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Funky 1980s made in Italy Fiorucci high waisted wool skirt. Pencil skirt style, this cobalt blue and black geometric patterned skirt has a high, fitted waistband with 2 hip zippered pockets and a front black zipper which can be opened from the bottom as well as the top. It is fully lined and fits like a dream! Beautiful quality.
Black sweater is not included.
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Fits like: small to small-medium
Waist: 27"
Hips: 38" snug
Waistband: 2.25" deep
Length of skirt: 33" (including the waistband)
Brand/maker: Fiorucci, Made in Italy
Material: Skirt is wool, polyamide. Lining is viscose
Condition: Excellent! Please refer to the photos for details.
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Recently, after a blog post on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, there was concern among the Windows Phone developer community about the impact of 256MB phones on the general app quality. The basic assumption made was that apps will now have to be catered for the lowest common denominator. Per these concerns, today's phones with 512MB memory, and tomorrow's super phones with possibly more, will be under-utilized, and app developers may not be able to push the limits on the resource usage within their apps.
Justin Angel, the newly hired Principal Engineer at Nokia, has been doing the rounds of popular Windows Phone podcasts to clear the air on this topic. I listened to WPCentral and WPDevPodcast episodes recently, and wanted to highlight the main points Angel made. So, here you go:
- As mentioned in the original blog post, there are less than 5% of the total apps which are affected by the restrictions imposed on the maximum memory an app can use.
- These affected apps, which use more than 90MB of memory, should have actually been declined certification in the first place.
- Microsoft had two choices on handling these apps – pull them off the Marketplace, or what they did, which is mark them as incompatible with the low-end devices, and notify each developer with an email. This email explains what the developer can do to update the app so it passes certification the next time they submit it.
- The updated developer tools ship with a second emulator to help understand how an app would perform under both 256MB and 512MB devices. The best practice suggested is to always test the app in the 256MB emulator. Angel also suggested that developers should use the memory profiler that comes with the tools, which will help them in understanding where their app ends up using more memory.
- Microsoft has made some clever technological updates in the "Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh", aka Tango, which enable even the 256MB devices to support up to 90MB of memory per app. This trickery is completely transparent to the developer (and naturally, to the customer).
- Since the trickery only applies to the 256MB devices, current Windows Phone customers need not worry about it at all. Developers also need not worry about how their apps will perform before and after Tango on the first-generation devices, since on those devices there is going to be no impact at all.
- As for loss of functionality or APIs, the generic background agents will not work in the 256MB devices. These are two new types of agents introduced in Windows Phone Mango, which allow arbitrary code to run in the background based on app developer's discretion. The apps which use such agents are listed under the new settings section so the customer can go and de-select to turn them off. Angel mentioned that because of this ability provided to the phone owner, these generic background agents should not have been made a core part of any app anyway. Remember, push notification services are still available, so toast notifications, live tile updates, alerts, etc. should still work if you use the Push Notification Service (and related APIs).
So there you go, developers. There is virtually nothing to worry about with Tango. In fact, there is a LOT to be excited about. With the addition of 23 new markets including China, and the push by Nokia and others into these markets with low-cost devices, there is a very good chance that the lower end devices will actually outsell the top end devices. If your app works on these low-end devices, you will now have access to about 60% more customers!
If you are one of the 5% affected developers, please let me know if you have a reason to exceed the 90MB memory limit. I'd like to know why it is so.

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This month's Saturday Stitchin' is on 27th September
This is a change from the usual 3rd Saturday of the month. At the Awapuni Community Hall in Newbury St from 9.30am – 4.00pm several Rose City Quilters members have been meeting for a day of sewing, chatting, eating and drinking. This is a great day to bring UFO's and to pick up tips on binding, borders, colours and so on. The hall has heaps of light and plenty of tables to spread out on. There's also a table tennis table, which is ideal for basting large quilts. You need to bring a cup/mug, your lunch and $2.00. If you want to join any Saturday Stitchin' please contact Robin Huxtable, phone 358 5117 or just turn up.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Saturday Stitchin' - Sewing Bee / Get Together
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A couple of years ago, I began a journey through the Bible. I did so with the help of my church's online web ministry. It gave me a structured, convenient and efficient way for me to read a passage of Scripture, hear an application or testimony regarding it from a person each day, and then answer the tough questions for myself.
This year, I am privileged enough to be an author of one of the devotions, and it is featured today. If you consider yourself a weakling or are a big fan of Gideon, you might want to click:
Even more so, consider joining the journey to add some structure to your Bible reading routine. The devos are written by people at all walks of life and all different spiritual levels of maturity. So come on in and join if you dare. The Journey will start from your email inbox each day and continue with some questions to keep you going for quite some time.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Yoo-Hoo! Calling all weaklings on the journey...
A couple of years ago, I began a journey through the Bible. I did so with the help of my church's online web ministry. It gave me a structured, convenient and efficient way for me to read a passage of Scripture, hear an application or testimony regarding it from a person each day, and then answer the tough questions for myself.
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
LOL! ROFL! Smiley faces...:)...LLPF!!!!
Okay, be honest, how many times do you type the text "LOL" to show that something is funny? And every time you type that, are you really LOLing? Beeeeee honest now. I'm talkin to me-self too. Are we really just Liars On Line? (Liars-liars-pants-on-fire On Line) LOLOLOL!!!!!
Don't even get me started on ROFLing. If I were to ROFL every time I typed it, they'd have to put me on a stretcher and hospitalize me. Plus it's kind of a weird thought picturing everyone who types that stepping away from their computer and falling down on the floor to laugh. It's more like, Rattling Off Facetious Lingo. ROFL!!!!!
And I would be tragically amiss if I forgot to mention Mr. Smiley. I think he started the whole thing anyway...you know kind of like Adam did? (Oh, and Eve too...winka) I have to ask: why do so many of us have deeply embedded frown wrinkles if the emoticons show their frowns upside down in their emails. I think maybe we're smiling on the inside. Yah, that's it!
Ahhhhhhhhh, a clean conscience. I feel so much better now. :)
We all are sorta justified though. When it comes to stuff as the cyber world turns, the rules are different than reality. The words are flat. Even as I look down at what I'm typing, these words...BORRRRRRING. ***snore*** So in order to bring the words to life, we add the text lingo and the images. Example:
I'm glad you liked my new dress. It was pretty before you spit your iced coffee on me when you were laughing like a mad woman. Ya KLUTZ!
I'm glad you liked my new dress. :) It was pretty before you spit your iced coffee on me when you were laughing like a mad woman. LOL! Ya KLUTZ! ROFL!!!! :)
Big diff, eh? The first one, depending on my mood, would've led me to believe the friendship had been tossed into cyber space, only to return no more. The second one would make me want to spew my iced coffee all over again in laughter.
You know, it kind of reminds me of the Word of God a little bit. Sometimes we think we have to "add to it" to make it more exciting to others, or ourselves for that matter. God has a little something to say on that:
"Every word of God is flawless...Do not add to His words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a liar."Proverbs 30:5a,6
There's that Liar, Liar, Pants on fire again. (LLPF) Saints, we do not need to spice up His Word. Why? Because it is already living. "For the Word of God is living and active." (Hebrews 4:12a) It's not just living, it is active. And to take it a step further, take 1 John 2:14b to heart: "I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God lives in you..." Wowzer.
WE can make our methods for teaching, preaching, writing and singing fun, hip, relevant, ever-changing and contemporary, but we must nevah-evah compromise the Truth of His Word in the process. No LLPF when it comes to my Saviour. Nope. But thank goodness, I can still add a little flavor to the flat words of my typewriter to help bring them to life.
Sooooooooo, FF2LF, ok? I'm going to DARFC, so CUL8r. G2GLYS!
FF2LF (Feel Free 2 Leave Feedback)
DARFC (Duck and Run For Cover)
CUL8r (C U Later)
G2GLYS (Got 2 Go, Love You So)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Parting Ways
***Posted for Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays. For more great fiction, click here: http://pattywysong.blogspot.com
Pastor Jim looked down at his Dockers to make sure they were zipped, breathing a sigh of relief when he saw that they were. Why is the entire back row laughing? He had just reminded the congregation about the revival next week, and he knew that wasn't funny.
One chuckle after another began to spread throughout the pews. Did I put the wrong shoes on? "Tonight we'll have a potluck following the"—Is that Ruth Stanley snickering? Now I KNOW something is wrong—"a scrumptious potluck following the service."
As the nervous young pastor continued the announcements, he mentally reviewed his mentors' warnings of common embarrassing situations in ministry. No ink stain on my shirt…maybe my hair is sticking up. While delivering the attendance numbers, he combed his fingers through his hair.
By now, the entire back half of the room was whispering among themselves. I've GOT to keep going. Something must have happened in the back. Focus, Jim.
He took a deep breath and persisted. "Now I'd like to ask some of our long time members, Steve and Judy Patterson, and their beautiful daughter Hannah, to come and join me at the pulpit."
The family came forward reluctantly. Darling nine-year-old Hannah covered her mouth with her hand, probably to hold in her giggles. Her little cheeks were as red as the roses on her dress. Steve Patterson looked terribly grim, while Judy had her head down. They're acting weird, too…
Pastor Jim wrapped his arms around them as they turned toward the congregation. "Everyone knows this precious family, the Pattersons. They've been on the front lines of this church for many years—long before I came into the picture. Only God knows why Steve's job is taking them away from us. We'll miss 'em dearly."
Oh, good, everyone has stopped laughing, but nobody's looking at the Pattersons either. What on earth is going on?
Clearing his throat, the pastor bravely carried on, though his voice began to squeak every third word or so. "If you'll notice in your bulletin that Ruth Stinkelman has coordinated a Parting Party for the Pattersons. Thank you, Ms. Stinkelman."
Now where did Ruth go? I just saw her before the service.
The cackles began again, but this time it was mainly the younger folks. Most of the adults were hiding behind their church bulletins. Steve Patterson gave the pastor a darted, angry look. Mrs. Patterson proceeded to hang her head, but little Hannah's shoulders were giggling up and down.
The young pastor's frustration finally came to a head. "Could somebody please tell me what is so funny?" He was visibly distraught.
Suddenly, a paper airplane landed smack into his forehead and crashed onto the floor next to him. "What in the blooming world?" the pastor snapped.
Steve Patterson picked up the makeshift jet, aka Second Baptist Church's bulletin, unwrinkled the wings and sternly pointed to the ink circle on the announcement page in front of him. Little Hannah's laughter could no longer contain itself, and her mother's head, hanging moments before in embarrassment, began to bobble a little bit, too. Steve's glare burned a hole in the side of the pastor's face.
In a matter of milli-seconds, Pastor Jim's face flushed several shades of red. He began to read from the bulletin: "Ms. Ruth Stinkelman has offered to host a—a—Parting Party…"
His eyes were wide open while glaring at his mistake, and the only sound he could hear was the thumping of his heart as it raced out of his chest. He couldn't believe he had inadvertently replaced the 'P' in 'Parting' with a big, fat, ugly 'F.'
The silence in the room haunted Pastor Jim, but he knew he must somehow break it. I just want to crawl in a hole and die. "I'm—I'm so terribly sorry…I…"
Little Hannah stepped forward to comfort him in total sincerity. "Oh, don't worry, Pastor Jim, I'm sure doing the bulletin is a great big STINKY job."
Hannah's dad released a snort and a wheezing chuckle. Pastor Jim was stunned to see the whole congregation cracking up, including Ruth Stinkelman, who was fanning herself with her bulletin.
Looking down at the typo again, he shook his head back and forth. I'm probably never going to live this down, but…if I can't beat 'em, I may as well join 'em. A big grin lined the Pastor's face as he finally accepted the humor in it all.
Then the Pattersons gave him a Parting hug—'Parting,' with a capital 'P.'
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Got Guilt?
Sometimes it's a song that breaks through a stronghold.
For years, I had been given over to a guilt complex. Not for any one thing. Just for all kinds of things. I would take responsibility for situations that were not even mine to take on. I would ask for forgiveness for something, yet eat my guilt away in Hostess products. I prayed for it to go away, but I could not overcome it.
Then our worship pastor introduced this song. My eyelashes got a bath, as well as my whole face as I stood in awe over the lyrics and the melody. It was positively anointed. It reached through and healed my stronghold. Snap. Just like that. I wish I had a video of my church choir and vocalists singing it, but unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera for the souvenir moment. Aha, but I don't feel guilty. Instead, I go to God. Tube, that is. I found this video on GodTube, and it is powerful as well. Enjoy the powerful lyrics, and if you are a visual worshiper, the film clips as well:
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain,
that is, His body, and since we have a great priest
over the house of God,
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart
in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us
from a guilty conscience
and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:19-23 (NIV)
No more guilt. Not me. When I fail, I go to the One who forgives and gives me help to turn from my sin. I will not bask on the waters of self-righteous, self-pitying guilt. I'll put my trust in His powerful, loving salvation instead.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Life Lyrics
This devo is what determined the theme for my blog. It is a theme that resonates with me repeatedly, and I received more responses from my readers on this one than almost any other devotional. For those of you who don't know, I send out a devo from my lovinthearts website once every week or so (as God inspires me). If you or someone you know would benefit spiritually from receiving these, please click here and enter your email address. http://www.lovinthearts.com/SubscribeForm.html I would love to hear from you!
If I were to ask you what kind of song your life sings, what would you say? Is the melody upbeat, melancholy, traditional, or patriotic? What do the lyrics speak of? Maybe praise, lament, crisis, joy, pain, depression, truth, struggle, etc.
Just as the number of music genres is astronomical, and the combinations of the songs within those genres are endless, so it is the same with each of our life songs. And the genres and the artists morph over time, producing whole new styles and ways of people expressing themselves. It's mind-boggling if you think about it. In the same way, we change as a result of our circumstances and our faith working in us; thus, shifting seasons leading to new tunes.
Every time I hear the song Lifesong by Casting Crowns,* it ministers to me, reminding me that all I do and say is my life's song to the Lord. Sometimes, I mistakenly believe that if my rhythm isn't upbeat, then it has no value. What God has shown me through the past several years of trials, though, is that it is not as much about the rhythm as it is about the lyrics.
Here's an example. Throughout many Psalms, David's tune is upbeat. One can almost hear the cymbals and drums as he sings out, "Praise the Lord, O my soul. All my inmost being, praise His holy name" (Psalm 103). Chapters before that, we hear from the same mouth: "Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy." (Psalm 86) Can you see anyone dancing the jig to that ditty? The cool thing is that whether David or any other Psalmist is upbeat, bitter, depressed or ecstatic, they almost always make reference to the Lord's goodness or sovereignty.
So what about you? Think about the different lyrics your life has sung out to God and to others. Your melody may have had a recent change even as you're reading this. This theme has been on my heart for awhile now, and it applies to me personally quite perfectly. In the last decade, I've walked through a season of incredible miracles, joy, prosperity, strongholds, depression, physical pain, emotional pain, loss and sacrifice. It's been a roller coaster of emotions, and each one has made its note on the chart of my lifesong.
My prayer for you and for me is that no matter whether the verses to our lives cry or laugh, yell or whisper—that our repeating chorus would be one chiming of faith, hope, love and Truth. Beg Him to help you remember all the situations He has brought you through, all the lessons He has taught you, and all of the ways He has blessed you. In doing so, may it begin a fresh and new refrain within you.
May our life's lyrics be pleasing to You, our Lord, our Rock and Redeemer, Sustainer and Comforter, Friend and Father—Amen.
He turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
He set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
He PUT A NEW SONG IN MY MOUTH,
a hymn of praise to our God…"
Psalm 40:1-3b, NIV
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Live to Die
Warm tears streaked down my cheeks yesterday. It was the first time I had turned on the radio in awhile. See, music has always been a HUGE part of my life, but the last few years have been particularly noisy and crowded, so I find myself enjoying silence more and more. For instance, if I turn the radio on, then my kids just get louder to talk or play over it. As a result, I sorta quit bothering with it.
My husband likes constant noise. When he's home the radio is almost always on, so it's on all throughout the house and even on the back patio, and certainly in the car. But when it's me alone as of lately, my preference has simply been-----sweet silence.
As I was driving to a meeting last night, I prayed the Lord would help the time to go well, and then I felt led to turn on the radio. Weird! No, I need to pray, Lord. I need the silence. I need to think. The knob, quite frankly, did everything but reach out and grab my fingers. So I turned it on.
Above all kings,
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here before the world began
I couldn't find a kleenex, but a fast food napkin would have to do. What is it about that song? It's been out for years, and each time I hear it, it still falls fresh on me. I was drawn to belt out the chorus with my mucky, weepy voice.
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground,
You took the fall and thought of me
Above All."
He lived to die.
He lived to die.
He was trampled on for me.
He thought of me.
Above all, He took the fall.
He lived to die.
It was in His dying, that I live in freedom today. I'm so glad He led me to turn on the radio and "give up" my silent moment. It was the most worshipful one I've had in awhile. And this morning, He continued, by leading me to 1 Peter 2:24:
He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.
Today, I want to live for righteousness and die to what my self wants. Just like He did for me. I certainly don't want to trample all over Him again. Not me. Not today. With His help, and my eyes on Him above all, I can live to die today.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Mom's the Bomb!
Oh, how I wish I meant that in a good way!
I bombed.
My ten-year-old daughter lost her tooth last week, and she was so excited about using the money she would get from it for Vacation Bible School. She wiggled it and wiggled it, trying to get it loose enough to fall out before the last day of VBS approached. She succeeded in her part of the plan. But...
Imagine her surprise, when she woke up and found her tooth under her pillow instead of a dollar the next morning. Ouch! I bombed.
Morning #2:
My daughter came down the stairs with a HUGE grin on her face: "MOM! The tooth fairy left me a dollar!"
I didn't flinch at all, but I thought Oh no, I forgot again. I looked up at her and she's holding a dollar. Maybe there IS a tooth fairy.
"That's great, Sweetheart!" I couldn't let her see the panic in my eyes.
AnaLee had an ornery look about her, and that's when I wondered..."Yeah, Mom, and she left me a note too." She cleared her throat and read the note written on wide-ruled notebook paper:
Okay, I was onto her. (I'm a quick one...) She had manufactured the note and used her own dollar to test me. I decided the best plan for now was to ignore the subject until I could think it through. That evening, she came to me and asked, "Mom, is the Tooth Fairy real?"
"Why do you ask, AnaLee? You got a note and a dollar from her this morning?"
"But is she real?"
"Do you want the truth?"
"You sure?"
I worded it very carefully. "She's real if you believe she's real."
"I knew it! YOU're the tooth fairy!!!!" Her face was beaming, and she was so proud of herself for solving the mystery. I guess it's better than her finding out from another child. Then she'da been mad instead of happy.
So, yeah, I blew it. I used to be the Tooth Fairy. Now I'm the Bomb!
PS. I shared with her the "Rule." We don't share with ANYONE, no matter the age about who the Tooth Fairy may or may not be. Otherwise, she'll never get to be the Tooth Fairy when her time comes. ;)
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Supernatural Acts of Kindness
***Posted for Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays. For more great fiction, click here: http://pattywysong.blogspot.com
To: email@example.com
Subject: I'm DESPERATE!
On 4/16/07 10:55 AM, Jennifer Miller wrote:
I'm sorry I haven't called you back, but I don't think I could talk if I wanted to. I'm really strung out taking care of grandmom right now. I'm so afraid she's going to fall that I can't even sleep. Sheer exhaustion.
The medicare office said they'd send someone over for TWO lousy hours a week, Lainey! How am I supposed to do all this and manage the kids, too?
I know this stress will pass, but PLEASE pray for me. I could use a supernatural touch.
After pushing the send button, I fell to my knees in prayer. Lainey will pray, Lord. But I feel like I'm beyond help. I know You're there, but I beg you to let me feel You in a real way.
I spent the next few minutes pouring out my weary soul to the only One that could fully understand. A deep thump and a clank sounded. I knew that Grandmom had fallen and hit the side of the bed's metal frame.
"MOM!" my nine-year-old screamed from the bottom of the stairs, "Grandmammy fell again!"
"I'm coming!" I yelled as I flew down the stairs.
When I got to her room, Grandmom was trying to pull herself up using the iron post of the bed. I stood over her and carefully grabbed her arms. "Here, let me help, ok?"
She smiled, and her eyes twinkled a "thank you," though they had that far away look in them again. "Okay," she feebly responded.
While straining to get her back in bed, I gently scolded her: "Grandmom, you've GOT to stay in bed unless I help you, ok? It's not safe for you to do it by yourself. Please use the bell to call for me, alright?"
It was only moments later that she was asleep again. Thank goodness. I tiptoed out of the room. My little ones were anxiously waiting outside the door.
"Mom, is Grandmammy ok?"
"Did she fall?"
"Yes, but she's all right now," I reassured them tenderly.
"Mom, Mrs. Jones called. She said that she wanted to bring you over some dinner tonight," my daughter reported.
My youngest chimed in, "Yea, lasagna—YUCK!"
Oh, Lord, please give me patience!
The phone rang, and I saw it was my mentor at church. I can't face her right now, I thought. Yet as the answering machine picked up, I heard her lift up a prayer on my behalf. It moved me.
The doorbell interrupted her prayer message, and the dog began barking at the door. What now? Impatience built with each disruption.
"Stop barking, Sally!" I snapped.
I opened the door to find my dear friend Laurie standing there. "I'd like for them to come and do homework with us for awhile, if that's okay?"
My kids began to pull and beg at me.
"I don't know what to say, Laurie," I spoke as the tears welled up in my eyes. "Um, sure...sure they can go. Thanks."
She gave me a big hug and a knowing look. "Oh, and here's your mail."
I waved as she drove away with the kids in the back of her Suburban, and I collapsed into the first chair I could find. A feeling of thankfulness overwhelmed me. Thank you for the break, God.
As I remembered the pile of mail in hand, a card from my Bible Study group was on top. I hadn't been able to go for several weeks, and it had just added to my sorry state of mind. When I flipped open the card, all of them had written a personal note, but it was the scripture in the center that grabbed me:
You encourage them and listen to their cry."
Psalm 10:17
Oh, Father—You heard my cry…
It was as if God had reached down and caught my fallen spirit through the words and actions of the Christian friends He had provided for me. Refreshed and renewed, I went back to Grandmom's room to show her the mail that had come for her: Two cards from her dear church friends, and a note from the Pastor. I was glad to find her awake.
We both cried together and spent some time by the side of the bed, thanking God for His supernatural acts of kindness.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
WANTED: Body to Go with Lone Head
Oh my! If that title doesn't catch your attention, nothing will...LOL.
Yesterday, a storm blew in suddenly. The wind was blowing at about 50-60 mph (according to the news reports), and I was amazed as I looked out the window. I checked to make sure that my iron patio chairs were not going to blow away or through the windows.
Shocked as I could be, I gasped when a head blew over my fence and onto my patio. It was a doll head, thank goodness. But a head nonetheless. And it landed perfectly on the ground, staring there through the rest of the storm. It was actually kinda creepy! Ever since, I've been contemplating whether I should send an email out to the neighborhood through the Homeowner's Association forum. But what would I say that doesn't sound ridiculous? My conscience is going to have the better of me, though, because I keep picturing some little girl crying over her headless doll. I wouldn't be surprised if an email didn't come across the forum saying: WANTED: Head to Go with Lone Body.
Decisions, decisions. Make a fool out of myself or have nightmares about a little girl crying? Reputation vs. Conscience? I guess it's a "no-brainer," right?
What do you think? I guess I could always go door to door...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy FATHER's Day to my Always Father
Dear Lord,
Happy Father's Day to You--my always Father!
You have always been so faithful to me.
You have always loved me with an everlasting love.
You've never harmed me. You've always kept me safe.
You've never abandoned me. You've always held me in Your grip.
You've never abused the ones I love. You've always reached out to them with tender love and mercy.
You've never spoken evil or perverse words to me. You've always spoken to me words of Truth and Life.
You've never been about satisfying Your own needs. You've always provided and cared for mine sacrificially.
You've never said "I love you" and then shown me otherwise. You've always loved me faithfully and truly.
You've never been a coward to me. You've always shown up when I needed it, proving to be my Hero.
You've never had to apologize. You've always treated me flawlessly.
You've never abused me. You've always been my shelter.
You have always loved me with an everlasting love.
You have always been so faithful to me.
Happy Father's Day to You--my always Father!
Your Daughter
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Half The Man/Fiction Friday
***For Patty Wysong's Fiction Fridays. Go here to read more great fiction: http://pattywysong.blogspot.com
***In honor of the fathers out there who took/take the time to invest in the lives of their children. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
I didn't care if it took the entire day. I was going to pore over every single journal. It was an emergency! My wife made sure of that. Why all the pressure?
Thank goodness Mom made me write my thoughts down every night as soon as I could hold a pencil. "Even if it is just one sentence, Richard, write something down about what you did or learned today, ok?" Mom would smile and hand me some kind of themed notebook and pencil to help pique my interest.
There was the year with the Scooby-Doo spiral and matching crayon set:
May 7th, 1974
"Daddy tot me how to rid my bike off traneng weels. He told me to keep my eye on the sidewalk and sit up strat. I almos rid it 2 tims.
July 25th, 1974
"I jumpd to daddy off the sid of the pool. I crid wen he let me go undr watr. I held my breth hard. He sad I almos swim.
"If I could just be half the man…"
And how could I forget the Superman notebook with the pencil that said, "# 1 Superhero" on it when I was eight:
Jan. 3rd, 1977
We all shared our New Year's resolutions today. Dad's was to read his Bible and pray more with me and Mom. I wadded up the paper in my pocket and said that mine was to read my Bible and pray more just like Dad. Getting better at beating my cousin on Atari didn't sound good after his.
"If I could just learn to be half the man he was, then…."
"Oh, my Top Secret Spy journal!!!" I grinned sheepishly while opening the bulky, black binding. "There's some deep, dark secrets in this one":
May 29th, 1981
Well, I really screwed up this time! Mom found the super secret stash of not so super magazines that Ted and I hid under my mattress. Dad is going to skin my bottom when he gets home. Ted brought them over….I only peeked at them a few times.
May 30th, 1981
I'm not sure why Dad didn't punish me. He wants to take me away for a 'special weekend, just us two.' He said he had stuff to tell me about God's unique plan for my life—all of it—body, mind and soul. The verse he read to me gave me a lot to think about.
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30. This should be interesting.
Dad went from my hero to my friend that weekend, though he always found a way to remain in authority even through my teenage years.
"If I could just learn to be half the man he was, then maybe I could…"
My fingers marveled over the weathered, brown leather journal Dad had bought me for graduation. 'Jay Richard Morgan' was inscribed right above the Mark 12:30 passage he had used to minister to me so many times. It was my treasure.
November 12th, 1988
I got a letter from Dad and Mom today. Each one wrote a special note to me. Mom reminded me to eat healthy and study hard. Dad told me to try to save some of the money that I was making at my job in the mall. He wrote this on a separate sheet of paper:
"Son, above all, keep your heart pure. Remember that God will guide you through college and through all of life if you remember what we have taught you and you continue to watch the life of other devoted Christians. And someday you will be a wonderful husband and father if you take the time to learn His ways."
Stinging tears were flooding my eyes, and the words became blurry.
"I really miss you, Dad. You were such a great example for me."
My wife squeezed my shoulder tenderly. "You ok, sweetheart?"
"Yes," I muttered as I put my memories back on my shelf. "I was just getting ready to come and tell you."
"Tell me what, Sweetie?"
I looked her straight in the eye and blurted out like a Superhero. "If I can just learn to be half the man my father was, then…In answer to your question this morning, yes—I think I might be ready to become a daddy."
She looked relieved as she led my hands to her tummy, "Well, thank goodness! You've got about eight more months to learn."
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
She would praise so genuinely that sometimes I would open my eyes and wonder if I was on earth or in heaven. Whenever complimented, she would remark, "Please don't tell me how pretty I sing. Tell God how awesome He is for singing through me." The one word I would use to describe her? Anointed.
Then she suddenly ceased attending. Meeting after meeting, she would present one excuse after another as to why she could not come.
"Are you okay, Trish?" I asked when I finally got her on the phone.
"Yes," she tried to assure me, "I'm just busy." Her voice sounded strange—even fearful. I prayed for her before saying good-bye.
Another "Sorry, I can't come," message reached me the next week, and I felt led to pray.
Lord, You know Trish. I'm scared that she's being abused or something. Help her to ask for help from her friends, Father. Please show us what to do.
Immediately after I rose from my knees, the Holy Spirit prompted me to invite the group to our place the following night. Tom and I had never done so before, as we were embarrassed about how small our house was, but I was going to obey God. Tom will forgive me for not running it by him first, I reasoned.
Jim and Tracy arrived first, and Jim brought his guitar as a result of some arm twisting. "Ok, I'll do it," he relented, "IF you guys won't make fun of my old guitar or my crickety voice."
"Deal!" I vowed.
Tom continued to greet the others at the door while I served the snacks and tried to find places for everyone to sit comfortably. It'll have to do, I assured myself.
Trish was the only one who wasn't there. Where's Trish? How are You going to help her if she's not here, Lord?
"Well, guys, welcome to our humble abode," Tom announced.
Trying not to show my disappointment, I added, "I had hoped that Trish could come, but since I didn't hear from her, I'm concerned. Could we pray for her?"
Keith White took the lead. "God has laid a prayer burden for her on my heart for some time, so I'll pray." We all bowed our heads, and I prayed with my mind with as Keith asked the Lord to "find a way to bring Trish back to us."
A beautiful chord sounded, and then Jim sang, "God will make a way, where there seems to be no way. He works in ways, we cannot see…." *
As his finger strummed the strings of that old guitar, I was surprised how rich it sounded. After the song, Tracy said, "I'm always amazed when such a magnificent sound comes out of that ugly thing."
Jim retorted, "Hey! Who you callin' ugly?" That sent us into a wave of one-liners and laughter, until we suddenly noticed Trish standing just beyond our circle. She had walked through the front door without our noticing. Her eyes were filled with emotional tears that looked like they could flood our entire home if permitted to flow freely. Her voice broke through the silence, "God made a beautiful sound through that old beat-up guitar--and it made me realize that maybe you guys will still love me even when you find out that I'm even more beat-up than it is."
I said, "Trish, of course we will still love you. What is going on?"
A wave of shock shot through my heart when she sobbed, "I've been having an affair. I'm such an ugly sinner!" The floodgates opened. "But I need help. I don't want to do this anymore."
I couldn't breathe. We all stood stunned, but just for a moment.
What a nightmare, God. Please show us what to say and do.
We took turns praying over her, each of us committing to help her walk through the steps of restoration as stated in Scripture.
It could have killed our group, but it made us stronger instead. I was blown away by the power of God in our living room that night. The word Trish uses to describe our Lifegroup in her restoration testimony now? Anointed.
*God Will Make A Way—Words and music by Don Moen
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This morning, I talked to God--just like I do every morning.
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Open Letter to Congress
By Jack Ward
June 22, 2009
The economy is in shambles, the unemployment is increasing, the deficit is rising, the debt is outrageous, and Congress is spending money like it is Monopoly money. President Obama promised that the stimulus spending would create up to 4 million jobs over the next two years. Assuming that the promise could be fulfilled, with the rising unemployment it will take 4 million jobs to break even. But the economy doesn't seem to be Congress's primary concern. Congress is working on legislation that will increase energy and health care costs; exactly what the economy doesn't need.
The Waxman-Markey climate bill is chasing the CO2 bogeyman. The Government Accounting Office has reminded us that the European Union has already gone down this road with less than impressive results. As currently described, the cap and trade scheme would auction some carbon credits and give chosen industries and businesses carbon credits for free. This is a classic example of government picking winners and losers and perverts the concept of the free market. The cap and trade scheme currently under consideration is nothing more than a hidden tax to the consumer. If applied equally, the lower income brackets will be hit the hardest. Sheltering the poor from the increased energy cost will create another entitlement by shifting the increased energy cost to the rest of the taxpayers. Even if implemented to perfection it will cause a dramatic increase in energy costs and all of the country will suffer.
The particulars of the healthcare bill are still unknown, but all indications are it will be a Trojan horse for socialized medicine. President Obama's plan has been described as an expanded version of Medicare. That shouldn't inspire anyone since Medicare will soon be insolvent and will require a massive tax increase to survive. The federal government doesn't have a good record in creating grandiose programs; Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are good examples, NASA would be an exception. President Obama says that his healthcare plan will insure the 47 million uninsured and save money. Before we accept this fuzzy math, remember Vice President Joe Biden said "everyone guessed wrong at the time the (stimulus) estimate was made ..."
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FARMINGTON — Early Friday morning, police were searching for the driver of a car that allegedly struck a utility pole and fled the scene on foot, reportedly leaving an injured female passenger behind.
Initial reports indicated the driver was headed eastbound on Route 11 near the Holy Rosary Credit Union when the collision occurred around 12:08 a.m. Farmington Police Sgt. Michael McNeil, who reported officers were on scene from that time until 7 a.m., said the collision cracked the utility pole straight down the middle, though it was left standing after the impact.
McNeil said the injured passenger — April Ekola, 33, of Farmington — said she knew the driver and reported the name to police though they are still investigating the suspect's alleged involvement in the incident. McNeil said alcohol is a factor in the crash and officials are investigating whether speed also played a role. The name Ekola provided police of the alleged driver shows an individual with an habitual offender record and McNeil said both the alleged male driver and Ekola are nonlicensed vehicle operators.
Ekola was transported Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester with non-life threatening injuries.
McNeil said police were called in to assist with the search, from police departments in New Durham, Milton and Rochester. Rochester police's K9 unit Daisy could not track any scents of the driver fleeing the scene. Ekola said the driver fled in the easterly direction of Route 11, toward Rochester.
McNeil noted the case is suspicious and still under investigation, and the identity of the person who initially placed the emergency call reporting the incident is not known at this time.
"We have different angles we are trying to look into at this point," he said.
Police were seen in the early morning hours searching a perimeter around the site in the area of Meetinghouse Road. While area departments assisted police with their search, rescue and fire personnel were also spotted on scene.
At 6:30 a.m., utility crews were working to repair the damaged utility pole.


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Black Mesa State Park (1-1) – 580.426.2222. www.travelok.com Directions: Follow Hwy 325 west and north from Boise City toward Kenton for 20 miles. Turn west at Park sign and follow blacktop for 7 miles to the Park.
Lodging: Boise City: Longhorn Motel 580.544.2596; Townsman Motel 580.544.2506; Branding Iron B&B http://brandingironbnb.wordpress.com/ 580.426.2456 or 580.651.0057. Black Mesa Area: Black Mesa B&B 800.821.7204 www.bmbb1.com; Hitching Post B&B and Guest Ranch 580.261.7413 www.blackmesacountry.com; Hoot Owl Ranch House & Cabins www.hootowlguestranch.com 580.261.7789 Camping/RV: Black Mesa State Park; Wild Bill's RV in Boise City 580.517.1001.
One-Day Outings: Fill up your gas tank in Boise City before driving the Loop. Make sure you have water and snacks.
Black Mesa State Park (1-1): A very unique State Park situated within a sandstone canyon created by the south fork tributary of Carrizzo Creek. This creek feeds into the Lake Carl Etling which is known for excellent trout fishing in the winter. This park is a highly recognized birdwatching site and has many other wildlife viewing opportunities including a hiking trail. See directions above.
Black Mesa Nature Preserve Trail (1-2): At 4,973 feet, Black Mesa, formed 30 million years ago, is the highest point in Oklahoma and it extends for 45 miles into New Mexico and Colorado. The highest point can only be reached by a fairly challenging, 4.2 mile hiking trail (~ 9 miles round trip) and is marked by a granite monument. Allow at least four hours to walk from the parking area to the top of the mesa and back. There is a vault toilet located on the preserve. Camping is not allowed. Be sure to bring plenty of water and avoid hiking during the hottest part of the day. Directions from Boise City: Follow Hwy 325 west 35 miles, toward Kenton, to a blacktop road marked "Colorado" and turn north (right). Drive five miles to the preserve parking area on the west side of the road.
Birding Route: Fill up your gas tank and plan on a 30-mile drive from Boise City to the first early morning stop at the overlook on the south side of the Black Mesa State Park (1-1) (See directions above.) Next drive down into the Park and walk along the edges of Carrizzo Creek for riparian birds. Take road through Park to Lake Carl Etling. Next, drive to the trailhead of Black Mesa Nature Preserve (1-2) (directions above) and walk a little way along the Trail. From Kenton drive 8 miles east on Hwy 325 and turn north (left) onto gravel road. Travel about a mile until you come to Watson's Crossing (1-4), a concrete low-water crossing. Travel south back to Hwy 325 and turn left. Travel south for 12 miles where the highway takes a sharp turn to the left. Take next right and continue south on blacktop road and enjoy the shortgrass prairie views. At the junction of Hwy 412, turn right on the Hwy to Felt (1-5) and follow signs to the picnic area. This is part of the Rita Blanca National Grassland. The trees at this stop attract many birds from the surrounding prairie. Restrooms are available. Good place for a picnic lunch.
Take Hwy 412 east back to Boise City. Once in town go to the northeast corner of the Dairy Queen parking lot to look out over the Boise City Lagoons (1-6). Great place for waterfowl and shorebirds year-round.
Off the Beaten Trail: Both of these scenic routes should only be driven during good weather as wet conditions make these roads very slippery. A high-clearance vehicle is strongly recommended.
(1-7) Cimarron Scenic Route traverses 32 miles of pinyon pine and juniper covered mesas and canyons. Start at Watson's Crossing (1-4) go north on gravel road winding eastward through pristine prairie. Follow the Trail signs to Hwy 287, turn right and travel south for Boise City. Black Mesa Draw Scenic Route (1-8) traverses 22 miles of outstanding shortgrass prairie within several wide draws occurring between mesas. Travel north out of Boise City on Hwy 287 for 11 ½ miles and turn east (right) onto gravel road. Follow Trail signs that will take into the town of Keyes. Contact a local bird enthusiast at 580.546.7262.
Guest Ranches: Hitching Post Ranch (1-3): Visitors will experience life on a working ranch, a ranch that has been in the family since 1886. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, and stagecoach rides. The owners offer cookouts, campfire sing-a-longs, and cowboy entertainment and more. For the sportsmen, hunting and fishing are offered. The Ranch's quiet lodging includes a trailer home (sleeps 5), a log cabin (sleeps 6) and next to the cabin is a Bed and Breakfast (sleeps 11). Contact: See Lodging above.
Black Mesa B&B (1-9): Visitors can spend the day exploring the rugged hillsides and the evening in the comfort of a "home away from home" in a 1910 rock ranch house near the base of the magnificent Black Mesa. This working ranch offers hiking, rock hounding, birding or an opportunity to escape from the daily routine. Accommodations include a ground level double occupancy room, a second story suite (sleeps 8) and a bunkhouse with two separate rooms (sleeps 4 each). Contact Black Mesa B&B See Lodging above.
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The brewery was first brought to the Historic Dockyard at Chatham as the Flagship Brewery in 1995 where it established a five barrel kit brewing up to 100 firkins a week. All the ales have nautical themed names to gel with the surroundings in which it is brewed.
In 2003 the brewery was bought and renamed the Nelson Brewing Company to fall in line with the most famous naval hero of all time 'Admiral Horatio Nelson' and that his flagship 'The Victory' was built here in Chatham Dockyard.
In July 2006 the brewery was purchased by Piers Macdonald. Piers has over 20 years experience in the brewing industry and is passionate to keep the traditions of Kent brewing alive. Using the best ingredients and the finest Kent hops, combined with the expertise and dedication of his brewing staff, Piers plans to build on the brewery's already growing reputation as the provider of some of the tastiest ales on the market.
Now brewing from a seven and a half barrel kit and regularly having over a dozen ales of various strengths and taste available, the brewery is sure to have a beer to suit all!
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NASA Funding Saved!
In the last week before the holiday recess, the U.S. Congress finally appropriated budget funds to the federal agencies -- including NASA.
It includes important increases for planetary exploration and restores funding for science, within a total $17.3 billion for NASA.
The Planetary Society can take partial credit for this, as they launched a broad-based "Save Our Science" amongst their tens of thousands of U.S. members.
Congrats to Planetary Executive Director Louis Friedman and our other friends at the Planetary Society for helping to secure this important funding.


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Rave: Keeping the party going for listeners
About Rave
Rave is a social app developer that provides community music and video experiences. Through platforms including smartphones and virtual reality headsets, people can view videos and talk with family or friends. The company's RaveDJ platform also generates dynamic DJ mixes and mashups for groups of viewers to listen to.
With Google Cloud Platform, Rave and its RaveDJ service have a versatile environment powerful enough to drive the company's Artificial Intelligent DJ and Social Watching Apps.
Google Cloud Results
- Reduces operating costs by 70% by moving to server virtualization and preemptible instances
- Minimizes budget for maintaining user-created RaveDJ content with Cloud Storage
- Cuts RaveDJ content delivery costs by 66% thanks to Google Cloud ecosystem
Produces more than 2 million song mashups with machine learning
Whether it's an old vinyl record or the latest streaming release, music is often enjoyed in a community. This concept is a central focus for social app developer Rave – its flagship service allows groups of people to get together on their phones and tablets where they can chat and watch videos at the same time, as if they were in the same room.
Rave noticed an interesting trend among its customers: while the platform was originally built around social video watching, people were frequently DJing sessions that ran several hours. This inspired the company to develop its artificial-intelligence-(AI)-powered RaveDJ music platform. If two or more user-selected songs or a playlist, RaveDJ can merge two songs into a single, unique combination – called a mashup – or it can start a mix of many songs together by intelligently ordering and jumping from song to song in the style of a live DJ.
RaveDJ does a lot more than simply pressing play or turning on shuffle mode when someone makes a mix from his or her playlist. Like a human DJ, it chooses and transitions between tracks based on factors including tempo, song dynamics, and listener experience. This intricate, live decision-making process means that Rave has had to improve scalability to support future growth.
"RaveDJ required a platform that could handle our demanding processing requirements," says Garrett Everding, Chief Technology Officer at Rave. "In real time, it has to figure out how to take songs apart and put them back together in a way that people can enjoy."
With Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Rave has found a solution that meets its needs. Rave takes full advantage of Cloud Machine Learning Engine to serve and train its neural networks and uses the built-in network management tools in GCP to simplify workflows, support the song analysis platform, and help ensure that its customers and developers stay in a steady groove when using RaveDJ.
Creating an AI DJ
The RaveDJ app posed several challenges for Rave's developers. A RaveDJ set has to stitch many songs flow together in a seamless audio-visual experience – presenting significant audio and video processing demands.
As part of this process, Rave had to answer two key product questions: how would it produce the songs and how would they be deployed? With GCP and its machine learning (ML) capabilities, Rave has the ideal solution.
RaveDJ has developed novel neural networks for audio analysis using TensorFlow, which runs using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), which supports the service's API infrastructure. With GKE, the platform is powerful and versatile enough to handle the song analysis and demanding model training process for RaveDJ.
"Songs are complex to process because they all have unique structures and features. Google Cloud Platform allows us to build and support a system that can consistently perform song analysis, which has been central to RaveDJ's success."—Garrett Everding, Chief Technology Officer, Rave
One of the key elements of RaveDJ involves processing and analysing music to recover the structure within each song. By recovering this information, RaveDJ can make intelligent decisions about how and when to connect songs together, transitioning from one song's chorus to another song's bridge for example. By combining this process with matching audio-visual transition effects, RaveDJ-generated mixes can often sound better than their human-DJ counterpart and are made in significantly less time.
All of these files are kept on Cloud Storage, which allows mashups and mixes to be easily achieved and loaded. Rave also utilizes Stackdriver to monitor the entire platform and help maintain peak network performance.
For Rave, GCP offered a scalable foundation to easily go to market. With GCP, Rave could quickly integrate ML into its workflow and saw immediate gains from the move. The company has already produced more than two million mashups since launch. In the future, the developer has explored adding Cloud TPUs into its ML models and ultimately, all of these performance gains from GCP are aimed at improving the larger Rave experience.
"Songs are complex to process because they all have unique features and structures," says Garrett. "Google Cloud Platform allows us to build and support a system that can consistently perform song analysis, which has been a central part of RaveDJ's success."
Reducing costs
Along with the performance advantages, GCP gives Rave several bottom-line benefits. For example, Rave relies on Compute Engine for virtual machine and preemptible instance management. Rave reports that it cut its server management costs by 70 percent, by moving to virtualization and streamlining its network architecture.
The existing Google content delivery network ecosystem has been a similar boon for Rave and RaveDJ. The company reports that it helped reduce content streaming costs by 66 percent. Without these relationships, Rave estimates that it would be paying 200 percent more in content delivery costs versus its current rates. Cloud Storage, along with its nearline and coldline management, also provide a cost-effective solution for long-term data storage and makes it easy to process terabytes worth of video and music.
"With Google Cloud Platform, basic work like site reliability, performance, and scalability is handled for us and we can focus on producing higher-quality music experiences for customers."—Garrett Everding, Chief Technology Officer, Rave
For daily maintenance, Rave has gotten additional mileage out of GCP and its management console. With its accessible interface, Rave can easily monitor its entire infrastructure for issues and avoid adding unnecessary expenses to the company budget.
"The console in GCP centralizes everything, so we can immediately see if there are problems," says Garrett.
The efficiencies supported by GCP enable the company to apply these gains to other areas. Because GCP makes Rave's infrastructure easier and faster to run, the company doesn't need to maintain expensive resources, such as a large operations staff and in-house IT support. These savings play a major part in allowing Rave to continue to scale.
Improving productivity
GCP has helped the company improve productivity. For internal server management, GKE makes it easier for Rave administrators to compact services and push out rolling cluster updates. Stackdriver helps with instance group autoscaling and network monitoring, as Rave administrators maintain approximately 50 alerting policies that track numerous metrics.
"Rave and RaveDJ are creative tools that people use for creative expression. With Google Cloud Platform and RaveDJ, we can provide music experiences that recreate the dynamics of a live DJ and connect people to their favorite music on a deeper level."—Garrett Everding, Chief Technology Officer, Rave
Elsewhere, Cloud Pub/Sub is the primary event bus for internal network service communication and also helps with work scheduling, while Cloud SQL provides similar support for backend services such as error reporting and analytics. Outside of GCP, Rave relies on G Suite as its primary productivity solution and tools like Drive, Gmail, and Hangouts Meet are used by staffers daily.
"Google Cloud is a reliable environment that's well designed and precisely built," says Garrett. "With Google Cloud Platform, basic work like site reliability, performance, and scalability is handled for us and we can focus on producing higher-quality music experiences for customers."
He concludes, "Rave and RaveDJ are creative tools for users to express themselves. With Google Cloud Platform and RaveDJ, we can provide music experiences that connect people to their favorite music on a deeper level."
About Rave
Rave is a social app developer that provides community music and video experiences. Through platforms including smartphones and virtual reality headsets, people can view videos and talk with family or friends. The company's RaveDJ platform also generates dynamic DJ mixes and mashups for groups of viewers to listen to.


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John Lyons wrote:but now I have a few boards I want to have fabricated.
John Lyons wrote:I don't recall the exact cost but it's something like $1 per board.
John Lyons wrote:I read something once about someone doing conversion by converting each layer to pdf and then going PDF => Vector => gerber... Requires manual drills, and sounds pretty sketchy to me.
What do you mean by "manual drills"? pdf >vector>gerber seems simple enough although I don't know anything about how gerber works.
ExpressPCB holds your hand a bit in a way eagle doesn't, but in the end it becomes pretty necessary.
Yes, it seems like this will have to be the way to go.
Generation of Design Files
Once you have finished your design, how do you send the design to a fabrication house? If you are going to build you own circuit boards using the procedure outlined in this book, you can skip this section. If you are going to send your circuit boards to a professional fabrication house, you need to generate design
files that the fabrication house can understand. Since there are dozens of schematic capture and layout tools on the market, there must be a standard file format that any fabrication house can utilize. This standard file format is known as Gerber. Any decent layout tool must be able to produce Gerber files. If yours doesn't, get one that does!
Once you generate Gerber files for your design, it is a good idea to check them with a viewer other than the software that generated them. This helps to catch most of the silly problems. If you don't have a decent Gerber file viewer, you can download a free version of GCPrevue from GraphiCode, Inc. (http:\\www.graphicode.com)
As with any standard, there are always different flavors. Currently there are really only two main flavors: "standard Gerber" and "extended Gerber." RS- 274-D is standard Gerber and requires an external aperture list to define all the apertures in the design (more on that in a moment). RS-274-X is extended Gerber and contains all the aperture definitions needed by the design. In other words it is a self-contained file. The preferred flavor is extended Gerber. This really is all you need to know about Gerber files, but if you are a stickler for details read on.
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I am so sick of my web host slowing down WordPress sites that I have lost interest. If you want to buy it, drop me an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with your best price offer…It will need moving to your own hosting to speed it up as it is with WebhostsUK at the moment and they're as said, useless with WordPress. Videos are extremely easy to add. You can automatically import lots and then get the site to add a number each day to keep the site fresh…No money has been spent on advertising, so the site only generates around half a million unique visits per year, and 1.5 million hits.I am looking for offers of around £7500 but make me an offer, I just want a sale at the end of the day, so may accept a lower offer as long as it isn't too insulting.
Payment would be by cash, personal cheque or bank transfer..


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Joanne S necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 43 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Good2BSeen is a new Internet Marketing Consulting Firm that uses a holistic approach to helping organizations of all sizes increase their web site traffic and improve their Internet presence. Our emphasis is on inbound marketing and lead creation.
Many of our clients are in need of a new site design in order to achieve their goal. We need help from talented, creative designers and are already preparing specs for two additional projects after this one.
Businesses, health care providers and non profit organizations who want to improve the effectiveness of their website and develop & implement an Internet Marketing Strategy. Many of our clients have been wasting money on their online advertising campaigns and are overwhelmed and confused by the many options available for Internet marketing.
We need a clean, professional Web 2.0 design that is easy to use and offers clear paths for the visitor. No flash. Cross browser compatibility needed.
We need 2 pages:
Home page
1 Internal page w/ 3 columns.
1 internal page w/2 columns
A sample design of the 2 pages plus assets can be seen:
We need a creative designer to IMPROVE this design and make it ready for coding. We are open to new layout & design ideas, but need these requirements met:
The logo and phone # can be part of the header image, but the "follow up on Twitter" needs to be a separate image so that it can be turned on and off. Please recreate this Twitter image.
Home Page
We will be testing this site, so the following will need to be html, not images:
title (want more from your website)
sub title ( We guarantee...)
description under sub title (our certified Internet Marketing ...)
call to action text (Ready for ....)
bottom sub titles (you're unique...)
Please add login in option to home page.
The stock images aren't yet purchased. Feel free to use others.
The logo will be provided.
Resolution no wider than 1024 pixels.
Preferably, home page is all above the fold.
"Guarantee" image is a placeholder for an image - would like to see an image of the search engines logos - we'll provide an example.
Winner will be asked to provide PSD files.


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metaMorphic Media necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 36 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Hyperbolic Funnel by Hypertek
Designed specifically for public use, the Hyperbolic Funnel can be placed in shopping malls, airports, sporting arenas, museums and any public place where people gather.
It's hypnotizing! The coins seem to defy gravity and a sign on each Hyperbolic Funnel reads: Which Rolls Faster Quarters, Nickels, Dimes or Pennies?
Site to be branded as Hyperbolic Funnel by Hypertek
The goal of the site is to sell funnels and signup resellers
The hyperbolic funnel is great for entrepreneurs, business owners, and non profits. It's a great money generator that works in public places. The visitors to the site will be seeking information to buy and setup their own funnel as well as resellers.
The rest of the site with be informational and should "funnel" the user to the store.
-Site should be simple, clean and open (web 2.0 feel).
-Branded around "Hyperbolic Funnel by Hypertek -must use the "hyperbolic Funnel" logo as the main branding
-Layout will be WordPress friendly- main content section on left with right sidebar for widgets
-Navigation will be horizontal.
-Navigation will be: Home, FAQ, Photos, About Us, Contact, Order Now, Become a Reseller
-Feel free to grab copy and/or images from our current site: http://www.funnelworks.com/
-Header will have email signup as well as social media icons
-Sidebar items/widgets will include "Featured Item", "Recent News", "Testimonials".
-Footer will repeat main navigation in text form, smaller for SEO secondary navigation.
Logos are attached. Logos are black and white so the color scheme for the site is open. We will narrow down color schemes quickly and make sure all are on the same track for development.
Feel free to work your color scheme into the logo if needed. We will let you know if it works or not.
Logos available as .eps and jpg files.
Very important to keep the site CLEAN and OPEN. :)
Subtle points of customization are appreciated, ie in the menu, header, widget areas, etc
Example sites we like: Clean and strong small business/entrepreneur feel and drive users to the buy or be a reseller--


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If you have read our recent Cracking BlackBerry Backup Passwords article, you should be familiar with encryption implemented in BlackBerry Desktop Software. Just reminding:
In short, standard key-derivation function, PBKDF2, is used in a very strange way, to say the least. Where Apple has used 2'000 iterations in iOS 3.x, and 10'000 iterations in iOS 4.x, BlackBerry uses only one.
So password verification is (was) so fast/simple that we did not care about implementing it on the GPU — modern CPU is able to crack almost 8 million passwords per second (thanks to multi-threading and AES-NI). We would not call that the vulnerability, but still the weak link.
But new versions of BlackBerry Desktop Software have been released reсently (6.0 for Windows and 2.0 for Mac). And as always, there are bad news and there are good news.


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George Huntoon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 371 diseños de 58 diseñadores freelance.
George Huntoon
i am a 37 year old male, i live in Houston, TX. I have been a Realtor, or Real Estate Agent for 10 years. I had a logo made for me about 7 years ago, and i am still using it, but the picture is outdated and I feel like I want something new. I like to advertise in local neighborhood newsletters, and I do post card mail outs to neighborhoods, and I get give away items, like pads of paper and coozies, that i like to put my logo on. I am pretty outgoing person, but i have never been one to be too flashy or tacky when it comes to promoting myself. I wear a suit to work everyday, with a pair of comboy boots. The reason i metion this, is because, i like to look like a serious businessman, but I like to feel like a good ole boy as well. I like to Hunt and Fish, but i am not really a country redneck. I want my logo to convey that I am experienced, serious, classy, gentleman, friendly, smart,approachable. I want the logo to be able to be used on stationary, note cards, coozies, pads of paper. I basically want something that i can use on everything. when people see it they know that it is me.
my target audience is homeowners in Houston, TX. also people wanting to buy and sell homes in houston. age range of my clients is 30 to 50 yrs old on average. The average price of the homes i sell is about $250,000 to $300,000. I currently market on a regulat basis to about 250 contacts in my database, these are people that i know, and i market to a neighborhood of about 860 homes, called shadowlake, and i am beginning to market a new neighborhood in katy texas, called seven meadows. This is a very suburban area, and the demographic is 95% caucasion, and politically conservative
I would like to see some designs that are full color, and some that are just two or three color. I do alot of Black and White printing. so i would use the logo in color advertising as well as black and white. in my original logo, i had a picture of me. this logo i want to stand alone without my picture. I like the idea of using my initials, GH. I am also the 3rd. meaning my name is George G. Huntoon III, so maybe some play off of that. I have envisioned the outline of the state of texas with my initials inside, but that may be too cliche. I also have used my family crest before on some things. I work for RE/MAX and our company colors are Red, White, and Blue. the logo does not neccesarily need to be these colors, but just so you know. I like colors like, beige and forest green, as well as navy blue, and I like Red and Black combo as well. I am pretty open to anything. I just want help from a designer with something new.
I am attaching my current real estate logo, as well as a logo i used in a recent campaign when i ran for public office.
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Past the road to your house
That you never called home
Where they turned out your lights
Though they say you'll never know
I remember running through the wet grass
And failing a step behind
Both of us never tiring
Desperately wanting
When they pumped out your guts
And filled you full of those pills
You were never quite right
Deserving all the chills
They say the worst is over
Kicked it over and ran
Then they ask what went wrong
When they turn you on again
They turn you on again.
Kick them right in the face
Make them wish they weren't born
And if they bring up your name
Well they'll say you won the war.
Baby burst in the world
Never given a chance
Then they ask what went wrong
When you never had it right
Oh the letters have dropped off
Though they say you got them all
I finally figured out some things you'll never know.
Take back your life and let me inside
We'll find the door if you care to anymore.
I remember running through the wet grass
And falling a step behind
Both of us never tiring
Desperately Wanting.


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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
There are a number of tools available that can allow you to monitor and control various aspects of your GPU and most fo them do come with nice graphical user interface to make things simple. When mining however you might want to have easy console command control over the GPU behavior to be able to execute commands that change things from a Batch file fro example right before a given miner software is stated. For Nvidia GPUs there is the Nvidia System Management Interface (nvidia-smi) command line utility that can help you do that in a simple and effective way, we have already showed an example using it to control the power state of the GPUs for getting some extra performance with non-overclocked video cards that are not running at the maximum power state when doing compute tasks such as mining for crypto currencies. Now it is time to show you some more useful tricks for using the nvidia-smi to check and modify the maximum TDP (Power Limit) that a given GPU can use as well as how to monitor constantly the GPU temperature and power usage and possibly log them in a file if you need that recorded for some further analysis.
The nvidia-smi utility is part of the video drivers and you can find it installed in the folder "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI\" on Windows, so you need to run the command line (cmd) and navigate to that folder in order to be able to issue commands. You then need to run nvidia-smi with some specific parameters based on what you need it to do such as specifying which GPU you need to play with by ID and then the command that needs to be sent or the data read from it.
So if you want to see what is the power limit of the first Nvidia GPU in the system:
nvidia-smi -i 0 --format=csv --query-gpu=power.limit
If you do not include the i parameter followed by the GPU ID you will get the power limit of all of the available video cards, respectively with a different number you get the details for the specified GPU. Then comes the fun part, changing the power limit to a lower value in order to reduce power consumption without affecting the performance or with slight decrease to get better power efficiency while mining. So in the following example we set the power limit to 175W for the first GPU down from the maximum of 275W that is has preset in the BIOS:
nvidia-smi -i 0 -pl 175
The next useful thing we want to be able to do via the console is to check the temperature of an Nvidia GPU and have it reported each second with the ability to also save the results in a text file should we need to do some additional analysis of the results. Using nvidia-smi to read the temperature of the first GPU each 1000 ms (1 second) can be done with the following command:
nvidia-smi -i 0 --loop-ms=1000 --format=csv,noheader --query-gpu=temperature.gpu
In order to stop the reporting of the temperature in degrees Celsius you need to press CTRL + C. If you need to have the result recorded to a text file you can run the following command:
nvidia-smi -i 0 --loop-ms=1000 --format=csv,noheader --query-gpu=temperature.gpu > temperature.txt
The same way you can get the temperature of a GPU in the system reported you can also have a report on the current power draw of each Nvidia GPU in Watts for example every second. The reporting of power usage is very accurate and does not require any hardware as it is already implemented on a hardware level in the more recent Nvidia-based video cards. What you need to do is to run the following command:
nvidia-smi -i 0 --loop-ms=1000 --format=csv,noheader --query-gpu=power.draw
In order to stop the reporting of the temperature in degrees Celisus you need to press CTRL + C. If you need to have the result recorded to a text file you can run the following command:
nvidia-smi -i 0 --loop-ms=1000 --format=csv,noheader --query-gpu=power.draw > powerusage.txt
The reporting of the current power usage can be very helpful when tweaking your Nvidia-based video card for achieving the best power usage / mining performance ratio and also in order to compare power usage between different crypto algorithms. The nvidia-smi tool has some other useful features that may be handy for users, do note however that the changes you make with it are not permanent, they will need reapplying if you restart your computer, but you can automate them with a simple batch file by running a command right before you start up your miner software.