text: On 05/15/2001 LiLOLMe posted an introduction to macros and provided some examples. This tread grew very quickly as more people asked questions and add information. For over two years the thread was bumped and more content was added. For what ever reason the thread was purged completely from the forms around October or November of 2003. A few days before Macro 101 dropped off the face of the earth I saved all the pages to my hard disk. My intent was to clean it up and use it has an offline reference for myself. A few days later after I saved the information, I went to bump the thread and it was gone. For some time now I have been going through the information getting rid of the bumps and trying to trim the information down and organize it. Thank you everyone that added information to the original thread or just bumped it. My hope is that this thread will continue to be useful. ~Ten ("ok, enough yapping on with the show") ...Macro 101... LiLOLMe -- posted 05-15-2001 12:23 PM How about a thread for everyone's favorite macros and any tips/tricks to creating them? Macros are a sets of commands that can be run with a single button click. They work (almost) like you had typed them in one-by-one, line by line. The game will issue each line command in the macro, then move to the next. They are set under "Socials" in the button banks. Right-click on any button under social you want to assign a macro to. See the eqmanualsupplement.txt for a complete listing of all commands. (I thinks that's the filename, anyway its close ) Basic macro rules: - 5 lines max - 255 characters max per line (I think, never came close) - 1 command per line, exception "/pause" One can't edit a line once it has been entered. Clicking on that line to change it, erases that entire line. But only that line, the rest of the macro stays. To edit the next line, just click on it. It doesn't seem to make any difference if you hit enter at the end of a line. I don't know if it's just my lag, but I am forced to use the /pause or more than one line won't work in some things. Example: /say Will you just stand still you annoying pile of bones! /pause 15 /pet guard here Without the "/pause 15" my pet never gets the "/pet guard here" command. I put the "/pause" on a separate line because I have to tweak the pasue duration from time to time. The other acceptable form of my macro is: /pause 15, /say Will you just stand still you annoying pile of bones! /pet guard here A "/pause xx," followed by any other non-"/pause" command will pause your PC (all you can do is move I think) for 0.1 seconds per "xx" up to 60 seconds (600 as xx) AFTER it does the other command. I know this is backwards, put programers are like that some times. Really, it makes it easier to use, as you won't hit the 255 character limit and still need room for the "/pause". Any number higher than 600 will be treated as 600. To pause for more than 60 seconds, multiple "/pause" commands are needed. I don't know if the 60 seconds is according to your PC or the server. I think it's your PC, but I can't see how it really matters. If I use the "/pause xx, [some command]" version for my pet macro, then I would have to re-type the "/say" every time I needed to tweak the pause time. Remember, you can't truly edit a macro line, just replace it. I'm hoping to get some great additions, corrections, and/or clarifications to this from follow-up posts. I've just started really using macros. I know there a others out there that are "Macro Guru's". Macros make life much easier, and can even prevent some mistakes. For example, my favorite: /say Rest and heal my undead slave! /pause 15 /pet sit down /pause 15 /pet guard me The first line lets my group know my pet needs to heal and adds a rolepay element. I make sure to change it from time-to-time to keep it from getting too stale. I already explained what the 2nd and 4th line are for and why that version of "/pause". If I needed more lines, I would have ben forced to use the one line "/pause" version. The 3rd line accomplishes my goal. The 5th line prevents a mistake I almost always make. Either run off without my pet, or send it to attack something and not have to come back to me. With pets, as long as you don't move, once you tell them to sit, they stay. Even if you then tell them to guard you, they still stay sitting until you move or tell them to attack. Pets will revert to the last command given before the "/pet attack". If that last command was "/sit down", as soon as the MoB dies the pet will just stand right where it is. If you're an absent minded caster like me, then you forget your pet is still in the hall it chased that MoB down before it could kill the MoB. I forget until I see it's found a new wondering playmate when I see "taunting attacker Master". /em GULP! /say I hope you picked on someone our size this time Jabonner... I'm still a forgetful caster, but now I've got a crutch! [drumroll] [cymbol crash] The MACRO, Macro, macro, ma... [<-- echoing word] -=Reptanis Psych_ -- posted 05-15-2001 12:41 PM is there anyway for me to set a macro to target my pet automatically? then tell it to sit, guard attack or what have you? Ordieth117 -- posted 05-15-2001 12:56 PM /pet target targets your pet LiLOLMe -- posted 05-15-2001 12:56 PM "/pet target" will target your pet. Hitting the F1 key twice will also. You don't have to have your pet targeted to issue commands. They just need to be "within range". Seems about 'voice' distance. That "/pet target" was rather unused, but now that we don't see "Jabonner01" just "Jabonner" then the "%T" and it's variants will make for some nice emoted and roleplay macros. Look for the manual supplement file for all the "%T" type commands, I don't know them all. Or maybe a macro guru can post them here. "%T" is a variable filled with the name of your target when it is shown to everyone in the text window. So: /say Hey %T! Whatssssssss up! with Jabonner targeted would be Solandso says "Hey Jabonner! Whatssssssss up!" to everyone in hearing range. There are ones for the correct pronoun (he/her/it) or possessive (his/hers/its). Bunch of others too. All based on your target. Aanluil -- posted 05-15-2001 01:05 PM Any command that outputs to an open channel (eg say, auction, ooc, shout, etc) seems to have a built-in server-side anti-spam filter. If you have two /say commands in a macro, one after the other, you will see both. But the people on the server will only see the first one. Unless you have tested macros with a friend, this is a sneaky bug to watch out for... So, when making a macro: - Don't put two /say and/or /pet commands one after the other - Don't put two emotes one after the other (premade or custom emotes) - Don't put two /auctions one after the other - Don't put two /oocs one after the other - Don't put two /shouts one after the other (Comment: the /pet commands are actually recognized on the server as /say commands that don't get broadcast. So a /say command then a /pet command acts like two /say commands and one gets filtered out.) Some of the most fun macros I've made are customized macros for dealing with my pets (when I play my mage.) For example: /target pet /glare /say Stop that, %T right now! Back off!!! This works because I have a command, then an emote, then a say. Why and how does this macro work? First, I use the /target command to target the pet. Then, I give the /glare emote with my pet as the target so it emotes "Umlarka glares icily at Jabober". Then, I talk out loud to my pet and include the pet command trigger words in the sentence so I say "Stop that, Jabober right now! Back off!!!" and then my pet will respond to the pet command with "Sorry master, calming down". Because this macro targets the pet and then uses the /pet trigger words "back off" it acts exactly like using the command: /pet back off but it's much more fun to emote to your pet and talk to it. Unfortunately the delays introduced by the extra commands in the macro don't make it practical or safe for use in actual combat. But it's fun for roleplaying because you talk to your pet and emote to your pet and the pet responds. (eg. "Sorry master, calming down") It's a great way to develop and express your character's personality. Try similar emote hotkeys with the other pet commands for some great roleplaying fun. You can really express the personality of your character by using a variety of emotes to talk to your pet. Other pet control commands are: /pet attack [%T] <-- optional target included /pet kill [%T] <-- optional target included Including the target as a name rather than the %T with the pet command changes the behaviour of the pet a little. For example, if you use '/pet kill a moss snake' then your pet will go nuts and spontaneously chase down not just one, but ALL moss snakes in the area. However, targetting a specific moss snake then using /pet attack or /pet attack %T will make it only attack that one snake. I haven't tested this in about six months though so it might have been changed. /pet get lost /pet back off /pet guard here /pet guard me /pet as you were /pet follow me /pet sit down /pet stand up The key words after the /pet command can be used anywhere in a sentence. As long as you have your pet targetted, it will ignore the rest of the sentence and react to the key words. eg: /say I always get lost around here This will kill your pet if you have it targetted because the key words "GET LOST" are in the sentence... So it acts like /pet get lost and makes your pet suicide. You have to be careful when making macros that target your pet. But if you are careful, you can have lots of fun. This works for necro pets, shadowknight pets, mage pets, and charmed pets (druid animal pets, enchanter charm pets, bard charm pets). Enchanter pets aren't actually pets. They are uncontrollable animations so pet commands don't work unfortunately. By the way, the variables are located in your EQManual_Supplement.TXT file in your Everquest directory. You can embed them into /say or /emote commands for some more customized sentences. %T - replaces this with your current target %R - replaces this with your target's race (only works for players) %O - replaces this with your target's objective pronoun %S - replaces this with your target's subjective pronoun %P - replaces this with your target's posessive pronoun Macros can be lots of fun! Experiment and find out. Aanluil Lumiaria, Erollisi Marr shakana -- posted 05-15-2001 01:18 PM Datay, I'm not sure what abbrevations you are talking about...in this thread in particular or elsewhere? Psych_, you don't need to target your pet in order to command it to do stuff (attack, back off, etc). You do however have to be within a certain distance range of your pet, he can't hear you if you are too far away. The info below, is once again re-posted from the Patch Message of Sept. 28, 2000, except for %M which is fairly new. [Start Quote Here] ***Pauses in Socials*** You may now enter pauses in social batches with the /pause command. /pause takes an argument from 1 to 600, with the value being equal to the number of tenths of seconds (i.e. /pause 100 will yield a 10 second pause). For example, a social consisting of: /sit off /cast 1 /pause 100 /sit on ...would cause you to stand up, cast the spell in slot 1, wait 10 seconds after you've STARTED casting the spell, and sit down. Furthermore, you can also use the /pause command on the same line as another social by separating the commands with a comma. Even though the pause command is specified first, it is executed AFTER the command on the same line. For example: /sit off /pause 100,/cast 1 /sit on ...would have the same effect as the example above. It is important to note that the comma can only be used to separate a /pause command from another, and MUST be specified first on the line. ***Emote Codes*** The new %-codes are: %T - Returns the current target. %S - Returns the subjective gender-specific pronoun for the target (He, She, It). %O - Returns the objective gender-specific pronoun for the target (Him, Her, It). %P - Returns the posessive gender-specific pronoun for the target (His, Her, Its). %R - Returns the race of the target (only works on Player characters). For example, if you have a target of "a gnoll", the following emote: /point say points at %T indicating that he is ready to kill %O. ...Your character will execute the "point" animation with a text output of "CharacterName points at a gnoll indicating that he is ready to kill it." [End Quote Here] %M will now return you're pets name, if you have one, and "Pet" if you don't. (Similar to %T returning name of target, or "Target" when there is no target.) Jynx_ -- posted 05-15-2001 02:35 PM 255 character limit? Don't I wish. I'll have to count the number of characters it allows me to type on one line, but its more like 30. I have often run out of room typing announcements I want to make to my guild, etc. /gu Hail! I wanted to tell y'all a few /pause 10 /gu things that are upcoming that I need /pause 10 /gu to let you know about. If you have *next macro* blah blah, whatever I'm announcing. MOTD, sure, but who wants to have 7 lines of text for the guild MOTD? No thanks. It may not be exactly that short, but its pretty close. Quite annoying, but I work arround it. Either way, it is very useful and very powerful tool. Now, if only I could make recursive macro calls ... hrmmm ... Jynx Sir_Yakk -- posted 05-15-2001 02:53 PM A few things: GSays don't seem to have the anti-spam filter, I think. Test it out yourself, with a friend. Try not using /say to order your pet, to avoid the spam-filter. Use /g or /em: /pet attack /em gestures for %M to attack %T. is often good enough. There is a min delay between macro commands - put the command that matters first. Ie, /cast and /pet commands go +first+. The datafile (.opt) has room for 8 character titles and 59 character lines, but the in-game editor only allows you 6 and about 30. You can see this in one of the precanned emotes - it has an 8 character title. If anyone cares, I can give you a struct (in C) that is the layout of the data in the .opt file... Not that useful unless you are a programmer, tho. Oriion -- posted 05-15-2001 03:39 PM "I could also use this macro to check people's levels and class quickly (if they don't have /anon on)." You can do this part with the "/whotarget" command. a_disgruntled_Orc03 -- posted 05-15-2001 03:50 PM Whoa, what's this? A blue name? Did I miss something? Great guides here on macros. Learn to love them, they make your life sooooo much easier. **Common uses for macros:** /gsay Healing %T /cast # (where # is the spell slot number of your heal spell) Useful for when you have more than one healer in the group, avoids confusion. /gsay Incoming %t! This is a vital one for pullers. Only the worst pullers don't have pulling hotkeys. /target maintank /gsay Assisting %t! /assist You have to set it up exactly like this, or else you'll end up saying "Assisting a dervish cutthroat!" which is just weird. NECESSARY in high-level groups so you don't break mez. /gsay Look at this %t! I pity tha foo! /bonk /rofl Just a fun thing. I see lots of these "taunting" macros. Asfaloth Aanluil -- posted 05-15-2001 07:25 PM /doability 1/2/3/4/5/6 Basically, this acts as if you pressed the a hotkey containing the ability. When you use ALT-M to bring up the Menu, then click on Abilities, then the abilities are listed in this order [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] So if you put Sense Heading in box 1, then using the command '/doability 1' will act like pressing the Sense Heading button. It's most useful for classes like rogues and monks that have lots of abilities. For example to make an Evade macro, do something like this: /attack OFF /g Evading [ %T ] /doability 6 (or whichever ability menu slot you assigned to your Hide skill) /attack ON This macro will turn off autoattack (since you only ever use Evade while in melee with a creature), let the group know you are about to evade (clerics and wizards sometimes get hit if they have done more damage than the tanks so it's nice to warn them) and then hits the Hide ability (which acts like Evade when in combat) and then turns autoattack back on. Hope this helps! Aanluil Lumiaria, Erollisi Marr


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Actor Ryan O'Neal has insisted he was not trying to hide the fact he took an Andy Warhol portrait of his late girlfriend Farrah Fawcett from her home following the actress' death in 2009.
O'Neal was in court on Monday (02Dec13) fighting to keep the painting, which he claims is legally his.
Officials at Fawcett's alma mater the University of Texas at Austin, who already own the portrait's twin, insist the former Charlie's Angels star had left the silkscreen to them in a living trust, along with all her art.
Testifying in court, the actor revealed the portrait of his late lover hangs over his bed and he insisted he has no plans to sell it.
He told the court, "I'm going to give it to her son. Our son."
The portrait is worth as much as $30 million (Gbp20 million), according to art experts.
A list of potential witnesses who may appear at Los Angeles Superior Court for the art trial includes O'Neal and Fawcett's son Redmond and her Charlie's Angels co-star Jaclyn Smith.

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Mariah Carey drinks in public
Look at her face and try not to laugh. I dare you. I also dare you to actually look at her face, because those breasts of hers are out of control.
Look at her face and try not to laugh. I dare you. I also dare you to actually look at her face, because those breasts of hers are out of control.
Looks like she's trying to give Tara Reid a run for her money. Sorry, Mariah, but nobody can out-slut Tara!
I think she peed on Jenny Mcarthy, then swallowed her whole
those are the worst implants ive ever seen. ive seen cheap strippers with better implants than those!!!!
I agree with Grey. But then a strippers tits are her only source of money. So I
put a pillowcase over that face and she would still look good.
haha!!! ur funny bone… kinda gross but funny!
Ugh… they don't even look good.
it's a shame what money does to some people
I must say, there was a time when her sleezy look attracted me.
But I'm not 14 anymore.
I never really thought twice about mariah before her break down but since then i can't get enough of the chick. I love the huge train wreck that shes totally becoming…can't wait to see what the future holds
Wow, you can tell by the way she sits…she's a real lady.
Her titties look like they are made of ham
You know, for all of her money, you'd think she'd be able to afford more of a bathing suit than one from the dollar store. Moooooooooo! Momo's right … she's a friggin' fascinating train wreck.
She looks like a 'tard …
… with 'tardo tits!
Looking at that picture, I wouldn't recognize her – I would think white hillbilly trash: bad ratty two-toned hair, buck teeth, sleazy bathing suit from Fredricks, and not to mention what's already been mentioned – her drinking wine out of a champagne glass.
Even if she was 30lbs lighter and had flab-free arms, she'd still look like shit. A bathing suit top is suppose to FIT properly, accentuate the form while giving support. Clearly, that's not her intent at all. She thinks she looks hot and that's hilarious!
Bloated much?
I would like to personally thank the Superficial Website for posting pictures such as this, what with Mariah and Tara today. My self esteem has rocketed, since after looking at them I have realized that I'm actually quite pretty. In addition, since photos such as these destroys my appetite, I'll become as skinny as Hilary.
She is one unattractive scank.
I'd just tittyfuck her. That's it.
haha, i made a retard noise when i saw her face. i want to know: isn't there a law against glass around beaches and stuff? that swimsuit top would fit an olsen. wait, mary-kate? are you in there?
She really let herself go big time.


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|Key Info
'Serena' is a typical italian 'summerhouse' of the region and is full of character. perfect to spend time with your close friends, family and peaceful if its just for the two of you.
Located minutes from all the amenities of San Vito de Normanni centre, 10 mins from the Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve with crystal clear sea and white sand beaches.
As soon as you round the bend and approach the villa surrounded by olive and fruit trees you will instantly feel relaxed.
Everything is on hand for you, there is as much outside as inside, your own pool, Marble Table Topped Gazebo, outside w/c & shower, shade in the daytime (it's needed) and outside lighting for evening ambience watch the sun go down with a local bottle of wine or a nightcap when the children are tucked up in bed. Bliss.
|Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms
|3 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Nearest beach
|Torre Guaceto 11 km
|Car essential
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Brindisi 20 km, Nearest railway: San Vito Dei Normanni 8 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
|Log fire, DVD player
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Safe
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|Double beds (1), Single beds (4), Cots (1), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
The villa has 3 bedrooms. Room 1: with windows fully opening to the pool The master double bedroom, Room 2: Twin bedded ' very spacious' room (can be easily made up as a double room or Triple Room) and set up with the travel cot providing enough space for a holiday nursery, a safe for your valuables is located in the floor.Room 3: A 'fun' bunk bedroom - great for the kids.Ipod Docking Station.Bathroom is newly refurbished with shower.Kitchen is complete with a hob, fridge/freezer & dual microwave/convection oven with many utensils.A washing machine is provided so you don't need to overload with clothes.There are cool boxes and ice packs too, for your days out as well as a modern Sat-Nav listing most of the places you might wish to visit. (A refundable deposit is required if you would like to use it notice of use prior to booking is needed)
|Further details outdoors
The villa is located down a very quiet country lane and apart from the cars going to the half a dozen villas further down the road there is no passing traffic,The villa has its own private driveway with gates and ample parking Sunbeds and easy sun chairs are available.The pizza oven and bbq are yours to use. Al Fresco! Real Italia !Help yourself to the fruit from our tree's when their ripe almonds, figs, food is so fresh here, Puglia is the market garden of italy and of course the pasta is heavenly too....The relaxing atmosphere of the villa, the garden and the area will ensure that you have a truly stress free and relaxing holiday.
|Further details
Our House Managers are minutes away from the villa and available to assist at all times should anything need attention or you just need some friendly advice on where to go for the day or where to eat in the evening, they are happy to help.We will try and accommodate any reasonable request. please specify at time of booking. We realise that everyone will have slightly different idea's and needs.
Puglia could almost be described as the area that time has passed by. Hundreds of miles of open countryside filled with Olive groves and just about every other fruit tree bulging with fresh fruit and every acre of ground full of fresh produce.
From small hamlets, to small villages, to small towns, to larger towns and cities, each unique with its own personal history and traditions, each claiming to supply the freshest and most mouth watering food imaginable, when in fact they are all supplying local delicacies unique to that particular village or town.
The sea coast with plenty of bays and beaches attracts everyone to the water which is warm, crystal clear and unspoilt, drive to find a spot you like, park up, grab your cool box and beach 'toys' then walk through the nearest dune or track and wow the Adriatic Sea - beautiful.
With so many historic, picturesque or just quaint places to see within easy reach of your holiday home it would be difficult to say which you 'MUST' see.
Many day trips are possible :
Alberobello, Cisternino, Locorotondo : The trulli-area, see the wonderful 'trulli scrumptious houses' find out their history?
Fasano, Matera (to see how people lived and still live in caves cut into the hillside, Ostuni (fantastic when its lit up a night) Mesagne, Lecce, (at the end of the 'Appian' way and known as the Venice of the south) all depict southern italy and its people who are lovely.
Our town San Vito De Normanni :It is said that our own Saint Vito defeated the Normans and sent them packing. Brinidisi the bigger sister is full of shops and amenities and its great port with its direct ferry crossing to Greece, is steeped in history and in ancient times is where every Army crossed to battle in the Crusades.
You could even take the 4 hour drive, stay overnight and visit Pompeii the buried and ruined Roman City located near Naples.
Puglia, is steeped in a veritable kaleidoscope of history and traditions. Over hundreds of years it has been invaded many times and each time a little culture and tradition has been left behind, which in turn has created such a diverse and beautiful legacy for us all to enjoy today.


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This gooseflesh-inducing anti-speeding video from the New Zealand Transport Agency brings home a message that is all too often forgotten. Sure, perhaps you can handle a car at speed, but how often do you factor in other drivers making mistakes?
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Farscape First time watch thread....
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My viewing has gotten behind. Some personal and professional matters have stunted my S3.
I did manage to watch Eat Me, Thanks for Sharing and Green Eyed Monster so far this weekend to finish up disc 2.
So far every episode this season has been good.
Eat Me gave me a pseudo-Night of the Living Dead type feel. A good horror-esque episode.
Green Eyed Monster felt like it was partially riffing that scene in Empire where the Falcon flies into the "asteroid".
I'm going to the Titans game now but maybe I can watch a few more tonight and tomorrow(I have Monday off).
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The name of Chinese-language Internet search engine Baidu (BIDU) means "100-times," and the company is living up to it, turning in a 137% stock increase for the year. It's trading at its 52-week high, mainly on reports that the Chinese economy doesn't look as dour as first reported, and thanks to problems rival Google (GOOG) is having in that nation's lucrative market. For the month of July, Baidu stock shot up 25%.
Beijing-based Baidu, called the Google of China, provides 70% of local searches in the most populous country in the world. China's 384 million Internet users spend an average of 2.7 hours a day online, which translates to 1 billion online hours a day. That's double the amount of online hours per day clocked by U.S. Internet users.
Baidu's stock began trading on the Nasdaq in 2005, and shot up 354% on its first day of trading, but in the past three years, the company's stock price has settled down. Over the last year, its stock price has hovered between $32 and $80 a share. The company initiated at 10-to-1 stock split in May.
On Tuesday, Baidu's stock was trading up slightly at its 52-week high of $85 a share. Last month the company turned in solid second-quarter results ahead of forecasts, with revenue totaling $282.3 million compared with $160.7 million a year ago.
Google's Troubles Are Baidu's Luck
Censorship issues have been thwarting Mountain View, Calif.-based Google's efforts to make deeper inroads in the Chinese market. The Beijing government last month renewed Google's license, but some Communist Party officials upset about that renewal still might move to bar the search provider from the country.
Although not clear if it was related to the conflict between the company and the Chinese government, the search page of Google's Hong Kong site was not accessible from the mainland on Tuesday. A Google Q&A page for Chinese users launched late last month was also down.
"Baidu continues to outperform across the board driven by a strong search advertising market in China, the launch of its (new advertising) platform and share gains from Google China," said Kaufman Brothers analyst Mayuresh Masurekar.
Baidu was co-founded in 2000 by its Chairman and CEO Robin Li, who holds more than 15% of the company's stock.
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Million pound boost for modern foreign languages
Date of press release: 10th August 2011
HEFCE has announced an additional £1.2 million to support the Routes into Languages initiative.
Buzz in Cambridge at Spelling Bee finals
Date of press release: 4th July 2011
Across the country, pupils have been preparing for the national final of the bilingual Spelling Bee. Brainchild of Cambridge teacher Jane Driver, the competition was extended across England and Wales by Routes into Languages, a university project working with schools. A memory test and a speaking competition rolled into one, eleven year old pupils have one minute to spell aloud as many memorised words as they can in French, German or Spanish. Hearing in one language and speaking in another is one of the skills perfected by interpreters, known as 'switching'.
National spelling bee competition
Date of press release: 27th September 2010
National spelling bee competition
Routes into Languages responds to the interpreter shortage in the European Commission
Date of press release: 19th February 2009The European Commission has indicated that hundreds of jobs for English mother tongue interpreters will become available in the next decade. A statement released today from the European Commission indicates 'we are looking at a need for about 300 English native speaker conference interpreters within the next ten years.'
Routes into Languages Hosts National Launch
Date of press release: 4th February 2008
Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Mr Bill Rammell, is launching the Routes into Languages programme with a keynote speech at a national launch event at the Living Room in central London on 5 February 2008.
The event is a celebration to launch the Routes into Languages programme and a thank you to stakeholders involved in the project, including members of 9 regional consortia, 2 national networks and 3 research projects.
Routes into Languages announces regional consortium for Greater London
Date of press release: 14th December 2007The regional consortium for Greater London has been selected by the Routes into Languages steering group. Professor Michael Kelly, Director of Routes into Languages, comments: "We are delighted that so many London Universities have come together to develop such an innovative programme of activities."
The Languages and Film Talent Awards Competition (LAFTAs)
Date of press release: 27th November 2007With activity to promote language learning set to intensify as the Routes into Language project takes off, here's an activity to get students thinking about point of learning another language and producing a useful resource at the same time. The competition, run by CILT, involves creating a two minute video clip that presents the most convincing case for being able to speak more than one language. It can be an interview, an animation, a sketch or even some sort of spoof - the funnier the better!
Become a language student ambassador
Date of press release: 26th October 2007Want to become a language student ambassador, working within a consortium? Not sure what's involved?
Archived press releases
- [28th September 2007] Evaluation of Routes into Languages: Invitation to tender
- [18th September 2007] Routes into Languages announces four further regional consortia across England
- [1st June 2007] Routes into Languages announces national networks for interpreting (Leeds) and translation (Salford)
- [8th May 2007] Routes into Languages announces regional consortia members
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So I arrived in Austin Monday evening and settled down at my hotel. I'm a short walk from the convention center which I'm pretty pleased about. Today was a sort of pre-conference day for me. That is to say that I didn't have much assigned work to do. I have already connected with a bunch of people though. I had dinner with friends from Dallas area schools tonight. Earlier this afternoon I spent some time at the "Bloggers Garage." This is an open area with tables, comfortable chairs and power outlets where a lot of people who use blog and/or Twitter will be hanging around. I was able to meet several people who I have only known from Twitter face to face. And I was able to talk to some people like David Jakes (too briefly) and Miguel Guhlin (a huge FOSS in education advocate who is still a nice guy). And yes more people who I really should shout out to but I'm tired. Sorry people.
I did spend a good part of the day working on the talk I will be giving tomorrow to the TA/CS SIG. I've been working on the talk for a while of course. But somehow I am never satisfied.
I managed to tweak the PowerPoint deck a good bit and finally I have it in reasonable shape. I think. The other thing I spent time on was some demos that I want to do. I'm going to demo Kodu for one thing. Kodu is not quite ready for release but its getting close. It will be available on Xbox marketplace this spring. But honestly I am excited to show it to teachers to see if they see the same potential in it that I do. For me it looks like a very exciting way to introduce some basic programming/computing concepts to young students in a fun way.
I'm going to show a sort of "hello world" on top of an existing sample program. The second line in the program below tells the program to say "Hola! TCEA!" every 20 seconds. In the mean time the robot will be wandering around picking up apples.
I think the icons and amazing graphics will appeal to a lot of young students. And the novelty of using an Xbox 360 controller as the control device is going to spark some interest.
I'm also going to show off Small Basic. One of the demo programs that I plan to show is a Tetris game someone wrote. The idea here is that not only is Small Basic simple and easy to use but that it is also powerful and flexible enough to do something as advanced as Tetris.
But I'll also be talking about the general need to use computer science and computer software to help students learn about other subjects. Computer science should be more integrated into the broader curriculum. I see this as much the same way that math, reading and writing become tools for learning and not just subjects to learn for their own sake. We'll see how it goes.
If you are in the TA/CS SIG at TCEA I hope you'll come by the SIG meeting and hear my talk. And if not come find me. Or Twitter me at http://twitter.com/alfredtwo, email me at alfredth (at) Microsoft.com or call my cell at 603-819-1877 I'd love to meet you.
The latest blog to be added to my RSS reader (I use RSS Bandit) is the aptly named Exploring Binary. Some interesting posts there already. For example
I think there is some good stuff here. I love the twelve cent binary calendar. And there is a write up (with a picture) of The Binary Marble Adding Machine. So if you are looking for more ways to discuss, introduce or learn about binary numbers check out this new blog.
Side notes: Using the Binary tag you can find other things I have written about binary numbers.
I'm at TCEA in Austin TX this week. Come look me up if you are also there.
Just on the heels of my finding the Java to C# Orange book I received the following announcement of a pre-conference workshop for SIGCE. Joe Hummel always does a great job with his workshops so I have no hesitation recommending this workshop.
The Microsoft pre-conference workshop, From Java to C# - How, What, and Why, is now posted off the SIGCSE homepage
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION AT http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032401410&Culture=en-US
The .NET platform is incredibly rich, allowing you to build a variety of applications with a multitude of languages. Using a common development environment, students can program in languages such as C#, VB, C++, F#, and Python, creating software with a range of interfaces (console, GUI and web) and functionality (scientific, database, distributed, service-oriented, game and robotic). Microsoft's flagship development environment, Visual Studio 2008, is freely available to students via Microsoft's DreamSpark program, along with Windows, SQL Server, and Expression Studio. These same tools are available for a nominal fee to institutional departments through Microsoft's MSDN Academic Alliance. If you prefer, you can work outside of Visual Studio with command-line compilers, editors, and 3rd-party IDEs, or step off the Windows platform entirely and work with .NET on Linux, OS X or BSD using Mono.
This half-day pre-conference is intended for Java faculty interested in learning more about the .NET platform, C#, and Visual Studio 2008. Attendees will learn C# by comparison to Java, and see how to build various types of applications using Visual Studio 2008. Attendees will understand not only C# syntax, but its underlying type system, generics, I/O, and technologies such as LINQ. If you bring a laptop with Visual Studio 2008 installed (any version supporting C#), you'll be able to participate in the preconference hands-on exercises; those without laptops will be able to interact with the presenter as he works through the exercises on the overhead projector.
The preconference is being delivered by Joe Hummel, PhD, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Lake Forest College. Joe has been teaching Microsoft technologies, both academically and professionally, since 1992 and the days of VB3. Joe has created and presented summer workshops on .NET since 2002, numerous SIGCSE workshops on .NET since 2003, and over 40 MSDN webcasts related to .NET.


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If nothing around you changes, change the things that are around you.
Change your mind and it will change your life.
Yes it is all in the mind.
It's a new day.
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This guy is an inspiration.
I've always wondered why jumping jacks were called… jumping jacks.
It's after this guy's name.
At age 95 he still works out every day.
Even the day before his death, at 96, he still did his workout routine. According to WikiPedia, he died of pneumonia because he refused seeing a doctor. I believe that if he had that treated he would probably still live another 10 years.
Anyway, check this video out.
This guy is a legend and an inspiration to everyone.
You're the hero of your own life
This is a great inspirational video that I wanted to share with you. Watch it and become inspired
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Equitable Self-Ownership for Animals
Favre, David, Duke Law Journal
This Article proposes a new use of existing property law concepts' to change the juristic personhood status of animals. Presently, animals are classified as personal property, which gives them no status or standing in the legal system for the protection or promotion of their interests. Professor Favre suggest that it is possible and appropriate to divide living property into its legal and equitable components, and then to transfer the equitable ,title of an animal from the legal title holder to the animal herself. This would create a new, limited form of. self-ownership in an animal, an equitably self-owned animal.
Such a new status would have two primary impacts. First, the animal would have access to the legal system, at least in what has historically been the realm of equity, for the protection and assertion of his or her interests. Secondly, the human holder of legal title will, like a traditional trustee, have obligations to the equitable owner of the animal, that is the animal himself. As the subject matter of this trust-like relationship would be a living being, not money or wealth, the legal owner would best be characterized as a guardian, rather than by the traditional category of trustee. The Article concludes with a short discussion of the use of anti-cruelty law and human guardianship concepts as providing a context for the further development of this new concept of equitable self-ownership.
There is fair consensus among scholars that nonhuman animals within the control of humans are presently considered personal property, with title being held by humans or human substitutes such as corporations or state governments. Several authors have set out in some detail the facts relating to the present use of animals by humans.(1) In the arenas of moral philosophy and legal jurisprudence, the status of animals has long been under discussion, with the result being a number of proposals supporting the proposition that animals are moral persons(2) and, as moral persons, are entitled to have legal rights.(3) However, the present legal paradigm, which has its roots in Greek philosophy, is inadequate for the recognition and protection of the interests of animals.(4) This Article does not seek to establish the necessity for change; rather, it assumes change is justified.(5)
In recent years, several authors have criticized the property status of animals and have sought a new, nonproperty status for animals in our legal system. Two authors in particular have argued for the extension of existing common law "rights" principles to nonhuman animals.(6) This Article proposes an intermediate ground between being only property and being freed of property status, where the interests of animals are recognized by the legal system but the framework of property law is still used for limited purposes.
As will be developed in this Article, it is possible to imagine and articulate a legal paradigm in which a nonhuman animal has equitable self-ownership and, thus, status within the legal system, while a human retains legal title to the animal in question. The analysis that supports this position will require a consideration of the root concepts of property law, as well as a few new concepts, including the idea that living entities inherently possess self-ownership. The legal history that allows the division of property into legal and equitable title will be examined and found to support the proposition that the equitable title of an animal can be separated from the legal title.(7) Then it will be shown that it is possible to change an animal's personhood status within the legal system by transferring the equitable title of an animal to the animal, creating for the animal a limited form of self-ownership.(8) Having envisioned a new legal status for animals, the Article will then briefly consider the legal relationship between the owner of legal title, the guardian of the animal, and the equitably self-owned animal. …


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I am very new to Java testing with jUnit. Till today, I was using Python and its unit test class unittest. Now, I have to work with Java and I would like to use unit tests.
My problem is: I have abstract class with some abstract methods. But there are some methods, which are not abstract. How can I test this class with jUnit? Example code (very simple):
abstract class Car {
public void Car(int speed, int fuel) {
this.speed = speed;
this.fuel = fuel;
private int speed;
private int fuel;
abstract void drive();
public int getSpeed() {
return this.speed;
public int getFuel() {
return this.fuel;
I want to test
getSpeed() and
getFuel() functions.
Similar question to this problem is here, but it is not using jUnit.
In jUnit FAQ section, I found this link, but I don't understand what the author want to say with this example. What does this line of code mean?
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- Perfect ALKemy: optimizing the use of ALK-directed therapies in lung cancerKaterina Politi
Departments of Pathology and Medicine Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut
Clin Cancer Res 20:5576-8. 2014..Different mutants exhibit differential sensitivity to ALK inhibitors. Matching the mutational profile of the tumor with the appropriate ALK inhibitor is likely to be important to maximize benefit for patients...
- Two sides of the same coin: EGFR exon 19 deletions and insertions in lung cancerKaterina Politi
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Clin Cancer Res 18:1490-2. 2012..The finding that exon 19 insertion mutations are also sensitive to this class of drugs suggests that testing for these mutations should be done and that these patients will benefit from treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors...
- How genetically engineered mouse tumor models provide insights into human cancersKaterina Politi
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:2273-81. 2011..Alternatives to GEMMs, such as chemically induced or spontaneous tumor models, are not discussed in this review...
- Erlotinib resistance in mouse models of epidermal growth factor receptor-induced lung adenocarcinomaKaterina Politi
Program in Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
Dis Model Mech 3:111-9. 2010..This preclinical mouse model, therefore, recapitulates the molecular changes responsible for resistance to TKIs in human tumors and holds promise for the discovery of additional mechanisms of drug resistance in lung cancer...
- Development of new mouse lung tumor models expressing EGFR T790M mutants associated with clinical resistance to kinase inhibitorsLucia Regales
Pao Lab, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 2:e810. 2007..The EGFR T790M mutation confers acquired resistance to kinase inhibitors in human EGFR mutant lung adenocarcinoma, is occasionally detected before treatment, and may confer genetic susceptibility to lung cancer...
- Induction of BIM is essential for apoptosis triggered by EGFR kinase inhibitors in mutant EGFR-dependent lung adenocarcinomasYixuan Gong
Pao Laboratory, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS Med 4:e294. 2007..We sought to improve understanding of this process in order to provide insight into mechanisms of sensitivity and/or resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and to uncover new targets for therapy...
- Targeting the FOXO1/KLF6 axis regulates EGFR signaling and treatment responseJaya Sangodkar
Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
J Clin Invest 122:2637-51. 2012....
- Lung adenocarcinomas induced in mice by mutant EGF receptors found in human lung cancers respond to a tyrosine kinase inhibitor or to down-regulation of the receptorsKaterina Politi
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Genes Dev 20:1496-510. 2006..These models may be useful for developing improved therapies for patients with lung cancers bearing EGFR mutations...
- ERBB3-Independent Activation of the PI3K Pathway in EGFR-Mutant Lung AdenocarcinomasXiaoling Song
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Cancer Res 75:1035-45. 2015..Cancer Res; 75(6); 1035-45. ©2015 AACR. ..
- EGF receptor gene mutations are common in lung cancers from "never smokers" and are associated with sensitivity of tumors to gefitinib and erlotinibWilliam Pao
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Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.
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Photos: Heisman poses to wedding dresses, a look at the career of Texas RB Ricky Williams
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Rep. Talmadge Heflin, R-Houston, pauses on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives wearing dreadlocks and a University of Texas football jersey on Thursday, Jan. 28, 1999, in Austin, Texas. Heflin called attention to himself and to Texas running back Ricky Williams, on the day of a parade in Austin to honor of the Heisman Trophy winner. Williams is known for his dreadlocks and his jersey number of 34.
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I was reading another post somewhere that mentioned with certain E-6 kits, (not Kodak brand) that the First Developer time was different for Kodak (brand) and Fuji (brand) E-6 films.
I use straight Kodak (brand) chemistry in a 3.5 gallon sink line to process all my E-6. I have always thought that the First Developer time was standardized, with the starting point being 6.5 min. at 100f, then adjusting longer a bit as the developer aged over a couple of weeks.
Is this not correct, with respect to Kodak chemistry? Have I been under-developing my Fuji Provia?


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The two sisters who were shot by a police constable in Emdeni, Soweto, on Sunday morning, are still alive after being resuscitated, Gauteng police said.
"The girls were resuscitated and were taken to hospital," Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela said.
"They are in a critical condition."
Earlier, police said a 27-year-old police constable shot and killed the girls and then shot himself.
But Makhubela said he was later informed that emergency workers managed to resuscitate the sisters.
The motive for the shooting was unknown.
Makhubela said the man was stationed at the Booysens police station.
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Despite UPS doing their best not to deliver the Lake House quilt to my mom (ugh, long story), it did eventually find its way to rural Virginia and mom is very happy with it. In fact, she called me the other day, positively delighted that it is big enough (or nearly big enough) to use on her queen-sized bed.
But, she says, if it's going on her bed then she needs shams.
(An aside: my husband is vehemently anti-sham. Don't even get him started on fluffy decorative pillows. He thinks pillows-that-you-remove-from-the-bed-each-night is the dumbest thing he's ever heard. He will rant for seemingly endless minutes over the pointlessness of pillows you don't use for sleeping. We're not a sham-inclined household, is what I'm saying.)
Hey, I'm never one to turn down a request. And as it turns out, I had a fair amount of Nicey Jane left over, nearly all of which I had cut to a couple of uniform sizes. Who knows why I did that, but hey, THANKS, PAST ME.
I had 50+ pieces cut to 4.5×5.5″ (why I chose that size, I'll never know), and it turns out that was just enough to make two standard shams.
Talk about quick and dirty, I just chain-pieced them all together, quilted on either side of the seams (no batting, just some random solid white I had in my stash as a sort of interior backing), made an envelope back, Bob's your uncle: two shams!
(And, like, you could totally use them for sleeping if you wanted to…)
There you go, mom. Now, anything you want me to do with the 80+ charm squares I apparently cut from the rest of the leftovers? Or does anyone out there want them? I'm kind of all done on this particular collection.


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I am a noob when it comes to WordPress, I want to know how to show the previous posts. The theme I am using shows the first 5, but after that nothing.
I have searched and found previous_post(), but I dont know how to use it. Can you also determine how much previous posts you can show ?


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After car gets warmed up it has a skip. I have changed plugs, wires 02 sensor, temperate sensor, fuel filter, coil packs, throttlposition sensor, cadillatic converter, ECM, pcv
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Louisiana Tech took the second game of today's doubleheader, 3-2, over Minnesota to tie the series with the Golden Gophers after dropping the first game, 4-2, in extra innings at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.
Tyler Ervine's solo home run that cleared the right-field wall in the eighth inning was enough to give Tech (3-6, 1-2 C-USA) a one-run lead and the eventual win over Minnesota (5-3, 0-0 Big Ten) in the second game of the weekend series.
In the first game of the day, the Bulldogs were knotted 2-2 with Minnesota in extra innings before an RBI double to right field by Mark Tatera scored two ...


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Development of the Human Pancreas From Foregut to Endocrine Commitment
- Rachel E. Jennings1,2,
- Andrew A. Berry1,
- Rebecca Kirkwood-Wilson1,
- Neil A. Roberts1,
- Thomas Hearn3,
- Rachel J. Salisbury1,
- Jennifer Blaylock1,
- Karen Piper Hanley1 and
- Neil A. Hanley1,2⇑
- 1Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
- 2Endocrinology Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, U.K.
- 3Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Human Genetics, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, U.K.
- Corresponding author: Neil A. Hanley, neil.hanley{at}manchester.ac.uk.
Knowledge of human pancreas development underpins our interpretation and exploitation of human pluripotent stem cell (PSC) differentiation toward a β-cell fate. However, almost no information exists on the early events of human pancreatic specification in the distal foregut, bud formation, and early development. Here, we have studied the expression profiles of key lineage-specific markers to understand differentiation and morphogenetic events during human pancreas development. The notochord was adjacent to the dorsal foregut endoderm during the fourth week of development before pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 detection. In contrast to the published data from mouse embryos, during human pancreas development, we detected only a single-phase of Neurogenin 3 (NEUROG3) expression and endocrine differentiation from approximately 8 weeks, before which Nirenberg and Kim homeobox 2.2 (NKX2.2) was not observed in the pancreatic progenitor cell population. In addition to revealing a number of disparities in timing between human and mouse development, these data, directly assembled from human tissue, allow combinations of transcription factors to define sequential stages and differentiating pancreatic cell types. The data are anticipated to provide a useful reference point for stem cell researchers looking to differentiate human PSCs in vitro toward the pancreatic β-cell so as to model human development or enable drug discovery and potential cell therapy.
This article contains Supplementary Data online at http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.2337/db12-1479/-/DC1.
- Received October 25, 2012.
- Accepted April 20, 2013.
- © 2013 by the American Diabetes Association.
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Talking to Kids Can Be Tough, but Vital
Weeks, Jerome, The Florida Times Union
We were hearing it long before the Littleton shootings.
The advice, that is -- from therapists and spokesmen and women encouraging us to talk to our kids.
In fact, in the wake of Littleton, we were exposed to the media's talking heads talking about how the Denver-area parents should have talked to their kids, the images of busloads of grief counselors sent to Colorado, the articles about using Littleton to talk to children about violence and safety. All of it actually seems only an uptick in the national mantra that's been chanted at us for years: Talk to them, talk to your kids.
Easy for them to say.
NBC's "The More You Know" public-service campaign, for example -- the ones with celebrities delivering advice about drugs and AIDS -- has been saying it in convenient sound bites since 1989. There's also a new "Talking With Kids About Tough Issues" initiative from Children Now, a child-advocacy group, and the Kaiser Family Foundation that has its own TV spots and magazine pullout.
So, OK, we get the point. Talk to my kids? What no one seems to say is how. Parents may well feel they talk to their kids already -- what little good it seems to do.
"The real key is not talking so much as listening," said Tom Van Hoose, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. By listening, Van Hoose means more than just asking children questions and waiting for answers. It also means observing their behavior and their friends, talking with their teachers. "It means listening for the things you're not hearing," he said.
"Talking by itself is not a magic bullet," said Richard Gallagher, director of the Parenting Institute at New York University's Child Study Center. "Talking lets parents set limits, learn if help is needed."
But parental example is also important, he said, as is parental consistency (sticking to the guidelines you set for the kids).
And sometimes, he said, what may be needed is professional help.
The most important thing, both doctors agree, is establishing an "open environment" early with children, letting them know they can turn to their parents when they encounter something new and confusing, something they're not sure how to handle.
"The surveys," said Gallagher, "indicate that kids want to hear about sex and drugs from their parents -- more than from their friends or the media. But the surveys also indicate that kids are aware these subjects make their parents uncomfortable."
So the kids are not likely to initiate the conversation.
Parents can counteract that some, Gallagher said, "by starting the discussion early on, between 8 and 12. They can start even earlier than that. Just so kids hear things from their parents and feel they can ask questions."
And just so they know their parents aren't simply going to preach at them, Van Hoose said. …


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IRON MAIDEN: SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME (Best of '80-'89)
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I guess that's fair. Was it really necessary to create a whole "album" type of thing for it though? If anything, this is what they should've done when they played Ozzfest in 2005, because I can't imagine their headlining shows attract that many younger fans that haven't heard most of these songs already.
Also, what's with the wonky prices of Maiden albums on iTunes? I was looking the other night, and TNOTB is a great deal (like $8 or something) but albums like Powerslave were somewhere between $12-14. I thought that was a bit odd.
All said though, as soon as the tickets for Ohio go on sale, I'm buying some good ones
Maiden had the Early Days DVD out but maybe it would have been a good idea three years ago. A lot has happened in the music business in that time. I don't think a lot of bands were doing there kinds of things three years ago.
Good point on itunes.... I don't understand the pricing overall.... FotD is priced higher than 7th Son? Powerslave should be more expensive given the emphasis of the tour.. that I can understand.
The metalsetlists maiden civil war ended a long time ago. The band is touring on a strong set list. It's a great year for Maiden fans. It's time for you to quit your bitching and start enjoying Maiden fully again.
Jaco died for our sins so that modern bass players could be free to play more and be heard.
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Penkaet Castle
Penkaet Castle (which has also been known as Fountainhall, Penkaet House and Woodhead) is a 16th century mansion and would seem to have several ghosts. One of these is generally identified as Alexander Hamilton, a beggar who had approached the castle seeking food and shelter, only to be cruelly turned away. Hamilton threw a curse at the family as he was removed from the property. Read More »
Polbeth UFO (1995)
In November 1995 Brian Curran took video footage of an orange stationary object with a dimpled surface. Later analysis showed that there were two small portions missing from the object that seemed to fill back in. The encounter ended when the object shot off at great speed.
Port Henderson Mermaid
There is a mermaid story associated with the small fishing village of Port Henderson which was recounted by John H Dixon in Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree (1886). According to Dixon 'Roderick Mackenzie, the elderly and much respected boatbuilder at Port Henderson, when a young man, went one day to a rocky part of the shore there. Read More »
The castle at Portencross dates to the 14th Century and is thought to have been used by the Scottish Kings as a halfway house between Dundonald and Rothsay. There is a story that Robert the Bruce stayed here. Read More »
Prestwick Area
The area around Prestwick has been the focus of a number of UFO sightings. Triangular shaped craft were seen by numerous witnesses during 1997, and several sightings were reported to the Air Traffic Read More »
Prophetic Dream, Edinburgh Castle, 1734
According to 'The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain by John Ingram (1897); A singular prophetic, or warning dream, is related and vouched for as "entirely authentic," by Dr. Abercrombie, in his work on Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers. The Doctor, however, only gives the skeleton of the story and omits the names of the persons concerned. Read More »
Rammerscales Mansion
The ghost of James Mounsey, builder of the house and former physician to the Russian Royal family, haunts Rammerscales Mansion . Mounsey gained fame and wealth as doctor to Czar Peter, but when Czar Peter III was murdered Mounsey fled Russia and returned to Scotland. He became convinced that secret agents were trying to kill him and faked his own funeral. Read More »
Red Caps, Dunters & Powries
The Red Cap is one of the most dangerous supernatural creatures said to haunt the castles and watchtowers of the border regions.
In appearance they are short and wiry, with ragged pointed teeth and sharp claws like steel. They wear a red bonnet on their heads, and are generally bearded with wrinkled aged faces. Read More »
Redemption From Fairy Land
NEAR the town of Aberdeen, in Scotland, lived James Campbell, who had one daughter, named Mary, who, was married to John Nelson, a young man of that neighbourhood. Read More »
Rerrick Poltergeist 1695
Not much now remains of the scene where this famous case took place, with just a single skeletal tree marking the location of the Ring Plantation at Ringcroft of Stocking where in 1695 the home of Andrew Mackie in the parish of Rerrick was reputedly haunted by a poltergeist and this caused a stir in Scotland after the case was published in a pamphlet by the local minister. Read More »
Robert Burns and Folklore
Robert Burns was born on the 25th January 1759 during the 'Age of Enlightenment' but also in a time when the country superstitions and supernatural beings were an integral part of folk belief. The landscape of Burns' was one where the natural rhythms of nature were much more intertwined in the day to day of working life. Read More »
Rockhall Tower House
The tower house, now a hotel, is an altered 17th century tower-house built by Sir William Grierson. The tower-house reputed to be haunted by the spectre of a whistle-blowing monkey, the spirit of Sir Robert Grierson's pet, which was killed by servants after his death. Read More »
Rosslyn Chapel & Roslin Castle
Rosslyn Chapel is touted as being one of the most mysterious places in Scotland, especially with the current gloat of books purporting to show how hidden secrets lurk within every crack of stone at this venerated place. Anybody who has ever visited the chapel may feel that it deserves its current status, and I must confess the atmosphere even on a busy day is something to be experienced. Read More »
Ruthven Barracks
The castle that once stood on the site of the barracks, was said to be haunted by its notorious lord, who was trapped in limbo playing cards with the Devil.
Ruthven was first used as a Barracks in 1689. It was taken by force twice; once when the garrison surrendered to Bonnie Dundee, the other time being in 1746 when it was overrun by Jacobite troops. Read More »
Ruthwell Cross
The cross is thought to date back to the late seventh century, an early period in the development of Christianity in the area, which spread here from Northumberland. It has been recognised as one of the most important early Christian crosses in Britain. Read More »
Sandwood Bay
Sandwood Bay is one of the most northerly sandy beaches in Scotland, and would be well worth a visit without the added interest of the strange phenomena that has happened here. Read More »
Sanquhar Castle
Sanquhar castle is now a gaunt ruin visible from the West Coast main line from Scotland to England. The castle was constructed in the 13th century and belonged to the Crichton family from the 14th century, eventually being abandoned to the elements in the late 17th century. Read More »
Sanquhar Churchyard
According to local lore the ghost of Abraham Crichton, who died in 1745, haunts the Sanquhar churchyard despite an exorcism by a minister. Read More »
THERE was a herd's wife in the island of Sanntraigh, and she had a kettle. A woman of peace would come every day to seek the kettle. She would not say a word when she came, but she would catch hold of the kettle. When she would catch the kettle, the woman of the house would say--
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THERE was a herd's wife in the island of Sanntraigh, and she had a kettle. A woman of peace would come every day to seek the kettle. She would not say a word when she came, but she would catch hold of the kettle. When she would catch the kettle, the woman of the house would say--
"A smith is able to make
Cold iron hot with coal. Read More »
The Legend of Sawney Bean
The story of Sawney Bean is one of the most gruesome Scottish legends, the plot of which would not look out of place in any modern horror/slasher movie. Evidence suggests the tale dates to the early 18th century. Read More »
The dark brooding presence of Schiehallion (pronounced She-hal-e-on)- the fairy hill of the Caledonians - looms over the Eastern end of Rannoch moor like a voluminous guardian. The mountain is one of the traditional haunts of otherworld beings. Read More »
Searrach Uisge
The creature, possibly a water horse of Loch Suainbhal is referred to as the Searrach Uisge. The creature was said to inhabit the loch for over a century and in the nineteenth century it was described as being like an capsized boat when it was seen swimming around. Another description has it being forty foot long and eel like. Read More »
Silkies are shape shifting sea fairies usually in the form of bright-eyed seals. They are localised to Northern Scotland and the Shetland Islands.
Silkies often came on to land in human form, where they would dance, especially on the night of the full moon. Read More »
Site of The King's Arms Hotel
The King's Arms Hotel, which was demolished in 1973, was reputed to be haunted by a woman in her early twenties. Traditionally she was the widow of Captain Robert Stewart, who died during the French revolution. She pined away after his death and died of heartbreak at the age of 24. Read More »