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LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Clad in proper Pacific Northwest flannel, toting a flask of "rocket fuel" coffee typical of Starbucks' home turf, Steven Greenebaum rolled his Prius into a middle school parking lot one Sunday morning last month. Then he set about transforming its cafeteria into a sanctuary and himself into a minister.
He donned vestments adorned with the symbols of nearly a dozen religions. He unfolded a portable bookshelf and set the Koran beside the Hebrew Bible, with both of them near two volumes of the "Humanist Manifesto" and the Sioux wisdom of "Black Elk Speaks." Candles, stones, bells and flowers adorned the improvised altar.
Some of the congregants began arriving to help. There was Steve Crawford, who had spent his youth in Campus Crusade for Christ, and Gloria Parker, raised Lutheran and married to a Catholic, and Patrick McKenna, who had been brought up as a Jehovah's Witness and now called himself a pagan.
They had come together with about 20 other members to celebrate the end of their third year as the congregation of the Living Interfaith Church, the holy mash-up that Mr. Greenebaum had created. Yearning for decades to find a religion that embraced all religions, and secular ethical teachings as well, he had finally followed the mantra of Seattle's indie music scene: "D.I.Y.," meaning "do it yourself."
So as the service progressed, the liturgy moved from a poem by the Sufi mystic Rumi to the "passing of the peace" greeting that traced back to early Christianity to a Buddhist responsive reading to an African-American spiritual to a rabbinical song.
In other weeks, the service has drawn from Bahai, Shinto, Sikh, Hindu and Wiccan traditions, and from various humanist sources.
If the Living Interfaith Church could appear hippie-dippy, as if scented with sage and patchouli, that impression proved deceptive. Mr. Greenebaum's goals were serious, and they exemplified a movement in American religion toward dissolving denominational lines.
"Many of our most intractable ills may be laid on the altar of our divisions into 'them' and 'us,' " Mr. Greenebaum, 65, said during his sermon. "Such a mind-set allows us to judge others and find them lesser beings. Now, I'm not here to try to convince anyone that there is no such thing as right or wrong. But I am here to say that there is no 'them.' And there is no 'us' who are somehow superior to them."
From the lectern, Mr. Greenebaum pointed to the concrete ways that his congregation had put virtue into action.
Members had collected 700 pounds of food for a local food bank and donated money to survivors of Hurricane Sandy. He had been an advocate for gay marriage. And 60,000 online visitors had clicked onto the church's Web site, intrigued by its radically inclusive model.
Indeed, fully one-quarter of Americans attend worship services outside their own faiths, according to a 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center. The report attributed that trend to the growth of interfaith marriage and to the influence of Eastern religions and New Age spirituality.
Stephen Prothero, a professor of religion at Boston University, placed the experiment of the Living Interfaith Church within the larger "idea of religion as compassion."
Its exponents, he said, include the Dalai Lama and the author Karen Armstrong. Americans can readily connect such theology to the national civic values of neighborliness and tolerance.
As for himself, Dr. Prothero expressed admiration and reservations.
"This strikes me as a kind of institutionalization of a very strong trend," he said of Mr. Greenebaum's start-up. "It's the idea that all religions are different paths up the mountain, and when you get to the top of the mountain you find compassion.
"But one reason we have different religions is that we have different rituals and different beliefs. Those are not insignificant.
"So for all religions to be one religion, you need to elide all the elements that were central to religion in the past: the hajj to Mecca, Jesus dying on the cross, whatever it might be. You've got to turn these first principles into last principles."
In Mr. Greenebaum's case, he grew up as a Reform Jew in suburban Los Angeles and does not consider that he ever left that faith. But from the time he began being exposed to other religious traditions as a member of his college choir, he found himself rejecting Judaic exceptionalism.
"I believed that God spoke to Moses," he put it. "But I don't believe he spoke only to Moses. So it never made sense to me to worship separately."
Over the course of his professional life — teaching, writing for television, directing choirs — he searched futilely for a spiritual home. Many ecumenical efforts involved mutual respect but not shared worship. The rhetoric extolling "Judeo-Christian tradition" or the "Abrahamic faiths" excluded other religions and humanism.
Then the Sept. 11 attacks, with their "holy war" justification, hit Mr. Greenebaum as a "depressing and saddening reinforcement that we need to pray together — or else we'll keep slaughtering each other in the name of God."
He firmed up his theological foundation by earning a master's degree in divinity from Seattle University, a Jesuit institution. He put forward his case for interfaith as a capital-I religion in "The Interfaith Alternative," his 2012 book.
Now his church has bylaws, a written covenant with "Six Fundamental Assumptions," tax-exempt status, regular tithing and 30 regular worshipers.
He remains, however, a decidedly humble shepherd.
"I wanted to join something like this, not start it," he said. "I kept thinking someone more holy, more knowledgeable would've done this. But I do what I need to do."


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Candied Citrus Peel
- Makes: 24 servings
- Yield: about 1 cup
- Prep 30 mins
- Cook 15 mins
- Stand 1 hr
If you can resist munching on all these chewy, sweet citrus bits, you'll find plenty of ways to use them in your kitchen. We like stirring chopped peel into granola or cookie batter, sprinkling it over vanilla ice cream, or dipping the pieces in chocolate. Keep in mind that lime peel does not taste particularly good when candied.
large oranges or lemons, 3 tangerines, or 1 grapefruit*
1 1/3
- With a paring knife, score the skin of the oranges lengthwise into quarters, cutting to the surface of the fruit. Remove the quartered peel, reserving fruit for another use. With a spoon, scrape away the peel's white pith. (If pith is left on, peels will be bitter.) Cut peel into strips.
- In a covered 2-quart saucepan combine the 1 1/3 cups of sugar and the water. Bring to boiling over medium heat. Add citrus peel strips. Return to boiling, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until peel is almost translucent. (Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over entire surface.)
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer peel to a wire rack set over parchment or waxed paper.** When the peel is cool enough to handle but still warm and slightly sticky, toss it in additional sugar to coat. Let dry on the rack for 1 to 2 hours more, then store, tightly covered, in a cool, dry place for up to 1 week. (Or freeze up to 6 months.)
- * You can save the rinds from citrus fruit you use in a zip-top bag in the refrigerator to use for candied peel.
- * After removing the candied peel, you can reserve the citrus-flavor syrup for drizzling over pancakes, muffins or cakes.
Nutrition Facts
(Candied Citrus Peel)Servings Per Recipe 24, Thiamin (mg) 0, carb. (g) 6, Niacin (mg) 0, sat. fat (g) 0, Riboflavin (mg) 0, Folate (µg) 1, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, Monounsaturated fat (g) 0, fiber (g) 0, sodium (mg) 0, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0, calcium (mg) 6, pro. (g) 0, Potassium (mg) 8, sugar (g) 6, Fat, total (g) 0, vit. C (mg) 5, cal. (kcal) 25, vit. A (IU) 15, iron (mg) 0, chol. (mg) 0

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In early December we proudly opened the much anticipated La Fem Pop-Up! This Holiday Pop-Up was a curated temporary Holiday store featuring local female designers and makers in South Berkeley in partnership with the store Social Studies.
I had such an amazing experience curating and working on the La Fem Pop Up with Social Studies. I'm so grateful for all of the love from the community, people came far and wide to come visit the space. We worked together as a collective to put the store together, painting, merchandising and decorating. I wanted a minimal rock garden at the front of the space as well as a feminine touch of dusty pinks and neutrals. I couldn't have been more excited with how La Fem turned out! Check out the images below to see for yourself!
We had a gorgeous bouquet made by the amazing floral duo Studio Mondine! Their pink blooms matched perfectly with the La Fem color scheme! The pink pillow is a custom piece from Mineral Workshop and the Rattan Chair is by WEND.
We had my new pink marble cork on display on the table! You could also find jewelry by Christy Natsumi, Abacus Row and ceramics by Totem Co.
I can't thank the AMAZING ladies that were a part of it enough, everyone worked together to run the shop and keep it looking beautiful. Thank you, thank you for all of your hard work :)
Full List of Participants:
- Abacus Row
- Alice Tacheny
- Christy Natsumi
- Emma Moran
- Golden Pony Workshop
- Materials + Process
- Melanie Abrantes Designs
- Mineral Workshop
- People I've Loved
- The Greater Goods
- Totem Co
- Waltz
- WEND Studio
- Western Editions
Until next time! Please let me know what you thought of the pop up in the comments below :)


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chills and fever - fabienne delsol
hot nuts - blackie kidd
serutan yob - unnatural seven
kisses sweter than wine - the scarecrow
sankofa - hypnotic brass ensemble
i crept into the crypt and cried - homer and jethro
two ladies in de shade of de banana tree - josephine premice
sunshine superman/cry like a baby - trini lopez
paitence africa - ngiyathandi nsizwa
let's do it in the road - radio ad
are you a boy or are you a girl - the barbarians
play with fire - the andrew oldham orchestra
guantanamo bay - gil richards
gypsy woman - the fabulous peps
descandadena mi corazon - fresia soto
gone to the moon - the savages
child of the sky - the deviants
clouds - dave von ronk
pretty saro - r. zimmerman
tractor - ramblin jack elliot
iko iko - rolf harris
sixteen tons - CCS II
my hawaiian home - bobby brown
i'm a believer - idris muhammad
za man kiam (I'm a believer) - ??
i've been watching you (alt. version) - southside movement
i know him - holy disciples
moses smote the water - the masters of harmony
shadrach - bobby scott
it's too late - willie hightower
life is but nothing - twice as much
pretty saro - peggey seger
water water - tommy steele and the steelmen
i'm a soldier boy - dee clark
6 o'clock - total eclipse
worlds' fair - skatalites featuring stranger cole
suave-toi - sylvie vartan
the flying clouds of detroit
for what it's worth - king curtis and the kingpins
money - spontaneous overthrow
piri piri - paulo diniz
you can't do that - harry nilsson
i feel fine - os inflexos
love in the cemetary - king barou
undeground (demo) - curtis mayfield
tonights the night - redman
troubled people - the heads of the family
kings of mali - chico freeman


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Rustic Dream Venue/
I was incredibly fortunate to photograph the first wedding at Almquist Farm and I am confident that it is destined to become one of the most sought after wedding venues in the Twin Cities. As a wedding photographer that has seen her share of venues over the years I can say without a doubt that if you value service and a quintessential country setting this is the place for you!
To me there is a distinct difference in a business that is family owned, and nothing is more personal than creating and sharing an experience that has been a part of a family for five generations. This is exactly what the Curtis family has done. Their hearts are evident in the work they have put into their farm, and the relationships they cultivate with their clients and vendors are second to none. It doesn't take but a moment for you to feel like you are part of the family too. While I always get a lump in my throat at weddings (it's a job hazard!) this venue literally brought tears to my eyes.
Couple all of this with a barn, rolling hills, white fences, and a grassy path that leads to a ceremony site under century old oak trees and you have a photographer's dream. I have no doubt that it's destined to be many a bride's dream come true as well!
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Author's blog. I give opinions on what is happening in the publishing industry, in my family, or in my world. It's my blog, and I can say what I want to. See my FTC disclosure at the bottom of my blog page. Visit my website at www.tjbennett.com.
Friday, June 05, 2009
I'm a guest at Fresh Fiction today!
If you get a chance, please stop on by and say hello!
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Saw your guest blog on Fresh Fiction. The adult "fairy tale" sounds interesting. You can't leave a brother out there waiting for his story to be told. The Legacy, The Promise, and Peter's story.
- 10:44 PM, June 05, 2009
- TJ Bennett said...
Ah, the publishing business is a fickle lady, Patricia. You never know where she'll turn her attention to next.
We'll see what time and the tides bring in.
- 11:42 AM, June 06, 2009
- Lindsey said...
I'm hoping this is where I comment to be entered to win your gift basket. :-)
This was a great interview, I love hearing about the meaning behind novels, and why people write characters the way they do. :-) I had to smile, too, at "'It is not good for man to be alone.'" - I was just telling my husband the other day that it's no WONDER God made woman... think of how man would be without her... this was all coming from frustration at Tony Almeda in 24, though. lol I don't want to give anything away in case someone hasn't seen the latest season yet, but it's MADDENING. lol
Thanks for the giveaway!
ladyufshalott at yahoo.com
- 6:43 PM, June 07, 2009
- Nancy Kay Bowden said...
Waving "hi," Kathryn! I enjoyed meeting you (and pitching with you--you were such a model of "cool and collected"!) in Chicago a year ago. Can't wait to pick up your new book!
Wow. Weddings. Perfect timing. We're gearing up for our oldest daughter's wedding in Austin in November, and so far the tradition seems to be having the wedding ceremony out doors in a parklike setting with the reception indoors at the same place. Note, we got married outdoors in August in the Chicago suburbs--our daughter's picked November!
As this is the first daughter of our three to get married, I'm trying to come up with a little tradition I can start. Something simple, but precious enough, that won't be impossible to duplicate two more times. :) Not that they'd compare notes... :)
Congratulations on the new book!
- 8:42 AM, June 10, 2009
- Susan said...
The interview was interesting. I enjoyed learning how the idea for The Promise was born.
- 10:27 PM, July 01, 2009


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288 pages
The concern of this book is the nature of religious belief and the ways in which philosophical enquiry is related to it. Six chapters present the positive arguments the author wishes to put forward to discusses religion and rationality, scepticism about religion, language-games, belief and the loss of belief.
The remaining chapters include criticisms of some contemporary philosophers of religion in the light of the earlier discussions, and the implications for more specific topics, such as religious education, are investigated. The book ends with a general attempt to say something about the character of philosophical enquiry, and to show how important it is to realise this character in the philosophy of religion.
Preface 1. Philosophy, Theology and the Reality of God 2. Faith, Scepticism, and Religious Understanding 3. From World to God? 4. Religious Belief and Philosophical Enquiry 5. Religious Beliefs and Language-Games 6. Belief and Loss of Belief 7. Religion and Epistemology: Some Contemporary Confusions 8. Philosophy and Religious Education 9. Wisdom's Gods 10. Subjectivity and Religious Truth in Kierkegaard 11. God and Ought 12. On the Christian Concept of Love 13. Faith and Philosophy
Reissuing seminal works originally published between 1901 and 1991, Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion offers a selection of outstanding scholarship covering many aspects of philosophical enquiry into belief and faith. Topics include the history of atheism, natural religion, Christian ethics and the human soul. Some books look specifically at philosophers such as Hobbes, Plato, Kant, Feuerbach, Kierkegaard and Pascal. From classic works by Edward Westermarck, John Laird and G.D. Hicks to more recent investigations, this set contains important works by the likes of D.Z. Phillips, Frederick Ferré and A.C. Ewing making it an essential collection of these previously out-of-print works in a key subject.


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Strangers Smile at Stones Like Setting Suns4 Jun
Flowers, those strange
and often dead friends
of spring
and romance
looked out from whatever
balconies nature
might provide onto
so many emerald valleys
thoughts slung
out into the woods
then tripping downward
in seclusion.
Hearts as light as
his oaken name
which seemed deepened
by his father's passing.
His broken words echoed
in that instant. Hearing
them as if in sleep
lumbering. His mind ceased
swiftly at her demand as she
ascended the interior corridors,
so slowly the impression
she left reminded
him of which walls
could chain him.
He thought of her love
as priceless
therefore the guardians
never slept on their watch.
She closed the largest of
her little fingers around his
heart and with an unknown
smile given she seemed
to beckon with a rustle
as he was hanging secretly
in a resting-place.
It had been a killing thing,
surprised ruinous
generations lost in
those marble sheets.
A stranger remembered
and smiled at the stones
which he misunderstood,
and took for an ominous
sign. Something at a turn
in the passage ahead
looked upward.
He turned and looked
over his shoulder
all the sounds were empty.
She knew the many calculations
of the knife,
its full blade about
to be stepped
up from the point.
Out in the hallway walked swords.
Her eyelashes had mastered every
meaning, and none suspected a
war was going on below them.
A simple study of storms and
seven hats
turned to dust and
forming, a village of strangers
and smiling Saints which would be
made smooth by the centuries.


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I don't usually get too excited about firmware updates, mainly because the things they fix rarely tend to affect me, for whatever reason. But the last Leopard Graphics Update from a few weeks ago has actually caused me some problems. Two, I believe, to be precise.
The first problem I've had may or may not be related to the Leopard Graphics Update: occasionally my machine — my brand new, fresh-out-of-the-box machine — just locks up, requiring a force reboot. I don't remember where, but I do remember reading that people were associating this with the Leopard Graphics Update, and it definitely started happening to me immediately after that update, so I'm fairly sure the update was the cause. The second problem has been cosmetic: when typing in the Spotlight menubar the drop-down sheet flickers in and out, causing a really annoying strobe effect until the window stops updating. Very irritating!
The good news is, Apple's latest ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Firmware Update fixes the second problem. Here's hoping it fixes the first one as well. Only time will tell.
Yep. All fixed. Since applying this update my machine has not locked up. Nice.


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About Jane
Like you, I don't wake up in the mornings thinking "How can I organize things so that they're all in neat little labeled drawers and boxes?" Life's too short to be a slave to cleaning up.
However, when your home is full of clutter and you don't have room to breathe and relax – let alone invite people you care about to spend time with you – life goes downhill pretty fast.
Technically I'm a licensed professional organizer and designer, but what I can really be to you is a best friend in the "taking your space back" department. Because when you get your space back, you get your life back.
I like to make the process fun.
Having grown up in a home where the chaos and mess were so severe I couldn't even imagine inviting friends over, I decided that when I finally got out on my own, I'd make sure to have it all together.
That … wasn't exactly easy. Nobody wants to do the work of organizing, and it's a lot easier to put it off and leave it until later (which, as you know, never really arrives).
Eventually I realized that in order to create a home that feels good, fits your style and gives you the space you need to relax, two things have to happen.
First, you need some support and encouragement, because going it alone is hard. It's a lot more fun to tackle the task of clearing out what doesn't belong when you've got another person available who's happy to help you out.
I love helping people turn "transforming their space" into a really good time. (And I can be there for you to encourage you and cheer you on through the process by getting on the phone with you when you need a nudge to get you going.)
Second, you need someone to help you make decisions about what will really make the biggest differences in your home – not to mention making peace with the changes. Even though you know that getting rid of things that are mentally and emotionally choking you out is the right thing to do, it's not easy to do it if you don't have some help.
I'll make the "tough parts" of organizing and designing your home space and make them so much easier, because I know how to fix the problems that are causing them in the first place. I've got you covered.
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I've spent more than 20 years helping people with design and organization projects – from fixing up apartments in heart of Paris to cabins in the redwood forests of Northern California and everything in between – and there's so much I can share with you about creating a home that's a thrill to be in.
Taking your space back isn't as hard as you think – I know how to make it much easier than it's ever been in the past, and I'd love to talk with you to see if you'd like us to work together.
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The police of New York City are taking their job a bit too seriously if you ask me. They are supposed to arrest sex workers, but apparently, all women who are wearing short dresses and carry a condom on them are seen as sex workers. So ladies of NYC, you should all wear long pants and have unprotected sex so you don't get arrested. This is absolutely ridiculous, if you ask me. All women have the right to dress however they want and they definitely have the right to protect themselves! And what's even worse is the fact that real sex workers are now forced to have sex without condoms too. Because, obviously, they don't want to get arrested either, so they don't carry around condoms anymore.
The police of NYC say that the amount of sex workers will decline when they arrest these women, or when they confiscate their condoms. But a lot of women whose condoms were taken still had sex later that night, only without a condom. And as you all will know, this isn't only dangerous for these sex workers but also for the men who have sex with them.
I think this is one of the worst initiatives of the police of NYC to date and they should definitely rethink this action, the sooner the better!
Read more about it here: http://globalgrind.com/news/carrying-condom-woman-nyc-might-get-you-locked-arrested-details
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Sold my first blog for $28,000 after 13 months
My site was 13 months old and reflects about 6 months of work due to a period where I totally ignored it because of my other obligations. 13 months ago I had no idea how to sell a blog.
An established competitor in my niche reached out to buy it, and after much deliberation, I decided to sell my blog.
After factoring in my prior income from the blog, I've been paid almost $600 for each article (there were just under 60 total).
If you'd have told me that was my "salary" when writing, it would have been less of a chore!!
I never thought this hobby would be profiable so quickly, nor would I have imagined someone wanting to buy my precious blog so soon. It was flattering to have someone established see that my "real estate" in the niche was valuable.
My mentor tells me to be patient for round 2, take the time to build up authority, and give my content a chance to mature. He's right - this is the process. Even if I do flip my next blog, I'm going to give it more time to increase in alue.
My buyer will benefit from the content that I've written over the last 6 months that isn't yet ranked. It's been interesting to see the changes that they've made to the blog even at this juncture.
At this moment, I can put this $ to good use, and I'm considering using some of it to buy another site that's already established, build it up, and have that "head start" with google.
I was sloppy with this blog in many ways. I didn't do social media, I didn't do guest posts. But I rocked the heck out of getting traffic and keyword ranking. So, I know I can bring these skills to a new project.
Thank you for the outpouring of support for this venture. I may do a WA training on my "methods", as many of you have requested. However, I really did just follow the training on here!!
I'm just as excited as the others to hear about your sale and how you got there. I'm also interested in what your plans are moving forward. Do you start from scratch, buy an existing site....
So many choices. Additionally I'd love to know if there was a monthly income that would have swayed you the other way?
Not to sell?
Anyway great job, keep us posted, Glenn
First of all, I will say this - since selling my site, I've done virtually nothing with the others or building a new one. Call it laziness, call it life, but the momentum was gone with the sale. I still make some commissions from the sold site (unbelievable, right?) and from one of my starter sites here, about $100 a month total.
If I were making 2K a month from that site I probably wouldn't have sold it. It would have been doable to do that, over time...I just wanted the payout and was feeling some fear (which may be normal with success) that it would all decline rapidly and that my success was a fluke.
I did just rejoin WA Premium to keep my websites from going dark and I need to carve out some time to build them up and build another one in the niche which worked before.
Let's hope I make time for it!
Interesting to see you followed all the basics here, rather than using a lot of social media. You certainly wrote a lot of posts in that time.
That shows if you put in time and effort it can work out. I hope the best for you your new site dreams and goals.
Wish you continued success!
Thanks for sharing and congratulations keep up.
Enjoy your day.
Thanks for sharing!
That is not to say EVERYONE here is not very helpful; so I guess it doesn't matter. It would just add a nice finishing touch
Thanks for the reply.
Pick a great niche - hair loss, weight loss, and erectile dysfunction/male sexual issues are the holy trinity cash cow gravy train of the internet. Consider one of these for a new project.
I relied heavily on review posts because that's the keyword research I was doing the most. I later switched to general articles about medical conditions hoping to nudge people towards products indirectly.
In order of importance:
Low competition high traffic keywords. Aim for at least 100 traffic and no more than 20 competition
Write long posts, at least 1000 words, 2,000 or 3,000 is better.
Short paragraphs, no more than two sentences. Mobile skimmers don't read real paragraphs.
Good headers that make you want to read on - bulleted lists for anything complicated or lengthy.
Get a lot of comments and freshen up old posts with new comments. This is where the WA community comes in, until the organic comments start coming in.
Brand yourself and your story for instant credibility and authority. People need that personal touch.
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Dutch MP Geert Wilders released a film critical of Islam yesterday, setting verses of the Qur'an against images of terror attacks. The 15-minute film, entitled Fitna - strife or division - was posted on the internet, and shortly afterwards segments were rebroadcast by TV channels.
The government had warned Wilders, leader of the righwing Party for Freedom, the film could cause violent protests in Islamic countries, as did cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad two years ago.
"The film equates Islam with violence. We reject this," the prime minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, told TV. "We ... regret that Mr Wilders has released this film. We believe it serves no other purpose than to cause offence."
Initially, Dutch TV refused to broadcast the film, and Wilders had difficulty finding an internet platform. It shows statements from radical clerics and cites Qur'anic verses interspersed with images from attacks including the 9/11 attack in 2001, the 2004 attack in Spain, and the murder later in 2004 of Dutch filmmaker, Theo van Gogh.
It begins and ends with one of the cartoons portraying Muhammad. Then there comes the sound of a page being torn; subtitles told the viewer it was from a phone book, because "it's not up to me, but the Muslims to tear the hate-sowing pages out of the Qur'an".
Wilders told reporters that he had made the film because "Islam and the Qur'an are dangers to the preservation of freedom in the Netherlands in the long term, and I have to warn people of that. It's five minutes before midnight and this is the last warning as far as I'm concerned."
Early reactions were muted. Yusuf Altuntas, of the Contact Group Muslims and Government, said he believed that Wilders "is seeking the limits, but not crossing the line. For Mr Wilders, this is quite subtle."
The film was not as jarring as had been anticipated, said Maurits Berger, professor of Islam in the West at Leiden University. "It's images and photos, headlines from recent years we already know about."
In fact, the film told more about Wilders than it did about the Qur'an, Berger argued. "It represents his fear of Islam."
It was released the evening before a judge was due to hear a Muslim group seeking an independent review to decide whether the film violates hate speech laws. The Dutch Islamic Federation was asking the court to impose a fine of €50,000 (£39,000) every day the film continues to be available for public view.
Mohamed Rabbae, of the moderate National Moroccan Council, had appealed for calm in January when the film was discussed before release. Yesterday he had yet to see the film, but felt "this is less bad than we thought he was going to do", but nevertheless it gave the impression the Qur'an justifies violence, "and that is really wrong". Thousands of Dutch people had demonstrated in Amsterdam on Saturday to dissociate themselves from Wilders.


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Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Canada, really enjoys Dragon's Lair in all its many, many incarnations. Bolton owns almost every version of Dragon's Lair ever released, which is saying a lot considering that game has been ported more times over the last 30 years than a Carnival Cruise ship. However, he hasn't got them all, telling Joystiq that he's missing the mobile phone version from 2005 (because it wasn't available in his area) and the Amstrad CPC versions from the mid-'80s.
The picture above contains 47 versions of the game and its sequels. Bolton mentions that the image doesn't contain the whole collection, as a few copies are in storage. We've listed every copy of the game featured in the picture after the break.


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20 Friday
Inauguration Book Release Celebration
"my parents wonder why i am so angry.
they tell me that King said:
'hate cannot chase out hate.
only love can do that.'
my anger is often mistaken as hate.
when my anger is closer to love.
angry is the most patriotic thing
we can be."
Since November, our divided community has felt a lot of anger, fear, sadness and resentment, much like the rest of the country. When all else fails, poetry exists to capture and share those emotions, and two of our most accomplished local poets have done so beautifully.
"It's been an emotional period," says local poet, playwright and educator, Idris Goodwin, "so let's use this opportunity to bring us all together. We can't be alone. Let's emote together."
Goodwin approached Nico Wilkinson, spoken-word poet and founder of Keep Colorado Springs Queer (as well as Indy Queer & There contributor), in late November, and suggested collaborating on a response to the current landscape of American politics. This collaboration resulted in Inauguration, a chapbook of their poetry, which endeavors to encapsulate their experiences and emotions as minorities looking at the realities of a post-Trump world.
The poems "talk to each other," as Wilkinson puts it, and though the two poets' different styles are apparent, Wilkinson has a point. Recurring imagery, complementary rhythm and thematic similarities tie each of the ten poems together. They convey desperation or pride or fear or a sense of community, all through the eyes of a black man and a queer person who don't know what their lives are going to look like in the coming years.
But it isn't all bleak. There's optimism in the very nature of Inauguration, which was created with one simple purpose in mind: to bring people together. That's why tonight's book release celebration is exactly that, a celebration of the growing grassroots, progressive movement in this city, and a celebration of the beauty of collaboration.
That collaboration extends well beyond Inauguration's poetry. Han Sayles, community activist and former manager of the late, great Mountain Fold Books, has "poured her blood, sweat and tears" into designing and printing the chapbook for a limited run, using old-fashioned letterpress techniques and hand-stitching on each spine. Though Haymarket Books will release Inauguration digitally for free, only 100 printed copies ($20 each) will be available for sale at tonight's event.
"The three of us came together to create art," Goodwin says, but he acknowledges that the real goal, the real piece of artwork, isn't just the book — it's tonight's event. And "the audience is the fourth collaborator."
Joining Goodwin and Wilkinson on stage will be various regular performers from the monthly Keep Colorado Springs Queer open mic, including Mallory Everhart of Hear Here, last month's KCSQ featured poet Ashley Cornelius, comedians Arielle Mari, Heidi Beedle and Lukey Walden, and local hip-hop superstar Stoney Bertz.
It will be emotional, no doubt, since emotion is the very nature of poetry, but it will also be healing, an opportunity to come together as a community and begin moving forward.
7 p.m., Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., free, 634-5581.
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Cirque du Soleil: OVO
This show premiered in Montreal in 2009 and has entertained more than 4.5 million people worldwide. Now it's touring to give people the chance to see it in their own hometown.
OVO follows the story of a colorful and lively ecosystem, which is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious egg. As with most Cirque du Soleil shows, though, the story is rather secondary to the spectacle.
Fifty performing artists from 12 different countries make up the cast, and all are acrobats of one discipline or another.
Jan. 18-21, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 20-21, 4 p,m.; Jan. 22, 1:30 and 5 p.m., Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venetucci Blvd., $29.75-$158.50, broadmoorworldarena.com.
18 Wednesday
Side Show
This musical is based on the true story of Daisy and Violet, conjoined twins who made a name for themselves as traveling performers in the 1930s.
Stage director Billie McBride has a 20-year history in the performing arts in New York City and has spent a lifetime working in theater.
The Warehouse is putting together a special menu for the evening, including such playful menu items as "The Bearded Lady Burger."
Performers include Colorado Springs Conservatory students alongside alumni and mentors, so there's going to be a wide variety of local talent on that stage.
Jan. 18-19, dinner begins at 4:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m., The Warehouse, 25 W. Cimarron St., $10, csconservatory.org.
19 Thursday
14 Heroes/Enemies
On the heels of Fifth Element's Star Wars-themed exhibit, the gallery continues to showcase pop-cultural icons and fan art.
Local artist Spica had a few pieces in Revenge of the Fifth, but he's sticking with his ongoing theme of "14" with 14 new stencil-print portraits for this exhibit.
Spica's son, Jakob White-Stolfus, has created 8-bit-style fusebead pieces to accompany his father's prints. Each represents an enemy from the original Legend of Zelda video game.
With all kinds of interesting artwork to his name, from labyrinthine art installations to a bone throne assembled outside Zeezo's last year, Spica's artwork always delights.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 3-11 p.m., Fifth Element Gallery & Tattoo Studio, 3856 Village Seven Road, fifthelementart.com.
20 Friday
Healing Wall Exhibition closing reception
The Healing Wall Exhibition was meant to help members of our community express their emotions in the aftermath of November's divisive election.
It features artwork from members of Inside/Out Youth Services, All Souls Unitarian Church, The Colorado Springs Feminists and other community artists and activists.
Want to make your own contribution? Guests at this event can express themselves on a community wall of written-word artwork.
In addition to refreshments and the usual mingling that accompany these events, there will be live music by Xanthe Alexis, who will also lead a sing-along of civil rights songs.
5:30-8 p.m., Tim Gill Center for Public Media, 315 E. Costilla St., $5 suggested donation, kcmj.org.
21 Saturday
Flux Benefit Show
To the sadness and surprise of much of the community, local DIY music venue Flux Capacitor announced last month that it was closing its doors for good, due to code issues.
The Flux may be no more, but the crew behind the space isn't done yet. They're determined to start up a new space — completely up to code this time around.
Join local rockers Shiii Whaaa, Hellhound, Cheap Perfume, ORYX and Tejon Street Corner Thieves for this show in support of the Flux Capacitor team and their vision.
Shirts will be available for sale, and there'll be a raffle. Get out and support local music and community spaces!
9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Bar-K, 124 E. Costilla St., 358-7788.


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10 Steps to Living a Positive Existence in 2012
New Year's resolutions aside, it is a long but rewarding journey to self-actualization; especially when we have to face daily responsibilities involving work, family and other related issues. We have all endured our challenges and triumphs in 2011 and it is certainly fine to recollect the good and the bad this time of year. In regard to the bad, the key is to learn from our mistakes and shortcomings and then move on. Yet, every hour that we live life, there is time to incorporate a positive action that can even on the smallest level eventually manifest a positive reaction later in life. The following steps, if incorporated into your daily life, can help perpetuate a healthier and more positive existence in 2012:
1. Wake up each day in a peaceful mood: Try to wake up without annoying alarm clocks and avoid being rushed or put in stressful situations that may start your day in a negative way. Give yourself more time to wake up and get ready for what should be a positive start to a new day. Tell yourself each day before getting out of bed that "today is going to be a good day". Then put positive energy into motion.
2. Control your breathing: Learn to breathe in the quantum energy that pulses through the air. By taking deep, slow breathes of oxygen into the lower part of your chest and abdomen – the diaphragm area, you will feel more relaxed and peaceful. Try it several times a day when you feel a little stressed or not centered in life.
3. Live with an open mind: Have an unbiased approach to learning and life. Make your own conclusions and decisions with hypothetical reasoning. Review all of the ideas and opinions left in your memory cast by social immersion and grasp onto faith, ideals and perspectives that you can call your own. Learn to interpret life with your own eyes and not the eyes of others.
4. Appreciate nature: Allow time each day to appreciate the beauty of nature. All that is nature represents unseen powers or forces that define a divine creator or sequence of events related to the Universe. The natural beauty in life is God's power and focusing on it for just seconds will bring peace and renewed energy levels.
5. Think positive: The power of prayer in terms of Christianity, if reduced to a common dominator, is the power of positive thinking. By replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts, you are creating a new dynamism that manifests positives reactions. Remember, positive thoughts or actions will create positive reactions in life.
6. Meditation: Various forms of meditation will help you relax, re-energize, and think more clearly. A light form of meditation may involve simply controlling your breathing and thinking of positive attributes in your life. A deeper form of meditation may take you into your subconscious and align your mortal shell with your True Nature, thus creating a quality of mindfulness that is beneficial on many levels of existence.
7. Appreciate others: It is important to stop what we are doing during the day and think about the people around us that influence us in positive ways. By thanking these people we are creating a positive action that will reinforce new constructive reactions. Complementing our children, co-workers or friends – telling you wife or partner that you love them. Positive actions create positive reactions that will ripple to infinity.
8. Have good karma: In a world based on cause and effect, karma is important to understand. Since we live in a revolving Universe of matter and energy, what starts will eventually end in the same place. Positive and yes negative actions that we create will eventually return to us as equal energy.
9. Staying centered: We know when we are stressed out or when we are having a bad day. Knowing this means accepting a need for change. By living with an open mind, embracing compassion and reverence; by sensing the root of our control patterns and facing them by replacing negative scripts in life with positive ones, we are centering ourselves, and aligning our mortal lives with our True Nature.
10. Going to bed in a peaceful mood: It is important to relive the high points of each day before falling asleep. It involves remembering those that made a positive impression on you and having compassion for those that affected you negatively. It helps to appreciate the positive gains you made personally or within the workplace. Try not to focus on what needs to be done tomorrow – focus on what a great day you had today.
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Sweet Holiday Tradition: Gingerbread and Sugar Cookies
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Are you looking for a fun tradition to start with your family during the holidays? Bring them together for some old-fashioned cookie baking!
These two classic cookie recipes are made mostly from on-hand ingredients and come to life with a little help from colorful icing and candy pieces. Don't be surprised if cookie baking becomes one of the most anticipated activities around your house during the holiday season!
Gingerbread Men
Nothing says Christmas quite like fresh baked gingerbread men! Get the kids in on the act and have them help roll out, cut, and bake these soft and chewy cookies. When the smell of ginger starts to fill the kitchen, have the kids standing by ready to gussy up these little guys with basic vanilla frosting and candy pieces!
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla frosting of your choice (store-bought or see frosting recipe used for sugar cookies below)
Red cinnamon candies or sprinkles for decorating (optional)
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- Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Fill resealable plastic bags with vanilla frosting and snip a small piece off one corner. Have fun decorating! Set cookies aside to let icing dry completely before storing in an airtight container.
Santa Sugar Cookies
Anytime is the right time for old-fashioned, homemade sugar cookies! Use your favorite cookie cutters and colorful icing or try these fun star-shaped Santa cookies. They are so good and cute that Santa is sure to devour them all himself!
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- Cream butter, shortening, sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour and cream of tartar. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. For Santa cookie, use a 3-inch-wide star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red paste food coloring
Small pieces of black licorice or other candy for eyes
- Combine all ingredients except food coloring and candy in a medium mixing bowl, blending until smooth.
- Divide icing in half; tint one half red. Referring to the photo, ice cookies with red icing.
- Spoon white icing into a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip and pipe beards and trim on. Use icing to attach small piece of licorice for eyes.


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Black & White Holiday Decorating Ideas
Hello friends! How are you and how was your weekend? I did some crafting on Saturday, in fact I shot a DIY for you this morning that I'll share on decor8 in a moment but first.... When it comes to holiday decorating, do you want to go bold and graphic in black and white this year but wonder how to go about it or whether it will look festive enough? With most people going with red and green or the more traditional palette, why not dare to be different?
Lynne Robinson from Papermash, an online site that sells stationery based in London, recently contacted me to share her decorating ideas using mostly products from her shop after being inspired by her monochromatic enthusiasts online and via Instagram, like @apieceofcake82 and @amerrymishap.
She had an idea to update a kit on her site too, "The make your own banner kit was recently changed to include lots of international symbols so I had the idea to make a Bon Noël banner and it all stemmed from there". She would with photographers Charlotte Love and Lenka Ryan on these shots, which are just lovely! I think the "trick" to making them more festive was to add a little metallic - in this case gold warmed it up though you could also try silver to cool it down.
Black and white confetti (made with a simple paper punch) gets festive when you introduce a metallic - like gold!
Use rubber stamps on kraft paper, spray paint plastic animals in glossy black, paint ornaments black and use white paint on them to create words or designs (I just thought that maybe you could try chalkboard paint on ornaments inside and use chalk to draw on them - fun!)... This is also cool because you can reuse some of your supplies from Halloween (black tissue paper for instance) for your holiday decor.
If this look is a bit TOO nontraditional for your holiday, you can decorate in black and white for New Year's Eve - complete with your little black dress - how perfect and classy!
You can see more beauty on Lynne's new blog HERE.
(images: Charlotte Love and Lenka Ryan)


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We have some new local music here! Knoxville alt-rockers High Heat released some new tunes this week. "Desperation" and "Don't Let Me Down" were released together as a two-song split available on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, and other streaming services.
High Heat is a young band with a lot of potential that has that gritty garage-rock vibe a little like early Cage. The band formed by the members meeting up to play music in a freshman dorm at UT a little while back.
If you want to catch High Heat live, you can see them with The Georgia Flood at Open Chord on Thursday, November 16th. Presented by 94z, that show is open to all ages and starts at 8pm. Tickets are available now.


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Again as requested, I have come up with a script to check
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Showcontig.Fairly simple script. Let us take a look
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INTO #fraglist EXEC
SELECT SUM((Countpages * 8 ))/1024.0 AS Available_Space_in_MB,
CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM((Countpages * 8 * 1024.0 ) - ( Countpages * AvgFreeBytes) ) /1024.0)/1024.0 AS Space_Used_in_MB ,
(CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM((Countpages * 8 * 1024.0 ) - ( Countpages * AvgFreeBytes) ) /1024.0)/1024.0 )/( SUM((Countpages * 8 ))/1024.0 ) * 100 AS Percentage_Used ,
WHEN indexid IN (0,255)
ELSE CountPages * LogicalFrag
END /100.0) / SUM(CountPages ) * 100) [Total_Logical_Fragmentation_in_%],
WHEN indexid IN (0,255)
ELSE Extents * ExtentFrag
END /100.0)/ SUM(Extents ) * 100) AS [Total_Extent_Fragmentation_in_%],
(CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM(BestCount))/CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM(ActualCount))) * 100 AS Scan_Density
FROM #fraglist
WHERE ActualCount!=0
AND Extents !=0
AND CountPages !=0
Let me run thro this script briefly. A temporary table
#fraglist is created.
The Showcontig results for each table in the database are dumped
into temp table using the command
A query to give a consolidated report at database level is ran
against the temp table.
A quick run thro results provided. Most of columns have the same
definition as provided in my script for SQL 2005.But, there are few differences as well.
Available_Space_used_in_MB: Available_Space_used_in_MB is the sum of the space allocated to each table/index in the database.Available_Space_used_in_MB has
the same definition as the one in SQL 2005 script but the difference is that in 2k Script I have
expressed it in MB, but in 2k5 script I have expressed it in pages.Also, realise the difference between Available_Space_used_in_MB and the actual database size. The actual database size would include the space occupied by dropped objects and deleted objects. Unless you shrink your database, the database doesnt release the space occupied by dropped objects or deleted
rows. So, total database size would be always greater than the Available_Space_used_in_MB value provided by this query.
Space_Used_in_Mb: Space_Used_in_Mb is the sum of space actually used by each table.
Percentage Used: Percentage of Available_Space_used_in_MB used. Expected to be around 90%+ or close to the fillfactors set for your bigger tables.
Total_Logical_Fragmentation_in_%: Total_Logical_Fragmentation_in_%
percentage of out of order pages. As mentioned in my previous post less than 10% is
acceptable. Logical fragmentation applies only for indexed tables. and for not for heaps. If
logical fragmentation is greater than 30% go for a Rebuild or if its between 10 to 30% then DBCC INDEXDEFRAG(Databasename,tablename) would do.
Total_Extent_Framentation_in_% refers to the percentage of extents that are out of order. Extent Fragmentation displayed by Showcontig doesnt apply for heaps.Please note the difference between script used for SQL 2k5 and 2k. In 2k5, sys.Dm_db_index_physical_stats
shows Extent fragmentation values only for heaps and not for indexed tables. But in Showcontig used in SQL 2000, Extent fragmentation applies only for indexed tables and not for
heaps at all. Again as mentioned before acceptable value for extent fragmentation is less than 10%.
Scan Density: Scan density is the ratio of minimum number of extents required to hold the table ( page count/8) and the number of extent switches required by the DBCC command to
scan the table, expressed in %. Extent switches basically represent the number of jumps made from one extent to another while accessing the entire table. Scan density Percentage is
common for both indexed tables and heaps. So, Scan density percentage can be used to measure the fragmentation percentage on heaps as Extent and logical fragmentation only apply for
indexed tables. Ideally, Scan density is expected to be in excess of 90%. I have noticed that the scan density provided by Showcontig is not always the exact ratio of minimum number of extents/Extent Switches as mentioned in BOL. But definitely a useful parameter to get an idea of fragmentation levels in the tables
Analyze the parameters specified above and if high values are obtained, then execute the query below on the same temp table to get fragmentation values at table level.
SELECT Objectname ,
SUM((Countpages * 8 ))/1024.0 AS Available_Space_in_MB,
CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM((Countpages * 8 * 1024.0 ) - ( Countpages * AvgFreeBytes) ) /1024.0)/1024.0 AS Space_Used_in_MB ,
(CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM((Countpages * 8 * 1024.0 ) - ( Countpages * AvgFreeBytes) ) /1024.0)/1024.0 )/( SUM((Countpages * 8 ))/1024.0 ) * 100 AS Percentage_Used ,
WHEN indexid IN (0,255)
ELSE CONVERT( DECIMAL,CountPages * LogicalFrag)
END /100.0) / SUM(CONVERT(DECIMAL,CountPages) ) * 100.0) [Total_Logical_Fragmentation_in_%], ( SUM(
WHEN indexid IN (0,255)
ELSE CONVERT( DECIMAL,Extents * ExtentFrag)
END /100.0)/ SUM(CONVERT(DECIMAL,Extents) ) * 100.0) AS [Total_Extent_Fragmentation_in_%],
(CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM(BestCount)) /CONVERT(DECIMAL,SUM(ActualCount))) * 100.0 AS Scan_Density
FROM #fraglist
WHERE ActualCount!=0
AND Extents !=0
AND CountPages !=0
GROUP BY objectname
--DROP TABLE #fraglist
As mentioned earlier the #fraglist table contains the entire resultset of showcontig and has details like
Row count, Min/Max and Avg Row size, AvgFreeBytes etc. Refer to them while doing a detailed analysis.
Though this script is 2k5 and 2000 compatible, DMVs are definitley better. The major drawback with ShowContig is that it is not an online operation which implies that users can only select and not insert/update/delete when showcontig is executed on a particular table. Also noticed that DMVs are faster as well.
But anyways, this script would be extremly useful if you can spare a few minutes on your maintainence window.


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I want to travel, I got the winter blues
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your animation functions so well with your words. i completely agree with you as well. i am sick of the gloom.ReplyDelete
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Roubini : Robots taking over our Jobs?
Technological innovation is increasingly capital intensive, skill-biased and saves on labor. The demand for labor is going to shrink further, partly because of robotic substitution and structural changes as well.
Nouriel Roubini is an American professor of Economics at New York University`s Stern School of Business and chairman of RGE Roubini Global Economics
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The Spy-Based Economy/
By Bill Maher
This summer, Edward Snowden gifted The Washington Post with America's "black budget" for spies. Basically, you know how Italy has olive oil, and Saudi Arabia has oil oil, and China has everything else? What America makes is spies.
According to the Post:
"The document describes a constellation of spy agencies that track millions of surveillance targets and carry out operations that include hundreds of lethal strikes."
According to the budget, for fiscal 2013, America is spending $52.6 billion on spies. $14.7 billion goes to the CIA, and the rest goes to America's 15 other spy agencies. I don't want to sound like a hippie, but do you think we could get by with, I dunno, 12? The CIA budget is 56% higher than it was in 2004. Is the world that much more dangerous?
That's over a billion dollars a week. Not military spending. Just spies.
Just keep that nice, round, easy-to-remember number in your head anytime a Tea Party politician complains about the cost of Obamacare, or food stamps, or the EPA, or Masterpiece Theater, or anything.
A billion a week, just to keep the monsters away. Well, not keep them away exactly, but to keep track of their calls.


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22nd Academy Awards
The 22nd Academy Awards was held on March 23, 1950, at the RKO Pantages Theatre and awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1949. This was the final year in which all five Best Picture nominees were in black and white, and the first year in which every film nominated for Best Picture won multiple Oscars.
|22nd Academy Awards
|March 23, 1950
|RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California
|Hosted by
|Paul Douglas
|Best Picture
|All the King's Men
|Most awards
|The Heiress (4)
|Most nominations
|The Heiress (8)
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1][2]
Academy Honorary AwardsEdit
- Fred Astaire "for his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures".
- Cecil B. DeMille "distinguished motion picture pioneer for 37 years of brilliant showmanship".
- Jean Hersholt "in recognition of his service to the Academy during four terms as president".
Best Foreign Language FilmEdit
Academy Juvenile AwardEdit
- June Allyson and Dick Powell (Presenters: Best Cinematography)
- Anne Baxter and John Hodiak (Presenters: Short Subject Awards)
- Charles Brackett (Presenter: Honorary Award to Cecil B. DeMille)
- James Cagney (Presenter: Best Picture)
- Peggy Dow and Joanne Dru (Presenters: Best Costume Design)
- José Ferrer (Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards)
- Barbara Hale and Ruth Roman (Presenters: Best Art Direction)
- James Hilton (Presenter: Writing Awards)
- John Lund (Presenter: Best Sound Recording)
- Ida Lupino (Presenter: Best Director)
- Ray Milland (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)
- George Murphy (Presenter: Documentary Awards)
- Patricia Neal (Presenter: Best Special Effects)
- Donald O'Connor (Presenter: Juvenile Award to Bobby Driscoll)
- Cole Porter (Presenter: Music Awards)
- Micheline Presle (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)
- Ronald Reagan (Presenter: Honorary Award to Jean Hersholt)
- Mark Robson (Presenter: Best Film Editing)
- Ginger Rogers (Presenter: Honorary Award to Fred Astaire)
- James Stewart (Presenter: Best Actress)
- Claire Trevor (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor)
- Jane Wyman (Presenter: Best Actor)
- Gene Autry
- Ann Blyth
- Arlene Dahl, Betty Garrett, Ricardo Montalbán, and Red Skelton ("Baby, It's Cold Outside" from Neptune's Daughter)
- Dean Martin
- Smilin' Jack Smith
Multiple nominations and awardsEdit
These films had multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple awards.
See alsoEdit
- ^ "The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "The Official Academy Awards® Database". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-17.


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Modern Retro Fashion Photography with Des
I've been terribly deficient in posting regular updates to the blog, the only good thing about that is that there is only room to get better about blogging!
Des and I got together back in October of 2011 to shoot a shot series of photographs. The clothing and styling were provided and take care of for us by stylist Tiffany B out of Bethlehem, PA.
Below are some of my favorites from the shoot!


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The Model Driven Software Network
Raise your level of abstraction
To continue the inspiring discussions from the weekend (golden-egg, future of MD, majority from UML) I'd like to combine the various issues.
To gain momentum, it obviously seems to be necessary to craft solutions with a clear and understandable business benefit. Such solutions should meet the following requirements (to be completed and discussed):
I. Business Benefits
1. understandable and business-editable models which are in sync with IT provide a great direct value (control, flexibility, consistency etc.)
2. ready-to-use-models increase the potential market segment by a magnitude (individual development from scratch is rather the excepion than the rule)
3. complete solutions: this is a must, since incomplete solutions require extensive IT involvement, i.e. they're just not business solutions
4. completeness in certain scenarios (specifically: large enerprise context) implies integration with BPM
5. "business/IT scalability" - there will be times, when "business" cannot specify everything, because the skills to precisely define e.g. formulas are not given or the will to do so; in this case it must be possible to pass on the baton to IT; nevertheless, this must not exclude business from future modifications
II. Marketing
1. translation and overall picture: MDx has many technical advantages, these are advantages, too, but indirect ones. We need to translate them, and sum up benefits and trade offs (that's basically marketing)
2. coining terms: a better name then "ABALCPMS"; personally I like the direction of "Agile Modelling", "Model Driven Enterprise", "Model Operation"", "Application (...) Management", but maybe each of us has to decide upon that ourselves :)
III. Application Completeness
1. business layer: classes, true BL logic
2. database layer: including schema, complex queries, transacion boundaries
3. user interface: all operations, transactions, flows, workflow, UI logic, including normal "content", ergonomics, multiple frontends
4. integration: service APIs, legacy adapters
5. evolvability: this requires, that the complete application is at each point in time reproducable from the model (plus optional manual additions) without any further manual intervention; furtheron, reused standard models must never be modified within a project
6. not to forget: automated documentation of models, integrated tests etc.
IV. Infrastructure
1. development process, agility: the process, however implemented, should lead to results within a rather short time frame; additionally, no redundancy should be produced (like "business model" translated manually to "technical model")
2. development process, automation: ideally, the process is "one-click", only then true agility is doable
3. complete process: automated testing, integration, packaging, deployment
V. Risk Management
This might be one of the most crucial aspects. Looking at this requirements list, it's obvious that an ABALCPMS is based upon several innovations. If we apply only one of them (like using a generator), we're far from a complete solution. If we apply all of them, that scares customers as well as the majority of developers. Maybe this is the real reason why MDx does not take off as we wish: we need to take several steps simultaneously, we need to leap over the "gap of complexity", and noone alone is able to this, neither the small ones, nor the big (or interest is low, since it affects selling of manmonth in a rather nonlinear fashion).
- emergency brake: the customer should be able to continue to work with the generated application and stop using MDx (this requires well crafted and non-dirty generated code)
- far better: open, (quasi) standardized models: the customer can exchange the MDx technology supplier as he wishes or even use models as precise specification to hand over to manual team
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This is just absolutely great!
100% agree. That's THE target, IMHO
Good point: need integration to BPM. Could be a BPM solution integrated in the whole modeling platform, or: integration with existing BPM solutions of the market (if you target a user already using a BPM solution you MUST provide him with an integration point between his BPM and your model-driven platform)
And mode generally: the business modeling platform should include the facility to integrate to any external data sources in a consolidated way. Be it enterprise directories, databases, files, custom apps, web services etc. etc. Because in the enterprise today, there's nothing such as an autonomous application: applications have to integrate fully to the entreprise IT and existing applications/data.
So yes we can build business platforms for modeling/generating (generating rather than interpreting because of objective of not putting any vendor-locking to the customer: we generate standard code) and executing enterprise apps. Let's sell it as is. And that's our job to internally find the best possible MDx technologies and practices to make that possible.
I'll certainly come back with more thoughts..
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