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07/12/2012, Musket Cove general store and restaurant.
It's truly a case of "now you see them and now you don't". Close to four years ago, we pulled into Namaimo Harbor dropped our anchor and settled in for a few days of sightseeing and (of course) fixing things. After getting settled in, we noticed a dingy going back and forth behind our boat. We started up a conversation with the two people in the dingy-Lene and Henrik off Dana from Denmark. They were checking out the gear(DuoGen) on our stern. Cruisers are curious creatures always inspecting what others have on their boats to see if it might work for them. We're just a guilty as the rest of us out here. I can't pass a boat without seeing what they have on board and asking questions if something peaks my interest.
Lene and Henrik hung around for a while and we had a nice chat. They had sailed all the way from Denmark on a boat they had made themselves(ferro cement). They even went around Cape Horn on the southern tip if South America(one of the "holy grails" of cruisers). They had then crossed to Hawaii and up to Alaska and were heading back down the coast for Mexico.
Well, in the next four years, we have come across each other in California, Mexico as we came down the coast, French Polynesia, Tonga and now in Fiji. Of all the people we have met in our travels, by far, these are our oldest friends. Normally, you might run into the same boat from time to time but not in all the miles the two of us have traveled. They arrived on Tuesday evening and anchored right behind us. With all the wind, they have now moved closer to the marina taking a buoy since they have to bring diesel out to their boat in 5 gallon cans. It will be much easier since it's still blowing in the high teens to low 20's and is forecast to continue for the next few days. We met for drinks last night at the $5.00 Bar at Musket Cove. It was great getting back with them again.
When we parted in Tonga, they had made their way to New Zealand for the cyclone season while we stayed in Fiji. About a month ago, they left New Zealand and made their way up to Fiji to explore this island nation. It was a great evening of swapping stories. Unfortunately, it ended as it started to sprinkle and then rain.
When we had left Zephyr several hours before, it had been very nice and with little sign of any rain. We'd left all the hatches and ports open. We all scrambled for our dingies and headed back to our boats. With us being so far out(no one is our past us) it took a while to get back. Luckily, very little water had made it's way inside. Most had blown right past the hatches. It made for an easy cleanup. We waited for the rain to stop before bringing Puff back on deck. If the winds are really going to hit the 20 knot range, we feel better having her on deck rather than hanging off the side.
Lene and Henrik plan on staying around for a couple more days so we know we will get back together again for more conversation and a friendly drink or two.
It's now Friday the 13th with it blowing nicely making the DuoGen happy on the stern and we may settle in for the day. I'm going to try to make some hamburger buns. You can get them here but they just aren't the same so I've got the time and the materials so I'll let you know how they turn out.
07/10/2012, Musket Cove
Here we sit at Musket Cove surrounded by clouds and overcast skies waiting for some clearing so we can do some scuba diving again. In the meantime, the rebuilt DuoGen is spinning merrily on the stern actually making some electricity for our batteries. Now keep in mind that it's also blowing in the high teens to mid twenties which is a big help in making it spin. It's not quite keeping up with our usage but it's much better than it was before the rebuild.
We pulled in on Sunday and dropped our anchor about as far out away from the other boats as we could. With luck, we shouldn't have any boats coming in and dropping their anchors right beside us as they did last time. Now we do have a BIG catamaran in front of us and the big MV Aquarius(all 97 feet of her) off to our starboard side but neither is close enough to concern us. The anchor alarm is on watch(went off at 0610 for no reason that I could find) keeping us safe. We have our anchor lights on automatic so they come on at sunset and two garden lights(one at the bow and one at the stern) so people coming through the anchorage can see us(those that don't look up). They last just about all night.
Monday, we gathered our laundry and headed in to get it washed. They have two washers(only one works) here and a dryer that is under lock and key(has to be unlocked to be used for some unknown reason). Both give more time in their cycles for what they are intended to do so maybe the clothes come out cleaner since they get washed longer.
Our outboard is performing back to normal after the problem of having water in the gas line. Now that it's gone and it had a chance to rest while we were in Vuda Point, she started up on the first pull of the cord. First time she's done than in a long time. Puff(our dingy) is actually staying dry inside the boat. We'd had her fixed back in February and during our first time out a few weeks ago, she still took on some water. Now she is staying nice and dry. I don't have to take a bilge pump everywhere I go and keep things off the floor so they don't get soaked in salt water. A big improvement.
Yesterday was straighten up day for me. I put things away and read some manuals to try and better understand some of our electronics. Tracy spent some time stitching up holes in three pairs of my shorts. We got these from Kohl's before we left the US and over time(and lots of use) the cloth has gotten much thinner and holes are beginning to sprout all over the front(better than the back) of them. She took needle and tread to them and tried to seal them up. She's fix one and test it only to see the fabric right beside the old hole tear again. She continued on and eventually, all the holes were sewn closed. I'll get a bit more use out of them. I guess the next time we're in Lautoka, I'll be hunting for more shorts. Clothes are cheaper out here but so is the fabric and stitching but at least they will have no holes in them.
Today, it's totally overcast and the wind is continuing. Tracy even put up the side panels on the dodger to keep the wind out of the cockpit as it's downright cool(72 degrees) out there. Of course the wind doesn't help. I've got a couple more manuals to read today so I can better understand what we have on board. Gee, what fun.
We had pancakes for breakfast. A treat for us and we've been having the "typical" Fijian breakfast for quite some time. These are "breakfast crackers". Sort of like a saltine cracker only with more flour so it has more body. Smear on some butter and to with your favorite jam or marmalade and you have a breakfast. Not tremendously healthy but it's the norm out here and quite cheap. A container of the crackers runs about $1.35(about .75 cents US). From that container, we can get a good three to four breakfasts. You can't eat much cheaper than that. Cereal is quite expensive out here and is really a treat if you can find some you like. Tracy found some "Grape Nuts" the other day in a big box for a very good price. Normally they run about $15.00 Fijian($8.00US) for a small box. Breakfast Crackers are the food of choice out here.
Well, that's about it. Off to the manuals.
07/09/2012, Musket Cove
When we pulled into Musket Cove, we dropped our anchor next to MV Aquarius by Horizon Yachts. Nice looking 97 foot boat sitting real pretty at anchor. We Googled them to see if there was any info. Hey, guess what. You can rent it for just $60,000 A WEEK!!!! No, not a month, A WEEK. Take along 7 of your closest friends and have fun. At $60,000 per week, that's only $8571 a day. Spread amongst 8 people, makes it only $1,071 per day. What a bargain!!!
No we're not 97 feet long(46 feet)
No we don't have a Jacuzzi(nice shower stall)
TV-yep, got that
CD player--yep, got that
Dining table that seats 10--nope, just 5(maybe)
15 foot dingy--nope, just 9 feet.
Bose sound system--just two sets of head phones.
Oh well, we may not have all that stuff, but we don't cost that much, at least not for a week any way. But we're in the same place enjoying the same things for a whole lot less. Not bad if I say so myself.
Here's a picture of what is left of the bearings. TRASHED!!
07/07/2012, Back at Musket Cove.
We escaped from Vuda Point Marina about 1100 this morning. We finally finished all the project we felt we needed to get done with easier land access. The DuoGen is back on the stern and spinning nicely in the wind. We finally had good wind allowing us to actually SAIL to Musket Cove for a change. I thinks it's the first time Mother Nature as seen fit to give us wind and from a good direction so we could roll out the Genoa sail. Took about 3.5 hours to do the 15 miles over and that is just fine. NO engine to have to listen to.
As I said, the DuoGen is back on board and all re wired. Tracy scrubbed the decks yesterday getting a couple of blisters in the process. All the laundry(primary reason we went to the marina)got done. Water tanks got refilled. Installed a new 12 volt plug in the anchor locker so we can use our big flashlight if we need to. There had been a plug there but with different connections. The stainless ladder onthe stern got a hole welded closed so water won't go in there. Plus lots of other smaller projects.
Now we're back out at the islands ready to do some diving again and have some fun. the work(hopefully) is over for a while.
The picture at the top is the inside of the DuoGen. Lots of rust(BAD!).
07/02/2012, Vuda Point Marina
It's different out here. It's not the US, that's for sure.
Yesterday, while listening to the radio, I head a "public service announcement"(sort of any how) that everyone was to remember that pedestrians do NOT have the right of way when crossing any of the roads in Fiji. Even if you are in a designated cross walk, the people that are driving the cars decide whether to let you cross the street or not. Now I've come to some of the "designated cross walks" here in Lautoka. They're all nicely striped and are very obviously a cross walk. Some times, as you stand there, the cars may stop, but just as often, they blow right past you. In the US, it's drilled into you that pedestrians have the right of way. Heaven help you if you violate those rules and actually hit someone. Out here, well, good luck with that. Pedestrians beware!!! DRIVERS RULE!!
Back in May, I noticed a sudden slowdown in our internet service here at Vuda Point. I placed a call the Vodefone to see if they could find any reason(bad dongle on my computer, bad service, etc.). I was taken care of and after a few calls(mysteriously got disconnected a couple of times-hum?)I was finally advised that there was a technical issue with the "3G" service that is provided out here, but that they were working on it and would have it corrected soon. A couple of hours later, the service was back up to speed and all was well. Yesterday afternoon, I got an email that Vodefone was in the area and wanted to stop by to see what my problem was. Say what, what problem were they talking about? I hadn't called or emailed anyone at their offices about any problem. Being from the US, we have had it drilled into us to not trust anyone that just up and send you an email that they are coming out to help you. They MUST be up to something bad. I placed a call to the home office and was advised that yes, they did work for Vodefone and were finally getting out here to find out what was wrong. It's only been two months. How's that for service? Try that in the US and heaven help the company that waits two months to respond for a service call. The public would have their head on platter. It just so happened that yesterday, the internet slowed down all over again. To download the NBC evening news was going to take 3 hours instead of the 10 minutes it normally takes. I responded to their email and even called them and the men showed up about 30 minutes later--FIVE of them!!! Two guys sat with me in the grass off the boat(the rest just sort of walked around the area) as with the tidal rise, there was no way for them to come on board. I had to get into the dingy and go meet them. We sat for about 45 minutes trying all kinds of ways to figure out the problem. We did a test to see how fast the service was--slow. I used one of their dongles and it was still slow. It would go up and down in it's speed. They left perplexed, promising to contact the home office in Suva about the situation. Since it took two months for a service call, heaven only knows when I''ll hear back from them. I can't complain as the service sped back up as the afternoon wore on and is now running just fine. Hey, it's Fiji and we're on "Island Time".


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Hello everybody!
I've been following the forums for quite some time now, reading tutorials, admiring other people's maps and drawing maps of my own.
Now I think the moment has come to show my most advanced mapping project to date, this map right here:
This is about the 8th version of a map/worldbuilding project I've pursued for the last 4 years. As the world evolved in my head and my notes the map began to expand and shift shapes, forcing me to redesign it at least 50 times. Finally I got over myself and decided to let Fractal Terrains draw the coastline, 'cause I an just incapable of doing really realistic landmasses. Now I think I found the right shape and size to incorporate all the numerous ideas I've got for the world I'm building, which I intend to use for a fantasy novel some time.
It's a high fantasy world with a very noir touch to it, meaning it's all grand in scope but very human and realistic in the details. I'm trying to let that reflect in my maps. There are three main empires/kingdoms:
- The Enorian Empire (Roman/Qin Chinese-inspired great empire, a mix of antiquity and the renaissance with a touch of chinese high culture. (Yeah, sounds weird I know))
- Sierme (A Spanish/English-influenced kingdom, very medieval)
- Yankesh, a floodplain/jungle society inspired by India and Mesopotamia).
These principal powers are surrounded by feudal states (Lankaia, Tsarist Russia-inspired), city aristocracies and republics (Nisen coast, Valletia), Tribal societies (Timurien, Njordar, Pyrai) and a desert culture in the southeast corner.
Would be great if someone could look at it, especially from a geological/climatological point of view, and tell me where I could improve my work.
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Job well done!
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Im a big fan of the .22LR for bear defense.
Just shoot the guy next to you in the knee and run like heck.
Huh!!,just a black semi-automatic pistol,Not the Glock with a 400 round "banana clip",fully automatic,machine gun,laser grip with a aftermarket death ray attached,man,must of been a busy news day!
Good on the son for pulling out a "guy" (lol) and shooting the bad guys. Glad he didn't get shot himself.
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A Yellow Bird
Note: There is of A Yellow Bird on the marching page that is much cleaner.
A little bird with a little beak was sitten on my toliet seat I pushed him in I flushed him down I watched his ass go round and round A Yellow bird a yellow bill was sitten on my window sill I lured him in with a piece of bread then I smashed his yellow head A bigger bird with a bigger bill was sitten on my window sill I lured him in with a piece of bread then I smashed his bigger head The docter came to check their heads he said for sure these birds arnt dead Oh me Oh my I'm such a clutz I missed their heads and crushed their nuts The morale of this story is if ya cant get head really loud use your bread! Or you can say … and then I kissed his little head. The moral of the story is clear. If you kiss a bird you're probably queer. Or… The moral of the story is to get some head you need some bread!


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Glowing revs?
Posted 27 November 2010 - 06:31 PM
"Bouncing over the white clouds,
Killing the Blues."
-Roly Salley
Posted 27 November 2010 - 08:15 PM
I don't know if they are still sold, but mercury switches would be one way to change things with orientation.
Joe Meaux (SKYWLKR) had an interesting display on his Rev in Dieppe, NB a few years ago. His display had a switch that would change the display depending on the kite's orientation. I didn't get any pictures at the time, unfortunately.
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Posted 28 November 2010 - 08:47 PM
The battery powered Christmas lights worked best as far as the amount of light, but they are very heavy and the kite flies like a brick.
I got some flashing LED lights from Lowe's a couple months ago. They have a magnet system that works okay for keeping them on the kites as long as you don't flick the kite much.
Into the Wind sells a string lights system that looks good. The battery pack is a problem, but if you get it centered it's not REALLY bad.
A friend of mine built a system for me that has 4 super bright LEDs on it. He used 26-gauge wire, so that was no problem. The whole thing fit into a tictac box, and weighs almost nothing. I broke one of the wires, so have to repair it before I can actually try it...I'll let you know how that works.
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There's two of us crazies here.... which one is this?
He's into the B series, choreography and coloring.
She's into a bridleless SUL and skiing with a Blast.
Posted 28 November 2010 - 09:00 PM
Posted 08 August 2011 - 02:03 PM
3v lithium watch battery. 2030. ultra bright LED. repeat until you have enough.
I can't stand it anymore!! Its time for a night mission!!!
Batteries? Check.
Ultra-bright LEDs? Check.
What's the recommended way to attach these to my 1.5s?
Posted 09 August 2011 - 07:49 AM
we use Square Scotch Tape foam pads
I can't stand it anymore!! Its time for a night mission!!!
Batteries? Check.
Ultra-bright LEDs? Check.
What's the recommended way to attach these to my 1.5s?
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Posted 09 August 2011 - 10:14 AM
Posted 09 August 2011 - 12:08 PM
we use Square Scotch Tape foam pads
I use the black scotch brand 1/2" velcro dots, one on the kite and other to the back of the battery w/ the wire from the LED under the adhesive, keeps it in place where I wan't it
Ok thanks!!
I've read through this post and through the Kite Lights topic, and I figured I better ask just in case someone came up with a new way to attach them since 2010...
I'm glad I can use something with an adhesive backing, I was dreading the thought of putting any more holes through the LE material for zip-ties.
Tonight should have strong enough winds to try them out!!
Posted 12 August 2011 - 05:45 AM
the video had 'em mounted to magic-stick types of structures
and projecting the light onto the back of the sail,
with an all white sail, it's quite dramatic I must say!
This sounds like an interesting lighting approach. As I don't use magic-sticks, I am wondering if anyone has tried to mount bright LED's on the junctions of the bridle? Could this work to illluminate the pilot's side while glowing through for the audience side? Would a little weight on the bridle cause handling issues? I will have to see if I can come up with a fixture that might aim well enough while the lines are tensioned.
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 11:47 AM
This sounds like an interesting lighting approach. As I don't use magic-sticks, I am wondering if anyone has tried to mount bright LED's on the junctions of the bridle? Could this work to illluminate the pilot's side while glowing through for the audience side? Would a little weight on the bridle cause handling issues? I will have to see if I can come up with a fixture that might aim well enough while the lines are tensioned.
I have found that you need a fairly strong light to have it show through one side of the Rev to the other, even in the dark. But it is possible!!
I don't think mounting anything to the bridle is going to work, because of the weight.
The bridle is there to amplify your inputs from the handles. Any force (force = mass * acceleration) acting against the bridle is going to translate into movement of the kite. If you add any weight to the bridle, other than the weight of your line, and you get that weight moving, it is going to negatively effect your inputs from the handles and make performance unpredictable.
This also means that when mounting lights to the sail/frame, try and find the stiffest areas (LE material near tips, heavy sail material near vertical spar bottom tips, LE frame or vertical spars). Try and keep lights off the sail material, except for near the vert tips.
Since the magic sticks mount perpendicular to the vertical spar, you have a nice structure to mount a light to and aim it right at the sail!
Posted 29 August 2011 - 01:17 PM
Posted 30 August 2011 - 07:09 AM
Did you use a battery/LED setup like I am or did you use finger lights or something like it?
Posted 30 August 2011 - 10:30 AM
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Posted 31 August 2011 - 07:18 AM
Sounds like super-easy installation to me! I wish I could clip the lights on to the Rev itself...... Ok, I can, but I am unwilling to. I'll try clipping my finger lights to my lines next time I'm out for a night-fly.
Posted 31 August 2011 - 10:26 AM
I forgot to get a photo, but basically this Ebay link is what they are like.
Posted 31 August 2011 - 10:41 AM
You got me to thinking - my finger lights come apart with tiny philips screws, maybe I could loosen them enough to sandwich the line in between the 2 halves of the finger light case, and then torque 'em down just so.
Aimed at the sail of course. once the lines are taught it should keep the light pointed at the sail.
Posted 31 August 2011 - 01:17 PM
They will certainly point. Bounce a lot though. If you had orange and yellow aimed at a white kite it would easily look like dancing flames that's how much movement there is. I don't consider it "ideal" for a solution. The little alligator clips kept things more stable just easily lost if things came apart where they weren't supposed to.
One could glue the clip so it can't come apart where it swivels, but having the ability to swivel it made it easier to light the sail. Still nothing really "ideal" out there, just a lot of good products that someone has yet to properly adapt IMO.
Posted 12 October 2011 - 02:17 PM
The whole rig weighs about 77 grams (under 3 oz) including an AAA lithium battery which gave me over an hour of light. Hopefully longer with some software tweaks. It's fully removable from the kite. In the video, it's attached to my full-sail 1.5 B. The balance is pretty good and the kite handled surprisingly well. I plan to take it back down next month for the "Kites with Lights" event at Jockey's Ridge. In the meantime I'll find out how it handles with less than OBX wind.
Posted 12 October 2011 - 02:40 PM
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Posted 12 October 2011 - 03:03 PM
That's really cool, a tad heavy - but VERY cool... Can't wait to see more!
Thanks! I definitely want to get the weight down. That's the main reason I didn't really fly it until I could get to the beach. The kite performed well in 6-10 mph or so, but it's not for light wind as currently built. I might have to sacrifice either some weatherizing or some brightness. It was bright enough to attract spectators from far down the beach and over the dunes under a full moon.
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I am posting to tell of the bike I recently had built from Tim Sanner of Sanner Cycles. Anyone considering having a custom bike built by him should read this. Forgive my lengthy post, but I think there may be people out there feeling the same way I did.
Beginning of last year I bought a Surly Cross Check and built it up as my do-all, flat bar road bike. I have been riding all my life and am a Bike Patrol Officer, so I knew what I wanted in a bike. The build was done with quality components: Chris King headset, wheels built with Chris King hubs and Mavic Open Pro wheels, XT & XTR, Avid Single Digit 7 brakes, my trusty Brooks saddle I heard several times I had Cadillac components on a VW frame. I rode the Surly through last year, and liked it, but didnt love it. It is a great bargin, and well built, but a little dead feeling. I felt my old 1984 Schwinn World with the steel lugged frame rode just as good. I had some fit issues on the Surly so I had a professional fit done which I can highly suggest. Even after the pro fit I still found myself moving around on the saddle more then I felt I should, and after 25+ miles I started feeling little aches and pains throughout my 43 year old body. I began really considering a custom frame.
This year I began riding and had the same problems as last year. I liked the bike, but wasnt in love, and the little aches and pains were still there. Being financially recovered from last years build, I talked the Minister of Finance (my wife) into releasing some stimulus to have a custom frame built. I went and talked to a few builders and rode some nice bikes, but knew I wanted a lugged steel frame. They just have the best ride.
While surfing the net, I ran across Sanner Cycles. I was very attracted to the price, but a little concerned as I could find almost nothing on line about his bikes. Also being a Police Officer, Im a little untrusting because of all the online scams I have seen, and flying from Ohio to San Palo Alto, Ca to wrap a piece of high quality steel tubing around Tim Sanners neck if he took my money and sent me a Next BMX bike, could really get expensive. After a few emails back and forth about price, what I wanted, how he got started, and Tim assuring me he was no rip off artist, I decided to have him build me a frame. I ordered what is basically a touring frame, with shorter chain stays (bosses for 3 water bottles, lugs for racks in front and back, fenders, room for 35mm tires, 135mm rear hub spacing ) and his touring fork. I also upgraded the tubing, and the powder coating to a metallic. Total price was $1236 delivered, which is about $1000 less then all of the other builders I was considering. This, and the drawing Tim sent me of what he was going to build me had me questioning some things, made me nervous, but I figured what the hell and sent him a $600 deposit on June 19th.
Tim stayed in touch emailing me his progress now, and then patting me on the head and assuring me that everything would be fine. On July 22nd, just 33 days later he called me and told me my frame was done. I paid the balance and received the bike on the 29th. Now Sanners web site says that he powder coats his frames and with the powder coating there may be a black spot or slight water mark in the finish, so I expected and hoped that this would be the weak part and justify the low price. Tim had also told me that the Maroon Spice Metallic color I chose would be a little different then the swatch. I figured I ride my bikes, I dont hang them up in my house as art work so I could live with a few flaws. What I took out of the box I really didnt expect to see. The color was indeed off from the websites color swatch, but it looked awesome. Much better. It was what I would best describe as blood red metallic. I like the color much better than the swatch on his site. The quality appeared to be very good. The only flaw I could find was a very small run in the powder coat in an area that cant be seen and only I will know it is there. Its a non issue for me.
After treating the inside of the tubes, I started assembly. No suprises. Everything went together without any problems.
Due to time, I could only take it on a short 12 mile ride. First thing I noticed is that it steers quicker than my Cross Check. It is also much stiffer, but doesnt beat me up at all. Not sure how that works, but I like it. It climbs great seated and standing. It is very stable and tracks perfect. The stability desending at 45+mph is like nothing I have ever experienced. No disruption from bumpy roads. I cant find anything I dont like about this bike. I also now know the meaning of lively.
Since I have taken it on a couple 30+ miles and the biggest thing I notice is I dont find myself moving around on the seat anymore, and when I am done, I have no aches and pains, just tired legs.
I dont know Tim Sanner, and trust me, if the bike would have turned out to be a ***, Id have certainly let everyone know. I have to tell it like it is, Tim Sanner knows how to build a bike and nailed exactly what I wanted. I would have him build me another bike in a heartbeat. I really couldnt be any more happy than I am now.
Paul B
I will post more pics when my Tubus racks arrive and I get it tour ready.


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Tonight's episode of ABC's The Bachelorette begins with host Chris Harrison telling the guys that Jillian Harris has left Los Angeles, and they will be leaving to join her in her hometown – Vancouver, British Columbia! The bachelors are stoked, and soon are arriving at a luxurious hotel in Canada. Jillian arrives and leads a toast to them being on her home turf, before leaving again. The first date card is then revealed – Kiptyn, largely perceived as the frontrunner, is getting a one-on-one date to 'cook up some love Vancouver-style'!
Jillian squeals as she meets up with Kiptyn for their first date alone – she mentions that she's had the hots for him since he first stepped out of the limo! They're going kayaking – brrr. At their destination they'll go shopping, and then will kayak back. They race, and kiss at the end. At the market they 'play house', buying ingredients to make dinner.
Back at the hotel, the guys are entertaining themselves by speculating about how Jillian wants a 'real man'. Juan is spending quality time with the cameras – stating that David should leave The Bachelorette.
Kiptyn and Jillian, meanwhile, bond over how they help others in their lives, and needing to be best friends as well as romantic partners – it seems the perfect match (which probably means she won't choose him in the end). They return to her place to cook dinner, and Jillian says this is all she wants – to hang out with her man. They snuggle and schmooze as they concoct dishes together – it's a miracle nothing gets burnt! The mating dance continues with mega mutual compliments and a lot of awkward kissing. Jillian gives him a rose – he's a happy man.
Jesse, Tanner, Jake, Robby, Wes, Ed, Michael, Reid, David, and Juan get the group date nod back at the hotel – which leaves Mike and Mark to go on the two-on-one date this week – meaning one of them is leaving for sure, since only one can survive the two-on-one date.
In a stroke of boredom, Jillian has arranged for the group date to be something 'truly Canadian' – curling. Macho posturing ensues as the guys attempt to hurl stones down a surface of ice. Back at the hotel, Mike and Mark get their two-on-one date card, and Mike tells the camera that he is confident about it. He also adds that Jillian should take a look at some of the house footage and see some of the men, such as Dave and Wes, as they really are! Meow!
Still curling, Wes ticks his team members off by inadvertently hurling himself down the ice with the rock! Michael takes advantage of the chilly atmosphere to throw his arms around Jillian and warm her up. Jesse turns out to be the star of the day, though, doing Olympic level shots and unveiling an atrocious celebratory dance featuring his butt sticking out! The red team wins the match, and gets to go out with Jillian. The members of the blue team are certain that she'd rather be with them!
Aboard an old historic boat, Jillian toasts the winning team. They go inside to eat and a pile of crabs is dumped in the middle of the table. Afterward, Jillian takes Jake off for some alone time. She says he seems perfect – he tells her he's flawed. Judging by the brown shirt he's chosen to wear, I'm thinking he's telling the truth. Jesse gets one-on-one time next, and receives reassurance that he's still there for a reason. Back in the other part of the boat – Dave is telling Jake that he's too straight-laced, and not much of a challenge!
Dave gets Jillian's full attention next, but turns her off by being a total neanderthal who focuses on her ass, her breasts and trying to arrogantly push a kiss on her – telling her he's never turned down! Jillian feels he was disrespectful toward her – Dave thinks she's hot for him. Really. After the boat debacle, Jesse nets the rose.
Mark and Mike head out for the two-on-one date. Mark is arguably the most understated man on The Bachelorette – I didn't remember he existed! They meet her and Mike rushes right over. Mark quickly becomes the odd man out. They board a helicopter, and understated Mark attains true third wheel status as Mike sits next to her and holds her hand! They land on Grouse Mountain and Mike, once again, takes the lead by making a toast and telling Jillian how attracted he is to her. Mark sits mutely at the table. When he finally does speak he is self-conscious and uncomfortable – uh oh.
Jillian talks to Mike alone, he pulls out all the stops – even saying he's falling in love. Jillian, who appears to be half in the bag, slurs that she knows he's there for all the right reasons. Mark takes his turn with Jillian and shares a story about how a girl broke his heart! Jillian appears to be politely interested, and offers bleary-eyed commiseration. When the three of them reconvene at the table, Jillian speaks some mumbo-jumbo before shockingly offering the rose to Mark! Mike and Jillian go for a walk and she puts him on a gondola out of there! The bozos back at the hotel wait eagerly to see whose luggage gets picked up – even they think Jillian made a mistake letting Mike go!
As the weekly cocktail party is set to start, Jillian sparkles in a mini dress. She goes off with Reid, who is secretly worried that Jillian won't figure out that Wes is only there to promote his music. Some of the other men echo his sentiments on camera. When Jillian spends time outside with Wes, the other guys watch from the window. Inside, Tanner lets it slip that Wes has a girlfriend back home! Outside, Jillian kisses Wes and tells the camera she could see falling in love with him.
Jake, who Jillian senses is pulling back, is the next person she sees solo. He admits that if she wants a boy there are plenty in the house – she should be careful whom she sends home. Interrupting Juan, well, interrupts. Jake returns to chat with Tanner about whether or not to tell Jillian the truth about those who are there for the wrong reasons. Ultimately, Tanner tells The Bachelorette that some guys have girlfriends and/or agendas. Jillian is upset.
Jillian gathers her bachelors and confronts them, saying that she needs to figure things out and there is not going to be a cocktail party anymore that night!
They head in where the bachelors stand in a group. Chris hands out a verbal spanking before inviting Jillian to come in. Chris asks if anyone has something they need to say. Jake finally says he's there to find love and he'd be really pissed to find out someone is there who has a girlfriend. No one comes forward, and Jesse warns 'it will come out'. Several guys decide to say that they don't have girlfriends, before it dissolves into an argument again. Jillian is not prepared to do the rose ceremony and leaves the room.
When Jillian returns, Reid gets the first rose. Robby, Ed, Michael, Wes, Jake, and Tanner get the remaining roses. Juan and David have to leave. Jillian tells the guys she is taking them to Whistler! As for viewers – we're disappointed that the alleged guys with girlfriends weren't revealed! Maybe next week!
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Baseball Predictions - 2013
For no good reason other than to expose myself to rebuke and ridicule over the next six months, here are my opinions of each of Baseball's 30 teams, going into the season.
ANGELS – Do they have enough pitching to excel?
DETROIT – Should mop up in a weak division.
WASH – Seemingly flawless and on their ascendency.
CINCY – Best of a bad division.
DODGERS – We'll see if money can buy happiness.
ATLANTA – They'll be an above- .500 team. A wildcard.
NYY – Will somehow not suck as bad as most want them to.
SF - A steady-Eddie roster. The tortoise to the Dodgers' hare.
TORONTO – Poised to dethrone Yanks if newcomers mesh.
TEXAS – Loss of Michael Young and Hamilton will hurt.
TAMPA – Smartly run team. Best in the AL East.
ST LOUIS – They'll challenge Cincy – a little.
OAKLAND – A huge surprise last year. No surprise this year.
PHILLY – Great starting pitching. Old lineup. Fading fast.
BOSTON – Better than expected. On the rise again.
MILW – Losing Braun to PEDs ban would decimate them.
ARIZ – Looming as a surprise team in the NL.
CHISOX – The very definition of a .500 ballclub.
BALT – Will regress from last year's great season.
KC – Finally, their young players come of age.
PITTS- At long last, a .500 team…..again.
SEATTLE – Good mix of vets to help the kids. A winning season!
CLEVE – Lots of new parts, including Tito. Maybe .500.
SAN DIEGO- Cellar dwellers in the tough NL West.
METS- Barely a major league team.
CUBS – Nobody is worse in the NL Central.
COLORADO – Home field edge makes them barely mediocre.
MINN – Abysmal.
MIAMI – Atrocious.
HOUSTON – Not even major league. Will rival the '62 Mets.
I do this more for my own amusement than anything else. And to remind myself (not that I actually need reminding) of just how wrong I can be about things I think I know something about.
There's no question about it.


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Nowadays there are such a wide variety of green tea products in the convenience stores that it is overwhelming to choose, but one thing is certain, all products indicate Catechin or Antioxidant content.
What is Catechins, you will ask me? It is the strongest type of polyphenol which is a powerful antioxidant found not only in teas derived from the Camellia Sinensis tea-plant, but also in some cocoas and chocolates. The types found in green tea are Catechin, Epicatechin, Epicatechin Gallate and Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG). These substances are the bitter ingredient that effectively kills bacteria, toxins and free radicals. Antioxidants destroy free radicals which can damage the cells in your body to the level leaving the body susceptible to cancer, heart disease and other degenerative diseases.
Among the several types of catechin that exist Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)is the most powerful antioxidant. EGCG levels are much higher in tea that is produced by steaming the fresh-cut leaf, rather than fermenting, which inactivates these enzymes and oxidation does not significantly occur. In producing teas such as oolong tea and black tea the leaves are fermented and allowed to oxidize, during which enzymes present in the tea convert some or all of the catechins to larger molecules.
As the old Japanese proverb says "Good medicine is bitter". Results published of many studies on health benefits have clearly indicated that antioxidants contributes to disease prevention. Catechins in tea increase the antioxidant activity in humans working against free radicals. This results in prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It also prevents the excessive buildup of cholesterol and regulating blood pressure.
Topical application of the major polyphenol antioxidant (EGCG) reduces the amount of free radicals produced by immune cells in skin in response to ultraviolet sun rays. The results suggest that skin products containing sufficient green tea extract may help protect against harmful ultraviolet rays that cause skin aging and skin cancers.
Catechin is said to be effective to reduce the growth of cancer. This was tested in cancerous mice receiving chemotherapeutic drugs, with positive results suggesting that antioxidant rich tea may enhance cancer chemotherapy and patients' quality of life.
Catechin also suppresses the formation of plaque and kills the bacteria themselves and thereby helps prevent cavities and assist in overall oral hygiene. It contains natural fluorine and kills other bacteria that cause bad breath.
It is expected that green tea, which contains ample amounts of catechins, will continue to serve as a familiar health-promoting tonic in the future. Why not give it a try?
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text: I am in the process of buying a Bike Friday Project Q Tandem (Sport). This bike converts to a single bike friday. I plan to use it on vacations, etc as it travels well. I also thought my wife and I would use it to tandem around the surrounding hills of upstate New York, instead of going on our single bikes. Anyone with any thoughts or experiences with the Project Q?


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Thus the five most liked languages based on raw votes were:
And the five most disliked languages were:
It's rather interesting that JavaScript is on both lists (and I'm quite surprised that SQL had so many votes). I haven't included the actual numbers since the poll is still active.
Ranking the languages by number of Like votes as percentage of total votes for that language gives a perhaps more realistic picture:
|Lisp *
(*) Dimitri Fontaine will appreciate this.
I believe those rankings will be more stable than the raw votes. Oh, and SQL ranks about 14 according to these percentages.
For completeness, here are the five most disliked languages based on ratio of Dislike votes to total votes for the language:
|Visual Basic
As they say, YMMV.
While waiting for his response, I read an article titled "Toil and Trouble" by Chris Date, which was originally published in Database Programming and Design, January 19941, where he tackled the issue of duplicate rows and multisets. Chris opened by stating that duplicates "are, and always were, a mistake in SQL" (and nearly 20 years later the mistake has not been corrected).
In the article, Date makes a number of points against duplicates and multisets but perhaps two of the best are the following:
"… all of the mathematical 'bag theory' treatments I've seen start off by assuming that there is a way to count duplicates! And that assumption, I contend, effectively means that bags are defined in terms of sets—each bag element has a hidden identifying tag that distinguishes it somehow, and the bag is really a set of tag/element pairs."
I believe that as programmers it becomes second nature to deal with duplicate items in lists and sequences. Since it is so easy to code a loop to visit each item in turn and apply some processing—in Python you can even use built-ins or functions from itertools, that we frown on a system that, at least in theory, insists on removing duplicates and dealing only with proper (mathematical) sets. However, we should realize that the theory, as Date says, is practical: by keeping the duplicates we lose, for example, the benefits of relational normal forms and certain optimization techniques.
In closing, Date presents the following parts and shipments database:
P pno │ pname SP sno │ pno ─────┼──────── ─────┼───── P1 │ Screw S1 │ P1 P1 │ Screw S1 │ P1 P1 │ Screw S1 │ P2 P2 │ Screw
And considers the query "List part numbers for parts that either are screws or are supplied by supplier S1, or both." He then presents 12 candidate SQL formulations, which someone ran for him against SQL Server 4.2 on OS/2. I thought it would be instructive to run them against Postgres 9.3, so here they are.
SELECT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw' OR pno IN ( SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1');
Result: 3 P1, 1 P2
SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1' OR pno IN ( SELECT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw');
Result: 2 P1, 1 P2
SELECT p.pno FROM p, sp WHERE ( sno = 'S1' AND p.pno = sp.pno) OR pname = 'Screw';
Result: 9 P1, 3 P2
SELECT sp.pno FROM p, sp WHERE ( sno = 'S1' AND p.pno = sp.pno) OR pname = 'Screw';
Result: 8 P1, 4 P2
SELECT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw' UNION ALL SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1';
Result: 5 P1, 2 P2
SELECT DISTINCT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw' UNION ALL SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1';
Result: 3 P1, 2 P2
SELECT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw' UNION ALL SELECT DISTINCT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1';
Result: 4 P1, 2 P2
SELECT DISTINCT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw' OR pno IN ( SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1');
Result: 1 P1, 1 P2
SELECT DISTINCT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1' OR pno IN ( SELECT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw');
Result: 1 P1, 1 P2
SELECT pno FROM p GROUP BY pno, pname HAVING pname = 'Screw' OR pno IN ( SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1');
Result: 1 P1, 1 P2
SELECT p.pno FROM p, sp GROUP BY p.pno, p.pname, sno, sp.pno HAVING ( sno = 'S1' AND p.pno = sp.pno) OR pname = 'Screw';
Result: 2 P1, 2 P2
SELECT pno FROM p WHERE pname = 'Screw' UNION SELECT pno FROM sp WHERE sno = 'S1';
Result: 1 P1, 1 P2
As Date points out, 12 different formulations produce 9 different results! And as he further states, those are not all the possible formulations. For example, a modern revision of the third query may be:
SELECT pno FROM p NATURAL JOIN sp WHERE sno = 'S1' OR pname = 'Screw';
and the result is yet again different (6 P1 parts and 1 P2).
The bottom line is to be very, very careful when dealing with multisets in SQL.
1 The article was republished in Relational Database Writings, 1991-1994, in Part I, "Theory Is Practical!"
test=# SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 1; ?column? ---------- 1 1 (2 rows)
There are two relational faults above*. First, UNION ALL is not a relational operator. This is an area where both Ted Codd and Chris Date (and Hugh Darwen), are fully in agreement. In the "Serious Flaws in SQL" chapter of The Relational Model for Database Management: Version 2 (1990) Codd listed duplicate rows as the first flaw and characterized "relations in which duplicate rows are permitted as corrupted relations." Date concurs and wrote the essay "Why Duplicate Rows Are Prohibited"(in Relational Database Writings, 1985-1989) and (with Darwen) included RM Proscription 3: No Duplicate Tuples in their Third Manifesto, which reads:
D shall include no concept of a "relation" containing two distinct tuples t1 and t2 such that the comparison "t1 = t2" evaluates to TRUE. It follows that (as already stated in RM Proscription 2), for every relation r expressible in D, the tuples of r shall be distinguishable by value.
Needless to say, those two "1"s are not distinguishable unless you talk about "the first 1" and "the last 1," i.e., ordering, which is also proscribed by the relational model because relations are sets.
Now, the example given is synthetic so I'll present a more realistic example. Suppose a manager asks "which employees are in department 51 or work on the Skunk Works project?" Let's assume we have a projects table with columns proj_no (primary key) and proj_name, an emp table with columns emp_no (primary key), last_name, first_name, and dept_no, and an assignments table with columns proj_no and emp_no (both forming the primary key and each referencing the previous two tables, respectively). We'll first emulate this with a CTE, so we won't have to create or populate any tables:
WITH emp AS (SELECT 'Ben Rich'::text AS emp_name, 51 AS dept_no), assignments AS (SELECT 'Ben Rich'::text AS emp_name, 'Skunk Works'::text AS proj_name) SELECT emp_name FROM emp WHERE dept_no = 51 UNION ALL SELECT emp_name FROM assignments WHERE proj_name = 'Skunk Works';
If you run this in psql, you'll see two rows with identical values and the manager is going to ask "Do we have two employees named Ben Rich?" However, in practice the real query will be:
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM emp WHERE dept_no = 51 UNION ALL SELECT first_name, last_name FROM emp JOIN assignments USING (emp_no) JOIN projects p USING (proj_no) WHERE p.proj_name = 'Skunk Works';
Unless you change UNION ALL to UNION your result wil contain duplicate rows for employees that satisfy both predicates. However, an alternative formulation without UNION would be
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM emp LEFT JOIN assignments USING (emp_no) LEFT JOIN projects p USING (proj_no) WHERE dept_no = 51 OR p.proj_name = 'Skunk Works';
This query correctly returns only one row per employee. Admittedly, the query is still somewhat synthetic. In reality, the query may include multiple other columns and several hundred rows may be retrieved and thus the duplicate tuples and the logical error may not be so obvious.
UPDATE: Changed last query to use LEFT JOINs as correctly suggested by RobJ below.
* The second relational fault? The result column is unnamed (something Date and Darwen insist on much more than Codd).
Several months later, somebody (through Planet Python, IIRC) referred me to a presentation by Jacob Kaplan-Moss on the history and future of Python on the web. Surprisingly, halfway through the talk Jacob started raving about Meteor, a pure JavaScript framework, saying "we're deluding ourselves if we think this [something like Meteor] is not the future of web applications." This prompted me to take a close look at Meteor and several other JS frameworks.
Tarek Ziadé's "A new development era" essay reinforced this change in direction. Ultimately, I settled on AngularJS as the (client) framework. Two-way data binding, dependency injection and testability are some of the features that won me over.
Angular opened the door to the Node.js world—which appears somewhat chaotic compared to Python's (and even more to the staidness of Postgres). Like Python, Node.js has an abundance of web frameworks, templating libraries and other tools to choose from (and master). Aside from that, are there any negatives in continuing down this path?
For one, although Angular is an open source project, unlike Python and PostgreSQL, its destiny is controlled by a behemoth. A saving grace is its large community of contributors. And perhaps some of Angular's innovations may eventually become part of standard HTML.
Second, in spite of Selena Deckelmann's recent comments on JS and PG, I'm strongly partial to Python and not fond of JavaScript as an implementation language. It's liberating not to have to use braces (and semicolons) for code structure! To compensate, CoffeeScript appears to be the obvious alternative.
When it comes to interfacing to Postgres, although I haven't explored it enough to do justice, node-postgres doesn't seem to be up to par with psycopg, and I'm not about to throw away the work I've done on Pyrseas, in particular the TTM-inspired interface. So Werkzeug may still play a part, as a Postgres-Python-to-JSON service, particularly now that it support Python 3. However, for contrast I will use node-postgres in an early implementation.
Last, the Angular team's choice for "workflow" tool (Yeoman) did not sit well with me: I don't care for "scaffolding" and my first experience with Grunt rubbed me the wrong way. Fortunately, in the Node.js "chaos" I found Brunch, which although not without problems, looks suitable for my purposes.
Having addressed the negatives, I've started work on this at GitHub, and plan to post more about it later on.
Update: Due to the change in direction, I was wondering whether I should also change the title of this blog to something like "Taming Serpents, Pachyderms and White A's in Red Shields", but fortunately I discovered that at least O'Reilly uses a rhinoceros as the JavaScript mascot and rhinos are considered pachyderms.
Do you also use Python and believe it's "an easy to learn, powerful programming language" with "elegant syntax" that makes it an ideal language for developing applications and tools around PostgreSQL, such as Pyrseas?
Then we could use your help. For starters, we want to add support for the MATERIALIZED VIEWs and EVENT TRIGGERs coming up in PG 9.3.
We have also been requested to add the capability to load and maintain "static data" (relatively small, unchanging tables) as part of yamltodb, so that it can be integrated more easily into database version control workflows.
And for the next release, Pyrseas 0.7, we'd like to include the first version of the database augmentation tool which will support declarative implementation of business logic in the database–starting off with audit trail columns. Some work has been done on this already, but it needs integration with the current code and tests.
Or perhaps coding is not your forte, but you're really good at explaining and documenting technical "stuff". Then you could give us a hand with revamping the docs, maybe writing a tutorial so that users have a smooth ride using our tools.
Or maybe you have your own ideas as to how improve the PostgreSQL version control experience. We'd love to hear those too.
If you'd like to help, you can fork the code on GitHub, join the mailing list and introduce yourself, or leave a comment below.
Class Tuple of the TTM-inspired interface to PostgreSQL models TTM tuples as Python lists of TTM Attribute objects. Lists were used rather than sets because for many practical purposes the order of the attributes is useful (or has "meaning"), e.g., the first attribute listed is most often –even in purist relational theory presentations– the primary key or part of the primary key.
The interface stores the Tuple heading as a (Python) n-tuple of name-type tuples, in the "internal use" _heading attribute. The n-tuple was chosen over a list due to its immutability. The interface also sets each Attribute as a Python attribute of the Tuple object. Thus, if you define a Tuple variable as follows:
film = Tuple([ Attribute('id', int, sysdefault=True), Attribute('title'), Attribute('release_year', int)])
You can then assign or access an Attribute using simple Python syntax:
film.title = "Seven Samurai" if film.year == 1954: do something
The interface also stores two other internal use lists, one for nullable attributes and another for attributes that allow default values. These are to be used by upstream classes such as RelVar.
Class Tuple has a __setattr__ method tailored to deal with assignment to TTM Attributes. It disallows assignment to internal attributes after initialization, with one exception: the _tuple_version attribute (used by RelVar for optimistic concurrency). It also doesn't allow assignment to undefined Attributes, e.g., given the film variable above, attempting to assign to film.length will raise an AttributeError. Finally, the assignment is "filtered" through class Attribute, so that an attempt such as film.title = 8.5 will result in a ValueError from that class.
The pyrseas.relation.tuple module defines a standalone function: tuple_values_dict. This is used to generate a dictionary of attribute values suitable for passing to Psycopg's cursor.execute method. For INSERT, a single currtuple argument is expected. For UPDATE, the modified Tuple is passed as a second argument and tuple_values_dict will return a dictionary solely for the attribute and values that have changed.
Class Attribute of the TTM-inspired interface to PostgreSQL models the latter ordered triple rather than the ordered pair. I considered implementing the pair, say as AttribType, and deriving Attribute from it, but opted for the leaner, no-hierarchy solution for now.
An Attribute object should be initialized with a name, Python type and a value. However, only the name is required. The default type is str and for Python 2, unicode is treated almost as a synonym for str (I realize this goes against everything that your mother taught you, but I'm hoping that widespread Python 3 adoption will make this moot soon).
I wholehearteadly agree with TTM RM proscription 5 banning attributes that do not have a value, i.e., like SQL NULLs. However, I hope the interface is useful on existing databases, so in the interest of practicality, class Attribute has two additional, optional arguments: nullable and sysdefault. The former is to specify that an attribute allows NULLs (or None in Python). The latter can be used to indicate the corresponding table column has an SQL DEFAULT specification (this includes those defined as SERIAL or BIGSERIAL).
If an attribute is not nullable and not sysdefault, a value must be specified. If omitted, a suitable default is created based on the type (if possible), i.e., an empty string for str, 0 for int, 0.0 for float. If the attribute is nullable, empty string, 0 or 0.0 are converted to None. This approach is to facilitate dealing with empty HTML form fields, i.e., if the user skips a nullable field, the attribute should end up as a NULL in the database.
If a value is provided, the code raises ValueError if the value does not agree with the specified (or defaulted) Python type. The only exceptions are that an int value is cast to float, and a unicode value is allowed if the type is str and we're working in Python 2.x.
More recently, I have returned to the original endeavor. Partly from reading Database Explorations: Essays on The Third Manifesto and related topics by C.J. Date and Hugh Darwen, I decided to use relational concepts as presented in The Third Manifesto (TTM) in my implementation. This post provides an overview of the requirements.
The interface is not a full-blown replacement for an object-relational mapper (ORM) (although in theory it could eventually grow in that direction). The interface is intended to assist with two typical needs of a database "admin" application: browsing and CRUD.
Browsing refers to presenting a subset of rows (tuples) of a table (relation variable or relvar) for subsequent editing. The relvar will typically be normalized so it may be necessary to join it to other relvars. Browsing will usually display a limited number of columns (attributes) so relational projection will be needed.
CRUD refers to the ability to create, read, update and delete single tuples in a relvar. The interface should only support relvars with a properly defined, possibly composite primary key.
The user (developer) should have to define only the attributes of each relvar together with the key, and for browsing, the projected attributes plus a JOIN specification if multiple relvars are involved. The definitions should be simple enough so that most of them could be (at a later date) derived automatically from the database catalogs.
From the definitions, the interface should generate all necessary SQL commands to INSERT a single tuple (possibly returning a generated key value), retrieve, UPDATE or DELETE a single tuple using the key, and fetch subsets of projected/joined tuples in a given order.
The interface should take advantage of PostgreSQL features to implement optimistic locking when handling updates or deletes, as described in a previous series of posts.
The interface should facilitate querying of the browsed tuples using something similar to Query-By-Example. For example, when browsing movies if the argument release_year is passed as ">= 1969", the results should only include films released on that year or later. This feature was not discussed in a post but had been committed to the tutorial repository.
The interface should follow the TTM guidelines when possible. For example, although implemented in Python, assignment to a relvar attribute defined as int should not be allowed if the value is of type str, and duplicate attribute names in a join expression should not be permitted. However, since the interface ought to be usable against existing SQL databases, allowance should be made for certain SQL features such as nullable attributes.
The implementation has been committed to the Pyrseas repository and changes were made to the DBUI tutorial to use the new interface. Subsequent posts will cover the interface in more detail.
Up to Pyrseas 0.6, long textual elements such as view definitions, function source text and long object comments, would usually be shown in the YAML output as quoted strings with embedded newlines. Here are two examples from the autodoc database:
schema product: description: "This schema stores a list of products and information\n about the\ \ product" ... schema warehouse: view products: definition: " SELECT DISTINCT product.product_id, product.product_code, product.product_description\n\ \ FROM warehouse.inventory\n JOIN product.product USING (product_id);"
As you can imagine, this was particularly unsatisfactory for complex functions and views. Thanks to preliminary work by Andrey Popp, Pyrseas 0.7 will be able to format these elements in YAML block style. The above elements will be shown as follows:
schema product: description: |- This schema stores a list of products and information about the product ... schema warehouse: view products: definition: |2- SELECT DISTINCT product.product_id, product.product_code, product.product_description FROM warehouse.inventory JOIN product.product USING (product_id);
Thanks to testing by Josep Martínez, 0.7 will also properly display and handle such strings even when they include non-ASCII characters such as accented characters. For example, in 0.6, "Martínez" would be shown as "Mart\xEDnez". In 0.7, the output will be the original UTF-8 string.
Pyrseas 0.6 has a single format for output by dbtoyaml or input into yamltodb: a single YAML-formatted file. This becomes a problem when your database has hundreds or more tables, functions, etc (let alone 409,994 tables and counting!). Furthermore, as dbtoyaml and yamltodb are intended to assist with database version control, your team may want to store individual object specifications in your version control system, or you may want to diff individual objects.
The 0.7 --directory option to dbtoyaml and yamltodb allows you to split the YAML spec into multiple files in a directory (or folder) tree. For example, using the dbtoyaml -d option on the autodoc database results in the following tree (shown under Linux using ls -RF):
.: schema.inherit/ schema.public/ schema.warehouse/ schema.inherit.yaml schema.public.yaml schema.warehouse.yaml schema.product/ schema.store/ schema.product.yaml schema.store.yaml ./schema.inherit: table.tab1b.yaml table.tab1.yaml table.taba.yaml table.tabb.yaml ./schema.product: function.worker.yaml sequence.product_product_id_seq.yaml table.product.yaml ./schema.public: ./schema.store: sequence.store_store_id_seq.yaml table.inventory.yaml table.store.yaml ./schema.warehouse: function.worker.yaml table.warehouse.yaml sequence.warehouse_warehouse_id_seq.yaml view.products.yaml table.inventory.yaml
As can be seen, each schema gets its own directory wherein are stored each object belonging to that schema. In addition to schemas, the root level also stores non-schema owned objects such as foreign data wrappers and extensions (the latter can be placed in a schema, but are not owned by it).
The directory tree and multi-line string formats are still under review, so I'd like to encourage you to test both enhancements and provide feedback.
Alliterative locales, languages, collations.
A tox on all your houses (test combinations).
The last item to fix in the Pyrseas unit tests so that they run on Windows is related to the PostgreSQL 9.1 COLLATION feature. When creating the tests, I was influenced by the examples in the documentation, i.e., I created a collation with 'fr_FR.utf8' LC_COLLATE and LC_CTYPE. On Linux, it's fairly straightforward to add such a locale to your system (although perhaps Windows users may disagree :-)), so the tests worked as expected.
On Windows, however, most collation tests failed with
DataError: could not create locale "fr_FR.utf8": No error
Unfortunately, the PG documentation doesn't seem to provide any hints on what is the Windows equivalent of 'fr_FR.utf8' (or similar Linux locales). Eventually I figured it out by looking at the output of \l (list databases) in psql. This showed the Collation and Ctype (in my case) where 'English_United States.1252' so I assumed what was needed was 'French.France.1252'. Here is the procedure to set that up:
Open the Control Panel, select Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options, then Regional and Language Options (or Add other languages), click on the Advanced tab in the dialog and then choose "French (France)" from the dropdown. Finally, click OK and respond to any subsequent prompts to install the locale, including rebooting the machine.
Aside: For comparison, on Debian Linux, the equivalent procedure involves running sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales, selecting fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8 from a list, accepting the default locale and waiting for the locales to be generated (no reboot necessary). Second aside: On Linux, you can deselect a locale to remove it from your system, but Windows doesn't appear to allow for language removals.
To test, make sure you have the latest Pyrseas code from GitHub, which includes a change to fix the COLLATION tests to run on Windows.
Finally, we're ready to install Tox and run all the unit tests with a single command. First, run pip install tox under both Python 2.7 and 3.2. Next, define (set) the environment variables PG84_PORT, PG90_PORT, PG91_PORT, and PG92_PORT to point to the corresponding PostgreSQL ports.
Then simply invoke tox from the Python 2.7 environment. Thanks to the Pyrseas tox.ini, this will install Python 2.7 and 3.2 virtualenvs, under a .tox subdirectory in the Pyrseas tree, install Psycopg2, PyYAML and Pyrseas into each virtualenv and run the unit tests eight times, once for each combination of Python and PostgreSQL.
If you have been following along, the only test failure should be in test_extension.py, in test_map_lang_extension, when attempting to CREATE EXTENSION plperl, due to the missing PERL514.DLL (see previous post). The error will only occur under PG 9.1 and 9.2.
The only problem I noticed with tox is that when there are errors it may get confused in its summary report.
___________________________________ summary ___________________________________ py27pg90: commands succeeded py27pg91: commands succeeded py27pg92: commands succeeded ERROR: py32pg91: commands failed py27pg84: commands succeeded ERROR: py32pg84: commands failed ERROR: py32pg90: commands failed ERROR: py32pg92: commands failed
The errors actually occurred in the *pg91 and *pg92 environments but tox reports that all py32* tests failed, which was not the case. This is a minor issue considering all that tox accomplishes, with very little setup or configuration.


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Porsche 996 was just voicing his prediction. Something MANY of us on here do.
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I knew what he did was wrong but I am not going to pursue this unless he does it again. I have put in place an 'alert' device to let me know ANYTHING that occurs on our company via Companies House.
However, in what way my shares protected? He is using his own accountant......
Shouldn't there be some legal document/requisite to categorically prove these shares are mine?
Where is this information held?
I have just looked up share certificates and it states that there is a two month time limit after registration in which to sign them. August was the date in our case.
Can we get round this as I am determined to have something legal, even an agreement drawn up by a lawyer?
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A Duxbury police sergeant suffered minor injuries on Sunday evening while escorting the girls' hockey team home from winning the state championship game.
Sergeant Dennis Symmonds and another motorcycle officer were escorting the team home from the TD Garden in Boston after the girls won their fourth consecutive championship.
While escorting the team and a caravan of vehicles carrying team supporters down Washington Street, Symmonds lost control of his motorcycle after taking evasive action to avoid construction debris in the roadway. No other vehicles were involved.
Symmonds was treated at the scene by Duxbury Fire Department paramedics and was transported to South Shore Hospital with minor injuries.
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Ricardo Fonseca & Charles Collet. 2007 © Oliver BartonAround Christmas Cliché will release a book on the 12 year history of the company called Cliché Résumé. The book features photography from Mike O'Meally, Oliver Barton, Olivier Chassignole, Alexis Zavialoff, Benjamin Deberdt, Fred Mortagne and more. This is definitely one for your book collection or your Christmas wish lists!
Check the trailer for the book and see some of the outtakes that didn't make it into the book here.


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Lacrosse player back after liver transplant
"I just can't describe how thankful I am," he said.
His ambitions do not stop at charity; he would also like to change national organ donation policy.
After his years of waiting for a liver donation, he said he has come to realize that it would make more sense to require people to opt out of, rather than into, becoming organ donors. He said lying in an intensive care bed for three weeks and listening to emergency helicopters land on the roof hammered home the idea that there were simply too few donors to meet the need.
He handwrote a letter to President Barack Obama asking for a five-minute meeting to discuss his idea. Though the letter was hand delivered to the White House by family friend and New York Times best-selling author and attorney Bob Goff, Nick said he has not yet received a reply.
Nick said he's going to stick with his idea whether or not the president ever returns his letter.
"With my idea I think everybody still has freedom, but it would save a lot of lives," he said.


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President Obama can be applauded on the one hand for taking a more cautious approach on the deteriorating situation in Iran. And, Republican leaders can also be applauded for speaking out against the violence and against the obvious rigged elections.
However, the situation in Iran is looking grim and ominous now that the Supreme Leader in Iran has spoken saying that the election was fair and the results will stand. Ayatollah Khamenei said there will be no new election; therefore protests will not be tolerated from now on and dissenters will face the consequences from the state.
With the government of Iran trying to block all Internet and outside media traffic it is becoming ominously similar to the situation in China at Tiananmen Square in 1989 when they threw out the foreign media. Luckily with Twitter and Facebook and other new advances in technology the protesters message is getting out much louder and clearer than in China several decades ago.
The talks between the United States, the European Union and Iran over the building of nuclear plants for weapons production have really gone nowhere over the past few years. They have been a charade and obviously not taken seriously by the Iranian government.
So there should be no saying we need to be cautious in our approach by the president because he fears a breakdown in these talks. That is not a good reason to be cautious as the talks have already broken down or more realistically they haven't even advanced to the stage where they could breakdown.
Also, saying that the United States should not get involved in the internal affairs of another nation sounds correct but in reality over our nation's history we have always advanced our ideas of democracy, free elections and the people's right to peacefully protest.
Spreading these values of America abroad should not become a Republican or Democratic issue. Let's not turn this into a political issue with the GOP leaders saying we need to speak out more and the Democrats saying we need to take a more cautious approach so we don't look like we are siding with one side or the other.
Our values put us on the side of the protesters and the Iranian government has already accused the United States of "meddling" so being too cautious and not speaking out against certain of their atrocities really does not help.
With events looking like they will be getting bloodier and more violent in Iran it is not a time to hold back. The administration needs to speak out against violence by the government against legal and peaceful protests in cities across Iran -- the protests are happening all across the country not just in Tehran.
The Obama Administration is correct to be somewhat cautious but should not go overboard in that direction. The president and his foreign policy team need to go overboard in the direction of promoting our values. We need to stand up and speak out on the bravery and tenacity of the protestors all across Iran. We need to stand up and speak out against violence and the threat of violence by the Iranian government.
Let's not make this a political issue between the GOP and Democrats. It is too important at this point with the threat of an Iranian Tiananmen Square in the near future to be squabbling among ourselves.
The United States should be speaking with one voice for the rights of the protesters and the right to have free elections and the right to democracy across the globe and not only in Iran.
Mr. President, if you bend over backwards to not tilt toward one side or the other in Iran it will not have any effect on the stalled and basically failed nuclear talks so stand up for our American values and speak out against the upcoming increased violence that could be happening any minute now in Iran.
Mr. President, one Tiananmen Square in our lifetime is enough. Let's speak out forcefully now and let the Iranian government know that the world is watching and that we will not be cautious in the face of blatant abuses of human rights!


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Miley Cyrus "Can't Believe" Liam Hemsworth Has Moved on With Eiza Gonzalez — Report
Liam Hemsworth is apparently taking a "Wrecking Ball" to Miley Cyrus's heart with his PDA-packed fling with Eiza Gonzalez, according to new People report.
The magazine cites a source close to Miley who says that the Bangerz singer "knows Liam has been seeing Eiza, and it's been hard for her … She can't believe he moved on so fast and so publicly."
In case you missed it, Liam was spotted partying with with Eiza, a Mexican-American actress and singer. And then on September 17, just one day after reps for Liam and Miley confirmed the former power couple's split, Liam was photographed in a passionate liplock with Eiza at her Beverly Hills apartment.
Now, we can't exactly judge Liam because there's no telling when he Miley actually broke up. They had never been the most stable Hollywood couple, and a quick Google search proves that breakup rumors swirled around the twentysomethings for months before the official confirmation of the engagement's end.
So it might only seem like the Hunger Games stud is being insensitive, when really he might be finally getting out on the dating scene after months of being unofficially single.
On the other hand, however, it's also possible that the announcement followed close on the heels of the actual breakup and that Liam is indeed being a callous ex.
What do you think? Is he moving on too quickly? Sound off below!
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Cash Money Records star Drake has broken the record for most #1 singles on the Billboard charts. The Toronto, Ontario native's #1 appearance of "Make Me Proud" featuring Nicki Minaj, the emcee/singer has achieved the feat 11 times. Previously the honor was shared by Drake and Bad Boy Records mogul Diddy, with 10.
Drake's #1 previous 10 singles include "Best I Ever Had", "Forever" , "Say Something" , "Over" , "Fancy" , "Right Above It" , "Aston Martin Music" , "Moment 4 Life", "I'm On One" and "Headlines" .
Drake's Take Care album appeared at #9 overall on the Top 200 this week.


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Denise Richards Get's Booted On Her First Day On Set! (Photos)natalieklein
Denise Richards arrives for the first day on the set of new TV pilot 'Twisted' in Los Angeles and get's herself booted! Well, not booted off the show but dressed in biker boots and a preppy blue dress!
I am not sure what kind of show this is, but it is definetly confused on style! Although no matter what Denise Richards wears she is always gorgeous!
Denise 1 of 8Denise Richards arrives for the first day on the set of new TV pilot 'Twisted' in Los Angeles
Boots? 2 of 8Boots and a dress? I don't think those two I would have put together!
Heels! 3 of 8Those heels make more sense to me!
Boy? 4 of 8Is this her son on her new show?
Photographer! 5 of 8You want to be BFF with the photographer in case you need good clean up!
Makeup! 6 of 8Only a little touch up for Denise!
Happy!! 7 of 8She looks so happy to be working!
Water Break! 8 of 8Good bottle of water makes a day of work that much easier
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I woke up yesterday to back-to-back stories on NPR about the congressional fights over last year's budget and the impending battle in Washington over the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Republican sound-bites were all about how the Bush-era tax cuts shouldn't be allowed to expire because now isn't the time to "raise" taxes on the "job creators."
I admit I'm biased. Last year, Hanna and I had a combined income of a little over $50,000.00. Which is admittedly a healthy amount above the poverty line and was just enough to allow us to live in the area of Boston where we rent our apartment and pay for all of our expenses, including the minimum monthly payments on our student loans. As well as allowing us some discretionary money for things like visiting family, Christmas presents, new shoes, dinner with friends, and the occasional concert or theatre tickets. Plus, with my new full-time job I can finally start saving for retirement.
Oh, and we paid taxes. Not a lot, but some. Medicare and Social Security taxes, obviously. And income tax. We had to file separately, obviously, since under DOMA even if we were married we wouldn't qualify for joint filing. But even so, we had a few hundred dollars in refunds kicked back to us. We'll be using the money to visit my parents in Michigan this summer.
But here's the thing: I actually don't mind paying taxes. Obviously, I have strong opinions about what tax money should and shouldn't be used for (the war in Iraq? Afghanistan? Guantanemo Bay? Executions under the federal death penalty?). Yet in principle, I believe in pooling resources to fund essential services. Healthcare, infrastructure, environmental conservation, emergency preparedness and response, industry regulation, oversight of food and drug manufacture and safety, fire and police departments. Ensuring all residents in the United States have access to educational resources in schools and public libraries.
For three years while Hanna and I were in graduate school our health care was free or nearly-free thanks to the universal health care legislation passed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (under Republican governor Mitt Romney!). We had access to doctors, medications, dental and eye car, all at zero cost or for minimal co-pays. Despite the fact that none of our part-time jobs offered health insurance.
This was made possible because the taxpayers of Massachusetts subsidized our care. And if some of my tax monies paid to the state this year go toward funding that public insurance program for other folks who are currently in a similar situation, then I am glad to pay. I've been there myself, and I may well be in that position again.
So this tax season, as people gripe about paying taxes (I googled "your tax dollars at work" to find an illustration to use in this post and all the images I got were sarcastic commentary on the ineffectual nature of government, Tea Party signs protesting socialism, and photos of aborted fetuses) I'd like to ask all of you to share some of the things (however small) you are grateful that tax money makes possible.
Note: I'm at a conferenceall day today, with no access to the interwebs … so have fun and I look forward to reading what y'all have to say when I return!


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Images: Mildenhall airmen catch Olympics fever [Image 1 of 9]
Photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace
There's a fever in the air around East Anglia and all over England. Culture, art, music, cuisine and top national athletes competing for gold medals – there's no cure for this fever, so rather than trying to fight it, just catch it!
This work, Mildenhall airmen catch Olympics fever [Image 1 of 9], by SMSgt Kevin Wallace, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Quote of the Day: Trigger Option Edition
"But since most people like me are more likely to harm ourselves than to turn into mass-murdering monsters, our leaders should do more to keep us safe from ourselves. Please take away my Second Amendment right. Do more to help us protect ourselves because what's most likely to wake me in the early hours isn't a man's body slamming at my door but depression, that raven, tapping, rapping, banging for relief. I have a better chance of surviving if I never have the option of being able to pull the trigger." – Wendy Button in Please Take Away My Right to a Gun [via nytimes.com]125


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I have very little postfix experience; please be gentle.
I'm seeing random odd rejects in my zimbra.log:
If, however, I do an nslookup, the host is (generally) found:Feb 2 13:08:36 webmail postfix/smtpd[7819]: connect from 062.fictionwise.com[188.8.131.52]
Feb 2 13:08:36 webmail postfix/smtpd[7819]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from 062.fictionwise.com[126.96.36.199]: 450 <fwmail.NJCHATHAM>: Helo command rejected: Host not found; from=<firstname.lastname@example.com> to=<email@example.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<fwmail.NJCHATHAM>
Feb 2 13:08:36 webmail postfix/smtpd[7819]: disconnect from 062.fictionwise.com[184.108.40.206]
and a reverse lookup also works:[root@webmail ~]# nslookup 062.fictionwise.com
Server: 192.168.2.29
Address: 192.168.2.29#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: 062.fictionwise.com
Address: 184.108.40.206
What am I missing?[root@webmail ~]# nslookup 188.8.131.52
Server: 192.168.2.29
Address: 192.168.2.29#53
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The Physical Chemist's Toolbox
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Author(s): Robert M. Metzger
Published Online: 19 MAR 2012 01:11PM EST
Print ISBN: 9780470889251
Online ISBN: 9781118195598
About this Book
The working tools of the physical sciences, expertly organized into one volume
Covering the basic concepts and working tools in the physical sciences, this reference is a unique, indispensable guide for students and researchers in chemistry, physics, and related disciplines. Everyone from novices to experienced researchers can turn to this book to find the essential equations, theories, and working tools needed to conduct and interpret contemporary research. Expertly organized, the book.
Summarizes the core theories common to chemistry and physics
Introduces topics and techniques that lay the foundations of instrumentation
Discusses basic as well as advanced instrumentation and experimental methods
Guides readers from crystals to nanoparticles to single molecules
Readers gain access to not only the core concepts of the physical sciences, but also the underlying mathematics. Among the topics addressed are mechanics, special relativity, electricity and magnetism, quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, symmetry, solid state physics, and electronics. The book also addresses energy and electrical sources, detectors, and algorithms. Moreover, it presents state-of-the-technology instrumentation and techniques needed to conduct successful experiments.
Each chapter includes problems and exercises ranging from easy to difficult to help readers master core concepts and put them into practice. References lead to more specialized texts so that readers can explore individual topics in greater depth.
The Physical Chemist's Toolbox is recommended not only as a general reference, but also as a textbook for two-semester graduate courses in physical and analytical chemistry.