text:
Don't-Miss Social Media Stories
Say hello to Somebody, the world's strangest messaging app
Filmmaker and artist Miranda July is changing up the way we send messages.
How Instagram became a virtual mall without a buy button
Companies are finding creative workarounds to help you shop on Instagram.
You'll never believe how Facebook plans to fight click-bait
It turns out that readers don't like terrible headlines that give no information, so Facebook is changing its News Feed algorithms once again.
Putting Vine's new importing and editing tools to the test
Vine just made it easier to create six-second masterpieces. We go hands on with the video-sharing app's biggest update yet.
Analysis of Ferguson tweets shows Twitter's quick grip on the news
Nearly 150,000 tweets appeared a full two days before cable news networks covered it
Vine update for iOS adds the ability to import video clips
You can use the built-in Camera app on your phone to shoot (even in slow-mo) and then import that footage into Vine. Finally.
Clockwise Podcast: Mobile disasters, social networks, and tech pet peeves
What social networks are good for (absolutely something?), mobile-device disasters, our biggest tech pet peeves, and what we'd like to change about Twitter. With guests Philip Michaels and Dan Miller.
Twitter to remove images of deceased upon request
The move comes with some conditions, however.
Twitter intrudes on your Timeline with favorites that look like retweets
People are not happy about Twitter's latest experiment.
10 changes Twitter needs to make right now to stop abuse
Harassment is all too common on Twitter. We have a few ideas the network can use to become a safer space.
The Premier League has had it up to here with all your soccer Vines
And England's top-flight soccer league is vowing to keep all those six-second highlight reels off social media during its coming season.
Twitter promises to fix policies after bullies target Robin Williams's daughter
The network hasn't said what those policy changes will be, but it's about time.
Twitter sets the stage for video ads
A new program, now in beta, allows for paid video content in people's feeds.
Classic Facebook "Color Changer" scam makes another comeback
When malware masquerades as a feature enhancement, some users inevitably get duped.
Pinterest's new messaging feature makes group planning easier
Every social network is on board with group chat, but in Pinterest's case it actually makes sense.
Social Media ArticlesNext Page
Social Media Videos
Most Commented


text:
Blogging for all the right reasons
Feed: The App-V Blog Posted on: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:38 AM Author: jchornbe Subject: Sequencing Microsoft Office 2007 Core with Multiple Language Packs via DSC
Overview This post provides general instructions for sequencing Microsoft Office 2007 and multiple languages in order to deploy each language separately from the main package. The outcome of these sequencing steps will provide a minimum of two packages:...(read more) View article...
Published with BlogMailr
Ni Hao! Wo shi Rod.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Dancing Bear (a review by Harry, Year 5)Posted by: admin in Book Reviews, Books, Year 5
The Dancing Bear
By Michael Murpurgo, illustrated by Christian Birmingham
Review by Harry, Year 5.
The Dancing Bear is a very, very sad book, probably the saddest book I've ever read. But it's also amazing!
In The Dancing Bear there is a very mischievous little girl called Roxanne who goes up into the mountains and finds a little bear cub, who she calls Bruno. The cub is nearly dead when she finds him, and she brings him back to her village, looks after him and makes him well again.
After this, Roxanne and Bruno are best friends, and love each other so much. Roxanne's grandfather agrees to keep Bruno after the headmaster of a small school suggests they put Bruno's picture on her grandfather's honey and call it "Bruno's honey" to make it sell better.
The problem is is that a film crew come to the village and need a dancing bear…
I liked the book because it is not just about the little bear cub, it is about its whole life to dancing with a film crew to advertising honey. My favourite bit is where Roxanne and Bruno start to dance together ….. because the picture is so cute but not just cute it is like real partnership between Bruno and Roxanne.
The Dancing Bear is amazing, and once you've read it you'll want to read it again and again and you'd still cry!


text:
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Foster Farms Recalls Chicken Products
Following an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella that has sickened more than 500 people in the past 16 months, a California-based chicken producer has issued its first recall since federal health officials connected the outbreak to chicken products sold by the company.
The recall involves 170 different chicken products, including drumsticks, thighs, chicken tenders and livers, produced at the Fresno facility of Foster Farms in March, the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture reported Thursday. The amount of chicken products involved is undetermined.
The company took the action after federal health officials reported a case of Salmonella Heidelberg infection on June 23 matched the strain that has been found in Foster Farms products.
All of the products involved were shipped to California, Hawaii, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Oregon and Alaska.
Some of the recalled chicken products bear the labels FoodMaxx, Kroger, Safeway, Savemart, Valbest and Sunland, although most are labeled with the Foster Farms logo. No fresh products currently in grocery stores are involved, the company said.
Since the outbreak began in 2013, 574 people from 27 states and Puerto Rico have been sickened, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last October, the USDA sent a letter to Foster Farms that documented numerous instances of poor sanitation practices at the company's plant, including finding "fecal material on carcasses."
In May, Foster Farms said that it had started tighter screening of birds, improved safety on the farms where the birds are raised and improved sanitary conditions in its plants.
For more on the outbreak and a full list of recalled products, go to the USDA.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Has Throat Cancer
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has throat cancer, but plans to remain in his position while undergoing treatment.
In a letter sent to bank executives and employees Tuesday, 58-year-old Jamie Dimon said the cancer is curable and his prognosis is excellent because the disease was found at an early stage, USA Today reported.
"The good news is that the prognosis from my doctors is excellent, the cancer was caught quickly, and my condition is curable," Dimon said in the letter. "I feel very good now and will let all of you know if my health situation changes."
Dimon said he will undergo chemotherapy and radiation therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan over the next eight weeks, and plans to stay at the helm of the bank during that time, USA Today reported.
Controversial Stem Cell Studies Retracted by Journal
Fraud allegations and waves of criticism from experts have led the journal Nature to withdraw two papers that claimed to describe a breakthrough in stem cell creation.
American and Japanese researchers said they had created stem cells capable of becoming any organ or tissue in the body simply by dipping white blood cells from young mice in an acid bath, the Boston Globe reported.
However, an investigation discovered errors and evidence of scientific misconduct in the papers describing the creation of what the researchers called STAP stem cells.
"Ongoing studies are investigating this phenomenon afresh, but given the extensive nature of the errors currently found, we consider it appropriate to retract both papers," Nature said in a retraction notice published Wednesday, the Globe reported.
Rare Diseases Targeted in New Research Program
A network of research centers is being established to learn more about rare diseases that individually may affect only a handful of people worldwide, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday.
Doctors at the centers will examine and conduct genetic tests on patients, and share their findings with other experts. By collecting and analyzing this data, it's hoped that doctors will be able to solve these medical mysteries, NBC News reported.
Learning more about these rare diseases -- many of which are caused by genetic mutations -- may also provide new insight into more common diseases.
"The Undiagnosed Diseases Network that we are announcing today will focus on the rarest of disorders -- often those that affect fewer than 50 people in the entire world," said Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the NIH institutes, NBC News reported.
"They are so rare that they may never have been discovered or doctors may never have encountered them," he added.
Copyright © 2015 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
HealthDayNews articles are derived from various sources and do not reflect federal policy. healthfinder.gov does not endorse opinions, products, or services that may appear in news stories. For more information on health topics in the news, visit Health News on healthfinder.gov.
Note: Documents in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you experience problems with PDF documents, please download the latest version of the Reader®.


text: On Friday 10 September 2004 22:16, linux-audio-user-request at music.columbia.edu wrote: > > linux-audio-user-request at music.columbia.edu wrote: > > > Wha? realtime-lsm source deb should be fresh enough and if not, it's > > > easy to bump up the control files for a real package. I can't think of > > > any reason to be copying by hand that's good. > > > > The source deb is what you compile. > > Using the kernel-utils? Or doing a make in the module's tree? > Very generic. I am not compiling the whole kernel but unpack the sources, copy the system configuration to .config, make oldconfig and then start compiling the kernel. Once it gets into compiling C, can stop it. All this assures that all the includes are around for compiling other kernel objects, drivers. I have in the past tried installing "kernel trees" and "kernel headers" for this purpose. DId not always work. > > to copy the ko (or uninstall and reinstall). If out of date, an error > > will > > The way you specified "copy" led me to believe you were bypassing the > package manager. What is said in the documentation did not achieve the copy. The package manager simply downloads a tarball. Copying manually and rebooting does the job. >... Besides, it woudl take all the fun out of living > on the bleeding edge :P Yeah. I still have stuff that will not compile no matter what I do.


text: ENT had to rent out came up where the hair on Broadway. Carpenter knew how to script producer, director, juggler, fire eater, theres not a lot little. Children naked boys little when you click. A few of these were the gift of ART, then designated his nephew and nieces, on the inside of a. Interesting Fact In 1506 Leonardo History, this list was high.


text:
ad: 300x250_1_MLB
Weekly email list
- White Sox Sign Carson Fulmer
- Tigers Designate Joba Chamberlain, Tom Gorzelanny
- Dodgers Designate Brandon League For Assignment
- Cardinals Fire Scouting Director For Role In Astros Breach
- Dodgers To Sign Trevor Cahill
- Blue Jays Acquire Slot Money From Dodgers
- George Springer To DL With Fractured Wrist
- Brewers GM Doug Melvin Considering New Role With Club
- Angels Name Bill Stoneman Interim GM
- Orioles Designate Delmon Young For Assignment, Will Seek Trade Partner
Trade Rumors Apps
MLBTR Podcast
Search MLBTR
MLBTR Features
- Trade Rumors iOS App
- Trade Rumors Android App
- MLBTR Podcast
- 2014-15 MLB Free Agent Tracker
- 2015 MLB Free Agent List
- 2015 Arbitration Tracker
- Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2015
- Free Agent Contest Leaderboard
- Reverse Standings
- 2016 MLB Free Agent List
- Transaction Tracker
- DFA Tracker
- Agency Database
- Interviews
- Hot Stove Glossary
- MLBTR On Facebook
- MLBTR On Twitter
- Team Twitter/RSS Feeds
- Team Facebook Pages
- Hoops Rumors
- Pro Football Rumors
Recent posts
- Angels Acquire Rafael Lopez From Cubs
- White Sox Sign Carson Fulmer
- Tigers Designate Joba Chamberlain, Tom Gorzelanny
- Giants Designate Travis Ishikawa For Assignment
- NL East Notes: Hamels, Marlins, Prado, Wright
- Braves Inquiring On Young Catchers, Willing To Deal Pitching Prospects
- Minor MLB Transactions: 7-3-15
- Rays Acquire Garrett Fulenchek From Braves
- Blue Jays Designate Todd Redmond For Assignment
- Dodgers Designate Brandon League For Assignment
- Mariners Sign Erik Kratz To Minor League Deal
- Mets Acquire International Bonus Slot From Angels
- Dodgers Acquire Minor Leaguers Paroubeck, Dirks From Braves
- Aaron Harang Lands On DL With Plantar Fasciitis
- Red Sox Prioritizing Young Arms Controlled Beyond 2015 In Trades
Rumors by team
- Angels Rumors
- Astros Rumors
- Athletics Rumors
- Blue Jays Rumors
- Braves Rumors
- Brewers Rumors
- Cardinals Rumors
- Cubs Rumors
- Diamondbacks Rumors
- Dodgers Rumors
- Giants Rumors
- Indians Rumors
- Mariners Rumors
- Marlins Rumors
- Mets Rumors
- Nationals Rumors
- Orioles Rumors
- Padres Rumors
- Phillies Rumors
- Pirates Rumors
- Rangers Rumors
- Rays Rumors
- Red Sox Rumors
- Reds Rumors
- Rockies Rumors
- Royals Rumors
- Tigers Rumors
- Twins Rumors
- White Sox Rumors
- Yankees Rumors
ad: 160x600_MLB
Mike Zunino Rumors
Latest On Trade Talks Between Mariners, Rays
FRIDAY: Taijuan Walker's name is once again at the center of trade talks surrounding Price, reports Heyman. He adds that Tampa has also expressed interest in the likes of corner infield prospect D.J. Peterson and James Paxton, neither of which is particularly surprising; Peterson and Paxton are two of the top young players in Seattle's system.
The two sides are discussing various iterations of deals for Price, Zobrist or both. Heyman adds that Seattle might be willing to include Brad Miller in a deal as well, given the emergence of Triple-A shortstop Chris Taylor. The M's, however, have said they won't deal Mike Zunino.
THURSDAY, 9:51pm: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Mariners' talks with the Rays have been more focused on Zobrist than Price, and the two sides have been discussing Zobrist "for weeks." Nick Franklin's name has frequently come up in talks, he adds.
Heyman also reports that the Mariners have spoken to the Twins about Josh Willingham and the White Sox about Dayan Viciedo, and he notes that he, too, has heard Byrd's name in learning of the Mariners' trade talks. One big league source tells Heyman, however, that a deal for Byrd is now "less than likely" due to his no-trade clause.
He also adds that the Mariners' ownership group is very big on bringing in players who want to be in Seattle. Offseason comments by Price's agent about his client not wanting to sign a long-term deal in Seattle seem to indicate that Price doesn't fit that description. However, the team's status as a legitimate postseason contender may have changed Price's thinking on that front.
2:10pm: Though no deal is imminent, the Mariners have been engaged in ongoing discussions with the Rays regarding lefty David Price and utilityman Ben Zobrist, reports Jon Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter links). Meanwhile, talks have stalled with the Phillies regarding Marlon Byrd.
Needless to say, Price and Zobrist both represent potential impact to contenders. Either player could presumably add value to just about every roster in baseball. That holds particularly true for Seattle, which could not only pair Price with current ace Felix Hernandez but would be able to play Zobrist at shortstop, outfield, or even first base.
Of course, the return for either — and, especially, both — would figure to be substantial. (It is not clear from Morosi's report whether the two would be joined in any potential deal, or indeed whether the sides have progressed that far.) Tampa is said to be interested in beating the return that the Cubs received for Jeff Samardzija, if it deals Price at all. Certainly, a hypothetical pairing of Price and Zobrist (both under control for next season) would require a bigger return on paper than was commanded by Samardzija and Jason Hammel.
Meanwhile, the news on Byrd makes sense in light of last night's report from ESPN.com's Jim Bowden, which indicated that Byrd would ask the Mariners to guarantee his $8MM option for 2016 in order to waive his no-trade clause. Seattle is one of just four teams on Byrd's no-trade list.
Steve Adams contributed to this post.
Share 67 Retweet 140 Send via email18
Full Story | 364 Comments | Categories: Ben Zobrist | Brad Miller | Chicago White Sox | D.J. Peterson | David Price | Dayan Viciedo | James Paxton | Josh Willingham | Marlon Byrd | Mike Zunino | Minnesota Twins | Nick Franklin | Philadelphia Phillies | Seattle Mariners | Tampa Bay Rays
Mariners Sign Humberto Quintero
The Mariners have signed catcher Humberto Quintero, Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish tweets. Quintero has taken the 25-man roster spot formerly occupied by Mike Zunino, who is currently on the disabled list with a fractured hamate bone after being struck on the hand by a foul ball yesterday.
Quintero recently became a free agent after the Phillies designated him for assignment and he cleared waivers. He has a career .238/.268/.327 line in 11 seasons with the Padres, Astros, Royals and Phillies.
Full Story | 0 Comments | Categories: Humberto Quintero | Mike Zunino | Seattle Mariners | Transactions
Rosenthal's Latest: M's, Yanks, Roenicke, Rays, Cubs
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a lengthy new article discussing All-Stars, some of the game's top young hitters and a plethora of hot stove info. Here are some highlights…
- Rival executives around the league are critical of the Mariners for rushing their top prospects, but Rosenthal notes that Nick Franklin has been more than up to the challenge, and Brad Miller earned his promotion with his minor league performance. Regarding the struggling Mike Zunino, GM Jack Zduriencik told Rosenthal: "We planned all along to get Mike to Seattle at some point in July … He wasn't expected to be a big contributor offensively if it was now, July, September … but he has held his own, and what he is receiving now will set him up for 2014 and beyond."
- Multiple scouts have questioned the work ethic of the Brewers' players, with one telling Rosenthal "there's a lot of quit on that team." Rosenthal writes that it isn't manager Ron Roenicke's fault that Ryan Braun, Corey Hart and Aramis Ramirez have been injured, but the negative reports could be an "ominous sign" for Roenicke. Rosenthal tweets a correction, noting that Roenicke is signed through 2014, not through 2013 as he initially reported.
- The Yankees aren't planning a fire sale, but if they did, they'd have some of the most attractive trade chips in the game. The Yankees could part with Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes, however, and Rosenthal adds Curtis Granderson's name to the mix, assuming the injured outfielder gets healthy in time.
- The Rays aren't looking to add a starting pitcher with both David Price and Alex Cobb likely to return in the near future. If the Rays make any moves at all, they'll be for impact players regardless of position.
- The Cubs are "all but certain" to trade pending free agents Matt Garza, Kevin Gregg and Scott Feldman, but they're not in a rush to deal Nate Schierholtz and David DeJesus, both of whom are controlled beyond 2013.
Share 3 Retweet 16 Send via email0
Full Story | 0 Comments | Categories: Chicago Cubs | Curtis Granderson | David DeJesus | Joba Chamberlain | Kevin Gregg | Matt Garza | Mike Zunino | Milwaukee Brewers | Nate Schierholtz | New York Yankees | Phil Hughes | Scott Feldman | Seattle Mariners | Tampa Bay Rays
Mariners Promote Mike Zunino
The No. 3 overall selection from last year's draft is on his way to the Majors. Larry Stone of the Seattle Times tweets that top prospect Mike Zunino will be on the next plane to Seattle to join the Mariners.
Zunino, 22, ranked as the No. 17 prospect in baseball prior to this season according to Baseball America's Top 100 list. He placed 23rd on MLB.com's Top 100, and ESPN's Keith Law ranked him 18th in a recently updated edition of his Top 25 prospects (Insider required). Law notes that while Zunino has struggled, he's also the only hitter from last year's draft who has already advanced to Triple-A.
Zunino has indeed struggled, batting .238/.303/.503 with 11 homers in 47 games for Triple-A Tacoma this season. The former Florida Gator is striking out quite a bit (28.4 percent), though his average has likely been partially deflated by a .277 BABIP. It's hard to believe Zunino could be any worse than the .202/.276/.322 batting line produced by Seattle catchers thus far, but Dave Cameron of Fangraphs and the U.S.S. Mariner questions the motives behind the move, opining that Zunino hasn't earned his call-up (Twitter links).
The Mariners have waited long enough with the promotion to delay Zunino's free agency by a full season, but he could still be eligible for Super Two status, given the projected service time cutoff of two year, 119 days. If he stays in the Major Leagues for the remainder of the season, Zunino will earn 112 days of service time. With this promotion, he joins Kevin Gausman and Michael Wacha as the only first-round selections from the 2012 draft to have reached the Majors.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
Share 7 Retweet 50 Send via email0
Full Story | 0 Comments | Categories: Mike Zunino | Seattle Mariners | Top Prospect Promotions
Prospect Rumor Roundup: 2012 Draft Review
The 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft will begin later today and the Houston Astros possess the first overall pick for the second year in a row. The draft acts as a cost-effective tool for clubs looking to stockpile young talent. Despite the thousands of hours logged by each club's scouting department while trying to determine the best amateur talents available, the draft remains a bit of a crapshoot and will be full of hits and misses — although it may be years before most teams' outcomes are fully known.
Five players from the 2012 draft — Kevin Gausman (fourth overall, Orioles), Michael Wacha (19th overall, Cardinals), Paco Rodriguez (second round, Dodgers), Alex Wood (second round, Braves) and Michael Roth (ninth round, Angels) — have already made their debuts in The Show. Many others have seen their prospect values soar, while a select few have already taken steps backward. It's generally thought that the best talents of any given draft will be found in the first five to 10 picks but success is never a guarantee. Let's have a look at the early results from the first 10 picks of the 2012 draft and see if that belief has held true.
1. Carlos Correa, SS, Astros (Puerto Rico HS): It's been reported that Houston's front office went down to the wire before finally settling on Correa as the first overall pick. While speaking with "someone in the know" during the offseason, I was told that one of the things that made the young Puerto Rican attractive — other than his obvious raw talents — was that he will likely be ready to be an impact talent at the big league level when the rebuilding Astros are ready to legitimately compete in the American League West. Someone like Gausman, Mark Appel, or Mike Zunino are more likely to see their best seasons occur while the club is still finding its competitive footing. Still just 18, Correa has held his own in A-ball while showing the ability to hit for a solid average, an impressive understanding of the strike zone and good power.
2. Byron Buxton, OF, Twins (Georgia HS): Buxton, a toolsy Georgia native, has made Correa's 2013 numbers look pedestrian. The Twins prospect is currently hitting .348 with a 1.023 OPS and 26 stolen bases in 53 games. At just 19 years of age, the gifted centerfielder looks too advanced for Low-A ball. Robert Emrich of MiLB.com wrote a piece on Buxton last night after the prospect went 5-for-6 with two triples.
3. Mike Zunino, C, Mariners (University of Florida): Seattle fans were eager to see the catcher make the big league club out of Spring Training but the organization wisely played it safe and assigned him to Triple-A. After a quick start to the 2013 season, holes in Zunino's game were exposed and his batting average plummeted while his strikeout rate rose. Currently hitting just .228, he's still showing impressive power with 11 home runs in 43 games.
4. Kevin Gausman, RHP, Orioles (LSU): As mentioned above in the intro, Gausman has already reached the Majors — no doubt a welcome sight for the O's after former top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy succumbed to an elbow injury. Gausman struck out 49 batters with just five walks in eight Double-A starts, though his Major League results have thus far been inconsistent (a 7.20 ERA through three starts).
5. Kyle Zimmer, RHP, Royals (University of San Francisco): Considered almost on par with Gausman from a talent perspective prior to the draft, Zimmer is currently stuck in High-A ball. He's flashed a heavy, powerful fastball and has struck out 65 batters in 52 innings of work but he's struggled with his command, resulting in seven home runs allowed and a 5.54 ERA.
6. Albert Almora, OF, Cubs (Florida HS): Considered a gifted fielder, it was said that Almora's defensive work in center field was almost MLB caliber at the time of the draft. The Florida native got a late start to the 2013 season thanks to a broken hamate bone but he's been on fire since being activated. He's hitting .429 with just six strikeouts in 12 games.
7. Max Fried, LHP, Padres (California HS): Fried got off to a quick start to the year and has shown glimpses of his immense talent but he's also displayed the need for improvements in a number of areas. He's allowed 13 runs in his last 13 1/3 innings of work. On the year, he's issued 22 walks in 44 innings and has struggled against right-handed hitters ( RHHs at .265 vs. LHHs batting .149).
8. Mark Appel, RHP, Pirates (Stanford): Appel was the lone 2012 first-rounder that did not come to terms with the club that selected him. He returned to Stanford for his senior year of college and has improved his draft stock; he's expected to be a top-three pick, going to either the Astros, Cubs or Rockies. That should land him a larger signing bonus than he would have been eligible for with the Pirates in 2012. Had Appel signed with Pittsburgh, he would have given the organization quite an impressive future rotation along with Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon. Tim Keown of ESPN.com recently wrote about Appel's decision to return to college and re-enter the draft in 2013.
9. Andrew Heaney, LHP, Marlins (Oklahoma State): Like Almora, Heaney was slowed by injury and did not make his first start of the year until late May. In total, he's made three starts and has an ERA below 2.00 with 18 strikeouts in just 12 1/3 innings. He joins Justin Nicolino, who was acquired from the Blue Jays in the offseason, as a pair of impressive left-handed pitching prospects that look close to ready for the challenge of Double-A.
10. David Dahl, OF, Rockies (Alabama HS): Dahl made a very positive impression during his 67-game pro debut in 2012 and, during the offseason, was touted as one of the steals of the draft as the 10th overall selection. However, some questionable decision making (which reportedly involved missing a flight) got him shipped out to extended Spring Training in April, despite originally earning a roster spot on the Low-A club to begin the season. Dahl has since regained his Low-A spot and produced solid-but-unspectacular results in his first 10 games; he was recently placed on the minor league disabled list.
Supplemental Round Picks of Note
The first round of the MLB amateur draft is not the only place to find high-ceiling talent. Quality prospects can be found littered throughout the 40 rounds. Below are some of the players that were taken in the supplemental first round — picks mainly given as compensation for the loss of key free agents from the previous offseason. A number of the players selected in that round have looked impressive early in their careers and have performed well enough to suggest they should have been true first-round selections.
Jose Berrios, RHP, Twins: Berrios brings a much-needed power arm to the Twins organization. The Puerto Rico native has struck out 44 batters in 39 innings despite being one of the youngest pitchers in the Low-A Midwest League; Berrios just recently turned 19 years old.
Zach Eflin, RHP, Padres: Like his fellow Padres prospect Max Fried, Eflin was a promising prep arm acquired in the 2012 draft. Unlike his southpaw teammate, though, the right-hander has gotten stronger as the year has progressed and has been a little more consistent.
Daniel Robertson, SS, Athletics: Originally expected to move from shortstop to third base as a pro, Robertson's steady defensive play has convinced the organization to give him a longer look at his natural position. Despite missing much of the first month of the year while rehabbing an injury, the young hitter has shown flashes of above-average potential at the plate.
Kevin Plawecki, C, Mets: High draft picks from the college ranks typically skip over Low-A ball and begin their careers in High-A ball, but the Mets organization has been cautious with Plawecki — possibly to give him an opportunity to polish his defense. The 22-year-old prospect is showing that his bat is more than ready for a promotion with a .341 batting average and 30 extra base hits. MLB.com's Teddy Cahill recently wrote a feature on Plawecki.
Joey Gallo, 3B, Rangers: After a much-hyped start to his pro career that saw him hit 22 home runs in his first 59 games, the left-handed hitter has come crashing back down to earth. He's slugged another 14 dingers this year but he's also struck out 89 times in 55 games, causing his batting average to dip to .210. He has a lot of adjustments to make to avoid becoming the next Russell Branyan.
Lance McCullers Jr., RHP, Astros: McCullers showed the raw potential to be a first round draft pick in the 2012 draft but questions about his delivery and potential move to the bullpen caused him to slip into the supplemental round. The young pitcher, though, has temporarily quieted his critics and overpowered the Midwest League with a 1.70 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings.
Eddie Butler, RHP, Rockies: As with McCullers, Butler was thought to be potentially headed for a pro career out of the bullpen. He's been exceptional as a starter, although the college product did begin the year in Low-A ball where he should have dominated the less-experienced competition. He was recently promoted to High-A ball and has a 3.71 ERA in his first three starts. David Lee of the Augusta Chronicle wrote about Butler's promotion.
Share 1 Retweet 11 Send via email0
Full Story | 0 Comments | Categories: Albert Almora | Andrew Heaney | Baltimore Orioles | Byron Buxton | Carlos Correa | Chicago Cubs | Colorado Rockies | David Dahl | Houston Astros | Kansas City Royals | Kevin Gausman | Kyle Zimmer | Mark Appel | Max Fried | Miami Marlins | Mike Zunino | Minnesota Twins | New York Mets | Oakland Athletics | Pittsburgh Pirates | Prospect Rumor Roundup | San Diego Padres | Seattle Mariners | Texas Rangers
Poll: The Next 2012 First-Rounder To Be Called Up
The Orioles made headlines last night by announcing the promotion of Kevin Gausman to the Majors. Gausman, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2012 draft, reached Double-A as a 22-year-old and posted a 3.11 ERA with a 49-to-5 K/BB ratio in 46 1/3 innings there. With that promotion, Gausman becomes the first member of last year's first round to make it to the Majors. Among 2012 first-rounders, only four other players have even reached the Double-A level to this point.
Mike Zunino, selected by the Mariners at No. 3 overall, has reached Triple-A, but the catcher is hitting just .220/.290/.496 through 33 games in Tacoma. Given the Mariners' need for offense, however, he could be a hot streak away. Promoting him would allow the Mariners to use Jesus Montero at DH, but that only adds to a roster crunch of corner OF/1B/DH types in Seattle.
Right-hander Michael Wacha, the No. 19 overall selection by the Cardinals, has also reached Triple-A. He's posted a 2.05 ERA, 5.8 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 through 52 2/3 innings for the Memphis Redbirds to open the season, and the Cardinals have some injury problems in their rotation with Jaime Garcia and Jake Westbrook on the shelf. For now, they've gone with John Gast and Tyler Lyons over Wacha.
Marcus Stroman's 50-game suspension for a positive stimulant has finished, and the Blue Jays right-hander made a strong debut at Double-A with five scoreless innings in a start. Many pegged the Duke product to be the quickest first rounder to reach the Majors last year, and Baseball America's Ben Badler wrote Sunday that it "shouldn't take him long" before he's big league ready.
James Ramsey, the Cardinals' other selection (No. 23), is the only other player from the first round to reach Double-A or higher thus far. As an outfielder, he has an uphill battle to reach the Major Leagues given the presence of Matt Holliday, Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and top prospect Oscar Taveras within the Cardinals organization. He's a huge long shot, but he's advanced further than most college players from the first round already.
Let's open this up to a poll…
Share 0 Retweet 10 Send via email0
Full Story | 0 Comments | Categories: Michael Wacha | Mike Zunino | MLBTR Polls | Seattle Mariners | St. Louis Cardinals | Toronto Blue Jays
Mariners Sign Mike Zunino
9:12pm: Ben Badler of Baseball America writes that despite signing Zunino for well under the slot recommendation, the Mariners are $36,600 over their bonus pool for the first 10 rounds of the draft. Badler also gives a brief recap of Zunino's season, noting that he was Baseball America's College Player of the Year.
8:45pm: ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports that Zunino will receive a bonus of $4MM — well below the slot recommendation (Twitter link).
8:32pm: The Mariners have signed No. 3 overall pick Mike Zunino, the team announced (on Twitter). A press conference to introduce Zunino will be held tomorrow.
Details of the signing are not yet known, but the recommended bonus for the third overall slot is $5.2MM. Over the weekend, we had heard that the Mariners were expected to sign the former University of Florida catcher in the near future. Baseball America says Zunino's hitting ability "projects to be above-average for a Major League catcher" while noting that he offers strong intangibles that draw Jason Varitek comparisons.
With the signing of Zunino, there are now eight first round picks who have yet to sign.
Share 1 Retweet 16 Send via email0
Full Story | 5 Comments | Categories: 2012 Amateur Draft | Mike Zunino | Seattle Mariners | Transactions
Mariners Expected To Sign Mike Zunino Shortly
July 1: ESPN's Keith Law tweeted Zunino is on his way to Seattle to sign with the Mariners. Jerry Crasnick confirms his colleague's report tweeting Zunino is heading to Seattle to take his physical.
June 26: The Mariners are expected to sign third overall pick Mike Zunino shortly, reports Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times. The announcement could come in early-July after the catcher from Florida attends two awards ceremonies.
Slot money for the third overall selection is $5.2MM. Baseball America says Zunino's hitting ability "projects to be above-average for a major league catcher" while noting that he offers strong intangibles that draw Jason Varitek comparisons. Zunino is the highest unsigned pick and is one of ten unsigned first rounders.
Full Story | 4 Comments | Categories: 2012 Amateur Draft | Mike Zunino | Seattle Mariners
Draft Notes: Cubs, Garcia, Pirates, Twins
MLB's first year player draft takes place one week from today. The notes below should provide some hints as to what might happen on June 4th…
- Chicago GM Jed Hoyer says "pitching is a target" for the Cubs in next week's draft, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald reports (Twitter link) "As an organization, our pitching depth is one of our bigger concerns," Hoyer said.
- In this week's edition of Ask BA Jim Callis of Baseball America explains why teams won't use top picks to draft players they don't intend to sign.
- Cuban left-hander Onelki Garcia has his eyes on a major payday with the draft looming. The 22-year-old is looking for a signing bonus of $7MM and will not sign unless he's taken in the first round, tweets ESPN.com's Keith Law.
- Jim Callis of Baseball America expects the Pirates to take a hitter with the eighth overall selection (all Twitter links). Callis keeps hearing the Pirates connected to Arizona State shortstop Deven Marrero, and prep outfielder Albert Almora and University of Florida catcher Mike Zunino are also possibilities. Zunino draws comparisons to Jason Varitek, Callis notes.
- Callis expects the Twins to take the top talent available when they select second overall, but notes that they could use pitching.
Daniel Seco contributed to this post.
Full Story | 26 Comments | Categories: 2012 Amateur Draft | Chicago Cubs | Deven Marrero | Mike Zunino | Minnesota Twins | Onelki Garcia | Pittsburgh Pirates


text:
Pet Supplies
Lennox Natural Premium Chicken Jerky Dog Treats 4.23 oz 99701$4.98
From Ireland, a country with fertile soils and a rich heritage in farming, Lennox brings the delicious chicken tenders, mixed with a touch of sweet potatoes, an excellent source of high quality protein. You deserve the peace of mind that each treat for your dog is made with the best natural chicken without and artificial colors or flavors, under a stringent quality control process.
Product Features:
- Easy open, resealable package
- No artificial flavors or fillers
- Made with real chicken
- Soy free
- Corn free
- Wheat free
Ingredients: Chicken, Water Sufficient for Processing, Glycerin, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sodium Ascorbate (Preservative)
Feeding Instructions: Feed as a treat only. Always supervise when feeding or giving a treat.
Learn More
Guaranteed Analysis Crude Protein (min) 28% Crude Fat (min) 10% Crude Fiber (max) 3% Moisture (max) 32%
Suet Balls Peanut Butter$4.29
- 1.25 lb. package of 5 Suet Balls
- Contains peanut pieces
- Superior Melt-Resistant Formula
Suet Balls Fruit & Nut$4.29
- 1.25 lb. package of 5 Suet Balls
- Contains real fruit pieces
- Superior Melt-Resistant Formula
S & K Ground Sleeve For Purple Martin House Tri-Tel Pole GS3$5.99
The Sleeve enables you to remove your pole from the ground for maintenance or to Move your Tri-Tel Pole to a new location with ease! Install the Ground Sleeve wherever you may want your pole!
- Only fits 12 foot Tri-Tel Poles
Perky Pet Ant Guard for Permethrin for Hummingbird Feeder 242T-6$4.99
- Ant guard
- Bird feeder not included
- Effectively repels ants from nectar feeders
- Easily mounts in-line with all hanging feeders
- Uses permethrinb and proven safe around birds, pets and people
- Made in the USA
Alpo Little Bites Variety Snaps Dog Treats 60 oz. 011002$5.99
It's a Snap to give him a treat any time. It's a Snap to share the meaty tastes he loves. It's a Snap to treat him to a little variety. It's a Snap to make his day.
Happy and wholesome! Baked in flavors of real beef, chicken, liver and lamb. Calcium to help support strong teeth and bones. No added artificial flavors or preservatives. What could be better? Another Snap, of course!
Product Features:
- Real beef, chicken, liver, and lamb
- Cleans teeth
- Freshens breath
- Baked with pride in the USA
Zanies Attack-A-Jack Dog Toy ZW20038$5.99Our jumbo Zanies® Attack-A-Jacks dog toys will grab the attention of customers and dogs alike. The three soft and brightly colored plush bones of this dog toy intersect to create a huge 11" plush jack, and the end of each bone has a squeaker—for a total of six squeakers! And they always land with three legs up, so they're easy for dogs to pick up. Learn More
Squirrel Corn (12 Lb)$5.99
12 lbs of dry ear cornLearn More
Kaytee Aspen Bedding & Litter 1200 Cu. In. 100032002$4.49
Kaytee Aspen Bedding & Litter is manufactured with all natural aspen shavings specially processed to eliminate dust and wood debris found in other bedding. Aspen bedding comes from hardwood, eliminating aromatic oils found in other types of wood bedding. *Can be used in all cages, aquariums and habitrails. *A natural biodegradable product.
Ingredients: Kiln dried aspen shavings.
- 20 liter package
- 1200 cubic inches
Perky Pet Thistle Finch Bird Feeder$6.99
Attracting and feeding finches. The eight perch/feeding station set-up makes this finch feeder one of the most economical and convenient finch bird feeders on the market! The Perky-Pet™ thistle finch feeder holds two lbs. of seed or finch mix and features a weather resistant feeding tube and a plastic cap that protect the seed from moisture. The clear, shatter-proof plastic reservoir makes it easy to monitor seed levels.
- 2 lb. seed capacity
- 8 feeding stations
- Water-seal cap
- Weather-resistant feeding tube


text:
Unsettled again today but a nice second half of the week
Another warm and unsettled day today before cooler and drier air move into place to round out the week
Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy & Warm; Scattered Showers & Storms; Mainly PM
Highs: Mid 70s | Wind: NW 4-8
Overnight: Few Scattered T-Showers Before Midnight Then Partial Clearing
Lows: 50s | Wind: NW 5-10
Thursday: Windy; Cooler & Less Humid
Highs: Around 70 | Wind: NW 15-20 Gusts 30
A cold front will slowly push through the region today producing a good deal of cloud cover and scattered showers/storms. Highs will top out in the mid-70s. Shower and thunderstorms will remain a threat into the early overnight but will diminish after midnight. Gusty winds out of the northwest tomorrow will usher in cooler temperatures and lower humidity.
~ Have a good day!


text:
Rajya Sabha MP K D Singh, reportedly a confidant of Mamata Banerjee and in-charge of the Trinamool Congress's Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir units, hosted a large reception in Delhi last week to celebrate the wedding of his son Karan Deep Singh. Vice-President Hamid Ansari attended, as did many politicians, including Manish Tewari, Salman Khurshid, Kumari Selja, Rajeev Shukla, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. What was surprising was the absence of senior TMC leaders such as Mamata herself and Mukul Roy, even though the latter was in the Capital on the day. The order to keep a distance from Singh, a multiple entrepreneur who heads the Alchemist group, including the Republic of Chicken chain of stores, seems to have come from the top. It appears to have been a fallout of Mamata's tie-up with Anna Hazare. Singh has a chequered history. He was found flying with large amounts of cash to poll-bound Assam. There have been income tax raids on his group and investigations into some of Alchemist's investments. He is just the sort of individual at whom Hazare's anti-corruption movement would point the finger.
Strange bedfellows
NARENDRA Modi had an unusual visitor last month — former external affairs minister Natwar Singh, once a close aide of the Gandhis. Singh's son Jagat is now a BJP MLA from Rajasthan. Talks between the two men, with very different backgrounds, were cordial. Modi confided that he felt that his campaign was going well, but the biggest concern was to guard against over-confidence.
Woman on lotus
WHILE a BJP victory would mean Narendra Modi as prime minister, the DMK's A Raja, of the 2G scam fame, is convinced that Sushma Swaraj will be the next PM. Raja is an atheist who says he does not believe in superstition. But his wife is a believer and seems to have converted Raja. Raja's wife has been regularly consulting astrologers in Tamil Nadu, who read kundalis (horoscopes) on palm leaves. Before Raja was arrested, the pandits had warned his spouse that they would be separated for 18 months because of a snake that would turn into handcuffs. The readings apparently also predicted the death of a close relative within days of his marriage. Stunned by such "unerringly accurate" forecasts, Raja sent his wife to enquire whether he would win in the parliamentary elections and who would be the next PM. The astrologer predicted that Raja would be successful and that the next PM would be a woman standing on a lotus. Raja is convinced that the lotus is the BJP and the woman is Swaraj, with whom he once worked in the Health Ministry. Raja rejects the alternative interpretation, that the woman could be Jayalalithaa, who could become the PM with BJP support.
Good manners pay
MANY are puzzled by the certificate given by DMK chief M Karunanidhi to Narendra Modi as being …continued »


text:
The Most Reverend Eusebius Beltran, Archbishop of Oklahoma City, has reached the mandatory retirement age of 75, and presumably has submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Benedict XVI. Generally, unless there is a health or scandal reason, such letters are not acted on immediately.
But this letter does set in motion the ultra-secretive process of selecting a new archbishop.
The practice of Rome choosing all bishops is a relatively recent development in the Catholic Church. Originally, bishops were elected by the people. This evolved over the years, and after Constantine, governments became involved in the selection and removal of bishops.  In the 13th century, papal involvement in the selection of bishops increased.  In response to the Protestant Reformation, the Council of Trent affirmed the authority of the pope over the selection of bishops, and the next three centuries saw a steady increase in the involvement of the papacy in selecting bishops. This reached its culmination in the First Vatican Council, which in 1870 affirmed the doctrines of the supreme authority of the Roman pontiff and his infallibility on issues of doctrine and morals. In 1917, the canon law of the Catholic Church was amended to make papal appointment of bishops the norm.
The process of selecting a new archbishop begins when the present archbishop conducts secret consultations with clergy and selected laity to get ideas as to who the new archbishop should be. These names are sent to the other bishops of the province over which the archbishop provides. These bishops (in this case, the bishops of Tulsa, Little Rock and Oklahoma City) vet the list and send it, together with the minutes of their discussions and the votes, to the apostolic nuncio (the pope's ambassador).
The nuncio then conducts a detailed study of the diocese, to determine what is needed with a new bishop, and also investigates the names sent to him by the bishops of the province.  Ultimately, the nuncio narrows the field of candidates to three, which is called the "terna". He sends his report to the Congregation for Bishops in Rome.
The Congregation for Bishops consists of about 35 cardinals and archbishops. It studies the situation, and decides on its recommendation, which could include adding names to the list, or requesting a completely new terna from the province and nuncio. The meetings of this congregation are conducted in Italian, and it is said that the American representatives rarely attend its meetings because of the language barrier.
After deciding on a recommendation, the Congregation of Bishops reports its recommendation to the pope. The pope may accept their choice, or select someone completely new.
It appears however that most diocesan bishops end up skipping the first stage of this, as 2/3rds of the present bishops of the United States were auxiliary bishops in other dioceses, and then transferred to be in charge of a diocese or archdiocese elsewhere.
It should also be noted that the Congregation of Bishops includes the infamous Cardinal Law of Boston, who is informally known as a "kingmaker" because of his success in getting his "favorites" appointed as diocesan bishops. Cardinal Law, of course, is one of the most egregious enablers of child sexual abuse in the United States, and his involvement in the selection of bishops does not give credibility to the process.
So the process is secretive and hierarchal, and we would be hard pressed to say that this has overall resulted in the appointment of holy bishops who are faithful to the teachings of the Church. Most US bishops are cafeteria Catholics, who are selective in their choice of doctrines to teach. A significant proportion seem to be in captivity to the Republican Party, and this political allegiance distorts their episcopal teaching. They will all affirm the right to life of unborn children, but their practice is to deny the right to life of the poor who get in the way of the activities of the United States government  in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. With one exception, the present leadership of the US Church is guilty of material cooperative with the objective evil of unjust war.
And then there is the decades long conspiracy between Rome and the US bishops to cover up the clergy sexual abuse problem and in fact to enable the abuse of more children. The bishops are quick to say, after the fact, and only after extensive publicity and the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits, that they are sorry, but most of those who were guilty of these crimes remain in office, a fact which does not lend much credence to the role of Rome in selecting, forming and supervising the bishops.  The evidence is clear– instead of sending devout pastors to the United States, the Vatican has sent us wolves in shepherd's clothing.
The Vatican will always say that the bishop has a special relationship with his diocese, and thus if he creates a mess, he should stay there and clean it up. The bishop is like a "father" to the diocese, and "divorce" is not an option. . . except, of course, when they want to send a bishop elsewhere, perhaps to head a larger and more important diocese. Then all the "father" talk goes out the window, the "diocesan divorce" is quickly arranged, and the bishop moves on to his new assignment. So the Vatican's argument as to why these bishops were not retired or removed for office is at best inconsistent.
All of which is to say. . . the selection of a new archbishop for Oklahoma City is a decision which will impact the church in Oklahoma for decades. The welcoming of a new archbishop should be a time of joy. But the decision of the Vatican to shroud it in secrecy, and to involve criminals like Cardinal Law in the process, to stand by silent when bishops betray the cause of life, makes this a time of uncertainty and concern.


text:
The following is an archive of a post made to our
'vox mailing list'
by one of its subscribers.
On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 11:02:37PM -0800, Mark K. Kim wrote:
> So here comes my question: Does anyone know if the spacing of the holes on
> this cable is the 0.1" spacing commonly found on PCBs including PCs? I'm
> planning to plug this into PCB header pins that are also 0.1" spacing (the
> normal black 4-pin CDROM audio connector fits on these.)
On the SB32 I have and I believe the SB Audigy, the spidf is a 0.1"
> Also, anyone know of a cheaper way to connect 40 pairs of electronic
> components? I can't simply solder on wires because the connections need
> to be configurable. I thought about RJ11 connectors but the female ends
> are expensive (cheapest I've found are $0.49ea, so if I get one pair it's
> $0.90, just for the female ends, and RJ11 connectors are far from small.)
A while back (10 years), you could buy 0.1" spacing jumper headers in a
single row of about 50 or 100 at a whack. They were breakable, so you
could break them at whatever number of pins you wanted. I suspect this
would be pretty cheap if you find a good source for them. You really
don't need a housing around the pins typically, just the pins should be
fine I would guess.
Ted Deppner
vox mailing list
Hosting provided by:
Sunset Systems
Sunset Systems offers preconfigured Linux
systems, remote system administration and
custom software development.
LUGOD: Linux Users' Group of Davis
PO Box 2082, Davis, CA 95617
Contact Us
LUGOD is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
based in Davis, California
and serving the Sacramento area.
"Linux" is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.


text:
Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
- Username
- stever
- Location
- Viva Las Cruces
- Joined
- Visits
- 1,018
- Last Active
- Roles
- Moderator
- Points
- 880
- Badges
- 36
- Posts
- 44,114
- Vehicle(s) that interest me
- minivans, hatchbacks, wagons, hybrids
- More about me
- Road Trip! Follow me on Twitter @SteveForumsHost
- Vehicle(s) I currently own
- 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
Re: Tire fell off.
Found out why yet?
2014 Auto Shows
Re: Talk to the Press
If you are a parent of young children (at least one under 12 years old) who owns a 2012-14 Toyota Prius, 2012-14 Ford Fiesta, 2014 Mazda 3, 2014 Mazda 6, 2014 Nissan Rogue, 2013-14 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2013-14 Honda Odyssey, 2013-14 Honda Accord, 2013-14 Chevy Traverse or 2012-14 Subaru Outback, a reporter would like for you to fill out a survey, due by December 13, 2013, for use in a print publication. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Wednesday, December 11, for a copy of the survey.
How did you find Edmunds (and the Forums?)
Scored A Fantastic Deal?
A reporter would like to speak to owners who recently scored a fantastic deal on a new car, either through a special lease promotion, low-interest financing or simply the dealer cutting a lot off sticker. If you just got a fantastic deal on a new car and would like to share your story, please email your daytime contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.
Thanks!10 · · Share on Facebook


text:
Internet cat stars scratch the surface for fame
Even the funny faced Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, coughs up some bucks to animal welfare groups, while captions for her still photos fly around the Internet and she sells T-shirts off her website. She put out some videos after her existence as a living, breathing and not digitally altered feline was questioned, according to her site.
So why cats?
Cats are fluffy and unpredictable and usually kept behind closed doors, which lends them allure and appeal that other common pets - I'm talking to you, dogs! - don't seem to have when it comes to vapid, funny or deranged video. At least that's what cat fans think.
"Cats are going to do what they want to do and that's one of the reasons that we love them," said David Kargas, a Fresh Step spokesman who worked on Catdance.
These days in the cat video game, acts of charity are expected as much as laughs, said William Braden, the Seattle filmmaker who morphed a pampered family cat named Henry into the French-speaking Henri for a 2006 film school project. Cranking out Henri videos and managing the black-and-white long hair's growing projects are now Braden's full-time job.
"On the one hand you'd be stupid not to do charity because fans are sensitive," Braden said. "On the other hand, for the love of God, I make a living doing this... . How horrible would I be if I didn't give a little bit of it away?"
The gravy train for cat vid makers is a long one not likely to dead-end any time soon. Consider the ad revenue from YouTube and other social networks and personal websites. But while commercial ads are often included on the sites, so are fans looking to help cats in need.
On the Facebook page of Simon's Cat, for example, people post to find homes for wayward cats. The Facebook page of Oskar the blind cat, who hit it big on YouTube as a kitten when he came home to his older buddy Klaus, raises awareness that disabled cats can make great pets.
Animator Simon Tofield, creator of Simon's Cat, said from London that his first video, "Cat Man Do," changed his life. Inspired by his cat Hugh, one of several he shares his life with, the first video was his attempt to teach himself the computer program Flash. It features the hungry, googly eyed cat character trying to annoy his owner awake, wonking him with a baseball bat at one point.
The video was put on YouTube four years ago and received millions of views overnight, Tofield said. More than two dozen videos later, Simon's Cat views have exceeded 300 million.
"Before Simon's Cat launched, I was working as a freelance animator, which could be frustrating as you would never know when the next job would come in," Tofield said. "Although I was drawing, which I love, it wasn't as enjoyable as what I'm doing now by drawing and creating my own characters."


text:
Arrested Yemeni protesters electrocuted, whipped
At least 184 protesters are confirmed as "disappeared" and assumed to be under torture by security forces. My concern about the missing protesters since February 2011 has been the mass graves.
Yemen Post: A Yemeni human rights group, HOOD, revealed that 184 protesters enforcedly disappeared, emphasizing that no official authority has stated about their fate.
A senior officer of Hood, Abdul-Rahman Barman, said that the organization handed over a list of the disappeared names to the Interior Minister, pointing out that their families look for them everywhere and they become more worried every day.
Hood expressed deep concern about this case, demanding the newly-formed military commission to disclose the fate of these people enforcedly disappeared, stressing that the enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity.
One family had found out its relative in the morgue of Alshorta hospital six months after he was arrested by armed men loyal to the outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Yemen protesters had alleged that security and army services arbitrarily detained hundreds of peaceful protesters across the country, subjecting them to torture and ill-treatment, since anti-government demonstrations began in February 2011.
Some released prisoners affirmed that huge numbers of protesters and soldiers of the defected First Armored Division were being held in custodies belonging to military camps loyal to Saleh.
During several conferences held in Sana'a with some of freed prisoners, they made clear that they were subject to brutal forms of tortures, including electro-shock devices and beating with cables and whips after being blindfolded and handcuffed.
Yemenis have been demonstrating across the country demanding the release of detainees held by Security services which are still controlled by people loyal to Saleh.
The exact number of detainees being held by the authorities is unknown, but activists say that it could be as high as 1,400.


text:
Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.
Recent Comments
- Cheap/Discounts Jordan shoes,Nike air max,Moncler Jackets,UGG Boots,LV,Coach handbags,Armani,Gucci,E: Great post. I was checking continuously this blog and I read more
- gastronomic: I regard something truly interesting about your weblog so I read more
- tworzenie stron: If you're still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, read more
- tworzenie stron www RzeszĂłw: I'm so happy to read this. This is the type read more
- Zenobia Mastrianni: Heya compañero, realmente tenido gusto este poste. May big t read more
- Truck games: Way cool, some valid points! I appreciate you making read more
- wizytĂłwki RzeszĂłw: This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much read more
- http://languages.oberlin.edu/ethn210/diaspora: In my opinion you are not right. I am read more
- Sherell Lagergren: I savor, result in I discovered exactly what I was read more
- Dorian Cotney: Good write-up, Iˇ¦m regular visitor of oneˇ¦s blog, maintain up read more


text:
Mark Haines, RIPFriday, May 27th, 2011
Mark Haines died unexpectedly Tuesday at the age of 65. The cause of death has not been revealed but the suddenness of his death favors a heart attack. Haines was an iconic, original mainstay of the financial cable news network CNBC, which I watch every business day.
A big, gruff former Rhode Island print journalist and a lawyer, Haines had no patience with anyone who 'spun' answers to his all too direct questions. CEOs of the world's largest corporations feared him.
Haines manned the CNBC desk during 9/11. His steady, insightful performance during those terrible hours elevated his stature as a broadcaster to the level of Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow.
Haines' gruff exterior masked a quite different man, off camera. Viewers always saw the top half of Haines, suit and tie. Yet he often wore sweats and boat shoes beneath the suit and tie. He adored his family and the New York Mets. Colleagues knew this Mark Haines and they loved him.
The millions of investors who religiously monitor CNBC's coverage of all things financial, like myself, have lost a dear friend and public servant.


text:
Glad there paying some attention to the PC version.
Glad there paying some attention to the PC version.
I love how these xbox devs keep mentioning the PC whenever they say something passionate
@Helushune: I'm talking about Halo 1, like the Xbox game this was based on. I don't even know what the proper name of the map is for Halo CEA, I'm was just trying to explain to someone why people are calling it Beaver Creek instead of Battle Creek. Even if I was some sort of super hacker type, I'm pretty sure I haven't read the "Halo CEA Leaked" headline yet, so what you suggest is impossible.
On another note, if you really do work on Halo, maybe you should stop commenting on the Internet and arguing with fans and go take a vacation and get rid of your stress, because the game looks great, and you're not doing it any favors by being hostile and complaining that you have a job in gaming.
@Pudge: I'm confused how you would know the name of a map file on an unreleased product.
@Helushune:You seem like an angry person, whoever you are. And the map is beavercreek in the files on the game disc, that's just a fact sir.
Uhhhh 343, you have a game that was released 10 years ago... All you have to do is copy that! Then if you want to add a new map or some other things as optional fine..but with are a bunch of the original maps not being shown or not in there at all.
I'm really excited about this, the chance to re-live the original game with 3 other players seems pretty awesome. The experience is still pretty fresh since I didn't play Halo: CE until 2007, but I trust 343 Industries to make this new release worthwhile.
Man. I am not the biggest Halo fan (I've played them all, but only really "loved" CE PC), but I am so goddamn excited for this game. I really hope they grab some more of the PC maps--my favourite maps in all of Halo.
In order of "GODDAMN 343, PUT IT IN":
1. Death Island
2. Gephyrophobia
3. Timberland (WIN)
4. Danger Canyon
5. Infinity
6. Ice Fields
Not that hard considering the game has already been made for them?
Major props to 343, has to be hard as hell to take a massively popular series away from the original creators and then to remake the first game that people already love.
@SleepyDoughnut said:
It's completely missing the point if you're going to use the Reach engine for the remade maps. I might actually get this if they were actually making the multiplayer gameplay true to the original like they're doing with the singleplayer.
They will have a Reach gametype that has a similar feel to Halo CE, including a three-headshot, bloomless Magnum.
It's completely missing the point if you're going to use the Reach engine for the remade maps. I might actually get this if they were actually making the multiplayer gameplay true to the original like they're doing with the singleplayer.
I swear if they make the rest of these maps into a map pack... I 'll probably buy them because those maps were good.
@lybertyboy: The game is looking good buddy! Can't wait to play it.
Hey guys, we remade Halo: CE. Only we didn't. Fail.
These maps won't feel the same with Reach's multiplayer :( (I played Halo PC multiplayer for YEARS)
David "David" Ellis!
Memory of this game is basically the PC Version which ran on our college computers. Too bad a Xbox looks nothing like an PC and can't be smuggled in :p
@SushiNao said:
@drewmaw said:*unnecessary language*
Relax man, no need to be hyperbolic. It's better that the developers feel comfortable posting here, rather than have to walk into ad hominem attacks. GB is better than that.
Well said, I wish there was a "Like" button next to comments sometimes.
I think some Halo fans just need to chill. If you don't like it, it's ok, the original still exists. I get your frustration in some respects, but I think this looks good. I'll reserve more serious judgement at least until I can play it...
@drewmaw said:
*unnecessary language*
Relax man, no need to be hyperbolic. It's better that the developers feel comfortable posting here, rather than have to walk into ad hominem attacks. GB is better than that.
show me mah blood gulch damn it!
@Enigma777 said:
@Helushune: Sure you have, buddy.
Anyways its a lot better than bumping up the resolution and slapping it on a disk like all the other guys are doing.
Yup I'm looking at Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD remake, such great games don't deserve a mediocre re-release.
Best Halo multi by far!!!
What I would give to re-assemble my old Halo "team" from freshman/sophomore year of college and play this with them again. I've never experienced as unique a magic in any other multiplayer game as I did with the original Halo over the LAN.
It's the first time I ever really played a game enough to be on an entirely different level of skill than your average player and something I've never really replicated since.
The reskins of the maps look gorgeous as well. We may have spent most of our time in Blood Gulch and Sidewinder but that prison map gave me some glorious flashbacks of landing on an enemy from above and clubbing them in the back of the neck.
Hey, FUCK YOU 343! Why not just give us Halo 1 with all the ORIGINAL MAPS without your "artistic tweaks"! This is fucking ridiculous. I was going to buy this until I saw that it was REACH 1.5. Fuuuuuck that.
Re-release Halo 1 with Online, untouched by your greasy dirty fingers, and we'll talk. Again, go fuck yourself 343.
Not a huge Halo fan but I'm so getting this.
All I would have wanted from a Halo 1 remake would be for them to improve the graphics and add online play. I don't mind extra maps being added, but not including all of the original Halo 1 multiplayer maps is so frustrating...it's seriously forehead-slap inducing. You don't release a remake of a game that doesn't include the full game. There are going to be people that buy this who don't visit gaming blogs that are going to be expecting to play Boarding Action, Derelict, Chill Out, and others, but they are simply not going to be there. And then there is the added frustration that this product does not include Blood Gulch because we are supposed to be satisfied with the mediocre Forge version included with Halo Reach.
I personally am sad at the lack of inclusion of Chill Out....
I can't be the only one who adored that map.
Seriously, I have not cared about another HALO game till this one. Pistol, 3 heads dead!? All old maps, even some from PC version (I sank 1600 hours into ). Timberland! Oh MAN!!! What a fantastic level that was!!! Can't WAIT!!! Hope they add all te new maps from HALO PC. Can't wait!!!!! I'm back in..
Glad you guys dig what you're seeing. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the entire game. On behalf of everyone working on this game I say thanks!
0:34 Repping Axe Cop like a boss!
I'm very much looking forward to this. ......I can has SAND TARP in Reach next?
This trailer got em truly excited.
It's cool that they're releasing the 6 original maps exactly as they were with a graphical overhaul and also releasing those same maps with some 343 touch to make them play better with Reach multiplayer. So, they're actually packing in 12 maps. I'll probably play the updated ones more but jumping into the oldies will be cool too.
Plus, adding marines to Firefight is a great idea. I'm really looking forward to trying that out.
Obviously, I can't say whether you really have. But why would you try and persuade people that this isn't a proper remake of the game? Because then people wouldn't want to buy it. When I think if you had something to do with the game or were involved with it, you'd actually would want people to pick it up.
@BeefyGrandmole: Indeed. Working on Halo makes me sad.
Major props to 343, has to be hard as hell to take a massively popular series away from the original creators and then to remake the first game that people already love.
@HolyCrapItsAdam: @HolyCrapItsAdam said:
Im gonna pass on this game. Since I have no interest in replaying Halo 1, I don't wanna pay $60 for what is basically a Halo: Reach Map Pack. I will wait till Halo 4 to get back into the series
It's only like 35$.. pretty good deal
Im gonna pass on this game. Since I have no interest in replaying Halo 1, I don't wanna pay $60 for what is basically a Halo: Reach Map Pack. I will wait till Halo 4 to get back into the series
I love how much work they are putting into this to both make sure it is the exact same, but still brings something different to every map/mode.
Where's my Blood Gulch?
get dat halo money
Prisoner? Really? Was never a fan of that map. Id much rather have Sidewinder and Rat Race then Prisoner which will just be way to jet pack happy for my liking.
@BeefyGrandmole: Indeed. Working on Halo makes me sad.
@Helushune: you have quite a sad life don't you
@Enigma777: Best part about my job is I can tell people what I've worked on and they all give me the same asinine response of "sure you have".


text:
JoomLeague is free and open-source software written by a group of passionate developers in our spare time. This means that we highly depend on contributions from the larger community in order to be able to keep providing the highest quality as possible. Since there are no commercial components arround that do the trick, JoomLeague is being used by thousends and thousends of websites from all over the world. Therefor we would like to ask you that if you find this software usefull and want to continue using it please make a small donation so we can keep going on.
Everyone who donates €10+ is added to the "Donator" group on the forums to show you support JoomLeague. Please provide your forum nickname in the "Special instructions to merchant" field when you submit the donation so that you may be identified.


text:
What girl hasn't saved a gazillion images of her favorite celeb hairstyles to serve as inspiration for her own 'do? But with so many of us going sans relaxer, it gets a little tougher finding natural haired Hollywood heroines. Thankfully many have also decided to trade the touch-ups for twist-outs. But are the coils working? Here's a look at 10 celebs who went natural and our verdicts on the state of their hair.
1. Viola Davis
Most of the Academy Award nominee's red carpet appearances have seen the star sporting a variety of wigs, but for the 2012 Oscars with the persuasion of her husband, Viola decided to wear her natural hair. She looks great either way, but we definitely have a preference for her coils.


text:
Vita Sackville-West
1 portrait of Vita Sackville-West
Vita Sackville-West
by Howard Coster
print, circa 1927
9in. x 7 1/2in. (244 mm x 192 mm)
Given by the estate of Howard Coster, 1978
Photographs Collection
NPG x10667
Click on the links below to find out more:
Sitterback to top
- Victoria Mary ('Vita') Sackville-West (1892-1962), Writer and gardener; wife of Sir Harold Nicolson. Sitter in 25 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Howard Coster (1885-1959), Photographer. Artist associated with 9345 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.


text:
Want to wish someone a Happy Birthday, and possibly "Take the Cake" from Schuyler Bakery in Watervliet? You've come to the right place! Send Jay & Ben your Birthday Greetings & join them each weekday morning for the Magic Birthday List!
Looking for a Cake for a Birthday or other event? Visit http://www.schuylerbakeryinc.com/


text:
197 comments found.
Rich is is possible to slow down the speed of the slider transition?
Yup it sure is. There's a couple other options too, transition speed, animation speed, animation style (fade or slide). Here's a screenshot: http://thmbns.co/R1GO
theme is great! enjoy how open the slider is and generally how malleable the theme is.
is the google map on the contact page a plugin or part of the theme? (http://demo.themebeans.com/krative/lets-get-in-touch/)
Hey Buzzguy – it's actually a part of the theme. Head to the Theme Customizer under Contact Template, and you can add the iFrame in there. You can alternatively add in an image as well – if you prefer.
Screenshot: http://thmbns.co/R0ag
How do I change the fields on the contact form?
Hey Zobi2, you can edit the page-contact.php form via the files or add it to the child theme and edit it there.
I just discovered your themes – I'm liking in a major way what I see
You themes would be over the top with the added ability of selling online – Artists, photographers and agencies – they all want it I'll bet.
Feature request – Woocommerce integration please!
Haha thanks Kaga – we're interested in WooCommerce as well
Feature request: – Woocommerce integration please! – Layerslider support – Boxed version
Thanks for your feedback @d4d. I'm not sure if some of those requests are in the scope of the theme – but we'll look into it!
Hi, Is there a user forum? thanks!
Hey there! We run support through the Bean Support Center via an email based support system. We're finding this is the most effective and fastest way to help people out. Cheers!
@kaga @d4b, how would you see the use of Woocommerce on this theme? Would you sell service packages?
@mhwd, there is no support forum, but you can submit an issue at the ThemeBeans knowledge base available here: http://help.themebeans.com/customer/portal/emails/new
Appreciate the help FWP
@IamShipon1988, I really appreciate forum conversations. what experience do you have with their response time? Newbie here who will need support!
We work hard to respond ASAP – which is usually within 24 hours at most (sometimes on weekends).
I see the theme has a portfolio carousel, does it also have one for the blog?
Hey @manofmagic – yup it does: screenshot: http://thmbns.co/R0C5
Thanks for the quick reply!
Does it have a shortcode for testimonials? I see it has a slider, but is it possible to list them out on a page?
Also, I am using an Android Phone. The menu is acting strange. When I scroll, the menu turns black (All the items disappear). I can't see where I am scrolling. Once I remove my finger from the screen, the menu reappears. Can this be fixed?
Hey @manofmagic – we'll look into it more (sidebar Android) but I'm having trouble reproducing it. Do you mind sending a screenshot with your Android device/os info to rich@themebeans(dot)com?
The testimonials is a widget, not a shortcode. You can select to display that widget globally if you'd like though – where we have the Call to Action widget at in the live demo.
LOVE THE THEME!!!! Great work guys. I'm becoming a big fan of your themes.
Question, I purchase the Words theme a while back and noticed it had the option to upload a custom header image, is there any way I could code this into the "Krative Theme" I'd love to have this custom functionality….
Thank you!
Hey Phillip, Thanks!
It's possible if you find the right parts in Words (Spruce does it too) and input it in the correct files. The important parts in Words are from meta-general.php (where the actual uploader is) – then you would take that variable and insert in the same fashion as the bean_custom_styles function at the bottom of theme-functions.php in Krative. The logic is in place, it just has to be accurately added in
Hello ! I would like to know if your theme, or your shortcodes plugin, include a pricing table ? & if not do you know a good solution to make it ?
Hey Pigapiga, no we do not have a pricing table shortcode in the shortcodes plugin – though we do have something in the works that may suit your needs (probably 1 – 1.5 months away).
Thanks a lot for your answere ! I have a last question & then it's ok
Do you know if it's possible to disable the side panel menu only with computer device ? I would like it display only when it's a tablette or a smartphone. here is the website adresse : http://www.highsound.fr
Sure, you could add a class of "show-for-small" to the "hidden-sidebar" div in content-hidden-sidebar.php on line 1. This would display it only on small screens (less than 767px).
Thanks a lot ! but this is not what I meant. I just want to disable this : https://s.gks.gs/img/img/08-2013/Forme_1.png but keep the side panel menu running for small & medium device.
Ah got it. Add that same class to the "a" on line 72 of header.php. That'll do the trick.
It works perfectly ! Thanks a lot !
@pigapiga I can confirm it doesn't, but I would also like one of my own, hopefully beany crew will build one as they are very useful, in the meantime here are some links for you… http://codecanyon.net/search?utf8=?&term=pricing+tables
Thanks for the help Rich!
Welcome Any plans to do a global pricing plugin Rich?, could be a really useful one for a lot of people.
We have started working on an improved shortcodes plugin with additional shortcodes in different plugins (like Pricing Tables).
Nice Theme waiting for the Pricing Table for sure need that can't wait I don't know if this is possible to get alert if this functionality is added.
Thanks F
Before I Purchase Please can you Answer these Questions.
Q1 – On the Home page I don't want to show the following things "What We Have Been Working On" , "Let's Work Together" , "What People Are Saying" ,
Q2 – Decrease the Footer Size
I want Cut down the website Height over all by removing few elements. Please let me know asap.
thanks Faisal
It'll probably be about 30 days till we're ready to release the Pricing Table plugin. There's a couple of well done plugins out there for that – but here's some answers for the other questions for you:
1. The home page is pretty customizable and totally re-arrangable (see example) where you can add whichever widget sections (up to 5) to your home template). On that example I've just added a couple of elements (3 sections) but you can have less if you'd like even.
2. In style.css on line 2886 you can adjust the padding of the #footer-container ID (which is currently at 120px). Alternatively, you can adjust this via the included child theme – so your changes wont get overwritten when a update is published.
When installing your recommended plugins I had the following error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined method TGM_Bulk_Installer_Skin::bulk_header() in D:\My Documents\xampp\htdocs\agency\wp-content\themes\wcba\lib\plugins\class-tgm-plugin-activation.php on line 1659
Hey there, that's an odd one. Do you mind contacting the Bean Support Center and we'll see what's going on?
Off the bat, I suggest you disable any plugins you have already installed (just in case) and try installing the theme again and running the plugin installation.
I know that in some cases your Host's max execution time can spark some Fatal Errors, but we've yet to hear a report of this.
Amazing response! I did a fresh install from localhost on Xamp. I also tried installing using the exact folder names you use (although your zip files contain the theme files inside folders so it is hard for people to directly upload as they need to extract and then zip up the inner folders)
The error happens instantly so I am thinking there is a programming error rather than my local host throwing a execution time error.
OH and I have 0 plugins installed
Installing Plugin: Bean Krative Slider Downloading install package from D:\\My Documents\\xampp\\htdocs\\agency/wp-content/themes/krative-child/lib/plugins/bean-slider.zip…
Download failed. A valid URL was not provided.
Return to Bean Plugins Installer
And fails on my hosting as well Fatal error: Call to undefined method TGM_Bulk_Installer_Skin::bulk_header() in /home1/carl68/public_html/intermediate-course/carl2/wp-content/themes/krative/lib/plugins/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php on line 1659
Something is going weird on your end – not programmatically, I assure you (otherwise we'd have surely heard of any errors yet) – but we'll figure it out.
Did you remove the bean-slider.zip from the theme files? The plugin activator pulls those zipped files (bean-slider.zip and bean-team.zip) and installs them in your wp-content/plugins folder. There's no need to pull them out and upload them manually or modify any URL's for the plugin (works off of your WordPress install).
I just noticed that you're using the child theme though – which is what is probably causing the errors. Switch to the actual theme – then install the plugins through the activator. After they've installed, switch back to the child theme. I bet that's the issue.
Installing the plugins through the main theme worked a treat thanks for the super fast response.
Last question what responsive grid system, if any, are you using ?
Glad that worked!
We're using an extremely customized version of Zurb Foundation 3 grid. I didn't like 4 enough to warrant a framework switch, but Zurb is pretty good itself.
Cheers, Rich
Rich…I cannot not tell you how happy you just made me! Thing is our current site www.webcoursesagency.com is made on Foundation and as a result they featured us on their website http://foundation.zurb.com/case-wcb.php.
I have been searching for a theme that I really felt was a good fit for our new branding and yours was it. I thought I would have to take the bullet and loose the link from Zurb OR adapt the theme I choose to Zurb.
Long story short you are even more awesome Thanks Rich
Haha awesome – yea I've really taken a liking to Zurb over the other popular responsive frameworks. Its simple, intuitive & pretty easy to customize.
Loving all the positive comments and everyone is right total fab theme, I'm really enjoying using it and can't wait for more delightful goodies from themebeans!
Thanks Rich – really do appreciate this. There's lots more we're working on
Anything I can do to help just shout me, said I would and I will
Is your demo broken?
We've been getting lots of traffic spikes which are overloading our servers at times but it should catch up in a sec – if it hasn't already (loading alright for me).
Greetings! Do all the slides get loaded upfront at initial load/visit? or they they get streamed upon request or timer?
Would be a big load upfront if it is uprofront… would like it configurable (like ajax)... please advice. Thanks
Hey Team-d. All the slides are preloaded (using Flex-Slider here). It doesn't affect the performance of the site unless you have a good number of slides – which I would reccomend against as almost every UX study suggests that users only view 2, sometimes 3 slides.
It's not configurable with the theme by default but it may be possible.
hi ThemeBeans,
This is a great theme and I'm having a great time working on it. I have some questions though.
1. The portfolio gallery (im using stacked images) crops the images I upload itself instead of resizing it to the maximum width of the right column. Is there someway I can change that? Or do i have to do my images accordingly?
2. Is there anyway i can put my own code in and hence my own gallery maybe on the right column? The excerpt is on the right column but it doesn't detect shortcodes unfortunately.
Hey there, here's some help for you to get you on track then!
1. The image size is set to extend to the highest height your image is uploaded at, with a max width of 640 pixels. This means if you upload a really wide image it will scale the image to fit within the 640px wide zone – but also scale it vertically to keep the proportion. This is the case because of the responsive nature of the theme and the best way to accomplish consistency.
I recommend to upload images at a proportion that you're happy with so there's minimal changes. If you would like to modify the function, you'll find the add_image_size PHP function in lib/functions/theme-setup.php (line 64) as the portfolio-single.
You'll see that it is set to display at a 640px width with an unlimited height variable.
2. I am working to enable shortcodes on that excerpt area, I'm pretty sure I can get it working soon. There is not a default way to input code in that area really though I have some ideas for future implementation along the lines of the Video Portfolio Post Format embed entry. I think something like that could work if it was shortcode enabled.
Hope this helps! Rich
Thanks Rich,
You've been great and your support response time is amazing as I've said before. Makes our lives so much easier.
Thanks mate – really made my day.
I think Krative is a great theme. I just have one question: when my website loads (pacovermeulen.nl) and I scroll down I don't see the CTA buttons in the let's work together section. When I scroll further down and then back up it does show the buttons. Is this a loading setting that I can change? So that it always loads these buttons first?
Hey Paco, they seem to be loading fine on my end. If you'd like to adjust the rate in which they trigger (or remove the animation altogether) simply remove the waypoint call in assets/js/custom.js lines 264-267 and remove the " .js .waypoints .widget_bean_cta .six.columns, " from style.css line 3827 (or if you're using your included child theme, add it to your stylesheet with the style of "opacity: 1!important).
Cheers! Rich
Thanks Rich! Great support!
Hi Rich, just wanted to clarify something with you, is the Newsletter subscription widget based on Mailchimp, as was just going to start using it and realised I didn't know what the 'Subscribe Code' field meant, I have generated a mailchimp api key is that the same thing?
Cheers bud Rich
Yup it is (though it works with any form action code). When you get a copy if the HTML sign up form, use the form action code and enter that in.
Ok cool ta, which part of this goes in your widget?
<form action="http://richpearsondesigner.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=5b14adb7f3334132a65f527cb&id=e98cecd630" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate>
Cool, that works in that the submission action sends it to the mailchimp form I created, but how do I do it so that when an email address is entered it automatically subscribes to mail chimp? Isn't that what your themebeans website does?
When creating this: http://themebeans.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e7267bfd563b8f29ef95ba846&id=739445b065 did you use mailchimps form builder? and if so which one as there are several options, eg General Forms, Embedded Forms, Form Integrations…
That's not using WordPress at all there. I used the default MailChimp pages with a bunch of custom styling. It's General Forms (screenshot: http://thmbns.co/RElU)
Ok giving it a go now, looking at your source though how did you get some of the custom code you have in your form? It seems like you did something special to yours in the source code
You must also have a paid for account to remove the mail chimp logo?
Yea I believe you do have to have a paid account for the logo.
I rewrote basically the entire templates for all of those sections there in that screenshot. They give you a really basic/CSS void template to start with – I just rethought it with a bit better styling.
Ok thanks Rich, and finally does the Krative Newsletter widget have to use the form to pass the details into mailchimps DB? The error messages and congrats messages can they not be controlled on the website rather than going off to mailchimps custom forms, for instance when I test sign up using the widget now I get confirmation mailchimp check your email page…
You would have to use MailChimp's WordPress widget if you wanted success/error messages and ajax responses – which I currently use on the themebeans.com website (with lots of custom CSS).
brill thanks Rich, question though using the first method (mail chimp forms) I cannot see anywhere a way of adding custom CSS it's all WYSIWYG now – how did you add in google fonts/typekit and some of the custom code I can see in the source? – And very lastly on this subject would be amazing if you could share an article/blog entry on how people can set this up with great styling
Good idea, I'll see what I can do (re blog post). If you click on one of these links (screenshot: http://thmbns.co/REQO) it pulls up the HTML/CSS editor there. Not sure if you need a paid account to do it though.
hmm ok I can see that switch to visual designer and back option at all, but according to this: http://mailchimp.com/pricing/free/ it's not restricted?
Don't use the visual designer.
I wouldn't but there is no option to switch it off it seems unless i'm missing something – sorry Rich protracted conversation on this
Im just just be going mad but these instructions: http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/advanced-customization-of-mailchimps-sign-up-forms and the live page just don't match up, I have no advanced mode on this page – do you?
theres the answer: Advanced mode is available only on paid accounts. oh well never mind sorry to bother you on all this
It's all good
I don't know much about MC as well, just sat down for an afternoon and figured that stuff out – though I've had a paid account for a good minute now.
See your email bud


text:
The Wizard of Id is a daily newspaper comic strip created by American cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. It began in 1964. In 1997 Brant Parker passed his duties with the strip on to his son Jeff Parker, who had already been involved with creating Id for a decade. Currently the strip appears in some 1,000 newspapers over the world. It is syndicated by Creators Syndicate.
The strip follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom called Id.
The name for the strip is a play on The Wizard of Oz combined with the Freudian psychological term Id, which represents the instinctive and primal part of the human psyche. From time to time the king refers to his subjects as "Idiots".
In the early 1960s Johnny Hart, who had become successful among cartoonists for previously creating B.C., began collaborating with a friend who had not been published before, Brant Parker. (Parker would go on to create the strips Crock and Out of Bounds.) Having already made a cartoon about the Stone Age in B.C., Hart advanced through time to the Middle Ages, taking an idea from a deck of playing cards to create the first few strips of The Wizard of Id. The strip was first syndicated on November 9, 1964, drawn by Parker and co-written by Parker and Hart.
The Wizard of Id deals with the goings-on of the run-down, oppressed Kingdom of Id. It follows people from all corners of the kingdom, but concentrates on the court of a tyrannical dwarf-sized monarch, known only as "the King". The jokes center on the idea that people are stuck with the King as their ruler, and that his administration's incompetence has led to a kingdom that is, amusingly, poorly kept. The cast is large for a daily cartoon strip, and there are recurring jokes for each character and for the kingdom itself, so that from day to day it appears as if it were several comic strips based in the same place.
Id is known as "the land of milk and honey", and while it is set a thousand years ago, the strip's humor occasionally takes the reader through satire of American culture. Technology changes to suit whatever a joke requires: a battle with spears and arrows might be followed by a peasant using an ATM. The general trend is that even though the personalities of the characters are well known, their surroundings will morph to satisfy a good joke. For instance, in some strips the King is curiously elected to his position, albeit through rigged ballots. The aspects that stay the same, however, are that Id is in the middle of nowhere and is home to a large castle surrounded by a moat. The King and his subjects run an army that fight "the Huns", and keep guards who shout the time and "all's well" from the castle walls, while the peasants, or "Id-iots", make little money as stablehands to keep modest lifestyles.
The Wizard of Id mostly features unrelated stories from day to day, but occasionally it will carry an ongoing series of jokes over a week or two. In 1967 there was a story with the Wizard taking over the throne, which lasted six weeks. It also follows the convention of having an extended Sunday strip with a short joke in the first two panes.
Parker's drawing style was well suited to the humor of the strip; little background detail was given in each pane, to allow a concentration on dialogue. As the years passed, even as Parker's style became more refined (with cleaner lines and more consistent proportions) he drew still less background detail.
The drawing style of certain characters has changed from the early years of the strip to today. For example, the old style of the King's head was more rectangular, had a crown with identifiable card suits on it (club, diamond, heart), his moustache and beard always hid his mouth, and his beard frequently extended to a curved point when the King was shown in profile (see The Wondrous Wizard of Id, (P) 1970 CBS Publications). In the new style, the king's head is more trapezoidal with a slightly smaller and undecorated crown, he has a huge nose (even bigger than Rodney's) which covers his mouth and chin, and when he opens his mouth it appears that his beard has been shaved off. Rodney's nose used to be markedly larger -- about twice the size of most other characters' noses -- but in current strips his nose is about the same size as everyone else's, which dampens jokes about his nose.
The Wizard of Id has enjoyed a successful life to date. It has been named best humor strip by the American National Cartoonists Society in 1971, 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1983, and Johnny Hart received a Reuben Award for his work on it and B.C. in 1968, an award which Brant Parker later received for it in 1984. Furthermore, it has seen dozens of paperback collections published since 1965, and even now there are some still in print.
Both of the strip's creators died within days of one another; Hart died on April 7, 2007, with Parker following on April 15.
Fellow comic author Gary Larson stated in his book Prehistory of The Far Side that he wonders if the creators of The Wizard Of Id also get letters from Amnesty International condemning him for depictions of torture. He thinks they probably do and that does not help him any.
In addition to the above main cast, several recurring jokes have run throughout the life of the comic strip for which certain characters come back from time to time.
There are many other generic characters Parker often included in the comic. They are not individually identifiable, but they serve as tellers of the jokes for each day's strip. In addition to guards, peasants and executioners, they include the Huns, fortune tellers, dentists, insurance salesmen, priests, and frogs, to name a few.