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It's Free! Download Garfield's Diner Hawaii Now!
Garfield & friends are back to serve up even more food and fun! The company that brought you Garfield's Diner now brings you even more addictive gameplay set in one of the world's most beautiful spots: check out Garfield's Diner Hawaii!
Irma has returned from her vacation and, thanks to Garfield and the gang (and against all the odds), her diner is in tip-top shape. Ecstatic, Irma decides to reward Garfield and Jon Arbuckle and all the others with a little vacation in Hawaii. But what started out as a simple holiday soon becomes another diner adventure!
Irma's cousin needs help to save her diner from going bankrupt, and she turns to Jon for assistance. Of course, Jon will need all the help he can get, including the invaluable assistance of everyone's favorite fat cat, Garfield!
So Garfield and Jon are back in the kitchen. With dishes a-clinking and pans a-clanking, it's up to them to cook, serve and feed their hungry Hawaiian customers.
Help Garfield and friends by directing them through different stations in the diner. Each member of your staff must be managed quickly and efficiently to make sure meals are prepared and customers are served before their patience runs out. Do well and you'll have more satisfied customers, plus more cash in the register!
· Frantic, exciting, arcade-style time management gameplay that's easy to pick up but hard to put down
· Hire popular characters from the Garfield comic strip
· Upgrade equipment to provide better, faster service
· VIPs will visit at random to provide an extra challenge for greater rewards
· Collect special character cards featuring Garfield and his friends
Available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese languages. Simply change your language from the game's title screen!
For existing Garfield's Diner users, they will be rewarded with Garfield Points and Coins!


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When I first got into watching American Dragon I loved it and I still do but I realy can't understand why it ceased production.It had everything!;romance,comedy,action,mystery,drama,fantasy and most importantly morals behind the stories.I mean ratings for the show can't have been that bad.Could they?....Or it's a marketing technique make us realy want it badly and then when it comes back with new episodes we can't keep our eyes off of it.I Bet thats it.Anyway,this is about it for my ranting and raving........For today.

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Don't Be Left Flat
Is It Time To Re-Tire?
It's imperative that you make sure your tires are in safe driving condition. Here's one of several ways you can be sure. To determine if it's time to replace your tires, you can use the Penny Test. It's a simple and effective method. And all you'll need is a penny and a few minutes of spare time. Let's walk through the steps below.
How to Perform the Penny Test
Place a penny between the tread ribs on your tire. A "rib" refers to the raised portion of tread that spans the circumference of your tire. Tire tread is composed of several ribs.
Turn the penny so that Lincoln's head points down into the tread.
See if the top of his head disappears between the ribs. If it does, your tread is still above 2/32 of an inch. If you can see his entire head, it may be time to replace the tire because your tread is no longer deep enough.
Other Things To Keep In Mind
Air PressureMaintaining the recommended level of air pressure in your tires not only puts less strain on your engine and other related components, but it also preserves the life of your tires. Most importantly, it allows them to provide your vehicle with the best level of performance possible. That means you get to enjoy a more exciting and smooth ride. Regardless of each tire's physical condition, improper air pressure will cause it to miss the mark on performance -- or even damage the tire.
There are a few different ways your tires' air pressure levels can change. Even something as simple as the outside temperature can affect tire pressure. As the weather cools, air contracts and reduces pressure (and vice versa). So you'll want to check the air pressure routinely.


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Habersham, Joseph
Habersham, Joseph, 1751–1815, political leader in the American Revolution and U.S. Postmaster General (1795–1801), b. Savannah, Ga.; the son of James Habersham. From the beginning, he was active in the Revolutionary cause and rose to be a colonel in the Continental Army. He also served in the Continental Congress and was a member of the Georgia convention that ratified the Constitution of the United States. After service in the cabinet, he was (1802–15) president of the Georgia branch of the Bank of the United States.
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It can be very painful to tear or rip your nail from the nail bed. A nail may separate from the nail bed (detach) for many reasons, including:
After a nail separates from the nail bed for whatever reason, it will not reattach. A new nail will have to grow back in its place. Nails grow back slowly. It takes about 6 months for a fingernail and up to 18 months for a toenail to grow back.
Home treatment often helps relieve pain, promote healing, and prevent infection. Treatment may involve removing the nail, keeping the area dry to prevent infection, and waiting for a new nail to grow. The infection or skin condition that caused the separated nail will also need to be treated.
To prevent infection:
Have a doctor trim your nail if you:
Current as of: November 15, 2021
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer believes that sales forecasts for its new Vista operating system may be "overly aggressive."
In a conference call Thursday with financial analysts Ballmer said lower selling prices, limited new corporate sales, and software piracy may combine to temper Vista sales.
"I'm really excited about how enthusiastic everybody is about Vista," he said. "But people have to understand that some of the revenue forecasts I've seen out there for Windows Vista in fiscal year 2008 are overly aggressive."
Microsoft's 2008 fiscal year begins this July 1.
Ballmer did not provide specific sales numbers.
Sales of Microsoft's Windows operating systems are driven by the growth in sales of personal computers, Ballmer explained. But PC sales growth tends to come more from the consumer market these days than the business market.
Also, while Ballmer expects Vista to see greater sales growth in emerging markets such as in China, India and Brazil, that growth will be on a smaller base than in developed countries. Also, those emerging markets are also high-piracy markets. Even though Microsoft has added features to Vista to thwart piracy, it is still a problem in some countries, he said.
And while Microsoft sold a lot of Vista upgrades to corporate customers, they have already been accounted for in previously signed contracts, so forecasts of additional corporate sales "may be a little more bullish" than is warranted, he said.
Vista is the first totally new desktop operating system from Microsoft since the introduction of Windows XP in 2001. Vista has been much-delayed in coming to market as the company tried to avoid releasing a product with defects and security flaws that plagued previous Windows versions.
Although Ballmer reported a strong early surge in Vista sales, which began for corporate customers in November 2006 and for consumers in late January, the surge may be limited to what's left of fiscal 2007 and "will not recur in fiscal year 2008."


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The power of branding is evident in our everyday lives. When you think of tissues, the Kleenex brand springs to mind. When wrapping a present, we often reach for the Scotch tape. When ordering a cola, we ask for a Coke. It's not by chance that these products are household names and ingrained in our minds.
This free online business workshop will help you define your company's brand, identify ways to increase the strength of your company's brand, and show how a strong brand reputation and personality can benefit your company.
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by Gene Callahan
The next phase in my (now our, as I've taken on a colleague) project of thinking through Dan Klein's Knowledge and Coordination is to see how his ideas might be used to help describe business cycle theories and demonstrate commonalities they share. Note: the point of the present exercise is simply to try to describe an existing business cycle theory in Kleinian terms, not to improve upon it or argue for its accuracy.
We will begin with the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle: Continue reading


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Director Catherine Hardwicke has made some of the coolest movies around, fromTwilightRed Riding HoodRed Riding Hoodbrand new siteandyouCG!
to . To get excited for the DVD release of on June 14 (side note: take a look at the , where you can pre-order the DVD figure out which of Valerie's hot-guy options are right for !) sat down with her to talk inspiration, fantasy movies, and of course, Edward Cullen!
CG: There's a much darker, alternate ending to Red Riding Hood on the DVD. As a director, did you get attached to one particular ending?
CH: I like both endings! They're very different. If I had it my way, I would have had one ending in one theater and one in another.
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CG: What draws you to these dark, fantasy movies, like Twilight and Red Riding Hood?
CH: When I read the Twilight book, I didn't see it as fantasy. I saw it as a love story. I really wanted to create that feeling of being madly in love with someone. With Red Riding Hood, there was whole different feel. Although there is that sense of falling in love, it's different than Bella and Edward's relationship. Valerie gets suspicions of the person she loves, which is a very real theme. Sometimes you're looking at someone you love your whole love and think, "Could they have a secret?" Maybe you don't think your boyfriend is a murder, but you're wondering if he's cheating behind your back!
CG: You were originally interested in casting Shiloh Fernandez as the role of Edward in Twilight. What made you go back to him for Red Riding Hood?
CH: I liked him when he did the auditions for Twilight, but Rob and Kristen had more chemistry, which is something you just can't fake. I've always believed my leading lady should have a say in who plays opposite her. I wanted Amanda [Seyfried] to be very involved with the person she was supposed to be in love with on screen. We had a bunch of guys come in to read with Amanda, but her and Shiloh just hit it off best!
CG: What do you want to do next—what does your dream project look like?
CH: My first movie, Thirteen, and it was very real-almost too real. It was very gritty, with raw human emotion. I'd love to do something like that again. I have a project in the works that would be something like that. I can't say the name yet, but my fingers are crossed. It would shoot in Europe and would be a character piece.
What do you love best about Catherine's movies? Tell us in the comments section below!


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The regression tests are a comprehensive set of tests for the SQL implementation in PostgreSQL. They test standard SQL operations as well as the extended capabilities of PostgreSQL. From PostgreSQL 6.1 onward, the regression tests are current for every official release.
The regression test can be run against an already installed and running server, or using a temporary installation within the build tree. Furthermore, there is a "parallel" and a "sequential" mode for running the tests. The sequential method runs each test script in turn, whereas the parallel method starts up multiple server processes to run groups of tests in parallel. Parallel testing gives confidence that interprocess communication and locking are working correctly. For historical reasons, the sequential test is usually run against an existing installation and the parallel method against a temporary installation, but there are no technical reasons for this.
To run the regression tests after building but before installation, type
gmake check
in the top-level directory. (Or you can change to src/test/regress and run the command there.) This will first build several auxiliary files, such as some sample user-defined trigger functions, and then run the test driver script. At the end you should see something like
====================== All 93 tests passed. ======================
or otherwise a note about which tests failed. See Section 26.2 below for more.
Because this test method runs a temporary server, it will not work when you are the root user (since the server will not start as root). If you already did the build as root, you do not have to start all over. Instead, make the regression test directory writable by some other user, log in as that user, and restart the tests. For example
root# chmod -R a+w src/test/regress root# chmod -R a+w contrib/spi root# su - joeuser joeuser$ cd top-level build directory joeuser$ gmake check
(The only possible "security risk" here is that other users might be able to alter the regression test results behind your back. Use common sense when managing user permissions.)
Alternatively, run the tests after installation.
The parallel regression test starts quite a few processes under your user ID. Presently, the maximum concurrency is twenty parallel test scripts, which means sixty processes: there's a server process, a psql, and usually a shell parent process for the psql for each test script. So if your system enforces a per-user limit on the number of processes, make sure this limit is at least seventy-five or so, else you may get random-seeming failures in the parallel test. If you are not in a position to raise the limit, you can cut down the degree of parallelism by setting the MAX_CONNECTIONS parameter. For example,
gmake MAX_CONNECTIONS=10 check
runs no more than ten tests concurrently.
On some systems, the default Bourne-compatible shell (/bin/sh) gets confused when it has to manage too many child processes in parallel. This may cause the parallel test run to lock up or fail. In such cases, specify a different Bourne-compatible shell on the command line, for example:
gmake SHELL=/bin/ksh check
If no non-broken shell is available, you may be able to work around the problem by limiting the number of connections, as shown above.
To run the tests after installation (see Chapter 14), initialize a data area and start the server, as explained in Chapter 16, then type
gmake installcheck
The tests will expect to contact the server at the local host and the default port number, unless directed otherwise by PGHOST and PGPORT environment variables.


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As a homeschooling parent I'm continually frustrated by the difficulty of talking about why we do what we do. Homeschooling is nearly always portrayed as a flight from something: bad influences, secular curriculum, bullying, drugs, violence, or simply a broken system. It's made out to be merely an individual decision, defended (necessarily) by recourse to individual rights, a choice to exempt oneself from obligations to community for the good of one's own children. But that seems to me exactly backwards. In fact, the homeschooling I've seen has produced children far less likely than the average American to see themselves as autonomous individuals, each the center of his or her own universe. Freed from the constraints of institutions, homeschooling is an opportunity to lay the foundations of community.
I'm not merely protesting that homeschooled children have opportunities for socialization — an ugly word in any case. There are "extra-curricular" classes, of course, and frequent group field trips that are part of the curriculum rather than exceptions to it. Not being bound to someone else's schedule, kids can also, if they choose, spend more time "out in the community" volunteering in museums or homeless shelters or theater groups. But those activities have their own merits; they are not, and aren't meant to be, a substitute for institutional peer groups, which in turn aren't the same as community. What matters far more is the informal, unstructured time that children — and, for that matter, their parents — spend together.
Every Thursday, from early afternoon until dusk, the kids from a few dozen families gather in various numbers at one of a rotating selection of local parks. The parents sit by themselves and talk, while the kids, from infants to young teenagers, go off and play as they see fit. There is adult presence but not adult supervision, and so they make up their own games and have fun in ways we wouldn't have thought to teach them. They have an opportunity to figure out for themselves how best to get along, without recourse to authority. Sometimes they fight, of course, because they're kids, but they generally work through their differences without resort to their parents, and certainly without trips to the principal's office or calls to the police. Sometimes they simply learn to leave each other alone, which is an acceptable solution in the adult world as well, but nearly always they learn to see the value and good in even those they don't like as much.
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The group is small enough that smaller groups can't easily self-segregate by age and sex. Not that girls or boys of roughly the same age don't tend to play or hang out together, but the groups are fluid and don't turn into exclusive cliques. Whatever issues a child has at eight or twelve or sixteen are not given gravity by a peer group but are instead given quiet context by the presence of older and younger children: they look up to the older and nurture the younger. They are continually and quietly reminded of what they were and of what they will soon be, and so are discouraged from believing that they are the center of the universe. My own daughter, who is eight, plays most often with several girls within a few years of her own age, but when I stop by the park after work I might just as easily see her with a pair of eleven year-old twin boys or a toddler fascinated by stones at the river's edge. Even as teenagers, the kids are wonderfully comfortable with themselves, with younger children, and adults. I've seen children with "special needs" blossom when they are no longer subject to arbitrary competition and aren't in the way of institutional planning but instead are surrounded by people who make an effort simply to value one another as human beings. In that context, their needs often appear little more special than anyone else's, and like anyone else, they adapt, grow, and find a place for themselves.
The parents, meanwhile, look out for one another's children, not only when asked but casually and continually. And that act of community extends beyond the Thursday play groups, and beyond caring for children. The parents care also for one another, when someone has a baby or is sick or loses a job or has a struggling business. I've seen this go beyond friends helping one another, as I'd expect friends to do; there's an effort among the homeschooling parents to support one another's children or businesses even when we don't know one another all that well. We're all in this, we understand, together.
I don't mean to make this group sound utopian. By any sociological definition it isn't even a fully functioning community. However, what we have is made possible in part because having rejected a particular norm, we can assume certain shared values and interests. But those values aren't necessarily religious ones. We've all simply begun with an assumption that family is more important than institutions and that we each are responsible for and to our own, and from that starting point, it's been possible to accept at least the idea that we are also responsible for and to one another — not through schools, governments, and charities but directly and personally. That's about as much as can be expected, I think, of a bunch of people raised in the 1970s and '80s. But our kids? Community is the model of human interaction they're learning to see as normal. And that, more than anything else about homeschooling — maybe more than anything else, period — gives me hope. Armed with the notion that our shared humanity matters more than our shared institutions, who knows what they could accomplish?
So forget about homeschooling as a flight from anything. We're not abandoning our community. We're learning to build one.
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Follow the rest of this series at the XQuery for the Non-Expert – X-Query Resources introduction post.
Let's talk about XMLNAMESPACE. Are you excited? Does your skin crawl with excitement – or rather unease at the thought of leveraging this T-SQL clause?
The goal here is to make XQuery and it's functions and clauses easier to swallow. Hopefully in a few examples and some analogies, you'll be a pro at understanding them.
What is XMLNAMESPACE?
Well, let's start with a definition. The one below is from Wikipedia:
XML namespaces are used for providing uniquely named elements and attributes in an XML document. They are defined in a W3C recommendation. An XML instance may contain element or attribute names from more than one XML vocabulary. If each vocabulary is given a namespace then the ambiguity between identically named elements or attributes can be resolved.
Ok, then. We're non-experts here. Let's use a definition that is a little more simple.
An XML namespace is a map of an XML document. It defines all of the possible attributes and values for each node. It defines each of the nodes. It also provides a logical design for what is possible within an XML document.
Picture, Picture
Yeah, yeah. Definitions. Let's look at this from another angle. Suppose you had database schema similar to the model below. There are Customer, Address, Order, and Item tables.
Based on this model, we know a few things some things. The obvious is that there are four tables. But we also know that there are relationships between Customer and Address, Customer and Order, Order and Address, and Order and Item.
XML Representation
As you may know, information in these tables can also be represented in XML format. For a single customer, an XML document could look something like this:
<Address /> <Address />
The trouble with the above XML is that we don't know anything about the structure of the XML besides the data that is in it. Do we know if there are limitations on valid values for State? Can there be multiple Addresses for an Order? These and other questions are unknown.
There needs to be something that defines what this structure is. As it is defined above, the XML NAMESPACE provides this information. It's a virtual map to the XML structure that guarantees that each node, attribute, entity, etc. will behave in a specific way for all XML documents that it can be applied to.
Slapping It On
Hopefully at this point you understand the purpose of the XML NAMESPACE. The trouble is it's pretty useless if we don't know how to apply it to an XML document.
There are a few ways that the XML NAMESPACE can be applied to an XQuery statement:
- Assign it to a query and set it as the default namespace for the query
- Assign it to a query and provide an alias for the namespace in the query
- Assign it to an XQuery function and set it as the default namespace for the function
- Assign it to an XQuery function and provide an alias for the namespace in the function
These are all of the methods for assignment that I am aware of. For the sake of simplicity I'll attempt to always focus on the first option when writing XQuery statements in this blog.
To use this method simply with the WITH clause at the start of your XQuery statement. The use the XMLNAMESPACE option and declare a DEFAULT on the URL of the XML namespace.
WITH XMLNAMESPACES(DEFAULT N'http://url/of/xml/namespace') SELECT Column1, Column2, … FROM dbo.SomeTable
Once this is completed you've done the work and all of the XML documents that are accessed will utilize this XML NAMESPACE
XML NAMESPACE is a component of XQuery that can provide a vital role in defining how to navigate an XML document. There are various methods to apply it to XQuery statements. As I noted above, I prefer one of the more simple and clean methods.
As I progress with this topic and with some posts that focus on querying the procedure cache with XQuery this should all come together. Until then, please leave your comments below. I will update this post from time to time to clarify on points.


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The kidneys remove waste from the blood and make urine, also called pee. Urine is mostly water so if you don't take in a lot of fluids (or if you sweat a lot), your urine has less water in it and it appears darker. If you drink lots of fluids, the extra fluid comes out in your urine, and it will be lighter. Urine is stored in the bladder until it's peed out.


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Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon
Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon mär´tən här´pərtsōn trômp [key], 1597–1653, Dutch admiral. A sailor from childhood, he joined the navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant admiral in 1637. In 1639, by remarkable tactics, he was able to blockade and crush a Spanish fleet in the Downs of the English Channel; this defeat marked the passing of Spanish sea power. In June, 1652, his refusal to lower his flag in deference to the English Admiral Robert Blake started the first of the Dutch Wars. He won control of the English Channel by his victory (Dec., 1652) over the English off Dungeness, but he was soon forced to withdraw before superior forces. The inferiority of his fleet caused the loss (June, 1653) of 20 ships near Gabbard Shoal. He effected a union with Witte de Witt's squadron and joined in the attack (Aug., 1653) on the English off Scheveningen. Though Tromp and de Witt were defeated, this action broke the blockade of the Dutch coast and was the last major conflict of the war. Tromp was killed in the battle.
See his Journal Anno 1639 (tr. by C. R. Boxer, 1930).
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Due to popular suggestion, I'm switching Farm Work Day to Sundays, 9am-11am. Swing by if you can. Bring gloves and water bottles if you've got 'em. See you this Sunday, May 26. The farm is at 663 28th street, at MLK in Oakland.
Also, a quick teaser: I'm going to have my first Farmstand on June 7. More on that later, but I'm dovetailing with Oakland First Friday art night. The stand will probably open at 6pm and go til 8pm. I'll have zucchini, beets, carrots, herbs, rhubarb, greens, honey, t-shirts, and books for sale.


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Let's face it: location-enabled apps are not going anywhere. With more than 770 million GPS-enabled smartphones worldwide, a new crop of geo-location apps are announced every month. Regardless of user hesitation and drawn out privacy battles, which includes a recently proposed "Apps Act" to make privacy policies more transparent, a continued surge in mobile traffic means that location-enabled apps are bound to be a permanent fixture on smartphones. So if you have yet to embrace geo-location, here are four free apps to help ease into the inevitable.
While living in the Fiji Islands, Ribbon founder and California native Tony Alfaro resorted to using an excel spreadsheet to keep track of friends and family when he made his annual trips to the U.S. So Alfaro hatched a plan to coordinate his future trips with travel plans of friends and professionals by combining a calendar with Facebook's social graph.
The "Ribbon feed" allows users to see future trips, invite others along as well as see friends' trips displayed with pins using a "TimeMap." The app also organizes trips by city, eliminating privacy hesitations about revealing exact locations.
Rather than perusing Facebook to see which friends are living where, you can use Ribbon to organize and plan meet-ups with old college roommates, colleagues and friends.
The app also allows you to manage privacy settings to allow certain people to see your trips, naturally filtering out those residual Facebook friends you haven't gotten around to unfriending. Though it's only available for iOS at the moment, an Android release is expected this month.
Link: Ribbon [iTunes]
Tinder, a dating app that rolls off the tongue and easily doubles as a verb, has propagated the idea of meeting potential hook-ups or dates through an anonymous game of "hot or not." It's a simple concept of matching geo-located users by pressing a green heart to like or a red X to move on.
Once two users are matched, the app introduces the users in a private chatroom to carry on a conversation. There are no profiles involved, only photos usually grabbed from Facebook, shared interests and friends, distance and sexual orientation.
"What we tried to do is emulate how the real world works," says Tinder co-founder and CMO Justin Mateen. "The first thing we notice when we meet someone is their physical appearance and the next thing that naturally happens is we try to find some similarities," he says, alluding to the shared interest and common friends features.
Similar to Grindr with a hint of Chat Roulette, Tinder allows the bashful to feel more confident about the privacy that comes with exploring the app and thus, captures a larger audience in the idea of meeting someone virtually. With no knowledge of the competition, users can like a person without feeling rejected since the only way to find out is if two users are matched. With more than 20 million users, a sleek interface and a game-like quality, Tinder doubles as a hipper, real-time version of online dating and triples as a fun game to pass time while waiting for the subway train or on a particularly mundane night at the bar. The team is expected to launch a LinkedIn-type professional version in the near future.
Link: Tinder [iTunes]
The Israeli-based startup has gained traction from Facebook's rumored $1 billion acquisition, but the mapping app's ability to share crowd-sourced, real-time traffic tips is enough to warrant its own attention. Part of the app's success was due to iPhone users' mass exodus from last year's botched release of Apple Maps, but Waze also won best overall app at the 2013 Global Mobile Awards.
Aside from navigating, the app uses fun emoticons to alert users about impending road delays, accidents, traffic jams as well as police traps. The app even offers drivers alternate routes and directions to the nearest, cheapest gas stations.
But there's no need for texting while driving: By merely driving with the app open, users automatically contribute real-time traffic data to the Waze community.
The app also includes a feature to let drivers send a link to a live map to show real-time location and estimated time of arrival. Who needs Larry David's car periscope when there's an app for that?
Links: Waze [iTunes] | Waze [Google Play]
Airbnb, a startup that connects people with temporary housing while traveling, has been around since 2007 — but only more recently has the team focused on a mobile app.
In the last eight months, Airbnb has seen a 38% increase in mobile traffic, and earlier this week announced new features for its Android app in order to increase more reservations worldwide.
The iOS and Android apps now make it convenient for hosts to pre-approve, request more information or deny an interested guest; a calendar option is included to manage reservations as well.
Concerned about privacy issues? Craiglist, this is not. Airbnb verifies featured properties, offers professional photography services for hosts, and tracks user reviews. Featuring properties in more than 30,000 cities and 192 countries, Airbnb is one of the best alternatives for cheap accommodations while traveling.


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I was just listening to a video about this. Very true. It always translates into money on some level. What's that expression. . time is money. Night as well be productive, right?:0)
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What behaviors define the highly productive? What habits, philosophies, and strategies make some people consistently more productive than others? First, let's figure out exactly what we mean by "productive." Too often, productivity gets conflated with simply being busy. But that's only part of the story. True productivity means not only getting work done; it means getting the right work done most efficiently. We may labor all day through a series of tasks, but have we completed high-impact work (i.e., has our effort produced results or merely shuffled the paperwork)?
Highly productive individuals can focus on results-driven work because they've distinguished productivity from "busy-ness." Often the first step in smart productivity is eliminating the "task-noise" that drains time and resources. Think of it this way: The person who answers 100 emails in three hours may be busy, but the person who takes 20 minutes to create an auto-responder or a filter that reduces email volume permanently, has been productive.
So how do you transform busy-ness into productivity?
Simplicity drives true productivity. Think about the small, relatively inconsequential tasks that compete for your attention every day. What can be eliminated, automated, delegated, or relegated to the back-burner? Productive individuals ruthlessly root out those tasks that compete for their time and sap their resources. Maybe you have a staff of five or ten employees that call you throughout the day with small issues. Is there a qualified leader on the team that can field those questions? Is it time to train and empower each employee to make more decisions independently?
The forces of our hyper-connected, 24/7 world offers us amazing opportunities to engage—and even more opportunities to become distracted. The truly productive understand the threat of distraction in all its forms and create clear boundaries between the task-at-hand and the host of diversions that vie for their attention. Whether the distractions are work or play, establishing a "sacred space" for what you're doing is key in becoming more productive.
No strategy can match the motivation that comes from being inspired. Productive individuals understand this and leave their schedules flexible enough to identify and respond to inspiration. Though inspiration doesn't always come and we often have to force ourselves to complete some tasks, knowing how to leverage those motivated moments can transform our work experience, cut the time investment, and improve the quality of what's produced.
What would get done if you waited until you had enough time? Productive people understand that small blocks of time used wisely can whittle away at projects large and small. Whether it's 15 minutes before work or an hour during a commute, being ready (read: organized) to seize the moment can make all the difference.
Highly productive individuals understand that every goal, no matter how small is driven by smaller supporting goals. Dissecting this dependency and flow is essential to creating sound goal paths.
If you want to change careers, that goal may be driven by several smaller goals like going back to school, improving your networking skills, updating your resume, or getting a new certification. And each of these smaller goals is supported by even more granular sub-goals. Creating daily "To Do" lists is perhaps the most common way we identify each of these mini goals and understand how they fit into the bigger picture. Productive people tend to be ardent list-makers and are motivated by accomplishing the small daily tasks that, over time, drive larger achievement.
Multitasking gets a lot of good press in modern corporate culture. The willingness and ability to juggle five or ten tasks simultaneously is almost assumed, and most employees are trained to be circus performers early on. But what subtleties of concentration, recall and quality are lost as we indiscriminately multitask?
The truly productive realize that multitasking can be useful at times and utterly ineffective at others. Choose your occasion carefully. For those jobs that don't require creative problem solving, interpersonal communication, attention to detail, or quick response times, multitasking works great (but what exactly are those jobs?). The rest of the time, embrace the long-forgotten "mono-tasking"—it'll boost the quality of your work, reduce your stress, help your communication skills and ultimately, make you more productive.
In the end, productivity is one part old-fashioned discipline and one part smart strategy. Organizing our lives so that we optimize our chances of being productive is half the battle. Once we see results and start to build traction, the strategies become habit and we open ourselves up to a life that's powered by smarter time management, more focused work, and greater personal and professional achievement.
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I was just listening to a video about this. Very true. It always translates into money on some level. What's that expression. . time is money. Night as well be productive, right?:0)
Good rules to follow with one exception.
We need to get rid of the term "Multitask", it has been proven time and again that people can focus on only one thing at a time.
I use a project line up with a "trigger" or "promoting" method so I can move a project forward as far I can at that moment - with full focus on that project. I have lined up multiple triggers that are waiting to move the next project as far as I can with full focus to that project. Place them in the order of your choosing.
Muktitasking is a myth. Repeated studies have shown that people think they can multitask, but they can't.
Keep it simple and stay on task.. I believe the most effective people can sift through all the fluff, identify the root cause of a problem and then implement solutions quickly. Most of us waste valuable time when making decisions and this can lead to unintended consequences.
I have found that I find the most success by automating as much as possible. From automated banking to what I outsource.


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The Program for Teacher Education at King's College is approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Degrees Offered
- Education Major that leads to certification in Grades PK-4 and Special Education K-12
- 5 Year Master's Offering: PK-4/SPED K-12 and Master's in Reading
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In addition, we offer courses that are tied to undergraduate majors that lead to certifications in various content areas. These include:
- Citizenship/Social Studies Grades 7-12 (with a major in History, Political Science, Economics)
- General Science Grades 7-12
- Biology Grades 7-12
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- Mathematics Grades 7-12
- Chemistry Grades 7-12
- French Grades PK-12
- Physics Grades 7-12
- Spanish Grades PK-12
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The department of education also offers the coursework required for the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential and the Director's Credential.
Graduate Coursework Leading to Additional Certifications, Endorsements, etc.:
- Autism
- Instructional Coaching
- Reading Specialist
The Educational Studies major is designed for those students who have chosen to pursue a degree that allows them to work in areas affiliated with education that do not require teacher certification. These areas include owning or working in an early learning center, corporate/employee education and training, tutoring centers, informal educators at non-profit organizations, museums, historical centers and environmental sites. Students completing this major would be eligible for the CDA or Director's Credential or certification as a Private Academic Teacher.
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Effective August 1, 2015, ACT 168 of the Pennsylvania Law requires that an assessment of basic skills to be completed by preparation candidates prior to entry into a Pennsylvania baccalaureate teacher preparation program. In order to be in compliance of this law, students must pass the basic skills tests before taking the 300 and 400 level coursework (the professional core) in any certification program at King's College. Students who are majoring in Math 4-8 Education, Science 4-8 Education, or Education (PK-4/Special Education K-12) who have not passed the basic skills tests before reaching these courses will need to change their major at the end of sophomore year.
Formal Acceptance into the Undergraduate Teacher Education Certification Program
Formal application to the education program will be made by the end of the sophomore year after having completed 48-60 credits. At that time the Education Department will assess the student's program. In order to be accepted into the education program, students should demonstrate a positive attitude toward teaching, have an overall G.P.A. of 3.00 or higher, develop a satisfactory teaching portfolio, earn a passing score (as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education) on the basic skills tests, and meet the state requirements for health. If all of these conditions are met, the student is admitted formally to the teacher education program. Any student who does not gain formal acceptance into the teacher education program will not be eligible for student teaching. Students who have not passed the basic skills tests will not be allowed to register for any 300 or 400 level education (EDUC) courses.
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The King's College Education Department has an assessment system that collects and analyzes data on applicant qualifications, candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs. King's faculty and local school faculty will use performance-based assessments to assess education students during courses, field experiences, and advisement sessions. To pass though the assessment "Gates," students will also be expected to demonstrate satisfactory development of a teaching portfolio (as determined by the student's advisor during advisement sessions), earn a "C" or better in all education classes, and meet other requirements outlined in the Teacher Education Handbook. In order to be considered a program completer, students will be required to take the appropriate PRAXIS II or PECT Tests during their final semester at King's.
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Preparation for certification must include at least sixty semester hours of general education. The distribution of the courses will cover the humanities, social sciences, and the natural sciences and conform to the college's Core Curriculum. Students seeking certification in secondary education will major in one of the following content areas: Biology, Chemistry, English, General Science, History, Political Science, Economics, Mathematics, or Physics. Foreign Language certification (PK-12) is offered in Spanish and French. At King's, students pursuing a certificate in Citizenship Education will major in history, political science, or economics and complete additionally prescribed courses for a social studies core.
All education students will take a minimum of thirty-seven hours of professional education courses. They will include courses in educational foundations, field experiences, reading skills, educational psychology, teaching diverse students, general and special methods of teaching, teaching the exceptional child, and student teaching practices.
All students seeking certification must meet the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's requirements at the time of certification. Currently these requirements include six credits in mathematics (numbered 100 or above at King's) and six credits in English (3 in writing and 3 in literature).
Student Teaching
During the senior year, all students in the teacher education certification program are required to participate in a professional semester. This includes a student teaching orientation followed by supervised full-time student teaching with diverse students. Education majors are placed in student teaching positions at various early childhood, elementary, middle schools, and high schools in a thirty mile radius of King's. Students are required to submit an application for student teaching to the field experience coordinator no later than 6 p.m. on the second Monday of May for the following fall semester or 6 p.m. on the second Monday of November for the following spring semester. During the student teaching semester, students are discouraged from taking any course except EDUC 440, Inclusive Education. In order to be eligible for student teaching, students must have satisfied all content area and education coursework, and have met all requirements outlined on the student teaching application.


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Section Nineteen
وَأَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَنِي الْمَقامَ الْـمَحْمُودَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللّهِ، وَأَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي طَلَبَ ثارِي مَعَ إِمامِ هُدىً ظَاهِرٍ نَاطِقٍ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْكُمْ
"And I ask Him (Allah) that He enables me to reach to the honoured station with you in the presence of Allah and that He grant me the ability to seek the revenge of you with the rightly guided Imam from you, who shall surely come and speak the truth."
The honoured station (Maqaam al-Mahmood) is not one which everybody can reach to and it is for this reason that in Suratul Isra (17), we read:
"...and in the night perform the recommended prayers (Salatul Lail). Perhaps is through this act that Your Lord may grant you an honoured station (Maqaam al-Mahmood)." (17:79).
Thus, the only way to soar to the peaks of closeness with Allah is through the spiritual travels – one of them being closeness to the Ahlul Bayt in the true sense of the word.
Although the tafseer of this verse has limited the true Maqaam al-Mahmood as belonging to the Prophet Muhammad and his power of Intercession for all who Allah permits him to intercede for, however there are others who, according to numerous ahadith, will have the permission to intercede for others – the teacher will be able to intercede for his students; the Shaheed will be able to intercede for family members and other categories which the hadith speak about.
However, the term Maqaam al-Mahmood used in this section is of a 'general' nature of a lofty status and not that rank of the Prophet of Islam.
The mention of the 12th Imam is once again seen in this Ziyarat and we once again ask Allah that we are given the opportunity to be with our Imam in seeking revenge for this great act of murder on the plains of Karbala'. This Imam will come and will take the revenge for his family who were wronged and one of the Du'as of each true believer should be that he is present and fighting with the Imam rather than against the Imam.


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Are there any guides out there on how these work? I can't seem to find any information at all regarding them. I'm interested in how the combat system works. I'm assuming it's similar to Age I and Age II.
1) Monsters. How does the combat here work? The report only shows me what I've won and what I've lost. I've no idea what I've gone up against. What troops are Robbers weak to? What can I safely clear Goblins with? How do their stats compare as they increase in level? Should I be sending layers or just one troop type?
2) Bosses. Mostly the same as above. I'm told I have an "extremely low" chance to win, BEFORE I even select my troops. Do troops matter? Is it all linear, health, damage, range, speed? Are there rounds, or does everybody start off in battle and attack whoever's closest? Do they fully regen after 1 wave, or can I weaken them first?
3) Cities. Can we farm them? What do I need to kill certain types of troops? I have 55k power and that city has 65k power, yet my chances of winning are "extremely low" before I select my troops. How can I beat them? Is there a loyalty system, or do I acquire them by winning the fight?
I'm also curious about archer towers. Their attack is 60,000. What does that mean? They've proven largely useless in fights against equal armies.
There is a lot of information available in game, but I'm curious about the mechanics of the game so I can more efficiently fight the enemy.


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Life is tough. But Nuns are tougher. If you need helpful advice just Ask Sister Mary Martha.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Alright where was I? Distracted by Mel Gibson, the possiblity of war in heaven, Fidel Castro's intestines, I've dropped the ball in the story of Mary.
So what do we know so far: No one prays TO Mary, we ask her to pray for us, just like we would ask anyone and everyone to pray for us. Her life story is told while saying the rosary.
Well, not all of her life story. I think I've mentioned Tradition with a capital "T". These are things that are not found in the New Testament in black and white, but things that we accept as true because logic dictates they are true. The Immaculate Conception is one of those things. Mary must have been conceived without the stain of original sin on her soul or she would have passed original sin onto Jesus. That can't be right. So Mary never had original sin. Voila! It stands to reason.
Somehow the story of Mary's parents made it into the archives, too. I have mentioned the story is found in the gnostic gospels which has buckets of information that is simply not to be believed, the killer baby Jesus stories, Mary Magdelene as the lover of Jesus (imagine the look on my face as I type that!)...the list goes on.
But out of the gnostic gospels we find the names of Mary's parents, Joachim and Anne, an old childless couple. One day when Joachim went to the temple, the rabbi gave him an earful about being childless and Joachim is so embarrassed that he ran off to live in a cave. Anne is at home crying her eyes out about the whole mess. This goes on for quite a while.
Then an angel came to each of them. I'm not sure if it's the same angel, or two angels came or it's Gabriel running all around or what. In the New Testament, which we do take as gospel (pardon the pun), in one story there are two angels at the tomb waiting for the apostles after Jesus has risen, in another one there is one, and in a third there are none at all. Oh well. He rose. Anyhow the angel informed Joachim and Anne that they will have a baby.
Anne is so excited she made a promise to dedicate the child to God. Joachim rushed home. They met tearfully at the gates of the city. It would make a great movie of the week.
When Mary is born, Anne never lets the child's feet touch the ground for three years. When Mary is three her parents take her to the temple where she becomes a temple virgin and learns to sew and weave. That's the last we hear about Joachim and Anne.
Anne is a pretty celebrated Saint in the Catholic church. Joachim...not so much. Maybe because too many people would confuse him with Mary's husband, Joseph. Maybe because we felt sorrier for Anne in the first place what with Joachim embarrassing her by running off that way, so there she sat barren and abandoned. Or maybe we just like the idea that Anne was so thrilled with her daughter that she lugged Mary around for three years. I wonder how Mary learned to walk. She had to have learned to walk. You couldn't get by without walking back then, and she did follow Jesus all around....hmmm.
Now there comes a point where Mary can't be in the temple anymore at that certain age where girls become women. She's pledged to remain a virgin, but she can't live at the temple. What to do? The temple elders gather up all the eligible bachelors in town, young and old. They each have to put their staff in a pile. Joseph, an old guy, wins when his staff miraculously grows a rose.
Joseph has the same reaction a person has when they go to a Tupperware Party and win the big prize, which is that YOU have throw the next Tupperware Party (how do they get away with that?). Marry the girl that has to remain a virgin? No, thank you.
But an angel comes and tells him, "Look just go along with this, here." Not sure which angel, a new one, one of the Joachim and Anne ones, Gabriel... Anyhow he goes along with the plan.The angel must not have told him the whole plan, though, because he's not happy about it, it seems. He leaves his very young wife alone for a long time while he goes far away to 'work'. (I guess he had to go get some trees or something.) When he returns she is pregnant. He must have felt like such a sucker! Not to mention old and unwanted. I'm sure there must have been some shouting.
Back goes the angel to explain further. At this point everyone is finally on the same page. And this is where the New Testament picks up the story, when a very pregnant Mary has to travel with her husband to Bethlehem.
There is no historical evidence of any of this until we find the couple on their way to Bethlehem. But it all makes sense.
St. Ann is the patron saint of Grandmothers and mothers.
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- Christine said...
Yo Sista!
Why is the one symbol/painting called the Infant of Prague?
- Askinstoo said...
Hey! Very Nice! Check out this website I found where you can make extra cash.
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- Sister Mary Martha said...
Miss Diva, It's call the Infant of Prague because it's a statue of the Baby (infant) Jesus and it resides in Prague. It's really not rocket science.
One of these days I'll tell the story of the infant of Prague.
Mr. Askinstoo,
I'm not allowed to make "extra cash". You are encouraged, however, to make donations to retired nuns. Retired nuns do not receive social security and are in dire need. Take that extra $900 you make and give it to your favorite order. Perhaps the ones who taught you as a child.
- Christopher Clark said...
Some building in Prague fell down and the only thing not damaged was a statue of Jesus wearing a weird king outfit.
Looks like your "blog" has finally got some "spam" in it.
- Conger said...
Hey Sister,
I've had to answer a lot of questions about the Holy Mother - thank God for Scott Hahn's book Hail Holy Queen - but I still get boggled down answering why ask her or any of the saints to intercede on our behalf for that matter. Why not go straight to the God? a) He already knows what you need and b) You've already asked so why do you need more than one person praying for you?
I answered by stating the obvious, its like asking your congregation to pray for you, but one separated sister replied by saying she doesn't ask anyone to pray for her she simply asks God. I thought that was sad and pray for her anyway.
Love your on-line essay.
- Christopher Clark said...
If "original sin" is passed from one generation to the next, and Jesus didn't get it from Mary, then, logically, Mary's parents would've had to have been free of sin. And their parents, and so on. Eventually we would end up all the way back with Adam and Eve who we know were the original sinners.
Something about this theory doesn't make any sense.
- Sister Mary Martha said...
I can see I'm going to have to explain all about the Infant of Prague. There is a 'building' involved, a Spanish Queen, some very pretty doll clothes, financial stablity, missing hands, a dedicated priest...a war...
On to Mary.
First, The Immaculate Conception, while we're still with Christopher, was one of God's miracles, that's why it's only Mary. Duh.
Even though she had the choice to say no to the angel Gabriel, God knew she wouldn't...she could have..but God knew..don't think about it too much, your head will explode.
That's why they call it a "Sacred Mystery". "Sacred Mystery" is "Catholic" for "let it go."
That poor arrogant woman. Who does she think she's going to be in heaven with? Just she and God I suppose.
Oh well, The Pope would be the first person to tell her, fine, just pray to God, not a problem.
I wonder if SHE ever prays for anyone else? That would be a good question to ask her.
- Christopher Clark said...
Why didn't God just "miraculously" make Jesus free of sin and leave Mary out of the equation?
I think there is some question about Joseph going off to get wood. Tektwn, the word used to describe Joseph's profession,
has most popularly been translated to "carpenter," but it also can be read to mean stonemason, craftsman, or general contractor.
If Joseph was a buider he was probably working in stone. Anyone that has seen The Life of Brian can tell you those people lived in stone buildings.
However, there is some evidence in the bible that Joseph worked with wood, making yokes and ploughs for farming.
All of this makes me wonder how modern people can believe in the literal truth of the bible. When we can't be 100% sure of the meaning of one simple word, it must surely call into doubt the meaning of the entire thing.
- Sister Mary Martha said...
That's the "Sacred Mystery" part, Christopher. And what do we mean by "Sacred Mystery" did I tell you? Anyhow, we have Mary's word for it. She went around calling herself "the Immaculate Conception:, once in 1830 as part of her self portrait on the Miraculous Medal (it says right on there "oh Mary, concieved without sin, etc. etc.") and to Bernadette at Lourdes, by way of introduction.
Joseph's work with stone is reflected in his patronage and ability to buy and sell real estate. You know if you are selling a house you bury statue of St. Joseph in the front yard...there are rules, not any which way...and the house will be gone in a snap. If you have a condo a flower pot will do.
One of the great joys of being Catholic is that you don't take the Bible literally in the first place. So you can breathe a sigh of relief there.
- EC said...
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- EC said...
Sorry, had a typo. Can I ask a burning question I have wondered since I was a little kid? Where did the dinosaurs sit on the Ark?
- Sister Mary Martha said...
Noah's Ark, like Adam and Eve, is just a story. I hope everyone stops looking for the thing.
One of the great things about being Catholic, as I mentioned to Christopher, is that you don't have to take the Bible literally, exept that it is the word of God, who was a FABULOUS story teller.
Jesus really took after him.
- EC said...
Really? Here I thought it was suppose to be true. I think I like Catholicism (sorry if I wrote that wrong) even more!
What about Adam and Eve? I mean, does that mean we can't blame Adam/men for weeds anymore?
- Sister Mary Martha said...
Everything in the Bible is true. Some of it didn't happen.
Weeds? Men? Men are responsible for weeds? I'm not sure to what addled idea you're referring.
- Christopher Clark said...
I don't remember anything about weeds either. I do remember that god made the snake to crawl on its belly, and the snake was like, "Big whoop. I already don't have any freaking legs."


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By default the Xen build system will clone and build both versions of Qemu from the branches on [http://xenbits.xen.org xenbits].
By default the Xen build system will clone and build both versions of Qemu from the branches on [http://xenbits.xen.org xenbits].
= Why is qemu-system-i386 used even on x86_64 and even non-x86? =
QEMU in a Xen system only provides device model (DM) emulation and not any CPU instruction emulation, so the nominal arch doesn't actually matter and we build i386 everywhere as a basically arbitrary choice.
It happens that the Xen DM part of QEMU is quite closely tied to the x86 scaffolding for various historical reasons, so we end up using `qemu-system-i386` even e.g. on ARM!
= Using a distribution supplied version of Qemu =
= Using a distribution supplied version of Qemu =
Revision as of 09:47, 5 February 2016
- 1 History
- 2 Xen Qemu Trees
- 3 Why is qemu-system-i386 used even on x86_64 and even non-x86?
- 4 Using a distribution supplied version of Qemu
- 5 Xen build system integration
- 6 Use with SeaBIOS
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- 8 Difference with qemu-xen-traditional
Historically Xen contained a fork of qemu with Xen support added, known as 'qemu-xen-traditional' in the xl toolstack. However since Qemu 1.0 support for Xen has been part of the mainline Qemu and can be used with Xen from 4.2 onwards. The xl toolstack describes this version as 'qemu-xen', and this became the default from Xen 4.3 onward.
The 'qemu-xen-traditional' fork remains available to support guest OSs that were installed using it. After a Dom0 upgrade to a newer Xen version the new 'qemu-xen' device model is recognized as a significant hardware change. Some guest operating systems, especially non-free systems that rely on licensing bound to a specific hardware, do not behave nicely when hardware is changed under their feet.
Xen Qemu Trees
The 'qemu-xen-traditional' fork is maintained on xenbits in 'qemu-xen-VERSION.git' e.g. qemu-xen-unstable.git, qemu-xen-4.3-testing.git etc.
The 'qemu-xen' code is maintained upstream in the qemu.org git trees. In addition the Xen project also maintains its own stable branch of qemu, based on the upstream stable branches with a small number of additional fixes for Xen. These can be found on xenbits in 'qemu-upstream-VERSION.git' e.g. qemu-upstream-unstable.git, qemu-upstream-4.3-testing.git.
By default the Xen build system will clone and build both versions of Qemu from the branches on xenbits.
Why is qemu-system-i386 used even on x86_64 and even non-x86?
QEMU in a Xen system only provides device model (DM) emulation and not any CPU instruction emulation, so the nominal arch doesn't actually matter and we build i386 everywhere as a basically arbitrary choice.
It happens that the Xen DM part of QEMU is quite closely tied to the x86 scaffolding for various historical reasons, so we end up using `qemu-system-i386` even e.g. on ARM!
Using a distribution supplied version of Qemu
By default Xen will build its own copy of the upstream qemu tree from a branch hosted on xenbits. However it is possible to use Xen with the qemu supplied by the distribution, assuming it is new enough and is compiled with Qemu support.
You can configure this at build time by using:
./configure --with-system-qemu=/path/some/qemu-bin/
This will cause the Xen toolstack to use binary when launching qemu. If you specify the 'with-system-qemu' option but do not specify a path then the default will be to call qemu-system-i386 using the system's default search path.
Note that Xen does not use Qemu for processor emulation and therefore makes no distinction between qemu-system-i386 and qemu-system-x86_64, both of which can be used with either 32- or 64-bit guests. By default Xen uses
As well as building Xen with support for the system version of Qemu it is also possible to override the binary to be used via device_model_override field in your xl vm configuration (other toolstacks may or may not expose this option). For example:
device_model_override = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64"
Note that it is you responsibility to ensure that 'device_model_version' is set to either 'qemu-xen-traditional' or 'qemu-xen' as appropriate when overriding the binary to use.
Xen build system integration
By default building Xen will cause a suitable version of Qemu to be downloaded and built.
When xen builds qemu
xen will build qemu by default if it is supported on your target.
Where Xen builds qemu
Qemu will build it under the
tools/qemu-xen-dir subdirectory of your xen source tree.
How xen builds qemu
When running make when building xen in the xen git tree the enabled qemu targets will be built and by default on x86 and x86_64 two targets are built:
* CONFIG_QEMU_TRAD: checks out the git tree defined by CONFIG_QEMU git://xenbits.xen.org/qemu-xen-unstable.git * CONFIG_QEMU_XEN: checks out the git tree defined by QEMU_UPSTREAM_URL git://xenbits.xen.org/qemu-upstream-unstable.git
Overriding QEMU URL and revision
If you'd like to modify the URL so that the another upstream version of qemu is used, and override the branch used you can edit your "xen/.Config.mk" file, for example:
QEMU_UPSTREAM_URL = git://git.qemu.org/qemu.git QEMU_UPSTREAM_REVISION = master
Building your own qemu
- Get Xen source from the xen git tree
- Get QEMU upstream source from: qemu git tree
- Build Xen:
make xen tools
If it fail see below.
- Build QEMU upstream with Xen:
./configure --enable-xen --target-list=i386-softmmu \ --extra-cflags="-I$path_to_xen_source/tools/include -I$path_to_xen_source/tools/libxc -I$path_to_xen_source/tools/xenstore" \ --extra-ldflags="-L$path_to_xen_source/tools/libxc -L$path_to_xen_source/tools/xenstore" make
Troubleshooting compilation errors: If you get an error from configure like "ERROR: User requested feature xen ERROR: configure was not able to find it" then see this: http://xen.1045712.n5.nabble.com/Upstream-Qemu-With-Xen-configuration-problem-td4561779.html , ie. you need to point the paths for "configure" to xen source directory, not to xen dist directory.
Use with SeaBIOS
SeaBIOS support is now fully integrated into the Xen build system and is always used when using device_model_version = "qemu-xen".
If you want to build a version of SeaBIOS other than the default then you can override SEABIOS_UPSTREAM_URL and/or SEABIOS_UPSTREAM_TAG via .config. For reference the upstream SeaBIOS repository is [[1]].
New features
It's the PV drivers from KVM world. To use it for network, just use 'virtio-net' as a model:
vif = [ 'model=virtio-net' ]
You will need those kernel modules to use a VirtIO device
virtio_mmio virtio_pci virtio_net
SPICE is another remote-display protocol and QXL is a PV framebuffer which uses the best of the SPICE capabilities. To activate SPICE you can add this in the VM config file (this works only with xl).
spice=1 spicehost='0.0.0.0' spiceport=6000 spicedisable_ticketing=1
With xen 4.4 usb redirection, vdagent and clipboard sharing was added:
- for use usb redirection add in domU's xl cfg spiceusbredirection=N where N is number of channels one for each usb device that can be redirected, max 4.
- for use spice vdagent add the line below in domU's xl cfg:
- for use spice clipboard sharing
QXL currently work under Xen only on windows but xl patch is available for testing. (check [SPICE page] for more information.)
Difference with qemu-xen-traditional
Missing feature from the good old qemu-dm
Currently, there is few missing feature that not supported by QEMU upstream, but the work is ongoing.
- VGA passthrough: Sometime (all the time?), simple PCI passthrough does not works for graphics card. The few things that are done in qemu-dm are not yet upstreamed.
New feature from QEMU upstream
There are some benefits from upstreaming the support of Xen to QEMU. We can now use:
- VirtIO as an alternative to Xen PV drivers
- SPICE, as a remote-display protocol instead of the old VNC.
- different kind of file format for a disc.
- the ability to connect several times to the VNC server.
- ...


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Carrying around your entire music library just got a little bit easier for international users, as Apple on Thursday began rolling out iTunes Match to countries beyond the United States and Brazil.
The $25/year music matching and storage service was first teased at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in June before launching in mid-November for U.S. users. At the time, Apple said that support for international users would come before the end of the year. Sure enough, Apple began rolling out the service on Tuesday to Brazil with the launch of the country's iTunes Store.
Early on Thursday morning, users in Australia, Canada, and the U.K. began seeing the iTunes Match subscription option, according to a report from GigaOm, though they were unable to actually use the service. Apple pulled the option shortly thereafter.
Now, it appears that iTunes Match has launched in earnest, offering those in the U.K., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, and Australia a chance to use the service to upload and match their music.
You can check to see if your country is currently supported by navigating to the iTunes Store and checking the sidebar; if you're able to sign up, you'll see an iTunes Match option there. Prices vary by country, depending on exchange rate.
If you're in one of the lucky supported countries and want to know more about iTunes Match, be sure to check out our hands-on, and other tips and tricks about the service.


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When she was young, Carly Rae Jepsen wasn't exactly a headliner at the music festivals near her home in British Columbia. 'I used to try and bribe the emcees to let me get on stage,' Jepsen laughed. 'I would drag my cousin with me. I would try to tell jokes and sing songs in between performers.' Years later, the '
' singer is the headliner of the first day of Musikfest in Bethlehem. 'Definitely things have turned out for the better,' she said. Jepsen is in the midst of an international tour on her album 'Kiss,' which features 'Call Me Maybe,' '
,' which Nicki Minaj was featured on a remix of, and 'Good Time,' a song she did with Owl City which recently received quite a bit of radio play. She said she's excited to play in a music festival because of the wide range of options they provide. 'I think there's something cool about this that you can see with your friends,' Jepsen said. 'It's big. If something's not working for you, you can go from one stage to another.' The festivals she used to jump on stage for as a kid typically focused on jazz or folk music. Musikfest will feature a variety of acts including Jepsen, Darius Rucker, Styx and Ke$ha. A veteran of performing on stages both indoor and out, the Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza is the type of venue she prefers. 'If the sound system is working great, if you've got what you need…then outdoor shows, hands down,' are her favorite, she said. On 'Kiss,' Jepsen said her two personal favorite songs are 'Hurt So Good' and '
.' 'They're my two favorite to play live because they're really 80s and fun,' she said. Speaking of the 80s, Jepsen, who's shared tracks with Minaj, Owl City, and Justin Bieber, said her dream collaboration would be with Cindy Lauper. 'I would just love to do a total pop anthem with her,' she said. 'She's a total icon, so I'd love to do that.' However, collaborating on a song isn't so easy as writing a few notes and lyrics and adding a 'Feat.' to the end of the title. 'There's so many people out there I'd like to get in the room with them but you have to figure out the chemistry,' Jepsen said. More music is on the horizon for Jepsen fans. 'I began work on the next album the moment I turned in my first album,' she said. As with any 'album cycle,' Jepsen said she goes through periods of creative droughts or prolific writing. Part of her writing process for an album or a song at times doesn't even include writing anything down. 'Sometimes I use pictures and colors to explain the vibe of it,' she said. 'I'll say, 'This is very pink." She said she's attracted to certain sounds that might make it on the album but she's just trying to 'let (her) writing develop as it does.' She said she's still very attracted to pop but might add more of a dance element to future music. On that note, Jepsen is excited to get her fans moving at Musikfest Aug. 2. 'I hope everyone is ready for dancing when they come,' she said.


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Obama, Biden unite to call for change
Like a team of sprinters who will run a relay to Nov. 4, U.S. Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden announced their partnership to an adoring — but sweaty — crowd Saturday at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill.
Only hours after news broke that Obama had chosen Biden of Delaware as his running mate, the two faced the nation for the first time as a pair in front of the Old State Capitol.
"For months, I've searched for a leader to finish this journey alongside me and to join me in making Washington work for the American people," Obama said.
"It's good to be back in Springfield – feels like I'm comin' home," Obama said, as he noted that on a much colder day – when temperatures barely topped 10 degrees – he had announced his presidential run in the same place in his home state back on Feb. 10, 2007.
"Today, I have come back to Springfield to tell you that I've found that leader – a man with a distinguished record, a man with fundamental decency," Obama said. "And that man is Joe Biden."
Biden, who was among Democrats who battled Obama for the Democratic nomination in early primaries, lavished praise on his new running mate.
"No one knows better than I do that presidential campaigns are crucibles in which you're tested and challenged every single day," Biden said. "And over the past 18 months, I've watched Barack meet those challenges with judgment, intelligence and steel in his spine. I've watched as he's inspired millions of Americans. … There's something about Barack Obama that allows him to bring people together like no one I have worked with and seen."
With temperatures that went into the upper 80s, and hours of waiting as a crowd estimated at 20,000 to 35,000 went through metal detectors and filled downtown streets around the historic Old State Capitol, some in the crowd succumbed to the heat. But the program wasn't long by political standards. Obama began speaking about 2 p.m. as promised, and Biden ended the program by about 2:40.
The imagery of standing in front of a building in which Abraham Lincoln served was obvious, and Biden referred to it.
"President Lincoln once instructed us to be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm," Biden said. "Today, Springfield, I know my feet are in the right place. And I am proud to stand firm for the next president … Barack Obama."
Tom Schwartz, the Illinois state historian, said he doesn't think candidates can overuse Lincoln.
"We see William Shakespeare plays more than once," Schwartz said. "And there's a lot to be learned from this setting, from Lincoln. … I think using Lincoln as a backdrop is always good politics."
Obama and Biden both wore white shirts with rolled-up long sleeves, and Obama had a red tie and Biden a blue one. A giant American flag was draped over a nearby building, making a backdrop for pictures from one of the camera risers set up for the event. At the end of the speeches, Obama's wife, Michelle, and Biden's wife, Jill, came on stage to go arm in arm, wave and greet close-up fans.
Experience factor
Republicans have criticized Obama for his relative youth at 47, and lack of Senate experience, while his GOP opponent, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is a Washington veteran.
While Biden, 65, has been in the Senate since 1973, Obama said Biden is a "rare mix" who has "brought change to Washington, but Washington hasn't changed him. He's an expert on foreign policy whose heart and values are firmly rooted in the middle class."
He also said that Biden has been tested by tragedy – including the auto accident that killed his first wife and a daughter, and his decision thereafter to always return home to Wilmington, Del., each night after Senate sessions, as he raised his boys for a time as a single dad.
"Out of the heartbreak of that unspeakable accident, he did more than become a Senator, he raised a family," Obama said.
On the attack?
It is often a running mate who scores more direct hits on an opponent than a presidential candidate, and while Obama has recently been returning fire on McCain for criticism McCain has heaped on him, Biden also exhibited Saturday that he will not be shy about criticizing McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam.
While Biden said McCain is "genuinely a friend of mine" and has "served our country with extraordinary courage," he also said the "harsh truth" is that McCain's policies have been too close to those of President George Bush.
"These times call for a total change in Washington's world view," Biden said. "These times require more than a good soldier. They require a wise leader.
"You can't change America when you know your first four years as president will look exactly like the last eight years of George Bush's presidency," Biden said, referring to McCain.
Likes the fighter
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who has campaigned for Obama in several states, attended the event and likes the fact that Biden is "a fighter. That's what we need.
He also likened Obama choosing Biden to John F. Kennedy choosing a congressional veteran, Lyndon Johnson, as his running mate in the 1960 election.
"If you look at Kennedy, who was young and represented change and hope, he went and got Lyndon Johnson, who knew how Washington worked a little bit, but who was well respected there," Giannoulias said. "It's good to have that team together."
Next up
Obama, visiting battleground states, is scheduled to be in Eau Claire, Wis., today; the Iowa side of the Quad Cities area on Monday, Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday; Billings, Mont., on Wednesday; and Denver on Thursday – the final day of the Democratic National Convention when he delivers his acceptance speech.
Springfield State Journal-Register


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Let's Talk Testing: Professor Plum in the Library with the Candlestick…Right?
Who knew that a phrase from a decades-old popular board game could have some relevance in today's ever-changing world? In the game of Clue, simply put, evidence is collected and then used to solve a mystery. In my world, testing is performed to gather data/results (evidence) and then this information is used to determine the root cause of some issue that is under investigation (solving the mystery).View Story


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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Third dress.
59 comments:
It's great! I like how even though you flipped the pattern on the back, it meets so nicely in the middle. That is a great story; I hope she comes up with a big pile for you...ReplyDelete
What a lovely story behind the tablecloth. I often wonder about the origins of things I find at the oppy... I hope she lots of other lovely linens in her stash for you!ReplyDelete
What a great story!ReplyDelete
I hope after that you get more fabric!
I actually really like the way the back goes both ways, and I think the dress looks perfect :-)
p.s. Do knit those mittens, they are so quick and have been very popular!
I actually really like it Kate. The neckline you worry about is not funky to my eyes at all.ReplyDelete
Ditto Flowerpress - back fabric going both ways is nice because it meets in the middle quite magically!
LOL when you said the lady recognized her tablecloth!! Brilliant that she is going to get you some more....don't you love small towns, I do :-) BTW dress looks amazing to me!ReplyDelete
It looks great on! How funny to have been spotted by the very owner of the table cloth, and how great that she's gone home to look for more! Being a very novice sewer, I think the dress is perfect! We're always more critical of the things we make ourselves, no one else would notice any of the little imperfections...lovely shots of you too, gorgeous setting!ReplyDelete
It's true you know, we're never completely happy with what we do. That's the nature of the beast that is woman!! However, to everyone else, the dress is perfect on you. It looks lovely, the colours suit and it's recycled! What more can you ask and at my age, I'm not even going near the 'wrinkly chest' thing :o)!!ReplyDelete
when it looks that good from afar, who cares about a crinkly neckline......why to go kate:)ReplyDelete
bugga done it again - way to go! REMINDER must really work on my typing!ReplyDelete
I so love it, you are really lucky to be able to look fabulous in a dress. I love that the back panels are different and that the previous owner of the table cloth stopped you to say it was hers. How cool is that!ReplyDelete
Oh Kate that's hysterical! Great news if you get some more fabric from her closet though. I think your dress looks fabulous and it suits you well. Now did you use iron on interfacing on the neck facing? Perhaps it's not stiff enough if you did. Maybe you need to double stitch the line next time.ReplyDelete
lol, thats funny the lady recognised her fabric, but how great she's going to find some more for you. It was meant to be. I think the dress looks fine.ReplyDelete
That is so nice somebody recognised teir tablecloth. It's funny how we get an idea fixed in our head of what something should be (a table cloth is a table cloth and can't be anything else) and you've got your 'neighbour' fired up with the possibilities for what's in her cupboard.ReplyDelete
PS Congrats to your photographer. They did a great job.
That is really cool that you ran into the woman who owned the tablecloth. And even better that she was so excited about it. I make clothes for my kids, but I am scared to make any for myself so far.ReplyDelete
Funny story, I wonder what she will bring you? Hopefully something nice otherwise you might be decked out in a fugly orange & brown dress. Are you enjoying the sunshine today? Just went to the market with Rosie and had so much fun xoReplyDelete
I thought you were going to keep taking the layers off! Woo hoo :o) Stripper blog!ReplyDelete
Could you put little dart thingies in? It really isn't obvious but I know it's frustrating when you know you're not getting something right. We need to recruit a clothes sewing wench to the group.
You look beautiful frolicking in the sunshine by the way.
Ab xx
Love it Kate! The back looks great with the fabric at opposite ends. I hope you get a few more lovely things from the stranger in the street!ReplyDelete
Great story!ReplyDelete
The fit in the neck area is just that the pattern was made for a "standard" fit, and you are unique.
Your neckline is smaller than the neckline of the pattern. You will need to remove some area from the pattern in that area to make it fit.
What you have to do is pinch out and pin darts in the upper part of the dress that make it fit better and travel out to a seam, armhole or neckedge(don't look at the darts, just look at the fit of the rest of the fabric); judge it by how it fits. Don't worry about how the fabric pattern looks, how the grain of the fabric changes, or where the darts point.
When it looks and feels good, mark the darts (in a way that will not hurt your dress- chalk, thread tracing, etc.) and remove the pins. You will use the markings on the dress to transfer the marks to the pattern.
First, trace a copy of your pattern to alter (just in case. That way you still have the original) Use tracing paper and a wheel to transfer the marks to the pattern copy. For each marked "dart", cut through its center to the point, overlap the dart legs, and tape. This removes the extra area, and will move the shoulders and neckline inward so they are not so wide.
Cut it out in some cheap fabric that doesn't matter, but has the same type of drape and weight as the type of fabric you would use to make the dress; an old bed sheet works well. This will tell you if the alterations worked.
Good luck! Your pieces are so full of life!
Go Mary!ReplyDelete
it looks fab! Whenever I take clothes to the op shop I always tkae them to another town for fear I will see someone I know wearing it!!
Your dresses are divine! you are really clever. x
Okay the reason for the back of the dress being as it is is now your little secret. It is awesome just how it is! The visual effect of the light and dark being opposite on each side is so cool. Now I cannot tell what is wrong with the front, even when I click on the pic to make it bigger. I am wondering though, are you clipping the raw edges of the seam allowance around the neck after it is sewn together but before you turn it? That will cause the neck to not lay flat for sure. Clipping the seam allowance helps you to turn the fabric and smooth out the seam before topstitching it down. If that is not the issue, well then I am all out of ideas! I cannot wait to see what you come up with next!ReplyDelete
I think the back looks great as it is. I also don't see the crinkle neckline, but if you're not happy go with what Mary says. It should work.ReplyDelete
There are definitely some great things about living in a small town, but there's some disadvantages, too, and sometimes it's hard to tell the difference! Lucky that exchange turned out to be the former! Hopefully it will be the start of a mutually beneficial relationship :-)ReplyDelete
I think it's gorgeous. The fabric is amazing & the back works really well. I actually think that the back makes it looks really modern. I can't see any problems with the neckline, but I think a wrinkly neckline actually looks really cool if you're layering it. Kinda well worn & comfy looking if that makes sense.ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a lot of fun on this photo shoot. :) I want to make myself something now.
I had a giggle at the tablecloth story, how funny, hope she's got some other stuff for you. Love the dress and the photos. Hope you're having a great weekend. xxReplyDelete
I really like the back, I thought you had cleverly done it on purpose! Sorry, no idea about the neckline, but it doesn't look too bad in the photos.ReplyDelete
Still laughing about the lady recognising her tablecloth! Too funny!
I love the fabric in that dress - and I also love that you ran into the original owner of the tablecloth too!ReplyDelete
Can't help with the neckline problems - can you do some of those fabulous pleats and make the gathering look intentional?
Great work as always!
Such an awesome dress Kate, I'd be frolicking about in fields if I had it too, even with its 'flaws'. I have to say I've held off making any dresses or tops for the difficulties of fitting busts and necks and whatnot too. I should try to be fearless like you I think.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 23, 2010 at 4:13 PM
That dress is SO GOOD!!! How clever you are turning half the back up side down - great effect!!!ReplyDelete
Great to hear about the origin of the fabric, that's so fantastic the lady recognized her tablecloth, she must have been suitably impressed!
I love that table cloth! and you MENT to have the fabric the other way round! Looks wicked.ReplyDelete
The dress looks lovely and the reverse back is fun. Can't see anything wrong with the neck. Just wondered if you remembered to clip the curve of the seam close to the stitching. That makes a big difference in the way the finished curve sits.ReplyDelete
wow, great advice here! I just wanted to say it is hilarious you running into the donator of your fabric, it has had me chuckling all afternoon!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 23, 2010 at 5:32 PM
Beautiful dress! I love the fabric AND the fact that one of the back panels is upside down. First I thought you had done it on purpose. Somtimes limits and "accidents" make us go outside the usual track and do something even better. (I think). Good luck with the neckline.ReplyDelete
YAY!!! so excellent about the dress order! And the dress is gorgeous, I loved what i saw of it yesterday and I love seeing all of it here- gorgeous pics by the way. I love the non matching back, makes it so much more striking.ReplyDelete
the thing with the lady recognising your dress fabric used to happen to us...we would put stuff in the op shop and then see someone walking down the street wearing it a few months later...OR visit the op shop...and oh look there's those bike pants we gave away 3 months ago!ReplyDelete
the fabric is awesome by the way!
I love small towns and old ladies who share.ReplyDelete
Kate, I adore the back. It looks stunning. And lol, I live in Adelaide (yes, a city in spite of what people might call it) and wonder if I will see people wearing what I have taken to the op shops so I can see the issues in a small country town. But as we previously discussed, hasn't that moment metting that lady given your dress such a lovely being?ReplyDelete
Bellissima! Love the contrast or opposite theme in the back. xo m.ReplyDelete
Can't give you any tips but I love the story of the woman going home to look for more fabrics for you, fantasticReplyDelete
That's a wonderful story! Hope you get lots of yummy fabric!! I think it looks gorgeous. Maybe you need to look at the pattern in a new light or from a different angle...remember the movie Dead Poets Society where he made them stand on their desks to get a different perspective. Maybe a different view might unravel the mystery for you. Best of luck :)ReplyDelete
1.It is so amazing that you are making, finishing and wearing your creations. 2.I agree with the comments about interfacing and clipping into curves, and the comments about adjusting the pattern make good sense. 3. refer to point 1! I love your dress has a story to tell. that beats the pants of perfect dressmaking that never gets completed! Hope she brings you a bag full of new tales!ReplyDelete
I adore that fabric. I just love happy accidents like your 'upside down dress'!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous shots of you (its always nice to see more).
I was sitting in a cafe one day and there was an older couple that were deep in conversation regarding me and it wasnt until i heard the word tablecloth that the penny dropped. She must have had a twin to the one i was wearing at home, thems the breaks.
I´m sure if you take the dress to a dressmaker and ask him or her what your problem is they would be more than happy to help you fix it and show you what to do next time so it turns out right.ReplyDelete
Yet another lovely dress, that fabric is great and the story also. I love the photos of you about in the meadow! I'm on the verge of making a table cloth into a skirt, they do make great clothes. Glad you are enjoying sewing for yourself, very satisfying indeed.ReplyDelete
I haven't popped over to visit your blog for a while - always fabulously busy with cool projects you are! I love your dress, and love your story about stumbling into the "original owner". Too funny!ReplyDelete
I don't think it could be more perfect..It looks adorable on you and what a cute story to go along with it :)...ReplyDelete
Lovely photos! I don't do lessons but I would happily take a look to see if its a problem I could help with :)ReplyDelete
I am yet to brave anything for myself that is not leggings or pyjama pants, so I am no help. In my naievity (and bad spelling) I would honestly have thought that just following the pattern would be enough....?! Ask Liesl. She'll know.ReplyDelete
As for the lady stopping you - I would have been mortified, I think, but I'm glad something good came of it, I wonder what she'll be sending your way now?
The dress looks FAB. I'm not sure what the neck problem is it looks fine from where I'm sitting xxReplyDelete
I think the dress looks great, and "unique" in the best possible way! Besides its the serendipity of making mistakes and maybe realising they paid off! The fabric is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
The tablecloth story is a cracker. Just don't go converting any old man's op shop undies into anything wearable to swan down the street in.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 24, 2010 at 2:16 PM
you look gorgeous Kate the dress is fab great story about the lady down the street, I love the little reversible pinnie too, sooo cuteReplyDelete
Did you ever read Susie Sunshine's blog (I don't think she blogs any more)? She wrote once about wanting to make skirts out of op shop sheets but lived in a small conservative (US) town, and was terrified that she'd run into some old fellow who recognised his ex bed linen. Then she wouldn't be able to rid herself of the image of he and his wife doing unspeakable (conservative Republican) things on her skirt.ReplyDelete
Makes me giggle every time I wear my old sheet skirts.
I love your dress.
flipping the pattern of the fabric really enchanced the dress I think. I can't really see the neckline that clear but it looks good otherwise :)ReplyDelete
Great story. Love the dress.ReplyDelete
Thats what I need to do to be able to wear my dresses-thanks for the idea! I have issues too-fronts not looking same as backs, one shoulder higher than other, the list goes on...how fantastic about the generous woman with her old linens!!ReplyDelete
personally i think it's gorgeous. i can't see any problems with it at all.ReplyDelete
i love that the woman recognised her tablecloth - and how lucky you are to get more! i'm sure she is happy that it's being loved once again.
enjoy your day
love your photos kate :)ReplyDelete
i would have thought the 'upside down' pattern was deliberate, i like it. had a laugh at your story of meeting the original owner!!
turned out quite nicely.
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 1:26 AM
I wore this dress down the street the other day and a woman stopped me to tell me that my dress fabric had been her tablecloth. My immediate thought was that this is definitely one of the down sides of living in such a small town, until she told me that she was so excited by what I had made that she was going to go home and go through her linens to see if she had any more for me. Yay!ReplyDelete
That's so lovely! I love the dress :)
wow Kate this is the best one yet love it so lovely xReplyDelete
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