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The public believes individuals and local organizations are better than the federal government is right now at tackling major challenges facing the country.
Americans have more confidence in the abilities of individuals and local organizations to effect positive political and social change in this country than they do in the federal government, according to a new poll.
Just 19 percent of respondents said the federal government should take the lead to spur positive change in the face of the country's major challenges, while 42 percent believed "average Americans" should play that role, the Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll found. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they believed the federal government was "mostly hurting" the country with respect to the "major issues and challenges" confronting America today, while 63 percent said Uncle Sam was less responsive "to the opinions of average Americans" now than in previous generations. Sixty-six percent of respondents said community groups were "helping" the country confront its problems, while 64 percent said the same of small business organizations.
Overall, the poll surveyed 1,000 adults from April 9-13.
Respondents said the most effective ways to promote social and civic change were through volunteering (80 percent); helping to elect a candidate for public office (67 percent); organizing a group of people with similar views (66 percent) and using consumer purchasing power to influence companies (59 percent).
"Americans attribute the country's major social achievements such as civil rights and women's suffrage to the efforts of ordinary citizens and grassroots leadership -- as opposed to government-led efforts," said a news release accompanying the poll. "Against this backdrop, most Americans believe that the best way to make a meaningful and lasting impact on key issues is for citizens get involved in their communities through individual action and the democratic process."
It's not clear from the poll how respondents defined the federal government when answering survey questions -- whether they were framing their answers based on their views of elected officials, the career federal workforce, or some combination of the two.
"I think it is primarily elected officials and Congress," said Thomas J. Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of The Allstate Corporation, during a call with reporters on Friday to announce the poll results. The survey findings seem to bear that out: President Obama's approval rating was 41 percent, according to the survey, while the approval rating for Congress was a dismal 11 percent. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed said political parties were "mostly hurting" the country with respect to the major issues and challenges confronting America today.
Wilson said that the survey did not ask specifically about the "federal bureaucracy," and he speculated that if it did, the results would not have been so negative. Still, he added, Americans have "more confidence in things that are smaller scale."
Even though respondents' faith in the federal government was shaky, the survey also indicated that Americans still believe that government can do good things. Fifty-five percent of respondents agreed with the statement: "Government may not be working very well, but the best way to affect the most people possible is for people to participate in the democratic process and make government work better."
Atlantic Media Editorial Director Ron Brownstein said that finding shows Americans haven't "written off the idea of government as a positive force; they just don't see it being one at the moment."
Big business didn't get particularly high marks in the latest Heartland Monitor poll, either. Fifty-nine percent of respondents said large corporations were less responsive to average Americans now than in previous generations. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed said large corporations were "mostly hurting" America when it came to major issues and challenges facing the country.
The Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor polls have been conducted quarterly since April 2009, analyzing Americans' personal financial experiences, and their views on the financial system and the federal government's budget situation.
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Thursday afternoon, I got on a conference call with three of Meg Whitman's campaign advisors: Rob Stutzman, Richard Costigan and Darrel Ng. I've known each of them for years -- they are smart, principled, trustworthy people. But it was hard to believe what they were peddling on this call.
The Whitman advisors were making the case that Jerry Brown is likely to raise taxes, through ballot measures. On this point, the Whitman people had a point. Brown says he won't raise taxes without voter approval; when a politician tells you that, he's saying he's going to ask voters to raise taxes.
But then these advisors made the case that Whitman wouldn't raise taxes. She had pledged not to after all. And that pledge means... well... absolutely nothing.
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It's a very safe bet that Whitman, if she were elected governor, would raise taxes. It's just logic and math. The state's budget problem is simply too big to be fixed with spending cuts, and the spending cuts Whitman has proposed won't fill the gap. And if estimates of pension and retiree health benefits for public employees are to be believed, the gap will get bigger. It's not hard to imagine Whitman taking her own tax increase proposals to the ballot for voter approval.
This kind of turnaround wouldn't be shocking. In fact, it's standard for Republican governors in California to campaign against tax increases -- and then increase taxes once they get into office. Ronald Reagan raised taxes. Pete Wilson, who is a co-chair of Whitman's campaign, raised taxes. And Arnold Schwarzenegger raised taxes -- as Stutzman, Costigan and Ng know very well. They each worked for Gov. Schwarzenegger. (To be fair, the tax increases came after each of them had left the governor's office).
But... But.... But. I'm sure the Whitman campaign emails are being composed, declaring that Whitman is different, that she has a "spine of steel," and won't back down from her no new taxes pledge. To that, I'd say: put your money where your mouth is.
So here's my proposal to anyone in the Whitman camp who is confident that I'm wrong and Whitman's pledge is credible: If Gov. Whitman raises taxes, any staff who wants to take the bet can pay me a percentage of whatever they made on the campaign. The percentage would be equal to whatever percent of the state budget is derived from the new taxes. So if she raises taxes by $5 billion (on a budget of roughly $100 billion), then I'd win 5 percent of the campaign aide's pay. If Whitman herself wants to make the bet, I'd accept a percentage of whatever consultant Mike Murphy makes.
If that's too rich for some aides, here's a lesser bet. $850. Which is what I've paid in additional state income taxes as a result of the Schwarzenegger tax increase that California voters and I were promised would not happen. That promise, after all, was conveyed to the public by some of the same people helping Whitman run her campaign.
I'll let you know if anyone takes me up on this offer. UPDATED: Tucker Bounds of the Whitman campaign reports that eight members of the Whitman operation -- Murphy, Stutzman, Costigan, Henry Gomez, Todd Cranney, Sarah Pompei, Dan Comstock, and Bounds himself -- have taken the $850 bet. A strong showing of confidence in their candidate. Clip and save this post.


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When there's around 40 million Millennials in the workplace, there's a lot of competition. In the study "Generational Differences in Young Adults' Life Goals, Concern of Others, and Civic Orientation," researchers say that Gen Y-ers exhibit an increase in anxiety, depression and mental health issues compared to previous generations.
But these complications are worst in women because they can't balance work and family.
"A millennial female burnout syndrome is emerging," says Erica Dhawan, an MBA student at MIT and MPA student at Harvard, specializing in Gen Y, co-founder of the Galahads: the Secret Society for Kickass Women and a speaker at this year's World Economic Forum at Davos.
In fact, they're burning out by the age of 30, writes Larissa Faw in Forbes:
Today, 53 per cent of corporate entry-level jobs are held by women … Men are twice as likely as women to advance at each career transition stage. One rationale is that men are more likely than women to do things that help their personal well being at work, thus negating burnout, according to the Captivate Network. Men are 25 per cent more likely to take breaks throughout the day for personal activities, 7 per cent more likely to take a walk, 5 per cent more likely to go out to lunch, and 35 per cent more likely to take breaks "just to relax."
According to MTV's new "No Collar Workers" study, Millennials have a real desire to connect with their work and would "rather have no job than a job they hate." With this need for a sense of purpose and technology playing a major role, it's easy for young people to work around the clock without even realising it.
The lines are blurred between work and play because young people want to enter careers that they enjoy, Dhawan told us. Hence, if they enjoy their careers, they'll most likely put more time into it. In fact, college-educated Gen Y-ers can have a nine-to-five job and also have their five-to-nine job where they're freelancing or working on launching an organisation.
"More elite Millennials are more likely to change jobs or have one or two jobs at the same time," Dhawan says. "They have less loyalty to any one type of job, but have more loyalty to their sense of purpose."
And Millennial women are feeling it the most.
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The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Behavioral Change is used to identify a number of stages that clients experience as they progress through lifestyle modifications. Identifying which stage each of your clients is in will help you better understand how your clients are feeling about adopting positive lifestyle changes, and how you can help them progress through the stages of change. The TTM is made up of five stages of change—precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance.
Let's take a closer look at these five stages of change:
Stage 1: Precontemplation
Precontemplation is the stage in which a client is not even considering adopting a physical activity program. This client is sedentary and does not see or understand the value of introducing physical activity into his or her daily routine. When working with clients in the precontemplation stage, encourage them to start thinking about change and the benefits that come with it. This is a time to educate your clients about the health risks of inactivity and the value of being physically active. As the fitness professional, it is important for you to validate the fact that the client is not ready to make a change, while still offering encouragement and information about the benefits of making positive lifestyle-behavior changes.
Stage 2: Contemplation
Contemplation is the stage where a client begins to consider the idea of adopting a physical activity program. A client in this stage is still sedentary, but has started to think about how a sedentary lifestyle is negatively affecting his or her health. This client is not ready to make a change, but is starting to think about physical activity as an option. As the fitness professional, it is important to encourage the client to weigh the pros and cons of a healthy behavioral change, so he or she can start to better understand the benefits of adopting a physical-activity program and making other positive lifestyle modifications.
Stage 3: Preparation
Preparation is the stage where a client is both mentally and physically preparing to adopt a physical activity program. By definition, this client is no longer sedentary. This client as begun to engage in some form of physical activity (e.g., walking, occasional visit to the gym), but there is no consistency or commitment in this stage. As the fitness professional, it is important to work with the client to create a plan for adopting healthy lifestyle changes and overcoming challenges. This plan may include how to fit physical activity into a busy work schedule, making healthy food choices when eating out and identifying and creating a social support system. The preparation stage is all about establishing a plan for adopting healthy behavior changes that are specific to the client.
Stage 4: Action
Action is the stage where a client has been engaging in regular physical activity for less than six months. This client is carrying out the plan created during the preparation stage. As the fitness professional, it is important to offer continuous support and encouragement, while helping the client focus on the long-term advantages of making positive behavior changes. In this stage, goal setting (using SMART goals) is particularly useful. It is also important to teach the client how to anticipate and overcome obstacles that might deter his or her motivation or adherence.
Stage 5: Maintenance
Maintenance is the stage where a client has been engaged in a regular physical-activity program for more than six months. This client has progressed from the action stage into the maintenance stage, where he or she is maintaining new healthy behavior changes. As the fitness professional, it is important to offer continued encouragement to the client so he or she maintains the changed behavior, and to identify those things that might cause a relapse. Take time to work with the client to identify things that might tempt or undermine the positive changes he or she has made. In addition, help the client to strategize how to prevent these newly identified triggers for relapse. As the fitness professional, it is essentially your goal to provide your client with the tools necessary for maintaining positive behavior changes.
Keep in mind that your clients may oscillate back and forth between stages throughout their time working with you and throughout their lifetime. The shift back and forth between stages may be caused by internal (e.g., changes in self-efficacy) and external (e.g., commitments to family, work) factors. Be aware that such oscillations may occur and work with your clients to help them progress through each of the stages as needed.


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On February 19, Arboretum director Ned Friedman as inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The award, presented during the annual meeting of the AAAS in Washington, DC, honors Friedman's important contributions to his research focus, the study of angiosperm evolutionary development biology. Friedman, who holds dual appointments as Arboretum director and as Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, is among 15 Harvard faculty members named as AAAS Fellows for 2011.
The AAAS Council named 503 of its members as Fellows in December, recognizing their contributions to science and technology. At the February induction ceremony, new Fellows received a certificate and the Association's blue and gold rosette as a symbol of their accomplishments. AAAS has named Fellows from among its membership since 1874.


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Son of Sikh temple massacre victim speaks at hearing
WASHINGTON — The son of a massacre victim at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin is asking the federal government to begin collecting statistics on hate crimes against Sikhs.
The 18-year-old Harpreet Sing Saini urged senators at a hearing Wednesday to give his late mother the dignity of being a statistic.
Saini's mother, Paramjit Kaur Saini, was among six people killed and four wounded by a gunman on Aug. 5 before a service was to begin.
The shooter, Wade Michael Page, was shot during a firefight with police and died after he shot himself in the head.
A Justice Department official said the agency will bring together an array of religious groups in October and make recommendations to the FBI afterward on collecting the information.
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Rehabilitation for Rheumatic Conditions
Medical rehabilitation, including physical and occupational therapy, can help you do daily activities while managing a rheumatic condition. A rehabilitation program tailored to your condition and needs allows you improve your strength and flexibility and the movement of your joints and muscles - all with less pain and stiffness. Such a program will not cure a rheumatic condition, but it can help you become better able to function and more independent.
Anyone who is experiencing pain, spasms, swelling or stiffness that is reducing the ability to function, the range of motion, strength or endurance, should consult a rehabilitation therapist. Seeing a physical or occupational therapist with special training in treating rheumatic diseases can be particularly helpful.
An appropriate rehabilitation program is essential for almost all persons with rheumatic diseases. It is most effective for conditions that involve the muscles or joints. The rheumatologists at Cedars-Sinai are well versed in the type of rehabilitation programs available and which ones best suit each patient and his or her condition.
A consultation with a rehabilitation therapist usually begins with an examination that will include:
- Touching or manipulating muscles that are having spasms
- Assessing range of movement, flexibility and strength
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In the first stage of rehabilitation, tender areas of the body are treated with massage, stretching or other approaches as needed. This will be followed with a specific, individualized home program consisting of stretching, strength building, movement re-education and self-management of pain and swelling. You will also learn how to maintain good posture and use your body safely. Group programs can help you cope physically, emotionally and mentally with your condition, giving you a better sense of control and more confidence in your ability to function and lead a full, active life.
Occupational therapy can help you do daily activities without putting unnecessary strain on joints or causing you to become tired.
Physical therapy can help you maintain your strength and flexibility, help reduce pain and keep your mobility at its maximum. Physical therapy can also help reduce stiffness in joints.
Aquatic therapy may be especially helpful to people who suffer with arthritis. Warm water helps to loosen tight joints and muscles while the resistance of the water improves muscle strength.
In some cases, physical therapy may involve splinting an area to keep it stable, applying moist heat or ice to reduce swelling and tenderness or exercise to strengthen muscles that protect a joint or enhance your ability to move and do daily activities.


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I retired in 2009 as director of the Arnold Arboretum and Arnold Professor. As an undergraduate I studied the diversity of North American birds, went to graduate school to become an ornithologist, and switched half way through to plants. Following my graduate degree, I taught plant ecology at Harvard for eight years and conducted research on the demography of wild populations of violets. After a stint as program director at the National Science Foundation, I became director of the botanic gardens and arboretum at Cornell University where I also taught plant ecology for six years. From there I returned to Harvard to direct the Arnold Arboretum for twenty-one years. My interest in birds and plants continues.


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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A new report says Gallatin County is the healthiest place to live in Montana.
The Population Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin says the county has the state's lowest obesity rate at 17 percent and one of the lowest smoking rates at 12 percent.
Additional factors considered were the rate of people dying before age 75, high school graduation rates, unemployment, access to healthy foods, air and water quality, income and rates of teen births.
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Leaks have made it harder for Western governments to dupe their citizens into accepting potential future wars.
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For professional historians the publication of the vast trove of diplomatic cables is a bittersweet affair.
No one outside of the Washington establishment and the myriad foreign leaders shamed by revelations of their penchant for hatred, hubris and pedestrian peccadillos can seriously argue that the release of these classified documents has done anything but good for the cause of peace and political transparency.
Whether about Iraq, Afghanistan, or the minuate of American diplomacy, they have shed crucial light on some of the most important issues of the day and will make it much harder for Western or Middle Eastern governments to lie to their people about so many aspects of the various wars on/of terror in the future.
Indeed, if there's anyone who deserves the next Nobel Peace Prize more than the courageous American soldier, Bradley Manning, who is alleged to have given the documents to Wikileaks in the first place, I'd like to know.
At the very least, given what a mockery President Obama has made of the principles for which the prize is supposed to stand - evidence of which, like pressuring Spain to drop criminal investigations into Bush administration torture, have only come to light thanks to the latest WikiLeaks release - the Nobel Committee should demand his medal back and give it to Manning or whoever the leaker is.
A new approach to diplomacy-honesty and transparency
Already, thanks to WikiLeaks, citizens in the West and Middle East know more than they were ever supposed to about how corrupt, misguided, incompetent and mendacious, are their leaders and the policies pursued in their name.
As each new revelation comes to light, I can't help thinking, why was this secret in the first place? Wouldn't it be better if American and other diplomats shared their concerns openly rather than hiding them from the public?
How about everyone telling the truth for once and letting the people decide? Aren't Italians better off knowing that the American Ambassador thinks Berlusconi is too old to party like a rock star and too corrupt to be trusted with his country's leadership? Shouldn't Americans know that the Saudis continue to funnel huge sums of money to militants and that Pakistanis are refusing to hand over nuclear fuel they long ago promised to give up?
Wouldn't Mexicans be better off knowing just what the US thinks of their anti-drug efforts, and Americans better off knowing just how badly the drug war is proceeding? And certainly the news that Saudi Arabia, at least, supports attacking Iran has already led Iran to tone down its rhetoric and seek to reassure its neighbors of its peaceable intentions.
As far as I can see, the best development that could come out of Wikigate would be that diplomats around the world begin tweeting their previously secret observations on a daily basis, so that everyone knows where everyone else stands and governments can no longer hide behind diplomatic courtesy to continue with the all-too-often reprehensible "business as usual". The world has never needed honesty more than it does today.
Looking for shelter in an increasingly dangerous world
If there's anyone who doesn't think the world - and particularly the United States - desperately needs WikiLeaks, I offer you "Exhibit A" of why this is the case: the star-studded official trailer for the "Call of Duty: Black Ops" first person shooter video game. Regular readers of this column might recall my November 16 article, "Nowhere Left to Run," where I discussed the cultural implications of "Black Ops" after spotting a poster for the game in a Berlin subway around the time of its release.
Since then I have seen the trailer, whose slogan is "There's a soldier in all of us" and features both ordinary people - a secretary, fry cook, hotel concierge, and the like - along with celebrities like Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, and late night American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
After watching the trailer I was so exasperated I emailed a colleague at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies here at Lund and asked him, "Where is Ice Cube when you need him?" His reply stunned me: "LoL you don't know where Ice Cube is? He's doing the voice of Bowman in 'Black Ops'..."
In case you're not a hiphop fan, once upon a time Ice Cube was the terror of law abiding white citizens across America as a member of the highly political gangsta rap group NWA. In fact, their song "F*** Da Police" almost got them into as much trouble with the US government as is Julian Assange today.
But those days are long forgotten. Today Mr. Cube spends his time, when not playing secret service agents in movies, providing the voice for one of the lead characters in "Black Ops."
But it's not just hiphop that's prostituted itself to violence and big corporations. The rock n' roll establishment has equally shamed itself, as none other than the Rolling Stones allowed their song "Gimme Shelter," one of the most important anti-war songs of the Vietnam era, to be used as the soundtrack for the trailer, which shows Kobe Bryant smiling widely as he and innumerable other "ordinary" people blast away an unseen enemy in a clearly Middle Eastern landscape (not surprisingly, digital sales of the song and other Stones hits spiked in the wake of the trailer's release).
A chilling view of american culture and values
The "Black Ops" trailer makes for chilling viewing, as it tells viewers - successfully, apparently, given the record - breaking sales of the game - that they can derive great pleasure from taking a break from life to pretend to kills people half way around the world.
Perhaps most troubling, the colours and landscape of the trailer are eerily reminiscent of the infamous killing of a dozen Iraqis by a US helicopter crew, some of whom are laughing as they fire missiles at their targets. Not surprisingly, the only reason we know of this event is because WikiLeaks put the classified video, dubbed "collateral murder," into the public domain last April, in one of the releases that first made the organisation (in)famous.
Apparently Bryant, Kimmel, Cube, the Stones and the designers of "Black Ops" are all either ignorant of, or more likely unmoved, by the reality that ordinary Americans - fry cooks, secretaries, concierges and other working class people - have been forced to answer the "call of duty" for extended tours in Iraq and now Afghanistan during the last decade, where many have been forced into precisely the life and death situations of extreme violence that Bryant and his famous friends were no doubt paid handsomely to pretend so thoroughly to enjoy.
This is the mindset, at all levels of American society, against which the truths revealed by the hundreds of thousands of WikiLeak documents must stand. And the potential for changing peoples' minds is clearly disturbing enough to the US government that it has begun, when not calling for Assange's arrest and worse to warn students at elite institutions like Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs that they risk never being hired by the State Department if they even mention the WikiLeaks documents on any social media sites in which they participate.
Like the corrupt law firm that hired innocent newbie attorney Tom Cruise in the movie "The Firm," the last thing the Government wants is for prospective employees to understand what it's really up to until they're sucked in too deep to change it.
Truths that must Be learned-the sooner the better
Chances are, if your government is telling you not to read something, you should be reading it twice as closely.
The detailing of all the problems the Bush and Obama administrations have had in executing policies in the Muslim world have done an invaluable service to any citizen who wants to understand whether the government's claims as well as aims in the war on terror are both reasonable and feasible on the ground (sadly, it seems more often than not, the answer is they are not).
Certainly, I will urge my own students to read the various WikiLeak documents and compare them with documents we have from wars past, to gain greater insight into the continuities and changes in war-making, diplomacy, and the motivations behind both over the course of modern history.
But if the release of over countless classified documents has given the world a "banquet of secrets" to feast upon (as Timothy Garton Ash put it in The Guardian), historians might be tempted to wonder what scraps we will be left to scrounge over when it comes time to write histories of the events covered by the various WikiLeaks documents with the nuance and perspective that only comes from a certain amount of historical distance from the events in question.
And it's not merely professional jealousy by people used to having largely exclusive access to the historical record-- after all, who but historians is willing to sit in dusty archives for years searching through hundreds of thousands of documents for a few gems that can advance the state of knowledge on a topic? With easily searchable data bases, now - Heaven forbid! - anyone can be an historian, rendering judgment on events and motivations that members of the previously closed historians' guild normally have to wait decades to get access to.
Or can they?
Despite the huge volume of cables and documents released by WikiLeaks, they only offer a very partial account of the realities they discussed. The often unguarded and even eloquent language of the writers of the dispatches does not change the fact that they were written by US government employees (whether soldiers or diplomats) for their superiors, addressing issues from an American perspective and a set of interests that can't be assumed to match those of the myriad other actors in the dramas these documents reflect.
History's lesson: multiple perspectives provide the best view
No matter how much we think we can learn about the realities of the Afpak, Iraqi or larger Middle Eastern conflicts from WikiLeaks, the limited perspective of the documents WikiLeaks has been able to obtain reveals that there is still an incredible amount to learn before we come close to having the full picture of the history-making events of the last decade.
And unless there are British, French, Iraqi, Afghan and other soldiers with a similar access to classified documents and a reckless disregard for their own future, it is likely that the full accounting of the "Wikiwars" will likely wait until the historians of tomorrow are finally allowed to peruse the far larger volume of documents that governments will work even harder than before to keep out of the public domain.
Mark LeVine is a professor of history at UC Irvine and senior visiting researcher at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in Sweden. His most recent books are Heavy Metal Islam (Random House) and Impossible Peace: Israel/Palestine Since 1989 (Zed Books).
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
My Dining Room Redo In Pictures
18 comments:
- Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...
Gorgeous. I love the mix of the dark and white furniture. It has so much more character than all white. The chandy and your starburst mirror are both fantastic. Beautiful room. Hugs, Marty
- January 29, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Crazy Wonderful said...
This is gorgeous! I love, love, love the blue.
- January 29, 2012 at 10:05 AM
- Shannon Fox said...
That is a truly gorgeous room. All the elements combine so well, while still offering lots of interest =) It's wonderful!
- January 29, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Unknown said...
I love the French inspired chairs and buffet. This whole room in tones of white and blue turned out lovely.
- January 29, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Shenita @ Embellishments by SLR said...
Stacy, what a bright and cheery dining room! I love the blue and whie combo, with the patterns you mixed in. It looks so fresh and vibrant. Very pretty!
- January 29, 2012 at 12:21 PM
- Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...
It looks so very pretty, Stacy! I'll bet you love spending some time in here just looking at everything.
- January 29, 2012 at 1:37 PM
- Andrea said...
very pretty! I see your orange chairs got a makeover...love the fabric you chose!
- January 29, 2012 at 1:52 PM
- Stacy CUrran said...
Stacy, when I saw this post title and the first image in my reader, my heart started speeding up. When I clicked over, I was not disappointed. I especially lve the curtains and the corner chair. The room is serene and gorgeous!!!
- January 29, 2012 at 3:06 PM
- Sissie's Shabby Cottage said...
Oh my goodness, your dining room is 2die4 gorgeous.
- January 29, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- SLR said...
very pretty, from one Stacey to another! ;)
- January 29, 2012 at 7:36 PM
- Janet Metzger, Artist said...
Morning Stacy,
Swooning over your drapes and buffet table!!!!
Beauitful room.
janet xox
- January 30, 2012 at 4:25 AM
- SHERRY HART said...
WOW...you really nailed this one! Love everything about it, starting with the beautiful curtains, down to the cute parlor chair with the ikat pillow.
- January 30, 2012 at 5:12 AM
- Beth said...
So Pretty! Love the blue!
- January 30, 2012 at 5:17 AM
- for the love of a house said...
It's beautiful Stacy!! I love the feel of the whole room. Lovely, lovely job.
- January 30, 2012 at 7:07 AM
- Emily said...
gorgeous. the variety of blues you used are amazing!
- January 30, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- Sixty-Fifth Avenue said...
What a gorgeous dining room! I'm going back for another look...thanks for sharing.
- January 30, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Stephanie said...
No words needed, it looks beautiful! Love the blue, really adds a punch of color to the room but not overwhelming, it is perfect.
- January 31, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- A room with a view said...
I love the mix of colors..gorgeous curtains and that corner chair is elegant and adorable at the same time.
- January 31, 2012 at 7:30 PM


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"We identified everything it would take to implement this program," Paine said. After identifying all the program components, the agency "took the number of stop events and came up with a 'per stop event' cost." Further clarifying, Paine said, "The kinds of costs we included are upfront costs, ongoing program costs."
Even while remaining within the limitations of Prop. 218, however, the SFMTA could determine whether there are other costs associated with allowing private commuter shuttles to use public transportation infrastructure, beyond just the cost of issuing permits and placards.
It would be well within the legal rights of the city to recover identified costs, as long as they were not already being recovered elsewhere, according to Zitrin's explanation.
If shuttles' use of public bus stops cause transit delays, for instance, what are the costs associated with those delays? More overtime pay for bus drivers?
Low-income kids getting to school late and missing breakfast? What's the cost of that?
If rents rise in neighborhoods located along the shuttle routes (studies show they do), what are the associated costs of that phenomenon? What's the cost of displacement resulting from those higher rents, which can create a new class of commuters originating from the East Bay?
There are no simple answers, of course. But thanks to data and technology (two things Google seems to know an awful lot about) many costs associated with the private use of public infrastructure can likely be identified.
Zitrin said it was tough to say more without having the details.
"As far as our office is concerned," he said, "we would need full detail on what costs are being recovered."


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Concerned with the standing of minorities and the under-represented in the new Egypt, Amador Square has followed events relevant to the Egyptian Christian community through a number of blogs, including, "A Sense of Belonging." The blogger, Jayson Casper, is an American writer with Christianity Today, Lapido Media, and Arab West Report, living in Egypt. A professed Christian himself, Jayson's approach is to build understanding between cultures and religions, even as he wears the hat of a journalist.
Two of Jayson's recent posts alternated between bold analysis—"Islamo-Fascism"–and straight reporting—"Statement of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Leaders of the Evangelical Church in Egypt." Jayson's balancing act prompted me to invite him to a Q&A, and I am privileged to share his thoughtful insights today—along with some wrong assumptions on my part. Before our Q&A, a quick—assumedly narrow—introduction to the history of Christians in Egypt and review of recent events is in order.
The majority of Egypt's Christians are part of the Coptic Church and make up about 10 percent of the country's population of 80 million. Their history began with the arrival of gospel-writer and Apostle Mark in Alexandria, during the Roman occupation in the first century. Even after the Arab conquest in 641 A.D., Egypt remained largely Christian for another four centuries; Muslim dominance was not fully established until the 12th century.
A long history of persecution and marginalization of the Copts gave way to greater integration in the 19th century, with the abolition of the Jizya tax and the right to serve in the army. But conditions worsened again during the Nasser regime (1950's-1960's) when Pan-Arab policies and nationalism, property confiscations, etc., eroded the Copts' pre-Arab identity and economic power. Their minority standing continued to be, and remains, threatened by periodic hostilities and violence.
The same month that would bring the revolution to Tahrir Square began with the bombing of a Coptic church in Alexandria on New Year's Day, killing 21 worshipers. Eight months after January 25th uprising–in the wake of another church attack—Christians gathered at Maspero-Cairo to demand equal rights and legal treatment–namely the right to build houses of worship without fear of violence and persecution. Clashes with the military (Daily News Egypt raw video) resulted in 27 deaths and hundreds of injuries (NYT slide show). These violent clashes were portrayed very differently by the military and justified as action against sectarian vandalism.
The potential for sectarian violence is, in fact, very much on the minds of Christians. Strong defenders of the separation of church and state, the plight of Egypt's Christians is now heightened by the Islamist push for a Constitution article that defines Egypt as a Muslim nation, with laws founded in Islam.
Such is the context that informed the Q&A with Jayson Casper.
Amador Square (AS):
Unlike the Muslim Brotherhood, Copts were there, at Tahrir Square, demanding the ousting of Mubarak's regime. What has changed for Copts, a year later?
Jayson Casper (JS):
A couple clarifications, first. Though the Muslim Brotherhood was not there officially when the revolution began, many of their youth were. Furthermore they were there officially after January 28.
Similarly, the Coptic Orthodox Church was not there in the beginning, or afterwards, though Christians did contribute from the earliest days. Christian activists I know, however, lament that their fellow believers were so few.
But you refer to the changing euphoria that Copts had following the revolution. Simply, they were dealt a huge blow by the military in the events of Maspero, and the other powers which emerged are mainly Islamist. I don't think Copts want to go back to the old regime – they recognize the limitations and false freedoms of Mubarak. But they would not mind a reformed continuation of what was, though this creates a dissonance that mutes overt support for the revolution.
When you talk to Egyptian Copts about the community's future prospects vis a vis Egypt's political present, what do you hear most? Concern-to-fear; hope-to-optimism? What are some of the concerns and what are some of the opportunities Copts still hope to reap from the advent of the revolution?
There is the specter of Islamist rule that terrifies many, but it has little to do with the current political discourse and more to do with longstanding mistrust and the weight of sectarian incidents over the years. Even if the near-term political future is bleak, Copts generally still maintain hope that what the revolution has unleashed is good. Yes, Islamists seem to be reaping the fruit, but the revolution was clearly not an Islamist movement, and thus can hold any future government accountable. But there is also the worry that the revolution was Cairo- and elite-driven, and the basic conservatism (though not necessarily Islamism) of the masses may blunt the long term effects of the revolutionary cry.
For some years already, there has been talk about a decline in numbers and in religious freedom for Christians in the Middle East. Last year, for instance, Archbishop Bashar Warda of the Kurdish-region of Iraq was quoted by The Catholic Herald as saying, "Iraq's ancient Christian community has run out of time and will disappear soon." DoEgypt's Copts have reason for a more optimistic outlook than other communities inMiddle East societies under Islamist rule? How and why so? (What makes Egypt different?)
Egypt is different because there are so many Christians among an already large and still rapidly growing population. Birthrate differences, emigration, and conversions to Islam continue to shrink the population proportionally, but it will still take generations to see a similar dissolving of Copts in Egypt.
Sectarian tension also does not seem to be an essential part of the Egyptian religious identity. In history harsh periods of persecution were few, and generally tied to social instability or foreign pressures. Similarly, for all the incidents that have happened to Copts from Sadat's presidency onward, most were of limited provenance and tied to specific social factors. While not excusing the real tensions behind and resulting from such attacks, it is wrong to extrapolate these and suggest they represent the core of Muslim-Christian relations.
That said, Egypt is undergoing social instability, and it is not out of the question to imagine Copts paying the price as local scapegoats, with some taking advantage of the situation to enact an extremist understanding of Islamic hegemony. Copts have been immigrating from the villages to the regional capitals, and from there to the big cities. The ease of modern migration enables further mass exodus. The Iraq example is a concern, but it should not be taken as a prediction.
What are some of the initiatives and organization the Copt community and leadership are undertaking to protect their religious freedom and their identity in the new Egypt? Who are the Copts allies?
The Coptic community suffers division in terms of who should represent it. Many fear the loss of Pope Shenouda means the church will lose its protective role and desire another strong pope to continue his tradition.
Others believe the strong role of the church damaged the community and its social integration. Some have made Coptic pressure groups and revolutionary organizations like the Maspero Youth Union, while others are simply diving headlong into politics such as the Free Egyptians or the Social Democratic Party. There is even talk of creating an organization similar to the Muslim Brotherhood – a Christian Brotherhood.
But other initiatives are like the one you ask about next.
One of your recent posts describes a new agreement between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Evangelical Church in Egypt. What significance do you attribute to this document?
The significance is not in what was agreed; similar statements have been made by the Brotherhood in the past. The significance lies in that Christian groups are seeing the necessity of dialogue and relationship with Islamist forces. Relationships are vital in Egypt; they may not get you what you want, but if you are known, there is a great social bond which cannot be violated. Pope Shenouda is celebrated as having crafted such positive relationships.
It is also significant this agreement was signed by the Evangelicals only, though the stipulations cover all without distinction. But as the Orthodox Church has not entered into such dialogue may indicate they still have their eggs in the basket of old regime/military elements, for good or for ill. That may be too much of a speculation, of course, and as the representative of the vast majority of Egyptian Christians they may simply – and wisely – be refraining from entering too deeply into the vagaries of the current political transition.


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Vote in Junior for the 2010 All-Star Game
Not sure how to really take the news yet. Might be a bit difficult for the next few days, but time and the countless video and tributes popping up on the Web from his countless legions of Nation-wide Baseball buddies and true fans of the game might ease the pain some what by the end of this weekend. For there is no more joy in SoDo, for the mighty enigma that was Junior has taken off his baseball uniform for the last time.
And as a Rays fan, I should hate Ken Griffey Junior and his Seattle Mariners, but they hold a special place in my heart. Seattle is not the city of my birth, but it was the city of my early youth, and a time when Tampa Bay was only a Spring baseball haven. I should hate Griffey Junior and what his Mariners' team mate accomplished in the mid-1990's , their insurmountable wins, the playoff fever, and even the final betray.
How many people outside of this two locales remember the bitter in-fighting for control for their lovable Mariners. How many remember the strife and quick search for a corporation to buy this cherished local icon and keep it in the Emerald City. And how incredible it was that a Japanese company that was based on the video game craze came to their rescue, along with emotional pleas from this great giant Junior who wanted the team to stay in this other "city by the bay".
I could go on for pages and paragraphs for days on the heroics and the accomplishments of this icon of my generation. Be it his diplomatic mission for the United States, or maybe his ventures back to the city of his birth (Cincinnati) that formulated his middle years. It was this region of teal waters and blue skies that he made his mark. It was here in the Pacific Northwest that Griffey Junior moved out of his father's giant shadow and brought his own flavor and panache to the game of baseball.
Always playing the game like he was still in his teens, even with countless injuries for reasons to slow down and take it easy. But he did not rest, he did not pout, he just threw out that million dollar smile and that splendid swing to take our breath away when we least expected it. Junior always seemed to keep that little boy in him, and that made him respect and honor the game.
I remember seeing him on the Visitor's bench at Tropicana Field on May 14th and I called to him for an autograph. He looked tired, a bit drained but I told him it was my 50th birthday and the only thing I wanted was the signature of my generational hero. He chuckled and a friend who works in the Visitor's clubhouse told him I was alright and he came over bouncing like a kid, smiling and happy at the praise that was raining down on him from the stands.
He did me a square solid, and now it is my turn to return the favor of him taking his time out for me. I propose that we, as a MLBlogs.com community unite and cast numerous ballots between now and the end of the voting period for Ken Griffey Junior for the 2010 All-Star game in Anaheim, California. What better way to show the National respect and honor he has shown us than to get him elected to the 2010 American League All-Star game squad.
And this action might not take much more than being a bit more consistent with our voting power between now and the end of the voting period. Junior is already in second place in the American League Designated Hitters spot for the All-Star game, and our critical votes might just boost him into that coveted slot. Some people say that since he has "retired" he cannot be considered for the position, but I have it on great authority that he can still be selected, and accepted onto the squad.
Can you think of another player in the last 10 years who at the end of his career was still not a pleasure to see on a baseball field than Griffey Junior. The guy is a classic example oft he word "sports icon". He has been graceful, spirited and totally a true ambassador of the game from Day One to the End. I should have a level of hatred or solid reasoning for not liking Junior because of what he did to ruin a chance for us to field a baseball team before 1998.
But I can't hate a single bone in his body. Can't find the reasoning or the seasoning to push him into the dark without wanting to see him again on top and get to say a formal goodbye to 30,000+ of my friends in Anaheim during All-Star week. In an era where cheating took a chemical advantage, his name was never mentioned or spoken about. In a time when distrust and hurt feeling centered all out hearts after the baseball strike, he just stepped to the plate and hit.
Junior is my Michael Jordan, he is my Tim Tebow, he has been that force in the game of baseball that seemed to remain pure and rightious for the sake of the game. Griffey Junior to me for so many years was the game of baseball, but the games will still go on without him.
And the American League pitchers' no longer have to fear him standing in the On-Deck circle. But I think he needs to put that baseball uniform on one more time, just to see how it feels….during the 2010 All-Star game….Batter up!
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Wonderful tribute to the kid Cliff and I think is a great idea to have him one more time at the All-Star game!
You have a way with words my friend! I LOVE your post in my blog about John Wooden. I can just picture him up there with that clipboard and whistle but you know he also loved baseball!
When I saw the All-Star special pepsi bottles at the market, I thought about you.
Thank you for that, but Coach Wooden will hit his first love first….The ball might be a bit bigger, but it isn't bigger than his heart for the game.
Way with words……Got to say I lost my way for 30 years, but I do love to write, especially about the things I enjoy in life.
The Kid deserved that tribute….but I might have missed the mark in time to be considered for the MLBlogs.com front page
But then again, it is a passion to love baseball and its players I enjoy, not the notable front page segments….
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Griffey Jr. just played the game right, and there is no other way to say it. Watching him leap up an outfield wall and snag the ball was amazing, but then to see him run off the field with the largest smile across his face just shows how much we enjoyed himself. He is an example that every ball player and person should follow. Nice signing story…
I will have to vote for KGJ for the ASG now, in honor of a great person. I just wish he could have gone more gracefully…
I hope more people take that stance too.
To look beyond just his achievements on the field, but see what he did to the game in the stands and in his diplomatic duties for his country.
Unlike his peers, Griffey Junior has never, ever been connected with performance enhancing whispers or thoughts. That in itself is amazing considering his HR total and his overall endurance in the game.
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Do it!! Vote him him in. Like they did with Reggie Jackson and so many more heroes us fans wanted in the game to be able to give em that last bit of appreciation.
I knew that you would be the one eho remembers the fan homage to Reggie Jackson by getting him to the All-Star pedestal.
It is just something I firmly believed in, and support with my last breath.
He is a true First Ballot Hall of Fame member, and I look forward to him speaking on that day, and cherish the baseball more today than on my birthday.
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Check out this site! http://vote24junior.blogspot.com/
Read past previous and future post. Help put Ken Griffey Jr. into the 2010 MLB All-Star Game.
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STOCKTON - Representatives from local school districts barraged the San Joaquin County Board of Education with requests to deny a proposed charter school petition Wednesday in a public hearing that resulted in the Academy of Arts and Sciences withdrawing its request to open its World Language Academy as a countywide benefit.
STOCKTON - Representatives from local school districts barraged the San Joaquin County Board of Education with requests to deny a proposed charter school petition Wednesday in a public hearing that resulted in the Academy of Arts and Sciences withdrawing its request to open its World Language Academy as a countywide benefit.
Academy of Arts and Sciences Northern California Director Bill Redford made the surprise announcement after hearing repeated concerns during the public hearing from school districts and some community members that the World Language Academy - a proposed Spanish dual immersion and International Baccalaureate program - was trying to go above the heads of locally elected school boards.
Redford said he and his group will try to open the transitional kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school this fall but will no longer seek approval as a countywide charter. Redford said the first step will be to submit its petition to the Stockton Unified School District for approval and will continue the process of purchasing the Centra da Vida (or Life Center) church building at 2295 Fremont St.
Redford said that, while there were a few voices at Wednesday's public hearing in support of his school, he and his partners were compelled to withdraw their petition by three key points.
"The three main points we kept hearing was that dual immersion and IB programs already exist, that we're trying to circumvent approvals by local districts, and that our school is not of countywide benefit," Redford said. "Now, the plan is to go before the local districts and clarify some misconceptions."
Redford maintained that the World Language Academy as proposed would be the only school in the county to combine dual immersion and International Baccalaureate programs.
More than 20 people spoke at Wednesday's public hearing, the vast majority of them in opposition. Representatives of Manteca Unified and Linden Unified read letters approved by their respective school boards asking the county Board of Trustees to deny the World Language Academy.
Stockton Unified was the most vocal district, with Chief Business Officer Michele Huntoon questioning the charter's financial and enrollment projections and two IB coordinators from the district picking apart the details of how the World Language Academy would eventually gain IB authorization.
Franklin High IB coordinator Liz James said she believed the World Language Academy is looking to "poach" students from Stockton Unified and called their effort to open fewer than 2 miles away from Franklin High "unscrupulous."
Stockton Unified Communications Director Dianne Barth also introduced Stockton Early College Academy junior Alena Xiong, who made an emotional testimonial about her experience at the short-lived VISTA Charter School two years ago.
VISTA closed after a few short weeks in September 2012 after badly missing its enrollment targets, which put the then-freshman Xiong behind. She said she wanted to speak in opposition of World Language Academy so that others won't have the same experience she had back then.
"They said all the same things," Xiong said after hearing the World Language School's plans for opening. "I just had flashbacks like I've seen this before. I regret going (to VISTA), and I cried with joy when (SECA) took me back."
Redford and his group, which includes Delta Charter Schools Superintendent Jeff Tilton as a co-petitioner, submitted their petition to county trustees in February. Redford and his colleague, Sean McManus, made a short presentation Wednesday explaining how their proposed school would be of great benefit to English learners and the Hispanic community.
McManus said he has opened similar schools, including a 4,500 student campus in Dubai.
The charter did receive support. Redord was principal for five years at a dual immersion school in Riverbank in Stanislaus County, and two families from the Riverbank Language Academy spoke on his behalf.
Parent Mia Alcala-VanHouten and her two sons, Mathias and Lukas VanHouten, explained that the dual-immersion program has been of great value to their family, and they were hopeful that a dual-immersion high school would soon open somewhere in the region.
Lukas VanHouten, a third-grader, read aloud a fairy tale that he wrote in Spanish.
Local educators appeared satisfied in convincing the charter group to seek local approval.
"As it should be!" Manteca Unified Superintendent Jason Messer said on Twitter.
Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/edublog and on Twitter @KReidme.


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Olympics are hard.
They require dedication, training and stamina.
We don't like dedication, training and stamina.
Wait, there's beer involved? Uh. OK.
If you don't already know, Boulder's Mountain Sun and Southern Sun breweries have a Denver brother named Vine Street Pub, 1700 Vine St. (maybe it's a sister, but regardless, it's a hot piece of ass).
On Saturday, Vine Street is hosting its Uptown Block Party and Second Annual Brewer's Olympics on Saturday from 1 p.m.-9 p.m.
Now these are the kind of Olympics we like. Brewers Olympics. I mean, we've been training for years, right?
But halt. We, the people, can't actually participate. But calm down, we can watch, laugh, cheer and drink beer.
A slew of breweries will compete against each other for that coveted gold medal: Mountain Sun, Breckenridge, Upslope, Wynkoop, Boulder Beer, Twisted Pine, Avery, Great Divide, Odell, Oskar Blues and Renegade — with food provided by Vine Street.
I'm pretty sure that beer garden is the craftiest one yet. Plus, these delicious malted hops (and whatever weird stuff Colorado puts in its beer to make it delish) will be sold at $5 a pint — there will be 35 varieties.
The breweries will face off in events that have not one thing to do with beer. Or their boss abilities to make said liquid gold.
These kids will compete in trike races, a (blindfolded) grain-stacking relay, a moving keg obstacle course and other weird shit that will garner a great street fair.
And holy bluegrass, batfolk, Keith Mosley of String Cheese Incident will perform, along with Scott Law & Friends.
Info: Saturday 1 p.m.-9 p.m.; free admission; $5 pints, with proceeds benefiting political awareness group, New Era Colorado; mountainsunpub.com; 303-388-2337.
Pop Up Picnic
Sunday is always a great day for a picnic, when you aren't out getting sloshed on mimosas, my lovely little lushes.
Grow Local Colorado, Slow Food Denver and Healthy Realities are hosting Denver's first Pop Up Picnic.
This means between 11:30 p.m. and 1 p.m., these local groups are encouraging Colorado to throw that checkered blanket down and pop up a picnic anywhere in Denver.
Well, maybe stay off private lawns.
This flash mob effort is encouraging us homies to slow life down a minute and chow down on healthy food that's neither riddled with pink slime nor bearing nutrition labels longer than a vampire book.
Send pictures or video to email@example.com with your sexy menu of freshly prepared real food (go local!), and your comrades and you might wind up in a future convention video.
Info: Sunday 11:30 p.m.-1 p.m.; Pop a picnic anywhere in Denver; facebook.com/PopUpPicnicDenver
Ahoy me hearties and ye landlubbers!
Tha' nineteenth of September 'tis International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
What does it sound like it means? Don that pirate gear, slap on that eye patch and run around all over town cursing like an dirty wench.
I know I will.
Good talk.


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Art knows how to swim! In Florence, a street artist known only as Blub has taken to transforming classic works of art into comical satire these last couple of years. Most often found installed over gas and water meters throughout the Renaissance city of romance, Blub uses this unique outlet f Details


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You can currently add Linux Virtual Machines to Windows Azure via the Windows Azure Portal from base OS images of the following distributions: CentOS, SUSE and Ubuntu. But it is then up to you to install and configure any additional software you require.
With the announcement of Microsoft Open Technologies' VM Depot you now have access to a community-driven catalog of preconfigured operating systems, applications, and development stacks that can easily be deployed on Windows Azure.
What do we need to get started ?
The help on VM Depot indicates that the Windows Azure command line tool is the mechanism to use when deploying images from VM Depot to Windows Azure. This tool is available for Mac and Linux but I wanted to deploy from my Windows machine. The only command line tools available for Windows via the Windows Azure Tools Download page are the Windows Azure Powershell cmdlets which do not support the new community virtual machine image switch.
Thankfully I happened across Sandrino Di Mattia's post Using the Windows Azure CLI on Windows and from within Visual Studio which was exactly what I was after.
So – if you are doing the deployment from a Mac or Linux box download the command line tool from the Windows Azure website. If you are doing the deployment from a Windows box continue reading to install the Windows version of the command line tool. All steps after this installation will work for all platforms since we will be leveraging a common tool.
Download the command line tools for windows and install.
This will install the tools to the following location and configure your PATH environment variable.
Firing up a Command Prompt and typing azure will provide usage information for the command line tool.
Typing the following at the command line shows that the option we require for creating a virtual machine from a community image is available in the Windows version of the command line tool.
azure vm create --help
Now we are ready to begin.
Configuring the command line tool
As with all the Windows Azure tools, we'll need to ensure our management certificates are configured in the tool so that we can interact with the Windows Azure management services.
Type the following at the command line to download your publishsettings file.
azure account download
This file contains all the information for your subscriptions and management certificates. This command will fire up a browser and will require you to authenticate with your Windows Azure credentials if you are not currently logged in. The publishsettings file will then be downloaded.
Once the file has downloaded, type the following at the command line, replacing $FILENAME with the path to the publishsettings file just downloaded. You can see that mine was downloaded to C:\Users\Paul\Downloads\.
azure account import "$FILENAME"
You can see that I have 2 subscriptions, a personal subscription and an MSDN subscription. Next we'll set the subscription that we wish to work with when creating our virtual machine.
Type the following at the command line, replacing $SUBSCRIPTION with your subscription name. You can see that I have selected my MSDN subscription.
azure account set "$SUBSCRIPTION"
Selecting a VM from the catalog
I selected the Solr 4.0.0-0 (Ubuntu 12.10) image from the catalog available on VM Depot and clicked on the Deployment Script button at the top of the page.
After selecting the Deployment Region from the drop down, I was presented with a command line script to create my Solr virtual machine. Keep this handy.
azure vm create DNS_PREFIX -o vmdepot-30-1-1 -l "West US" USER_NAME [PASSWORD] [--ssh] [other_options]
Create a storage account
We'll need to create a storage account that hold the virtual machine's OS Disk (vhd). Type the following at the command line, replacing $REGION with the data centre region you have selected and $VMNAME with the dns name you are giving your virtual machine.
azure account storage create --location "$REGION" "$VMNAME"
You can see that I have chosen the West US as my region and pbsolr4 as the dns name for my virtual machine. You can also confirm the creation of the storage account in the portal.
To ensure that this storage account is used for your virtual machine, set it as the default storage account for the interactions to follow on the command line.
Type the following at the command line, replacing $STORAGEACCOUNT with the name of your storage account. You can see that my storage account name is pbsolr4.
azure config set defaultStorageAccount "$STORAGEACCOUNT"
Creating the VM
We'll now use that command line script that the VM Depot site gave us to run as a deployment script. I'll repeat it here.
azure vm create DNS_PREFIX -o vmdepot-30-1-1 -l "West US" USER_NAME [PASSWORD] [--ssh] [other_options]
I ran the command line script with an additional parameter –vm-size small to specify my virtual machine size. My complete command line script is as follows:
azure vm create pbsolr4 -o vmdepot-30-1-1 -l "West US" paul --ssh --vm-size small
Unlike the Powershell cmdlets which honour my default storage account, it seems as if the Windows version of the command line tools has decided to use the first storage account (paulbouwerbacpac) it found in my subscription and not the storage account I specified ! Hope this gets fixed sometime.
You can see the image copied from VM Depot under the Images tab of the Virtual Machines section in the portal. As can be seen from the command line output above, this image is deleted once the virtual machine creation is complete.
If you have a look at the Disks tab of the Virtual Machines section in the portal, you'll see the OS Disk (vhd) once your virtual machine has been created.
And finally, the virtual machine is running. This can be confirmed via the portal.
Create http endpoint
Typing the following at the command line shows that our ssh public endpoint has been created as per the –ssh switch when we created out virtual machine.
azure vm endpoint list pbsolr4
Solr is web based so we'll need to add an http public endpoint too. Typing the following at the command line will result in a public endpoint being created on port 80 which will be routed internally to port 80 and will have a name of http.
azure endpoint create pbsolr4 80 80 --endpoint-name "http"
The creation of this new endpoint can be confirmed in the portal by browsing to the Endpoints tab of our virtual machine.
It's running !
Browsing to pbsolr4.cloudapp.net/solr returns the Solr dashboard. Solr is up and running and our public endpoint on port 80 (http) is working.
I can also SSH to pbsolr4.cloudapp.net on port 22 (ssh).
That was too easy ! There are loads of images currently available and I expect lots more to follow. VM Depot and their partners are making it really easy to get up and running quickly with these pre-configured environments. I'm impressed !


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There are few experiences closer to foodie heaven than the stunning table set by this year's Slow Food Nation. Hosted in collaboration with the 2008 Architecture and the City Festival, the event saw San Francisco erupt in a momentous celebration of good, local, and sustainable food. From the beautiful Civic Center Victory Garden to an excellent assortment of films, lectures, and music, the event united over 60,000 people in honest appreciation for the food that sustains us all. One of our highlights by far were the architecturally inspired Tasting Pavilions, offering a culinary tour-de-force of the finest and freshest in 15 food groups. Each innovative pavilion was designed a top bay-area architect and many structured their stands around sustainable building practices. Read on for our favorites!
Honey + Preserves Pavilion
Second Office's Honey and Preserves Pavilion was a splendid summery affair complete with reclining chaises lazing about a green grassy lawn. The structure itself was composed entirely from borrowed berry crates, and beautiful pieces of beeswax art by Jehanne Hale adorned the walls. Delicacies available for tasting included macadamia nut and christmas-berry honeys in addition to preserves made from sour cherries, pumpkin, and red jalapeño.
Pickles + Chutney Pavilion
The pickles and chutney pavilion offered a tour-de-force of of potent, pungent, and absolutely brilliant brined preserves. Sagan Piechota Architecture envisioned the pavilion shaded beneath an sweeping canopy of 3,000 ceiling-suspended mason jar lids. The walls are composed of recycled jars and contain recipes. Tastings included savory and sweet chutneys made from lemon pickle, starfruit, and tomato & spicy carrot.
Cheese Pavilion
With its bright red milk-crate walls and hay-bale interior, the Cheese Pavilion directly referenced the materials used in cheese production. Macy Architecture sourced more than 1,100 milk crates and then zip-tied them together to compose the structure, which was topped with planters sprouting different varietals of grass.
Olive Oil Pavilion
Studio Terpeluk's Olive Oil Pavilion consisted of a copse of olive trees surround by two tasting areas entirely encompassed by a beautiful display of light-catching bottles. Reclaimed wood tables took the center stage as visitors sampled from an extensive selection of California olive oil.
Chocolate Pavilion
In creating the Chocolate Pavilion Aidlin Darling Design focused upon the origins of chocolate and incorporated various elements from its production. The smell of freshly milled cacao filled the air of an encampment constructed entirely from reclaimed lumber and hundreds of borrowed shipping pallets.
Spirits Pavilion
Situated beneath a whimsical cloud of opened umbrellas, the Spirit pavilion celebrated a variety of sustainably sourced libations. In approaching the structure, Min|Day aimed to re-capture the ambiance of by-gone saloons, showcasing a bright brass still and reveling in the particularly American nature of the classic cocktail.
Check out the Inhabitat Flickr for more photos!
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Live Storage Auction - Access Self Stg - Oak Cliff
There are no notes for this auction. Please refer to the salebill for more information
Announcement:Information contained herein is presented on behalf of the seller. Cade Auctioneers, agent for the seller, cannot guarantee the information to be correct or assume the liabilities for errors and omissions. All lines drawn on maps are approximate. Buyers should verify the information to their own satisfaction. Any announcements made from the auction block on day of auction will take precedence over any matter of print and will be final.
All auctions conducted by Walt Cade and Walt Cade Auctions, and Walt Cade Auctioneers are licensed TxLic#16645 LaLic#1726
9am at: Access Self Storage, 3427 Marvin D Love Freeway, Dallas, Tx 75224
Then traveling on to one or more of the following locations
Access Self Storage, 561 E Ovilla Rd, Red Oak, Tx 75154
Access Self Storage, 1040 Cedar Valley, Lancaster, Tx 751
9am at: Access Self Storage, 3427 Marvin D Love Freeway, Dallas, Tx 75224
Then traveling on to one or more of the following locations
Access Self Storage, 561 E Ovilla Rd, Red Oak, Tx 75154
Access Self Storage, 1040 Cedar Valley, Lancaster, Tx 75134
Access Self Storage, 3241 S Buckner, Dallas, Tx 75227
Access Self Storage, 8047 Ferguson Rd, Dallas, Tx 75227
Access Self Storage, 3401 Forrest Lane, Garland, Tx 75042
Unit Counts as of Ad Time
Unit Counts will be updated the right up until auction day.
Auction to be conducted under Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code to Satisfy Landlord Lien. Terms, Cash Only. Additional details available at www.WaltCadeAuctions.com Auction will be conducted by Walt Cade TxLic#16645 LaLic#1726
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Payment is Cash only, No Checks, No Credit or debit cards will be accepted.
Winning bids may be collected at the door or in the office, depending on facility, and are all subject to sales tax, unless a lawful sales tax exemption is on file with the Auctioneer.
Announcements at sale time supersede all other postings and announcements.
Children under 16 are welcome,butmust be accompanied & supervised by an adult at all times.
All contents sold AS IS - WHERE IS. Bidding will be made from outside the threshold of each unit to be sold.
Successful bidders will be required to have their own lock to be placed on the unit.
Units must be emptied in the allotted time frame as announced.
Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse fractional bids.
A unit may be pulled anytime before the auctioneer says sold if in fact it is properly redeemed by the tenant by the facility.
Removal and Deposit:
A Cleaning deposit may or may not be required. Units must be left broom swept clean or forfeiture of deposit. In the event of no deposit, facility may bill winning bidder for cleaning. The are no dumpster privileges.
Any items of personal nature, found during removal,should be left at the office.
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All persons on the propertyforthe auction, as a bidder or spectator, and during the removal of any merchandise or property assume complete risk for any and alldamage to persons and or property while on the premise.
The Auctioneer, Auction Company, Storage facility and or it'sagentsshall be held forever harmless from damages or condition, of any issues arising from the premise and or property in which this auction is being conducted.


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Fireboy and Watergirl are back in their latest mind-bending puzzle adventure! Controlling Fireboy and Watergirl separately, help them work as a team to solve the the ultimate mystery of the Crystal Temple.
In a brand new twist, use portals to jump from one place to the other. Don't forget to collect all the diamonds in each level - red, blue and gray.
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