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The particle image velocimetry (PIV) is used to conduct experimental research in the solid-liquid two-phase plane turbulent boundary layer. The turbulence statistics such as the average velocity profile, turbulence intensity and Reynolds stress of the particle phase and single-phase clean water are compared to analyze the behavior of the particles in the turbulent boundary layer. The concept of multi-scale spatial locally-averaged vortices is utilized to extract the spatial topologies of the spanwise vortex head and the statistic of the prograde vortex is acquired. From that, the spatial topologies of the fluctuating velocity and streamlines around the prograde vortex at different normal positions can be obtained. The degree of development of the prograde vortex and the surrounding turbulence coherence structure can be compared and analyzed. The results show that compared with the clean water conditions, the buffer layer of the turbulent boundary layer of the particle phase becomes thinner, the logarithmic region moves downward, the turbulence intensity is enhanced, and the Reynolds stress in the logarithmic law region is increased. The fluctuating velocity of the particle phase is different from the clear water condition around the vortex, and the particles can be effectively transferred by the burst process around the spanwise vortex. The particle-laden flow has a large prograde vortex core and develops as the normal position rises. The vortex and the band stretch longer in the flow direction. At the same time, it is found that there is always a retrograde vortex in the lower left of the prograde vortex under both conditions, and the formation of retrograde vortex in the particle-laden flow is weaker than that of single-phase fluids. The number of prograde vortices in both conditions decreases with the increase of the normal position, and finally gradually stabilizes.
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Retail Game Salesman Calls Out Parents on GTA V Sales
Kotaku has always done great work, but allowing a Video Game retail salesman to speak out on their site was awesome. He speaks out by saying that he saw entirely too many parents buying copies of the M rated Grand Theft Auto 5Â for their young children.
Last week my store sold over a thousand copies of GTA V, at least a hundred of which were sold to parents for children who could barely even see over my counter.
It's an age old discussion, how do we censor, should we censor? Should we keep certain themes, images or content away from children? Most importantly, what more can be done to properly inform parents and guardians to the content of the games they purchase for their excited and impatient child? Well, this salesman is doing everything he can think of. Rather than just reading the ESRB from the back of the box he's using specific examples from the game, such as a scene where your character must torture someone or scenes that depict a half-naked stripper to make the realities of the game more apparent. I commend him for his effort but he says he is often disregarded or waved off by both the parents and the community.
In response, I often hear things like, "Oh, it's for my older son" or "All his friends already have it." Then I wonder to myself how often the youngest child watches the "older son†playing and if "all his friends†were to jump off a cliff…
So while we can all agree that titles Saints Row, GTA and Call of Duty have their own artistic and entertainment value, we have to be aware of the impact that may have on younger generations. Parents disregard expert advice or just give in to their children to give themselves a few minutes of well deserved piece. The game clerk even tells of other gamers who say things like "I played violent games when I was younger and I turned out fine". We as a community shouldn't support that kind of rhetoric, that seems to ignore the possible implications of the violence and adult themes in our games. It makes it easier for parents or grandparents who are just trying to get something their child wants to disregard advice that could potentially save their child a lot of harm.
This man has done a lot to help children, whether spotting them a few bucks for a copy of Minecraft or helping them find the Pokemon title they've been looking for. He's even taken the time to write a letter to Kotaku to hopefully open some eyes, and I thought it was an important and relevant story. So whether you are a parent yourself, an older sibling or a video game salesman consider your actions and try to make the best choice for whatever young life you can have an influence on. We are gamers, yes, but we are a community with immense responsibility and that's not something to be taken lightly.
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Les Etheridge has been appointed as The Inland Waterway Association's (IWA's) new national chairman in succession to Clive Henderson.
Les' interest in inland waterways started in 1971 following a holiday on the Norfolk Broads. He subsequently joined IWA as a family member in 1982, and three years later bought his own boat. For over 27 years Les has extensively cruised the system, additionally taking other opportunities to walk or boat on non connected parts of the system.
His active role in IWA started in 2004 when after responding to an advertisement in Waterways, Les joined IWA's Finance Committee and was subsequently elected as a trustee in 2006. For the last four years he has been National Treasurer and last year worked with WRG in respect of IWA's Inglesham Appeal. Locally, Les is also the Treasurer of IWA's Kent & East Sussex Branch and Chairman of the organising committee of the 2013 National Trailboat Festival.
Commenting on his role as the incoming national chairman Les said:
'It is important to remember that IWA is concerned for all the nation's inland waterways, not just the half managed by Canal & River Trust.
Whilst CRT and IWA have similar objectives, we clearly have different roles. CRT is a navigation authority, whereas IWA is not (other than for the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation), and that potentially leads us at times to different views. A comparison was made at our AGM to CRT being the landlord and IWA being the tenant's association and I firmly believe that is a valid way of looking at it.
As two charities it is natural for IWA and CRT to work together for the common good in terms of delivering our charitable objectives. So hopefully we can celebrate each other's successes and equally tell each other when we think something is wrong. My intention is to ensure that in a professional and constructive way CRT is well aware of IWA's views'.
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In an article in the September 1976 Waterways World Robert talked about the difference between an 'Authority' and 'A Conservancy' and to quote the opening words of his article he said :
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He went on to expand on the benefits of volunteers and how they would respect and work for a Conservancy but not an Authority. Thirty six years later the titles may have changed but we can recognise exactly what he was talking about.
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The second post-war class was recently graduated from the RCAF's Para-Rescue School at Henry House Field, near Jasper, Alberta. The class was made up of an RCN chief petty officer and twelve RCAF personnel, including Squadron Leader J. R. Jackson, the first Air Force medical officer to qualify as a para-rescue jumper.
Part of the RCAF-operated Search & Rescue organization, the eighteen-week course has but one object… to train men to parachute into otherwise inaccessible spots to save lives. Those taking the training are selected volunteers, chosen on a basis of previous bush experience, general fitness and mental alertness. On finishing training, the RCAF claims that they are ready to cope with situations which may range from climbing a mountain to aid victims of an aircraft crash, to leaping into heavily timbered country to act as a midwife.
The school is commanded by Flight Lieutenant C. W. Weir and is located on a small natural air field in a valley surrounded by an imposing cluster of mountains. The field, Henry House by name, is nine miles from Jasper and was selected as an ideal outdoor classroom for this specialized training. Seldom used, it is close to terrain suitable for instruction in jumping into both open and timbered country, mountaineering, ice field techniques, canoeing or rafting, and general bush lore.
The most spectacular part of the training is the actual jumping. Each graduate does ten jumps before he gets the RCAF's para-rescue badge, a tiny emblem with a parachute worked into it in silk and the inscription "Para Rescue", worn on the left arm. Six jumps are made into open country and four into heavily timbered areas. Much time is also taken up by other phases of the course, not quite so spectacular, but nonetheless very important; physical training alone takes up about 120 hours, first aid another 150 hours. The para-rescuers learn bush lore which enables them to survive in the wilderness with a minimum amount of equipment. Classes in mountain climbing includes instruction covering snow, ice, and rock work… the use of ropes, ice axe, crampons, and so on, as well as skis and snow shoes.
The RCAF's para-rescue service dates back to 1943 when W. R. 'Wop' May of Canadian Pacific Air Lines, then managing the Western Air Observers schools, selected the first squad of four volunteers from aircraft mechanics at the schools. Para-rescue came into being in the Air Force officially the next year.
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In 2020, I would like to balance the "work" side of my musical life (booking, rehearsing, learning and arranging cover songs, etc…) with the "creative" side. I would very much like to open myself up to collaboration, since I do happen to cross paths with many fine musicians. Some conversations have already been happening.
I started 2019 with several song ideas and an overall concept in mind for a new solo album. It did not come to pass the way I had hoped. For much of the year, indecision and self-doubt left me with some songs that I disliked and other ideas that I liked but couldn't fully form. I also had problems with microphones, instruments, and other recording gear that took me a while to address. However, I made major progress in the last month or so by picking one of my favorite ideas and seeing it through to completion. I ended up recording and mixing a song called "Turn the Light Off," which is really about the creative process itself. Sonically, it's somewhere between my acoustic albums and (io). I don't know exactly what it will become, but I hope to continue with this approach and see where the cards fall. I have accepted that I need to slow down and let the music be what it will be.
The next Civil Engineers EP is recorded and scheduled for release in the spring or early summer of 2020. It contains songs that have been tried and tested in a live setting, so recording was actually pretty easy. It hasn't even been mixed yet and it already sounds great.
Driveway Thriftdwellers have a wealth of song ideas and some complete songs (including one of my own that I'm really excited about called "Leave the Light On" – more on this later) waiting to be fleshed out and recorded. Collaboration seems to come easily to this band. It's the only group I've been in where 5 people can sit in a room and come up with lyrics and melodies together without it feeling like too many cooks in the kitchen. I look forward to hearing what our third full-length album will sound like.
The Big Payback is also starting to compile new material and explore the possibilities of collaboration with our current lineup. We've already got some new songs since our last album. We've also been emailing around song and lyric ideas, which is a new way of working for us. Adapt and grow. Our 10-Year show was also recorded for a live release in the coming year.
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My workout today – sprinting two blocks to catch the bus. I missed it at one stop, so I cut through an alley and ran a couple of blocks to catch it two stops later. Unexpected fartlek!
My motivation has been low of late. Despite sunny skies over the weekend, I could barely slouch out the door for my long ride (which was great once I got going). And I skipped my swim today.
I chalk it up to a trip two weeks ago to Big Sky, Montana. We went downhill skiing, snowmobiling, and then cross-country skiing, interspersed with long bouts of eating total junk and drinking too much wine. It's hard to get back on the wagon after falling off so completely.
Plus, I was completely deflated to learn that the Delta Triathlon is already full. I'm embarrassed and full of self-loathing about the fact that this is the second year in a row that I am going to miss this triathlon because it filled up before I could drag myself in front of the computer to register. So much for learning from my mistakes. The good news is that a fire has been lit, and I am in the process of setting my race calendar for the year and officially registering for races.
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In the past year, I have bought some fabric, ok, a LOT of fabric, and I haven't really kept track of what I bought. To make matters worse, whenever I started cutting into a piece, I usually cut out the selvage containing the name/collection/designer of the fabric (I do keep selvages for some future project though). This means that I wouldn't be able to name most of the fabrics I have used in the last year. Thankfully nobody has asked for such information yet but I would like to be prepared if somebody asks or if I ever need to find additional yardage of any piece.
To that effect, I am going to keep a record of incoming fabric (before pre-washing) using my trusted memory in the cloud : Evernote. I have been using Evernote extensively for the last year for many purposes : recipes found in magazines, essential info like family insurance details, passport numbers or hoover bag reference numbers… I also record project ideas, fabric wish lists (especially for future releases) and to-do lists for various things. All that information is sync'ed with my iPhone through the Evernote app so everything is available on the go.
The plan is to take a picture of every piece of incoming fabric with my iPhone, to create a note with it in Evernote, recording the details of the fabric, the yardage bought, the year of purchase, its major colours and its shop of origin. That way, I will be able to easily track down info on a piece of fabric. That's the plan anyway.
So I have just started the process with the shipment from Hancock's of Paducah that arrived this week. Here is what it looks like in Evernote :
or as a Thumbnail view :
I love Evernote ! I will check back in a few weeks to report on how this tracking is working. And before you ask, no, I will not follow that process for the fabric I bought last year, life is too short ! I won't really keep track of fabric usage either – too much work !
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Though we're about a year away from the release of Captain Marvel, casting is just starting to shape up. The most recent reports have Gemma Chan (Humans) joining the cast opposite Brie Larson in the title role. Larson's been confirmed to play Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel since back in the summer of 2016, if you can believe it, but not much else has been officially confirmed. Ben Mendelsohn may or may not be playing the Big Bad of the picture, with Jude Law previously in talks to play Walter Lawson / Mar-Vell, and Samuel L. Jackson possibly returning as Nick Fury. And we're not sure if any of them are going to show up for the first time in Captain Marvel itself or one of the MCU films that precede it.
What we do know, courtesy of Deadline, is that Chan is coming aboard to play Doctor Minerva. Now we'll get a bit spoilery from here on out, so if you don't want to know any more about that character, peace out now. Doctor Minerva is actually an alias for the Kree geneticist and spy, Minn-Erva; those Marvel names, am I right? Doctor Minerva has similar powers to that of Captain Marvel, so it's possible she could go toe-to-toe with the newly minted superhero when it arrives March 8, 2019, but specific plot details are under wraps for the moment.
We know that the film will follow Air Force pilot Danvers and we'll see her 90s-set origin story as Captain Marvel. That story may depart from her comics origin in which her DNA was fused with alien DNA during an accident, granting her enhanced strength, energy projection and flight. Doctor Minerva's own introduction is a little stranger: She first arrived in 1977 in "Captain Marvel" #50 and attempted to mate with Mar-Vell in order to advance the genetic strength of the Kree race. (Neat!) While I'm sure Law would be thrilled with that plot line, I'd expect the MCU version to find another goal for Dr. Minerva.
Are you excited for this bit of casting news? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! And for more on Captain Marvel, be sure to get caught up with these recent write-ups:
- Brie Larson's Captain Marvel Revealed in First Set Photos
- Brie Larson Teases 'Captain Marvel' Training in New Instagram Image
- Ben Mendelsohn on 'Darkest Hour' and Gary Oldman's Amazing Transformation
- Jude Law in Talks to Join Brie Larson in 'Captain Marvel'
- 'Captain Marvel' Gets New Screenwriter in 'Gotham City Sirens' Scribe Geneva Robertson-Dworet


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Updated to cover the changes in Apache's latest release, 2.0, as well as Apache 1.3, this useful guide discusses how to obtain, set up, secure, modify, and troubleshoot the Apache software on both Unix and Windows systems. In addition to covering the installation and configuration of mod_perl and Tomcat, the book examines PHP, Cocoon, and other new technologies that are associated with the Apache web server.
|Who Wrote Apache, and Why?
|The Demonstration Code
|Conventions Used in This Book
|Organization of This Book
|Chapter 1. Getting Started
|Section 1.1. What Does a Web Server Do?
|Section 1.2. How Apache Works
|Section 1.3. Apache and Networking
|Section 1.4. How HTTP Clients Work
|Section 1.5. What Happens at the Server End?
|Section 1.6. Planning the Apache Installation
|Section 1.7. Windows?
|Section 1.8. Which Apache?
|Section 1.9. Installing Apache
|Section 1.10. Building Apache 1.3.X Under Unix
|Section 1.11. New Features in Apache v2
|Section 1.12. Making and Installing Apache v2 Under Unix
|Section 1.13. Apache Under Windows
|Chapter 2. Configuring Apache: The First Steps
|Section 2.1. What's Behind an Apache Web Site?
|Section 2.2. site.toddle
|Section 2.3. Setting Up a Unix Server
|Section 2.4. Setting Up a Win32 Server
|Section 2.5. Directives
|Section 2.6. Shared Objects
|Chapter 3. Toward a Real Web Site
|Section 3.1. More and Better Web Sites: site.simple
|Section 3.2. Butterthlies, Inc., Gets Going
|Section 3.3. Block Directives
|Section 3.4. Other Directives
|Section 3.5. HTTP Response Headers
|Section 3.6. Restarts
|Section 3.7. .htaccess
|Section 3.8. CERN Metafiles
|Section 3.9. Expirations
|Chapter 4. Virtual Hosts
|Section 4.1. Two Sites and Apache
|Section 4.2. Virtual Hosts
|Section 4.3. Two Copies of Apache
|Section 4.4. Dynamically Configured Virtual Hosting
|Chapter 5. Authentication
|Section 5.1. Authentication Protocol
|Section 5.2. Authentication Directives
|Section 5.3. Passwords Under Unix
|Section 5.4. Passwords Under Win32
|Section 5.5. Passwords over the Web
|Section 5.6. From the Client's Point of View
|Section 5.7. CGI Scripts
|Section 5.8. Variations on a Theme
|Section 5.9. Order, Allow, and Deny
|Section 5.10. DBM Files on Unix
|Section 5.11. Digest Authentication
|Section 5.12. Anonymous Access
|Section 5.13. Experiments
|Section 5.14. Automatic User Information
|Section 5.15. Using .htaccess Files
|Section 5.16. Overrides
|Chapter 6. Content Description and Modification
|Section 6.1. MIME Types
|Section 6.2. Content Negotiation
|Section 6.3. Language Negotiation
|Section 6.4. Type Maps
|Section 6.5. Browsers and HTTP 1.1
|Section 6.6. Filters
|Chapter 7. Indexing
|Section 7.1. Making Better Indexes in Apache
|Section 7.2. Making Our Own Indexes
|Section 7.3. Imagemaps
|Section 7.4. Image Map Directives
|Chapter 8. Redirection
|Section 8.1. Alias
|Section 8.2. Rewrite
|Section 8.3. Speling
|Chapter 9. Proxying
|Section 9.1. Security
|Section 9.2. Proxy Directives
|Section 9.3. Apparent Bug
|Section 9.4. Performance
|Section 9.5. Setup
|Chapter 10. Logging
|Section 10.1. Logging by Script and Database
|Section 10.2. Apache's Logging Facilities
|Section 10.3. Configuration Logging
|Section 10.4. Status
|Chapter 11. Security
|Section 11.1. Internal and External Users
|Section 11.2. Binary Signatures, Virtual Cash
|Section 11.3. Certificates
|Section 11.4. Firewalls
|Section 11.5. Legal Issues
|Section 11.6. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
|Section 11.7. Apache's Security Precautions
|Section 11.8. SSL Directives
|Section 11.9. Cipher Suites
|Section 11.10. Security in Real Life
|Section 11.11. Future Directions
|Chapter 12. Running a Big Web Site
|Section 12.1. Machine Setup
|Section 12.2. Server Security
|Section 12.3. Managing a Big Site
|Section 12.4. Supporting Software
|Section 12.5. Scalability
|Section 12.6. Load Balancing
|Chapter 13. Building Applications
|Section 13.1. Web Sites as Applications
|Section 13.2. Providing Application Logic
|Section 13.3. XML, XSLT, and Web Applications
|Chapter 14. Server-Side Includes
|Section 14.1. File Size
|Section 14.2. File Modification Time
|Section 14.3. Includes
|Section 14.4. Execute CGI
|Section 14.5. Echo
|Section 14.6. Apache v2: SSI Filters
|Chapter 15. PHP
|Section 15.1. Installing PHP
|Section 15.2. Site.php
|Chapter 16. CGI and Perl
|Section 16.1. The World of CGI
|Section 16.2. Telling Apache About the Script
|Section 16.3. Setting Environment Variables
|Section 16.4. Cookies
|Section 16.5. Script Directives
|Section 16.6. suEXEC on Unix
|Section 16.7. Handlers
|Section 16.8. Actions
|Section 16.9. Browsers
|Chapter 17. mod_perl
|Section 17.1. How mod_perl Works
|Section 17.2. mod_perl Documentation
|Section 17.3. Installing mod_perl The Simple Way
|Section 17.4. Modifying Your Scripts to Run Under mod_perl
|Section 17.5. Global Variables
|Section 17.6. Strict Pregame
|Section 17.7. Loading Changes
|Section 17.8. Opening and Closing Files
|Section 17.9. Configuring Apache to Use mod_perl
|Chapter 18. mod_jserv and Tomcat
|Section 18.1. mod_jserv
|Section 18.2. Tomcat
|Section 18.3. Connecting Tomcat to Apache
|Chapter 19. XML and Cocoon
|Section 19.1. XML
|Section 19.2. XML and Perl
|Section 19.3. Cocoon
|Section 19.4. Cocoon 1.8 and JServ
|Section 19.5. Cocoon 2.0.3 and Tomcat
|Section 19.6. Testing Cocoon
|Chapter 20. The Apache API
|Section 20.1. Documentation
|Section 20.2. APR
|Section 20.3. Pools
|Section 20.4. Per-Server Configuration
|Section 20.5. Per-Directory Configuration
|Section 20.6. Per-Request Information
|Section 20.7. Access to Configuration and Request Information
|Section 20.8. Hooks, Optional Hooks, and Optional Functions
|Section 20.9. Filters, Buckets, and Bucket Brigades
|Section 20.10. Modules
|Chapter 21. Writing Apache Modules
|Section 21.1. Overview
|Section 21.2. Status Codes
|Section 21.3. The Module Structure
|Section 21.4. A Complete Example
|Section 21.5. General Hints
|Section 21.6. Porting to Apache 2.0
|Appendix A. The Apache 1.x API
|Section A.1. Pools
|Section A.2. Per-Server Configuration
|Section A.3. Per-Directory Configuration
|Section A.4. Per-Request Information
|Section A.5. Access to Configuration and Request Information
|Section A.6. Functions
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Apache: The Definitive Guide, Third Edition, is principally about the Apache web-server software. We explain what a web server is and how it works, but our assumption is that most of our readers have used the World Wide Web and understand in practical terms how it works, and that they are now thinking about running their own servers and sites.
This book takes the reader through the process of acquiring, compiling, installing, configuring, and modifying Apache. We exercise most of the package's functions by showing a set of example sites that take a reasonably typical web business in our case, a postcard publisher through a process of development and increasing complexity. However, we have deliberately tried to make each site as simple as possible, focusing on the particular feature being described. Each site is pretty well self-contained, so that the reader can refer to it while following the text without having to disentangle the meat from extraneous vegetables. If desired, it is possible to install and run each site on a suitable system.
Perhaps it is worth saying what this book is not. It is not a manual, in the sense of formally documenting every command such a manual exists on the Apache site and has been much improved with Versions 1.3 and 2.0; we assume that if you want to use Apache, you will download it and keep it at hand. Rather, if the manual is a road map that tells you how to get somewhere, this book tries to be a tourist guide that tells you why you might want to make the journey.
In passing, we do reproduce some sections of the web site manual simply to save the reader the trouble of looking up the formal definitions as she follows the argument. Occasionally, we found the manual text hard to follow and in those cases we have changed the wording slightly. We have also interspersed comments as seemed useful at the time.
This is not a book about HTML or creating web pages, or one about web security or even about running a web site. These are all complex subjects that should be either treated thoroughly or left alone. As a result, a webmaster's library might include books on the following topics:
The Web and how it works
HTML formal definitions, what you can do with it
How to decide what sort of web site you want, how to organize it, and how to protect it
How to implement the site you want using one of the available servers (for instance, Apache)
Handbooks on Java, Perl, and other languages
Apache: The Definitive Guide is just one of the six or so possible titles in the fourth category.
Apache is a versatile package and is becoming more versatile every day, so we have not tried to illustrate every possible combination of commands; that would require a book of a million pages or so. Rather, we have tried to suggest lines of development that a typical webmaster could follow once an understanding of the basic concepts is achieved.
We realized from our own experience that the hardest stage of learning how to use Apache in a real-life context is right at the beginning, where the novice webmaster often has to get Apache, a scripting language, and a database manager to collaborate. This can be very puzzling. In this new edition we have therefore included a good deal of new material which tries to take the reader up these conceptual precipices. Once the collaboration is working, development is much easier. These new chapters are not intended to be an experts' account of, say, the interaction between Apache, Perl, and MySQL but a simple beginners' guide, explaining how to make these things work with Apache. In the process we make some comments, from our own experience, on the merits of the various software products from which the user has to choose.
As with the first and second editions, writing the book was something of a race with Apache's developers. We wanted to be ready as soon as Version 2 was stable, but not before the developers had finished adding new features.
In many of the examples that follow, the motivation for what we make Apache do is simple enough and requires little explanation (for example, the different index formats in Chapter 7). Elsewhere, we feel that the webmaster needs to be aware of wider issues (for instance, the security issues discussed in Chapter 11) before making sensible decisions about his site's configuration, and we have not hesitated to branch out to deal with them.
Apache gets its name from the fact that it consists of some existing code plus some patches. The FAQ
You have to understand that Apache is free to its users and is written by a team of volunteers who do not get paid for their work. Whether they decide to incorporate your or anyone else's ideas is entirely up to them. If you don't like what they do, feel free to collect a team and write your own web server or to adapt the existing Apache code as many have.
The first web server was built by the British physicist Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research at Geneva, Switzerland. The immediate ancestor of Apache was built by the U.S. government's NCSA, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Because this code was written with (American) taxpayers' money, it is available to all; you can, if you like, download the source code in C from http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu, paying due attention to the license conditions.
There were those who thought that things could be done better, and in the FAQ for Apache (at http://www.apache.org ), we read:
...Apache was originally based on code and ideas found in the most popular HTTP server of the time, NCSA httpd 1.3 (early 1995).
That phrase "of the time" is nice. It usually refers to good times back in the 1700s or the early days of technology in the 1900s. But here it means back in the deliquescent bogs of a few years ago!
While the Apache site is open to all, Apache is written by an invited group of (we hope) reasonably good programmers. One of the authors of this book, Ben, is a member of this group.
Why do they bother? Why do these programmers, who presumably could be well paid for doing something else, sit up nights to work on Apache for our benefit? There is no such thing as a free lunch, so they do it for a number of typically human reasons. One might list, in no particular order:
They want to do something more interesting than their day job, which might be writing stock control packages for BigBins, Inc.
They want to be involved on the edge of what is happening. Working on a project like this is a pretty good way to keep up-to-date. After that comes consultancy on the next hot project.
The more worldly ones might remember how, back in the old days of 1995, quite a lot of the people working on the web server at NCSA left for a thing called Netscape and became, in the passage of the age, zillionaires.
It's fun. Developing good software is interesting and amusing, and you get to meet and work with other clever people.
They are not doing the bit that programmers hate: explaining to end users why their treasure isn't working and trying to fix it in 10 minutes flat. If you want support on Apache, you have to consult one of several commercial organizations (see Appendix A), who, quite properly, want to be paid for doing the work everyone loathes.
The code for the demonstration web sites referred to throughout the book is available at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apache3/. It contains the requisite README file with installation instructions and other useful information. The contents of the download are organized into two directories:
This directory contains scripts to install the sample sites:
Run this script to install the sites.
Unix configuration file for install.
Win32 configuration file for install.
This directory contains the sample sites used in the book.
This section covers the various conventions used in this book.
Used for HTTP headers, status codes, MIME content types, directives in configuration files, commands, options/switches, functions, methods, variable names, and code within body text
Constant width bold
Used in code segments to indicate input to be typed in by the user
Used for replaceable items in code and text
Used for filenames, pathnames, newsgroup names, Internet addresses (URLs), email addresses, variable names (except in examples), terms being introduced, program names, subroutine names, CGI script names, hostnames, usernames, and group names
Text marked with this icon applies to the Unix version of Apache.
Text marked with this icon applies to the Win32 version of Apache.
We use the text convention ... / to indicate your path to the demonstration sites, which may well be different from ours. For instance, on our Apache machine, we kept all the demonstration sites in the directory /usr/www. So, for example, our path would be /usr/www/site.simple. You might want to keep the sites somewhere other than /usr/www, so we refer to the path as ... /site.simple.
Don't type .../ into your computer. The attempt will upset it!
Apache is controlled through roughly 150 directives. For each directive, a formal explanation is given in the following format:
Syntax Where used
An explanation of the directive is located here.
So, for instance, we have the following directive:
ServerAdmin email address Server config, virtual host
ServerAdmin gives the email address for correspondence. It automatically generates error messages so the user has someone to write to in case of problems.
The Where used line explains the appropriate environment for the directive. This will become clearer later.
The chapters that follow and their contents are listed here:
Covers web servers, how Apache works, TCP/IP, HTTP, hostnames, what a client does, what happens at the server end, choosing a Unix version, and compiling and installing Apache under both Unix and Win32.
Discusses getting Apache to run, creating Apache users, runtime flags, permissions, and site.simple.
Introduces a demonstration business, Butterthlies, Inc.; some HTML; default indexing of web pages; server housekeeping; and block directives.
Explains how to connect web sites to network addresses, including the common case where more than one web site is hosted at a given network address.
Explains controlling access, collecting information about clients, cookies, DBM control, digest authentication, and anonymous access.
Covers content and language arbitration, type maps, and expiration of information.
Discusses better indexes, index options, your own indexes, and imagemaps.
Describes Alias, ScriptAlias, and the amazing Rewrite module.
Covers remote proxies and proxy caching.
Explains Apache's facilities for tracking activity on your web sites.
Explores the many aspects of protecting an Apache server and its content from uninvited guests and intruders, including user validation, binary signatures, virtual cash, certificates, firewalls, packet filtering, secure sockets layer (SSL), legal issues, patent rights, national security, and Apache-SSL directives.
Explains best practices for running large sites, including support for multiple content-creators, separating test sites from production sites, and integrating the site with other Internet technologies.
Explores the options available for using Apache to host automatically changing content and interactive applications.
Explains using runtime commands in your HTML and XSSI a more secure server-side include.
Explains how to install and configure PHP, with an example for connecting it to MySQL.
Demonstrates aliases, logs, HTML forms, a shell script, a CGI script in Perl, environment variables, and using MySQL through Perl and Apache.
Demonstrates how to install, configure, and use the mod_perl module for efficient processing of Perl applications.
Explains how to install these two modules for supporting Java in the Apache environment.
Explains how to use XML in conjunction with Apache and how to install and configure the Cocoon set of tools for presenting XML content.
Explores the foundations of the Apache 2.0 API.
Describes how to create Apache modules using the Apache 2.0 Apache Portable Runtime, including how to port modules from 1.3 to 2.0.
Describes pools; per-server, per-directory, and per-request information; functions; warnings; and parsing.
In addition, the Apache Quick Reference Card provides an outline of Apache 1.3 and 2.0 syntax.
First, thanks to Robert S. Thau, who gave the world the Apache API and the code that implements it, and to the Apache Group, who worked on it before and have worked on it since. Thanks to Eric Young and Tim Hudson for giving SSLeay to the Web.
Thanks to Bryan Blank, Aram Mirzadeh, Chuck Murcko, and Randy Terbush, who read early drafts of the first edition text and made many useful suggestions; and to John Ackermann, Geoff Meek, and Shane Owenby, who did the same for the second edition. For the third edition, we would like to thank our reviewers Evelyn Mitchell, Neil Neely, Lemon, Dirk-Willem van Gulik, Richard Sonnen, David Reid, Joe Johnston, Mike Stok, and Steven Champeon.
We would also like to offer special thanks to Andrew Ford for giving us permission to reprint his Apache Quick Reference Card.
Many thanks to Simon St.Laurent, our editor at O'Reilly, who patiently turned our text into a book again. The two layers of blunders that remain are our own contribution.
And finally, thanks to Camilla von Massenbach and Barbara Laurie, who have continued to put up with us while we rewrote this book.


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Forgetting Tiger
The Tiger Woods story has triggered a memory that led me to two old photos. One photo is real. One is doctored.
The Book of Laughter & Forgetting Tiger
I read about the photos 30 years ago in the Czech author Milan Kundera's "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting."
The original photo, on the left, was taken in February of 1948.
In Kundera's account, this moment represented the birth of communism in Czechoslovakia.
The Czech Communist leader, Klement Gottwald, [the man on the right of the photo] had just stepped out on the balcony of a Baroque palace in Prague, before "hundreds of thousands of citizens massed in the Old Town Square. Gottwald was flanked by his comrades, with (Vladimir) Clementis [two faces to the left] standing close to him. It was snowing and cold, and Gottwald was bearheaded."
Kundera continues:
"Bursting with solicitude, Clementis took off his fur hat and set it on Gottwald's head."
So, that fur hat you see on Gottwald's head was given to him by comrade Clementis, who sacrificed his own warmth for his comrade's.
That gesture of communist solidarity caught the attention of the Communist Party propaganda machine.
They "made hundreds of thousands of copies of the photograph taken on the balcony, where Gottwald, in a fur hat and surrounded by his comrades, spoke to the people.
Every child knew that photograph, from seeing it on posters and in schoolbooks and museums.
Four years later, Clementis was charged with treason and hanged.
The propaganda section immediately made him vanish from history and, of course, from all photographs.
Ever since, Gottwald has been alone on the balcony. Where Clementis stood, there is only the bare palace wall.
Nothing remains of Clementis but the fur hat on Gottwald's head."E
The doctored photo on the right is all that remained – until the age of the internet brought back the original.
Those photos make me think of Tiger.


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Originally built in Second Empire with French Mansard roof.
Historical Narrative:
Park Street was constructed in 1873.
October 10, 1873 AA – Edward Adams of North Andover has taken the contract to build the new road from Main Street, near the Town House, to Punchard Ave. for $1300. [Park St. - to Whittier St. once part of Punchard Ave.]
This building was built about 1874 - 1875. It was built in the new Second Empire or French Empire style with a Mansard roof and three window dormers on the front facade. The business block was built as rental property. The deeds are somewhat vague and we now know believe the deed line comes through Moody Russell to Erwin C. Pike on Nov. 7, 1881.
The land was once part of the Col. Benjamin Abbott homestead that was located on the corner of Main and Park Streets. His front yard extended to Barnard St. and included the Old Town Hall site and most of the parking lot behind it. Abbott's property was acquired by Wm. Phillips Foster prior to Ben Abbott's death in 1852. This land was on the east side of the brick house.and most likely held a barn at one time. Foster held several properties in 1850 including the Elm House and stables and this Brick house, with 1 1/4 acre of land and stable valued at $4000. in 1850.
Foster sold off the front yard to the Town of Andover April 10, 1858 for construction of the Town Hall. The lot was 100' on Main St. East 372' along what is now Park St. South 95' to Shedd land then west 416.5' to the first bound.
W. P. Foster died February 24, 1871 at the age of 41. His estate was settled the following year. The brick house, land and out buildings were then sold for $6000 to Charles W. Woodman of Dover, NH on March 22, 1872. The Andover Advertiser reported March 15th – Samuel Woodman has purchased of the executors of the will of the late W. Phillips Foster, the estate next north of the Post Office, known as the Col. Abbott place. There was a lease to John H. Flint and John Cornell, to be terminated by us, executors of Foster's estate, on June 10th, next.
Samuel Woodman moved his furniture business from #2 Main Street, purchased from Joseph Abbott in October 1871, to this location above the Valpey Brothers Market in Jan. 1872. His door was located on the Park Street side of the building. In March he entered into a partnership with James Crabtree and purchased of the estate of late Herman Abbott, his undertaker and coffin materials business. Advertisements list Woodman & Crabtree. Orders at Woodman's store or his house, third house south of Town Hall.
July 5, 1872 –AA- Mr. Samuel Woodman is soon to erect a wooden building 80 x 25 feet, three stories, on Main Street between the brick block he recently purchased of the estate of W. Phillips Foster, and the town house. It is intended for his furniture business, including upholstery, painting, repairing and storage, with probably some rooms to let. It will have a handsome finish in front.
September 1, 1872 - Mr. Woodman is putting in the foundation for his new building next north of the Town house.
Oct. 3, 1873 AA – James Crabtree has purchased the interest of Sam Woodman, in the late firm of Woodman & Crabtree and will carry on the undertakers business in its various branches at the old stand.
March 13, 1874 AA Mr. Woodman is removing the wooden part of his building on Main Street to a location on Park St. next to Crabtree's undertaker shop. Woodman announces in April plans to sell the brick house at auction in the months ahead. April 24th Samuel Woodman is fitting up his wooden building on Park Street for a shop and tenement.
The auction notice on his Main Street property states; "It consists of a substantial brick house with basement, which with a moderate out-lay could be made into two stores and two basements, together with the land under, and adjoining the same. Also a shop and tenement and two building lots on Park Street. This offers a rare chance for investment in the best business part of the town."
On June 5, 1874 Moody Russell purchased only the lot with the brick house for $2985. The new deed however allowed for "Samuel Woodman, who may occupy the premises free of rent until till the 1st day of next July". The lot began 30' east of his Brick Block on Park St. then north 54' to Pray lot, west 82' to Main St. south 52' on Main Street and 82' deep along Park Street to the first boundary.
Moody Russell wasted little time in beginning alterations to the brick building. The front ell was removed. The store space that had occupied the basement must have required patrons to step down off the sidewalk level. By raising the building four feet the floors could be lifted to street level, ceilings would be about eight feet high and larger windows inserted for display and light to the interior space.
Russell sold half his interest in the property on February 12, 1876 to Jacob W. Barnard for $3500. Barnard was in the shoe manufacturing business and had begun investing in real estate properties in the town center.
Charles W. Woodman however held on to the remaining lot east of the brick house on Park St. He sells two parcels. The first to John Cornell on Oct. 10, 1873 for $1000. which was further east on Park St. where the Buchan & McNally building now stands and had 170' fronting on Park. The second parcel was sold to Theodore C. Woodman of Bucksport, ME on April 20, 1875 for $1321.71. The parcel contained a shop and tenement building. No specific dimensions were given in the deed, only bounded on the north by Pray, east by J. Cornell, south by Park St. and west by Russell.
Theodore Woodman then sells a 30' strip of land on Park St. to Moody Russell for $800. on May 14, 1875. 30' on Park, north by Russell.
Feb. 25, 1876 AA – Moody Russell is erecting a new wooden building on Park Street, opposite the town hall. It is 21 x 40 feet, two stories.
Feb. 4, 1876 AA – Thomas Howell has purchased of T. C. Woodman a lot of land on Park Street, opposite the town hall. Mr. Howell will erect a building on the lot for furniture and upholstery rooms. It will be 50 x 32' feet, two stories.
Pearson & Bros. of Methuen, Nov. 1874-1875 for tin ware and stove business. They sold to Edwin (Erwin) C. Pike est. 1872. Pike built a new three story building on Park St. moving there in 1875. George Saunders established his tin, stoves and plumbing business in 1888 in the Barnard Block but later relocated to the two story addition at #12 Main until 1910.
Erwin C. Pike purchased the building on Nov. 7, 1881 for $1800. March 3, 1876 AA – Mr. E. Pike has removed to the new commodious building on Park Street, opposite the town house, where he keep a full line of stoves, together with tin, wooden, glass and other wares in great variety.
Removal – The subscriber gives notice that he has removed his stock and trade to Russell's new building on Park Street, opposite the town hall. The stock consists of a large quantity and great variety of Stoves, Tin, Glass, Wooden and Britannia Ware, and other household articles, which will be sold cheap. Repairing done at short notice, and on reasonable terms. E. Pike - Andover, March 31, 1876.
Apr. 22, 1898 AT - E.C. Pike, Park St., made the handsomest display of fine earthen ware that has been shown in town, a new pattern call and see it
Sept. 15, 1905 AT - New Plumbing Firm – Plumbing business and stock owned by E. C. Pike, recently purchased by B. Rogers & J. H. Campion, now in the hands of John S. Buchan & Joseph W McNally. The firm will be known as Buchan & McNally – gives a short history.
Buchan & McNally plumbers were located here in 1910 as the signs over the front door in the period photo proclaim.
In the 1950's the building was the home Walters' Cafe and of the DAV 18 Veterans Club above. City Cleaners relocated to the first floor from the former Draper Building on Main St. that was raze in 1957. City Cleaners opened the new store on Feb. 28, 1957. On New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1957 a fire broke out and the building was heavily damaged. The Mansard roof was destroyed and removed. The main body of the building survived the blaze. The shallow gable roof replaced the former Mansard and the entire structure was remodeled.
City Cleaners relocated to 42 Park St. opening again on July 31, 1958.
In the 1970's and early 1980's a bar called "Shagg's Bar & Grill" occupied the first floor. When the bar closed the store was occupied by Hunneman and Company Real Estate Co. in 1992.
Tenants of the building;
City Cleaners - Feb. 28, 1957 - Dec. 31, 1957
1953 - 1957 - Walter's Cafe, Inc.
1943 - Walter's Inc.
1932 Vacant
1930 Store
1926 The Whatnot Hardware Store
1906 Store
1896 Store
1884 Store
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Directories; 1953, 1943, 1932, 1926
Maps; 1930, 1906, 1896, 1884, 1872, 1862
Col. Benjamin Abbott
William Phillips Foster
Wm. Phillips Foster estate - Feb. 24, 1871 - Foster's death date
Charles W. Woodman - Mar. 22, 1872 - b. 13 p. 172
Moody Russell - June 10, 1874 - b. 28 p. 196 - brick house
M. Russell & Jacob W. Barnard Feb. 12, 1876 - b. 39 p. 284 - ½ share Brick building
Erwin C. Pike - Nov. 7, 1881 - b. 66 p. 41
John H. Campion & Barnett Rogers - Aug. 10, 1905 - b. 223 p. 350
David S. Burns - Sept. 25, 1905 - b. 224 p. 366
David S. Burns estate - Probate #238,791
Florence S. Burns, heir
Inventory Data:
|Park St
|Andover Center
|Historic District
|Not Applicable
|Present Use
|business office
|Original Use
|Construction Date
|Architectural Style
|Second Empire
|asphalt - gable
|Major Alterations
|Mansard roof replaced after fire on Dec. 31, 1957, Front facade updated, second floor windows replace by two doubles.
|less than one acre
|Map and parcel
|Recorded by
|Brian Lee, James S. Batchelder
|Andover Historical Society - Andover Preservation Commission
|Date entered
|8/1992, Jan. 2015


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SUNNYVALE, CA, AUSTIN, TX, and COLOMBO, LK – June 24, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT), with the help of Ruckus channel partner Alepo, is deploying Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and technology across this island nation of over 20 million people, located just southeast of India in the Indian Ocean. SLT is Sri Lanka's national information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 23, 2015 – Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, and Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS), a global supplier of advanced wireless systems, today announced a new technology alliance to deliver open, wired and wireless networking solutions for enterprise, government and education customer segments.
SUNNYVALE, CA and LONDON – June 10, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) and The Cloud, a Sky company, announced today that the American Express Community Stadium (The AMEX) is providing an exceptional interactive user experience with the successful deployment of a Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi network. For football club fans, as well as attendees of other events held at The AMEX, the new network provides spectators access to free, high-performance Wi-Fi throughout the entire stadium.
SINGAPORE – (COMMUNICASIA – Booth BL3-01) – June 2, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that it is working with Smartac Group China Holdings Limited (Smartac) to help build Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi networks covering more than 300 passenger stations for three major railroad systems in China—Beijing, Guangzhou, and Lanzhou. The ongoing deployment is part of a long-term project to upgrade wireless networks across China's vast passenger railway transportation system.
SUNNYVALE, CA – June 2, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) today unveiled a major expansion of its award-winning SPoT™ location-based service (LBS). The expanded Ruckus LBS solution lets service providers and enterprises improve the ROI and monetization of their wireless infrastructure. Organizations can now actively engage with customers through value-added business services tailored for the user online experience.
SUNNYVALE, CA – June 1, 2015 – (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that Selina Lo, president and chief executive officer, will be presenting at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference in Chicago on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time and will be available through a webcast, accessible at the Ruckus Wireless Investor Relations website, https://investors.ruckuswireless.com. A replay will also be available on the website following the event.
SUNNYVALE, CA – May 27, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today the availability of CloudManager for Xclaim, a 100 percent subscription-free cloud service to manage its Xclaim™ family of disruptively priced, cloud-ready, controller-free indoor and outdoor business-class Wi-Fi access points (APs).
SUNNYVALE, CA – May 26, 2015 – On May 29th, Mr. William "Bill" Kish is leaving his position as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) to pursue new interests, and has stepped down as a member of the Board of Directors. Kish plans to explore new technology areas after 11 years in wireless networking at Ruckus.
SUNNYVALE, CA – May 19, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today the introduction of its new SmartZone™ software platform, a carrier-grade solution developed for and deployed by service providers around the globe, now extended to demanding enterprise customers.
LONDON (WBA WI-FI GLOBAL CONGRESS) – May 18, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today at the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) Wi-Fi Global Congress being held here introduction of the industry's first commercially available products to be Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) Passpoint™ certified for Hotspot 2.0, Release 2, effectively transforming how organizations offer and users securely connect to new public Wi-Fi network services.
TOKYO and SUNNYVALE, CA – May 12, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and technology have been chosen by Kansai International Airport (KIX) to provide free public Wi-Fi service for international travelers.
SUNNYVALE, CA and ZAGREB, HR – May 4, 2015 – Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that its ZoneFlex™ Smart Wi-Fi technology outperformed Aerohive, Aruba, Cisco, Cisco/Meraki, HP, Ubiquiti and Xirrus in an exhaustive head-to-head enterprise performance and capacity testing of 802.11ac and 802.11n indoor access points (APs) conducted recently by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet).
SUNNYVALE, CA - April 30, 2015 - Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) today announced financial results for its first quarter of 2015 ended March 31, 2015.
Financial Summary
Revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was $82.1 million, an increase of 9.4% from the first quarter of 2014. Revenue for the quarter was impacted by large deals in our North American enterprise business taking longer to close and by continued delays in education spending in advance of the upcoming release of E-Rate funding.


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The 12th edition of TUBAD Mehmet Baturalp tournament started today(21/9) with a semifinals clash between EuroLeague rivals Darussafaka and Khimki Moscow Region in which the Turkish club pulled off a close 73-70 victory.
Darussafaka had the upper hand from the start going on the halftime rest with a 40-33 lead but Khimki didn't let go keeping the game balanced. The teams were tied at 61 with five minutes left but the Turkish squad remained calmer securing the game in their favor.
Match MVP Ray McCallum led the victors with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists while Markel Brwon followed with 14 points. On the other side, Tony Crocker scored game-high 19 points in addition to Jordan Mickey's 12 points and eight rebounds.
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I am particularly satisfied with this episode as we FINALLY saw that Michael has a bad side to him. After several episodes of feeling sorry for him after he is taken advantage of by his family, it is refreshing to see that he too is fed up with being a pushover and never getting to do anything for himself. This is especially true in his love life as we all know that Gob is pretty much a bum and that he definitely does not deserve a woman like Marta.
This whole ordeal begins with Marta rushing to the Bluth model home in search of Gob. She wants to apologize for criticizing his magic even though Gob showed poor judgment in performing an intense "illusion" for Marta's children.
Michael of course is simply awestruck by her and is ultimately saddened by her decision to always stick by Gob. Lindsay suggests that he steal her from Gob but then takes this back as he can't even get himself to "borrow" a leather reclining seat from the office.
Meanwhile, Maeby continues her attempts at rebellion by taking George Michael with her to buy a leather outfit after hearing her mother's disapproval of leather. Tobias sees this as an opportunity to bond with his daughter and after selling his wedding ring, buys himself a leather outfit to match with his daughter. George Michael is also sucked into this leather scheme as he buys himself a leather jacket in order to impress Maeby which I really wish he would stop doing.
After Gob reveals that he has been cheating on Marta with the woman providing the legs in his magic act, Michael decides that it is time to buckle down and teach him a lesson. In order to convince himself that he can do bad, Michael steals the office chair he had been saying he'd steal.
Lindsay helps him cook up a plan to expose Gob to Marta. The plan consists of Michael getting Gob a gig with the Alliance of Magicians and convincing him that if he performs well, he'll be allowed back into the alliance. Then, Michael will convince Marta to volunteer as the top half of Gob's sawing someone in half trick so that the legs half (aka Gob's other lady friend) will tell her what's been going down.
The night of the show both Tobias and the legs fail to show up as Tobias, dressed in his leather outfit, showed up at the Gothic A**hole not the Gothic Castle while the legs just did not come through. Michael, with some help from George Michael, realizes that no matter how hard he tries, he cannot change his kind nature. Therefore, he asks George Michael to fill in as the legs as, just as Maeby had stated, has the legs of a woman. However, Michael's attempt at changing himself did not completely go to waste as he decided to steal a TV from the office but unlike the chair, did not make it through being dragged by a bicycle.
I just realized I neglected to mention George's newfound belief of Judaism. After being put in solitary confinement after trying to run away during the pageant, George is going crazy but is calmed down when he looks up and sees the Star of David shining on the cell wall. He then fastens a yarmulke out of the tip of his shoe, which although funny, leads me believe that he is not taking his devotion to Judaism so seriously.
Just for that one image, I would rate this episode as a 4 (only because I don't care much for Gob and this episode was pretty much all about him and Michael.)


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Lucinda "Cindy" Kershner age 62, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
Born May 27, 1956 in Ashland to Sheldon and Pauline (Meng) Eggerton Jr., she had been a life long Ashland resident. A 1974 graduate of Ashland High School, she had previously worked at Payless Shoes in Ashland as well as Gerwigs White Barn.
Lucinda enjoyed listening to music and singing in church choirs. She loved tulips, cooking and canning as well as playing bingo.
She is survived by her three children Joshua (Brandy) Jones of Corydon, IN, Noah (Adrienne) Jones of Ashland, Shelby Jones of Ashland; three grandchildren; mother Pauline Eggerton of Ashland; sister Diana (David) Caley of Ashland; her beloved dog and fuzzy companion Liza; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Lucinda was preceded in death by her father, Sheldon Eggerton Jr. in 1994 and her cousin and best friend, Bobby Deibler, Jr. in 2012.
A graveside service will be held 10:00 AM Monday, April 15, 2019 at Ashland Memorial Park. Calling hours will not be observed.
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By this time of year, our outfits star getting repetitive… Sweater, jeans, boots, and an big coat to hide it all. I've been experimenting with different ways to spice up my winter wardrobe and thought I'd share some tips.
Tip 1: Winter White
Forget what you heard about not wearing white after labor day. Wearing an all white look is far from boring and unexpected. I wear these zara jeans all year. Because they are cropped, I just threw on some cute socks and sock booties and I was good togo!
Tip 2: Have fun with your Coats
The best way to stay fashionable in the winter is to invest in some cute outerwear! Teddy Coats have been pretty popular since last year, and you don't have to pay much anymore to get a good one. The one I am wearing is from dokotoo.com. You can also play with different prints and textures like I did with my leopard coat from h&m.
Tip 3: Pops of color
I'm guilty of wearing mostly neutrals, but picking a color outside the box can instantly make your normal sweater/jean combo fun. I picked this tartan plaid one from forever 21. I also chose to pair it with white booties instead of black for a more dramatic look.
Tip 4: Not your Average Leggings
There are so many choices now than your normal black pair of leggings. I found these flared ones from forever 21 for under $10. They give you the same comfort as leggings but add a lot more style.
Tip 5: Mix Prints
Mixing prints will obviously add a lot to your winter look. Just make sure to stay in the same color family or within colors that compliment each-other, like red and yellow.
What are your tips for staying stylish in this winter?


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Kicking up, not kicking down
A friend of mine works with young people who are first- or second-generation migrants to New Zealand. Her job is to equip them with the skills they'll need to run campaigns, advocate for their communities, and improve the lives of the people around them. They're 'therapists' of a sort. She has a simple way of knowing whether someone is doing the right thing or not. She asks "Are you kicking up, or kicking down?" By 'kicking up', she means agitating against those people with power, the ones in positions in authority. All too often people find it easier to kick down: taking aim at the people who are easy targets, because they're vulnerable, less powerful, less fortunate. It's the … [Read more...] about Kicking up, not kicking down


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Non-writers are often curious about the creative process. "How can you spend all day writing?" they ask incredulously, as though it's akin to sleeping on a bed of nails or standing naked in the rain for hours. Others want to know how I prepare for my day's work. I tell them: by standing on my head.
Their smiles say they think I'm joking. I'm not. I start my writing day upside down. While a writer's hands are important, the head is our main instrument. I do headstands each morning to get the blood flowing. For slumberous types like me, it's a great waker-upper. Better than coffee. I follow with a bit of yoga to get in touch with my body. I need to know it's awake, alert, and in a mood to serve me. It has to be, if I'm going to make it sit around in a dark corner all day while I try to produce the ineffable.
Then, because creation is a spiritual act, I make my oblations to the Four Directions. (You know, the usual ones—North, South, East and West.) South is for courage. (What writer doesn't need courage to keep on writing in the face of adversity and constant obstacles to success?) East is for wisdom. (Who doesn't need that?) North is for beauty and grace. (Of which we can't get enough.) West is for virility. (Keeps us strong.) Once I'm done, I feel centred and grounded and ready to begin.
In Chiapas last year, I climbed to the top of the acropolis at some Mayan ruins in a place called Toniná. I was expecting to find silence and solitude, possibly a place to meditate. Instead, I came across a Shaman conducting a native ceremony very much like the one I do every morning. Small world! He invited the half-dozen of us up there to join in his chant in a regional Mayan language, helping conjure the spirits of the Four Directions. I didn't write much that day, but I was certainly invigorated by the experience.