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I have not made more than a card or two in the past month, I know I need too and every time I try to sit down and cut a little card stock the sun calls to me, what I really need is a storm day (shhh) I guess I should not say that too loudly and lose our glorious summer we have been having.
I think this is the cutest card, I used a thank you card from my Stamp'in Up! Rep as a template, then added my own touches.
Supplies: Peach cardstock, Designer paper-Nan's Nursery Baby Girl, cream tulle, pink ribbon, misc gems, Spellbinders Impressabilities-Butterfly and EK Success-Scalloped Scallop Edger Punch.
I have been a bad blogger, time seems to be zooming on by so far this summer. The multi-page card was well received and looked good when it was all put together. I will post that in a few days, I needed to post something different to remind myself I know how to card make. My last few attempts did not make me happy.
This was a pretty simple card, the tag is 2-D as is the flowers. The flowers bottom layer is Designer paper then I added edges of glitter to the top level of green paper to try to tie it in with the beautiful My Mind's Eye paper.
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Supplies: Designer Paper-Close to my Heart –Veranda, Stampin' Up!-Naturals White cardstock, Memory Box- Leafy Branch, Comotion Rubber Stamps-Leaf Spray, Perfectly Clear Stamps-Fun in the Sun, TPC Studio - Spring Break, Making Memories-square eyelet.


President Benigno Aquino III hopes to pursue diplomatic solutions in Beijing on his first state visit.
Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines, will seek to smooth tensions over territorial disputes in the South China sea, during his first state visit to China.
He will also be looking to tie up trade deals worth billions of dollars.
Aquino insists there are diplomatic solutions to any disagreements with China, and he intends to pursue this with the Chinese president in Beijing.
Marga Ortigas reports from Manila.


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Q: Accessing static functions/variable from different threads I use a third side library written in C. It is designed to run as singleton and contains plenty of static functions, variables and user interface. I need to be able to run it with multiple instances so they do not interfere with each other. For example if one threads sets static variable
static int index = 0;
index = 10;

the second thread still sees index = 0.
I am not sure if it is even possible to implement.

A: What you are asking is not possible.
Let's assume for pedagogical purposes that you are on a unix machine.
Any process (such as the executable ./a.out) has the following Memory layout :

*

*Text

*Data

*

*Initialized

*Uninitialized

*Heap

*Stack

When you create a thread, then it shares all these memory segments except the Stack section(basically each thread gets a new stack pointer).
Moreover the static variables are stored in the Data segment (in your case Initialized data segment) which is a shared memory segment, hence when one thread changes it, it changes for all other threads as well.
So threads only have the following things local to themself

*

*Stack pointer

*Program Counter

*registers

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Александр Васильевич Анохин (1894, Нижний Новгород — 14 марта 1938 года) — советский партийный и государственный деятель.

Член РСДРП(б) с 1914 года.

Окончил Нижегородское реальное училище. В 1914—1917 учился на физико-математическом факультете в Московском университете и МВТУ, и в школе прапорщиков.

В 1917 служил в армии. Арестовывался за революционную деятельность.

С 1917 года на руководящих партийных и государственных должностях:
 1917 — председатель Новоград-Волынского уездного и городского комитета РСДРП(б) (Волынская губерния)
 1918 председатель Новоград-Волынского уездного исполкома
 1918 −1919 председатель Революционного Трибунала Нижегородской губернии
 1919 −1920 председатель Революционного Трибунала Московской губернии
 1920 начальник Политотдела Самаро-Златоустовской и Оренбурго-Ташкентской железной дороги
 24.12.1920 — 6.1921 председатель Оренбургско-Тургайского губисполкома
 июнь — 11.8.1921 председатель Оренбургского губисполкома
 1921 врио ответственного секретаря Киргизского областного комитета РКП(б)
 12.1921 — 5.1923 председатель Вологодского губисполкома
 1923—1924 председатель Витебского губисполкома
 1924 заместитель председателя СНК Белорусской ССР
 1924—1925 начальник Налогового управления Наркомата финансов СССР
 1925—1929 начальник Главного управления коммунального хозяйства НКВД РСФСР
 1929—1931 заведующий Западным областным управлением снабжения
 1931 директор Московского института народного хозяйства имени Г. В. Плеханова
 1931—1935 член Президиума, ответственный за жилищно-коммунальное строительство Всесоюзного Совета коммунального хозяйства при ЦИК СССР
 1935 — ? председатель Магнитогорского горисполкома (Свердловская область)
 ? — 1.1938 начальник Жилищно-коммунального сектора Государственной плановой комиссии при СНК РСФСР.

Место жительства в Москве: ул. Серафимовича, д.2, кв. 497

Арестован 31 января 1938 года, осужден Военной коллегией Верховного суда СССР по обвинению в участии в к.-р. террористической организации.

Расстрелян 14 марта 1938. Место захоронения - Коммунарка.

Реабилитирован определением Военной коллегии Верховного суда СССР от 6 июня 1956 г.

Источники
 http://www.knowbysight.info/AAA/11798.asp
 Ашимбаев Д. Р. Кто есть кто в Казахстане. Биографическая энциклопедия. Алматы, 2008
 Фото http://smineev-archive.livejournal.com/
 Фото http://www.sakharov-center.ru/asfcd/martirolog/?t=page&id=2383

Родившиеся в Нижнем Новгороде
Первые секретари Киргизского обкома ВКП(б)
Расстрелянные и похороненные на полигоне Коммунарка
Председатели Магнитогорского горисполкома

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ODFW using grant to track whales on Oregon Coast, reduce fishing gear entanglements
By Destiny Alvarez The Register-Guard
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $278,856 federal grant Friday to help fund its program to improve environmental conditions for whales off the Oregon Coast by reducing the risk of whales entangled in fishing gear.
The Funded Species Recovery grant, awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was announced Aug. 9, by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Oregon representatives.
"Oregon has a proud history of conservation, and fishing is the lifeblood of our coastal communities economies," Wyden said in a news release. "This important investment is a win-win on both fronts, protecting threatened whales and ensuring Oregon's fisheries continue to thrive."
ODFW's project aims to help understand whale distribution patterns and population structure along the the Oregon Coast. Project data will be collected in Oregon waters from monthly surveys that will help develop environmental based, predictive species distribution models. These models are used in conservation and management to predict suitable habitat for numerous protected marine species.
Whale photo identification and tissue samples will be collected through vessel-based surveys to determine population structure. The predictive maps created from the developed models will be compared to the Oregon fishing industry to help reduce the risk of whales entangled in fishing gear along the coast. This will help the industry manage fishing efforts more effectively.
This is not the first effort made to protect the whales. The Oregon Sea Grant was established in 1971 at Oregon State University.
The Oregon Sea Grant is one of 33 state programs in NOAA Sea Grant College Program, and aims to address regionally and nationally strategic issues through competitive, reviewed research, public outreach, engagement and education.
Two years ago, after Oregon fishermen requested something be done to to reduce the risk of whale entanglements in Dungeness crab and other fixed gear in Oregon, the sea grant program convened a multi-stakeholder working group to address the problem.
"Oregon's breathtaking coast makes countless contributions to the spirit our state and the vitality of our local economies," said Merkley in a Friday news release. "This funding is critical to maintaining the health of our waters, while ensuring that Oregon's fishing industry can support families in coastal communities for generations to come."
The information gathered from this project will help the ODFW make future management decisions to protect threatened whales and ensure the stability of Oregon's coastal fishing industries.
NOAA awarded over $11 million in Funded Species Recovery grants for state based proposals in 2019. The total ODFW grant award will be dispersed to the ODFW over the 2019, 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

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Happy Halloween! This week's Friday Faves is going to a little Halloween-focused, obviously. (But not completely.) So here's a bit of inspiration for your ghoulish festivities this weekend.
1. The House That Lars Built's Tongue Twister Halloween costumes. I love out-of-the-box costumes ideas like this!
Photo credit to Mark Brooke Photography and Mathieu Photo.
3. Lauren Conrad's Mermaid Costume. Wow, this thing is gorgeous. Just…wow. The seashells, the sequins, the tulle, everything. Well done, Lauren!
4. These "fashion pumpkins" made to look like famous fashion icons. I don't even know a ton about the fashion realm, but the execution of this is too funny. I think all pumpkins need to wear sunglasses now.
Photo credit to Theron Humphrey.


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John-Boy and Olivia are asked to cover for the Fordwichs while they are away on their honeymoon. He will preach the sermon and Olivia will teach classes at the schoolhouse. They learn about the challenges of those jobs and the predjudices of some in the community about how they choose to fill those roles.
"So much of what we learned in those early years was rooted in that small schoolhouse on Walton's Mountain. I remember it warmly, and well, along with our teacher Miss Rosemary Hunter. And long after I left her school Miss Hunter figured prominently in a special time of learning for my mother, and for me. A time when each of us searched for that most elusive of persons, one's own self."
Miss Hunter walks home with the children after school so that she can have a talk with Olivia. She has set the wedding date for the upcoming Sunday after the church service but needs Olivia to take over her classes while she and Rev. Fordwich are away on their honeymoon. Later Jason and John-Boy stop by the church and Rev. Fordwich takes the opportunity to ask John-Boy if he will preach the sermon while he is away. John-Boy is concerned that he will be inadequate for the task. When the news makes its way through the community he overhears Corabeth and Mrs. Brimmer gossiping and expressing a lack of faith in John-Boy's qualifications. Grandma on the other hand is overjoyed that her grandson will be leading the service.
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John builds a dresser in the new mill.
Kami (Elizabeth Walton) Colter's brother, Jeff appears in the frontchurch pew during John-Boy's sermon.
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VA Mobile Device Rollout: An Update
Mobile Device Management System Procurement on Horizon Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 27, 2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs will soon solicit bids from vendors for a robust enterprisewide mobile device management system, says CIO Roger Baker. Meanwhile, the VA's ambitious plan to roll out mobile devices remains on hold.
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Baker has said that the system for monitoring devices must be implemented to help ensure information security before the VA moves forward with plans to implement more than 100,000 mobile devices, primarily for clinical purposes.
Last October, Baker had predicted that the rollout of mobile devices would be completed within about 18 months. But earlier this month, Baker issued a revised forecast, saying the project now will likely take several years (see: VA Revamps Mobile Device Plan).
In an Aug 24 press briefing, he further explained: "I believe the procurement for the MDM is imminent, and the rollout [of devices] is dependent on getting it in, getting it installed and making it available for more than the 1,500 devices that our current MDM is licensed to support."
Addressing the delay in issuing a request for proposals from MDM vendors, Baker said: "It just takes longer to get all the requirements necessary to go out with an RFP. This is an area where I won't say we're forging entirely new ground, but it's not something we've done a whole lot of times before. [We] want to get it right. ..."
Baker noted that the VA is analyzing the results of a request for information from the vendors. "There's a lot of work with vendors to make sure when we put out something like this, everyone can bid, and we're not excluding anyone," he says. "And with the scale we're going out with, I'm sure everyone wants to participate."
BYOD Strategy Change
Baker also confirmed during the briefing that the VA will take a much more cautious approach to allowing staffers to use personally owned mobile devices on the job than originally planned. Last year, in announcing ambitious plans for a shift to mobile devices, Baker said the VA expected to accommodate a mix of government-owned and personal mobile devices to help hold down costs.
The VA still has "intentions" to support a bring-your-own-device strategy, Baker said. But he noted that it no longer plans to be a trailblazer and will use the best practices that are being recommended to all federal agencies tackling BYOD.
On Aug. 23, the Federal Chief Information Officers Council issued a BYOD best practices guide (see: Implementing BYOD Initiatives: 3 Case Studies).
"I'm looking forward to incorporating that in what we do," he said about the new guide. "We've just got to be careful with [BYOD]; there are pros and cons. VA has thankfully gone from being a leader in the discussion of BYOD to a follower, and I am really happy with that. It's a complex area."
Implementing BYOD Initiatives: 3 Case Studies
Handling Security in a Centralized HIE
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Executive Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity
McGee is executive editor of Information Security Media Group's HealthcareInfoSecurity.com media site. She has about 30 years of IT journalism experience, with a focus on healthcare information technology issues for more than 15 years. Before joining ISMG in 2012, she was a reporter at InformationWeek magazine and news site, and played a lead role in the launch of InformationWeek's healthcare IT media site.
https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/va-mobile-device-rollout-update-a-5064


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William Storey tries to win favour with Sunderland fans - by taking a shot at Newcastle United's Saudi-backed takeover
Wannabe Sunderland buyer William Storey has slammed Newcastle United's protracted takeover saga as a 'load of nonsense' and an 'absolute shambles'.
By Mark Donnelly
Storey, the founder and CEO of Rich Energy, has been vocal in his desire to purchase the Black Cats from Stewart Donald – despite the Sunderland owner being in a period of exclusivity with another potential buyer.
The energy drink entrepreneur was pictured on Wearside on Wednesday and appeared on BBC Radio Newcastle's Total Sport programme to discuss his bid for the club.
And he took the opportunity to try and curry some favour with supporters of the Black Cats by taking a shot at Newcastle United's drawn-out takeover saga – which he has labelled an 'absolute nonsense'.
William Storey is interested in a move for Sunderland
"I am a bit unorthodox and I accept that, no problem," he said.
"But the reality is that I know what I am doing, I work incredibly hard, I have nothing to hide, I welcome scrutiny, I know football, and I am very passionate.
"Perhaps it is unorthodox, but look at the absolute shambles down the road with the Staveley takeover that took forever and was actually a load of nonsense.
"As far as I'm concerned, I'm nothing like that - some financial suit that wants to bring in moneymen, I'm not interested.
"I'm a football fan, I know the game, I've managed to get big-hitters behind me and I want the fans to know that because I have nothing to hide."


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Taylor Stevens is Miss FreeOnes best Cam Babe 2011!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 15, 2011 – Las Vegas, NV – Cam Host and Adult Model Taylor (Tay) Stevens was named "Best Cam Babe" as a part of the 2011 edition of the Miss FreeOnes contest, operated by FreeOnes.com announced during the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.
24 Year Old Taylor Stevens started in the business as an Adult Model appearing in such publications as Score and Voluptuous Magazine. Her stunning personality, brilliant smile and 36HH Natural Breasts have become her trademarks as she has risen to the status of "icon" in the Web Host world.
The announcement truly stunned Taylor, "I was really, really surprised when Sophie Dee told me I'd won for Best Cam Babe. Seriously I had 'prema-grin' for like two days", said Taylor. "I have always loved being a webcam girl and put my heart and soul into it for my fans. My fans gave back to me with their loyal voting every day! I have the best fans in the world. It is such an honor to win in this category, this was one battle I wanted to win – and hopefully with my fans support I will be lucky enough to be nominated and win more in the future."
Taylor Stevens appeared at the recent AVN Adult Entertainment Expo with PornStarTweet to meet and greet throngs of fans.
"There is just something cuddly, warm and sincere about Tay", said Alyss Heart of PornStarTweet. "She's so genuine and that really comes through to fans and industry people alike. We see Tay at consumer shows all of the country with lines of adoring fans waiting to meet her – that's almost unheard of for a cam model."
Taylor Stevens receives a $2500 cash prize from FreeOnes.com.
"Every bit of the prize money is for my fans – it will allow me to be at more shows around the country and meet my fans personally to thank them. They are the reason I love what I do, meeting them in person and being able to give them a hug is the best thing in the world for me", said Taylor.
Taylor Stevens never one to see herself a celebrity, "I think I am always shocked at how many diehard fans I have. I love what I do, I love my fans. I was up against some really amazing big names and I did it! It's heartwarming to know how many people really support, love and care about me. This is only the beginning."
Follow the daily life of Taylor Stevens on her official blog http://taylorstevensblog.com, or via Twitter @TayStevens
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The recent malware attacks that hit a variety of big organisations across the world have highlighted the need for care with online systems.
It seems unlikely that the original ransomware that hit so many big organisations was spread by email, but the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that criminals are trying to cash in on the attack. Some are offering fixes and support services that allegedly will protect computers.
Social media alerts that include links to fake security patches. Clicking the link is likely to install real malware on your computer.
Emails claiming to be from a telecoms provider and telling you that you're about to be locked out of your account. You just need to click on the link in the email to verify a few details. If you click the link, you will be asked for enough information to allow the criminals to take over your account.
App stores offering ransomware 'patches' for mobiles although mobiles weren't affected by the recent events. If you buy the app, you'll be paying money for nothing.
Messages that pop up on your computer, claiming to be from Microsoft and warning that your computer has a virus. Typically the message includes a phone number. If you call it, you'll eventually be sold some software that you can either get for nothing or that you don't need.
Say your order is on its way, details are in an attached confirmation. You know you haven't ordered anything so you're tempted to open the attachment to find out what is being delivered. If you do that, you'll likely end up providing information to thieves.
Say there's been some unusual activity on your bank account or credit card and ask you to click on a link to confirm the details. If you click on the link you'll be asked to provide enough details to enable thieves to take money from your bank account.
Claim that your eBay or PayPal account is about to be suspended. The email will include a link and ask you to confirm some details. Again, if you do, they will be able to take over your account.
Claim that you have a tax refund waiting. Again, there will be a link which will ask you to confirm bank details and, again, if you provide them, the thieves will be able to take money from your account.
Claim that an organisation such as a solicitor or builder that you're due to pay money to has changed their bank account details. This usually means that their email account has been hacked and, if you use the new account details, you'll be sending the money to thieves.
These are just a few of the scams that have been seen recently.
Never open an email attachment that you're not expecting. Just delete the email.
Never click on a link in an email. If you think the message may really be from your bank or whatever, go to the relevant web page in the normal way or call the organisation that is supposed to have sent you the email. But don't use any phone number in the email. Use the number you normally use.
Never allow anybody to have remote access to your computer. If you think you have a problem with your computer, take it to a reliable local repair company – don't rely on somebody who phones you claiming that they can see you have a problem. Only thieves do this.
Never give anybody your password or PIN. Nobody from a trustworthy organisation will ever ask you for that information.
Don't think it's wrong to be rude to somebody calling and telling you there's a problem with your computer. They're thieves. Say nothing: just put the phone down.
If you're buying a house or having work done that will involve paying substantial sums of money, agree with the solicitor or the builder on how they must tell you their bank details have changed. Don't believe an email that comes out of the blue.
For more information, the Action Fraud website is here.


We had an 11 hour flight from Perth to Johannesburg, South Africa, arriving at 5am. Happily, the hotel found us our room early so that we could get a nap in before the festivities started at dinner time. Our first impression of Johannesburg was that of a walled city. Every house had a high impenetrable wall around it, often with razor wire on top, and security signs about "armed response". There were lots of black people walking along the highways – and lots of white people driving BMWs and Audis and Mercedes Benzes. We definitely weren't in Kansas anymore, Toto!
The hotel itself was sumptuous with walled patios and swimming pools. Strange birds strutted around like they owned the place, and attentive staff made sure we were comfortable. Outside, there was lots of construction, street vendors and cafes. We were told not to visit ATMs by ourselves, and not really to wander about much. Odd, for Canadians.
Our first night was all about introductions and dinner at a local restaurant, where we sampled some African food (including fried worms!!!) and got our faces painted.
We have a group of 24 (all Canadian except for four Americans and including 3 husbands) on this guided tour organized by Valerie Hearder (Nova Scotian now, but originally from Durban) and Odette Tolksdorf. They are both art quilters, and there is a significant fibre arts component to the trip. Val loves her birth country, and has planned this 21 days to show us as much as she possibly can about why she loves it so much. Our suitcases are bulging with embroidery and sewing supplies, reading glasses, knitting yarns and needles and school supplies to give away as we visit some of the projects.
We meet our driver, Charles and start with a bus ride to the Cradle of Humankind. This is a really important site for human fossils, some as old as 3.5 million years! It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and we got a private visit with one of the researchers at one of the many limestone caves where they do their digging. They only dig for a few months each year, and get enough interesting fossils to keep them busy the rest of the year, identifying and cataloging them.
It was the trial by fire for our new bus driver, Charles, who had to drive us on single lane dirt roads in the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve to get to the site. It was our first day in South Africa, and we saw all kinds of wonderful animals!
When we finally got to the site, we were greeted by a table full of hominid skulls to introduce us to our cousins and ancestors.
This is also where we had lunch, under the trees watching the weaver birds flitting into and out of their nests.
The dig site was fascinating – tarps cover things from season to season (they weren't digging at the time we were there). There are more than 3 dozen of these caves where they are unearthing huge numbers of fossils each year. These caves were found originally in the search for gold. Instead, they found gold of another sort: history!
A great introduction to Africa!
From there, we drove back into town to visit our first couple of galleries. The Everard Read Gallery is high-end art, and it was a good introduction to the artistic sensibilities of some South African artists. Lots of sculpture, etc. Across the street was an beautiful new Gallery called Circa. It is a totally amazing building and there were lots of wonderful photo opportunities while we were there.
Our first day in South Africa: lapwings, oryxes, giraffes, pronking springbok, rhinoceros, warthogs, weaver birds, 70,000 year old fossils.
Today we meet our first group of women to whom we'll give embroidery supplies. We picked up our guides at the Pretoria Botanic Gardens. From there, we drove to one of the poorest areas of all of South Africa: Winterveld. As we entered the community, we noticed lots of people on the side of the roads – lots of vendors, lots of people waving at us. I imagine there aren't a lot of tour buses that make the trek into these parts.
Selling clothes on the side of the road in Winterveld at a "bend over boutique".
We arrived to an amazing display of colourful embroideries done by the Mapula Embroidery Group!
There were hundreds of pieces, large and small, and some of the ladies who made them were in attendance. I bought a few pieces, but was only able to meet the maker of my little giraffe bag. This is Jennifer Makamo.
This project was started by Sister Magella and the Soroptomists in Pretoria in 1991 to help women in the Winterveld – named the "throwaway people" by Sue Miller in the Pretoria News. Started with 14 women participating, now over 140 work on making these pieces. Some live entirely off their embroidery work – they are only paid when their work sells – and each person making money might be feeding up to 10 family members. We did our best to help pay these women, and we left them with some supplies to keep on making them. Their pieces have been sold worldwide, including to the Obama White House, and 50 to Oprah Winfrey. It "gives them a reason to be".
Sister Magella in the middle and Janetje, one of the Soroptimist founders, on the right. I think the woman on the right is Tswane.
Two of our group from Canmore managed to involve the Lions and Rotary clubs to help them bring reading glasses from Canada. They brought HUNDREDS of glasses!
There are two artists who draw most of these pieces – drawn with crayon on black cotton. The motifs are outlined, then given to the women to fill in with embroidery stitches. One of the artists is a man who sometimes draws very political pieces. This is a new one all about President Zuma and the current state of politics.
The women dressed up for us – they were beautiful in their traditional dresses!
Before we left Pretoria we stopped in at the Union Buildings, the official seat of the South African government and office of the President. This is where a remarkable 9 metre high statue of Nelson Mandela, erected in 2013, welcomes the world into his embrace. His "Rainbow Nation" dream is still alive in this country, even though the way seems to have been temporarily lost.
Day 2 in Africa: We begin to learn about the wide divisions between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in South Africa. We learn there is hope in the poorest areas. We learn that people here Think Big!
Hamba gashlei – Zulu for "go safely".
It's been ever so long since you last heard from me! Sorry about that – as you'll see below, it's been very busy. John and I have recently returned from a trip of a lifetime, and because it has some quilting content, I have decided to tell you all about it.
We were away for 3 months in all – if you'll remember, we are no longer doing our long driving tours, but that doesn't mean we don't want to travel any more! We started with 5 weeks in Australia, seeing good friends from Sydney to Brisbane, Canberra to Melbourne and Adelaide, followed by a flight to Darwin and another flight to Perth. We then joined a 21 day guided tour in South Africa, followed by three weeks in Europe and the UK.
The original reason for this trip was to help John celebrate his birthday in Australia. This birthday lasted for at least a month, since he kept getting more cake every time we turned around! On the day itself, we were in Tamworth, the country music capital of Australia, and we had to get this picture of all of us (we met Aussie friends who live in BC) in front of the famous Golden Guitar!
Some quilty highlights (not much singing involved in this trip) included giving away a new quilt from fabric that our friend Barb gave me years ago to make into "a pillow or something". I have a new theory: the longer it takes to give back a piece someone asks you to make, the nicer the final product needs to be! The "pillow or something" ended up as a medium sized wall hanging! It was hard to find more unicorn fabric that wasn't "girly", but John found some on line, and I was able to make this.
I was happy with how it turned out, and Barb was too.
We visited friends in Brisbane, and headed back down the highway through lots of rain. One should never complain about rain in Australia EVER, but we ran into one flooded out highway and had to divert inland to find another way south – we still had trouble, and are lucky we didn't float away!
It was after we left that the cyclone hit, and there was flooding everywhere. We're lucky to have gotten through when we did.
The rain followed us to Canberra, but didn't interfere in our busy social schedule! One night we got together with quilty friends there, including Michelle Law, who used my pattern of 1/2″ hexagons to make her own version of my "Seven Garden Maze". I love what she's done with it – and she deserved to receive the ribbon at the last quilt show for it.
Michelle, Donna, Jenny (the famous Jenny Bowker!) and Kathryn are all extraordinary quilters and good friends, and I'm happy that I got to see them all together in a small group.
We had some amazing show and tell that evening, as well as a wonderful meal.
Our travels took us on down to Bega, Bairnsdale, and Melbourne. We had the chance to wander about downtown Melbourne, around Federation Square with our friend Judy. We really wanted to see the graffiti alley, just across the road from the Square. We had been seeing graffiti everywhere in the city – they seem to really encourage it. Some of it is horrible, like any other graffiti that most cities paint over. And then we got to Hosier Lane!
From Melbourne we decided to repeat one of our favourite drives in the world: The Great Ocean Road!
Cloudy still, but it didn't rain on us that day. By the time we got to Adelaide, the rain had left us behind, thankfully. In Gawler we visited friends who took us out to an Aboriginal celebration of the great Murray River that night. These people had travelled the length of the river doing these celebrations along the way, and this was the last one, at the Murray River mouth. We were quite honoured to be there.
Our friends in Adelaide live in the Hills and have lots of wildlife around their house. I'm very happy with this picture of the iconic kookaburra who is one of many who visits them every day.
I was very lucky to be in town for the South Australia Quilters' Guild meeting! Raelene and I went after dinner, and it was great to see some familiar faces in the crowd. We've sung for them a couple of times, and I got up as "Show and Tell" and sang a song for them. I have no quilts with me, so I have to just sing!
They had a huge show and tell of quilts – if I remember correctly, these were the result of the mystery quilt bags – multiple designs with different fabrics. For $40 you get a bag and make up the quilt. If you have a group of 20 making them, the organizers will come over and teach the pattern for free (and bring chocolate too)!
This is a big guild, and I was interested to see how they were keeping everything fun and new for their members. As a guest, for example, I was whisked to the front of the line to sign in and given a private tour of the room by one of the executive members. Nice touch.
We flew up to Darwin for a few days. This is where I wrote the first quilting CD, and I have some very close friends there. We stayed with Alison, a marvelous quilter, who showed me a couple of her new quilts. The circular hexie one is a pattern by Geta Grama that I've been thinking about making some day.
I was thrilled to hear that Paperbark Woman – a shop that specializes in Aboriginal fabrics – has re-opened after a long time being closed. Lenore is the one who talked M&S Textiles into making Aboriginal fabrics, and introduced them to some of the artists. Her whole shop is full of the fabrics, and many of them I hadn't seen before. Yes, I came home with some of them! The stories about the designs are included when you buy the fabric, too.
One last stop in Australia – Perth for 5 days to catch our breath and prepare for the next leg of the tour: South Africa! Our friends Andy and Vicki had this on their counter: I have never before seen Vegemite flavoured chips!!! They were pretty good, too.
We spent a day as tourists out at Rottnest Island – never been there before! This is a destination for vacationers – lots of lovely beaches, and fun stuff to do, but not overly developed. People go there and rent cottages for a week at a time. It's a fairly long ferry ride out, and we hired bicycles to wander around the island.
The island is famous for one of smallest marsupials in Australia: the quokka. There are signs everywhere to keep away from them, to not feed them, but that doesn't stop the visitors. I kept thinking what would happen if people do that in North America – any wild animal you could snuggle up to here would bite you!
I have obviously left out quite a bit from this section of the trip – we had a lot of wonderful visits with good friends, ate a lot of good food and drank a lot of good wine. I'm going to continue in the second installment about the jewel of this trip: three amazing weeks in South Africa.
As unbelievable as it seems to me, John and I have now completed our last Big Driving Tour. The car has been emptied out and things are put away. Maybe now I can actually unpack my stage clothes and quilts. I found all the fabric I bought during the tour – see the last picture on this blog post. Here's a recap of the tour from September 11 to November 22nd, 2016 (I know this is waaaay late!) – pour yourself a cup of hot brown drink; it's a long one!
We started to see some lovely colours through the mountains in Wyoming, through the Snake River Valley, just south of Jackson Hole.
It's unusual to see red maple leaves in the mountains.
Steamboat Springs was our first stop, and I taught a Mock Mola class there. It's a ski town in the mountains in Colorado, and we both said we could live there!
It was a small class, and they did great work!
From there, we headed across the final mountain range to Colorado Springs. Absolutely gorgeous drive through Rocky Mountain National Park, above the tree line. None of our pictures fully capture how astounding the scenery is there. I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great drive. In the summer.
In Colorado Springs, another class!
After class, we spent another couple of days in town, hoping that we could have a balloon ride. The first two days were too windy, then it looked like it was a "go" for the third day. Unfortunately, someone (who may or may not still have his job) neglected to refill the gas tanks of our balloon, and we missed out – AGAIN!!! Maybe sometime we'll get up in a hot air balloon; we've now tried 6 times without any luck.
This is the closest we've ever gotten to getting airborne in a hot air balloon!
We had a bit of time before we had to get to our next show in Kansas, so we turned into tourists for a while. We stopped in at a couple of presidential museums on the way. In all, we visited 3 official presidential museums on this trip. Fascinating, to learn of the history behind each presidency.
(L to R): Eisenhower statue in Abilene KS, me with Amelia Earhart (I know, she wasn't a president, but we went anyway) at her family home in Atchison KS, and John with Harry S. Truman in Independence MO.
Another class in Leavenworth KS. Our show in Leavenworth was small but enthusiastic. Connie and Maria did a great job organizing the event.
This is Vicky, Kim, Connie, Shari, and Denise displaying their stunning work at the end of class.
After Leavenworth, we stopped in to Hamilton MO on our way east. This was a Highly Recommended Stop, for a quilter! The big mural in Hamilton MO signifies the Town that Quilting built. It seems like the entire downtown is one big quilt shop! It's not, though – it's TWELVE quilt shops! Yes, this is the home of Missouri Star Quilts.
We paid a visit to the Lincolns (Abraham Lincoln Museum and Presidential Library) in Springfield IL. It's a very good museum, but of the three we visited, we liked the Eisenhower the best. There was an amazing map in the Lincoln Museum, though, that was worth the price of admission: it is an animated map of the US, detailing all the major battles and territories held by each side throughout the Civil War – the entire history in 4 minutes!
Can you spot John hobnobbing with the Lincolns?
From Kansas we drove through to southern Ontario for the month of October. There are always lots of people to see there, including many family members. Our first show and class was in Burlington ON. I've written a song about the Burlington Teen Tour Band quilt ("Boots and Bayonets"), and it was great to sing the song for them again. The class the next day was very creative and fun.
I have a very old friend who lives in Burlington – in fact, I used to babysit her kids when I was growing up in London. We spent a delightful evening with her and her daughter the next night.
Here's a closeup of the "Knoxvilla" quilt.
Then we headed up to spend the remainder of the weekend with my other brother. I picked up a new sign for him when we were in Texas earlier in the year (thank you, Paul Hewitt!). Doug would not be a Republican, if he lived in the US, hence the look on his face! I love this picture of him!
The leaves were just getting started in the near-north of Ontario, and they continued for us for the next month. I have so many pictures of the gorgeous fall leaves! I'm sure there will be a confetti-appliqued fall colours-themed quilt or two in my future.
We had lots of shows in Ontario: Orleans, Algonquin Highlands (Haliburton), Whitby, and Richmond. Then we crossed over to the US again to complete the tour. Erie PA was our first stop, and I taught a class for them as well.
I love glass. Stained glass, blown glass, fused glass, any kind at all. We've been able to visit a couple of glass museums over the years, and took the opportunity to stop in Corning NY at the largest glass museum in North America. Corning – the inventors of Corningware, Corelle dishes, and Fibre Optics. At the museum is a working glass-blowing studio, and many displays about telescope and lighthouse lenses, safety glass for automobiles, history of glass making, modern art glass, and computer display glass. Four hours is not enough for this museum! And the gift shop is the whole bottom floor of the building. Since we were there just before Halloween, they had all their blown pumpkins on display.
Then we had a week off to explore the Washington DC area. On our way, we stopped off in Mifflinburg PA to visit Verna's Quilt Shop. It's in a Mennonite/Amish area, and here's the view from our car window on the way to the shop.
School bus and horse-drawn carriage.
Verna's is chock full of fabric. If you want to use their restroom, it is a one-holer out back!
A this point in the tour, we became TOURISTS! We spent a week in Arlington Virginia, and took in a lot of things in the area, beginning with the George Washington Masonic Memorial.
There was a stunning view from the top of the memorial.
It was the Saturday before Hallowe'en when we went to Mount Vernon, George Washington's house. The place was overrun with children, all dressed up for trick-or-treating!
There was a lineup to get to meet "Martha Washington" on the front steps of the house.
Yes, Elvis made an appearance!
This little chocolate chip cookie was my favourite costume of the day!
It was final preparations for All Saints' Day at the Museum of the American Indian, and Day of the Dead performances and celebrations were in full swing. What an amazing building, designed by Canadian Douglas Cardinal.
View of the museum from outside.
This is the view of the ceiling of the central hall.
There were performances all day long, and, from the fourth floor, we caught a bit of the ukuleles from Hawaii.
Beautiful day in the national capital!
The fall colours had followed us from Ontario, and were starting to blaze in DC as well. We saw lots at the Arlington Cemetery in our visit there.
Our tours took us to the FDR monument, which also sported some fall colours.
Above are three pictures of our day in Washington: the gigantic Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, a section of the Berlin Wall at the Newseum (well worth the visit – there's so much there!), and one of me sitting in a Parks Canada "red chair" in the echo rotunda at the Canadian Embassy.
Then, it was back to work! I taught a class in Lewes, Delaware – a "Hexagons: State of the Art" workshop. It's a bit of a sweatshop, especially in the morning, but everyone gets to try out different ways to make hexies using many techniques. In the afternoon we play with fussy cutting fabrics using the Lucy Boston templates, and beautiful things were created!
I also taught a Mock Mola class in Williamsburg VA, and got to see an old friend at the same time: Freda Atkins.
Then, it was a huge drive WEST! Seven days later we stopped in Havre MT at the quilt shop there, and as we approached the border to cross into Canada again, this is what we saw out the window.
Our friend Pat Ruby hosted a dinner where I got to invite some of the good friends I hadn't seen much of since I moved to Victoria in 2000. What a night! It was just like it used to be, with lots of laughing and storytelling, but somehow everybody is looking much older. How did that happen?
One last show and class at My Sewing Room before we headed home.
We stayed with Robyn (on the right), a fellow engineer who knew John in Yellowknife – and a sewer of great skill. We laughed a lot with her, too, and I got to take a yoga class with her and her partner while I was there.
A last familiar road over the Rocky Mountains, ending with a ferry ride and our own bed for the first time in 10 weeks. After I unpacked the car, I found all kinds of fabric I had stashed in various nooks and crannies during the tour. It was just like Christmas!!!
And that's it! Thank you for reading until the end of this very long missive. It was a lovely tour, and a great way to end 16 years of touring this program. We got to see lots of old and new friends, took in a lot of touristy stuff, and enjoyed mostly great weather. Thank you to all who made it memorable, comfortable, and enjoyable. I hope to see you again.
John and I just returned from a fantastic week in Alaska. We were there to sing and teach at the Valley Quilters' Guild in Palmer. We were very well taken care of by the gals at the guild, in particular Jessica, Julie, and Glenda.
We have been to Alaska before. In February of 2006 we flew up to Juneau and sang there and in Ketchikan. That's when we took the ferry up to Skagway to see the Duck Neck quilt (which I wrote a song about). We also did a cruise in 2010 up to the Panhandle which stopped in the same places.
But we'd never been further north in Alaska, and that's where we went this time. We flew into Anchorage and Jessica and Julie picked us up to begin our adventure.
The Mat-Su Valley is the heart of agriculture in Alaska. It began with an experiment back in 1935 when the New Deal sent settlers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan to form a colony. We were told it was an experiment in communism – or perhaps communalism – but most of them left the next year, likely for various reasons. BUT there are lots of farmers there today; the valley is known for HUUUUUGE cabbages and various other produce. Everybody had something growing, either outdoors or in a greenhouse with the very long days but short growing season.
We spent the next day with Glenda and her family. They took us up to Hatcher Pass, where we wandered around an abandoned gold mine, once the 2nd largest in the state. The views from up there were tremendous.
Before returning to Palmer, we stopped in at a reindeer farm. This is a tourist trap, and they do play up the Santa connection (though there was none with a red nose!). You do know, don't you, that all of Santa's reindeer were female? Male reindeer lose their antlers in October. This time of year, they all have fuzzy antlers – they are growing about 4″ a day and they are very sensitive. The fur grows on the skin that covers them as they grow. When the antlers stop growing, the skin dries up and falls off.
They also had a herd of elk (same species, but the wild elk are larger) and a sole bison, who had been raised with elk and thought of himself as one! It was fun to visit the farm and to feed the reindeer.
We sang for the guild the next day and did a Mock Mola class. The day was very long, but it was never dark – there are 18 hours of daylight this time of year.
The next day was another day off, and we drove down to Anchorage with Jessica and her husband Dave. They have a great museum there, with really good exhibits on the development of Alaska. We did stop for some chocolate sustenance at the Alaska Wild Berry Products shop, where they have the tallest chocolate waterfall in the world (whatever brings in the tourists, I guess….). Alas, you can't dip into it.
From there, we headed down to Turnagain Arm. It was named by William Bligh who served as Captain Cook's sailing master on his last voyage to the north Pacific (right after that, he went to Hawaii where he was killed by the natives). When he realized that this waterway didn't get him to the Northwest Passage, and they had to explore two arms of it, both leading to river mouths, he called it Turn Again. It's beautiful, but it's also a great place to see a tidal bore – 2 1/2 hours after we were there!
The next day was a Notan class. Here are some of the pieces created (mostly on paper) during class.
Then, we were on our own for a couple of days before heading back home. We rented a car and headed north to Denali National Park! Our plans had us staying a couple of nights near the entrance and taking a day-long shuttle bus into Eielson Visitor Center. We hoped for good weather.
Our first view of the mountain came as a surprise. We had caught glimpses of white-topped mountains through the clouds and kept saying to each other: THAT's Denali. No, THAT's Denali! But when we did see it, near MilePost 132, it was absolutely unmistakable. It towers over all the other mountains. At 20,310 feet, it is the tallest mountain in North America. But if you want to climb it, it is taller than Everest because the climb starts much much closer to sea level than does Everest. This is July and it's still totally covered in snow and ice.
We got up early the next morning and hopped on the 7am shuttle. It is not possible to drive in the park for most of the year. In the fall, they have a lottery to allow 1500 cars to drive through the park, and the locals jump at the chance. For us, it was better to just sit back and look for wildlife instead of concentrating on the gravel road ahead.
Our driver came on the PA system to tell us "up ahead is the 'Mile of Terror'"! Halfway up the side of a mountain, the road has been perched on top of scree – the tumbledown rocks on the south slope – not the most secure looking driving surface. It was thrilling!
And a whole lots of absolutely gobsmacking scenery, full of huge views and grandeur.
At the Eielson Visitor Center we got to see a quilt I've admired from afar, made by Ree Nancarrow. It's in four large pieces and it's called "Seasons of Denali". This quilt started as white fabric which Ree dyed, painted, stamped, silk screened and appliqued on top of to reflect the wildlife in the park in all seasons. It took her a year of hard work to make it, and it is magnificent. It more than made up for the fact the we couldn't see the mountain at all from our vantage on that day.
But we did the next day. On our way back to Anchorage, it was totally clear.
This was such a wonderful experience, and I would highly recommend it to you; even if you don't like camping, you can savour the joy of being driven on one of the most exciting and beautiful roads in the world through pristine wilderness.
So, thanks to the Valley Quilters Guild, we got to have a superlative experience. The last night before our plane home, we had dinner right beside the float plane base. Float planes are essential transportation in the far north, and it epitomizes the end-of-the-road-and-into-the-woods ruggedness of Alaska.
Last year we made the announcement that 2016 would be our last year of significant touring. At the end of this year, we will be "hanging up our car keys" and only available for short "run outs" or flying tours – we will be more particular in the gigs we do. It is the end of an era.
Since September 2000, we've been on the road for between 6 and 8 months every year, mostly by car. It has taken us through every province and state in the North America, throughout Australia and New Zealand (both Islands, top and bottom), England and Scotland, and Europe (France, Germany, Belgium). We get to big cities and little, urban and rural, and get the advice from friends and family for "must-see" places to go while we're in the area. It has been beyond wonderful, and the end of it is certainly bittersweet for me.
We've just returned from our spring tour, which took us to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas (FIRST TIME!), Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts. We have only one more state to sing in to complete all 50: Mississippi. This time I've kept a personal journal to keep track of every day of the tour – so I can remember the joys (and the challenges) of this kind of life. Mostly, the joys.
We are huge fans of the Eagles (best road music EVER!) and had to stop off in Winslow Arizona to pay homage to the song "Take It Easy" by Jackson Brown. There's even a statue of him at the corner. We now have (yet another) new Eagles "best of" CD for the car!
The picture above was taken at "Cadillac Ranch", just out of Amarillo TX, where everyone was spray painting these upended Cadillacs. The paint is so thick on these cars that it looks like it's dripping!
The best part of driving Route 66, though, was definitely just east out of Albuquerque New Mexico. Our Air B&B hosts told us about the Singing Highway. As you approach Tijeras NM from the west, there's a rumble strip embedded in the road that plays "America The Beautiful" – but ONLY if you're doing the speed limit! Sponsored by National Geographic, it is the coolest thing we found on the whole tour.
We did a lot of shows and classes on this tour, and it was very busy at some times. We did find a few days off in Atlanta Georgia, though, where I got to meet a second cousin for the first time, and visit both the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and the Martin Luther King National Historic Site. Both places were deeply moving.
Our next real touristy time was in Nashville TN, when we got to take a tour of the Ryman Auditorium. This is the original venue for the Grand Ol' Opry, and the inspiration for Prairie Home Companion (on NPR). They were setting up for the last performance at the Ryman for PHC the next evening. Beautiful, historic venue, still hosting great shows.
We even got to see a concert with Emmy Lou Harris while we were in Nashville, courtesy of the gal working the door at the Winery there.
After that, it was pretty much full-on. During our time in Lexington KY, Bowling Green OH, greater Detroit MI, Ann Arbor MI and Boston MA, we had very little time to sit back and relax. But we still got to see some family members, got awakened in the middle of the night by a hotel fire alarm, visited the amazing Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn MI, and dipped our toes in the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Cod.
Here are some pictures of the classes I taught during this tour – there were so many! I was thrilled to have had a sponsorship from the Hobbs batting company for ALL of the black batting for my Mock Mola classes. It sure filled up the car, but was very very much appreciated. The first slideshow is from all the Mock Mola classes on this tour.
And finally, here are some of the Lucy Boston blocks that were designed (and ready to sew) during the "Hexagons: State of the Art" classes.
Our next adventure will take us up to Alaska in July. Then: one more 2-month tour in the fall! Thanks, everyone who helped make this tour absolutely exceptional! I hope our paths cross again sometime.
The bags are getting packed, the kits are all finished, we've amassed a bunch of door prizes, and your sewing machines await! I'm practicing the ukulele, and bringing along a bag of quilts for my show and tell for the concerts.
In one week we'll be embarking on our 15 day dream cruise to Hawaii!
As you're packing, remember that Hawaii no longer uses plastic bags. If you're planning to do some shopping, you might just throw in a cloth bag for your use there. They're always very handy to have anyway.
I've been checking the weather and it looks as if we might get some rain while we're there – it won't be cold, just wet, so bring along some rain gear (unless you intend to live in your bathing suit!). Rain is the reason we'll see so many beautiful flowers in Hilo and on the other islands, and if you live in the west, this summer's drought means you will never complain about a little rain.
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package io.netty.handler.codec.spdy;

import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageEncoder;
import io.netty.handler.codec.UnsupportedMessageTypeException;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpMessage;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpContent;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderNames;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaders;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessage;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpObject;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequest;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponse;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.LastHttpContent;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Encodes {@link HttpRequest}s, {@link HttpResponse}s, and {@link HttpContent}s
 * into {@link SpdySynStreamFrame}s and {@link SpdySynReplyFrame}s.
 *
 *
Request Annotations

 *
 * SPDY specific headers must be added to {@link HttpRequest}s:
 *

 *

 * Header Name	Header Value
 *

 *

 * {@code "X-SPDY-Stream-ID"}
 * The Stream-ID for this request.
 * Stream-IDs must be odd, positive integers, and must increase monotonically.
 *

 *

 * {@code "X-SPDY-Priority"}
 * The priority value for this request.
 * The priority should be between 0 and 7 inclusive.
 * 0 represents the highest priority and 7 represents the lowest.
 * This header is optional and defaults to 0.
 *

 *

 *
 *
Response Annotations

 *
 * SPDY specific headers must be added to {@link HttpResponse}s:
 *

 *

 * Header Name	Header Value
 *

 *

 * {@code "X-SPDY-Stream-ID"}
 * The Stream-ID of the request corresponding to this response.
 *

 *

 *
 *
Pushed Resource Annotations

 *
 * SPDY specific headers must be added to pushed {@link HttpRequest}s:
 *

 *

 * Header Name	Header Value
 *

 *

 * {@code "X-SPDY-Stream-ID"}
 * The Stream-ID for this resource.
 * Stream-IDs must be even, positive integers, and must increase monotonically.
 *

 *

 * {@code "X-SPDY-Associated-To-Stream-ID"}
 * The Stream-ID of the request that initiated this pushed resource.
 *

 *

 * {@code "X-SPDY-Priority"}
 * The priority value for this resource.
 * The priority should be between 0 and 7 inclusive.
 * 0 represents the highest priority and 7 represents the lowest.
 * This header is optional and defaults to 0.
 *

 *

 *
 *
Required Annotations

 *
 * SPDY requires that all Requests and Pushed Resources contain
 * an HTTP "Host" header.
 *
 *
Optional Annotations

 *
 * Requests and Pushed Resources must contain a SPDY scheme header.
 * This can be set via the {@code "X-SPDY-Scheme"} header but otherwise
 * defaults to "https" as that is the most common SPDY deployment.
 *
 *
Chunked Content

 *
 * This encoder associates all {@link HttpContent}s that it receives
 * with the most recently received 'chunked' {@link HttpRequest}
 * or {@link HttpResponse}.
 *
 *
Pushed Resources

 *
 * All pushed resources should be sent before sending the response
 * that corresponds to the initial request.
 */
public class SpdyHttpEncoder extends MessageToMessageEncoder<HttpObject> {

    private int currentStreamId;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     *
     * @param version the protocol version
     */
    public SpdyHttpEncoder(SpdyVersion version) {
        if (version == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("version");
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void encode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, HttpObject msg, List<Object> out) throws Exception {

        boolean valid = false;
        boolean last = false;

        if (msg instanceof HttpRequest) {

            HttpRequest httpRequest = (HttpRequest) msg;
            SpdySynStreamFrame spdySynStreamFrame = createSynStreamFrame(httpRequest);
            out.add(spdySynStreamFrame);

            last = spdySynStreamFrame.isLast() || spdySynStreamFrame.isUnidirectional();
            valid = true;
        }
        if (msg instanceof HttpResponse) {

            HttpResponse httpResponse = (HttpResponse) msg;
            SpdyHeadersFrame spdyHeadersFrame = createHeadersFrame(httpResponse);
            out.add(spdyHeadersFrame);

            last = spdyHeadersFrame.isLast();
            valid = true;
        }
        if (msg instanceof HttpContent && !last) {

            HttpContent chunk = (HttpContent) msg;

            chunk.content().retain();
            SpdyDataFrame spdyDataFrame = new DefaultSpdyDataFrame(currentStreamId, chunk.content());
            if (chunk instanceof LastHttpContent) {
                LastHttpContent trailer = (LastHttpContent) chunk;
                HttpHeaders trailers = trailer.trailingHeaders();
                if (trailers.isEmpty()) {
                    spdyDataFrame.setLast(true);
                    out.add(spdyDataFrame);
                } else {
                    // Create SPDY HEADERS frame out of trailers
                    SpdyHeadersFrame spdyHeadersFrame = new DefaultSpdyHeadersFrame(currentStreamId);
                    spdyHeadersFrame.setLast(true);
                    for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry: trailers) {
                        spdyHeadersFrame.headers().add(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
                    }

                    // Write DATA frame and append HEADERS frame
                    out.add(spdyDataFrame);
                    out.add(spdyHeadersFrame);
                }
            } else {
                out.add(spdyDataFrame);
            }

            valid = true;
        }

        if (!valid) {
            throw new UnsupportedMessageTypeException(msg);
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    private SpdySynStreamFrame createSynStreamFrame(HttpRequest httpRequest) throws Exception {
        // Get the Stream-ID, Associated-To-Stream-ID, Priority, and scheme from the headers
        final HttpHeaders httpHeaders = httpRequest.headers();
        int streamId = httpHeaders.getInt(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.STREAM_ID);
        int associatedToStreamId = httpHeaders.getInt(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.ASSOCIATED_TO_STREAM_ID, 0);
        byte priority = (byte) httpHeaders.getInt(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.PRIORITY, 0);
        CharSequence scheme = httpHeaders.get(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.SCHEME);
        httpHeaders.remove(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.STREAM_ID);
        httpHeaders.remove(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.ASSOCIATED_TO_STREAM_ID);
        httpHeaders.remove(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.PRIORITY);
        httpHeaders.remove(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.SCHEME);

        // The Connection, Keep-Alive, Proxy-Connection, and Transfer-Encoding
        // headers are not valid and MUST not be sent.
        httpHeaders.remove(HttpHeaderNames.CONNECTION);
        httpHeaders.remove("Keep-Alive");
        httpHeaders.remove("Proxy-Connection");
        httpHeaders.remove(HttpHeaderNames.TRANSFER_ENCODING);

        SpdySynStreamFrame spdySynStreamFrame =
                new DefaultSpdySynStreamFrame(streamId, associatedToStreamId, priority);

        // Unfold the first line of the message into name/value pairs
        SpdyHeaders frameHeaders = spdySynStreamFrame.headers();
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.METHOD, httpRequest.method().name());
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.PATH, httpRequest.uri());
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.VERSION, httpRequest.protocolVersion().text());

        // Replace the HTTP host header with the SPDY host header
        CharSequence host = httpHeaders.get(HttpHeaderNames.HOST);
        httpHeaders.remove(HttpHeaderNames.HOST);
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.HOST, host);

        // Set the SPDY scheme header
        if (scheme == null) {
            scheme = "https";
        }
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.SCHEME, scheme);

        // Transfer the remaining HTTP headers
        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry: httpHeaders) {
            frameHeaders.add(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
        }
        currentStreamId = spdySynStreamFrame.streamId();
        if (associatedToStreamId == 0) {
            spdySynStreamFrame.setLast(isLast(httpRequest));
        } else {
            spdySynStreamFrame.setUnidirectional(true);
        }

        return spdySynStreamFrame;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    private SpdyHeadersFrame createHeadersFrame(HttpResponse httpResponse) throws Exception {
        // Get the Stream-ID from the headers
        final HttpHeaders httpHeaders = httpResponse.headers();
        int streamId = httpHeaders.getInt(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.STREAM_ID);
        httpHeaders.remove(SpdyHttpHeaders.Names.STREAM_ID);

        // The Connection, Keep-Alive, Proxy-Connection, and Transfer-Encoding
        // headers are not valid and MUST not be sent.
        httpHeaders.remove(HttpHeaderNames.CONNECTION);
        httpHeaders.remove("Keep-Alive");
        httpHeaders.remove("Proxy-Connection");
        httpHeaders.remove(HttpHeaderNames.TRANSFER_ENCODING);

        SpdyHeadersFrame spdyHeadersFrame;
        if (SpdyCodecUtil.isServerId(streamId)) {
            spdyHeadersFrame = new DefaultSpdyHeadersFrame(streamId);
        } else {
            spdyHeadersFrame = new DefaultSpdySynReplyFrame(streamId);
        }
        SpdyHeaders frameHeaders = spdyHeadersFrame.headers();
        // Unfold the first line of the response into name/value pairs
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.STATUS, httpResponse.status().codeAsText());
        frameHeaders.set(SpdyHeaders.HttpNames.VERSION, httpResponse.protocolVersion().text());

        // Transfer the remaining HTTP headers
        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry: httpHeaders) {
            spdyHeadersFrame.headers().add(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
        }

        currentStreamId = streamId;
        spdyHeadersFrame.setLast(isLast(httpResponse));

        return spdyHeadersFrame;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the given HTTP message should be considered as a last SPDY frame.
     *
     * @param httpMessage check this HTTP message
     * @return whether the given HTTP message should generate a last SPDY frame.
     */
    private static boolean isLast(HttpMessage httpMessage) {
        if (httpMessage instanceof FullHttpMessage) {
            FullHttpMessage fullMessage = (FullHttpMessage) httpMessage;
            if (fullMessage.trailingHeaders().isEmpty() && !fullMessage.content().isReadable()) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}

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Flyers vs. Sharks recap: Returning to the ice in whatever the exact opposite of grand fashion is
Things went well for the first twenty minutes after the Olympic break. After that? Well ... no.
By Kurt R.@Kurt_BSH Feb 27, 2014, 10:12pm EST
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I mentioned in the preview for this game earlier today that when you have a game that's the first after a long break, you're almost guaranteed to see one of two narratives come out from it. The first is that Team X looked well-rested and that the break did them well, which basically means "they played well to start the game and won". The other, of course, is that Team X looked rusty and didn't get out to a good start and it cost them, which is more or less "they started the game poorly and lost".
We didn't really get either of those tonight. For twenty minutes, the Flyers played stride-for-stride with the Sharks, the same way they did when these two teams played a few weeks ago. And they even were able to make that count on the scoreboard, with a pair of goals less than 30 seconds apart giving them a 2-1 lead going into the locker room after the first intermission. It looked like, at the very least, we would manage to avoid the talks of "rust" for the time being.
Maybe rust just takes a while to show up. Maybe the Flyers just got tired really quickly. And maybe they just got it totally handed to them in every way by a team that's way better than they are, because that's probably the easiest explanation for what the hell happened in the final 40 minutes of this hockey game.
By and large, if you were to have taken almost any Flyers loss from the first month or so of the season and compared it to this one, you'd have found a lot of similarities. The Flyers start the game out well, even getting out to a lead. They're skating well, going back and forth with their opponents no matter who they are. And then a bad break goes against them, the tide turns a little bit, and things just snowball way, way too quickly, and next thing you know the scoreboard gets real ugly real fast.
You see it in the offensive end, where they're moving the puck around alright but just aren't able to connect with one another on a pass. You see it in the defensive end, where guys are completely unmarked right in front of the net where they've got plenty of room to scoop up a rebound or see the puck well enough to deflect it towards the net. And you see it from the goalies, who, while often hung out to dry, don't do a whole lot to inspire confidence at any point of the process. We saw pretty much all of that tonight immediately following the Sharks' second goal of the night, and by the time the Flyers were able to get on the scoreboard again with a Matt Read goal in the third period -- the final score in the night's 7-3 loss -- the game was so far beyond over that the Sharks had almost had two guys who scored hat tricks.
The Flyers, through 60 games, have showed us that they're a pretty pedestrian team, that is on occasion capable of being much better than that and is on occasion capable of being much worse than that. We've pointed out here before that more often than not, they've struggled against the league's above-average teams. They did a good job trying to kill that perception before the break, with wins over three playoff-quality teams in the West. But when you see a complete wipeout like you did in the second period of tonight's game, it does very, very little to inspire confidence. Especially given that the road doesn't get much easier from here.
BULLET POINTS:
* Before things really went into the crapper in the second period, the top line of Hartnell, Giroux, and Voracek seemed like it was all over the place, getting up on the rush, getting open in the offensive zone, sending passes that almost reached their target ... and yet it just looked like every single time that one of those guys was sending a pass to another one of them, the guy receiving it just couldn't handle the puck. Maybe you can blame that on rust if you'd like. I don't know, and I'm not worried about it long-term because we know those guys will get their chances and goals. But you wonder if maybe they could've stemmed the tide a bit if they're able to connect on one or two of those passes.
* On the other side of things ... I can't think of any Flyer who looked good in his defensive zone tonight. None of them. I remember Luke Schenn making a couple of nice plays here and there to break up chances, but all in all it was as brutal for most guys as you'd expect on a seven-goal night. Braydon Coburn got plain beat in front of the net a couple of times and left guys open in the process, Nicklas Grossmann did the same and had an awful attempt at a clear in the second period that led right to a Sharks goal, Andrej Meszaros (despite a good game offensively) was his typical adventurous self in the defensive zone, Erik Gustafsson was way out of position a couple of times including on at least one of the goals he was on the ice for ... you get the picture. (Side note: I shudder at the thought of the Flyers' front office watching this game and thinking "you know what this defense really needs? Another stay-at-home guy who can clear the space out in front of his net." You know it's coming.)
* On a related note, the Flyers' leader in ice time tonight was ... Erik Gustafsson, and it wasn't really very close. He played 21:26, on a night where no other Flyer approached 20 minutes. Remember this when he ends up back in the press box on Saturday against the Rangers.
* Steve Mason wasn't good. Kinda goes without saying on a night where he let in four goals on 13 shots. That's not to say all of those goals were just products of him crapping the bed or anything -- they obviously weren't, and he was pretty hung out to dry on at least two of the four. Still, he never really seemed settled in, I thought he looked uneasy even before the goals started coming, and it's pretty hard to polish an appearance where you get pulled halfway through the game and give up a goal every three shots or so. Weirdly enough, he came back into the game after Ray Emery played for a period and proceeded to give up three more goals. Your guess why is as good as mine. (Update: Berube said in the press conference after the game that Emery had "an issue". Didn't elaborate.) But you figure he'll play on Saturday against the Rangers and Berube just wanted to get him some more ice time to get back in the groove of things. We'll see.
* The Flyers, in my opinion, are in a playoff spot right now because of their special teams. Tonight: 0 for 5 on the powerplay, one power play goal against (on five chances), one shorthanded goal against, one other near-shorthanded goal against (we'll get to that in a second). Not the finest night for the man-up/man-down units.
* In the third period, with the Flyers on a power play and the Sharks up 7-2, Logan Couture tried to wrap around the net and put the puck in on Ray Emery, and it kind of looked like it nudged across the goal line for a second before it came back out of the net. The call on the ice was no goal, but as would be expected, the refs stopped the game to review whether or not the puck fully crossed the line. The call would end up standing -- which I personally thought was correct, though several fans and writers watching seemed to disagree -- but that's not really point. The refs spent at least five solid minutes reviewing this goal, which was ridiculous given that there was basically one good camera angle to look at and that, as mentioned, it was a 7-2 game in the third period. I hate to encourage the refs and the folks in the war room in Toronto to give anything but their best, but come on, guys. Know your setting and know when to get on with the proceedings.
* Joe Pavelski had a hat trick tonight. Hey, ya jerk, you couldn't have given us one or two of those last Friday? Really, man?
* We'll end with two points of optimism, I guess. First: two Flyers who seemed really active tonight were maybe two of the ones with the most questions surrounding them over the next week or so. Steve Downie got his first two points in 2014 -- including a really heads-up play to set up the first goal of the night -- and Andrej Meszaros, for all his defensive troubles, once again did a good job in the offensive end playing up and trying to create chances -- while scoring that aforementioned first goal. Those two are probably the guys whose names will be thrown around in trade talks the most over the next week or so, but whether there's anything to those talks or not, good to see them making things happen in the offensive zone.
* Lastly: Two other Flyers games from this year really came to mind when trying to think of a comparable for this one. The 7-0 loss to Washington in November (minus the fight, but right down to the two goalie changes!) and the 7-2 loss to Chicago in December. After both of those embarrassing losses, the Flyers came back to get some wins in the games that followed. Maybe that's a coincidence. Maybe the Flyers can learn from this. We'll find out soon enough.
Comment of the Night:
We're gonna need a bigger boat.
-- jello44
Big weekend coming up. Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Go Flyers.
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Armelle Gourlaouën, née le  à Nantes, est une harpiste française jouant des trois harpes : harpe classique, celtique et troubadour.

Biographie

Armelle Gourlaouën effectue sa formation de harpe classique au conservatoire de Nantes dès l'âge de onze ans.

De formation classique, Armelle Gourlaouën est une harpiste qui joue de trois harpes différentes en concert.

Elle est également compositrice, arrangeuse, conférencière et directrice du conservatoire de Pontivy, après avoir enseigné au conservatoire de Saint-Herblain.

Elle est également membre de jurys de concours nationaux et internationaux.

Elle prend sa retraite en décembre 2019, relayée par Guillaume Saint Michel.

Prix et distinctions
 Médaille d'or au conservatoire de Nantes et Premier prix du royaume de la musique.
 Prix de la Sacem au concours de composition des rencontres des harpes celtiques de Dinan (2000).

Discographie et vidéos

 Ensemble de harpes « Vivace » à Saint-Herblain - traditionnel, Rameau, Beethoven, Schubert, Bizet, Dvořák, Grieg  (10 juin 2007, EHSTH01)
 Harpes en récital (2009, Gourlaouën GOUR004)
 Harpes plurielles traditionnel, Schubert, Fauré et Albeniz - Armelle Gourlaouën, harpes troubadour, celtique et classique (2009, Gourlaouën GOUR005)
 Harpes - Armelle Gourlaouën, harpes troubadour, celtique et classique (2012, « Musiques de Celtie & d'ailleurs » CO Le Label/Laoun sharki)

DVD
 Lecture concert : The Pleyel chromatic harp ; and The Celtic harp - Séverine Perroy ; Francette Bartholomée ; Trio Kellid : Armelle Gourlaouën, harpe de troubadour ; Hervé Lorre, violon ; Patrick Couton, polyinstruments (Genève, 25 juillet 2002, World Harp Congress 63)
 Students' corner - Ensemble de Saint Herblain, dir. Armelle Gourlaouën ; Na Clarsairean (The Scottish Harp Orchestra) ; Isobel Mieras (Genève, 26 juillet 2002, World Harp Congress 80)

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Harpiste classique
Harpiste celtique
Harpiste française
Élève du conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Nantes
Naissance en octobre 1965
Naissance à Nantes


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