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BLANDCorporatio wrote:...Stop-Motion! Here's a thing I'm working on (yes a frame is missing), so that this idea isn't just thrown in a vacuum...
zeekgenateer wrote:First things first lets hammer out the base logic and mechanics. Then single player, then multiplayer. We can discuss gametypes on the way, but I was hoping for TBS with single/multi support
depricated wrote:as far as system goes...
I think it would be interesting to set up an SQL server to keep track of unique players. They can then have "Canon" and "non-Canon" battles.
Follow: each player is a Warlord. They pick their stats when they pop(register) and then get XXXX # of Schmuckers to spend buying units that are directly under their control. The units are stored in the database. Then, when they finish a "Canon" battle, the results of the battle are updated in the database. Unit deaths, experience gain, profit, etc. are applied. In a non-Canon battle, they simply aren't updated.
We can set up a number of unique factions that players can choose when they pop. Each Warlord has a unique city that they can design? and there will be a bunch(hopefully) of generic maps we can load up. If we do it right we can have multiple warlords to each battle.
I hope that came out coherently. What do you think?
malekith wrote:and another thing to consider before delving to deep into graphics is play style and UI. I mean we know it's gonna be turn based strategy
BLANDCorporatio. wrote:From the same experience I know that the machines required need to be uber-powerful for the rendering. Plus, there's no escaping hard-work.
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Watching this amazingly amateurish performance by a party that not long ago was led by highly skilled and ruthless political assassins like Tom DeLay and Karl Rove was just the latest bummer in the spiraling American-decline story. Not only don't we make good cars or airplanes anymore — now our Republicans have apparently lost their touch for evil politics.
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Whitmer's other suggestion — to eliminate the position of Secretary of State as a partisan elected official and move election and motor vehicle duties to other state departments — is pure partisan politics that will go nowhere, and rightfully so.
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What is Subway Surfers?
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So, of course with such popularity and runaway success, there were bound to be clones of this game (much like of Angry Birds). And I had the good fortune to play one of the better ones namely Subway Surfers. The name says it, remove the monkeys and the temple and replace it with subway trains, and a police guard chasing you. Does it rock? Or shall we say, surf? Well, lets start playing shall we! And you, start reading.
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Upon opening the game, you are greeted by a kid who is, well spray painting. I think we can get the game story here. Kid gets caught and starts running. So will the running impress? We'll find out soon enough.
The screen has a "Missions" section where you can try to beat challenges. You have a "Shop" from where you can buy upgrades for the kid (surfboard, jetpack and the works) from the coins you collect in game. A "Social" section allows you to add friends either through the Game Center or Facebook. I'm guessing you can share your score on your Facebook wall from over here. You can also invite your friends to play from the "Settings" section.
Tapping the screen starts the game, and here we go!
Did I tell you I never liked Temple Run? The gameplay never appealed to me. The graphics didn't do their charm either. Nor was I particularly interested in the monkeys. But Subway Surfers is different. It sucked me right in, and I found myself unable to stop playing for the next half hour. This usually doesn't happen to me, so take this as a huge compliment to the game devs. They have done a wonderful job.
From the colorful interface to the even more colorful scenery, the game looks straight out of a children's cartoon, and I loved it! A refreshing change. Back to the gameplay, running away from the guard, you come across numerous obstacles. You can swipe your finger up to jump across them (but try not jumping across tall obstacles, unless you have Power Boots) or swipe down and slide under them. You don't need particularly super-fast reflexes to play the game. The difficulty is easy. You'll never feel you're struggling. Even getting caught or hit by an on-coming subway, you'll have fun with that and wouldn't blink before starting over again.
Coin collection is the primary goal of the game, and your score card too. So collect as many of them as possible, going out of the way, jumping across trains all the while making sure you don't jump too quick, or late and be right in front of the next train (which is game over, no gore so this game is completely apt for children). All the elements in a game, this one gets it right. It's engaging, it's always changing so you never feel like you're seeing the same thing over and over again, and it's downright fun!
At the end, you can "Brag" your score to your friends, if your score is good enough to do so. And then start the game over again, because really it doesn't get boring at all.
Verdict – MUST HAVE (free)
The game is free on the app store, and if you're looking for some time-pass or entertainment, this is an excellent game to bide your time. Give the game a try. There is a pretty big chance you'd be bragging your score soon.
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Hahahaaa NO comment.I am a female and i was once 17 and believe me that is the time we are the most rebelious! so if anything you will make your wife worse! How can a man talk on behalf of a woman lol. Its a joke! why do men do that??
My experince of peopel who are older is that they are more open minded and more realxed and willing to compramise especially those who have been married before.The brother i am meeting at the moment is 30 and he is very open minded in every aspect of life and so far all those i have met who have been older are more willing to make compramises and take on the others views. Younger people are stuburn... i know i am and i was worse when i was younger and most muslim girls are the same... and i have many muslimah freinds. And as a woman i can tlak on behalf of my sex. And as for men..... when young brothers have approached them they are very set in thier ways... wanting the wives to change to fit them... not for both to change togther. they think they are perfect and so dont see the need to change. They are young and naive to put it simply and so are girls at a younger age.


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Veterinarians are medical professionals who protect the health and well-being of both animals and people. They diagnose and control animal diseases and treat sick and injured animals. They also advise owners on proper care of their pets and livestock.
When taking the Veterinarian's Oath, a doctor solemnly swears to use his or her scientific knowledge and skills "for the benefit of society, through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge." They provide a wide range of services in private practice, teaching, research, government service, public health, military service, private industry, and other areas.
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A Veterinarian:
In many respects a veterinarian is similar to a pediatrician. Animals cannot talk like human beings, and much of the clinical history is obtained from the owner or client, as a pediatrician would obtain from a child's parents. Excellent people skills and communication skills are required.
What cannot be obtained from the clinical history is acquired with the fingers, eyes, and smell. The ability to listen with a stethoscope and palpate with the fingers and hands will reveal much of the physical findings. The sense of smell is also important in detecting the fruity odor of the ketotic cow's breath, or the urea from the breath of a cat in renal failure.
What can not be revealed by the history and exam is further supported by diagnostic tests like blood work, urinalysis, and fecal exams. Veterinarians are well trained in laboratory medicine and parasitology.
The general practice veterinarian spends one third to one half of his or her time in surgery. Animal neutering operations are done in most veterinarians' offices. Many veterinarians also perform orthopedic procedures, bone setting, dentistry, and trauma surgery. Surgery requires good hand and eye coordination, and fine motor skills. A vet's job is similar to that of a human doctor.
When health problems arise, veterinarians diagnose the problem and treat the animal. Accurate diagnosis frequently requires laboratory tests, radiography, and specialized equipment. Treatments may involve a number of different procedures including emergency lifesaving techniques, prescribing medication, setting fractures, birthing, performing surgery, or advising an owner on feeding and care of the animal.
To prevent the introduction of foreign diseases, veterinarians employed by government agencies quarantine and inspect animals brought into the country from other countries. They supervise shipments of animals, test for the presence of diseases, and manage campaigns to prevent and eradicate many diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis and rabies, which threaten animal and human health.
Veterinarians in research look for better ways to prevent and solve animal and human health problems. Many problems, such as cancer and heart disease, are studied through the use of laboratory animals, which are carefully bred, raised, and maintained under the supervision of veterinarians.
There are many veterinarians that are professors, teaching at schools and universities of Veterinary medicine. In addition to teaching, Veterinary school faculty members conduct basic and clinical research, contribute to scientific publications, and develop continuing education programs to help graduate veterinarians acquire new knowledge and skills.
Veterinarians also work in the area of public health. They help to prevent and control animal and human diseases and promote good health. As epidemiologists they investigate animal and human disease outbreaks such as food-borne illness, influenza, plague, rabies, AIDS, and encephalitis. They evaluate the safety of food processing plants, restaurants, and water supplies. Veterinarians in environmental health programs study and evaluate the effects of various pesticides, industrial pollutants, and other contaminants on people as well as on animals.
As opposed to human medicine, general practice veterinarians greatly out-number veterinary specialists. Most veterinary specialists work at the veterinary school, or at a referral center in large cities. As opposed to human medicine, where each organ system has its own medical and surgical specialties, veterinarians often combine both the surgical and medical aspect of an organ system into one field. The specialties in veterinary medicine often encompass several medical and surgical specialties that are found in human medicine. Within each veterinary specialty, one will often find a separation of large animal medicine from small animal medicine. Some veterinary specialties are evolving, some are limited only in the teaching universities, and some are practiced only in the field.
The educational requirement for the veterinarian varies with each country. Typically, it takes from four years to eight years of education after graduating from high school to obtain a veterinary degree. The degree granted also varies with each country. Some grant the equivalent of a bachelor's degree, while others grant a doctorate degree. In the United States, holders of either degree are allowed to practice as a veterinarian if they succeed in passing a national and state board exam.
In the United States, veterinary schools are frequently state supported institutions. Each state's schools might be significantly different than that of another state, depending on the number of positions available, and the number of in-state applicants available. Because of this, veterinary school admission can be much more and yet much less competitive than other states. Ratio of applications to students accepted varies tremendously between each school, mostly due to the variation in the schools residency requirement. Options are available for students to apply to overseas schools, but graduates are often not regarded as highly if post-graduate training is desired. Entry into veterinary school in the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), MCAT, or VCAT. and other animal-related experience (typically 500 or more hours combined).
In the United States the average veterinary medical student has an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 and a GRE score of approximately 1350. In the U.S. and Canada, veterinary school lasts four years with at least one year being dedicated to clinical rotations. In the U.S., one can enter veterinary school after completing the pre-veterinary requirement in as little as two years, but most veterinary school applicants have completed a bachelor's degree before entry into the professional program. In many countries, the veterinary degree is granted after the completion of a bachelor's degree, and is not a post-graduate program as in the U.S. and Canada. Entry into veterinary school in the US often requires taking one of the three following tests: GRE (Graduate Record Examination), MCAT (Medical College Acceptance Test), or VCAT (Veterinary College Acceptance Test). After completion of the national board examination, some newly-accredited veterinarians choose to pursue residencies or internships in certain (usually more competitive) fields.
In India, the Veterinary medical degree is known as Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. and A.H.). The program lasts for a period of five years with 4.5 years of course work and six months of clinical and farm training internships. Admission to the Veterinary Colleges are through the tests conducted by the Agricultural and Veterinary Universities in the respective states or through a National Level Joint Entrance Test.
Small animal veterinarians typically work in veterinary clinics or veterinary hospitals, or both. Large animal veterinarians often spend more time traveling to see their patients at the primary facilities which house them (zoos, farms, etc).
As opposed to a human doctor's office, which only has exam rooms, a veterinarian's office is more like a hospital with a full pharmacy. Waiting rooms are available often with separate areas for dogs, cats, and exotics. Laboratory to include microscope, parasitology preps, chemistry analyzer, and blood count capability. A full surgery with orthopedic and general surgery packs, and general anesthesia equipment. A kennel for hospitalizing sick animals, and to quarantine infectious ones. An X-ray machine with a dark room for processing films can still be found, although digital radiographs are increasingly more commonplace. And finally, a full dispensary pharmacy with oral, topical, and injectible drugs.
In comparison to human medicine, veterinarians charge only a fraction for the services rendered.


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In September, Patch previewed Venture Yoga's arrival to Fairfield County. Today, they are open and in full swing, offering unique experiences, classes and community.
Located at 10 Center Street in a bright, warm, 3,800-square-foot space above the Darien Social, the business features dual studios, changing rooms and showers, a room for children and amenities like rent-able mats and towels and complimentary post-workout cold eucalyptus towels.
Erin and Donald "Donny" Huot opened the businesses together, dumping all of their life savings into the business instead of, say, purchasing a home with their saved-up funds.
Donny is a contractor and 7-year veteran of the Stamford Fire Department Group 3, Station 2, according to Erin. They met the first night Erin moved to Stamford from Florida to work in the finance sector at UBS. After having difficulty finding a new job following the floor of the economy dropping out, they decided to create their own job opportunities in a hope to secure their own financial future together.
"We're chasing the American Dream," Erin Huot said, taking some time out of her busy Friday morning full of classes to chat about business. We're both very goal-oriented people. Neither of us came from much. We decided to take this leap to make the future better for our kids. We're hoping we are setting ourselves up for the future in the face of anything."
She said her husband obviously can't be in the studio every day, but he is absolutely as involved in the experience.
"He is our biggest cheerleader," she said. "He can't be here everyday because he's a firefighter, but he is so involved in the business. I call him sometimes with questions, and he can rattle off answers like, who our current roster of Thursday regulars are. He is at least as active as I am."
Erin and Donald did almost all of the work to the revamped space themselves, utilizing Donny's contractor skills to save money and get the exact vibe they were looking for in the space.
Erin said aside from the top-tier teachers she has working at Venture, which she labeled as "the best of the best in Fairfield County," one of the biggest investments the Huots made at Venture was in the infrared heating system for their hot yoga classes.
"A lot of places with traditional heating systems dump heat on you and make you sweat because you are physically being blasted with it," she said. "Our system emits radiant heat, which heats you from the inside out, much like the sun. People say, 'I feel like I'm sweating at the right times, when I'm engaged. I'm not just sweating because the room is hot.'"
Classes start at $20 for a single class ($30 for a week for new signups). packages are available, as are kids classes. For more information on types of classes and pricing structures, check out Venture Yoga's website.
Erin said the classes offered for a younger crowd are some of the studio's most important services.
"Especially today, with all the things preteens are managing between school, stress, relationships, yoga really teaches them how to rest," she said. "We want them to create small communities on that level. We want them to bring friends and get to know each other. We're all about community here."
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Reader responses: Is joining the US Military too hard?
Joining the US Military is Getting Harder
If you've been planning on joining one of the branches of the US Military, but have been putting it off, you may have lost your chance. For the past sevveral months, all of the active duty and reserve branches have exceeded their recruiting goals.
Enlisted Jobs
There are more than 800 different types of jobs available in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces.
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Reader's Respond -- Are Military Enlistment Standards too tough, too lax, or just right?
ABCs of the ASVAB
What is the ASVAB? What kind of score do you need to join the military? What's "AFQT?" What does education level have to do with the ASVAB? Answers to these questions and more.
Active Duty from the Guard or Reserves
Information and procedures about "transfering" from the National Guard or Reserve Military Forces to the Active Duty Forces.
Age Requirements to Become a Military Pilot
Each of the military services have different age requirements for individuals who wish to become military pilots or navigators. Here are the requirements for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Are You Going to be Drafted?
In the wake of the terrorist attacks, many have been wondering if there will be a military draft.What happens during a draft? Who is likely to be drafted? How likely is a draft? Do we really need a draft?
Asthma and ADD/ADHD Policy for Joining the U.S. Military
The Department of Defense has softened their medical qualification standards for cases of childhood asthma, and history of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
ASVAB Sample Questions
The ASVAB contains nine separately timed sub-tests. Here are examples of questions found in each of the ASVAB sub-test areas.
ASVAB Score Minimums
Minimum required Armed Forces Vocational Appitude Battery test scores to enter the U.S. Armed Forces.
ASVAB Study Guide Top 10 Picks
The Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is the test used by the United States Military to determine eligibility to join, as well as job qualifications. Using a Study Guide to help prepare can increase ASVAB test scores significantly. Here are some of the best guides available.
ASVAB Study Guides - Before You Buy
The Armed Forces Vocational Appitude Battery (ASVAB) is the test the military uses to determine whether or not one has the mental appitude to join the military, and -- if so -- what job(s) they may qualify for. There are many study guides available on the market which proport to help individuals improve their ASVAB test results.
US Military Enlistment Standards
The military has regulations that actually *REQUIRE* you to provide adequate financial support for your dependents. Because of this, the military limits the number of dependents an applicant can have.
Basic Training Vaccine
DoD is working to field a new vaccine designed to combat a virus that has plagued military basic training since World War II. The adenovirus vaccine is slated to become available for servicemember use in 2006.
US Military Enlistment Standards
In order to join the US Military, you must either be a US citizen, or you must be a legal permanent immigrant, physically living in the United States, with a green card.
Body Fat Standards
Body fat standards and body fat measuring procedures for members of the United States Military.
US Military Enlistment Standards
One would think that age to enlist in the US military would be a simple category. One is either old enough, or too old, right? Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way.
Boot Camp Attrition Rates
Current "failure" rates for the respective military service's basic training programs.
Boot Camp Challenge
Boot Camp Challenge is a continuing interactive story, which features our hero (Private G. I. Joe), who is trying his best (with your help) to make it through a fictional U.S. Military boot camp (military basic training). So, join along and see if you can give Private Joe a little help dealing with other recruits, KP duty, and the care and feeding of Drill Sergeants.
Choosing a Military Service
All military services are not created equally. Sure, everyone gets the same basic pay and allowances. But other factors, such as enlistment incentives, quality of barracks and base housing, assignment opportunities, job opportunities, deployment rates, and promotion rates vary widely between the branches.
Civilian Equivalents to Military Jobs
Not every military job has a civilian equivalent. But, for those jobs that do, here is where you can find out what that equivalent is.
College Loan Repayment Program (CLRP)
The College Loan Repayment Program is an enlistment incentive. Like other enlistment incentives authorized by Congress, each of the services are free to offer the program, or not, as they see fit, in order to meet their established recruiting goals. Under the program, the military will repay a portion of eligible college loans for non-prior service enlisted military members.
Color Vision Requirements
While color vision is tested at Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS), normal color vision is not a requirement to join the U.S. Military. However, many military jobs require normal color vision.
Criminal History (Moral) Waivers
Criminal history (moral) waivers are very much an individual thing, and depends on several individual factors.
Defense Language Apitude Battery (DLAB)
One of the greatest mysteries in military recruiting. What's the DLAB actually like? If you want to learn a foreign language in the military, here's what you should know about this challenging test.
Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP)
Detailed explanation of the Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) for active duty military, as well as policies concerning discharge (release) from the DEP.
DEP Privileges
Members of the Delayed Entry Program are now eligible to shop at base exchanges and take advantage of certain other Services' activities.
The 20/20 plan, now known as the One Plus One Plan was approved in 1997. The current plan calls for all of the services to offer a single room (no roommate) to all single enlisted personnel by the year 2005. The plan will then move to the next phase, which will include giving all single enlisted personnel a two-room "suite."
Drug Tests
Think you can beat a military drug test (urinalysis)? Think again. Here's how the test works, and why it's so hard to beat.
Drug Tests
Detailed explanation about how the military runs their urinalysis program, including how the results can be used, and DOD minimum detection levels.
Employment & Reemployment Rights.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) was signed on October 13, 1994. The act provides employment and reemployment rights for individuals who leave their jobs due to military service, whether such service is active duty, the Reserves, or the National Guard.
Employment Protection
Did you know that if you quit your job to join the military, in most cases, your employer must hire you back when you get out? The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act protects the job rights of individuals who voluntarily or involuntarily leave employment positions to undertake military service.
Enlistment Incentives
Part 4 of What the Recruiter Never Told You, the ultimate guide to joining the United States Military. In part 4, all about enlistment contracts and enlistment incentives such as enlistment bonuses, college fund, guaranteed duty assignment, buddy enlistment program, and more.
Enlistment Waivers
This is one of the best general descriptions of the military enlistment waiver process I have seen.
Enlistment/Reenlistment Contract
Ever wonder exactly what is on that military enlistment/reenlistment contract?
False Statements on Recruiting Paperwork
It's become obvious over the past few months, based upon emails I've received and messages posted in our message forum, that there are some recruiters out there who are encouraging (and, in some cases, downright instructing) recruits to lie about their criminal or medical history. Not a smart move.
Frequently Asked Questions
A list of questions and answers concerning questions about the United States Military that have been asked the most often in our message forum and via email.
Getting Married -- Before or After Military Boot Camp?
If you are planning on joining the military and planning on getting married, there are certain advantages (as well as some disadvantages) to tying that knot before you leave for basic training.
It's Off to MEPS We Go!
A First-Hand account of visiting the Mlitary Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in New Orleans, LA.
Job Selection and Basic Enlistment Process
Part 3 of What the Recruiter Never Told You, the ultimate guide for joining the United States Military. In Part 3, what you can expect during the enlistment process, and how the military services determine what enlisted job you will get.
Join the Military or Go to Jail?
Can a criminal court judge sentance a person to military service as an alternative to jail. Can a prosecuter mandate that someone join the military as an alternative to criminal prosecution?
Joining the Military FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about joining the United States Military.
Laser Eye Surgery Waivers
Department of Defense officials have implemented a policy allowing individuals who have had two common forms of laser eye surgery to enter the military with a medical waiver. Individuals who had corrective eye surgery were previously ineligible for military service.
Laser Eye Surgery
With only a few exceptions, active duty soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are allowed to have their vision corrected with laser eye surgery and not worry about it affecting their careers.
Medical Forms
DOD has replaced the use of the SF 93 with the DD Form 2807-1 and 2807-2. DD Form 2807-2 is used by recruiters to "pre-screen" applicants. Any significant medical problems found by use of this form requires recruiters to get permission from MEPS before recruits can process. The DD Form 2807-1 is the medical form used by MEPS during the MEPS medical examination.
Medical Waivers
The Department of Defense (DOD) sets the overall medical standards for people wishing to join the U.S. Military. If you have a medical condition or a previous medical condition which is disqualifying for Military service, you'll need a medical waiver.
Meeting the Recruiter
Part 2 of What the Recruiter Never Told You, the Ultimate Guide for Joining the United States Military. In Part 2, what you can expect, and what you should be ready for when meeting the military recruiter. Also, what the military recruiter will expect from you.
MEPS at a Glance
MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) is a Department of Defense joint-service organization. Their job is to determine an applicant's physical qualifications, aptitude and moral standards as set by each branch of military service, the Department of Defense, and federal law. Here's an overview of what you can expect when you make that first trip to the MEPS.
MEPS Locations
Locations of the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) located throughout the United States.
Military Medical Standards for Enlistment, Appointment, or Induction
These pages list medical conditions which are disqualifying for entry into the United States Armed Forces. The information is derived directly from Department of Defense (DOD) regulations and instructions.
Moment of Truth
Recruits (from all of the services) are briefed about the "Moment of Truth." This is the moment of time (usually at the final departure from MEPs to boot camp, or during boot camp inprocessing) where recruits can "come clean" about anything they lied about or failed to disclose in their enlistment documents.
Oath of Enlistment
Federal law requires everyone who enlists or re-enlists in the Armed Forces of the United States to take the enlistment oath.
Prior Service Enlistments
Thinking of getting out of the military, working a few years in civilian life, then -- if you don't like it -- coming back in? Thinking of getting out of one military service, and trying to join a different service? It should be easy, right? After all, one would expect that the military would jump at the chance to enlist someone with prior military experience. Unfortunately, it's not that easy.
Recruiting Violations
Despite the fact that the number of new recruits who joined the military service has declined from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2005, the number of reported recruiting violations has increased by more than 50 percent, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which was released on August 14.
Security Clearance Approval/Disapproval Guidelines
Under Executive Order (issued by the President of the United States), the military services must use certain factors when determining whether or not to approve a security clearance.
Security Clearance Questionaire
Standard Form (SF) 86 - Security Clearance Questionaire. This is the form one must complete in order to qualify for a security clearance.
Security Clearance Secrets
Personnel Security Investigations (PSIs) and security clearances are key elements in protecting the security of the United States. What is a security clearance? What do they look at? What can keep me from getting a security clearance? How far back to they investigate? How long is a security clearance valid? This article answers those questions, and more.
Separation & Reenlistment Codes
Reenlistment Eligibility Codes & Separation Codes determine whether or not one may reenlist or enlist at a later time in another military service.
Surviving Military Basic Training
All about Military Basic Training. Includes a detailed description of what you can expect in the five military boot camps, as well as a few tips to help you "survive."
The 2nd MEPS Experience
Most people who enlist on active duty make two trips to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). The first trip is for initial qualification determination, and enlisting in the Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP). The second trip is for actually enlisting on active duty, and shipping off to basic training.
Immigrants in the US Armed Forces
Immigrants may enlist in the U.S. military if they meet certain requirements. The U.S. military has a history of greatly benefiting from the service of immigrants and non citizens.
The ASVAB Just Got a Little Harder
The Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the basic test used for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces, just got a little harder. Well, not really -- the questions aren't any harder than before -- what's changed is the method used to compute the overall ASVAB score.
Enlistment Standards
Do you have what it takes to enlist in the United States Military? Find out in our special article about the general qualifications needed to enlist in the United States Armed Forces.
The Defense Language Institute (DLI)
Interested in a military "language job?" Check out the "been there, done that" article about the DLI by Trish, a member of our message forum.
The Perfect University
The perfect university has high academic standards, moral discipline, free tuition, free meals, and free room and board. Impossible? Nope. The United Statres Military Service Academies fit the bill perfectly.
Things to Consider Before Joining the US Military
Joining the US Military can be one of the most challenging and rewarding decisions you ever make. This being said, however, it is something you want to carefully consider before taking the plunge.
Top 10 Books About Joining the Military/Basic Training
Joining the military and/or graduating from military basic training is no longer a simple matter. A smart candidate will prepare him/herself not only to see a recruiter, but before leaving for boot camp. In addition to the information you can find right here in our About.com U.S. Military pages, here are the books we recommend.
Top 10 Lies (Some) Recruiters Tell
Let's face it. Some military recruiters lie. It's been going on for decades. It happens because military recruiting is a numbers-game. Meet your recruiting goals and you're a sucessful recruiter. Fail to make your goals and your career can be damaged.
Top Books About Becoming an Officer
There are several ways to become a commissioned officer in the United States Military, including the academies, ROTC, and OCS/OTS. Here are our top picks for books and guides about the process of becoming a United States Military Commissioned Officer.
Two Year Enlistments
Congress wants all of the military services to offer a shorter active duty enlistment program. As such, Congress passed a requirement as part of the FY 2003 Military Appropriations Act which requires all of the services to develop a shortened enlistment program by October 1, 2003.
Unconventional Recruiting
To passersby, a $150,000 custom-built motorcycle might not have much to do with the Air Force, but recruiters beg to differ. The motorcycle may not have a military function, but it has a social one - it is a bridge, an icebreaker, something that drew NASCAR Pepsi 400 racegoers to the Air Force display here at grounds of Daytona International Speedway on July 2.
Vaccinations given to members of the United States Military in Basic Training, routine immunizations throughout the career, and special vaccinations for alert forces and deploying forces.
Vision Requirements for Military Pilots & Navigators
One question that I'm often asked is what the vision requirements are to become a pilot or navigator in the United States Military. Each of the services have their own standards.
What the Recruiter Never Told You
The ultimate guide for joining the military. Detailed information about choosing which service to join, the enlistment process, and advantages and disadvantages about joining the United States Military, including detailed pay & benefits information.
What's in an Oath?
Should there be consequences for breaking your oath of enlistment?
Yet Another MEPS Experience
My good friend, Courtney Elmore, recently completed her first trip to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) as part of her enlistment into the United States Air Force. Here is a great article about her experience.
Hardest and Easiest Military Jobs -- Readers Respond
What readers think are the hardest and easiest military careers.
Questionare: Your Opinion on the ASVAB
Readers who have taken the ASVAB can give their opinions and advice about the test.
Transferring from Guard/Reserve to Active Duty
Have you transferred from the National Guard or Reserves to active duty? Share your experiences.
Age Requirements to Become A Military Pilot
Detailed information about the age requirements to become a pilot in the U.S. Military
Asthma,ADD, and ADHD in the Military
Readers share their views about the military policies concerning asthma, ADD, and ADHD.
How to Train for Special Forces Entry
The entry testing for admission to the various military special forces like the British and Australian SAS and the US SEALS and Deltas (presumably) is rigorous and demanding. Functional fitness for these special forces roles requires physical strength and endurance, plus an extraordinary level of psychic ability as well.
Readers Respond -- Should Non-Citizens be Allowed to Join the U.S. Military?
Readers Respond -- Should Non-Citizens be Allowed to Join the U.S. Military?
Military Buddy Enlistments
Have you ever used one of the military services buddy enlistment programs? Were you satisfied with the process?
Joining the Military as a Non-U.S. Citizen
I get lots of email from non-U.S. citizens asking about joining the U.S. Military. It may surprise some of you to learn that you do not have to be a U.S. citizen in order to join the U.S. Military, but there are certain restrictions.
Military Weapons
A description of the weapons used to train United States Military memebers during basic combat training and boot camp.
Readers Respond to Air Force jobs, Cyber Systems Operations
Reader shares his experience with Air Force job, Cyber Systems Operations
Readers Respond to MILITARY BASIC TRAINING
Reader shares his experience with military boot camp.
ASVAB Sample Questions
The ASVAB contains nine seperately scored subtests. Here is a short description and example question for each ASVAB subtest.
Considering the Military Spouse
You can usually spot a new military spouse from a mile away. They are usually young, full of innocent optimism, patriotism and believe in the best case scenario. Three week training separations break their hearts. They have much to learn.


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Audit Committee Priorities Remain Risk, Compliance, and Technology
KPMG has published a summary of their Audit Committee Institute's roundtable, which includes reference to a survey of audit committee members. Health Skepticism Rules: The 2011 Audit Committee Agenda doesn't have any earth-shattering new revelations — but remains a useful read. It identifies the top concerns for audit committees as:
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Instead of having to travel to a patent office in Alexandria, Va., Silicon Valley inventors and entrepeneurs with ideas to protect will now be able to go to a patent office much closer to home. It was announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office will open one of its first satellite bureaus in San Jose.
The office, which could employ up to 1,000 people, has been in demand for years. One in every four patents created in the U.S. comes from California, according to an article posted on BizJournal. Of those patents created in California, about half come from the Silicon Valley.
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Rep. Anna Eshoo, a leader in bringing a patent office to California, released a statement this morning on the announcement.
"The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a wise decision to locate a U.S. Patent and Trademark satellite office in Silicon Valley, the innovation capital of our country," she said. "With Stanford and other top research universities, a highly skilled workforce, and a sizable share of the nation's patents, it's critical to have a patent office in Silicon Valley."
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My big kids have been coughing their way through a combination of allergies and colds for the past 10 days, which is exactly as fun as it sounds. But at least we can treat the discomforts of both.
It's harder, though, when the suffering little one is an infant. Most medicines aren't approved for use in kids under 2 years old, and even if they were, it's hard to be sure exactly what their issues are if they can't yet speak for themselves.
So we have to guess.
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First, it's been preached so often that we tend to disregard its importance, but fluids are imperative in getting through an illness with a minimum of discomfort.
If your infant is old enough to drink from a sippy cup, encourage as much water as possible. Nurse on demand through sicknesses, and maybe even loosen your restrictions on juice consumption. The more fluids there are in a body, the easier it is for the body to get a cough out, drain mucus and help cells fight germs.
When you've exhausted your supply of internal hydrating methods, don't forget about external hydration. Use a humidifier in the baby's bedroom to help him breathe easier and more comfortably. Keep a pot of water on a low boil on the stovetop throughout the day. Turn on a hot shower and take your croupy infant into the steamy bathroom for some relief.
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Microsoft Silverlight 5: Building Rich Enterprise Dashboards
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- With this book and e-book, learn how to create, customize and design rich enterprise dashboards with Silverlight
- Move from scenarios to requirements by applying user-centered design best practices
- Discover the tips, tricks and hands on experience to create, customize and design rich enterprise dashboards with Silverlight from a distinguished team of User Experience and Development authors
Book DetailsLanguage : English
Paperback : 288 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : January 2012
Author(s) : Todd Snyder, Joel Eden, PhD, Jeffrey Smith, Matthew Duffield
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Microsoft Servers, Web Development, Enterprise, Microsoft, Microsoft Silverlight
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: The Silverlight Technology
Chapter 2: Overview of Dashboards and Silverlight
Chapter 3: Silverlight Design and Development Tools
Chapter 4: Building a Basic Dashboard
Chapter 5: Dashboard Types and User Needs
Chapter 6: Designing for Insight
Chapter 7: Designing your Dashboard
Chapter 8: Building an End-to-End Solution
Chapter 9: Data Access Strategies
Chapter 10: Building Dashboards in SharePoint and Silverlight
- Chapter 1: The Silverlight Technology
- What benefit does Silverlight bring to the table?
- XAML as a declarative programming model
- Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
- View First versus ViewModel First
- Dependency Injection (DI)
- Silverlight as a Web technology
- Asynchronous programming in Silverlight
- Silverlight features
- Client-side application development
- Reduced server load
- Client-side state
- Cross-browser development simplified
- Putting the pieces together
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Overview of Dashboards and Silverlight
- What are dashboards
- Purpose of dashboards
- Problems dashboards solve
- Current state of building dashboards
- When good just isn't good enough
- Why should we use Silverlight?
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Silverlight Design and Development Tools
- Blend strengths and weaknesses
- Visual Studio strengths and weaknesses
- Visual States
- Storyboards
- Sample Data
- Templates
- Visual Studio
- Debugging
- Developing for Silverlight
- Project Management
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Building a Basic Dashboard
- Creating a Silverlight Dashboard Application
- What is the MVVM pattern
- Building the Dashboard
- Setting up the Data Source
- Defining the View-Model and Model classes
- Laying out XAML and Data Binding
- Customizing the UI
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Dashboard Types and User Needs
- Different dashboards for different needs
- Strategic
- Analytical
- Operational
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—typical dashboard charts and graphs
- Bar chart
- Pros
- Cons
- Stacked bar chart
- Pros
- Cons
- Line graph
- Pros
- Cons
- Scatterplot
- Pros
- Cons
- Bullet graph
- Pros
- Cons
- Sparkline
- Pros
- Cons
- Small multiples
- Pros
- Cons
- Pie chart
- Pros
- Cons
- Focusing on needs, not technology
- Representing and communicating user experience
- User-centered design
- User research
- Personas
- Scenarios
- Requirements
- Storyboards
- Sketches
- Wireframes
- Prototypes
- High-fidelity mockups
- Scenario-based requirements and design
- Example scenarios for dashboard design
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Designing for Insight
- Interaction aesthetics versus visual aesthetics
- Pre-attentive processing
- Applying pre-attentive processing to dashboard design
- Warnings about using pre-attentive attributes
- Scenario-based design of our dashboard
- Our initial overall dashboard wireframe
- Requirement 1
- Requirement 2
- Requirement 3
- Requirement 4
- Requirement 5
- Requirement 6
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Designing your Dashboard
- Knowing your tools
- Blend basics
- Assets
- Data
- Design View (Artboard)
- Objects and Timeline
- Parts
- Projects
- Properties
- Resources
- Results
- States
- Styling in Silverlight
- Referencing resources
- Implementing resources
- Creating a Button
- Exploring a Button's Control Template
- Adding Visual States (Visual State Manager)
- Converting Brushes to Resources
- Creating Resource Dictionaries
- Getting started with styling our Dashboard
- Creating a custom User Control in Blend
- Styling the Grid and Chart
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Building an End-to-End Solution
- Dashboard prerequisites
- Dashboard requirements
- Designing the solution
- Describing an N-Tier application design
- Sample project structure
- Setting up the Data Source
- Reviewing the database schema
- Stored procedures
- spTopUsInternetProducts
- spTopUsInternetCustomers
- spSalesByRegion
- spFinanceData
- Building the server components
- Domain Model (Shared Between Client and Server)
- Data Access Layer
- Building the WCF service
- Defining the presentation layer
- View and controls
- View Model
- Service Layer
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Data Access Strategies
- Data access overview
- Core networking classes
- Working with WebClient
- Using Fiddler
- Understanding network security
- Building services with Windows Communication Foundation
- Working with WCF
- The data access layer
- Building a SOAP service
- Building a REST service
- Exploring OData data services
- Building an OData service
- Consuming an external service
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Building Dashboards in SharePoint and Silverlight
- Overview of SharePoint
- Setting up SharePoint
- Building a Silverlight web part
- Using the Client Object Model
- Building a SharePoint Silverlight dashboard
- Setting up our data source
- Building our dashboard
- SharePoint Data Access Strategies
- Summary
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Errata type: Code Related | Chapters 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11 | Errata date: 19 April 2013
There are missing spaces issues in Chapters 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Please refer to the downloadable code files available at http://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-silverlight-5-for-enterprise-dashboards/book.
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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
- Learn how to create custom user controls, reference resources, and edit basic control templates
- Build an end-to-end dashboard solution
- Learn how to use Microsoft Expression Blend to style a dashboard
- Explore the different types of dashboards, and learn how to choose the most appropriate dashboard type based on your project goals
- Discover and represent user needs and scenarios as a basis for dashboard design, using user experience best practices
- Understand how to determine between the different data access strategies (SOAP, REST, and OData)
- Host and use Silverlight WebParts and the SharePoint Client Object Model
In Detail
Microsoft Silverlight is a powerful development platform for creating rich media applications and line of business applications for the web and desktop. Silverlight enables you to create, customize and design rich enterprise dashboards that highlight Key Performance Indicators for your business.
Microsoft Silverlight 5: Building Rich Enterprise Dashboards is a concise and practical tutorial that shows you how to create, customize and design rich enterprise dashboards with Silverlight.
This book provides real world user experience design topics and starts by providing an overview of the Silverlight Platform and the clear advantages it provides for building dashboards. The book then dives into topics such as Silverlight design and development tools, building a basic Dashboard, Dashboard types and user needs, Designing for Insight, Styling, Building an End to End Dashboard Solution and Data Access Strategies amongst others.
This book is a concise and practical tutorial that shows you how to create, customize and design rich enterprise dashboards with Silverlight.
Who this book is for
If you are a .Net developer who wants to create, customize and design rich enterprise dashboards with Silverlight, then this book is for you. You should have an intermediate understanding of .Net development, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Silverlight.