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Nov 28, 2012

So, You Want to Shoot a Rock Show? Part 2

Welcome back, Phlearn phamily! Again, my name is Brendan Shanley, and recently the team at Lost In Concert—a Web-based music publication—launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce an epic 160-page book featuring amazing concert photography and artist interviews. Now I’m teaming up with Phlearn to create this article and shed some Light on the world of concert photography.

If you missed Part 1 be sure to check it out here. I’d also like to point out that there was an excellent question brought up by phamily member Braxton Klavins. You can can check out his question and a detailed reply all in the comments section of Part 1.

In Part 1 we covered some of the groundwork to get you into the show. Now let’s take a closer look into some of the gear and technique necessary to capturing these live Performances.

Left to right, top to bottom: Nas + Moby at North Coast Music Festival, Steel Panther at House of Blues Chicago, The Weeknd at Lollapalooza

Do I need to bring more than one camera body?

I typically shoot a show with only one camera Body. So don’t feel like you can’t do it if you only have one. I like sticking to one for a few reasons. It challenges me to make the best photos I can with the lens I’m currently shooting with.

There’s less to keep track of and less to swing around and hit something. When you’re shooting a concert you might find yourself moving quickly to follow the shot you want. Having the second body could slow you down in this case.

I shoot primarily with a Nikon D4 and a Nikon D700. I may shoot Nikon but have a bunch of friends who shoot Canon. Personally, they are both good. No worries if you’re shooting with a non full-frame body, but if you can afford the larger sensor the image space you’ll gain and increased Noise reduction will definitely help.

I started shooting shows with a Nikon D70s and I still have it as a backup. It doesn’t look like much but with the right lens I can achieve great results with it.

There are some benefits to shooting with 2 Bodies. I’ve shot in pits that have literally had up to 70 other photographers in them at one time. I’ve also had the pleasure of being alone at times. When there are a lot of other photographers your movement can be restricted. This makes it incredibly difficult to change a lens and to move to a new vantage point.

Shooting with more than one Body means you do not have to change your lens. Changing lenses at a concert can also seriously increase the risk of getting your sensor dirty. If you shoot concerts regularly I suggest having your sensor cleaned at least every 2 months. I go to Calumet for this where I can have it cleaned while I wait for about $60. Obviously, another good reason to have a second body is for backup in case of equipment failure.

I’m just starting out. What’s the best lens for me?

If you’re just getting started with concert photography, or almost any photography, I recommend your first lens to be a 50mm f/1.4. You’ll want the 50mm prime for it’s Sharpness and ability to utilize the available light. Remember, no flash photography here. By shooting at 1.4 or 1.8 you can keep the ISO down to maintain more of the image integrity.

A lot of people ask if there’s really a Difference between 1.4 and 1.8. Or if the Difference is worth the cost. I say there is and it is. If you’re shooting a concert, odds are you’re gonna be in the dark. Especially if you’re shooting the opening act. Most venues and concerts save the impressive lighting for the headliners to make them look more grand.

Matt Kearny at The Riviera, Gomez and Courtney Love of Hole, both at The Vic—all shot with the 50mm Prime f1.4. These were all shot very early in my career.

The 50mm 1.4f lens is great when you’re focussing in on one band member and want the backdrop and lighting behind the artist to blend into each other. If a guitarist is playing into your lens and pointing the neck of the guitar your way you can also build the Depth of the shot by focussing on the Face leaving the guitar to blur out as it gets closer to you.

This lens is also my favorite for traveling since it’s so compact and lightweight.

If you’re shooting with a kit lens or another introductory lens that will only open up to f4 don’t worry. All hope is not lost. For some concerts you will find that there’s ample lighting for you to use such a lens. In fact, you may even find yourself dialing up to f5+ if you’re trying to achieve a more bursted look from a stage Light. Check out some of these photos to help illustrate what I mean.

What other gear is in my bag? Why?

First off, I use the Lowepro Mini Trekker AW bag and I love it. This bag has an All Weather cover which pulls out to cover the whole bag and protects it from rain or other elements. This has saved me and my gear more than once while in transit to or from a gig. My bag is a backpack Style bag which is good for balance and stability when I choose to ride my bike to a venue.

It’s walls are padded extremely well and there’s plenty of room for a speedlight, 1 or 2 camera Bodies and up to 3 lenses. If I choose to bring a fourth lens with I can easily strap it in a lens case to the side of the bag. Plus there are smaller zipper pockets for all the other goodies that we’ll discuss.

In addition to the Nikon 50mm f1.4 which I always pack I also bring a Nikon 70–200mm f2.8 VR2 and a Sigma 24–70mm f2.8. Since I’m shooting on full frame Bodies it is very important to me that my lenses also be full Frame (FX in the Nikon world). If you’re investing in a new lens and plan to someday have a full-frame camera body you should consider going with the full-Frame lens if you can afford it.

Shooting a full-frame Body with a cropped (DX) lens can achieve an interesting excessive vignetting but I bet you’ll be happier to use that sensor space for capturing more of the scene. I didn’t start with these lenses. Some images that I’m still proud of were shot using a small 55–200mm f4-5.6 lens.

Thom Yorke at The Aragon Ballroom shot using a Nikon kit DX 18–70mm lens at 70mm, f4.4, 1/125, ISO2500 on a Nikon D700 FX Body. Notice the strong vignetting. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti shot using a Nikon 55–200mm lens at 200mm, f5.7, 1/125, ISO2500 on a Nikon D700.

I absolutely love the Nikon 70–200mm VR2 lens. Yes, it’s heavy and comes with a high price tag, but I find the weight helps me keep steady. The VR2 will take care of that when I can’t though. I’ve shot fully zoomed in with a shutter speed of 1/60 and had images of a moving subject come out crisp.

This lens rocks when you get stuck at the soundboard or you need to get a shot of the drummer who might be way in the back of the stage. Another great time for this lens is when you’re on a balcony or in a pit where the stage is 20 feet high. If I’m shooting a main stage at a festival I will likely use this lens the entire time.

You may be wondering why my 24–70mm is made by Sigma. The honest answer is I bought it on Craigslist for $375 cash. And it’s a full frame lens. I couldn’t pass it up at the time since I had recently switch from my old DX Nikon D70s to the FX D700. That Sigma lens is by far the best deal I have ever gotten on camera gear.

I use it all the time for shows and even in the studio for portraits. Point being, while I do love the Nikon gear, you can make great images with almost any lens if you use it right. In the case of shows, this focal Depth allows me to zoom close enough for an intimate portrait yet wide enough to get more interaction between band members.

Only on rare occasions will I pack my Nikon 14–24mm f2.8 lens. For me, this lens is more of a specialty lens. When shooting at 14mm you should expect there to be quite a bit of distortion at the edges. Some photographers think this is a neat effect but I prefer to reduce this type of distortion when I can.

This is a great lens when you’re shooting to capture a very large area such as the entirety of a venue or a very large stage with multiple band members at once. Although originally a Landscape oriented image, an image I shot at the Oprah Finale with this lens appeared on the cover for the April 2011 issue of Live Sound International.

Stage setup for the Oprah Finale at the United Center during Rascal Flatts

Reel Big Fish fans at The House of Blues Chicago

In the rest of the smaller pockets of my bag you’ll find ear plugs by Ear Love, a Nikon lens cleaning cloth, dual rapid straps, extra memory Cards, batteries, a Sharpie and some business Cards. If you plan on going to concerts 2 or more nights a week you should absolutely be wearing ear plugs. I prefer to wear mine since they are designed to cut out the ultra high and low frequencies which are most harmful leaving only the quality sound of the music I want to hear anyway.

I love the dual BlackRapid straps for weight distribution and also since they split apart if I’m shooting with only one body. Lastly, carrying a Sharpie with you can come in handy more than more people think. Let’s just say that manipulating or copying certain marks with a Sharpie can sometimes get you into places you want to be.

What are my default settings when the show starts?

My default settings for any show will start with the ISO at 1600 and move from there depending on the lighting setup. Typically I will move as low as 500 and as high as 2500. I’ve had moments where 6400 was necessary but it’s uncommon. I start with my shutter speed at 1/160 and try not to go slower than that unless I’m intentionally going for a Motion or blurred look.

I start with my aperture around 2.8 and will vary again depending on the light and my desired look. On Nikon cameras you can control the Color perception of the sensor through the Picture Control in the menu. I start with this on VI – Vivid and sometimes will switch back to SD – Standard depending on it I like the look I’m achieving or not. VI can sometimes be a bit too saturated.

JC Brooks at Metro and Yuna at Lollapalooza

I have my focus settings set to auto focus and single point so I can control the region of the sensor the focus falls into. If I’m shooting a band and the person I want to get a photo of is moving around extremely fast I’ll switch to continuous focus. Sometimes this is great but you will want to practice with this setting before relying on it for an important shot. If the band is going crazy with fast strobe lights you do not want to be in auto focus.

No matter how fast of camera and lens system you’re using you’ll be hard pressed to get the shot you want. Sure you could get lucky, but let’s rely on skills first. They are more reliable. Some lenses will have a M/A or M setting on them. What’s nice about this is when you’re shooting with Auto Focus and the M/A is also set you can easily switch to manual focus just by twisting the focus Ring. When you want to return to Auto Focus you just let go of the focus Ring and continue shooting normally.

When choosing between shutter modes of Single, Low Speed Continuous and High Speed Continuous I prefer either Low or Single. You might think that by shooting 11 FPS (Frames per second) that you couldn’t possibly miss that shot you want. However, if you’re shooting that fast the odds are that you’re hoping for a shot to happen and not planning it or predicting it.

With the subject moving around you’ll be firing off shots focused where the subject was 2 seconds ago and not where they are now. Personally, I don’t like to go home with hundreds of blurry shots. Get used to shooting smarter and you’ll have more fun when it comes time to edit and process your images.

How many images will I shoot at a show?

For each band I shoot a live set for I usually take about 100 to 250 images during those first 3 songs. If you’re shooting 500 or more you might want to consider investing in a storage company—and refining your shots before pushing the shutter. Make the most of those 3 songs but don’t open up like your camera is some kind of Tommy Gun. Remember, you have to go through these images later.

What are some of the atmospheric conditions to expect at a venue?

Unlike the olden days of shooting concerts where smoke machines were not as necessary due to the fact that everyone at the show was smoking something, today’s venues are often quite clean.

You may notice a lot of concerts today use smoke machines. This isn’t to replicate the ambiance that someone is smoking, however. Smoke carries light in wonderful and interesting ways. Smoke pulls Light through it and amplifies the Lights span while softening its appearance.

Lykke Li at Metro and The Black Keys at Lollapalooza

You might also run into situations where a band has set up mirrors or even a disco ball to blast the Lights into other directions. This can look really great combined with some of that smoke to reveal lots of light trails. For larger productions you will likely see spotlights being used. Typically there are more than more in use and they are located at the highest point in the venue.

I love when spotlights are being used because it makes focusing and getting a great Exposure much easier.

Art vs Science at Lincoln Hall with LED Laser Lights and a Disco Ball

On the other hand, you may find yourself shooting a concert where the band has decided to project visuals onto a Screen behind them. This is really great for the guy in the crowd who dropped acid before coming into the venue. Unfortunately you’re there to take photos and not trip and now you can expect there to be practically no lighting at all since they’ll want to put all focus on the visual Screen.

This can however be a good opportunity to capture a nice silhouetted image of the artist. Another difficult lighting scenario we touched down on earlier that can be great for silhouetted images is intense strobe lighting.

Broken Bells at The Vic Theatre with a large projection in the Background. Not ideal shooting conditions.

Break it down, now.

The following are a few very different portraits I’ve shot of artists backstage at venues here in Chicago along with some of the details that make the show what it is. First let’s take a look at the idol heartthrob Graham Colton. This guy is awesome. We chatted for awhile backstage at Lincoln Hall before his set and had some time to shoot a few portraits after the interview.

The shot was achieved with one speedlight placed far camera right set to approximately half-power. This was shot with a 50mm prime at: f10, 1/250, ISO320 on a Nikon D700. The speed light allowed me to pretty much ignore any garbage ambient light the room was putting off while adding a bit of drama to the image.

Next we have Rachel Williams formerly of Sleepy Sun. After watching Sleepy Sun nail an excellent Performance at the Double Door here in Chicago, my writer and I met up with the band for somewhat of a session backstage. Everyone was having a good time and Rachel felt comfortable enough to spin around on the couch. It was during such time that it made perfect sense for myself to lay on my stomach against the floor while the tour manager pulled a nearby lamp off a table and held it camera right midway over Rachel’s head.

The lampshade made for a natural diffuser. Another band member aimed a small fan towards her head on the floor which also happened to be in the room. Yes, some of this was directed but parts of it were just about being in the right place at the right time and having the wit to know the shot when you see it. I’m convinced this shot would not be as cool if it hadn’t been shot with my 50mm prime.

The technical side reads: f1.4, 1/100, ISO4000 on a Nikon D700.

Lastly we’ll look at the lovely Class Actress herself, Elizabeth Harper. This situation was completely different that the aforementioned two. After rounds of texting and waiting I finally was able to meet Elizabeth after her set at Lincoln Hall. We met by her merch table where she’d been selling merch (and drinking lots of whiskey). She escorted me backstage for a “quick” portrait.

I did not have my speedlight with me which was just as well considering how in and out this experience was. Another challenge other than time you will find yourself faced with is how to make portraits in the same venue completely different. Believe it or not this shot was taken literally 3 feet away from the Graham Colton shot shown above. On the opposing wall was a couch and next to the couch a table with a small Beverage refrigerator. When light is scarce you will look in the most random places to bring more into your frame.

This small refrigerator made for the perfect cool rim Light in this shot. It’s cool nature almost makes it feel like outdoor window / skylight. Another major difficulty with this shoot was that the artist wanted to see each shot after it was taken to say yes keep it or no delete it now. I typically don’t offer this luxury but she insisted. This photo was taken with a Nikon D700 using a 50mm prime lens at: f1.4, 1/160, ISO4000. You can scope out another shot of Elizabeth in Part 1.

That’s it, huh? I can totally do this!

Well, mostly yea. I use Adobe Lightroom 4 for editing and pretty much solely use that for all the editing needed. The program’s cataloging and advanced editing capabilities including Brushes allow me all the Tools I require to tell the story how I saw it. When I edit any image I consider the story of what I saw and how to best relay that. Usually, I can edit a selected image in anywhere from 2 minutes to 20 minutes. Yes this is a big range but I want to make sure the image speaks the volumes to make the view feels like they were there. I especially love the ability to edit my dodges and burns with a feathered Brush.

More than likely you will also have to package and deliver the images to the media outlet at their specifications. During which time you’ll hopefully be hearing about your next gig! Let the cycle start over again.

There’s a lot more than meets the eye to concert photography. Like anything you will probably get better the more you do it. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and rock it!

Be sure to check out Lost In Concert: Volume One!

It has been my sincere pleasure to give you this deeper look into the world of concert photography. For the next 5 days, you can still get a copy of what’s surely one of the most vivid concert photography books ever made. With over 80 artists spanning the 160 pages it’s packed with great examples of concert photos paired with some great editorial. Check it out here:

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    Lucas Page

    Congratulations for this “Guide” Brendan! I think it’s very rich and contains a lot of useful info for those who are starting on concert photography.

    I feel very connected to it since I started that way, every word!, and only a year ago!

    One thing I think would make this even better and richer would be to recommend how much to charge for Image rights or a whole set of pics from a venue, cause most of the people starting don’t know which price could be “Standard” so to speak.

    I leave my portfolio in case you want to take a look ( )

    PS: Matias Farias down here….he kicks ass with his pics, he’s a great photographer, and I thank him for sending me this article 🙂

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    Braxton Klavins

    The funny thing is that I would have never thought that the 50mm would be a good lens. I guess it all depends on where you are shooting from.

    All I have is a 50mm 1.8g and I absolutely love it.

    And I have been in so many situations where I did not know if I would be able to shoot a specific thing, but I managed to pull it off great.
    I cant wait to get a 70-200 2.8. though.
    Great article.


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Queerversity: Desire and Sexuality in China Miéville’s Fiction

I’ve got a new article in Alluvium! It’s basically my paper from the academic stream at last year’s Worldcon (the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention / Loncon 3), now with more material and better editing. (Thank you, Caroline!)

Another big thank you goes to my friend Joy, who introduced me to the Queer Theory of Antke Engel.

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Category Archives: Walking

“Whether you think you can . . .”

Sign GirlsGuess what??? My sweet daughter-in-law Christin and I ran our first-ever 5K today!

Our route took us around the river in Wichita, KS where we saw lovely grass, flowers, trees, birds, bridges, and statues.

We got t-shirts, medals, chocolates, and champagne when we crossed the finish line.

The race directors had inspirational quotes all around, and we helped earn money for lymphoma research.

Dave, Kyle, Ally, and Kira were there to cheer us on. And the weather was PERFECT!

What a fun way to start the weekend . . . thank you for being my running buddy, Christin! ♥

New Year’s Resolutions

As writers, we know all about the “magic of three” . . . beginning, middle, end, The Three Bears, three adjectives, three wishes, three clues.  Three items create a pattern but don’t produce a mundane list. Comedians set up jokes with two scenarios and use the third for the punch line. Decorators use three candles on a mantel, and chefs use three garnishes on a plate. Even military officials use the “Rule of Three.” According to neuroscientist Tina Sellig, “The military has found that people can only track three things at once . . . when they experimented with a ‘Rule of Four,’ effectiveness dropped precipitously.”

Based on this real-life evidence, I decided I should stick to three New Year’s resolutions this year:

(1) Walk 10,000 steps a day. This may be a bit of a challenge since I work at a desk now instead of an elementary classroom, but check out my new pedometer!

(2) Start a “Year of Homemade Gifts” project, with photos, links, and tutorials posted on PILLOWS A-LA-MODE. (Hopefully those are cheers I hear, not groans! :))

(3) Host a resource-sharing gathering for women sometime this year . . . more on this to come.

These, along with time spent with my family and friends and writing projects fill me with anticipation for 2012. Happy New Year, and may God bless you and yours! ♥

Autumn Walks

I saw the gorgeous flowers in the first photograph below a couple of weeks ago in front of a church where I attended a meeting. I love spring flowers, but those that hang on until autumn are my heroes!  They inspired me to photograph the flowers and plants in our yard (all thanks to Dave ♥) and to take special note of the color in our neighborhood when going for my walk. Being a city girl now, I don’t see much wildlife while I’m trekking anymore, but my sister does . . . you should check out the beautiful photographs on her walking blog!


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The Aim

I saw this show once – Dara O’Brien’s Tough Gig. It was about people who did Live action Role play or Larp. They dress up like some Lord of the Rings beauty pageant and knock seven bells out of each other with magic and weapons. Magic is consensual yelling the weaponry is made of foam. I think it was meant to make me think Larpers were a bunch of geeks without lives. Much to my Mum’s dismay I set eyes on it and knew what I wanted to do with my life: mainly become a knight.

I did :D

As twenty first birthday presents go plate was a pretty cool one. However, larp is so much more than the look. It’s a living, breathing story you set in to. The world always has something about to tip it over the edge and you and your rag tag crew are often all that stands in the way of that.

Be it post apocalyptic, fantasy, modern day, steam punk there are more Larps than ice cream flavours and something for everyone.

It’s a hobby that’s gripped me for a couple of years now and I wanted to share what I’d picked up. Without some great teachers my swordplay would still be abysmal and my story telling would not be half as good.Speaking of swordplay I run a weapon’s practise each week. When I started this there was next to nothing on the internet offering advice or ideas. That’s what I want to change.

Each week I will throw a new game/drill/idea/practise up here to hone your sword/mace/stave/shield/really big stick skills. Bi weekly expect a post to discuss an idea from how to make a piece of kit, how to make a splash as a new player, what to take to your first event or how to give an effective order.

I’m blessed in the fact I bumped into a group of people willing and able to raise me from my rookie status. For anyone not that lucky I hope this helps :]

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A good portion of the startups I meet and advise want to use the newest, hottest technology to build something that’s cool, but not technologically groundbreaking. I have yet to meet a startup building a time machine, teleporter or quantum social network that would actually require some amazing new tech. They have awesome new ideas with down-to-earth technical requirements, so I kept wondering why they choose this shiny (and risky) new stuff when all they need is a good ol’ trustworthy database. I think it’s because many assume that building the latest and greatest needs the latest and greatest!

It turns out that’s only one of three bad reasons (traps) why people go for the shiny and new. Reason two is people mistakenly assume older stuff is slow, not feature rich or won’t scale. “MySQL is sluggish,” they say. “Java is slow,” I’ve heard. “Python won’t scale,” they claim. None of it’s true.

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With MySQL Enterprise Backup(MEB) 3.9.0 we had introduced full instance backup feature for cloning the MySQL server. Now with MEB 3.11.0 we have enhanced the feature by copying all the master-slave setup files like MySQL server binary logs(will be referred as 'binlogs'), binary log index files, relay logs of slave, relay log index files, master info of slave, slave info files. As part of full instance backup, copying of binlog files is default behavior MEB-3.11.0 onwards. DBA should be aware of the fact that current full instance backup is bigger than the backups with old MEB's.

As every event on MySQL production database goes as a entry to binlog files in particular format, binlog files could be huge. Backing of huge binlog and/or relaylog files should not impact the performance of MySQL server. Hence, all the binlog files, …

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In one of my previous posts, “How to resize InnoDB logs?”, I gave the advice on how to safely change the size of transaction logs. This time, I will explain why doing it may become necessary.

A brief introduction to InnoDB transaction logs

The transaction logs handle REDO logging, which means they keep the record of all recent modifications performed by queries in any InnoDB table. But they are a lot more than just an archive of transactions. The logs play important part in the process of handling writes. When a transaction commits, InnoDB synchronously makes a note of any changes into the log, while updating the actual table files happens asynchronously and may take place much later. Each log entry is assigned a Log Sequence Number – an incremental value that always uniquely identifies a change.

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Usability improvements in Tungsten Replicator 2.0.4

If you love a software product, you should try to improve it, and not be afraid of criticizing it. This principle has guided me with MySQL (where I have submitted many usability bugs, and discussed interface with developers for years), and it proves true for Tungsten Replicator as well. When I started working at Continuent, while I was impressed by the technology, I found the installation procedure and the product logs quite discouraging. I would almost say disturbing. Fortunately, my colleagues have agreed on my usability focus, and we can enjoy some tangible improvements. I have already mentioned the new installation procedure, which requires just one command to install a full master/slave cluster. I would like to show how you can use the new installer to deploy a multiple source …

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The MySQL general log is one of my favorite features for a quick debug. I especially like the ability of starting and stopping it on demand, which was introduced in MySQL 5.1.
However, using the general log has its drawbacks.
Today I was debugging a nasty bug that results from two statements that should be applied sequentially, but that were instead concurrent. These kind of problems are hard to cope with, as they are intermittent. Sometimes all goes well, and you get the expected result. And then, sometimes the statements fly on different directions and I stare at the screen, trying to understand where did they stray.
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Initially I just intended for the tool to be able to dump the general log to standard output, from any machine capable to connect to MySQL. Quick enough, I realized the power it brings.

With this tool, one can dump to standard output all queries using temporary tables; or using a specific index; or doing a full index scan; or just follow up on connections; or… For example, the following execution will only log queries which make for filesort:

oak-hook-general-log --user=root --host=localhost --password=123456 --filter-explain-filesort

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I’m further developing a general log hook, which can stream queries from the general log.

A particular direction I’m taking is to filter queries by their type of actions. For example, the tool (oak-hook-general-log) can be instructed to only stream out those queries which involve creation of a temporary table; or those which cause for a filesort, or full index scan, etc.

This is done by evaluating of query execution plans on the fly. I suspect the MySQL query analyzer roughly does the same (as a small part of what it does).

It’s almost nothing one cannot do with sed/awk. However, I bumped into a couple of problems:

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I’m seeking input on a new openark kit utility I’ve started to implement.

The tool, oak-hook-general-log, will hook up to a MySQL (>= 5.1) server, and stream the general log into standard output. It looks like this:

bash$ python src/oak/ --socket=/tmp/mysql.sock --user=root
2010-03-21 10:18:42     root[root] @ localhost []       79      1       Query   SELECT COUNT(*) FROM City
2010-03-21 10:18:48     root[root] @ localhost []       79      1       Query   DELETE FROM City WHERE id=1000
2010-03-21 10:18:54     root[root] @ localhost []       79      1       Query   SHOW PROCESSLIST
2010-03-21 10:19:06     root[root] @ localhost []       79      1       Quit
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MySQL 5.4 performance with logging

About a month ago, I published the results of MySQL 5.x performance with logging. The results covered several versions, from 5.0.45 to 5.1.33. Among the conclusions of the post was the consideration that MySQL 5.0.x is faster than MySQL 5.1 in read only operations. I hinted that better results may come for MySQL 5.1. When I wrote that post I had, in fact, an ace up my sleeve, because I had already benchmarked the performance of MySQL 5.4, using the same criteria shown in my previous post. The results, as you can see from the charts below, tell that …
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A Birthday Secret

1 Sep

In case you don’t already know her (what?! how do you not know her?!), let me introduce Emily Henderson. HGTV Design Star winner and the stylist behind Secrets from a Stylist (SFAS), aka my current favorite show on HGTV. That’s saying a lot considering it means she’s beating out House Hunters, Curb Appeal, and more. Divine Design used to my be favorite but I liked the old format better, especially since it seems a little like Candice is trying to steal Emily’s styling concept. I am nothing if not loyal to my friends. Or “friends” as it may be since Emily doesn’t know we’re friends. Stalker? No, I promise not. A bit of girl crush, as Pete suggested? Most definitely. It’s sort of hard not to have one. First of all, she’s incredibly talented and works hard. Seriously, I only dream of being able to style and layer (both clothes and rooms) the way she does. Second of all, she seems like the nicest person on earth. And the result of that winning combination is that she earned her way to her dream job – her own show on HGTV. I think that’s both awesome and admirable.

But, you may be wondering, what is the point of this whole post? Well, today is Emily’s birthday and her Online Media Manager, Lana, and her husband Joey(also of Make a House a Home), pulled together a birthday surprise for her. Go check out the video on Emily’s blog.

Yup, I said video. Let me remind you, I barely let myself be photographed. Being on video feels like awkwardness times a million (also, I realize now I could have said something, I thought I wasn’t supposed to – oops!) But I did it. Mostly because I decided earlier this year that this is my “Year of Yes.” Normally, I’d make up a million reasons not to participate but, when Krishann (of His Mrs. Her Mr. who is also super nice, has the sweetest family, and has a side table I’m pining over) sent me the e-mail about the birthday secret, I thought “yes.” And I’m really glad I did. Turns out some things you’re scared/hesitant/embarrassed by really aren’t so bad.

So, with all that, one more Happy Birthday, Emily! I wish you continued success and happiness. And everyone else, you should try saying “Yes.”

3 Responses to “A Birthday Secret”

  1. Krishann September 1, 2011 at 9:26 am #

    You’re the sweetest! I’m glad we both decided to be brave and do it! Not so bad at all (nor are our poster making skills:) ….

  2. tiffany September 8, 2011 at 11:37 pm #

    good job! your sign was cute =)

  3. pleasantandhome September 11, 2011 at 9:51 pm #

    Thanks girls! =)

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quantum electrodynamics

By the 1970s physicists had successfully tamed three of the fundamental forces using a sophisticated construct called quantum field theory. The trouble was that the framework seemed to fall apart when you looked at very high or very low energy scales. So how could these be thought of as valid theories? It's a question physicists are still grappling with today.

The early 1950s were an experimental gold mine for physicists, with new particles produced in accelerators almost every week. Yet the strong nuclear force that acted between them defied theoretical description, sending physicists on a long and arduous journey that culminated in several Nobel prizes and the exotic concept of "asymptotic freedom".

This is the second article in our four-part series exploring quantum electrodynamics. After successfully applying quantum mechanics to the electromagnetic field, physicists faced a problem of boundless proportions: every calculation they made returned infinity as the answer.

You may have heard of quantum theory and you probably know what a field is. But what is quantum field theory? This article traces the development of quantum electrodynamics in the first half of the 20th century. Hair raising difficulties, heroic struggle and illustrious characters — this story has it all!

This is the third article in our four-part series exploring quantum electrodynamics. After struggling with a theory plagued by unwieldy infinities an ingenious trick put QED back on track.

This is the last article in a four-part series exploring quantum electrodynamics. After a breakthrough that tamed QED in theory, the stick-like drawings known as Feynman diagrams, policed by a young Freeman Dyson, made the theory useable.


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It is all about strategy

There may be more noise out there, but the job is actually simpler – as long as you have a strategy.

Politics can be a very bruising business. Hour after hour, day after day, you are under intense scrutiny. Attacks, many of which you will think are unfair, come from every quarter.

I still wear the scars of those days. But the world today is very different. My political campaigning with Tony Blair came largely before the arrival of social media, Twitter and rise of the blogosphere. I can understand why there are many who believe the noise and instant rush to judgement makes the job of communicating much harder. But while it can seem counter-intuitive, I believe instead that this revolution has actually made communicating – whether you are a political party, a campaigning organisation or a business – more straightforward.

In a world in which opinions are no longer the preserve of a few newspapers or broadcasters but are shared in countless conversations across the web, it is frankly pointless to think you can control what others say about you. The priority is to think about what you want to say about yourself and ensure you do it as effectively as possible.

It is why, in an era of breath-taking change which you will read about in these pages, it is essential first, as John Major might say, to get back to basics. Your focus must not be on how to get your message over – the channels or the tactics you should use – but what you want to say and why. It is only when you have this nailed down should you start thinking about everything else.

Political parties understand this imperative even if they might not always get it right. I am still not sure after five years what the Coalition Government stood for. But too many businesses still seem to think it is not even necessary to try.

I hear repeatedly how corporate clients only want tactics and not strategy from their PR advisers, whether in-house or consultants. They have got it the wrong way around.

The importance of knowing your objective – and having thought of the strategy to achieve it – is greater in this new communications environment. The more noise there is, the greater the need to focus on what’s important; the more essential it is to have clarity over what you are saying.

This must start with objective – what you want to achieve. From this flows the strategy – the approach to achieving it. This allows you to shape a compelling narrative. Only then do you start thinking about tactics, which are the actions and tools needed to deliver the strategy.

Without an agreed and clear strategy, you will not develop effective, coherent tactics or successfully promote or defend reputations. Nor will you find the courage to stay on course, no matter how choppy the waters, or get buy in from across your organisation. And in a time when it is likely that far more of your employees will be sharing opinions far more widely than ever before, you need everyone, from the boardroom to the shop floor, rowing in the right direction.

This is why it is no good handing this strategy down from on high, like tablets of stone. This is often done not out of egotism but to get round vested interests within an organisation. But developing a strategy is about having arguments, not avoiding them. It is not going to survive the battering from an external crisis if you don’t have the confidence to open it up to internal debate.

Avoid the temptation as well to make so many concessions to get agreement that you lose clarity. The best strategy can be written down as a phrase or short simple sentence. And that’s also what you have to do. It’s not a strategy at all unless it is written down.

So despite all the changes in the communications environment, it is the basics which will decide success and failure. And this also includes the relationship between the political leader or CEO and communications chief.

Trust and confidence are absolutely essential. Without it, the CEO won’t listen to the advice of their Corporate Affairs Director and he or she, in turn, will find it difficult to take the action needed. The influence I had in Downing Street came from the fact that everyone understood I was acting with the Prime Minister’s authority. But this confidence also comes from having an agreed, clear strategy in place. It’s at the root of all effective communication.

Alastair Campbell is a member of Portland’s Advisory Board. He is the former Director of Communications and Strategy at Downing Street.

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Compact Mirrors & Powder Compacts

Jane Vanroe on collecting vintage powder compacts and compact mirrors. You can find Jane's designs at and on Amazon in the EU & USA

First new Stratton powder compacts!

New silver-plated Stratton compact with fuchsia faux snakeskin

New chrome-plated Stratton compact with fuchsia faux snakeskin

Ok, can’t tell you how excited I am… Finally, finally have my first four brand new Stratton powder compacts online! (After photographs, more photographs (compacts are surprisingly huffy supermodels), research, editing and website redesign!)

More designs to follow. But here’s a little about why I feel I’ve eaten a whole bloc of Galaxy…

British company Stratton, est. 1860, has made exceptional powder compacts since 1923. My selection of their best new designs are handmade to the highest standards. Cases are gilt or chrome plated, then double lacquered for a beautiful gloss finish.

By the early 1930s Stratton produced over half of all compacts used by the UK cosmetics industry. Four of the five Stratton factories were destroyed in WWII, but the company restarted their production lines in 1946. By the mid 1950s, popular designs and film-star endorsement made the company a worldwide brand.

…and I’m stocking their newest range!  You know, I feel like Libertys. Only more geeky about compacts ;)

2 comments on “First new Stratton powder compacts!

  1. Betty-Anne Field
    October 6, 2011

    Very Interesting! Have been reading up on compacts … especially Stratton, as I have a vintage Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip gold-tone compact that I wanted to learn more about [in order to sell]. Not sure if Elizabeth is Queen or just married Princess in photo/top. She has a blue dress on. Do you know of anywhere I can learn more about this? Any help is greatly appreciated!

    Your little one is a cutie!

    • Jane Johnston
      October 16, 2011

      Hi Betty-Anne! Sorry for the delay in this reply – just catching up on my blog after some sleepless baby nights… and busy VanRoe days!

      Your compact sounds gorgeous, and I’d recommend that you get in touch with the British Compact Collectors’ Society. They are a lovely and incredibly well-informed group, with many Stratton enthusiasts. You might like to join the society for access to all their Stratton expertise… and community of collectors!

      Hope this helps, and thank you for getting in touch! :)

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Introducing Power BI publisher for Excel: sharing key Excel insights just got easier. Save snapshots of important PivotTables, Charts, cell ranges, and more from across all of your spreadsheets to a single location quickly.

Share your Excel data to online dashboards in seconds: select an Excel element on the grid of an open worksheet and then click the Pin button on the Power BI ribbon tab.

In the Pin to dashboard dialog, you can select an existing dashboard from a list of dashboards for which you have write permissions or you can create a new dashboard. Then click Pin to pin the element’s snapshot as a tile to the dashboard.

Once pinned, users are presented with a confirmation message including a link to the new tile in the dashboard.

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Power BI publisher for Excel supports updates of a single selection as well as updates of multiple elements.

Highlighting a list item shows the pinned element selection on the Excel grid.

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A Destination

I recently ran across the Reach & Teach website. This organization’s tagline is “Transforming the world through teachable moments.”  They call themselves a social justice learning company.

On their website is a great collection of definitions of social justice. Please – take a tour.  May these ideas inspire!

And what’s more – they have a store!

I think we need this poster in my house:

ABCs of Living Green

And, OMG – check out their books!

I could stay here all day!

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Tag Archive | Gospel of Matthew

Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young

Hebrews 12:2  looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Jesus is calling

Jesus is calling

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My face is shining upon you, beaming out Peace that transcends understanding. You are surrounded by a sea of problems, but you are face to Face with Me, your Peace. As long as you focus on Me, you are safe. If you gaze too long at the myriad problems around you, you will sink under the weight of your burdens. When you start to sink, simply call out “Help me, Jesus!” and I will lift you up.

The closer you live to Me, the safer you are. Fix your eyes on Me, the One who never changes.

Philippians 4:7, Matthew 14:30, Hebrews 12:2

Excerpt from the January 15 devotional of Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young taken from DaySpring

Stepping Out of Our “Comfort Zone” by Trudy Ross

Matthew 14:22-33 (NIV)

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 28 Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

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It has been over a month since the Prayer Works Evangelism Outreach Street Ministry has been launched.  Watching God move has been an eye-opening and humbling experience for me.

The peace that comes with doing the will of God is another experience that words cannot explain.  All I know is that there is an inner peace that takes over your and if I should be honest “that peace” sometimes evades us.

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are too busy to think of anything else but you, and what concerns you?  Or have you ever told yourself “That’s not for me, I cannot do that!”

God has a way to shift us from that place of comfort that we sometimes find ourselves “ok” with.

Being involved in this Ministry has enabled me to step out of that place I called “Normal”. The reality of what is involved in ministering to the needy is such that while in the moment there is no room to zone in on “My Issues”. They become obsolete.

Before a breakthrough there is always struggles and if you are not Spiritually equipped you will quit before you begin. Every Sunday when it’s time to step out into the outreach arm of the ministry, the fight that comes and the pressure that builds up is one that would have you giving up.

We literally have to push past this feeling.

Today we packed the car, as usual, we pulled up and it was time to do what we set out to do.  We prayed again and stepped out. The minute we stepped out of the car you could feel God’s hand on what was about to take place.

First, it was one person and within five minutes or less it was a line as far as we could see.  The look on the faces of the people we saw, was one of complete happiness and hope, even if it was for just a time, THAT TIME, the joy of being ministered unto was something you could actually touch.

Not for a minute did I remember that this was not my “comfort zone” anymore, he had taken me to a new “normal”.

In closing let me ask you this. What is God asking you to do that you have questioned HIM so many times over if he is sure he got the right person?

Try this, step out of that comfort zone.  Let go and let GOD!

Abiding Faith by Wayne Smith

Hebrews 11:6 KJV “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

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There’s a difference my Brothers and Sisters between Desire and Faith. You can have the desire to do something or get something but as soon as you are faced with certain challenges you lose that desire.

When you have Faith it causes you to pursue the thing that seems impossible, see desire will get you out of your Egypt and heading to your Promise but when you come upon your Red Sea you start giving up and saying why has God brought us out here to kill us.

Were there not enough graves in Egypt for you to leave us there to die, see that what desire does. Desire will take you to the entrance of your Promise but when you see that Jericho wall before you, you give up, but when you have Faith it will give you the Tenacity and the Power to hold on and go after your promise.

When you come upon your Red Sea and you don’t know where to turn, you can’t turn to the left there are Mountains on your left and you can’t turn to your right there are mountains on your right and you can’t look back because Pharaoh and his army is coming up behind you.

Faith will cause you to have no Fear but just Stand still and see the Salvation of the Lord. For the Egyptians you see today you will see no more, the bills you see today you will see them no more, and in the name of Jesus I’m crossing over my Red Sea.

Faith will get to the entrance of your promise and cause you to look at your Jericho wall and declare according to (Matthew 17:20 “for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you”).

Praise your way through into your Promise, somebody just shout unto God by Faith right now.

Financial Breakthrough for “Faith”

Matthew 17:20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

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After church, I came home and saw I had a missed call from Faith. I returned the call and the lady mentioned she needs prayer for a financial breakthrough.

I asked how did you get this prayer line?

She replied, I searched the internet and this line came up.

Thanks be to God for her.  She is a divine appointment.

Team please help me pray for a spiritual breakthrough, as well as a financial breakthrough.

There was also an unspoken request for a friend she is currently standing in the gap for and for her pursuit in finding a church home in Ohio.

Touching Jesus by Dawn B Jones

Matthew 9:20-22 “And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.”
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I am asking for prayer yet again. It is so easy to ask others to have the faith to stand..when all along you are preaching to the choir. I have been out of the hospital this time for nine days and trying my best not to go back in. One of the many things God is healing me from is gastral paresis.. the stomach‘s inability to process food..
So each time I eat I am basically dumping new food onto old until it fills up to the top and I must vomit to get some relief. It causes severe stomach cramping and no urgency to relieve myself. This is the main thing that usually lands me back in the hospital.
If I have no relief by tomorrow I will be going back to Emory. I am so ready for this to be over….two years of this is about as much as I can stomach literally. I need my stomach and my bowels to begin working again.
The Doctors basically cover this whole thing with a band-aid and after a few weeks send me back home. please pray total and final complete deliverance from all of this and as always, my many thanks to each of you in advance.

Dawn we have seen the power of God at work in all your members. Today is no different, God continues to heal you gradually.

We thank him for your complete healing and we pray for your strength as you go through this process. Father we stand in the gap and we declare peace, rest, deliverance, totally selflessness, a heart of gratitude and a spirit of humility. Father if it is your will take this cup away from Dawn. Again not her will but may your will be done. Bring glory through this situation Lord. Father, daddy we call upon you and we ask for help.

In the Midst of Storms by Theresa Cerreta-Siligrini

Matthew 8:23-27 (KJV)23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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In the mist of every storm my God you are there to up hold the righteous and faithful who walk with you. Your never-ending love for your servants is ever shining across the land.
People look and wonder how can that be, how can they praise Him even when destruction is knocking at their door?
Our reply oh God is with the truth that is embedded in our hearts! We know that our God is forever by our side with His mighty hands outstretched to protect us even if the land around us should crumble. You shield the weak and powerless and strengthen us with your love.
We know and trust that the love of our mighty God can calm the raging seas across the land and within our hearts! You raise us up when the turmoil of the world tries to bring destruction and drown us in misery.
Your promise of an eternal life with you is our hope that sustains us.

Terrified by What it Looks Like by C Bowen-Noble

 Matthew 16:24-27 (ESV)

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

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I am so sad and so at a loss for words right now, but I have a very delicate prayer request. It is for one of my dearest friends Lakayia (kia). She is at the hospital by her Mom’s side. The situation does not look good, but it is all in Jesus’ hands. Please help me, to pray for her and her mom at this trying time as she struggles to keep it together for her mom and the rest of her family. Also, pray for the extended family has given up and think that it is the final days for my friend’s mom. At this point, we do not know what the Lord has in stored.

Her mom is such an amazing mom and grand mom.  The family is so connected. Her daughter and mom is my friend’s total all, and I know she is not ready for any disappointing news. Jesus, I faithfully pray for a miracle, today. I really do not have the words to explain what she has been going thru but she been there with her mom through thick & thin. ALWAYS and I KNOW, THE LORD WILL RICHLY BLESS her with beautiful LONG LIFE. She is an amazingly strong and independent, with a beautiful fun loving, compassionate heart.
Her mom is definitely very proud of her as I am too… The lord is looking down and He is happy for the woman. The Mom and the friend that she is, and will continue to be to my family and I. May He always be there for them no matter what the outcome. I do not know how I’d feel, or what I would do, or say if it was my mom. Honestly, I know I would ask for prayer and a miracle. So friends, I ask you to help me, -Please-, to pray for her to be strong and for the Lord to keep His arms wrapped tightly around her & the Family. Prayer for his will for her & her mom. Amen!

Thank you for taking time to read my Prayer Request, I truly appreciate the time you have taken out of your day…. God Bless you!


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A random collection of essential reading matter:

#1. I used to think Groucho Marx’s letter to Warner Brothers was the gold standard for laugh out loud letter writing — till I chanced on David Thorne’s efforts. This weekend, I had occasion to add another name to the list — Aadisht Khanna, who was kind enough to cc me on a series of responses to people who had written in to him about his last column, on fighting the Love Jihad. Checked my email at what was not perhaps the best time to laugh out loud, and as a result got, from family members, some harsh words for inappropriate laughter. I’m hoping Aadisht will, one of these days, create a column or blog post around those who mail him, and his responses. In the meantime, here’s his latest: a treatise on how Lalit Modi, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepak Chopra and others can help save the Indian tiger. If laughter is the best medicine, AK is rapidly becoming my go-to physician.

#2. Another favorite columnist, Girish Sahane [the fact that many of my favorite writers are now doing columns for Yahoo is not exactly a coincidence], is insightful on the recent equation of homeopathy with witchcraft, which prompted several people and entities in India to go off like so many misguided missiles.

#3. Following on from the earlier post on Vinay Kumar and the BCCI’s chronic inability to manage its product better, here’s Gideon Haigh, with a good read on the subject.

The dearth is not simply of up-to-date information but of meaningful analysis, and not merely of how money is being raised but how it is being allocated. Indian observers are transfixed by the aforementioned $4.13 billion valuation ascribed to IPL by Brand Finance, a figure almost entirely meaningless: because the IPL is not for sale, the value is unrealisable. They remain perversely incurious about how the BCCI spends its vast resources. During their dispute with the Indian board in January, India’s taxation authorities came up with a figure of mysterious provenance but extraordinary implications: on the actual promotion of Indian cricket, the BCCI spends just 8% of revenues. Never mind Lalit Modi – why is this not a scandal?

#4. Chris Gayle sends Suleiman Benn off to the doghouse. The reason why, is brilliant — and an object lesson for other captains:

“I actually asked him to leave the field,’ Gayle told reporters after the game. “As a captain, it was a situation like you ask a particular bowler to do it and he said he never done certain things before. That why you have practice sessions, to practice. I asked him to simply bowl over the wicket. I don’t see why it should be a problem.

“He wasn’t up for it and if you’re not up for it, why give that particular bowler the ball. I just see it that he [Benn] doesn’t want to take part. It was my call to actually ask him to leave and tell him that he is not needed anymore.”

#5. Curioser and curioser: India apparently arm-twisted Sri Lanka into opposing the nomination of John Howard as the next ICC president. Speculating on the basis of a speculative story is bad policy, but still: how did this go? India opposed; India got those over whom it has some influence to oppose [where would Sri Lankan cricket be without these once a week ‘tournaments’ with India?]; India then had a meeting with Howard; India withdrew its opposition? Now I am even more curious to know what the quid pro quo was.

#6. And while on Howard, a good post by ‘achettup’ that basically poses the question: what the fuck does it matter anyway?

It isn’t as some believe, that he truly is the best man for the job. And it isn’t that he will be Test Cricket’s savior, the readiness of the board to jump into bed with the BCCI over the Champions League should tell you all you need to know about that. Nor is it that he will give a strong voice to Australia’s (once again, NZ’s concerns can be, urm…, well reviewed a little later) interests and counteract the increasingly powerful Asian bloc – I doubt anybody can make a significant impact on that, though there is no doubt that this is one of the reasons Howard has been selected. The real reason is that this is Cricket Australia’s rather lame effort to assert themselves on the international scene by taking a bold and provocative stand. It will win them no friends, renew enmity once dead with certain boards and eventually all they would have engineered is a nice fall flat on their face.

As mentioned before, I don’t honestly see what danger Howard would bring to the most dysfunctional of sporting bodies, the ICC, or for that matter how much his predecessor Sharad Pawar could either. If it were up to me, politicians would be kept a few astronomical units away from cricket administration, but all that said, when was the last time an ICC CEO made any real impact on the sport, positive or negative? And since when has the ICC not been torn by some rift or the other and the formation of these retarded blocs opposing each other for a variety of political reasons. And to be honest I’m sick of hearing about these bungling has-beens and their desperate efforts to grab the limelight. If the game was meant to be about the administrators there would have been deliberate efforts to make their actions more entertaining. Like in the IPL.

More reading matter, as and when I stumble on them. Found any interesting links? Cricket, or anything else at all? Please to share.

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  1. i wonder if we could do with a vigilante. like a army of masked murderers, u know? snipers and shit. our governing and policing is so incompetent that nobody would be caught, and it would probably do us a world of good to get rid of dudes like srinivasan and sharad pawar.
    i know there’ll be somebody to replace them, but they’d at least be a little afraid of the vigilante :D. he could even leave clues, that he did it for the cricket.

    on a more serious note though, just 8% of finances for development? and they don’t pay taxes? shouldn’t somebody ask what’s up with that? y doesn’t anybody give a fuck about so many billions? its messed up.

  2. Read Gautis interview in TOI http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sports/Cricket/Interviews/I-play-for-India-not-ex-players-Gambhir/articleshow/5996365.cms

    All these current players are taking a leaf out of the BCCI. ‘We were the best, we won a couple of tournaments 3 years ago, hence we cant be bad now’

    Our players and the board need to introspect. The report of the manager (and why should he be giving the report for he is a guy who is selected only for one tour as a quid pro quo? should it not be the Coach’s, physio’s report that matter?) has been thrown to the dustbin already. Board is more worried about sending show cause notices to Modi on IPL and the players for a brawl in the pub than take corrective measures for the shortcomings so obvious in WI. One would have expected a few players ordered to go to the NCA and a boot camp for another few who are palpably unfit. Back to Gautis interview – though frankness is admirable, there is a thin line between frankness and arrogance.

  3. honestly, cant wait for RD, SRT and VVS to retire – and then see how the current crop of IPL’ers fare against England/Aussies in their own dens. That will be totally laughable – it would be like turning the clock to early-to-mid nineties of watching cricket!

  4. Who is the editor for these columns ?
    “It’s even more magical and revolutionary than the iPad. So if private competition can improve the way banks, ports, insurance, gas distribution and phones work, it should work for tiger conversation”
    “tiger conversation” should be “tiger conservation”.

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In a 1991 trial of 59 women B6 proved to be effective at reducing symptoms of morning sickness. Thirty-one patients received a 25 mg dose of B6 every eight hours for a total of three days. The other 28 patients received a placebo on the same schedule. Before the trial 15 of the 31 patients who received the B6 treatment suffered from nausea and vomiting. After the three day trial, only 8 patients still vomited. Of the 28 on the placebo 10 vomited as a result of morning sickness. After three days on the placebo, 15 had vomiting as a symptom of their morning sickness. [source]

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Earlier this afternoon, I had been hearing distant thunder for some time.  I checked the weather map, and there was a line of strong storms heading my way.  Just to be safe, I figured I’d turn my computer off.  I was finishing up a few things online when the rain started falling.  It was building up to a nice shower when I finally clicked to turn off my computer.  I was looking out my window and I happened to glance over at my computer where I saw “Installing 1 of 9 updates.”

“You’re doing that now!”

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A changed man? Gates used racial slur in college application

Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. said of his arrest and ensuing controversy that “this is not about me.” Never mind that his every action and statement has seemed to indicate his belief otherwise.

Now, we learn that Gates has long harbored antagonistic views towards White Americans. In his application to Yale, he wrote:

“As always, whitey now sits in judgment of me, preparing to cast my fate. It is your decision either to let me blow with the wind as a nonentity or to encourage the development of self. Allow me to prove myself.”

Gates is accomplished man who has worked hard to achieve success and notoriety. He didn’t start out with many advantages in life, with perhaps the exception of a present, gainfully employed father.

However, he does seem to harbor some resentment towards Whites and animosity towards institutions he perceives as being tools of a White establishment (the university, the police, etc.). Some people might say this is understandable, given his background growing up as  Black American in West Virginia. Unfortunately, it’s unhelpful in furthering the enormous progress our diverse nation has made towards racial equality and harmony.

Post Script: The AP piece which documented the racial slur provided a good deal of relevant and detailed biographical information, but at times seem to border on sycophancy. It read as if the writer, Hillel Italie, was earnestly penning a public relations expose for a client who needed some good press).

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God Is Able
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” (Ephesians 3:20)

The Bible portrays God as omnipotent—all-powerful, able even to create all things from nothing (Hebrews 11:3). The individual is portrayed as totally insufficient to do anything but fail. Yet the Bible also teaches that great things will be done in, and through, and to us. How? It is only through God’s power and wisdom that anything of substance will be accomplished. He alone is able. Consider the following sampling of tasks He is able to perform for us.

God is able to do the work of salvation in a believer’s heart. “Wherefore [God] is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25). We can entrust that salvation for eternity “unto him that is able to keep [us] from falling, and to present [us] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 1:24).

In this life we will have physical needs, and included in a passage on the obligation we have to give so that others’ needs will be met is Paul’s claim that “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). Furthermore, He alone is able to equip us for service. “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (1 Timothy 1:12).

His able ministry toward us does not stop in this life, for He “shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself” (Philippians 3:21). As our text teaches, He “is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.” JDM

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Liberal journalists favor government press control

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Drinks and Data - PyData SV

Feb 01, 2013
Don't miss out on Drinks and Data to be held March 18 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Lilly Mac's in Sunnyvale. The event, sponsored by Continuum Analytics and organized by Big Data SF Bay, is free to attend. Please register at:

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Schedule for PyData Silicon Valley - Now Posted

Jan 28, 2013

We thank our Proposal Review Committee for their work in narrowing down all the talk and tutorial submissions received for PyData. As a result, we have an incredible schedule of tutorials and talks being presented by top-notch data scientists. We've made sure that sessions will have plenty of time for Q&A.

We are expecting PyData SV to sell out, so register now!

Pydata Student Volunteer Opportunities

Jan 21, 2013

If you are interested in getting involved in PyData by donating some of your time during conference, we have a limited number of volunteer positions open. We ask that you commit to working 12 hours during the three days of PyData in exchange for your student registration and tutorial costs. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering.

Call for Speakers is Now Closed - PyData SV Schedule Coming Soon

Jan 16, 2013

Thank you for your talk and tutorial submissions. We received many great proposals and we look forward to soon posting the PyData SV schedule.

Keynote Speakers Announced

Jan 08, 2013

We are very excited to have Peter Norvig, the Director of Research at Google, and Fernando Perez, a research scientist at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at U.C. Berkeley, as the keynote speakers for PyData SV 2013.

Currently Seeking PyData Sponsorships

Dec 21, 2012

To make a successful community-driven conference, we depend on sponsors to keep registration affordable for attendees, and to help us promote the event.  In addition to the additional benefits that accrue for each level of sponsorship, sponsoring the conference shows your support and appreciation for the thousands of hours that have gone into producing open source software for data analysis.  If you are interested in sponsoring PyData SV 2013 please contact us at:  [email protected].

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Dec 20, 2012

Early registration for PyData SV 2013 will be through January 25, 2013. PyData NYC 2012 sold out, so be sure and register now to guarantee your space and to take advantage of early registration rates. The schedule will again feature prominent scientists, executives and developers delivering talks, tutorials and workshops on large-scale data management challenges impacting both science and industry.  View last conference’s schedule.


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Thank you A-FF Lab!

10 minutes before the time I set to go home tonight, I finished organizing all the papers, reports, etc that were downloaded in the past 3,5 years. Last job would be to cut and paste it to its new folder I have prepared before. But, being hungry and sleepy, I mistakenly deleted some folders and files I still need. OUCH!!!

Panicked, buzzed ~G for instant help. Within seconds, he replied back with several programs for undoing the deleting part. *Oh how I love him for being soooo dependable!*.

After several trial-version program (damn you, trial version!), one free program proved to be the best solution. I recovered all my mistakenly deleted files and folders within seconds. YAYYY!!..

Ladies and gentlemen, if you ever, everrr, do a stupidity that I just did tonight, try the NTFS Undelete by the A-FF Data Recovery Lab. Follow all the instruction listed there, and voila.. your data is back..

With this post, I’d like to thank the A-FF Team so much for developing the software. Absolutely LOVE IT! and also to my dear ~G for finding this software for me. Absolutely LOVE YOU!

1. Of course I did not follow all the instruction, how was I supposed to know that we are not supposed to save any file or install any application? To those who did this before installing the software, let me tell you to not worry, I retrieved all my lost data even after I installed some useless trial-version softwares.

2. What happen tonight reminds me of how valuable it is to always have some spare stationaries. A blank CD or DVD is a must in the recovery process, as well as a portable harddisk or flash disk.

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  1. I believe the reason that they say ‘not supposed to save any file or install any application’ is to minimize the chances of damaging the file that you are trying to retrieve. I guess you were lucky that the useless trial-version application was not written at the same location of your files (overwrite). Check this link for more understanding:

    Anyhow, it was great that you can get them back, dear.

    Last but not least, love you too :-).

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There’s a lot of talk these days about self-reliance. According to some, our lot in life – our success or failure – is all up to us. As GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain recently said: “Don’t blame Wall Street, don’t … Continue reading

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OccupyWallStreet and Failing Institutions

Jeff Jarvis has written about the OccupyWallStreet movement: #OccupyWallStreet, to me, is about institutional failure. And so it is appropriate that #OccupyWallStreet itself is not run as an institution. We don’t trust institutions anymore. Name a bank or financial institution … Continue reading

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Chaos On Wall Street

PBS’ News Hour recently featured a Paul Solman interview of Benoit Mandelbrot, a mathemetician known for his work on Chaos Theory, and Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.” It offers … Continue reading

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Upcoming Events: Breathless Reads at The Grove

So, I was a little breathless this morning. Lita from Barnes & Noble - The Grove in Los Angeles asked me to moderate the Breathless Reads panel. As soon as my husband committed to giving me a ride over, I said yes, yes, YES!

I hope you'll join us!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

2:00 pm

Barnes & Noble at The Grove
189 Grove Dr K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036 [ MAP ]

Jessica Khoury - Origin

Marie Lu - Prodigy

Brenna Yovanoff - Paper Valentine

  1. so exciting! i am sure you will do an awesome job. i totally wish i could go. we'll have to compare notes after the monday event.

  2. I'm unfortunately unable to attend but my books are going to be signed and shipped to me!!! You might meet my books LOL

  3. Aw, fun! I don't know if I will make it, but I wish you luck in moderating this panel. :) I hear Marie Lu is a sweetie in person!

    Wendy @ The Midnight Garden

  4. She's great! She attended our first Bridge to Books event even before Legend came out, and it turns out someone won the ARC during the raffle. So I got to see her very first book signing, haha! Gretchen McNeil also signed her first copy of Possess there. It was a really ground-breaking party :D (*namedropper*)

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LA Times Thinks Irresponsible Spending of FEMA Relief by Katrina Victims Not Their Fault

Filed under: Bias? What bias?, General Nonsense — Paul @ 11:03 pm

I do hope Patterico gets over his Coulter obsession long enough to see this ridiculous LA Times editorial: A hurricane of fraud?

MOVE OVER, RECKLESS CONSUMERS. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has outdone your irresponsible spending by racking up a debit card bill so outrageous it could have been created using Mad Libs. Sex-change operations, vacations to the Dominican Republic and wild nights at strip clubs were all bought on the government's dime by both con artists and legitimate victims of Hurricane Katrina. But try to keep that knee from jerking — although FEMA's oversight was lacking, wasted money is an inevitable byproduct of providing rapid emergency assistance.

Here's the final paragraph:

It's easy, and necessary, to criticize FEMA's across-the-board incompetence in responding to the largest displacement of Americans since the Civil War. But obsessing about the spending habits of refugees comes perilously close to blaming the victim.

So they would give practicers of fraud and con artists a free pass? Just because someone survived a hurricane does not give that person free reign to commit crimes. We're not blaming the victim, we're condemning the crooks, LA Times Editorial Board.

With this editorial, the Slimes is coming awfully close to endorsing criminal activity.

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