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Updated the Network enabled version.
- Wrote a little Readme
- Debug flag is now in the config file
- Removed obsolete Defines from header files
- Added missing Python Server Script to the tarball
About Console Hacking
Updated the Network enabled version.
I was wondering if there was any chance we could get the binary for the updated PMP Mod and a server solution for windows? Is it just a HTTP server or something?
I've installed python for windows. The script runs and I can see the files I have on the pc. But on loading a file I get the error: can't read video index. What's that about?
I have the same problem.
I Installed pyton for windows and configured everything like it should. the scrips runs. I can see the .pmp's on my PC too.
But if i try to play them the following error occurs : "pmplibopen: can't read video index".
In the server window the text is as follows : [192.168.0.30] "GET /close?fd=3 HTTP/1.1" 200 –
Create E:\Movies\domino.pmp net:4 fd:3
[192.168.0.30] "GET /open?filename=domino.pmp&flags=O_RDONLY HTTP/1.1" 200 –
Read from E:\Movies\domino.pmp 32 bytes net:4 fd:3
[192.168.0.30] "GET /read?fd=4&size=32 HTTP/1.1" 200 –
Read from E:\Movies\domino.pmp 41 bytes net:4 fd:3
[192.168.0.30] "GET /read?fd=4&size=6108 HTTP/1.1" 200 –
Close E:\Movies\domino.pmp net:4 fd:3
[192.168.0.30] "GET /close?fd=4 HTTP/1.1" 200 –
maybe someone have any idea ??
Yeah. I've setup Python in Windows and I had the server running and everything. After trying to play a test file through the connection though I simply get the same problem with not being able to read a video index or something. Has anyone been able to successfully stream a video and perhaps provide instructions?
how did u guys compile it? could i use the old version with the server? can i have a server somwhere other than on my network, or does it have to be my computer and on my ip? would it be possible to have 1 BIG database so that we could upload all of our files and we can connect from anywhere?
Well I'm unable to compile the binary for the PMP Mod eboot so I'm using the version released earlier, "PMP Mod M4g3 + Network Support
PMP Mod M4g3 Update" and just running the Python server included in this package. As far as the server, from what I read on the posts, it just has to be on some computer that your PSP can connect to with at least 500K throughput.
Still no luck with getting the videos to actually play. So far I just see them listed on my PSP.
kk, hope that there will be a program to do all of this stuff soon, so that it will compile it, maybe just have a file, and u type stuff, like folders, and it will add it. hatever. i will try to get this to work.
DAMN!!! i hope that soon there is an update so that i can playmovies off my computer.
i´m a newbie concerning these things, but i got i working!! i love it.. visit http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=4959 thats what i did
Sash, I already have my PSP showing the media files stored on my computer, which means that the binary and the server are both showing the correct directory. The others and I still come across this problem with the video index however. Could you perhaps list the exact things you did in order so we can see what it is that is causing this problem?
Pls is correct way e.g. :
and on drive P is in root some pmp videos ?
i have allways blue screen on psp ;o(
if i open http://192.168.1.5:3333 in IE is only 0
Well first of all in the pmp.ini file, you set the ip address to the ip address of where you are running the server. In my case, my desktop is running the server and its ip address is 192.168.0.3 so that is what I would put. For the ROOT, you set it to whatever directory you have all of your PMP videos stored in.
fiki: i´m using the pmp_server on a linux machine..i believe it´s the python-on-windows which is causing your problems, because i didn´t do anything special than mentioned in the thread..
Aha. Alright, thanks Sash. I'll run over and get my linux box going right away to see if it's Windows being the miscreant. Thanks again.
I'm a little stuck here, hopefully I can get some help. I'm not able to compile the updated source, so can this still work with the previous binaries? If so, once I have edited the pmpserver.py file to the proper ROOT directory, do I just open it to get it to work? Cause that "$python ./pmpserver.py" line is confusing me :S. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
you don´t need to compile the new sources (i didn´t do it and it´s working), just take the pmpserver out of this update and edit the path to your needs. use the binaries from http://optixx.org/download/pmpmod1.02-M4g3_bin.tar.gz and edit pmp.ini to point to your server..
where can i download the server?
the server is written in python, his name is pmp_server.py and he´s included in this archive you are writing comments to
Thanks for the help sash, that cleared up a few things. Now I seem to have some trouble connecting to the server. When I start PMP Mod on my PSP, it only opens the "ms0:\PSP\VIDEO" directory on my PSP, and starts up without the server running. I believe I set up the pmp.ini file correctly, but I guess there is something wrong. Here it is
con = 0;
enabled = 1;
uri = 192.168.0.3:3333;
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks again in advance.
BTW, the server can be downloaded at http://optixx.org/download/pmp_mod1.02-M4g3.tar.gz
i download the pmp_mod1.02-M4g3.tar.gz and when i open it i get a a text file with codes?..sorry imma noob n this python thing
are you running a linux server? is the server´s ip 192.168.0.3? there has to be an output on the server when you start pspmod on your psp
perhaps it´s better when we all use the thread to discuss problems so other users can contribute..i will help where i can.
Ok, I messed around some more and now can see my pmp files on my PSP, but when I try to load them, I get the video index error as well. I'm running the python on Windows, and I guess I should be using Linux to run the server instead. Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it.
I found the error string in the source file pmp_lib.c:
p->vidindex = malloc64(sizeof(unsigned int) *
if (p->vidindex == 0)
return("pmplibopen: malloc64 failed on
if (FILE_IO == p->protocol){
if (fread(p->vid_index, 1, sizeof(unsigned int) *
p->vid.numberofframes, p->f_vid) != sizeof(unsigned int) *
return("pmplibopen: can't read video index");
if (netioread(p->fnf,p->vidindex,sizeof(unsigned
int) * p->vid.numberofframes) != sizeof(unsigned int) *
return("pmplibopen: can't read video index");
I dont know much about C ,but maybe it can help someone else to solve
the "pmplibopen: can't read video index" problem.
Anyone know if a server like this can be setup on the HD of a dreambox sat receiver? since most ppl have theirs on 24/7 and so would be ideal for storing movies converted for pmp and streaming to psp.
Hopefully someone comes up with that and full tv streaming from dreambox to psp 😉
ok..i got everything rite cept when streaming the video i get a video index erro :(..guess it only works for linux ..
Dee: Yeah it's pretty much Windows not running it right if you get the video index error. After trying it out in Linux, I was able to stream a movie to my PSP
Anyone tried compiling the new version and testing it? Maybe there is a fix in there for Windows…
Dam lucky.Fiki u had window and linux on ur PC?
Does anybody know how to dual boot ur pc from windows to linux?
Dee: The best way is to use PartitionMagic (or similar program) to resize your Windows partition and leave some empty space at the end of your drive. Then using a Linux install disk, install Linux to the empty space and it'll automatically install a bootloader to allow you to dual boot.
u have to have linix?? gay! i dont have (nor wish to install) linux!
plz plz make a release for us window users. darn. this after i spend a half hour getting past the blue screen of death.
It'd really be appreciated if the server could be ported to Windows since it'd be both more approachable to the majority of PSP users and easier for me =)
yes would be great if someone gets the new source compiled, perhaps the audio stuttering is gone then. it occurs when i try to play videos with more than 400-500kbit. my attempt to compile ended in an error..
eh Fiki . You think i can test it out using ur server?..llol..just wanted to see how it is. 🙂 (u prbly say no.haha)
Dee: Sorry but my Linux box isn't open to outside connections. The only real way to get into it is through the intranet.
I think I -might- have a way to reduce the stuttering. When looking at the PMP converter earlier I saw that it was set to a bitrate of 768. So I've reduced the bitrate to below 500kb/s and once its finished transcoding, I'll test it out and see if it works correctly.
I haven't tested it yet but it should be fine if you were to run this in Linux under a VMWARE virtual machine.
i have taste it under windows and i got the same error
under knoppix (bootable linux from cd/dvd) it runs
Any chance at an apple version? I am runnning OSX 10.4 would love to see this on here!
I finally got it to work after much troubleshooting. I'm running Cygwin under XP, with the pmp_server.py file edited to have the FULL path of my movies i.e. "c:/pmp". Also, make sure you have at least one movie file in that dir.
BTW, if you are getting the blue screen while using Python for Windows, something is wrong. You should be able to see what files are shared even if they won't play without Linux. Try following my advice above, and keep in mind that the prog starts to a blue screen no matter what, look at the network activity light on your PSP to see if it is loading or not.
I do need help in making this work better though. I can get a video to start playing, but it takes an extremely long time to load, and then is unwatchably slow. Is Cygwin limiting how fast my network will work or something like that? Should I switch to a different program, such as VMWare? Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated, it sucks knowing that this could be working perfect if not for the slow speed, especially after the hours of time I spent getting this far.
So, anyone got it running smoothly on Windows? Like most of you guys, I can't get the video index either, tho I can see my directory listing. Running Python 2.3 and win2k.
I got it all to work! Linux rox! Thank god someone is finaly making a server solution for linux before windows. Atho the video lags from time to time its nice to see that it works. I hope it will be optimized later on. Thanx once again Optixx!


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Contemporary music, piano and me
January 23, 2012 6 Comments
Since my sophomore year at Trenton State College (now College of New Jersey) I have had a fatal attraction to contemporary music against my parents' wishes. I often wonder if that was my way to escape to a place, where I could be myself without their interference, since they totally disapproved contemporary music.
During that year I heard for the first time a live performance of Olivier Messiaen's "La Nativité du Seigneur" with organist Albert Ludecke, who had a profound influence on developing my musical taste during college days.
No, I never played the organ, but thanks to him I became very interested in 20th Century French organ repertoire and composers such as Marcel Dupré, Charles Tournemire, Jehan Alain, Maurice Duruflé and many others. That led to my research into the repertoire by those composers and into the discovery of a variety of their piano works.
I will never forget my excitement when I found and purchased a copy of the "Préludes" of Olivier Messiaen, four of which I included on my college senior recital. As I recall, these pieces received the biggest applause at my recital.
Olivier Messiaen is almost a regular fixture on many recitals now, but years ago his music was not.
This led later to more discoveries of piano repertoire like the wonderful set of 12 "Préludes–poèmes" by Charles Tournemire – something between the music of Debussy and Messiaen. The interesting thing about this music was that some of it was written on 4 or more staves!
Through the years, I performed a number of these as well as the original piano version of Marcel Dupré popular organ work "Cortège and Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2" and of course, much Messiaen.
My master's thesis at the Manhattan School of Music was of course, devoted to the music of one of the 20th century French organists and titled "A Seventy-Fifth Birthday Tribute to Maurice Durufle." I still have 2 letters I treasure, written to me by the composer.
My fascination with obscure contemporary music continued when I discovered the music of Alan Hovhaness. This eventually led to the meeting and my friendship with the composer as well as to doctoral dissertation on a number of piano sonatas, and later 2 recordings of his piano music. I am planning in the near future to go more deeply into the subject of Hovhaness and my feeling about the very disappointing centennial year tributes.
From the time I turned my world upside down by researching piano music by French composers, I have that strange feeling, similar to hunger, that forces me to look for obscure music, almost to the point of obsession (at least my wife thinks so). When I see an exciting première recording coming out I almost get the shakes from all the excitement.
I do not know if I would be who I am without good music education and inspiring teachers. My interest in music has expanded in many different directions, and I do know that some of my interests have changed over the years. I might not care much now about music I loved before and vice versa. Sometimes I must listen to a new work a few times before I like it, and I almost never reject anything permanently. I am also evolving and a few years later I might change my opinion.
We should always try to remember that some of the musical warhorses of today were given poor reviews when they were first presented.
Regardless of what I am teaching, I always remember my teachers, what they did for me, and what I liked about them. I might be the first to open the door of knowledge and encourage young students to discover the world of new music, the world I am so passionate about.
My students must learn repertoire from all periods, but I rarely see excitement when I hand them a new piece of Mozart or Schubert. I know that eventually they may possibility learn to love this music, but for now I let them love the music of today such as that by Jennifer Castellano, René Eespere, Ludovico Einaudi, Philip Glass, Jaan Rääts, Yoichi Togawa, and the works of other living composers.
One of my young students confessed to me that after learning a piano work by Einaudi, he downloaded 20 different tracks of his music to his IPod. Not Lady Gaga but Einaudi? I was very excited to see this.
I enjoy seeing young faces when they shake the hand of a young composer (someone they can relate to) who wrote a work they just played. I do remember how my student reacted after finding out the year a composer wrote a work she was playing. "Wow, I was 8 years old when this work was written."
This is why new repertoire must be introduced to young students if we want them to step into 21st Century.
Whether I present, my Classical Discoveries program, a lecture or a piano recital, people are always asking me why we do not hear more music of our time. I know that only through exposure you can change a person's general opinion, but I also know that this is a rather complicated issue. Sometimes I do not know what to say to people without hurting their feelings.
The hardest thing for me is to understand why some people are so inflexible and closed-minded and are not willing to open their mind and ears, and accept the fact that there is much more to music than Mozart and Schubert. The answer may simply be is that people are comfortable only with the familiar.
These are typical comments I hear when strangers find out what I am doing:
- A. I hate new music!
- Q. When was the last time you heard music you hated?
- A. O! In the seventies or eighties and now I never go to any new music concerts.
- Q. That was many years ago. If you never heard any recently how do you know if you will still hate it?
- A. No one can be better than Beethoven, Mozart or Tchaikovsky.
- Q. Do you ever listen to recordings of new music?
- A. No, I would not give this crap a chance, and all new music is crap!!!
- Q. If you try just a little, you may change your opinion and like it.
- A . No way.
It sounds like talking to the wall, but what is interesting, is that some of those non-believers have actually changed their mind. There was a commercial many years ago which included the phrase "Try it, you'll like it." Maybe this should be the phrase to try to encourage listeners to give new music a chance?
A few weeks ago I presented a workshop "21st Century Piano Literature' for the "Piano Teachers Forum" in Central New Jersey. I performed and discussed new works from all over the world for all levels of piano students.
This is briefly what I wrote in my introduction to the list of recommended works for piano students:
I have been disturbed by the general lack of interest in the music of our time, for not only the piano, but for other instruments and ensembles as well. Over the years, after speaking to some of my colleagues, I realized that it was not a lack of interest, but rather a lack of exposure. I have acquired many interesting recordings from all over the world for my radio program and have also received from composers some of their piano works for my personal use, due to my interest in contemporary piano literature. I am very happy to share some of that music with you. In earlier centuries new music was greatly supported and I hope that this trend will eventually return. I know that my students are very excited about playing music composed during their lifetime.
Based on the reaction during and after the presentation, as well as e-mails I received, the participating teachers were very excited about this workshop. Hopefully, some of the attending teachers will share this excitement about new music with their students. It is important for musicians and teachers to support the music of living composers.
I will be presenting 2 more workshops featuring 21st Century Piano Repertoire in the beginning of February. This time they will be with this year's commissioned composer for "New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA), Jennifer Castellano. Jennifer will perform her own compositions and discuss her challenges as a visually and hearing-impaired musician. Jennifer (the second half of the Rosen – Castellano Duo) and I will be recording a CD of contemporary works for piano four-hands during the summer and will be presenting a few of these works during the upcoming workshops. The workshops will also include my performances of new piano repertoire as well, that I also intend to record soon.
If you are in the neighborhood of Princeton or Willow Grove and wish to attend as a guest either of those workshops please contact me at: email@example.com
René Eespere:
Ludus Tactus (2008)
Yuko Yoshioka, Piano
Music: Yoichi Togawa
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Toddler won hearts with his pluck.
Toddler Chace Topperwien has died after a brave battle with leukaemia. His parents Ryan and Keri Topperwien said that their "beautiful bubba" had passed away "as peacefully as we could have ever wished in between his mummy and daddy in our bed".
"Time to go play with great Koko now, he has the meanest hammers and tools, and we told him to have the coolest go kart waiting for you," they said in a post on Facebook.
"No more mamae darling, time for a sleep now."
The Hamilton 3-year-old, who was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease just before his second birthday, won hearts around the country for his courageous fight against cancer.
In April, Chace and his parents flew to Britain to take part in a drug trial at the Royal Marsden Hospital near London. Rich-listers Owen Glenn and Eric Watson contributed $25,000 each towards the trip.
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"There is no chance of another transplant," Topperwien told the New Zealand Herald this month.
The couple used alternative medicines which they said had boosted the youngster's energy.
The Topperwiens put their professional lives on hold when Chace was diagnosed, and said they were glad to be spending each day with their boy.
This week Keri Topperwien said that support from her thousands of online followers had helped her through some of her darkest days.
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"A way to remind myself just how much support we have. But I will now hand over to other whanau, this is by no means me giving up. I will never. But there becomes a point where the pain in my heart is overbearing."
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For example, I am walking along using either "w" on the keyboard or my mouse. Every few seconds, I am aware that keyboard, mouse and sound are not on the game screen although everything looks as you would expect - except I have stopped whatever it was I was doing - unless AF on someone and then I keep going! I click on the game screen and everything operates normally for a few more seconds and then it happens again. This is happening every 15 seconds or so.
Someone said that they alter the settings from "Windowed" to "Full Screen". I tried this but found that I kept flicking to my desktop and it proved quite cumbersome to get the game window up again.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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God's timing. It's always right isn't it? But it hurts sometimes.
In my short twenty years of living I've come to learn this a few times.
I grew up a competitive power tumbler. It was my everything. I carried a little notebook to school with me and wrote my tumbling goals in it. When I was at the gym I was happy. And when my head would hit the pillow at the end of the day I'd dream of leotards and back flips.
Maybe you've heard this story if you know me very well. But as I was finishing my junior year I competed at the Power Tumbling Utah State Championships. I did the best I'd ever done and found myself with a silver medal and a score that qualified me for what would have been my fourth national championships.
I had it made. Or so I thought. But at the time I truly believed I was on my way to achieving the one thing that would make me happy.
Fortunately for me God knows what would really make me happy. And He knew that tumbling wasn't it. Long story short I received one of the most distinct promptings that I needed to quit tumbling. Many questioned this decision because it didn't really make much sense. And while I couldn't see what would come from this decision I decided to act anyways. I did the hardest thing I had ever done. I quit tumbling.
Over three years later I look back on my life and see how much God has directed me to where I need to be. I see the blessings I received from following that one little prompting. But at the time I knew I just had to act in faith that everything would work out for my good. Even if it hurt.
But while I see the blessings from that experience, I still sometimes have a hard time believing that the trials I face now really will work out.
When I came home from my mission a couple months ago I met a boy. A cute boy I might add. I liked this boy a lot and we started dating. I felt like the protagonist in a Disney Channel Original movie. Again, I felt like I had it made. I felt like I was on my way to achieving the one thing that would make me happy.
But I guess I still had something to learn about God's timing, and His plan because this cute boy recently told me he had been praying about our relationship and received an answer to his prayers. As he told me about the answer he had received my throat felt like it was choking as I fought the tears that were flooding to my eyes.
This answer hurt.
And doesn't it often feel like this? Haven't we all looked towards the heavens and questioned why things aren't working out the way we want them to?
I went for a drive tonight as the sun was setting just to think.
I watched the sun set with beautiful pink colors as I talked to my Heavenly Father. I asked Him about His plan. I asked Him why things have worked out the way they have. I asked Him what I needed to learn from this.
So now I'll trust in that. I'll trust that He knows what He's doing with my life even if I can't see the outcome yet. Because just as it says in Romans…
So to all my friends out there in similar situations… have faith. Trust that things will work together for your good as you trust Him. Because I know without a doubt that His plan is always and forever will be the best plan.


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December 22, 2006
When people all try to get out at the same time, sometimes things go awry
Posted by blogger at 12/22/2006
42 comments:
- December 22, 2006 1:50 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
Let's see who dumps the US Dollar first, starts the music and the stampede.
- December 22, 2006 1:58 PM
- Bill said...
Has Housing Bottomed In the US? Data and Fifth Grade Math Says NO
- December 22, 2006 2:40 PM
Think that will be the understatement of the millenium once we move from the current prelude of bubble deflation phase to the full blown bubble burst that will hit in the spring.
- December 22, 2006 3:01 PM
- christiangustafson said...
Great post, Keith!
This is what sets you apart from the bubble blogging herd!
Huzzah! Huzzah!
- December 22, 2006 3:30 PM
Excellent montage Keith. Anyone remember this one?
It's only going to get worse from here I'm afraid.
- December 22, 2006 3:57 PM
Classic supply and demand at work.
Lets say I have a stock tip and I tell someone.
He goes and buys it. Now I dont shut up right there. I keep on yakking and telling millions to buy (sound familiar - Charlatan Cheats, Robbing Alien who ever)
Everyone buys and it drives up the price. OK self fulfiling prophecy, and the first guys can make like bandits selling to the next million or so ... till it now has gotten too high ... and I am out of Idiots to talk into about buying. Boom the market is super high and no one is left ... and the millions that bought ... screw them, I am the guru, I am going to sell vitamins. After all the sheeple have to eat.
And finally Housing is worse than stock. You have stock that is bought with cash you have ... housing is bought all on leverage. Its costs you every minute and it costs you to sell, and it costs you in property taxes utilities and it just will suck you dry if you're not living in it. Not just opportunity cost of the money being tied up. Then when you walk away, the loss is eaten by the bank, you get dinged with the loan forgiveness which the govt hits you as if it was a capital gains income. We aren't even at the tip of the iceberg. The iceberg is straight ahead and we are stuck at full speed, and we dont have a rudder. But we haven't even touched it ...
- December 22, 2006 3:57 PM
That was Clinton's problem (or at least one of them). So many women running in and out of oval office your eventually gonna trip over one!
- December 22, 2006 4:03 PM
The photo at the top looks like the exits anywhere Rosie O'donnell shows up at....especially a all-you-can-eat buffet
- December 22, 2006 4:11 PM
The photo at the top looks like the exits anywhere Rosie O'donnell shows up at....especially a all-you-can-eat buffet
- December 22, 2006 5:26 PM
Fast forward two years from now:
Anyone who bought homes in 2004 will have lost 300k, with the constant news stories beating them over the head, reminding them of their purchases at the height of the bubble, decide to hand the keys back to the banks in droves knowing their "investment" will never recover in price to what they paid. Because now incomes must fit house prices by no more than 2x salary.
- December 22, 2006 5:33 PM
- joey said...
My 2007 predictions.
-The dollar will not be a big story and china is not going to dump our dollars. Its a pretty theory but it ain't happening. I consider myself a bit of a gold bug myself and long term its as good a bet as any. If the dollar goes down china's "portfolio" goes down. If they sell the dollar its choas. They will take a loss over chaos.It AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. Nobody wins with a dollar crash.
-Housing will slow more but the downturn won't be fast enough to cause a recession(except a few notable areas). IT will hurt but not as much as some believe.
Many folks who bought can afford the payments, we tend to overexagerate thewhole "underwater" thing.
-Oil will be a story again. We've been lucky since Katrina with warm weather and no crazy mideast stuff. But odds something will happen. Heck maybe a bad cold snap will jump start things. IF I had to choose a wildcard that would be it.
-Little will change in Iraq. Bush is delusional and won't do much. This is very very sad to think about.
-Consumers will buy less but only little by little. Buying crap is the number one pastime and nobody is giving it up anytime soon.
Usually a recession starts AFTER consumers tire. But now it has to be the other way for the masses to stop charging crap at walmart. It's a like a drug you have to physically remove(the credit and ability to service the debt).
-Beyond 2007 it aint pretty for the USA but 2007 won't be "the Year" everything collapses. Hey, it still give's people like us a chance to buy metals, pay down debt etc.
-My 2007 predictions will be wrong and the dow will hit 15000. In tat case I should do the George Constanza "opposite theory"
Have a nice xmas
- December 22, 2006 5:37 PM
joey is a troll realtor asshole
- December 22, 2006 5:47 PM
- joey said...
to anonymous
Give me a break. I have nothing to do with real estate and don't even own a home due to this bubble. I didn't even say anything positive about real estate or the US economy. Chill out and stop being an ass. YOu don't know squat like the rest of us.
- December 22, 2006 5:51 PM
Joey's scenario seems reasonable to me (maybe somewhat optimistic, though)
- December 22, 2006 6:15 PM
You mean paranoid white, middle aged, fat, bald men who think nazi web sites like Hal Turner and rense.com speak the truth? Hal Turner and rense.com is quoted all over the place here.
"the rest of us" who listen to talk radio like Michael Savage and G. Gordon Liddy. Shows that tell you the brown man (Arab and/or Latino) is going to kill you and fuck your blonde sister? And in between such crap sell you weight loss pills and subscriptions to gold newsletters?
That "rest of us"?
I know Rush that fatass limbaugh, is one hell of a model citizen and a stand up american...that is where i get my news from...sales slow today in california.
- December 22, 2006 6:21 PM
Just Virgil GOODE's comments about the Koran swear in, discussed on MSNBC...the journalist from Washpost called Goode a 'LOONEY'. They discused all the outrage. The only outrage is that the MEDIA is so biased and anti-american that they don't even realize that 90% of americans agree with GOODE. Our nation is founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs that are found in the BIBLE....NOT THE Koran. Do you liberals in the media want NYC to be the next LONDONSTAN... call it NEW YORKISTAN. Keith, how is LONDONSTAN?
- December 22, 2006 6:40 PM
Oh and did the war on Christmas escalate some more today? Which store did Bill O'Reilly tell you toboycott today because they say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Chrtismas?
Target? Macy's? Best Buy? Kohl's? The list changes so often I can't keep up with it.
- December 22, 2006 6:56 PM
Our nation is founded on deist anti-clerical (i.e. anti-church) Enlightenment-era beliefs which are founded in Scottish, English and Continental philosophy of the late 17th and 18th century.
What does the US Constitution, the thing that you are swearing allegiance to, say?
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
The Constitution itself is explicit when it comes to religion: STFU.
If TheAmurricanPeople demand that he swear on a bible and not koran, they are Unconstitutional ignoramuses.
- December 22, 2006 7:20 PM
great pictures!!! You should take your camera and go to one of those neighborhoods that have 20 open houses and arrows pointing every which direction.
Whole builder tracts butting up against each other are like that too.
- December 22, 2006 8:34 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
The Trade Agreement with the US and China expires at the end of Dec. 06.
Frees up the friendly import tax environment the US importers have had with China manufactured goods.
The Dem's want to tax China's imports at 27% as punishment for keeping the Yen artifically low against the USD.
Then the SHTF.
It is a little more complicated the USD will or won't crash.
There is an international chess game going on now between Saudi, US and China. Who will Blink first? No one knows.
Don't you guys get it????
- December 22, 2006 8:38 PM
I agree with flyingmonkeywarrior. China has had too easy of access to U.S. markets. China needs to keep its factories working. First they need oil and second they need U.S. consumers with no U.S. goods tax. They will get oil because they will pay any price. This makes the Saudis happy but not the U.S. If the U.S. puts a goods tax on Chineses goods and/or the U.S. consumer stops buying Chinese goods, China will be in a tough position. They may be forced to sell U.S. Treasuries if they don't like the dollar falling which could send U.S. interest rates soring, which would further hurt the U.S. economy and the dollar.
The Chinese always say they have faith in the American consumer!!! I am not sure I do. Especially if Americans wake up and realize will are self destructing with our over consumption.
- December 22, 2006 9:00 PM
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- December 22, 2006 9:11 PM
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- December 22, 2006 9:13 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
Right, anon.
But the Saudi's told China if they Dump the 1 trillion in USD holdings, in retaliation for the US Import tax increase by (Dem) congress, (which is a prediction, has not happened yet, but the stage is set as of Jan 1, 07),
Saudi cuts of their Oil Supply to China. Ergo, Embargo.
That is the Saudi threat, anyway.
China is snuggly with Iran and Germany and Even Castro let the Chinese drill for oil off shore in the Gulf, 25 miles from Key West.
Next, Saudi will be pulling in a favor from the beholden US, in the form of "Please don't leave us with out your military presence in the Middle East.
Get it?
Thanks for the agreement, anon.
Whew, there are some stoopid people posting here.
- December 22, 2006 9:13 PM
Do you guys stay up late into the night thinking about these consipracies or do they just kinda pop into your minds randomly?
"Saudi cuts of their Oil Supply to China. Ergo, Embargo.That is the Saudi threat, anyway.
China is snuggly with Iran and Germany and Even Castro let the Chinese drill for oil off shore in the Gulf, 25 miles from Key West.
Next, Saudi will be pulling in a favor from the beholden US, in the form of "Please don't leave us with out your military presence in the Middle East."
- December 22, 2006 9:15 PM
Cuba left Iran drill 25 miles off the coast of Key West?
Any source on that?
And by source I meant CNN, AP, Reuters, AlJazeera, not www.rense.com, wnd.com or Hal Turner
- December 22, 2006 9:17 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
No, it is called research and connecting the dots.
Believe it or not.
Anyway, we have the front row seat here at HP.
Time will tell if I am on crack or just real anthropologist.
Now we watch and wait.
Y2K never happened and I have been wrong before. No ego or emo here, just a lot of reading, oh, and I do business Internationally.
We shall see soon enough.
- December 22, 2006 9:20 PM
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- December 22, 2006 9:22 PM
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- December 22, 2006 9:29 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
Cuba left Iran drill 25 miles off the coast of Key West?
No, Castro leased the Oil Drilling rights to China, 25 miles off of the Key West coast, in the Gulf Of Mex.
My sources:
A contact inside the Florida Government and the Orlando Sentinel, additionally, Rense.com posted the Orlando Sentinel article (fyi), which was buried on the third page of the news paper.
Both the Gov. friend and the Orlando local paper are MSM and "credible".
And you're an Idiot. My source? HP
- December 22, 2006 9:30 PM
- BubbleShanker said...
Just wait until this spring, when all the idiots put their houses back on the market that did not sell in the past year. Pain!
- December 22, 2006 9:34 PM
Yeah that is credible indeed. A source inside the government.....It's truly amazing how idiotic you are...well you are nazis so what can I expecy?
"My sources: A contact inside the Florida Government and rense.com"
- December 22, 2006 9:51 PM
"Y2K never happened"
And let me guess you still have 1000 batteries you stocked up on.
- December 22, 2006 9:52 PM
yah 20 million people cleaning toilets and picking fruit...you are right, they need to be stopped!!!
- December 22, 2006 10:16 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
gtg now.
- December 23, 2006 12:28 AM
I got stuck in Chicago at the corner of North Av and Clybourn. There I realised I'd be fvcked if something disasterous happened.
Too many damn people. Too many damn condos.
- December 23, 2006 4:11 AM
U are wrong.
joey said...
My 2007 predictions.
-The dollar will not be a big story and china is not going to dump our dollars.
**** China is worried bec the USD is losing value on it's own. Int rates are being held down to keep the housing bubble going and the ARMs at bay. That is causing the USD to lose against the Euro. Intrest rates will have to be risen to float the USD. That will cause the end of the RE bubble.
-Housing will slow more but the downturn won't be fast enough to cause a recession(except a few notable areas).
****** See above.
-Consumers will buy less but only little by little.
**** Wrong. consumers will buy ALOT less if their ARMs jump.
- December 23, 2006 4:41 AM
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- December 23, 2006 5:14 AM
your right, there is no hope of an orderly and timely evac. of chicago. density of population way too high.....instant gridlock. someone once said that every major city is just 3 days away from anarchy. if you keep 3 wks supplies you will have a better chance than most of being around when govt. assistance finally shows up. assuming ,of course, you survive the main event.
- December 23, 2006 8:01 AM
- joey said...
Yeah yeah i've been hearing gloom and doom for 3 years now. This year it will be the 4th. It will be suprising uneventful.
- December 23, 2006 9:46 PM
- FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...
Only the enlightned or those thirsty and open will like it here.
just saying.
- December 24, 2006 1:00 AM


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It's been a project that I have been searching for in my closet, in my semi-sortof-organized stitching corner, for months...probably even years.
Over the summer I remember taking everything out of my closet. Stacked it up on my bed; going through it; organizing stitching magazines that dated back to 1989; categorizing DMC and other floss as well as fabric.
I could not, for the life of me find this round robin project. It was making me sick. Not only was the stitched piece MIA, but the little booklet that traveled along with the piece where everyone wrote wonderful things about themselves. I knew it had to be here, but after months of search and no luck of finding, I gave up. Chalked it up to being trashed or left behind some where.
However, today, while packing for Chicago - another hockey tournament weekend - I was looking for a cute pair of boots I knew were hiding in the depths of my closet. And lo' n' behold I found this:
A see-through zipper bag...a stitched piece...patterns...floss...Could it be, the Friendship Sampler?
OMG - Tears of happiness!
I found it! I found it! I am so happy and excited to have found this piece! It was in the strangest of places, so it is by luck that I stumbled upon it!
And the traveling journal was there too! I am so relieved!
So, of course this is going in to my stitching bag I am taking to Chicago!
Until next time, take care and remember...
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Successful roach treatments require that both the technician and the customer work together to gain control of their roach problem. Sanitation is the key to any roach treatment. Stoves need to remove any residue, cabinets need cleaning, counters need to be sanitized, food products need to be stored in proper locations and many other things. Then, a pesticide treatment and roach bait can be applied. For more information on this process, please call Eric The Bug Guy.
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ORIENTAL COCKROACHESOriental Cockroaches are the cockroaches that crawl out of the drains and toilets. Unlike the German Cockroach, after the treatments there are plumbing repairs and sewer clean up to resolve this pest problem.
Oriental Cockroaches are very large and dark colored compared to other cockroaches species. They can grow as big as 1″ in size. Usually traveling through sewer pipes and drains because of the cooler temperatures. An Oriental cockroach creates a strong smell and is considered one of the dirtiest of all the cockroaches.
BROWN BANDED COCHROACHESBrown banded cockroaches get their name from the two light bands they have across their dark brownish bodies and have wings. The male's wings are larger than the female's wings. They are around 1/2″ in size and prefer to eat starchy foods, sometimes wallpaper paste and book bindings. Brown banded cockroaches are located in warm and dry areas. Prefer to live in kitchen pantries. Also, they avoid light when ever they can.
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Goju was founded in the late 1920's by Chojun Miyagi. Chojun Miyagi was born on April 25, 1888 in Naha, Okinawa. He studied under Kanryo Higaonna, the founder of Naha-te.
Go" means Hard, and "Ju" means Soft, while Ryu means way or Way of Life, hence the Goju-Ryu translation indicating the Hard & Soft Way of Life". The Goju-Ryu style is a blend of Okinawan Te (Hard) and Shoalin Kung Fu (Soft), with emphasis on the White Crane style. Other Chinese influences include Pakua Chang, I Chuan, and Tai Chi Chuan, which Sensei Miyagi studied on several trips to the Chinese mainland. Master Miyagi was particularly interested in the breathing exercise of the Zen monks. The breathing aspect is one exercise that distinguishes the Goju school from all others. Breathing methods are used by different martial arts schools, however, they are not quite the same as those of Goju. Returning from intense study in China, Master Miyagi decided to organize a systematical instruction of the art of karate do. He established the Goju school, the first instructional organization in the field of martial arts. This was an advanced stage of instruction, where only self-defense techniques were taught to selected individuals.
Master Miyagi started teaching karate in public schools and other public establishments. He literally devoted his life to the art of karate do. Although he was born into a rich family of noble class, all his material inheritance was used for the promotion of karate do.
Goju-Ryu is a close range system, characterized by circular blocks, joint manipulations and kicking techniques to lower body targets. Dynamic tension and breathing are major elements in its training and is incorporated in many of the katas.
Sensei Miyagi died on October 8, 1953 at the age of 65. Following his death, four of his senior students opened their own schools. Seiko Higa carried on as Sensei Miyagi's immediate successor. Meitoku Yagi formed the Meibukan, while Sensei Toguchi formed the Shorei-kan, and Eiichi Miyazato formed the Jundokan.
Later, in 1963, the Miyagi family presented Sensei Miyagi's gi and belt to Meitoku Yagi, officially making him the head of the Goju-Ryu system. Master Yamaguchi received the 10th Degree Red Belt (master's rank) and is the highest rank in the Goju system.
Upon Master Miyagi's death in 1953, Master Gogen Yamaguchi became the successor to the Goju school.
Gogen Yamaguchi founded karate at Ritsumeikan University just prior to meeting Chojun Miyagi in 1929 on one of his visits to Japan. In 1935 he formed the All Japan Karate Do Federation Goju Kai, which succeeded in unifying some of the major Japanese karate schools of the time. In 1936 Master Yamaguchi initiated Jiyu Kumite (free sparring), which evolved into the basis of sport karate systems used today.
In 1939 Master Yamaguchi was sent to Manchuria as an intelligence officer. He was captured after the war by the Russians and imprisoned until 1947. His captors treated him cruelly, but could not erode his courage.
Gogen Yamaguchi's son Gosen was among the first to open a Goju Ryu dojo in the United States in 1963. His other son Gosei followed in 1964, and still heads the Goju-Kai from San Francisco.
He was instrumental in the creation of the All Japan Karate-Do Federation in 1964, which successfully unified some of the major schools of the time. He was awarded the Ranju-hosho from the Emperor in honour of his achievements. In 1966, he wrote "Karate: Goju-Ryu by the Cat".
He died on May 20th, 1989 at the age of 80. His legacy lives on through his sons (Gosin, Gosei and Goshi) and his many students, notably Peter Urban, Seigo Tada, Alberto Evangelista and Bob Dalgleish.
Peter Urban, introduced Japanese Goju Ryu to the USA in 1959 and later formed the USA Goju Association.
Robert M. Dalgleish (November 6, 1942 - July 6, 1978) introduced Goju to Canada and is considered to be the father of Canadian Goju.
Sensei Bob is the reason it's called "Canadian Goju". Had Sensei Bob simply gone to Okinawa, study karate and return to Canada to teach, it would have been called Okinawa Goju. However, Sensei Bob had influences from Chito Ryu, Shotokan, Ishin Ryu, USA (Urban) Goju, Okinawa Goju, Yamaguchi Goju, KyokuShin-Kai and more. These many influences eventually evolved into what is known as Canadian Goju Ryu.
Sensei Bob was an martial arts aficionado. He loved to travel and he loved karate. He traveled frequently to meet and exchange martial arts information with so many martial arts masters.
The following excerpts were taken from the Goju Kai Karate Dojo Handbook. Reprinted without permission
Master Bob Dalgleish started his initial training in 1959 under the guidance of Master Masami Tsuruoka, 9th Dan and head instructor of the Chito Ryu style of karate do in Toronto, Ontario. Master Dalgleish studied with master Tsuruoka for a period of two years after which he journeyed to California to continue his studies under Shotokan Master Hidetaka Nishiyama. Remaining with Nishiyama for a period of two years off and on, Master Bob Dalgleish attained the level of 1st kyu brown belt in the Shotokan School of karate-do.
Having attained two separate grades of brown belt, Master Dalgleish then traveled throughout the United States and Canada, gaining knowledge and sharing with karate-ka throughout the nation. From 1959-1964 Master Dalgleish studied and trained in the following styles:
In 1965, Sensei Dalgleish taught in Vancouver, B.C. and was elevated to the level of 3rd degree black belt by Master Masutatsu Oyama of the KyokuShinKai style. Master Dalgleish stayed in Vancouver and established a dojo there and then returned to Toronto, Ontario where he introduced the Shotokan style and KyokuShinKai style to Eastern Karate Club.
Between the years of 1965 and 1967, Master Dalgleish journeyed from Toronto to New York, several times to learn Japanese Goju style under Master Peter Urban. However, Sensei Dalgleish had to start at the bottom and wear a white belt for a period of 2 years and after a 2-week grading period, he was again recognized as his previous rank of 3rd degree black belt by Master Urban. Sensei Dalgleish then returned to Toronto and introduced the Goju style to Canada via the Eastern Karate Club.
In 1969, Master Dalgleish traveled to San Francisco, California where he was accepted by Master Gosei Yamaguchi, to train in Yamaguchi Goju Ryu (Japanese) and again, Master Dalgleish started from the basics and on up. When Master Dalgleish left Master Yamaguchi, he was recognized as a 3rd degree Black Belt in the Yamaguchi style of Goju Ryu.
Between the time periods of 1967 and 1968, Master Dalgleish traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, to train with Master Robert Trias, 8th Dan and founder of the United States Karate Association. Master Trias, without any doubt graded Master Dalgleish to 4th degree Black Belt and instructed him in the Okinawan Shorei style of Karate-do.
In 1971, Master Dalgleish was granted the 5th degree Black Belt in Goju Ryu and later was granted the Masters' rank of 'Renshi' by Shihan Yamamoto, from Japan.
Master Bob Dalgleish traveled to Sudbury, Ontario in 1970 to establish the Sudbury Goju Kai Karate Dojo, until his death in 1978. The Canadian Goju style was left to his students Yogi Israel Segarra, Don Gauthier, Don Benoit, Bill Hinds & Don Warrener to continue to the very best of their ability to promote the martial arts favorably to the general population.
In 1972 Don Benoit started training under Master Bob Dalgleish at the Sudbury Goju Kai Karate Dojo. Don's insatiable appetite for karate and diligent training earned him his black belt in just over one year. His journey in the martial arts has continued throughout the years.
From 1981 to 1989 he ran Sudbury Goju Ryu. In 1993 Benoit's Marital Arts evolved. World Champions have gotten their start at Benoit's Martial Arts under Don's guidance. Don Benoit also distinguished himself as a competitor in kata and won Super Grands World NBL Titles for kata in 1997 and again in 1999.
Don is a member of the Karate Canada and received his dan recognition and accredited as a sixth degree black belt, through the NKA (Canada) in 2002. In 2003 the NKA accepted Don's application for style recognition and officially registered Benoit's Goju-Ryu Karate-Do as it's own style. This evolution lead to his clubs name change when Don became the founding president of Benoit's Goju-Ryu Karate-Do.
Don Benoit had the honour and privilege of training under Grandmaster Gosei Yamaguchi at his home dojo in San Leandro, California.
In April 2007 Shihan Don Benoit became a member of the Japanese Karate Federation and received his 6th Dan with Seiwa Kai . Shihan Don Benoit was awarded his Master Instructor Certification.
In 2011 Shihan Don Benoit was awarded the prestigious Syl Apps Award in a formal presentation by Ms. Best, Minister of Health & Sport for the Province of Ontario. On March 15th, 2012 Shihan Benoit achieved his 7th Dan Black Belt with Karate Canada.
Don is currently sought after for his expertise by Karate Ontario and Karate Canada for his judging and refereeing expertise.
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I must be doing something wrong. I want to solve the following, where n is a positive integer, and p is a real number between 0 and 1.
$$(1-p)^n \le 0.4$$
So I take the log on both sides:
$$\log\big((1-p)^n\big) \le \log(0.4)$$ $$\log(1-p) \cdot n \le \log(0.4)$$ $$n \le \frac { \log(0.4)}{ \log(1-p)}$$
This would imply that there is a upper bound on n, instead of a lower one, which doesn't make sense, because $1-p \le 1$, and therefore the larger the exponent $n$ the smaller $(1-p)^n$ is.
What am I doing wrong?


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The Outright Winner Is..................................
You really wouldn't want to know this Woman, would you? Certainly not biblically. The results for which I thank my small, loyal band, are;
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'Emad W. Nazzal-Pales – As they say: we're terrorists
"The world stood silent, while we urged for help. The world turned their heads, while we were being slaughtered. The world turned deaf to our screams for help. They laughed with joy to the screams of pain, and sipped on their liquor while amusing themselves listening to the screams of the raped ones. They were more amused to learn what pain can make one do. The world watched our falling bodies and watched us bleed.
We knew then that we were all alone.
Do you know what it is like to see your father being beaten to death?
Do you know what it is like seeing your mother being raped?
Do you know what it is like seeing your unborn child forced out of your wife's tummy with a knife?
Do you know what it is like when you hold your child in pieces?
Do you know what is like when a human is degraded out of his humanity?
Do you know what it is like watching your life being shattered and being raped of your dreams?
Do you know what it is like being oppressed and being deprived of your freedom?
I am sure you don't because if you did, you would have never called me a terrorist.
Are we terrorists because we said "NO MORE?" Are we terrorists because we refused to be sub-human? Are we terrorists because we retaliated? Are we terrorists because we interrupted your joy of watching us bleed? Or are we terrorists because our love for Palestine is simply so deep?
Did I hurt your feelings? Did I make you cry? Did I turn your stomach with disgust? Or should I just let you watch me bleed?"
we should never forget that turning a blind eye to oppression and watching from the sidelines is itself oppression.Source


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The Temple of Baal Cave is renowned for its beauty and spectacular features. Although this cave is often used as a wedding venue, it is not a 'temple'. Rather, the unusual name was inspired by limestone formations which reminded early cave explorers of the Biblical story of 'Elijah and the Prophets of Baal'.
Visitors enter the Temple of Baal Cave via the 'Binoomea Cut' a long manmade tunnel. Then, they travel down the 'Dragon's Throat', via a dramatic winding staircase. There are 2 massive chambers, one 42 metres high and filled with beautiful formations. One of these formations, the 9 metre tall 'Angel's Wing' shawl, is one of the largest cave shawls in the world. The cave also offers beautiful examples of crystal helictites.
This cave tour includes evocative light and sound, taking you back in time, to the creation and discovery of the cave.
360 degree view of the Temple of Baal Cave (Use your arrow keys to see the whole chamber.)
|Inspection time: 1½ hours
|Length: 365 metres
|Fitness level: average
|Minimum age: 10 years
|Stair steps: 288
|Tour size: average 25 people (minimum 2)
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HuffPostLive Appearance: Tea Party Meets Machine
07 Sep, 2012 by John Hawkins
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Can Solar Panels be Recycled?
Like all manufactured products, there will come a time when your solar panels reach their end of life. What will happen then? The infographic below, produced in partnership with Revolution, a leading electronics recycling and data destruction company, explains how your solar panels can be recycled…Read More


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Here's some food for thought: Digestion is more than the food that we eat! Working with pregnant women, this fact rings true even more than with the general population.
Category: Self Care
Your breath is the single most important thing in your life. Why? It keeps you alive! Our breath is the movement of air in and out of us – inhalation and exhalation.
Ok...the truth is….birth is normal!!! Yes, it hurts or can hurt like hell...but, can you do it? Absolutely! Is it safe? Yes, it's absolutely normal and women have been doing it since the beginning of time. What's the point of this post? It's to urge you, to support you, and to champion you to trust your gut.
Yoga is a beautiful science that is very beneficial for all people, especially pregnant mommas! Yoga helps you breathe, relax and adjust to the physical demands of pregnancy.


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Has it been 27 years already?
Kīlauea has been erupting nearly continuously for 27 years as of Sunday, January 3, 2010.
The eruption has gone through many changes in those years, most notably in 2008 with the addition of a second vent and degassing source. While this change made the list of top ten news stories in 2008, it failed to make the grade in 2009 with the tanking national economy, state and county budget woes, and other more immediate concerns taking top honors.
On a longer time scale, the eruption of Kīlauea, or any Hawaiian volcano, is a big deal—in both positive and negative ways. Eruptions destroy structures encourage the tourism industry on Hawai'i Island. While providing abundant land to develop, the threat of destruction by active lava flows affects insurance and mortgage issues, increasing development costs. Eruptions can produce rich soil that supports agricultural products, but also emit vog and volcanic gases that damage crops growing in the volcanic soil.
Hawaiian volcanoes pervade nearly every aspect of our lives. For starters, we would be treading water in the middle of the Pacific Ocean if it weren't for several million years of volcanic activity building islands that provide perpetual footrests.
The soils in which we grow crops and gardens are derived from weathered lava and tephra. Volcanic soils are known worldwide as being rich and well suited for everything from taro to sugar cane, pineapples, and coffee. The needed water is obtained from rainfall scraped from passing clouds by high volcanic ridges.
Living on an active volcano presents many concerns, most of which have been realized to some extent in the past 27 years of Kīlauea's eruption. Lava flows have ignited forest fires and destroyed many structures, subdivisions, and towns, displacing small populations. At the same time, thousands to millions of tourists have been drawn to Kīlauea hoping to witness to Pele's activity. Roads have been blocked and ground traffic rerouted while air tour traffic has increased.
Many Hawai'i Island residents realized first-hand how much of the volcanic gas emissions were going out to sea from Pu`u `Ō `ō vent when a second degassing source in Halema'uma'u Crater opened in early 2008. The location of the new vent directed its emitted gases along the southern part of Hawai'i Island before being blown offshore.
Over the history of humankind, our conflicted relationship with volcanoes has, on the one hand, inspired artists and authors (to be detailed in January Volcano Watch columns) and deity worship (Pele, in Hawai'i) while wreaking local destruction, and, in extreme cases, death. To explore all of these aspects of Hawaiian volcanoes, HVO and our partners have organized a number of educational and experiential activities during January 2010, which is designated as "Volcano Awareness Month."
The "eruption" of volcano awareness activities begins with a kick-off event in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on January 2, followed by a special insert in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today newspapers on January 3. A calendar of daily Volcano Awareness Month events in January, as well as a wealth of information about Hawaiian volcanoes, can be found in the insert and on the HVO Web site.
Hawai'i is volcanoes and, during Volcano Awareness Month, we encourage you to learn more about this fundamental aspect of our island.
Volcano Activity Update
Lava continues to erupt from the TEB vent on Kīlauea's east rift zone and flow through tubes to the ocean at the Waikupanaha location west of Kalapana. Lava flows were active on the pali early in the week, but a deflation-inflation cycle at the summit caused surface activity to slow or stop altogether by midweek.
Glow above the collapse pit inset within the floor of Halema'uma'u Crater, at Kīlauea summit, has been visible at night from the Jaggar Museum. Lava was visible through an opening in the floor of the collapse pit throughout the week, as recorded by the Webcam perched on the rim of Halema'uma'u. The lava level, however, dropped in response to the deflation-inflation cycle. Volcanic gas emissions remain elevated, resulting in high concentrations of sulfur dioxide downwind.
One earthquake beneath Maui Island was reported felt this past week. A magnitude-3.7 earthquake occurred at 11:39 a.m., H.s.t., on Thursday, December 31, 2009, and was located 53 km (33 miles) north of Kahului, Maui, at a depth of 19 km (12 miles).
Visit our Web site for detailed Kīlauea and Mauna Loa activity updates, recent volcano photos, recent earthquakes, and more; call (808) 967-8862 for a Kīlauea activity summary; email questions to email@example.com.