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June 1 2015 to June 7 2015
Monday June 1
Magic Sagitt
Hi Jonathan,
You recently shared a letter from Nina, who wanted to make the day of her gender reassignment her new birthday. Personally, I happen to believe Nina's original birth chart will still have impact. I also think her new birth chart will be relevant. The human that was originally born hasn't been un-born.
Hi Jonathan,
As a Sagittarian, I can't understand how Nina would want to give up the sign of the archer. Ours is an abundant sign. Why shouldn't a Sagittarius have two birthdays? Congratulations to her for finding and following her truth.
Tuesday June 2
Full Moon in Sagittarius
This Full Moon in the sign of Sagittarius may prove exceptionally powerful. The Sun is currently in a kind of tight sandwich between Mercury and Mars. All three are in Gemini, with the communication planet just a little behind the Sun, and Mars ahead of it. That puts all three celestial bodies into an opposition with the Moon. We should expect to feel intensifying passions, experience electrifying emotions and hear mystifying arguments. Wherever you are, whatever your time zone, whether the Moon has just been or is just about to be full, do what you can to defuse tension!
Wednesday June 3
Dear Jonathan,
I've been thinking about Mars and its influence on each sign. The planet of war plays on our nerves and sometimes causes us to fly off the handle. What will happen when we send actual astronauts to land on the red planet? Do you think that, as they get ever closer, all hell would break loose inside the spaceship? Might there even be signs of war between those pilots?
Dear Richard,
Your question deserves a fuller answer. I shall attempt one tomorrow. Meanwhile, we should remember that Mars is also the planet of determination and dedication.
Thursday June 4
Yesterday, I shared a question from Richard, who wondered what will happen when astronauts finally approach Mars. He fears the pilots might begin to squabble on their way to the planet of war. But remember when NASA sent astronauts to the Moon? Though that traditionally symbolises maternal compassion and intuition, the crew didn't become emotionally overwhelmed or try to 'mother' each other. Nor, unless US governments have been suppressing the files all these years, were there reports of psychic visions. Tomorrow, I'll explain the somewhat subtler way that modern astrologers see the relationship between earthly and heavenly events.
Friday June 5
Art and Science
Is astrology an art or a science? Surely, it is neither; simply a belief system. But many of my predecessors seemingly felt it was not enough to state their faith in correlations between events in Heaven and events on Earth. They felt obliged to explain; so they fostered theories about 'subtle gravitational pulls' or 'invisible etheric rays'. I have never had much confidence in these supposed 'reasons' why astrology works. I don't feel I need to be a mechanic in order to drive a car! But next week, for fun, I may discuss some of the more fanciful theories.
Saturday June 6
Your Week Ahead
Mercury's retrograde phase ends this week. Though it will take longer to appear where it was before it turned in its tracks, we will soon feel the difference. The scientific explanations for such phenomena are interesting but their symbolic implications become no less powerful, just because we understand the mechanics of a cosmic optical illusion. Things go more smoothly for sceptics and believers alike! Even those who doubt that anything will change because Venus is about to join Jupiter in Leo, will soon see a difference. There is soon due to be more love and more hope in the world.
Sunday June 7
Your Week Ahead - Love Focus
Remember, your Love Forecast today doesn't just cover romance. A love forecast may also have something to say about your family life, your closest friendships and even some of your most important working relationships.
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by Judith Curry, July 22, 2018 in ClimateEtc.
A remarkable essay by esteemed oceanographer Carl Wunsch.
While doing a literature survey for my paper on Climate Uncertainty and Risk, I came across a remarkable paper published in 2010 by MIT oceanographer Carl Wunsch, entitled Towards Understanding the Paleocean.
The paper is remarkable for several reasons — not only that it was published but that the paper was apparently invited by journal editor.
The paper is well worth reading in its entirety, for a fascinating perspective on paleo-oceanography and paleoclimatology. Here I provide excerpts of relevance to the sociology of climate science:

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Known to some as the Oak-Leaf county, Derry is as beautiful as it is dripping in history – and its food and drink scene isn't too shabby either.
Boasting some truly deadly eateries and watering holes, Derry has you covered for any sort of sustenance you wish to indulge in.
We've done a little digging and found out the best of the best, so fill the car with petrol and get yourself out there.
You'll thank us later.
1. Browns Restaurant and Champagne Bar
Voted best restaurant in Ulster 2016, Browns restaurant and champagne bar is where you wanna go when you get the urge to treat yo'self. Head Chef Ian Orr is renowned for his dedication to fresh seasonal produce and supporting local suppliers, and visitors keen to experience the best the area has to offer will not be disappointed.
The quality of the food and service is just spectacular, providing some of the best and tastiest food Ireland has to offer. Their prices are super reasonable too – with a two-course lunch coming in at only £12.
2. The Green Octopus Café
A super tasty hidden gem of a café, where you'll find one of the best burgers in the whole of Derry. The bar is also licensed, for those of you keen for a drink with your lunch. The Green Octopus' menu, despite being deadly and made with the freshest of produce, is also super reasonable for what it is.
The site boasts a lovely atmosphere and friendly staff too, which are a welcome addition to an already deadly spot.
3. The Sooty Olive
Here's where you bring the fussy eaters. The Sooty Olive has a hugely varied menu, so fellow diners can indulge in the simpler things, while you get stuck into something a little more decadent. Yet another reasonably priced eatery in the vicinity, this place boasts outstanding service, exceptional food and a really cracking atmosphere too.
There are also some really delicious cocktails on offer in this place too. Need we say any more?
4. Harry's Shack
Having won best casual dining spot, overall best chef and best newcomer last year at the Ulster Restaurant Awards, Harry's Shack has it pretty much nailed.
Beautiful location, meticulously perfect treats and meals and deadly staff. Due to their close proximity to the sea, their fish dishes are excellent AND you can even bring your own wine. Happy bloody days.
5. Pyke 'n' Pommes
Known locally as Derry's single-best eatery, Pyke 'n' Pommes is the brainchild of Chef Kevin Pyke, the creator of such organic burgers as his signature Notorious Pig (pulled pork, crispy slaw, beetroot and crème fraîche), Cheeky Monkey (monkfish, warm potato and smoked-apple purée), Veganderry (chickpeas, lemon and coriander) and Legenderry Burger (wagyu beef, pickled onions and honey-mustard mayo).
His seasonal specials include whatever's in season and are always incredible. This guy knows his stuff, and is fronting the street food revolution remarkably.
6. Peadar O'Donnell's
Home to great Guinness and even greater live music, Peadar O'Donnell's is a lively bar which hosts traditional and contemporary music each and every night, dressed up with classic decor and little quirky touches. It's homely, warm and welcoming and upon entering, you'll never want to leave.
The perfect snug of an Irish bar to visit, for when you just want to chill out and soak in the atmosphere.
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Laurelton, NY Caribbean Restaurants
Learn about Caribbean Restaurants businesses in Laurelton, NY. Get the latest local news and offers for Caribbean Restaurants near you.
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Mint chocolate chip was always my favourite flavour of ice cream as a child, quite possibly because my grandma always used to make the most gloriously bright green, peppermint flavoured ice cream, packed full of chocolate chunks. This raw mint chocolate chip banana ice cream is perfect for capturing some of that childhood nostalgia, and instead of using artificial colours to give this ice cream its vibrant colour, I use spinach instead. This gives this ice cream plenty of extra vitamins and nutrients, and as spinach is a very mild-tasting leafy green, it doesn't alter the taste of the ice cream at all, which makes it a great way to sneak greenery into unsuspecting children's meals.
I never struggle to get my five potions of fruit and vegetables in a day, but I have been making a conscious effort recently to include more leafy greens in my diet. Green leafy vegetables are also packed with B-vitamins such as folate, which help to promote a healthy heart. The other amazing benefit of folate is that it is also crucial for promoting DNA duplication, and helping to repair DNA after it has been damaged, which means consumption of leafy greens could arguably have a role to play in the prevention of some types of cancers. In addition to all these amazing nutrients, these veggies are also great sources of iron, which can be sorely lacking in a vegan diet.
Banana ice cream, or 'nicecream', as it is also known, is the quickest, easiest, and healthiest ice cream to make, and it is also really easy to customise it to your own taste; I decided to use fresh mint leaves to get as many healthy ingredients into this recipe as possible, but you could also substitute this for peppermint essence instead. If you struggle to find dairy-free chocolate chips (I personally use Plamil dairy-free chocolate drops), feel free to swap these for some delicious cacao nibs instead. Avocado is also a great addition to this recipe, as it adds to the vibrant green colour, but it also helps to make this ice cream even smoother and creamier.
If you are craving something sweet and refreshing this summer, then this guilt-free ice cream is for you! I absolutely love seeing people's recreations of my recipe, so be sure to let me know in the comment, or tag me on Instagram @rawberryfields if you have a go at making this!
- 4 frozen bananas
- Handful of fresh spinach leaves
- 6 large mint leaves
- 2 Tbsp dairy-free dark chocolate chips OR cacao nibs
- OPTIONAL: Half an avocado
- Cut bananas into coins and place them in the freezer overnight in an air tight freezer bag or box.
- Place bananas into a blender or food processor and pulse until the bananas is broken up into tiny pieces.
- Scrape down the sides of the blender, and push the mixture down towards the blades to help make blending easier.
- Keep doing this until the banana mixture starts to resemble ice cream texture.
- Add the spinach and mint leaves, (and avocado if using) and blend or process until it turns into ice-cream, it should have the texture and consistency of soft-serve ice-cream!
- Stir in the chocolate chips (or cacao nibs if using) and serve immediately.


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Scholarships by Deadline
Awards for student preparing for leadership in a field of religious service, such as ministry, missionary work, religious education, and/or youth work. Need not be a member of Masonic or Eastern Star organizations, however an Eastern Star Chapter must be willing to sponsor the candidate. Requirements vary from state to state.
March 01
Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership
1618 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
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With 12 distinctive resorts in Mexico's most desired beach locations, La Coleccion can bring your dream to life. Our all-inclusive, adults-only and family-friendly resorts feature award-winning hospitality, unrivaled accommodations and a commitment to give each and every guest the Mexican vacation of their dreams.
While the sun, sand and sea are the attraction, Puerto Vallarta's wonderful dining scene also has its legions of admirers. The exceptional dining is a foodie's dream. Seafood and regional Mexican fare reign, but restaurants and cuisines from all over the globe are represented.
Indulge in an abundance of dining options on your trip to Mexico, from haute cuisine venues to taco stalls. Enjoy fresh-caught fish or hot-off-the-griddle tortillas with the amazing backdrop of 300-degree bay views or while burying your toes in the sand. Puerto Vallarta's casual eateries include streetside tacos stalls, neighborhood fondas, bowls of chili with pozole, and seafood-influenced Mexican food. Many beaches also have a palapa shanty selling fish fillets, snacks, soda, beer, and area specialties like pescado sarandeado (butterflied red snapper rubbed with salt and spices and grilled over a wood fire) and guachile (fiery hot ceviche salad).


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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
After school fun! Part 1
Outside the Box – Christy Johnson
The Renascence School International wants you to know how much fun the kids are having in the programs that are offered after school. Here is a little peek into the activities and fun that the students have been having this past school year! Next week, look for Part 2 which will give you insight into the types of programs offered for enrichment after school. For example, academic chess, martial arts, Chinese folk dance and more!


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Dana Harris won't quit.
Ever since she began working at the East Liberty Shop N' Save grocery store, she believes she's been discriminated against by store management because of her religion. As a Sunni Muslim, she must pray at certain hours of the day, she can't be touched by a man other than her husband and she must dress so as not to draw attention to her body's dimensions.
However, since working at Shop N' Save, Harris says she's not been allowed to take breaks to pray, has been touched disrespectfully by male employees and has been forced to tuck her shirt into her pants, which would accentuate her body in a way that violates her religious code.
As one of the first persons hired at the grocery store when it opened in March, Harris says problems began at her interview, when she was asked if she were Muslim and would have to wear her head garb while working. Harris had worked as a cashier for several weeks when she began training to become a front-end manager. When she asked her training supervisor if she could break during one day to prepare for her prayer, she says the supervisor declined and made a scene by raising her voice in front of customers.
After reporting the incident to the store's human-resources office, Harris says, the male security guards began touching her disrespectfully - "rubbing my shoulder and arm," she claims.
Her manager training was not resumed, although she has been allowed to wear her head garb. When she asked human-resource personnel about the training, Harris says, she was told it had been stopped because they didn't want her religion or prayers to interfere with her work.
Harris has filed complaints with Shop N' Save's in-store and corporate human-resources departments as well as the local Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Filed on Aug. 10, the complaint says the manager was "screaming" at Harris in front of the store's customer-service office about her desire to take a break to pray. "I was pulled from training because of my religion," Harris also wrote.
Shop N' Save staff approached for comment or eyewitness testimony about the alleged incidents say they are not allowed to talk to the press. More than half a dozen requests for comment from Shop N' Save's local corporate offices, made over most of a week, were not returned. The final request was forwarded by the company to Lynn High in Minnesota, a spokesperson for the regional headquarters of Supervalu, the grocery chain's parent company, on Sept. 26. High did not return calls to CP before press time.
The Islamic Council of Greater Pittsburgh Anti-Discrimination Committee (IPAD), on whose executive committee Harris serves, has collected almost 300 signatures for a petition decrying alleged discrimination and harassment on the part of the grocery store. It asks for "a written assurance that Dana Harris or any other employees associated with her will not be harassed or retaliated against for bringing her complaint to the management." The petition was delivered on Sept. 17 to the store's manager.
Harris has never stopped working as a cashier there. "You can't be in the fight if you're not in the fight," she says. Her lawyers and IPAD staff also advised her to remain on the job.
Quitting her job wouldn't allow her to address the root of the problem, says Harris. Her continued presence "shows people that she's still going to keep struggling every day and stand up for her rights," says Saleh Waziruddin, IPAD chair. "People at Shop N' Save and people in the community need to see that."
Proper resolution of the incident, says Harris, would mean a written and public apology. Meanwhile, Harris says she still has not been given break time to pray and is scheduled to work on days her religion would prevent her from working, even though she says she has informed the store of this stricture.
Harris performs as a spoken-word artist under the name Souljourner Truth. Her 17-year-old daughter, Bianca, and her mother, Rose Luster, also work at the store. Following Dana Harris' complaint, Bianca was fired after being accused of having a register short of cash. That action has since been reversed, Harris says, and the accusation withdrawn. Bianca filed a complaint with EEOC on Aug. 10, the same day as her mother's complaint, alleging that she was discriminated against in part "after management was informed I was related to Dana Harris, who is a Muslim." The Shop N' Save corporate manager alleged by Harris to have led the investigation into her daughter's case did not return calls to CP.
These allegations come as Supervalu announced, on Sept. 6, that it would be selling the East Liberty grocery store, along with 19 other Pittsburgh-area Shop N' Saves, due to sales slumps.
Waziruddin and Harris say they have had meetings with Shop N' Save executives in which store personnel reportedly promised to address the Muslims' concerns. In May, they say, the pair met with Nicole March, the human-resources manager for Shop N' Save, after which Harris says she was led to expect an apology and the resumption of her manager training. Four months later, she says, the only apology she's gotten was from a manager on behalf of the security guards.
Waziruddin says IPAD has been unable to meet again with Shop N' Save or Supervalu.
"We haven't been able to get anything in writing from them, not even to acknowledge that they met with us," he says.
Waziruddin and IPAD first came to prominence defending Getu Berhanu Tewolde, an Ethiopian Christian who was arrested in 2002, during a period of post-9/11 paranoia, when Tewolde's fellow passengers on a Greyhound bus boarding Downtown couldn't understand his accented speech and apparently mistook him for a Muslim worthy of suspicion.
Concludes Waziruddin: "The feedback we've [had] from people, especially in the African-American Muslim community, is that they've been through this kind of discrimination before and didn't know that they could do anything about it, and now they're thinking they should come out about this as well."


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Parallelising With Perl
Did a talk at the Sydney Perl Mongers group on Tuesday night, called "Parallelising with Perl", covering AnyEvent, MCE, and GNU Parallel.
World disintermediation, one hack at a time
Did a talk at the Sydney Perl Mongers group on Tuesday night, called "Parallelising with Perl", covering AnyEvent, MCE, and GNU Parallel.
Well past time to get back on the blogging horse.
I'm now working on a big data web mining startup, and spending an inordinate amount of time buried in large data files, often some variant of CSV.
My favourite new tool over the last few months is is Karlheinz Zoechling's App::CCSV perl module, which lets you do some really powerful CSV processing using perl one-liners, instead of having to write a trivial/throwaway script.
If you're familiar with perl's standard autosplit functionality (
perl -a)
then App::CCSV will look pretty similar - it autosplits its input into an
array on your CSV delimiters for further processing. It handles
embedded delimiters and CSV quoting conventions correctly, though, which
perl's standard autosplitting doesn't.
App::CCSV uses
@f to hold the autosplit fields, and provides utility
csay and
cprint for doing
say and
# Print just the first 3 fields of your file perl -MApp::CCSV -ne 'csay @f[0..2]' < file.csv # Print only lines where the second field is 'Y' or 'T' perl -MApp::CCSV -ne 'csay @f if $f[1] =~ /^[YT]$/' < file.csv # Print the CSV header and all lines where field 3 is negative perl -MApp::CCSV -ne 'csay @f if $. == 1 || ($f[2]||0) < 0' < file.csv # Insert a new country code field after the first field perl -MApp::CCSV -ne '$cc = get_country_code($f[0]); csay $f[0],$cc,@f[1..$#f]' < file.csv
App::CCSV can use a config file to handle different kinds of CSV input.
Here's what I'm using, which lives in my home directory in
<CCSV> sep_char , quote_char """ <names> <comma> sep_char "," quote_char """ </comma> <tabs> sep_char " " quote_char """ </tabs> <pipe> sep_char "|" quote_char """ </pipe> <commanq> sep_char "," quote_char "" </comma> <tabsnq> sep_char " " quote_char "" </tabs> <pipenq> sep_char "|" quote_char "" </pipe> </names> </CCSV>
That just defines two sets of names for different kinds of input:
tabs, and
pipe for
[,\t|] delimiters with standard CSV quote conventions;
and three
nq ("no-quote") variants -
tabsnq, and
pipenq - to
handle inputs that aren't using standard CSV quoting. It also makes the
behaviour the default.
You use one of the names by specifying it when loading the module, after an
perl -MApp::CCSV=comma ... perl -MApp::CCSV=tabs ... perl -MApp::CCSV=pipe ...
You can also convert between formats by specifying two names, in <input>,<output> format e.g.
perl -MApp::CCSV=comma,pipe ... perl -MApp::CCSV=tabs,comma ... perl -MApp::CCSV=pipe,tabs ...
And just to round things off, I have a few aliases defined in my
bashrc file
to make these even easier to use:
alias perlcsv='perl -CSAD -MApp::CCSV' alias perlpsv='perl -CSAD -MApp::CCSV=pipe' alias perltsv='perl -CSAD -MApp::CCSV=tabs' alias perlcsvnq='perl -CSAD -MApp::CCSV=commanq' alias perlpsvnq='perl -CSAD -MApp::CCSV=pipenq' alias perltsvnq='perl -CSAD -MApp::CCSV=tabsnq'
That simplifies my standard invocation to something like:
perlcsv -ne 'csay @f[0..2]' < file.csv
Happy data wrangling!
Needed to parallelise some processing in perl the last few days, and did a quick survey of some of the parallel processing modules on CPAN, of which there is the normal bewildering diversity.
As usual, it depends exactly what you're trying to do. In my case I just needed to be able to fork a bunch of processes off, have them process some data, and hand the results back to the parent.
So here are my notes on a random selection of the available modules. The example each time is basically a parallel version of the following map:
my %out = map { $_ ** 2 } 1 .. 50;
Object oriented wrapper around 'fork'. Supports parent callbacks. Passing data back to parent uses files, and feels a little bit clunky. Dependencies: none.
use Parallel::ForkManager 0.7.6; my @num = 1 .. 50; my $pm = Parallel::ForkManager->new(5); my %out; $pm->run_on_finish(sub { # must be declared before first 'start' my ($pid, $exit_code, $ident, $exit_signal, $core_dump, $data) = @_; $out{ $data->[0] } = $data->[1]; }); for my $num (@num) { $pm->start and next; # Parent nexts # Child my $sq = $num ** 2; $pm->finish(0, [ $num, $sq ]); # Child exits } $pm->wait_all_children;
[Version 0.7.9]
Basically a parallel version of 'map'. Dependencies: none.
use Parallel::Iterator qw(iterate); my @num = 1 .. 50; my $it = iterate( sub { # sub is a closure, return outputs my ($id, $num) = @_; return $num ** 2; }, \@num ); my %out = (); while (my ($num, $square) = $it->()) { $out{$num} = $square; }
[Version 1.00]
Provides parallel versions of 'foreach' and 'while'. It uses 'tie' to allow shared data structures between the parent and children. Dependencies: Parallel::ForkManager.
use Parallel::Loops; my @num = 1 .. 50; my $pl = Parallel::Loops->new(5); my %out; $pl->share(\%out); $pl->foreach( \@num, sub { my $num = $_; # note this uses $_, not @_ $out{$num} = $num ** 2; });
You can also return values from the subroutine like Iterator, avoiding the explicit 'share':
my %out = $pl->foreach( \@num, sub { my $num = $_; # note this uses $_, not @_ return ( $num, $num ** 2 ); });
[Version 0.03]
Provides an interesting perlish forking interface using blocks. No built-in support for returning data from children, but provides examples using pipes. Dependencies: Exporter::Tidy.
use Proc::Fork; use IO::Pipe; use Storable qw(freeze thaw); my @num = 1 .. 50; my @children; for my $num (@num) { my $pipe = IO::Pipe->new; run_fork{ child { # Child $pipe->writer; print $pipe freeze([ $num, $num ** 2 ]); exit; } }; # Parent $pipe->reader; push @children, $pipe; } my %out; for my $pipe (@children) { my $entry = thaw( <$pipe> ); $out{ $entry->[0] } = $entry->[1]; }
[Version 0.71]
Like Parallel::ForkManager, but adds better signal handling. Doesn't seem to provide built-in support for returning data from children. Dependencies: Proc::Wait3.
[Version 0.08]
More complex module, loosely based on ForkManager (?). Includes better signal handling, and supports scheduling and dependencies between different groups of subprocesses. Doesn't appear to provide built-in support for passing data back from children.
[Version 1.232]
Here's a quick hack demonstrating a nice juxtaposition between the
power of a CPAN module - in this case Christopher Laco's
- and the elegance and utility of the little known
osd_cat, putting
together a desktop currency rates widget in a handful of lines:
#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use IO::File; use Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX; # Configuration my @currencies = map { uc } @ARGV || qw(USD GBP); my $base_currency = 'AUD'; my $refresh = 300; # seconds my $font = '9x15bold'; # X colours: http://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html my $colour = 'goldenrod3'; my $align = 'right'; my $pos = 'top'; my $offset = 25; my $lines = scalar @currencies; my $osd_refresh = $refresh + 1; my $osd = IO::File->new( "|osd_cat -l $lines -d $osd_refresh -c '$colour' -f $font -p $pos -A $align -o $offset" ) or die "can't open to osd_cat $!"; $osd->autoflush(1); local $SIG{PIPE} = sub { die "pipe failed: $!" }; my $cc = Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX->new; while (1) { my $output = ''; $output .= "$_ " . $cc->convert(1, $base_currency, $_) . "\n" for @currencies; $osd->print($output); sleep $refresh; }
Most of this is just housekeeping around splitting out various
options for tweaking, and allowing the set of currencies to display
to be passed in as arguments. I haven't bothered setting up any option
handling in order to keep the example short, but that would be
To use, you just run from the command line in the background:
./currency_osd &
and it shows up in the top right corner of your screen, like so:
Tweak to taste, of course.
Was going home on the train with Hannah (8) this afternoon, and she says, "Dad, what's the longest word you can make without using any letters with tails or stalks?". "Do you really want to know?", I asked, and whipping out the trusty laptop, we had an answer within a couple of train stops:
egrep -v '[A-Zbdfghjklpqty]' /usr/share/dict/words | \ perl -nle 'chomp; push @words, $_; END { @words = sort { length($b) cmp length($a) } @words; print join "\n", @words[0 .. 9] }' noncarnivorousness nonceremoniousness overcensoriousness carnivorousnesses noncensoriousness nonsuccessiveness overconsciousness semiconsciousness unacrimoniousness uncarnivorousness
Now I just need to teach her how to do that.
I've been playing with the very nice YSlow firefox plugin recently, while doing some front-end optimisation on a Catalyst web project.
Most of YSlow's tuning tips were reasonably straightforward, but I wasn't sure how to approach the concatenation and minification of CSS and javascript files that they recommend.
Turns out - as is often the case - there's a very nice packaged solution on CPAN.
The File::Assets module provides concatentation and minification for CSS and Javascript 'assets' for a web page, using the CSS::Minifier (::XS) and JavaScript::Minifier (::XS) modules for minification. To use, you add a series of .css and .js files in building your page, and then 'export' them at the end, which generates a concatenated and minified version of each type in an export directory, and an appropriate link to the exported version. You can do separate exports for CSS and Javascript if you want to follow the Yahoo/YSlow recommendation of putting your stylesheets at the top and your scripts at the bottom.
There's also a Catalyst::Plugin::Assets module to facilitate using File::Assets from Catalyst.
I use Mason for my Catalyst views (I prefer using perl in my views rather than having another mini-language to learn) and so use this as follows.
First, you have to configure Catalyst::Plugin::Assets in your project config file (e.g. $PROJECT_HOME/project.yml):
path: /static
output_path: build/
minify: 1
Next, I set the per-page javascript and and css files I want to include as mason page attributes in my views (using an arrayref if there's more than one item of the given type) e.g.
%# in my person view <%attr> js => [ 'jquery.color.js', 'person.js' ] css => 'person.css' </%attr>
Then in my top-level autohandler, I include both global and per-page assets like this:
<%init> # Asset collation, javascript (globals, then per-page) $c->assets->include('js/jquery.min.js'); $c->assets->include('js/global.js'); if (my $js = $m->request_comp->attr_if_exists('js')) { if (ref $js && ref $js eq 'ARRAY') { $c->assets->include("js/$_") foreach @$js; } else { $c->assets->include("js/$js"); } } # The CSS version is left as an exercise for the reader ... # ... </%init>
Then, elsewhere in the autohandler, you add an exported link at the appropriate point in the page:
<% $c->assets->export('text/javascript') %>
This generates a link something like the following (wrapped here):
<script src="http://www.example.com/static/build/assets-ec556d1e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Beautiful, easy, maintainable.
I'm an old-school developer, doing all my hacking using terms, the command line, and vim, not a heavyweight IDE. Hacking perl Catalyst projects (and I imagine other MVC-type frameworks) can be slightly more challenging in this kind of environment because of the widely-branching directory structure. A single conceptual change can easily touch controller classes, model classes, view templates, and static javascript or css files, for instance.
I've found GNU screen to work really
well in this environment. I use per-project screen sessions set up
specifically for Catalyst - for my 'usercss' project, for instance, I have
~/.screenrc-usercss config that looks like this:
source $HOME/.screenrc setenv PROJDIR ~/work/usercss setenv PROJ UserCSS screen -t home stuff "cd ~^Mclear^M" screen -t top stuff "cd $PROJDIR^Mclear^M" screen -t lib stuff "cd $PROJDIR/lib/$PROJ^Mclear^M" screen -t controller stuff "cd $PROJDIR/lib/Controller^Mclear^M" screen -t schema stuff "cd $PROJDIR/lib/$PROJ/Schema/Result^Mclear^M" screen -t htdocs stuff "cd $PROJDIR/root/htdocs^Mclear^M" screen -t static stuff "cd $PROJDIR/root/static^Mclear^M" screen -t sql stuff "cd $PROJDIR^Mclear^M" select 0
^M sequences there are actual Ctrl-M newline characters).
So a:
screen -c ~/.screenrc-usercss
will give me a set of eight labelled screen windows: home, top, lib, controller, schema, htdocs, static, and sql. I usually run a couple of these in separate terms, like this:
To make this completely brainless, I also have the following bash function
defined in my
~/.bashrc file:
sc () { SC_SESSION=$(screen -ls | egrep -e "\.$1.*Detached" | \ awk '{ print $1 }' | head -1); if [ -n "$SC_SESSION" ]; then xtitle $1; screen -R $SC_SESSION; elif [ -f ~/.screenrc-$1 ]; then xtitle $1; screen -S $1 -c ~/.screenrc-$1 else echo "Unknown session type '$1'!" fi }
which lets me just do
sc usercss, which reattaches to the first detached
'usercss' screen session, if one is available, or starts up a new one.
Fast, flexible, lightweight. Choose any 3.
I've been playing around with SixApart's TheSchwartz for the last few days. TheSchwartz is a lightweight reliable job queue, typically used for handling relatively high latency jobs that you don't want to try and handle from a web process e.g. for sending out emails, placing orders into some external system, etc. Basically interacting with anything which might be down or slow or which you don't really need right away.
Actually, TheSchwartz is a job queue library rather than a job queue system, so some assembly is required. Like most Danga/SixApart software, it's lightweight, performant, and well-designed, but also pretty light on documentation. If you're not comfortable reading the (perl) source, it might be a challenging environment to setup.
Notes from the last few days:
Don't use the version on CPAN, get the latest code from subversion instead. At the moment the CPAN version is 1.04, but current svn is at 1.07, and has some significant additional functionality.
Conceptually TheSchwartz is very simple - jobs with opaque function names and arguments are inserted into a database for workers with a particular 'ability'; workers periodically check the database for jobs matching the abilities they have, and grab and execute them. Jobs that succeed are marked completed and removed from the queue; jobs that fail are logged and left on the queue to be retried after some time period up to a configurable number of retries.
TheSchwartz has two kinds of clients - those that submit jobs, and workers that perform jobs. Both are considered clients, which is confusing if you're thinking in terms of client-server interaction. TheSchwartz considers both sides to be clients.
There are three main classes to deal with:
which is the main client functionality class;
TheSchwartz::Job, which models the jobs that are submitted
to the job queue; and
TheSchwartz::Worker, which is a
role-type class modelling a particular ability that a worker
is able to perform.
New worker abilities are defined by subclassing
TheSchwartz::Worker and defining your new functionality in
work() method.
work() receives the job object from the
queue as its only argument and does its stuff, marking the
job as completed or failed after processing. A useful real
example worker is
TheSchwartz::Worker::SendEmail (also by
Brad Fitzpatrick, and available on CPAN) for sending emails from
Depending on your application, it may make sense for workers to just have a single ability, or for them to have multiple abilities and service more than one type of job. In the latter case, TheSchwartz tries to use unused abilities whenever it can to avoid certain kinds of jobs getting starved.
You can also subclass
TheSchwartz itself to modify the standard
functionality, and I've found that useful where I've wanted more
visibility of what workers are doing that you get out of the box.
You don't appear at this point to be able to subclass
TheSchwartz::Job however - TheSchwartz always uses this as the
class when autovivifying jobs for workers.
There are a bunch of other features I haven't played with yet, including job priorities, the ability to coalesce jobs into groups to be processed together, and the ability to delay jobs until a certain time.
I've actually been using it to setup a job queue system for a cluster, which is a slightly different application that it was intended for, but so far it's been working really well.
I'm still feeling like I'm still getting to grips with the breadth of things it could be used for though - more experimentation required. I'd be interested in hearing of examples of what people are using it for as well.
I wasted 15 minutes the other day trying to remember how to do this, so here it is for the future: to find out if and when a perl module got added to the core, you want Richard Clamp's excellent Module::CoreList.
Recent versions have a 'corelist' frontend command, so I typically use that e.g.
$ corelist File::Basename File::Basename was first released with perl 5 $ corelist warnings warnings was first released with perl 5.006 $ corelist /^File::Spec/ File::Spec was first released with perl 5.00405 File::Spec::Cygwin was first released with perl 5.006002 File::Spec::Epoc was first released with perl 5.006001 File::Spec::Functions was first released with perl 5.00504 File::Spec::Mac was first released with perl 5.00405 File::Spec::OS2 was first released with perl 5.00405 File::Spec::Unix was first released with perl 5.00405 File::Spec::VMS was first released with perl 5.00405 File::Spec::Win32 was first released with perl 5.00405 $ corelist URI::Escape URI::Escape was not in CORE (or so I think)
I've written a CPAN module to do stuff like this - File::DirCompare - so thought I'd check how straightforward this would be using File::DirCompare:
#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use File::Basename; use File::DirCompare; use File::Compare qw(compare); use File::stat; die "Usage: " . basename($0) . " dir1 dir2\n" unless @ARGV == 2; my ($dir1, $dir2) = @ARGV; File::DirCompare->compare($dir1, $dir2, sub { my ($a, $b) = @_; if (! $b) { printf "Only in %s: %s\n", dirname($a), basename($a); } elsif (! $a) { printf "Only in %s: %s\n", dirname($b), basename($b); } else { my $stata = stat $a; my $statb = stat $b; # Return unless different return unless compare($a, $b) != 0 || $stata->mode != $statb->mode || $stata->uid != $statb->uid || $stata->gid != $statb->gid; # Report printf "%04o %s %s %s\t\t%04o %s %s %s\n", $stata->mode & 07777, basename($a), (getpwuid($stata->uid))[0], (getgrgid($stata->gid))[0], $statb->mode & 07777, basename($b), (getpwuid($statb->uid))[0], (getgrgid($statb->gid))[0]; } }, { ignore_cmp => 1 });
So this reports all entries that are different in content or permissions or ownership e.g. given a tree like this (slightly modified from Mike's example):
$ ls -lR scripts1 scripts2 scripts1: total 28 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script1 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script1.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script2 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script2.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script3 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script3.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:49 script4 scripts2: total 28 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin users 0 Mar 17 16:41 script1 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin users 0 Mar 17 16:41 script1.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script2 -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script2.bak -rwxr-xr-x 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script3* -rwxr-xr-x 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:41 script3.bak* -rw-r--r-- 1 gavin gavin 0 Mar 17 16:49 script5
it will give output like the following:
$ ./pdiff2 scripts1 scripts2 0644 script1 gavin gavin 0644 script1 gavin users 0644 script1.bak gavin gavin 0644 script1.bak gavin users 0644 script3 gavin gavin 0755 script3 gavin gavin 0644 script3.bak gavin gavin 0755 script3.bak gavin gavin Only in scripts1: script4 Only in scripts2: script5
This obviously has dependencies that Mike's version doesn't have, but it
comes out much shorter and clearer, I think. It also doesn't fork and parse
an external
ls, so it should be more portable and less fragile. I should
probably be caching the
getpwuid lookups too, but that would have made it
5 lines longer. ;-)


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Shared Parenting
What 'New' Studies Say Is Best For Children Of Fractured Homes
October 6th, 2014 The Federalist by Leslie Loftis
What is the best custody arrangement for children after divorce? Most of us outside of family lawyers and courts don't think about that question until we are faced with it. And then adults tend to choose administrative stability, figuring the kids are as exhausted and spent as themselves. Children of divorce face such an upheaval that it makes sense to adults that the children need time to rest and recover, and so we prioritize routine.
Certainly our custody assumptions support this kind of stability. Typically, one parent gets primary custody, while the other gets Wednesday evenings, every other weekend, half the summer, and alternating holidays. This is so normalized that I was recently encouraged to host a women's event on Wednesday night because that's when the kids of divorce are with their dads. It is widespread and predictable.
But those custody norms are informed by old research. We have new research now. In fact, we have enough research that we have long-term studies of children of divorce and meta studies—studies of those studies, a few of which I covered here last summer.
Grant Children Their Rights, Too
What children want and what children need—what they see as stability—is open access to both parents. From a 2000 paper by William V. Fabricus and Jeffery Hall on young adult perspectives on living arrangements after a divorce, reporting on their follow-up in the late '90s with children of divorce they had studied in the '70s:
Earlier research on younger children's perspectives on living arrangements has demonstrated that children desire free and frequent access to noncustodial parents. For example, Rosen (1979) found that 60% of children wanted unrestricted contact, regardless of whether the noncustodial parent was mother or father. Children repeatedly insisted that being able to see the noncustodial parents whenever they wished and being able to see that parent often made their parents' divorces tolerable for them.
Kelly and Wallerstein (1977) reported that young children viewed the typical every-other-weekend visitation arrangement as severely inadequate. 'The only younger children reasonably content with the visiting situation were those 7- and 8-year-olds visiting 2 or 3 times a week, most often by pedaling to their father's apartment on a bicycle' (p. 52).
…The perspectives of young children, although compelling, have not had much influence in public policy debates about custody and visitation. Young children's feelings may be suspected of being relatively temporary, malleable, and ultimately not strongly connected to measurable outcomes. The public policy debate about custody and visitation has generally been framed in terms of parents' (and, most recently, grandparents') rights rather than children's wishes (Mason, 1999). Thus, it is important that Wallerstein and Lewis (1998) have recently reported on the longitudinal follow-up of the perspectives of these children now that they are adults. Their report is based on a subsample of 25 respondents who were the youngest (now ages 27 to 32) in the longitudinal study.
Wallerstein and Lewis (1998) found that many of their respondents reported that their visitation schedules with their fathers had been too disruptive and too inflexible and that when this was true they got little enjoyment or benefit from visitation in the way of enhanced relationships with their fathers. As adults, they feel strongly now, as they did then, that their wishes should have been taken into account, and they remain angry and resentful that they were not.
But the children's desires have had a hard time breaking through the conventional wisdom. Myths about single-adult attachment and simple routines persist. Considering the relative advantages for children of intact families, that children need both parents should not surprise us. Yet it does.
Historical and Practical Ruts
Divorce wasn't commonplace until the 1970's. Before then, social scientists studied orphaned children and mother and young child attachment. Mothers were the primary caregivers of children, so studying them first made sense. Then, when the divorce rate spiked, courts didn't have other information to advise them about the best custody arrangements for children. They granted primary mother care based on the only available research and the prevailing cultural practice. Then social science started to study the effects of a fractured family or father absence.
Courts should grant shared custody to divorcing parents unless presented with clear and convincing evidence this arrangement is not in the best interest of the child.
After about four decades of such studies, we have another answer to "What is best for the children?" (Or really we find another example of being led astray by partial data that our common sense should have warned us to be wary of back in the '70s.) Absent extenuating circumstances such as abuse, children want and children need open access to both parents.
Advocacy groups for children of fractured homes are opening all over the world trying to break though the old myths with the new studies. They typically seek a presumption of shared parenting rather than the current unstated presumption of primary maternal custody, which covers for an epidemic of familial alienation when the sole-custody parent restricts visitation by other family members.
Simply, courts should grant shared custody, roughly 60 to 40 percent splits of time, to divorcing parents unless presented with clear and convincing evidence that this arrangement is not in the best interest of the child. Abuse, addiction, instability—evidence of each could prompt the court to grant custody to one parent. The court would simply start from the idea that the child should have time with each parent.
The Opposition: Lawyers and Feminists
As simple and logical as that presumption sounds, the two main groups actively resistant to shared parenting make for powerful opposition: lawyers and, paradoxically, feminists. That lawyers oppose shared parenting makes sense. Shared parenting arrangements tend to reduce parental conflict and therefore the continued need for lawyers and their fees. (See generally, the myths link above, page 3 and studies cited in footnotes 16-21.) But feminists, a group often heard demanding more domestic participation from fathers and who we might expect to vehemently object to the old legal assumptions that expect the mother to provide primary care for children, their opposition to shared parenting makes no sense.
In other contexts, feminists complain about the cultural assumptions of childrearing putting an unfair burden on women, but when the law tries to redress that burden and demand that parents share in childrearing, then feminists object. Why? Since courts have overwhelmingly awarded primary custody to mothers in the past, feminists see shared parenting as part of the men's rights movement. They object to shared parenting as men trying to usurp women's power by trying to assume the parental responsibility women normally assume, as an attempt to lower child support payments, and as society failing to protect women from abusive men. A particularly tight contortion in reasoning from a recommendation of the National Association of Women and the Law in Canada, where a shared parenting law was defeated back in May:
In fact, as long as women remain the primary caregivers of children, women's equality is in the best interests of children, and law reform can and must simultaneously take into account and promote both the best interests of children and the equality interests of women.
So while the assumptions about mother care hold, then the assumptions should be followed? I thought feminism was, partially, about breaking assumptions about women's roles. (Pause here for a moment to ponder that although non-feminists keep getting lectured about how feminism isn't anti-men, their actions suggest otherwise. They turn their own goals inside-out for simple spite.)
Playing to type, in the North Dakota political battle over the "new and improved" Measure 6, the only active vote for a presumption for shared parenting in this U.S. election cycle, the group running the opposition campaign is all lawyers plus a male pastor and a female domestic violence advocate—and they seem to be using State Bar resources to oppose the legislation. The group that sponsored the measure, however, isn't the stereotypical men's rights groups. That group is all women.
Shared parenting is about family.
There are many fathers' rights groups who support shared parenting, of course, but that is only because fathers are usually the alienated parent. I'm a member of Leading Women for Shared Parenting and the stories we receive in that organization are overwhelmingly from women. Some are mothers who hardly see their children. Others are grandmothers and aunts who cannot see their grandchildren, nieces, or nephews, because their son or brother is denied access to his children. The heartache strains other family relationships, like the distraught father who avoids talking to his mother so he can keep his angst from overflowing or the mortified sister who inadvertently posted a FB link that upset the alienating parent and ended the little contact her brother had with his children.
Shared parenting isn't about fathers' rights. It isn't even just about children's rights, although their hurts are certainly the deepest because they last a lifetime. Shared parenting is about family. Divorce is hard enough, severing the family's spirit. Physically splitting the family as a matter of course means those spiritual wounds cannot heal for anyone, especially the children.
It is time to stop playing money and politics over children from fractured homes. They have enough to deal with. We should do what is best for them. And the four decades of studies really just tell us what we intuitively know: Children need their parents—both of them.Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )
Noncustodial fathers protest unrealistic, unfair payments
August 15th, 2014 Andrew Ozaki
His service to his country took away his leg, and now former Army Sgt. Ben Marksmeier said the state's child custody and support laws are taking away his son.
"The only thing I was thinking about was my son, my unborn child, and then I come back only to have him ripped out of my life," said Marksmeier.
Marksmeier and other noncustodial fathers told their emotional stories to a special commission looking into revising the state's child support guidelines.
"I currently only see my child for four hours a month. Four hours," said Marksmeier.
Legal Aid, an Omaha nonprofit organization, said payments for some parents are unrealistically high and don't change or are slow to change if the person loses their job or their financial status changes. It places them in a rut they can't climb out of.
"They are incredibly broken and ashamed. And when they are broken and ashamed, it interferes with their relationships with their children," said Muirne Heaney, an attorney for Legal Aid.
Noncustodial parents in Nebraska rank in the top 10 in paying child support but still owe $70 million in back payments. Child welfare advocates say their only concern is to make sure the basic needs of every child is met. Even those who can afford the payments said it's about equal parenting time, though.
"If there were a way to trade money for time, believe me, I would be the first in that line," said Eddy Santamaria, a noncustodial father.
The chair of the commission, Brad Ashford, agrees changes need to be made to allow more equal time for both parents.
"Let's make sure the child support piece is right as well, so that when we think about equal parenting — the child support guidelines reflect the reality of daily life," said Ashford.
That's what Marksmeier and others are asking for.
"Fix this, so dads can be dads," said Santamaria.
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Actor Jason Patric Resumes Controversial Child Custody Trial
Los Angeles, CA –
Jason Patric, Actor, Activist and Founder of 'Stand Up for Gus', will be going back to court on Tuesday, September 2 to resume the trial that was erroneously aborted by the prior trial judge and directed to take place by the Court of Appeal, which was ruled in Jason's favor.
"The visitation initially had been denied because Danielle Schreiber further appealed to the California Supreme Court. The California Supreme Court denied her request, so the Court of Appeal decision stands and the trial resumes on the issue of whether Jason can establish himself as the father under Family Code Section 7611, in that he held Gus out as his own son and received him into his home." – Jason's attorney, Fred Silberberg, said.
"After over two years of unending struggle that can't be described, and having not seen my son Gus for 79 weeks, I finally have the trial I was denied thanks to my victory in the Appellate and the California Supreme Court. It begins September 2nd. It means everything. This day voices will be heard and we will have hope, care, love, and soon, VICTORY." – Jason Patric said.
A number of celebrities have joined forces along with Jason to create and launch a PSA for the organization he founded in honor of his son, 'Stand Up for Gus.' Some celebrities in the PSA include: Brad Pitt, Chris Evans, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Wright, Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg. All the celebrities in the campaign share in the PSA why they "Stand Up" for Gus and for all the children affected by parental alienation. The PSA will officially launch next week nationwide.
Actor & Activist, Jason Patric recently founded Stand Up For Gus, a non-profit organization raising awareness of the issue of parent alienation as a result of his devastating custody battle with his ex-girlfriend over his son Gus. The organization has raised over $200,000 since last October and their momentum is continuing to grow and recently gave $100,000 to Levitt & Quinn Family Law Firm in Los Angeles for them to provide legal assistance to local families. At Levitt & Quinn, the first two months were undertaken on a half-time basis while they worked to staff the project fully. As of June 1st, the project is full time and since the project's inception in April 2014-29 parents have received legal assistance and 13 have received representation including brief service, preparation of paperwork and court appearances in custody, visitation and paternity cases.
Stand Up For Gus raises monetary support for alienated parents desperately trying to maintain a meaningful relationship with their children, and funds raised provide free legal representation to low-income families with limited resources struggling with costly custody battles. An advocate for shared parenting, Stand Up For Gus hopes to shed light on and reform our broken family court system.
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On May 17th, 2004, Massachusetts became the first US State to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. In the following decade, eighteen additional States passed laws allowing gay marriage and fourteen others have rulings moving through appellate courts. It would be almost impossible to argue that allowing gay marriage in Massachusetts didn't help its advocates in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, California and elsewhere.
Clearly, there are differences between the gay marriage and shared parenting movements, as there would be with any two social issues. High on the list of differences is that lawyers favor gay marriage, in part because it opens an entirely new revenue stream, and oppose shared parenting, as it lessens parental conflict, thus lowering their revenue. But amongst the similarities is how shared parenting will be implemented throughout the world; territory by territory with each new conversion helping those that follow.
Every social movement needs that kind of turning point; be it in Massachusetts for gay marriage, the Montgomery Bus Boycott for African American Civil Rights or the march to the Dharasana Salt Works for the Indian Independence Movement. Recently, such an opportunity has emerged to launch a shared parenting movement, and I'm personally asking YOU for help.
On July 21st, North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger certified that local advocates had collected enough signatures to have a Shared Parenting ballot initiative included in the November 4th election. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only territory in the world where citizens will have a binding vote on shared parenting, without having to go through attorney controlled Judiciary Committee's or Task Forces. Further cause for optimism is in poll after poll, shared parenting is extremely popular with the public, with no difference in the opinion of women and men.
Additionally, four national shared parenting organizations, Leading Women for Shared Parenting, Divorce Corp, Stand Up for Gus and American Coalition for Fathers & Children, will be working seamlessly with North Dakota advocates to educate the public about the benefits of shared parenting. Each group brings unique skills and assets, and jointly, we'll be more effective than individually. For the first time, we have the opportunity to bring prominent women, attorneys, domestic violence experts, celebrities, prominent social scientists and others to the cause. After lots of hard work, the pieces are coming together, to have North Dakota be a launching point for a shared parenting movement. I'll promise you, if we can win in North Dakota, it will increase the momentum in your territory. That's why you should get involved.
So why do I hope you don't like this? Because I want you to spend your time much more effectively.
"Liking" things on Facebook, Twitter or elsewhere does practically nothing to help the cause and we need you to take more substantial action. We're already aware those who profit from the conflict generated by the existing family court system have met to plan their opposition strategy. These extremists oppose doing what 110 of the world's leading child development experts say is best for children, primarily for personal financial reasons. They've generated millions from this system, and are willing to spend some of it to defend their income stream.
To offset them, we need your help.
If you're reading this article on your smart phone, tablet or via your home internet connection, it's almost certain you could find $5 to donate to the cause. Will you? I just did, and it took less than 90 seconds. Some of you are able to invest more; $20, $50 or $100. Can you? Yes, we're talking to larger donors in the hopes of receiving more significant donations, but we need to show commitment from the public to further their interest. Let me tell you how.
There are currently two organizations who need your financial support.
The first is North Dakota Shared Parenting for Kids (NDSP4K), which is the main site for North Dakota advocates who have gotten shared parenting on the ballot. I'm asking you to please, make a donation to this site through the link provided here. Donations will be used to ensure the benefits of shared parenting are communicated honestly to the public. The site also has impressive software, allowing you to share the news of your donation with all of your social media friends, letting them know of your belief in shared parenting. Please use this technology to ask your friends to donate as well.
The second is Stand Up for Gus which is currently raising funds through a link provided here. Funds raised by Stand Up For Gus will be used to offer support towards the North Dakota Shared Parenting Initiative and launch a National Public Service Announcement helping millions of alienated children.
If we're going to succeed in building this movement, we need leaders who will recognize, develop and seize opportunities. We also need everyone to understand, FUNDRAISING IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY. Please do your part; invest 2 minutes and $20 (or more) now.
So I hope you now understand why I truly don't want you to "like" this article… but I also hope you'll "share" this message with everyone.
Thank You.
Terry Brennan
Leading Women For Shared ParentingRead Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )


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If you regularly exercise, you know how to take care of your body, and you know the importance of making sure your workouts are safe. For runners especially, regular massage helps to reduce the risk of injury and increases the quality of your workout.
Reducing Fatigue:
Pain in your muscles is typically caused by a release in of toxins in the tissue. When the toxin remains in the muscle and is left untreated, it causes damage to the muscle, which results in less circulation. Massage helps to work the toxins out of your muscles and allow for proper healing and circulation.
Increased Blood Flow:
When you work out, your heart rate increases dramatically, causing toxins to be distributed rapidly throughout your body and muscles. Massage helps to brings these toxins forward, but hydration is crucial to then flush the toxins out.
Increased Flexibility:
Most runners can tell you exactly where they feel pain after running. Common places to experience pain are the Achilles tendon, the bridge of your foot, or your hamstrings. Your massage therapist will be able to diagnose the origin of your problem, and you may be surprised to learn that the cause of your pain is a different muscle entirely. For instance, hamstring pain is often caused by limited mobility of your lumbar. Even though you may be stretching before your workout, you might not be stretching the right muscles! Massage not only loosens your muscles, but a therapeutic therapist can educate you on how to best stretch.
Check out this article from Competitor.com to learn more about making the most of your work out:


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Retired teacher gets second chance at life with marrow transplant
Cancer survivor Rich Little (R) building a woodland trail with other teachers and volunteers.
Rich Little is now living an amazing life – his passion for teaching and community-building led him on a journey from his family homestead in Oregon to bush schools in Alaska. After retiring from the State of Alaska in 2003, he returned to continue his work as a teacher and administrator in the town where he grew up, and where his parents and grandparents had served as educators.
However, in 2014, problems with fatigue led to tests that resulted in a serious diagnosis: Rich was suffering from a bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, in which immature blood cells never develop fully. Doctors treated him for a time with weekly blood transfusions, then as his condition worsened, chemotherapy was added. As his health continued to decline, Rich's case was evaluated by the OSHU Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Ore., which recommended a bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant if a matching donor could be found.
"In less than three weeks they called and told me a perfect match had been found," said Rich. "I felt there was a mistake. How could someone be identified as a perfect match in such a short time? I was certain that somehow, a donor would have to be a relative, but I had no living relatives who could help." In fact, due to the way the tissue types that determine matches are inherited, only 30 percent of donors are related to recipients. Seventy percent of donors are unrelated, although they often share ethnicity or have a similar ancestry.
Once Rich's match was found, his transplant was scheduled to happen quickly, leaving him only a short time to arrange for caretakers during his recovery. Transplant recipients undergo a conditioning regimen that not only destroys the diseased cells, but the entire immune system. Only then can the new blood stem cells take hold and create a new immune system free of the illness. This process is called engraftment.
During this time Rich needed constant support for several weeks. He is an important part of his community, and that community – from friends to former students to fellow teachers – stepped up to help him when he needed them.
In January 2017, Gift of Life arranged for Rich to meet the stem cell donor who had been a perfect match and saved his life, Ethan Krafft. At the Steps for Life 5k of South Florida, the two were introduced for the first time. "I feel almost as if I've known him my whole life," Rich said after meeting Ethan. "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be alive now." Their emotional meeting confirmed the value of Gift of Life's mission: to find a matching donor for every person who needs one, whenever it is needed.
To read the story of their meeting, click here, and to watch a video about their introduction, click here.
Rich took extensive notes about his transplant experience, and hopes his practical knowledge may be helpful to other patients who are preparing for a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. "I would like to help others who are navigating through the process, for example, using social media to organize their caregivers," he said.
Nearly two years into his recovery, and with his ability to do more growing every day, Rich says it is incredibly important for people to join the registry as potential donors. "People I don't even know are offering to help remodel my ceramics studio. That global sense of community is so important! People need to understand that Gift of Life is a community, too, helping to save lives. I just want to grab people and say 'Get swabbed!'"
Rich is now expanding his ceramics studio with a classroom, where he plans to teach classes to the many who have asked him to share his knowledge. His goal is to create a place where arts and social interaction create a comfortable space for all.


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The mysterious golden key of travel. No one really knows what it is but when you stumble across it, you feel that this one thing opened up an aspect of a particular place, culture, or event to you. It allows you to get a glimpse of something deeper, to gain somewhat of an understanding of the life around you, the one of which you are just a visitor. Golden keys are highly subjective and personal and they'll never unlock everything about something. But if you do find one on a trip, it makes you feel like you managed to make a connection of some sort rather than solely skimming the surface as you go. Here are four Golden Keys I discovered in my travels over the years:
A cup of çay?
The ubiquitous offer of çay (tea), both free and not free, is something to look forward to during a trip to Turkey. It's pretty much only not free when it is a waiter offering it to you in a restaurant – everywhere else, feel free to accept the offer since the çay is…well…free. The cynic would say that someone is only offering you çay because they want you to let your defenses down and buy something. But what this cynic learned in Turkey is that for the most part, it really is an offer of tea with no strings attached. I've been offered çay by random people, tour offices, shops even if I'm not buying anything, and even in the Grand Bazaar at a random antique shop. Hospitality truly is part of the Turkish culture. If you are in the touristy parts of Istanbul or in areas such as Cappadocia, they are used to tourists drinking the 'apple tea' (which is vile; I don't know how anyone likes that stuff) and will automatically offer that to you. If you ask for Turkish tea (black tea), you tend to get a smile and a better tasting cup of tea (no really, the apple stuff is disgusting…and it's powdered so who knows what is in it). So, drink up and experience a piece of Turkish culture!
Feed me!!
Generally speaking, you can tell who spent their time in Cuba on a resort and those who did not by asking one simple question: how was the food? The key to experiencing Cuba on the gastronomical level is to not eat at the resort. It upsets me when people bash Cuban food when they haven't eaten Cuban food, which actually is fantastic. It's so simple –the rice, beans, vegetables, meat, and fresh fruits were every day foods – but it was so flavourful. Doing a local tour or staying in a casa particulares can give you the opportunity to try local food and I highly suggest that you do – your taste buds will thank you.
Don't follow the main path!
When walking the Camino Frances, most people tend to ignore the alternative routes because of tiredness, physical pain, or the rush for a bed. I believe that to add a deeper layer to the walk, going off the main trail is imperative. It gives you the chance to further learn the history of the area, chances to walk original portions of the trail, and more opportunities to interact with people who are not necessarily shaped by the modern business-focused Camino Frances. It allows you to experience something a little more unique which definitely is the aim of hunting for a travel golden key!
Trini to de bone
Some may want to say that Carnival is the golden key to Trinidad – in my opinion, once upon a time it may have been but now that costumes are primarily some string and beads, it's not so much anymore. To me, a quest to understanding Trinidad starts with its music. If you want to know about its social history, listen to some kaiso / calypso. It documented history, politics, scandals, gossip – to the point where there were times during its colonial days, certain songs were banned! I'm sure you can tell by now I'm not talking about songs like Day-O or Hot, Hot, Hot (two songs that make me want to stab myself in the eye – by the way, the songs aren't Trini…the latter is from Montserrat and the former from Jamaica). While there have been many, two classic artists to check out are Lord Kitchener and Sparrow. Modernized calypso (kind of) is called soca and that is the stuff we hear today. Trinidad soca lyrics retain some of what calypso used to do but for the most part, it is the same innuendo-laced crap that makes up a lot of Western music. Though, sometimes, there is one that gives you an idea how Trinis generally don't take anything seriously – case in point, the new song floating around Trinidad called No Ebola. So so wrong but…


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New Naturalism: the images and the perception of nature have radically changed. They are today scientific, financial, ecological and mostly digital minded.
The Digital Age's icons call for a paradoxical return to painting.
Today's digital arts, the same as photography in the XIX century, do not mean the end of painting, but invite us to invent new digital fine arts.
For example we have today on the planet Earth more bar-codes, emblematic of our society of control and consume, than we had throughout all past centuries of Christianity.
Time let me consider art more and more as a philosophical practice.
Art is Myth, Myth is Art : same divinatory creation, same fabulatory praxis of humankind in search of itself. Art always invokes the supreme myth of creation or a range of its great human stories personifying it, whether it may be the celebration of founding myths of societies, of gods, man or nature, of realism, abstraction, cubism, suprematism, constructivism, surrealism, of inner necessity or digital magic, by the means of architecture, theatre, music, literature, philosophy, dance, performance or painting. And when it comes to question itself or the society which celebrates it, art becomes sociological or mythanalytical.
This is nothing new, as what I call myth/art seeks deeply into archeology of present as much as of future time. I already mentioned it in 1979 on the occasion of a performance at the Pompidou Centre, when l announced "the end of art History".
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Thai Noodles
In Thailand, noodles are widespread, cheap and tasty. But they're also extremely varied and somewhat complicated to order.
The Noodles
You'll find four main kinds of noodle in Thailand. When ordering, it's generally necessary to specify which noodle you want. It's also possible to order some types of noodle dishes minus the noodles, with a bowl of rice instead; this is called gäo läo.
Thai Egg Noodles – Bà•mèe Made from wheat flour and egg, this noodle is yellow
and sold only in fresh bundles.
Rice Noodles with Curry – Kà•nöm Jen This noodle is produced by pushing a rice-based dough through a sieve into boiling water, much the way some types of Italian pasta are made.
Noodles – Sên göo•ay dëe•o The most common type of noodle in Thailand is made from rice flour mixed with water to form a paste, which is steamed to form wide, flat sheets, then sliced into various widths.
Glass noodles – Wún•sên An almost clear noodle made from mung bean starch and water, this noodle features occasionally in noodle soups, but is usually the central ingredient in yam wún sên, a hot and tangy salad made with lime juice, Prik kêe nöo (tiny chilies), shrimp, ground pork and seasoning.
Some Thai noodle dishes can be ordered dry, in which the noodles are served with just enough broth to keep them moist.
Thai Egg Noodles – Bà•mèe These eponymous Chinese-style noodles are typically served with barbecued pork slices, greens and if you like, wontons.
Rolled Noodles in Five Spice Broth – Göo•ay jáp Rice noodles and pork offal served in a fragrant, peppery broth; a dish popular among the Thai-Chinese.
Thai curry noodles – Göo•at dëe•o Kang A Thai-Muslim dish of rice noodles served with a curry broth, often including garnishes such as peanuts and hard-boiled egg.
Noodle with Pork meatballs – Göo•ay dëe•o lôok chin This dish combines rice noodles in a generally clear broth with pork- or fish- based (or less commonly, beef or chicken) balls; one of the most common types of noodles across the country.
Boat noodles – Göo•ay dëe•o rea
Known as boat noodles because they were previously served from the canals of central Thailand, this intense pork- or beef- based bowls are among the most full-flavored of noodle dishes.
Curry Noodles – Kà•nöm jeen This dish, named after its noodle, combines thin rice threads and a typically mild, curry-like broth, served with a self-selection of fresh and pickled vegetables and herbs.
Northern Thai Curry Noodles – Kôw soy Associated with northern Thailand is this dish that combines wheat- and –egg noodles with a fragrant, rich, curry-based broth.
Pink Noodle Soup – Yen dah foh A crimson broth with meatballs, blood cubes, and crispy greens, this dish is probably the most intimidating but popular noodle dish in Bangkok.


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From the people that brought you Dead Cow Wave, in our continueing efforts to find small, out of the way features that are user friendly and easy to learn on bring you ZOOLANDER. A small ledge hole just outside of Idahna, Or on Hwy 22.
The Skinny:
Zoolander is a small, righty carthweel and spin spot on the Bruno Mt. run on the North Santiam. Otherwise know for its play at higher flows, this run should keep all but the pickiest big feature fanatics at bay. This also means never a line up. As the name implies, its a right carthweel ONLY spot. There is a retentive and deep enough pocket on the surfers right but anyone who attempts a lefty will be rewarded with a sound THUMP and probably flush upside down. Vertical right to left splits are easy enough though. Its also pretty friendly for side surfing and spinning. The eddy is a bit flushy out the back so a quick roll is handy to avoid hiking.
One more thing... Just like Zoolander the movie, this hole may not be worth a special trip. If you are already out that way I highly recommend a stop. If you are serioulsy cartwheel challenged, this is a really great spot to dial in your edge control and body position. Improvent here will be immedialty rewared with more ends and more retentive rides.
Where is it/When is it:
I've been out to it between about 1000 and 1300. I expect the range is a bit wider than that too.
To get there, head East on 22 past Detroit. Once through Idahna, look for some green metal buildings on the south side of the road. Just past these, where the guard rail starts, is a turn out. Hike up river from there and put in just upsteam of the speed limit sign.
If you are doing the run, look for a Triangular rock in the middle of the river about 1/2 mile past Cooper Ridge Rd bridge. The hole is on river right.
Have a great time, let me know how it goes.
-Blue Haired Freak.


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Hamilton Lloyd and Associates – Our client, an Oil and Gas company operating in the different dimensions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas space. Due to internal expansion, they are looking to recruit suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Technical Assistant
Location: Lagos
Department: Group Chief Executive Officer's Office
Reports To: The Group Chief Executive Officer
Job Summary
- The Technical Assistant will provide administrative and technical support to the GCEO to ensure the highest standards and efficient running of the office.
- He/She Will ensure that technical and administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner to support the technical personnel in the delivery of the specific piece of work or project.
- He/She will also ensure governance and compliance with legislation and industry standards and provide strategic advice in consultation with key stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities
- Generally responsible for the GCEO's office from a technical and administrative standpoint.
- Periodically review, update and clarify the Group and Subsidiaries' strategies with clear deliverables and actionable implementation timelines.
- Work closely with the GCEO and GCOO to midwife and superintend new initiatives and business strategies / growth areas within the Group.
- Support technical personnel with project support duties.
- Develop and maintain technical databases and spreadsheets.
- Establish, develop, and maintain electronic filing systems.
- Respond to external requests for information.
- Liaise with internal and external customers.
- Control internal and external documentation.
- Conduct research, create reports and maintain records with a view to produce relevant and accurate statistics necessary for decision making.
- Provide input to technical studies/research projects, technical reports, project planning, etc.
- Undertake data analysis, identify and investigate variations.
- Handle confidential and sensitive information.
- Take phone calls relating to complex projects.
- Supervise the EA to the GCEO and all his responsibilities to the GCEO.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Corporate Governance:
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If you get the following error when you try to seed a CCR/SCR target node, you probably have a Windows Firewall problem.
WARNING: Replication for storage group 'MyCluster\SG01' is still suspended. If needed, you can use the Resume-StorageGroupCopy cmdlet in the Exchange Management Shell to resume replication.
Update-StorageGroupCopy: Seeding failed : Database seeding error: Error returned from an ESE function call (0xc7ff1004), error code (0x0).
If you take a network trace while this cmdlet is running, you'll find numerous unanswered TCP SYNs from the source node to the target node. Looking in TCPView from Sysinternals, you'll find the PowerShell.exe process listening on the port these SYNs are sent to. If you're using the Windows Firewall, you'll need create a rule that permits PowerShell.exe to listen.
I initially assumed these were RPCs so I created a Dynamic RPC rule for PowerShell.exe, but, this didn't work. Thus I just fell back to a rule which permitted TCP connections on any port to PowerShell.exe. I scoped the rule to the subnets which had my CCR and SCR targets.