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Earlier this year Microsoft released the Azure VM Agent and Extensions as part of the Windows Azure Infrastructure Services. VM Extensions are software components that extend the VM functionality and simplify various VM management operations; for example, the VMAccess extension can be used to reset a VM's password, or the Custom Script extension can be used to execute a script on the VM.
Today, we are introducing the PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Extension for Azure VMs as part of the Azure PowerShell SDK. You can use new cmdlets to upload and apply a PowerShell DSC configuration on an Azure VM enabled with the PowerShell DSC extension. PowerShell DSC extension will call into PowerShell DSC to enact the received DSC configuration on the VM.
If you already have the Azure PowerShell SDK installed, you will need to update to version 0.8.6 or later.
Once you have installed and configured Azure PowerShell and authenticated to Azure, you can use the Get-AzureVMAvailableExtension cmdlet to see the PowerShell DSC extension.
PS C:\> Get-AzureVMAvailableExtension -Publisher Microsoft.PowerShell
Publisher : Microsoft.Powershell
ExtensionName : DSC
Version : 1.0
PublicConfigurationSchema :
PrivateConfigurationSchema :
SampleConfig :
ReplicationCompleted : True
Eula : http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
PrivacyUri : http://www.microsoft.com/
HomepageUri : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/
IsJsonExtension : True
One scenario in which this new extension can be used is the automation of software installation and configuration upon a machine's initial boot-up.
As a simple example, let's say you need to create a new VM and install IIS on it. For this, you would first create a PowerShell script that defines the configuration (NOTE: I saved this script as C:\examples\IISInstall.ps1):
Then you would use Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration to upload your configuration to Azure storage. Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration is one of the new cmdlets in the Azure PowerShell SDK. The example below uses all the default values, but later in this post we'll go over more details of how this works.
PS C:\> Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration -ConfigurationPath C:\examples\IISInstall.ps1
This cmdlet creates a ZIP package that follows a predefined format that the PowerShell Desired State Configuration Extension can understand and then uploads it as a blob to Azure storage. The ZIP package in the above example was uploaded to
"examples" in this URI is the name of my default Azure storage account, "windows-powershell-dsc" is the default storage container used by the cmdlet, and "IISInstall.ps1.zip" is the name of the blob for the file I just published.
Now my sample configuration is available for VMs to use, so let's write a script that creates a VM that uses our sample configuration (NOTE: I saved this script as C:\examples\example-1.ps1):
New-AzureVMConfig, Add-AzureProvisioningConfig, and New-AzureVM are the existing Azure cmdlets used to create a VM. The new kid on the block is Set-AzureVMDscExtension (line 5 of above example).
This cmdlet injects a DSC configuration into the VM configuration object ($vm in the example). When the VM machine boots, the Azure VM agent will install the PowerShell DSC Extension, which in turn will download the ZIP package that we published previously (IISInstall.ps1.zip), will execute the "IISInstall" configuration that we included as part of IISInstall.ps1, and then will invoke PowerShell DSC by calling the Start-DscConfiguration cmdlet.
Now, let's go ahead and execute the sample script (NOTE: if you get an error telling you that the VM vhd is not available or you don't have access to it, that likely means that the image referenced on line 1 of the script has been updated, and you will need to find the new image name. You can do so by enumerating the available images with Get-AzureVMImage and picking the image that you wish to use. See Azure SDK documentation for more details on this. In my case, I will use a 2012-R2 machine).
PS C:\> C:\examples\example-1.ps1
OperationDescription OperationId OperationStatus
-------------------- ----------- ---------------
New-AzureVM 9cfb922d-db5b-cdd0-9c74-1a4e34b91e28 Succeeded
New-AzureVM 17acca22-c6ff-cb5a-8116-a41ff9764d35 Succeeded
Our sample configuration was very simple: it just installed IIS. As a quick verification that it executed properly, we can logon to the VM and verify that IIS is installed by visiting the default web site (http://localhost):
That is the PowerShell DSC Extension in a nutshell.
And now for the gory details…
As the previous example illustrated, the first step in using the PowerShell Desired State Configuration Extension is publishing. In this context, publishing is the process of creating a ZIP package that the extension can understand and uploading that package to Azure blob storage. This is accomplished using the Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration cmdlet.
Why use a ZIP package for publishing? Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration will parse your configuration looking for Import-DSCResource statements and will include a copy of the corresponding modules along with the script that contains your configuration. For example, let's take a look at the ZIP package produced by a configuration that creates an actual website instead of just installing IIS. This new example is the FourthCoffee website, which you may have already seen in other DSC blog posts or demos). The FourthCoffee demo has a dependency on the DSC resource xWebAdministration, which is included in the DSC Resource Kit Wave 5.
(NOTE: I saved this script as C:\examples\FourthCoffee.ps1)
To inspect the ZIP package created by the publish cmdlet I used the -ConfigurationArchivePath parameter, which saves the package to a local file instead of uploading it to Azure storage (NOTE: I typed the command below in two separate lines using the ` character; the >>> characters are PowerShell's prompt):
PS C:\> Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration C:\examples\FourthCoffee.ps1 `
>>> -ConfigurationArchivePath C:\examples\FourthCoffee.ps1.zip
When I look at the ZIP package using the File Explorer I can see that it contains my configuration script and a copy of the xWebAdministration module:
That copy comes from the xWebAdministration module that I already installed on my machine under "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules". The publish cmdlet requires that the imported modules are installed on your machine, and that they are located somewhere in $PSModulePath.
(NOTE: To simplify the example, I slightly altered the xWebAdministration module so it included the files needed for the website as part of the xWebAdministration module, in the "BakeryWebsite" directory)
The two previous examples use a PowerShell Script file (.ps1) to define the configuration that will be published. You can also do this in a PowerShell Module file (.psm1), or if the configuration you want to publish is part of a larger module, you can create the ZIP package manually and simply copy the directories for the module that defines your configuration and any modules referenced by your configuration. For example, if the configuration of our example was defined within a PowerShell module named FourthCoffee the ZIP package would include these two directories: the FourthCoffee module folder, and the dependent DSC resource module folder for xWebAdministration
Once you have a local ZIP package (either created manually, or using the publish cmdlet), you can upload it to Azure storage with the publish cmdlet:
PS C:\> Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration C:\examples\FourthCoffee.ps1.zip
By default Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration will upload the ZIP package to Azure blob storage using "windows-powershell-dsc" as the container and picking up the default storage account from the settings of your Azure subscription.
You can change the container using the –ContainerName parameter:
PS C:\> Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration C:\examples\FourthCoffee.ps1.zip `
>>> -ContainerName mycontainer
And you can change the storage account (and authentication settings) using the –StorageContext parameter (you can use the New-AzureStorageContext cmdlet to create the storage context).
Once a configuration has been published, you can apply it to any Azure virtual machine using the Set-AzureVMDSCExtension cmdlet. This cmdlet injects the settings needed by the PowerShell DSC extension into a VM configuration object, which can then be applied to a new VM, as in our first example, or to an existing VM. Let's use this cmdlet again to update the VM we created previously (NOTE: the first example used the configuration defined in C:\examples\IISInstall.ps1; now we will update this machine with the configuration defined in C:\examples\FourthCoffee.ps1; the script that we will use was saved as C:\examples\example-2.ps1. Also note that this example uses Update-AzureVM instead of New-AzureVM because we are applying the extension to a VM that already exists.)
PS C:\> C:\examples\example-2.ps1
OperationDescription OperationId OperationStatus
-------------------- ----------- ---------------
Update-AzureVM afa38e1a-5717-cac6-a6e7-6f72d0af51d2 Succeeded
In our first example we were working with a new VM, so the Azure VM agent first installed the PowerShell DSC Extension and then it invoked it using the information provided by the Set-AzureVMDSCExtension cmdlet. In this second example we are working on an existing VM on which the extension is already installed so the Azure VM agent will skip the installation part and just invoke the PowerShell DSC Extension with the new information provided by the set cmdlet.
The extension will then
To verify that our second configuration was applied successfully we can again check the default website:
DSC configurations are very similar to PowerShell advanced functions and can be parameterized for greater flexibility. The PowerShell DSC extension provides support for configuration arguments via the –ConfigurationArgument parameter of Set-AzureVMDSCExtension.
As a very simple example, let's change our last script in such a way that the name of the website is a parameter to the FourthCoffee configuration. The updated configuration has been saved as C:\examples\FourthCoffeeWithArguments.ps1; notice that we have added the $WebSiteName parameter (lines 4-7), which is used as the Name property of the BakeryWebSite resource (line 51).
Our third example publishes the new configuration script and updates the VM that we created previously (I saved this script as C:\examples\example-3.ps1:
PS C:\> C:\examples\example-3.ps1
OperationDescription OperationId OperationStatus
-------------------- ----------- ---------------
Update-AzureVM 2b6f18e7-42f2-c216-8199-edfa06b52e33 Succeeded
The value of the –ConfigurationArgument parameter on line 8 of C:\examples\example-3.ps1 is a hashtable that specifies the arguments to the WebSite configuration, i.e. a string specifying the name of the website (this corresponds to parameter $WebSiteName, on line 7 of C:\examples\FourthCoffeeWithArguments.ps1)
Configuration data can be used to separate structural configuration from environmental configuration (see this blog post for an introduction to those concepts). The PowerShell DSC extension provides support for configuration data via the –ConfigurationDataPath parameters of Set-AzureVMDSCExtension.
Let's create another variation of the FourthCoffee configuration: IIS and ASP.NET will always be installed by the configuration, but the FourthCoffee website will be installed only if the role of the VM is "WebServer". The updated configuration has been saved as C:\examples\FourthCoffeeWithData.ps1; the check for the VM's role is on line 20:
The configuration data has been saved as C:\examples\FourthCoffeeData.psd1:
And the script that publishes and applies this new configuration is C:\examples\example-4.ps1:
C:\ PS> C:\examples\example-4.ps1
OperationDescription OperationId OperationStatus
-------------------- ----------- ---------------
Update-AzureVM fa6a525b-c411-c213-8f57-69dc2a09df1c Succeeded
The value of the –ConfigurationDataPath parameter on line 8 of C:\examples\example-4.ps1 is the path to a local .psd1 file containing the configuration data. A copy of this file will be uploaded to Azure blob storage and then downloaded to the VM by the PowerShell DSC Extension and passed along to the FourthCoffee configuration. This file is uploaded to the default container ("windows-powershell-dsc") and storage account; similarly to the Publish-AzureVmDscConfiguration cmdlet, the Set-AzureVMDscExtension cmdlet includes parameters –ContainerName and –StorageContext that can be used to override those defaults.
Since we know the name of your VM we can simply use Azure SDK cmdlets to get RDP file and kick off a remote access to it. See Azure Powershell SDK documentation for more information.
Let us say that I wish to check in detail that everything went well on my VM. How would I do that? I can log in to my VM from Azure and check the local logs. The files of interest to us will be the following two locations on VM hard drive:
You may find that your VM has a newer version of Powershell DSC extension,in which case the version number at the end of the path might be slightly different.
"C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Powershell.DSC\188.8.131.52" contains the actual extension files. You generally don't need to worry about this location. However, if an extension failed to install for some reason and this folder isn't present, that is a critical issue.
Now let's start digging into the logs: C:\WindowsAzure\Logs. This folder contains general Azure logs that were captured for us. If for some reason DSC extension failed to deploy or there was some general infrastructure error, it would appear here under log files "WaAppAgent.*.log"
The lines of interest in these files are as follows. Note that your log may look slightly different.
Now we know that DSC extension was successfully installed and enabled. We continue our analysis by going to DSC extension logs. "C:\WindowsAzure\Logs\Plugins\Microsoft.Powershell.DSC\188.8.131.52" contains various logs from DSC extension itself.
PS C:\> PS C:\WindowsAzure\Logs\Plugins\Microsoft.Powershell.DSC\126.96.36.199> dir
Directory: C:\WindowsAzure\Logs\Plugins\Microsoft.Powershell.DSC\184.108.40.206
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:28 AM 1613 CommandExecution.log
-a--- 7/28/2014 11:59 PM 1429 CommandExecution_0.log
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:01 AM 2113 CommandExecution_1.log
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:02 AM 1613 CommandExecution_2.log
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:28 AM 13744 DSCBOOT_script_20140729-002759.log
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:03 AM 473528 DSCLOG_metaconf__20140729-000322.json
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:28 AM 713196 DSCLOG_metaconf__20140729-002823.json
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:03 AM 608050 DSCLOG__20140729-000311.json
-a--- 7/29/2014 12:28 AM 713196 DSCLOG__20140729-002826.json
As you can see there are a number of various logs present.
"CommandExecution*.log" are logs written by Azure infrastructure as it enabled the DSC extension.
"DSCBOOT_script*.log" is a high level log that applied our configuration that we mentioned previously. It is fairly concise. If everything went well towards the end of the log you should be able to see a line such as this:
VERBOSE: [EXAMPLE-1] Configuration application complete.
If we wish to dig deeper into DSC logs, then the rest of logs can tell us much deeper story. "DSCLOG_*.json" logs are ETL DSC logs converted to JSON format. If configuration has completed successfully you should be able to see an event like this one:
"EventType": 4,
"TimeCreated": "\/Date(1406593703182)\/",
"Message": "[EXAMPLE-1]: LCM: [ End Set ] in 14.1745 seconds.",
"DSCLOG_metacong*.json" are the logs for your configuration if your PowerShell DSC configuration had a meta-config that modified PowerShell DSC properties, such as this:
ConfigurationID = "646e48cb-3082-4a12-9fd9-f71b9a562d4e"
RefreshFrequencyMins = 23
You would see a similar event if meta configuration was applied successfully.
Here are some additional resources about PowerShell DSC, Azure VM agent and extensions:
Desired State Configuration Blog Series – Part 1, Information about DSC (by Michael Green, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft)
VM Agent and Extensions - part 1 (by Kundana Palagiri, Senior Program Manager, Windows Azure)
VM Agent and Extensions - Part 2 (by Kundana Palagiri, Senior Program Manager, Windows Azure)
Automating VM Customization tasks using Custom Script Extension (by Kundana Palagiri, Senior Program Manager, Windows Azure)
I see that you use DSC to copy the resource provider xWebAdministration to the PowerShell path.
My experience with doing this in the past is that it is not possible, since the provider is not in the path at the time the configuration is generated.
Is there something new / different in this example that supports the LCM copying the resource provider to the Modules path as part of the configuration (After Import, but before using the module)?
I want to include an MSI or a script that will be executed / installed by DSC.
How do I include that in the ZIP and reference it in the configuration?
Do you have an example?
>>> Is there something new / different in this example that supports the LCM copying the resource
>>> provider to the Modules path as part of the configuration (After Import, but before using the module)?
Hi Brian: No, there is no new support in the LCM for this. It is the PowerShell DSC extension who copies the resource provider to the Modules path. This happens before the extension invokes LCM.
>>>I want to include an MSI or a script that will be executed / installed by DSC.
>>>How do I include that in the ZIP and reference it in the configuration?
Hi Brian, currently the DSC extension does not support this. One way to do it would be to include the MSI/script in a subdirectory in one of the resources that get packaged into the ZIP file that is published. This is not the best option; you may also want to consider uploading that content to azure blob storage and then reference it from your configuration using the appropriate URI.
For deploying the Fourth Coffee site I think the better approach would be to stage the site on Azure Files, and then have the DSC configuration map the share to the site source instead of packaging it up in the initial zip file.
Yes I agree. When I wrote the example I was trying to keep it short and I included the website content as part of the xWebAdministration resource as a shortcut. Staging the website to Azure storage would have a been a cleaner approach.
Thanks for your comment.
Hey PowerShell Team!
What is the addins which highlighting syntax?
The console shown used PSReadLine (github.com/.../PSReadLine).
John Slack
Program Manager
PowerShell Team
"When the VM machine boots, the Azure VM agent will install the PowerShell DSC Extension, which in turn will download the ZIP package that we published previously (IISInstall.ps1.zip), will execute the "IISInstall" configuration that we included as part of IISInstall.ps1, and then will invoke PowerShell DSC by calling the Start-DscConfiguration cmdlet."
If the configuration contains LocalConfigurationManager settings, will the DSC extension also invoke Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager in addition to Start-DscConfiguration?
"If the configuration contains LocalConfigurationManager settings, will the DSC extension also invoke Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager in addition to Start-DscConfiguration?"
Yes. The Extension takes care of applying MetaConfiguration also. We check for the existence of both meta.mof and .mof after compiling the Configuration locally on the target VM.
I've noticed that if a Azure boot DSC configuration requires a reboot halfway through the rest of the configuration isn't applied she the machine comes back up. The Dsc boot log errors in the dscboot.ps1 script, to the effect that no configuration was found. Any idea how I can continue a applying a config after a reboot? Thanks!
Hello Chris. There is one known issue with reboot that produce "Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null" error message in logs. Is it the error that you get? This one should not prevent configuration setup.
Can you, please, provide a repro? Also, please, include powershell version, azure-sdk-tools version, DSC extension version. You can open an issue here: github.com/.../issues
How would one upload a configuration that uses a resource that requires a credential object such as xActiveDirectory? The credential object wouldn't be able to be decrypted once on the Azure VM correct?
@Jason W
Hello, Jason. Version 1.0 of the extension does not support credential objects, but we have an update that will do.
The update should be coming soon; we'll post to this thread and add a blog entry with more info once it becomes available.
Hi All,
Currently I am working on automation of Windows Server 2012 configurations for application deployment using desired state configuration.
Previously the log file path was set using Set-WebConfigurationProperty command in powershell. Can anybody suggest how to use the same command in DSC or any alternative way to configure log path?


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"If you like it then you should have put a ring on it." — Beyonce
"It's a nice day for a white wedding." — Billy Idol
"Shit happens." — bumper sticker
Like that epic journey that would bring a band of fiercely heroic hobbits to the hellish, volcanic open maw of Mordor, my story starts with a ring. Not my ring, of course. No, no, no. This ring was one that was given by my dear friend to his longtime girlfriend a little less than a year ago. He had surprised her by showing up at her home in Southport, spreading rose petals over the spot where they had first kissed, many years earlier, as high school sweethearts. Then he proposed. And she said yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
In the months since, in the whirlwind of energy and time that is devoted to these types of things, I have been given the distinct honor of being one of my friend's groomsmen. What this means, besides taking part in a lavishly expensive bachelor party in New Orleans next month which I'm still not entirely sure how I'm paying for, is still a little foggy to me.
But what has become crystal clear is that I am now a changed man. This wedding (to be held in August, in tony Newport, R.I.) has fundamentally jumbled my devil-may-care, live-in-the-moment, don't-worry-be-happy DNA. The way that a so-called "baby fever" overtakes women of a certain age and/or biological inclination, so too am I gripped. Except that with me it's "wedding fever." I feel like a werewolf, only that by the light of the full moon I'm not preying on innocent villagers but looking up engagement rings online. It's gotten to the point that, when Katy Perry shows up on some daytime talk show, I'm not goggling at her gift-from-the-gods cleavage. Instead, I'm scoping her glittery micro pave-cut wedding band and wondering how many young adult novels I'd have to write and sell before I could afford one of my own.
What makes this whole frame of mind weirder is that I don't even have a girlfriend. It's not like this is looming in my future, immediate or otherwise. It's as if I bought a saddle without even owning a horse.
The Groom has been busying himself with the actual practicalities of getting married, while I have just been daydreaming about them. For music, The Groom wants a band, followed by carefully culled iTunes playlists; since my wedding is taking place in my mind, I've hired celebrity DJ Mark Ronson. For attire, he says "We're all wearing the same fucking Men's Wearhouse suit"; I'd go riskier — with maybe a strip of velvet or leather along my tuxedo jacket lapel. For the ceremony, well, Newport is a hard town to argue with, especially in the summer.
"There's always something on the agenda, for sure," he says. When I talked to him he was finalizing the band's set list, which sounded very annoying to me, although he sounded chipper. "It's fun."
What about me, though? What does he think of my self-diagnosed case of weddingitis?
"I think it's a little weird. I think it's odd, considering you don't have a girlfriend right now. Besides the fact that you're not a woman, you're also a little young." Still, he concedes, thoughtfully, "It's hitting you pretty hard right now."
He sent me an email earlier expressing concern that he had somehow caused all of this. That he was the Dr. Frankenstein to my monster-who-reads-the-New York magazine-special-issue-on-weddings-that-isn't-even-part-of-the-regular-subscription. Later he clarified his responsibility.
"It's as much my responsibility as the Son of Sam's dog is responsible for all those killings." This was by far the weirdest way he could have ever explained his feelings.
I told him not to worry. Even if the news of his engagement and the ensuing hubbub triggered my psychological break, I fully acknowledged that this thing (whatever it may be) was something deeper down, something unresolved and possibly repressed— something only a professional could ferret out and deal with.
Since my health insurance sucks and professionals are expensive, I called my friend out West who works as a therapist. Since there are strict moral, legal and ethical limitations that keep him from shrinking my head, he instead chose to listen, offer support and give ideas. It's not quite me lying down on the couch, but for someone who has worked themselves into the frenzy I had, it was good enough.
I also figured that, since he works everyday with people who have sincere mental problems, he would find my condition something dull, something easily describable and (hopefully) treatable. Or so I thought. Something told me he thought I was totally fucking nuts.
"It's just an anxiety thing," The Therapist said. I pictured him wearing a black turtleneck and scribbling something down in a notepad, or maybe doodling a cartoon picture of me wearing a wedding dress.
I knew that many of his clients were males around our age. Did he ever hear anything like this from them?
"Well, no," he said. There it was. "But since when have normal guy things applied to you?" He had a point – I don't like football or power tools or Internet pornography. But more distressingly, he told me: "It's not going to go away, this thing."
Am I insane though?
"You're nowhere close to insane," he told me. Then paused. "Or at the very least a different, completely mild version of insane."
If my monomania wasn't deemed psychopathic by a trained practitioner (or at least a sympathetic "listener"), then maybe there was some kind of cultural or societal claim to my insanity, so I called Rhea Hirshman, an unreasonably brilliant women's studies professor at the University of Connecticut, to walk me through my peculiarity.
I started the conversation by asking, point blank, if she had ever even heard of a man having "wedding fever"
"I'm sure the urge exists out there in men…" she said, trailing off for a minute. I thought maybe our service had been disconnected. Or she had hung up due to the absolute asininity of my question. "I just don't think many men have written or talked about it."
Great. What Rhea was saying was that, like God or the Tasmanian tiger, I am something that people believe exists despite all of the empirical evidence to suggest otherwise.
She then conceded that there are a number of outside factors that go into women getting the urge to tie the knot, among them societal and biological (since marriage has commonly been lumped into long-held norms of the female "nesting instincts"), but that there's an even bigger difference in the way that men and women view marriage.
"Typically, the biggest difference is that women have been socialized to view marriage as a kind of profound life accomplishment," she said. "And this goes way, way, way back. That the pressure put on women and the pressure they internalize, is far greater. That marriage is a huge point of pride and seen as a milestone for their whole lives."
Huh, I thought. I could use a milestone. Then The Groom reminded me that I had talked to him about my ten-year-plan a couple of years ago. Marriage was on it. Marriage to someone I mentioned to him by name. I had already thought about that particular milestone; the milestone just didn't think much of me.
Now might be a good time to take a break from the silliness for a bit of introspection and personal detail. A little more than a year ago (a few months before The Groom asked his beloved to marry), I broke up with my girlfriend of many moons. Or rather, she broke up with me over something about us needing to fundamentally change as people before we could even attempt to reconcile, which made sense. But in the moments that followed I felt my world crumbling away from me like so many levels of Super Mario Galaxy.
The loving, oversized sweater of a stable, comfortable and committed relationship unraveled, and I was left with nothing (and very chilly). For a freelance writer, who jumps from one job to the other like someone swimming through waters infested by genetically modified sharks, knowing there was someone as singularly smart and sexy who wanted to spend time with me was indescribably comforting. Seriously: indescribable. But really comforting.
What makes it even worse is I thought this relationship was The Big One. In life you date many people, and you learn things about them and about yourself, and then you find somebody who, you realize, is the one.
Even if I didn't want to get married at the time of our dissolution, there was the sensation, like a low-level electrical hum, that we were on the path to marriage — that one day we would get married and share health insurance and make each other dinner (and by "make dinner" I of course mean "order in").
The void she left behind was huge and impossible to fill. A general sense of hopeful optimism was replaced with an apocalyptic sense of dread and unease — the sensation that an equilibrium would return and the relationship would once again flourish was swapped for a feeling that things were, if not over for good, going to get a whole hell of a lot fucking worse before they got any better.
If I meet a girl or go on a date I am not only comparing this new girl to the one that left, I'm also sizing her up for our life together. How will she look in a wedding dress? Will her parents like me? Will she conspire with me to tell our eventual children that there were only three Star Wars movies?
(The Groom suggested I "try using that dating site CougarLife.com," because "cougars are more ready to get married; they're prime real estate.")
It's a terrible way of thinking, but one I've firmly entrenched myself in, as a response not only to people I love taking that next life step, or some societal inclination. I'm responding to knowing, with all my heart, that I would be with the one I love, forever and ever. It was a certainty that has evaporated like American jobs and quality techno albums, into the murky ether. I'm not mad about marriage because I was dumped; I'm fascinated because it could have been me. It's like looking into a mirror at an alternate universe, one in which the beautiful, smart, sexy woman I thought would one day be my wife… actually was.
A few nights ago I was at a party and I met someone who was similarly enchanted by the thrall of marriage. She is my friends' 16-year-old sister. Still, it was nice to be with someone of my unique mindset. We both seemed to be dreaming of the type of wedding only glimpsed on basic-cable channel "ideal wedding" shows, an inordinate amount of which are set at Disney World. We're both probably a decade or so away from getting married, only for her that will be normal. For me, the years will wear on and neighbors will begin to speculate on my solitude, thinking I'm either a lonely writer or really tidy serial killer. (The way I dress will immediately rule out homosexual.)
"Well," she told me, reclining in the kitchen table chair, "the new thing is that the bride has two dresses – one for the wedding and then a more casual one for the after-party." Huh. I hadn't heard about this.
"Could I have two outfits at my wedding?" I asked.
"Absolutely!" she squeaked. And for a second there, I believed her.


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T. Murder on 2/20/2012
I like flat hitting with this sheet of rubber. I like the weight of it, but it does wear it pretty fast if you play regularly and it does contain VOC glue. I don't think it is worth the money.
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Good rubber with a lot of spin. drives and loops are quite high due to the amount of spin(can be solved with a lower angle). Good for loopers and drivers or people who plays like zhang jike :)
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Fantastic attacking rubber (2.1 red). I couldn't believe the mediocre ratings given on this site. For me it's a far superior rubber to Express Two (2.0) and Xiom Omega 3 Asian (2.0). I use an AR blade with a control rubber on the BH (Milky Way 9000 3 Star 1.5 - good stuff!), but the IW3 with Joola X-Glue just flies off the FH, seeming to shorten my distance from the table, if driven away. I've had it for six months and reglued it three times, so I can't agree that it deteriorates quickly. It gets Bribar's top rating for spin (116) and deservedly so in my opinion. Not tried Tenergy 05 yet; I do have some Palio Thors 2.5, but that seems ominously heavy compared to IW3.
Simon on 7/22/2011
Cut to the chase, the spin is incredible. But it wears out so fast. I played with it for about 8-10 weeks, and as great as it was at first, by the end of the 10 weeks, it was totally dead. The ball just sunk into the net on blocks or drives. Great rubber if you are a very competitive player and happy to buy a new one every 8 weeks, but if not, it's pointless buying it for the inflated price.
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Brad Dickerson
Thanks, Robbie. Great to be back here at the Bank of America Consumer & Retail Conference. I'm Brad Dickerson, the CFO of Under Armour. And the usual Safe Harbor language. There's lot going on with our company since we spoke here a year ago, and to fully get into it, the details of it, let's start the way we always do, showing our brand in action with many of our athletes and -- who our part of our brand. So let's get the heart pumping a little bit here with what we call, the voice of our brand.
Brad Dickerson
Great. Everybody awake? So we've been at this for 17 years now. Fundamental mission has not changed, to make all athletes better. This was the genesis of the brand from the original compression shirt back when we started, and it continues today with our most recent innovations, Spine, Armour39, and this fall's ColdGear infrared, all of which we'll speak about in a little more detail later on.
Our 5 growth drivers have been a consistent message since we went public back in 2005: Men's apparel, Women's apparel, footwear, Direct-to-Consumer and international. Apparel and Direct-to-Consumer have been the big driver in recent years, including growth of 23% and 34%, respectively, in 2012. Footwear is on the cusp but is expected to drive more dollar growth the next couple of years. And we are laying the foundation in international and believe the opportunities are significant beyond 2015.
These multiple growth levers give us confidence on our long-term growth goal of 20%, 25% per year. Before we get to the detail of each of these growth drivers, let's first speak about innovation, which is a big driver of all the product categories for us.
We started with a simple message, wear HeatGear when it's hot, ColdGear when it's cold.
Our brand created today's $3 billion plus synthetic apparel market in the United States. The product has evolved. Compression during our IPO year of 2005 represents 64% of our apparel mix. Today, it's down to just 14%. In conjunction with evolving our fit profile for all athletes, we have ramped our efforts in innovation. In 2011, we launched Charged Cotton and Storm, a combined $65 million in business for us in 2011.
In 2012, we expanded those platforms, including Storm across our Armour Fleece line, and we launched new innovation like Spine and ColdBlack.
In 2013, Charged Cotton and Storm will approach $200 million each, and we're also debuting several new product categories like Armour39 and ColdGear Infrared. Let me start with Armour39, which is in the presale right now and will be officially available next month. This is our performance monitoring system that allows athletes, all sports, to measure, track and analyze the data that matters most. 4 unique measures: heart rate, calories, intensity and our proprietary measure of willpower. So I have a video here which real quick will talk about our Armour39 product.
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Our big innovation story for the back half of this year is ColdGear Infrared, inspired by the stealth bomber in its use of ceramic. The technology is designed to keep athletes warmer longer. We use a ceramic infused ink that is applied to the product much like a graphic T-shirt would be -- would work. The added properties allow generated heat to be transferred throughout the product and stored much like a cup of coffee to some degree. Importantly, this innovation does not add weight to the product, does not sacrifice moisture management or how the impact -- how the fabric feels on the body. Here's another quick video on ColdGear Infrared.
Brad Dickerson
So innovation will flow through our growth drivers and will be a key to our success in 2013 and beyond. So let's look at some of our growth drivers we talked about at the beginning of the presentation. First, our Men's apparel business. Key focus this year is on injecting newness across our platforms. Our product HeatGear Sonic is coming out, enhanced design, lightweight, better performance than our current products out there. Also leveraging some of our marketing platforms like the NFL Combine to get some of our innovation stories out there like Armour39, and obviously, bringing an inclusive line of product to our athletes. In some of our retail channels and at Dick's Sporting Goods, we have a retail exclusive with a lot of our NFL Combine product, for instance. On the Women's side of our business, it was 20% of our apparel business back in 2005, Women's. Today, it's approaching 30% of our apparel business, and obviously, an overall growing business in the company. Growth despite headwinds.
If you think about our brand over the last few years, 5, 6 years ago, we still had a lot of men designing women's product in our building. Happy to say now, we only have women designing women's product in our building. Also, a big cultural change over the last few years. With performance, it was always kind of the focus of our brand in total, and then everything was about performance. But sometimes, we ignored how things -- how they looked, the fit, the design of the product at the expense of performance. So in the last couple of years, a lot more focus on not just performance, our product must perform, it's the nucleus of our brand, is performance, but a lot more focus on the balance of design and fit and patterns and how it looks, especially in our Women's business, it's really important. Distribution challenge is relative, too. We've been very focused on sporting goods, which has been a very powerful driver for us, but the knowledge that -- and that's not the only place she shops for performance athletic wear. So places like department stores and mall and our own Direct-to-Consumer is a way to get to a consumer we couldn't get to in the past would be really, really important. We also added some executive creative director leadership. This year, Leanne Fremar comes from 10 years at Theory and will be opening up a design center here in New York City. The idea around this, not just on the Women's side of the business, though that's what the focus will be, but our overall business is to go where the design talent is. So a barrier for our company in the past has been the idea of trying to move people from New York City or Los Angeles to Baltimore. People want to come work for Under Armour, but they don't want to move to some degree. So this removes that barrier to some degree, where now we can go to where the talent is, and New York City has some of the best design talent in the world. It removes that barrier, it enables us to get that talent in house and utilize that talent. So Leanne will be running this office up here in New York, get the best talent and continue to drive our Women's business will be really important for us.
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"20 Million Miles to Earth" (1957) brings science fiction and monster thrillers to its audience. It begins with an American spacecraft crash landing off the coast of Sicily. Along with the American astronauts, they soon discover an alien lump of goo has stowed away on the ship and made its way all the way to Earth. As scientists fervently study the object, it rapidly evolves into a reptilian creature. Not long after, it grows to a massive size and escapes to wreak havoc on Rome, Italy.
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Shabbat, the day of rest, is considered the most important Jewish holiday—and it happens every week! Beginning at dusk on Friday and lasting until sunset the following evening, Shabbat is a time for individuals and families to relax and recenter, shifting focus from the stress of the work week to the pleasures of home, family, community and spirituality.
Find out what time Shabbat starts this week.
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Wednesday, December 27:30pm – 9:00pmJCCNS, Marblehead mapFREEInteractive workshop for parents new to Rekindle Shabbat to teach about several Shabbat rituals, including: giving tzedakah and blessings for candles, challah, Kiddush and children. Read MoreOther dates for Rekindle Shabbat:
Friday, December 49:15am – 11:30amTemple Beth Elohim, Wellesley map
Do you have a child ages 12-30 months? katan-GADOL (little-BIG) is the perfect program for you! Facilitated by professional instructor Jolie Helmbrecht on Friday mornings, you (parent/caregiver) and your child will play, sing, hear stories and enjoy a Shabbat snack. The TBE Clergy will visit,... Read MoreOther dates for katan-GADOL (little-BIG) Fall Session:
- $160.00 12 - 20 months old: Fridays, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- $160.00 20 - 30 months old: Fridays, 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Friday, December 4 2:30pmSaturday, December 5 8:30pm
Co-Sponsored by CJP & the Massachusetts Synagogue Council. The goal of this Shabbaton is to provide a meaningful pluralistic Shabbat experience. The topic, "Inclusion and Accessibility," speaks to our conviction that every synagogue and Jewish institution or gathering space must be... Read More
- $245.00 General
- $145.00 Young Adults
Friday, December 45:00pm – 7:00pmTemple Sinai, Marblehead mapFree Friday night Shabbat service, dinner and dessert for young families. All are welcome. Read MoreOther dates for Tot Shabbat:
Friday, December 46:00pm – 7:00pmWelcome Shabbat with a tot-friendly service filled with music and Shabbat friends, followed by an Oneg. Sponsored by Young Family Programs at Temple Emeth. Read More
Friday, December 46:30pm – 7:30pmFREEA spirited service in song, Shabbat Halleilu, is held the first Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m. The Shabbat Halleilu Band accompanies the worship. This service is appropriate for all ages. Children are welcome and invited to lead the HaMotzi blessing over the challah. Read MoreOther dates for Shabbat Halleilu:
Friday, December 46:30pm – 8:30pmOpen Spirit, Framingham map
Bring a vegetarian dish and your friends and family and welcome Shabbat in an interfaith setting. Step outside to welcome the night and then experience traditional blessings for welcoming Shabbat, along with conversation related to Shabbat in a manner inviting to all. Read More
- $5.00 Minimum suggested donation
- $15.00 Maximum suggested donation
Editor's PickFriday, December 47:00pm – 11:00pmChai Center, Brookline map
Connect, dine and network with Young Jewish Professionals from the Greater Boston area. This more intimate Friday night Shabbat dinner will include • Open Bar • Upscale Cuisine • Spirited Vibe • Dessert Buffet Friday December 4th, 2015 7:00 pm - Services 7:30 pm - Cocktails & Dinner... Read More
- $15.00 Early Bird by December 2
- $25.00 Standard
Friday, December 47:45pm – 9:15pmFREESpecial late First Friday service! In honor of Human Rights Shabbat, Rabbi Liben will speak about his recent trip to Immokalee, FL, to visit the tomato pickers The Temple Israel of Natick Singers, conducted by Alan Nelson, will perform some beautiful arrangements of Israeli folk songs, Hanukkah... Read More
Saturday, December 59:00am – 10:00amFREEOur minyan is held every Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Rothman Chapel. This is a lay-led service followed by a light breakfast and study. Read MoreOther dates for Minyan and Torah Study:
Saturday, December 59:00am – 10:00amFREEJoin us for an hour of Shabbat-inspired stillness and reflection led by members of our own community. Included will be guided imagery, meditation, discussion and sharing. Appropriate for experienced meditators and those new to meditation as well. No registration required. Read More
Saturday, December 59:45am – 12:00pmCongregation Dorshei Tzedek, West Newton mapAt this contemplative Shabbat morning service, we will use both sacred chant and guided and silent meditation to enter into the peace and joy of Shabbat. Torah study begins at 11:15 am, followed by kiddush lunch at noon. Childcare is available. All are welcome. For more information, please go... Read More
Saturday, December 510:30am – 12:00pmFREEJoin us for Youth Services at Temple Israel of Natick! Tot Shabbat for preschool age, Mini-Minyan for K-2nd grade, and Jr Congregation for 3rd grade and up. Songs, stories, and age appropriate activities and... Read MoreOther dates for Youth Services: Tot Shabbat, Mini-Minyan, & Jr Congregation:
Saturday, December 510:30am – 1:00pmPod Meadow Conservation Area, Wayland mapFREERegister by Email Registration closes on November 7Enjoy a walk in the woods and beside the water with prayers and meditation led by Rabbi Katy Allen and then come indoors for Torah study and a potluck lunch. Once inside you can sit beside the open Torah scroll as we read a few verses and then engage in Torah study and connected it to your life. Read More
Friday, December 114:00pm – 5:00pmNorth Suburban Jewish Community Center (NSJCC), Peabody mapJoin us for stories, crafts and a snack to learn about Shabbat. Read MoreOther dates for Cuddle Up Shabbat:
Friday, December 11 4:00pmSaturday, December 12 5:00pmYour Community, Massachusetts, Boston mapFREEAJC Boston and the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis are sponsoring Mobilization Against Global Anti-Semitism Shabbat (Dec. 11-12, 2015), a community-wide initiative to educate, raise awareness, and provide opportunities to take action in New England to combat global anti-Semitism. Read More
Friday, December 115:00pm – 7:00pmCHAI Center, Brookline mapFREEShabbat 4 Kidz Chanukah Edition with Big Joe the Storyteller! ❊ Familiar Shabbat Prayers Sing-a-long - Plus Chanukah Songs! ❊ Shabbat and Chanukah Stories by Big Joe the Storyteller ❊ Make your own Kiddush ❊ Shabbat Dinner with Kid Friendly food ❊ Chanukah Treats ❊ For kids... Read More
Friday, December 115:30pm – 6:00pmFREETot Shabbat is a great way to get to know new friends while celebrating Shabbat. Our short, musical, child friendly service (with chocolate chip challah!) Read MoreOther dates for Tot Shabbat Friday Night:
Friday, December 115:30pm – 7:00pmCongregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline mapFREERegister by Email Registration closes on December 9Join us on the bimah to welcome Shabbat with song, stories, and movement. After, we'll gather for a kid-friendly Shabbat dinner. Dinner is free, RSVP is required by the Wednesday before to firstname.lastname@example.com to ensure that we order enough food. All are welcome! Read MoreOther dates for Cuddle Up Shabbat:
Friday, December 116:00pm – 8:00pmCongregation Mishkan Tefila, Chestnut Hill mapFREEJoin us for a joyful Friday Night Shabbat Service and dinner once a month geared towards integrating families with school age children (K-6) into our regular service. Dinner is sponsored by the congregation and there is no charge or membership required. Read MoreOther dates for Friday Night Family Shabbat and Dinner:
Friday, December 116:30pm – 7:30pmFREEOur Shabbat Worship Service begins at 6:30 p.m. every Friday (except for the first Friday of each month when we hold our musical Shabbat Halleilu service) in the Sanctuary. The service is followed by an Oneg Shabbat at 7:30 p.m. and preceded by our Shalom Nosh at 6 p.m. Read MoreOther dates for Shabbat Worship Service:
Editor's PickFriday, December 116:30pm – 10:30pmThe Vilna Shul, Boston map
Register HereRegistration closes on December 10Celebrate Chanukah (and Shabbat) with Havurah on the Hill. Boston-based Jewish a cappella group Honorable Menschen returns to help us usher in the holiday season. Read More
- $10.00 Suggested Donation
Please join us for this short, interactive family service for Families with Young Children ages 0-3 (siblings welcome!) Enjoy songs, movement, stories, and a visit from our favorite puppet, Oof-Oof! Read MoreOther dates for Tot Shabbat:
We will explore texts, classical and more contemporary, and the meaning of Sabbath in our lives. These sessions will be held monthly and are designed as individual sessions so that people may come as they wish. The sessions will conclude so that those who wish to attend Minyan Torah Study may do so Read More
Saturday, December 1210:00am – 11:00amTemple Ahavat Achim, Gloucester mapJoin us for a fun, interactive family Shabbat service geared to young children ages six and younger accompanied by an adult. Older siblings and walk-ins are welcome. Read MoreOther dates for PJ Library Shabbat Circle:
Shira Yoga integrates movement, Jewish texts and intricate global Jewish music. This class will provide a flexible space for all yogis. Read More
Saturday, December 1210:30am – 11:30amFREEA fun-filled hour of song, prayer, storytelling and activities geared for 2-5 year olds. Parents, grandparents and caregivers are welcome! Read MoreOther dates for Perachim Preschool Service:
Saturday, December 1211:30am – 12:30pmTBZ Temple Beth Zion, Brookline mapFREETfilot Mishpachot (Shabbat services for families and children ages 0-13 years) are held approximately twice a month and on the High Holidays. These services, led by our Beit Rabban faculty, are an opportunity to strengthen a Shabbat-centered community, to gain exposure to the Torah and its... Read MoreOther dates for Tfilot Mishpachot Family Service at TBZ:
Saturday, December 125:00pm – 7:00pmTremont Street Shul, Cambridge mapFREEI mean, Havdalah and Board Games, what could be better! Join us for light snacks (including ice cream) and lots of singing. No RSVP necessary. Read More
Friday, December 189:30am – 11:00amYal-Day-New Day Care Center Inc., Boston mapFREEhttp://ydndaycare.org/admissions/open-housetot-shabbat-calendar Read MoreOther dates for Open House & Tot Shabbat at Yal-Day-New Day Care Center, Inc.:
Editor's PickPhoto by David Fisher The main idea for kids: Shabbat is made sweet by spending time with family and by sharing delicious homemade foods, like traditional challah. Recommended age: 3+ Supervision: Required Supplies needed: One box Tribes-A-Dozen's Voilà! Hallah... Read More
Photo by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Decorate the cup to make Shabbat more beautiful. Recommended age: 4+ Supervision: Required Supplies needed: Newspaper Wooden craft-ready kiddush cup... Read More
Photo by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Create a challah cover to make our Shabbat celebration more beautiful. Recommended age: 4+ Supervision: Recommended Supplies needed: Newspaper Cotton canvas challah cover Crayola Fabric Broad Line... Read More
Photo by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Create place mats to add special decoration to the Shabbat table. Recommended age: 4+ Supervision: Recommended Supplies needed: Newspaper Four cotton canvas place mats Crayola Fabric Broad Line... Read More
Editor's PickPhoto by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Create colorful candleholders to welcome Shabbat. Recommended age: 4+ Supervision: Recommended Supplies needed: Newspaper Two small glass jam jars or mason jars Crayola Fabric Broad Line... Read More
Photo by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Create a miniature indoor garden to gather around as a family when we welcome Shabbat. Recommended age: 3+ Supervision: Required Supplies needed: Rocks and pebbles found outside Wide, flat-bottomed dish... Read More
Editor's PickPhoto by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Decorate two rocks to use as candleholders to help us welcome Shabbat. Recommended age: 4+ Supervision: Recommended Supplies needed: Rocks found outside Newspaper Crayola Fabric Broad Line... Read More
Photo by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Decorate Shabbat candles so they are extra beautiful when we welcome Shabbat. Recommended age: 4+ Supervision: Required Supplies needed: Two beeswax taper candles Crayola Fabric Broad Line... Read More
Editor's PickPhoto by Jordyn Rozensky Photography The main idea for kids: Create four beautiful candles to brighten Shabbat. Recommended age: 3+ Supervision: Required Supplies needed: Four sheets beeswax (makes four candles) One two-foot length cotton wick Child safety... Read More
Our next blog entry was co-written by Pam Weil and Sary Regev. They are both serving on the BHC / HBC Jewish Education and Identity committee- Pam in Boston and Sary in Haifa. We were blessed to have them both with us as active Lay Leaders during our Mifgash. Their note brings... Read MorePosted In:


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Toyota Cup Wrap - Round 9
ALL the results wrapped up in a neat bow for a shortened round nine in the Toyota Cup.
Tigers mourn loss of Sid Ryan
THE Tigers family is mourning the loss of former premiership winning forward Sid Ryan.
Queensland Under 16 Team Announced
FIVE players who took part in last Saturday's Cyril Connell Cup grand final at Langlands Park were today named in the Queensland Under 16 team.
Titans withdraw offer to Boyd
THE Jetstar Gold Coast Titans have withdrawn the club's offer to Darius Boyd after an agreed deadline between the player and the Titans lapsed.
Cowboys conduct Central Highlands school tour
NORTH Queensland Toyota Cowboys development manager Dean Payne is starting a five-day tour of the Queensland Central Highlands today.
Titan cult hero Brad Meyers retires from NRL
JETSTAR Gold Coast Titans cult hero Brad Meyers has today announced his retirement from rugby league due to injury.
Carnegie Challenge Cup Round 4 Review
REVIEW of the weekend's Challenge Cup fourth round from Europe.
QRL Intrust Super Cup & FOGS results - Round 7
THE round-up of weekend action from north of the border - the Queensland Rugby League's Intrust Super Cup, FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge.
Jetstar Titans Visit To Ipswich
THREE-TRY hero David Mead will head back to school tomorrow when he joins Jetstar Gold Coast Titans teammates on a special community visit to Ipswich.
NSWRL Results Round 9
ALL the results from the weekend's NSWRL fixtures, with both NSW Cup and Bundaberg Red Cup Round 9 round-ups.
Depleted Dragons demolish courageous Cowboys
THE Dragons came out to Kogarah's WIN Jubilee Stadium to play the Cowboys with a depleted outfit, but in spite of the scratchings put in a clinical performance to thrill the 13,056 Mother's Day crowd and take the game 22 points to 8
Breaking the Spell: Warriors Pull One On the Gold Coast
THE New Zealand Warriors headed across the Tasman for a journey in which hasn
Storm rides over the Broncos
THIS game had all the hallmarks to be a cracker, with team changes for both sides with players backing up after representative duties. The Melbourne Storm in the end were too good for the "Baby Broncos", riding away winners, 29-22 at Suncorp
Bulldogs and Knights take out NSWRL Junior Rep Honours
THE SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions came to a close today with two big Grand Finals - and it was Newcastle and Canterbury who ran out winners!
NRL Round 9 LATE MAIL
UPDATES on player injury and availability following Friday night's representative matches.


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Local legend has it that St. Andrews was founded by St. Regulus, or Rule, who, acting under divine guidance, carried relics of St. Andrew by sea from Patras in Greece. He was shipwrecked on this Fife headland and founded a church. The holy man's name survives in the cylindrical tower, consecrated in 1126 and the oldest surviving building in St. Andrews. Enjoy dizzying views of town from the top of the tower, reached via a steep stairs.
Off Pends Rd., St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QL, Scotland
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Homemade Stock Recipes
Tutorials for making flavorful and aromatic brews, with pointers from David Chang.
Classic Chicken Stock
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This stock is perfect for making sauces, gravies, braises and soups. "If you use enough bones, it will be a little thick when cold, which means you have a good stock," says André Soltner.


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Werner Hertzog started getting irritated right around the third shout of "Baba O'Reily!" from the crowd.
Werner doing his impersonation of "Elderly Man Working the Drive-Thru at McDonald's".
Seriously, check out his documentary on texting while driving. Riveting and unforgettable.
I'm texting this while driving by the way, but no worries, I'm an excellent dri–
"Hey, Colonel Klink, did you know Hogan had tunnels below your prison camp?"
"Uhm, you want Werner Klemperer, not me."
"And did you know they had a radio too, and did sabotage missions?"
"I know nothing! Nothing!"
"Let's get this out of the way before we start: I am a respected documentary filmmaker, I was a small child during WWII, I've never met Indiana Jones and I did not finance my films with stolen Jewish gold."
"Dis film is about de hidden underside of de soul… Like a ting stuck to de bottom of a shoe, unseen, but FELT mit every step. De filty shame dat is only known to de wearer of de othervise polished, shiny, shoe."
"… *sigh* Ja, dere vill be boobies."
Oh please, this for Saturday.
"…for the last time I am Werner, not Weiner! I use better cameras to take pictures of my penis. "
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New Kinematics Lab Kit based on the Motion of WTC 7
Kinematics Lab
In discussing my measurement of the freefall of Building 7 with one (reluctant) physics professor, the professor at one point protested, "I'll take your word for it, for the sake of argument, but I have no way to confirm your claims for myself."
That comment astounded me because I see the motion of the building as such a straightforward measurement. But upon reflection I recalled all the time and energy and collaboration that went into gathering all the necessary materials and information for the measurement: a suitable video, an appropriate software tool to make measurements on the video, calibration data, knowledge of video formats, etc. I realized that even with the requisite knowledge base and skill set, it would take a very motivated person to reproduce my measurements. I therefore collected together all the bits and pieces that went into my measurement and present them here as a kit that can be used by a physics teacher or handed to a motivated physics student as a lab assignment (or performed by a science-literate layman). The skills that will be learned in the process will serve a physics student well for other projects that might involve using video as a measuring tool.
Links to a zip file with the lab materials and links to the necessary software can be found at http://911speakout.org/?page_id=222
Dr. Daniele Ganser : NATO's Secret Armies - GLADIO and the Strategy of Tension
Dr. Daniele Ganser Interview
Interview published 30 January 2015
MP3 & Link to Show Notes: http://themindrenewed.com/interviews/2015/600-int-70
Our guest this week is Swiss historian Dr. Daniele Ganser, author of the seminal book NATO's Secret Armies: Operation GLADIO and Terrorism in Western Europe, who joins us for a fascinating (though at times unsettling) conversation on the subject of Operation GLADIO.
Barry McDaniel and 15 Reasons to Investigate Stratesec
Kevin Ryan blogs at Dig Within.
One of the men who led Stratesec, the World Trade Center (WTC) security company, has recently resurfaced on some small business websites. This is Barry McDaniel, the U.S. military executive who served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Stratesec from 1996 until 2002 and then briefly became the company's CEO. The new websites provide rare photos of McDaniel and an opportunity to review some of the many reasons why he and his Stratesec partner Wirt D. Walker should be investigated for the crimes of 9/11.
New Saudi King Named In 9/11 Suits
Source: news.investors.com
Take note of my two recent articles on the subject.
You Can't Point a Finger at Saudi Arabia, and Not Have 5 Fingers Pointing Back to the U.S.
About those 28 Redacted Pages...
Read more about him at www.historycommons.org
I hope Obama enjoys his visit to meet with him. - Jon
Mideast: President Obama should think before bowing to Saudi Arabia's new king in his Tuesday visit. King Salman has a history of funding al-Qaida, and his son has been accused of knowing in advance about the 9/11 attacks.
The Future of Freedom: A Feature Interview with NSA Whistleblower William Binney (2015)
The Future of Freedom: A Feature Interview with NSA Whistleblower William Binney from Tragedy and Hope on Vimeo.
The Inside Information That Could Have Stopped 9/11
Good confirmation of the presence of CIA Minders during commission interviews.
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Just before Christmas, former FBI special agent Mark Rossini greeted me with his usual good cheer when we met for drinks in a midtown Manhattan restaurant. He told me his life had finally taken a turn for the better. He's spending most of his time in Switzerland, where he works for a private global corporate-security firm. "Life's good," he said.
Good, but with a few major changes. Rossini was drinking club soda instead of the expensive cabernets he quaffed when I first knew him as a high-flying FBI official in Washington a decade ago, when he was a special assistant to the bureau's chief spokesman, John Miller (now with the New York City Police Department). "I've cut back," he said. "Feeling good."
Sibel Edmonds on Gladio B and the Paris Shooting
Sibel Edmonds on Gladio B and the Paris Shooting
Published on Jan 21, 2015
SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=13363
Sibel Edmonds of BoilingFrogsPost.com joins us today to discuss a range of issues, from terror operations in Xinjiang to Gladio B in Belgium and her reaction to the Paris shooting. We also talk about her new podcast, Probable Cause, and what she is hoping to accomplish with it.
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We Were Lied To About 9/11 - Episode 18 - Bob McIlvaine
Bob McIlvaine is the father of Robert McIlvaine Jr., an Assistant Vice President of media relations for Merrill Lynch & Co. who was murdered on 9/11. Since 9/11, Bob has been very outspoken about a number of different issues. He has spoken around the country, and in different parts of the world. With the exception of one, Bob attended every 9/11 Commission Hearing. He has appeared on different news outlets, and has been mentioned in several news articles over the years. He has appeared in many documentaries that call into question what we were told about the 9/11 attacks.


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This will be the new thread for the ongoing Spinner Saturday program! :D
2007 goals: 50,000 miles or more as a group!:p
This will be the new thread for the ongoing Spinner Saturday program! :D
2007 goals: 50,000 miles or more as a group!:p
Just curious how we did in December. Is there an update anywhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
Final 2006 update
I'm doing this in a separate thread because it's kind of special. Here are the results for Spinner Saturday. The Database for 2006 is officially closed and we will be starting a new round.
Our total miles as a group were 40,403.8 MILES, Great job, people!http://www.planet-smilies.de/a_smilies/award_1.gif
So, without further ado, drum roll please Maestro......
Here are the charts and table!
I posted it in a separate thread, guess you missed it! Sorry!
Tom, I looked around but didn't see a definitive answer....
How does one contribute mileage? I've seen people add a reply to a thread, mention a PM they sent you, and I'm probably missing several others.
OK, here's how it works. We either post to the thread, or PM me, which actually helps me avoid missing it. The period is Sunday through Saturday, but I'll accept any other Seven day period if you are already using a different period. (51), for example ends his on Friday. Occasionally, I'll have to insert a day or shorten a week to keep it relatively regulated to stay within the given month as well as staying inside a given calender year.Quote:
Originally Posted by BillK
I post the weekly reminder on Fridays on the active thread as well as publish the tables and graphs. Graph publication occurs on Mondays, so as long as you get me your weekly results as late as Sunday, I can have time to get them in.
I also run the program on my blogs as well, so if BF has a crash, you can view the items either at http://theamazingshrinkingman.blogspot.com or the MSN blog in my profile. I take it you'd like to join? If so, let me know and I'll happily add you to the database. It's free and open at all times!
By the way, I have an excel spreadsheet hosted at my Wiki if you want to use it to track your miles, also free. My Wiki is at http://cycling4bariatricpatients.wik...itle=Home&bc=1
Thanks Tom. One more question. Should I count miles spinning (i.e., on a stationary bicycle) or just those I rack up "on the road"?Quote:
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Bike, Bike on a trainer stand, exercise bike, Tricycle, Big Wheel with an odometer.....if it pedals and counts miles, it counts!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by BillK
Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
BTW, I hope you don't mind, but I'll continue submitting my miles on Sunday because my log has been M-Su since day 1. But I'll remain consistant. :)
Thanks Tom.Quote:
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Tom -- sign me up.
A mere 42 miles last week, alas. (But 'm up to 1,200 since august)
That's fine, I have no problem with that at all!Quote:
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Here's Spinner Saturday!( Monster Truck Rally echo effect!)http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/mi...smiley-064.gif
Time for the miles!
oh it was ugly for me this week. Weather was crappy and now I am sick. Not a very good first week, but all is not lost. I was only able to ride for 1 day in between rain drops for 13.1 miles.
Better than 0! Bad weather, rain and sick are going around!:(Quote:
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By the way, I figured it up, if all 26 members average 40 miles a week all year, we'll top the 50K Goal easily!
Well, this is good - it'll help motivate me. I'm putting a cyclometer on the bike on my trainer today so I can start collecting those miles! Though I rode the trainer everyday last week I have no idea what the mileage is. I did do 30 miles outside yesterday on the B & A Trail...
Hey dude, 152 miles for me (week ending 1/7). I also ran 18 miles.Quote:
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'snot bad! Better than MEEEEEE!:DQuote:
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We've had the best July weather I've seen around here in a looooong time. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
I've heard of Christmas in July, but New Years?http://www.mundogasol.com/foro/84.gifQuote:
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36 miles this past week for me.
Cracked a rib on Wednesday...had spoke pull-through on my bike on Monday...what a week!
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Ouch! Is the rib actually cracked or did you strain the intercostal muscles.....feels exactly the same.:eek:Quote:
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I should have thought to ask you, Tom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
I don't know. No X-Rays (I hate my doctor). Here's my post on it in another thread. At first I thought a severe contusion to the pectoralis...but, swelling has subsided, and I can now palpate the specific area. Hard to tell if inter-rib or rib hurts more. Plus, it hurts across at least 3 ribs, about 1-inch above the nipple-line to 6-inches above.
Never, ever had sore ribs from anything. :mad: