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Thursday, October 12, 2006
8 Comments:
- andrea said...
oo -- these are good. I like your work and welcome to blogging! (I noticed a very North American-looking house near the bottom...:)
- Jana Bouc said...
Stunning! I can't believe these are quickie ball point drawings. I'd love to have them framed and hanging on my wall. I love work in series and these are just fantastic!
- wagonized said...
Oh Andrea, this is so delicate and beautiful. Mind-blowing what you can do with a ball point pen.
- suzanne said...
Ditto everything France said. They are so three-dimensional! Congratulations on all the posts you have been making. I read your comment on the EDM group post and I understand the feeling that it is hard to keep up. I say do it for yourself; you don't have to meet anyone else's expectations...if you don't want to draw a day, simply don't. This is the motto I am trying to stick to anyway. Before you know it though, you will have 100 posts!
- andrea joseph's sketchblog said...
Cheers everyone. I certainly have felt a pressure since starting this blog - but in some ways I wanted to feel like that. There have been times when I did not draw, felt like I could not draw but I don't think this is good for me. I need to draw. I think one reason for joining EDM was to think differently about drawing; to make it part of my life, my everyday life. So perhaps the pressure is a good thing. I don't know. Maybe I should just enjoy the journey - rather than worrying about the future?? Thanks for all your comments - you guys are inspirations to me.
- Alison said...
Wonderful - it's amazing what just plain old biro can do - with a creative hand to hold it! Well done
- Lori Witzel said...
YOW! Found you through PMBC's blog and these are so very wonderful!
Must go back for more... - Cynthia Padilla said...
Love the way you handled the pen and the composition.
Botanical Art & Naturalist Illustration. International online forum dedicated to the realistic portrayal of plants, flowers and natural science subjects. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/botanicalart
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Played in a tournament about a month ago at one of our local shops, Black Knight Games. Didn't get around to posting the battle reports right away but
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
Adjusting the past.
An oddity. About 36 hours ago I looked in on Paul Homewood's site, and saw this credulous post. I followed the link to ClimateChangeDispatch, which said:
"A new post on The Hockey Schtick reviews a new paper "that finds only about 3.75% [15 ppm] of the CO2 in the lower atmosphere is man-made from the burning of fossil fuels, and thus, the vast remainder of the 400 ppm atmospheric CO2 is from land-use changes and natural sources such as ocean outgassing and plant respiration.""
It linked to the source, HockeySchtick. There I read an article discussing what seemed to be just a paper on local measurements of CO2 fluctuation as indicated by C14, along with the perturbing effect of nuclear reactor C14. But yes, HS made that claim, and there was a lively discussion involving sensible people like Ferdinand Engelbeen and David Appell saying sensible things about CO2. About 36 comments when I looked, but no-one seemed to notice that the paper just wasn't saying anything about global CO2. Along the way David Appell was banned for saying that the oceans were acidifying.
I saw later another credulous post at Bishop Hill, but here the commenters seemed to see through it fairly quickly. The post, with its links are still not modified.
Anyway, this morning, local time, I tried to follow a link, and got this:
"Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist."
And sure enough, just vanished. No explanation, that I could see. Gone. But the linking pages still make their claims without modification.
I wonder if David Appell is still banned.
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I think what is of interest is not what was said - the post is repeated elsewhere on line, and the comments were not unusual, apart from the peculiar indifference to what the paper actually said. Rather it is the existing links that lead to nothing. And the embarrassment of the void - I gather HS got a blast from the authors.
DeleteBut there's nothing peculiar about the indifference. The childlike credulity of Montford, Homewood et al. is wholly typical of a class of people who with supreme irony have appropriated the term "sceptic", which once upon a time described an outlook exactly the opposite to their approach of coming to judgement on the basis of b***er all evidence.
DeleteYes, Pseudoskeptics Are Not Skeptics, no matter how strongly Jo Nova believes they own the term sceptic.
In study of the SalbyStorm:
a) Very few commenters ever expressed a change of mind.
b) Some fought against the mounting evidence against Salby's credibility, just ignored it and kept on discussing,
Some could do nothing better than write ad hominems against those who posted real info (Nick was #1 attackee).
Most just went away, without comment.
The number who said: "I was fooled, shame on me" or equivalent was ... zero, out of 300+.
In any case, WebCite is your friend, especially if you set up a bookmarklet that makes it a 1-click and return operation.
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No. I was put on moderation during this thread, and stayed there for some weeks. But AW seemed to indicate here that this should have been a temporary measure enabling my responses to get enhanced attention, and he just forgot to switch it off. And indeed, I do seem to be unmoderated now.
Reverting to HS, the deleted post is there in full at Climate Depot.> the deleted post is there in full at Climate Depot
Complete with "Read the Full Article" link which goes to the deleted article :-)
The post is now back, headed by a disclaimer that its all tripe.
Cite: http://www.webcitation.org/6RYdV0x3HRepliesYes. There is context (and lots of interesting stuff) on this thread.
DeleteIs there interesting stuff there? There's nothing interesting from a scientific point of view: just a rehash of the same old stupid misunderstandings and the obvious answers. People agree that's its great to write utter tripe, because "science is all about correcting errors", or some other transparent excuse for ignorance. Denica Bozhinova and says some obvious things, too. What were the interesting bits (this is a serious question)?
DeleteNot scientifically interesting. But all three bloggers (including AW) tried to explain themselves, and the author as well chipping in, although since her paper was not on the topic at all, she didn't have much to add.
I noticed David Appell's banning disappeared from the resurrected thread.
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2015 at 2:04 PM
I'm reading this because you linked to your blog in WUWT and all I got was
"Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist."
It happens, so do mistakes by bloggers. Embarrassing but only a big deal if it gets through peer-review which you suggest that it didn't (comments on BH).


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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The fastest out-the-door make-up
baby I got it:
all you need is...
foundation ( I used La Mer foundation, that La Mer sent to me to try....it is pricey but awesome! You can use L'Oreal TruMatch to save dollars!)
a little face powder (i used Larenim Mineral Pressed powder)
black (or brown) eyeliner (i used smolder from MAC..revlon makes a good black too)
cream blush (or a pink colored lipstick) (I used Posey from MAC)
and some lipgloss ( I used Pink Frost from NYX)
Less than 5 minutes...and you'll feel a little bit "glammer" for the rest of the day!
16 comments:
- LibbyLayla1984 said...
Thanks Kandee.
I love fast make up since i'm so fond of sleeping in and then running around like a crazy person hahaha.
This helps me heaps, I can always look make up pretty hahahaha
You're an angel with a beautiful heart
xoxox - August 25, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Desiree said...
Thanks Kandee for the quick tips! I love your stuff and just ran across your videos yesterday when looking to see how to cut my side swept bangs (I found in just one day I've become horribly addicted to any and all advice now) =)
I do have one question, totally off topic but I keep seeing you wear these medium size stud earrings. You've worn black, blue, and red! Do you know where you got them? They're so cute!
~Thanks! - August 25, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Donyetta said...
I have been doing this exact look for the past two weeks now (minus the foundation, using only concealer) and I LOVE it!!! I never thought that I would be able to leave my house without foumdation/powder but it has been so freeing. I have realized that my skin is really not as crappy as I thought it was LOL. I love just wearng blush and the eyeliner and a little lipgloss. Its awesome.
- August 25, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- chelsea_o'moore said...
I love your videos, they're such different looks each time and they're really easy to follow and recreate.
I was wondering, I'm terrified of cream blush (partially because I have never used it) but the texture freaks me out. But it looks really great and easy in all of your videos. Could you maybe to a video on how to apply and different brands that make good ones for those of us who don't like blush? - August 25, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- chelsea_o'moore said...
P.S. I looooove your shirt :) Super cute :)
- August 25, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Desiree said...
P.S. I caught them in another video and the stud earrings are roses...
- August 25, 2009 at 11:55 PM
- jenna said...
Thanks for the videos Kandee!! I was wondering if you could do one on what items to splurge on and what we can save on and get good results still. Thanks! You rock!!
- August 26, 2009 at 8:34 AM
- Whit♥ said...
Thank you Thank you for this video!!
Could you do a vid on how to quickly go from a day makeup look to night?? That would be awesome!!!
Hope your day is wonderful!!
P.S. Do a glaminar in canada!!! :D - August 26, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- HHK1986 said...
Hi Kandee!
a) You are AMAZING! But you already knew that. :)
b) I know this is random, but I'm absolutely in LOVE with your yellow rose ring. I've searched for it in stores and online, but had no luck finding it. Where did you buy it???
Thank you for the awesome videos and such an uplifting personality!
Alani is ADORABLE. - August 26, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Purele said...
thank you so much for this video! it was really helpful :D
btw~ if you have time, please check out my new collection on my jewelry blog called "Midnight Star in Paris" :D
Link: http://purelejewelry.blogspot.com - August 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- Miss Liz said...
Great tips! I'm always looking for faster ways to get myself together before my kiddo wakes up and I get my day started. I'll definately bei using these!
- August 26, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- chris said...
you look better without make-up becouse we can see kande and is nothing better than that.{ñ,m!
- August 26, 2009 at 6:59 PM
- *Kathinka* said...
Your tips is awesome:)
Really helps me in the morning, and I love all your tips about styling and make-up. Keep doing the good work!
Kathinka from Norway
:D - August 27, 2009 at 2:40 AM
- MsZgirl1 said...
Hi Kandee,
Not sure where to put random requests for videos..new to all this stuff. I would love, need, a video on hiding or fixing large pores. I can't get rid of them no matter what products I try. When I wear foundation they are actually much more visible. Short of some kind of facial peel, I have no idea what to do. Please help. - August 28, 2009 at 7:30 AM
- MsZgirl1 said...
Hi Kandee,
Not sure where to put random requests for videos..new to all this stuff. I would love, need, a video on hiding or fixing large pores. I can't get rid of them no matter what products I try. When I wear foundation they are actually much more visible. Short of some kind of facial peel, I have no idea what to do. Please help. - August 28, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- Lisa Michelle said...
Just found your blog/videos. You are adorable! Thank you for the great makeup tips. They make me feel more confident!
- August 28, 2009 at 8:58 AM


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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can (29 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 package (8 ounces) no-cook lasagna noodles
- 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) 4% cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano.
- Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased 5-qt. slow cooker. Arrange a third of the noodles over sauce (break the noodles to fit if necessary). Combine cheeses; spoon a third of the mixture over noodles. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Got this batch of venison slim jims done.
Bourbon, from yesterday.
I tied them so i know which ones they are.
Todays Teriyaki
Tomorrow i will start cutting them into lengths.
I could not wait.
I had to cut a Teriyaki open and look and taste.
Very nice !
Looking delicious!!
like Craig said
"Looking delicious!!"
They look yummy Rick!!!
looks good rick. By looking at the venison stix, you added pork to the venison? I just did those venison sausages and I didnt add any pork other than the pork fat 20 %. Wasnt crazy about the flavor. It was ok.... jalapeno kielbasa seasoning and I thought It needed more seasonings to over come the game flavor..... I thought maybe next time I'll just add a pork shoulder to the venison.... What are your thoughts on doing this......
Them is some nice lookin stix there.
I'm still thinkin about makin Bears snack stix.
Happy Smokin'
Yes yo are correct Joe. The cut in is better with shoulder or butt. I asked the guy what he wanted for cut in and he said pork.
Got the bunch ready to cut.
No vac bags, so i guess he will package them.
I really like the all venison taste...
As always those look great Nepas!!
Looks great. Love venison. Getting ready to put together some venison summer sausage today. Could you post your recipe. Thank you
This is a question, instead of a comment.
Is there a differance between what is called Slim Jims and Pepperoni snack sticks, and if so Please explain the differance.
I make what I call Pepperoni snack sticks out of beef, Venison & Pork combination, venison & Beef combination and I stuff it in 19mm casings, then smoke it to an internal temp of 160 to 170 degrees.
Am I making Pepperoni or Slim Jims?
I would say if your making pepperoni with the typical anise and fennel then your making pepperoni style slim jims. IMHO 160-170 is to high of an IT for the sticks/jims and would be heading towards a fat-out of the pork or beef.
Nice !
awesome job!
looks great rick...................... Is that freezer getting full yet..................
Pretty close.
Vac bag most of it because the Mrs decided she wanted to have a Christmas drop in on the 10th from noon till 10pm. cheese, meat, crackers stuff with beer wine, soda stuff. Stop on by.
HI eveybody, i'm new to the site and was reading the great posts about making sausage sticks and slim jims. I was wondering if you wonderful people would share some of your tips,process,procedures,and possibly recipes on making these slim jims and sausage sticks, NEPAS..... i've read quite a few of your posts on making sausage and they look wonderful. I dont have access to wild game so i would have to buy store bought meats. I have a cookshack smoker that i smoke alot of meat in but would like to take a stab at producing my own salami, slim jim, jerky sticks,etc. any help would be appreciated thanks again
Hey Bugsy
Welcome to the SMF.
What CS do you have? Saying cuz i had one years ago and it did not do sausage very well. I had the small 4 rack CS (Dont remember the name) Yes you can use ground beef, pork, chicken, lamb or just about any meat to make sausage. I'm in the process putting some recipes together to post (be vewwy vewwy quiet dont tell anyone) You will find that allot of members do things different here and you will get loads of different ways to make sausage.
Head on over to the Roll call area say hi and let everyone see who ya are.
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Sunday afternoon I hopped on a super high speed train to Nanjing, about an hour and a half journey. I even lucked out and scored a window seat so I was able to nap for some of the trip! I met up with a friend from onboarding who is teaching at an adult school there, Jay. We had noodles at a restaurant near his school before taking the bus to his apartment. Unlike myself Jay has a TV in his apartment so we watched the sports channel and ...
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Unlike pneumatic tires which use a separate inner tube, tubeless tires have continuous ribs molded integrally into the bead of the tire so that they are forced by the pressure of the air inside the tire to seal with the flanges of the metal rim of the wheel.
Many patents had been filed covering tubeless tires. Killen Tire applied for a patent in 1928 and was granted GB patent 329955 in the UK in 1930. The Wingfoot Corporation, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire were granted a patent in South Africa in 1944. Due to technical problems, most of these designs only saw limited production or were abandoned.
Frank Herzegh working for BF Goodrich applied for a patent in 1946 and eventually received US patent 2587470 in 1952 in the United States. By 1955 tubeless tires became standard equipment on new cars.[1] BF Goodrich had to defend their patent in court several times, due to the similarities of previous designs. The primary difference between the BF Goodrich design and their predecessors was the usage of butyl rubber, which was more resistant to air leakage than the natural rubber used in the other designs.[2][3]
Traditional designs of pneumatic tires required a separate inner tube which could fail for a number of reasons, such as incorrect tire fit, friction between the tire wall and inner tube generating excess heat, or a puncture. Tubeless tire technology does away with the need for an inner tube thereby increasing safety.[1][4][citation needed] In a tubeless tire, the tire and the rim of the wheel form an airtight seal, with the valve being directly mounted on the rim. If a tubeless tire gets a small puncture, air escapes only through the hole, leading to a gentle deflation. Conversely, an inner tube could potentially burst like a balloon, leading to deflation of the tire which could result in sudden loss of control of the vehicle. However, the "bursting like a balloon" scenario is highly unlikely due to fact that the inner tube is inside of the tire and will deflate at a rate proportional to the puncture hole size.
Tire sealants[edit]
Liquid tire sealant can be injected into tubeless tires to prevent deflation in case of small punctures, although there is controversy regarding its compatibility with direct tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) that employ sensors mounted inside the tire. Some manufacturers of sealants assert that their products are indeed compatible,[5] but others warned that, e.g., the "sealant may come in contact with the sensor in a way that renders the sensor TEMPORARILY inoperable until it is properly cleaned, inspected and re-installed by a tyre care professional".[6] Such doubts are also reported by others.[7][8] Use of such sealants may void the TPMS sensor warranty.[5]
Bicycle tires[edit]
The Wikibook Bicycles/Maintenance and Repair/Wheels and Tires has a page on the topic of: Fitting and Repair for Tubeless Ready Tyre on to Tubeless Ready Rim |
A tubeless bicycle tire system requires a compatible tire, an airtight rim — capable of being sealed at the valve stem, spoke holes (if they go all the way through the rim) and the tire bead seat. The main benefit of tubeless tires is the ability to use low air pressure for better traction without getting pinch flats because there is no tube to pinch between the rim and an obstacle.[9]
UST or Universal System Tubeless is a US patent 6257676 rim designed by Mavic with hooked edges designed to seal with specially designed tires. Several companies such as Michelin and Hutchinson make tires compatible with UST rims.[9] UST was the first tubeless system for bicycles.[10] Other companies such as Stans Notubes Bontrager, DT Swiss, and WTB have their own similar system called Tubeless Ready.[11][12]
Road tubeless[edit]
In 2006, Shimano and Hutchinson introduced a tubeless system for road bicycles.[13] Tubeless tires have not yet gained popular acceptance in road racing due to lack of sponsorship, the tradition of using tubular tires and the fact that, even without the innertube, the combined weight of tubeless rims and tires is more than top-of-the-line tubular tire wheelsets.[14] Road tubeless is gaining popularity among riders for whom the benefits are worth the costs.[15]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "B.F. Goodrich Co. announces development of tubeless tire". History.com by A&E Television Networks. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ BF Goodrich Co. v. United States Rubber Co. (D. Md. 1956). Text
- ^ BF Goodrich Co. v. United States Rubber Co., 244 F.2d 468 (4th Cir. 1957).
- ^ Foster, Hailey (Dec 5, 1954). "TUBELESS TIRES; Standard on Most 1955 Automobiles, They Are Safer and Last Longer". New York Times. p. 27.(subscription required)
- ^ a b "Ride-On TPS Tire Sealants and Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)". Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Faqs: Is Slime TPMS Safe?". 2012. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Convenient tire sealants to fix a flat tire; Evaluations show that compressor kits are better than aerosol sealers". Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Common TPMS Service Questions and Answers". July 16, 2012. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
- ^ a b Felton, Vernon (2008). "Are Tubeless Tires Worth It?". Bike Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Brown, Sheldon. "Sheldon Brown's Glossary: U. S. T". Sheldon Brown. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Why Tubeless Ready?". Bontrager.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Tubeless Explained and Demystified". notubes.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Matt (December 2008). "The Scoop on Tubeless". Bicycling. Rodale: 90.
- ^ Zinn, Lennard. "Lennard Zinn Technical FAQ". Velo News. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "road tubeless tires yea or nay". roadbikereview.com. Retrieved 2015-03-02.


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LOL Anderson lies right out of the gate and says, " Here is Obama's Certificate of Live Birth" while showing the "Certification of Live birth." Seriously Anderson, Americans are smarter than that.
Please, please run for President there Trumpo – you will guarantee a Democrat landslide in 2012.
Trump knows that as long as he plays up this birther business he has the media's attention–and that of all the crack-pots. Once he declares that "his investigators" have established the truth–that Obama was born in Hawaii–he will get kicked to the curb.
Donald, even if you repeat it often enough (common Republican strategy) that doesn't make it true. Keep playing to the conserative extremists and you lose the rest of the country. You have made your choice.
I don't think Donald Trump knows American problem,he is out of touch.He cannot rule America.Is better you face your reality tv show,American don't need person of type.
When a "candidate" for public office says something as absurd as Trump's claim about a "missing" birth certificate, the media train needs to leave him behind. The certificate has been examined by multiple reliable sources. No more free press. He is not a serious candidate. He is not a serious human being. The man ought not to be not questioned about his belief, but ridiculed for it. He should be laughed out of the room. The only way he could appear more ridiculous is if he were to suggest that Obama has not "proved" he is not from Mars. And I'm not even an Obama supporter!
Anderson, please tell mr trump that, there are more important stuff to worry about than this birth certificant thing, look at the price of gas now, ecomony and so many issues to worry. The housing market is still weak and being a real estate person, he should focus more on that.
Donald Trump is a personality, a showman and a business man. I once found him interesting and entertaining. However, his involvement in the "birther" business against the President has shown me a side of Mr. Trump that I find totally disgusting. Now he is saying the President's birth certificate is missing. Is there no end to the actions of this total ego-manic? I have written him off as someone I care not to see or hear.
I don't think Trump is actually stupid enough to believe the "birther" nonsense. So logically, he is a complete and total hypocrite.
In any case, he is definitely not presidential material. Not even for president of the local PTA.
It is amazing that CNN would be giving any more air time to Donald Trump's investigation. Although it is quite understanding that journalists should be presenting all sides of any given story, it still appears to me the public has the right to hear about important national and international events. Please ignore the persona who is just trying to boost his popularity by playing into these "fear and conspiracy" stories.
Donald Trump needs to worry about proving why he would make a good choice for president, and stop worrying about whether or not Obama was born in the US. I don't care if you can prove if Obama was born in the US or not. Can you prove you would be a good president if you had to opportunity to replace Obmam?
"Someone" told him it's missing, he "doesn't want to say who." I'm gonna guess it was God.
What's missing is Trump's ability recognize a good hairstyle. I mean, nevermind the numerous bankrupties and the five kids from three wives and all the infidelity, does he really think the country will elect someone with that 'do president. Talk about bad judgement!
Let go Mr. Trump...
I guess there are no other serious issues facing America (other than that black guy daring to win the Presidency). Now Trump is going after the President's grades. And what are Trump's education and grades?
Hey Trump, the election is over. He won, get over it.
I'm confused – just what is Obama "doing" to fuel prices? Last I checked, fuel prices were being driven up by Trumps rich friends who speculate in the markets and the relationship between supply and demand no longer applies. As for the birth certificate you idiot PRESIDENT OBAMA met the requirements. Shut up, move on, and try to actually talk about something real instead of engaging in the typical Republican trickery of inciting people to jump to incorrect conclusions based on using words you know have that effect. And, Mr. Chump – pay your bills instead of making a deal and then going back on your word. Some of us who know you in real life know what a piece of garbage you really are. Oh and lastly – do we REALLY want a guy who's success came from his daddy's money AND who went BANKRUPT to be our President? I think not.
You would think it would take more than a blowhard spouting nonsense ("I've been told...") to get on CNN. My, how far we have fallen.
He is the president. If there was a big conspiracy behind this he could just have one made for him.
First I'd like to know how someone got into the files in Hawaii and saw the birth certificate missing. If the republicans can't even believe a fellow republican, the ex-governor of Hawaii who verified she saw it and it was the one posted on the internet, than I guess they are going to believe the one they want to. Someone who says it's not there. The people who mess their pants and say Obama was not born in the USA will believe exactly what they want to.
Maybe we should all go to a website that has a picture of the certificate posted, download a copy and just mail it to Trump. And ask him if he has enough money to buy a pair of glasses if he can't see the originality of it. He has gone bankrupt so many times and is not as rich as he says he is. But then tea bags and republicans don't measure the character and compassion of a person, what they think is SWELL ABOUT SOME ONE is if the have money, are dishonest, greedy and a false Christian. Seems like Trump fits the bill, as does all republicans and tea bags you see spewing trash on TV.
Not appropriate to reveal his sources? At what point does this garbage become treason? Opposing the opposite side is one thing. Desecrating them, slandering them, and trying desperatly I might add to destroy their career....that is something completely different than opposition. This is libel and slander at the very least!
this guy is worse than palin!
If Trump wants to fight Obama one on one on the important issues, then why doesn't he? Trump is the guy making this an issue.
Has anyone notice how Republicans are anti-democratic when elections doesn't go their way? Bill Clinton won in '92 and '96, and they tried to impeach him. Gore actually won in 2000, but the important thing was that thousands of potential Gore voters were physically turned away from the ballot box in Florida (forget the chad issue), and now that Obama beat McCain, Republicans are trying to overturn that election with this stupid birth issue.
Republicans are suppose to respect the will of the American people, but they're just hypocritical.
And why doesn't he produce his "long-form" birth certificate? He shouldn't have to, but why not just do it? End this nonsense right now. Like the State of Hawaii would refuse a presidential request to show the document? If nothing else, I'm tired of this being a news item. Just show the stupid document.
Donald Trump is a political opportunist and a liar. As Americans we should not tolerate his flagrant attempt to cultivate his brand at the expense of an American president. If he cannot cite his sources he should remain silent – as anyone with the least bit of decency and respect would do. CNN should not even report what this man does – its an affront to journalism.
Maybe a big problem for Obama with Trump pushing this issue.
CNN continues to say that Trump says he's done talking about Obama's real birth certificate, but you are the only ones continueing to publicize this. Maybe if you stopped trying to dirty an honest American's name you we could move on. CNN is turning this into a race thing by helping to cover up the truth. CNN, the inquirer makes better sense than you do, shame on you.
If he really wanted to be president, he would be investing the money he's paying the investigators into places that need it. Public schools, anyone?
Sorry Trump he has produced multiple times. And the president cant do much about gas prices in the short term.
I wish this man would just go home and never come back out
Someone remind Trump that his draft card and exemption records are missing.
The Dr. that delivered Obama could testify before the grand jury, and Trump would not give the testimony, or the witness any credibility. Trump just thinks he owns the world. In reality, he does not, and therefore, Obama does not need to give his accusations his time or attention. America is broken, unemployed, and hungry, things Trump just doesn't really care about, as he has never personally faced these obstacles. Let the rug babble, let him spend his bankrupt millions on his grand conspiracy theory, and in time, he will crawl back under the rock, from which he came. OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!
Trump has done the impossible- he's given the 'Birthers' a bad name.
So, someone who has no claim on the document won't provide their sources but says that the legally sealed document is missing, and avers that this is reason to do something? Lemme check – yep, Republican.
I never saw my birth certificate until I was 18. I needed a passport at that time, my parents could find it so I ordered it from the state / county where I was born. It was good enough to get me a passport and I suspect it would be good enough if I ever ran for president. Then again, I'm a white guy who doesn't have a vaguely "foreign sounding" name, so I'm sure many wouldn't find it an issue. It's the issue of race that remains at the center of this nonsense. Is Trump racist? I truly have no idea; he's clearly jumping on this birth certificate bandwagon to sell himself even more.
Trump is nothing but a circus style self-promoter. He's "heard" things? How long is his charade of running for president going to go on? His biggest idea is to add a multi-million dollar ballroom to the White House – that's a politician who has his priorities for the people of the nation in the right place.
Stay on it Mr. Trump. Thank goodness you have the funds and strength to pursue the matter more than anyone else has and we need to know! Thanks
Get him out !!!
The way obama describes his mother, she seems like a natralist kind of person. might she have had an all natural home birth and nobody knows anything about it... I don't care if he wasn't born here, he's a great american, trying his best to keep us safe.
Give it a rest Trump...either produce the evidence to back up your theory or let it go. If Obama is doing such a crappy job as President then you should have nothing to worry about in 2012. You look more like a "bully" than a potential candidate for the White House and the Republicans will abandoned you like rats from a sinking ship. Enough already!
This guy is turning the GOP presidential run-up into a circus, and he's turning the 2012 race into a debate about Obama's birth, something that makes the Dems very happy. Conservatives should be up in arms because this guys is playing them for ratings and at the same time making the GOP look foolish. He could cost them the 2012 race.
Wow, this guy calls himself a business man? Let's spend millions and millions tof your own money to get a job that pays 400k? Also I can't wait to Trump puts his name out there as an official contender. Then people can start airing his dirty laundry. Such as the number of times a Trump owned company or subsidiary has filed bankruptcy, or his casino ownership...
Why is the media paying attention to what this clown says??? It's obvious he is using this "Presidential Run" nonsense as a publicity stunt for his Celebrity Apprentice show. I can't understand why news outlets fall for it.
"What he's doing to fuel prices?" What exactly is he doing to fuel prices? It's Trumps buddies on Wall St that are speculating again and driving up fuel prices...it's got nothing to do with supply and demand.
more conservative foolishness. more ignoring of facts. trump has proven, without a doubt, that he is incapable of leading anyone.
I almost cannot believe the extemes that Trump will go to in this matter. He knows that President Obama cannot release his original birth certificate because Hawaii will not allow that by state law. It is a document that only the person it pertains to can read, but not request for publishing. Why doesn't Donald ask another citizen of Hawaii to produce that document to prove President Obama is being evasive? He can't, because no citizen can produce what birthers want. Please, just stop the insanity, use logic and then you too will have been freed from the crazy that is Trump.
Only one thing comes into mind about Obama is Impeach and do it quickly.
Trump represents everything that's wrong with America – including its declining education system.
I don't know why Republicans are complaining, Trump pretty much walks and talks like one. If it quacks like a duck....
The mileage Americans get out of issues that the rest of the world consider laughable is simply astounding. I am oddly compelled to continue following it though, mostly to read the inane comments that these issues garner. Thanks for keeping us entertained America.
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Jesus Is A Bodysurfer
San Francisco prides itself on its oddness and idiosyncracy but for sheer freakishness, the city can't hold a candle to Los Angeles.
This is a place that has specialized in Christian Apocalypse Cults since the modern city began, with Aimee Semple MacPherson leading the way for a colorful lineage of fervent believers and hucksters.
In Redondo Beach, at a small strip mall containing one of the original Trader Joe's outlets in the world...
...an evangelist in a white suit and gold glitter tie hovers around his Jesus-mobile everyday...
...ready to spread the good news.
Earlier in the week in Santa Barbara, we stumbled across a large boat in the marina with WATERMANACADEMY.COM stenciled on its side and the name "Rapture" painted on its back. (Click here to get there, if you dare. The photos below are taken from the site.)
According to a "Counselor" in his 20's who we talked to, the boat was originally a research vessel that had been turned into an "adventure" vessel that could sleep 110 people in bunk beds. It was based out of San Diego and took frequent trips to Catalina Island, usually with 13-to-19-year-old boys.
They claim to take alienated teenage boys in hand, and at $6,000 for a three-week boot camp, they turn the boys into "men."
"I'll bet you it's a Christian Cult with a pinch of the paramilitary," I guessed to my friends and the website proved me correct.
Though I'm not interested in sex with teenagers and never have been (even when I was a teenager), the operation also reeked of NAMBLA-style homoeroticism.
To add to the general creepiness, Santa Barbara's own Hate Radio Celebrity, Dr. Laura herself, had just impressed the young men with her "courageous" rapelling down the side of the boat.
I must confess that much of Christian dogma strikes me as superfluous since it's so easy to see God where the ocean meets land.
Some people see God in the mountains...
...and others in the desert.
I tend to feel him/her/it while gliding through a warm wave.
Beaches are also wonderful places for children to play...
...which does much to stave off that $6,000 alienation down the road.
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Hi SFMike,
I just created my own blogger site and I was hoping you could tell me how to advertise it so that people know that it exists. Thanks.
Matt - 5:02 PM
- sfmike said...
Dear Matt: The first thing you want to do is have your identity up at the top (rather than "anonymous") when you comment somewhere else, with an automatic link back to your blog.
As for how to advertise it, I don't have a clue. I'm still amazed when people stumble across this site. - 5:32 PM
Great pix! Your vacation seems wonderful, Mike.
Hi Mike,
I had a couple other questions:
1.) Is it possible to check out how many hits your site has gotten (note: not how many people have viewed your profile).
2.) How were you able to get your blog to show up on a google search?
Matt - 10:12 PM
- sfmike said...
Dear Anonymous Matt: Jesus, what are you, a marketing person?
As for your questions, 1) yes it's possible to see how many hits your site has gotten with StatCounter or other add-ons, but I've never bothered, and 2) far more devious minds than mine have been trying to figure out how to appear on Google frequently, but again, I don't even think about it.
By the way, what's the actual name of your blog so my devoted readership can check it out? - 11:43 AM
- sfwillie said...
Phew! I actually had to read the narrative to understand that you and Tony weren't physically present on the boat with those Christian boy-gunmen. Be careful. We want you back in one piece.
- Pedro said...
sf mike,
I big hug from me , Miss Sophia and Mamma kimberlee, life indeed can be beautiful.
txau - 12:53 PM
Hi sfmike,
I would include my blog link on this site but I think that my blog would offend your readers. Without going into it too much, my blog deals with certain fetishes that I have with women. It is harmless (fortunately), but I don't want to risk alienating your fans. This is why I choose to remain anonymous. Thanks for the info.
Matt - 12:53 PM
- Jennifer said...
Wow. "An overwhelming amount of young men are behaving badly" according to the WATERMAN site. Ah. Much amounts of help are sure to be provided by said program, and I look forward to encountering fewer distant, defiant, and uncooperative young men in the future.
That look on Dr. Laura's face is priceless! - 1:21 PM
- janinsanfran said...
Wow. Those white boys are scary.
I'm impressed with your site, very nice graphics!
After passing by the big boat in S.D. Harbor i checked out the site. Very scary. No way in hell would I send my son to that. I'd send him to do construction in Alaska or something useful like that.
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I picked it up at the library because I had read her previous book 'The Dirty Girls Social Club' and liked that too. This book was great! It definitely falls under the category of chick lit, and was extremely easy to read, but the characters were really well developed, and even though they were all flawed, and different from me, by the end of the book, the author managed to get me to like all of them. (Which isn't an easy task!) Definitely good beach reading, and it was laugh-out-loud funny at times. Which is another rare quality for a book.
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Tom Horn : Blood on the Moon buy / more info
Tom Horn in jail in Cheyenne, WY
Old West outlaw? No, not in the conventional sense. Old West lawman, yes, at times a deputy U.S. marshal and deputy sheriff. Old West stock detective. Superb athlete and cowboy.
An instrument of Satan? Perhaps, depending upon one's perspective.
But people whose parents and grandparents employed him say he was "a fine fellow, honest and dependable and very, very good at what he did."
Tom Horn Who painted this picture?
Operating unchecked as a stock detective for Wyoming's cattle barons for ten years, he was a death sentence to rustlers and the devil incarnate to the homesteader.
Born in 1860 in northeast Missouri, he left home as a young teen, in search of adventure – and because of an abusive father.
Tom Horn's Father
Army scouts in Arizona -- Tom Horn at left (?)
F. M. Ownbey, who worked with Tom Horn after Horn became a Pinkerton's agent in Colorado. After Horn's arrest for murdering Willie Nickell, Ownbey wrote to him in jail and said he felt he was innocent.
F. M. Ownbey
The Nickell family at their homestead (Willie at right)
Then on the morning of July 18, 1901, Willie Nickell, the fourteen-year-old son of a contentious, paranoid Wyoming sheepman, was shot.
The murder site (gate at center)
Glendolene M. Kimmell, Horn's alleged girlfriend
Tom and Glendolene (from a painting, "Iron Mountain Morning" by L. D. Edgar)
Joe LeFors
Gallows used to hang Tom Horn in Cheyenne, Wyoming
For the complete story of Tom Horn, read "Tom Horn - Blood on the Moon" by Chip Carlson, the world-renowned expert on Tom Horn, and his third book on the subject:
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1 config SQUASHFS 2 tristate "SquashFS 4.0 - Squashed file system support" 3 depends on BLOCK 4 help 5 Saying Y here includes support for SquashFS 4.0 (a Compressed 6 Read-Only File System). Squashfs is a highly compressed read-only 7 filesystem for Linux. It uses zlib, lzo or xz compression to 8 compress both files, inodes and directories. Inodes in the system 9 are very small and all blocks are packed to minimise data overhead. 10 Block sizes greater than 4K are supported up to a maximum of 1 Mbytes 11 (default block size 128K). SquashFS 4.0 supports 64 bit filesystems 12 and files (larger than 4GB), full uid/gid information, hard links and 13 timestamps. 14 15 Squashfs is intended for general read-only filesystem use, for 16 archival use (i.e. in cases where a .tar.gz file may be used), and in 17 embedded systems where low overhead is needed. Further information 18 and tools are available from http://squashfs.sourceforge.net. 19 20 If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be 21 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want), 22 say M here. The module will be called squashfs. Note that the root 23 file system (the one containing the directory /) cannot be compiled 24 as a module. 25 26 If unsure, say N. 27 28 choice 29 prompt "File decompression options" 30 depends on SQUASHFS 31 help 32 Squashfs now supports two options for decompressing file 33 data. Traditionally Squashfs has decompressed into an 34 intermediate buffer and then memcopied it into the page cache. 35 Squashfs now supports the ability to decompress directly into 36 the page cache. 37 38 If unsure, select "Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer" 39 40 config SQUASHFS_FILE_CACHE 41 bool "Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer" 42 help 43 Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer and then 44 memcopy it into the page cache. 45 46 config SQUASHFS_FILE_DIRECT 47 bool "Decompress files directly into the page cache" 48 help 49 Directly decompress file data into the page cache. 50 Doing so can significantly improve performance because 51 it eliminates a memcpy and it also removes the lock contention 52 on the single buffer. 53 54 endchoice 55 56 choice 57 prompt "Decompressor parallelisation options" 58 depends on SQUASHFS 59 help 60 Squashfs now supports three parallelisation options for 61 decompression. Each one exhibits various trade-offs between 62 decompression performance and CPU and memory usage. 63 64 If in doubt, select "Single threaded compression" 65 66 config SQUASHFS_DECOMP_SINGLE 67 bool "Single threaded compression" 68 help 69 Traditionally Squashfs has used single-threaded decompression. 70 Only one block (data or metadata) can be decompressed at any 71 one time. This limits CPU and memory usage to a minimum. 72 73 config SQUASHFS_DECOMP_MULTI 74 bool "Use multiple decompressors for parallel I/O" 75 help 76 By default Squashfs uses a single decompressor but it gives 77 poor performance on parallel I/O workloads when using multiple CPU 78 machines due to waiting on decompressor availability. 79 80 If you have a parallel I/O workload and your system has enough memory, 81 using this option may improve overall I/O performance. 82 83 This decompressor implementation uses up to two parallel 84 decompressors per core. It dynamically allocates decompressors 85 on a demand basis. 86 87 config SQUASHFS_DECOMP_MULTI_PERCPU 88 bool "Use percpu multiple decompressors for parallel I/O" 89 help 90 By default Squashfs uses a single decompressor but it gives 91 poor performance on parallel I/O workloads when using multiple CPU 92 machines due to waiting on decompressor availability. 93 94 This decompressor implementation uses a maximum of one 95 decompressor per core. It uses percpu variables to ensure 96 decompression is load-balanced across the cores. 97 98 endchoice 99 100 config SQUASHFS_XATTR 101 bool "Squashfs XATTR support" 102 depends on SQUASHFS 103 help 104 Saying Y here includes support for extended attributes (xattrs). 105 Xattrs are name:value pairs associated with inodes by 106 the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page). 107 108 If unsure, say N. 109 110 config SQUASHFS_ZLIB 111 bool "Include support for ZLIB compressed file systems" 112 depends on SQUASHFS 113 select ZLIB_INFLATE 114 default y 115 help 116 ZLIB compression is the standard compression used by Squashfs 117 file systems. It offers a good trade-off between compression 118 achieved and the amount of CPU time and memory necessary to 119 compress and decompress. 120 121 If unsure, say Y. 122 123 config SQUASHFS_LZ4 124 bool "Include support for LZ4 compressed file systems" 125 depends on SQUASHFS 126 select LZ4_DECOMPRESS 127 help 128 Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems 129 compressed with LZ4 compression. LZ4 compression is mainly 130 aimed at embedded systems with slower CPUs where the overheads 131 of zlib are too high. 132 133 LZ4 is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most 134 file systems will be readable without selecting this option. 135 136 If unsure, say N. 137 138 config SQUASHFS_LZO 139 bool "Include support for LZO compressed file systems" 140 depends on SQUASHFS 141 select LZO_DECOMPRESS 142 help 143 Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems 144 compressed with LZO compression. LZO compression is mainly 145 aimed at embedded systems with slower CPUs where the overheads 146 of zlib are too high. 147 148 LZO is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most 149 file systems will be readable without selecting this option. 150 151 If unsure, say N. 152 153 config SQUASHFS_XZ 154 bool "Include support for XZ compressed file systems" 155 depends on SQUASHFS 156 select XZ_DEC 157 help 158 Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems 159 compressed with XZ compression. XZ gives better compression than 160 the default zlib compression, at the expense of greater CPU and 161 memory overhead. 162 163 XZ is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most 164 file systems will be readable without selecting this option. 165 166 If unsure, say N. 167 168 config SQUASHFS_4K_DEVBLK_SIZE 169 bool "Use 4K device block size?" 170 depends on SQUASHFS 171 help 172 By default Squashfs sets the dev block size (sb_min_blocksize) 173 to 1K or the smallest block size supported by the block device 174 (if larger). This, because blocks are packed together and 175 unaligned in Squashfs, should reduce latency. 176 177 This, however, gives poor performance on MTD NAND devices where 178 the optimal I/O size is 4K (even though the devices can support 179 smaller block sizes). 180 181 Using a 4K device block size may also improve overall I/O 182 performance for some file access patterns (e.g. sequential 183 accesses of files in filesystem order) on all media. 184 185 Setting this option will force Squashfs to use a 4K device block 186 size by default. 187 188 If unsure, say N. 189 190 config SQUASHFS_EMBEDDED 191 bool "Additional option for memory-constrained systems" 192 depends on SQUASHFS 193 help 194 Saying Y here allows you to specify cache size. 195 196 If unsure, say N. 197 198 config SQUASHFS_FRAGMENT_CACHE_SIZE 199 int "Number of fragments cached" if SQUASHFS_EMBEDDED 200 depends on SQUASHFS 201 default "3" 202 help 203 By default SquashFS caches the last 3 fragments read from 204 the filesystem. 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USGerman Keyboard Layout: Easier German umlauts on a US keyboard for Mac OS X
Works with all versions of Mac OS X from Jaguar (10.2) to Yosemite (10.10)
Over 20,000 downloads
If you are using Mac OS X with a US keyboard layout, but need to type lots of German text, then download the file USGerman Keyboard Layout 0.98.zip (28 KB), unzip it, and put the file Roman.bundle into the following folder:
/Library/Keyboard Layouts
You may have to create this folder if it doesn't exist already.
You'll need administrator rights on your Mac for this, which you have automatically if you're the only user.
Don't use (your home directory)/Library/Keyboard Layouts with Snow Leopard (10.6) or later, otherwise you may not be able to enter any administration passwords anymore.
Now close all open applications (running applications will not recognize the new keyboard layout and may not respond to keyboard input with the new layout selected until you closed and relaunched them).
Launch System Preferences under the Apple menu (close it first if it was open already), go to the Keyboard Preferences pane, and select the Input Sources tab.
Click on the + in the lower left corner. In the overlay, select Others, then the U.S. With Umlauts via Option Key keyboard layout. Click Add to close the overlay.
Also check the Show Input menu in menu bar option at the bottom.
Log out and back in once after first installing it to make it work in all applications (including the Finder, Spotlight, etc.).
After logging back in, in your menu bar, select the US/German flag from the new flag menu.
Now you can use the following keyboard shortcuts for German special characters:
option-a for ä
option-o for ö
option-u for ü
option-s for ß
This also works as expected for uppercase umlauts (Shift-option-A, Shift-option-O, Shift-option-U), and with Caps Lock enabled. Shift-option-S or Caps-option-S will create "SS", in accordance with typographical standards.
The Option key is also labeled "alt" on most keyboards.
Note that you need to be running Mac OS X 10.2 or newer for this to work.
I created this keyboard layout using the nice web interface at http://wordherd.com/keyboards/. Check out their web site if you have any problems with this file. To recreate the above mapping, use the name "U.S. With Umlauts via Option Key", check "autodefine all unassigned keystrokes", leave the other options at their defaults, and paste the following code into their online form:
:: U.S. With Umlauts via Option Key
:: Copyright 2004,2005,2007,2008 by Prof. Dr. Jan Borchers, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
:: http://hci.rwth-aachen.de/borchers
:: All rights reserved. License: You are free to modify and/or redistribute this product,
:: as long as you do not change or remove the copyright notices or this license.
Oa $E4 :: Option-a creates ä
OSa $C4 :: Option-Shift-a creates Ä
OCa $C4 :: Option-Caps-a creates Ä
Oo $F6 :: Option-o creates ö
OSo $D6 :: Option-Shift-o creates Ö
OCo $D6 :: Option-Caps-o creates Ö
Ou $FC :: Option-u creates ü
OSu $DC :: Option-Shift-u creates Ü
OCu $DC :: Option-Caps-u creates Ü
Os $DF :: Option-s creates ß
OSs SS :: Option-Shift-s creates SS
OCs SS :: Option-Caps-s creates SS
Paste the resulting page into an empty TextEdit window, select "Make Plain Text" from the Format menu, and save the resulting file as "U.S. With Umlauts via Option Key.keylayout" into the folder specified above and select it as described. You won't get Nils' cool icon that way, and we have tweaked this layout some more to make it work better (see version history below), but otherwise it works the same. Log out and back after activating it if it doesn't work right away.
To find the above hexadecimal Unicode character codes, open the Keyboard System Preference, click on the 'Keyboard tab, and make sure Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar is checked. Then open the Character Viewer under the little keyboard icon in the menu bar, select the Latin'' character category, then right-click on the character you want to copy and paste its Unicode character code and other info into your text editor.
- Jan & Nils
Known Bugs
- 0.98: When editing Microsoft Word documents online using Microsoft OneDrive in Safari, hitting alt-shift-o for Ö does not work. Works fine in Safari otherwise. (Jan B. / May 15, 2015)
- Under Leopard, after first installing the new keyboard layout, running applications will not respond to keyboard input if you select the new layout in the menu bar. You have to go back to the U.S. layout, or quit and relaunch them. This is also true for the Finder, Spotlight, etc., which are non-trivial to relaunch. The easiest therefore is to follow the above instructions and log out and back in once after first installing the new layout. After that, changing between layouts from the flag in the menu bar is possible at any time and recognized immediately, even by running applications.
- Breaks keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator CS1 (although not Photoshop or any other app I tried) under Tiger. Solution: It works fine under Illustrator CS3 (CS2 may also work). Alternative workaround: Check the U.S. layout again in the International System Preferences Pane, and switch to the standard U.S. layout for that app, using the flag menu in the Mac menu bar.
Revision History
- May 15, 2015: Updated online instructions for Yosemite, removed pre-Snow Leopard instructions. No changes in the layout file itself. (Jan)
- Sep 10, 2009: Updated installation instructions for Snow Leopard, which requires you to install the keyboard layout to /Library/Keyboard Layouts instead of in HOME/Library/Keyboard Layouts. You need Administrator access to your Mac for this (which you will have if you're the only user).
- Jan 3, 2008 (Version 0.98): Checked that the keyboard layout still works with Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Leopard). Updated the installation instructions, stressing the need to log out and back in. Changed URLs to new "hci" server. Changed long name to use official Apple "Optionstaste" German wording. Updated web page and synced Readme file to it. Updated version numbers to 0.9.8. No Xcode rebuild, just hacked plist and other text / string files. (Jan) Also entered listing at VersionTracker
- July 28, 2007 (Version 0.97): Following a post on the Ukelele forum, changed the bundle name to Roman, the keyboard name to "U.S.", and verified that the ID is 5000, to avoid Mac OS X switching back to the default U.S. layout automatically. Changed long name to use official Apple "Option Key" wording. Updated web page and synced Readme file to it. Updated version numbers to 0.9.7. No Xcode rebuild, just hacked plist and other text / string files. (Jan)
- August 25, 2005 (Version 0.96): Updated property list to look more like a U.S. keyboard to the system, changing to ISO code "en", works better with Tiger when entering passwords. (Nils)
- March 14, 2005: Recreated keylayout using current wordherd.com web site, added uppercase sharp s mapping, added Caps Lock mappings, renamed layout to "U.S. With Umlauts via Option key", documented wordherd.com syntax and Unicode character codes, added do-it-yourself instructions. (Jan)
- January 18, 2005 (Version 0.95): English / German localization and icon all wrapped in a Bundle. (Nils)
- January 08, 2004: Initial version. (Jan)
Copyright notice
Copyright 2004,2005,2007,2008 by Prof. Dr. Jan Borchers, RWTH Aachen, Germany - all rights reserved.http://hci.rwth-aachen.de/borchers
You are free to modify and/or redistribute this product, as long as you do not change or remove the copyright notices or this license.Feedback
Heute habe ich im Internet ihr keyboard layout für die Eingabe deutscher Umlaute gefunden und möchte mich hiermit ganz herzlich für Ihren Einfallsreichtum bedanken. Ich suche schon seit längerem nach einer einfacheren als der von Apple angeboten Lösung, bisher jedoch erfolglos. Vielen Dank nochmals. (C. Kick, Reutlingen, 2008)
Vor längerer Zeit habe ich ähnliche Tastenlayouts für Windows und Linux
erstellt. Als Neu-Mac-Benutzer freut es mich, dass ich die Arbeit für
den Mac nicht nochmal machen muss. (B Schoeller, Zürich, 2009)
erstellt. Als Neu-Mac-Benutzer freut es mich, dass ich die Arbeit für
den Mac nicht nochmal machen muss. (B Schoeller, Zürich, 2009)
Philipp von Weitershausen posted a similar idea in his 2006 blog. Check it out.Bernd Schoeller has created similar layouts for Linux and Windows (9.2009).
Created by borchers. Last Modification: Thursday 14 of May, 2015 15:33:21 by borchers.


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Monday, October 8, 2012
Monday's Muse
16 comments:
beautiful journal page and you are so right! It isn't that we were once caterpillars and now we're butterflies, it's that we are always evolving, over and over. thank you for this lovely reminder.
ReplyDeleteFood for thought! I love these musings as well as your journal page. I always have to remind myself not to resist change.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Change is always a good thing when it comes to art journaling. Most people find they can't come up with fresh and colorful ideas.
I like it.
Barb - AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 11:25 AM
I thought that was so beautfil Angelia, thank you so much! I loved your use of color, something I have had such problems with. I can't seem to get those colors down of my first layer to look half way decent. and I'm starting to get a gunch of pages with a lot of layers and nothing else! It's driving me bonkers! What do I do to get everything to come together to make something that looks like something?!?
Peggy This is soooo beautiful again. They might be different colours, but your style is immediately recognizable. You're right not to hold on to something that doesn't feel right only because it's expected from you. Just keep doing what you feel like, it's gorgeous either way.
ReplyDeleteOh my... great journal page!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, such a wonderful wonderful post.
Yes, we do evolve as creative souls.
To take a step back from our work... and feel what the painting to telling us, it speaks the language of our "creative process". ~xx
Enjoy your journey... :]


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wikiHow to Stream an iPad's Screen to a TV with Apple TV
One Methods:Setting up Apple TVCommunity Q&A
Want to share the presentation you made on your iPad with everyone in the office? Feel like playing Angry Birds on the big screen? Need to show the room how to use an app you have? The AirPlay function in iOS and Apple TV allows you to stream your iPad display directly to a TV screen, letting everyone see what your iPad is showing. Follow this guide to get it up and running in just a few minutes.
Setting up Apple TV
1Check that you have a compatible devices. You must have an iPad 2 or newer, or an iPad Mini, in order stream using AirPlay. Your Apple TV must be second-generation or newer.
- Second generation Apple TVs were released late 2010. If your Apple TV is older, it will not support AirPlay.
- The iPad 2 was released in 2011. Original iPads will have a model number A1219 or A1337 and are not compatible.[1]
- Ensure that both devices are updated to the latest version of iOS. This will ensure the highest-quality stream.
2Turn on your TV and the Apple TV unit. Make sure that the TV is set to the input that the Apple TV is connected to. You should be able to see the Apple TV interface.
- Check the Settings menu of your Apple TV to make sure that AirPlay is turned on.
- If you are using your Apple TV for the first time, this article will show you how to set it up.
3Connect your iPad to your home network. In order to stream your iPad to the TV screen, your iPad and Apple TV need to be on the same network.
4Stream specific content to your TV. If you'd rather just stream a specific video or song to your TV, start the media on your iPad and then tap the AirPlay button. This button is located next to the "Next" button on your playback controls. Pressing the button will send the video or song to your Apple TV screen.[2]
- When the content is streaming on the TV, you can use the controls that appear on the iPad to start and stop playback, skip to the next track, and more. If you are streaming pictures, swipe your iPad screen to move to the next picture.
5Stream everything on your iPad running iOS 7. If you'd rather stream your whole iPad screen to the Apple TV, swipe up from the button of the screen on your iPad to open the Control Center. Tap the AirPlay button and select your Apple TV from the menu that appears. Your iPad screen will now appear on your TV.
- To access the AirPlay button on iOS 6, tap the Home button twice to open a list of your recent apps. Swipe from left to right to open the brightness menu. Tap the AirPlay button and select your Apple TV from the menu that appears.
6Decide if you want to enable mirroring. Mirroring will show your display on both screens. If mirroring is not enabled, the display will only appear on the TV. Mirroring is especially useful for giving presentations, or for playing iPad games on your TV.[3]
- To turn on Mirroring, toggle the switch so that it turns green (iOS 7) or blue (iOS 6).
Community Q&A
What cables do I use to download photos from my iPad to an Apple TV?wikiHow ContributorIf you just want them to be displayed onto the Apple TV, there are no cables required. Just turn the Apple TV on and scroll up from the bottom on your iPad. Make sure you have Bluetooth on, a little icon should pop up saying "Apple TV". Click on that and whatever you view on your iPad will be viewed on the Apple TV as well.
What can I do to correct AirPlay streaming slowly?wikiHow ContributorThere really isn't anything you can do. Try to connect with really good WiFi and play it for a while.
Does a chip in my iPad determine the picture quality when I am streaming?wikiHow ContributorThe processor (computer chip) in your iPad determines how fast your iPad is. This does have a significant effect on video quality. That said, the screen resolution of your TV is often more of a limiting factor when streaming your iPad's screen to your TV. Screen resolution is a sort of hard limit on how high the picture quality can be on a given display. Besides that, network speed and bandwidth can also impose limits on stream quality.
I have a USA iTunes Store account, & and am in the UK. I can buy movies from the USA account, but can't seem to AirPlay them to my TV, so I have to watch them on my device. Am I missing something here? What can I do?
How do I share my iPad screen in iOS 9 to my Apple TV?
My Apple TV doesn't, appear only my iPhone or iPad. What can I do?
What do I do if the picture quality isn't great?
Why am I only getting audio on my AppleTV from my iPad?
- Make sure your Apple TV and iPad are connected to the same wireless network before attempting a connection.
- There may be a slight delay when using AirPlay mirroring to your TV with music apps like GarageBand and some games.
Things You'll Need
- A wireless network
- An Apple TV
- An HD TV
Article Info
Categories: Apple iOS
In other languages:
Español: conectar la pantalla de tu iPad a tu televisión usando Apple TV, Português: Carregar a Tela de um iPad numa TV com a Apple TV, Italiano: Collegare un iPad alla Televisione Usando la Apple TV, Français: reproduire l'écran de votre iPad sur votre télévision avec un décodeur Apple TV, Русский: передавать экран iPad на экран телевизора с помощью Apple TV, 中文: 把iPad画面同步到苹果电视上, Nederlands: Zo stream je je iPad naar een televisie, Deutsch: Einen iPad Bildschirm mit Apple TV auf einem Fernseher streamen, Bahasa Indonesia: Melakukan Streaming Layar iPad ke TV dengan Apple TV
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Flex - ColorPicker Control
The ColorPicker control provides user a way to choose a color from a swatch list.The default mode is to show a single swatch in a square button.
When the user clicks the swatch button, the swatch panel appears and displays the entire swatch list.
Class declaration
Following is the declaration for mx.controls.ColorPicker class:
public class ColorPicker extends ComboBase
Public properties
S.N. | Property & Description |
1 | colorField : String Name of the field in the objects of the dataProvider Array that specifies the hexadecimal values of the colors that the swatch panel displays. |
2 | labelField : String Name of the field in the objects of the dataProvider Array that contain text to display as the label in the SwatchPanel object text box. |
3 | selectedColor : uint The value of the currently selected color in the SwatchPanel object. |
4 | selectedIndex : int [override] Index in the dataProvider of the selected item in the SwatchPanel object. |
5 | showTextField : Boolean Specifies whether to show the text box that displays the color label or hexadecimal color value. |
Protected properties
S.N. | Property & Description |
1 | swatchStyleFilters : Object [read-only] Set of styles to pass from the ColorPicker through to the preview swatch. |
Public methods
S.N. | Method & Description |
1 | ColorPicker() Constructor. |
2 | close(trigger:Event = null):void Hides the drop-down SwatchPanel object. |
3 | open():void Displays the drop-down SwatchPanel object that shows colors that users can select. |
S.N. | Event & Description |
1 | change Dispatched when the selected color changes as a result of user interaction. |
2 | close Dispatched when the swatch panel closes. |
3 | enter Dispatched if the ColorPicker editable property is set to true and the user presses Enter after typing in a hexadecimal color value. |
4 | itemRollOut Dispatched when the user rolls the mouse out of a swatch in the SwatchPanel object. |
5 | itemRollOver Dispatched when the user rolls the mouse over a swatch in the SwatchPanel object. |
6 | open Dispatched when the color swatch panel opens. |
Methods inherited
This class inherits methods from the following classes:
Flex ColorPicker Control Example
Let us follow the following steps to check usage of ColorPicker control in a Flex application by creating a test application:
Step | Description |
1 | Create a project with a name HelloWorld under a package com.tutorialspoint.client as explained in the Flex - Create Application chapter. |
2 | Modify HelloWorld.mxml as explained below. Keep rest of the files unchanged. |
3 | Compile and run the application to make sure business logic is working as per the requirements. |
Following is the content of the modified mxml file src/com.tutorialspoint/HelloWorld.mxml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" width="100%" height="100%" minWidth="500" minHeight="500" > <fx:Style source="/com/tutorialspoint/client/Style.css"/> <s:BorderContainer width="550" height="400" id="mainContainer" styleName="container"> <s:VGroup width="100%" height="100%" gap="50" horizontalAlign="center" verticalAlign="middle"> <s:Label id="lblHeader" text="Form Controls Demonstration" fontSize="40" color="0x777777" styleName="heading"/> <s:Panel id="colorPickerPanel" backgroundColor="{colorPicker.selectedColor}" title="Using ColorPicker" width="420" height="200"> <s:layout> <s:HorizontalLayout gap="10" verticalAlign="middle" horizontalAlign="center"/> </s:layout> <s:Label width="150" color="black" text="Select background color: " fontWeight="bold"/> <mx:ColorPicker id="colorPicker" showTextField="true" selectedColor="0xFFFFFF"/> </s:Panel> </s:VGroup> </s:BorderContainer> </s:Application>
Once you are ready with all the changes done, let us compile and run the application in normal mode as we did in Flex - Create Application chapter. If everything is fine with your application, this will produce following result: [ Try it online ]


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From: Rob Retter <c_robr@ky...> - 2004-08-27 17:43:27
In Section 3.5.3 (Viewing Complete old/new Files) of the Codestriker = Guide (accessed on the web as = http://codestriker.sourceforge.net/x458.html#VIEW-FILE), the following = sentence appears: "The review has to be linked to a SCM repository, so that it can fetch = parts of the file which aren't a part of the review text." This seems to mean that, in order to show side-by-side the entire = contents of a file's "original" and "changed" versions (with differences = highlighted), one must provide some kind of "link" to the source control = system through which Codestriker can obtain the non-changed lines. It = already has the changed lines, as they came to Codestriker in the diff = output. I do not understand what it actually means to provide this "link to a = SCM repository". In our current setup, Codestriker shows the window as = if the entire file contents were available (that is, all the line = numbers are present and all the lines from the diff are present), *but* = the rest of the lines (those which were not different, so were not in = the diff output) are empty. The line numbers appear, but not the lines = themselves. I imagine this is because Codestriker does not have the = needed "link to a SCM repository", and so it just leaves the lines in = its display empty. What, *exactly*, is the method by which we make the "review linked to a = SCM repository"? Our SCM system is Perforce (and we've gotten most of = that integration to work just fine). Please forgive my probably-foolish question, and thank you very much for = your time and help. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and = the lash. Sir Winston Churchill |