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Dependency Properties
Dependency properties is one concept which i always marvel. As programmer / developer i always like the concept, as by just introducing DP, so many stuff now is so easy(Read Template programming in XAML). DP is called a BEAST (in Silverlight and WPF) for reasons of complexity involved in understanding them. Also, of course, because they are so powerful language paradigm. I sometimes do think DP did not actually got their due. I mean, so many efforts is gone into explaining Lambda expressions, LINQ, ...
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| 9/18/2009 11:35 AM | 12 Comments
Let's Build A Dev Shop (Part 5 In An Ngoing Saga)
Well, here we are again. Last time, we talked about project structure and came up with the one we'll use for this series. Next we'll talk tools. We'll talk tools like Tim Taylor talks tools: with lots of grunts for my favorites and only a little explanation about what the tools do.) This is mostly because there is LOTS of material on the interwebs about all of these tools. I tend to favor the tools that are the most widely used for two main reasons: they have been battle tested by the largest crowd ...
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Lee Brandt
| 9/14/2009 10:00 PM | 1 Comments
Returning values from your LINQ queries [quick tip]
Just a quick tip that I found handy while doing some writing yesterday; chances are if you've played with LINQ you probably wrote something like this… var outputString = from s in inputString where s.Length > 1 select s; //Do some stuff with outputString in your method... Code like the above will work perfectly well if what you're going to work with your implicit variable, outputString, within the body of the same method. But, as it stands, you can't return outputString, or any implicit variable ...
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| 9/11/2009 5:09 PM | 2 Comments
Project Turing: Beginning RIA Services
Turing Project Page: [Novice: 9 | Advanced: 6 ] FAQ | Table of Contents | Definitions What is this and where do I start? [Reposted here while my primary blog is sorted out ] From Database to DataGrid The next step in Project Turing is to create a first iteration of the Silverlight application that will retrieve data from our database. Using our technology of choice: the Data Entity Framework coupled with .Net RIA Services. .Net RIA Services will allow us to create business logic on the server and ...
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| 9/9/2009 11:42 PM | 1 Comments
So Many Toys... So Little Time....
I was just reading a post on Donald Belchman's Blog today, as part of his series of "Development Project Archetypes", and one of them was on the "Ooo.... Shiny...." developer. An incestuous cousin to the Front of the Magazine Architect, this developer is easily distracted by any new technology. Not only will he want to talk about it endlessly, the 'Oooo…Shiny!' Developer will simply add the technology to the project without telling anyone. You will find, scattered through the code base, a number ...
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| 9/9/2009 10:31 PM | 0 Comments
LINQ to SQL Sprocs Serializable
Since most of the applications that I create are distributed accross a WAN that spans the country I am really big about minimizing the bandwidth usage of my applications. That typically means serializing and compressing the large chunks of data that go across the wire. My most recent application is using LINQ to SQL. However, its only using Stored Procedures since that was a requirement passed down "from above". Today I wanted to start minimizing that bandwidth footprint of my application and serialize ...
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| 9/9/2009 5:45 PM | 2 Comments
Dynamically Loading Web User Controls Using Database
I had looked up the LoadControl("") method earlier today, and came upon a short website entry that quickly discussed how to load a web user control (.ascx) dynamically onto a page. The link is: http://www.codeproject.com/... It mentioned inside that a CMS (content management system) could be built using this method + a database table to track these controls. It got me intrigued, so I decided to pursue it. It's pretty simple, and actually adds a lot of cool functionality ...
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| 9/8/2009 12:39 PM | 2 Comments
Linq Length
All thanks to Andrew for sharing for this idea, I just trimmed it down a bit: using System;using System.CodeDom;using System.Data.Linq.Mapping;using System.Web.Compilation;using System.Web.UI;using System.Text.RegularExpressi... LinqLength{ [ExpressionPrefix("LinqLenq... public class LinqLength : ExpressionBuilder { public override CodeExpression GetCodeExpression(BoundProp... entry, Object parsedData, ExpressionBuilderContext context) { return new CodePrimitiveExpression(Reg... ...
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| 9/4/2009 8:54 PM | 0 Comments
Whoa Evernote and LINQPad
LINQPad... Simply Awesome, It is to databases what Kaxaml is to WPF. You have REALLY got to check this out. http://www.linqpad.net Amazing little application keep me quite organized and helps me remember those things that I find hard to remember. Evernote Here's their tour video: ...
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| 9/3/2009 7:09 AM | 0 Comments
Programming Silverlight
I'm happy to announce that I've launched a new project examining the creation of a business application from design to implementation using Silverlight and such related technologies as Linq, Entity Framework, RIA Services and more. This project is being documented on two levels: Targeted at intermediate Silverlight programmers. Targeted at novice Silverlight programmers to accomplish this, the documentation has next and previous markers for each track, and I've created a Table of Contents for locating ...
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| 9/2/2009 11:27 AM | 1 Comments
BASIC: Binding ListBox and DropDownList using LINQ
This example shows the basic way on how to populate a data from database to a ListBox/DropDownList control using LINQ to SQL. Note that I used Northwind database here just for the simplicity of this example. To get started then let's go ahead and add a new item in your website application in Visual Studio 2008 or VWD Express 2008. To do this, just right click on the web site -> select Add New Item -> and on the Templates select LINQ to SQL Classes as shown below and click ok: Now open up Server ...
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Vincent Maverick Durano
| 9/1/2009 6:33 PM | 5 Comments
Silverlight Cream for August 30, 2009 -- #679
In this Issue: CorrinaB, UXPassion, and Nikhil Kothari Shoutouts: Frank La Vigne cracked open the SketchFlow Feedback File Format using my favorite editor :) ... oh you just know we're going to see toys dealing with that! Walt Ritscher's Shazzam is getting some legs: Shazzam – as Seen in Silverlight 3 Programmers Reference ... congrats Walt! From SilverlightCream.com: Silverlight 3 Application Themes Unless you've not been around Silverlight, you know CorrinaB is the genius behind all the great themes, ...
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Dave Campbell
| 8/30/2009 3:02 PM | 0 Comments
Listen to me talking about ORM in Arabic - DotNetArabi Podcast
Emad Ashi (@splashup on twitter) interviewed me in the 5th episode of his first Arabic podcast series DotNetArabi to talk about Object Relational Mapping in .NET in Arabic. Podcast Page: Mohamed Meligy Talking about ORMs (MP3 Direct Download) ?????? ????? ??????? ????? ??? ??????? ??? ???????.. ?????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???? ?? ??? ???????? - ? ???? ??? ???? ?? ??? ???????? ????????? ?? ??? Object Relational Mappers – ORMs ???? ????? ?? "???? ?????" (splashup@ ??? ?????) ??? ???????? ?? ?? ???? "??? ...
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Mohamed Meligy
| 8/29/2009 7:28 PM | 0 Comments
Learning you are a sub-par developer...
I try to spend a little time every day brushing up on my developer skills. Some days I have more success than others. I might attempt to brush up on my skills by reading a tech book (currently working through "Working Effectively with Legacy Code" by Michael C. Feathers, I'm loving that book!), practicing some new language features (I'm still wrapping my head around lambda expressions and LINQ) or just browsing tech blogs and listening to tech podcasts. I do this partly because our industry changes ...
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George Clingerman
| 8/27/2009 10:06 AM | 14 Comments
Adding WPF Windows and Pages to existing C# Projects
When working with WPF projects in Visual Studio, you can add WPF Windows, Pages, User Controls and Resource Dictionaries to a project by right clicking on the project and selecting Add > Window..., Add > Page..., Add > User Control... or Add > Resource Dictionary... menu options. The problem I run into is that these menu options are only available if you selected one of the WPF project templates when adding the project to your solution. How can we add WPF items to existing projects in ...
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| 8/26/2009 4:47 AM | 4 Comments
Quick Tip: Cast DataItem in ListView to Business Object
So this is one of those things that has slipped past me for all these months and now that I've discovered it, I can't believe I went without it. I recently found out that I can access a business object in the ItemDataBound event of a ListView which makes it way easier to do some last minute control changing (such as binding labels or hyperlinks, etc.) In my example, I have a LINQ to SQL class called Question. My ListView hooks up to a datasource of IEnumerable<Question> and displays its properties—nothing ...
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| 8/25/2009 9:27 AM | 3 Comments
Silverlight Cream for August 23, 2009 -- #672
In this Issue: Paulio, Jesse Liberty, René Schulte, Pete Blois, Benjamin Roux, UXPassion, Pencho Popadiyn, Kris Meeusen, Scott Marlowe, and Matthias Shapiro Shoutouts: The UXConnection has this interesting Expression Design post up: [Mini-Tutorial] Working with Images in Expression Design I got a link sent to me for SilverBoom - Public Beta to Convert Adobe Flash files to Microsoft Silverlight/WPF From SilverlightCream.com: Using Blend to set the colour of the text in a button If you've tried to ...
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Dave Campbell
| 8/23/2009 3:57 PM | 0 Comments
C# 3.0 Deep Dish with a slice of C# 4.0
On Tuesday night (August 25), I will be presenting "C# 3.0 Deep Dish with a slice of C# 4.0" at CapArea .NET User Group (but I have to give Brian Noyes credit for the catchy title). The primary content of the presentation will be a deep dive into the C# 3.0 language features. The latter part of the presentation will be an overview of the features coming in C# 4.0. Hope to see you there. Additionally, the next night (Wednesday, August 26), I'll be at FredNUG presenting Linq to SQL ...
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Steve Michelotti
| 8/23/2009 7:44 AM | 0 Comments
Own RSS/Atom feed in ASP.NET MVC
Create a rss or atom feed is very simple in asp.net mvc. In V1.0 there isn't a build-in mechanism to work with feeds, however we can very quickly build our own. All we have to do is create a xml structure accordance with their specification and new ActionResult derived class to handle the result. But let's start form beginning. The first of all, we need to create a new MVC project and call it e.g. RssFeed. The data for feeds will be taken from database, so we have to build model. Let's create a new ...
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Lukasz Kurylo
| 8/23/2009 8:23 PM | 2 Comments
PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services – erasing bounds of technologies: PHP + .NET
Microsoft Interoperability team announced an release of the new project which is the bridge between PHP and.NET and erases bounds of technologies even more. This project allows developers on PHP even more easier to access and use all power of .NET services which based on ADO.NET Data Services. From the point of view of working out the scheme looks classically enough. By working out it is necessary to use utility PHPDataSvcUtil which is in PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services. This utility will generate ...
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Sergey Zwezdin
| 8/22/2009 8:33 PM | 0 Comments
Silverlight Cream for August 22, 2009 -- #671
In this catching-up Issue: Brad Abrams, Matthias Shapiro, Jesse Liberty, Walt Ritscher, Erik Mork, Gavin Wignall, Tim Heuer, Rob Zelt, Jeff Prosise, and Dan Wahlin. Shoutouts: The Expression Blend and Design blog reports All Expression Blend Samples Posted to the Expression Gallery! Rob Zelt reminds us to Remember the Silverlight Toolkit! In case you missed this one, it's huge: Sunday Night Football - Powered by Silverlight congrats to all involved with that one!! From SilverlightCream.com: Business ...
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Dave Campbell
| 8/22/2009 11:45 AM | 0 Comments
Extending SharePoint: Checking if a List exists (Web Services)
During my project that is heavily centered around web services, I often found that before I could execute one overall integration, I would need about 3 or 4 web Service calls to collect all the parameters I needed to actually call the web service call I was really trying to execute. I came across an interesting situation where I need to retrieve the List from SharePoint. A web service call will send back an XMLElement with all the information available for a list. The problem is that the list needs ...
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| 8/19/2009 5:39 PM | 2 Comments
If you are interested in LINQ here is a link for you
What is LINQ? LINQ == Language Integrated Query I been trying to learn more about LINQ and searching the Internet until I found this link Introduction to LINQ Also, this is a great link to LINQ Tutorial: http://dotnetslackers.com/a... ...
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| 8/19/2009 3:20 PM | 0 Comments
What's new in ASP.NET 4.0 - Part I - View State & SEO Improvements
UPDATE dated August 17, 2009 Once I posted this entry, there is a lot of interest that has been shown and few queries as well. So I thought I need to update this post. This is only the first post in the series on ASP.NET 4.0 fetaures. There are lot of ground breaking things and other enhancements that are pretty exciting. To the folks who asked for "why MS changing dev platform once in 18 months" There is no change. there are a few enhancements. Post .NET 2.0 there have been a lot of additional APIs ...
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Harish Ranganathan
| 8/14/2009 6:15 AM | 108 Comments
What is everyone's opinion on LINQ?
I have looked at LINQ and still get this uneasy feeling that it is definitely a love/hate relationship, but I figure I would ask the community on their views on it. Here are my personal issues with it that is steering me away from it currently to be used as a main driving framework of a brand new project: LINQ is a framework in which I may not agree with how it handles all the "voodoo" behind the scenes which can lead to developers believing it is the next thing to sliced bread. I agree it does add ...
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| 8/13/2009 2:43 PM | 0 Comments
ASP.NET 4.0 QueryExtender, AutoCompleteExtender and UpdatePanel – mashing it up all
(this is a repost since the initial post had a few issues that couldn't be corrected) I am playing with the ASP.NET 4.0 QueryExtender released as a part of the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1. It provides endless opportunities for working with data without writing much code and when you combine it with a few Ajax features, gives a truly great user experience with very less effort. To begin with you need the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 and .NET Framework 4.0 Beta 1. You can install both from http://msdn.microsoft.com/h... ...
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Harish Ranganathan
| 8/13/2009 2:56 AM | 14 Comments
Using int.TryParse() within a LINQ where clause
I pretty new to LINQ, and I'm keen to get more experience using it, so whenever an opportunity arises I like to try writing LINQ queries. I needed to write a method to extract a comma separated list of numbers from a config file, and return this as List<int>. I was looking at ways to do this using LINQ, but hit a problem. I wanted my LINQ query to filter out any values in the CSV string that could not be parsed as an int, without causing an exception. Using int.TryParse() seemed like a possible ...
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| 8/12/2009 10:37 AM | 7 Comments
java vs .net: the language
I'd like to compare the java language to .net as I'm experiencing it. First of all, I'd like to point out that the differences are less than the similarities. Purely seen from a syntax point there really are no differences. Except of course if you're used to .net 3.5. This is irritating at first, but after a while you're just resigned to it. Take the simple properties we're so used to in .net Compare these two identical pieces of code: java: private int counter; public int getCounter(){ return counter; ...
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Michel Grootjans
| 8/9/2009 5:43 PM | 3 Comments
W dzungli Codeplex – uzyteczne projekty (0)
Jestem programista .Net. I jestem programista wygodnym. Lubie poswiecac czas na szukanie narzedzi, które w przyszlosci pozwola mi oszczedzic czas. No i najwazniejszym pytaniem jest oczywiscie – czy to jest oplacalne? Czy wiecej czasu zaoszczedze uzywajac tych narzedzi/projektów/przydatnych kodów zródlowych, niz strace na ich wyszukiwanie? Do tego trzeba tez doliczyc obciazenie spowodowane przystosowaniem do nowych technologii i poswiecenie jednego projektu na pastwe losu (bo zawsze moze sie nie udac ...
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| 8/7/2009 10:16 AM | 0 Comments
Interesting LINQ Exercise
A co-worker posed an interesting LINQ problem to me tonight so I figured I'd share. They had a collection of items and wanted an algorithm that would create a "collection of collections" where the first three items would be grouped together, second three items, on so on. For example, given a sequence like this: { "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h" }, it would create a structure that contained 3 groups – the first element would be { "a", "b", "c" }, the second would be { "d", "e", "f" } and the ...
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Steve Michelotti
| 8/6/2009 4:24 PM | 11 Comments
Silverlight Cream for August 06, 2009 -- #664
In this Issue: Michael Washington, Faisal, Jose Fajardo, IRhetoric, Brad Abrams(2), and Jonathan van de Veen. Shoutouts: Inspired by Tim Heuer, Jobi Joy has a demo of him using his HP Touch machine with an application he provides: Silverlight 3 Multi-Touch with Windows 7 and HP Touch Smart René Schulte has a follow-up to his very cool WriteableBitmap Performance program where he adds in 2 more tests: Silverlight 3 WriteableBitmap Performance Follow-Up Jonathan van de Veen has a patch up for his CodeEmbed4Web ...
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Dave Campbell
| 8/6/2009 4:08 PM | 0 Comments
MVC Radio Button List
As predicted, I came around to using some radio buttons. As you might guess by now, I didn't like the HTML or the implementation in the current MVC release. As you may expect, I wrote my own :-) The implementation is fairly simple and straightforward. It extends System.Web.MVC.ViewPage, takes a list of objects, allows for selection of one of the radio buttons, supports orientation and supports selection of both the value the radio button submits and the display string for that item independently. ...
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Nuri Halperin
| 8/5/2009 7:29 PM | 3 Comments
AltNetUK conference was a great way to spend a weekend
Last weekend (August 1st and 2nd 2009) I went into London to attend the Alt.NET UK Conference or more specifically two separate but related days. This was my first ever Alt.NET conference and I absolutely loved it. It was exciting to be around so many enthusiastic and smart individuals discussing software development with an open mind and a desire to help those around them. No elitism, no stuffiness, just developers doing what they do best – talking about (and doing) development. It reminded me of ...
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Eric Nelson
| 8/5/2009 9:57 PM | 0 Comments
MVC paged list
The need As certain as the sun rising tomorrow, there will come the point where you will want to display a list or grid with paging. While many solutions exist, and many component developers are coming in with robust solutions, a simple and satisfactory solution can be created fairly easily. Implementation Why create a pager from scratch? Several reasons: 1) You want to control the pager completely – display, style and all. 2) You don't like the idea of JavaScript paging, which will load your hundreds ...
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Nuri Halperin
| 8/5/2009 2:16 PM | 16 Comments
SharePoint 2010 Cheat Sheet New Features and Highlights
In my last blog I talked about the new site around SharePoint 2010 and the sneak peak videos. I got a chace to watch them and here are my notes: SharePoint 2010 Feature Highlights: New User Interface including new Ribbon Web Edit Silverlight Web Part Rich Theming Browser support for Safari, Firefox and IE Visio Services SharePoint Designer enhancements Business Connectivity Services (BDC evolution) SharePoint Workspaces (formerly Groove) or offline libraries Richer Media Support SharePoint 2010 Admin ...
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Harish Pavithran
| 8/4/2009 11:44 AM | 1 Comments
Modal Confirm Dialog Server Control
My general rule of thumb (which I actually read on some other site or blog, or maybe in a book or on the msdn?) is that if you plan on using a control once or twice, use a web user control. If, however, you want to use it all over your program, you should invest the time to make it a server control. They are much easier to use in the program (in the long-term), since they allow you to drag and drop them from the toolbox and you can pass them between programs easier as a DLL instead of a .ascx file. ...
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| 8/1/2009 10:19 PM | 5 Comments
ASP.NET MVC V2 Preview 1 Released – ScottGu's Blog – Tlumaczenie
Translation of original post by Scott Guthrie: / Tlumaczenie oryginalnego posta napisanego przez Scott'a Guthrie: http://weblogs.asp.net/scot... Zespól ASP.NET wlasnie opublikowal pierwszy preview nowej wersji ASP.NET MVC – MVC Version 2. Mozesz pobrac go tutaj. Preview 1 dziala w srodowisku .NET 3.5 SP1 i VS 2008, i moze byc zainstalowane równolegle z ASP.NET MVC 1.0 (co oznacza, iz nie pojawi sie miedzy nimi konflikt, a dotad dzialajace ...
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| 7/31/2009 5:20 PM | 0 Comments
How to Load Application Templates dynamically from Resources files
Well on my last post, i talk about changes on controls in #Silverlight3, while i tried to use a demo about Navigation and Styles, Corrina and her team had developed 7 additional application templates, for the community to consume and they've put them up on the Expression Community Gallery for download: Aurora Frosted Cinnamon Toast Lime Shocker Pinky Retro Sky Line Subdued All templates are terrific and very easy to use only change the reference to the resource in the styles.xaml code file. But if ...
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Juan Mestas J. (aka gotchas)
| 7/30/2009 3:17 AM | 4 Comments
Tutorial: Paging with LINQ and ObjectDataSource
I've read a few tutorials online about paging with LINQ and an ObjectDataSource but there were always quirks that ended up slowing me down unnecessarily so I thought I'd put together my own easy to follow tutorial that should get someone up and running with paging in almost no time! Step 0: Things I will Assume about your Project I'll assume that you have already created a DataContext and dropped in some tables from your database onto it. For my tutorial, I'll again re-use the "Person" object that ...
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| 7/29/2009 5:24 PM | 1 Comments
Quick Tip: LINQ OrderBy and ThenBy
The other day I required ordering a list of people first by the date they were created, and then by their last name. I spent forever trying to find out why my two OrderBy statements were conflicting with one another, until I remembered you use "ThenBy()" for any additional sorting you want to do. So the query looked something like this then: IEnumerable<Person> myPersons = myDataContext.Persons .OrderBy(m=>m.DateCreated) .ThenBy(m=>m.LastName); Just thought I'd share! It's easy to forget ...
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| 7/29/2009 3:56 PM | 2 Comments
Frederick .NET User Group August Meeting
The next Frederick .NET User Group (FredNUG) meeting will be Wednesday, August 26th at the Urbana Regional Library. At the meeting, we'll recap the previous meeting's bot bash code challenge. Since the last meeting, several members have begun improving their bots. During the recap, we'll provide and overview of the challenge for those folks who missed the July meeting and then see whose bot can accumulate the most wins. Following a break for pizza, a little bit of social networking and a demo from ...
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John Blumenauer
| 7/27/2009 12:00 PM | 0 Comments
Tutorial: Why the ObjectDataSource is my best friend
So when I first started working with SQL Server 2008 and LINQ, I would pretty much just use the LinqDataSource because it was definitely the easiest to use. It's pretty good for testing purposes, or really small projects, but if you're doing anything that is going to grow / is large already, then you'll probably not want all that logic embedded in your pages. As I became more comfortable with LINQ, I decided to take on the task of switching over to the ObjectDataSource to bind to my ListViews. Here's ...
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| 7/26/2009 10:24 PM | 9 Comments
Get Countries Name in .Net
Introduction: In this post, I will explain you how can we get the countries name filled in any collection using .net without using any database. It is a regular task, which we all as developers did some past day but the difference is we used database table or xml file to hold the country names. But .net framework provide us with all the countries information in Globalization namespace. So, here is the code for that Dictionary<string,string... objDic = new Dictionary<string,string... foreach ...
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Agha Usman Ahmed
| 7/26/2009 1:43 AM | 7 Comments
Unclear Use of C# var Keyword
C# 3.0 brought with it a plethora of great additions, such as LINQ, lambda expressions and anonymous types. With the inclusion of LINQ, Microsoft decided that it was often difficult to determine the return type from a LINQ expressions. As such, they opted to include the var keyword, which is used to implicitly define a type. The type is determined by the compiler at compile time, making it strongly typed, so it is not analogous to the Visual Basic variant type. While this has some value in aiding ...
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Sean Fao
| 7/25/2009 9:17 AM | 12 Comments
Silverlight Cream for July 23, 2009 -- #653
In this Issue: Rabeeh Abla, Laurent Duveau, Jesse Liberty, Davide Zordan, Brad Abrams, Scott Marlowe, and Jafar Husain. Shoutouts: New today from Silverlight SDK: Expression Blend 3 released!. Go get your 60-day trial! Shawn Wildermuth posted his My Favorite Visual Studio Shortcuts and Snippets. Others have taken him up on the "what are yours" question, so this could become a good reference post. Corey Schuman followed his SketchFlow Controls screenshot up with a Silverlight 3 app: SketchFlow Control ...
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Dave Campbell
| 7/23/2009 4:11 PM | 1 Comments
SharePoint 2010 Developer Video
Check out the new features in SharePoint 2010. Really cool stuff. I highly recommend watching the video here. The cools stuff I remember is LINQ for SharePoint !! how cool is that? no more CAML queries.. blur....anyway watch the presentations that show easy it is to deploy a WSP file into the dev SharePoint page. .. I love it.... For more info on how EMC Application Consulting Services can help you get ready for SharePoint Server 2010 please contact me through this blog Harish Pavithran. Developer ...
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Harish Pavithran
| 7/23/2009 6:28 PM | 1 Comments
Retrieving Added Entities from the ObjectStateManager to avoid duplication
Let's say we neede to process a bunch of entities coming from an XML file, create EDM entites for each XML element and eventually persist them. Very trivial to accomplish using a little bit of LINQ. <Roles> <Role name="Admin"/> <Role name="Reader"/> <Role name="Writer"/> </Roles> var doc = XDocument.Load("Roles.xml"); var roles = doc.Element("Roles").Elemen... => new Role { RoleName = (string)x.Attribute("name") }); PermissionsAPIContext context = ...
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Abhijeet Patel
| 7/23/2009 1:41 AM | 4 Comments
Fixing "Row not found or changed" LINQ error
So over the past few months I have hit so many bugs and errors coding in .NET, that I thought I'd share a some of them that I spent several hours trying to fix, only to realize it was a simple solution. This will be a multi-part series, if all goes to plan. LINQ Error: "Row not found or changed". This one took some head scratching. It's a pretty generic error, and unfortunately the internet wasn't of great use to finding the answer. I use timestamp columns in almost every table, since it makes updating ...
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| 7/22/2009 6:04 PM | 3 Comments
Silverlight Cream for July 21, 2009 - 2 -- #650
In this Issue: Ryan Shelby, Silverlight SDK, David Poll, Jesse Liberty(2), Scott Marlowe, Brad Abrams(2), and Katrien De Graeve(2). Shoutouts: Hannes Preishuber shows how to find the Silverlight 2 Design surface in VS2008: Silverlight 3 Visual Studio 2008 Designer Preview . Josh Santangelo was involved in Project Tuva and he has a bunch of good info up: Project Tuva Post-Mortem. On July 30th, Brad Abrams is going to give a Virtual talk at the Linked .NET User's Group on all the goodness he's been ...
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Dave Campbell
| 7/21/2009 6:58 PM | 0 Comments
Kansas City .Net User Group Meeting for July 21st, 2009
Speaker Tim Huckaby is currently focused on RIA & Smart Client Technologies like WPF, VSTO, Surface, and Silverlight. He has been called a "Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution" by the press. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft Technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launch ...
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Lee Brandt
| 7/20/2009 8:28 PM | 0 Comments


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Fuel Economy
Subaru understands that fuel efficiency is of paramount importance each and every day. That's why Subaru is committed to providing an array of fuel-efficient vehicles. Breakthroughs in fuel reduction technology such as the world's first Boxer Diesel engine in a passenger vehicle and the worlds first Lineartroinc™ CVT transmission are both underpinning components to achieving exceptional fuel efficiency figures.
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Fuel labelling
From April 2008 cars for sale are required to display information regarding the vehicle's fuel economy. The real life fuel consumption of each vehicle may differ from the various test results. This is because there are a number of variables that can significantly impact on fuel consumption including traffic conditions, driving style, the weight of load and vehicle maintenance.
The fuel consumption figures that are provided are in accordance to either the European test procedure or the Australian fuel testing procedure.¹ Both tests are conducted under laboratory conditions and all variables are controlled to ensure that all results are carried out under the same conditions.
Independent AA Fuel Efficiency Test
Subaru of New Zealand has used the AA (New Zealand Automobile Association) to complete independent fuel economy tests on vehicles in the Subaru range. These tests have been conducted over a 430km circuit from Auckland, around the Coromandel Peninsula and return. The vehicles are driven at the speed limit whenever possible with an economical driving style with two adults, 20kg of luggage and the air conditioning on. The purpose of these tests are to demonstrate the fuel efficiency of Subaru vehicles in real-world New Zealand conditions. The result for the test car has been applied to any other models in the specific model range that have the same engine and transmission.
AA EnergyWise Rally 2010
The AA EnergyWise Rally is held every two years to showcase how motorists can reduce their fuel bills by choosing a fuel efficient car and driving it in a fuel efficient manner. 49 vehicles entered the rally, which lasts four days and covers 1,780km around the North Island of New Zealand. They were put to the test with a combination of driving on rural roads, motorways, state highways, and in peak-hour city congestion. All vehicles completed the Rally using Gull's 10% bioethanol blended fuel or mineral fuel. For more on the Rally and the results please visit: www.aaenergywiserally.org.nz
[There are two parts to the European fuel consumption test, an urban and an extra-urban cycle. The cars tested have to be run-in; that means they must have been driven for at least 3,000 km before testing (Fuelsaver, 2009).]
¹ Fuel consumption figures based on testing in accordance with ADR 81/02 including use of 95RON fuel, or UC/ECE Regulation 101 for diesel versions.

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PlanetSide 2
is an MMO first-person shooter under development by Sony Online Interactive and, along with
, another title with
GPU PhysX
support arriving this year.
Recent beta patch has added preliminary PhysX content to the game and we decided to give it an inspection.
PlanetSide 2
is the first major game title to utilize
PhysX SDK 3.x
(SDK 3.2 specifically). PhysX integration is powering almost every physics calculation in the game ' collision and hit detection, character controller, aerial and land vehicle physics and so on. As interesting note, PlanetSide is also using upcoming
APEX Dynamic Systems
module for vehicle modelling.
GPU accelerated content is driven by
APEX Particles
APEX Turbulence
modules, supplemented by several other tools like
APEX ForceField
module. Latest APEX
version 1.2
is utilized.
Extra PhysX effects can be devided into two categories:
First of all, all-time favorite
physical particle effects
' sparks and debris on bullet impacts, chunks from explosions. Particle effects are not as agressive and vibrant as in, let's say, Borderlands 2 and are dissapearing from the scene shorty after generation, probably for performance reasons. But in overall they are
good addition
to game's immersion factor.
After first appearence in
Dark Void
title two years ago,
Turbulence module
is finally back, targeting to become a mainstream of GPU exclusive PhysX effects. In PlanetSide 2, turbulence particles are used to enhance several type of objects, like gravitational elevators, nanite medical units and healing grenades. All that
vortex like motion
, particles swirling around characters as they are moving ' one can watch it for hours.
Currently, one can either enable all the effects at once or disable them completely,
no PhysX quality settings
, as in other titles, are available.
Mostl likely, all current effects will make it to PlanetSide release (
November 20
) without significant changes, but according to our information, more diverse hardware accelerated physics content may be offered in future patches.
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Three decades after the Johnson Administration plunged into war in Southeast Asia, two decades after the last helicopter fled Saigon as the communists rushed in and a conflict that had claimed the lives of more than three million Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans, McNamara has become just another celebrity passing through.
Between the Lines: New York Post "Chimp" Cartoon — Incendiary Satire Has a Dangerous Past
The New York Post issued a "sideways" explanation (I really wouldn't call it an apology) on a provocative and highly incendiary political cartoon it ran on February 18th. Combining two news events of the day, one in which a Connecticut woman named Charla Nash was attacked by her "pet" chimpanzee — which nearly ripped off […]


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Glee Season 4's Britney Spears Episode vs. The First Tribute — How Are They Different?
Ryan Murphy wants us to know that tonight's Season 4, Episode 2 Britney Spears episode will be wild — but not quite as wild as the last one. In other words, if you want to see people having drug-induced dream sequences (like in "Britney/Brittany"), you'll have to seek that out on your own.
Ryan tells The Hollywood Reporter that he likes the fact that this season's Britney episode will be reined in a bit. "For the most part, the Britney stuff in the second go-around is much more relatable and real, and there's not a lot of fantasy stuff," Ryan explains. "There's still some crazy moments, don't get me wrong — but that was basically the feeling."
Ryan admits that he decided to do another Britney tribute because the first one was a big hit, but he didn't want to have to tailor the episode to satisfy the real-life Britney. "The first episode, we had Britney's cooperation, and she was in it and had approvals, and I never wanted to do that again," Ryan says. "I hope she would like [this new one], but it was meant to be another type of love letter to her."
Ryan also commented on what we can expect later this season from the newest New Direction member Marley (Melissa Benoist). We'll continue to see Marley interacting with her mother, and we'll also learn about Marley's "own self-consciousness about her weight." Let's just hope that Marley doesn't resort to Sue Sylvester's diet drink of water, lemon, and ipecac.
And if you're loving Melissa in the role of Marley, you actually have Jacob Artist (Jake) to thank for that! Ryan says he and the producers were having trouble casting the role of Marley, so he had Jacob read lines with a bunch of prospective Marleys. At the end of the auditions, Jacob told Ryan, "Melissa is the one." Good call, Jacob!
Also, if you're antsy to see characters who haven't yet returned, Ryan says to be patient. In particular, he's excited about the way that the show will be checking in on Santana (Naya Rivera) in college. Ryan says that Santana "comes back in a really unexpected, fun way." We're assuming this means a sassy way, too.
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On the local side, The Sun reports that the Ravens got Maryland tight end Matt Furstenburg as an undrafted free agent along with Towson wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard.
But the Ravens made an unusual call when trying for another tight end. The Sun and other media outlets are reporting that the Ravens signed tight end Murphy Holloway from Ole Miss.
Here's the catch with Holloway---he didn't play any football in college.
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More people need to abandon the dream of owning their own home to bring new property companies into the housing market, according to a leading houseing think tank.
By Paul Geater
Monday, February 25, 2013
MORE people need to abandon the dream of owning their own home to bring new property companies into the housing market.
That's the blunt message of a leading housing think tank as new figures show that the number of new homes in East Anglia continues to slump.
The rate of house-building in the region is only half what it was six years ago but there are still 50,000 people on social housing waiting lists across Suffolk and Essex, according to the House Builders' Federation. This slump has prompted the British Property Federation – which represents private landlords – to urge a fundamental change in attitudes to housing.
It wants the Government to do more to encourage large-scale investment in privately-developed homes to let – encouraging major financial institutions like pension funds to put their money into major housing developments which would provide long-term housing to let.
Figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government showed that the number of new home starts in East Anglia fell significantly in 2012 – although nationally the numbers increased slightly.
Nationally the number of new home starts in 2012 increased by 1% compared with the previous year. However, in Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex the number of starts fell.
Suffolk also saw a fall in the number of new homes completed.
Despite that, however, there was significant house building in a spine of local authorities running down the centre of the region – Colchester, Babergh, Mid Suffolk and South Norfolk.
The new figures come less than a fortnight after the Home Builders' Federation produced statistics showing that first-time buyers earning an average salary in the region needed to save for seven years before having enough to put down a deposit on a home.
A spokesman for the BPF said: "The private rental market is dominated by individual landlords with a few properties.
"Elsewhere in Europe you find major investors like pension funds developing homes that are let on long leases. It is perfectly normal for people to rent their homes and only buy property as they approach retirement."
Woodbridge-based James Neal, from the National Association of Estate Agents, said the market remained much quieter than at the height of the housing boom.
But for people selling "the right home at the right price" there were still buyers about. Many estate agents are now working more on property management in the rental sector – although that could change again if the housing market picks up.
Mr Neal said: "As things are at present I would expect the rental market to increase – particularly as people are waiting until they are about 30 to think about buying their first home."
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People have already abandoned the idea of owning as the cost of a first time buyers property is now so ridiculously high that on an average salary it's just impossible to fund the deposit and raise the amount of mortgage needed to buy and without first time buyers the rest of the housing market is stuffed. To change this we don't need more rental properties, we need more properties that real people can actually afford.
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First up is, of course, Queen of Dogs Miley Cyrus. Everyone else has a Miley costume, even Paris Hilton! Since Miley is already herself every day, maybe one of her many dogs, like Mary Jane, could become her twin for the day. The tears from the now-infamous "Wrecking Ball" video came out of her love for her dogs, after all.
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DENVER — Rep. Sal Pace, who's running for Congress in Colorado's rural, evenly split Third Congressional District, was one of four Democrats to break ranks and join Republicans in passing a bill that would do away with a state background check on weapons purchases.
House Bill 1048, which passed the full House Wednesday morning on a 37-28 vote, now heads to the state Senate, where its prospects are dim.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, argued that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check is redundant and costly.
"This bill will save the citizens of the state of Colorado $1.5 million this year, $1.8 million next year, and even more continuing on into the future," Waller told FOX31 Denver Wednesday. "In these tight budget times, we need to spend every dollar as effectively as we can."
If the proposal miraculously passed the Senate and was signed into law, prospective gun buyers would only have to clear an FBI background check.
Those opposed to the bill worry that that federal check often misses local arrests and restraining orders, especially those that have just been filed and are yet to be fully processed.
"In some of those locations, you may have some women who are filing retsraining orders and it may not elevate up to that FBI check," said Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora. "I think whatever we can do to protect families and neighborhoods, if it requires a secondary check, I don't think it's a bad thing to do."
Fields ran for the statehouse in 2010, five years after her son, Javad Marshall Fields, and his girlfriend, Vivian Wolfe, were gunned down by gang members who wanted to prevent Marshall Fields from testifying in a murder trial.
"I think we should always err on the side of public safety," Fields told FOX31 Denver. "If it's going to keep a gun out of the hands of someone who shouldn't have it, I think it's worth that price."
Waller argued that the FBI background check catches 97 percent of the felonies and misdemeanors that the CBI check does; and that no system will ever be perfect.
"If somebody wants to commit a violent act against someone else, they are going to do that regardless of whether they pass a criminal background check," Waller said.


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A former local heroin addict who landed in the hospital four different times because of overdoses will wrap up his symbolic 3,133-mile "Ride4Recovery" by dipping his bicycle in that Atlantic on Sullivan's Island on Sunday.
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Cyclists of all abilities are invited to ride the final four miles of Steve Pulley's 3,133-mile Ride4Recovery, from Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant to the beach on Sullivan's Island, starting at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Following the ceremonial dipping of his bike in the Atlantic Ocean, those who join him are invited to a luncheon celebration on nearby Goldbug Island, located at the base of the Ben Sawyer Bridge.
Those attending the lunch will be able to give donations to the Medical University of South Carolina's Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs and purchase silent auction items to benefit the program.
Steve Pulley, now 26, grew up in Mount Pleasant and from ages 13 to 20 was addicted to both drugs and alcohol.
"I did them all, but heroin was my drug of choice and I was an addict," says Pulley.
"Charleston is a big small city and everyone knew me from being on the street, panhandling, running around downtown and getting arrested. Everyone knows I had a problem. I don't mind saying that," he said.
His parents, Jeff and Valerie Pulley, estimated that they spent between $300,000 and $400,000 in treatment programs during those years.
"For a while, it was pretty hopeless," admits his father.
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But Steve finally found a program that clicked for him, Louie's Recovery Halfway House in Statesboro, Ga., and Georgia Southern University's Center for Addiction Recovery, which is considered a "Collegiate Recovery Community."
Pulley says physical fitness played a "huge part in my recovery," in addition to mental and spiritual healing.
"A lot of people in recovery still smoke cigarettes for a while, but I quit smoking and started running. I was already into resistance training, but I shifted my focus to endurance training," says Pulley, whose 6-foot frame changed from carrying about 210 pounds to 175.
Last December, he earned a degree in exercise physiology, graduating cum laude, from Georgia Southern and will start the doctoral program in physical therapy at the Medical University of South Carolina later this month.
But before starting that, Pulley wanted to spread the message of hope, and the benefits of providing a sober environment on college campuses, across the nation.
On March 23, the sixth anniversary of his sobriety, Pulley started a bicycling journey in San Diego, Calif. Along the way, he raised money via his website, www.ride4recovery.org, for the Willingway Foundation, a Georgia nonprofit charity that will direct all proceeds from the ride Georgia's Southern's Center for Addiction Recovery.
He also has spoken at more than two dozen drug addiction treatment centers and hospitals, along with doing media interviews, on his journey east. He hoped to provide encouragement for individuals battling from the disease of addiction.
"It's a huge public health issue in America and people don't like to talk about it, but I'm talking about it. I'm transparent," says Pulley.
Welcome home
Sylvia Rivers, community outreach and education coordinator for MUSC's Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, says the center is helping promote Pulley's arrival home, which includes an invitation for cyclists to join him at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Alhambra Hall for the final ride to Sullivan's, largely because of his message.
"What Steve is doing is so tremendous," says Rivers, saying he is helping families of addicts by giving them hope and is building enthusiasm in recovery programs across the nation.
"Alcohol and drug dependence affects all levels of society, genders, and races, and exists in 40 percent of the population. Yet, the public is very much unaware of the risks involved in abusing alcohol and drugs, how the disease of addiction develops and misunderstands that addiction is not simply a lack of self-control but a disease of the brain that predominantly begins during the adolescent years."
Following the ride, participating cyclists are invited to attend a lunch celebration at nearby Gold Bug Island, located at the base of the Ben Sawyer Bridge, where MUSC's center will be collecting donations and holding a silent auction to benefit its fund.
Reach David Quick at 937-5516.
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iPad Air preview
Everything you need to know about Apple's 5th generation 9.7-inch tablet, the iPad Air
3 years after Steve Jobs introduced the first magical and revolution iPad, Apple has kept the same unbelievable price but once again set the bar higher when it comes to their most advanced technology. It's still 9.7-inches. It's still a Retina display. It still runs the over one million apps - almost half of which are now tablet optimized - in the App Store. But it's once again thinner, lighter, and faster. Only this time it's even thinner and lighter, and the speed boost? On paper at least, insane. If you're thinking of upgrading to an iPad Air, however, or of buying one as your first full-sized iPad, what does that mean to you?
iPad evolution
iPad Air design
The original iPad, revolutionary as it was, was 0.5-inches thick and weighed 1.5lbs. That was nothing compared to the netbooks of the time, but it meant you couldn't hold it up for a long time without tiring yourself out. The iPad 2 thinned things out, and lightened them somewhat, coming in at 0.34-inches and 1.33lbs, but it remained more - ironically - a laptop or tabletop than a palmtop. The iPad 3 and iPad 4 were both ever-so-slightly thicker and heavier, thanks to the Retina tax. It took the iPad mini to really transform Apple's tablet from portable to truly mobile. 0.28-inches and 0.68lbs. Yet, to do it, it took the 9.7-inch screen to 7.9-inches, and shed Retina along the way. What about those who wanted a full-sized screen and an ultra-light, truly mobile design?
Enter the iPad Air.
From the minute the iPad mini was introduced, the iPad Air became a matter of speculation, then rumor. Now, reality. 0.29-inches thin, 1.0lbs light, it's closer to the iPad mini than its direct ancestor, the iPad 4. The difference works out as follows - 28% lighter, 20% thinner, 24% less volume. It's sounds, very nearly, like the best of all worlds.
I can't even imagine the engineering skill and effort required to trim the full-sized iPad down to its new, Air-y size and weight. Every hundredth of an inch was no doubt a battle against the laws of physics and economics. Yet by all appearances, it looks like Apple won.
The casing is that of the iPad mini stretched across the full-sized iPad screen. 9.7-inches of screen, a FaceTime HD camera, and a Home button - sans Touch ID, barely covered by aluminum. Like the iPhone 5 last year. the size will not properly inform the weight. It'll feel ridiculously light. Like a fake. A toy.
The look will be pure iPad mini as well, in color as well as casing. The black faceplate will be accompanied by a space gray back, both easier to anodize and more resistant to chips and scratches than the slate gray that came before it. The white faceplate will be accompanied by silver, a clear coat Apple's been using since last year. There'll be no gold option, however. Turns out you can have too much of a good thing.
If all of this makes it sound like the iPad Air is really just a slightly bigger iPad mini, then that sounds about exactly right. As always, Apple has leveraged technology created for one product across the line. The iPad Air, in every way, seems an iPad mini grown up more than an iPad 4 shrunk down.
And that might be the very best thing about it.
iPad Air A7 chipset
Previously the full-sized iPads required a special variant of Apple's in-house chipsets in order to push around their massive 2048x1536 Retina displays. The A5X quad-core GPU on the iPad 3 was barely up to the task and Apple replaced it 6 months later with an Apple A6X, based on their first custom-CPU, the Swift. Now, the monstrous Apple A7 doesn't need no X to drive the iPad Air. It only needs it's next-generation custom-CPU, the Cyclone, and a PowerFX Series 6 "Rogue" GPU. It's 64-bit. It's desktop-class. It supports OpenGL ES 3.0. It includes an Apple M7 motion coprocessor. In Jobsian vernacular, it's a screamer.
The A7 is ridiculous in the iPhone 5s. It probably won't be as ridiculous in the iPad Air, but it will almost certainly be every bit as impressive.
Sadly, in addition to the lack of a TouchID sensor - blame supply constraints? - the image signal processor (ISP) that provides for everything from burst mode to slow-motion video on the iPhone 5s doesn't seem to be doing that on the iPad Air, at least not yet. Still, all the image quality magic should be there, and should be great.
It's also hard not to imagine the quality of apps we'll be getting - everything from the new iWork and iLife suites, to the already released djay 2 and Infinity Blade 3 - are going to once again redefine expectations for mobile software.
It's a big deal.
iPad Air FaceTime HD camera
The iPad Air didn't get an improved iSight camera this year - it's still 5mp/1080p - but it did get the same improved FaceTime HD camera Apple gave the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. That translates into a 1.9 micron pixel size and a back illuminated sensor, and means better low-light... for noir-style selfies and late-night FaceTime calls alike.
It's a nice to have, but for most people, certainly not a must have.
iPad Air MIMO Wi-Fi and more LTE
The iPad Air didn't get 802.11ac Wi-Fi like Apple's Mac line did, but it got multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO). That means there's multiple antennas both sending and receiving, which makes the iPad Air less susceptible to interference. Apple claims that not only makes the iPad Air's Wi-Fi more robust, but faster as well. Twice as fast, at up to 300Mbps,
4G - the real kind, long term evolution (LTE) - has also gotten a boost for the iPad Air. Just like with the new iPhones, Apple is supporting more bands for more places. LTE, it turns out, is more of a mess than the name implies, with different carriers around the world spread across around 40 distinct segments of spectrum. Apple is trying to support as many of them as possible, in as many places as possible. Here's their current list:
- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)
- LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26)
Of course, Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (LE) is along for the ride, which enables all sorts of really interesting technologies, like the new tap-to-setup Apple TV feature, and, of course, iBeacons.
The lack of 802.11ac is a bummer, but everything else looks top flight.
iPad Air buyers guide
There's a lot to consider before you buy or upgrade to a new tablet, even a new iPad Air. Should you consider a MacBook Air instead? A Retina iPad mini? If you do go with an iPad Air, which color, what capacity, and if you want cellular data, on which carrier? There's never been more to choose from, which means it's never been harder to choose!
- iPad Air 2 vs. MacBook Air: Which Apple ultra-portable should you get?
- Should you upgrade to the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3?
- How to sell your old iPad
- Which iPad should you get?
- What color iPad should you get: Silver, gold, or space gray?
- What iPad storage size should you get: 16GB vs 64GB vs 128GB?
- iPad insurance: Should you get AppleCare or something else?
iPad Air bottom line
The iPad Air looks in every way to be the realization of the potential first seen in the original iPad. Years in the making, it has an incredible display, and unbelievable processor, phenomenal connectivity, and decent optics all rolled up in a package so thin and light it's hard to believe it's real. Add to that the hundreds of thousands of tablet-optimized apps available in the App Store, and it's hard to see anyone else getting close to what Apple's offering any time soon.
It's not a non-name, sub-$100 video player, and it's not a keyboard intermediated laptop replacement. It's an iPad. The new, full-sized iPad. The new features might all smack of technology, but they'll all add up to experience.
I'll be lining up in Montreal, in the cold, on Halloween night to get my hands on one, and I'll be back with a full review once I've spent a good chunk of time with it. But I haven't been this excited for an Apple tablet since the original. I'll be getting a Retina iPad mini for travel and for tethering. For home, for video, for comic books, for fingerprinting with productivity, and for touch the future, I'll be living with the iPad Air. At least until next year.
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iPad Air preview
So you will be hitting the line on Oct 31? Do you think the demand will be that great, or just not taking any chances?
I need to review it, and I want as long as possible with it, yet I don't want to draw it out. That means I need to pick it up in person on launch day. There are no preorders, so I'll line up. But not as early as iPhone 5s launch day :)
In fairness, we're in very good company.
Well if I wasn't excited enough about my new iPad Air, after reading your article I'm now ecstatic .... Maybe you should take the stage for Apple Events Rene!!
I'm disappointed that online sales are no longer delivered on launch day, and so will be in line on Friday morning here in Western Australia. Sold my iPad 4 weeks ago and keep reaching to an empty stand - how I miss my iPad!!
The lightness, size and power are mind blowing. This time I'm buying a white 128gb model; two changes that I'm really excited about.
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Haha! Awesome! Sounds great!
Yes, I'm sure they're stereo :)
I really wonder about long term comfort with such small bezels. I know the lighter weight will help with that but I wonder about hand comfort while trying to hold such a small surface area.
Since the iPad mini, Apple has used fairly sophisticated touch rejection to handle the thinner bezels. I'm guessing the same will apply to the iPad Air. I'm not overly worried.
The iPad air was a good improvement from the iPad 4, but my iPad 3 runs fine already. I might get the next generation.
I've been debating on the best choice--the Air or the new Mini. Figured I'd have to experience both of them to decide. But then I read this above:
"The iPad Air, in every way, seems an iPad mini grown up more than an iPad 4 shrunk down."
Well, when you put it that way: Sold! It's the Air for me on Friday!
Thanks, Rene!
Ha! Nice!
Just get one of the black carbon fiber peel on stick on covers. Looks just like the slate only with strips running diagonally. There are firms that will do the anodizing too.
Nice preview. Now I really really really REALLY want to get one!!!
Compliments are slowly coming in about the advantages of the lightness and thinness of the iPad Air, despite the initial "public yawn". This really goes to show how Apple focuses on actual user experiences rather than marketing gimmicks, while on the other hand you see Samsung coming out with eyeball-tracking features that prove to be nothing but annoying after a week. Bravo!
I will stop by November 1st or later to take a look at the Air and compare it against the iPad Mini. But I am kind of set on buying the Mini 2. Just don't know what color to pick or the storage 64 vs. 128. It only $100 more and you get the same amount as my notebook SSD. LOL!
Can't wait for the iPad Air reviews. Before this I was always set on iPad Mini Retina Display but the iPad Air really changed it. The smaller bezel and fresh design definitely helps along with the new internals.


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Giant advent trail returns in Lincoln to boost city Christmas shopping
Posted: September 21, 2012|
Christmas shoppers in Lincoln will see the return of the giant advent calendar trail in December, this year.
The giant advent boxes will be placed in shop windows across the City Centre, St Mark's and in Uphill areas from December 1 to 24, filled with presents which shoppers have a chance to win.
Lincoln Business Improvement Group are behind the idea that is designed to add something extra to Lincoln shopping over the festive period.
People are asked to write down what they see in the advent box and post their entries inside the shop it is placed in.
Each day a winner will be drawn for a prize worth £50 and for example, the competition for box number 10 will open and close on December 10.
Lincoln BIG Events and Promotions Manager Michael Armstrong said: "Local businesses started throwing their weight behind this year's competition within hours of approaching businesses to see if they were interested.
"We are delighted that they have acted so quickly and we are now just looking to place the final few boxes."
All entrants of the daily competitions will be put into a final prize draw for more than £100 in cash and vouchers at the end of the advent trail.


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Where has the time gone? As of Saturday, Josephine is 6 months old.
Now that I am watching a little one grow before my eyes, I feel like time has sped up. For example, I keep thinking things like "summer is practically over" and "we're halfway to Christmas". I guess this is a good attitude to have since it's miserably hot outside.
As a handful of people have touted to me – Taking care of a little one isn't easy, but it's definitely worth it. I wish there was some sort of science behind taking care of a baby. Unfortunately, I feel like most of it is trial and error (maybe I won't feel this way with my next one).
Josephine's 6 Month Stats: 17 pounds 6 ounces, 27 Inches
I know most people don't want to see a huge collage of Josephine photos, but I thought some of my family members may appreciate it.


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Cornflake chicken doesn't exactly sound amazing when you first hear the name. But when you see the parmesan, garlic and parsley that is added in to crust the chicken, then you begin to realize that it's not just plain chicken crusted with plain cereal. The components of this dish combine perfectly to create a delicious meal, bursting with flavor. I always serve this chicken recipe with rice and a sprig of fresh parsley spruces up the plate beautifully.
The steps are simple: dip the chicken in a butter/garlic mixture and then dip in the cornflake/parmesan/parsley mixture to coat. Bake for a set amount of time and voila! Easy.
I wanted to thank all of you for your suggestions for our fishing trip - it was so much fun reading all of your experiences and interesting to see how easy it is to get seasick! Our trip got postponed a few days - apparently, they won't take the boat out if there is lightening or extreme wind (guess that's a good thing, eh?) and the day of our planned trip happened to include one of the worst thunderstorm/lightening storm they had had in a while. Darn weather. I will be sure to post a lot of photos, though, once we actually make it out there!
4 T butter, melted
1/4 c olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 c homemade cornflakes , crushed (sub GF store cornflakes, if desired)
1/2 c Parmesan
1/4 c fresh parsley, minced
20 oz chicken breasts, butterflied in half and separated into 2 breasts
Salt & pepper
Place butter and garlic cloves in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, combine crushed cornflakes, Parmesan and parsley. Dip chicken breasts first in butter and then coat with cornflake mixture.
Put in greased baking sheet. Cover and bake at 325F for 20 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking for another 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked.


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COLUMBIA CITY — For some, carrying a handgun is a way of life, for others, its purely recreational.
Regardless of the reason for registering for a handgun permit, police warn citizens to plan and prepare before they carry.
In Indiana, people aren't required to complete handgun training before receiving their permits.
In fact, citizens don't have to take a test regarding the laws of concealed or open carry.
So when can — and can't — you carry?
Without a license, the options are limited.
While the law allows for a person to carry within their home or place of business, they cannot have their gun accessible in the car or in public.
Since the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the threat of more gun control, Whitley County has seen a drastic increase in handgun permit applications.
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On 8/27/14 at approximately 1702 hours, Vermont State Police reported to the Brattleboro Police that they came upon a motor vehicle versus bicyclist crash on Western Avenue near Garfield Drive. Brattleboro Police responded as well as Brattleboro Fire and Rescue Inc .
It was determined that Joseph J Persio, 27, of Cheshire, CT was traveling east bound on Western Ave. He came upon a bicyclist also headed in the same direction. As Persio was passing the cyclist, Judith Malloy, 69, of Brattleboro, VT, she collided with his car. Malloy was transported to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This incident remains under investigation.


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Pensacola, Fla. - After coming off their eighth straight road win on Thursday night, the Pensacola Ice Flyers looked to change their fortune on home ice as they met the Huntsville Havoc at the Pensacola Bay Center. It was a game that had an old-time hockey feel to it, and one that saw the Ice Flyers win 2-1 and outshoot the Havoc, 51-23.
The first period for the Ice Flyers was one of their best on home ice this season as they came in waves, peppering the Havoc goalie with 15 shots on goals. However, with Huntsville only getting 5 shots in the first, the score remained tied, 0-0.
A few minutes into the second period, the old-time hockey feel brought the Pensacola crowd to life. Brad Cooper for the Havoc got his team on the board 3:22 into the period. Not even a few minutes later on an Ice Flyers power play, Jordan Chong got the puck past Havoc's goalie Dan McWhinney to tie the score.
Then came an onslaught of roughing minors and fighting majors that had the crowd on their feet in celebration. Both teams battled hard and put on a gritty hockey game, and set the stage for what turned out to be a hard-fought third period.
Pensacola Ice Flyers' Brent Sands scored to break the tie and put his team ahead 2-1. But immediately after the goal was scored, another fight broke out. Pensacola kept the pressure on, firing 17 more shots on McWhinney. But the Havoc were not finished quite yet. After killing a four-minute penalty, they began to control the play in the Ice Flyers' zone, testing goalie Steve Christie to the final horn.
With the win on home ice, the Ice Flyers improved to 10-4-2. They sit alone in second place, only two points behind Fayetteville. The Havoc fall to 4-10-1 on the season.
The Havoc's next game is Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:05 p.m. at the Landers Center as they play the Mississippi RiverKings. The Pensacola Ice Flyers will play the Louisiana IceGators on Friday, Dec.14 at the Pensacola Bay Center at 7:05 p.m. It is Tacky Christmas Sweater Night and Giveaway Night with over $10,000 in prizes given away throughout the game.


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JOHN D. PASQUALE holds the Donald R. Shepherd Chair in Conducting at the University of Michigan serving as Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Michigan Marching and Athletic Bands. In this position, he oversees the athletic band program, is the conductor of the University Band, conductor of the Michigan Hockey Band, guest conductor with the Symphony Band, Symphony Band Chamber Winds and Concert Band, and teaches classes in rehearsal techniques and band repertoire. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Pasquale served as the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Michigan.
Pasquale received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. While at OU, he was a conducting associate to the Wind Symphony, Opera Orchestra, "The Pride of Oklahoma" Marching Band, New Century Ensemble, Faculty Composer Concert Series, Symphony Band, Concert Band, and the Weitzenhoffer Family Department of Musical Theatre. In addition, he was an adjunct instructor and graduate teaching assistant within the Music Education Department. He also holds a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dr. Pasquale was the Associate Brass Caption Manager of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps from Santa Clara, California, and taught ensemble music as a member of the Brass Staff of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois. Through his teaching at the Cavaliers, Pasquale was a contributor to the instructional DVD entitled, The Cavaliers Brass: From the Concert Hall to the Football Field, which has been met with international acclaim. During his tenure from 2002-2009, the Cavaliers were named Drum Corps International World Champions three times and the recipient of two Jim Ott Awards for "Excellence in Brass Performance."
Prior to attending graduate school, Dr. Pasquale conducted an internationally recognized middle school wind ensemble while Director of Bands at Griffin Middle School in The Colony, Texas, within the Lewisville Independent School District. During his four year tenure, Pasquale was the 2001, 2002 and 2003 recipient of the "Making A Difference Award" given by the student body of Griffin Middle School and received the 2003 nomination for Griffin Middle School "Teacher of the Year."
Dr. Pasquale is in demand as a conductor, clinician, pedagogue, and adjudicator throughout the United States.
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BELFAST, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Luke Bryant was convicted of manslaughter for killing his best friend Tyler Seaney and sentenced to nine years in prison.
The judge sentenced Bryant to 15 years in prison with all but nine years suspended. After Bryant is released he will be on probation for four years and he can never own a firearm again.
Members of Tyler Seaney's family spoke in court and explained how their lives have changed from his death. Bryant also spoke, expressing remorse. During the trial Bryant kept a photo of his friend in his jacket pocket
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The Birds of America, the 19th-century masterpiece by John James Audubon, is the world's most valuable book and it is extremely rare. The 1m-tall book revolutionised natural history art, portraying birds full of drama and life in their natural habitat.
Brown thrashers by John James Audubon. Plate 116 from The Birds of America.
The Birds of America features 435 beautiful hand-coloured plates that show birds life-size, in natural positions and in their native habitats.
Unlike the lifeless stuffed birds depicted by his contemporaries, Audubon illustrated the drama of birds' lives. His paintings resurrected the brown thrashers fighting for survival against a predatory snake and the osprey swooping in for the kill that he witnessed in the wild.
The book is the result of Audubon's lifelong fascination with birds. He began watching them at an early age, and became a brilliant amateur field naturalist. His ambition was to illustrate every bird in the United States and its territories, and he dedicated his life to this work.
Rarely a day passed when Audubon wasn't watching birds and it became a distracting obsession. With no head for figures, his import business failed and he was sent to debtors' prison. When free, he resolved to put everything into his 'great work'.
Despite completing hundreds of paintings, Audubon's idea for a book was turned down by American publishers who thought he lacked the academic credentials buyers looked for in an author.
Portrait of John James Audubon by John Syme, 1826. © Photo researchers / Science Photo Library
Not deterred, Audubon took his work to Britain, arriving in Liverpool in July 1826. To the British, he looked like the classic exotic American frontier woodsman. He epitomised the untamed natural world as seen in Romantic art and literature popular in Europe in the early 1800s.
Audubon finally published the book himself in London between 1827 and 1838. Demanding precision and quality, he personally supervised the engraving and printing by Robert Havell and Son.
Audubon published The Birds of America in batches of 5 pages. He sold them for 2 guineas (equivalent to about £100 today) to wealthy individuals and institutions. Subscribers could collect full or partial sets, or buy all 4 volumes of the book for £182 (equivalent to £9,000 today).
It is thought that fewer than 200 complete sets were produced and only 120 are known to survive. The Museum looks after 2 editions, including a bound copy that belonged to Lord Rothschild, who founded the Natural History Museum at Tring.
The Birds of America is one of the best known and most valuable natural history books ever published. In December 2010, a complete bound first edition sold at auction for £7.3 million, which is a world record for a book.
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So the annual Carmel plein air festival will happen soon. I was thinking that one year I'd like to try doing this event. I think it would be fun and a great way to be surrounded by talented artists in a beautiful environment. I also recently found out that the event is juried. I'm hoping that with another season of painting this year, I'll be ready to try new venues or even a less competitive event. Has anyone here painted at this event? I wonder if the jury looks at work only or considers other events the artist has attended. Anyone with experience with plein air events?
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December 16, 2014
Galleria Dallas - Event will be located on the 2nd floor next to the Guest Receptionist Center
5:00 p.m.
Rabbi Mendel Dubrawsky, head Rabbi at Chabad of Dallas, will lead this event which will include the lighting of the first night's Chanukah candle, a performance by the Akiba children's choir, and free sufganiot (deep-fried jelly doughnuts) and gelt (chocolate coins). The menorah will be lit with an additional light for each of the eight nights (through Dec. 23) at 5 p.m.; the party is only on the first night.
First Ever Chanukah at the Frisco Heritage Center.
Giant Menorah Lighting
Festive Music
Children's Craft
Hot Drinks
Jelly Doughnuts
Giant Dreidal Mascot
The Frisco Heritage Center
6499 Page St
Frisco, TX 75034
December 17, 2014
Thanks-Giving Square in the City Center District of Dallas
1627 Pacific Ave.
12:15 p.m.
Menorah lighting, jelly doughnuts and chocolate gelt.
NorthPark Center - Level 1, near Nordstrom's
8687 N. Central Expressway at Northwest Highway
This celebration features the lighting of the menorah, the reading of a Chanukah story from PJ Library with Gan Menachem, and free jelly doughnuts and chocolate gelt!
6:15 p.m.
The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano. On the lower level in Macy's Court at the Shops at Willow Bend, 6121 W. Park Blvd., Plano. 972-202-4900. shopwillowbend.com.
Rabbi Menachem Block, Executive Director of Chabad of Plano/Collin County, will lead the lighting of a large Menorah, with children welcome to play in a new Chanukah Fun Land where they can make crafts, have their picture taken with our life-size Dreidel Mascot, play group games led by our DJ, and enjoy strolling entertainers. Every child will receive a Chanukah Kids magazine and a chance to win prizes.
December 17, 2014
8th Annual Uptown Menorah Lighting
7:00 p.m.
A giant menorah will be located between Mi Cocina and the Magnolia Theater in West Village at 3699 McKinney Ave. in Dallas.
Updates available @GiantMenorah.
A giant menorah will preside over a party with latkes, jelly doughnuts, live music, lots of light. Plus, there'll be free menorahs for the first 100 people.
Menorah Lighting of the Largest Menorah in Texas!!
Refreshments and musical entertainment.
7900 Northaven Rd Dallas, TX 75230
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20, 2014
Starbucks at Preston and Frankford - 18208 Preston Road
8:00 p.m.
This event, organized with the teens of the Bnai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO), includes the lighting of the menorah and hot chocolate!
December 20, 2014
Light up the NIght
Menorah Lighting outside the New Chabad of Arlington Chabad Center.
1861 Brown Blvd #213, Arlington, Texas 76006
for more information call 817-451-1171
December 2, 2013
12:00 p.m.
Central Market in Plano, 320 Coit Rd., Plano.
Menorah lighting in the barn.
December 22, 2014
5:00 p.m.
Menorah lighting in AT&T Plaza
2500 Victory Ave. Dallas.
$10 to $180.
Sign up to to the "Chai Five Club" to high five the Mavs. Free Mavericks kippas for the first 100 people and a kosher food truck from Simcha Kosher Catering outside; 7:30 p.m. for the game where you can sit with others celebrating Hanukkah by buying tickets online at jewishmavs.com. .


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FRANKFORT — A bipartisan group of 50 state representatives has written President Barack Obama, seeking to sway the president about energy produced from coal.
"Earlier this summer, President Obama made it clear that he sees coal as a detriment to this country's future rather than the asset that it is," House Speaker Greg Stumbo said. "Many of us in the House want him to take a much more reasoned approach, because we believe coal can and should continue to play a major role in making the United States truly energy independent. Now is not the time to turn our back on a resource that is as reliable as it is plentiful. Just as importantly, our state cannot afford any more drastic steps affecting one of our signature industries. We're hurting enough as it is."
In the letter, the representatives describe the president's plan to further limit greenhouse gas emissions as "an unfair attack on coal."
"For too many years now, any new effort to mine and use this critical resource has been turned away by federal officials and the courts," the letter reads. "Promising initiatives that should satisfy both sides of the climate debate are essentially left in the research lab, while the environmental impact of other major energy sources is minimized by comparison. For coal, the playing field is more unlevel than every, and the goal posts keep moving further away."
The letter notes that coal was responsible for $10 billion to the Kentucky economy in 2010, as well as 42,078 jobs.
"When these jobs are all but gone, can you tell us how we are supposed to replace them and the more than $1 billion in lost earnings?" the letter reads. "Job opportunities are already scarce in most of our mining communities. Our state also relies on coal-severance tax receipts, which totaled approximately $230 million in fiscal year 2013. Where will we get the support to offset the loss of those dollars? And the companies that choose to base their business in the commonwealth because it has some of the lowest energy rates in the nation: How are we going to be able to attract and retain those businesses and jobs?"
The writers suggest the federal government make a stronger commitment to clean-coal technology and alternative uses of coal, which the authors suggest would strengthen the nation's energy independence.
"We believe our nation would be much better served by focusing on clean-coal technology with the same dedication and ingenuity put into the Manhattan Project and the space program …" the letter reads. "We also believe that our nation would be better served by increasing coal-to-liquid initiatives, something that has already drawn considerable interest from the military. This would futher minimize reliance on foreign oil and better stabilize gas prices."
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Movie premieres, awards shows, benefit concerts, and plain old clubbin' – even though most of us are at home, the beautiful peeps are living it up somewhere. Last Night's Pics puts you in touch with all the action.
A visibly pregnant Jessica Alba strolled the red carpet at the premiere of her spookster flick, The Eye, alongside fiance Cash Warren and costar Alessandro Nivola.
The Cinema Society hosted a screening of "Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton," attracting a slew of fashion-conscious celebs. Guests included Heidi Klum, Naomi Lenoir, Sophia Bush, Anne Hathaway, Marc Jacobs, Rachel Zoe, Ellen Pompeo, and Padma Lakshmi.
The red carpet at the premiere of The Spiderwick Chronicles was an eclectic mix of cute kids and drunken old dudes. Hayden Panettiere & brother Jansen did the red carpet thing with fellow cutie Freddie Highmore. On the other end of the carpet, Nick Nolte and son, Brawley, sort of looked like they stumbled into the wrong party. Martin Short was also spotted at the premiere. Nolte & Short both have supporting roles in the film, making us slightly less creeped out.


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In 2011, the British Academy launched a new four year programme targeting deficits in languages and quantitative skills. The programme reflects the Academy's longstanding concerns about deficits in these areas of the humanities and social sciences, as well as in UK education and research. Through the programme, the Academy funds research and relevant initiatives, and seeks to influence policy in these areas.
The LQS Programme engages both in high-level reports and activities, as well as with initiatives identifying and promoting best practice. Recognising the need for change at key levels in education and research, a significant part of the programme continues to include targeted support from school, through to undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels.
To learn a foreign language well is to acquire a wealth of culture and skills beyond textbook knowledge. 75% of the world's population do not speak English. We can no longer assume that it is the global language par excellence.
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In Memoriam
Ruby L. Roberts
Ruby L. Roberts, age 68 of Seymour, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013. She was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by her father, Luther Headrick; mother, Mae Headrick; grandchild, Susie Q; child, Shasta; and sister, Edith Barton, brother-in-law: Carroll Cowden
She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Whitley and husband Mark; grandchildren, Sadie, Savannah, Sierra, and Sophie; brother, Carl Headrick; sisters, Stella Hicks and husband Charles, and Johnnie Cowden; brother-in-law, Doug; and many other friends and family members.
Memorial service 4 PM Sunday November 24th in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Rev. William Simms officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday November 24th at Atchley Funeral Home Seymour 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865 (577-2807).


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A sting operation Thursday in College Station landed a pair of women in jail on prostitution charges.
Around 11:30 a.m., CSPD's Special Investigations Unit entered a home in the 2400 block of Carnation Court. Authorities say there had been a number of complaints about unusual activity.
Through their search, investigators believed Amber Lynn Beckham, 23, and Itzel Clarisa Johnson, 34, were running a prostitution business out of the home. Authorities say they were using the names "Karri Diamond" and "Little Miss Hottie" online to solicit business.
Investigators went on to conduct an undercover sting operation. Both females allegedly agreed to sexual acts for money. Beckham and Johnson were arrested.
Prostitution is a class B misdemeanor.
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- $1.00 off Rimmel Bronzing Product
- $1.00 off 3 cartons of Swanson Broth or Stock