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It is now our pleasure to introduce you to this summer's 'Keepers of the Cup.'
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Born and raised in Toronto's Leaside area, Mike Bolt was no different than most other hockey-playing boys -- he, too, dreamed of one day hoisting the Stanley Cup over his head. But his career path took a different turn early on, and instead of a hockey career, Mike managed a cowboy boot and western wear store in Toronto. It wasn't until 1995, when he joined the Hockey Hall of Fame as a guest services associate, that the path veered back towards hockey.
Mike's first foray with the Stanley Cup was a quick jaunt down the street from the Hockey Hall of Fame to the studios of the CBC, Canada's public broadcaster, in 1997.
The summer of 2011 was highly enjoyable for Bolt, who spent his fourteenth year accompanying the Stanley Cup.
Mike reflects on a wonderful summer. "Any time I'm with one of the winners is special. It is such an honour to be around any of these champions as they spend their day with the Cup. But while being a Cup Keeper is tiring at times, it is worth every second when I see the joy the Stanley Cup brings to the family and the community of the champions. Every day is a special day when you're with the guys who have won the Stanley Cup. It's been every kid's dream, and the players are living that dream. Watching them with the Stanley Cup is amazing. That part of the job never gets old!"
Howie was a late-comer to hockey. "I didn't start my hockey life until I was in my 20s," he explains. But coaching his boys in hockey fuelled a passion for the game that led him to working as an off-ice official with the Mississauga Ice Dogs, the Toronto Marlies and on to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He earned a degree in sport management at Brock University in St. Catharines and added volunteering at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game, the NHL Awards and the NHL Draft to his resume.
The newest Cup Keeper joined the Hockey Hall of Fame as a volunteer seven years ago, and was soon working there part-time, building his network by working on events. When offered the opportunity to take the Hart, Norris and Vezina trophies to Michigan for the Ted Lindsay Foundation, he jumped at it. That led to his first opportunity to accompany the Stanley Cup — at Mississauga's Hershey Centre for an NHL Alumni Game.
Often travelling with heavy eyelids after little sleep, he comments on the daily rituals. "Most guys get the Stanley Cup first thing in the morning and have it until late at night. Eighteen hour days are part of the routine, but I wouldn't change it for anything!"
Like Mike Bolt, Howie also appreciates the honour of accompanying hockey's highest prize with the champions through the summer. "The entire summer was a highlight for me."
Walt Neubrand was born in Mississauga, just west of Toronto, and learned his hockey on the frozen surface of the Credit River. Although always a hockey fan first and foremost, Walt was also a baseball player up through his teenaged years. After graduating from the University of Waterloo, Walt joined the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995, working as a guest services associate. Two years later, he got his first taste of working with the Stanley Cup. During the Detroit Red Wings' Stanley Cup championship in 1997, Walt was asked to accompany the Cup to Scotty Bowman's home in New York State.
Neubrand briefly left the Hall of Fame in 2000 to become a police officer, but after graduating from the academy, realized that that life was not for him, and returned to hockey. But the training comes in handy should any incidents occur that involve the Stanley Cup. "I've never had any real problem," Walt admitted. "Everyone who comes to see the Cup has been nothing but respectful."
Being one of the Keepers of the Cup has certain advantages. While accompanying the Stanley Cup to the NHL All-Star Game in Tampa in 1999, Walt met a volunteer from Detroit who would later become his wife. The two introduced themselves, and in 2003, Walt and Laura were married, settling into life in Hamilton, Ontario, where they are now parents of two young girls.
Spending so many days on the road with the Stanley Cup, Walt has seen the trophy in hundreds of different situations. "My favourite trip was taking the Stanley Cup to Rankin Inlet in Nunavut for a hockey tournament," explains Neubrand. "I love the wilderness, and this was an area above the tree line where there were no roads. People in the area are so passionate about hockey that some drove 250 miles by snowmobile just to see the Cup!"
Now that the Stanley Cup's travels have wound down for another summer, Walt has returned to being an elementary school teacher, although he will occasionally travel with Lord Stanley's Cup through the school year when time allows.
"Being the Cup Guy is a great job to have," Walt confirms. "As long as they allow me to do it, I'm honoured to accompany the greatest trophy in sports, the Stanley Cup."
Born in Oakville, Ontario, Phil's hockey career began later than that of most Canadian boys. His British-born parents weren't raised with Canadian customs like hockey, so after playing road hockey with his pals for a number of years, Phil was finally able to convince his Mom and Dad to register him for ice hockey, and at 13 years of age (six or seven years later than most of his peers), he began playing Bantam. Pritchard had discovered his passion, and now not only works in the hockey industry, but plays ice hockey and ball hockey several times a week all year round.
Phil distinctly remembers the genesis of his love for hockey. "In 1969, there was a Boston/Montreal game on the radio. I was listening to it and loving it. My Dad taped the game, too. I still have that tape at home," he recalls. Phil's first brush with the Hockey Hall of Fame occurred shortly afterwards. "In 1971, I dragged my Dad to the (Canadian National) Exhibition so I could go to the Hall of Fame. Phil Roberto was signing autographs that day and the Montreal Canadiens had just won the Stanley Cup. I stood in line with all the other kids and met Phil Roberto. I've kept his autograph too, and ran into him not long ago. I told him the story and he laughed. He remembered the day; it was the only day he ever signed at the Hockey Hall of Fame!"
On September 24, 1988, Ben Johnson won the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the Seoul Olympics. "No one can take it away from me," said the sprinter with more than just a bit of irony at the time. The following Monday, the Olympic committee did just that, stripping Johnson of his gold medal. "I'll never forget that day," mentions Pritchard. "That was the day I started at the Hockey Hall of Fame."
Phil was one of eight employees, and as the Marketing Administrative Co-ordinator, found himself working at reception, in the gift shop and doing anything he could to promote the Hockey Hall of Fame. "In October 1988, Jeff Denomme (now the Hockey Hall of Fame's president and COO) and I took the Stanley Cup to the Newmarket Minor Hockey Association's annual banquet. People were thrilled. That was the first time I ever held the Stanley Cup."
In the twenty-three years since, Pritchard has been around the world several times, traveling more than a hundred days each year with hockey's most cherished prize. "History is being made every time the Cup goes out, and I am honoured to be part of that history," admits the modest Pritchard. Often, Phil is almost as well known as the subject he's traveling with. "Mom, look! It's the guy with the Cup from the commercial," kids announce, and Pritchard graciously, if not shyly, has his picture taken with the children or shakes their hands. Many want to know where his white gloves are, and Phil readily pulls a pair out from his pocket. "I go through a lot of gloves each year," he laughs.
It is near impossible for Phil to isolate a single trip with the Stanley Cup that was more meaningful than the others, but he does show a genuine enthusiasm for the Stanley Cup's first trip to Russia. "After the Red Wings won the Cup in 1997, plans were made for Igor Larionov, Slava Kozlov and Viacheslav Fetisov to take the Stanley Cup to Russia for the first time. When we got there, the players took the Cup off the plane. It was a rainy, dreary day, but there were thousands of people there to see the Stanley Cup. Fetisov walked the Cup over to the chain link fence, and people stuck their fingers through it to touch the Cup. It was absolutely amazing! These people knew their hockey inside out and really appreciated the legacy of the Stanley Cup. We were in Russia for five days, and visited Lenin's Tomb, Red Square and a lot of historic places." Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov admitted, "I am not a hockey expert but I am sure that the Stanley Cup is one of the most prestigious awards in the world of sport."
Pritchard has never lost his boyhood excitement for either hockey or for the Stanley Cup. "No matter whether it's little kids or adults playing a kids' game, the reaction is the same," states the Hall's VP. "In today's world, it is wonderful to be able to do something that makes people smile. Whether it is a visit to a player's hometown or taking the Stanley Cup to visit kids in the hospital, it is the greatest feeling in the world to know that what you do makes someone smile. Everyone has a special place in their heart for the Stanley Cup!"
The Stanley Cup Journal is now concluded for 2011. The reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins now must defend their hard-earned right. Will they repeat? We have 82 wonderful regular season games and the 2011-12 post-season to find out!
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What do you say to a group of privileged yet hard-working students who are graduating from a tony Massachusetts high school and facing a bad economy and job market? One high school English teacher decided to tell it straight and said, "You are not special. You are not exceptional." Harsh words for the kids of millionaires!
On the steps of Wellesley High School on June 1, David McCullough Jr. gave what might be the most honest commencement speech ever to the class of 2012, and his blunt words grabbed the attention of the nation. Some felt he was too negative, but most overwhelmingly agreed that his speech was just what this "entitled" generation needed to hear. These kids who win trophies for coming in last needed to realize that everyone doesn't win in the real world and everything isn't served on a silver platter.
McCullough, son of of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, went on to say:
You are not exceptional. Contrary to what your u9 soccer trophy suggests, your glowing seventh grade report card, despite every assurance of a certain corpulent purple dinosaur, that nice Mister Rogers and your batty Aunt Sylvia, no matter how often your maternal caped crusader has swooped in to save you… you're nothing special.
Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. You've been nudged, cajoled, wheedled and implored. You've been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie. Yes, you have. And, certainly, we've been to your games, your plays, your recitals, your science fairs. Absolutely, smiles ignite when you walk into a room, and hundreds gasp with delight at your every tweet. Why, maybe you've even had your picture in the Townsman! And now you've conquered high school… and, indisputably, here we all have gathered for you, the pride and joy of this fine community, the first to emerge from that magnificent new building…
But do not get the idea you're anything special. Because you're not.
The empirical evidence is everywhere, numbers even an English teacher can't ignore. Newton, Natick, Nee… I am allowed to say Needham, yes? …that has to be two thousand high school graduates right there, give or take, and that's just the neighborhood Ns. Across the country no fewer than 3.2 million seniors are graduating about now from more than 37,000 high schools. That's 37,000 valedictorians… 37,000 class presidents… 92,000 harmonizing altos… 340,000 swaggering jocks… 2,185,967 pairs of Uggs.
The speech quickly went viral, first appearing in the Boston Herald and then getting picked up by CNN.
McCullough made an appearance on "CBS This Morning" earlier this week to talk about his speech.
"I've been teaching high-school kids for 26 years," he said. "And in that time, one comes to see what kids need to be told. These are wonderful kids, and one grows very fond of them and proud of them.
"That doesn't mean you should indulge them with platitudes or false encouragement," he went on. "I wanted to give them a notion that with their privilege comes responsibility."

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Brown, Hallie Q.
Mrs. Adams, a native of Baltimore, Md., was a member of a family there well-known and highly respected. She received the usual training afforded by the city public schools, and in addition being studiously inclined and being associated with cultured persons, her ambition incited her to gain proficiency in some of the higher subjects of learning.
In early womanhood she joined the Methodist Church and became a devoted church worker. She adopted the profession of day school teacher and besides discharging her regular duties did welfare work as opportunity offered. In an unassuming way she continued active and absorbed until her marriage. Her wedded life though happy was brief. While yet a young woman she found herself responsible for the rearing of a son, her only child. This led her to remove to Boston, Mass., that the lad might have all the advantages of an atmosphere conductive to normal, unhampered development.
In this new home she did not remain long unnoticed; for through church and social affiliations many shortly came to know her and to learn of her worth. Her estimable qualities of mind and heart caused acquaintances to become admirers, then friends, according her an affectionate regard. A race devotion won for her a conspicuous place among those working for race uplift. She joined the Women's Era Club, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and similar organizations. Useful, steadfast, led by the highest convictions of duty
In July, 1895, the "National Federation of Colored Women" held its preliminary session at Boston. The Women's Era Club as hostess naturally took the lead, issuing the call, arranging the program, and, through the indefatigable exertions of its executive board, making a signal success of what in some of its phases had of the necessity the nature of an experiment.
The body of our women has expanded normally with garnered experience, and, with accessions of superior women, today it stands for an impelling force of great magnitude. Its successive biennial sessions have been graced and vitalized by the wit, culture and wisdom of countless self-sacrificing members, loyal to keen apprehensions of duty and responsive to the finest impulses inciting human activity. The meetings like mile-stone, have outlined the progress of American colored women along the path of upward trend. All the gatherings have been significant, many of them notable; everything taken into consideration, the initial one may be designated as the most famous.
The pressing urgency of a coming together for conference was made clearly apparent by the circulation abroad of a scurrilous letter. This offensive document was designed to arouse animosity and to accentuate race hatred. It bore evidence of a lack of appreciation both of truth and justice and marked its author with the unenviable reputation of lacking in chivalry and honor, of being afflicted with that dense ignorance upon which insensate race prejudice is founded.
On the second day of this meeting of protest Mrs. Adams presided. She delivered a fervent opening prayer and then took up the subject allotted for consideration. It was the delicate yet pregnant theme of "Social Purity." This she treated in detail with reserve and care yet with firmness and clarity; her utterances were followed with closest attention. Before this she had attained a reputation
The earnestness and enthusiasm aroused by Mrs. Adams kindled a lofty spirit of devotion and loyalty in the hearts and intentions of her auditors, that has never been allowed to die out. Remaining active it has intensified and helped others to aid in the accomplishment of the ulterior object of her speech--the amelioration of the condition of colored women by securing for them that fair play which enables any accused to defend himself against treachery, snap-judgment and wholesale incriminations.
To this woman belong the honor of, at a most critical time, the time when she and women of the same descent were publicly and brutally attacked, of voicing an unanswerable appeal to justice, culture and civilization. And her heroism in "standing on the breach," without stopping to count the cost in her endeavor to right a flagrant wrong, entitles her to the highest praise for fidelity and fearlessness.
The conference fully demonstrated the wisdom and efficacy of a national "getting together." The advantages of council were briefly and clearly outlined in the thoughtful address of the president, Mrs. J. St. P. Ruffin. She
With a seriousness at once pathetic and dignified, Mrs. Ruffin struck the keynote of the intention of the gathering: "It is meet, right and our bounden duty to teach an ignorant suspicious world that our aims are identical with those of all good aspiring women. With an army of organized women standing for purity and mental worth we open the eyes of the world to a state of affairs to which they have been blind, often wilfully so. We break silence not by noisy protestations of what we are not, but by a dignified showing of what we are and what we hope to become."
The ultimate result was the formation of a sisterhood in which Agnes Adams and others like her found congenial work. This included the establishment of reforms, the cementing of bonds of unity, the defense of the dignity of our women, and the refutation of unjust and unfair accusations--charges often so audaciously and flippantly made and of so humiliating a sort they tended virtually "to force the accused into a mortified silence, especially in sections where the scales of fair play and verity are not evenly balanced."
In July, 1922, the death of a brother recalled Mrs. Adams to her former home. While there she decided to make her birthplace again her abiding place, and so resolving took up again in a near by village the work of teaching. The April following, attacked by a serious illness she succumbed in a few days.
Her life work was unfinished only in seeming, her influence is still paramount as a guidance to those who knew her and loved her, those who, still active and inspired by her lowly spirit but lofty aim are striving to emulate her unselfish, courageous example.
Mrs. Adams thought, decided, acted from a conviction
"For us is the seed time, God alone
Beholds the end of what is sown;
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The harvest time is hid with Him.
Left unforgotten where it lies,
The seed of generous sacrifice
Though seeming on a desert cast
Shall rise and bloom with truth at last."


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Hi! I really like your contributions to the forum. I've also started reading your blog. Would you mind giving me a few recommendations on homeschooling/education books? My son is only 2.5 so I have a few years to educate myself before starting with him. I really don't want to take the easy route of using a boxed curriculum and radical unschooling is too hands off for me. I'm reading Project Based Homeschooling now (agree with you about the repetitive style of writing) and am looking for other sources on the "how" and "why" of homeschooling.
Thanks so much!
You might like this book if you haven't already read it:
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I always love your posts here so I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to read your blog, but I finally have and I <3 it. I'll be sharing it with friends!
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Dear Gossips,
"Come on, poppet," said Prince William to Kate as he wrapped up their brief media session outside the hospital yesterday. Poppet! So that's what the future King calls his wife. As I wrote yesterday, it was a perfectly executed, flawless presentation, from the timing – allowing UK broadcasters to report on the late night news and US broadcasters to lead with the story on the evening news and the newspapers to be able to make their print times for today – to the simple elegance of it all to the relatability, as the photo of William's relief in securing the car seat makes its way across the internet.
And of course it's the Princess herself. As I've explained before, since their marriage, I have insisted on calling Catherine "princess" as opposed to "duchess", her actual title. Because "duchess" is so old school. And this is a very, very modern couple, with a very, very modern approach, calculated so to reinvigorate the monarchy. As Duana put it yesterday, "this is a new world". It is a world where the common girl who married their heir steps out for the first time post-labour accessibly showing off her rather substantial residual bump instead of hiding her body. That's not the move of a "duchess". That is very much the move of a savvy, pragmatic Princess who has never been more popular.
And they will continue to dominate the news cycle because he still has to be named. Is the name delay about theatre or is it that they want to get to know him a little more before deciding? After all, this little dude will be a monarch. You can't just call him… Justin.
Yours in gossip,
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Expatriate Alphabet: N is for NEGOTIATION
When I say negotiation I don't mean the one that has to do with business deals or peace accords. Neither am I using the word to indicate anything that has to do with dispute resolution. Instead, I am using the word to explain the delicate process of "negotiating the change" – and a journey of making lots of very new and difficult choices.
When you arrive to another country and emerge yourself into another culture, you begin to notice that certain things are done differently. People might be routinely late to appointments whereas you are used to always being on time. People may drop by your office unexpectedly whereas you are used to scheduling these impromptu meetings. People may expect you to spell their responsibilities out for them – when you are expecting a healthy dose of initiative.
All these changes may throw you for a loop – and worse, they may really wreck havoc in how you perceive yourself and your ability to succeed in the new environment. After all, if you are constantly frustrated and if you are struggling to understand why things are not working the way they should, you'll find yourself arguing with your saboteur a lot longer than you ever want to.
And that's where "negotiating across cultures" comes in. This negotiation process is actually very simple and consists of 5 steps:
(1)Determine which cultural variable is responsible for the behavior that drives you crazy
(2)Identify where you are for this cultural variable on a cultural continuum
(3)Identify where most of your host country nationals are
(4)Determine if you have a large gap – and, if you do, (a) are you willing to change your behavior or (b) will you prefer for people around you to adjust to your habits (this depends on the value structure and if the variable in question is the reflection of your values/identity or habits/behaviors)
(5)Create an action plan.
This 5-step process comes from Culture Mastery 4C's Process™.
Expatriate Alphabet: O is for OPEN MIND
There exist many wonderful quotes about what an open mind is and what it comes to represent to different people. To start this section on an inspirational note, I thought I'd mention a couple of them – and I'll mention especially those that resonate with me (apologies for not being sure who the authors are):
"An open mind is a mind of curiosity, wonder, learning, infinite possibilities and a beautiful desire for understanding."
"A person open to all things and ideas is by default wiser than the one that is not."
"When you are open to everything, nothing is impossible."
And while these quotes are probably enough to confirm that open mind is one of things to have to be happy as an expat, I'd still like to explore a bit further. I'd like to explore what it is that closes our minds.
Making assumptions and passing judgments – these two attitudes are often to blame for keeping our mind closed rather than open. Let's look at making assumptions first.
We live our lives by making assumptions. Sometimes we are right and sometimes we are not. After living in a culture for a long time (or for our entire life) we are full of assumptions that have been created by our experience with that culture. When we move, we automatically assume the same about the new place. For instance, if in our "old home" colleagues didn't bother me when I closed my office door, then I am going to assume that things should be the same in my "new home". And why not? Should not people know what a closed door means?
You see how this idea about "what people know about closed doors" becomes an assumption based on previous experience? And if we take this assumption to be the truth (which is what we do most of the time), then we encounter a lot of frustration in dealing with the new situation. Instead of keeping an open mind and inquiring about the meaning of a closed door in the new culture, I may assume that it's the lack of respect and the lack of manners that makes people come in freely when I have my door closed.
And now about passing judgments. The new country we've ended up in has been in existence long before our plane deposited us there. People here are used to being and doing things their way. No matter how much it may bother us and no matter how much we disagree, a judgmental attitude will get us nowhere. Remember we don't own the absolute truth of how to be. There are many different truths and realities out there. And when we have an open mind – free of judgments and assumptions – we are more able to see the different truths and realities.
Where do you assume? Where may you judge? And how does that affect your learning and your life as an expatriate?
Expatriate Alphabet: P is for PEOPLE
When I was living in Argentina, one of my friends explained his constant tardiness the following way: "I've gone native." In Russia, "going native" often meant using your elbows in public transports, and in Uzbekistan it meant haggling over 5 cents at a market. Whatever the country, many of us often find ourselves absorbing and engaging in the habits and behaviors of people who surround us.
This section, however, isn't about going native. I am using the example to illustrate another human tendency – and that is, to repeat after people who surround us. In NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) it's called modeling and there are techniques that are built upon this tendency. For instance, people are encouraged to succeed by repeating what successful people do – that is, by modeling them.
Specific NLP techniques aside, we can all benefit from repeating – and thus, benefit from surrounding ourselves with people who we would want to repeat after. At the same time, we don't benefit by surrounding ourselves with people whose energies drag us down. So, if you want your expatriate experience to be happy and successful, consider who you hang out with. Do you spend a lot of time in the company of upbeat and open-minded people? Or do you find yourself dragged down by those who complain and judge?
Finding a circle of acquaintances and friends who offer positive energy is important everywhere – and it is especially important when you are living in another culture and need all the support you can get.
Who are you surrounding yourself with?
Thoughts, comments, additions?
These ABCs form part of the A to Z of Successful Expatriation™ Guide and Workbook which is available as a free download on our main site. This Guide and Workbook doesn't only discuss the expat alphabet but also offers activities and exercises you can do to improve your expat life. Sign up for Expat VIP list and get this free download here (right hand column).


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Out in Cincy…
Joe Torre just passed along the word that Chad Billingsley will go on the DL (though not officially until tomorrow, I think). Vicente Padilla will be back in the rotation this weekend at Fenway Park and as a lifelong baseball fan, I have to say I'm pretty excited to see Fenway Park for the first time.
It's hard to believe that the only parks older than Dodger Stadium are Fenway and Wrigley. Yet our home feels like a baby compared to those.
That's about all for now…need to start a little streak here as we hit the road.
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Just wonderful….what's going to happen next?
Good afternoon everyone! Been a few days away from here, but glad to be back, especially watching that first inning. Let's hope we can get back on track, and hold down the fort while Billz is out.
TB4 ~ I just turned the game on and Eric Collins said Bills injured his groin. He felt it today during a bullpen session. I don't know how serious it is. This is the first time in his career he is on the DL. If I remember correctly I think he had a groin injury last year but didn't go on the DL.
Oh brother! Just read about Billz.
I am surprised that this is your first trip to Fenway. I guess you did not get to go the last time the Dodgers played the Red Sox. I think it was about 5 years ago.
this will be my second time to Fenway but the first seeing the Blue there. I am excited and excited that alot of Dodger fans are making the trip and that we are are making plans to meet there.
In the meatime go Kuroda-san! Go Dodgers! Slump no more! Start a wining streak!
Did our offense just collapse in that inning? Lead-off single and two wild pitches, and no run.
Jhall!!!! Are you there in Cincy? Crazy weather happening!!
The first 3 innings by Kuroda have been very encouraging. We're going to need a starter to step up and pick the slack while Bills is out.
Emma ~ Which game are you going to? Oldbrooklyn & I are going to Boston also. We are going to Saturday's game.
Urgh gosh I hate rain delay when we're leading.
Hi Everybody
I'm a little late tonight I had to take care of something.
Well I see we're off to a 3 run early lead.
And to each game a little rain may fall, except not in L.A.
Tomorrow night I plan to go to Yankee Stadium to meet up with Truebluewill and some fans from the TBLA forum, Fans since 53 & 85 and King & Queen Baltazar, from L.A. and the Dodger Stadium LFP who are over here on vacation. Then Saturday TBW and I will meet up with them in Boston at Fenway.
Hate to see Kuroda cool down while he was dealing. If they get going again, I imagine they will have a reliever come in.
Truebluewill~ Padilla will replace Bills and someone will be brought up for the bullpen.
Monasterios is back in the starting rotation.
Hope they don't call this game off now, it's still unofficial.
Another run OK MANNY
Keep piling on the runs CASEY.
Thanks Stubbs for that one hope we can get the last out glad to see Kuroda still out there.
Well this game's official.
Yeah 4 hits for Furcal.
Game over, Lakers win!
Nice display of infield work for Raffy annnnd Loney.
I don't like crappy 4th regardless of the scored and hate that we won anmd shot 41.8% most of that FG% was kill in the 4th.
Is about damn time.
It sure is, Shad!
I miss the automatic prefect Dewitt with the bases loaded from 2 yrs ago. Come on Troncoso get a hit. I like this move.
Wow even with a 8-0 lead no bunt from Torre. Wow Owings you let Troncoso get a bases loaded walk.
TRONCOSO's FIRST RBI.
1st career rbi's for Troncoso yeah
That's ok Troncoso
I think Furcal did that on purpose.
Furcal probably thought it was 2 out.
Okay ITD readers and writers, where in the world were all these runs this past weekend? Now, I am really curious to know if jhall may have made it to this game.
Troncoso was like 0/6 with 5 k's and all of them k's was last year.
He probably didn't want Troncoso to run the bases.
Wow you're early Nelly?
lol I don't know but the Angels are getting kill again. Did anyone seen Hunter try to catch that last night? I don't know how you can give someone homerun when it look like it wasn't going out of the park.
We just need a dp that's ok Ethier.
Troncoso is really showing off the Dodgers' defense.
Hello gang!!! No Nelly, didn't make it down to Cincy for this one. Nice to see Ferk and Manny show some signs of their former selves. Now we need Martin to get it going. I'm at a loss as to his offensive woes since 2007-2008. Angel series was disappointing for sure. Maybe we can pay them back in Anaheim. So far, we're hanging tough with this June schedule. It really is a ball buster!!! Sure hope the Billz thing is not too serious!!!
I think I like seeing Troncoso pitch 2 innings instead him pitching in every game it seem.
lol there someone that has a smaller strke zone than that pesky Eckstein? Is it too early to say resigned Johnson?
Troncoso last 6 games in 5 of those games no run scored.
I'd get Sherrill some work if I was JoJo!!!
Jhall – I guess that answered my question then, didn't it? LOL!!! Charlie and Rick are having fun with the maybe 1,000 fans that are left.
The gnats are actually losing for the moment to the Orioles 4-1, but the Padres are winning.
I think he s*cks and now is a good time to see what he can do. I wouldn't let him near a close game.
Jhall – I agree 100%…………. this would be a perfect time to get George some work.
Happy Early 26th Bday Broxton since it still early here.
Great to see you Nelly!!! Hope you're having a wonderful evening Bon Mon Amie!!!!!
I don't even think Sherrill could mess up the shutout but who's am I'm kidding?
Jhall wants this game to get close, doesn't he?! lol Well, here's Georgie!!!! Let's see what he's got!!!
Yeah Loney and Furcal made history and no the Dodgers give up 1 run not alot of runs lol.
LMAO Trumom!!! Great to see you also my friend!!!!
Oh oh
I knew it.
At least he got 2 outs before givving up a hit, Jhall 🙂
Pulled him Torre.
I'm still using Preparation Miller High Life to get the burning and itching out of my butt from that Angel series!!!
I think the team read all of our comments about the Angel series on their flight and got ticked off and said, "We will show them"!
Jhall – it was a pretty good day! ……and you? I am guessing you are dealing with these thunderstorms too. When I lived in Memphis, I had the experiences of living through many of those…………..crazy!!
lol at the announces said Furcal is in trouble the Dodgers need to bat around hahaha.
Come on you ex Giants reject.
Way to go boys!!!!!! Let's do it again tomorrow!!!!!
NICE beating an east coast team and .500 on the road.
see ya's all on Thursday.
Good Night Oldbrooklynfan!! Have a great time tomorrow with Truebluewill!!
How come the Giants have to played the O's and not the Angels when was the last time we played them?
In fact when was the last time the Giants played the angels?
They played the Angels last year at AT&T Park. I was there for one of them. I believe the Giants lost that game.
I don't have a problem with the Giants playing the Orioles, but why are they not playing the Yankees? To make it even, our entire division should be playing the entire AL East.
Oh ok dang and I normal known this thing but couldn't remember and I don't want to look it up lol.
Ok I found it look like June 15-17 2009.
The Angels swept last year.
Shad – the Giants played the Angels June 16,17 and 18th of last season and the Giants were swept. Unlike the Giants, we have to play them again. The Giants only had one shot at them. If I were the Giants I rather take my chances with the A's too.
baseballreference.com is a very good thing, isn't it? LOL!!!
sorry – it was 15th-17th.
Hey Junie, guess what I done?
Yeah I bet you it when all the time warp and wow another celebrate goes wrong for UCLA and now that person is out for the year.
I know what you done!!! LOL!! That is so awesome!! Which one did you get?
I know what you done!!! LOL!! That is so awesome!! Which one did you get?
I was in submission error and then came out with a double post.
…………and shouldn't it be…………Guess what "we" done? As I remember it, it was Chris who brought up the idea in the first place.
I shoulda guessed. You probably knew it before I did.
I got the one we were looking at on Saturday. The Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad. We decided to keep the truck for the time being and take our time looking for just the right truck for Matt. In the meantime, if we still don't have Matt's truck, he can just use the one we have now.
I meant out for the tournament
That is sooo cool!! That was a pretty awesome bike!!
Yeah, a little scary right now. It's been almost 29 years between rides after all. I gotta grow those eyes back that used to be in the back of my head.
I just realized about an hour ago that I've reverted to my early twenties, when I had a '68 Chevelle and a 550 Honda. Does that spell "mid-life crisis"?
You do know that's what our kids are saying – LOL!!!! It's okay Ward Dear…………..Mariya thinks my Ethieraholicism is a midlife crisis too, and she has added Denny Hamlin to the list. So, you are not alone our teenagers thinking – LOL!!!
…………………and I am pretty sure I found out after the fact 🙂 They aren't that quick – LOL!!! As a matter of fact, Mariya was insistent you got a Harley, and I told her Eric would never do that. I am glad I didn't have to admit defeat on that issue.
red pen – I missed the word "in" and an apostrophe in the phrase "in our teenagers' thinking"
You really need to take pictures and show it off. You can put the pictures on your dodgerlyrics. The Chevelle is on there already. You might as well add the bike too. That way your midlife crisis will be fully documented – lol!!!
Harleys are cool and all, if you've got the money. I don't. I would have liked to have bought American but facts are facts.
Is the Chevelle still on DodgerLyrics? Well, maybe I'll have to do that.
Nice outcomes today in LA sports. Except in college baseball. Did you see what happened in UCLA's game? Lord, I'm guessing the polite handshake will be making a comeback.
I am watching mlbtv, and I didn't realize Conner Jackson was traded to the A's!! Also, they just mentioned this as well……………Did you know the PITA people are trying to block the plans for the Marlins to put live Salt Water fish tanks in their new stadium (one on each side of the dugout) because the loud noises will affect the fish?
Well, I can't say for certain the Chevelle is still there, and yes, I heard about the UCLA game.
Watching more mlbtv………………..the Padres really have the so-called mojo right now. They are just doing everything right. Yea, they lose a game here and there, but we keep waiting for them to disappear and they haven't yet. I mean, the Dodgers are holding their own too, but we certainly didn't think the Padres would be in the picture at this point.
I didn't know there were enough people watching the Marlins to make that much noise.
I think I'll put some photos on photobucket instead of DodgerLyrics. Seems more appropriate.
'Scuse me, Maddie just came home and discovered the bike.
Why are the Padres still in 1st? They're 14th out of 16 in team BA, 13th in runs scored and 14th in HRs. But they're 1st in ERA and strikeouts and tied for 1st in fielding %. What do we always say around here?
It's getting late, I gotta hit the rack. Goodnight, Junie and God Bless you and yours!
LOL! That was funny comment about the Marlins. Good Night Dodgereric!! I am glad you spoiled yourselves a bit with your new ride. A good choice if I say so myself. Take care and God Bless to you and yours as well!!!
Yes Eric I mention that hours before but glad you got the link up. Maybe it was my fault I didn't mention Conor Jackson but didn't think the A's and Dback are going anywhere.
Giants vs Yankees and Boston? That's another thing I was thinking about.
Shad – The Giants are playing Boston. They are playing Boston the weekend before they play us at AT&T Park, but the Giants are playing their game at home. And let's face it, that match up doesn't really have the same drama that the Dodgers/Red Sox matchup will have.
Happy Birthday Broxton! I still remember the time I sang to him (twice) at the stadium. One on the day I thought it was your birthday and then I just had to go back and do it on the very day since I made the mistake and he corrected me.
True and OBF,
I twill be there for all three games. I am part of the group from the Dodgerlife event.
I know a couple of fans that sit in the pavilion that were going to Yankee Stadium first and then taking a bus to Boston. Too bad you two will miss the get together on Friday at 4: P.M. for the group picture. But maybe we can see each other on Saturday.
Glad to see the bats come alive!
My Honduras lost this morning 1 to 0 to Chile :-(. It was a bad luck goal as it hit the defense's butt and it went in but Chile did dominated that game.
Why not get us a real pitcher?
The new ESPN Commercial featuring our very own Andre is just fabulous!!!
I am reading all these rumors that are asking why we aren't going after Lee, Oswalt, etc., and most of them are asking is it because Frank can't or won't? With Billz out for an undetermined amount of time at this point, pitching just became even more of an issue than it already was.
OK so the rookie Monasterios goes Friday. Why not give the start to Weaver?
Just for your information. I normally don't pay attention to anything Giants in terms of tickets, but today my hubby was saying they are doing the same thing with Boston that we are doing with the Yankees. They are making their fans buy some sort of package before being able to buy tickets to see a Red Sox/Giants game. I, to a point, understand the draw for a Dodger/Yankee game, but I am not sure what the draw is to spend extra money to see a Giants/Red Sox game? It's not like Boston is tearing it up right now, and if it's about seeing Boston, you can go across the bay and watch them play the A's at the Coliseum for alot cheaper than paying the price to see the same team at AT&T. I am not interested in seeing either team play, but I still think this is so unfair to hold some fans to a package deal when all they want to do is see this one game/series for whatever reason.
Tough break for the UCLA baseball player. I was watching that game Sunday night and at the end when all the players were piling on one another and we could clearly hear someone say,"get the f word off of him" as the players were jumping on the pile. Honestly, who out there has not screamed, "don't hurt him" after Andre has delivered a game winning hit, especially a home run and all the players are waiting at the plate to jump all over him.
I think that all the time when they do that to Andre 🙂
Way to go Andre….2 for 2 !!!!
NOW THAT is our Andre!!!!!!!!!
Come on, Kersh, don't blow this!!!!!
Woo-Hoo, win streak and 1st place!!!!!!! Nice job Kersch, Andre, and team..
1st Place for us!!!!!!
I liked the lineup shift moving an obviously struggling/pressing Kemp down in the order and moving Martin into the 2 hole where he seems to do well.
Haegar stinking it up at AAA. Hopefully the Dodgers will give up on that pipe dream. Not sure what's going on with Billz, but hopefully, Padilla can come back with some semblance of a decent pitcher while he is out. Very big IF, I know!!! We don't need ace stuff as long as the offense keeps it rolling!!! Just keep us in the game thru 5 or 6 innings. Hell', a quality start is 6 innings and 3 runs. I'll gladly take that from our 4 and 5 starters!!!
It's real simple, don't walk batters and don't make errors!!! Get those two right and you usually win. Solo homers don't kill you.
Hey Jhall!! How are you doing this evening? Great Dodger win today, both in pitching, defense and offense.
Like you say Jhall, it is not rocket science.
Hi'Ya DNelson!!! LOL!!! Doing well, how about you? Nice win today for sure. I wasn't thrilled with the 2 errors but, they didn't hurt us today. We got lucky as they usually bite you in the rear end. Today the breaks went our way!!! Seems funny, but, when the breaks don't go your way and you play fundamentally sound baseball, you still manage to win. As you well know, somedays, the breaks go your way, and somedays, they don't!!! It's part of the game!!!!
Just heard we signed Enchanted's favorite….Claudio Vargas 🙂 Doesn't that give us all hope in the pitching department?!
We made some errors, but didn't walk alot of people today. Hence we faired well. Put those two together, and, it is baseball suicide!!!
LOL Trumom!!! Yep, that ought to make Beav real happy!!!!
Can't wait for him to hear the news!
Wow am I'm eyes seeing thing did Manny get another assists tonight. Is Belisario hurt or not?
Submission errors :(((
I am doing pretty good Jhall. You know my son's highschool is having a baseball tournament Thursday and Friday, and the tournament is named after my father-in-law………The Nellie Nelson Tournament. My son and I have the same nickname, but for two totally different reasons (and spelled differently). Well, on ITD, I have a lot of nicknames……….all of which have a unique meaning to them. Yep, those two errors were not too good, especially considering the timing of the game. And yes, we certainly were on the giving end of the gifts in the umpiring department tonight. Did anyone ever find out why Torre was arguing with the umpire in the middle of the game between innings ( the specific inning is escaping me at the moment).
We signed Huggy Bear? Oh, enchanted will be so delighted to hear/read that.
Mike Brito I miss this guy with that hat, white suit and the radar gun and tracking pitches.
Michael's knee okay, Nellyjune?
I've been having submission errors too!
The knee is good………..just Advil is needed if needed. He is pitching tomorrow………..not sure if he is pitching first or second game though. I am hoping the 7pm game since I have a second day of jury duty tomorrow. The first game is at 1.
As for the Dodgers signing Claudio Vargas, I can only think of Nancy Kerrigan's immortal words after getting whacked in the knee: "Why….why…??"
That's great news…..where is the game being played?
Kahli ~ you're right…."Why us"…."why us"?! lol
Manny did get an assist Shad. It was a play at home, and it was one of those gift calls that should have went the other way. The runner was safe by all the angles we were able to see.
At Merced High. Hubby is saying that Michael wants to pitch the first game since it is named after Nellie. However, that is up to the coach, and that is not always a cut and dry issue as we all know.
Maybe we can trade Vargas back to the Brewers for Braun of cost is a joke lol. I see we call up Schlichting and I like Emma idea why not start Weaver?
But than again you put Monsterious back in the bullpen. On the sport news recap it look like Manny threw him out by a lot of course is was Hernandez but I must be missing something so that mean Martin must had miss the tag and the ump call him safe.
opps I mean out.
Goooooood Morning ITD.
IT is a busy sports day. Early Dodger game for Breakfast. Mexico vs France for Lunch and some Lakers for Dinner! Hope everyone is having a great day.
Articles like this make me appreciate Andre being a Dodger even more. He deserves to be an All-Star not only for the talent he thinks he doesn't have, but certainly for the character he definitely does have.
So sorry to hear Furcal was placed on bereavement list.


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Magnificent Books Used in Medieval Church Services Focus of Getty Museum Exhibition
Los Angeles--Most of the paintings that survive from the Middle Ages are in books, and the illuminated books used by bishops, priests, monks, and nuns in Christian religious services contain some of the most dazzling paintings of the period. Ritual Splendor: Illuminated Liturgical Manuscripts, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from February 20 through May 6, 2001, explores the medieval liturgy--the communal ritual of the Church--and its books through 17 exquisite manuscripts drawn from the Museum's permanent collection. The objects in the exhibition date from the 10th to the 16th century and come from throughout Western Europe.
"Some liturgical books were placed on the altar during services and some were carried in solemn processions, while others remained open on a lectern for consultation by the choir," says Elizabeth Teviotdale, associate curator of manuscripts. "These books often contained elaborate decoration in gold and brilliant colors, and they contributed to the visual splendor of religious rituals."
One group of manuscripts in the exhibition focuses on representations of the liturgy. For example, in a luxuriously decorated missal--a book that contains the text of the Mass--made for Cardinal Cosimo de' Migliorati, a miniature shows the most dramatic moment of a Mass taking place in a large church (The Elevation of the Host, the Master of Brussels Initials, Bologna, between 1389 and 1404). In saturated, jewel-like colors, the artist depicted a priest as he raises consecrated bread over his head at the altar. Singers with mouths wide open in song gather around a choir book on a lectern, and the faithful kneel as they gaze up at the bread in the priest's hands. The entire scene is crowned by the church's elaborately decorated roof.
Another group of manuscripts in the exhibition introduces the different types of liturgical books and their characteristic illumination. The books used in the celebration of the liturgy range from small volumes used by a single monk or nun to large choir books consulted by a group of singers. Painted initials containing figural scenes mark important holidays, especially in choir books. For example, in an Italian gradual--a book containing the musically elaborate portions of the Mass--the Resurrection is pictured within the opening letter "R" of the chants for Easter Sunday (Initial R: The Resurrection, Antonio da Monza, Rome, late 1400s or early 1500s).
In some books, full-page miniatures introduce important feast days. In the Stammheim Missal, for example, Christmas is marked by a miniature showing the Nativity of Christ at the center with complementary figures that present a complex allegory of the virgin birth and the arrival of the savior (The Nativity, Stammheim Missal, Hildesheim, probably 1170s). This remarkably well preserved work, heavily adorned with gold, silver, and brilliant colors, was made in a German monastery and probably saved for special occasions. It combines images from the Old and New Testaments with subjects inspired by folklore. In one corner of the Christmas miniature, a unicorn, representing Christ as God and man in one being, places its head in the lap of a chaste woman, understood as a reflection in nature of the belief that a virgin gave birth to Christ.
The final section of the exhibition explores the liturgical year. For medieval Christians, the seasons were marked not only by changes in the weather but also by the observation of holidays that commemorated events in the life of Christ and by periods of fasting that sometimes preceded those holidays. The saints were also memorialized annually, each saint on his or her day. This section of the exhibition includes a variety of liturgical books, each open to the decoration that marks a Christian holiday or season.
Color slides available upon request.
Related book
As a part of the Getty Museum Studies on Art series, Getty Publications will publish The Stammheim Missal, a book by Ms. Teviotdale on one of the dazzling works on view in Ritual Splendor: Illuminated Liturgical Manuscripts. Available at the Museum bookstore during the exhibition and then in other bookstores in May 2001, The Stammheim Missal features 41 color reproductions of the manuscript's major decoration, 24 black-and-white illustrations, and five drawings. To order the paperback book (ISBN 0-89236-615-X, $17.50), call 800-223-3231 or visit www.getty.edu/bookstore.
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Week 1
- Releases
- 4 releases, some with multiple bugs/PRs required
- Chance to work on real code, real projects
- Big learning curve, lots of time required
- Amazing chance to gain experience, network, build your skills and resume
- Discussion/Readings
- Copyright (Copyright in Canada video)
- https://twitter.com/stan_sdcollins/status/1079395470731030528
- Who created it, "owns" it.
- Set of exclusive rights granted to the work's creator
- "The right to copy," to produce or reproduce a work or substantial portion thereof
- Copyright is automatic when a work is created, you don't have to register it.
- Copyright in Canada
- Copyright Guide
- In a software project, there can be many copyright holders (e.g., many contributors), or all contributors may assign their copyright to the project (e.g., CLA, which we'll cover later)
- Copyright (Copyright in Canada video)
- What is Open Source?
- First open technologies and projects we'll be using:
Week 2
- Release 0.1 Overview
- Due Wed Jan 30th
- node fs module vs. filer
- Licenses
- Rights, privileges, responsibilities, etc. applicable to someone other than the work's creator
- "Terms and Conditions"
- These must be granted by a copyright holder
- No License
- What can you do with code you find that has no license?
- what can I, can't I do?
- Public Domain
- SQLite, which is now used by literally everybody, see http://www.sqlite.org/famous.html
- Unlicense
- BSD License
- Family of Licenses, including 2-Clause BSD, 3-Clause BSD (aka New BDS), 4-Clause BSD
- "Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project"
- BSD Licenses code is usually compatible with other open/closed code, when you want to mix them.
- Example software projects licensed under the BSD License:
- Many Google Projects, including V8, Chromium, Go
- D3.js
- Django
- nginx
- Vi
- Facebook uses a modified version of the 3-Clause BSD they call [BSD + Patents license]. This has been controversial
- Summary:
- You need to retain the license and copyright notice
- You can use it commercially or non-commercially (privately)
- You can distribute it freely
- You can modify it freely
- Open Source and Code Reading
- truncate
echo "data" > file
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- A great blog doing something similar: Deep Dive on the node fs module and fs.access() by Safia Abdalla
- truncate
Week 3
- Readings/Resources
- Filing and Fixing a bug: a cookbook approach
- set up git and GitHub
- https://help.github.com/ has lots of great articles to help you. You can also view video guides or read the printed guides
- setup your username in git
- setup your email address in git
- specify which editor git should use, for example you can use vscode
- setup line endings (CRLF vs. LF) in git, extra notes for Windows users
- setup ssh keys for GitHub
- In GitHub, create a fork of the repo you want to work on
- On your computer, clone your forked repo
- On your computer, add a remote named "upstream" for the original repo (vs. your fork)
- On GitHub, find or create an Issue for the change you want to make
- On your computer, create and checkout a branch for your work, e.g., issue-1234 for Issue #1234
- On your computer, make code changes, test them, add, and commit on your branch. Repeat as necessary.
- On your computer, push your changes (commits) to your fork (origin)
- On GitHub, create a Pull Request for your changes to get sent to the upstream repo
- On your computer, fix any problems pointed out by your reviewer(s), add the file(s), commit, and push again to update your pull request
- set up git and GitHub
- Real world example, fixing a bug in Filer
- https://github.com/filerjs/filer/issues/628 - Add tests for fs.writeFile to increase coverage
Week 4
- Learning Licenses: MIT
- MIT License
- The MIT License, Line by Line
- One of the most widely used licenses in Open Source
- Like the BSD License, nothing about patents (created before software was patentable in the US)
- Example software projects licensed under the BSD License:
- More Git
- Understanding how git works
- SHAs
- commits, trees, blobs
- branches
- Working Directory vs. Staging Area vs. HEAD
- Git Walkthrough Part I
- Git Walkthrough Part II
- Some basic git commands you should make sure you know how to use:
git clone- clone an existing repository (i.e., one you've forked on GitHub)
git status- check what's happening with your repo, working directory, branch info
git add- add a file, files, or folder(s) of file(s)
git commit- commit changes in the staging area
git log- look back at existing commits
git diff- look at the difference between what's in the working directory and staging area, or between two commits
git rm- remove a file
git mv- move or rename a file
git reset- update the staging area, and perhaps working directory, with files from another commit (e.g., HEAD)
git checkout- switch to a branch or commit, or create, or get files from a branch/commit
- Understanding how git works
Week 5
- Finish Lab 3, Example: 3 projects I found recently
- Also, see Linuxbrew for Windows 10
- Release 0.2
- Lab 4 - first PR and Status update blog post (Friday Feb 15)
- Merging with git
- Where
git branchsplits histories apart,
git mergebrings them back together
- Understanding DIFFs and Patch files
git diff,
git show,
git log -p, etc. to show DIFFs
- Pull Requests also have links to get the raw .diff and .patch
- How to read a DIFF file
- Types of Merges: Fast Forward, Recursive Merges are the most common
--ff-onlyto force a fast-forward (only the branch pointer is moved, no new commit is created)
- 3-way merges: two branch commits with a common ancestor (new commit is created with multiple parents)
- Can have any number of parents though: one of the larges is a 66 commit octopus merge in the Linux kernel
- How to merge
- start with a clean working directory
commityour work if you can; or
git stash list,
git stash show,
git stash pop)
- checkout the branch you want to merge into
git merge branch_to_merge_into_this_branch
- start with a clean working directory
- Various flags and commands to know:
git merge --squash
git merge --abort
git merge --continue
git branch -d
- Merge Conflicts
- Conflict markers
- Conflict markers
- Doing big merges in git
- Where
Week 6
- 0.2 Updates
- Interesting projects you've found?
- https://codetribute.mozilla.org/
- Update your Info on the 0.2 wiki with status blog post, PR(s)
git rebase branch
- Replay commits on a new base branch/commit
- Process goes like this:
- git finds a common ancestor commit of the branch you're on, and the one you're rebasing onto
- git calculates DIFFs for each, saves them to disk
- git checks out the commit you want to branch onto, and begins to replay those diffs one by one
- if there is a merge conflict, the rebase pauses so you can fix things
- use
git rebase --continueor
git rebase --abortto move forward after such a pause
- use
git rebase --skipto ignore the current commit and keep going
- Never rebase commits that are shared publicly in another repo. Only do it on commits you own locally (e.g., a topic branch you are working on)
- Don't use rebase to get rid of commits in a public branch, use
git revert commit-shainstead to apply an inverse commit
- If you rebase a branch you've pushed (e.g., for a pull request), when you push, use
git push origin branch-name -f(f means force and will overwrite)
git rebase -ifor interactive rebase
- shows a script of all commits in reverse order (order they will be replayed). You can hand edit this to remove, re-order, or combine commits
- You can squash on the same branch by rebasing on
HEAD~nwhere n is how many commits back from HEAD to go
git cherry-pick SHAto add a commit to the current branch
Week 7
- Continue working on 0.2
- Discussion of any issues/questions you have
- Update blog post #2 due on Friday
- 2 Weeks left, you should have ~2 PRs done by Friday to stay on track
- Rebase and Merge Demo
- Upstream: https://github.com/copy/v86 (24 commits ahead)
- Forked: https://github.com/humphd/v86/tree/filer-9p-lastknowngood (33 commits ahead)
- Last common commit: https://github.com/copy/v86/commit/f6ae3ea58aee15f2a9be71f2847738367ef31747
- Open Source Case Study: Visual Studio Code
- https://code.visualstudio.com/
- https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code
- Technologies
- Electron
- Monaco Editor
- TypeScript
- xterm.js
- node.js, express, and hundreds of JavaScript modules
- Fixing Bugs in VSCode
- UI Bugs:
- Crash Bugs:
- Localization Bug: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/49211
Week 8
- Finish and Submit 0.2
- Bug Fix Case Study and Walkthrough
- GitHub Desktop: MIT licensed, Electron app written in TypeScript and React for working with git/GitHub
- GitHub Desktop Repository
- Issue 6390
- Walkthrough of Fixing Bug 6390
Week 9
- Releases 0.3 and 0.4
- Lab 8 due Fri, Mar 15
- Release 0.3 due Fri, Mar 29
- Release 0.4 due Fri, Apr 12
- Open Source Case Study: Redis
- Redis (REmote DIctionary Server)
- https://github.com/antirez/redis - ~175K lines of code
- Cross-platform, high performance, in-memory, key/value, data structure database server. Written in mostly in C, as well as Tcl and Lua, with front-ends in just about every language and platform.
- BSD 3-Clause
- Started in 2009 by Salvatore Sanfilippo (antirez)
- Since 2015, development has been sponsored by Redis Labs (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redis_Labs)
- Redis is among the most popular NoSQL databases in the world, and the most popular key/value store. It is used by everyone:
- GitHub
- StackOverflow
- Snapchat
- Shopify
- AirBnB
- Uber
- Tumblr
- Slack
- Medium
- Imgur
- Kickstarter
- Common Use Cases:
- User Session Cache (e.g., reduce DB lookups for user info, shopping cart data)
- Full Page Cache (e.g., by URL or route)
- Queues (e.g., Message Queue, Worker Queue)
- Counting (e.g., metrics, analytics)
- Pub/Sub (e.g., chat systems, notifications)
- Redis Tutorial and Walkthrough: https://try.redis.io/
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At hacking contest, Google Chrome falls to third zero-day attack (Updated): Google's Chrome browser was designed by some brilliant minds, but on Friday it was brought down by a teenaged hacker who calls himself PinkiePie.
Lame hacker tool or trojan delivery device? Hands on with Anonymous-OS: Pulled down by Sourceforge almost as quickly as it was started, the Anonymous-OS "project" is mostly a prepackaged desktop for Anon wanna-bes.
Internet Explorer 10: touch-friendly, and securely sandboxed: Internet Explorer 10 will be Microsoft's most secure and most touch-friendly browser, with a new Metro-style interface, and stronger sandboxing.
Does this smartphone make me look stupid? Meet the "ladyphones": Many phones "made for women" simply insult us with their case color, dismal hardware, and embarrassing accessories. Designers, you can (and should) do better.
My smartphone, the spy: protecting privacy in a mobile age: Your phone, your car, and your laptop can all spy on you, as networked mobile tech creates privacy challenge that didn't exist in the desktop computing era. We look at new problems and suggest possible solutions.
Suspicions aroused as exploit for critical Windows bug is leaked (Updated): Two days after Microsoft warned that all supported versions of Windows are vulnerable to self-replicating attacks, code derived from a privately submitted proof-of-concept exploit leaked onto the 'Net. The researcher responsible for the code says Microsoft or one of its 30 or so trusted partners is responsible.
Authenticated electricity: Sony power outlets will charge you for charging: Sony is building power outlets that supply electricity only to approved users and devices. The technology will power smart grid applications and enable pay-per-use electricity consumption.
Instagram comes to Google Play as big developer leaves: Instagram, a popular free photography app, is coming to Android as developers of the paid app Battleheart drop Android support—a worrying development for the ecosystem, and one that new leadership may seek to turn around.
Copyright Math: a quantitative reasoning master class by Rob Reid (video): Rob Reid arrived at a Californian enclave of Silicon Valley elites and Hollywood hipsters to reveal a breakthrough in quantitative reasoning as it applies to piracy and the entertainment realm. Los Angeles isn't exactly the mathematics capital of the world, but maybe it should be.
Copyright wars heat up: US wins extradition of college kid from England: Richard O'Dwyer, a 23-year old college student from northern England, is headed to the US to stand trial for his "TV Shack" link site. The UK Home Secretary today agreed to his extradition.


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Creating Web Services from J2EE Components
Web services are software processes that can be accessed and used from the Internet. Often, a software is exposed to the Web as a Web service because it needs to be available, reused, and shared by users from across the world. Web services represent a new architectural paradigm for software applications. Web services expose capabilities that are available to universal user applications and other Web services alike, via industry standard interfaces and protocols. The capabilities offerred by a Web service can fall into a variety of categories, including:
- To execute functions, such as calculating the interest on the balance of a credit card
- To retrieve data, such as fetching the balance of the credit card
Think of a business process as a conglomeration of several such capabilities. It can be inappropriate to integrate some of these capabilities within third-party applications. When these capabilities are exposed as Web services, they can be loosely coupled and dynamically discovered, thereby achieving the benefits of integration. Instead of tying all capabilities within a single application, Web services make their capabilities publicly available over the Net where a client application can simply invoke them by the URL address and compose an integration. Because the client application is free to implement the capabilities, it can do so in any language and platform that are compatible. This leads to a dramatic cut in the cost of development, maintanence, and time-to-market.
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Figure 1: A Distributed Application Using Web Services-Based Capabilities
Aim of the Article
Creating Web services from various J2EE components and exposing them to the Net remain one of the critical aspects of a J2EE-compliant e-business. The flexibility and the versatility of the business process depend on this. In this article, we would like to address this issue from a programmer's point of view. We shall concentrate our efforts on a similar architecture with BEA Weblogic as the application server. We shall take some of the basic building blocks of a J2EE-based system, convert each to an individual Web service, and deploy on Weblogic.
In the following sections, we shall discuss the creation of a Web service for EJB, Servlet, JSP, HTML, and Java class. We shall illustrate each by creating a "Hello World" Web service from each of these components.
Creating a Web service from EJB
Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) is a component architecture for the development and deployment of enterprise level applications. Following are the Java classes that are needed to create a Hello World Web service from an EJB.
package examples ; public class HelloBean implements javax.ejb.SessionBean { ... ... public String hello() { System.out.println("hello()"); return "Hello, World"; } }
package examples; public interface HelloHome extends javax.ejb.EJBHome { Hello create() throws java.rmi.RemoteException, javax.ejb.CreateException; }
package examples; public interface Hello extends javax.ejb.EJBObject { public String hello() throws java.rmi.RemoteException; }
Copy all these files to a directory called examples. Include them in CLASSPATH and compile. The deployment descriptors that are necessary for deploying EJB Hello, ejb-jar.xml and Weblogic-ejb-jar.xml, are given below. These files should be available under the META-INF directory under examples.
<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE ejb-jar PUBLIC '-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Enterprise JavaBeans 2.0//EN' 'http://java.sun.com/dtd/ejb-jar_2_0.dtd'> <ejb-jar> <enterprise-beans> <session> <ejb-name>Hello</ejb-name> <home>examples.HelloHome</home> <remote>examples.Hello</remote> <ejb-class>examples.HelloBean</ejb-class> <session-type>Stateless</session-type> <transaction-type>Container</transaction-type> </session> </enterprise-beans> </ejb-jar>ejb-jar.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE Weblogic-ejb-jar PUBLIC '-//BEA Systems, Inc.//DTD Weblogic 8.1.0 EJB//EN' 'http://www.bea.com/servers/wls810/dtd/Weblogic-ejb-jar.dtd'> <Weblogic-ejb-jar> <Weblogic-enterprise-bean> <ejb-name>Hello</ejb-name> <jndi-name>ejb20-Hello-HelloHome</jndi-name> </Weblogic-enterprise-bean> </Weblogic-ejb-jar>
Once the class files and deployment descriptors are ready, a JAR file is to be created using the following command from examples.
>jar -cf HelloWorld.jar *
This command will create a HelloWorld.jar file that contains the following structure:
META-INF/MANIFEST.MF META-INF/ejb-jar.xml META-INF/Weblogic-ejb-jar.xml examples/Hello.class examples/HelloHome.class examples/HelloBean.class
MANIFEST.MF will be generated automatically while running the jar command. The HelloWorld.jar file is now ready for deployment.
Start the Weblogic Server. In the administration console, on the left hand side panel, just select the EJB Modules under Deployments. Select Deploy a new EJB Module option on the right hand side. In the directory tree structure displayed, select the directory in which HelloWorld.jar exists. Click the target module button. A screen will be displayed, stating "Review your choices and deploy." The EJB module name that is editable will be displayed. Click Deploy. Wait till the deployment ends and a success message is displayed.
To test the EJB Module that is deployed, just click the Testing tab. If the test is successful, a message will be displayed: "The EJB Hello has been tested successfully with a JNDI name of ejb20-Hello-HelloHome."
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I wanted to provide a clearer insight into what type of job roles aspiring psychologists should look into. For anyone seeking clinical/research experience after university (regardless of whether you are an undergraduate/postgraduate student), this post is for you! I will list a few job ideas for you to think about, which could help you gain experience within the field of psychology, and lead you to successful careers.
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After 12 Interviews ….. Part 1
Hello everyone! It has been such a long time since I've made a blog post. Apologies for the long wait. Life has been such a roller-coaster, and I haven't been able to take the time out to document my journey so far. But I'm back, and ready to give you all an update! In my last blog post, I think I spoke about the difficulties I was having in securing an Assistant Psychologist (AP) post. From November last
Unsuccessful Interviews
After I realised three students from my MSc course were successful with Assistant Psychologists (AP) posts in October (2017), this gave me the ultimate push to start applying for AP jobs. Even though I was mentally done with my current job, I wanted to work for a month without reading, writing or typing. The MSc course drained my soul (literally), and I had a mental block. I submitted my dissertation the month before, and so I wanted to chill and relaxed. During the half-term school...
What Happens Next?
Now that my MSc has finished (I graduated with a Merit btw), the real fight officially begins. It's crazy because you'd think doing a Masters means you've 'made it'. Definitely not! I knew that my next challenge would be to find a new job. I no longer wanted to work as a Teaching Assistant. I've noticed that once I am over a situation, I can't put energy into it. This is in relation to everything lol, and I started to feel this way about my job before Summer (June 2017). I knew I had gained so much experience from my workplace, in particular gaining valuable experience working with children who had learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties. It was time for me to take this experience and put it into something new, in this case, a new job. I had it all figured out ...
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How Did It All Start?
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Oklahoma State University has "discovered" a new cut of beef that used to be minced for use in burgers, which they are calling the Vegas Strip Steak. The university won't reveal where exactly this steak can be found, because it's trying to patent it.
A combined team at the university's Food and Agricultural Products Centre (FAPC), the Technology Development Centre and university restaurant The Ranchers Club have worked to brand and market the cut of beef.
Meat researcher Tony Mata, said of the mysterious meat: "Initially, the cut was labelled as undervalued. This muscle produces a steak that is on par with, or better than, today's most popular steaks."
Jacob Nelson, a meat processing specialist at FAPC, said, "The department of animal science provided some preliminary objective evaluation of beef steak tenderness attributes." According to the team's analysis (to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt and pepper), their steak is more tender than a butlers' or club steak and doesn't require a long time to age.
Once they had discovered a muscle that could produce a steak, the next step was to try to protect the carcass. This is where the Technology Development Centre stepped in to provide patent guidance. The Ranchers Club subsequently hosted a series of tastings.
The Vegas Strip Steak then had its moment in the spotlight at the illustrious-sounding "Protein Innovation Summit" in Chicago in April.
Steve Price, the associate vice president for technology development at Oklahoma State University, told NPR's Jacob Goldstein: "It's an un-obvious chunk of meat that has just been sititng there—a little diamond surrounded by a bunch of coal. The patent actually claims the kind of knife strokes that you make in order to create this cut of meat. You take this muscle, you make cuts here, here, and here, and you end up with this Vegas Strip Steak."
Traditionally recipes or fashion haven't been patented. That's why companies like Coca-Cola and KFC have opted to make their recipes a "trade secret." The advantage of this route is that trade secrets don't expire, but the downside is that they can be stolen. The OSU team has decided to go the patent route because the cutting technique and location of the "steak" would have to be taught to any manufacturing plant that wanted to sell the steak—meaning that it would be hard to keep it as a trade secret. Instead, they want to get meat plants to acquire a license to produce and sell the steak.


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Probe into Mo. tattoo artist's death reveals more odd twists
Samuel Francis told father who was likely to kill him
Before joining members of an outlaw motorcycle gang at an eastern Missouri lake, tattoo artist Samuel Francis had one last conversation with his father.
If he turned up dead, Francis said last December, a man named Melvin Scherrer would be responsible. The 38-year-old Cape Girardeau man's father, Gary Francis, later shared his son's ominous warning with law enforcement, court documents say.
It would take another seven months before the missing man's decomposing body was found in a septic tank outside Bonne Terre. Since then, prosecutors have filed a growing number of charges in Francis' death and an overlapping federal drug case, with Scherrer among the defendants. Slowly a picture of what authorities believe happened is beginning to emerge.
Jerrod D. Mahurin, prosecuting attorney for St. Francois County, said Scherrer is accused of inviting Francis to his home "where he basically was going to go after him."
The prosecutor declined to explain why Francis was asked to show up at the house, but several people were there when the tattoo artist arrived.
"Each individual had their own part, whether they were there as an enforcer or whether they were there afterward to dispose of the body or just there at the wrong place and the wrong time," Mahurin said in summarizing the prosecution's case.
Scherrer, 49, of Bonne Terre, is charged in St. Francois County with first-degree murder, and Brent Tyler Bouren, 43, of St. Louis, with second-degree murder in Francis' death. The two men also were among 25 people charged in federal court with making and distributing large amounts of meth since October 2010.
Scherrer was among several of the federal drug defendants with ties to the Saddle Tramps Motorcycle Club, which has club houses in St. Louis and St. Francois County. A federal affidavit said Scherrer supplied meth to Bouren, the publisher and editor of the biker-geared Full Throttle Midwest Magazine.
Neither Scherrer nor Bouren's attorneys could be reached for comment.
Richard Callahan, the U.S. attorney for eastern Missouri, said Francis' name never came up in the drug case but added that the federal investigation led to information about his killing and those responsible. "There was enough information to actually solve the case, and so we were happy to share that information with local authorities," Callahan said.
Francis' body was found one day after a federal search of Scherrer's home uncovered meth, according to court records. Mahurin said authorities had long been concerned that Francis's disappearance was more than a missing person case.
"We had the inclination that it was probably a homicide but had some more things that needed to develop before we could move forward," he said.
Interviewed a month after Francis' disappearance, Scherrer said Francis had never been at his home, but the tattoo artist's blood later was found there, according to the probable cause statement. Witnesses told authorities that Scherrer struck Francis with a baseball bat, taped his hands behind his back and wrapped his head with tape.
The witnesses said Bouren also participated in the beating, pointed a gun at others who were present and said they would get the same treatment if they talked, according to the probable cause statement.
Scherrer and another man, Otto Plopper, 43, of French Village, removed Francis from the home while he was still alive, witnesses told authorities. Plopper, who is charged in St. Francois County with abandonment of a corpse, confessed to helping Scherrer dispose of Francis' body, the probable cause statement said. No attorney is listed for Plopper in online court records.
Bouren also is charged with threatening to kill a witness who wound up with Francis' tattoo equipment. That witness, Dustin Eyerly, of French Village, faces charges that include receiving stolen property. Eyerly's attorney didn't immediately return a phone call.


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This Pembroke Welsh Corgi came face-to-face with a giant black bear who found his way onto the Barry family's porch in Connecticut.
The Barry family said the bear showed up at their front door in Winchester around noon Monday. He stayed on the deck for about five minutes, scoping it out, then meandered back into the woods and disappeared.
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That '70s show: UVA paints an era
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Betty Mooney March 1st, 2011 | 1:48pm
The Lennart Anderson painting " St Marks Place" is one of my favorites in the museum collection. If you've never seen it don't miss the chance to do so now. The museum has an especially strong collection of paintings from this period, thanks to the foresight of former Bayly Museum of Art director, David B. Lawall.
Oldman March 4th, 2011 | 10:01am
Lets hear it for David Lawall and his assistant, Stephen Margulies(sp?). The both did absolutely heroic work to collect from that era and revive a dead museum.