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Commercial Aquaponics – A Fine Line Between Being Environmentally Friendly and Factory Farm..
I've spoken before about how adding sophistication to one's growing setup can be a recipe for more things that can go wrong. But lets say you do it right.. lets say you keep your balances checked and within a reasonable median of safety, then what? Well you might become exceptional at making an ultra-efficient growing setup. You might also be coming to a crossroads..
The one factor in any aquaponics setup that should be foremost in your mind is that you have living breathing animals that rely on your care. If you are aiming to produce huge numbers of fish, the means by which you achieve that goal can easily go from being a system that provides harmony with the fish, to something more like what you'd see in a factory farm. Granted the fish will be harvested in the end, so the idea would be, "What does it matter if the fish are happy or not?" Well, in the end, that bit is up to the grower. I'm personally of the belief that if you're going to grow something, whether plant or animal, that you provide an environment that is the best it can be for them.
I'd like to provide this video of a commercial AP setup that is right on that bleeding edge. They are currently able to achieve 1lb of fish per 1 gallon of water through the use of high protein fish feed (which most likely is derived from fish-meal, i.e other fish) but also through the application of liquid oxygen being applied to the system. Its a spectacular setup.. a good deal of thought did go into this design. But if you look closely at the tanks you can see the density of fish is at a point of being nearly inhumane. At that density it becomes questionable as to whether the setup is environmentally sound or is primarily for profit at the expense of the fish.
I'll leave it to your own judgement, but I just want to leave you with a final thought..
Just because a technique(s) impressive and it can be done, some Common Sense should come into play telling you that its pushing the boundaries of what should be sustainable, only to become what is artificially inflated and more for greed then striking a good balance with the natural world around you (or the one you help to create).
Urban Farm Fanatic Item #2 – Aquaponics Greenhouse… The Build Continues!
Well, the opportunity to finally get down to the fun part of building the greenhouse, i.e… actually building the greenhouse has come! No bushes to dig out, no irrigation to dig around for, no screening out river rocks. Just fun old, "Break out the power tools and grunt like Tim the Toolman Taylor building!!!" Arrrrghhh arrrgh aaahhhh!!! 🙂
Originally my thought was to just start adding in a few images as the build progressed, but by the end of the day I had realized that I had been quite the camera bug.. and so putting together just a few still frames wasn't going to do this build the justice it deserved. After all, you plan a project for months, you need to give it the full blogging treatment. So, I decided to dust off what little knowledge I have about video editing and put together a nice little clip of the days progress… and yes, this all occurred in just one day! (The magic of the hoop house build.) All together about 8 hours of work.
After completing the first days work, I'd have to say the hardest part of the initial build was the 2x4x6 foundation. I was wanting that to be as level as I could get it, but realized that the ground was in no way level for my needs. I pre-drilled holes for each of the pieces on my back porch which I knew to be level, then moved them into the yard for assembly (the greenhouse's dimensions are 12×40). I used scrap blocks to add support to the low lying areas. Followed that up with the sledgehammering of the 3 foot re-bar pieces (drove those half way into the ground.. my right hand is dead by the way from swinging an 8 pound sledgehammer).
As for the easiest part, that would be the assembling and installation of the PVC supports. Got a nice little 45 degree joint to mount the two 10 foot sections together, slid one end over the re-bar on one side, then bent and slid it over on the opposing side. That part took all of 20 minutes to complete the entire hoop!
Next weekend I will be receiving a large order of rock that will be applied to the foundation. The plan was to do that anyway and I thought it better to work with the rock in order to achieve a level base rather than trying to dig up the surrounding dirt and raking that around. But as I said.. next weekend.. right now the old bod is ridiculously sore, so I'm going to be giving it a breather before I put it back to work!
Enjoy the video!!! 🙂
Fanatic Inspiration #2..
Took a tour of a commercial grade Aquaponics farm in Chandler, Arizona.. Rhiba Farms.
In comparison to the previous tour with Garden Pool, this was obviously an order of magnitude bigger than what I had seen before. A considerable amount of time and funding was spent on putting these facilities together and it shows. But it should in no way detract from the accomplishment the McClung families achievement.
This is version 1.0 of Rhiba Farms. There are currently plans in the works to move their entire facility over to a 3 acre plot in the near future, effectively increasing their size by about a factor of six!
The biggest surprises I found at this facility was that everything is raised on a foundation of asphalt (the current facility was at one time a phone servicing business). Mosquitoes were out in force over the floating beds since there was no barrier to keep them at bay. They are currently experimenting with small fish and shrimp in the beds to work on breaking down wastes, but also to act as a curb on the mosquito larvae that seem to thrive in these beds.
Our tour guide was actually the owner of the facility and took his time answering everyone's questions (the tour was topping 2 1/2 hours before we had to depart). So if you are ever in the area, they give these tours the last Sunday of every month.
Unfortunately, video was not an option as my batteries were getting low, so I stuck with still frame shots. They do however cover the majority of the facility.


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The use of the face veil is quite possibly one of the most depressing sights (Independent, Tuesday 17th Sept 2013). The face veil symbolises the very essence of female subservience to the chauvinistic culture of monotheism.
Of course, in a liberal democracy the choice of headwear is a free choice for individuals. However, the principle of democracy rests on open and free dialogue between informed citizenry. To what extent can a choice truly be free and informed, if it is based on cruel familial and cultural pressure, enacted often against will and with force.
There are, however, rules and expectations placed upon citizens, such as participation in open Court and security protocols. These requirements necessitate an open face, and there should not be any religious or cultural opt-outs available.
Current responses to anxiety around face veils seems to be, unhelpfully, polarised. To cultural reactionaries and right-wing propagandists, the face veil represents a fear of the future, a loss of values and identities. The political left seems to have chosen to either remain mute, or attempt a vague and sinister form of cultural relativism.
To ban any form of dress, let alone that which is deemed to be 'religious attire', would be deeply controversial, and probably counter-productive. Nothing swells the massive ranks of support like a well-played victim card.
Religiously segregated schools have contributed to Scotland's shameful problem with sectarianism, it seems that face veils are another (semi-elective) form of the same segregation.
Birmingham College was right in taking its decisive action to ensure that all students are able to be open and visible, this is a solid bedrock from which cultural and religious understanding can flourish. Let alone a necessity for security.
However, in a shameful and embarrassing climb-down, the college has now withdrawn from its principles of equality in favour of appeasing the cultural relativists. Yet again we see the defeat of reason and logic at the hands of sinister religious threats.
Shared spaces of learning and information exchange are not the place to continue a bizarre experiment in religious segregation.
Jeremy Browne MP is wrong in his approach (Guardian 16 Sept 2013), there is no need for a 'debate' on veil wearing. The arbitrary discrimination towards women is wrong, no such debate can do anything but affirm it. Also, if women are so disenfranchised, how well does Mr Browne think they will be able to engage in such a debate?
Mr Browne is at least right about one thing, to attempt to ban items of clothing, would be to cede the principle of freedom.
The correct way to approach this divisive issue, is to build support and consensus for pro-social shared values. The war against the veil will be won by attrition and compassion, not by divisive politicking.
The face veil is a disgusting throw-back to a primitive attempt to subjectify women. It manages to simultaneously insult men, who are portrayed as lacking any will-power whatsoever, and teetering on the point of rape at any moment.
The reason it provokes so much ill-feeling perhaps, is because of the willingness of its subjects to cast themselves into the social and cultural chains that it represents, similar to the morose, and now thankfully out-dated Indian practice of Sati. As Richard Matheson said, it is the deepest curse of the flagellant, to grow inured even to the whip.
As to wither or not the face veil should be band in public spaces; sadly in many Islamic countries, women are missing altogether from the public space. Therefore, I think that any further such move could be very damaging for our society.
We should pity and show compassion to our citizens behind the veil. The cost of social segregation is high, and criminalisation can only add to this.


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Boys may not be that bad
It has sunk in that we were truly having a boy as our third child and Nancy and I were scared. We could name many rambunctious, active, wild, disrespectful boys. Was this our future? We wanted to cry. Sullen we sat in our seats for the Sunday morning church service. As we sat we became aware of how many well behaved boys were around us. Infants, toddlers, kids, tweens, and even teenagers, all these boys were being well behaved. Nancy and I both knew, God spoke to us, showing us that it was going to be OK to have this boy.
It will be scary having our third child, I am so glad they start out so small.


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I used to believe that I had little to fear from woman's lingerie. I just learned (indirectly from the York Regional police) that I'm mistaken. I'm glad I learned this information before I met a horrific fate.
Police constable Jennifer Martin, who was testifying in an impaired driving case, stated that she asked the suspect (Sang Eun Lee – pictured on the left) to remove her underwire bra over concerns that it could be used as a weapon.
It started with a pat down search of Lee, following her arrest. The search revealed an underwire bra (that must have been quite a surprise to Martin . Imagine, a woman wearing an underwire bra!).
Lee was asked to remove the bra, which she did after removing her coat and sweater and exposing her breasts. Martin turned the bra over to her supervisor, and it was returned to Lee later.
According to Martin's un-named supervisor, it is standard practice to have female officers require all accused woman to remove their underwire bras. Why? Martin gave two reasons:
(1) Martin has "heard" of examples of "accused persons trying to kill themselves with their bras," and
(2) The wire can also be removed and used to damage police holding cells and is a risk to officer safety, she said.
I'll buy that suspects can use their garments to hang themselves. And I get that officers have to be alert when it comes to officer safety. But was taking Lee's bra, in these circumstances, necessary? Or is this a case of a police officer conducting an unreasonable search?
Was the search reasonable?
Lee was under arrest, and therefore subject to a police search. Police have the right to conduct a reasonable search of someone who's "in custody." That makes sense. Police don't want to have someone in the police car with them if that person is carrying a gun or a knife or an ice pick.
I don't have a problem with the police conducting a "pat down" of someone they've arrested. But the search in this case went much further than a pat down. This search involved having Lee remove her clothing and exposing her breasts.
What's "reasonable" varies on a case by case basis. Strip searches may be reasonable in some circumstances (for instance to find drugs, which some suspects have concealed in body cavities). And obviously violent suspects will be subjected to a more vigorous and thorough search than other suspects (more than just a mere pat down).
Lee was arrested for impaired driving, not a crime of violence. It wasn't likely that she had a cocktail concealed in a body cavity. Was having her remove her bra, exposing her breasts reasonable in this case?
Seizing items dangerous to the suspect:
Constable Martin is correct when she says that some people harm themselves with their clothing, for instance people have hanged themselves with their shoelaces. In this case Martin said that she was concerned because Lee was distraught during the booking process, and she was impaired.
I'd argue most people (who aren't used to being arrested) are upset when they get arrested. That's more the norm rather than the exception. So was Lee more distraught than normal? Should her bra have been taken from her to protect her from herself?
When Leora Shemesh (Lee's lawyer) challenged Martin to "find one occurrence involving someone attempting to hang themselves with an underwire bra," Martin replied:
"I don't know specifically. I know people have tried to hang themselves with their clothes."
But if Martin was that concerned, why not take all of Lee's clothes. Why just have Lee remove her bra?
There's no mention of Lee being detained past the booking process. There's no mention of her being placed on a "suicide watch," It doesn't appear that the bra was taken to prevent Lee from causing harm to herself, because there doesn't appear to be any indiction of that, which leads us to the final question:
Did the "underwire bra" pose a real threat to the officer?
Every circumstance is unique, and I don't argue that there are cases where the wire from an underwire bra could be used as a weapon.
Take the example of Barbara Amile, Conrad Black's wife. When she went to visit Black in a Florida correctional complex, she had to remove the wire from her bra. That makes sense to me. Correctional institutions have to control what comes in, and there's a very real potential that an inmate could fashion a weapon from the wire. But what about in this case?
There's no indication that Lee had a record of violence. There's no indication that she was violent towards the officer. She wasn't being arrested for a violent crime.
There is nothing to suggest that the underwire bra posed any threat to the officer whatsoever.
The police have a tough job, and it can be a dangerous job. They need to be cautious.
They have the authority to search people, but it is not an absolute authority.
There are rules that govern the conduct of the police and how the police do their job, and that includes how police search individuals. Searches must be authorized by law, and they must be reasonable in the circumstances.
In these circumstances, Lee's lawyer argues that the search was not reasonable. She's asking that the charges against her client be dismissed. That's the only real remedy available to Lee, and that remedy serves to protect society from unauthorized police activity. If the police were allowed to illegally search people, and convictions followed those searches, there'd be nothing stopping the police from regularly conducting unreasonable searches.
But what do you think?
Should the police have the right to ask a woman to remove her clothing and seize an underwire bra in cases where there is no suspicion of violence?
And if the search was not reasonable in the circumstances, should the charges leading to the arrest and search be dismissed?
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Hutchinson Study of High School Smoking
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00115882
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 27, 2005
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|Smoking Cessation
|Behavioral: MI + CBST
|Phase 3
Rates of smoking prevalence among US adolescents remain unacceptably high, with 24% of high school seniors smoking monthly and 16% smoking daily. Unfortunately, without intervention, for the majority of these adolescent smokers, smoking will be a long-term addiction. Recent studies have demonstrated that a majority of teen smokers want to quit and try to do so, but with little success.
The Hutchinson Study of High School Smoking is a 2-arm group-randomized trial in adolescent smoking cessation, conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in partnership with 50 Washington State high schools. Twenty-five high schools are randomly assigned to the experimental (intervention) condition and 25 are assigned to the control (no intervention) condition. The trial uses innovative and rigorous trial design and methodology to address recruitment, retention, and other methodological challenges encountered in early adolescent cessation trials, to provide a rigorous test of in innovative proactive smoking cessation intervention. Participants are 2,151 high school students (all smokers and a sample of nonsmokers identified via baseline survey of all enrolled students at the end of their junior year).
The intervention, delivered during the senior year of high school, consists of a series of counselor-initiated, individually-tailored telephone counseling calls. Incorporating both Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral skills training, the counseling telephone calls aim to increase smokers' motivation for quitting smoking, build skills for smoking cessation, and assist with relapse prevention. For nonsmokers, the telephone calls provide positive reinforcement of students' abstinence choices and help build skills for supporting peers' efforts to quit smoking. Complementary intervention components include an interactive cessation/informational Web site (www.Matchbreaker.org) and school-based promotional materials (cessation posters, school newspaper ads).
Participants are followed to two follow-up times: the first at age 19 (approximately 6 months post-high school), and the second at age 25, to assess immediately after high school, and again in young adulthood, the intervention's impact on cessation status, number of quit attempts, change in readiness to quit and reduction in frequency and level of smoking.
Concerning effectiveness in reaching teen smokers, 65.3% (691 out of 1058) smokers in the intervention condition were successfully recruited, and participated in the telephone counseling.
Concerning effectiveness in helping teen smokers quit smoking, at the first follow-up, the intervention increased the percentage who achieved 6-month prolonged smoking abstinence among all smokers (21.8% in the experimental condition vs 17.7% in the control condition, difference = 4.0%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.2 to 8.1, P = .06) and in particular among daily smokers (10.1% vs 5.9%, difference = 4.1%, 95% CI = 0.8 to 7.1, P = .02). There was also generally strong evidence of intervention impact for 3-month, 1-month, and 7-day abstinence and duration since last cigarette (P = .09, .015, .01, and .03, respectively). The intervention effect was strongest among male daily smokers and among female less-than-daily smokers.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|2151 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Proactive Smoking Cessation for Adolescents
|Study Start Date :
|September 2000
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2015
Experimental: 1
proactive smoking-cessation telephone counseling
Behavioral: MI + CBST
The HS Study intervention consisted of proactive identification and recruitment of eligible smokers (and selected nonsmokers) within the target population, and a protocol-guided series of counselor-initiated, personally-tailored telephone calls (from 1 to 10, depending on participant's interest) to eligible high school senior smokers and nonsmokers in experimental high schools. The telephone-delivered behavioral intervention integrated Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Skills building. Content and dose were tailored to the individual.
Other Name: HS Study Intervention
No Intervention: 2
no-intervention control
- 6-months prolonged smoking abstinence at age 19 and at age 25 [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- smoking abstinence [ Time Frame: 3-months, 1-month, and 7-day ]
- number of quit attempts in past 12 months [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- longest length of time without smoking in past 12 months [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- reduction in frequency/level of smoking [ Time Frame: current; last 30 days ]
- change in readiness to quit [ Time Frame: current ]
- change in stage of change
- composite of quit duration and number of cigarettes per day [ Time Frame: past 12 months ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years to 20 Years (Child, Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- All high school juniors enrolled in a participating high school who reported on their baseline survey that they smoked once a month or more; and a selected sample of nonsmoker respondents (former smokers and never smokers with close friends who smoke)
- Written or verbal parental consent required for intervention participation by students under age 18
Exclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in participating school at time of baseline survey, but not developmentally able to independently complete the baseline survey
- Not able to understand or speak English sufficiently to complete informed consent for telephone counseling
- Foreign exchange students
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00115882
|United States, Washington
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
|Principal Investigator:
|Arthur V. Peterson, Jr., PhD
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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|May 24, 2016
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David Loftus wrote: (What's the "ology" word I'm looking for -- concerned with endings. . . ?)
Teleology. Yes! That's the idea I was groping for: a teleological midrash! An interesting place for fantasy fiction to go, to say the least.
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Limited Government
We the people, not we the government, built this country. Belief in the individual is what made this country great and free. We each play a part in keeping the greatest nation that ever existed free, but more government is not the answer. I, and all the other soldiers who have fought for this country, did not fight for the government's right to tell us what to do. We want to carry on what was written in the Declaration of Independence, "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness"; that is the American way of life. I'll always fight for less laws and more freedom, regardless of race, creed or religion. We may have different races and ethnic backgrounds but we are all united 1st and foremost as Americans!
"A wise and frugal government … shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government." – Thomas Jefferson
10th Amendment/State Sovereignty
I believe that the federal government is interfering in our lives beyond what the Constitution allows, and it's time that the States take back the power that was rightly given to them in the Constitution by our Founding Fathers.
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation and foreign commerce. … The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives and liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement and prosperity of the State." – James Madison
I believe that if we neglect to provide the next generation with a solid education, the nation we know and love will cease to exist. I'll be a staunch supporter of school choice because I believe that parents can better decide what's best for their children than the government does. Furthermore, teachers are the building blocks of our nation's education, and as such, deserve the proper funding to support their undertaking.
"I consider knowledge to be the soul of a republic, and as the weak and the wicked are generally in alliance, as much care should be taken to diminish the number of the former as of the latter. Education is the way to do this, and nothing should be left undone to afford all ranks of people the means of obtaining a proper degree of it at a cheap and easy rate." – John Jay
Fair Tax
I'm a huge supporter and fan of the National Fair Tax. The current tax code we currently have is crippling every part of our economy, and forcing corporations to relocate to other countries. I'm a firm believer, due to overwhelming evidence, that increased taxes always leads to a sluggish economy. Therefore, I'll always fight to lower taxes and regulations. I'll fight to eliminate our income tax, and replace it with a state fair-tax.
"Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery." – Calvin Coolidge
Economic development/job growth
I'm a big supporter of small business, and will be pushing for less regulations and taxes. I believe that in order to have a thriving economy, the government needs to play a very minimal part in it. We the people build America's businesses, not the government.
"Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry." – Thomas Paine
I will staunchly oppose Obamacare at every opportunity. I do not believe that the federal government should control our health care system. We should be taking our health into our own hands and let the free market handle the healthcare situation. We've seen enough examples of countries that have socialized medicine. They have crumbled innovations and cost many lives because of slow health care delivery. All the regulations and frivolous lawsuits are hindering our doctors from being able to really focus on their patients.
Conservative Values
Pro Life
I believe life starts at conception, and that in every little fetus is the seed of greatness. Each one is a little person that has something amazing to contribute to the world.
Pro Family
A powerful, solid, stable country cannot exist without the foundation of strong, united families!
Pro 2nd Amendment
I'll always support the RIGHT to Bear Arms.
"A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." – U.S. Constitution
Pro Military
I'll always show support and gratitude for the over 1.3 million soldiers who have given their lives for this great nation, and for the soldiers who are currently in harms way. I'll always support the organizations that give back to them and help in their transition from military life to civilian life. I also support teaching our children the history of our country's founders and heroes. The next generation should grow up with a sense of pride and respect for the heritage of America.
My Promise to YOU
I will always apply a 4 way test to every bill that comes before me:
1. Does it reduce or expand government?
2. Is it the proper role of government?
3. Does it promote personal responsibility?
4. Does it support family values?


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This is my cross stitch blog… I basically set it up so I can track what I have achieved.
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All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.
Department core courses (12 credits)
- Comm 611: Introduction to Theories and Concepts of Human Communication
- Comm 620: Research Methods I
- Comm 621: Research Methods II
- One course (3 credits) from the following:
- Comm 691B: Seminar in Media Theory
- Comm 613: Introduction to Theories of Social Interaction
- Comm 665: Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (or its equivalent)
- Comm 693D: Introduction to Film Theory
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In addition to Comm 620 and Comm 621, two courses designated as "tool courses" are required. Tool courses facilitate dissertation research. It is up to your Guidance Committee to specify particular competencies. For example, students doing quantitative research will probably need advanced work in statistics; students doing historical, critical, or interpretive scholarship will probably need additional courses in qualitative research.
Additional course requirements
- Minimum of 9 UMass graduate course credits taken outside the department
- 12 department course credits at the 700–800 level, exclusive of independent study credits
- Maximum of 9 independent study credits and 6 tutorial credits in the department across the two degrees (counted toward the 66)
- 42 hours of Communication credits, of which no more than 9 can be independent study


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This morning I got all worked up about an email on my school's listserv about how social networks don't really build community online. I was properly fuming over it … and it wasn't even 9am. It did not bode well for the rest of my Saturday.
So I made a decision not to think about anything school- or work-related all day today.
It was a great success. Among other things, I spent some time with friends in Second Life, something I hadn't done for a couple of months. I was even able to make my friend Lou's weekly trivia game.
Here is a snap of Lou and me after the game, enjoying our "non-existent" online community.
For decades now, I have spent time connecting with people online. Some of my closest friendships are with people I rarely, if ever, see in person. It no longer seems strange to me, but I understand how it could seem strange to others. I value online and offline friendships for different reasons, and am very fortunate to have the benefits of both.


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By Vita Forest
This week I have been
- Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta (love spending time with those Skuldenorians)
- Animal Farm by George Orwell (on Max's recommendation)
WRITING Day tripping
MAKING costumes, costumes and more costumes!
WATCHING Borgen Series 1
- Gerringong and Kiama with Saskia
- Cockatoo Island
- up with some lovely colleagues past and present
- up with my old Mothers Group. What an amazing bunch they are, what a lot we have gone through since we first met.
DOING some "extreme sketching" at Cockatoo Island in wild winds and with aggressive sea gulls dive bombing. Who knew sketching could be such a daredevil activity?


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And so, my exams are officially over as of TODAY! Hurray! Come on, cheer with me! Yaaa Hooo! :)
Anyway, I finally received my BBM package from Sarah of Cooking with the Headhunter on tuesday. Couldn't blog about it immediately cause of my exams but hey, I can, now! So be prepared for a whole slew of photos in this post. You will get to see what's in that box she sent me.
In fact, I'm so glad the box came on Tuesday. I had an exam in that exact afternoon and I heard it was going to be a tough paper so I was already rather anxious and nervous. But it was a delight to find the package delivered to me that exact morning! It really made my day. More so what was in the box that really touched me. Sarah had included a whole lot of goodies and even handmade stuff that represented christmas. I love Christmas but it's a pity that not much fuss is made out of it here. Well, other than the commercial aspect of gift-giving... I can safely say that Chinese New Year is more celebrated here than Christmas. Christmas is getting too hyped up I must say. The real reason for it has been watered down loads.
Allright then, it's time to reveal what's in the box. There's going to be lots of pictures so I'll let them speak for themselves and give only short comments:
a whole bunch of goodies awaits
Schiklosch - Yugoslavian cookies made by Sarah and her family
close up of schiklosch
You know what? I'm like addicted to these cookies. Ever since I opened the box, I've been eating them non-stop. I can't help it! It's really that delicious. The top part is made of walnuts, cinnamon, cloves etc. The bottom's kind of like shortbread. Lovely. Sarah, you rock!
coconut macaroons
Yet another yummy delight that Sarah made. My dad really like this one! I even packed some for him to bring to work. He copied the recipe Sarah sent and intends to make some of his own soon. Sarah, you have a new fan! Anyway those who want the recipes for the Schiklosch and Coconut macaroons can visit Sarah's post about them as her cookie swap entry for the recent SHF/IMBB.
Look at all that chocolates! Sarah, did you read my mind or what? hahaa..
my utmost favourite. A special version of ferrero. But too bad they don't have it here in Singapore!
snowman peeps!
I was thoroughly excited to see these peeps in the package! Why? That's because I've been soo curious about peeps eversince I watched how they were made on a programme that aired on Discovery Travel & Living some time back. I think it featured all-time favourite sweets and treats. They showed the original chick peep that used to be made for easter. Since then, there has been many peeps in different guises, like this one: the snowman!
a close up of Mr Snowman Peep. Ain't he cute?
I love these peeps! They're so light and fluffy and not too sweet. Yum. I still have some. Gonna save it for some friends to try.
Tazo Tea - Blended black, green and Oolong teas.
Sarah, what can I say, You really sent me a dream package of all my favourite things. I love teas and I really loved the one you sent me. Thank you once again!
These are speculaas that are made in germany. She sent me a pack of these. They're spice cookies and you can really taste the ginger and cinnamon in them. Perfect for eating with coffee and tea of course.
Homemade Christmas Ornament
Spongebob Squarepants socks
more christmas ornaments
Awww... I loved these ornaments and yes the socks too. It gave the package a personal touch and a very Christmas feel to it. It's like Santa visited me early this year. That's what so amazing about Blogging by Mail! You send and receive packages to total strangers, after which you make new friendships and chat about common interests and what not. I wouldn't have this opportunity of finding out about different cultures and traditions had I not taken part in the event! This is just so amazing. When I told my friends about my involvement in this blogging by mail edition and the past 2 ones, they were seriously surprised that such a thing exists! I suppose it's the part about receiving and sending things to strangers that they can't fanthom. But I guess they don't understand how passionate we are about food and all. Seriously, I love this food blogging community. It's grown so so big ever since I first discovered it! I adore the fact that people all over the world muse and share recipes and send homemade stuff from across the globe. It really warms my heart. :)
Okay, before I get all mushy, let me present the final thing in the package and my most favourite surprise:
A Martha Stewart Cookie Edition Magazine!!!!!
I was delighted when I saw this and started flipping through the pages. Here's a few pages to feed your senses:
Yummy huh? I'm so gonna try out these recipes soon. Sarah also included a flyer from Martin's, a supermart/grocer she frequents. It's interesting to see what kind of things are sold in other countries.
Man, this has been a very long post! But hey, it was necessary, since there were just so many lovely surprises Sarah included. You know, I was almost speechless by the time I rummaged through the box. She had also given me a cd of german christmas carols which i've started to listen and taken a liking to. Sarah has Hungarian/Yugoslavian roots and it has been interesting learning about her culture and tradition. This is certainly my best Blogging by Mail experience yet! I'm so looking forward to the next one.
Someday, I hope to actually visit these people who've sent me stuff and also the people I've sent stuff too. It'll be so fun and very interesting I figured! Ahaha... but that'll be a long time more. Got to finish my undergrad studies first eh? Okie Dokie... that's all for now...
P.S. Many thanks to Cathy of My Little Kitchen for hosting the third edition of BBM. Check out the other packages at the round up.
Food Ninja's hosting the fourth edition of Blogging by Mail, so hurry, send your particulars and sign up now!


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- You can apply online for a 2020 reception place from September 2019 until 15 January 2020
- Read our guide 'Starting School in Camden'.
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MUSKEGON (AP) – A Michigan inmate who tried to escape by burying himself in a prison garden has been sentenced to an additional two years behind bars.
Authorities say Edwin Cota was found buried in August at the Brooks prison in Muskegon. He had a sheet tied in knots that he'd planned to use to get over the fence.
Cota's additional two-year punishment will be added to the sentence he's serving for home invasion in the Detroit area.
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It turns out that hot wax is not only useful for removing unshaven hairs from leggy females, cyclists and triathletes (at least those not named Felix). Apparently, it is good for lubicating bicycle chains as well.
Back in late April, while doing some basic bike maintenance and fingers covered with black, grimy grease, I decided to do an experiment. While I've been relatively happy with the Pro-Link bicycle chain lube I've been using for years, I wanted to see how the traditional "chain lubed with melted paraffin" method measured up. The claimed advantages of this method was that the chain stays much cleaner and in dry conditions stays lubricated and quieter for longer. The supposed disadvantages include poor lubrication in the rain and requiring a more elaborate setup for lubing the chain.
These are the basic steps I followed:
- Remove the chain from the bike. Clearly, having a master link (e.g., Sachs) that one can quickly undo without a chain tool is convenient for this.
- Buy some paraffin (candle wax). Supposedly, one can find large, inexpensive containers of "canning wax" in a grocery store, but I couldn't. Therefore, I bought a large white candle from Albertson's for $1.
- Find a pot and tin can. For the latter, I opened a can of beans. I had black bean burritos for dinner that night.
- Fill the pot up with water and bring to a boil.
- While the water is heating, break up the candle (e.g., using a hammer and screwdriver or chisel). Put the candle bits in the tin can, and put the tin can in the pot of boiling water.
Soaking the chain in the hot wax.
While this may seem like a fairly lengthy procedure, it really is not more difficult than taking off a chain to clean it and then dripping lubricant on it. In fact, probably the most "difficult" part (aside from the chain cleaning) is opening a tin can, emptying out its contents, breaking up the candle and putting the candle bits in the can. Note that this is only required the first time as you can save the can and wax and reuse it later.
More importantly, you will (almost) never need to clean the chain again! Check out how clean the chain was after three months/287 miles—which is when the chain started to become squeaky enough to warrant rewaxing it.
In fact, the chain was so clean that I could grab the chain and have no black spots on my hands afterwards. So during rewaxing, I did not need to scrub the chain (i.e., skipped Step #6 above entirely) and merely dipped it into the can of melted hot wax.
Another benefit is that the rest of the drivetrain—chainrings, cassette cogs, and rear derailleur pulleys—also stays super clean, reducing maintenance time.
In contrast, no chain lube—be it Pro-Link, Pedro's Ice Wax, or White Lightning (probably the three cleanest drip-lubes on the market)—could ever keep the chain and drivetrain so grime-free. Also, those lubricants never lasted as long (maybe 200-250 miles for Pro-Link, but only 40-100 miles for the Ice Wax or White Lightning).
It still remains to be seen, however, how well the waxed chain performs in wet conditions. Here in Northern Colorado it hardly ever rains, so I have yet to try it out for more than 10 minutes in the wet. How quiet the chain remains in freezing (winter) weather also remains to be seen. I hear that the hot wax method using paraffin with a little bit of motor oil works well in those conditions. Worst case scenario is that for the extreme-weather months I switch back over to Pro-Link. I will report back later on this during the winter.
[Amendment 12/24/06: I've been riding quite a bit in frigid conditions lately on wet roads (due to melted snow/ice), and the waxed chain is still quiet and smooth. Still haven't had a chance to test the setup in a downpour as it hasn't rained out here in many months. In any case, I haven't had to do any chain maintenance or rewaxing since I originally wrote this article 4 months ago and am still very happy with this method.]


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Question 1 - Is it possible to share the same WorkSets between MicroStation CONNECT, PowerDraft CONNECT, OpenRoads Designer, etc. without corrupting the .dgnws file?
That is have all of these CONNECT applications use the same _USTN_WORKSETSROOT location?
Question 2 - If a consultant creates Link Sets and Sheet Indexes in a WorkSet, can they send their .dgnws file along with the dgn's back to the client to retain the links and idexes?
Hi Rod,
1. I believe this works, I have not tested all combinations but have used MicroStation and AECOsim on the same WorkSet.
We have set up our configs on a network (Workspace and Workset ASCII files, Standards, etc.), but each user's session changes the Projects.dgnws file independantly per sesssion. This only requires one small change to C: drive ConfigurationSetup.cfg.NB. Their own changes save to local disc, Personal.cfg.FWIW. I am not sure whether this contributes somewhat to our crash rate.It would be a good thing to be able to send any User Automatically generated files, based on Company WS, to the user's local file location to avoid this conflict.We do not see a problem with user's changing other's look and feel however, it seems to just be a conflict of file last saved date/time.Bentley, It would be good to know this will not cause us trouble in future though.
Greg SmithAirways New Zealand
Microstation 10.14
PowerDraft 10.14
Hi Gregory,
There should be one DGNWS per WorkSet written to by all users of that WorkSet.
If you can tell us more about how you have set up your Configuration we can advise further.


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– Penticton Secondary School – Princess Margaret Secondary School – Summerland Secondary School Exhibition Opening 7 – 9 pm Thursday May 14, 2015 at the … Penticton Art Gallery.
The Osoyoos & District Arts Council is a registered B.C. society and a federally-registered charity that can issue receipts for donations. The Board of Directors is comprised entirely of volunteers, with no paid staff.
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Important: Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct
QHelpEngine does not display images
laura7s last edited by laura7s
Hello all,
I'm using a QHelpEngine to display my help files (html files) in my custom QTextBrowser. I have generated my help.qch and help.qhc files correctly (I presume) since I verified it using the assistant: assistant -collectionFile help.qhc and indeed my html page was displayed as expected including the .gif image that was present in the html page.
Now I'm trying to display the same content in my application and again I can display the html file but now my image is lost and is replaced with the image_broken_icon.
**In short, my implementation of qhelpengine with qtextbrowser does not display the images that are present in the html files that I'm loading in the qtextbrowser. **
Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
This is the part of the code where I load the html file:
void HelpBrowser::setSource(const QUrl &url) { if (helpEngine != 0) { QByteArray helpData = helpEngine->fileData(url); // show the documentation to the user if (!helpData.isEmpty()) { setHtml(QLatin1String(helpData)); } int anchorPos = url.toString().indexOf(QChar('#')); if (anchorPos >= 0){ QString anchor = url.toString().mid(anchorPos+1); scrollToAnchor(anchor); } } }
Thank you for your help,
mrjj Lifetime Qt Champion last edited by
its most likely something with path. where images are and where QTextBrowser
looks for them.
laura7s last edited by
Hello again,
Thanks for the suggestion! I used process monitor (windows) and tried to see where my application is trying to load the image files from. Apparently, I had misunderstood that my image file is also part of the help.qch file. That's not the case. I could load my html files correctly when I placed my images folder in the directory of the executable.
ValentinMichelet last edited by
I encountered the same issue, but since QtAssistant displays images without telling it where to find them, how does it manage to find them? It has to be somewhere in the qch file, right?


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Few bedrooms in large holiday houses to rent in southern France have such stunning views…
Château Ventenac's five largest bedrooms have superb views down on our gardens and the Canal du Midi, across vineyards towards the Pyrenees where, on a clear day, Mont Canigou rises majestically into view.
7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms
Our large holiday house has seven bedrooms and five bathrooms, offering spacious and comfortable accommodation for up to 14 adults, four children and two infants.
All the bedrooms have ceiling fans, wardrobes, bedside tables and lamps, rugs, at least one table or desk and chair, and a hairdryer. All have access to tea and coffee making facilities.
Cots are available – please let us know at least one week before your arrival if you require any cots or high chairs.
First floor bedrooms
These three rooms are spectacularly large rooms with original features preserved where possible. They have polished oak floors and beautiful fireplaces. The rooms are traditionally decorated and furnished.
The Méditerranée Suite
The bedroom has a period marble fireplace, king-size four-poster bed and a full-size single bed, a traditional double wardrobe, comfortable chairs and a dressing table.
The Méditerranée's en-suite bathroom has a traditional style claw-foot bath with shower attachment, WC, bidet, and a large traditional washbasin.
The Atlantique Suite
Furnished with a king-size canopied bed, a full-size single bed and an optional cot, the Atlantique has an original decorated full-height fireplace.
The en-suite bathroom has a large walk-in shower, WC and vanity unit.
Entre Deux Mers
This bedroom has a traditional French double bed and a full-size single bed.
The en-suite bathroom has a 'wrap-round' hydrotherapy shower cubicle.
Second floor bedrooms
The views from this floor are arguably even more impressive. These rooms are decorated in a pretty French country style and have original terracotta tile floors and exposed beams.
St Nazaire
A pretty room with a king-sized double bed. This room has use of the huge bathroom opposite which has a full bath, hydrotherapy shower and bidet.
This spacious bedroom has a double bed and a full-size single bed.
St Nazaire and Paraza both have magnificent views across the across the gardens, the Canal du Midi and vineyards towards the Pyrenees.
Paraza shares a bathroom with the Château's two single rooms:
This room has a full-size single bed.
St. Valière
A small but pretty room with a full-size single bed.
St. Valière and Ginestas both overlook the roof of the 13th century church behind the Château.
Extra accommodation available
We also have a large dormitory-style bedroom on the top floor which can accommodate up to 4 additional people on two single beds and two child-sized mattresses. There is a supplement chargeable if this extra room is required.


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While working on the Kent Collection catalogue, I noticed that various entries for bronze implements were accompanied by the cryptic phrase 'Britt. Ass. Card Cat.'. Since I'm always looking for more information on the provenance of ancient Cypriot collections, I decided to try to track this reference down. This proved refreshingly straightforward, and led me down an interesting route with some familiar faces along the way.
The 'Britt. Ass. Card Cat.' turns out to be the British Association Bronze Implements Card Catalogue, a truly remarkable initiative begun in 1920 under the auspices of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The aim was to produce a card catalogue of "all the metal objects of the Bronze Age in the museums and collections in the British Isles", in order to facilitate comparative research. One of the original movers in this enterprise was John Linton Myres, the 'father of Cypriot archaeology', excavator of Amathus in Cyprus and cataloguer of the Cesnola Collection at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. The work seems to have progressed on a voluntary basis, with museums, institutions, and private collectors providing basic information – and detailed drawings – of their Bronze Age implements, to be neatly recorded on index cards, filed, and made available for use.
Making information available is of course a different proposition these days, and I was hopeful that this Catalogue might have been digitised in a searchable format. It's not quite there yet, but is well on the way to being so. In a fascinating project, part of the MicroPasts collaboration between the British Museum and UCL, the transcription of the cards is being crowd-sourced, with anyone with an interest invited to contribute to the task of translating the content of the cards into a digital format. As Neil Wilkin et al. point out in a very informative article on the project, this partnership with interested people from a variety of backgrounds fits well with the original compilation of the Catalogue, which relied on the contribution of time and knowledge from the owners of the objects, whoever they might be.
As far as I can tell, the fully functional, searchable database isn't quite there yet, although the underpinning data is well on its way. However, vitally for my purposes, a key step of the project is to scan the original cards and make them available for transcription. This led me to Flickr and a wonderful treasure trove of original cards. These are arranged by the drawers in which the cards were stored; it didn't take long to conclude that 'Foreign Weapons' might be a good place to look for a sword from Cyprus; and since the cards are ordered alphabetically by country, it was a mere matter of scrolling past Austria and China to arrive at Cyprus. It didn't take long at all to find records relating to the Kent collection.
There are a number of helpful things about this record, beyond the satisfaction of having tracked it down. It's not clear whether the object is still extant in the collection which survives today, but having a detailed technical drawing, as well as a written description, can only help to identify it. Most useful, from my perspective, is the information that it came from the collection of Cleanthes Pierides; as the entry above shows, this information is not recorded in the Kent catalogue, and so would have been irretrievably lost if not for this record. Cleanthes Pierides was a merchant and dealer in ancient Cypriot objects, and I'm trying to find out more about his activities and how objects made their way through his hands from ancient Cypriot tombs to collectors, including the Kents; this information provides a further piece of the jigsaw.
While looking through the other objects from Cyprus, I was pleased to come across a record relating to John Holmes, an influential collector and lecturer on Cypriot antiquity in Leeds from the 1860s onwards.
In this case, the card and the information we already have are mutually informative. Holmes complained bitterly that his collection was neglected after he sold it to Leeds City Council in 1882, so it's interesting that someone at the Art Gallery was sufficiently concerned to log the bronze implements with the British Association. The catalogue number 235 allows us to link this spear to the following entry in Holmes' catalogue:
This is not the most legible of entries, but the reference to 'self' makes it clear that Holmes himself obtained this spear on his visit to Cyprus in 1873, which potentially provides a lead about its area of origin.
Needless to say, I'm hugely impressed by the MicroPasts project and grateful for its contribution to my research. I'll be watching with interest to see what forms the data takes in future; I will certainly be visiting again when it's available in searchable format, to see whether I can track down more objects associated with the collections I'm exploring. However, there's something about the original cards which has value over and above the data they contain; beyond the emotional charge of research artefacts from nearly a century ago, there's also information such as the title of the Kent card pictured above. The original intention to describe the object as 'Sword (short)' has been changed to 'Dagger', and this reflects the hedging description in the Kent catalogue of 'Short sword or dagger'. This tells us something about developing approaches to classifying Bronze Age objects, and I'm not sure how the cancelled information would be reflected in a transcribed card. In an ideal world, the images of the original cards would be available alongside the searchable transcribed information, and I hope this may be the case as the project progresses.


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Obama asks governors for border support
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors Sunday as the Obama administration tried to get support from the leaders of states that will host thousands of the Central American children who have crossed the Mexican border on their own since Oct. 1.
Governors of both parties expressed concerns about the cost to states, including providing public education for the children, according to those who attended the meeting. Burwell left the meeting through a side door without talking to reporters.
"Our citizens already feel burdened by all kinds of challenges. They don't want to see another burden come into their state," said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat. "However we deal with the humanitarian aspects of this, we've got to do it in the most cost-effective way possible."
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad were among the most vocal Republican critics. They seized on the administration's plans to place the children with friends or family members without checking on their immigration status.
Under current law, immigrant children from countries that don't border the United States and who cross into this country by themselves are turned over to HHS within 72 hours. From there, they often are reunited with parents or placed with other relatives already living in the country, while they wait for an immigration court to decide their future. The court process can take years.
Neither HHS nor immigration officials check the immigration status of relatives who take custody of the immigrant children.
Since Oct. 1 more than 57,000 children have crossed the border alone. Most are from Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala.
"We want to make sure they're placed in a safe and supportive home or placement, but also, it should be somebody that is legal and somebody that will be responsible to see that they show up for the hearing," Branstad said.
According to data from the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review, about a quarter of immigrants facing deportations hearings don't show up as ordered. The no-show rate for the juvenile immigration court docket is about 46 percent.


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I had a great time seeing music at Radio Bean and Light Club Lamp Shop last Saturday. For their birthday each year the Bean always throws a huge party with tons of bands. The show goes from 8am to 2am with almost every band in town. I usually stop in early, then go to work, then come back in the evening. Last year I took the day off and stopped in several times. This year my work schedule changed and I open on Saturdays and did not think I could be at work at 8:20 after stopping in.
It was a long tricky work day. I got out at 5, stopped quickly at home and arrived at the Bean at 5:30. Joe Adler & The Rangers Of Danger had just finished a Pj Harvey song as I got in and settled. Joe Adler was joined by Dalton Muzzy, Caroline O'Connor, Eric "Regal Segal" Segalstad, AaYa Segalstad. It was a nice version of the Rangers, who always seem to be a slightly different band. I did not know the two songs they played. The one about the wicked witch and the Dead Sea Scrolls sounded familiar and was nicely rocked out. The closer about I'll go soon featured a hyper distorted frenzied guitar workout from Eric and I was in a happy place.
Note from Joe Adler & The Rangers Of Danger "Always a pleasure to see you in the audience Tim! Glad you made it. The second song was an original called Fight or Flight, the final song was a Radiohead deep cut called How Can You Be Sure."
It was a quick changeover then Brett Hughes and the Honky Tonk played some old school country songs. He played guitar and was joined by a bass player I did not know, Jeremy Frederick on drums, a pedal steel player I did not know and Marie Claire Johnson on vocals. Brett sang most of the songs though Marie took lead on the second one. It's been far too long since I have heard her sing and she always sounds great. They played three songs, mostly about whiskey, then called it a night. It's not my favorite genre but they played it so well that I had a great time.
SWALE were up next and came out rocking. I did not know the opening song with the lyric "sound the alarm" that Tyler Bolles sang (Lawn Fire by The Pants per Tyler), but it was pretty cool. The band rocked hard on Jack Sharp then eased off with the lovely Waiting For You. Since they had learned the Paranoid album for a show they played last week, they ended the set with a blistering Fairies Wear Boots. It was great.
Another quick changeover resulted in Cave Bees taking the stage. They rocked as loud and hard and as fast as always. They opened with Sweet Pussy then played the newer song Juliet. Another newer one that I don't know the title of kept things rocking hard. The song about being saved by rock and roll, I think it might be called Queen City, was brilliant. They closed the set with Flight Of The Alligator and the whole room was rocked.
I was not sure who was on left, so I looked at the schedule then immediately ran to the Lamp Shop. Caroline Marie was on stage playing Ritual as I settled in. She created the usual loops with voice and guitar then picked up the sax and blew through the lovely end section. For the next song she set up a backing track with herself on bass and Jane Boxall Percussion on drums and played guitar and sang the gorgeous song Fly. I was elated for every note and that song ended the set.
The next band looked familiar so I did not move. Silver Bridget have a beautiful sound, rock a bit, and play some familiar songs. They feature John Townsend on acoustic guitar and kick drum, Matt Saraca on electric guitar and Johnnie Day Durand on the musical saw. They played great versions of Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon, Love Me Tender, and caught the full room by surprise when they pulled out Creep. It was short, but magnificent set.
I popped back over to the Bean and saw one song from Tom Banjo and his Cranky Show. He seems pretty happy and optimistic and it was his visual aid that is cranky. He has a box with a scroll of thin paper with lots of images and a strong light behind it. Lee Anderson stood behind the machine and turned the cranks to load in each image as Tom told a story of a cat getting into lots of adventures, but always coming back. It was fun.
I popped back to the Lamp Shop and Osage Orange were on. They are a trio with a low-fi indie sound and have something compelling about their songs. One song may have said something about they could not stop us from dreaming. They finished with a new song about an arms dealer who falls in love with an herbalist. The constant refrain of I Would Sell My Guns For You was pretty cool.
I caught a couple of songs from Brian Parmalee. He played keys and set up loops and played bass and sang. It was a nice lush sounding set and I think the last song was called Fetch.
I headed back to the jam packed Bean and found a place to stand in the back and got into the swing of Steady Betty's set. Kat Wright and Miriam Bernardo sounded fantastic as always on the lead vocals. Caroline played bass, so I got to see her in thee bands, which is always cool. They opened with Cupid then played the one about anything to stay boy. Linda Bassick took lead vocals for her song about change is coming. Joy In The Morning followed and was divine. They closed with the song about still being in love with you boy. Everyone in the room was dancing and having fun.
At that point the length of the day caught up with me. I headed out and had a lovely walk home. I only saw 10 of the 80 bands who played but had a great time while I was there.


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Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories for Social Justice Movements
This is the first anthology of short stories to explore the connections between radical speculative fiction and movements for social change. The visionary tales of Octavia's Brood span genres—sci-fi, fantasy, horror, magical realism—but all are united by an attempt to inject a healthy dose of imagination and innovation into our political practice and to try on new ways of understanding ourselves, the world around us, and all the selves and worlds that could be. The collection is rounded off with essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal, and a preface by Sheree Renée Thomas.


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This Symantec NetBackup Maintain and Troubleshoot course provides the IT professional with instruction on troubleshooting Symantec NetBackup 7.5 software. This course covers general error detection tools and troubleshooting methodologies. Students practice solving problems related to the NetBackup database, devices, media, disk, deduplication, and networking. In addition, students study the functions of key NetBackup processes and how to enable, view, and manage the associated logs.
Course Duration
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- Detect problems using tools such as the NetBackup reports, NBSU, and administrative commands.
- Correct problems and verify these corrections.
- Understand the functions of services, daemons, and processes that drive NetBackup operations.
- Back up, recover, and troubleshoot the NetBackup catalog, including the NBDB database.
- Rapidly and accurately isolate the root cause of a backup failure.
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- Enable and use legacy, unified, and robust logging to troubleshoot problems.
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- Troubleshoot miscellaneous features such as OpsCenter and Storage Lifecycle policies (SLP).
This course is for NetBackup administrators, operators, system engineers, and technical support personnel who want to broaden their NetBackup advanced troubleshooting know ledge and skills on a Windows or UNIX platform.
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- One year of NetBackup administration on Windows or UNIX
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This course includes practical exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them into your working
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- Hands-On Labs: Verify the validity of the Window s and Linux NetBackup domains, perform a backup and restore job, use the NBSU utility and OpsCenter
NetBackup Process Flow
- Core process functions
- Backup process flow
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- Hands-On Labs: Trace the NetBackup process flow of a backup and restore job to both tape and disk
Understanding the NetBackup Databases
- The NetBackup catalog
- The NetBackup relational databases (NBDB)
- Catalog backup and recovery
- Maintaining the NBDB
- Hands-On Labs: Perform and analyze a NetBackup catalog backup and a catalog recovery when the disaster recovery file is not available
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- Understanding NetBackup communication
- Configuring NetBackup and network communication
- Troubleshooting network and NetBac kup communication problems
- Common NetBackup communication issues
- Hands-On Labs: Solve simulated communication-related problems
Troubleshooting Tape Devices and Media
- NetBackup device troubleshooting
- Common NetBackup dev ice issues
- Media and device selection
- Media-related status codes
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- Hands-On Labs: Solve simulated device and mediarelated problems.
Troubleshooting Disk Backups Resources
- Overview of disk-based backups
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting Basic Disk
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting Advanced Disk
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting NetBackup deduplication
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Additional Backup and Restore Troubleshooting
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- Troubleshooting snapshot-based backups
- Troubleshooting VMw are backups
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Troubleshooting Storage Lifecycle Policies
- Understanding Storage Lifecycle Policies process flow
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