give rules for the more
intricate varieties; but. I am giving to
day directions for one of the simplest
forms—the edging or insertion which is
simply a succession of little rings, with
heavier rings for the border.
First row—Work twenty^ chain, one
double in the twelfth stitch from * the
needle, one double in the next stitch,
six chain, one double in the sixth stitch,
one double in the- next stitch.»
Second row—Turn with ten chain, two
double under six chain, six chain, two
double in corner loop.
Repeat second row/ for thirty-eight
rows, then work the looped border. Do
not turn, but work. six double- in the
same loop, eight double in; the next loop,
,* eight double in the next loop, six
chain, join back to sixth double from
the chain, ten double in'this loop. Re
peat from * as directed and fasten off.
Two strips this length will give you
enough for a lace jabot. Calculate from
• this any'length you wish."
Crocheted rings are about the com
monest of crocheted forms. Herl, is how
to make one: Work twenty chain and
form a ring, thirty-eight double in it, a
slip stitch in Ihe first double of this row;
work another row of thirty-eight double
over the last row and finish with a slip "
stitch' ■ • ■■•■' '■/. ' * : '
If you wish to join rings, do not break
* off after this. * Work twenty-one
chain a slip stitch in the twentieth,
chain from the needle; fill in two rows
of thirty-eight double as before. " For -
each extra ring, repeat from ■***.
Veil Case
A -VEIL case for a quarter! It
sounds Impossible, doesn't It? But
this is how It is: done:.- .."'
Oct half a yard of colored and half i
- yard of cream, mercerised fabric of some,
sort, a spool of thread |o match.the col
ored material,, a ball of cieam-colored
crochet yarn and. a"quarter of a yard
of-cotton, wadding ; and half a dozen
small buttons.
(Jul two pieces of the colored goods,
each Bxl4 inches; on one piece embroider
the word "Veils" with the crochet yarn.
Around; the other.piece pleat a'frill one
inch wide, and Join it down one long
side to the embroidered part.
Sow cut the cream-colored fabric" 16x11
inches, lay the; wadding on the wrong
side and stitch in two directions, to
give the effect of quilting, with the
colored cotton. Hem this' to the col
ored material all around and fold across
the middle.' _ -
For - the ; rollers take a piece of stiff
paper or thin cardboard thirteen inches
long by one wide, and cover it with
stitched material. Work a loop "at each
end with yarn to button the case; cover
the buttons with the colored good* and
sew.- on three at each end' two inches
apart ; ■ -!!
Spool Holders .
DID .you : ever go hastily to your
.sewing basket and find all the!
thread unwound and tangled? If
you ever did. you will appreciate the
very simple holder for spools of cotton
and -silk described here. In .size and
scope It. may be varied as you please,
but the sample I am describing is just
about what the > average housewife
needs. ■'..-'' *
The foundation is a board 12 by »
inches and a half inch thick. Into
this! drive two rows of six long nails,•
each, long enough, that' is, for their;
points to project through to the other
side the length (.almost) of a spool.
on the t board mark in ; plain : letters
, above the top row! "So, SO, 40, 50, 50,"70."
In the top row put your black thread of
the corresponding number. in your bot
tom row; your ■ bite. .
If you wish to add a row. of colored
silks, mark them, also; the* proper "color
under, each.; - "
So that the spools shall not fail off
. the'nails, drop a hit of hot sealing wax
at the top of; each nail. This will .'pre
vent hurting the hand -on the sharp"
nail's also. When the', spool Is exhaust
ed. It Is easy enough to knock off* the
sealing wax and .apply new.
Put screw eye! at the back of : this
board and hang dt up by your work,t"a
b!e -or ,fi*****''lng machine. You will find
It one of the most useful articles in the
Chamois Collar Case
STIFFEN two chamois disks with
j^v 'cardboard and , lace them to a
- * sidepiece two inches deep, Lace
by. punching both disks and sidepiece,
with round holca (use a paper." punch,
or "a; nutpick. if you haven't the *! for- *
mer useful! article), and then ! thread
ing with silk cord the color of the
chamois. * ,".'"'•': . ■:'■'■■
Overcast lacing on the , sidepiece
along*! its top edge, and within, this!
tack a chamois-color silk bag"' drawn
■ ■■_ up with ribbons.' ■>.■
* Make this of a size!to hold collars,
and you have a:little gift that bachelor
maid and bachelor man iwill find equally
useful and acceptable. *
J>es/ff/retf Jti/ ,
Bows in Evening Dress
EVERY evening dress one sees .this
; year seems to be ; trimmed; some
". where with a bow or.; two. These
, may be applied in '• various ways. .
Big fiat bows fori the girdle. '.**
Or to fasten off the edges of a draped
-Or to fasten a bodice over one shoul-".
- der. 1 _" ..-.'■''-'•
Tiny buckled bows around the top of
-, the bodice. ■.■■*' .-- '
Metal ;bows'for the hair and on even
--.lng'slippers. ■*; '
Two or three bows to catch the
- streamers of a long girdle.
;• Even bows on the petticoat ruffle.
And bows on the chiffon scarf thrown
over the shoulders. *
So get to work; and fashion; for", your
■>. self bows in some "color that will har
'... monize ; with that evening gown you are
* going tto i make; « you will ;<* want -. to i use
them • somewhere.
■ '. " .'
Embroidery Ideas
THE devoted embroiderer is always
looking out ; for novelties... Here
are, a few ideas for her winter's
. .work. .
Afternoon -tea sets, i tray mat, ,* ; tea
. cozy and serviettes embroidered *to
V match. * ,; .
... Cracker boxes :to hand around at .tea,
being .the^ordinary; boxes covered with!
silk inside and out and'-. embroidered
with ribbon work.
Linen mending boxes for the guest
room, the . linen ! embroidered ■; cases .
being capable of being slipped off and
'. washed.'
Rolled cases with pockets for jewelry,
pins, small toilet 1 articles, etc. '
Glass ■ covers for hot, milk or water
; tumblers ■ for the. invalid, with ' cam-•'*>
-.; brie doilies sewed , over, them, or cro
cheted over in heavy linen.
Embroidered book covers—not slip
cases, but really permanent covers for
fine books—in'satin and velvet.
: Sachet sets, in ; moire! trimmed .with
ribbon work and gold lace, and "com
taining every sachet from the scented
coat hanger to ; the glove pocket. !
Satin Stitch
IN WORKING satin *n-ver use
double ": silk or cotton. ; Doubling ■
'.;. crosses the "He".! of the two threads,:
and! therefore an even stitch cannot >be i
secured and the work seems rough and
coarse. ■ ■" '
If the work absolutely requires a
double thickness,' draw two ** threads - to
i gether from \ the ■ skein ! and • thread i them"
: at the same time.through, the eye of the 1 '
needle. This, however, is possible only
! in the finer numbers of cotton *or silk. ••'
The San Francisco Sunday Call
Braid Edging
FINE lace braid, almost transparent';
in ~ its delicacy, can be used ; very;
effectively as edging for table
linens of the ■ lighter doilies, . tray '■
; cloths,! bread-dish covers, , etc. ' - i ,
•The! braid is sewed! Into leaves and
■ flower petals. and stitched around heavy \
linen. 'For a larger piece, a good effect
is gained] by using four small squares of
the linen and forming them into a mal
tese cross by ' braid loops * between' the!
squares. . ;"■'.-.:■ ;; . v -* .;
This ; same - braid can be used also to
; advantage In : braid crochet as * a border';
to heavier pieces and *in appliqu'ed j de-,
signs, like coronation";braid, on ; center
;pieces.-' :
Crocheted Purse
HERE -are simple directions for
' crocheting a! purse with wool or
... silk. Commence with thirty-seven
chain, always taking three chain to
' turn. Turn and work one treble In each
chain, turn:and.continue the same till
, you have the required' length. !' Remem
'her, that ; the work has to -<c . doubled
from beginning to end to form two sides.
When you have the length desired,
start decreasing one stitch at each end
until all \ the ;. stitches ■',* are ; done. ! This
point forms'the "turn-over flap.
. Double , work and sew neatly on
the '■ wrong .side, turn back and sew a
patent fastener to the under side of the
flap.-which fastens to the purse Itself.
If you wish to"!fasten the purse around
•■ your , -neck, ; fasten \ you r.*; thread ■at - one *
end of t the pursa and work eighty;chainV
and attach the-!opposite side. Buy a
■ brass ring and double crochet around It,
:catching it into the ;eighty, chain; in ;the'
center. % Pass the cord to go around the I
js neck through this * ring and the purse 13
; completed. -
Macrame Work
A GOOD while ago . macrame work
wag all tho fashion. It wis an
. odd handicraft, consisting of knot
ting heavy twine into patterns and
fashioning the articles thus formed into
. all sorts or things for wear and orna
ment. Now, - very few people do this
work,. but it still has some adherents,
and many of us possess odd bits done by
"grandmother or Greataunt-Eliza.'.' Here
are a few hints for making use of them
in modern ways:
Both handbags and shopping bags may
be made of dark or bright ( plush or
eatin, embroidered with this macrame
work or completely covered with a
network of twine. These bags have long -
hanging fringes of the twine, perhaps
held in place by beads; in fact, macrame
can very well be combined with bead
work. ."' ''"•»■' ! V .
Then there are sets of Dutch collars *■*"-<
and turnback cuffs, with or without a "
.fabric background. These are very
quaint on severe tailored blouses or on
black or dark silk or mercerized ---lists,
the collars fastened by a mosaic or
cameo pin. It takes a certain type
! of girl to wear this style, but to that
typo it la very becoming.
If you have a good deal of the! mac
rame and do not know- what to do* with
it, make ;an antimacassar of it. The
day of tidies has, thank heaven, gone
out; but big comfortable easy chairs still
look cozy and inviting with something
of this sort covering their capacious
backs, like "the crocheted shawl on an
old lady. Get grayish linen, cut it into
two squares and connect and frame
these with your bits of macrame, not
paying any attention to' whether thesu
. match in pattern. Finally, edge with
a border of the; knotted twine, which
you can do yourself when no design is
required. The effect is "charming and
exceedingly unusual
The Knitted Toque
HAVE you seen them? They ar e of
",f~l 'wool-red or white, usually—and *
.-■-*- they are knitted or crocheted
; loosely in the shape of. tigbt-iitting
skating caps and in the weave! once
familiar in baby afghans.
: Sometimes they are perfectly plain
sometimes-they are bordered with dark
fur; sometimes at the left side they have
a long quill-feather or kid or valve
caught by, a little half-moon ornament.
'Never anything .more than that—sim
plicity Is their raison d'etre.
They are certainly very stunning, and V
they are very easy to make. If you/
crochet at;all. you must,have one of
them, and if you don't crochet you must
- learn how. . ■ -
Probably they won't live very long
beyond this winter,"" but Paris has de
creed them, and so this season they are
quite the , thing. in Paris they wore
them first to the race*-* little girl sell- .
Ing doll caps at the gates thought of *
them first, they say^-and now they are
seen everywhere that a tailored suit Is '
in evidence. For country tramps or for
any open-air exercises they are ideal.
Since they fit closely over the hair, do
not need hatpins and yet do not disar
range the coiffure.
Moreover, no snow or rain can hurt
them, and they" are easily washable in
"'' water and ammonia, with a little
suds of castile soap. Do not iron them,
but wring them tight, roil them in a
towel and let them dry. In other words,
act 1 just as in laundering sweaters •
In fact," where they look best is with
the long ; knitted coats that Paris sent
over to us still earlier in the seasonl
- With a knitted skirt,: coat, gloves, \ eg
gins and cap, the iinter""girl is togged
.. wut* completely, ready 'for any weather.
' , '....,...... •. .—r- ———
Pretty Opera Bag
a BOUT, the simplest "possible:opera
ABOUT the simplest possible satin,
bag is made of a piece of satin,
***•,•*• linen or moire, sixteen "by seven '
Inches, with a lining of china silk the •
same size. -':-■■■ *"
. Sew 3 bag material and lining to
. gether and stitch up the sides. MaKe
* slots for the.; drawstrings, thread silt
cord through them, and there you are'
,Of course, if you wish to be a little \
more elaborate, embroidery and hand- '
painting are>■ In order; and then there
"are the. little pockets inside for •
. powder puffs., mirror, theater - tickets
etc. But the -bag >is certainly most
easily made, , and a very pretty and
"dainty one it is.
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A Night of Vision
On November 3rd we had a meal together to learn about how Christians can change the future for children in foster care. We heard from the Division Chief of LA County DCFS, along with church leaders and former foster youth. Dinner was included. Join us in supporting the Coalition of Christian Foster Care Ministries and find out how you too can be part of changing a life.
Join us!
New life Community Church
18800 Norwalk Blvd.
Artesia, CA
- Dinner, Networking, Ministry Tables
- Welcome and Prayer
- Barnabas Framing Thoughts
- History of the Coalition
- Panel Interview
- Keynote Speaker (Division Chief of Adoptions and Permanency Resource Division of DCFS, Daniel Svedas)
- Former Foster Youth Speakers
- Church Example Speaker
- Next Steps and Giving Opportunity
- Closing Words
*Investment and partnership opportunities with the Coalition of Christian Foster Care Ministries
*Plenty of free parking in the lot


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Coordinates: 49°15′58.50″N 123°05′03.66″W / 49.2662500°N 123.0843500°W
The Rubbish Boys Disposal Service
|Waste management
|Brian Scudamore
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Number of locations
|156 (2017)
Key people
|Brian Scudamore (CEO)
|Junk Removal Services
$200 million (2016)[1]
|O2E Brands
RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc. (doing business as 1-800-GOT-JUNK?) is a Canadian franchised residential and commercial junk removal company operating in the United States, Canada, and Australia.[2] The company's business model consists of taking junk or trash haulage, and giving it a 'clean' image through branding and marketing.
The company started in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1989. It was incorporated as The Rubbish Boys Disposal Service, then in 1998 with its current name.[3] The first permanent franchise opened in 1997 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[4] and a second in Toronto in 1998. In 2000, a franchise opened outside Canada in Portland, Oregon.[5] It's correctly known as "The Worlds Largest Junk Removal Service".
The chief operating officer is Erik Church.[6]
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The company claims to keep 63.5% of collected items out of the landfill by recycling and by donating to community and charity organizations.[7][8] 1-800-GOT-JUNK? performs bi-annual audits of their environmental practices.[9] Franchisees have access to a report to track their landfill diversion.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? evaluates its level of customer service using the Net Promoter Score system.[10] The company claimed a score of 84 in 2016.[11] Customer calls are routed through a central call center based at the company headquarters in Vancouver and a second location in Toronto. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? released a consumer-based mobile booking site in 2012 and a mobile app in 2013 for franchisees and their employees to manage operations.[12][13]
In the media[edit]
Entrepreneur Magazine named the company 425th of 500 franchises in 2013.[14] Achievers, a company that offers social recognition and employee engagement solutions to its clients, rated the subject of this article Canada's "most engaged workplace" in 2013 and recognised it in 2012.[15]
The founder and CEO is Brian Scudamore.[16]
- ^ http://www.1800gotjunk.com/sites/default/files/prkit_2016_northamerica.pdf
- ^ Blaskovich, Sarah. "Success stories - Brian Scudamore". Success. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "How I did it: Brian Scudamore". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "1-800-GOT-JUNK Franchise Review - 1-800-GOT-JUNK Franchises For Sale". Businessmart.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ Villano, Matt (May 1, 2006). "A Cache of Cash Cleaning Up Other People's Trash". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "The Frequent Flyer: Erik Church". Go Far. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "1-800-GOT-JUNK? - Another Year of Successful Earth Day Events!". 1-800-Got-Junk. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Junk Salvaging Gets Environmental Audit". Greenandsave.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Our honored small businesses - Where are they now?". Winning Workplaces. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ D'Antonio, Mila. "1-800-GOT-JUNK? drives its customer experience forward". 1to1 Media. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "1-800-GOT-JUNK? case study". Apptivo. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Levy Sarfin, Rachel. "1-800-GOT-JUNK? rolls out mobile app for franchise partners". IT in Canada. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "1-800-GOT-JUNK now has an app". Computer Dealer News. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "2013 Franchise 500 Rankings". Entrepreneur Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "The 50 most engaged workplaces in Canada". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Undercover Analysis | Episode #4: Got-Junk Boss Brian Scudamore". Financial Post. Retrieved 1 November 2013.


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My husband was diagnosed with Advanced Liver Disease in June of 2010. His liver is "rather small", and his liver no longer functions above about 5-10% of capacity. He has severe cirrhosis of the liver. His only option according to the doctors is a transplant.
He is suppose to take meds for the following:
Increase Bowl Movements
Portal Hypertension
which he does not take. He also continues to drink beer. His reasoning is because the beer "doesn't bother" him. He thinks this because he doesn't have the jaundice, ascites, and adema any longer.
I know there is no way to estimate how long he will live, but i was wondering if anyone had any idea of how much more damage and how fast the damage is occuring with his continuing to drink beer?


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I'm getting caught up on postings!
Since I had made pulled pork, it seemed really logical to make Shredded pork tacos (p. 189). This is one of the stupidly easy recipes in TJOC--a tortilla, some pulled pork, a little sour cream, some avocado, and it's done.
It's amazing that something so simple can be so delicious! The pork and avocado combination was tasty. And it's a great use of pulled pork when you are starting to get sick of bbq.
I decided to knock another recipe off of the randomized list and make Macleid's rockcastle chili (p. 513). The recipe is has a lot of steps and ingredients but isn't particularly difficult. First, bacon was cooked, then removed from the pan. A pound and a half of beef, a lot of garlic, some onion, and a bottle of dark beer were briefly cooked in a pan and then removed to a Dutch oven. Make sure it's a big one because this recipe produces a LOT of chili.
I used a local beer (although I don't remember the brand). Cans of tomatoes, kidney beans, Northern beans, and pinto beans were added to the mix, along with some ancho chile powder, ground cumin, black pepper, and another bottle of beer.
This seemed like an awful lot of beer for chili, but I figured, what the heck do I know. And this chili wasn't looking great for Josh--he really hates beans.
The chili was simmered for about three hours and it was done!
How was it? It's hard to objectively say. The experience was bad and it took Josh and I (who are apparently idiots) a couple bowls to realize that the chili wasn't the problem--our crackers were horribly bitter and awful. I think there was too much beer in the recipe too and if I was to make it again, I probably would only use one bottle and the rest water or tomato juice.
I'm not a huge chili fan (I feel like a terrible American by saying that!) so I'm probably not the best judge. But between the strangeness of this recipe and Josh's hatred of beans in chili, I doubt I'll be making this recipe again (although I do like ground beef better than chunks in chili).
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I am running Jenkins 1.6 on Linux (CentOS 7.2 specifically). I have several Windows 2012 servers without A.D. I connect to the Windows machines with local credentials. I have configured a development environment with Python and WinRM on the Linux server. For production my configuration will not work because WinRM is not encrypted. If you can encrypt it without A.D., please let me know how.
How do I securely have Jenkins initiate builds on Windows machines without A.D.? I think my requirement of not having A.D. rules out Kerberos. (This link says that both the Linux and Windows servers must be part of the domain. I read elsewhere that it is inadvisable to join a Linux server to an A.D. domain.) How do I use encryption?
Pywinrm can be encrypted if I use SSL according to this link. How do I use SSL to use pywinrm? It won't matter if you have another solution for me.
On the Windows server that I set up with Jenkins, I tried to harden it to simulate production requirements: I used this command (from a command prompt opened as Administrator):
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My Jenkins builds use Python code with the authentication hard coded in them. I cannot have plaintext passwords in production. But
they do work for interacting with Windows machines (from a Jenkins installation running on Linux).
My Jenkins build worked until I changed the AllowUnencrypted setting on the Windows sever. So I know the credentials worked. The password must be encrypted during transit across the network from the Jenkins instance to the Windows servers.
If there is not a way to encrypt WinRM from the Linux/Jenkins server without A.D., what are my options for Jenkins pushing builds (running PowerShell commands) in a secure way in production?
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So, this isn't a Jenkins support forum, and you may well have better luck asking on a site that works more closely with that product, but I'll give it a whirl.
If you've only permitted HTTPS traffic for WinRM, then whatever is initiating the connection needs to know to do that. WinRM has no dependencies on AD that I'm aware of; I think you may be conflating two unrelated things. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about pywinrm. I do know that if a node is set up to only receive encrypted connections over WinRM, then that node must have a valid SSL certificate connected to WinRM, and anyone connecting to that node must explicitly do so over SSL.
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n. - Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. 2
n. - Reverential or respectful fear; awe. 2
n. - An object of terrified apprehension. 2
n. - A person highly revered. 2
n. - Fury; dreadfulness. 2
n. - Doubt; as, out of dread. 2
a. - Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful. 2
a. - Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal. 2
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We generally cover the US and the UK on this blog and are not sufficiently familiar with the culture in places such as South Africa to provide meaningful comment about false rape claims there. According to a new study in South Africa, "[n]early 28 percent of men interviewed said they had forced a woman or girl to have sexual intercourse against her will . . . ."
We offer no comment, except to note that we have seen some similarly sensational figures quoted in the US and especially the UK, which are simply reiterations of urban myths and are clearly fabrications, or were drafted by decidedly biased, and hence unreliable, persons. For this particular South African poll, we suspect that there is a fair amount of "bragging" by the men polled going on in this one, given the hypermasculine culture, and that it likely is not at all reliable.
But the thought has often occurred to us that if reports such as these were even partly true then a huge percentage of the male population should be jailed -- which, among other things, would destroy the economy and permanently disrupt mating patterns.
In fact, if such reports were even partly true, the conduct complained of must be considered in some sense normalized and likely would not be criminalized.
If that strikes some people as shocking, think about it: activity is classified as "criminal" by legislatures -- political bodies acting at the will of the people (or at least acting in a manner to garner sufficient votes to be reelected next time around). Pretend that 28 percent of all men actually were rapists -- the men who rape, and likely other men, too, would not want rape to be classified as a crime, and the women whose lives would be devastated if their husbands, fathers and boyfriends were imprisoned for such activity, would agree. Perhaps only certain egregious rapes involving physical force and requiring corroboration would be criminalized.
Interestingly, this South African report goes halfway in acknowledging that if rape were as prevalent as they claim, then any desire to change the behavior would need to occur through means other than the courts: "You can't change behavior practiced by one quarter of the population if the main strategy is through the use of police and courts. The police and courts are important but they are only part of the solution."
The fact is, if there were as many "rapists" getting away with it as the radicals claim, they would be able to control any election and would insure that the laws would be changed to avoid being sent away to prison for 20 years.
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All of the black and white episodes of Doctor Who watched and reviewed, from the very first episode.
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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The first episode is very slow, and consists mostly of Steven sitting in a pub, waiting for something to happen.ReplyDelete
It doesn't.
Like The Crusade, this feels like a story written for the guest roles rather than the regular cast. Unlike The Crusade, it has even less of our regulars, ordinary actors instead of brilliant ones, pedestrian dialogue, and a dull and (to me, at least) incomprehensible story.
Witness the major threat/dilemma our heroes face: Is the Doctor the Abbot? Or not? Not exactly a conundrum for the ages. And as the Abbot's never so much as threatened, a particularly pointless one.
After two episodes, I had not the slightest idea what was going on. Nor did I care. And that didn't improve. Who are these people? Where's the story? Where are our heroes?
And the climax of the story is... wait for it... The Doctor turns up, they wait five minutes for the guards to bugger off, then get in the Tardis and disappear.
And then suddenly we have a couple of marvelous monologues, out of nowhere! Steven gets all righteous and the Doctor realises that no-one will ever understand him!
And then someone from the 1960s randomly wanders into the Tardis, Steven comes back, and the Doctor takes off, and all for no good reason.
This is the second person who's randomly wandered into the Tardis for no good reason at the end of a serial. Let's hope it works out better this time than it did for poor Katarina.
The Massacre by John Lucarotti - only it's not really as it was substantially rewritten, which may explain some of the problems I have with it. Like Lucarottis' season one classic 'The Aztecs' it's a historical set in a fairly unfamilar background but never matches that story for tension, surprise and wonderfully deep characterisation. What is there is a fairly ok historical drama, with Peter Purves doing a fine job as Steven in the absence of The Doctor for the main plot. But every scene is just ok, much of the debating is repetitive and at one point I actually audibly agreed with The King when he has a go at his councillors for their perpetual arguing. The supporting characters similarly are ok but not one, with the possible exception of Anne Chaplet, really makes an impression. And Anne may make an impression simply because she is one of only two female characters in the entire main story I can recall. For me even William Hartnell is just ok as The Abbott - it's a nice contrast to his Doctor characterisation but really it's quite staccato and monotone delivery without investing any real depth into why he hates Protestants at all. And I can't see any reason why not having The Doctor in two episodes -an absence which is never adequately explained - is in any shape or form a good idea. And what happens to Preslin - he just disappears from his shop offscreen doesn't he?ReplyDelete
The only time this story rises above ok is right at the end, when Steven and The Doctor reunited in the Tardis have an almighty confrontation. Excellently played by both and really quite touching when The Doctor ruminates alone. And unlike Piers I actually like the first entrance of Dodo too - great that someone just runs in. However she isn't at all freaked out by the interior dimensions, in fact she doesn't react at all. I think the script logic police were on strike that day. So apart from one scene an average, slightly boring, occasionally irritating drama, not really Doctor Who for me. 4/10
Oh great, a historical. I love these. Oh, where's the Doctor gone? What's happening exactly? Oh, no wait - I don't actually care any more.ReplyDelete
Part of the problem here is that this serial relies on Steven to carry the story in the Doctor's absence. Steven is no Ian and/or Barbara. The rest of the problem is that it's ponderous and dull. I'm obliged to say that I might like it better if I were able to see it as transmitted but, you know, I doubt it.
I agree the scene where Steven turns on the Doctor at the end is splendid, but it comes out of nowhere and is resolved all too suddenly and easily. The less said about Dodo's Corrie accent the better.
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A long long time ago, I started working on a prototype project for a mobile payment system using PHP. If memory serves me right, it was PHP3. Almost a decade later, I am back to PHP. It was not fun. Between these times, I have worked mostly on Java and have got use to the ecosystem around the Java language, and it was not easy letter or those go.
I have been listening to the StackOverflow podcast, and Jeff Attwood cannot seems to contain his hatred for the PHP language. I am not a big fan of weakly typed language or scripting language used in large scale applications. And this is exactly what I am faced with now. My companies website is using Joomla + VirtualMart + a whole bunch of plugins, and long and behold, it was hacked recently. Some module with remote exploitable flaw was load on the website and it wasn't long until some hackers program found us and dumped a JPMorgan Chase phishing site on our page.
It was long until RSA contacted our hosting provider and they shut us down. We haven't updated our Joomla installation for quite a while and it came back to bite us. After a day of work to try and remove the phishing site and purge the hackers code, our site was shutdown again because I was unable to purge it properly. It appeared the hacker also manage to turn our server into a SPAM server. After a few more hours of struggle, I decide to conclusively patch the existing site from all malware is going to be futile and went about upgrading our Joomla installation.
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Here is a quick post to draw your attention to the latest edition of the SFF audio podcast on which Jesse and Scott discuss several kinds of audio, mostly SciFi and Fantasy narrative, but on this show, I appeared as a guest and we discussed podcasts - The SFFaudio Podcast #115 – Scott and Jesse talk to Anne Frid de Vries of the Anne Is A Man blog for a talk about podcasts and podcasting..(feed)
One of the subjects that come up is how listeners of podcasts these days use Huffduffer and their on-line file storage to assemble their own feeds. I find it t he next step in modern media where the consumer more and more is a producer.
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The incident took place about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday as a female student was walking south on Barranca Avenue near Orangepath Street, Citrus College officials said in a written statement.
"She was approached by an unknown male in a tan Honda sedan," according to the statement. "The male asked the female where Barranca Avenue was and subsequently exposed himself to her."
The student walked away and contacted campus safety officials.
Authorities described the flasher as a black man in his late-20s, with short dark hair and short facial hair. He wore a white T-shirt and no pants.
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|Homemade Deodorant
Recently I have been exploring the idea of producing my own cosmetics. I have some skin issues and a desire to solve them has prompted research into ingredients which help and ingredients that harm.
Type homemade deodorant into google and you will find a million links explaining the dangers of using commercial deodorants as well as how to make your own. I found it a bit overwhelming. In the end I chose the positive over the negative, glossing over the scare-mongering articles and focusing on the recipes.
The most useful reference I found during the research phase was Passionate Homemaking. I appreciated the experiment that led up to their deodorant recipe, I like the way it organically grew over some time resulting in the final result. I would love to be able to come up with my own products in a similar way (I'll certainly be more thoughtful about my 'making stuff' process in future).
|Homemade Deodorant Ingredients
1 part arrowroot powder (Pfeilwurzelstärke)
1 part bicarbonate of soda (Natron)
3 parts coconut oil (Kokosöl)
2. I then added 6tbsp of coconut oil and started working it all together with the back of a spoon.
3. I kept on going for a few minutes until the mixture was homogeneous.
4. Finally I put the whole lot in an upcycled sterilised jam jar.
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- I suppose you could add a bit more oil if it's too dry, or a bit more of the dry ingredients (in equal amounts) if it's too wet.
- Working the mixture together doesn't work so well with a fork (she says from experience!).
- Putting the mixture in the jam jar works better with the back of a spoon too.
- It goes on easily (scrape a bit out of the jar with the back of a fingernail as it melts to the touch of skin).
- It's a little grainy when you put it on which was initially disappointing, but not a deal breaker.
- I used to wait for my commercial liquid deodorant to dry, so I do the same with my homemade version, letting it soak in.
- Doesn't smell strong and holds out all day (even the stressful first day back at work yesterday!).
- I used this deodorant exclusively for 6 months (January to June) and was very happy with it, having no skin issues the whole time.
- Then the weather started to get warmer. And I went back to full time work. And I wimped out a bit! I started to use commercial deodorant for my work days (teaching) and using my coconut deodorant for my off days. This worked a treat.
- After about 7 months the deodorant started to smell a bit funny and I didn't enjoy using it so much. I threw it out thinking the coconut oil had reached its use by date. Which is a shame, because I still had LOADS left. I've just checked the original coconut oil container and the oil is still good for another 6 months. And the arrowroot powder is good for another year. Maybe I acted prematurely with the throwing out act... Ooops...
- I will definitely make more of this, but in a smaller quantity so I can use it up before it turns.
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Do you know if you are reaching your target audience?
Better yet, have you defined a target audience or personas for your brand?
If you don't have answers to these types of questions, It's likely your message isn't being well-received, if at all. This translates to wasted time and money, but fortunately, there are three steps to make sure you are making the most of your marketing efforts. The examples given are hospitality-focused, but the concepts are general and can be applied to any brand or business.
They say, when you market to everyone, you're marketing to no one. You have to define who you're marketing to first, in order to set yourself up for success.
Step 1: Define Your Audience
When defining your target audience, think demographics: age, gender, geographic region, income level, etc. By doing this, you can create compelling copy that directly speaks to your defined persona rather than implementing an advertising message which may not resonate.
While the more the merrier seems like a good marketing plan, it's important to know who your "ideal" customer is. Is it someone on a budget planning trips for her family? Is it a businessman who requires first class accommodations? Two different personas require two different messages. After all, you're not likely to reach a mom with two young kids looking to vacation for under $500 by targeting her with messages promoting 5-star dinners and luxury suites.
The message you craft for a specific campaign doesn't mean it has to exclude everyone outside your defined personas from ever becoming a customer. It simply provides a good foundation to get closer to your target(s).
Step 2: On-The-Mark Messaging
The messages you send and how you send them are of equal importance. Once you have defined your target audience, focus your marketing message directly to your chosen audience.
Consider these questions:
- Where does your audience like to receive their content?
- Where do they engage most?
- What kind of content do they respond best to?
Adjust your message according to where your audience is and what they want to see for the best opportunity for conversion.
For example, Luxury Hotel has seen a spike in Facebook engagement by 50%, but there has been no significant increase in conversions. The audience is there, but now they need a reason to convert. Enter: on-the-mark messaging that requests the audience to take action. Host a giveaway, promote an offer, or introduce new hotel amenities to boost results.
Step 3: Measure Results and Optimize
Do you want to increase your social media audience? Do you want more newsletter signups? There are common goals for each campaign, such as engagement level, but also set targeted results, which can truly show if your campaign was a success and reveal areas which can be improved for next time. Understand which KPIs are most valuable for each given campaign.
Don't be discouraged if you don't hit every goal every time. Analyze campaign results to see where adjustments can be made rather than automatically starting from scratch. It may be as simple as changing the publishing time. Maybe you've scheduled content to be published in the morning, but see your audience engages most in the evening, adjust the schedule accordingly and measure results again.
You can track consumer interaction by analyzing insights reports (measure, test, optimize) and by listening to what they're saying on review sites, social media channels, and through direct communication. If your message isn't aligned to their expectations, you'll most likely hear about it in some way.
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Once you have a solid grasp of who you're marketing to, it becomes easier to introduce creative ways to get your target audience interested in your brand and eventually, become loyal to it. Like any relationship, the one between brands and consumers is one that takes time to develop and requires constant attention in order for there to be long-term benefits on both sides.


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This book was odd. Recommended to me by a friend, I had high expectations that simply weren't met. It starts out with ten-year-old Lewis Barnavelt on his way to his uncle's house after his parents' deaths. Uncle Jonathan is a minor magician, and he lives in an old mansion formerly inhabited by an evil wizard. Strangely, the walls in the house tick. Jonathan's neighbor, a peculiar old woman named Mrs. Zimmerman, also dabbles in magic. Together they try to learn the old house's secrets. At one point, Lewis dips into one of his uncle's forbidden magic books, then he and his friend sneak into the graveyard to try a spell to raise the dead. Their success nearly leads to the end of the world.
I didn't care for the dark tones in this book. The whole setup has a bizarre, creepy feel. Yes, Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman are good wizards, but they are so odd. But I never warmed to them (or any other character). They have strange personalities and do odd, random things. I never felt I had a handle on who they are or why they did what they did. They didn't make sense. And some plot events, like the time the three are chased in their car in the middle of the night, are never explained. What was that all about, anyway? It just builds on a series of weird events that don't really make a solid picture at the end. It feels…disjointed.
It was fairly predictable. I didn't like the characters. The pictures were even stylized in a way that didn't appeal to me. Twice it put me to sleep. I almost didn't finish. I don't usually rate books on here, but this one gets a two. That's mostly because the suspense was okay and the old mansion was really cool. So why did I bother reviewing it? Because I know this book has been highly acclaimed and the series has sold well (maybe later books explain some things?). But I just didn't get it.
How's the content? Wikipedia calls it "children's gothic horror," though it isn't terrible. A dead person comes to life via a spell, but most magic is innocent. Scenes from Harry Potter are far worse. Lewis' hand is once guided by an unseen force. A Ouija board is mentioned but not used. It's mostly creepy hype. I think there may have been one mild profanity, but I'm not sure. Like I said, I fell asleep twice and had to reread portions.
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Sometimes the most clear-cut injury cases can end up being the most difficult. To the general public many injury lawsuits seem cut and dry, winnable by almost any personal injury attorneys. In fact, many are much more complex behind the scenes and can involve significant contested issues of liability.
Car-on-Pedestrian Accidents
One type of case that falls into this category is the car-on-pedestrian accident (or car-on-cyclist). Sadly, these kinds of accidents often involve the most serious and catastrophic injuries.
When a car hits a pedestrian, it may seem easy for the pedestrian to prove the car was at fault. After all, drivers are supposed to recognize and avoid pedestrians. But subtle factual issues can make proving these cases difficult. Maryland, like most states, requires that victims take some consideration of their own safety and can hold victims responsible for their injuries to the extent that they, and not the other party, caused them.
Factors Determining Liability
We would all likely agree that someone who bolts out into the middle of the road or walks into the middle of a freeway would be almost entirely responsible for his or her own injuries if he or she is hit by an oncoming car. In many cases, the liability is not so clear-cut–the pedestrian did not just bolt out into traffic, and likewise, the driver of the car that hits him could have and should have seen the pedestrian and avoided him. Recreating the actual accident scene to determine what really happened can come down to a matter of seconds and inches. Questions arise, such as:
● When did the driver first see the pedestrian?
● How fast was the driver going?
● Was there time after seeing the pedestrian for the driver to slow down or avoid him?
● Where in the road did the pedestrian get hit? For example, was it in a crosswalk where he legally had the right to be, or in the middle of the road?
● Are there physical clues such as skid marks on the road that would tell us when the driver saw the pedestrian?
● How did the pedestrian get struck? For example, was he thrust backwards, or did he go forwards, over the hood?
All of these questions will assist in dividing up the responsibility between the two parties. Almost always, experts need to get involved–they can testify that based on a certain speed, certain distances, and other factors, whether an accident was avoidable or not. A slight change in even one factor or variable can alter the expert's opinion and change the liability that is apportioned to each party.
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On the way to Edmond to go to Mom's great-grandson's Christmas program. She was telling me about when her 2 sisters worked as Telephone operators in Enid.
Her dad would drive from Waukomis to Enid to pick them up so that they would be home for breakfast at 8 am. Her mom always had a great big breakfast on Christmas Morning and opened their presents.


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A sudden flash of light and crash of thunder sent the horse Genny rode into a fit, several skewed steps and her balance was gone. Her feet wriggled free and the reins were dropped as the spooked horse's body contorted and threw her. With a fall imminent she attempted to ball up as the horse fled. She was never a good rider, but had subsequently become excellent at falling. Another rider, still mounted, calmed their horse quickly and gave chase, while the third set his to trotting in a circle, pulling the reins to one side. He didn't dismount, still trying to control his own horse. From where she lay, Genny groaned, touching her fingers to a cut on her head, the true red seeping out and clumping together the strands of fiery orange hair.
And then it began to rain. The onset of the storm was sudden and without much other warning. Within minutes the forest became drenched and now, even more than they had over the last several days of their search, the woods looked uniform; the gray misty backdrop only made every tree nearly indistinguishable from the last.
Genny, her companion, and his horse eventually made their way to a nearby cave, unable to wait any longer unsheltered for their third companion. It took a while, as most of the wood and their belongings were soaked, but eventually a fire was started. They stripped down to their knickers, wringing out their clothes and laying them to dry near the flames.
"Henrie'a mus'a found shel'er elsewhere," he man offered, laying out his pants and plopping himself beside Genny, closer than was truly comfortable.
"She'll find us when the storm passes," she offered, her eyes peering out as if to gauge the storm, her arms wrapping awkwardly around her legs trying to minimize the indecency caused by her clinging, white shift.
"No'very likely," he laughed, taking a swig from an over large flask before offering it to his travel companion. "Morning comes, we go back, she'll mee' us a' 'he Dagger no more 'an a couple days."
It would serve to warm her, so she took the flask and a sip. And then she coughed, it burned down and up; some powerful moonshine that might make you blind. "Gah… No."
The flask was passed back to the man at her side. The sky only seemed to grow darker, despite that it was still midday. Heavy gray, swollen clouds moved slowly with a torrential downpour in their wake. Even now they were unrelenting.
"No?!" he spit, incredulously. "Has i' no' occurred on you, your friend Kals doesn' wish 'o be found?"
"We're close," she pulled away, as if it might take her out of the splash zone.
He seemed to take offense to her movement and yanked her arm, causing her to turn, pulling away the cover from her legs and breast. "Mind me, woman," he growled.
And she punched. Her free hand came whipping from the other side with incredible speed, of course physical attacks weren't really anything she had trained for and there wasn't much force behind her bony fist.
At least he seemed surprised before he seemed angry.
"Mind me, I hired you," she offered a little less confident than she had intended, pushing herself further away.


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