SF City Hall. Photo by John Han.
The San Francisco Public Safety Committee approved legislation Thursday making it a misdemeanor to provide taxicab service in the City without proper permits. Supervisors Ross Mirkirimi and Malia Cohen voted in favor of the ordinance. Supervisor David Campos was absent.
The law includes allowing SFMTA to hire taxi investigators to issue up to $5000 in fines and impound vehicles that have been caught operating as taxicabs without permits. A handful of taxi drivers and company reps, during public comment, unanimously supported the law. But an attorney representing Uber, a town car and limousine dispatch service opposed it, saying it will wrongfully prohibit licensed limousine drivers from picking up passengers in San Francisco who are using its service. The law is sponsored by president of the Board of Supervisors David Chiu. It is expected to be heard at the full Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
As far as the details of what should be in a uniform lease agreement, a taxi town hall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, 2011 for review and discussion, as there are no details to date.
It was suggested that cab companies volunteer viewings of the lease agreements they already use at their companies, so that an aggregate of existing agreements from various companies could serve as a skeletal reference or template.
The meeting will be held in the 2nd Floor Atrium, 1 South Vanness Avenue, 2 to 5 pm, and 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
The revisions to contracts are being dragged out in a more public way than is needed. Time is being wasted, and if this drags on we are going to get an elephant designed by a committee. Most or all of the major companies use a variant of the Yellow contract. Why don't they, together with the City, just look at the Yellow contract, and articulate their exceptions to that template. THAT SHOULD BE THE AGENDA FOR THE TOWN HALL MEETING. This time Chris Hayashi is working too hard - she created a not unreasonable contract, but without referencing existing ones. Collating a new contract with any existing contracts is a necessary step either way. The Town Hall Meeting is not the correct forum for such collation of contracts.


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Q: Parallelize preorder tree I want to modify or clone/transform items in a preorder sorted List of tree items in parallel. That is the list traversal starts at a random item in the list and denotes a subtree-traversal (depth, parent-pointer, descendantSize and angleStart/angleEnd is available for a radial view).
My code currently looks like:
items = ((AbsModel<SunburstContainer, SunburstItem>)model).listIterator(pHitItemIndex);
items.next();
for (int i = pHitItemIndex + 1; i < endIndex && items.hasNext(); i++) {
  final SunburstItem oldChild = items.next();
  final SunburstItem newChild = new SunburstItem(oldChild);
  final float newStartAngle =
    (oldChild.getAngleStart() - oldRoot.getAngleStart()) * angleFactor;
  LOGWRAPPER.debug("angleStart: " + newStartAngle);
  newChild.setAngleStart(newStartAngle);
  float newEndAngle =
    (oldChild.getAngleEnd() - oldChild.getAngleStart()) * angleFactor
     + newChild.getAngleStart();
  LOGWRAPPER.debug("angleEnd: " + newEndAngle);
  if (newEndAngle > PConstants.TWO_PI) {
    newEndAngle = PConstants.TWO_PI;
  }
  newChild.setAngleEnd(newEndAngle);
  newChild.setAngleCenter(newChild.getAngleStart()
    + ((newChild.getAngleEnd() - newChild.getAngleStart()) / 2f));
  newChild.setIndexToParent(oldChild.getIndexToParent() - pHitItemIndex);
  int newDepth = 0;
  LOGWRAPPER.debug("child depth: " + oldChild.getDepth());
  LOGWRAPPER
    .debug("parent depth: " + model.getItem(oldChild.getIndexToParent()).getDepth());
  final int parentDepth = model.getItem(oldChild.getIndexToParent()).getDepth();
  if ((parentDepth + 1) != oldChild.getDepth()) {
    newDepth = oldDepthMax + 2;
  } else {
    newDepth = newItems.get(newChild.getIndexToParent()).getDepth() + 1;
  }
  if (newDepth > depthMax) {
    depthMax = newDepth;
  }
  LOGWRAPPER.debug("newDepth: " + newDepth);
  newChild.setDepth(newDepth);
  newChild.update(mMappingMode, mBuffer);
  newItems.add(newChild);
}

I think about simply partitioning the (sub)list, that is [pHitItemIndex + 1, endIndex] into different parts and submit Callables to an ExecutorService. Currently the whole algorithm is executed in a Callable submitted to an ExecutorService, but I assume I can also simply submit partitions/Callables to the same ExecutorService. I wonder if I would gain any advantage of using actors for instance using Akka, or using the ForkJoin framework.

A: Sounds like a problem where Parallel Collections in Scala could help out.

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Acclaimed Filmmaker Bruce Beresford's Triumphant Return
Heart-warming new film Ladies in Black – 25 years in the making – was shot in his hometown.
Beresford on set of Ladies in Black
Photography: Courtesy of Sony Pictures
by Jane Albert
If Australian filmmaker Bruce Beresford tells you he has an idea for a film you should listen, because chances are he's onto a good thing. Time and again he's proven his detractors wrong. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy, for example, took years to make because funding bodies refused to back it.
"[Producer] Richard Zanuck and I went to all the major studios and nobody wanted it. They kept saying, 'It's an old Jewish lady and an old black man talking in the kitchen, who's going to watch that?' And I said, 'Nobody'. And they said, 'That's right, nobody and we're not going to finance it'," Beresford tells Broadsheet.
Eventually an independent Canadian producer came on board and the gem of a film, starring Jessica Tandy and then-newcomer Morgan Freeman, went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, while Beresford earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Director.
It was a similar story with his latest release, Ladies in Black, a film adaptation of Australian Madeleine St John's book The Women in Black, which Beresford optioned in 1994 but took 25 years to come to fruition (St John was Beresford's friend from their student days at university).
"I thought it would be fairly easy to set up because everybody would respond to the book the way I did: that it was very funny, had good characters and an interesting theme. But generally people didn't react like that; it took quite a long time. It was only really when [producers] Sue Milliken and Allanah Zitserman said to me, 'It is a fabulous script and it is a terrific book and we can set it up'. Suddenly people who were telling me for years it was boring invested in it," he says, laughing.
The result is an engaging film full of heart, enchanting characters, humour and a compelling story that has an admittedly unusual storyline. It follows a group of women working in a big Sydney department store in the late 1950s, a time when the impact of European migration and the rise of women's liberation was set to change Australia forever.
Ladies in Black stars British Mad Men actress Julia Ormond and Australian stars Susie Porter, Noni Hazlehurst, Rachael Taylor (Jessica Jones) and Shane Jacobson, and relative newcomer Spiderman: Homecoming actress Angourie Rice, who was just 16 when the film was made. Rice is Lisa, the fresh-faced young school leaver who takes a summer job at Goode's (David Jones by another name) while she tries to convince her father (Jacobson) to endorse her university application.
In the years after Beresford optioned the film rights, the book was adapted as a stage musical by Tim Finn (of Crowded House fame) and directed by Simon Phillips that went on to tour nationally to great acclaim.
All the while Beresford – the director of more than 30 films including Breaker Morant, Mao's Last Dancer and Paradise Road – kept plugging away with Milliken at draft scripts until finally Zitserman convinced Sony to come on board.
Beresford never wavered in his belief the book would make a great film, with its universal and sadly still relevant themes canvassing intolerance to immigrants and refugees – blatant racism, if you will – and the fight for sexual equality, not to mention its great, relatable characters.
"The book had very funny dialogue that wasn't trying to be funny, it was just observant and witty," he says. "And thematically I liked the idea of the Australians being introduced to and coping poorly with these people who came from Europe where English wasn't their first language. Where I grew up in Toongabbie then Wentworthville [in Sydney's western suburbs] it was like that; we were suddenly surrounded by migrants who came in and I remember a lot of hostility from locals, which always seemed to me to be very irrational. I liked the way Madeleine handled it in the book, which was basically to say these are all decent people, they just don't speak English."
Once the film was green lit it was a relatively quick process: the $11 million feature was shot in just 32 days in locations including beloved children's author/illustrator May Gibbs's Neutral Bay home; tram scenes were shot at the Sydney Tramway Museum in Lidcombe; and the biggest coup – securing Sydney's flagship David Jones store, its unrenovated seventh floor served as the ground floor of Goode's.
"They had never touched it and it was empty so we had to put everything in – the counters, lights, and we used it as the store's ground floor so the art director had to build a street," Beresford exclaims. "We needed three days but they said, 'One day is all you're getting'. And it's through the whole movie, you look at it and think, 'How did we do all that in one day?'"
Ladies in Black opens nationally on September 20. Watch the trailer.
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Home Jobs & Education How Much Does a DJ Make?
If you've ever attended a party or been to a club, chances are that you've also come across a DJ. DJs, also referred to as Deejays or Disk Jockeys are the main entertainment providers at a party. They're the ones playing your favorite music and, most importantly, making sure that everyone is having an excellent time. Of course, being a DJ isn't a breeze. It involves constant self-improvement, craft refining and a great sense of people. After all, how can you entertain your audience if you can't connect to it?
The question, though, is whether their efforts are truly recognized. You may have already asked yourself: " how much does a DJ make "?
Figures differ greatly when it comes to a DJs average salary. But excluding top-earning notorieties such as Calvin Harris, Tiesto or Avicii, the average salary of a club DJ is somewhere around $30,000. Radio DJs, by contrast, only average $28,000 in annual earnings, although they may bring in more money depending on audience and traction.
The starting salary of a radio DJ gravitated around $25,000. With time, radio disk jockeys could earn anywhere between $35,000 and $60,000 yearly, though actually obtaining a job as a radio DJ is particularly difficult.
Official statistics released by the Bureau of Labor revealed that the lowest 10 percent of DJs earned approximately $16,590 yearly. By contrast, the top 10 percent earned well over $72,000.
Of course, DJs rarely have a fixed salary, as their income mostly stems from gigs and individual events they are booked for. A club DJ can often find himself in the odd situation of being paid in drink tickets. The reverse is also true. They may find themselves earning millions of dollars yearly, though the average fee/gig gravitates around $300-$500.
The question is whether such fees are enough to reward the dedication and efforts that go into becoming a DJ. After all, you can't become one overnight. You need a deep knowledge of music, a great ear as well as thousands of hours of practice. Not to mention the equipment. Club DJs normally use vinyl records, CDs or MP3s that are played on mixers, turntables, and complex sound systems. This is sensitive equipment and DJs also have a hard time transporting their equipment from gig to gig.
A DJ therefore has to invest a lot of money, not only in high-quality equipment but also mixer flight cases that ensure that this equipment isn't damaged between gigs.
How Much do the Richest DJs Make?
The world's highest paid DJs make average ones pale by comparison. Since electronic dance music has left the underground and pierced mainstream consciousness, DJs have become the poster kids of talent and innovation. Whether EDM (electronic dance music) is truly the next generation of music, as DJs believe, remains to be seen. Even so, today's highest paid DJs receive staggering amounts of money for their performances.
Gawker published an article on DJ revenue that may surprise you, if you weren't familiar with what such DJs generally make. Calvin Harris tops the list, having earned over $66 million in 2014. Both Harris and other DJs, including Avicii, deadmau5 and David Guetta earn over $150,000 per gig, though these aren't firm figures.
These figures will surely have you second-guessing your career choices, but before any rash decision, take a moment to consider what it takes to become a DJ. You may be fooled into thinking that it involves round-the-clock partying but think again. Being a DJ is a round-the-clock job, where employers will ask and expect you to come in early. You'll most likely have to help with everything from setting up to promotional planning.
Most club DJs work nights and weekends, especially Thursday through Saturday, so if you're set on becoming a DJ prepare for sleep deprivation.
Radio DJs also have a lot of "homework" to do. They're expected to be abreast of current events, new movies and fresh albums and this means preparation. They also have to monitor their competition, follow popular TV shows and be capable of talking about all this things on the air.
Technical skills are also a prerequisite. Operating the sound systems, mixers and turntables isn't as easy as it seems. Most DJs are self-taught, despite the fact that certain schools and classes exist. Aside from actually mixing, DJs are also expected to have production experience (especially if they hope to create original tracks).
Most club DJs don't have fixed salaries and they depend on gigs for their monthly and yearly income. Networking is therefore an essential factor. Competition is also fierce among DJs. When you're just starting out, expect clubs and bars to ask you to play sets for free before offering to pay you for a gig. They argue that it's the way they get to know new DJs and learn more about their audience, play style and work ethic.
But despite the hurdles, being a DJ is fulfilling. There's nothing like the feeling of bringing joy to a room full of people.
"The best thing about being a DJ is making people happy. There is nothing like seeing people get up from a table to dance or the expression on their face when they hear a song they love," Chelsea Leyland.
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White House turf battle threatens to delay tax law rollout
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A power struggle between two of President Trump's top cabinet members threatens to delay implementation of the new tax law and could give lobbyists and political hands in the White House greater ability to shape critical decisions about which types of businesses benefit from the law.
The White House's Office of Management and Budget, headed by Mick Mulvaney, and the Treasury Department, run by Steven Mnuchin, are at odds over whether to end Treasury's traditional independence in writing tax regulations and to give the budget office more oversight of those rules. If an agreement is not reached soon, the president may have to weigh in and make the decision himself.
The debate is more than just a West Wing turf war. How it plays out could affect several big decisions that will define the breadth and scope of the new tax law, including whether small businesses like veterinary clinics and dentists may claim a new 20 percent tax deduction, and to what degree multinational corporations such as Microsoft and Eli Lilly will be hit with a new minimum tax on the profits they earn overseas.
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Mr. Mnuchin and Mr. Mulvaney, who are among Mr. Trump's top economic lieutenants, have largely been in sync on the shape and direction of the tax law. Both supported lowering corporate taxes and using the tax code to discourage companies from shifting operations overseas.
Where they differ, however, is over who has the ultimate authority to interpret the many lingering questions that will need to be answered in the coming months and years, including which types of companies qualify as "pass-through" businesses eligible for the 20 percent deduction and how broadly the international tax provisions aimed at preventing profit shifting should apply.
The Treasury Department, which issues tax regulations through the Internal Revenue Service and offers guidance that dictates how the tax code is applied, will have broad discretion in determining the effects of the law. It has long been exempt from the type of cost-benefit analysis that the Office of Management and Budget performs on most rules that government agencies issue.
With a host of unintended or unclear provisions stemming from the rapid passage of the law, the Treasury will need to decide how the legislation is implemented. It has already begun issuing guidance to clarify the law's intent and in March moved to block hedge funds and private equity firms from trying to circumvent a new rule aimed at limiting the use of the so-called carried interest tax break.
Some congressional Republicans are rooting for Mr. Mulvaney's office to wield greater oversight of the tax law, in the hopes that it would push for the most lenient interpretations of regulations that enable the largest number of businesses to pay lower rates under the law. Other lawmakers and business groups are pulling for Mr. Mnuchin, believing that adding review by the Office of Management and Budget could slow down the creation of regulations that businesses say they need to make investment and tax planning decisions this year.
Mr. Mulvaney has taken the view that tax regulations issued by the Treasury are of significant economic importance and that decisions that determine the fate of hundreds of millions of dollars are being made without sufficient scrutiny by his office. The budget office analyzes regulations issued by agencies across the federal government, with its Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determining whether agencies have sufficiently addressed problems during rule-making and either accepting regulations or sending them back to be reworked.
The Treasury Department does consult the budget office on some of its rule-making, but since a 1983 memorandum of understanding, the office has not had the authority to review the Treasury's tax guidance, on the theory that it is not economically significant enough to warrant it.
An executive order from Mr. Trump last year called for that arrangement to be re-examined. With the Treasury Department now playing a greater role in policymaking — for instance, overseeing enforcement of parts of the Affordable Care Act and trying to limit corporations from engaging in mergers to avoid taxes — Mr. Mulvaney and other White House officials think that the I.R.S. should be subject to greater accountability when making decisions that often go beyond technical clarifications.
Greater accountability, however, could come with costs.
If Mr. Mulvaney wins the argument, "it will slow the process down," said John A. Koskinen, a former I.R.S. commissioner whose term ended last year. "If you had all the regulations coming out of Treasury and I.R.S. subject to more review and delays, it would not be making taxpayers, accountants and lawyers happy. They are pushing to get that information as quickly as they can."
Since the passage of the tax bill late last year, negotiations between Mr. Mnuchin and Mr. Mulvaney have grown increasingly vigorous, with both sides laying claim to being the law's final arbiter.
A change would be seen as a win for Mr. Mulvaney, who has made deregulation a priority in the White House. It would also be a blow to Mr. Mnuchin, who has been the tax bill's most public defender on behalf of Mr. Trump, diminishing his department's authority under his watch.
The potential change in regulatory oversight could have major implications, both logistical and political.
Adding a cost-benefit analysis by the budget office into the process would potentially add another layer of red tape — which Mr. Trump famously hates in other areas of regulation — to a process that is already proceeding too slowly for many business groups' liking. Treasury officials are concerned that the budget office lacks the resources and tax expertise to properly assess tax guidance and that the process will get bogged down, potentially delaying rules to clarify the law for months. One early hurdle would be hiring; the budget office does not currently employ its own team of tax lawyers.
"There's a moderate level of concern that it could potentially slow down the guidance process," said Ken Spain, a partner at CGCN Group, a lobbying firm with a number of tax-related clients. "Any time you blur the lines on what is already a tricky process to navigate, it's going to give the business community some degree of heartburn."
Officials from previous administrations also say that opening the tax regulation effort beyond Treasury would invite not just comments from the budget office, but from the White House political team and other advisory groups in the government.
"Midlevel political appointees get their fingers in there, find out when the meetings are and have their opinions," said Adam Looney, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution who served in President Barack Obama's Treasury Department.
Such an expansion, Mr. Looney said, also offers more avenues for lobbyists to press their case for why their clients should receive more preferable tax treatment. "The swamp is going to be enriched by this one," he said.
Budget office officials say the desire for final oversight over the tax bill is in line with the administration's deregulatory push and that a more uniform approach to rule-making would benefit the federal government. They point to a 2016 Government Accountability Office report concluding that the agreement that has made Treasury an exception is outdated and that the department has been inconsistent in documenting its guidance process.
Republican leaders in Congress have walked a delicate line as the dispute plays out. Julia Slingsby, a spokeswoman for Representative Kevin Brady of Texas, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said last week that Mr. Brady "appreciates the different, complementary roles that O.M.B. and Treasury play with respect to tax code regulations."
"The Ways and Means Committee has partnered with Treasury on developing the pro-growth tax reform legislation and we look forward to it continuing the partnership as Treasury and O.M.B. do their work on the regulations," she said.
Administration officials have suggested that a compromise could be reached within weeks.
"We have been working productively with O.M.B. and are very pleased with the process," said Tony Sayegh, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Treasury. "We look forward to a resolution in the near future."
Meghan Burris, a budget office spokeswoman said, "We do not discuss ongoing, pre-decisional processes and negotiations."
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MEDIA STATEMENT: PLCPD alarmed over Supreme Court's denial to lift TRO on hormonal implants
This mother of 10, a member of the Molbog tribe, receives a hormonal implant from midwife Mae Arzaga of Roots of Health, a Puerto Princesa-based women's health NGO. (Photo by Joie Cortina.)
The Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) laments the Supreme Court's order to indefinitely extend the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the procurement, promotion, and provision of a brand of contraceptive implants. This decision is a major setback to recent gains in reproductive health in the country, including the enactment of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law of 2012, which guarantees access to the full range of family planning services, among others.
The Supreme Court questioned the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) process on certifying contraceptives as "non-abortifacients," and demanded the redrafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) of RPRH Law of 2012.
The World Health Organization (2005) recommends a period of at least 24 months after birth before another attempt at pregnancy to "reduce adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes". Mistimed pregnancies may prevent a woman from pursuing advancement opportunities, further contributing to their marginalization. Concerns on the hazards of hormonal implant use must be assuaged, as there is consensus among family planning experts worldwide on its safety and reliability.
While contraceptive prevalent rate has slowly but steadily increased in the recent years, the Department of Health (DOH) reports that seven million Filipinas have yet unmet needs for family planning. Currently, 300,000 units of hormonal implant are being kept in DOH warehouses, pending the lifting of the Supreme Court TRO. Access to these contraceptives could have significantly reduced the number of Filipino women needing family planning services.
Enactment of the RH Law was a 12-year struggle for its champions and advocates from various sectors. We regret that after years of struggle in the legislative mill, barriers to the law's full implementation of the RPRH Law are present in both executive and judicial branches of the government, the most recent and challenging of which is this latest decision by the Supreme Court.
PLCPD condemns moves that impinge on women's right to reliable and safe family planning implements. Duty bearers must exhaust legal remedies in response to this definitive assault to women's reproductive health, and together, all of us must ensure the faithful and meaningful implementation of the RPRH Law.


There is now a memorial stone in place for Denise Thiem, American pilgrim who was killed along the Camino Frances in 2015. The people who use this forum have been great supporters of our efforts to appropriately remember our friend and sister pilgrim, Denise.
It is good that a plaque in memory of Denise is now in place. I am from Ireland and this terrible event occurred as I was planning and preparing to walk the Frances in 2015. I walked my first Camino in September 2015 and remembered Denise on my stages to and from Astorga. I found that experience very emotional and it was good to pray and talk about her. I also remember her family regularly as they live with their great loss every day. I hope they will find some small measure of peace in the knowledge that we remember Denise our fellow pilgrim. May she rest in peace.
I was on FB a few hours ago. An APOC member said you, Rebekah Scott brought the memorial stone about.
That is quite wonderful of you. May she R.I.P. And, may her family be well.
It begins to feel as though we here are all beginning to heal from the shock of this. And your efforts, Reb, in making a physical place for remembrance are a big part of that.
Next time I go through Astorga, there will be a place to say a special prayer for her, for all of us. Which is no small thing.
There is now a memorial stone in place for Denise Thiem, American pilgrim who was killed along the Camino Frances in 2015.
Is this at Ecce Homo Park in Valdeviejas?
Just a note that Cedric and Denise's parents have been very moved and touched by the support they've received from members of this Forum, either through carrying shells in memory of Denise or leaving a condolence note shortly after she passed away. And Rebekah has worked for a long time to make Denise's memorial special and long-lasting. It's nice to see the fruit of her labors, and the wonderful, kind community we all share here.
Good to see this, I was on the Camino Francis when we heard about this happening. Spain is safe and probably safer than most of the cities and countries we travel from to get there.
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I walked through Astorga on May 3rd, 2015 on my first Camino and was disturbed to see numerous "Missing Person" flyers/photo that had been put up around town of this beautiful young woman's dissappearance and thought about it alot as I walked on. After returning home I kept abreast of the news reports until she was put to rest. I am touched by this special stone in her memory.
Small contribution just sent to help defray the costs (there's a Paypal link on RS's page, for those who might wish to do likewise).
Hola Rebekah - a very special thank you to you and all others associated with this event. Whilst the thoughts and prayers of pilgrims unknown cannot bring Denise back I hope this stone will help to ease a mother's pain.
2015 was the year of my first Camino Frances, and I remember every aspect of that hardship. I remember when Denise's brother was first looking for her, every story, place name, and prayer.
When Denise was found--just before I left for Spain--I was tremendously relieved, and so glad that the family finally had some answers.
Now, I am glad in thinking that we have moved two and a half years beyond the tragedy of her death, and I am hopeful that the family can begin to heal.
Parents never really recover the loss of a child, but I really hope and pray that they know how much we all care, and I am very grateful for Rebekah's kind work.
it would be wonderful if one of you tech-smart people could tag that park as "Pilgrim Memorial Grove" on Google maps. Is that possible?
Let me try this link again, I see the Pilgrim Memorial Grove already listed on Google Maps. Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
Except whoever did that put the pin in the wrong place, right?
You tag places in the search box; there's a pull-down menu. Pin the location (I used map coordinates), and the box opens up automatically. Press 'add a missing place' and there are boxes to fill out. Name, Address, Category, phone, website. There's also a thing that says 'claim this business, with more detail.
Reb, if you do it it will get done correctly!
Except whoever did that put the pin in the wrong place.
And anyone with the exact location can suggest an edit to the file [Google map, left side of the page]. Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
Thanks for the update. The link to the associated website works and the rotating photo is very clear with the nice yellow arrow. Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
YAY! Thank you for the sage advice.
The Pilgrim Memorial Grove is OPPOSITE Calle Ecce Homo. There is a 4-way intersection IIRC. It is the intersection of Ctra. Santa Coloma (LE-142), the road leading out of Astorga, Calle Ecce Homo to the right, and Camino del Rio to the left.
The small municipal albergue "Ecce Homo" is down the street, Calle Ecce Homo, about 100 meters, on the left.
For reference, and IIRC, immediately behind and adjacent to this plot of land (to the left as you are looking at it) is a LARGE family owned Carpintero shop / factory... (a woodworking or carpentry shop). But it IS the only large business with the family name as "Carpinteria Cepedana" emblazoned across the front of the building in large white letters.
I learned all of this a couple of years ago, when I walked to the albergue looking for the first memorial tree and completely missed the chapel on the left at the corner, on the opposite side of the road leading out of Astorga. Doh!!! Nate (of Natefaith fame) informed me of this when I arrived at Santiago... again, Doh!!!
BTW, I just looked on Google Maps and the "Pilgrim Memorial Grove" is where it should be. If you used this to search for it, you are close enough to find it. If you search for 'Calle Ecce Homo, Astorga, Spain' and zoom a tad, across the 4-way intersection, you will see the green marker for the Pilgrim Memorial Grove.
There is even a Google Street View photo too. If you open this and pan around, you can easily find the Carpinteria building with the Memorial Grove in front of it. Pan further and you can see the church too. It appears to be right where it is supposed to be...finally!
BTW, I just looked on Google Maps and the "Pilgrim Memorial Grove" is where it should be. If you used this to search for it, you are close enough to find it.
Your mileage may vary. I entered the location into Google maps and I still have to make edits to have it work right. I have at home a desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone with various browsers and operating systems and different ages for those also. I cannot get consistent results displayed. Entering the location as Pilgrim Memorial Grove gets me locations on two continents. I get two locations in Spain, the correct position and the nearby albergue. I get two different addresses on two different roads. It will take awhile to get all this fixed.
There is a plaque on the counter for Denise at Tomas' little place in Manjarin. It has a nice little saying about her finishing her pilgrimage before reaching Santiago, or something like that. Maybe someone has a picture of it.
I am also pleased that you, Rebekah have done this for Denise Thiem. I was on the Camino Frances in 2015 too. I remember seeing it on the local news on TV in a cafe one morning along with other pilgrims. I saw the posters in Astorga too, and thought often of Denise as we walked on from there, and particularly as we reached the Cowboy Bar and went in there to get a drink. It was so very sad.
I'm in the middle of my first Camino ever, and spent a day in Castrillo de los Polvozares before learning about what happened to Denise so close to here. It was then I also read this thread and realized that I had passed near her memorial on the road out of Astorga. While passing in that area, without knowing why, I felt several feelings -- but mostly prayerful. Now, knowing it was a place of recognition for her life, it makes total sense those feelings came to me.
I'm very grateful for the people who have recorded the events at the end of her life through this forum and especially the people who have created spaces to hold her life in memorial. Although I didn't meet her I believe we are walking in her footsteps. I picked up a stone and will bring it to the Cruz to Hierro in her honor.


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Q: Can't bind to 'ngFor' since it isn't a known native property Hey I know this question comes up a lot but the normal fixes do not work.
I tried the # way of typing and much more.
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Remember to initialize the array in the beginning, like: private toDoArray : ToDo[] = []; That should solve (problem), not knowing if you get to see any results in your table at all, but if you do get to see some values in your table...
The reason why your template is all messed up, is because you are somehow trying to nest the tables, that just results in a hot mess like you have going on there. I see you want to separate ToDo's based on their status. Just make them 3 separate tables and you are good to go, that would be my suggestion! :)
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An example of innovative web design
October 17, 2002 6:21 AM Subscribe
An example of innovative web design This was a site made for last tuesday's Buffy episode. I thought it was a really good example of what could be done with design...and there's not even any flash. Just the poems and pictures of a fictional girl who knows she's about to die.
posted by nyxxxx (60 comments total)
Cassie... sounds like Kaycee.
posted by milov at 6:53 AM on October 17, 2002
JAGCS. just another geocities chick site
how do we know this chick is fictional?
posted by quonsar at 6:58 AM on October 17, 2002
Because no one on GeoCities could do something that nice? ;)
posted by Dark Messiah at 6:59 AM on October 17, 2002
Except for Cassie having a professional production company behind her and Kaycee being made by high school girls.
Fictional because I saw her on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tuesday night.
posted by dirtylittlemonkey at 7:00 AM on October 17, 2002
What was the context of the site in the episode? Did they give out the address on the air? Being a Geocities site, wasn't this site overwhelmed at the time?
posted by laz-e-boy at 7:00 AM on October 17, 2002
and there's not even any flash
That's the best part. Damn, I feel old.
Codger voice: "I remember when HTML was all we had, dadgummit, and we LIKED IT. Now y'all have these newfangled javerscripts and virt'all machines and flashy whatnots."
posted by insomnyuk at 7:02 AM on October 17, 2002
What was the context of the site in the episode? Did they give out the address on the air?
No url was shown, but they 'Googled' her name, believe it or not. Possibly the first mention of Google in a fictional television series?
[ this is bad ]
posted by monkeyJuice at 7:07 AM on October 17, 2002
overflows on 800x600.
the paintings page is kind of neat, but I wouldn't really call this site all that innovative, personally.
posted by trioperative at 7:10 AM on October 17, 2002
breaks in IE5 for the Mac.
posted by whatnot at 7:18 AM on October 17, 2002
The paintings look strikingly like those of some of the women in my art therapy class when I was in an eating disorders clinic.
posted by Modem Ovary at 7:21 AM on October 17, 2002
Falls apart completely in my Netscape 6.2.
posted by dnash at 7:35 AM on October 17, 2002
Isn't this retro, and not innovative?
posted by uftheory at 7:42 AM on October 17, 2002
Doesn't everything break on IE5 for the Mac? I mean, it's not like Microsoft had any Macs to actually test the software on...
posted by zanpo at 7:46 AM on October 17, 2002
I'd say it's good design because it really seems to flow from the heart of a gloomy teenage girl. Not particularly innovative (though I like the scrolling poem) so much as... evocative. And that's a Good Thing (tm).
posted by Dok Millennium at 7:52 AM on October 17, 2002
The girl in the photo reminds me of the girl on the Blue Jam CD.
posted by chill at 7:56 AM on October 17, 2002
Sorry to be critical, but this is not very good. In fact, it is quite bad.
posted by Blubble at 8:04 AM on October 17, 2002
chill, please warn others when you post something that graphic and disturbing.
Her teeth give me the wiggins. That girl needs more crank.
posted by putzface_dickman at 8:04 AM on October 17, 2002
As for the geocities issue, i don't think it's your standard issue site. There aren't any ads, onsite or popup.
posted by o2b at 8:05 AM on October 17, 2002
Doesn't everything break on IE5 for the Mac?
Actually, IE 5 and 5.2 are very forgiving browsers for bad code. Most of the time I have to do my bug-testing on windows machines, cuz IE lets you slide. If what seems to be this hideous site was, like, you know, not in tables, it'd be fine.
posted by RJ Reynolds at 8:09 AM on October 17, 2002
Agreed, the URL isn't your usual geocities weirdy URL which probably means that it points to some dedicicated server or something.
Possibly the first mention of Google in a fictional television series?
Yeah the TV show isn't real!? My god, I've been living a lie!
I don't know if it's the first mention, but Google was name-checked on The West Wing in an episode last season in the episode "Stirred". The deputy chief of staff tells his assistant, who is trying to get some sort of presidential proclamation honoring her former high school English teacher, to do some research to vet the woman. He mentions a Google search as a place to start.
posted by bradlands at 8:24 AM on October 17, 2002
Umm ... it's rubbish, isn't it? Good design is about selling your wares to the viewer in the most attractive format possible. And this doesn't sell anything to me, it just makes me hit "back" as hastily as possible. There's no way I'm waiting for that tiny wee window of text to scroll past for hours.
So it's not good design, and, like Dok Millennium mentioned, it's not particularly innovative either, although it does pretty accurately capture the rubbishness of a suicidal teen's output.
posted by bonaldi at 8:27 AM on October 17, 2002
pah! BuffyFilter...
posted by i_cola at 8:27 AM on October 17, 2002
Not a TV series I know, but I seem to recall it being mentioned in an Aint It Cool review of the US remake of Ring that it is nice to see people in the film use google to search for things on the internet, rather than some fictional computer system that renders the whole search process in 3D.
ainitcool's search is buggered at the moment so I can't find it, sorry
I think we might be missing the point here.
A TV show made a website, that the referenced in the show, for a fictional character and pretended (?) to host it on geocities, kind of like a depressed high school girl would? I think it's cool.
I saw the show, but didn't think that the website would actually exist.
I could be biased as I am a registered manic academic buffy fanatic
posted by goneill at 8:39 AM on October 17, 2002
'that they referenced in the show'
so is it more or less effective than SuperGreg as complementary web marketing (also geocities, also sans popups or popunders)? Or is it not web marketing at all and just some hastily organized "breaking the fourth wall" shenanigans?
Granted, I'm not a regular Buffy watcher, but the site seems a little too self-consciously "un-thought-out".
posted by chandy72 at 8:47 AM on October 17, 2002
In the same vein, Ayleeorgnet.com is the website of a fictional company from a Sluggy Freelance storyline.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 8:57 AM on October 17, 2002
goneil check out the new show "push nevada" the whole thing has a strong web component. I didn't really get into the show but I saw an URL in the opening so I went to it and just started following links, there's a ton of little sites set up for that show.
This is actually becoming really common. Crap I can't remember but I think it was the movie AI had an AOL bot and a bunch of fictional sites built around getting people interested.
posted by bitdamaged at 8:57 AM on October 17, 2002
I'm kinda with goneill here. It's nice that something in a TV show really exists for once, even if it's fabricated. If nothing else, it's sort of like the movie making paraphernalia that fans gobble up -- "real movie lightsaber!" or "tricorder used by Kirk in Star Trek ep.21" anyone? -- only it's on the Web for everyone to check out.
It doesn't really seem like it was meant to be a marketing piece or a mass-consumption thing, just some bit used on the show that they haven't taken down. It's not like there's a link to the Buffy site or any advertising on the thing -- it's just a prop.
posted by me3dia at 9:04 AM on October 17, 2002
Random Verbiage:
Googling for "Cassie Newton", as Willow does in the episode, does not turn up the page.
http://www.geocities.com/newcassie/ is not the same website seen on the show; that one was animated.
It's fairly thin. Most TAWS are fairly verbose.
Also, speeling is too gud, u knw?
My point? None, but it's a darn cool feelie.
posted by bonehead at 9:05 AM on October 17, 2002
Addendum: the site looks fine in Mozilla 1.1
Good design is about selling your wares to the viewer in the most attractive format possible.
hmm is all good design really about selling?
i've been generally turned off by the attitude of the movement against so-called mystery meat navigation for sites that are less about "selling" and more about exploring. (sure, i think you have to evaluate your site's purpose to decide how the design should be done, but i think the attitude we're seeing is sucking the life out of design.) on the other hand, maybe it's all been said and done in the realm of exploring web possibilities. think so?
posted by dytiq at 9:08 AM on October 17, 2002
The AI promotion was more than that: check out cloudmakers.org for an archive of the campaign - only it wasn't really a campaign. It was a game. And that's what we loved about it :)
posted by danhon at 9:21 AM on October 17, 2002
It's a shame that we have to always rate personal and creative sites on the same scales that we have to estimate practically useful sites and e-commerce ventures.
But then this is neither a personal site NOR an e-commerce site - it's a nice piece of easter-egg content for a TV series that a lot of people enjoy which emulates the angsty poetry writing of a precognitive depressive teenage girl. It's a bit PR, it's a bit advertising, it's a bit of a fun extra, and I thoroughly approve. But of course I wouldn't change my site to look like it...
posted by barbelith at 9:22 AM on October 17, 2002
The URL of the site wasn't mentioned in the episode, but shortly before it was aired three of BtVS's writers (Rebecca Rand Kirshner who wrote the epi, Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard) posted to the Bronzebeta and mentioned it to the regulars on the board. BtVS writers often post to that board, rather than UPN's "official" one which was removed in the site's recent redesign.
Cassie's pages as shown in the episode looked the same as the one at Geocities, but had more animations.
posted by prolific at 9:37 AM on October 17, 2002
The Whois Record is interesting.
Domain Name.......... cassienewton.com
Creation Date........ 2002-09-14
Registration Date.... 2002-09-14
Expiry Date.......... 2003-09-14
Organisation Name.... Cassie Newton
Organisation Address. 13 Shadow Lane
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Sunnydale
Organisation Address. 94086
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Oh geez, I aced the test there myself. How embarrassing.
posted by Plunge at 9:39 AM on October 17, 2002
Admin Name........... Cassie Newton
Admin Address........ 13 Shadow Lane
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Sunnydale
Admin Address........ 94086
Admin Address........ CA
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... newcassie@yahoo.com
Admin Phone.......... 666-442-8363
... forgot to say: An example of "innovative web design" it definitely is not.
A website created for a TV character has been done before.. in season 2 of Will & Grace. One of the main characters (Jack) sprinkled in little endorsements for his site 'justjack.com' throughout at least one episode. The URL now leads to the show's official site, but there are still mentions, transcripts, and an archived version available.
posted by bedhead at 10:11 AM on October 17, 2002
I disagree. Strongly.
This was a site made for last tuesday's Buffy episode.
Which only makes it a vaguely interesting tie of one medium to another.
I thought it was a really good example of what could be done with design
Again, I most earnestly disagree.
...and there's not even any flash.
Just the poems and pictures of a fictional girl who knows she's about to die.
Maybe I missed it, but where on the site does it allude to her dying?
posted by mikhail at 11:26 AM on October 17, 2002
Actually, this kind of thing was done before "Buffy" and "Will and Grace""
Way back in the spring of 1999 on "Felicity" graphic-design boy Noel Crane had www.noelcrane.com , as his personal home page, which was mentioned on the show (as well as his love for his iMac).
Around the same time, the WB was creating pretty innovative virtual PC desktops (complete with personal email and files) for the "Dawson's Creek" characters at www.dawsonsdesktop.com. (It looks like they've finally stopped updating the Desktop's now..)
It looks like I've officially outed myself as a teen show addict... But damn, those shows have been innovative at including web/computer tie-ins.
posted by popvulture at 11:28 AM on October 17, 2002
Correction: noelcrane.com was launched in November 1998. E! ran a somewhat interesting article about it.
Asked about the site, series creator J.J. Abrams makes it clear that as far as he is concerned, the site is entirely the work of Noel. Abrams was, however, able to offer some insight about why a fictional character might step out on his own. "When I would play video games, I was always intrigued by the areas of the chart you couldn't go," Abrams said. "Like if it was a driving game, I wish you could drive off the track and drive though that city in the distance...This kind of felt like an amazing opportunity for Noel to go off the linear path, and to allow people on their own time in their own way to interact with him."
Ack...that's the actual zip code for Sunnyvale, CA. Now I have even less reason for disclaiming that Buffy supposedly lives in my city! There is no Shadow Lane here though (according to Yahoo Maps).
posted by girlhacker at 11:35 AM on October 17, 2002
Don't let's forget the seminal web guide to what badgers eat, whatbadgerseat.com. [from The Simpsons]
On Showtime's Queer as Folk, the website cumquik.com was mentioned in a throwaway line in one episode. The producers apparently decided to have a little fun with it. In a continuing storyline on the same show, one of the characters runs a porn website called jerkatwork.net. Both sites now redirect to the Showtime site, with a little wink to the audience before they do.
All of the above are safe for work, especially if you work with badgers.
posted by bradlands at 11:51 AM on October 17, 2002
Hmmm, let's not forget about "movie poop shoot dot com", eh?
posted by jkaczor at 11:57 AM on October 17, 2002
Hmmm, my wife and I always wondered if jerkatwork.net was real... Maybe they wink and re-direct for you, but not for us outside to the ole US of A... (How a company cannot understand the internet is a global medium is beyond me....)
I'm sorry but the site is just awful.
In mozilla 1.1b it looks like complete ass. In IE6 it looks mostly like ass.
I'm not against mystery meat navigation.
I am against mystery meat that tastes rotten.
posted by jaded at 12:28 PM on October 17, 2002
i would consider this more of a movie prop than an actual website. it was supposedly built by a fifteen-year-old-girl, so it's not supposed to be innovative, nor is the content supposed to be groundbreaking. interestingly though, the site was viewed on IE5/Mac OSX on the show. probably worked when run locally, then just got plopped online after filming. from what i understand, the real site may have been a bit of an afterthought. this was posted to whedonesque before the episode ran, and had been plugged by the show's writers on some buffy posting board.
posted by patricking at 12:33 PM on October 17, 2002
To me, it looks like what it is: an utterly flawless parody of a geocities site by some teenage girl who's obsessed with death. The design isn't innovative, or even good, really, but it is strangely perfect.
posted by moss at 12:38 PM on October 17, 2002
Makes me wonder if eventually the networks will make producers use some generic but non-existant TLD if they want to mention a website, the same way everyone on TV has 555-XXXX as their phone number.
posted by briank at 1:14 PM on October 17, 2002
About as innovative as this.
posted by holloway at 1:19 PM on October 17, 2002
Two other URLs mentioned on The West Wing -- lemonlyman.com (fans supposedly obsessed with DCOS Josh Lyman) and capitolscoop.com (the website where Donnatella Moss was offered a job) -- don't resolve to actual websites, although the domain names are owned by Warner Bros.
A shame, really. I sure would have loved I'm sure some WW fan would have loved to snag lemonlyman.com after it was mentioned in the storyline for a real Bradley Whitford fan site.
posted by bradlands at 2:35 PM on October 17, 2002
Fans of Homicide: Life On The Streets probably recall that Det. Tim Bayliss had a website at inplainsite.com in which he discussed "Buddhist Perspectives on Bisexuality." The site ended up being central to a plotline in the last season when a murderer hacked the site to broadcast a live video of him killing a young woman. The site actually existed up until earlier this year, though it was only a splash page with links to NBC's official H:LOTS pages down below the fold. It's now gone entirely, I'm surprised that no one has snatched up the domain to put up a H:LOTS/Bayliss fansite.
posted by Dreama at 3:16 PM on October 17, 2002
Definitely not innovative.
posted by ifenn at 5:04 PM on October 17, 2002
i sure hope the original post was hyperbole.
posted by the aloha at 8:10 PM on October 17, 2002
My my, are we jaded or what?
I appreciated it. True fans of the show will appreciate it, even if it's not "innovative" by the uncomfortably high standards of the MeFi community. No the site's not innovative in any flashy way. No, the content is not particularly out there or creative or groundbreaking. Have any of you guys complaining about the alleged meekness of cassienewton.com ever ordered a MetaFilter T-shirt or mug from Cafe Express or whatever Matt used? I got my mug right in front of me, with some hot chocolate in it. Is it an innovative or groundbreaking coffee mug? No. Did I get this for free from Matt? No. It's just a nice thing to have. No big whup. It makes me happy. God knows why. Someone who's not a fan of MeFi couldn't understand it and it'd be impossible for me to explain it to them. I like MeFi. I like mugs. So I like the MeFi mug. *shrug* It's just a little something extra Matt cooked up once for his community. I hear no one bitching about the quality or the fact it doesn't walk off your desk and go get your coffee for you. It's just a nice little trinket. This cassie website thingy's the same kinda thing. A nice little plus.
I guess this Cassie website is one of those things that only a fan of the series in general, or of that particular episode's feature character, could truly appreciate. It's innovative in a subtle, yet significant way. It's touching without being over the top. It's like the people behind the show offering to fans of the show a little something extra. They ran the first and down, made their ten yards and went, "Hey, let's take another stride or two just for fun."
As a fan of Buffy, I appreciated the character of Cassie, where she was coming from, and what the writers were trying to say with her presence in last week's episode. It's a nice, warm, feel-goody thing that on top of the episode itself, the producers of the series would think to put a little Cassie site up on the 'Net. It's kinda like them saying, "thanks for tuning in. Here's a present for ya."
It's nice when entertainers do that little something extra for their audience. It's not innovative, but it is good policy. And I for one appreciated it.
posted by ZachsMind at 10:51 AM on October 18, 2002
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Thomas & Friends™ Storytime Season 1 Trailer
Join Thomas and his friends on a new adventure in Thomas & Friends™ Storytime, a new podcast series for kids featuring stories from the magical island of Sodor! Updating each week, Thomas & Friends™ Storytime will feature special origin stories of your favorite engines, magical fairy tales, and so much more. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Thomas & the Monkey Palace [Sneak Peek!]
Here's a special sneak peek episode of our new kids' podcast, Thomas & Friends Storytime! Our official launch is May 12, 2020, so stay tuned for more stories! Thomas is pulling a cargo load of coconuts when he discovers an old palace and encounters some cheeky monkeys. If you liked what you've heard, please leave us a review. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Happy Birthday Thomas - Episode 4 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of Thomas & Friends Storytime, when Bertie won't race with Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt sends him to the Steamworks, Thomas thinks he's not a Really Useful Engine anymore. But little does he know that Sir Topham Hatt and the rest of his friends are planning a surprise party to celebrate his birthday! Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Thomas The Tank Engine - Episode 3 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of Thomas & Friends™ Storytime, Thomas works every day in the yard collecting coaches for the big engines. But the little tank engine has big dreams of pulling coaches on his very own branch line. For more of your favorite kids' stories, subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Steamie Stafford - Episode 1 - Thomas & Friends™Storytime
In this week's storytime, Stafford doesn't run on coal and water like the steam engines. Instead, he runs off a battery, which is very quiet. So when Stafford overhears some children saying he doesn't sound like a proper engine, he asks Thomas and Percy to teach him how to make the same chuffing sounds they do. For more kids' stories, subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Thomas & the Beanstalk - Episode 2 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast, Thomas tells his friends the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" before bedtime. The next day, while carrying a load of beans, Thomas has an accident and dreams about riding up a giant beanstalk to a land of giants high above the clouds. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Kevin's Cranky Friend - Episode 5 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In today's storytime for kids, Cranky the Crane is very busy down at Brendam Docks, so Sir Topham Hatt decides to send Kevin from the Steamworks to help him. But Cranky doesn't want any help, and Kevin has to work extra hard to prove he can be Really Useful. For more online stories, listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Percy the Small Engine - Episode 6 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast, the big engines are causing trouble when they refuse to come out of their sheds, so Sir Topham Hatt enlists the help of a small green engine named Percy. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Rebecca the Happy Engine - Episode 7 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this week's storytime, yellow tender engine Rebecca is new to the Island of Sodor and works very hard to fit in. Rebecca is worried that unlike the other engines, there is nothing special about her, but her new friends soon help her discover her unique qualities. For more kids' stories, listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Big World! Big Adventures!™ - Episode 8 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In today's storytime for kids, Thomas embarks on an ambitious trip around the world and discovers magnificent new sights and cultures, as well as making friends with a fun Kenyan engine named Nia. For more of your favorite kids' stories, listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Nia the Helpful Engine - Episode 9 - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
Nia is a helpful and resourceful engine who is good at solving difficult problems. In this episode of Thomas & Friends™ Storytime, she soon learns that even helpful engines sometimes need to ask for help. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts!
Marion and the Dinosaurs - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast, when Marion the Steam Shovel sees a long line of dinosaurs, she thinks it must be a dream! But then the dinosaurs return, and Marion is chased all the way up to the castle. For more kids' stories, listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Gordon the Big Engine - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
Gordon is known for taking things too seriously, but one day he can't stop laughing and is worried Sir Topham Hatt will think he is a silly engine. In this episode of Thomas & Friends™ Storytime, Gordon soon learns that sometimes having fun is ok. For more of your favorite kids' stories, subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Diesel the Diesel Engine - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this week's storytime, when a new diesel engine called Diesel arrives on the island of Sodor, he thinks he is far too modern and special to be told what to do by an old steam engine. But when he gets into trouble, he soon realizes that it helps to listen. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Who's Geoffrey? - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
Thomas causes a small accident by being silly and he is so embarrassed that he blames it on someone else… an imaginary engine called Geoffrey. Follow along as Thomas learns an important life lesson about telling the truth. For more kids' stories, subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Emily the Clever Engine - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of Thomas & Friends™ Storytime, Emily's first day on Sodor doesn't start well when she takes Thomas' coaches by mistake. But when Emily saves Thomas from a possible crash, the other engines all see that Emily is both brave and clever. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Toad and the Whale - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
When Oliver's brake van, Toad, spots a stranded whale on the beach, they alert the Search and Rescue Centre. Everyone must work together to help save the whale in today's storytime for kids. For more kids' stories, subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of Toby the Tram Engine - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
Sir Topham Hatt's new tram engine Toby is not fancy-looking like the other steam engines; he is brown and square. In this week's storytime, he soon proves that it's what's on the inside that counts when he bravely saves King Godred's crown. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
The Story of James the Funny Engine - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
In this episode of the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast, James is so proud of his new shiny red paintwork. He believes it makes him the smartest, funniest, and most useful engine on the railway. But when James plays a trick on Gordon, he soon learns that not all jokes are funny. For more kids' stories, subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Not so Slow Coaches - Thomas & Friends™ Storytime
Annie and Clarabel are always complaining to Thomas about going too fast. In today's storytime, when Annie and Clarabel find themselves coupled to Caitlin by mistake, they get a taste of what going fast is really like. Listen and subscribe to the Thomas & Friends™ Storytime podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your kids' podcasts! ©2020 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.


Learning from Life: The perfect day!
I went to go to church yesterday with my family. We went to my new great niece's baby blessing. It was special because this niece 28 years was born and was named her me. Then yesterday at the blessing of my great niece, they named her after my mom. We then had lunch with all of our family. After that I went and spent a little time with my youngest brother and his family. Those kids are just too cute, I only wish that I lived a bit closer so that I could be a bigger part of their lives. Then late yesterday evening some dear friends of mine, (who feel like an adopted mom and dad to me) picked me up and drove me to their new cabin up in the mountains of Heber City. We had a tough time getting there because it began snowing pretty hard and after awhile you could no longer even see the lines on the roads. It was a bit nerve racking getting there, but oh my goodness it was one of the most beautiful cabins I had ever seen. It didn't look like a cabin at all, it looked like a beautiful ski resort. They have a very large family and extended family and so that has been there gift for all their family to share. We came in, got some hot chocolate, sat in front of the fire and talked. They are such wonderful friends and it is neat because they have such wisdom to share. I realize when I am with them that I feel like I am home. It is hard not to have parents any more at my age.
As I crawled up into that king size sleigh bed, I felt like the luckiest woman in the world. I have a wonderful family, I have wonderful friends that feel like family and it's the Christmas Season. When I got up in the morning we had a ton more snow and it was just breath taking to look out the window. I didn't get to stay long because another snow storm is suppose to come in tonight and so my family picked me up after noon, but I felt blessed to have a short time to visit with such dear friends. I only wish I had a lot more time to visit with all my family and friends that are here.
So yesterday really did seem like the perfect day, the only thing that would have made it even better is... to have had Jeff and the kids with me. Yes, even though my life has been tough, I can not deny, the many blessings that I have been given. Thanks for being part of my blessings. Good night dear friends!


Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by tonkajeep34, Nov 18, 2013.
Man the shots your getting with this are great! The feet you mated to the rail are really cool I could picture them being able to wrap around anything like a tree for instance to get some amazing shots out in the woods.
Very cool build thanks for sharing.
Yes exactly! Thanks for the compliments.
Welcome, thank you for sharing!
This is terrific. Just what I was looking for. I will search amazon for a slower motor per your suggestion. I am new to open builds and will hope to see your videos, which unfortunately were reported as "this video does not exist" I would love to see them. If you could share them, I am at [email protected] Thanks for sharing and thanks open builds.
PS: I am up in the Sonoran Desert near the Superstition Mountains in Mesa AZ. I fondly recall at trip I made to Big Bend many years ago. Thanks for the memories.
Hi Tom, Yes i switched Gmail accounts a couple months ago... at the time seemed like a good idea. Oh well. I'll post them up again. It does work well. I ended up getting a couple of nuts that fit in the track that are 1/4" 20 thread so the tripods attach more securely directly to the rail which works well.
Where did you find the 1/4-20 nuts that fit the track?
Actually they didn't, I found some on Amazon that were close and ground them down enough to fit.
I now have a 3D printer and decided it was time to fix the battery mount and motor mount for this build.
Feel free to use the files if you want.


After a successful student-led Food Drive in March, SOSers held two service events in April.
The first was with the Green Space Alliance at Pittman-Sullivan Park on the city's East Side. The kids (and some parents) were able to get their hands in the dirt and beautify a community garden. SOS plans to come back to this park this summer.
The following weekend, SOS was at the Texas Diaper Bank, helping with their market days event. SOS helped provide thousands of baby items and over 15,000 pounds of food to 376 individuals and babies! It was an incredible day with an amazing organization!
We are looking forward to helping out at the San Antonio Food Bank in May!


In sticking to the title I intend providing Bible Verse Reflections and Bible Commentaries to make God's Word come alive that little bit more. The aim is for us all to understand, meditate, reflect, gain greater insight and own the living Word in our heart. Much of what is posted here are transcriptions from sermons and talks given by people such as Fr Robert Barron, Scott Hahn, Tim Gray and others.
From the time our saviour was nailed to the cross to the moment He breathed His last, Jesus uttered seven sentences from the cross in what has become known as His Seven Last Words.
If I had a chance and I was on my deathbed to tell those I loved most, those I perhaps I was giving my life for, the thing I wanted them to get, the testament I wanted to leave them, this is it right here.
Our Lords last will and testament is a magnificent treasure given not only to those who stood beneath the Cross but to us also.
Father forgive them, forgive who?
The Jews who cried out crucify him that is who.
The Roman Governor Pilate who gave into the lies and blackmail and condemned Jesus to death.
The Romans soldiers forgive them, the ones who scourged him and mocked him and beat him and drove a Crown of Thorns into His head and nailed Him to the Cross.
And Father forgive us, for our sins together with the sins of the entire world was why your son is your son came and died.
Our sins put Him on the Cross.
Sin nailed Him to the cross and love held him there.
Who could make such a statement?
If I said that to someone "today you will be with me in paradise" , they might say right back what makes you think you will be in paradise?
Only God can know the future of the soul.
What good did the repentant thing to do?
He believed and he knew he was a sinner and cast himself into the arms of mercy.
If there is anyone who teaches us that it is not too late to come to Jesus, it is the thief on the cross.
I am the true king of Israel.
Now we say "Here I lay me down to sleep I pray to God my soul to keep"
How many clues do you need?


What dark fluid pumps through your fantastic brain? What devious chemical will awake you from your terminal slumber? Always self-contained. Your concerns sparking smug excess.
All tautology and giggling. You recite Wittgenstein and Heraclitus while I watch TV. The road up — yes, I get it — is the same as the road down. Your wisdom, genius.
A tourniquet on emotion, a foil hat to keep out the radiation. And when coldness creeps like a blue lizard into the sunlight. Never a smile. Just the unknowing look of warmed stone.
Always pontificating about what is and what is not the case. Making categories for classifications. Every place, event and person, graded. Whispering secret numbers to lovers.
Lost in the periphery of an endless project to reinvent yourself. Riding on the back of past relationships. Snuggling under feather duvets. Starting, never finishing crime paperbacks.
They understood the call signs, the lattice of convention. And, ever so meekly, they break the silence. Only to turn around and re-fix their broken smiles. Impervious to cold rain.
He was so sleight, slip thin, it was easy for him to slide under the fence. When he was done he danced on the other side and made faces. Laughing as they cried.
Many times over and fickle to the point of distraction. I shadowed him in blue overalls and recited the party manual. Waiting for a celebration that would never come.
And there he is carrying a bag full of condoms, a bottle of scotch and a return ticket to Brighton — grinning at the girls as he lives someone else's dream.
His ten year stint on the mining planet was over and now she would be waiting for him on the other side of the universe and she wouldn't mind his alien body implants.


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La T 6 è stata una torpediniera della Regia Marina, precedentemente appartenuta alle Marine austroungarica e jugoslava.

Storia

Costruita nei cantieri Danubius di Porto Re con il nome di TB 93F (abbreviato il 21 maggio 1917 in TB 93), la nave apparteneva in origine alla classe «TB 82F» di torpediniere costruite per la Marina imperiale austroungarica.

L'armamento originario della nave si componeva di due cannoni Skoda da 66/30 mm, una mitragliera da 8,3/66 mm e quattro tubi lanciasiluri da 450 mm.

In servizio nell'aprile 1916, la torpediniera partecipò alla prima guerra mondiale. Tra le azioni cui prese parte si può citare quella dell'11 maggio 1917: insieme al cacciatorpediniere Csikos ed alle torpediniere TB 78 e TB 96 fu inviata ad appoggiare un bombardamento aereo, quindi la formazione venne dapprima attaccata senza risultato dal sommergibile inglese HB 1 e successivamente inseguito da un gruppo di cacciatorpediniere italiani (Ardente, Ardito, Animoso, Abba ed Audace) che tuttavia, dopo l'avvistamento alle 15:30, a  metri di distanza, ripiegò senza combattere essendo giunto troppo vicino alla base austro-ungarica di Pola.

Terminato il conflitto, a seguito della dissoluzione dell'Impero austro-ungarico e con esso della k.u.k. Kriegsmarine, la TB 93 passò nella neonata Marina reale jugoslava, dove assunse il nominativo di T 6.

Negli anni venti la nave subì alcune modifiche, quali la sostituzione dei due pezzi da 66/30 mm con altrettanti del più moderno modello da 66/50, nonché l'aggiunta di una seconda mitragliera da 8,3/67 mm.

Successivamente, in seguito ad altri lavori, i cannoni da 66/42 mm vennero rimpiazzati da altrettanti da 66/50, mentre le due mitragliere da 8,3 mm furono eliminate a favore di un'arma singola da 15/84 mm.

Il 17 aprile 1941, in seguito all'invasione della Jugoslavia, la T 6 venne catturata a Spalato dalle truppe italo-tedesche ed incorporata nella Regia Marina mantenendo invariata la propria denominazione.

La nave venne assegnata al V Gruppo Torpediniere con base a Spalato, composto da unità vetuste quali le unità gemelle T 5, T 7 e T 8, un'altra torpediniera ex jugoslava, la T 1, e la vecchia torpediniera/cannoniera italiana Ernesto Giovannini. Avendo un potenziale bellico ormai estremamente ridotto, venne impiegata principalmente nelle acque della Dalmazia, con compiti di scorta costiera.

In seguito alla proclamazione dell'armistizio di Cassibile, ed all'occupazione tedesca della Dalmazia, la T 6 lasciò in tutta fretta i porti dalmati per evitare la cattura, senza nemmeno il tempo di fare rifornimento. L'11 settembre 1943 la torpediniera giunse nelle acque antistanti Cesenatico, ma a quel punto esaurì il carburante: essendo in corso l'occupazione germanica dell'area circostante, e non potendo ricevere aiuto da nessuna unità, l'equipaggio autoaffondò la propria nave ad appena un centinaio di metri dalla riva.

Nel 1979 il relitto della T 6 è stato rinvenuto in stato di quasi completo insabbiamento, ad un centinaio di metri dalla spiaggia di Cesenatico (altre fonti indicano invece sette miglia al largo del tratto di costa compreso tra Cervia e Cesenatico), ad una profondità di soli dodici metri. Alla scoperta è seguita un'operazione di bonifica dei fondali circostanti, cosparsi di munizioni, ad opera di numeroso personale delle capitanerie di porto e di un nucleo SDAI (Servizio Difesa Antimezzi Insidiosi) con l'appoggio di 7 motovedette e dei cacciamine Sandalo e Palma. Non è stato invece possibile effettuare la bonifica degli interni del relitto (che contenevano numerose munizioni), motivazione che ha portato alla decisione di non segnalare la posizione precisa della T 6.

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Torpediniere della Regia Marina

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