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Archive for September, 2010
Synchronized Japanese Businessmen
by Ethan Newberry on Sep.28, 2010, under are you serious, art, blog, music, running
The heading says it all. It's rare, but sometimes you come across something that is beautiful, kick-ass imagery and only gets better the longer you watch.
Call Of Duty – Mini Warfare
by Ethan Newberry on Sep.22, 2010, under acting, are you serious, blog, featured, funny videos, improv, music, sketch, team cool kids, technology, the real cool club, video games, wednesday hump
Here she is. The new video. I'm pretty proud of this one. I wrote, directed, producted, edited, did the music, Special FX, etc on it. Needless to say, it took awhile to make, but it's worth it. Enjoy and PLEASE help by retweeting/sharing/spreading the vid. Show some love, lovers!
Special thanks to Lindsay Harbert and roommate, Blake Lewis!
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How Yosemite National Park Ruined My Life (in pictures)
by Ethan Newberry on Sep.13, 2010, under are you serious, art, blog, photography, the outdoors, travel
So as many of you know, I ventured north to Yosemite National Park this last week for some much needed outdoorsy, shower-less stink action. I had never been there but have always wanted to go. Now that I live in LA, it's a short 4 hour jaunt to the park's entrance, then another 45 min. breathtaking mountain ride to the park's main hub, Yosemite Valley. It was here that we set up camp in the North Pines camping area. Yosemite National Park pretty much ruined my life by revealing what could be the most spectacular place on earth…WITH PICTURES (click any to enlarge)!
The 5th Annual Disneyland Half Marathon
by Ethan Newberry on Sep.04, 2010, under are you serious, blog, racing, running, the outdoors, travel
Tomorrow morning at 6am, I will be running the Disneyland Half Marathon for the first time. It has been just over a year since my last race (The Seattle RnR Marathon) and I'm a lil nervous. My training hasn't been going as smoothly as I'd hoped, my shoes are beginning to break down but I can't afford to buy a new pair, It's going to be hot, etc etc. But I'm also excited because I will get to run through not only Disneyland and California Adventures but also Angels Stadium! At the end of the race I get a big medallion, a macaroon, and a hand job from Minnie Mouse. Can't WAIT!
If you'd like to track me while I run (creeper) you can do so HERE.
I'll be running with Kim, who got me my entrance into this race for my birthday last year. Kim, you will finish faster than you can possibly imagine! Also this weekend, my sister and nephew are running a half marathon up north back at home. I wish both of them the best of luck. This is my sister's first and she's going to kick it's ass. My nephew took up distance running recently and is hoping to finish in under an hour. You read that right: 13.1 miles in UNDER A FUCKIN HOUR. I hate him. Good luck you two!


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Fall is officially here, just in time to dust off those old holiday cooking recipes that will get us through to the New Year! But instead of jumping right into the Christmas season prematurely like so many big chain stores do these days, let's not forget to savor some of fall's favorite activities, many of which happen to involve cooking. I like to think of Autumn as the time that we essentially kick-off the cozy season, so here is my official list of things to experience and enjoy during the Fall via your taste buds.
Fall List of Cozy Cooking:
1. Fall Herbs – After the basil is gone, I happily switch over to beautiful, earthy fall herbs, all of which grow easily throughout the Autumn months. My favorites are thyme and rosemary, both of which grow year-round as perennials on the West coast, and are readily available elsewhere in grocery stores.
**Thyme and feta cheese is my go-to combination for all things fall (rosemary and chervil is another). You can put these combos on virtually anything to bring on the feeling of fall and cook healthy, tasty meals in an instant. Try it on top of any type of squash, yam or potato, cubed and roasted under high heat with olive oil.
2. Fall Salads – Experiment with hearty grains or beans, cooked and cooled and served up with finely chopped lettuce. Add some fresh fall herbs, citrus dressing and feta cheese or tofu (optional) and you've got an entire meal in a bowl!
**Favorite fall salad bowl: lentils, butter lettuce, rosemary, goat cheese and light citrus dressing.
3. Ciders – Try making your own cider. Simply simmer apple juice on the stove and add cinnamon, cloves, orange peel and cranberry juice (optional) for a yummy, warm beverage. The heavenly smell is a bonus.
4. Canning – I am a big fan of canning or any type of preserving. If you don't feel like dealing with jars and sanitizing, etc., freezing is an easier option, perfect for apples, pears, tomatoes and more.
5. Homemade Food Gifts – Start looking for homemade holiday gift recipes such as brownies in a jar, scone mixes and more – the possibilities are endless!

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The Scot - seeded eighth for the tournament - takes on the world number one in the second match on Arthur Ashe court, and you can follow LIVE coverage throughout right here.
And he told the BBC that despite the fearsome prospect that awaits him against a player in blistering form this summer, he can't wait to get going.
"Playing at night against the number one player in the world is exciting," said the 27-year-old.
"If you aren't getting motivated or pumped for those matches, then that's when there's a problem.
"That's what you put the work in for, so that when you come to these events and you do have to play against the best players, you're ready.
"And as much as it's incredibly tough and challenging - that's what you enjoy."
[MATCH PREVIEW: Murray and Djokovic set for quarter-final epic]
Djokovic has won four of the last five meetings between the pair - with Murray beating his long-time friend and rival only in the 2013 Wimbledon final in recent times. That victory remains Murray's last tournament win.
But the Scot has the advantage of having beaten the Serb in their only previous encounter at Flushing Meadows: the 2012 US Open final, which Murray clinched in five sets after letting a two-set lead slip.
The fact that the two play so often - this will be their 21st encounter as professionals - means that tactics and mind games will be as important as anything else.
"I would say we play a fairly similar style," said Murray.
"I think that's why a lot of the matches have been long games, long rallies, long points, because we do a lot of the same things well.
"I don't know exactly what I'm going to do, but by the time I get on the court I'll have a good idea."
Murray's Amelie Mauresmo believes Murray can pull off a shock victory if he plays at his best.
"I think he should really go out there and express fully what he's capable of doing," Mauresmo told the BBC.
"The pressure is probably a little bit more on Novak, which is normal, he won Wimbledon."
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The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye Youth Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"She's prob'ly in the museum, then. We went last Saturday," the kid said.
"Which museum?" I asked her.
She shrugged her shoulders, sort of. "I don't know," she said. "The museum."
"I know, but the one where the pictures are, or the one where the Indians are?"
"The one where the Indians."
"Thanks a lot." (16.16-21)
Holden might have difficulty communicating with almost everyone, but he sure knows how to talk to a kid. He understands immediately that "Indians" are what she'll remember.
Quote #5
She was having a helluva time tightening her skate. She didn't have any gloves on or anything and her hands were all red and cold. I gave her a hand with it. Boy, I hadn't had a skate key in my hand for years. It didn't feel funny, though. You could put a skate key in my hand fifty years from now and I'd still know what it is. She thanked me and all when I had tightened it for her. She was a very nice, polite little kid. God, I love it when a kid's nice and polite when you tighten their skate for them or something. Most kids are. They really are. I asked her if she'd care to have a hot chocolate or something with me, but she said no, thank you. She said she had to meet her friend. Kids always have to meet their friend. That kills me. (16.23)
Haha. Holden might know what a skate key is, but, uh, we had to ask our parents. (It's a little key you'd use to tighten or loosen adjustable skates that you could put over your shoes.) In any case, this is like a kid from the '90s saying that she'd always recognize a pog—it's just a part of childhood.
Quote #6
The part that got me was, there was a lady sitting next to me that cried all through the goddam picture. The phonier it got, the more she cried. You'd have thought she did it because she was kindhearted as hell, but I was sitting right next to her, and she wasn't. She had this little kid with her that was bored as hell and had to go to the bathroom, but she wouldn't take him. She kept telling him to sit still and behave himself. She was about as kindhearted as a goddam wolf. (18.6)
You know how Holden thinks his brother is such a phony? This is why. Screenwriters make people care about the kids on screen and ignore the kids right next to them.


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Tax Holiday Bill Sets Off a Fight
By Corey Boles and John D. McKinnon
A fight over a proposed corporate-tax holiday for U.S. multinationals broke into the open on Wednesday.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation allowing U.S. multinationals to bring overseas profits home temporarily at a reduced tax rate. A prominent Democratic critic of the idea promptly denounced the plan, saying it would be too costly to the government's finances.
The legislation opening the so-called repatriation window is aimed at encouraging U.S. companies to bring home what sponsors estimate is $1 trillion in profits. The money now is parked offshore in order to avoid the 35% U.S. corporate tax rate, among the world's highest.
Under the proposed measure, firms could choose either 2011 or 2012 to take advantage of the relaxation. The exact rate they would be charged would depend on other tax breaks, but the highest rate they would be charged would be 5.25%. Lawmakers hope that firms would use the money to invest in their companies, pay down corporate debt and create jobs. But critics have argued that an earlier repatriation approved in 2004 led to little in the way of jobs, and much of the money was spent on stock buybacks.
The measure was introduced by Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Jim Matheson (D., Utah), a leader of the Blue Dog coalition of centrist Democrats.
"This is about creating jobs, expanding U.S. businesses and strengthening American companies," Mr. Brady said.
Despite the support of Mr. Matheson and other moderate Democrats, many House Democrats remain opposed.
"Our economy will see little benefit in rewarding large multinationals for shipping even more jobs and revenue offshore, though wealthy shareholders may see substantial benefits," Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D., Texas). He touted a congressional estimate that a repeat of the last tax holiday would now cost the government about $78.7 billion.
Sponsors said that estimate was unrealistic. Mr. Brady cited private estimates that a holiday would actually raise money for the government.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said that the administration thinks repatriation could form part of an overhaul of the corporate code, but has said he would oppose it as a standalone measure. Treasury officials and other skeptics worry that giving multinationals the holiday would reduce their incentive to agree to a broader overhaul.
Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R., Mich.) also has said he favors doing everything at once.
As a result, the measure appears unlikely to move until later in the year at the earliest. Its chances would improve if a broader overhaul of business taxes breaks down, as many observers are expecting.


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Assignment 1
Due: Thursday, September 19
The aim of this assignment is to help you learn some of the basics of MATLAB programming and begin thinking of 2D matrices as representations of images, with the value at each location representing the light intensity at a corresponding position in a 2D image. Problem 1 also offers an opportunity for a little creative image-making.
For this assignment, create a folder named
assign1 and store all
of your code files in this folder. While your work is in progress, store your
assign1 folder in your personal directory on the CS file server. Details on
submitting your final assignment work are given at the end of this assignment.
In MATLAB, it's easy to create an image with rectangular blocks of constant intensity. The following code creates an 8-bit gray-level image that has a background intensity of 0 and two overlapping blocks with intensities of 100 and 200:
% create an 8-bit image of size 200x200
image = uint8(zeros(200,200));
% add two rectangular blocks of constant intensity
image(40:80,30:120) = 100;
image(60:150,100:180) = 200;
This code is contained in the
makeBlocks.m script file in the
folder that we explored in lab. You can run this script and view the image by executing the
following commands in MATLAB's Command Window:
>> makeBlocks;
>> imtool(image);
The coordinates shown at the four corners of the above image are the pixel coordinates
(X,Y) printed
in the bottom left corner of the Image Tool display window. In pixel coordinates, the
location of the upper left corner of the darker gray block is
(X,Y) = (30,40). In
the matrix indices, the order of the two dimensions is reversed, so the matrix location of
this upper left corner is
image(40,30) (i.e. row 40, column 30, of the
image matrix). Carefully examine the relationship between the ranges of
coordinates in the above script and the position and size of the two blocks.
Part a (15 points): Making circles
Your first task is to write a MATLAB function named
addCircle that adds a
circular patch of constant intensity to an input matrix. The function should have inputs and
outputs as shown in the following header:
function newImage = addCircle(image, xcenter, ycenter, radius, intensity)
Assume that the input
image is a 2D matrix of
uint8 values
that already exists. The circular
patch of intensity should be centered at pixel location
(X,Y) = (xcenter,ycenter)
and should have the specified input
radius and
Your function can first alter the contents of the input
image matrix to add
the new circle, and then copy the new contents of the
image matrix into
newImage at the end of the function definition, using a single assignment statement:
newImage = image;
Alternatively, you can copy the original contents of the input
image matrix into
newImage at the beginning of your function definition and then modify the contents
newImage to add the circular patch.
When constructing the nested
for loops to step
through the region of the matrix where the circle is added, think about how the range of values
for the control variables in the
for statements can be specified in a way that
avoids unnecessary computations. You can assume that this function will be called with
appropriate input values, so that the circular patch fits within the bounds of the matrix.
Store your new function in a file named
addCircle.m in your
folder. Be sure to place a semi-colon at the end of each statement that generates a value,
to avoid unnecessary printout during execution of the function. The following example
illustrates the application of this function:
image = uint8(zeros(200,200));
image = addCircle(image,80,50,30,100);
image = addCircle(image,150,100,20,200);
The first, larger circle is centered at pixel coordinates
(X,Y) = (80,50) and
the second, smaller circle is centered at pixel coordinates
Part b (15 points): Creating color images
Color images can be stored in 3D matrices, where the third dimension stores the amount of
red, green and blue that combine to form a particular color. For example, load the
"peppers" image into MATLAB and view it with
peppers = imread('peppers.png');
If you enter the
whos command, you'll see that
peppers is a
384x512x3 matrix of
uint8 values.
The "
Pixel info:" printed in the bottom left corner of the Image Tool window now displays
three intensity values corresponding to red, green and blue, e.g.
[218 190 152].
You can use the Pixel Region Tool to examine the RGB values in image regions of different color.
A colorful RGB image of rectangular patches can be created by placing intensity values in
a 3D matrix, where the third dimension specifies color. The following code shows how
this idea extends to three dimensions (this code is also contained in the
makeBlocks.m script):
% create an 8-bit image of size 200x200x3
colorImage = uint8(zeros(200,200,3)); % 3D matrix
colorImage(40:80,30:120,1) = 200; % patch of red
colorImage(40:80,30:120,3) = 200; % mixed with blue
colorImage(60:150,100:180,2) = 255; % patch of green
Matrix location
colorImage(y,x,1) specifies
the amount of red that is displayed at pixel location
(x,y), while
colorImage(y,x,2) specifies the amount of green and
colorImage(y,x,3) specifies the amount of blue displayed at pixel location
(x,y). In this example,
the upper left rectangle has red, green and blue values of 200, 0 and 200, respectively.
The mixture of red and blue creates the color magenta. The lower right triangle has red,
green and blue values of 0, 255 and 0, respectively, corresponding to pure green.
The overlapping region has a combination of all three colors, creating a whitish color.
Create a modified version of the
addCircle function named
addColorCircle that adds a circular patch of constant color to an RGB image:
function newImage = addColorCircle(image, xcenter, ycenter, radius, r, g, b)
This function should assume that the input
image is an existing 3D matrix of
uint8 values representing an RGB image. The circular patch of color should
be centered at pixel location
(X,Y) = (xcenter,ycenter) and should have the
radius. The input RGB values should be placed in the third dimension
of the matrix. Note that
addColorCircle can be very similar to
addCircle! As a starting point, you can copy-and-paste your
addCircle function into a new M-File window in the MATLAB editor, save it in
the file
addColorCircle.m and then modify the code as needed.
Part c (10 points): Create images of blocks and circles
To demonstrate your new
addCircle and
addColorCircle functions,
write a
script that creates two images, one gray-level image and one RGB image. In
these images, place blocks and circles of constant gray-level intensities or colors. Experiment
with different colors, sizes and positions of the figures, and think about trying to design
a particular scene, such as a bunch of balloons. Keep in mind the relationship between matrix
indices and pixel coordinates. Have fun with this part! Note that you now have the tools to
create images for some visual illusions, such as some of the static "Luminance & Contrast"
illusions at Michael Bach's illusions website:
One way to blur an image is to calculate the average intensity within a neighborhood of each
location. Write a function named
blurImage that creates a blurred version of an
image using this technique. This function should have two inputs that represent the input
image and the size of the neighborhood, and a single output that is the new, blurred version
of the image. Assume that the input image is a 2D matrix of gray-level intensities ranging
from 0 to 255 (i.e. of type
uint8). The output matrix should be the same size as
the input matrix, and can be created initially using the
uint8 and
zeros functions. Suppose we let
nsize denote the input neighborhood size. Then the value stored in location
(x,y) of the output matrix should be the average of the intensities in the input
matrix calculated over a square region from
(x-nsize,y-nsize) to
(x+nsize,y+nsize). This average can be converted to an integer using the
round function. You do not need to calculate average values for the region
of width
nsize around the outer border of the image (these values can remain zero).
Think about how the built-in
sum function combined with colon notation
can be used to add the intensity values within a square neighborhood around each location
— you do not need to create an additional pair of nested
for loops to
perform this step. Test your function by creating blurry versions of simple images that you
The images that you created in Problem 1 consist of patches of uniform intensity with sharp
intensity changes at their borders. The simplest way to find the edges in such images is to
scan each row of the image from left to right and look for a change of intensity between
adjacent pixels in the horizontal or vertical direction. Write a new function named
findEdges that has a single input that is a 2D gray-level image. This function
should return a 2D matrix of 8-bit values (i.e. with numbers of type
uint8) of the same
size as the input image, which has the value 255 at the locations of edges in the input
image, and the value 0 elsewhere. To find the edges, the intensity at location
(x,y) can be compared to the intensities at locations
(x-1,y) and
(x,y-1). If there is a difference of intensity in either direction, then 255
should be placed in the output matrix at location
(x,y). You do not need to
detect edges along row 1 and column 1 of the input image. Test your function with simple
images that you create.
Some applications of computer vision systems involve counting objects of a particular type in an image, and possibly computing the size or shape of these objects. An early medical application of this sort involved counting and analyzing the shapes of different types of cells in cell cultures. I once attended a conference on computer vision applications with a session organized by the food industry, which was primarily interested in automated quality control. Researchers presented vision systems that counted the number of pepperoni slices on frozen pepperoni pizzas, counted the raisins in a sample of raisin-bran cereal, and assessed the randomness of the distribution of holes inside Thomas' english muffins!
Consider the type of images that you created in Problem 1, which consist of rectangular or circular patches of uniform intensity. In this problem, I'd like you to think about possible strategies that could be used to count the number of rectangles and circles that appear in the image, and determine the size of these objects. You do not need to do any computer work for this problem, just describe the strategies in words. It's OK to discuss possible strategies with your classmates!
Part a (10 points): Isolated objects
First assume that the shapes are isolated, with no overlapping areas, as shown in the sample image below on the left. The goal is to compute information about the sizes of the rectangles and circles contained in the image. For the example below, this information would include three rectangles of size 80x20, 70x30, and 15x140 pixels, and four circles of radius 10, 20, 25, and 30 pixels. You do not need to compute the position and intensity of the objects. Outline at least two strategies for computing this information. One strategy should derive this information directly from the original image and the second should derive this information from an image of edge contours, as shown in the figure on the right. In the case of the original image, you can assume that the background is a constant value that is known, and that the shapes are perfect circles, or perfect rectangles that are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction.
Part b (10 points): Overlapping objects
Suppose that the object shapes could overlap and that overlapping objects could have the same intensity. The images below show an example of such an image and its edges:
Would the strategies that you outlined in Part a work for images with overlapping objects? Explain why or why not. If not, try to suggest possible modifications to your strategies that could improve their performance in this more challenging context.
Submission details: Hand in a hardcopy of the files
addColorCircle.m, blurImage.m, findEdges.m, the script file that you used to create
the images for Problem 1c, and your answers to Problem 4. (To conserve paper, you can
copy-and-paste the individual code files into one extended M-File that you submit.)
At the
beginning or end of your hardcopy material, please add a note indicating (roughly) how much
time you spent on this assignment outside of lab time. Please separate the amount of time
spent on background reading and amount of time spent working on the problems. Please
also submit an electronic copy of your code files by logging into the CS file server,
connecting to your
assign1 folder and executing the following command:
submit cs332 assign1 *.*
A separate handout will be provided on "Submitting your assignment work electronically," with more details. Please ask if you need help with this last step.


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When it comes to the Metrotown SkyTrain expansion, Burnaby council can agree on most of TransLink's plans — except public washrooms.
On Monday, council authorized city staff to prepare a rezoning bylaw to permit the expansion, which is designed to "accommodate ridership demands over the next 30 years." A report from TransLink noted provisions for bicycle storage, elevators and at-grade retail units, but the most contentious provision was about giving the public a place to, um, go.
Coun. Nick Volkow said he was happy to see public washrooms included in the provisions, but disliked the transit authority's condition that a third party agree to take on the operation and maintenance of the facilities.
"I've been around long enough to know that when we started hearing things about finding agreements in regards with third parties, that sometimes means that we're never going to find a third party that's going to agree to deal with us on this," he said.
Coun. Sav Dhaliwal echoed Volkow's comments, saying public washrooms should be necessary along major transit routes.
"It is part of the system – if you want to get people to start travelling, make it comfortable," he said. "When we are adding more and more networks of transportation…(people) should have no difficulty in trying to find a place where they can relieve themselves."
Dhaliwal referenced the plan by the mayors' council on regional transportation to inject $7.5 billion into Lower Mainland transit projects, which, if successful, would boost TransLink's annual budget to $2.2 billion. He said even if they couldn't find a third party, TransLink should be able to run the washrooms on its own.
"Here's a supposedly to become a $2.2-billion a year operation and how they can't find a way to provide public washrooms, it's just in my opinion, unheard of."
Likewise, Coun. Pietro Calendino supported implementing washrooms, but suggested putting them only at major stops like Commercial-Broadway and Surrey Central along the Expo Line.
"Perhaps TransLink cannot afford to do washrooms at every single station, but this is going to be the second busiest SkyTrain station in the system," said Calendino. "They don't have to provide it at every station, but if it is every five or 10 minutes, I think seniors like me and others will be patient."
Calendino added that, given fare increases year after year, the transit authority should be able to afford running the washrooms without outside help.
"I think this is part of doing business – they shouldn't be looking at other partners to take care of cleaning the washroom facilities."
But Mayor Derek Corrigan said operating public washrooms in a transit system is not only expensive, but "extremely problematic."
"At many of these locations, they become centres for drug deals, they can be places that are fraught with criminal activity," he said. "It means you have to really up your level of supervision, which means more staff.
"While I understand that people can have emergencies while they're out on the SkyTrain, I also think it's important that people plan their trips and try to avoid having to utilize public washrooms if at all possible."
But Volkow countered Corrigan's points, noting that if operators of other public transportation modes pitched running routes in the city, public washrooms would be mandatory.
"If we had (Canadian Pacific Railway) or (Canadian National Railway) back in the day come to the City of Burnaby, or the old Greyhound bus stations, and they wanted to open up a facility, I think our requirement would be that there would be public washrooms," he said. "So here we are in the 21st century, and we're coming up with every excuse possible not to do it."
While also a critic of the heavily delayed $194-million Compass system, Volkow said the fare evasion strategy, if successful, should allow Transit Police more time to deal with more unsavoury characters than turnstile jumpers.
"When that Compass system comes in, there's going to be a lot less need for people checking for fare evasion, and I think we've got a lot of armed police – the highest paid policing department in the province – I think there's going to be an opportunity for them to do all kinds of policing that might not have been in their mandate when they were created," he said.
The Metrotown SkyTrain expansion bylaw will go before council for first reading on July 7, with a public hearing scheduled for July 22.


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As soon as I saw the tree, I said, "No way. Keep on driving." There were plenty of houses on the market, and I refused to live in fear of a falling limb killing me in my bed.
We didn't drive away.
She was a regal Valley Oak, 4 feet across at the trunk with branches reaching 60 feet skyward—and a house plunked right at her feet. Only 18 inches separated tree and house, and the roof overhang had been cut back to accommodate her. Trouble was virtually guaranteed.
Our mistake was going inside; the house and yard were exactly what we'd been looking for. A consulting arborist said he wouldn't let that tree keep him from buying the house. We convinced ourselves that regular tree maintenance would keep everything secure, and we bought the place.
I admired the oak, who I called Grandmother Oak. Even from the backyard, her verdant, sculptural branches nearly filled the sky. I appreciated her shade in summer, the birds who perched on her branches and the bees who colonized in her hollow limbs. I grew accustomed to having my sleep punctuated by the sound of acorns and small branches smacking the concrete tile roof.
Yet I couldn't shake the feeling of doom. Would the oak's roots eventually lift and crack the foundation? Might a limb fall through the roof—or the whole tree keel over?
Turning point
The dreaded day came. I returned from a trip to find that a falling limb had cracked several roof tiles, admitting buckets of rain. As damage repair began, my thoughts of the tree turned somber.
This oak was born in the wild grasses when Pomo, Coast Miwok, Patwin and Wappo Indians called the region home. When she was my age, in 1823, Spanish and Mexican settlers staked claims to large ranchos, and over the hills the Sonoma Mission was founded. For more than a century, she presided over ranches and farms. In 1906, at about 150, she swayed with the San Francisco quake. Then, when she was 200 years old, somebody dug ditches across her roots, paved around her and built a house on her feet. Was I heinous to think of taking down this grand old lady, or would I be putting her out of her misery? Oaks don't do well with even a car parked under them, and this one had both my house and my neighbor's crushing her roots, leaving them starved for air and water—not to mention the sidewalk and driveways that directed much-needed rainwater into the sewer.
I looked at the tree, I looked at the house, and I thought: I'd be doing us both a favor.
I applied for a permit to remove our tree. A City of Santa Rosa planner took one look at the situation and granted the permit immediately. And, like Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, the oak began giving me gifts.
The first was Bee Man. Because the honeybee population is in danger, I wanted to take care of the two colonies that inhabited the hollow limbs. The president of the Sonoma County Beekeepers' Association volunteered to find the bees a new home and to get them safely there.
Then my neighbors joined me in celebrating her life. One balmy evening, we picnicked at her feet, sharing food, drink and memories. We toasted her long life, tied prayer flags around her and encircled her.
I began spending every remaining evening with Grandmother Oak, on the earth with my back against her moss-cushioned trunk. Her solidity was breathtaking. Insects tunneled in her bark, and birds and squirrels played in her branches. How could I take her down? Why hadn't I trusted my first instinct and stayed away from this house?
That night, I dreamed that I cried at Grandmother Oak's base, and she told me it was no accident I bought my house. She said I could help her depart with dignity and grace by witnessing her passing, and that she'd live on in the land and the trees—and in me. I awoke the next morning free of conflict.
Neighbors came from blocks around to watch arborists shimmy up Grandmother Oak while a 70-ton crane lifted severed limbs through the sky to the ground, where they were chainsawed and chipped. People set up chairs across the street, and several passers-by said they'd admired the tree but worried about the person living under it. No judgment.
After she fell, a mountain of large wood chunks was left in my front yard. For weeks, people knocked on my door to ask what I planned to do with it. I organized a series of wood-splitting parties where neighbors cut, rolled, split and stacked firewood, sharing sweat, expletives, stories and food. Several neighbors wanted hollow-limb rounds for planters; another wanted smaller chunks as outdoor stools for her grandkids. Now pieces of Grandmother Oak inhabit yards up and down the street.
Today the wood is gone, but the sense of community lives on. On a once-quiet street, neighbors now linger on the corner to chat, greetings are tossed across the street and the UPS man tootles his horn when he goes by.
I miss my oak tree. The sky feels empty without her, and the house is hotter in summer. The front yard looks bland. But when I start to feel bad, I can still feel Grandmother Oak embracing me. And just today I noticed dozens of tiny oaks growing up through the sawdust in my front yard.
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Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today's page is from Iron Man: Hypervelocity #5, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated July 2007. Enjoy!
It's been 5 years since I read Iron Man: Hypervelocity, so you'll forgive me if I don't recall all of it, because it's kind of dense with technobabble, which is something writer Adam Warren really enjoys doing. What we really need to know is, does this page work if it wants you to read more?
Well, Warren catches us up pretty well. In the first panel, we think the main character – Tony Stark, Iron Man, although all we get from this page is a first name – is pretty hurt, but Warren quickly lets us know that it's not real, and "Tonyghost" is "trapped inside a hijacked teenage memory" by "sentient viral hardware that's eating my cybernetic mind alive." Man, that has to suck. "Absynthe" (it has a "y," she tells Tony earlier, because it's more annoying that way) helpfully identifies herself and explains that Tony has somehow uploaded his personality into his armor and she's deleting it. Again, sucks. That's plenty of information, even though it might leave us scratching our heads. Warren needs us to keep up, and with this page, he boils it down pretty well. It's a superhero story, so even though it's taking place in virtual reality, it's still a hero against a villain. At least that's the way this page sets it up.
Warren laid out the pages, but Brian Denham, who's a pretty good artist who ought to be a bigger name, draws the book. Warren's layout on this page isn't all that impressive, so let's just consider Denham's art. Panel 1 is angled downward, and the caption boxes follow the way the motorcycle is lying on the road, pointing the way to Tony on the road in the right. The exhaust pipe is the first thing we see, which is significant because Absynthe picks it up and starts beating Tony with it. Panel 2 is a close-up, simply showing Teenaged Tony with his injuries (Teenaged Tony has a dumb haircut, presumably because he's a teenager). On the right is Absynthe's first word balloon, which is written in kanji/hanzi so it could be Japanese or Mandarin or Cantonese – I don't know (Absynthe speaks a lot of languages, so it could be any of those). It doesn't really matter, as the balloon is there simply to draw our attention to the other character on the page. We see her in Panel 3, where she's already holding the exhaust pipe and, because she's not real and this is a fictional work, she's wearing stockings held up by garters and a short skirt that shows them off, exactly like no one in the real world wears them. Denham doesn't show her face in Panel 3, probably because he wanted to get Tony's silhouette in the bottom of the page, so perspective-wise, it wouldn't work. We see her Panel 4, which is not a particularly good drawing. One eye is closed a bit more than the other, but both look weirdly droopy, and the grimace of her mouth doesn't seem to match what she's saying. Absynthe doesn't get mussed because she's not real, so the fact that she looks a bit disheveled is odd. She looks better in Panel 5, as her eyes are more focused, her expression is more gleefully evil, and Denham, by doing those two things and turning her head slightly away, gives her far more personality than in Panel 4. Her arm is up because she's about to strike Tony with the pipe, and we see her cheeky and vain tattoo on her arm. I don't think her tattoos change over the course of the book, but I kind of wish they did, as she's, you know, not real. Her word balloon in Panel 5 matches her face much more than the one in Panel 4 does, too. Denham gives us a reaction shot of Tony in Panel 6, because he needs to link the bully with the victim, and he needs to pause before the next page, which shows Absynthe swinging toward Tony's face.
The Guru eFX people, who colored this book (I have no idea if it's one person or a studio) drenches it in darkness, which is unfortunate mostly because Absynthe's green hair is muted as the green is almost black. She has a distinctive look, with some green hair, the green eyes, and the green lips, but that's only hinted at here. The computer effects of the pipe are a good touch, because it shows that the pipe is hot and Absynthe shouldn't be able to pick it up. It's just another reminder that she's not real. The coloring is not terribly good on this page, although it's not bad throughout the rest of the book.
This is a pretty neat mini-series, all in all. Who doesn't love sexy psychotic green-haired chicks, after all?
Next: Madcap rompery with Alan Davis! You can't resist! But if you can, find other, non-Alan Davis comics in the archives!
Wait, wait, wait–that's Tony Stark? Wow, I wouldn't have got that from this page at all. I thought it was some Japanese guy. It didn't help that it's not clear where that kanji word balloon is coming from.
This was a great miniseries. Basically, it's like "The Mask In The Iron Man," only instead of an AI that gets all Single White Female on Tony, we get a story without much Tony in it, save for flashbacks. Warren's work at Marvel kicks ass . . . go find a copy of Iron Man: Titanium, where Tony takes on a way-too-chirpy AIM agent and her Russian nesting doll Titanium Men. With Hypervelocity, you will believe lots of stuff you never would have guessed . . . like an Iron Man armor breaking out Jon Heder's dance moves from the end of Napoleon Dynamite.
Hypervelocity was pretty great, but then, so was Livewires. Warren doesn't get nearly the mainstream recognition he deserves, and I think both of those projects – especially Hypervelocity – would have benefited from him doing full pencils. But then, as Warren often points out, the Big Two don't pay especially high page rates.
I really enjoyed Hypervelocity, but I will read old fish wrappers if Adam Warren wrote 'em. One of my favorite Iron Man stories- possibly because Tony Stark is barely in it at all.
Ah, I think panel 4 works ok.
Didn't Denham start out on some of Liefeld's books, like Badrock and shit? (Which actually was the title of the book, iirc.) Nice that he moved on from that style at least somewhat. (Plus, he did something with that Antarctic Zombie Kid FCBD book.)
IIRC the last issue occurs in the time it takes to listen to Search and Destroy. Not only does it do a great job of setting the tone, it's also an extremely clever device for hammering home the point that all of this is happening very very fast.
It's obviously tough to make a soundtrack work in a silent medium, but Warren really pulled it off — leastways, it worked for me as somebody who knows the song.
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We offer a wide Variety of LED Products and due to the increased range we have now put all in separate categories for easy
searching, many new designs available from single led globes to large LED combo lamps.
We have over
yrs experience in the auto electrical trade and have fitted and tested many styles of led products, you will
find here a wide range of well manufactured products which are all tested in house well before deciding to place on our web
site, with all the Brite LED Tech range offering a worldwide warranty.
All our Products are sourced worldwide and locally only selecting the best ranges and quality available.
While scrolling through our range you can click on any images which by doing this will bring up a tech info sheet for that
specific product and we offer a few helpful hints along the way, if you have further questions then just drop us an email at
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As we are all aware LEDs and SMDs are now known to be the best lighting when free camping, simply for
there low power consumption for the large amount of light that can be had for example: 1 x 55w halogen flood
lamp that we all would use either free standing or on rear of the 4wd to light up the camp area would draw
55w which the calculation was easy being Wattage divided by the Voltage which would give us the amps
used, so 55w / 12v = 4.58Amp
So if you had a 100ah battery you would expect the fully charged battery to last battery for example: AH being
100Ah divided by the current draw being 4.58Amp = nearly 22hrs though of course with a halogen lamp as
the globe is a filament globe and needs large amount of current to power the bulb, as the battery goes flat
from a fully charged state the light output also will decrease, where as with the led lamp the leds need
minimal current to produce light so the led lamp will stay at full brightness till the battery is nearly empty of
charge .
LED (Light Emitting Diode) v SMD (Surface Mounted Diode)
LEDs come in a huge amount of style, shapes and sizes, all which alter the light output and current draw,
though as a rule most LEDs naturally shine at a 15 degree beam angle, LED manufacturers can alter the
spread by placing reflective wedges within the LED to disperse the light more though by doing this it
decreases the light output while still drawing the same power, alternatively manufacturers will use a higher
rated brightness LED to compensate for the wedge to get more spread and more brightness.
This is why SMDs where introduced as the SMD offers a natural spread of 120 degrees so in comparison a
LED with shine area of 15 degree with the same current draw as a SMD offering 120 degree you will get a
long narrow beam from the LED and same amount of Lumen's from the SMD but over a 120 degree spread =
if you are after a narrow long distance beam light then normally a LED lamp is suited to get best current draw
for usable light and if you are after more of a spread beam for such as dome lamps, flood lamps then a SMD
lamp is best,,,
All these rules can sometimes be thrown out the window when a lamps reflectors, defuses and lenses are
added to the equation, there are many LED, SMD, Lenses and reflectors which can increase or decrease the
available light output…
Many manufacturers will use Lumen's ratings of the individual LEDs calculate by the amount of LEDs for eg
300Lm/3w though the led produces this output when the led is driven at 100% of its capacity, which if the
LEDs where driven at 100% constantly then the LEDs would fail very quick.
A good constructed LED Lamps Circuit of 3w leds will only drive the LEDs at about 80%, offer 240 Lumen's
Per 3w LED, so for a 10 x 3w led lamp it would be 30w offering 2,400 lumen's, this ensuring a long life for
your LED lamp, making the lamp and its leds running cooler, Less overall current draw and most important a
longer Life for the lamp you invested your $$ into,,
A lot comes down to Good Manufacturing processes such as Brite Led Tech Lamps which are all developed
using the highest quality leds with the LEDs being driven at about 80-90% of its maximum and using alloy for
the housings to enable good heat dispersement to enable long life of the LED lamp.
This is why Brite Led Tech are able to offer 5yrs warranty on work lamps and light bars,,, where as there are
many lamps found in the market only offering 1Yr and state the same high lumen's ratings though found to
use either poor quality leds driven at 100% offering a shortened life and some even found to state 3w leds
but just using 1w leds driven at 100% and to try and make look the same they have put resistors within the
lamp to make the overall current draw be the same as a 3w led.
Many Consumers have easy access to a volt meter and can check the current draw but cant easy check the
lumen's so the end user does not end up knowing they have bought a poorly designed lamp till the lamp fails
prematurely or puts the lamp beside another which states similar lumen's though notices the brightness
A lot is really relied upon Confidence of the consumer with the company they are purchasing from and that's
where Brite Led Tech comes in, being an Australian owned company with partner Company Bright Light Auto
Parts, both being very reputable companies to buy your LED Lamps from, Paul Sinclair at Bright Light Auto
Parts has been a Auto Electrician for over 20yrs and assists with the design and manufacturing of all the Brite
Led Tech products with Assistance by a full time Electrical Engineer and structural Engineer to ensure a well
developed product is produced for the Australian and world markets.
All lamps are developed in Australia though Manufactured Overseas with all QC being carried out by Brite
Led Tech staff ensuring that the end product to our consumers stand up to the Brite Led Tech name for high
Quality at an affordable price expected by the consumer, all backed with a no hassle 100% exchange policy if
ever a issue arose.
It is very difficult for the consumer to identify a good led lamps to a bad one with the naked eye,, firstly always
go with a known brand name like Brite Led Tech, for comparison most campsites can be lit well by a 55w
halogen flood lamp which draws just over 4.5Amps, to get the similar light output you would expect to use a
led lamp which is rated at about 1200 Lumen's,, for example the Brite Led Tech BL-161 offers 1440 Lumen's
using 6 x 3w leds = 18w though compares more to a 60w halogen bulb but the leds used offers a crisp white
light and only draws 1.14Amps also lens being a flood beam,, so from this example you can run from a
battery the led lamp for 4 times longer than the halogen lamp and while the led also offering more light output,
waterproof and 5yrs warranty


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Tutor Agency Modern Education Surges in Debut
Another well-known Hong Kong consumer brand has gone public. But it's not selling handbags, food or anything you could actually buy in a store.
It's private tutoring agency Modern Education, which, amid a slew of pulled initial public offerings, is powering ahead on its debut on Monday after raising HK$151 million (US$19.4 million). Its shares were up more than 30% at one point, hitting an intraday high of HK$1.71, compared to its listing price of $1.30.
Much of that is down to short-term share flipping though, writes Dow Jones Market Talk. Modern Education doesn't appear to fit the description of stocks ideal for long-term holding, as Hong Kong's demographic projections just aren't enough to sustain a base of secondary school students in the long-run, the company's key demographic. A report from brokerage KGI says the number of secondary school students is forecast to continue falling, bottoming out in the 2016/2017 school year. In the nearer term, Modern Education's full-year results could take a hit as course enrolments drop due to the abolishment of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination as part of the city's education reforms.
The company has also said that 38% of the IPO proceeds will go to paying dividends, as it drew a bank loan of HK$12 million in January to settle part of its declared dividends, according to Dow Jones Market Talk.
But more importantly, all this could even spell an end to the lifestyles of some of Hong Kong's best known celebrity tutors.


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Creating a cozy hearth for the family
by Jaci Kennison
a green home, jaci kennison, diy decor, diy projects, organization, organize, storage
Jaclyn Kennison is a freelance writer living and playing in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She owns and manages an art gallery and event venue between fits of shopping and redecorating.
A friend of mine makes the most beautiful earrings. Delicate, eclectic, colorful and equipped with those lovely little hooks for throwing on quickly as you walk out the door.
The trouble, of course, is the storage of these little baubles. I can't seem to keep a pair together, or in a place where they don't tangle up with everything else in my jewelry basket. I've employed silverware trays in the past, but it seems a waste of my valuable storage space to utilize an entire drawer for a few pieces of jewelry.
Another dear friend of mine came up with a brilliant solution that I felt must be shared. Screens!
Old window screens have perfect little holes for earring hooks and can easily keep pairs stored together, and without tangling issues. Of course, screens themselves are not very attractive, so I've got a few ideas for dressing them up.
Begin by selecting a nice old picture frame. If the glass has already been removed by an accidental dropping incident, even better. Wood frames are preferable, but you could probably work with just about anything. If there is still glass or a cardboard backing in your frame, remove it and use as a template to cut your screen to size. If not, simply measure, or place the frame on the screen and use a marker to draw out the interior edges of the frame, then cut to fit. If the screen is dirty, wash it. If you like the way it looks when it's all cleaned up, feel free to use it as is. If not, consider painting it. My suggestion would be to thin oil-based paint a bit, lay the screen on a drop cloth and lightly coat the screen. I would probably use a scrunched up piece of cloth to apply the paint in random places on the screen for a bit more worn look. When dry, mount your screen to the back of the picture frame. Staples will work well for wood frames, glue is probably best for plastic or metal versions.
For a simple look, use your framed screen as is. However, if you'd like to dress it up a bit, add some flare with ribbon, dried grapevines, small twigs or dried (and probably lacquered) flowers. Adding a few small "s" hooks can easily turn the frame into storage for necklaces and bracelets as well.
Mount to the wall in your bedroom or bathroom and you have a lovely place to store those delicate jewelry pieces.
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