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Coasties is a shop in California that is all about coaster brake hubs. And why not? Coasties are the new fixies. They are also involved with an all coaster brake and 700c wheel bike race called the SLO Little 500! If you're in the St Luis Obispo California area, that would seem to be the thing to check out. If not, maybe you could start a race up in your area!?
I'll let Johnny from Coasties tell you the rest:
Coasties…Oh you build custom wheels!?! Cool, can you build me a set of fixie wheels!?!?
No, we can't. Or more accurately, we don't. We build ONLY Coaster wheels. Yup. Coasties. It happened organically a few years ago after people noticed us riding them laced to 700 road bike wheels and wanted them too.
A few sets to sold turned into a part time business and full time love of internal Coaster hubs. Now we hand build custom Coaster Brake wheels out from our spot in California. Radial lace yer front? No problem.
While it's still in it's infancy, we're also collecting old knowledge of Coaster Brake culture, events and know-how so people have a home of the Coaster Brake on the internet.
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700c drop bar All-Coaster goodness?
SLO little 500 was the brainchild of Tim Wilkinson. We met him at the Bike Expo in SF in 09. Tim does this for the Glory above Notoriety and Fun above Safety.
The SLO little 500 races near St luis Obispo in California with 4 person teams who Relay one bike along the dirt racecourse. http://www.slolittle500.com/how-to-pass-bike
The requirements? 700C wheels. Drop Bars. Coaster Rear hub.
Beer intake, while not required, is assumed. Check out some pics of what we've done out here on this coast.


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Cotton Boll Christmas Ornaments
Recently I posted about the Cotton Field In My Kitchen here. It was about the dried fall treasures I collect to make pretty things for fall and winter. I showed you my "cotton field" awaiting their projects.
I saw this idea on Thrift My House and loved it! Isn't the internet fantastic for sharing cool ideas?
I bought some empty glass ornaments at half price for $3 and started stuffing cotton and cotton burs into them. Mine aren't as pretty as the person who posted my inspiration. It looks like she managed to get complete burs into the ornaments. I could barely get one section in at a time by breaking them apart. Not as cool, but they are still cool enough and will be loved by those I give them too. As I explained in the Cotton Field post, cotton is dear to my family and now that one of my daughters lives far away, she can now keep her cotton near for the holidays!
And here are the pretty cotton ornaments!
This picture also shows the Pottery Barn Knock Off Silver Acorns I made. You can read about them three posts ago here. I also made Pottery Barn Knock Off Gold Leaf Acorns here.
I hope you are having fun decorating with the beautiful treasures God is leaving for us in fields and brush! See ya next time!
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t = t_open("/dev/udp", O_RDWR);
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UDP is a simple datagram protocol which is layered directly above the Internet Protocol ("IP") or the Internet Protocol Version 6 ("IPv6"). Programs may access UDP using the socket interface, where it supports the SOCK_DGRAM socket type, or using the Transport Level Interface ("TLI"), where it supports the connectionless (T_CLTS) service type.
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UDP address formats are identical to those used by the Transmission Control Protocol ("TCP"). Like TCP, UDP uses a port number along with an IPor IPv6 address to identify the endpoint of communication. The UDP port number space is separate from the TCP port number space, that is, a UDP port may not be "connected" to a TCP port. The bind(3SOCKET) call can be used to set the local address and port number of a UDP socket. The local IP or IPv6 address may be left unspecified in the bind() call by using the special value INADDR_ANY for IP, or the unspecified address (all zeroes) for IPv6. If the bind() call is not done, a local IP or IPv6 address and port number will be assigned to the endpoint when the first packet is sent. Broadcast packets may be sent, assuming the underlying network supports this, by using a reserved "broadcast address." This address is network interface dependent. Broadcasts may only be sent by the privileged user.
IPv6 does not support broadcast addresses; their function is supported by IPv6 multicast addresses.
Options at the IP level may be used with UDP; see ip(7P) or ip6(7p).
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UDP processes Internet Control Message Protocol ("ICMP") and Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 ("ICMP6") error messages received in response to UDP packets it has sent. See icmp(7P) and icmp6(7p).
ICMP "source quench" messages are ignored. ICMP "destination unreachable," "time exceeded" and "parameter problem" messages disconnect the socket from its peer so that subsequent attempts to send packets using that socket will return an error. UDP will not guarantee that packets are delivered in the order they were sent. As well, duplicate packets may be generated in the communication process.
ICMP6 "destination unreachable" packets are ignored unless the enclosed code indicates that the port is not in use on the target host, in which case, the application is notified. ICMP6 "parameter problem" notifications are similarly passed upstream. All other ICMP6 messages are ignored.
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A connect() operation was attempted on a socket on which a connect() operation had already been performed, and the socket could not be successfully disconnected before making the new connection.
A sendto() or sendmsg() operation specifying an address to which the message should be sent was attempted on a socket on which a connect() operation had already been performed.
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A bind() operation was attempted on a socket with a network address/port pair that has already been bound to another socket.
A bind() operation was attempted on a socket with a network address for which no network interface exists.
A sendmsg() operation with a non-NULL msg_accrights was attempted.
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Wendy's New Contemporary Logo: Yea or Nay?
Today Wendy's unveiled their new logo, to replace their current logo next March. From their press release:
The ongoing brand transformation will extend to Wendy's new logo in March 2013, when a contemporary look will be introduced on packaging, advertising, crew uniforms, restaurant signage, menuboards and websites.
The evolved design for the logo is contemporary and iconic, as it further emphasizes the Wendy's cameo while retaining the familiar Wendy's "wave" design.
"We want the most prominent symbol of our brand to reflect the transformation that's currently under way," said Craig Bahner, Chief Marketing Officer. "Our refreshed logo signals the innovation and fresh thinking taking place at Wendy's, while reinforcing that we are staying true to our values as a distinct and beloved brand."
The new brand logo was designed by Tesser, an award-winning design firm based in San Francisco.
This is Wendy's first logo update since 1983, and it looks like the logo's biggest change since the restaurant was founded in 1969. Pigtailed Wendy is here to stay with a slight makeover, but the old-fashioned lettering gets tossed out.
Here's some analysis from brand identity design blog Brand New:
The new logo is an excellent update. All of Wendy's elements are intact, but very nicely re-rendered. The hair now has volume (and styling), as opposed to the flat helmet hair of the old logo. The bows are more plump. The dress has been cut shorter along the neck so it doesn't look like she's going to a Renaissance fair. And the freckles, and the smile, and the innocent look are all there, inside a circle and not a weird oval. The wordmark is the more dramatic change. The brushy, hand-drawn, bold script approach is great: it feels friendly, casual, and different from all other quick-service hamburger joints. There are strange things happening like the "e" connecting into the "W", the counter of the "d" being too hard-angled in contrast with the rest of the letters, and the "n" being a little wonky. But I could put a dozen of those plump apostrophes on my burger and eat 'em all up.
In addition to the new logo, Wendy's "brand transformation" includes updating their restaurants with "ultra-modern" designs that include lounge seating, fireplaces, flat-screen TVs, and Wi-Fi, and continuing to emphasize fresh ingredients and preparation with their menu items.
What do you think of the new logo?
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|December 2009 issue
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Security & Privacy - Consumer Protection - Statistics & Indicators
In this issue:
Background Report on Empowering E-Consumers, Nov. 2009
The report serves as background for the OECD Conference on E-consumers. It examines a series of emerging issues including vulnerable consumers such as children, new forms of interactions for example consumer-to-consumer e-commerce or product ratings, consumer participation through new channels such as social networking sites, and access to a variety of digital products including films, videos, and music.
New Policy Recommendations on Consumer Education, Nov. 2009
Governments, working together with consumer organisations, teachers' and parents' associations and other civil society groups, should do more to promote consumer education. They should help consumers develop critical thinking and raise awareness of potential issues, according to new policy recommendations recently endorsed by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy.
The Impact of the Crisis on ICT and ICT-Related Employment, Oct. 2009
Employment is continuing to drop in the information and communications technology (ICT) goods sector and remaining flat in most ICT services, according to a new OECD report. Employment in ICT manufacturing dropped by around 6-7% year-on-year in most countries in the second quarter of 2009. Even Chinese ICT manufacturing employment has dropped 5% in the second quarter compared to second quarter 2008.
Measuring the Relationship Between ICT and the Environment, Jul. 2009
While the links between ICT and environmental outcomes are becoming clearer, there is no separate statistical field that links the two. This report explores relevant official statistics and suggests a conceptual framework for a new statistical field 'ICT and the environment'. The report makes recommendations on how to improve statistical collection to better measure the links between ICT and environmental outcomes.
OECD Open Forum on the Importance of Internet Access and Openness for a sustainable recovery, IGF, Egypt, 17 Nov. 2009
Participants at the Forum discussed the role of the Internet and broadband in the economic recovery as enabling other sectors -healthcare, education, or smart transportation and electricity grids- to develop. They agreed a multistakeholder approach is needed to address current challenges, in particular the global deployment of the newer version of the Internet protocol (IPv6) and ensuring the Internet remains open to innovation.
Workshop on Using ICTs and the Internet to Meet Environmental Challenges, Egypt, 17 Nov. 2009
This workshop focused on policies and next steps for improving environmental performance, making more effective use of ICTs and the Internet in meeting environmental targets, harnessing the ICT sector's potential for sustainable growth and employment, and underpinning and speeding green growth.
OECD/InfoDev Workshop on Expanding Access to the Internet and Broadband for Development at the Internet Governance Forum, Egypt, 16 Nov. 2009
This workshop focussed on the spread of mobile throughout the developing world based on prepaid services and the budget telecom network model, which exploits long-tail markets. Participants discussed the importance of effective competition, of access to spectrum, of removing bottlenecks in international connectivity, and discussed the merits of rationalising taxation in the ICT sector, including by phasing out universal service levies.
Workshop on Global ICT Services Sourcing Post-Crisis: Trends and Developments, Egypt, 14 Nov. 2009
This workshop examined recent trends in international sourcing in view of the crisis. It concluded that despite global turbulence in ICT services markets, prospects for services supply from emerging and developing countries remain bright, provided the right policy framework is in place. The Workshop was opened by Dr Tarek Mohamed Kamel, Minister of Communications and IT, Egypt, and benefited from high-level presentations and debate.
"Green ICT" Side-Event at UN Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, 5 Nov. 2009
Innovation in ICTs is key to achieving ambitious CO2 emissions reductions. At the UN Climate Change talks in Barcelona - four weeks ahead of COP15 - the OECD, ITU, GeSI and international partners discussed how ICTs can help combat global warming. Key messages
Cloud Computing Technology Foresight Forum, Paris, 14 Oct. 2009
OECD/infoDev Workshop on 'ICT for Development: Improving Policy Coherence', Paris 10-11 Sep. 2009
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It's hard to believe that with all of the technology incorporated into late-model vehicles that old-school methods are still the best ways to upgrade your Chevy's handling and traction. Our Project F73 Camaro, for example, was upgraded from a leaf-spring suspension to a Detroit Speed and Engineering QuadraLink four-link system (PN 041711), which includes an adjustable track bar, upper and lower control arms, and performance coilover shocks. While the control arms on the DSE system incorporate the company's new Swivel-Link technology, the four-link idea is a classic tried-and-true method for superior traction and the ability to easily adjust the suspension for any given autocross or road course.
With all of the cutting, welding, and bolting of the Detroit Speed suspension components already on our Camaro ("Four-Way Connection," Sept. '10) A&E painted the axlehousing, brackets, and subframe modifications with a flat-black undercoat. Because we planned to add more room for wider rear tires, we ordered a custom 9-inch rear axlehousing from Moser and had Detroit Speed weld its suspension brackets to it.
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"At the time, I hadn't planned on changing jobs but there was something about Shell's ability to really care for its people that won me over," she says.
Azza was born in Egypt and raised in the United States where she graduated with a degree in finance from the American University in Washington DC. She began her career in corporate banking in the US and joined Shell Egypt in 2002, working as the Financial Controller until 2004, when she was appointed as Finance Manager.
From November 2007 to July 2012 she was the Business Finance Manager with teams in Oman, Abu Dhabi and India. In January 2012 she took on the Connected Finance Manager role in The Hague office until July 2012, when she was appointed as Finance Director for Shell Qatar.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Let's Write the Whole Year Off
But the other side of building that much anticipation all at once is that when you don't come through immediately, it can have the opposite effect on the fans.
After last night's disappointing 4-2 loss to the Red Sox, our Twitter feed was unsurprisingly blown up with those expressing their "major concern" over the feasibility of Sergio Santos, immediately writing him off as just another example of the poor excuses for closers that the Jays have had since Tom Henke left town. Others spoke ominously of how this one game may well have cost the Jays their shot at the playoffs, and that we shouldn't forget how last year's Red Sox and Atlanta Braves missed the post-season by just one game.
And what about all that talk about a new era of Jays fans and a new feeling of optimism? The Jays built the expectations, and suddenly, just four measly games into the season, the queue to exit the bandwagon is backed up. Which is patently ridiculous.
There are 158 games left in the season. Even if the Blue Jays do manage to defy expectations and take a big step towards the next level, there will be 60 to 70 more losses to come, and some of them will be even more disappointing and uglier than last night's.
The Blame Game: There's no question that Sergio Santos had a terrible outing last night, and that he began overthrowing his pitches to try to blow the Red Sox out of the batters box. Which is probably not the best approach to dealing with that lineup. It was also his second straight blown save, so there's some understandable uneasiness with his performance.
In our preview piece about Santos, we wondered whether if Jays fans were ready for a pitcher who is still somewhat raw, and has some control issues. The piece was written after watching him send two pitches past Jeff Mathis to the backstop in a spring training game, which is no small feat. Santos is a power arm, and one that is not yet refined, so there will be walks and there will be pitches in the dirt and beyond. But there will also be plenty of strikeouts and baffled batters along the way. The question is whether if the positives will outweigh the negatives over the long run of a season, as they have in the past for Santos.
Santos might have had a little more room for error had the Jays' offense put up any sort of showing last night. When Scott Atchinson holds you to a single hit over three relief innings, you really haven't done yourself any favours. Among those feeble Jays bats, no one looked worse than José Bautista, who went 0-for-4, leaving four runners on base and hitting into a double play. We doubt, though, that anyone is looking at yesterday's game and pondering a move down the lineup for the team's most valuable player.
Accentuating the Positive: Henderson Alvarez had a tremendous outing, giving up just four hits and one walk in six innings against the solid Red Sox lineup...We won't pester you with our Colby Rasmus love. But offensively and defensively, he was the highlight of last night's game. Take that as you will...Both Kelly Johnson and Edwin Encarnacion continue to have good at bats. Johnson is making pitchers work as hard as anyone in the lineup, and EE is squaring it up and hitting the ball hard on a regular basis...Darren Oliver's two-strikeout inning of work was quick and effective, and Coco Cordero also had a nice inning in the eighth.
Today's a New Day: Kyle Drabek gets his first start of the season against Daniel Bard. It's a whole new ballgame!
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watching Cordero run to cover 1st raised my cholesterol by 20 points.
i would rather Santos blow these saves now and not in July and August, so if this is part of some kind of learning curve then so be it. The hard question will be what the Jays do if he blows 5 or 6 more by the end of May.
- April 10, 2012 at 7:49 AM
- Peter DeMarco said...
I am actually less concerned about Santos and more concerned about the Jays offense. It's early but the Jays hitters haven't looked very good against what I would consider mediocre pitching.
- April 10, 2012 at 8:41 AM
- Unknown said...
If Santos continues to have a tendency to pitch wild (while still mostly being effective and getting saves, one hopes!) then I wonder if the Jays would sometimes bring Mathis in as a defensive change for JPA near the end of the game? Mathis seems to be the superior catcher. I guess there would have to be an on-going trend of Santos being wild and JPA allowing passed balls for that to happen, though...
- April 10, 2012 at 8:49 AM
- Rob (North Side of the Diamond) said...
You're right. It is way too early to be concerned about Santos. As you said, he is a power arm and he is not yet refined. So far the rest of the bull pen has been very good. Oliver, Janssen, and Perez in particular have been nothing short of fantastic to this point. I hear the bandwagon actually got a bit of air last night from the recoil of the initial evacuation.
- April 10, 2012 at 9:09 AM
Loved when the building went nuts over Rasmus' diving catch and his triple. Cletus done good.
- April 10, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- Ty said...
Santos will be fine. His early-season struggles do make me wonder a little bit about why he was handled oddly in Spring Training, though - he only threw a few innings in actual games. Official word was that he was working on his changeup, but maybe over-focusing on that one pitch could be related to his lack of command over his other pitches in the first week? Either way, he's going to be alright, and it's WAAAAAY too early to start worrying about whether or not he should still be the closer.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- The Ack said...
^^ I also wondered (last night) if Santos' lack of preseason game action was a factor.
Stuff is obviously there, just does not look sharp with it right now...
- April 10, 2012 at 10:34 AM
I'm not too worried about Santos yet. There's been quite a few blown saves around the league already, so it's not like he's the only closer having problems. I think with the history of terrible closers, people are just waaaaay too anxious about the whole thing.
Not worried about Bautista either. Even with an 0-for-4, he was still making contact. It'd be another issue if he wasn't seeing the ball entirely. He's gonna pick up traction sooner rather than later at this rate.
And yes, it was amazing to see Rasmus stand out last night. I've been pulling for him since he got here and it's nice to see he's got other strong supporters too.
- April 10, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Santos fits right in with the rest of this team: young, relatively unproven, untested, with tons of potential. If people are giving up on him two games into the season, they're in for a long frustrating year.
The loss was frustrating and disappointing, but my enthusiasm for this team is still sky-high, and we're going to see so much development in our young players this year, it's going to be awesome
- April 10, 2012 at 12:14 PM
My only fear for Santos is that I hope he does not have a hard time with good lefties. I was more concerned about approach and inability to put away Ortiz and Ross and to a lesser extent Sweeney than I was about his wildness. Hopefully the inability to get these lefties was a product of the wildness and will correct at the same time.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
There was a pretty great reaction shot of Santos after he struck out Youkilis on a pretty nasty slider. It was like: "Jesus, why was that so hard?"
Pedroia (rat-faced prick!), Gonzalez, Youk and Papi...that's a tall order.
- April 10, 2012 at 1:58 PM
the problem here is less about the efficacy of santos (which anyone should understand is tenuous and based on one season only worth of performance); it's the way this blog and others like it/associated with it continually presume to 'know more' than what they call the 'casual fan'.
there has been for the last couple years a complete "drink the koolaid" mentality when it comes to moves that AA makes; and a rush to qualification when the moves don't seem to be 100% victories, as initially evaluated.
for example, you wrote: "In our preview piece about Santos, we wondered whether if Jays fans were ready for a pitcher who is still somewhat raw, and has some control issues."
worrying about how jays fans will react to a player is such a metagame of evaluation as to border on ludicrous. what matters isn't how jays fans 'react' but how the actual players actually perform.
for wilner, stoeten and parkes et al, being right about their prognistications and tweaking other fans with differing opinions on the credibilty of their so-called 'authoritative' viewpoints seems to be much more important than actual, objective and clear headed reporting on the actual performance of the players.
In the end, we'll see that much like Brian Colangelo, AA is more hype than experience and the Jays are going to suffer through his learning curve; exampled by missing out on top tier, available-once-in-ten-years type free agents and an over-emphasizing of AAA depth which, as we'll see and have seen, really doesn't matter in the MLB if you're trying to make the postseason.
i still love watching the games; but i don't have nearly the rose-tinted hope that i read in the blogosphere.
- April 10, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Oh, for fuck's sakes. In your noble quest for "actual, objective and clear headed reporting on the actual performance of the players", you must have missed the part where Tao said, "There's no question that Sergio Santos had a terrible outing last night," and that "there's some understandable uneasiness with his performance."
- April 10, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Hey man, you're the one who said "authoritative", not me.
Do I think I know more about baseball than the average person? Maybe. If I do, it is because I spend way too much time thinking about it, challenging my own arguments, calling myself to account, and generally doing things that the vast majority of sane, functioning human beings don't.
So there's that.
And by the way: I love the Kool-Aid comment. It's not like I haven't heard it a thousand times before.
And since you were too worked up to go read what I said about Santos before you attempted to string me up by my thumbs with the piece, here is what I said, and tell me how fucking rose coloured this looks to you:
Santos enters the season as the undisputed closer, marking the first time since B.J. Ryan's career-ending implosion that the Jays have had such clarity about the role in March. And given the unsatisfactory performances of the bullpen last year and the season before, Santos will find himself pitching before a fan base with little or no tolerance for failure from someone in that vaunted role.
Having had a chance to see Santos this weekend, we wondered if those fans are ready to see a pitcher who is still somewhat raw. Walking more than four batters per nine innings, Santos will launch some of those mighty throws into the dirt and to the backstop with the game on the line. He's a power arm, and will throw harder than any Blue Jay closer since Billy Koch, but it won't always be with pinpoint accuracy.
You see? I was being sympathetic with the impatience of the fans.
Not that you'd take the time to figure that out.
- April 10, 2012 at 3:23 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
And really, there's no such thing as objectivity. Just shared subjectivity.
So...come along and have fun, or fart off and leave me alone.
- April 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM
- drock15 said...
Just putting this out there...
If the Jays were to have a 1or 2 run lead going into the 9th tonight, would they opt for someone else like Janssen or Frasor to pitch b/c
a.) Santos has pitched in 3/4 games
b.) Last night's rough outing
- April 10, 2012 at 4:07 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
I think that the 30+ pitch outing means that Santos won't pitch. Maybe Janssen, maybe Cordero.
- April 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Maybe I'm just a Kool-Aid addict (I am definitely overly optimistic about most things Jays-related), but this piece summed up exactly what I was thinking to myself walking home from last night's game. That loss was brutal to witness, and Santos certainly sticks out as the biggest culprit, but you cannot score two runs and expect to win a baseball game, regardless of the opponent.
- April 10, 2012 at 6:15 PM


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Table Mountain West Top: Unremarkable top with fine views. Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago Usually done in conjunction with Lowbawn or Table Mt. itself, but can be completed relatively easily in isolation. parking for a few cars at a crossroads of sorts at S983 948. There is a barrier h... Alt de Comapedrosa Track 4204 David-Guenot a week ago Visiting Alt de Comapedrosa, the highpoint of Andorra at 2942m, with a friend from Wales. Actual total ascent ca. 1420m. walk, Len: 15.7km, Climb: 1558m, Area: Andorra, La Massana () || Taghart South: Only one way up Summit Comment TommyMc 3 days ago The only practical way to access this hill is from near the locked quarry gates on the road in front of it. I attempted it across the fields and scrub to the north via the adjacent masts, and the ... Devilsmother North Top: Simple top on the way to main summit. Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Geo a week ago The most direct approach is to park at small lay-by (1-2 cars) at L91270 65070 and proceed directly up steep slope in SE direction. Terrain is short grass mostly, and was solid underfoot in late M... UK website for mountains Forum: General Peter Walker 5 days ago I'll second peter1...walkhighlands.co.uk is very good (specifically for Scotland, unsurprisingly).I'll even forgive the person on their forums (the forums are excellent, btw) whose response to 'is... Devilsmother ridge from N59 Track 4205 Geo a week ago walk, Len: 10.1km, Climb: 695m, Area: Devilsmother Far North Top, Partry/Joyce ... Most Recent Monthly Newsletter. Conditions and Info Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions and a privacy policy. Read general information about the site. Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews. Hillwalking is a risk sport. 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Video display Glen Lyon to Glen Dochart and Loch Tay Area More detail Place count in area: 83, Highest place: Ben Lawers, 1214m Maximum height for area: 1214 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 915 metres, Places in area Glen Lyon to Glen Dochart and Loch Tay:An Stuc 1117mBeinn a'Bhuic 881mBeinn a'Chaisteil 886mBeinn Bhreac 797.7mBeinn Chaorach 818mBeinn Cheathaich 937mBeinn Ghlas 1103mBeinn Heasgarnich North Top 949mBeinn Heasgarnich [Beinn Sheasgarnaich] 1078mBeinn nam Fuaran 806mBeinn nan Eachan 1000mBeinn nan Eachan East Top 951.3mBeinn nan Imirean 849mBeinn nan Oighreag 909mBeinn Odhar 901mBen Challum South Top [Beinn Challuim South Top] 998mBen Challum [Beinn Challuim] 1025mBen Lawers 1214mCam Chreag 884mCam-Chreag 892.4mCreag a'Bhannaich 829mCreag an Fhithich 1047mCreag an Lochain 842mCreag an t-Searraich 577mCreag an Tulabhain 809mCreag Bhuidhe 520mCreag Liaragan 558mCreag Liaragan Far West Top 514mCreag Liaragan West Top 517mCreag Loisgte 700mCreag Mhor 719mCreag Mhor 1047mCreag na Caillich 914.3mCreag na Caillich West Top 796mCreag na h-Achlarich 909mCreag nam Bodach 779mCreag nan Craobh 558mCreag nan Eildeag 642mDrummond Hill 460mDrummond Hill East Top 430mDrummond Hill West Top 458mEast Mealour 504mMeall a'Chall [Meall a'Chail] 756mMeall a'Choire Leith 925.5mMeall a'Churain 917.2mMeall Buidhe 653mMeall Clachach 603mMeall Corranaich 1069mMeall Corranaich West Top 669mMeall Dhuin Croisg 749mMeall Dhuin Croisg East Top 739mMeall Eoghainn 808.4mMeall Garbh 1123mMeall Garbh 1026mMeall Ghaordaidh 1039mMeall Glas 959mMeall Greigh 1001mMeall Liath 568mMeall Luaidhe 778mMeall na Cnap-laraich 846mMeall na Samhna 866mMeall nam Maigheach 779mMeall nan Eun 635mMeall nan Samhna Far West Top 853.8mMeall nan Samhna West Top [Sgiath Chuil point 855m] 855.4mMeall nan Subh 806mMeall nan Subh South Top 778mMeall nan Tarmachan 1044mMeall nan Tarmachan East Top 865mMeall nan Tarmachan NE Top 808mMeall nan Tarmachan SE Top 921.6mMeall Odhar 568mMeall Taurnie [Meall Taurnaigh] 792mMeall Tionail 894mMeall Ton Eich 815mSgiath Chrom 851.7mSgiath Chuil 920mSgiath Chuil East Top 883.2mSron dha-Murchdi 935mSron Eanchainne 712mSron nan Eun 840mStob an Fhir-Bhogha 1029mStob nan Clach 956m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Meall Luaidhe Mountain Height: 778m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 51 Grid Reference: NN58162 43767 Place visited by 1 members. Recently by: 3K_Fters I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) View on Hill Bagging (DoBIH) Longitude: -4.309731, Latitude: 56.564358 , Easting: 258162, Northing: 743767 Prominence: 20m, Isolation: 0.4km , GPS IDs, 6 char: MlL778, 10 char: MlLdh 778 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B7838/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Meall Luaidhe 1 of 1 Follow this place's comments (No comments so far about Meall Luaidhe.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence) MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 11 Million Visitors Per Year. 1300 Contributors.


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Leonardo DiCaprio is in Cannes for its 60th film festival with "The 11th Hour," an environmental documentary and the latest product of Hollywood's growing concern over global warming.
Leonardo DiCaprio is in Cannes for its 60th film festival with "The 11th Hour," an environmental documentary and the latest product of Hollywood's growing concern over global warming.
The documentary was launched on Saturday.
Here are some details of stars and their involvement with the environment:
* LEONARDO DICAPRIO -- He started the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to promote environmental issues. His film, "The 11th Hour", is an environmental documentary on the impact of humans on the planet. It includes former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and leading scientist Stephen Hawking.
-- However DiCaprio's earlier movie, "The Beach" was controversial in Thailand because of allegations by environmentalists that production work damaged a Thai beach paradise.
-- DiCaprio fiercely defended the project. "I don't want a bad reputation as somebody who endorses something hostile to the environment," said the Hollywood star whose role in "Titanic" made him one of the world's most bankable actors.
* AL GORE -- Al Gore, who narrowly missed becoming president of the United States, produced a documentary about a slideshow he has given on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth". The short film was presented in Cannes in 2006 and won an Oscar this year.
* ROBERT REDFORD -- Thirty years on board of Natural Resources Defense Council, founder of Sundance Preserve, winner of 1993 Earth Day award, 1987 United Nations Global 500 award. In April 2007, he launched a weekly three-hour slot called "The Green", dedicated entirely to the environment, on his Sundance TV channel.
* CATE BLANCHETT -- She has plans to equip the Sydney Theatre Company building with solar panels and rainwater collection systems to make it completely eco-friendly. Her Sydney home is fully powered by solar energy.
* SPINAL TAP/LIVE EARTH -- The spoof heavy-metal band immortalised by the mock documentary "This is Spinal Tap" has reunited to join a campaign to save the world from global warming.
-- Director Rob Reiner, whose 1984 film set the bar for the "mockumentary" genre, has made a new short film called "Spinal Tap" as part of a campaign dubbed SOS/Live Earth. The band will also play in London at one of 7 Live Earth concerts on July 7.
-- Live Earth, on stages in all seven continents, will feature such artists as the Police, Madonna, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
-- Al Gore said that he hoped the Live Earth concerts will do for climate change awareness what Live Aid did for Africa.
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A car magazine once declared that a car has "character" if it takes 15 minutes to explain its idiosyncrasies before it can be loaned to a friend. By that standard, every piece of software has character -- all too often, right of the box.
Most programming "peculiarities" are unique to a particular context, rendering them highly obscure. Websites that deliver XML data, for example, may not have been coded to tell the browser to expect XML data, causing all functions to fall apart until the correct value fills the field.
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But certain programming practices send the majority of developers reaching for their hair upon opening a file that has been exhibiting too much "character." Spend some time in a bar near any tech company, and you'll hear the howls: Why did the programmer use that antiquated structure? Where was the mechanism for defending against attacks from the Web? Wasn't any thought given to what a noob would do with the program?
Creatures of habit, we developers seem locked into certain failure modes that can't be avoided, such is the frequency with which we fall prey to a particular poor programming practice.
Below you will find the most common programming pitfalls, each of which is accompanied by its opposing pair, lending further proof that programming may in fact be transforming into an art -- one that requires a skilled hand and a creative mind to achieve a happy medium between problematic extremes.
Programming mistake No. 1: Playing it fast and loose
Failing to shore up the basics is the easiest way to undercut your code. Often this means overlooking how arbitrary user behavior will affect your program. Will the input of a zero find its way into a division operation? Will submitted text be the right length? Have date formats been vetted? Is the username verified against the database? Mistakes in the smallest places cause software to fail.
The worst part about sloppy programming is that advances in language design aimed to fix these problems don't do their job. Take the latest version of Java, which tries to make null-pointer checking easier by offering shorthand syntax for the endless pointer testing. Just adding a question mark to each method invocation automatically includes a test for null pointers, replacing a rat's nest of if-then statements, such as:
public String getPostcode(Person person) {
String ans= null;
if (person != null) {
Name nm= person.getName();
if (nm!= null) {
ans= nm.getPostcode();
return ans
With this:
public String getFirstName(Person person) {
return person?.getName()?.getGivenName();
In the end, however, such syntax improvements can only prevent code from crashing, not ensure that it's useful. After all, it doesn't eliminate the root of the problem: the proliferation of null values due to fast and loose programming.
Programming mistake No. 2: Overcommitting to details
On the flip side, overly buttoned-up software can slow to a crawl. Checking a few null pointers may not make much difference, but some software is written to be like an obsessive-compulsive who must check that the doors are locked again and again so that sleep never comes.
Relentless devotion to detail can even lock up software if the obsessive checking requires communicating with a distant website over the network. I have several packages that slow to a crawl if I fire them up on a laptop without a Wi-Fi connection because they're frantically trying to phone home to see if a new version might be available. The Wi-Fi LED flickers, and the software hangs, constantly looking for a hotspot that isn't there.
The challenge is to design the layers of code to check the data when it first appears, but this is much easier said than done. If multiple developers work on a library or even if only one does all of the coding, it's difficult to remember whether and when the pointer was checked.
Programming mistake No. 3: Not simplifying control
Too often, developers invite disaster by not simplifying control over tasks in their code.
Mike Subelsky, one of the co-founders at OtherInBox.com, is a keen advocate of there being one and only one place in the code for each job. If there are two places, odds are someone will change one but not the other. If there are more than two, the odds get even worse that someone will fail to keep them all working in the same way.
"Having worked on one code base for three-plus years, my biggest regret is not making the code more modular," Subelsky says. "I've learned the hard way why the Single Responsibility Principle is so important. I adhere to it strongly in new code, and it's the first thing I attack when refactoring the old code."
Subelsky, as you may surmise, is a Ruby on Rails programmer. The framework encourages lean code by assuming most of the structure of the software will fall into well-known patterns, a philosophy that Rails programmers often summarize as "convention not configuration." The software assumes that if someone creates an object of type
Name with two fields
first and
last, then it should immediately create a database table called
Name with two columns,
first and
last. The names are specified in only one place, avoiding any problems that might come if someone fails to keep all of the layers of configuration in sync.
Programming mistake No. 4: Delegating too much to frameworks
Sometimes the magic tools lead only to confusion. By abstracting functionality and assuming what we want, frameworks can all too often leave developers at a loss for what's gone wrong in their code.
G. Blake Meike, a programmer based near Seattle, is one of many developers who finds over-reliance on automated tools such as Ruby on Rails a hindrance when it comes to producing clean code.
"Convention, by definition, is something outside the code," Meike says. "Unless you know Ruby on Rails' rules for turning a URL into a method call, for instance, there is no way, at all, that you will ever figure out what actually happens in response to a query."
He finds that reading the code often means keeping a manual close by to decipher what the code is doing behind his back.
"The rules are, while quite reasonable, not entirely trivial. In order to work on a Ruby on Rails app, you just have to know them. As the app grows, it depends on more and more of these almost-trivial bits of external knowledge. Eventually, the sum of all the almost-trivial bits is decidedly not trivial. It's a whole ecosphere of things you have to learn to work on the app and remember while you are debugging it," he says.
To make matters worse, the frameworks can often leave you, and any who come after you, stranded with pretty code that's difficult to understand, revise, or extend.
As Mike Morton, another programmer, explains, "They carry you 90 percent of the way up the mountain in a sedan chair, but that's all. If you want to do the last 10 percent, you'll need to have thought ahead and brought oxygen and pitons."
Programming mistake No. 5: Trusting the client
Many of the worst security bugs appear when developers assume the client device will do the right thing. For example, code written to run in a browser can be rewritten by the browser to execute any arbitrary action. If the developer doesn't double-check all of the data coming back, anything can go wrong.
One of the simplest attacks relies on the fact that some programmers just pass along the client's data to the database, a process that works well until the client decides to send along SQL instead of a valid answer. If a website asks for a user's name and adds the name to a query, the attacker might type in the name
x; DROP TABLE users;. The database dutifully assumes the name is
x and then moves on to the next command, deleting the table filled with all of the users.
There are many other ways that clever people can abuse the trust of the server. Web polls are invitations to inject bias. Buffer overruns continue to be one of the simplest ways to corrupt software.
To make matters worse, severe security holes can arise when three or four seemingly benign holes are chained together. One programmer may let the client write a file assuming that the directory permissions will be sufficient to stop any wayward writing. Another may open up the permissions just to fix some random bug. Alone there's no trouble, but together, these coding decisions can hand over arbitrary access to the client.
Programming mistake No. 6: Not trusting the client enough
Sometimes too much security can lead paradoxically to gaping holes. Just a few days ago, I was told that the way to solve a problem with a particular piece of software was just to "chmod 777" the directory and everything inside it. Too much security ended up gumming up the works, leaving developers to loosen strictures just to keep processes running.
Web forms are another battleground where trust can save you in the long run. Not only do bank-level security, long personal data questionaires, and confirming email addresses discourage people from participating even on gossip-related sites, but having to protect that data once it is culled and stored can be far more trouble than it's worth.
Because of this, many Web developers are looking to reduce security as much as possible, not only to make it easy for people to engage with their products but also to save them the trouble of defending more than the minimum amount of data necessary to set up an account.
My book, "Translucent Databases," describes a number of ways that databases can store less information while providing the same services. In some cases, the solutions will work while storing nothing readable.
Programming mistake No. 7: Relying too heavily on magic boxes
Worried about security? Just add some cryptography. Want your databases to be backed up? Just push the automated replication button. Don't worry. The salesman said, "It just works."
Computer programmers are a lucky lot. After all, computer scientists keep creating wonderful libraries filled with endless options to fix what ails our code. The only problem is that the ease with which we can leverage someone else's work can also hide complex issues that gloss over or, worse, introduce new pitfalls into our code.
Cryptography is a major source of weakness here, says John Viega, co-author of "24 Deadly Sins of Software Security: Programming Flaws and How to Fix Them." Far too many programmers assume they can link in the encryption library, push a button, and have iron-clad security.
But the reality is that many of these magic algorithms have subtle weaknesses, and avoiding these weaknesses requires learning more than what's in the Quick Start section of the manual. To make matters worse, simply knowing to look beyond the Quick Start section assumes a level of knowledge that goes beyond what's covered in the Quick Start section, which is likely why many programmers are entrusting the security of their code to the Quick Start section in the first place. As the philosophy professors say, "You can't know what you don't know."
Programming mistake No. 8: Reinventing the wheel
Then again, making your own yogurt, slaughtering your own pigs, and writing your own libraries just because you think you know a better way to code can come back to haunt you.
"Grow-your-own cryptography is a welcome sight to attackers," Viega says, noting that even the experts make mistakes when trying to prevent others from finding and exploiting weaknesses in their systems.
So, whom do you trust: yourself or so-called experts who also make mistakes?
The answer falls in the realm of risk management. Many libraries don't need to be perfect, so grabbing a magic box is more likely to be better than the code you write yourself. The library includes routines written and optimized by a group. They may make mistakes, but the larger process can eliminate many of them.
Programming mistake No. 9: Opening up too much to the user
Programmers love to be able to access variables and tweak many parts of a piece of software, but most users can't begin to even imagine how to do it.
Take Android. The last time I installed a software package for my Android phone, I was prompted to approve five or six ways that the software can access my information. Granted, the Android team has created a wonderfully fine-grained set of options that let me allow or disallow software based on whether it requires access to the camera, tracks my location, or any of a dozen other options. But placing the onus on users to customize funtionality they do not fully understand can invite disaster in the form of inadvertant security holes and privacy violations, not to mention software that can prove too frustrating or confusing to be of use to its intended market.


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|System: X360, PS3
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: EA Tiburon
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: EA Sports
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 19, 2010
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-2
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Amanda L. Kondolojy
MMA is a captivating sport to watch, but as a spectator it's hard to fully appreciate the complexities of the sport: the strategy that goes into every kick, the timing required to get a full mount on an opponent, and the diligence required to avoid attacks and get into that sweet spot where the opponent's weakness can be fully exploited. However, playing EA Sports MMA gives you a window into the nearly-scientific process that MMA fighters go through during a fight and training. And the gameplay experience that results is something extraordinary, especially for MMA fans.
The focus in EA Sports MMA is obviously placed firmly on the game's expansive combat system. Although other MMA titles have definitely played to the strategic aspect of MMA, button mashing has been at least somewhat effective in practice. This hurt the gameplay experience overall, and made the combat system feel shallow when playing opponents who only have a button-mash strategy. However, in EA Sports MMA you have to really pay attention to the controls or you will lose matches very quickly. The controls are compartmentalized in such a way that throwing left and right hooks while in a standing game looks and feels completely different than hammering on the left and right attack while someone is in the ground game. When you start a match, both you and your opponent will be evenly matched, but as you progress you can get them into a clinch, beat them into submission, and of course go for the mount. Although the basics in each of these positions is the same, the way you choose your attacks and go after different body areas will dramatically affect how the match turns out, and the tactics your opponent will use to overtake you. You cannot simply go up to someone and hammer on your favorite attack, as your opponent will likely find an opening in your lackadaisical attacks, and you'll be taken down with relative ease. However, if you go through the proper stances and create your own strategy, you're much likelier to succeed.
The controls themselves are actually split into two different types: button-based and total strike control. The button-based controls are designed for casual/moderate users, and allows the user to tap on the face buttons for simple strikes, while the right thumbstick is used to change stance. This input method works well for those who aren't immediately familiar with fighting mechanics (especially those found in the latest iteration of Fight Night) and want to take a more traditional approach to the combat system.
However, to get the full experience of the game, I heavily recommend mastering the total strike control system, which allows you to control the precise direction, intensity, and style of your strikes using the right thumbstick. The total control system does take some time to master, but the good thing is that the game provides plenty of tutorials for the system, and the directional strikes will feel very natural after a while. The total strike control system also allows you to have greater control when you are changing stances or trying to block specific moves.
Because the combat system is so complex, EA Sports MMA's single player modes all have an extensive training focus. The MMA 101 tutorial mode is very deep and allows you to react in a real-time environment with suggested moves and tactics. However, if you really want to master the combat system, the easiest way to do so is through the game's career mode. Like all good sports-focused career modes, this one starts off with a substantial creation mode, followed by a lengthy tutorial mode which can take nearly an hour to complete. Since the game has quite the learning curve, the game also includes extended training sessions that are spaced out between matches. The extended training sessions are actually a really great vehicle for learning the nuances of the combat system, as they force you to learn the basics and then use advanced techniques which build upon these basics to get a passing grade. And you'll definitely want a passing grade, as the higher you score, the more points you can add to your fighter's stats, which will affect the relative difficulty (or ease) of the next fight.


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The Samsung GALAXY Note is the first phone to go over the 5-inch screen mark with its 5.3-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of the whopping 800 x 1280 pixels (WXGA), resulting in pixel density of 285ppi. It also stands out with its built in stylus and apps supporting pen input. Under the hood, a Samsung 1.4GHz dual-core chip powers Android 2.3 Gingerbread skinned with TouchWiz. The Galaxy Note also sports an 8-megapixel rear camera capable of 1080p video recording, while up front there is a 2-megapixel shooter.


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