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You come into this world alone. You leave it alone. And although the tried and trusted truism overlooks it, you will spend a lot of time along the way all by your lonesome, too.
No one is more acutely aware of this than the MGA owner who drives his car in 2008. These days, actually driving one of these oldsters puts you in a tiny minority.
I know this firsthand. Just the other day, I drove my MGA to the North American MGA Register's (NAMGAR) annual hullabaloo near Pittsburgh. My itinerary called for an Army-of-One, 750-mile, 30-hour bonsai run whose official purpose was to check out the talent (more than 200 MGAs) and to address the faithful in a speech. But it also was a chance to air out my own MGA, a 1962 1600 Mark 2, the best of several I've owned since I started driving them in the 1970s, before (don't tell the police or my parents or children) I even got my driver's license.
For much of my young life, the MGA represented my automotive ideal. Disc brakes (in front), twin carbs, rack-and-pinion steering, and good looks made it so. What did I know from aluminum heads, overhead cams, more cylinders than four, rear discs, independent rear suspensions, and the tubular dampers of its more sophisticated contemporaries? It was the car of my dreams, and a substantially less than pristine example became my first wheels at age fourteen. After I was born, my parents drove me home from Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in one. Why bother paying the Freud squad to figure out my lifelong penchant for MGAs when you can stop right there?
In the 1980s, I often traveled to Boston and Washington, D.C., in an MGA. Setting out today, I realized how much had changed. Why were people staring like I was wearing a giant rabbit suit? Frequent thumbs- up evened the balance, but this was more alienating than I'd recalled.
Eventually, I found myself hurtling down a mountain at 75 mph through a decreasing-radius bend on a challenging stretch of highway that turned unexpectedly into a construction zone. Here was something else I'd forgotten: the element of sudden terror.
The MG's spindly wire wheels caused the steering wheel to wobble, and its narrow Michelins shimmied in the summer heat on irregularly grooved pavement while the 1.6-liter OHV four blatted the characteristic BMC beat, Stone-Aged yet appealingly fruity, as we valiantly labored to keep up with life in the fast lane.


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Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Denial that an alcohol problem exists is common. Alcohol abuse is defined as a pattern of drinking that results in one or more of the following situations within a 12-month period:
- Repeated problems at work, school, or home due to drinking
- Risking physical safety by drinking in situations that are dangerous, such as driving or operating machinery
- Recurring trouble with the law, such as being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or for physically hurting someone while drunk
- Continuing to drink despite alcohol-related difficulties
Alcohol abuse often progresses to alcohol dependence or alcoholism. Alcoholism involves a powerful craving or uncontrollable need for alcohol. This craving overrides the ability to stop drinking. This need can be as strong as the need for food or water. Alcohol dependence may also cause:
- Needing greater amounts of alcohol to feel the same effect
- Giving up activities in order to drink or recover from the effects of alcohol
- Drinking that continues even when it causes or worsens health problems
- Being unable to stop or reduce drinking despite a desire to do so
Dependence may also cause progressive withdrawal symptoms when alcohol is stopped. Withdrawal may cause:
- Shaking
- Sweating
- Nausea or vomiting
- Lack of appetite
- Anxiety
- Hallucinations
- Disorientation
- Seizures
Alcoholism has destructive effects on the entire body. These may include:
- Red palms, flushed face
- Spidery veins showing through the skin around the umbilicus and on the face
- Rapid heart rate
- Yellowing of the whites of the eyes and/or skin— jaundice, which indicates liver problems
- Enlarged liver and/or spleen
- Nausea, bloating, dyspepsia, and ulcers
- Pancreatitis
- Easy bruising and/or bleeding
- Muscle weakness
- Numbness and tingling
- Impaired memory
- Infertility in both men and women
- Erectile dysfunction
- Increased susceptibility to infections and cancer
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Rauch, Rainer Egon URN etd-07252012-142653 Document Title Effect of sodium bicarbonate and calcium magnesium carbonate supplementation on milk production of high producing Holstein cows Degree MSc(Agric) Department Animal and Wildlife Sciences Supervisor
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Date 2012-04-24 Availability unrestricted Abstract Sodium discharge from dairies in California has been identified as an important contributor to soil and water pollution. The Waste Discharge Requirements General Order For Existing Milk Cow Dairies (2007) aims to minimize the amount of fixed solids, including Na, that are discharged from dairies, aiming to maximise the useable lifespan of water resources. As sodium bicarbonate (SB) contains 270 g/kg Na, SB supplementation can substantially increase Na discharge from dairies. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of SB and a potentially alternative buffer that does not contribute to Na discharge and related negative impacts on soil and water quality, (i.e., calcium magnesium carbonate (CMC)), on the performance of high producing California dairy cows. This could help establish if CMC could substitute for SB while maintaining potential benefits of SB. It is well known that SB is a rumen buffer, but research indicates that its benefits are limited mainly to corn silage-based diets. Californian dairies use a wide range of forages, and tend not to base their diets solely or mainly on corn silage. Therefore, typical Californian lactation diets do not always conform to those reported in research publications involving SB. In addition, research parameters such as milk yield, DM intake and dietary ADF often differ substantially between reported studies and conditions present on commercial California dairies, and results are therefore not always practically applicable. Apart from its rumen buffering capacity, SB also has an influence on dietary cation anion difference (DCAD), and can therefore elicit a response via a change in blood acid base balance of cows. The experiment was a Latin square design with 3 treatments (i.e., control (C), SB and CMC), 3 pens of ~310 early lactation cows each, and 3 periods of 28 d. Sodium bicarbonate supplemented cows had elevated milk fat proportion, but a reduced milk yield, resulting in similar milk fat yield between SB supplemented and C cows. Based on a tendency for elevated faecal and in vitro rumen fluid pH, SB had a buffering effect on the gastrointestinal tract GIT, most likely in the rumen. However, it is likely that the difference in DCAD between the C and SB diets played a role in affecting milk yield and milk fat proportion, and a high intake of Na may have been the cause for a reduction in milk yield resulting in passive increase in milk fat proportion. There were no differences between C and CMC treatments, except for an elevated faecal pH of CMC cows. As CMC is not generally soluble at normal rumen pH, buffering likely occurred in the abomasum and small and large intestines. However, a lack of difference in productivity indicates that the buffering effect on the hindgut was not physiologically required. While there were no productive benefits of SB use, it likely substantially increased Na discharge, resulting in an increase in soil and water sodicity and the associated deterioration in soil and water quality. While CMC did not improve productivity or efficiency of cows, it also did not increase Na discharge from the dairy and therefore did not contribute to soil or water sodicity. It can be concluded that SB or CMC supplementation is not advisable for diets and conditions comparable to those present in this study, i.e., high producing dairy cows fed a diet with Ĺnormalĺ aNDF levels and relatively low proportions of corn silage and starch (334.0, 104.0 and 160.3 g/kg DM, respectively, in our study). Copyright ę 2012, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.Please cite as follows:
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Here's a selection of just some of the festivals and events taking place in Wales.
See in the New Year in Cardiff, Calennig, which is Welsh for "New Year celebration/gift", with lots of bands and a great funfare.
In February and March it's the RBS Six Nations Rugby Internationals Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
1 March is St David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant), when we celebrate our Patron Saint at events around the country.
Cwlwm Celtaidd - Wales' Interceltic Festival, Porthcawl A family festival of music, song & dance of the Celtic countries of Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, Cornwall, Brittany & Wales
Laugharne Weekend Festival - Enjoy Literature, music and comedy
Focus Music Festival, Wrexham
RHS Flower Show, Cardiff
Big Walk Wales Enjoy a walk in the beautiful Welsh countryside or coast during May.
Hay Festival of Literature Britain's 'town of books' is the ideal setting for this literary festival with an international reputation.
Urdd National Eisteddfod (Youth Eisteddfod) Europe's largest youth arts festival. Pembrokeshire.
Pembrokeshire Fish Week. Around the coast of Pembrokeshire with cookery demonstrations, fishing and boat trips, children's workshops, fishing competitions and much more.
Beyond the Border in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Welsh International Storytelling Festival.
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is one of Wales's major annual events - a truly international festival of music, dance and song.
Sesiwn Fawr (Big Session) in Dolgellau, a weekend of Celtic bands, rock, pop and beer.
Wakestock in Abersoch, Llŷn Peninsula, Europe's largest wakeboard music festival.
Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, Britain's most popular agricultural show.
The Big Cheese in Caerphilly is one of the largest free gatherings of re-enactments, entertainers, music and folk dancing.
St Davids Folk Festival Enjoy a friendly family occasion, this year's festival is located in the grounds of the medieval Bishop's Palace in the Close of St Davids Cathedral.
National Eisteddfod of Wales, this cultural gathering is dedicated to Welsh, Britain's oldest living language but non-Welsh speakers are very welcome.
Brecon Jazz Festival is an International festival attracting the top names from the world of jazz.
Anglesey County Show another great agricultural Show.
The Green Man Festival is an alternative 3 day folk festival in the Brecon Beacons.
World Bog Snorkelling Championship in Llanwrtyd Wells, competitors snorkel the length of a peaty murky trench in a Mid Wales bog.
Open Doors events - in September many buildings in Wales not normally accessible to the public will be throwing open their doors to visitors. Takes place throughout September. Programme available in August.
Abergavenny Food Festival with local produce and international delicacies, celebrity chefs, masterclasses, tastings and street stalls.
Elvis Festival in the seaside town of Porthcawl is the biggest Elvis festival in Europe, attracting Elvis tribute acts from all over the world.
Swn Festival in Cardiff, a 3 day music festival showcasing the best of new music coming in and out of Wales.
Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea, talks, performances, exhibitions, readings and music with a Dylan Thomas theme. The festival takes place each year from 27 October - 9 November at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. (details of the programme available on the Dylan Thomas website in September)
Rugby - the Dove Men International Series takes place
Wales Rally GB final round of the World Rally Championship. North Wales.
Rugby - autumn internationals in the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Cardiff's Winter Wonderland - Outdoor ice skating and family entertainment on Cardiff's City Hall Lawn.
Swansea Winter Wonderland - Visit Santa and his reindeers and soak up the festive atmosphere.
Events take place throughout the year at Cadw sites throughout Wales, that include many of our castles.
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Patti Austin Will Perform At Walt Disney Concert Hall In Los Angeles, CA
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Friday, February 13, 8:00pm at Walt Disney Concert Hall songstress extraordinaire Patti Austin brings a Grammy-winning twist to Gershwin with an adventurous big band rendering of his songs. Austin will be accompanied by the Big Phat Band for an evening you won't want to miss.
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Patti Austin crosses all musical genres, has made 17 solo albums, and has performed her award-nominated hit songs on the Grammys and the Oscars. As a performer, songwriter, and vocalist she has had a star-studded career that began at the age of four, making her one of the most beloved artists the world over and a mainstay on the Billboard jazz albums charts.
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Parking meters don't have to be plugged on Monday, Feb. 15, because of the Presidents' Day holiday. City of Spokane offices, however, are open as usual on Monday, and garbage pickup and curbside recycling will proceed on a normal schedule.
The Spokane City Council briefing session and legislative meeting will be held on their regular schedule on Monday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively in the City Council Chambers in the lower level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Meetings also are shown live on CityCable 5, the City's government-access cable station, and on the web at www.spokanecity.org.
The Riverfront Park attractions, including the Ice Palace, Imax Theater, and Spokane Falls Skyride also are open on Presidents' Day. Check www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com for hours of operation. The Carousel is closed for annual maintenance through March 2.
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Carbine has put together an EU Community Team and took the time today to introduce them to us. They're housed in NCsoft's Brighton office in the UK and you can catch a glimpse of them below.
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Ice and snow warnings issued as the Met Office warns temperatures set to plunge below minus 10 in Wales
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning this weekend for ice and snow
That's all for today's live blog. Come back tomorrow at 10am for more breaking news from across Wales
More »SPORT: Russell Slade under pressure? The events which saw Cardiff City boss walk out of Press conference
More »RAIL: There's disruption on First Great Western services between Cardiff Central and Swansea due to broken down train. The Westbound line is blocked, and this may cause delays of up to 45 minutes. There's currently no estimate for when normal service will resume.
More »WEATHER: Wrap up everyone - Met Office warns temperatures set to plunge below minus 10 in Wales
More »ROADS: One lane is closed and traffic is queuing for 13 miles due to spillage of hydraulic oil on M4 Westbound between J28 A48 / A467 Forge Road ( Tredegar Park) and J29 A48(M). Congestion is leading as far back as J23a B4245 (Magor Services).
More »NEWS: Gwent Police is appealing for information to help locate 33-year-old Ritchie Soper from Newport who failed to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on July 4 2014 after being charged with burglary.
More »ROADS: Looks like the earlier accident on the A474 Neath Flyover between A465 (Neath Interchange) and B4434 Windsor Road / Alford Road (Stockhams Corner) wasn't as bad as we feared - it's since been cleared and traffic is returning to normal.
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More »NEWS: Social services teams are relying on less experienced staff burdened by high case loads to manage the most vulnerable children in care, according to a new report.
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Miloš Zeman, born 28 September 1944 in Kolín, is a former speaker of the chamber of deputies of the Czech parliament and former leader of CSSD. Zeman served as speaker from 1996 until 1998, and then Prime Minister from 1998 until 2002. He was a frequent rival of current president Václav Klaus who, after having defeated him in the 2002 Czech presidential election, ironically endorsed Zeman's candidacy in the 2013 direct presidential elections.
He left CSSD on 21 March 2007 due to conflicts with Jiří Paroubek and, in October 2009, founded the Party of Civic Rights – Zemanovci (SPOZ). While denying allegations that it is financed by LUKoil, the party admits taking money from Russian-connected lobbyists. Chief among them is Miroslav Šlouf, Zeman's right-hand man and former communist youth leader whose Slavia Consulting company brokered the LUKoil deal to supply Prague's airport.
In reference to Islam, Zeman said "The enemy is the anti-civilization spreading from North Africa to Indonesia. Two billion people live in it". A criminal complaint was filed for these comments in 2011.
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Today, Bethesda has launched the first installment of the Skyrim team diaries. In addition to over 40 pieces of gorgeous art, you'll also find the team's first podcast, Completely Blue Sky: The Concept of Skyrim, featuring concept artists Ray Lederer and Adam Adamowicz. Check it out for a behind-the-scenes perspective of how an epic project like Skyrim begins - and see the transition from concept art to in-game visuals in the brief video montage above.
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When Swift was announced at WWDC 2014 I was eager to give it a try and looked through my grab bag of side projects for a suitable candidate to try migrating a project from Objective-C to Swift. 'Shooter' was a good candidate, because it's not too big but also not too trivial.
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#! /usr/bin/swift -sdk /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.10.sdk import Cocoa var app = NSApplication.sharedApplication() app.setActivationPolicy(.Regular) var menuBar = NSMenu() var appMenuItem = NSMenuItem() menuBar.addItem(appMenuItem) app.mainMenu = menuBar var appMenu = NSMenu() var appName = NSProcessInfo.processInfo().processName var quitTitle = "Quit \(appName)" var quitMenuItem = NSMenuItem( title: quitTitle, action: Selector("terminate:"), keyEquivalent: "q" ) appMenu.addItem(quitMenuItem) appMenuItem.submenu = appMenu var window = NSWindow( contentRect: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 200), styleMask: NSTitledWindowMask, backing: NSBackingStoreType.Buffered, defer: false ) window.cascadeTopLeftFromPoint(NSPoint(x: 20, y: 20)) window.title = appName window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil) app.activateIgnoringOtherApps(true) app.run()]]>
I know I am. I use my phone so frequently that a five minute passcode setting actually rarely kicks in. My iPad on the other hand I don't pick up as often and therefore I would have to enter the passcode pretty much every time. Which is why I don't use one.
This came back to bite me a few weeks ago when I left my iPad on the cross-trainer in the gym. When I noticed my iPad was missing I wished I had at least set a passcode to protect its contents. Thinking about why I hadn't, it occurred to me how I could have had the best of both worlds: no passcode while at home or at other places I consider "safe" and a passcode everywhere else.
iOS should simply allow you to define location specific passcode settings. You should be able to define a default which applies everywhere and then one or more regions that are exceptions. This would allow you to define a basic safe setting with a passcode and then other areas where you're more liberal. You could even have passcode settings of different complexity depending on where you are. No passcode at your home, a complex one abroad, and a simple one everywhere else.
Below you'll find an illustration of what the setup for this could look like.
]]>All this is a blessing – except when it comes to unit testing. To test the result of an asynchronous task, you need to force it back to "synchronicity", so to speak. Unfortunately, Xcode's built-in testing framework SenTestingKit
does not provide any help in this regard. All its test macros like STAssertEquals
assume values to be returned synchronously, leaving it up to you to provide them from asynchronous tasks.
GHUnit, on the other hand, does have a mechanism to test asynchronous tasks. However, its setup is a little more complicated than simply adding the built-in SenTestingKit
. Unless you need GHUnit for some of its other features, STK is therefore usually the best way to get started with unit testing in Xcode.
To allow for asynchronous testing with SenTestKit, I've added a category to SenTestCase that is based on GHUnit's asynchronous test. It is available as part of a sample project on github.
A test of an asynchronous task using the added method waitWithTimeout:forSuccessInBlock:
looks like this:
- (void)test_completion { Downloader *dl = [[Downloader alloc] init]; __block BOOL received = NO; [dl startDownloadWithCompletion:^{ received = YES; }]; [self waitWithTimeout:1.1 forSuccessInBlock:^BOOL{ return received; }]; STAssertTrue(received, nil); }
This code tests the completion handler of an asynchronous call of a Downloader class (see the example project for details) by waiting for a block to return YES within a given time limit.
What I prefer about this category over the one in GHUnit is that the test is fully contained within the body of the test method. There is no need to implement any other callback method and reference it from this test. This makes copy and paste of tests for re-use much simpler, for example. ]]>
Now, rather than having to choose Chrome from the menu it would be nice to be able to assign a keyboard shortcut for this menu item. This is actually quite simple: Open the keyboard preference pane in System Preferences, select 'Application Shortcuts' and add a shortcut for the 'Google Chrome.app (20.0.1132.21)' menu item to Safari. However, the problem here is that the menu item contains the version number of Chrome and since Chrome updates frequently (and in the background), you'll find yourself with a broken shortcut very soon.
The fix for this is a little Apple Script OpenURLInNewChromeWindow.app by Mike Hardy which basically tells Google Chrome to open the URL via an Apple Script command. If you run this script once, it will register itself as a application that can handle URLs and will therefore also appear in the list of browsers under 'Open Page With'. Opening a page with this script will open the current page in Chrome just like before but the point is that the menu command will stay the same no matter what version of Chrome you have installed. Therefore you simply assign the shortcut to this 'browser' instead of the ever changing Chrome one.
An added benefit (and actually the reason Mike Hardy wrote the script in the first place) is that the page opens in a new window and not in a new tab (which can be quite annoying when using virtual screens). See Mike's blog post on more details how to use his script in that context.
]]>TouchDB is a lean CouchDB-compatible database framework that can be embedded in iOS applications (or more generally, mobile or desktop applictions but this post is about iOS). Jens Alfke, its author, describes it this way: "If CouchDB is MySQL, then TouchDB is SQLite." The project is available on github.
TouchDB is CouchDB-compatible with respect to its replication API when initiated on the device against another 'regular' CouchDB. You can create push and pull replication tasks on TouchDB. However, out of the box, TouchDB does not offer an HTTP interface for other TouchDB (or CouchDB) instances to connect to. This means that initially, you are limited to a "star" topology with a regular CouchDB at its center and iOS devices with TouchDB connecting to it as a synchronization hub.
However, with a little extra work, it is quite easy to turn this into a peer to peer setup, thanks to the Listener framework Jens has included in TouchDB.
In order to get this to work, you first need to build the listener framework. To do so, clone the git repository, pull the submodules and build the "Listener iOS Framework" target as follows:
git clone https://github.com/couchbaselabs/TouchDB-iOS cd TouchDB-iOS git submodule init git submodule update xcodebuild -target "Listener iOS Framework" open build/Release-ios-universal
The open command will open a Finder window with the framework, which you need to add to your existing project.
After you have done that, you need to start the listener. One place where you might want to do that could be application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:
. Add the following code to start the listener:
CouchTouchDBServer *server = [CouchTouchDBServer sharedInstance]; [server tellTDServer:^(TDServer *tdServer) { NSLog(@"Starting listener"); _listener = [[TDListener alloc] initWithTDServer:tdServer port:59840]; [_listener start]; }];
NB: Make sure _listener is retained outside the block and lives on, otherwise your listener goes out of scope and stops listening immediately. And as you can tell from the unbalanced alloc
message: these code snippets are assuming ARC.
This is basically all you need to do to connect to your TouchDB instance via HTTP. For example, you could use curl to query it for documents. However, peer to peer benefits from advertising and discovering your service via Bonjour and the rest of this article briefly describes how to achieve this.
First off the advertising part. Add the following to a startup section of your application, for example right after creating the listener:
UIDevice *device = [UIDevice currentDevice]; self.netService = [[NSNetService alloc] initWithDomain:@"local" type:@"_myapp._tcp" name:device.name port:59840]; NSData *data = [NSNetService dataFromTXTRecordDictionary:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:conf.localDbname forKey:@"path"]]; [self.netService setTXTRecordData:data]; [self.netService publish];
Replace "myapp" and 59840 with values of your choosing and note that it is advisable to choose a better service name than simply the device name as I have done in this example.
For discovery, you create an NSNetServiceBrowser and search for hosts of your service type:
self.browser = [[NSNetServiceBrowser alloc] init]; self.browser.delegate = self; [self.browser searchForServicesOfType:@"_myapp._tcp" inDomain:@"local"];
You will be notified of any matches by implementing the following NSNetServiceBrowserDelegate protocol callback:
- (void)netServiceBrowser:(NSNetServiceBrowser *)netServiceBrowser didFindService:(NSNetService *)netService moreComing:(BOOL)moreServicesComing { [self.services addObject:service]; if (! moreServiceComing) { [self.tableView reloadData]; } }
In this example, I've added the service to an array. This could be an array that is driving a UITableView
for example. (There's a complete bonjour browser example available on the iOS Dev Center that includes a browsing UI and discovery and resolution for bonjour services that these code examples are based on.)
As Jens Alfke correctly points out in the comments, it is important to implement the companion method netServiceBrowser:didRemoveService:moreComing:
as well in order to remove a service from the list when it disappears:
- (void)netServiceBrowser:(NSNetServiceBrowser *)netServiceBrowser didRemoveService:(NSNetService *)netService moreComing:(BOOL)moreServicesComing { [self.service removeObject:service]; if (! moreServiceComing) { [self.tableView reloadData]; } }
Once a service is selected in this table view, we try to resolve it:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath { NSNetService *service = [self.services objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]; [service setDelegate:self]; [service resolveWithTimeout:0.0]; }
Finally, we implement the relevant part of the NSNetServiceDelegate protocol to handle the resolved address. This is where we would then update the sync settings for our app, which is encapsulated in the [self updateSync:url]
in this example. This would be the same updateSync:
present in the TouchDB example apps.
- (void)netServiceDidResolveAddress:(NSNetService *)sender { // Construct the URL including the port number // Also use the path, username and password fields that can be in the TXT record NSDictionary* dict = [NSNetService dictionaryFromTXTRecordData:[service TXTRecordData]]; NSString *host = [service hostName]; NSString* user = [self copyStringFromTXTDict:dict which:@"u"]; NSString* pass = [self copyStringFromTXTDict:dict which:@"p"]; NSString* portStr = @""; // Note that [NSNetService port:] returns an NSInteger in host byte order NSInteger port = [service port]; if (port != 0 && port != 80) { portStr = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@":%d",port]; } NSString* path = [self copyStringFromTXTDict:dict which:@"path"]; if (!path || [path length]==0) { path = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"/"]; } else if (![[path substringToIndex:1] isEqual:@"/"]) { NSString *tempPath = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"/%@",path]; path = tempPath; } NSString *ipAddress = nil; for (NSData* data in [service addresses]) { char addressBuffer[100]; struct sockaddr_in* socketAddress = (struct sockaddr_in*) [data bytes]; int sockFamily = socketAddress->sin_family; if (sockFamily == AF_INET /* || sockFamily == AF_INET6 */) { const char* addressStr = inet_ntop(sockFamily, &(socketAddress->sin_addr), addressBuffer, sizeof(addressBuffer)); int port = ntohs(socketAddress->sin_port); if (addressStr && port) { NSLog(@"Found service at %s:%d", addressStr, port); ipAddress = [NSString stringWithCString:addressStr encoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding]; } } } NSString* url = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"http://%@%@%@%@%@%@%@", user?user:@"", pass?@":":@"", pass?pass:@"", (user||pass)?@"@":@"", ipAddress?ipAddress:host, portStr, path]; NSLog(@"service: %@", service); NSLog(@"url: %@", url); [self updateSyncURL:url]; }
The method above references one simple helper method to access bonjour data from the service:
- (NSString *)copyStringFromTXTDict:(NSDictionary *)dict which:(NSString*)which { // Helper for getting information from the TXT data NSData* data = [dict objectForKey:which]; NSString *resultString = nil; if (data) { resultString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]; } return resultString; }
As mentioned above, this bonjour code is mostly from the Apple example code of BonjourWeb but it required some minor changes. I've added the path component to broadcast which database to replicate with. I've also commented out the AF_INET6 socket family part, because it did not work with the replication and for the same reason I'm using the IP address for the URL rather than the clear name, because this also did not yield a working connection.
Hopefully this post will help people getting started with TouchDB peer-to-peer replication!


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Ruby Lee Hood Young, 85, of Cleveland passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013, at her niece's residence.
She was a member of Community Hall Church. She loved to travel and spending time on the beach. She was a retiree of Duracell.
She was preceded in death by her father, Captain Raht Hood; mother, Bessie Hood Holloway; sister, Mammie Hood; brothers: William Hood and Frank Hood; son, Michael Johnson; and grandson, Dillan Johnson.
She is survived by one sister, Jewelden Hood; granddaughter, Denise Johnson; great-grandson, Trenton Johnson; niece and caregiver, Wanda Hood; Carol Hall, caregiver; niece, Judy Narmore; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Jeannie Cisson officiating.
Interment will follow at Hilcrest Memorial Gardens. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday at the funeral home.
We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Young family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.


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NIH Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest
Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest Applicable to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Public Health Services-Funded Research
Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU) is committed to the advancement of its faculty and staff. HPU recognizes, however, that individuals have interests outside of the university setting that may influence, or appear to influence, the performance of that person's institutional responsibilities.
Federal regulations require identification, disclosure, management and/or reporting of conflicts of interest (COI) related to research and other sponsored projects. This Policy addresses the specific requirements of the Public Health Services (PHS)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its 2011 Revised Financial Conflict of Interest Regulation, Promoting Objectivity in Research (42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F).
This policy governing Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) applies to all HPU Investigators funded by the PHS. The Institutional Official (IO) is responsible for ensuring implementation of this policy and may suspend all relevant activities until a FCOI is resolved or other action deemed appropriate by the IO is implemented. Violation of any part of these policies may also constitute cause for disciplinary or other administrative action pursuant to HPU policy.
Family means any member of the Investigator's immediate family, specifically, the individual, spouse, significant other or dependent children (Investigator's Family).
Financial Interest, as applied to this document, means anything of monetary value received or held by an Investigator's Family, whether or not the value is readily ascertainable, including, but not limited to: salary or other payments for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, or paid authorships for other than scholarly works); any equity interests (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interests); and intellectual property rights and interests (e.g., patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights), upon receipt of income related to such intellectual property rights and interests.
For Investigators, Financial Interest also includes any reimbursed or sponsored travel undertaken by the Investigator. This includes travel that is paid on behalf of the Investigator rather than reimbursed, even if the exact monetary value is not readily available. It excludes travel reimbursed or sponsored by U.S. Federal, state or local governmental agencies, U.S. institutions of higher education, research institutes affiliated with institutions of higher education, academic teaching hospitals, and medical centers.
Significant Financial Interest means a Financial Interest that reasonably appears to be related to the Investigator's Institutional Responsibilities, AND:
a) if with a publicly traded entity, the aggregate value of any salary or other payments for services received during the 12-month period preceding the disclosure, and the value of any equity interest during the 12-month period preceding or as of the date of disclosure, exceeds $5,000; or
b) if with a non-publicly traded entity, the aggregate value of any salary or other payments for services received during the 12-month period preceding the disclosure exceeds $5,000; or
c) if with a non-publicly-traded entity, is an equity interest of any value during the 12-month period preceding or as of the date of disclosure; or
d) is income related to intellectual property rights and interests that is not disbursed through HPU.Significant Financial Interest does NOT include:
a) salary, royalties, or other remuneration from HPU;
b) income from the authorship of academic or scholarly works;
c) income from seminars, lectures, or teaching engagements sponsored by or from advisory committees or review panels for U.S. Federal, state or local governmental agencies; U.S. institutions of higher education (as defined at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)); U.S. research institutes affiliated with institutions of higher education, academic teaching hospitals, and medical centers; or
d) equity interests or income from investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and retirement accounts, so long as the Investigator does not directly control the investment decisions made in these vehicles.Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) means a Significant Financial Interest that the Institution reasonably determines could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct or reporting of Institutional research.
Institutional Official (IO) means the individual within HPU that is responsible for the review of disclosures of significant financial interests as referred by the Director of Research Compliance, including those of the Investigator's Family, related to the Investigator's institutional responsibilities. For the purposes of this policy, the IO is the Vice President of Academic Affairs or authorized designee.
Institutional responsibilities means the Investigator's responsibilities associated with his or her Institutional appointment or position, such as research, teaching, clinical activities, administration, and institutional, internal and external professional committee service.
Investigator means any individual who is responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of PHS sponsored research, or proposals for such funding. This definition is not limited to those titled or budgeted as principal investigator or co-investigator on a particular proposal, and may include postdoctoral associates, senior scientists, or graduate students. The definition may also include collaborators or consultants, as appropriate.
Public Health Service or PHS means the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and any components of the PHS to which the authority of the PHS may be delegated. The components of the PHS include, but are not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the National Institutes of Health. Research means a systematic investigation, study, or experiment designed to contribute to generalizable knowledge relating broadly to public health, including behavioral and social-sciences research. The term encompasses basic and applied research (e.g., a published article, book or book chapter) and product development (e.g., a diagnostic test or drug).
This policy informs faculty about situations that generate conflicts of interest related to research, provides mechanisms for Investigators and HPU to manage those conflicts of interest that arise, and describes situations that are prohibited. Every Investigator has an obligation to become familiar with, and abide by, the provisions of this policy. If a situation raising questions of conflict of interest arises, an Investigator should discuss the situation with the Director of Research Compliance, who may refer the issue to the IO.
All PHS Investigators are required to disclose their outside financial interests to HPU as described below. The Director of Research Compliance is responsible for the distribution, receipt, processing, initial review and retention of disclosure forms. The IO or designee is responsible for the final review of the disclosure forms.
The Investigator is encouraged to disclose any other financial or related interest that could present an actual conflict of interest or be perceived to present a conflict of interest.
a) Annual Disclosures
All Investigators must disclose their Significant Financial Interests on an annual basis to the Director of Research Compliance. All forms should be submitted to the Director of Research Compliance by February 1 for the previous calendar year.
b) Ad hoc Disclosures
In addition to annual disclosure, certain situations require ad hoc disclosure.
All Investigators must disclose their Significant Financial Interests to HPU, through the Director of Research Compliance, within 30 days of their initial appointment or employment.
Prior to entering into sponsored projects or applications for sponsored projects, where the Investigator has a Significant Financial Interest, the Investigator must submit to the Director of Research Compliance an ad hoc disclosure of his or her Significant Financial Interests with the outside entity. HPU will not submit a research proposal unless Investigator(s) has (have) submitted such ad hoc disclosures.
In addition, all Investigators must submit to the Director of Research Compliance an ad hoc disclosure of any Significant Financial Interest they acquire during the course of the year, within thirty (30) days of discovering or acquiring the Significant Financial Interest.
c) Travel
Investigators must also disclose reimbursed or sponsored travel related to their institutional responsibilities, as defined above in the definition of Financial Interest. Such disclosures must include, at a minimum, the purpose of the trip, the identity of the sponsor/organizer, the destination, the duration, and, if known, the monetary value. The Director of Research Compliance will determine if additional information is needed (e.g., the monetary value if not already disclosed) to determine whether the travel constitutes a FCOI with the Investigator's research.
If the disclosure form reveals a Significant Financial Interest, it will be reviewed promptly by the Director of Research Compliance for a determination of whether it constitutes a FCOI. If a FCOI exists, the Director of Research Compliance will confer with the IO, and action will be taken to eliminate, reduce, or manage the conflict, as appropriate.
A FCOI will exist when the Director of Research Compliance in consultation with the IO determines that a Significant Financial Interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of PHS-supported research. If the Director of Research Compliance in consultation with the IO determines that there is a FCOI that can be managed, the IO must require and approve a written management plan before any related research goes forward. The affected Investigator is responsible for developing and submitting a proposed management plan, in consultation with the Director of Research Compliance and the IO.
To address complex situations, oversight committees may be established by the Director of Research Compliance and/or the IO to periodically review the ongoing activity, to monitor the conduct of the activity (including use of students and postdoctoral appointees), to ensure open and timely dissemination of the research results, and to otherwise oversee compliance with the management plan.
Should any reported conflict or non-compliance require reporting to PHS, the IO will report in accordance with PHS regulations. If the funding for the research is made available from a prime PHS-awardee, such reporting shall be made available to the prime awardee so that they may fulfill their reporting obligations to the PHS.
If HPU receives funding as a prime PHS-awardee and transfers funds to a subrecipient:
HPU will incorporate, as part of the written agreement, terms that establish whether HPU's FCOI policy or the subrecipient's FCOI policy will apply to subrecipient Investigators. This agreement will include relevant time periods for the subrecipient to meet FCOI identification, disclosure and/or reporting requirements both to HPU and to the funding agency.
a) Disciplinary Action
In the event of an Investigator's failure to comply with this Policy, the IO may suspend all relevant activities or take other disciplinary action until the matter is resolved or other action deemed appropriate by the IO is implemented.
An IO's decision to impose sanctions on an Investigator because of failure to comply with this Policy, or failure to comply with the decision of the IO, will be described in a written explanation of the decision to the investigator and, where applicable, the IRB, and will notify the individual of the right to appeal the decision.b) Retrospective Review
In addition, if the Director of Research Compliance determines that a FCOI was not identified or managed in a timely manner, including but not limited to an Investigator's failure to disclose a Significant Financial Interest that is determined to be a FCOI, or failure by an Investigator to materially comply with a management plan for a FCOI, the Director of
Research Compliance will complete a retrospective review of the Investigator's activities and the research project to determine whether the research conducted during the period of non-compliance was biased in the design, conduct or reporting of the research.
Documentation of the retrospective review shall include the grant/contract number, project title, Principal Investigator, name of the Investigator with the FCOI, name of the entity with which the Investigator has the FCOI, reason(s) for the retrospective review, detailed methodology used for the retrospective review, and findings and conclusions of the review.
The IO will update any previously submitted report to the PHS or the prime PHS-awardee relating to the research, specifying the actions that will be taken to manage the FCOI going forward. If bias is found, the report will include a mitigation report in accordance with the PHS regulations, including a description of the impact of the bias on the research project and the plan of action to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the bias.
Each Investigator must complete training on this Policy prior to engaging in research funded by PHS, and at least every four years thereafter. They must also complete training within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Director of Research Compliance in the event that this Policy is substantively amended in a manner that affects the requirements of Investigators, or if it is determined that the Investigator has not complied with this policy or with a management plan related to their activities. The training module is located at https://www.citiprogram.org/default.asp?language=english.
The Office of University Counsel will retain all disclosure forms, conflict management plans, and related documents for a period of three years from the date the final expenditure report is submitted to the PHS or to the prime PHS awardee, if applicable.
To the extent permitted by law, all disclosure forms, conflict management plans, and related information will be confidential. However, HPU may make such information available to an agency funding research of the faculty member, to a requestor of information concerning FCOI related to PHS funding or, if HPU is a subrecipient, to the primary entity who made the funding available to HPU, if requested or required. If HPU is requested to provide disclosure forms, conflict management plans, and related information to an outside entity, the Investigator will be informed of this disclosure.
Prior to the expenditure of funds, HPU will respond to any requestor, within five business days of the request, information concerning any Significant Financial Interest that meets the following criteria:
a) The Significant Financial Interest was disclosed and is still held by the Investigator;
b) A determination has been made that the Significant Financial Interest is related to the PHS-funded research; and
c) A determination has been made that the Significant Financial Interest is a FCOI.The information to be made available shall be consistent with the requirements of the PHS policy.
Requests for this information must be made to: Hawai'i Pacific University, Office of University Counsel, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1609, Honolulu, HI 96813.9) REGULATORY AUTHORITY
This policy implements the requirements of 42 CFR 50 and 45 CFR 94; where there are substantive differences between this policy and the requirements, the requirements shall take precedence.


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Robbie's Marina
Islamadora , FL, 77522, United States
Just off the Overseas Highway, Robbie's Marina is a boat rental and tour company cantilevered over the Florida Bay waters. Possible activities include deep-sea fishing, kayaking through the mangroves, and snorkeling in the nation's largest barrier reef. Accommodating up to eight people, the rental boats come equipped with convertible canopies, as well as Coast Guard—approved safety equipment. Robbie's is also home to souvenir shops, local craft stalls, and the Hungry Tarpon restaurant, which is known not only for its fresh seafood but also the school of 50—100 enormous tarpons waiting below the dock to be hand-fed by visitors.
Insider Tip:
The tarpons are often overfed and, therefore, less active later in the day; arrive early for a more exciting experience.
Open / Closes- Accessible by Public Transportation
- Outfitter
- Reserve in Advance
- Tour Operator


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Thundercat talks weird clothes, backstage mischief and Brainfeeder's "champion sound"
- An in-depth chat with the LA bass virtuoso.
1 May 2012 -
Throughout his charmed career, Thundercat has made a habit of landing on his feet.
26 year old Stephen Bruner comes from musical stock. His father drummed with The Temptations, and his brother Ronald has taken up sticks for the likes of Kenny Garrett and Stanley Clarke. After a brief sojourn in barely pubescent boyband No Curfew, a teenage Bruner was drafted in to play bass for post-hardcore vets Suicidal Tendencies. As a session musician, he went on to muck in with the likes of Snoop Dogg, SA-RA Creative Partners and Erykah Badu. Having raised eyebrows putting finger to fret on Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma, he made his society debut with 2011's ravishing The Golden Age Of Apocalypse.
Thundercat's sound is wonderfully glossy, and The Golden Age Of Apocalypse is his laminated calling card. The album is a heady goober of sounds contemporary and vintage. Bruner's evidently a keen student of musical history: on his cover of George Duke's 'For Love (I Come Your Friend)' in particular, there's a real sense of deference to past masters. But he's also a witty interpreter, tracing ingenious throughlines across the canon. Weather Report-era fusion, classic boogie and glitch-hop are brought into productive synthesis across the record. Bruner's marshmallow vocals provide a constant, but it's his bass guitar – lithe, antic, remarkably expressive – that always pulls focus.
Bruner will be stopping by Fabric on May 16: Thundercat, Floating Points, Slugabed and Offshore will all be taking over Room 1 . The event is part of the Hidden Depths clubnight series, orchestrated by Black Atlantic in association with Tiger Beer. FACT will be livestreaming sets from each event in the series, and profiling each of the featured labels. More information on the event is available from the Tiger Beer x Hidden Depths Facebook page.With the date on the horizon, Bruner spoke to FACT's Joseph Morpurgo from his Los Angeles home.
"It just so happens I was just about to do a Tantric masturbation…"
It's about 11am over there, right? I hope I'm not interrupting you over your breakfast.
"It just so happens I was just about to do a Tantric masturbation…[laughs]"
Sorry to intrude on that special ritual!
I guess you must be winding down from Coachella now. How did it go?
"It was epic. Coachella was epic, man. It was full of all kinds of twists and turns and surprises and explosions and…deviancies and shenanigans."
Do any particular shenanigans spring to mind, or is it all just a blur?
"Well, there's one where I woke up in a pool area. There's one where I woke up in the lobby of the hotel I was staying at. And then there's the one where I got kicked out of Snoop's backstage area! [laughs] There were all kinds of shenanigans."
How did your shows go down? How were the crowd?
"The response was really good. People were singing the lyrics, it was very exciting. Both weekends were different, and that's one of the things I was looking forward to – not everything being the same twice. Just the freedom of 'freedom jazz'. The timing was really good, because it was just when the sun started going down a little bit. It felt good."
"I got kicked out of Snoop's backstage area…there were all kinds of shenanigans."
You're from a very musical background. How did you end up gravitating towards bass as your instrument? Was it accident, or a deliberate choice when you were younger?
"Well, from what I can remember – and what I can see in pictures or photos – I always had a want to play a stringed instrument. I had pictures when I was a baby and I could walk where I was playing guitar, and pictures where I'd be standing out in the back yard with a toy guitar and a helmet on. As far as I can remember, I just had to play strings. I used to play violin too."
Have you picked up the violin for any of your recordings, or is that something you've confined to your past?
"That was years ago. I did have a violin in my apartment. But I mostly stick to the bass guitar."
Are you a multi-instrumentalist in terms of your set-up at the moment? Do you play keys?
"No, but I play my bass like it's a piano sometimes. I try to go for that kind of approach, because that's what I know. The funny thing growing up with music is that they always make you play piano. A lot of my friends have an ability to write on piano, but for me, the piano has strings! So for me, at the end of the day, it still feels like you're playing piano."
When I was leaning piano, my teacher used to instruct me to play it like a trumpet, or like a bass – to use it to mimic other tones. Do you try to extend the capacity of what the bass can do? Play it like it's a different instrument?
"Yeah, actually, I absolutely do. One thing I love to do is to make the bass into its own locomotive. I like the different aspects of different instruments, I definitely take the time on my bass to try and create those."
You've played and recorded with a whole range of artists before releasing The Golden Age Of Apocalypse. Are there lessons you've learned from them which you've deliberately applied to your solo career?
"Oh, yeah, of course! All the different things I've learned, and what it means to play behind people and with other people, that's it. One of my good friends [Mars Volta/The Memorials drummer] Thomas Pridgen said it's one thing to be a sideperson and get paid and everything be done for you, but it's a whole entire other thing to become an artist. It's not the same thing.
"There are a lot of lessons that can be learned from the different types of experiences that you experience behind somebody, that help you make a very subtle change over into being your own artist. They are generally two different things entirely."
"I love to make the bass into its own locomotive."
The jazz fusion era of the 70s and early 80s feels like a clear influence. That was fascinating to me: it's not a period you hear evoked very often these days. Are there any albums or artists from that era that are particularly special to you?
"Oh yeah. Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clark, everybody! Tony Williams – those are all my heroes. Miles Davis of course, and George Duke – I did a cover of one of his tunes. All that music is different. Billy Cobham, it's all the same to me. Jan Hammer, Mahavishnu… tons of people."
Fusion from that period strikes me as a fitting parallel for what's going on at the moment in dance music, particularly with the Brainfeeder crew. All these different genres being brought into proximity, all these 'fusion' sounds going on – do you think we're in a similar place to that late 70s experimentalism?
"Absolutely, I can feel that. The freedom's coming back to the music to a major degree. LA is the West Coast – we're known for basically being different. N.W.A, that was a big deal, amongst many other things. It's embedded.
"Things never go anywhere – it just changes. When it comes back and you have the ability to see, you can relate. The ones that don't get a chance, they don't know where it comes from: it's new to them, it's almost like 'the first thing'. But it's just a wheel that's turning to me."


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In late 2008, WBUD began taking the steps to meet the repair needs by entering into a partnership with USDA Rural Development (RD) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The project would entail a complete overhaul of the tank and replace 162,040 linear feet of waterlines. The tank repair has been completed and the utility district is finishing the final line replacement this summer.
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Yes! At last! My last students day. You heard me right, Students Day a two (2) day celebration for being a student. We have this annual celebration here at our school. That's why I will not let this pass. This will be my last students day with my co-uician. I am happy that a few weeks from now I will become an alumni, well I am already an alumni at this school because I graduated in the same institution when I was in high school but this time it will be in college department. Well so much with that I dont want to jinx my graduation. That's why I will be posting my outfit of the day.
Happy New Year loves! It's a brand new year and everything would be as fresh as new but maybe not which I say maybe. Well fashion this coming 2014 is not that new, because most of the in coming fashion trends this year was used already last year. But most of them will be improved in new styles but stay in the color scheme.
The following would be the most probable trending styles this year.
The floral is still on but girly and safe prints will say goodbye for the bold floral is in this year. Also crop top and mid rib is walking this year fashion looks. For the shoes Platform and Pumps is still in but Scarpin is now rocking the Runway.
The Quirky prints! Rebellious style is still in trend and also for Distressed fabrics.
Bold and Vibrant Red is still in and same to Black
Pastel colours will not fade this year for nature colours like Gold and Bronze is still trending and will rock the street fashion.
*Disclamer of this post
- I did not post any of this for advertisements.
- The source of the pictures are from Fashiolista (All of the products could be seen in my loves here at my profile )
Stay Chic and Classic!
Let The Army March on December
December, the month full of love, happiness and get together. This month; I'm inspired to mix and match my outfit into something like army inspired well actually it's some kind related to Christmas. Yah! I know you don't get it, but this outfit is inspired from a nutcracker (can you believe that?) if you don't then that's not my problem anymore. haha. BTW just neglect my face. :P
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Vince Camuto strappy wedge.
Max Studio Pencil Skirt
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Michelle Phan: Accidental Millionaire
Is it correct to use accidental or much appropriate to use hard work? I know many of you know Michelle Phan, especially those woman who loved to use make ups. Yes! I am a subscriber of her channel in youtube and its almost 4 years of watching her youtube videos. I am even a subscriber of her another channel Ricebunny (which is her last update was 10 months ago). I love how Michelle inspire many women out there, especially me, I've learn a lot from her and not just a lot but almost 90% of my makeup skills are from her! Thanks to you Michelle, I barely know you but as far as I know, your life before is not easy and being in a poor family is hard. For me you're such a hard working person that I've ever know, you did it well for your family and I salute you.
For my tribute to Michelle, I will have a timeline of how I meet her and following her in every step she made.
1.) The first encounter.
I was surfing the net to find how to stretch my new bought shoes, because obviously it was half an inch smaller than feet size. Voila! I found Michelle's tip and it worked! Sorry I cannot put any picture's with my shoes, coz it was like 4 years ago and I don't have that shoes anymore. :P
-- after that first video, I was watching already her video updates.
2.) The application
Haha! this was the video! I did even make my own " How to clean your brush"'
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(It was 3 years ago! haha! the face!)
3.) The Ricebunny channel
4.) I meet my pink inspiration, Xiaxue!
This video is my first encounter with xiaxue! I love how she bling her camera with swarovski and also the brush she bought at sephora! loving her a lot! Actually both of them! Thank you Michelle!
5.) Encounter with the fashion guru Chriselle
I love her styles! <3
6.) Encounter with Promise Phan
I love how Promise copy celebrities faces using makeups!
7.)Meet his Boyfriend! :)
He meet his boyfriend in Paris.
8.)My Michelle Phan account
Member since August 1, 2011
9.) Finding Ipsy !
10.) Her new line of makeup, her dream and her passion! Em Cosmetics
The price of her hard works and determination!
Godspeed Michelle! you are a true beauty! Inside and Out. You proved to yourself that being poor is not a hindrance to your success, because hard work and determination is the key to the top! Applause to you Michelle Phan!
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Korean Night's
Welcome to Arirang! this is one of the Korean stores you will find here in Davao City. This is located just beside the Victoria Plaza inside it's compound.
Yummylicious ice creams and milk shakes!
Junkies! haha
My MELONA Ice Cream!
This is a melon flavored ice cream, it's so creamy and yummy. You will gonna love this!
Irresistibly Good!
Korean Ice Cream called "Samanco", a fish-shaped ice waffle vanilla ice cream. This dessert comes with two layers the (1) Soft Vanilla Ice cream and (2) Sweet Red-Bean Layer.
Sunflowers seed! I thought that this was a sunflower seed that should be planted and should not be eaten. But when I tried it, it was like "CHOCOLATE" the sunflower seed was seriously coated with chocolates! AMAZING! You should try this guys!
A Korean Pear Juice, a really good juice drink if you will be drinking all night. It will help you alleviate alcohol hangover! cool huh! So for those Alcohol Drinker's meet your new best friend.
Junkfoods! sorry if I can't translate this.
Kimchi of course! In spite of its foul odor, this appetizer is so delicious and mouth watering, I like how the spicy and the sour flavor burst in your mouth that will make you ask for more.
Soju! a Classic and the Fresh. Also Makgeolli a Rice wine.
I love this classic soju than the fresh soju. I don't really know what's the difference but they differ in taste and spirit.
This Korean Night was the best! some of the food we ate was my first time, thank you for the sponsors Arirang and my dear cousin. :)
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I know there are some out there who have never been any good at drawing so here are some exercises to help train your eyes and hands and to warm you up.
It's a good idea to draw on newsprint, a small 9x12 pad is really cheap and shouldn't cost more than 3 or 4 dollars. You can also buy a large pad (18 x 24) for about 8 bucks.
You should also draw with charcoal or graphite sticks. I personally like vine charcoal, because it's softer and less heavy than compressed. Using a stick instead of a pencil is better because you can use all sides of it instead of just the fine tip of a wood pencil.
Exercise 1: Gesture Drawing
Gesture drawing is an exercise than helps you warm up and helps get you situated with whatever you're drawing. It's very simple to do and isn't about getting a beautiful drawing.
Step 1: Choose a subject.
If you have one of those little drawing figures, you can use that, but you don't need one. You can go out into the world and 'people watch' too. You can use anything for a subject, I'm going to use a plant. If you want to you can draw from a picture found on the internet. I wouldn't worry about using lighting right now because you just want to get a basic idea of the subject with a gesture drawing.
Step 2: Prepare your workspace.
Set up where and how you're going to be drawing. It's a good idea to move your head as little as possible when drawing. Get in a position (or use an easel) that is comfortable but allows you to see the subject and your paper while moving only your eyes.
Step 3: DRAW!
Basically when doing a gesture drawing, you want to draw as loosely as possible. It's just to get your arm and hand warmed up and familiarize you with the subject and the medium (in this case charcoal or graphite). So, try to do the drawing without looking at the paper, or without really picking up the charcoal off the paper. Try not to spend more than five or ten seconds on each drawing.
What they should look like(ish):
Step 4: Draw a lot.
It's good to draw as many gestures as possible, it REALLY warms you up.
I really hate gesture drawing. But it is a good warm up exercise.
Exercise 2: Contour Drawing
Contour drawing is quite difficult, but if you are good at it, it can be a lot of fun. It's a process that takes you into every single crevice of your subject. For this you should use a ballpoint pen or sharpie, something with ink constantly running and draws a single even line.
Step 1: Same as above. This time I'm drawing a toy robot.
Step 2: Same as above.
Step 3: DRAW!
For a contour drawing there are two separate ways, one is a regular contour drawing. In a regular contour drawing you basically draw each line, beginning anywhere on the subject (if drawing a person, try NOT to start from the head... it's funner) and WITHOUT lifting the pen follow that line through every crevice you can get. It's best to try not to look at the paper while drawing, it will sometimes cause you to loose yourself on the subject. Which brings me to the second way, blind contour drawing.
Regular Contour Drawing:
In blind contour drawing, you DO NOT look at the paper AT ALL. And you follow your eyes with your hand. This really helps form hand-eye-coordination, because your eyes are basically guiding your hands through the drawing. It's really fun to look at the paper AFTER the drawing is finished to see how it looks.
Blind Contour Drawing:
This was a quick tutorial so if you spot any mistakes or have any questions be sure to ask!
Peach_follows (Aug 03, 2008)
Having gone to art school, I'm very impressed by this. These exercises are indeed an efficient way for one to be more comfortable and more accurate when drawing free hand. Thank you for posting it! 'its nice to see something other than graphics sometimes.
My favorite exercise is contour and blind contour. I have gotten the most interesting drawings using those methods. My favorite subject is my hand (lots of lines and organic shapes).
... Not Ever Again...
I used to hate gesture drawing too, but it really does loosen you up. I'm still not too wonderful with contour drawing myself, hopefully something I'll be able to remedy in the next couple years.
Good tutorial! It'd be awesome to see more of these from you .


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"This is a bump in the road on our way to the court of appeals," said plaintiff Robert Schulz in a phone interview Wednesday. Schulz is the founder of "We the People of New York," and he led the lawsuit against the SAFE Act, along with more than one-thousand other plaintiffs. Even though a state Appellate Court shot down their challenge Wednesday, Schulz still has hope. "We are very confident that eventually the Court of Appeals will agree that the procedure followed by the governor and the legislature in enacting the SAFE Act was unconstitutional," says Schulz. Schulz plans on going to the Court of Appeals to try to get the SAFE Act overturned. But, attorney Barry Covert thinks the chances of Schulz winning his case do not look favorable. "I would be surprised if the Court of Appeals did take this up if asked by the plaintiffs. So it really is, at this point, very negative news for the plaintiffs in this case to have the Appellate Court affirm the trial court," says Covert. "That does not mean that the plaintiffs won't eventually win. They very well could win. It's a bad sign to be told that you don't have a likelihood of success on the merits, but that does not mean that you will eventually win." Covert says the case could end up tied up in court for years. Assemblyman Mickey Kearns did not vote for the SAFE Act and does not support it. Kearns thinks this issue will not be resolved in the courts. He says legislators need to figure it out. "We've got to have conversations with healthcare professionals. When you take the mental health aspect of it and you marry it to control, that is never going to work. We need to have two separate discussions and dialogues," says Kearns. Meanwhile, Schulz vows to gun-rights advocates that he will not back down in his fight to get the SAFE Act overturned. "It's really angered many, many people in the state. Law abiding citizens and the plethora of lawsuits and the number of rallies is clearly an indication that this issue is not going away," he says. Covert says this case does have the potential to end up in front of the United States Supreme Court because he expects the nation's highest court to hear some Second Amendment cases going through the lower courts right now.
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