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I went to access my account this morning and couldn't get in and then checked the Help information and found the message below.
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Thanks for the info on photobucket, Julia. Unfortunately, DH erased the last several days of (not yet uploaded) photos I took from the camera card while trying out a new device he bought, so I will likely not be posting more lovely photos for some time.
It is amazing how much damage a supposedly tech savy person can do.
I had a computer crash a few years ago.. of course I backed up all of my kids pics , but not the garden ones, I lost everything proior to around 2009 I think. I have a few things on photobucket stored previous to that time. which is nice to review from time to time.
Kay: Oh my. I'll admit that I've done that myself. Thought I had uploaded to my computer, put the card back in and hit the format button to clear the card. My "what was I thinking" moment. Not to mention, forgetting to put the card back in the camera and heading out to the garden and wondering why the camera won't work. My "duh" moment. LOL.
Marg: Scary not to find pictures. I hope when I can get back in I have all of mine otherwise this winter I'll be uploading photos all over again.


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Chocolate Italian zuccotto
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My winning dish is this delicious impressive Italian ice cream inspired by Florence's cathedral.
Serves 10–12
Preparation: 30 minutes plus 3 hours freezing
400g marbled sponge cake
400ml chocolate ice cream, softened
100g toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
4 tbsp chocolate drops
250ml vanilla ice cream, softened
4 tbsp grated chocolate
Cocoa powder, to dust
2 tbsp Sabra or other kosher liqueur (optional)
You will need a 1 litre/1¾ pint pudding basin.
Cut the cake into 1 cm thick and 10 cm lengths to fit the inside of the basin. Using a
7 cm round cutter, make a round template of cake for the base.
Line the sides of the bowl with the cake slices, ensuring there are no gaps — overlap if necessary. Place the round cake template into the base and press in gently.
Spoon the chocolate ice cream into the base to form an even layer and freeze for 1 hour.
Mix the chocolate drops and hazelnuts with the vanilla ice cream. Spoon over the chocolate layer. Smooth the top, then lay slices of cake over it. Press gently to seal the top of the cake to the sides.
Cover with cling wrap and freeze for 2 hours or overnight.
To serve, remove the cling wrap, run a palette knife around the edges then invert onto a serving dish.
Soften for 30 minutes and serve drizzled with Sabra and sprinkled with grated chocolate and cocoa powder.
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Although family housing is a mainstay on many college campuses, EMU is the first in Michigan to launch a program geared toward single parents like Walker who are 18-24 years old, have young children and want a shot at a college education.
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Pacific Rim a complete sensory experience: review
Getting in touch with your inner 12-year-old, as Guillermo del Toro hopes you will, has never been this big or loud — or awesome.
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Starring Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Rob Kazinsky, Charlie Day and Ron Perlman. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. 131 minutes. Opens July 11 at major theatres. PG
Getting in touch with your inner 12-year-old, as Guillermo del Toro sincerely hopes you will with his robots vs. monsters mash-up Pacific Rim, has never been this big or loud.
Or awesome, it must be said. Even if you smirk at the plot conceit of mind-linked humans inside skyscraping robots fighting blockbuster sea beasts, the technical prowess on display can't help but impress.
You don't just see and hear these frame-filling behemoths — as they smash and bash each other in coastal cities across the globe — you also feel them.
In mounting this tribute to the Japanese movie monsters he has adored since childhood — dino-sized Godzilla, of course, but also the likes of multi-headed Ghidorah, spiky Rodan and winged Mothra — del Toro and his team have laboured to make a complete sensory experience.
There's a weight and depth to these Kaiju (monsters) and Jaegers (robots), much more than there is to Michael Bay's Transformers, the understandable but not-so-accurate comparison. Every thud, pow and bam registers in your bones, thanks to advanced CGI, skilled camera placement and 3D that actually works.
These beasts and 'bots also have distinct colours, glowing with unearthly luminescence as they rise out of the sea by way of "the breach," a molten rift at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Watching the Toronto-filmed Pacific Rim is often akin to staring at a vivid fireworks display, or animation on hi-def TV with the colours turned way up.
Del Toro hasn't forsaken the human element of his film, although no one is going to look to Pacific Rim for any acting nominations come awards time (the technical categories will be a whole other story).
There are no A-listers among the cast, and the plot is as skeletal as you can get: brave humans build and operate Jaegers to battle a scourge of Kaiju that keep threatening to stomp the planet into sawdust.
Still, there's definite rooting interest in the story of a burned-out Jaeger pilot Raleigh Beckett (Charlie Hunnam) joining with promising rookie Mako Mori (Babel's Rinko Kikuchi) to suit up in a clanking robotic antique to grapple with advanced versions of the ever-evolving Kaiju, whose spiked snouts and sharp claws can tear into a Jaeger like a massive can opener.
The goofiest angle of the jargon-heavy script by Travis Beacham (with del Toro) demands that two pilots are required to operate each Jaeger. They must be mentally conjoined through a process called "drifting" that also leads to shared emotions. (Think of the Vulcan mind meld, writ large).
The pilots have ornery humans to contend with, too. There's a stiff-necked commander (Idris Elba), a mocking rival pilot (Rob Kazinsky, TV's True Blood), and a meddlesome underworld trafficker of Kaiju parts (Ron Perlman). Most troublesome of all are the faceless government bureaucrats who foolishly believe that building giant walls to keep out the monster is better than fighting them (we saw how well that idea worked in World War Z).
The Jaeger pilots are obliged to act like the sheriff in High Noon, taking on ever more powerful foes at increasingly long odds of success. Still, even a lesser-value Jaeger suit allows humans to "fight the hard game" against the Kaiju, Beckett tells us via voiceover narrative, and right now, it's the only game in town.
There is comic relief in the presence of two eggheads, played by Charlie Day and Burn Gorman, who constantly spar with each other even as they are obliged to work together to study the traits of the Kaiju, who may not be the dumb brutes everybody assumes they are.
And Pacific Rim isn't so dumb, either, although you could be forgiven for thinking at first glance that it's just a big-screen version of the old Rock'em Sock'em Robots game that enlivened many a rec room.
Through the welcome presence of Rinko Kikuchi, del Toro has taken pains to put an intelligent and resourceful woman into his testosterone-rich scenario, and that's more than you can say about the Transformers franchise, where females are little more than eye candy.
Robots, monsters and gender equality, too? Pacific Rim is more than just a blockheaded blockbuster.
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Finally got the pond moved to a better location. It took about 3 1/2 months, but it's finally up and running. I still have the other half to finish, but there will not be any rock work to do. I kind of have the whole process posted in the "Gallery" section.
The other half of the pond will have the skimmer and a small bridge over the part where the other pond (yet to be dug) will connect. Any good ideas on how to connect the 2 ponds together and have water flow between the two? I was thinking of making a bulkhead type fitting about 8 to 12" diameter where the liners would connect. Maybe you guys will have a better idea.
I would say "you're halfway there!" but you probably already knew that! Looks great! Can't wait to see the rest!
As for connecting the two ponds... it looks like you're planning an underwater connection? In other words, you don't want a waterfall over the divider portion? Then a bulkhead underwater makes sense. You'll have to calculate how much water you need to move to determine the size of your opening.
The price of an 8-12" bulkhead would turn me off, I'm cheap. You could make one with aluminum or stainless steel and bolts. Still too pricey for me. I assume the large bulkhead is too allow fish to move between the ponds?
You could also make a small channel between the ponds and seam the liners. That would limit the amount of seam needed, maybe to just 24". The seam can be done just like a bulkhead (metal and bolts) or with seaming tape (assuming both liners are EPDM).
When joining 2 ponds I always overlap the liners. The lower pond only has to be slightly lower, 1" or less if you're careful. This does mean most fish will end up in the lower pond. Personally I like that kind of setup because I like more fish in a smaller pool but still have the larger water volume.
here is a link to a post from Cliff and Joann about how they expanded their pond. I don't know if this addresses your questions and issues, but thought I'd post it. There is a link in one of their responses that goes to the original how-to post.
Here is a link that might be useful: Cliff and Joann's joining of ponds
Waterbug, pashta, lisa---Yes I did look into large bulkhead fittings, but they are very pricey. I have a 3", but that is obviously too small. I'm not really sold on the idea of seaming the liners together. I can just see a slow leak starting from there and I would have to find out where it's leaking.
The large bulkhead is to allow fish to move from one pond to the other, but also, the skimmer will be in the other (next) pond, so it has to be large enough to allow floating debris to move through.
I guess there is really only 3 options: seaming liners together, having one pond higher than the other & overlapping liners or a bulkhead of some sort. I like the idea of having one pond higher than the other....I will have to think that one through. I haven't started digging yet, so I have a little time still. It would be nice to find a 25 gal plastic drum and connect the liners from each pond to it like you would to a skimmer. Know that i'm thinking about it, I could probably use a 55 gallon drum and cut it down to about 15" high....I have a spare one of those. So the only cost will be stainless steel bolts. We know those are not cheap. Probably will need about 35 of those. I will have to make sure the bridge will cover the whole set up.


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While many are wondering why he is taking so long to sign a deal with WWE or TNA, Bully Ray is actually said to be perfectly content with doing what he does now. He spends a lot of time with Devon in training new performers. It is said that the two of them are very passionate about teaching and giving back to the industry. Plus, whenever they feel the itch to get back into the ring, they have plenty of options with eager promoters.
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Brother Devon went on a bit of a rant recently when asked during an interview about the new generation. He stated that one of the biggest problems in the industry is that the young guys are being trained by people who have never made it to TNA or WWE. Devon feels that they are not being trained properly and are not taught to respect veterans. The former tag team champion feels that newcomers should seek out training from successful stars.
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Davey Richards saves life
A feel good story took place on the flight that TNA stars took to return to the United States after their tour of Europe. A woman was experiencing heart issues, and the air crew asked for someone with medical training to assist. Davey Richards answered the call and treated the woman. He was praised rather heavily by the other passengers and the airline. For those that do not know, Richards works as a firefighter and paramedic on the side.
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Yeast glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase (Gfa1) requires methionine aminopeptidase activity for proper function
ABSTRACT Methionine aminopeptidase (MetAP) catalyzes the co-translational processing of initiator methionine from nascent proteins. A cellular requirement for MetAP activity is likely due to dysfunction of MetAP substrates that require methionine removal for proper protein function. Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase (Gfa1) is an essential enzyme in yeast that catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step in hexosamine biosynthesis. The alpha-amino group of Gfa1 Cys-1 has been proposed to act as a nucleophile in the catalytic mechanism. We used two mutational strategies to evaluate whether removal of initiator methionine, catalyzed by MetAP, is required for Gfa1 function. Our results demonstrate that exposure of the alpha-amino group of Cys-1 is required for normal Gfa1 function as failure to do so results in decreased enzyme activity and slow growth. Further, either isoform of MetAP in yeast is sufficient for Gfa1 processing in vivo. These results are the first demonstration of an endogenous yeast protein that requires the exposure of the alpha-amino group by MetAP action for normal function. Additionally, Gfa1 will be a relevant target in therapeutic or physiological applications in which MetAP activity is inhibited.
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ABSTRACT: [*F.Z. and S.B. are joint first authors] Methionine aminopeptidases (MetAPs), which remove the initiator methionine from nascent peptides, are essential in all organisms. While MetAP2 has been demonstrated to be a therapeutic target for inhibiting angiogenesis in mammals, MetAP1 seems to be vital for cell proliferation. Our earlier efforts identified two structural classes of human MetAP1 (HsMetAP1)-selective inhibitors (1-4), but all of them failed to inhibit cellular HsMetAP1. Using Mn(II) or Zn(II) to activate HsMetAP1, we found that 1-4 could only effectively inhibit purified HsMetAP1 in the presence of physiologically unachievable concentrations of Co(II). In an effort to seek Co(II)-independent inhibitors, a novel structural class containing a 2-(pyridin-2-yl)quinazoline core has been discovered. Many compounds in this class potently and selectively inhibited HsMetAP1 without Co(II). Subsequently, we demonstrated that 11j, an auxiliary metal-dependent inhibitor, effectively inhibited HsMetAP1 in primary cells. This is the first report that an HsMetAP1-selective inhibitor is effective against its target in cells.Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 05/2013; 56(10):3996-4016. DOI:10.1021/jm400227z · 5.48 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto (s.s.) is an ubiquitous pathogen of cereals. The economic impact of Fusarium head blight (FHB) is characterized by crop losses and mycotoxin contamination. Our objective was to associate SNP diversity within candidate genes with phenotypic traits. A total of 77 F. graminearum s.s. isolates was tested for severity of fungal infection (= aggressiveness) and deoxynivalenol (DON) production in an inoculated field experiment at two locations in each of two years. For seven genes known to control fungal growth (MetAP1, Erf2) or DON production (TRI1, TRI5, TRI6 TRI10 and TRI14) single nucleotides polymorphic sites (SNPs) were determined and evaluated for the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD). Associations of SNPs with both phenotypic traits were tested using linear mixed models. Decay of LD was in most instances fast. Two neighboring SNPs in MetAP1 and one SNP in Erf2 were significantly (P < 0.05) associated with aggressiveness explaining proportions of genotypic variance (pG) of 25.6%, 0.5%, and 13.1%, respectively. One SNP in TRI1 was significantly associated with DON production (pG = 4.4). We argue that using the published sequence information of Fusarium graminearum as a template to amplify comparative sequence parts of candidate genes is an effective method to detect quantitative trait loci. Our findings underline the potential of candidate gene association mapping approaches to identify functional SNPs underlying aggressiveness and DON production for F. graminearum s.s populations.BMC Genetics 03/2012; 13:14. DOI:10.1186/1471-2156-13-14 · 2.36 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Paracoccidioides is the causative agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, a systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America. Infection is initiated by inhalation of conidia (C) or mycelial (M) fragments, which subsequently differentiate into yeast (Y). Epidemiological studies show a striking predominance of paracoccidioidomycosis in adult men compared to premenopausal women. In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that the female hormone (17β-estradiol, E(2)) regulates or inhibits M-or-C-to-Y transition. In this study we have profiled transcript expression to understand the molecular mechanism of how E(2) inhibits M-to-Y transition. We assessed temporal gene expression in strain Pb01 in the presence or absence of E(2) at various time points through 9 days of the M-to-Y transition using an 11,000 element random-shear genomic DNA microarray and verified the results using quantitative real time-PCR. E(2)-regulated clones were sequenced to identify genes and biological function. E(2)-treatment affected gene expression of 550 array elements, with 331 showing up-regulation and 219 showing down-regulation at one or more time points (p≤0.001). Genes with low expression after 4 or 12 h exposure to E(2) belonged to pathways involved in heat shock response (hsp90 and hsp70), energy metabolism, and several retrotransposable elements. Y-related genes, α-1,3-glucan synthase, mannosyltransferase and Y20, demonstrated low or delayed expression in E(2)-treated cultures. Genes potentially involved in signaling, such as palmitoyltransferase (erf2), small GTPase RhoA, phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase, and protein kinase (serine/threonine) showed low expression in the presence of E(2), whereas a gene encoding for an arrestin domain-containing protein showed high expression. Genes related to ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation, and oxidative stress response genes were up-regulated by E(2). This study characterizes the effect of E(2) at the molecular level on the inhibition of the M-to-Y transition and is indicative that the inhibitory actions of E(2) may be working through signaling genes that regulate dimorphism.PLoS ONE 12/2011; 6(12):e28402. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0028402 · 3.53 Impact Factor


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MATSUSHITA LEADERSHIP-BOOK REVIEW ABOUT THE AUTHOR John P. Kotter is The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership at The Harvard Business School. He is a Graduate of MIT and Harvard and has been on the Business School Faculty since 1972. In 1980, at the Age of Thirty Three, he was voted tenure and a full Professorship, making him one of the youngest people in the history of the University to be so honored. Professor Kotter is the Author of the General Managers (1982),Power and Influence; Beyond Formal Authority(1985),A Force For Change; How leadership differ from management (1990)Corporate Culture and Performance (1992,with Jim Heskett), The New Rules : How to succeed in today"s post corporate world (1995), and leading changes (1996),he also created two highly acclaimed executive video"s one on leadership (1991) and one on corporate Culture (1993),as well as en educational CD- ROM on initiating change (1997).his article written over the past twenty years for the Harvard Business review have sold a million and half reprints. The many honors won by professor Kotter include an Exxon award for innovation in graduate business school curriculum design, a Johnson, Smith & Kinsey award for new perspective in business leadership, and a McKinsey award for best business review articles. Professor Kotter has taught in both MBA and Executive programs at Harvard and is a frequent speaker at top management meeting around the world. SUMMARY By many standards he didn"t look like a great leader. A picture of Konosuke Matsushita shows an unsmiling young man whose ear stick out, who is neither more than five feet five inches tall nor weighted more than 135 pounds. He didn"t excel at public speaking and in his later years grew increasingly frail. He rarely displayed speed of light intellectual skills or warmed an audience with hilarious on ecolotes, nevertheless he did what all great leaders do motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition through the Matsushita Electric Industry (MEI) $ 65 billion a year group with brands like National, Panasonic, etc. Konosuke Matsushita was born in a village called Wasamura, two hundred and forty miles to the south of Osaka city November 27, 1894. He was the Final Sibling of a ten member Family of middle class Stature. Konosuke Matsushita"s father owned 150 acres of land worked by seven tenant farmers. In his early years life was peaceful and carefree for Konosuke Matsushita till 1899 when the family economic fortunes collapsed. The ten member family was forced to move into a small slum apartment nearby Wakayama, at the age of nine he was send to Osaka city to work sixteen hours a day and live with his employer but casualties affected the family, and within a year from October 1900 to August 1901, Konosuke Matsushita lost three of his siblings due to infectious diseases. Konosuke Matsushita at the age of nine started working as an apprentice in Osaka. His initial duties were that of a household servant, and then he started working on the polishing of the product Hibachi for which he was paid 5 sen twice a month with free food and stay. After working for 3 months he joined a bicycle shop, wherein he worked as an unskilled labour. In 1906 Konosuke Matsushita lost two more of his siblings and his father as well the family was reduced to five. He worked at the Bicycle shop till the age of 15. Somewhere in 1910 Konosuke Matsushita approached a Brother in law and asked help in obtaining job with an electric light company .This landed him in the Osaka Electric light Co. His job was to assist senior employees in the wiring of businesses and homes for lightning. Konosuke Matsushita"s job was to pull a two - wheeled cult loaded with tools and fixtures, provided help when asked, and generally be a good servant. His salary was one Yen per month, he attended night classes at Kansui Commercial and Industrial school but after two years he quit. By the time he was sixteen, Konosuke Matsushita"s was managing and directing other people, and became a Foreman at the age of nineteen. In 1913, three years after he joined the electric company he lost his mother and a sister, the family of ten was now down to three, Konosuke Matsushita and his two sisters. In May 1915 Konosuke Matsushita got married to a young woman Mumeno Iue who worked as a domestic servant at a merchant family in Kyomachibori. At the time of marriage Konosuke Matsushita was twenty seven and his wife nineteen years old. In 1917 Konosuke Matsushita designed a light socket superior to the one made by his company, but his boss refused to accept it. Disheartened by it he quit the job and decided to manufacture his own sockets and market it through another company. Konosuke Matsushita began his business with savings of one hundred yen and four assistants. The first was his wife Mumeno, second was Isaburo Hayashi, a former co-worker and friend, third was Nobustro Moriter another co-worker and last Zoshio Iue, his wife"s brother. With no revenues and very limited financing, they scrambled to manufacture, assistance finally came from a friend. Samples were manufacture but received poor reception from the wholesalers. To add to the misery Hayashi and Morita left to take job elsewhere. But they didn"t give up. Finally they got an order of one thousand insulation plates to which Konosuke Matsushita agreed without hesitation, the first order was completed in time and the purchaser did like the quality hence a second order of two thousand plates was placed. Konosuke Matsushita started producing electrical attachment plug in addition to the above two products after moving to a bigger facility Konosuke Matsushita produced two way sockets. The exclusive rights to market it was sold to a wholesaler named Yoshida for a 3000 Yen loan to Finance increased production capacity. But miseries continued and in 1919 twenty eight year old sister Ai passed away and two years later Iwa died. The family of ten was reduced to one. He was the only survivor. Matsushita Electric Industry (MEI) expanded in 1919, 1920, 1921 facing increasing competition from new entrance in the electrical products. Matsushita initially would himself design the products, his main focus was customer satisfaction .He believed that if the customers was satisfied with his product he would come back again. He intended to build a relationship with the customer. By 1922, the firm was introducing one or two products every month, better but cheaper was the usual strategy. In 1922, he invented battery – powered bicycle lamps. To distribute it he developed a new marketing strategy for not asking for money from retailers until the product was sold. Within weeks sales Skyrocketed. The focus now shifted on mass production and mass marketing. The lamps were sold under the brand name "National". Konosuke Matsushita had a girl born in 1920 and then in 1926 a boy was born to Mumeno. But unfortunately the boy died in a year. In 1929 the great depression hit the world. It hit electrical supply manufactures of Japan hard and fast. Even though the economy was weak Konosuke Matsushita to enter the radio market. Matsushita Electric Industry sold its first radio in August 1930.production of National Radio"s increased from 1000 in 1931 to 2,37,000 in 1938. By 1942 Matsushita Electric Industry was the largest Radio manufacturer of Japan. Matsushita Electric Industry was no longer a small enterprise. It manufactured more than two hundred products in four different categories wiring fixtures, radio, lamps and dry batteries. This was the time Konosuke Matsushita started appreciating the value of religion and God in his life. In 1933, Konosuke Matsushita reorganized the firm by-products. Division one manufactured radios division two focused on Lamps and batteries, division three produced wiring implements and synthetic resins, division four handled electric heating appliances-irons, heaters. Each group operated like a separate entity with different production and sales distribution networks. By 1930, the business employed around 6500 people. At the end of the decade Konosuke Matsushita married his only daughter to Masaharu Hirata, a graduate of the law department of Tokyo University who later on went to become the chairman of Matsushita Electric Industry. Around 1937, World War II started and Matsushita Electric Industry was forced to help the Japanese military by manufacturing products according to their requirements. Konosuke Matsushita considered this as a duty towards the Nation and created an aircraft and shipbuilding company. But the Japanese lost the war and the allied force took the control of it. Matsushita Electric Industry was forced to cease production and Konosuke Matsushita was asked to move out of the company board. It was not until 1950, that both Konosuke Matsushita and his company were allowed to operate freely again. It was a process of rebuilding the firm from scratch as all was lost in the war. But Konosuke Matsushita stood up to the challenge. In 1952, Matsushita Electric Industry signed a joint venture with Philips to provide technological know how of its product, A Philips Matsushita factory was built in Osaka to provide television picture tubes florescent lights and other electrical products. In 1959 a sales company was established in United States and product were sold under the brand name Panasonic. KM founded two institutions; one was the PHP (peace and happiness through prosperity) in 1946 and the other Matsushita Institute of Government Management (MIGM) in1979. He spent later part of his life in this institute studying human nature with research students. He passed away in the spring of 1989 wherein over forty thousand people attended his funeral. The president of United States in a condolence message of his family called him on inspiration to people around the world. ANALYSIS Konosuke Matsushita Introduced the Concept of Marketing in Real Sense. Thus the lessons learnt from it amount right from treating people you do business with as if they were a part of your family. Prosperity depends on how much you understand the people with whom you do business, do not sell whomsoever goods they are attracted to, but sell them goods that will benefit them. When you work in a company your efforts should be waste reduction, as any waste will increase the price of the product by that much. The mission on a whole for the manufacturing organization should be to overcome poverty, to relieve society as a whole from the misery of poverty and bring it wealth. Purpose of an organization should be to generate wealth not only for the owners but also for everyone. Also possessing only material comforts in no way guarantee happiness. Spiritual wealth is required to get true happiness which can be seen from the improvement in productivity of organization as well as wellbeing of society after the start of morning prayers by the employees of MEI. Thus Businessmen should be able to create a society that is spiritually rich and materially affluent. One of the most important lessons is the dedication, determination and hard work of the person. Matsushita being born in a poor family working for sixteen hour"s a day. Not only did he suffer economic hardships but also personnel ones loosing all the members of the family when he was in his twenties, but the essence of it is not to be let down by obstacles in your life but to fight with them. Also he left off his well paying job to start up his own company, which he means he had the insight of his capabilities. Thus one thing which can be learnt from this is that a person should always dream and aim higher; you should not be satisfied by what you in your hand, you should try and achieve what is possible. One more point is of risk taking ability, as risk is proportional to returns. But before taking risk a person should look at whether he is capable of it. Thus it should be a calculated risk which has to be taken Konosuke Matsushita could have stayed at the bicycle shop and got a better than average middle-class life, but he did not. That means he had a vision which is to be leant from this. That whatever is present to him did not satisfy him. We should break out from any such relationship to embark on journey even if the path is uncertain. Another thing which is important is to be independent of others. It means you should be self sufficient and should not expect anything from others you should cope with difficult times and benefit from them, like the famous statement "that which does not kill me, makes me stronger." Also we can see that entrepreneurial ventures offer more control over ones destiny, thus allowing changing the status quo and permitting a person to work for himself rather than his boss. Some of the traits a person should have to be a successful Entrepreneur, are great commercial judgment, an instinct far dealing with people, keen intelligence, and a charismatic personality. But most important is the zeal for work which if not present then others are meaningless. Another important thing is motivation in a person"s life. With little motivation can never start a business, given that the problems he would encounter. Even if you do face easily success it should not satisfy or reduce your ambitions, but on the contrary it should increase your desires. You should only view success as a proof of being on the right track & failures as inevitable burdens that one must suffer in the life. Another aspect of business is keeping a cost low that does not means treating employees poorly. Relationship with supplies and distributors should also be close like a family and not formal or at an aims length. One important thing is to learn from mistakes. It is okay to commit mistakes or errors in the life but most important is to learn from those mistakes- and not to make them in future. It is also seen that success in individuals creates rigidity and egotism and not self. Examination and search for still more improvements which should be the case. Once a person occupies a responsible position he should always pay close attention to the problems that are crucial in bringing a certain task of completion. You must examine them in a free or creative frame of mind, to find a workable answer with convention that it can be done rather than to waste energy working about its difficulty. You should not let difficulties get better of you. Adversity should make person stronger. One more important aspect that comes out of the book is of spirituality. It makes a person open minded and less prone to worry. Praying and worshipping could let you to discover the joy of religious faith. It makes a person feel that his life is worthwhile. Thus if an organization is make more meaningful like a religion, people could be both more satisfied and more productive. A person should always search some meaning in his life, it would not necessarily be money but something that would sooth his soul. A person should have set of values without which life would have no meaning. Values would be service to the public, fairness and honesty in dealings, teamwork for the common cause uniting effort for improvement, courtesy and humility. A person should be grateful for all the blessings and kind ness that he was received either from parents, teachers, friends or fellow human beings. Another thing that a person should learn is to be lead by example. Getting your employees towards a concern objective to require a sincere initiative effort from your side. When you are in a position where you lead a group your thinking should be on a broader perspective as to how decision would affect the organizations as a whole rather thinking in a narrow way. No matter what kind of job you have, you should think of yourself as being completely in charge of and responsible for your work, like being the president of your own company. By doing this not only the work will be done perfectly, but also new discoveries will be made also it will greatly assist your self-development. Also your style of leadership should be mixed with tough and gentleness to be used accordingly. A leader should always have faith and trust in his employees. This is a very strong point that would put all the groups in the same direction. Every single person you meet is your customer. Treat him as a family member; you should always live with the ideals of simplicity, frugality and humanity. One point to be noted is that at the time of wars or natural calamities service to the nation should become your first priority, everything else would be then taken to backseat. One more important aspect is related to age. A person should not consider himself old till he is young at heart. A person should be as open as he is throughout all the phases of his life. A person does not get old till he deserts his values. A myopic point of view and a closed mind creates great dangers. A person needs to have an open mind to new ideas and be flexible. One of the most important factors is the firm"s management and employees attitude. A person needs to believe in the company"s core concepts and at the same time should be receptive and flexible. A person needs to be humble as he would not be arrogant and reckless. He would listen to others and do what is right. We ourselves are responsible for our own destiny. One road would lead us to peace happiness and other towards chaos and self destruction. Thus a leader becomes a good role model when he is humble, respectful, and open to new experiences, diligent, hardworking, and optimistic. In the final analysis it is the people who make it happen, not the leader. But good leadership will help to maximize their potential.
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how to rid poison ivy growing way up into trees?
I have done lots of google searches and can't find this answer.
I have lots of poison ivy, usually a large area under a tree where the PI is growing. I can spray roundup and kill all the stuff growing on the ground. Spraying the leaves at the bottom of the tree kills the bottom leaves, but does not affect the upper 40 feet of PI. That climbing PI drops seeds for more to grow.
Last fall I cut through all the stems of PI and left them in place. My internet searches led me to believe that the top growth would die and I would just have to focus on the ground and roots. But the PI did NOT die, it as green and lush as ever. And making more seeds. This is AFTER severing the stems. I can't spray any higher than 7 feet.
Has the PI rooted into the tree? How can it keep growing when it is severed from the roots? How can I stop this?
Help! I'm really allergic and need to get rid of this stuff.
After you cut it and sprayed what was on the ground with Roundup, did the part that was rooted in the ground die?
For tough to kill weeds, I've found that undiluted Roundup works. I'd put plastic trash bags around the tree trunk to protect the tree and spray the PI with undiluted RU that has spreader sticker in it. After the RU is dry, take the plastic off the tree trunk. The RU should spread through the plant and kill the roots.
Do this on a day with no wind (and wear latex gloves) because the RU will definitely kill whatever it comes into contact with.
You could also try mixing RU and brush killer together, again protecting the tree trunk.
Good luck!
Are you sure you cut all of the stems leading into the top of the tree? Poison ivy is not parasitic so they should eventually wilt once the stems are cut. Only other thing I could think of is that the heartwood of the tree is badly rotted and the poison ivy has somehow rooted through an exposed area of the bark, although that seems unlikely. Make sure there isn't a vine coming from an adjacent tree that you might have missed.
I just cut down some PI that covered a large dead tree.
There are numerious stems from the ground. I had to cut the stems one by one. Then I spray the roundup at each stem. After two days or more, I checked to see if I missed any. There were two or three places where there appeared still fresh leaves. Then I cut and sparyed again on the remaining ones.
So far I think most are wilted and dead. I'll continue to check to see is any still remains. If indeed there is any feeder from the trunk of the dead tree, when I cut it and spray it, then it should die.
I have the exact same issue. A previous owner of my home cut through the very thick poison ivy vines with a chain saw and cut well into the locust tree as well. He poisoned the vines at ground level and they are dead - no new sprouts or leaves. There is no connection to the ground yet the PI is flourishing beyond the initial 10 feet. There are 7 to 9 PI branches that extent ~50+ feet into the tree each one the size of a large PI patch & dropping nasty seeds into the landscaping below. I can see that the PI vine looks dead for about 5 feet beyond the deep cut and then springs back to a healthy look higher in the tree indicating a parasitic relationship with the locust. There are throngs of dead PI sticks and brambles at tree trunk level which probably still contain urushiol preventing me from tilting a ladder against the tree to saw through the vine at a higher elevation. I'm stuck. My guess is that this was a 30- 40 year build-up of tree/vine. Anyone who has ideas would be much appreciated. My only recourse at this point is to call in a professional. Thought I was crazy until now since there is nothing else on the internet about this.


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.........I didn't know athletes/footballers had neurons.
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An effeminate version of rugby.
I take it that you have inspected the reproductive organs on many professional athletes using steroids and found them somewhat deficient?
Just to point, we are talking about American Football, not Football. It's not the same.
True. A medical story regarding non-American Football would likely cover one of these topics instead:
1. How a nudge to the shoulder can translate into a compound leg fracture.
2. How grabbing your shin while writhing on the ground can partially alleviate the pain of a compound leg fracture.
3. Whatever is in those magical spray cans the trainers carry around, and how they can instantly heal a compound leg fracture immediately after a penalty has been awarded.
Everybody knows that the only healthy thing you can do is to sit at a desk with a computer for 50 years!!
And while there's contact all the time, soccer players are too fast/agile to do much damage.
Not really, it's just that football players are miraculous creatures, their bodies heal amazingly fast. Have you seen the number of times Ronaldo has had a fracture and been rolling around the ground in pain, and been up and running a minute later? Amazing.
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I have had my eye on FN's FS2000 bullpup rifle for quite some time, and thanks to some recent sales of duplicate firearms in the old gun safe, I was able to acquire one.
Wow, it is really something else, really a pleasure to shoot and extremely accurate.
Any of you shot one before? Own one? Would love to hear from others who enjoy bullpup rifle designs.
Here's a video I made by way of introduction to the FN FS 2000.
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Never shot or owned one, but would like to commend you on your great tutorial and video of this unique rifle. I'd love to have one, and am a bit jealous...
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The switch to slowmo at 6:47 was sooooo dramatic....
Overall, really liked your video, and it looks like an excellent little rifle.
Only one question: How is the trigger pull?
Nice rifle, may have to pick one up... but I'll still stick with my Styer Aug for a bull pup.
My friend bought one. I didn't shoot it, but man, it felt so balanced in my hand. Nice rifle!!!
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Four UNC-Chapel Hill Employees Out In Wake Of Cheating Scandal
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New Year Brings New Batch Of Laws On Chickens, Recycling And Consent
In California, a law defines when "yes" means "yes" in an effort to reduce sexual assaults on college campuses. And in New York, residents are now required to recycle old electronics.
More States Raise Minimum Wage, But Debate Continues
The minimum wage goes up in more than 20 states as the new year begins. President Obama wants the federal minimum to go up even more, but some affected industries say it will put a chill on hiring.
A Restaurant That Serves Up A Side Of Social Goals
Burned out from her high-tech job, Srirupa Dasgupta opened a restaurant and catering service that hires primarily refugees. On the menu: a mix of cuisines from South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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As funding drops, scientists turn to the crowd
Susan Nagel from the University of Missouri studies the health impacts of chemicals used in fracking. Last year, Nagel found remnants of fracking chemicals in Colorado streams near locations of previous fracking spills.
"This was an initial study, and we found this kind of strong association," Nagel says. But she wanted to go farther and confirm her results with more testing.
Her grant application with the National Institutes of Health, however, sat in limbo for months, so she turned to crowdfunding. Nagel set up a project page on the site experiment.com.
"We spent a lot of time on the actual site, developing a video, developing the content to be short but explicit, to be understandable to a broad audience," Nagel says.
It worked.
Nagel raised $25,000 for a follow-up study. Research like hers is the latest destination for online donors looking to back projects they like. Brian Meece of the crowdfunder RocketHub says science that strikes an emotional chord does better on his site. "Research for animals, research for the environment ... things that are curious, things that are quirky, things that are fun" all do well, Meece says.
It helps if your page has captivating pictures of sharks or jaguars on it, or if the research is about a topic donors care about. With federal funding for science flat or falling behind inflation in recent years, more scientists are trying out crowdfunding.
The crowd has launched hundreds of small-scale science projects, but there are potential problems. When the federal government decides whether to fund a grant, panels of experts peer-review each application. The National Science Foundation's Kevin Crowston says it's not like that when the crowd is the judge.
"You really need an expert to be able to look at that and say 'well, this really is new and interesting' or 'in fact, this is like something that's already been done,'" Crowston says.
Jai Ranganathan, a co-founder of the crowdfunding web site scifundchallenge.org, says his site vets projects to ensure the people behind them aren't, well, totally crazy. "Basically we're trying to screen out cranks – that you're not writing in crayon," Ranganathan says.
Crowdfunding can fill in some gaps in federal funding, Ranganathan says. But in the end, it's no match for the biggest crowd of all – taxpayers.
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Ringing in the new year with a pay raise
For millions of workers around the country, the new year will mean a bigger paycheck. More than 20 states and the District of Columbia are raising their minimum wages in 2015.
In Florida, the increase is modest at just 12 cents an hour. In South Dakota, workers will earn an additional $1.25 per hour. What will that mean for the economy?
"I really don't think it's going to make a difference," says Kedra Jackson, who works part-time at a McDonald's in Baltimore, where minimum-wage workers will see a 75 cent raise. "A lot of employers are going to cut hours."
But economists like Elise Gould say far more workers will benefit than lose out. "Families at the bottom really need to spend their money," she says. "When they spend their money, it increases demand for goods and services, and that really stimulates the economy."
Champagne wishes and hangover-cure dreams
Hangovers have existed as long as overconsumption of alcohol (that is to say, as long as alcohol has existed). But even though a new magical concoction, technique or pill comes along every few years to offer a cure, the task may be futile.
Anou, the accessible Etsy of Morocco
Etsy is great for the small-time crafts-person to reach new audiences. But there one problem: If you're among the millions of artisans around the world with limited reading and writing ability, it won't help much.
Anou, a new website launched in Morocco, helps rural artisans cut out middlemen. And you don't have to read or write to use it.
Morocco is famous for its artisan crafts, like rugs, lamps, jewelry and mosaics.
A few years ago, Anou founder Dan Driscoll and some colleagues were working as Peace Corps volunteers in Morocco and noticed that many artisans were living in poverty. Some make only around $100 a month. The Anou site addresses the technological hurdle of posting to the web — but that's just the first step in a much bigger process of becoming actual business owners.


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Lexington woman dies in Sunday wreck
Published: Monday, September 27, 2010 at 2:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 27, 2010 at 2:38 p.m.
A Lexington woman died Sunday in a Davie County accident.
Judy Anderson Brinkley, 67, died about 2:30 p.m. in a wreck on U.S. Highway 64 close to the Davidson County line. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, the accident happened about a half-mile from Peter Hairston Road.
A preliminary report from the Highway Patrol stated that Gerardo Cuanas Vital, 54, also of Lexington, will be charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and careless and reckless driving. He refused medical treatment at the scene.
A spokeswoman for the Highway Patrol said it would be Tuesday before a complete report of the accident is available.
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Elevator pitches, anger about open access, unsung heroes, and more letters to the editor from the March 15, 2015 issue of Library Journal.
Feedback: Letters to LJ, March 15, 2015 Issue
Influencing Staff Creativity: How Good Leaders Get it Right | Leading from the Library
The Power of Quiet | Office Hours
Updates and a Big Kudos to Portland State University Library! | Not Dead Yet
Negotiating Librarianship | Peer to Peer Review
Every year I do a short presentation about negotiation during the course I co-teach with my colleague Will Cross on legal issues for librarians at the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science. And every year, that presentation elicits a large number of questions and exposes considerable anxiety amongst these new librarians about negotiating, first on their own behalf as they seek employment, and then as negotiation becomes a regular part of their professional lives. I also recently had a conversation with seasoned librarians about license principles and how to use them in negotiations, and detected some of the same hesitations I later saw in students.
When Rankings Rule Our Thinking | From the Bell Tower
The Next Level: Library leadership starts here | Editorial
Why Should Kids Have All the Fun? | Programs That Pop
Once a month, giddy adults come to the Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque, IA, just before closing time, armed with Nerf blasters. Other patrons stare with curiosity and a little alarm. Once the building is closed, the quiet reference area explodes with noise, excitement, and foam darts. This is our favorite program: Nerf Capture the Flag, open to anyone 18 and older.
One Book Online | One Cool Thing
One Book, One Community programs are, of course, a staple of public library adult programming. In "One Book, Well Done," we offered a look at what makes a successful program; in the inaugural One Cool Thing column LJ visited a variation on the theme, the self-published One Book read The Slender Poe, from Sacramento Public Library, CA. Now, another twist: in February, the Chicago Public Library (CPL) launched its One Book, One Chicago (OBOC) Online, becoming, it says, the first public library in the nation to offer free, in-browser, social reading of a full novel.
We Are the Monuments Men | Peer to Peer Review
I recently watched the film "The Monuments Men," which tells the story the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archive program that was established under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies. This program was tasked to rescue fine art pieces before the Nazis had a chance to destroy or steal them during World War II. Sadly, the program ended in 1946. It is very much needed today.


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Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Officials Urge Visitors to Be "Bear Aware"
Trails I've Hiked: Hidden Lake Overlook in Glacier National Park
John Wessels Appointed Director of National Park Service's Intermountain Region
John Wessels, who has served as the National Park Service's Intermountain Region associate director for administration, business and technology since 2004, has been named director of the region, the largest in the agency.
Glacier National Park Officials Want To Stablize Heavens Peak Lookout
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agrees Whitebark Pine Trees Might Need ESA Protection
Independent Review Calls on National Park Service To Bolster Its Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
Trolley Tours Come To Crater Lake National Park
Top 10 Things To Know About Going-to-the-Sun Road Construction in Glacier National Park
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Upscale Cabins Latest Trend in Commercial Campgrounds Bordering National Parks
Reader Participation Day: Should Rangers Cite, or Merely Warn, Visitors For Their Wrongs?
How many of us have the courage of Elouise Cobell?
Thanks to a tenacious Native American banker who grew up on the flanks of Glacier National Park, the federal government is moving to correct mismanagement of oil and gas royalties due Native Americans across the country.
Melting Ice Patch Near Yellowstone National Park Reveals Ancient Hunting Weapon
Glacier National Park Visitor Pulls .357 On "Weird" White-Tailed Deer
Confronted by what they termed a "weird-acting" white-tailed deer, two women hiking along the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park fired off a round from a .357 handgun to scare off the animal.
Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park Should Be Fully Open Today
Would Year-Round Access To Old Faithful Compromise Yellowstone National Park's "Frontier"?
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Body of Missouri Woman Recovered from Virginia Creek in Glacier National Park
The body of a 62-year-old Missouri woman who fell into a cold, snowmelt-swollen creek in Glacier National Park on Friday has been recovered, according to park officials.
Glacier National Park Rangers Search For Woman Who Fell Into Creek
A search was under way Friday evening for a woman seen falling into Virginia Creek in Glacier National Park.
ReserveAmerica Can't Find a National Park Campground It Likes
Fishing, Boating, and Camping Rules Changing at Glacier National Park
Unexpected Deaths of Two Mountain Goats Halt Study at Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Officials Complete Revisions to Bear Management Plan, Guidelines
With National Parks As the Draw, Luxury Railroad Plans 2011 Debut
National Park Mystery Spot 11 Revealed: It's the Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park
Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service Show Citizens Can Make a Big Difference for Parks
Add Glacier National Park to The List of Construction Zones
Let's see, Great Smoky Mountains? Check. Zion National Park? Check. Sequoia National Park? Check. Grand Teton National Park? Check. Yellowstone National Park? Check. Glacier National Park? Yep, it too will feature some traffic snarls due to road construction along the Going-to-the-Sun Road this spring and summer.
Glacier National Park's Logan Pass Designated as the First "Important Plant Area" in Montana
Report: ConocoPhillips Releases Oil And Gas Leases Near Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Taking Comments On Bear Management Plan Revisions
Changes to Glacier National Park's bear management plan, made in part to reflect recommendations stemming from the killing of the "Oldman Lake" grizzly sow and one of her cubs, are open for public review until May 7.
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After releasing 8 albums and playing with artists such as Johnny Cash, 16 Horsepower, Throwing Muses, Violent Femmes and Joe Diffie, Slim Cessna's Auto Club from Denver, Colorado are back in Europe again! Please enjoy "EVERYONE IS GUILTY #2" taken from the current album/DVD "SCAC 102: An Introduction for Young and Old Europe".
Glitterhouse Records very proudly presents "the Band that plays the bar at the end of the world" (Jello Biafra) on tour - Slim Cessna's Auto Club:
22.01.2014 CZ - Praha - Lucerna Music Bar
23.01.2014 DE - Nürnberg - Desi
24.01.2014 DE - Freiburg - Räng Teng Teng
25.01.2014 DE - Crailsheim - Jugendzentrum Crailsheim
26.01.2014 DE - München - Feierwerk
27.01.2014 AT - Wien - Arena
29.01.2014 DE - Oberhausen - Druckluft
30.01.2014 BE - Antwerpen Trix
31.01.2014 NL - Utrecht - DB's
01.02.2014 DE - Stuttgart - Goldmarks
02.02.2014 CH - Schaffhausen - Taptab
03.02.2014 FR - Montpellier - Secret Place
04.02.2014 ES - Barcelona - Sidecar
05.02.2014 ES - Madrid - El Sol
06.02.2014 ES - Valencia - Wah Wah
07.02.2014 ES - Santander - Escenario
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I've been wanting to play with HTML_QuickForm for quite some time, but the documentation has looked rather sparse and scary regarding the use of HTML_QuickForm with Smarty. Since I've been busy at work, and I haven't wanted to take the time to learn a new library, I've simply been putting it off.
Last night, I browsed through the package documentation, and noticed a link to an HTML_QuickForm Getting Started Guide by Keith Edmunds. I was pleased to discover that he also has a guide to using Smarty with HTML_QuickForm. I got started with these tutorials, and found them excellent. I found myself wanting a little more meat afterwards, and found that I could now turn to the PEAR docs and actually make sense of it all.
While I think Mr. Edmunds tutorials are great for starters, I found that there were a few pointers I could have used right off the bat. I present them here for you.
I've made two releases of Cgiapp this week, 1.6.2 and 1.6.3.
1.6.2 was tested in a PHP 4.3.4 environment, and features several bugfixes that give PHP4 compatibility. 1.6.3 fixes a change in load_tmpl() that broke backwards compatibility.
As usual, Cgiapp is available on the SourceForge website, as is a complete Changelog and documentation.
I've been working on the Cgiapp roadmap, and particularly on the plugin architecture. I'd been operating under the assumption that I'd have to make a PHP5-specific release (Cgiapp2) to allow this feature. However, it turns out I'm wrong.
Cgiapp 1.6.0, "Wart Removal", has been released!
This release does not add any new methods, but adds quite a lot in terms of functionality:
As usual, Cgiapp is available at the Cgiapp website.
As promised in my earlier entry from today, here's my quick-and-dirty tutorial on unit testing in PHP using phpt.
First off, phpt test files, from what I can see, were created as part of the PHP-QA effort. While I cannot find a link within the PHP-QA site, they have a page detailing phpt test files, and this page shows all the sections of a phpt test file, though they do not necessarily show examples of each.
Also, you might find this International PHP Magazine article informative; in it Aaron Wormus gives a brief tutorial on them, as well as some ways to use phpt tests with PHPUnit.
Finally, before I jump in, I want to note: I am not an expert on unit testing. However, the idea behind unit tests is straightforward: keep your code simple and modular, and test each little bit (or module) for all types of input and output. If the code you're testing is a function or class method, test all permutations of arguments that could be passed to it, and all possible return values.
Okay, let's jump in!
I've been tinkering with Unit Testing for around a year now, and have tried using PHP Unit as well as Simple Test. It was while following the Simple Test tutorial that I finally grokked the idea of unit testing, and so that has been my favored class for testing.
However, I find writing the tests tedious. In Simple Test, as in PHP Unit, you need to create a class that sets up the testing harness, and then you create a method for each test you wish to run, and so on... I found it incredibly time consuming. Additionally, I found the test harness often felt like a foreign way of testing my code; I was setting up a structure I would never use my code in, typically. All in all, I only test when I have extra time (which is rare) or when I'm really having trouble nailing down bugs (and the unit tests often don't help me find them).
Recently, I've been hearing some buzz over on the PEAR lists and the blogs of some of its developers about 'phpt' tests. From what I hear, phpt tests sound very similar to how one tests in perl (though I've never written perl tests, I've at least glanced through them). However, until recently, I haven't seen any documentation on them, and installing PEAR packages via pear doesn't install tests.
We got a copy of PHP5 Power Programming a few weeks ago, and in the section on preparing a PEAR package was a brief section on phpt tests. The section was small, and when I looked at it, my immediate thought was, "it can't be that simple, can it?"
So, I decided to try it out with Cgiapp. A few minutes later, I had some working tests for my static methods. "Hmmm," I thought, "That was easy. Let's try some more."
Turns out they're kind of addictive to geeks like me. In a matter of a few hours, I'd knocked out tests for over half the functionality, and disccovered, to my chagrine and joy, a number of bugs and bad coding practices... which I promptly corrected so I could get that magical 'PASS' from the test harness.
In the process of writing the tests, my understanding of the tool evolved quite a bit, and by the end, I had the knack for it down. I'll blog later about some of the ways I made them easier to use for myself -- and how I made them more useful for debugging purposes.
I just had to add a note over on PHP.net regarding abstract classes and methods: Object Abstraction.
I'm working on Cgiapp2, which is a PHP5-only implementation of Cgiapp that is built to utilize PHP5's new object model as well as exceptions. One thing I decided to do, initially, was to make it an abstract class, and to mark the overridable methods as abstract as well.
In testing, I started getting some strange errors. Basically, it was saying in my class extension that an abstract method existed, and thus the class should be marked as abstract, and, finally, that this means it wouldn't run.
What was so odd is that the method didn't exist in the extension at all.
So, I overrode the method in the extension... and voila! Everything worked fine.
The lesson to take away from this is quite simple: if the method does not need to be present in the overriding class, don't mark it as abstract. Only mark a method as abstract if:
Now I need to update my source tree.... :-(
Greg Beaver writes in his blog about PEAR, the new PEAR channels, and some issues he sees with PEAR and its developers. Greg is responsible for the latest version of PEAR and the PEAR installer -- and for the development of PEAR channels. The particular link referenced above makes reference to a thread on the PEAR-dev mailing list... that I originated, when asking whether or not Cgiapp might be a good fit for PEAR.
At work this week, Rob was doing some monitoring of our bandwidth usage. We have SNMP on each of our servers now, and he uses MRTG to create bandwidth usage graphs that are updated every five minutes or so. He's been monitoring since late last year.
Before January, we had two systems going. The first, legacy, system hosted the majority of the content from garden.org, and was done using Tango 2000, a web application server that ran on top of IIS and Windows NT 4. I say 'ran', because Tango 2000 was the last version to ship; the company that made it stopped supporting it a year later. This meant we could not upgrade our server's OS to Windows 2000 or 2003, nor could we switch to a more secure web server, etc. It was a time bomb waiting to happen.
The second system is a basic LAMP system -- Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP. Rob began migrating applications to it shortly after he started at NGA 3 years ago, one application at a time. Mostly, new applications were placed on it, though in May 2003, he and the other programmer who was there at the time started migrating old applications to the techology. Part of the reason I was hired was to continue this migration.
The migration was time consuming, and plenty of other projects often got in the way. However, starting last July, we made a big push to get it all ported over -- before the old WinNT server fails on us. In January, we were able to rollout the new garden.org, which runs on this new technology.
A big reason we were able to finish is because of Cgiapp. I originally ported it to PHP last year around this time, and knew that while I wanted to develop new applications using it, I wasn't so sure I could sell Rob on it.
Amazingly, it didn't take much to convince him. We had already started using Smarty for templates just before this, and were also using OOP in new development. Cgiapp just helped unify these technologies and to provide a nice, standard framework with which to program.
This last can not be emphasized enough. We started developing all applications in three places: an API for data access, a Cgiapp-based application, and our templates. Either one of us could pick up development of an application from the other without having to spend a day or two familiarizing ourselves with the idiosyncracies of what the other had decided was the programming paradigm of the day. Sure, we still have our own programming styles, but the framework makes it easy to debug or extend each others programs painlessly.
Now, back to the bandwidth reports: Rob has noticed that our bandwidth usage has been growing steadily on the new server since we switched garden.org over -- a 45 degree line. At one point this week, our outgoing bandwidth was almost 3 T1s -- and we were having no performance issues whatsoever. This simply would not have been possible on the old system -- nor without Cgiapp. We've managed to produce both a hardware architecture and a programming framework that has proved immensely scalable -- which will in turn save the organization money.
I love open source! How else can you create such high-performing software without paying through the nose for it?


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