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For those of you who live under a rock, yesterday was the famously Hallmarked, "Mother's Day." I spent a wonderful day with my mom and the rest of my family doing yard work, watching television, and eating ice cream! I can only hope that you all had just as wonderful of a day with your mothers and/or children. So, because yesterday was all about celebrating moms, I thought I would compose a post about how out of this world I felt not being a mother on Mother's Day…or, just every day in general.
Yes, it's controversial, and yes it's a topic that's been brought up before. If you've read TIME magazine within the last couple of months, you know that they ran a report regarding childless couples. In the report, TIME states that, "the birthrate in the U.S. is the lowest in recorded American history. From 2007 to 2011, the fertility rate declined 9%. A 2010 Pew Research report showed that childlessness has risen across all racial and ethnic groups, adding up to about 1 in 5 American women who end their childbearing years maternity free, compared with 1 in 10 in the 1970s."
If you're anything like me, you proudly raised your hand, and maybe even shouted, "That's me!"when you heard the "1 in 5 American women statistic." It's no secret among my peers and family; I can't stand kids. I've known since I was 12 years old that I didn't want babies, and that I would do ANYTHING to make absolutely sure that a child never formed inside of me. So, you might be asking, "Why 12? Why not before then?" In all honesty, I was on the fence. I knew deep down that I didn't want children, but I had heard from older family members, the media, and my Barbie dolls how great having a family of your own was. And, I thought that maybe having one or two kids wouldn't be so rough. I mean, it's the American dream, right? Graduate from college, get a job, get married, start a family. I can't tell you how many individuals I know from high school and college who are in their early 20's and doing just that. In fact, I found out today that one of my married friends is pregnant, and another is engaged.
At this point, I feel the need to shrug my shoulders and sigh. Sometimes, I feel a bit awkward because I don't want what everyone else seems to. At the same time, many tell me that "I'll change my mind." But, I've felt this way for more than 10 years, and every time I'm around a child (or anyone who is more than 5 years younger than me) I cringe and become very uncomfortable after about 15 minutes. Sure, babies and young kids are cute, but after a few moments, I'm more than ready to hand them back to their mother.
Also, let's just say I can barely take care of myself. Do you really think I'd do well adding a helpless individual to the mix? No. I also have a short temper for ignorant idiots, I mean…kids. It's not that I think all children are stupid, it's just that I tend to get frustrated when kids can't get on my level. We can't have a conversation about the election? You don't know the name of our Governor? Fine; get out of my face; I can't handle you right now.
Needless to say, I've always wondered if a lot of us TRULY want to have children, or if we've all been brainwashed into thinking that our lives take this natural progression and having children is all a part of it.
When I was a senior in college, one of my favorite professors told us a quick story about when she was a new mom that, I think, a lot of new mothers can relate to. She stated that after her oldest was born, she was so sleep deprived, frustrated, emotional, you name it! This new experience really upset her because she obviously and quickly began to realize that motherhood was less than a bed of roses. One day, she went to her mother's house said, "Mom! Why didn't you tell me motherhood was going to be this difficult and crazy?" To which her mother replied, "No one told me. It's something every woman needs to figure out for themselves."
What a slap to the face! Can we pause for a moment while I get my tubes tied?
But, in all seriousness, at the end of the day, it's our mother's that brought us into this world and have helped us grow, learn, and become who we are. I know that I'd be a complete mess without mine! Almost every woman has the physical capabilities to become a mother, but not every woman can be a mom. Happy Mother's Day!
Granny Smith – over and out


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PINEHURST, N.C., June 23 (UPI) -- Michelle Wie has been waiting a long time for this moment.
On Sunday at the U.S. Women's Open in Pinehurst, N.C., the 24-year-old golf star won her first major since she turned pro in 2005. So it's no surprise that she took her post-open celebrations to the next level.
A series of social media posts, some of which have since been deleted, showed the young LGPA star twerking against a wall and drinking out of her trophy.

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Bob's your uncle
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Bob's your uncle'?
'Bob's your uncle' is an archetypically English phrase and is so familiar here for it to have spawned jokey variants. As 'take the Mickey' has an extended alternative 'extract the Michael', 'Bob's your uncle' is sometimes extended to 'Robert's your auntie's husband'. People in other English speaking countries won't be so familiar with the phrase, so I'll give some examples that may explain the meaning.
'Bob's your uncle' is an exclamation that is used when 'everything is alright' and the simple means of obtaining the successful result is explained. For example, "left over right; right over left, and Bob's your uncle - a reef knot" or, "she slipped the officer £100 and, Bob's your uncle', she was off the charge".
What's the origin of the phrase 'Bob's your uncle'?
'Bob's your uncle' is one of those phrases that keep etymologists off the street corners. Despite its having been the subject of considerable research, no one is sure of its origin. As with all such mysteries there are plenty of suggestions, but I'll limit things here to the most plausible three - the favourite, the second favourite and an outsider:
1. Like many Victorian aristocrats, the 20th British Prime Minister didn't lack for names and Viscount Cranborne's name - Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was as full as his beard. For our purposes here, we can cut that down to just 'Robert'.
'Bob's your uncle' is often said to derive from the supposed nepotism of Lord Salisbury, who appointed a favourite nephew, Arthur Balfour, to several political posts in the 1880s. Balfour went on to become Prime Minister after his uncle, but his early political appointments were considered inappropriate as he had shown no prior interest in public work. It is unlikely that Arthur Balfour would ever have become a celebrated politician without the patronage of his influential uncle. Piers Brendon, in Eminent Edwardians, 1979, writes:
"In 1887, Balfour was unexpectedly promoted to the vital front line post of Chief Secretary for Ireland by his uncle Robert, Lord Salisbury."
The link here between an uncle Bob who was Prime Minister and a 'Bob's your uncle' passport to a cushy life is easy to make. The fact that the word 'nepotism' derives from 'nephew' makes the link seem all the more neat. Such neatness is often the mark of a back-formation, that is, an explanation that is made up after the event.
Just as an aside, a variant of the phrase has been taken up by the Greek community in Australia. They use 'Spiro is your uncle' to denote nepotism there.
2. A second interpretation has it that the phrase derives from the slang term 'all is bob', meaning 'all is well'. That term is listed in Captain Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1785:
A shoplifter's assistant, or one that receives and carries off stolen goods. All is bob; all is safe.
The slang word 'bob', meaning 'shoplifter's assistant', had been in circulation for some years at that time and is defined as such in Nathan Bailey's Dictionary of Canting and Thieving Slang, 1721. More generally, 'bob' was used as a generic name for 'person', like 'Jack', 'Jill', 'Joe' etc. For example, public schoolboys who indulged in land sports like cricket or rugby were called 'dry bobs' and those who preferred boating were called 'wet bobs'.
3. The third potential source is the music hall. The earliest known example of the phrase in print is in the bill for a performance of a musical revue in Dundee called Bob's Your Uncle, which appeared in the Scottish newspaper The Angus Evening Telegraph in June 1924.
The expression also formed part of the lyrics of a song written by John P. Long, and published in 1931 - Follow Your Uncle Bob. The lyrics include:
Bob's your uncle
Follow your Uncle Bob
He knows what to do
He'll look after you
The song was sung and recorded by Florrie Forde, the celebrated music hall artiste of the early 20th century.
Eric Partridge lists it in A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1937. He states it as dating from circa 1890, although he presents no evidence for that.
The difficulty with the first two suggested origins is the date. The phrase itself isn't recorded until the 1920s. It would seem odd for a phrase to be coined about the nepotism of an uncle for his nephew well after both Prime Ministers were out of office. The 'all is bob' origin is from a century or so earlier and appears to have little reason to be connected to 'Bob's your uncle' other than that they both contain the word 'bob'.
This isn't the first time that an etymological outsider romps home when the favourites have fallen at the first fence. We don't know for sure but, based on current knowledge, this classically English expression may well prove to be Scottish and derive not from 10 Downing Street but from the King's Theatre, Dundee.


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Last year, the Department of Justice reported that every seven minutes a child is bullied at school. According to DoSomething.org, approximately 160,000 kids skip school every day because of bullying, and one out of 10 students drop out of school because of it. From Eva Longoria to Demi Lovato, take a look at these Latino celebrities who are helping raise awareness about this serious issue:
MORE: 5 ways to help your bullied child.
1. Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria collaborated with the organization Diana Award to help stop bullying during Anti-Bullying Week 2014 in the United Kingdom. Longoria presented the CEO of Diana Award, Tessy Ojo, with the Global Gift Foundation's Heroes Award to recognize her work towards ending bullying.
2. Raini Rodriguez
The Mexican-American Austin & Ally actress recently took part in a series of workshops held by Los Angeles' Free the Children Leadership Academy, where kids are taught how to recognize bullying and take positive steps to prevent it. Raini Rodriguez is now using the skills she learned to show teens how to take a stand against bullying through a "Friends for Change" initiative, which will be aired on the Disney Channel on November 8.
3. Demi Lovato
The gorgeous Mexicana looked fit, tan, and happy as she sipped wine and soaked up the sun in Ibiza.
4. Victoria Justice
Christina Milian
God Bless America! The 32-year-old paid tribute to the stars and stripes with this festive swimsuit and headband combo on the Fourth of July.
5. Christina Aguilera
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Benji Madden is one lucky dude! The 41-year-old showed off her enviable figure as she played the beach on Anna Maria Island in Florida with her boo.
6. Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes, who admitted to being bullied throughout middle school, starred in Girl in Progress which helped raise awareness on the seriousness of bullying.
7. Jessica Alba
The beautiful mami of two helped raise awareness for bullying by sharing her own personal account and letting others know that it does get better. "I was bullied so badly my dad used to have to walk me into school so I didn't get attacked," Jessica Alba told UK's Daily Mirror. "I'd eat my lunch in the nurses' office so I didn't have to sit with the other girls. Apart from my being mixed race, my parents didn't have money so I never had the cute clothes or the cool back pack."
8. Selena Gomez
In 2011, during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Selena Gomez said she hoped many of her fans are able to get through tough times just by listening to her songs, such as "Who Says."
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The Association of Independent Music (AIM) confirms second awards show...
It only seems like yesterday I was shaking hands with people and wandering up onstage to present Adele with the award for Best Difficult Second Album. That 'yesterday' was November 2011, and the event was the inaugural Independent Music Awards. The folks behind it (The Association of Independent Music) have confirmed the second event is go! The 2012 awards will take place on October 29th at The Brewery in Clerkenwell and it will be hosted by radio legends Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens.
Chairman and CEO of AIM, Alison Wenham commented:
"The first AIM Awards (2011) was a fantastic event for the artists and companies whose hard work was finally recognised by their peers. We hope that as the awards show grows in size and stature, the wider industry will take note of the unique contribution the indie sector makes to the quality and diversity of the British Music Industry."
BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq had this to say:
"I'm delighted to be co-hosting the awards again after its inception last year. It really was a bit special being in a room with so many influential independent label bosses, including people like Martin Mills and Geoff Travis who put out so many of the records I bought as a teenager. What last year proved is that the AIM Awards does a variety of things. It raises the profile of the indie sector - but it's also very valuable in bringing indie label heads together for a night to swap advice and discuss the future. And on top of that it's terrific to mark some of the achievements of the musicians and labels who've excelled in their field".
...BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens added:
"The AIM Awards were a celebration of the thriving independent music scene, a huge and energetic group of people and music that deserve to get recognition for their hard work. Myself and Steve had a blast on the night and in the lead up to the event too, where the creativity really gets put under the spotlight."
The judging panel has been expanded a little, and now looks like this:
Sean Adams, Founder, DrownedInSound
Elisa Bray, Music Editor, The Independent
Nick DeCosemo, Editor, Mixmag
JJ Dunning, Editor, The Fly
Arwa Haider, Music Editor, Metro
Tim Jonze, Music Editor, Guardian.co.uk
John Kennedy, Presenter, XFM
Ras Kwame, DJ
Steve Lamacq, DJ, BBC 6 Music
Laura Lukanz, Music Manager, 1Xtra
Matt Wilkinson, New Music Editor, NME
Pete Paphides, Music Journalist & Broadcaster
Ben Patashnik, Editor, Rock Sound
Katie Parsons, New Music Editor, Kerrang!
Tom Robinson, Songwriter & Broadcaster, BBC 6Music
Huw Stephens, DJ, BBC Radio 1
Paul Stokes, Associate Editor (Digital), Q
Luke Turner, Associate Editor, The Quietus
Malcolm Haynes, Senior Programmer, Glastonbury Dance Village
For more info and to pick up a ticket visit musicindie.com/awards
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|Sughidonh ndadz xo'in viyił ntasiyo. How I went with my husband. Part 1 of 2. Told by Ellen Savage at her home in Anchorage, AK, October 2002.
|Recorded by Alice Taff and Donna Miller MacAlpine. Transcribed and translated by Donna Miller MacAlpine, Edna Deacon, and Alice Taff. At 17:50 Edna narrates an incident that she recorded two different times for this collection. The other version is titled, "Xintthe siyił genitht'uq. The first time I flew in an airplane." [note], (added to clarify meaning), {false start}
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|Gogide, sughidonh ghiluq, gho xitasał.
|Here it is, the one who lived with me (my husband), dear one, about him I will talk.
|Yistl'i' dong,
|When I was little,
|{ts'ith dixitso'} istl'i' dong xits'in''
|from the time I was little,
|I didn't know him,
|che vonh and vito'.
|or his mother and father.
|Ngido' Deloy Chet,
|Down there at Holy Cross,
|'n at nadhiyonh.
|he was raised up.
|Yit 'n a xidołtth'e'.
|There they lived.
|Yitongo, se, ngidiq Legg Jitno', an got nasiyonh.
|Meanwhile, me, up there in Shageluk, that's where I grew up.
|Yitots'i vantr'ixusneg.
|Then I didn't know him.
|Dałine' sraqay k'idz tr'idelanh dong.
|Maybe little children we were then.
|Xogh xinaxidilighusr.
|About them (his family) they were talking.
|Agidet, digin xit'an,
|So then, way up the Kuskokwim people, (his family)
|deg yixi xethdatl.
|they came past back there (Shageluk).
|Nginiq, nginiq xiyhtux xididltth'edi
|Up there (above Shageluk on the Innoko River), up there during the winter was the place they stayed;
|{xitsan xitidi} xits'an xitithidatl, xi'ne.
|That's where they were traveling to, they said.
|Dałine' sraqay tr'idelanh ts'i yitots'i,
|But children we were then,
|vixoxo ditr'inedaq ts'in'.
|(and so) about them we don't think.
|Divan yił inisdhin ts'in'.
|Who they are I never think.
|Yitots'i xiyhdi xoldhił ts'i.
|So the winter passed.
|Ndadz, xidigał, xe xulegg {nixidenux} nixinedhit ts'i,
|When, finally, spring returned
|tinh xiyił qul ts'i dixuneyh,
|(and) the ice was completely finished,
|xiyił che, nq'oxdina' ye xinaxidilighusr,
|then again, people are talking,
|"Agide digin xit'an;
|"Here way up the Kuskokwim people;
|gogide xinedatl.
|here they are coming back down.
|Ngido', Deloy Chet,
|Downriver, (to) Holy Cross,
|xits'an xitithidatl.
|back there they are going.
|Yixi yit 'n a,
|Around there,
|etthing dixit'anh
|they fish
|xiviqay xodo', xi'ne.
|(at) their village, down below there, they say.
|{dałin} Dałine' che sraqay tr'idelanh ts'in'.
|Even so, children we were (still).
|Yuxudz xughi ditr'inedaq ts'in',
|About all of them we weren't thinking.
|Daline', singonh an ganghiłnik,
|So, (while) my mother was cooking,
|yitots'i, yit dina qay nughi xidił ts'i iy.
|then, here at our village they stop.
|Yit xinexeł.
|Here they camp.
|Yit xinexeł ts'i yitots'i,
|Here they camp and then,
|Yitots'i singonh an, ganghiłnik,
|And then my mother she, she was cooking,
|vav, nelang yił an-ghiłnik.
|food, and meat she is cooking.
|Yitots'i, "On," xiłne.
|And then, "Come," she tells them.
|Yit yitots'i, dinayix gixiłnonh.
|Here then, (at) our house they are eating.
|Dałine' che sraqay k'idz tr'idelanh ts'i.
|Even so, children we were (still).
|Yuxudz yixi itl'e q'utr'itidał ine',
|All around there we walk, even so,
|xivantr'ixusneg divan sre'.
|I don't know who they are.
|Xełedz xiyił, xividhinitl'-an ts'in'.
|I don't look at them good.
|Ngi'egh yuxudz yeg iłt'e,
|Outside everywhere there, all the time,
|sraqay k'idz tr'idelanh ts'i, q'utr'itidał.
|small children we were, walking around.
|Ts'i yitots'i, ngido' xiłdi nixitididił,
|So, downriver then they go,
|etthing dixit'an xitl'ogh che che,
|to fish and after that,
|yitots'i, deg dina qay che che,
|then, (they pass) our village again
|as they go back up.
|Yuxudz dixit'an xingo,
|All the time they do that, while,
|xidigał xizron che,
|finally then,
|{tr'ini} yitr'ineyonh, ghiluqin,
|we grew up, dear things,
|sraqay tr'idelanh ts'in'.
|from being children.
|Gitr'ideniłdik ts'i xiyił.
|We start writing.
|Singonh anh, "Gidiningiłdik," siłne.
|My mother, she, "You write," she tells me.
|"Ngo, gidingiłdik qul da',
|"Well, if you don't write,
|gashigh xit'an q'ixitidhehal ts'in'," siłne.
|white people, you can't talk like them," she tells me.
|Yitots'i, yuxudz xo'in xiłdik,
|Then, for that reason,
|gidinatldik ts'i xiyił.
|I start writing.
|Yitongo iłt'et,
|During the whole time,
|xulegg tux xiyts'in' tux xiyił,
|in spring and fall then,
|{nixi} yixinixidididił ine',
|they (husband's family) go back and forth but,
|yuxudz xivinitl-'an ts'in',
|(at) all of them I never look,
|yuxudz ixit'an ts'in'.
|going back and forth.
|Etle got,
|Perhaps right then,
|a xiłdik itaschox xiyozr.
|I am getting bigger a little.
|Yitots'i etle yixi che nixididił,
|And then maybe they're going by again,
|singonh xiłdik an che, on xiłne ts'i.
|my mother then again, calls them to come.
|She fed them.
|Anh, vonh,
|That one, his mother,
|sughidhidonh, sughidhighedonh vonh.
|my husband, my late husband's mother.
|Ts'i yitots'in',
|yitots'i xiłdi ngine'
|so then upriver,
|xits'idz nixitidhidatl.
|up towards there they went.
|Etle yixi,
|anh, xiviyozr yił,
|that one, their son too,
|xiviyił dit'anh ts'in'.
|he is with them.
|Dałche, vantr'ixusneg.
|Even so, I don't know them.
|Che istl'i ts'in'.
|I was still little.
|Yitots'i ngine' etle, yit
|And then upriver maybe, there
|Xiyeghelinghdi, q'utithinek,
|(at) Holikachuk, he starts to work,
|anh {sughidhi-} sughighedonh.
|{my husband} my late husband.
|Iy, iy a, valgats chux q'udighuł iy,
|That, that ah, big boat that goes around (steamboat),
|nginiq, nginiq yuxudz yeg
|back there, back there (Innoko River), everything like
|vav ntalyayh xiyitux.
|food they brought in it.
|Iy ye q'utithinek.
|In it he starts working.
|Dał'ine' vantr'ixusneg itth'e.
|But I don't know him yet.
|Deg yuxudz dina qay
|Here (at) our village
|niggon idighuł ts'i iy.
|it lands.
|Xotl'ogh xiłdi, che ngido',
|After that, again downriver,
|Deloy Chet, xits'an tidighuł.
|(to) Holy Cross, back it goes.
|Yuxudz ixit'an 'n a
|Everything they are doing,
|xełedz xiyił, viyił tr'idineg ts'in'.
|we're not paying good attention to it.
|Yit 'n a, edodz nughidighuł,
|There that one, up it comes,
|iy valgats chux.
|that big boat.
|A lo che sughidhidonh ye q'udineyh xiy.
|Sure enough my husband is working in it.
|Yitots'i nigidighuł tux yuxudz,
|When it stops, all,
|yuxudz nq'oxdina' ye
|all the people
|vith q'idz
|on the bank
|nixidał ts'i yuxudz xeyinił'anh.
|they all come to look down.
|Iy dixonh dedig, sraqay k'idz
|Ourselves also, small children,
|getiy q'udighuł iy,
|it's really going around,
|dina oxo xezrenh.
|for us it's good.
|Che dina tr'iłtthagg ts'i iłt'e.
|People don't see (such things) all the time.
|Nigidighuł tux yuxudz
|Whenever the boat comes
|tth'an tr'indiyik.
|out we run.
|Vith q'idz xiłdi {dontr'ildiloy} dontr'indiyik ts'i.
|Onto the bank then we run.
|Tr'inił'anh ye valgats chux.
|We look in that big boat.
|Yitots'i qidughitux che,
|And then sometimes,
|dinagisanh yix xotthet,
|below our smokehouse
|sito', yiq'idz, diggon gidit'oth iy,
|my father, on top of his sawhorse,
|q'idz didhisdo ts'i.
|I'm sitting.
|Nitl-'a an iy,
|I look at it,
|iy valgats chux.
|that big boat.
|Yuxudz xo'in xiłdik
|That is how
|siłtthonh itl-'an,
|he sees me looking,
|my late husband.
|{se iy ts'i itl-} "Ngitltthonh," siłne.
|"I saw you," he tells me.
|"A, yiggi lo che nq'ołonh k'idz yozr, yiggidhido.
|Ah, sure enough a cute little girl, sitting down.
|Ane' niggitr'inedatl, xitl'ogh,
|(When) upriver we land, after that,
|xogitr'olyak xitl'ogh, yit,
|(when) we carry up the stuff after that, there,
|yit a, yuxudz dhidlo a yi,
|right there ah, all the stuff that is there,
|ngidiq yix xantr'alyik xitl'ogh,
|up to that house we'll carry it, after that,
|voxo xenatl-'eł,"
|for her I'll look,"
|sinedhinh, tr'ine.
|he's thinking about me, it is said.
|Tsi' yitots'i yixi,
|And then there,
|yitongo denisdhid ts'in'.
|meanwhile I'm not even thinking.
|Che nigidighuł tux,
|Again when the boat comes,
|xełedz yuxudz,
|all so nice,
|getiy longhinh
|really lots of people
|yinił'anh ts'i yitots'i,
|look at it then,
|ditr'inedagg ts'in'.
|(but) we (the children) are not thinking about it.
|Yixi yuxudz
|Around there
|siq'i dugho ngit'an sraqay ye
|the children like me
|xiviyił q'u'isdoyh nq'ołdałin k'idz ye,
|I'm walking around and with me, the little girls my age,
|yixi q'utr'ididał xiyił,
|we are walking around there then,
|go sughintr'ine'ots,
|somebody came to me,
|siqay xit'an,
|a person of my village,
|"Down there,
|ngiyił xitoxał ts'i xiq'a di'ne,"
|somebody wants to talk with you,"
|she tells me.
|"O," disne.
|"Oh," I say to her.
|"Ndadz xo'in?
|gan oxo toxał?"
|what will he talk about?"
|"Isre'," yiłne.
|"I don't know," she says.
|"Ngo, vantr'ixusneg.
|"Well, I don't know him.
|Gan sre' diłne xiy,"
|I don't know what he'll say,"
|she says.
|gila gon a gho ninehoyh.
|go ahead, he can come.
|Videne anh," vidisne.
|Tell him," I say to her.
|Ts'i yitots'i go sughi nineyo.
|So then he comes over to me.
|Chel neg.
|Handsome guy.
|"Gan, ndadz? Gan q'at?" vidisne.
|"What, what is it? What do you want?" I ask him.
|"Ęhę'ę," siłne.
|"Nothing," he says to me.
|"Ade'," siłne.
|"Hello," he tells me.
|"E," vidisne xiłdik.
|"Yes," I tell him then.
|"Ngo, ngiyił xitasał," siłne.
|"Well, I will talk with you," he tells me.
|Yuxudz xo'in xiłdi, "Ndadz xo'in?" vidisne.
|That's why then, "Why?" I ask him.
|ngughi tr'athdo, he'?" siłne.
|is someone staying with you?" he says to me. [Are you married?]
|"Yiq'i!?" vidisne.
|"What!?" I say to him.
|"Ngo sughi ntr'edo' ts'i.
|"Nobody stays with me.
|Gogide sraqay k'idz itl'anh.
|Here I am a little kid.
|Niłq'osnal dench'e viq'idz hiy.
|Xiq'i na go nixidatldhit.
|That's how old I am.
|Sraqay k'idz tth'e itl'anh ts'i yitots'i,
|I'm still a little kid and,
|chelqay yił gho didhisno gits'i," vidisne.
|with boys I never touch," I tell him.
|"O," siłne xiłdik che.
|"Oh," he tells me again.
|Ts'i yiq'i, yixodo xiłdik,
|Down there then,
|siyił q'u'edoyh.
|with me he's walking.
|"Sughi dighenol an," vidisne.
|"Don't touch me," I tell him.
|"Ngo, singonh,
|"Well, my mother,
|'Chelqay ye ivantegh ło na',
|'With boys, be careful,
|yoxo xidighinoł,' sidighene' ts'i," vidisne.
|they better not touch (you),' she told me," I tell him.
|"Singonh, anh,
|"My mother, she,
|chelqay dina ghidighenonhda',
|when boys touch us,
|sraqay k'idz tr'itot'eł.
|we'll have a little child.
|Yitotth'e tth'e,
|And then before,
|dina tr'itlchet xingo,
|we get married,
|ntr'ixidiłtał tr'idet,
|we'll have a baby,
|dina iłne," vidisne.
|she tells us," I tell him.
|"Yuxudz xo'in xiłdik,
|"That's why then,
|sughi dighenol an," vidisne
|you don't touch me," I tell him.
|Dał'ine' diditldhik yuxudz.
|Even so he says nothing.
|Itl'e xiłdik itl'e
|Maybe then
|ndadz sre'
|I don't know what
|dinedhinh ts'in'.
|he's thinking.
|Che yuxudz getiy
|Still, really,
|sraqay k'idz itl'anh ts'i yuxudz.
|I'm just a little kid.
|Ndadz yeg didisne ts'in'.
|I'm just talking any way.
|"Singonh disiłne ts'i yuxudz," didisne.
|"My mother tells me all this," I tell him.
|Ts'i yitots'i,
|And so,
|yitotl'ogh xiłdik
|after that
|I guess
|Agidet yitots'i etle,
|Here, after that perhaps,
|xiyo diniho an etle," sinedhinh.
|she knows nothing perhaps," he thinks of me.
|Ts'i yitots'i yuxudz,
|And then,
|he stands up,
|yidiq tr'ididltth'edi.
|(from) where we're sitting down.
|Yiq tr'ididltth'e xiyił che.
|We're sitting down again.
|Viyił niyonigin
|A guy that works with him,
|dina ghinineyo
|to us he came,
|sitoy neg from,
|my nice uncle from,
|sitoy neg,
|my nice uncle,
|Xiyeghelinghdi xit'an.
|a Holikachuk person.
|Dina ghinineyo,
|He came to us,
|anh lo che xiyił nughinik {xiyivi}
|one who works with him
|valgats chux yet.
|in that big boat.
|Dina yi neg nughi neyo xiyił.
|To us that nice man came near.
|"Ade'," dina iłne.
|"Hello," he said to us.
|"Ithe', deg, nq'ołonh ithe' uxłtth'onh?"
|"Have you seen a girl around here?"
|dina iłne.
|he asks us.
|"Diva," vidisne, sitoy.
|"Who," I say to him, my uncle.
|ne xiłdi che.
|he says.
|"Ęhę'ę," vidisne.
|"No," I tell him.
|"Ngo January tr'itltthag ts'in'," vidisne.
|"Well, January, we haven't seen her," I tell him.
|Yitots'i nughi gidegh ntithiyo.
|Then he walked away from us.
|Xitl'ogh xiłdi anh,
|Afterwards that one,
|sughidhidonh anh, diggandi'elnek.
|my husband, he stands up.
|"Ngo ngine' valgats ye ntasdoł ts'i yitots'i,
|"Well, I'll walk up to the boat then and
|enastał," ne.
|go to bed," he says.
|Ts'i yitots'i, ngine' nasrithidał siyix.
|And then up we went to my house.
|Dina siyix, singonh, xiviyix,
|Our house, my mother, her house,
|xits'idz donisiyigg, dedig che ngine' ntithiyo.
|towards my house I go, and him up (to the boat) he returns.
|Ts'i xizro.
|That's all.
|Yitots'i xiłdik che
|So then
|vughi denisdhit qul.
|I don't think about it any more.
|I don't know him.
|Ndadz ine' denisdhin ts'in',
|I don't think anything,
|about him.
|Ts'i yitots'i yixi
|So after that there
|sraqay yił q'utr'indiyet.
|with children we're running around.
|Q'utr'indiyet ts'i yitots'i,
|We're running around then,
|yuxudz xiyił ditr'inedagg ts'in'.
|we're not thinking about anything.
|xiyh, xidhiq'otth. {iy val... edi gival... iy...}
|late in the fall, it was freezing.
|Valgats chux yixintidighuł iy,
|That big boat that goes up and down,
|xełedz nonxiyneton' ngine'
|they put in away nicely up there
|at Holikachuck.
|And then,
|it froze up.
|Tinh yił xethdlat.
|(The river) became full of ice.
|It was frozen.
|Yitots'i dithitinh xitl'ogh xiłdi che,
|And when it froze after that then,
|nq'oxdina' ye xełedz didhitinh tux,
|for the people when it was nicely frozen,
|łek axa q'uxididał.
|with dogs they could go.
|Nginedz Xiyedghelinghdi xits'i xiyił
|From up there (in) Holikachuk
|nq'oxdina' ye
|ngido' dina qay nonxididił
|come down to our village
|łek axa.
|with dogs (by dogteam).
|Yuxudz xiłdi {dixi} dixit'anh.
|They always do that.
|Yit che che yitots'i, enedz ts'in' ideyo,
|There again, from upriver he passed,
|anh, {sughighe} sughighedonh ghiluq.
|that one, my dear late husband.
|Dał'ine' {dine} nidhitl-'an ts'in'.
|Even so I don't look at him.
|Ndadz ine' xaxa vughi denisdhinh qul.
|But why don't I think about him.
|Ine' che
|But again
|iłt'e enedz ni'edoyh.
|he always comes down.
|Engoq che dit'anh dina qay.
|Dances they would have in our village.
|Sraqay k'idz nozrelanh ts'i yitots'i,
|Little kids we still are and,
|getiy engoq q'a ditr'et'a.
|we really love dances.
|Ts'i yitots'i engoq ts'in' ntr'tdididił.
|So then we go to the dance.
|Yidedig che yit xidi'ihoyh,
|Him too again here he comes (and),
|dina yił iłt'e engoq dił'anh.
|with us always he's dancing.
|Iłt'e che dał'ine' siyił xinayh.
|Always even so with me he's talking.
|Ine' che gho denisdhid ts'in',
|Even then I'm not thinking of him,
|yuxudz yeg.
|about anything.
|Gode siq'a dingit'a yił, inisdhin ts'in'.
|That he likes me, I don't even think.
|Che yuxudz yeg
|Still, about anything
|denisdhid ts'i.
|I'm not thinking.
|{sraqay k} Sraqay itl'anh ts'in'.
|I'm still a kid yet.
|And then,
|axa xiłdik, yuxudz ititht'an'.
|after that, he kept doing the same thing.
|Tthan yitots'i xiyhdi xingith,
|And then all winter long,
|iłt'e enedz ni'idoyh.
|always down he comes.
|Iłt'e xiłdi che soxo xinił'anh
|Always he looks for me
|siyił xinayh.
|to talk with me.
|Dałche dał'ine' denisdhid ts'in'.
|Even so, maybe I never think.
|Xiłdi yuxudz
|All the time
|ndadz sre' xo'in denisdhid ts'in'.
|I don't know why I wasn't thinking.
|Siyił xinayh dał'ine'.
|With me he talks even so.
|And then
|xidigał xulegg,
|finally spring,
|xulegg nonxididhit.
|spring came.
|Yitots'i xulegg nonxididhit.
|And then spring came.
|Yitots'i {gilyayh}
|And then
|dał'ine' che
|even so
|siq'uy neg
|my nice auntie
|gho dhisdo. {xildis}
|with her I am staying.
|Vughiyithdon {gi-}
|Her husband
|giyiqadinh ngilanh.
|is a storekeeper.
|{ngin, ngini} Nginiq xiłdik yit
|Back there
|gidegh qay che che,
|(in) another village,
|xitl'onh xidhido xingo,
|he has another store while,
|vughiyithdonh anh,
|his spouse, that one,
|dina qay dhido sidedig che, yit.
|(in) our village she stays (and) me too also, there.
|Vav yił xito'la'
|Food from her
|xiy ogho geqat.
|from her they buy it.
|Yuxudz xo'in xiłdi an,
|That's why then that one,
|siq'uy neg, anh,
|my nice auntie, that one,
|"Go sughi dhedo.
|"With me you stay.
|Sigisraqay ye
|My children
|an ghitenik ts'in'.
|you will look after them.
|Q'usinek engos,
|I work back there,
|dinagi, dinagi gidiqad," siłne.
|(in) our, our store," she tells me.
|Ts'i yitots'i vughi dhisdo
|And then with her I stay
|(during) spring.
|Yuxudz dixit'an ine',
|It keeps happening but,
|yuxudz xiyił denisdhid ts'in'.
|always I was not thinking.
|Xiyił che nginedz
|All at once downriver
|valgats chux che ni'idighuł.
|that big boat again it's coming.
|Iy ye xiłdi che nughinik, anh,
|Inside it again he works, that one,
|my late husband.
|Dałche tth'e yuxudz yeg
|Maybe not yet
|denisdhid ts'in'.
|I never think.
|Q'anidighuł ine' che,
|It goes back and forth,
|vughi xiyił denisdhid ts'in'.
|(but) about him I'm not thinking.
|Yit an a; enedz ni'idighuł xiyił che.
|There it is; from upriver it came again.
|Tth'e enedz ni'ithighol xingo
|Still down it came while
|sraqay tr'idelanh,
|children we (still) were,
|yiggi viyił yinisyax xintux.
|the ones I'm growing up with.
|uxitin xiyił,
|with them too,
|xiviyił q'u'isdoyh
|I walk around with them
|yeg xiviyix xidontr'ididił ts'i.
|we go in their house.
|We play music.
|Digazriłne tux che yuxudz engithegh
|With music and everything out there
|enqoq ditr'ił'an che yuxudz.
|we're doing white man dance.
|Gan ditr'iłanh xiq'i.
|That's what we're doing.
|Yit an at yuxudz tr'it'anh xiyił.
|There we're all doing it.
|Go siyił, siyił dit'an.
|Here with me, with me he's dancing.
|Vixiviyix tr'ididltth'e xiyił.
|(At) our house they stay.
|Ghegha xidonidiyo.
|Older brother came in.
|Ghegha dina iłne,
|Older brother tells us,
|"Atthe sanh yix
|"Down there (at the) smokehouse
|right there,
|a boy,"
|Silas Benjamin, vi'ezrehin.
|Silas Benjamin, he was the one named this.
|"Atthe lo che,
|"Down there sure enough,
|antr'a gitltr'edh xiq'idz," dina iłne.
|it seems he doesn't breathe," he tells us.
|"Yuxi tr'an'initldhe ine' vinisine',"
|"I couldn't wake him up even though I talked to him,"
|he says.
|"Ndadz sre' dingit'a ts'in'."
|"I don't know what's wrong with him."
|Yuxudz xo'in xiłdik,
|That's why then,
|tthinigiggok ngitthing sanh yix tthitagiggok.
|I ran downhill and to the smokehouse I started to run.
|An siyił dit'an xiłdi che
|With me he/she is too
|{siyi} siyił xodił.
|with me they were going.
|Toxin tr'idelanh ts'in'.
|Three of us we were.
|Ngiyiq xiłdi yit, sanh yix {xidi} xiditr'ixiniłyet.
|Down there then, into the smoke house we ran.
|Diyit, yiq'it, viq'idz ditr'athtanh xiy,
|There, that one, on the bed (he was lying).
|Q'idz dhitan,
|On top he was lying,
|antr'an yeg viłałtingh xiq'i,
|just like he was sleeping,
|ine' che vidhot, dił tr'inelingh.
|but out of his mouth, blood was running.
|Xidhitlyił ts'i diggandhitldonh.
|I grabbed him and set him up.
|Yitots'i an go siyił dit'an xiłdik,
|Then the ones that came with me,
|xiyidhot xiyił xiyi xitadhiyił.
|into his mouth they blow.
|"Start to breathe.
|Gila xiy, nigitiłtr'eth," xałne ts'i.
|Go on, start to breathe," they tell him.
|Yitongo vit'osin xiyił, xilitr'idalningh, xilitr'idalningh.
|Meanwhile on his back, we're banging, we're banging.
|Dałine' yuxudz yeg, viłałtingh xiq'i.
|Even so, just like he's sleeping.
|Yuxudz xo'in xiłdik,
|That's why then,
|yit, sanh yix,
|there, (to) the smokehouse,
|nq'oxdina ye dixinedatl.
|people came in.
|Ts'i yitots'i,
|So then,
|itsa'a xiłdi na ghineyo.
|grandma came to us.
|"Tr'al se iy,
|"Let me,
|se, tr'anditatl'eł anh," dina iłne.
|me, I'll do it myself," she tells us.
|Yuxudz xo'in xiłdik, gho xidoy {non} nontr'itidatl.
|Because of that then, we went to the door.
|Yit xits'i xiłdik itsa'a ghiluq anh,
|So there that poor grandma,
|ndadz sre' yixi {dixi-} nixo'oł.
|I don't know what she does to him.
|Xiyił di'ne,
|Then she says,
|ngo, viłałtingh qul anh," dina iłne.
|well, he's not sleeping," she tells us.
|"Yuxudz an a tr'anididhil ts'in'.
|"That's why he doesn't wake up.
|Go lo che vigidighon yet ditlteł, anh,"
|Notice here, in his chest he is shot, that one,"
|dina iłne.
|she tells us.
|Yuxudz ye getiy.
|That's too much.
|We start crying.
|Xiłdi yuxudz, yuxudz tr'inedagg ts'in'
|Then we never think
|dideyoq, tr'inedagg ts'in'.
|he is dead, we never think.
|Ts'i yitots'i yit yuxudz,
|So there everyone,
|vito' ghiluq xiyił vonh ghiluq xiyił,
|his poor father and his poor mother then,
|yixinixinedatl ts'i yitots'i.
|they all came over (from lower village) there.
|Continued on Sughidonh 2.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is faulting Congress for leaving town with several pieces of unfinished business on its plate, including measures to help veterans, farmers and homeowners.
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Programming:Windows PowerShell
- 1 General
- 2 Help
- 3 String Matching
- 4 Compatibility
- 4.1 PowerShell v2, ForEach loop statement with null/empty lists
- 4.2 Run PowerShell script under 64-bit process even when parent process is 32-bit
- 4.3 How can I tell if my PowerShell session is 32-bit or 64-bit?
- 4.4 Determining the version of PowerShell our script is run under
- 4.5 Limiting the version of PowerShell our script runs under
- 4.6 Requiring a specific version of PowerShell
- 5 Event Log
- 6 Security
- 7 SQL Server
- 8 Active Directory
- 10 Links
Best practices
Stub entry. See http://stevenmurawski.com/powershell/2011/05/back-to-basics-variable-names/ for now.
Limit the number of results
Here is an example of querying the Services list and limiting the results to 5 items:
Get-Service | Select-Object -First 5
Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped AeLookupSvc Application Experience Running AGSService Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Se... Stopped ALG Application Layer Gateway Service Stopped AppIDSvc Application Identity Running Appinfo Application Information
Leave out column headers in output
Here is an example of querying the Services list, limiting the results to 10 items and then sorting them, all as as stream of values:
Get-Service | Select-Object -First 10 -ExpandProperty DisplayName | sort
This gives a bare list like so:
ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV) Adobe Acrobat Update Service Application Experience Application Identity Application Information Application Layer Gateway Service Application Management ASP.NET State Service Windows Audio Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
-ExpandProperty parameter takes the value of an incoming object, enumerates its values and outputs each of those values as a single record on the output stream. By pointing it at a scalar property (a property that is not a collection), you get the raw value and not an object with a single property.
Run a single PowerShell command from a batch script
powershell -Command "& {echo $PSVersionTable}"
Not the most useful example, but it illustrates running a quick local command.
List commands which accept specific parameter
For example, here are the commands provided by PowerShell v3.0 on a Windows 7 Professional system that accept the
ComputerName parameter:
Get-Command -ParameterName ComputerName
CommandType Name ModuleName ----------- ---- ---------- Cmdlet Connect-PSSession Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Enter-PSSession Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Get-PSSession Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Invoke-Command Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet New-PSSession Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Receive-Job Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Receive-PSSession Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Remove-PSSession Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Send-MailMessage Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
String Matching
One of the early points that was (repeatedly) emphasized to me is that PowerShell is a shell and as such has access to the same applications that the standard Command Prompt does. The author/instructor's point was that I (the reader, student) shouldn't put off using PowerShell until we got good enough to "switch over" from the standard shell, we should go ahead and use it now for what we've been using the Command Prompt for and start using PowerShell's improved features as I learn more.
This is an example of what was difficult to do with regular DOS/Command Prompt, but PowerShell makes easy:
netstat -an | select-string -Pattern "8080", "8085"
I would run @netstat@ like so on a UNIX box:
netstat -na | grep -E '8080|8085'
PowerShell v2, ForEach loop statement with null/empty lists
As I write this, I'm still using Windows 7 as my predominant Windows OS and I am learning PowerShell. Windows 7 comes with PowerShell v2.0 out of the box, so unless I take the time to install something newer, I can count on PowerShell v2 to be present on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 systems that I manage.
Unfortunately, PowerShell v2's
ForEach statement has a nasty bug that will cause it to execute once when it encounters a null value. This bit me repeatedly until I found a blog post which clarified that I wasn't imagining things. The fix is to make sure that you don't give the
ForEach statement an empty collection.
Here is an example of doing so based on some code I'm working with (remember, I am a newbie):
$installed_app_versions = GetInstalledAppVersions $AppName
# The 'foreach' loop construct will loop once if the array is null in PowerShell v2, so we have
# to guard against that possibility
if ($installed_app_versions -ne $null) {
foreach ($app in $installed_app_versions)
$app_package_guid = $app | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PSChildName
$app_package_name = $app | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DisplayName
# Using Write-Output to add "blocking" characteristic to the removal command
# so that PowerShell waits for it to complete before running the next
echo "`n[i] Uninstalling $app_package_name ..."
RemoveAppVersions $app_package_guid
This seems to work well and appears to be best practice. Thankfully this behavior is fixed with PowerShell v3 and later.
Run PowerShell script under 64-bit process even when parent process is 32-bit
- Batch script is executed from a 32-bit process and does some prep work
- Same script needs to run a PowerShell script which will need to see both the 32-bit and 64-bit view of the registry
You will get a 32-bit version of PowerShell from a 32-bit process (by default)
If the batch script does any of the following the result will be a redirection to the 32-bit PowerShell executable:
powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -File SCRIPT_NAME.ps1 -Parameter1 "Value1" -Parameter2 "Value2"
- see section below for why we're bypassing the execution policy
%windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -File SCRIPT_NAME.ps1 -Parameter1 "Value1" -Parameter2 "Value2"
System32is the directory for 64-bit executables (yeah, I know the name implies otherwise)
%windir%\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -File SCRIPT_NAME.ps1 -Parameter1 "Value1" -Parameter2 "Value2"
SysWOW64is the directory for 32-bit executables
Option 1 lets the OS resolve the path to
powershell.exe. If you call
powershell.exe from a 64-bit process (native cmd.exe on a x64 box for example), you get a 64-bit version of PowerShell. If you call it from a 32-bit process, you get a 32-bit version of PowerShell. Option 3 is
just giving up an explicit request for a 32-bit version of PowerShell.
Getting a 64-bit version of PowerShell
Thankfully Windows provides a way to bypass the automatic "helpful" redirection of requests for 64-bit executables to 32-bit executables. To do this, reference the
%windir%\Sysnative folder from a 32-bit process. A 64-bit process (AFAIK) is not provided access to this virtual folder.
Here is an example of determining the path to a 64-bit version of PowerShell from a 32-bit command-prompt:
set POWERSHELL_EXE=%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
:: Using the 'Sysnative' folder will help you access 64-bit tools from 32-bit code
:: Note: the 'Sysnative' folder is ONLY available on a x64 Windows Vista or newer
IF /i EXIST "%ProgramFiles(x86)%" set POWERSHELL_EXE=%windir%\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Now when you use
%POWERSHELL_EXE% in the batch script (32-bit command-prompt) the 64-bit version of PowerShell is used and any PowerShell scripts which need access to both 32-bit and 64-bit views of the registry should have it.
How can I tell if my PowerShell session is 32-bit or 64-bit?
Here is the command/output for a 32-bit PowerShell session:
PS C:\Windows> Get-Variable PSHome
Name Value
---- -----
PSHOME C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
and the command/output for a 64-bit PowerShell session:
PS C:\Windows> Get-Variable PSHome
Name Value
---- -----
PSHOME C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
Determining the version of PowerShell our script is run under
From a Windows 7x64 system:
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
CLRVersion 2.0.50727.548
BuildVersion 6.1.7601.1751
PSVersion 2.0
WSManStackVersion 2.0
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0}
SerializationVersion 18.104.22.168
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.1
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
Major Minor Build Revision
----- ----- ----- --------
2 0 -1 -1
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.ToString()
From a Windows 10 system:
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.0.10240.16384
WSManStackVersion 3.0
SerializationVersion 188.8.131.52
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
BuildVersion 10.0.10240.16384
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
Major Minor Build Revision
----- ----- ----- --------
5 0 10240 16384
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.ToString()
Limiting the version of PowerShell our script runs under
PowerShell allows limiting the version it supports by using the
-Version VERSION_NUMBER parameter when you start it. By specifying the version number here you limit the highest version of PowerShell that should be supported. This can be useful for testing scripts that have to execute in an environment (outside of your control) where you're not able to install the latest version of PowerShell.
PowerShell -Version <Powershell-Version> -Command {<Scriptblock>}
Requiring a specific version of PowerShell
Here we require at least PowerShell version 2.0:
#Requires -Version 2.0
The same can be done for 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 (latest as of this writing). To test, you can set the version past the currently available versions of PowerShell:
#Requires -Version 6.0
Note: The lack of a space between the number sign and
Requires -Version X.Y is intentional. Adding a space makes the line just another comment.
Event Log
Get-EventLog -LogName Application -Source MSSQLSERVER -Newest 20 -Message *Autogrow* |
Select-Object -Property TimeGenerated, Message |
This is useful for grabbing messages related to timeouts related to Autogrowing transaction logs for Microsoft SQL Server. We're choosing the list format in order to prevent truncation of the log message.
Execution Policy
PowerShell x86 and x64 have different policies
This had me scratching my head until trial/error got me past it. It wasn't until later that I stumbled across a blog post which clarified that the x86 and x64 versions of PowerShell each have different execution policies. Setting the policy for one does not set it for the other.
These are the registry values where the chosen policy settings are stored:
- x64:
- x86:
I expect the paths are subject to change for a future PowerShell edition.
Setting policy for both x64 and x86 versions of PowerShell
Using PowerShell
Tested on a x64 Windows 7 OS, but presumably this works the same up to Windows 10.
- Run x86 version of PowerShell with elevated rights
- "Run as Administrator" with UAC enabled
- "Run as different user" with UAC disabled
- Run
Get-ExecutionPolicyto examine the current policy
- Run
Set-ExecutionPolicy VALUEto set
VALUEas the policy
- Current valid values:
- Unrestricted
- RemoteSigned
- AllSigned
- Restricted
- Default
- Bypass
- Undefined
- Current valid values:
- Run x64 version of PowerShell with elevated rights
- Repeat the steps for the x86 version of PowerShell
Example of setting the execution policy for 64-bit systems (remotely) using the
reg.exe command-line tool:
for /f %i in (\\utilityserver\servers.txt) do reg add \\%i\HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell /v ExecutionPolicy /t REG_SZ /d VALUE /f
Setting the value locally is handled roughly the same way:
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell /v ExecutionPolicy /t REG_SZ /d VALUE /f
Bypassing the PowerShell Execution Policy
- Batch script runs which does some prep work
- Same script runs a PowerShell script to do some heavy lifting
- PowerShell script completes and batch script performs cleanup work
I need this process to work everywhere the batch script runs and I don't know in advance what the Execution Policy will be. Sure, I could add registry settings before calling the script, but I want to just bypass the policy for a short time so my PowerShell script can be executed properly. Here is what appears to work just fine on a Windows 7x64 system:
powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -File SCRIPT_NAME.ps1 -Parameter1 "Value1" -Parameter2 "Value2"
SQL Server
List enabled SQL Server Agent jobs
# Load required assembly
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO') | out-null
# Create new object/connection
$sqlsvr = New-Object ('Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server') "LOCALHOST"
# Examine object
$sqlsvr.JobServer.Jobs | Where-Object {$_.IsEnabled -eq $FALSE} | Select Name,LastRunOutcome,LastRunDate
Active Directory
Look up Active Directory group members
I found this tip on ServerFault.com.
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADGroupMember "MyADGroupName" | Select-Object name | Sort-Object name
If you wish to expand all group members from any included groups, run the command like so:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADGroupMember "MyADGroupName" -recursive | Select-Object name | Sort-Object name
and if you wish to instead list by Distinguished Name use this:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADGroupMember "MyADGroupName" -recursive | Select-Object distinguishedName | Sort-Object distinguishedName
An alternate approach is to use
dsquery and
dsget from the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) package:
dsquery group -name "MyADGroupName" | dsget group -members -expand
With the current set of options the list of users will be by Distinguished Name.
Look up group memberships for user account
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership username | select name
name ---- Domain Users Domain Computers Workstation Admins Company Users Company Developers AutomatedProcessingTeam
Copy all users in one group to another group
AFAIK, both groups have to be created in advance.
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADGroupMember -Identity GROUP-A | Add-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -MemberOf GROUP-B
Retrieve SerialNumber, BIOS Version, etc
These are more examples of calling PowerShell via a batch script or via a command-line. This approach might be useful if you need to request BIOS details from a person who isn't used to running PowerShell directly or via some sort of scripted process.
Get-WmiObject win32_bios
Get-WmiObject win32_bios -Computer REMOTE_COMPUTER_NAME
Retrieve number (and size) of memory modules installed
Useful if you want to know how many modules are physically installed and what size without having to open the case.
Get-WmiObject Win32_MemoryDevice | Select-Object -Property DeviceID, @{Name="Size";Expression={ "{0:N0}" -f ($($_.EndingAddress - $_.StartingAddress) / 1024) }}
DeviceID Size -------- ---- Memory Device 0 2,048 Memory Device 1 2,048
Here we see that the laptop I'm using has 2x2GB memory modules installed. Admittedly, it's far easier to use
wmic to retrieve the info:
wmic memorychip get BankLabel,DeviceLocator,Capacity,Tag
BankLabel Capacity DeviceLocator Tag BANK 0 2147483648 ChannelA-DIMM0 Physical Memory 0 BANK 2 2147483648 ChannelB-DIMM0 Physical Memory 1
- Command line to list users in a Windows Active Directory group?
- How to get all groups that a user is a member of?
- Checking SQL Server Agent jobs using Windows PowerShell
- Active Directory: Copy a Group Members to a new Group
- Windows PowerShell Blog - Select –ExpandProperty <PropertyName>
- Remotely tweak powershell execution policies without powershell remoting
- Change Execution Policy in the Registry
- PowerShell - Security Cmdlets - Set-ExecutionPolicy
- PowerShell ForEach and null/empty lists
- The 'Sysnative' folder in 64-bit Windows explained
- Windows 64-bit: The 'Program Files (x86)' and 'SysWOW64' folders explained
- Managing PowerShell Version Issues
- How to check what version of PowerShell is installed
- How Can I Check My Computer's RAM Configuration Without Opening the Case?


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Oldspeak: "And so it begins, as was the case ahead of the U.S. military strike to achieve regime change Libya, U.S. trained mercenaries are on the move, no doubt to secure key infrastructure and oil assets. Keep in mind, this is not the first U.S. miltary-intelligence complex offensive in Syria. It's the latest in a long line actions, most covert, against Syria. The U.S. and U.K. have been training anti-government forces in Syria for some time now with the aim of eliciting "collapse" of Assad's regime "from within." Ignore the kabuki theater of congressional hearings and votes, this war is a go. There are 5 missile destroyers, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and multiple marine amphibious assault ships off the coast of Syria right now. A majority of the American people do not support this attack. Yet politicians are charging ahead. Just as in Libya, this war is not about "protecting innocents" or "detering chemical weapons" use. This attack has been, as in Libya, planned years in advance. There is as of today, no concrete, publicly verifiable evidence that Assad authorized the use of chemical weapons. Yet U.S. Government officials, assert their certainty "beyond a reasonable doubt" that evidence exists. Never mind that they've tried to derail the investigations of U.N. inspectors. Senators casually discuss the prospect of regime change. This war is about securing mideast oil and pipeline routes for global energy and banking corporations." –OSJ
By Raf Sanchez @ The U.K. Telegraph:
During a meeting at the White House, the president assured Senator John McCain that after months of delay the US was meeting its commitment to back moderate elements of the opposition.
Mr Obama said that a 50-man cell, believed to have been trained by US special forces in Jordan, was making its way across the border into Syria, according to the New York Times.
The deployment of the rebel unit seems to be the first tangible measure of support since Mr Obama announced in June that the US would begin providing the opposition with small arms.
Congressional opposition delayed the plan for several weeks and rebel commanders publicly complained the US was still doing nothing to match the Russian-made firepower of the Assad regime.
Mr McCain has been a chief critic of the White House's reluctance to become involved in Syria and has long demanded that Mr Obama provide the rebels with arms needed to overthrow the regime.
He and Senator Lindsey Graham, a fellow Republican foreign policy hawk, emerged from the Oval Office meeting on Monday cautiously optimistic that Mr Obama would step up support for the rebels.
"There seems to be emerging from this administration a pretty solid plan to upgrade the opposition," Mr Graham said.
He added that he hoped the opposition would be given "a chance to speak directly to the American people" to counter US fears that they were dominated by al-Qaeda sympathisers.
"They're not trying to replace one dictator, Assad, who has been brutal… to only have al-Qaeda run Syria," Mr Graham said.
The US announced in June, following the first allegations the Assad regime had used chemical weapons, that it would send light arms to the rebels but refused to provide anti-aircraft missiles and other heavy weapons.
American concerns were born partly out of the experience of Afghanistan in the 1980s, when CIA weapons given to the anti-Russian mujahideen were later used by the Taliban.


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We're just a week away from the release of "Battle: Los Angeles" and to keep the excitement rolling we've got a new clip for your viewing pleasure. In the clip some of America's finest square off with some "aliens" in the sewers. I put the aliens in quotes because honestly I'm not sure if they're little green men or those Cirque du Soleil weirdos. Either way I agree they must be destroyed.
Despite there not being a cast or director it's been announced that the next installment in the "Resident Evil" franchise will be released on September 14, 2012. Word has it this time we might be looking at a prequel which might mean no Milla Jovovich. Or maybe a CGI version of her... without mom hips... There, I said it.
In other movies that are so far off it seems kind of ridiculous "Mad Max: Fury Road", the fourth installment in the Mad Max series, is officially set to begin filming next January in Australia. Of course the long delay is due to trouble with weather conditions so you can't really stomp your feet and suck your thumb on this one. But I bet you will, you big baby.
I know I'm being stupid here but I'm still super excited about the "Conan the Barbarian" reboot coming out and this new motion poster has got me fired up. Even if it is in 3D and even if it's Sans-Arnold and there's not a Grace Slick in sight. Even if it's directed by the same guy who made the "Friday the 13th" reboot and even if it does star a guy who looks like he should be seducing unsuspecting daughters at crappy resorts in the Bahamas. Even with all those things folks, this movie is going to be awesome.


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North Korea, poised to conduct a nuclear test any day now, has posted a video on YouTube depicting a US city resembling New York engulfed in flames after an apparent missile attack.
The footage was uploaded Saturday by the North's official website, Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the state media.
The video is shot as a dream sequence, with a young man seeing himself on board a North Korean space shuttle launched into orbit by the same type of rocket Pyongyang successfully tested in December.
As the shuttle circles the globe — to the tune of "We Are the World" — the video zooms in on countries below, including a joyfully re-unified Korea.
In contrast, the focus then switches to a city — shrouded in the US flag — under apparent missile attack with its skyscrapers, including what appears to be the Empire State Building, either on fire or in ruins.
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"It seems that the nest of wickedness is ablaze with the fire started by itself," it added.
The video ends with the young man concluding that his dream will "surely come true".
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Monday — Friday
PLEASE TAKE NOTE our current turnaround time is 14-21 working days and on certain items can take up to 28 working days due to suppliers taking longer to despatch
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I am sitting here quietly on New Year's Eve reflecting on the year that was. In some ways, it was a very difficult year but my friends and family made living each day a joy in so many ways. I include all my friends who read and support my blog as well. At times, I debated whether to continue writing a blog and at times, I have sadly neglected it but when I seriously consider stopping, I feel it would be like cutting a good friend out of my life so I continue.
I have become reacquainted with friends from high school this year and that has been particularly wonderful. I feel blessed to have them in my life again. My group of girlfriends from work have been especially supportive through this difficult time and I am so lucky to have them. They are no longer "work" friends but are "come hell or high water" friends. I know they will always be there for me, as I will for them.
My mother will be 88 this coming year and continues in good health. She only has the normal aches and pains of growing old to complain about and that is a blessing too. On the whole, the family is healthy and happy and doing well in their studies, their careers, and their relationships. My wonderful brother-in-law, Bruce is fighting another battle against cancer but he has triumphed twice before and I know he will this time too. Please pray for him as we are awaiting his surgery date.
I spent 2012 trying to live a healthier life. I have been successful but have so much farther to go. The indulgences of the season, sweet, savoury and alcoholic, have added a little weight but overall, I have lost 36 lbs this year. This is the first year in a long time that I end it weighing less than on January 1 so I am pleased. With this achieved, I know I won`t have any problem continuing down this path. Overall, I ring in 2013 happy, peaceful and healthier and really what more could I have asked of 2012?


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New College of Florida has hired a Stetson University manager as its new general counsel.
The appointment of Mark St. Louis — an attorney with experience in higher education, human resources and management — was effective July 1.
St. Louis was the manager of Stetson university's Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy. He also served as the center's coordinator while he pursued his law degree.
St. Louis previously served as human resources coordinator at St. Petersburg College from 2008 to 2009.
"Mark has broad experience across the range of legal issues in higher education," said John Martin, New College's vice president for finance and administration.
From 2001 to 2008, St. Louis served as a human resources specialist with the Michigan Army National Guard while completing his undergraduate studies.
He was deployed to Kuwait from 2006 to 2007 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was also an intern with the emergency management division of the Michigan State Police in 2004.
St. Louis received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 2005, his master's degree in business administration from Baker College in 2008 and his law degree from Stetson in 2012.
He was admitted to the Florida Bar in October 2012.
New College hires general counsel
New College of Florida has hired a Stetson University manager as its new general counsel.


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I can think of few things more terrifying to an astronaut on the ISS than being awakened by blaring klaxons in the dead of night. That happened this weekend.
The culprit was a malfunctioning cooling pump. While the effects were wide-ranging (two of the station's gyroscopes had to be shut down, as well as "several other systems"), NASA said the crew was not in danger. There are two replacement pumps on board for just this kind of situation, and astronaut Tracey Caldwell Dyson is presently working to replace the malfunctioning pump with one of them.
Still, alarms blaring while you're trapped in a tin can hundreds of miles above the earth. Pure terror, right? [MSNBC]


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Trip to the US: The Cooper-Garrod Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting (Part 1)
>> Sunday, May 26, 2013
*yeah, I know, this is a delayed post....I didn't have time to blog.... :(
On a sunny Sunday morning 2 weeks ago, KW & I took the opportunity to visit a nearby vineyard i.e. Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyard to learn more on grapes planting & harvesting for wine-making. The journey to Mount Eden took us approximately half an hour from our hotel. It's an "uphill" journey & kinda scenic as well.
Upon arriving at the vineyard's carpark, we were directed to the "introduction" session, where the story of how Cooper-Garrod was established was shared.
Doris Cooper sharing some information on how the business began
Bill Cooper, the guy behind the wine-making & sales
They've horses too...
That's where part of the fertilizers come from :P
We were guided to the nearest plot of vines. The grapes aren't in full-bloom yet, but the vines were growing steadily with the sunlight throughout the day & some cool air as well. The grapes will only be harvested around August-September (summer), depending on the weather & season.
There are basically 2 ways of planting vine: lateral & horizontal. Both ways have its pros & cons, so Cooper-Garrod does a mixture of both ways.
Lateral way of planting...
Grapes, when they're "babies" are all green, but as they grow, their skin will turn to the color that they're supposed to be. If I'm not mistaken, this one is a green grape for Chardonnay (white wine).
The vines require much sunlight to grow, but too much of scorching heat will cause the grapes to turn into raisins. So the grapes will always require the shade of the leaves to protect them while they grow into full-grown grapes for wine-making. The workers of the vineyard will pop-by to check the vines & ensure that the grapes grow healthily :)
Pretty flowers around the vineyard :P
Another part of the vineyard...must look lovely during summer!
After touring the vineyard & standing in the scorching hot sun for half an hour or more, Bill took us to the area where the grapes get processed for their juice. Both the red grapes & white grapes are processed differently. The red grapes need to be processed with the skin since the red color comes from the skin, whereas the green grapes for white wine just requires the flesh/juice without the grapes' skin.
The percentage of sugar plays a large part in the type & taste of wine that is produced. During the process of fermentation, sugars are broken down and converted by yeast into alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide [wikipedia]. If I'm not mistaken, more sugar = higher alcohol content, but most of the time, the grapes won't be as sweet as "table grapes" where you can just pop into your mouth as fruits.
The final process is storage, where all the fermented juice a.k.a. wine, is placed into wooden barrels. Different barrels would give different taste as well! Most of the barrels have oak tops.
Thus ends the process of wine-making. It's actually a long process that takes days & months. I'm glad we came over to learn up a little bit more on wine-making since we'll never get to do such a thing in Malaysia!
Up next, I will be sharing on wine-tasting ;) Stay tuned!
Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards
22645 Garrod Rd
Saratoga, CA 95070
United States of America
Toll Free: (+1) (877) 923 4616
Directions: Map here
I love wine,


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A while back I did a review of Charles Platt's Dream Makers: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers at Work, a collection of interviews he conducted with numerous famous authors. The particular item I was reviewing was a 1987 hardcover edition that was, I stated at the time, a merger of two previous paperback volumes by the same title. It turns out that description was not quite accurate, because I just picked up the first of those paperbacks — Dream Makers: the Uncommon People Who Write Science Fiction, published in 1980 — and found out that not all of the profiles made it into the later hardcover. It seems the hardcover edition took only about half of the profiles from each of the paperbacks, so anyone looking to get the maximum benefit would be well advised to seek out the original two volumes, rather than the later hardcover.
The 15 profiles that appear both here and in the hardcover are: Isaac Asimov, Thomas Disch, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Frederik Pohl, Alfred Bester, Algis Budrys, Philip Jose Farmer, A.E. van Vogt, Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradybury, Frank Herbert, Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard, and Brian Aldiss.
The 14 profiles appearing only in this first paperback edition are: Robert Sheckley, Hank Stine, Norman Spinrad, Samuel R. Delany, Barry Malzberg, Edward Bryant, C.M. Kornbluth (the interview was actually with his wife, since he died in 1958), Damon Knight, Kate Wilhelm, E.C. Tubb, Ian Watson, John Brunner, Gregory Benford, and Robert Silverberg.
I'm not going to delve into this and do any specific quoting; I'll just say that everything in my previous review applies here as well. There's a lot of good material here giving a glimpse into the lives and writing of some of the field's top authors — lots of intriguing little tidbits of information here. I especially enjoyed the interviews with Norman Spinrad, Samuel Delany, and Robert Silverberg. On the other hand, there are some real downers in this bunch. Particularly depressing is Malzberg, who says he gets nothing from seeing his work in print and that he hates his career.
It's also interesting to read what sf authors have to say about other sf authors. In some cases, the various authors included in this book have criticisms to level at each other, as well as at others. Two of these authors, for instance, state their belief that Heinlein is totally unreadable. And E.C. Tubb offers a strongly negative opinion of ANY new wave or "literary" writer, such as Delany (he calls Dhalgren a "monument of unreadability"). Some of these authors also share their criticism of the genre as a whole, or its fans.
I don't know about you, but I find this kind of stuff fascinating, and I quickly zipped through the profiles here that were new to me. I can't wait to find the second paperback volume to finish off Platt's wonderful interview project.


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Okay, so Davao City turned 80 this week. In line with the Araw ng Davao (Davao Day) celebration, SM Lanang Premier (a local mall), held a 3 day concert series. It featured Filipino artists Miles Experience, Gab Alipe of Urbandub, and Reese Lansangan. The event was called "Urban Sound Concert Series". Unfortunately, I missed the first two performances, but I certainly witnessed the set of Reese Lansangan.
Before anything else, I know I said last week that I am going to continue with the second installment of my tour in the National Museum of the Philippines. Well, I thought that it could wait because I am more excited to talk about Reese!
Who is Reese Lansangan?
Aside from being a singer-songwriter, Reese is also a visual artist. She is probably one of the most accomplished millennials that I have met. We are of the same age, but she has done way more
stuffs stuff than me: performed at music festivals, designed clothes, published a book, and the list goes on. "Home", the first love song that she wrote, is a wedding song for Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna (Filipino celebrities). And oh, do you know that she also loves space? Hello, stargazer here!
How did I find her?
It's not like she's lost or something. I mean, being an indie artist, her name doesn't always ring a bell with people. I first heard of her through my boyfriend. He was able to watch her perform during a Jensen and The Flips gig. He loved her voice. I've looked her up and stumbled on her blog. Through it, I can definitely say that she is a very talented person. Then I saw an ad that she's performing in the city where I am living. I sent my friend her Spotify link right away. I told that friend to listen to Reese's songs because I am taking her to the show this Friday.
Let me just say that she has a very beautiful voice, hands down. It has a soothing tone which is being accompanied with the sound of her acoustic guitar. I feel like she has mastered triggering ASMR, but that's another topic to talk about. I also like it whenever she makes side comments during a song performance. I remember that there was this kid who tried to climb up the railing and got reprimanded by a grown up. She also made a joke about it and cracked people up. It gives off a sense of engagement with the audience. There was also a time that she paused a song because her guitar was off-key. She tweaked her instrument. When everything seems fixed, she resumed singing. I don't know if she did it intentionally, but it was an effective way of adding a cute touch to her performance.
I also love the crowd because we are so cooperative (Yes,"we" because I was also there :p ).
Meeting Reese
After the show, we found ourselves falling in line to buy some merch. My friend got a sticker and a pin-back button. I bought the "Arigato, Internet!" album, and a supposedly limited edition metal badge with stickers. Once we got the merchandise, we went to Reese to have them signed. Unfortunately, her writings just ended up blotting the glossy CD case. 😦
I must say that Reese is very friendly. She even chats with her fans while doing autographs. She was even nice enough to let me film her doing a shout out to my boyfriend.
Reese, if you're reading this, ありがとう! 🙂
When we got home, my friend sent me a text message and thanked me for tagging her along. She said that she has now someone new to look up to.
Don't forget to check her out! I am sure you'll love her music too! I personally love the song "St. Petersburg", but I recommend that you should listen to either "Home" or "Exploration No.5".
Reese Lansangan
E-mail: email@example.com
Instagram: reeseypeasy
Twitter: reeseypeasy
Facebook: reeselansangan
Website: reeselansangan.com
Youtube: reeselansangan
Soundcloud: reeselansangan
How about you guys out there? What do you call your city's birthday? What do you usually do to celebrate it? Let me know by commenting below!
P.S. I wish I can show you a clip of her performance, but my blog doesn't support it yet. I don't have a Youtube account as well. If you want, you can still check her out on the list of social media I provided above. Thanks for understanding. 🙂


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DiS just received the following memo via carrier pigeon...
"Hello. It's The Pictish Trail here. Y'know. The Scottish hairy-faced 'cuddly' lo-fi singer-songwriter, and label manager of Scotlands' finest DIY-pop collective, Fence Records. You might also recognise me as being two-thirds (in weight) of electro-spandex duo Silver Columns.
Hope you're well. I'm fine. Look, i've got some new music for you.
Last year, I relocated from my flat in Cellardyke, in the East Neuk O' Fife, to the remote Hebridean isle of Eigg, and spent most of my days writing songs up in a caravan. It's very tranquil, up here. In January, I invited my pal Sweet Baboo - Welsh singer-songwriter, and all-round musical guru - to come across to the island and help produce some new Pictish Trail recordings. It went very very well, thank you for asking - and the resulting album Secret Soundz Vol.2, will be released on Fence Records later in the year. H'aye, h'aye.
To kick things off, though, i've got an E.P. ready. It's called The Summer Is Empty Of Idiots EP, and it's got four songs on it. Oh, and a remix too. Lead track, and current single, 'Michael Rocket', is quite an odd wee one. It's a floaty bubble of a song, swimming in chorus effects, reverb and weird delays. Listen closely, and you might spot a wee cameo by my pal King Creosote. The accompanying video - directed by Forest of Black, and due to premiere on Friday 6th July - captures the day-glo colours of the song through ultra-violet light. Dreamy. The song was recorded with Sweet Baboo at the controls, and will also feature on the album. Baboo has also done a "redux" version of the song, which features on the vinyl.
The other tracks on the EP are recordings i did myself, up in the caravan. You can almost hear the sea. Or is that just the kettle? One of them is a recorded version of a live favourite, another is a glam-rock stomp, and the last one is just 30 seconds long.
The E.P. is the first release in the new 3-part series from Fence Records, entitled BUFF TRACKS. If you subscribe to the entire series, you receive all three EP's by different Fence artists over the next 6 months, as well as access to some special offers on upcoming gigs, and other releases. Oooh. So, what is coming up in the Trail calendar? Well, following the success of Eye O' the Dug, I'm currently putting the finishing touches on our next Fence festival - THE AWAY GAME. I organised our first Away Game back in 2010 on the island of Eigg, and this is our second time doing it. It's all taking place over the 20th-22nd July, back on Eigg. Yup, I love it here - can you tell? Even though tickets have COMPLETELY SOLD OUT, the line-up is a BIG SECRET at the moment, jam-packed with special guests. ... but I can reveal that i'll be headlining the Friday night. One of the perks of booking your own festival, eh?
I've also got a bunch of other great live shows over the summer. I've put together a full band, featuring members of Eagleowl and The Fence Collective, and i'm paying them I'm gonna be launching the EP with a show in Edinburgh on the 11th August - details on that gig, and others, below..."
The Pictish Trail, July 2012
Well, let's let a secret of the bag, the Away Game festival line-up looks like this:
The Pictish Trail, King Creosote, Gruff Rhys, Django Django, Nathan Fake, Jon Hopkins, Euros Childs, Slow Club, Cate Le Bon, Meursault, Seamus Fogarty, Kan, François & The Atlas Mountains, John MacLean (Beta Band / Aliens), Gulp, Y Niwl, Sparrow & The Workshop, Sweet Baboo, Rozi Plain, The Massacre Cave, Reuben Wu (Ladytron), Three Blind Wolves, Kid Canaveral, OLO Worms, Radials, H.Hawkline, Archipel, Babe, Delifinger, Kathryn Sawers, The Twilight Sad (acoustic), Jo Schornikow, Scott Rudd, Rob St John, Hardsparrow, Randolph's Leap, The Massacre Cave, Over The Wall, George Thomas, Quickbeam, Lord Rochester, Alun Tun Lan, FOUND (DJ set) … and one or two other bits and bobs.
Sadly, if you want a ticket it's sold out. However DiS is sending one of our henchmen to cover it, so expect a full review of the festivities in the near future.
The Pictish Trail The Summer Is Empty Of Idiots E.P. will be on 7" vinyl at 33rpm, w/ download codes and released on 13th August 2012. And here's an exclusive video clip for the song 'Michael Rocket'


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a bunch of other things which may be of some interest. The kicking tips for saving one's knees may strike some practitioners as overkill. . . especially since my methods may be quite different than theirs. We can discuss if you wish. Thanks to the Dando family for helping out and I apologize for the typo in the film.
My teaching style is much different than when I initially returned from Okinawa in the 50s. I try to make classes interesting and most important, I try to make sure that progress is made in every class. Working with new students is difficult and requires lots of imagination, patience and a lot of insight into what will move individual students from clumsy klutzes to accomplished athletes.
When seniors give advice regarding teaching methods, I always judge the methods by watching their students, not the teacher. If the teacher can transmit their knowledge and ability to their students, then I can respect the method.
Enjoy . . . http://www.uechi-ryu.com/videos/swamp%20workout2.wmv