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I have no idea myself but i would love to find out. I might ask my Mistress about them as she has a cb3000 in her chambers.
Well, I have been tempted so, eventually, I'll let you know.
I have discovered that Fantasy Leatherworks don't accept PayPal payments as PP don't take payments for adult items, apparently.
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I would like to share with the group my experience with my new CB3000.
Of course I'm heavily into rubber but unfortunatly have kept this to myself over the years. I'm in a loving relationship with my partner, however over the last 2 years she's come pretty far in learning what she's comfortable with.
Anyway, i had been spending the last few months reading up about chastity and how it can positivly effect your relationship. About a week ago I ordered a CB3000 chastity tube (I was drunk at the time and thought i'd go for it) At this point my partner didn't know.
About 5 days later we had a small tiff because I had had a bad day and I was not being sensative to her needs. I'd forgoten about what I had ordered at that point untill she come home from a night out. She come back and we made up and she said she loved me and I apologised for being rude.
At that point it come flashing back and I told her about chastity. She was all up for giving it a go and so was I due to the fact I have spent my whole life being the dominant partner and have always wanted that to switch around.
It arrived Monday and on tuesday I put it on and got the right spacers and everything was comfortable. She locked it up and put the key on a necklace.
Holy cow what a change. All of a sudden I can no longer touch myself, I have to wee sitting down, only she can give release me. I feel totaly different. She absolutly loves the control and the fact she can tease me and then denie me of any sexual release. Every night I have had to make her orgasm by going down on her and I get no pleasure (of course I get massive amounts of pleasure in my head by doing this) but it's very frustrating. Now if I whine at all in bed she threatens me in increase my lock up time and Ibeg her not to. I will do anything. Last night however I was aloud out just to make love to her but when she had finished with me I was imediatley locked back up.
She's got into it big time and we have spoken about long periods of lock up where I must only pleasure her and the only release I will get is to clean on ocassion and I will have my prostrate milked to keep everything in working order ( plus I find the idea that you can cum without an orgasm such an amazing and strange thing to have done to you)
The CB3000 is very comfortable, it's only when you get hard that in hurts a little because your balls get stretched slightly. I Although I've read alot about people being able to pull out, I can't and thats brilliant. My cock is now hers and she will use it whenever and however pleases her.
Before chastity me and my partner have already swopped roles in the fact she can have anal sex with me with the use of a strap-on. I enjoy this very much as I get pleasure from it hitting the g-spot. Now this coupled with chastity I'm going to be the one that get's shagged and doesn't cum.
It's a real mind game and if any one is thinking about giving it a go then would reccomend it any day.
Look foward to any comments or questions and sorry for all the spelling mistakes.
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Could you please explain the "global pleasure effect" in more detail?
Why does enforced chastity expand your tactile sense and focus?
Is chastity an avenue to heightened awareness of rubber? Are there other means?
What are the "mechanics" behind these, do you suppose?
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A point of language usage here. You mean continent, not having sexual intercourse.
A married person is, it may be hoped, chaste, though far from continent. A celibate person is unmarried, and also, again it is to be hoped, both coninent and chaste.
It is as you say possible to be continent and yet derive juch pleasure from rubber.
Pedantically, Blackie.
The chastity thing certainly makes you think about the orgasm thing. By chastity are you speaking about orgasm denial? or not sex?... or not penetrative sex? There is a chastity movement for teens in the USA (evangelicals) and for many of these kids... chaste means no vaginal penetration... anal sex... or sex is not considered sex.
I suspect that the chastity thing for the bdsm people is about control of orgasm... and for some of these players it is not so much NO orgasm as it is control of when it is allowed. Of course for others.. perhaps more extreme... they see no orgasm as the ultimate "gift" to a partner... as if the orgasm is the ultimate need of human... or perhaps something which interfers with "other" aspects of the raltionship...
The sexual experience obviously involves stages which normally results in an orgasm. The stages before orgasm are about arousal and raising the level of sexual tension... which the orgasm is the explosive release of the built up tension.
The chastity players may either defeat the arousal stages or encourage them, but deny orgasm... Some believe that denial increases the sexual tension and that when the orgasm does occur... is allowed to... it comes with super explosive power. The notion being that the normal route to orgasm is not capable of such a powerful orgasm.
Some chastity devices are intended to make erections (in males) painful and hence the arousal is destroyed. The deal must then be about the emotional need for arousal and orgasm... since the physiological pathways are all thwarted.
All this stuff works differently with different individuals. It depends what floats your boat of course. Some find a chastity "device" erotic to wear... others find it the opposite.
Rubber fetish seems to have many "styles". For some it is as simple as a direct stimulant to erotic arousal. It can be the smell, the feeling.. the sight .. the enclosure or bondage.. or any combination of these. Regardless, when rubber is a direct erotic stimulant it starts the sexual experience going... the goal of which is presumably the orgasm.
Since orgasm is often experienced in relational sex... many rubber fetishists seek partners who are "friendly" to this path to arousal. As in... "Let's get into our sex arousing rubber stuff... and have sex." Some decide that rubber sex is a thing unto itself and so the more "traditional" relationship sex is not important... all that matters is the arousal and the orgasm.
It does seem ironic to start a sexual experience without the expected conclusion... delaying it maybe.. but complete denial seems a contradiction...(to this writer). Clearly... teasing, arousal, fantasy, denial all contribute to the sexual experience... and hence we find ourselves aroused by images... which strike an erotic chord within us.
In the end the chastity device... where someone else controls your sexual experience is the ultimate dom sub bondage experience... and this appeals to some and not to others who are more "addicted" to their chosen path (fetish) to gratification.
For non fetishists... they can't use things as such as rubber as "substitutes" for erotic stimulation... they must use a partner or fantasies of same. Fetishists simply attack their toy box and are as happy as a pig in shit. Chastity is like having a lock on the toy box....
I suspect that "chastity", in the context used here, refers to the activity of wearing a chastity belt or chastity device like the CB-2000, etc.
Perhaps "enforced chastity" is more accurate?
How could this thread be more accurately titled?
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus that leads to mild, cold-like symptoms in adults and older healthy children. It can be more serious in young babies, especially those in certain high-risk groups.
RSV; Palivizumab; Respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin
RSV is the most common germ that causes lung and airway infections in infants and young children. Most infants have had this infection by age 2. Outbreaks of RSV infections most often begin in the fall and run into the spring.
The infection can occur in people of all ages. The virus spreads through tiny droplets that go into the air when a sick person blows their nose, coughs, or sneezes.
You can catch RSV if:
RSV often spreads quickly in crowded households and day care centers. The virus can live for a half an hour or more on hands. The virus can also live for up to 5 hours on countertops and for several hours on used tissues.
The following increase the risk for RSV:
Infants under age 1 may have more severe symptoms and often have the most trouble breathing:
Many hospitals and clinics can rapidly test for RSV using a sample of fluid taken from the nose with a cotton swab.
Antibiotics do not treat RSV.
Mild infections go away without treatment.
Infants and children with a severe RSV infection may be admitted to the hospital . Treatment will include:
A breathing machine (ventilator) may be needed.
More severe RSV disease may occur in the following infants:
Rarely, RSV infection can cause death in infants. However, this is unlikely if the child is seen by a health care provider in the early stages of the disease .
Children who have had RSV bronchiolitis may be more likely to develop asthma.
In young children, RSV can cause:
Call your health care provider if breathing difficulties or other symptoms of this disorder appear. Any breathing problems in an infant are an emergency. Seek medical help right away.
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The following simple steps can help protect your baby from getting sick:
Parents of high-risk young infants should avoid crowds during outbreaks of RSV. Moderate-to-large outbreaks are often reported by local news sources to provide parents with an opportunity to avoid exposure.
The drug Synagis (palivizumab) is approved for the prevention of RSV disease in children younger than 24 months who are at high risk for serious RSV disease. Ask your doctor if your child should receive this medicine.
Zorc JJ, Hall CB. Bronchoiolitis: Recent evidence on diagnosis and management. Pediatrics. 2010;125(2):342-349.
Committee on Infectious Diseases. Modified recommendations for use of palivizumab for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections. Pediatrics. 2009;124:1694-1701.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 158.
Bronchiolitis Guideline Team. Bronchiolitis pediatric evidence-based care guidelines for management of bronchiolitis in infants 1 year of age or less with a first time episode. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Guidelines. 2010.
Crowe JE Jr. Respiratory syncytial virus. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 252.
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Make arrangements with a friend to check your home periodically while you're away. Just keep your fridge empty so they don't eat all your snacks.
You don't need 10 pairs of shoes. Pack one or two versatile pairs. Yes, we're talking to you.
Carry on with peace of mind. Put a few pieces of clothing in your partner's luggage and vice versa, in case your luggage gets lost. Just remember not to wear their underwear later on.
Wear loose clothing on the plane since the body tends to swell up in the air. Why do you think we don't make skinny pants? That, and you'd probably look ridiculous in them.
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Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. It makes the right side of the heart work harder than normal.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension; Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; Primary pulmonary hypertension; PPH; Secondary pulmonary hypertension
The right side of the heart pumps blood through the lungs, where it picks up oxygen. Blood returns to the left side of the heart, where it is pumped to the rest of the body.
When the small arteries (blood vessels) of the lung become narrowed, they cannot carry as much blood. When this happens, pressure builds up. This is called pulmonary hypertension.
The heart needs to work harder to force the blood through the vessels against this pressure. Over time, this causes the right side of the heart to become larger. This condition is called right-sided heart failure, or cor pulmonale .
Pulmonary hypertension may be caused by:
In many patients, the cause of pulmonary hypertension is unknown. In this case, the condition is called idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). Idiopathic means the cause of a disease is not known. IPAH is rare. It affects more women than men.
If pulmonary hypertension is caused by a known medicine or medical condition, it is called secondary pulmonary hypertension.
Shortness of breath or light-headedness during activity is often the first symptom. Fast heart rate (palpitations ) may be present. Over time, symptoms occur with lighter activity or even while at rest.
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There is no cure for pulmonary hypertension. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms and prevent more lung damage. It is important to treat medical disorders that cause pulmonary hypertension, such as obstructive sleep apnea, lung conditions, and heart valve problems.
Many treatment options for pulmonary arterial hypertension are available. If you are prescribed medicines, they may be taken by mouth (oral), received through the vein (intravenous, or IV), or breathed in (inhaled).
Your doctor will decide which medicine is best for you. You will be closely monitored during treatment to watch for side effects and to see how well you are responding to the medicine. Do not stop taking your medicines without talking to your doctor.
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How well you do depends on what caused the condition.
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Channick RN, Rubin LJ. Pulmonary hypertension. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al., eds. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2010:chap 52.
McLaughlin VV, Archer SL, Badesch DB, et al: American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents; American Heart Association; American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc; Pulmonary Hypertension Association. ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians: American Thoracic Society, Inc; and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53:1573-1619.
Rich S. Pulmonary hypertension. In: Bonow ROL, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 78.
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This course is designed to provide new or experienced users of FloTHERM the knowledge needed to create thermal component representations for inclusion in their FloTHERM models. View course details ↓
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Course Highlights
The main goals of the course are to make the student familiar with the operation and functionality of FloTHERM PACK, to provide a good understanding of different IC packaging families, characterization techniques, and the use of these representations in their FloTHERM thermal analysis models.
The course is arranged as follows:
- The course covers the documented lectures and hands-on tutorials, with demonstrations used to illustrate important points. The combination of these different formats is designed to show the student the range of functionality available in FloTHERM PACK, and how they can utilize the component models in the thermal analysis of IC packages used in the industry
- You will learn about the building blocks of typical IC packages, basic definitions such as case and junction temperature, JEDEC test environments and so on. Some traditional and advanced package families will be discussed in detail and the approach to their thermal characterization will be discussed. JEDEC standard test environments will be discussed in detail and you will be shown how FloTHERM PACK can be used to include standard packages in desired test environments
- The last section of the course will cover compact modeling of IC packages. The need and advantages of such compact models including two-resistor, multi-resistor and DELPHI style compact models will be covered, followed by a brief introduction to thermal characterization of IC packages.
What you will learn
In attending the training, you will learn the fundamental operation and functionality of the FloTHERM PACK software, including: IC package model creation methodology; creation of compact models; and their use in FloTHERM
Lecture 1: Introduction to FloTHERM PACK
- History and background of IC packages
- Definition and importance of Case and Junction Temperatures
- Internal world of a typical package
- Industry standards (package outlines or styles, JEDEC)
- Packaging concepts
Lecture 2: Modeling Traditional Package Families
- Fine Pitch BGA
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Lecture 3: Modeling Advanced Package Families
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- Micro-BGA
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- Stacked-Die Packages
- SIP's
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Lecture 4: JEDEC Test Environments and Modeling Package Environment
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- PCBs and heat sinks
Lecture 5: Compact Modeling of IC packages and Introduction to T3ster
- Two Resistor models, background and history
- Multi-Resistor models
- DELPHI Compact models. Methodology and benefits
- Introduction to T3Ster
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Thomes share father/son moment in Cooperstown
By Craig Muder
Jim Thome picked up Babe Ruth's bat and could barely contain his excitement.
"This is amazing," said the Chicago White Sox slugger, thrilled with his chance to touch history at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Then Thome turned toward his father, Chuck.
"I can't believe this, Dad."
And in that instant, Thome's expression changed from amazement to gratitude. As with countless other fathers and sons, the Thomes had bonded through baseball.
The 38-year-old Thome and his father toured the Hall of Fame last Aug. 28. Thome donated the baseball he hit for his 500th home run, and Hall of Fame officials provided Thome with a behind-the-scenes look at the archives.
Over the course of three hours, Jim Thome never stopped smiling.
"It's surreal. It's like a storybook coming here," said Thome, who hit his 500th home run in 2007 and is now entering his 19th big league season. "I think every player, every baseball fan should experience this."
Thome will likely be returning to Cooperstown in the future — as a Hall of Famer. Twenty-four players have reached the 500-home run mark in their careers, and all but one of those eligible players are enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
Still, the humble Thome isn't taking anything for granted.
"I don't look at it like that. I'm just honored to be mentioned among those guys," Thome said.
Chuck Thome, however, is thinking about it.
"I just hope he can clear that 75-percent level so I can see him get in."
Don't worry, Chuck — no matter what, your son's place in history is secure.
Jim Thome — the player and the person — will always be remembered as a winner.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Aiming at meeting novel customers\' requirements many companies worldwide design and produce new aircrafts for public, cargo and other special transportations. In order to be legally exploited, a flying machine has to fulfill a number of different, foremost safety, requirements.
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Limper AH. Overview of pneumonia. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI,eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 97.
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Torres A, Menendez R, Wunderink R. Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia and lung abscess. In: Mason RJ, VC Broaddus, Martin TR, et al, eds. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 32.
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WILSONVILLE, Ore. - June, 20, 2006 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that ATI Technologies Inc. has implemented the Mentor Graphics TestKompress{reg} embedded deterministic test (EDTTM) tool. ATI used Modular TestKompress, a new block-level implementation of Mentor's EDT methodology that improves compression performance and routing on large, complex devices. Using the new Modular TestKompress, ATI achieved significant compression of test time and test data volume.
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With device complexity growing and process technologies shrinking, achieving cost-effective high test quality has become increasingly difficult. Test sizes have grown to keep up with design sizes, and nanometer processes have created new challenges, requiring more tests to detect them. The Modular TestKompress tool implements an embedded compression scheme at the block level that dramatically reduces the size of the test sets required for today's complex designs, enabling comprehensive test coverage without sacrificing test throughput. Modular TestKompress provides designers with a block-based flow whereby each block, along with associated compression logic, can be implemented and verified independently. This simplifies the design flow for large block-based designs and reduces the routing area needed to connect the compression hardware.
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The TestKompress tool fits easily into most scan-based design flows and offers the same at-speed test capabilities as Mentor Graphics FastScanTM, the industry-leading automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) tool. The TestKompress tool's patented compression capabilities reduce the amount of test data required for the detection of the speed-related defects that are more prevalent at nanometer process technologies.
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Dropian QML Dropbox Client for Symbian - app showcase
Note: This is an entry in the Symbian Qt Quick Components Competition 2012Q1
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Dropian is a fully functional Dropbox client. It caches your files and folder using a secure database and minimizes bandwidth completely.You can move, copy, delete, rename, download and upload single or multiple files at the same time. Dropian works with the new Dropbox API v1 enabling sharing files or folders with your friends via SMS or e-mail and searching your Dropbox for wanted files as well. You can restore previous versions or stream your files from your Dropbox onto your device.
Older application versions were based on QWidget and compiled on various Qt releases, depending on targeted platform in range from 4.6 to 4.7. Only recently, with latest available Dropian version, user interface was ported to use only Qt Quick Components for Symbian.
A complex application like Dropian is based on PageStackWindow. Out of total eleven, three pages are statically created every time application is run. These are always available on the stack, while eight other pages are created and managed dynamically on demand.
Upon finished installation and first run, user is presented with a WebView loading a Dropbox Authorization web endpoint. This is the one and only time user is asked to input its personal data. Dropbox handles username and password over a secure connection and usual OAuth authorization flow continues. Authentication is finished once a token is acquired and users file list is loaded and presented. No personal data has been saved and all tokens are encrypted and stored in a protected database. Every time application has information to display, InfoBanner is used from Extras Components library.
File list page is one of the static pages and it is the most important page in Dropian. Users will spend most of their time using the application in this view. There is more to this page than it meets the eye. Basic structure is displayed in the following picture:
Starting from the top StatusBar is provided by operating system and always visible and interactive. There is not much here to discuss as this area has not been exploited yet. Provides consistent native look and feel at the moment.
TopBar is a creation of mine in order to extend functionalities of ToolBar Component, reduce menus in size and quantity and still obey Symbian design guidelines. Every single pixel is interactive depending on which section of the application is currently active. Black icons on the left and right are actually buttons. Left one will always take you into root directory and the right one changes its purpose when needed, from a closing button to opening search dialog, which is also embedded in this custom made component. Space in between shows current directory path and once clicked it positions ListView to its beginning. This is provided by using Label component and a MouseArea.
ListView itself is simple and is used as it is without any special modifications. However, item delegate is quite complex. Same delegate is used for displaying different data depending on the item being a directory or a file. This delegate is also another custom component tailored to my special needs out of plain QML elements like MouseArea, Rectangle, Image and Text, then modified with various anchor, size, opacity and other properties. There is a lot of manipulation done by expressions before displaying the model to the list, in a graphical manner speaking.
A slight difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized is the so called MoreIndicator arrow placed on the right side of delegates when presenting a directory. I wanted to maintain a visual identity on both Harmattan and Symbian platforms. As this is a Harmattan Qt Quick Component and as such is not provided for Symbian, I took the liberty to peek into its source code and duplicate it for Symbian as my own custom component. Ironically, at that moment, MoreIndicator had a bug of not displaying properly on Harmattan, so I ended up manufacturing my own component with a few added properties for both platforms. Let's call it an upgraded cloned component.
The word squircle is a portmanteau of the words "square" and "circle". Just as same as application name Dropian is derived from Dropbox for Symbian. The same rule was applied for iconography. Application icon was designed by @boroda1 representing drops and droplets of bytes coming together into one main, bigger drop. Directory and file type icons were based on existing guideline templates but heavily modified to fit nicely together with the rest of the application.
Lastly, it's worth mentioning a few details about ToolBar. With only 3 static pages out of 11, I decided to provide each page
with its own ToolBarLayout and ToolButton set. Not to be misunderstood, every dynamically created page has its own ToolBar aswell. Presented in the picture above you can see, from left to right, an exit button, go to transfers page button and open file browser button. Button on far right triggers application main menu. Many details will be revealed about each shortly.
Exit button is displayed only in root directory. While inside any other users Dropbox directory it is shown as a back arrow and provides a way to go up one directory all the way straight to root directory. Frankly, I'm not sure that this is 100% in accord to guidelines but I do not intend to change it because I was approached by many people requesting a firm differentiation of root directory and all the rest. I can only guess they didn't want to click themselves out of the application mindlessly.
There is a hidden gem here. Well, hidden most of the time. There is no standard component to use in order to achieve pull to refresh contents of your list behavior. Personally, I wasn't impressed by examples found and seen. Simply rotating an image of an arrow is not satisfactory. Finally, I devised a way, purely made in QML code, without any images to do so. With a lot of code I can show the user how much more to pull is left by filling up a circular shaped Rectangle and what to do when user pulled enough. Works quite intuitive but is yet far from perfection.
Accessed by clicking on second tool button from the left, represented by up and down arrow icon in file list toolbar, transfers page is not much different than the file list page. Made from ListView, and again, with a custom item delegate, it provides quick access of files being downloaded or uploaded. Transfers, meaning downloads and uploads from and to Dropbox, are the only part of application that needed a Qt layer underneath Qt Quick Components to be done properly. Numerous facts and situations had to be addressed while making the user interface as smooth as it can be. Multiple files can be transferred at once. At this moment, files are transferred in queue and not parallel, all at once. Main reason for this decision was to ensure data is transferred without any loses or corruption. Parallel transfers are under development with main goal to increase speed and even maybe implement true syncing thus taking Dropbox API to its maximum potential. It is important to say here that transfers are not being logged in any way by Dropian due to the fact it might pose as a privacy intrusion of users activity. What this means is that every time you start Dropian, your Transfers will be blank and initialized.
Item delegate has 3 main states: queued, downloading or uploading, all combined into one single custom made component with an ability to transform itself into any state. While an item is in queued mode a static, non running, BusyIndicator is shown instead of the green download or blue upload icon. In this state, if user interacts by clicking, he gets presented with a dialog of canceling the transfer in progress. Once the transfer commits, BusyIndicator starts running, a ProgressBar fills up according to percentage of data transferred. Upon completion, BusyIndicator is stopped and hidden, transfer icon is shown accompanied with file metadata information and a timestamp of finalizing the transfer. Simplistic InfoBanner with item name will inform the user of download or upload being finished. Clicking on transfer item in this final state directly prompts the system and opens the file itself.
Once again, I stress out, transfers are not logged and they will populate the list only for a valid Dropian session currently in use.
Back in the day when QWidget was cool there was a class known as QFileDialog which provided a way to connect to native filesystem on Symbian and get a path of a file when requested. Early versions of Dropian used that class but it was abandoned after multiple incoming bug reports strictly tied up to QFileDialog and its erratic behavior. Not to mention inability to provide a flexible list for multiple paths that can be modified at any time by user. Dropian took the hard way out of this situation. Sturdy skeletal construction was developed from scratch to incorporate a basic way of accessing Symbian filesystem and provide multiple paths for upload.
Mystical folder icon in file list toolbar grants the user access to device filesystem without him or her forcing to minimize or close the application. The fastest models and delegates were constructed to achieve instant access and avoid out of memory errors. Another ListView, another typically designed item delegate and standard rules of page hierarchy and behavior are applied here. Unusual detail about this page becomes evident once Dropian has been started. This page does not populate its ListView until user itself demands it. One could call this a placeholder mimic when talking about pages and stacks. Reason for precaution like this lies in the fact that no developer can predict what user actually has on its filesystem. Certain inconveniences might prolong booting time to unacceptable heights.
Looking at the toolbar you can see a Home icon and obvious Upload selected items icon. Upload is self explanatory while Home needs a story to back it up. Home button takes you straight to "C:\Data\". This is a home directory of device end user as far as Qt is concerned. While drafting the code for file manager, I personally needed a fast way to get into C: drive and it was accomplished like this. My residual developer leftover was quickly adopted by end users. Sometimes features happen accidentally.
Coming along slowly but thoroughly, we come to the juicy stuff. I will admit that at the current state Dropian suffers from a mild case of menunitis. ContextMenu is overused and filled with various commands, sub-menus and quick toggles, all presented by plain MenuItem. Before I digress into specifics, I must share a very hilarious observation here. A very large group of users approached and asked why did I deprecated Settings or Thumbnails. After some online debugging and general confusion, cause of the problem was found. When given a large menu with rich features, users of Qt Quick Components are not accustomed to scrolling inside the menu. I can't say it's an excuse because menus in Symbian are scrollable since the old days of Series 60. Nowadays, in modern and more fluid graphic interfaces some do not expect it to work. So, please, scroll your menus. Explore the hidden treasures there.
In order to avoid confusion and hard time following the rest of the article, here is a simple schematics of main application menu:
Every MenuItem has a specific action. Explanations follow going from top to bottom as presented in the schematics.
Show deleted items dynamically changes to Hide deleted items. On top of that, it unveils hidden items in file list or hides them respectively. Basically, that is all it does. Deleted items have opacity reduced by 50% to distinguish themselves. Shame that Dropbox didn't provide a way to undelete files, but I like to be prepared. Dropbox keeps your deleted files for 30 days after deletion so this might be useful for someone who just wants to check it out.
Create new opens a submenu offering to create a new Note, Photo or a Folder.
Note editor is quite simple. TextArea is used to provide basic text input and editing. No HTML is supported at this point. Text editing actions like cut, copy, paste and rest are provided by component itself so there was nothing extraordinary that had to be done. It is a pretty complete and standalone component. When you are done making a short note, pressing the tick icon will prompt the user for a name. Input field for the name can be left blank and generic name for a note will be chosen and note itself will go into upload queue to its final destination into the current directory in the cloud.
Creating new folders required a dialog that was not provided from any components libraries. Simple as it is, it was made out of three parts. Dialog was used as a base, TextInput for user interaction but controlled with a regular expression for unwanted characters and then couple of plain Buttons for actual commands. This invention of InputDialog will be used in variety of other features in Dropian. It has proven itself to work and adjust against any problems opposed.
You might notice there is no screenshot or description of how to create a new Photo. Answer to this question is trivial, but was not trivial to code. I tried out some example code snippets floating around on how Qt handles Symbian camera. I didn't like the design nor the effort that was needed to make it work top notch. In this case I had to reach deep in the bag of magic tricks. Solution was partly done in Symbian C++. From end user perspective this is as good as it gets. Clicking on Photo MenuItem native camera application on Symbian is triggered. A single shot mode is enabled, and at this point Symbian takes over control, calculates and allocates optimal resolution depending on your free memory available. I have never seen this go under 3 megapixels and it goes up as high as your maximum camera resolution goes. Observing some other applications, I noticed that they all set the lowest possible resolution to make sure it actually works. Dropian provides maximum quality available from the system on demand. After a successful photo shoot, picture is uploaded to the current folder in users Dropbox. Native camera application shuts down and user is brought back to Dropian seamlessly.
Download items provides a way to do multiple file downloads. Files only are supported because there is no way to predict how deep a recursive loop would go in case of directories. Eventually, it would lead to a very cumbersome and resource demanding loop that would end up in application lock down. When Dropbox service has an elegant way of downloading, or uploading, directories it will be enabled. This state of multiple choice has its own toolbar with 2 buttons which is dynamically applied when called for.
Sharing multiple links is done by in two steps. Files or directories can be shared. Once picked, a request to generate a shortened link is sent to the server. With server response a SelectionDialog is shown with 3 or 4 options. In Dropian free version user can copy the link to system clipboard and paste it anywhere and in any application, send an SMS or an e-mail with his generated links. Paid version of Dropian, however, in addition to all 3 options previously mentioned, can generate a list of QR codes for direct exchange of links without and bandwidth usage.
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Nancy's new book is not a pattern book, but a book of sewing techniques, demonstrations, and information. The perfect sewing reference guide.
There are over 100 topics and they are arranged alphabetically, making this book a great source for any sewing tips or questions, and easy to find help or explanation on any topic. Basically, it's a Sewing/Quilting Encyclopedia.
Here is the table of contents (click on the picture to enlarge). The techniques include both garment sewing as well as quilting basics. I am especially excited about the the garment topics because making clothes is still one of my biggest weaknesses in the sewing department. I am so glad to have this book as a ready reference.
Another great feature of this book is the spiral binding making it easy to search and lie open at the spot you need.
The diagrams included with every topic are excellent. They make Nancy's descriptions so clear and easy to understand. A great confidence booster - especially in those areas where you don't feel confident - like easing sleeves for me!
Finally the book is full of great tips and ideas for organizing, simplifying and improving all aspects of your sewing adventures. Reading it I learned so much about basics like: which needles to use when, the differences in knit fabrics and how to best store clothes patterns. Really great basics in a simple, easy to understand text.
I will be honest and tell you that I don't buy a lot of sewing books - partly because I feel like I can find what I'm looking for online, etc. so I have to feel like it's really worth my money to go out and purchase a book. I was so impressed by Sewing A to Z and I whole-heartedly recommend buying this book! It is so handy to have one go-to place for all my sewing questions. And the fact that it can lay flat next to my sewing machine while I work makes it perfect.
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Dear Visitors,
Missing Studios will soon be changing its focus away from The Sims and Electronic Arts. Since 2006 we have provided the community with news coverage, machinima and downloadable content. We have now reached a point where our personal interests, goals and ambitions have changed. We have decided to re-launch Missing Studios using the experience and success of the last 6 years to setup a brand new Web Design and Indie Games Development company.
We will be working together with a number of developers and freelancers to develop websites, Indie games and applications. We aim to continue to develop our portfolio of projects and services as the business progresses. To begin with we aim to focus on our consultancy work by providing businesses with tailored website solutions which incorporate the latest web technologies such as content management systems, social networking integration and HTML5/CSS3. These websites will be targeted at individuals looking for portfolios as well as small and medium sized businesses; especially start-ups looking for their first website. We are currently developing our very own management system to aid in the development of these websites. This involves the customer in the design and build stage as much as possible with step by step design tools and requirements gathering. As a result of this we believe the highest quality and most refined websites can be developed to meet budgets and time-plans.
In terms of Indie Games, we plan to develop small games for Windows 8 to sell on the new Windows Store. Other platforms will be considered as the business grows. Our first game will be a compelling 2D side-scroller built with the hardware accelerated graphics capabilities of the latest web technologies. In the future, we plan to move onto more advanced games for each project. More details will be available soon.
What happens to the current Missing Studios? The current website will remain open until the new website is ready. We plan to launch the business within the next 30 days. User generated forum signatures will be removed when the new site launches, so it is recommended that you save a copy of your signature if you wish to keep it as soon as possible.
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The circular tour, which starts and ends at Villingen-Schwenningen, passes through the heart of the Black Forest and the Baar region and is packed with interesting museums and places of interest relate to the Black Forest clock making tradition. Clock factories, clock making workshops and clock-face painting studios all along the route offer visitors an informative insight into their daily work. This route conveys a real sense of just how strongly the Black Forest has been influenced by its clock making tradition and provides an overview of international chronometry – from which it is clear that the cuckoo clock, symbol of the Black forest, has lost none of its fascinating allure. And whilst you're here, you really should see the world's biggest cuckoo clock in Triberg (near Schönberg), which made it into the Guinness Book of Records at more than 15m high. But make sure you keep a bit of time free to enjoy the region's culinary delights, such as a hearty piece of Black Forest gammon, a hefty slice of rye bread, washed down by some plum or kirsch schnapps and rounded off with some Black Forest gateau. Take the time to explore this fascinating world of clocks.


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Palindrome Week (and other odd dates)
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Happy Palindrome Week! Here are some other intriguing dates that have been the source of fascination and speculation.
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Suzanne Olsen, owner or The Fountains Day Spa in Alexandria, VA always knew what she wanted to do with her life; heal people and make them feel good. Suzanne was first introduced to Guinot in 1973 after finishing her training in both London and Paris. She immediately knew that she found the best when she found Guinot. Every spa she worked in after that, began carrying and offering Guinot treatment and products.
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quote:A nice free range bird at Whole Foods, which does have a distinctive taste, cost me $17.50. Now it was a big bird but it's still a frikkin chicken.
quote:They do need more pics on this board tho
quote:although some on here do manage to burn the frick out of theirs ..
quote:16-year-old hand me down dishes
quote:except for steaks .. we don't need pictorials of cooking steaks on here .. grilling a steak is not rocket science and they all look basically the same in the end
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Bowdoin Chorus and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Antolini, present the world premiere performance of Delmar Dustin Small's "As It Began to Dawn..." an oratorio about the awe and mystery of the morning of the Resurrection and Jesus's subsequent appearances to his disciples.
The concert features student and community vocal soloists from the Chorus in the roles of Life & Death, Hope & Faith, Mary & the Other Mary, and the Angel, as well as guest tenor David Myers, Jr. in the role of Jesus.
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4 February 2014
DPC research reveals top Muslim leaders using Twitter
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The DPC research unveils the top moderate Muslim leaders using Twitter and how they are positioned in The World Leaders on Twitter Ranking report.
6 June 2013
Netvibes updates its social search app fixing Twitter access
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Netvibes updates its social analytics platform and allows customers to link their profiles to Twitter accounts for use within their personalised dashboards
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Kent Police may review job applicants social media accounts
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Kent Police Crime Commissioner Ann Barnes says job applicants Facebook and Twitter accounts not normally checked and current scandal perhaps a lesson for the future
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Twitter has another crack at helping businesses
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Twitter takes another shot at helping businesses to reach audiences through its service and paid advertising models with Twitter for Business
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Posthaven launches as Twitter to shut down Posterous
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Posterous is to close its doors, less than a year after it was acquired by Twitter and as cofounders launch new blogging service Posthaven
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Still growing exponentially and now an integral part of our day-to-day lives, social media is coming of age says a new report by Nielsen and NM Incite. The findings are released in the latest Social Media Report
28 June 2012
How the London Fire Brigade uses social media to save lives
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The Eat My Goal Euro campaign by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) wants fans to get a takeaway and not to cook after the pub during Euro 2012, but how is social media helping it reach audiences?
14 June 2012
Salesforce Radian6 hooks up its monitoring service to Twitter firehose
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Salesforce.com teams up with microblogging service Twitter allowing its social media monitoring tool Radian6 to access to 400 million public tweets per day
14 June 2012
Factiva on Twitter content curation and the devaluation of journalism
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Dow Jones & Company Factiva shares how it curates from Twitter and the fallout from the devaluation of content and journalism due too expectations of free-only models
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London Fire Brigade to use Twitter telling Euro 2012 fans to opt for takeaway
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London Fire Brigade to use Twitter and social networking sites during Euro 2012 to warn fans to not to cook when returning home after the pub during the European football championships.


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quote:Thanks but I'm a rookie. I don't understand this.
quote:While they use completely true underpinnings, they completely ignore relativism. Sure, we're pretty f'd, but who's better? The Euro Zone is 10x as much of a shitshow, the Japanese are on our same path, but 20 years ahead. Everyone likes to point to China as a big scary point, but really: who in the hell would make a country like China the head of the global currency? We're talking about the country who's most common business technique is blatantly ignoring intellectual property laws.
quote: the deflation/depression camp (which tends to think cash and the dollar is king).
quote: I don't know how much validity there is to these petrodollar recycling and petrodollar warfare theories, but again, what else are countries going to trade in? Certainly not euros at this time. I know there is some talk about Iran and Russia trading oil for gold. Who knows?
quote: oil
quote:That being said, their growing middle class and desire for prosperity might cause the nation to junk their approach to international property laws, etc. which have previously held them back. When the US economy is surpassed, china could become a much more attractive nation on which to base the global economy. Is this a threat to the underpinnings which have allowed us to run the deficit and use stimulus/easing while avoiding negative side affects? Serious question- I don't want to over-react to 1 article out there.
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Evil Overlord wrote:Rule number 7: When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say, "No." and shoot him.
No, on second thought I'll shoot him then say "No."
Evil Overlord wrote:Rule number 20: Despite its proven stress-relieving effect, I will not indulge in maniacal laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss unexpected developments that a more attentive individual could adjust to accordingly.
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