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Nvidia's relationship with the open source Linux community is sometimes strained, such as when Linus Torvalds flipped Nvidia the bird and dropped f-bombs at the GPU maker in frustration over the lack of Linux support.
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Nvidia's engineers sure have been busy recently! Just days after releasing a WHQL-certified driver designed specifically for the Windows 8 Release Preview, a new beta driver has landed in our laps today. The GeForce 304.79 beta drivers are important for a couple of different reasons: they're the first drivers to enable TXAA anti-aliasing as well as the first unified Windows drivers to integrate Windows 8 in with Windows XP, 7 and Vista. The drivers are promised to work with notebooks and desktops alike.
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Linus Torvalds opened a can of worms when he took verbal, caught-on-video issue with what he perceives as a continued indifference towards Linux by Nvidia. Actually, scratch that -- maybe it wasn't what he said, but how he said it, calling Nvidia "the worst company we've ever dealt with" and extending middle fingers and f-bombs in the company's honor.
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Another day, another new graphics driver. But rather than being yet another beta release, the AMD Catalyst 12.4 driver is fully WHQL certified and brings a bevy of useful new features to the virtual table, including Radeon HD 7000 series support for Windows XP, openSuse 12.1 and the just-released Ubuntu 12.04.
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The Sidewalk Scramble is Sidewalk's timed filmmaking competition. Fueled by caffeine and competition, teams are challenged to create a short film — from concept to completion – typically within a 48-hour time frame – and based on themes and inspiration items provided by the creative folks at Sidewalk.
Participants range from amateurs to professionals, so the results are inspiring and spectacular!
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Local Bands/Musicians will be randomly paired with Filmmaking Teams and over the course of 72 hours will collaborate to create a music video. The videos can be performance based, take on a narrative format with actors, include animation or still photography… whatever, as long as there is collaboration between filmmaker and musician and the chosen song is original.
All music videos will be screened for a panel of judges (Alan Hunter (original MTV VJ and Sidewalker extraordinaire), Kyle McKinnon (filmmaker, musician, Sidewalk programmer), and Brad Lyons (musician/producer of Mason Music), and a live audience at the Scrambled Jam Screening & Showcase, Tuesday, March 31 at Iron City and over $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. While scores are being tabulated, two of the bands/musicians will perform short sets before (bands selected during a pre-screening online contest) the awards are announced.
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La Marée
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Summer or winter, this carefully restored coastal cottage set in rolling farmland will give you a taste of French rural life, whilst still providing all the home comforts. Self-contained, with its own pretty walled garden, "La Marée" is in a quiet hamlet not far from the wide sandy beaches of Meschers and St Georges de Didonne.
The cottage comprises two bedrooms, both with views of the Gironde estuary; with a new shower-room and separate toilet. Downstairs there's a comfortable sitting room with open fireplace, leading into a dining area and fully-equipped kitchen.
|Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms
|2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Shower rooms
|Nearest beach
|Talmont 8 km
|Car essential
|Nearest Amenities
|300 m
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: La Rochelle 120 km, Nearest railway: Royan 20 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, Internet access, DVD player, Staffed property, Sea view
|Central heating, TV, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available
|Parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
Downstairs the cottage is open-plan, retaining its original beams, exposed stone walls and terracotta floor tiles. There is a spacious kitchen and dining area to one side, with a log-burning stove to make it cosy in winter. The sitting room is on the other side of the entrance hall - with an open fire for cold nights - and also benefits from a window to the garden, giving it a light and airy feel.
Upstairs there is a wooden landing, with new shower-room at one end (including double basins) and separate toilet at the other. In between are the two bedrooms: one with double bed and windows looking out over the garden and across to the Estuary; the other has two single beds and overlooks the garden to a small windmill opposite . Both rooms have radiators, wardrobes and bedside cabinets.
The cottage is comfortably furnished, kept very clean, and decorated in French country style. (Unlike many properties in France, all windows are fitted with mosquito blinds to keep any insects at bay and ensure you get a good night's sleep!)
|Further details outdoors
La Marée has its own enclosed garden, which is south-facing and sheltered by a mulberry tree in high summer.
In addition to table and chairs, there are sunloungers and a built-in barbecue for al fresco meals. Flowers include hollyhocks, pinks, poppies, hibiscus, roses, jasmine, lavender and other culinary herbs. There is also a small lawn and woodshed with logs for use by winter guests.
|Further details
A welcome pack is provided, including a bottle of wine.
An extensive library of books and DVDs is available for guests. There's also a large file of information on the local area, providing maps and details of where to find the best beaches and restaurants.
English owners, Caroline and Christina, will be on hand to welcome you and offer assistance. They have been running this gite for ten years now and always enjoy meeting new people!
The Poitou-Charentes region
This coastal region enjoys a mild climate and long sunny days from spring through to late autumn. The area is ideal for couples or families looking for unspoilt countryside not far from amenities.
Historically it was on one of the main pilgrimage routes to Spain and is dotted with ancient villages, abbeys and exquisite Romanesque churches. In the slow passing of the seasons, there is still a great feeling of timelessness, suffused with the warm vibrant light of the South.
The property is situated by the Gironde Estuary, amongst rolling fields and vineyards and overlooking water-meadows where ponies graze in summer. The little fishing port of Les Monards is only 3 minutes' walk and boasts 2 popular, friendly restaurants with outdoor seating areas. Our neighbour is restoring the lovely nearby flour mill and now offers canoe rides on his lake and river.
Gentle hills and coastal scenery make this ideal country for walking or cycling - two bikes are available free of charge - whilst the mixed terrain of farmland and marsh attracts a wide variety of birds, including migrating flocks along the Estuary. Fine sandy beaches are just 10 minutes away.
One of France's prettiest villages, Talmont, can be reached by bike along a spectacular coastal route. Its 12th century church stands high above the Gironde, surrounded by colourful hollyhocks in summer.
Known locally as the "Cote de Beaute", this stretch of coast where the Gironde meets the Atlantic is popular for its calm waters and soft sand. The village of Meschers is 10 minutes by car and offers several sandy coves or longer stretches of pine-fringed beach, ideal for swimming and sunbathing, with restaurants close at hand. Here the limestone cliffs are riddled with caves, once used by pirates and refugees, some of which are still inhabited today.
Continuing up the coast, there are prize-winning beaches at the towns of St Georges de Didonne and Royan, as well as wide stretches of sand dune and pine forest on the "Cote Sauvage", which is popular with surfers and has areas set aside for naturists. Whether it's swimming, sunbathing, enjoying a meal in the open-air, collecting driftwood, or messing around in rock-pools, there's a beach for everyone somewhere along these shores!
The thriving town of Royan offers a wide selection of shops and restaurants, in addition to an extensive daily market. The famous zoo at La Palmyre is nearby, where there's an active breeding programme and you're even encouraged to feed some of the animals.
A little further up the coast you can explore the pretty oyster villages around Marennes, visit the atmospheric fortified town of Brouage out in the marshes, or drive across a long bridge to the lovely island of Oleron.
During summer there are numerous boat trips to outlying islands and lighthouses (like 17th century Cordouan), as well as a regular ferry to the Medoc peninsular which is home to many outstanding chateaux in the Bordeaux region. Bordeaux city itself is just over an hour away by car and definitely worth a visit now that it's reached the end of its costly restoration and is once again poised to become the "Paris of the South". Get there before the rest of the world wakes up to its charms!
Other popular day-trips include the lovely village of St Emilion, where you can tour several famous wine estates, or alternatively a 40 minute drive takes you to historic Cognac town and distilleries like Remy Martin. As in most of France, food and drink are high on the agenda!
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14 Feb 2013
"A unique property located in a unique area."
This cottage is outstanding...5 stars for La Maree! The views in this area of coastal France are amazing, grape vineyards on rolling hills that meet the ocean. We were there in the low season, October, and the mornings were chilly but warmed up nicely. A 20 minute bike ride away are the remains of a Roman town called Barzon being excavated. A little bit more up the coastal road is a picturesque little seaside town called Talmont with a winery, local shops and quant cafes. Pristine beaches are everywhere. A short walk from the cottage is the little port town of Les Monards with a family restaurant called the Auberge des Monards where we had a four-course meal of beef, seafood, salad, wine, and dessert for much less than we have paid elsewhere in France. Our last night at the cottage we ate at the Le cheun a Quai, a pizzeria in town that is run by a young couple who make the best thin-crust pizza supreme this side of Philly! The cottage was such a cozy romantic getaway for the two of us with fireplace lit, local wine, bread and cheese, so private and quiet, and Caroline and Christina were absolutely the perfect hosts. We are a retired-age couple, and as the cottage sleeps four (with additional space for more), we plan on returning to La Maree with family or friends in the near future.
We love our transatlantic visitors for their enthusiasm - it's so infectious. Thanks for sharing your wonderful films of the local artisan bakeries and we look forward to publication of your research into rare-breed Poitou donkeys...(!) You covered a lot of ground in your short stay and left the place looking immaculate. (If there was a ratings system for guests, we'd definitely award you a full 5 stars.) One small point though: perhaps we should clarify that our local port is more of a sleepy hamlet rather than a 'town', despite its two busy restaurants!
11 Jul 2011
"A lovely holiday in a lovely cottage in a lovely part of the world."
This property more than met our expectations. It is a beautiful well maintained cottage which has everything you need for a perfect holiday. The welcome pack was a lovely touch upon arrival. The garden is a perfect spot to relax and unwind and you can find shade under the trees if the sun gets too much. The BBQ was an added bonus for outdoor cooking on the warm balmy evenings. We throughly enjoyed the local walks and the property is ideally situated for visiting the surrounding area. The information pack, that our excellent hosts had complied, was very detailed and proved to be very helpful when planning our days out.
Your comments are much appreciated. It was great to see you enjoy all the cycling and we hope you'll continue your exploration of this unspoilt coast!
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The Diaspora in Postmodern Taiwan and Hong Kong Film Framing Stan Lai's The Peach Blossom Land with Allen Fong's Ah Ying
Jon Kowallis
I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives. Jean-François Lyotard, Postmodern Condition
Born in the United States but educated in Taiwan after the age of twelve, Taiwan "mainlander" Chinese director Stan Lai ( Lai Shengchuan) might be better described as an American Asian than an Asian American. Already noticed by Newsweek, Time, the Los Angeles Times, Far Eastern Economic Review, and the Asian Wall Street Journal, he is certainly one of the most prominent theatrical innovators in East Asia today.1 Recently, he turned from stage to cinema to produce his first full-length feature film, The Peach Blossom Land ( Anlian Taohuayuan; lit., "Secret Love: The Peach Blossom Spring").2 The film won first prize in the young filmmaker's division of the Berlin Film Festival and the Silver Medal at the Tokyo Film Festival (where a $100,000 prize enabled him to finance a second film). The Peach Blossom Land later took first place in the Asian Film Festival in Singapore. This was a wholly unexpected response to a film most American critics would probably write off as "an art house hit." Who is Stan Lai and why all this fuss over what might seem, at first glance, an experimental film by a theater director?
After graduating from Furen (Fu-jen) University in Taiwan, Lai earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Dramatic Art, with a dissertation titled "Oriental Crosscurrents in Modern Western Drama" in 1983, a time when the term "Oriental" was still au courant at Berkeley. In 1982 he studied new techniques of actor-training under Shireen Strooker of the Amsterdam Werkteater, who was then visiting at Berkeley. Enthused about the techniques 3 he had learned and armed with the vital qualification of the Ph.D., he returned to Taiwan to serve as artistic director and professor at the newly founded National Institute of the Arts, where he "did everything anew the right way" (according to Dunbar


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Review: This place might be good for vegetarians and "alternative medicine" types but I found it not really good for vegans at all. I managed to find a couple of sandwich fillings and a pastry that didn't contain eggs but was otherwise extremely underwhelmed. (What is it with the eggs? Ethics aside, don't you think about how they are excreted from a bird's vagina?)
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Our sea is not immortal.
And fisherman, scientists and politicians have known it since about the 1850s, W. Jeffrey Bolster tells us in his award-winning bestseller, "The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail" (2012).
Just released in paperback, "The Mortal Sea" is a fascinating look back at the last millennium of fishing — and overfishing — the North Atlantic, from Cape Cod to Cape Breton.
Bolster — a professional seafarer and history professor at the University of New Hampshire — spent a decade researching his book, which takes us from the Viking era to today's factory trawlers, longlines and GPS equipment.
The book won the 2012 John Lyman Book Award from the North American Society for Oceanic History, a Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2013, the Bancroft Prize from Columbia University, the 2013 Albert J. Beveridge Award and the 2013 James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History from the American Historical Association.
While overfishing is often thought of as a contemporary problem, Bolster reveals that humans were transforming the sea long before the Industrial Age. The western Atlantic's legendary fishing banks, from Cape Cod to Newfoundland, have attracted fishermen for more than 500 years.
Bolster follows the effects of the fishing trade, from its European origins to industrialized fishing in American waters at the beginning of the 20th century. Blending marine biology, ecological insight and meticulous research, Bolster tells the story of a prelude to an environmental disaster.
A Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies, Bolster is the author of four books; "Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail" was a New York Times Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year for 1997.
The professor and author is also a former mate and master of sailing school ships, oceanographic research vessels and charter boats run by the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole.
Q: First off, this book is fascinating. I love the idea of looking back at an entire millennium. Why did you choose that particular timeframe? Why focus on the North Atlantic?
A: I began with the hunch that significant changes in the sea, caused by humans, might have occurred prior to industrialized fishing. I didn't really know what I might find. But I'd been trained as a historian of Early America ... so I thought I would explore the back story to the contemporary fisheries crisis.
Q: How long have you been interested in the sea?
A: Let's just say that I have been messing about in boats for more than 50 years, that I won the A.P. Biology award in my high school for a project on coastal ecology, and that I have always followed the plight of New England's fish and fishermen.
I worked in boatyards as a kid, skippered a privately-owned Alden schooner yacht on the coast of Maine the summer after my junior year (at Trinity College in Connecticut) and then bought a one-way airplane ticket to the Caribbean in 1977 so that I could work on big sailing vessels.
I ran a 200-ton brigantine called Young America, and while most of my operational experience was between Venezuela and Newfoundland, I did a trip in Scandinavia one summer as mate on a 300-ton coaster. Now I'm a recreational sailor. My wife and kids and I sailed between Portsmouth, N.H. and New Brunswick for 14 years in our classic wooden 36-foot yawl. In the last two years I have logged about 12,000 miles on my Valiant 40.
Q: I found it interesting that you said there was really no fishing in Europe before the Vikings; we tend to think of fishing going back to biblical times.
A: There was really no serious sea fishing done in Western Europe until the Vikings arrived in the 8th and 9th centuries. Prior to that, Europeans ate freshwater fish, and fish such as salmon and shad, which live in the sea but come up fresh water rivers to spawn.
Europeans also collected oysters and speared flatfish in estuaries, and caught various sea fish in traps on the foreshore, but they did not go to sea in pursuit of (fish) until the Vikings introduced appropriate know-how.
Q: You write that your generation was the last to think of the sea as "eternal or immortal." But you also say we've known about problems since the 1850s. What has happened in the last generation or so to wake people up?
A: Americans have been arguing about fisheries in the same terms for about 160 years. From the 1850s to World War I, fishermen and fishing communities from Cape Cod to Newfoundland repeatedly made the case that the fishery resources on which they depended were declining. And they insisted that politicians do something about it.
Meanwhile scientists, mostly employed by the government, said everything was fine, that puny humans could not affect the immortal sea, and that scientists would help fishermen by developing better gear and learning more about fish behavior.
Suddenly in the 1920s, with the introduction of large-scale otter-trawling, scientists noted that year classes of haddock were really poor, and that otter trawlers were slaughtering (scrod) and scientists began to argue that fishermen should reduce pressure on stocks.
Fifteen years before, virtually every fisherman in New England had opposed the introduction of trawlers because they knew that trawlers would kill the fishery. But when the government refused to halt trawling, fishermen embraced (it.)
So by 1930, when scientists began to say we should fish less, fishermen responded by saying, "Hell, no. If we don't get the fish, the Canadians or someone else will." They circled their wagons to protect a new technology that (they) had vilified only 20 years earlier.
It has been common knowledge on the coast of New England since the 1970s that the fisheries were in trouble. (The year) 1976 saw the imposition of the 200-mile limit. By the 1990s no one could put on a game face anymore. It was clear that both fish and fishermen were in crisis mode.
Q: When was most damage done to the ocean?
A: The real damage occurred in the mid-20th century, post-World War II, but the warning signs had been there for a very long time. (In the 20th century) huge steel ships replaced wooden sailing schooners. Strong polyester nets replaced nets made of tarred cotton or linen. Forty-mile longlines with Cyalume lights and radar reflectors replaced quarter-mile or half-mile longlines set from dories. Electronics provided new, pinpoint precision navigation. The fish didn't have a chance.
In 1954, the first modern factory trawlers came on line, 2,400-ton ships that caught fish, cleaned them, froze them and processed by-catch into fishmeal fertilizer. As the 20th century progressed, fishermen fished deeper, harder, longer, and with more intensity.
Q: How has overfishing impacted Cape Cod in particular?
A: That is a question probably better answered by sociologists, or by people who live on the Cape. Ultimately, overfishing destroyed a way of life and a profitable industry that could have been conducted more sustainably for centuries to come. Overfishing led to ecological impoverishment, to fewer eels and alewives in every stream, to less forage for ospreys and eagles and seals.
Overfishing transformed working waterfronts into boutiques and condos. It promoted the closure of all the industries and businesses related to fishing — shipyards, ropeworks, net-makers, truckers.
Q: Overall, historically, how have Cape Cod fishermen felt about restrictions?
A: From about 1850 to about 1925, it was fishermen who led the campaigns that insisted stocks were decreasing, and that politicians should do something about it. Time after time, it was fishermen who wanted restrictions to preserve fish for the future. The idea that all fishermen have always opposed government regulations is recent, and fallacious.
Q: What specifically would you like Cape Cod area readers to take away from this book?
A: If there is any lesson in this saga, it is not that the fishermen, scientists or politicians were or are to blame. Tthe interlocked system was and is to blame.
That system — with its checks and balances, its desire for prosperity and security, its willingness to honor a multiplicity of voices, its changing sense of "normal" and its shifting ecological baselines — was and is insufficiently nimble to stop the desecration of commonly held resources on which the long term good of everyone depended and depends.
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I Am Lonely, Even Among People
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i wrote in this sitebecause maybe someone can answer me .....i am so lonely ...i cant really talk to my family .....i dont feel they can understand ...not even my sister ....i cry sometimes in the bathroom ...where no one can see me ....i get mad most of the times ...maybe....i just need to talk
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Unknownwhy does it feel like when im with my family .. i dont want to be there i need some love why does it feel like if i go somewhere alone..someone is missing.. i need some love why is it that when im with the person i have a crush on.. i still feel empty.. whats this feeling...
I feel so alone I tired of reaching out,I feel like a pathetic excuse of a being so lost and my anxiety going through the roof I can't help be feel outside myself there are time I feel on op of the world but then it fades fast I hope to not be alone forever do I do have a kind heart and an in depth brain you will...
Lustedluna 18-21, F 4 Responses 5 Jan 10, 2014
Nothing really good comes out from schoolparties specially when you're on the chair near the wall begging time to go faster..
orange225 18-21, F 1 Dec 4, 2014
Every time I pass by a happy couple I cry onthe inside I feel so numb and empty
Cgr1 18-21 3 May 17, 2014
I have a fiancé that I love dearlybut at the same time I feel so trapped & alone, and like I keep spiraling nowhere but down.
gilly92 22-25, F 1 Response 0 Jan 22
I think I've lost my faith in other people.I never had many friends, now I feel I've got none. I have a boyfriend whom I live with but there is no relationship here. We're companions, not lovers, and I miss the touch of someone. I miss hugs and kisses and love. I dream a lot, about a better life, friends, big happy...
soneas 31-35, F 2 Oct 3, 2014
it's like just me living,seeing and feeling me.. other people come and go, no one stay or cares... superficial people those days, and the world is changed.. I'm alone even with being among 1000 people, its just me feeling me, tellin myself at the end we go home alone anyway.. and again, no one cares, or...
MoongirlDA 26-30, F 6 Responses 6 Feb 9, 2014
Alone In A Crowd--again.Here we are 6,950,000,000 people or so.How could anyone truly be lonely. If I wasn't one of the lonely I would never believe it possible.But I am.I move around in a world full of people and it seems like I am inside a glass cocoon,unable to break fully free. Occasionally I can...
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When your eyes and your head ache from holdingin the tears all day; your throat hurts from the lump you swallowed all day; and then you're finally home and alone and can let yourself breakdown ...
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I find my current work the most lonely place.I have to manager a venue and all I do is walk around, never talk to anyone. People seem so clicky these days as well which makes things worst
tonyarts 26-30, M 0 Mar 11
There are people who care about me,but I don't get to see them everyday. The only people I see daily are people who look like they don't give a damn about me. I hate being so lonely. I usually have friends to count on, but now I feel as important as dirt.
weaccio 16-17, F 1 Response 0 Nov 13, 2014
I have so many friendsthat I constantly surround myself with yet, I still manage to feel so alone. While i consider them my friends i could never consider them close. I would never let them know my mom is an alcoholic or that my dad is in prison. Even friends who call me their best friend know it isn...
xkeaipra 16-17, F 0 Apr 10
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I needed to set up a web site that has a basic page for browsing as the root, but within that site there should also be download folders secured for different users. The folders don't require a web page, just browsable content. The issue I had was that there is a lot of misleading (and difficult to understand) documentation online, and I kept getting it to work and realising ALL users had access to ALL folders, or none. After some playing around, I found that for a basic site it's actually fairly easy to configure but thought I'd document this as it's useful as a basic file sharing mechanism. Note that you will need to ensure your site uses HTTPS rather than HTTP otherwise the password is sent in plain text across the network/internet/etc. Basic Auth isn't the most secure mechanism, but it's better than nothing at all.
Steps for configuration in IIS7:
And there you go, that's it - you should be able to access your new folder and get a challenge response that will only work for your new user!
I ran SSL tests on one of our web servers recently and found it was horribly out of date, receving an "F" from QULAYS SSL Labs SSL Server Test. Boooo. The problem was, in the past this was a pain in the butt as you had to pile into the registry and try and disable the old SSL support and various other manual steps.
Thanks to the awesomeness of Google, however, I found this little gem: https://www.hass.de/content/setup-your-iis-ssl-perfect-forward-secrecy-and-tls-12. Run Powershell script, test, cheer. A great big thanks to the author for that script - it worked perfectly, and our web site now gets a nice green A rating.
I encountered an issue today where a developer had created a Powershell script to write XML from stored procedure to a file, and the file would not be released until we closed the PowerGUI Script Editor (which is what we used to run the file). Even from the console it would take 10 seconds after the script completed before the file lock was released.
The solution was fairly simple - closing the XmlWriter doesn't automatically flush and release the underlying stream, you have to explicitly set this on the writer using an XmlWriterSettings object. Full solution below.
#Setup connection string and sql to run $server = "magma" $db = "my_database" $connectionString = "Data Source=$server; Integrated Security=True; Initial Catalog=$db" $connection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection($connectionString) $command = "EXECUTE spTest"; $dateTimeStamp = [System.DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmm") $filePath = "\\mypath\Extract_$dateTimeStamp.xml" try { $connection.Open() $command = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand($command, $connection) $command.CommandTimeout = 0 $xmlReader = $command.ExecuteXmlReader() $xmlWriterSettings = New-Object System.Xml.XmlWriterSettings $xmlWriterSettings.CloseOutput = $true $xmlWriter = ([System.Xml.XmlWriter]::Create($filePath, $xmlWriterSettings)) $xmlWriter.WriteNode($xmlReader,$true) $xmlWriter.Flush() } catch { $errorMessage = $_.Exception.Message $body = "Extract failed to run for the extract: $errorMessage" Send-MailMessage -To "firstname.lastname@example.com" -From "firstname.lastname@example.com" -Subject "Oops" -Body $body -SmtpServer "MYEXCHSERVER" } finally { $xmlWriter.Close() $xmlReader.Close() $connection.Close() $xmlWriter.Dispose() $xmlReader.Dispose() $connection.Dispose() $xmlWriter = $null $xmlReader = $null $connection = $null } Write-Output "DONE!"
I had an issue today where an empty database backup could not be restored for the love of money. The backup was 4MB, but when I attempted to restore it would create a 76GB log file on the server and then stay perpetually in a 100% "Restoring" state. This is because one of the virtual logs in the log file is still marked as used, and the database is stuck waiting for the log restore to complete.
You have two options here. Firstly, keep backing up the log and shrinking the log until the virtual logs are cleared up:
BACKUP LOG [database] TO DISK = 'C:\Temp2.bak' GO DBCC SHRINKFILE (N'logfilename' , 10) GO
Your second option is to reset the recovery mode to simple, shrink the file and then reset the recovery mode:
use [database] ALTER DATABASE [database]SET RECOVERY SIMPLE WITH NO_WAIT DBCC SHRINKFILE([logfilename], 1) ALTER DATABASE [database] SET RECOVERY FULL WITH NO_WAIT
One of the pieces of software I wrote (10 years ago now!) that I actually use is PhotoTool. This isn't really anything amazing, it just works for me when I want to upload photos. I updated it last week to use the ImageProcessor library, and put the horrible source code onto github. The code is pretty bad, but hey, it works for me.
I have a spare web cam lying around, and figured it would be a great addition to set it up so it can take regular photos of our lounge when we're away on holiday. I did a quick Google, and managed to get a rudimentary solution running in less than half an hour using CommandCam and Powershell.
The solution was pretty basic: I downloaded the exe and then created a Powrshell script that captures an image every 5 minutes. I added an extra command to my script which sends me an email every now and then to remind me that the capture is still running. Basic, but it works! Note that this just runs forever, I'm happy with it working that way and I just stop it when I want to, although this could be altered to be a scheduled task or windows service.
cd E:\Cam $photo_count = 0 while ($true) { .\CommandCam.exe /quiet $dt = [System.DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss") Rename-Item image.bmp "image_$dt.bmp" Write-Output "image_$dt.bmp" $photo_count = $photo_count + 1 if ($photo_count -gt 72) { $smtp = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("mysmtp.com", 101) $smtp.EnableSsl = $true $smtp.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("email@example.com", "password"); $smtp.Send("email@example.com", "firstname.lastname@example.com", "Web capture running", "Reminder: web capture is still running on SERVERX") Write-Output "Reminder sent" $photo_count = 0 } # capture every 5 minutes Start-Sleep -s 300 }
With my web cam, the resulting images are pretty small too - around 250-300KB each, so I went one step further and changed my target folder to a Dropbox folder, This means my images are automatically uploaded to the web too, so I can admire my empty lounge using my phone in a matter of seconds.....
takeown /F C:\Temp /R cacls C:\Temp /T /e /g Administrators:f rmdir /S C:\Temp
We're switching to git (on github.com) at the moment, and I really wanted to use it properly instead of just relying on the GIU clients. I decided to learn it using the command-line, and I found this excellent tutorial online which really helped me understand some of the fundamentals: http://www.sbf5.com/~cduan/technical/git/.
This article contains my basic cheat sheet for Git, which more or less follows the general workflow when using a git repo.
git init
|Initialises a new git repository in the current folder.
git clone https://myrepo.com
|Clones and initialises a remote git repository locally in the current folder - adds a remote repository reference named "origin".
git log
|View log changes.
git add .
|Recursively adds all changes to the repository.
git commit --dry-run
|See what changes will be committed before actually running git commit.
git commit -m "My message"
|Commits changes to the repository.
git branch
|Get a list of local branches, with a star next to the current head.
git branch branch-name base
|Creates a new branch based on an existing branch e.g.
git branch test-branch HEAD.
git checkout branch-name
|Switches to a new branch and updates the local folder with the files from that branch.
git fetch origin
|Retrieves remote changes and updates remote heads.
git pull origin
|Pulls all remote changes (origin can be replaced with a URL, for example).
git pull --rebase origin
|Pulls all remote changes but baselines them BEFORE your local changes, so your changes move on top of what everybody else has already contributed.
git push origin HEAD
|Pushes all changes back to the repository origin.
git clone --branch xyz https://github.com/MyOrg/MyRepo.git
|Clone a specific tag from a remote repo.
Edit (30 June 2015): To prevent yourself from having to enter credentials with each command-line entry, you can configure it to use a local store with the following command:
git config credential.helper store - this will result in one request for user credentials and then no more.
Programmatically creating tickets in a Trac system using the recommended approach of XmlRpc is actually fairly straight-forward. The documentation and various sources were confusing to me at first, so I thought I would document the steps I went through to set it up. For me, I had a basic Trac instance on Windows set up, with the AccountManagerPlugin enabled.
easy_install -Z -U http://trac-hacks.org/svn/xmlrpcplugin/trunk
public struct TicketAttributes { } [XmlRpcUrl("http://localhost:8000/login/xmlrpc")] public interface TracXmlRpcProxy : IXmlRpcProxy { [XmlRpcMethod("ticket.create")] int CreateTicket(string summary, string description, TicketAttributes attributes, bool notify, DateTime when); [XmlRpcMethod("ticket.putAttachment")] string AddAttachment(int ticketId, string filename, string description, byte[] data, bool replace = true); } class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { TracXmlRpcProxy proxy; // Fill these in appropriately string user = "matt"; string password = "password!"; /// Create an instance of the Trac interface proxy = XmlRpcProxyGen.Create
(); // If desired, point this to your URL. If you do not do this, // it will use the one specified in the service declaration. // proxy.Url = "https://trac-rules.org/xmlrpc"; // Attach your credentials proxy.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(user, password); TicketAttributes attr; //attr.comment = "This is the comment that goes with the new page"; int ticketId = proxy.CreateTicket("Xml Rpc Test", "This is an XML RPC Test", attr, false, DateTime.Now); byte[] fileData = File.ReadAllBytes("C:\Temp\test.jpg"); proxy.KeepAlive = false; proxy.AddAttachment(ticketId, "test.jpg", "Test description", fileData, true); Console.WriteLine("Ticket ID: " + ticketId); } }
One thing to note with the above is the proxy.KeepAlive = false: this HAS to be set before sending the attachment otherwise you get the following error: "The server committed a protocol violation. Section=ResponseStatusLine".
Our Jenkins build server is only accessed internally, so there was never any real reason to put authentication on it. However, I recently added QA Deployments to the build server and we'd like to implement production releases too, so I figured now was a good time to add Active Directory authentication.
Adding authentication was easy: Add the Active Directory plugin, activate it using Global Security, and add the users who you want to be able to login. That took about 2 minutes. The problem for me was that we use CCTray for local build monitoring, and CCTray was now longer working.
I found a solution fairly quickly, but it's implementation wasn't completely straight-forward, so I thought I would document it here. This assumes that you have CCTray 1.8.0 or above installed.


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Euphemisms, What are They? Why Do We Use Them?
Evrybody uses a euphemism in some form. Have you ever thought why there are so many and why we use them?
Euphemisms – What Are They? Why Do We Use Them?
Writing an article yesterday I noticed that I seemed to be using quite a few euphemisms. For those unfamiliar with the word it simply means a word or phrase used to describe something – usually something we are embarrassed to talk about or something that may be a touchy subject.
Euphemisms tend to be used when talking about sex, certain body parts and bodily functions. They are also used a great deal to discuss death. In fact it can be said that euphemisms are used to discuss private matters.
It is quite be uncomfortable when people talk openly about certain things, the embarrassment and discomfort are eased by the use of euphemisms and it can be fun to work out what they mean.
I will list a few below
Euphemisms for sex
Rumpy Pumpy
Making the beast with two backs
The special cuddle
Dance belly to belly
Play doctor
Euphemisms for male genitals
Stephen and the twins
Pocket rocket
Trouser snake
Old soldier
Deep-veined purple-helmeted Spartan of love
Euphemisms for female genitalia
The front garden
Honey Jar
Fanny – Yes American readers, we in the UK use this word to mean vagina
Front bottom
Euphemisms for death
Toes up
Crosses for eye
At room temperature
Done dancing
Picking turnips with a step ladder
Took a harp
The long nap
Euphemisms for toilet business
Check the horses
Impersonate Churchill – if you don't get that one, ask in the comment box
Dropping the kids off at the pool
Water the porcelain
Shake hands with the big fella
Once you have read this, have a think to see how often you use a euphemism in your everyday life – you will be surprised.
Feel free to share you own – there are thousands, I was keeping it relatively clean.
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On April 1, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Ha ha ha ha ha. Wow that was hilarious. Okay I am going to feel really stupid here but um I don't get the churchill one.
On April 1, 2011 at 3:04 pm
good work
On April 1, 2011 at 3:05 pm
I'm just going to see a man about a dog….
On April 1, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Erin Winston Churchill – Bald head and cigar – think about it
On April 1, 2011 at 5:45 pm
On April 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm
very funny,LOL, nice share, Thanks
On April 2, 2011 at 3:10 am
Hilarious thanks
On April 2, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Interesting and funny. So, i guess when a child says:… I am going to do a number 2…. (in the loo) its a euphemism.
On April 2, 2011 at 3:51 pm
very informative for everyone I am sure…
On April 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm
I'd never heard stephen and the twins! But i do use euphamisms a lot i guess, interesting article.
On April 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
A nice little education there on some of them!


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Are you hosting a New Years Party? If so, you may be looking for some fun and unique decorating ideas. I know I won't be hosting a New Years Party with 3 little ones, but I'm excited for the day when the kids are older and we can have a real party and have friends and family over.
Today, I've gathered some of my favorite New Years Party Ideas from all over the web that will definitely help you in throwing a one-of-a-kind New Year's Party!
Sparkling Cake from Style Me Pretty
New Years Centerpiece from BHG
New Years Party Idea from Amy Atlas
Sparkling Ice Cream from Everything Fab
Gold Styrofoam Balls with Tooth Picks from The Sweetest Occasion
Glitter Rings from Buzz Feed
Bubble Fun from Martha Stewart
New Years Streamers from Martha Stewart
Countdown Decor from Martha Stewart
Noise Maker Centerpiece from Martha Stewart
Noise Maker Favors from Martha Stewart
New Years Cake from Martha Stewart
Hanging Bubbly Balls from Martha Stewart
Number Ice Cubes from Martha Stewart
New Years Chairs Decor from Whimsy Decor
New Years Favors from Whimsy Decor
New Years Party Picture Booth from Lowe's Creative Ideas
Clock Cupcake Toppers from Fiskars
Confetti Cake from Spoonful
Glitter New Years Candles from Celebrations
New Years Cookies from Layla Grace
And a few from here at Lil' Luna…
I'm loving all these gold, silver and sparkly ideas!!
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When fed hikes S&P 500 goes up!
Just remember, when the fed hikes the S&P 500 ( SPX , quote ) will go up! If we are in a place where the fed begins to hike rates, albeit this is different formally than removing stimulus than the economy is on better footing, commodities are rallying and they are just as worried about inflation as they are growth.[caption id="attachment_64360" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Federal Reserve U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington D.C."] [/caption]
This is a great backdrop for markets and markets will not be buckling under as it happens.
The chart attached shows recent Fed hike history and the impact on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY , quote ). Some periods are frothier than others and all of them need to be reviewed within the context of where global economy was at the time and where we were relative to the previous fire the Fed has put out. Meanwhile speaking of commodities, QE should be having a greater impact. It's not.
QE1 was bullish, QE2 = the top in Gold and led decline.
QE3 has proven to be the signal to sell commodities. In other words, "it's not working fellas".
Commodities are down 10% from QE3.
All signs point to them going lower from here.


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Photos: LSU tops Oregon at Cowboys Stadium
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LSU running back Spencer Ware (11) and defensive end Jordan Allen (98) and teammates celebrate a victory over Oregon at the NCAA football game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sept. 3, 2011.
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(The following is a reformatted version of a statement issued by Paul A. Volcker. The statement was confirmed.) STATEMENT BY PAUL A. VOLCKER UPON THE BANKING AGENCIES AGREEMENT ON THE SO-CALLED VOLCKER RULE The five banking regulatory authorities have now successfully responded to the provisions of the Dodd/Frank Act by setting out a comprehensive regulation restricting proprietary trading by commercial banks in the United Sates. In a long and arduous process, the agencies have dealt comprehensively with thousands of particular conceptual and practical questions raised by affected bankers, by legions of lobbyists, by other interested parties, and by the general public. The effort, shepherded by the Financial Stability Oversight Council and its Chairman, Treasury Secretary Lew, has now put in place one significant part of the larger on-going effort to rebuild a strong banking system fully capable of, and attentive to, meeting the critical financial needs of businesses and individuals. I look forward to a process, called for by the new regulation, in which the boards of directors and the top management of our leading commercial banks will cooperate closely in implementing the new rules within the institutions for which they are responsible. Appropriate internal controls and practical "metrics" for identifying proprietary trading are central to a workable and effective administration of the regulation. Equally, the supervisory agencies themselves will need to be equipped and alert in detecting and dealing with problems as they arise. In the end, respect for the intent and spirit of the law should become "second nature" for supervisors and banks alike. The result should help the process of restoring trust and confidence in commercial banking institutions. It is after all those institutions which benefit from explicit and implicit public support that we count on to provide a strong, safe, and effective financial system. (bjh) NY #<873920.6606184.108.40.206.0.76>#
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Been out and about with my X100 taking a few shots in the style of the great photographer Martin Parr,
Really impressed by the out of camera jpegs, the X100 is a great travel camera (as long as you remember to always carry a spare battery!!)
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Stuck on the couch tonight? TimesReporter.com features editor Rex Huffman offers some of his top picks for television viewing in his daily series:
Stuck on the couch tonight? TimesReporter.com features editor Rex Huffman offers some of his top picks for television viewing in his daily series:
• Frankie and Mike worry that Axl may not get a sports scholarship on tonight's new episode of ABC's "The Middle." The show airs at 8 p.m. on WEWS-TV Channel 5. Also tonight, Sue's school science project involves smiling and Brick wants an iPad.
• A new episode of "The Neighbors" follows at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. Tonight, the relationship advice Debbie gives Reggie backfires, making things harder for Jackie and Larry. Also, Amber doesn't want to discuss her boyfriend with Debbie.
• "Modern Family" follows at 9 p.m. on ABC. Tonight, when the lead in the school's production of "Phantom of the Opera'' gets sick, Manny is willing to do anything to land the lead. In other events, Phil and Jay wind up in a golf-off with Mitch and Pepper, and Gloria and Alex visit a psychic.
• "Suburgatory" rounds out ABC's two-hour comedy block at 9:30 p.m. with an episode that finds Dallas aghast when she learns her property is in East Chatswin, not Chatswin. The discovery leads to her being kicked out of the country club, and daughter Dalia is forced to switch schools. Also, Tessa becomes a producer on the Chatswin High TV show.
• If you're so inclined, you can stick with ABC at 10 p.m. for a new episode of the acclaimed series "Nashville." Tonight, as Rayna settles into the tour, she learns that Deacon has joined Juliette's band. And speaking of Juliette, she wants to make a change but her team disagrees. Also, Scarlett receives an offer from Gunnar.
• The men compete in the Hollywood Round in hope of making it to the semifinals on tonight's new installment of "American Idol." The show airs at 8 p.m. on Fox and can be seen on WJW-TV Channel 8.
• Tonight's new episode of "Nature," which airs at 8 p.m. on PBS, focuses on "Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet." During the hour-long show, David Attenborough reflects on the impact humans have had on the natural world, including pioneering conservationists. Tune to WOUC-TV Channel 44 (cable Channel 12) and WEAO/WNEO-TV Channels 45/49 (cable Channel 14).
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Hull & Humber crew receives the yellow pennant at the prizegiving in Hawaii - Clipper 07-08
westernaustralia2011.com has left Midway Island for the second time after making repairs to their damaged gearbox. To get spare parts to the remote island at the north western-most end of the Hawaiian Island chain in order to enable them to make the repairs and get underway again so quickly has been a masterpiece of logistical planning involving dozens of people.
Clipper Race Director, Joff Bailey, says, 'To get equipment to Midway Island quickly is almost impossible. westernaustralia2011.com was very lucky. Our staff in Hawaii have been working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to solve this problem and managed to get the components of the broken gearbox onto yesterday's supply plane. The load weight of the relatively small plane is critical otherwise it risks running out of fuel before it gets to Midway Island. In the end the gearbox had to be broken down into parts so that if the whole gearbox could not go, at least the essential bits could be loaded on.'
That, as it turned out, was exactly what happened and some parts of the replacement gearbox were still on the tarmac as the plane took off from Honolulu yesterday. If all this had failed Joff and his team also had a Plan B running; on Wednesday a second gearbox on left on a supply ship that is due to arrive at Midway in a couple of days.
'The personnel we have been dealing with at the US FWS and on the island of Midway have done everything within their powers to assist us,' says Joff. 'They could not have done more and we are very grateful of their assistance and thank them for it. The crew of westernaustralia2011.com have enormously enjoyed their two short stops on the island and have been shown an amazing amount of hospitality and I know they were sad to leave, but also happy as it meant they could once again re-join the rest of the Clipper fleet currently in Oahu.'
westernaustralia2011.com is expected to arrive in Ala Wai harbour in Honolulu within the next seven days which, by coincidence, will also be the same day their new mast arrives in Hawaii.
Although there will be plenty of work to be done on the boat the crew will also have a little time to relax into the pace of island life - and it won't take long according to Rob McInally, skipper of Nova Scotia. He and his team arrived in the Ala Wai on Wednesday and he says, 'I could feel myself relaxing the minute I stepped off on to the dockside at Magic Island Fuel Dock. We're loving it here.'
After enjoying the Jamaica Rum Party onboard Qingdao (although fierce competitors at sea the teams are best of friends in port) the crews of the nine boats already in the harbour attended the prize giving at Hawaii Yacht Club. And, although westernaustralia2011.com's crew missed last night's party, it's pretty certain there will be a huge celebration when they arrive alongside their competitors next weekend at the end of their mammoth journey across the Pacific.
Images of activity on the pontoons at Waikiki Yacht Club, Magic Island Fuel Dock and of the prize giving at Hawaii Yacht Club can be viewed in the 'Multimedia' section of www.clipperroundtheworld.com


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I refuse to pay $100 bucks for a pair a pants without lining. Lining, the cheap satin-like material that lines your garments giving them additional weight and drape, costs less than $1 per pair including labor. To not put lining in a pair of pants, especially a pair that costs over $100, is ridiculous and the epitome of cheap. Budget Fashionistas revolt!
I whole heartedly agree. The non lined variety have this supernatural ability to attach to my thighs- like I really needed to call anymore attention to my "problem areas".
PS Anne Klein worst offender of all.
*cheers* No kidding! I feel condescended to when designers ask me to pony up for some shoddy product with bad construction, no interfacing where it needs it, seams that aren't pressed open, and, the worst insult of all, no lining.
Do you think it is some kind of marketing ploy to get customers to pony up and buy another item?
Apparently I'm in the minority…I wouldn't buy a pair of pants with lining! I don't like clothes with much weight, I'd feel like I was drowning!
Awesome, love it!