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Deployment And Change Management - A Framework
A couple days after I posted my last article, I went to del.icio.us to see if anyone had bookmarked it. A user named timbaileylondon had, with this note - "We need to get on top of this. The last one in particular made me cringe." Too true on both counts.
A few weeks ago I was trying to chase down a bug in content copy, because it was causing us problems with some content types we were trying to move. I had never dealt with FAPI much before, and it was a real eye-opener discovering I could script content type exports and imports easily in a few lines of code, and then further realizing I could actually script any form the same way. I started thinking about how many Drupal objects can be scripted quickly this way - node load/save, user load/save, any form, etc. It was then that I started thinking that maybe all we need to tackle the deployment problem is a) a way to abstract each of these pieces of data and b) a way to move them from server to server. Maybe Drupal doesn't need an overarching deployment solution, it just needs some glue.
I have written a proof-of-concept framework to work through some of these ideas. It is structured similarly to the Services module. Services provides a base core of functionality into which you can plug server modules (XMLRPC, JSON, REST, etc.) and service modules (node services, user services, etc.) Deployment also has three parts:
- Deployment API - This implements the concept of a deployment plan. You create a deployment plan and add objects to it which will be deployed (content types, views, etc.) When the time comes these items are pushed to a server you specify via XMLRPC with an API key. The data stored about each item is extremely minimal, relying largely on the implementers to implement object-specific knowledge. Currently this is deploy.module
- Deployment Implementers - Individual modules implement the deployment API to add the data they need to a deployment plan, and expose that ability to the front end. Currently I have content_copy_deploy.module and system_settings_deploy.module.
- Deployment Services - Services modules which contain the knowledge to receive deployed data and do what is appropriate on the destination server. Currently I have content_copy_service.module and system_settings_service.module. One great thing about this is that regardless of what happens with the greater deployment framework, these services exist on their own as useful code which will be contributed back to the community.
So lets look at an example. Lets say I have a launch coming up where I will need to push live two content types, and pathauto information related to those content types. First I will create a new deployment plan, My Big Site Launch and indicate its destination URL and required API key (please note this API key will self-destruct before you ever read this.) This functionality is all provided through deploy.module.
Now I need to add my content types and settings to this plan. You can see below that there is a new tab on the content types listing page called deploy, and clicking it allows you to choose a content type and a deployment plan to add it it to.
This is all surfaced through content_type_deploy.module. Note there was no hacking of contrib or core modules in anything you see here. I have similarly exposed a deployment plan drop down on all forms that make use of system_settings_form through system_settings_deploy.module as you can see below in the pathauto settings screen. I'd like to acknowledge Daniel Kudwien and his Journal module here, as it was their code that provided the inspiration for how to handle system_settings_forms.
Having added my items to the plan, you can see a listing of them below.
On the destination server (specified above) I have enabled content_copy_service.module and system_settings_service.module.
Note the destination server doesn't even need deploy.module or any of its related modules at all! The only thing deploy.module offers is a way to collect data together about items to deploy, and a way to send them all out in one mouse-click. The services receive the data pushed forward by deploy.module and do with it whatever is needed.
So all I need to do now is click the Push button and everything will go on its way. I wanted to have a screencast to show the whole process to drive the point home, but I couldn't get it together in time. Hopefully after the weekend I can get all the pieces together to make that happen.
This framework is extremely powerful because it is a) modular and b) flexible. In my eyes, it is very drupal-like in all the best ways. Any piece of core or contrib could easily write their own deployment and services code and be in business to allow their data to be pushed around. Anyone who needs these services can either release their own modules to do it or even better submit patches to the modules in question to bring everything together. While I am mostly focused on the admin area, there is no reason why this framework couldn't be used to push content around as well. Services already includes node and user services which allows for saving and loading of those objects remotely.
While this is all exciting (well it is to me anyways) this is far from a complete solution right now. There are a great many gaps that need to be filled and questions to be answered:
- Security - My original version of this code used xmlrpc.php, which was a disaster security-wise. Services includes API keys which helps, but I would want someone with a stronger background in security looking over this before I deemed it fit for use.
- Dependencies - Do the appropriate modules live on the destination server? Are they the proper versions? Do all the nodereferenced content types exist?
- Ordering - Related to the above, how to make sure deployment happens in the right order. If content type foo nodereferences content type bar, you have need to push out content type bar first. If pathauto has settings for content type foo and bar, they both need to go before the settings go. It would be nice if everyone knew this as well.
- Versioning - There is no concept of versioning, is the content on my dev server newer or older than the content on my live server?
- Rollback - There is no automated way to roll changes back, unless you count "take a mysqldump before you begin deployment, and if something goes wrong restore it."
- Drupal 5 - This code is currently D5-only and thus in grave danger of becoming irrelevant sooner than later.
The holy grail would be integrating a full-featured module with SVN/CVS checkout and packaging, for full one-click scripted deployment.
So there's obviously a lot of work to be done, both on the above problems and the fact that the code even as it exists now needs some shoring up. Some of the above I have ideas about, some not so much. Hell, Workhabit might release Autopilot tomorrow and it will solve everyone's problems and render this whole conversation moot (although I suspect there will be room for multiple solutions in this sphere.) However, my plan right now is to spend a week or two getting this set of functionality into shape and release it as an alpha. I will probably release the services first, because they're the closest to being done.
I am actively interested in hearing what people think of this idea conceptually, and I'm also looking for collaborators on this project. The more brains the better. Let me know in the comments or the contact form!
This is the best idea I've seen yet to tackle this sticky issue. We'll have to stew this one over a bit.
very cool
this is very cool stuff. i've been struggling with how to set up a proper dev/test/prod drupal environment for a while now. this looks like an important step. i'd love to help out if i can, i'm still new to drupal coding though! i can maybe do some documentation or that screencast you wanted! drop me an e-mail if interested.
Three Cheers
After a cursory glance through, this seems a very promising approach. Some of the issues you raise I think can be seen as 'nice features' (for example, Rollback) and as you point out workarounds exist. I will also be bookmarking this and will be following developments with some interest.
Everything Looks Good
We spent a bit of time the other day in #drupal-support discussing this very fact. I am very excited to see what comes from this, and am interested in collaborating. We need something like this pretty bad on a few of the Drupal projects I am working on.
You say about deploy.module
You say about deploy.module The data stored about each item is extremely minimal
Maybe it could be replaced by RDF API so it will provide more data. In that case you can also maybe hold Ordering?
quite promising
I think this really has potential. I'll two more items to your "gaps" list.
- Don't tie the URL to the deployment plan. Some sites have staging and production environments and they should be able to run the deployment plan to either server.
- Audit. We need to log who did what deployment and when.
Separating content from
Separating content from configs for deployment purposes is one of our biggest bug bears. This approach looks like a super start to a solution!
I think we should have some
I think we should have some hooks/api that allow the module itself to extract/push its data/settings to this system.
This is a really great
This is a really great looking start. I can say that this is a real pain point with the work that we do in Drupal. I currently insist that all the dev work we do be done on the dev server but having an easy way to rollout to live would be wonderful! Also, having a way to roll back changes would be great. That way if you see that the new changes screwed up something, you could quickly revert the changes.
I'll be interested to see how this goes.
Important question
Why did you change the name from "My Big Site Launch" to "My Big Deployment"? Seriously.
Looks promising
We have been working on this (while waiting for AutoPilot ;) ) and we have set up a solution which looks like yours but ... we are doing it manually.
We are actually using the update_N functions with a combinaison of content_copy, views_default_view [0], macros and some Drupal API functions (such as drupal_install_module) and so forth and so on.
With that we are able to face heavy upgrade but there are still some problems that you could also have with your framework. Of course your solution has the (immense) advantage to be automatique. Our solution is a pain in the ass (to say it frankly).
- Reference to numeric ids : let say that you need to creat a nodequeue that will be referenced by a view. In an ideal world we have a deploy nodequeue and a deploy views. The fact is that the view is refering to the nodequeue by its numerical id, given by the db_next_id() function. If everything goes smooth you create your nodequeue (nqid = 1 for ex) on the dev, then you create your view which refers to nqid = 1. Deployement : creation of nodequeue nqid = 1, creation of the view, nqid = 1. So far so good. But let say that the developer create a nodequeue, then delete it, then create a new one : nqid = 2. He create the view (refers to nqid = 2) and Deployement :
creation of the nodequeue (nqid = 1 because it is the first in this db) then import of the view which is still refering to nqid = 2 !
I can see 2 solutions to face this problem :
- Take the id from dev to prod. It solves the problem of the reference but it brings a new one : id collision. It could be solve by the even/odd id trick (BTW the original post you were looking for is here http://drupal.org/node/181128, and they are using this solution at http://www.france24.fr).
Bring the concept of dependency in the deployement process. Say that you have a view that depends of a nodequeue (it could be anything else like a node or a user btw). If in your deploy plan you can say that step B (deploy view) depends on step A (creation of the nodequeue) you can then abstract the nqid in the view to be the nqid of the nodequeue previously created. We are doing it by hand (= in code, create a nodequeue, retrieve its nqid with some sql, put it in a variable, change the exported views to refer to this variable instead of the original nqid).
This step could be automated but it would be quite complexe, given the number of different dependencies that are possible.
- Actually there is a third solution ; deploy in 2 times. First create all the objects that need to be referenced and deploy (sometime they could even be created directly the prod server). Syncronise your devel db from your prod one. Create the view/menu etc... that refer to the objects created in the first step. Deploy the second step.
Managing the changement in the db : this mean that while you are developing your "new features" you can' t synchronise your dev db from your production one. Or if you do it, it will :
- erase your deployement plan and its component (but ok, the table could be saved and reimport in the fresh import)
- erase all the modification that have been done in the db (creating of new content type, new views, etc)
If, instead of keeping the changes in the db they are "frozen" in code, it is very easy to sync the dev from the prod : dump your prod, import it in the dev db, apply your update_N function et voila. Of course, you have to *write* your update function which is boring and time consuming.
- AJAX/AHAH: asyncronous method are making there way into drupal admin in D6 (which is a nice thing). Asyncronous calls don't rely on the drupal_system_settings or on drupal_execute (correct me if I am wrong, I am saying this without looking at the code). A deployement implementer should be provided for every page that have ahah functionnality (blocks and menu for exemple)
Given that (sorry for the length of the post), your solution looks very cool and is probably the most promising one that I know.
We would be very happy to share with you the work we have done and contribute to your module.
Feel free to join me by email if you want to.
[0] which can be overriden by the administrators and then re-import by the developers
extremely interesting
We had a discussion at DrupalCon about many of these topics. It seems many of us are trying to solve these issues, in many different ways.
There's a lot to like about your approach, but one problem I think of has to do with IDs. Let's say your task is to replace the site's front page. So you create a new node on your development box, say it ends up being node/42. Then you go to settings and make the site frontpage "node/42". When you run the deployment script on the production server, it creates an identical node, but the nid is different, say 1234; and the frontpage will become node/42, which will be the wrong page.
You may think that's easily solved with an alias or what have you, but the problem will occur when any drupal object refers to any other. For example the id of the user who created the node, a node reference field, even vocabularies and terms. In the latter case, your deployment script might create vocabulary with vid 42, then add 10 terms to it. Later the deployment script would create a new vocabulary that gets ID 123, then proceeds to add 10 terms to vocabulary 42, whatever that happens to be on the other server.
Programatically update node references?
Dave makes a good point about nodes, particularly referenced nodes. Point taken about settings being a great rollout feature in itself, but If someone is coding "about" pages, or front pages and the like, then it seems like they would be important to be able to "roll out" as well. It would be really great if a roll out of nodes worked with the revisioning system :)
Maybe If it just focused on deploying only a few crucial nodes like say anything that's a menu item...or the frontpage? then it maybe it could do it, keeping a reference map of the old and new node ids and updating any references accordingly...hmmmm
Frontpage might be easy.., say import the referenced node, get its new node id, and then put the correct node id it in the front page setting? Anyway, Great ideas here, look forward to playing with it.
ID Mapping + Data processing
Awesome! I already tinkered with a similar idea, called "Sync" module. I think you've done the ground-work for this with Deployment now. :)
Currently, I'm developing Migrator module, which aims to convert any existing (non-Drupal) site to Drupal. To accomplish this, Migrator creates an object id mapping table to ensure that external ids can be altered to newly created Drupal ids (f.e. for users, user roles, nodes, taxonomy terms, aso) in front of creating the imported objects in Drupal. IMHO, a similar id mapping mechanism could work out for Deployment, too, since you already need to process the pushed data on the remote site.
Synching Drupal databases (Funambol + Drupal connectors)
Just brainstorming...
How about looking at it from a slightly different angle, still starting from your idea of service: how about using a standard synchronization engine (such as http://www.funambol.com/opensource/ or something similar) connecting to multiple Drupal database instances through services. The instances could be DEV + QA + PROD, or PROD1 + PROD2 + PROD3, etc.
When content is added / changed / deleted in one store, it would be replicated on the others.
More info on Funambol and SyncML
I first heard of Funambol when reading an article "The Holy Grail of Synchronization". This article describes an approach to synchronize several distributed PIM (Personal Information Management) databases, but I felt it could be applied on other data entities (I understand Funambol implements SyncML in an extensible architecture).
As you say, one of the main issues here (shared by most or all synchronization solutions) is to identify corresponding objects in distributed environments/namespaces.
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What if code went up, and content came down?
Reading this thread has given me an idea. Imagine three servers, called Dev, Stage, and Prod. Dev is where the code magic happens, and where Heyrocker's deploy.module would be installed to push changes up to Stage.
Stage is where the QA happens, but not where content is added. All content changes have to happen to the Prod server, and here's why.
# Content flows downhill
Users and admins create content on Prod. A brand new, never-before-thought-of module utilizes NodeAPI to create duplicate content on Stage and/or Dev whenever a node is created or edited on Prod. Thus, 100% of content is added (or deleted) to Prod and flows downhill. Node ID's remain sequential and perfectly in sync.
# Code flows uphill.
All changes to code, including views and content types happens on Dev, and is pushed to Stage for QA and testing, and then onto Prod for final deployment. Any content type changes that occur will be reflected on Stage first before showing up on the live site, so they can be tested and tweaked. Thus, Stage becomes both a clearinghouse for new functionality *and* a mirrored copy of the Prod server, but its tweakable until showtime.
# Keeping track of the /files
An rsync over SSH would need to be set up to keep the files directories in sync. Prod's /files need to be rcyned by Stage, and Stage's /files need to be rsynced by Dev. In this manner, and on a cron of say 10 minutes, a shell script is executed. Your Dev box's referenced /files will never be more than ten minutes later than your Prod box's referenced /files, even though the nodes themselves will exist already because they were created at the same instant on both Stage and Dev.
Has source code been published for this module? If you could even put something pre-alpha up, it would help me out a lot, as I'm looking at change management for nabuur.com.
Overlap - break out?
Very Nice.
Actually, I should have done better digging before my last weekend's work: http://cvs.drupal.org/viewvc.py/drupal/contributions/sandbox/alex_b/port/
Take a look at this implementation of a "port" and see how similar our concepts are:
The port module does a subset of what the deployment framework does. The notion of 'symmetry' of export and import functions is very powerful and can be used for not only deployment - and this actually brings me to my point: I'd like to suggest to break out this functionality of deploy module.
With port.module I came from a different angle: while building an installer profile I found it was tedious and wasteful that I had to export and generate data structures on all ends of Drupal and then wind up with a set of associative arrays in my profile file of which only I knew where they're coming from: the ideal solution would internally _know_ which export function matches which import function.
This simple bit of information about what import function matches which export function allows us to do various things like the push deployment that the deploy module implements or generating install functions like the installer profile wizard of the Install profile API (http://drupal.org/project/install_profile_api ) or just keeping a site configuration in version controlled code.
This simple notion of symmetrical import/export function pairs on a per module level together with a wide usage (deployment, installer profiles, version control, etc.) could be a great driver for more and more import/export function implementations for site structure and content. This is going to be very important, because nobody will be able to build import/export functions on their own, but as a community we can. A very wide basis of use cases for this core functionality is therefore crucial...
Looking forward to your thoughts,
cheers and again: awesome module,
My mouth is watering...
We really really really need this! I'd love to take a look at some early development stages. I agree with the gaps identified. In terms of rollback, it may be possible to do a rollback if we approach it as one would approach undoable changes in any document editing interface. Here are the basics we would have to consider:
- Individual changes would have to be reversible
- Would need to prepare an SQL statement which would undo each individual SQL statement included in the deployment, e.g. a DELETE for every INSERT, a REPLACE for every REPLACE
- Would need to retain a backup copy of each file to be replaced in the deployment
With these basic assumptions we can imagine a deployment which may be entirely atomic, or may contain several subpackages, each of which is atomic, so that several independent packages can be included and if one fails it can be retried (perhaps even automatically, some number of times?) or an alert can be sent to the administrator. Assuming that the integrity of the deployment itself is solid, "undo" operations can be defined for every possible type of supported change, and the order of operations can be guaranteed, then it follows that a deployment should be able to be rolled back automatically.
Further considerations:
- All data should be serializable.
- Ensuring the integrity of the undo operations is an absolute necessity.
- Rollback failure is always a possibility, and this means corruption, so a full backup is recommended for all deployments.
- There should be a complete record of all changes, packaged up in a manner easily identifiable as a deployed package (perhaps even as basic as a tar of all the SQL statements executed and files transferred).
- It would be great to include some automated testing as pre-conditions or post-conditions of a deployment (i.e. a "smoke test")
Thanks for all the work you have put into this so far, I am very excited to see the results. I am not holding my breath for the Autopilot project, and this project has a corner on the best approach to this problem. I am not an experienced Drupal developer or PHP but I have 12 years of experience with Java and configuration/build/release management, and would love to be a part of this project. Please let me know how I can help!
Code released?
did you ever released the code of your module or is it just a private project?
Helping hand
Hi Greg,
Great effort, and as everybody else, I needed this yesterday :)
I'd like to give you a hand to get this done sooner (I build custom Drupal modules), so let me know!


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Wanted to check and see if everyone was still hanging in there. I have my c-section sch. for August 20th (due on 8/26/09).
I have a question???????? I have a cerclage in and last Monday I was having severe pubic pain went to the hospital and they said that I was dil. 1cm I know that that is not that much BUT with the cerclage I thought that you didn't dil. at all. With my daughter (1st IVF) I didn't dil. with Cer. should I worry???????????????????????????//
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
3 Comments:
- Walker said...
No doubt written by a Democrat, not a Muslim. I doubt a Muslim would write the word "islam" on a john.
One reminder: The anti-Christmas season is right around the corner when the anti-Christians will be swinging into full anti-Christmas mode. But right now is when companies are finalizing their advertising. Plus last year the anti-Christians Googlebombed the phrase "war on Christmas" so that you mainly only get anti-Christian links. Google is indexing RIGHT NOW. Won't you use the phrase "war on Christmas" and Merry Christmas early and often?
- eyesallaround said...
They're in for a big surprise! HA!
- eyesallaround said...
W, It could have been a young American convert trouble maker... American mooooslims are quite a bit different than the foreign version. As a matter of fact, the foreign born look down upon the Fahrakans (sp?) of American. Moooslims are huge racists and snobs.
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Everyone believes they have a screenplay in them. Your mom, your unemployed uncle, and anyone else who has ever watched a movie. Including 7'4 former Utah Jazz Center Mark Eaton. But most of these screenplays never see the light of day, which is fortunate. Not so with the first eight pages of Eaton's opus, Riding the Bench. You need to read this script, it will change your life. Here's an excerpt from the first page:
Appearing from nowhere Boswell walks up to Mark. Boswell: Nice job out there. Mark: Thanks. Boswell: I don't think we've formally met. I'm Coach Boswell, the athletic director here at Westminster. Can I talk to you for a second? Mark: About what? Mark stands revealing his towering 6'11 frame. Boswell: Basketball.
Oscar-winning Mark Eaton? Riding the Bench screenplay [Mark Eaton's screeplay] Mark Eaton's personal website [7 foot 4.com] The ten man rotation starring Mark Eaton's movie script [Yahoo]


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John Dahl WMA covers 480 acres in western Osage County in north central Oklahoma. Located 1 mile east of Foraker, Oklahoma, John Dahl is a mixture of tallgrass prairie and cropland. A small creek bordered by timber transects the area from north to south.
WMA Driving Directions: From Foraker: 1 mile east on CR4650, ½ mi south on CR4545.
Game Species of Interest:
Quail: Bobwhite quail are present in good numbers during most years.
Deer: White-tailed deer are present in fair numbers.
Rabbit: Cottontails are usually present in good numbers.
Furbearers: Coyote, bobcat and raccoon are present.
Dove: Good dove hunting is usually available over native sunflowers and weeds.
Waterfowl: Ducks commonly use the ponds and creeks and potholes on the areas. Waterfowl hunting usually improves when heavy rainfall occurs.
Squirrel: Fox squirrels are both present in good numbers.
Nongame Species of Interest:
Greater Prairie Chicken: Although the season is closed for these birds, the greater prairie chicken can be easily viewed utilizing grain field during late fall and winter.
Bald Eagle: The bald eagle is a common visitor to the area during winter months.
Upland Sandpiper: Sandpipers are common between March and August.
Description of Fish and Wildlife Management Practices:
Approximately 80 acres of wheat, milo and soybeans are planted annually. Native tall grass species are enhanced through prescribed burns.
Camping and Facilities:
Two primitive camping sites are on the WMA.
Fishing Opportunities:
The small creek and ponds on the area provide limited fishing opportunities.
John Dahl WMA Map - best general purpose map, pdf format (8.5x11)
Regulations: Seasons on public lands section of hunting regulations
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What shall become of me?
I'm in one of those moods. Not sad, not depressed, not anxious, not confused, but wondering maybe. Wondering about the future. No, not Egypt's future. My future. What will become of me?
I've always been worrying about that. My mom used to tell me that when I was in grade 4 or so, I would constantly express to her my fears of failing, leading her to believe that I am a dumb student, just to be surprised that I do pretty well at the end of the year.
School years are different though. You worry however you like, but then there are exams that you enter, and you finally get a chance to put your fears to rest.
Once you enter college, then you start thinking of that career you're building. Some take it easy and totally enjoy college life, some are too dedicated making sure to ace all the courses as if life ends after College. And some are in between, more dedicated closer to deadlines and exams. I was one of those, and I managed to do pretty well with that strategy.
Then you graduate and realize that college didn't matter for most. Those who won the achievement cup, are having mediocre jobs, and some of those who were constantly on the fringe of failing are overachieving in the job market and they have a stronger entrepreneurial spirit than the book worms. I, wasn't satisfied with what I learnt in college, wanted to do more with more, so decided to go farther in the road of education. Then after so much education, you realize that you don't necessarily need someone to teach you, but more of someone to guide you. Then if you've been educated and raised well enough, you should be able to guide yourself and take yourself to greater depths with any subject you want to benefit from and make use of.
So at this stage of my life I know that this shouldn't be it. The buildup of knowledge should definetely continue, and it should pour into what I do for a living. I look at people who work as janitors or security guards at my building and I feel so bad for them. Not because of the nature of their jobs, but because 8 years ago they were working the exact same jobs, and because they sit there gaining nothing from what they do except the money they need to survive. Their jobs are useful and they are doing good by performing their jobs, but do they feel that or do they care, and shouldn't they always aspire for more?
This is the strongest of my fears -- to end up stuck in a rut doing nothing useful.
I'm not confused, and I'm not worried. I know exactly what I want, but I'm not getting it, and I'm not working hard enough to get it, and when I hate myself, I hate myself for that, and only that.
I am pretty sure that everyone out there thinks of the meaning of their life at one point or another, think of what they've done and what they'd like to do. Lots of answers out there, and everyone picks their favorite.
What do I want from my life? Lots of philosophers filled lots of books about the meaning of life, and what it means and so forth. I don't ask those questions. Call me superficial, but I pretty much know what I want, but alot of the time I have no clue how to get it or I don't work hard enough to get it, and that pisses me off.


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Pfeiffer University freshman Anna Vizvary (North Augusta, SC) hit a match high .450 with 10 kills leading the Lady Falcons to a 3-1 (25-12, 25-9, 27-29, 25-21) over Coker College on Saturday afternoon inside the Merner Gym. Pfeiffer improves to 2-10 overall, 2-5 in league play while the Lady Cobras fall to 0-10, 0-6.
In set one, Vizvary broke a 10-10 tie with her first kill of the afternoon before racking up two more over the set's final six plays. Pfeiffer broke open the initial set with a six-point run started by Abbie Ovbey (Mt. Gilead, NC) followed by a 10-point stretch to close it out. Up 15-12, the Lady Falcons went on to score the next 10 points with three Kristina Mordini (Freeport, IL) kills and pair of aces by libero Kaci Markham (Asheboro, NC).
Pfeiffer rolled to a 25-9 win in set two as Ovbey and Vizvary each had early kills while Markham served up two more aces. Finishing three aces shy of a school record, the Lady Falcons had 17 in the four-set match. Vizvary and Mordini quickly put Pfeiffer up 12-2 before Coker's Katie McElveen (Hartsville, SC), Brittany Bass (Bethune, SC) and Lauren Huther (Myrtle Beach, SC) each had kills bring the Lady Cobras within seven. Later in the set, five-straight Coker errors led to Pfeiffer pulling away for a 2-0 match lead.
After a brief intermission for homecoming activities, Coker came out for a 29-27 win in set three to stave off the sweep. A McElveen ace broke a 24-24 tie before Cynallhia Indriago's (Columbia, SC) ace put the visitor up by one. After a pair of game points on both sides, McElveen and April Griggs (Bishopville, SC) threw down the final two kills for the 29-27 win.
Pfeiffer trailed Coker 10-5 to start set four before a timeout put the Lady Falcons back on track. Mordini came up with a kill and two aces on three-straight plays to bring the hosts within two. Another Ovbey kill and attack error by Coker knotted the set at 13 apiece while Griggs put the Lady Cobras back up a pair with another one of her eight kills at 18-16. A crucial four-point run by the Lady Falcons at 20-all proved to be the difference-maker. Kathryn Hobson (Asheboro, NC) had two kills in that stretch with Milana Mervosh (Roebuck, SC) ended it on her fourth and final kill of the afternoon.
Pfeiffer continues weekend action on Sunday night against Wingate. The Lady Falcons will take on the Lady Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. with a neutral site contest at Carolina Courts in Charlotte.


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Dining Review: Bob Ashby's Cantwell's Tavern in Odessa, Delaware
The Rest is History: A refined country menu makes Cantwell's in Odessa worth the visit.
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At a Glance
Cantwell's Tavern
109 Main St., Odessa, 376-0600, cantwells-tavern.com
Starters and small plates $4.99-$10.99
Pizzas/sandwiches: $8.99-$12.99
Entrées: $15.99-$22.99
Recommended dishes
Braised pork shank, she-crab soup, burgers
The solution was practically staring Debbie Buckson in the face.
As executive director of the Odessa Historical Society, Buckson had uncommon insight into her once-bustling little town, and knew it had potential to live again. It had history. It had pretty, tree-lined streets. But there was still one thing Odessa didn't have—a great restaurant.
At least, it hadn't for a long time.
During the 1820s, Cantwell's Bridge Hotel and Tavern was one of several thriving taprooms in Odessa, serving proudly as the town's country inn during its profitable years as a busy shipping port. The hotel's Federal-style architecture and warm atmosphere denoted sophistication, and it supplied boat captains, businessmen and important visitors with a place to cool their heels.
To reawaken the glory days of Odessa, the historians needed their tavern back. And after a grueling, six-year overhaul, the modern-day Cantwell's opened in late fall.
Running the show is Bob Ashby, a man who knows a thing or four about historic pubs. As the longtime owner of The Deer Park Tavern and McGlynn's, Ashby brings a proven track record and four Delaware restaurants that share a knack for pub cuisine with huge flavors.
Cantwell's continues Ashby's tradition admirably, with a modern, seasonal flare. That, and Ashby's habit of producing some of Delaware's most outstanding hamburgers. Culled from grass-fed Angus cows from Crow Farm in Kennedyville, Md., Cantwell burgers were impeccably fresh tasting, bursting with robust, unadulterated beef flavor. The house specialty Cantwell's Burger elicited smoky bouquet from two thick slices of homemade bacon, which, unfortunately, gave way to huge sections that were burnt to a cinder.
But house-made bacon, as well as homemade pickles, mustards, sausages, hand-cut fries, (and even house-cured gravlax) are admirable and tantalizing feats. Many of the house-made niceties are gathered on salmagundi: a Colonial-era chopped salad antipasto with prosciutto, andouille, tomatoes, Cabot cheddar, deviled eggs, chick peas, roasted peppers and romaine lettuce. Chef Dan Sheridan, a Hotel du Pont alum, parlays his superior attention to detail into other plates, especially his gratifying braised pork shank, a meltingly tender hunk of shoulder meat that dismantled easily into a rich cassoulet of broad white beans, mushrooms and matchstick apples all bobbing in a rich, woodsy pool of jus.
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We hate it when a good idea goes bad. Such is the case in this gross attempt at comedy.
Jason Sudeikis plays David, a two-bit drug dealer who is coerced into becoming a drug smuggler. Getting a huge amount of marijuana from Mexico to the United States requires a bit on ingenuity, and David comes up with a clever plan: rent an RV and "hire" a family, acting as a typical family on vacation. Not a bad premise. He hires his neighbor, who just happens to be a stripper (Jennifer Aniston), a nerdy teenager (Will Poulter) and a street kid (Emma Roberts). Off they go to Mexico to pick up the pot. So far so good.
The writers decide to gross out their audience along the way, throwing in disgusting scenes involving oral sex, swinging and a spider bite below the belt. The younger members of the audience who were laughing at the sexual innuendos let out a collective groan at the close-up view of the spider bite.
To add a bit of action, the writers have the Mexican drug dealers chasing the Millers across the dessert and hooking them up with a retired DEA officer and his weird family.
The "Millers" finally bond as a family, as you knew they would from the beginning, but not before getting on your nerves and using the F bomb at least 100 times.
Rated a big R, for all the reasons above. Oh yes, it is not at all funny.


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iLumen, a leader in customized business intelligence solutions, today announced the appointment of Rob Ganjon as chief executive officer and David Kallery as chairman of its Board. Ganjon joins the company after 12 years with American Express, where he most recently served as vice president, digital partnerships and business development. Kallery was previously chief operating officer at Steve Case's luxury destination club, Exclusive Resorts. Under their first 100 days of leadership, iLumen entered the banking and franchise markets and expanded in the Midwest with its new Denver presence.
"Rob and David's appointment signals an exciting new phase of growth for iLumen," commented company founder and Board member Robert Woolsey. "Under their leadership, we will not only strengthen our historical leadership within the accounting industry, we will also expand our market significantly by packaging our proprietary technology to add value for banks, franchisors and franchisees."
Prior to joining iLumen, Ganjon led high-growth initiatives at American Express including signing several of the company's largest strategic partners, launching new business ventures, and re-engineering the business models for two of the largest existing units within the company. While at Exclusive Resorts, Kallery headed up all sales, marketing, and business development initiatives, helping the company achieve $1+ billion in sales.
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Choose Your Own Hamlet Becomes The Largest Publishing Project On Kickstarter, Thanks To The Public Domain
from the you-can't-do-this-with-catcher-in-the-rye dept
- Copyright: Even if the head of the Author's Guild doesn't seem to know this, Shakespeare's works are in the public domain, meaning that anyone can use them however they want -- whether it's to make an exact copy (and, yes, there are plenty of those on the market) or to do a derivative work. There have been tons of remakes and updates on Shakespeare's work, and many of them are super creative, such as this one. Kinda demonstrates just how ridiculous it is for copyright maximalists to argue that without strong copyright protection, creativity gets killed off. Just the opposite, it seems. The ability to build on the works of the past quite frequently inspires amazing new creativity.
- Trademark: North refers to this as a "choosable path adventure" because:
"Chooseable-path" you may recognize as a trademark-skirting version of a phrase and book series you remember from childhood. Remember? Books in which... an adventure is chosen??Yes, they're not using the widely known phrase "choose your own adventure," because it's trademarked, and the owner of the mark has sued before. Of course, the story of the mark is interesting in its own right. Apparently, Bantam Books who helped popularize the original choose your own adventure books let the trademark lapse, and it was bought up by Ray Montgomery, who had run the small press that published the original books, but had not held the original trademark on it.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his gun control allies say Senate rejection of expanded background checks and other restrictions won't stop their drive to reduce firearms violence. But their path to enacting gun curbs this year seems blocked by the National Rifle Association, and supporters of restrictions appear befuddled about what it will take to push legislation through this Congress.
The Senate planned to vote Thursday on two more amendments to a gun control bill. One by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., would cut aid to state and local governments that release information on gun owners. Another by Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., would bolster federal mental health programs.
But just four months after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., the Senate proved unwilling Wednesday to approve the key elements of President Barack Obama's response to the massacre. Lawmakers rejected broader federal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, jarring gun control backers who thought Newtown would spur Congress to act and delivering a victory for the NRA and a defeat for Obama.
"I see this as just Round One," the president said at the White House, surrounded by relatives of Newtown's victims and badly wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Looking ahead to the 2014 congressional elections, he added, "If this Congress refuses to listen to the American people and pass common-sense gun legislation, then the real impact is going to have to come from the voters."
Obama blamed lawmakers' fear that "the gun lobby would spend a lot of money" and accuse them of opposing the Second Amendment's right to bear arms.
But opponents of the restrictions — which would have been the most meaningful gun curbs approved by Congress in two decades — said the curbs were defeated because they wouldn't have worked.
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said most proposals were "predicated on one assumption that somehow we think that the criminal element will single out this one law to comply with."
Added Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., of the expanded background check plan, "This is the first step in the erosion of my rights under the Second Amendment."
The day was not a complete victory for the NRA. Senators defeated one GOP amendment requiring states that let people carry concealed weapons to honor other states' concealed carry permits. Also rejected was a Republican proposal letting some veterans with mental problems have firearms unless a court blocks them from getting the weapons.
But when the votes were over, it was gun control advocates who seemed most perplexed about what it would take to succeed. Though an AP-GfK poll shows support for stricter gun laws receding a bit, surveys have also shown 8 in 10 or more people backing expanded background checks.
"There's never been a bigger disconnect between where the American public is on an issue and where the Senate ended up," said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.
"Tragically, it may take more mass killings," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who helped craft the bipartisan plan widening background checks, said he would continue talking to other senators to see whether there were changes he could make that would attract their votes. But he conceded he had no answer.
"If I knew, we wouldn't be talking because it would have passed," he told a reporter.
No. 2 Senate leader Richard Durbin, D-Ill., was among several Democrats who joined Obama in saying Wednesday's roll calls left them with an issue to take to voters.
"We're now in the world of Gabby Giffords and Mayor Bloomberg and organizations that are organized to come out and support those who vote for gun safety and oppose those who don't," he said, referring to wealthy New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been financing gun control efforts.


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: November 15, 2017
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Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) is in the customer service business across food, facilities and uniforms, wherever people work, learn, recover, and play. United by a passion to serve, our more than 270,000 employees deliver experiences that enrich and nourish the lives of millions of people in 22 countries around the world every day. Aramark is recognized among the Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE and the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. Learn more at www.aramark.com or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter .
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Maintains a clean and orderly environment to project the safety and health of others
Properly cleans and maintains housekeeping equipment
Cleans assigned areas to Aramark and client standards and requirements
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In collaboration with Dr. Hun Lye of Davidson College and Urban Dharma in North Carolina as well as the local Sangha members and lay Buddhist friends in California, we have nearly completed translating the Yoga Flaming Mouth rite (yuqie yankou), one of the few remotely Tantric texts used within the scope of East Asian Buddhism that has yet to have seen a full translation of the text. The rite is based off a collection of texts found in the "Esoteric Teachings Division" of the Taisho Tripitaka; the one frequently used today is the redacted version authored by Deji Jingan of the Bao Hua Monastery in 1693.
Pending a final revision from monastics as well as a foreword from Dr. Lye, I plan to have some hard copies printed around later November for temples and laypersons to use. If any of the forum members are interested in a copy or would like to contribute, let me know.
Some samples are listed below:
瓶中甘露如來置 The ambrosia in this vase comes from the Tathāgata.
要去塵勞不淨身 It is used to cleanse defilement from the impure body.
我今乞取掌中存 I now take this water vessel into my palm,
普灑法筵常清淨 and sprinkle it in all directions to purify the Dharma altar.
To encounter the Triple Gem is a rarity in a thousand lifetimes; even in ten thousand kalpas it is seldom met with. By taking refuge, one's blessings are lengthened immeasurably. By paying homage, one's transgressions as wide as Ganges' sands are eradicated....In the darkness of night, the Triple Gem acts as a guide light. In the billowy sea of suffering, the Triple Gem acts as a boat. In a blazing fire, the Triple Gem acts as rain to extinguish.
The ambrosial food is offered to the holy beings and sages.
Have pity on us and accept our offerings out of compassion.
Next, form the mudra of food offering:
an ya ge lu mu kan. sa li wa. ta li ma nan. ya die ye nu te. ban ta nu te. an ya hong. po zha sha he.
(Om akaro mukham sarva dharmanam adyanut panna tvat om ah hum phat svaha)


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Nothing pointed to quarterback Logan Thomas suddenly revitalizing his passing game heading into Virginia Tech's road trip Thursday night to Georgia Tech.
Only three days of prep for Georgia Tech he described as void of pass attempts due to an abdominal strain, an inconsistent effort just five days earlier against Marshall and a game against what looked to be an improved Yellow Jackets' pass defense all seemed to imply another rough outing was on the horizon for Thomas.
He obviously wasn't interested in sticking to the suggested script, acting as the offensive complement to a ravenous defensive effort in Virginia Tech's 17-10 win in Bobby Dodd Stadium. He completed 19 of 25 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown, and ran 16 times for 58 yards and a touchdown.
"I never really lost confidence in myself," said Thomas, who completed his first nine passes for 121 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver D.J. Coles two plays after Georgia Tech fumbled the ball away on the opening drive of the game.
"I've always been able to move on to the next one, move on to the next play. The big thing is just not listening to (media). You guys are annoying, but it's fine."
While Thomas found what had been missing in his passing game, Virginia Tech's defense continued to perform at the same high level it has played at all season.
Georgia Tech (3-1 overall, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) came into the game fourth in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 345 yards per game behind its option attack. It mustered just 129 yards rushing against Virginia Tech.
"Against the run, that's absurd," Virginia Tech linebacker Jack Tyler said.
"We were trying to eliminate the big play. They got a few on us in the passing game, but just nothing run, and that's what you have to do against that offense."
The last time Georgia Tech had fewer rushing yards was Oct. 27 last season, when it generated 117 in a 41-17 loss to Brigham Young. Virginia Tech (4-1, 1-0) had no shortage of significant defensive contributors, but freshman cornerbacks Brandon Facyson and Kendall Fuller played huge roles.
Facyson, who grew up a half-hour from Atlanta in Newnan, had a key fumble recovery on Georgia Tech's opening drive that Virginia Tech turned into a touchdown on its next possession, plus a tough interception, a forced fumble and two pass breakups.
With Georgia Tech trailing 17-10 late, working with no timeouts and facing fourth-and-13 from its own 42-yard line, Fuller intercepted quarterback Vad Lee with 1:06 left at Virginia Tech's 22 to seal the victory. Lee was 7 of 24 passing for 144 yards and two interceptions, and added just 35 yards rushing.
"I kind of feel like every one is going to be like this," said Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer regarding how he anticipates the rest of his team's games playing out this season. "That's why I'm glad my guys are mentally tough and physically tough."
After coming out of halftime leading 14-3, Virginia Tech had to withstand a Georgia Tech offense that seemed to find its groove in the third quarter.
Georgia Tech went 82 yards in 14 plays, consuming eight minutes and 12 seconds and ending the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by David Sims with 3:16 left in the quarter to cut Virginia Tech's lead to 14-10 – classic, option-style, grind-it-out offense.
Virginia Tech safety Detrick Bonner, who had two pass interference penalties called on him in the game and surrendered Georgia Tech's two longest receptions of the game (40 and 41 yards), helped extend Georgia Tech's lone touchdown-scoring drive of the game with two enormous third down miscues.
On third-and-8 from Georgia Tech's 20, Lee completed a 40-yard pass to running back Robert Godhigh, who beat Bonner on the play. Tyler also aided Georgia Tech's drive when he was penalized for jumping offsides when the Yellow Jackets were looking at fourth-and-1 from the Hokies' 31.
Bonner's third-and-goal pass interference penalty in the end zone on receiver DeAndre Smelter moved Georgia Tech from the 10 to the 2 and set up Sims' touchdown run.
Sims wasn't fortunate enough to get two more yards when he needed them later in the game. Trailing 17-10 in the fourth quarter, Georgia Tech was staring at fourth-and-2 from its own 33. Sims churned forward for just one yard before being stopped by defensive end James Gayle, a Bethel High graduate, and Tyler with 8:17 left.
Cody Journell gave Virginia Tech its 17-10 lead on a 39-yard field goal with 10:25 left, but he missed a 25-yard attempt wide left five minutes later. Georgia Tech couldn't capitalize on its last two drives down the stretch, failing to cross midfield on both possessions. Virginia Tech hasn't given up points in the fourth quarters of its last seven games dating back to last season.
"It's been coming," said Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson of his team's poor offensive performance. "I've told you all along we're not very good with the option. We're terrible in fact, and it showed.
"We're not going to throw the ball 24 times and win very many games. That's not us. We've got to be able to run the ball, to hit the play action and those sorts of things, and we didn't do it."
Thomas and his receivers were the catalysts for an offense that otherwise struggled to run the ball. He accounted for 279 yards passing and rushing, but Virginia Tech was only credited with 276 yards as a team. Other than Thomas' carries, Virginia Tech had 11 rushes for minus-3 yards.
An abdominal strain that first appeared in pregame warm-ups prior to Virginia Tech's 29-21 triple overtime win against Marshall and bugged him all week in practice started to act up again in the second half against Georgia Tech. He said the strain, which he said was located right next to his navel, became an issue as he waited to go on the field during Georgia Tech's long third quarter drive.
"This is the worst pain I've ever been in," Thomas said. "I can't do anything.
"I felt fine until towards the end of the second quarter when I kind of started not getting loose.
"Then, in the second half – pretty much the whole second half it was really tight because (Georgia Tech) had the ball forever, but it was all right."
He only passed for 72 yards in the second half, but Thomas was extremely productive in the first half with 149 yards. His primary target was receiver Demitri Knowles, who led the team with five catches for 67 yards.
"I thought our throwing and catching was really good," Beamer said. "It keeps coming along. We're going to be who we are and what we're best suited to do. I think the offensive staff did a good job of saying, 'OK, what are we capable of doing? What's our strengths right now? Let's play to those.'
"(Thomas) got sacked a couple times, but he had pretty good protection. He didn't have any dropped balls. You do that, and it's easier to play quarterback. I think people around him played better, too."
After Facyson gave Virginia Tech the ball at Georgia Tech's 27 when he recovered Lee's opening drive fumble, which was caused by Kyle Fuller playing outside linebacker instead of his normal starting cornerback role, Thomas hit receiver Willie Byrn for a 6-yard pass play. Thomas proceeded to find Coles wide open across the middle, and Coles found a lot of room to finish a 21-yard touchdown pass that put Virginia Tech up 7-0 with 12:17 left in the first quarter.
The quick early lead was exactly what Virginia Tech was hoping to achieve.
"It's always nice to jump on these guys early," said Thomas, who added he and offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler decided prior to the game to throw the ball. "If you can do that, you have a really, really good shot at beating them just because of how well they run the football."
Virginia Tech's cushion grew to 14-0 in the second quarter when Thomas orchestrated a 10-play, 91-yard scoring drive that saw him complete all six of his pass attempts for 86 yards and run for 12 yards. He highlighted the drive on a 5-yard touchdown run with 11:25 left in the half.
Georgia Tech answered with a 49-yard field goal by Harrison Butker on its next drive, but the Yellow Jackets went on to get inside the Hokies' 40 just once in their last seven drives after the field goal.
Thomas bounced back after completing 18 of 34 passes for 181 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions against Marshall. He had a streak of nine consecutive incompletions at one point in the game.
Now, he'll enter next Saturday's game against North Carolina needing three yards to pass Hampton High graduate Tyrod Taylor for Virginia Tech's career passing yardage lead. Thomas has 7,015 career passing yards.
"For one, I just love playing in (Bobby Dodd Stadium)," said Thomas, who finished a combined 47-of-76 passing for 660 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions to go along with 49 carries for 168 yards and three touchdowns in three career starts against Georgia Tech.
"The fans are always great here. They're always into it. Number two, this is how you get to the ACC championship. You've got to beat these guys. That's my goal. That's what I want to do."


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The city's Ordinance Committee Tuesday agreed in a unanimous vote to extend the 25 mph speed limit on Lakeshore Drive to East Lake Road.
Currently the speed limit is set at 25 mph for the western portion of the road along Kershaw Park, but this change would reduce speed at the portion from Steamboat Landing to East Lake Road currently set at 30 mph to 25 mph. Consistency and pedestrian safety were both cited by council as top reasons for the change.
The ordinance, originally proposed by Mayor Ellen Polimeni, will be introduced to full council in September then tabled for an expected vote in November, according to discussions Tuesday. The majority of council members voiced support for the ordinance Tuesday.
The speed adjustment would then take effect 30 days after the city council decision is made.


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So-pretty mirrors from Graham & Green
Not the angel itself, mind you, just its wings! It all started with the Urban Outfitter's angel wing hook I saw on eBay. I thought it'd look nice on the wall above Layla's bed as art, not as a hook. But the shipping was more than the actual item so I looked around for others on my own soil. Found! Via Have You Met Miss Jones. Only they were a dollar shy of THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS and I cannot justify that. They are lovely though. Then I thought maybe I could find some moulds and make them myself with plaster or concrete. Do you think this is possible? Nope. The ones I did finally find were about five centimetres long, so not quite the statement I was after! So, I'm still searching. And in my searches I've found other cool angel wing things. Aren't they heavenly? What's your latest obsession you find yourself Googling whenever you get a spare second?
The source of the obsession: Urban Outfitters Angel Wing Hook on eBay
The ones I really want: bone china wings from Have You Met Miss Jones
Coffee-lover's idea of heaven: angel-wing cups from Venucci
More hooks, from Rockett St George
Dainty. Pretty. Perfect. From Etsy seller Luxe Deluxe
Oooh, I think I need for my own little angel - they have shirts for kiddies too. From Cloud 9 Design Studio


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If you're in the Denver area be sure to swing by and check out our new TransWorld SNOWboarding video Nation, along with many other new movies.
This Saturday, September 14, 2013, Snowboard on the Block, the 2013 North American Snowboard Film Festival will take place in Downtown Denver, Colorado. The streets will be closed joining two large city blocks of space to hold a gathering of the snowboard masses.
Over 25 brand new snowboard films will be screened at Snowboard on the Block. The films will be shown inside two private venues as well as outside on a giant high definition LED video wall. The festival will feature the following releases.
Transworld SNOWboarding "Nation"
Videograss "The Last Ones"
Absinthe "Dopamine"
Think Thank "Think Thank is Brain Dead and Having a Heart Attack"
Déjà Vu "Déjà Vu "
Never Summer "Slap Happy"
G.B.P "Busit"
Burton "Burton Video Series"
After Hours "After Hours II"
Will Film for Food "Livin"
Tyme & Co "Smoke Signals"
Keep the Change "Roll Call"
Random Bastards "Daggers"
Airblaster "Gone Wild"
CandyGrind "What's Good?"
Skeptic Films "Some People's Kids"
Lick the Cat "Project LTC"
Sexual Snowboarding "DTF – Down to Film"
Yobeat "Yomerica!"
Under Dawgs "D.A.E."
Aunti Films "Don't Give a Bloody Sox"
Bald E-Gal "Ground Control"
Grindhouse Media "Mind Games"
The Impaler "Working for the City II"
Too Hard "Still Hard"
Nitro "Down to Earth"
YES. "YES. Missions"
Bands from all over the world will be performing at Snowboard on the Block across 3 massive festival stages (two outdoor and one indoor) rigged with top of the line light and audio systems. We are thrilled to have the following bands joining us.
Scorpion Child
The Shrine
Black Acid Devil
Thee Dang Dangs
Frontside Five
The Munsens
The Kinky Fingers
Allout Helter
Dead Temple
Low Gravity
DJ Dtale
DJ Matty Mo
Wildcat Strike
In the Company of Serpents
In addition, we are bringing in 20 tons of snow and a group of the best snowboarders in the world to compete in a rail jam in the Denver streets. The following riders will battle it out in an hour long, winner-takes-all rail jam:
Scotty Vine
Frank April
Dylan Alito
Tim Humphreys
Brandon Hobush
Dylan Thompson
Ozzy Henning
Austin Sweetin
Nial Romanek
Andrew Brewer
Lucas Magoon
Ted Borland
At its core, Snowboard on the Block is a celebration of all things snowboarding and an effort to unite our community. We are proud to announce our partnership with an organization that does a remarkable job bringing boarders together to support a common cause, Protect Our Winters. Founded in 2007 by professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones, POW is "the environmental center point of the global winter sports community," and a leading force in the fight against climate change. The organization has fostered a global community and their work in Colorado has been outstanding.
"The largest community of POW members in the U.S. is in Colorado, so we're thrilled to be part of this amazing event and spreading the word that we all have a part in protecting the Colorado winters we love so much," says Chris Steinkamp, POW's executive director.
Snowboard on the Block will also feature a huge gear sale put together by core snowboard shops like 7Twenty Boardshop, Emage, Hoyal Boards, Big Hit, Vail Skate Supply, Salty Peaks, Boarding Haus, Blindside and so many more.
To purchase tickets, or for more information regarding Snowboard on the Block, please visit www.blockfestival.com.


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"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men."
Colossians 3:23
Praise the LORD for our new training area!
Training in the Fellowship Hall
We began training at KWBC on June 2, 2009.
Fellowship Hall
View from back of room
Empty training area
View from other back corner
Come and enjoy the fun and fellowship.


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This week Nano Dimension Technologies announced that it had filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a proprietary copper ink that is used for printing electronic conductors.
The copper nanoparticle-based ink provides improved oxidation resistance with the ability to print copper with industrial 3D digital printers.
Copper, of course, is an electrically conductive metal, and its low price gives it a significant advantage when compared to silver (although copper is more electrically resistive than silver). However, copper nanoparticles rapidly oxidize upon contact with air that impairs electrical conductivity.
The patent application that the company has filed is an approach for overcoming the problem of copper nanoparticle oxidation. Overcoming this challenge introduces an effective and less costly method for industrial additive manufacturing of printed electronics by 3D printing.
Amit Dror, CEO of Nano Dimension, said, "Our conversations with companies across different industrial sectors indicate a strong demand for our 3D printed electronics technology. The demand is not limited to prototyping, but also includes industrial scale manufacturing applications.
The current global PCB market is estimated to be larger than $70 billion and is expected to reach about $100 billion in coming years. A high-performance copper nanoparticle ink presents an opportunity to significantly impact this huge market."


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Memorial day weekend arrived and I thought that if I had time, I would attend to finishing a long-delayed project hanging over my bench.Back in June of 1978, or thereabouts I built my first frame. Since it was my very first, there were some real blunders in the building of this opus-one that it never really rode correctly. This did not deter me from riding it for a number of years, even riding a metric century in the sierra foothills-this was no mean feat as my first frame was a track frame and I put stupidly tall gearing on it as well. Fast forward to 1994.....I was having a particularly rough week and my temper was boiling over. I needed to break something in the shop....anything, so long as it wasn't a customer owned item. My old number one was hanging on a hook , all disassembled waiting for the day I would re-build the rear triangle and make it ride the way it should have originally. I took the frame down and got out a large piece of tubing and beat the crap out of the rear triangle . ( those were different days....primitive times of high frustration and long hours) I reasoned that the rear stays would all be replaced anyway, might as well get some good venting in.
Old number one remained in that state until about three months ago when I finally got the paint stripped and redied the frame for repair. I did nothing further on the frame until this particular Memorial day weekend-I made the time on Sunday afternoon and set out to fix this old relic 32 years after I hastily and haphazardly threw it together. As I started work on the frame I became aware that the mistakes that I knew about such as the rear triangle being set too high , lowering the bottom bracket and slackening the angles ( pretty much the opposite one would want for a track bike ) and the fork being built too short were just the beginning of the maladies. When I started building the frame in 1978, the one guy who guided me , Ross Shafer kept telling me : "Paul, you really should do a full-scale drawing first ." -Of course, I was much too anxoius and headstrong to listen.....the result : My first frame was a total piece of shit....rideable, but a real genuine steaming piece. I had put all my energy into the lugs and fork crown, gracefully and ambitiously crafting neat little crest-shaped cutouts everywhere they could possibly fit. I spent six weeks of after work hours cutting, filing, thinking that I was going to make a stunning groundbreaking work of framebuilding genius. What I made was as I said before, a total piece of shit.
Now it is almost 32 years later to the day and I am working on this P.O.S., going about rebuilding the rear-end and putting new dropouts in the fork in an attempt to make this track bike a good riding machine. As I hold the front triangle with it's nicely crafted cutout lugs and old Italian threaded Cinelli/Fischer bottom bracket up to my drawing paper I notice that my lack of planning back in 1978 had created a frame that most likely would never be correct as a track frame. # 1, the BB was too low. # 2, the angles were too slack,even when the rear triangle was re-done. # 3, the fork being so short really made getting the BB higher pretty much an impossibility. Faced with this, I pondered throwing the whole mess into the shop dumpster and letting go of old number one forever. At this point I decided to call another builder, a friend who just might get a chuckle out of my predicament . This builder is someone who I regard as one of the top in the field and also someone who can appreciate irony like myself. The builder asked me what my background was before I had built the frame. I told him that I was a fulltime bicycle mechanic with no metalworking skills at all. What I should have said is this: My background.......lousy bike racer, obsessed mechanic, social zero , borderline psychopath...and yes......ignorant asshole who couldn't take the time to do a drawing. I was so focused and obsessed with the artistic part of the frame that I completely dismissed the fundamentals needed for proper bicycle design. This is what created my P.O.S. and it was a waste of materials. But......on this Memorial day weekend I felt that scrapping old # 1 would be an even bigger waste of materials so I spent the afternoon carefully doing what I could to make this bike roll again. I was sure to use old tubing where I could and period-correct dropouts to try to capture the original look. A customer called and told me : " Sure, it will roll again, but don't you think that by repairing it 32 years later you are destroying some of the authenticity ?" I assured the customer that no amount of repair, even with all the skill I have from a couple thousand frames under my belt could change the authenticity of this bike. It is and will always be, a total piece of shit.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Number one
Posted by swiggco world at 10:08 PM
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Oh God, my first frame is also a piece of shit, hard work aside it is so wrong in so many ways, now thanks to you, I can admit that. Mine is only 14 years old but I am not going to try to fix anything on it. Steaming it remains.ReplyDelete
mine is on the wall, and it too is a total piece of shit. it never broke {just bent falling off a cliff} has more rod in eack joint then i put into an entire bike now and it taught me how & why bikes are not built like it was: 70*/70*, 0mm BB drop. live & learn....steam always, mine shall.ReplyDelete
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Why keep a year list?
This is a question we ask every year. I'm aware that some birders scorn the obsessive tabulation and parsing of bird sightings based on geography, chronology, or taxonomy. If I've already seen a Vermilion Flycatcher in Central America, some of you may ask, why should it matter if I have or haven't seen one somewhere in North America as long as it isn't Mexico, the Caribbean, or the Pacific Islands (the ABA area)? Good question indeed, the answer to which would only make sense to a lister. And a lister is what I am. I don't tally types of cars or hot sauces I've sampled. I don't collect autographs, stamps, or Hummel figurines. What I like to do is see birds and record the sightings. While the object of my observation is paramount in the equation, on one level, the desire to list propels the passion to greater heights. In short, if I wasn't listing, I wouldn't see as many species. I also wouldn't know what I've seen since some of these beauties have crossed my path only briefly, ships passing in the night, one flying, the other anxiously craning his neck for a better look.
So there it is… I love listing. Here's my 2009 year list (life birds in CAPS, heard only in italics):
(You may also enjoy my tabulation of 2006 successes, 2007 surprises, 2008 ardor, or my overall life list.)
© 2013 10,000 Birds. All words, images, and opinions are the property of their respective authors unless stated otherwise.


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Hello All,
I just picked this up a day ago, and got pretty excited about it.
It's Japanese red lacquer ( I think ) with a heavily carved Carp design.
Judging by the type of wear, I believe it's quite old,....just how old I don't know,....any guesses?
It's a bit over 10 1/8 inches in diameter, and has an old Takito, Ogawa & Co sticker on the bottom.
It may be a wee bit scary, but I think it's just beautiful,...I hope someone out there agrees with me:)


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After a multi-year concerted effort by more than 440 researchers in 32 labs around the world, researchers have produced a more dynamic picture of the human genome that gives the first holistic view of how the human genome actually does its job.
During the new study, researchers linked more than 80 percent of the human genome sequence to a specific biological function and mapped more than 4 million regulatory regions where proteins specifically interact with the DNA. These findings represent a significant advance in understanding the precise and complex controls over the expression of genetic information within a cell.
The findings are reported in two papers appearing in the Sept. 5 online issue of Nature. Read the series of coordinated scientific reports published in Nature: www.nature.com/encode
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text: hi all! I sucessfully followed the guide to installing debian, isp3 dovecot and squirrel ect with a couple of tweeks to get it to actually work. I was wondering is it possible to do something like the guide does for webmail so it can be accessed at mail.domain.com or domain.com/webmail but for ispconfig port? something along the lines of admin.domain.com or domain.com/admin/ instead of domain.com:8080 but have it work for all hosted domains *.com/admin Thanks in advance. I will say im not a total noob at *nix but im getting better so please be nice to me