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A former MP is to receive compensation and costs from the Metropolitan Police of nearly £900,000 over the force's disastrous investigation into false claims of a VIP paedophile ring.
Harvey Proctor, an ex-Tory politician, had his home raided following claims by fantasist Carl Beech.
Mr Proctor will receive £500,000 in compensation and nearly £400,000 towards legal fees from Scotland Yard.
The Met confirmed a settlement was reached late on Thursday evening.
Operation Midland, which began in 2014, saw dawn raids on the homes of 72-year-old Mr Proctor, D-day veteran Lord Bramall – who died earlier this month, and the late Lord Brittan, following a series of allegations that turned out to be lies.
Beech – then known as "Nick" – falsely claimed that he and other boys were raped and tortured in the 1970s and 1980s by members of a VIP paedophile ring.
He is now serving an 18-year prison sentence for 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of fraud.
During Beech's trial in June, Mr Proctor told of the impact the allegations had on his life. He said media interest following the police raid led to him losing his job and deciding to leave the UK to live in Spain for his own safety.
The payout is believed to be by far the biggest in relation to Operation Midland.
In 2017, the force was reported to have paid Lord Bramall and the family of Lord Brittan £100,000 each.
And Mark Stephens, one of Mr Proctor's lawyers, said the award is one of the largest-ever made by the police.
Mr Stephens said the case was about a "vindication of Harvey Proctor" as well as repairing the "real losses" he experienced.
The lawyer added: "I think it was fair to want [Mr Proctor] to have this award marked but also to allow him to move on with his life and live the rest of it without the stain on his character which had been so heavily put there by the police."
'Credible and true'
The Met was heavily criticised over Operation Midland in an independent review of the case by former High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques.
He reprimanded the force for believing Beech for too long, detective superintendent Kenny McDonald for announcing publicly that Beech's claims were "credible and true", and officers for applying for search warrants with flawed information and for failing to close the investigation sooner.
Confirmation of the settlement came after Mr Proctor announced he had reported five former Met officers to Northumbria Police in a bid to spark a fresh inquiry into the investigation.
Northumbria referred his complaint back to Scotland Yard, which said it was still assessing it.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct watchdog found no evidence of misconduct or criminality by the officers during Operation Midland.


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Bonifacio wanted best chance to make big league roster
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.
MESA, Ariz. -- Emilio Bonifacio received other offers from big league teams, but he said the Cubs gave him the best opportunity.
Bonifacio, 28, signed a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training on Saturday, and was in camp Wednesday. He split last season between the Blue Jays and Royals, batting .243 for the season.
The Cubs have told the versatile Bonifacio that he has a good chance of being on the Opening Day roster. That was all he needed to hear.
"I thought they had a pretty good team and young talent," he said. "The other teams, they were really set up and I thought it would be hard to make the cut."
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|M. Jacques Armagnac Chicken
Last week, I spoke about my passion for the hunt of odd or old cook and bakeware. For the second week in a row, I get to put one of my finds to use. This time it's an old enameled cast iron pot with a lid. It was made by Dru in Holland. To the best of my knowledge, this beautiful enameled cookware comes in blue, yellow and light green. They have a lovely tulip design on them. I collect the yellow, and am lucky enough to have found several pieces in very good condition. They were made in the 30's, 40's and 50's. I read, by the time the 70's rolled around they were not being manufactured anymore. I can't find an official site for Dru, and would love to know more about the history of this company. If anyone who reads this has any info on them, I would love to hear from you.
|Another of my finds being put to good use
This recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspan's cookbook "Around My French Table". It can also be found in this NYTimes article here. If you'd like to see what other Doristas are doing...you can check it out here.
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Hi all,
The text input and text area form components do not work (from what i can see) with non required fields on android devices using predictive keyboards. (A very large percent of android users use alternate keyboards as the default keyboard is fairly tedious so this is a big deal).
The test device:
I'm testing this on a Nexus One device with Froyo 2.2 and the SlideIT keyboard.
Software tested:
I'm testing this on the forms demo from your examples section.
Specific Problem area:
The fieldset labeled "personal info" works just fine, and the other textareas and text fields within other fieldsets do not. the only difference i can see between the "personal info" fieldset and the others is that the personal info fieldset supplies a default "required" property. So I'm going to assume that is the problem, though it may be something else.(e.g. only first fieldset works or a myriad of other possibilities)
The exact bug (behavior):
When the keyboard attempts to add an entire word (instead of one character at a time) into one of these text inputs or text areas, nothing happens. When entering one character at a time, the inputs work properly. This is applicable anytime the keyboard is in predictive mode. The default keyboard seems to have prediction turned off when interacting with a sencha text input, yet alternate keyboards (like slideit or swype which allow you to compose an entire word with a single stroke, or learning keyboards like swyft) normally enter enter whole words at a time. When you try to enter an entire word at once, the text field simply doesn't accept the text. Does anyone know the reason for this or a simple fix?


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Author(s): Jonny Marx; Sophie Schrey
In Where's the Unicorn? you can follow a colourful blessing of globetrotting unicorns as they gallop around the world on an incredible whistle-stop tour.
Paul Moran is a UK-based illustrator who has many years of experience in producing artwork for books, magazines and toys using both digital and traditional techniques.


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Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968)
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Egg tempera on linen laid on board
76 x 101 cm (29 ⅞ x 39 ¾ inches)
Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1934
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Orovida: 1893-1968, Memorial Exhibition, 4th-23rd February 1969, no. 260
London, The Leicester Galleries, Orovida, October-November 1973, no. 8 (titled The Horses)
K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 49, p. 54 (illustrated)
Orovida, the only child of Lucien and Esther Pissarro, was the first woman in the Pissarro family to become a professional artist and the first Pissarro of her generation to take up painting. Born in Epping, England, in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London, where she was a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies.
She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style from her father and, after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913, she renounced formal art schooling.
Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment, she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed an unusual style that combined elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which, for the Pissarro family, was a way of life, and her simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and use simply Orovida as a nom de peintre, reflected a desire for independence from the family legacy, of which she nevertheless remained proud.
Orovida's most distinctive works are her paintings of the 1920s and 30s in gouache (she called her mixture bodycolour) and tempera, applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen, paper or gold leaf and embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict non-Western subjects, for example: Mongolian horse-riders, African dancers and Persian princes, often engaged in activities such as dancing or hunting rituals.
The second half of Orovida's painting career is marked by a dramatic change in both style and subject matter. In the mid-1940s, she began to embrace contemporary subjects from everyday life and returned to a more naturalistic style. Her new style was more suited to oils, and thus, she returned to that media.
Throughout her life, Orovida was aware of the mixed blessing of having famous artists in the family; not only a grandfather and father but also four uncles, and towards the end of her life, she was instrumental in developing the Pissarro family archive that her mother had established at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.


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After a clean install of Xampp 1.8.2, I found that Mercury Mail no longer works with a previously working email client configuration (Thunderbird).
After starting Mercury Mail in the control panel, sending test messages in Thunderbird gives the error message
An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Service not available, closing channel. Please verify that your email address is correct in your Mail preferences and try again
Restoring the complete MercuryMail folder from a 1.8.1 Xampp into the 1.8.2 Xampp then works fine.
Changes to the php.ini file to swap from mailtodisk to use Mercury mail obviously still need to be made to use the simple email form in Xampp
I was wondering if the Mercury mail s/w could be updated to the latest version 4.74?


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Watch video about how our slider is working
How do we control the auto timing speed of the banner image "Offer" slider?
We went to Theme options > Header
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Sit Hack and Relax Wrap-up
Greg Brockman on July 3, 2012
This Saturday, we (somehow) managed to squeeze the 140 attendees of Sit Hack and Relax into our office. People hacked on all sorts of projects including:
- FeelHN: Sentiment analysis for Hacker News comments
- JVM interpreter written in JavaScript
- Modernizing the Stripe Ubercart module
- Chrandora: Play or pause Pandora directly from the Chrome menu bar
We also had people learning how to use Redis, playing around with RubyMotion, and brushing up on CSS. Here's a taste of what happened:
Moments of triumph were had:
But of course there was also plenty of relaxing:
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External recognition can manifest in a variety of ways. Some examples include the state, a religious authority, or both. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction. If recognized by the state, by the religion(s) to which the parties belong or by society in general, the act of marriage changes the personal and social status of the individuals who enter into it.
People marry for many reasons, but usually one or more of the following: legal, social, emotional, and economical; the formation of a family unit; the education and nurturing of children; legitimizing sexual relations; public declaration of love.
Marriage practices are very diverse across cultures and may take many forms, and are often formalized by a ceremony called a wedding. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. In some societies these obligations also extend to certain family members of the married persons.
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Bruce B
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Posted: Sat 16 Jul 2005, 16:51
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HOWTO Install certain major applications outside pup001
I'll present this how-to by using references to my actual file system. Your's will most likely be different, you will need to make appropriate adjustments.
Here is a brief general description of my Linux filesystem:
hda6 is Linux ext3
hda7 is Linux ext3
Suse is installed on hda6
Vector is installed on hda7
Puppy is installed as an Option 1 install on hda6, sharing the same filesystem with Suse. I manually copied vmlinuz, image.gz and usr_cram.fs to the root of hda6. I then setup GRUB to load Puppy from on that partition. The first time it runs it will create pup001 - the user file.
There are no file naming conflicts between Puppy Linux and Suse. Because of this, it is entirely feasible to install Puppy with an Option 1 install on the same partition as another existing Linux.
The Puppy version I'm using is 1.0.3 with Mozilla already installed. I like Mozilla very much, and want to use it. There is a little problem with Puppy's Mozilla release, the option to block off-site images doesn't work. I like that option, because it blocks most advertisments. For this reason, I install the standard version of Mozilla version 1.78.
Mozilla's new installation location is /mnt/home/shared/mozilla
After installing this Mozilla, I have two Mozilla releases installed on the system. Puppy may call up the orginal version, rather than the new version on some occasions. I think you might want to search /usr/local/bin for files such as: moz* firefox, dillo, links. Make the necessary adjustments with the symlinks, scripts or delete some files - whatever you think best. Or don't worry about it.
When you call Mozilla with your short-cuts or menu items you've adjusted, the Mozilla you installed will run.
I'll leave it to you if you want to delete Puppy's version of Mozilla, in the event you install another version. I've done it with no problem for me.
I'm not sure why Barry K uses this version. I think it is because the libraries in it support some other applications.
There may be some Puppy Mozilla plugins you wish to locate and transfer to your new installations of firefox and mozilla.
Note: There is undoubtedly an optimal way to make an install of version 1.78 and clean removal of the 1.8.2xx with the bug. I'll try and make a complete step by step how-to, using a fresh Puppy install, on one subject of replacing Mozilla rather than just adding it.
One other thing I like about the 1.7.8 is the html composer has a spell-checker
I will install the current release of Firefox downloaded from www.mozilla.org into this directory:
Both of these applications store the user data and configuration files in this hidden directory:
If it is a fresh install and there is nothing I need from this directory, I simply delete it.
I then make a directory called:
It doesn't need that specific name, but that's what I use. There is flexibility what you call it and where you put it.
Most important is to link to the actual directory.
# ln -s /mnt/home/shared/.mozilla /root/.mozilla
When you start Firefox or Mozilla, they will automatically and successfully use /mnt/home/shared/.mozilla to store and use the data such as extensions, cookies, history and etc.
I generally run these apps from Bash with aliases.
alias moz='/mnt/home/shared/mozilla/mozilla &'
alias fox='/mnt/home/shared/firefox/firefox &'
I also use Rox to 'drag and drop' the executable file to the desktop, then add the appropriate icon to the Rox link.
One can do as one wishes to run these apps. Whatever suits your preferences.
I download the current standard Thunderbird release from www.mozilla.org and install it in:
I also makedir /mnt/home/shared/.thunderbird
I create a symlink as follows:
# ln -s /mnt/home/shared/.thunderbird /root/.thunderbird
When Thunderbird starts it will automatically use /mnt/home/shared/.thunderbird as its user configuration directory.
You will need to make menu items or desktop items for running Thunderbird. Remember that Firefox, the new Mozillz and Thunderbird are not in the path, you may want to create symlinks perhaps in /root/my-applications/bin and/or use absolute paths in order for your menu items to locate these applications.
I've not done it. I do, however, expect the same principles would be involved as with Thunderbird and Mozilla.
We now have three major applications installed outside pup001, yet entirely usable by Puppy. Also, the email and attachments are not being downloaded into pup001. The Mozilla and Firefox cache are being stored outside pup001.
As mentioned earlier, Suse Linux is installed on the same partition with Puppy. When I boot Suse, the names of the locations will change. The locations do not change, only the path names will be as follows:
For the executables:
For the user configuration files:
I run Suse as root, so I don't have problems with privileges.
From Suse, I need to make menu items, desktop shortcuts and/or aliases for running these applications at their appropriate locations.
I need to symlink the configuration files also, like I did in Puppy.
# ln -s /shared/.firefox /root/.firefox
# ln -s /shared/.mozilla /root/.mozilla
# ln -s /shared/.thunderbird /root/.thunderbird
When I run these applications, my browser bookmarks will be the same, as will be the settings. My email box will also be identical because it is the same email account and box.
Any extensions or themes I've installed will also be the same.
I will also do the same with Vector Linux as I did with Puppy and Suse, except the partition will be different. Vector is on hda7.
I will need to mount hda6 in order for Vector to use these applications and configurations.
The path of 'shared' will be this:
I will run it as root and repeat the symlinking process as I did with Puppy and Suse.
I will download and install OpenOffice.org version 1.14 in this location:
Refer to http://user-faq.openoffice.org/faq/index.html-toc.html for specifics, answers and general information.
Basically, what you do is download the OpenOffice1.1.4 tar.gz file and extract it. (tar -xvzf filename.tar.gz)
Change directory to the newly created one, and run this command:
./setupfilename -net (were 'setupfilename' is the name of the actual setup file)
The -net argument tells it you want OpenOffice shared. In my example, I would install it to hda6/shared/OpenOffice.org
On your system, you will need to determine the best place to your "shared" directory.
Setting up OpenOffice for each operating system differs considerably from the methods used with the Mozilla line of products.
You will want to boot each operating system and run this command:
This will run a program and setup the necessary OpenOffice.org auxiliary files in your home directory. It will use two or three megabytes for each setup.
Once OpenOffice is running, you can configure it to share common user directories, so that regardless of what OS you are running, your user files are easily accessible.
From Puppy I move the /root/my-documents directory to /mnt/home/shared/myfiles
I then link to it appropriately, as in the examples above.
From the other Linux systems, I would setup the user documents directory to correspond with the same location.
Performing this basic procedure is not difficult, and it makes life a lot easier when switching from one OS to another. It is also resourceful in terms of disk space.
If you only have Puppy installed, it could still worthwhile because you save hundreds of megabytes in your pup001 file.
I make regular backups of pup001 simply by copying it. It is much easier and more resourceful copy a 256 MB file than it is a 512 MB or larger sized file.
I hope the reader has enjoyed this article and found it worthwhile.
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Nathan F
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 1760
Location: Wadsworth, OH (occasionally home)
Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 13:00
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Bruce I really wish to thank you for this tutorial. After I prodded you yesterday I went about trying to figure it out on my own. I found that it works very well indeed. I was able to install Firefox, Thunderbird, and Open Office. Since these applications are being called from HD instead of residing in memory, you might get a small lag starting them depending on your hardware. For me it is very negligable.
I went about seeing what else could be installed in this way. I was able to install the full Java runtime environment and associated Firefox plugin. Real Player also worked in this way. I was also able to transfer all of my existing Mozilla plugins and settings to Firefox. I couldn't be happier.
One thing that I found is that this must be done on a Linux partition. It doesn't seem to work right if you try to do it on a vfat partition because the system won't let you create all of the neccessary symlinks.
I am running off of the live CD, with all of this in /mnt/data/Share. I'm now playing around with putting python there-so far I think it's working. If it does I may see if I can put a full version of Perl there instead of the cut-down pupget Perl that I have now.
This is a marvelous way to add things into Puppy that would take up too much room in the pupfile. I'm sure there are others who have been aware of this technique for a while, but it's really good to have it spelled out like this in the forum.
Puppy just keeps getting better and better for me.
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Location: Arizona USA
Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 14:06
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Just an idle thought: could this technique be easily extended to loading an application program from a network server, instead of keeping the application on the HD of every computer in the network?
Back to the future, of the mainframe computer + terminals.
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Bruce B
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Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 15:11
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Yes Nathan - there is a lot of flexibility with this. Once a person understands the basics, he or she can experment and find that many applications support this technique.
Flash, I suppose a network would work fine.
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Nathan F
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Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 17:34
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Flash-if you try this with Open Office, for instance, you will get two options when you launch the installer. You have the choice of doing a local or a network install. So yes you can definately do it with Open Office at least. If you notice in Bruce's description you type this-
./setupfilename -net (were 'setupfilename' is the name of the actual setup file)
The -net option stands for network, although in this instance we are just installing it onto a seperate HD. This install is designed in such a way that multiple users can use it by installing just certain files in their own home directory. Someone else would have to fill in the rest of the details.
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Bruce B
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Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 17:53
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One thing that I found is that this must be done on a Linux partition. It doesn't seem to work right if you try to do it on a vfat partition because the system won't let you create all of the neccessary symlinks.
Nathan, I'd not tried this before, so I thought I'd experiment.
is FAT32 on my computer. I tested as follows:
1) I made a symlink to an existing directory on hda1 and it worked
2) I created a hidden directory named
on hda1 and made a symlink to it, and it worked.
3) I made a text file inside .hide and edited it and it worked
4) I copied an executable file to hda1/, made a symlink and executed it and it worked.
5) I created a menu item and ran the executable file through the symlink on hda1, and it worked.
After the results of this testing, I'm curious about what necessary symlinks the system won't let you create?
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Nathan F
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Location: Wadsworth, OH (occasionally home)
Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 18:37
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I should have been more specific. I was able to symlink to Firefox on a vfat partiton, but when I tried to install Java and symlink to the plugins folder for Firefox I got an error message "operation not permitted". I also had to stop installing Open Office when it gave me a similar message during the install. I don't know why it happened some times but not others. I just gave up and put it all in /mnt/data/Share and it went off without a hitch. If anyone has any explanation I'd love to hear it. Sorry I can't be more specific but I have a sick two year old at home today.
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Location: The Peoples Republic of California
Posted: Sun 17 Jul 2005, 19:17
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It seems to me having a
two year old is a rough way to spend a Sunday.
I hope he or she gets well very soon.
Thank you for the specifics. I like using the 'right' filesystem for the job. I'd not tried the VFAT thing before.
Sometimes people like to run Puppy on NTFS. I think maybe because they are expermenting with Linux and don't want to commit to serious changes, by repartitioning the hard drive in order to have some Linux partitions.
I don't even use Windows let alone XP. I don't miss it either.
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Hi there! I'm Max O'Brien and Osprey Dawn is the handle I use for everything I do online. This site is home to all the work I've completed for academic assignments, client work and personal endeavours. My talents specialise in Graphics Design, UI & UX Design, Illustration, Design Research and Game Design.
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First a bobblehead, then a Sportscenter commercial…
Even without Andre Ethier in the lineup, the Dodgers won their ninth straight last night on his bobblehead night and there was a packed house at Dodger Stadium.
Now, Andre is over at ESPN Los Angeles studios to film a "This is Sportscenter commercial," which usually means you're pretty darn big if they're asking you to do this sort of thing. And even better, you'll get to see the behind-the-scenes footage of the commercial shoot, as the Dodgers Media Network is here getting some pretty cool stuff. Amazingly, there are like 40 people on the set for a 30-second spot. Pretty crazy.
What's next for the budding star?
Well, he's got an upcoming action figure night (July 8), a poster (Aug. 20) and a few other big time media requests we've gotten for him. We're going to try to bang out most of these while he's hurt because unfortunately, he can't play at the moment. But, hopefully he'll be back soon and by then, who knows, maybe the Dodgers will be on a 23-game winning streak…
A chance to move into a first place tonight at the Ravine against the Padres…
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Josh – I have been telling everybody since he became a Dodger Andre would be a star!!! That is too cool!!! I have a feeling he is going to be the Joe Mauer of the NL. He is going to come of the DL better than he was when he went on it. Move over Albert, Andre is comin' for ya!!!!
Nelly and crew blu
I must commend you on your loyality and commitment to making that game. Sound likes something to be written in a column of Dodgers magazine, which I just got mine with Matt on the cover, perhaps "Tru blu fans". Emma was pictured in the mag, to detail the appreciation dodger fans go through to see their team. I am not injecting any negativity, critique or comment. For as old as DS is it can still be a wonderful place to watch a babeball game, whoops was that a freudian typo? Ill leave it.
It has been an exciting week and more, lets keep it rolling, Dodgers are #1 in pitching over the last week.
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, if we tie tonight, is it ice cream time?……….or is it too early to think that way?
BTW Josh – Eventhough Andre didn't play, it was great to see him spending so much time signing autographs before the game. I didn't go over there (I was on the first base side) because I was hoping as many kids could get his autograph as possible. He continues to impress with everything he does.
One more thing……….We were listening to Dodger Talk on the radio after the game, and there was one caller who said he bought 21 one bobbleheads from the fans ( I am assuming Astros fans or families who already had their share)and then turned around and sold them for $50 bucks a pop. I was orginally upset with the caller, but then I thought about the stupid people who actually bought them – idiots!!
Great game last night….and I do hope that tonight we keep on moving up.
NELLY I did see the long long line of fans waiting for Ethier's autograph and picture moment. I did not get near that line, but hey he will be at Pasadena signing some more in a couple of weeks or so. I was seating also on the 1st baseline on the lower reserver section near the outfield right above the restaurant. I have several bobble heads, maybe I should turn around and make me some money… LOL!
Hello ITD!
I too noticed Andre signing for alot of fans. I was sitting close by the field level observing and taking pictures. I too did not get want to get inline like I mentioned in FB. Afterwards I went upstairs to the RS to wait for friends Linda & Greg from the Big Blue Wrecking Crew (dodgersoul.com) I know some of those people from back in 2003 when I first started posting in the Dodgers.com forum and then they formed their own forum.
They are having a group get together (small in comparison to the ITD group) and I was buying an extra ticket for a friend that wants to join us Saturday July 10th at 1:p.m. with the Cubs. She might end up with extra tickets (some people saying they were coming and backout without paying her (she bought the tix b4 getting all the money). Anyway, I am trying to help her so she won't get stuck with them.
Linda and Greg are so nice and make such a cute couple. They moved here from Phllie this year. Greg has been trying to get back for the last 18 years. They had season tickets back in Phllie and now have a mini pkg in RS. Linda likes the Dodgers after her Phillies and wears Dodger gear but with her Phillie hat If you saw my post and pics from San Diego, she is the one that cut the word SD and LA from the "Beat LA" t-shirt giveaway in SD and sewed it back to read "LA Beat SD" while at the game. She is in the picture (bottom right had corner) showing her t-shirt.
I did not get to listen to all the calls from KABC. The last call I heard before going home was the nice Astro fan with the Texan accent that bought a ticket at the last minute but had to give up the BBH.
Have a great rest of the day everyone!
Let's keep on winning. I am wearing the same Dodger earrings to the game I've been wearing thru the whole winning streak.
I started reading your posts and those two names (McGriff and Jordan) came to mind about the obscure bbhs. I have my BBHs filling out a closet and some around the house. Some are open on top of one of the bookcases. Every once in a while when the guys are not doing well, I light a candle around them. My friend Lore reminds me "Emma, is time to light that candle.
I also have a Kermit, Miss Piggy and the Dodger Dog bbh.
I heard that guy on Dodger talk last night driving home from game saying he bought and sold 21 bobble heads! He also said he enjoyed the game and was out side selling peanuts on the street as cars approached the stadium. Not sure I believe him but we did see a lot of people outside the stadium with bobbleheads as we were approaching the gate. No one tried to sell us one but I thought once you entered the stadium, there was no re-entry.
I have not opened any of the bobble heads. Not sure what to do with all of them as they are quickly filling up a closet. Clearly these things are among the most popular give aways. The Dodger talk hosts were talking about the most obscure bobble heads. I have to say for me the Fred McGriff and Brian Jordon dolls have to top my list. The Dodgers must have been desperate to create dolls for these guys.
Good Evening Everyone…………..
Enjoy the game tonight Y'all………..
Emma, you must have lit a lot of candles so far this season!
Easy there Nelly… I'm going to be one of those idiots!
Collie ~ I bet you won't have to pay $50 for the bobblehead. That idiot was bragging about how much money he made last night. So much for the poor economy. As we were leaving the game, we were chatting with two Astros fans (very nice people, by the way) and she said that since she was wearing her Astro gear, somebody wondered if she would sell her bobblehead. And, she did, for $35 each.
lbirken ~ If you want to smoke cigarette, you have to leave the stadium. And, now they make you come back through the security check and show them your marked ticket. I'm just wondering if, since the ticket is scanned again, does it count in the gate totals?
I have this sinking feeling that Ramon isn't going to let us get 10 in a row. And what happened to Manny? Update me Gurnick!
Hello IDT.
Here we go again, Ra. Ortiz will get the ball and we start all over again hoping it will turn out the same way for the 10th time in a row, WOW. I'm hoping Ortiz turns out the same way.LOL
I keep thinking that Padres are really getting upset. Here's hoping that 'Dre is careful with his pinkie while he's working on that Sportscenter Commercial.
Manny was scratched from lineup! Not good!!!!
I forgot to mention that I wanted Manny to hit one out tonight but I guess it's just as well.
ESPN is reporting that Manny hurt his foot in pre-game warm ups…
Keep it tied Ortiz, time warp strikes again it's 8:44 mtn time for me here as I post this
Nice RBI by KEMP, to tie it up. MLB.TV wasn't ready for Scully when he was giving the new line up so I was concentrating on that.
…or maybe not
What's great about this is that garland is already over 50 pitches in the 2nd and the padres went extra innings last night so their bullpen has gotta be somewhat tired
Sorry, but, Ramon just doesn't have it!
Ortiz gave us 2 innings, get him out!
Thanks for blowin the lead jerk, take him out NOW!
I don't think either one of these two will be around for long, unless they both settle down, which we seen before.
Nice recovery!! That inning could have gotten' very ugly. He minimized the damage and we are still in it.
Hi, Jhall, Bluesplash and OBF……nice to see you!
This is our #5 starter and he wasn't even starting till a week ago. Anything close to a quality start from him is a bonus IMO. Especially against one of their better pitchers.
why are you walking a guy hitting 150 to get to a guy hitting 300… it worked this time but wont every time… ramon needs a pink slip… and asap
Hi'Ya Trumom!!! This game is going to come down to the bullpens, and I think we can take'em!!!
If you say so, Jhall. I always listen to what you have to say!
We walked him cause parents cover their children's eyes when stairs comes up to bat at Dodger Stadium, nightmares from Oct. 08. Hey Tru! Let's get 10!
I know Ortiz isn't the answer, but right now with Frank and Furters pitching budget plus the injuries, it's all we've got. Now JoJo needs to get Weaver in there!!!!
Ortiz will be pinch hit for in the bottom of the inning…if he makes it out of this one. This guy is not a starter anymore, Carlos needs to get these starts with Ramon to back him up
venable is a homer shy of the cycle, FML, and F U Ortiz
There must be somebody better, even if it's in the minors, Jhall. Don't you think so?
Hiya there TB4ever
Now we have to hope Garland hasn't settled down.
it was fun while it lasted guys
at least the giants are getting crushed
Well, this really blows!!!! How pathetic!!!!
If we want #10 we'll have to fight for it.
I guess Troncoso was do for a lickin', now let's see how Weaver comes out.
Rats!!® Yep, Trumom, you read my mind. LOL!!! I'm not sure why JoJo went with Troncoso their instead of a well rested Weaver to start the f*cking inning. JoJo isn't exactly known for his bullpen management. Geez!!! That's why he is a clown. What a moron!!!
I'm just glad this wasn't the Andre Bobblehead game….lol
LOL Trumom!!! Sometimes JoJo's pitching decisions make my head bobble!!! Nice play DeWitt!!! OK, time for some offense. We've still got 5 more cracks at them and I don't think we're going to go quietly!!! Garland ain't exactly pitching a gem!!!
Here we go, Dodgers, here we go!
Looked like they had a chance against a tired pitcher.
Should've got more out of that inning. I'm not sure how Kemp can take that called strike. It was too good!!!
We have five innings to get five runs. That is not impossible.
The one thing that makes me feel a little bit better is that the Giants are losing 13 – 1 !!!!!
What the hell was Troncoso in this game? I knew I didn't want him to pitch last night no need for him to pitch tonight when you have a pitcher that hasn't pitch in a week or did he forget?
Who in the hell would ibb Stairs anyway and how in the hell he stole a freaking base? Veneable was hitting .223 and now he bumped it up to .250.
Game over….Giants lose 13 – 1 🙂
Exactly Shad!!! I'd really like to know what JoJo was thinking there. Oh, he obviously wasn't!!!!
BTW I wouldn't mind seeing Weaver start over Ortiz or Monsterious again.
LOL Trumom!! Thanks, it does do the heart good and leave some semblance of a warm feeling when the G'nats lose. Still doesn't take the sting out of JoJo totally mismanaging this one.
Oh now you bring him in Torre geez. I was giving him the doubt with this winning steak.
Dang Manny numbers have an injuries to his left foot but blah vs Garland.
Career vs J. Garland 30 15 4 0 3 11 10 6 0 0 .500 .625 .933 1.558
I'd give Weaver a start!! My head is still bobbling over bringing in Tronny, who just pitched two straight days over a well rested Weaver. Maybe I'm missing something!!!
lol getting hurt in pregame warm up suck. Look at that a 1 2 3 innings.
Torre should be familar with Weaver starting for us and he did started for the Yankees back in those days.
Bobbleheads, action figures, what?s next?!? Wait, I have it!!
What about a Frank McCourt voodoo doll? And what would go better with a McCourt voodoo doll than a song???? and what would be even better is a picture, but you'll have to go to DodgerLyrics for that. http://dodgereric.mlblogs.com/
From Godsmack?s Voodoo
I'm not the one who's so far away
Great Dodger traditions you?ve let decay.
Never do I want you to be here again.
And I wish I didn?t know your name.
Leaving town?s my desire,
You?ve put this fan through hell.
No more meaning to my life.
Can?t wait until you sell.
Poking, stabbing,
Piercing, wounding…
You getting the message yet?
I'm not the one who's so far away
Since you?ve been the owner it really pops my veins.
So I?m using this doll that I hope creates pain,
Complete with a face I can?t explain.
Hazing clouds rain on the field
The teams? payroll continues to yield.
Play some tunes by The Beatles
While I find some knitting needles.
Poking, stabbing,
Piercing, wounding…
You getting the message yet?
I'm hoping you will go far away
If I stick a couple into your toupee.
I don?t much care if this is costin?,
If you pack your bags and move to Boston.[repeat 4 times]
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo.
So far away…
I'm not the one who's so far away…
I'm not the one who's so far away…
I'm not the one who's so far away…
We have to understand Torre doesn't believe in CG so I'm not shock but at least he know how to used Kuo lol.
I can't even enjoy the Giants lost since it was there #5 starters and the Lakers win tonight that I actually went to that game and miss the 1st 5 innings.
Outstanding Dad/Eric!!! You've brightened up a rather bleak game. Good to see you my friend. I'm going to rack it and hope I miss a huge comeback win by our boys. Catch you all later.
We know Weaver can eat up some innings to. Maybe Ortiz would finally get waivers like Matsui did tonight. I'd rather give McDonald or Elbert another chance. Can we clone another Ely? Bring Link back up and released Ortiz now
If Monasterios give up a run I won't be mad. lol 8 days is to long of a rest.
See ya jhall! 'Nuff said!
Wow! Give those kids the job of singing "God Bless America" every night! Great performance!
3 more at bats, you never know.
All we need is a big inning.
Plenty of time for a comeback OBF. They just have to make it happen.
That's a fact, OBF. Trouble is, no Ethier and now, no Ramirez. Another curious decision by Torre to play the Manny card as early as the 5th inning.
The winning streak kind of masked the still-problematic 5th starter. Ortiz doesn't seem like the answer though Ned did dumpster dive with the best of intentions. Monasterios is only on the club because of Rule 5; not sure why the Dodgers fear losing him if they don't want to be using him, pardon the rhyme. This is Manny's Dodger swan song…maybe Joe's, too. What are Frank and Ned waiting for? Padilla? Please. Trading for Oswalt would be great, but he'd cost a lot in players and a lot in cash, being signed for mucho bucks multi-year. To me, the obvious solution is Pedro. So go get him already. He's Manny's buddy, too, which might help Manny's foot heal up???????
But you know what Yogi says?
I think monasterios just earned a start… one hit over three innings… come on offense… we need to be ahead of the gnats…
If Monsterious get sent down they would lost him? Does he have to be on our roster all year or just the 40 man roster?
I'm smarter than the average bear?
Monasterios has to remain on a the major league team.
LET'S GO GEORGE Hold them down.
Oh, THAT Yogi.
good ol george… hold it where it is… is it that hard? guess it is… streak is over… get a new one tomorrow
Funny, I would have lost a few bucks on this one. I just looked up Eckstein's career stats. He's hitting .282 lifetime and only .260 against the Dodgers.
Seems like he's hitting .970 against us.
Since this game is so bad and I don't have dodgereric's knack, I have resorted to playing with poetry generators.
Tale of the Dodgers
Dodgers are marked in time, hanging with a piece of toast.
Listless, helpless, but never yelping
They beat down upon the grizzly frog;it looked like a smashed pitchfork.
Piercing sounds, wails, cries, "Shut Up you profane team!"
The lousy bard sings a ballad, sing the song of the team.. . In it make them die
Last for the spooking first for the shocking–Now you must realize
Diving in a lake of drear, the team found a golden snail
Down by the babbling brook the owner fantasizes.
Fetch this bone, like a dog I will grip you in my alabaster teeth.
lol I know Giants fan hate him since the Angels days when those 2 meet in the WS and one of those Giants fans which he would died and another one which he had an ACL seriously and they say Dodgers fans have no class.
Casey's Home Runs
My stadium totally skips the game with sad triple.
The Beard's home runs!
My Andre eats sunflower seeds; soft dirty uniforms.
Frank's money wastes away, like, blue stolen base.
My game erupts with surrendered batting gloves.
Can you believe my performance spews forth total agony?
The Tigers will eat us if we play them like we played tonight.
::aplause::: Wonderful job Brian!
?That is something I have to earn back. Kuo has been great for us. The only way I get that role back is if I get really hot and Kuo gets really cold, and I don't…?
– LHP George Sherrill, on losing his setup role to fellow LHP Hong-Chih Kuo.
Well when are we going to see it lol?
Can we stop the insanity now Joe and admit that Ortiz can't pitch at the major league (or any league for that matter) level anymore? Sheesh, who couldn't see that coming besides Joe? Monasterios has pitched well all year and Joe forgets he's on the team most nights. Ortiz makes me want Padilla back, and that ain't saying much. Surely Monasterios warrants a few starts.
Sherrill appears to be a lost cause. Where's Bunnynutts with his sage advice correcting his problems?
We all knew the streak would eventially come to an end, but just when you think that maybe the pitching staff had turned the corner, they revert back to a couple weeks ago.
More bad news for us, BPB1…..Haeger looked sharp in his outing. So, he will probably be rejoining the team. Yuck!
Cool song, dodgereric! And that's a great picture along with it on DodgerLyrics too! LMAO!!
Where can I get one of those?
time check 🙂
9:22am, pst.
I guess the time check will have to be later since I seem to be on pst and not ITDFST.
WOW!!!!! Fabulous song Dodgereric!!!! ………….and a LMAO picture as well.
iwannabelikebear1 – I am sure Dodgereric can arrange for you to get one 🙂
Some awesome poetry by 32and53 fan as well………..cool!!! I am trying to catch up on my reading :))
🙂 :)!
Dang tru I wish you didn't have to say that lol
I think I should go back to bed and dream about Haeger pitching good for once lol.
It will only give you nightmares, Chad 🙂
Wow Saito just got bomb last night and he like 40 yrs old and still pitching well than both Ortiz and now we need to get rid of the last Ortiz soon.
Wow that like the 2nd times someone call me that. I'm already having nightmare about Ned and Frank.
Good morning all! I missed the game last night, and as I can see, didn't miss much. I did see Casey's home run, second in two nights. Our pitching has done extremely well in spite of the speed bump we hit last night. Let's do it tonight, and then put a whooping on the Tigers! Have a great day!
Can we DFA the second Ortiz now?
Let Monasterios try his hand at the #5 starter position.
Good evening everyone……………
Kershaw trots to the hill tonight!
I am looking forward to another fine performance, from all our Boy's in Blue tonight……
Enjoy the game everyone
LMAO….at the picture on DodgerLyrics….Good job Eric!!!
Eric, thanks for the chuckles. What a great opportunity for fan give a ways. Can you imagine how fans would have reacted to a Barry Bonds voodoo doll?
By the way, if the action figures the Dodgers are giving away to kids only look anything like the picture flashed on the message board at the stadium the other night, it is a good thing only kids get them. They looked really lame. I am sure the kids will love them and that is o.k. with me.
Now Birk, how can you use the term "lame" with anything associated with the Dodgers. Why Frank, Ned and Joe would have… your…
New thread BTW.
I heard that you're getting marriedThe sun comes up in the east.This car is in good condition.Here is my cardHe doesn't care about me.This cellar room is very damp in the rainy season.This cellar room is very damp in the rainy season.I do want to see him now.It's against the law.I fell in love with her at first sight.


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Thursday (October 11)
Pampano Sea to Table Series
Thursday October 11th, 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. This week Richard Sandoval's Pampano launches the newest menu in their Sea to Table series, a five course meal inspired by the western coast of Mexico. $50, $75 with wine pairings. 209 East 49th Street, New York NY; event website
Friday (October 12)
Identità New York 2012 at Eataly
Friday October 12th, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Identità Golose, an organization that promotes the best of Italian cuisine, hosts its second annual Identità New York at Eataly. They're pairing famous Italian chefs with New York greats like Mario Batali and Michael White, hosting demonstrations that include two tasting courses and wine pairings, lasting October 12-14. There will also be dinners prepared by the chefs in the evenings, available through a separate ticket. Check website for details on each event. 200 Fifth Avenue, New York NY; event website
Cider Week at the Queens Kickshaw This Queens haven for grilled cheese, coffee, and cider is beefing up its cider selection (that's not counting their dedicated cider draught line) for Cider Week, with special dinners planned soon. 40-17 Broadway, Astoria, NY; event website
Saturday (October 13)
A Day on the Farm
Saturday October 13th, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Spend a day on a farm: collect your own honey from the hive, eat meals straight from the land, visit livestock, and enjoy a day out of the city. $60. Seven Arrows Farm on the Navesink River, a 45 minute ferry ride from Manhattan; event website
Be An Urban Beekeeper
Saturday October 13th, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about beekeeping at the Brooklyn Grange, the world's largest rooftop farm. Leave with your own jar of honey. $55. Brooklyn Grange in Fort Greene, Brooklyn NY; event website
Madava Farms Debuts A Sweet Retreat
Saturday October 13th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Madava Farms, home of Crown Maple Syrup, is opening up their visitor's center this weekend. Wander their 800 acres in the Hudson Valley, sample the farm-to-table menu and local wines, and taste all sorts of maple syrups. 47 McCourt Road, Dover Plains NY; event website
Alan Ducasse Book Signings
Saturday October 13th Chef Alain Ducasse will be signing copies of his new coffee table book, J'Aime New York, at multiple locations. The book details his favorite foodie spots in the five boroughs. $100 (for a book). Le Bernardin, 155 West 51st Street, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; John Dory Oyster Bar at the Ace Hotel, 1196 Broadway, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and in Brooklyn at Brooklyn Pharmacy, 512 Henry Street, Brooklyn NY, 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Sunday (October 14)
2nd Annual Hard Cider Revival
Sunday October 14th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A festival of hard ciders and accompanying small plates at the New Amsterdam Market, available for sample or purchase. 6 tasting tickets for $40, 10 for $55. South Street Between Beekman Street & Peck Slip, New York NY; event website
Oktoberfest Dinner at the Queens County Farm Museum
Sunday October 14th, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. A fall dinner at the wonderful Queens County Farm museum. Farmstand sausages, farm grown veggies, Mast brothers chocolate, live music, and more. $50. 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park NY; event website
Beer Competition at Pachanga Patterson
Sunday October 14th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For home brewers and drinkers: enter as a contestant for $25, or attend and judge the event for $40. The grand prize (voted by the attendees) is $500. Tickets include food. 33-17 31st Ave, Astoria NY; event website
Cider Week BBQ at Flatbush Farm
Sunday October 14th, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Flatbush Farm will have a cider tasting menu all week, but on Sunday they'll also be having a cider-focused BBQ on their outdoor patio. Food can be ordered á la carte, or as a three-course cider-paired menu. 6-78 St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn NY; event website
Monday (October 15)
Piedmont Wine Dinner at Hearth
Monday October 15th, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Hearth celebrates the wines of Piedmont with a special dinner event. Owners Isabello Odero Giacollino Giardi will be on hand to chat and answer questions. $125. 403 East 12th Street, New York NY; event website
Vegetarian Indian Meal Paired with Local Ciders at Jimmy's No. 43
Monday October 15th, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. A fantastic deal: a South Indian vegetarian five course meal paired with five ciders from Farnum Hill Ciders. $45. 43 East 7th Street, New York NY; event website
Oktoberfest Dinner Series at Perilla
Monday October 15th, 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. In celebration of Oktoberfest, Perilla will be offering a three-course menu of German fare paired with beers every Monday for the rest of the month. $60. 9 Jones Street, New York NY; event website
Tuesday (October 16)
Apocalypse Now Paired Beer Dinner at Nitehawk
Tuesday October 16th, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Nitehawk Cinema is showing Apocalypse Now and pairing it (yes, the food is inspired by the movie) with a three-course meal and Sixpoint beer. $60. 136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn NY; event website
Slow Food NYC and Sea to Table Event at Haven's Kitchen
Tuesday October 16th, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Slow Food NYC and Sea to Table host this event in support of New England fisheries. The event will feature a tasting of three New England fish species, both cooked and raw. $45. 109 West 17th Street, New York NY; event website
Wednesday (October 17)
Cider and Cheese for Geeks
Wednesday October 17th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Learn about cider and cheese from a reputable cider maker and cheesemonger at 61 Local, and enjoy a lengthy paired tasting of the two. A lovely fall celebration! $40. 61 Bergen Street, Brooklyn NY; event website
2nd Annual Edible Escape
Wednesday October 17th, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sample food from all over at this travel tasting event: Texas BBQ, the flavors of Portugal, Pacific Northwest Wine, Japanese bites...all prepared by Gotham chefs. $60. Angel Oransanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk Street New York NY; event website
Todd Selby at 92YTribeca
Wednesday, October 17th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Food and lifestyle photographer Todd Selby (Edible Selby, October 2012) joins Mission Chinese Food's Danny Bowien, Tartine Bakery's Chad Robertson, and Blue Bottle Coffee's Caitlin and James Freeman in a conversation moderated by Lucky Peach editor-in-chief Chris Ying about the people and passion that goes into today's food industry. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 200 Hudson Street, New York, NY; event website. Selby will host an additional talk on Thursday, October 18th at 6 p.m. at Mother New York, 595 11th Avenue New York, NY. RSVP on the event website.
Thursday (October 18)
Japanese Farm Food: Demo & Book Event at The Brooklyn Kitchen
Thursday October 18th, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A discussion and food demo of Japanese farm-to-table cooking by author of Japanese Farm Food Nancy Singelton Hachisu. Ticket includes a copy of the book. $45. 100 Frost Street, Brooklyn NY; event website


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Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a well known indicator of the overall health of the economy calculated using the current value of a variety of stocks along with a periodically adjusted divisor. The opening value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is used as an entropy source in the Geohashing algorithm.
If you're programming a geohashing calculator, mapping service or other implementation, you'll need a source for the current and historic DJIA value. This page lists known sources and ways to access them and access restrictions.
The Internet
In the following descriptions, tokens will be used in URLs to represent values of the date as specified by the strftime() function found in many languages. Specifically:
- %Y is the year (e.g. 1990)
- %m is the two digit month number (e.g. 03)
- %d is the two digit day number (e.g. 14)
geo.crox.net (recommended)
|Date Range:
|1928/10/01 - present
|Update Source:
|djaverages.com, finance.yahoo.com and google.com/finance; some historical data from Reuters and Financial Times.
|Update Frequency:
|as soon as the data is available
|Server Location:
|two separate locations in Switzerland and France
The source can be accessed at:
- Date format is quite flexible, eg %Y%m%d or %Y-%m-%d are both fine too. For compatibility with the carabiner.peeron.com source, you get a "404" http error if there is no data (however along with an error message explaining why there is no data).
- Access Restrictions: No technical restrictions, users are expected to use common sense, when in doubt, ask.
The script checks that all three sources give the same value before outputting anything. This should ensure that wrong data is never displayed (I've seen myself cases where google or yahoo temporarily had a wrong number for a short while just after 9:30.)
The source is now hosted on two different servers in two independent networks. You can either use geo.crox.net which should generally point to a working server, or alternatively use www1.geo.crox.net and fall-back to www2.geo.crox.net for maximum availability.
Note that I found some discrepancies in the historical data between the different sources, but none of them affect expeditions after the algorithm was published.
I plan to make SQL dumps or CSV exports available for those wanting historical data, in the meanwhile ask me. Comments and suggestions welcome.
|Date Range:
|1928/10/01 - present
|Update Source:
|finance.google.com, dates before 1970 from yahoo.com
|Update Frequency:
|weekdays, between 09:00 and 10:00 ET - as soon as the data is available on google. Usually up by 09:35 ET
|Server Location:
|Reston, Virginia, USA
The source can be accessed at:
- This is used by the reference implementation.
- Access Restrictions: There are no technical restrictions in place, but please let User:Zigdon know if you're about to use it heavily.
This source was formerly at irc.peeron.com.
|Date Range:
|1928-10-01 - present
|Update Source:
|Update Frequency:
|Server Location:
|Probably San Jose, CA
The source can be accessed at:
- comma-delimited file download with Date,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume,Adjusted Close
- Access Restrictions: none
During the trading day, the current opening can be accessed at
A shorter alias for this is xrl.us/djiopen. At the end of the trading day, this figure will be added to the table above along with the high/low/close etc.
Both resources use CRLF line endings, so if you are on Unix pipe this one through col(1) before trying to take the MD5, or set IFS appropriately.
In areas without (instant) internet access, you need to know the current DJIA to calculate today's coordinates manually. That probably means by using a cellphone or notebook with an offline calculator.
Channel N24s teletextpage 301 shows the DJIA opening value:
Text "DJIA [date]" to +41774378210, eg:
djia 20091110
A few seconds later you should get the following message back:
DJIA opening value for 2009-11-10 is 10223.01
Not case-sensitive, so "Djia", "djia" etc. are all fine. The script is also flexible on the date format as long as it's in the Y-m-d order.
As for other sources, you always get the relevant opening value, ie if the given date is on a week-end or Dow holiday, you get the latest opening value before that date.
See also Geohashing SMS service; suggestions, comments and other feedback to User:Crox


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Japan is a leading player in the GaAs RF/microelectronics industry, accounting for 50 percent of bulk substrate supply, 18-20 percent of global SI GaAs epitaxial substrate production and up to one-fifth of the global GaAs device market.
The impact of the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami, as well as the on-going issues with the nuclear reactors at Fukushima, are affecting the equipment and materials suppliers, consumer electronics companies, automotive, test and measurement companies in Japan.
We believe the primary factors that will impact GaAs device supply out of Japan relate to more generic issues which have an impact on the whole electronics industry. These include disruption to utilities, logistics and concerns around the availability of materials used in chip packaging and assembly.
Strategy Analytics assessment of the situation indicates that there is no danger of immediate disruption to the supply of gallium and arsenide raw materials. The supply of SI (semi-insulating) bulk substrates will be sustained and GaAs device manufacturing facilities were also largely unaffected.
There is the possibility, however, that any significant ramp in demand for GaAs epitaxial substrates over the next three to six weeks may lead to end-users being placed on allocation. Strategy Analytics analysis shows that the Japanese epitaxial substrate suppliers were running at full production rates with little to no excess inventory in the supply chain.
The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) service report, "Japanese Quake Impact on the GaAs Industry," provides a preliminary assessment of the impact of the tragedy on the global GaAs industry in Japan and throughout the world.


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Posted: Tue 16 Jan 2007, 07:48
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I'm blown away by all of this! What I think is particularly great is the spirit behind, it, not that you're using Puppy (well, that's good to!). I think that your individual positive and practical contributions send out wider ripples than you might think.
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Posted: Tue 16 Jan 2007, 09:34
Post subject: Thanks and dont forget
When I have the new setup complete, I am going to upload a zipped up version of the software that we use on the machines to our public mirror at www.ecomoney.eu.
Thanks for that - and please dont forget the how-to (like what Puppy version to boot, etc.)
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The world desparately needs help - clean environment, water, food - shelter -
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Fortuitous Alignments of the stars is regarded in Scientific fields -
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Projects as listed here - may/will have potential to more
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Esp. for underprivileged of the whole world.
Congratulations - IMHO > It cannot be stressed adequately - You are
to world aid goals ~ In best of OSS founders principles
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 01:02
Post subject: Upload
Subject description: Taking the puppy out for a walk
Wow thanks guys for the words of encouragement. I really am just the delivery boy of this supurb software, it is you who have built it. Thank you for allowing me to take your puppy out for a walk!!!
Ive already seen today quite a few examples of how this technology fitting in with the local community and the difference it can make. Several people have done CV's, while others have been searching for jobs. One spanish came in and we were able to find her old solicitors in spain via google, and ring them with skype for 3 British pence (she needs the number for a forthcoming childcare case). Weve had several other small children in with their mums whos first experience of a computer was with Gcompris.
We also started a new teaching class of fresh puppy recruits who have been tapping away into tuxtype and Gcompris to get up to speed for the classes next week. One of them is an "intermediate" who will be updating a new website for the community centre with Joomla from her puppypc at home. Weve already raised £120 towards our target of £200 for starting the wireless community LAN through the sale of the old cybercafe P.C.'s.
Its 4:35.am here and Ive just finished the next major update to the cybercafe. It been rolled out via ftp to four of the computers here on the network in under half an hour thanks to puppy's small size an speed. Ive also started the job of uploading it to my webspace, gFTP says it will take eight hours so Im turning in for the night, its nearly a whole gigbyte (wow huge!). This is two complete and hopefully fully configured operating systems (puppy 2.02 seamonkey based with openoffice, games etc and [puppy 2.11 based Edupup 1.1)
The file is literally a zipped copy of all of the files on the cybercafe's computers hard disk. All someone would have to do is boot in memory, format to ext2, install the grub bootloader then download the files. It would then be a matter of unzipping to the hard disk, rebooting and running xorgwizard (and perhaps ALSA wizard) and they would have a clone of one of the systems here.
My www.servage.net web server (£5.25 per month) seems pretty fast to download from and Ive certainly got lots of bandwidth and hosting space spare to do it (will be monitoring my bandwidth tho!). If anyone more technically knowledgeable than I would like to download it to a spare hard disk (I think it should be set to primary master for the bootloader to work properly come to think about it) I would be very grateful to hear from them.
Right, I must be off to take the volunteers home! Thanks again for all your hard work you have put in over the years to enable this to happen
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 03:36
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A Cyber Cafe like this is exactly the thing I had in mind with LanPuppy...
Except with diskless PCs, users have USB flash drives for personal data.
This is a also a perfect arrangement for multi seats on one PC.
Each PC has 4 video cards & 4 sets of USB keyboards & mice.
1ghz to 2 ghz PCs are perfect, & even slowers PCs work well!
The project is called: "BackStreet Ruby".
When LanPuppy is an up & running distro. I plan to integrate it into it.
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 12:35
Post subject: I Dugg your Positive E-Zine article this morning...
It is now on Digg - we'll see if that gets you and Puppy some attention...
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 18:24
Post subject: Updates
Sunburnt, LANpuppy seems like an interesting project for small kiosks. I will look forward to testing it out when you have it finished. Certainly around here though old P.C.'s are a big disposal problem so given access to sufficient networking kit (and smoothwall) it is more beneficial to use the older pc's for as long as possible before they must be finally thrown away.
Weve decided to roll out our new updates gradually over some of the PC's. Heres a poster we have put up.
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 18:37
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ecomoney; The old original version of Puppy would work well in an open environment (no login).
Keosks of the public type have no login, as do many special purpose terminals.
As to old PCs, I'm still using a P-200mhz as my LanPuppy client PC for testing.
With 64MB of ram it runs Puppy very well with no hiccups at all.
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 23:07
Post subject: Kiosks
Ahh I see, so you have a setup a but like what is possible with Edubuntu, with a central, reasonable power computer with terminals of very low spec attached? To make updates it would just be a matter of updating in one place (the central pc)?
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Posted: Thu 18 Jan 2007, 23:26
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It's a distributed processing setup, so weak server & strong clients.
Web browsing isn't too bad on old PCs though, heavy apps. like OO are slow.
I'll make a server centric setup after LanPuppy, strong server & weak clients.
Both types only have software on the server as the clients are diskless.
This makes admin. easy as only the server needs any changes at all.
The only thing the clients need is the replacement of failed hardware.
A multi seat setup has the advantage that the cpu is split between 4 users.
This evens out the cpu load so a 1ghz cpu acts like a 700mhz to each user.
Q; Does your Cyber Cafe have user logins? Or is it an open usage setup?
Puppy doesn't have a login, so I'm thinking that your setup doesn't have them.
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Posted: Fri 19 Jan 2007, 09:49
Post subject: Thin Client Specs
I'll make a server centric setup after LanPuppy, strong server & weak clients.
The thin clients that I have seen lately have the following config, from lowest to highest (power and price):
200 Mhz 128 MB SDRAM (fixed) - SiS SoC
400 Mhz Open Slot DDR RAM - VIA Eden
800 Mhz Open Slot DDR RAM - VIA C3
1Ghz Open Slot DDR (533 Mhz) RAM - VIA C7
All can use IDE flash for storage and booting.
Say, sunburnt, which one will be good enough for the server, and what size IDE flash as well as RAM will it need? Of course the first one (the eBox SoC) will be the best-qualified client.
And the "running as root" complaint by system admins - will it matter in that setup?
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Posted: Fri 19 Jan 2007, 16:41
Post subject: Logins
At the moment there are no logins. We have instructed people to email important files (such as CV's) that they want to save to themselves as attachements (I know! crude but effective!). They use the yahoo webmail service for this, which means they can pick them up anywhere, even between their windows machines at home thanks to puppy's compatibility. If someone goofs up one of the machines it is a ten minutes to set it back up again. It also means that we can have several different versions of puppy running on the same machine, and roll out new upgrades gradually.
Eventually I would like a setup script that runs as a seperate OS from the boot menu (perhaps "onebone" puppy?) that will download a new/fresh setup an ftp server on the network and unzip. I this case the GRUB screen would look like this
Edupup 1.1 (for kids)
Puppy Linux 2.02 (for adults)
System Restore (admin with password)
This way cybercafes could be setup and installed in locations with practically untrained staff, and new setups and upgrades "pushed" out to them over the web. The hardware profiling of 2.13 looks useful for this too.[/code]
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Posted: Fri 19 Jan 2007, 18:10
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raffy; I only have 10 PCs in my house (Only?), one's a movie PC & one's a jukebox.
So I have no way to know just what the equivilent server load is for ANY setup.
I'd be REAL interested in someone testing on a LARGE network to get an idea.
Like I wondered what a dedicated Quake3 server needed for cpu & memory, nobody knew.
For the server centric setup I thought about VNC, but I've read it's not suited for this.
I'll have to look into it more to get an idea of the best arrangement for it.
The server's power in this case would be: (number of clients) x (apps. used).
So most likley a very powerful PC for the server ( 4ghz for 32 clients? ).
I had invisioned the client PC being a little box hanging on the side of the monitor.
For LanPuppy I want a NAS box to boot & run it, but for VNC etc. a REAL server's needed.
LanPuppy's server is just a boot & Samba server, that's all... The clients run the apps.
But for a server centric setup the clients are "terminals" & the server runs ALL the apps.
Flash storage isn't needed for LAN booting, & as to the server's memory...
it's setup dependant, but for server centric... ALOT is a good guess.
Running as root would depend on the setup too, but LAN clients are usually in a "box".
With LanPuppy everyone's "root", but they ONLY can access their HOME & the Squash file,
so being root doesn't matter if you can't get at anything else.
LanPuppy is unique in this aspect as it operates over the network, not just locally.
The new LanPuppy will have login & will be "almost hacker proof" from the client PCs.
Hacking through the firewall will be as usual, so a good setup there is needed.
LanPuppy will be able to swap sfs files in & out with my app. sfsManager.
If my ideas for improved sfs files take hold, it'll be really trick with dynamic menus.
The main Start menu and/or Desktop icons change for the apps. in the loaded sfs files.
I think I'll post in Suggestions & outline the improvements I have in mind.
ecomoney; I also invision a notebook PC with no HD or flash, no storage at all!
It boots to a web server selector menu & then it boots the OS from the web.
Like LanPuppy, personal storage would be USB flash/HD devices plugged into
the USB port on a USB keyboard, & the USB mouse plugs into the keybd also.
Cyber cafes & libraries could really benefit from multi seat PC setups.
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Posted: Sat 20 Jan 2007, 00:21
Post subject: Internet booting
Sunburnt:- This "internet booting" Invision notebook you have is very interesting...I had the idea long ago that with puppy's small size (obviosly Doze would be right out of the window...) and increasingly fast and cheap webspace/Broadband connections that this would be possible one day. Have an idea how this is done? It would obviously need a BIOS flash of some sort. Technically this is possible?
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Yep, a flash is needed to make a prototype, but mass produced it'd be in ROM.
There's 3 or 4 different muliprotocol thin client setups (PXES, NetStation, etc.).
Most connect to: X, Citrix, RDP, & VNC type of servers, ROM size'd be 10+MB.
Bootup shows a menu of servers that respond & the protocols that they support.
64MB to 256mb of memory is all that's needed as big apps. run on the servers.
Basically a standard NoteBook computer with: WLAN & USB-2 ports,
and no: drives, drive controllers, or any other interfaces.
So it's simple & would cost ~$100 at the store! With a free OS that's still $100!
So... is it technically possable, they already exist, but they want $$$ for them.
The trick'd be getting an Asian co. to make them en masse so they'd be cheap.
I'll look around & see what I can find, it seem like there'd be something close.
The other end of this setup is the web server to boot to, not much of a problem.
My friend just got a domain for $7 a month with 400GB & 32GB access a week.
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Moving commemoration of the Battle of Britain
Like many others, I have been immensely touched by the outpouring of emotion and interest displayed by so many people across the country to this month's commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. A celebration of both the achievements of those pilots and a commemoration of the sacrifice that was made to ensure victory. The sheer volume of people who queued for hours to catch a glimpse of the famous Spitfire flypast last week is testimony to the gratitude felt by very many today towards those who gave so much in order that the United Kingdom we live in today has remained the land of our forefathers.
From May to September 1940, the German Luftwaffe threw its might into an intensive attack on strategic British infrastructure and air defenses, in preparation for a full scale land invasion endeavouring to secure air superiority to ensure safe transit over the Channel for the invading land forces. The response of the nation's aircrew - in reality only about 3000 men, drew on extraordinary reserves of bravery and selfless altruism. Those young men, supported by both men and women of the ground support crew, flew raid after raid, often so tired they could barely stay awake, engaging the waves of enemy bombers and often heavily outnumbered. It was not uncommon for only a handful of Spitfires to take on 50 or 60 german bombers, flying in formation.
Testimonial from those young pilots shows them to have displayed an almost unimaginable (to our eyes anyway) bravery. Many were sent up to do battle after only ten hours of solo flying, very much 'by the seat of their pants'. Resources and training were in incredibly short supply and evidence shows that there was a general lack of facilities including a shortage of aircraft to be used as practice targets. Many had not even had any weapons training and thus were handicapped by an inability to shoot their weapons very effectively. Loss of life and crash landings were a fact of life and they simply had to put it behind them and obey the next order to 'scramble' when it came.
In the famous words of Winston Churchill: "The gratitude of every home in our island, in our Empire and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen, who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the world war by their prowess and devotion. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
My generation, born just after the end of the war, was one which did not actually experience the war but we are children of those who did and thus the stories and history have a personal resonance which can be lacking for generations who come after. It was amazing then to find that people of every age, young and old came together last week to celebrate the effort made by those brave young pilots 75 years ago. The sight of those old Spitfires flying across the English countryside certainly brought a tear to my eyes and brought back many memories to my 90 year old father. From pride and patriotism to deep sadness and horror - most of us cannot help but to try to imagine what it must have been like to have both been part of that age and to empathise with the feelings and thoughts of those left behind - the mothers, wives, lovers, sisters and brothers. Like many, I wonder how I would have dealt with trials and the loss of that era.
And yet coupled with that is a massive sense of pride that our little country rose up and selflessly gave of its finest in order to protect the values which we held and indeed still hold dear.
Definitely worth a visit is the moving Battle of Britain Memorial Trust at Capel Le Ferne in Kent (http://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/), a dedicated site in tribute to the bravery and sacrifice shown by the aircrew who fought and died for their country.
So, I hope you enjoyed following the coverage of events last week and if you feel inspired to try and find out the stories that shaped your family's history, why not give it a go? And when you've got those stories and photos together, send them to us and create a special family history collage http://collaggecompany.co.uk/collage-for.html to keep those memories alive.
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We already showed you the best weather apps on both iPhone and Android, but Weather HD is a weather app in an entirely different category. It's a weather app for people who don't really care about the weather.
Just like on the iPad, Weather HD shows you your current temperature, the high, the low, humidity, change of rain and wind speed/direction on top of a soothing video representation of your current weather conditions. If you were interested in just the temperature, you'd bookmark the weather forecast search on Google, which spits out the current temp in text-based form. You're using this app for the awesome animations. 99 cents gets you the app. [iTunes]


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While the omnibus spending bill is still making political waves in Washington, business economists like what they are seeing in current fiscal policy. The latest survey from the National Association for Business Economics found a substantial boost in growth projections, thanks in large part to the tax cuts and increased spending passed by Congress.
Here's the summary from NABE vice president, Kevin Swift: "NABE Outlook panelists are more optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2018 than they were three months ago, especially regarding prospects for the industrial sector of the economy. The panel's median forecast for average annual real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2018 is 2.9%, up from 2.5% in the December survey. In addition, 76% of panelists believe that risks are weighted to the upside."
The survey's chair, David Altig of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, added, "In large part, the increase in growth prospects appears related to federal fiscal policies. The median estimate of the impact on real GDP growth resulting from fiscal policy changes is an increase of 0.45 percentage points in 2018, and 0.3 percentage points in 2019."
The NABE panelists see a reduced probability of recession, and said the outlook for inflation remains "modest."


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Police release name of man found on I-540
Investigators say Brandon Keith S. Mullins of Fayetteville was found dead on I-540 last week.
Arkansas State Police confirmed a man's body was found under the Wedington Exit overpass on I-540.
State police closed the interstate Wednesday morning for several hours during the morning commute after responding to a 911 call from drivers who said they ran over the body.
"We actually had two people call in saying they hit someone or hit something on the interstate," said Lt. John Overman of the Arkansas State Police.
Police said the victim was hit at least twice by northbound traffic; however, the man's cause of death, and whether the two drivers were the only ones who hit him, is unknown.
Investigators said they are interviewing two drivers. The Washington County coroner said the body is at the Little Rock Crime Lab, where examiners are working to identify the man and how he died.
Officers said they are not sure whether the victim jumped from the overpass or was crossing the interstate on foot. Investigators said they found the man's phone at the scene, but were not able to get any information from it.
"This hit home, because I wanted to know if it was one of my friends or one of the regulars we have coming through my job," said Tamara Fox, who witnessed the accident.
Arkansas State Police are investigating the incident.
If you have any information, contact State Police.