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This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for a few deliveries in 2011.
SQL Server doesn't give logins or users any rights by default. That means when you add a login or user to the SQL Server instance, the user cannot access any of the data or objects in the instance until you grant rights.
That's not the model that so many people have learned in many applications where once a user has access, they can view anything. This leads to many administrators and developers thinking something is wrong when they create a new login and data cannot be accessed.
So they start by granting one of two rights initially: sysadmin or db_owner.
That's a huge mistake, and leads to security issues down the road if the database contains any type of sensitive information.
There's a security tenet that is known as the principle of least privilege. This essentially means that any user is only allowed to the minimum amount of access needed to accomplish their job. A few examples of what this means in practice:
There are many more examples, but the basic idea is that you grant the rights needed, not every right.
It feels like a lot of work to deal with roles, or think about the rights needed. It's really not. Set up a role when someone needs access and grant the rights they need to that object. If they need more rights, grant more rights.


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Code4Lib Midwest Lightning Talk, July 2016
C4LJournal Many thanks to the folks at the University of Chicago for hosting C4L Midwest last week. After hearing some of the presentations and discussions on data plans and availability, I put together a short lightning talk about the data we have at the Code4Lib Journal, or at least what can be cobbled together (literally). Surprise statistic (for me): the percent published and percent rejected, over the history of the journal, are equal. As Eric Lease Morgan pointed out, most of the data we can't share from the Journal are confidential. But one of the problems with gathering even shareable Continue reading Code4Lib Midwest Lightning Talk, July 2016

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text: Our Verdict A good wireless system; enjoyably musical, and good to use with an iPod remotely For Wireless allows iPod to be used as a remote control easy to setup enjoyable listen Against Could do with a little more definition and openness Reviewed on 24th April 2012 Creative has brought out a modular update to its ZiiSound D5 Bluetooth wireless iPod dock system. The new Creative ZiiSound D5x carries on with the same high quality aptX codec streaming, but it now also has the facility to allow the wireless linking of additional speaker modules, such as the D5 speakers and the DSx subwoofer (below) – up to a 3.1 configuration for multi-channel and multi-room modes. Creative ZiiSound D5x: Bluetooth aptX The BT-D5 transmitter is a key ingredient: insert it into your iPhone or iPod to give them Bluetooth aptX capabilities. It also means that you can walk away from the dock with your iPod in hand, so you can retain the intuitive functionality of using your iPod to control music. Or, of course, it slots into the dock and charges your iPod while playing. More after the break The neat one- piece chassis is encased in a matte black mesh, and weighs a dainty 2.4kg. To adjust the volume, you just glide your finger along a touch panel, which is rather slick and cool to use. Creative ziiSound sub All stereo Bluetooth compatible iPods and iPhones can be played wirelessly, while you can also use the 3.5mm cable to connect non-Apple players to the auxiliary input. To stream music from your computer, you'll have to buy a BT-D1 Bluetooth USB transmitter. Creative ZiiSound D5x: Sound quality So how does it sound? Well, bearing in mind that it's wireless, the D5x delivers decent amounts of detail and is pleasantly rhythmic. Stream Sbtrkt's Wildfire, and you'll get rich bass with a solid midrange. The treble is slightly clipped, which takes away the finer nuances of vocals, but the overall even tone makes it enjoyable to listen to. There are cheaper rivals that have a more expansive soundstage and better detail, but if it's a wireless dock you're after, the D5x is a great option that sounds good while being flexible and easy to live with. See all our dock system Best Buys Follow whathifi.com on Twitter Join whathifi.com on Facebook Related News iXOOST speakers are made from supercar exhaust pipes Tue, 17 Mar 2015, 03:14pm Best iPod, iPad and iPhone docks to buy in 2014 Thu, 01 May 2014, 05:27pm Arcam rDock-uni with built-in DAC handles all iPhones and iPads Thu, 20 Feb 2014, 11:19am Pure Contour i1 Air comes with AirPlay, 30-pin and lightning connectors Tue, 01 Oct 2013, 11:52am Pure expands Jongo family with T2, T4 and T6 wireless speakers Wed, 14 Aug 2013, 06:00pm Creative Dock systems Hi-Fi ZiiSound D5x Stay on top of your sound with What Hi-Fi? in your inbox every week Thank you for registering for our Newsletter We will send you relevant emails and updates.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Designer: Bulthaup
There are so many wonderful options for kitchen design now. Uppers with lowers, just lowers, one island, two islands, no island. Furniture, build-ins, galley style, open. Some are warm and light, some are white and open and clean... others are dark and well light, a little moody... and some are crisp, bright and fresh.
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Labels: design, interior design, kitchen
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Inspiration: Relaxed Living
As Summer is coming toward its mid/end, we enjoy this lovely time—an in between phase of sort—some mornings feel almost as crisp as new Autumn mornings do, but days are still filled with the warmth and sunshine of Summer. Light layers for oneself and the home are a must, be it fine linen or cotton blazers and scarves, easy tablecloths, towels, or blankets at hand. Perfect for relaxing with a great novel or enjoying a leisurely bath...
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+ a few things to look at purchasing here & here
Images: fashion via voyonsvoir from fgr Eva Helene Skarvig par Ruben Vega pour Vanidad été 2011 | home and body via Coté Bastide captured by Gregoire Gardette
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Weekly Finds № 07
Good morning to you! I hope that you enjoyed the weekend very much. Truth be told, between work, cousins and my uncle visiting from out of town, and a family celebration last night, I hardly minded that the internet was down for two entire days. Thank you to all who entered the Haute, Right and Splendid giveaway last week—it was wonderful to share in the excitement of Splendid Willow Avenue's new look and products with you, along with Monika of Splendid Willow Avenue and Ally of From the Right Bank. Congratulations to Luciane at Homebunch.com, who won and decided on the blue chunky bead and silver necklace!
01 Noa Noa's Autumn catalogue includes a number of beautiful fashion to look forward to.
02 Monies of Denmark has many new (and natural) intriguing jewelry designs to adore.
03 While enjoying Acne Paper this last week, I couldn't resist this haute card holder.
05 Jamie Beck, of From Me to You, shares how to create different up-do's.
06 A pair of elegant earrings with cherry blossoms featuring cream Swarovski pearls.
07 Habitually Chic featured such pretty Autumn images from Vogue Enfants magazine.
07 Some very pretty pieces from Stella McCartney's Fall 2011 lingerie collection.
08 Anne, of The City Sage, showcased a warm and inspiring post.
08 Lovely espresso cups for the Illy Art Collection designed by renowned artist, Anish Kapoor.
Images: fashion, Noa Noa | jewelry, Monies | card holder, Acne | design work, via September Industry, by Egelnick and Webb
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Inspiration: Lights at Night
One of my fondest Summer memories is celebrations—whether it is Birthdays, Anniversaries or just a Summer dinner, that span from the core house to the outdoors. Those lively celebrations that last well into the evening... with candles lit in the large tree's candelabra, lanterns dispersed on the deck, tea lights lining the courtyard and on tabletops, and glowing lights from inside the house... how magical it is. All of this came to mind yesterday evening, as I came across this beautiful "proto-barn" by FAS(t) that was built in the Russian countryside for a competition I believe. The delicate looking strings are actually chains, meant to frame the space. Quite beautiful isn't it? If you had one, what would you use it for? A cocktail party? A romantic dinner? Perhaps a conservatory of sorts?
Images: discovered via Notcot, by FAS(t)
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Designer: Zara, August
Today was a late Summer break... the sun was nowhere to be found all day long, but instead, our gardens were certainly well watered with all of the rain that we had. It made me think of how close Autumn truly is, and some of the lovely pieces to look forward to. Zara certainly has some beautiful things, and I personally would love to have that striking, deep blue and black blazer as well as some of these blouses... and you?
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Weekly Finds № 06
01 Monika from Of Paper and Things shared incredible paper sculptures by The Makerie Studio ( 01, 03)
02 Lena Erziak's beautiful F/W 2011 collection launced, along with the addition of an online shop (02, 04)
03 The Pastry Affair shared a delicious recipe for comforting coconut pancakes, topped with cherries
04 Mint featured Furze Chan's set of fifteen paper envelopes with gold detailing
05 Aga's work and her personal projects are a constant fascination—here she is painting grapes in gold
06 A chic and classic black top—perfect with crisp white jeans or shorts
07 Robyn Michelle-Lee photography: a fresh, elegant wedding with a story that touches the heart...
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Jim Hanna, Starbucks sustainability director, told The Guardian that climate change is threatening the world coffee supply. Hanna said their farmers were already seeing the effects of a changing climate, with severe hurricanes and more resistant bugs reducing crop yields.
"What we are really seeing as a company as we look 10, 20, 30 years down the road – if conditions continue as they are – is a potentially significant risk to our supply chain, which is the Arabica coffee bean."
Starbucks is part of a business coalition that has been pressuring Congress and the Obama administration to act on climate change. Hanna plans to brief members of Congress on climate change and coffee at an event sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Hanna said well-established farms were seeing a drop in crop yield, and that could well discourage growers from cultivating coffee in the future, further constricting supply. "Even in very well established coffee plantations and farms, we are hearing more and more stories of impacts."
"If we sit by and wait until the impacts of climate change are so severe that is impacting our supply chain then that puts us at a greater risk," he said.
Starbucks Hypocrisy
Apparently it hasn't occurred to Mr. Hanna that Starbucks itself is a major contributor to global warming. In fact, not only is Starbucks a major contributor to climate change, because of the company's voracious appetite for growth and market penetration, Starbucks, like Wal-mart, has destroyed neighborhood businesses (coffee houses) across the nation.
In some neighborhood communities there are two Starbucks in one or two city blocks.
Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 16,850 coffee shops in about 40 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and over 150 in Turkey.
The lumber required to build thousands of Starbucks stores, and the paper to manufacture hundreds of thousands of cups and cup holders contributes to the the depletion of the rain forests, which in turn contributes to climate change.
Notwithstanding the company's alleged conservation efforts, the only way Starbucks can significantly reduce its global carbon footprint is to begin closing stores, and we all now that isn't going to happen.
While Starbucks has recently closed some stores due to an anemic economy, if the company was sincerely interested in climate change, instead sending Mr. Hanna to Washington to admonish others to act and make sacrifices, Starbucks would begin by announcing store closings to reduce their carbon footprint.
Because ultimately, the company's paper cup recycling efforts aren't going to amount to a hill of coffee beans.
Sustainable Coffee Practices
According to Peachy Green, a website devoted to the Green Movement, we should all be drinking coffee grown on a farm that conserves resources, uses no chemicals, and protects the environment.
"Shade-grown coffee typically comes to mind for consumers wishing to purchase an ecologically sound cup of joe. The unique quality of shade-grown beans is that they are harvested from coffee plants grown under the canopy of native, tropical plants (coffee is a crop found in over 60 tropical countries).
"Organic coffee is another component of the 'green' coffee choices on the market. In order to protect birds and fragile environments, fertilizers and pesticides are not used in growing organic coffee."
Another key component of sustainable coffee is whether it is "Fair Trade" certified — a product certification system designed to allow people to identify products that meet agreed environmental, labor and developmental standards.
Among other things, Fairtrade Standards for coffee production includes the following [source]:
*Producer organizations are paid a floor price (Fairtrade Minimum Price) of US 1.40 per pound for Fairtrade certified washed Arabica and US 1.35 for unwashed Arabica, or the market price, if higher.
*For Fairtrade certified organic coffee an extra minimum differential of US 30 cents per pound is being applied.
*A Fairtrade Premium of US 20 cents (with USD 5 cents earmarked for productivity and quality improvements) per pound is added to the purchase price and is used by producer organizations for social and economic investments at the community and organizational level.
*Fairtrade coffee certification is currently only open to small farmer organizations. Small farmers must be organized in organizations which they own and govern.
*Democratic decision making is required. Everybody has equal right to vote.
*Environmental standards restrict the use of agrochemicals and encourage sustainability.
*Pre-export lines of credit are given to the producer organizations. If requested, up to 60 % of the purchase price should be pre-financed to the producer organizations.
*Trade standards aim to encourage fairer negotiations, clarify the role of price fixing, and reduce speculation


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Medical Definition of Synthesis
Synthesis: Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis refers specifically to the process of building compounds from more elementary substances by means of one or more chemical reactions.
For example, the adipocyte is a cell that is specialized in the synthesis and storage of fat.
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Family Time, German Chocolate Cake and Peanut Butter Balls — Trisha Yearwood Celebrates Father's Day With Garth Brooksby Maria Russo in Food Network Chef, Holidays, June 15th, 2013
While some families craft extensive plans and elaborate surprises to honor their dads on Father's Day, the scene at the Yearwood-Brooks home will be far more low-key tomorrow. For Trisha, her husband, Garth, and his three daughters, there will be just one item on the agenda: spend time together enjoying some of Dad's most-treasured treats.
"As long as his girls are all three in the same place, that's huge," Trisha told FN Dish of Garth when we caught up with her last month. "Now we have two [daughters] in college and one in high school, so getting everybody together is harder." When the family is finally under one roof, especially at a time like this weekend, quality time is of the utmost importance. "Father's Day really is just whatever Dad wants to do, and it always means he wants to have his girls there, so it's always just something with them," Trisha says of how they'll be celebrating tomorrow.
No holiday with Trisha is complete without a spread of sweet Southern eats, of course, and tomorrow's menu will surely not disappoint. Perhaps the most-important dish of the day will be German chocolate cake, as it's "[Garth's] favorite," according to Trisha. "I made [it] for his birthday and for Father's Day, so he'll be having that for sure." Although she jokes that Garth is "not allowed" to cook on Father's Day, she may make an exception if he wants to prepare "Miss" Mickey's Peanut Butter Balls (pictured right) with his daughters. Trisha adds that this recipe is ideal if moms or dads are in the kitchen with their little ones because it's "really easy." Plus, the five ingredients it calls for are likely already stocked in your pantry. "If the adult does the hot stuff on the stove, then once it's all mixed together you can put it out on wax paper and the kids can rolls them into balls," Trisha explains. "And that's a really cool thing they can do together."


text: The role of Pliny in the preservation and interpretation of the early views of the natural world is assessed in Roger French and Frank Greenaway (eds.), Science in the Early Roman Empire: Pliny the Elder, His Sources and Influence (1986), a collection of informative, authoritative essays. Worthwhile books about Pliny include Mary Beagon, Roman Nature: The Thought of Pliny the Elder (1992); and John F. Healy, Pliny the Elder on Science and Technology (1999).


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Oranges and Granola
The tall catholic church stood gleaming against the grime of the street.
Women crouched on their heels hawking fruit across from the church. The most beautiful fruit. More beautiful than could be found inside the adjacent supermarket. More beautiful fruit than in any supermarket in all of Haiti.
The only good thing about the supermarkets with the wilting produce was the air conditioning. It was almost worth it to purchase a single soft apple or brown tinged banana just to cool your forehead against the glass of the soda case. Relax from the heat for a few seconds.
Trying to negotiate fruit for Haitian Gourds, stuttering creole numbers around the air in front of your face, was like trying to roller skate with three wheels on a gravel street. Awkward. Difficult. And you only hurt yourself in the end.
The fruit women needed the extra 50 cents more than I could ever imagine needing it. They wore monochromatic pencil skirts and bright colored tops. Some with bras. Some without. Some nursing babies. Some bent over with age, missing teeth.
Leaning over the fruit hawkers you could glimpse into their world, briefly. Babies crying. Smoke from open fires cooking rice, wafting past you on a journey to the heavens. Someone bathing upright in a tiny bucket glimpsing their underwear through old fashioned soap suds. Plastic bags on the ground amidst the broken concrete rubble of the public street. Odd triangles of light shafting through bright red Digicel umbrellas.
Arcing your body from an acute angle backwards to an obtuse angle reverted you back into the vision of the church and the supermarket. Back to air conditioning and everything you ever knew as a human being in the first world.
Eventually a bag of oranges found its way into my hand. Trudging back to Hotel Doux se Jours, back to the patio upstairs, back to the rainbow mural that was unfolding onto waxed, blank canvas amongst a group of American artists.
I was alone.
Walking down the street, away from the hotel.
I encountered the same two boys I had seen throughout the week. Without the gift of language, I beckoned them into the hotel with me. They followed at a safe distance, unsure.
The hotel was more of a tree house than a formal building. Following a narrow path and climbing up a ladder, landed you on the outdoor patio adjacent to my tiny room that I shared with two other artists. The boys followed me up the ladder, closer now. They stopped at the edge of the walkway, which more closely resembled a gang plank on a ship.
I never felt more like a stalker molester in my life.
Again, I beckoned them closer.
No language to be exchanged. Nothing I could say to ease the discomfort in the air.
The boys hesitated. Then followed me. Once inside the dark room with the evening sun setting behind us, I motioned for them to sit on the bed. I began rummaging around suitcases. My hands surfaced with hand sanitizer jugs, a bulk bag of granola and the bag of oranges I had purchased several days before, from the fruit ladies. I handed the loot over to the boys.
"Mesi madame. Mesi anpil, anpil."
They hot footed out of the room, across the gang plank, down the ladder and back onto the street.
A day or two later, though in Haiti it felt like weeks later. A women, I never seen her before, overtook me on the street. Her hair was wrapped in a scarf and her dress was shapeless, non-descript. Hard living was etched on her face as if you were viewing a human through a lace veil. When she took my hands in her hands, I could feel the soft person she was underneath her hard living skin.
She began to thank me profusely with many Creole words I just didn't understand. Words marching around. Her eyes searched mine. More words. The meaning wasn't lost, I understood. She was the mother of the two boys I had given fruit, granola and hand sanitizer to a few days before.
Can you imagine being that grateful for so little?
That moment put my entire life into perspective. And continues to shape the person I would like to become.


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Fernandez, 37, a sculptor in New York City, is one of 25 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program "genius grants," annual prizes that recognize exceptional creative, scientific and intellectual minds. Fernandez and 24 others were chosen from more than 100 nominees.
Fernandez, who creates large-scale experiential pieces with various materials, said the grant was "an honor." She said she plans to put the money toward making her already brewing projects more ambitious.
"I'll continue on the path I'm on in terms of how I meander my way through ideas I've been working on for years," Fernandez said.
Other recipients:
•Edet Bezelberg, 35, an independent documentary filmmaker in New York.
•Michael Manga, 37, associate professor of Earth and planetary science at the University of California-Berkeley.
•Sue Goldie, 43, a physician and public-health researcher at Harvard University.
•Michael Walsh, 62, an independent vehicle-emissions specialist in Arlington, Va.
•Steve Goodman, 48, a plant and animal researcher in Madagascar for Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History.
•Majora Carter, 38, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization to improve the quality of life for residents of her home neighborhood in New York City.
•Aaron Dworkin, 35, violinist and arts educator in Detroit.
•Lu Chen, 33, neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
•Emily Thompson, 43, aural historian at the University of California, San Diego.
•Jon Kleinberg, 33, computer scientist at Cornell University.
•Fazel Sheikh, 40, independent photographer who travels and lives among the subjects of his documentary portraits.
•Todd Martinez, 37, theoretical chemist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
•Michael Cohen, 61, pharmacist in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
•Marin Alsop, 48, conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole, England.
•Jonathan Lethem, 41, New York City writer whose work has been published in The New Yorker and Rolling Stone.
•Olufunmilayo Olopade, 48, oncologist at the University of Chicago Hospitals who studies breast cancer in black women.
•Ted Ames, 66, lifelong fisherman who fuses his trade knowledge with fishery science to develop protection strategies for fish habitats in Stonington, Maine.
•Terry Belanger, 64, preserver of rare books at the University of Virginia.
•Nicole King, 35, molecular biologist and assistant professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
•Julie Mehretu, 34, painter based in New York City.
•Joseph Curtain, 52, independent violin maker in Ann Arbor, Mich.
•Kevin Murphy, 47, economist and George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.
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CDCR/FlickrLethal injection Room 3, San Quentin State Prison.
California's corrections department appears to have received a key lethal injection drug via a London wholesaler working out of a driving school's office.
The Arizona Department of Corrections bought sodium thiopental from Dream Pharma Ltd., according to a Sept. 28 invoice obtained by multiple British news outlets. Shortly thereafter, Arizona officials provided their California counterparts 12 grams of the drug.
Dream Pharma is "based in offices signposted as Elgone Driving Academy" in west London, the Guardian reported on Thursday. On its website, the company advertises itself as jack-of-all-trades pharmaceutical distributor, locating hard to find and discontinued medicines the world over.
"Confidentiality will remain paramount," the firm's website states.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation later purchased an additional 521 grams of sodium thiopental from a British vendor. The agency refuses to disclose the company's name.
"We're not commenting on your question right now," said Terry Thornton, a CDCR spokeswoman, when asked if Dream Pharma sold the state the lethal injection drug.
Mehdi Alavi, Dream Pharma's director and a licensed wholesaler, also declined to discuss the matter.
"I'd like to help, but I can't make any comments," Alavi told California Watch. "I'm sorry."
Under court order, last month CDCR released more than 1,000 pages of heavily redacted internal e-mails that detail its sodium thiopental acquisitions. The American Civil Liberties Union's Northern California chapter filed a lawsuit against the state agency to force the disclosure of the records.
At a hearing on Monday, Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard will rule on whether the corrections department can continue to withhold the supplier's identity.
Sodium thiopental is an anesthetic and the first of a fatal three-drug cocktail, used to render condemned inmates unconscious before the following two paralyze breathing and induce cardiac arrest.
The drug is in extremely short supply in the United States, prompting some states to share their reserves, or to purchase the drug from overseas.
Corrections department e-mails show California intended to follow Arizona's lead in purchasing the anesthetic.
On Sept. 28, Charles Flanagan, Arizona Department of Corrections deputy director, e-mailed John McAuliffe, a top CDCR official, with guidance:
As we discussed on the phone today, we have followed the lead of [name redacted] and purchased the drugs we need from a company in London. Frankly there was no possibility of getting the Thiopental Sodium/Sodium Pentothal from any source in the U.S., to include from any of the departments of corrections in other states that use the same 3-drug protocol as us.
The London vendor agreed. In a note to McAuliffe two days later, someone with the supplier wrote, "I think what Arizona had done was almost bullet proof."
In November, Britain prohibited export of the anesthetic for use in executions. It is unclear if California's purchase complied with British laws and regulations.
A more pressing concern is whether CDCR followed state procurement law.
The internal e-mails detail exchanges in which corrections officials discuss whether they can avoid a public bidding process and other purchasing rules.
"The procurement people flagged all those problems," Natasha Minster, the ACLU of Northern California's death penalty policy director, said. "What happened next?"
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held the state's sodium thiopental for weeks pending review, before ultimately deciding execution drugs fall outside of its jurisdiction. "Reviewing substances imported or used for the purpose of state-authorized lethal injection clearly falls outside of FDA's explicit public health role," the federal agency said in a written statement to the Wall Street Journal.
CDCR officials have said Archimedes Pharma, a British drug company, manufactured California's sodium thiopental.
However, that may not be accurate, as the Guardian reports that the anesthetic is produced in Austria and then sold to Archimedes, which then distributes it again. The drug company contends it has no knowledge of Dream Pharma.


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The Devil made me do it
Out, demon, out ... a case of repossession from The
Type "Satanic Hollywood" into Google and up pop more than 830,000 hits, ranging from articles on Jayne Mansfield's membership of the Church of Satan to rants against Scientology and sleazy Hollywood gossip sites.
No real surprises there. Hollywood - as Brett Garten, the curator of the Chauvel cinema's Cinematheque program, observes - has long been regarded as a dark satanic mill, intent on perverting the minds of impressionable youth.
So, just in time for Christmas, Garten is presenting a program on the dark side of movie making, Satanic History of Hollywood.
After a 30-minute multimedia presentation on Hollywood's satanic influences, Garten will screen three little-known films from the genre: Lucifer Rising, Kenneth Anger's 1972 tapestry of images set to Bobby Beausoleil's psychedelic rock score; Anger's short 1969 film Invocation of My Demon Brother, with Moog soundtrack by Mick Jagger; and Seventh Victim, a 1943 film about a society of devil-worshippers in Greenwich Village who try to silence one of their members when she endangers their secrecy.
"I won't be leading a black Mass or anything, just having a few laughs," says Garten, a film buff and collector.
From The Devil's Manor to The Omen and beyond, the Devil has been a regular star of the big screen and has frequently ended up with the best lines.
"Satanism peaked in Hollywood in the '60s," Garten says. "If you want to look at the satanic underbelly of Hollywood, all the roads lead back to one man: Kenneth Anger. He was a very influential character. He only made about 10 films but they've had a great impact on filmmaking. He pioneered the use of pop music in his films, that sort of music montage style you get today.
"He also wrote the book Hollywood Babylon. It's not that far from Hollywood Babylon to NW - he pioneered all that trash mag, celebrity gossip. It's funny, the Greek word for devil, diabolus, means gossip or slanderer. So there's this idea that the devil is a liar and a gossip. That's basically what I'll be doing - the ultimate gossip session on all these famous people who dabbled in the black arts."
But how much of it was dabbling and how much was serious satanic worship?
"Some of the Christian people who've investigated this have said that Anton LaVey, author of The Satanic Bible, made it seem tongue-in-cheek and silly, like a sort of hedonistic religion," Garten says. "But, really, he thought there was something more to it. Certainly, Kenneth Anger was notorious for putting curses on people."
In fact, Anger viewed his films as spells. "Actually, I was going to warn people to stay away from this show," says Garten half-seriously. "When I was up late the other night watching Invocation of My Demon Brother, I found it terrifying. So I'm warning people that these films are dark. It's going to take all the Christmas spirit you can muster to ward off the bad vibes of these films.
"But then, going Christmas shopping in Myer can't be much worse."
Garten says Anger is still around, "travelling the world, showing films at festivals, getting prizes and honorary doctorates, but he's basically a homeless guy - God, I hope he doesn't read this".
Garten says his aim with the Cinematheque program is to follow the lead of Henri Langlois, founder of the Cinematheque Francaise.
"His agenda was basically the preservation of film and film education, so that's where I'm coming from - to screen films that aren't seen anywhere else, from all genres, all eras, all nations and hopefully inject some sort of film culture into the city. I wanted to try to create a little community of film buffs - not just to embalm the classics of cinema but really look at the margins."
He hopes Saturday's show will be an improvement on his last program on the occult. "Jaimie [Leonarder] and I did a satanic show about 10 years ago and it's taken me this long to recover from that experience. It was one of those shows where everything that could go wrong did. It was a terrible show. The only people who showed up were a buck's party of drunken skinheads and we basically ended up getting booted out of there.
"I'm hoping things will go better this time, although I'm worried this article might bring out the religious fundamentalists."
Any protesters might include the Chauvel's occasional neighbours, the Hillsong congregation. "I think the fundamentalist Christians might enjoy the show because most of the material comes from their research. I am sympathetic to their point of view - I think Hollywood is the satanic centre of the universe and I'm sure the gates of hell, if they're anywhere, are somewhere in Hollywood."
Satanic History of Hollywood is on at the Chauvel cinema, Paddington, on Saturday from 1pm.
Five evil pieces
The Exorcist Has a film gone through such quantities of pea soup before or since?
Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski's creepy film about the spawn of Satan - and no, we don't mean the Olsen twins.
The Omen The name Damien didn't seem so cute after this shockfest.
The Devil's Advocate Al Pacino plays the Devil as a New York attorney - which is not much of a stretch, really.
Angel Heart Robert De Niro kills off the egg industry as the mysterious Louis Cyphre.
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Diabetic Woman Explains the Pros and Cons of Switching to an Insulin Pump
Trials, Tribulations, and Rewards of Insulin Pump Therapy
Two months ago, a good friend of mine went on an insulin pump after living with type 1 diabetes for 20 years. Needless to say, it's a big transition. I asked her to share her experiences, and here she tells us woman to woman what to expect — from getting it on to fashion choices — when switching from daily injections to an insulin pump.
While I've resisted switching from syringes to an insulin pump for the past five years, the fact that my husband and I would like to have children finally convinced me to make the switch. Plus, as someone who was on intensive insulin therapy, I was giving myself five or more shots a day, and had the stomach bruises to prove it. Even though I have very good control of my disease, all of my doctors encouraged me to get on the pump before getting knocked up.
Overall, I am absolutely thrilled to be on the insulin pump . . . now. The first month of use was pretty rough. Low points included an accidental infusion set, which sent my bloodsugar level to 584 when it is normally 90 to 140, hooking my catheter on doorknobs (extremely painful), and a lot of issues with how the heck to wear this thing.
To see my top considerations about and reasons for going on an insulin pump,
- Be prepared to fight tooth and nail with your insurance company. This piece of equipment costs between $5,000 and $6,000, so if your insurance company covers part of the cost (mine covered 90 percent), you're going to have to be diligent about contacting them to keep things on track.
- You will likely be miserable for the first month. The longer you are on syringes (like I was), the harder it will be for you to adjust to having something on your body constantly. Hang in there, though. You will get through it, and eventually you will absolutely love your new diabetic therapy.
- This is absolutely essential for diabetic women. Women have to deal with more diabetic wonkiness due to hormonal cycles (my bloodsugars fluctuate a lot right before my period), so insulin pump therapy is perfect for us ladies. Also, this is a great way to ensure that you'll have a healthy pregnancy. Go on the pump before you get pregnant, if possible, because a month of adjustment time is a lot harder when you're a few weeks pregnant, on both you and your little one.
- You can eliminate the "dawn effect." Since I was first diagnosed, I've had the "dawn effect," which means that my bloodsugar tends to go up in the middle of the night and correcting the insulin levels with syringes is very difficult. But I have virtually eliminated the dawn effect since going on the pump, as I can program different basal rates to counteract the creeping rise in bloodsugar.
- You'll have to get creative with your wardrobe. I'm a big fan of dresses with pockets, and cutting a hole in one pocket and sewing the edges so they don't fray has allowed me to string my catheter tubing through the pocket, and keep my pump in my pocket. I've also sewn little pouches/pockets on the interiors of pocketless skirts and pants.
- Not getting a pump for aesthetic reasons is just silly. I resisted going on the pump for years for aesthetic reasons: I was afraid that it would look weird with a swimsuit, or it would mark me as a diabetic to the rest of the world. The truth is, hardly anyone is going to notice it, even if it's clipped onto your belt. As for the swimsuit, I place the infusion set high on my abdomen, and it isn't noticeable at all under my one-piece halter suit.
- Adjustable insulin rates mean you're going to be physically healthier. If you care at all about your long-term health, you need to consider going on the pump. It helps keep bloodsugar levels consistently lower, which lowers the chances of developing long-term complications such as retinopathy, which can lead to blindness, or neuropathy, which can lead to amputation.
- This will not affect your sex life, except for the better. First things first: When you have sex, you detach your insulin pump, so the only thing you have to deal with is your infusion set. Initially, I was self-conscious about having the infusion set on my body, and my partner was afraid that he would pull it off when he touched my back or my stomach. We both got over this issue pretty darn quickly, and now, since my bloodsugars are under such amazing control, we don't have to worry about low bloodsugars or high bloodsugars affecting our sex life, which has only made things better between the sheets.
- You're going to feel emotionally better on the pump. With tighter bloodsugar control, you'll be less likely to feel disoriented, woozy, or sleepy due to fluctuating sugar levels. This in turn has made my entire life better, including my moods, which used to dip and spike with my bloodsugars.
- You may be more motivated to get active. While I've always been active, my pump has encouraged me to exercise even more. I love that I can dial down my basal rate (the tiny amount of insulin delivered hourly to maintain my bloodsugar level) to account for my increased activity level.


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Altimate Firewall is a small and easy-to-use firewall, based on a hardened Gentoo system. It has an intuitive and easy-to-use Web interface. The Altimate Firewall uses Shorewall (LAN, WAN, DMZ), OpenVPN, PPTPD, IPSEC, and many more. It includes Avira WebGate and MailGate for safer browsing and for securing your email messages. The network settings can be easily managed by a non-professional.
Liberté Linux is a secure, reliable, lightweight, and easy to use Gentoo-based live USB Linux distribution intended as a communication aid in hostile environments. It installs as a regular directory on a USB/SD key, and after a single-click setup, boots on any desktop computer or laptop. The Internet connection is then used to set up a Tor circuit, which handles all network communication. During first boot, a unique email ID is generated from fingerprints of user's certificate and Tor hidden service key. This persistent ID allows one to stealthily communicate with other Liberté users. The distribution includes image and document processing applications, and can function as a secure Web browsing platform. For developers, Liberté can also serve as a robust framework for mastering Gentoo-based live USBs/CDs. The build process is fully automated with incremental build support, and is more mature and reliable than most of Gentoo's own outdated live CD tools.
An advanced monitoring dashboard management engine for Nagios, Zabbix, and other open source monitoring software.
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July 26, 2007 at 00:48:42 Jul 26, 2007 @ 00:48
he wants to get some cliche tattoo that says Respect through fear on his stomach
what fuckin bullshit, i already said im not trying to be anything. its not like this convo is changing my mind at all anyway.
didnt you wear verse shirts and post in the hardcore thread.
^What tat did you get btw?
http://kevinshanklin.com/ IF YOU HAVE A FFFOUND.COM INVITE MSG ME
he wants to get some cliche tattoo that says Respect through fear on his stomach
http://kevinshanklin.com/ IF YOU HAVE A FFFOUND.COM INVITE MSG ME
Nah i mean eggnog
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sorry, but i don't listen to hardcore.
and sorry again that i didn't know you "fight in a cage."
saw colin of arabia, black my heart, and death before dishonor last night.
i was never really fasanating with the tattoos but i want to just get one then see where that would go because my motto is try anything at least for once u know?
so....drum rolls!!!
this is what i want to get "Doraemon!!!" on my left chest with the colors of course
(the blue weird cat lookin' robot)
....just sayin, i dont think someone who doesnt listen to hardcore would go to this show.
Originally posted by Inactive Userdo you have the same motto with heroin?
I have always wanted to get the tatoo that edward norton had in Rounders, an ace up my sleeve
Don't get a tattoo that is too visible like that, it'll be quite hard to make it in such a prejudice world like this with something like that on you, trust me... I got 3 cigarette brands on my left hand, people think mad shit.
i want this
I would get one of the kaws tarot cards designs but thats cool.


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When Don Mullin started his volumetric concrete delivery business, computers were specialty tools found only on spaceships and in research facilities. But late last year, Mullin found himself becoming a computer guru. He now uses the technology to do something he enjoys best—sharing his opinions on volumetric concrete mixing.
He turned to one of the hottest segments of the Internet—social networking. For Mullin, a person who still relies on faxes instead of e-mail, it was a dramatic change. He hosts www.mobilemixhelp.com, the only independent forum for volumetric mixer operators.
The Web site has attracted thousands of visitors since it launched late in 2008. There are about 300 registered users who periodically participate in about 50 conversation threads. Producers from around the world have added to the conversations that range from mix designs to parts locations. But what pleases Mullin the most is the impact www.mobilemixhelp.com has on the young people who are trying to get started in this challenging industry.
One of the volumetric industry's most colorful individuals, Mullin has never been shy about offering his opinion on how to improve the industry. The forum allows everyone to share their thoughts with the thousands of volumetric mixer operators around the world.
Volumetric producers usually fend for themselves. And there's good reason for this feeling of separation. Many of these operators have an "us or them" way of business. On one hand, they often compete in markets dominated by large ready-mixed concrete producers. And since much their work is short-load or specialty pours, competition in markets with more than one producer can be fierce.
Most volumetric mixer manufacturers try to fill in by developing strong personal and business relationships with their clients. Thanks to the efforts of the Volumetric Mixer Manufacturers Bureau, an effort to develop state DOT inspection procedures are underway. But developing a formal association for these producers has been less successful.
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The community wanted more. Many attended the volumetric roundtables at the last two World of Concrete shows. Mullin participated in these WOC events and has designed his discussion around various topics.
Little did he know producers communicating through the Internet would be so rewarding. Mullin describes the site as a place where producers can share opinions and ideas. All sponsors are treated equally, trying to eliminate any type of commercialism and control of the content.
"I want to help any individual with an interest in the volumetric mobile-mix industry," says Mullin, who monitors the site's content. "I want to avoid any infomercials that could benefit any single commercial entity." Most volumetric manufacturers host their own Web sites on which they post brand-specific news and tech notes. Mullin's guests can easily access these resources by clicking the appropriate icon in the sponsor bar area.
"Our goal is to promote the free exchange of information, innovation, and new material applications," says Mullin. "I hope our group will create growth and improvements in all aspects of our industry. We invite people to share information, ideas, and experiences, as we all have room to grow and improve ourselves in the pursuit of safety, profitability, efficiency, and productivity."


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Paula Maguire, 27, from Deganwy, Conwy, was fined £30 after parking one inch (2.5cm) outside a bay at Llandudno.
Her car's back wheel was overlapping the bay at Trinity Square on what was to be her last driving trip.
Ms Maguire, who is expecting twins, appealed to the council but was told the £30 fine still stood as incorrect parking could "endanger" road users.
Builders who witnessed the booking took a photograph of the car with the wheel jutting outwards.
Ms Maguire said she had popped into a bank and was only in the parking bay for 10 minutes.
She appealed to the council but received a letter ordering her to pay the fine.
"I'm expecting to go into hospital at any time to have the babies and I don't need any hassle, so I've decided to pay up," she said.
"The builders who saw what happened were very angry and the warden beat a hasty retreat. When I asked his name he refused to give it, but just his number.
"But for their support I think I'd have burst out crying.
"My bump touches the steering wheel and it's difficult to park."
Her partner, Gerallt Evans, said : "She's paid up rather than bother with the fuss of appealing again."
Ms Maguire received a letter on behalf of Conwy Council's parking policy and services manager.
"Your vehicle was not parked correctly within the marked parking bay as required," it stated.
"The parking regulations require proper parking of vehicles in order not to endanger or inconvenience other road users.
"Where vehicles are parked over bay markings serious congestion can arise as a result as well as restricted access to emergency vehicles."
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Setting up an awkward date, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has accepted an invitation from Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) to the Washington Auto Show.
Democrats on Capitol Hill are waiting nervously to find out whether this is the first step in defusing an escalating dispute between them, or whether Pelosi's proposal to create a select panel on global warming is heading for a "train wreck" of a vote on the House floor — a vote that could be very close if Dingell urges his panel members to reject it.
The invitation maybe a way for the House Energy Commerce Committee chairman to stem the tension that has been building since Pelosi proposed the creation of a select committee on energy independence and global warming last week, said a Democratic official. The idea has led to heated meetings and recriminations between Dingell and Pelosi and Rep. Edward MarkeyEd MarkeyOPINION | Shailene Woodley: US should run on renewable energy by 2050 Dems urge 'transparent and inclusive' nuke policy review Senate confirms former Boeing VP as deputy Defense secretary MORE (D-Mass.), who likely would head the committee.
Democrats want to avoid a fight because with 233 members in the caucus, a loss of 16 members and a united House GOP Conference could defeat a measure.
Pelosi strongly defended her decision yesterday, predicting Democrats would not align with Republicans to bring down the select committee.
"I don't intend to have that happen," said Pelosi, who has indicated she wants climate-change legislation on the floor by summer. "One percent [of the caucus] is opposed to it; 99 percent want to be on the select committee."
Still, it appears Pelosi and Dingell would vie for members of the Energy and Commerce Committee and some Blue Dog Democrats, who could determine the select committee's fate.
A survey of several Democrats serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee indicated that most were reticent to talk about where they stood on the issue and how they would vote on it.
Rep. Baron Hill (D-Ind.) declined comment and another rank-and-file Democrat on the panel said he wanted to "stay out of it." Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) indicated she had "no problem" with it.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who opposes the committee but appears willing to live with it if it is created, told his colleagues last week that the best way to proceed would be to undercut the select the committee by quickly drafting an energy bill.
Democratic leaders have not scheduled a vote. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters yesterday that he and Pelosi had not discussed a timetable. Hoyer refused to speculate whether leadership has convinced a majority of the lower chamber to create the panel.
The majority leader said Dingell outlined a legislative game plan during Hoyer's weekly Tuesday morning meeting with committee chairs: "[Dingell], as a matter of fact, made the comment his intention is to work as assiduously as possible with his committee to come out with solutions, legislative alternatives, in the near term, in the June timeframe." Hoyer also quoted Dingell as saying "it is going to be tough" to draft this bill.
Hoyer also said the select committee would not strip Dingell of any turf, noting that, "What this select committee is going to do, however, in a global sense, looking across jurisdictional lines, [is] look at opportunities out there to address the global warming issue."
Aides sympathetic to Pelosi said that Dingell has used process for blocking changes in energy policy. They said Dingell, a close ally of the auto industry, does not want to move quickly to impose measures to reduce greenhouse gases whereas Pelosi and more liberal members of the Democratic Caucus want to make energy independence a central theme of the 110th Congress.
Other Democrats said that Dingell has let it be known that he is reluctant to proceed quickly because it took him 15 years to pass the Clean Air and Water Act of 1991 and that the issues are complicated.
Pelosi announced this week that she wants to introduce a bill promoting energy independence by July 4, America's Independence Day. But she informed Dingell about her plans last Friday morning when announced the proposal, said two Democratic lobbyists and a leadership aide.
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Sorry, but you can't come here unless you've been invited and sign an Earth Treaty first because some of us Humans are a bit more discerning about yet another form of control, even if it comes from a red sky. Here's part of the treaty in case you haven't reviewed it yet:
Before the Greater Community of the Universe, we, the People of Earth, do now invoke these fundamental rights for ourselves and for our Homeworld, along with certain rights that naturally derive from them, including:
The right of sovereignty. The People of Earth shall be self-governed and independent, neither subject to nor dependent upon any other authority. No extraterrestrial force shall contravene or abrogate the human sovereignty of this planet.
The right of planetary sanctity. As our Planet of Genesis, the Earth shall be free from extraterrestrial intervention, intrusion, interference, or exploitation, both mental and physical. No extraterrestrial force shall make close approach, or assume close orbit, or make any landing, or engage in trade, except openly and with the expressed consent of the People of Earth achieved through a democratic means.
The right of sanctity of biological and genetic material. No extraterrestrial power shall take, possess, or manipulate human biological or genetic material for any purpose whatsoever.
The right of occupation. As the native people of the one known inhabited planet of this Solar System, we claim this Solar System as our sphere of influence. No extraterrestrial bases may be established on bodies or stations orbiting the Earth, nor on other planets or bodies of this Solar System, except with the expressed consent of the People of Earth.
The right of peaceful navigation. We claim the right to travel and explore within our Solar System without interference or restraint from extraterrestrial forces, and maintain the right to deny access to this Solar System by any extraterrestrial forces.
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First you do not own this planet you are the care takers or are supposed to be..As to your rights it is as good as you have given the animals you hunt and kill..Tag them for your own common good. You do things to animals and other humans and all because you think you where given the god given right. So there for we do have the right..
The right of sovereignty. The People of Earth shall be self-governed and independent..Look at this world,,This is how you self govern ? your laws are weak in defending truth and evil is rewarded at every turn..You kill in the name of the creator, and call it holy wars..The creator is the only living force able to make decisions based on the method of Order out of chaos..
No extraterrestrial force shall contravene or abrogate the human sovereignty of this planet.
The right is given when any planetary bio-spear is endanger by one species..You as humans do not have this right and it will be stopped..Two paths you could have chosen but you chose war,death prisons for evil people to get out and cause you suffering and your children suffering..Evil is not to be tolerated. You say this planet belongs to you all
Well it was time for inspection long time ago and you as humanity was found wanting..
All contracts with any and all celestial beings and their agenda has been removed.
You cannot govern yourselves...We will,,,
All you have is a piece of paper..The law of what is going to happen is a truth..You try and destroy a living bio spear and we are called..The light of many of my people that where on this planet sent it to us..We then came in huge numbers to make sure the info was right..I came and have see it now tot he point of death on a mass scale
Your rights to truth and freedom do apply to the Laws of truth..All beings will have the actions of free will
You will not be as you think you are going to be..you will not be enslaved. We come as liberators, Teachers and healers..
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Sorry, you still can't come. This is my planet and it's only screwed up because humanity has been enslaved and mind-controlled for thousands of years under the tyranny of alien conquistadors such as the type you are role-playing. Humanity is waking up to the knowledge that we are sovereign and we are the gods. You are the fakers.
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A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line.
No. 3 seed Florida State is looking to reach the round for the third straight year as they host No. 6 seed Missouri on Sunday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
The Seminoles (26-6) have had a special season already, but are focused on the Tigers (22-10), who enter the second round matchup on a bit of a high after a buzzer beating lay-in against No. 11 seed USF on Thursday.
"I'm really excited playing a tremendous Missouri team," FSU coach Sue Semrau said at the team's press conference. "They play extremely well, they're talented and (head coach) Robin (Pingeton) does a great job with her program. We are looking forward to a really fun atmosphere."
The Tigers finished third in the SEC in 2017 and are led in scoring by First Team All-SEC guard Sophie Cunningham, who averages 17.5 points per game and shoots 38 percent (46-121) from behind the three-point line.
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The Seminoles, playing in front of their home crowd of 4,147 on Thursday night, used surges of energy fueled by their fans to sprint past Western Illinois in the first round. FSU is hoping with more people back in Tallahassee, an even larger crowd will be present against the Tigers.
"It does really make it fun to think of what it could be tomorrow night when everyone is back in town," Semrau said. "It got loud last night when we made a run. That was part of the energy that our players needed and we need that tomorrow night."
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After spending a lot of hours in the past two weeks trying to enhance the Lua scripting experience for Domoticz I am happy to announce dzVents on GitHub. I have been truly enjoying making this enhancement and I am glad to share it to you peeps. Maybe it makes your scripting live a lot easier as well. (Note that it is still beta, so please be patient a little here, and help out perhaps).
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dzVents (|diː ziː vɛnts| short for Domotiz Easy Events) brings Lua scripting in Domoticz to whole new level. Writing scripts for Domoticz has never been so easy. Not only can you define triggers more easily, and have full control over timer-based scripts with extensive scheduling support, dzVents presents you with an easy to use API to all necessary information in Domoticz. No longer do you have to combine all kinds of information given to you by Domoticzs in many different data tables. You don't have to construct complex commandArrays anymore. dzVents encapsulates all the Domoticz peculiarities regarding controlling and querying your devices. And on top of that, script performance has increased a lot if you have many scripts because Domoticz will fetch all device information only once for all your device scripts and timer scripts.
Let's start with an example. Let's say you have a switch that when activated, it should activate another switch but only if the room temperature is above a certain level. And when done, it should send a notification. This is how it looks like in dzVents:
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return {
active = true,
on = {
'Room switch'
execute = function(domoticz, roomSwitch)
if (roomSwitch.state == 'On' and domoticz.devices['Living room'].temperature > 18) then
domoticz.devices['Another switch'].switchOn()
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'Turns out that it is getting warm here',
Or you have a timer script that should be executed every 10 minutes but only on weekdays and have it do something with some user variables and only during daytime:
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return {
active = true,
on = {
['timer'] = {'Every 10 minutes on mon,tue,wed,thu,fri'}
execute = function(domoticz)
-- check time of the day
if (domoticz.time.isDayTime and domoticz.variables['myVar'].nValue == 10) then
--activate my scene
domoticz.setScene('Evening lights', 'On')
if (domoticz.devices['My PIR'].lastUpdate.minutesAgo > 5) then
domoticz.devices['Bathroom lights'].switchOff()
Just to give you an idea! Everything that was previously scattered around in a dozen Lua tables is now logically available in the domoticz object structure. From there you can get to all the information and you can control the devices.
This is just a sneek preview. And there is a lot more to tell so please read along on GitHub and let me know what you think. I have this running for a couple of days now without any problems so far and my event scripts have become almost trivial now and a lot smaller.
Oh, btw, people who tried my earlier versions may have to change their execute function a bit now that the domoticz object and device objects are passed along. Sorry for that.