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This weekend's Sports Collectibles Convention in Rosemont didn't just book some of the biggest names in sports, but also some of the most controversial.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose, who was banned from the sport's Hall of Fame for betting on his team's games, are scheduled to appear at the convention, which takes place Friday through Sunday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
While each has had his run-ins with the law (and rehab, in the case of Tyson and Rodman), they still remain fan favorites — especially Rose.
"Pete is definitely one of the most popular guys," said Kevin Schwartz, vice president of convention runner Mounted Memories. "We have him once a year, but (demand has) never slowed down for him. People love to talk to him."
Other athletes appearing at the convention include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo.
The prices for autographs vary (Abdul-Jabbar will sign licensed NBA jerseys for $199 while the Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw will sign anything for $25), as do the items that convention guests bring with them to get signed. Schwartz has seen everything from McDonald's cups and Coke cans to bobbleheads and fan-made art.
"Guys will bring in dufflebags or will wheel in suitcases," Schwartz said. Still, he insists that it's not just the autographs that keep sports fans coming back. "If you want an autograph, you can buy that online. These guys want to meet the athletes, say a couple words and shake their hands."
Heads up: "Ride Wit Me" rapper Nelly will appear at Funky Buddha Lounge Thursday. … Jennifer Morrison, a Chicago-area native and star of ABC's "Once Upon a Time," will host a private party for Michigan Avenue magazine Saturday at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel to celebrate her March issue cover story. … On March 21, eDrop-Off owner Corri McFadden will host a private premiere party for her VH1 reality show "House of Consignment" at The James Hotel.
On the record: "It's all I really want — to work in an environment with people I like and respect, and who like and respect me, and who frankly let me do whatever the hell I want to do. As long as it stays like this, I'm happy to be here. [Long pause] At least until Conan's cocaine addiction starts to really go crazy again, and then I'll probably have to get out of here." – "Conan" sidekick and Yorkville High School alum Andy Richter in an interview with Esquire.
Sightings: Former "Biggest Loser" coach Jillian Michaels spoke at the SodaStream booth in the International Home and Housewares Show at McCormick Place Saturday. … Former NBA All-Star Charles Oakley attened the Bulls-Knicks game at the United Center Monday.
Idol news: "American Idol" finalist and Wheeling native Haley Reinhart will return to "Idol" to sing her single, "Free," March 22. … Former "American Idol" winner and Mount Prospect native Lee DeWyze performed a new song, "Open Your Eyes," during his show at Viper Alley Saturday.
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OGC Issues RFP For Coordinate Transformation Services
Lance McKee Vice President, Corporate Communications The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) 35 Main Street, Suite 5 Wayland, MA 01778-5037 voice: (508) 655-5858 fax: (508) 655 2237 email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Wayland, MA, USA, June 28, 1999: The OpenGIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for open interfaces that enable software to first discover the coordinate reference systems of geospatial data held in network-accessible systems and then to transform coordinates from one coordinate reference system to another. OGC seeks proposals that conform to CORBA, DCOM, SQL, or emerging internet standards such as JAVA. Details of the RFP are available at http://www.opengeospatial.org/info/techno/request.htm .
Currently, lack of a coordinate transformation interface standard prevents users, for example, from easily accessing on the web and then overlaying maps or earth images that have been created and referenced to the earth using different datums, ellipsoids, and units. Coordinate reference systems are complex and diverse, which is one of the reasons that geographic information systems (GIS) and earth imaging systems have required too much expertise to become part of mainstream computing.
OGC's OpenGIS Simple Features Specifications, issued last year, were the first step toward full integration of georeferenced data and sophisticated geoprocessing into general purpose information systems. The Simple Features specification contained only rudimentary coordinate reference system capabilities, to be extended by the pending OpenGIS Coordinate Reference System Specification. Subsequent OpenGIS Specifications will address catalog services (to enable "spatial search engines," for example), image exploitation services (to enable interoperability between earth imaging systems), and other technology standards related to geoprocessing.
Two vendors, Oracle and ESRI, currently offer server products that have passed OpenGIS Simple Features Specification conformance tests. As client products become available and as the suite of OpenGIS Specifications addresses other geoprocessing interoperability issues, information systems of all kinds will get something they now lack: spatial capabilities. Such capabilities include: web sites that offer or find maps that overlay and combine easily; displays that show "where"; location-based queries ("Where is this near that?"); and internet-based car navigation away from traffic jams and toward location-referenced products and services.
OGC is a not for profit, open membership organization founded in 1994 to help providers of geoprocessing software achieve interoperability between their products. OGC's 184 members - vendors, integrators, government agencies, and universities - engage in an active, formal process to achieve that technical goal and to develop the world market for geospatial software, data, and services. -- end --

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With the explosion of internet betting gone are the days when betting on the like of the NFL, NHL or the NBA are confined to just the outright winner or match handicaps (where the outsider is given a lead in order to make the best more even). As competition within the world of internet betting has mushroomed so has the range of bets offered as they compete to become 'the leading exponent of US sports'. On any match now you can bet on 'over & under' which is betting on whether you reckon the total amount of points scored will be over or under a given number. Wider afield you can go for what the first scoring play will be or even who the Man of the Match award will be given or MVP (Most Valuable Player).
As a result the popularity of US Sports betting has also risen simply due to the fact that there is more for the 'leisure' bettor to get involved with and more enticing odds that those in the two horse race that is one side or the other to win. Whilst there is a huge lobby to restrict internet betting in the US the feeling that the bird has flown the nest is very strong as off-shore operators are queuing up for the business and many have now even listed themselves on the UK stock exchange giving them an immediate credibility.
For those of you with a nervous disposition it's probably worth turning away now as the biggest growth area in betting in the US, outside of the monster that is Poker, is College sports! Yep, I'm afraid bookies will take bets on almost anything if the appetite is there – one was taking bets on how would die in the latest Harry Potter book another on the outcome of the Michael Jackson trial. Is nothing sacred, apparently not? And the NCAAF is no different – but before we judge to harshly, let's not pretend that private underground wagering on the College sports has been massive for years so why not bring it out into the open. For those interested, Florida State and Miami are joint favourites in the ACC Conference Championship.
In the more mainstream fields Indianapolis just head the betting in the NFL over New England for the Superbowl XLI, its hard to split the Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators (who, with a name like, that should certainly know better than have a bet) in the Stanley Cup and in the MLB World Series its very tight in the betting between the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
Well, happy betting as our eyes start to turn away from the World Cup (that's soccer to those who only follow the US stuff) and look forward to a new season of Hockey, Baseball, American Football and Basketball
We hope this helps but visit TheSportsman.com or read the paper, out every day for more tips and hints.
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There are punters who like the 'draw' market as it pays well. One common argument among these 'draw' punters is "Are draws independent of form, that is, are they random?". There are two views :* One view is that draws are independent of previous results, that each match is different. These punters do not accept the theory that a draw is due just because it has not happened for a long time. They believe that the match outcome depends on circumstances and conditions of that particular game, for example : attacking and defending capabilities of both teams, weather on that day, pitch condition, etc.* There are opposing punters who feel strongly that the probability of draws depends on the previous games, that it boils down to the psychology and mentality of the players of the 'drawish' teams.Irrespective of whatever camp these draw specialists are in, all of them agree that draw bets are more worthwhile compared to betting Home or Away as the average odds are more attractive.In picking winning 'draws', the following factors are to be considered :1) It is essential to choose the teams instead of choosing the matches, that draw is largely due to the style of play, such as :* Defensive style and struggling to attack will tend to draw more. * Attacking formation and tactics will not draw too often.2) If a certain team draws a few matches, analyse why :* Does the team have problems scoring? If yes, why. (Is the key striker injured?)* Is the team renowned for tight defence?* Is it psychological? Maybe a team on a long losing run may try harder just to get at least a point, that is, a draw.3) The following trends in matches ending with a draw are common :* Matches where both teams are happy with a point, for example, a draw is sufficient for both to avoid relegation or to qualify for a cup competition.* Matches played in poor weather conditions like heavy rain which usually lead to less goals and higher chance for a draw.* Derby matches where a draw may satisfy both parties.* Home team in great form against Away team in strong top table position.4) Teams which draw a lot with each other repeatedly could mean :* They are equal in strength.* There is some kind of psychological impact that it is tough for one of them to break the other down.5) Do take note of the following :* If a team has been drawing a lot, and if it has appointed a new manager, wait a few matches to determine if this team is still drawing frequently.* Be cautious with newly promoted and newly relegated teams where performance can be erratic.* Teams improving in form which may be more likely to draw playing Away.ConclusionSome leagues appear to have either a higher or lower percentage of draws compared to others. This could be due to the characteristics of the leagues in terms of competitiveness, or even prevalence of match fixing. This is why some bookmakers do not offer odds on certain minor European league matches at the end of the season.


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Several leaders in the National Writing Project--Paul Oh, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks--joined us from Washington DC where they were working to lobby members of Congress today, Thursday, March 31.Also Chad Sansing, Zac Chase, and Andrea Zellner joined us on the Skype conversation--as well as many friends in the chat. Chad has been organizing a blogging effort going on around the country. Here's what he is asking supporters of the NWP to do:
Please add your voice to the chorus of educators from around the country who are blogging in support of the NWP. We're trying to accumulate 1,000 blog posts by April 8, when the next Continuing Resolution for the federal budget expires. There are already nearly 150 posts - moving stories of the impact of the NWP on the lives of teachers and students - at the archive: http://coopcatalyst.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/the-blog4nwp-archive/ You can tweet or email your blog post URL to Chad Sansing (twitter: @chadsansing; email: firstname.lastname@example.com) who has been organizing this effort, or post it to this discussion and we'll make sure it gets added to the archive. Remember to try to tag your posts with: #blog4nwp. FYI, we've gotten a few responses on twitter to this effort from the press office of the Department of Education (see: http://www.andrea-zellner.com/archives/629 and http://aetweets.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/blog4nwp-and-being-bossy/), so let's keep it up! Check out what folks have written to get an idea of what you might add but more importantly take a few minutes to add your story (stories).
Listen to find out what we can do to help restore funding to the National Writing Project. Then find your own ways to add your voice the the the chorus singing praises to the National Writing Project!
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Jancis Robinsons German Tasting in Shanghai
On the occasion of the China Wine Summit 2019 - organised by TasteSpirit - Riesling Fellow and Master of Wine Jancis Robinson ran a master class "Decode top terroir of German Riesling and Pinot Noir" on 23rd February in Shanghai.Read more
German and Bordeaux wines: A first promising cooperation in the USA
Under the slogan "Clink Different", the Bordeaux wine council Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) and the German Wine Institute (DWI) will launch the first ever joint promotion of their wines in the United States in March 2019.Read more
Germany: Consumption of Dry Wines on the Rise
Wines from the German regions are being increasingly offered in dry styles. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), the share of dry quality and Prädikat wines came to 48 percent last year, once again one percentage point up on the previous year.Read more
Sparkling ProWein Presence of the German Wine Institute 2019
New DWI Pavilion with Generation Riesling alongside - "Germany Sparkles" – Such is the slogan of the German Wine Institute (DWI) at this year´s ProWein Trade Fair in Düsseldorf.Read more
German Wine Institute puts focus on German Sekt 2019
This coming year the German Wine Institute (DWI) will focus increasingly on German sparkling wines, called "Sekt". This will become especially apparent at ProWein 2019, where "Germany ´s Sparkling Wines" will be the central theme of the DWI Pavilion.Read more
Scandinavia: German wine sales continue to rise
2018 saw another increase in sales of German wines in Scandinavia's alcohol monopolies in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Together with Denmark, these countries have become the second most important destination for German wine exports, behind the United States but well ahead of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.Read more
Eiswein Brings Perfect Close to Germany's 2018 Vintage
Thanks to the frosty temperatures from January 19 – 22, numerous winemakers in nearly every German winegrowing region successfully harvested Eiswein (ice wine) grapes, reports the German Wine Institute (DWI).Read more
Germany´s vintage 2018: Detailed reports by region
This year´s grape wine harvest has produced truly exceptional qualities across the nation. At the time of writing, many Rhineland-Pfalz winegrowers are still hoping for a successful ice wine harvest, which was virtually non-existent last year, and have left grapes hanging on 532 hectares of vines for this noble-sweet speciality.Read more
Vintners' mulled wine much in demand: list of producers 2018
Following the current trend, a lot of wine producers offer home-made mulled wine today. Partly organic, or vegan, it can be found more and more on German Christmas markets and at food retailers.Read more
Carolin Klöckner enthuses Blogger in Munich
On behalf of The German Wine Institute (Deutsches Weininstitut, DWI), Germany's 70th Wine Queen Carolin Klöckner moderated the wine selections presented at 'The Grand Blogger Dinner' in Munich.Read more


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Global Positioning System:
Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Capabilities Persist
GAO-10-636: Published: Sep 15, 2010. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 2010.
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) provides positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data to users worldwide. The U.S. Air Force, which is responsible for GPS acquisition, is in the process of modernizing the system. Last year GAO reported that it was uncertain whether the Air Force could acquire new satellites in time to maintain GPS service without interruption. GAO was asked to assess (1) the status of Air Force efforts to develop and deliver new GPS satellites, the availability of the GPS constellation, and the potential impacts on users if the constellation availability diminishes below its committed level of performance; (2) efforts to acquire the GPS ground control and user equipment necessary to leverage GPS satellite capabilities; (3) the GPS interagency requirements process; and (4) coordination of GPS efforts with the international PNT community. To do this, GAO analyzed program documentation and Air Force data on the GPS constellation, and interviewed officials from DOD and other agencies.
The Air Force continues to face challenges to launching its IIF and IIIA satellites as scheduled. The first IIF satellite was launched in May 2010--a delay of 6 additional months for an overall delay of almost 3 1/2 years--and the program faces risks that could affect subsequent IIF satellites and launches. GPS IIIA appears to be on schedule and the Air Force continues to implement an approach intended to overcome the problems experienced with the IIF program. However, the IIIA schedule remains ambitious and could be affected by risks such as the program's dependence on a ground system that will not be completed until after the first IIIA launch. The GPS constellation availability has improved, but in the longer term, a delay in the launch of the GPS IIIA satellites could still reduce the size of the constellation to fewer than 24 operational satellites--the number that the U.S. government commits to--which might not meet the needs of some GPS users. Multiyear delays in the development of GPS ground control systems are extensive. In addition, although the Air Force has taken steps to enable quicker procurement of military GPS user equipment, there are significant challenges to its implementation. This has had a significant impact on DOD as all three GPS segments--space, ground control, and user equipment--must be in place to take advantage of new capabilities, such as improved resistance to jamming and greater accuracy. DOD has taken some steps to better coordinate all GPS segments. These steps involve laying out criteria and establishing visibility over a spectrum of procurement efforts. But they do not go as far as GAO recommended last year in terms of establishing a single authority responsible for ensuring that all GPS segments are synchronized to the maximum extent practicable. Such an authority is warranted given the extent of delays, problems with synchronizing all GPS segments, and importance of new capabilities to military operations. As a result, GAO reiterates the need to implement its prior recommendation. The GPS interagency requirements process, which is co-chaired by officials from DOD and DOT, remains relatively untested and civil agencies continue to find the process confusing. This year GAO found that a lack of comprehensive guidance on the GPS interagency requirements process is a key source of this confusion and has contributed to other problems, such as disagreement about and inconsistent implementation of the process. In addition, GAO found that the interagency requirements process relies on individual agencies to identify their own requirements rather than identifying PNT needs across agencies. The Department of State continues to be engaged internationally in pursuit of civil signal interoperability and military signal compatibility, and has not identified any new concerns in these efforts since GAO's 2009 report. Challenges remain for the United States in ensuring that GPS is compatible with other new, potentially competing global space-based PNT systems. GAO recommends that the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) develop comprehensive guidance for the GPS interagency requirements process. DOD did not concur with the recommendation, citing actions under way. DOT generally agreed to consider it. GAO believes the recommendation remains valid.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: The Department of Transportation has not taken action to implement this recommendation and noted that actions pursuant to this recommendation are contingent on actions of the Department of Defense, which did not concur with the recommendation.
Recommendation: The Secretaries of Defense and Transportation, whose departments co-chair the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, should develop more comprehensive guidance for the GPS interagency requirements process, including an explanation of key terms, documentation expectations, process steps, requirements approval, and funding commitments.
Agency Affected: Department of Transportation
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: The Department of Defense has not taken action to implement this recommendation.
Recommendation: The Secretaries of Defense and Transportation, whose departments co-chair the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, should develop more comprehensive guidance for the GPS interagency requirements process, including an explanation of key terms, documentation expectations, process steps, requirements approval, and funding commitments.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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PayPal Here coming to the UK with a chip reader to match (video)
US-born mobile payment methods like PayPal Here and Square haven't had much traction in Europe, due in no small part to the continent's frequent reliance on chip-and-PIN credit cards over North America's (slowly outgoing) magnetic stripes. PayPal is getting around that technical barrier through the most direct method possible -- replacing the reader altogether. PayPal Here's UK deployment swaps out the triangular US reader for a considerably bulkier Bluetooth peripheral that takes the newer payment method. Other elements will be familiar to anyone who's used Here on an Android or iOS device in another country, minus the obligatory changes in currency. PayPal is partnering with a handful of UK businesses before launching Here on a wider scale in the summer -- not soon enough for some, but it might save a few Brits from scrounging through their wallets just to buy some ice cream.
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Want to school your kids in some science and sociology? Why not go old school? Some of the educational shows that you grew up on are still just as excellent — and relevant — as they were back in the day.
Here are 10 educational programs from decades past, that are still totally worth watching today.
1. Schoolhouse Rock
If you were a kid between 1975 and 1985, you probably got most of your U.S. civics instruction from Schoolhouse Rock with classics like I'm Just a Bill, Sufferin Till Suffrage and Three Ring Government. The original run of the show also had series covering multiplication, grammar, and science and later revivals included computer programming and money management. Since these musical cartoons were interstitials showing between Saturday morning programming, there was always a really weird feeling of serendipity to them. And since they reran until 2000, they gained a surreal and nostalgic appeal with the dated 1970's animation suddenly appearing during whatever you were watching in the late 1990's. But kitsch value aside, they're just amazingly good. Go back and watch them now. The music was quality stuff, that featured real talent like The Tokens (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) doing "A Victim of Gravity." The catchy lyrics crammed a semester of learning into three minute songs in a fun and memorable way. If you need a refresher on how the U.S. government works after the election, or need to brush up on sentence structure, Schoolhouse Rock, even today, is the place to start.
2. Zoom
Zoom had two incarnations: the original run that began in 1972 and the 1999 reboot. Both shows lasted six seasons and encouraged kids to "Turn off the TV and DO it!" The shows were made of different segments that showcased stories and games sent in by viewers as well as science projects, chat sections about issues important to kids, and mini-documentaries about interesting things kids were doing. Large parts of the show were unscripted segments performed by the all-kid cast, and that's part of what makes the show still appealing today. The games and experiments actually look fun! And since the show enacted stories and plays written by kid viewers, the content frequently wandered into the realm of strange. The "Trouble in Candy Kingdom" skit looks like a precursor to Adventure Time. If you're looking for serious WTF moments, though, watch the original 1972 version. The barefoot hippie children in matching clothes are constantly on the verge of breaking out into a full-on Godspell production. Also, the production of "The Cat Came Back" shows that 1970's children television was a lot less sanitized then today's.
3. The Electric Company
There are so many reasons to go back and watch clips of this show, it's hard to know where to start. The Electric Company filmed 780 episodes from 1971 to 1977, and was in reruns until 1985. It was supposed to be a follow-up show for kids who aged out of Sesame Street, and it contained a more "mature" sketch humor to teach kids grammar and reading skills. Maybe the 1970s was a more innocent time and the double entendre of sketches like "Lick a Lolly" and Grilled Dill Pickles With Chilled Vanilla Filling wasn't intended? Or Not. Even if you have a cleaner perspective, though, the sketches are funny. The show had an amazing cast of talent that included Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno. Check out Morgan Freeman narrating a Spider-Man sketch. The Spider-Man sketches are worth watching on their own, just for their campy insanity. And this show's emphasis on reading skills and learning are still relevant.
4. Brain Games
Unfortunately you only caught this one if you had HBO in the mid-1980s — which is a shame, because this show felt subversive. Maybe it was the weird warning at the beginning of each show that parents should not watch episodes, or maybe it was the strange egg headed character that would crack open his own head between segments that gave this show and illicit feel. The show was a series of riddles and challenges that taught a wide range of topics from history to biology as well as taught analytical skills. It didn't look or feel like any other children's programming at the time. The quirky and occasionally dark nature of the show is still pretty fascinating. The riddles and trivia are entertaining to watch, and even if they aren't as challenging as they were to a seven-year-old, the animation and trivia still make the show a fun ride. Since there aren't any realistic people and fashion portrayed on this show, it might have aged better than a lot of children's shows — except for the Max Headroom vibe that egg-head guy gives off.
5. Beakman's World
Beakman, along with a zany female sidekick and Lester (a guy in a rat suit), demonstrated scientific principles with fun experiments and some sketch comedy. The show made science fun and approachable with its likeable characters — and despite rampant fart humor, the show never dumbed down scientific theories. High production quality is evident in the film and sound editing which probably helps the show hold up. Maybe it is the way Beakman addresses the audience and acknowledges the TV production or maybe it is the use of graphics and cutaway explanations, but the show has a similar feeling to Myth Busters or Alton Brown's Good Eats that make it enjoyable to watch. And for kids, Beakman with his crazy hair, green lab coat, and New York accent might seem like a less dorky portrayal of a scientist then, let's say, Bill Nye.
6. Bill Nye the Science Guy
This show primarily holds up today because Bill Nye is still awesome and relevant. He is out there fighting the good fight against ignorance, and battling for the importance of science education. The show aired originally from 1993-1998 and consisted of segments of Bill teaching science with onsite visits, skits, and interesting props, all with his unique humor, and segments that featured children doing science based sketches and experiments. The show also included the "Soundtrack of Science" segments, which were parody songs and music videos. If you got a soft spot for science themed music and the 90's the songs hold up. Even though the fashion is dated, the kid sections will still appeal to kids. And Bill Nye is always compelling and entertaining when teaching science.
7. Mr. Wizard's World
Don Herbert is the original guy on TV teaching kids science, even if he sometimes went overboard. Amazingly, he began in 1951 on a show called Watch Mr. Wizard that ran until 1965, though most of us are probably familiar with an older Mr. Wizard from Nickelodeon's 1980's show Mr. Wizard's World. This show is not nearly as flashy as its successors, but his science demonstrations, which he does with a child assistant, are interesting — and repeatable by viewers. Mr. Wizard comes off as more of a teacher then an entertainer, which lends the show a bit more gravitas. But the end result is interesting, and since the experiments are done by the children on the show it instills confidence in a young viewer that they, too, can do science.
8. Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
This show is worth watching for the theme song alone, with its tangential lessons about a capella music. Carmen San Diego was partially developed as a response to a National Geographic survey that showed just how poor American's geography skills were. Sadly, this probably hasn't significantly changed in the intervening years — but from 1991 to 1995, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? provided an entertaining way to learn about geography. Though it had a game show format each question was introduced with a "clue" that contained interesting cultural and geographic information that was delivered as part of a sketch, making the show more than a competition. The competition aspect though is probably what draws the viewer into paying attention — there's nothing more satisfying than being smarter than a contestant.
9. Square One TV
It seems like the United States is always having a learning crisis of one kind or another. Square One TV was developed to address a burgeoning math crisis, and aired from 1987-1994. The programming was primarily broken down into sketch comedy and musical numbers. Often, the sketch comedy would lay out a math problem using an outrageous setup like the costs of keeping a dragon and the musical numbers would teach a mathematical concept like Roman numerals in "The Mathematics of Love" or having the Fat Boys (it was the 1980's) teaching us about how big a billion is. The show also had recurring cartoons like Mathman that taught factors. The theme music of Square One TV sets the vibe of a sketch-comedy show like Saturday Night Live, and the content is genuinely funny as well as educational. And since basic mathematics don't really change, it's all still relevant. The recurring sketch Mathnet deserves special kudos. This Dragnet parody has a humor reminiscent of Airplane!, with plots that revolve around solving crime with math, and James Earl Jones as a recurring character.
10. Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow is a show that probably reached most of us at some point in its long run from 1983 -2006. And with that lifespan, it counts as both a classic show and a contemporary one. Each episode was based on a theme from a piece of children's literature, and the show often covered topics about science and technology. Host LeVar Burton once took the show on a field trip to the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation while it was still filming. Perhaps the best lesson Reading Rainbow taught its viewers was how to question, and do research on their own. Books reviews, given by children, always ended with the saying, "But you don't have to take my word for it," and encouraged viewers to read and form their own opinions. The show also provided booklists for library visits and future reading.


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Harvey 'optimistic' but awaits second opinion Monday
NEW YORK -- Still in "waiting and seeing" mode, Matt Harvey is scheduled to receive a second opinion on his right elbow Monday from renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews. Though Harvey does not plan to decide that day whether he will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, Andrews' opinion will weigh heavily on his decision.
At an FDNY firehouse visit Tuesday morning, Harvey maintained optimism that he can avoid surgery, which would sideline him for all of the 2014 season.
"Everything feels fine," Harvey said. "My arm feels great, and I'm still optimistic about everything. But I'm not a doctor, so we'll see what happens."
Since Mets doctors diagnosed him with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament late last month, Harvey has done little besides icing the joint and riding a stationary bike. He has also conferred with others regarding his decision, including Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay and agent Scott Boras.
Though Harvey has been saying from the start that he hopes to avoid surgery, he acknowledged Tuesday that non-surgical rehab may not be in his best interest.
"It's one of those days where I'm optimistic toward [not] having surgery on something that's not bothering me anymore," Harvey said. "But I'm not a doctor, so I'm going to get as many opinions as I can. And whichever way I decide to go, I'm going to go 150 percent."
"I don't think Matt or the organization wants him to lose any more time than he has to, so we have to be very careful on what Dr. Andrews and Dr. [David] Altchek say," Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said. "We'll let the two doctors confer, and then we'll have a better idea of which way to go."
Non-surgical rehab would theoretically allow Harvey to return in time for Opening Day 2014, though the threat of future injury would always loom over him. Tommy John surgery, on the other hand, typically requires a 12-month recovery. Recent baseball history is littered with examples of players who attempted non-surgical rehab of similar injuries, only to undergo Tommy John surgery in the end.
"I know Matt and the organization don't want to lose two years," Wilpon said. "If it's got to be a year and that's what it ends up being, then we're prepared for that and we'll deal with it. I don't think anyone wants it to be longer than that."
Harvey spent Tuesday morning at Midtown's Engine 54, Ladder 4 firehouse alongside Wilpon, third baseman David Wright and pitcher Zack Wheeler, as part of the Mets' annual string of 9/11 memorial events. The visit marked Wright's ninth straight to a firehouse on or around Sept. 11.
"You still to this day remember exactly where you were when this incident happened," Harvey said from the floor of the firehouse, which lost all 16 of its members in 2001. "It was such a tragic event, but so many great things have come from it through everybody's support, and especially the firefighters. They did so much. They still do so much. Anything we can give back to them to show them appreciation for all we do, it means the world to all of us."
"These men give their lives to protect us," Wilpon said. "The least we can do is come here, shake some hands and have lunch with them."


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When he became president after Franklin Roosevelt's sudden death on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman told reporters it was as though "the moon, the stars, and all the planets fell on me." But the little-known vice president from Missouri grew quickly into his new role. Learning of research into the atomic bomb only after he became president, Truman decided to use it in Japan—one of many major decisions in the years ahead.
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Kickstarter campaign aims to help raise money for new equipment
The Screenland Armour Theater hopes for a Hollywood ending as it struggles to survive in the 21st Century world of digital cinema.
The independent theater needs to come up with more than $110,000 to help upgrade its equipment to project digital films. Hollywood is transitioning to digital from the traditional celluloid film and classic projectors because of the cost.
"It's sad that it's going away," said theater owner Adam Roberts. "It's charming. It's like classic photography. That's gone by the wayside."
The digital upgrade has forced some art house theaters in the United States to go out of business.
"I'm sweating now just thinking about it," Roberts said.
Upgrading to digital will force Roberts and partner Brent Miller to buy two new projectors, new screens and new audio systems. They'll need to come up with the money next month.
"Every time I think about it, I think, 'Oh. $110,000. We can do that. Oh. $110,000. That's a lot of money,'" Roberts said.
The theater on Armour Road in North Kansas City opened 85 years ago, first showing silent films, then talkies. Roberts said his theater has something special that modern megaplexes lack.
"You can kind of feel that energy and uniqueness when you come and see a movie," he said. "It's not an AMC. It's not a box theater."
A loan will cover the upgrades, but Roberts has also launched a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter to help make a down payment on the $110,000. He said he hopes the investment in a historic theater will help fill the seats for another century of cinema.
The owner of Westport's Tivoli Manor Square theater said his theater is also struggling with the same financial burdens of the digital switch, but he hasn't quite decided how to raise the money.
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Escondido's Cruisin' Grand begins 14th year this week
Escondido's Cruisin' Grand classic car shows will rev into their 14th season this Friday with two new live entertainment stages and the same old fun and nostalgia, organizers said last week.
Bands will play in Maple Street Plaza and a new community garden at Juniper Street and Grand Avenue during the shows, which draw thousands to downtown Escondido every Friday evening from April through September.
"This will help us really spread the event out," lead organizer Steve Waldron said of the new music venues. The third live music stage will remain at Grand and Kalmia Street.
The new season will also include some special events, including festivities connected with the Amgen Tour of California cycling race, coming to Escondido on May 12.
Participants in the race and an entourage of nearly 1,000 will be in Escondido for several days before the race begins. Many of them are scheduled to attend Cruisin' Grand May 10 before a large gala the city will host for the race that night in the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.
"I was worried about the overlap a few months ago, but everyone's been really cooperative," Waldron said. "It's going to be a really big weekend for us."
Waldron said he also had initial concerns about the new community garden because it took over an empty lot previously used for some of the tricked out cars to park.
But he said he thinks people will manage to find other places to park, and the garden will be a great place to hear music.
"I'm excited that we'll be able to showcase bands in that venue," he said. "What a beautiful asset for our downtown."
Waldron said Cruisin' Grand owed particular thanks to garden organizers George Weir and Kevin Grangetto for wiring a stage area within the garden specifically for the car shows.
Special events this year will include a tribute to British cars on May 17, painters of hot rods Aug. 9, antique trucks Aug. 16, firetrucks Sept. 6 and "nitro" night Sept. 27.
Many downtown merchants say they look forward to the Cruisin' Grand season because it sharply boosts foot traffic and business.
"We're gearing up with more employees, more food and more of everything," Vinnie Griffin, owner of Vinz Wine Bar said last week. "Cruisin' Grand Friday nights are our busiest nights of the year."
Griffin creates a special beer garden during the shows, and his outdoor patio is typically standing room only.
Suzanne Schaffner, owner of EscoGelato on Kalmia Street, said she also benefits from the shows.
"We had been open just one week when Cruisin' Grand began last year, and we had no idea how much it would help," she said.
Car clubs across the region also look forward to the shows, which typically draw 400 to 500 classic cars each week.
"I can hardly wait," said Joe Free, a member of the Country Gents club in Vista. "It's bigger than most of the other shows in Southern California. And they've got three or four bands going and plenty of good restaurants."
Cruisin' Grand takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. every Friday. It spans from Escondido Boulevard to Juniper Street.
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This page contains a list of all episodes in the television series. If you have found an episode that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list, as well as the appropriate Season's list (if applicable).
Season 1
- Hindsight (Part 1)
- Hindsight (Part 2)
- Hindsight (Part 3)
- Overflow
- Thieves Gambit
- X-Calibre
- Wolverine vs. Hulk
- Time Bomb
- Future X
- Greetings From Genosha
- Past Discretions
- Excessive Force
- Battle Lines
- Stolen Lives
- Hunting Grounds
- Badlands
- Code of Conduct
- Backlash
- Guardian Angel
- Breakdown
- Rover
- Aces & Eights
- Shades of Grey
- Foresight (Part 1)
- Foresight (Part 2)
- Foresight (Part 3)
After the grand success of X-Men: The Animated Series, Marvel Studios thought to introduce another series with greater animation quality and the one which will take us deep into the Marvel Universe. So in November 2000, it introduced X-Men: Evolution in which the X-Men members were teenagers in the first four seasons. However, after Season 4, the show was canceled due to its decreased ratings. But in the last episode "Ascension" , Xavier gave a quick summary of Season 5 and beyond.
In early 2008, Marvel Studios introduced Wolverine and the X-Men which was the successor of X-Men: Evolution. Not entirely based on the former, this new show loosely followed the final moments of X-Men: Evolution, including:
- Logan again leaving the X-Men .
- Rogue with long tied hair trying to stop Logan.
- Anti-mutant Sentiment rising again.
- The attack of Sentinels.
- A reformed Magneto introducing a safe place for mutants-Genosha.
- Jean with the Phoenix Force.
- Colossus and Gambit (temporarily) joining the X--Men
- The Brotherhood remaining the same without the aid of Magneto.
The new show also went into deeper things such as:
- Xavier going into a coma and rising in the future after 20 years.
- Recruiting the X-Men once again with Wolverine as the leader.
- Angel turning into Archangel by Mr. Sinister.
The series was in the pre-production stage as of April 2007 and early news had speculated the show to air in fall 2008-[1] due to air Summer 2008 on BBC UK[2]. However, the speculation came to a rest as according to Marvel Quarterly reports, the show is scheduled to air in Spring 2009.[3] It was also confirmed in an article by USA TODAY's website in which it specifically mentions the cartoon starting in early 2009 on Nicktoons Network.[4]
As of April 15th, 2010, Marvel Animation Age confirmed there will be no second season due to lack of funding.[5] Whether or not the series is through or not is unknown, and reasons for the confirmation are still not publicly known.
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Wolverine and the X-Men is the direct follow-up to the fourth season of X-Men: Evolution the same creative team behind the show is returning to work on the new cartoon. Steven E Gordon, Greg Johnson, and Boyd Kirkland have all returned to work on this new series.
After an attack on the mansion, Professor Charles Xavier and Jean Grey are missing. The X-Men disband and Scott begins to suffer from depression. Emma Frost is able to locate a comatose Charles on Genosha in the care of Magneto. Professor X telepathically orders Wolverine to lead the X-Men and set out to save the world from The Sentinel Project and prevent the Brotherhood of Mutants from taking over the world before the future ends up a bad one.
The series begins with Wolverine saying good-byes to the X-men, as he has done many times. He leaves Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Colossus in the Danger Room as his good-bye to them. He then tries to talk to Rogue who is oddly distant and distraught over his departure. Cyclops and Jean Grey are arguing about Scott owing Wolverine an apology (for what, is not revealed). As Wolverine approaches Charles Xavier with Storm, the Professor cringes in pain as does Jean. There is a sudden blast and Wolverine awakes one year later from napping under a tree.
As he is on his motorcycle, there is an explosion in the distance. He rushes to the site where several RVs have collided with a train in a fiery blaze. A child is trapped inside the flames and Wolverine rushes in to rescue the child. As he reaches her, the trains explode again. As the rescue crews uncover more debris, they find Wolverine (referring to him as "it" for being a mutant) and the girl under him, safe from the blast. The girl's father rushes to aid Wolverine to the dismay and fear of the crowd. A man in the crowd, the father's neighbor, has called the MRD (Mutant Response Division, a government-sponsored military force that captures "unregistered" mutants regardless of status, violent or non-violent, with excessive force and a large supply of military hardware) to arrest "it" because he's a wanted mutant. The father takes his family and Wolverine to his home to care for him. To their surprise, Wolverine's wounds heal and they are thankful since Wolverine would most likely not be welcomed at a hospital.
Soon, the MRD arrive at the house, barging in through the front door, armed with heavy weapons. They arrest the family for harboring a mutant and Wolverine battles the MRD forces for a short while, but the MRD escapes with the family.
Wolverine returns to the remains of the Xavier Institute and enters an underground chamber where Dr. Hank McCoy, aka Beast, is working. Beast states that he cannot determine what caused the blast that destroyed the institute, but it was centered on Charles' position. However, he cannot determine what caused it. Wolverine informs Beast of the arrest of the family and wants to free them. Beast is surprised and disgruntled that the MRD is arresting non-mutants without charge as well as mutants.
Beast and Wolverine infiltrate the MRD compound and release the captives which include the family, Dust, Rockslide, Boom-Boom, Wolfsbane, and Pyro. The mutants part ways and Wolverine sees the family off, but both Wolverine and Beast are concerned that the MRD prison compound will be filled with more mutants shortly. They then agree to bring back the X-men.
Iceman aka Bobby Drake joins the X-men against the will of his parents. Angel aka Warren Worthington III is unable to join the X-men because of his father's alliance with Senator Robert Kelly, a proponent of the MRD. Colossus aka Piotr Rasputin refuses to abandon his family again. Rogue is too annoyed with the X-men and ends up joining the Brotherhood instead (consisting of Blob, Toad, Avalanche, Domino, and Quicksilver). Nightcrawler is nowhere to be found. Cyclops is still depressed over Jean's disappearance. However, the X-men are able to locate Kitty Pride aka Shadowcat on her way to Genosha.
After a trap to make the X-men look like assassins against Senator Kelly, the Mutant Registration Act passes, thanks to Rogue's betrayal and the Brotherhood's assistance. With that, Angel relocates funds towards the Xavier Institute to rebuild the mansion, the X-jet, the Danger Room and Cerebro with the help of Forge, who is the X-men's technician.
The need for a telepath surmounts the animosity toward her, so Emma Frost is brought onto the team. With her assistance, they find Xavier on Genosha. Cylcops joins the team after being informed that Charles is still alive. Throughout the series, Magneto advertises Genosha where there is equality, freedom, and acceptance for mutants. The attack on Magneto fails and he reveals that Xavier washed up on the shores of Genosha in a coma.
Xavier appears from the future, with a message that in twenty years, the MRD has become immensely powerful, issuing the full Sentinel program as seen in comic book series. Mutants are hunted like animals by machines while the city is in ruins. Xavier states that the X-men must stay together under the leadership of Wolverine in order to prevent the post-apocalyptic future from happening. Cyclops was asked to stay even if he wasn't a leader and if he wasn't with Jean.
Charles warns Wolverine that Africa has been destroyed by Storm, somehow, and Wolverine and his team must act to stop it. After a battle with an alternate version of Shadow King, Storm rejoins the X-men after she is shown his coma-state after Frost successfully frees Storm from his control.
Gambit appears as a member of the Thieves' Guild who tries to steal a mutant power inhibitor for the MRD, but is stopped by Wolverine after a battle at the Sentinel Prowler factory.
Nightcrawler meanwhile boarded a cargo ship illegally transporting mutants to Genosha and battles the crew to protect the mutants from abuse. A pirate ship arrives with Spiral and the Reavers, under the command of Mojo, who try to sink the ship. Nightcrawler single-handedly takes down the Reavers and force them into retreat after repairing the cargo ship and sinking the Reavers'. Then, the X-men arrive, asking Nightcrawler to join, but he wants to assure the mutants' safe passage to Genosha. Nightcrawler finally arrives on Genosha and is treated to a guided tour by the Scarlet Witch who shows the best Genosha has to offer. However, this is a facade that Nightcrawler pierces with the help of Dust. He tries to escape only to be recaptured by Mystique, posing as Wolverine, just as he reaches the mansion.
Besides the funding the Sentinel program, Angel's father is also researching a "cure" for mutation, treating it as a genetic disease. Upon learning this, Angel breaks with his father and starts acting in the open as an X-Men. This leads to a conflict with the MRDs who in the process of capturing Angel, break his wings. Rather than call in an Avian specialist, Angel's father orders the doctors to cut off the wings. This leads to extreme depression to Angel who, grasping at any options, allows Sinister to give him his wings back -- turning Angel into Archangel, a mind-controlled servant of Sinister.
The last remaining piece of this conflict is finally revealed as Jean Grey is found in a hospital with amnesia. After a nurse inadvertently stresses Jean trying to find her memory, Jean responds with a reflexive telekinetic push. The nurse, another mutant hater, calls in the MRD at the same time as Emma Frost senses Jean's return. She and Scott leave the mansion to find Jean. The MRD get to Jean first and frighten her so badly that she lashes out, knocking out every person within hundreds of miles. Emma partially blocks the assault so she revives first, and uses telepathy to revive Scott. Scott and Emma reach Jean at the same time as Archangel arrives. A running battle ends with the X-Men knocked unconscious and Archangel returning to Sinister with Jean and Scott. Emma regroups with the X-Men and is able to retrieve both Jean and Cyclops, fighting off Archangel and other minions of Sinister.
The victory is short-lived, however. Shortly upon her return to the mansion, Jean is once again kidnapped, this time by none other than Emma Frost herself as an agent of the Hellfire Club. Knocking out all the X-Men telepathically, she attempts to feign ignorance when they revive of her knowledge of the kidnapping but is caged by Wolverine, only to be released by Cyclops who still believes she is trying to help rescue Jean. The Hellfire Club wants Jean because they want to liberate and harness the Phoenix energy she has, all except Emma Frost, who wants to dissipate the energy as it is too dangerous to be controlled. She tries to take Jean back with the help of Scott, but the Hellfire Club stops them and transfers the Phoenix force to a quintet of blonde teen psychics named as the Stepford Cuckoos.
While all this is going on, Magneto has Mystique capture Senator Kelly, replace him, and institute an immediate attack with all available Sentinel forces on Genosha, despite efforts by the X-Men to prevent the launch. By faking a human attack on Genosha, one he can defeat, he seeks to galvanize mutants across the world in a popular uprising against humans, thereby having Genosha spread past its borders. When the Scarlet Witch learns of his plans from Nightcrawler, she and Lorna both abandons Magneto.
This does not stop Magneto from defeating the Sentinels and reprogramming them for an assault on New York City. Fighting valiantly, the X-Men are unable to stop all the Sentinels, but the Phoenix force under the nominal control of the Stepford Cuckoos attack and destroy the remaining Sentinels, and defeat Magneto before Emma, Jean, and Scott work in concert to lure the Phoenix force out of Stepford Cuckoos and into Emma in her crystalline form. It is unclear if Emma, in her crystalline form lacks the telepathy to contain the Phoenix force, or if it was a conscious decision by Emma, that leads to Emma being shattered. The shattering releases the Phoenix force where it dissipates, while fragments of crystal Emma to rain down on the city.
At the end of the first Season, the X-Men are now Wolverine, Cyclops, Shadowcat, Iceman, Beast, Storm, Nightcrawler, Forge, Rogue, and Jean Grey. Emma Frost is shattered crystal and presumably dead while Angel remains Archangel, still in thrall to Sinister.
In The Future
Charles Xavier awakes 20 years in the future from his coma to see that the world has become a desolate wasteland where Sentinels, manufactured by Mastermold, hunt down any and all mutants without discretion. Surrounding the remains of the Xavier Institute are tombstones for each and every one of the X-men.
Africa is a lifeless continent after Storm was tricked by Shadow King, but Xavier was able to warn the X-men in the past about this possible event.
Using Cerebro, Xavier is able to frequently communicate with the X-men in the past. While transmitting, however, Sentinels locate Xavier and capture both him and Cerebro itself in order to find many mutants. At the processing facility, human agents are enhanced physically with cybernetic implants that can override the biological components. The facilities are mostly automated and force mutants to wear a mutant inhibitor bands while simultaneously try to duplicate their powers by force.
Xavier and Bishop together are able to liberate the facility with Cerebro, establishing a new team of X-men in the future consisting of Bishop, Marrow, Firestar, Hellion, and Domino.
All the X-Men are praised for their actions by Professor Xavier for stopping the future war and the Sentinels, but are warned of a new danger approaching: the Age of Apocalypse.[6]
The series was in the pre-production stage as of April 2007. It aired in early 2008.[1]
The first season is finished in Europe and can be seen online on YouTube.
The series' cancellation was announced on April 18, 2010.[2]
- Steven Blum - Wolverine (present)/(future)
- Nolan North - Cyclops (present)/(future)
- Kari Wahlgren - Emma Frost[3]
- Jim Ward - Professor X(present)/(future)
- Liam O'Brien - Angel, Nightcrawler[5]
- Fred Tatasciore - Beast
- Danielle Judovits - Shadowcat
- Kieren Van Den Blink - Rogue
- Dominic Janes - Squidboy
- Richard Doyle - Senator Robert Kelly
- Tom Kane - Magneto
- Tamara Bernier - Mystique
- Kate Higgins - Scarlet Witch
- James Patrick Stuart - Avalanche
- Peter Lurie - Sabretooth
The 2-minute debut trailer, available at Marvel.com gives an insight into the series's story line, showing it to be closely related to the 2000's animated series, even having a variation of the theme song in the trailer. The same creative team behind the X-Men: Evolution show is returning to work on the new cartoon. Steven E Gordon, Greg Johnson, and Boyd Kirkland have all returned to work on this new series.
- Jamie Simone - Voice Director [verification needed]
Social Commentary
The Mutant Response Division acts similar to a military police or the Nazis in Germany, arresting mutants without provocation and then detaining them, and those who "harbor" mutants, without any formal trial or such legal action.
Angel comments that his father knows he's a mutant, but he is labeled as the family's "unspoken," much like how "traditional" families do not discuss a child's homosexuality/bisexuality if it is revealed.


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If you have no idea about what sql injection is, read this wiki article.
How can we prevent SQL injection attacks?
As with XSS attacks, you must never trust user input. The best way of cleaning user input is using PHP's built in mysql_real_escape_string() function; this will escape characters such as ', " and others, making them useless in "breaking out" of a quoted string as in the above example. If you're using a number in your query, then you should use intval() on the inputted number to ensure it is numeric.
I have also made the following function that can be used to discard any characters that can be used to manipulate the SQL queries. So, you can use this functions just as well to validate your SQL queries:
function is_valid($input) { $input = strtolower($input); if (str_word_count($input) > 1) { $loop = true; $input = explode(" ",$input); } $bad_strings = array("'", "--", "select", "union", "insert", "update", "like", "delete", "1=1", "or", "#", "//"); if ($loop == true) { foreach($input as $value) { if (in_array($value, $bad_strings)) { return false; } else { return true; } } } else { if (in_array($input, $bad_strings)) { return false; } else { return true; } } }
Function Usage
This is how you can use the above function:
if (is_valid($_POST["username"]) == true && is_valid($_POST["password"]) == true) { //login now }
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Dublin is full of activities. It is a giant playground to the intrepid traveller. Pretty much anything you can think of is going on somewhere in the city. That's why when we heard you could go wakeboarding in the canal, we weren't even surprised. We went off down to WakeDock in the Grand Canal Dock to try it out for ourselves.
St. Patrick's weekend is the most vibrant and exciting time to be in Dublin. It is a festival of green as the Irish return to the capital from far and wide to celebrate the day of St. Patrick, The patron saint of Ireland. But its not just the Irish. People flock from all around the globe to the Dublin St. Patrick's Festival, held over three consecutive days every year. The biggest and best celebration for the saint and on everyone's bucket list.
It is official. Announced by HostelWorld.com, Isaacs Hostel has been voted Dublin's favourite hostel. Chosen by visitors from all over the world, Isaacs is THE best hostel in the country's capital.
Dublin is a sprawling city of much culture and activities. Most of these cost money but there are things that you can do around Dublin for free.
We were invited up to Bundoran in Donegal by our friends at Turf 'n' Surf tours. A brilliant surf school and hostel all rolled into one
January is now officially over. The recuperating from the holidays is finally done and it is time to get on with 2014. Lucky for us, Dublin is a hive of activity this February.
This February, the Aviva Stadium in Dublin is host to Scotland and Wales as their teams play Ireland in the RBS 6 Nations Rugby Cup.
Revelries and jollies for all. The Temple Bar Tradfest is in town. The very best of hand clapping, foot stomping, Irish jigging, traditional music right in the centre of Dublin. Visitors come from far and wide for the yearly festival that is spread out over the famous Temple Bar district. With the huge increase of musicians in the city, the Trad is one of the best times to be in Dublin.
Dublin is no stranger to bad weather so (as a home-grown Dubliner) knowing the best places to avoid those pesky wet days is key to living in this city. I'll let you in on the best ones if you're nice.
Arriving in a big city can be daunting. Especially when you have limited time. What do you see? What can you go without seeing? What to do in Dublin in one day?


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I dont know, I tried to give it a chance, but today was the last straw.
I was pretty upset about the ridiculous removal of Boombox and the unwillingness of Sirius programming to consider the fact that they have multiple channels not only doing the same thing as each other, but also the same as any number of FM stations we can get for free while unique formats like Boombox are being destroyed.
I tried to give it a chance and was happy to finally have the 1 channel I ever gave a damn about from XM, Cinemagic brought to Sirius 81. today I was listening to that channel and it suddenly went in to a nonstop looping commercial for the return of the Strobe on the 15th to channel 81. I thought I saw someplace that in order to get back the Strobe and Backspin, Sirius subscribers would only lose that worthless Pop2K channel. I called customer service and no one there had an answer as to why we are going to be hearing this 2 minute loop for the next 10 days, or weather or not Cinemagic would be moved to another channel. their official answer was "we have no answer" but they were sure glad to brag to me about the return of the Strobe. Had that return been of Boombox, I may have given half a damn... but even that effort may be too little too late at this point. I cant imagine the majority of the subscriber base for both Sirius and XM are happy about the recent changes and lack of assistance from the people they pay every month.
add to this the discovery of a censored Bubba show today, and Im officially wondering what the hell we are all paying for.
no more unique genres
more and more censored content
channels that are FM clones
reduced playlists
sound quality going down
station ID between EVERY song
Im sure commercials in the music arent far off.
my primary radio is a lifetime plan which I got for Howard, and in 2 years when hes possibly done it will have more than paid for itself.. and even though I dont pay for it on a monthly basis, I feel like canceling it just to make a point as to how worthless I feel this service has become. I used to be thrilled with my purchase and now Im ashamed to be a Sirius customer at all. I had 3 extra subscriptions under my primary and have canceled 2 of them. Im using CDs in my car again for the first time in years because theres just nothing that seems to satisfy my listening desires.
does anyone else feel like they have been totally taken advantage of as paying customers?
Sirius is pissing in the ears of its subscribers, and Im going to try and organize siriuslypissed.org as a place for people to voice their opinions and concentrate their feedback since other recent efforts have apparently been stifled in some way and have gone dark. any ideas would be welcomed. Im not looking to have a flame war on here.. I know some people are happy with the recent changes and thats fine.. Im just an annoyed subscriber looking to communicate with other annoyed subscribers to see what, if anything can be done to make a difference so everyone can be happy with a service that used to be great and seemed to care about the quality of their product.


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Title VI
Appropriations - Provides a single authorization of appropriations for the two programs. Requires that any amount appropriated in a fiscal year less than or equal to the amount required by statute ("trigger amount") for State assessments be used for State formula grants. Under the assessment trigger, the Title I requirement for States to administer annual assessments in grades 3 through 8 is contingent on the appropriation of specifically authorized funding levels for assessment development grants in fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
Requires that any amount appropriated in a fiscal year that exceeds the statutory trigger be used for competitive awards.
Uses of Funds - States may use their formula funds to pay the costs of the development of the additional State standards and assessments required by NCLB Act. If a State has already developed the required standards and assessments, it may use its funds to: (1) administer the assessments; or (2) carry out other activities designed to hold LEAs and schools accountable for results, such as:
developing challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards and aligned assessments in subjects areas other than those required under Title I;
developing or improving assessments of English language proficiency;
ensuring the validity and reliability of State assessments;
refining State assessments to ensure continued alignment with the State's standards and to improve the alignment of curricula and instructional materials;
developing multiple measures to increase the reliability and validity of State assessment systems;
strengthening the capacity of LEAs and schools to improve student achievement;
expanding the range of accommodations available to students with limited English proficiency and students with disabilities to improve the rates of inclusion of such students; and
improving the dissemination of information on student achievement and school performance.
States may use their competitive awards to: (1) improve the quality, validity, and reliability of State assessments; (2) use multiple measures of student academic achievement; (3) chart the progress of students over time; and (4) develop comprehensive academic assessment instruments, such as performance and technology-based academic assessments, to evaluate student achievement.
Federal - No specific accountability provisions.
State - States receiving an Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant must provide the Secretary with an annual report describing the activities it carried out under the grant and the results of those activities. Ultimately, States are required to meet the Title I accountability requirements.
Formula Allocations - Requires that the amount less than, or equal to, the annual trigger amount ($370 million in 2002 rising to $400 million by 2005) flow to States in the following manner: (1) each State receives $3 million; and (2) the remaining amount is allocated based on each State's share of 5 to 17 population.
Competitive Grants - Requires that any funds appropriated in excess of the trigger amount needed for formula allocations be used for competitive Enhanced Assessment Instrument Grants to States. Requires that a State receive, at a minimum, the same amount as it would receive if the amount available for the competition was allocated on the basis of 5-to-17 population.
Requires that any amount remaining after the Secretary has funded all approvable applications for competitive awards flow to States based on States' shares of 5-to-17 population.
Formula Allocations - one-half of 1 percent for the BIA; and one-half of 1 percent for the Outlying Areas.
Competitive Allocations - None
Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities
(Title VI, Part A, Subpart 1)
Authorizes $490 million for: (1) formula grants to States to assist States in developing the assessments required under No Child Left Behind; and (2) competitive grants to States, or consortia of States, to support collaborative efforts with IHEs or research institutions to improve the quality of assessments (Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants).
Program Description
ESEA Flexibility Provisions
(Title VI, Part A, Subparts 2-4)
The reauthorized ESEA provides States and LEAs with increased flexibility in their use of Federal funds. NCLB amends the ESEA to authorize several flexibility mechanisms allowing States and LEAs to transfer or consolidate funds. In addition, NCLB extends the authorization, included in the Department's fiscal year 2001 appropriations act, that provides additional flexibility in the use of certain Federal formula funds to small, rural LEAs, and updates the programs included in the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 to conform to the reauthorized ESEA.


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If the X-MEM conflict is related to the ROM part, you should try to set the jumper to NO for disabling them.
I tried here but it doesn't work. When M4 and XMEM both plugged, with XMEM rom jumper set to "No", CPC (6128) reset in loops.
If you have the time, it would be useful if you put a regular rom like maxam at ie. pos 14 on the M4 board (and no other rom at that pos in xmem) and disable the M4 rom itself.Does it boot and will maxam work?
Is this with external power supply connected to either M4 or MX4, or using internal power supply ? (just in case)
@Maniac Thanks for the comprehensive tests.It'll be hard for me to debug since I don't have C4CPC nor XMEM.When M4 rom is disabled in config, all the running code is exactly the same on the M4 board(ie. you would still be able to use the rom board function) except it doesn't try to map the rom containg M4 z80 part (and thus not driving the datalines).I'll have a think about your post. If you have the time, it would be useful if you put a regular rom like maxam at ie. pos 14 on the M4 board (and no other rom at that pos in xmem) and disable the M4 rom itself.Does it boot and will maxam work?
I can easily move the rom range, but all cas_* hooks (for native file I/O) would be overwritten by AMSDOS/PARADOS if not lower, unless there is a method to disable rom 7 in XMEM.
@DirtybbNot sure what the problem is, since we now have two conflicting tests, what CPC you use for the test? (also a CPC+?)
The XMEM (like most oster ROM extension), when connected will drive the bus during access to ROM in they slot range.ROM access is indicated by ROMEN low and the ROM selection in range 1-6,8-31 (0-6,8-31 in boot mode to override the basic/system ones)This will happen whatever the content of the ROM is, be it 'empty' or valid.So when using the M4 with an XMEM the only available slots are slot 7(that you cannot override on a 6128), and slot after 32(not initialised).The only way to make this work would be : - remove the ROM device from the xmem so it cannot drive the data bus and create a data contention. The xmem will be act as a RAM extension only.- or use a MotherX4 like card that chain the ROMEN/ROMDIS so the order of the connector decide the priority of the ROM extension.About C4CPC and plus ROM mapping :- after booting, the C4CPC will behave like a regular cartridge, unless you knock at the uC door via strict order reading within the ROM.- 32 ROM in a cartridge are mapped from upper ROM slot 128 to slot 160, with slot 128 mirrored as lower ROM, slot 129 as upper ROM 0 and slot 130 as upper slot 7 (or 0, if EXT signal is grounded)- the cartridge will obey the ROMDIS signal for every slot, so you can mask any ROM with an external interface.A problem may happen if :- you unintentionally knock at the C4CPC uC door (4 consecutive read in specific upper rom slot), and try to read/execute from a ROM within the cartridge- the RAMDIS signal you send is too short and the C4CPC is corrupting the data you send. The ROMDIS sould be as long as the ROMEN, which is as long a the MREQn/RDn signal from the Z80 + the combinatorial delay.
The X-MEM is always disabled when ROM7 is set. (physicaly used for the alternate FW)But, you should install a ROM into the X-MEM lower range for doing your CAS_* hooks, ... (lost one and won 32)
Now just speculating:could this board be used as mega-copro ? calculation sprites/grafix/mandelbrot and giving cpc access to the results ? If, how so ?
I'll try and test this later but I have limited time today due to real life otherwise will take a look tomorrow after work! Thanks for your continued efforts to make it as compatible as possible.One nice feature I'd quite like to see in the web interface would be the ability to enable/disable ROM slots. Would that be possible please?
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Halle Berry stunned her Movie 43 director Peter Farrelly by agreeing to dunk her bare breast in a bowl of guacamole for an "outrageous" scene in the oddball comedy.
Farrelly was convinced the sexy Oscar winner would reject the role once she realised exactly what she was being asked to do, but she turned out to be game for a laugh.
During a fan chat on Reddit, the Dumb & Dumber filmmaker explains, "I was a little nervous about meeting her because her scene is so outrageous and I was afraid she might get on the set and balk. Not only did she not, but she thought the scene was too soft, and asked us to amp it up a little.
"We ended up coming up with a couple of things for her to do that weren't scripted, but were insane. To give you an example (her scene) is about a couple (Berry and Stephen Merchant) who play Truth or Dare on a first date. Among other things she ended up sticking her bare breast into a bowl of guacamole. She couldn't have been more fun to work with."
Movie 43 features a series of interconnected stories and boasts an ensemble cast which reads like a who's who of Hollywood, with stars like Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Liev Shreiber, Gerard Butler, Richard Gere and Kate Winslet - and Farrelly enjoyed having such high-profile actors do unimaginable things for him on film for the adults-only comedy.
He states, "Movie 43 is about the hardest R-rated comedy ever. So the actors were definitely stunned when they read the script. However, that's what appealed to them too, because Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and Kate Winslet had never had the opportunity to push the envelope so much."
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Turning a right into a privilege that can be revoked by bureaucrats
Paul Joseph Watson
Friday, April 27, 2012
Tampa's City Council wants Governor Rick Scott to pass an executive order banning concealed carry rights to coincide with protests at the Republican National Convention later this year.
"The thousands of protesters expected at the Democratic and Republican national conventions can come armed with a lot more than signs and slogans: State law in Florida and North Carolina allows concealed weapons, including guns," reports the Sacramento Bee.
"The Tampa City Council wants Scott to issue an executive order, preventing people with concealed weapons permits from carrying guns."
The executive order is required because according to Florida law, local officials are prohibited from pre-empting state gun statutes.
This move represents yet another effort to turn a right into a privilege and creates the pretext that fundamental liberties can be revoked by local bureaucrats when the mood takes them.
We've seen a similar assault on free speech rights with protesters being forced to ask the authorities for permits to exercise rights already guaranteed under the First Amendment.
Indeed, authorities in Tampa are already set to designate a "Clean Zone" where protesters are allowed to demonstrate. Although it hasn't been decided where in relation to the actual RNC event this "Clean Zone" will be located, it's normally kept well away from the central hub of activity, making it virtually worthless in terms of generating media attention.
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Council member Lisa Montelione's claim made in a letter to Scott that the gun ban is necessary to "prevent a potential tragedy" is completely at odds with the facts which show Florida's total violent crime rate has dropped 32% and its homicide rate has dropped 58% since enacting concealed carry, figures mirrored across the rest of the country.
Authorities in Florida are relying on the fallout from the Trayvon Martin case to push their anti-Second Amendment policies despite the fact that evidence clearly indicates George Zimmerman properly exercised his right to self-defense after being attacked.
The use of executive orders to crush constitutional rights and undermine the democratic process is a trend that has emanated from the federal level.
Earlier this week the New York Times reported on how Obama had personally invented the slogan "We Can't Wait" to characterize his intention to "aggressively use executive power to govern in the face of Congressional obstructionism." In other words, Obama simply "can't wait" to bypass Congress and use executive privilege to advance his political agenda.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show and Infowars Nightly News.
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Eastbound Food Caravan, Part 1: Taza (Arcadia, CA) and Falafel Me(Azusa, CA)
I wouldn't typically consider going all the way to Azusa, not to mention Upland, but when Carl, the PR for Falafel Me, offers to pick up and drive me along with other bloggers, my answer was "why not!"
Our food caravan started with coffee and breakfast at Taza: a Social Coffeehouse, in Arcadia.
Taza is different than most "coffee shops" in Arcadia and SGV. Instead of boba drinks, they serve Handsome Roaster coffee.
On the weekends, the place gets even more special with pastries and croissants from Sharon Wang's Sugarbloom. Sharon, who comes in only on the weekends to showcase her pastries, had worked for Thomas Keller.
My favorite of her creations was the Spam musubi croissant. It isn't cheap at $4, especially for SGV standards, but it wasn't only the novelty of spam musubi, the croissant itself was perfectly buttery and flaky. I think it's definitely worth a try and worth returning for.


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Edge Vase / 351,20 nok 439 nok
Designed by Stilleben
Edge Vase in terracotta is inspired by an ancient Greek-Egyptian tradition for craftsmanship. The foot and the neck are sharply profiled in levels, and the outside has kept its original matt finish while the inside is glazed to ensure a sturdy and water-resistant surface. Available in three sizes.
- Details
- Terracotta
ØxH: 8x16 cm
Item no. 1810462
- Packaging
- WxDxH: 8,5x8,5x18 cm
Weight: 0,56 kg
- Material and care
Proper usage and maintenance
Proper usage and maintenance is vital for getting the most out of the valuable resources we have. Our designs are made to last for generations, but just like everything else, they need a little care to get there.
Terracotta is a beautiful looking type of earthenware formed by low-fired clay. Terracotta means "baked earth" in Italian and the pottery technique can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece. The color shade and surface of the product can vary from time to time. In that way each piece is totally unique.
Cleaning and maintenance
The product requires a minimum of care. When necessary, clean the product using lukewarm or soapy water and wipe with a dry cloth. Be aware that terracotta is fragile so always take care when moving the vase around.
Do not place on wooded tables or the like to avoid spots on the surface.
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About the designer / Stilleben
Like the art phenomenon it derives its name from, the design duo Stilleben ('still life') represents a combination of elements that come together in a harmonious whole. Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Nordentoft have achieved the same harmonious resonance. The two ceramicists met at The Danish Design School, and shortly after graduation they had the idea for the shop Stilleben, which carries carefully selected craft and design objects for the table, the home and the wardrobe. Today, Stilleben is a trend-setting and internationally recognised gallery in the heart of Copenhagen, driven by a clear sense of aesthetic, quality and passion.