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Well, we did it! We moved to Texas! And I've been busy with engagement sessions and weddings! I am hoping to have the gusto soon to do a blog facelift. It's been a few years, so I sense change is coming! Anyway, here's a few images that I love from a recent wedding, engagement session, and family session. Tell all your Dallas/Fort Worth area friends that I'm here and ready to party (aka take photos of all y'all partying)!!
I'm here!June 4th, 2014
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5 Tips for taking photos in the snowFebruary 5th, 2014
Today I was on Studio 5 giving tips on how to take photos in the snow.
Tip 1: Nail your exposure
When the camera sees a snowy scene, the camera will think it is too bright, therefore making your subject too dark, and not properly exposed. You will have to over-ride the camera by exposing it properly. To do this with a DSLR, shoot in manual mode and over-expose by one to two stops. If you're shooting in a manual mode, change the exposure compensation plus one or two stops. To do this with a point and shoot, change the shooting mode dial to "portrait" which looks like the profile of a woman. And to expose properly on a smart phone, simply tap the face of your subject and it will focus and expose for your subject instead of your back ground.
Tip 2: How to get stunning skin tones
One of the best things about shooting in a snowy scene is it creates the most stunning skin tones! To do this, you have to have your subject standing in the snow. It won't work if they're standing on a driveway or asphalt. The light from the sun/sky reflects off the snow and onto your subject. It fills in lines and wrinkles, and really is the best skin brightener!
Tip 3: Add contrast in background and outfit
If your shooting in any other time of year (spring, summer, fall…) the background colors and nature will provide plenty of interesting colors and contrast to your photo. Since a snowy scene is often one dimensional in color, it really adds a lot to a photo to add contrast to your photo. Don't be afraid to wear bold colors, or stark contrasting colors. I also love putting my subject against a dark backdrop (like a dark wall or dark pine trees) to add contrast. When you put your subject against a dark backdrop, it helps so you can really see the snowflakes falling.
Tip 4: Adjust your white balance if needed
White balance is how the camera reads the temperature of the light whether the light is warm or cool. For example, florescent has a different temperature than a bright sunny day. For the most part, the camera does a really great job reading the temperature of the light, but sometimes in a snowy scene, even if the sun is shining, the photos can come out too cool, which isn't very flattering for skin tones. Adjust your white balance accordingly by switching it to shade or cloudy.
Tip 5: Dress appropriately!
It seems like common sense, but you would be surprised that I've had people show up to photo shoots in the snow with bare legs and bare arms. Wear boots, and bundle up!
We're Moving!!!!February 5th, 2014
Brant was offered a promotion in Grapevine Texas! Can I tell you a little secret? We have been wanting to move there for years! I was born there, and my only sister lives there and we are so excited!!! I am now booking weddings, boudoir, and families in the Dallas/Fort Worth area! We will miss Utah, but we are so excited for our new adventure! Tell any of your Texas friends that we are coming!
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I've been going back and forth on One Bedroom, the new album from Chicago's the Sea and Cake, for weeks now. On one hand it's the sleekest collection of digitally enhanced pop songs I'll probably hear this year (unless Liz Phair really makes a go at Avril Lavigne on her upcoming return to recording, anyway); singer Sam Prekop's sleepy whisper floats right above his bandmates' heartbeat-steady grooves, which riffle through textures like a second-grader in art class. But I've not gotten much out of the disc that I didn't get from Oui or The Fawn, the two equally sumptuous S&C efforts that preceded it. "I personally don't believe that one needs to take a real extreme tack as a reaction against your last album, or to appease a listening crowd," guitarist Archer Prewitt countered a couple of weeks ago. "I think it's more important to serve the music in the way that seems right for the music." I'm pretty sure I agree, so I'll sleep on One Bedroom a little longer.
Given the consistency of the Cake dudes' catalog, it's an unexpected pleasure to find them touring with fellow Chicagoans Califone, possibly that city's most dedicated shapeshifters. The group's new Quicksand/Cradlesnakes, its first album for Thrill Jockey after releases on its own Perishable Records, plays like the white man's reimagining of late Los Lobos: Banjos and guitars and other string instruments wander around, occasionally pooling in proper songs, while keyboards and a whole mess of percussive elements descend from above and keep things feeling improvisatory. It's a bewitching piece of music, and should only sound more idiosyncratic onstage.


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Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo is financing a documentary on legendary bass player Jaco Pastorius. From USA Today:
... Tentatively titled Jaco, the documentary Trujillo took on two years ago is being directed by Stephen Kijak, who helmed 2010's Stones in Exile, about the Rolling Stones' creation of Exile on Main Street. Trujillo says he hopes to premiere the movie at the Toronto Film Festival in September. ...
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Traffic can be tricky in Jonesborough these days
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It can be a bumper-to-bumper bottleneck. The Highway 11E-State Route 354 intersection is one of the busiest in Washington County.
Jonesborough town leaders including Bob Browning have been busy driving through the numbers. "There are well over 30,000 vehicles a day there, comparable to what you would see in front of the [Johnson City] Medical Center," Browning said. "And higher in places in Johnson City, like Roan Street by the mall."
Accelerated numbers have led to traffic tie ups and motorized mishaps. "Since 2010 we've had over 100 accidents in that intersection," Browning said. "And at least a third of them are specifically related to what we call the bypass lane."
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TDOT has fast laned the project with money already set aside. "They have approved it as a safety project," Browning said. "They're supposed to have some preliminary plans done by May."
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Hot diggity dog
- jessejames Oct 3, 2013 10:54 AM
OK NYC hounds, thanks for all the tips on the pastrami -- heading out this weekend from LA for a wedding and will do Katz's the way you suggest and I think I'm also going to have a hard time getting away from that monster sammie at Carnegie -- we'll see....one more thing...LA here believe it or not is a pretty decent hotdog town, but you guys are the kings for that..right?..Staying in Times Square area and just don't have the time to go to Nathans/Coney Island this time....any special tips for good dogs midtown or just hit up one of the sabrett carts? call me old fashioned -- really old i guess based on how long those orange pickled onion things have been accompanying most of the dogs I've seen there -- but I prefer a spot with raw onions, kraut, etc. Thanks and we are looking forward to the big apple!
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Thanks spiritchaser -- sounds great...i wish i had more meals in NY this trip. I'm most interested in a straight up kosher hotdog with the fixins...
re: jessejames
Go to Katz's Deli. for a great hot dog cooked on a griddle with mustard and saurkraut.
Great n.y style hot dog 100% beef with natural sheep casing with a great snap.
re: ramen girl
Nice. Pastrami sangie side of dog. The new pickle. Great call. Thanks all for other tips too. I love a dog with a pickle inside Chicago style and deep fried (ie ruts hut). Is there still a Nathan's in Times Square?
re: ramen girl
This was great. I liked it better than pastrami which was also dynamite. Thanks!
Grey's Papaya and Papaya king are very popular for locals who want a hotdog that is not from a street vendor.
This thread mentions other options as well, the hotdog at Katz has a following as well fyi.
re: Ttrockwood
thank you
I honestly wouldn't come to NY and 'waste' a meal on hotdogs but everyone is different I guess.
re: Monica
i find a hotdog to be a terrific between meal snack, very convenient and tasty, and affordable ... are you a new yorker?
re: jessejames
I am. (Well, for a little over 20 years now) And I have to say...I don't think of NY as a hot dog town. I think there is a lot of nostalgia involved.
Besides Gray's and Papaya - two places that maybe you pop into if nearby but not destination places - no one really talks about hot dogs IME.
Hot dogs from the carts? Sabrett's or not. They're for tourists and commuters or maybe if you are crazy starving and need to put something in your belly STAT. They are referred to as Dirty Water Dogs.
PS Nathan's is a chain all serving the same dogs from what I read on this exact board though I do not know for sure.
re: thegforceny
Nathan's in Coney Island is incomparable. You get the atmosphere and surroundings, plus a lot more volume, so the dogs are just better (if they are the same dogs).
re: villainx
It's not just psychological - they're not the same hot dogs. Most, if not all, the Nathan's in the city serve skinless dogs. Nathan's Coney Island serves natural casing dogs. The difference in taste is significant.
re: villainx
Calculate in Opportunity Cost for someone spending only one weekend in NYC.
re: thegforceny
I try to focus more on facts than opinion - a challenging endeavor on a topic as subjective as food.
Personally? I love Nathan's Coney Island - but I don't think it's worth the trip to Coney Island for a hot dog if you're only here for two days. Not to mention, I find the dogs very similar to what you get at Gray's and Papaya King.
re: lexismore
"Not to mention, I find the dogs very similar to what you get at Gray's and Papaya King."
They're not at all alike. I wouldn't suggest anyone pressed for time, go all the way to Coney Island for a hot dog, but the Nathan's out there is distinct, and tasty.
re: sugartoof
We'll have to agree to disagree on what constitutes similar.
I'm not saying they're identical. But they're both beef natural casing hot dogs. If I'm craving Nathan's but don't feel like making the trip out to Brooklyn, Gray's or Papaya King would be where I go instead.
re: lexismore
They're not really the same style and fit different cravings for me, but anyway, I do agree Gray's or Papaya is preferable to going to a random Nathan's location, unless it's the Coney one.
re: thegforceny
Haha, if it was on my way to JFK via Belt, I would consider it. But then, I would stop by Bark instead, all else being equal.
As is, I almost always stop by Boulevard Drinks if I have any reason to go to Newark or Elizabeth Ikea.
The Shack-cago Dog at Shake Shack is probably my favorite menu item there. it's salty and spicy and refreshing. also worth mentioning that DBGB has a ten dollar bar room special - any dog and any draft, any time. ranks as one of the best deals in manhattan, even if it's more bread than beef (or pork or lamb).
re: coasts
Interesting recommendation, a Chicago style dog in NYC for an LA visitor. According to my Chicago friends the Shack-cago dog is done "incorrectly" and not a true Chicago dog, though it might be tasty.
re: kathryn
I had a very similar dog in Chicago at what was supposedly a very popular place. The shack-cago had the same ingredients but fresher quality.
I never really thought of New York as a hot dog city, despite its reputation for being so. Some of our most famed dogs are downright awful.
re: kathryn
The Shackago dog misses on a few details, but is otherwise pretty well-done. The tomatoes should be sliced into wedges so that their juiciness contrasts with the snap of the Vienna Beef hot dog, the bun should be poppyseeded and of course the relish is not nearly green enough, but everything else is otherwise fine. I just had one a couple weeks ago to celebrate the opening of Bears season. The bun was oversteamed, but it was otherwise a great taste of home.
re: JungMann
will have to try that next time...there's shake shack at jfk now too fyi
If you are going to the Barclay Center area for any reason, go to Bark. It's a great hot dog.
Or if you are going through Newark airport, get hot dogs from New Jersey.
You might want to give NY a chance and hit up some foods that LA doesn't do well too!
Gray's and Papaya King are a different breed of grease and texture. I stick to the Gray's in the West Village and the new Papaya King location on St. Marks. I find them superior to the other locations.
Bark in Brooklyn was a great suggestion, but not unless you're already in that neighborhood. Criff Dogs are good if you're drunk, or need a tator tot fix.
Shack Shake and Schnipper's are more generic, but serve a better option than the street carts.
re: sugartoof
I'll have to give the St Marks Papaya King a try. Any of the toppings particularly worth adding?
For the historical minded, did St Marks use to have a Papaya variant?
Oh shoot, before I forget, if you are in the lower east side, in addition to Katz, Los Perros Locos is worth a try. Unless you happen to be going to Northern Boulevard in Queens, then head to one of the Colombian shops there instead.
re: villainx
No Papaya on St Marks, as far as I know, until this shop opened recently.
It could just be that it's new, but everything was top notch, and I normally prefer Gray's.
Just stick to your normal order, and give it a shot. I can't say I've tried the onions or kraut, but the condiments are all standard from what I can tell.
re: sugartoof
we sure did enjoy the cheesecake at juniors, and the fries at pomme frite near st marks place. loads of fun and good eats in nyc...the peculiar pub on bleeker street still has their awesome array of brews and the comfortable atmosphere...
still, katz's and carnegie were awesome.
Kind of diverging a tad: I have found that the hot dogs The Red Hook Lobster Pound serves at their flagship store, are very tasty.


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Voting was held on Saturday, December 14th for the 2014 SMYS Board of Directors and all candidates were unanimously elected. Please welcome these volunteers as they work together to make San Marcos Youth Soccer the soccer league of choice for our local community.
|John Gomez
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|Linda Latimer
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|Chris Harris
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|Mike Coburn
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|Kurtis Bullard
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|Michael Snow
|Director of Referees
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The Director of Competitive Programs shall be the liaison between the Competitive Programs committee, Cal South gaming circuits, Presidio League and SMYS. He shall submit a recommendation to establish, revise and/or amend the Rules and Regulations of the Competitive Programs committee. He shall bring before the Board of Directors for approval all recommendations regarding coaches, team managers, trainers and any other subjects already approved by the Competitive Programs committee. He shall communicate the objectives of the SMYS program to the Members and work in "good faith" with the coaches and players of the recreational and Signature League programs to support the development of SMYS players and coaches thus improving their knowledge and skills as it relates to the game of soccer.
He shall present, as required by the Board of Directors, a financial report on every team of the Competitive Play committee. This report shall be presented to the Board of Directors at a Regular Meeting in June or July. He shall be elected by members of a Competitive Play committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation at the first Regular Meeting following the AGM.
The Director of Risk Management shall be responsible for insuring that all Members of the corporation (players, volunteers and parents) are participating in a program that is fundamentally respectful of their physical, mental and emotional needs. He shall insure that all volunteers associated with SMYS will be trained in the Cal South "KidSafe" program and that all volunteers are approved by Live Scan for the position for which they are volunteering. As part of this responsibility, he will be the primary contact with Cal South's Risk Management program and he will work with other directors to insure that all recruited volunteers get the appropriate training and Live Scan.
The Director of Risk Management & Safety will register all coaches and administrators into CORIS and will provide monthly verbal reports to the Board on all relevant issues.
He shall insure that SMYS adheres to the SMYS policies and procedures, bylaws, designated manuals, and Cal South policies and procedures and bylaws. He shall develop and communicate with the Field & Equipment Coordinator to inspect and report any areas of concern to insure field equipment complies with said policies and procedures. He shall develop and communicate with the Director of Team Parents and Director of Coaching to help provide safety awareness to the team parents and coaches. He shall be provided with appropriate tools to maintain copies of said policies and procedures and produce updates as needed for the Board and SMYS members. He will routinely research and review said policies and manuals to insure that SMYS is in compliance and provide a verbal report to the Board on a monthly basis.
The Director of Team Parents will be the liaison between the recreational teams and the Board Members for all questions, inquiries, and resolutions to insure that the SMYS Principles and by-laws are being used instrumentally throughout all teams. He will distribute information to the team parents on upcoming events, pertinent information, and resources necessary to assist the team parents, coaches, and players in following the policies and procedures for SMYS..
He will provide a monthly verbal report on any pertinent information to the Board regarding any issues or concerns expressed from Team Parents.
The Director of Recreation Programs shall be the liaison between the Board of Directors and Divisional Coordinators, and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of all recreation programs. Recreation programs include, but are not limited to, team formation, player evaluations, coach recruitment, league playoffs, post season tournaments and rules of play. He shall have the following responsibilities:
The Director of Purchasing is the primary person to coordinate and purchase SMYS's uniforms, field equipment, arrange Team Pictures, and awards/trophies. He shall adhere to the Policies and Procedures and coordinate with Cal South to insure the uniform specifics and other purchases meet the requirements of Cal South. He shall assist the Board in facilitation of the annual budget as it pertains to purchasing of field equipment, uniforms, team pictures, awards/trophies and any other purchases as needed by the Board. He will provide monthly reports to the Board on any purchases.
The Director of Sponsorship and Marketing will be the liaison and promote the SMYS mission statement to organizations that sponsor SMYS and public relations to include the media. He will connect SMYS teams with our partners and sponsors in the community. SMYS encourages communication and cooperation between parents, coaches, referees, SMYS board members and our partners in the community to ensure that youth receive the best possible physical, mental, and social sports education.
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NEW YORK – Beyonce insists she would have never considered selling photos of her hush-hush wedding to Jay-Z to a glossy celebrity magazine. Still, the singer acknowledges that she was amazed at the amount of money that was offered.
"Now, they offer crazy money that's just ridiculous," she said in a recent interview, laughing. "But in the end, absolutely not. It's so not worth it. If anything, if you wanna put something out, then put it out, not for (money)."
Beyonce and Jay-Z were married in April in an intimate ceremony in New York City.
"We worked really hard at keeping it private," she said. "I've always been this way, and he's always been this way, so that's why we complement each other. We always knew that it would be private and quiet, for all the right reasons."
Though Beyonce declined to talk about specific details, she's been more open to acknowledging her relationship in recent interviews after years of silence about it.
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When I was in middle school, I went through a phase. I believe the correct term for me was confused and insecure adolescent, but most people called me a skater girl, alternative punk, or my personal favorite - poser.
Most people that know me don't believe it when I tell them that I went through this phase, but I did. I died my hair raven black, insisted on wearing multiple layers of plaid shirts, wife beaters and baggy pants, pored over skateboarding magazines (mostly the cute t-shirts and tennis shoes), hung out with people who smoked weed (I never did) and listened to bands like the Violent Femmes, the Cranberries, and Nirvana. I wrote all kinds of deep, heart-wrenching teenage angst poems, refused to bend to my parent's wishes, and dated this guy:
(Who was and is quite nice actually, but was not exactly the future youth minister my parents were looking for)
My father was petrified that I would become some sort of agnostic Gothic hippie, and my mother spent about 4 years mumbling constant prayers for my soul and my virginity.
After a while, I changed personas, and moved on to the next thing (as I recall, it was cheer leading).
Anyway, even though I never returned to my skater girl ways (although sometimes I think relearning how to skateboard would be way more fun than being a lawyer), there are still remnants of my past that rear their Mohawked head once in a while.
For example, lately I have had this insatiable desire to get a nose ring. Not one of those hoops, but one of those cute little diamond studs. I just think they are so cute and a little sexy.
I have wanted one of these for a long time, but then my interest in getting one re-piqued last night at Nama. Our waitress was so adorable and sweet and she had one. I know that I will never ever get one. Mostly because the Knight, my parents, his parents, and almost 100% of the legal employers will not like it. But also because I am terrible at taking care of myself, and if I had a nose ring, it would probably get all swollen and gooey, and it would be more like a nose wrong than a nose ring.
So, I won't get one. But I still likey.
Also, I have discovered black nail polish. Last week I used painted my nails black to make my Halloween costume more authentic, and it was funny, but I felt different. Empowered. Or Edgy. Or maybe Bold. Or possibly Rebellious. I can't put my black manicured finger nail, on it, but it was along those lines. Cross into my lane while driving? Beware of the black painted finger (something I never do). Do something and need chastising? I'm already shaking my black painted finger at you. Naughty boy. Need to change the channel. My black painted finger is already pushing the button on the remote.
Anyway, I really like black nail polish now. So, that's that.
So, want to see what I was for Halloween?
Here I am!
Just kidding. That's Daisy. Doesn't she look pretty?
She went as a flapper. I think the black wig is very fetching. What do you think?
Okay, so here's my costume:
Ha ha ha ha. Gotcha again.
Silly willy. Do you honestly think that I would go as Frankenstein?
Hello? I am female. I live for Halloween.
Is it the one time of the year I can try to look sexy and not feel like a complete ho-bag? Yes?
Well, then why would I waste it on a mask and vest?
Okay seriously, this is me for Halloween:
Do you know what I am?
I am a mad scientist.
And the Knight was my monster.
The green stuff in my beaker?
It's an appletini.
And just so you know, my badges all over my lab coat read as follows:
"I (Heart) Dead People"
"Why Use Rats When You Have Cadavers?"
"Making Monsters Since 1981" (my birthday year)
"I Brake For Biohazard"
"I'm lookin' for a victim, wanna volunteer?"
and my personal favorite:
"Frankenstein is my Homeboy"
And here again, just for fun, is me and my Homeboy.
Happy Belated Halloween! Now go Christmas shopping!
Lemme go on, like a blister in the sun...
When I was in middle school, I went through a phase. I believe the correct term for me was confused and insecure adolescent, but most people called me a skater girl, alternative punk, or my personal favorite - poser.
So says Artsy Fartsy at 6.11.06
3 comments:
I, Joey, would NOT like you with a nose stud either!
Just FYI...from your #1 fan!
- Anastasia said...
Love the costume! And I want one of those tiny nose rings, too - but not diamond - the little can barely see metal one. And I just have to know - are you more of a Thrasher or a Transworld Skateboarding kind of gal? Hawk or Caballero? Lance Mountain? :-P
- erikaboo said...
Ana - Thrasher. Hawk. Street (over Bowl). That is all I have to say.


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Spring football is a hard-charging, frenetic time. And with just 15 practices to burn, you've got to use it wisely.
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Catching up with coach Delaney
At the end of last season, a turbulent year that saw the Grizzlies lose quarterback Jordan Johnson to off-the-field questions, finish below .500 for the first time since 1985 and miss the playoffs for the second time in the past three seasons, coach Mick Delaney made an ominous statement:
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Former Carroll QB wants to continue playing
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Griz hope to spoil Cats' first outright title chance since '84
Cat-Griz Week is upon us, and there's plenty at stake as Montana and Montana State gear up to renew their bitter rivalry.
Cats control their own destiny with 2 games to go
Montana State controls its own destiny heading into the final two games of the Big Sky Conference football season.
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Griz on wrong end of turnover ledger through 3 games
As a result of Saturday's 36-27 loss on the red turf at Eastern Washington, Montana (1-2) is off to its worst start in 19 seasons.
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Torvalds CONFESSES: 'I'm pretty good at alienating devs'
Being rude/abrasive/verbally abusive hasn't hurt other leaders in the tech industry.
Sometimes peoples ideas are shit. And maybe calling that out very quickly actually works.
EU: Let's cost financial traders $400m a day, because EVIL BANKERS. Right?
Article sounds like a rant
A rant from someone very close to the software industry.
I have no fear of seeing a reduction in HFT trades. In fact I think my pension fund may benefit.
Lloyds Group probes server crash behind ATM, cash card outage
Re: HP Server?
Or HP Almost NonStop
Clink! Terrorist jailed for refusing to tell police his encryption password
GCHQ isn't the problem
It doesn't matter if GCHQ can or cannot brute force the password. (maybe they have already and dont want to alert anyone to whatever is contained within it).
It matters only that the person charged has refused to disclose the password.
That is how the law is framed.
Target hackers: Woohoo, we're rich! Um. Guys? Anyone know how to break bank encryption?
CVC2 is written on the card. That value is held on the magstripe and the chip but it wont be the same value as the CVC2 so it wouldn't be visible to the terminal.
Re: Er - too much information?
Chip and PIN allows for the PIN to be held at the issuer and not on the card, it can be one of the options in the CVM list. Not all terminals support offline PIN validation so in those cases the PIN would be sent online to the acquirer (encrypted).
UK EMV cards support validation of the card between the terminal.
RBS MELTDOWN LATEST: 'We'll be the bank we should be ... next YEAR maybe'
My statement is missing some detail...
i noticed that my POS payment on monday at ASDA appears on my Natwest statement with absolutely no detail whatsoever (unless you call the last 4 digits of the card number..detail).
Every other payment from this retailer is clearly definied and includes who the retailer was and the type. But not this one.
Let the speculation begin !!
IT MELTDOWN ruins Cyber Monday for RBS, Natwest customers
... because you can run a bank on a shoestring budget with all your development out of India.
Dragons' Den star's biz Outsourcery sends yet more millions up in smoke
The cloud business paradigm
1. Put stuff in the cloud
2. Burn through cash
3. ???
4. Profit !!
Universal Credit CRUNCHED: Dole handouts IT system to be rebuilt
[quote] This is about changing the way we do business – and changing people's behaviour by ensuring there is always an incentive to be in work[/quote]
I take it that he is referring to the various contractors/outsourcers and management involved in any IT contract with the government.
RBS Mainframe Meltdown: A year on, the fallout is still coming
Porting Apps? Downtime.. Eh
[quote]RBS faces a Herculean job in bringing online a new mainframe operating in a core part of its day-to-day business. It must plan and execute the job without interrupting the existing service by taking the old mainframe offline during the transition.
RBS did not say when it plans to bring the new mainframe online.
But hardware is only one thing: RBS must also determine what do with the existing apps running on the system. Either it must port existing apps to the new system - which is likely - or write or buy new apps. If the former, RBS must design, write, test and then shift. If the latter, RBS must make sure the new apps work on the new mainframe and interoperate with other RBS's other, connected systems.[/quote]
Spoken by someone that knows nothing about mainframes. Are you a consultant by any chance ?
RBS are just buying a bigger mainframe and then plugging it into their existing parallel sysplex system. Whoop de doo. All that will get them is the chance to use the newest version of the bits of mainframe software and things will run a bit faster.
No porting of apps, no downtime required. That is what makes the mainframe such a great environement to develop and run. Something that lesser mortals dont get.
AXE-WAVING BIKER GANG SMASHES into swanky Apple UK store
Good job they are contributing so much of that lovely corporate tax that goes towards paying for said police force..
BBC's Digital Moneypit Initiative known to be 'pile of dung' for years
[quote]The first question a PwC (or any other 'management') consultant asked to carry out such a review will ask is: "What would you like the answer to be?" [/quote]
Hello Mr Fox, can you investigate why all my hens have disappeared.
Also telling that the senior (mis)management cant work out the causes of the problem themselves without squandering more cash on the problem. Do they actually have any IT experience or are they just managers who manage so far removed from the actual workplace that this kind of thing happens (and rinse and repeat).
Prankster 'Superhero' takes on robot traffic warden AND WINS
Less Basil Fawlty
More organised scam. The parking operators used to employ people to collect money when people left the car park. In the name of decreasing costs they went over to automated systems and then the racket of towing and clamping anyone unlucky enough to be in one of their car parks without a ticket.
They could always go back to the man in a shed approach but I guess the revenue from charging people who dont pay or overstay, however % small that is, is worth more to them.
The "tickets" they send are just an offer to pay. So I choose not to.
Barnes & Noble bungs Raspberry Pi-priced Nook on shelves
Good price
Really good at this price, maybe B&N should have sold them at this price to get a bigger market share first of all.
Always playing catchup with Amazon/Kindle.
Is the IT industry short on Cobolers? This could be your lucky day
No mention of IMS
Moving from IMS to CICS was more open heart surgery with a brain transplant thrown in. CICS is the devils work.
Anyway, I know plenty of people that are mainframers in the age group of 35 - 50 but unfortunately their jobs can be done offshore much cheaper so no one is going to be hiring them anytime soon unless the whole offshoring industry collapses in a heap.
I would love a job back in a COBOL/DB2/IMS or CICS support role but i think the time I have spent away 4 years ish and my age of 40+ will mean that there really is no way back into IT unless there is another round of year 2000 type work.
I can write all sorts of complex SQL but I cant find a role that needs it solely. I must be looking in the wrong place.
Brits on benefits: 'Dole office site only works on PCs over 10 YEARS OLD'
Re: Problem?
[quote]I'm a self employed company director...[/quote]
or your full title... Powerfully built tax dodger.
Finance bods probe RBS over bank-crippling IT cock-up
Mike Errington's head on a plate?
Is Mike Errington still in charge of their IT?
If so he needs to be renamed Teflon, because the brown stuff certainly isn't sticking to him.
Yahoo! makes Brit teen app maker VERY RICH with Summly buy
How much
That is all that matters.
Brit Bill Gates writes ANOTHER open letter to HP board
A better question
Dear HP shareholders. Your board paid way too much for Autonomy. Where does the buck stop?
Adobe reports great re$ult$ but loses CTO Kevin Lynch to Apple
Apple to buyout Adobe..
Just a thought, wouldn;t be the first time that a company has brought in someone before taking over. They have a lot of cash swirling around in their bank account. Adobe have lots of "creative" software. Plus Apple could effectively kill flash once and for all withouth any chance of it re-surfacing.
Uni profs: Kids today could do with a bit of 'mind-crippling' COBOL
Nothing mind crippling about any programming language.
You use the tool that is best suited for the job.
The arguments set forth here are like a bunch of carpenters trying to argue the merits of a drill over a router.
If you cant get your head round cobol then maybe you just aren't cut out for a career in IT (I have written in Pascal, C, c++, java, cobol, zos assember).
RBS and NatWest FAIL downs services across UK
Oops I did it again...
Another piss implementation.
I wonder who was involved this time
What's NFC? PayPal lobs Chip and PIN readers at UK small biz
Re: So...
ok. The worst that could happen is that the trader will know your PIN number. He may also know your card pan number and its expiry date. But the reader wont know what is on the magstripe (which is good, cant be cloned and used in the US).
Without the physcial card the info the trader has is useless. The generated cryptograms rely on (amongst other things) the application transaction counter (which is held on the chip) which is unique to every transasction.
So I understand peoples reluctance to use something that looks odd, but because it's chip it is much more secure.
Re: A certain Pin/Chip reader manufacturer ...
Unfortunatly you are being very selective by choosing a card (not Visa/MasterCard/JCB/Discovery/Amex) with a well known defect.
So please please please, take a bank card from the UK and clone ALL of the chip data (software, keys etc).
When you have done you can then post about it.
'Depression-era grandma' Apple responds to bolshy investor
Mr Einhorn is correct
He is spot on.
Apple are under the impression that they can utilise the 100+ billion they have in reserve better than the investor (who own the company) can. The board of the company work for the investors.
if Apple need cash to purchase something in the future they can quite easily borrow from either their investors or a bank.
Mr Einhorn is saying is that he and other investors can better utilise the captial that Apple have sitting in their bank account. They want Apple to return that captial to the shareholders in the form of new shares of dividends.
He is spot on. Any company that has captial that is just sitting there doing nothing year after year is doing a diservice to their investors.
US retail kingpins swoon: Nobody bonks like Google does
[quote]What about the man-in-middle attack reported last year (arbitrary pin can be used for purchases at an EMV terminal with a stolen card) rendering security put in place by such a system rather moot? OK granted it does require physical access to the card.
That attack doesn't work on all card, only where issuers dont have the correct rules in place on their auth platform. It certainly doesn't work on ATM's (where the PIN is sent online) nor does it work in countries that only support online PIN. And if the issuer issuer checks the CVR correctly (Which is signed by the chip and verfified by the issuer) then you certainly cannot bypass the PIN.
Dexter malware targets point of sale systems worldwide
Clone a chip
A bit pointless trying to "clone" a chip transaction because the information is dynamic and one time. Much more of a problem for magstripe cards or where the terminal is used for card no present transasctions.
Schmidt 'very proud' of Google's tiny tax bill: 'It's called capitalism'
Re: Talk about stating the obvious... @Def
Ok I will bit and call B@llsh!t. Every single one of the IT contractors I know set up as a contractor for the sole reason that they receive more income and pay less tax. Deducting travelling/accomodation costs associated with working somewhere and being able to employ your non-working wife was also a great wheeze unavailable to PAYE employees.
All well and good until the IR realised that more and more people were avoiding income tax by playing "pretend" contractor and were no different to a normal employee that changed jobs every 6/12/24 months.
90% of IT contractors are not really contractors. They are just PAYE employees that change jobs more frequently. Businesses like them because they pay less tax and are easier to hire/fire.
Man facing rare refusal-to-unlock-encryption charge: Court date set
I think it would end badly for you. It's the balance of probabilities and how beleivable you are in court. Trying to be a smart arse in court will alienate you from the jury and a lair normally gets found out. "it must be corrupted officer" excuses if found to be untrue will be reflected in your sentence.
To think a highly skilled hacker/cracker whatever manages to infiltrate networks and launch DDOS attacks but then the file the police are trying to unlock is corrupted ! Any decent barrister will be able to show either malicous damage or wilful obstruction.
Anyway, I have several dead bodies locked in a safe in my home and there is absolutely NO WAY that I am going to incriminate myself by giving the police the combination. I have NOTHING to hide ;-)
Top IT bods bail out of new Universal Credit online dole system
Bailing out 6 with six months to go.
Is it..
A) because they have found a much better contract
B) because they dont want to be anywhere near the project when it goes live.
Natwest's Get Cash app pulled, but NOTHING to do with frauds
Re: A 6-digit PIN gives 'emergency' cash to anyone who types it in
This is what I would worry about, the chances of guessing are 999,999 to 1 but if enough people use it then there is a fair chance that at some stage someone will guess one correctly.
Why not enter you account number or some other reference no instead (maybe your DOB even).
Cambridge boffins: Chip and PIN cards CAN be cloned – here's how
Re: Chip+PIN / ATMs
Hello America and your backward magstripe technology :o)
You are wrong though. EMV is used in ATM transactions, the difference is the PIN is authenticated at the issuer/processor. The US uses magstripe but only becuase they have such a fragmented market and no one to drive the changes other than the schemes (which will eventually happen between 2013-2015).
If I had the option I would do away with the magstripe on my EMV card but there are still some terminals that use it (before reverting to the chip).
Might not work with the majority of EMV cards.
I look at the article and I beleive the attack is only possible with older static data (SDA) type cards.
The problem with Cambridge is that some of their research is based on old tech standards, but there are are still some SDA cards in circulation (because they are cheap). I have not had a chance to check yet but to correctly guess the cryptogram on a DDA (dynamic data authentication) card is impossible as the chip generates its own random number so seeing two transasctions with the same ICC random number would highlight a cloned card.
There are also other technologies such as the ATC count so again cloning is made difficult if the card hasn't been stolen.
As with all tech, someone will eventually break it but as long as it isn't cheap/quick then its still worth employing.
Paywave and Passpass incorporate even more complex cryptogram generation CDA which makes the duplication even more very difficult.
But dont let the above get in the way of a good story and worry mongering :o)
VCs snaffle £200m of UK taxpayer gold ... to bet on high-risk biz
[quote]Conservatives traditionally only support state intervention in cases of market failure[/quote]
I nearly fell off my seat laughing at that statement. They are quite happy to support their friends/relatives/business associates and their associated businesses. Especially if the relationship involves sponsorship of the party !
Banking IT cowboys 'need whipping into shape by watchdog'
My document is out next week.
Next week I am also releasing a 60 page document. It will explain that banks have failed to invest in the one key asset that will in future prevent the global banking system from collapsing.
They are called employees, but most senior managers probably refer to them as excessive operational expenses.
Disaster strikes Doyenz disaster recovery cloud
No worries
All my data is safe in the cloud...
I suppose people should be gratful it didn't just wait to run out of money and some honking great repo man pulled the plug overnight and sold the servers on ebay.
Clouds. Love em.
RBS: June's tech enormo-cock-up cost us £125m
[quote]We'll be simplifying the batches and tightening procedures a bit.[/quote]
I cant see that ending well.
See my previous posts. No change, no blame and more red tape ;-)
RBS must realise it's just an IT biz with a banking licence
Re: what about the money
[quote]I'd say primarily a bank's business is making my money grow, and not losing any of it.[/quote]
The primary role of any business is to generate a profit. Risk, IT and so on all flow from that primary goal.
If you are shareholder, then I agree. Growing the share price and dividend are the primary objective of a publicly listed company. Growing turnover/market share count for nothing and are just vanity unless they can be turned into solid income (and profit).
As a customer the primary goal of any bank is to minimise the amount they spend on you, whilst making you generate income. They will be doing everything they possibly can to ensure your money grows as slowly as possible, because the margin between what they pay you as a saver and what they lend out is where their income is generated (actually probably a lot less reliant on you as a saver as they have the money market to borrow from so even less incentive to pay you anywhere near a competitive rate of interest).
On a side note, co-op premier account charge of £13 a month is pretty good I think for mobile phone insurance, worldwide family travel insurance, European RAC breakdown cover, £300 interest free overdraft.
Good article
Mr Chan, has in my opinion, hit the proverbial nail on the head.
The middle layer of management never seems to get mentioned, it isn't Mr Hester that is choosing to take risks by de-skilling the workforce but it will be his targets that are causing the problem. Required reduction in IT costs = Management finding an easy fix = ship the development off to a cheaper country whilst retaining their own jobs/salary/bonus.
It is the middle management layer that has failed. They chose not to listen, they ploughed ahead with changes and it has cost the company dearly. Given the culture at RBS, no one questions their boss above project manager level. If you did then the end of year rating system was used as a big stick.
I have said it before but the outcome of any review will be "more control". It wont point the finger of blame at any management strategy, it will be just an extra layer of change control that slows the development process down even further.
Chip and PIN keypads 'easily fooled' with counterfeit cards
Re: Absence of evidence not equal to evidence of absence
But they do have a way.
If this was a problem then merchants and acquirers would be seeing a significant number of chargebacks where no authorisation had taken place.
(I am guessing that this "attack" makes the terminal believe that a transaction has authorised the transacton offline). There are also floor limits in place so that even if a chip card authorises a transaction offline the merchant must send it online for authorisation (or else take the hit for the chargeback).
Also sounds like its aimed at a very specific terminal or acquirer (with specific software).
The issuer (and cardholder) of the card is covered in this instance because the merchant/acquirer wont have obtained authorisation and the chip card itself wont have issued a genuine transaction certificate.
Might ?
Seems a like of "might and maybe" in the article.
Why no specific details on how this type of attack would work ? There are lots of different terminal implementations and lots of different versions of software.
So until they can demonstrate going into a retail shop and buying something then i am afraid that it all sounds a bit like scare mongering and the desire to make a name for yourself (or your consulting company wink wink).
So, that vast IT disaster you may have caused? Come in, sit down
Cockups happen
I have made plenty of cockups in my career, luckily none of them happened in an operating environement. Doing stupid stuff like DELETE * FROM CUSTOMER_DB ; WHERE CUSTOMER_ID = 5 ; (see the misplaced semi-quote, you just deleted the whole database) are much less likely to happen when you have two people, one to check the work and one to signoff. Errors get picked up BEFORE they impact the live environement, that is why you have senior developers and change management. They are there to gate keep the idiots under them.
Problems can occur for any number of reasons, but not checking what people do (ie slashing resources ) and given them root access to your o/s or god privilages on your database seems like the perfect way to end up in sticky position. Often the root cause isn't disaffection, malicious behaviour, its just fat fingers and the right (or wrong) user privilages.
I have only ever once come across one deliberate attempt at sabotage when a developer tried to add a timebomb into some code. No idea why he did it (I think his contract was coming to an end and no renewal possibly) because it was picked up when someone QA'd his code. I have also heard of code being altered to adding malicious code to extract card numbers, again picked up in QA. If you dont have checks and controls you will eventually come unstuck.
If you get to the stage where you have to call someone to interview you have already failed as a manager and deserve to be put out to pasture to find your next "opportunity".
Capita publicity to show only UK staff - some of whom are being let go
The only conclusion that I can draw from not choosing to go to India with a camera is that Capita are rampant racists (not a version of linux in case you were wondering).
They just want nice middle class whites to be in the company brochure.. People of the Indian Help Desk you need to rise up and stamp out this sort of behaviour.
RBS customers still suffering tech issues at Virgin One Account
how long can hester hold on
Bob Diamond has made the news again so this story wont be appearing in any headlines, but given that RBS will be fined in the few weeks/monhts I wonder how long the CEO of RBS can hold on.
I imagine there is a change freeze from now until the new year with only regulatory changes being the exception.
Do you work in IT at RBS? Or at the next place to get hit ...?
Isn't it easier just to pass the blame around
Batch services can blame the implementation crew
The Implementation crew can blame the developers
The developers can blame batch services
.. and repeat.
With so much blame being passed around senior managers wont actually know who to blame.
Actually, I know the best thing to do is to keep your mouth shut. And then counter by claiming victimisation, bullying, stress, overwork, you can always throw in some blackmail as well.
Another point (and I think a very good one) whoever was responsible will know that if they do get the push they will be in line for a nice 6 figure sum from one of the weekly rags. Max Clifford is very likely to be your best friend. Just make sure you come out looking the victim. (Nick Leeson didn't do too bad).
Half the team at the heart of the RBS disaster WERE in India
Re: Is it legal?
And RBS set it all up nicely.
First they had an arbitary downgrade of all grades at the end of the year. They also had the bell curve, what this did was to put a lot of staff that came in and did their day to day work but didn't want to get involved in office politics or career advancement or working stupid hours into the "failing" category. It also put people that would normally have got a bonus into the "no bonus" category. We were also told that anyone getting two consecutive two's would be "managed out". (good bye payoff). No one understood the rating system either as they were given behind closed doors.
A lot of staff in their fifties were entitled to full pensions with no penalty for leaving early (ie get the pension at 50 odd that you would have got at 65). We also got a payoff of something like 3.5 x number of years service = number of weeks pay. If you were retiring you could put that lump sum into your pension and then claim 25% of your pension pot tax free. So a bloody good deal.
So generally anyone with long service who was over 50 jumped at the chance, the first wave was fully subscribed.
Anyone with with long service and a decent work history also went, it's just a case of incentivising people of else making it so miserable to work there people volunteer to leave.
It looks good for RBS because very few people have to be made compulsory redundant and they can spin the line that everyone "wanted" to go where as if they gave everyone their notice then there would be headlines in the national paper.
Glad I got out in the first wave ;-)
Re: RBS Management
Because come hell or highwater the head of IT was going to reduce the staff costs. And he based that decision on the fact that UK workers cost x and India workers cost y. And because Y is about 1/4 the cost of X that made perfect sense. They both do the same job after all. Anyone can be taught to programme, anyone can be taught to run a batch schedule. and so on.
By reducing staff costs he would have been seen to have made a massive dent in expenditure and would no doubt have given him a nice leg up in his accent to the boardroom and his bonus is very likely to be linked to cost reduction and increased output. Manday cost were about £400 for a UK and about 1/4 of that for non-uk workers. Imagine reducing your costs by 75% and with ZERO impact on your business. What could possibly go wrong.*cough*
I am sure that execs rationalise the negative internal comments by linking them to the UK staff fear for their jobs. So anyone that suggests the outsourcing is a bad idea either gets sidelined or kicked out early.
Brits get to fondle Google Nexus 7 slab in just a fortnight
Too much ?
Price point - anyone think it is too high ? At nearer to £100 it is worth it, once it starts moving up to the £200 level it is no longer such a good deal.
I have a 7 inch android tablet that is pretty good for reading/emailing, had hdmi out, plays games etc, ok the battery isnt great but it only cost me £80 and has a micro sd card slot thrown in.
Why include NFC then exclude a microsd slot ? No one is going to pay for stuff using NFC on this device because it isn't a wallet sized phone/card. and you can pick up a microSD card with NFC built in.
Looks a nice display and I am sure it will be quick, just doesn't tempt me at the price.
'Inexperienced' RBS tech operative's blunder led to banking meltdown
RBS to sue CA
According to the FT RBS is considering taking legal action against CA. Unless CA were actually managing the change I dont see how this would work.
Being a cynic I would say that the RBS PR machine is again at work trying to throw some mud around in the hope that some of it sticks.
Of course if they do it really will be a "drains up" moment for RBS if they press, so not a bad thing. I suspect it is PR bluster.
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in Tuscany and is often associated with the Florentine Renaissance, but many of his productive years were spent in Milan. Evidence of his artistic and scientific work is still in many areas of the city. Here is an overview of the places where you can see Leonardo's handiwork in Milan.
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Leonardo da Vinci in Milan
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Leonardo da Vinci Half-Day Walking Tour including 'The Last Supper'
October 15, 2014
The first stop in our Leonardo da Vinci walking tour of Milan was to the museum of the Codex Atlanticus. Made famous in recent years from the novel and Hollywood film the Codex Atlanticus is a collection of his notes and sketches. After his death the thousands of drawing and sketches were scattered. Recently collectors have brought them back to Milan and reassembled portions of his work. The sketches on display in the museum are from a period of time when Leonardo was experimenting with optics.
Lake Como Day Trip from Milan
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Milan may be home to one of Italy's busiest airports, but it's not a city in which many tourists want to spend much time. It is, however, an ideal base from which to explore the gorgeous scenery around Lake Como.
Wine Tasting in Milan
September 30, 2014
Wines in Italy are named after the region in which they were made rather than just by the grape used. For example Chaniti, one of the country's most popular wines, is made in the Chanit region where it takes its name. In other parts of the world the wine takes the name of the grape if that were the case Chainti would be called Sangiovese since it is made from a majority of Sangiovese grapes. On our wine tasting in Milan we tried wines from the Chieti, and Salento regions of Italy.
One Trip, Two Countries: Visiting Switzerland from Milan
September 23, 2014
Sometimes it's not enough to visit one country during a holiday. Sometimes you need to cross just one more border to feel like you've really gone somewhere. It's helpful, then, that Switzerland is such an easy trip to make from Milan.
Visiting Parma from Milan
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A visit to Milan satisfies some important cravings – particularly if they include ogling one of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings, peering at a city from the roof of a cathedral, and shopping your heart out. But if you're craving some quintessentially Italian foods, you might want to make a day trip to Parma.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II: Milan's Historic Shopping Mall
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Milan is famous for its shopping opportunities. Many of Italy's best-known designers have their flagship stores in Milan, if not their headquarters, and the pedestrian-only Quadrilatero d'Oro makes for excellent window shopping even if you can't afford the goods inside. But you can't visit Milan, even if you're not planning to do much shopping, without going to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – one of the world's oldest shopping malls.
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Works with Forge (fix to forge 1.4.7)
With this plugin you can:
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- Browsing and editing NBT tags
- supports items, players, offline-players, entities, blocks, all nbt files
- save tags to file
- custom colors and unicode symbols
- supports tab-completion
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View NBT tags
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View all the available tags from the object.
Object must be:
me - player
item,i - item in hand (only tagged items)
block,b - block at the line of sight
id123 - entity with id 123
buffer,c - copied tag
*name - other online player
query - string containing tags, sepatated by dot. Examples:
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display.Name - item's name.
pages[0] - first page of book
pages[] - new page
. - root
query may be omitted.
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How do we make it so that creative control doesn't affect the NBT saving? It keeps affecting the save files.
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No luck. I am on the 1.7.10 version of spigot (latest build) I don't know if that matters or not.
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Thanks @DPOHVAR: I will give it a shot. And thanks for the quick response.
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I am trying to use the API to clear NBT data in the player.dat file (online) in a OnPlayerJoin event.
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Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.Last edited Oct 27, 2014 by johndcastro
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Hi there, i used this plugin some months ago and now im using it again
When i tried to show the content of a variable (/nbt %z) with a lot of elements it, it only says compound: x elements, but it doesn't show it all (for example, it says %z have 32 elements but only 10 of them is shown, I can edit it normally, though), are there any way to make this plugin shows all nbt element (and its value)?
It used to show all elements and value to me.Last edited Oct 19, 2014 by funAlways
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I attempted to update PowerNBT for personal use but there's so much work put into this and so much code to go over that I haven't even been able to figure out yet how it even works in the first place lol
any estimate for an update?
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How do you save tags to file? I can't find the command anywhere.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
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The site of the blast is drawing loved ones of the victims to pay their final respects, but it is also providing a sign of hope. NY1's Bree Driscoll filed the following report.
Herbert Hurdle spent Saturday morning looking on as crews removed debris from the sight of Wednesday's explosion. He came to pay his respects to George Amadeo, his friend of 30 years who died in the blast.
"Fun-loving, easygoing," Hurdle said. "He would always give you the shirt off his back. Family man. He's just a good guy. What else can you say? It's just a shock that he is gone."
Meanwhile, members of several neighborhood churches and elected officials gathered near the site to pray.
Spanish Christian Church and Bethel God Assembly lost five members in the explosion.
The building of Spanish Christian was destroyed, but firefighters brought church members a Bible that was found in the rubble. It was singed and covered in ash, but the pages were still intact.
"I really didn't think anything that was paper would survive, and to see it complete from the beginning to the end, and all the words, nothing burned," said Carmen Vargas-Rosa of Spanish Christian Church
"We are looking to come back bigger and stronger at the end of the day," said Bishop Carlton Brown of Bethel Gospel Assembly.
Even people with no connection to the tragedy came by to see the sight for themselves. Some even took pictures.
"It's more alive, actually coming here and just seeing it, I guess basically for remembrance," said one person.
Onlookers said that being here for themselves made them realize just how precious life is.
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