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Flush Mount: A Look for Less
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Both look so great! Love your style!ReplyDelete
Going to Scotts this weekend?
it looks great! That is too funny about that pendant!ReplyDelete
I love how the finish came out looking 'vintage-y' it goes so well with your goodwill find!!ReplyDelete
looks good! Love the finish you created! I'll have to remember that for the future!ReplyDelete
Oooooh, these look awesome, and that's so dangerous because my rental has boobs lights I would love to replace - but shouldn't really invest in. So torn!ReplyDelete
Gotta love Home Depot! I just picked up two great swing arm lamps for $50 with the intention of spraying them gold, thanks for the perfectly timed inspiration ~ it looks fabulous!ReplyDelete
Love the new light! And TOO funny about the pendant. I have lusted after it since you installed it and never would have guessed it didn't work. Ha!ReplyDelete
Looks great! It's always fun have the challenge of finding the right piece at the right price, love the vintag-y feel (and I agree, definitely a word!) :)ReplyDelete
Love your new flush mount! Ba ha ha I can't believe your pendant didn't work! That's te beauty of photography... we never knew! If you ever by chance get sick of that lovely pendant I will gladly take it off your hands!ReplyDelete
I LOVE them! I am determined to get a little brass or gold into our kitchen, but having a hard time convincing the hubby! These turned out awesome!ReplyDelete
SO FUN! It's amazing how something so small be so irritating (I know the feeling!). The wait was definitely worth it - the new light looks perfect, and dressed in gold - my favorite!ReplyDelete
That looks amazing! What a great deal. I wonder where I can put these in my house...ReplyDelete
I have always loved those gold flush mounts too but hated the price. I think you did a fantastic job with yours.ReplyDelete
My guess for you next big project: Stenciling your floors.
oh my goodness - amazing job! love it.ReplyDelete
This looks so awesome, I've had the image of the original kitchen with those pendants in my files forever because I've loved it so much! Seriously super great job and I love your honesty about the pendant! (:ReplyDelete
You have me drooling every time! love the rub n buff-gold spray paint idea... putting that one in my back pocket for later! ;}ReplyDelete
Always love a look for less solution. I think it works wonderfully with your (now working) pendant.ReplyDelete
LOVE that flush mount - totally looks high end! We're remodeling a house and I'd love to steal your idea, can you tell me the color of rub & buff and brand of paint you used? Thanks so much!!!ReplyDelete
The finish on the light came out great! I just put some R&B on a shiny brass picture light to give it a little patina. I love how it came out; my husband came in and said, "honey are you going to fix that light? It's not shiny anymore." :)ReplyDelete
Ditto what Christy said. I'd love to know the brand and color of paints used. I have a family room in dire need of snappy light fixtures.ReplyDeleteReplies
HI Kim, I updated the post... but I used Design Masters 24KT Gold Spray Paint.Delete
Your new light looks amazing and matched your bowl turn light perfect.ReplyDelete
Love. What a great alternative to the "boob" lights that are so hideous!ReplyDelete
Love! I have been obsessing over your ceiling fixtures all morning. I want them in my hall...ReplyDelete
I enjoy your blog! As I was looking at your older posts, I noticed your pillows are the Chiang Mai Dragon fabric. Since you try doing projects as inexpensive as possible, how did you get that fabric at an affordable price? It is soooo expensive!ReplyDeleteReplies
What paint did you use? They are just what I am looking for!ReplyDelete
Hi Alexis. I used Design Masters 24KT Gold Spray Paint. The link is in the post.Delete
love the lights and how you recolored them that pretty gold color! i might need to get these in my place too!!ReplyDelete
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Which shade of the gold rub n' buff did you use underneath the paint?ReplyDeleteReplies
I used the Gold Leaf. But it really just gave the burnished effect. The gold paint covered all the rub'n'buff.Delete
I have to go out and find those fixtures now- I am obsessed with how this looks!!ReplyDelete
I just clicked over from Nester. Love your DIY prowess. I also love those campaign corners on your open cabinets. I'm going to go back and read some posts to get more insight. I think you just got a new reader!!ReplyDelete
I looked up the light you used on home depot's site. I really like it! But I read some of the reviews and they complained that it didn't give off much light. What's your take on that? (I was considering getting one for my kitchen, similar to yours. Mine is over an island though.) Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
It does not give off as much light as our previous shades as it is closed off with the thick collar. We do have other layers of light throughout our kitchen though. Under Cabinet, Pendant over the sink & we are considering adding a few cans... so if it would be the only source it probably wouldn't be enough. Hope that helps...Delete
- CourtneyFebruary 20, 2013 at 1:33 AM
found you through nesting place and i love your light! i enjoy getting things a reasonable price and personalizing them myself. the rub n buff showing makes it look vintagey and unique. great job!ReplyDelete
Genius! So freaking love this!ReplyDelete
Do you find the light bright enough?ReplyDelete
Perfection!! WE just replaced our ugly flush mount kitchen lights that have been hanging out for too many years.ReplyDelete
Love the pendant light too, its amazing!
Nice look for the HD fixture. Interesting about the Rub 'n' Buff underneath the spray paint giving it a vintage look. I just bought a schoolhouse fixture from HD for our Craftsman bungalow. We have brushed or polished nickel fixtures all around our house, but I think an antiqued brass or gold look would be stupendous with our new coal-colored powder room. I'm just too much of a sissy to start Rub 'n' Buff-ing fixtures because they look just fine now, and I don't want to potentially mess them up!ReplyDelete
I know now what im looking for. Im gonna look for some today.ReplyDelete
I just bought this fixture. I think why it doesn't give much light is because Hampton Bay painted the glass white. That seems weird to me. So I may get paint striper and then frost the glass so the bulbs don't show.ReplyDelete
Wanted you to know I used this light in my foyer. My foyer is open to my dining room where I have a rather fabulous gold leafed chandelier, and I needed something simple that would not compete. I started with antique good rub n buff as it was what I had on hand. It was too orange, so I added in some gold leaf rub n buff. It coordinates well with my chandy without drawing too much attention. Love it! Thanks much for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
This is cool!ReplyDelete
Your ideas are wonderful! My kitchen actually looks very similar (with blackboard wall and all!) and NEED a new light with some character, so I will definitely be trying this. I will keep checking back in for new ideas. It's always helpful when I can show my real estate clients how to spruce up a dull space for home staging without breaking the bank. Thanks!ReplyDelete
- I heart happySeptember 25, 2013 at 3:07 PM
AWESOME diy on that flush mount!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- Earl JuddsDecember 3, 2013 at 1:28 PM
I like this! Thanks for sharing. I think interior painting make a big difference.ReplyDelete
Not a woo-hoo suprise, but an uh-oh one...ha! I'd forgotten this little gem....guess I'll be heading to Home Depot! xo Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Awesome! Immense information there.http://plus.google.com/112458942571457568265/postsReplyDelete
Ya! Great idea! Thanks :)ReplyDelete
Brilliant job!!!! Looks like a Circa Lighting fixture.ReplyDelete
Love this. Definitely putting one of these in my entryway. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Kristin, I've always loved your flushmount and waited for a place to make the same. Since I finally got the right room ready for it, I thought I'd share how it turned out! Thanks for the inspiration! http://www.petitemodernlife.com/2015/02/23/black-white-gold-office-reveal/ReplyDelete
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Cobblestone Cinema closes after 43 years; Tahoe theater presence dwindles
January 29, 2014
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The ending credits for one of the last remaining movie theaters on the North Shore have rolled.
After more than 40 years in business, Cobblestone Cinema closed on Jan. 2. Its owners opted to not renew the theater's lease at 475 North Lake Blvd. in Tahoe City.
"Having a movie theater in Tahoe City has always been a staple," said Michelle Gordon, manager of Lather & Fizz Bath Boutique, located in the Cobblestone Center. "It will be greatly missed."
It's unclear why Cobblestone Cinema closed. Owners Todd and Tiffany Bloomhuff, of North Shore Theatres, did not return numerous phone messages and emails seeking comment for this story.
"... Unfortunately, this is one more reason to have to leave the area for entertainment."
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"I have noticed not a lot of people going in there," said Paul "Pablo" Karls, owner of Pablo's Gallery & Frame Shop, located in the Cobblestone Center. "I've been here for about 13 years, but back when I started, I saw a lot more people going, and now it's just dwelled down."
He added that the theater was "a little outdated" and lacked selection.
The cinema, built in 1971, had one screen and offered one movie a week, with one to two showings every night, said Monica Grigoleit, Cobblestone Center manager.
"It's just one less thing to do in Tahoe," Gordon said. "It's always nice to keep business in Tahoe local, and unfortunately, this is one more reason to have to leave the area for entertainment."
Incline Village Cinema, featuring one movie a week at 901 Tahoe Blvd., and Village Cinemas, with two movies a week at 3001 Northstar Drive, are the remaining North Shore cinemas.
Both are part of North Shore Theatres, as was Brockway Theatre. The Kings Beach cinema closed around late spring 2013; its space at 8707 North Lake Blvd. still sits empty.
As of Thursday, two parties were seriously interested in leasing the Cobblestone Cinema space, said Dan Hauserman, co-owner of the Cobblestone Center. He declined to reveal further details.
"What we're envisioning will be going in there is a big step forward," Hauserman said.
Many agree they would like the space to remain a theater.
"Not everybody goes to bars at night," said Jaclyn Woznicki, owner of Trunk Show in the Cobblestone. "Our town really needs more nighttime activities."
What can be done in the space and associated costs are being explored, Hauserman said.
"We'd like to get something in there as soon as possible," he said.
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Serving Size 1 ½ cup
Calories 255
Total Fat 3 g
Saturated Fat less than 1 g
Cholesterol 100 mg
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Nonstick cooking spray as needed
Medium chicken breast halves, skinned, boned, and cut into 1-inch strips* 4
Tomatoes, cut up 1 can (14 ounces)
Low-sodium chili sauce 1 cup
Green peppers, chopped (1 large) 1 ½ cups
Celery, chopped ½ cup
Onion, chopped ¼ cup
Garlic cloves, minced 2
Fresh basil 1 tablespoon (or 1 teaspoon dried)
Fresh parsley 1 tablespoon (or 1 teaspoon dried)
Crushed red pepper ¼ teaspoon
Salt ¼ teaspoon
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Rescue in Budapest, 1944-1945
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat assigned to Sweden's embassy in Budapest, led one of the most extensive and successful rescue efforts during the Holocaust. He worked with the American War Refugee Board (WRB) and the World Jewish Congress to protect tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center. Diplomats from other neutral countries also joined the rescue effort. Carl Lutz, a Swiss diplomat, issued certificates of emigration, placing nearly 50,000 Jews under Swiss protection. Italian businessman Giorgio Perlasca, posing as a Spanish diplomat and closely assisted by Laszlo and Eugenia Szamosi, issued to many Jews in Budapest certificates of protection for nations whose interests neutral Spain represented. At liberation, more than 100,000 Jews remained in Budapest, mostly because of these rescue efforts.
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Standards Resources for BeginnersAugust 25
Questions about beginners resources have been coming fast and furious lately; let's build a list!
I'm not the first to have been asked recently about resources for those new to standards, and I won't be the last.
But I have a hard time fielding these questions too, because I've stopped looking for (or even keeping track of) the types of resources that cover basic principles. I'm aware of WestCiv's great free courses. I know of MaxDesign's growing list of tutorials. I recommend DWWS to anyone who will listen. But comprehensive resources that assume no prior knowledge? It's been a long time since I've seen one of those.
So, rather than respond to each person individually and point them to books that are probably too advanced for the people they're trying to teach, I figured I'd open up this question for feedback and see if collaboratively there's enough knowledge to build a good list of beginner's resources.
Ground rules: any resource is fair game, online or off. Use discretion and ask yourself whether it's something that would be truly educational for a person with no previous web knowledge at all, or at least no experience beyond old-school tables. Try to make this a useful list for a true beginner, instead of a list of what you found interesting reading last week.
Re-discoverabilityAugust 24
Analyzing the way I interact with my browser highlights some downright quirky behaviour on my part, and a findability gap that needs filling.
In my 7 or 8 years on the web, I've never used bookmarks. Sites change, URLs go missing, and all too often when I need to find something again I turn straight to Google (prior Altavista, prior Yahoo). The half second it takes to save and categorize a page so I can come back to it later just never seemed to pay off.
Solutions that offer bookmark exporting, sharing and archiving don't feel like they're solving anything. That's too much conscious effort I'd need to spend to save a list of links which may or may not be outdated when I need them.
A solution like TrailBlazer is what I'd be interested in, were it simply an add-on to search my existing browser's history instead of a stand-alone browser. Searching an automatically-generated list of recently-viewed information is far more useful to me than having to manually save each link I find useful. Anything I haven't been to in longer than my history covers doesn't need to take up space when I can find it (or an equivalent) on Google.
So because of my reluctance to take action myself, instead of bookmarks I've learned to rely on auto-complete in the address field. All the shortcuts I'd normally create as browser buttons instead get typed as fractional URLs, thanks to Safari's lightning-quick ability to fill in the most likely match. google.com has become 'g', mezzoblue.com has become 'mez', etc. etc.
In fact, auto-complete is becoming so ingrained I've started clearing my history to influence what pops up. Occasionally a typo here and there will redirect my short strings elsewhere, or manually typing in a longer URL will override the short saved copy. Then it's time to flush and re-build; because the auto-complete buffers I rely on don't have that many enries, I can justify a total refresh. It's a light-weight, disposable, and unreliable system... but it works.
I wouldn't advocate anyone else getting used to this way of finding things. This reluctance to use bookmarks highlights the problem with re-discovering local information. Google usually works just fine as my backup brain when I need to find a web resource. When it comes to information I know I've seen but can't describe, my local tools just don't cut it. Spotlight looks great, but does it search the right things?
My quest continues. I'm sure there's something out there that does this already, that will search local histories and resources to find recently-viewed information. In fact, I'm sure I read about it recently. I just can't find it.
A Bit of TransparencyAugust 23
PNG files would make transparency effects a snap, except for one tiny little quirk: support for the format is great in every browser but one. Unless, of course, you resort to using some of the hacks and workarounds now available.
A List Apart ran Cross-Browser Variable Opacity with PNG: A Real Solution almost two years ago, and since that time other methods have come to light offering similar solutions of varying stripes to work around Windows IE's lack of Alpha transparency support. (1, 2)
Since I'm a fan of valid code, I generally haven't bothered messing around with the proprietary solutions, and the extra weight of an .htc behavior file is a bit more than my personal preferences can handle.
When it came time to code certain elements of the new design of this site, I knew what I wanted to do: tile a 1-pixel, transparent PNG on
:hover for advanced browsers to add a nicely transparent screen, and hide that effect from IE to pretty much ignore a
:hover state. As I coded I realized I could use two images, one for browsers that knew how to handle PNG properly, and one for IE.
There are two spots where you can see these effects come into play—the logo in top left corner of the header displays a very faint blue screen on mouseover (which is subtle enough to be missed, which is okay by me), and the three big content panels on the home page do the same with a more obvious red screen.
The markup is basic enough, although an extra  was necessary to pull it off:

By layering the elements one over top of the other, three overlapping planes were created which I could use to manipulate imagery (from the bottom up: the
a, and
span elements). The label of each panel shouldn't be covered by the
:hover effect so it sits on the top plane (the
span), the transparent screen is applied to the middle plane (the
a) but only on
:hover, and the toned photo that makes up the background of each panel is applied directly to the
li behind the rest of them.
With a nod to Jon Hicks' 3D box model example, this is more or less how the panels are constructed: (well, actually, on the live site the background image is instead applied to the
ul, not the
li, but I'm simplifying... stay with me here)
The corresponding CSS sets up the containing boxes, places the images, and positions everything just so:
#contentNav {
position: relative;
#contentNav li {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 231px;
height: 94px;
background: url(../i/ice/contentnav-panels.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
#contentNav li a:link, #contentNav li a:visited {
width: 231px;
height: 94px;
display: block;
html>body #contentNav li a:hover {
background: transparent url(../i/ice/alpha-red-dr.png);
#contentNav .li2 a span {
width: 56px;
background: url(../i/ice/contentnav-projects.gif) no-repeat;
html>body filter on the
:hover rule ensures IE doesn't get any fancy ideas about the PNG, and everyone's happy.
Well, except for the fact that there's no feedback when the link is hovered in IE, a result I wasn't happy with. I tried setting a solid background color on
:hover and block the background image, but that seemed excessive. Then I remembered an old-school hack for semi-transparency, using an on/off pixel screen to create a checkered, pseudo-transparent GIF. Check it out:
(caveats: these inline examples not BMHed, won't work in IE5, and you'll need to visit the site and have your browser grab the custom style sheet to get the hover effect. They're not pixel-perfect either, but you get the idea.)
The panel on the left is what Safari/Firefox/Opera users should see. The panel on the right is how IE sees it (regardless of which browser you're using). The left is preferable, but the right is a decent enough downgrade that I'm happy with it. (On an LCD monitor there's even a bonus optical shimmering effect that was unintentional, but kind of neat.)
Because of the filter that keeps the PNG away from IE, not much more was needed than to throw an alternate rule into the mix for IE, just before the latter rule that immediately over-rides it in every other browser:
#contentNav li a:hover {
background: transparent url(../i/ice/alphafake-red.gif);
html>body #contentNav li a:hover {
background: transparent url(../i/ice/alpha-red-dr.png);
Of course if I hadn't got all of this working, I suppose I could have gone the high-bandwidth route and just thrown out a brand new pre-rendered GIF on the
:hover state for each panel. But this way keeps the pipes unclogged, and that's a good thing.
(And I'd be remiss not to point out that CSS3's opacity property is gaining support. But I wouldn't consider generally useful for production work quite yet, hence the images.)
Fitts' LawAugust 19
Taking a page from the book of HCI specialists, mezzoblue v5 makes liberal use of large link target areas for the sake of easier use.
First introduced to me by Kevin Cheng, Fitts' Law states:
The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target.
On the web that means the bigger your link area, the better. It also roughly means that grouping elements likely to be used together is a smart idea, but the target area is what I'm interested in at the moment.
Once stated, it's a fairly obvious and intuitive principle that's all too often overlooked. The new header of mezzoblue puts the idea to work. Instead of maddeningly small target areas that surround only the link text itself:
I've adjusted the link boundary area to fill as much logical space as possible and create non-visible, clickable haloes around each link:
While it might have been possible to expand each even further into the boundaries surrounding it, the key word is 'logical'—the ability to click an area with no apparent link is more confusing than useful.
A larger clickable area means less precise mouse movement is required to focus on the link. Without impacting the design in any way (the halo is non-visible after all) the usability of the header improves. While the main goal is increased usability in this case, there are positive implications for accessibility as well. Those with motor skill disabilities may have difficulty using a mouse; larger areas to click makes the act easier, which makes a big difference to them.
A personal example: Windows XP comes with a utility called MouseKeys that allow those who are uncomfortable with a mouse to control a cursor with the keyboard instead. It's frustrating and inaccurate, but I'm forced to use it when on my PC due to the testing setup here.
My PC keyboard navigation skills have always been sharp, but MouseKeys are tough to operate efficiently; the cursor is either too fast or too slow. Smaller areas are much trickier to hover so larger links are helpful and appreciated, especially for important elements like primary navigation.
Though I'm using CSS to apply Fitts, the two sometimes collide. Secondary navigation on this site which appears in the red contextual bar underneath the header could use more space for instance, but the background image used for the faint shadow effect requires precise clipping. (Throwing in an extra
 element could work around this if I were so inclined.) And I don't see a comfortable way to apply the principle to links within body copy, since a larger link area would shift the type baseline and cause ugly gaps between lines of text.
This application of Fitts is just a preliminary stab, there is definitely room for improvement. More reading on Fitt's Law.
Design Matters.August 17
Though I realize this is largely preaching to the choir, I feel like sharing some revealing comments that have crossed my radar over the past few days.
I've observed and participated in arguments where functionality is touted as a prime directive, and visuals 'are just decoration'. There are people who genuinely don't understand the influence of how something looks on how it's perceived by users/viewers/audience/whomever.
Granted, functionless form is pure art, or worse. I believe in balancing the two, and strive to find ways to make them work together instead of at cross-purposes. But reactions to the two successive redesigns of this site over the past few months have been insightful. I believe they go a long way to illustrating that content requires presentation, and function requires packaging.
The statements below are collected from my inbox, and various sites around the web. Some are nice, some are not; the trend is more important than any individual comment, and there's definitely a trend.
"I just wanted to let you know that your NEW design is awesome!"
"The new Proton layout isn't finished yet is it? It's ugly as hell!"
"...better than his last "design"..." (quotes transcribed as written)
"I'm glad he changed it... I was starting to visit less often because some of my confidence was shaken... but it's been restored now :)"
"Indeed, much better than the last and back on form, fantastic work."
"Love the new design — didn't really like the last one (no offence!) but this new version is very readable and pleasant."
"I love v5; I can now justify coming back to mezzoblue."
"Love the new redesign. It's much better than the one you had before."
"When you redesigned to "Proton" I was initially disappointed with it to be honest."
"The new redesign looks good, I was getting sick of the old one not working properly in Opera."
A good design lends credibility. A bad design hurts it. These statements require no further explanation.
Not to say that Proton didn't have its fans. Some did like it, and I've had more than one conversation about where it succeeded (and where it failed).
I'm not admitting defeat here; I tried many things, some of them worked, and some of them didn't. I've learned from those that didn't, and v5 is a natural progression from v4. Believe it or not.
Because…August 15
Yet Another Redesign. mezzoblue v5 goes live.
Why yet another redesign so soon?
Because fixing problems with an existing design is work, and this site is a break from work.
Because I was weary of looking at what was here before.
Because nothing beats the satisfaction of having done work good enough that you keep sneaking peeks throughout the day, when you're supposed to be on other projects.
Because despite it being summer, some are stuck indoors anyway.
Because itches deserve scratching.
Because sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose.
Because the subtle details are overlooked if the first impression doesn't resonate.
Because brand is important, and change is resisted.
Because Jupiter aligns with Mars.
But mostly, this one's for me.
Live from SIGGRAPHAugust 11
In the tradition of my running update during SXSW earlier this year, I'll be covering the SIGGRAPH experience as I'm here in LA today and tomorrow.
Though SIGGRAPH is focused on an industry somewhat tangental to most of what's discussed on this site, there is a web graphics path, which is why I'm here (if you're attending, I'm speaking in the web graphics room [501AB] on Thursday, Aug 12th sometime after 1:45pm—probably closer to 3pm. Come say hi).
The main difference between SIGGRAPH and every other conference I've been to so far is scale. This one is huge. 20,000 people huge. It's the largest conference in the computer graphics industry, and 'there are an overwhelming amount of things to do and see.
In reverse chronological order, here are some of the more interesting encounters so far. (Pardon any broken links, wireless here is spotty and slow due to volume, I'll fix them as I can.)
10:30pm — It's official: dead logic board. Luckily still under warranty, unluckily meaning that SIGGRAPH came and went without another update. Next year.
3pm — Dammit Apple. Not this. Not now.
I travel with my older iBook because it's tiny and actually fits on a plane's tray table. Not to mention that it's less valuable.
The same iBook that, based on serial number, definitely isn't supposed to be affected by the logic board problem plaguing older models. The same iBook I've already been burned twice by. The same iBook that is now randomly freezing with blurry lines filling the screen, and refusing to actually turn the screen on upon reboot.
My presentation is backed up on this server, so at least I don't have to go into emergency panic mode. Updates may not be as frequent as I thought though.
11am — I sat in on a few web graphics sessions revolving around navigation. The one that jumped out at me was a project called 'Okinawa Wonder' which required intelligent interaction with over 10,000 pages. Though it wasn't clear to me what the data was for, the problems were universal, and the metaphor they used particularly clever.
All data is mapped as a galaxy, each point a 'star'. Over time the frequently accessed data points spiral out toward the edges, becoming more prominent, and the less-accessed pages float to the center and eventually disappear. There must have been some magic happening I missed because the 'stars' themselves were images, and even though it was a minimal interface, 10,000 images stored in memory and rotating around a central axis in real time feels like a long shot.
The metaphor was expanded with further user-configured mapping techniques, notably 'constellation' and 'planet' modes which weren't explained, but almost don't need to be.
The demo was an interesting way of seeing how other people see data. It's this sort of application that the up-and-coming web application war needs to address; at the moment the only feasible technology to deploy the system on is Flash, or a custom plug-in like they've used in this case.
10am — A quick run through the Emerging Technologies exhibit tells me I'll need to go back and see more. Some of it was yawn-inducing, but there were some majorly impressive demonstrations.
A company I just noticed is also from Vancouver called Sunnybrook Tech is demoing an amazing new LCD technology. Your average LCD monitor is considered good if it has a 600:1 contrast ratio; theirs does 40,000:1. The images are ultra-vivid, especially in the darker ranges where traditional LCDs fall down. The secret is individual pixel darkness control instead of a backlight, and 16-bit brightness control (as opposed to 8-bit on a regular monitor).
There were a lot of 3D demonstrations, some visual, some tactile. Of note was a prototype of a moving platform which I can only describe as 'intelligent stepping stones'. Which movie was it, Star Wars Ep. 1 X-Men!, where there was a scene with someone walking across thin air, floating platforms rushing out to catch his feet just in time. It's sort of like that—three platforms with wheels rush into place to catch the person's foot, basically allowing them to walk in place without going anywhere.
One I didn't get to try was a tactile feedback simulator using air jets instead of wires and objects. A 3D scene was projected onto a table, allowing some basic interaction with resistance generated by compressed air, simulating actual objects.
A couple of LCD panels were mounted on poles, allowing someone to rotate them 360 degrees. For every degree of rotation the scene altered accordingly, simulating a complete walkaround of various objects.
Virtual Hosts for DummiesAugust 5
Running your own local Apache server for development is a great idea, and even better if you've enabled local virtual hosts.
As demand for open source software increases, so do the options. Popular packages are frequently ported to different platforms, so it's fully possible to run a local install of Apache regardless of which operating system you use on your workstation.
The stumbling block is mainly know-how, which is fortunately an easy gap to fill. I am decidedly not a system administrator, but I've run various Apache installs over the past year — without much conviction I should note, so learning has been slow.
After this past weekend's rebuild, I got around to re-configuring a fresh copy of Apache Complete last night. Here are two tips from that experience.
Virtual Hosts
Virtual hosts enable you to intelligently run multiple sites on a single server. The useful side effect is that with proper setup, you can point your browser to www.whatever.whatever and load a local copy. My development site is now www.mezzoblue.dev, which works exactly the same as the .com, just faster. I don't even need a connection to work on it, because it's all local; all my PHP scripts and Movable Type templates work, and the local filesystem access is so much nicer than using FTP.
I've long been aware of their use, but never committed to learning how to set up virtual hosts in Apache. A conversation with Narayan of Etherfarm on his recent trip through Vancouver enlightened, and it's really ridiculously easy, to the point where I wish I'd done this last year.
Find your
httpd.conf file, and then add this line somewhere near the bottom (there's a spot with example virtual server code, I stuck mine below that):
NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1
You might want to run a search for 'NameVirtualHost' within the file before-hand to make sure it's not already set, or at least commented out with a preceding octothorpe (#).
Next add an entry for localhost pointing to the root of your web server, so that typing localhost in your browser's address bar continues pulling up the default site:
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1> ServerName localhost DocumentRoot /Path/To/WebRoot </VirtualHost>
And finally, for each individual virtual site you wish to run, add a new entry pointing to the proper directory. This is especially useful because, at least on Unix-based systems, this means it can sit anywhere in your filesystem. I'm used to dumping all sites in a special 'www' folder and pointing the web server to that; this way I can simply direct Apache to, in my case,
/Volumes/Shine/mezzoblue/www and keep all articles, .psd files, and web files in one folder.
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1> ServerName www.mezzoblue.dev DocumentRoot /Volumes/Shine/www/delhi </VirtualHost>
Host Redirection
But here's the part I didn't read, which I should have—you're only halfway there once you've set up Apache. In a bout of doing one thing while having a hunch I should be doing another, I wasted far too much time configuring and re-configuring
httpd.conf before realizing I also had to tell my computer where to look for this host I'd just invented. It's in the articles I linked above, but I missed this step. May you not make the same mistake.
Simply, all that's required is editing your local computer's hosts file so that your browser is able to resolve the fake names for your development sites. For each entry created in
httpd.conf, a corresponding entry needs to exist in your hosts file. Instructions on how to do this vary between operating systems, but it's not hard to find tutorials. (The step-by-step instructions on this evolt article work perfectly in Panther.)
And That's It?
As long as the directories you've pointed your virtual hosts to exist, and have files in them, you now have customized local hosts for your sites, on your own computer. Make sure to restart Apache before checking, which may require command line access, depending on your install. Other than that, you're done.
Getting 403 errors?
If you've done everything above and can't access your new site, due to a '403 Forbidden' error, you have a permissions problem. If the directory/files you wish to load haven't been given read permission for all users, the web server won't be able to access them. As a general rule, public-facing directories and files should be at the very least something like 644 or (- r w - r - - r - -), and ideally 755 (or - r w x r - x r - x). If you don't know what this means, a quick introduction to Unix permissions in general,
chmod in particular is in order.
Now, assuming everything looks alright, you may still get a Forbidden error. Turns out this is due to the execute permissions on all folders above the root of your virtual host on the server; namely, it must be set. For all of them.
If you have a directory serving as your root like so:
...then every directory above
Sites must have execute permissions set for all users. If you're feeling brave, a quick and easy way to do this on the command line is as follows:
cd /
sudo chmod -R 755 /Users
You will be prompted for your local computer administrator password. This will change permissions of everything in
/Users on down the hierarchy to 755. Fine if you're in a fairly low-risk situation, like having a firewall in between you and the public internet (and trusting the local network your machine is attached to). Problematic if not. Otherwise, you'd simply do it on a per-directory basis:
cd /
chmod 755 /Users
cd Users
chmod 755 dave
cd dave
chmod 755 Sites
If necessary, add the
sudo command before each
chmod line and authenticate as necessary.
RebootAugust 1
"If there's one adjective to describe a brand new 15″ Powerbook, 'slow' should not be it." And so, with those words of wisdom from an Apple tech, I rebuilt my 2-month old system this weekend.
What had originally gone wrong, I surmise, is the migration of data and applications from the older iBook. Instead of doing a direct transfer, I was using a GUI interface for the Unix
rsync utility called RsyncX which allowed me to perform incremental backups instead of transferring gigs of data every evening as I backed up my system.
Sounds good in theory, but where it went wrong was when I originally set up the Powerbook with a different default account name than the iBook. Because rsync preserves permissions (which are far more important in the world of Unix than in the land of Microsoft) and the permissions were mapped to the old account, data and settings were inaccessible until I dropped into the Terminal and
chmoded my way free.
Okay, so, this also should have worked, in theory. But I suspect my fumbling through the data transfer and subsequent repair efforts caused problems that manifested in the following way: a 1.5Ghz G4 felt slower than an 800Mhz G3 with a similar amount of RAM. The system diagnostics CD told me the hardware was fine, so something a little more subtle was happening.
After using Windows for ten years I'm used to using a hammer where a screwdriver is better suited. The old standby when nothing else works is reinstalling your OS from scratch, and since I'm new enough to Mac ownership that I don't yet know a better method, that was my way out.
Gritting my teeth and making gratuitous use of my external Firewire drive (there is nothing greater than blazing transfer speeds; we're talking gigs per minute) I buckled down to re-partition the hard drive and install a fresh copy of the OS. Two hours of waiting for status bars, clicking the odd button, inserting new CDs, downloading essential third-party apps and I was back up to speed. Just about everything is back to the way it was before, with the minor exception of my NetNewsWire list. Whoops, forgot to save out my 130-odd subscription. Oh well, at least the important stuff is covered; it's time to find some new sites and prune the cruft anyway. (side note: if you don't have RSS auto-discovery happening on your site, I'm very annoyed with you at the moment.)
It will be a few days before I know for sure whether this made the difference, but it feels way, way faster already; enough so that a smile of relief has been plastered on my face all afternoon. Lesson learned: permissions are a cruel mistress. Treat them kindly.


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There are a few moments from behind the glass that stop me dead in my tracks — times during an interview when a wise voice creates a new opportunity to hear something differently. To challenge a conceit. To envelop the listener in the womb of silent storytelling and place one in a position of listening profundity. Vincent Harding did just that.
In the audio above, the theologian and speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr. creates that vulnerable opening and ever so gently corrects, without admonishment, when the "Kumbaya" is referred to as a soft and squishy moment of song:
"Whenever somebody jokes about 'Kumbaya,' my mind goes back to the Mississippi summer experience where the movement folks in Mississippi were inviting co-workers to come from all over the country, especially student types to come and help in the process of voter registration and freedom school teaching and taking great risks on behalf of that state and of this nation. …
In group after group, people were singing:
'Kumbaya. "Come by here my Lord. Somebody's missing Lord. Come by here." '
I could never laugh at kumbaya moments after that. Because I saw that almost no one went home from there. This whole group of people decided that they were going to continue on the path that they had committed themselves to and a great part of the reason why they were able to do that was because of the strength and the power and the commitment that had been gained through that experience of just singing together, Kumbaya."
I know I've used this this reference to a "kumbaya moment" in a slightly pejorative way. This no longer holds true. I can no longer judge using this label. Let Vincent Harding's story be a lesson for us all.


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Retirement is good for you, your employer and the smart young folks that need the experience of doing your job. Everyone benefits by gaining experience and there is rarely one best answer to any problem.
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Good to hear you're having fun, Hugh.
In the summer do you play your rounds very early in the morning?
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"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
The sad part is he has a defined-benefit pension with so many years in that his income would go up when he retires, not down, since he would also collect social security on top of a pension that is almost as much as his salary. And since he has put off social security for about 8 years, he will be raking that in, too.
None of it makes any sense, and as you point out, a young person somewhere is doing without a job...
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For some people, money is not the motivater, they get satisfaction from what they are doing. Or, having realized they have no more stuff to buy, they have a new perspective on figuring out what gives them the most satisfaction in life.None of it makes any sense...AKsuited
One of my clients, who has a very high net worth, is still doing deals at 78.
"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
Retirement is closer than I ever imagined.
'You can say what you want about the South, but I almost never hear of anyone wanting to retire to the North.
A few years ago my employer went through some tough times (now we're making solid profits). During the tough period, management convinced our union representatives that if they didn't give up our retirement fund, the company would fail. With the stroke of a pen, and without a rank and file vote, our pensions were gone. This is not to start a union vs. management debate, just to set up the following:
The joke going around the company now is:
The bad news is: you now have to work 'till you die.
The good news is: it probably won't be that long.
Thanks to all for your comments regarding retirement. There have been major changes at my company that seriously affect my lifestyle. Though I still love my work, conditions have changed and I can see that if I hang on until my mandatory retirement age, I'll be a candidate for the above 'work until you die,' and it won't, unfortunately, be a joke.
This thread has convinced me that it's time to do some serious self-education followed by a decision. Thanks to all who have contributed.
Dec 28, 2012 is my last working day. I'm looking forward to retirement. Since turning 70 in August I've been making a bucket list of things to do while I'm stiill able to ride. Ride Safe
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I know I can't go at my original target date, but what I might be able to do is reduce my hours (say, work one less day a week), so that I can enjoy life a little more now, as opposed to beating myself to death for the sake of leaving behind a larger estate.
Like many have said, it can be a question of balance.
398 days until I'm eligible to retire from my government job.
It's gonna be great!
It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it.


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The olympics is politics and the ability of the host
The olympics is politics and the ability of the host country to market itself. Maybe Hitler was trying to religiousize his state in 1936, but that is not the case in our day. The fans that watch the olympics are not interested in the opening ceremonies - like governments, the best ones are the ones that don't exist at all. Anyone who spends time watching the opening ceremonies might as well be reading one of those advertising supplements that appear in certain sections of the daily newspaper placed by third world nations. The real religious aspect of the olympics - and of any sporting event on any level - is the striving (and sometime succeeding) of people to go past their limitations.

Perhaps the true limitation is the ego, the perception of
Perhaps the true limitation is the ego, the perception of separateness. I recently watched a video of the men's 4x400 relay at the '68 Games and the American team was so far ahead of the field that I saw only a man running, not against other men, but against the clock, against time, but not just a man, it was four men running as one and their baton exchanges were flawless, not one looked back, he started his leg and trusted his team mate to reach to his outstretched hand. The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. I felt an expression of the deepest longing of the heart...to feel a 'part of' a greater whole. Even the 'political' demonstration from the victory stand was the voice of an entire people crying out silently through two men, and they paid a heavy price for giving expression to that voice. The ritual of the opening ceremony might serve us as a time of preparation, like the athlete prepares for the event, and the closing ceremony as a pause of reflection and thanksgiving, so that we might carry with us some spark of fellowship as we return to 'the world'.
It is a spiritual axiom that what I turn my attention to, increases. If I don't seek to find the ritual, ..... gee, I thought those NBC cameras were gonna get right up the American men gymnast's ___es! What about showing a little respect? No, the sponsors... You see what I mean, Adam? If I rode to work with you every day, what would you rather have me paying attention to?

Some interesting comments ... I find myself asking the
Some interesting comments ... I find myself asking the question "what would de Coubertin have thought of the Beijing opening ceremonies?" Would he see it as a continuation of his vision, or as a corrupted version of it? It's not that difficult for me to see the current incarnation of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies as just a nationalistic advertisement sponsored by the hosting nation, but perhaps the valuable ritual elements are still embedded in that advertisement in a way that still makes the whole thing worthwhile...

Interesting comments from below. As a Chinese Canadian
Interesting comments from below. As a Chinese Canadian who is acquainted with recent Chinese sentiments, the reverse opinion holds true for quite a few - they loved the opening ceremonies and despised the closing ceremonies NOT for its propaganda's sake, but for the fact that their religious identity is mentioned - an occurance that has become rare in the increasingly cosmopolitan (and Westernized) society. It seems for the Chinese that all that is left of the image of the people are tainted goods and lack of religiosity - or to be precise, the increasing lack of a distinct ethnic image, as the government attempts to blur the 56 ethnicities' past conflicts but end up destroying the heritage and tradition in its natural context instead.
Just I get impression to see
Just I get impression to see "Ritual Frame"! What a design and colorful regulation display here. It looks really eye catching and beautiful. I like this post. Thanks! :)
One of the little remarked
One of the little remarked aspects of the Modern Olympic Games is its explicit status as a religious revival. The founder, or "renovateur," of the Modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, could not have been clearer about the religious valence of his revival. Not long after he first proposed the renewal of the ancient Greek games in modern international guise, he began referring to them as the religio athletae, though he was never able to say in any simple way who the god worshiped at the altar of his revival was supposed to be.
The Olympics of 2008 were
The Olympics of 2008 were okay in my opinion, though I have little memory of it, I agree, it did lack the atmosphere and mysticism of say London 2012. Though I'm not to sure about this ritual frame, it's significance and how it's the symbol of this old event.
As a French Catholic who
As a French Catholic who never felt the need to leave the practices of faith, Coubertin was powerfully aware of the power of ritual and liturgical form. In one of his most insightful moments, he insisted that without the "ritual frame" provided by the Opening and Closing ceremonies, the Modern Olympic Games would simply become another set of World Championships—and the world already had enough of those.


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Enter a local road race, and you might get a water bottle. Make it to Districts in tennis, and you get a t-shirt. Qualify for the Olympics, and you get a whole shopping cart full of red, white, and blue swag.
Before every Olympic Games, U.S. athletes must attend Team Processing, not just to pick up their opening ceremonies outfits and other gear, but to be briefed on what to expect in Beijing. It's like freshman orientation, even if some of the athletes are Olympic veterans.
This year, San Jose State University is hosting Team Processing. As the university's freshmen attend their own orientation, walking in large groups around the sun-splashed campus, Olympians disguised in street clothes walk from buses to dorms to the dining hall and to the undisclosed campus building housing most of the processing activities.
So why is Team Processing being held here? For the 2004 Olympics in Athens and 2006 Turin Games, Team Processing was held in the host cities. U.S. athletes were flying from many different airports to Europe prior to both Olympics, and the host cities were the one central location where they would all end up.
For the 2008 Olympics, San Francisco International Airport is serving as the primary gateway to Beijing for U.S. athletes. From here, most board a United Airline's flight for the 12+-hour direct trip to Beijing.
SJSU is about an hour south of San Francisco's airport, and the university has its own Olympic history, including 18 medal winners (1968 Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos are SJSU grads).
"This is a great set up," says Nancy Gonsalves, the U.S. Olympic Committee's director of Team Processing. "It's convenient. Everything is located here - housing, a cafeteria, training facilities. The ballroom is big, and the weather is consistent."
The USOC orchestrates Team Processing, which opened July 18 and wraps up August 6. Buses and vans meet athletes flying into the San Francisco and San Jose airports and bring them to SJSU.
On July 29, over 100 athletes, coaches, and other team personnel from eight sports were scheduled to attend Team Processing. They flew in on 37 separate flights landing from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m., and women's basketball drove in from their training site.
If flights are late? "We adapt," says Scott Cronk, the USOC's manager of new media who wears about 20 different hats during team processing.
From the buses, the athletes and coaches pick up their dorm room assignments - most stay on campus for one night. The dorm rooms are Spartan but clean multi-bedroom suites, with one athlete per bedroom. Linens are provided. For entertainment, athletes can hang out in a common room with big-screen TV and a few computers. One of the volunteers, a guy named Joe who was helping in shipping, brought in his vast collection of DVDs - over 300, he said - for the athletes to watch.
After check-in, the athletes grab lunch in the cafeteria, where chefs have prepared the food according to recipes provided by the USOC. Some food has also been shipped in. The dining hall is decorated in balloons, with 8-8-08 written in gold balloons hanging over the fireplace.
After lunch, they begin team processing. Every athlete is asked to sign "San Jose Salutes the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team" banner. They also pick up credentials, have individual and team photos taken for media purposes, are measured for the Olympic rings and leather jackets, and finish any medical paperwork.
The highlight is apparel distribution, held in a ballroom-size hall lined with boxes and tables. The clothing arrived in six semis and took eight people more than 30 hours to unload.
Athletes and coaches pick up an orange shopping cart - donated by Home Depot - and sign in, where they're each given a clipboard listing every item of apparel that they are required to pick up.
It's not just an outfit for opening ceremonies. Nike and Ralph Lauren have created over 40 items for Team USA - everything from Olympic T-shirts to sports bras and socks. Some is podium-wear; other items, village-wear; and everyone is measured for opening and closing ceremonies attire.
The team uniforms worn in competition - like the gymnastics leotards and cycling skinsuits - are handed out by their sports' governing bodies prior to Team Processing.
As athletes make their way down the lines of tables, they fill their carts with hats and shoes - flip-flops and two pairs of athletic shoes made by Nike, an outfitter and sponsor, and parade shoes from Ralph Lauren, the official outfitter. In between, they try on cargo pants, training shorts and shirts, track pants and jackets, rain outfits, hoodies, and several T-shirts and polo shirts.
"Does this look cool on me?" one asks.
"Yeah," responds a teammate.
"The sleeves fit better, but it's long," one gymnast tells another.
At checkout, volunteers pack a Nike suitcase - also part of the Olympic collection - with the clothing each athlete needs to take to Beijing. Other items are packed in a duffle bag. Any items the athletes wish to ship home are boxed, addressed, and sent from a shipping center in the dorms. The suitcases going to Beijing are labeled and stacked, and will be taken to the airport in trucks, to be reunited with each athlete in Beijing.
"It's like being a kid in a candy store," said gymnast Raj Bhavsar, who was named to the men's team after Paul Hamm withdrew. "It's all part of the honor and opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games. It's some of the nicest apparel I've ever been given."
"It's like the best Christmas ever," commented Hanna Thompson, a fencer who competes in women's foil, after trying on all the shoes. "Everything is awesome."
Next stop is alterations, a room filled with tailors and seamstresses, sewing machines and irons, pins and tape measures. Opening ceremonies outfits are tailored to fit everyone from 6'8" LeBron James to 4'8" Shawn Johnson.
"It's very overwhelming," said Shani Marks as she waited outside the alterations room for her teammates. Marks is a two-time U.S. triple-jump champion who will compete in her first Olympics. "It's like Christmas times ten. The grocery cart, you can't fit another thing in it!"
The last stop is an hour-long team briefing, held in a lecture hall. The athletes are told what to expect in Beijing - from how long it is from the airport to the Olympic Village to a few tips for dealing with the media. Then a fellow Olympian - 1988, 1992 and 1996 basketball player Katrina McClain - shared her Olympic experience and talked about their responsibilities as Olympians.
Gonsalves wrapped up the briefing by reminding the teams, "Once you are an Olympian, you're an Olympian for life, you're never a former Olympian."
The briefing ended with a video of Dr. Maya Angelou reading her poem, "Amazement Awaits," that she wrote for the 2008 Olympics. Everyone left the hall with her last stanza in their heads:
"Ah ... We discover, we ourselves
Are the Amazement which awaits
We are ourselves Amazement."
The next morning most would be on a flight to Beijing.
Peggy Shinn is a freelance contributor for teamusa.org. This story was not subject to the approval of the United States Olympic Committee or any National Governing Bodies.


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JAMESTOWN – "Let the PSC have their hearings and have their forum. Let's hear from the public."
These were Gov. Andrew Cuomo's parting remarks following his Start-Up NY presentation Wednesday at Jamestown Community College, regarding the proposed NRG power plant project.
NRG has made a proposal to the tune of $500 million to build a natural gas-fired plant to replace its current coal-powered facility to produce electricity. The plan was opposed by the Business Council of New York state. The other option, if the project is not approved, would be to possibly upgrade the transmission lines, which are owned by National Grid.
"The Business Council joins with the environmental advocacy community in calling upon the Public Service Commission to place an emphasis on the most efficient and cost-effective solutions when planning for the retirements of Cayuga and Dunkirk power plants," said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York state. "The commission should consider the following alternatives including transmission upgrades and clean energy alternatives such as energy efficiency and demand response that will reduce overall demand, cut waste, reduce energy costs and limit the need for new generation."
A public hearing on the issue will be held Monday in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Williams Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus. Presentations by National Grid and NRG, with a question and answer period, will be held from 6-7 p.m. Public testimony will follow, beginning at 7 p.m., with an administrative law judge presiding.
"The governor made a very good suggestion just now, with regard to the NRG challenge," said County Executive Greg Edwards. "We have an opportunity Monday to do what the governor just suggested. The governor suggested that we let the process unfold with regard to the PSC. We have an opportunity to fill the Williams Center to beyond capacity Monday night."
Edwards said CARTS buses will be providing transportation the evening of the public hearing, which will help with parking. Additionally, the bus will be running in and around the SUNY campus, offering a free ride to the event.
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The best way to secure the $500 million investment in Chautauqua County, Edwards said, is to overwhelm the public hearing with people who are concerned about the project.
"That will answer the governor's question," Edwards said. "That will put him in a position of having to support us, and support the repowering on this very important plant. Support the largest property tax payer by far in Chautauqua County, and that is NRG."
Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, has been working to set up the public meeting. As chair of the Power Up Western New York (PowerUpWNY) coalition – which supports efficient, long-term energy projects in Western New York – Young wrote a letter dated June 17 to PSC Chairman Garry Brown asking that local residents be given the chance to voice their concerns in person about the impact of shutting down the plant.
"The residents of the City of Dunkirk and the surrounding region will be significantly affected by the PSC's decision in this case," Young wrote in her letter. "It is only right that the members of the community that are directly impacted by these proposals be given a voice in this critical matter, and granted a hearing with those making the decisions."
Following the governor's comments Wednesday, Young, too, urged Chautauqua County residents to have their voices heard and be a part of the conversation Monday.
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Young acknowledged that not everyone is in favor of the NRG conversion project.
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Young said the Public Service Commission has expressed that it hopes to make a decision on the project sometime in September or October.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kobalt Music Group Ltd., an upstart music publisher that is now one of the world's biggest, said Tuesday that it will manage the copyrights of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles songs such as "Ebony and Ivory" and "Band on the Run" along with works managed by McCartney's MPL Communications group outside of North America and the U.K.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (835 votes).
In short: Loved it, will definately do it againIn full: booked already for next year. Need I say more ;-)Date of review: October 30, 2012
In short: Great race atmosphereDate of review: October 30, 2012
In short: Very friendly and great support all the way round.Date of review: October 30, 2012
In short: Really enjoyable experienceIn full: Well organised, well marshalled and well supported! This is the second GSR and the level of organisation and support continues to impress me. Back again next yearDate of review: October 30, 2012
In short: Great run on a cold morningIn full: This was my 2nd GSR and I have found them both to be very well organised. I travelled from Gosport on the ferry and walked to the start. I would recommend this route to miss the traffic in Portsmouth and as a great way to warm up before the start. There is good support all around the course. It is a great race for beginners.Date of review: October 30, 2012
In short: brilliant atmosphere and a great race on a very cold day!!Date of review: October 30, 2012
In short: loved it, loved it, loved itIn full: this was my 3rd bupa run this year following the great north and great birmingham and was one of my favourite runs of the year.weather was kind considering the forecast and great crowd support along the whole route.lovely scenery running round hms victory and hms warrior and along the sea front on the last 2 miles.definate pb potential if you get in the right wave.is expensive but a great goody bag with powerade, water, space blanket, tshirt, plenty of food and the all important medal.bit dissapointed that the medal was same 2012 design as great north and great birmingham (and after a bit of research.. the same as great manchester and great yorkshire 10k's).will definitely be back tho.very highly recommendedDate of review: October 30, 2012
In short: worth a weekend awayIn full: decided to bring the whole family and make a weekend of it in Chichester on the Saturday followed by discount shopping at Gun Wharf Quay so no traffic problems for me (but a £12 parking fee). As for the race this was my first GSR - my wife did two before - and I found it really enjoyable, the spectators were great (lots of high-fiving kids) and most runners approached it with the right spirit although I also don't understand why people who want to walk after 2.4k would put themselves in the orange pen and add that pressure! Likewise the more 'serious' runners should ensure they're there early enough to get to teh front of the pens so that they don't cut people up in the first 2k (they should know better). Overall a good weekend!Date of review: October 30, 2012
In short: A top raceIn full: The positives. Fast, flat 10 miler, PB potential, superbly organised, great crowd support, great marshalls and very beginner friendly. Yes, people are overly optimistic and go in the wrong waves, walk in the first mile etc, but I don't mind (even if I am stuck behind them).I would rather people make the effort to get off their backside, get involved and hopefully find a passion for running. It also raises loads for charity :-)The negatives - it's expensive, but it's iconic, so I'll be backDate of review: October 30, 2012
In short: This is a must-do every yearIn full: I love the Great South Run. It's one of only two races in the calendar I vow to do every year. This year was the hat-trick for me and I'm already looking forward to 2013.GSR is not only geared for the elite-y PB chasers but the fun runners and newbies as well which makes it the perfect fit-for-all race. I started out as a running novice and am slowly working my way up to PB-chaser status (although still far from elite!)It's a flat course. V flat. And takes in the historic dockyard and the lovely Southsea seafront via the city centre (ish) where there are plenty of spectators to keep your spirits up when your legs begin to tire. The atmosphere - even on this year's nippy day - is always upbeat.There have been a few gripes about the medal but I have no complaints. I love how they're all different enough for you to pick out the race they belong to without seeing the date, but same-y enough to know they're all from the GSR.I'll be back next year for more miles and more bling!Date of review: October 29, 2012
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