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The Granite Slate
Is Comrade Eeyore strictly a creature of the hard left?
Depends on who's talking.
"There's a lot of supposin' going on in the immediate aftermath of New Hampshire," writes Mojo's David Corn.
John Nichols at The Nation says Comrade Eeyore, lacking definitive victories and facing electability questions thanks in part to less-than-amiable press coverage, must move beyond simple sloganeering to make his campaign "a new center where Democrats, independents, and millions of new voters have a place. …"
Meanwhile, the talking heads who want those "new center" voters pretty much anywhere but Bernie's place are taking heart in the rise of Amy "Minnesota Nice" Klobuchar and, to a lesser degree, in the tenacity of Mayor Pete.
Senator Professor Warren is now said to be sliding off the back by the same keen observers who ignored her performance in the Hawkeye State Hayride & Corn-Fed Clusterfuck®. If nobody covers you and your campaign stumbles, does it make a sound? Apparently so.
Daffy Uncle Joe is one step closer to that rocker on the porch.
And Mike "Stop & Frisk" Bloomberg still has a big, fat wallet and is looking to slap the shit out of someone with it.
Everyone seems astonished that the Democratic contest remains … well, a Democratic contest. Messy. Noisy. Inexplicable at times, with a smattering of candidates you wouldn't elect to a school board.
But I guess I'm relieved that we don't have an Anointed One this time around. Daffy Uncle Joe thinks it's his turn, or did at one time, but he was and is sadly mistaken.
I'm gonna have to give Minnesota Nice a closer look. There's something about her that rubs me the wrong way and I'm not sure what it is. Maybe she reminds me of a publisher I've butted heads with. There's a certain smugness in her expression that says, "Oh, I think we can do nicely without you and your bullshit."
And Mayor Pete? Can't say I'm a fan. He seems a little too well drilled, and about half a Republican. I'd like to see him on the back foot, watch what happens to his confidence when someone snatches the script away from him.
Fling the poo
Tags: Comrade Eeyore, Mayor Pete, Minnesota Nice, Senator Professor Warren
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21 Responses to "The Granite Slate"
Patrick O'Brien Says:
I hope our oligarch whips their oligarch's ass. All you need is enough money to convince about 200,000 stupid people in the right places to vote for your oligarch. If that doesn't work then you stack the congress against the winner. No significant change over the last 30 years or more. Even if you get a little done, the next person reverses it. Easy sleazy.
khal spencer Says:
February 12, 2020 at 12:24 pm | Reply
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/804795405/throw-them-against-the-wall-and-frisk-them-bloomberg-s-2015-race-talk-stirs-deba
SAO Says:
They're saying Bloomie leaked his own neg press on a day when he wasn't on the ballot, to get it out of the way and give himself time to recover. If so, he's the first candidate to demonstrate long term strategic thinking. I don't like the guy, but I'm having trouble hating him. Already has surrogates pointing out that it's odd for a bunch of millionaires to dis the billionaire. Don't like Stop and Frisk? Well here's $100M in ads showing Obama introducing him. He's got an answer for everything, which is easy when all the answers all have lots of zeroes at the end.
He won't pick Booker for Veep, cuz then you have NY/NJ on the ballot, but watching Booker debate Pence would be a hoot.
Pat O'Brien Says:
I want to see Kamala debate Pence. Put the steely eyed prosecutor stare on the boy and make him nervous, just like the other dumpster groupie she questioned.
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Aha. Nice post and comments. I knew if I came here first I wouldn't have to go anywhere else to get an election analysis of the Granite State.
I have something to dislike about all of these candidates but plenty to like about the fact that its a real horse race rather than a coronation. That's what's good about my Demofractious Party. I still worry about nefarious entities trying to undo the vote. Concur with O'G about Aunt Amy. She reminds me of an aunt who is soft spoken in public with a big stick in private. I think that is a good thing.
Bloomberg was a decent mayor of a huge city and in a lot of respects if you can manage NYC, you can manage a lot. That said, a bright blue candidate from NYC will cost red states, especially given Everytown's penchant for running roughshod over gun owners and local gun violence prevention folks in places like VA, NV, ME, and NM. Trump would use that to his advantage, to wit, "do you want to see the USA run like NYC and hell yes, he will come for your guns". If you think single issues don't matter, wait till a single issue hits you in the mouth. "My first order of business will be to ban bicycles from all arterials, even in residential arterial and cul de sac developments".
I'm not pleased with a race between two arrogant billionaires. Mike would be a whole lot better than the Dumpster, but another race where I have to hold my nose and vote? Remember Michael Moore's warning from last time.
I think we don't vote till mid summer here in Flyover, NM. Will see who is left standing by then.
David Rees Says:
Amy K scares me too. Don't know why. I think what we're seeing is not the real woman she is. All politicians have to put on a face and a fake personality, but there's something very disingenuous about her. That said, she's about a thousand times smarter than The Asshole. She'd eat the bastard up in a debate.
Don't worry. If she emerges as a contender, there will be plenty of people raking the muck on her and we'll find out.
There's that story about her aid getting her a salad, forgetting the utensils, so AK reamed her a new one and then ate the salad with a comb. Freaking out over a take out order ain't cool, especially after Pesci warned us what happens in the drive-thru. But I like the rangers-lead-the-way, improvise/adapt/overcome part about eating with a dirty comb. If she ever comes to NOCO, going to ask her if she knows the trick for wiping your ass when you only have one square of MRE toilet paper.
My wife reminded me of the hatchet job she did on Al Franken, getting run out of the Senate. Meena is still fuming over that one.
My mom worked in a war factory in WW II and told me that TP trick.
You guys got the stinky finger?
SAO' Says:
Gotta save that scrap for cleaning under your finger nail.
Patrick O'Grady Says:
That waddn't very Minnesota Nice of her.
Larry T. atCycleItalia Says:
Who the f–k's gonna get motivated to charge out and vote for her? She faces misogyny which was a big deal in 2016. She's got what for experience…Senator from MN? BFD. If they could find another Donk to replace her in the Senate she might make a great "Secretary of something" in the cabinet. I don't see "moderate Republicans" as the key group to kiss up to here as the votes of people of color and the youth vote will be sacrificed for nothing – they'll stay home.
Michael Moore's been right more often than he's been wrong unless I'm missing something, but will Bernie be the McGovern of 2020?
I'll vote for whoever the Donk's put up and hope like hell enough folks in the key places will as well, since we're still stuck with the Electoral College mess.
I'd just like a better reason for not liking Amy the K than gut instinct ("I don't like her. …").
There's the Al Franken thing, of course ("Here's my knife, there's your back, what's my hurry?"). And the America's Heartland® thing, an evergreen annoyance that appeals to centrist-hunters ("Where my unicorn at?"). And right now she seems like the dog that caught the car ("T'hell I do with it now?").
Prevailing "wisdom" is that both sides turn out their bases and fight over the mythical center, or undecideds, who really aren't undecided, just too timid to pick a side.
Bernie might bring a few new voters to the count, though the Youngs are notoriously unreliable when push comes to shove. And he apparently askeers the Olds, the ones who are not me, anyway. Socialism, boogity boogity.
More conventional wisdom: If the economy is "good," the incumbent tends to win. What's "good" is subject to debate, of course, and to the numbers generated by the incumbent's people.
"Lookit these numbers!"
"Sorry, can't, I got three jobs and I'm late for one of 'em."
Finally, without flipping the Senate, we could put Jesus Christ himself in the Oval Office and we'd get fuck-all for it. The Turtle's first words to his Flying Monkeys Caucus would be, "Job No. 1 is to make sure he's a one-term president."
The Intelligencer piece is ominous. That this is all window dressing as far as "democracy, small d" until as you allude, the heavy money slaps the shit out of everyone else.
Time for a great song.
Dale E. Brigham Says:
Irrelevant Musical Interlude — When I saw The Who last summer in St. Louis, Pete and Roger did this song as an acoustic duet. Say what you will about washed-up rock stars, but those two geezers in their mid-seventies have more drive and energy on stage than pretty much all of their juniors put together. Dale in Mid-MO


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2017/18 home kit by Umbro – First impressions
July 8, 2017 /0 Comments/in Kit Reviews /by SombreEthyl
Hull City Kits had the privilege of hosting the launch of the new home kit at our Tiger Rags exhibition at the Streetlife Museum of Transport.
So what did the HCK kitgeeks make of the new Umbro garb?
@Sombreethyl and @JGHull give their views and are joined by guest kitgeek @HullCityLive, a.k.a. Rick.
@Sombreethyl: First of all I'd like to thank the club for unveiling the new home kit at the Streetlife Museum while the Tiger Rags exhibition is on, the exhibition celebrates the club's colours and kit history and the kit launch event neatly shows the continuation of that history. I'm very proud to have been involved, and Leonid Slutsky told me he plans to come back and get a feel for club history, music to my ears.
The kit then… I'd steeled myself for sharing the same design as Bournemouth, but I should have had more faith in Umbro. After all, none of the home kits they've given us in recent years, 2014/15, 2015/17, and last season's, 2016/17 have looked like what other Umbro stable mates were wearing at home. At a time when other brands are dressing every team in the exact same garments with a colour switch, I find this semi-bespoke approach very refreshing.
I really like this. As a fan of striped shirts I'm delighted that City have plumped for stripes a fifth season in a row. After a season with really thick stripes on a shirt loosely based on the white collared strip from the mid to late Seventies, going thinner is a natural choice and these fairly thin stripes mean there is a lot of amber on show, that's important, and it feels like a respectful nod to the shirts worn in late 1963/64. As someone who geeks out on club kit history, that is always going to appeal to me.
Now I know some people won't get on with the oblique sleeve stripes, but I really like them, they give the shirt a dynamic look and inject a bit of fun. People have gotten a bit joyless when it comes to shirts of late, uff uff uffing about templates when every kit is a template of the brand that makes it (some are just seen more than others) and then chuntering when something distinct such as last year's Cactus Purple is released. Suppliers must think they can't win.
As a fan of Umbro kits since the early Eighties, seeing the subtle references to their brand heritage fills me with glee, I love the tonal connected diamonds 'sleeve tape' woven into the shoulder panels, it looks great. My opinions on the current crest are well documented, but the treatment of it this time round, with a 'parquet flooring' effect behind the tiger head, is a really classy touch. I'm also pleased that sponsor SportPesa have allowed for their 'blue orb' logo to be omitted and just go with the wordmark, which makes for a much cleaner look than we had last season.
Overall I think this is an upgrade on 2016/17, I could see where that kit was coming from but the collar style bothered me. No such worries here, the collar is unfussy and simple. The shorts and socks keep the 1964 look going, plain black shorts with that lovely Umbro 'taping' down the sides and intriguing 'tails', the back panel is longer than the front. The 1964 socks had two amber bands on the black turnover cuffs, these have just one. Umbro have gotten the level right, using our kit history as a starting point and giving it a modern twist.
I like this kit a lot, though I suspect @JGHull has an issue with those sleeves…
@JGHull: Well, I've bought two.
And it goes against my better judgement for several reasons. The spite behind the club identity and the sheer cost of two kids kits should be enough to justify not buying them.
However, let's make it very clear that the main reason any sensible person wouldn't want to purchase this particular shirt isn't to do with cost or club politics. No, it can be summed up in one word with a not so subtle use of capitals.
SLEEVES.
Who thought they were a good idea? A jaunty stripe?! I bet there is some tenuous link to some design echo of the past or a desire to try and look a bit tigery but frankly, they're ridiculous.
This next paragraph makes me hypocritical having previously lamented kit design becoming all the same and Nike ruining it etc etc but why couldn't we have just had the Bournemouth kit? It's a thing of beauty. Imagine that in amber and black. Swoon.
Not all is lost. I like Umbro's return to the 70s seaming. It looks ace. I like the treatment the sponsor has had, losing the weird exploding planet S mark that went above the words last year. I actually don't mind the stripe falling between thick and thin and landing in a sort of "no man stripe land". We've had them before, they're fine.
But the sleeves are a mess. The ruin it. There's a weird patchworking under the arm. Chest on, they leave a weird slightly smaller channel of amber thinner then the others that makes my OCD twitch come on. They've a weird style black shoulder pad thing going on too.
Fair play for trying something different. It's great that they tried. However, they should have tried it, pulled faces at one another similar to those faces pulled when one sucks on a lemon and then got the Bournemouth one off the shelf.
Yet I've bought two. My two lads care not a jot. It's the fabric that their heroes play in. They don't care about the ownership. They don't care about the badge. They care that it's their clubs new kit and they want to wear it at parties, at training, to The Circle. There's an innocence in that I wish I still had.
@HullCityLive: Simple verdict: The new Hull City kit gets a thumbs up.
I was lucky enough to attend the launch event at the Streetlife Museum in Hull. Held in conjunction with the excellent "Tiger Rags" exhibition of our kit history – it was a great bit of fan interaction. The club gave fans the opportunity to see the "Tiger Rags" exhibition and the club's, ahem, trophy collection and an opportunity to meet the new manager and players Evandro, David Meyler and Will Keane. They also provided food and drinks and a welcoming atmosphere.
It was nice to have the opportunity to judge the kits itself in the flesh and the reaction seemed positive from those in attendance. I'm a big fan of our recent pinstriped shirts from 2009 and 2015 but this year's shirt takes it further with the solid black stripes breaking up the mass of amber and I really like the effect. It's similar to the kit worn in 1963/64 but the black stripes are thicker than that one too.
The dilemma I'll continue to have when it comes to purchasing the shirt (or any merchandise whatsoever) is the badge. I've no issue with the design of the crest but with the spiteful reason for its existence. It's becoming less of an issue the more the failed attempt to rebrand the club feels like a distant memory but it still nags away. The only other thing I consider a negative is the shade of amber which is a little too close to orange on the scale for my liking but not enough for it to be a big issue.
The sleeves will cause some contention and the debate was already raging at the launch event but they look fine. Different but fine. The obvious join between the sleeve and the side of the chest is more of an issue for me than the irregular stripes on the sleeves. I've only seen a short sleeved version but I do wonder if those striped will look really peculiar when the players sport long sleeves.
The shorts are very plain but inoffensive. The WWF logo is a little gaudy but it's there for a good reason so gets a pass. The socks have a black band with amber detailing around the top which breaks up the monotony.
As well as the nice effect of the thick amber stripes and the solid but thinner black stripes, there are several other positives. The sponsor's logo for SportPesa has been massively improved from last season with a bolder font and the removal of the ugly blue "S" logo. The new Umbro detailing on the shoulder is a nice touch. I've liked it on all of their kits so far. The black on the shirts and shorts matches much better than on last years and the stripes being the same on the back as the front is good news too. I prefer a collar but after last season's monstrosity, a simple black round-neck is welcome.
Many fans would have complained if we'd got a template kit but I'd still have preferred a black and amber version of Bournemouth's Umbro shirt for next season. It would have been a better version of the 1999/00 home shirt. This runs it a very close though. The striking stripe pattern is certainly unique amongst our modern kits.
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Le Choa (ge'ez : , parfois écrit selon la graphie anglophone Shewa, Scioa en italien) est une province historique de l'Éthiopie où se situe l'actuelle capitale du pays, Addis-Abeba. Depuis 1991, elle est divisée entre la région d'Oromia, la région Amhara, la région des nations, nationalités et peuples du Sud et la région d'Addis-Abeba.

Une région emblématique
Le Choa est une région montagneuse, composée de hauts plateaux, qui forme aujourd'hui le cœur de l'Éthiopie, mais elle en a été pendant longtemps sa partie la plus méridionale. Séparée des régions septentrionales (Godjam, Wello) par une zone de basses terres, le Choa forme une région de hauts plateaux aisément défendables et put échapper ainsi aux périodes de désordres, ou aux tentatives d'assauts venus de l'est, comme au  avec Ahmed Grañ. Il s'y développa donc dans l'exercice du pouvoir politique, un certain goût pour l'autonomie vis-à-vis des provinces du nord, traditionnellement détentrices d'un pouvoir supérieur, car sièges de l'autorité impériale depuis les périodes aksoumite et médiévale.

Les villes de Debre Berhan, Antsokia, Ankober, Entoto, puis Addis-Abeba ont été tour à tour capitale de la province. La majeure partie du nord du Choa, comprenant les districts de Menz, Tégoulet, Yefat, Menjar, Bulga, est peuplée d'Amharas chrétiens, tandis que les parties méridionale et orientale sont largement peuplées d'Oromos.

Une province ancienne
Le Choa apparaît pour la première fois dans les sources historiques en tant qu'État musulman, fondé, selon G.W.B. Huntingford, en 896, avec pour capitale Walalah. Cet État fut absorbé par le sultanat d'Ifat aux alentours de 1285.

Au , le Choa fut ravagé et séparé du reste de l'Éthiopie par les armées d'Ahmed Grañ. La région fut ainsi exposée aux migrations de populations oromo venues du sud, qui s'installèrent dans les aires dépeuplées durant les premières décennies du . Les destructions et le dépeuplement durable qui s'ensuivit expliquent en grande partie la raréfaction des sources concernant le Choa jusqu'aux années 1800. Cependant, le Negusse Negest Dawit II et certains de ses fils utilisèrent la province comme un refuge en cas de menaces extérieures.

La famille régnante du Choa fut fondée à la fin du  par Negassie, qui consolida son contrôle de la région de Yefat. Son fils, Sebestyanos, prit le titre de meridazmach (Général de l'armée de réserve), créé spécialement pour le souverain du Choa. Ses descendants continuèrent de porter ce titre jusqu'à ce que Sahle Selassié fut déclaré négus (roi) en 1813. Le petit-fils de ce dernier, Sahlé Maryam, devint, à la mort de Yohannès IV, empereur d'Éthiopie, sous le nom de Ménélik II. Ainsi, le titre de Negus du Choa fut adjoint à celui de Roi des Rois d'Éthiopie quand il devint empereur.

Le fameux monastère de Debré Libanos, fondé par saint Takla Haymanot, se trouve dans le district de Selalé, dans le nord du Choa.

Subdivision ancienne de l'Abyssinie historique, le Choa a été gouverné par un meridazmatch jusqu'en 1813, date à laquelle il prit le titre de négus, affirmant ainsi l'importance de sa province face au Tigré voisin. À la fin du , sous Ménélik II, le Choa devint le siège de la nouvelle capitale, Addis-Abeba, ce qui contribua à renforcer son poids sur un pays en expansion.

En effet, depuis les conquêtes de Ménélik II, jusqu'à l'annexion de l'Érythrée par Hailé Sélassié Ier en 1962, l'empire d'Éthiopie ne cessa de s'agrandir. Reliée à Djibouti, donc à la mer, grâce à une voie de chemin de fer établie par une compagnie franco-éthiopienne entre 1898 et 1917, la province fut particulièrement aménagée en termes d'infrastructures modernes de communication : routes, aéroports.

Le dejazmach Tafari Makonnen, futur empereur Haïlé Sélassié , a été le gouverneur de l'awraja Selalé (au nord-ouest d'Addis-Abeba) de 1906 à 1907 sans toutefois y résider. Il raconte avoir fait rénover l'église du monastère de Debra Libanos.

Awrajas
La province du Choa était divisée en 11 awrajas.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
  R.H.K. Darkwah, Shewa, Menelik and the Ethiopian empire 1813-1889, Heinemann, Londres, 1975, 233 p.

Articles connexes

 Sultanat du Choa
 Liste des dirigeants du Choa
 Daouaro
 Fatajar
 Hadiya (royaume)
 Menz
 Provinces de l'Éthiopie
 Tulama (peuple)
 Lac Ziway
 Awash
 Germama
 Nil Bleu

Ancien pays en Afrique
État précolonial en Afrique

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I haven't been blogging much, because I've been hard at work on a middle grade novel. It takes place in an alternate universe, but with a rural setting. I've had to draw a map for myself so I can figure out where everything is. But what I keep picturing in my mind is my grandparents' house, which was built in 1926. More on this later.
Picturing a familiar place while trying to describe a made-up one made me think about what I picture when I read novels.
do you picture certain scenes taking place in locales that are familiar to you? Say, your childhood home? Your backyard?
Okay. Promise not to laugh.
When I first read The Hunger Games, I couldn't help picturing the fence around Katniss's district (the one she illegally crosses to go hunting) as the fence around my elementary school playground. And yes, there was a woods (albeit a tiny one) beyond that fence. So now when I re-read the book, I automatically picture Katniss hunting in that little woods beyond that same playground. I can't help it. And that sense of place carries over to the Arena -- which, you guessed it -- looks like the larger section of the playground in my mind. Hey, it was a big playground, and not just because I was small.
With other scenes or while reading other books, I'm usually able to conjure up a setting from my imagination. But occasionally, I find myself falling back on familiarity and picturing places I've actually known. I have no clue why I do this, but I do. Perhaps a psychologist could answer that. The comfort of familiar turf? A place where I felt safe?
Does it mean my imagination isn't strong enough to create every scene from scratch? Or does it simply mean that I had a nurturing childhood? When I read Charlotte's Web, I picture my grandparents' house -- even though it wasn't a farm. (*Also note that I didn't read Charlotte's Web until I was in my 20s, which was when I lost my grandparents -- ooh, deep psychological stuff here*). They had three acres so since I grew up in the suburbs on a third of an acre, maybe to my mind their property was as big as a farm. And that's probably why I keep picturing it while writing a novel that takes place on a farm.
Tell me about your favorite children's books. What scenes have you pictured taking place in familiar settings?
"As for fiction, we're open to anything for middle-grade readers and teens, although we're always more interested in voice than trends."
It's nice to know there's at least one publisher out there who isn't looking for the latest trend. Here's the link so you can read the entire article. Michelle Kemper Brownlow posted some different (and equally helpful) quotes from the same article here.
Hey all. I'm back. Having accepted Laurie Halse Anderson's "Double-dog dare," I stayed away from this blog (and unfortunately all of yours, too -- ulp, sorry). I stayed away from Facebook and Twitter... and television (well, except for some of the Olympics). And I wrote.
I'm happy to say that the middle grade novel I was stuck on six months ago (I stalled out at 4983 words), now has seven chapters and 11,149 words! Woo hoo! And I'm finally starting to imagine where it's heading (I've never been big on outlining).
"However, as an unpublished author seeking representation, your time is best spent developing your craft. Write first, tweet later."
Exactly what Laurie Halse Anderson was talking about. So I may pop in from time to time with a book review, but I won't be on here very much.
And I'll leave you with a few Gems of the Week (or Month?), because, of course, I've also been reading. I can't NOT read. That would be like, well, not breathing.
Adorable. I would have cherished this book when I was 8 years old. It's about a mouse in search of a safe home, the friends she meets, and in particular, a boy named Joseph who happens to be the assistant to the naturalist John James Audubon. You'll learn something about Audubon, and about New Orleans in 1821. Mostly you'll be charmed by this engaging tale, though it's not without its frightening moments (some grisly hunting scenes). With lots of lovely pencil drawings. This reminded me of The Rescuers by Margery Sharp, with illustrations by Garth Williams, or even The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary.
ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN by Karen Cushman (Clarion Books, $16.00, April 2010, ages 10 to 14).
Meggy Swann has just arrived in London, having been sent away from her village by her mother. The father she never knew, an Alchemist, had asked for her. But after taking one look at her, with her sticks for walking, he ignores her, and Meggy is left to fend for herself. She has only her goose friend, Louise, for company. But Meggy is stubborn and smart and soon finds a way to make herself useful.
Set in 1573 (Elizabethan England, but before the time of Shakespeare), this is the newest novel by the author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice. The advanced reader's copy says the book is for ages 10 to 14, but I'd judge it fine for 8 to 12.
THE DREAMER written by Pam Munoz Ryan and illustrated by Peter Sis (Scholastic, $17.99, April 2010, ages 9 to 14) .
Stunning, poetic, and extremely thought-provoking. This beautiful dream of a novel is loosely based on the childhood of Chile's most famous poet, Pablo Neruda. It's the story of Neftali Reyes, a thin, sickly child who grows up collecting things: seashells, birds' nests, keys, words. Neftali wants to write, but his strict and demanding father wants him to study law or medicine.
Includes an author's note, some information about Pablo Neruda and a sampling of his poetry, as well as numerous illustrations by the Caldecott-winning artist Peter Sis. (Final art not in advanced reader's copy).
This book will win all kinds of awards. You heard it here first.


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50 Best Restaurants: 2016 Top 10 in 10 Dishes
© Paolo Terzi
© El Celler de Can Roca
© Francesco Tonelli
© Laura L.P. | HdG Photography
José Luis López de Zubiría
Mike Valore
To celebrate 2016 edition of World's 50 Best Restaurants, the first one to be held in New York, here is a gallery of the top 10 venues on the list through their iconic dishes.


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Stanley Corvet Roberts (nacido el 7 de febrero de 1970 en Hopkins, Carolina del Sur) es un exjugador estadounidense de baloncesto que disputó 8 temporadas en la NBA, en 5 equipos diferentes, además de jugar en España, Grecia, Turquía y Puerto Rico. Con 2,13 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de pívot.

Trayectoria deportiva

High School
Roberts asistió al Lower Richland High School en Hopkins, donde lideró a su equipo a dos campeonatos estatales consecutivos, y fue incluido en el primer equipo del All-American en su año sénior. Fue considerado uno de los 5 jugadores más prometedores del país, y participó en los Dapper Dan y McDonald's All-Star Games.

Universidad
Tras dejar el instituto, Roberts ingresó en la Universidad Estatal de Luisiana, compartiendo equipo con Shaquille O'Neal y Chris Jackson. No pudo jugar en su primera temporada en los Tigers por sus malas notas, y en su segunda y única campaña, promedió 14,1 puntos, 9,8 rebotes, 1,3 asistencias y 26,8 minutos en 32 partidos. Debido a sus problemas académicos, abandonó la universidad y se marchó a jugar de manera profesional al Real Madrid de la Liga ACB en la temporada 1990-91.

Profesional

España
En su única temporada, Roberts lideró al Real Madrid a la final de la Copa Korac, en la que fueron derrotados por el Pallacanestro Cantú. Durante la temporada sus promedios fueron de 11,7 puntos y 8,7 rebotes, con un 60,1% en tiros de campo. Tras rechazar varias ofertas de equipos punteros de Europa, Roberts tenía puesto sus objetivos en la NBA.

NBA
Fue seleccionado en la 23.ª posición del Draft de 1991 por Orlando Magic. Roberts jugó como titular en 34 de los 55 partidos en los que apareció, y fue incluido en el segundo mejor quinteto de rookies tras promediar 10,4 puntos y 6,1 rebotes por encuentro. En el Draft de 1992, los Magic seleccionaron a Shaquille O'Neal, por lo que la pareja Shaq-Roberts se volvía a juntar tras coincidir en la universidad. Roberts era agente libre y el jugador quería explorar el mercado, con Dallas Mavericks muy interesados en contar con sus servicios. Orlando le renovó, ya que no quería desprenderse de él sin sacar algo a cambio, e inmediatamente le traspasó a Los Angeles Clippers en un intercambio a tres bandas.

En los Clippers militó 4 temporadas, la mayor parte de ellas lastrado por las lesiones. Su primer año en Los Ángeles fue notable, firmando 11,3 puntos y 6,2 rebotes en 77 partidos, pero en la siguiente temporada solamente apareció en 14 encuentros por culpa de una rotura en el tendón de Aquiles de su pie derecho. Tras pasar la temporada 1994-95 en blanco, regresó en la 1995-96, jugando 51 partidos y promediando 7 puntos. El 26 de junio de 1997 fue traspasado a Minnesota Timberwolves a cambio de Stojko Vrankovic, donde militó una temporada rindiendo a un gran nivel, con 6,2 puntos y 4,9 rebotes en 74 encuentros.

Sus dos últimos años en la liga los pasó en Houston Rockets y Philadelphia 76ers, con los que jugó 11 partidos en total.

Sanción y últimos equipos
En noviembre de 1999, la NBA expulsó a Roberts por consumo de éxtasis. Previamente jugó en el Aris Salónica BC riego. Una vez finalizada su sanción, Toronto Raptors fichó al jugador, aunque no llegó a debutar con el equipo. Firmó con el Efes Pilsen turco, y tras pasar por San Diego Wildfire de la ABA 2000, su último equipo fue el Gallitos de Isabela de Puerto Rico.

Estadísticas de su carrera en la NBA

Temporada regular

Playoffs

Enlaces externos

Ficha de Stanley Roberts en ACB.COM

Baloncestistas de Carolina del Sur
Baloncestistas de la NBA
Baloncestistas de la Liga ACB
Baloncestistas de los LSU Tigers
Baloncestistas del Real Madrid
Baloncestistas de los Orlando Magic
Baloncestistas de Los Angeles Clippers
Baloncestistas de los Minnesota Timberwolves
Baloncestistas de los Houston Rockets
Baloncestistas de los Philadelphia 76ers
Baloncestistas de los Gallitos de Isabela
Baloncestistas del Anadolu Efes S. K.
Baloncestistas del Aris Salónica
Casos de dopaje en baloncesto


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The end of 2021 also marked another end of an era at Maple Mount with the retirement of farm manager Mark Blandford.
When Mark began working on the Mount Saint Joseph farm, Richard Nixon was in trouble over the Watergate scandal, Paul VI was the pope and Joe B. Hall was in his second season as basketball coach of the University of Kentucky.
Mark retired on Dec. 17 as the most senior employee at Maple Mount. His official hire date was Jan. 1, 1974, but he actually started working earlier than that.
"I dragged boxes down the hill as a kid," he said in a 2010 interview, recalling his weekend duties of hauling trash. He worked around the Ursuline Sisters as a boy and had them as teachers from as early as the first grade at St. Alphonsus School.
A Blandford has had a connection to the Mount since 1874. Mark's great grandparents, Aquilla and Louise Blandford, provided the first meal of watermelon and buttermilk for the five Ursuline Sisters from Louisville who arrived that August to start Mount Saint Joseph Academy.
Many members of Mark's family have worked at the Mount. The longest serving members include his mother, Mary Louis, and his father, Henry, who worked on the farm, in the slaughterhouse and later took care of the grounds. His older brother Jack was assistant farm manager, serving from 1958-93, and his younger brother Rick worked in maintenance. His older brother Bruce worked on the farm from 1975-2009, the last 19 years as farm manager. Mark succeeded him as the farm manager in 2009.
Mark will continue part-time in a consultant's role in 2022 as the farm transitions into new hands.
"The land is a part of our heritage and we are grateful for all that Mark has done to keep it productive," said Sister Amelia Stenger, congregational leader. "The farm will continue to produce with the assistance of Mike Cecil and Bobby Glenn. They are outstanding farmers who will assist us in producing good yields. Both Mike and Bobby use regenerative farming techniques that preserve the soil."
Mark was one of eight boys and one girl in the Blandford family. The family lived in the house his grandfather built just a stone's throw from the Mount on Kentucky 56, just east of Mulligan Road. Bruce and his wife Sheila, another retired Mount employee, live there now.
Mark graduated from Daviess County High School. He and his wife Suzanne, a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, have two children, Cole and Kim.
Mark has been the longest serving Mount employee since Genevieve Stelmach retired in 2009. With Mark's departure, Genevieve's youngest son, Mike Stelmach, who runs the slaughterhouse, becomes the longest serving employee, 44 years on Jan. 1, 2022. Mike's wife Charlotte is second in seniority with 41 years in food service.
Here are some photos of Mark through the years.
Charles Scott December 31, 2021 at 11:48 am
Congratulations on your retirement. I know my sister (Sr. Rita) will miss you.
Doug Peterson December 31, 2021 at 12:54 pm
My grandmother Louise Blandford Peterson graduated from school there and lived there until she went to St. Catherine College where she my grandfather Joe B. Peterson. Congratulations to Mark
Shelly fowler December 31, 2021 at 3:28 pm
Awesome. Congratulations on your retirement. Have fun and enjoy.
Angela Bittel Knight December 31, 2021 at 4:37 pm
That is awesome. The Mount has been in my family since I can remember. I remember going out there as a child, rolling down the hills. We would come to visit my daddy's teachers, Sr. Bernadine and Sr. Agnes Louise, so cute. My sister went to school there, Ruth Bittel, in the 60's. Thanks for the memories. Parents were Cletus and Mildred Bittel
Went to school with Suzanne Knott Blandford at Blessed Mother, and we share a birthday.
Elaine McCarty (MSJ 1866) & Gene January 1, 2022 at 9:10 pm
A great history for the Ursuline Sisters & the great Blandford family. So proud that our son Bobby will help carry on some part of that tradition!
Rosanne January 2, 2022 at 9:20 am
Great story I really enjoyed reading about this! I always wonder who gave the Sister watermelon and butter milk on that hot summer day. I bet they were glad to get on solid ground. Keep planting potatoes, love them. Have a nice retirement!
Sr. Rebecca White January 3, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Thank you so much! Congratulations on your retirement!
Sister C. J. January 7, 2022 at 9:01 pm
Ah! "All good things must end!" Thank you SO much, Mark, for your loyal and dedicated service! You will be missed but you've earned your retirement. Enjoy!


The snowy weather is making for some picturesque scenes across Calderdale - and we'd love to see your pictures of the wintry conditions.
This photo was sent in via email by Ryan Billington in Northowram.
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__Kubernetes的服务自动发现机制__

## Openshift/Kubernetes development environment
__使用Openshift的vagrant开发环境__

It is openshift vagrant development environment [fork](https://github.com/stackdocker/origin)

IaaS: Mac + VirtualBox + Vagrant

* PODs
__以下为开发环境中运行的Kubernetes应用__

部署架构参考coreos的tectonic

As show in below, Kuberentes are all run in `kube-system` namespace except of core component `kubelet`, as well as other important external serives like `etcd2`, `docker engine` or `rkt`, and container networking for example `flannel`.

Openshift could be run as Kubernetes applications in sepearte `openshift-origin` namespace, that is different with RedHat architecture: Openshift plus Kuberentes are worked as containerized PaaS.

Helm is newly joined project under kubernetes community, it is consisted with tiller server and helm client, now the tiller server is run in own namespace

`default` namespace include experimental applications: nc-http is a hello world http server based on netcat, [forked from appropriate/docker-nc](https://github.com/tangfeixiong/docker-nc), redis and sentinel are HA cluster, [forked from deis/redis-cluster](https://github.com/stackdocker/redis-cluster)

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get pods --all-namespaces
    NAMESPACE          NAME                                  READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
    default            nc-http-1578405182-27w56              1/1       Running   0          9d
    default            redis-40abi                           1/1       Running   0          1m
    default            redis-40abi                           1/1       Running   0          3m
    default            redis-8bt3q                           1/1       Running   0          3m
    default            redis-sentinel-otr7k                  1/1       Running   0          3m
    default            redis-sentinel-skiwv                  1/1       Running   0          3m
    default            redis-sentinel-y2x62                  1/1       Running   0          2m
    helm               openshift-webtty-29ge2                1/1       Running   1          9d
    helm               tiller-rc-a2hri                       1/1       Running   1          9d
    kube-system        kube-apiserver-172.17.4.50            1/1       Running   1          1d
    kube-system        kube-controller-manager-172.17.4.50   1/1       Running   1          9d
    kube-system        kube-dns-v9-0suvp                     4/4       Running   0          4m
    kube-system        kube-proxy-172.17.4.50                1/1       Running   1          9d
    kube-system        kube-scheduler-172.17.4.50            1/1       Running   2          9d
    openshift-origin   etcd-ecy6p                            1/1       Running   1          1d
    openshift-origin   openshift-4jvgb                       1/1       Running   0          9d

* Services
__公开的服务__

The following output shows only `redis` is not exposed as service. Kuberentes service exposing is a function that port forward application listening address for example tcp or udp address and port to cluster service networking: Virtual IP that could be load balanced by all cluster machines.

服务显示的可端口转发到docker集群网络的VIP(虚地址)

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get services --all-namespaces
    NAMESPACE          NAME               CLUSTER-IP   EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)             AGE
    default            kubernetes         10.3.0.1     <none>        443/TCP             30d
    default            nc-http            10.3.0.15    <none>        80/TCP              30d
    default            redis-sentinel     10.3.0.206   <none>        26379/TCP           7d
    helm               openshift-webtty   10.3.0.151                 9123/TCP            10d
    kube-system        kube-dns           10.3.0.10    <none>        53/UDP,53/TCP       30d
    openshift-origin   etcd               10.3.0.16    <none>        4001/TCP,7001/TCP   30d
    openshift-origin   openshift          10.3.0.179                 8443/TCP            30d

In advanced, Kubernetes service could also configure to serve out of cluster networking, that is called NodePort service. For example, the following filter show `openshift-webtty` and `openshift` has `NodePort`

其中openshift-webtty和openshift的服务是NodePort类型,即允许从集群主机DNAT到VIP

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get services --all-namespaces --output='jsonpath={.items[?(@.spec.type=="LoadBalancer")].spec}';echo
    map[selector:map[name:openshift-webtty] clusterIP:10.3.0.151 type:LoadBalancer sessionAffinity:None ports:[map[targetPort:9123 nodePort:32121 name:openshift-webtty protocol:TCP port:9123]]] map[selector:map[name:openshift] clusterIP:10.3.0.179 type:LoadBalancer sessionAffinity:None ports:[map[targetPort:8443 nodePort:30448 name:openshift protocol:TCP port:8443]]]

Wanting to access Kuberentes NodePort services (for example `openshift-webtty`) under machine networking (LAN, VirtualBox host-only), simply do:

因此,可以在集群主机上访问此类服务

    fanhonglingdeMacBook-Pro:single-node fanhongling$ curl -ikL http://172.17.4.50:32121
    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    X-Powered-By: Express
    Accept-Ranges: bytes
    ETag: "630-1464592794000"
    Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 19:59:46 GMT
    Cache-Control: public, max-age=0
    Last-Modified: Mon, 30 May 2016 07:19:54 GMT
    Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
    Content-Length: 630
    Connection: keep-alive

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">

    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <title>Wetty - The WebTTY Terminal Emulator</title>
        <script src="/openshift/hterm_all.js"></script>

...

In fact, the previous service types are realy not "NodePort" but "LoadBalancer". Because the `NodePort` is based on `ClusterIP`, e.g. internal load balanced service, as well as `LoadBalancer` is based on `NodePort`. The `LoadBalancer` type should go to port-forarding Node Port onto IaaS application network controller, such as Public Cloud Load Balancer.

In this development platform the IaaS is VirtualBox and Management platform is Vagrant. the `Vagrantfile` shows:

如果Kubernetes配置了相应的IaaS LB组件,则可以配置为NodePort之上的LoadBalance类型,上面显示事实不是NodePort,但只作为NodePort在使用

      if vagrant_openshift_config['private_network_ip']
        config.vm.network "private_network", ip: vagrant_openshift_config['private_network_ip']
      else
        config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 1080
        config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 443, host: 1443
        config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8080, host: 8080
        config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8443, host: 8443
      end

And box configuration file `.vagrant-openshift.json` is customized:

    "private_network_ip":  "172.17.4.50",

Thus the `LoadBalancer` type won't worked well, but only has availability of "NodePort", for example access Kuberentes api:

    fanhonglingdeMacBook-Pro:single-node fanhongling$ ~/Downloads/workspace/bin/kubectl --certificate-authority=/Users/fanhongling/Downloads/github.com/openshift/origin/etc/kubernetes/cacerts/ca.crt --client-certificate=/Users/fanhongling/Downloads/github.com/openshift/origin/etc/kubernetes/cacerts/kubecfg.crt --client-key=/Users/fanhongling/Downloads/github.com/openshift/origin/etc/kubernetes/cacerts/kubecfg.key --server=https://172.17.4.50:443 get pods
    NAME                       READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
    nc-http-1578405182-27w56   1/1       Running   0          9d
    redis-40abi                1/1       Running   0          1h
    redis-8bt3q                1/1       Running   0          1h
    redis-sentinel-otr7k       1/1       Running   0          1h
    redis-sentinel-skiwv       1/1       Running   0          1h
    redis-sentinel-y2x62       1/1       Running   0          1h

Or:

    fanhonglingdeMacBook-Pro:single-node fanhongling$ KUBECONFIG=/Users/fanhongling/Downloads/github.com/openshift/origin/kubeconfig ~/Downloads/workspace/bin/oc get namespaces
    NAME               STATUS    AGE
    default            Active    30d
    gogogo             Active    4d
    helm               Active    29d
    kube-system        Active    30d
    openshift          Active    30d
    openshift-infra    Active    30d
    openshift-origin   Active    30d
    tangfeixiong       Active    30d

## In namespacing service auto discovery mechanism

__namespace内的服务自动发现__

Docker compose与之在原理上类似

### Study case: redis cluster

所示redis集群为例,从Docker build清单的bash文件中并未发现如何export服务地址和端口的环境变量(因为部署之前根本无从确认)

The redis cluster solution is from [deis/redis-cluster](https://github.com/deis/redis-cluster)

In Dockerfile context, [the entrypoint script](https://github.com/stackdocker/redis-cluster/blob/upstream/rootfs/run.sh) has `launchsentinel` function like that:

    master=$(redis-cli -h ${REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_HOST} -p ${REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_PORT}

It may be wondered where to export 2 environment variables

Actually, they are provided by Kuberentes service auto discovery controller

From this redis cluster provisioning procedure

通过部署资源步骤

* The first step is creating standalone Redis and Sentinel

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig create -f /data/src/github.com/deis/redis-cluster/manifests/redis-master.yaml
    pod "redis-master" created

This time the service is not arrived out of Docker networking

* The second step is exposing Sentinel service

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig create -f /data/src/github.com/deis/redis-cluster/manifests/redis-sentinel-service.yaml
    service "redis-sentinel" created

According service manifest, Kubernetes give all containers a service discovery method through service endpoint environment variable generation, for example:

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get pods
    NAME                       READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
    nc-http-1578405182-27w56   1/1       Running   0          9d
    redis-40abi                1/1       Running   0          2h
    redis-8bt3q                1/1       Running   0          2h
    redis-sentinel-otr7k       1/1       Running   0          2h
    redis-sentinel-skiwv       1/1       Running   0          2h
    redis-sentinel-y2x62       1/1       Running   0          2h

The nc-http application has run 9 days, while entering its container and do investiagtion:

然后,进入当前namespace内与redis集群无关的nc-http容器,export环境变量,除了Kuberentes的POD地址,服务地址,自身的地址,还注入了Redis的地址

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig exec -t -i nc-http-1578405182-27w56 /bin/ash
    / # export
    export HOME='/root'
    export HOSTNAME='nc-http-1578405182-27w56'
    export KUBERNETES_PORT='tcp://10.3.0.1:443'
    export KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP='tcp://10.3.0.1:443'
    export KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP_ADDR='10.3.0.1'
    export KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP_PORT='443'
    export KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP_PROTO='tcp'
    export KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST='10.3.0.1'
    export KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT='443'
    export KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT_HTTPS='443'
    export NC_HTTP_PORT='tcp://10.3.0.15:80'
    export NC_HTTP_PORT_80_TCP='tcp://10.3.0.15:80'
    export NC_HTTP_PORT_80_TCP_ADDR='10.3.0.15'
    export NC_HTTP_PORT_80_TCP_PORT='80'
    export NC_HTTP_PORT_80_TCP_PROTO='tcp'
    export NC_HTTP_SERVICE_HOST='10.3.0.15'
    export NC_HTTP_SERVICE_PORT='80'
    export PATH='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin'
    export PWD='/'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT='tcp://10.3.0.206:26379'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT_26379_TCP='tcp://10.3.0.206:26379'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT_26379_TCP_ADDR='10.3.0.206'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT_26379_TCP_PORT='26379'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT_26379_TCP_PROTO='tcp'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_HOST='10.3.0.206'
    export REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_PORT='26379'
    export SHLVL='1'

Upon front output, the `REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_HOST` and `REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_PORT` are auto generated and injected into containers in this namespace

Try to access Redis Sentinel

以下示例应用程序访问Sentinel和发现Redis服务端口,因为Redis集群是主从架构,因此提供的是Docker网络地址。实际,也可以为Redis配置ClusterIP服务,但Sentinel并无机制去知道外部赋予的VIP,因此可以不用Sentinel,但Client App需要自行发现主Redis

    / # echo -e "INFO\r\nQUIT\r\n" | nc ${REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_HOST} ${REDIS_SENTINEL_SERVICE_PORT}
    $597
    # Server
    redis_version:2.8.23
    redis_git_sha1:00000000
    redis_git_dirty:0
    redis_build_id:ec084e4e7f0409d
    redis_mode:sentinel
    os:Linux 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64 x86_64
    arch_bits:64
    multiplexing_api:epoll
    gcc_version:4.9.2
    process_id:12
    run_id:c4616846f33804846dbf0f7c72d031387bfdf5ff
    tcp_port:26379
    uptime_in_seconds:10003
    uptime_in_days:0
    hz:10
    lru_clock:5977634
    config_file:/data/sentinel.conf

    # Sentinel
    sentinel_masters:1
    sentinel_tilt:0
    sentinel_running_scripts:0
    sentinel_scripts_queue_length:0
    master0:name=mymaster,status=ok,address=172.17.0.5:6379,slaves=2,sentinels=4

    +OK

From last line of output, it could find the Redis master serving address, and play as consuming client:

    / # echo -e "INFO\r\nQUIT\r\n" | nc 172.17.0.5 6379
    $2108
    # Server
    redis_version:2.8.23
    redis_git_sha1:00000000
    redis_git_dirty:0
    redis_build_id:ec084e4e7f0409d
    redis_mode:standalone
    os:Linux 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64 x86_64
    arch_bits:64
    multiplexing_api:epoll
    gcc_version:4.9.2
    process_id:14
    run_id:5d2edd47a2091f4b331531bfe7a2fe419177a3bb
    tcp_port:6379
    uptime_in_seconds:10199
    uptime_in_days:0
    hz:10
    lru_clock:5977823
    config_file:/redis-slave/redis.conf

    # Clients
    connected_clients:7
    client_longest_output_list:0
    client_biggest_input_buf:7
    blocked_clients:0

    # Memory
    used_memory:2053072
    used_memory_human:1.96M
    used_memory_rss:4759552
    used_memory_peak:2105488
    used_memory_peak_human:2.01M
    used_memory_lua:36864
    mem_fragmentation_ratio:2.32
    mem_allocator:jemalloc-3.6.0

    # Persistence
    loading:0
    rdb_changes_since_last_save:0
    rdb_bgsave_in_progress:0
    rdb_last_save_time:1465585922
    rdb_last_bgsave_status:ok
    rdb_last_bgsave_time_sec:1
    rdb_current_bgsave_time_sec:-1
    aof_enabled:1
    aof_rewrite_in_progress:0
    aof_rewrite_scheduled:0
    aof_last_rewrite_time_sec:1
    aof_current_rewrite_time_sec:-1
    aof_last_bgrewrite_status:ok
    aof_last_write_status:ok
    aof_current_size:52
    aof_base_size:0
    aof_pending_rewrite:0
    aof_buffer_length:0
    aof_rewrite_buffer_length:0
    aof_pending_bio_fsync:0
    aof_delayed_fsync:0

    # Stats
    total_connections_received:23
    total_commands_processed:58582
    instantaneous_ops_per_sec:6
    total_net_input_bytes:2912634
    total_net_output_bytes:17201245
    instantaneous_input_kbps:0.25
    instantaneous_output_kbps:1.96
    rejected_connections:0
    sync_full:1
    sync_partial_ok:0
    sync_partial_err:0
    expired_keys:0
    evicted_keys:0
    keyspace_hits:0
    keyspace_misses:0
    pubsub_channels:1
    pubsub_patterns:0
    latest_fork_usec:866

    # Replication
    role:master
    connected_slaves:1
    slave0:ip=172.17.0.2,port=6379,state=online,offset=1959177,lag=1
    master_repl_offset:1959448
    repl_backlog_active:1
    repl_backlog_size:1048576
    repl_backlog_first_byte_offset:910873
    repl_backlog_histlen:1048576

    # CPU
    used_cpu_sys:10.29
    used_cpu_user:15.42
    used_cpu_sys_children:0.00
    used_cpu_user_children:0.00

    # Keyspace

    +OK

From Redis info, the `Replication` section shows the master has one slave: `slave0:ip=172.17.0.2,port=6379,state=online,offset=1959177,lag=1`

* Next steps

由于Redis Master POD只是提供服务自动发现的起点,并不配置到Kubernetes的Replication Controller,因此,如上,已经被删除

This just answer where the previous scripts see environments variables from

So in continuing RC creation, new Redis and Sentinel containers could exactily join the cluster when starting the entrypoint script (run.sh)

* Notice

Every container has environment variables of Kuberentes service

## In clustering service auto discovery mechanism

__其它名字空间内如何发现服务__

使用helm名字空间内的openshift-webtty容器进行验证

首先是使用内置的kubectl命令工具获取所在集群的服务,包括自身,注意Kuberentes为它挂载了一个volume

### Study case: openshift web tty

The web tty is [forked and customized from krishnasrinivas/wetty](https://github.com/stackdocker/wetty)

* Login and run kubectl client

![kubectl](/images/service-auto-discovery/屏幕快照%202016-06-10%20下午3.35.12.png?raw=true "Optional Title")

* From helm namespace to access services of another namespaces

nc-http, redis-sentinel, openshift

![access services](/images/service-auto-discovery/屏幕快照%202016-06-10%20下午3.44.06.png?raw=true "Optional Title")

* Inspect itself

![inspect itself](/images/service-auto-discovery/屏幕快照%202016-06-10%20下午3.57.36.png?raw=true "Optional Title")

### Study case: if have not kubectl in container

其中volume中的证书,名字空间,token以及之前所示的环境变量恰恰是Kubernetes为每个容器以非客户端证书访问kube-apiserver的参数,Kuberentes client api上有实现方法

According first case, a container already know Kubernetes services

According front inspecting, Kubernetes not only inject environments, but also mount a secret volume

![get sa and secret](/images/service-auto-discovery/屏幕快照%202016-06-10%20下午4.14.00.png?raw=true "Optional Title")

The provided service account (namespace, token, ca) is equal to:

![get sa and secret](/images/service-auto-discovery/屏幕快照%202016-06-10%20下午4.25.38.png?raw=true "Optional Title")

This is called in-cluster config, [The golang source code of Kubernetes client api](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/client_config.go#L345-L382)

## Other resources of the development environment

* ReplicationControllers

Each application and Kuberentes addon are configured with replication controller. the replication controller mechanisim will keep applicaiton alived although it is only one instance.

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get rc --all-namespaces
    NAMESPACE          NAME               DESIRED   CURRENT   AGE
    default            redis              2         2         7d
    default            redis-sentinel     3         3         7d
    helm               openshift-webtty   1         1         10d
    helm               tiller-rc          1         1         29d
    kube-system        kube-dns-v9        1         1         30d
    openshift-origin   etcd               1         1         30d
    openshift-origin   openshift          1         1         30d

* PersistenVolumes and PersistentVolumeClaims

Openshift is using these resources:

    vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get pv
    NAME           CAPACITY   ACCESSMODES   STATUS    CLAIM                           REASON    AGE
    etcd-storage   2Gi        RWO,ROX,RWX   Bound     openshift-origin/etcd-storage             30d

    [vagrant@localhost origin]$ kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig get pvc --all-namespaces
    NAMESPACE          NAME           STATUS    VOLUME         CAPACITY   ACCESSMODES   AGE
    openshift-origin   etcd-storage   Bound     etcd-storage   2Gi        RWO,ROX,RWX   30d

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La gallina mallorquina és una gallina pròpia de l'illa de Mallorca, molt semblant a la resta de gallines dels Països Catalans. És l'aviram típic de la pagesia mallorquina amb una gran capacitat per sobreviure amb el que troba pels voltants del galliner. Les gallines es posen lloques amb facilitat i solen surar una part considerable de la llocada.

El seu comerç ha estat vinculat a l'economia casolana amb una aptitud mixta, ja que la seva grandària i posta són acceptables dins les races locals. Té tendència a covar i un bon comportament matern. El cens de la població va augmentant, malgrat es pugui afirmar encara que la raça està en perill d'extinció, degut als pocs nuclis de selecció en puresa existents, que treballen més en sentiment de col·leccionista, que d'autèntics productors casolans d'aviram. L'actuació de l'Associació d'Aviram de les Illes Balears ha estat decisiva a l'hora d'aconseguir la fixació del morfotipus i a les darreres mostres organitzades on s'han pogut veure exemplars d'aquesta raça, és evident el nivell de millora experimentat d'ençà que es va fixar l'estàndard d'aquesta varietat, el que fa preveure l'èxit en la selecció si segueixen aquest camí.

Origen
És un ocell de tipus mediterrani, similar a altres poblacions que es troben voltant la conca mediterrània espanyola, amb les diferències pròpies que dona la insularitat. Races molt semblants a la mallorquina les trobem al llevant de la península Ibèrica, com la penedesenca, la murciana, l'alacantina... Els diferents autors consultats afirmen que és molt difícil determinar l'inici de la seva presència a Mallorca, però sí que està comprovat per les troballes arqueològiques, que ja hi era present a l'època talaiòtica, quan encara aquest tipus d'ocell no era conegut a la zona occidental de la península Ibèrica.

Morfologia
És un tipus d'ocell valent, elegant, rústic i de creixement lent. Amb cresta senzilla i sense doblegar en les gallines. Les orelletes són blanques i el plomatge, d'uns colors vistosos, és cenyit. La varietat més difosa és la rossa o de color de palla, també anomenada color de blat. La producció mitjana d'ous, malgrat que varia amb les condicions d'explotació, se situa sobre les cent unitats per any. El seu pes és de 55 grams, com a mínim, i la closca és de color crema.

Morfologia del gall
 Cap Moderadament allargat i ample.
 Cara Llisa i roja.
 Cresta Senzilla, llisa, moderadament gran, dreta, arquejada i ben assentada sobre el cap. Dentada amb cinc o sis puntes planes i mitjanament curtes, més petites la primera i la darrera. El lòbul no ha de ser dentat i ha de seguir la línia del cap sense tocar-lo.
 Orelles Moderadament grans, blanques, ben juntes al cap per la part de dalt i un poc desferrades a la part baixa.
 Barbons Mitjanament grans, penjants i de color vermell.
 Ulls Grans, amb l'iris de color mel.
 Bec Allargat, mitjanament corbat, color banya i amb la mandíbula superior un poc més fosca que la inferior.
 Coll De longitud mitjana, regularment arquejat i amb abundant esclavina fins al dors.
 Tronc De longitud mitjana, ample i inclinat cap enrere.
 Dors Ample i inclinat cap enrere; amb abundants cairells.
 Pit Ample, allargat i prominent.
 Abdomen Poc desenvolupat.
 Coa Desenvolupada en forma de falç amb dues plomes més llargues, inserida en un angle comprès entre 45° i 90° per damunt de l'horitzontal; a la naixor hi ha abundància de plomes de color negre, amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos, més brillants.

Extremitats
 Ales Grans, plegades, un poc inclinades i cenyides al tronc. Poden sobresortir les puntes.
 Cuixes De longitud mitjana, vigorosos, visibles i amb el plomatge cenyit.
 Cames De longitud moderada, llisos, ben separats i lliures de plomes, amb quatre dits forts i oberts. De color blanc rosat més pàl·lid en la varietat rossa i lleugerament enfosquits en la varietat aperdivada i negra.
 El diàmetre de l'anella del gall és de 20 mm.

Morfologia de la gallina
 Es pareix al gall, tenint en compte les diferències sexuals. La cresta es manté dreta i és petita, amb la part posterior separada del cap o lleugerament caiguda en les gallines velles o que coven. Les orelletes petites i els barbons curts i ben separats. La coa és més aviat petita.
 El diàmetre de l'anella de la gallina és de 18 mm.

Varietats de color

Color blat, palla o rossa

 Pollet El plomissol és blanc groguenc, a vegades amb una taca fosca menuda sobre el cap i en la part anterior dorsal.

 Gall El cap és de color palla. L'esclavina és de color palla amb una taca negra en forma lanceolada enmig d'algunes plomes (les més properes al dors). La part posterior del coll és negre. El pit i les cuixes han de ser preferentment negres amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos, però es tolera la presència d'algunes plomes de color palla. Les petites cobertores de les ales són de color palla tendint a vermell brillant. Després de la muda del primer any l'esclavina i les petites cobertores de les ales tendeixen a un color palla uniforme, però és preferible que l'animal mostri aquesta uniformitat durant el primer any. Les grans cobertores són negres amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos. Les remeres primàries són de color negra mat i les secundàries són negra en les barbes internes i crema molt clar en les externes, el qual és el del mirall de l'ala quan està tancada. El dors és com els cairells, de color palla brillant amb una taca negra de forma lanceolada en la part central de les plomes. La coa és negra amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos, més brillants les falciformes i les cobertes. El subplomó és gris clar, quasi blanc en la inserció de la coa.

 Gallina El cap i el coll són marró clar. El dors és crema salmó. El pit és crema salmó molt clar, quasi blanc. Les cobertores de les ales són del color del dors. Les remeres primàries són negra mat esquitxat de crema salmó i les secundàries són negres esquitxades de crema les barbes internes i crema salmó, com en el dors, les barbes externes. La coa té una combinació de negra mat amb coloració crema salmó com el dors. El subplomó és blanc en les zones ventrals i crema salmó en les dorsals.

Aperdivada

 Pollet El plomissol és marró i amb freqüència s'observen dues franges dorsolaterals més clares.

 Gall El cap és bru vermellós. L'esclavina és de color bru rogenc brillant amb una taca negra de forma lanceolada enmig d'algunes plomes (les més properes al dors). La part posterior del coll, el pit i les cuixes han de ser preferentment negres amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos, encara que es tolera la presència d'alguna ploma vermella. Les petites cobertores de les ales són de color bru vermellós brillant i les grans són de color negra amb reflexos verds. Les remeres primàries són negra mat, i les secundàries tenen les barbes internes negres i marrons les externes, color del mirall de l'ala quan està tancada. El dors és bru vermellós brillant i els cairells tenen una taca negra en forma lanceolada enmig de les plomes. La coa és negra amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos, més brillant en les falçs i les cobertes. El subplomó és gris clar, quasi blanc en la inserció de la coa.

 Gallina El cap és marró daurat amb algunes puntes negres. El coll és daurat, amb una taca en forma de punta de llança de costats negres i centre groc en la part central de les plomes. El negre no sobrepassa el rivet daurat. El dors i el pit són marró daurat amb negre dispers en cada ploma, unes vegades amb un puntejat generalitzat i altres amb tendència -la preferent- a ordenar-se més o menys formant un mallat múltiple (cada ploma amb una doble sanefa negra formada per ratlles circumcèntriques). Les cobertores de les ales són del mateix color i dibuix del dors, les remeres primàries són negra mat i les secundàries són negra mat amb marró en les barbes internes i marró daurat esquitxat de negre les barbes externes. Les cobertores de la coa són marró daurat amb ratllat negre i les timoneres tenen la part inferior del raquis negre mat esquitxat de marró daurat i la part superior negra mat. El subplomó és gris.

Negre amb el mantell del gall platejat (Abedul, Birchen)

 Pollet El plomissol és negre amb blanc en el ventre, les puntes de les ales i la cara.

 Gall El cap, el coll i l'esclavina són platejats amb flamejat negre. Les espatlles, el dors i les petites cobertores alars són de color blanc platejat. La resta del plomatge, inclòs el mirall de l'ala, és negre amb reflexos metàl·lics.

 Gallina El cap i el coll són blanc platejat amb flamejat negre.

La resta del plomatge és negre, apareixent en certa freqüència un lleuger rivetejat platejat des de la gola fins a la zona del gavatx.

Negre favat amb el mantell del gall platejat

 Pollet El plomissol és negre amb blanc en el ventre, les puntes de les ales i la cara. Les femelles també tenen una taca de color blanc grisenc damunt del cap. En els mascles aquest color s'estén per tot el dors. Així, el pollets mascles resulten més clars que els pollets femelles.

 Gall i gallinaJuntament amb el color de la negra amb el mantell platejat apareixen franges de gris molt clar, quasi blanc. La gallina resulta amb un conjunt de franges negre intens que alterna amb altres més clares, resultant quasi imperceptible l'argentat del coll. Les franges negres del gall queden més clares i, per tant, el favat està format per franges gris intens combinant amb franges gris molt clar. Tot això, juntament amb l'argentat de la capa, li dona al gall un color general molt més clar que a la gallina.

Altres colors
 Vermella''' El gall té el pit negre, l'esclavina de color taronja vermellós, les cobertores vermell fort i la coa és negra amb reflexos metàl·lics verdosos.

Defectes greus
Vermell en les orelles en més d'un terç de la seva superfície; presència de clavell o apèndixs a la cresta; tarsos de color diferent del blanc rosat o emplomats; falta de 300 grams o més sobre els pesos indicats.

Imatges gallina mallorquina

Enllaços externs
 Gallina mallorquina PRAIB
 Gallina mallorquina Veu de Sóller
 El reportatge, Recuperació gallina mallorquina
 Descripció detallada de la gallina mallorquina (en castellà)

Races de gallines dels Països Catalans
Races autòctones de Mallorca
Aviram de les Illes Balears


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