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This 45" heavy-duty Stanley snow blower powered by a 15 hp engine transforms banks of snow into a clear path in a single pass. The 16" solid steel augers along with its powerful engine pull in snow and discharge it up to 50' away. Features like the 120V electric start, chute rotator and 6 forward speeds ensure easy operation easy, making this machine perfect for clubs, grounds keepers and parks.Product Features:
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20 hours and it is falling apart
By Not a Stanley Fan
from Baltimore MD
About Me Do-It-Yourself
Comments about BJs Wholesale Club STANLEY 45" 15 hp Dual Stage Snow Blower with Easy Turn Steering and Headlight:
I purchased this snowblower in August of 2012. WHhen I purchased it I received an email from GXI and said I had to call them to review there warranty policy before they would ship. I was told that they take great care in assembling these machines and it would be thoroughly tested before it was shipped. Sounded like a great company. I have used it for a total of about 20 hours. While it worked great at the start, it is hard to maneuver as it is heavy and has no steering control that you would expect on a machine this size. The second use you could hear the belts start to slip and it would clog up easily also the head light stopped working. The third use the belts came off the pully's and had to be replaced. After replacing the belts and using it again I notice the engine starting to shake. Come to find out three of the four engine mounting bolts were missing. You would think it would have lock washers on those bolts. I called and was told it was out of warranty (2 years ) regardless of how much I used it. If you buy it you had better check everything is tight before you use it each time.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Stanley 45SS Review
By RickM
from Metro Boston
Once up and running, this is a great product. 12" of light snow off of 450' of driveway took about an hour, and 2 passes make enough room for a car or small truck to escape. The 4 knobby wheels also make inclines a breeze. Lastly, the hand throttle allows you to regulate how far to throw the snow on the fly. This is nice when going by windows etc. This unit is definitely commercial grade.Dislikes: Unit came in with loose gas valve causing a spill on first fill. Also, transmission control rod required installation and adjustment. According to the documentation, this should have been done at the factory. Lastly, documentation was barely acceptable. No information on how to drain oil or operate gas valve, but both can be determined with a little investigation. Setup and assembly takes about 2-3 hours and requires some mechanical inclination.
(5 of 17 customers found this review helpful)
Stanley 45SS
By Stebow
from 20164
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
(6 of 14 customers found this review helpful)
Amazing clearing paths
By Sal
from Albany, NY
My snow blower was delivered right in time to head out and clear a large area covered with wet snow. I would recommend this to anyone who deals with snowy weather.
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Fire in the landfill!
Who: Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center
Where: Johnson County, Iowa
What: removing 40,000 square yards of charred tires and ash
Project duration: two months
Total cleanup cost: $4 million to $5 million ($6 million had the state deemed the debris "special waste")
Regardless of how many precautions are taken, cell fires sometimes occur. When they do, how landfill managers react during and immediately afterward goes a long way toward mitigating the effects and reducing cleanup costs.
Last year, the 400-acre Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center in Johnson County, Iowa, wrote a new chapter in the manual on how to successfully combat a fire. The facility receives 400 tons of municipal solid waste per day generated by the businesses and citizens of Johnson County, Kalona, and Riverside, Iowa.
The fire started in a relatively new 14-acre cell that included the landfill's common lining and leachate collection system. Instead of placing sand over the leachate lines, managers had lined the cell's floor with a 3-foot drainage layer of shredded tires, an environmentally friendly but ultimately problematic option. With one-third of the cell covered by mid-May 2012, it was on track to be fully covered by winter.
The schedule was significantly sidetracked on May 26, 2012, however.
As usual, the landfill closed at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and workers covered the day's intake with a soil cap.
Then the improbable happened.
"We received a call at 6:45 p.m. that a fire had started in the cell," says Tom Hansen, equipment superintendent for the City of Iowa City. By the time employees returned to the site, it had spread to the recycled tires. To this day, the cause remains undetermined, but speculation points to something smoldering in a load of refuse accepted that day.
"Our employees and the Iowa City Fire Department attempted to control the extent of the burning material by dozing fire breaks through the shredded tires and liner to bare ground," says Landfill Superintendent Dave Elias. However, the heat, gases, and oil generated by the burning tire material followed leachate lines to emerge behind the breaks.
For nine days, the tires burned while officials took various measures to try to extinguish the flames.
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"This was unprecedented," says Hansen. "Water isn't effective on burning tires. We tried using foam with no success, then reached out across the country for solutions."
At the same time, they worked with the Johnson County Health Department, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, and EPA to monitor air quality. Multiple samples were taken throughout the city and analyzed during the event to advise nearby residents and ensure their safety. No major air quality issues were reported.
On June 4, the fire department and landfill started a "stir, burn, and cover" operation. Heavy machinery was brought in by an outside contractor to level the piles of burning tire shreds and cover them with a layer of clay to suppress the burning.
It took almost a week to complete the process over 7.5 acres of tires. Even then, the fire wouldn't totally extinguish. "There were hot spots for several weeks, but the process eventually smothered the fire," says Hansen.
Managers then focused on the next phase: debris removal.
That meant removing the top layer of clay — the equivalent of 1.3 million charred tires and ash — as well as part of the liner. After asking local contractors for time and cost estimates, managers went with a strategy they'd used in the past to save the money.
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You're Invited:
What: Random Act of Kindness week
Uh…What? Just like it sounds: Surprise someone with kindness – this week or every week.
When: February 11-17
Why: Why not!
- Read to a Child
- Visit someone sick
- Help coach a youth sports team
- Collect canned food for a food bank
- Mentor an at-risk teen
- Tutor English
- Teach seniors to quilt
- Help Sandy survivors
And that's just for starters. Catholic Charities offers dozens of volunteer opportunities for your random – or ongoing – acts of kindness.
Simply type in a key word such as "children" or "marathon" and your zip code.
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Some pop culture stuff I found pretty cool this week:
Jerry Seinfeld takes a ride with Chris Rock and they get pulled over! Watch it
Andre 3000 is Jimi Hendrix. See A Picture
I want Justin Schlegel to eat ten of these!
New Saga comes out next month. It is a comic book for the uninitiated. Learn more
and finally this is my new favorite band: The Virginmarys
Take a listen to my Interview with them
I saw them at Baltimore Soundstage this week and they are really really really good.


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As with Accelerators, Microsoft has taken a platform-based approach to Web Slices, enabling virtually any developer to create them by adding a few lines of code to existing pages. For example, eBay has built a Web Slice so you can monitor an auction. A number of great community- and partner-developed Web Slices are available today. Choose the ones that work for you at the Internet Explorer Add-ons Gallery. Microsoft is working with partners to create more Web Slices, so look for more Web Slices to become available on your favorite sites.
For more information, including how to add a Web Slice to the Favorites bar, see Web Slices: frequently asked questions.
Sometimes the website you're visiting doesn't look right because it was designed for an earlier version of Internet Explorer. Click the Compatibility View button to display the website as it would appear in Internet Explorer 7, which will often correct display problems like misaligned text, images, or text boxes. This option is available on a per-site basis and all other sites will continue to display with Internet Explorer 8 functionality. Once you click the Compatibility View button for a site, you don't need to do it again. The next time you visit that site, the browser will display it in Compatibility View. If for some reason you'd like to go back to browsing with Internet Explorer 8 functionality on that site, simply click the Compatibility View button again.
You can maintain a list within Internet Explorer 8 for sites that should be displayed in Compatibility View. From the Command Bar, click Tools, and then click Compatibility View Settings to add and remove sites from this list. There are also options for viewing all websites and intranet sites in Compatibility View.
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Corn Bread Taco Bake RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 envelope taco seasoning
- 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) corn bread/muffin mix
- 1 can (2.8 ounces) french-fried onions, divided
- 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the corn, tomato sauce, water, green pepper and taco seasoning. Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
- Prepare corn bread mix according to package directions for corn bread. Stir in half of the onions. Spread over beef mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with cheese and remaining onions. Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and a toothpick inserted into corn bread layer comes out clean. Yield: 6 servings.
Reviews for Corn Bread Taco Bake
"Made this tonight and it was very good! I added a 4 ounce can of green chiles to add a little spice, but that is the only change I made. I also like the idea of adding black beans. Will try that the next time. I will be making this again and again."
"nice change from tacos!"
"As a volunteer food editor I read through the reviews before preparing. Glad I did! At the suggestion of another reviewer I added a can of black beans. This made a very large dish that easily fead a house full of hungry teenagers. Plus, easily reheated for late-comers. For dessert we had ToH recipe for Cinnamon Cream Cheese Squares. A perfect evening!"
"Really easy to make. I used only 1/2 a green pepper as they sometimes overtake flavor. I did however add a small can of sliced black olives and chopped green chilies. Also, I'm sure I added more cheese to the top than necessary. I think these additions are probably why I avoided the dry problem some other reviewers had. The sweet corm bread and spicy meat went very well together. I probably won't make it monthly, but it will go on the comfort food list with tater tot casserole and others."
"SO easy to make, and I even tried a vegetarian version! I made a short little blog post about it, here: http://sisfor-samantha.blogspot.com/2014/05/mexican-cornbread-bake-great-pantry-dish.html I ran out of sour cream, or else that would've been SO yummy paired with this! Next time I'll try it with beef, but I'm looking forward to trying it with chicken, too!"


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Since I'm now located on the East Coast, I've been following East Coast teams much more closely than I have before.
Of course, you'd have had to be blind to miss Rutgers' recent rise to prominence (hence the rumors they are the target of a pilfering attempt by the Big Ten) no matter where you lived. But there's a lot more to the conference than I thought before I returned back to NY.
This year, 18 players from the Big East Conference were drafted and a slew of others were picked up as street free agents.
Over the next week we're going to take a look at some of them, where they went and what their landing spot might mean for their success in the league.
Previous Articles:
Devin McCourty, CB, New England Patriots
Anthony Davis, OT, San Francisco 49ers
This time out, we finish off the first rounders with former University of South Florida defensive end, Jason Pierre-Paul.
Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida – Drafted by the New York Giants at 1-15
Pierre-Paul is the highest drafted player in the University of Southern Florida's history and according to Brian Bennett's ESPN Big East Blog, when he was selected he gave the Big East more first round picks in this draft than the Pac-10, the same number as the Big Ten and only one less than the ACC. And the Big East did this, Bennett points out, with fewer teams than any of those leagues.
Pierre-Paul may be a bit of a big boom-bust risk but Giants just might be the perfect team for him. As New York loves to rotate defensive linemen in and out, they'll be able to give Pierre-Paul the time he needs in order to sand off the rough edges of his game while still taking advantage of his explosive pass-rushing skills.
What rough edges you ask?
His speed and quickness make up for a lack of instinct as Pierre-Paul will sometimes read a play completely wrong and on occasion gets too focused on pursuing the quarterback, abandoning his positional responsibilities at times.
His athletic ability will allowed him to make up for it at times in college, but that won't fly in the pros and he's going to need to reign it in. Remember also, he lacks a lot of experience, having transferred from College of the Canyons (a JUCO) to USF, where he only played for a year.
That lack of experience coupled with his instinct issues makes him a risk. Again, the Giants need not rely on him completely to be effective and hope by sharing time, he will be allowed to improve without the pressure of having the defense sit on his shoulders.
The cost will still be high if he busts, but if he hits, Pierre-Paul could be a dominant pass rushing force to be reckoned with in the NFC North.


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One Dollar Bill, Apollo 11
This United States one dollar bill holds the signatures of the three Apollo 11 astronauts (Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin) in addition to one other signature, that of a certifying official from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), all on the front of the bill. This memento of the historic first human landing on the Moon in July 1969 was part of the official process of certifying the flight.
Before human spaceflights, the NAA had the astronauts autograph dollar bills, witnessed by the NAA official for the flight. The bills were then placed aboard the spacecraft. After the mission, recovering the identifiable bills served "as the basis for certification of the identity of the astronauts on each of the flights."
The NASA Johnson Space Center transferred this bill to the National Air and Space Museum in 1976.
Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Manufacturer
- U.S. Bureau of Engraving
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- Paper
- Ink
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 15.6 × 6.5cm (6 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
- Storage: 20.3 × 11.4 × 2.5cm (8 × 4 1/2 × 1 in.)


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Recipe of the Week: Empanadas!
Your bellies are about to start rumblin' for our next recipe of the week theme: appetizers! Yum. To kick things off, former PETA intern Annie is sharing one of her delish recipes with us. Take it away, Annie!
This week I'm sharing a recipe for an appetizer that you can snack on anytime of the day. I give you "empanadas"! I'm from Mexico, and empanadas are a classic over there. It's a great dish to serve to people as a snack, as an appetizer, or even as the main dish. You can even take them for lunch (now that school's about to start back up!), and they will help you get through the day.
You can fill them with pretty much anything, and there are so many vegan options out there that the possibilities are endless. I like the classic combination of beans and corn—ingredients that are a staple at my house.
- 1 tube of refrigerated pizza dough (check out our list of accidentally vegan foods)
- 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can of Mexican corn, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons of your favorite chunky salsa
Mash the black beans, the corn and the salsa with a fork. Season it with salt, pepper and any of your favorite spices.
Take a small piece of the pizza dough and flatten it down with your hands until it becomes a flat disk. Place a tablespoon of the filling in the middle of the dough disk (don't overfill). Fold the dough over the filling and close it by pressing your fingers or using a fork along the edge. You can make them as little or as big as you want.
Place on a baking sheet and bake them at 350F for 20 minutes.
They will be golden, crispy, and delicious by the time they come out. You can make them with your favorite combination, like black beans and bananas (don't judge, it's delicious!), vegan chorizo and potatoes, spinach and artichokes … you can even do a dessert one with peanut butter and bananas! You can use anything you have on hand. The possibilities are endless.
I serve mine with guacamole and some extra salsa. This recipe is perfect when you have friends over—they'll love it! And because it's a pocket food, you can eat it with one hand and help animals with the other! I even eat my empanada while standing on one hand … OK, I can't do that, but if you can, you should totally enter the "show us your tricks" contest; I'm sure that would be more entertaining than paying for elephants to get beaten in the circus.


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DT Swiss Comp 2.0/1.8/2.0 Spokes Box of 72DT Swiss Spokes set the standard by which all others are compared. The Competition is a double butted spoke that measures 2.0mm on the ends and tapers down to 1.8mm in the middle. The DT Competition is suitable for both mountain and road wheels and just about anything in between.
This box contains a set of 72 double butted spokes and 72 aluminum nipples. Spokes: Easily a 5 out of 5 rating. Nipples: A 2 (or if felling really generous a 3) out of 5 rating. The spokes are great! The finish is solid and durable, the threads nicely formed, and there are no stress fractures at the flange head bend. The nipples are pointless for anyone other than a pro rider looking to save a few grams of static and rotating mass. Even with significant lube I could hear the nipples pinging before the spokes were brought up to tension, and I could see a lot of little flakes of aluminum being rubbed off by the butted and flanged nipple opening on the Mavic Open Pro rims. While tightening up a few (4 or 5 out of 64) of the nipples, the Park Spoke Wrench either twisted the square end or stripped it. The material seems to be very soft with no anodized coating for surface strength or protection. For the sake of building solid wheels with longevity in mind, I stopped the build and went and bought the necessary amount of nickle-plated brass nipples from my LBS to replace all the aluminum ones. With a lot of care the aluminum ones would be sufficient to use, but seeing as I ride a lot without carrying backup wheels or massive amounts of tools and parts, I didn't want to risk having something go wrong with a nipple and then having an inoperable bike. In short: Spokes good, nipples bad
Unless I'm building an I9 set, I always use DT spokes!


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Arizona women's tennis (17-5, 6-4) finished the 2014 regular season with an upset over No. 22 in-state rival Arizona State (18-7, 5-5) on senior day with a 4-2 win.
No. 31 Cats Take On No. 22 Devils For Senior Day Red Out
#Q&ATuesday Akilah James
On Saturday, April 19, four Arizona women's tennis seniors will take the court at Robson Tennis Center for the last time.
In honor of our seniors this week we will have a Q&A with all of them.
No. 25 Arizona Falls to No. 13 USC in Los Angeles
Women's Tennis Drops Match Against No. 2 UCLA
No. 25 Women's Tennis Takes on Two Top 15 Teams
Arizona Women's Tennis Breaks Into the Top 25
Women's Tennis Sweeps No. 30 Utah
No. 35 Women's Tennis Hosts Two Ranked Opponents


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About 8 players from each team have individual stickers and many other types of stickers are available as well including: Team Logos, Finals and All-Star Game Logos, Kobe Bryant Finals Match-Up stickers and many more. If you enjoy cards and stickers these are a must. Even if you don't pick up the album, 8 stickers for $1.00 is hard to beat!
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September 1, 1998
In cross country, as in life, one's name is only as good as one's reputation.
Names like Gerry Lindgren, Henry Rono and Josephat Kapkory have created a positive reputation for WSU cross country. Over the years, the names may change, but those involved in Cougar cross country are hoping that the reputation only keeps getting better.
For both men's and women's cross country in 1998, many names will be new -- from the head coach to the large freshman class -- but much of the talent and experience from the past few years will remain unchanged.
Dr. James Li -- who changed his name from Li Li when he became a naturalized citizen in May -- officially takes over the head coaching ranks of both the men's and women's programs in 1998, after spending four years as an assistant to Rick Sloan.
"I'm honored," Li said. "I've been performing the duties of head coach, but now being recognized by the administration and officially named head coach is great for my career."
The combination of experienced upperclassmen and incoming young talent should lead to a successful year for both the men and the women, Li said.
Li and Cougar fans will get their first opportunity to check out the 1998 squads -- especially the younger runners -- at the Whitworth Invitational in Spokane, Wash. September 5.
"I'm running predominantly freshmen (early in the season) to give me a chance to evaluate them and to let them run some college races to work their nerves out," Li said. "It's tough for freshmen to go out in top college races. This will be a little more low-key and good for them to work in."
The Cougars will receive another tune-up when they head to Moscow for the Idaho Invitational September 11, but after that the schedule will begin to intensify. In following weeks WSU will attend the Big Cross Invitational in Pasco, Wash. (Sept. 19), Mountain West Classic in Missoula, Mont. (Sept. 26), Bob Timmons/Pre-NCAA Invitational in Lawrence Kan. (Oct. 10) and Oregon Invitational in Eugene (Oct. 17) among others.
The Cougars will also host the third straight WSU Invitational at the Pullman golf course October 3.
"We start with meets that are least challenging and that's the nature of cross country," Li said. "The pressure is on for the end of the season."
Qualifications have become slightly easier. This year, the NCAA Championships will have a field of 31 teams and 255 total participants, increased from last year's 22 teams and 186 participants.
A Look At The Men
Last season the WSU men's cross country squad put together its finest season in more than a decade, leading to a 10th place national ranking and an unfortunate snub by the NCAA for an at-large berth to the 1997 NCAA Cross Country Championships. This season, the Cougars are looking to erase that negative finish from their memories.
"It was very bitter knowing how good we were compared to other teams and we couldn't make it to nationals," Li said. "This year we have to come back and try to do it again, with predominantly new people."
Two of WSU's top five runners from 1997 have departed, Rasto Kiplangat to graduation and Brad Treat through a transfer to his home state of Montana, but three still remain.
Bernard Lagat (Nandi, Kenya), last year's Pac-10 champion as a sophomore, leads the list of returnees. Lagat, who was named All-American after a third place finish at the NCAA Championships, is the team's undisputed leader, but will need a lot of help.
"He's definitely one of the top returnees in the nation from last year's season," Li said. "From a point-wise standpoint, he can't help the team any more at the Pac-10 race because he was the winner."
Seniors Eric Kamau (Nairobi, Kenya) and Jon Murray (Stanwood, Wash.) round out the list of WSU's top returnees. At the 1997 Pac-10 Championships, Kamau finished 37th while Murray crossed the line for 13th.
Senior Chris Charles (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) and sophomore Justin Murray (Stanwood, Wash.), seem to be the odds on favorites to round out the top five.
A host of new faces will be vying for opportunities to show their stuff this season. Freshmen Oscar Franco-Parra (Portland, Ore.), Scott Johnson (Bellevue, Wash.), Simon Kamau (Nairobi, Kenya) and Mark Wicklander (Tacoma, Wash.) are among the recruiting class Li called his best ever.
"The (freshmen) runners need to step up and compete with the front runners," Li said. "They have to be at a level of performance so that they will be competitive in our conference and at a national level. Without that level of performance, the team will not achieve its goals."
A Look At The Women
Last year's women's team, consisting of only four upperclassmen, raced to a seventh-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships at Stanford, Calif.
This year, with a team that includes four upperclassmen, three sophomores and four freshmen, Li is hoping that youth will equal speed.
Joanne Hunsinger (Fairfax, Va.) and Kim Schmolka (Port Orchard, Wash.) will be looked to for senior leadership both athletically and spiritually. Hunsinger, WSU's consistent No. 4 runner, finished 31st in her first Pac-10 Championships last year. Schmolka will be looking to rebound from her flu-plagued Pac-10 race, a disappointing finish to a season that saw her finish fourth at the Idaho Invitational and eighth at the WSU Invitational.
Coming off strong track seasons, sophomores Crystal Malgesini (Snohomish, Wash.) and Megan Maynard (Langley, Wash.) should play key roles in the Cougs' success. "They were running the kind of times you wouldn't even think about in high school," Li said. "Having that kind of track season behind them, they're confidence level must be so high."
Not only do the Cougars lack an obvious No. 1 runner, they also lack an obvious fifth runner. However, with a strong freshman class, WSU should be improved in terms of quality and depth, Li said.
Heading the way for the freshmen is Spokane's Jamie Miller, a state top-ten cross country runner and an impressive second place finisher in state finals of the 1600 and 3200. April Gagner (Yelm, Wash.) is coming off a hip injury that kept her out of the track season, but should return to the same form that placed her fifth in the state cross country meet as a high school senior.
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Does anyone have experience working with nested tags? I could not find any websites that allow users to have hierarchies in their tags (equivalent to non-mutually exclusive categories). Is it a bad practice in general? If so, why?
The idea behind tags is the same as the idea behind labels in GMail: the ability to assign multiple tags to a single post/mail/.../item.
The GMail labeling of e-mails was born specifically to counter the need in most e-mail clients to archive an e-mail in a single specific folder which ususally would be part of a hierarchy of folders. So what do you do with an e-mail that belongs both in the folder "advertisments" and in the folder "creditors"?
GMail was the first to solve this using labels: you just assigned both the label "advertisements" and "creditors" to the e-mail and you would be able to find it both when showing all e-mails in the "advertisements" label ("folder") and the "creditors" label/folder.
Some people still want to organise their GMail labels in a hierarchical manner and there is actually a GMail "labs" feature that allows this. But in my opinion it goes against everything for which these labels are intended and were invented.
Similarly, organising tags in a hierarchy goes against the grain. How can a specific document/mail have tags from different branches of the hierarchy tree? Technically not a problem of course, but it just doesn't make any sense (at least not to me).
In many CMS's you will find both tags and categories. Usually you can assign multiple tags, but just one category. And you will find that the categories actually can be organised in a hierarchical manner...
So I would say that the reasons most websites won't allow you to have tag hierarchies is that tags are not intended to be used hierarchically and that if you want to do something in a hierarchical manner you need to use categories (or whatever the website offers by way of a hierarchical organisation system).
We are facing a similar situation where our client has a huge catalog and wants to allow its users to successively filter down the content by drilling down into a hierarchy defined by them; a hierarchy they can decide to change anytime and as much as they want. Add to that the fact that the target platform is Android, its omnipresent back button and navigation back stack and you find yourself with an interesting challenge.
We came to the conclusion that classification and categorization are two different things. Is Evil Dead a horror, b-movie or a b horror movie? For categorization, it does not matter. The movie will have both tags associated with it. As for classification, it depends on what you want to put in evidence. The hierarchy of tags is completely independent from the categorization of an item. So for example, it probably would make more sense to classify Evil Dead as a b-movie under the horror category. However, during the b-movie festival weekend, one might want to put b-movies in evidence and bring that category up the classification tree. I don't believe organizing your tags hierarchically is necessarily a bad practice.
Though I agree in part with the answers already posted, you can impose structure on tags. Rather than using 'hierarchy', a better term is 'relationship'. Consider some of the potential relationships between two tags:
Of course, each type of tag relationship adds extra complexity to your user interface, so you need to weigh cost versus benefit for each additional layer you include. For most use cases, it's probably better to not define tag relationships.
Yes tags can be hierarchical and there is actually a lot of (not yet widely recognised) potential in it.
Although some people (probably like the question asker) have been curious and/or after hierarchical tagging for years, the reason it is not present on the CMS market now is more because of technical obstacles rather than not seeing point in it. With pure SQL, juggling hierarchies is not easy: it requires either recursion (which is CPU-expensive and not scalable) or graph abstraction.
It is only not long ago that the dominance of SQL started being seriously challenged by alternatives like NoSQL / graph databases, so we may see hierarchical tagging coming soon.
In my opinion tag hierarchy is not always a bad idea, but I think hierarchy is a bad word here, I would consider this being subsets.
Let's say we are on Stack Overflow and because you work often with Microsoft Excel, you are interested in all questions regarding it. So you add as favorite the "excel" tag and ignore all the others.
But there are other tags related to Excel. There are tags about VBA in Excel, about formulas, about macros, about specific versions (like 2003, 2007, 2010 etc.). In my opinion all of them should be subsets of "excel" tag, so when I'm interested in Excel, I will also see Excel-VBA questions, if only I do not ignore them. This can be in case somebody tagged his question with "excel-vba" but forgot to tag with "excel". The same applies to "vba" tag, which can contain subsets like "word-vba", "access-vba" and of course "excel-vba".
Having this tagging questions would be easier, as I don't need to remember and search what tags are usable. I just put my question with one tag "excel-vba", and it will be seen for all the people who are interested in "excel", and for those who like "vba". This guarantees that more people will see the question and increases probability of getting an answer.
I think that such grouping is missing in SO, especially in case when there are about 1,000 pages in the "Tags" list, which is completely non-searchable.
The problem with trying to use heirarchies is that it's seldom you find universal agreement on what the heirarchy should be. The heirarchy can also change in unpredictable ways.
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Generally, it seems that attempts to arrange tags into a heirarchy are seeking to add semantics to each tag, so that searching and classification become richer. I'm not convinced that it works.
I would agree that explicitly organizing tags within a hierarchical structure is bad practice however the nature of tags is such that by specifying multiple tags for an item you are in effect creating a dynamic hierarchy anyway.
Take the example of an online store like amazon. I may classify a toy train model as "trains", "cargo", "toys", "hornby", "models". What I have is a flat list of associations but as soon as I filter by a single tag we can start to build a hierarchy based on associated tags.
If I filter by "toys" then I can aggregate all of the tags associated to items tagged "toys". I could order these by number of associations to create a smart-list of further tags to filter by. Conversely I could start with "trains" and get a completely different list of tags to filter further by.
Stack Exchange does this allowing you to pin-point the type of questions you're after. Take for example the following link which presents questions tagged "usability", "mobile", "navigation" and "touch screen". I could just as easily have started at mobile and ended up at "mobile", "iphone", "navigation".


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ZF-9491: format option does not work
$currency = new Zend_Currency('de_DE');
echo $currency->toCurrency(34567.43212, array('precision' => 0, 'format' => '#,##0'));
throws an exception: '#,##0' is not a known locale.
Tested with newest version from trunk.
Changing from BUG to IMPROVEMENT.
Since ever format has to be a locale, as it does not make sense for a "currency" to be formatted in a way where users are not able to recognise what it represents.
Documentation says: {quote} format: Defines the format which should be used for displaying numbers. This number-format includes for example the thousand separator. You can either use a default format by giving a locale identifier, or define the number-format manually. {quote}
A bug is a "difference between documentation and the actual product." (wikipedia) and that's exactly the case here. Either the documentation should be changed or the code should be fixed. I prefer the second option ;)
What would you need the format option for when it would not be used with a locale?
Which format would you want to give which would not be simpler available with the other options?
The format of the swiss (german) locale: ¤ #,##0.00;¤-#,##0.00 I would like to have a space between the currency and the "-" sign (¤ -#,##0.00)...
But why are we discussing the sense of this use case? Documentation says it is possible, but it actually isn't...
You could simply use "de_CH" as format which already archives this.
And regarding discussion: When I don't see a benefit for a issue I want to know the rationale behind it before closing, changing or implementing it.
Actually I see no benefit for this issue. In my eyes it makes things even a little more complicated.
When you don't want to discuss and give the reasons behind it then just say a word and I will close it.
I'm using "de_CH" but as I said there is a space between the "-" and the currency missing. Expected: Fr. -10.20 Actual: Fr.-10.20
When you think that CLDR is wrong, then please fill an issue within Unicode (http://unicode.org/cldr)
The space itself can not be used as format... the format option only allows "#", ",", ".", "0" and "-" as input.
For such a format you will need to use a extended class as it's no localized but a customized format.
{quote} When you think that CLDR is wrong, then please fill an issue within Unicode (http://unicode.org/cldr) {quote} I don't want to change the unicode speficication, I just want to use my custom format.
{quote} The space itself can not be used as format... the format option only allows "#", ",", ".", "0" and "-" as input. {quote} But the format for the positive numbers has a space in it (¤ #,##0.00)...
Anyway, if you don't implement this as specified in the manual, consider fixing the documentation. :/
Looking into the format you will see that this character is no space. It's a different unicode character and not part of the format definition.
True. But the character is displayed as a space in web browsers...
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One fairly musical option is down at Broadway Centre Theatre, where "The Music Never Stopped" is playing in its first full week. The movie is based on a story involving a young man who loses much of his memory but is sustained by the music of the late '60s, particularly the songs of the Grateful Dead. For those of you who roll their eyes any time that band's name is mentioned, there's a good chance this film could change your impression of the band and/or its songs. This movie played to spectacular acclaim during Sundance and is being well-received by critics nationwide.
Live music options abound Monday night including a six-band bill at The Complex with English metalcore rockers Asking Alexandria headlining. Tickets remain on sale via smithstix and start at $20.
Down at Kilby Court on Tuesday night, San Francisco's fine country-rock outfit Or, The Whale headlines a four-band show that includes Vermont's Chamberlin. This is a low-key chance to see a couple of entertaining up-and-coming bands in the up-close confines of Kilby. Tickets remain on sale and start at $8. They're available at 24tix.com.
Also, Wednesday old-school early '80s punkers The Meatmen hit town. They reunited back in 2008. They'll also put in a pre-show appearance for frontman Tesco Vee to read from his book "Touch & Go" at 7 p.m. at SLC's Heavy Metal Shop at 7 p.m. The Meatmen play Burt's Tiki Lounge later that night.
Also Tuesday, the DJ/electronica wave that's been rolling through town keeps coming with electronic music from the Bay area visiting Salt Lake's Depot with Beats Antique headlining.
Rocking reggae hits town Wednesday night in the form of John Brown's Body over at The Complex. The show was originally slated for The Bay, but has moved. Tickets start at $15. The eight-man band promises a chance to get your Rasta on while swaying to a horn section.
Also, I'll end this note with a cautionary peak ahead: if you want to see Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears with Those Darlins at the Urban Lounge on Thursday, (and believe me, you should want to see this) get your tickets ASAP. This is a likely sell-out and could be one of the best shows of the year so far.
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Did you know the new Gil Scott-Heron record I'm New Here has a some special vinyl-only tracks? Gilles knows. Other gems in this week's edition of GPWW include the original sample for Jay Electronica's "Exhibit C," a reggae version of the great Bob James' "Nautilus," Erykah Badu's new track "Window Seat," new music from Blundeto, Darkstar, Gideon Van Gelder and more.
This week Gilles also features a mix by Kalabrese out of Zurich, Switzerland.
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I like to use rotational sky maps to use in the field, but I have this only for latitude 50°N. I'd like to have a similar sky map for tropics: 10°N. Do you know where I can order one?
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Have you thought about Google Sky Map for Android or Star Walk on iPhone? These may give you what you need.
(I know, batteries run out, phones get wet etc., but these will show sky at a particular time)
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Playwright of a new musical JUDY GARLAND - World's Greatest Entertainer. This show is a takeoff of the '70's tv show THIS IS YOUR LIFE. But Judy's guests are Liza, Frank and Dean. The 4 of them sing their signature tunes. Opening in April 2015
CANDLELIGHT THEATRE: April 24,25,26 & May 1,2,3 302.475.2313
baby grand Mother's Day May 10 matinee and evening performance (Mom loved Judy, Frank & Dean) 800.37.Grand
The Milton (DE) Theatre May 16 302.684.3038
The 74 year-old stage at New Candlelight has scoliosis. It needs long overdue chiropractic. It is the theatrical equivalent of the sway back mare.
After founders John & Lena O'Toole and Julian & Annabelle Borris retired, the dinner theatre limped along and was a but a 'droplet of mare's sweat' ( one of the funniest images from Candlelight's 1969 opening show FORUM ) away from closure. The 40 years of sweat and blood that the four theatrical pioneers invested would have been nothing but sweet memories.
Next Saturday we all have the opportunity to be doctors for the evening and help to build a new stage; one that is worthy of this professional theatre that has been a gift to our community for the past two years when the entity became non-profit.
Aisle Say feels privileged to have been in attendance at every opening night for these past two years. Taking my medical imagery further.... if laughing strengthens the heart, well then I get a fantastic workout every 5 weeks or so.
New Candlelight Theatre is going "All-In" on March 23, 2013 with their BARNY Gala with a Vegas theme, performances by some of NCT's finest actors singing the show stopping numbers from last year's shows. If that were not enough, after the Broadway acts are concluded, a legendary rock n' roll group, The Fabulous Greaseband, will close out the right with a whole lotta jitterbuggers on the dance floor.
Like the TONY Awards, the BARNYS celebrate the great performances of last season by awarding such honors as Best Actress in a Musical and Best Show. NCT performers include Lindsay Mauck, Victoria Healy, David Snyder, Colleen McGinnis and Sharon Brown Ruegsegger.
Other highlights of the evening will include gourmet dinner, silent auction and table games (just for fun). The Barny Awards will be hosted by Delaware's own Scott Mason as Dame Edna's Honorary Impersonator.
Says Development Director Peter Briccotto, "Our company has commissioned EDiS and Macintosh engineering to complete the study of existing structure and planning for the new structure. In reality, the stage is not particularly safe. And it's a Homeric challenge for set designers."
NCT is also seeking Silent Auction items and small ticket give-aways. Call Maureen in the boxoffice.
March 23 - 1 night only 302-475-2313. www.NCTstage.org
CLUB PHRED at The Queen on March 21
While we are on the subject of bodacious local bands, Club Phred's covers of the '60's and '70's hits create energy on the dance floor like Dorothy's tornado.
They play The Queen on Thursday March 21 at 8pm. Only a $6.00 cover. It's a fund raiser for the non-profit element of The Queen. Over the years, Club Phred has helped to generate $2.2 million dollars for area non-profits.


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When Birds are Pests
by Michael E. Trunko
Winged invaders swoop down from the sky, descend upon your ripening fruit or newly planted vegetable garden and in minutes your harvest or garden is gone. If you've ever suffered similar misfortunes, you're not alone. Although bird problems vary from year to year, region to region, and crop to crop, gardeners can expect damage to some extent -- from minor annoyances to total devastation -- every season.
"It's just a fact of life," laments Mona Zemsky of Bird-X, Inc., a manufacturer of bird-control devices in Chicago, "that if you grow certain crops, you're going to have a bird problem. Irrigated gardens in the deserts of the Southwest are just as susceptible as gardens in the Midwest or New England."
An effective bird-control strategy involves more than sticking a scarecrow in your garden and forgetting about it (although in rare instances, this may work). Usually, the secret lies not only in the product or procedure but in your efforts and commitment as well. Also, the first strategy you attempt may not prove successful. But if you correctly use the appropriate products and procedures, you will enjoy damage-free harvests.
Start Early
"Failing to be ready early enough is perhaps the biggest mistake gardeners make," Zemsky points out. "You must keep the birds out before they include your garden in their daily feeding habit."
Get your tools and equipment into position at least two weeks before crops are desirable to birds. With most fruit crops, this means several days prior to the coloration or softening of the fruit. If you use scare devices earlier, birds will become too familiar with them. Any later, and birds will have already acquired a taste for the crop, so it will be harder to chase them away.


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Height: 6-4 Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: October 6, 1944 in Stockton, CA
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High School: Edison
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Rated 3 out of 5 by Claudia27 Pretty to Look At The rug is pretty to look at, but I am not a big fan of how it feels. Whenever I sit down on the rug in my yoga pants, the threads get stuck in the pants and it's quite itchy. It also takes forever to get off with a lint roller because the individual threads seem to really catch (similar concept to Velcro). Overall it's pretty to look at, but quite itchy if you sit on it with thin pants. January 31, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by Sassafras27 Beautiful rug but not worth the upkeep I am sad to say this is the ONLY item in the years of shopping at World Market that I've ever regretted purchasing. We looked for a long time to find the perfect rug and thought this was it. We were SO WRONG. As beautiful as this rug is, it sheds worse than any dog or cat I know. We have bamboo floors and I am constantly sweeping AND vacuuming or it quickly starts collecting along the walls. If you sit on it in thin clothing, it pokes through and is extremely itchy. Not to mention it gets on everything. I'm embarrassed to have guests over because they always get rug fibers all over them. I was certain that the shedding would eventually subside, but after nearly a year of owning this product, it still fills up my vacuum every time I vacuum it. Despite being what I thought was a good value at the time, it was a waste of money in the end since it's being nothing but a pain since I purchased it. Though I will likely buy my next rug from World Market, sadly, I would not recommend this product in any sort of medium to high traffic area. March 10, 2015
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Rated 1 out of 5 by kbull7 DO NOT BUY This rug looks great but is Terrible due to non stop shedding. I bought it in September 2013 and put up with all the shedding until July 2014 when I had enough and rolled it up and tossed it. Had to then purchase another rug. Went with Pier1 this time. If you buy this rug, you will have wool fibers all throughout the house. You can't even sit on the rug with black pants without your pants being covered in wool fibers. Not a great rug for kids, as they play and get fuzz on their hands. My 18 month old daughter was saying "fuzz" and then trying to wipe it all off her hands. I really stuck it out and thought all the shedding would go away, but unfortunately no. I couldn't keep this rug with a baby on the way and a toddler and constant wool fibers all over the house. Very disappointed because I loved the look of this rug. The wool used is very poor quality. August 21, 2014
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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, salt, oregano, pepper and garlic. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse.
- In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, cheese and egg; set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in cheese and salt.
- Spoon half of the macaroni mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spread with meat mixture; top with remaining macaroni mixture.
- Bake at 350°, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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This Ice Cream Shoppe theme was so classic, vintage and beautiful, I had to use it for my daughter's 1st birthday party. Also, my daughter loves ice cream, so the theme was fitting!
The goal was to turn a simple restaurant patio into a pink and white wonderland for the children and parents alike. I designed beautiful pink arrangements with my florist, we put the arrangements in pink buckets from IKEA, and added pink crystal stems from Michael's.
The gift boxes were wrapped in Silver Glitter Wrapping Paper from The Paper Source, and the signs were all designed by Anna and Blue Paperie.
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The glass jars were from Michael's, they are part of my permenant party collection now, and the gumballs were from gumballs.com and bulkcandystore.com. The photographer, Vicky Schesa is amazing, I use her for all my events in South Florida. Check out more pics of the event at Greenista.com/parties


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Ask pretty much anyone to cite a fiercely fab star and expect to get Helen Mirren as an answer.
So we weren't surprised to learn that in a new poll conducted by a U.K. clothing brand, the 66-year-old actress was named Britain's top style icon by women older than age 50, as reported by London's Daily Mail.
Mirren was followed by Twiggy, Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley, Lulu and Judi Dench, in that order.
And even though she's a young 37, Victoria Beckham landed at number six on the list, with Elle Macpherson, Carol Vorderman, Carole Middleton and Nigella Lawson rounding out the top 10, according to the newspaper.
"Victoria Beckham has proven she carries universal appeal and her image over the past few years has altered from high glamour to a more classic look which appeals to women of all ages," a spokesperson for CC clothing tells the Daily Mail. "And Dame Helen Mirren has as much style, grace and elegance off screen as she does on it and is a fitting icon for the women of her generation."
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A stunning visual story of a place of wonder and mystique for every American, this book features what is legendary and beloved about Alaska, a land of magnificent wilderness and beauty, virtually untouched by human ambition. It also focuses on the key point of interest in the state today: endangered Bristol Bay, which faces potential mining of the world's greatest deposits of copper and gold. Its pristine waters are the worlds' biggest salmon spawning grounds. If the gold is mined, the ecosystem is destroyed —but the impoverished locals have work for the next half-century. After that, the salmon and the mines are gone. Photographer Michael Melford, paired with noted environmental storyteller David Atcheson, addresses the dilemma by bowling us over with the beauty and importance of the place for all time. Underwritten by the Renewable Resources Coalition.
Dave Atcheson has lived on the Kenai Peninsula since 1985. He has worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and has written for Alaska Magazine, Fly Fishing Quarterly, Outdoor Life, and other publications. He lives in Sterling, Alaska.
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Cody Kessel Drives Volleyball Past NJIT 3-0
Junior Cody Kessel was a first-team All-EIVA honoree last season, and he is making a strong case for a return to that squad in 2014. Kessel was brilliant Friday night in a road sweep at NJIT, recording 15 kills and a .619 attack percentage in leading the Tigers
The 25-18, 25-16, 25-18 win moves Princeton to 9-3 in EIVA play, which is currently good enough for second place in the EIVA following Penn State's 3-0 road sweep at Harvard. The Crimson will play a Saturday afternoon home match against Saint Francis, and a win would give Harvard the tiebreak edge over Princeton for the second spot with two matches remaining for both.
Kessel led Princeton with 17.5 points (15 kills, three assisted blocks, one service ace), while fellow All-EIVA first-team selection Pat Schwagler added 13 points (seven kills, five aces, two assisted blocks) in the victory. Princeton hit .452 as a team, which included a perfect four-kills-on-four-swings performance from junior middle Will Siroky. He added three aces and four blocks, while senior tri-captain Jeff Stapleton had four kills, two aces and one block.
Senior tri-captain Davis Waddell had 31 assists for Princeton, while sophomore Michael Bagnell had five digs.
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On November 20, 1946, legendary guitarist Duane Allman was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His unparalleled guitar work, songwriting and inspiring presence helped earn his namesake band a deserved place in the pantheon of rock and roll, and made him an icon.
As the principal architects of Southern rock, the Allman Brothers Band forged this new musical offshoot from elements of blues, jazz, soul, R&B and rock and roll. Along with the Grateful Dead and Cream, they help advance rock as a medium for improvisation. Their kind of jamming required a level of technical virtuosity and musical literacy that was relatively new to rock & roll, which had theretofore largely been a song-oriented medium. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts – The original guitarists in the Allman Brothers Band – broke that barrier with soaring, extended solos. Combined with organist Gregg Allman's gruff, soulful vocals and Hammond B3 organ, plus the forceful, syncopated drive of a rhythm section that included two drummers, the Allman Brothers Band were a blues-rocking powerhouse from their beginnings in 1969. Moreover, their success paved the way for other bands from the South, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Marshall Tucker Band, and the Charlie Daniels Band.


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