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Ftrace Function Graph ARM
This page holds information from Tim Bird's talk at Linux Symposium Montreal (July, 2009). Tim talked about patches against the 2.6.31-rc1 kernel tree for adding function graph tracing to the ARM architecture, for the Ftrace system.
Here is the presentation from the Japan Linux Symposium:
Here is the presentation from the Canada Linux Symposium session:
Here is Tim's paper for this work:
2.6.32-rc5 patches
To apply, extract the patches and the series file. If you have 'quilt', extract the file directly into the top level of the kernel source tree (the top directory is called 'patches'). Then do "quilt push -a".
If you don't have quilt, apply the patches manually, in the order specified in the 'series' file, with a command like: "patch -p1 <patches/foo.patch"
2.6.31-rc1 patches
The following patches were submitted to the kernel mailing list in early July 2009. There are patches against kernel version 2.6.31-rc1.
- Media:Arm-sched_clock-notrace.patch
- Media:Add-function-graph-tracer-support-for-ARM.patch
- Media:Func-graph-duration-filter.patch
- Media:Optimize-duration-filter-discard.patch
- Media:Ftd.txt - Function Trace Dump - post-trace analysis tool
To install:
* Download * rename to 'ftd': mv Ftd.txt ftd * make it executable: chmod a+x * Put it on your path somewhere: sudo mv ftd /usr/local/bin
Further Work
Base on feeback from ftrace developers on the kernel mailing list, and from other developers at the tracing mini-summit, I started working on an updated duration tracer, using a different filtering approach. This work already looks very promising, but is not ready for release yet (as of July 24, 2009).
I will be reporting on this work at ELC Europe and the Japan Linux Symposium, so look for some updates to this page in October, 2009, if this stuff hasn't been mainlined by then. Or just send me an e-mail asking about the status.


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Field expected to play faster after football game
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals head groundskeeper Bill Findley had a look of exhaustion as he and his crew wrapped up their work preparing the Busch Stadium field for Monday night's game against the Nationals. They had all worked almost around the clock converting the surface back for baseball after hosting a college football game between Southeast Missouri State and Southern Illinois on Saturday.
Findley said that 13 truckloads of sod were brought in to replace the outfield grass that had been torn up during the football game. The areas of the outfield that were not replaced still showed a few yard markings and the end zone.
The work started late Saturday afternoon, immediately after the conclusion of the football game. Findley had his team return to Busch Stadium around 7 a.m. CT on Sunday and they worked until close to midnight. They returned early on Monday to finish.
Manager Mike Matheny and third-base coach Jose Oqunedo were among those who surveyed the field Monday afternoon before the Cardinals went out for batting practice. Both expected the outfield to play a bit faster due to balls skipping off a harder surface.
"Looks like the grounds crew did a good job with what they had to try and make happen here," Matheny said. "It's not easy. We've got a very, very good grounds crew here. These guys work real hard and I'll be interested to see how it plays."

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Lindenwood University has published an updated version of its mobile application that offers users essential campus services through their smartphones and mobile devices. Added features include new admissions and course modules, as well as quick access links to the university's online student portal and Lionmail web pages.
The admissions module provides information about day and undergraduate, evening and graduate, international, military, and online degree programs. It also includes the same functionality as the school's website through which users can apply online, schedule a visit, view a campus tour video, and more.
The course module contains detailed course listings, descriptions, and schedules offered at all campus and extension center locations. Information about upcoming terms and required textbooks is also included.
Developed by Blackboard Mobile, the Lindenwood mobile application initially launched in October, 2012. It originally included interactive campus maps, event calendars, athletic scores and schedules, campus news stories, a staff directory, a Blackboard portal for students and instructors, videos from Lindenwood's YouTube channel, an archive of campus images, links to the school's most searched departments, and emergency assistance information.
The application has been well-received by the university's many audiences. It's been run more than 91,000 times since its original launch date and consistently garners more than a dozen new users each day.
"We set out to offer our students and members of the community the information and services they want on the mobile devices they love, and we're pleased that we've been able to provide them with a useful tool," said Rachel Johnson, public relations specialist. "We hope the application's new admissions and course modules, as well as the added quick links, will be just as useful for users as the original components have been."
Lindenwood's mobile application can be downloaded through Apple® iOS and Android™ application stores and is also available on all web browser-enabled devices on the mobile web.


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Caspian Tern colonies in the Great Lakes: responses to an unpredictable environment. Doctor of Philosophy:106pp... 1981.
Intraseasonal movement between colony sites by Caspian Terns in the Great Lakes. The Wilson Bulletin. 97(4):502-510.. 1985.
Mate retention in Caspian Terns. The Condor. 87:74-78.. 1985.
Reproductive success and colony-site tenacity in Caspian Terns. The Auk. 105:339-344.. 1988.
Habitaat and reproductive success of piping plover nesting on Great Lakes islands. The Wilson Bulletin. 104(1):155-161.. 1992.
Habitat and reproductive success of Piping Plovers nesting on Great Lakes islands. The Wilson Bulletin. 104(1):155-161.. 1992.
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The influence of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers on local insect community structure. The Wilson Bulletin. 107(4):746-752.. 1995.
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Captive-rearing piping plovers: developing techniques to augment wild populations. Zoo Biology. 16:461-477.. 1997.
Merlin (Falco columbarius) breeding record for Emmet Co., MI: further evidence and hypotheses for a range expansion. Michigan Birds and Natural History. 4(5):193-196.. 1997.
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) predation on crayfish (Orconectes sp.) in a Lake Huron coastal wetland. Michigan Birds and Natural History. 4(5):196-198.. 1997.
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Gizzard contents of Piping Plover chicks in northern Michigan. The Wilson Bulletin. 111(1):121-123.. 1999.
Nesting populations of Double-crested Cormorants in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the 1997 Symposium on Double-Crested Cormorants: Population Status and Management Issues in the Midwest. :17-25.. 1999.
Possible expansion of breeding Great Black-backed Gulls in Michigan. Michigan Birds and Natural History. 6:15-18.. 1999.
Recovery of the Great Lakes piping plover population: a progress report. Proceedings, Piping Plovers and Least Terns of the Great Plains and Nearby, pp. .. :8-17.. 1999.
The Double-crested Cormorant in eastern and central North America: a summary of status and selected research. Cormorant Research Group Bulletin. 4:5-9.. 2000.
Piping Plover. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. :230-234.. 2000.
Trends in Caspian Tern numbers and distribution in North America: a review. Waterbirds. 23(3):388-404.. 2000.
The effect of 50 years of landscape change on species richness and community composition. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 10:305-313.. 2001.
A habitat-based population model for the Great Lakes population of the piping plover (Charadrius melodus). Biological Conservation. 99:169-181.. 2001.
Potential impacts of nesting Double-crested Cormorants on Great Blue Herons and Black-crowned Night-herons in the U.S. Great Lakes region. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 28(2):145-154.. 2002.
A robust new method for analyzing community change and an example using 83 years of avian response to forest succession. Biological Conservation. 138:381-389.. 2007.
The Piping Plover in Michigan: a 100 year perspective. Michigan Birds and Natural History. 15(2):29-38.. 2008.
Relative fitness of wild and captive-reared piping plovers: Does egg salvage contribute to recovery of the endangered Great Lakes population? Biological Conservation. 141(12):3079-3088.. 2008.
Space use by Great Lakes Piping Plovers during the breeding season. Journal of Field Ornithology. 80(3):270-279.. 2009.
Apparent nest abandonment as evidence for breeding season mortality in Great Lakes Piping Plovers. The Auk. 127(2):402-410.. 2010.
The Challenge of Threatened and Endangered Species Management in Coastal Areas. Coastal Management. 38(4):337-353.. 2010.
Characteristics of double-crested cormorant colonies in the U.S. Great Lakes island landscape. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 36(2):232-241.. 2010.
Colored plastic and metal leg bands do not affect survival of Piping Plover chicks. Journl of Field Ornithology. 81(3):317-324.. 2010.
Distribution and abundance of nesting common and Caspian terns on the North American Great Lakes, 1976 to 1999. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 36(1):44-56.. 2010.
Distribution of Non-Breeding Great Lakes Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) along Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coastlines: Ten Years of Band Sightings. Waterbirds. 33(1):22-32.. 2010.
Ornithology in Northern Michigan. The Changing Environment of Northern Michigan: A Century of Science and Nature at the University of Michigan Biological Station. :109-118.. 2010.
Population Demography of the Great Lakes Piping Plover. Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. Doctor of Philosophy:181pp... 2010.
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Connectivity in piping plovers: Do breeding populations have distinct winter distributions? The Journal of Wildlife Management. 76(2):348-355.. 2011.
Population Trends of Ring-billed Gulls Breeding on the North American Great Lakes, 1976 to 2009. Waterbirds. 34(2):202-212.. 2011.
Evidence of Long-distance Dispersal and Successful Interpopulation Breeding of the Endangered Piping Plover. Waterbirds. 35(4):642-644.. 2012.
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Mike Adams
Natural News
Oct 25, 2012
What do Monsanto, BASF, Bayer, Dow, DuPont and Syngenta all have in common? They are all manufacturers of poison who are funneling millions of dollars into the campaign to try to defeat Proposition 37 in California (the GMO labeling bill). In doing this, these six pesticide companies have cemented their positions in history as being among the most evil corporations in human history.
Today, Natural News is announcing a lifetime boycott of all six companies. We are urging Natural News readers and all members of the human race who believe in a positive, healthful future to join in this lifetime boycott of these destructive companies:
• Stop buying ALL products made by Bayer (including their over-the-counter medicine products).
• Stop buying ALL products made by DuPont (including cookware and textiles).
• Stop buying ALL products made with Monsanto's genetically modified seeds. This includes virtually all conventional corn and soy products. This is true across all groceries, storable foods and snacks. If it contains corn and it's not USDA certified organic, it's almost certainly Monsanto's GMO.
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Empower yourself: Read labels, make decisions, deny evil corporations your business
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Feasibility studies for the East Africa Submarine cable system (EASSY) have been completed, paving way for the project to be operational in the first quarter of 2009, according to project coordinator John Sihra.
The cable will connect 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Malawi and Botswana. The venture is Africa's largest undersea cable project.
The completion of the feasibility studies for the US$250 million submarine telecommunications cable project has cleared the way for it to begin in next year's first quarter, after a December project meeting in Zambia.
Work on the cable has been delayed by 18 months. The completion of the feasibility studies follows the approval of a US$32.5 million investment in the cable by International Finance, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group.
The project has also received funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the European Development Bank.
The 10,500-kilometer cable will run under the Indian Ocean from Durban, South Africa, to Port Sudan in Sudan. French telecom company Alcatel-Lucent SA has already been awarded the contract to lay the cable, which will provide connectivity across Africa. The goal is to support the increase in local traffic and new broadband services and connect Africa to the rest of the world.
The completed project's goal is to significantly reduce the region's high telecommunications costs.
"Currently, countries in the region using satellite telecommunication pay monthly charge of US$15,000 but this would be reduced to about US$10,000 per month using the fiber cable," Sihra said.
Political interference and squabbles over the definition of open access have been blamed for the delay in laying the cable, according to Sihra. Some EASSY members have also embarked on other cable projects.
The Kenyan government, a member of the EASSY project, is laying its own parallel cable, known as the East Africa Marine Systems (TEAMS) that will connect East Africa to the Middle East and South America. This cable project would be operational in the second quarter of 2009.
The South African government initially denied the EASSY project a landing point, claiming South African companies, including Mobile Telecommunication, should have additional shares in the project. The South African government has since allowed the project to have a landing point in the country.
Project managers and a consortium of operators formed to operate the cable have also agreed that the cable will be run on an open-access principle, so that all service providers in the region would have access to the bandwidth on an equal basis. The rates they will be paying have not yet been determined.
The EASSY consortium of investors wanted to allow only service providers with international gateway license to become network member. But the World Bank and other international development agencies feared that if service providers with international gateway licenses were the only ones allowed to acquire the bandwidth, they would form a cartel. This could result in high costs for users, according to the World Bank.
Eston Muyobo, the board chairman of the Zambia Telecommunication and a member of the EASSY project, said by December the company will finish laying a national fiber-optic cable, which will be connected to the EASSY project. Several service providers in the region are also laying national cables to be connected to the EASSY project.


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Europe's largest spaceship reaches its orbital port
ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on 15 June when it docked smoothly with orbital outpost at 14:07 GMT (16:07 CEST).
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now connected to the Space Station.
"Bravo Europe, bravo ESA, bravo ATV. Thank you Member States, thank you industry, thank you CNES, thank you Russian partner," commented Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA.
"With the fourth ATV now ready to support and supply the Space Station with essential supplies and scientific experiments, ESA again proves itself to be a reliable partner in the international station upon which the future can be developed."
Gentle contact; amazing achievement
The 20-tonne ferry, the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe, flew autonomously and docked with the 420-tonne complex with a precision of a few cm as both circled Earth at 28 000 km/h.
"Such a gentle contact between a spacecraft the size of a double-decker bus and a Station 20 times larger is an amazing achievement, highlighting the impressive level of control achieved by this European space system developed by our industry under ESA's direction," said Thomas Reiter, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations.
"These impressive technological capabilities will live on in the service module of NASA's upcoming Orion crew vehicle."
Autonomous docking at 28 000 km/h
The rendezvous and docking were performed autonomously by ATV's own computers, closely monitored by flight controllers from ESA and France's CNES space agency at the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse, France, and by Luca Parmitano and his crewmates on the Station.
Like its predecessors, ATV-4 is much more than a simple supply vessel: it is a space tug, a tanker, a freighter and a temporary habitation module.
To compensate for the natural decay in altitude of the Station's orbit caused by atmospheric drag, it is loaded with 2580 kg of propellant to perform regular reboosts. It can even move the entire space complex out of the path of hazardous space debris. ATV also provides attitude control when other spacecraft are approaching the Station.
In its tanks, it carries 860 kg of propellant, 100 kg of oxygen and air, and 570 kg of drinking water, all to be pumped into the Station's tanks.
In its pressurised cargo module, it carries more than 1400 items packed into 141 bags, including 2480 kg of dry cargo such as scientific equipment, spare parts, food and clothes for the astronauts.
During its four months attached to the Station, ATV will provide 45 cubic metres of extra crew quarters. On previous missions, the addition was welcomed by the astronauts as "the quietest place in the Station" and was often the preferred area for working.
At the end of its mission, scheduled for 28 October, ATV-4 will separate from the Station, packed with waste bags. The following day, it will be directed to burn up safely in the atmosphere during reentry over the South Pacific Ocean.


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Two primary source collections from Gale have been added to our resources: Nineteenth Century Collection Online (NCCO) and the Slavery & Anti-Slavery Archive.
Nineteenth Century Collection Online (NCCO) seems to include materials from British archives and libraries but the content itself is fairly wide-ranging in both subject and format. Slavery & Anti-Slavery Archive covers the history of and the debate on slavery both in the United States and elsewhere in the Western hemisphere including the Caribbean.


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TROY - A record number of people came out for the 30th annualVictorian Stroll
on Sunday, with about 25,000 partaking in the festivities, and some from as far away as New Jersey, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut, according to the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce. Already the most profitable day of the year for many downtown businesses, the record turnout may presage record daily profits as those revelers, many garbed in period clothing, spent their dime at downtown businesses. "Most of the restaurants and retailers tell us today is their busiest shopping day of the year," said Claudette Thornton, vice-president of the chamber, who organized the event in concert with the city. Her statement was underlined by the business-owners themselves, including Chris Snye, of Placid Bakers at 250 Broadway. An established business-owner, Snye has been running the bakery since it opened in 2009. He said he did "pretty solid" business on Sunday. The bakery also maintained a booth outside the shop to cater to the open-air aspect of the stroll, selling small baked goods to passersby. They were one of many taking advantage of the crowds to set up tables or booths. Around the corner in Monument Square, fifteen food vendors were invited by the chamber to set up shop, but each was chosen to compliment, rather than compete, with existing downtown business, said Thornton. Some sold traditional fare like roasted chestnuts, while others sold notable anachronisms, like the deep-fried pickles offered by Spacey Tracey's of Rhinebeck. In line with the success of the food vendors, retailers also saw strong sales. "It's been wonderful," said Debra Lockrow, the owner of Artcentric Gallery, specializing in local-made, artistic merchandise. "People have been in a great attitude, and there seemed to be more people dressed up," Lockrow said. Vintage items sold especially well at the 266 River St shop, perhaps a result of the interest in vintage clothing inspired by the event. While most retail and restaurant owners did more than well Sunday, it is unlikely any had quite the day Christine Carpinello did. "We decided to open on Victorian Stroll, which was smart and crazy all in one," said Carpinello, in the late afternoon hours. "It has been phenomenal; I am exhausted." Following in the wake offive downtown businesses that opened Nov. 24
, The Broadway Cafe at 357 Broadway opened its doors for the very first time Sunday, with an official opening planned for Tuesday. Like many businesses along downtown streets, the cafe was packed between opening, at 10 a.m. and closing at 5 p.m. Echoing the reasoning behind new independent business owners in downtown, Carpinello said she had decided on the area because it is "up and coming." "There is a lot of growth happening down here in small businesses," she continued. "I think it is small business that is going to drive the economy up."


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Shameless Launch Party October 3rd!
We here at Shameless have some very exciting news: for the first time in a long time, Shameless is throwing a launch party!
Come help us celebrate the release of our Fall 2010 issue (the cycling issue!) at the wheelchair accessible Toronto Free Gallery (1277 Bloor St. W) on October 3rd from 3-6pm. It's an all ages event and just $5 to get in, which includes a free copy of the latest issue.
Featuring: Allie Hughes DJ Maggie MacDonald Bike Sauce Toronto Cyclists Union Janet Bike Girl
And more!
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Today, we started beta testing a new discussions format on several sites (Deadspin, Kotaku, and Jalopnik). Let's check out what's different?
The most noticeable change is the prominence of discussions by the author. These will appear right after the post, before other discussion threads
You can also see a curated view of discussions from any user by clicking on the person's name.
Under "Other Threads" you'll see a familiar view of blocks of conversations, sorted by thread. Clicking on a block will show you a curated view of replies moderated by the user who started the conversation.
We'll be doing further beta testing, gathering your feedback and rolling these changes out across Kinja in the coming weeks. Let us know what you think in the replies below.


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An ambitious new approach to aid is needed to make the transition from low productivity agriculture to high productivity manufacturing.
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A review of ILO interventions shows that targeting women directly and specifically is crucial to improve gender equality.
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The most successful civic education programmes are those that give local partners real ownership over the development process.
UNU-WIDER / October 2014
Improving the quality of schooling in low-income countries is a critical challenge facing the development community.
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Successful public financial management is one of Sierra Leone's main achievements since the end of the civil war.
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Goshen's proposed budget could bring substantial mill rate increase
GOSHEN >> Voters will have to swallow a substantially larger budget than in years past, thanks in large part to external factors.
The Board of Finance accepted budget requests from the rest of the town's departments at their Wednesday night meeting, but the biggest increases will come from line items that are not at the town's discretion. Between the revaluation and a higher assessment for Regional School District 6, board chair Allan Walker conceded that the town would likely have to raise its mill rate by at least 3.3 mills. Revenue projections would necessitate a minimum increase of 3.0 mills in order to avoid completely draining the town's general fund, although there is room for more investments in the town.
"It seems to me," Walker said, "that if we need to do something and can, given that we haven't raised the salaries (of town employees) a lot, I would suggest we talk about a 2 percent increase."
Projected budget requests from the town's departments are relatively flat, as the net increase for municipal expenses would only be $30,400. Most of those added funds would be due to a doubling down on public works spending, which will increase by $50,601 in order to attend to several outstanding projects. However, the increase in Region 6's assessment for Goshen will be 10 times the increase in the municipal budget, jumping up from $6,946,023 to $7,250,601 and totaling 78 percent of the potential budget. The $304,578 increase amounts to 4.38 percent, or 0.6 mills -- and the board chair said that it would likely pass due to strong support in the district's other two towns.
"It's a reasonable budget," said Walker. "It will certainly pass in Warren and Morris, and there's probably enough votes here."
At the current mill rate of 15 mills -- one mill in Goshen is approximately $507,750 -- the town would run a shortfall of $2,418,787 if the proposed budget passes. The resulting deficit would completely deplete the town's general fund and leave a $984,522 shortfall, but by increasing the mill rate by 3.0 mills, that deficit would evaporate. Raising the mill rate would also prevent Goshen from tapping the general fund again, although Walker said that Goshen's fund balance is healthy and that they used the general fund because it was available.
"We've used, this year, $600,000 of our fund balance," said Walker and we can't afford to do that again another year."
A 3.0 mill increase would leave the town with a final balance of $553,196 in the general fund, if the projected balance of $1,434,265 holds up on June 30. According to the town's estimates, increasing the mill rate to 4.0 mills would only leave a $368,496 shortfall, which could be completely paid using the general fund while keeping the balance above 10 percent of the budget. The town would likely not go any higher than 4.0 mills, Walker said, because "if you keep too much in the fund balance, you get accused of overtaxing people."
If Goshen is already raising the mill rate, though, the board did keep an open mind about offering employees a raise. Salaries remained flat three years ago, with employees receiving a 1 percent raise two years ago and a 2 percent raise in the current year. The board tabled the topic until their next meeting, along with the possibility of offering raises to elected officials.
"We've got employees who are doing an exemplary job," Walker said.
First Selectman Bill Duquette praised the town's work on the budget, remarking that "we've tried to be crystal clear" in terms of their spending. That spending includes another $54,114 in capital projects, which would bring the capital fund to $577,450. These new funds would be used to partially replace one road truck -- Walker remarked that "those big orange trucks cost a lot of money" -- and a new fire truck, although a replacement ambulance will wait until the next fiscal year.
"You have to keep replacing these things one at a time," said Walker of the road trucks, "or you have to replace all of them."
Reach Jason Siedzik at (860) 489-3121, ext. 321 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RCjsiedzik.


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One of my New Year's resolutions this year is to make an effort to live life a little more green. I've already made a few little changes, like switching to reusable grocery and produce bags, recycling as much as possible, eating organic, and I no longer drink bottled water. So, I thought I'd make my resolution today's theme. The store I'm featuring today is Garbage of Eden Design. Stephanie makes really fun jewelry out of plastics that would normally just be thrown away! Here is one bracelet that I particularly like...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday Finds!
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Cedar Rapids, Six Months Later.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday Finds!
I love wine. I love learning about it, I love the smell of it, and most of all, drinking it! So this week's Friday Finds is dedicated to a few wine finds I've stumbled upon on Etsy. The first is a seller that takes old wine bottles, flattens them in a kiln, and gives them a new life as a cheese serving platter! Wine and cheese go great together, so how clever to make a serving tray out of a wine bottle. And she has even etched this one with a nice design. The seller is JellyBugArtworks, and she has not only these wine bottle serving trays, but she also makes very pretty glass and gemstone jewelry as well.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Friday Finds
So, I thought I'd try a new weekly post, called 'Friday Finds'. I've decided to do this for a couple of reasons. One, I'd like to blog more often than I do. Two, I am a member of Etsy, not only do I sell there, but I shop there as well! I find so many wonderful treasures that I'd like to pass on some of them to others. I also read several other blogs and sometimes find something that catches my eye, and would like to pass those on as well. So this week, with it being Christmas time, I've found (well, a friend sent me the link to) an Etsy seller that has the perfect gift for people absolutely obsessed with their animals! I include myself in that category. Actually, I'm probably at the top of the list in that category! Anyways, the sellers name is polymerpaws, and she makes little clay figurines of animals! She even welcomes custom work, just send her some photos of your pet! Even better than her cute figurines is that she donates 10% of all her sales to the Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue! Check her out!
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Plaza Lights Photo Shoot
The holidays are right around the corner, and I was very excited for the lights to be switched on at the Country Club Plaza. I've never photographed them, so I wanted to take a stab at it this year. I went out on three seperate nights to capture the lights right after they switch on and right after the sun goes down. Its a very small window of time to get the perfect balance of beautiful blue sky vs. the bright lights, so I couldn't get all 3 locations shot in the same evening, so I had to do it in stages. I first did a pedestrian level shoot, wandering around through the crowds in the middle of the lights. The next shoot was across Brush Creek to get the lights from afar. Then for the final shoot I went up on top of a parking garage to get a more birds eye view. Here are some of my favorites, please enjoy!
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Just a few days before Christmas and the sunny weather is ideal for a walk in the center of Athens that will make you feel the Christmas spirit in the air!
Start your day visiting the National Gardens, transformed these days into a fantasy scenery, with small wooden houses, where children will participate in interactive educational activities: At the Green Fantasia children will be informed about the ecological issues of the world and, through interactive games, will be trained to deal with them. At the Fantasy Workshop children can learn to create Christmas hats, while at the Christmas Tales area, an educator will tell Christmas stories from all around the world. Children can write their wishes on colorful ornaments and hang them on real trees outside the area of Fantastic Wishes.
The National Gardens will be open from December 20th, 2010 till January 6th, 2011 (10.00 hours to 17.00) with free entrance.
Cross the Syntagma square to see the Christmas tree, then walk down Ermou street, the shopping centre in Athens, for your last Christmas shopping.
Next station is Kotzia square, where you can uncover your skating talent in the ice skating arena open for all ages free of charge!
For those who prefer Christmas by the sea, take the tram train to the Flisvos Marina. Enjoy your day walking around the beautiful Christmas scene, complete with a magical playground, puppet show, the Wise Men, an ice skating arena and lots of restaurants and cafes to relax!
Take your friends and family and have fun!
Merry Christmas
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I'm wondering if anyone is aware of an efficient mechanism by which to derive the null space of a "large" symbolic matrix. Here, large means on the order of 10^2 rows, not necessarily square, where element (i,j) is a polynomial in symbolic parameters p_1,...,p_n, n also on the order of 10^2.
Conventional desktop symbol toolboxes like Matlab, Maxima, and Mathematica tend to break down at this problem size. Any pointers most welcome! Thanks.


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National Anthem National Anthem
National Anthem
The anthem was written by Axali Doëseb. Doëseb was chosen to write the anthem during a contest held after Namibia became independent in 1991.
The National Anthem, Namibia Land of the Brave describes the will of the Namibian people to survive amid hardship and suffering and, most importantly, their love for their country and their nation.
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|NAMIBIA land of the brave
Freedom fight we have won
Glory to their bravery
Whose blood waters our freedom
|We give our love and loyalty
Together in unity
Contrasting beautiful Namibia
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We love thee.
Read also: National Anthem Act of the Republic of Namibia, 1991
National Symbols Overview National Symbols Overview
National symbols are visual and conceptual emblems that encode particulars of a nation's sovereign existence in the community of nations. Over a period, such emblems or symbols become deeply embedded in the memory of a nation and thus serve as a source of national dignity and patriotic pride. As they become widely used and accepted, national symbols are capable of inspiring in a people an abiding loyalty to their homeland.
All national symbols are protected by law, which prohibits any act or intent to insult, display contempt or hold them up to ridicule.
National Flag National Flag
National Flag
Namibia's National Flag was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 2 February 1990 as a symbol of the country's struggle for national unity.
|It symbolises peace, unity and common loyalty to Namibia. The National Flag represents the nation in every aspect. The sun symbolises life and energy. The golden colour of the sun represents the warmth and the colour of the plains of the Namib Desert.
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The National Flag can be flown in foreign countries to represent Namibia.
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National Coat of Arms
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|The National Flag is reproduced on the shield of the Coat of Arms. It is firmly anchored in the sand of the centuries old Namib Desert. On the headband above the shield is the fish eagle, representing the north and our country's water resources.
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The motto, Unity, Liberty, Justice enshrines the key principles embodied in the Constitution. Private bodies may not use the Coat of Arms without the express permission of the President.
The Coat of Arms may not be used by private bodies without the express permission of the President.


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After the all-nighter last night, I was in no rush to do much today.
I was in need of a spanner or wrench after trying hopelessly with the pliers I had to fix something. My first idea was to go to the closest 100 yen shop for a pair. They only had pliers, so reluctantly I kept going towards Shinjuku with my unwashed afro scaring away the natives.
I found an adjustable wrench at one place so I bought it only to find it totally useless as the nut was so hard to turn that it broke the teeth of the spiral part. For 105 yen I shouldn't be too surprised I guess.
I can't diss the 100 yen shop though. Apart from false advertising, it's cool what (usually) useful things you can find in these places.
How about a gas canister called "My Bombe"?
Don't get any ideas you crazy people.
Later that evening we had some great indian food in West Shinjuku at Bombay.
I thought I'd be able to get a picture of it from Google Street View but would you believe it's one of the few places the camera car didn't go down?
If you have Japanese fonts (OR A MAC haha), this is the address :
東京都新宿区西新宿1丁目18−13. Otherwise, look at this handy map I got just for you!
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Why should you go there?
I had the Bombay Thali set for around ¥2200. We had the cheese nan bread for an extra ¥200. Totally worth it.
How good does this look?
To top it off we had mango lassi. Mmm.. want.
The place was popular. It's pretty easy to see why. Just do it. Tell them Jimmy sent you, for no other reason than to get them to say "Jimmy who?"
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Eating Indian In Japan
After the all-nighter last night, I was in no rush to do much today.
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Saturday, 30 August 2008
Captain Stag
I've mentioned the Don Quijote stores before in this blog a few times, but I just found out not all Donki's are created equal.
You may remember a short while ago I tried in vain to find a tent for an aborted camping trip during my summer vacation. The good news today is that I found one, for an unbelievable price.
It helps to ask around for these things and I was told that there was a bigger Donki in Mizonokuchi.
It just so happens that I went to a going-away party for one of the Japanese staff in Kawasaki tonight, and the quickest way there was through here!
So.. I got a, get this.. "Captain Stag" three man tent for 1980 yen!
Yes that's right, CAPTAIN STAG! The price was too good to believe. I asked one of the sales people standing around for a price check. I thought the price was 3980 yen. She said it wasn't it, but I thought she made a mistake. Nope, right price. Sweeeet..
But that's not all folks. Oh no. I also got a sleeping bag for 999 yen too. Less than 1000 yen and yes, "Captain Stag" brand no less.
From now on another of my "superhero", split personalities will be from this moment hence forth, Captain Stag!
How was the party? Pretty good I have to say. We went to Tapas, a Spanish-style izakaya. The jugs of beer flowed like a river.
Somewhere between there and another bar we ended up where they always do. KARAOKE.
There was a lot of bad singing, most notably from me. My particular low point was The Pixies, "Debaser". After 12,000 yen, we paid for it till the early hours of the morning.
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Labels: Don Quixote, Kawasaki
Friday, 29 August 2008
Hard Parts
I bought a headphone adapter for my Tytn II phone today at Mobile Plaza in Akihabara.
It converts the mini-USB port to a 3.5mm headphone jack and cost 819 yen. I had a choice to get one with a microphone and volume control for 2079 yen, but I thought this would be all I need.
It actually sounds really good.
Much better than I thought it would. It could easily replace my iPod. The bass is even more prominent than what I hear from my iPod. With a "cover flow"-like music player, it isn't all that different from the real thing.
The funny thing is, I almost left the store without it after paying. Oh.
It's a little bit tight with the headphone jack. I'll have to be careful not to rip the headphone sleeve off the end.
As usual I'm always on the lookout for English that seems out of place or gives me a chuckle.
This one's from a Book Off. Do you see that? "Hard Parts". hehe..
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Unshaved And Dangerous
It's the last day before I head back to work tomorrow.
I think I'll need to have a shave before I get there don't you think?
The last time I shaved was on the first day of Summer Sonic. I haven't bothered to do it since then because, "I'm on holiday".
It's been endless nights awake, and one big long sleep in between.
Last night I hauled the gf's new laser printer ("rezabimu purinta" - sounds like Star Wars), from Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku to her apartment. It was probably only about 12kg, but the box was big and by the time I got to the apartment my arms were aching.
She didn't want to unpack it last night. When I buy something new, I can't wait to unwrap my new "present". So this morning I got it out and helped her install it.
There isn't much room in the apartment, but we managed to find a place where it fits nicely I think.
Apart from that, a pretty low-key finale to these holidays.
The gf went to the 99 yen shop for some printing paper.
As you can see it says "free paper" all over it. It was 104 yen for the 100 sheets.
Not quite free is it?
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Monday, 18 August 2008
Fantastic Story
What's helped me get around Tokyo a lot easier than if I didn't have it, is Google Earth and Google Maps.
I use it regularly to find addresses with no street names, and on my phone with my GPS.
A new feature I recently found out about is Street View on Google Maps/Earth. It's quite cool. You click on a street and it brings up an interactive 360° live photo.
I was thinking of doing the same 360° virtual reality (VR) panoramas with my camera. In the meantime this makes it much easier, but I plan to try this out for myself as well.
This is the street of our apartment. (I'm not going to tell exactly which one it is).
This is Yotsuya crossing with the Atre Building, and underneath there is the train station.
In the westerly direction is Shinjuku. The opposite direction leads you to the Imperial Palace, and the main Tokyo terminus station. It's a great location here in the middle of Tokyo and not too busy either.
So you can see this tool can be really useful. Want to see what an area looks like? I've used it to see all the places I used to live in (It's possible to see streets in Australia too). It brought back some memories.
Now I should have no excuse to get lost in Japan.
This was on a bus in Shinjuku today.
Being the "tourist" I couldn't help but take a picture.
I hope this fantastic story has a happy ending.
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Friday, 15 August 2008
WM6.1 iPhone.. Sort Of
I haven't written for a few days because most of these holidays I've been sleeping. I know.. Too much excitement for lil' old me.
I had to abort a potential camping trip for lack of a tent (the cheapest I could find at short notice was 10,000 yen, which is more than I had in mind to spend for possibly the only camping trip I'm going to go on.)
I still want to climb Mt Fuji. It's hard to find willing companions wanting to go, but I WILL do it even if I have to go it alone.
So, in the meantime, I've been forever working on my phone to make it the best that it can be.
I've changed ROM again. This time it's Laurentius26 KDV10 TL.
The ROMeOS ROM was really good and minimal, but I think it's good to try a few others before I finally leave my phone alone. This one could be a keeper though.
It has a neat finger scrolling app similar to the iPhone, called Throttle Launcher. I had a bit of a headache with a continual start-up error, but I reinstalled it and it's been working fine ever since.
To make it a little more "iPhone-ish", I decided to replace the existing icons with iPhone ones. It's not perfect but I did better than I thought I would. I did a lot of editing in Photoshop to trim/resize about 60 icons. It took all day!
I even used the same wallpaper from my Macbook for the background.
Here's a video and some screenshots:
Note: Please don't ask me for Apple icons. Google it.
Just find the icons you want to use and replace/rename them in the "Pages" folder. Easy.
See You!
Bad Timing
I should've known but I didn't. Today was a REALLY bad day to wear my Japanese Sorry t-shirt. WHY? Click here.
Usually most people would get the humour, but I think it's akin to Australia's prime minister saying sorry to the aboriginies, and I'm not Peter Garrett.
I have way too much hair for starters.
Luckily, no Japanese said anything to me (Not that I would've understood it anyway).
This is just a mental note for myself next year. Don't forget!
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
Cold Playing In The Heat
Day Two of Summer Sonic turned out better than I thought it would.
I should've known I was being gypped when I could quite easily buy a ticket for the second "sold out" day. The reverse psychology worked well on me. I thought day one had more bands that I was interested to see anyway.
But, I'm glad I went.
As soon as I got there I checked if they found my cap. No luck. Looks like its gone forever.
If anyone's found it, it's black and has this Barcardi (rum) bat on it.
If you get it back to me I'll be eternally grateful. It has some sentimental value.
I was a bit down in the dumps but I soon picked up when I made my way to catch The Ting Tings.
These guys are a bit of alright (I mean good!).
Only a two-piece with the girl singing, playing guitar and some synth, and the drummer doing backing vocals as well.
Obviously for such a full sound they had some samples or sequences going on. It would be a real problem for them if it went down without a backup.
Having said that though, I don't think anyone noticed except the muso in me that always looks for these things. A fun set.
Sorry for the bad pic. The lighting was a little bright for my phone cam, but at least you can see the minimal stage setup for these guys.
I didn't have any must-see bands for a while so I just walked around a little, catching a quick peek at whoever was playing.
There was Mutemath that were a little dull for me, and Polysics, putting the "weird" in Japanese music.
I went across to the Marine stage inside the stadium to watch a bit of 311.
I remember hearing one of their songs a LONG time ago, so I thought I'd see what they were like. This is probably the worst band I've seen all weekend if only for the reason that the singer was singing off-key more than once.
Apart from a reasonable Cure cover it was pretty yawn-inducing, so I was quick to move on.
One band I checked out last night online was the Japanese group, Boom Boom Satellites. What perked my interest was the comparison to Nine Inch Nails. One of my favourite bands.
To these ears they sounded a bit like Underworld with heavier guitars and techno beats. I wish I was more familiar with their songs. After a while it sounded all the same to me.
Another Japanese group I stumbled on were the Radwimps.
These guys were pretty cool. Although some songs were in Japanese, they have a good sense of melody and sound. A nice surprise.
I had to toss up between seeing Alicia Keys or Devo. I did want to see Devo just to see them "whip it good", but circumstances (and the long distance between stages) let Alicia win this one.
Alicia knows how to shake that booty and has an amazing voice. Her set had a real classic R'n'B vibe. I'm talking "motown" feel with more Aretha, than Beyonce.
I don't know her songs too well, but with pipes like that who cares? Great backing band too.
Finally to the reason I really came here today. I've been curious to check out Coldplay live in concert.
Like them or hate them, Chris Martin has got an exceptional voice, and they've built up a repertoire of some great melodies perfectly suited to a stadium setting.
"It was all yellow". An instant classic.
You can see them wanting to be the next U2, but they looked like they were really enjoying themselves up there. They made me really miss playing in a band.
The guitarist's melodic lines were very prominent in the mix. Great sound. "Fix You" got me all misty-eyed too.
One surprising, but U2-inspired moment was when they all got off stage and put themselves on a riser in the middle of the stadium with just guitars to perform "The Scientist".
The drummer sang a short tune by himself. Although he doesn't sing too bad, I felt it was a bit out of place.
The night ended with cannons shooting out butterfly-shaped confetti, and fireworks.
I got to see some Summer fireworks after all!
It took ages to leave the stadium. My feet were so sore from walking around all day. It still feels hard to walk even now.
Apart from some small incidents (Hey Japanese guys, quit pushing through the mosh like you're trying to get the last Yamanote train! F*CKERS! Oh, and those staff that didn't let me bring in my sports drink, because it wasn't water. LOSERS!). Even if I had just seen Coldplay today, it was money well spent.
Will I go next year? Give me a line-up worth seeing, and we'll talk about it.
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Labels: Summer Sonic
Saturday, 9 August 2008
Almost Killed By Perfume
Interesting headline?
Well, it was not such a good start for my first day at Summer Sonic 2008.
I got to Makuhari Messe just in time to catch the start of the set by a very popular Japanese girl group, Perfume.
Looks like a LOT of people had the same idea. As you can see in the photo, there is a curtain drawn down where the entrance is and a huge crowd of people.
I got to that curtain, but even from there the masses were pushing trying to get in.
It got to the point where I was feeling really uncomfortable and decided to bail before I fell over or got pushed onto the temporary railing. There's no way I was going to meet my end while watching the "Japanese version" of the Spice Girls.
Even though I was right out the way you can sort of see the three girls from the group in the middle of the photo. I didn't miss much. Their vocals are so heavily "robot-sounding" ("vocoder'd"?), I wouldn't be shocked if they were miming. Their para-para moves were kind of cute though.
The banter was a bit long too. Too me it sounded like "squeak, squeak" (applause) "squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak" (more applause).
Things got better after a bit of a walk to the Chiba Marine Stadium side (the Marine Stage). I finally got to the right area to catch the set by ONEREPUBLIC.
I quite like the "Dreaming Out Loud" CD, but I don't think this band is really suited to playing a stadium. The songs are a little slow, but melodic. The singer has a great voice.
Actually the general feeling to me is that they come across as a bit of a Christian band. Not as trite as the band Live has become, but they're the closest band I can compare them to.
As you'd expect "Apologise" went over fantastically. They did a short cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella", which sounded really good. They should have done the whole song. And where was "Goodbye Apathy"? One of the best songs on that album IMO.
I didn't have to rush to see any other band in particular, so I hung around for The Subways on the same stage.
I hadn't heard their songs before, but the energy level rose considerably following the last set I just saw. The shirtless singer tried to get a bit of audience participation going, which had varying degrees of success. (What does a Japanese person do when they are told to "go crazy" in a part of a song?)
Next band to see on my list was Paolo Nutini on the beach stage, which is actually on the beach!
I happened to find his CD in the Yotsuya Library and it's really good.
His voice to me has a rustic "Rod Stewart" kind of vibe.
While I was watching I started eating some anko "jelly in a sardine can" that I brought from home. There was security that I thought were hanging around close by to watch some drunken foreigners near me, but they confiscated my can! Weird. Lucky I finished it.
You might notice not many photos.
The security are photo nazis. No photos allowed not even from crappy phone cameras. I got a few in though. To quote Arnie, "Sue me d&$khead".
I had to cut his set a bit short missing "Jenny Don't Be Hasty".
I didn't want to miss Death Cab For Cutie playing far away at the Sonic Stage. They have buses but the line was huge. It was quicker to walk.
I found out about this band from the singer's involvement in The Postal Service, that have a great CD, "Give Up".
Ben Gibbons has an ordinary sounding voice, but it's instantly recognisable. It's just too "nice". I can imagine Sesame Street asking him to do a song for them like Feist's "1,2,3,4", Sesame St version that I actually like better than the original.
Some of his and the bass player's movements seems a little over-exaggerated, but I enjoyed the set. I was waiting for them to cover Supertramp's "The Logical Song". For some reason I think they'd do it well.
(Ben's "Against All Odds" cover with the Postal Service is great, and I HATE that song)
I moved a little closer at the same stage for The Fratellis.
I've heard both their CDs, so I knew this set would go off. The usually static Japanese crowd went absolutely nuts.
It's quite funny to watch the Japanese at concerts. They have this thing where they extend their hands to "accent" the beats, even for slow songs. You have to see it to know what I mean.
I had a blast. I danced and bounced around imitating the fun vibe. I danced stupidly with an "Ugly Betty" Japanese girl with glasses. She lapped it up. Take off the glasses, and she could've been beautiful, or something like that. hmm..
I was going to go across to the Chiba Stadium for the Prodigy, but they closed some access areas and it would've been a long walk.
They had a TV screen showing them live, so I don't think I missed much. They sound quite dated now. Great back in 1993 though.
I had a quick look at the Sex Pistols and it left a bit to be desired too. Past it. Nice chunky guitar tone though.
That just left me then to watch Paul Weller.
The music didn't do much for me. It's just not my kind of music. He has his fans and the crowd looked to be enjoying it.
On the way out I bought a 50 yen onigiri. A short time later I realized my cap I had in my pocket fell out somewhere. I'll have to check lost property tomorrow. DANG!
For tomorrow I don't have another ticket. They just put on this wristband that I have to keep on until then. It's a little uncomfortable though.
I am so tired, and I have to do it all again!
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 11:59 pm 0 comments
Labels: Summer Sonic
Friday, 8 August 2008
Lucky Seven
I knew the gf would want this one. It's the big mama.
This one took 1,100 yen (6 tries). The Shinjuku staff didn't move it around much for a better go, but it wasn't too bad.
She was so happy. It's called, "Mama Moichan".
Tomorrow's the first day of Summer Sonic. Only one more sleep. I'm excited!
Thursday, 7 August 2008
Going Sonic
I've decided to go to the Summer Sonic music festival at Makuhari Messe/Chiba Marine Stadium in Tokyo this year.
Looking at the lineup, I think they've got some great bands playing.
The easiest way to buy tickets in Japan is by going to a convenience store like Lawson or Family Mart. The ticket machines are in Japanese, but there is a good guide to using them here.
According to the Summer Sonic website, the tickets for the second day have sold out, but I've somehow managed to get one for both days. I hope that doesn't cause any problems when I get there.
So who am I excited to see here?
Death Cab For Cutie, Onerepublic, The Fratellis and Paolo Nutini, (oh and Perfume, lol) on Saturday.
Coldplay, Alicia Keys, The Ting Tings and Devo are the ones I'm most interested in watching on day 2.
Sometimes at these kind of festivals there's an overlap of two bands that I want to see, but the timetable is actually pretty good, so that shouldn't be too bad. The lineup is really strong. Much better than the Fuji Rock Festival I think this year.
It's not just the bands though, I'm hoping for a really cool atmosphere/vibe of being at a festival too.
Are you going to be there too? Let me know how you go and I'll keep everyone posted about my experience there too.
Happy Summer!
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 4:02 pm 0 comments
Labels: Summer Sonic, Tokyo
Tokyo's Sprung A Leak
How many Japanese does it take to stop a spraying water leak in the bathroom?
It sounds like a bad joke and it is. Too many it seems.
Since Tuesday the leak has been growing because no one knows where the water mains is to turn off the water. The plumber didn't have the parts and the problem is getting worse.
I don't need to go to Niagara Falls for this summer vacation (which incidentally starts today), I have it in the bathroom!
For those fascinated by pipes, here's an extreme closeup of the cause of our summer stress.
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 1:10 pm 0 comments
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Opera 9.5 Beta Quick Review
This post is being typed on the new Opera 9.5 BETA browser for Windows Mobile.
It's not as easy as I'd hoped, but for web browsing, I'd say it was as good as, or dare I say better than Safari on the iPhone.
It is still in beta, so there are a few bugs. I quite like it. It's as fluid as the iPhone, and can cut and paste too.
Take that Apple!
It's giving me a reason to keep this phone longer now.
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Sunday, 3 August 2008
I Don't Wanna Go To Akiba
I didn't really feel like going to Akihabara today.
Yes you read that right. I was so tired from my endless search for the perfect operating system on my phone. I was up until 5am ironing out the never-ending kinks.
The gf was after a USB drive and needed it on Monday. So we caught the train and I found one that didn't cost too much to do the job. Naturally being here I want to look around my favourite little shops.
I felt the gf wanted to leave as soon as she got what she needed. It felt like pulling a boat anchor from place to place.
We were getting hungry so we looked for a place to eat. I was happy to eat at Yoshinoya, but we went to a ramen place instead.
Looks like it was a bit of a mistake.
For the second time now I was bending over the bowl spewing my guts out. The side-dish actually looked and kind of tasted of it anyway, so I guess it wanted out quickly.
Should've had Yoshinoya..
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Hard Reset!
Full of iPhone envy, I decided I needed to do something to relieve myself of the jealousy of not having one.
I decided to Hard Reset my TYTN II phone, wiping everything from it. A bit drastic?
Yes but.. I did backup everything before the point of no return. As I didn't check if the backup was 100% ok, I put a lot of faith that it would restore correctly. Thankfully everything seemed to be in its place and working.
With that test run acceptable, I thought I'd try one of the cooked (custom) ROMs featured on the XDA developers site. It looks like quite a daunting process, but I also watched a video on this site for a live walkthrough.
DISCLAIMER: I didn't have any problems. If you try this as well, I accept no responsibility for anything going wrong. But it LOOKS harder than it is.
I wanted a updated Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM, so I've decided to start with Dutty's Diamond V1 Build 19588 which as the name suggests, is a port of some HTC Diamond features.
It does feel a bit faster and solid. I had a few minor things not working properly (two program launch buttons went to a blank screen and I couldn't switch the phone off at all at one point), but I think that's due to me being a nOOb rather than real problems.
Soon after I decided I wanted to try another cooked ROM. This one is called ROMeOS v4.1.
From what I read this is a popular and stable ROM, and has a much anticipated accelerated driver (though not complete as yet) as an extra file.
I would have loaded this file first, but it didn't have a Radio (no not FM, but a receiver for calling, GPS etc.) With a first flash I was a bit nervous about that, so I went with Dutty's first.
First impression of this one was that it is quite fast, maybe a little bare on the apps. At least it has a calculator. You don't know how useful it is when you need to do some quick math.
So far so good. The radio's not so great though. I just put on a eMonster radio based on a Japanese eMobile ROM that uses the TYTN II phone.
It seems pretty good so far. It's picked up six satellites sitting in my apartment. Gotta love that.
Although I've had a few headaches, this phone tinkering has given me something new to do in little ol' Tokyo.
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Moichans And A First Scratch
I thought it would happen eventually.
I dropped my new Oakleys on the ground. I was in the bathroom washing my hands and they fell from my pocket, face first on the ground.
(For anyone wondering who the hell is "Jan", click this Youtube video, or the wiki explanation.)
There are only two sand-like scatches, but on a fire mirror lens it's fairly easy to notice. At least I notice, and everytime I look at them, I'll be kicking myself. Why doesn't it happen to $20 ones you buy?
Anyway, deep breath in, deep breath out..
Later that evening in Shibuya, I noticed a few places with some more of the little Moicho I won for the gf last Sunday in Shinjuku.
We had some tasty, but pricey unagi first.
After that it was my mission to get some more of them. In fact I got another five of them.
So, six in total now!
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Friday, March 9, 2012
And then, just as the book was about to end, she...
I've been reading a lot of great YA lit lately, and one thing I've noticed is that there are a ton of cliffhangers. Usually most of the story wraps up, but something happens--usually on the final page--that leaves the reader hanging (and, hopefully, thirsting for the next installment).
But it is necessary? Is there something unsatisfying about finishing a book that leaves loose threads dangling, especially since you're usually forced to wait a year to find out what happened? Or is that part of what gets a reader hooked on a series and coming back for more?
It reminds me of the traditional soap opera tenet of ending every episode with a da-duh-da! moment, where just as the couple is embracing, someone walks in with a gun.
True Blood specializes in these; the ending of pretty much every episode is a cliffhanger, and the next week kicks off by repeating the same scene. Sometimes it turns out that to be a bait and switch; Sookie opens the fridge and screams- fade to black. The next week, we discover that she just found out the mayonnaise expired.
But then, consider The HUNGER GAMES. At the end of the book, the game was over, and the implication was that the characters were well on their way to living happily ever after. Loved that ending, and it certainly didn't stop me from buying the second and third books when they came out.
I guess I'm wondering what the advantages of a cliffhanger ending are, as opposed to tying everything up nicely. Is the fear that readers won't come back, even if they loved the first book? Does a cliffhanger put you off a book, or keep you coming back for more?
7 comments:
- Jordan Dane said...
Love this post, Michelle. I'm finishing book #1 in a new series & of course I know how it will end. There will be a suspenseful ending that will build and I hope most of the initial storyline will come to a satisfying ending, but I hope readers will want to know more. I'm still working on how much of a cliffhanger there will be.
In my adult series, it's been a good learning experience. In my Sweet Justice series, each book ends with good closure, but the characters continue & grow through each book. That's because these books aren't building toward any particular ending. My YA book series will be different.
- March 8, 2012 at 6:47 PM
- Jennifer Archer said...
Love this post! I don't like to be left hanging at the end of a book. That may be a big reason most of my book ideas are for standalone stories, rather than series!
- March 9, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Anita Grace Howard said...
I'm w/Jenny. Not a fan of cliffhanger endings. In most cases, it will make me stop reading the series completely. Even Hunger Games seemed a little cliffhangerish to me. o_O That said, if the author manages to really snag me in w/characterization to the point I LOVE the characters, I'll tune in next time around, because I won't be able to stand not knowing. ;0
- March 9, 2012 at 5:15 PM
- Michelle said...
I go back and forth; my next YA release ends with a minor cliffhanger, although most of the story threads are tied up. But I have had mixed feelings about it, so it's good to hear what people think.
- March 9, 2012 at 6:07 PM
- Carol Tanzman said...
I'm writing stand-alones that have the same high school in common. For thrillers set in high school, it's hard for one main character to have all this stuff happen to her -- unless you're Nancy Drew! Still, there is some familiarity for the reader without having to make the time commitment to read all the books My way of dealing with the conundrum.
- March 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- CS Perryess said...
Great question. I'd say a cliffhanger is fine as long as its sole purpose isn't to sell more of the next book. I find it particularly annoying when what's really there is one 1000 page book that's been split into three equal hunks.
- March 10, 2012 at 9:58 PM
- Michelle said...
Interesting way to handle it, Carol. And CS, I feel the same way.
- March 11, 2012 at 2:10 PM


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Boy found locked up in basement of Northland home
News that a 17-year-old boy had been found handcuffed in the basement of his home hit hard in the school district where he attended classes until last fall.
North Kansas City School District Assistant Superintendent Paul Fregeau said he sat down with a group of teachers on Tuesday to tell them about the discovery.
He said some of the teachers who'd had the boy in their classes took the news hard.
"When I talked to the staff members who knew them, they were very upset and tearing up and some had to leave," Fregeau said.
The teenage boy and his stepmother's grandson have been taken into protective custody.
The boy's parents withdrew him from high school in September when he was a 16-year-old sophomore. In Missouri, parents don't have to have a reason to fill out any paperwork when they pull a child out of public school.
KMBC 9 News learned that the boy's parents said they were planning to home-school him.
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Obituary: Monasmith, Dr. James M. "Dr. Jim"
Age 74
Sun., Dec. 22, 2013
Born June 11, 1939 to Lloyd and Dorothy Monasmith in Yakima, Dr. Jim spent his formative years in Kennewick.
He was an accomplished three-sport athlete at Kennewick High, earning all-state recognition as a football quarterback.
His prowess on the field caught the attention of a local farmer's daughter, Carol Simmelink, a cheerleader one year his junior.
They married after Carol graduated from high school in 1958, beginning a union that endured 55 years.
Dr. Jim was intellectually curious and had a thirst for knowledge.
He earned Bachelor's and masters degrees at the University of Oregon, then later secured additional masters degrees at San Diego State University and Reed College, respectively.
He earned his doctorate in education at the University of Idaho in 1969.
The Monasmith family happily followed Dr. Jim as he transitioned from high school teacher and football, basketball and baseball coach (his titanic tirades and ensuing technical fouls at Granger High School remain the stuff of legend), to college professor at Central Washington State College, to assistant principal at Bell Junior High in Golden, Colorado, to the family's final career stop at Colville in 1971.
Dr. Jim served as Colville High School principal from 1971 to his retirement in 1995.
Colville High was twice recognized as one of the top 100 high schools during his tenure.
Beginning in the late 1960s, Dr. Jim became a sought-after speaker and workshop instructor, helping hundreds of school principals from around the country and beyond to improve school climate, optimize teacher effectiveness and become more effective leaders.
With Carol at his side, he met with a United States ambassador, the governors of Texas and North Carolina, and worked with Department of Defense schools in Japan, Turkey, Germany and Indonesia, ultimately being recognized as Principal of the Year by the National Academy of School executives.
No matter where his travels took him, the town of Colville and its people, especially the students and staff at Colville High, were never far from his heart.
Dr. Jim exemplified good citizenship and the highest standards of moral character for a generation of Colville High students.
He gave meaning to the rallying cry of "Colville Indians we've got pride!"
whether it was delaying classes to have every student participate in policing the school grounds, demonstrating good sportsmanship at athletic events, or just demanding that students respect themselves and others, particularly teachers.
His favorite graduation award was the Citizenship Award, when he would recognize that senior who demonstrated integrity in the face of negative peer pressure, or who rose above their circumstances to achieve excellence.
To Dr. Jim, there was no substitute for honesty, loyalty, hard work and patriotism as the ingredients for a successful life.
Dr. Jim is survived by wife Carol; sons Pat (Diane), Brien (Karen); daughter Cassie Grade (Altorn), as well as grandchildren, Kallie Tilla (Jordan), Ross, Jordan, Paige and Tyler Monasmith; Alaina and Andrea Grade; great-grandson Easton Tilla; twin boys arriving in May, loving nieces and nephews, Mike and Craig Monasmith, Mark Davidson, Jill Zemp, Macie Monasmith, Abby Daykin, Stuart, Steve, and Scott Smithson, Lori Toole, Holli Williams, Staci Johnson.
As both Cassie (Okinawa) and Ross (Australia) share Dr. Jim's love of travel and learning, the family will hold a celebration of his life in summer, 2014.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce will reprise their onstage sibling rivalry when they take Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" to Broadway.
Producers said Tuesday that the play, which takes characters and themes from Chekhov and sets them in present day Pennsylvania, will make the leap from Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater to Broadway's Golden Theatre for 17 weeks starting March 5.
Weaver, whose Broadway credits include "Hurlyburly" in 1984, is working on the USA series "Political Animals." Her notable film credits include "Alien," ''Avatar," ''Working Girl" and "Ghostbusters."
Four-time Emmy Award-winner Pierce has spent a lot of time on stage since the end of his sitcom "Frasier," including Broadway stints in "Spamalot," ''Curtains," ''Accent on Youth" and "La Bete."


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The idea of the brand came about on a chilly day in November 2016, whilst strolling along the Thames. The day turned out to be colder than expected and we started longing for a cosy fireplace, warm blankets and snug socks. And, just as it began raining, a heating & plumbing van parked in front of us, and voilà: the brand was born.
We are Brij & Franck. We are Heating & Plumbing London. Across many adventures and career changes, we finally put our heart and soul into creating Heating & Plumbing London. This way, Brij can indulge in his obsession of fine-looking socks to his heart's content. Heating & Plumbing London was born out of our love for beautifully crafted, comfy & cosy products that have a life beyond one single use, fad or fashion, and as both of us are creatures of habit, we value things that gently fit into our daily routine and become part of our life. We are out to do the same for you with Heating & Plumbing London. Longevity and everyday beauty define all our products, which are all lovingly made in the UK or France.
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Fla. brothers plead not guilty in terrorism case
Two Pakistani-born brothers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of plotting to obtain a weapon of mass destruction and conspiring to support terrorism with money, communications equipment and other means.
The pleas were entered at a brief federal court hearing by lawyers for 30-year-old Sheheryar Alam Qazi and 20-year-old Raees Alam Qazi, both of Oakland Park. The Qazi brothers, who were arrested last week, wore tan prison jumpsuits and shackles in court and did not speak during the hearing. No family members were present.
A bail hearing was set for Dec. 14 for Raees Qazi during which prosecutors are likely to reveal some details of the case. Sheheryar Qazi's attorney, Ronald Chapman, said his client will not seek bail for now.
Few details have emerged about the alleged plot, although law enforcement officials have said the charges were not the result of an FBI sting operation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Gilbert declined comment, as did Chapman and Raees Qazi's lawyer Daniel Ecarius.
Prosecutors have filed court documents indicating they have evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which typically includes intercepted phone calls, emails and other communications between the defendants and other conspirators overseas. The exact nature of the evidence in this case is still under wraps and authorities have not disclosed whether the men were connected to any foreign terror group, such as al-Qaida.
A brief grand jury indictment charges that the Qazis provided money, property, lodging, communications and other support for a conspiracy aimed at obtaining an explosive weapon of mass destruction to be used within the U.S. It's not yet clear how far along the plot was or what potential targets might have been, but authorities said the plot that began in July 2011 has been disrupted.
Both men face the same two charges: conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, which carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence, and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, which has a potential life sentence. Family members of the two men have said they were not involved in terrorism and are innocent. Both are naturalized U.S. citizens.
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New Media: New Venue
I'm excited about a new literary journal "Awkward Papercuts" that's being formed. Currently dependent upon Kickstarter funding, it will be another of very few journals focused on audio/visual poems and narrative and as a new media enthusiast, I'm donating to the project and encourage other artists, writers, poets, musicians, to help out as well.
Michael Dickes is a talented lyricist, musician, poet, and friend from Fictionaut where I've had the pleasure to view his work. Michael is dedicated to expanding his own artistic endeavors and has always supported the work of others as well.
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This round table is being organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004 as part of the joint UNESCO/UNAIDS project "A Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care", in co-operation with the International organization of Migration (IOM) and CRIPS Ile-de-France (Regional centre for Aids information and prevention).
The round table will bring together top-level anthropologists and sociologists to discuss the impact of migration on HIV/AIDS patterns (transmission, living with HIV) and the impact of the disease on migrant women's lives. Among the issues they will discuss are adjustment of life-style, acculturation, and change in sexual behaviour and gender relations. Particular attention will be paid to migrant women's role as wage earners and breadwinners for relatives and friends both in their home country and in the host country.
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Who was/is Rumble On The Beach ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
Rumble On The Beach
Rumble – the early years (1985-1988)
Thirty years after their first live performance, a pulsating subculture demands on Rumble On The Beach. Many bands have been reunited within the huge wave of 1980s nostalgia through the past few years. But this is not really the case with ROTB! Everybody calls it a "reunion" but as a matter of fact the band never split up. They only stopped being in action and the reason why is to be found in the own personal privacy of the band members. It was clear to everyone that Rumble will be reactivated sooner or later. In the beginning of the year 2015, Michael 'Ohlly' O
hlhoff (guitarist and vocalist) and me (Marc Mittelacher - drums, vocal) met on a private party with live music. We played a few old songs as special guests even that we never rehearsed since the old days. It worked anyway. We had so much fun along with the party guests that we decided not to lose any more time. Bassist Andreas 'Andy' Merck re-joined us very excited. The result: "Rumble is back on the Beach" in its original line-up. Along with the "reunion" comes this new CD album compilation covering the early years of the band Rumble On The Beach.
Rumble On The Beach was founded in Bremen, West-Germany, in mid-May 1985 after Andy, Ohlly and me left the Rockabilly band Randy Rebels for new directions. I already had been playing together with Andy since late 1983 in the first line-up of the Randy Rebels, when Ohlly joined the band as a rhythm guitar player in mid-July 1984.
Ohlly brought a lot of innovation into the band which fitted to the new ideas of Andy and me, and it soon became clear that an evolution just started which finally had to result in the creation of a new band. It was also the brand of the time to create something new out of Rockabilly music. The influence of those Neo-Rockabilly and early Psychobilly bands was there for anyone of us.
Rumble On The Beach Two Legendary Albums - Rumble Rat & Rumble
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- Discography - Rumble On The Beach
- 1986: Silly Billy (Single 7inch)
- 1986: We Are The Champions - Various Artist Compilation (EP 7inch)
- 1987: Rumble Rat (LP)
- 1988: Rumble (LP & CD)
- 1989: movin' on (LP & CD)
- 1989: Teenage Rumble (Single 7inch)
- 1990: The Furious Swampriders - Various Artist Compilation (LP & CD)
- 1991: Good Times And Some Mighty Fine Rock`n Roll (LP & CD)
- 1993: 1986 Special (CD)
- 1994: Randale am Strand (CD)
- 1997: Hewitt, Ben -Spirit Of Rock & Roll (2 Titel mit Ben Hewitt - Bundle Of Love & Good Times And Some Mighty Fine Rock) (CD)
- 2007: Rock'n'Pop meets Rock'n'Roll - Various Artist Compilation (LP & CD)
- 2016: Two Legendary Albums plus Live - Rumble Rat & Rumble - (CD)


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Gail Huff takes reporting leave to campaign for Scott Brown
Brown in tight race with Elizabeth Warren
Gail Huff, the wife of Sen. Scott Brown, is taking a leave of absence from her job as a television reporter in Washington to campaign full-time for her husband's reelection, the campaign announced in a web video Monday.
Huff, who left her reporting job with WCVB-TV after Brown's election, had been working for WJLA-TV on a part-time basis.
In the video, Huff says: "What he's doing is vitally important and that's why I'm out with him. We're going to be out traveling across the state, I hope we get a chance to meet."
Huff has been featured in television commercials focusing on her husband's support for her career while raising the couple's two daughters, Ayla and Arianna.
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Employment in Alaska's Seafood Harvesting Industry Rose in 2011
Employment in Alaska's fisheries is on the rise.
The November issue of Alaska Economic Trends, a publication of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, puts the average number of fish harvesters employed every month in Alaska seafood harvests at 8,064 people. The previous 10-year high was 7,959 back in 2001.
Since fish harvesting is so seasonal and employment varies from fishery to fishery, comparing employment in any particular month is not always useful for identifying industry trends, wrote labor department research analyst Jack Cannon and economist Josh Warren. So they employed a fish harvesting job graph instead, and calculated for readers of Alaska Economic Trends that the greatest amount of fish harvesting employment came during the summer months of May, June and July.
Though salmon fisheries offer the most jobs by far and account for the majority of seasonal work, there are other seasonal fisheries as well. Employment numbers for some fisheries are smaller than those for salmon but vary from month to month just as dramatically, they said.
Nearly 4,700 mostly male harvesters fished for salmon.
Three gear types accounted for nearly 60 percent of harvesting jobs in 2011: longliners, set netters and gillnetters. The longliners caught primarily halibut, sable fish and other bottom fish, while the gillnetters and set netters targeted salmon.
Collectively they provided an average of 4,800 jobs a month.
The report also showed that most fish harvesters are men. Forty-five percent of all permit holders were between the ages of 45 and 60, with the average age being 47.
The data also showed that in 2011 there were roughly twice as many permit holders between the ages of 45 and 60 as there were permit holders between the ages of 30 and 44.
Crewmembers on average were much younger than the permit holders, with an age distribution centered around 21. There was also a higher incidence of crewmembers in their mid-30s, dropping off in the older age range.
Most payroll jobs in Alaska, those where employers pay a wage or salary, are covered under state unemployment insurance laws. Employers are required to report job numbers and wages to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, who in turn uses these statistics to count jobs and record wages.
The challenge in counting harvesters is that most commercial fishermen are considered self-employed and do not pay into the unemployment insurance system, and crew generally work for a share of the profit rather than a set wage. Without these statistics, the labor agency has to look to other sources to estimate harvester employment.
As a substitute for detailed payroll records, the labor department applies a crew factor to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's weekly landing and daily delivery records along with National Marine Fisheries service landing data to estimate fish harvesting employment.
The state labor department receives these numbers from the Alaska Fisheries Information Network, whose records are a combination of those two sources, and also report fish type, value and volume caught as well as the number of permit holders who fished that year and their residency status.
Permit holders are assigned unique identifying numbers to ensure that they are counted only once, even if they make multiple landings in a month on the same permit. Jobs are also assigned by place of work rather than residence of the workers. Most permits have a geographic designation where specific species can be harvested. Permits that allow fishing anywhere in Alaska receive a special harvest area code.
The permit itself is considered the employer, which means a permit holder who makes landings under two different permits in the same month will generate two sets of jobs.
The labor department also sent surveys to 8,952 permit holders in March 2012 to determine maximum crew requirements by month. The return rate was 32 percent, with almost 94 percent of permit holders who did reply indicating they fished in 2011. Responses from the 2012 survey were combined with those from the 2011 survey to produce a crew factor by gear type. The labor department then applied the crew factor to landings data for active permit holders to estimate 2011 fish harvesting employment.