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Teams In Need Of Offense Monitoring Astros
Teams in search of offense are keeping an eye on the Astros, tweets ESPN's Jayson Stark. Stark adds that if Jon Singleton wins the first base job in Spring Training — he's hitting .381/.458/.619 in an obviously small spring sample — and Evan Gattis is healthy, then DH/first baseman Chris Carter could become available.
It'd be a surprise to see Carter moved this close to the season when he's expected to be a significant piece of their offsense. Still, the Astros do have a player with a similar offensive production in Gattis, who is considerably more affordable. Gattis will earn just over the league minimum in 2015 and isn't arbitration eligible until next winter. Carter is earning $4.18MM in 2015 as a Super Two player and will only see his price tag rise, as he'll be arb-eligible three more times before hitting free agency. Both are controlled through the 2018 season.
Were Gattis to shift to DH (presumably also filling in occasionally in the corner outfield, at first base and/or behind the plate), the team could deploy Colby Rasmus in a corner outfield spot and use Jake Marisnick's excellent glove in center field, giving the club a much improved defense (albeit at the cost of some significant power).
The Astros, it would seem, have a few other bats that could be displaced by the offseason's activity. Matt Dominguez has 20-homer power at third base but has struggled in terms of average and OBP over the past two seasons; offseason acquisition Luis Valbuena seems poised to take over his regular role at third base. Robbie Grossman has yet to carry his .304/404/.418 batting line from Triple-A over to the Majors and now looks at a crowded outfield mix involving Rasmus, Gattis, Marisnick, George Springer and Alex Presley (who could be squeezed out of playing time in his own right). Of course, these names are purely speculative, but the Astros do have crowded pictures in the outfield and in the infield, which could lead to some late-spring transactions. It should be noted that the 29-year-old Presley is out of minor league options, as well.
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Further Moves Likely For Astros
The Astros made a splash yesterday by acquiring Evan Gattis from the Braves in exchange for Michael Foltynewicz, Rio Ruiz and Andrew Thurman, but the team is "almost certainly not done" making moves, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (All links to Twitter).
Houston has three catchers on the 40-man roster (not including Gattis) and has discussed trades of Carlos Corporan, Jason Castro and Dexter Fowler as well, according to Rosenthal. If either Corporan or Castro were to be moved, Hank Conger could split time with the remaining catcher, with Gattis filling in behind the plate sporadically. As far as a potential trade of Fowler, both George Springer and Jake Marisnick are capable of handling center field, and Fowler, of course, is in his final year of team control before reaching the open market.
Additionally, Rosenthal lists Chris Carter and Matt Dominguez as trade possibilities, noting that Gattis could fill the role of a right-handed DH/first baseman in Carter's stead. The signing of Jed Lowrie gives Houston an option to play at third, should Domniguez be dealt. Rosenthal also adds that the Astros have some concern to how much they've thinned out their pitching depth (Foltynewicz, Nick Tropeano, Jarred Cosart and Jordan Lyles have all been traded in the past two offseasons), indicating that the Astros may prefer to acquire some young pitching should any of those bats be moved.
Yesterday, Rosenthal and Jon Heyman of CBS Sports indicated that Houston may be looking at short-term additions for the back of its rotation, with Rosenthal naming Kyle Kendrick and Ryan Vogelsong as potential targets.
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Players Avoiding Arbitration: Wednesday
We'll keep track of the day's smaller arbitration deals in this post, with all projections mentioned referring to those of MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz. Here's the latest…
- Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press tweets that the Astros have avoided arbitration with Chris Carter, settling on a one-year, $4.175MM pact. Carter, 28, cut back on his strikeout rate to an extent in 2014 (it still checked in at 31.8 percent), but the real improvement came in terms of his power production. The slugger finished with 37 home runs, trailing only Nelson Cruz and tying him with Giancarlo Stanton for second in the Majors in long balls. His elite power served him well, as Swartz's projection model had him ticketed for $3.5MM.
- In addition to avoiding arb with Drew Stubbs (link) and Tyler Chatwood (who inked a two-year deal), the Rockies have also avoided arb with right-hander Jordan Lyles, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Lyles will earn a salary of $2.475MM in 2015, per Heyman. A client of Palmetto Sports Group, Lyles enjoyed a nice season with the Rockies that was shortened, to an extent, by a fractured broken left hand (his non-throwing hand). Still, the 24-year-old worked 126 1/3 innings, posting a career-best 4.33 ERA with 6.4 K/9, 3.3 BB/9 and an excellent 51.7 percent ground-ball rate. Lyles' performance prior to the injury — 3.52 ERA, 3.76 xFIP — was markedly better than his post-injury performance, though the discrepancy between his post-injury ERA (5.31) and xFIP (4.23) indicates that there could be further improvement. He had been projected to receive $2.5MM.
- The Yankees have announced a deal to avoid arbitration with righty Ivan Nova. He will earn $3.3MM, per a tweet from the New York Post's Joel Sherman. That sum also matches Nova's salary from 2014, unsurprisingly, as he missed most of the season due to Tommy John surgery after struggling out of the gate. Nova, who just turned 28, had a highly productive 2013 campaign (3.10 ERA in 139 1/3 frames). Though he posted significant innings totals in prior years, he had never put together a season like that in terms of both results and peripherals (3.47 FIP). All said, it was an easy call for New York to roll the dice on Nova's rehabilitation.
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West Notes: Angel Stadium, Carter, D'backs Front Office
The Angels have cut off talks with the city of Anaheim regarding a new ballpark lease arrangement, as Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports. Owner Arte Moreno says that the club can afford to build a new ballpark, and indeed the team is exploring its options in other Los Angeles-area locations. After agreeing upon a "deal framework" a year ago, the parties have been unable to finalize a new contract.
Here's more out of the west:
- Astros slugger Chris Carter will be shopping for a new agent after losing former adviser Dave Stewart, MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports on Twitter. The decision is a particularly important one for Carter, 27, given that he will qualify for arbitration as a Super Two player in the coming offseason. His 37 home runs make for a nice arb case, of course, but his raise will be well-deserved. Carter's bottom-line production over the last three years: .228/.322/.480 (121 OPS+) over 1,409 plate appearances with 82 long balls.
- Stewart, of course, made the rounds today after being announced as the Diamondbacks' new general manager. One burning question has been how Arizona will incorporate statistical analysis into its decisionmaking, and Stewart told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (Twitter link) that the organization must "get on board with it" after having not done so to present. That does not mean that the club will turn its back entirely on its scouting and culture-heavy focus; to the contrary, Stewart made clear that he hopes former GM Kevin Towers will stay on and discussed the importance of developing an organizational culture in several interviews.
- One element of the D'backs decisionmaking structure that has become clear is that De Jon Watson will play an important role in developing and disseminating information. In an appearance on the team's television broadcast, Watson said that he will have wide-ranging responsibilities in the arenas of amateur scouting, player development, and MLB roster construction. He indicated that he likes the idea of being able to have such a broad role. That being said, Watson said the club intends to keep scouting director Ray Montgomery and player development director Mike Bell in their present roles.
- Turning to the actual ballclub, Stewart said in an appearance on 98.7's Burns & Gambo show that Arizona has no intention of dealing away young talent. Calling the team's farm system "pretty much depleted," Stewart said that rebuilding depth — rotation candidates, especially — was a key focus. That being said, Stewart indicated that he hopes to put a winning club on the field quickly and will look to the free agent market for a "front end guy."
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Astros Looking To Move Chris Carter
3:11pm: Though Seattle is in need of offense, the Mariners don't have interest in Carter, a source tells Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle (Twitter link).
3:08pm: The Astros are looking to trade first baseman/DH Chris Carter, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter link).
The 27-year-old Carter has plenty of power, as evidenced by the 50 homers he's mashed since Opening Day 2013 (21 this season). However, the righty slugger is hitting just .212 with a .291 OBP despite a .474 slugging percentage that is huge, considering his paltry batting average.
Carter also comes with limited defensive value. He has some experience in left field, but the results haven't been pretty (-29.6 UZR/150, -7 DRS in 509 innings). He's also highly strikeout prone, having whiffed in 31.7 percent of his PAs this season and 33.9 percent in his career. Carter will be eligible for arbitration for the first time this offseason and is under team control through 2018.
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Cafardo On Utley, Gonzalez, Crain, Yankees
As impressive as young players like Manny Machado, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Yasiel Puig have been, no one was more spectacular than young Alex Rodriguez, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. However, A-Rod has since tarnished his legacy by being linked to performance enhancing drugs. It all comes back to Rodriguez's love of baseball, because for him, being the best was never good enough. Now he finds himself rehabbing from injury in Tampa, Florida and no one knows how it will play out. Rodriguez could retire because of a physical disability and collect the remaining $114MM on his contract or he return to the Yankees after the All-Star break and provide the righthanded bat they sorely need. Here's more from today's column..
- One team that has at least discussed acquiring the Phillies' Chase Utley is the Royals. Kansas City would love to stabilize their lineup and/or second base situation with someone of Utley's caliber. Meanwhile, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. says that he wants the second baseman to retire in a Phillies uniform, if possible.
- The Red Sox are one of the teams extremely interested in Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, but they won't break the bank for him, according to a team source. The Sox were certainly burned by the Daisuke Matsuzaka signing and don't want to get burned again on a deal for the 26-year-old righthander. Even though Gonzalez seems to be the real deal, past injuries seem to be giving some teams pause.
- White Sox reliever Jesse Crain will draw interest and Cafardo warns not to rule out the Red Sox. Pitching coach Juan NIeves coached him in Chicago and he's a stable force at the end of games. Meanwhile, there will be others vying for Crain, including the Orioles and Yankees. Our own Charlie Wilmoth recently examined Crain as a trade candidate.
- FIrst baseman Chris Carter is an interesting righthanded bat the Astros would move for the right package of young players. The Yankees are a possibility since they need a righthanded hitter who can play first base and the outfield. Even though he strikes out a lot, the 26-year-old Carter could be an intriguing option for clubs.
- The Cubs have a lot of desirable trade pieces, starting of course with Matt Garza, who could be dealt sooner rather than later – maybe even sooner than the Marlins' Ricky Nolasco. Besides Garza, there's been a lot of interest in outfielder Nate Schierholtz and veteran righthander Scott Feldman, who Cafardo sees as a match for the Orioles. Outfielders Alfonso Soriano and David DeJesus along with relievers Kevin Gregg and James Russell could be moved as well.
- While the Twins say that Glen Perkins is not available, they should expect some club – possibly the Tigers - to offer a substantial package.
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Trade Reaction: Athletics-Astros Deal
The Athletics and Astros completed a five-player trade that fortifies the 2013 A's and adds depth to Houston's organization. Infielder Jed Lowrie and right-handed reliever Fernando Rodriguez join the Athletics in exchange for first baseman Chris Carter, starting pitcher Brad Peacock and catching prospect Max Stassi. Here's the latest reaction to the trade, which was officially announced last night:
- While the deal fits into Houston's long-term vision, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports wonders how low the Astros can go before becoming an embarrassment to MLB. The Astros have lost a total of 213 games since 2011, and it seems likely that they'll struggle again in 2013. "There aren't many years where you can say one team will definitely have the No. 1 pick," a rival GM told Rosenthal. "But they will definitely have the No. 1." Astros GM Jeff Luhnow maintains that his primary objective is putting together a consistent winner. "Whether that's '14, '15, '16, we don't know. But that's what we're working toward. So, any move we make has to be seen in that light."
- The Astros added three young players with value, "but no star potential" ESPN.com's Keith Law writes. It's a good return in terms of value, though none of the newcomers are likely to become All-Stars. Law wonders if the Astros could have obtained a possible star in the deal instead of adding depth.
- The 2013 Athletics have a deeper, better infield following the trade, FanGraphs' Jeff Sullivan explains. Meanwhile, the Astros have more talent now than they did at this time yesterday.
- ESPN.com's Buster Olney points out that Bud Norris' $3MM salary now leads the Astros. That's less than the average MLB salary and what Zack Greinke will earn in three weeks, as Olney points out. It's possible the Astros will have a historically poor record. "What you question is, how bad can they be," an NL official told Olney.
- Entering the offseason it was clear the A's needed to bolster the left side of their infield, and I like that they've managed to accomplish that goal at a reasonable cost. That said, I can see why the Astros decided to move Lowrie at a time that his trade value remains reasonably high.
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Athletics Acquire Jed Lowrie In Five-Player Deal
The Astros announced that they sent shortstop Jed Lowrie to the Athletics in a five-player trade. The Astros acquire first baseman Chris Carter, starting pitcher Brad Peacock and catching prospect Max Stassi from the A's in the deal, which sends right-handed reliever Fernando Rodriguez to Oakland along with Lowrie.
The Astros are trading Lowrie approximately one year after acquiring him from the Red Sox. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow maintained throughout the offseason that he didn't want to trade Lowrie unless he could obtain impact players in return.
"This trade gives us power, pitching and catching," Luhnow said in a statement released by the team. "Three valuable commodities that will help improve our organization."
Lowrie, who turns 29 in April, enjoyed arguably his best season in 2012 — his lone season in Houston. After being traded from the Red Sox along with Kyle Weiland in exchange for Mark Melancon, Lowrie hit .244/.331/.438. He hit a career-high 16 home runs, but was held to just 97 games due to a thumb sprain and an ankle injury. Unfortunately, those 97 games also represent a career-best for Lowrie as well.
Lowrie is set to earn $2.4MM in 2013 after avoiding arbitration with the Astros last month. He'll be eligible for arbitration a third and final time next offseason and is eligible for free agency following the 2014 season. As Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports points out (on Twitter), the Astros now have less than $15MM in guaranteed contracts for this upcoming season.
The 28-year-old Rodriguez struggled in 2012, posting a 5.37 ERA in 70 1/3 frames for the Astros. However, his FIP (4.22) and xFIP (4.23) are nearly identical to the marks he posted in 2011 when his ERA was 3.96. He averaged 93.9 mph on his heater last season and has fanned 136 batters in 123 1/3 innings. He can be controlled through 2017.
Peacock, who turned 25 on Saturday, ranked fourth on Baseball America's list of Top 10 Athletics prospects. The right-hander was a key component of last winter's Gio Gonzalez trade but had a down season in 2012. He had a 6.01 ERA, 9.3 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9 in 134 2/3 innings for Oakland's Triple-A affiliate. BA's Jim Shonerd wrote in November that Peacock pitched up in the zone too frequently in 2012, and added:
"When he's going well, he still shows three quality pitches. Peacock's fastball works at 91-95 mph but lacks movement, underscoring the need for better command. He also flashes a sharp curveball and a changeup with depth. He has added a slider/cutter hybrid to help induce weak contact, but it remains a work in progress."
Stassi, 21, entered the season as Oakland's No. 14 prospect, according to BA. He spent 2012 at High-A Stockton, where he batted .268/.331/.468 with 15 homers in 360 trips to the plate. He's been bothered by shoulder problems throughout his professional career, but BA praises his compact swing, solid power and ability to use the middle of the field.
The 26-year-old Carter is a former top prospect in his own right, and he displayed the power that earned him that distinction in 2012. Carter batted .239/.350/.514 with 16 homers in 260 plate appearances for the A's. He is under team control through 2018 and is not yet eligible for arbitration.
Beane has now traded away two of the four players he acquired in last offseason's trade of Gonzalez. He moved A.J. Cole back to Washington in a trade that sent John Jaso to the A's and Mike Morse to the Mariners. Tommy Milone and Derek Norris still remain a part of the A's organization.
Steve Adams also contributed to this post. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
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A's Notes: Lineup, Young, Cespedes, Nakajima
The Athletics held their A's Fan Fest today with manager Bob Melvin and GM Billy Beane hosting a Q&A session. Here are the highlights:
- Melvin says second base will be an open competition between Scott Sizemore and Jemile Weeks while Grant Green, the A's fourth-best prospect as ranked by MLB.com, will also receive a hard look, reports MLB.com's Jane Lee (Twitter links).
- Melvin plans to continue with the Brandon Moss/Chris Carter platoon at first base, tweets Lee.
- Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets the A's will not use any one set lineup because Melvin has multiple options depending on matchups and who's hot.
- Melvin views Coco Crisp as the starting center fielder with Chris Young moving around all three outfield spots, Lee tweets.
- Young says being reunited with Melvin is "like a breath of fresh air." (A's team Twitter feed).
- Melvin calls Yoenis Cespedes one of most talented players in the league and Beane adds he wouldn't be surprised if the 27-year-old Cuban takes it to another level, Slusser tweets.
- Beane is confident Hiroyuki Nakajima will make a successful transition to MLB, tweets Casey Pratt of CSNBayArea.com. In fact, Beane joked he will have a tougher transition in dealing with the effervescent Japanese shortstop.
- Beane expects their top prospect, outfielder Michael Choice, to open the season in Triple-A, unless something unforeseen happens, according to Pratt (via Twitter).
- The A's are convinced shortstop Addison Russell, last year's first round draft choice, is mature enough to be invited to Spring Training even though it wasn't part of his contract, writes Slusser on Twitter. Slusser adds this is an indication of how much the 19-year-old has wowed the front office.
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A's Asked About Lowrie; Interested In Aledmys Diaz
The Athletics talked to the Astros about a possible trade involving Jed Lowrie earlier this winter, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The A's weren't prepared to meet Houston's asking price of both Chris Carter and a young pitcher in exchange for Lowrie, who has drawn interest from several teams this winter. Hiroyuki Nakajima has since been signed and is slated to be Oakland's regular shortstop, though Slusser speculates that the A's could revisit Lowrie if they develop a need for an infielder during the season.
Lowrie was limited to 387 plate appearances last season due to DL stints with ankle and thumb injuries, and .244/.331/.438 with 16 homers in his first season in Houston. He was arb-eligible for the second time this winter, avoiding the process by agreeing to a one-year, $2.4MM deal with the Astros.
The A's could also add depth at shortstop in the form of Cuban prospect Aledmys Diaz, as Slusser reports the club will have scouts at Diaz's workout later this month. At least ten teams (including the Twins and Cardinals) are known to be interested in Diaz, a 23-year-old who can be signed without having his salary count against the international signing cap.
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Slider Using PHP, Ajax And Javascript
- Thursday, January 10, 2008, 19:01
- ajax, how-to, php, tutorial
- 69 comments
Have you been searching for the slider script and implementing it in Ajax with PHP then you are in the right place buddy.Here is the post for you in which I've implemented javascript slider to work in Ajax using PHP. Ok let's Begin it by creating the following tables in the database. Here is the mysql code to create the table named "tbl_slider" in database.
CREATE TABLE `tbl_slider` (
`id` smallint(6) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`slider_val` smallint(6) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) TYPE=MyISAM ;
And now, there is a file slider.js which contains the code of javascript for the slider. I would like to say thanks to Tom Hermansson Snickars for the slider script. The main line you've notice in the slider.js is 164 where I've place the following code to call the Ajax function which is called when the slider is released after moving i.e on "onMouseUp" event.
Slider1 is the if Division(div) which is available in the index.php file. The following code displays the slider in the index.php file.

<input name="Input" class=carpe_slider_display id="display1" alue="<?=$row['slider_val']?>" />

<DIV class=carpe_slider id=slider1 display="display1" tyle="left:<?=$row['slider_val']?>px">

As you can see above there is "<?=$row['slider_val']?>" which is value of the slider stored in the database, the code for retrieving value from database look like this you can find this code in the index.php file
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', ''); //change the configuration if required
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db('db_slider'); //change the name of the database if equired
$query="SELECT slider_val FROM tbl_slider WHERE id='1'";
And in the index.php there is Ajax function called "setSliderVal()" which is called from silder.js and use the ajax to call AJAX4Slider.php and retrive the current value of the slider from database.Here is the code of the AJAX4Slider.php
$sliderval=$_GET['sliderval']; //get the value from ajax function
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', ''); //change the onfiguration in required
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db('db_slider'); //change the name of the database if required
$query="UPDATE tbl_slider SET slider_val='$sliderval' WHERE id='1'";
The above code saves the value of the slider to the database.
Security Note : It is just a simple demo and If you want to use this code in your professional project then there is a security issue in the PHP code, please use $sliderval=intval($_GET['sliderval']); in the php code instead of $sliderval=$_GET['sliderval']; in the AJAX4Slider.php to prevent your site from sql injection attack.
69 Comments on "Slider Using PHP, Ajax And Javascript"
wrote on 14 January, 2008, 2:05
cool, but I prefer the jQuery slider plugin…
have you seen the shopify.com 's slider, two controls for MINIMUM and MAXIMUM values
wrote on 16 January, 2008, 4:22
Hey, that's a very cool little widget there. Of course, it needs some sort of design applied to it, but I can find lots of uses for it.
wrote on 19 January, 2008, 12:05
Hey!…Thanks for the nice read, keep up the interesting posts..
wrote on 21 February, 2008, 12:52
I keep on getting the "req is not defined" error:
req is not defined
onreadystatechange()ajaxslider (line 27)
(no name)(XMLHttpRequest, null)javascript: eval(… (line 1)
setSliderVal("47px")ajaxslider (line 37)
sliderMouseUp()slider.js (line 164)
[Break on this error] if (req.readyState
any idea where to define that?
wrote on 22 February, 2008, 22:34
Although it is pretty cool to have a slider hooked right into the database like that… is it really necessary? I mean, if you need the value associated with something other than a slider… say a number of orders or something–well then you'd have redundant data in your database: one value in your slider table and one in your order table.
It makes much more sense to have those values stored at runtime.
wrote on 7 April, 2008, 16:43
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'roshan_usrtest'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
Could not connect: Access denied for user 'roshan_usrtest'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
wrote on 8 April, 2008, 8:35
Ronald…….thanks for heads up….it was due to server change in last month and now i've fixed it..
wrote on 17 October, 2008, 14:25
Nice injection attack there.
If you have this:
$query="UPDATE tbl_slider SET slider_val='$sliderval' WHERE id='1′";
Then what if I pass the URL, manually:
The script will crash. What if I pass
?sliderval=1′; TRUNCATE tbl_slider; DROP tbl_slider;
On some databases, I've just nuked your database.
Try this on index.php:
$sliderval=(int) $_GET['sliderval']; //get the value from ajax function
wrote on 19 October, 2008, 10:45
@adam- you're right and I was already aware of it and added a security note below but when magic quote is on sql injection attack is almost not possible…
wrote on 2 December, 2008, 16:07
I thought about it and can't seem to come up with a valuable idea as to why I would need a slider. Why would anyone need a slider?
I see the code but don't see the design and or idea.
What could a slider do for me?
wrote on 3 December, 2008, 12:33
Your ajax request gives an error. If u use an other request the error won't display. So u don't get the annoying javascript error at the bottom..
thanks for the script though!
wrote on 20 February, 2009, 19:45
10+ Excellent Examples of Sliders in Ajax, Javascript and PHP
wrote on 23 February, 2009, 23:16
Thanks for the nice article, very useful, very neat, yet very plain to read for a non-english speaker like me.
wrote on 27 April, 2009, 12:06
you should really enhanced your code presentation dude.
wrote on 21 January, 2010, 20:43
Thanks for the tutorial. Is there any way to make the number update in real time on a remote instance when the database number changes?
wrote on 27 February, 2010, 20:52
I think it is nice tutorial
wrote on 25 March, 2010, 13:07
Thanks for this beautiful script.
Really nice script
wrote on 30 April, 2010, 6:28
Excellent Examples of Sliders in Ajax, Javascript and PHP
Hope it's helpful!
wrote on 27 May, 2010, 22:44
This works really well. I intend to use it as a percent complete on a task list. However the increment of "1" is too small. I would like to see increments of 10, ie 10% 20% 30% 40% etc ..Possible?
wrote on 22 June, 2010, 8:51
This is a nice article. Its easy to understand and implemented to this. I like to your article.
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I think it is time for Gov. Dave Heineman to be let out to pasture.
If the veterans home can be renovated for $74 million, it should stay in Grand Island. It is plain stupid to spend $121 million to build a new one 40 miles away when this country is $17 trillion in debt.
Furthermore, the rent money the state has been collecting all these years from the veterans home should have gone for its upkeep.
I am wondering what Heineman is getting under the table that makes him so defensive.
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Facilities Services Home > Sustainability > Campus Operations > Recycling & Waste Reduction > Electronics Recycling
We recycle anything with a cord!
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|Annual E-Waste Drive
See our detailed list of accepted items. Recycling of e-waste at SLU is safe and certified: Missouri Recycling Center & Cartridges for Kids.
E-Waste Recycling safely recycles appliances and electronics by recovering rare materials that can be reused instead of lost to landfills and incinerators. Recycling reduces the number of harmful materials that enter the environment, such as lead and heavy metals.
Have something you want to get rid of now?
Place a service request to have it picked up by Facilities Services.
Saint Louis University is dedicated to keeping hazardous materials from entering landfills. To do so, Facilities Services has developed a partnership with Midwest Recycling Center (MRC), a nationally certified electronics recycling hauler. A space is provided at Earhart Hall for the storage of larger recyclable items. In addition, Facilities Services offers an "anything with a cord" annual recycling drive that is open to the entire campus and St. Louis community to dispose of broken/unwanted electronics, appliances, etc. in a more environmentally friendly manner.
* MRC provides Saint Louis University with a Certificate of Proper Recycling, which documents what materials transferred ownership at each pickup.
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Cartridges for Kids is a recycling program that collects the following items at certain locations across campus:
The program is ongoing and ensures that the items are kept out of landfills. SLU receives cash returns for items to fund future sustainability efforts! For more information, visit the CFK website.
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A HARARE woman who allegedly swindled her mother of more than US$20 000 last week appeared in court facing 10 counts of fraud and two of theft of trust property. Clynean Farai Manyepxa was not formally charged when she appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei on Thursday and was remanded out of custody to January 10 next year. She was ordered to report once a week at CID Serious Frauds and not to interfere with State witnesses.
Manyepxa told the court that the matter was between her stepmother and her father.
The complainant in the matter is Ms Sekai Manyepxa, who is the finance director of Aviocean Freight Services.
Clynean was employed by the company as an accounts assistant and her duties included among others invoicing and receipting cash from customers, preparation of payment requisitions and disbursements of authorised expenditure.
Prosecutor Mr Tungamirirai Chakurira alleged that on October 21 last year, Clynean received a payment of US$2 444 from a client, Mr Mteto and misrepresented to the company that the client had made a bank deposit of that amount by receipting the money in a CBZ bank book instead of the cash receipt.
It is alleged from that period up to sometime this year using the same method she embezzled several amounts totalling US$23 986. The State says that during the complainants' half-year preparation of the financial statements, she noticed that there were some transactions, which seemed to have been made through the company's two banks-CBZ and NMB- but were not appearing on the bank statement.
This prompted the complainant to further investigate to ascertain the period from which the trend started and she discovered it started last year prompting her to make a report that led to Clynean's arrest.


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(IT) Libreria Musicale Italiana
(From a recent newsletter item from Libreria Musicale Italiana)
For those of you who are interested, Libreria Musicale Italiana (LIM) has a selection of hard to find volumes offered at a special price inclusive of shipping. ...
(BE) Festival van Vlaanderen-Mechelen (25 Apr - 17 May 2015)
"Classical music festival with each spring the vocal feast Mechelen hoort Stemmen and an autumn concert series Festival van Vlaanderen-Mechelen/Kempen throughout the province of Antwerp. ..."
(US) " Making Homes for the Arts in Sacred Places" (Faith and Leadership E-zine, 10 March 2015)
"Arts groups need their space, and many older churches have plenty to spare. In a win-win for everyone, a Philadelphia nonprofit is pairing up theater, dance, music and other arts groups with congregations that have underused space. ...
(FR) Lutenist Miguel Yisrael Launches "Le Luth Doré®"
(From a recent news release from Miguel Yisrael)
"REUTERS AGENCY - Paris (March 31, 2015) – Critics have referred to Miguel Yisrael (www.miguelyisrael.com) as « the prince of the lute » but in the months ahead he may become better known as a modern musical Henry Ford for making good on a life long dream to ensure and enhance global access to and playing of beloved, ancient instruments, starting with the lute. ...
(FR) Pablo de Sarasate : Zigeunerweisen - Gipys airs - Airs bohemiens op. 20 - for treble (alto) recorder in F
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Zigeunerweisen - Gipys airs - Airs bohémiens op. 20
Adaptation for treble (alto) recorder in F
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Transverse flute players are well ahead of recorder players concerning the transcription of virtuosic pieces...
(US) Saturday Morning Quotes 4.47: Class in Ssession (April 4, 2015)
(From the latest of blog postings at Unquiet Thoughts)
"Let's not mince words: Early music bears NO ancestral relationship to what today's historians and hype-merchants market as "classical" music.
Early music was always functional music of some sort, whether composed for devotional or liturgical purposes, social dancing, entertainment for wealthy patrons, as a domestic pastime, as a theoretical exercise, or as the common indulgence in the craft of converting clever poetry into song. ...
(IT) L'Humor Bizzarro 2015 Early Music and Dance Summer Workshop (26 July-02 Aug 2015)
Location: Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio, Rome IT
"Games and pastimes, in all their forms connected to music and dance, will be the common theme of L'Humor Bizzarro 2015, the established international rendezvous that has reached its 14th edition, also this year hosted by the historical Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio. As is by now tradition, the work of the various classes will merge in a final performance featuring the interaction between students and teachers and open to the general public." ...
(US) National Endowment for the Humanities: "NEH and the Preservation and Access of Audiovisual Cultural Heritage"
Preservation of our aging repositories has gained a lot of attraction lately. Of concern is of the deteriorating condition of the medium upon which were recorded events ... and of even more growing concern is of the growing lack of hardware to play back the recordings.
New initiatives such as proposed by the National Endowment for the Huminities in the US are growing. ...
(US) Bach Society Houston Event: "Bach Till You Drop on March 21!"
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"Bach Society Houston will host a Bach Marathon on Saturday, March 21, from 1:00pm until 9:00pm. It's the 330th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach and we will celebrate it – not by running – but by presenting live music for eight hours! ...
(CA) EarlyMusicNews.org News Item: "European Day of Early Music" (EU) and "Bach in the Subways"
Mark your calendar!
From whichever way you see it, March 21st is a great day for all to celebrate early music all over the globe. On the European continent March 21st is being celebrated as "European Day of Early Music" with the backing of many early music groups, UNESCO and the coordinating body of REMA. On a grass-roots level, "Bach in the Subways" is being celebrated internationally with the "Bach in the Subways" coordinating website. ....
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Convert Excel Sheets into One TXT File
July 20th, 2009
When you need to convert XLS sheets into a text file you easily find hundreds of solutions. But not all of them are worth your time and money. Let's leave alone the crap programs that do not convert XLS files properly. Some good programs from serious developers are still limited in options you may need.
For example some excel converters do not allow creating a comma delimited file (with .csv). Others create a new txt file for every xls file. What if I want to convert all my Excel sheets to one TXT file?
Then Total Excel Converter is your choice. It is the most powerful solution with flexible settings. It may convert several xls files into just one combined txt file. You may as well select the text delimiter (none, tab, space, csv). All done in few clicks – see the screenshot.
Total Excel Converter converts any number of XLS files to TXT. When you convert several folders it will keep your file in order preserving the original folder structure. The program is good for both advanced users and beginners thanks to the built-in wizard. All the settings are made step-by-step with lots of hints. Advanced users can convert Excel sheets into txt files via command line.
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2. sobholaghari | August 5th, 2009 at 11:42 am
need to convert xls to Doc file
CoolUtils: that can be easily done. Launch Total Excel Converter and select DOC as the target formt in the upper menu.
3. blury | August 13th, 2009 at 7:10 am
how to convert chinese char into txt??
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5. Anonymous | May 26th, 2012 at 6:14 am
after converting excel file into txt, i found there is a "Space" delimiter even i select "None" under TXT delimiter option.
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text: Protecting from the elements is not hard (I know people who do projections at Burning Man), but protecting from hooligans is more of a challenge. Easiest solution is to put it out of reach; either up some place that requires a ladder to access, or from an area with controlled access (out an office window, etc.). The latter would make servicing easier since projector bulbs are not terribly long-lived, and if you're in an urban location you'll probably need a bright one. What will you be projecting? Good luck! - Lorne P.S. - Here's some I did outside in DC last December, but it was just for one night: http://vimeo.com/33809250 On 1/31/2012 3:33 PM, M@ wrote: > I'm thinking about the logistics of doing an ongoing outdoors video > installation and the one that I keep coming back to is securing the > darn thing (from elements as well as hooligans). > > Suppose I'm projecting on a building and the input to the projector > will likely be a dvd player or netbook. > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > > Matt >


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It's the results reporting season over in my native UK again and once again, as regular as the seasons themselves roll around, we've spluttering pieces in the press about how Google Google avoids all of this tax that it should justly and righteously pay. Which means it must be the time of year for me to point out that Google doesn't in fact avoid paying UK corporation tax, whatever you might be being told in the newspapers.
To give you a flavour of that sputtering indignation, something from the Daily Mail, home of the indignant middle classes:
Last night it revealed in accounts filed to Companies House that it paid £20.4million in taxes last year – despite admitting earlier this year that it pulls in £3.3billion of revenues in Britain, largely from advertising.
But in accounts filed last night Google UK said it made a profit of £70.8million before tax on sales of £642million.
These numbers are artificially low because Google officially registers much of its British sales in Ireland, where the headline rate of corporation tax is 12.5 per cent compared with 21 per cent in the UK.
This is not quite true I'm afraid. There's no tax avoidance (and most certainly no tax evasion, the illegal stuff) going on here. For Google doesn't just "register", officially or not, most of its sales in Ireland. It actually makes almost all of its sales from its Irish offices. This is true of just about all of their sales outside the US in fact. They all come from Ireland. And here's HMRC on this very point:
Non-resident trading companies which do not have a branch in the UK, but have UK customers, will therefore pay tax on the profits arising from those customers in the country where the company is resident, according to the tax law in that country. The profits will not be taxed in the UK. This is not tax avoidance: it is simply the way that corporation tax works.
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According to national research studies, a large percentage of Americans would accept affordable housing in their neighborhood if it fit in. The goal of this document is to provide a resource for Habitat for Humanity to create houses that are neighborly and will contribute positively to our nation's great neighborhoods, while also playing a constructive role in the creation of desirable new neighborhoods.
The Pattern Book is organized into six sections. An Overview describes the qualities of a neighborly house and suggests a means of adapting basic house types to fit in with neighbors. A Neighborhood Pattern Section introduces the characteristics that make up all neighborhoods, forming patterns and a unique identity for each. A Housing Patterns section introduces House Types, following the idea that different types of housing work in different neighborhoods. An Architectural Patterns section presents guidelines for building houses within a specific architectural vocabulary. A Landscape Pattern section illustrates specific examples of fencing, walls, paving, and garden types found in traditional American neighborhoods. And lastly, an Application section presents illustrated examples of transformations of designs to neighborly houses. This step-by-step process shows how to apply the Pattern Book methodologies to achieve its goal.
Lessons learned: A clear, step-by-step approach to the methodology and approach to creating a neighborly house was going to be an important tool for consensus building, affiliates overwhelming agree that this type of building will, in all likelihood, be a part of the future. As land costs escalate, both affiliates and private developers see the document as an important marketing tool and a vehicle that will serve coordination and harmony of purpose and vision between the two parties.
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Annals of Internal Medicine is published by the American College of Physicians on the first and third Tuesday of every month. These highlights are not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information.
Rates of total knee replacement surgery doubled in the United Kingdom between 1991 and 2006 and increased 8-fold in the United States between 1979 and 2002. Researchers hypothesized that aging and increased obesity could be to blame. Using survey data from six NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) surveys between 1971 and 2004 and three examination periods in the FOA (Framingham Osteoarthritis) Study between 1983 through 2005, researchers studied the trend in prevalence of knee pain and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. The goal was to assess whether age, obesity, and knee osteoarthritis (detected by radiography) explain the trend. A U.S. population representative sample of study participants reported knee pain more frequently in recent years. This knee pain was unexplained by changes in age and body mass index, and radiography in the Framingham study did not find more reports of knee osteoarthritis. The researchers conclude that increasing knee pain or an increased awareness of knee pain, but not increased radiographic osteoarthritis, seem to accompany the rising frequency of total knee replacements.
Pregnant women have increased morbidity and mortality from flu, especially during pandemic years. In 2009, the influenza strain A(H1N1), or swine flu, reached pandemic levels, putting pregnant women and their babies at substantial risk. Researchers studied 107 pregnant women between 22 and 32 weeks of gestation to determine if vaccine for the 2009 strain of H1N1 administered during pregnancy could protect mother and child from infection. Nearly all women who received a single dose of a nonadjuvant 2009 H1N1 vaccine in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy tested positive for protective antibodies. Antibody measures found in cord blood samples from 95 percent of the infants were also at a level considered protective. The researchers conclude that a single dose of influenza vaccine administered to women during pregnancy should protect both mothers and their newborns from this common and potentially dangerous strain of swine flu.
Treatment decisions may depend on patient preference for dosing, side effects, and cost Major depressive disorder, or MDD, will affect more than 16 percent of adults during their lifetime. Typically, drugs are prescribed to treat symptoms of MDD. The majority of antidepressants prescribed are second-generation drugs, which differ from each other in pharmacologic action. Researchers reviewed 234 published studies to compare the benefits and harms of second-generation antidepressants used to treat MMD in adults. The research showed no clinically important differences in efficacy among the medications. However, differences did exist in onset of action, dosing regimens, and adverse effects. Physicians should base prescribing decisions on patient preferences regarding possible side effects, convenience of dosing regimens, and cost.


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BEIJING, January 6, 2012 (AFP) - Authorities in Beijing said Friday they will start publicising data on the tiny particles that make up much of the city's pollution this month, after a public outcry over air quality measurements.
The Chinese capital currently bases its air quality information on particles of 10 micrometers or larger, known as PM10, and does not take into account the smaller particulates that experts say are most harmful to human health.
But authorities have come under pressure from the public to change the way they rank air quality after thick smog blanketed Beijing late last year, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and triggering a surge in face mask sales.
Official data showed the air was only slightly polluted, while figures published by the US embassy in Beijing, which measures the smaller particles, ranked it as "very unhealthy".
On Friday the Beijing Environmental Bureau said it would start publicising measures based on the smaller particles -- known as PM2.5 -- ahead of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which starts on January 23.
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TABERNACLE — A Saturday afternoon propane fire gutted a house at 203 Oakshade Road, according to police and fire officials.
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John Boehner's objection to the date of President Obama's upcoming jobs speech is a little surprising, considering how much flak Obama was getting for making such a transparently political timing decision. But the House Speaker just sent a letter "respectfully" calling on the president to move the speech forward one day, ostensibly because the current House schedule won't allow enough time for proper security screening procedures before Obama's 8 p.m. address:
As you know, the House of Representatives and the Senate are each required to adopt a Concurrent Resolution to allow for a Joint Session of Congress to receive the president. And as the Majority Leader announced more than a month ago, the House will not be in session until Wednesday, September 7, with votes at 6:30 that evening. With the significant amount of time – typically more than three hours – that is required to allow for a security sweep of the House Chamber before receiving the president, it is my recommendation that your address be held on the following evening, when we can ensure there will be no parliamentary or logistical impediments that might detract from your remarks.
The left will probably scream about how disrespectful this request is, but Boehner was careful to steer clear of politics here and only mention the legitimate conflicts with timing and security. Obama will probably reject it, but he might look even more unreasonable when he does – after all, what's the big deal about pushing it back one day if Congress thinks there are security concerns involved?
The one potential landmine for Boehner is that everyone knows the more likely motivation of this letter. And neither party is going to win over the American public by playing politics with the president's jobs speech.
Meanwhile, Obama's still getting hammered for his decision. Another sign he's not going to come out of this fight on top? Reporters are already inquiring about whether Obama took the feelings of 90-year-old Nancy Reagan into consideration (she's hosting the GOP debate at the Reagan ranch):
Asked by a reporter if the White House was concerned about "potentially upsetting" former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who is 90, Mr. Carney responded: "I — well, I think that the — well, you know, we — the sponsors of the debate control — you know, with the timing of it — that they can make a decision based on how they want to handle this. But there are many channels, there are many opportunities for the public to hear the president speak, to watch this debate, one of many. And — well, you know, we'll let — we'll let that sort itself out."
Carney's sputtering response says it all. Most people haven't forgotten that just a few weeks ago Sen. Marco Rubio caught the former First Lady when she nearly fell on national TV. Obama obviously had zero intention of insulting Nancy Reagan with his decision (and for all we know, she might think it's no big deal), but that doesn't make the political optics any better.


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The project is located along Slauson Avenue, extending approximately 0.4 mile from La Brea Avenue in unincorporated Los Angeles County on the west to Angeles Vista Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles on the east.
The primary objective of the project is to encourage revitalization of the area as a town center through pedestrian and aesthetic improvements along Slauson Avenue. The roadway will be reconstructed to include a new streetscape that achieves this objective while maintaining the existing number of vehicular travel lanes. The 14-foot-wide outside travel lane will continue to be used for parking during off-peak periods and as a travel lane during peak periods. The existing 8-foot-wide sidewalk will be aesthetically improved with landscaping and parkway furniture. The road will also be improved with a 10-foot-wide raised landscaped median.


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Two Officers and a Registered Representative of a Retail Brokerage Firm Indicted for Securities Fraud
Defendants Allegedly Defrauded Customers in a "Pump and Dump" Fraud Scheme
Benton J. Campbell, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Mark J. Mershon, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Division, announced the indictment and arrests today of PHILIP ANTHONY ORLANDO, ANTHONY JOHN ORLANDO, JR., and ANTHONY JOHN JOHNSON on charges of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Specifically, the indictment alleges that the defendants defrauded customers of their retail securities brokerage firm, Park Capital Securities, LLC ("Park Capital"), a broker-dealer that was located in Manhattan until it ceased operations in 2004. The defendants were, respectively, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and a Registered Representative of Park Capital.
The defendants are scheduled to be arraigned later today before United States Magistrate Judge Joan M. Azrack at the U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn New York.
According to the indictment, between approximately March 2002 and March 2003, the defendants defrauded dozens of their retail brokerage customers by engaging in a "pump and dump" scheme involving the penny stock Cordia Corporation, which traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. The defendants and others allegedly disseminated false and fraudulent representations about Cordia to induce retail customers to buy and hold its shares. Among other things, the defendants failed to disclose Cordia's poor financial condition, the speculative nature of the company, and the risks inherent in investing in penny stocks.
The indictment further alleges that to maximize profits to themselves, the defendants manipulated the share price of Cordia, whose stock was thinly traded, by (1) arranging several market purchases of Cordia shares, which rapidly increased the share price, (2) making a series of cross-trades, in which the defendants matched the purchases by their retail customers with "sell orders" by favored Park Capital account holders, and (3) purchasing Cordia shares for the accounts of retail customers without the knowledge or consent of the retail customers and then attempting to sell those shares to the customers after the fact – if a customer did not agree to purchase the Cordia shares already in the customer's account, the defendants sold the shares at a loss to the customer. The indictment alleges that the defendants profited by receiving kickbacks from the favored account holders in the cross-trades and by charging inflated commissions to the retail customers.
According to the indictment, when the defendants were no longer able to support the price of Cordia shares through their fraudulent scheme, the share price plummeted and the retail customers of Park Capital sustained substantial financial losses.
"The defendants abused the trust of their customers to rig sure-win trades for themselves," stated United States Attorney Campbell. "Fair capital markets depend on the protection of the small investor, and we will vigorously investigate and prosecute predatory securities brokers who erode investor confidence." Mr. Campbell thanked the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. for its assistance in the case.
If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum sentence of twenty-five years' imprisonment.
The government's case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ilene Jaroslaw.
The Defendants:
Age: 41
Age: 39
Age: 37
The Department of Justice believes that it is important to keep victims/witnesses of federal crime informed of court proceedings and what services may be available to assist you.


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The economy is depressed. Hell, even Henry seems depressed. Job loss has gone from something you heard on the news to an event that has affected everyone personally in some way. If you are lucky to have a job, with fewer people in the work force, you're probably working harder and possibly for less pay (which I'm sure wasn't one of your goals as you advanced in your career.) The bottom line is, we're all being forced to make some changes in order to "stay in the game" (and out of foreclosure, divorce court, bankruptcy, the mental ward, & the bar before 5.) Here are a few ideas:
1. Change How You Entertain Yourself. I'm not going to sugar coat this because you and I both know we like to "treat" ourselves. You still can, but lets tone it down a bit. Instead of taking that trip to Hawaii, vacation at a friend's house. Chances are you've been meaning to go visit someone for years and haven't gotten around to it. Instead of that night out with the girls, have them over for a movie or game night and do a potluck. Finally, cut back on salon expenses and you're halfway to achieving enlightenment. I couldn't believe how much money I was spending on manicures, pedicures, cuts, color, massages, and hair products…. OH MY. All I can say is, eliminate where you can, cut back where you can't, and you'll be amazed.
2. Shop Smarter. There are more sales than ever before, but you still need to pay attention. It's also a good idea to check out sites like Amazon and eBay for items you really want, because they may be for sale somewhere else. I also like ShopItToMe! While you're at it, sell that outfit you just "had to have" but have never worn on eBay so you'll have some money to buy something.
3. Save money on batteries; sleep with your husband/boyfriend. Sex has so many health benefits, so we should really be making it a bigger part of our lives. It releases endorphins, fights depression, relieves stress, burns calories, and it's FREE! Take your birth control through, because babies aren't. While you're at it, save money on the gym membership and kick it up a notch or two in the bedroom!
4. Make sure you're getting the best rate. You can do this with everything from your cell phone to your cable. Boost Mobile offers an unlimited plan for $50 a month and most all companies offer an unlimited plan for $99 a month but you HAVE TO ASK! Go online and look at their websites and see what they have to offer. I also love BankRate, which lets you compare rates for all different lending institutions and tells you who is offering the best deal for what you want. This site is amazing and they have tons of calculators and tools to help you figure out your finances. To make sure you are getting the best deal on your credit card rates and to see what is available, check out Credit Cards. I think a great FREE tool for getting your personal finances organized and helping you evaluate where you are spending and where you can save is Mint. Of course, if once you take a look at all the facts and realize it might be more than you can handle on your own, the NFCC (National Foundation for Credit Counseling) has information and resources on different options.
5. Read a book, even if it's chic lit. I think reading enhances our well being tremendously. It motivates, empowers, humors, educates, and allows us to escape. I started reading again a couple years back and now it's my favorite thing to do in my spare time. Here are some great books I recommend that will help give your mental state, financial smarts, and career outlook a boost: Stepping Out Of Line by Nell Merlino, Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan, Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk, Basic Black by Cathie Black, and Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster.
The important thing to remember is that you need to prepare yourself for whatever the future holds, the good and the bad. To me, that means doing something every day to better yourself in one area of your life. Be good to yourself, and while your "best" will vary from day to day, keep going and be proud of the woman you are today.


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Administrative Services
Big Pink Volleyball
The Big Pink Volleyball Tournament is a philanthropic event co-sponsored by Campus Recreation and Inter-Hall Council to raise funds for breast cancer charities. Teams play volleyball with a four-foot wide, hot pink volleyball. Proceeds will be donated to the Peoria Memorial Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and McDonough District Hospital's Mammogram and Other Cancer Screenings Program. Participants may contribute by participating on a team, purchasing a t-shirt and/or long sleeve shirt, or by making a donation in the Campus Recreation Office.
Dates & Deadlines
Kick Off: Thursday, September 12 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
At the Spencer Student Recreation Center, Courts 1 and 2. Enjoy learning to play the game of Big Pink Volleyball and get your registration packets! Human ribbon photo will be taken at 7:00pm. T-shirts will be available for sale. Giveaways provided by University Union Board. **Free admission with student ID**
Early Bird Registration: Friday, September 13, 2013 by 4:30 pm
It's your lucky day! Register your team in the Campus Recreation Office. T-shirts will be available for sale.
**Receive a prize provided by McDonough District Hospital for turning in your registration packets early!**
Registration: Due Tuesday, September 17, 2013 by 4:30 pm
Entries and fees are to be turned in the Campus Recreation Office. Payment MUST be in full. Registration is $5.00 per person.
T-shirts/Long Sleeves
May be ordered in the Campus Recreation Office through October 1, 2013.
Play: Monday, September 23 through Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 4:00 pm-11:00 pm each evening
Employee Bracket plays on Tuesday, September 24th
- Teams must have a minimum of four players and a maximum of six players on the court for each game.
- Teams can be co-ed or single-gender, but everyone will play each other in the designated brackets.
- Teams can be in one of five brackets: Residence Hall, Club/Organization, Greek, Faculty/Staff, and Independent. The tournament is a single elimination tournament.
- Team pictures will be taken on the first night of play and posted on the Campus Recreation Facebook page.
Registration packets are available at residence hall front desks, the Campus Recreation Office, can be downloaded by clicking on the "Rec Events" link of the Campus Recreation website, and posted on our Rec Events Facebook Page.


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Stupid Obama Email
This one came in the inbox again. Notice how the email has been modified slightly from a previous post Obama vs American Flag.
Whoever is sending these stupid emails needs to do a better job. The Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) campaign from the religious right is ridiculous. Its the same techniques they use to stereotype non-Evangelical, non-Protestant religions.
My interpretation is that the sender wants us to get angry with Obama and brand brand him as unpatriotic. The real question is do these stupid Obama emails cause people to vote for McCain? Or do they drive more people to Barack Obama?
Obama Explains His National Anthem Stance
Is this guy crazy or what!
Hot on the heels of his explanation for why he no longer wears a flag pin, presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama was forced to explain why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played.
According to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171…… During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform are expected to
stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides,' Obama said.
'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war like message. You know, with the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.'
If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'
WHAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this could possibly be our next president. I, for one, am speechless . .
He wants to be our President, but he doesn't want to take our side? '…people in the world…symbol of oppression…?' He's not running for President of the world. He's running for President of the United States. Is he with us or against us? Pass It On Before It's too Late. Let's Teach The World About This Idiot.


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The name Death's-head Hawkmoth refers to any one of the three species (A. atropos, A. styx and A. lachesis) of moth in the genus Acherontia. The former species is primarily found in Europe, the latter two are Asian, and most uses of the common name refer to the European species. These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. All three species are fairly similar in size, coloration, and life cycle.
These moths have several unusual features. All three species have the ability to emit a loud squeak if irritated. The sound is produced by expelling air from the pharynx, often accompanied by flashing of the brightly-colored abdomen in a further attempt to deter predators. All three species are commonly observed raiding beehives of different species of honey bee for honey; A. atropos only attacks colonies of the well-known Western honey bee, Apis mellifera. They are able to move about in hives unmolested because they mimic the scent of the bees.
The species names atropos, styx and lachesis are all death-related. The first refers to the member of the Moirae who cuts the threads of life of all beings in Greek mythology; the second to the river of the dead, also in Greek mythology; and the last refers to the Moira who allots the correct amount of life to a being. In addition the genus name Acherontia is derived from Acheron, a river in Greece that was believed in Greek Mythology to be a branch of the river Styx.


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We're digging on Beyonce's casual, California girl look here, seen as she frolicks on the beach in Monaco while on a break from concert gigs this week. Perhaps she calls this alter-ego Sasha Relaxed? [Photo: Splash News Online]
We're digging on Beyonce's casual, California girl look here, seen as she frolicks on the beach in Monaco while on a break from concert gigs this week. Perhaps she calls this alter-ego Sasha Relaxed? [Photo: Splash News Online]
Rihanna may not have spoken out in public about her split from alleged abuser Chris Brown, but she's got a mouthful to say in her new song. Kanye West posted the demo, "Silly Boy," on his blog this week, in which RiRi bashes her ex with the help of Lady GaGa. She sings:
"I said I'm not coming back. You fooled me once but you can't have that ego turning. Just too bad for you, that when you had me. Didn't know what to do, she's over you. Cause you had a good girl, good girl, girl. That's a keeper. You had a good girl, good girl but didn't know how to treat her. So silly boy get out my face. Why do you like the way regrets taste?"
Ouch. You can listen – and download – the super-catchy song in its entirety on Kanye's blog – click here for the goods or listen to the song below. It can't be a coincidence that he decided to drop this track right after naked pics of the songbird leaked on the web. We know where Kanye's loyalty lies – and now, so does Chris Brown. [Photo: GettyImages]
Tila Tequila is a master at generating buzz, and we can't help but wonder if her latest claim is just that – an attempt at gaining a wee bit more publicity. The MySpace celebrity took to her personal blog this morning to declare love for her new boyfriend – VH1 reality star Ray J. Just last week, he completed his quest for love on the reunion episode of his hit show, For The Love Of Ray J. Tila herself is no newcomer to the weird world of reality dating – she was the star of MTV's skank-fest A Shot At Love.
Tila announced the coupling on her site, writing: "My baby is Ray J…..and no man has made me feel so loved and so happy in such a long time. We really do love each other and I am so happy to have FINALLY met someone who treats me with respect and love. He is so sweet to me and makes me melt everytime I see him…….I love my baby……so there you have it! Tila Tequila is officially dating Ray J!!!!!! I think we make the cutest couple….dont you?????"
She included a sexy video she shot for her new man (watch it below), and then went on to plug both their Twitter accounts, on which they both very recently tweeted to each other lovingly. While we're just thrilled the two cheeseballs have found love, the whole thing reeks of a publicity stunt conceived by a pair of reality stars who want to keep their names in the media. What do you think - is this relationship the real deal, or are Tila and Ray J is TiJay just playing us for publicity?
Check out pics of the sexy stars in action below!
We can't quite believe a year has flown by since Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon shocked the world by getting married after only dating for a short while. We thought they'd be over in six weeks, but the pair has pleasantly surprised us with their bizarre love for each other, which was apparent at their one-year anniversary bash last night.
The couple gathered family and friends in the VIP section at the Moon nightclub in Las Vegas to toast their love. They chowed down on a four-foot cake as Nick deejayed and presented a surprise video to Mariah, featuring moments from their life together that were caught on tape. The singer wept during the presentation, and declared, "I have the best man in the whole wide world."
Nick also professed his love for his bride, telling the crowd, "This is the most amazing person in the world. I dedicate my life to her daily, and together this union is gonna last forever. She is my rock."
Congrats, you wacky lovebirds! Let's see if you make it to anniversary #2. [People. Photo: Splash News Online]
Precious Lady B was the butt of a serious Internet joke this week, when the entire world (oops – our bad!) was fooled into thinking she secretly had a terrible voice. Turns out, the soundboard recording was fake, created by a 26-year-old Beyonce fan and spread by millions on the web after it was played on the Howard Stern Show on Tuesday.
"I don't even listen to Howard Stern," revealed creator Matthew Zeghibe. "I was just trying to make a point. I wanted to show people how easy it is to manipulate someone's voice. If I can do it with a clip I pulled off of TV, imagine what they are doing on records and during live performances. The entire industry has been so manipulated, because there's such an emphasis on perfection, so when something like this happens, it causes such a stir."
There you have it – that fake recording was created not to ruin the celebrated songbird, but to reveal the music industry as a fraud. Still, Beyonce's not amused, and she called the whole mess "completely ridiculous." Lucky for all of us, so is her awesome – and very real – talent. [Photo: WireImage]
Rihanna isn't wasting any time dwelling on her break-up with alleged abuser Chris Brown. The singer was spotted boogying at Los Angeles club myhouse, celebrated Clippers' star Baron Davis' 30th birthday. The beauty from Barbados got down in an 80s-inspired outfit, guzzled Grey Goose all night, and – gasp! – flirted with the various hunky basketball stars lurking around her.
The songbird also reportedly cheered along with the crowd when the DJ announced that he should "get his ass kicked." RiRi knows the deal – the only thing more liberating than slamming on an ex is having someone else do it for you. [Photo: WireImage]
There are a couple reports out this morning that allege that Chris Brown has taken up with a new lady friend. As we all know, he's currently facing charges stemming from an alleged violent outburst involving ex-love, Rihanna.
The NY Daily News insists that Brown is busying himself with a former flame named Erica Jackson, a student at Virginia's Mary Washington University. A source says that, "They dated back in the day and reconnected a few weeks ago when Chris was in town. They've been spending a lot of time together, but things only really heated up over the last two weeks."
But according to the Examiner.com, Chris has been cozying up to Natalie Mejia from the pop group Girlicious, and the site says that the two were spotted at a tattoo parlor on Saturday. Interestingly enough, the Daily News also says he visited a tat joint – but with Erica by his side. Is the singer juggling two ladies, or are the tabs' stories just screwy? [Photo: GettyImages]
Chris Brown appeared in court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to two charges of assaulting and threatening Rihanna. He said he was "sorry and saddened" by the incident and is seeking counseling – and faces five years in the slammer if found guilty. Rihanna's lawyer confirmed that the superstar would testify if called to the witness box. Chris is due back in court in three weeks time.
However, this plea has enraged Rihanna's dad, Ronald Fenty, who said the shamed singer needed to quit being "in denial" about the attack. "So what happened? Somebody else did this to Rihanna then?" Fenty told Usmagazine.com. "I just would like to see justice go in the right direction."
Ultra-supportive wife Beyonce Knowles went shopping for some Rocawear clothing today in NYC. Seeing as that's her husband Jay-Z's line she probably could have scored some freebies. But she's not that kinda wife ya'll!
We're kinda digging her casual lumberjack look in this pic. The suspenders somehow work when she keeps things simple. Beyonce's not known for dressing down, but she should consider making a style change. Girl's working it! [Photo: Splash News Online]


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Category: Bailouts, Credit, Federal Reserve, Finance, Food and Drink
You MUST check out the BP Café ! Today, we had excellent posts from Jim Welsh, Marion Maneker, Jack McHugh, and author Vitaliy N. Katsenelson. Yesterday, it was Michael Panzner and Chris Whalen. The highlight of Wednesday morning was the monthly newsletter of Paul Brodsky & Lee Quaintance, which was mentioned in Alan Abelson's column…Read More
There is a long-but-worth it article (The End) in Portfolio by Michael Lewis, who traces the arc from Liar's Poker to the End of Wall Street. Before you turn in fear of yet another Magazine Cover Indicator, be aware of one thing: The prostrate bull on the cover of the magazine does not represent,a s…Read More
Category: Contrary Indicators, Corporate Management, Finance, Financial Press, Markets
Chris Whalen runs Institutional Risk Analytics.
The past several months have been a blur of activity. On the
eve of Veteran's Day, when Americans remember those who have served and have
died to protect our freedom and our way of life, let's take stock of where we
Following the takeover of Pasadena, CA-based IndyMac Bank in July, IRA launched our IRA Bank Cart ("How's My Bank?") product to help provide consumers with descriptive analytics on bank safety and soundness. We actually credit CBS's Bill Whitaker for planting the seed. He interviewed us about four months ago and asked IRA CEO Dennis Santiago what to tell Mr. and Mrs. America about what's actually happening inside their banks. We had to admit that around the time of that interview, the Do-It-Yourself solution was for individuals to learn to become better analysts at interpreting raw FDIC Call Reports, a skill even professionals on Wall Street were struggling with. With the failure of IndyMac, we got the message loud and clear that the non-analyst
world needed better.
So our team in Torrance set to work assembling an affordable online report, via The IRA Bank Cart, that provides all customers of banks as much if not better information on the fundamental stresses affecting U.S. banking institutions than most financial professionals possess. Because most people can and do deposit money in all types of banks, we chose not to limit our coverage to just the largest publicly traded banks that the media and Wall Street follow. Instead we created a comprehensive analytical product covering the entire federally-insured bank population.
As part of the IRA Bank Cart tool, IRA also introduced our Bank Stress Index that measures five life critical aspects of the business of banking-earnings, capital, efficiency, losses and lending commitments. To build this index, we created an explicit census of US banks by calculating actual measures for every FDIC-insured unit for every quarter going back every year to December 31, 1995. Americans deserve no lesser diligence.
We combine these individual measures into an overall measure of stress – a ratings system in effect — for the entire US banking industry. The Bank Stress Index represents yet another distillation of the FDIC data by IRA and let's all bank customers compare the relative safety and soundness of every active FDIC Unit Certificate Holder
and the bank-only portions of all the Bank Holding Companies submitting periodic
reports to U.S. banking regulators.
Corporations Get into the Act
In the two months since the Bank Stress Index product was introduced, a new need emerged, namely serving the cash management activities of corporate CFO's and Treasurers. It actually first began when the IRA Bank Cart product was launched. Worried representatives of church groups and 501(c3) non-profit organizations actually came to call our offices in CA. These risk-averse investors were looking to reduce the deposit risk exposures for their treasury funds in the $1MM to $2MM range and were of a mind to spread deposits from 100% in a single institution to typically 20% to 34% per institution.
Remember, we did not have any retail customers prior to May of this year. Now we have thousands.
Category: BP Cafe, Credit, Derivatives, Finance, Markets
Simon Constable of Dow Jones Newswires says the U.S. is taking a page out of Japan's "economic book" from the 90′s and turning Japanese.
Category: Bailouts, Finance, Taxes and Policy, Video
Front page article in the Washington Post today, calling attention to a highly questionable aspect of the $750 billion bailout plan: A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks. We learn from WaPo that the Treasury Department slipped through a $140 billion tax windfall to US banks — in theory repealing 1986 legislation, passed by Congress and…Read More
Category: Bailouts, Credit, Finance, Legal, Taxes and Policy
Fascinating graph of the candidates money raising this campaign cycle. What is so astounding this election cycle is not that John McCain trails Barack Obama in fund raising, but that he also trails Hillary Clinton: Obama $659.7m, Clinton, $249m, McCain $238.1m. I posted a bunch-o-election related graphs, polls, charts, tables, etc. over in digital media….Read More
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Palestinian youths hurl stone towards Israeli riot police during scuffles at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on October 5, 2012. AFP PHOTO /AHMAD GHARABLI
JERUSALEM: Israeli police have stormed a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City, dispersing dozens of Palestinians who police say lobbed rocks at officers.
Friday's clash occurred at a compound containing the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites. Jews call the compound the Temple Mount because of the biblical Jewish temples that once stood there.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Palestinian protestors threw rocks at police stationed at the compound entrance. The police stormed inside and used stun grenades to disperse the rioters.
Earlier this week, hardline Jewish activists were arrested for trying to pray atop the mount. An aide to the Palestinian president said Friday's protest was because of that visit.
Police prevent Jewish prayers on the mount to avoid clashes with Muslims.
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