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- Wikipedia is now on alternative php engine called hhvm. Facebook developer tells the story behind.
- PHPMetrics visualise your php code quality.
- Found a nice Reddit thread about: "What is your go-to argument when facing a "PHP sucks" person?"
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Missing in Your Code Documentation
You comment your code, you log your commits and you document your database, architecture and other project stuff. But do you log and document your decisions?
Why should i do that?
You always should program for the next developer! So you have coding conventions, commit logs and comments in code for it. But even the cutest code can't help the next developer to understand why you did the things you did. Commit logs are more useful in this context but usually very short and some data is missing.
When i look at code from others, some questions are often in my mind:
- Why he did it like that?
- It looks like an error but works?
- Maybe it was intendiert to work like this?
- Someone surly thought about that?
You cannot answer this questions alone, you walk over to the developer who made it and talk about the questions. Often he can't really remember the topic and you hear answers like: "I am not certain but i think we did it like that because someone said something …". Hmm okay, who is "someone" and what was the argument for or against it?
If you can figure it out, good. But usually you have to discuss the whole topic again and make a "new" decision.
You have to do so also if the developer is not available currently or he left the company.
What is a decision in this context?
It can be a technology decision like using frameworks or libraries. A decision in the area of software architecture or a simple coding decision. You every day make many of these, you can't document all of them, but if you have to discuss it with one or more of your peers it's worth to document the outcome.
Often decisions have to do with business logic, usually your product manager have to document such things, but to be on the safe side you should write it down in your documentation too.
How should i do that?
Document positive and negative decisions, the yea and ney sayers and their arguments for or against the topic and of course the date when you decided it. Some examples for larger and smaler decisions in prosa:
- 2014/02/03: Let's add a field "productId" to database-table "User". @DerFichtl, @TylerDurdan think it's not a good idea but the alternative would be complicated and hard to implement.
- 2014/02/03: Flatrate vs. PPV: We implement flatrate, PPV is a nice idea but to early in our situation. @MrBlack, @MrPink, @MrWhite are for it. @MrYellow is doubtful because of competitors have already PPV. @MrBrown knows it's more risky but thinks PPV would be the better choice.
If you like a more structured way to document such things, try a table.
|We make something really strange in this sprint!
What happens then?
Documenting things is only useful if you use it later for other decisions. It should be possible to find all your notes about a specific topic. If you discuss a new decision, look in your documentation if you have already talked about before, maybe it's already clear what to do, maybe a new argument arise and you have to change your decision from past.
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Intermittent MySQL crashes with error "Fatal error cannot…
Intermittent MySQL crashes with error "Fatal error: cannot allocate memory for the buffer pool" … The Solution: http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/25165/intermittent-mysql-crashes-with-error-fatal-error-cannot-allocate-memory-for-t
How to add some swap space to your…
How to add some swap space to your Linux server … http://web3us.com/drupal6/how-create-web-site-handbook/fedora-or-redhat-server-tips/adding-swap-space-linux-without-rebooting
Pioneers Festival 2013: John Biggs from Techcrunch [Video]
John Biggs from Techcrunch talks about …
- open source / open hardware
- liking Beer and a bartender robot
- why finding schematics is fun and not dead
- commandlines are not dead
- killing black boxes
- his self repair fail of an ipad mini
- getting (not) rich with a raspberry pi bitcoin miner
- makerbars and hackathons
To be honest, until now i don't know what about this talk was … but he is a funny guy … and bartender robots are really fucking cool …
Send SMS Around the World with PHP and Plivo
0.06 USD per SMS to Austria
<?php if(! empty($_POST)) { require_once 'plivo.php'; $to = $_POST['To']; $from = '/* Plivo DID Number with SMS Support */'; $text = $_POST['Text']; echo "
Sent Message info:

To: $to
"; echo "From: $from
"; echo "Message: $text
"; $auth_id = '/* Auth ID */'; $auth_token = '/* Auth Token */'; $p = new RestAPI($auth_id, $auth_token); // Send a message $params = array( 'src' => "$from", 'dst' => "$to", 'text' => "$text", 'type' => 'sms', ); $response = $p->send_message($params); var_dump($response); if (array_shift(array_values($response)) == "202") { echo "

Message status: Sent"; } else { echo "

Error: Please ensure that From number is a valid and sms feature enabled Plivo DID number"; } } ?>   <form action="?" method="post"> To: <input type="text" name="To">
 Message:
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WordPress Updates on Amazon EC2
The WordPress update function is very cosy and simple, if you can use it!
But per default php on ubuntu or Debian can't use ssh2 connections and so do WordPress. There is just no option for ssh2 in the backend and no fields for a private-key. The easy solution is the "SSH SFTP Updater Support" plugin. It adds ssh2 support to the update screen (for the system and plugins) and you can choose then your PEM-file there or copy your key in a text-field for authorization.
This plugin should be the last one you have to install per hand …
Command line Run simple webserver with python to…
Command line: Run simple webserver with python to test html/javascript only stuff …
$ cd /home/somedir
$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer
Startup Ideas I Don't Wanna Do …
I always have so many ideas, but don't wanna do it, here you have it …
1. Website: Table Broker
A website where you can reserve tables in your favorite bars or restaurants like you can do it already with cinema- or plane-seats. The website contains a search for restaurants by city and taste (Italian, Chinese, Burger, …) the next screen is a bird-view of the restaurant (remember the game pizza-connection?) where you can see reserved and free tables.
This solves some problems like: Call ten restaurants to find one with enough seats. Never get a bad place again. Restaurants get a online database with reservations and statistics. You can extend the whole thing with online-menu … maybe with pre-order. Create a database of restaurant visitors, combine it with foursquare … …
2. Consulting: Happy Employees
Aka employer branding, HR consulting. Know everything what people makes unhappy, jealous, unproductive and how to achieve the opposite. You need a deep knowledge in psychology, work environments and laws. You need to know everything of the employees of your customers. You have to fix workers problems and so you will help your customers to get happy people in their offices. More specific: Plan staff events, create good working environments, choose the right benefits or build an challenging training plan.
3. Cross Everything
I like the idea of bookcrossing … but i also have so many other stuff i don't need any more … old video games, kitchen machines, magazines, gadgets … all stored in some cupboards around the flat. Hmmh i can try to sell it on craigslist or such a website, but i have to do it piecemeal … with risk not to get rid of it … very time-consuming.
Would be much nicer if there would be some public showcase where i just could put the stuff … maybe there is also something in it what i want. Maybe we should make a sort of club out of it: The showcases can only be opened with a keycard or app? Bookcrossing works, Cross Everything could work also!
What do you think? Do you like the ideas? Or not!
Lego: Breaking Bad
Das Wäscherei-Drogenlabor
Ding, Ding, Ding
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Javascript Random with Seed
http nearinfinity github io redis commander Redis Admin…
Redis Admin Tool for node.js
node.js Getting Started
Beginner Guides and Tutorials
- http://nodeguide.com/beginner.html
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353818/how-do-i-get-started-with-node-js
- http://dailyjs.com/2010/11/01/node-tutorial/
Hello World
var http = require('http'); var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) { res.writeHead(200); res.end('Hello Http'); }); server.listen(8080);
built-in – http://nodejs.org/api/debugger.html
Package Management and Repository
npm – https://npmjs.org/
Monitoring and Autoreload
nodemon – https://github.com/remy/nodemon
Libraries and Templating
underscore – http://documentcloud.github.io/underscore/#size
jade – https://github.com/visionmedia/jade
ejs – https://github.com/visionmedia/ejs
socket.io – http://socket.io/
express – http://expressjs.com/
Tweet by @ImpressiveWebs inspired me to do a…
Tweet by @ImpressiveWebs inspired me to do a blink-polyfill
- https://github.com/DerFichtl/stuff
- http://bohuco.net/dev/blink-polyfill/
"Die Geister die ich rief …"
AirPrint for every printer and how to print…
AirPrint for every printer … and how to print landscape from iPad:
Just do sudo apt get install python software…
Just do …
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xcbcb082a1bb943db
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://tweedo.com/mirror/mariadb/repo/5.5/ubuntu precise main'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
… and MySQL will be replaced with MariaDB!
(on Ubuntu Precise)
bye bye MySQL
Isn't it silly that a tiny favicon…
"Isn't it silly that a tiny favicon requires yet another HTTP request?"
Some interesting infos about PHP on nginx or…
Some interesting infos about: PHP on nginx or apache performance …
1. nginx + php is not faster than apache + php
2. .htaccess drops apache performance radical
3. yes, static content is very fast on nginx
- http://systemsarchitect.net/apache2-vs-nginx-for-php-application/
- http://www.eschrade.com/page/why-is-fastcgi-w-nginx-so-much-faster-than-apache-w-mod_php/
chrome extension that displays http headers in page
extension.js … the background script of the extension
function injectScript(tabId, callback) { chrome.tabs.insertCSS(tabId, {file: "content.css"}); chrome.tabs.executeScript(tabId, {file: "jquery.js"}); chrome.tabs.executeScript(tabId, {file: "content.js"}, callback); } chrome.webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener( function(details) { if(details.type == 'main_frame') { chrome.tabs.getSelected(null, function(tab) { injectScript(tab.id, function(){ chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tab.id, {responseHeaders: details.responseHeaders}, function(response) { // update done }); }); }); } }, {urls: ["<all_urls>"]}, ["blocking", "responseHeaders"] );
content.js … the injected content script.
chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener( function(request, sender, sendResponse) { if(sender.tab.id == -1) { if(! $('#oida-voda').length) { $('body').prepend('

'); } for (var i = 0; i < request.responseHeaders.length; ++i) { var header = request.responseHeaders[i]; $('#oida-voda ul').append('
' + header.name + ': ' + header.value + '
'); } } } );
{ "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Chrome Test", "description": "My Chrome Test", "version": "1.0", "permissions": [ "tabs", "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking" ], "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon.png", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "background": { "scripts": [ "jquery.js", "extension.js" ] } }
chrome extension shows responseHeaders
{ "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Chrome Test", "description": "My Chrome Test", "version": "1.0", "permissions": [ "tabs", "contextMenus", "http://*/*", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking" ], "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon.png", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "background": { "scripts": [ "extension.js" ] } }
chrome.webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener( function(details) { if(details.type == 'main_frame') { for (var i = 0; i < details.responseHeaders.length; ++i) { var header = details.responseHeaders[i]; console.log(header.name + ': ' + header.value); } } }, {urls: ["<all_urls>"]}, ["blocking", "responseHeaders"] );
Example UILocalNotification Objective-C
- (IBAction) buttonClick:(id) sender { [self scheduleAlarm]; } - (void) scheduleAlarm { UILocalNotification *localNotif = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init]; if (localNotif == nil) return; localNotif.fireDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:10]; // in 10s localNotif.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone]; localNotif.alertBody = @"WTF is going on?"; // Notification details localNotif.alertAction = @"View"; // Set the action button localNotif.soundName = UILocalNotificationDefaultSoundName; localNotif.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 1; // Schedule the notification [[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotif]; }


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Alice Quinn is Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America and an adjunct professor at Columbia University's graduate School of the Arts. She was poetry editor at The New Yorker from 1987-2007 and at Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, from 1976-1986, and she is the editor of Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments by Elizabeth Bishop. Her articles on and interviews with writers, poets, and artists have appeared in Artforum, the Canadian National Post, The Forward, Poetry Ireland, The New Yorker, and The New Yorker Online, and she is currently at work editing the journals and notebooks of Elizabeth Bishop.
Charif Shanahan is the Programs Director of the Poetry Society of America. The recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize and twice a semi-finalist for the "Discovery"/Boston Review Poetry Prize, his poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The New Republic, Prairie Schooner, Barrow Street, Apogee, Phantom Limb, The Manhattanville Review, iO: A Journal of New American Poetry, and elsewhere. A Cave Canem fellow, Charif is poetry editor of Psychology Tomorrow Magazine and contributing editor of The Offing.
Safia Jama is a Cave Canem fellow and a graduate of Harvard College. She currently teaches undergraduate writing and pursues an M.F.A. in poetry at Rutgers-Newark. Her poems appear in Reverie, Toe Good Poetry, The New Sound, and Cave Canem Anthology XIV. She co-founded the Good Times Collective and writes book reviews for the Volta blog.
Christopher Soto (aka Loma) is a queer latin@ punk poet and prison abolitionist. They are currently curating Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color in collaboration with The Lambda Literary Foundation. They have work published in Columbia: A Journal , MiPOesias, Apogee Journal and more . They are an MFA candidate in Poetry at NYU and the 2014-2015 Intern at Poetry Society of America.

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Daniel Paille out vs. Canadiens with concussion
|03.11.14 at 4:04 pm ET
MONTREAL — Bruins forward Daniel Paille did not practice Tuesday and will miss Wednesday's game against the Canadiens with a concussion suffered in the first period of Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Paille left Sunday's tilt after taking a big hit from Ed Jovanovski on his first shift of the game. This is the second concussion Paille has suffered this season, as he missed seven games in December with a head injury.
Claude Julien said that Paille is unlikely to play Thursday against the Coyotes as well, though the team hopes to have him back for Saturday's contest against the Hurricanes.
"He's feeling much better. Like I said the other day, it's very minimal, but they deemed it a concussion so he's going through the protocol right now," Julien said. "… He's not playing tomorrow and more than likely not Thursday either, but a very good possibility for Saturday."
With Paille out, Jordan Caron practiced on the team's fourth line Tuesday at the Bell Centre and is expected to play in Paille's usual spot Wednesday.
For more on the Bruins, visit weei.com/bruins.
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As kids, many people beg and plead with their parents to let them adopt a puppy or kitten from the local animal shelter. Just looking at the cute little buggers, who wouldn't want to take one home? Most people would never dream of eating their family's dog or cat (or any dog or cat for that matter), yet many of those same people still eat cows, pigs, and chickens for dinner. A little strange, don't you think?
More than 27 billion animals are killed for food each year in the United States alone. These animals have emotions and feel pain just like dogs and cats. Chickens spend their entire lives in tiny cages and sheds and have their beaks cut off when they are babies. Cows and pigs are torn from their mothers shortly after they're born and then crammed into small crates too small for them to turn around in. When they're slaughtered, animals are still conscious and often thrash around for minutes after their throats are slit.
Make a statement for all animals. We want you to take a picture with your dog or cat and a sign reading, "If You Wouldn't Eat a Dog or Cat …"—just print the sign below, or make your own sign with a marker and a piece of paper.


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Joan Rivers has died.
"It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers," Melissa Rivers said in a written statement today. "She passed peacefully at 1:17 p.m. surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother.
According to the Daily News, Melissa made the decision to remove her from life support.
R.I.P. Joan.
As to comments, keep them positive or post them elsewhere. We have a policy that we don't criticize people on the occasion of their death.
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My iPhone 5s died yesterday. It just wouldn't turn on. I ended up having to plug it into my computer and restore the factory settings, and then an old backup. It took hours, and it worked -- until this morning. Dead as a doornail again.
I took it to the Apple store, and without my even asking, they offered me a brand new phone, same model. They set it up in 5 minutes. (Now I have to sync it and get all my music and apps back on it, but at least I won't have to keep doing it tomorrow and the next day.) Thank you Apple!
Apple is coming out with a 13" iPad. I still have the original iPad, which doesn't work with a lot of more advanced video apps, so maybe it will be time for a new one. I really like the big screen -- but then, I'm one of the few people I know who still prefer a desktop to a laptop. Anyone else tempted to buy it? [More...]
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The Emmys have been so boring. Maybe it is the low-key production. But they just picked up with Aaron Paul winning Best supporting actor for Breaking Bad.
Here's a thread for all things Emmy related.
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Update 8/12: A new detailed statement from the Marin County Sheriff's on Robin Williams death. Really sad.
As Howard Cossell would say, "An unspeakable tragedy tonight in Tiberon, CA." Robin Williams, who struggled so hard against depression, lost the battle and took his own life today at age 63. The Marin County Sheriff's office has issued a release:
At this time, the Sheriff's Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made. A forensic examination is currently scheduled for August 12, 2014 with subsequent toxicology testing to be conducted.
Depression kills. Our condolences to his family and everyone who knew and loved him.
There aren't many people who could dislodge Iraq and ISIS from all three major cable news networks, for over an hour, and Robin Williams is clearly one of them. R.I.P. Robin, and thank you for sharing your talent and generosity will so many millions of people. You will be missed.
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The Supreme Court has ruled for broadcasters and against Aereo TV in the battle over Aereo's tiny antennas which allow people to watch live TV broadcasts over the Internet. The opinion is here. (Background is here.)
The Court today ruled (with Justices Alito, Scalia and Thomas dissenting) that Aereo's service is one that transmits performances of copyrighted works to the public. It rejected Aereo's arguments that it merely supplies equipment that allows others to do so. [More...]
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"Senor de los Cielos", Telemundo's series, based on Mexican drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes, also known as "Lord of the Skies", starts its second season tonight. In the series, his name is Auerlio Casillas.
Although Carrillo Fuentes supposedly died on the operating table in 1997 while undergoing plastic surgery to change his appearance, he rises from the dead in the second series and returns to reclaim his business, his family and his assets. Also "returning from the dead" this season is his chief mistress and fellow drug trafficker, Monica Robles.
The network will be all Senor de Los Cielos all night. At 7pm ET, there will be a program "En La Sombra del Narco," "a one-hour special about the reach of Mexican and Colombian drug cartels into US territory." One of those interviewed will be Juan Diego Espinoza Ramirez, alias El Tigre, the Colombian trafficker and boyfriend of Sandra Beltran, who was an early link between the Colombian and the Mexican traffickers.[More...]
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Glenn Greenwald has written a new book, No Place to Hide, that is getting great reviews. It's about the chaos in the hours and days following the Edward Snowden disclosures. The Guardian has an excerpt here. From Amazon's page on the book:
Now for the first time, Greenwald fits all the pieces together, recounting his high-intensity ten-day trip to Hong Kong, examining the broader implications of the surveillance detailed in his reporting for The Guardian, and revealing fresh information on the NSA's unprecedented abuse of power with never-before-seen documents entrusted to him by Snowden himself.
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Monica Lewinsky is back in the news, this time of her own making. She's decided to tell her story after 20 years of silence in the new Vanity Fair.
She wants to set the record straight and take back control of her life. Her goal, she says:
Her current goal, she says, "is to get involved with efforts on behalf of victims of online humiliation and harassment and to start speaking on this topic in public forums."
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President Obama is about to speak.
Watching on TV, it seemed like a very lackluster affair tonight. Very little glamour and everyone looked tired, with the exception of Arianna Huffington, who looked terrific and was very animated.
Maybe it's because we're getting towards the end of Obama's "reign." During the dinner, he kept shaking his head "no" when the server wanted to give him food. He rubbed his eyes. He perked up and started smiling just before he was about to speak, when a flock of males all came up to greet him like groupies. Interesting that no females were fawning over him.
Is anyone else watching? I doubt I'll make it through Joel McHale. (Update: I watched him, comments below):[More...]
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Comcast today announced that it will divest 3.9 million subscribers of Comcast and Time Warner to Charter Communications and a new spinoff company, after its planned acquisition of Time Warner.
Contrary to earlier reports, Comcast is holding onto Colorado. Most of the divestitures are in the Midwest and South and currently belong to Time Warner.
The changes would occur after approval of the Comcast-Time Warner deal, and are intended to increase the likelihood of the deal's approval.
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Here is the transcript of today's oral argument in the Supreme Court in the case of ABC v. Aereo. Aereo is a broadcast tv streaming service that for a small monthly fee, allows computer and mobile device users to access their network of antennas and watch shows that are broadcast on free over the air channels in their area. Not surprisingly, the TV networks want to shut them down.
The networks claim Aereo violates copyright laws. Aereo says all it does it provide access to the antennas and the user decides what to watch.
The legal issues are very technical. One has to do with whether Aereo's service falls under the "public performance" or "reproduction" part of the copyright statute. If the networks are right, then Aereo is in violation of the law for not paying re-transmission fees to the networks. (Networks earn $3 billion a year in re-transmission fees from cable and satellite providers.) [More...]
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R.I.P Ruben "Hurricane" Carter, who died this weekend in Toronto of complications from prostate cancer at age 76.
Carter spent 19 years in prison for a triple killing in New Jersey before a federal judge ruled in 1985 that he and John Artis, who was with Carter on the night of the shootings, did not receive fair trials and released them.
Artis was with Carter when he died early Sunday morning.
This is an open thread, all topics welcome.
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The Guardian and Washington Post have won gold medal Pulitzer Prizes for their coverage of the National Security Agency's secret electronic surveillance program. The announcement is here. The full list of winners, with citations, is here.
For a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources, including the use of stories, editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics, videos, databases, multimedia or interactive presentations or other visual material, a gold medal.
Awarded to The Washington Post for its revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, marked by authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security.
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Late night TV viewers are about to get a new choice -- Steven Colbert has been tapped to replace the retiring David Letterman.
Good choice.
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The creators of "The Good Wife" decided that the best way to handle Will Gardner's decision to leave the show was to have him killed by a client at the courthouse. Here's their explanation. Poor choice.
Even worse, now the show will bring back Michael J. Fox, in his role as a sleazy lawyer, and Stockard Channing, as Alicia's irrelevant mother. And judging from the preview for next week, Alicia and Peter will recreate The Taming of the Shrew.
The show has been off its game most of this season. The "new firm" storyline went nowhere, they turned Eli Gold into a neurotic mess and they neutered Galinda by pairing her with milk-toast Carey. The new characters, like the ethics lady, and Will's yoga teacher girlfriend, were one-dimensional and embarrassingly demeaning. The only thing we were spared (for the most part) this season were Alicia's unappealing teenage kids. [More...]
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Scathelock: Love the rant :) I think about having a tiny rant on occasion. Some of the stuff that gets put into my fanfiction (Ultimate Warrior of the Gods, who wets himself when confronted by Mel) is definately rant-material. In general, I'll refuse to party with anyone with the names 'Lord, King, Emporer, Dogg, Super...' just because I usuallly know how that's going to end...with everyone taking a dirt nap and the person in question blaming the monk when he clearly aggroed the monsters...
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Stroll the beautifully landscaped grounds of the first-class LEAMINGTON MARINA and enjoy a picnic lunch while enjoying the waterfront with its many activities. Watch the pleasure crafts as they come and go out to Lake Erie.
Update: August 22, 2007 - As part of our Essex County Circle Tour, Hans and I took KitKat (Keida84) and Kristi (Dabs) to Leamington Marina.
- Family Travel
Point Pelee has more than 12 kms of trails for both hiking and biking. Each one offers diverse habitats.
1.4 km loop
Includes two observation areas with telescopes.
Habitat: open ponds and cattail marsh.
4 km
Runs parallel to park road from Marsh Boardwalk to the Visitor Center. Gentle tree-lined winding trail.
Habitat: Hackberry dry forest and beach.
1.2 km loop
Historic house and barn with exhibits and artifacts featuring the park's cultural and human heritage.
Habitats: Open fields, cedar savannah, swamp forest, marsh and old canals once used by farmers.
1 km loop
Begins at northeast corner of Visitor Center parking lot.
Habitats: Horsetails and mature swamp forest, cedar savannah.
1 km
Access to historic cemetery. Access from Tilden Woods Trail or near White Pine picnic area.
Habitats: Mixed dry forest.
2.75 km loop
Begins behind Visitor Center. Partially boardwalked wetland and mature forests.
Habitats: swamp and dry Carolinian forest and cedar savannah.
Interpretive trail booklets available at the Visitor Center.
Stay on designated trails to avoid poison ivy and ticks.
- Family Travel
Located in the Marsh Boardwalk area can be found the OBSERVATION DECK. The Deck has three levels and provides an awesome view of the marshes. Here you can observe the blackbirds and other birds as they pass through the cattails and bullrushes.
Climb the observation tower for a bird's eye viw of the marsh and then walk the one km floating boardwalk through the cattails. For a more unique experience, rent a canoe or take a tour on the Cattail Cruiser freighter canoe. Rent bicycles from the Cattail Cafe'.
- Family Travel
The Tip
The shuttle drops you off at the entrance of the Tip Trail, which consists of a 1 km loop around the tip of the park. Along the trail are a few informative exhibits on the tip itself, the monarch migration, and the lifesaving station (not sure what that one is about exactly?). Head down to the very tip itself so you can tell your friends that you've been to the southernmost point of mainland Canada!
North West Beach
This is the largest and, in my opinion, loveliest beach at the park. Picnic benches and charcoal grills are available for picnics on the beach. Lots of parking spots available in the adjacent lot. Activities: swimming, sun-bathing, sailing, etc.
The other beach areas are nice too, just not as big. There are other picnic sites as well, and not all are on the beach (consult the Point Pelee map/pamphlet for details on picnic locations).
- National/State Park
- Beaches
- Family Travel
Nature Trails
The park has 12 km of trails through various types of habitats. These include the Tip trail, the marsh boardwalk, a biking trail (bike rental available-inquire at the Cattail Cafe), and a number of other trails through the forested and savannah habitats of the park. All of the trails are highlighted in the Point Pelee map/pamphlet that you receive at the entrance to the park.
Trail guides are available for a few of the trails (see website below).
- Cycling
- National/State Park
- Hiking and Walking
Visitor Centre
The visitor centre has some interesting displays on the history and ecology of the park and surrounding region (including Pelee and Middle Islands). Displays include endangered and extinct wildlife, history of shipwrecks, information on the location of the park and islands, and the significance of the Carolinian zone in which the park is located.
The staff is highly knowledgeable about the park and its going-ons, and they are very happy to answer any questions you may have as best they can. The visitor centre is the starting point for nature walks with a naturalist guide, as well as shuttle rides to the tip (see transportation tip).
The visitor centre is also home to the Nature Nook Gift Store (see shopping tip).
Monarch Migration
The Monarchs arrive in September and October on their way south to their winter home in Mexico. They congregate en masse in the trees at the tip until conditions are ideal for the long crossing of Lake Erie. I've yet to see this myself (I've just returned from a trip to Pelee-Sept 2006), but apparently the trees drip with them! To increase your chances of seeing the butterflies while they roost at the tip, phone the park first to get an update of their movements. The park staff are very knowledgeable about what is going on and what you can expect to see.
- Eco-Tourism
Bird Watching
Hoards of people flock to Pelee during the Annual Migration. It's definitely a hot spot for bird watching. Spring is the best time to see songbirds stopping over on their journey north, usually in the first two weeks of May. *Call the park to find out when is the best time to come to avoid disappointment.* The fall migration is also nice to watch, but is not as pronounced and many of the birds are in their fall plumage (often making them difficult to identify). Still, during the fall there are the waterfowl and hawk migrations (as well as the monarchs), so it's still worth a visit.
- Birdwatching
Marsh Boardwalk
The marsh boardwalk makes a 1.4 km loop through the cattails of the marsh. Not only is it a pleasant walk, but it's also a great opportunity to spot wetland wildlife. It's a particularly lovely walk as the sun is setting and park traffic has died down.
There is also an observation tower that provided great views of the marsh and park (telescope available for close-ups).
Canoe rental is available on the marsh as well (inquire at the Cattail Cafe).
- National/State Park
Pelee Winery Veneyards Inc
At Pelee Island Winery's production facility in Kingsville, grapes grown on the Island become Pelee's award-winning wines.
Enjoy sampling the end-result of their endeavours in the winery's Barrel Tasting Room. Pelee Island Winery is one of the many wineries featured on the Ale, Wine & Spirits Trail that also showcases area breweries and and the Canadian Club Brand Heritage Tour.
- Wine Tasting
- Family Travel
- Luxury Travel
Marsh Overlooks
There are two overlooks along the Marsh Boardwalk. Both are equipped with telescopes so keep your eyes open for muskrats, turtles, frogs, or one of the hundreds of species of birds that call this park home.
- Family Travel
- National/State Park
- Birdwatching
Shuttle Stop
While you are waiting for the return shuttle, you can learn about the Park, Lake Erie, the Islands, and wildlife at the Tip exhibit area. You can also watch the nesting birds in the rafters above!
- National/State Park
- Family Travel
Unless you are biking or hiking, you will have to take a shuttle to the Tip Trail (April through October). When the shuttle drops you off, it is a short walk through the woods, then beach...then the tip!
Hours of operation vary by season and day of the week....check the website for detailed information.
- National/State Park
- Eco-Tourism
- Family Travel
Visitor Center
Remodeled and opened with new exhibits in Spring 2005, you will find all of the park information here. There are interactive displays, a history with pictures, gift shop, and restrooms. Behind the center is where you can catch the shuttle to the point.
- Eco-Tourism
- National/State Park
- Family Travel
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Transform into everyone's favorite bug in the Officially Licensed Ladybug Face Child Decal. Features black antennae, silver sparkle flowers and glitter red and black ladybugs.
Antenna Headband
What's bugging you? get it out of your system when you don this clever Antenna headband and shake the blues. Create or complete your ladybug, killer bee or killer-cute costume with this fun headband!
Monarch Butterfly Toddler Costume
Your little one will spread her wings this Halloween in the Monarch Butterfly Toddler Costume. Amaze in these beautiful orange, yellow and black wings. Features matching dress with bubble skirt and polka dot details. Accessorize with the darling antennae headband.
Black & Red Antennas
Nothing will bug you when you complete your costume with this black and red sequin and marabou antenna headband - be the perfect ladybug!
Ladybug Kit
Ladybugs are said to signify luck - all we know is the fellows will be lucky to get a chance to party with you when you create a cute costume with this red and black glittery Ladybug Kit. It includes a tutu, antennae headband and wings!
Cosmic Cutie Girls Costume
Everyone will be jealous of your crazy out of this world look when you wear this Cosmic Cutie Girls Costume. Tell them all about what it's like to live among the stars in this shiny silver metallic dress with pointed shoulders and purple and green detail, matching leggings, gloves and antennae.
Hooded Alien Adult Costume
You'll be out of this world on Halloween when you dress in the Hooded Alien Adult Costume. This green jumpsuit features a front zipper closure and hood with alien antennae details.
Daisy Bee Womens Costume
Honey, you'll be one busy bee in this sexy Daisy Bee adult womens costume. Create a buzz when you arrive in the black and yellow striped dress which features a daisy applique, black tutu skirt and comes complete with matching leg warmers, antennae headpiece and wings.
Emperor Butterfly Adult Womens Costume
The queen bee will be a different kind of insect on Halloween when you wear this Emperor Butterfly Adult Womens Costume. Lace up corset comes with tutu dress that's covered in elegant polka dot winged pattern, antennae, and wings.
Buzzin Around Girls Costume
Sting them all on Halloween wearing this Buzzin Around Girls Costume. No one will fear this bubbly bumble bee when you wear black and yellow striped tutu dress, decorated wings, antennae, glovelettes, and leggings. Just try not to buzz everyone's ears off.
Girls Ladybug Headband
Every little lady bug needs a set of antennae. With the Girls Ladybug Headband she'll have her antennae and fun ribbon details all in one.
Lil Lady Bug Infant Costume
Ladybugs are said to bring good luck - let your little one be happy go lucky on Halloween in this adorable black, white and red Lil Ladybug infant's costume. It even includes a headband with antennae - so cute! be sure to take pictures to capture the memories.
Lucky Lady Bug Pixie Adult Womens Costume
Someone is bound to get lucky when you wear thisLucky Lady Bug Pixie adult womens costume. Party it up in this sexy, red and black, polka dot dress complete with matching foil gauntlets, wings and antennae headband. This saucy outfit will send you flying!
Ladybug Glasses
Top off your cute ladybug costume with this pair of Ladybug Glasses. The tops of these frames feature ladybug details along with antennae and clear lenses.
Carving Tattoo Traditional The Gathering
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Bumble Bee Glasses
Get to buzzin' around on Halloween when you accessorize your honey bee costume with a pair of Bumble Bee Glasses. This pair of black and yellow glasses feature antennae details along with clear lenses.
Lovely Ladybug Girls Costume
This little lady will be styling in the Lovely Ladybug Girls Costume. This red dress features a cooky polka dot print with matching leggings, full tulle skirt with daisy flower detail, wings, antennae and cool "bug-eye" glasses.
Itty Bitty Lady Bug Baby Costume
…when you dress your little one in this cute as a bug's ear Itty Bitty Lady Bug costume. The absolutely adorable costume hasleg snaps for easy diaper changes, a darling hood with antennae and detachable wings, plus slip-on booties with skid resistant bottoms. get the camera because this is priceless.
Bizzy Lil Bee Baby Costume
Start a buzz when you dress your little honey in this Bizzy Lil Bee baby costume. Jumpsuit is black and yellow and cute all over and includes an antennae headpiece with a pretty bow. Be sure to take pictures because this one's a keeper.
Cute as a Bug Girls Child Costume
Touch as many people as you can because you'll be a stroke of luck on Halloween wearing this Cute as a Bug Girls Child Costume. Fly from door to door in black and red polka dot dress, detailed wings, antennae and leggings.
Lovely Ladybug Child Costume
…one will bug you this Halloween when you wear this Lovely Ladybug child costume! This fresh interpretation of a classic costume comes complete with red and black dress, black top, tutu skirt with a darling polka dot midriff, matching arm warmers, black tights, sheer wings and headband with antennae.


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Forbes Spotlights 200 U.S. Best Small Companies
We promise this story will make you feel "young," at least in the world of small business and the rash of online companies.Who made the grade on this year's Forbes' Hot 200 list of small companies in America?You'll be surpised to find out. Among the biggest surprise is that there are no "dot.com" companies on the list.
Dec 14 1999
"Developing" a Better Photo Image
Every firm has its own set of marketing materials, but how long has it been since you've updated the photos in both your printed/collateral materials and on your Web site? If you're like most of us, the answer is too, too long!There are ways to obtain stock photography without breaking the bank and laws of copyright. Stock photos used to cost quite a bit in usage fees, but the latest trend is to secure stock photos via a CD-ROM collection in which the user pays a one-time fee just for the CD-ROM and avoids any royalty charges.Be careful about using photos unlawfully.
Dec 10 1999
Growth Areas For The Year 2000
What specific services or products do you feel have the greatest growth potential for your firm in the year 2000? Please be as detailed as you can so others can share your vision.Please click on the Add Comments link below to add your responses.You may scroll down on this screen to see what others have said.Thank you for your input!Michael PlattAccountingWEB Editor
Dec 9 1999
Newsletters - What does yours say about you?
The only reason to create a newsletter is to make money by selling goods or services. What's spent on producing literature must show a return. Otherwise, it's money flushed down the drain. If your readers wouldn't call you when they miss an issue, chances are your marketing dollars are better spent somewhere else.Your newsletter can make your company appear professional, human and established. To do that, keep these ideas in mind:Write for your readers' level. Don't talk down to them and don't technospeak above their head.
Dec 7 1999
Holiday Gifts ARE What They're Wrapped up to be
The season of giving gifts continues. A story recently ran on AccountingWeb discussing the need to match the right gift to the right person.Thought needs to be given as well to how you present the present. For example, if you are sending perishable goods, you need to ensure the company sending the gift provides more than lip service when it comes to wrapping and shipping. Nothing's worse than sending a fruit basket just to find out the fruit arrived crushed.Here are some tips.
Dec 3 1999
Thank Those Clients
'Tis the season to be jolly! Once a year gifts can send a nice message to clients. They simply say, "We appreciate you and your business." So, what should you send?You could send a card that is designed especially for you. The cost for this is minimal for design and the printing costs often are less than buying a commercial holiday card. Want to add a little something to your card? Make a donation on behalf of your clients and let them know the receiving organization in your card.
Dec 2 1999
Are You Writing Well For The Web?
You've been to sites where the first page is text, text, text, right? Well, don't be one of those sites. Writing for the web is different than writing for print. Think about your own web surfing habits. Do you read each line? Or do you skim and hop to the content for which you are looking?So what do you need to know? First, keep your writing personalized and interesting. If your reader doesn't see something that grabs them, they will simply click onto something else. Let your firm's style and personality show through your writing.
Dec 1 1999
Keeping Score
If you play sports it's very easy to know how you're doing. Just check the score. In selling there is no program or scorecard. Sure, you can check your sales figures, but selling may take several calls. Unless we make a joint sales call, we have no one to ask., "How'd I do?" Until we get the order, how do we know how we're doing? Let's keep score in a different way.The 80/20 rule. You can tell the quality of the sales call by who is doing the talking. If your customer is doing 80% of the talking and you're talking 20% give yourself some points.
Nov 29 1999
Speed Skiing
I recently met an Olympic skier. He set the Canadian record for skiing in 1992. His feat was speeding down a mountain at 135 M.P.H. He went from amateur skier to Olympic skier in 5 years. If I make it sound easy, it wasn't. His was the story of an ordinary skier who became an extraordinary one. The story of his training to replicate competitive skiing conditions and improve performance was incredible, amusing and harrowing.
Nov 22 1999
Let Me Show You What I'm Worth
We all want to keep our competition out of our business, but we need to do more than wish to make it happen. Showing what we're worth and getting it is a process that can keep your competition out. It's like buying "customer insurance." (If only we could!) You make it harder for your competitor to steal your business by raising the value bar and documenting what you do.
Nov 15 1999
Sales Tips That Work
Here are a few tips that really work!After you've presented your proposal, overcome all the objections, and discussed possible solutions, an easy and friendly way to help the prospect make the deal is to ask, "Where do we go from here?" This question is non-threatening and will prompt the prospect.State a time limit when you make an appointment with a prospect. If you tell the prospect that you only need 15 minutes of their time, be sure to leave after 12 minutes unless the prospect invites you to stay longer.
Nov 15 1999
The Right Client
You know who they are. They pay on time. They aren't a hassle. You don't want to hide under the desk when they call. They pay you for your time and don't squabble about the fee (most of the time). They are called "A" clients.Do you know who your "A" clients are? Are you providing them with superior service and adding that little "extra" that will keep them coming back to you (for computer services, consulting and every other product you sell)? If you aren't throwing added-value services their direction, it may be because you spend too much time with marginal clients.
Nov 10 1999
Permission Marketing
As a marketing director, I've been practicing "permission marketing" for years now. I just didn't have a name for it. Enter Seth Godin, author of Permission Marketing and vice president of direct marketing for Yahoo!. While I thought I was being polite, what I was really doing was asking my prospects for permission to market to them (I've never been the pushy type).
Nov 8 1999
Why Web Sites Fail
Now that your firm has an online presence, you may think it's time to sit back and watch the prospects roll in. Think again. Your marketing efforts are more important than ever.According to the Ecom Advisors, the biggest problem with web sites is unrealistic expectations. They say that businesses think if they spend $100, they will earn $150 the next quarter. They caution owners that it doesn't work that way; you may not see results for 12 to 24 months.The reason sites fail is equally as simple.
Nov 2 1999
Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Seem
We all know that sales success depends on keeping our prospecting funnel filled with qualified buyers. Sometimes, we get in our own way, or at least our call reluctance does. Our call reluctance is a result of our perceptions. It is like our car mirrors on the passenger side which give us a distorted view of the road. We need the distortion to improve our driving visibility. Unlike the mirror, call reluctance doesn't help our selling. We can deal with call reluctance by changing our perception and our behavior.
Oct 29 1999
Marketing Tips – Are you talking benefits?
When you present your proposal (and you need to present your proposal as opposed to faxing or couriering it so you can overcome objections), is your prospect talking price? Yes? Then you need to start talking benefits. The benefit of working with your firm over another firm is why your prospect wants to work with you. Did you ask him or her what was important when you made the initial contact call? Do you know why he/she is interviewing accounting firms?
Oct 26 1999
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If someone asked you what you sell, what would you say? Oil, chemicals, whatever product you sell, right? We really sell something so much bigger than the products and services our customers pay us for. In small dollar sales the customer is less conscious of value. With larger sales, the product and the resulting relationship with the buyer are harder to separate…so you are selling yourself.What makes up a relationship that adds value to your products? Our credibility, reliability, and anticipation of customer needs are the keys to a successful relationship.
Oct 22 1999
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Banner Ads are Five Years Old: Are They Already Dead?
Believe it or not, the banner ad you see on many popular Web sites is five years old ... but have the candles all blown out on this advertising medium, once touted as the newest way to reach mass audiences?Experts at the eretailing '99, a conference sponsored by shop.org, believe there are better ways to reach consumers and steer traffic to the Web.
Oct 20 1999
Customer Service is a Core Value, not a Core Chore
Take Marketing 101 and the textbook will tell you that good customer service is one of the primary components of any operation, but what about customer service within CPA firms or CPA-owned businesses?It shouldn't be any different.
Oct 19 1999
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CPA Firm Marketing Done Through E-mail Newsletters
Sometimes, the most inexpensive marketing techniques make the most impact, like the e-mail newsletter. Sure, all of us get some form of news bulletins via e-mail, so how do you make your newsletter different … and really stand out from the crowd?The trick is customizing your content and truly making the newsletter seem personal rather than spam mail.
Oct 15 1999
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Fostering Cooperation in East Asia via Maritime Domain Awareness
Author: Ralph D Thiele
Publisher: Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
This paper explores maritime security issues in East Asia. More on «Fostering Cooperation in East Asia via Maritime Domain Awareness»
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From Frozen Ties to Strategic Engagement: US-Iran Relationship in 2030
Author: Roman Muzalevsky
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
Based on the seeming thaw in US-Iran relations, this monograph examines how the strategic dynamics between the two countries might evolve over time. More on «From Frozen Ties to Strategic Engagement: US-Iran Relationship in 2030»
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Spain and the UN Security Council
Author: Jessica Almqvist
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This commentary examines 1) how the UN Security Council has tried to live up to the expectations of others during the post-Cold War era, 2) how it has performed in actual crises, and 3) what criticisms it has triggered as a result of its actions. More on «Spain and the UN Security Council»
13 Apr 2015
US-Malaysia Relations on the Security Front
Author: Pamela Sodhy
Publisher: National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
This analysis takes stock of the bilateral relationship between the US and Malaysia and the major security challenges the latter faces as ASEAN's 2015 Chair. More on «US-Malaysia Relations on the Security Front»
8 Apr 2015
Modi's American Engagement: Discarding the Defensive Mindset
Author: C Raja Mohan
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This article examines how India's relationship with the United States has changed since the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2014. More on «Modi's American Engagement: Discarding the Defensive Mindset»
Apr 2015
An Analysis of Emerging Pakistani-Iranian Ties
Author: Safdar Sial
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report looks at the geopolitical and economic factors that are currently shaping Iranian-Pakistani relations. More on «An Analysis of Emerging Pakistani-Iranian Ties»
Apr 2015
Policy Recommendation for South Korea's Middle Power Diplomacy: East Asian Security
Author: Chaesung Chun
Publisher: East Asia Institute (EAI)
This paper recommends ways that South Korea can use its middle power status to enhance stability in East Asia. More on «Policy Recommendation for South Korea's Middle Power Diplomacy: East Asian Security»
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Nigeria: Boko Haram and the Regionalization of Terrorism
Author: Denis M Tull, Annette Weber
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This paper examines how Nigeria and its neighboring countries have responded to the cross-border activities of militant terrorist group Boko Haram. More on «Nigeria: Boko Haram and the Regionalization of Terrorism»
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Between Military Non-Alignment and Integration
Author: Tobias Etzold, Christian Opitz
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This paper looks at the debates on national security in both Finland and Sweden that have been prompted by the crisis in eastern Ukraine and Russia's military activity in the Baltic Sea region. More on «Between Military Non-Alignment and Integration»
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A Little Help from Our Friends: Security Partnerships and the Rebalance
Author: Marvin Ott, Julia Allen
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper discusses the existing security links between the US and the three countries in the Asia-Pacific (Australia, the Philippines and Singapore) that the author contends are the most critical to the future of Washington's strategic pivot to the... More on «A Little Help from Our Friends: Security Partnerships and the Rebalance»


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Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Jan 26, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages
With a masterful ability to connect their social contexts to well-chosen and telling details of their personal lives, Claudia Roth Pierpont gives us portraits of twelve amazingly diverse and influential literary women of the twentieth century, women who remade themselves and the world through their art.
Gertrude Stein, Mae West, Margaret Mitchell, Eudora Welty, Ayn Rand, Doris Lessing, Anais Nin, Zora Neale Hurston, Marina Tsvetaeva, Hannah Arendt and Mary Mccarthy, and Olive Schreiner: Pierpont is clear-eyed in her examination of each member of this varied group, connectng her subjects firmly to the issues of sexual freedom, race, and politics that bound them to their times, even as she exposes the roots of their uniqueness.
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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online
When drinking, it can be difficult to accurately describe to anyone else precisely how you are feeling. This isn't because inebriation has left you without your faculties, however. According to a new study from the University at Buffalo, SUNY, people use different words like "hammered" or "tipsy" to describe their level of intoxication.
More specifically, however, men and women tend to use these words differently to describe how they feel. Not surprisingly, men are more likely to use harder-hitting words like "hammered" or "wasted" while women were found to more often use words like "buzzed" or "tipsy." Researchers say it's important to understand how people use these words to make people aware of problem drinking as well as to help them understand when they truly have had too many and shouldn't drive.
The results of this study will appear in the December 2013 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
"Drinkers use a complex set of physical and cognitive indicators to estimate intoxication," explained Ash Levitt, a research scientists at the Research Institute on Addictions for the University at Buffalo, SUNY in a statement.
"In order to quickly and easily communicate various levels of intoxication, drinkers distill these indicators down into distinct sets of natural language terms for intoxication, such as 'tipsy' or 'wasted.' Understanding this language is important as these terms reflect levels of intoxication as well as whether individuals are accurately estimating intoxication levels when they use these terms."
Levitt has performed this kind of research before, finding that people use different words to describe their level of intoxication depending on how drunk they really were. Yet one observation has remained consistent throughout his studies: Women generally prefer to keep quiet about how intoxicated they are while men are more likely to broadcast their state of inebriation using heavy terms.
"This study's key findings that men's drinking, regardless of whether it is moderate or heavy, is described using terms indicative of excessive consumption such as 'wasted' or 'hammered,' while women tend to couch drinking in more moderate terms such as 'buzzed' or 'tipsy' corresponds with the way that 'drinking men' and 'drinking women' are differentially perceived," explained Mark Wood, a professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island.
"As such, these findings have clear implications for prevention and intervention work with men and women."
Furthermore, Levitt's research found that men and women are more likely to use the same words when judging how drunk others appear to be. After gathering some 145 undergraduate students from an unnamed midwestern university, Levitt asked them to read short situational stories about people drinking. Men and women were equally represented in these stories. When they finished reading, Levitt and crew asked them to describe how drunk they felt the characters would be. Words like "buzzed" were more often used by both men and women when describing a female character. Alternatively, words like "wasted" were more often used by both genders to describe the male characters.
Levitt believes this research is important to help both genders understand when they are truly intoxicated.
"One potential real-world implication that this research suggests is that women may be at increased risk for alcohol-related consequences such as drunk driving if they or their friends underestimate how intoxicated they are by using moderate terms like 'tipsy' to describe them when, in fact, they are heavily intoxicated and heavy terms would be more accurate," said Levitt.
A 2012 study found that an increasing number of women were involved in drunk driving crashes, catching up to men in this regard. If men and women better understand one another and how to accurately describe their levels of intoxication, these drunk driving numbers could potentially come down.


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Egypt, including, if possible, multimedia information on religion, daily life, pyramids, and royal family. Encourage students to explore these resources in small groups.
Anatomy of a Pyramid/Khufu's Grand Gallery
Steven Snape invites readers to work with him to understand what the construction of Khufu's pyramid tells about its purpose. Explore the information in the article with the students by making two lists (see example below):
(Example) Burial chamber Pyramid built as tomb
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Who was
RESEARCH; Inform students that
Khufu is also known as Cheops. If students have Internet access at school or at home, challenge them to discover five facts about Khufu for homework. Then have groups of four to five list their unique (not repeated) facts to share with the class.
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Khufu have a bad reputation? Who gave it to him? Which facts indicate that he should not have had such a bad reputation in history?
The Tale of
DRAMA: Have a small group enact this story for the class.
What Were the Egyptians Thinking When They Dug the Boat Pit?
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- What role did luck or serendipity play in the discovery of the boat pit? What role does it play in archeology in general?
- What has the boat taught archeologists and historians?
- Why do you think the boat was taken apart into its 1,224 pieces? Explain your reasoning.
- What skills do you think the boat restorer needed to do his job? Explain your answer.
- How did the ancient Egyptians make their boats watertight? How have other cultures have made their boats waterworthy?
- Why do some people think the boat was made at
Giza and others think it was made elsewhere?
- What significance does the boat have in the Egyptian understanding of the after life?
ART AND TECHNOLOGY: Encourage students interested in model-making and drawing to replicate a small boat for display in the classroom.
EXPOSITORY WRITING: Explain the basic structure of a compare and contrast essay and teach the techniques needed for writing a compare and contrast essay . Have students write a first draft of an essay which compares and contrasts the three
Giza pyramids. You may wish to encourage the use graphic organizers, such as lists of similarities and differences or Venn diagrams.
If time is available, you may wish to distribute a checklist or rubric for compare and contrast essays and develop peer editing skills among your students.
Life in
ART INTERPRETATION/THINKING SKILLS/CREATIVE WRITING: Before reading the article, review two photographs of the servant statues. What do they tell students about life in ancient
Have students brainstorms jobs in ancient
Egypt and list their suggestions on the chalkboard or chart paper.
Have students read the article and then either write a journal entry about their day in ancient Egypt that clearly tells what their work is and what it involves OR prepare and present a short skit about working in ancient Egypt using the material in the article.
The End of an Era
Have students read the article in class or for homework and write three questions they have about the article information. Use the best questions for a class discussion of the article.
Mysterious Doors
Why did the archeologists become interested in the airshafts? (more ventilation was needed to reduce humidity)
Why was a robot needed? (The airshaft was too narrow for a person)
What stopped the robot? (a fitted limestone door)
How will archeologists solve the problem of the limestone doors? (through a mix of archeology and technology; by using a more advanced robot; by taking pictures of what lies beyond the door)
CREATIVE WRITING: Have students imagine themselves into the future, when the next robot goes through the "mysterious doors". What will be discovered? Encourage students to set the scene, create at least three characters with different personalities, build a climax in the story, and surprise the reader!
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2010 School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Cox, Gregory R., Clark, Sally A.*, Cox, Amanda J.*, Halson, Shona L.*, Hargreaves, Mark*, Hawley, John A.*, Jeacocke, Nikki*, Snow, Rodney J., Yeo, Wee Kian* and Burke, Louise M.* (2010) Daily training with high carbohydrate availability increases exogenous carbohydrate oxidation during endurance cycling, Journal of applied physiology, vol. 109, pp. 126-134, American Physiological Society, Bethesda, Md. [C1]
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Cox, Gregory R.*, Snow, Rodney J. and Burke, Louise M.* (2010) Race-day carbohydrate intakes of elite triathletes contesting olympic-distance triathlon events, International Journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 299-306, Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, Ill. [C1]
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Cameron-Smith, David, Burke, Louise M.*, Angus, Damien J.*, Tunstall, Rebecca J ., Cox, Gregory R.*, Bonen, Arend*, Hawley, John A.* and Hargreaves, Mark (2003) A short-term, high-fat diet up-regulates lipid metabolism and gene expression in human skeletal muscle, American journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 313-318, American Society for Clinical Nutrition Inc, Bethesda, Md. [C1]
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Burke, Louise M.*, Hawley, John A.*, Angus, Damien*, Cox, Gregory*, Clark, Sally A.*, Cummings, Nicola K.*, Desbrow, Ben* and Hargreaves, Mark (2002) Adaptations to short-term high-fat diet persist during exercise despite high carbohydrate availability, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 83-91, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 9788 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-0036144248
Citation counts: Scopus - 38
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Cox, Gregory R.*, Desbrow, Ben*, Montgomery, Paul G.*, Anderson, Megan E.*, Bruce, Clinton R.*, Macrides, Theodore A.*, Martin, David T.*, Moquin, Angela*, Roberts, Alan*, Hawley, John A.* and Burke, Louise M.* (2002) Effect of different protocols of caffeine intake on metabolism and endurance performance, Journal of applied physiology, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 990-999, American Physiological Society, Bethesda, Md. [C1.1]
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Citation counts: Scopus - 128, Thomson - 122
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Burke, L.*, Angus, D.*, Cox, G.*, Cummings, N.*, Febbraio, M.*, Gawthorn, K.*, Hawley, J.*, Minehan, M.*, Martin, D.* and Hargreaves, M. (2000) Effect of fat adaptation and carbohydrate restoration on metabolism and performance during prolonged cycling, Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 2413-2421, American Physiological Society, United States [C1]
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Take the traditional ingredients for a French classic with chicken, cheese, and ham and cook them together for great flavor and easy cleanup.
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Cordon Bleu is a classic French preparation of thin slices of prosciutto and Gruyère cheese between two thin scallops of chicken or veal. The meat and cheese stack is breaded and sautéed. This casserole has similar ham, Swiss and chicken flavors.
In place of the peas, try frozen mixed vegetables or cut green beans. Or omit them from the casserole and serve a vegetable side dish.
Ready-to-eat salad greens tossed with tomato wedges and French dressing complete an easy dinner.
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