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Why the Twins will win the Central.
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Why the Twins will win the Central
Many have already written the twins off for this year, ESPN has them ranked near the bottom of every power ranking. A team that two years ago was a favorite to reach the World Series as the American League representative, has been left for dead, destined for a rebuild. But when I look at the roster, I dont see that much of a difference from two years ago. Sure, Minnesota had its problems last year, but could that just have been a chance for the younger guys to get some experience? Can we chalk last seasons debacle up to injuries and bad luck?
Gone from the twins of two years ago is a man without a position, Michael Cuddyer, who was overvalued because he could play everywhere. Cuddy had 34 homeruns in 2010/11 despite hitting 32 in 2009. He has never hit above .284, and his best season was arguable 2006 when he posted a .284/362/.504 slash line. What that doesnt show you is the strikeouts in clutch situations, his disappearance late in games as well as his terrible line in the last half of last season, .263/.312/.438. Also missing is Jason Kubel, who all I can remember of him is one big homerun against Mariano Rivera and a bunch of strikeouts every other time. A liability in the field and a non-threat against lefties makes his loss even easier to take. Jim Thome hit 25 homers two years ago in only 276 at-bats; he also struck out 82 times. Now dont get me wrong, Thome is a great guy and a wonderful teammate but 82 Ks out of 276 at bats, as well as his best defensive position being on the bench, I can live with his departure. Finally Delmon Young, who only did enough to keep from getting traded and always seemed to be striking out when he could have watched four straight pitches and walked.
Dont even get me started on the pitchers, Nathan is gone and as great a regular season pitcher as hes been, his horse like pffffffff before he throws a big pitch and the 2 horrid appearances in the 09 playoffs, I never felt safe with him closing the 9th. Jesse Crain is gone; he was the heir apparent to Nathan. I remember watching Crain throw gopher balls to the Yankees again in 2010, one appearance, one out, three hits and two earned runs.
But those are not the reasons why the twins will win the division; those reasons lie in the lineup and pitching staff.
1. Denard Span CF One of the best defensive centerfielders in baseball, his job at the plate is to get on base and run. His career OBP is .361, and he is a lock to steal 20 bases if he plays 140 games. He will also benefit from #2.
2. Jamey Carroll SS His defense has been called into question, but hes been serviceable and has to be better than the poo poo platter weve been fed the last two years. His ability to move runners as a .278/.356/.358 hitter will benefit Span, moving him to second and third, and Joe Mauer who will be driving them both home.
3. Joe Mauer C A Finally healthy Joe should be a force this year. I dont see 28 homeruns in this park, but I do see double digit homers for the season and a ton of doubles. With Span and Carroll on base in front of him Joes RBI totals should skyrocket. This is the first year hes had a decent #2 hitter who can set the table for him.
4. Josh Willingham RF finally a right handed POWER bat. Michael Cuddyer was not a power bat; he was a guy who hit 32 homeruns once in a dome. Willingham can hit the ball out of the park and the M and M boys will benefit from having a right hander who can hit between them. I see 30 homers and 110 RBIs for Mr. Willingham.
5. Justin Morneau 1B Here is hoping that Morneaus concussions are behind him, other than Joe Mauer he is the most important part of this team. He has at times looked lost at the plate, but Im hoping hunger and health give him one of his best seasons ever. Hes due.
6. Ryan Doumit DH Ive always liked Doumit and other than a terrible season in 2009, hes posted some decent numbers. And like everyone above he needs to stay healthy. Maybe the twins shouldnt have gone after free agents; maybe they should have gone after a training staff.
7. Danny Valencia 3B sophomore slump? I sure hope so; if he can get his OBP up to the .320 range and keep hitting double digit homeruns then hell fit nicely here in the seven hole. But he has to stay out of Gardenhires dog house as far as defense goes.
8. Alexi Casilla/ Tsuyoshi Nishioka 2B I have to think that the twins scouts that have been so good over the years knew what they were getting with Nishioka, and that last year was an aberration. A second year in the United States and with his twins teammates as well as playing with a veteran like Carroll should help. And if he doesnt improve, there is always Casilla playing second and hitting number eight, which is much better than him hitting second. A .270/.320 line from here wouldnt be too devastating.
9. Ben Revere LF Hes got a great glove and range, but his arm is questionable. Needs to bring his average and OBP up, hes not going to hit many homeruns but with a full season should steal 40 or more bases which will create opportunities for the top of the lineup.
1. Carl Pavano Hes not an ace, and hes not really better than average, but I feel like hes the only pitcher on the staff that can really handle opening day besides Scott Baker. He looks like a 10-10 season with an ERA in the 4s which might not be too terrible if the bats can hit.
2. Francisco Liriano It seems as though he alternates horrible seasons with good ones and last year was a horrible season. So the way I see it he is due. Gardy has to learn to not leave him in, what cost the twins the 2010 playoffs against the Yankees was Gardy leaving Liriano in to face Teixeira. Double digit wins, 200 plus strikeouts and an era in the mid 3s sounds great.
3. Scott Baker He was on his way to possibly making it into the Cy Young award race when arm problems derailed his season. He wins games, he strikes out a few guys, and he needs to stay healthy.
4. Nick Blackburn Hes really a fifth starter, he doesnt strike out anyone, and he usually ends up with a .500 record. Ive said enough about him.
5. Jason Marquis The big free agency pitching pickup for the twins. He won double digit games every year from 2004 till 2009 but in 2010 injuries started taking their toll. If hes healthy, he eats innings and joining him with Pavano to eat innings sounds good to me.
Matt Capps CL Injuries are what derailed Capps last year, before that in 2010 he saved 42 games including 16 with the twins while having a 2.00 ERA after being traded for. The talent is there, the stats are there. He just needs to be healthy.
Glen Perkins SU I always thought Perkins would make his way into a starters role, but that never happened and last year he ended up being the twins best reliever. If hes able to continue progressing as a reliever, he could be very dangerous in the 8th inning.
Joel Zumaya MR Another if hes healthy guy, hopefully his arm doesnt fly off in the middle of a pitch, hes young, he has talent, and his a low risk high reward guy. He could flourish in the 7th inning.
Others Alex Burnett, Kyle Waldrop and Brian Duensing are being given the nod by me here, but the twins have a lot of young pitchers waiting for another shot in the majors, here is hoping that those arms are hungry to prove themselves once again this year.
What you dont see above is that the twins are young. More than half the players above are 28 years old or younger. They are in their primes and should be producing the best numbers of their career. There is no reason the twins cannot win the central and if things fall into place make a run in the playoffs. You have two former MVP winners, power in RF and 3B, Speed all over the place, as well as a potential Cy Young candidate and two guys who will eat innings. If the majority of these guys play a full season, it could be a wonderful year for the Minnesota Twins.


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Rarely, tumors arising from connective tissue (sarcomas) and lymph nodes (lymphomas) can start in the thyroid gland. They are treated differently than other thyroid cancers.
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Individuals who have received radiation therapy to the chest (to treat Hodgkin's disease, for example) have an increased incidence of thyroid abnormalities, including cancer. This is even more likely if the thyroid was included in the radiation field. Such people will need life-long follow up to assess thyroid function and check for cancer.
Some forms of thyroid cancer are inherited. These occur alone (inherited MTC) or as part of a familial cancer syndrome known as multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2. Patients with MEN-2 develop tumors in other parts of the body, such as the adrenal gland and peripheral nervous system.
Some forms of thyroid cancer may be caused by genetic changes (mutations) that occur after birth.
Thyroid cancer is rare, accounting for only a small percentage of all cancers. However, it does strike more women than men.
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By Jamie A. Hughes
I Wonder as I Wander Lori Jean Smith, violin
All the noise, noise, noise, noise, noise!
As the 1998 Christmas shopping season dragged on, I found myself identifying with the Grinch more than the happy Whos down in Who-ville. Working retail six full days a week meant my ears were bombarded with sound—a cacophony of beeps and buzzes, gruff loudspeaker announcements, shrieking children, and canned holiday tunes by everyone from Bing Crosby to Alvin and the Chipmunks.
I knew the people I served were as stressed and overtaxed as I was, but it didn't make me feel any less like a human punching bag when they took their frustrations out on me. After a few weeks, my Christmas spirit was out of stock, and as far as I was concerned, the halls weren't the only things in need of decking.
Working in a store during the holidays is tough, even for Christians who know the real reason we celebrate. But this year had been especially difficult for my family, with six of us on the front lines working long hours in different stores. We'd come home, swap horror stories to see who had the most interesting misery, and do it all over again the next day. It was a coping strategy of sorts, our way of whistling past the graveyard, but the sad truth was that the Christmas season became something to be endured rather than anticipated.
When the sea of chaos ebbed at month's end, we enjoyed a subdued Christmas Eve celebration and turned in early. I lay in bed listening to the familiar sounds of my loved ones settling in for the night. But when everyone had drifted off and the silent night sky began its vigil, I knew I stood a better chance of understanding particle physics than falling asleep. I wasn't thinking about the presents I'd find under the tree or listening for Santa and his reindeer on the roof. (However, I admit that if he'd actually slid down the chimney that night, I would've clubbed the old man over the head without an ounce of remorse.)
I was physically exhausted, yes, but also furious because I'd sung "Joy to the World" that night without really meaning it. I loved Jesus Christ, but for the first time, my heart was unable to "prepare Him room" as He deserved.
I'd never experienced anything like this restlessness in my soul, and the silence made it all but unbearable. So, when I was sure everyone was dozing peacefully, I slipped downstairs and into the backyard. It was a rare evening in Florida—the humidity was on hiatus, and a cool breeze was blowing in from the ocean, carrying the fresh scent of salt and gently tousling the leaves of the trees. The plush grass under my feet seemed as good as the bed I'd abandoned, so I stretched out with fingers laced behind my head and closed my eyes.
Breathing deeply for the first time in weeks, I sought a sense of selah—a word Bible scholars translate as "pause," "stop and listen," or even "pause and think calmly of that." It is in nearly half the psalms as well as Habakkuk, and in each case, it appears after a description of God's power and glory that demands contemplation. I also think of it as the calm center in my soul where "the peace of God" resides (Phil. 4:7) and His "still small voice" speaks most clearly (1 Kings 19:12 NKJV).
It wasn't until I purposefully sought this necessary pause that I realized my frustrations were not God's fault, but mine. I'd allowed the commotion of the Christmas season to block my access to His tranquility. I instantly felt myself begin to uncoil and prayed quietly, asking God to clear away whatever hindered me from adoring my Savior and experiencing the beauty of Advent.
When I finally opened my eyes, I was greeted by a sky chock-full of stars. Periwinkle, rose, amber, and alabaster—they all glittered like gemstones on jewelers' velvet. As I stared in rapt fascination, it occurred to me that these were the same lights that decorated the night sky on the first Christmas, that silent night when the greatest event in mankind's history occurred and an angel brought us "good tidings of great joy" (Luke 2:10 KJV).
Lying there on the ground with the vastness of creation before me, I was ushered into God's presence and, like the psalmist, could only say, "Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty expanse . . . Praise Him according to His excellent greatness" (Psalm 150:1-2).
Several minutes passed before I realized that I was humming, but it wasn't Handel's majestic "Hallelujah Chorus" or even "O Holy Night"—songs befitting the display before me. Instead, I was singing "I Wonder as I Wander," an Appalachian tune I've loved since I was a little girl.
Unlike most carols, which are composed in bright and festive major keys, this one is written in G minor. Melodic and haunting, it begins with a profound but simply stated thought:
I wonder as I wander out under the sky, How Jesus the Savior did come for to die For poor on'ry1 people like you and like I. I wonder as I wander out under the sky.
Like the narrator of that song, I surveyed the stars and contemplated the God who'd handcrafted them and me with equal care. Like David, I asked, "Lord, 'What is man that You are mindful of him,' and why would You send Your Son to die in his place?" (Ps. 8:4 NKJV) The sky served as His silent response, and what He said astounded and humbled me. The "poor, ornery people" who have yet to find the edges of the vast universe God created cannot begin to fathom the depths of such great love. We need only "consider [His] heavens, the work of [His] fingers" to know the truth—that our Creator cherishes each of us more fiercely than the sum total of His firmament (Psalm 8:3).
And as it did then, my soul still sings at the thought.
I Wonder as I Wander
This Christmas carol was collected by John Jacob Niles in Murphy, North Carolina, on July 16, 1933. He heard it being sung by a young girl named Annie Morgan, who was traveling with her family of itinerant revivalists. According to Niles, he asked her to sing the song repeatedly, paying her a quarter each time, until he had memorized the tune and written down three verses in his own musical shorthand. It was published in his 1934 collection, Songs of the Hill Folk.
Niles wrote of the event: "A girl had stepped out to the edge of the little platform attached to the automobile. She began to sing. Her clothes were unbelievably dirty and ragged, and she, too, was unwashed. Her ash-blond hair hung down in long skeins, uncombed . . . But . . . she was positively beautiful, and in her untutored way, she could sing. She smiled as she sang, smiled rather sadly, and sang only a single line of song. The burden of her song had to do with wandering and wondering the reasons for Christ's birth and death."2
I wonder as I wander out under the sky how Jesus the Savior did come for to die for poor on'ry2 people like you and like I. I wonder as I wander out under the sky. When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall with wise men and farmers and shepherds and all, but high from God's heaven, a star's light did fall and the promise of ages it then did recall. If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing, a star in the sky or a bird on the wing or all of God's angels in heaven to sing, He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King. I wonder as I wander out under the sky how Jesus the Savior did come for to die for poor on'ry people like you and like I. I wonder as I wander out under the sky.
1. "On'ry" is a shorthand version of the word "ornery," which can mean both "unpleasant in disposition; stubborn" and "inferior, common, or ordinary." 2. Ron Pen, I Wonder as I Wander: The Life of John Jacob Niles.
"I Wonder As I Wander" by John Jacob Niles. © 1934 G. Schirmer Publishing (Admin By Music Sales Corporation). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
"I Wonder As I Wander" performed by Lori Jean Smith. © 2011 Loop Road Media. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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This may have worked with a few meg to back up, but now PCs normally come with 200 Mb installed in a Microsoft Windows system, with little documentation about what's important and what's not. There is a very clever utility called fips, written by Arno Schaefer, firstname.lastname@example.com. It is kept on sunsite.unc.edu in /pub/Linux/system/Install/fips12.zip.
fips non-destructively shrinks your primary partition, leaving all your files in place. You run defrag (an MS-DOS program) to pack all the files into contiguous sectors and then fips to shrink your primary partition.
You can then reboot and create an extended DOS partition (with the DOS fdisk program), and use Linux to create Linux partitions (with the Linux fdisk program). fips is a wonderful tool that solves a very real problem. Please read the instructions carefully before using it; any tool which writes your partition table, like fdisk, should be used with caution.
N.B.: Be very careful using fdisk. Don't do anything destructive to your media (i.e mkfs or format from DOS) until you are sure DOS and Linux agree on where the partitions are. I've noticed very "unnice" features with the DOS fdisk program—it read the free space as 100 Mb (which was correct), but when I allowed it to make a partition with all the free space, it made a 350 Mb partition (very naughty!)
Extended partitions are a way around the 4 partition limit on a physical disk. An extended partition can serve as a container for more partitions, which can be DOS, Linux (native or swap) or any other type. Remember, non-DOS partitions need to be made in a non-DOS version of fdisk. Extended partitions are handy for generating more than the 4 partitions normally found. I have never seen a good discussion of adding swap space to a system—a good way is using extended partitions.
Extended partitions are a good idea—for running DOS. Each logical partition in the extended partition is given a letter by DOS (i.e. D:, E: , F:). Each of these drives can then be formatted and used under DOS. I use an application called join, which as of DOS 6 is no longer distributed with DOS, but you can still get a copy via ftp from ftp.microsoft.com in /peropsys/msdos/public/supplmnt/. join essentially allows you to "mount drives" so you have a single hierarchical tree (like Linux).
For instance, I might configure a system with drive D: for personal stuff and E: for djgpp, a port of the GNU C compiler to DOS. Then, in my root directory on my C drive I create directories for \marty, \gnu, and in my autoexec.bat, I have:
join d: \marty join e: \gnu
so that I don't have to deal with drive letters. I also join A: to \a, so my floppy disks appears on the tree. But if you do something like this you'll break the DOS format program and almost every DOS install/setup program for commercial software. It seems that they can't deal with anything except A:.
Unfortunately, you can't use join with network drives. More on this later when we talk about DOSEMU.
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It's a funny thing, this business of defining time periods by separate eras.
The world's best golfers converge this week upon the city of Liverpool, a city best known for being home to the Open Championship every so often.
Oh, and some rock-and-roll band, too.
We've heard this a million times, because it's become a go-to phrase for every top-tier professional golfer in the world.
They all want to peak four times per year.
They say fame is fleeting and while that is certainly true, it can be even more fleeting when it is derived from the title of "world's hottest golfer," which can only be separated by a comma from
Sixteen years ago, a fresh-faced 17-year-old named Justin Rose burst into mainstream consciousness when he holed out from the rough to conclude a T-4 result at his first-ever Open Championship app
Rickie Fowler seems to have unlocked a secret to accomplishing what so many of the world's elite players try to accomplish each year: Peaking for the major championships.
Going into the third round of the Scottish Open, Phil Mickelson liked his position to make a move toward the leaders.
Rory McIlroy is probably wishing he could jump from Thursdays straight to Saturdays.
Prior to the opening round of the Scottish Open, defending champion Phil Mickelson maintained that he wanted to see true Scottish conditions, with blustery winds and horizontal rain.
Apparently, there is no such thing as "TGIF" for Rory McIlroy.
U.S. sweeps at Intl. Crown | Day 2 recaps | Scores
Sir Charles: Tiger isn't a 'very sociable guy'
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Conservation, Preservation, & History
Prepare For Your National Parks Trip
Before you visit the national parks parks, make sure you know some important things to do (and not do).
The National Parks: Our American Landscape Released in Paperback
About.com sat down with photographer Ian Shive to discuss the paperback release of The National Parks: Our American Landscape.
Your Parks New Years Resolution
Ah, the much anticipated New Years resolution. "The diet starts January 1st!" "Definitely joining a gym this year." "Going to finally take that art class." We all have our missed opportunities and goals for the next year. But before you begin making promises that you may not keep, think about these resolutions. Not only will they get you in...
Best Gifts for Travelers
It's been a great year for national parks. From documentaries to books , 2009 pushed the spotlight onto our parks system and the importance of preserving their beauty and history. With all the attention came the release of some great items, perfect fo
Great National Park Travel Books
Looking for the perfect gift for the adventurer in your life? Travel books make a great gift during the holidays and 2009 delivered some fantastic ones - particularly related to national parks! Here are the top choices to add to your shopping list:
The National Christmas Tree
The History of the National Christmas Tree.
National Christmas Tree and the Pageant of Peace 2009
Since 1923, the United States has celebrated the tradition of lighting a National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC. People from all over the country visit our nation's capital to witness the historic and festive event.
Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea
An episode guide of Ken Burns' documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
The National Parks: Our American Landscape
An interview with photographer Ian Shive about his new book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape
National Wildlife Federation's Great American Backyard Campout™
June 27, 2009 marks the National Wildlife Federation's fifth annual Great American Backyard Campout™!
April 22 Is Earth Day: What It Means
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Volunteer at a National Park
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Support America's National Parks
Discover how to strengthen the connection between people and national parks by giving to the National Park Foundation, the congressionally chartered nonprofit partner of America's National Parks.
Volunteer at Mount Rainier National Park
Whether you want to volunteer for a weekend or for the summer, Mount Rainier National Park offers various exciting opportunities.
Want To Be a Ranger?
If you love the outdoors and are passionate about protecting America's most treasured lands, perhaps becoming a ranger is in your future. Learn how to get started now!
Oil Crisis Will Have Lasting Impact on Environment
Many wildlife refuges, national parks, and state parks are now in big trouble thanks to the oil spill. Oil has indeed reached the shores and will continue to destroy the shores and land around.
The History of the National Park Service
Discover how the National Park Service was created and why the need to protect America's lands came about.
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So you want to get into bird watching. You like looking at birds, but not sure how to proceed. There are a few things that will help you get on your way to being a master in bird watching. From identification to calls, you may be surprised at just how much you learn as your hobby takes off. Bird watching is basically a continuing education....
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Q&A With Travel Expert Samantha Brown
Catching up with Travel Channel's Samantha Brown to talk about her love of travel and work to preserve the parks.
National Christmas Tree and the Pageant of Peace 2011
Since 1923, the United States has celebrated the tradition of lighting a National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC. People from all over the country visit our nation's capital to witness the historic and festive event.
Great Gifts for Travelers 2011
There are plenty of great ideas that would make any traveler happy and ready to hit the road. Check out these top ideas of the year to help you get on your way.
Climate Change and the National Parks
Climate change can and will have devastating effects to the Earth, affecting ecosystems, biodiversity, and of course, the national parks. Take some time to understand climate change and how you can make a positive impact.
National Parks For Teachers
The National Park Service (NPS) works hard to ensure that teachers are provided with the tools necessary to host fun and educational visits.
National Park Week 2012
National Park Week is an annual week that is proclaimed by the President. It is a time to celebrate and recognize national and state parks, national monuments, and historic sites in the U.S.
National Park Photographer Ian Shive Releases App
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Learn About the History of Memorial Day
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---- — GRAND ISLE, Vt. — Michael L. Densmore Sr., 61, a lifelong resident of Grand Isle, died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction.
Michael was born in Burlington, Vt. on July 17, 1951, the son of the late Wilfred and Margaret (Blow) Densmore.
He graduated from Milton High School and served his country in the U.S. Army. He was employed for many years at his great-uncle Lloyd Blow's farm in Grand Isle and enjoyed watching wildlife.
Michael is survived by three children, Michael Densmore Jr., Heather Lynn Salter and her husband Dana, and Allen Densmore and his wife Amanda; two grandchildren, Sierra Salter and Dustin Salter; one sister, Glenda Wood and her husband John; three brothers, Dwayne Densmore and his wife Patricia, Craig Densmore and his wife Joyce, and Kevin Densmore; and many nieces and nephews.
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The NEWVA Academic Team Award was established in 2008 to recognize the hard work and dedication of the teams' student-athletes off the court and in the classroom. 27% of all member programs qualified for the prestigious award marking the largest percentage since the award's introduction.
Listed below are the NEWVA Academic Team Award winners. The number of years a team has won the award is listed in parentheses.
Bowdoin College (4)
Connecticut College (4)
Emerson College (3)
Emmanuel College (1)
Husson University (2)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3)
Middlebury College (4)
Roger Williams University (3)
Salve Regina University (1)
Springfield College (3)
Trinity College (2)
Wesleyan University (2)
Western New England University (1)
Westfield State University (1)
Williams College (4)
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Identifying the problem
It's difficult to change learned behavior, and even harder to change group habits. This is one reason I've had so many difficulties establishing Scrum in different companies in Germany. Most of my clients understand th...
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As we know, "Agile testing" is not a completely different testing procedure but a software testing practice, following the principles of the Agile life cycle. How? Its most salient aspect is that it emphasizes testing and close work with the e...
1/13/2012 by Lonnie Weaver-Johnson
On my journey to become a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), I've met a number of helpful and knowledgeable people. For those of you who may not know, part of the plan to become a CST consists of training with other current CSTs. One n...
1/12/2012 by Thomas Botton,Benoit Pointet
Dealing with a large amount of user stories (more than your fingers and toes can account for) is not easy, most often they sit one after the other in your product backlog, or they are shuffled on a story map. Dealing with user stories is basically...
1/12/2012 by Badri Srinivasan
In projects that implement Scrum, the role of the ScrumMaster is very crucial. The ScrumMaster facilitates the team to achieve the end goal of the customer focuses on ensuring that any impediments and road blocks faced by the team are removed, and he ensures that the core focus of the team is on developing the product/service for the customer under optimal conditions. Thus, he is in effect practicing "servant leadership" where the focus is on...
12/21/2011 by Lisa Hoover
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Raw Japan
Slices of Japanese business, politics and life
Brit teen targets bright lights of Tokyo
Mention the Isle of Man to somebody from Britain and they might be able to tell you it's the venue for a famous motorbike race. Utter the name of the place to some Japanese people and there's a reasonable chance they'll know it as the home of 14-year-old schoolgirl cum entertainer Beckii Cruel.
Musicians ranging from dour European indie bands to obscure free jazz artists have long been able to boast of dedicated fans in Japan, but most can only dream of the popularity that this teenager from the UK has – rather bizarrely – started to generate for herself here in the last year.
Videos of Cruel dancing in her bedroom to the theme tunes of famous manga programmes, while dressed as their lead characters originally struck a chord with some of Japan's "otaku", a word often translated as "geek", when they were picked up from YouTube by a popular Japanese website.
But Cruel's success is now becoming more mainstream – she regularly features on entertainment news pages – and this week's release of her latest single (a cover version of an old J-pop favourite) looks set to propel her firmly beyond the streets of the otaku Mecca, Tokyo's Akihabara district.


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- Understand and develop using the entity paradigm and entity metadata wrappers
- Create, retrieve, update, and delete (CRUD) operations on all entities
- Programmatically attach fields to entities and manipulate their data
- Expose remote data in a non-fieldable or fieldable entity with support for the import and export of bundle configurations
- Thorough coverage of common core and contributed entity types along with custom data exposure
Book DetailsLanguage : English
Paperback : 134 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : June 2013
Author(s) : Sammy Spets
Topics and Technologies : All Books, CMS and eCommerce, Open Source
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: Understanding Entities
Chapter 2: Developing with Entity Metadata Wrappers
Chapter 3: Developing with Non-fieldable Entities
Chapter 4: Developing with Fieldable Entities
Chapter 5: Developing with Fields
Chapter 6: Developing with Field Collections
Chapter 7: Expose Local Entities
Chapter 8: Expose Remote Entities
- Chapter 1: Understanding Entities
- Introducing entities
- Entity and solution modules
- Introducing entity types, bundles, and fields
- Types
- Bundles
- Fields
- Drupal core entity structure
- Powerful entity use cases
- User profiles
- Internationalization
- Commerce products
- Our use case
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Developing with Entity Metadata Wrappers
- Introducing entity metadata wrappers
- Creating an entity metadata wrapper object
- Standard entity properties
- Entity introspection
- Using an entity metadata wrapper
- Create
- Drush commands
- Code snippet
- Retrieve
- Drush commands
- Code snippet
- Update
- Drush commands
- Code snippet
- Delete
- Drush commands
- Code snippet
- Safely using text property values
- Self-imposed limitation of entity programming
- References
- A note about EntityFieldQuery
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Developing with Non-fieldable Entities
- What are non-fieldable entities?
- File entities
- Vocabulary entities
- Recipe site vocabularies
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Developing with Fieldable Entities
- What are fieldable entities?
- Node entities
- Comment entities
- Term entities
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Developing with Fields
- Field types
- Single-value and multi-value fields
- Structure fields
- Field type-specific code
- File and image fields
- Link fields
- Datetime fields
- Putting it all together
- Converting the recipe content type to use fields
- Creating fields
- Exporting fields to a feature
- Copying the code to the recipe module
- Tweaking recipe.module and recipe.info
- Upgrading recipe module
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Developing with Field Collections
- Before Drupal 7
- Creating a field collection field
- Field collection entities
- Adding a field collection to a node
- Attaching a field collection to a content type
- Exporting field collection and fields
- Copying the code to the recipe module
- Tweaking recipe.module
- Updating code is unnecessary
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Expose Local Entities
- Motivation for exposing entities
- Fast track your data exposure
- Allow fields on your entity
- Give it multiple bundles
- Administration interface and exportability
- Storing bundle information
- Exposing bundle information and handling access rights
- Adding the support code
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Expose Remote Entities
- Introducing the Remote Entity API
- Requirements for exposing remote entities
- Implementing remote entity exposure
- Database schema
- Connection code
- Remote query code
- Entity exposure code
- Entity metadata API integration
- Import and administration code
- Running
- Adding write support
- Customization for your use case
- Summary
Code Downloads
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$header = ' Entity (' . $wrapper->type();
Sample chapters
You can view our sample chapters and prefaces of this title on PacktLib or download sample chapters in PDF format.
What you will learn from this book
- Manipulate and utilize comment, file, field collection, node, term, user, and vocabulary entities
- Attach, manipulate, and utilize date, file, image, link, number, text, and term reference fields
- Write type-agnostic code dealing with more types of Drupal data than ever before
- Upgrade a legacy Drupal node module to expose and utilize entities
- Expose your legacy database tables as fully-fledged Drupal entities
- Batch import remote data and expose them as entities
- Glean good coding practices for dealing with entities
In Detail
Writing code for manipulating Drupal data has never been easier! Learn to dice and serve your data as you slowly peel back the layers of the Drupal entity onion. Next, expose your legacy local and remote data to take full advantage of Drupal's vast solution space.
Programming Drupal 7 Entities is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a thorough knowledge of Drupal's entity paradigm and a number of clear step-by-step exercises, which will help you take advantage of the real power that is available when developing using entities.
This book looks at the Drupal 7 entity paradigm, and breaks down the mystery and confusion that developers face when building custom solutions using entities. It will take you through a number of clear, practical recipes that will help you to take full advantage of Drupal entities in your web solutions without much coding.
You will also learn how to expose local and remote data to give your legacy data new life as fully-fledged Drupal entities that can be used by other modules such as views, rules, and so on. In addition to this, you'll learn to create, retrieve, update, and delete (CRUD) entities, their properties and fields, along with some programmatic wizardry to manipulate complex entities such as field collections. If you want to develop quickly and easily using Drupal entities, then this is the book for you.
You will learn everything you need to know to develop code and expose data using entities in Programming Drupal 7 Entities.
The book follows a standard tutorial-based approach to create, retrieve, update, and delete Drupal 7 entities, their properties and fields.
Who this book is for
Programming Drupal 7 Entities is perfect for intermediate or advanced developers new to Drupal entity development who are looking to get a good grounding in how to code using the new paradigm. It's assumed that you will have some experience in PHP development already, and being vaguely familiar with Drupal, GIT, and Drush will also help.


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On Friday, March, 7, 2014, the Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature conducted a special Legislative session to discuss expansion plans for all Ho-Chunk Nation gaming locations.... Continue Reading
We invite you to participate in our SUMMER COLLEGE VISIT PROGRAM. These tours are designed for high school students, who want to prepare themselves for college admission and success. This program allows students to apply their own interests and career goals into a specialized college tour by choosing a theme.... Continue Reading
All Nations CO-ED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT! Enter in your team for a chance to win $4,000 for 1st place.... Continue Reading
What is Every Step Counts?
The goal of this 8-week challenge is to increase your physical activity and track your daily steps by wearing a pedometer. Learn about the benefits of physical activity, how to add strength and flexibility exercises to your workouts, how to rate your physical exertion and more!
Everyone will receive a FREE pedometer and educational tracking booklet to log steps throughout the program.
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$20 Gift card after completion of mobile unit appointment.... Continue Reading