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Twenty-one wins in twenty-two games. An improbable run to the World Series. One of the hottest streaks to end a season in the history of baseball. And not two pitchers the average fan could even name. Ladies and gents, your Colorado Rockies: a team performing what even an atheist could call a baseball miracle. And "miracle" is an appropriate term for a team that riled the baseball world last year by claiming that filling the dugout with Christian players would grease the skids to greatness. Last year the Rockies went public with the news that the organization was looking for players with "character." And according to team management, "character" means players who have chosen Jesus as their personal Lord and manager. "We're nervous, to be honest with you,"
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"Do we like players with character? There is absolutely no doubt about that," O'Dowd said in the New York Times today. "If people want to interpret character as a religious-based issue because it appears many times in the Bible, that's their decision. I believe that character is an innate part of developing an organization, and to me, it is nothing more than doing the right thing at the right time when nobody's looking. Nothing more complicated than that. You don't have to be a Christian to make that decision." "There are guys who are religious, sure, but they don't impress it upon anybody," Jewish pitcher Jason Hirsh also stepped forward to say. "It's not like they hung a cross in my locker or anything. They've accepted me for who I am and what I believe in."
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The third rail of a nation's politics is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it is "charged" and "untouchable"; any politician or public official who dares to broach the subject will invariably suffer politically. The term is most commonly used in North America. The "third rail of American politics" is often said to be cutting Social Security; the "third rail" of Canadian politics is said to be public health care.[citation needed]
The third rail in a railway is the exposed electrical conductor that carries high voltage power. Stepping on the high-voltage third rail usually results in electrocution. The use of the term in politics serves to emphasize the "shock" that results from raising the controversial idea, and the "political death" (or political suicide) that the unaware or provocative politician would encounter as a result. Disagreement may occur over whether a specific issue is a "third rail" issue. What is considered a "third rail" issue varies by country. Third-rail issues usually only die when politicians who have proven their credentials on related matters ignore the taboo and openly challenge the controversial issue.[citation needed]
Examples of usage in American politics[edit]
- Withdrawal of Social Security benefits.[1][2]
- Withdrawal of Medicare benefits
- Gun control and firearm illegalization.[3][4]
- Antidumping and countervailing duty withdrawal.[5]
- Opposition to abortion for rape victims.[6]
- ^ "Third rail politics" by Chicago Tribune
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- ^ "Is Gun Control Still "Third Rail" for Dems?" The Democratic Strategist
- ^ "Antidumping: The Third Rail of Trade Policy" by ForeignAffairs.com - Council on Foreign Relations
- ^ Christine M. Flowers (24 August 2012). "Searching for light and truth in the Todd Akin controversy". The Philadelphia Enquirer. Retrieved 2012-08-27.


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I've had enough.
Notified by Tom Tango via Twitter, I accessed "Overthinking It" by BP's Ben Lindbergh, posted 11/13, and I'm, of course, chagrined that the new AL pitching staff K record is now 8.5/ 9 innings. That's 1.3 SO/ 9 greater than the Indians' pre-steroid AL staff record of 1967, achieved by a staff I've called the AL's "top strikeout staff of all time."
But I'm perhaps more upset that the same post promotes a practice that clearly equates with cheating to increase K's. I've previously commented regarding catchers' receiving techniques, particularly as they pertain to catching balls so as to make the pitch "look" as much like a strike as possible, whether it's a strike or not. In most circles, that's known as "framing". Yet the term has different meanings to different individuals.
Do any other events cause me to take up keyboard now to blog on the topic? Today's post on BTB "Some Factors That Might Affect Pitch Framing" certainly suggested someone really does care about framing technique and results! One distant, single, egregious occurrence stands out in my mind as framing the discussion here. Witnessed several seasons ago, its recollection repeatedly reinforces my posture that something doesn't taste right at the plate.
On one of my frequent family visits to Cleveland, I was watching a Saturday afternoon Indians' game on TV, and the Tribe was giving an intentional pass to a Yankee left-hand hitter (Cano, I think), with runners on base. The rookie Carlos Santana was behind the plate, and ready to perfunctorily catch and return the "pitches." One was low and at Santana's feet, just at shoe-lace level. I couldn't believe my eyes: Santana bent over at the hips, legs straight, and caught the ball wrist pronated, palm-forward, thumb pointing right, fingers-up. No bending at the knee, and no rotating the glove to a palm-up, supinated wrist/hand position.
I'm still dumfounded here today as I try to explain to you what a departure from appropriate technique that was, on a ball that may well have tailed into he dirt. Yet it reinforced in my mind that this was an exaggerated symptom of an ill in catchers' technique that I've diagnosed for years, yet was powerless to cure. A number of other subsequent incidents of missed strikes due to catcher technique has only served to fortify my biases about receiving pitches.
My biases derive from my personal experience at low levels of amateur baseball many years ago. The games has changed at all levels, and the professional game is certainly a different one compared to the one I knew as a batting practice and bullpen catcher for the Indians in the 60's. But even casual reflection tells me the laws of optics and physics have not been suspended. Intuitive reasoning tells me there's a vacuum out there when it comes to Pitch-Fx proponents analyzing balls, strikes, and strike zones.
I've always assumed the term "framing" comes from the frame of a photo or a painting. The frame makes a painting look prettier than if it had no border…it gives an edge…a delineation…a demarcation to isolate the image from its surroundings. When it is applied to a pitch, framing is designed to make the pitch not only look as pretty as possible to the umpire, but also to facilitate his decision in calling it a strike rather than a ball. When "painting the corners", framing and painting certainly go hand-in-hand.
What exactly is framing, then? Let's get it right out front and begin to answer that question with another question: What is framing not? Framing is not trickery or deception. Framing is not the disingenuous movement of the mitt that is seen so frequently from the fringe of, or outside, the strike zone to within the strike zone, as is portrayed in the BP post. Moving balls received initially outside or on the fringe of the zone, then moved into the zone, is a statement by the catcher to the umpire: I think I can fool you into calling this pitch a strike, strike or not. This practice is so transparent (more like framing a window rather than a painting!) that umpires should call such a pitch a ball, just on general principle, strike or not. The act itself is confirmation of the catcher's opinion that the umpire's judgment can not only be influenced, but actually manipulated. I'm sure all umpires would get red in the neck at the suggestion that they can't make a decision without help.
As I explained (in less detail) in STRIKE THREE! My Years in the 'Pen, framing, as I learned it from my American Legion coach Mike Carrick 50 years ago, is a method that utilizes and emphasizes position of the catcher's body, arm, forearm, hand, fingers, and glove in relation to the strike zone as the ball is received. It is not a single action, but rather a complex, integrated series of movements that culminate in the received ball looking like it was, or is, within the strike zone, right to left, or top to bottom. If we accept the hypothesis above that the umpire's judgment can be influenced, we can also hypothesize that there is a range of catchers' actions short of jerking the ball into the strike zone that might also affect the umpire's judgment. As a terrible hitter myself, I would be angry if the catcher and the umpire were making hitting tougher on me than it already was!
Focusing now on what framing is, what are the actions that might influence the perception of a pitch as a strike rather than a ball? How might they be applied? For the purpose of description, it's assumed all catchers are right-handed! "Inside" will assume a right-handed batter, and "outside" a left-handed one. Distinctions will be made for right- and left-handed pitchers, however, as necessary. The actions, which are not necessarily exclusive and which allow combining more than 1 within the same maneuver, can be divided into:
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Top of the Strike Zone
Let's start with the least controversial, and least-commonly relevant, part of the strike zone: the top of the zone. I term it such because under most circumstances, the range of actions catcher can really employ here to make a strike look like a strike is relatively limited. He has to maintain his crouch to give the umpire vision of the pitch.
Most pitches in the top of the strike zone are on a relative downward trajectory, so keeping the glove back and closer to the umpire gives the appearance the pitch is lower, hence closer to the strike zone, than if caught at arm's length farther away, where it would generally be higher. The high curve ball or change-up (oops..... not a good thing high in the strike zone!), will be sinking as it crosses the plate, and the "glove back" technique is more applicable.
Exceptions? Well, an occasional fast ball or curve ball from an under-armer like Ted Abernathy or Dan Quisenberry might be actually rising as it traverses the zone. Solution? Be ready to extend the arm forward, and catch the ball before it rises out of the zone. A high, 4-seam fastball can be made to rise in the zone, so it should be caught as far forward as possible so as not to lose the strike the pitcher deserves.
In the top of the zone, the palm of the glove will virtually always be forward, thumb down, with the orientation of the glove more horizontal for outside pitches, somewhat more vertical (thumb-in) for inside ones. Pitcher-handedness has the least effect on catchers' actions in the top of the zone, and doesn't bear further discussion here.
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Outside Pitches
Again, the catcher is limited in his movement on the outside part of the zone. If he wishes to keep his body behind the plate, giving little clue to the hitter as to where his target is, he's generally going to be catching this pitch with his arm extended across his body, glove horizontal, palm-forward, thumb-down. The more he is willing to lean his body to the outside, the more the options expand.
Application of the principle of catching the ball forward, or back, depending on where it crosses the zone, holds true for the outside pitch. Pitcher-handedness now comes into play. For the right-handed pitcher, the slider, curve ball, or cutter will be breaking outside. The catcher has to be prepared to catch the outside breaking pitch forward, arm extended, before it breaks beyond the plate.
The more horizontal the glove, the greater the likelihood the umpire perceive the ball as potentially off the plate; the more vertical the glove, the greater likelihood the ball's thought to be over the plate. The general principle of verticality here is not so easily applied, however: it's physically easier to maintain the glove in a more horizontal position to the outside.
For the left-handed pitcher, the slider, curve ball, or cutter started outside will be breaking inside, or catcher's right-to-left. When outside, it may be starting outside the zone, and find the plate only late in its path. Implication? Catching it closer to the catcher's body will allow it to look like it's over the plate, even if it did sweep around the back corner to get there.
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Inside Pitches
Now we're getting to the meat, as Gary Bell used to call me, where catchers' options expand and opportunities for saving strikes become greater. Balls can be caught thumb-in, fingers-up, palm-in with glove vertical; elbow-up-and-out, thumb-down, fingers-in, palm-forward; elbow-in, thumb-up, fingers-out, palm-forward; thumb-out, fingers-down, palm forward/up. The principles, of catching the breaking ball forward or back apply generally here as well, for both right and left-handed pitchers, and don't need to be repeated.
My beef here is with the receivers, errr….catchers, who turn their thumb down, fingers up or forward, with palm facing out for the inside pitch. It just doesn't make sense. Left handed pitchers' breaking balls will be going (catcher's) right-to-left, and travelling away from a glove held in that manner. A right-hander's sinking 2-seamer, will be doing the same. By turning the palm-out, thumb-down, the catcher must actually push his glove away from his body and the strike zone to follow the path of the ball. It violates the principle of receiving the ball toward your body.
As Peter Morse recounts in his book "Catcher", Charlie Fox, a former major league catcher turned manager once said: " A good catcher is actually a receiver. He receives the ball rather than catches it. The good ones always take the ball in; the poorer ones go for it." The general rule should be: orient the open face of the mitt to the strike zone. If the ball were inside to a right hander, that means catching it with your palm turned toward the plate, never with your palm turned toward the batter. If the ball were low, turn your palm up to catch it. Simple enough.
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Low Pitches
The low inside pitch (to the right-handed hitter) is the one where the palm up/forward, thumb out (supinated wrist/forearm) position is most applicable. Where most catchers today catch it fingers-up, thumb-in, palm forward, this pronated position becomes untenable the closer the pitch gets to the ground. The palm-up, thumb-out supine position is especially applicable to the breaking (or sinking) pitch (curve, slider, forkball, Cuban palm ball, spitball, split- finger, sinker etc.), where the pitch now descends to meet the mitt, and can be caught at the optimal height . The umpire sees the pitch all the way, and when it hits the mitt, he still sees the white of the ball in the strike zone. If the catcher extends his arm/hand/mitt forward, he catches it at a higher plane, making the pitcher look a lot better before it sinks below the strike zone. If it's so low that it threatens to go into the dirt, his glove is in the perfect position for blocking forward in conjunction with his body. Why has this practice ever been abandoned?
Other Reasons
The receiving actions and maneuvers I'm encouraging here can't be viewed in in a vacuum, insofar as they also concurrently contribute positively to other parameters of receiving. For instance, when the low pitch is caught palm-up, thumb-out, or the inside pitch palm-in, thumb-up with runners on base as I recommend, the ball is immediately available to the throwing hand for gripping for a throw. One can even get a brief glimpse of the seams, so as to grip the ball across the seams, contributing to a straight and rising throw, rather than with the seams, risking throwing a sailer or sinker. Any other receiving method requires rotating the glove to allow that action, with delayed opportunity for eyeing and/or gripping the ball.
In addition, the palm-up, thumb-out (supinated) position just happens to be the time-honored position for blocking balls in the dirt, so it's a natural transition and continuum from receiving the low pitch to blocking the low pitch, or vice versa. Why create muscle memory for two maneuvers, when one will do? This gets back to my Santana story: Why not bend and catch the ball palm-up, thumb-out , JUST IN CASE it sinks to the ground?
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So, why DO catchers fail to use the techniques I've promoted here? Well, certainly the hinged mitt of the 60's facilitated the practice of "pickin' it" when it comes to low pitches. "Pick it, Wilson!" would be Gary Bell's refrain to me upon a particularly good scoop out of the dirt! The pal-thumb-down technique for low pitches became acceptable, and who could argue the techniques of Randy Hundley and Johnny Bench? Perhaps a sense evolved that similar, repetitive glove position for all pitches outweighs applying a range of maneuvers. A narrower range of receiving positions might allow the umpire to make his decision without the interference of a distracting rotational receiving component. Perhaps the umpires themselves have declared the techniques I've promoted acta non grata, concluding they don't need to be afforded a "better" look at pitches. That may be so, but the result is a counterintuitive
Perhaps there are physical reasons current catchers, more heavily muscled than their '60s-90's predecessors, employ their current techniques. Perhaps they themselves are less flexible and mobile, and choose the less taxing technique. If that is not the case, I would think a wider range of movements actually promotes flexibility and mobility, and that a narrower range does just the opposite.
Keeping the glove in the same position as much as possible may reduce wear and tear on the shoulder, elbow, wrist. If that were the case, a good reason to do it. Reasonable and not impossible, but not proven, to my knowledge. Certainly a great project for sports-medicine research.
In conclusion, if anyone can find a clip of Santana catching that ball as I described, please post it on some web site and email me with the URL. Put it on YouTube. Let all of our readers share in my dismay. But please don't dis me for trying to get my pitchers the strikes that they deserve!
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Below is video of Friday's weigh-ins in preparation for Saturday's UFC 92: "The Ultimate 2008." All fighters made weight with Wanderlei Silva also giving Quinton "Rampage" Jackson a shove in the process.
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I've heard some report's that Q and Wand got into a bit of a tussle during the weigh-in's. I think that is worth reporting, no? Tomorrow can't come fast enough, this event is going to be SICK!
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i'm glad that Mir looks in shape, but impressed? The guy works out and trains for a living. He doesn't get a cookie for doing his job.
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Griffin does look shredded, the guy is a BEAST… Is anyone else incredibly excited for Lister v Okami or am I the only one?
Mir looks good for a normally heavy Mir, but my first thought and the thought I still have is… he better look like a machine if hes gonna take Noguiera.
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Is it just me, or does it look like Rampage might actually be in Wandy's head a bit? I never thought I'd ever get that impression…
What's the record for dudes who push their opponents at weigh-ins? The only one I can think of off the top of my head who did was Sanchez vs Koscheck, and Diego lost that fight…
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I too am excited for Okami v Lister. They are fighting for their UFC lives!
I disagree with Jim's statement. Silva has the advantage with 2 previous victories. That does a lot for his psyche. I think both are confident but no way Rampage is in Silva's mind, playing games. What happens to Rampage if he loses again? He will mentally break down. If Silva loses, he may be cut from the UFC, but still can say he is 2-1 versus Jackson. Either way, fireworks for us fans!
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Silva looked ripped up and pissed off. Rampage better have his head together. What a great card.
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"Bad Monkey" Agree completely. If the UFC didn't cut Vera after losing 3 of 4 in the UFC then they're not going to cut Wand for losing 2 of 3 in the UFC. IF he lost to Rampage he'd probably get lined up with a Houston Alexander or James Irvin next.
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AN EX-STUDENT from Robert Blake Science College faced his demons and returned to finish the school's gruelling cross-country run at age 44.
Gary Wilmot, who grew up in Bridgwater, went from being unable to run a few metres for the bus two years ago to gearing up to run the London Marathon this year.
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Police pulled over Pimental in Jaramillo's car on Monday night and found she was driving on a suspended driver's license. The vehicle was towed and evidence of the counterfeiting was found in the vehicle, according to Prescott Police. Pimental was also allegedly in possession of fake $20 bills.
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display an image (.PNG) stored as a blob in Mysql
Here is an example of the code I've tried - as recommended from several searches...
code working in directory:
//get blob (logo)
$sql = "SELECT logo FROM files WHERE fleetnumber='$fleetnumber'";
$query_results = mysql_query($link, $sql);
header("Content-type: image/png");
echo '<img src="'.mysql_result($query_results, 0).'">';
I stored a .png in the variable logo in table 'files'
I get the message "the image "http:///localhost:8000/cc/fleetadmin/" cannot be displayed because it contains errors
<<< that's a PHP message - does it contain a clue to what I'm missing??? I've tried with mysqli_query & mysqli_result - same thing
Oct 10, 2012, 18:57 #2
Umm...yeah you do not use HTML when outputting binary data like an image. The HTML has to go into a different page that calls for the image. Now unless you actually need to have the images stored within MySQL, it would be better to have them stored on the file system accessible via the web server and only store the path in the database.Logic without the fatal effects.
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if you absolutely must store it in the database, then point your image tag to another PHP file, which contains something to the effect of:
header('Content-Type: image/png');
echo $imagedata;
But as logic_earth pointed out, it's recommended to store the image data seperately and just put a link to the file in the database.Never grow up. The instant you do, you lose all ability to imagine great things, for fear of reality crashing in.


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DisplacedGuys Self Created PowerBuilder Tutorials & Sample Applications
This section consists of tutorials that were created by me and typically consist of using .NET assemblies in PowerBuilder or using PB assemblies in .NET. They also contain some PB WCF Web Services that are used in an ASP.NET MVC3 application. Most sample applications have downloadable code available.
How To Leverage .NET Framework Code in PowerBuilder.NET Applications - this is a self-written article that is intended for persons who are new to mixing PowerScript and .NET Framework Code within a PowerBuilder.NET application. This article was created by Rich (aka DisplacedGuy) because you asked for this type information in my last poll.
Yet another PowerBuilder.NET WCF Web Service How To Article - this article was also created based on your suggestion. This one is my most complete example so far and takes it one step farther than the other articles by publishing to IIS on an internet facing domain and making the web service available for use by anyone.
Testing and Debugging WCF Web Services - This is yet another article created based on your feedback. Would you believe that debugging PB.NET WCF Web Services is not that difficult even when consuming the web service using Visual Studio.
Creating my first PowerBuilder 12.5 .NET WCF Service. - This is an overview type article that summarizes my experiences creating a PowerBuilder WCF Service using PB 12.5 .NET, MS SQL Server 2008, and ASP.NET MVC3 as the client website utilizing the new WCF service.
Creating & Using a PowerBuilder 12.5 .NET WCF Service. – This step-by-step article contains over three dozen print screens and is a very detailed step by step process that I used when creating my first WCF Service. This is intended for PB developers who have not yet created a WCF Service.
Mapping PowerBuilder and .NET (C#) data types. - This is a reference page containing mapping of PowerBuilder and .NET (C#) data types.
Another Calling Web Service from PowerBuilder 12.5 Example & Creating a Web Service using PowerBuilder - This time I will explain how to access the web service via PowerBuilder. I am using the Classic version of PowerBuilder 12.5.
Section Two
DisplacedGuys Favorite PowerBuilder Learning Links
This section consists of PB training that I felt was exceptional in quality and content and consists of content that was not created by me.
RESTful Service Quick Start Video - by expert Yakov Werde (26 minutes, Flash) Mr. Werde will take you through all of the steps involved in writing a PowerBuilder application that utilizes RESTful web services. This quick start video covers the following subjects.
1. Creating a basic PowerBuilder framework that partitions the logic into libraries. 2. Examine some existing free RESTful services, and the XML or JSON return values using Fiddler. 3. Examine XML project. 4. Examine JSON project. 5. Code the RESTful service. This quick start example also illustrates the use of CVUO's (custom visual user objects).This copyrighted digital was created by DisplacedGuy.com and copyrighted by DisplacedGuy.com. Attribution to DisplacedGuy.com does not change the requirement that written permission from DisplacedGuy.com is required to copy this content in part or whole. Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)
New May, 2014
PowerBuilder, Stay or Not to Stay – This unique white-paper discusses the decision making process of keeping an application written in PowerBuilder or migrating it to another language.
PowerBuilder 12.5 IDE Tips & Tricks – Webcast
The PowerBuilder Wikipedia Page - I added a link to this page in the Wiki entry so am putting a link to it here.
FREE Copy of PowerBuilder 12.5 – Download PB 12.5 – Is this REALLY free? Hmm, is SAP feeling guilty about the delay for PB15? I don't see anything about this being a time limited installation, it "looks" to be free. I wll give it a try. Nope, it is just a TRIAL copy…
Moving your PB App to the Web – Sybase.com Whitepaper
PowerBuilder Naming Conventions by Donalds Brain.com – If you are looking for naming conventions commonly used when coding with PowerBuilder this is s good list. Most companies use some sort of naming convention, and most look similar to this list. Some shops use of_ for object level functions, and some use uf_ instead (like user function). The key is to stay consistent with the PB shop you are working.
PowerBuilder 12 Video Tutorials and Training for PowerBuilder .NET
- Video Demo: PowerBuilder .NET Guided Tour — Part 1 -Take this guided tour through PowerBuilder 12 to see for yourself how it's the "Hottest Thing Yet to ROCK .NET
- Video Tutorial: WPF Benefits for PowerBuilder Developers -PowerBuilder 12 is the only development tool that allows developers to migrate their Win32 applications to WPF.
- Video Tutorial: PowerBuilder WCF Client Support -PowerBuilder 12 supports WCF by enabling applications to consume next generation Web Services.
- Video Tutorial: Powerscript Language Enhancements -PowerBuilder 12 includes several major Powerscript language enhancements to make development faster and easier than ever
- eTutorial: PowerBuilder 12 .NET StockTrader Sample Application - This eTutorial, based on the StockTrader Sample Application, highlights PowerBuilder 12.0's abilities as both a development environment and a runtime platform for rich and thin clients. The PowerBuilder clients are delivered in four versions; Classic Win32, .NET Win Form, .NET Web Form and .NET WPF WCF. These client applications illustrate how you can leverage PowerBuilder's enterprise .NET APIs, DataWindow Technology, and the PowerScript coding language in a developer-friendly and productive IDE to rapidly build Microsoft-compatible client applications.
- PowerScript .NET Tutorial – Full Length Video - This self guided tutorial will show you how to create fully CLS compliant .NET Win Form and WPF applications using PowerScript code and employing new and current language features inside PB 12. Concepts covered include .NET Language interoperability; the Common Language Specification, creating .NET Consumer Role compatible applications using the PB 12 Classic IDE, and creating .NET compatible Extenders using the PB 12 .NET IDE.
- PowerBuilder and WCF Tutorial – Full Length Video - This self guided tutorial will show you how to use PowerBuilder .NET together with the Microsoft .NET Communication Framework to create rich client applications functioning in an enterprise Service Oriented Architecture. Concepts covered include an overview of the tenets of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), an overview of the scope of the Windows Communication Framework (WCF) and the integration issues it addresses. Definitions are provided for fundamental WCF concepts.
PowerBuilder 12 Migration – PB Classic to PowerBuilder 12 .NET
Part 1 Migration Overview and Process
Part 2 Platform and Language Issues
Part 3: Sample Application Tour: Anchor Bay Nut Company (ABNC)
Part 4: Migrating and Refactoring ABNC]
Migrating PowerBuilder Applications – SAP (sybase) Technote that addresses changes between version 6.5 and 12.5
PowerBuilder 12 and PowerBuilder 12.NET Training Videos on YouTube
- PowerBuilder 12.NET – The new, "NEW" dialog by John Strano
- PowerBuilder .NET – The System Tree, Virtual PBLs and Project Objects
- PowerBuilder .NET – The DataWindow Painter – Datawindow specifics
- PowerBuilder .NET – PowerScript Painter
- PowerBuilder .NET – Window Painter Part 1
- PowerBuilder .NET – Window Painter Part 1
- PowerBuilder .NET – Skins and PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder 12 and PB.NET Presentations from Sybase Tech Days 2011
- PB 12.5 Look-Ahead – by John Strano & David Fish
- Migrating to .Net – By John Strano & David Fish
- PowerBuilder Overview & Roadmap – By John Strano & David Fish
PowerBuilder How-To and Instructional Information
Learn PowerBuilder RESTful web services, Docking Manager & NVO Services.
- How-To Build RESTful Part 1 on PBDJ by Yakov Werde – Lots of screen shots!
- How-To Build RESTful Part 2on PBDJ by Yakov Werde – Lots of screen shots!
- Instantiating Service NVOs First – Getting to the top of the Pecking Order By: Yakov Werde
- Moving your PowerBuilder.NET Application to the Web – With Appeon WhitepaperLearni
- Advanced WebDW HTML Generation with PowerBuilder 12.5
- new - Gradients, Not Glitz: Methods to Modernize PowerBuilder User Experiences (PBDJ) by Jeff Wayt
- new - The PowerBuilder .NET IDE - An in depth look at the PB IDE by the well known and respected Bruce Armstrong
PowerBuilder 12 Sample Apps & PB 12.NET Code Examples
- PowerBuilder CodeXchange allows developers to submit and download PB code samples.
- PowerBuilder 12 .NET Stock Trader Application.
The idea behind PB Web Easy is to use the PowerBuilder development environment to learn about the features of PowerBuilder and it's Datawindow technology for building web applications.
dwoX - The home of PB Web Easy and 10.000 Lines of PowerScript Code at PBMiner. Experimental UI at PBMiner Ext UI. The file structure of a PBL file
PowerBuilder Groups and Associations
Sybase International User Group - Great place to learn, get free copies of PowerBuilder 12 and PowerBuilder 12.5 .NET !! Please tell them that Rich Bianco at DisplacedGuy referred you!
The SAP PowerBuilder Developer Center - Nice to see that SAP is doing more marketing than Sybase did, hopefully they can keep the ship from sinking.
Training videos on SAP's new PowerBuilder Micro-Site. This site alone has at least a dozen links to videos that can be viewed or downloaded without fee or registration. This site is a great place to start if you want to come up to speed fast on PB12, 12.5 and .NET
PB Newsgroups, Technical Whitepapers, EBF's and Technical Notes
- PB Newsgroups
- Technical Whitepapers
- Tech Notes
- PowerBuilder Product Manuals
- new – The PowerObject Yahoo User Group for PowerBuilder is the most active user group for PowerBuilder in the world. It is a great place to ask questions, meet other PB developers and see what is going on in the world of Powerbuilder. I'm not sure how I missed this link up until now..
- new - Latest PowerBuilder EBF Maintenence Download - The most recent EBF's PB 12 (7217), 3/14/2013. PB 12.5.1 (4953), 2/7/2013
PowerBuilder Naming Standards
Elegant PowerBuilder Code - Good stuff on naming and basic stuff the PB developer will learn over many years developing.
PowerBuilder Blogs
- The Anvil Of Time - PB Blog
- new - The PowerBuilder Developers Journal is a great magazine that focuses on current features of PowerBuilder and contains many articles by guest bloggers. This site has hundreds if not thousands of PowerBuilder articles.
- new - Chris Pollach's site for up-to-date news and information on various SAP products, technologies, and methodologies – The Great White North Technical Evangelist
- Shultz's PowerBuilder Notes - PowerBuilder Blog
- Paul's Postings - PowerBuilder and beyond…
- Elegant PowerBuilder Code - Has some pretty good techniques here.
- Slapout has a Blog with something I have never seen in my 20 years developing with PowerBuilder it's a PowerBuilder Color Chart Reference Card. He also has a link to a function that he wrote to convert color names to PB color numbers.
- PowerBuilder Developers Web Ring
- 100 Days of PowerBuilder - 100 Days of PowerBuilder' which is a series of discussions focused on basic PowerBuilder development using PowerBuilder 12.5 by PowerBuilder MVP Matt Balent.
- PowerBuilder Developers Webring - Variety of PowerBuilder websites, some old some new.
- Techno Kitten Blog has an outstanding archive of the history of PowerBuilder including new PowerBuilder features by version, migration issues by version, and hints about future PowerBuilder and Pocketbuilder releases.
(is your blog missing? leave a comment or email displacedguy at gmail and it will be added!)
PowerBuilder 12.5.NET Official Documentation Sets
- Release Bulletin
- Installation Guide
- New Features
- Users Guide
- Getting Started
- PowerBuilder .NET Features Guide
- Application Techniques
- DataWindow Programmers Guide
- Connecting to Your Database
- Deploying Applications and Components to .NET
- Objects and Controls
- PowerScript Reference
- DataWindow Reference
- Connection Reference
- Native Interface Programmers Guide and Reference
- Extension Reference
Official PowerBuilder 5 – 12.5 Documentation Sets
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|PowerBuilder 12.0
|PowerBuilder 11.5.1
|PowerBuilder 11.5
|PowerBuilder 11.2
|PowerBuilder 11.1
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PowerBuilder Foundation Classes (PFC)
PowerBuilder PFC Links and Documentation
The PFC home on CodePlex contains downloads for PFC versions 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5 & 12 (Classic and .NET)
This link, a 15 minute PFC quick start guide is a little dated, but the concepts are the same and it should be useful for those using newer versions of PFC
The PFC Cheatsheet website is another gem that I just found. On the surface it doesn't look like much, and it is somewhat dated but if you use the treeview menu on the left you'll find that there are tons of useful links and information on this site. I wouldn't doubt if this site has over 100 links to PB sites in itself!
PowerBuilder Marketing and Justification
new - This section was added in 2013 and while I didn't normally include marketing links I thought it would be helpful to show some evangelist type posts in case you need some justification to convince your boss to upgrade to a more recent version of PB.
Twenty-four reasons to consider PowerBuilder 12 by Bruce Armstrong (PBDJ)
PowerBuilder Commercial Site Reference
Visual Expert knowledge management & change management tool for PowerBuilder applications. The company also offers other tools such as Discover PBProtect – The first obfuscator for PowerBuilder and Visual Guard
Security & Access Control for Business Applications
eLearnIt: Yakov has launched a commercial site for PowerBuilder training and while I have not reviewed it (I cannot afford myself) I have watched some of his videos and they are informative and interesting. He's a managing partner of eLearnIt, which has partnered with ISUG to provide online training for PowerBuilder 11.5 and 12
Older Stuff: PowerBuilder – Version 11 or lower
PowerBuilder 11 and AJAX - This video demonstrates some of the AJAX Features of PowerBuilder 11.
Deploying PowerBuilder Applications with the PowerBuilder 11 Smart Client Intelligent Updater (Videos)
- Smart Client Installation of PowerBuilder .NET WinForm Application
- Smart Client Updating of PowerBuilder .NET Win Form Applications
- Smart Client Published PowerBuilder Application Rollback
- Smart Client Publishing a PowerBuilder .NET WinForm App using FTP and UNC
- New - Free PowerBuilder Training Online Courses for Versions 5, 6 & 7


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Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (Cry1Ab) has no direct effect on larvae of the green lacewing Chryoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
Authors: Romeis, J.; Dutton, A.; Bigler, F.
Journal, Volume, Year: Journal of Insect Physiology, volume 50:175-183, 2004
Good follow up to previous work showing that the C. carnea larvae were negatively affected by feeding on Bt-fed prey sources. The earlier studies could not separate a negative effect of Bt directly from an effect of eating intoxicated larvae that made a potentially poor food source. In the current study, lyophilized Cry1Ab protein was fed directly to C. carnea larvae via a sucrose solution. The doses were up to 10,000 times greater than what occurred in the previous trophic studies. No toxic effects were observed. Additionally there was not an effect on subsequent utilization of prey.
Showed that effect previously observed was likely to be due to reduced fitness of prey and that Cry1Ab protein has very little toxicity to C. carnea. The larvae only lived about 10 days on the sugar solution, regardless of Bt inclusion, so the sugar solution is not an ideal food. For the purpose of an acute test, it was a good delivery medium, but would not be suitable for a chronic test.


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Joyce McDougall's was walking her 9-year-old Maltese-poodle mix through their Morris Plains, NJ neighborhood in 2007 when a much larger mixed breed attacked and killed the tiny dog named Angel. McDougall sued Charlot Lamm, the other dog's owner, for compensatory damages and for the emotional distress she says she suffered from seeing her pet killed violently. The other dog has since been euthanized.
More than Mere Property
Ms. McDougall argued that courts should consider pets as more than just property because they have achieved an elevated status in society as companions in the lives of human beings. She states that her dog was a constant companion, particularly after she and her husband divorced, and their three children grew up and moved out.
But the New Jersey Supreme Court decided McDougall was only entitled to $5,000 to replace her well-trained dog, which is at least four times what one would cost. "Although we recognize that many people form close bonds with their pets, we conclude that those bonds do not rise to the level of a close familial relationship or intimate, marital-like bond," Justice Helen Hoens wrote in response to the case.
New Jersey's Inconsistent Rules
Let's not forget that this is the state that requires animals to be restrained in cars or face up to a $1,000 fine and a disorderly conduct offense under animal-cruelty laws. Failure to restrain a child only nets a $46 fine. So it does make one wonder how much the state values animals as companions (or people) or views them as potential revenue generators.
Courts in Florida, Hawaii and Louisiana have granted compensation for emotional distress stemming from the death of a pet. Illinois and Tennessee have passed laws allowing pet owners to recover damages for emotional distress.
What do you think about the NJ Supreme Court's decision?
For more information, see NJ.com.
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