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Zócalo Poets will return February 2013 / Zócalo Poets…Volveremos en febrero de 2013Posted: December 31, 2012 Filed under: English, Jakuren, Japanese, Oliver Herford, Yosano Hiroshi, ZP Translator: Alexander Best Comments Off on Zócalo Poets will return February 2013 / Zócalo Poets…Volveremos en febrero de 2013
¿Eres poeta o poetisa?
¡Mándanos tus poemas – en cualquier idioma!
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Send us your poems – in any language!
与謝野 鉄幹 / Yosano Hiroshi (1873-1935)
yama fukami /deep in the mountains /en lo profundo de la cordillera
haru to mo shiranu / beyond the knowledge of spring /
más allá del conocimiento de la primavera
matsu no to ni / on a pine bough door /sobre una puerta de ramas de pino
taedae kakaru / there are faintly suspended / hay, delicadamente suspendidos,
yuki no tamamizu / beads of liquid snow / gotas de nieve líquida.
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Oliver Herford (1863-1935)
"I heard a bird sing"
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
"We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,"
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
. . .
"Oí un pájaro, cantante pájaro" (Oliver Herford, 1863-1935)
Oí un pájaro, cantante pájaro,
En l' oscuridad de diciembre
– algo mágico, esa voz, y
Dulce en mi recuerdo.
"Estamos más cerca de la primavera
Que estuvimos en septiembre."
Oí un pájaro, cantante pájaro,
En la luz tenue, diciembre.
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藤原定長 / Jakuren (1139-1202)
kaze wa kiyoshi / the breeze is fresh / fresca, la brisa,
tsuki wa sayakeshi / the moon is bright; / brillante, la luna;
iza tomoni / come, we shall dance till dawn, / ven, bailaremos hasta el alba,
odori akasan / and say farewell to age… / y a la vejez diremos Adiós.
oi no nagori ni…
Translations of 'tanka' poems by Yosano Hiroshi and Jakuren from Japanese © Michael Haldane
Translations into Spanish / Traducciones al español: Alexander Best
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"Just enough snow to make you look carefully at familiar streets": the Haiku of Richard WrightPosted: December 27, 2012 Filed under: English, Richard Wright | Tags: Haiku written in English Comments Off on "Just enough snow to make you look carefully at familiar streets": the Haiku of Richard Wright
Just enough snow
To make you look carefully
At familiar streets.
On winter mornings
The candle shows faint markings
Of the teeth of rats.
In the falling snow
A laughing boy holds out his palms
Until they are white.
The snowball I threw
Was caught in a net of flakes
And wafted away.
A freezing morning:
I left a bit of my skin
On the broomstick handle.
The Christmas season:
A whore is painting her lips
Larger than they are.
Standing patiently
The horse grants the snowflakes
A home on his back.
In the falling snow
the thick wool of the sheep
gives off a faint vapour.
Entering my town
In a fall of heavy snow
I feel a stranger.
In this rented room
One more winter stands outside
My dirty windowpane.
The call of a bird
sends a solid cake of snow
sliding off the roof.
I slept so long and sound,
but I did not know why until
I saw the snow outside.
The smell of sunny snow
is swelling the icy air –
the world grows bigger.
The cold is so sharp
that the shadow of the house
bites into the snow.
What do they tell you
each night, O winter moon,
before they roll you out?
Burning out its time
And timing its own burning,
One lovely candle.
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Richard Nathaniel Wright (born Roxie, Mississippi,1908, died Paris, 1960) was a rigorous Black-American short-story writer, novelist, essayist, and lecturer. He joined the Communist Party USA in 1933 and was Harlem editor for the newspaper "Daily Worker". Intensely racial themes were pervasive in his work and famous books such as Uncle Tom's Children (1938), Native Son (1940) and Black Boy (1945) were sometimes criticized for their portrayal of violence – yet, as the 1960s' voices of Black Power would phrase it – a generation later – he was just "telling it like it is."
Wright discovered Haiku around 1958 and began to write obsessively in this Japanese form using what was becoming the standard "shape" in English: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables, in three separate lines, and with the final line adding an element of surprise – delicate or otherwise. One of Haiku's objectives is, to paraphrase Matsuo Bashō, a 17th-century Japanese poet: In a haiku poem, if you reveal 70 to 80 percent of the subject – that's good – but if you show only 50 to 60 percent, then the reader or listener will never tire of that particular poem.
What do you think – does Wright succeed?
The 4 Seasons are themes in Haiku; here we have presented a palmful of Wright's Winter haiku. Wright was frequently bedridden during the last year of his life and his daughter Julia has said that her father's haiku were "self-developed antidotes against illness, and that breaking down words into syllables matched the shortness of his breath." She also added: her father was striving "to spin these poems of light out of the gathering darkness."
We are grateful to poet Ty Hadman for these quotations from Wright's daughter, Julia.
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The above haiku were selected from the volume Richard Wright: Haiku, This Other World, published posthumously, in 1998, after a collection of several thousand Haiku composed by Wright was ' found ' in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University.
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Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri! Harambee! / Happy Kwanzaa – Let's all pull together!Posted: December 26, 2012 Filed under: English, Swahili | Tags: Kwanzaa poems Comments Off on Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri! Harambee! / Happy Kwanzaa – Let's all pull together!
Vickie M. Oliver-Lawson
"Remembering the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa"
First fruits is what the name Kwanzaa means
It's celebrated everywhere by kings and queens
Based on seven principles that still exist
If you check out this rhyme, you'll get the gist
Umoja, a Swahili name for unity
Is the goal we strive for across this country
Kujichagulia means self-determination
We define ourselves, a strong creation.
Ujima or collective work and responsibility
Is how we build and maintain our own community
For if my people have a problem, then so do I
So let's work through it together with our heads held high.
Ujamaa meaning cooperative economics is nothing new
We support and run our own stores and other businesses, too
Nia is purpose, us developing our potential
As we build our community strong to the Nth exponential
Kuumba is the creative force which lies within our call
As we leave our community much better for all
As a people, let's move forward by extending our hand
For Imani is the faith to believe that we can.
These seven principles help to make our nation strong
If you live to these ideals, you can't go wrong
But you must first determine your own mentality
And believe in yourself as you want you to be
And no matter how far, work hard to reach your goal
As we stand, as a people, heads up, fearless and bold.
Ms. Vickie M. Oliver-Lawson is a retired public school administrator, wife, and mother from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. She is the author of several books, including "Vocal Moments", "In the Quilting Tradition" and "Timeless Influences" (2009). She contributes to the Examiner news website.
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Journalist Will Jones writes:
" Kwanzaa was created as an Afrocentric holiday in 1966 by the black-militant history professor Maulana Karenga, and was intended to be a secular cultural celebration rooted in notions of African pride and community empowerment, rather than in any long-standing religious tradition like Christmas or Hanukkah. And in its very nature, Kwanzaa seems as appealing to many as it is appalling to others. It certainly presumes a level of self-awareness and racial identity that some can find off-putting. But at the same time, many who celebrate Kwanzaa or in tandem with Christmas say the holiday is less about being counter to any other mainstream holiday, and more of a vehicle to celebrate African-American culture and a shared heritage.
Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits" in Swahili, revolves around seven core principles, each celebrated on one day of the week-long observance, with simple, often homemade gifts and feasts. Each day a red, black or green candle is lit in a Kinara in honour of each of the seven principles: Umoja, unity; Kujichagulia, self-determination; Ujima, collective work and responsibility; Ujamaa, cooperative economics; Nia, purpose; Kuumba, creativity; and Imani, faith. "
Kwanzaa, beginning always on December 26th, lasts seven days, being completed on January 1st.
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Karibu, Mgeni? / Welcome, Guest?: a Swahili poem about HospitalityPosted: December 26, 2012 Filed under: English, Swahili Comments Off on Karibu, Mgeni? / Welcome, Guest?: a Swahili poem about Hospitality
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A Swahili poem about Hospitality, based on the proverb
Mgeni siku mbili, ya tatu mpe jembe /
If a guest has stayed two days, on the third hand him a hoe
Mgeni siku ya kwanza . The first day give the guest
mpe mchele na panza . rice with flying fish
mtilie kifuani . embrace him,
mkaribishe mgeni . introduce him to your family.
Mgeni siku ya pili . The second day
mpe ziwa na samli . give him milk and butter.
mahaba yakizidia . If love can increase
mzidie mgeni. . give more to the guest.
Mgeni siku ya tatu . The third day
jumbani hamuna kitu . there is nothing left
Mna zibaba zitatu . but three bags of rice
pika ule na mgeni . boil it and eat.
Mgeni siku ya nne . The fourth day
mpe jembe akalime . give him a hoe to farm.
Akirudi muagane . When he comes back say
enda kwao mgeni . Goodbye, go home, dear guest.
Mgeni siku ya tano . The fifth day
mwembamba kama sindano . the guest is needle-thin
Hauishi musengenyano . He does not listen to advice,
asengenyao mgeni . the guest is well warned.
Mgeni siku ya sita . The sixth day,
mkila mkajificha . hide in a corner
mwingine vipembeni . while you eat,
afichwaye yeye mgeni . out of sight from the guest.
Mgeni siku ana ya sabaa . The seventh day
si mgeni a na baa . a guest now is a monster
Hatta moto mapaani . and has put fire
akatia yeye mgeni. . to the roof.
Mgeni siku ya nane . The eighth day
njo ndani tuonane . the guest comes in to greet us.
Atapotokea nje . When he comes outside
tuagane mgeni . we take leave.
Mgeni siku ya kenda . The ninth day:
enenda mwana kwenenda! . go now, son, go now
Usirudi nyuma . and don't come back
usirudi mgeni . don't return, oh guest.
Mgeni siku ya kumi . The tenth day, chase him away,
kwa mateke na magumi . with kicks and blows.
Hapana afukuzwaye . There is no other such a one
yeye mgeni. . who is chased away this way.
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Hospitality poem: courtesy of Albert Scheven and Dr. Peter Ojiambo, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language of East Africa spoken by various ethnic groups in several contiguous states. Fewer than 10 million people speak Swahili as their mother tongue but more than 60 million use it as a ' lingua franca ' for commerce and transnational communication. It is an official language in five countries: Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Written Swahili once used the Arabic script but now the Latin alphabet is standard. There have been many Swahili dialects; modern Swahili is based on the dialect used in Mji Mkongwe (the name of the old-town quarter in Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania).
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Poemas de Navidad: Mary Elizabeth Coleridge y G. K. ChestertonPosted: December 25, 2012 Filed under: English, G. K. Chesterton, Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, Spanish | Tags: Christmas poems, Poemas de Navidad Comments Off on Poemas de Navidad: Mary Elizabeth Coleridge y G. K. Chesterton
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861-1907)
"Vi un establo"
Vi un estable, tan bajo, desnudo,
Con un niño diminuto al heno.
Le conocieron los bueyes y cuidaron de Él
– al hombre fue un desconocido.
La seguridad del mundo estaba tendido
Allá en el jacal
– el peligro del mundo, también.
. . .
"I saw a stable"
I saw a stable, low and very bare,
A little child in a manger.
The oxen knew Him, had Him in their care,
To men He was a stranger.
The safety of the world was lying there,
And the world's danger.
. . .
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The House of Christmas"
There fared a mother driven forth
Out of an inn to roam;
In the place where she was homeless
All men are at home.
The crazy stable close at hand,
With shaking timber and shifting sand,
Grew a stronger thing to abide and stand
Than the square stones of Rome.
For men are homesick in their homes,
And strangers under the sun,
And they lay their heads in a foreign land
Whenever the day is done.
Here we have battle and blazing eyes,
And chance and honour and high surprise;
But our homes are under miraculous skies
Where the Yule tale was begun.
A child in a foul stable,
Where the beasts feed and foam;
Only where He was homeless
Are you and I at home;
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
Bur our hearts we lost – how long ago! –
In a place no chart nor ship can show
Under the sky's dome.
This world is wild as an old wives' tale,
And strange the plain things are,
The earth is enough and the air is enough
For our wonder and our war;
But our rest is as far as the fire-drake swings
Where clashed and thundered unthinkable wings
Round an incredible star.
To an open house in the evening
Home shall men come,
To an older place than Eden
And a taller town than Rome;
To the end of the way of the wandering star,
To the things that cannot be and that are,
To the place where God was homeless
And all men are at home.
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On BookTV, Sunday, June 24, at 7:00 PM, (Eastern time) there is a program about the Frank Streeter Library Sale.
A WWII navy veteran of the Pacific theater, Frank Streeter developed an interest in and collected early navigation, pacific voyages, cartography, and science rare books. The 88 year-old Mr. Streeter decided to sell his library at Christies in New York, but died prior to the auction. In this program we take a close look at several of the rarest and most valuable books and learn about Mr. Streeter and how a rare book auction is conducted. The 552 items from the library sold for a total of 16.5 million dollars. Featured in the program is "The Atlantic Neptune", a large four volume sea atlas of the British colonies commissioned in 1760 and 16 years in production; it was the first detailed chart of the coastal areas of North America.
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Dan Perrin, Solutions Director,
If recent history is a gauge it would appear there are a growing number of extreme natural disasters wreaking havoc on the global economy. In a report prepared by London-based global reinsurance firm Aon Benfield, Hurricane Sandy resulted in 65 billion dollar in economic losses. Look to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan as a proof point of how a disaster can impact the delicate global supply chain. Each year the Philippines are impacted by 20 plus typhoons.
"According to the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, approximately 25 percent of small businesses fail to reopen after a major disaster"
According to the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, approximately 25 percent of small businesses fail to reopen after a major disaster. Consider that Hurricane Sandy affected more than one million businesses; it is plausible thousands of companies did not re-open. Having a dynamic recovery strategy could have made the difference in keeping a business afloat or having it fall victim to that historic storm.
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Businesses who believed they were prepared with static recovery locations meaning workers were to report to a single location–did not have a back-up plan when they learned their employees were unable to access these static locations. Limited work location choices, lack of public transportation and concerns for their families who were at home with no power exposed the drawbacks of a static recovery approach.
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Former president John Mahama is urging the Akufo-Addo government to stop harassing headmasters of schools and solve the challenges confronting secondary education in Ghana.
Addressing Tempane delegates of the National Democratic Congress in Garu in the Upper East region, Mr Mahama said the suspension of the headmaster of Tempane Senior High School because NDC National Organiser hopeful, Mr Joshua Akamba, interacted with students there and highlighted their problems in a viral video does not change the appalling conditions in which students find themselves.
He said the problems of the school are real and the government must attend to them instead of intimidating people.
Mr Mahama recalled that during his presidency, the leadership of the New Patriotic Party made visitation to secondary schools routine and nothing was done to them because the NDC is a tolerant party.
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Agreed!dr jekyll wrote:Penetrating Attack, with or without the current errata, still seems to be broken. This seems to need some rethinking.
For whatever it's worth, I've kind of 'Championized' it, via a House Rule...
Make it an Extra, rather than a Feat, and reduce the target's Protection by 1 level, for every level of Penetrating you have on an attack (but not to less than 0).
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Gregory's series, "The Cousins' War" continues with her fifth installment detailing the women of the "War of the Roses". The White Princess, focuses on Elizabeth of York, daughter of The White Queen's Elizabeth Woodville. The story begins right after the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, where Henry Tudor slays King Richard III on the battlefield to become Henry VII of England. The story follows Elizabeth as she is forced to marry Henry and bear him heirs for the Tudor throne, while many rebellions threaten to overthrow the young Tudor dynasty.
In this version, Gregory chooses to include a few, well known historical legends to construct her tale (not spoilers):
-Elizabeth of York was not only in love with but became the lover of the married King Richard III, her uncle, before his death at the Battle of Bosworth
-the legend that Elizabeth Woodville did not send her 2nd son, Prince Richard, into the Tower to be with her older son Prince Edward but rather sent an impostor in his place
-that pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck was actually Prince Richard returned to claim the throne, that he closely resembled his alleged father, King Edward IV, and that his alleged sister, Elizabeth of York, recognized him and believed him to be her brother, returned from parts unknown to claim his rightful crown
In Gregory's telling, Elizabeth of York is a wronged woman but remains largely unlikeable, a whiny, imperious young woman who stays obsessed with her dead lover (and uncle) King Richard through most of the book. What struck me as ironic is that she loathes her new husband, Henry, because of how he uses her as a political pawn and broodmare. It seems incredible that Gregory's Elizabeth never thinks that her lover, King Richard, intended to do the same thing had he lived. For someone who was known to have been highly educated, speaking multiple languages (something Gregory contrasts with the relatively uneducated Henry), this Elizabeth of York doesn't seem very bright.
This portrayal of Henry VII, one of the very few that exists in fiction, portrays a deeply introspective, melancholy, and eventually paranoid man, who clings to the wisdom and support of his overbearing mother, Margaret Beaufort. This man is harsh and brutal when need be but is then surprised when he becomes hated and not loved by his subjects. He seems perpetually unable to win the loyalty of his subjects in any way, shape, or form.
What I did like about the book:
-a good mirror between Elizabeth of York and Margaret Warwick, both women torn between their brothers and their sons
-Elizabeth Woodville remains an engaging character, you can never fully trust her but you remain captivated by her
-Gregory excels at bringing to life historical women, often overlooked in the historical record
What I did not like about the book:
-I am not the only one to notice Gregory's tendency towards repetition. Phrases are repeated over and over again, sometimes ridiculously so, and it seems like this is a growing trend in her books. If she's trying to drive a point home, it gets excessive. It's almost as if she doesn't think we are smart enough to get her point.
-Without writing a spoiler, I will say that ending is abrupt, awkward, confusing (doesn't fit with the characters), and occurs, in my opinion, prematurely. It lacks a believable resolution for most of the characters. Read it and see if you agree.
-I for one am tired of Lady Margaret Beaufort falling into the cliche of the villainess. In every fictional portrayal, the woman is either a saint or the arch nemesis. She was a remarkable woman, self taught, religious, quite ambitious for her time. But making her a caricature, the "evil stepmother" character of a typical Disney cartoon, feels old, overdone, and unimaginative. Why are powerful women usually written to be a cliche?
Although I did not enjoy this book as much as some of Ms. Gregory's previous works, I do object to the reviewers who take her to task for her historical details or lack thereof. Much about the 15th century is not known, so it falls to the author to fill in the gaps. To complete her story, Ms. Gregory needed to include plausible possibilities to fill in the holes of the historical record (such as Elizabeth of York being Richard III's lover or Perkin Warbeck being the real Richard IV) – note I didn't say probable, only plausible, possibilities. She is a storyteller, not a historian, and with that she gets poetic license. I agree the thought of Elizabeth of York as her uncle's lover defies all logic, certainly by our modern standards. You may not like the plot lines she chooses because you don't believe that is what truly happened, but you can't say she's absolutely wrong. In fact, no one can. That's why she writes fiction. If you don't care for Ms. Gregory's choices, than don't buy her books. This story is merely one author's fictional interpretation of the events.
I am curious. If you are a Philippa Gregory fan, what did you think of her latest work? Have you noticed the repetition in the novels, especially lately? Were you satisfied by this novel's ending?
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- The White Princess, by Philippa Gregory, review (telegraph.co.uk)


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I'm always on the hunt for a more quick and convenient way to tan that doesn't involve me covering my bed sheets in towels and laying like a star fish.
I recently tried and tested the St Tropez in Shower Tan with positive results and if you haven't seen the video you can watch it below.
I spotted the Rimmel in shower tan in Superdrug and thought I'd give it a go as a cheaper alternative to the St Tropez one. Priced at £9.99 for 200mls it's £5 cheaper than its competitor.
The instructions say wash with your regular shower gel then apply this product to wet skin then rinse off and pat yourself dry. It didn't however state how long to leave the product on before showering unlike St Tropez which states no more than 3 minutes. It does say 1 minute express application but does that mean rub all over for a minute then rinse or it only takes one mins to apply it? Come on Rimmel be more specific. I did tweet Rimmel to ask but didn't get a reply so I decided to free style.
Below is how I applied it and what I thought.
Step by step application
1) As a regular tan user...that sounds like I should be admitted to a clinic... I've learned that it's always best to exfoliate prior to tanned so i did this first.
2) I then turned off the shower and patted my skin with a towel to remove excess water...I learned from the St Tropez application that if the skin is dripping wet it dilutes the tan too much therefore losing its strength.
3) I the applied the tan all over starting from head to toes with just my bare hands.
4) I then washed the palms of my hands under the tap and dried them on a towel.
5) This is where I was confused but I decided to wait 5 minutes before showering it off. It's at this point that's it's nothing like the St Tropez which washes off easily. This was like I had rubbed cooking fat all over and the water was just beading off my skin.
6) After realising it doesn't wash off I got out and just patted myself dry and put my PJ's on.
At this point I couldn't tell I had put anything on my skin and there wasn't much off that soggy biscuit tan smell that you usually get.
Result day...
When ever I try out a new tan I wake the next day with batted breath to see what colour I am and to be honest I wasn't expecting much but it came out lovely. It looked like I had applied a proper tan. It states it a gradual tan so you need to use more to build the colour but I had a definite colour difference. I loved it
Maybe because I applied to only damp and not soaking wet skin and left it 5 minutes but talk about hassle free tanning. It's brilliant!! I even sent Leanne pics as I was so impressed.
I must confess that I forgot about applying to the tops of my feet which you can see in the picture below but at least you can see the difference it made.
Have you tried any other in shower tans hand had good results? If so comment below
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6 best websites for tracing debtors and bankrupt ancestors
Thankfully for researchers, our ancestors' financial woes tended to generate quite a paper trail. Jonathan Scott looks at some of the best resources for finding records of debtors and bankrupts online
1. The National Archives (link)
Although The National Archives (TNA) holds "relatively little information on individual bankrupts and insolvent debtors" (the majority of material is held in local archives), this concise research guide points researchers in the right direction for further material – both on and offline.
It details what can be found using the London Gazette (see below), and the London material that is held at TNA – registers of creditors' petitions from after 1869 (B 6/178-183), which record bankruptcy cases heard in London; and records of the likes of Fleet Prison.
There are also podcasts and webinars on the wider subject of debt and poverty, including this podcast on 'The Real Little Dorrit'.
2. Debtors' prison registers (link)
Ancestry has put together a dedicated page that enables you to search for London debtors held at the three main debtors' prisons: Fleet Street, Kings' Bench and Marshalsea.
The King's Bench and Fleet Prison Discharge Books and Prisoner Lists (1734-1862) is drawn from the original record series (PRIS 10) held at TNA. You will also find Marshalsea Prison Commitment and Discharge Books from between 1811 and 1842, again drawn from TNA's collections.
There's also the more general England & Wales Criminal Registers database (1791-1892) as well as records from Bodmin Gaol (1821-99) and Dorchester Prison (1782-1901).
3. The Bankrupt Directory (link)
Remember that while it was illegal to be an insolvent debtor, it was not illegal to declare oneself bankrupt. Individuals could get around this by assigning themselves a general trade, such as 'dealer'.
In any event, one useful research tool available here is the Bankrupt Directory, 1820-43 on Findmypast. This comprises more than 32,130 records from England and Wales, transcribed from The Bankrupt Directory, by George Elwick, which itself drew on bankruptcies recorded in The London Gazette (see below).
4. York Castle Prison (link)
This is just one example of the kind of database you sometimes find generated through county archives or museums. The York Castle Prison database lists around 5,000 convicted criminals, victims of crime and "debtors who pleaded insolvency" from between c1709 and 1813.
Although incomplete, there's a useful research guide, which describes the source (again, The London Gazette), where debtors had to publish three notices of their intention to plead insolvency. As the guide notes: "Imprisonment for debt was very common. If you have lost track of someone before 1869, it is always worth considering this possibility.
For Yorkshire, besides York Castle, there were debtors' prisons in York City (Ousebridge and St Peter's), Beverley, Halifax, Leeds (Rothwell), Richmond, and Sheffield (Hallamshire)."
5. Victorian Crime and Punishment (link)
Victorian Crime and Punishment has a page relating to debtors, plus you can search the website's database of prisoners by this keyword to see examples of debtor inmates.
The first hit is 40-year-old Samuel Henry Towe, who in April 1897 was sentenced to 21 days imprisonment at Newington, Surrey. This includes personal and physical details, such as hair colour, height and occupation – in his case a fishmonger."
6. Expert's choice: The Gazette (link)
Chosen by Dr Ian Maxwell, former PRONI record officer and the author of Tracing Your Glasgow Ancestors and How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors:
"The Gazette is the UK's official public record, and is comprised of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette.
"It traces its origins back to 1665 when King Charles II, having moved his court to Oxford to escape the ravages of the plague in London, approved the first issue of a newspaper called The Oxford Gazette. When the court returned to London early the following year the newspaper came with it and was first published as The London Gazette on 5 February 1666.
"For more than 350 years The Gazette disseminated government news, regulatory and legal information and details of military appointments and promotions. Almost from the beginning notices about bankruptcies began to be published and it quickly became standard practice to publish a formal statement there, showing the name, address and occupation of the bankrupt.
"Between 1813 and 1861 (and less frequently in earlier times) notices of the date and place of the hearing of petitions from insolvent debtors, usually but not always in prison, regularly appear. It is from these notices that the lists published in The Gentleman's Magazine, The Times and other periodicals derive.
"So, if you have a Wilkins Micawber in the family who succumbed to the law because of debt or insolvency, you should visit this website. It facilitates searches by keyword, date or subject making a treasure-trove of information more accessible than ever before."
A version of this article appeared in the September 2016 issue of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
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Data Assimilation Research Team ("DA team") performs cutting-edge research and development on advanced data assimilation methodsand their wide applications, aiming at integrating computer simulations and observational data in the wisest way. Particularly, the DA team will tackle challenging problems of developing efficient and accurate data assimilation systems for high-dimensional simulations with large amount of data. The specific areas include 1) research on parallel-efficient algorithms for data assimilation with the super-parallel K computer, 2) research on data assimilation methods and applications by taking advantage of the world-leading K computer, and 3) development of most advanced data assimilation software optimized for the K computer.
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3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed! On account of his vast mercy, he has given us new birth. You have been born anew into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 4 You have a pure and enduring inheritance that cannot perish—an inheritance that is presently kept safe in heaven for you. 5 Through his faithfulness, you are guarded by God's power so that you can receive the salvation he is ready to reveal in the last time.
6 You now rejoice in this hope, even if it's necessary for you to be distressed for a short time by various trials. 7 This is necessary so that your faith may be found genuine. (Your faith is more valuable than gold, which will be destroyed even though it is itself tested by fire.) Your genuine faith will result in praise, glory, and honor for you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Although you've never seen him, you love him. Even though you don't see him now, you trust him and so rejoice with a glorious joy that is too much for words. 9 You are receiving the goal of your faith: your salvation.
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Living Yoked to Jesus
Today my quiet time thoughts centered on Matthew 11.28-30.
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Not that many of us have seen a yoke in operation except maybe in some National Geographic pictures.
As a noun: A yoke is a long piece of wood which is tied across the necks of two animals such as oxen, in order to make them walk close together when they are pulling a plough.
As a verb: If two or more people or things are yoked together, they are forced to be closely linked with each other.
Historically, a "yoke" was a wooden frame that joined two animals, usually oxen, to pull heavy loads. Often, One side of the yoke had a large hole, and other side had a small hole. The larger hole was for a larger, stronger, mature ox. At first, it may appear like this mismatch of size wouldn't work, but there was a masterful purpose behind the process. The larger, more mature animal knew what to do, how to do it and where to go. The younger animal didn't know what to do, now to do it, or where to go. When they became "yoked" together, the younger animal would be guided by the mature animal and would come to learn the right 'way.' When the younger animal would want to wander off and do things incorrectly, the strong animal was able to continue in the right path and the younger animal would have no choice but to follow the larger animal because they were "yoked" together. Wherever the larger animal went, the younger animal went. If the larger oxen stopped, the smaller oxen stopped. If the larger ox moved, the smaller oxen moved. Whatever the stronger did, the weaker had to follow.
What a powerful illustration that Jesus was calling everyone to come under His Lordship and mentoring! To come under Jesus' "yoke" would mean to come under His might, His strength, His wisdom, His power, His grace, His mercy, His love, His forgiveness, and His supernatural power.
Jesus invited them to get discipled and taught from Him so they may experience rest for their souls. Being yoked to Jesus means we are yoked to the Word of God.
O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. They continue this according to Your ordinances, for all are Your servants. Unless You law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. I will never forget You precepts, for by them You have given me life.-Psalm 119.89-93
Another example is Jesus with Peter and the disciples who had toiled all night, but inspite of the vivid knowledge of the natural dismal results, after Jesus instructions, Peter said, "Neverthless, at your word, Lord, I will let down the nets." So, Peter was willing to set aside what he "knew" in the physical realm and was prepared to choose words that would describe the spiritual realm. He chose "Heaven's Breath!"
It was "Heaven's Breath" (the Word of God) that created more fish than they could handle. Abundance is God's style.
Jesus said, I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me (the WORD) you can do nothing.
-Pastor Norm
Senior's Pastor


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There seems to be a bit of confusion among many introductory geology students, some of the general public, and even rockhounds about "chlorite minerals." I often confused many of my introductory geology students (not on purpose) by asking them to name a common chlorite group mineral. The most common answer was halite or salt, a sodium chloride (NaCl). Halite, and a variety of other minerals, contains the element chlorine (Cl), a member of the halogen group. In the free-state chlorine is a gas; however, it has a very high electron affinity and often gains an electron and becomes the negatively charged anion. This ion then is able to combine with the positively charged cations and forms a number of compounds (like halite).
However, the chlorite minerals (name from the Greek chloros or khloros meaning green) do not contain the element chlorine (normally a green gas and also named for chloros or khloros)) and hence the common confusion between chlorite and chloride. The second confusing fact is that "chlorite" is not a recognized mineral! But, it is often used, in a generic sense, for any soft, commonly green, micaceous, clay-like mineral. I certainly use the term---as in chlorite schist or quartz with chlorite inclusions.
The general formula for the Chlorite Group is X4-6Y4O10(OH,O)8 where X represents one or more of aluminum, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, nickel, zinc or rarely chromium. The Y represents aluminum, silicon, boron or iron but mostly aluminum and silicon. (www.galleries.com).
Www.mindat.org notes the occurrence of 12 different Chlorite Group minerals. Most are rare or uncommon with clinoclore (Mg, Fe) pennantite (Mn, Al) and chamosite (Fe, Mg) being the most common types. Cookeite (Li, Al), described in the previous post, is rare to uncommon.
Clinochlore, the subject of this small post, is interesting in that a particular variety, seraphinite, is polished and used as a semi-precious gemstone, and the red to pink variety known as kammereite forms beautiful specimens.
Clinochlore [(Mg,Fe++)5Al2Si3O10(OH)8], a magnesium ferrous iron aluminum silicate is magnesium rich (more than the iron) and forms a solid solution series with chamosite, the iron-rich end member [(Fe++,Mg)5Al2Si3O10(OH)8]. My specimen is labeled "Clinochlore collected from the Barenfall Dam, Pinzgau, near Salzburg, Austria." That particular locality produces clinochlore rather than chamosite (www.mindat.org), otherwise my identification of one mineral or the other would be dubious!
Pseudohexagonal crystals of stacked tabs of dark greenish-brownish-black clinochlore. Width of specimen ~9 mm.
|Larger plates of clinochlore collected from near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Width of cluster ~1.1 cm.
|Clinochlore platy crystals collected from near Lancaster, PA. Plate just above center has a width of ~3 mm.
Clinochlore is the result of metamorphic and hydrothermal alteration of iron- and magnesium-rich silicates such as amphiboles and pyroxenes, and especially of oceanic basalts. Weathering of clinochlore produces the silicate mineral vermiculite and several clay minerals belonging to the Smectite Group. In fact, some authors classify Chlorite Group minerals as "clay minerals". Clinochlore platy crystals collected from near Lancaster, PA. Plate just above center has a width of ~3 mm. Larger plates on same Pennsylvania specimen. Width of cluster ~1.1 cm.
I mentioned above a particular variety of crimson red to pink clinochlore called kammereite with chromium chromophores. Although too soft (~2.5 Mohs) for faceting and cabbing, the specimens are quite collectible. The other collectible variety of clinochlore is seraphinite, a fine grained and quite dense mixture of dark clinochlore and silvery muscovite often creating an optical reluctance (if highly polished). The name comes from the resemblance of the clinochlore inclusions to the "feathery" wings of the biblical seraphim angles. It is rather uncommon variety and seems limited to a locality or two in eastern Siberia where some limestones were metamorphosed by intrusive granite.
Cut, but not polished, slab of seraphinite—note angle wings. Total width ~2.3 cm.
As a couple of side notes, I have a fairly clear, terminated quartz crystal collected from southern Oklahoma in the Ouachita Mountains—see Posting July 21, 2014. Upon inspection it is easy to observe numerous green inclusions of a Chlorite Group mineral; the exact mineral is unknown to me.
Terminated clear quartz crystal with inclusions of a Chlorite Group mineral. Collected from Ouachita Mountains, southeastern Oklahoma. Height of crystal ~2.1 cm.
At a small rock and mineral show several years ago I was visiting with a dealer near the end of the event and purchased a few specimens. The dealer threw in a larger perky box and said it was nothing but an ugly chlorite schist that no one wanted to purchase. In reality, the specimen is sort of interesting with not only the micaceous Chlorite Group mineral arranged in platy alignment but numerous tiny green, prismatic crystals of epidote and a few nicely formed magnetite octahedrons. It was labeled "Missouri" and my guess is the Silvermine District in Madison, County.
Magnetite octahedron in "chlorite schist." Maximum width of exposed face ~5 mm.
Photomicrograph: Group (~7 mm) of micaceous and platy aligned Chlorite Group mineral in a "chlorite schist" from Missouri.
Photomicrograph: Group (2 mm) of tiny epidote crystals in the "chlorite schist."
If nothing else, these last two posts have introduced me to the complex mineralogy of Chlorite Group minerals and taught me that the adjectives chlorite, chloritic or chloritoid should be used in a generic sense.


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Centralia Regional Economic Development, Inc. (CREDI)
Minutes for April 24, 2012 meeting 6:00 PM – County Commission Meeting Room
I. Welcome
Board Attendance:
Barry Stevens, Donnie Rodgers, Lorry Myers, Catherine Simmons, Jeff Grimes
General Attendance:
Bob Scribner, Doris Scribner, Nancy Baca, Ronnie Waters, Lynn Behrns, Jim Blankenship, Justin Baysinger from US Bank, Kaleb Rowden, running for Dist 44 seat, Jason Shakelford.
II. Presentation—David Tenny, General Manager, Columbia Dinner Train
David described the general practices of the Dinner Train...4 course meal, white linen service chef from Upper Crust in Columbia. Vintage 1951 train only four in the US. 8700 customers since June 2011.Train holds 224 passengers. Private party menu adapted to events. Suggestions of partnering with Centralia to bring people in for special events like Anchor Fest, BBQ contest or Battlefield events. Jeff Grimes volunteered to work with Dinner Train to lay the ground work to bring the train to Centralia for an event.
III. Reading & Approval of Minutes
Motion made (Catherine Simmons) 2nd (Donnie) to approve the minutes with a correction. Unanimous vote.
IV. Reports of Officers, Boards and Standing Committees.
- President Barry Stevens introduced Jeff Grimes as the new board member representing the Centralia Chamber of Commerce and Catherine Simmons representing the City of Centralia. They will replace Brandy Forrest and Don Bormann respectively. He also reported that Lorry Myers will fill in as secretary until the board can reorganize.
- Secretary's Report – Two new members...Kinkead Pharmacy and Radio Shack and Lorry Myers, individual membership
- Treasurer's Report –
1. Account Balance - $847.50
2. 22 members
3. Bills pd to Gerding, Korte, Chitwood for lap top training and Quick Books program
V. Networking Committee Report
Nancy Baca gave a recap of the Job Fair and business showcase. 44 attended the event. 24 businesses participated. $650 income was generated $137.50 in expenses. Showcase participants asked for more business networking events All advertising was donated. Special recognition to Donnie Rodgers and Rodgers Rentals for their hard work Discussion about outdoor signs for events. Suggestions about social media...website and Facebook to be updated and current as many saw the Business Showcase on Facebook Also suggestions to man the CREDI booth with members to answer questions.
VI. Marketing Committee
- Lorry contacted Darin Ford at Centralia Schools and Darin sent her the names of six new teachers hired into the district. Emails went out to the new teachers offering a LIVE Tour.
VII. Reports of Special Committees
a. Map Committee: Final proofs have been emailed.
b. Discussion of the 3/50 project: Amanda Dawson, Jerri Dollens, Matt Stephens, Ginny Zoellers, Donnie Rodgers, Lorry Myers, Barry Stevens
c. Nominating committee: Donnie Rogers, Jason Shackelford, Lorry Myers Committee selected four out of the seven nominated to fill two seats. Discussion how to send out nominations for voting. Nominations are Jason Shackelford, Nancy Baca, Jim Blankenship, Bob Monroe
d. Jason and Barry completed the second update on the 501c3 application.
VIII. New Business
EEZ Enhanced Enterprise Zone: Explanation of the zone by Lynn Behrns. Low and moderate income/unemployment rate qualifies Centralia for this designation. All of Centralia except east of High School and southeast corner of Centralia 50% state tax abatement on property taxes for 10 years is mandatory and you can go above the 50%. The program term is 25 years. The City of Centralia's EEZ committee has asked for CREDI's suggestions. To review and offer input is Bob Scribner, Barry Stevens, Catherine Simmons, Jason Shackelford and alternate member Donnie Rodgers. They will meet offer recommendations for the EEZ board. Bob Scribner will chair.
IX. Other Business:
- Nancy Baca reminded the group about upcoming Women's Network Events
- Bob Scribner offered to facilitate a seminar on Human Relations to small businesses. Discussion for organization will follow.
X. Public Comments
- Jason Shackelford commented on CREDI's success.
XI. Next Meeting
- Next scheduled meeting is May 22, 2012
XII. Adjournment
- Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm


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Rule #34 of the internet says that if you can think of it, someone has almost certainly already made a dirty movie out of it.
Going by this list of unusual fetishes, there are some REALLY strange films out there.
Aka Wet and Messy (WAM).
Women (it's almost always women) sit in gunk tanks and/or roll around in paddling pools filled with baked beans.
Get your rocks off by being covered in insects. But maybe take an antihistamine first.
Possibly the cutest of the fetishes on this list. IT'S SO FLUFFY!
Whether it's the straining latex – or just the tension of waiting for it to pop – balloons certainly raise some people's blood pressure.
Sexual attraction to clowns, which is the complete opposite of how I feel about them.
The joy of getting one's hair shampooed. Doesn't everyone have this fetish to some extent?
A quick search for 'macrophilia' on Amazon finds endless tales of tiny men being taken prisoner by giantesses.
I don't know about getting turned on by stealing, but I guess an awful lot of people have sneaky thoughts about being caught in an illicit act.
In which case it's probably safer to get a trusted partner to handcuff you in private, rather than risk being marched through a busy shopping centre by a security guard who's just caught you with a copy of Heat down your bra.
Most people love trees. Some people really love trees.
And some people strip naked and tie themselves to trees in the name of art.
I personally favour trees that look like they have butts.
Hybristophila is the act of fetishising criminals, often seen in women who fall in love from a distance with such infamous felons as Charles Manson or Peter Sutcliffe.
It is generally believed that they subconsciously want the thrill of being associated with someone famous that they'll never actually have to live with (on account of them, y'know, being imprisoned for life), whilst also seeing themselves as a kind of redeemer who will show the bad guy the error of his ways.
Voraphiliacs derive pleasure from the thought of being swallowed whole and/or being digested.
Slowly dissolving in the stomach acids of a giant alien creature? Best. Date. Ever.
This is a fairly obvious one given the potentially phallic nature of tentacles, although Cthulhu is unlikely to be any parent's idea of the perfect partner for their offspring.
Mind you, he'd certainly be useful when fighting through a crowded bar on a Saturday night.
Psychrophiliacs have fantasies of watching people freeze.
The psychrophiliac hybristophiles amongst you could do worse than watching the end of The Shining.
Heeeere's Johnny!
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HP Solution Center failed to open
Recently, the HP Solution Center suddently stop working. When I launch HP SolutionCenter, nothing happens. In the error log, I see the errors:
Product: SolutionCenter -- Error 1904. Module C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash9b.ocx failed to register. HRESULT - 2147220473. Contact your support personnel.
What seems to have happened is the following:
- Adobe Flash is updated to version 10. This cause Flash9b.ocx to be deleted from C:\Windows\Flash
- HP Solution Center is apparently dependent on Flash9b.ocx, so it stopped working.
Here's how I got rid of the error.
- Uninstall HP solution center because HP do not allow you to reinstall the HP Solution Center. Instead, we have to uninstall so we can install the HP Solution Center again.
- Reinstall HP Solution.
If you examine C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\flash, Flash9b.ocx is back even though we have Flash10.ocx. If you examine the event log, there is the same registration error again (you can't register Flash9b.ocx because there is a later version), but HP solutions apparently works.
Sharepoint Solutions file (WSP) Schema
Sharepoint features, webparts, and files are deployed using a solutions file with the extension wsp. The wsp files are actually just a ".cab" file, which is the native Windows archive format. The content of the solutions file must follow a particular schema. Unfortunately, the schema and relationships are not very well documented. The following is an attempt to clear up the confusion.
The Hive
Let's start backwards from the deployment and look at the hive. The hive is where SharePoint files are installed. When we deploy a solution package using the stsadm.exe command:
stsadm -o addsolution -filename MyFeature.wsp
The stsadm command copies the files from the WSP to the hive. By default, the hive is located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12 on the WSS server.
Typically, when you create a new WSS project, you want to replicate the directory structure of the hive in your project. The reason will become apparent later when we create the solution. In addition, if you plan to use a tool like wspbuilder, the tool expects you to organize the directory in the same manner as the hive.
The Solutions File
Next, we look at the solution, which has an extension of ".wsp". The solutions file contains everything needed to deploy your software. The solutions file is just a cab file, so we can open it by changing the extension from ".wsp" to ".cab" and then double-click on it.
Here's an example of the content of a WSP file:
Manifest.xml MyFeature\Feature.xml ControlTemplates\MyFeatureForm.ascx MyFeature.dll
Notice the Manifest.xml file at the beginning. A solution file may hold a variety of different files, but it always has a manifest.xml file. This manifest file list what is in the solutions file. Let's examine the manifest.xml next.
Manifest.xml file and how it relates to the WSP file
The manifest.xml file specifies how the WSP file is put together. Here's what the manifest.xml file for the above solutions file looks like:
<Solution SolutionId="4AFC9950-F354-4439-B941-51377E854F2B" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <FeatureManifests> <FeatureManifest Location="MyFeature\Feature.xml"/> </FeatureManifests> <TemplateFiles> <TemplateFile Location="ControlTemplates\MyFeatureForm.ascx"/> </TemplateFiles> <Assemblies> <Assembly DeploymentTarget="GlobalAssemblyCache" Location="MyFeature.dll"/> </Assemblies> </Solution>
This manifest tells us that this WSP has an Assembly (the dll), a user control (ascx), and a feature.xml file. There may be additonal files in the WSP. You can even embed a movie into the WSP. But unless the file is specified in the manifest, the installer will skip over it during installation.
The root element of the manifest is always <Solution>. The solution ID is a GUID that uniquely identifies your solution (the deployment package) to SharePoint. When you create a new package, you must always create a new GUID. The other elements specify what is in the WSP file and where to find them via the location attribute. The location is the most confusing part. When I first programmed SharePoint, I thought the location must either closely follow the 12 hive's file structure or the location must be totally independent of the 12 hive. It turns out that both assumptions are false. The location does actually follow the 12 hives, but the root location will change according to the element type.
Let's examine the element <FeatureManifest>, the location is based on root of the FEATURES at 12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES. If we deploy this WSP, the location tells it to look for the feature.xml file in MyFeature directory in the WSP file and deploy it to 12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\MyFeature\feature.xml.
If we take a look at the element <TemplateFile> for the control "MyFeatureForm.ascx", the location is based on the root of the TEMPLATE, which is at 12\TEMPLATE. If you examine 12\TEMPLATE in the hive, you'll notice that there is already a CONTROLTEMPLATES and there is already a list of controls there. When we deploy, the manifest will tell the installer that the file MyFeatureForm.ascx is located in ControlTemplates directory in the WSP and that the MyFeatureForm.ascx should be deployed to 12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\MyFeatureForm.ascx.
Finally, the <Assembly> element specifies where the DLL is located. The root for this element is the web application bin file if you specify DeploymentTarget="WebApplication", and the GAC if you specify DeploymentTarget="GlobalAssemblyCache". Hopefully by now, you can guess how this works. In the above example, the <Assembly> element tells the installer to look in the root of the WSP file for the MyFeature.dll and deploy it to the GAC, which is typically located in C:\Windows\System32\Assembly on most systems.
The following is a small table listing the element and where the root of the location in the hive.
|Manifest Element
|Location's Root
|Web Application bin or GAC
If you understand the concept that each manifest element has a different root, you will be able to use this knowledge to deploy your web asset to any where you want within the hive. For example, suppose you want to group your user controls (ascx) under a folder. So instead of deploying your user control files to 12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES, you want it to deploy to 12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\MyProject. You can change the location from
<TemplateFile Location="ControlTemplates\MyFeatureForm.ascx"/>
<TemplateFile Location="ControlTemplates\MyProject\MyFeatureForm.ascx"/>
Keep in mind that not all combination makes sense or is valid. Features are always limited to one layer deep. If you try to specify location="MyProject\MyFeature\feature.xml" for a FeatureManifest element, you will get an error message that you cannot go beyond one level deep. In additon, specifying location="Myproject\MyFeature.dll" doesn't make sense either because you'll end up with a subdirectory inside the GAC.
Generating the WSP using a DDF file
While the manifest determines what's in the WSP file, you still have to create the WSP file itself. Technically, you can manually build the WSP file by hand, but you can use a diamond definition file to build it for you during a compile. A DDF is basically an instruction file for building WSP files. Let's examine the DDF file used to build the WSP example. This DDF file is placed in the root of the project folder.
; Specify the output filename
.Set CabinetNameTemplate="MyFeature.wsp"
; Specify where to create the WSP file
.Set DiskDirectoryTemplate="..\Deployment"
; Compress the solution package
.Set CompressionType=MSZIP
; You always have a manifest file
; Assembly gets placed in the top level
; Features placed in location specify in FeatureManifest
.Set DestinationDir="MyFeature"
; User control placed in location specified in TemplateFile
.SET DestinationDir="ControlTemplates"
The first important line is "CabinetNameTemplate", which specifies what the outfile file name is going to be. The entry "DiskDirectoryTemplate" may look a bit odd, but it tells the builder where to put the output file. In this case, we say "..\Deployment". The path is relative to the project's home directory, so this will generate a Deployment directory into the your Visual Studio's solution file's directory and put the WSP file there. The idea is when you compile, all of the WSP file for all projects in the solution will end up in the same deployment directory.
The rest of the DDF handles the adding of files to the WSP archive. You specify the file using a path relative to your project's root. In the above example, the first file written is manifest.xml and it expects the file to be in the root of the project.
For the assembly, you recall the location for the Assembly in the manifest was location="MyFeature.dll". The manifest expects this file to be in the root of the WSP. In your Visual Studio, the path is bin\Release\MyFeature.dll, so the builder will grab the file from your bin directory and add it to the WSP's root.
The next command is new to us, it said ".SET DestinationDir". This is because the next item written is feature and the manifest expects it at "MyFeature\Feature.xml". What we are doing is setting the write directory to "MyFeature" by setting the DestinationDir. Now all files will be written to the MyFeature directory, including the "12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\MyFeature\feature.xml".
Finally, we write the user control file. The TemplateFile location in our manifest specifies that it will be located at "ControlTemplates\MyFeatureForm.ascx". We will use DestinationDir to set it to "ControlTemplates" and then write the user control, which is located in our project at "12\TEMPLATE\ControlTemplates\MyFeatureForm.ascx".
The DDF file only define how the WSP is build. A utility call makecab does the actualy work. It reads the DDF file, copies the files in the DDF into the wsp. One way to have the files generated automatically is to add a script to the post compile event of your project.
cd "$(ProjectDir)" MakeCab /f Package.ddf
Now when you compile your project, the event script will run and generate the WSP file.
With tools like WSPBuilder, you can now generate WSP file without fooling around DDF and Manifest files. However, it is still good to understand how the underlying mechanism works. I hope that you have found this article helpful.
File not found error when you select New Webpart after installing SmartPart 1.3
Recently, I was asked to install SmartPart 1.3 on WSS 3.0. After installation, we encountered the following error when we attempt to create a new web part in the web part gallery:
File Not Found. at System.Signature._GetSignature(SignatureStruct& signature, Void* pCorSig, Int32 cCorSig, IntPtr fieldHandle, IntPtr methodHandle, IntPtr declaringTypeHandle)
at System.Signature.GetSignature(SignatureStruct& signature, Void* pCorSig, Int32 cCorSig, RuntimeFieldHandle fieldHandle, RuntimeMethodHandle methodHandle, RuntimeTypeHandle declaringTypeHandle)
at System.Signature..ctor(RuntimeMethodHandle methodHandle, RuntimeTypeHandle declaringTypeHandle)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.get_Signature()
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.GetParameters()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.SPWebPartSerializer.GetPersonalizableProperties()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.SPWebPartManager.GetEffectiveWebPartType(Type webPartType, SerializationTarget serializationTarget, Boolean ignoreSupportsAttributeMarkup)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.SPWebPartManager.GetEffectiveWebPartType(Type aspWebPartType, SerializationTarget serializationTarget)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.NewDwp.Page_PreRender(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.Util.CalliEventHandlerDelegateProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.UnsecuredLayoutsPageBase.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
Various sites indicated that Smartpart 1.3 requires AJAX extension 1.0. Because AJAX extension 1.0 is included in .Net Framework 3.5 SP1, I install that instead. However, this did not solve the problem. I found the solution in the comments on this post:
Apparently, SmartPart is binding to the older version of the System.Web.Extensions. If I had installed an earlier version of the framework and the separate AJAX extension 1.0, it may have worked. The article does suggest a workaround.
- Go the the web.config of your WSS.
- Locate the section <runtime>, and within that <assemblyBinding>. There should be a list of <dependentAssembly> entries.
Add the following entry:
<dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" /> <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.61025.0" newVersion="22.214.171.124" /> </dependentAssembly>
What the entry does is redirect binding to the old version of System.Web.Extensions to the new version. The 22.214.171.124 version should have been installed to the GAC when you install Framework 3.5 SP1.
After this change, you will be able to create a new web part in the web part gallery again.
HP Photosmart C7280 Driver Install Tips
I have fond memory of HP printer products. I remember back in my undergrad years, I hooked up an HP Inkjet 500 that I shared with my 7 other housemates. That thing was a tank. Everyone was printing their paper on it and we probably was using way above its rated cycle, but it worked for years after we abused it. At work, we often encountered HP Laserjet, which were just as tough.
I don't know about how good the HP hardware is these days, but the software could use some dieting. Isn't 190 Mb a bit big for a driver? Did the programmers get paid by lines of code? What's in that thing? A lot of bloatware apparently. Here's my tips on what to install:
- Download the Full Feature driver and not the Basic driver. If you install the basic driver, you'll only have the ability to print. The scan and fax will not work. The driver is available at this location.
- Launch Driver.
- Click on Install.
- Press Next.
- Uncheck the Yahoo Toolbar and check the Advance Install. We don't need the toolbar. Click Next.
- When prompted whether to automatically check for updates, click No and click next.
- On install options, select Custom Install. Click Next.
- On the Custom Installation screen, check only the following:HP Solution Center
HP Imaging Functions
OCR Software by I.R.I.S.
Even if you don't use the OCR software, you will want to install the OCR software. Without the OCR software, you will not be able to scan to PDF. If you already have Photoshop or something, why bother. HP update would be nice, but takes up memory and resource as a background task. HP do not seem to update their drivers often. Why not just manually check every once in a while. The Web Printing is interesting, but we could do without it. The other stuff is just bloatware.
- Prompt for EULA, click I agree (what else are you going to do, disagree and have no driver?)
- Click Next to use default location.
- Follow the instruction on screen and complete the installation.
- After installation, launch HP Solution Center.
- In HP Solution Center, click on settings.
- Click on Scan settings->Scan to… Setup.
- Wait for a long time for the front panel list to appear. Select each item you want to be able to select from the LCD panel. Each item you add will appear on the printer's LCD panel when you select scan to computer on the printer. If you do not select any options, you will not be able to scan to your computer and you will get a message "No scan options". In my case, I added all of the items.
- Once all of the items are added, press Update the Device.
At this point the driver should be installed and you have roughly the minimal software for the majority of features.
After installing the driver, make sure you install the Critical Update to Correct a PC to Printer Communication Issue if you are using the wireless connection. Without installing this driver, scan to computers often fail.
HP Photosmart C7280 driver install fails with an error registering hpbmiapi.dll failed to register
Recently, my mom's troublesome Brothers MFC-3360C All-In-One printer finally died. The printer was just pure evil. Dust would collect around the tray and make it impossible to remove the paper tray. The ink cartridge would run dry every couple of months even though no one printed anything because it continuously self-clean. I was not unhappy to see it go.
I replaced it with a HP Photosmart C7280 All-In-One. The printer looked solid and I hope that it will last longer than the Brothers, but our relationship soured quickly when I attempted to install the drivers. The driver failed with the following error:
Fatal error during Installation Module C:\Windows\system32\hpbmiapi.dll failed to register. HRESULT -2147221164. Contact your support personnel. Please go to http://www.hp.com/support for troubleshooting information about "Fatal Error" and "MSI.dot4wrp".
Since the CD install didn't work, I downloaded the latest drivers from HP and they didn't work. I tried to unzip the drivers and locate the hpbmiapi.dll and manually register the dll, but I ran out of disk space. I tried google and notice that many HP owners of a different printer had similar issues, but was resolved by a patch from HP.
I called HP customer support in hopes that they will have a patch for the C7280, but they were less than helpful. I mentioned that various other people on the HP forum had the same issue, but they told me that no one has reported this issue. After trying a few things, they declared that the problem was Microsoft's fault and that I should call up Microsoft since they will know what the problem is. They wouldn't escalate the issue because it was a Microsoft problem. Right…
This post gave me a clue:
The hpbmiapi.dll registration failed because of a dependency. Apparently hpbmiapi.dll is dependent on atl.dll (Active Template Library) to be registered. When it wasn't, the install blew up when it failed to register hpbmiapi.dll. What the error message should have mentioned was the dependency.
To fix the problem, do the following:
- Check if atl.dll exists in your system directory. It's usually in C:\Windows\system32. If it exists, go to the next step. If it does not, you may be able to install it by downloading and installing the Visual C++ 6.0 runtime at:
- Once it's there, you can register it by running the following command in a command window (you must be an admin of the system):
regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\atl.dll
- Now install the driver again. This time the install should work.
I am hoping that this article will help someone save a few hours of frustration. Sadly, I have had good luck with HP in the past. It's clear that they are no longer the company they used to be.