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A badly-wounded Iraq War veteran, missing since February, has been found dead inside a culvert in Charlotte County, Florida, according to Indiana's News and Tribune.
As GamePolitics reported last month, 24-year-old Eric Hall, still suffering from grievous combat wounds as well as post-traumatic stress disorder, fled a relative's home after a session of Call of Duty 4. Hall, who had previously caused a traffic accident in his native Indiana after hallucinating an Iraqi roadblock, may have experienced a flashback of some sort. Relatives report that his combat experiences, which included seeing his best friend decapitated at Fallujah, left him badly traumatized.
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This event is for our friends and neighbors of other faiths.
Details are as follow:
Date: Saturday October 8th 2015
Time: 2:00 PM
Speaker: Imam Suhaib Webb
Location: MCA Khadijah Banquet Hall
Complimentary dinner will be served.
The Muslim Community Association cordially invites you to join us at our Annual Hajj Open House, an opportunity to learn more
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RSVP is mandatory. Please fill out the below link to RSVP.
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Most of us don't particularly like conspiracy theories regardless of what event or personage it involves. There's still a feeling among intelligent people that, faults and all, Americans have control of their government and the events that shape its course.
However, you may change your view after you read J.B. Williams' column (http://newswithviews.com/JBWilliams/williams150) that sheds some interesting new light on Barack Obama's rise to power. It documents how certain members of Congress tried from 2003 to 2008 to codify certain interpretations of the Constitution to legitimize the election of an otherwise ineligible person to the office of president.
Then in 2008, under the guise of removing all doubt of Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., eligibility (he was born overseas to military parents), the Senate passed SR511 that attested to McCain's eligibility.
However, in the resolution is also this language: "Whereas the Constitution of the United States requires that, to be eligible for the Office of the President, a person must be a 'natural born Citizen' of the United States; Whereas the term 'natural born Citizen,' as that term appears in Article II, Section 1, is not defined in the Constitution of the United States."
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Did you spend hours figuring out where to put the keys or did you use a special algorithm. I am just curious to know. Is there a plan to make Colemak a standard like Qwerty and Dvorak are in the most of the operating systems?
Let me answer that in part (Shai already has, but I couldn't find the post):
- At http://colemak.com/Easy_to_learn you'll see much of the rationale he used.
- Colemak was an improvement on Asetion (Shai's older layout), and principles from other layouts were also given thought.
- Algorithms like http://colemak.com/Compare were used to compare the layouts, but no direct evolution tools were employed.
If us enthusiasts have our way, of course it'll be standard! But we don't have clout with Microsoft, Apple nor ANSI (yet, hehe). So far, the only taker has been X.Org (Linux), but I consider that alone a huge step for Colemak.
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So if I understood this right; Ubuntu Gutsy will feature Colemak out of the box?
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House Removes Jefferson from Influential Panel
The House, following a recommendation from the Democratic Caucus, voted to remove Rep. William Jefferson from the Ways and Means Committee today. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, has not been officially charged with anything.
But the FBI says it has video of him taking bribes, and two people have already pleaded guilty of bribing the congressman. Jefferson, an African-American, was strongly defended by members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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OTTAWA (Reuters) Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
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What about people with claustrophobia? Shouldn't they be allowed more space so they won't have a panic attack? And incredibly tall people should be allowed more leg room.
Does that entitle them to two meals too?
There actually ARE airlines which believe that all humans are under 5' tall and 135 lbs and order their aircraft constructed accordingly.
I recall being on this one flight in which this very large woman bought a coach class ticket and her seat was too small. She then demanded to be put into first class.
It was obvious that she had done this before.
What these people are demanding is that those who control their weight subsidize the transportation of those who do not.
Yea! More money left over for Cheezy Poofs!
how about senators with a "wide stance"?
I'm thin; shouldn't by fare be reduced by 1/2?
Put another thin [female if you please] in my seat, they make the same fare.
I'll go for option #2 :-)
Not only should their be no consequences for poor lifestyle choices,
they should be rewarded for them.
This is quintessential liberalism in action.
You can have 16A and 22C.
Have a nice day, eh?
Fat people should have to pay triple!
Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court
This is total decimation!!!
If the fatty needs 3 seats instead of 2? Then what?
You mean they'd have to cut down to two meals?
I have flown frequently and have witnessed the same statement by significantly overweight people more than once. One obese lady was somewhat obnoxious to the flight attendant. The flight attendant invited the person sitting next to her to move to first class!
You mean like Richard Simmons?
It is wrong to make jokes at the expanse of the obese. ;)
Guess this is hidden in their constitution like the "Right to Privacy" is hidden deep inside ours?
Nope, being obese is a choice and there are no protections for people that make poor lifestyle choices.
Evidently the courts think obesity is so valuable that they want to make the airlines pay for it.
I guess obese people tend to die earlier and so cost the health system less. So maybe obesity IS valuable.
Assuming they pay for two seats, I agree.
Does that mean that oprah and rosie o'donut get at least two seats now?
Jolly Saint Nick Singing Choral.
Oh, applause! tears of joy that there is one airline employee with a delicious sense of justice and fair play. That is too cool. Standing O!!!
I have less control over my height than most folks do over their weight.
Shouldn't I be given some extra room?
"This is total decimation!!!"
Well that too, but I meant to say "discrimination!!!"
Well airlines are charging based on the weight of luggage, it's only logical they should also charge each passenger per pound over a certain amount.
Looks like a Christmas bell ringer choir.
Is Canada still a country? They're very quiet up there.
Oh boy, it's Santa Claus! But why are there 9 of him?
I don't see anything wrong with giving hefties two seats or even three, JUST CHARGE BY THE POUND for tickets! It's the only fair way!!!!
The court says they should get 2 seats for the price of 1.
"Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court"
Next headline from the idiotic Canadian courts will be:
"Blind Have Right to Pilot Commercial Airliners"
And terrorists ride free.
Next time I'm Flying Canadian:
"Yes I'm obese, I need two seats. No, I only look thin. These clothes are very slimming"
When you DRESS that stupidly, what do you expect from these morons!
I knew it...the elves were conspiring on behalf of the fat jolly man in red...
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Mantras Summer Art Soiree:
A Showcase of Meditative Works by Arthur Brouthers
presented by Sozo Gallery & Y2 Yoga
Saturday, August 29
7-10 p.m.
You are invited to join SOZO Gallery and Y2 Yoga for an evening of art, music and cocktails as we feature a showcase of meditative works by Arthur Brouthers.
Attire is summer casual. Live DJ. $20 entry includes 2 drink tickets.
About Arthur Brouthers:
Born in Charleston, SC, Arthur Brouthers always remembered being creative. Not having the resources to pursue his desired art education, he settled for a graphic arts degree. As a way of rebelling against his upbringing, Arthur followed a successful musical career that took him all over the country. Though this career provided him with a creative outlet, he knew something was missing. Tapping into a dormant creative outlet, he dove back into art and painting. Teaming up with a fellow art enthusiast, he helped create a successful organization called Culture Initiative in Charlotte, NC. Culture Initiative is a creative forum and platform for local artists. Organizing over 30 shows in 5 years for Southeast artists was a tremendous learning experience. Though he loved helping other creatives find their voice, Arthur used this inspiration to concentrate his efforts on a full time path as an artist.
The original paint spill that started it all was an accident that he has dedicated his life to exploring. Mixing paint with a multitude of mediums and applications helps him create an unique effect. It is a delicate and unforgiving process that can only mature after much trial and error. From start to finish, the process is therapeutic for Arthur; a form of meditation. Still dabbling in music from time to time, he has launched a much anticipated art career, showing at Sozo Gallery in Uptown Charlotte, Arthur is an innovative artist on the cusp of impacting the world of fine art. His ever-evolving talent is one to watch.
Artist Statement:
The innovation of the technique I utilize in my work is based on years of experimentation with acrylic paint, various mediums, and manipulating the environment. The results are not entirely predictable; which parallels the natural world my work emulates. The amorphous shapes and colors are easily found in nature; whether being under a microscope, through a telescope, or viewed by our own eyes. I pour the paint and create a reaction that mimics natural phenomena, forming images in an unorganized unity. A thick clear medium is often applied to finish pieces, providing a looking glass into an ever evolving natural reaction. The viewer is left to find resonance between the piece and their own perception.
To learn more about Arthur and his work, visit his website.
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I've been thinking about trying this too. I've been to afraid to wreak my fabric but, I think I'm gonna actually do it this time. :)
Thanks for the motivation!
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I've got a few sizes. It makes things come out much neater than using scissors since the fabric stays flat. I have a little one that's a little less than an inch, for detail bits, and a big one about like a pizza cutter for doing long cuts. One has a protector that snaps back and forth to expose the blade and I like it better than the one that you just press down and the blade slides out because I like to see exactly where the blade is when I start cutting (you'll see what I mean when you look at the packages).
Get the biggest mat you can afford - it is easier if you don't have to move the fabric around on a little square!
I got mine from Hobby Lobby and I've been pretty happy with it- if you have one nearb you can use the 40% coupon they have most of the time on their site. And definitely get the biggest mat you can afford, you'll be glad you did.
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I like it for straight lines but I suck at using it around angles, LOL!
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I got an Olfa one at Joann for 40% off a couple weeks ago. It's great. I can layer the fabric and cut more at a time. It takes a little more pressure, but works. Make sure you get a big mat too. I saw a kit that had medium size and a small cutter, a mat, and a grid ruler. I think it was like $40.
Like jmillion12 I have an Olfa. It's 45 mm, which is a good side for me. It has a feature where I have to depress the handle to cut, so I don't have to continuously slide (and remember to) retract the blade. I highly recommend it. And, I second (or third) the mat. I have a 24 x 18 and it works well. Sometimes I've wished I had a larger one, but that's mainly for bigger projects. You may or may not need the grid ruler. It depends on what other things you'd like to do. I don't use a grid ruler to cut diapers - I just freehand it. I do use a grid ruler for quilting or cutting larger, straight cuts.


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Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has suggested that Jesse will discover Walt's secret in a future episode.
In the show's second season, Walt (Bryan Cranston) let Jesse's girlfriend Jane (Krysten Ritter) die when he discovered her choking on her own vomit while overdosing.
Gilligan has now suggested that it will be some time before Jesse (Aaron Paul) discovers the truth.
"It's the elephant in the parlour," he told TV Guide. "If Jesse ever found out, I can't imagine what the consequences would be."
However, Gilligan added that he expects the issue to arise before the show finishes, saying: "I think it would be in our endgame for the series. It does seem to me the series will perhaps be incomplete if Jesse never finds out about Walt's secret."
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The School of Arts & Humanities is home to multiple, well-equipped, and conscientiously designed computer labs that reflect the multifaceted aspects of the discipline itself.
The Art and Graphics Labs
There are two student computer labs located in the Fine Arts Building in Rooms 047 and 004. The facilities provide students with state-of-the-art digital photography and graphic design programs, including 3D animation. The labs are also used as a venue for students to present their Digital Media Arts creations. The Graphics lab continues to grow and develop with the accelerated changes in the art and graphics industries.
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The Department of Music is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, learning, collaboration, and innovative techniques. Located in the Music Building's Room MU 412, the electronic Music Lab is a fully networked iMac-based facility with sixteen student workstations. Each computer has the latest audio production software, notation software, including Pro Tools, Propellarhead Reason, Logic, Sibelius, Garage Band, and Keynote. Each student workstation is equipped with a headphone/microphone set that allows remote teacher/student communication at the press of a button. The Apple Remote Desktop application allows teacher/student screen sharing and student screen monitoring from a centralized terminal. The capabilities and functions of the lab extend beyond simple learning. It is used to fully develop student potential through interactive activities, including student recording projects. And the department's annual Jazz Festival is also hosted here.
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The English Honors Lab is located in Carman Hall, Room 384. The lab has Internet and printing capabilities, and is equipped with three Dell PC desktops and one iMac computer. It is used exclusively by students enrolled in department's honors programs for intensive writing assignments. Students have access to two color printers, Sony Daily Readers, Amazon Kindles, Dell netbooks and Apple iPads.
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There's a weathered adage among top-flight pass rushers that goes as follows: We'll meet at the quarterback.
It's difficult to imagine Indian Creek defensive end Vince Reese mouthing these words to tackle Wess Cornett (or vise versa) during the heated course of a football game, though their statistics suggest otherwise.
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Reese has registered nine quarterback sacks for the Braves (9-2) this season entering Friday night's Class 3A sectional final at Greensburg (9-2), a sum that in most programs would put the senior well ahead in that department.
But not at Indian Creek.
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Senior end Vince Reese and junior tackle Wess Cornett have produced outstanding seasons thus far for Indian Creek's defense. The following is a breakdown of where they stand among Braves players statistically:
Solo tackles
Cornett (first)
Reese (second)
Reese (second)
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Cornett (first)
Reese (second)
Cornett (tied for first)
Reese (tied for first)
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Cornett (tied for third)
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Cornett (first)
Cornett, a 6-1, 220-pound junior, also has nine sacks to co-lead lead a Braves defense that in its 11 games has taken the opposing quarterback down 26 times behind the line of scrimmage.
"They both have been really good for us. I knew coming into the season that Wess had a lot of talent, and he comes up with big play after big play," said Indian Creek coach Mike Gillin, whose program finds itself in a sectional final for a fourth consecutive season. "And Vince is just the kind of guy you need on the edge.
"He's got really good speed off the ball and is just a very intelligent player."
The Braves' defense as a whole has been outstanding the past four weeks, allowing a total of 20 points in victories against Broad Ripple, South Decatur, Rushville and Beech Grove.
"Our starting defensive front four, none of them play offense and that helps," Gillin said. "Our coaches do a great job and the defense has gotten better and better and better."
Not surprisingly, Cornett and Reese also are the Braves' leading tacklers with 87 and 86, respectively. Cornett's three forced fumbles is also tops, as is Reese's three fumble recoveries.
Both players have been models of consistency, with Cornett getting at least one sack in eight of the Braves' games and Reese tallying no less than five tackles on eight occasions.
"Wess is the strongest kid on our team and is by far the quickest guy on the team. Just an unbelievable athlete," Reese said. "He's a defensive end at heart, but he's just such a great athlete that he can play tackle for us."
Cornett notes the contrasting styles, his more physical, Reese's more thoughtful.
"I'm pretty fast at getting out of my stance," said Cornett, who bench-presses 300 pounds and squats 485. "With Vince, he uses his head. He thinks things out."
Reese's cerebral path to success — and the quarterback — begins with film study of that week's opponent.
"I think I excel with my quickness, but coaching and being prepared helps a lot," said Reese, the younger brother of former Braves quarterback Trey Reese, who's a sophomore at top-ranked NAIA Marian University. "We're constantly looking at film. I love it.
"Saturday mornings are my favorite."
Unless, Reese adds with a laugh, Indian Creek has lost the night before. Fortunately for the Braves, that hasn't happened since a Week 2 setback against Class 4A Greenwood on Aug. 24.
Crediting two players with what the Braves have been able to accomplish this season basically amounts to a 10-yard kick for a 50-yard field goal try. It comes up well short.
Gillin points to the roles players such as end Justin Cochran and tackles Ryan Weems and Brien Budd play in his 4-4 scheme. Third-leading tackler Austin Wethington (with 77) and junior free safety Brenden Smith with eight interceptions are vital cogs, as well. There are others aplenty.
But during those times when Indian Creek's defense is on the field and the other team's quarterback finds himself quickly retreating, odds are Reese and Cornett have called a meeting.


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Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly he was the most successful black actor/comedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic in his lifetime, Pryor's performances opened up a new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasn't just new--it was heretofore unthinkable. His childhood in Peoria, Illinois, was spent just trying to survive. Yet the culture into which Richard Pryor was born--his mother was a prostitute; his grandmother ran the whorehouse--helped him evolve into one of the most innovative and outspoken performers ever, a man who attracted admiration and anger in equal parts. Both a brilliant comedian and a very astute judge of what he could get away with, Pryor was always pushing the envelope, combining anger and pathos, outrage and humor, into an art form, laying the groundwork for the generations of comedians who followed, including such outstanding performers as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, and Louis C.K. Now, in this groundbreaking and revelatory work, Joe and David Henry bring him to life both as a man and as an artist, providing an in-depth appreciation of his talent and his lasting influence, as well as an insightful examination of the world he lived in and the influences that shaped both his persona and his art.--Publisher's description.
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[This message has been edited by unofornaio (edited June 23, 2000).]
Retained heat??
I live in the centrall valley of California and our summers here are brutial 99-105 daily (but it's a dry heat...right)anyway the home I recently purchased was built sometime in the 40-50s and has about 3" of rockwool insulation in the attic none in the side walls. My question is that when I wake up in the morning the outside temp. is cooler that the inside temp. Keep in mind this is after tuning off the A/C or evap. cooler durring the night because it was too cold in the house. Its as if the walls and celings are giving off there retained heat. I have installed a attic fan to keep the temp down up there and a misting system to keep the West side of the house from getting hotter that it would otherwise(about a 10-20)temp. reduction with them on. Anyone have any thoughts?
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Is your house brick or stone? They hold a lot of heat. I would have guessed the attic to be the problem. Did you notice a big difference when the attic fan was installed? (Is this an attic ventilator that cools the attic or a house/attic fan that pulls air through the house and into the attic?) If it's the latter, I suggest you add a thermostat controlled attic ventilator fan. More blown insulation in the attic wouldn't hurt either. 3" isn't much.
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Coalition plans to expand the powers of the security services to monitor emails and phone calls will give them "unfettered access to every single communication" people send, a senior Tory MP has warned.
Under legislation expected in next month's Queen's Speech, internet companies will be instructed to install hardware enabling GCHQ - the government's electronic "listening" agency - to examine "on demand" any phone call made, text message and email sent, and website accessed, in "real time" without a warrant.
A previous attempt to introduce a similar law was abandoned by the former Labour government in 2006 in the face of fierce opposition from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats as well as civil liberties groups.
Under the new plans the security services would still require a warrant to read the contents of any intercepted emails of phone calls, but they would be able to examine who sent what to whom, when it was sent, and how long the communication lasted.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday morning, former Tory leadership candidate and shadow home secretary David Davis dismissed the idea that the proposed law would not enable GCHQ to snoop on the content of emails and phone calls.
"Your web address is content, if you access a web[site] it's content," he said. "It's a very very big widening of powers that will be very much resented by very many citizens".
Are you worried about greater powers for the government to listen in on you? Tell us here.
The plan has also been criticised for being at odds with the promise in the coalition agreement that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would "reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties under the Labour Government and roll back state intrusion".
The document that forms the basis of the governing agreement between the two parties also pledges to end the "storage of internet and email records without good reason".
Senior MPs from both coalition parties have lined up to condemn the move by ministers to revive the plan, denouncing it as an unnecessary extension of the state's powers to "snoop" on its citizens.
The Home Office argued that the measure was "vital" to combat terrorism and organised crime and stressed a warrant would be needed in order to access the content of the communications they were monitoring.
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However that did little to allay the concerns of critics who said the authorities would still be able to trace who people were in contact with and how often and for how long they were communicating.
"It is not focusing on terrorists or on criminals. It is absolutely everybody. Historically governments have been kept out of our private lives," said Davis.
"Our freedom and privacy has been protected by using the courts by saying 'If you want to intercept, if you want to look at something, fine, if it is a terrorist or a criminal go and ask a magistrate and you'll get your approval'. You shouldn't go beyond that in a decent, civilised society but that is what is being proposed.
"They don't need this law to protect us. This is an unnecessary extension of the ability of the state to snoop on ordinary innocent people in vast numbers. Frankly, they shouldn't have that power."
Mark Field, a Conservative member of the the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee, which oversees the work of the intelligence agencies, said he believed that opposition had grown since the last attempt to legislate.
"I would imagine that if anything the sentiment has become even stronger among MPs across the House that they would be extremely concerned if this were to see the light of day in legislation in this entirely unvarnished way," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics.
"I think the notion of having a warrant and having this done through an open and transparent legal process is one that has worked well and I hope that it will work well in the future."
The senior Lib Dem MP Malcolm Bruce, also speaking on Pienaar's Politics, warned that the system could be wide open to abuse.
"The problem we have had in the past is this information has been leaked, lost, stolen. I think there would be very, very real concerns that it could be open to all kinds of abuse.
"We have had a situation where police have been selling information to the media. I think we are in a very, very dangerous situation if too much information is being passed around unnecessarily."
Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti warned that it would undermine the coalition's commitment to human rights if it went ahead with the plan.
"There is an element of whoever you vote for the empire strikes back," she told Sky News's Murnaghan programme.
"This is more ambitious than anything that has been done before. The coalition bound itself together in the language of civil liberties. Do they still mean it?"
A history of the rise of the surveillance state over the past decade:
In early 2002 the government amended the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to allow much greater access to people's phone and email records. The changes were the forerunner to what's being proposed now. Those changes a decade ago allowed governments to know who was emailing each other, or ringing or texting each other, but stopped short of routinely accessing the content of those communications. Dropping that safeguard could be among the changes being proposed now.
Legislation allowing police to stop and search was actually in place prior to 9/11 - if you are stopped and searched in Britain today it'll possibly be under the Terrorism Act 2000, particularly if it's in a railway station. The trouble has been that the Act has been used, particularly in London, to stop and search lots of black men - statistics have consistently shown that they form the bulk of all stop and searches
In 2005 Tony Blair found himself struggling to pass enhanced terrorist legislation which would allow terrorist suspects to be held without charge for up to 42 days. This itself was an attempted compromise on the government's original wish to extend the pre-trial detention period to 90 days. The police said they wanted more time, the government agreed. But a backlash from backbench MPs and civil liberties groups meant the extension had to be dropped. It was a major defeat for the Blair premiership.
Although they couldn't get 42 days through, the Terrorism Act 2006 was eventually passed, and allowed for a new range off offences, including the crime of possessing extremist material and knowing of a potential terrorist plot but failing to report it to the police. Under this Act, poems supporting Osama Bin Laden became terrorist material, leading to a British woman receiving a suspended sentence. The Act remains in force.
In 2008 and 2009 it became obvious that some councils were using terrorist legislation to spy on people's bins. Councils were accused of resorting to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to check if people were putting the right refuse into the right bin. Councils were also accused of using RIPA to spy on people tossing away cigarette butts and for failing to cleaning up their dogs' mess.
The coalition agreement signed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg called for an end to the surveillance state. It said that ministers would "end the storage of internet and email records without good reason"...
The revelations that GCHQ could have the powers given to it in 2002 extended seems to fly in the face of this.
The Home Office, however, said it was essential that the police and security services were able to access communications data and that ministers would be bringing forward legislation "as soon as parliamentary time allows".
"It is vital that police and security services are able to obtain communications data in certain circumstances to investigate serious crime and terrorism and to protect the public. We need to take action to maintain the continued availability of communications data as technology changes," a spokesman said.
"Communications data includes time, duration and dialling numbers of a phone call, or an email address. It does not include the content of any phone call or email and it is not the intention of government to make changes to the existing legal basis for the interception of communications."
Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg sought to calm fears that the plan went against the core beliefs of his party.
"I am totally opposed to the idea of governments reading people's emails at will or creating a new central government database," he said.
"The point is we are not doing any of that and I wouldn't allow us to do any of that.
"I am totally opposed to it as a Liberal Democrat and someone who believes in people's privacy and civil liberties.
"All we are doing is updating the rules which currently apply to mobile telephone calls to allow the police and security services to go after terrorists and serious criminals and updating that to apply to technology like Skype which is increasingly being used by people who want to make those calls and send those emails."
Nick Pickles, director of the Big Brother Watch campaign group, said: "No amount of scare-mongering can hide the fact that this policy is being condemned by MPs in all political parties.
"The government has offered no justification for what is unprecedented intrusion into our lives, nor explained why promises made about civil liberties are being casually junked.
"The silence from Home Office ministers has been deafening. It is remarkable that they wish to pry into everything we do online but seem intent on avoiding any public discussion."
The government's former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Lord Carlile, said he expected parliament to demand strict safeguards on any new powers but he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme the proposals were about updating existing regulations.
He said: "There is nothing new about this. The previous government intended to take similar steps and they were heavily criticised by the coalition parties.
"But having come into government, the coalition parties have realised this kind of material has potential for saving lives, preventing serious crime and helping people to avoid becoming victims of serious crime.
"Parliament will apply the most anxious scrutiny to any proposed legislation of this kind.
"We are talking about the updating of existing practices.
"When I was independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, I looked at this issue for the last government and I suggested there should be an independent board which scrutinised all this activity and ensured it was not simply the police or the security services that makes these decisions but they were properly, independently monitored - and that is what I expect parliament to demand.
"There is actually very little, if any, evidence known to me to show current powers have been used improperly.
"I agree we do need to ensure there is proper independent scrutiny, maybe of a much more substantial kind than exists at the moment to ensure these powers, when they are used, they are used proportionately. What we have to protect the public from is arbitrary action by the government or any government authority."


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THE DETAILS: Overwhelmed parents of fussy babies aren't always sticking to those guidelines. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics followed low-income families in North Carolina to assess early infant-feeding patterns. Their findings? Though about 70 percent of the babies were fed at least some breast milk in their first month and 20 percent got breast milk exclusively, by age 3 months, things changed. Just 25 percent were being breastfed, and only 5 percent of the babies were getting breast milk exclusively. In addition, almost 20 percent of the babies were fed solid foods or juice by age 1 month; and by 3 months old, 70 percent were getting fed something (often fruit juice or added cereal) in addition to milk or formula. And the mothers who classified their babies as fussy were nearly twice as likely to feed them solid food early, compared with moms who described their child as calm.
WHAT IT MEANS: The concerns here are that not only do young babies not need solids or juice, but that those foods provide lots of extra calories. Infants fed these foods consume 100 more calories a day than infants given only formula or only breast milk, which can lead to babies who are overweight for their height. And sweet fruit juice may soothe a fussy baby in the short run, but establishing an eating pattern based on treating moods with sweets isn't a good idea in the long run.
Though it's easier said than done, overwhelmed parents can try other things to calm a fussy infant. For tips on soothing a baby without falling into the trap of giving them extra calories or age-inappropriate food, we turned to Daphne Miller, MD, a family practitioner in San Francisco and author of The Jungle Effect: A Doctor Discovers the Healthiest Diets from Around the World--Why They Work and How to Bring Them Home. Here are her suggestions:
1: Try gently massaging your baby. See our story Coax Any Cranky Kid to Sleep for techniques to try.
2: Take a walk with your baby and breathe in some fresh air.
3: Put on your favorite music and dance with your baby in a sling or a baby carrier.
4: If you're breastfeeding, take a look at your diet and eliminate gas-producing foods like coffee, cruciferous veggies, and acidic foods, and see if that makes a difference. Sometimes avoiding dairy can also help.
5: Give your baby a couple of teaspoons of unsweetened chamomile tea.
Most important, says Dr. Miller, understand that this is a passing phase.


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1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to programmable devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method by which programmable devices, such as network processors, can continuously execute instructions without interruption.
2. The Related Technology
In recent years, the use of programmable devices has grown tremendously. Programmable devices, such as central processing units for personal computers, or application-specific integrated circuits used in industrial and consumer electronics, have a variety of important uses. In general, programmable devices operate by executing instructions provided by a host application. The instructions are loaded from the host application into an instruction stack. The instructions in the stack are accessed and executed line-by-line by the programmable device until all of the instructions are exhausted. The programmable device is then temporarily idled, or interrupted, while new instructions are loaded into the stack.
One example of a particularly useful programmable device is a network processor. A network processor is used to analyze data contained in communications traffic transmitted via a communications medium, such as a computer network. The data are monitored by the network processor to discover and diagnose possible problem conditions existing within the network, thereby enabling corrective action to be taken.
A new generation of network processors, known as synchronous network processors, has recently been developed to meet the demand for analysis of communications traffic transmitted via high-speed networks, where the transmission rate can exceed 1 gigabit per second. This new generation of synchronous network processors represents a significant advancement in the art. Older network processors are unable to analyze the full volume of network traffic at the same rate at which the traffic is transmitted via the high-speed network, and must therefore use memory registers to buffer the incoming traffic, then analyze it at a slower rate or analyze less than the full volume of data. In contrast, synchronous network processors are able to input and analyze data at a rate synchronous with the speed at which the traffic is passed through the network, which as stated above, can reach rates of 1 gigabit per second or more. Thus, synchronous network processors are superior in their ability to monitor and debug network traffic while eliminating latency between data input and processing.
Notwithstanding their enhanced capability, however, synchronous network processors have not been usable in certain processing environments in which it is important to avoid interruption of the instructions that are provided to the processors. In order to process network traffic effectively in such processing environments, the synchronous network processor would need to be able to continually execute instructions from a host application without interruption. However, conventional techniques of using an instruction stack to provide the instruction input are not compatible with such requirements, because the act of reloading the instruction stack causes interruption of the processor. Thus, synchronous network processors have not been capable of use in an entire class of processing environments.
One example of an operating environment in which continuous execution of instructions is important is one in which the network processor communicates over a data link with another device using a protocol that requires periodic transmission of data packets or ordered sets. In general, continuous execution of instructions is required when the network processor is originating or repeating network data traffic or performing another function that requires either continuous operation or data output.
One approach to extending the usefulness of synchronous network processors is to increase the size of the memory components that implements the instruction stack, thereby reducing the frequency by which the instruction stack needs to be reloaded. However, a larger instruction stack increases the cost and can reduce the efficiency of the processors. Moreover, to the extent that the larger instruction stacks still need to be reloaded during operation of the processors, the act of reloading the instruction stacks can nonetheless cause unacceptable interruption of the operation of the processors.
A need therefore exists whereby a constant stream of instructions can be reliably provided to a programmable device, such as a synchronous network processor, in order to avoid inconsistent or erroneous results that can otherwise occur. A further need exists to ensure proper operation of a synchronous network processor in connection with high-speed communications networks having line speeds exceeding 1 gigabit per second.
The present invention has been developed in response to the above and other needs in the art. Briefly summarized, embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method of providing instructions to a programmable device without interruption. Though it can be employed with a variety of programmable devices that execute instructions from an instruction stack, the present invention finds particular application with synchronous network processors that rely on a continuous input stream of instructions to operate properly.
According to one embodiment, the present system generally comprises a programmable device that receives instructions from an instruction space. The instructions are provided by a host application, such as a computer software program. The instruction space is divided into two segments. A hold segment contains a set of executable instructions, known as a hold routine, loaded from the host application for execution by the programmable device. A program segment contains another set of executable instructions, known as a program routine, loaded from the host application for execution by the programmable device. Generally, the program routine represents executable instructions for causing the programmable device to perform its desired functionality, such as processing or analyzing network data, controlling the operation of network devices, originating or repeating network data traffic, or substantially any other functionality that is to be performed by the programmable device. In contrast, the hold routine generally represents executable instructions to be executed while the programmable device waits to execute a subsequent program routine, to signal to the application that another program routine can be loaded to the program segment, to transfer control back to the loaded program routine of the program segment, or other such routines that facilitate the operation of the programmable device between the time periods when the program routines are executed.
The primary constraint on the relative size of the hold segment and the program segment is that they cumulatively should not exceed the size of the instruction stack. The size of the two segments can change as successive program routines are loaded into the instruction stack. In addition, the base address of the hold segment can change or migrate as successive cycles of hold routines and program routines are loaded. The two instruction space segments cooperate to provide a continuous flow of instructions to the programmable device. This continuous instruction flow is especially useful for synchronous network processors that require a constant inflow of instructions in order to ensure proper operation while monitoring a communications network traffic stream.
When operation of the network processor is commenced, both the program and hold segments are loaded with instructions. The network processor begins executing the hold routine in the hold segment, waiting for a signal from the host application that it is time to execute the program routine in the program segment. At that point, the hold routine passes control to the program segment, which reverts back to the hold segment after execution of the program routine is completed. When the hold routine is run again, it signals the host application that it is now safe to load a new program routine into the program segment. Those transfers occur without interrupting the continuous flow of instructions into the processor. While the network processor executes the instructions in the hold segment, the program segment can be reloaded with a fresh set of instructions from the host application in preparation for control to be returned to it.
After reloading of the program segment is complete, control is transferred from the hold segment to the program segment, and instructions from the program segment are again provided to the network processor without interruption. If needed, instead of loading the program routine, a new hold routine can be loaded into a second hold segment while the processor is executing the original hold routine. When control is transferred to the new hold segment, the original hold segment is discarded and the original hold routine can be overwritten by a program routine. This coordinated and uninterrupted provision of instructions to the network processor by the program and hold segments ensures proper operation of the processor while at the same time allowing for incremental instruction reloading to occur as needed.
The present method can also employ a "handshaking" procedure to ensure smooth transition of instructional control between the program and hold segments during processor operation. This handshaking procedure ensures that control is not switched from one instruction space segment to the other before all instructions have been properly loaded into the latter segment.
These and other objects and features of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter.
To further clarify the above and other advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof that are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
Reference will now be made to figures wherein like structures will be provided with like reference designations. It is understood that the drawings are diagrammatic and schematic representations of presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and are not limiting of the present invention nor are they necessarily drawn to scale.
As it name implies, a programmable device can be programmed to perform one or more specified functions. A microprocessor, which inputs data and performs necessary operations on the data, is one example of a programmable device. An application-specific integrated circuit, which can be employed in a variety of electronic components, is another. The programmable device can be implemented as a discrete device or in connection with a variety of components. In one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, the programmable device comprises a synchronous network processor, as described in further detail below.
Reference is first made to
As depicted in
In one embodiment, a host application 14 is utilized to enable the synchronous network processor 11 to operate as described above. The host application 14 supplies to the network processor 11 a series of instructions 15 that program the processor and direct its operation. Network processor 11 also supplies output 19 to host application 14, which informs the host application of the status of the execution instructions 15, enabling the host application to reload new instructions at appropriate times.
The synchronous network processor 11 is programmed such that it receives and analyzes data at the line speed of the traffic transmitted via the communications medium 12. For example, a synchronous network processor operably connected to a communications network having a line speed of one gigabit per second ("Gbps") is able to input and process incoming traffic at the same rate, thereby eliminating the need for buffering and producing only a small amount of negligible, constant latency between the input 13A and the output 13B of the network processor and enabling the full volume of data to be processed. An example of a synchronous network processor that can input and analyze data at line speeds exceeding one Gbit per second is found in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/976,756, entitled "Synchronous Network Traffic Processor," filed Oct. 12, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
As already discussed, the synchronous network processor 11 requires a continuous flow of inputted instructions 15 in order for it to operate correctly in analyzing traffic from the communications medium 12. Absent this continuous flow of instructions 15, the processor pointer is halted and the last output assignment is repeatedly executed, resulting in uncontrolled output by network processor 11. It will be seen below how the synchronous network processor 11 can particularly benefit from the present invention. It should be noted, however, that other programmable devices, in addition to synchronous network processors, can also benefit from the present invention. Examples of such other programmable devices include but are not limited to microprocessors and non-synchronous network processors. The description given herein in connection with synchronous network processors should therefore not be construed as to be limiting of the present invention in any way.
As mentioned before, the host application 14 generally includes a plurality of instructions that are executed by the network processor 11. In preparation for execution by the network processor, the instructions are loaded from the host application into a memory component defining an instruction space. After being loaded into the instruction space of the memory component, the group of instructions is referred to as an instruction stack. Thus, an instruction stack comprises one or more lines of instructions loaded from a host application that are accessible by the network processor. The instructions in the instruction stack are typically in machine code format and are executed line-by-line by the network processor. Embodiments of the present invention are designed so as to avoid problems that can occur with the operation of the synchronous network processor when the instructions in the instruction stack are exhausted by the processor. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, the present system and method for continuously providing instructions to the synchronous network processor 11 is implemented via a bifurcated instruction stack. The bifurcated instruction stack is disposed within an instruction space defined in a memory component. The bifurcated instruction stack cooperatively operates to provide a continuous flow of instructions to the synchronous network processor, as described below.
As illustrated in
Generally, the program routine 18A represents executable instructions for causing the network processor 11 to perform aspects of its desired functionality, such as processing or analyzing network data, controlling the operation of network devices, originating or repeating network data traffic, or substantially any other functionality that is to be performed by the network processor. In contrast, the hold routine 20A of hold segment 20 generally represents executable instructions to be executed while the network processor 11 waits to execute a subsequent program routine 18A, to signal to the application that another program routine can be loaded, to transfer control back to the loaded program routine, or other such routines that facilitate the operation of the network processor 11 between the time periods when the program routines are executed. During operation of the network processor 11, the hold routine 20A is executed when the program routine 18A is not.
The primary constraint on the relative size of the hold segment 20 and the program segment 18 is that they cumulatively should not exceed the size of the instruction space 16 and can coexist without overwriting each other. The size of the two segments can change as successive program routines 18A are loaded into the instruction stack. In addition, the base address of the hold segment 20 can change or migrate as successive cycles of hold routines 20A and program routines 18A are loaded. The two instruction space segments cooperate to provide a continuous flow of instructions to the programmable device. This continuous instruction flow is especially useful for synchronous network processors that require a constant inflow of instructions in order to ensure proper operation while monitoring a communications network traffic stream.
As seen in the illustrated embodiment, the hold segment 20 is smaller in capacity than the program segment 18. It is appreciated, however, that the relative capacity of each instruction stack is dynamic and may vary as needed for a particular application. For example, depending on the requirements of the processor and the nature of the instructions, the hold segment 20 can have a larger capacity than that of the program segment 18. It is further appreciated that the instruction space 16 may also comprise an area for instructions outside of the space occupied by the program segment 18 and the hold segment 20.
In one implementation of the invention, the first line of the program segment 118A can be positioned immediately after the last line of the hold segment 120A. Control passes to program segment 118A and then, after the program routine is run, control passes back to hold segment 120A. When control returns to hold segment 120A, the host application determines whether program segment 118A is to be overwritten with a new program segment or a new hold segment. In the illustrated example, program segment 118A is overwritten with a new program segment 118B.
Control then passes to the new program segment 118B and then, when the program segment is run, control passes back to hold segment 120A. Again, when control returns to hold segment 120A, the host application determines whether program segment 118B is to overwritten with another program segment or a new hold segment. In the example illustrated in
It can be seen that the base address of the successive hold segments (e.g., hold segments 120A and 120B) in the instruction space 16 can change, due to the dynamic size and position of the successive hold segments and program segments. Because the instruction space is circular, the hold segments 120 and the program segments 118 can wrap from the end of the instruction space 16 to the beginning thereof, if necessary.
In a presently preferred embodiment, the details concerning the loading of instructions into the program segment 18 and the hold segment 20 are governed by the host application 14. These details include the timing of instruction loading, which segment is loaded first, from where in the host application 14 the instructions are taken, etc. The program and hold segments 18, 20 can alternatively be controlled by the programmable device or other component. Once loaded, each segment contains a set of instructions referred to as a program instruction stack 18A for the program segment 18, and a hold instruction stack 20A for the hold segment 20, respectively.
Reference is now made to
Initially, a hold routine is loaded into a hold segment, and the network processor executes the hold routine in step 52. The hold routine signals to the host application 11 in step 54 that it is safe to load a new routine into the other segment. The new routine can be either another hold routine or a program routine in a second hold segment or a program segment, respectively. The hold routine signals that it is safe to load the new routine using hold bit 72. In this example, a hold bit having a value of "1" signals that it is safe to load the new routine.
In response to detecting the hold bit having the value "1", the host application 14 in step 56 signals to the hold routine being executed by the network processor 11 that it is starting to load the new routine into either a program segment or a second hold segment by setting the value of program bit 70. In this example, a program bit having a value of "1" specifies that the host application is loading the new routine. According to step 58, when the hold routine detects the program bit "1", it signals that fact to the host application 14 by clearing the hold bit 72 (i.e., setting the hold bit value to "0"). The hold routine continues to be executed while waiting for the program bit to be cleared, which will indicate that the next routine has been loaded and is ready for execution. In the meantime, the hold routine can cause the network processor 11 to continue performing certain functions, such as keeping a communication link active while the next routine is loaded. In this manner, the hold routine enables the network processor 11 to continually execute instructions while new routines are loaded.
As noted above, and as illustrated at step 60, the host application becomes aware of the fact that the hold routine has detected the program bit "1" (indicating the process of loading the next routine) by determining that the hold bit has been cleared. This process represents the handshaking process, whereby the hold routine and the host application communicate with each other and coordinate the timing of the loading of the next routine and the subsequent execution thereof.
In step 62, the host application 14 clears the program bit, which signals to the network processor 11 that the routine in the other segment can then be executed. In step 64, execution jumps from the hold segment to the other segment. For instance, if the other segment is a program segment, the program routine of the program segment can then be executed in step 66. In this manner, the hold routine of the hold segment can be used to coordinate the activity of the host application 14 to load a program routine into the program segment and to cause the program segment to be executed. If, however, the other segment is yet another hold segment having a hold routine, the method reverts to step 52, in which the hold routine of the hold segment is processed such that another segment (i.e., a program segment or another hold segment) is loaded with corresponding instructions. After step 66, in which a program routine is executed, control is returned to the hold segment, which is the same hold segment originally existing in the instruction space.
The above steps of the present method are automatically repeated until termination of network processor operation or termination of the host application 14. Thus, it is seen that incorporation of the hold segment 20 into the bifurcated instruction space 16 enables the program segment 18 to be reloaded with new instructions 15 after exhaustion of the previous set. This in turn preserves continuous instruction flow to the network processor 11, helps to ensure that consistent results are achieved by the processor and that the network processor can continually operate.
The present method enables a programmable device to be utilized in such applications as the diagnostic evaluation of storage area networks, for instance, where a synchronous network processor continuously operating at the line speed of the network is utilized. However, this is merely one example of how the present method can be utilized; many other applications are also contemplated.
It is appreciated that, while the above description has focused on the creation of a bifurcated instruction space having two segments, the instruction space could be divided into more than two sections. For example, the instruction space could contain three segments, with each segment being independently loadable with instructions from the host application.
It is further appreciated that, in one embodiment, multiple network processors could be utilized in conjunction with one another. In this case, one network processor can be designated as a master processor, directing and coordinating the operations of servant processors.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative, not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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WWDC 2014 is over, and noticeably absent from last week's keynote and sessions was any mention of the Apple TV. For a billion dollar product, this silence from Apple means one of two things: it could mean the business isn't important, or more likely, it could mean that there are big things coming that aren't ready for public consumption. Taking the assumption for the moment that a mere billion dollars is important to Apple, let's review the announcements made last week and see how they may apply to the Apple TV product line.
Rolocule Games, the company behind Motion Tennis for Apple TV, is currently in the process of adding some final touches to its next motion powered game, Dance Party. Their award-winning rolomotion technology has been vastly improved and the developers are boasting console quality precision and performance for their new release.
The developers of AirServer, an AirPlay receiver for Mac and PC, are completing the works on the long-awaited Windows version with recording and need your help with real world testing. So if you're feeling adventurous, visit their download page, grab a copy of "AirServer for PC – version 2.0 beta with recording", try it out and don't forget to give your feedback after a couple days of hard testing.
The last thing to pop up between you and that awesome presentation you've been working on for months, should be the inability to find the local WiFi password at the correct time. However, that seems to happen frequently enough as to warranted a response from Apple. One of the new iOS 8 features which Apple failed to mention during the WWDC keynote is the new peer-to-peer connection for AirPlaying to Apple TV.
WWDC 2014 keynote kicks off in less that one hour and Apple will be streaming it live on the Apple TV via a temporary Apple Events channel that should have appeared on your Apple TV's main menu earlier today. Tune in at 10 am PST/1 pm EST/7 pm CET.
Last-minute predictions from John Gruber: "An updated Apple TV seems like a possibility."
Usually well informed John Gruber of Daring Fireball gives his predictions for today's WWDC keynote:
An updated Apple TV seems like a possibility, even though there don't seem to be any rumors to that effect. I say maybe because I'm hoping that whatever form the next major release of Apple TV takes, that it will be a developer platform with an App Store of its own. That would make sense for a WWDC introduction.


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Im really loving the strokes you used in the typography. Great design.
Why isn't this in scraps?
Nice switch reverse on the bubble font.. likes
stunning type piece!
Wow, that girl looks just like Anna Karina--is that a still from a Jean-luc Godard film? Is that belmondo next to her? The letter's in the way...
PS I like the lettering style, v. cool.
PS I like the lettering style, v. cool.
i this...
verry nice man. keep it up
the bottom two panels are great =]
wow! XD that must be time consuming! did you draw every single line XD ?
bottom one is the best
Is it somehow posible to get that font?
Is it somehow posible to get that font?
i havent made the full alphabet yet, i might not for awhile. it takes forever to make a letter.
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haha awesome
Wicked mate.
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like this
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I do disco ...
the "WE" looks kinda like a "HE"
i think i know how to do the lines
Sorry to seem a tad picky lad, but isn't it supposed to say 'Like we used to'?
If not, I've obviously missed some sort of secret hidden message
If not, I've obviously missed some sort of secret hidden message
nope, you are right, its a typo
awesome font, you make it yourself?
cool DISCO...
where are this lyrics from?
i love the colored one the most
i love your coloured one the most!... i dont get it.
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The Battle Ground Police Department is joining with the Clark County Sheriff's Office to bring a volunteer citizen's patrol program to Battle Ground.
Neighbors on Watch will begin Dec. 1 in Battle Ground. Volunteers assist police through observation, education and awareness to improve quality of life.
Volunteers attend a seven-week, 27-hour training academy through the Vancouver Police Department, where they learn to observe and report crime. They do not issue citations or make arrests. In Battle Ground, volunteers will patrol parks as well as shopping center parking lots during the holiday season.
Volunteers must be U.S. citizens, be able to volunteer at least four hours each month, wear the provided uniform when they volunteer and use their own vehicle.
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Middleware for Connect to allow resource transformation via streams.
Middleware for Connect to allow resource transformation via streams.
This middleware was written to support development with gulp.js, and is not at all (not even a little bit) intended to be used standalone or in any kind of production capacity. So don't do that.
Instead, do this:
var gulp = require'gulp';var connect = require'connect';var pipeline = require'connect-resource-pipeline';var less = require'gulp-less'; gulptask'serve' var app = connect; appusepipelineroot: 'public' // Define URLs to match and map them to globs (that are automatically concatenated) url: '/all.js' files: 'js/*.js' // Pipe through your favorite gulp plugins! url: '/styles.css' files: 'less/*.less' return filespipeless; ; applisten8080;;
npm i connect-resource-pipeline --save
An object which may contain:
Will be used to prefix all non-absolute paths in
files, or the URL path if
files is empty.
An array that defines URLs to be matched and what to return as a response. Each entry is an object comprised of:
The URL to match. Matched against
cache (optional)
Enables caching of pipeline output. Set to
true to enable with the URL used as the cache key, or any
string to
enable with
string used as the cache key.
files (optional)
File paths to match. Uses
vinyl-fs under the hood, so globs are allowed. If omitted, the
pathname of the
request will be used.
pipeline (optional)
function(stream.Readable, Request): stream.Readable
A function that takes a stream of files as an argument and returns the result stream. The request object is passed as the second argument.
factories (optional)
An array of factories that produce processors (gulp plugins). The matched
files will be
piped through each factory's plugin, in order, before being concatenated and sent as a response.
This functionality has been deprecated in favor of the far more flexible and gulp-like
pipeline property.
Clear the contents of
cacheKey in the internal cache.
If you want to cache output and retain the ability to clear the cache (for example within a watch), save a reference to
the middleware instance you pass to
var gulp = require'gulp';var connect = require'connect';var pipeline = require'connect-resource-pipeline'; gulptask'serve' var middleware = pipeline url: '/all.js' cache: 'js' files: 'public/js/*.js' ; gulpwatch'public/js/*.js' middlewareclear'js'; ; var app = connect; appusemiddleware; applisten8080;;
This has been tested with Connect 2.x and 3.x.
Sometimes doing neat things with your build makes running a local development server harder. Wouldn't it be nice if you could use the same plugins your build uses as part of a dynamic dev server? Yes, it would.


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Our Travelstarters are a diverse bunch of people. We have individuals from as far afield as India working in our Cape Town office and we love them all the same. Stephan, our CEO, has been a DJ and rock club promoter amongst other things. We also have a Screamo vocalist, ex strip club manager, music producer, production designer and a mother of 5 amongst us!
We value intelligence and energy, creativity, and of course team players with a Warrior Spirit. We're looking for great talents who are humble, responsible and come with the best attitude to join our family.
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- You'll join specialists within their field. Their knowledge and passion for their careers is inspiring.
- We have the energy and excitement of a start-up melded with the comfort and stability of a well-established organization.
- We incorporate fun into everything we do.
- We have the coolest offices.
- We give back to the community in many ways.
- We love our country and want the world to love it too.
- You can realise your professional career aspirations under one roof.
- We work in a collaborative environment that exceeds the needs of our customers.
- We care for our environment and the communities in which we operate.
- We are an organization in transformation. We're young, dynamic and reaching for the stars!
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- Every Friday morning we have a great breakfast. The entire company eats together, family-style.
- On the last Friday of every month, we have Wine Friday where we kick back and relax after a productive week.
- We also have lovely Miko coffee available to us at all times.
We value intelligence and energy, creativity, and of course team players with a Warrior Spirit. We're looking for great talents who are humble, responsible and come with the best attitude to join our family. At Travelstart we have eight core values.
Think Different – we value innovation, exploration and revolution. We encourage our employees to challenge themselves and always test the limits of their potential.
Romance the Customer – This is our Golden Rule. We ALWAYS try our best to connect with each and every customer in order to provide world class service. At Travelstart, the Customer is King.
Share – your knowledge, life and ideas. Travelstart employees have a "community" mindset. We are always ready to teach each other, and to learn from each other. Here, the whole is greater than the individual.
Family and Fun – Celebrate, laugh, encourage, respect. Travelstart is a family and we focus on the importance of family and enjoying our time together. We encourage laughter, celebration and respect for one another.
Passion as a compass – be curious, dream and love. Travelstarters need to be passionate about what they do, they must love travel and the customer. We always try to promote love for one's job and the constant desire to be better.
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Less is more – simplicity and quality. We choose quality over quantity. Keep things simple, but interesting and lastly,
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Cairo — The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) deprecated the decision issued by the Tunisian government on July 19 to close some satellite channels and social networking pages.
"Mahdi Gomaa", head of the Tunisian government, issued a set of decisions to close some satellite channels. He also ordered the minister of Higher education, Scientific Research and Communication Technologies (MESRST) to fight against some social networking pages; claiming that those means turned to be platforms of apostasy, incitement to violence and jihad. It is worth mentioning that the decisions were part of a campaign launched by the government, in which it arrested about 60 individuals "who are called Islamists".
ANHRI says that "the decision of the immediate closure of channels and social networking pages is a violation of freedom of opinion and expression. The governments' progress is measured by the extent of the government's acceptance of its dissidents' thoughts".
ANHRI demands from the Tunisian government to reverse from the decision of closing the satellite channels and blocking the social networking pages. It also demands an immediate release of whoever is detained on the backdrop of freedom of opinion and expression cases, as the right to peaceful expression of opinion is guaranteed by the international charters and conventions.


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France ex-President Chirac 'to vote for Hollande'
- 17 April 2012
- From the section Europe
France's former centre-right president, Jacques Chirac, will vote for Socialist Francois Hollande in first round of presidential elections on Sunday, a close aide says.
Writer Jean-Luc Barre told a newspaper that remarks to that effect by Mr Chirac last year had not been a joke.
Mr Hollande has a double-digit poll lead over centre-right President Nicolas Sarkozy for the 6 May run-off.
Mr Chirac has criticised party colleague Mr Sarkozy in his memoirs.
Last July, he said he would vote for Mr Hollande, but later implied he had been joking, following criticism from political associates.
At the time, analysts suggested Mr Chirac was taking revenge for perceived slights.
"Jacques Chirac is true to himself when he says he will vote for Francois Hollande," Mr Barre, who helped Mr Chirac write his memoirs, told the Le Parisien newspaper in remarks published on Tuesday.
"I visit him frequently; we have lunch and dinner together. After four years of discussions, I believe I'm one of those who knows best how he thinks."
A report in Le Parisien suggests the issue has divided Mr Chirac's family. The former president's son and daughter are reportedly following their father in leaning towards Mr Hollande, while his wife, Bernadette, has appeared at rallies in support of Mr Sarkozy.
Relations between Mr Chirac, who was president from 1995 to 2007, and his successor and one-time ally, Mr Sarkozy, are long thought to have been strained.
Mr Chirac is thought to resent Mr Sarkozy, whom he knows since his days as mayor of Paris, for failing to support him in the 1995 election in which he became president.
For his part, Mr Sarkozy, after his re-election in 2002, made fun of the older man's love of Japan and sumo wrestling.
An Ipsos poll published on Monday had both Mr Sarkozy and Mr Hollande neck-and-neck on 27% for Sunday's first round.
But the survey gave Mr Hollande a 12-point lead over Mr Sarkozy for a widely expected second-round run-off between the two men.
On Sunday, both candidates held mass rallies in the capital Paris in a final push for votes a week ahead of the first round.
Mr Sarkozy promised economic growth if re-elected and warned that the alternative was "depression", while Mr Hollande told the crowd at his rally that it was time for change.
The president faced media criticism after a video emerged in which he is seen quickly slipping off an expensive watch while shaking supporters' hands at his rally.
Some commentators accused him of giving the impression that he feared someone would steal the timepiece, variously thought to be from the luxury brands Rolex or Patek Philippe.
'True statesman'
In memoirs published last year, Mr Chirac mocked Nicolas Sarkozy, who belongs to the same conservative UMP party. He described him "irritable, rash, overconfident and allowing for no doubt, least of all regarding himself".
"We do not share the same vision of France, we do not agree on the basics," Mr Chirac wrote.
Meanwhile, the memoirs described Francois Hollande as a "true statesman" capable of crossing party lines.
Both Mr Chirac and Mr Hollande have links to the department of Correze, in south central France. The former president's parents are from Correze, while the Socialist started his political career there.
Mr Hollande currently heads the department's General Council, and in 1981, he unsuccessfully stood for election to the National Assembly in the department - losing to none other than Mr Chirac.