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0.04307 | <urn:uuid:1d2f5830-b7c2-4404-9c28-3c68095acfd7> | en | 0.952719 | Should killer robots be a human rights issue?S
One U.N. representative believes they do. Christof Heyns is the U.N. Special Rapporteur who deals with extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Last week, he issued a special report on LARs, urging nations to step back and think about the implications of these devices before deploying them widely. He's worried about removing human ethics from the practice of war, and that these robots might become killing machines with no sense of justice.
He's not referring to Terminators just yet, but instead weapons like Samsung's automatic machine gun, the SGR-A1, which guards the border between North and South Korea. It will fire automatically on people who approach and don't know the proper password.
According to a release from the UN:
Of course, ethics are one issue. But malfunctions are just as serious. There have already been accidents with robots like the SGR-A1 malfunctioning and shooting off friendly fire. Similar robots used in industrial production have also gotten buggy and severely maimed factory workers.
What will human rights look like in an age of killer robots who kill without any human giving the order? Obviously, as Heyns indicates, we'll have to change the way we understand things like "summary execution." But we'll also have to rethink our laws. After all, who is responsible when an autonomous robot accidentally kills a soldier fighting alongside it? It seems as if we should figure this question out before we start the next robot war. | http://io9.com/should-killer-robots-be-a-human-rights-issue-511557135 | dclm-gs1-190100000 |
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0.063596 | <urn:uuid:a4611d82-a475-4420-b0b5-4c0b2b6f8324> | en | 0.88702 | Possible memory leak involving MappingRepository ------------------------------------------------ Key: OPENJPA-746 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-746 Project: OpenJPA Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 1.2.0 Reporter: Patrick Peck We are using OpenJPA with Derby in our application. In our functional test suite (using TestNG), we repeatedly create a new Derby database and access it using an OpenJPA EntityManager. The number of classes and tables is less than 10, but after about 100-200 create/destroy cycles, the VM runs out of heap. I tried to track down the cause of the leak, and one possible cause seems to be the MappingRepository class whose instance count kept increasing, while other "suspects" (BrokerImpl, EntityManagerImpl, EntityManagerFactoryImpl,...) had a constant instance count. Because of the latter, I am pretty sure that the test suite itself does not hold on to OpenJPA instances longer than needed, so I suspect a memory leak within OpenJPA itself. What exactly keeps the MappingRepository instances from being GC'd, I wasn't able to analyse given the time available and the complex reference graph that this class is involved in. P.S.: I googled for OpenJPA memory leaks, and the only memory leak issue I came across was the one involving multiple redeployments in Geronimo and ClassLoader leaks. This issue is different, because OpenJPA always runs in the same classloader. I looked into the "PCRegistry._metas" static field, and the number of entries remained constant. So I suspect that the reason for the leak is somewhere else. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online. | http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/openjpa-dev/200810.mbox/raw/%3C1864947637.1224006104201.JavaMail.jira@brutus%3E/ | dclm-gs1-190230000 |
0.019248 | <urn:uuid:2d5df799-7a5e-4238-89d4-5e2cb097a1d5> | en | 0.969406 | Co-defendant in Oklahoma Capitol bomb threat case testifies against love interest
Whittni Butts, 18, tells the judge that Eric Thompson, 45, persuaded her to make threats using the name of his ex-girlfriend.
By Tim Willert Published: April 30, 2013
A man accused of making a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of the state Capitol planned revenge against an ex-girlfriend for sending him back to jail and enlisted the help of his 18-year-old lover to make it happen, a co-defendant testified Monday.
Whittni Nikole Butts, of Waukomis, agreed to testify against Eric Randolph Thompson at his preliminary hearing in exchange for a 10-year deferred sentence, prosecutors said.
Butts and Thompson, 45, of Oklahoma City, are charged with two counts each of telephoning a bomb threat and one count each of conspiracy.
Butts acknowledged dating Thompson even though she knew he was still seeing ex-girlfriend Denise King.
Butts said Thompson told her he wanted to get even with King for previously bailing him out of jail and then rescinding his bond when she found out he was seeing Butts.
“He said he wanted to get Denise King back,” Butts testified. “I told him … this was a bad idea.”
Gov. Mary Fallin was in her office at the Capitol when the threat was made about 10:30 a.m. Feb. 1. She ordered the building be evacuated. More than 1,000 people, including 500 schoolchildren, were at the Capitol at the time, officials said.
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Devotions of the Witch: Devozioni della Strega
Devotions for the Witch
Devotions of the Witch was born in an effort to reproduce, in pagan form, the missal I'd had when I was much younger, in the Catholic Church. As a young Italian-American woman, I was given a missal upon my confirmation in the church, that contained prayers and petitions dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and all the saints recognized by the church at that time. Not only did it contain prayers, but it also included a calendar of holy days, and a Litany of Saints that would be recited by the priest on special occasions, with the appropriate responses required by the faithful. I always loved the concept of remembering the sacrifice of the church's heroes and heroines in that manner. So I decided to create a pagan version of this once-beloved book.
I included many of the prayers I'd written upon the births of my children, and during their lives, those prayers I taught them at table, etc. Some of these were originally meant only to be my personal blessings upon my beloved children, but I wanted to share those feelings with others. I also created a calendar of holy days, including the days known to the world of the sacrifices of those who were harassed, tortured or even murdered in the name of their differences with the church. This I call the Litany of Martyrs. There are ancient hymns recorded in the book, and some new words to be sung to traditional melodies, in a format called 'filk'. The focus of these prayers and hymns is the many Goddesses known in both ancient Rome and modern Italy, and the martyrs are those who suffered within the confines of the ancient empire, through modern times in Italy.
I have received praise for this book:
A fan writes:
"Your prayer book has really struck a cord [sic] with me, it's lovely. I was also raised Roman Catholic."
Devotions for the Witch: Devozioni della Strega is available through my publisher, at http://stores.lulu.com/deliathecrone. | http://redroom.com/member/patricia-della-piana/blog/devotions-of-the-witch-devozioni-della-strega | dclm-gs1-190430000 |
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by 0123456789 (#40884549) Attached to: Why Intel Should Buy Nokia
OK I looked up the data. Nokia got €800m from Apple and is to receive further royalties of €8 per iPhone sold. Apple is currently doing about 35m phones per quarter so something is definitely wrong since Apple alone is paying more than .5b. Though not the $1.5-2b I had heard either, sort of down the middle.
Could be that the 0.5b figure is there net patent income - they may be spending a fair bit on licencing from other companies.
Comment: Two thoughts (Score 5, Informative) 516
Firstly, this is a Daily Fail story - take with a large pinch of salt. As shown in the Leveson inquiry, they're happy to run "Organisation wants to ban something" story one day, then "Our campaign has forced organisation to back down" the next - despite no such banning effort happening. In addition, they do have a "anything invented after 1900 is suspicious" agenda. Secondly, if the Red Cross actually are debating this, perhaps it's in an effort to revise International Humanitarian Law to keep up with the times, inasmuch as International Humanitarian Law actually exists.
Comment: Re:Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Score 1) 334
by 0123456789 (#35369364) Attached to: Blade Runner Sequels and Prequels Happening
The reason Blade Runner was a great film was precisely because they made a film using concepts from the book, but didn't slavishly follow the text (Watchmen, I'm looking at you here). Don't think the plot followed the original book closely enough for the sequel to the book to make sense as the sequel to the film.
I haven't read the book Bladerunner 2, by the way - I retract the above if it was a follow up to the film, rather than "Do Androids Dream..."
Comment: Re:Is there a How-To on moving the window icons ba (Score 1) 567
by 0123456789 (#32030514) Attached to: Ubuntu Linux 10.04 Review (Lucid Lynx)
It's a pet hate of mine that the minimise/maximise buttons are beside the close window buttons on pretty much every window manager on pretty much every OS. It just seems obvious to me to have minimise/maximise on one side and close on the other so there's less risk of closing a window by accident.
It can be changed on KDE (and I see in the other replies it can be done in gnome as well), but it shouldn't need to be.
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The development article ( http://www.schillmania.com/content/entries/2011/wheels-of-steel/ ) discusses the technical approach, performance challenges and considerations made during development. The demo ( http://wheelsofsteel.net/ ) is experimental — Chrome 12 or Safari 5 are preferable — and the code is on github: https://github.com/scottschiller/wheelsofsteel.net"
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At this point, RAM is in my opinion one of the larger potential bottlenecks for web apps.
Browsers can eat up a lot of memory while running JS-heavy "web apps", and leaks can result in hundreds of MB being used over time, causing excessive disk swapping etc.
On a laptop with WinXP and 512 MB of RAM, even Firefox using 200 MB of RAM (not an unrealistic number if you have a few tabs with mail, maps and other big sites open,) can start to hurt the overall system performance.
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Too fast for the three fastest
Kim Chapin
December 04, 1967
A trio of records on land, sea and air failed to intimidate the speedy outboard racers on Lake Havasu
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No one, of course, gave the three any chance of winning the marathon. Tinker Collinge of Anaheim, Calif. said, "The first time they carve a doughnut [spin out] in the race, look back and see five boats bearing down on them, they'll start to wonder what it is all about." And Dick Lucero, the assistant race director and an ex-driver, said, "It would be like putting me in a Formula Vee. No way."
Oblivious to this sort of conversation, the three spent their free moments talking about the many things they have in common. Breedlove is building a boat to go after Taylor's water-speed record and asked Taylor all sorts of questions. Taylor responded, "I know—I am convinced—I can go faster than a land-speed car in the Hustler."
Breedlove and Taylor in turn asked Knight about his jet engines and heard some weird technical explanations.
The expectable ribbers who joshed the three were led by another racer whose presence might at first have seemed to be the result of further press-agentry. He was Mike Reagan, the 22-year-old son of the governor of California. Saturday morning, just before the flare was shot to start the first half of the race, Mike walked by Breedlove's table and said, "Don't forget. Turn, baby, turn."
Roughly, marathon racing is to outboard motorboating what Le Mans is to auto racing—but oh what a difference in the racecourses. Lake Havasu, set in a valley between the Mojave and Chemehuevi mountains, is not really a lake but a dammed-up section of the Colorado River. Although the water is calm under normal conditions, there is always a 7-mph current. This is the first of the hazards faced by the drivers. The second is the boats themselves. Their overgrown power plants churn up white water and send wakes back and forth to batter each other like sniper bullets. The result is a fiendish chop with troughs that are sometimes three feet deep. Even in a calm lake there is very little smooth water in the course of an afternoon's racing. As a consequence of the skittering and porpoising, four boats had sunk at the end of the first four hours, seven flipped, and more than 20 were beached, with good-size hunks out of their hulls. Of the 126 starters, only 73 were running at the end of the first day.
The Breedlove-Taylor-Knight boat was not among them. Taylor was chosen as starting driver, with unanimous instructions from the others to just "survive the first two hours and figure out what's happening." He obeyed halfway, surviving the first hour well, driving relatively slowly at first but keeping clear of the vast hordes that often bunched around the four-mile course. Slowly he picked up his speed and twice on relatively smooth straights managed to match speeds with the leader boats.
Then, shortly after the one-hour mark, while rounding a series of three turn buoys, a little single-engine runabout spun to the front and to the left of 707, kicking up a huge spray and soaking Taylor's engines with water. All three died, and 707 was towed in. The 12 laps Taylor had completed put him ahead of 29 boats overall. "The boat was flooding," said Taylor to Breedlove and Knight, "but I wanted to make sure you guys got a chance in it tomorrow."
Well, Breedlove got his chance but, thanks to a 22-knot wind that added just one more squirrelly element to the already dangerous conditions, Knight never did get into the boat. About 90 minutes into the second four hours and just beyond the turn where Taylor had had his mishaps a day earlier, Breedlove slapped a wave which lifted the front end of his boat high into the air. Then the wind got under it, raised its bow even higher and suddenly the world land-speed record holder found himself in the cold waters of the lake.
Fortunately, the boat did not land on its back but did a flip in midair, slammed back down right side up and growled angrily in circles around Breedlove. He managed to get back into the boat, found the two outside engines still running and refused to accept the offer of a tow, which would have disqualified him. As he attempted to start off again, he learned he had no control. The steering was jammed, and that was it. He rode 707 in behind the towboat, teeth chattering and sporting a good-size bruise on his right arm. But he was still smiling. "These people are crazy," he said.
That brought the crowd's interest back to the professional drivers, and when the signal flares ending the race went up at 3 p.m., the winner was a boat owned jointly by young Reagan and Rudy Ramos. Ramos and Bill Cooper did most of the driving, but it was Reagan, in his first outboard competition (he drives about 10 inboard races a year), who was in the boat when it received the checkered flag. By that time Breedlove, Taylor and Knight were headed back to California to resume their more humdrum careers.
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I'm trying to get it to display the number of employees that are hired after June 20, 1994, But I get an error saying "JUN' invalid identifier. Please help, thanks!
Select employee_id, count(*)
From Employee
Where to_char(employee_date_hired, 'DD-MON-YY') > 31-DEC-95;
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31-DEC-95 isn't a string, nor is 20-JUN-94. They're numbers with some extra stuff added on the end. This should be '31-DEC-95' or '20-JUN-94' - note the inverted commas, '. This will enable you to do a string comparison.
However, you're not doing a string comparison; you're doing a date comparison. You should transform your string into a date using the built-in to_date function.
select employee_id
from employee
where employee_date_hired > to_date('31-DEC-95','DD-MON-YY')
As a_horse_with_no_name noted in the comments, DEC, doesn't necessarily mean December. It depends on your NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE and NLS_DATE_FORMAT settings.
If you want to avoid this pitfall replace DEC with 12 and use the datetime format model MM to indicate this:
select employee_id
from employee
where employee_date_hired > to_date('31-12-95','DD-MM-YY')
Oracle does support ANSI date literals, though I prefer not to use them as I find the syntax less clear. When using a literal you must specify your date in the format YYYY-MM-DD and you cannot include a time portion.
select employee_id
from employee
where employee_date_hired > DATE '1995-12-31'
Further information:
NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE is derived from NLS_LANGUAGE and NLS_DATE_FORMAT is derived from NLS_TERRITORY. These are set when you initially created the database but they can be altered by changing your inialization parameters file - only if really required - or at the session level by using the alter session syntax. For instance:
alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
This means:
• DD numeric day of the month, 1 - 31
• MM numeric month of the year, 01 - 12 ( January is 01 )
• YYYY 4 digit year - in my opinion this is always better than a 2 digit year YY as there is no confusion with what century you're referring to.
• HH24 hour of the day, 0 - 23
• MI minute of the hour, 0 - 59
• SS second of the minute, 0-59
You can find out your current language and date language settings by querying v$nls_parameters and the full gamut of valid values by querying v$nls_valid_values.
Further reading:
Incidentally, if you want the count(*) you need to group by employee_id
select employee_id, count(*)
from employee
group by employee_id
This gives you the count per employee_id.
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+1 for using a format mask in to_date(). Note that this can still fail on a different environments due to different language settings. DEC is not necessarily always a valid month. It's usually better to use numbers instead of names – a_horse_with_no_name Apr 16 '12 at 16:56
@a_horse_with_no_name, thanks for the point. I've updated with your suggestion. – Ben Apr 16 '12 at 17:01
Thanks so much for the detailed explanation! – user1336830 Apr 16 '12 at 19:06
+1 this really helped. Thanks. – Radu Murzea Aug 30 '13 at 13:43
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Many Rails apps use the CookieStore method of storing sessions. The security of this method depends mainly on the security of the session secret key which is defined by default in config/environment.rb:
config.action_controller.session = {
:session_key => '_some_name_session',
:secret => 'long secret key'
Most people including myself keep this file in our SCM repo. Does this mean if I do some work at a coffee shop (or any open wireless connection) and commit my source, someone can sniff this secret and possibly start creating valid sessions for my application? Can't people sniff the files I commit? This seems like a pretty decent security hole.
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If you're committing over a protocol other than https or SSH, then yes I believe so. If the person controlling your remote repository server is using port 80 instead of 443, I'd sit down and have a discussion with them.
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ok...i guess ssh must use a two way encryption function so that the receiver can decrypt the data. so i guess a sniffer would also be able to decrypt data transmitted over ssh? – Tony Jul 13 '09 at 18:58
It would be extremely difficult. Depending on the key strength used, it generally wouldn't be worth the person's time to sniff and attempt to decrypt the traffic, especially without having the private key. HTTPS is a little easier to crack, but generally if someone wanted your session key that badly they'd either attempt to get it from your repository checked out on your laptop or hack your server directly. – MattC Jul 13 '09 at 19:02
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Not necessarily. If you're talking to Subversion you can choose to use an HTTPS address rather than an HTTP one and all the communications between your local machine and the version control server will be secure.
I'd be very surprised if Git and Mercurial didn't offer the same ability.
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Git and Hg both allow communication over HTTPS, or another secure method like SSH. – mipadi Jul 13 '09 at 18:45
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EDIT: the class/method that i'm trying to run this inside is static and therefore i'm unable to pass this into the generic.Invoke
I have a static Data Access Class that i use to automatically parse data from various sources. i was starting to re-factor it when i ran into a problem. Im tring to pass a Type to a Generic method via reflection, (the method then parses the type and returns the Type with a value) my code currently looks like
Type type1 = typeof( T );
var item = (T)Activator.CreateInstance( typeof( T ), new object[] { } );
foreach (PropertyInfo info in type1.GetProperties())
Type dataType = info.PropertyType;
Type dataType = info.PropertyType;
MethodInfo method = typeof( DataReader ).GetMethod( "Read" );
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod( dataType );
//The next line is causing and error as it expects a 'this' to be passed to it
//but i cannot as i'm inside a static class
generic.Invoke( this, info.Name, reader );
info.SetValue(item,DataReader.Read<dataType>(info.Name, reader ) , null);
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possible duplicate of How to use reflection to call generic Method? – 280Z28 Mar 22 '13 at 15:22
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I guess DataReader.Read is the static method, right?
Therefore, change the error line like below, since you are calling the static method. There is not object, so you just pass null into Invoke method:
var value = generic.Invoke( null, new object[] {info.Name, reader} );
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The type parameter to a generic method isn't an instance of Type; you can't use your variable in this way. However, you can use reflection to create the closed-generic MethodInfo you require (that is, with the type parameter specified), which would look something like this:
// this line may need adjusting depending on whether the method you're calling is static
MethodInfo readMethod = typeof(DataReader).GetMethod("Read");
foreach (PropertyInfo info in type1.GetProperties())
// get a "closed" instance of the generic method using the required type
MethodInfo genericReadMethod m.MakeGenericMethod(new Type[] { info.PropertyType });
// invoke the generic method
object value = genericReadMethod.Invoke(info.Name, reader);
info.SetValue(item, value, null);
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In my iPhone app, I require to show the hyperlink to a website
How can I add hyperlink for a website in iPhone programming?.
Actually i want to pass the link from my app onto facebook using facebook API.
So how should I format my text such that it works as hyperlink on facebook?
I am still stuck with this issue.
Please Help and Suggest
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It depends where you want to put this link. If it is in a UITextView, you just have to enable
textView.text = @"Some text with link in it : http://http://stackoverflow.com";
textView.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypeLink;
More info on iOS reference library
Or if you want to open Safari programatically :
NSURL *url = [ [ NSURL alloc ] initWithString: @"http://stackoverflow.com" ];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
[url release];
EDIT So if you want to share on facebook, you need to tell Safari to open an URL which will display a Facebook page that allows the user to share. Here is an example :
NSString *urlString = @"http://stackoverflow.com";
//The url you want to share
NSString *title = "The Title of the Page";
//The title you want to be displayed on Facebook
NSString *shareUrlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=%@&t=%@", urlString , title];
//Create the URL string which will tell Facebook you want to share that specific page
NSURL *url = [ [ NSURL alloc ] initWithString:shareUrlString ];
//Create the URL object
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
//Launch Safari with the URL you created
[url release];
//Release the object if you don't need it
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Actually i want to pass the link from my app onto facebook using facebook API. So how should I format my text such that it works as hyperlink on facebook? – Parth Bhatt Dec 10 '10 at 10:35
Ok, that's different. So you have a link you want users to be able to share on their Facebook profile ? – Julien Dec 10 '10 at 16:55
Ok, I updated my question – Julien Dec 10 '10 at 17:04
Isn't it answering your question ? – Julien Dec 11 '10 at 19:31
@Julien: Sorry I forgot to tick your answer as an answer. Really Sorry for that :) – Parth Bhatt Mar 23 '11 at 14:16
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My favorite library for sharing would be ShareKit. It's really easy to setup in your app, and will allow people to share via Facebook, and other services too. It's customizable too, so you can skin it, change colors, and control which services you want users to share with.
Check out, http://www.getsharekit.com/
Once you add it to your app you can integrate it very easily by creating a button
[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemAction
//add the button to a navigation bar or tool bar.
and then creating the share method in your controller.
- (void)share
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://getsharekit.com"];
// Get the ShareKit action sheet
SHKActionSheet *actionSheet = [SHKActionSheet actionSheetForItem:item];
// Display the action sheet
[actionSheet showFromToolbar:navigationController.toolbar];
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Can you mention where you need to insert hyperlink ,this is my way to insert link in iPhone app:
NSMutableString *err=[[NSMutableString alloc] init];
[err appendString:@"<html><body style=\"background-color:black\" ><font size=3 face=\"helvetica\" color=\"white\" align=\"center\"><H3>Login Error</H3><p> "];
[err appendString:@"Please try again. If you forgot your password, you can retrieve it at<a href=\"ENTER YOUR LINK URL\"><font color=\"red\"> ENTER LINK TEXT</font></a>.</font></p></body></html>"];
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Right now, every time I type mydomain.com it would automatically go to mydomain.com/projectname/home.jsf, which is my login page. Not sure why, I know I still in session meaning that I can navigate to a restricted page without login in again. So how do I make so that if I type mydomain.com, I go to mydomain.com/projectname/CentralFeed.jsf instead of login page if the user still in session. Here is my rough design
In my web.xml
I am not sure if you guys need to know this, but I also have a Filter call MyFilter, which map to restricted page, and check if the user still in session, if so then just chain.doFilter(req, res);, if not then redirect to login page home.jsf
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put index.jsp
and in it put
<% response.sendRedirect("desired URL"); %>
from web.xml
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Does that work for jsf as well? – Thang Pham Mar 17 '11 at 17:57
yes. by response.sendRedirect() you will just make client to GET desired URL which you want to redirect from root – Jigar Joshi Mar 17 '11 at 17:58
I hope you dont mind if I ask this, so CentralFeed.jsf is the page I want to always go first. If I change that page to index.jsf, will I get the same result, like what you suggest above? – Thang Pham Mar 17 '11 at 18:04
yes. but go for the approach I have suggested – Jigar Joshi Mar 17 '11 at 18:06
Dont think it work: Here is my Exception: javax.servlet.ServletException: Error Parsing /index.xhtml: Error Traced[line: 12] The content of elements must consist of well-formed character data or markup. I am using JSF Facelets btw – Thang Pham Mar 17 '11 at 18:13
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The <welcome-file> has to point to a physical file on the disk, not to some servlet mapping. Since you've a CentralFeed.xhtml file, a <welcome-file> of CentralFeed.jsf isn't going to work.
There are two solutions (apart from the scriptlet hack as suggested by Jigar):
1. Create an empty file CentralFeed.jsf file next to the CentralFeed.xhtml. This fools the server that the file is physically present.
2. Map the FacesServlet on *.xhtml instead of *.jsf. While this was impossible in JSF 1.x because it would run in an infinite loop, this works fine on JSF 2.0. Your question history confirms that you're using JSF 2.0. This way you can just set the <welcome-file> to CentralFeed.xhtml.
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Thank you so much for the great information. Learn something new :D – Thang Pham Mar 18 '11 at 1:03
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I want to test the connection so I am using the query: 'SELECT 1 FROM dual' to compare the value returned.
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT 1 FROM dual");
on doing rs.next() the exception thrown is:
java.sql.SQLException: Closed Connection: next
How can I get rs.getString(1) as 1 by executing the query?
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I don't understand what you're trying to do: if the connection is closed then you can't get the next(), if the connection is opened then why do you need the value 1 ? – A.B.Cade Mar 27 '12 at 14:08
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You cannot compare the value returned when checking the connection:
If the connection is closed then you get no results, more then that, you won't be able to even create the statement ...
In your code you might have the connection closed somewhere before the rs.next() command.
you can see here a post similar to what you need
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# 1 Things I Wish I Knew...
02-03-2010, 09:14 AM
I've seen a thread like this in some other games I've played in the past, and they can be rather handy to relate information that, for whatever reason, isn't documented or obvious. So, feel free to post things that you've found in game that have helped make your life just a bit easier.
(And please, let's try to keep this civil and productive. I'd like to see this as a resource for new people entering the game.)
So, to start off:
- Hitting Shift-R, as we know, will engage Full Impulse if it's available (it's not in certain areas or in combat.) But, just tapping R will, depending on your current engine setting, either command Full Stop or max throttle.
- You can use the F key to initiate conversations and pick up items. However, you can continue tapping the F key to step through that conversation or the take dialogs.
- You can easily navigate to systems, clusters or Sector Blocks using the in-game map. One way to do this is to open the map using M, click the System List tab, find your system/cluster/Sector Block and double click on it. You can also use the Area Map to do this. Just find your destination and single click on it's "icon". (Circle for systems, arrows for clusters/sector blocks.)
- You don't need to return to the Mission NPC to complete a mission. Just click on the Starfleet emblem on the compass rose mini-map to hail them and complete the mission.
- You also don't need to return to Starbase to unload inventory. Just press I to open your inventory, click on the Replicator button, and sell your unwanted goods. (Caveat - You will receive a lesser price for selling items this way.)
- There are ships wandering each sector that will act as merchants for certain goods. Just move close and hit F to open their vendor screens. Cargo ships have commodities available (pricing varies) and are good for this Aid Planet missions in the Exploration Clusters. Ferengi ships carry different weapons than you can find in other places.
- There can be some problems actually sitting in chairs (most notably, the Captain's seat on the bridge.) To properly sit in one, stand on the seat area and move slightly. When your feet make contact with the seat (not hovering above it) turn and face outward, then execute the proper Sit emote. Examples: Captain's Chair - /em sitcaptain. Risa lounge chairs - /em sitlounge.
- This falls more into the realm of role-playing, but still good to know information. The ranks in the game are (from lowest rank to highest) Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Admiral. If a player doesn't have their rank title on and have taken the time to change their rank insignia, you can identify them and address them "properly".
Rank - Mode of Address - Pip Sequence
1. Ensign - Ensign - 1 bright pip
2. Lieutenant, Junior Grade (JG) - Lieutenant - 1 dark pip, 1 bright pip
3. Lieutenant - Lieutenant - 2 bright pips
4. Lieutenant Commander - Commander - 1 dark pip, 2 bright pips
5. Commander - Commander - 3 bright pips
6. Captain - Captain - 4 bright pips
7. Rear Admiral, Lower Half - Admiral - 5 bright pips or 1 bright pip enclosed in a gold square
(Other admiral ranks would probably include Rear Admiral, upper half, Vice-Admiral, and Admiral AKA Full Admiral)
There is also a convention in Starfleet (as in the US Navy) to use the rank of Commodore. This is usually a Captain that's been placed in a Flag Rank position, but hasn't been actually promoted to Flag rank.
- There are currently a number of locations mentioned in the Star Trek universe that can be visited (more are coming). Right now, these are:
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2. Andoria (I believe this is a consensual PVP area for Starfleet officers. Not certain.)
3. Risa - The renowned vacation planet for the Federation.
4. Space Station K-7 - From TOS episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" and DS9 "Trials and Tribbleations"
5. Deep Space 9 - From the series, complete with the wormhole, and Quark's.
6. Memory Alpha - The library planet, also home to the "crafting system" in-game.
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My friend owns a CyberPower PC that he bought six months ago. He wanted to upgrade the video card and I offered to help him.
The old card did not have a power connector on it, but the new one does. Using the adapter provided by the manufacturer, I connected the new video card to the power supply.
The card worked for three weeks but today he reported that the computer turned off randomly while he was playing a game. Any attempts to turn the computer back on are unsuccessful.
Since CyberPower built the computer and knew what components were being installed, I'm assuming they used the minimum required power supply to get the job done.
Is it possible the new video card was drawing too much power and it fried some circuitry in the power supply?
If I replaced the power supply, can I expect everything else to work again? Or is it possible that additional components have been damaged?
Replacing the power supply ended up working. The system is 100% functional again :)
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This is a fairly common issue with changing out stock video cards with much higher powered performance cards, especially on cookie cutter systems. – MaQleod Nov 18 '10 at 0:31
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By replacing the PSU, your system should be up and running again. By overdrawing the power supply, components inside can melt, causing the entire machine to simply switch off. These are the symptoms you seem to be describing.
It would be more useful if you can provide some specs (most importantly, the number of HDDs, type of video card and rated max wattage of the PSU) so we can help determine if the supply was overdrawn or not, or consult the advice in this post. Bear in mind that failing PSUs are a very common cause of generic computer problems.
In the case of an overheating graphics card, the system might switch off, but after a moment or two should be able to be turned on again. Even if the card is damaged, it should not affect the machine from switching on.
The problem is in my mind absolutely the PSU.
Also try read the answers to this similar question.
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Thanks for the information everyone. The Power Supply that CyberPower provided was so generic I couldn't find any specs on it, so that made it difficult to check if the card would've been an issue; I obviously just risked it. Anyway, I ordered an new PSU. I'll check back here once we install that. – macek Nov 18 '10 at 6:50
Any results yet? – Paul Lammertsma Nov 27 '10 at 21:17
Sorry about the long delay in response here. Replacing the power supply got everything up and running again. 100% functional :) – macek Aug 12 '11 at 18:39
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Symptoms do look like a failed PSU, but don't be too scared with those kilowatt requirements of the modern cards. Most setups will do just fine with 350/400W PSUs. See this review for a reference http://techreport.com/articles.x/19934/5, a super heavy system barely climbs above 400W.
P.S.: Power spikes during PSU failure can take multiple components with them.
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Highly likely to be a dead supply, though I have seen similar problems with the processor (yes the actual CPU) dead as well.
Replacing the PS with something in the 450W + mark should be a good first step - these are available everywhere very cheaply.
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If your friend was running with a decent surge protector his system is likely fine... However it isn't impossible that his power supply might have fried the system.
Not turning back on is bad news generally, but it could be any number of things...
In the future you should always check the wattage rating before installing new components.
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Whether a surge protector was used or not is not relevant in this case; that simply prevents surges from the wall socket from damaging the machine. A fried PSU will typically do nothing at all, and therefore it is expected that the machine does not turn on. At this point, really nothing can be said about the state of the components. – Paul Lammertsma Nov 18 '10 at 8:53
Actually, the question was 'Why doesn't my computer turn back on'... He's guessing that a new video card was drawing too much power from the PSU, which is highly unlikely... A power surge is a much more likely culprit. – Gary Nov 20 '10 at 17:00
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Sometimes voltage or load spikes cause the PSU to shut down without doing harm. You can try to reset it with the following procedure: try for 2 times to power the machine on without cable attached. Then reattach and try again.
If it works, fine. You should in any case re-check the power requirements of the machine.
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All PSU's are not created equal. A good PSU will cut out before damage occurs, I believe. And not only that, a good PSU will be quiet, and efficient (A bad PSU will not). This website was like gold when I was shopping for a new PSU: http://www.silentpcreview.com/section10.html
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Thanks! TRANSPOSE() does it. However, I want to throw away the original rows and continue working on only the transposed version. So yes, I'd like the raw data, not cells that "mirror" the original cells. I tried copy-pasting, but just got empty cells as result (even when copy-pasting to a whole new spreadsheet). Could you elaborate on how to get the raw data back? – Jonik Sep 22 '10 at 10:56
Highlight the cells you want to copy. Choose "Edit | Copy". Put your cursor on a new, empty cell. Choose "Edit | Paste values only". – Al E. Sep 22 '10 at 12:13
Ah, I totally missed the "Paste values only" option. Excellent, thanks! – Jonik Sep 22 '10 at 12:53
I'm happy to help. – Al E. Sep 22 '10 at 12:56
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i'm a 15 year old girl and i have type one diabetes. type one diabetes is genetic. so its not they kind caused by obesity or poor food choices. sometimes when i tell people that i have type one diabetes they say 'oh is it because your chubby?' or other offensive things. they don't understand that type one diabetes can make it hard to lose weight. i'm really sick of the stereotypes and how some people purposely stay away from me because they think 'type one diabetes is contagious' is there anything i can to? or is their ignorance just going to have to be dealt with?
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What Is a Breast Self-exam?
A breast self-exam is an examination of your breasts that you do yourself. It's a way for you to notice any changes, lumps, or abnormalities in your breasts. It's also a chance for you to become familiar with what is normal for your breasts.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that all women over the age of 20 talk to their doctor about the benefits and limitations of breast self-exams. Moreover, women between the ages of 20-39 should have a clinical breast exam every three years. After age 40, a woman should have a clinical breast exam with a screening mammogram every year.
While breast self-examination continues to be widely promoted, there is no evidence showing a decrease in death among women who perform breast self-exams. The prestigious US Preventive Services Task Force says that evidence is still insufficient to recommend for or against breast self-examination.
If you and your doctor decide you should do breast self-exams, here is the best way to go about doing it: Do your breast self-exam every month, two or three days after your period ends. If you do not have regular periods, pick a day that you can remember (like the first day of each month) to do your breast self-exam.
Steps for a Breast Self-exam
A complete breast self-exam involves both standing and lying down. It is important that you do both exams.
Standing Examination
1. Stand in front of a mirror so that you can see both of your breasts clearly. Check each breast for anything unusual. Check the skin for puckering, dimpling, or scaliness. Look for a discharge from the nipples.
2. Watching closely in the mirror, clasp your hands behind your head and press your elbows forward. Look to see if there is any change in the shape or contour of your breasts.
3. Press your hands firmly on your hips and bend slightly toward the mirror as you pull your shoulders and elbows forward. Look to see if there is any change in the shape or contour of your breasts.
4. Gently squeeze each nipple and look for discharge.
5. Raise your right arm. Use the pads of the fingers of your left hand to check the right breast and the surrounding area firmly, carefully, and thoroughly. You may want to use lotion or powder to help your fingers glide easily over the skin. Feel for any lump or mass under the skin.
6. Feel the tissue by pressing your fingers in small overlapping areas the size of a dime. To be sure to cover your whole breast, take your time, and follow a definite pattern, such as vertical lines, a continuous circle, or a wedge pattern.
7. Check the upper and outer part of the right breast and the right armpit as well.
8. Repeat the exam on your left breast, using the finger pads of your right hand.
Lying Down Examination
1. Lie down with a pillow under your right shoulder and place your right arm behind your head.
3. Press firmly enough to know how your breast feels. A firm ridge in the lower curve of each breast is normal.
4. Move around the breast in a continuous circle, vertical lines, or a wedge pattern. Be sure to do it the same way each month. Check the entire breast.
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When Charles C. Conaway went to Kmart Corp. (KM) last summer, he brought along a mania for performance-based analysis. Today, it's hard to miss the point: Conaway's office is dominated by a 20-foot-long mural upon which the CEO tracks quarterly progress on nearly 100 restructuring initiatives, from replenishing shelves to implementing price changes within 48 hours. Beside each project is the cost and benefit to date, plus the name--and phone number--of the manager in charge. "It's the ultimate accountability," Conaway says.
Accountability has been in short supply for years at the foundering discounter, which has seen one turnaround effort after another sputter out as its chronically understocked shelves, tacky merchandise, and poor service drove shoppers to rivals like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and Target Corp. (TGT) The Troy (Mich.)-based chain racked up a $244 million net loss for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, on a meager 3.1% sales gain, to $37 billion.
But Conaway, a 40-year-old operations whiz recruited from drug retailer CVS Corp. (CVS), where he was president and COO, says he's the one to change all that. Since his arrival, Conaway and his band of young management recruits from Wal-Mart, Target, and Coca-Cola (KO) have been attacking the structural problems that led to Kmart's decline. Now that they claim to be making progress on those fronts, they're ready to issue a blue-edged invitation to consumers to try the stores again.
On Apr. 2, Conaway will unveil a new marketing strategy that draws heavily on the one icon of Kmart's past that still resonates with consumers: the Blue Light Special, which was discontinued in 1991. Store managers used the flashing blue police light in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s to direct shoppers to unadvertised bargains. By offering a contemporary take on that old device, company officials hope to restore a sense of excitement and reward to shopping at Kmart. "There's a funness to it that, frankly, Kmart didn't have [recently]," says Steve Feuling, chief marketing officer for Kmart's Blue Light efforts.
The return of the Blue Light via a $25 million advertising blitz, the biggest such initiative in Kmart history, is just a piece of Conaway's overall strategy. After all, the marketing come-on will be wasted if consumers enticed into the stores suffer the same old frustrations. So Conaway has been taking sweeping--and costly--steps to raise service levels, ensure that popular items are in stock, and brighten up the stores.
Conaway's elaborate chart notwithstanding, the payoff still isn't clear. That's why all the resuscitation efforts are overshadowed by a big question: Is there still a role for Kmart between Wal-Mart and Target? "I'm not sure there's room for them," bluntly says the CEO of a major supplier to all three. But Conaway vows it's not too late--as long as Kmart does a better job of staking out its turf between low-price leader Wal-Mart and cheap-chic purveyor Target. Conaway insists the middle ground is wide open for a retailer that relentlessly focuses on moms and two of their key priorities: their kids and their homes. Kmart can meet those priorities with exclusive brands like Martha Stewart and Sesame Street and new licensing and promotional tie-ins with everyone from Walt Disney Co. (DIS) to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. (WWF) creating a buzz. With research showing that shoppers still have fond memories of the Blue Light Special, the discounter is putting the blue hue at the center of its effort to entice them into the stores more often. TBWA\Chiat\Day, the ad agency best known for its cutting-edge work for Apple Computer, will herald that "The Blue Light Is Back" with ads that place a blue glow in such unexpected settings as the Statue of Liberty's torch or fireflies buzzing in a kid's jar. Kmart's e-commerce effort already has shown that the theme can click even with more cutting-edge consumers.
Consumers intrigued enough to pay a visit will find that once-dreary stores have been splashed with blue and animated by "celebrity" announcers--Homer Simpson is a possibility--directing shoppers to a central "Blue Light Zone" for the deals. This time around, they're not junky clearance items but coveted products like Sony Playstations, TVs, and Coca-Cola. Also new: a "Blue Light Always" pricing strategy that will slash tags on everyday basics like shampoo, diapers, medicines, and groceries by 2% to 5% to make them competitive with Wal-Mart prices. "Now we're saying we're there for everything you need," says Conaway.
Kmart's stock has run up a sharp 60%, to around $9, since early this year, thanks in part to a 6% equity stake taken by California supermarket magnate Ronald W. Burkle. But that's still down 48% from two years ago, and Wall Street has ample reason to be skeptical of Kmart's turnaround promises. Conaway has been careful not to repeat the mistake made in previous Kmart regimes of making grandiose promises to win back Wal-Mart stalwarts. Instead, he's focusing on garnering more visits from the 66 million households that already shop the stores but are prone to act like "cruise missiles"--cherry-picking an advertised special or two, picking up some Martha Stewart linens, and then bolting for the door.
Just getting Kmart's best customers to increase their visits from 3.2 per month to 4, as Wal-Mart's core shoppers do, would add $2.8 billion to the top line, says Kmart's chief marketing officer Brent Willis, a recruit from Coke's Latin American unit. "We don't have to take a single customer from Wal-Mart," he says.
To make sure shelves are kept fully stocked, Kmart is spending nearly $2 billion on technology to overhaul its inventory controls. Since October, it's also taken an unusual tack to upgrade service by entering all shoppers willing to dial a hotline in a $10,000 sweepstakes to rate their overall shopping experience. Some 20 million already have responded, generating a database that enables managers to pinpoint performance at the store level and reward cashiers at popular units with as much as $1,200 in quarterly bonuses. Since the program began, Kmart says its satisfaction rating has climbed from 40% to 55%. Conaway's goal is 70%.
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meghank writes:
in response to memEd89:
My understanding is that the ASD will only control each of these schools for 5 years. I think the charge of ASD schools being run like prisons is a bit of an exaggeration, but its highly unlikely that the ASD will ever control a "large percentage" of schools across the state. If they keep up with 14 schools a year the highest they'd get is 70, less than half the number of public schools in Memphis, nevermind the whole state.
Well, you're wrong about the five years. The charter contract with the charter schools is for TEN years. I can find that information listed in a source if you're interested in my scrounging that up for you.
You think it's a bit of an exaggeration to compare it to a prison, but do you know? I don't know for sure, as I haven't visited (I intend to), but they COULD run it like a prison if they so desired; there is nothing stopping them.
tigerfan71 writes:
in response to turnbert:
I apologize for my comment on bullying, that was hyperbolic and unnecessary. But I am also not a liar.
I agree, they have done some good work now and in the past. But I'm wary of their practices, increasingly so since they are already in the business of buying and selling property. Now I (and all) should be wary of the buying and selling of education.
My agenda is ensuring transparency and cooperative community involvement and so if my agenda is transparent, all the better. The ASD and, in this instance, Cornerstone has not been. For example there was little community consultation in the beginning. Granted there was no AAC for advisement on what charter takes what, but there should have been some body of community members to aid in steering the Cornerstone ship. Why do you think the community is so angry now? And it was either by design, ignorance, or indifference. And there is no excuse. When Cornerstone began holding community meetings, which I attended, there was little done to get community members out. When asked about it, they said they called the numbers and emailed the addresses they already had. There was no letter campaign or door-to-door canvasing (basic community organizing tactics). Furthermore, there was little advanced notice, further complicating attendance. The ASD has used similar tactics. I've attended several of their meetings as well, knowing of them by word of mouth.
And the specifics of "the image" doesn't matter, the fact is that it is not a shared one cultivated with the community. That's why there is no buy-in now and the community is angry. This situation is quite simply an imposition and another commentator described it appropriately: draconian - where children must sit a certain way, act a certain way, wear a specific shirt with a specific, and Christian, symbol. And as I’ve said before, there have been instances where parents were turned away from volunteering. If that’s not happening now, great, but it’s unacceptable to have occurred at all.
I'm not for the "status quo" as you say. But I believe change comes from within and I cannot be imposed on a person, a community, or entire generation of children. I don't think these organizations have the same mindset when it comes to educating our young people. If that was the case they would have had more of the presence in Lester, which they didn't. They were not school adopters. Individuals did volunteer, I'm certain of that, but as organizations they were not involved. Instead they pulled children - those of relative privilege that had to test in to the school and then whose parents' had to provide their own transportation - out to the Christ United Methodist. They then buddy uped to the ASD, another outsider, in order to gain control of the school.
I’m sure the people with these organizations have their heart in the right place. They honestly believe they are doing good work. But their mind isn’t, not at all. If it was, meetings like these wouldn’t happen.
I am a product of MCS and have been involved with schools in Binghampton for years. They too ask children to sit a certain way, act a certain way or dress a certain way but maybe just in a way you like better.
I don't want to keep going back and forth but these organizations, specifically CUMC, have adopted schools in Binghampton. I know for a fact, for many years, that CUMC, Hope, 2nd Pres and other churches have had a huge presence at Lester. The organizations you say were not that involved, in fact, took the lead in organizing volunteers to participate in tutoring programs, mentoring, financial giving, and other assistance. This assistance came directly to the schools or to students who live in the neighborhood. As you know, Lester isn't the only school CUMC has assisted with in Binghampton. Brewster and East high too. CUMC doesn't need a thank you or any recognition for this assistance. It is actually what they should be doing because CUMC has been blessed with resources that could benefit the community.
I am passionate about Binghampton like yourself. However, some of the information you posted is just not accurate.
I would ask you to spend a few Sundays at CUMC to see what they are about. Go talk to Shane Stanford or Maxie Dunim.
As for Cornerstone, the community should voice their opinions but I would hope they are being given accurate information. Frankly, I don't believe having Thaddeus Matthews agitate is helpful to a true conversation about the future education of these children. Plus, I do know, for a fact, that they did more than just trying to call and email parents. If you are not a parent of a child at the school and found out about the meeting then I think they did a good job of getting the word out.
TruthBeTold writes:
in response to Moderator:
Ok, let's suppose that you are correct -- some students have been 'counseled out' or 'sent out.'
So, here are the options:
(1) Since some students are struggling more than others, let's hold ALL the children back so that the ones who are struggling don't feel left out. This way SOME of the children who have greater potential will fail to achieve their potential but they will at least be equal (as in equally not reaching their potential).
(2) Allow those students who need extra help to return to a system (MCS) that has the federal dollars and appropriate resources to help these students achieve their potential in an environment that is best suited for them to succeed. Those students who are doing relatively well can remain in the ASD and receive the instruction at a pace and level that allows them to succeed and reach their highest potential.
Now, which one will work best for ALL students?
What educators learned a long time ago is that not all students learn at the same pace or at the same level. Johnny may be struggling more than the other students but because we are afraid of damaging Johnny's self-esteem, we prefer to teach at Johnny's pace rather than the pace of the majority. Does it not make more sense to group students according to ability so that EVERY student receives the instruction they need at a pace and environment that fits them and allows them to succeed?
We're back to the same age old problem in American education -- we dumb down the system to the lowest level, thus "leveling" the playing field for everyone. The only problem is that those who have the ability to excel don't because they aren't being challenged. This is one reason why large urban systems are perpetual failures.
That is exactly correct.
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Doesn't this go both ways?
By Solandri on 6/23/2010 11:44:51 AM , Rating: 5
The AP report also said that he owned stock in other oil companies via mutual funds, which as most investors know are usually broad sector-based funds which are comprised of dozens if not hundreds of companies.
I was thinking about this. Start with the assumption that owning stock in an oil company represents a financial conflict of interest for a judge - he has something to lose/gain so he may be biased towards an oil company. Doesn't the opposite hold too? If you own lots of stock, but not in any oil companies, especially if he has mutual funds, doesn't that indicate pre-bias against oil companies? Say he's been investing in stocks for years, but he's conspicuously avoiding oil companies. Isn't that a clear sign that he's biased, and thus should be disqualified too?
In other words, if a judge invests in stocks and you want the greatest odds of getting a fair and impartial judge, you should be seeking one who invests in oil companies in proportion to their representation in the stock market. A judge with too much oil stock is bad. But a judge with too little oil stock is also bad.
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
By Scabies on 6/23/2010 12:19:42 PM , Rating: 1
its too bad we cant claim conflict of interests against the current administration in the selfish decisions they make.
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
By superstition on 6/23/10, Rating: -1
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
By ebakke on 6/23/2010 12:53:56 PM , Rating: 4
Did you even read his post?
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
By superstition on 6/23/10, Rating: 0
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
By Samus on 6/24/2010 3:17:18 AM , Rating: 3
You spew liberal 'facts' like Fox news spews conservative 'facts'
Everybody is wrong. Meanwhile, nobody seems to be doing shit to stop the fucking leak. Worry about "who done it" when the time is right. There isn't going to be another rig explosion in the next 6 months.
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
Facts are facts.
RE: Doesn't this go both ways?
By knutjb on 6/23/2010 1:59:38 PM , Rating: 5
But its OK that Obama received more money from BP employees than any other politician? Or maybe that the MMS was about to give that rig safety awards? Could the fact that Obama buddy George Soros has $600M+ investment in PetroBras and that the IMF, through the US, gave them, PetroBras a private company, $2B of mostly US money to drill in deep water off Brazil.
From legal commentators I have heard the vast majority said the Gov stepped too far with a vaguely written document. That was the reason for throwing it out. The Judge said that they had overstepped their legal bounds.
I just saw a clip where Ken Salazar said he did intend to shutdown all new wells starting at 500'. The Feds don't get much in the way of royalties if wells are drilled inside state's waters but do if they are past them.
So is the Judge biased or are those in the Fed Gov biased? Given the Judges response and reasoning I'll go with his answer. Obama did say he would appeal and that IS how the system is designed to work.
There is more than one side to a story...
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Seriously... Who comes up with this crap?
By BriteLite on 6/23/2010 10:59:13 AM , Rating: 3
Sorry, only thing I see here is garbage, and it's being proliferated.
I'm sorry but $15,000.00 is a joke. This won't make an adult with probably 100's of thousands if not several million in investments, bias. Jesus I have more money in my highest risk stock portfolios and barely think twice up, down whatever. It's a fraction of a %. And frankly I doubt he went out buying individual stocks he probably has some ownership through a 401k. And any American who contributes to a 401k better look at each funds holdings because guess what... ding ding ding you are invested in oil. If you have a problem with that make sure to give all profit from the funds back to uncle sam at the end of the Tax year... you know the line that asks if you wish to pay more... yea liberals do that sure, ask Mr. Geithner.
This is nothing more than a Joe the Plumber witch-hunt because the O' administration didn't get their lollipop. Their lollipop is a complete pendulum swing to take our economy further into the tank. You can't cut our dependence on oil for transportation cold-turkey. People will riot in the street, and their will be blood. We first have to have economical alternatives and WE DON'T HAVE THEM.
Thanks for posting this absolute Garbage on a tech site... frankly what we need more of is more trash posted at more locations so people can be influenced to think that this judge was bias in the least...
Anand... really? This is what your site has become? Posting Green, left posts with no digging on the truth and merit behind these potential accusations? If these little lefties wish to post this rubbish have them take it to their own blog, don't discredit yourself with this trash.
Kick your Liberal loving, left leaning, world be doomed contributors on their asses and see how they like looking for actual work, that requires actual productivity.
RE: Seriously... Who comes up with this crap?
By bill4 on 6/23/2010 11:29:49 AM , Rating: 3
Yeah and I wonder if the media reports every time some judge sides with the EPA, what "green" companies stock he owns that stand to benefit. Of course they dont, I've certainly never seen such a thing, have you?
I've seen some reporting on the stocks Gore owns that will benefit from cap and trade, but only from Fox News and the few other moderate media outlets, never the ultra left wing mainstream media such as CNN, ABC, Time, MSNBC, CBS, US News, NY Times, LA Times, Newsweek, etc etc etc etc.
Nice "free" media we have, free meaning owned by communists.
By BriteLite on 6/23/2010 11:52:38 AM , Rating: 2
Clearly I struck an ill-cord with my rating on the parent here but good grief folks wake the hell up.
Obviously we live in a media biased world, we see it right here on our tech site.
"Judge has ties to oil industry and owns stock in major companies involved in the spill"
Yea... sure.
I get your point, gosh you couldn't me more dead-on with the comments about Gore. No one even cares or listens. Granted you also don't hear that the O' administration giving a credit to Brazil of what like $10 Billion? And this was a shuffle pot, as the end-user is PetroBras... also interesting... is if we shut down drilling, can we guess where the drillers will go? I'll give everyone one guess. (Starts with a Bra... ends with Zil)
Get it? Oh and should I even mention Soros? I mean really? Would anyone go look for the truth between PetroBras, Soros and ding our Child in chief?
Now we hear that we have Thousands of skimmers throughout the East Coast, that could have helped contain a huge % of the spill, but that would take the union dollars out of the gulf so that's a no no. Federal government kept those skimmers away. The Feds have now restricted LA's work in building the barrier islands... What? The handling of this whole thing has been beyond horrible, it's tragic. We have a child in the office of president who has yet to take real Action on anything, oh sure... lots of hopey and changey but nothing done. (Well 40 rounds of golf) This child lives in a fairly tale land of milk and endless honey where wishes come true and lollipops consumed.
I'm coming to a realization that at this point bring back Bush because damn... even he is better than this child of little thought in office.
Damn doesn't reality suck?
This administration knew about this over a MONTH before the disaster and did... NOTHING.
So... all you lefties out there that are a little hot and bothered now, explain away. How in the world can your boy king be held responsible... I mean... this is clearly Bush's fault.
By Ammohunt on 6/23/2010 2:24:35 PM , Rating: 2
College marxist know nothings are a dime a dozen these days. Now that they have power their true nature is exposed lets hope we can pull out of this nose dive into the abyss without significant violence.
By Spuke on 6/23/2010 4:42:55 PM , Rating: 2
Oh please. The nose dive's been happening ever since America decided that two parties is the only way to go. All anyone's going to do is vote the Retards I mean Repubs back in office. Same toilet bowl but the water goes the other direction.
2008 != 2010
By kattanna on 6/23/2010 11:10:10 AM , Rating: 4
in 2008 he did, it says nothing of what he owns now
RE: 2008 != 2010
By ClownPuncher on 6/23/2010 2:12:20 PM , Rating: 3
Personally, I simply don't care what he is invested in. We trusted him enough to hire him, now he has the job and has to do the best he can.
Stopping all offshore drilling is possibly even more damaging to the economy than the oil spill itself. It was a shortsighted, reactionary move. Banning drilling is not a move I can support. I hope the appeal fails and this judge sticks to his guns.
By bill4 on 6/23/2010 11:25:26 AM , Rating: 1
By Alan Zibel updated 27 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes collapsed in May, sinking 33 percent to the lowest level on record as potential buyers stopped shopping for homes once they could no longer receive government tax credits.
Analysts were startled by the depth of the sales drop. "We all knew there would be a housing hangover from the expiration of the tax credit," wrote Mike Larson, real estate and interest rate analyst at Weiss Research. "But this decline takes your breath away."
There are no jobs because of environmental restrictions and specifically EPA CO2 caps. This is only going to get worse as long as the EPA CO2 caps remain and the recovery is a myth. This bodes very well for Republicans in November and beyond.
Good job Dailytech, sealing Obama's fate daily by helping destroy the economy with environmental regulations stopping all job growth.
By bill4 on 6/23/2010 11:34:29 AM , Rating: 2
Path to growth:
Republicans decimate Dems in 2010 due to bad economy from CO2 hard caps on all economic growth.
However, this will not be enough votes to override Obama's veto. The EPA caps will remain, and the economy will stagnate through 2012.
2012, the Republican nominee for president, under a cratering economy, easily defeats Obama. Congress passes a bill rescinding EPA authority to regulate CO2, and now there's no presidential veto.
Even that may not happen, if Dems filibuster. They probably wont by that point though.
For sure the economy means cap and trade is utterly dead in Congress this year though.
Obama Adm Lied
By ZachDontScare on 6/23/2010 3:02:44 PM , Rating: 2
I didnt see in the article, but the judge also pointed out that the Obama Administration blatently lied about 'experts' recommending a moratorium. A panel of 'experts' did make recommendations, and then the Admin slipped the moratorium in *after* the fact and claimed the experts suggested it. That was a complete and total lie, and the experts on the panel called the administration on that because they most definately did *not* recommend a moratorium.
By omnicronx on 6/23/10, Rating: -1
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By Danish1 on 6/23/2010 11:02:54 AM , Rating: 3
This man should close his trap.. If an airliner has a crash due to maintenance issues, do they merely continue business as usual? NO! Its not uncommon for entire fleets being grounded to check the issue on all their planes.. Why? Because the safety is at risk.
Fleets are only being grounded if there's "hard evidence" pointing at a "general flaw" in an airplane type causing a crash.
Do you know of any such hard evidence in this case?
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By Solandri on 6/23/2010 11:54:43 AM , Rating: 2
Actually, if there are a spate of accidents in a short period of time involving one type of aircraft, they have grounded the fleet of those aircraft for a few days while they do a general investigation to see if there's some commonality.
But what we have here is a single incident. It remains to be seen if it's an outlier (bad luck can strike even those who are assiduous about safety), or indicative of a broader problem affecting the entire industry.* Also, grounding some aircraft for a few days is quite different from shuttering an entire industry for a quarter of a year.
*Given the widescale corruption in the MMA that's been reported, I think the government could argue that they have no clue if the oil companies are complying with regulations, and thus all operations need to be shut down until new inspectors can be trained and new inspections done. The proper course of action in that case would be a 90 day moratorium; but because the fault lies with the government, all affected companies should be financially compensated for the loss of business. In other words, the government needs to pay all those oil companies for lost productivity during those 90 days they're shut down. Not gonna fly with the current deficits and upcoming elections.
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By knutjb on 6/23/2010 2:41:52 PM , Rating: 2
The economic pressure from rigs sitting idle at a million plus a day make a seemingly innocuous government drilling ban an extremely serious issue. Does the Government's mismanagement really justify shutting down an entire industry over one, albeit very serious, problem? Blanket punishment for all for BP's negligence smells fishy.
The government and its green intentions could be using this ban to cripple that entire business in the US. Obama IS pushing Cap & Tax (he was directly involved with creating the CCX-Chicago Carbon Exchange), Green initiatives, writing an executive order to grant amnesty for all illegals, cramming Health Care down our throats, Stimulus that would "fix" our unemployment problems, etc...
Is it unreasonable to question the dear leader's intent? I know he "says" he wants Nuke but until a plant is online I don't trust him. Too many politicians say one thing and do another and he is deeply entrenched in that methodology.
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By BriteLite on 6/23/2010 12:34:45 PM , Rating: 4
Excellent point.
By George I think you are on to something here.
Air France had a massive number of Concorde's I think nearly what? 3800? No perhaps not that many maybe 100? No that's not right either maybe they had 20?
No still not right...
They had 5...
Do you think the statistical sampling is a bit different between the two?
There are 3800 wells... running well for decades and this one event... you want to "Seize" their operations? Are you mad? Or do you actually believe this drivel? Good grief man, with that way of thinking how in the world could anything EVER be made to run at profit? Or are you also against profit as well? Come on... admit it, you'd like to limit the profit oil companies can make because it's evil right? Be honest...
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By Solandri on 6/23/2010 12:35:15 PM , Rating: 2
BOPs are tested weekly to make sure they're operational, sometimes more frequently. So if you want to halt operations until each platform conducts a BOP test, I doubt the industry would have a problem with that.
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Please excuse my 2nd rate English skills!
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By BriteLite on 6/23/2010 11:16:24 AM , Rating: 2
So let me get this straight...
BP who asked for help in February and advised the administration that they needed assistance because of some fissures and cracks... which then became a full-blown disaster on April 20th more than a MONTH after the administration was contacted points to a flaw in all 3800 wells in the Gulf?
Sure there may be ways to improve the designs and operations of wells, and I'd like to stop putting methane into the air, but one disaster doesn't condone the ban on all future work in the Gulf. It's asinine. This is just what we need another 50-75k workers unemployed, or perhaps even worse is the lifting of the drillers and moving to other countries, because they have to pay for those vessels. That means contracts in the gulf for wells become null and void.
I believe Feldman's point is simple... It's too far of a swing, it's too radical and there is no evidence pointing to what exactly happened yet. So how can we in good faith shut down an industry that has been running well with minimal issues for DECADES, in the <hope> to <change> something we don't yet understand? To me this is the definition of stupidity right now, in our economy.
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By BriteLite on 6/23/2010 12:46:27 PM , Rating: 2
See... there are some bright spots coming from our educational system... You sir are a credit to your kind.
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By Dorkyman on 6/23/2010 12:48:13 PM , Rating: 1
Wow...where to begin...
You really should read a variety of material besides just the hard-left drivel out there.
You are right about one thing--the Repubs want to bring Messiah down. They (and I) believe him to be utterly incompetent and a danger to the country.
Oh, by the way, no one ever said they wanted AMERICA to fail--Rush said he wanted OBAMA to fail. A different desire, don't you think?
I am also stunned at your racism. No one I know or associate with gives a cr*p about Messiah's skin color. And for the record, technically he's not "black." He's 50% white, 43% Arab, 7% black.
See you at the polls in November. Bring a tissue.
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By Quadrillity on 6/23/2010 1:15:38 PM , Rating: 2
What happens when the Commander in Chief fails? Here's a hint for your inbred brain cells: America fails.
You know 100% of nothing about our political system, so stop acting like you do, moron.
I must have struck a nerve with you. lol :D President Obama will be this nations best president ever in it's history.
pppffftt....ha...HAHAH...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, you're serious?
Now...don't you have babies to rape? That's what most of you Repubs do, isn't it? Incest? Isn't that your thing?
It's funny that you mention babies. Do you know that Obama supports late term abortion? That's right, Obama is in favor of people shoving a tube in a babies head and sucking its brain out before medically dilating the cervix and passing the dead baby.
I REALLY want to see how you defend that one.
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By Quadrillity on 6/23/2010 1:29:23 PM , Rating: 2
LOL...and you and the rest of your hypocritical kind are in favor of letting those unwanted babies grow up to the slavery you all try to impose on life.
So now I am a slave master? HAHA
What's worse, killing a baby before first breath or in an illegal military campaign?
So you defend murdering babies right? You need to check yourself into a behavioral health facility. And yes, I am dead serious. You have mental problems.
I don't have to defend anything...idiot. You do though. Because you know in your inner being you are the devil incarnate. You, and the the rest of your horde.
You know, Ben Franklin is the devil also. He did invent electricity, after all.
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You forgot to call us all doo-doo heads.
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1.) If you don't work you don't Vote
Who is willing?
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wtf are you talking about?
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RE: "Believe"
By Stacey Melissa on 6/14/2010 5:00:46 PM , Rating: -1
While some scientists claim to be agnostic or atheist they have turned to science and technology to answer the mysteries of the universe and effectively adopted science as a religion. They tried that once, during the Middle Ages, it was called Alchemy.
Science is still the one and only legitimate way to investigate the mysteries of the universe. But it had little sway in comparison to religion during the period from the ancient Greek philosophers of science (e.g. Epicurus, Democritus, not Plato) until the Enlightenment. Whether you want to call alchemy a scientific pursuit or not, in the end it was science, not religion, that proved alchemy was a wild goose chase. The neat thing about science is that it's iteratively self-correcting. That, among other things, distinguishes science from religion.
RE: "Believe"
By Stacey Melissa on 6/14/2010 5:06:49 PM , Rating: 1
That came out wrong. I meant to refer to the period running from after the ancient Greek philosophers up until the Enlightenment.
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Kennedy in a "Huff" about Exxon Mischief
It's nice to see the story of ExxonMobil's climate change misinformation campaign being reported in so prominent as place as the blog Huffington Post, and nice to see so credible a source as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
After checking out how successful Exxon has been at disregarding the interests of Northwest Coast fishers or, say, Americans in general, have a look at Kennedy's link to the recent advertorial by the Washington Legal Foundation. The WLF is a group of top-dollar attorney's who appear to care not a wit for "the habitats of plant and insect species" - or for the larger human habitat if their attitude towar climate change is any evidence. WLF Chair Daniel Popeo dismisses "environmentalists who claim that burning any fossil fuel contributes to global warming."
That's a group that now includes ExxonMobil, unless the WLF knows something we don't.
I am not so excited about the credibilty of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In this case he is on the side of the scientific concensus but when it comes to the supposed link between vaccination and autism the scientific concensus is thrown out the window and he has some consiracy theories to spin.
The WLF argument is very strange. In brief, that the US ought to be allowed to develop domestic fossil fuel resources and build refineries to decrease buying from middle east countries that fund terrorism. What better way to eliminate dependence on those countries than to develop alternative energy sources, and at the same time do our bit for CO2 reduction? I keep wondering why Bush & his cronies don't find this the perfect "exit strategy" for that whole part of the world. Oh, right . . . they are in the oil business, too. | http://www.desmogblog.com/kennedy-in-a-huff-about-exxon-mischief | dclm-gs1-191450000 |
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Description: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. 371 of PCT Application No. PCT/US2010/055150 having an international filing date of Nov. 2, 2010, which designated the United States, the entire disclosure of each of which ishereby incorporated herein by reference. The present disclosure is generally directed toward projectiles for use with rifled barrels and methods of manufacturing the same.BACKGROUND It is well understood by those skilled in the art of weaponry that firearms typically fall into two separate families, those being: smooth bore and rifled bore. A smooth bore was the original design of all early firearms (cannons and hand heldguns) smooth bore barrels fire mono- or multi-projectile shot without inducing a spin. The most recognized non-spinning mono projectiles would be fired from a colonial smooth bore musket, (i.e., the sphere configuration dominated in popularity and thenthe min-ball (a more aerodynamically shaped version)). Due to the advent of the second member of the firearm family, the rifled barrel, a superior method of firing a mono-projectile with a predictable flight path was achieved and the practice of firingslugs form a smooth boor is all but forgotten. In contrast, most modern marksmen frequently use smooth bore barrels to fire non-spinning multi-projectile shot as buckshot or birdshot, which are most often referred to as "scatter shot" due to the reliance on random events/influences to causea spreading out of the plurality of projectiles. This shot type was originally referred to as "scatter-shot" because it relies on random influences (e.g., wind, barometric pressure, temperature, velocity, collisions, turbulence, etc.) to achieve arandom but semi-predictable rate/pattern of ever expanding separation. As the plurality of projectiles travel down the barrel of the gun and further travel down range toward the target, the spreading out of the projectiles occurs randomly andsimul | http://www.docstoc.com/docs/118837003/Projectile-For-Use-With-A-Rifled-Barrel---Patent-8141493 | dclm-gs1-191460000 |
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Mounds drug bust includes child endangerment
A Mounds couple with three kids is in jail for allegedly running a drug operation a field away from a school. A tactical team took Kevin and Mindy Leffler into custody at their home near east 16th Street and Russell Road in Mounds. FOX23 went to Mounds and explains what else police found inside that house.
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Jeleki - 12/5/2013 12:39 PM
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I am all for legalizing marijuana but as of today, it is illegal and therefore these people committed a crime. You may not agree with the speed limit on certain streets but you will get a ticket if you go above the posted limit. Same for the law. It is illegal, therefore, the parents committed a crime with minor children present and the police acted as they should have (corrupt or not). Even if they have health issues it only an excuse and doesn't justify breaking the law. They have set a poor example for their children. They have broken the law in the past (according to public records), broke laws in the present, and will most certainly break laws in the future. Why do they get to decide which laws are worth following and which ones are not? I may not agree with the law, but I will most certainly abide by them until they can be changed. It disturbs me how our society has taken away personal responsibility from individuals. It doesn't matter why you did what you did (health, bad childhood, poor, etc), the fact is you did something bad and should be held accountable. This couple should be fully prosecuted for their criminal behavior - pure and simple.
wowzers - 11/28/2013 1:25 PM
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The REALITY is...it's illegal. What about the pound and a half they had ready for sale? This is above and beyond the plants. I understand that cancer patient's use it, but it is not LEGAL. They need to move to California or Colorado and use if they want LEGAL. I just don't understand people who think they are above the law and not to mention they endangered hundreds of children. Selling within 100 yards of a school. If I was a parent in that community I would want them prosecuted for endangering my child. Everyone seems to forget the children, hundreds of them, not to mention their own. It is selfish. THAT is the reality.
Unwashed Mass - 11/28/2013 11:22 AM
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...our laws havent caught up with reality...
Unwashed Mass - 11/28/2013 11:07 AM
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It's not unusual for cancer patients to pool resources. Most patients would rather use pot to deal with the sickness of chemotherapy than live in a haze of legally-prescribed narcotics. Part of the crime here is that out laws havent caught up to reality, the other crime is that such a corrupt department as Mounds is passing judgement on others. Five plants would be a small circle of friends, the "packaging materials" (ziplock baggies) and cash (many rural folks dont trust banks) is hardly an indicator of hardcore criminality.
humanwithheart - 11/27/2013 11:49 PM
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Pot should be legalized and then it wouldn't be something wasting taxpayers money. Is it really any different than alcohol? Really? I'm sure wowzers is perfect....right?
wowzers - 11/27/2013 9:24 PM
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Public records show that these two are convicted felons. So, past behavior predicts future behavior as good ole Dr. Phil would say.
wowzers - 11/27/2013 9:14 PM
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AND if you call dope dealing people "decent" more power to you!!!
wowzers - 11/27/2013 5:25 PM
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Just stating the facts...they will have their day with a "judge" soon enough.
humanwithheart - 11/27/2013 4:52 PM
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From what I have witnessed, they are decent people and parents. They were at all their kids football games cheering them on. I'm not close to these people nor have I ever even tried pot. It should have been handled differently. Shame on others who are quick to judge.
wowzers - 11/27/2013 4:52 PM
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So I guess using and selling drugs in a home where there are children AND children going to school less than 100 yards from the home is ok...it is still endangerment on so many levels. If you aren't doing anything wrong then you have nothing to worry about. To lie and deceive a whole community and putting children at risk is WRONG. They will continue to lie and fall back on their illness as an excuse. They will never be stand up "pillars of the community" or own up that what they did was morally wrong. What a thing to teach your children. I feel sorry for the kids. There are thousands of people who are sick that don't sell drugs to make ends meet. They stand up, and get a JOB. If they were "healthy" enough to sell drugs, they are healthy enough to work. As for the police department, they were doing their JOB. The only people who would feel sorry for these people and think the police are wrong are people who have lived shady lives and think that breaking the law is ok. Last time I check, Columbus died a long time ago. So "used to be's" don't work in the world today. Everyone wants to blame someone else for their problems and I guess this is just another example. Be a responsible adult and do the right thing. It's not that hard.
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#31FayeLadyPosted 5/8/2013 11:29:45 AM
Not unless its some sort of handheld/Console hybrid, which would not be unexpected.
#32Baha05Posted 5/8/2013 11:31:12 AM
Most likely "Wtf?" unless they are using carts similar to the 3DS/Vita and not only have the cart technology gotten better but the games themselves are cheaper.
#33Virus66Posted 5/8/2013 11:36:12 AM
Storing games on a 32gb flash card isn't completely unreasonable.
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#34CHAINMAILLEKIDPosted 5/8/2013 11:38:50 AM
A thought to chip in here...
Games are likely going to continue to become more and more expensive.
As they become more and more valuable, it makes sense to begin storing them on more a more reliable medium.
It also reduces the need for internal system storage, and data management, which IMO Really really drastically take away from the experience of plug and play.
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#35ElectricMolePosted 5/8/2013 11:39:28 AM
I would like that very much.
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#36rafiiillaPosted 5/8/2013 2:26:58 PM
Yes, please!
- Slimmer and smaller packages for games
- Reduce console's size, noise, heat and power consumption
- Reduce the need of having huge internal HDDs
- Reduce the risk of piracy (if they avoid common SD, MicroSD, etc)
- Adaptable console as SNES (put extra hardware on the game to enhance performance)
- Manufacture costs
- Read/write wearing (if not used in proper storage devices)
There are a lot of plus, so I think the only thing technology needs to reach is an affordable price point
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#37mjc0961Posted 5/8/2013 2:32:56 PM
Paddle008 posted...
Instead of the disc could not be read: "There is nothing inserted in the Game Card slot." The 3DS is very finicky with DS games.
No it's not, you probably just took poor care of your DS games or 3DS. I've never had a problem and neither have tons of other people.
sirtonne posted...
This topic is so stupid I had to slap my wife.
#38ZBug_Posted 5/8/2013 2:37:40 PM
ThePCElitist posted...
New Link posted...
Solid state storage cartridges? Yes please.
Heck, with the SNES they added in the SuperFX processor within the games themselves (those that required it). They could easily do the same with a modern cpu/gpu inside the new carts allowing the system to be fine tuned to the games if necessary
I agree with this. The most creative and unique console hardware was during the cartridge age because of all the things they did to work with limitations and not complain about them.
I'd actually be excited to see the return of cartridges
#39FayeLadyPosted 5/8/2013 2:45:59 PM
Virus66 posted...
Storing games on a 32gb flash card isn't completely unreasonable.
For cost reasons it doesn't make much sense. A bluray costs all of 5 cents per Gigabyte these days
#40GQVikesFanPosted 5/8/2013 2:48:45 PM
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Another newbie...20 plus Adenomas...
Hello Everyone!
These liver message boards are a god-send. I've been trying to find resources for adenomas and I'm not really coming up with much. I don't wish this on anyone but just knowing that others are going through similar situations makes me feel like I'm not going to lose my mind.
Anyways, here's my story: Had some weird symptoms in doc had me have a pelvic ultrasound and they also looked at areas other than my pelvis...they found multiple lesions on my liver and that's when I went to see a liver specialist...there are over 20 tumors growing on my liver...all different sizes but there was a 10cm one, 2 that were 8cm and another that was 6cm. I had a laparoscopic liver biopsy in August, then I got married 2 weeks later and went on a honeymoon. Came back and it was confirmed that they are adenomas. They did shrink a bit but not enough to where my doc felt they were safe. So, I just had another surgery to take a 6cm tumor from my left lobe. Basically, they took a wedge of the liver with the big tumor and grabbed whatever else they could with it. I will then have a portal vein embuluzation (spelling is off I know) where they will stick a needle in my abdomen to the vein that feeds the right side of my liver and deflate it and cut it off from blood flow. Then I will go back in to have the right lobe of my liver resected.
The symptoms I originally went in for are unrelated to the adenomas. I was living my life symtom free before all this and now i feel awful. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around: you feel awful, THEN you do something about it. My liver functioning and tests were all fine which is good. They said they wanted to do the operation because I was healthy and had a healthy liver which would make this all successful. I've always had difficult periods so I've been on BC for about 15 years. No more of that obviously. Condoms are great for honeymoons (please note the sarcasm). My liver surgeon told me I could not wait on this. He said they would eventually bleed because they hadn't shrunk to a normal size. I feel for all of you that had yours rupture. I can't imagine the pain.
As you can all imagine, I am less than happy about all this. I live in Boston so I have access to good care but there have been lots of problems and lots of unaswered questions. My belly looks like a pin cushion and I'm just basically "bleh". Here are the problems/issues I've been dealing with:
--I am eating less and not enjoying food. This is awful as I derive a lot of joy in life from food.
--No one knows if I'll be able to have children after all this. They most likely won't be able to get all the tumors through surgery. I don't want to go through all this if I can't have kids after. What is your experience with all this?
--I'm a week out from the hopsital and while I'm healing rather well, it really is awful to sit here and know I have to go and do it again so soon.
--I'm feeling unatractive. With all the lovely incisions and scars and sitting around in strectchy pants all day, I feel not so pretty. Once again, not how you want to start out a marriage.
--I haven't lost a goodamn pound--how is that possible? I'm not really looking to but I thought it might be an unavoidable bit of luck.
--Feeling pretty worthless/bored/sad because I haven't been working and don't have a whole lot to do. I hate having to make up things to do that don't need to be done. When did you feel like you wanted to go back to work?
--I have the numbing sensations in my stomach that most of you talked about. Does that feeling come back?
--Of course pain and acheness and trying to walk, blah, blah, blah
--Being a burden on friends and family that can't really understand what I'm going through
--Not drinking any alcohol. Not that this is awful but I'd like to have some wine with dinner or a beer sometimes.
So, that's my story. I'm wondering how long you were on pain meds from surgery for? I've been out of the hospital for a week but I'm trying to get a refill and they're acting like it will take an act of God to get this. Ah, the medical community,always looking out for the wellbeing of their patients. Also, I'm downing Ibuprofen like it's my job--is this bad for my liver? All I need is another liver problem!
I welcome any and all questions or comments. I'm so glad I stumbled on this community.
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Helmer on planned Frank Miller comic-to-film.
Stomp the Yard director Sylvain White has been talking up his planned big-screen adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel Ronin. White will direct the movie for producer Gianni Nunnari, who also produced Miller's comic-to-film 300.
Calling the Warners-based Ronin "my firm next project," White advised UGO.com, "We're developing (the movie) now and just getting it ready. It's taking up most of my time." White is rewriting the screenplay adaptation written by Peter Aperlo.
White first read Miller's graphic novel in 1987 and enjoyed how different it was from other American graphic novels at the time. He also knew it was a project he would love to someday direct.
"Ronin was always something that I wanted to bring to the screen, but it's a pretty big scale movie and I didn't know if I would have the opportunity," White said. "But the passion I have and the innovation I will bring to it will make it very special."
The helmer also pointed out how different Miller's graphic novel is from the author's more recently celebrated (and adapted for the screen) 300. "(Ronin's) Frank Miller's first completed graphic novel on his own. It's very different style-wise and it's also very different story-wise. It's not as structured as 300. The adaptation process is a very different one, and the look is going to be completely different from 300."
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Across The Pata Pampa Pass
Andean Village Photo, Colca Canyon, Peru
One of the downsides of visiting the Colca Canyon is the trip there. As an isolated set of communities, there is only one road there. Which means that there is only one road back. Visiting Colca between Arequipa and Cusco, it is dismaying to have to backtrack over the same ground. However, one of the positives of a visit to Colca... is the trip there!
Reaching Arequipa from the coast, the route we climbed was from the barren desert into more temperate zones. Leaving Arequipa, we drove out through the surrounding slums as we began our climb. El Misti, the conical volcano that watches over the city was picked out by rosy-fingered dawn. Climbing, we hit the altiplano—still semi-arid, but thriving with life compared to the Nazca deserts. It was here that the Incas herded their llamas, and grew their potatoes. Maize was grown in the valleys. What the tourist passing through will see is vast stretches of stony ash-grey plateau, ringed with majestic snow-capped peaks.
The road passes through the Aguada Blanca National Vicuna Reserve. Here the vicuna, the smallest and shyest (and most endangered) of the llama family roams free in herds. From the bus windows I saw a herd of them picking their way across the plateau.
The other llama breeds - alpaca and llama themselves - can be seen in a domesticated fashion. Weathered old men still herd them from one pasture to another. As we stopped at a roadhouse before the pass, a shepherd drove a flock past unconcernedly, their cowbells clonking in the (by now) bitter chill of the heights. I wish I could tell you the name of this roadhouse. It offers toilet facilities (bring your own paper), and steaming hot mugs of coca tea, to help you acclimatise to the rarified oxygen content of the air. A selection of nibbles are for sale, as well as postcards, maps, and locally made goods: woven Peruvian hats, alpaca scarves and gloves, llama wool sweaters. Prices are surprisingly reasonable, and you cannot begrudge money going back into such an isolated community. I bought a leather gaucho-style hat, to replace the baseball cap I had lost somewhere over Nazca.
Emerging blinking out into the sunlight revealed a comical sight. From the hamlet, a trickle of women, brightly arrayed in traditional costume, waddled rapidly towards us, their daughters running ahead. Eager to make a sale they produced their own goods for sale. Tricked out llamas were produced for us to have our photographs with. A jolly-natured fête had appeared from nowhere.
Ruefully, we climbed back onto the bus. Here was the climb in earnest up to the Pata Pampa Pass. At 4900m, this is the highest I traveled in Peru. At this altitude breathing really is difficult. Indeed, one girl fainted as we breached the top of the pass, and had to be revived with an oxygen canister and breathing mask! The driver hurried on down the switchbacking road as it descended to the green and fertile gash of the Colca Canyon.
It was only on the return trip that we were able to stop at Pata Pampa. It is a strange tri-color world. The rocks underfoot are a uniform grey, the sky above a brilliant blue, and white was seen in the odd skein of cloud, and the snow which capped the peaks of distant mountains. One further streak of grey could be seen in the sky: smoke from an active volcano. As if to return the favor, there was a splash of blue on the ground, as the sky was reflected back by a small pool of mirror-still water.
At this height, the chill was notable. In a fit of manly bravado, I strode around manfully, claiming not to be affected by the shortage of oxygen. Dutifully, I performed a series of starjumps for the cameras. And then regretted it when I tried to summon up the strength to climb back onto the bus!
One final odd thing about the pass: travelers had left their mark on the landscape. Alongside the road there were small towers of pebbles balanced atop stones balanced atop
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A shadowy astroturf group led by two Liberal Party operatives has emerged to bend public opinion in the bitter Baiada Poultry workplace dispute.
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Despite Fair Work Australia putting in place an injunction banning National Union of Workers (NUW) officials from taking part in the Baiada poultry workers’ picket line, workers and community supporters were able to hold off an attempt by riot police to break the picket late on November 11.
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0.32499 | <urn:uuid:b05385a7-d662-49a6-a43a-19432e884fa0> | en | 0.917619 | Dragon Go! by Nuance released
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http://androidforums.com – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nuance.dragon Looks like it's kind of a Siri clone (except can't do things like text to:, call to: ) Dragon has been doing voice recognition forever now, so they probably have that part down pretty well. Here's an article I found as well. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dragon-Go-released-by-Nuance-for-the-Andr... Here's the homepage: http://www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/dragongoandroid (General) | http://www.linuxine.com/story/dragon-go-nuance-released | dclm-gs1-191900000 |
0.022984 | <urn:uuid:6918f3f5-68f7-40ff-96fb-07040d0d2110> | en | 0.910895 | Complete Surface Mount Electric Strikes
Commercial applications for electric strikes have expanded to accommodate just about every type and style of door lock mechanism. In a world moving towards “micro-managing” access control and auditing who gains access, multiple lock hardware choices give locksmiths the ability to custom configure a system to accommodate the end-users’ requirements and finances.
The development of the electric strike for rim exit devices required building an electric strike body that was at least partially surface mounted to accommodate the Pullman style latch. For rim exit devices equipped with a Pullman style latch, the mechanical strike is surface mounted, extending out from the jamb face. Unlike a latch or deadbolt, a Pullman Latch is radiused and pivots like a butt hinge. When locked, the tip of the Pullman latch extends in front of the strike, stopping the door from swinging open.
The electric strike has been around for more than 120 years. A “no cut” or complete surface mount electric strike does not require a cutout in the jamb or within the jamb or the wallboard material to accommodate the body of the electric strike. These “no cut” or complete surface mount electric strikes have become a viable choice for installation onto fire rated openings.
The minimal projections of the ½” and ¾” thick electric strikes enable them to be used with rim exit device applications where the lock side of the door and jamb area has limited space. In addition, spacers are available for exit devices where there is more than sufficient space between the exit device and the electric strike.
At least three electric strike manufacturers offer completely surface mounted electric strikes. They are HES (9600, 9500 and 9400), Rutherford Controls Inc. (0162) and Trine (4800, 4801 and 4850).
HES 9600, 9500 and 9400
In 2000, HES introduced the 9600 Genesis electric strike. The 9600 is designed to operate with most rim exit devices equipped with Pullman latches having up to a ¾” throw without modification. The patented 9600 meets or exceeds the ANSI/BHMA A156.31 Grade 1 specification. It is UL 1034 burglary listed.
The HES 9600 is completely surface mounted. The 9600 stainless steel faceplate is approximately 9” high by 1-3/4” wide by 3/4“ thick. This non-handed electric strike can be installed onto metal or wood jambs. The continuous duty operation solenoid is field selectable, operating at 12 or 24VDC. The draw for 12VDC is .45 Amps and 24VDC is .25 Amps. The HES 9600 is field selectable; the electric strike can operate as Fail Secure or Fail Safe.
The 9600 incorporates two stainless steel, independently operating locking mechanisms. Two stainless steel keepers, one at the top and one at the bottom, secure the latch opening. Each stainless steel keeper operates independently and is designed to secure a Pullman latch, keeping the door closed. The 9600 static strength is 1,500 pounds with a dynamic strength of 70 ft-lbs.
When the electric strike is unlocked, the stainless steel keepers swing out as rim exit device’s extended Pullman latch moves out of the electric strike’s opening. Once the Pullman latch has swung beyond the keepers, the spring loaded locking mechanisms retract them to the locked position re-creating the strike enclosure.
The HES 9500 is the fire-rated version of the 9600 electric strike designed to accommodate up to ¾” Pullman latches. This electric strike is UL 10C fire-rated for 1-½ hour in Fail Secure operation only. It is Fire Door Listed with Warnock Hershey (Intertek). The 9500 is fire door conformant according to CAN4-S104, NFPA-252, and ASTM-E152.
The HES 9400 Series completely surface mounted electric strike is designed for a ½” throw Pullman latch equipped rim exit devices. The 9400 meets or exceeds ANSI/BHMA A156.31 Grade 1 specifications and is UL1034 burglary listed.
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1. A sort of mixed-breed game that's fun, but ultimately less captivating than its predecessor. For $10 by itself or $20 bundled with Black Plague it's still worth picking up.
2. Penumbra: Requiem is a genuinely spooky game and this is mostly due to the excellent sound effects and so if you enjoy being scared this is a great game for that, and with the budget price the game is worthy buying for most adventure game fans.
5. A good horror/puzzle game that's unfortunately got itself confused with "Portal." [Issue#13, p.64]
6. Fair challenges, but a backward step for the series. [Christmas 2008, p.70]
7. Penumbra: Requiem is by far the worst game in the series.
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1. NeilNone
Jun 26, 2009
It may be a bit confusing and weird at first but the walkthrough's on youtube are good to follow. I didn't like it at first but then I made progress. The story line is good, it is less freaky than black plague/overture.. It's more difficult because black plague was more simple. I love the 2 endings to, you either go through the door or.. Find out for yourself. :) My favourite part is also is: "By the time you read this I'll be dead. Kill them, Kill them all." Expand
2. Matthias
Jul 30, 2009
Not the latest graphics engine, but one of the best survival horror games I've ever experienced. Prepare yourself for some frightening moments.
3. May 6, 2012
Now, just so you know, this game was released without any horror due to financial problems. The game company could not finish it properly so they released it and sold it.
It was made for closure and not for horror. I expected harder puzzles, but that's just me.
4. Jan 5, 2012
Penumbra: Requiem is the third game of the series, and this one focuses its gameplay strictly on puzzles. The atmosphere and theme are still there, as the main character returns to where the first two games took place for some finality in the plot. All plot turns are done in what seemingly feels like memory flashbacks, and some more information is entertained concerning the characters of the overall story. This iteration of the series is not scary, and does not provide the player with any creepy or surprising moments, as the main objective this time around is to solve puzzles. While this is a departure from the previous two games, it is rather enjoyable, even for someone like myself who does not prefer to solve puzzles for fun. Some of the levels later in the game are much more difficult than in the beginning. They do not scale up the difficulty gradually. Suddenly, the puzzles are very complicated. The minute details you are expected to spot are very well hidden, which makes some of these later puzzles frustrating and unreasonably time consuming. I'm not sure how viable the comparison is, but Penumbra: Requiem reminds me of Portal. You are in need of some keys, which in turn, opens a portal to the next level. Even though this third installment of the series is an attempt to complete the story, I am a bit disappointed to say that it does not. At least it does not end the story clearly. This goes along well with the first two parts, and leaves the player wondering, and hoping that all ended well. Being the shortest and more complicated of the three, Penumbra: Requiem was fun for a puzzle game, and it should be considered as such. It took me about 5 hours to complete. Expand
5. Oct 10, 2012
Yes, this is still part of the horror puzzle series known as Penumbra but you wouldn't be criticized for thinking otherwise. They've fully exchanged the horror element for extremely difficult puzzles which, in my opinion, isn't what Penumbra should be focusing on. Though a game it feels like a DLC for it's previous and that is why it gets a lower score by me! Expand
6. Nov 9, 2011
I loved Penumbra: Black Plague, but this game was not the same at all. It wasn't frightening, and the puzzles were trite. It just seemed like they'd run out of ideas. There was very little with regards to a story, and no sense of progression as you went through the game.
I'm still giving it 5 stars as it was cheap, and I did play it through to the end (which took around 3.5hrs). I think I was mainly just really disappointed that it didn't live up to its predecessor.
7. MashallB.
Sep 30, 2008
Short, lacks suspense, and does not add to the story of the Tuurngait infection. Really just a shift the box game. Very disappointing after the first two games were so great. I wish they'd given it a few more months in development to build on the plot. Expand
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0.194291 | <urn:uuid:fbc4165d-6f73-4557-b912-8ce3ac41848a> | en | 0.960888 | Letter: Encouraged to see former NHL players file concussion lawsuit
As a nurse at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects caused by the violence that pervades present-day hockey.
A “headshot,” a “hit from behind” or simply a fight between two players is often enough to cause significant brain damage such as a concussion or an intracranial hemorrhage and, in some cases, a broken neck leading to paralysis. These injuries can be irreversible and have already caused a great deal of heartache and pain to many young hockey players, be they amateurs or professionals.
A concussion can lead to learning disabilities, headaches, memory-loss, dizziness and the end of one’s career. When the brain bleeds, bad things happen, because there is very little room for it to expand inside a closed skull. In a matter of hours, one can die from a cerebral hemorrhage without proper intervention from a neurosurgeon, and, even if the pressure created from a bleeding brain is relieved in time, things like stroke and herniation are always a distinct possibility.
When the vertebrae in one’s back or neck are fractured, the shards of bone can pierce the spinal cord leading to complete paralysis, and the inability to breathe. The combination of living in a wheelchair for a prolonged period of time and of dealing with a tracheotomy (a hole in your neck so that you can breathe with aid of a machine) are particularly hard to take, making one wonder how it is that hockey players are allowed to fight each other on open ice or hit each other from behind with little or sometimes no repercussions at all.
I am encouraged to see that 10 former NHLers are filing a class-action lawsuit against the league claiming it hasn’t done enough to protect players from concussions. One has to believe that the players have a very strong case. How could the league not have known that when a player is exposed to repeated head injuries, he is at a greater risk for illnesses and disabilities both during a career and later on in life? The league’s penalty system for an “illegal head shot” is, let’s face it, a joke. A millionaire can easily pay off the measly fine he is charged for such an offence and serve the required short suspension that is possibly imposed.
Fights in hockey, particularly in professional hockey, happen in almost every game, so do headshots and hits from behind; the question is why? Gary Bettman and the league’s deputy commissioner Bill Daly, who shamefully defended player safety in his response to the lawsuit, are doing one thing and one thing only: protecting their assets. Their main asset is money, and that money comes from fans.
Personally, I am not a hockey fan but, I am fascinated by 20,000 people standing on their feet when a fight breaks out between a Boston Bruin and a Montreal Canadien. It is exciting to see fans booing Zdeno Chara every time he even touches the puck when playing against the Habs as he has become our arch enemy for breaking Max Pacioretty’s neck two years ago during a controversial hit for which he only received a game misconduct. Fans like violence, they pay to see it and that’s why it still exists. There is one foolproof way to stop it: fans need to stop going to games and stand up for all the young men who have suffered trying to fulfill a disturbing expectation of violence and trickling blood. It will not take long for a professional hockey player to either die or sustain the tragic injuries I have seen too many teenagers experience. Many fans have sons and daughters who play hockey. They have a duty to protect them, as well.
In 2001, the 10th Friday the 13th movie was released, aptly named Jason X. During one of its many terrible scenes, its writer Todd Farmer has one of the actors saying that “the sport of hockey was completely banned in 2024.” How is it that an awful but funny horror movie is able to see what hockey fans cannot admit to themselves?
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| Thu Feb. 8, 2007 4:36 PM GMT
This just in from the Sydney Morning Herald. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's two ships, the Farley Mowat and the Robert Hunter, have found the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctic waters after six weeks of searching and attacked them.
Sea Shepherd's president, Paul Watson, told the SMH online that his ships evaded satellite surveillance in order to pounce on the fleet near the Balleny Islands, far south-west of Tasmania. "I ran the ships through the ice fields south of the Balleny Islands and came up on them from the other side," Captain Watson said. "We took a pounding in the ice, but the satellite cannot track a ship and wake through ice nor would they be looking there. "The Robert Hunter is easily keeping up with the factory ship. The Nisshin Maru was fleeing the Robert Hunter and came directly towards the Farley Mowat. At two miles, they turned and fled in the other direction."
In their first attack, Captain Watson said his crew cleared the whale-flensing deck of the Nisshin Maru, when they threw a non-toxic "butter acid" on it from an inflatable dinghy. Activists in inflatables armed with nail guns were also fixing steel plates over drain outlets in the side of the fleeing factory ship, preventing the escape of whale blood from the flensing deck. He said the fleet had scattered and the Robert Hunter was still in contact with Nisshin Maru, which was steaming away at high speed and attempting to use its water cannon on the activists. "They are easily avoided," he said.
The attack came almost five weeks after Sea Shepherd began searching for the fleet in the Ross Sea, and with their vessels beginning to run low on fuel. The group has begun negotiations to enter Australia or New Zealand ports, a decision complicated by their status as "pirate" whalers.
Well, the SMH's got it wrong there. The Japanese ships are the only pirate whalers in the Antarctic just now, since their claim of "scientific whaling" is laughably bogus if it weren't so frackin' tragic. Watson's fleet is made up of pirate ships, flying without a flag, as Reuters via the Alaska Report reports.
"We haven't broken any law or regulation, but now we're not registered anywhere -- we're technically a pirate ship without a flag," said Captain Paul Watson from the Farley Mowat. "It means that we could be attacked and confiscated at will by any nation including the Japanese," he said.
All this righteousness from that pirating-nation-of olde, Britain, over butter acid? Back to the SMH:
The Farley Mowat has been stripped of its Belizean registration, and Britain is to de-register the Robert Hunter in 10 days' time. Talks are under way with both the Australian and New Zealand Governments in a bid to avoid arrest.
Greenpeace's ship Esperanza, which had hoped to be first to reach the whalers, was about a day's sailing away from the position where Sea Shepherd found them, and approaching from the west, a Greenpeace spokesman said. The Japanese Government's Institute for Cetacean Research, which owns the fleet, is harpooning up to 935 minke whales and 10 fin whales under its program of "scientific research".
Meanwhile, Watson delivered this message to the Japanese pirate whalers:
Nisshin Maru, this is Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd vessel Farley Mowat. Please be advised that you are killing whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. You are targeting endangered species of whales in violation of international conservation law. You are killing whales in violation of the IWC global moratorium on commercial whaling. Please cease and desist your illegal whaling operations and leave the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. We are acting in accordance with the principles of the United Nations World Charter for Nature. The Charter authorizes non-governmental organizations and individuals to uphold international conservation law.
Aye aye.
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0.042189 | <urn:uuid:8a1af7e4-26f9-48fa-92d1-614e899a958b> | en | 0.946078 | Merits and Demerits of Retail FDI
PRESENTLY, there is a major countrywide debate raging about FDI in retail sector. First question to your mind will be: will really mega stores like Wall Mart, the most recognizable face of FDI in retail, come to Goa?
It is unlikely to come for next five years, unless new government which will be elected early next year, warms up to the proposal. But, can anyone say with certainty that it will not come to Goa within 10 years? Let us therefore, try to know about the mega stores phenomenon.
Mega stores like Wall Mart are massive retail outlets, each dealing in about one lakh -- I repeat one lakh -- different items. They buy goods in mind-boggling quantities, directly from producers, and then, with extreme mechanisation and automation, store, process, transport them and later sell them to consumers at lowest possible prices.
Impact on Shopkeepers
But how can it affect the shopkeepers -- retail and wholesale? I give an example: let us say presently, a producer of goods (farmer or factory owner) sells his goods to a wholeseller at `60. Next, the wholeseller and the retailer add `40 as their margin and sell these to the consumer at `100.
What mega stores will do is pay the producer the price of `60, add their margin of `30 and sell the goods to the consumer for a cheaper price of `90, thus benefiting the consumer by `10. It can afford to sell cheap due to its scale of operations, cheap worldwide sourcing, extreme automation, efficient processes like storage and transport, no intermediary traders etc. However, in the process, the wholeseller and retailer can be eliminated or seriously affected.
It may be noted here that, mega stores can alternatively squeeze the producer and buy at `50 from him in the above example, or if the said producer is a farmer, mega stores can pay him an increased price of `70 for a better quality farm product.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Talking about the advantages, firstly, the producers, chiefly the farmer and later the consumers will benefit as shown in the earlier example. Consumers will get top quality goods of wide variety at cheap prices. Further, mega stores give inputs, share technology with farmers, who can thus increase their productivity. Wastage, spoilages will be reduced since mega stores have massive cold storages, efficient systems for processing, sorting, packing, transporting etc. Due to increased productivity and less wastage, availability of goods will increase in the market by which, inflation can be contained. Government tax revenue will increase since the ‘cash economy’ will be converted into ‘accounted economy’. Also, many white collar jobs will be created, which I cannot quantify.
However, as we have seen in the earlier example, wholesellers and retailers can be seriously affected.
Due to extreme mechanisation and automation, many jobs will be affected including those of clerks, coolies, service providers, small transporters etc. Further, Indian industrial jobs and industry can be affected since mega stores will source its goods from anywhere in the world. Inefficient industries in India can get killed.
Wall Mart buys in huge quantities hence it may not buy from small producers, leaving them dry. Wall Mart can virtually “demand” lesser prices from industry and other suppliers, including farmers at times, because of its money power. Government’s proposed condition of minimum 30 per cent purchases by mega stores from Indian industry is likely to be ‘shot down’ by the WTO!
Mega stores can virtually become monopolistic and thereby kill competition from traders, with cheaper selling prices. Mega stores remains open 365 days a year, it has lots of selling gimmicks like ‘super card’ etc, by which it can pull customers away from kirana shops.
In general, I estimate that each trader, and service providers to them, can be affected to the extent of anywhere between 10 per cent to 70 per cent! And there are four to five crore traders in India, who face this situation today.
Benefits for Goan Consumers
Talking about Goa, there are not many farmers in Goa, hence, the beneficiaries of mega stores in Goa will be chiefly the Goan consumers. However, the Goan industry will have to severely compete with at least the best in the country, otherwise the mega stores will not buy their produce. Instead, mega stores may buy such goods and produce, cheaper from Pune, Bangalore, Japan or Shanghai. However, the most affected will be wholesellers and retailers of Goa if mega stores set up their business in Goa, which hopefully, it will not, in this decade.
Even if mega stores do not come to Goa, another fear lingers. Goa is surrounded by three mega cities, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore, which could have mega stores. Mega stores in these three cities can affect the operations of many suppliers and manufacturers within 1,000 km of these cities, positively or even negatively. These mega stores can choose to buy from an efficient industry by which it can benefit, but if it chooses to buy from good competitors of an inefficient industry, it can get killed in the long run.
Another fear is that lots of Goan consumers can visit these cities once in a while and make heavy purchases, thereby affecting Goan shops.
The million dollar question for the Goa government or Goan society is, should we allow such mega stores to set up their shop in Goa, by which, out of 10 Goans, say three Goans (traders and partly industry) get seriously affected but the rest seven Goans consumers benefit marginally.
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Definición de Dunbar's number en inglés:
Dunbar's number
Saltos de línea: Dun¦bar's num¦ber
(also Dunbar number)
• A theoretical limit to the number of people with whom any individual is able to sustain a stable or meaningful social relationship (usually considered to be roughly 150): even in the age of Facebook, the number of friends with whom you keep in touch is likely to be less than Dunbar’s number
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• Second, to summarize, Dunbar's Number says that we can only have a fixed number of relationships in life.
• Lately, Dunbar's number has been taken as a mean size for online networks and groups.
early 21st century: named after Robin Dunbar (b. 1947), the British anthropologist and psychologist who proposed the theory in the 1990s.
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A closure is the cleanest way to go though. It's not a trick, it's just a common idiom.
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After looking through the local::lib docs on CPAN, I found that just running perl -Mlocal::lib gave me a set of environment-variable definitions that seem to be working:
export PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT="/home/smorford/perl5"; export PERL_MB_OPT="--install_base /home/smorford/perl5"; export PERL_MM_OPT="INSTALL_BASE=/home/smorford/perl5"; export PERL5LIB="/home/smorford/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-threa +d-multi:/home/smorford/perl5/lib/perl5"; export PATH="/home/smorford/perl5/bin:$PATH";
I stuck those at the end of my .bashrc, restarted my shell to set up the environment, and CPAN seems to be letting me install things locally now. Really curious why it didn't display those at the end of the setup procedure, though.
Thanks. Can you tell me which version of local::lib you have? The first thing we should do is check that you are not hitting a current or recently resolved bug, that is to say a bug which has been fixed in version released since the one you are using.
If this turns up nothing then we have to be able to replicate the problem. At this stage it would be helpful if you can replicate this on your system. The next step would be to look at the code to see if we can pinpoint the cause of the problem and if possible provide a patch to resolve the issue.
Patch or not, once we're sure the problem can be replicated a bug should be raised. Let me know if you need any help with this, though my free time is fairly limited at the time being.
Looks like it's version 2.000004. I'll make a fresh Ubuntu VM tonight or tomorrow and see if I can replicate it there.
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Question: I wanted to check this disagreement I'm having with my fiance against a neutral party. Once in a while, I notice a situation in which his preferences or perspectives might be different from mine, and when those come up I like to communicate with him about those preferences and how strong they are respectively, to figure out the optimal course of action.
He said that was fine, but later expressed that he didn't understand why I didn't just assume he'd rather I spend the time with him, and that he'd prefer I sometimes try to anticipate his desires rather than always asking about them. I feel like this kind of communication is an integral part of a healthy relationship, and I'm not really inclined to do less of it and more guessing. What do you think?
Answer: I think there are times when I want to apologize to everyone for advising so much talk. Your fiance is right that there's merit in treating some things as obvious. You have plans, so you can assume he wants to see you, right?
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• But there's more to it than that. By running your conflict by him as you did, you basically assigned the decision to him without taking any position of your own. That can seem respectful on its face - "I want your perspective" - but notice that you're not actually saying, and owning, what you would prefer. You're just asking him to do that, thereby making his preference the deciding vote: messing up his own plans with a yes or being the bad guy with a no.
If you instead had come clean - "I know we have plans, but, unless you feel strongly, I'd really like to catch up with this friend, since it might be weeks till our next opportunity" - then you'd have given your fiance a chance to weigh in without crossing the boundary into making your decision for you.
And it is a boundary issue, if a subtle one. Communication isn't just about asking questions and seeking input. It's also about knowing yourself, making clear and consistent choices and being transparent about them. It's when you make your decisions and he makes his and each trusts the other to say so when plans or dreams or feelings get stepped on.
So, do keep recognizing your fiance's stake in your choices, big and small - but also stop yourself before asking for his preference becomes a way out of owning yours.
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A new study denies any link between the MMR vaccine and autism. But parents who have heard anecdotal evidence to the contrary are already less likely to vaccinate their kids -- and we've got the measles outbreaks to prove it. Is there a scenario where anyone wins this battle?
There's a disease that affects the central nervous system as well as other critical systems in the body. If contracted, it can cause neurological symptoms months -- or even years -- after the original infection. At times, it's fatal. Fortunately, we've developed a vaccine to keep the measles from affecting our children. Unfortunately, many parents are choosing not to give their kids this immunization.
Well, of course they are! The MMR vaccine can cause autism. Everyone knows that, right?
"Vaccines cause autism!"… Or, maybe not
The link between autism and vaccines first burst into the limelight in 1998 thanks to a study published in The Lancet, a highly respected peer-reviewed medical journal. That study has been quoted and re-quoted over the years, and there are parents who know, with the same certainty as they know their children's names, that the study is right.
Here's the thing: the study looked at 12 children. Twelve. And six years after that study, 10 of its 13 authors retracted their original findings. They announced publicly that they did not have the evidence to support the theory that the MMR vaccine caused autism.
In the 10 years since that original study, several larger, more carefully controlled studies have proven that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. But does it even matter anymore?
You know what you know
If you have a child with autism who got the MMR vaccine, or if you know a child with autism who got the MMR vaccine, or if you've heard that some children with autism had the MMR vaccine, you may already know, for sure, in your heart of hearts, that there is a connection. And your mind is made up, and your children are not getting the MMR vaccine, and that's all there is to it. There's just too much anecdotal evidence to ignore. You know what you know. And no doctor with his fancy degrees knows your child, your heart, better than you.
No one says, "Hey, I really want to have a child with special needs when I grow up." Parenting a child with autism -- with any developmental disorder -- is a long, tough road that you are forced to navigate, and you make the best of it, but no one sets off, checks out the two paths, one with flowers and sunshine, and one with abandoned land mines and says, "Hey, I've always wanted to risk life and limb!" (For more on that point, see our article "When autism is family: Everyday life with an autistic child.")
I have a son with a rare genetic syndrome, and I know, it's no walk in the park. And I know that there are things I know about my son -- and no one can convince me I'm wrong, no matter what medical evidence says to the contrary. So I get it. I know what it feels like to know you're right and to have to listen to the rest of the world not get it.
But what you don't know can hurt you
But. But. The New York Times says, "There has been an upsurge of measles cases in the United States." A Chicago Tribune writer agrees and adds that "parents who reject vaccination are shouldering much of the blame." Measles comes to the U.S. from foreigners, in most cases. Ten years ago, the disease might enter the states and quickly dissipate. But now, it's spreading to unvaccinated children. Don't we have a responsibility to our kids to protect them from a disease that could kill them?
So, perhaps the question we have to answer is, "How do we know what we know?" What makes us so certain that there must be a link between vaccines and autism, even when all the evidence says otherwise? So often, the decision not to vaccinate is made precisely because a parent believes she is an educated consumer, doing the right thing for her child. But where is that parent getting her information? And how does she respond to evidence that refutes her beliefs?
It's a genuine question. Please take the time to consider it carefully, and respond in the comments section below. Dialogue doesn't work if it's only one-sided.
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Karen June 25, 2013 | 2:00 AM
@Mark, how could your vaccinated kids possibly be at risk? They're protected by vaccines, right? Our culture has a fear-based response to questions, and wants to muzzle the debate. I want to know the answer to this one simple question: How does the immune system deal with being simultaneously injected with three different viruses? Again, and again and again. BIG question mark. Is there a link between this kind of modern vaccination and the plethora of immune diseases on the rise? Is anyone allowed to study this?
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Mark May 14, 2011 | 4:37 PM
I find it amazing that there are so many ignorant people out there. The (inaccurate) study was done way back in 1998 - if the study was valid, there has been plenty of time since then to have eradicated autism. THIRTEEN YEARS! Hey, guess what? Autism is still showing up - and now, so is measles! So, all of you "common sense challenged" individuals continue to resist the measles vaccine among others. There's a reason why the phrase "survival of the fittest" exists. Morons.
Betsy September 15, 2008 | 12:28 PM
I also want to add regarding the specific question of "Don't we have a responsibility to our kids to protect them from a disease [or incident] that could kill them?" We take risks with out children's lives every day, including each and every time we strap them into a car with us. Even if the herd immunity for measles went completely away, there is a greater statistical likelihood that my child will die in a car accident than die of the measles. If I could administer the MMR vaccine 100% without risk I would do it, but it is irresponsible reporting to state that there is 100% no risk of the MMR (or any) vaccine. And the lack of statistical perspective is sadly lacking in reports from the medical establishment, the vaccine industry and, sadly, mainstream media.
Betsy September 15, 2008 | 10:55 AM
There are a lot of flaws in the reasoning of this article. First, it sets up the fallacy that every parent who chooses to not vaccinate does so because they "have a feeling" that vaccines cause autism. Straw man! Let's set the record straight here - I know a lot of parents, including myself, who have chosen to delay vaccinations because they DON'T TRUST the medical establishment and their propaganda on this issue - and with good reason. There is a billion dollar agenda on the line behind vaccine recommendations, and often they are pushed without adequate testing of their safety or efficacy. Secondly, studies that purport they "haven't found a link" between action X and consequence Y is not the same as *proving* no link exists. It's one possible conclusion - perhaps the most likely one, depending on how well the studies were conducted - but certainly not the ONLY conclusion. Another valid conclusion is that a link exists, but these particular studies didn't find it. Measles has the potential to be deadly, but the statistical likelihood of this outcome is teensy weensy. It is NOT the bubonic plague, for all that the propaganda would have you believe. Parents are right to be concerned, analytical and wary about vaccines. I wish MORE people, in general, looked at this issue (and the media reporting on it) with a critical eye. The question of autism causation aside, ALL of the recommended vaccines DO have a portion of risk. Not all of them even have a benefit that significantly outweighs the risk, especially amongst the youngest, most vulnerable members of our society. For a logical, reasoned and detailed analysis of risk vs. benefit for EACH recommended vaccine I encourage parents to read The Vaccine Book by Robert Sears, MD. And let me ask you this, readers: How many of YOU are up to date on your MMR - and any of the other 8+ recommended vaccines which are applicable to adults?
mark September 13, 2008 | 9:51 PM
for every new age nutcase who doesnt vaccinate their kids there are dozens of people like myself who follow the rules for the interest of their children and the public health. stop your suburban laziness and get the kid a shot and stop endangering the rest of us who read more than hollywood horsehockey to determine the well-being of our kids.
Shelly September 09, 2008 | 11:34 AM
My son just turned one and I'm terribly torn about vaccinations. Yes, I KNOW I was vaccinated and it didn't cause autism, but I also KNOW moms of kids with autism who attribute it to the MMR. Who's right?
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Wrestling superstar Kurt Angle says his blood alcohol level was WAY under the legal limit when he was arrested for drunk driving this weekend ... and now TMZ has a police document that seems to back up his story.
We've obtained the Certificate of Blood Alcohol Analysis ... issued by the State of Virginia ... which shows Kurt's B.A.C. was .06 at the time of his arrest. The legal limit in VA is .08.
The TNA Wrestling champ has released a statement on the matter ... saying, "I did not believe my driving behavior was reckless or otherwise improper."
He adds, "I fully cooperated with the officer who clearly recognized me while performing his standard procedures. Subsequent to the stop, I was asked to submit to a breathalyzer test and passed. I do not believe that I broke any laws and will be entering a plea of not guilty in response to any pending charges."
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Sure whatever u say...u know if its a regular person we wood b rotting in jail but since its a celebrity they do get special treatment like umm Paris Lindsay n all the rest of the bratz out there they need 2 have stricter laws its not fair 4 the rest of us!!! so f**k hollywood
923 days ago
cynical me
Driving buzzed is still driving drunk. But this meat head doesn't get that because he's had 1 to many blows to the head.
923 days ago
C'mon now, there is a 'legal limit' of .08 for a reason people.
So to me, the officer was abusing his authority and wasting Kurt's time by arresting him. Also, wasting taxpayer funds by leveling charges which Angle's lawyers will easily defeat in a courtroom, as well as processing him when there was no need.
You people bashing the guy for driving after 1 or 2 drinks need to get a life of your own.
All the whining and crying on here about "celebrities get special treatment" is sickening. Especially in this, a case where a man was unjustly arrested under the law.
He submitted to the test as requested anyway, which proved he as a grown man, did not violate the states legal limit for operating a vehicle.
Get over it all miserable, jealou*****ers, who would call for more of a POLICE STATE just so they could see stories on TMZ where cops kick the sh*t out of the celebs you hate because they have everything you don't.
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923 days ago
Comparing the comments about Kurt Angle to the comments toward a Black celebrity, the contrast is startling. The hatred and vitriol are nearly non existent towards Angle
923 days ago
So many people just plead guilty to the DUI and get through their suspension. However in this case he should fight the charge. Impairment was possible, but they can also show something with an expert testimony. In most cases your alcohol level goes up, so he may have had a .03, and it just spiked slightly at the time of the test. In fact some states have laws that a test can be given two hours into the arrest. Because it benefits the state.
923 days ago
help this young woman
Linds said that the guy is a lightweight - that a .06 is nothing. She won't even answer her Tweets unless she's at at least .16 - She also said that he's weenie and that she never gets behind the wheel with less than a .25, and that sounds about right.
923 days ago
Well, if they got a tip from another driver that he was driving erratically and then they stopped him 30 minutes later and he was near the legal limit, it's a foregone conclusion that he was driving drunk.
923 days ago
If the Officer has suspicion of Driving under the Influnce and the fact he blew an .06 that means he had a couple to Drink non the less. Plus with the fact this is now his 3rd DUI/DWI in the last 4 years. thats not gonna look good in this case even with the fact he blewm only a .06 so kurt you better plan on defending this one because the courts will have the other 2 DUI/DWI arrests on your Record already. and just remember Kurt one of those 2 happened just 6 months ago up in south Dakota when he was found sleeping in his car in the Median of a interstate highway. Kurt is better just take a plea bargin for a suspended license and get off with that.
923 days ago
Kurt May have only Blown a .06. but its obvious he had a couple Drinks. Plus Texting while Driving. and the fact that this is Kurt's 2nd DUI/DWI this Year and 3rd overall in the last 4 years. this doesnt look good for you Kurt. if i was kurt id take a plea bargin for a suspended License and get out of their. I Guess Kurt forgets he just got one of his other 2 DUI/DWI's earlier this year. I guess Kurt forgets when the police found him sleeping in the median on a South Dakota Interstate
923 days ago
The guy needs a math refresher because if the legal limit is .08 and he blew a .06, that is NOT way under the legal limit! Maybe if he had blown a .01 he might be correct.
923 days ago
Hey roid head, well below would be something like .01 maybe .02 .06 that's not well below, that's a cop ride to the precinct to blow into the machine.
923 days ago
Really Kurt? Great excuse. Wrestlers travel to same cities several times a year. We don't buy it. Its true Its Damn true!!!!!
923 days ago
just because a person with a bac under the legal limit does not mean they are able to drive safely. alcohol affects each person differently and some do not handle it as well as others. the size of a person doesnt matter. bac levels is a states maximum limit but a person can be under the influence at any level. as it was reported a third party reported erractic driving and the police acted properly, if they erred it was on the side of caution. we have had 14 people die on our local roadways this year, most were alcohol related those killed ranged in age 4 to 50 plus years old. one accident took a whole family of four.
923 days ago
Who cares he was still driving why been drinking and this is not the first time he got pull over. Take it like a man Angle!
923 days ago
What about the pills he's known to be addicted to? The guy has a problem and refuses to acknowledge it.
923 days ago
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578 days ago
It is so interesting how onesided TMZ is. They show a very demure picture in kim and a very fierce picture of Kris which was one obviously taken as he was doing his job, playing basketball. Why not show equal pictures of both? oops forgot this is tmz
578 days ago
Is that Lionel Richie-looking dude in the pic Kanye?
578 days ago
This girl is thrash, and a no talent witch. Her only talent is screwing any man who comes along. HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
578 days ago
Poor Leno
Kim Kardashian has to be the most stupid person on the face of earth, i mean if you told her she get money for having sex with a dirty homeless guy she would just ask how much she would be getting and get down to business. Kris Humphries i have no beef with him he seems like a nice guy that fell for a hoe in disguise, and now this slut Kim K try to make him the bad guy. If Kanye West wants whats good for him he should pack up his penis and run while he still can, or else he have to wakeup seeing Kim K for the rest of his life and seeing her without the 2 cm of makeup she have on her face that must be like watching a scary movie. Btw i would really love that TMZ show us how butt ugly Kim K is without makeup, man that would be a fun thing to see.
578 days ago
I think pot and kettle met, married, and have made each other miserable.
578 days ago
The New Improved Sock Puppet
She's a *** bucket. She's no better than a porch monkey but she's got a nicer porch to park her obese odorous ass on.
578 days ago
moe l.
This lard-ass has had far more than her 15 minutes. She was in a home-made porn video - that's it. She has ZERO talent and a deformed butt. Without make-up she's pretty darned scary. Why anyone in their right mind would want to wake up in the morning and see THAT next to you is beyond me.
578 days ago
They can badmouth Humphries all they want and still try and spin their BS on him. Not working.
Humphries is not the bumpkin idiot they expected to just go away after kimmy and Kardashians were done with him. Sham wedding E! paid for so over hyped, Kim Kardashians wedding/marriage was hyped as the US version of the Royal
wedding, fairytail wedding, 400 guests (E! employees) all Hollywood to attend, the big Hollywood star was George Lopez (no offence to George) the sham marriage, she files for divorce shortly after aired and the ratings were in. What a surprise.
Humphries is no superstar, never was never wanted to be. What he has been and still is, a talented professional basketball player with a solid career.
Kimmy on the other hand...When the plastic surgery she claims she never had starts to melt, botox not working, butt and everything else phony about her starts saggiing, new plastic surgery to try and fix the old plastic surgery not working, the fake eyelashes and so on...Kanye West will dump her and move on to a new bitch.
578 days ago
Ahhhh, as usual TMZ starts their day with their daily hand job from Kris Kardashian's prostitution ring.
578 days ago
Hey! Sarah, Malika, BBnotBB, all KK indentured servants, please see how lame and desperate you are making Kim appear. The constant excuses, blaming others, maligning of naysayers is becoming as dreary as you Kim.
If you stopped all this we would be so grateful. Feel it? That is Kris Humphries kicking you in your shallow narcissistic lying cheating porn bum. You don't have enough money or pull to turn this tide.
578 days ago
How come the next story down shows Kim tweeting pictures of herself from Hawaii yesterday?????? Thought she was in court and she is "emotionally exhausted" - what a frickin joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
578 days ago
I really feel like punching this stupid whore I am sick of seeing and hearing about this dumbass. He has become "a cancer"? You have become a cancer to all of us. You are infamous for a sex-tape, being a whore who sleeps around with any black guy from Hollywood with a big dick and has money and a career, and stripping of for playboy and other cheap magazines you have no reason to be in the spotlight. Also you he was trying to destroy your "career" and what is that I would love to know? Your not a actress, singer, dancer, or producer and your not a business woman too as you love to say you are. All you and you parasite family do is put your trashy names on cheap products, look pretty and pose for cameras not a real career anyone can do that. Karma is coming for you bitch and you and your family are going to hit real hard. You messed with the wrong person and thought you would use him for publicity, get rid of him when he had ran out of use to make more money, and get a quicky divorce and it will be all over but now he's fighting back an you cant take it. Its about time she went away how her and her family have been able to make so much money and be in the spotlight so long is actually shocking to me.
578 days ago
all about the money
LOL Out takes that show Kris in a bad light? Like we all don't know that reality TV can be edited to any storyline/view point you want. And boo hoo for Kim trying to make herself look like the victim here "Kris being the first person she had to break up with" HA. Problem with being a reality star (and the term star being loosely used here) is that often they can't tell reality from scripting anymore. They live in their own little world revolving around themselves rewrite after rewrite of real life till they get something to boost their ratings. Never found Kim to be as big of a "star" or sex symbol as she tries to portray. Always seem more like a snobby B!tch to me with a big fat @ss. I understand some people go for that...after all you need someplace to rest your beer I suppose.
578 days ago
I'm no fan of the Kardashians but no one deserves to be married to this guy.
578 days ago
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WHAT A TOTAL FOOL. When he is playing the show's character, he is obviously just playing himself ... a complete idiot.
If he is SOOO offended by the very show he has been associated with for years and he feels he must trash the show that loads up his bank account ...
HE SHOULD STOP BEING A HYPOCRITE - AND QUIT. NOW, YOU IDIOT BOY WHOSE IMMATURE BRAIN SHOULD BE EXAMINED FOR SERIOUS MALFUNCTIONS - and ZIP his mouth shut until he walks the walk and put his money where his mouth is ...and quits.
475 days ago
In the words of the late Whitney Houston "crack is wack" I will gladly trade my job for his. So people don't realize how good they got it!
475 days ago
It's not a good idea to bite the hand that feeds you
475 days ago
Effing Idiot
475 days ago
I feel sorry for him. He is only 19, and obviously looking for some type of meaning in his life. His parents divorced a few years ago, he worked with a drug/porn addict, (not exactly a healthy environment for a kid, is it?) he seems lost and like many child actors, is looking for some type of direction and normalcy. It's sad that he found comfort in this extreme religious group.
475 days ago
it's time for this show to fade away. stupid one liners and canned laughter = dumb show!
475 days ago
If his first step is towards the door it's pretty much how long will the show last in 2013? Considering with two long time actors off the show. And why hasn't Angust left longago if he was feeling this way? I'm sure the show realizes if he goes next the same with the show "Bye bye Two and a Half Men"
475 days ago
He started this show as a young kid. He probably didn't understand a lot of the content then. Big deal, he grew up and is learning what is "acceptable" in "his" life.
475 days ago
It's understandable to trash a show.. But not one that literally you grew up making money poor choice in doing what your doing... A simple I'm out of here thanks for the opportunity and wait for somethig else to come up an act like a professional not some d.o.u.c.h.
475 days ago
Oh my! What was he thinking? Not that I disagree with his analysis; however, there are some things better not said especially when it concerns how you eat. I guess Jake's character will die in the military and Angus will be working at McDonald's. Why do some people destroy their own success?
475 days ago
Kid, you can't take the money and then complain you don't like the taste of semen.
475 days ago
This guy is offically off his Rocker! What is the point of doing this? You have made tons of $ off of this show, if it is truly your belief then quit, pay the lawsuit and be on your merry way. If not then hush, know your roll and play it until your contract is up!
475 days ago
I think he should stay he making lots of money I never seen him in any movies
475 days ago
Don't bite the hand that feeds you or should I say fed you.
475 days ago
Fuck Celebrities
Drugs and religion will f#ck you up every time.
475 days ago
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Gosh, did Harvey write this himself? His voice and the way he talks is all over this. In any case, whoever wrote this seems think that they can read Oprah's mind about her intentions. Who at TMZ is the psychic? Please let us all know.
216 days ago
Whaaa? Is TMZ finally calling out one of these people? She's totally backpedaling now because there was nothing to really show that it was racism. Snobbery, yes, but what do you expect at the ridiculously priced store?
216 days ago
You got it right this time, Harvey. There's enough REAL racism in this country without O running around creating an international incident over nothing. Shame on Oprah!!
216 days ago
Pure bullshyt. Then why did she go to the tabloids and make a big stink out of nothing. She was pissed because she wasnt recognized.
216 days ago
If I walk into a store and ask to see something, I expect to be shown the item whether I am black, white or every shade between. Not told I can't afford it. This is on the clerk. What is the real reason she wouldn"t show the item. It was more than just lazy. Switzerland has a well known bit of a racism, and O was one example. She was right to speak out on it. If she can't, then who is going to do it. Like her or hate her, this was not about her ego but about racism.
216 days ago
She should be ashamed of herself, although narcissist don't feel shame. It was all a marketing idea for The Butler. Everyone should boycott that movie. If she was a sincere person she and the racism really happened she would of handled it privately. Here is hoping people stop thinking she is special she is not. Shame on you Oprah, what goes around comes around you evil selfish thing.
216 days ago
I bet if you farted and she just happened to smell it, you would b a racist for intentionally breaking wind in her general direction. Geez. Silly Oprah. You need slizzapped in yo back fat.
216 days ago
Oprah is now creating race issue for her own financial gain. God will get you.
216 days ago
Oprah is a professional victim.
I never believed her claim, because Oprah loves to get her free PR.
I feel no sorrow for this multi-billionaire who has made her fortune off middle American housewives with the latest bizarre diet claim, wacky spiritual movement, etc.
216 days ago
Whoa! This is a harsh article. First, I believe it has more to do with snootiness, than race, however, it is also true that communication between two people is often fraught with error and personal projections at the best of times. Sometimes we may feel intimidated in some stores and salons even if we could buy them out tomorrow and then we see actions as hostile. Also, there is real racism in the world - among all cultures and colours - and if one is an American black person, it is reasonable to think that they might be sensitive to possible incidents. That is one reason that in our communications we must try to come from our hearts as much as possible. Now, Oprah probably was promoting her movie and didn't think this issue would take off like this. And, she very well may have felt it was racism and it wasn't, or perhaps it was, but neither she nor we can know what is in the heart of others unless they are blatant. This article is unfair to Oprah. Peace.
216 days ago
Is Oprah still black?
216 days ago
i just can't believe she kept her mouth shut long enough, to hear an 'alleged slur'.she's always inturrupting ppl. lol!>> now she's chasing an Oscar. retire already. just sayin.. ^_^
216 days ago
She is trying her best to remain relevant. Unfortunately for her America is over her.
216 days ago
I'm black. Oprah has tried her hardest to move away from being black, but the minute that she is done wrong she wants to play the black or racism card. You can't have it both ways. Not too many blacks still support her.
216 days ago
I challenge white people, brown people, and black people to walk into Tiffany's and ask to try on a $100,000 diamond encrusted Rolex and see if the salesperson complies with your request!
216 days ago
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Movers, or magicians? Hiring movers can be a good value
Saturday - 5/26/2012, 9:18am ET
Linda Bauer Darr, who heads the American Moving and Storage Association, says moving is one of the biggest events of your life.
"[It] ranks right up there with one of the three most stressful things that you can do," Darr says.
She recommends knowing who you hire, looking for good value rather than going cheap and not going by the estimate given over the phone.
"Since every move is custom, it's very hard to quote that move over the phone without actually seeing the volume and the size and shape," she says.
If they visit before the move, they can establish a better idea of what the price will be.
Darr says a mover can be like a magician, moving just about anything as long as he knows the task at hand.
"Hiring a mover is much preferable to doing it yourself," she says. "The average move is 3,000 pounds or more. I'm not sure how many people are up to that."
WTOP's Veronica Robinson contributed to this report.
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PGA Tour unwilling to bend rules
Supreme Court to make ultimate decision on Martin’s use of golf cart
January 17, 2001
The PGA Tour today will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court that walking is an integral part of the game. That is the essence of the Tour's case against Casey Martin.
If walking is so vital, then why were players at last week's Mercedes Championships given rides on two holes with hilly terrain?
Martin's people could not have asked for a better piece of evidence to introduce to the Supreme Court, which includes at least two justices who have made holes-in-one (Sandra Day O'Connor and John Paul Stevens).
While the PGA Tour would argue that vehicles were used to speed play and that all players competed on equal terms, Martin's attorneys would counter by saying that if physical stamina is so essential to the sport, why bend the rules to make conditions easier?
Providing lifts to players is not uncommon at PGA Tour events to get them from one green to the next tee when a significant distance is involved.
But at the Mercedes event in Kapalua, Hawaii, players were given rides between shots on two holes.
"I think it takes away from a guy who's in good shape as opposed to someone who's not, like me," David Toms said of riding a cart up the steep hill on the fourth hole at Kapalua Plantation. "It puts that hill into play."
Obviously, the PGA Tour makes concessions to its rules to account for physical hardship. Yet the Tour has been unwilling to make accommodations for a person who, under the Americans With Disabilities Act, is protected against bias in jobs, housing and places that serve the public. The Tour is concerned, as it should be, about its ability as a sports organization to set the rules of its game.
But the problem with the PGA Tour's stance is its inflexibility. Two federal courts have already sided with Martin, granting him the right to use a cart because of the circulatory disorder in his right leg. The PGA Tour has appealed both times, with the Supreme Court now its last hope.
Sure, the Tour needs to be able to set its own rules. And sure, the Tour should be concerned about the floodgates that will open should the Supreme Court rule in Martin's favor. For instance, will a player with a bad back petition for a cart?
But this is something that could have been eliminated through compromise in 1998, when this case first went to court. And there should be compromise if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the PGA Tour.
Instead of ignoring special cases, the Tour would be better served to treat each one individually, just as it did in Hawaii, when it was determined that speed of play outweighed the importance of having the event won by survival of the fittest.
While a cart-riding player is not subject to the fatigue and other conditions that walkers encounter, Martin's disability dramatically swings the balance against him.
Because blood flow to his right leg is restricted, Martin has difficulty walking.
This is a case that Martin must win, or his professional career is virtually over. Even if allowed to ride a cart, he does not know how long he will be able to play because of his leg's brittle condition. In a full season on the PGA Tour in 2000, Martin finished 179th on the money list.
As for the PGA Tour, this is a case it cannot win, even if it wins unless it grants Martin an exemption.
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Take a look at the stock chart for restaurant industry solutions provider OpenTable and you're likely to assume that the world is a pretty good place for OpenTable right now. OpenTable has been a hit with investors since going public, and its 126 price-to-earnings ratio brings back memories of the .com boom.
But behind the scenes, questions are being raised about OpenTable's value proposition to the restaurateurs it serves.
Mark Pastore owns a popular San Francisco restaurant, Incanto. Last month, he wrote candidly about OpenTable and his conversations with other restaurateurs:
Only one of the dozen or so I spoke with said he felt that OpenTable increased the value of his restaurant and that he wouldn’t imagine opening a new project without it. The rest were less than happy. The recurring themes were the opinion that OpenTable took home a disproportionate (relative to other vendors) chunk of the restaurants’ revenues each month and the feeling of being trapped in the service, it was too expensive to keep, but letting it go could be harmful. The GM of one very well known New York restaurant group, which spends thousands of dollars on OpenTable each month, put it to me this way, “OpenTable is out for itself, the worst business partner I have ever worked with in all my years in restaurants. If I could find a way to eliminate it from my restaurants I would.”
In looking at the economics of using OpenTable, Pastore argues that the service is a loss to restaurants, and he also questions the wisdom of allowing a third party to own and exploit customer relationships.
On paper, a lot of what Pastore writes seems to make sense, even for those of us who don't run a restaurant. But lest anyone believe that there's a silent majority of restaurateurs who are dissatisfied with OpenTable but too scared to drop it, Dan Simons, a managing partner of a popular restaurant, Founding Fathers, offered a different perspective last week:
What those that participated in Mr. Pastore’s survey don’t mention (and the one member of the dozen that felt OpenTable increased the value of his restaurant probably knows) is what we have found to be the most important ingredient to OpenTable’s recipe: the software.
Simons goes on to explain that, when taken full advantage of, OpenTable's software "is a catalyst to optimize your FOH operations: the analytics, the metrics, data and health of the business" and he backs it up with numbers from his restaurant:
...the easiest conclusion we can convey is that at Founding Farmers, sales are up 15%, yet the monthly cost with OT is still the same. Realize that this is a 15% sales increase in a restaurant that was already extremely busy. The optimization utilization of the software was the catalyst for the sales increase; we could not have been as busy through this analytical lens without the OT software.
To obtain these results, Simons' restaurant brought in an OpenTable specialist, and made a concerted effort to learn the software. Only by doing that were Simons and his partners able to prove to themselves that OpenTable "is so much more than an expensive reservation system" and that the $6,000 they spend each month on OpenTable is a worthwhile expenditure. Unfortunately, as Simons notes, the vast majority of restaurants probably don't take advantage of the software the way his did, and for better or worse, OpenTable doesn't seem capable right now of making sure that all of its customers do.
This highlights a key point for all businesses: value is in the eye of the beholder. Your product may be questionably expensive to some customers while at the same a great value to others. How is that? In many instances, as may be the case with OpenTable, wildly differing perceptions about value are the result of different customer use cases. Happy customers may understand and be taking advantage of your full offering, while those who aren't happy may not know of and use the most valuable parts of your offering.
There are two general ways to address this type of situation: increase the number of customers who are in a position to take full advantage of your offering, or modify your offering to support different use cases so that what different segments of customers pay for and the value they receive from what they use are better aligned.
OpenTable's ability to thrive over the long haul will most likely require that it do one of these two things. After all, even companies that have wide moats protecting them from competitors should remember that few things promote long-term success like happy customers.
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1. Avatar-blank-50x50 Corrie Davidson
6:30PM on 18th November 2010
As a user of Open Table, I had no idea what they charged restaurants or how they made their money. I am a big fan of the service (as a diner) and use it to find restaurants to try. I like the unified format of info including things you wouldn't find on a restaurants main website. Many a restaurant has gotten my business just by being on the system and taking a reservation online. I also like tracking the places I've been and leaving little notes for myself on what I thought.
2. Corrie Davidson Corrie Davidson
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6:32PM on 18th November 2010
In addition to my comment above (don't know why it didn't log me in there...), I think you make a great point - businesses must invest the time and resources into really learning a new technology - or don't bother with it. What is the point of shelling out thousands of dollars each month if you aren't going to take full advantage of the service?
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=== Twitter Tools ===
Contributors: alexkingorg, crowdfavorite
Tags: twitter, tweet, integration, post, notify, integrate, archive, widget, shortcode, social
Requires at least: 3.8
Tested up to: 3.8
Stable tag: 3.1
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== Description ==
Twitter Tools integrates with Twitter by giving you the following functionality:
* Connect multiple Twitter accounts (via Social)
* Archive the tweets from your Twitter accounts (downloaded every 10 minutes)
* Create a blog post from each of your tweets
* Create a tweet on Twitter whenever you post in your blog, with a link to the blog post (via Social)
* Browse your tweets locally by @mention, #hashtag or user account (optionally display these publicly)
Twitter Tools leverages Social's connection to Twitter so that you don't have to create an app and copy keys around. It supports multiple accounts (must be authorized as "global" accounts in Social) with settings on a per-account basis.
**Support Level:** Product Support (we want to fix bugs and make the product great, but do not provide individual support).
**Developers:** [Fork and contribute on GitHub](
== Installation ==
_Twitter Tools relies on the <a href="">Social</a> plugin to connect to Twitter. If you aren't already using this plugin please install it before installing Twitter Tools._
2. Put the 'twitter-tools' directory into your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
3. Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Administration area and click 'Activate' for Twitter Tools.
4. Go to the Twitter Tools Options page (Settings > Twitter Tools) to set up your Twitter information and preferences.
== Upgrading ==
If you have upgraded from an older version of Twitter Tools, your data will need to be converted to the new Twitter Tools format. On the Twitter Tools Options page you will see a prompt to upgrade if appropriate. Follow the steps to convert your data.
Twitter Tools now stores complete Twitter data along with your basic tweet content. Over time, Twitter Tools will request this data for upgraded tweets. This process make take a few days, as only 10 tweets are requested per hour (to avoid egatively impacting your rate limit).
== Connecting Accounts ==
Any Twitter accounts connected on the Social settings page are available for Twitter Tools. You can enable them on a per-account account basis, as well as specifying per-account preferences for creating blog posts, etc. (on the Twitter Tools options screen).
== Managing your Tweets ==
You can view, edit and delete (or unpublish) the local copy of your Tweets right in your WordPress admin. Navigate the tweets from the "Tweets" menu item and manage them just as you would any other post type. Twitter Tools does not know if you've deleted a tweet on Twitter, so you'll need to also delete the copy of the tweet from the admin to remove it from your WordPress site.
== Displaying your Tweets ==
Twitter Tools include options to create URLs for your local tweets using the following scheme:
- single tweet:
- account archive:
- @mention archive:
- #hashtag archive:
You can enable public URLs for your tweets in your Twitter Tools settings. If you choose not to enable public URLs for your tweets, you can still vuew and manage them from within the admin screens.
= Shortcode =
You can use a shortcode to display a list of tweets.
[aktt_tweets account="alexkingorg"]
If you want, you can specify some additional parameters to control how many tweets are displayed:
[aktt_tweets account="alexkingorg" count="5" offset="0"]
You can also choose to explicitly include or exclude replies and retweets:
[aktt_tweets account="alexkingorg" include_rts="0" include_replies="1"]
If you want to limit the tweets to specific @mentions or #hashtags, you can to that as well:
[aktt_tweets account="alexkingorg" mentions="crowdfavorite,twittertools" hashtags="wordpress,plugin,twittertools"]
= Widget =
The options for the shortcode are also available for the Twitter Tools widget via a few settings.
= Create Blog Posts =
Twitter Tools can create a blog post from each of your Tweets. This feature can be enabled on a per-account basis. If there is an image included in the media data of the tweet Twitter Tools will try to save that image as the featured image for the post and append it to the blog post content.
Please note that this will take effect for all future tweets, it does not retroactively create posts for older tweets (though you could pretty easily script it to do so if you desired).
== Customization ==
Twitter Tools is designed to be customizable via the standard hook/filter API. If you find you need additional hooks (or to suggest other bug fixes and enhancements) please create a pull request on GitHub.
- linking to the original tweet on Twitter
- linking to "in reply to" tweets
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= What if I don't want to use Social's comment display? =
All of Social's features (broadcasting, comment display, looking for responses on Twitter and Facebook and the ability to log in with Twitter or Facebook) can be disabled on Social's settings screen.
= Will Twitter Tools pull in my entire tweet archive from Twitter? =
= What happened to the digest features? =
= What happened to the default hashtags feature? =
= How do I use a URL-shortener like =
Since Twitter Tools no longer does broadcasting, this is really a [question for Social]( As noted in that FAQ, Social uses the built-in "short URL" feature of WordPress that supports any number of services via their plugins.
== Screenshots ==
1. Show your tweets on your site (optional).
2. Tweets can be viewed by account, @mention or #hashtag.
3. Manage your tweets in the standard WordPress admin interface.
4. View tweets by @mention, #hashtag, etc.
5. Easy interface to for per-account settings.
== Upgrade Notice ==
Version 3.1 brings support for Social 2.10's CRON action names and requires Social 2.10 and WordPress 3.8. It also adds a setting for the publish/draft status of blog posts created from tweets. Now you can set your blog posts to be created as drafts, then publish only the ones you choose to. We've also improved native RT support.
== Changelog ==
= 3.1 =
* (new) Requires Social v2.10
* (new) Setting for post status when creating blog posts from tweets (thanks <a href="">ShawnDrew</a>)
* (change) Twitter has ended @anywhere so go ahead and link usernames all the time
* (fix) Support for Social v2.10's CRON actions - tweets automatically download again
* (fix) Handle native RTs better (thanks <a href="">trustin</a>)
= 3.0.4 =
* Support for Twitter API v1.1.
= 3.0.3 =
* Fix a typo that could prevent proper backfilling of tweet data
= 3.0.2 =
* Add `aktt_tweet_create_blog_post` filter to allow other plugins/code to make programatic decisions about when to create blog posts from tweets
* Add `aktt_tweet_create_blog_post_format` filter to allow post format to changed or omitted
* Properly apply title prefix when creating blog posts
* Address misc. multi-byte string issues
* Fix GMT/local time issues and set time properly for tweets and posts
* Properly enable featured image for tweet post type by merging with existing enabled post types
= 3.0.1 =
* Set categories and post tags properly on posts created from tweets
* Set GMT date explicitly for blog posts created from tweets (fixes time offset issue)
* Make enabled/disabled accounts more explicit visually
= 3.0 =
* Complete rewrite!
* Integrates with Social (required) to provide a vastly improved set-up experience
* Broadcasting features are now handled via the Social plugin
* Tweets are stored as a custom post type, providing easy admin access to edit or delete tweets as needed
* Tweets are cross-linked and browsable via custom taxonomies for accounts, @mentions and #hashtags
* Full Twitter is now stored with each tweet
* Comprehensive upgrade routine to migrate existing data and backfill upgraded tweets with full Twitter data
* Additional control over which tweets are displayed via shortcode and widget
* Daily and weekly digest functionality has been removed
= 2.4 =
* Replaced 401 authentication with OAuth.
* Now relies on WordPress to provide JSON encode/decode functions.
* WP 3.0 compatibility fix for hashtags plugin (set default hashtags properly).
* WP 3.0 compatibility fix for creating duplicate post meta.
* Added support form to settings page.
= 2.3.1 =
* Fixed a typo that was breaking the latest tweet template tag.
= 2.3 =
* Added nonces
* Patched several potential security issues (thanks Mark Jaquith)
* Load JS and CSS in separate process to possibly avoid some race conditions
= 2.2.1 =
* Typo-fix that should allow resetting digests properly (not sure when this broke, thanks lionel_chollet).
= 2.2 =
* The use of the native `json_encode()` function, required by the changes in WordPress 2.9 (version 2.1) created a problem for users with servers running 32-bit PHP. the `json_decode()` function treats the tweet ID field as an integer instead of a string, which causes the issues. Thanks to Joe Tortuga and Ciaran Walsh for sending in the fix.
= 2.1.2 =
* Missed one last(?) instance of Services_JSON
= 2.1.1 =
* Missed replacing a couple of instances of Services_JSON
= 2.1 =
* Make install code a little smarter
* Add unique index on tweet ID columns, remove duplicates and optimize table
* Track the currently installed version for easier upgrades in the future
* Cleanup around login test code
* Add action on Update Tweets (aktt_update_tweets)
* Add a shortcode to display recent tweets
* Exclude replies in aktt_latest_tweet() function (if option selected)
* Better RegEx for username and hashtag linking
* Use site_url() and admin_url(), losing backward compatibility but gaining SSL compatibility
* Added WordPress HelpCenter contact info to settings page
* Use standard meta boxes (not backwards compatible) for post screen settings
* Change how Services_JSON is included to be compatible with changes in WP 2.9 and PHP < 5.2
* Digest functionality is marked as experimental, they need to be fundamentally rewritten to avoid race conditions experienced by some users
* Misc code cleanup and bug fixes
* Added language dir and .pot file plugin
* Changed RegEx for finding URLs in tweet content (thanks Porter Maus)
* Added a option
* Cleaned up the settings form
* Added a trim() on the API Key for people that struggle with copy/paste
* Use admin_url(), losing backward compatibility but gaining SSL compatibility
Exclude Category plugin
Hashtags plugin
= 2.0 =
* Added various hooks and filters to enable other plugins to interact with Twitter Tools.
* Added option to set blog post tweet prefix
* Added CSS classes for elements in tweet list
* Initial release of for Twitter Tools - enables shortening your URLs and tracking them on your account.
* Initial release of #hashtags for Twitter Tools - enables adding hashtags to your blog post tweets.
* Initial release of Exclude Category for Twitter Tools - enables not tweeting posts in chosen categories.
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Arguably Psychocandy is an album with one trick and one trick alone — Beach Boys melodies meet Velvet Underground feedback and beats, all cranked up to ten and beyond, along with plenty of echo. However, what a trick it is. Following up on the promise of the earliest singles, the Jesus and Mary Chain with Psychocandy arguably created a movement without meaning to, one that itself caused echoes in everything from bliss-out shoegaze to snotty Britpop and back again. The best tracks were without question those singles, anti-pop yet pure pop at the same time: "Just Like Honey," starting off like the Ronettes heard in a canyon and weirdly beautiful with its bells, "You Trip Me Up" and its slinking sense of cool, and most especially "Never Understand." Storming down like a rumble of bricks wrapped in cotton candy and getting more and more frenetic at the end, when there's nothing but howls and screaming noise, it's one hell of a track. However, at least in terms of sheer sonic violence and mayhem, most of the other cuts were pretty hard to beat, as sprawling, amped-up messes like "The Living End" (which later inspired both a band and a movie title) and "In a Hole." "My Little Underground" is actually the secret gem on the album, with a great snarling guitar start, an almost easygoing melody and a great stuttering chorus — not quite the Who but not quite anything else. What the Reids sing about — entirely interchangeable combinations regarding girls, sex, drugs, speed, and boredom in more or less equal measure — is nothing compared to the perfectly disaffected way those sentiments are delivered. Bobby Gillespie's "hit the drums and then hit them again" style makes Moe Tucker seem like Neil Peart, but arguably in terms of sheer economy he doesn't need to do any more.
Se formó en: 1984 en Glasgow, Scotland
Género: Rock
Like the Velvet Underground, their most obvious influence, the chart success of the Jesus and Mary Chain was virtually nonexistent, but their artistic impact was incalculable; quite simply, the British group made the world safe for white noise, orchestrating a sound dense in squalling feedback which served as an inspiration to everyone from My Bloody Valentine to Dinosaur Jr. Though the supporting players drifted in and out of focus, the heart of the Mary Chain remained vocalists and guitarists William...
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Aahz aahz at
Sun Nov 4 06:12:10 CET 2012
Hans Mulder <hansmu at> wrote:
>On 3/11/12 20:41:28, Aahz wrote:
>> In article <50475822$0$6867$e4fe514c at>,
>> Hans Mulder <hansmu at> wrote:
>>> On 5/09/12 15:19:47, Franck Ditter wrote:
>>>> - I should have said that I work with Python 3. Does that matter ?
>>>> - May I reformulate the queston : "a is b" and "id(a) == id(b)"
>>>> both mean : "a et b share the same physical address". Is that True ?
>>> Yes.
>>> Keep in mind, though, that in some implementation (e.g. Jython), the
>>> physical address may change during the life time of an object.
>>> It's usually phrased as "a and b are the same object". If the object
>>> is mutable, then changing a will also change b. If a and b aren't
>>> mutable, then it doesn't really matter whether they share a physical
>>> address.
>> That last sentence is not quite true. intern() is used to ensure that
>> strings share a physical address to save memory.
>savings are minor; the time savings may be significant.
As others have pointed out, using ``is`` with strings is a Bad Habit
likely leading to nasty, hard-to-find bugs.
intern() costs time, but saves considerable space in any application
with lots of duplicate computed strings (hundreds of megabytes in some
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So, I bring you the final chapter of The Elevator Game!
Chapter Eight
"Give me your hand," Danny said, reaching down.
"No, you'll let go," Dash yelled, his face turning red with the exertion of trying to hold on. He was swinging dangerously, and he wasn't sure how much longer he would be able to keep holding on.
"Why would I do that?" he asked. "Look, I promise I won't let go."
"You promise?" he called.
"Yes. Just give me your hand," he said. He reached down and the jock desperately let go of one edge and grasped his hand with the other.
Using all his strength, Danny pulled backwards….
"Danny, Dash, hold on, Tucker went to get help," Valerie called to them from the floor opening. "Just hold on guys."
Danny pulled again and Dash's torso appeared onto the ceiling, and he used his free hand to pull himself up. They both dropped to the top, breathing heavily.
Purple eyes met fierce blue ones.
"Thanks," he said sincerely, looking away.
"No problem," he replied.
Another echo of thunder and electricity above them. The elevator shook violently and both cautiously crept to their feet.
"Let's say we save the gratitude for later and get off this thing," Dash suggested.
"Sounds good," Danny agreed, looking up.
Remaining behind a little, Danny watched as Dash climbed upwards onto the floor and into safety. He was about to follow, when there was another crash of lightning.
He looked up as sparks flew down on top of him and noticed something. One of the wires holding the elevator had just snapped. The next thing he knew, the elevator was dropping….
"Danny!" Sam shouted.
He jumped over to the side, but it was too late. The large capsule fell, and there was a loud boom of thunder.
His last resort was to grab onto the free wires, and he leaped off the other side and grabbed onto them, holding on for dear life. But something pulled him down, hitting him, and forcing him to fall.
There was a great crash from below as the elevator finally smashed into the ground below. Sparks of energy drifted upwards and smoke followed.
And then there was silence.
"Danny?" Sam yelled, leaning out from the opening. She looked where she had seen him last and there was nothing there. She coughed in the smoke, waiting for it to clear. "Danny! Answer me!"
"Somebody help!" Tucker shouted loud.
"Hold on!" Sam yelled, tears pouring down her cheeks. God, how could this have happened? She couldn't imagine what it would have been like for them to not even be in there…when… How close to death had they actually come? And now there was more?
"Paulina, go get help, there has to be someone," Dash demanded.
"Oh my god…" Valerie said. "Please tell me…please tell me he isn't…"
"No, shut up! He's not," Sam yelled, bursting into tears. "He's not." She peered down the elevator shaft, into an icy darkness below. "He's not… God, please tell me he's not."
"He fell, I watched him fall, and something hit him. It must have been the elevator wiring," Paulina said.
"You shut your mouth right now!" Sam yelled. "He didn't fall. He jumped onto the wiring. He had to have climbed up—"
"Sam, snap out of it. You're losing it, wherever Danny is, he needs help," Valerie said, shaking her. She felt something cold brush the top of her head and shivered.
"But he's not. He can't be dead, he saved them, he saved them," she said.
"Snap out of it!" Valerie shouted.
"Why is everyone freaking out?" a voice said.
A shadow walked towards them out of the dark room, and they saw a pair of vivid blue eyes before seeing the familiar black hair.
"Danny?" Sam asked.
"What?" he asked.
"How did you get from there," Dash asked, pointing to the elevator shaft to where he stood, "to here?"
"I managed to jump onto the next floor as it was opening. Somebody heard the commotion we were making and decided to check it out," he said.
"So where are they now?" Valerie asked.
"Right there," Danny said, just as the door opened.
Several people walked in. At least fifteen; the three tour guides, Lancer, and parents of all six of them.
"There you are," two of them shouted at a time.
"Mom, dad!" Paulina cried, rushing over to them.
"Dad!" Valerie said, close behind.
Sam didn't care that her parents weren't there. She ran over to Danny and wrapped her arms around him tightly. Then when she pulled away, punched him as hard as she could on the shoulder.
"Ow," he said, laughing.
"Don't you ever do that again," she said. She saw dirt smears on his face. "What happened? You disappeared."
"I fell after I got hit by something. The next thing I knew, I was floating," he said.
She cocked her head, wiping a tear from her face. "Floating? As if your ghost powers are back?" she asked.
"Apparently. And very fortunately," he said. He ran a hand through his hair, shaking dust off the black strands.
"Don't scare me like that. I thought—" she began.
He put a finger to her lips. "Shh…. I'm here now. And we're out of the elevator," he said, looking around.
"Danny!" a voice yelled. A girl with long, wavy red hair ran towards them and he received another hug.
"I was so worried. They called all the parents when the storm started, and everyone at school had to go down in the basement because of the tornado sirens. When they finally let us out, the field trip students were stuck here, and six of them were trapped in an elevator and they couldn't get to you," Jazz said.
"Well, that explains a lot," he said.
"Hey Sam," she said.
"Hey sis," she greeted back, smiling.
"What?" she asked, confused.
Danny burst into laughter so Sam had to answer for him. "Don't you know that you're my sister now? Danny and I traded."
"Okay. I'm going to be over there now…." Jazz said, rolling her eyes. She walked over to the police officers standing around.
"Danny, Sam," Tucker said, coming over to them.
"You alright?" she asked.
"Great. I managed to see that really cool—"
"Tell me that while someone's life was in danger, you weren't checking out electronics," Sam guessed, groaning.
Tucker stared. "No. I waited until after I saw Danny change back from a ghost after he came up here."
"You saw me?" he asked.
"Dude. Think about it. It's been an hour since Valerie's weapon got you. Of course… I didn't come up with that until now and I was pretty freaked out, but then I remembered you're Danny Phantom," he said.
"Unfortunately, Valerie knows that now," Sam said, biting her lip.
"I had a feeling from the start," said a voice. They looked around and saw Valerie coming towards them. "All the times you disappeared, all the excuses Tucker and Sam were always making for you. It all adds up now. I just couldn't put my finger on why you looked so familiar," she said. "But…since you kept my secret, I don't see why I can't keep yours."
"You're serious?" Danny asked, his eyebrows raised.
"Very. However, this little truce we made. Still goes the same. May the best ghost hunter win. It's like a competition. If you get in my way though, the truce will be broken, and I will show you what my weapons and training can do," she said. With that she smiled over perkily and walked back over to her parents.
"Well…that was different," Sam said, searching for a clearer word. "But can you really trust her?"
"I kind of have to. Even though I don't know Valerie very well, I don't think she's the type of person who would go back on her word. Unlike some people," he muttered.
"Plasmius?" Sam guessed. "What are you going to do?"
"Danny!" Jazz said again, walking up to them.
"I'll figure out a way. Hey Jazz," he said quickly.
"By George it's Miss Intelligent Jazmine Alexandra Fenton," Tucker teased. Danny and Sam laughed again.
"Okay, what is going on?" Jazz asked, staring at them. "You are starting to freak me out." She caught sight of Danny. "What did you roll in?" She brushed more dust out of his hair.
"You stay in an elevator for three hours and see how you turn out," he retaliated, pushing her hand away.
"Come on," she said, laughing. "Let's get you guys home."
"You know what's really unfair?" Sam asked, closing her locker. It was the end of second hour, the next day. "Lancer shouldn't have given us any homework. We should get a day off after what happened."
"Yeah," Danny agreed. "Like that will ever happen."
"Where's Tucker?" she asked, staring around. "He's usually here by now."
"Don't know. He had computers last hour, he's probably still in there nerding out," he teased.
"What really sucks is that Dash didn't even acknowledge that you saved his life. You would think he'd be a little more grateful," she said.
"Oh well," he said. "I'm quite used to it by now."
"Danny?" Sam said suddenly. In surprise, he banged his head on the top of his locker, confused at her tone.
"What? What's wrong?" he asked.
She laughed. "Grace. I just wanted to tell you something."
"Oh, god, don't freak out on me like that," he said, massaging his head. "What about?"
"The whole thing yesterday. You know with my triple dare, and your dare and the whole thing—" she started.
"Sam, you're rambling. What do you want to tell me?" he asked, peering at her curiously.
"Never mind," she said, shrugging.
"Sam, you only ramble when you're nervous. What's going on?" he said.
"You know me too well," she said.
"You're my best friend, why shouldn't I know you?" he asked, blushing slightly. He dug around in his locker again.
"That's what I'm nervous about," she said.
He banged his head on his locker again, and came out staring at her, blue eyes locked on amethyst. "W-what do you mean?" he stammered.
"The whole thing with Ember. It made me think. And then in the elevator, when I kissed you, and you totally surprised me by kissing me back…"
"Is this going where I think it's going?" he asked.
"Sound glum about it why don't you," she said sarcastically.
"No, that's what I meant," he said hurriedly. "What I meant to say is—"
She stepped closer to him. "Danny, shut up." She kissed him, wrapping her arms around her neck and closed her eyes.
"Whoa! Major PDA!" said a voice.
Danny pulled away, annoyed at the interruption. "What do you want Jazz?" he asked.
"If I had known I was going to interrupt your make out session, I would have never come. But quite frankly, right now I'm pretty freaked out," she said.
"What's wrong?" Sam asked.
"What on earth is your friend going to do exactly?" she asked.
"Tucker?" Sam asked, staring back and forth. "What's wrong with Tucker?"
"I don't know. I've just heard rumors. Something about he's taking off his clothes or something, which is really gross."
"Eww…I hate rumors," she said.
"Uh…Sam?" Danny asked, a slight grin on his face.
"I don't think it's a rumor."
"How do you know?"
"It's third hour," he whispered.
Sam gasped. "Oh, my god, his dare."
"What dare?" Jazz asked.
Danny and Sam shared one glance, ignoring her, and smiled. Then took off running as fast as they could.
The End
Yeah, I know, I hate to end it like that. So that's why I'm not….
Remember that surprise I mentioned earlier? Well, here it is. This story completely took me by surprise by giving me the most reviews. I realized I couldn't end it right there….so that's why I'm giving you a sequel! As an appreciation. I didn't put it on my bio or mention it because I wanted to make it a surprise.
So, watch for the sequel, coming soon! And here's your sneak peek! Thanks to my lovely reviewers, I love you so much!
Freeze Out: A series of winter storms and blizzards turns scary when it disrupts a sophomore field trip. The bad part? After getting in trouble, Danny has to drive a separate van of "extras" to the trip to make up for it? The worst part? Dash, Paulina, and Valerie are stuck with Sam, Tucker, and Danny once again. Even worse? They get caught in the blizzard, get lost, and break down at the same time.
(This one's a tad bit more dramatic. Someone actually gets hurt in it)
Chapter Two (Valerie)
"Turn the ignition key moron," Dash snapped.
"Yeah, cause I haven't tried that," Danny retorted angrily, turning the key. The van made a whining noise but didn't start.
"So not only did you get us lost, but you screwed up the engine too?" Paulina said, her face worried.
"I didn't get us lost," Danny declared.
"No, that's right, you just lost the bus," I said.
"You try seeing through that," he yelled, pointing outside the window. Snow falling out there made a literal wall. I guess he had a point. But still, the point that I was stuck here with them again still annoyed me.
"So we're stuck here?" Dash asked.
"Yeah, unless you want to get out and push?" Sam asked, looking back from the passenger seat.
Already my evilness is working. Look out for Freeze Out, coming soon! Please R&R! I'm actually finished with two stories now. Record for me. Story Summary and Reviewer Rewards will be in two weeks.
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Thicker Than Water-Based Spray Paint
Finn can't believe what he's seeing.
Their kitchen is a mess; cutlery, pots and pans, furniture all over the place. The kitchen table has been knocked over, and their pile of papers lies on the floor. The lightbulbs are smashed, little shards of glass on the floor. The books in that bookshelf in the corner have been tossed down, most of them ripped in two. One of the windows is smashed, and Finn really doesn't think it's a good idea for there to be this much broken glass in their kitchen, especially given how often he walks around barefoot. Their plates are smashed, broken china all over the floor. The knives are all over the floor too, and Finn really doesn't want to step on one of those.
And of course, at the head of it all is a loud message in green spray paint on the cupboard in which they keep those plates:
This. Sucks.
Kurt has a hand over his mouth in shock, horror and despair. Burt has his hand in his jacket, and is pulling on it so hard Finn's kind of expecting Mom to warn him not to tear it. She's not much better, actually; shaking with barely-concealed rage.
"What. The. Fuck?" Finn eventually says, gritting his teeth. It seems to break the spell of shock, and suddenly everyone's moving.
"Oh god, you poor thing," Mom's immediately pulling Kurt into her arms, and he leans to the touch.
"It's okay," Kurt murmurs, but it's really not very convincing. Burt totally calls that bullshit.
"Like hell it is! Kurt, I promise you, we're gonna find who did this and we're gonna see them fucking eat those knives and that paint. Okay?"
It doesn't make a terrible amount of sense, but Finn reckons Burt's just being all Papa Bear right now, so logic's not a massive thing. Finn knows from first-hand experience Papa Bear Burt is scary.
...I can't have that poison in my house...
Fuck. He so did not need to think of that thing right now.
Kurt withdraws from Mom's grasp with a small "Thanks," and Burt lays a hand on his shoulder.
"Really, I mean. Promise you kid, we're going to make someone pay for this."
Kurt nods, and Burt turns to Carole. "Come on, let's go find my camera. Take some photos for evidence; I don't trust the cops 'round this town."
Finn blinks in confusion. "Um, why can't we just use our phones...?"
Burt looks at him. "Yours isn't charged. His is broken. She doesn't even have one. I don't have a clue where mine is right now; I've got a better chance of finding the camera."
Finn nods, and can't help but feel a bit stupid. "Oh. Yeah."
"Come on. Finn, you stay here with him," says Burt before he and Mom walk off on the epic camera quest. Finn doesn't exactly know what Burt expects to happen if he doesn't stay, but he does it regardless. He's like the guard or something.
Kurt sighs, and Finn notices just how heavy he looks. Does that even make sense? Anyway, it just looks like the weight on his shoulders is about to squish him into the floor.
Kurt gingerly picks up one of the chairs – as if he's scared one of the bastards who did this will come out of hiding to knock it over again – and sits, staring down at the floor. Finn has absolutely no idea what to do. Kurt lets out a choked sob, and that pretty much makes Finn act.
"Hey, hey!" he quickly runs to Kurt's chair, squatting in front of it and wrapping his arms around him. "It'll be okay, it'll be okay."
Kurt sobs a few more times into Finn's neck, but Finn doesn't feel tears. "I know," says Kurt. "I know."
He pulls back slightly, so they're just staring at each other, but still with their hands on each others backs. "I'm with your dad on this one," says Finn. "We have killing people to get on with."
Kurt laughs, but then he looks down, pensive. "I'm sorry, Finn... You shouldn't have to... You know."
Finn blinks. He kind of doesn't. "Uh... I'm not following."
Kurt sighs. "It's just... you shouldn't have to deal with it. They're after me; they've always been after me, and I'm used to it. It's not fair you should have you home wrecked along with me – you have nothing to do with this."
"The hell?" Finn says. "Dude, there is absolutely nothing fair or okay about this happening to you either! And it is totally my problem. Because it's yours. Because we're brothers, okay?"
Finn doesn't really pay that much attention to what he's saying, and once he's done, he bites his lip nervously. Not that the sentiment isn't meant to be good and all, but he kind of thinks he's gone too far. They've only lived together for a few months and all, and he doesn't want to be like, taking the big brother role on too soon. He's only actually five months older than Kurt anyway.
Finn waits for Kurt's reaction, which for the moment, seems stuck on shocked. Kurt finally smiles a little, and Finn exhales in relief.
"Thanks," says Kurt. "I still don't think this is... but thanks. For trying to make it better."
Finn is a little annoyed with the fact he hasn't convinced Kurt it's important he cares, but he decides not to push it. "It's cool. Kind of what the big bro' role is for, you know? Well that and tormenting you whenever I get bored. And scaring any potential boyfriends of yours shitless. Which is sort of between the first two, when I think about it."
Kurt smiles, but he looks... uncertain. "Are we?" he asks.
Finn frowns. "Of course," he says. Kurt still doesn't look sure, and Finn has an idea. "Hey, do you trust me?"
Kurt nods. Finn leans down to pick up one of those knives on the ground. Kurt's eyes go hilariously wide.
"Finn. What are you doing?" he chokes out, staring at the blade.
"It's, uh..." Finn's not really all that sure how to put it into words. "It's that blood brothers thing. You know?"
Kurt frowns for a second, trying to figure it out. "Wait, you mean that thing where we both cut ourselves and we mix our blood together, so it's meant to mean were relatives?"
Finn nods. "Yeah." Then he's suddenly nervous again, because he was being really presumptuous about all this. "I mean, we don't have to if you don't want to. Because it will, you know, hurt a bit; and maybe it doesn't matter that much; and we could get blood on your clothes and I know the way you are about them, so–"
"Finn," Kurt cuts him off mid-sentence. "Of course I want to do it. Enough with your self-esteem issues."
"Oh," says Finn. "Cool."
He really was scared Kurt didn't want to be his brother, wasn't he?
Kurt sighs. "Give it here, Finn," he says, holding out his hand for the knife. Finn gives it to him.
"Dude, you don't have to go fir–"
"Finn. It's okay. Really," says Kurt. He brings the knife to the lower half of his palm and makes a small, delicate cut. "Ow," he whispers.
"Sorry," says Finn.
"It's fine," says Kurt. "Here."
Kurt gives Finn the knife and Finn takes it; making a cut around the same place Kurt did. Ow.He hisses in pain. "Fuck."
Kurt smiles at him, and Finn observes the blood dripping out.. "You ready?" Kurt asks, and it snaps Finn back to reality.
"What? Yeah," Finn says, and Kurt stretches his hand out. Finn places the cut on his palm over the one on Kurt's, and wraps the rest of his hand around Kurt's wrist (dude, Kurt's hands are tiny).
Are a few seconds, they break apart. "So," says Kurt.
Finn shrugs. "Yeah."
Kurt laughs, but goes quiet as he looks back up at the graffiti. "I hope that paint is water-based," he mutters.
Finn's confused. "Wait, what?"
"It's this phrase... Never mind," Kurt shakes his head. "Forget it."
Finn nods. "Okay then," he says.
Kurt sighs. "I am going to have to claim so many hugs and sympathetic looks for this."
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0.145914 | <urn:uuid:298b334a-463e-4d5a-bc91-10b61f1da7b1> | en | 0.990885 | Jess got out of the car. Her dad had driven her to school: William McKinley High School, in Lima, Ohio. Her parents had just moved to Lima and that was her first day of school. She thought that it would be a great day but she was a little nervous. She didn't know anyone there, it was a new place and she was going to arrive there two months after the school year had begun. Jess went in the building and got her class schedule. Nothing interesting that day: math, geography and history. She went to math class. She really paid attention and tried to catch up. At least, it wasn't much different from her old school. When she was walking to her next class, a tall guy with a red football jacket ran into her and made her drop her books. She looked at his back angrily because he didn't even apologized or helped her. Jess thought maybe someone would help her to pick up the books but she was wrong. No one seemed to notice her in that school. Just after she thought that, she felt like there was someone watching her. She looked around but the only people there were passing through the hallway quickly and a group of jocks were talking next to the lockers without looking at her. It was probably her imagination.
In geography, Jess tried to talk to the girl sitting next to her so she could start making friends. The girl had her blonde hair tied back in a pony tail and she was wearing a cheerleader uniform. She ignored Jess and kept on sending texts with her phone. Jess felt sad, she felt invisible there. At lunch time, she sat alone in a big table. She spent the entire lunch time analyzing the groups formed in the cafeteria. They were all divided, and all the cheerleaders and jocks were sitting together. They seemed to be the popular kids. McKinley seemed to be a very stereotypical High School. When she was walking through the hallway and picking up some things from her locker before going home she felt the same sensation again. She felt that someone was looking at her and she could have sworn that she caught a glimpse of two incredibly blue eyes. But again, when she looked back to find those eyes there was nothing. Maybe she was just imagining things. Maybe next day would be better.
The following day Jess went to science class in the morning. An old woman told her to take the free seat at the back of the classroom. There was a guy with dreadlocks in the seat next to hers. He was drawing an accurate caricature of the woman. The teacher paired them off for the science project but Jess wasn't too happy about it. The boy seemed lazy and he had been the whole class distracted and looking through the window. At least, if she had a partner for the project, she would have someone to talk to. After class, she was putting her science books back in her locker.
"Umm… Excuse me." Jess looked at the boy that was talking to her. He was a tall, blonde boy with glasses. He was wearing a cardigan and skinny jeans and he was holding some books in his arms. "That's my locker." he said pointing at the locker under Jess'.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Jess said and she took a step back.
"It's ok." the boy said smiling at her. The boy put the books in his locker and took another one. Jess looked at it.
"Do you have English class now? I think you are in my class." Jess said showing to him her identical book.
"Yes. Wow, this is weird. How haven't I seen you before?" he asked while they both walked towards the classroom.
"Oh, I've just moved to Lima. This is my second day."
"And how do you like it so far?" he asked her curious.
"Uuh. It's been terrible." She complained and the boy laughed. "Yesterday I spent the whole day alone and the people I met weren't very nice."
"Well, most people here are not very welcoming. But I'm not like that. Come with me, I'll introduce you to my friend Hannah. My name is Cameron, by the way."
"I'm Jess."
Cameron walked with her into the classroom and he introduced her to his friend. Hannah was a red-haired, smiling girl. The two of them were sitting at the same table and Jess was sitting alone behind them. However, they smiled at her all the time so she wouldn't feel alone. Although most of the time they were paying attention to the teacher they talked a lot in whispers. It was nice to finally meet some nice people. When the class finished Cameron asked her to join them for lunch. They ate and Hannah asked her where was she from and what things did she like to do in her free time. They were very friendly.
"Do you like music?" the boy asked.
"Sure." Jess answered.
"Can you sing?"
"Cameron!" Hannah said with a look of warning.
"What is going on?" Jess asked.
"She's new!" Hannah said to her friend.
"So?" Cameron asked raising his eyebrows. Jess looked at both of them. They seemed to be having a telepathic conversation.
"Okay." Hannah said. "Cameron is asking you that because he wants you to join the glee club."
"What's that?" Jess asked. She had heard about glee clubs before but she wasn't sure what they were exactly.
"Just come with us later. It starts in an hour. You are going to love it. I promise." Hannah told her.
Jess agreed to go. At that moment she wasn't going to reject any opportunity to make more friends. At least, she had made two great friends that day.
After a while, all three were entering what they called the choir room. There was a young man sitting at the piano.
"You're early, guys" the man said.
"Sorry Mr. Schue, but we couldn't wait any longer. Look. We've brought someone." Cameron raised his arm pointing at Jess. The teacher looked interested.
"And you are?"
"I'm Jess Hudson. This is my second day in the school. My parents just moved from Colorado. Cameron and Hannah told me about the glee club."
"Well, that's great! Are you interested in joining in?"
"I guess I can try but I've never sung in front of anybody."
"It's okay. The more, the merrier. It is great that you want to join because we need far more people as soon as possible…" he said with a look of concern at the end.
"What's wrong, Mr. Schue?" Hannah asked.
"I just talked to Principal Figgins. He told me that we have to perform at Sectionals or he's cutting the club."
"What? No! He can't cut the club! We have just started!" Cameron complained with a panic expression.
"I know guys, but after last year he's not willing to keep the club if we don't perform at Sectionals."
"What happened last year?" Jess asked.
Hanna cleared her throat and started to explain it to her.
"Mr. Schuester took over the glee club four years ago. By how he talks about them, they seemed to be pretty good and when most of them were in senior year they won Nationals. NATIONALS." she repeated. "But then last year they still hadn't enough people to compete and when they finally found some they went to Sectionals but they lost. Then, with no competitions, most of the new kids forgot about the glee club. And then Mr. Schue had his baby and he was too busy. So the glee club was completely forgotten in the whole High School. It was a shame; I would have liked to join last year if I had known about it."
"And now we have to find more people to sing at Sectionals or the club is over." Cameron explained angrily.
"How many people do we need? How many are we?" Jess asked. The other three looked at her surprised.
"It's just us." Hannah said. "This year only Cameron and I are in the club. And we have to be twelve to compete. We need nine people! How are we going to get nine people, Mr. Schue?" she asked worried.
"We have to sing in the assembly." he answered. "This Friday is the school assembly. We have to make the best impression in front of the students so they want to join."
"But we are going to be just two people singing. We don't even have a band this year. How are we going to impress anybody?"
"With your voices, Hannah. You and Cameron are wonderful singers."
"Do I sing in the assembly?" Jess asked.
Cameron scratched the back of his head before answering.
"Well, you can sing if you want to… but I wouldn't recommend it. You have just arrived and, for the time being, it's better that people don't know that you are in the glee club. We don't want you to get slushied so soon."
"Yeah, it's kind of a tradition for glee kids" Cameron sighed. "Jocks throw us slushies in the face whenever they want."
"You should tell me who they are and I would tell Mr. Figgins!" the teacher said looking upset.
"And they would beat me up if I told somebody, Mr. Schue. It's okay. As long as it's just slushy… I would never win a fight if they decided to pick on me…" Cameron explained, but Mr. Schue still looked angry.
"Okay. Let's move on. Which song are we going to sing?" Hannah asked.
"I thought we should do a glee club classic. The first group of New Directions loved it: Don't stop believing." Mr. Schue said.
"Oooh… I love that song!" Cameron said. "Hannah and I could sing it as a duet."
"But Mr. Schue, I don't know if I will be able to sing it…"
"Come on, Hannah! You'll be great. You need more self-esteem." The man argued.
"No, Mr. Schue, I have a lot of self-esteem but this week I have a sore throat and I cannot sing very well."
"You'll be great." Mr. Schue repeated smiling at her and giving her confidence.
Jess really liked that place. Mr. Schue talked to them as a friend, like he was one of the group. And they got to sing and do performances. Glee club seemed like a lot of fun. The only problem was that it wasn't cool in the school and popular kids picked on them. But that had never been a problem to Jess. She had nothing to do with popular kids.
When glee club finished they were walking to the parking lot. Cameron and Hannah were telling her more things about glee club and Jess listened to every little thing with a wide smile on her face. Two cheerios passed next to them.
"Hey, Han. Coming from glee club?" said the one cheerio that was Latina. "It's good for you to be in glee, right? That way you can spend some time alone with that weirdo, nerdy guy you like, huh?" the girl said and then started laughing.
Hannah blushed and Cameron frowned at the cheerios.
"Let's go, Emily." The red-haired cheerio said, pulling the other girl of her arm.
Jess looked at Hannah, who was still blushing and looked uncomfortable.
"Is this normal?" Jess asked.
"Yeah, they do it all the time, mainly cheerios and jocks." Cameron answered.
"Well, I don't like it. This time I was just watching but if they say anything else to any of you, I am not going to keep my mouth shot." Jess explained.
"Don't worry. We're used to it. Do you want a ride?" Cameron asked when they arrived to his car. "Get in! I'll drive you two home."
Hannah and Jess got in the car and Cameron asked her friend to rap something for Jess. Cameron started beatboxing and Hannah began to rap Ice, Ice baby. It was awesome. Jess had no idea Hannah could do that and she seemed much more confident. Jess arrived home. It had been a much better day than her first day. She was now a member of the glee club.
It was the day of the assembly. Jess was so nervous. She wasn't even going to sing but she was nervous because of her friends and because of the club. However, other things were on her mind at that moment. Jess was in the school library looking for information for her science project. The guy she was paired with, Samuel, hadn't answered any of her calls. He didn't show up at class and Jess had decided to start their project by herself. She wasn't going to let his attitude result into a failed project. So there she was, before the assembly, reading a science book looking for information. The place was empty except for a brunette girl sitting behind a big table. She seemed very concentrated in her English book. Jess finished with her book and was crossing the hallways towards the gym. They were going to sing there.
"Excuse me, dwarf! But this is not elementary school. I think you are in the wrong place." Some jocks told to a really short boy. The boy rolled his eyes and ignored them, but Jess looked at the jocks angrily. A really tall, ugly guy was the one that had spoken. Jess noticed there was a jock with incredibly blue eyes next to him, just like the eyes she sometimes thought were looking at her. Jess bit her tongue because she was late and she hadn't time to start a fight. Jess entered the gym. Everyone was taking seats. She sat in the front row next to Mr. Schue.
"So, how are they?" Jess asked.
"Nervous." the teacher said. "They have never sung in front of the school before. Hannah is having a little trouble with her throat, but I hope she will do fine. We really need people. Sectionals are just weeks away."
Jess nodded in silence. Even Mr. Schuester seemed nervous. He was really involved in the glee club. He had to like it a lot. The lights turned off and Mr. Schue approached the microphone. Jess heard some giggles and saw the Latina and the red-haired cheerios sat no far behind them.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Mr. Schuester as you know and I'm the director of the glee club. A year ago we won Nationals in L.A. and this year we need more people to get the glee club on top again. We may be less people this year but we're still capable of singing wonderful music. Let my friends show you what they've got!" Mr. Schuester said. He picked up the microphone and Jess could hear a blonde woman in a jogging suit say something about his hair. Mr. Schue sat back and the lights of the improvised stage went on.
Cameron and Hannah were standing looking at each other. The music of Don't stop believing started playing.
Cameron: "Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world" "She took the midnight train goin' anywhere"
Hannah: "Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit" "He took the midnight train goin' anywhere"
Jess watched them worried. They sounded amazing but people in the audience seemed bored. Hannah and Cameron started walking like they had practiced in the choreography.
Hannah: "A singer in a smokey room" "A smell of wine and cheap perfuu—uume"
Hannah could not reach the last note because of her sore throat and people started laughing. Jess heard the giggles of that Emily girl and saw Cameron getting nervous.
Cameron: "For a smile they can share the night" "It goes on and on and on and on"
Hannah and Cameron were spinning at this last part but at the end Cameron's foot got stuck with Hannah's and Cameron tripped, making everybody laugh in the audience. That made Cameron blush and get more nervous.
Hannah and Cameron: "Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard" "Their shadows searching in the night"
They sang together and did all the choreography they had rehearsed, but Cameron was so nervous he didn't dare to do big movements and his dancing looked ridiculous. Jess could hear more and more laughter and people whispered offensive comments.
"SHUT UP!" a jock shouted.
"YOU SUCK!" said another one.
Hannah and Cameron: "Streetlights people, living just to find emotion"
Cameron (together): "Hiding, somewhere in the niiiiiiiiiiiiiight!"
Hannah (together): "Hiding, somewhere in the niii- (coughs)"
Students started booing and Hannah and Cameron looked at each other. Jess wasn't yet a part of their telepathic conversations but she knew they just wanted to run out of there. She looked at Mr. Schue who was extremely pale. The cheerios kept laughing and people started to yell at Cameron and Hannah, who had stopped singing and were just standing there with panic and watery eyes. She had to do something. If they didn't get enough members the club was over. Jess jumped off her seat and grabbed the mic and the music remote. She got on the stage and saw how her friends were asking her for help with their eyes. Jess tried to not look at them. She felt guilty about what she was going to do but it was the only way. Jess grabbed the mic.
"Wow!" she said smiling. People lowered their voices enough so Jess could be heard. "I thought those glee kids could sing!" Everybody in the audience laughed. "It seems I was mistaken…" Jess couldn't look at her friends but she was sure they were hurt. "And that song? Could someone tell these boys we also have music in this century?" People laughed again and Jess saw Mr. Schue frowned. "Has anybody listened to the radio lately?" Jess adjusted a little bit the mic while people kept laughing. "Let's try something a bit more modern, ok? Let's get the show on the road!"
Jess: "She take my moneeeeeeyyy, well I'm in neeeeed"
"Yeaaaah, she's a triflin' friend indeed"
"Oh! She's a gold digger way over tiiiiiime"
"That digs on me…"
Everybody went silent. They looked shocked. Jess sang smiling to the audience. She had a beautiful voice. Jess finished her part and lead Hannah to the mic. She stood next to Cameron and winked at him, making him smile. Jess pressed a button on the remote and the music started playing.
Cameron and Jess: "She give me money…"
Hannah: "Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger"
Cameron and Jess: "When I'm in need…"
Hannah: "But she ain't messin' wit no broke, broke"
Jess and Cameron started doing an improvised dance while they were singing the chorus. Hannah sounded so great rapping. She sounded confident and with attitude. Hannah kept on rapping the whole song while Cameron and Jess were singing in the back the no-rapped parts of the song. Hannah grabbed the mic and started moving through the stage and she did even a little dancing. Jess couldn't help smiling. Everything was going perfectly. The crowd was still silent. They haven't expected that. The cheerios' mouths hang open and Jess was sure that a lot of the students actually liked that song. Mr. Schuester seemed happy and Jess saw the jock with the blue eyes smiling. It was perfect. Now Hannah was shocking everybody with her rap. Jess knew she could do so much better with a rap than with a song with high parts she couldn't reach so well that day. Everything was going as planned. Hannah, Cameron and Jess finished the song and got off the stage. Jess heard a little clapping from the teachers in the audience but she and her friends ran to the next room.
"I'm so sorry about what I said, I didn't mean any…"
"Are you kidding me?" Cameron shouted. "You saved us! You made it look like all of that was on purpose. Like doing Don't stop believing so bad was planned."
Hannah ran and gave Jess a tight hug.
"Oh my God!" the girl said. "I thought they were going to kill us! And then you came to the stage… and then I was: Is she serious?... and then the rapping… And everybody's faces…"
Cameron laughed nervously putting his glasses on the right place.
"Oh my God, Jess! Thank you so much!" Hannah said excited. "We killed it! And you, Jess. You sounded amazing! That was really good. I think now more people are going to join the club. This is awesome!"
Ok. That was the first chapter. I hope you've liked it and you keep on reading. More characters will appear in the next one.
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. this as brand-new state department documents reveal ambassador chris stevens was in fact worried about security threats in the weeks before he and three others were killed on 9/11 of this year. we're live in banghazi, libya. greg, you delivered such a moving story last night in our special report about banghazi. tell us what's happening on the ground now there, please. >> yeah, thanks. it's been about 5 1/2 weeks on the attack in the u.s. mission which left ambassador stevens and three other americans dead. it's still a horrible place to see, and there's still more answers to be found out. we spent a good deal of time there in the past couple of days. the main residence is a burned-out shell. you can till smell the smoke from the diesel fuel fire set by the mob. you can still see the signs of desperation, blood spattered in a bathroom, handprints on a wall, the place ransacked. as to the answers to the remaining questions, a few possibilities. one eyewitness tells us that a mob marched to the compound the night of the attack, chanting bloodthirsty slogans before they attacked. that could be an
stevens sent repeated cable to washington about security fears, even on september 1-11, the day he and three others were killed. why did the white house wait so long? what impact will the new documents have in the final debate? >> they're going to impact the final result. certainly it will be part of the final debate. look, now -- the president wants to play semantics on this, whether you put a word here or word there. fundamentally the mistake this administration made was trying to pretend and tell the world that terrorism was quelled in north africa and across the dangerous spots of the world. it's rampant and reared its ugly head and the administration is trying to hide that. when poor embassador stevens sent cables saying it's real, it's here, they shoved him under the table. shame on the president and shame on the state department. >> can we expect mitt romney to be aggressive about the benghazi it attack and ask about the video? >> i don't know what he's going to ask him but i will say he was kind of shocked when the president lied about having referred to the attack at a rea
for the death of embassador chris stevens. the house oversight committee launches a new effort to learn more about the attack on september 11 in libya issuing a peen subpoena for the man to led the security team at the consulate. good morning, it's great to have you here. a busy news day. welcome to america's election headquarters. >> i'm eric shawn, good morning on this sunday morning. the white house admitted the killing of chris stevens and three others was as a result of a preplanned terrorist he attack. as the investigation continues, few details have emerged about the intelligence we had before the tragic events and about the exact security details. for more on this, u.s. embassador john bolton, former embassador to the united nations and fox news contributor. >> good morning, eric. >> what did you expect the house subcommittee could learn? >> it's important to get the background to what was going on before the september 11 attack and to ask some pretty basic questions, like what intelligence about security in benghazi and tripoli for that matter was the state department seeking? what
of september 11 with embassador stevens and three others kills. the answer she's getting to have a couple f.b.i. agents and somebody from a u.s. attorney's office call and tougher answer questions is incredible. >> she said she met with president obama saying she cried on his shoulder and leon panetta held her face in his hands and said they would tell her the truth and she's saying the government is lying. >> there are only two explanations. one is that there's a coverup going on for political reasons and i think that's a view that's increasingly widespread among the american people. the other is ideology prevents the president even to this day and many in his administration from processing reality from seeing anything that's different different from their world view. it's not that the intelligence is not coming in. it's there there's a screen over their consciousness. they can't understand what is actually happening in libya and the threats we face. i find that more disturbing than a coverup. at least with a coverup, they know the true. if it's ideology we're in danger if the president ge
by the republican lawmakers the late ambassador chris stevens medal several attempts to alert u.s. authorities to increasing unrest and violence in benghazi. three other americans were killed in that attack. coming up tomorrow, bret baier takes a look at the breakdown in security in his new special "death & deceit in benghazi." that is this sunday, tomorrow, the 21st, starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. then again at 10:00 p.m. eastern. only on the fox news channel. >> juliet: interesting. new developments in the secret service prostitution scand that erupted as you recall in april. congressman reacting to administration that the testimony may not match up with what happened. peter doocy has more from washington. >> mark sullivan testified in may none of the women involved in his agency's prostitution scandal had connections to criminal activity, but now we know it might not be true. the intelligence community says one of the women is still of concern. this is coming out now. because the inspector general of the department of homeland security put together internal report about the scandal. th
what message does it send to those no risk their lives to serve america? steven yates is a deputy assistant to dick cheney for national security affairs. steven, good to see you. by saying the words, quote, will never achieve perfect security, is secretary clinton implying that the murders in benghazi would have happened even if her department had agreed to the many requests for more security there? >> i do believe, gregg, she is putting a bit of a false choice or straw man argument. perfection is not what people are calling in here. it's whether reasonable measures for adequate security had been given due consideration. it comes down to management of resources. not the question can you stop all violence coming your waying. >>. >> gregg: they were asked about management of resources. state department admitted under oath, yes, we did turn down repeated requests for more protection in benghazi, when they were asked why. they said, well, there is no evidence that more security would have stopped the attack. does that make sense to you? >> i find that astonishing, frankly. it's a trag
prepared. why were requests for additional security from ambassador stevens denied. why did they blame it on a video when they knew in real time this was a coordinated terrorist attack. why do we have four dead americans right now and no plan it seems like us you to do anything about it and the biggest issue, shannon is we are learning in the last couple of days that the president said that he dave orders to do everything they could have gave orders to do sering they could to protect those americans when they came under attack. and yet they didn't get the help. and now secretary panetta says he refused the help. is the president mistaken or did the secretary fail to carry out an order? this is a serious question. the president ought to come clean on this and be he transparent and have a press conference and answer questions if he wants to be the commander if chief. that is the issue. it is about leadership and about trust. >> shannon: sir, our thoughts and prayers are with you and the folks in the commonwealth as you brace for the storm and along the east coast as well. thanks for taki
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Barium sulfate suspension is barium sulfate powder turned into a liquid form by suspending it in a quick-flowing drink to aid in CT scans of the gastrointestinal region.
Barium sulfate suspensions are provided by a radiologist or radiographic technologist in advance of, or during a CT scan or fluoroscopic study to allow for better computer tomography of the gastrointestinal tract. The patient is instructed to take nothing by mouth, which means to abstain from eating and drinking (fasting), with the exception of drinking the barium sulfate suspension. The amount of time for this fast may vary, depending on the instructions given by the imaging facility and the area of the body to be scanned, but generally lasts for several hours prior to the scan. The patient generally skips one meal, along with abstaining from all liquids, clear or otherwise, during this time.
Consumption of the barium sulfate suspension begins 90 minutes to two hours prior to the CT/Flouroscopic scan, as instructed in the patient education provided. For a Barium Swallow or Dysphagiagram the barium is consumed after the study begins to discern if the patient has difficulties swallowing or masticating. Consumption is paced, beginning two hours before the scan is to occur, with levels marked on the provided container indicating how much is to be consumed between each of the two hours prior to the test. A small portion of the suspension is reserved for the minutes just before the test, to ensure that as much of the gastrointestinal tract as possible is coated.
After the scan is complete, the patient is encouraged to eat and drink normally, with special attention to plenty of fluids. The barium sulfate is excreted through defecation. Constipation is a possible side effect.
Taste and texture[edit]
Barium sulfate suspensions could be described as having the consistency of a very thick glass of milk, or a very thin milkshake. Liquid chalk, with a not too unpleasant[citation needed] medicinal taste, is more accurate. The suspension is homogeneous, perfectly smooth, and white in color - very much like the color of milk. The suspension is stored at room temperature (labels suggest 25°C), so "warm, thick milk" is a common description of the general weight and consistency of the drink.
The taste is generally considered unpleasant, but not unbearably repulsive, and is dependent on the exact makeup of the drink. Descriptions range from "poor tasting, very runny vanilla pudding" to "mildly citrus, with a strong bitter aftertaste". In addition, the presence of the barium sulfate makes the drink have a mild acidic burning sensation. Because of the ease of the actual test, the paced two-hour consumption of the barium sulfate suspension is often considered the worst part of a CT scan.
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Possible side effects are nausea and diarrhea, beginning roughly 15 minutes after consumption begins and lasting until the next day. For some patients, especially those drinking the suspension for the first time, the effect of the drink on the bowels may be moderately severe, so some times the required fasting period is voluntarily started earlier than a single meal before the test to allow for less contents in the stomach and bowels. Some patients with more sensitive stomachs may choose to discuss alternatives to the barium sulfate suspension with their radiologist, but most patients find this common side effect more of an annoyance than a serious problem.
The diarrhea and nausea may persist throughout the day after the test is completed, but returning to a normal diet helps limit this as much as possible. Patients are strongly warned to avoid vomiting, as expelling a substantial quantity of the suspension may void its effect on the CT scan and produce unusable results, requiring a retest.
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The Order of the Sith Lords, also known as Bane's Sith Order, the Banite Sith, or simply Sith, is a fictional ancient kratocratic organization. They are the primary recurring antagonists in the Star Wars universe. Its members were dedicated to Sith philosophy and to mastering the dark side of the Force.[1] The Sith members, known as Sith Lords or Dark Lords of the Sith, traditionally use the title Darth before their Sith name. The Sith are the archenemies of the quasi-religious Jedi and, like them, their main weapon is the lightsaber. By the events of both trilogies, there exist only two at a time: a master and an apprentice.
The first use of the word "Sith" was in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, as a title for Darth Vader, the "Dark Lord of the Sith". The Sith were not formally introduced or mentioned on-screen until the release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, in 1999, though they had been named in some Expanded Universe works before that time.
The Star Wars saga began with the film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, which was released in 1977.[2] Since then, films, books, computer games and comics have been released, all set in the fictional universe of Star Wars which has expanded the history of the Sith within their stories.
The history of the Sith was officially described for the first time by George Lucas himself in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, written by Terry Brooks.[3] There, it is explained that the Sith were established two thousand years before the events of The Phantom Menace by a rogue Jedi who believed that the true power of the Force lay in its dark side, and that denial of power was a waste. The Jedi Council of the time disapproved of such beliefs, and the dissident Jedi left the order, swearing vengeance against them.
He soon gained many followers, some of whom were Jedi who agreed with his views and beliefs. However, the greed and hunger for power from its members was so great that the Sith order was destroyed from the inside. Weakened by infighting, the Sith were easily wiped out by the Jedi. Still, in the midst of destruction, one member was able to survive: Darth Bane. Learning from the order's past mistakes, Bane restructured the Sith so that there could only exist two members at a time: a master and an apprentice. Bane also adopted cunning, subterfuge, and stealth as fundamental tenets of the Sith.[3]
Centuries later, the Sith Master Darth Sidious carefully schemed to exact revenge against the Jedi and restore the Sith control over the galaxy, which led to the Clone Wars, the destruction of the Jedi Order, and the transformation of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire. The Sith were not completely victorious; Darth Vader, the last apprentice of Darth Sidious, was redeemed by his son Luke Skywalker, a Jedi Knight. Vader's killing of his master and subsequent death meant the destruction of the Sith order.
Notable Sith Lords[edit]
Darth Bane[edit]
Darth Bane (Dessel) renewed the Sith order and established the Rule of Two. This rule stated that there must be only two Sith Lords at a time: a master to embody power, and an apprentice to crave it and eventually overthrow his master and adopt an apprentice of his own.[4]
Darth Caedus[edit]
Darth Caedus (Jacen Solo) is the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo and the nephew of Luke Skywalker. He is a major character in several Star Wars novels, particularly the New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Force series. Events during the Legacy of the Force lead the young Jedi to embrace the dark side, and become Darth Caedus. Around 40 years after the Battle of Yavin, after a prolonged conflict with his former brethren, Darth Caedus was assassinated by his own twin sister, the Jedi Jaina Solo.[5][6]
Darth Maul[edit]
Darth Maul (---) was the first apprentice of Darth Sidious. In Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul is sent by his master to find and capture the escaped Queen Amidala. Later on, he ends up dueling Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi sent to protect Amidala. Wielding a double-bladed lightsaber, Maul is able to defeat Kenobi's master and friend, Qui-Gon Jinn, before falling to Obi-Wan Kenobi in the same duel. Decades later, during the Clone Wars, his brother Savage Opress found him dumped in the junk world of Lotho Minor, where it was revealed that Maul was able to survive the injuries from his last duel due to his strength with the dark side of the Force, which was fueled by his anger against Kenobi.[7]
Darth Plagueis[edit]
Darth Plagueis (Hego Damask) was a powerful Sith Lord mentioned by Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in a conversation with Anakin Skywalker. He was the master of Darth Sidious and, as the latter tells Anakin, became so powerful that he was able to overcome death and create life. The novel Star Wars: Darth Plagueis reveals his name and identified him as a Muun, one of the race that headed the Intergalactic Banking Clan and which joined the Separatist Alliance during the Clone Wars. Plagueis was eventually killed in his sleep by Darth Sidious.
Darth Revan[edit]
Darth Revan (Revan) declared war on The Old Republic. A Famous Jedi Hero, Revan led the Republic to victory in the Mandalorian Wars. After the conflict, however, he and his friend Malak unwittingly discovered the Sith Empire in the Unknown Reaches of Space. The Sith Emperor turned Revan and Malak to the Dark Side, but the two broke free from the his control and formed their own Sith Empire to wage war on the Republic, with Revan as the Dark Lord and Malak as his Apprentice. As the Dark Lord of the Sith prepared to battle with the Jedi who boarded his flagship, the apprentice Darth Malak, in the hopes of destroying both Revan and Bastila Shan, betrayed his Master, ordering the ships under his command to fire on Revan's flagship's bridge. Revan was critically injured and taken by Bastila Shan to the Jedi Council Enclave. The Council chose to wipe Revan's memory, and imprint him with a false identity. Knights of the Old Republic begins with Revan awaking on a starship under attack. Revan eventually encounters Malak, who tells Revan that he is the former Sith Lord. Later, Revan defeats Darth Malak, claiming victory for the Republic.
Darth Sidious[edit]
Darth Sidious (Palpatine) rose to power from being a Senator of Naboo, to Supreme Chancellor, to self-proclaimed Emperor of the Galactic Empire. This was achieved through double agents and a cleverly orchestrated sequence of events done under his alternate identity, Palpatine, who gained respect in the Old Republic while secretly participating in Sith practices and planning an end to the Jedi Order. He had three known Sith apprentices: Darth Maul, Darth Tyranus and Darth Vader. He was eventually killed by the latter, Anakin Skywalker, at the end of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.[8]
Darth Traya[edit]
Darth Traya (Kreia) the Dark Jedi mentor to the "Jedi Exile" in The Sith Lords .[9][10] She is revealed to have been Darth Traya, a Sith Lord, at the end of the game.
Darth Tyranus[edit]
Darth Tyranus (Count Dooku) was a fallen Jedi and the second apprentice of Darth Sidious. It is revealed in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, that Tyranus had a prominent role in engineering the Clone Wars,[11] recruiting bounty hunter Jango Fett to become the template for an army of clones to be used by the Galactic Republic. Tyranus led the Separatist Alliance during the Clone Wars until he met his demise while dueling Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
Darth Vader[edit]
Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker) was the first Sith Lord shown on-screen, appearing in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. As a Jedi Knight, he was known as Anakin Skywalker and fought in the Clone Wars against the Separatist Alliance. He slowly turned to the dark side with the help of Darth Sidious. After helping Sidious kill Jedi Master Mace Windu, he swore allegiance to the Sith and became his third apprentice. As the Galactic Empire was established and continued to grow, Darth Vader became the Emperor's greatly feared second in command and was given the task of finding the Rebel Alliance's base. After the destruction of the Death Star, Vader was charged with tracking down the Rebel Alliance and destroying their headquarters. However, the actions of Luke Skywalker, Anakin's son, eventually turned Vader against his master, resulting in both Sidious' and Vader's deaths.[12]
Sith appearances[edit]
Expanded Universe novels
The first Expanded Universe novel was Splinter of the Mind's Eye, written by Alan Dean Foster and published in 1978.[13] The setting for this novel takes place between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.[13] It provides a new adventure that includes Princess Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. In the story, Darth Vader tries to get the Kaiburr Crystal to use it for his evil schemes.[13]
Other novels that depicted Sith characters were Darth Maul: Saboteur and Cloak of Deception by James Luceno.[14] Cloak of Deception describes the political background surrounding the Republic in the time period before The Phantom Menace, as well as Darth Sidious' plans to rule the galaxy, starting with the blockade of Naboo. In Darth Maul: Saboteur, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious sends Darth Maul to destroy InterGalactic Ore and Lommite Limited.[15]
Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, by Michael Reaves, also showed insight into the Sith. This story is about how Darth Sidious brings his plan into action; however, he soon finds out about a traitor who knows of his plan. He sends his apprentice, Darth Maul, to scope out the traitor who leaked the secret of his plan to take down the Republic.[16]
Star Wars comics
Dark Horse Comics purchased the copyrights to several Star Wars stories.[17] With their publication of Star Wars: Dark Empire #1 in 1991, they initiated what has become a large line of Star Wars manga and comics.[18] The Sith appear as major antagonists throughout this story's plot.[18] Many of the comics that were published helped expand the backstory of the characters and followed the rise and fall of the Dark Lords of the Sith.[18]
Star Wars TV series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars first aired on Cartoon Network in 2008. This series took place between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. During this time, Anakin Skywalker is a full fledged Jedi Knight and the series shows how he progresses into his fall to the dark side of the Force.[19] Count Dooku is the active Sith Lord and leader of the Separatist Alliance. The series also explores Dooku's attempts at training secret apprentices like Asajj Ventress and Savage Opress in order to eventually defeat Darth Sidious and become the ruling Sith Lord.
Star Wars video games
Star Wars video games have also been adapted from the plots of the films, novels, and TV shows. The games follow the basic plot of the story, but they can also include alternative, non-canonical, endings depending on which character is being played.
Some of the video games that have a heavy focus on Sith characters and lore are Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, released in 2003,[20] Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, released in 2004[21] and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, released in 2008.[22]
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2. ^ "Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2011-11-14.
3. ^ a b Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. LucasBooks. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
4. ^ "Darth Bane". LucasFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
5. ^ "Answers from Aaron Allston". Lucasfilm. March 30, 2006. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
6. ^ Kaszuba Locke, Josephine Anna (October 2006). "Interview: Aaron Allston". Bookloons. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
7. ^ "Darth Maul". LucasFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
8. ^ "Darth Sidious". LucasFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
9. ^ Hilary Goldstein (30 November 2004). "KOTOR 2: Meet Your Team". IGN. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
10. ^ Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Developer Interview 2. Gamespot. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
11. ^ "Darth Tyranus/Count Dooku". LucasFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
12. ^ "Darth Vader". LucasFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
13. ^ a b c "Splinter of the Mind's Eye". Retrieved 18 November 2011.
14. ^ Luceno, James (2002). Star Wars: Cloak of Deception. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-79570-0.
15. ^ Luceno, James (2001). Darth Maul:Saboteur. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-345-44735-7.
16. ^ Reaves, Michael (2001). Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. Ballantine Publishing Group. ISBN 0-345-43541-9.
17. ^ "Timeline". Dark Horse. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
18. ^ a b c Lavin, Michael R. (1998). "A Librarian's Guide to Dark Horse Comics". Serials Review 24 (3/4).
19. ^ "Star Wars: The Clone Wars". Retrieved 18 November 2011.
20. ^ "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
21. ^ "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords". Retrieved 18 November 2011.
22. ^ "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed". Retrieved 21 November 2011.
Further reading
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side (Chronicle Books, © 2013) ISBN 1452118159
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Matteo Realdo Colombo or Renaldus Columbus.
Realdo Colombo (c. 1516, Cremona – 1559, Rome) was an Italian professor of anatomy and a surgeon at the University of Padua between 1544 and 1559.
Early life and education[edit]
Matteo Realdo Colombo or Renaldus Columbus, was born in Cremona, Lombardy to an apothecary named Antonio Colombo. Although little is known about his early life, it is known he took his undergraduate education in Milan and he appears to have pursued his father's profession for a short while afterwards. He left the apothecarys' life and apprenticed to the surgeon Giovanni Antonio Lonigo, under whom he studied for 7 years. In 1538 he enrolled in the University of Padua where he was noted to be an exceptional student of anatomy. While still a student, he was awarded a Chair of Sophistics at the university. In 1542 he returned briefly to Venice to assist his mentor, Lonigo.
Academic career[edit]
In 1543, he returned to Padua to take over the position of Andreas Vesalius, who had travelled to Switzerland to oversee the printing of his book De Humani Corporis Fabrica. Colombo remained in Padua in this capacity for two years before traveling to Pisa at the behest of Cosimo I de Medici. While in Pisa, he worked extensively with Michelangelo. He intended to collaborate with Michelangelo on an illustrated anatomy text to rival De Fabrica but this never came to pass, likely due to Michelangelo's advanced age. In 1548 Colombo took a position at the Sapienza in Rome which he kept until his death in 1559. Because Colombo was not an expert of Galen, the anatomical authority of his time, and because of his very public disputes with the revered Vesalius and Gabriele Falloppio, he was never very highly regarded in Italy.
Colombo and Vesalius[edit]
The relationship between Colombo and Vesalius is not entirely clear. It is often thought that Colombo was a student of Vesalius, but this may not have been the case. Regardless, they had become bitter rivals by 1555. While teaching Vesalius' classes in 1543, Colombo pointed out several errors Vesalius made, most notably attributing properties of cows' eyes to the eyes of humans. Although Vesalius has been much maligned for correcting Galen, Colombo was the first person to criticize him for his own mistakes. When Vesalius returned, he was outraged. He publicly ridiculed Colombo, calling him an "Ignoramus" and stating that "what meager knowledge [Colombo] has of anatomy he learned from me"[citation needed] on a number of occasions. Despite Vesalius's claims, it is likely that Colombo was a proper colleague of Vesalius rather than a student. For one thing, Vesalius attributes many of his discoveries in De Fabrica to Colombo who is referred to as a, "very good friend." Vesalius and Colombo were also from very different academic backgrounds. Vesalius was a Galenic expert, trained in Leuven, whereas Colombo began his study of anatomy as a surgeon. Finally, Colombo refers frequently to Lonigo as his teacher of surgery and anatomy, never mentioning Vesalius.
Colombo and Falloppio[edit]
Title page of De Re Anatomica
Colombo published his only work, De Re Anatomica, in 1559 shortly before his death. Many of the contributions made in De Re Anatomica overlapped the discoveries of Gabriel Falloppio, most notably their claims of having discovered the clitoris. Falloppio published his own book, Observationes Anatomicae, in 1561 and claimed that he had written the work four years prior.[citation needed] This is unlikely as Falloppio's work contains several thinly veiled references to De Re Anatomica. In 1574 Leone Giovanni Battista Carcano (1536–1606), a student of Falloppio, formally charged Colombo of plagiarism, although since Colombo had been dead for over a decade nothing came of these charges.
Contributions to anatomy[edit]
Colombo made several important advances in anatomy, including the discovery of the pulmonary circuit which paved the way for William Harvey's discovery of circulation years later. In the Galenic tradition, blood passed between the ventricles of the heart through micropores in the heart's septum and venous blood became arterial blood in the left ventricle of the heart where air was supplied by the pulmonary vein. During vivisections of dogs and other animals, Colombo repeatedly found only blood, and no air, in the pulmonary vein. In his model, venous blood travelled from the heart to the lungs where it was mixed with air and then returned to the heart. The permeability of the septum was questioned by Michael Servetus in Christianismi Restitutio in 1553 and by Ibn al-Nafis in the 12th century and both proposed that the blood was pushed from the right ventricle to the left via the lungs, however, both of these accounts were largely forgotten. Colombo was the first to propose the pulmonary circuit in an intellectual climate that could expand on his theory. In addition to the pulmonary circuit, Colombo also discovered that the main action of the heart was contraction, rather than dilation as had previously been thought. Both of these discoveries were later confirmed by William Harvey.
Much cited is Columbo's naming and description of the clitoris as "Amor Veneris, vel Dulcedo Appelletur." He stated, "It should be called the love or sweetness of Venus."[1] (See historical and modern perceptions of the clitoris.)
See also[edit]
1. ^ Elizabeth D. Harvey (Winter, 2002). "Anatomies of Rapture: Clitoral Politics/Medical Blazons". Signs 27 (2): 315–346.
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Snapshots are a type of collectibles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. As its name implies, they are obtained using the Camera. Snapshots exist only in San Fierro, San Andreas, and each appears as a rotating circular camera icon above a particularly interesting scenic spot. Snapshots are one of four collectibles along with TagsHorseshoes, and Oysters, and as with them, completing all 50 grants the player a significant reward. The reward for each snapshot correctly taken is $100, making a total of $5,000 for collecting all the set. The reward for capturing all 50 snapshots is 4 weapons spawns becoming available at the Doherty Garage; namely the Micro Uzi, Grenades, Pump Action Shotgun, and Sniper Rifle, and $100,000.
The message screen when all snapshots are taken.
To successfully capture a snapshot, the snapshot icon must be within the camera viewfinder. Sometimes zooming is required to capture a more distant icon. The point of interest above which the icon sits is not required to be in the viewfinder, simply the icon itself. The photograph can be saved, if desired, by taking the photo using the save mode on the camera, however the snapshot icon will not appear in the photograph unless the snapshot doesn't register due to the icon being too far out. Between the hours of 00:00 and 05:00, snapshots can be spotted without the use of a camera due to a bright pinky-orange glow where the snapshot is located.
Snapshot glow
The glow that marks the location of a snapshot at night.
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There is a minor glitch involving the snapshot icons; sometimes, CJ can be too far away for the icon to be visible but it will register as a snapshot if the camera viewfinder is zoomed in enough and pointing towards the general location of the icon. It is possible to catch a glimpse of the icon without the need of a camera if you speed towards one, it will be visible for a second before disappearing.
Most of the snapshot icons can be easily photographed once San Fierro is opened, with the exception of one on the Garver Bridge that can't be seen until the bridge opens for crossing. Another snapshot icon is located within the Easter Basin Naval Station, though accessing the area and getting close enough to view the icon will trigger a 5-star wanted level, you can keep your distance in a boat and get close enough to take it without attaining a wanted level. Nevertheless, all snapshots can be taken at the beginning of the game without even using aircrafts if you take pictures of the icons from far away. Most will not be visible, but as long if you aim correctly at them you will get the snapshot.
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Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime. Lincoln's murder, autopsy, and White House funeral transfixed the nation. His final journey began when soldiers placed his corpse aboard a special train that would carry him home on the 1,600-mile trip to Springfield. Along the way, more than a million Americans looked upon their martyr's face, and several million watched the funeral train roll by. It was the largest and most magnificent funeral pageant in American history.
To the Union, Davis was no longer merely a traitor. He became a murderer, a wanted man with a $100,000 bounty on his head. Davis was hunted down and placed in captivity, the beginning of an intense and dramatic odyssey that would transform him into a martyr of the South's Lost Cause.
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Blackout? No problem for Nissan Leaf-powered buildings.
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(Read caption) Angie Vorhies plugs in the charging cord to her Nissan Leaf electric vehicle at a mall in San Diego last month. Many automakers are exploring electric cars as backup power sources for buildings.
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Japan's geological instability poses a real energy problem for the country--as witnessed during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Generating power and transmitting it to homes and businesses can be difficult following an earthquake or Tsunami, which is why several Japanese automakers have explored electric vehicle-to-building systems.
Nissan is the latest to demonstrate its own system, in impressive style.
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As Slashgear reports (via Japan Daily Press), just six Nissan Leafs are capable of powering the company's Advanced Technology Center in Atsugi City, Japan.
It isn't all about providing power in blackouts, though--even though that's a useful side-benefit of the "Vehicle-To-Building" power system.
Instead, its main purpose is to reduce energy use at peak times. When power is cheaper during off-peak times, the cars are charged, and the building receives power as normal. But as prices shoot up, the building starts to draw power from the electric cars.
The benefits may only be slight--Nissan says it cuts peak-hour electricity use by about 2.5 percent--but the savings could really add up. Over the course of the year, the six-Leaf system could save half a million Yen, or about $4,800.
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It's easy to imagine it being particularly useful for a small business, or even home owners. Using Leaf battery power when rates are high, and charging the car when electricity costs are low, could really save money over the course of a year.
Then there's that blackout protection: The company's Leaf-To-Home system provides power to your house should the lights go out. It may drain your range, but arguably it's more important keeping your family warm and fed...
Back at Nissan's Advanced Technology Center, the company says the system still ensures that employees' cars are fully charged by the end of the working day--so you won't get back to your vehicle to find your computer or the coffee machine has stolen all its power.
The Vehicle-To-Building power system is still at the early field test stage, but it isn't hard to see the system growing as Japan's power grid copes with reductions in nuclear-generated energy, following Fukushima--as well as future environmental disasters.
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Okay, confession time: I'm a bit of a scaredy cat. Instead of wandering through an old spirit-filled asylum or playing peek-a-boo while watching the latest horror flick, I rather celebrate Halloween by simply dressing up or serving as the candy lady for trick-or-treaters. And as of Thursday, going to comedy shows isn't too shabby, either.
Project Improv, a local comedy group specializing in longform improv, hosted a special Halloweenie Humorfest at the Bard’s Town Theater this past Thursday night. It was a pretty packed house as guests enjoyed a free show filled with laughs.
The word, "asparagus," kicked off the night, serving as a prelude to the random and comedic nature of the show. Based on a Q&A with the audience, which included questions about the audience's worst Halloween costumes and craziest Halloween memories, the comedians dove right into the first montage. Centered around feedback from the crowd, the first part of the show did everything from mock ghosts to praise men dressed as baboons. The montage even featured a new phenomenon called soup keg stands.
The spontaneity continued with montage two, which consisted of the comedians interjecting random lines into their performance, courtesy of the audience. Before the show, the audience wrote down quotes, song lyrics, and anything that came to mind on scraps of paper, which were randomly used throughout the show. And boy, did they come from left field. This was probably the funniest part of the show, as the audience's random sayings came at the most inopportune - and funny - times, forcing the improv group to hold back their laughter.
The hour and a half show ended with a third montage, where bears took center stage. Bears became code for something else, and I would totally tell you what it meant if it wasn't slightly inappropriate, depending on the reader. Hilarious, but possibly inappropriate.
If you want to be in on some of the inside jokes (I bet you’re really curious about bears now), you can catch Project Improv at the Bard’s Town every last Thursday of each month.
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The Best and Worst Video Game Plotlines
Even lovers of video games have to admit that many of the plotlines are terrible—and even haters of video games should admit that sometimes, the plotlines are great. Here are the five best and five worst stories the medium has given us. (Beyond Good & Evil, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy XIII, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Metal gear solid 2, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
Wintersun616 + 908d ago
I'm going to disagree with you on FF XIII plot. The plot was excellent, it's just the way it was presented was horrible. The plot was very understandable and very good if you read the datalog and actually stopped to think what are the characters motives and what's driving them forward. But I can see how easy it would've been to get confused if you didn't take the time to read and digest the datalog. But also I think that if you don't take the time to do that, you shouldn't be calling the plot bad, because it wasn't. It was how they portrayed it, that was bad.
Also mentioning MGS2 as one of the worst stories, but forgetting all about the other MGS games? MGS1, 3 & 4 are easily in my top 10 best video game stories of all time.
Godmars290 + 908d ago
The fact that XIII's was *presented* badly, requires research as weel as consideration, proves that its a bad story. By contrast FFIV does an excellent job of developing its characters and plot. You don't have to stop and think.
And MGS2 was bad compared to the other entries, especially its ending, because it was like taking acid.
Wintersun616 + 908d ago
There's a difference between bad storytelling and bad story. FF XIII had bad storytelling but not a bad story.
I know MGS2 wasn't that good compared to the other entries, I was just saying that why weren't any of the other MGS games mentioned in the "best" portion of the article.
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TopDudeMan + 907d ago
Final fantasy XIII had a good plot, it's just it wasn't told very well. It plunges you straight into that world and you sort of have to stumble across all these definitions of made-up words in the glossary to understand what the hell the characters are talking about.
Other than that, I liked it and I did like the ending.
As for zelda, (I have a limited knowledge in it) how come Ganon keeps coming back?
Tanir + 907d ago
zelda's story is almost non existant, basically a hero wakes up, the princess iss captured, he gets the master sword, beats ganon and recycle.
in simpler terms......Mario's story, sept with an elf. zelda isnt played for story, so u basically know the story now, ur welcome lol. and its the same for almost all the games, sept majora's mask and the ds games since all other links are different
Pozzle + 907d ago
I don't know...I would definitely argue that FFXIII's story is flawed because the characters motivations and certain plot elements aren't in the actual game itslef, but rather they appear in the datalogs instead. If someone has trouble understanding the game because they didn't read the datalogs, that's not their fault. That's the game's fault.
IMO all the info needed to understand a game's plot should be in the game's plot itself. Not in large text boxes located within the menu. If you can't understand the plot of a game without needing to go to a menu, then I'd definitely argue that that counts as a "bad story".
Imagine playing through a game like (for example) Uncharted, but having to constantly check the menu updates to make sure you haven't missed a plotpoint. It just wouldn't be much fun, let alone a well-done story.
With that being said, FFXIII certainly isn't one of the worst plotlines of all time...even with the need to read everything in the datalogs. I mean, has the article author played a game with an average review score under 6 or 7/10? There are some terrivle/confusing/messy/downr ight ATROCIOUS game plots out there, and FFXIII isn't exactly one of them.
Tanir + 907d ago
how can ANYone say that ff13 had a bad story when most people never even finished it? -_- trollism, is contagious on n4g, almost everyone has it now
Greyfoxdbz + 907d ago
I've finished it and I think its crap.
The story is uninteresting, the characters are awful except lightening. I mean who wants to hear some wimpy kid with a boomerang for a weapon moan about his mommy for 80% of the game, or how Snow wants to save the world and Serah all the time. It's like they couldn't find anything interesting to fill the gaps. vanille is annoying, Sazh can't keep hold of his kid and has chocobo poop in his hair.
I mean if you don't care about the characters why should you care about the story that revolves around them?
admiralthrawn87 + 907d ago
Shenmue has a great story.
Uncharted so far is an awesome action/adventure story
MrSpace + 907d ago
FF13 had a shit plot...
Admit it....ffs, that's one of the many reasons why it's
hated by the majority of gamers.
Oh and for god sake Tanir we get it you love the game....you think anyone that hates it is a troll or dosen't know any better.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt you know
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just_sayin + 907d ago
i thought auto-battle was the reason everyone hated it. Leave Tanir alone stop acting like douche everytime a Xiii article or something about it here u are bashing it. If she enjoyed it then fine. You didn't fine but u troll every article about xiii
ginsunuva + 907d ago
Gta best story my a$$
Quagmire + 907d ago
Assassin's Creed should be on the list, its probably one of the best narratives this gen has to offer
coolbeans + 906d ago
This seemed like a serious article until Dragon Age: Origins. It's about as generic as fantasy games come.
Sakkaku + 905d ago
Yeah sorry everyone, but Final Fantasy 13 was a horribly written game and just executed awfully. The funny part about it is that the international version released ANOTHER BLOODY BOOK to "Clear up" plot holes and confusion AFTER WRITING A BOOK FOR YOU TO READ IN THE ORIGINAL GAME!
Though all the fault lies in the director game Motomu Toriyama is horrendous with story lines, in which his past tells everything:
Final Fantasy X-2 Director
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings Director
Final Fantasy XIII Director
and soon to be Final Fantasy 13-2 (just a warning)
Btw: I don't mind reading text (I played and enjoy lots of rpgs in my life), but if the game requires you to read a encyclopedia to figure out whats going on, it was badly written, and to still be unclear on a few things afterwards is just GARBAGE. (ME and ME2 didn't is all I have to say.)
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Java, at least theoretically, lets the same program run on a wide variety of different computing systems. It does this through software called a virtual machine. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft didn't eagerly embrace a future in which people wrote programs for a Java environment rather than Windows.
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Some private investigators have a colorful way of describing their secretive efforts to watch claimants in workers' compensation cases. Here are some of the slang phrases used by longtime private investigator James B. Pate, of Hinton.
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Overview of the activation module
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Quorum Sensing in B.substilis
The idea is to fuse our split protease on the components of the quorum sensing system of B.substilis. The signal peptide is the product of ComX gene. The sensor is the transmembrane receptor ComP which autophosphorylates(the first half of the split protease will be attached on ComP). ComA is the relay compoment which gets phosphorylated by ComP (the second part of the split protease will be attached on the ComA). When ComP and Coma associate that would produce the active protease.
• Chris D Hirst 12:12, 15 July 2010 (EDT): What causes expression of ComX under normal circumstances in the cell?
Cracking the split Protease (20/07/2010-N.K.)
Based on the review: "Monitoring regulated protein-protein interactions using split TEV", I recognised the following points to be taken into consideration in later experimentation:
In the review the authors created a library of split TEV protease fragments, and screened them for complementation and recapitulation of activity when two binding partners came together. For the rational design of the TEV fragments the following were considered:
• selection of globular domains
• independent folding units were kept intact and the new N-terminus of the C-terminal fragment was located in the unstructured or loop regions
• the catalytic triad of amino acids that constituted the active sitewere never on the same fragment.
So how did they test for complementation? In their experiments the split proteases were fused to a coiled coil followed by a transmembrane domain. The coiled coils had an affinity for each other to hide their hydrophovic patches. When the coils associated the split fragments were brought in close proximity which activated the protease.
The cleavage site for TEV protease is the amino acid sequence ENLYFQ'G
The article also proposes that coupling the split protease activity to another enzyme would result in the amplification of the signal. More precisely, the split protease offers a transient activation. However if this protease activity is used to to activate another enzyme, this would produce a permanent change in our system and also would have a huge amplification effect. An interesting article (Monitoring protein–protein interactions in intact eukaryotic cells by β-galactosidase complementation) talks about split beta-galactosidase enzyme which can be used with x-gal to produce a colour output.
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2. TGSI instructions will be translated to OpenGL 2.1 and sent through VirtualBox's existing Chromium pipeline, theoretically requiring no changes to VirtualBox itself.
But for initial questions:
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Is there an easy way to grab files or directory listings from a remote bare git repository (preferably over SSH or git:// protocols)?
I am trying to migrate from SVN to Git and we have some processes that download files directly from the Subversion repository over DAV deep within the tree (wget http://server/svn/branches/production/dir1/file). I need to replicate this behavior in git, but I don't think it's possible without checking out (& keeping updated) a remote working directory with apache pointing at it.
I see a git ls-remote git@server:repo.git but I don't think you can go deeper into actual files.
I realize that doing this isn't the best way and I am also open to other ideas about how to handle processes needing specific files out of the tree.
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I think the only way to do what you want is to maintain an updated git tree locally (though I could be wrong, and someone will correct me if I am).
What you're doing with SVN is really a hack -- If you were using svnserve instead of SVN-over-HTTP/DAV I don't believe you'd be able to do what you're doing. It just happens that the confluence of software you're using for SVN makes this possible.
The closest analog I can come up with would be an automatically-updating git repository in a directory accessible over HTTP, and that's a pretty hideous solution.
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Well then there's another isssue of the branches. Git doesn't switch branches based on filesystem path. So then I'd have to potentially have n-number of workdirs, 1 for each branch, that doesn't scale well at all. – AndrewF Oct 25 '10 at 20:13
@AndrewF - Or a PHP/Perl/Whatever script that locks the directory, checks out the branch & returns the file -- This doesn't scale well either though. How did this functionality evolve in your environment? Maybe there's a better way... – voretaq7 Oct 26 '10 at 13:29
It's for our Configuration management system that our package manager uses and pulls versioned packages out of the repository. I think we should be separating packages from our configuration management. That's probably the best course of action. – AndrewF Oct 26 '10 at 16:38
I definitely wouldn't use version control systems for storing binary packages (though storing/versioning the code the packages are generated from is obviously smart). Configuration/Deployment management is a whole can of worms unto itself though :-) – voretaq7 Oct 26 '10 at 16:57
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Have you tried git show (git show hash:filename)? That definitely works for a local repo and may work remotely.
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Yeah I tried that, it doesn't seem to work on a remote repository. I think voretaq7 is correct though - I should totally re-think how this is done. – AndrewF Oct 25 '10 at 20:12
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Comment: Re:45 meters? (Score 2) 119
by JordanH (#39242153) Attached to: Asteroid Will Make Close Pass To Earth
IANAA (Astrophysicist), but I believe asteroids of that size would reach the earth. Depending what it's made of, it could break into a lot of pieces, though.
This is a pretty small asteroid and (again, I'm no expert) but its orbit means that it wouldn't have a great relative velocity if it did strike earth (nothing like a comet, by comparison). There were some estimates on the damage it would do if it were to strike in the referenced article and this doesn't seem to be a major concern.
Comment: Some issues... (Score 1) 948
by JordanH (#36062200) Attached to: Why the New Guy Can't Code
I think this advice is good in most cases, but there are some cases where it might not be applicable.
This might be good advice for people fresh out of school, but I'd like to point out that some companies make it difficult for people to do anything public outside of work.
Also, not everyone is interested in web work. In those cases, I'd expect those people to have blogs where they discuss their projects, show code and relate experiences.
Another issue is that certain school programs are pretty demanding and don't leave much time for work outside. A prospective employee going through one of these schools might be also doing internships at one of the companies that don't allow you to do work outside.
In all these cases, the prospective employee should have code that they can show and explain, a portfolio.
Comment: Re:Hey, Dell (Score 1) 91
by JordanH (#33089398) Attached to: Dell and HP To Sell Oracle Operating Systems
Do you have inside information concerning the subsidies, because that's privileged information. I'd be surprised if the adware and MSN pays for the OEM Windows license, but maybe I could be surprised.
I do recall that netbooks used to be cheaper without windows. I think MS has since struck arrangements that make this no longer possible, but that's the way it used to be.
Comment: Re:Wow (Score 3, Informative) 253
by JordanH (#33010958) Attached to: Pentagon Workers Tied To Child Porn
Huh? Of the 3 Republicans you mentioned, there was one alleged gay and two men with women on the side. These are your examples of closted gays and "diaper wearers" in the Republican Party? Mark Sanford resigned. Larry Craig actually resigned, but took it back.
I'm surprised you didn't mention Mark Foley, but then, he did resign, so I guess that wouldn't fit with your theme.
Spitzer resigned, true. He had lots of powerful enemies on Wall Street, he was seriously weakened by "Troopergate" and was under investigation for financial misdeeds surrounding the prostitutes (bribery, misuse of campaign funds) he was procuring that it's hardly surprising that he had to go. Note that Patterson suffered not a bit when he admitted to infidelity.
It's pretty surprising, actually, that Clinton survived. He was caught in a clear case of harassment, it doesn't matter a whit if it's consensual, the difference in power between a President and an Intern would have been harassment in a reasonable world. There was also that little matter of lying in open court. Martha Stewart goes to Prison for lying to an investigator and Clinton skates on lying in open court?
What other Democrat had to resign? Are you saying the Democrats are pure on this account and Spitzer and Clinton are the only examples?
I agree that the media applies different standards to Democrats when it comes to scandal. Like the blackout on the stories about Gore that have been known to reporters for years and are just now coming out.
Comment: Chess translations (Score 1) 142
by JordanH (#31421918) Attached to: Google's Computing Power Refines Translation
If you are into chess, Google Translate opens up a whole world of chess blogs to you. I haven't used it extensively, but I was quite impressed with this translation.
To the chess players out there, note how it picks up notation interspersed with the text. It's not perfect and seems to fall back into Spanish algebraic in odd places, but I think they are the only translation tool that even tries to do chess notation.
I wonder if there are other "special purpose" translations that Google Translate attempts. It's pretty impressive to me that they even bother with the small chess blog reading public.
Oh, Google Translate does a lot better job on the non-chess parts of blogs, too.
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B) Patrick Sparks, who went from Car-Ran-Over-My-Dog-dom after his missed free throw in regulation to I Am King of the World/Come Worship My Shaved Head-dom after his toe-the-line/four-bounce trey to force OT.
C) Bill Murray, wearing Illini orange and looking genuinely out of his gourd at the Illinois comeback on Saturday night; perhaps the only non-ironic moment of his public persona in the last 30 years.
Taquan Dean
Dean couldn't believe Louisville had rallied to defeat West Virginia.
D) Taquan Dean, for having a name that makes you think the word "Doe" will follow the pronunciation of his first name "Tae Kwan" and for battling off cramps so bad, it produced the line of the tournament when Gus Johnson shouted, out of nowhere, as the clock ticked down: "Francisco Garcia has fouled out, and Taquan Dean HAS CRAMPS!"
E) Michigan State player Chris Hill, for looking eerily, and I mean, like an 8.5 on a scale of 1 to 10, like Pete Sampras.
I know. You'll remember Rucker and the Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch. So will I.
2. The Blame Game
It was, I believe, the poets from Blood, Sweat and Tears who sang: "What goes up/Must come down/Spinnin' wheel/Got to go 'round." You could use the poetry of BST to describe the ying-yang of the weekend, the duality that, for every comeback winner and buzzer-beater, there was a team on the other end, crying into their sweat-stained jerseys.
Then again, Blood, Sweat and Tears also sang about the need to "ride a painted pony/Let the spinnin' wheel turn," so perhaps they had other, hallucinatory issues on their mind outside of Rajon Rondo's inability to get a shot off in an 81-81 tie and 25 seconds left on the clock.
I prefer not to dwell on pointing the big, foamy finger at anybody after such a sensational weekend, but in need of an item for the Weekend List of Five, I ask you:
Which was the most memorable choke job of the Sweet 16/Elite Eight?
A) Arizona failing to get the ball to Salim Stoudamire at the end of overtime, after blowing a 15-point lead with four minutes to play in regulation.
B) Kentucky failing to get off a shot at the end of the first overtime with a chance to win and earn a Final Four berth.
C) West Virginia not finishing off a 20-point lead, preventing America a week of saying the words "Zeke from Cabin Creek" and singing John Denver's "Country Roads" without a trace of irony.
D) The Pittsnogle family not legally changing their name, years ago, when they had a chance for a life of normalcy.
3. The Winner is ... Michael Phelps
No bigger buzzkill for a huge PGA Tour event than a weather delay. I take that back. The only bigger buzzkill is three days of weather delays.
The Players Championship promised us The Big Four in all their glory in the Florida sun. What we got instead was a Seattle weekend in December and Joe Durant tussling with Tim Herron at the top of the leaderboard. A partial leaderboard, of course. That is, if you can read the names through all the water-stained ink.
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I want to customize the Tapku Calander so that it fits the complete iPad screen.
Can any one please guide me through the methods in which I need to make changes to the coordinates so that it fits the screen well enough?
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if (appDelegate.isIpad)
calendar.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(2.0, 2.0);
calendar.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(1.0, 1.0);
// Ensure this is the last "addSubview" because the calendar must be the top most view layer
[self.view addSubview:calendar];
Use CGAffineTransformMakeScale before addSubview: and you will get iPad kind of resolution.
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I mention that i am designing a language. The plan was always to not implement it but to design it but i am considering implementing it if i think i could do it in a reasonable amount of time.
How would i have my language use intellisense in visual studios? BooLangStudio has it http://www.codinginstinct.com/2008/05/boo-in-visual-studio.html, http://www.codeplex.com/BooLangStudio
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This is a good place to look for Visual Studio Extensibility.
Also, here. But, the first link has a video specific to adding Intellisense to your language service.
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It all depends on how much time you want to spend on it. I have about 2,000 hours of work in my Visual Studio IntelliSense projects resulting in exactly one mostly-complete language service. That said, it's not your "average" IntelliSense extension to Visual Studio - see the feature set for more info.
Here are some good resources to look at. I have a tendency to write with an assumption that users are already familiar with both the Visual Studio Extensibility basics and parsing with ANTLR. If you aren't, you should probably start at www.antlr.org and with my "ANTLR port" of one of the simple Visual Studio language service tutorials.
Here are some posts showing how serious I am about the subject. :D
PS: I can now build a syntax highlighter for a new language commenting/uncommenting in 1 day. In the same day I'm ofter able to get the type & member bars in as well.
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+1 for references/links :-) – torial Jan 27 '10 at 5:10
if you ever feel like joining a OSS project integrating a new language into VS then take a look at Marvin fulloo.info/Examples/Marvin or github.com/runefs/Marvin – Rune FS Jun 24 '13 at 17:54
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Take a look here: http://www.vsadt.com/blog/?currentPage=2
He's done pretty much what you're asking for.
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The link is broken – sky-dev Feb 29 '12 at 15:35
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This probably has a very simple solution, but I can't seem to figure it out...
We have a bunch of classes of the form xQuantity, e.g. DistanceQuantity, AreaQuantity, etc., which extend a class DimensionQuantity. Now you can add or subtract DistanceQuantity's or AreaQuantity's, etc., but you can't mix them. All of the subclasses have methods like add(), subtract(), ge(), etc., so it would be nice to put the shared logic into DimensionQuantity, but I keep running into cast problems.
So far the best I have come up with is to generate an object, and then cast it in the subclass's method, but it would be nice to get rid of the subclass add() (and the other similar methods) altogether! Here is the code (with some stuff left out):
In DistanceQuantity:
public DistanceQuantity add(DistanceQuantity d1) {
Object o = new DistanceQuantity(scalar + d1.scalar, REF_UNIT);
return (DistanceQuantity) o;
In DimensionQuantity:
public Object add(DimensionQuantity d1) {
Class c1 = this.getClass();
Class c2 = d1.getClass();
if (c1 != c2)
throw new RuntimeException();
double d = scalar + d1.scalar;
Constructor c = null;
c = c1.getConstructor(Double.TYPE, AbstractUnit.class);
Object o = null;
o = c.newInstance(d, REF_UNIT);
return o;
Can someone (or someones) suggest a better way?!
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Which version of C would help :) – Basic Aug 17 '10 at 0:51
Looks like Java to me. – EboMike Aug 17 '10 at 1:01
Well, that answers that question lol. I have no idea re: java but it souns like you need to be looking at generics – Basic Aug 17 '10 at 1:05
Well, it would help if you could lay out the class hierarchy and explain what you're trying to do here. Your question is very vague. – EboMike Aug 17 '10 at 1:14
By "mix" them, do you mean methods general enough to handle two objects of ANY one type (and thus the same dimension), or add two values of potentially different types (and different dimensions)? – Noel Ang Aug 17 '10 at 1:52
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Use a class declaration like this: class Dimension<T extends Dimension<T>> {...}. This allows you to specify a subclass like class AreaDimension extends Dimension<AreaDimension> {...}.
Note that I think you're doing this the wrong way - if you are going to have Distance, Area, Volume classes then simply have additionally to the value, the exponent or dimensionality - simple Distance has dimensionality 1, Area has 2, Volume has 3. This allows you to do multiplication and division properly.
If you are going to have more than a single unit, use an enumeration for the various units, and an array for the dimensions of each.
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Thanks, everyone! Actually, I was trying for too much generality, which would have cost me the static type checking that I wanted. I think I have a pretty good compromise now. So please ignore the above code - but your comments were helpful! – Paul Morrison Aug 17 '10 at 15:44
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This problem has pretty much gone away - I have found a very different solution, so I believe this answer will close this question off! However, it has prompted a related question about how one would get a "macro" or "template" facility into the Java language, but this is probably not the forum to pose it... If anyone can suggest where I should ask it (or has an answer), I would love to hear about it. Thanks again to all of you.
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I'm trying to change a lot of URLs with TextWrangler, those ending with m.htm should lose the m, but only if the total number of characters in the filename is 7. Those with fewer characters should not be changed.
I've tried
but it doesn't work...
What is the solution?
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Can you provide 2 urls you want to change (with the replacements) and two you don't want to change? – M'vy Mar 28 '11 at 9:06
here is the syntax for the four urls, first and fourth need to be changed, second and third need no changes <a href="google.com/urzadjm.htm">testM</a> <a href="google.com/brblam.htm">test</a> <a href="google.com/rlfzao.htm">test</a> <a href="google.com/vlabgam.htm">testM</a> – liz Mar 28 '11 at 9:18
Do you already have the URL at your disposition, or you have all the <a> block to parse? – M'vy Mar 28 '11 at 9:29
this is the syntax from the file I'm working on, unfortunately I can't work with just a list of plain urls (if that's what you mean?) – liz Mar 28 '11 at 9:33
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Meaning : href=" followed by any non " character until a / (the latest the better: greedy) then 6 character followed by a m, then any non " character.
Meaning :
\1 = [^"]*
\2 = .{6}
\3 = [^"]*
<a href="google.com/foo/bar/urzadjm.htm">testM</a>
\1 : google.com/foo/bar
\2 : urzadj
\3 : <empty>
If files can be htm and php, I suggest to replace .htm by (.htm|.php) (!Warning to back-references change in numbers!)
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this does find the strings I want, but it doesn't remove the m, it just pastes the same string... – liz Mar 28 '11 at 9:59
Oh my bad!! I made a mistake with the parenthesis. Corrected. – M'vy Mar 28 '11 at 10:00
it seems I got it, had to move the m out of the second group! :) – liz Mar 28 '11 at 10:01
Thank you very very much! It works :) – liz Mar 28 '11 at 10:06
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May be
That is, starting on the word boundary, followed by any 6 symbols, followed by m.htm.
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Doesn't work, and TextWrangler doesn't even give me any error message... – liz Mar 28 '11 at 9:14
What flavour of regex does TextWrangler undestand? – Maxim Yegorushkin Mar 28 '11 at 9:20
How can I find it out? I haven't installed any add-ons or anything, if that helps... – liz Mar 28 '11 at 9:27
Interesting. This doesn't work in Vim either. Not sure why.. – Mongus Pong Mar 28 '11 at 9:36
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I want to have something below to save in the xml file
Question0 : What is ur name?
Answer0: Tina
Question0.0 : What are your hobbies?
Answer0.0.0 : reading
Question0.0.0.0 :What do you like in reading.?
Answer0.. : .....
Answer0.0.1 : Dancing
Question0.0.0.1 :which dance do you like?
...........same question answer as above.
There can be nested question below an answer but below a question there can only be answers.
What will be the proper way to write into xml suing java. I can't think of a way....? Step by step solution to me will be great as I am new to java.
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The easiest way is probably to use JAXB.
It consists in writing JavaBeans holding the information (in your case, a Question and an Answer class, with the Question class holding a list of answers, and the answer class holding a (sub-)question).
Then, you ave to annotate the classes to tell JAXB how to map the JavaBean properties to XML attributes or elements.
And then you have to get a Marshaller which will transform your JavaBean tree into an XML document.
The following page has a short tutorial over these steps. Googling for JAXB will lead you to a more exhaustive documentation: http://www.vogella.de/articles/JAXB/article.html#jaxb
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Okay tell me first how can i create this question and answers classes. – saurabh ranu Aug 26 '11 at 10:33
Or you go the other way around and create a schema (xsd) that your xml has to conform to. Once you have that you can use tools to create the JAXB classes for you. – Wivani Aug 26 '11 at 10:42
This is very basic Java. Follow the linked tutorial: The BookStore has a name (just as your Question and Answer have a text); it has a list of books (just as your question has a list of answers). Side note: don't give me orders. You're not my boss, and I'm not your slave. – JB Nizet Aug 26 '11 at 10:42
well I came to know that probably i will not use jAXB so any other options avaiable... – saurabh ranu Aug 26 '11 at 13:22
There are dozens of API to manipulate XML in Java (SAX, DOM, dom4j, JDom, XStream, JAXB, XMLBeans, StAX, commons digester, etc.). Pick one, learn it, and then ask a question if you have a problem. – JB Nizet Aug 26 '11 at 13:28
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This RewriteRule
RewriteRule ^test/(.*)$ test.php?url=$1
On this URL
Is giving me this result
I'm using easyphp if it matters and I like to know why is Apache removing multiple slashes internally without redirecting to correcred URL? and how can I disable or add a redirect to this behaviour?
Thank in advance
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It seems multiple slashes are against the standard. As pointed out in this post, RFC 1630 says:
/// does not imply a hierarchical structure - you'd have empty folder names. From that I would guess that Apache's behaviour is by design. (Nor would it be a good idea to use multiple slashes, as the result would be an invalid URL).
I would use a different character instead.
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Thanks. and doesn't this behavior make duplicate content if a search engine follows a multiple slashed link from another site to mine? – Drust Jan 2 '12 at 10:38
@Drust I would expect that Google fixes the link as well, but I can't say for sure. But if Apache fixes it with a 301, I think Google should understand – Pekka 웃 Jan 2 '12 at 13:49
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I have created some PDF files programatically, which i am storing into the devices memory using the following code >>>>
NSString *fileName = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"SampleTextFile.pdf",strFinalString];
NSString *saveDirectory = [path objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *saveFileName = fileName;
NSString *documentPath = [saveDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:saveFileName];
I can see the file in the Devices Document folder.
I want to hide these files so that the user can not see or delete it.
Can anyone help me out to do this.
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why? normal user won't be able to see them anyway – Bryan Chen Feb 9 '12 at 8:29
Maybe they mean from within iTunes? – twilson Feb 9 '12 at 8:31
Yeah, if you set the document sharing flag in the info.plist, users can see any files in the Documents folder in iTunes. Generally you shouldn't store private data files in Documents, that should only be used for user documents (see below for alternative locations to store application data). – Nick Lockwood Feb 9 '12 at 9:20
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Just prefix the filename with a dot, as in .SampleTextFile.pdf.
But the real solution is to not store the document in the NSDocumentDirectory in the first place. You should create subdirectory in the NSLibraryDirectory and store this stuff there. It also gets backed up and will not get purged like Caches and tmp, but the user cannot access it with iTunes.
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A good place to store private data is in Library/Application Support, which is the folder used on the Mac for this purpose.
You can generate a path to this folder using:
NSString *appSupportDir = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) lastObject];
You'll have to create the folder yourself the first time you use it, which you can do with:
if (![self fileExistsAtPath:appSupportDir])
[self createDirectoryAtPath:appSupportDir withIntermediateDirectories:YES attributes:nil error:NULL];
I wrote a simple library that makes this and all other useful iOS folders available as methods on NSFileManager: https://github.com/nicklockwood/StandardPaths
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+1, useful category (and nicely documented). One request, though: it would be nice if you added comments in the header file as well about what each method does. If someone adds your category to his project and his colleague sees it he might not know what the methods are supposed to return or do. – DarkDust Feb 9 '12 at 9:14
Valid point. I generally like to leave my header files uncluttered if possible, and there is a link to the github documentation in the .h file, but I can see an argument for putting docs in the header. – Nick Lockwood Feb 9 '12 at 9:21
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I want to achieve the following. I have an acronym in English like LED and want to display in the text the German name
Blabbla bla Licht emittierende Diode (LED) bla bla blabla.,
and in the glossary the English
LED engl. Light-emitting diode.
There is the possibility to define a long and short form acronym with the acronym package:
\acro{<acronym>}[<short name>]{<full name>}
Can I use this to print only the short name (engl. Light-emitting diode) in the glossary and using \acf{<acronym>} in the text to print the full name?
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No, the short name is LED. The acro package allows you to add extra information to the list of acronyms. – cgnieder Jan 30 '13 at 7:40
So is it preferable to use the acro package instead of the acronym package? – Reza Jan 30 '13 at 8:17
I wouldn't say that in general. Depends on what you need. You should have a look at the documentation and then decide for yourself. – cgnieder Jan 30 '13 at 8:19
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One option could be the package glossaries.
description={Light-emitting diode},
first={Licht emittierende Diode (LED)}}
Blabbla bla \gls{led} bla bla blabla. \\
Again blabbla bla \gls{led} bla bla blabla.
Note that you will need compile this with
pdflatex file.tex
makeglossaries file
pdflatex file.tex
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Maria Ross of Red Slice
This is a workshop session that includes 10 activity questions for the audience to participate in.
Maria says welcome and hello to a packed room.
I am so excited the room is packed. I'm the creator and brand solver for Red Slice. I'm an author, I've written two books. One I'll be signing today. I wrote a book called "Rebooting my brain".
Today we're going to talk about next level personal branding, "turning you into the product." We'll be talking for the next 90 minutes. Talking about what a brand is and what it means to your business. Creating a personal brand and a business brand a are quite similar.
First, let's do a quick exercise..
On the screen are 9 business brands...Oprah, Apple, ASPCA, Disney, Walmart, Nike, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Steve Jobs. Pick one that resonates and what does it mean to you in three words.
One lady picked Nordstrom for customer service and product lines. Another chose Starbucks -- Addiction, delicious, eco-friendly.
I picked Steve Jobs (a lady says): Creative, black turtle necks
Oprah: Successful, driven, savvy, rich
Maria: Did anyone pick Walmart?
Yes one lady had Walmart.
Maria: Sometimes people have negative connotations for WalMart. In the instance of WalMart a lot of people have negative thoughts I'm sure that's not what the company wants.
What is brand? It's not just a logo, it's your promise to the world Brand is how human beings file you away in the mental file drawer. Brand is the mindshare you create. Having a brand strategy, even if you are blogging, it's gonna guide all your marketing decisions. It guides how you operate as a company.
It guides your decisions so you can say the right things at the right time.
I'll give you an example. Think about Nordstrom's brand. Would they ever sponsor a Monster Truck Rally? (Audience yells no)
Understanding and clarifying your brand's strategy helps you avoid wrong decisions. Would Dr. Oz ever talk about small business?
No, his brand is about health and medical.
I currently have a business about brand strategy. But I also love wine and dogs. You can find ways to tie in your personal interests
The simple truth...branding is not about how much money you's about clearness and consistency.
Why does brand matter to you?
Clarity...Customers and Coin
Clarity will guide you
Attract the right Customers
Coin -- A strong brand is something of value.
What does brand matter to your customer?
Clarity...what can I find here. this my tribe?
Coin...How does this "enrich" me?
How is brand communicated?
Your brand is the strategy itself. You communicate in three ways. It's visual. How does it look? The design. It's Verbal. As bloggers, what are we writing about. Are we formal, intellectual, wise cracking. It's experiential. What is it like to do business with you...or to be a member of your community.
When people talk about authentic branding it's about are you really delivering what you promise.
If you want to make money...your brand is a product. It is consumed. It needs to attract an audience and add value to their lives to thrive. Write your blog in your authentic voice with your perspective. But a product needs to deliver VALUE. What aspects of your personal brand are going to offer value to your audience?
Personal or Business Brands? Lines are blurring....but it's the same process. The Pioneer Woman. You can see how the lines have blurred
Their personal brand is the underpinning of the business brand.
Parlay a personal brand into your business: Intersource example. Formal naval IT officer wanted to build a brand that wasn't just based on him:
--Write a brand positioning statement
--This is what our company stands for
--We created a values manifesto for the company
--Now Jack's values for how things should be done are now Intersources values
Rest of the session will be talking about the 10 Key Questions to Build a Brand Strategy. We're going to work on this together.
#5 and #6 we're going to talk about in great detail because they are mistakes that are made.
This is really the basis of a brand strategy. The underpinning is, if you can answer these questions yourself, you will have the basis for a brand strategy. It will enable a web designer to hit the ground running.
First Question: Start with the basics. What do you do? Describe your blog and what you do. When you are building a mission statement or elevator speech, get to the guts of what you do. Pretend you're speaking to someone who knows nothing about you. Answer three questions:
--What do you do?
--Who do you serve?
--Why does it matter?
Keep it simple, no flowering marketing speak. Pretend you are talking to your grandmother. Right now take a few minutes to answer these questions.
Someone wants to share hers: My name is Dottie. I have a nostalgia blog. It's for moms who want to bring things from their own childhood to their own kids. We provide wonderful posts on fun things we did when we were kids.
Maria: Pretend I don't even know what a blog is. Talk about these are things I'm going to offer my advertisers.
Dottie: Shouldn't we know our target audience?
Sherell: My blog is I write and make humorous videos about urban women.
Maria: Love it. Keep it simple. These are the things that I do. These are the things I provide.
Maria: Can you kind of see how this is the basement, the foundation, what it is and why it matters. Just try this exercise for yourself. It's sort of a taking inventory question.
QUESTION #2...Offerings and Price Points
--What do you offer?
--What do you charge
--Free blog posts with ads? Video? Products? Courses?
Later you will align this with your ideal audience and determine if they have have a need and what if anything they will pay.
Your brand strategy has to be targeted towards your customer. This is purely focused on who is going to consume.
QUESTION #3...Strengths and Weaknesses
--What is in your brand arsenal?
--Where is the brand vulnerable
--Consider network, connections, what communities are you a part of?
Maybe there's a personal story related to what you blog about?
--Think about strengths you can parlay into a business brand.
--You want to downplay your weaknesses. Maybe you're really small. Turn it into a positive, we offer personal custom service.
QUESTION #4...What are your brand attributes?
--What do you want people to associate with you or your blog?
--What images, what adjectives. Are you the Anderson Cooper brand? The Audrey Hepburn. Are you NY or New Orleans? Do you compare to a TV show...Real Housewives or Charlie Rose? Figure out what it is you want to be and what you want people to think of when they hear your brand.
Take a minute and write down 5 images: What it is that resonates with you. 5 attributes for what you want your blog to convey. They can be fictional characters, a car, what ever you want that will help convey what you're about.
Maria: I know we will get some creative answers in this room! Is anybody ready to share?
Audience members: My blog is fun and authentic
Irreverent, accessible
I want my blog to be like Alton Brown. Informative, accessible, reliable and fun.
Maria: It's important to choose the right words. Words that are evocative. Choose Buttoned Up rather than Professional. Some attribute examples. Choosing the right designer is important. If you already have your brand strategy before you chose your designer is so important.
QUESTION #5: Who is your ideal audience?
Maria: This is the single most important question to your brand strategy. Who is your ideal reader? Think IDEAL and not AVERAGE. Defining this well guides your content and new offerings and ensures you will appeal to the right people.
Audience: Here's my difficulty. My blog title says mommy and if I look at the people who comment on my blog (it's a performance blog) it's very diverse.
Maria: You can't be all things to all people. You'll end up being nothing to no one. Vanilla and too bland. It's about who you're writing for. Who are you designing for. My point is have this person you are targeting to in mind. Who's your audience?
Primarily...I write for...whoever the customer segments are. Maybe you have the SAHM, the executive mom and one other segment on your mom blog.
When a designer designs an outfit they design it with a particular person in mind. Example, my husband is a huge X-Box player. He is in his mid thirties, has a wife and a dog. They are not targeting to my husband when they design Call to Duty. But that's not who they are trying to reach. But it still resonates for him and he still buys their products. Where are you going to place your time and effort.
--Build out three segments
--Give your target a name
--What do they look like
--Write a one page character profile of your ideal customer. What does she like, use, eat, do, read, watch on TV?
When I write content or post things on Facebook. I'm this going to attract Steve? Is it going to attract Kate. Do this exercise at home. Do it over a glass of wine. Think about what or who your two to three segments would be right now. When you go home tonight, flesh the segments out.
You can give the segment a fun name.
Audience Share:
My name is Heather (Rookie Moms). Writes with a partner. I define my true reader as my little sister Tamera and she's having her first baby. Other person is Long Time Reader or My Best Friend.
Another one: Young and Clueless. Veteran Grandma.
Non Punk Rock DIY, Curious Creative, Oaklandish
Sarah the Jewish Bride. Second bucket...Mother of the Bride.
Marie: For your target audience you are also targeting influencers!
My blog is Dead Cowgirl. I have two buckets. Young girls looking to Learn. Other bucket is the mom.
Question: Do you find these targets or profiles usually reflect yourself?
Maria: Great question...Yes. A lot of times we start things for ourselves. It actually makes things easier.
The point of the brand is so that your customers can self select. And decide if they want to be a part of the tribe or not. If you are not offending someone, you are not pleasing someone. I personally love Starbucks so they provide, fast...good...consistent convenient. Starbucks is not spending money to convince the hard core coffee people to become a part of their tribe.
Remember it's OK to have people not like you. It means you're doing something right.
QUESTION #6: What are the benefits you provide to readers?
Answer should not be all about you...not I do this or I do that. It should be about THEM. Why should they spend their time and attention with you? Think of the benefits you provide, not just the features. Why it matters to people. Who cares? What is it that I am getting from your blog? Answer the question, what's in it for me? "You can get a really lush, fertile, beautiful garden by reading my blog posts." Connect the dots for people and bang the drum over and over. These are the three main benefits I provide.
Benefits can be tailored slightly differently for different audience segments. You can think of it in terms of what are you increasing or what are you decreasing for them. Why does it matter?
If I'm a car company and I offer the most state of the art safety features. So what, why does it matter? It keeps your family safe in a crash. Boom! That's the benefit.
Audience: What if the benefits start to feel really generic. So let's say something about healing relationships with your mother. What's the benefit of that?
Maria: You could go down an endless path the circles like the kid that keeps saying, why...why...why.
QUESTION 7: Who is your competition and why are YOU different?
Maria: Different blogs and businesses will attract different tribes. Apple vs. PC. You want to find the "whitespace" in what your competition is doing. Nobody is doing it quite this way...find the niche that you fill.
Branding is about differentiating your blog from the other guys.
You have a florist, a jewelry shop and a chocolate shop. They do different things. BUT come Valentines Day, they are competing against each other. As you are considering your competition you might want to think where a particular audience profile is going to spend their time and money. Life coaches, other competition is self help books. It's sort of like Objection handling before you get the actual objection. Knowing what you are up against is going to help you convey while you're the best alternative.
QUESTION #8: Audience Communications. Brand is about two way communication. Different people have different relationships with your brand. Be mindful of the way you are communicating. Do you treat email list different than people who find you randomly on the Internet. Communicate to different audiences differently. Branding is two way communication. Listen to them.
QUESTION #9: What is your one greatest Asset?
This is something that only I can claim. No one else in your category can claim. Go back to strengths and weaknesses. What is that ONE thing I have
that no one else can claim? The advertisers you have? Your expertise? Your voice? The size of your audience?
Spend a few minutes thinking about this.
Share: I think my blog is Hollywood Mom Blog. For parents of professional bloggers. My goal is to be the Oprah of Momagers. My background is my greatest asset, but experience, I was a private investigator. I worked in Hollywood. It's like five different things. It's because I am the five faces of Eve.
Maria is that on your profile/about page?
Maria: The answers are inside of you.
Audience Member: Blog about food intolerances. She is the person that she is writing for.
QUESTION #10: Measure the success. How do we do it?
The ultimate metric is sales or ad dollars or even readership numbers. The sales cycle:
--Awareness--I know who you are
--Education--I know what you're about
--Consideration--Now I'm going to consider my choices and alternatives
--Purchase--Ok I'm convinced, I'm signing up
Every buyer goes through this.
What will you measure? Define the metrics:
--Blog readers
--Press mentions
Pick a mix of both qualitative and quantitative metrics.
What's in a brand strategy document?
--Ideal customer profiles
--Messaging platform
--Brand attributes
It's a good idea to have this articulated in one document.
Crafting a Visual ID for your brand: Hire an experienced designer, develop logo and color palette, create a style guide, carry color palette into web design, create visual ID systems.
Do not let a designer leave until they create a style guide so you can maintain consistency.
A clear brand strategy helps you
--define who you are
--spread the word
--Focus on effective marketing
--Create customized messaging
--Integrate communications
--Remain true to yourself
--Save time and money on marketing.
URL IS Red Slice:
Good luck and thanks for your time!
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