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Tuesday Oct 16, 2007
Walking through the CEC 2007 JavaFX Message Prompter Source
By user13366078 on Oct 16, 2007
Now that I'm back from CEC and out of jetlag, I've had some time to clean up the CEC 2007 Message Prompter source code. Thanks to all those who asked for it, that was quite a motivation.
The CEC Message Prompter source code is free for your reading pleasure under an as-is basis, no warranty, no support, etc. Still, comments are of course very welcome.
The easiest way to try this out is to load up NetBeans (I use the current Beta 6), install the JavaFX module, then create a new JavaFX project. The stuff in the source code archive goes into the src subdirectory of your new JavaFX project. Choose "Main.fx" as the main class and feel free to enable Java Web Start.
In order to compile/run the app, you also need JAXB 2.0 (or use J2SE 6) and the mySQL JDBC Connector installed in NetBeans as libraries and assigned to the project you use for this app.
After starting the app, you'll see the window above. To the top is the message source selection GUI. Choose whether you want to have a database or a URL (for XML) connection. A sample XML file with some messages is included, so you probably want to use the URL method. Enter the file URL where you have your messages stored into the URL field, then click on the right (next) or left (previous) or the X (clear) buttons to display the messages. The optional Session field is for filtering messages by session ID but we never got to use it yet.
Before I start with the code, a few words of introduction: This is my first JavaFX project and I welcome any suggestions on how to better code in JavaFX. It is also my first Java/NetBeans project since a long time, so I'm sure I can still learn a lot more about how to properly do it. But the learning journey into creating this app has been a fun and instructive one, so I hope this code can help others learn more about JavaFX too. If I had to do it again (And I hope I will, next year), I'd do some stuff differently, which I'll discuss at the end of this posting.
Let's walk through the code in roughly the order of how the message flow works:
- The basic idea is this:
- The audience sends their questions, feedback, messages etc. to the CEC backstage team through either Email, Instant Messaging or SMS through special Email or IM accounts or mobile phone numbers. The CEC backstage team reads the messages and stores them in a database where they can be approved, marked for deletion, marked for display on the Message Prompter and assigned a sequence to display in.
- The CEC Message Prompter is the application that the people on stage and occasionally the audience see/s and where the current question to be asked to the people on stage is displayed. So the app has to fetch messages from the database and display them on screen on demand and in a visually intuitive way.
- For testing/development/backup purposes, the Message Prompter can also accept messages out of a single XML file instead of a database.
- The top level directory is supposed to go into the src subdirectory of a NetBeans JavaFX project, but I guess you could as well include this easily into any other IDE or just work from the command-line out of this directory. CECMessage.xsd is an XML schema courtesy of Simon Cook that defines the XML format for a list of messages. ExampleMessages.xml contains a bunch of messages for testing purposes. Most of the source code is in the cecmessaging subdirectory which is the name of the Java package bundle for this app. If you apply the Message schema to the JAXB xjc.sh script, it creates the java classes in the org/netbeans/xml/schema/cecmessage directory which describe the corresponding java objects.
- Some things are best left to real Java, in this case the message fetching and conversion into JavaFX digestable classes. The nice thing about JavaFX is that it can seamlessly use Java classes for doing any heavy-lifting. Messages can come in as an XML file or from a database, in both cases they are fetched from Java helper classes that handle the complexity of fetching messages and who return an object structure to the main JavaFX application.
In the case of messages coming in as a single XML file, the file is parsed by the XMLHelper class in cecmessaging/XMLHelper.java using the JAXB framework. The resulting object structure can then be interpreted by the JavaFX main class. Make sure you include JAXB 2.0 or later if you use J2SE 5, in J2SE 6 it's already included.
If messages are to be retrieved from a database, then the DBHelper class in cecmessaging/DBHelper.java is used. It uses the mySQL JDBC connector for database access but you could easily plug in any other database connector. For simplicity, the database data is converted into a JAXB structure as if it was coming out of an XML document. Here is the definition of the database that Simon created:
Database: cec Table: messageBoth XMLHelper and DBHelper sort the messages by the displayOrder field, then by id. The sort comparator for this particular ordering is in CECMessageComparator.java.
Field Type id int(11) sender varchar(100) message text topic varchar(100) timeSent timestamp session_id int(11) device varchar(10) approved tinyint(1) deleted tinyint(1) to_be_asked tinyint(1) display_sort_order int(11)
- The heart of the Message Prompter lives in cecmessaging/Main.fx.
- It starts with a few data structures:
- The AnimValues class stores font sizes, colors, duration and other parameters used for animation. JavaFX does not let you specify defaults as part of the class definition, hence the attribute commands.
- The Message class is modeled after the corresponding JAXB CECMessage class. It adds a few attributed to track a particular message's color and font size. The font size and color of a message depends on its position (whether it is highlighted or not) and can change while it is animated during transitions. That's why we need to keep track of them. The alive attribute is not used right now, it may become useful if I rework the animation stuff.
- The Tag class is for handling, well, tags. Every word that shows up as a message, author, device or topic is treated as a tag and a tag cloud is generated based on how often the word shows up on the screen. This class stores the tag word, counts the number of appearance and stores the current font size of that tag on screen. Again, we need to track font size for animation.
- The MessageList class is the main model class the application uses. It contains an AnimValue class, a list of Message class messages and list of tags. It knows where the messages come from and where the original message data in JAXB format is. It keeps track of the GUI Labels that graphically represent the messages on screen plus it knows how many messages to display at once, which one is to be highlighted and other useful parameters.
- The following operation statements are really methods. They are written in script-like manner rather than in object-oriented manner. This means that they are not associated to a particular class other than the main one. Next time, I might use a more strict object-oriented approach, but hey, this is a scripting language, isn't it?
- MessageSignature computes a single string out of all fields in a message for comparison purposes. Somehow .equals or .toString didn't work for me as expected, so Implemented this simple mechanism to see if two messages are equal.
- ClearMessages clears all messages, its associated Label objects and makes sure that dying messages are animated and their tags updated. Actually, today the death of a message isn't animated yet but I hope to implement a nice way of dying for messages. I loved my Apple Newton back then in the 90ies and it had this nice animation where deleted stuff would vanish in a puff of smoke :).
- CecmToMessage takes a JAXB message created by the XMLHelper or DBHelper class and creates the corresponding JavaFX Message instance. It also handles basic true/false associations for the approved and deleted fields, which are meant to be boolean but are actually strings in the XML schema.
- MessageToLabel creates a Java Swing Label object that displays the message on screen. The nice thing about the JavaFX Label implementation is that it understands HTML. So we can use HTML freely here to control how the message is to be seen. Notice the bind statement where the Label text is: It ties the Label's text content to the Message's attributes (color, size, content). This means that whenever any of these attributes are changed in the Message object, the corresponding Label object is changed as well! This is a very nice mechanism for Model-View-Controller like programming and a big time saver when coding.
- The messageDisplayable function decides whether a message is supposed to be displayed. This is just a logic expression checking the approved, deleted and toBeAsked fields and filtering by sessionId (In case one wants to restrict messages to a particular session). One could have implemented the filtering at the XMLHelper or at the DBHelper level, but I felt it would be better to have full control over displaying messages from the app itself.
- UpdateMessages checks all currently displayed messages against their counterparts in the XML file or the DB. The idea here is that we want to be able to change a message even if it's already displayed in the application (you know, when accidentally a bad word came through :) ). This is called regularly before adding new messages to the screen.
- compareMessageOrder does just that. Messages come in already sorted, but we still need to decide on ordering when going through them to detect whether a message is missing etc. (The naming is wrong, it should start uppercase. This is because this operation started as a function but then if-then is not accepted in functions by JavaFX...).
- NextMessage adds a message to the display list. It also deals with the unexpected complexity of deciding which message to highlight in certain corner cases. For instance, when we want to preview 2 messages, the third one is to be highlighted, but if you only have 0-2 messages on screen, the highlight should be on the last etc. When done, the message animator is called to animate any newly higlighted or unhighlighted messages and the tags are updated.
- PreviousMessage does the opporsite of NextMessage. Again, the handling of the highlight is a tad more complex than I would have wanted it. Again, we animate here as well.
- RefreshTags goes through all messages displayed on screen and makes sure the tag list is up to date. Then it starts animation for those tags that have changed.
- AnimateMessages checks all messages and whether their font sizes match their position and highlighting status. Then, it animates all messages that have changed their status into their destination sizes and colors. Animation is handled through the dur operator. It assigns a list of values to a single parameter in sequence, during a specified time. So when we want a piece of text to grow from 0 to 20 pixels in size during 500 milliseconds, we say something like text.size = [0..20] dur 500. Very nice! Color animations work by applying a string array with the color values in sequence to a string variable. I wasn't confident on how the animation works in terms of concurrency (for instance, if another thread happens to change a value while it is animated) and I've seen cases where the font sizes weren't correct (and that cost me quite some sweat drops!) so I added some watchdog code to make sure the font size is correct after the end of the animation. Now that I've seen the CEC 2007 JavaFX session (sic!), I know a bit more about how this is supposed to work so hopefully I won't need it any more :).
- AnimateTags does similar things to the tags, a tad easier to do.
- The LoadProperties stuff is not used at the moment, so isn't the properties file included with the source. I was planning to outsource all relevant defaults and constants into an external properties file, but didn't have the time to do it. But here's a start...
- The Main part is fairly straight forward: It first instantiates the MessageList model structure with some default values, then proceeds to instantiate the GUI elements. Another nice thing about JavaFX is the declarative syntax where you just write down the GUI class with all the desired values and the runtime system takes care of instantiating the classes, hooking them together and assigning values to them, as well as tying in the methods to be called when a GUI element is activated. Also, the bind command is your best friend here in that it automatically binds GUI attributes to the model classes and saves you the hassle of implementing callback methods etc. You don't even need a GUI builder, just write down the widget hierachy and you're done. Very convenient.
That was it. All in all, learning JavaFX was a fun experience. And you can do it too, just go to the OpenJFX website and check out the tutorials and references.
What would I do differently if I had to write this app from scratch? Probably one or more of the following:
- Use real object oriented style by attaching methods to classes etc. Possibly different classes in different files, loosely coupled by the main class, as in this nice Mariah Carey website example.
- Rework the animation so it works on triggers. Triggers are a way of coupling code to variables, similar to binding. So, whenever a variable is changed, the trigger code gets executed. For instance, the tags could be updated and animated using triggers.
- Introduce more eye-candy. JavaFX comes with full Java2D support, so I'd dig in deeper into its classes to implement nicer animations.
- Make it more interactive by letting GUI elements slide in and out only when necessary so there's more real estate for the messages.
- Introduce images and symbols to help with the eye-candyness.
Thank you for reading this and I hope you enjoyed this JavaFX example. Let me know your thoughts by using the comment function or by sending me email!
Tuesday Oct 09, 2007
CEC 2007: JavaFX on stage, podcasting with Jonathan and Web 2.0 at the unconference
By user13366078 on Oct 09, 2007
Boy is this CEC 2007 conference a busy place! Here's a couple of things that got me excited since my last post:
- Yesterday we had an Unconference session coupled with a couple of speed geeking sessions. Three of the speed geeking sessions were centered around Web 2.0: Neeraj presented on CE 2.0, our new collaborative infrastructure for the field that leverages a lot of Web 2.0 principles. Hal Stern shared some fascinating thoughts about why DRM is Morons and why sharing content is always a good thing, even if it's professional music or movies or other traditional content.
- Today, after the morning sessions and the big launch, a couple of colleagues and I sat down to record the second episode of the CEC 2007 Podcast. This time, Jonathan Schwartz and John Fowler joined in, together with Matthias Pfützner, Robert Holt, Dave Levy and Michael Ramchand. Don't miss this episode where we share our impressions of CEC and discuss some thoughts about the value of Web 2.0 to us.
- This CEC has also probably seen the debut of JavaFX and JavaFX Script on a big stage :). To the top, you see a screenshot done by Rajesh of an application that we use to prompt questions from the audience to the presenters on stage. Questions come in through SMS, Email and Instant Messaging while the presenter on stage gives his talk. They are aggregated and fed into a database by the CEC Backstage Messaging Team. Finally, they are displayed onto a screen through the CEC Message Prompter for the speaker and the audience to see.
The message prompter is written in JavaFX Script. It uses traditional Java classes to access the database through JDBC and it can also digest messages in an XML format through the JAXB API and this is the first significant feature of JavaFX: You can mix traditional Java Classes with JavaFX Script seamlessly, leaving all the heavy-lifting to Java so you can concentrate on the GUI through JavaFX script. Another nice feature of JavaFX Script is the declarative syntax: You just write down how what you want and the JavaFX runtime takes care of instantiating the objects, initializing their parameters and fiddling them into the Swing event loop.
The above photo only shows a screenshot, but the application is animated: Every time a new message is highlighted, old messages are reduced in size and color while the highlighted message grows and becomes a darker color. Also, to the right, there is a dynamic tag cloud that reflects all of the words visible on screen and where the size of the word indicates its multitude. Again, the tags are animated based on the changes in the message part. Programming animations in JavaFX is very easy thanks to two constructs: Variable binding and parameter streaming. Variable binding means binding an object attribute (i.e. the HTML code that describes the rendering of the message) to a variable (the position of the message in the message list). After the binding, the attribute behaves much like a marionette: As soon as something changes in the data model (i.e. a new message is added to the display list), the attribute is updated in real time and the font characteristics are updated to reflect the change (in this case, the next message grows while the older one shrinks). And here comes another mechanism to help, the "dur" statement. A line like "myVariable = [0..100] dur 500" means: Assign the values 0 to 100 to the variable myVariable during the next 500 milliseconds. Perfect for animation control! JavaFX takes care of all the setting up of timer threads etc. under the hood, while the programmer can essentially animate everything in their application. Very nice.
Of course, the CEC Message Prompter is not bugless, and unfortunately, the highlighting went wrong a few times :). Fortunately, this didn't seem to confuse anyone, but today I implemented a watchdog mechanism to make sure stuff always has the right size no matter what. I hope that this works more smoothly tomorrow...
I'd like to encourage everyone to try JavaFX script out. It still feels a lot like beta but it's already quite useable, heck, we're using it in production right now at CEC :). Let me know if you want the source code to the CEC Message Prompter application.
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In addition to adding mass these chicks are also adding feathers. We can begin to see brown feathers growing in on the nestlings' bodies. These are the feathers that these chicks will eventually leave the nest with. The feathers that cover the body are referred to as contour feathers, these are important for both waterproofing and insulation. The flight feathers (feathers of the wing and tail) are emerging as well. As the feathers grow from the body they are covered with a feather sheath that will eventually split open. You'll notice that the three chicks are all in different stages of molting (growing in new feathers). The degree of feather growth doesn't necessarily indicate age in bald eagles as male nestlings tend to grow feathers more rapidly.


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Valentine's Day is only 2 days away. Are you stuck for ideas on how to spend the occasion?
For many, a romantic movie is a no-brainer way to mark February 14th, but for horror movie fans, those sickeningly sweet tales can be a bit much to take. Luckily, there are plenty of scary movies that can mark the occasion as well.
Whether you're in a committed relationship or single, a hopeless romantic or cynical to the ways of love, horror movie lovers have a wide range of movies to watch on Valentine's Day.
We've compiled a list of the best (and best worst) movies that cover affairs of the heart, or just directly reference the holiday itself.
Without further ado, let's begin:
10. 'Shivers' (1975)
'Shivers' marked the debut of director David Cronenberg, and like many of his film's it explored the fine line between what's beautiful and grotesque about human sexuality.
The plot involves a venereal disease that causes uncontrollable sexual desire in its victims. Partly scary and part dark comedy, it's an unforgettable cult classic.
9. 'Zombieland' (2009)
Not even a zombie apocalypse can stop young love between Wichita (Emma Stone) and Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) in the horror-comedy 'Zombieland.' It manages to be sweet without being sappy, thanks to the gore and comedic tone.
8. 'Dead Ringers' (1988)
David Cronenberg's second entry on our countdown is a truly bizarre love triangle.
'Dead Ringers' is based on the true story of twin brothers, both of whom are gynecologists. When they both become romantically involved with the same patient it leads into a downward spiral of drug abuse and madness.
7. 'Candyman' (1992)
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When a grad student investigating urban legends discovers the supernatural killer 'The Candyman' truly exists, they develop an unsettling romantic chemistry.
6' 'The Vanishing' (1988)
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5. 'Cat People' (1942)
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Despite this, she meets Oliver, who proposes marriage. He thinks she's only troubled; surely a were-cat can't be real. Right?
'Cat People' was later remade in the 80's, and is one of the better horror remakes.
4. 'Hospital Massacre' aka 'Be My Valentine Or Else' (1982)
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3. 'Let The Right One In' (2008)
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1. 'My Bloody Valentine' (1981)
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So that's our list of the best Valentine's Day horror movies. Which would you add to the list?
And yes, we realize that 'Valentine' is a notable exclusion, but given its poorly crafted nature, we left that dud off the list.


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"My Boyfiends' Dogs", starring Erika Christensen, premieres on July 19. A runaway bride, complete with wedding dress, shows up at a diner with three new dogs and tells the story of her search for the right man to the owners of a small diner.
"Standed in Paradise premiere on Sept. 6. Tess Nelson loses her job in corporate America and embarks on the non-refundable Hawaii vacation she paid for while still employed. Her vacation in paradise turns out to be a nightmare, except for the attractive young man who keeps crossing her path and the realization that fate has a plan for Tess.
"One Paper," starring Lindsay Hartley, Morgan Fairchild and Drew Fuller, premieres on Sept. 20. An idealistic, young book editor reluctantly moves to Los Angeles to edit a famous author's latest romance novel. As she struggles to maintain her integrity while battling the bestselling diva's demands, she meets two very different men and learns that the best romantic choice is not always the one who looks best "on paper."
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Enjoyable. It doesn't drag-onWhat happens when Boy meets Dragon. Watch this short and sweet anime to find out. Ryuji's life is interrupted by his cousin Eriko who whisks him out of school to enlist him in her quest to recover "lost preciouses", gollum, gollum. No, not The Precious. Lost Preciouses are powerful magical artifacts which can be used by "Breakers" like Ryuji, who is one of the most powerful. They end up ...Read more
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If you like any of the above anime, or like me you liked them all, then you'll find Dragon Crises to be quite enjoyable.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:A Great Anime -- though a bit shortI have to say, this anime was terrific. The animation was very good, and the characters, even the lesser ones, had "character" to them (sorry, only word I can think of for it). Even though the storyline seemed a bit rushed, and somewhat cut-off at the end, I could tell there was a depth not touched on to the world that was created. I hope to see more of Rose and Ryuji's story in the future, ...Read more


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Let $n$ be a positive integer. How can I derive a bijection to show that the following equality holds?
$2\displaystyle\sum\limits_{j=0}^{n-1} \binom{n-1+j}{j} = \binom{2n}{n}$
In class, we've been deriving bijections using lattice paths in-order to order to show that the size of both sets are the same. So for example, in class we've shown that the size of the set $L(a, b) = \binom{a+b}{b}$, where $L(a, b)$ is the set of lattice paths from (0, 0) to (a, b). Any suggestions?
I should also mention that this MUST be a bijective proof. I know that I can prove this inductively or algebraically really easily, but this isn't what I need to do.


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Feb. 5, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The men's tennis team (6-1) will take on UAB (2-3) and Samford (1-1) on Wednesday in a rare midweek doubleheader in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide will play the Blazers outdoors at the Alabama Tennis Stadium at 1 p.m. while the match against the Bulldogs will be played indoors at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility beginning at 6 p.m. CT.
Alabama is coming off a successful trip to New York where it beat Cornell and Harvard at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Tide won the doubles point in both matches and got solid play from the top of its lineup as courts 1-3 posted victories against the Big Red and Crimson.
UAB won two of its first three matches of the season but has since dropped a pair of contests to Southeastern Conference opponents in Arkansas and Auburn. The Tide leads the overall series with the Blazers, 17-4, including a 4-0 win at UAB last season.
Samford opened its season with a 5-2 win over Austin Peay at home but fell by the same score at Georgia State last weekend. Wednesday's meeting will be the 41st between the Tide and Bulldogs all-time, with Alabama holding a 31-9 advantage in the series. Last season's match in Birmingham came down to the wire, but the Tide would end up edging out Samford, 4-3, with junior Daniil Proskura clinching the win.
Live scoring will be available for both matches and can be found by clicking here.


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► For a sneak preview, check out the holiday blog post at "The Gilded Dish."
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"Vanderpump Rules" star Katie Maloney may be happy in her relationship on the show, but it sounds like she isn't as understanding to some of the other relationships. In fact, she was shocked to learn that Kristen Doute had slept with Jax. She was shocked over Kristen's affair, but not Jax's actions. According to a new Bravo report published on Feb. 11, "Vanderpump Rules" star Katie Maloney is now dishing on Jax's sex addiction.
On the reunion show, Jax admitted that he probably has a sex addiction because he can't stop sleeping with women. He admitted to sleeping with hundreds of women. And while Katie hasn't been one of them, she has something to say about his addiction.
"I have felt that Jax is a sex addict for awhile. His behavior is far too promiscuous to be considered anything less. He is very animalistic in his approach towards sex. I don't think he is capable of being in a monogamous relationship. I think Jax should really consider the severity of this issue and the detriment it will have on his future and future relationships," Katie revealed after the reunion aired.
Of course, she has been friends with Stassi Schroeder who has been dating him for years. What do you think of Katie's comments about Jax?


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Moments after winning big at this years Grammy's, Sam Smith gave Quddus this exclusive backstage interview. Sam talked about the unrequited love who inspired his now award winning song Stay With Me and how the man reacted when he learned the song was about him.
Quddus and Asher Roth got a chance to check out the Hip Hop Exhibit at the Grammy Museum. While they were there Asher told Quddus why he's calling his upcoming album Spaghetti Tree and shared an exclusive new verse from it.


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It is hard to believe with all the cold, wet weather we've been having that Memorial Day week-end is only a few days away. By then we should be seeing sunny skies again. And with sunny skies on a holiday week-end, cook outs are sure to happen.
If you are planning a holiday cook out, and are wondering what wines to serve, that will depend on what you put on your grill. With the traditional, all-American hamburger, nothing goes better than America's grape, Zinfandel. Originally from Croatia, grown under the name, Crljenak Kastelanski, and also grown in southern Italy where it is known as Primativo, Zinfandel has taken the US as its adopted home where it thrives in the warm, sunny vineyards of California.
A term you will often see on Zinfandel bottles is 'Old vine." While there is no legal definition for the term, it is a good indication that the grapes are from long established vines, usually 30 years old or more. The older the vine, the less fruit it produces. The low yields create more intensely flavored grapes.
Good Zins are plentiful and readily available. Boegar Winery in El Dorado County makes a Zinfandel that is well balanced with loads of flavor from oak and licorice to earth and sage. It has chewy tannins and a medium body.
Pedroncelli out of Dry Creek makes a Zin that is full bodied with powerful tannins. The flavors are dark cherry, chocolate, café latté, vanilla, earth and cinnamon. With a long finish, there is a lot going on with the Pedroncelli Zinfandel.
Seghesio makes their Zinfandel with grapes from Alexander Valley. It is a rich wine with dense flavors of dark fruit and spice, full-bodied and well structured.
Graton Ridge in Russian River has flavors of cherry, vanilla, oak and spice. It is a big bodied wine with very smooth tannins.
Ravenswood makes many Zinfandels, but their Big River out of Alexander Valley is really stunning with flavors of vanilla, pepper, cherry, cardamom, cedar, dark chocolate and rosemary. It is a full-bodied wine with smooth tannins. The flavors of fruit and wood are beautifully integrated to create a substantial and complex Zinfandel.
If brats are on your Memorial Day menu, nothing pairs better with German food than German wine. Germany's best and noble grape is Riesling, known for its crisp acidity and light body with rich flavors of lemon, orchard fruits and sometimes a honey finish. The tell-tale aroma of Riesling is petrol. The best Rieslings come from cool climates. It is that cool weather that gives the grape its fantastic acidity.
Rudi Wiest from the Mosel makes a QbA level Riesling with aromas of pears and lemon. It is light, crisp, and slightly off-dry. The acidity of Riesling makes it very food friendly.
Also, from the Mosel is Dr. Heidemann's. It is a rich, creamy Riesling with flavors of vanilla and pear, but with an underlying crisp acidic structure that goes so well with German sausages.
Rheingau's Rieslings are generally more full-bodied than Mosel's. Balthasar Ress from the Rheingau makes some beautiful Rieslings that are buttery and rich with crisp lemon-apple aromas and a honeyed finish.
From the US, Chateau St. Michelle out of Washington State makes a well-balanced smooth, crisp Riesling with aromas of orchard fruit and lemon. Many grilled foods can be enhanced when paired with the right wine.
For the traditional Memorial Day fare, Zinfandels go really well with grilled red meat and Riesling goes beautifully with grilled pork. Salud! And enjoy your week-end!


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I have a hp pavilion dv5 with ubuntu 11.10 but when i use skype the microphone not working and i in italy don't see a guide for resolv this problem please help me and sorry for my English. Try to help me in way more simple.
Pulseaudio vs. greedy corporation
WARNING: This isn't a solution but a workaround to be able to communicate with friend & family until the ablility to use and spread Mumble. You have to sacrifice cool features because Pulseaudio must be removed, for example the volume applets in SysTray. My advice: Try this with a Ubuntu LiveCD first and see if you can live with that! I am just a noob trying to find a way... It worked for me with Mint Maya Xfce and Ubuntu 12.04 Unity. I don't remember where i found this but it was something similar like this.
1) Open a Terminal and become Root
2) Remove Pulseaudio
3) Install gstreamer for alsa (if it isn't already installed)
4) Choose "alsa" in all of the possible settings
→ reboot (for safety's sake)
5) Check volume (F5 shows all channels → check mics! In doubt put all high)
6) Log in $kype and disable "automatic sound settings" by unticking the option
There you also can test if it is working for you. And don't forget to tell everybody that $kype is crap and it is merely a matter of time until we can live in peace with our superior Linux!
Try the following:
1) Click for the Unity Dash Home and type "Sound" in the search bar to open the sound management utility.
2) On the "Input" tab, change the microphone options and talk into the microphone to see if any of them works (remember to un-check the "Mute" box every time).
Post back here if it does not help.
Besides what kniwor suggested:
I have an HP dv5 also and the mic works for some minutes and then stops recording. What I do is to open Terminal and type:
Then select the "Front Mic" or "Dock Mic" option and press the up and down arrow keys some times (switch from Mic In to Line in). It always works for me, not sure if that will solve your problems but I hope so :)
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Am not sure if this will help.
My microphone was working until I tried to install Skype onto my Pavilion DV5000. Skype didn't like my existing browser so I updated to Internet Explorer 8 and also Google Chrome. Skype then installed fine. I then discovered that my microphone was no longer functioning.
I knew the hardware was okay (as it had been working shortly beforehand). So I suspected the sound card driver.
I tried searching for the correct HP driver but was baffled by the number available and had a few failed attempts.
I persisted with the laptop itself and found the following fix.
This automatically downloaded and installed to correct driver and everything works just fine.
Hope it helps.


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Firstly, you need to setup Growl correctly on the computer you'll be recieving the growls. (Usually the one you ssh from)
You'll need to have both the first options set, and Net::Growl needs a password, so set something simple. After these have been set, you'll need to restart Growl before it'll work.
Next you'll need to install the script. Put it in the ~/.irssi/scripts dir of the user which you log in as on the remote machine. If you like, you can also link it to ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun by usingln ~/.irssi/scripts/growl-net.pl ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun/growl-net.pl. Next, load the script with '/script load [autorun/]growl-net' . You should see some output like: -!- Irssi: >> growl-net 0.01 loaded (/growl-net for help)
19:11 -!- Irssi: >> growl-net 0.03b1 loaded (/growl-net for help. /gn-test to test.)
19:11 -!- Irssi: Loaded script growl_net
Next you'll need to set Growl-net's variables. Since this script was based on the original growl.pl script that came with Growl, I have used some of it's variables. This means that you can set the behaviour of both scripts, if you use irssi both locally and remotely on the same machine, you can get growl's when you want. The settings are growl_show_privmsg, growl_show_hilight and growl_show_notify. They will let you decide if you want growls on private messages, hilights and notify's respectively. These are all boolean values, so they're either ON or OFF (Use /set growl_show_privmsg OFF to surn off growls for PM's).
Now you'll need to set the growl_net_* settings. These are growl_net_pass, growl_net_client and growl_net_server.
growl_net_pass is the password you have set on your local machine above.
growl_net_client is the address to your local machine. If Irssi is running on your local machine, that can be left as 'localhost'. If irssi is running remotely on another Mac, then you can use it's Bonjour name, found under sharing prefs in system prefs. It will be the name shown there, with .local added to the end. (G5.local in this case).
For Airport:
growlnetserver is a name that you can give your remote host. It's only used for registration with Growl. I have irssi running on our OpenBSD router, so I set this to OpenBSD. When the script registers with Growl, it says 'irssi OpenBSD registered', useful if you use more than one host. To keep this blank, use /set growlnetserver (That's growlnetserver with two spaces after it)
Now reload the script with /script load growl-net, and hopefully you should see the script register with Growl on your local machine. If not, make sure the settings are correct: growlnetclient should be the machine you are at, and growlnet_server should be the machine irssi is running on. Also make sure the password is correct.
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Fall Out Boy started out playing gigs at house parties in their hometown of Chicago, and then, bit-by-bit, graduated to van tours and opening slots on various emo-punk outings. But now, thanks to a hit single ("Sugar, We're Going Down," which hit #1 on the "TRL" countdown Wednesday) and album (From Under the Cork Tree), they're graduating to full-blown headlining tour this fall.
The band made the announcement Tuesday while onstage at the St. Louis stop of the Vans Warped Tour, and Fall Out Boy's label, Island Records, confirmed the information Thursday (June 23). They'll be joined on the road by a bevy of like-minded emo-punkers: the Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Boys Night Out and Panic! At the Disco.
Cork Tree debuted at #9 on the Billboard albums chart in May, and spurred on by the wonderfully weird video for "Sugar" (see "Bizarre Fall Out Boy Video Gives New Meaning To The Term 'Young Buck' " ), has sold more than 207,000 copies. But things weren't always so rosy. There was a time, long ago — like, 2003 — when Fall Out Boy were an up-and-coming act, opening for not just Gainesville, Florida, skankers Less Than Jake, but also an actual rabbit-in-the-hat magician.
"We got to play with all the real good acts," bassist Pete Wentz laughed. "On the Less Than Jake tour, we were so green that they had us open for a magician. It was really depressing. They were like 'OK, it's you guys, then the magician, then us.' It was insane."
"It was OK, though," frontman Patrick Stump added. "He could make a bowling ball disappear."
While there are no dates announced for the Fall Out Boy fall tour just yet, Island said they'd be coming down the pipe shortly. In the meantime, the band can sit back and contemplate just how far it's come in such a short period of time. After all, there has to be some grand lesson gleamed from such a meteoric career rise.
"Well, I learned that you don't want to try and be a magician in front of a bunch of Less Than Jake fans," Wentz said. "We were waiting for the guy from the Apollo Theater to come out there and sweep him offstage."


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CHOICE TABLES; Hard by the Chateau, Royal Eating
By JACQUELINE FRIEDRICH
Published: January 24, 1999
TEN million people visit the chateau and gardens of Versailles every year. The palace, an overwhelmingly majestic ensemble of 17th- and 18th-century architecture, decor and landscaping, is an easy half-hour ride from Paris, 13 miles to the east.
But who thinks of eating a serious meal there? Most opt for one of the chain restaurants near the chateau or the railway station, or picnic on the palace grounds, or head back to Paris.
Versailles, however, is also a substantial and prosperous suburb. Its better restaurants play to a knowing local crowd, giving day trippers ample reason to stay for a meal. (La Flottille, the restaurant in the park of the chateau, is best avoided -- for its mass-produced cooking at haute cuisine prices.)
What's more, as each of these restaurants is within a 15-minute walk of the chateau, a stroll through the vast grounds -- along orderly woodland paths past mazes of topiaries, the grand canal and fountains with sculptures of gods and beasts, a setting in winter as moody and haunting as an Atget photograph -- is a grand way to cap off lunch or a marvelous prelude to dinner.
Les Trois Marches
The Hotel Trianon Palace, Eisenhower's headquarters after World War II, which was lavishly renovated in the early 1990's, sits on the edge of the park of the chateau and aims to make its guests feel like latter-day Sun Kings -- in its rooms, spas and three restaurants, of which the jewel is Les Trois Marches.
The dining room, which has the air of a winter garden, gives onto a park, itself an extension of the palace grounds. The room is bright and elegant, with high ceilings, crystal chandeliers trimmed in gold and blue, comfortable armchairs and well-spaced tables set with fine linen and crystal. The young serving staff is a bit stiff but well-meaning. And I loved having my pocketbook carefully placed on a footstool next to my chair. Understandably, the fee for such treatment is royal too.
The best way to enjoy Les Trois Marches may be to go for lunch on a weekday and order the less astronomical $48 prix fixe menu, not offered on weekends. (Prices are calculated at 5.6 francs to the dollar.) It offers many choices among the possible appetizers and main dishes, plus an extensive cheese course, dessert from the a la carte menu, and nice touches like free slivers of winey, prosciuttolike ham from Lacaune, in the southwest of France, to start, and plates of lovely sweets: chocolate truffles, mini lemon tartlets, crunchy chocolate-banana macaroons, choux puffs bursting with vanilla cream and chocolate-covered cherries.
Gerard Vie's cooking beautifully reflects the seasons. From the $48 menu, my appetizer and main course were wonderful late-autumn fare. Macaroni with white truffle butter featured fat pennelike pasta, tossed with Parmesan, morels and Paris mushrooms, and a butter sauce deeply infused with the flavor of white Alba truffles. The dish was every bit as good as it sounds. A large shank of lamb from the Lozere was braised with rosemary and served on a puree of butternut squash.
The a la carte menu, which I sampled with a friend on an earlier visit, is wildly expensive but rewarding. Mr. Vie turns rounds of thinly sliced celeriac into raviole, fills them with foie gras and tops each with a thick slice of black truffle -- a delicious delicately earthy dish. His gateaux de poireaux, a compact mound of leeks, bacon, foie gras and mushrooms, is equally delectable and comes with rabbit, pounded and wrapped around cabbage, flavored with thyme and bacon, as well as a wealth of rabbit liver and kidneys.
Our main courses came out in individual cast-iron casseroles -- a cozy gesture for such a swanky spot -- and each portion was enormous. The huge and handsome veal chop, nicely seared, then cooked to juicy tenderness, came with a homey mix of mushrooms, bacon and potatoes. Mr. Vie's game stew, civet de biche a l'ancienne, was classic. Hunks of chewy venison, tasting of its complex marinade, in a rich wine sauce thickened with blood, came with a toothsome combination of parsnips and tiny tubers, known as Chinese (or Japanese) artichokes.
Among desserts, the gateau tiede au chocolat fondant was touted as one of Mr. Vie's specialties. The dessert -- an individual chocolate cake with a firm exterior and warm, runny interior -- is now so fashionable in France it's served everywhere. This version, accompanied by vanilla ice cream, was very good, but I preferred the dried apricots, steeped in white Banyuls (a portlike wine from the south of France), sauteed in butter and served with caramel ice cream and a wedge of almond tuile. The chef has also devised his own rather regal version of tiramisu, which is served with amaretto ice cream. The wine list is absurdly overpriced, with markups surely 7 to 10 times the wholesale price. Among the few choices under $54, we enjoyed a '97 Saumur-Champigny Clos Prieur from Thierry Germain ($39), a vibrantly fruity medium-bodied red.
Le Potager du Roy
I found this the most satisfying restaurant in Versailles. A click-of-the-heels trip to the French provinces, its welcome is warm, the service beyond reproach, the food soulful and the wine list full of temptation. So it is easy to overlook the (pleasantly) homely hodgepodge of the two small dining rooms with their fake wood paneling, multicolored velour banquettes and paintings in a dismaying diversity of styles. The dried flowers and gourds are attractive, however, and fitting: Le Potager du Roy takes its name from Louis XIV's fruit, vegetable and flower garden a block away (open on weekends April through October).


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Live updates
Call for urgent action over seabird pollution
The RSPB says urgent action is needed to prevent a repeat of the pollution that harmed thousands of seabirds in our region earlier this year.
It welcomes the news that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is to ask the governing body, the International Maritime Organization, to reclassify the substance, PIB, making it illegal to dump it at sea.
But, if it does so, it will take time for it to become international law and the charity says something needs to be done now.
Oiled birds released back into wild
Some of the seabirds washed up on the Dorset coast have been released back into the wild today.
They were found covered in an oil-type substance last month and have been looked after at the RSPCA centre in West Hatch in Somerset.
They were released from a clifftop on Portland.
Laura Makin-Isherwood reports:
Scientists identify glue-like substance
Scientists believe they've finally identified the mystery substance which was found on hundreds of birds washed up along the South West coast.
Many of them were taken to a rescue centre in Somerset where volunteers have spent almost a week trying to save them.
Tamsin Eames reports:
Experts identify chemical which harmed seabirds
Experts have identified the chemical which has caused a pollution incident off the South West coast. It's an oil additive, known as polyisobutene. Meanwhile the RSPCA Wildlife Centre in West Hatch is continuing to deal with birds caught up in the spill. Watch Caron Bell's report.
- ITV Report
Wind-change fears for more birds
- Richard Lawrence
Full report: RSPB says seabirds need formal protection in marine conservation zones
The RSPB says around 400 birds in total have been rescued from along the south coast but experts are still trying to detmenine exactly what caused the pollution incident.
The charity says it highlights the need for sea birds to be given formal protection in marine conservation zones. Richard lawrence reports.
More seabirds, and more detergent to clean them, arrive at West Hatch
More seabirds in pollution mystery
Increasing numbers of stricken birds are washing up on the south west coast after being covered in a mysterious substance.
Experts are no closer to discovering the cause of the damage, which has seen more than 100 seabirds taken into care at the RSPCA West Hatch wildlife centre in Taunton.
Most of the birds were found in Dorset, but one bird was found alive as far as Worthing in west Sussex.
Around 200 miles of the English coastline is being investigated. The Environment Agency has taken samples of the water for testing.
Investigation into seabird "pollution"
An investigation is continuing into how more than a hundred birds came to be covered in a mysterious sticky substance on a 200-mile stretch of coastline in Dorset.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) were called to the south coast yesterday after the troubled guillemots, a member of the auk family, were discovered on Lyme Bay near Weymouth.
Environment Agency staff have taken samples of the affected water in an attempt to discover what the mysterious substance is.
The seabirds have been taken to West Hatch Animal Centre in Taunton, Somerset.
Cold weather good for birdwatching
The cold weather may well be the best thing possible for a special survey being carried out this weekend. Snow on the ground is likely to drive birds into people's gardens looking for food.
Which will be great for the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch which is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, as Jacquie Bird reports.


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Sally Brook Carrithers, age 41, of Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home in Johnson, Kansas. She was born December 27, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Carroll Reed and Carlene (Banta) Fogle.
Sally grew up in Arizona and Texas and married Michael Carrithers on November 16, 2009 in Johnson, Kansas. She had worked at Stanton County Foods, was a cook at Stanton County Hospital and Nightlinger Café in Manter. She was currently working in home heath care.
Survivors include her husband, Michael of Johnson; two daughters, Saharra Fogle Kerrville, Texas and Ashlie Fogle of Morgan Utah; parents, Carroll Reed Fogle and Carlene (Banta) Fogle of Kerrville, Texas; sister, Sabrena Fogle of Fredericksburg, Texas.
Memorial service will be held Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Garnand Funeral Home Chapel in Johnson, Kansas with Reverend Dave Kaufmann officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to the Sally Carrithers Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 715, Johnson, Kansas 67855.
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HELP! Emails not getting through!
This is the best place I could find to post this. I have tried sending emails to all of these addresses...
None of them are getting through. I keep getting a transfer error back from the mail server. I've tried three of my own separate email accounts, and each time it's the same, so I don't think the problem is my end.
Are you having a problem, guys?
I'd appreciate it if you could let me know. I've got some concept art I'd like to send you.
I had some problems trying to e-mail the firstname.lastname@example.com also. But that was a few days ago. And it wasn't really important so I didn't think any thing of it.
Yeah, i was trying to send in concept art, but it wouldnt let me!!
I wish that I could draw so that I could send in Concept Art. hehe.
So ya know, all the e-mail addresses are back online and working properly. If ya need anything, firstname.lastname@example.com
If you can't do concept art, send in some buttons. There's no end in sight to that contest.
BTW, can a contest that doesn't end really be a contest?
It's gonna end soon, we're just kinda busy ;)
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Giron, who received a wild card to compete in the main draw after winning the NCAA singles title in May, gave Isner all he could handle in the first set, eventually falling in a tiebreaker 7-6(5). Isner controlled much of the second set, winning 6-2, however Giron did not give up without a fight. The three-year Bruin letterwinner took Isner to another tiebreaker in the third set, with Isner taking that set 7-6(2).
Giron played at UCLA from 2012-14, opting to skip his final year of eligibility to turn professional. He will receive $35,754 for playing in the main draw of this year's U.S. Open.
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Head coach Rick Walker and Pamela Benitez in London.
Aug. 10, 2012
By John Lock
LONDON - With the conclusion of the men's 10-kilometer open-water marathon today, the three Southern Illinois athletes competing in the London Olympics have wrapped up competition. Pamela Benitez (El Salvador), Mazen Aziz (Egypt) and Csaba Gercsak (Hungary) all competed in swimming for their respective countries.
On Aug. 2, Benitez competed in the preliminaries of the 800-meter freestyle. Benitez finished second in her heat and 33rd overall, finishing with a time of 9:02.66. Benitez was hampered when her goggles came loose and filled with water, but she was still able to easily defeat two of the three other swimmers in her heat.
This morning, Aziz and Gercsak completed the 10-kilometer open-water marathon, an event that was added to the Olympics in 2008. In order to compete, Gercsak and Aziz needed to be ranked in the top-25 in the world in the event. Gercsak finished in one hour, 51 minutes and 31 seconds to finish 18th. Aziz finished in 1:54:33.2 to place 24th. In the nearly two-hour race, both finished less than five minutes behind the gold-metal place of Oussama Mellouli (1:49.55.1).
Head coach Rick Walker, a leading figure international open-water swimming, served as Olympic swimming coach for Egypt, guiding Aziz in London.
"All three of these Salukis fought incredibly hard, and they made me appreciate truly Olympic efforts," Walker said. "I couldn't be prouder of these three, and I think they represented the work ethic and competitiveness of all our SIU swimmers"
The London Olympic Games were a breakthrough for Southern Illinois swimming. Benitez was the first female Saluki swimmer to compete in the Olympics since 1996, and she is just the fourth female in the history of the program to compete at the Olympics. Aziz and Gercsak marked the first time two male SIU swimmers competed in the same Olympics since 1988.


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'Mother should know,' I told her.
'You're too big for your boots,' she said.
'Shoes,' I told her.
In and out she breathed. 'You've too much spending money, that's your trouble!'
'That's just what's not my trouble, Ma.'
'All you teenagers have.'
I said, 'I'm really getting tired of hearing this. All right, we kids have got too much loot to spend! Well, please tell me what you propose to do about it.'
'All that money,' she said, looking at me as if I had pound notes falling out of my ears and she could snatch them, 'and you're only minors! With no responsibilities to need all that spending money for.'
'Listen to me, I said. 'Who made us minors?'
'You made us minors with your parliamentary whatsits,' I told her, patiently. 'You thought, "That'll keep the little bastards in their places, no legal rights, and so on," and you made us minors. Righty-o. That also freed us from responsibility, didn't it? Because how can you be responsible if you haven't any rights?"
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Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras mocked a county commissioner candidate about his appearance, his chances of winning the March 6 primary and used a variety of insults, including expletives, in a series of text messages.
The candidate, Richard "Oz" Ouzounian, provided the text messages from Nov. 15 and Feb. 14 to the media today.
Betras apologized to Ouzounian "for the tone and tenor of the messages. The language I used is unacceptable and I take full responsibility for drafting and sending them."
When told of Betras' apology, Ouzounian said he didn't accept it.
Ouzounian said a Feb. 14 text from Betras is a threat. The text reads: "Let me know who your lawyer is bc [because] lawsuits are forthcoming but only after primary."
Betras said he sent the text because of his "utter frustration" with Ouzounian, a former employee, for his "continued and unsubstantiated and egregious attacks on my actions and character."
For the complete story, read Wednesday's Vindicator or Vindy.com
Betras should be fired for the threats.
Democrats expect more professional behavior than Betras' juvenile actions.
He is a detriment to Democrats and Youngstowners.
Betras needs to resign, He never carries himself professionally. He is becoming desperate to get his endorsed candidates elected and will resort to any tactic to do it.
I don't see people jumping up to defend Betras. This guy uses pretty poor judgement . How did he manage to become Dem Party Chairman and now get appointed to the Board of Elections? I do think it was a good idea to break up the Sonny Smith cabal at the Board though....
Is Betras backed by Cafaros? Is that why he is not backing Gains? I know the Cafaros want to replace Gains with their own man. Remember the $120,000 given to Gains last opponent...That ended badly
The Cafaros have donated ZERO to Gains' opponent this time! And, BTW, Gains and Trafficanti were WRONG in the handling of Oakhill.
Oakhill is a disaster that is going to cost the county tens of millions of dollars and the legal advice provided by Gains' office to breach the lease at the McGuffy Mall was horrible and reckless. Although the Cafaros have been painted like the bad guy, Mahoning County owed them money for leaving early. Plain and simple.
Oakhill may bankrupt Mahoning county but people on these threads want to act as if Gains did something good???? HAHAHAHAHA.....Doesn't anyone wonder why Traficanti is secretly helping Gains? Because those two are the only morons who think Oakhill was good and AFTER GAINS LOSES, Big Ant will be alone (just like high school lunchtime!).
This is all a tempest in a little teapot.
Oz will have my vote! He is about the only decent candidate.
Ditzler is a dude from Austintown with a false sense of entitlement but he has really accomplished nothing in life rather than being an Atown trustee.
Pishkur? A dude who sold Mahoning county water rights to a FOR PROFIT Aqua Ohio? Really? Who would get involved with a company that is bent on taking our second most needed comodity (next to air!) and turn a profit from it? This guy also bankrupted Forum Health and split town. Pishkur must be running for commissioner to sell MVSD to Aqua!
Teague. Yea, ok. lol
Only Oz has ANY qualifications and he is a nice and knowledgable guy. At least with OZ we will get some experience, youthfulness (although he is not "young"), and energy to try new things.
Either way, Betras is wrong and these types of texts are unexcusable.
Oz is a poor candidate. He has no substance and no ideas. I do think Betras is a good layer and a good person. His problem is that he is so outspoken on his opinion that it is easy for people who disagree to throw stones at him. I predict Oz will loose by more than a lot. We will see. I also predict that after the loss, he will run as an Independent.
Betras is a PUNCHLINE.
Everytime I see him in public I laugh. he doesnt even have to say anything. I just point and laugh.
Tip of the iceberg folks, tip of the iceberg! It's just a matter of time before Betrus is named in some other issue that will be another blemish on the Mahoning Valley! Get him out!!


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The problem arose after a discussion why larger digital camera photo sensors is much more expensive than little bit smaller ones, and the reason was given that it's due to difficulty of finding a larger area spot on a big CCD or CMOS panel.
Consider a large clear white sheet (of a given area $S$, and we may consider it of any convenient non-degenerate shape, such as square or circle) with some black dirt dots on it. The average density of the dirt dots is uniform and known to be $p$ dots per unit area. Somebody wants to find a clear round spot of radius $r$ on it.
Question 1: how difficult is it to find such a spot (and the term "difficult" maybe is defined as "the probability of a random disc being clear?"). How many such non-overlapping spots there are on the sheet on average?
Question 2: how much more difficult is it to find a spot of radius $k\cdot r$ with $k \gt 1$ than a spot of a radius $r$?
When $S\gg s=\pi r^2$, this looks easy, but when $S$ is comparable to $s$, the result is not so obvious.


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13 weeks and dont feel "pregnant"
Anyone else have this happen? My stomach is a little bigger, and my breasts are still sore. However, the little nausea I did have is all but gone and I dont feel hungry all the time like I expected to while pregnant. This is my first pregnancy to go this far (had a miscarriage in May), so I really am worried that something is wrong, although I did hear the heartbeat two weeks ago....Someone tell me I'm just being paranoid!!
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I'm also 13 weeks pregnant and I don't feel like it either. I didn't experience any morning sickness, though I have been very emotional and tired. I eat the same as I did before I was pregnant although I have had only a few cravings.This is also my first pregnacy so when my husband and I heard the heart beat at our last appointment that kind of put it all in perspective for me. I guess we ARE the lucky ones!posted 04/02/2008 by feliciabrooke17
Well if you're 13 weeks, ur done with your first trimester, nausea seems to subside usually after the first trimester, so don't worry!!posted 03/07/2008 by Drea22
I am also feeling the same - I am 13 weeks - first pregnancy - I have had nausuea issue in the beg and still have minor back aches occasionally. Just got my ultrasound done last week at 12 weeks 5 days - and everything is normal - heartbeat was 161 which I was told is very good. But as far as my stomach is concerned - it gets a little bloated in the night but other than that I dont see much difference. Maybe its too early - not sure?? My doctor also told me - not to get too many ultra sounds - Its not recommended.posted 03/07/2008 by Shaifali
Enjoy it! You're one of the lucky ones who doesn't have consistant nausea and soreness throughout your entire pregnancy. If you feel like your energy is coming back it's because your body is finally adjusting to it's new inhabitant. Another thing to consider is a lot of women tend to take better care of themselves when they are pregnant, so you may feel better just because you're treating your body better. Like I said, enjoy it cause eventually the aches will kick in and you'll definatley "feel" pregnant.posted 01/23/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
I am also 13 weeks and just heard the heart beat last week but still don't feel like their is anything inside of me! This is my first pregnancy too so i don't really have an answer i just thought i'de let you know i'm in the same boat as you!posted 11/21/2007 by Mommyat16
This is my first pregnancy and I'm 13 weeks. I haven't "felt" pregnant the whole time until now. There was only one week I had nausea and vomiting, and I thinkg it's because I had the flu. I'm just starting to feel those round ligaments stretching and I'm already looking like I'm 4 to 5 months pregnant! I've had two ultrasounds and have heard the heartbeat pounding steady and strong, so by what my doctor says, everything is going just as it should. I won't lie, there have been days I don't even feel pregnant and I actually go to jump on the fourwheeler...then I realize, "uhhh HELLOOOO!" But it's totally true that everyone and every pregnancy is different, so the best way to know for sure if everything's okay is to go to your midwife or doctor and TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS!!!posted 04/13/2009 by xXBlessedByFateXx
why should pregnancy always be linked to being sick and feeling like crap i come from a back ground where if ur sick ur considered weird so relax for gods sakeposted 05/10/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
Hey Sweetie!! well I am 12 weeks pregnant, and just like you i dont feel any morning sickness or anything, sometimes I feel like am not pregnant.posted 12/19/2007 by princess 08
I am 12 1/2 weeks pregnant and just 4 days ago my nausea subsided. I am still eating more than usual, but that may be boredom for me. My breasts are more tender and sensitive than they are sore. My belly is showing and I am starting to wear some maternity clothes. Be thankful that the nausea is gone and that you did hear a heartbeat two weeks ago. I have two girlfriends that had miscarriages before they had full-term pregnancies. Be thankful that the nausea is gone and I think that the pregnancy will go well! Be positive and good luck!!! :')posted 11/28/2007 by Riley621
:-) Well, I am one of those lucky one also I think. I am 13 weeks, I also eared the heartbeat 2 weeks ago but can't wait to go again because I can't believe I have a 3 inches long baby growing in me! I am a little worry about one thing... I started, as I got back from a trip to Tunisia last week, diarrhea, and I've been stuck with it for about a week now... I figured it was the "Tourista" but from the web, I see that it could be a symptom...There was 1 web site that was quite alarmist about it... I guess I will go see my doctor about it, I am not the type to consult and don't like going to the clinic... Hoping for the best!posted 11/03/2007 by WindigoGirl
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And here's an interesting musing about iPods from that same site. My brother got one of those things, although one of the 5GB models. It's pretty sweet. I think I'd love to have one, if I had the cash to spare, but the thought of how much my listening habits would change is actually a big deterrent. Besides, making the transition from CDs to MP3s would be a big pain in the ass, even though I'm partially doing it already since I bought a CD/MP3 player for Christmas.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jack Reinheimer tied a career-high with five hits leading five Pirates with multiple hits as East Carolina cruised to a 16-9 victory over Jacksonville Saturday afternoon at John Sessions Stadium. With the win the Pirates snap their three-game loosing streak and even the series with the Dolphins at one game each.
The Pirates (10-8), who trailed 5-4 after four innings, scored three runs in the fifth to take a 7-5 lead and never looked back. With two outs, ECU strung together four-straight hits scoring all three runs. Jay Cannon singled through the left side, Zach Houchins followed with another single and Ben Fultz stepped in to pinch hit for Chris Gosik and doubled to right center clearing the bases. Luke Lowery followed with an RBI single through the left side plating Fultz for the final run of the stanza.
ECU continued to score at will in the sixth increasing its lead to nine, 14-5, after sending 12 hitters to the plate scoring seven runs on eight hits. All nine Pirates reached base in the frame with Reinheimer (single, fielder's choice) and Nick Thompson (walk, double) reaching twice. Drew Reynolds drove in the first run with an RBI single, Dylan Brown followed with an RBI double, Cannon laced a two-RBI double, Houchins had an RBI single and Lowery blasted a two-run homer to left field his first collegiate round tripper.
Ryan Williams (4-0) picked the win working six full frames where he allowed six runs (all earned) on 13 hits with five strikeouts. The right-hander, who surrendered five of his six runs in the first three innings, had not allowed a run in the first five innings of his previous three starts. NIck Durazo gave up three runs (all earned) in an inning of relief, while Dylan Dickens (1.0 IP), Hayden White (0.1 IP) and Tyler Bolton (0.2 IP) combined to toss the final two scoreless frames.
Zach Gordon (1-4) took the loss in relief giving up four runs (all earned) on six hits with three strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Starter Josh Baker allowed three runs (all earned) on four hits in 2.1 frames. Drew Woods didn't record an out and was touched for six runs (all earned) on five hits and Will Flor allowed a run in two-thirds of an inning. Corben Madden (1.1 IP) was perfect in relief before passing the ball to Jimmy Appleby, who gave up two runs (both earned) in two frames.
Justin Huxtable staked Jacksonville to a 1-0 lead when he homered with one out in the first inning, his fourth of the year.
ECU scored four in the third to take its first lead of the series at 4-1. Reinheimer doubled to right center which was followed by Thompson's walk. Chase McDonald singled home Reinheimer knotting the game at one. Thompson scored on a wild pitch and Houchins cleared the bases when he golfed a two-run homer to left field, his second as a Pirate.
The Dolphins responded with four in the bottom of the third retaking the lead at 5-4. Drew Luther singled home Zach Houck, Alex McRae followed with another RBI single pulling Jacksonville within one, 4-3. Scott Schaub's sac fly to center scored Luther and Nate Ricci sent a soft single back up the middle pushing across McRae from second base.
Jacksonville scored a run in the sixth (Huxtable single) and two in the seventh (Ethan Loosen triple and Houck single) pulling within six, 14-8.
ECU countered with two more in the eighth on an RBI double by Bryan Bass and RBI single by Reinheimer, extending the lead back to eight at 16-8. The Dolphins capped the scoring on the day with another run in the bottom of the stanza coming off the bat of pinch hitter Braddock Rowe, a double down the left field line.
The two teams combined for 25 runs on 39 hits, while ECU's 21 hits were the most since it posted a 28-hit day against Delaware State back on May 13, 2011. Joining Reinheimer with multiple hits on the day were Bass (two), Cannon (three), Houchins (three) and Lowery (three). Both Houchins and Lowery also drove in a game-high three runs.
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As fighting rages in Syria and diplomacy intensifies, the UN refugee body says more than half a million people have fled the war.
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The number of Syrian refugees registered by the United Nations in the Middle East and North Africa has passed half a million, the UN refugee body has said.
But many more have not come forward to seek help, making the number of people fleeing the 20-month-old Syrian conflict even higher, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
"According to UNHCR's latest figures for Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and North Africa, 509,559 Syrians are either already registered or in the process of being registered," the agency said in a statement issued in Geneva.
In November, the numbers were rising by 3,200 per day, and close to 1,000 Syrians crossed into Jordan in the past two nights alone, it said.
"They arrived in very bad weather, their clothing soaked, shoes covered in mud," UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told reporters, adding they were "fearful, freezing and without proper winter clothing".
As fighting rages, an activist group said rebels had taken full control of a sprawling military base near the northern city of Aleppo.
The rebels killed 35 troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al Assad in the offensive, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
More 40,000 people have been killed since the violence started in March 2011.
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There's nothing quite like the arrival of summer heat. Everything from your makeup routine to your hair products will need to change to cater to the weather. That being said, you may be more inclined to wear your hair in a ponytail in the coming months.
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Halle Berry got a scare on Friday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" after telling the host that her gardener had found a colony of spiders at her home. Later in the interview, DeGeneres had a man in a spider costume sneak up behind Berry and frighten the daylights out of her.
The startled Cloud Atlas actress shrieked and swore before breaking down in giggles. "That was so mean!" she told DeGeneres, who has pulled similar pranks before. Check out the video below!