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This file details the steps involved in putting together a project that uses Scripting Bridge to send Apple events to the System Preferences application. The following are the steps used to create this sample.
1. Start with a new Cocoa application.
In this sample we're going to use the System Preferences application so we'll call the sample 'SBSystemPrefs'. The techniques we are demonstrating in this sample can be used in any Cocoa Application. We used a simple one window Cocoa application for this sample to keep it simple.
This project comes with the Interface Builder .nib file and the Controller object to support that already set up. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with those parts of Cocoa programming so the mechanics of putting those parts together are not discussed in this readme.
2. Add a Scripting Bridge build rule to the project.
The first thing to do is to set up Xcode to automatically generate the Scripting Bridge source for the application you would like to target. The following steps describe how you can do that:
(a) In the project navigator, choose the project file and select the "SBSystemPrefs" target.
(b) With the "SBSystemPrefs" target selected, switch to the "Build Rules" tab.
(c) In the build rules tab, click on the + button at the bottom to add a new rule.
(d) Set up the new rule as follows:
Process 'Source files with names matching:' *.app
using: 'Custom Script'
set the script field to:
sdef "$INPUT_FILE_PATH" | sdp -fh -o "$DERIVED_FILES_DIR" --basename "$INPUT_FILE_BASE" --bundleid `defaults read "$INPUT_FILE_PATH/Contents/Info" CFBundleIdentifier`
click on the "+" icon below the 'with output files:' field, and then set the field to contain:
NOTE: if you're typing this rule in by hand, note that it should all be one one line, and it must be typed exactly as shown above. If you have difficulty entering the above command, then copy and paste the command from the readme into the rule.
(e) All done. Xcode is now set up to automatically generate Scripting Bridge source for any applications you add to your project.
NOTE: this rule uses the sdef and sdp command line tools. To learn more about these tools, use the following commands in the Terminal window:
man sdp
man sdef
3. Select a target application.
To do this, drag and drop the application you would like to target into the project files group inside of the "Groups & Files" list in the project window.
You can drop the application among the source files you are using for your application. Because of the build rule we added in step 2, Xcode will treat the System Preferences application as if it were one of the source files during the build.
You should uncheck the 'Copy items into destination group's folder (if needed)' option so the application is not copied into your project directory. In this sample we have selected 'Absolute Path' as the reference type so we can easily move the project around from machine to machine without invalidating the reference (so long as the System Preferences application is present in the System/Library/CoreServices folder, Xcode will be able to find it).
In this case, we are adding the System Preferences to our project. The System Preferences application is located in the /Applications folder.
4. Add the target application to the Compile Sources.
After you have added the target application to your project, you must also add it to the main target's Compile Sources. You can do that by adding the application to the 'Compile Sources' build phase under the main target.
5. Add the Scripting Bridge framework to your project.
In the Build Phases of the main target, expand the group titled "Link With Libraries". Click the + button and select the ScriptingBridge.framework and click the Add button.
6. Add a minimum system version Info.plist key.
Since the ScriptingBridge.framework is necessary for this application to run and that framework is not present on previous system versions, you should add the following key/value pair to the Info.plist file for the application. If someone tries to run this application on a system earlier than Mac OS X 10.5, then they will receive a notice from launch services letting them know that the application is meant to be run on a later version of Mac OS X.
7. Build the project.
If you have followed the steps above, Xcode will generate the Scripting Bridge source for your project. They will be put inside of your build folder in a place where the linker and compiler can find them.
The build rule that we installed will create a .h file with the same name as the application. For example, if you added System Preferences to our project, then the build rule will create System Preferences.h. The files will be created inside of the build directory in the DerivedSources directory where the compiler can find them.
For the Debug build, the System Preferences.h file will be located in this sub folder of the build directory:
/build/Intermediates/SBSystemPrefs.build/Debug/SBSystemPrefs.build/DerivedSources/System Preferences.h
For the Release build, the System Preferences.h file will be located in this sub folder of the build directory:
/build/Intermediates/SBSystemPrefs.build/Release/SBSystemPrefs.build/DerivedSources/System Preferences.h
A convenient way for you to open and inspect these files is to use the 'Open Quickly' command in the file menu. For most purposes, the .h file will contain most of the interesting information so to view that file you open the 'System Preferences.h' file.
In some cases, depending on what frameworks are in your project, the 'Open Quickly' command may open the system's 'System Preferences.h' file that includes constants and definitions used by the file system and the System Preferences application. If that happens for you, then you will need to navigate into the build folder to find the correct header file.
8. Add in the System Preferences's Scripting Bridge header.
In the file Controller.m, we have added the import statement '#import "System Preferences.h"' (note the space in the include file name). This will include all of the Scripting Bridge definitions for accessing the System Preferences application with Scripting Bridge.
Here is the imports section in our Controller.m file:
#import "Controller.h"
#import "System Preferences.h"
In your own application, of course, you would import the System Preferences.h file in the file where you intend to call it from. In this sample, we are using the Scripting Bridge interface inside of three methods in our Controller class so that is why we are importing it into Controller.m.
9. Code for displaying a specific preference pane
So far, the preceding steps have described how to set up a project to use Scripting Bridge to target the System Preferences application. In this section, we'll talk about the code in the -displaySpecificPane: method of the Controller class.
Here is the method itself:
- (IBAction)displayUniversalAccess:(id)sender {
/* allocate a System Preferences Scripting Bridge object */
SystemPreferencesApplication *systemPreferences =
/* set ourself as the delegate to receive any errors */
systemPreferences.delegate = self;
/* bring the System Preferences in front */
[systemPreferences activate];
/* display the Universal Access pane */
systemPreferences.currentPane = (SystemPreferencesPane *)
[[systemPreferences panes] objectWithID:@"com.apple.preference.universalaccess"];
In this method, we create the Scripting Bridge object, activate the System Preferences application, and set the current pane to the Universal Access pane using it's unique id value.
Note that when selecting the Universal Access pane, the ID property is used rather than the name. This is the preferred method for referencing a preference pane as it will work across different localizations when the user has chosen a different language.
10. code for allowing selection from a list
The following method is called in response to a click on the "Choose from List..." button:
- (IBAction)selectPaneForDisplay:(id)sender {
/* allocate a System Preferences Scripting Bridge object */
SystemPreferencesApplication *systemPreferences =
/* set ourself as the delegate to receive any errors */
systemPreferences.delegate = self;
/* add all of the preference panes to the list */
NSArray *listOfPreferencePanes = [systemPreferences panes];
/* If an error ocurred, eventDidFail: already displayed the error so exit gracefully */
/* set the array. The array controller takes care of the display */
self.prefPanes = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:listOfPreferencePanes];
/* display the window */
[self.selectionWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
/* interact until a selection is made or the user cancels. */
NSInteger modalResult = [NSApp runModalForWindow:self.selectionWindow];
/* hide the window */
[self.selectionWindow orderOut:self];
/* if a row was selected, display the selected pane */
if ( NSNotFound != modalResult ) {
/* retrieve the selected one. */
SystemPreferencesPane *selectedPane =
(SystemPreferencesPane *) [[prefPanesController arrangedObjects]
objectAtIndex: modalResult];
/* bring the System Preferences app in front */
[systemPreferences activate];
/* ask the System Preferences to display the pane. */
systemPreferences.currentPane = selectedPane;
/* reset the array (releases the array of SystemPreferencesPanes
managed by the array controller) */
self.prefPanes = nil;
Important aspects of this call include:
(a) We store an array of SystemPreferencesPane objects in the prefPanes instance variable and Cocoa bindings set up in the .nib file take care of displaying the items in the table in the window. It's worth noting that in the binding between the table column and the array controller, we have chosen to display the localizedName property of the SystemPreferencesPane object. This will ensure proper names being displayed across different localizations.
(b) If a preference pane has been selected, then the selected SystemPreferencesPane Scripting Bridge object is retrieved from the array controller, the system preferences application is brought to the front, and then the current pane is set to the selected item. Note that the array controller is linked to the prefPanes array that we populated earlier in the method. By using arrangedObjects we are able to retrieve the item selected in the GUI without having to worry about the order they are being displayed in the list (which, more than likely, will not be the same as the order they appear in the prefPanes array).
11. Where to next?
Documentation for Scripting Bridge can be found in the Scripting Bridge Release Note at this address:
There are man pages available for the Scripting Bridge command line tools. To access those pages, enter the following commands into the Terminal window:
man sdp
man sdef
There are some other Scripting Bridge samples available including SBSendEmail, SBSetFinderComment, ScriptingBridgeiCal and ScriptingBridgeFinder showing how to use Scripting Bridge together with the Apps named in their titles.
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Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources State Park at Smackover has been selected as the recipient of the 2010-2011 Outstanding Resource Management Award by Arkansas State Parks, according to State Parks Director Greg Butts. Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources State Park is located two miles south of Smackover on U.S. 7 and is one of the 52 state parks operated by the State Parks Division, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
The State Parks Division presents awards annually for park excellence within Arkansas's state parks system. The awards were announced at the annual business meeting of the park superintendents. This year's meeting was held September 27-29 at DeGray Lake Resort State Park near Bismarck.
The 2010-2011 awards honor the Park of the Year, Four Region winners, and awards for outstanding park maintenance, hospitality, volunteer program, resource management, interpretive program, and special event.
Greg Butts said, "Superintendent Pamela Beasley and the staff at Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources State Park bring credit to the State of Arkansas with their outstanding work and accomplishments. This award recognizes their efforts and focuses on their exemplary work in resource management over the past year."
An important part of the day-to-day operation of the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources (AMNR) State Park is focused on cultural resource management and preservation efforts, which are addressed through careful and thoughtful management and park stewardship. The staff are constantly researching and implementing ways to better protect and preserve the collections in the museum, including preserving the history of Arkansas's oil and brine industries.
The AMNR staff completed a variety of projects to improve museum collections storage areas. And they completed a collections management manual that is used to monitor all maintenance done to the collections building, the oil field park equipment and artifacts, the museum exhibit gallery, as well as the collection itself.
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A 2003 recipient of the Ernst & Young Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Rush nursing alumna Carol Semrow McCarthy, MS 1979, has proven herself to be one of Chicago's most successful business leaders. What's more, she's merging her nursing, business and communication skills to address some of Chicago's most critical health concerns.
A Bachelor of Science in nursing graduate of St. Louis University, McCarthy worked as a nurse in Rush's medical intensive care unit for eight years, even as she worked toward her Master of Science in nursing at Rush University College of Nursing. She still feels that Rush's innovation and forward-thinking approach to nursing has had a tremendous impact on her career.
"Rush has truly been a leader in the field of nursing. When I was there, Rush nurses like Sue Hegyvary, PhD, and emeritus dean Luther P. Christman, PhD, RN, were truly visionary, and with them, Rush was setting the standard for nursing practice and leadership," McCarthy said. "Rush has had this dynamic where nurses aren't just part of the health care setting—they're treated with respect. Rush was not only raising the bar, but setting it high for what it meant to be a professional nurse."
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Since January was a big month for new movies on Netflix I've decided to do an unprecedented Part Dos. See what else came out in January or even check out December's or November's Dump Lists.
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Nancy Oliver
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Independent
Why You Should Watch It: I had heard good things about this movie for awhile and thanks to Netflix I finally saw. I was not disappointed. The acting, especially from Gosling was great. The story was extremely touching and quite humorous. A man who clearly is having some issues in life finds new happiness when he finds a girlfriend who happens to actually be a "Real Doll". The town rallies around him and his delusions. It's really good and no longer dubbed in German. Watch it.
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Director: Shane Carruth
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Starring: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden
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Starring: Marky Mark, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund
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Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins
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Slap Shot (1977)
Director: George Roy Hill
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Starring: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sports, Classic
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Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Writer: Allan Loeb, Jeffrey Eugenides
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Animation
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GT&T wants strict monitoring in post-monopoly period
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The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is insistent that a level playing field remains one of its highest concerns as negotiations continue with government on the looming liberalisation of the telecoms sector.
The National Assembly, as early as March month end, is set to consider new legislation that will allow new players to fight for a foothold in what is considered one of the most lucrative markets in Guyana.
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Government, wary of the legal implications, especially with the fact that GT&T's parent company, Atlantic Tele Network (ATN) is US-owned and a foreign investor, has been having meetings with the two on the possibilities of reaching an agreement.
Questioned yesterday on the talks, GT&T's outgoing Chief Financial Officer (ag), Sonita Jagan, was at pains to express that GT&T was not opposed to liberalisation…rather, the company wants a level playing field.
A large part of GT&T's revenue over the years has been from international calls and this was used to subsidise the cost of landlines to customers.
The official explained that talks included the system of strict monitoring and established systems, complete with qualified personnel, to ensure that players are not given unfair advantage.
"It is not just about having an agreement," Jagan stressed.
Another critical aspect, she admitted, is the 45% Corporation Tax that telephone companies have to pay. While a recent law change last year reduce Corporation Taxes to 35%, GT&T and Digicel have been made exceptions.
Hinting that this could be considered discriminatory, Jagan stressed that GT&T has been paying millions in taxes – the 10% difference in tax could easily be reinvested to much-needed technological infrastructure.
GT&T has also been taking a beating on its international calls revenue. Not only have persons been illegally using multiple SIM cards from mobile phones to bypass GT&T's system, making cheap international calls, but there has been no help from government.
While GT&T has been attempting to block these "fly-by-night" operators, it is difficult fight, Jagan said.
GT&T officials also highlighted the increasing usage of Skype, an internet application that allows cheap international calls and free computer-to-computer calls. The bypassing of calls also has security implications.
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William Curtis Thomas Hopkins, 27, of Houston passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014.
William was born Dec 9, 1986, in Milford. "Will" as he was affectionately called by his family, attended Cape Henlopen High School and Delaware Technical Community College. He worked as a laborer at Mountaire and Perdue Farms. He enjoyed listening to music, singing hip hop, writing musical lyrics and creating electronic beats. William loved to engage in the art of laughter; he was charming, loveable and very well-mannered. He had a radiant smile and brought sunshine to his family and friends. His ever-present calm demeanor and mental focus allowed him to unexpectedly deliver his daughter, Ava Kamille, at home on March 2, 2009. "Hop," as he was socially called by his friends, was a loyal, dependable and authentic friend.
William is preceded in death by his grandparents, Daniel and Dorothy Hopkins and William and Cleo Haines. He is survived by his parents Delbert and Rochelle Moore (Marshall); two daughters, Jade and Ava Hopkins; brother Delbert Hopkins II ; grandparents Othar and Mattie Hurst; aunts, Deena Farrington (Johnny) , Rosalyn Ingram (John), Gloria Thayer (Leon), Virginia Atkinson, Devinia Briddell, Rita Hurst, Alex and Milford Becton, Otha and Wilbert Hurst, Dwayne and Devon Hopkins (Cheryl); former wife, Shaunda Moore; and a host of cousins, extended family and friends.
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Web-based Software Automates Ongoing Payments
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Roman Smoluchowski, Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomy, died in Austin on January 12, 1996. He is survived by Louise, his wife of 44 years, two children and two grandchildren. Roman, or Ro as he was affectionately called by his many friends, was born in Zakopane, Poland (then Austria-Hungary) on August 31, 1910. He received his master's degree in physics from the University of Warsaw in 1933 and his Ph.D. in physics and mathematics from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands in 1935. He then worked for a year at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton where, with fellow European postdoctoral fellow Louis Bouckaert and future Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner, he wrote the seminal paper applying group theory to solid state physics.
Roman returned to Poland in 1936 as head of the department of physics of metals at the University of Warsaw. During the early days of the German occupation he escaped from Poland. An invitation from Princeton University to become an instructor in physics enabled him to come to the U.S., where he became a citizen in 1944. From 1941 to 1945 Roman was a research physicist at the General Electric Laboratory in Schenectady, New York. From 1946 to 1950 he was an associate professor of physics and metallurgy and from 1950 to 1960 professor of physics at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Then from 1960 to 1978 he was professor of solid state sciences in the mechanical engineering department, and until 1976 head of the solid state and materials interdepartmental program at Princeton University. He retired from Princeton as emeritus professor in 1978 and became professor of physics and astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin, where he continued his active program of research and teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
During his scholarly career, Roman made important contributions to a number of areas: the role played by structural defects in the properties of solids, magnetism and order-disorder transformations in metals and alloys, the mechanisms of radiation damage, the formation mechanisms and stability of point defects in the alkali halides, the application of solid-state physics to the properties of biological hard tissue and materials problems in astrophysics. He applied his knowledge of radiation damage phenomena to the structural nature of the lunar surface prior to the lunar landings during the Apollo missions. He also turned his attention to problems in solid-state astrophysics, including the gravitational collapse and the resulting interior structure and magnetic field of Jupiter and the outer planets. This work is now being tested with data from the Galileo spacecraft and its atmospheric probe. He made important contributions to our understanding of the rings around Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. In 1991 the International Astronomical Society in honor of Roman's 80th birthday named asteroid number 4530 after him.
Roman published nearly 300 refereed papers, two advanced books, and wrote numerous contributions to popular science books, magazines, and encyclopedias. His popular book, The Solar System: The Sun, Planets, and Life, written for the Scientific American Library in 1983, has been published in at least five languages. Roman served on or chaired many panels, committees, or boards for the ONR, NRC, and NAS. In April 1944 Roman wrote a letter to the secretary of the American Physical Society requesting the formation within the society of a "Division of Metal Physics." Opposition immediately surfaced from two camps: those who wanted the Division to include all solids, to whom Roman wisely, if somewhat reluctantly, acceded and those who opposed the fragmentation of physics and who found the inclusion of a large number of industrial physicists in the Society distasteful. It took three years, but at last in June 1947 the Division of Solid State Physics (now Condensed Matter Physics) was recognized by the APS with Ro as its first chairman. Without Ro's efforts condensed matter physics might well have fragmented into many sub-fields, some of which would have been lost to physics, becoming part of engineering or chemistry.
Roman was always willing to give of his time and share his insights with students and colleagues. In the early 1960s, when several Brazilian universities were establishing modern research activities in materials science, Roman invited several physicists from Brazil to join his research activities in the U.S. and also visited their home universities. His kindness to friends and strangers alike will not be forgotten. After a talk given by a young scientist, Roman, even if he had no questions or scientific comments to make, would introduce himself and say how much he enjoyed the talk. Roman's warm and generous personality, his scientific contributions, and his infectious booming laugh will long be remembered by those who knew him.
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My first programming book
I don't remember exactly what my first programming book was, as it was many years ago (when I was about 12) and I keep a number of programming books from that time, but it was probably this one:
It was a Portuguese translation of "Creating Adventure Programs on the ZX Spectrum", originally by Peter Shaw and James Mortleman.
It explained how to design and code text adventures, one of the earliest genres of computer games that was about to disappear completely in the early 90s but fortunately is still alive thanks to the Internet (although it's not a commercial genre anymore, obviously). There's a number of free software programs for Unix-based systems to play classic and new games from that genre. Maybe one day I'll post something about them 😉
With this book I learned some interesting things about algorithms, text parsing and data structures. All the programs included in the book were written in Sinclair BASIC, the first language that every Spectrum owner learned as the computer included an interpreter.
However, it wouldn't be fair to say that I learned programming thanks to any book, because without any doubt almost all of my early programming experiences began with MicroHobby, a Spanish magazine dedicated to Sinclair computers. Thanks to the work of some enthusiastic fans who scanned all the issues, MicroHobby is available online in the MicroHobby Forever site.
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I came across your blog very randomly, and wonder if you could let me know any of the names of the games in this book. I'm looking for one that had a very specific set of games, one was an "underwater" adventure.. something possibly to do with a pearl, one was a school one, at night time and another was some kind of "real life" adventure, starting at home, catching the bus, etc
Can you help? 🙂
I haven't read the book for ages but I'm almost completely sure that it's not the book you're looking for. I don't remember any game matching your descriptions.
If you follow the link you'll read a detailed description which, among other things, lists the titles of the adventures: "Fantasy Mansion- Loves Sweet Garden- Draculax- Shoddy in Funland".


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I might be moving again, or I might not. Let me explain.
When I got engaged to J., I moved across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, Washington, to live in his townhouse. He bought it roughly 3 years ago. Because one of the stipulations of the $8,000 housing tax credit he received states that the owner can't move out of the residence within 3 years without having to pay it back, we naturally decided that the most reasonable thing to do was for me to move in until that time limit was up, then reevaluate our options.
Here we are a year and change later, and the 3-year period is almost up. I've been gunning to move back to Portland since, well, since I moved in. Vancouver is like this terrible place full of strip malls and chain restaurants, and while I don't mind living in a Dallas-esque place if I have to, it's certainly not why I moved to Portland, which is cool and fun and hip and lovely and livable. Not to mention, J.'s townhouse is located in a pretty shitty part of Vancouver. The little private street we live on is nice and faces a creek and some large trees, but the rest of the street that you have to traverse to get to our house…well, it's better left unsaid. It's the kind of neighborhood that I can't just leave the house and talk a nice walk in, a) because it seems unsafe, and b) where the hell would I go? The gas station, the combination Chinese restaurant/drug den, or the check cashing place? Not to mention, my commute is horrendous. At my old job, I couldn't afford parking in downtown Portland so I had to jerry-rig a combination of cars, buses and trains. On a good day it took me 40 minutes to get to or from work; on a bad day, 70 minutes one-way. Now that I'm at my new job it ranges from 20 to 50 minutes, less in the morning and more in the evening, in stop-and-go freeway traffic. It's pretty bad. And did I mention, adding insult to injury, that because I live in Washington and work in Oregon, I have to pay both sales taxes on things I buy in WA, and (obscenely high) income taxes on the money I earn at my job?
So now we can technically sell the house, move to Portland, and get on with our lives, right? Except. The house is underwater by roughly 20%, give or take. Now, it's not a very expensive house by Portland standards, so 20% isn't like millions of dollars, but still. Blame it on the terrible housing market or that J. didn't put down as much money as he should, but the point is, we couldn't sell this house without having to shell out way too much of our own money.
So I desperately want to move back to Portland to be closer to my job and friends and, well, cool stuff. J. is applying for jobs in Portland as well, so ideally we'd both want to be in N/NE Portland to avoid the bad commute.
Unfortunately, it's not a great time to be in the rentals market, and here we are in the position of having to find a place to rent as well as offer up his WA townhouse for rent. I never wanted to be a small-time landlord; the expense and the risks are just too great, and it's somewhat doubtful that we could even find a decent set of tenants who can pay enough rent for us to break even while not, you know, destroying the place.
Portland, meanwhile, is headed toward a double-dip in its housing market. The rentals market is flooded with people desperate to sell their homes but who can't get anything close to what they owe on the mortgage. And people who lost or short-sold their homes need houses to rent. And the continuing influx of hipsters need places to rent as well. So we're up against tough competition. I managed to rent 3 really great places in Portland when I was living there, due to a magical way with the Craigslist refresh button, plus some e-mail and in-person charm. It's more difficult now. It looks like we'll have to give on something, whether it's the price we're willing to pay, the neighborhoods we're willing to live in, or house amenities.
All this while we're trying to pay down our student loans, save for a house down payment — who knows when/if that'll happen, given Portland's housing market — and save for an eventual baby (noI'mnotpregnantyet). Not to mention having to help our current roommate find a new place to live since we can't rent the house while she's still living here.
It's not an ideal set of circumstances, but I'm hopeful it'll all work out. We're seeing a place tomorrow that has hardwood floors and a gas stove (!) (you don't understand, that's a big deal in Portland), so we'll see. We're coping with underwater real estate just like millions of other families, and we feel lucky that we can easily afford to deal with our obligations and wait out the market. But yup, this still sucks.


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Mrs. Mary A. VanTassel of New York went to Keyport last Friday, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Hopkins. She complained of the heat and she said she was feeling bad when she went to bed. Her daughter slept with her mother and the next morning when she awoke she found her mother dead in bed. Coroner Tetley of Red Bank viewed the body and gave a permit for burial.
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Silvia Gruner (Mexican, b. 1959), Lazy Susan, 2000, digital video, 3 min. Courtesy of the artist and Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles
Uniting low-tech aesthetics and allusions to classic cinema, theater, and music, videos by the three artists included in Homecooked address questions of power, identity, and artifice within mundane, often domestic settings.
Homecooked features three videos prepared with thought and care that satisfy the viewer's appetite with inventive, low-tech aesthetics, modest materials, and passion for cinema, theater, and music. Videos by Guy Ben-Ner, Silvia Gruner, and Ohad Meromi appear simple at first, but progressively reveal a complex set of codes about illusion, artifice, and the dynamics of power.
Since 1996, Guy Ben-Ner has integrated his studio practice with his domestic life by casting cooperative family members in his films. Wild Boy was shot in Ben Ner's apartment using crude props, contraptions, and stage sets. Ben-Ner's son Amir plays the role of the feral child. After capturing the boy in the wild, the teacher (Ben-Ner) attempts to dominate, tame, and train the foundling. The artist pays homage to film history with references to the motion picture experiments of Lumière, the slapstick wit of Keaton and Chaplin, and the New Wave cinema of Truffaut. In addition, Wild Boy is a contemporary gloss on fiction and legends concerning feral children, the most popular of which were Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes and Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Like Guy Ben-Ner, Ohad Meromi creates imaginative worlds and elaborate stage sets constructed entirely in his studio. He works in a variety of media including sculpture, costume, installation, and video. His mise-en-scène for Moon Colony is inspired by Greek myth, modern dance, and atonal music. Moon Colony may also be the artist's method of working through Israel's colonial history through the realm of science fiction. Meromi states, "...I was trying to work without forcing a story, so all you have is a series of figures in spaces, like a survey of a site with no real action. This turned into this existential narrative—a lone figure in the landscape, which proceeds to another landscape, and then another, and that's all it can do, nothing ever happens."
Silvia Gruner uses video, photography, performance, sculpture, and installation to explore aspects of culture, identity, and gender. In Lazy Susan, Gruner enacts a loose narrative about desire, love, and loss. The artist stages a dizzy romance on a revolving tray at a Chinese restaurant. Her lovers are a pair of dancing glasses drawn together and repelled by centrifugal force. The impassioned lyrics of the Burt Bacharach soundtrack offer a sharp contrast to the cool material of the objects.
Homecooked is presented in conjunction with artis - Israel Contemporary Art and the centennial of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
Guy Ben-Ner lives and works in New York City. He received his MFA at Columbia University. His work has been exhibited at Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ben-Ner represented Israel in the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005. He participated in the 2001–2002 Guest Artist and Lecturer program of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. He is represented by Postmasters Gallery (New York).
Silvia Gruner lives and works in Mexico City. She received her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and her BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited at Bienal de la Habana (Cuba), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), The Kitchen (New York), Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (Mexico City), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid), Museum of Contemporary Art (San Diego), and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. She is represented by Iturralde Gallery (Los Angeles).
Ohad Meromi lives and works in New York City. He received his MFA from Columbia University and his BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at The Israel Museum, The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin. He is represented by Harris Lieberman (New York) and Tal Esther Gallery (Tel Aviv).


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"I've taken the last couple weeks off out of respect for Kevin and his family, and also to cope with the accident in my own way. It's given me the time to think about life and how easy it is to take it for granted. I miss my team, my teammates. I miss being back in the race car. I think being back in the car this week with my racing family will help me get through this difficult time."– Tony Stewart, Atlanta Media Presser, August 29th, 2014
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Well... I made the transition from 5.0.6 to 5.0.8 yesterday on our server. I'm very happy about the stability, bug fixing that has been done, speed has been increased and it's a very good thing.
On the other hand, I'm kind of worried about all the Yahoo marketing crap that's floating around now. I've paid for the license, the accounts, the archive feature... I don't think I need to have Yahoo flagged everywhere in my webclient, it feels almost like ads or advertising and users here are not very happy with it.
When you switch to one of the themes, it's even writen "Yahoo Mail" ? WTF ?
I know Zimbra is owned by Yahoo, but until Zimbra changes it's name, I want zimbra on it and not Yahoo thingy. Smileys already made the way on this release I see. I'm kind of worried.


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In 2014, of the 1,122 new recruits for the civil service, only 53 came from those who wrote papers in Indian languages.
It is a shame that it had to come to violence before attention focused on students protesting for days in Delhi against unfairness in the civil service exam. There is unfairness and unfairness of a stupid kind, which makes it worse. This is not just because the aptitude test appears to eliminate students writing tests in Indian languages, but because it could be eliminating good candidates and enlisting educated idiots. If you want proof, please remember that Indian bureaucrats are world famous for being obdurate, arrogant and obsolete. And it is often the children of bureaucrats of this genre who today take the civil service examinations in English, so they start with an unfair advantage.
In 2014, of the 1,122 new recruits for the civil service, only 53 came from those who wrote papers in Indian languages, and this is worrying. But a linguistic disadvantage is not the only problem. After Thursday nights clashes between the police and protesting students in Delhi, I decided to do a little research. I Googled the CSAT syllabus and some question papers.
As I ploughed my way through long, banal passages about creative society and inclusive governance, I realised that, even if translated into Indian languages, the questions would mystify anyone who did not come from St Stephens College. No offence to this fine institution, but as I read through the question papers, I visualised the most pompous bores of my acquaintance who always remind me that they went to Stephens. Usually they speak no Indian language (except to their servants) and have no understanding of the hopes and aspirations of the sort of people who voted to bring Narendra Modi to 7, Race Course Road. The students objecting to the CSAT aptitude test are from this new breed of middle-class, aspirational Indians who believe they have a right to participate in governing India.
They are probably intelligent, talented young men and women who would easily be able to answer the CSAT questions if they were asked more intelligibly. Example: Why are Indian forests and rivers ruined? Short-term increases in some ecosystem goods and services have come at the cost of the long-term degradation of others. If you think that is a convoluted bit of writing, I recommend that you download some CSAT papers and read


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PHOENIX — A property owner shot a 26-year-old man after the owner found the man sleeping on his Phoenix property and the man refused to clean up his feces, police said Saturday.
Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Tommy Thompson said the bizarre shooting occurred early Saturday morning after the 61-year-old owner discovered a sleeping man at his property in Phoenix's Warehouse District.
According to police, the owner told the younger man to leave. He then noticed feces close to where the man was sleeping and demanded that the man remove it. A police report says the man ignored the owner's demands and walked away.
Investigators say that's when the owner chased the man down, and the pair got into a fight near some railroad tracks. The property owner said the younger man swung a chain with a padlock at him during the fight.
"The older man fell to the ground at one point and was in fear for his safety," Thompson said.
Police said the owner then shot the younger man in the chest.
The wounded man was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office currently is reviewing the case to see if the owner will face any charges.
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There are hundreds of terms that are typically used in the roofing industry. In order to become familiar with basic terms and understand your roofer's explanations, we have compiled a list the most common roofing acronyms & abbreviations used throughout this industry.
AAMA: American Architectural Manufacturers Association
ACI: American Concrete Institute
ACIL: American Council of Independent Laboratories
AFA: American Fiberboard Association
AGC: Associated General Contractors of America
AHA: American Hardboard Association
AIA: American Institute of Architects
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
APA: American Plywood Association
APP: See Atactic Polypropylene.
ARMA: Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
ASA: American Subcontractors Association
ASC: Associated Specialty Contractors
ASHI: American Society of Home Inspectors
ASHRAE: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
AWPA: American Wood Preservatives Association
AWS: American Welding Society
BOCA: Building Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc.
BOMA: Building Owners & Managers Association, International
BUR: An acronym for Built-Up Roof. See Built-Up Roof.
BTU: An acronym for British Thermal Unit. The heat energy necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, a joule.
CABO: Council of American Building Officials
CCF: 100 cubic feet.
CERL: Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
CG&E: See Chopped Glass and Emulsion.
CPA: Copolymer Alloy.
CPE: Chlorinated Polyethylene.
CRREL: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
CSI: Construction Specifications Institute
CSM: ASTM designation for Chlorosulfonated polyethylene. (See CSPE.)
CSPE: Chlorosulfonated polyethylene.
ECH: Polyepichlorohydrin. See also Epichlorohydrin.
EPDM: Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer.
EVT: Equiviscous Temperature
FM: Short for Factory Mutual Research Corporation.
G-90: A coating weight for galvanized sheet metal, 0.90 ounces of zinc per sq. ft., measured on both sides of the sheet.
HVAC: Acronym for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning.
ICBO: International Conference of Building Officials, responsible for The Uniform Building Code.
IRWC: Institute of Roofing and Waterproofing Consultants
ISANTA: International Staple, Nail & Tool Association
MBMA: Metal Building Manufacturers Association
MCA: Metal Construction Association
MIMA: Mineral Insulation Manufacturers Association
MRCA: Midwest Roofing Contractors Association
NAHB: National Association of Home Builders
NICA: National Insulation Contractors Association
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRCA: National Roofing Contractors Association.
NTRMA: National Tile Roofing Manufacturers Association
ORNL: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSB: Oriented Strand Board – Often used as roof sheathing in place of plywood.
pH: A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, numerically equal to 7 for neutral solutions, increasing with increasing alkalinity and decreasing with increasing acidity. The pH scale commonly in use ranges from 0 to 14.
PIMA: Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association
PMR: See Protected Membrane Roof.
PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride.
R-Value: The measure of a material's resistance to heat flow. The higher a material's R-value, the more it insulates. For more information on R-Value, click on the term.
RCI: Roof Consultants Institute
RCMA: Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association
RDCA: Roof Deck Contractors Association
RIEI: Roofing Industry Educational Institute
RMA: Rubber Manufacturers Association
SBCCI: Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
SBS: Styrene Butadiene Styrene.
SDI: Steel Deck Institute
SI: The international system of weights and measures (metric system). Système International [d'Unités]
SMACNA: Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
SPF: Sprayed Polyurethane Foam.
SPF Compounds: Refers to the Isocyanate and resin components used to make polyurethane foam.
SPI: The Society of the Plastics Industry
SPI/SPFD: The Society of the Plastics Industry/Sprayed Polyurethane Foam Division
SPRI: Single Ply Roofing Institute
SWRI: Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute
TIMA: Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association
TPA: Tri-Polymer Alloy.
U-Value: The overall coefficient of heat transfer of an assembly measured in BTUs per square foot, per degrees Fahrenheit difference in temperature per hour.
UBC: Uniform Building Code.
UL: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
UL Label: A label that has been stamped on certain materials by authority of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. indicating that the material has met certain performance criteria.
Z Bar or Z Section: A piece of steel formed in the shape of a "Z."


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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] running openmpi with specified lib path
From: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres) (jsquyres_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-07 09:10:17
On May 7, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Duke Nguyen <duke.lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> So apparently openmpi 1.7.2 looks for the old library at
> /usr/loca/lib/openmpi for 1.6.3 instead of at
> /opt/apps/openmpi/openmpi-1.7.2r28341_composer_xe_2013.3.163/usr/local/lib/openmpi.
> Is there away to force openmpi 1.7.2 look at
> /opt/apps/openmpi/openmpi-1.7.2r28341_composer_xe_2013.3.163/usr/local/lib/openmpi
> first before looking at other locations?
This is *usually* a problem of local settings. Make sure you don't have both the 1.6 and 1.7 library directories listed in LD_LIBRARY_PATH, for example.
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My short novel, Mrs Whitelady is now available through booksellers, and on Amazon.
My royalties are going to Oxfam, and will be directed towards primary education in sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www. amazon .co.uk/Mrs-Whitelady-Julie-Telford/dp/1781767335/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354708277&sr=1-1
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Currrent account data from RBI, headline-grabbing as it is, has largely become an exercise in rear-window economicsit tells you what happened in the past, but is completely useless to help tell you what to do in the future. The high CAD of 4.9% of GDP in Q1FY14, up from 3.6% in the quarter before, suggests it is time to put more import curbs. Imports, however, have so dramatically compressed in July and Augustthe first 2 months of Q2FY14in keeping with the collapsing economy, any further compression is not called for. From an average of $14 billion per month in Q1FY13 to $17bn in Q2 to $19billion in Q3, the trade deficit fell to $15bn in Q4FY13, then rose to $17 billion per month in Q1FY14the period for which RBI has just put out data. In July and August, however, this number is down to an average of $11.5 billion. Even assuming a similar number for September, we are looking at a Q2FY14 trade deficit that is around $16 billion lower than that for Q1. And thats assuming a flat services growth which the July data suggests may not necessarily be correct, and Q2 services exports could well be up a billion or two. But even if you ignore that, Q2 CAD cant be more than $5-6 billion. Given that there is a possibility gold imports could rise again in the festive season (Q3), this needs to be factored in. But with the first half CAD likely to be around $28 billion, the full years CAD is going to be much lower than the $70 billion projected by the finance ministry some months agoa number of $55-60 billion looks a lot more likely even accounting for a surge in gold imports.
All of which suggests the finance ministry got it right on the crisis-spiral that most observers, including this newspaper, were talking of even a month ago. Financing the deficit still requires India to gets its policies right, but certainly the numbers are less daunting now, more so since the US taper has been put off by at least a quarter. FIIs, for instance, brought in inflows of $7.9 billion in Q2FY13, $9.9 billion in Q3 and $11.5 billion in Q4 but this fell to a negative $500 million in Q1FY14data for Q2FY14 suggests a negative $4 billion. Whether this is positive or negative in the second half of the year depends


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Now people traveling on two‐wheelers can look forward to a more comfortable ride. Vinyroyal Plasticoates, part of the Rs 400-crore Samsons Group of companies, has launched a new seat cover ‐ Joyride.
Made from superior grade of leather, Joyride offers better protection from harsh UV rays and keeps the seats cooler. The product is specially designed for Indian climate, keeping in mind essential factors such as heat management, durability, environment and the value for money.
The average life span of these seat covers is three years. The company claims to have sold more than 50,000 units so far. Joyride is available for both scooters and motorcycles in all leading two‐wheeler showrooms across Gujarat.
Commenting on the new product, Karunakar Jha, VP, Sales & Marketing, Vinyroyal Plasticoats, said, "Three years of extensive research is the secret behind this revolutionary product, which has raised the bar of motorcycle maintenance."
Narendra Singh Rathore, Area Sales Manager, Gujarat, Vinyroyal Plasticoats, added here, "The product is particularly popular with college students as they park their bikes in open spaces and can feel the difference of the temperature that the seat covers provide."
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So, Marvel's grand scheme to do individual movies for each Avenger by 2011 and then release a culminating Avengers movie mostly based on Mark Millar's "The Ultimates". Pretty fucking awesome, right? I'm very excited for the whole set of movies, and the first two have been a mixture of fucking amazing (Iron Man) and pretty damn good and way better than the Eric Bana version (The Incredible Hulk).
They just cast Natalie Portman in Thor. That movie, along with Captain America, are the nearest to completion I believe. Then they're gonna do Wasp and Giant Man/Antman movies, and possibly a Nick Fury movie. Iron Man 2 is also in the works.
I'm just not sure they can pull it off and get all the movies done and cast everyone for the Avengers movie by 2011. I mean, they've already got to retain Ed Norton and Robert Downey, Jr. and these guys could be doing whatever the fuck they want. Still, I'm hopeful. This could end up being one of the greatest "series" of all time (if we consider them all to be loosely connected in plot continuity and the fact that the culminating project exists).
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Flagrant foul after Johnson gave McGary a nutcheck. Stay classy
No man should ever nut check another man, ever
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Exactly why Elijah Johnson is one of my most hated players in the big 12.
Hate him. Hate Kansas. Hate Bill Self.
I should be pulling for the Big XII here, but I refuse to pull for KU.
Go Blue.
2009 Insight Bowl Champions!
Still pulling for KU, but that was a cheap shot. At least it was against a Big 10 team. That almost makes it ok.
I feel like the flagrant 1 isn't a severe enough punishment for something like that because nut-tapping someone is bush league bull ****.
Any Cyclone fan rooting for KU without 6 months salary riding on the game is dead to me. Worse. You never existed.
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Any Cyclone fan rooting for KU without 6 months salary riding on the game is dead to me. Worse. You never existed.
Gotta agree.
Agreed. Looks like Michigan is playing dumb too. I think we can match up with them next season.
Anytime you feel yourself tempted to root for Kansas, you should nut check yourself.
I don't do signatures. Blondes, brunettes, and red heads are a different story.
I don't know how anyone can root for KU after this year, I really don't.
This is very important:
2014-15 KenPom AdjO (rating)
116.3 (11)
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Yeah, I don't understand cheering for them. I wish nothing but losses for them. Bill Self is an ******* and there was nothing that I was cheering for more (other than Iowa State) than them losing last Friday.
I hate the **** out of KU, so i sure am not cheering for them. On the other hand i really dont like the big 10 either.
If a sinkhole would open up and suddenly swallow the court, that would really be the optimal solution.
Originally Posted by CycloneYoda
Any Cyclone fan rooting for KU without 6 months salary riding on the game is dead to me. Worse. You never existed.
Little Harsh: Don't like Kansas that much, but give it to Self for putting national championship caliber teams together every year.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
noun :: The art or practice of foretelling events; divination.
noun :: An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.
"In turn I recalled each one I had seen, and tried to draw some augury of assistance from my memory." --Wells, H.G.
Start a box or folder for clippings of interesting articles, pictures, or notes. Any time you see something in a magazine or newspaper that sparks your imagination, tear it out and put it in your box. If you can't tear it out, take a photo or make a little sketch and put that in your box instead.
Whenever you need inspiration for something, dig through your box of clippings for ideas that you can apply to your current project. If you have the space, you could pin the clippings up on the wall instead of storing them in a box. This way, you can be reminded of an idea whenever you walk by the wall.
From time to time, go through your clippings and get rid of ideas that are out of date or no longer interest you.
A new study provides evidence that people who meditate are improving their brains. MRI brain scans showed that meditating can increase the thickness of the cortex by causing blood vessels to expand and neurons to have increased branching. The areas that involve attention and sensory processing seem to be the most affected.
In a different study, sleep-deprived volunteers were given mental reaction tests. They were then instructed to either take a short nap or meditate. They were then retested. The volunteers who meditated showed superior performance on the tests, even though they had no prior experience with meditation.


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Hot (And Molded) News: Fischer Vacuum Boots
Written by Francesco (Some Pics From Max Sacchi)
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
As already pointed out by us Coreshooters, at the 2011 ISPO there was a big buzz about the Fischer Vacuum boots.
Matt Hansen: Global Editor, POWDER Magazine
Written by Sam
Monday, 14 November 2011
POWDER Magazine holds a special place in the hearts of skiers across the globe, and is arguably the most prestigious skiing publication on the planet. Founded by the Moe brothers in 1972, POWDER has documented "The Other Ski Experience" for 40 years. Matt Hansen has spent countless hours chronicling out beloved sport, so I decided to sit down and get his perspective on things.
Interview: Photographer Will Wissman
Written by Sam
Saturday, 05 November 2011
Salt Lake City based Will Wissman is a prolific photographer. He is a purveyor of some of the most stunning ski photography I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. Will's photos have graced the pages of nearly every major ski publication on the planet as well as more mainstream outlets like Men's Journal, Forbes and Outside. His portfolio includes cover shots, photo inserts, catalogs, editorial, advertisements, and shooting on location with some of the top athletes in the industry.
Chile: 2011 Winter Recap
Written by David "Gomez" Johnson
Thursday, 27 October 2011
2011 was a solid snow year in the Chilean Andes, particularly from Nevados de Chillan south into the lakes and volcanoes district of Chile's 9th Region.
An Interview With Noah Howell Of Powderwhore Productions
Written by Sam
Saturday, 03 September 2011
Noah Howell is at the forefront of telemark skiing. He's a world-class film, photo and magazine athlete, freeskiing competitor, ski mountaineer, writer and movie producer.
Tracking fjords, the iceland ski/sail combo
Written by Francesco (some pics by Haukur Sigurdsson)
Sunday, 08 May 2011
While climbing the Etna volcano in Sicily and the High Atlas in Morocco I developed a subtle but persistent desire for a trip to the north. Friends Martino and Emi who went back stoked from Greenland ski trips told me of the magic nordic skies, so we decided to design together an assault to the lonely north-western fjords of Iceland.
Spring At Bridger Bowl
Written by Sam
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
The final days of the 2011 season at Bridger Bowl.
Bridger Bowl opened on Thanksgiving weekend for the 2010/2011 season and closed on April 12th, giving them a respectable 133 day operational period. Although cumulative snowfall leaned toward the meager end of the spectrum, the moisture content was abnormally high by Montana standards.
Skipping through Interior BC
Written by Jeff Campbell
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Since I was teenager ski photography has helped me teleport to a "happy place" during difficult school years, injuries, and summer months. One photo in particular was had a special place above my bed for the last 15 years.
The United Nations of Shred mission "Through Savage Europe"
Written by Adam
Friday, 11 March 2011
It had been six months or more since I'd heard from Benoit but one day last fall he called me up and said, "We've got something special lined up in the Balkans. I can't tell you the exact dates yet but block off a few weeks in February or March. There are huge mountains and more snow than most of the rest of Europe and first descents on every run if we get the weather."
Wyoming - Exploring The Gros Ventre And Teton Mountain Ranges.
Written by Sam
Monday, 07 March 2011
Northwest Wyoming is currently in the depths of a substantial winter. Considering the fact that I had been home at Bridger Bowl for almost an entire week, it seemed like an appropriate time to get back on the road. After a series of phone calls and brief emails, I drove to Jackson and rendezvoused with Luke south of town to debate our options and devise a plan of attack.
The Road To Nowhere - Drifting Around The Intermountain West, Searching For Snow.
Written by Sam
Monday, 28 February 2011
Every winter, as the season progresses, I find myself frustrated with the weather and snowpack. Wild temperature fluctuations, consistent lack of precipitation, flat light, instability and excess wind are always contenders at the top of the list.
Low Tide Across The Pond: Europe 2011
Written by Sam
Friday, 18 February 2011
Back in November, I heard rumors of significant early season storms on the Continent and several friends who were going to be setting up shop in Chamonix for a few weeks toward the end of January. It's a bit of a gamble to purchase an airline ticket for a ski trip that far in advance, but I decided to throw my hat in the mix and commit to the sojourn as well (apparently regardless of conditions).
Written by Francesco
Saturday, 12 February 2011
ISPO Report from Francesco
Sorcerer Lodge, B.C. 2011
Written by Jeff Campbell
Friday, 04 February 2011
I was smack in the middle of my last round of finals to finish out my Masters at UW when I began Wastebooking and saw a friend of mine from UT was looking to fill spots in the Sorcerer Lodge mid-January. One email led to another and after 3 weeks of frantic packing, studying, and working, I left Bellingham with my friends Garrett and Bridget Grove and nine other strangers whom I'd never met.
Scrambling better for better lines - Vibram 2011-12 test/task force for freeride/AT boots, kick-off
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Thursday, 28 October 2010
Freeriders and AT skiers are considered by most observers as separate entities, but we believe its time for a change. The fierce competition for powder and first tracks in lift-assisted spots has spurred a new generation of skiers who begun to scramble a bit rocks, snow and ice to get access to otherwise unaccessible, exciting new lines. Once accustomed to skins, these skiers also enjoy the AT culture and quickly become addicted to the earn your turns concept.


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SHEPHERDSVILLE - The three county swimming pools will take on a new management approach this summer.
And they will take on a new appearance.
Bullitt Fiscal Court unanimously approved a management agreement with the YMCA of Greater Louisville to operate the pools through the end of this season.
The agreement must still be approved on Thursday by the Bullitt County YMCA board.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - He knows it will work. And he knows there are so many agencies that are already doing great work that a collaboration of all the forces would make incredible strides in providing a better quality of life in Bullitt County.
Dr. Swannie Jett, executive director of the Bullitt County Public Health Department, believes that a countywide health and wellness coalition is needed. And he believes there will be funding from the federal government to make some great things happen.
PIONEER VILLAGE - The long arm of the law will stretch even further in Pioneer Village.
The cities of Hebron Estates and Hunters Hollow both paid and implemented deputies to add extra patrol and enforcement within city limits.
With the Bullitt County Sheriffs Department reaching a decision that would not allow deputies to use vehicles outside of regular working hours, the cities were left without specific patrol units.
FRANKFORT - Gov. Steve Beshear has signed House Bill 415 into law - banning texting for all drivers and cell phone use for drivers under 18.
In December 2009, Gov. Beshear launched his Eyes on the Road effort - an executive order prohibiting text messaging by state employees who are driving government-owned vehicles.
Kentucky recorded more than 57,000 crashes last year due to driver distraction, inattention and cell phone use. Gov. Beshear believes the new law ties in perfectly with the nationwide effort to reduce distracted driving crashes.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - Sporting new curbing and a freshly paved 31E, Mount Washington is ready for the celebration that has remained constant for three decades.
The 31st annual Spring Festival will kick off in a new location along Bardstown Road, with many old favorites and a few new twists.
With the construction of Crossroads Elementary underway behind Mount Washington Middle School, festival events have been moved from the MWMS parking lot and gymnasium to various locations along Bardstown Road, all within close proximity of one another.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt County magistrates will now have a couple of months to digest the 2010-11 proposed budget which includes about $1 million less in spending.
Bullitt County Judge/Executive Melanie Roberts handed out the budget on Tuesday.
In the budget, she proposes to spend $15.3 million in the upcoming fiscal year. Her proposed budget is nearly identical to the one she presented for consideration last spring.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Before moving on to the bigger questions, members of the Bullitt County Parks Board spent some time talking about this summer's pool plans.
Just two days after Bullitt Fiscal Court agreed to the board's recommendation to have the Bullitt County YMCA manage the three swimming pools, the agency was back to the drawing board on Thursday.
NICHOLS - It will be a day of endless memories on Saturday.
A 50-year reunion of the Nichols school community will be held from 3-8 p.m.
While many may not recognize the exterior of the building, the memories accumulated over the years have not waned.
Just ask Viola Logsdon. Get her started and the stories will never end.
Logsdon served as lunchroom manager for nearly 29 years. But she has always stayed involved with the school even after retirement.
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a flood advisory for Bullitt County through Monday evening.
Heavy amounts of rain have fallen in the area beginning on Friday. Rain was expected to cintinue through the evening Sunday and again intermittently throught the day Monday into the evening.
With torrential rains across the region and rising storm water covering or blocking routes all over the commonwealth, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has issued several road closings.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - A computer glitch caused many of Bullitt County Public Schools' computers to shut down Wednesday morning.
However, the virus that caused the issue was technically not a virus at all.
At about 10:45 a.m. schools reported major computer issues, with many individual computers shutting down on their own.
BCPS technology director Jim Jackson said the event, which was experienced nationwide, was a virus definition file released into an antivirus system.
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VIRAL VIDEO: Local teen sings prom proposal
Bobby Chin understands women, even at the young age of 18.
This high school senior from Ellicott City wanted to ask Sofia to prom, but he wanted to do it in a manner that would be remembered.
He grabbed a buddy with a guitar, re-wrote the lyrics to a Jason Mraz song, and hit the school's hallway.
In case you're wondering, she said yes.
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Welcome Canadian Retailers!
Tuesday May 31, 2016
Distribution Announcement
January 22, 2013
Pavilion Gift Company
8210 Buffalo Road
Bergen, New York 14416
Cherison Enterprises Inc
625 Rowntree Dairy Road, Unit #1
Vaughan, Ontario
Canada L4L 5T9
Attn: Canadian Retailers
Re: Changes in Distribution for Pavilion Gift Company in Canada
Dear Canadian Customers,
Effective January 20, 2013, The Pavilion Gift Company will be distributing all of its product lines in Canada.
Cherison Enterprises has been the exclusive Canadian distributor for Pavilion Gift's product lines from 2000 to 2011. Since the fall of 2011, Pavilion began Canadian distribution of the portion of their lines not being distributed by Cherison.
Pavilion Gift and Cherison have made a mutual decision to discontinue distributing each other's lines. Both Cherison and Pavilion Gift will continue selling the stock until the end December, 2013. Both companies feel this is the best way to transition without compromising integrity.
Current Pavilion Gift product lines distributed in Canada by Cherison include, but are not limited to lines such as Element Angels, The BirchHearts, Comfort Candles, Comfort to Go and Perfectly Paisley.
Current Cherison product lines distributed by Pavilion Gift in the U.S.A. include Sarah's Angels and Gentle Souls.
For more information, please feel free to contact Pavilion Gift Company, Cherison Enterprises Inc., or your local sales representative.
Thank you for your valued support!
Rich Hocker, Pavilion Gift Company
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