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I have three unrelated questions:
1. Are there plans to provide a REST like interface to the zimbra store?
e.g. for an ical, I may just want to say with a GET: http://www.mydomain.com/zimbra/debianfoo/holiday.ical
and then get back some xml or JSON
or use a POST for a more complex request
additionally many of the api's I will want to access will only be REST based, so will the AJAX hooks be developed to accomodate this? e.g. NCBI does have some SOAP access, assuming it is no longer broken :-) ...but their REST like eutils are much easier - and for a wiki/file store I have really liked the XML/HTTP interface provided by the Daisy repository server (java based with lucene/jms) and the rich RBAC mechanisms available - I compared this with the allegro stuff recently, but still came out liking what the daisy guys developed (can elaborate if needed)
...but the lines start to blur with using daisy and zimbra, since why wouldn't I want to serve up my calendars using daisy's RBAC and just treating it as another object in the repository 'bag' - if we're talking workflow, then a bpel file is just another object I grab out of the bag and distribute to my workflow cluster
2. Have you used the zimbra server with any of the exisiting distributed file packages - e.g. google has GFS and the nutch guys replicated with their own version, or MogileFS from livejournal, or OpenAFS
I noticed that you mentioned hardware analogues to some of these approaches elsewhere - e.g. SAN, RAID, etc.
although my email reqs are minimal - my distributed storage needs with complex metadata typings (presumably from mySQL, or a RDF store) are huge
since I see zimbra headed in this direction, I'm curious of your views/plans
3. I saw mention from a Zimbra engineer on the need for a single Ajax framework to compete with the efforts ongoing at MS (can't remember where on the Zimbra site, blog i think). Given this statement, have you evaluated the plethora of existing frameworks (dojo, scriptaculous/prototype, ) and looked at how Zimbra might interoperate with these libraries, or even use them as a base(?).
some semi-useful comparisons/reviews are here:
another example 'framework', is orbeon's nice xforms implementation:
or what these guys did with the dojo toolkit, for in place editing, etc.:
none of this is meant as criticism, i've been really impressed with what zimbra has done - just curious on where I should be drawing the lines when looking at Zimbra's future dev and place within my app architecture (incidentally, my app will also be open source)
in all fairness, I have not loaded the zimbra source yet either - planned to wait for the next release before hacking - so hope I have not ovelooked any obvious answers to my questions
also hope i did not ramble too much, happy to clarify on any points though.


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Axl Rose has a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in a Budweiser commercial that's running during the World Cup.
The commercial shows soccer players Gary Cahill of England, Hulk of Brazil, Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon and Maya Yoshida of Japan in a band playing "Paradise City."
One of them flips a guitar pick into the crowd, and Rose catches it. He then raises a beer in salute.

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Will Bledsoe stay or go? [9:21 AM]
Florida Times Union reports: 'Since Buffalo is the only bidder, the Bills aren't offering the Patriots a big deal. They're certainly not going to give the Patriots the fourth pick in the draft. The Patriots have countered by saying they could bring Bledsoe back, even though that may not be realistic. That's why Bledsoe is likely to still be a Patriot when the draft opens a week from Saturday. Then it becomes interesting. The Bills are likely to test the Patriots' resolve during the draft after they make their first-round pick.'
Draft Prospects: Tight Ends [8:59 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Based on several publications reviewed by buffalobills.com, here are the top quarterback, offensvie line, running back and wide receiver prospects in this year's draft. Click on the player's name for a detailed bio.
Bills have to draw up a deal to get Drew [8:51 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'So, for the time being, neither the Bills nor the Pats have the upper hand when it comes to leverage.'
Bills Free Agent Recap [3:37 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Is your head spinning trying to keep up with all the offseason activity the Bills have been involved in? Worry no longer, here is a complete summary of what has happened at One Bills Drive during the past three months.
Fear of a Flutie-Johnson flare-up might bring Bledsoe to Buffalo [9:17 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Bills and Pats talked further this week about a deal. The Bills remain in a position of bargaining strength. There's no other team at the moment that is interested in talking trade with the Pats. So the Bills have the luxury of waiting - probably until draft week - and seeing if the Pats will blink.'
Winning or losing hinges on second day of draft [9:15 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Bills already have been awarded four extra draft choices, a third-rounder and three in the seventh, and they have to be prepared to use them well. The glamour and fizz take place on the first day of the draft, but the difference between a winning and losing season often hinges on how well a team does on Day Two, when the names mean little to the average fan.'
Drew watch [6:18 AM]
Providence Journal reports: 'The Bills can either stick with Alex Van Pelt, deal for Bledsoe, or sign either Jeff Blake or Chris Chandler, a couple of free agents they've maintained contact with. Pasquarelli, who worked with Bills general manager Tom Donahoe at ESPN, said the guy they want most is Bledsoe.'
Tom Donahoe will never sign someone who's not completely healthy [9:37 PM]
Shout! reports: @ He just won't take those kinds of chances with Ralph Wilson's money.
Bump: Bills WILL TRADE No. 4 pick and here's why [9:35 PM]
Shout! reports: @ Reasons?
1. Lure team desperate for QB/OT
2. Plenty of DTs available
3. Save significant salary-cap dollars in this and future years
Here's ladder Rob Johnson has no problem climbing [6:12 PM]
St. Petersburg Times reports: 'At Buffalo, Johnson was flattened like a hash mark more times than his scrambled mind cares to remember. In fact, in 20 games over the past two seasons with the Bills, he was sacked 79 times for a loss of 487 yards. "When I was out there, I thought I played fine. I just couldn't stay healthy," Johnson said. "I got hit a bunch, whether it was scheme or me holding the ball or not protecting, it was one of those things that happened. When I've been healthy, I've played well."'
Buffalo's Offseason Recap Center [6:11 PM]
buffalobills.com reports: Is you head spinning trying to keep up with all the offseason activity the Bills have been involved in? Worry no longer, here is a complete summary of what has happened at One Bills Drive during the past three months.
Jenkins aggressive but erratic [9:22 AM]
Fox Sports reports: @ Buffalo added some insurance at strong safety with veteran Billy Jenkins. Jenkins is a good fit for the Bills' style of defense because he's a very aggressive and active guy in run support. But he's also erratic at times, especially in the open field, where he misses too many tackles. He's also a liability in pass coverage. Finding the right fit at strong safety is very important to Buffalo.
Strong safety Jenkins signs with Bills [9:19 AM]
Green Bay Press Gazette reports: 'Jenkins reportedly received a $200,000 signing bonus, with a base salary of $525,000 this season and $750,000 next year.'
McKinnie, Georgia DE pay visits [9:18 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The 6-foot-4, 280-pound Grant has the bulk to stop the run and the speed to get the passer, which is why he's a serious candidate to be taken by the Bills in the first round.'
Troops in Afghan war get Bills gear [9:17 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson has sent a package of Bills hats, shirts and other items to a U.S. military unit serving in Afghanistan.'
Hoops didn't help Channel 4, but Bills schedule will [9:16 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'With the Bills one of a handful of teams without a prime-time game, Channel 4 stands to carry between eight and 14 games courtesy of CBS next season.'
Bills make pitch to land Bledsoe [7:24 AM]
Boston Globe reports: 'The Patriots and Bills were busy this week trying to strike a deal that would send Drew Bledsoe slightly northwest, to AFC East rival Buffalo, Patriot sources said yesterday.'
DE Charles Grant Visits Bills [6:39 AM]
buffalobills.com reports: Buffalo is a great place to play football. There's a good tradition for guys like me at the Defensive End, guys like Bruce Smith. They are a young team and on the rise. The coaching staff and the people of Buffalo are great, since I've been here. They show a lot of interest in football.
OT Bryant McKinnie Talks About His Visit To Buffalo [6:36 AM]
buffalobills.com reports: I've been looking at Buffalo for a while. I actually saw a magazine and the cover had my photo and it said 'Will He Be a Bill?' I've heard that for a while that I might be coming here. I have been looking at the team more closely.
Season Ticket Prices Remain The Same [6:27 AM]
buffalobills.com reports: The Bills today announced that the team�s season ticket prices will remain the same for the third consecutive year.
Bills ticket prices go up, so could team's win total [6:18 AM]
D and C reports: 'The $3 price hike seems reasonable assuming there is a similar increase in the quality of the product on the field.'
Grady Jackson Close to Signing With Jets [10:55 AM]
Newark Star Ledger reports: The Jets yesterday made an offer to Oakland Raiders unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Grady Jackson and he appears to be leaning towards accepting it after extending his visit another day.
Bills sign safety Billy Jenkins [10:47 AM]
AP reports: 'Jenkins, who completed last season with Green Bay, signed what is believed to be a two-year deal worth about $1.5 million. He now tops a Bills' depth chart featuring only two experienced safeties -- Travares Tillman and Raion Hill, both entering their third season.'
Learn from the Pros: Pierson Prioleau [10:07 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: As a safety the first technique you want to acquire is the "wisdom vision technique". The purpose of this technique is to get an overview of the field and the formation before the snap of the ball.
Bills agree to terms with Jenkins [10:06 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills today announced that the team has agreed to terms with safety BILLY JENKINS. In accordance with club policy, terms were not disclosed.
Bills sign ex-Packers strong safety [9:12 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Mobility in pass coverage is not Jenkins' strong suit, but the 5-foot-10, 205-pounder is the kind of hard-hitting, line-of-scrimmage safety the Bills covet.'
High pick offers Bills prizes aplenty [9:12 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Even if the Bills decide to trade down, they will be able to land a good one. But I don't think they should go past the top 10 or 12 because that's where the truly special players usually are.'
Clayton: Bills sign S Jenkins, address another draft need [8:38 AM]
ESPN reports: The Bills reached a two-year, $1.475 million agreement with Packers safety Billy Jenkins as GM Tom Donahoe narrows down his team's needs heading into the draft. Though Jenkins was signed for depth and his experience, his addition allows the Bills to look at positions other than safety. The Bills, who had Oklahoma S Roy Williams in town for a visit, made a similar move a week ago when they signed tackle Trey Teague. Signing Teague along with tackle Marcus Price gave the Bills the luxury of drafting or not drafting a tackle in the first round.
Donahoe has the fourth selection in the draft. With good depth at safety and the offensive line, the Bills can consider the possibility to trading down and acquiring more draft choices.
Moore hopes to find home in Bills secondary [5:14 AM]
D and C reports: '"It's a business, it's life, and you have to move on, so it's time for me to start fresh, start new," Moore said Thursday afternoon after visiting with the Buffalo Bills.'
Robinson mulls Bills and Titans offers [9:30 PM]
AP reports: 'Without revealing the details of the offers, McGuire said the Titans' bid is better than Buffalo's. The Bills have reportedly offered Robinson a one-year $700,000 deal. McGuire said his next step is to contact the Bills to see whether they would sweeten their offer.'
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Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) - Devan Dubnyk posted 24 saves as the
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Jordan Eberle scored twice, while David Perron and Sam Gagner each scored for
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NAUI Risk Management Handbook
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The NAUI Risk Management Handbook is written primarily for instructors, and details how to keep students safe during training, and how to pass on the knowledge of scuba safety in the field to students. Comes complete with all the forms necessary when documenting and preventing risks. The Naui Risk Management Handbook also instructs the reader of Briefing procedures at the beginning of a dive and Debriefing at the end. How to begin the session, and how to make certain the vital information was absorbed by the student at the end of the session.


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"Hey, did you see that Marine Wife?"
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"Too bad they're easily angered, I'd tap that."
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"Too bad they're easily angered, I'd tap that."
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Some one married to a marine. The hardest job in the military. The Prettiest girls in the world. Will be away from their husbands for usualy six months at a time.
As of Oct. 18, 2008 i will be a marine wife.
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Mostly found dwelling in social establishments, surrounding military bases, and well known as easy sources of sexual intercourse...for seven months at a time.
hey, you remember that marine wife I was fuckin? yeah well her seven months ran out so now i gotta find me a new main squeeze.
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(WUSA) -- Supermodel and actress Tyra Banks turns 39 years old today.
Banks was born in Los Angeles, California.
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• Packaged to allow standalone use, with a current Business Intelligence platform or as an integrated capability in IBM's care coordination platform
The Advanced Case Management (ACM) team will walk you through a basic "day in the life" of a Care Coordinator. Beginning with an "at risk" patient and will demonstrate how a care plan is created, shared, and how important tasks and updates can be made. Care plan details include medication updates, adding team members, and making appointments.
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When Steve Cody was in the midst of a midlife crisis, he turned to performing stand-up comedy to help him shake it.
After his first time on stage, he was encouraged to continue his new-found craft by comedy coach Clayton Fletcher. And after two years of doing stand-up comedy every week, Cody, co-founder of New York-based public relations firm Peppercomm, realized his newly developed hobby was having a positive impact on his professional life.
Believing his entire organization could benefit from the communication skills required to do stand-up comedy, Cody pitched the idea of having all Peppercomm employees go through stand-up training to his senior management team. At first his idea was met with resistance, but soon Cody's colleagues saw the potential benefits stand-up comedy training could have on their organization. And thus, Peppercomm's Comedy Experience Program was born.
The Comedy Experience is "a workshop intended to be a management training and development program and a cultural change agent," Cody said. The program "really comes in handy for companies that are having morale issues, departments that aren't working together very well, or they're in a post-merger/acquisition situation where there are two different cultures that are trying to get along."
Peppercomm holds two to three internal Comedy Experience workshops per month, and one external event for clients per month, said Fletcher, now Peppercomm's (and likely the world's only) chief comedy officer. A single workshop can last a half-day or be as long as an entire day, depending on how many participants there are.
Workshops are broken up into three different segments. The first segment consists of talks from both Cody and Fletcher on the importance of comedy and how it can benefit business performance; in the second segment individual participants give their own three to four minute stand-up routines, which are taped, and in the final segment Cody and Fletcher sit down with every single participant and review their taped performance to offer constructive criticism.
Susan Heathfield, Management Consultant and the writer of the Human Resources page at About.com, views the Comedy Experience as a mostly beneficial training tool. "Anything like these kinds of activities where people become more comfortable presenting are positive. Plus, even if you don't make presentations it can help you be more comfortable speaking up at a meeting," she said.
The goal of the Comedy Experience, according to Cody, is to create better listeners and storytellers.
"At Peppercomm we've been doing [the Comedy Experience] for six or seven years and it's really changed our culture in a positive way. We had a good culture to begin with, but now we've got a culture where self-deprecating humor is a way of speaking and our way of emailing to one another," said Cody, who believes poking fun at yourself brings a certain level of humility and humanity to Peppercomm's workplace culture.
Although that style of humor works for Peppercomm, it doesn't work for every corporate culture, said Fletcher. "I feel like a sense of humor is like a fingerprint: no two are exactly alike. What we try to do is figure out what makes you funny, and then figure out how to use that in the workplace," he said.
Heathfield believes the biggest disadvantage of this kind of program is the anxiety and fear employees may have in the days leading up to it, which may outweigh its benefits. "The way in which you approach this can make all the difference. I am a fan of helping people move out of their comfort zones, but you have to be really aware of the fact that something like this can really traumatize certain individuals."
One of most important benefits of having employees go through a Comedy Experience workshop, Fletcher says, is that brings them closer together. "The group, invariably, they bond. They become like a team rooting for each other. … Because we come from a place of vulnerability and authenticity, people are encouraged to tell true stories. They end up learning things about their co-workers they may have never known."
As a result of the strong team-building through the frequent comedy training, Peppercomm enjoys a low turnover rate, said Cody. "I think it's because [the employees] have all been through this comedy thing and they've heard each other talk about their neurotic moms or their insomniac boyfriends or whatever. And it's a different way of getting to know your cube-mate. It's broken down all sorts of barriers for us."
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In his new book, before it was banned; unless this is just a fancy lie. However, the fact that I remain suspicious (and probably everybody else) shows the state of the game on this issue.
Of course, the populace is punch drunk on the web of lies over the years, from Sosa who couldn't speak English when asked, to a defiant Clemens, Bonds, & Palmiero, a pathetic A-Rod & McGwire, sheepish Ortiz, see if I care Manny, a comical Braun, and so on.


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ISU Men's Golf Adds Laws As An Assistant
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head men's golf coach Andrew Tank announced the addition of Peter Laws as an assistant coach to his staff. Laws brings a wealth of experience and success to the Cyclones as a competitor.
"I'm thrilled to have Peter join our program," Tank said. "He is very familiar with the ingredients that make up a successful golf team from his days as a collegiate player at Kent State and member of the Canadian National Team."
Laws, a native of Ontario, Canada, graduated from Kent State in 2005 after an illustrious career in which he was a three-time First-Team All Mid-American Conference selection. Laws capped off his time as a Golden Flash golfer by being named the MAC co-player of the year following his senior campaign. He was also named to the Canadian National Team and competed in the PGA Tour's Canadian Open as an amateur.
Laws then moved on to a professional career in which he tallied three tournament championships and 24 top-five finishes while playing on various tours, including the Gateway Tour (2006-2008), Canadian Tour (2008-2010) and Tour de las Americas (2011).
"Peter sees the game through the eyes of a player," Tank said. "He has a tremendous amount of practical knowledge from his time as a touring professional to share with our players."
"I'm excited about the opportunity to join the Cyclone golf program," Laws said. "Iowa State is committed to becoming elite and I hope to help take the program to the next level. With the new practice facility and with the leadership of Coach Tank, the program is headed in a great direction."
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Your mission: Make mom smile
Break out the wallet and treat the great lady in your life to a nice meal this Mother's Day
For all she's done for you, the least you can do is take mama to a nice meal on Mother's Day. (That's Sunday, May 9, by the way. Go put a big red circle around the date on the calendar right now.)
Of course, reservations are as essential as sitting up straight and minding your table manners.
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A smorgasbord of a la carte options includes Chino Farms Carrot Salad, Meyer Lemon Ravioli, Brioche French Toast, Spanish Tortilla, Hanger Steak and Poached Eggs with Red Wine Hollandaise, Loch Duart Salmon with Alaskan Prawns and Caramelized Leeks, and Braised Colorado Lamb Shank with Fava Leaf Risotto.
5300 Grand Del Mar Court; (858) 314-2000.
Several events feting the important woman in your life are offered.
Mothers will be transported to the Mediterranean coast with a brunch buffet served in the resort's Capella sanctuary. The feast features breakfast pastries, artisan cheeses, charcuterie, seafood including smoked and cured salmon, made-to-order Catalan oysters, Tagliatelle with Grapefruit, Prosciutto and Purple Haze Goat Cheese, Slow-Roasted Pomegranate-Glazed Beef Tenderloin, Baked Halibut with Savoy Cabbage and Peach Beurre Blanc, coconut cake, Chocolate Truffle Mousse, and white chocolate crème brulee.
The brunch is from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost is $85 adults, $30 for children ages 6-12.
At the resort's Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Amaya, chef Camron Woods will offer a three-course Mother's Day Brunch menu including Yogurt Parfait and Catalan Shrimp, Brioche French Toast with Banana and Chocolate-Hazelnut Sauce, Seared Striped Bass with French Beans and Pea Tendrils in Lemon Beurre Blanc, and Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake with Roasted Banana Mousse.
At dinnertime, Amaya will offer its customary menu and three-course chef's tasting menu ($40, $65 with wine pairings). The Amaya brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and cost is $38 per person. Dinner seatings are from 5 to 9 p.m.
During Mother's Day weekend, moms receive a complimentary glass of champagne when they partake of the traditional tea service in The Library, 2 to 4 p.m. May 7-9. Tea service starts at $42. For reservations, call (858) 314-1988.
1500 Orange Ave., Coronado; (619) 435-6611.
The Del's Mother's Day Champagne Brunch buffet is available in the oceanfront Ballroom and in the Crown Room from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A special children's buffet will be available for the younger set.
Cost is $76.50 for adults, $32 for children ages 6-10. Children 5 and under eat free.
Lael's Restaurant at the Manchester Grand Hyatt
One Market Place, downtown; (619) 358-4918.
Belly up to the bars for the Mother's Day Champagne Brunch which includes a seafood bar and a California sushi bar as well as carved-to-order Volcanic Salt Crusted Prime Rib, Apricot Glazed Pork Loin with Tomato Jam, Grilled Swordfish with Wilted Asian Greens, Herb and Citrus Grouper En Papilotte, breakfast specialties, artisan breads and cheeses, and desserts.
The brunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $59 adults, $30 seniors, $10.50 for children ages 4 to 12, children 3 and younger are complimentary.
4000 Coronado Bay Road; (619) 424-4000.
Loews is celebrating Mother's Day with a brunch that feeds the body as well as the mind. The resort is honoring moms with a $20 DonorsChoose.org gift card, which can be used to fund educational projects for public schools in need. Distributed at the resort's Mother's Day Buffet, this gift will enable mom to support specific school projects that are most meaningful to them.
The brunch will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the dockside Market Café. French Master Chef Marc Ehrler will offer custom omelets, eggs Benedict, assorted sushi and shellfish, a grill and carving station, made-to-order crepes and waffles, California Wine Country selections and a dessert display.


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Party in the ParkWritten by on August 2, 2004 The Gathering of Custom Faithful in Paso Robles
If Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, the West Coast Kustoms' Cruisin' Nationals must signal the unofficial kickoff of boulevard crawlin' for Left Coasters with lead in their veins and candy colors on their brains.
The custom faithful have been gathering in or near Paso Robles, California, on this weekend since 1981. That's the year Rich and Penny Pichette got fed up with "pre-'48-only" events, called a few friends and custom cohorts, and hosted their own low-and-slow affair. Less than 100 cars showed up for the first shindig; even fewer came the next year. Things grew steadily through the '80s and '90s, however, and the event that many simply call "Paso" has routinely surpassed its 850-car capacity for the past decade.
Why Paso? Initially it was logistics--the town is basically halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on Highway 101. Hospitality is another factor. Since the early '90s the city of Paso Robles has offered West Coast Kustoms (WCK) the town square park and much of the historic downtown area for the event. They also shut down Paso's main drag, Spring Street, for a Friday-night cruise open only to show participants. Combine that with the central coast region's wineries and other tourist activities, and you've got a great vacation destination to go with your car show location.
There's more to it than a quaint little town with great logistics, though. There's a spirit to Paso that keeps folks coming back year after year. Maybe it's the laid-back atmosphere of having a simple car show in the park. Perhaps it's the co-mingling of older rod and custom fans with the younger generation, or the fact that you're likely to see or meet such luminaries as Gene Winfield, Larry Watson, Bill Hines, or George Barris while you're strolling around. Paso may be smaller than many shows, but it compensates with a character that few can match.
A couple factors set 2004 apart from years past. The December '03 earthquake that struck Paso Robles hit the downtown area hardest, destroying several historic buildings and severely damaging many more. Event vendors responded by holding a silent auction to raise money for repair efforts. This year's show also celebrated the work of the Alexander Brothers. Both Mike and Larry were on hand, as were several of their well-known creations, including the Golden Indian Pontiac, The Grasshopper pickup, and the clone of the Adonis.
Anyone who digs custom cars and traditional hot rods owes it to him- or herself to make the Paso pilgrimage at least once. The accompanying photos should show you why.
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Richard Zocchi just keeps pumpin' out incredible customs. His latest is this gorgeous '60 Olds. Vince Byrne cut the top 2 inches and performed countless other custom tricks (staggered headlights, custom grille, a quartet of taillights, reworked rockers and wheel openings, etc.), while Lucky 7's Marcos Garcia sprayed the two-tone candy gold paint."Bonnewood" is a '58 Pontiac wagon made into a faux woodie by the crew at Old Stillwater Garage (OSG) in New Jersey. Owner Bob Garacochea says the OSG crew had to talk him into running Radirs; now he wouldn't roll on anything else.Remember George Cerny? His son Larry carries on the custom-building tradition with rides like this mild 'n' tasty '55 Ford Victoria with frenched lights, pearl paint, '56 lid, and T-bird wires tucked up with help from air springs.Rick Dore's latest creation is this "Roadster de Ville," a much-modified '52 Cadillac with a wrap-around cockpit, custom windshield, gorgeous paint by Lucky 7, and Rick's trademark Colorado Custom rollers.Dubbed "Gold Rush," Dave Baker's '50 Merc is the latest ride to roll out from Roseville Rod & Custom. The chopped hardtop combines '50s custom style with '60s hot rod attitude, and you'll find a healthy big-block Chevy pumping away behind that custom bullet grille.You probably remember Aaron Lobato's green '53 Chevy from our June issue. He debuted another Chevy at Paso this year-a fogged, panel-painted, Radir-wheeled hardtop with big whitewall slicks stuffed into the rear fenders.Paso Robles local Paul Bragg may be the best customizer you've never heard of. His '51 Merc is a classic that has been on the road for about 15 years, and his quad-light '54 Merc promises to be a stunner when it's finished. The '54 remains in partial bare metal to prove there's no filler in it.
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+1. First Lite is the best I have found and I wear it everyday when guiding. Can't beat the Merino wool for moisture wicking, and when in the mountains for days at a time it doesn't start stinkink after long hours of hiking
Well after getting some first lite merino wool a few months ago, I have put it to the test every way that I could think possible to test its durability and insulating qualities. I have worn under armour, as well as many other brands of base layers of the last few years, and nothing has compared to the merino wool from first lite. I wrote up a short little overview of what I thought of the shirt I have been testing, as well as my view on its pros and cons. You can find my thoughts on first lite merino wool through the follow url:
+1. First Lite is the best I have found and I wear it everyday when guiding. Can't beat the Merino wool for moisture wicking, and when in the mountains for days at a time it doesn't start stinkink after long hours of hiking
Thanks for the article. I have been looking for a good merino base layer. This really helps.
what weight do you prefer, the lighter or the medium weight ?
I've become a huge fan of the baselayers made by Icebreaker, a company based out of New Zealand. Great stuff. Comfy, warm, excellent wicking. Socially and environmentally sound to boot.
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I haven't worn the medium weight stuff yet, so far I have only tried the light weight one. It is very warm for the weight though. I think that the light weight would work for my system during the early seasons. However, I think I would suggest giving the medium weight stuff for later hunts with a greater possibility of colder temps.
FirstLite wool comes from "Global Merino", KUIU wool is from The Merino Wool Company a better bit better wool IMO. Both great products but I would go with the KUIU.
I agree with everyone 100%. I love the Merino Wool. I have the lightweight version from Smartwool. Since I found this stuff I won't hardly wear anything else, just wish I had the medium weight for Midwest whitetail tree stand hunts. I also agree about how it absorbs body odor and virtually does not stink. My feet sweat real bad and these are the only socks that keep my feet from stinking even on long backcountry hunts where weight and space are an issue. Merino wool is unbelievable and I highly recommend it. Two thumbs up from me. Never heard a bad word from anyone who has any.
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The children heard from several guest speak who had an anti-violence message. They also took part in some outdoor activities.
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Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition.
– Octavio Paz, Nobel Laureate
Language… has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone
And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
– Paul Tillich
We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private:
and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.
-C.S. Lewis, Weight of Glory
In this wired age of non-stop communication with
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creative, innovative, and imaginative.
I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
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Religious figures from Moses to Jesus, Mohammed
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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone;
if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom;
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Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.
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yesterday i finally replaced the worm and... i still have 35 arcsec pk-pk periodic error, but this time it seems smooth enough that guiding is able to keep up, which is good.
question: is this performance just expected with the stock (brass, high precision) worm? i assume that since i ended up in a similar situation that i installed the worm right - there is maybe 1/8-1/4 of a turn of RA backlash and the worm of course does not bind anywhere. should i endeavor to move the worm closer to the worm wheel?
i lubricated the new worm with superlube, btw.
2nd question is, no matter how i try, it seems that PEC via PemPRO just does nothing. well, not nothing; if i tweak the curve's assumed guide rate it's clear that the mount is doing *something* but even inverting the curve the post-PEC performance is as bad or worse than without it.
i am running down rev gemini II firmware - i am not sure of the version number but it is the one that came out right before the IC catalog was removed from the firmware. i think it is from late 2012.
i know there have been FW updates but based on my experience and what i see on the Gemini-II mailing list, i'm a little afraid to upgrade. i'm willing to believe that PEC is simply broken in my firmware. tonight i will try and train PEC from within the G2 by autoguiding and see what it does.
any experience with this?
Posted 21 October 2013 - 03:13 PM
I had found that in order for the PEC to stick after restart I needed to go to advanced settings in the ascom driver and click the tick box near the bottom that says include PEC data then click apply.
It is worth it upgrading to the new firmware, there have been lots of small nagging issues fixed plus all the catalogs are back. They managed to license them from somebody else.
As a side note. After a recent home rebuild of my mount, in which I used degreaser to remove some gunk build up inside the main bearings, my mount has been behaving shockingly well for the past 3 days! Today, I further fiddled with the spacing for the Ovision worm block, no scientific method, I did it by feel. Then I measured the PE using PEMPro. I have performed the calibration wizard in PEMPro just to be sure and after measuring 4 worm cycles I got a PE of +/- 0.7 arc seconds. So then I took a test shot unguided at the native focal length of my GSO 8" RC. The test shot was 4 minutes long which is one worm cycle. There was no star elongation except for collimation issues. This was due to collimation for sure since it showed up even on short 1 second exposures on bright stars. I used CCD inspector to recollimate and I have just finnished doing a 20 minute guided exposure with no drama.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 03:22 PM
Posted 21 October 2013 - 03:30 PM
Make that 2 years of tinkering and serious hair loss. I must have gotten a lemon from the factory, because others have had far better performance from the get go.
I also need to see if it will continue to behave.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 05:49 PM
as for the PEC, i do have problems with the mount forgetting PEC across power cycles. but here i'm just uploading the curve; PEMPro says that it's done and PEC is turned on... yet the behavior is not that of a properly trained mount
i wonder if you did get a lemon, because of course mine is/was the same way. when i asked scott about it, without any prompting he sent me a new worm. i thought maybe he was going to send the one-piece block but no luck. reading between the lines, i thought maybe they had a bad run of worms. my similar PE result with the new worm kind of contradicts that.
there is of course the very real possibility that i have installed the new worm improperly. i'm trying to figure out what the metric is for a properly installed worm. is it minimum backlash? (how much?) or is it overall PE? what kind of PE should one expect from a stock worm? having been in the 30s now with two worms, i'm just wondering if it's as good as it's going to get with the stock worm.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 01:39 AM
I would still advise you go through the step in the ASCOM driver. Seems to make all the difference. Also, PEC never worked with me till I moved to an newer version of firmware. I highly encourage you to move to the latest firmware release
Posted 22 October 2013 - 02:14 AM
when i reassembled the worm i made sure that i could turn it by hand, and that there was a reasonable amount of backlash as described above.
before loading the mount with anything i put it outside and ran it back and forth on the RA axis... but apparently not enough. just now as it was approaching the meridian, it stopped tracking. run outside and sure enough, RA stall. the worm seems to have run aground on the worm wheel. motor is smoking hot and the smell of burning electronics is in the air. was in this state for 2 minutes, tops.
unbelievable. i just can NOT catch a break with this mount. how could the worm wheel be that out of shape that it could turn thru at least 150 degrees freely without binding and then lock up hard? seems like it would have to be super loose at CWD for it to not hang up at 90 degrees.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 02:42 AM
With the issues I had with this mount, I believe either people who recommended it to me had lower expectations than I do or the quality of manufacturing has gone down compared to the old batches.
It seems everybody who purchased this mount around the same time as me has suffered misserably
Posted 22 October 2013 - 02:46 AM
When I got my Mach1 the RA worm was very tight, probably from getting jostled in transport. I still used the mount (because I didn't know any better) and had fantastic PE etc.
When I turned it off I discovered that the CP3 box was as hot as a frying pan. Turns out trying to turn that RA motor against an over-tight worm wheel will do that.
It still works fine almost a year later
I did adjust the worm engagement to prevent more frying-pan episodes.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 03:07 AM
Posted 22 October 2013 - 05:14 PM
you might say "swap the RA and DEC motors"... but i've already done that due to a prior mishap. so at this point i'm dead in the water. i am not sure if it makes sense to sell it in this sorry state or get a new motor and at least make it work again before trying to sell it. i assume it's not worth too much given all the issues i've had with it and the damage it's sustained.
i really hate admitting defeat though, it is tempting to try to rehabilitate it (which is what i was doing in the first place)
Posted 22 October 2013 - 07:59 PM
Posted 22 October 2013 - 08:15 PM
API believe Losmandy can still refurb them.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 08:22 PM
How old is this G11 mount Rob?
hmm, lets see, mid 2012 i think. i received it in july of 2012. not sure when it was manufactured.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 08:24 PM
Two new motors aren't cheap. I guess it's a lessons learned to us tinkers. It can wreck your stuff.
API believe Losmandy can still refurb them.
i should ask them. the motor that's running the DEC does not move super smoothly (seems to have some kind of jitter) and is no good for RA but it works fine for DEC. so i really only need to get one of them fixed.
i guess what i don't understand is why (apparently) the G2 is still pumping current into the motor even when it has detected a stall.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 08:45 PM
I'd get them both rebuilt, you won't be imaging with just one anyways. You might consider upgrading to the new motors. They are spendy, but they're equal to a Maxxon and it really helps with the load.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 09:45 PM
the new motor+encoder is $225 each... i'm pretty sure my encoders are okay but i suppose there's a good chance that the new motor can not be mated to the old encoder. i'll see what they can do repair-wise.
regardless without the OPW or an ovision worm i don't think this thing is ever going to track well, and so i have to figure out if it's worth it to try and bring it up to par.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 11:06 PM
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Posted 23 October 2013 - 02:26 AM
aren't maxons available for the G11?
Posted 23 October 2013 - 03:11 AM
Posted 23 October 2013 - 09:04 AM
Upgrade your fur warms the steps aren't hard and while I had the same trepidation, the new features are nice. PEC works great too.
Posted 23 October 2013 - 10:53 AM
it's possible PEC does not work right in my FW; it was one of the first where PEC was supposed to have been fixed.
anyway no PEC for a while! have to get the motors sorted.
i was well balanced when all of this happened but of course the motor does not know the difference between imbalance and something physically stopping the RA axis
Posted 23 October 2013 - 04:56 PM
right now i'm 75% happy with the mount as my experience has grown. i wanted to ask you all when you do polar align do you leave the altitude, and or azimuth locked down? it seems impossible to get a good alignment when you have to lock down the altitude and azimuth after adjustments. i've been adjusting my altitude with it locked down , not sure if im stripping anything lol.


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I figured out how to do this while doing my Gimp adaptation of Butch Curry's "Fantasy Cartography with Adobe Photoshop" (for the written tutorial adaptation, see the corresponding thread in the Tutorial/How-To forum). The method Curry uses is fine, but I found that I didn't really like the way my forest pattern looked when I drew it by hand (I'm just using a mouse, as I don't have a Wacom tablet and stylus). The method I came up with might be a little more painstaking, but it goes fairly quickly once you learn the steps, and I think it creates a much nicer looking pattern.
1. Open a new image in Gimp. Set the Width/Height to 1 in. x 1 in. Click to expand Advanced Options. Set the resolution to 600x600 pixels. Set the colorspace to Grayscale. Click OK.
2. In the Toolbox, click the oblong select tool, and draw a circle or oval with it in the middle of your image.
3. Click Select > Distort. In the dialog that opens, keep the default Threshold. Set the Spread to 8, the Granularity to 4, and the Smooth to 2. You can experiment with different settings, but I got a good result with these. Click OK.
3. Now click Edit > Stroke Selection. I used Stroke Line, with a setting of 6 pixels. Your image will look something like this:
4. Make a few more of these, following steps 2-3. Sometimes, the distortion will create little twists in your selection line, so that when you stroke the selection you get little blemishes inside or outside the shape. You can clean these up by turning off the selection (Select > None) and using the Eraser tool. To make the pattern look good, it's best to put the shapes close together, or even overlapping. Again, you can clean up the overlapping areas with the eraser.
5. Click Layer > Transform > Offset (or hit Shift + Cntrl + O). Set the X and Y values to 150 pixels, make sure it is set to Wrap Around, and then click Offset.
6. Continue making shapes in the middle of your image, and offsetting each time you've added 3-5 shapes. It should start looking like this:
7. As your pattern fills in, your shapes will overlap more often. Use the tips in step 4 to clean these up with the Eraser tool. You can layer them any way you like just by deciding which lines to erase. Once your pattern is filled in, click File > Save As. In the Save Image dialog, at the bottom, choose the File Type of GIMP Pattern (with a ".pat" extension). Name the pattern "Forest" or something similar. Close the image.
8. Click File > Open, and browse to <user profile>\.gimp 2.6\patterns and find the pattern file you just created.
9. As it is, the pattern is too big, so we have to scale it. Click Image > Scale Image to open the Scale Image dialog. You will see that the Width and Height are 600x600 pixels, but the resolution was reduced to 72 pixels per inch. To make this the same size as standard Gimp patterns, change the W/H size to 128x128 pixels. Then click Scale. Your end result should look something like this:
10. You can use this pattern to easily paint in forested areas on your map. If you have a layer mask that matches the outline of your map background (such as if you created an "aged parchment" background using RobA's tutorial), you can duplicate the mask layer to do this technique.
11. Move the duplicate layer below the mask layer, and rename it "Forest layer" or something similar. Click to select the background for this layer.
12. In the Toolbox, click the Bucket Fill tool. Select Pattern Fill, and choose the Forest pattern we just created.
13. Fill the background of your forest layer with the pattern.
14. If the interior of your mask is black, you will not see the pattern at first. To see it more clearly as we do the next step, invert your mask by clicking Colors > Invert. We'll change it back in a later step. Once you can see the pattern, change the layer mode to Multiply (the layer mode setting is at the top of the Layers box). This takes out the white in the background and leaves just the pattern outline.
15. Now invert your mask again, which will obscure your pattern. Click the Paintbrush tool, and click the arrows to switch the foreground color from black to white. Now you can paint in areas of forest very easily.
16. If you zoom in, you'll see that there are some partial trees and broken lines at the edges of your forested areas. You can easily fix this by switching the foreground color back to black, and painting out those broken lines until you have a more natural tree line.
I hope you find this tutorial useful! I'll post a final map image using this technique a little later, when I've finished one.
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I'm totally new to ZIMBRA VM Appliance. I'm using VMPlayer to test the Z-Appliance.
We set up an evaluation instance of Zimbra Collaboration Suite Appliance on our local area network. We are running ZCA on our local network wehre we also have our corporate mail server. To avoid disrupting existing email operations, we have not changed our DNS MX record during the evaluation.
We created two local ZCA accounts but get the following error when account 1 sends an email to account 2:
May 2 15:23:12 asegvmail postfix/smtp[500]: 641AA360A4: to=<email@example.com>, relay=none, delay=444, delays=444/0.03/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024: Connection refused)
May 2 15:23:12 asegvmail postfix/smtp[501]: CE5E43609E: to=<firstname.lastname@example.com>, relay=none, delay=566, delays=566/0.03/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024: Connection refused)
Is there an additional configuration setting we may have missed? Any help would be appreciated.
The following has been accomplished:
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Created password for the virtual machine
Established the Zimbra Hostname
Completed the Admin Email address
Completed the Admin Password
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Thermoelastic damping, which arises when you subject a material to cyclic stress, is an important factor when designing MEMS resonators. The stress brings about deformation, where materials heat under compressive stress and cool under tensile stress. Thus, due to the resulting heat flux, energy is lost to bring about this damping.
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