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Scarnati "Sets Record Straight"?
Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati defends tolling I-80, claiming he is "setting the record straight". He leads off saying, "One issue that is not debatable in Pennsylvania is the fact that our transportation needs have been vastly under funded."
Actually that is highly debatable--spending on transportation has increased dramatically. Over the past ten years, funding for state highway and bridge maintenance increased 86%, and funding for state highway and bridge construction and reconstruction increased 125%. The reason that there is a "crisis" is how the money is spent - including earmarks and mismanaged funds. Sen. Scarnati did not mention that the plan to toll I-80, increase Turnpike tolls, and bond for billions of dollars does not address any reforms in spending.
Here are facts Scarnati forget to mention in "setting the record straight":
- Half of the money generated from tolling I-80 will go to mass transit in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia (Scarnati only focuses on spending on roads and bridges).
- A majority of Scarnati's colleagues, the PA Senate Republicans, voted against tolling I-80
- A Turnpike lease would have generated twice as much revenue for roads and bridges.
- Mike Long, who is a lobbyist for the Turnpike Commission, fought against a Turnpike Lease. Sen. Scarnati put Mike Long on the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, which controls campaign contributions for Senate Republicans.
"The Turnpike Commission has the least respect of any agency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and we're going to make it the biggest and most powerful agency. That's not smart," said Peterson.
But wait, it gets better. He may actually be onto something.
"Here we have the least trusted transportation agency ever in the commonwealth. They devise a plan to double their size, double their influence, double their money. Why did that go anywhere? Why would the legislature even look at that? Nobody trusts the Turnpike Commission."
Read more on the Scarnati-English-Peterson debate from the AP.


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The Mansion's Missing Mass
By Jason Schupp
6 Jan 2008
"I presume you are aware that they broke into the mansion on Saturday," she said, flipping through a manila folder on her desk.
"No," I said. "We have a mansion?"
Christi looked up from her desk. "Yes, we... Jesus. Alright. You must not have been briefed, since you've been spending so much time on Project Everywhere. Sit down."
"How is it," I asked while pulling up an Aeron (which Todd must have "borrowed" from one of the conference rooms the last time he was in here), "that I've been assigned to JPG since January and am completely unaware of any mansion, while you, the newest on the team, are so in the know?" She glared at me, so I added, "I didn't mean to suggest you weren't fit-"
"It's alright," she interrupted, though her expression relaxed. "If you're asking about clearances, you'll have to take it up with the Pool Man."
That's the worst part, the code names. They're so ridiculous: "The Pool Man," "Bruno," "Mr. D." I tend to eschew such nonsense, but "Jaschu" tends to stick around the offices, regardless.
I asked, "So what happened, that you had to call me in here? I've got a bunch of usability issues to work out this week."
"No, you don't." She closed the file and stretched to hand it to me. "You're being reassigned. In fact, first thing you need to do when you leave here is report to Section L."
My head jerked up. "Section L?! You're sending me to the Dentist. You gotta be fuckin' me."
Christi shook her head. "It's no big deal. They're going to stick an RFID chip in one of your teeth. Strictly a security measure while we figure out what happened at the mansion. We're locking it down. The chip will identify you and grant you access."
I couldn't help but sigh. Augmentation was always a possibility when you take this job. My most recent partner, D-Haze (see what I mean about code names?), got a parallel processor installed all up in his brainpan, and now he can think out MySQL queries almost as fast as our servers. Me, I considered myself lucky to still be 100% flesh and bone. Up until now, at least.
"So fill me in already."
Christi nodded. "They threw a party. We didn't know about it until after the fact. They called it the JPGers Ball and it was all done behind our backs."
I arched an eyebrow at her. "I'm getting a chip in my head because of a shindig? Besides, don't we want them to do stuff like this? Sounds pretty flattering that they'd do such a thing, get all excited about what we're trying to do here. I don't see what the big deal is."
"No, you're absolutely right. In fact, if they had just asked, they could use the mansion any time they want. That's not the issue."
"Then what is?"
"We have reason to believe that there was a theft that night. You're to go and investigate. Shouldn't take more than a day out of your schedule."
So now I got a chip in a tooth. The things you do for art.
On the cab ride over, I re-read the file on the JPGers Ball: a covert cell of photographers found out about the mansion somehow--nice trick, that--and then managed to take it over for a night of aggressive expression and enjoyment. They posted security to keep it tight, so not just anybody from the hoi polloi could bother the celebrities. Even then, numerous representatives of several underground niche art movements found their way in: the Recursive Paparazzists made sure people who saw were also seen, while the Silhouetticians did their best to blend in while sticking out. The Linguacamoflaugitors did the same while attempting to confuse the spoken word enough to push attendees to communicate in another manner... visually in this case.
And then the strange chemical enhancements being performed. People were actually getting small, in more ways than one, like that Steve Martin sketch was back in some serious style.
Between the art mobs from the fringe and the dubious biochemistry, I felt just overwhelmed enough to think about calling in outside help, someone like Detective Professor Nathan Adler. But I deleted that thought; if this theft turned out to be an art-crime, the last thing we all needed was to become derivative.
Christi never told me what had gone missing. Oh no, that was my job. This whole notion of something having gone on walkabout was based on the fact that Mr. D had rigged the whole place up to calculate itself, if you can dig that, and the mansion was reporting in as being less massive.
D-Haze was still assigned elsewhere (well, Everywhere), so I'd be getting a new partner for this job. I didn't know who until the cab pulled up at the address in the file. Sunlight glinted off what used to be her head as she reached down to open the door for me. Talk about augmentation, most of her body was metal plating of some sort. Your guess would be as good as mine as to how much was left of the original R.A.H.N.E.E.
"How is your mouth doing?" she asked me, her voice tinny like a Gramophone.
"S'wearung uhf," I attempted in reply.
She paid the driver while I rubbed my cheek. "Very good. I am told this is your first time here at the mansion?"
I nodded and gave the exterior a once-over. It was swanky, pre-Victorian. One of the keystones had A.D. 1896 carved into it. Ten years before the Big One? I wondered how we could afford such a place when we get a lot of our furniture from Ikea. Hell, maybe that's how.
"Let us go inside," said R.A.H.N.E.E., "I shall show you around so you can see what transpired." We walked up to the front door. I felt one of my teeth buzz a bit against my tongue just before something clicked and the door swung open.
As R.A.H.N.E.E. gave me the tour of the ground floor, the sounds of cleaning up could be heard from rooms away, but stopped when we got too close. Indistinct men and women, dressed in light colors and on the edge of vision, moved throughout the house, always leaving through one doorway or another when you turned directly towards them. At first I thought I was imagining them. In the study, I asked, "We're not alone, are we?"
"No," said R.A.H.N.E.E., "They are the clean-up crew, it would seem."
"Hired help?"
"That is not entirely accurate, as Mr. D explained to me."
I heard the clinking of glasses being picked up behind me. When I turned, I caught only a flash of white pant leg and pennyloafer going back into the hallway. I squinted, listened for a moment, until I understood. "Cron jobs."
R.A.H.N.E.E. shrugged, walking past me towards the hallway. "That is outside my purview. For now, there is more you should see." She led me through the dining room and the lounge where a collection of pictures had been left hanging on the wall. I pocketed a stray sticker someone had left behind before we moved on to the kitchen so I could get some coffee. (The mug I pulled from the cupboard said World's Greatest Photographer... cute. I'm not sure whom that belongs to.)
We walked past a bathroom full of bottles to the galleria, where photos, framed and annotated with info such as how many times it had been favorited, covered the walls. A light table and another work table stood in the center, the latter with a sign reminding us that food or drink belonged elsewhere. I scanned the walls for empty spots; there were none. "I don't get it," I said, "It doesn't look like anything valuable's gone missing or anything's been ransacked. What about upstairs?"
"I have come to the same conclusion, and when I checked the upstairs, it seemed to be in order, except for an excess of dog hair on one of the beds," said R.A.H.N.E.E. "I have tried shuffling through every room's layers, adjusting curves to find evidence. I have found nothing yet."
I handed her my coffee and pushed the sleeve of my coat up enough to get at my forearm comp. (One of the benefits of living near Apple HQ: you sometimes get their finest before anyone else.) The left-hand keypad swung down underneath my fingers as I tapped on the topside with my right. The screen rolled up and out like paper. Once on the wifi, I poked around a bit, but didn't find what I was looking for. I took my coffee back, took a swig, put the mug down on the table. "Hmm. Maybe if we look--"
That thought was interrupted as electricity arced across the table's surface, coursing up my arm and connecting with R.A.H.N.E.E.'s plating. I only just saw her start to fall to the ground, much like I did, and I assume she, too, hit the ground before blacking out.
I dreamt of cross-processing and very large lens arrays.
When I came to, I saw water coming down from a bowl in the ceiling. No. Wait. Yes. All the appropriate "where am I, what happened" thoughts ran through my head as I slowly sat up and looked around the large, sunlit room I was in. Plants of all sorts sat in the corners and around a center basin where the water falling collected.
R.A.H.N.E.E. was hovering over me as well. Her Victrola voice interrupted my train of thought: "I bet you do not ever read the instructions at home, either."
I groaned as I sat up. My head felt heavy. "Where are we?"
"In the conservatory, but it was Mr. Jaschu, in the gallery, with an electrified table," she said, hands on her hips.
"You certainly did."
I started feeling dizzy as well as berated, so I put my head between my knees and let out an unintelligible, burbling moan. R.A.H.N.E.E. waited patiently for me to pull myself together. I'm thankful for the small things.
"Did you carry me in here?"
"I did not. I surmise the cron jobs did."
I nodded. Ouch. "Sounds right. Mr. D usually writes some clean-up scripts. I'm glad they didn't think we were temporary files."
She tapped the inside of her wrist. "RFID chips, yes?"
I wobbled to my feet. R.A.H.N.E.E. helped to steady me and led me back into the gallery on my insistence. When we got there, the table that had shocked us was clear, except for a bit of ash. Right about... "What happened to my coffee?"
"Oh, you noticed. Is this table freaking you out, Jaschu? Is it a freaky table?"
"It--My coffee got deleted."
R.A.H.N.E.E.'s head cocked to one side. I imagined somehow she was rolling her eyes. "You should have heeded the sign."
"It deleted my coffee!"
"Your coffee was not what the table was looking for."
I find that it's not worth arguing with cyborgs and active electricity.
I pushed my sleeve up, checked my forearm comp. Fortunately, my left arm hadn't acted as a ground and it wasn't fried. I popped the comp open again and opened up a chat window. As I typed, I turned to R.A.H.N.E.E. and said, "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean for us to get electrocuted... Who makes a table that electrocutes you, anyway?"
She shrugged. "That table is meant for photographs and projects."
Still typing, I frowned. "What if my project required coffee?"
"Next time, write something first."
I changed the subject: "I need to talk with Mr. D, see if I can get access to the error logs, go through the repository."
Yo, I sent to Mr. D's chatter.
Hey there, I heard you're at the mansion.
Yessir, got a sec?
Sure. How's the search going?
Should've read the sign. ;)
I frowned. Everyone's a critic. :(
R.A.H.N.E.E. looked over my shoulder as I hit Mr. D up for some data over a secure channel. Can you ping me the location for the mansion's error logs? We haven't peeped anything ransacked or whatnot.
A machine and directory path came up in response. Then: You should have access to it already.
Thanks! and any file repository?
Another databit appeared. There ya go. Holler if you need anything else. Sorry I can't be there to help out.
You got it, no worries. Thanks again! I popped a terminal window and tailed the error logs. A few random bits here and there, but a good chunk of what came up had the same origin. I made a consternated noise.
R.A.H.N.E.E. peered closer. "Find something?"
"Huh. Most of the errors being thrown are coming from the kitchen. You said you checked there?"
She nodded. "I did. It is possible that the automated clean-up crew got there before I did."
We walked back to the kitchen. It was a sprawling room, with a couple of islands for food preparation, racks of copper pots and cookware hanging above. Black and white tiling above the counters and floor gave it a slightly retro feel. You got to love a kitchen classier than you are. "You think someone snagged some silverware or something?" I asked.
R.A.H.N.E.E. cocked her head at me. "You would think someone would notice and say something. We are not trailing after dishonest people."
I nodded. "I know, that's been on my mind too." I started going through the cabinets, but nothing seemed out of place there, either. This whole situation was feeling more and more off. I checked the repository for the kitchen on my forearm comp, reading through files and... hello. I walked over to the fridge and looked inside.
My cell rang. The ID tagged it as just the man I wanted to talk to. "Hey there, Jah-shoo," came D-Haze's cantor. "How's the shack?"
"Funny you should ask," I said as I looked through the shelves. "You keep dessert here?"
"Yeah, you remember what Jen made for Thanksgiving?"
"The gingerbread trifle? Hell yeah, I remember."
"She made three of those for all of us, kind of an impetus for us to get together there soon."
I put the phone down and looked back over my shoulder at R.A.H.N.E.E. "He checked dessert into the repository."
She looked back at me from counting pots. "So... they would be made a permanent part of the mansion--"
"And calculated into the total mass of the place--"
"So if something happened to them--"
I put my phone back to my ear. "Your snacks are gone, man."
I looked again at a half-empty shelf in the fridge. "Yup. All Tomorrow's Surreptitious Parties had at 'em."
"Aw, you're kidding me."
There was a silence for a moment. Maybe he was mourning dessert. So I said, "That was some pretty sweet trifle."
"Yeah, really. Are you sure--"
"Sure I'm sure, I'm looking in the fridge right now. That's what's missing. You checked 'em into the repository?"
"Yeah, so they wouldn't go bad. I could just roll them back."
I rolled my eyes at R.A.H.N.E.E. "Your preservation technique is what's causing the house to throw missing-mass alerts."
"I guess I could roll them back now, even."
I shot R.A.H.N.E.E. a worried look. "Uh, don't roll the kitchen back now, dude, we're still in it." She started backing away, inching towards the door we came in. I stood up to follow her.
"Oh, no worries, Jaschu," D-Haze spoke in soothing tones, like I was some kind of startled kitting. Probably because I was just like a startled kitten. "I can just copy it back over, and..."
There was a kind of thwump, maybe a pop, that came from the fridge. R.A.H.N.E.E. and I both froze, then slowly moved back to peer in. Where there had been a half-empty shelf, there were now three bowls of trifle, covered with plastic-wrap. D-Haze said something, but I couldn't make it out, seeing as I had let my phone-hand drop from a bit of shock. I put him on speaker. "Say again?"
"I said, did that work?" D-Haze asked.
I looked at R.A.H.N.E.E., she looked at me. "Yeah," I said, "Looks like it."
"Alrighty," D-Haze said.
"Well that's handy," I said, "if you're a glutton."
"Or have a mouth," R.A.H.N.E.E. added. I nodded in agreement.
"Feel free to take one," D-Haze said, "I can always copy more back in."
"Can't," I said, "I saw the Dentist this morning for a chip."
"Good times."
"Says you. I'm not that unrepentant of a futurist."
R.A.H.N.E.E. nudged me with her elbow. "We are heading back now, D-Haze," she said. "Can you let Christi know we solved the problem?"
"Will do," he said. I hung up.
We didn't say much during the cab ride back to the office. Mostly we just watched the buildings go by out the window. R.A.H.N.E.E. would have to go through a round of diagnostics thanks to my Tesla moment, and they'd probably want to check my own augmentation out as well. Then it would be back to work as usual for the both of us. Maybe I could get a coffee with a fate less dire. Wouldn't that be nice.
So some of you who have been following along with the last five photos might be thinking, "What the hell is going on?" Here's the deal: about 20 photographers here on JPG got together and decided to post pictures suggesting there had been some gala JPG event called the JPGers Ball... which never actually happened, mind you, but they put together a great tale from their photos. I actually thought for a minute that they actually got together somewhere, but then I realized that these folks were all in different parts of the world, and also there is no JPG Mansion, which is reportedly where this shindig went down.
Which of course made me think "what if?" and suddenly I get this idea for a story as a way of saying thanks to these people who put such a big smile on the faces of all the 8020 staff. We were really flattered that this group found what we're making so engaging that they'd conspire to do something awesome like that.
Okay, potentially boring meta info follows because I'm a nerd, skip to the end if you want.
I started off thinking the tale would be a three-parter, with the missing dessert in mind the whole time (Charles' comment on the first photo was a strangely prescient guess!). I got the first two parts out... and then I got knocked out with a cold. I got back on my feet, got the third part out, realized it was going to take more than three parts, kind of despaired over what photos I could use to get it all back to the kitchen, and then I had actual work to finish up before the office shut down for the holidays, and then over the holiday my friends up the street got a copy of Rock Band and I spent a lot playing guitar and bass to fill out the band. (I know, poor me.) Next time I should plan the whole thing out ahead of time so I know what I'm getting into! (Plus, I still don't know what R.A.H.N.E.E. stands for.)
The idea for the story put the words "art crime" in my head, an element of the story in David Bowie's Outside concept album, which features the character Detective Professor Nathan Adler. The real Rannie is a fan of Bowie's, so we ended up talking about the album during the writing process. When I went back to it for inspiration, I remembered the tale told by the album is a lot more gruesome than what I had in mind. (Somebody wrote a paper on the album which makes for a really interesting read, if that's your bag.) Still, the album had a future-noir feel I wanted to invoke, seeing as we've got the Noir theme scheduled and all, though I think I went further into cyberpunk territory than the album does.
(There's a second Bowie reference, or rather a reference to a Flight of the Conchords reference to Bowie, which I stuck in there because Lauraand Rannie are big Flight of the Conchords fans.)
The string of visuals came from the same roll of film, which was nice for keeping a bit of visual continuity. (It was cross-processed Kodak Extra Color Elite Chrome, 100 ISO, shot with a LOMO LC-A+, for us film nerds.)
And finally, I actually had gone to Devin's place this past Thanksgiving, and his partner Jen really did make that gingerbread trifle and I can't even tell you how amazing it was. If the Ball really had happened, you guys wouldn't have been able to resist eating it, you have no idea, and I wouldn't fault you one bit for raiding the fridge. Oh my god. I had seconds. Damn right.
To those of you who made the JPGers' Ball, this story is dedicated to you. I've never had the pleasure of working on a site with such a creative community, and coming across the Ball photos really made my week, you have no idea. Thanks so much for that!
2 responses
Kristine Rudkin said (24 Sep 2008):
Incredible detail - a fun write-up.
Paul Lavallee gave props (30 Jul 2009):
It was fun re-reading this. Great times!
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text: Anyone care to post what experience they have with the DVD backup software forty-two? I'm curious about speed mostly... anyone who has used it I would love to hear how long it took to do a DVD9->DVD5 conversion, and also DVD9/5->Quicktime/DiVX/etc, and what your system specs are... Does anyone know if 42 is a reencoder or a re-quantizer(is that the right word?)? Thanks in advance, Rob


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Seeing a dad being all happy, sweet, and tender with his kids is a melt-your-heart moment. That pride, that love -- it's a beautiful sight. But when I spoke to many dads for the father version of Secrets From the Best Moms I Know, I was so taken aback by how much thought all the dads put into their responses. Even the dads who responded fast had such sage advice. All the fathers -- from the new dads to the ones who have had the gig for years and years -- had impressive insight and wisdom to share. They are all very involved, very loving dads who truly impressed me.
Here are 12 parenting secrets from the best dads I know.
1. I always let my kids know that I am just a man and have made many mistakes. I tell them of the bad choices I made, the regrets I have, and my undying goal not to have them repeat it. I am honest with my kids and treat them like men. My Dad used to say I am your friend 90 percent of the time and your father 10 percent of the time. The key is be ready when the 10 percent has to kick in. Also, never let them win. I don't care if it's cards, basketball, chess, or stuffing the most peas up your nose. Let them build character on their own. Also they grow so quickly that these wins will soon be the last for me, and when they outpace me that first time, it will be a million times more important than letting them win artificially. - Don, dad to two sons, 8 and 12
2. I always encouraged my children to get a good education so that they would have more opportunities in life than I did. Also, I would tell any dad who has daughters to beware of the boys. - Ken, dad to two adult daughters
3. I expose my children to everything from sports to cooking. I do this to foster responsibility and independence. I do not want my daughter to grow up depending on a man financially. I want my son to know it's okay to know how to cook, vacuum, clean, and iron for himself. I stress total independence and self responsibility. - Mike, dad to a 7-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son
4. Since my son could walk and talk, I always reminded him that there are consequences for his decisions, and I try to provide the most extreme, weirdest, or funny scenarios as possible. For example, you can climb up there, but I don't think it's a good idea because it's going to hurt when you fall and break your skull. Or, it's just math, it's okay if you fail the sixth grade, you can be 19 and have a beard and be in the sixth grade. You can always override your kids' choices, but you can't be your kid, and they won't be you. All of their choices are theirs, you can never change that. Constantly remind them of the golden rule "treat people the way you want to be treated" and live by it. Don't be an asshole, because most likely your kid will be an asshole, too. - Jason, dad to a teenage son
5. Take time for your child -- go into work a little late every now and then. I would never have guessed that dropping my daughter off at school would be such a great experience. - Kevin, dad to a 3-year-old daughter
6. As new parents, what worked for us was to take bits and pieces from everyone's advice (because everyone has advice) and then form your own opinions. After all, nobody is ever 100 percent right, including doctors. We've seen some quacks! - Ed, dad to a 2-year-old son
7. You really can't learn parenting from a book. It's always a work in progress. Also each child is different. What might work for one child may not work for another. That rule applies whether you're talking about siblings or other people's kids. Don't let other people tell you how to raise your children (grandparents!). This rule should be established very early! - Tim, dad to two teenagers and a 9-year-old
8. The educator in me says to read Piaget and his stage theory or to just give your child the time and space to grow and develop the way they are meant to. Also, don't assume that someone with a quieter baby is a better parent. Their baby just cries less than yours. Oh, and always wait five more minutes before changing the diaper! One more thing, when your child is excited to share something with you, never tell them to wait! - Dan, dad to a 3-year-old daughter
9. The bond between mother and child is something supernatural and you must understand that it changes everything. Be there for your wife as well as for your children. Don't let work, business, or money come between you and the special moments in your child's life, your family's life. A dollar gets spent but you can never see your child's first soccer goal or home run again. Be there. - Miguel, dad to a 9-year-old son, 6-year-old daughter
10. As a parent no matter how much it hurts you, you must discipline your child. I don't mean spanking. I mean punishment and you must stick with it. No idle threats because children pick up on them quick. They must learn consequences for their actions. As a dad, you want to be a superhero in the eyes of your children. Every day you must give your kids a hug and a kiss and tell them you love them no matter how old they get. - Artie, dad to an 8-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son
11. Always pay attention to your kids, be a good dad, and teach them. They are sponges and are completely soaking up whatever you have to give whether you are aware of it or not. Never take for granted your time with them; they grow up very, very fast. Even when it's tough and you aren't sleeping or you are going through a challenging time, take deep breaths and relax. It's all a lot of fun when you look back on it. - Hans, dad to 3-year-old fraternal twins
12. It's not about how much time you're around your kids but that you're "in the moment" with them and are interested in the littlest things they do. Some of our best times were our long car rides picking her up on the weekends. She still remembers the tuck-ins at night with the ad-lib adventure stories with her as the main character! My biggest and best accomplishment in my life is my daughter. - David, a "weekend" Dad (since 2 years old) whose daughter is now 30
Thank you to all the dads! I've learned so much from you!
Which secret or tidbit is your favorite? What would you add to this list?
Image of dad Kevin with daughter Juliette courtesy of Lindsay of "Darling Clementine"


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Having spent 30 days in monastic retreat at Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey in Lafayette Oregon, I feel sometimes that I miss the smell of the woods in winter in Oregon. The retreat had been the last 15 days of November and the first 15 of December in the year 2000, and it required a vow of silence, obedience and poverty which mandated a vegetarian diet, some hard work which entailed running a self sufficient cloister, managing the abbey's significant piece of wooded land and making the abbey's famous fruitcake and creamed honey. I also remember there is a book binding workshop and we built ware houses and stored Pinot Noir wine from the very delicate grapes that for some reason like to grow in this part of the world. My best times, was the Chapel singing (not barred by the vow of silence) and the personal meditation time. I had the hardest time with the seated meditation, I reckon I am a creature of motion. I spent all my personal meditation time hiking in the nearby woods and sometimes had the silent company of one of the monks who was a strong hiker. One of the brothers was a hermit and had his Shack up a hill in the woods and I would often go up there to see if I would catch a glimpse of any activity. I only saw him twice, once when the Abbot took me up there and when he came down for Guadalupe day, talk about lost in prayer.
I wrote to John Kramer and David Rowe and explained my ailing and they recommended a Susan France Permanent. As it happened a group of ORando's were riding the 3 Prairies, I suppose to satisfy R12 requirements. Now a Randonneur would have done the STP on Friday and the permanent on Saturday but with gas prices down,I loaded my bike and and drove south on I-5.
I left really late and did not arrive at the Travelodge in Newberg OR (Lafayette is a few miles further south) till it was past midnite and with gear management involved was able to get 3 hours of sleep before driving to the Newberg Public Library, the agreed meeting/parking place.
Everyone arrived promptly with lots of reflective gear in the freezing cold and we rode a short distance to Thriftway to obtain reciepts for the first control, 0730 and we were off.
Hatsu idling in front of the Randonneuse from the fogline at Thriftway. She had arrived from White Salmon that morning.
More about this tandem team later, they created a big sucking sound that pulled us to the final control in the last hour of the ride. It was not long before the Sun came bursting in, I was pondering the effect of a degree on the longitude line on the atmosphere. Mostly rollers and a few rather steep ones we cruised past farms, orchards, vineyards, hazelnut groves and ofcourse grassland.
Cecil Anne paced us up the early hills, what a climber? I had seen her work earlier this year at Bingen and she does it with a rather heavy bike with wooden fenders and springs on the saddle, not to forget her trademark stuffed Bunny to keep her company on long rides. Here at Dayton between Doc Sal and The Kramer, heading for the control at Dallas.
The group stayed pretty much together on the way to Dallas, chatting under blue sky with frozen grass on the side. A gentleman (and I use that term loosely) stopped Cecil and myself just before a climb and asked what we thought if bikes were required to travel the road in the opposite direction with motorists. "It would be very blinding at night" I thought out loud my mind already on the rest of the group who were already at the summit of the climb. He continued to develop his premises, argument with Cecil until I heard about a "biker in MY lane", "My Lane" I retorted and quickly admonished myself about my own ego, leaving Cecil to explain the Law to him.
A rather peaceful ride in the sun, we controlled at the subway in Dallas and then at Newberg before going back out to Mt. Angel. Returning to Newberg, I stopped to capture Mount Hood whispering in the distance (you probably have to click on the image to see it).
Then the sky became magical.
Even the eastern sky had its own glow.
It just got better and better with the sunset.
Turning us all into Sunset Paparazzi to use Cecil's term, and thats when a front grupette disappeared sucked away by the tandem. I decided to chase, wanting to thank John Kramer before he left for White Salmon.
It was hard, what a mirage of shimmering light glimpses as my hopes of catching them swung back and forth. Assisted by a traffic stop I caught them a few miles before Newberg and the final control.
Photo taken (that's Bill Alsup in the shadows to my left), it was back to the library where the rest of the group met up, sadly I had to skip the invitation to Burgerville to get into the drive back north.
Thanks to the Oregon Randonneurs (ORando's).
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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- T-Bunny said...
Great story, beautiful pictures, wish I could have been there to experience it first hand with you, but your blog is as good of a substitute I could ask for. ~T
- December 8, 2008 at 5:40 PM
- Cecil Anne said...
It was a joy to ride with you on Saturday - and to relive the ride through your terrific report. I am looking forward to more rides with you in the future! We can race each other up the hills . . .
- December 9, 2008 at 6:43 PM
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They have different needs & wants, but the IPL's diverse talent pool still finds ways to co-exist and flourish, says Rohit Bhaskar.india Updated: Mar 30, 2012 02:39 IST
Popular opinion on the effects of the IPL on Indian cricket tends to be dual-natured, with the good always being counted alongside the bad. Be it cricket experts, coaches, administrators, former players or the layman on the street, the IPL has always evoked mixed emotions. There is, however, one breed, who only sing tunes in praise of the league — the players.
Most IPL teams comprise of a rag-tag bunch of cricketers with varying levels of experience and talent. Retired legends, both Indian and international, are there. As are some of the hottest, young properties of Indian cricket alongside men they probably replaced in the national set up. There are domestic cricketers whose finest moments were achieved under the IPL bright lights, and who have now become an annual topic of discussion as summer sets in and the IPL kicks off. There are also lesser-known domestic players who have only the monetary returns to show for their role in the IPL, with no matches and little else except the odd night on the dancefloor, and even they're not complaining.The great divide
Paul Valthaty is a familiar name now. A once-in-a-lifetime century against the Chennai Super Kings last season, put the spotlight firmly on the man whose career was almost over before it began, because of a freak eye injury. When Valthaty first played in the IPL, for the Rajasthan Royals, he barely got a couple of games, and there was little else he took from the experience.
"When a young, domestic player goes to the nets, and sees Shane Warne bowling, the immediate reaction is to throw the kit to the ground, find a notebook and get an autograph. The awe factor does exist, and you do feel awkward going up to even talk to them.," says the Kings XI Punjab opener.
Some domestic players are more harsh in their assessment of the foreign players. One Ranji player, who wishes anonymity, feels many foreigners form cliques, especially if they are from the same country. "They keep to themselves. They are here with their wives and families, some even come with their nannies, and, other than the time in the middle, are with them for the most part.
"If a club has many players from the same country, they also tend to hang by themselves. There are players in one franchise who aren't even lodged in the same hotel as the established names. When the IPL was launched, there was a lot of talk of how it will help domestic players become better by mingling with international superstars, but that hasn't been the case unfortunately."
Valthaty, though, feels it would be harsh to stereotype all foreigners in the league, citing the example of his captain Adam Gilchrist. "Last season, I was chatting with a few of the domestic players. We saw Gilly entering, and tried to figure out who'll break the ice. While we were still deciding, he came up and introduced himself. Some found it hard to control their joy and the talk soon turned to the great innings we saw him play."A time to learn
Former India batsman Robin Uthappa is another firm believer in the good the IPL has done to the local talent. He points to the time his Ranji and former IPL teammate Abhimanyu Mithun spent alongside Dale Steyn at Royal Challengers Bangalore. It's not just the experience that has helped them, even the money has been a great help. According to the BCCI guidelines, any player who has two years experience will be entitled to a Rs 10-lakh contract, those who have 2-5 years, Rs 20 lakh, and for players who have over five years experience, Rs 30 lakh.
Money, money
The IPL may have given many local cricketers the means to further their cricketing dreams, it's also helped the rich become richer. Rohit Sharma has a lot going for him — he's young, he's talented and he's played for India. The IPL helped him swell up his bank account and buy a posh apartment in Bandra after a $2m deal with the Mumbai Indians, in addition to reminding selectors that he's the future. "Before last season, I was hurt at missing out on the World Cup and trained with more determination," he said. Sharma used the IPL as a platform to re-launch his career and was in the team that toured the Caribbean.
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Among the many hats Gilchrist now dons there's one you probably didn't know —he chairs the Australia Day Council. As part of his role, he came to watch the fourth and final Test of India's recent series at Adelaide, which coincided with Australia Day. Wearing a suit, he looked every bit the cricket legend that he is. But, back at the venue where he decided to give up his gloves — four years back against India — he got nostalgic. "Can't wait for the IPL to start," he said, as he hurriedly exited the Adelaide Oval. To prove that he meant every word he said that day, Gilchrist, who is also the KXIP coach this season, was the first man to show up for the pre-season camp. "Gilly has added responsibility this year as he'll also coach the team. But, I'm sure he'll be up for it. He came in two days ahead of the rest of the squad," said teammate Valthaty.
Gilchrist is one of many retired legends still playing in the league, the likes of Muttiah Muralitharan, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly giving him company. Sports psychologist John F Murray, who has worked with tennis stars such as Lindsay Davenport, feels their comebacks have little to do with financial incentive, rather one final chance to live out their dreams. "Retiring is like a first death for most athletes. It is impossible to find the same thrill as on game day. A top athlete's life is sacrificed to be able to play a pro sport, so when it ends in one's 20s, 30s or even 40s, there is still more than half a life to live but with a Grand Canyon of meaningful activity missing ... hence the comeback," said Murray.
Whatever the reasons, we are not complaining, they only add to the diverse nature of the league.
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Thought sure my original doc on Buffer Busy Waits was out there on the internet but can't find it. In the original doc I talk about the meaning of P3 starting in 8.1.6. P3 has 3 positions XXX and each position represented something. The main distinction was 2XX verse 1XX. The 2XX values are users modifying a block, where as the 1XX values are users reading a block (a read into a new block modifies it thus the buffer busy wait potential)
The following comes from Steve's site http://www.ixora.com.au/q+a/0104/27230622.htm
but I believe the original doc was from me (since I'm the one that had the codes changed for P3 in 8.1.6 )
P3 - id
The buffer busy wait event is called from different places in
the Oracle kernel. Each place in the kernel uses a different 'id'.
NB: 7.1 - 8.0.6 use one set of ID codes (mostly >1000)
8.1.5 8.1.5 does not include an 'id' when waiting
8.1.6+ use a new set of ID codes (100-300)
Buffer Busy Waits ID's
Id Reason
~~ ~~~~~~
0 A block is being read
1003 We want to NEW the block but the block is currently
or 100 being read by another session (most likely for undo).
1007 We want to NEW the block but someone else has is
or 200 using the current copy so we have to wait for them
to finish.
1010 Trying to get a buffer in CR/CRX mode , but a
or 230 modification has started on the buffer that has not
yet been completed.
1012 A modification is happening on a SCUR or XCUR buffer,
but has not yet completed
1012 (dup.)
or 231 CR/CRX scan found the CURRENT block, but a modification
has started on the buffer that has not yet been
1013 Block is being read by another session and no other
or 130 suitable block image was found, so we wait until the read
is completed. This may also occur after a buffer cache
assumed deadlock. The kernel can't get a buffer in a
certain amount of time and assumes a deadlock. Therefore it
will read the CR version of the block.
1014 We want the CURRENT block either shared or exclusive
or 110 but the Block is being read into cache by another session,
so we have to wait until their read() is completed.
1014 (duplicate)
or 120 We want to get the block in current mode but someone else
is currently reading it into the cache. Wait for them
to complete the read. This occurs during buffer lookup.
1016 The session wants the block in SCUR or XCUR mode.
or 210 If this is a buffer exchange or the session is in discrete
TX mode, the session waits for the first time and the second
time escalates the block as a deadlock and so does not show
up as waiting very long. In this case the
<Statistic:exchange_deadlocks> is incremented and we yield the
CPU for the <WaitEvent:buffer_deadlock>.
1016 (duplicate)
or 220 During buffer lookup for a CURRENT copy of a buffer we have
found the buffer but someone holds it in an incompatible mode
so we have to wait.
There is a subtle distinction between reason codes 1012 and 1016, but the tuning advice for both is to avoid contention for exclusive locks on the buffers. Reason code 0 means that a process had to wait for a buffer that was busy being read into cache by another process.
Incidentally, these reason codes have changed in 8i. The new reason codes are 3-digit numbers. So far as I can tell, the first digit is 1 for consistent gets, and 2 for current mode gets. The second digit is 2 when requesting an exclusive lock, and 3 when requesting a shared lock on the buffer. The third digit is normally 0, but can be 1 if the buffer is needed for a (consistent read) rollback. If anyone reading this has source code access, I would appreciate some confirmation of this. Anyway, the two reason codes that you need to know about for 8i are 130 (block being read into cache by another process) and 220 (waiting for exclusive access to the block).
Nicely laid out in a table from http://cyzhang1983.itpub.net/post/40572/495934
Buffer Busy Waits ID's and Meanings
Wait Event Docs > Oracle : buffer busy wait >


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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Gonzo 4: The Boozening
Drew commented that we were nuts to use such top shelf booze on this year's Gonzo. To which I can only say, yep -- we's nuts. (Member -- if you click the pics, they get BIG!)
Two shots from each bottle did the trick.
There's some dried Shitake Mushrooms. Yummo, as my girl might say.
OK, this is the booze tincture with the 'shrooms stuffed into it. We let this sit for a few hours, then remove the 'shrooms, squeeze 'em out back into the pint glass and then dump the whole mess into the wort at flame out.
We went a bit nuts this year and actually added some mushrooms, hemp seeds and poppy seeds right into the mash tun. My theory -- why in the hell not?
Hey! That's Drew. Grinding up the grain. Wait, not grinding -- milling.
And here's what I remember of the recipe:
Pretty even split between US 2-row and Marris Otter
biscuit malt
Caramel 120
Munich Malt
Acidulated Malt
Some Special B, probably, maybe
2 pounds of turbonado sugar
6 shitake mushrooms plus some hemp and poppy seeds
90 minute boil
2 ounces of Warrior + .3 ounces of Summit @ 60 min
1 ounce Centenial + 1.25 ounces of Chinook in the hopback @ 30
2 ounces of Palisade in the hopback @ 10
2 ounces of Cascade at flame out
two ounces of bourbon, 2 of rum, 2 of tequila with shitake mushrooms. let that sit around for a few hours.
1 table spoon each of hemp and poppy seeds at flame out. Add just the liquid from the mushroom/booze thing at flameout.
add in the rind of an grapefruit and a tangerine.
Pitched on a yeast cake of 1056 and 1278.
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I'm glad you're back on BA and have some sort of site again.
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Thanks man -- Me too.
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An original Vernor Panton Capiz shell
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boundaries blurred by clear glass display
cabinets that Azoulay's mother rearranges
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In the kitchen, a 16-foot-plus island has
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of the front foyer, so I didn't want it to look like a bathroom," Zaff says. The flooring is a mix of charcoal,
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<< -- 3 -- Bill Newman IMPULSE AND SPACE
'People don't like to be embarassed, and Menotti's
music can open up subjects that we don't feel comfortable about.
Some find this schmalzy, but he is a theatrical man to his fingertips'.
But isn't this also to do with the composer and his music versus
the critics? 'Yes it is, but some of the barriers are being broken
down because of the recordings. Since The Consul records it was staged,
as a direct result of The Intendant coming, in Washington, the Teatro Colon
in Buenos Aires, in Helsinki, and Vienna at the Volksoper. I don't
believe this would have happened if we hadn't revived it in Spoleto.
It will be interesting to see if this happens with The Saint '.
I found his Violin Concerto very impressive. 'Me too, especially
the first movement. A very lyrical piece, and I think that Jenifer Koh made
a very good case for it.'
Hickox, with his very wide range of repertoire has come a long way since
he was in charge of the London Symphony Chorus. 'The repertoire is
my choice, and as successor to Arthur Oldham the training I received
was invaluable. Working over ten years, first hand with Abbado, Previn,
Sir Colin Davis -- who was particularly kind -- Celibidache. With these names
regularly, you learn rather a lot!'
'Celibidache drove me mad. The first rehearsal of Fauré's
Requiem was the most interesting thing I'd been to all my life, and
his knowledge of the music was fantastic. But it seemed to me that he hadn't
the slightest idea how to perform the work, only rehearse it. It became
slower and slower, and my chorus flatter and flatter because they couldn't
breathe it. In the end we had spent a week on a work which normally takes
two or three days, and the result was disappointing. We also did the Brahms
Requiem with him. I know there was a division of opinion -- some orchestral
members would give up everything to play for him, while others deliberately
took their holiday when he came '.
This writer disagrees. I have a CD of the Fauré performance from
April 1982 with soloists Marie McLaughlin and Gwynne Howell (Exclusive EX92T52)
which compares to the very moving account of the BBC Radio 3 broadcast.
Replaying it, slight flattening of pitch occurs during the Offertoire
following the baritone solo, where chorus high notes have minimum instrumental
support lower down. Overall timing (41 minutes) is roughly three to five
minutes slower than the norm, but apart from occasional broadenings of pace
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A party that preaches genocide, suicide bombing and oppressive religious hegemony winning it is another.
To many - myself included - Hamas is a terrorist group responsible for murders within Eretz Israel. Dealing with them as criminals was easy. Things will get worse when they take control of the so-called "Palestinian Authority"™ ruling the descendants of Ottoman-era settlers (read: invaders and ethnic cleansers).
To his credit as first-time PM, Steve-O breaks it down...
Asked about the issue during his first news conference since winning Monday's election, Harper said he supports Israel.Not much, but it's a start, eh?
"For a nation to be truly democratic, that nation must renounce terrorism," he said.
Sadly, they Palestinians© were voting out a corrupted Fatah regime in favour of the lesser, more austere Hamas. But the aims seem to be the same: KILL THE DAMJOOZ!
Don't believe me? Read this - the best tyrants create effective generations of automatons, and the Palis© have wound up both screwing logic and getting screwed in the process.
Hold on to your hats.
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Greek1798. enupnion -- a dream
... The Christian therefore should , open to communing with God all through
the night to receive strength and illumination from Him. ...
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The Mediator --The Interpreter
How the Simple and the Crafty are to be Admonished.
Communion with Christ and his People.
Smith -- Assurance in God
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Jesus Only
The Privilege of Prayer
Jesus and his Secret Friends.
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Boy, can they make coffee.
'I don't drink strong coffee, usually,' my sister said, but it was pressed upon her, so she did. (My sister also 'didn't drink' neat whisky in the morning, but the last time we travelled together, 20 years ago to Scotland in the dead of winter, she quickly realised the medicinally warming benefits of a 'nip' in a pub at 10am.)
I love coffee, so I did. And it was like dying and going to heaven.
Goll-lee but the Dutch know coffee! There wasn't a single place we went where we didn't get a cup (usually miniature, sometimes of teacup proportions, and very occasionally about 200ml – but never, ever the giant crud that passes for restaurant/takeaway 'coffee' in
) of the most astonishingly
heady, fragrant, PERFECT brew. I mean, they gave us a cup of this astonishingly
awesome coffee at the car-hire place while we waited to fill out forms! Seriously,
if it weren't for the boring landscape and the neverending rain and the
teeny-tiny toilets and all the bloody stairs and the kamikaze cyclists and the
eye-poppingly expensive cost of living and the bossy Dutch, I would move to South Africa for the coffee. Holland
They always serve the coffee with speculaas, which is a thin, crispy cinnamon/ginger biscuit of which the Dutch are inordinately proud. I say 'inordinately' because it's, you know, lovely, but after a while I wouldn't have minded a Baker's Lemon Cream. Call me a philistine.
But niggles aside (and I'm assuming the Dutch won't mind my criticism, because I'm kind of liking this 'being straightforward' thing), I have to give
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Does anybody know a good place to take a date?
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Video poker and slot machines are really similar. Both of these games offer progressive jackpots. In this article you will find all the useful tips on progressive jackpots in video poker.
The greyhounds betting odds difference between normal jackpot and progressive jackpot
In a traditional play bingo machine, your winnings depend on the hand you have. If the hand is unique you stand a chance of wining more. However, the jackpot has a limited value. Thus you always win more with a royal flush. This is not the case, on a machine which has a progressive jackpot. In fact, its value is not limited. It can increase.
The concept of progressive jackpot
Progressive jackpot casino bonus is the sum that rewards the most unique hand. Instead of offering at any moment the same amount of money, it increases little by little to the rhythm of bets of the players internet poker. So for a royal flush you get 8000 in general and 1 on a classic online casino video poker, you can win hundreds of thousands even millions of Euros, on a machine which offers progressive jackpot especially if the jackpot has not been hit for a long time.
Electronically linked progressive jackpot
Certain types of progressive jackpots are much more interesting than others. In fact sometimes one of these sums will only be available on one machine. Thus, only the players who are playing on the machine increase the progressive jackpot. The latter is often interesting. However, there is even a more lucrative amount than that, when the huge sum is not linked to one machine but to several machines. In this case, all the williamhill players who are using video poker are part of a network and contribute to the jackpot at the same time. The latter increases faster and it has a significant amount. A percentage of each inserted chip in each video poker machine linked to the progressive jackpot is also linked to the other machines for the huge amount.
To win the progressive jackpot
If you want to win the progressive jackpot, you have to try to obtain a royal flush each time you have the opportunity. Having, the 5 card combination is difficult and rare. You might never get it. But if you happen to obtain it, the fortune is yours.
Another compulsory thing is, you should always bet the maximum chips allowed. In fact, if you play less, you will get the regular winnings and not the progressive jackpot, if you obtain a royal flush which everyone desires but you are not allowed to collect your winnings because you did not bet the maximum chips allowed, you will regret this for the rest of your life.