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Joomla Idea Pool
Welcome to the Joomla Idea Pool. Please add your suggestions here for future versions of Joomla and vote on current suggestions.
A native Content Construction Kit
The possibilty to create custom content types. Choose the fields and fieldtypes they should have. The works.4,201 votes
Built in Forms Component
A built in forms component will be very useful and would increase more possibilities by integrating in to the core3,312 votes
mutisite support in joomla.2,329 votes
Built-in backups
Create a system for Joomla to manage site backups and restores. Explore the ability to also allow backup/restore for specific extensions or site sections.1,938 votes
JCE should be part of the core.
Joomla Content Editor should be part of the core. TinyMCE is too feature poor of an editor and the media manager capabilites are much better than the existing one in Joomla core.1,705 votes
SEF Urls without article id numbers
SEF articles without the article/content id numbers in them. Similar to what Gallery Project has achieved.1,571 votes
Full multi language support
The possibility to translate everything (articles, menus, modules etc.) into different languages without the need of a 3rd party component.1,380 votes
Mobile Device Support
o Improve various interfaces to be more usable on mobile devices.
o Build and expand upon Web service availability for use in external applications and devices.1,283 votesAdminMark Dexter (Admin, Joomla!) responded
Completed as part of Bootstrap in version 3.0. Thanks!
Advanced Membership System
I think that should be an advanced membership system.1,071 votes
Staging or test site management
Create an ability for a Joomla install to manage both a live and staging site where changes can be tested on a staging site and then pushed to the live site when appropriate.1,043 votes
Ability to change /administrator folder name
After installing Joomla everyone have to enter into www.site.com/administrator
for more security reason if should be grate to have an option during the installation to change /administration name it will be one of the grate function fro joomla core.912 votes
821 votes
Content Tagging
Implement a tagging system available for content. Use the search index as a common location for content to be tagged.730 votesAdminMark Dexter (Admin, Joomla!) responded
Completed in the Tags component in version 3.1. Thanks!
Content Commenting
Implement a commenting system available for content. Use the search index as a common location for content for commenting.727 votes
User Profile image/avatar
Allow site users to upload an image file to be associated with their profile. The image could then be displayed along with any site posts and/or comments.
This is a sorely missing feature for Joomla which I hope to see added in a near term release (version 1.7 or 1.8).559 votes
Nooku FM integration
Reading and developing on Nooku Framework lately, integrating this framework to the core or at least as part of the standard components will boost joomla extension development.
As a matter of fact, adding nooku architecture to Joomla will improve and separate core development from extension.
I just became a fan of nooku development, so you should check its features. www.nooku.org553 votes
Resizing of images
The possibility to set the size of images that is uploaded to the site. Not all the users has the knowledge needed to reduce size of images before uploading them. If this could be done automatic it would be greate! Admin sets the parameters and all the images are sized the way admin wants!512 votes
Manage and creation of user profile fields
Option to easily add new user fields to user profile and manage user profile fields, something similar to the following image http://www.protechsystems.us/stuff/joomla/userfields_management.png
I will sponsor this feature up to $500, only if approved to be added to the core.433 votes
XML Sitemap Generator
General settings in each component's 'Options'.
On/Off and priority settings in 'Meta Options' for each 'item/article' view.353 votes
New or Overhauled Admin Interface
As Joomla and community extensions have grown and matured over the last 5 years, the admin UI needs to allow for the way the workflow and features have changed.338 votes
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A. Remove spark plugs.
B. Bring piston to TDC on compression stroke in cylinder to be adjusted. Normally both tappets will be at their lowest point of travel.
C. Extend pushrod adjustment, collapsing lifter until piston assembly is in contact with HL2T spacer and pushrod is tight. If tappets contain oil, as when pushrods are readjusted after engine has been run, or if all oil was not removed during installation, extend pushrod adjustment until valve is open (about five additional turns of adjusting screw). Allow five minutes for hydraulic unit to bleed down. If pushrod can be turned with fingers after bleeding down, lifter is not completely collapsed, and this step must be repeated.
NOTE: Perform this operation on one cylinder at a time. Do not turn engine until pushrod adjustment is complete.
CAUTION: Turning engine while valve is held off the seat could result in valve-to-valve or valve-to-piston contact and serious valve train damage.
D. Loosen pushrod adjustment until pushrod can be rotated with the fingers with slight drag.
NOTE: Some engine builders prefer to adjust pushrods another one- half turn looser. This provides additional travel for the valve in the hydraulic piston assembly. Additional travel can improve the ability of the hydraulic unit to pump up and maintain zero valve lash.
E. Tighten lock nut.
How do I adjust my lifter with your HL2T kit installed?
How do I adjust my lifter with your HL2T kit installed?
A. Remove spark plugs.

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Galdeira, Awa lead Cougars to victory
Lia Galdeira scored 17 points, and Dawnyelle Awa had 10, including 6 of 6 free throws, to lift eighth-seeded Washington State University to a 48-41 win over ninth-seeded Arizona State in the first round of the Pac 12 Women's Basketball Tournament Thursday at Seattle's KeyArena.
Galdeira and Awa, who led Konawaena to three Hawaii High School Athletic Association state titles over four years, are freshmen for the Cougars (10-19), who will play top-seeded Stanford at 3 p.m. today in the quarterfinals at Seattle.
Galdeira hit 7 of 15 field goals, including 2 of 3 3-pointers, and 1 of 3 free throws against Arizona State (13-17). She also had five rebounds.
Awa made 2 of 7 field goals but was deadly from the free-throw line.


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The Chelan School Board unanimously agreed to offer district voters a capital levy on the upcoming February 12 ballot.
The 5-year $6.25 million capital and technical levy will be used to fund a variety of projects within three key target areas: Safety and Maintenance, Growth and Program Needs.
Chelan Superintendent, Rob Manahan, told KOZI News that essentially, the capital levy would replace the current bond that is set to expire this year.
Manahan adds that in the past, the voters have shown support for Chelan schools, and he believes that is, in part, because the district has repeatedly demonstrated good use of taxpayer dollars.
Some of the specific projects planned include upgrading of the HVAC system, security cameras, replacement of worn doors, reconfiguration of the high school entry for public access and security control, playground drainage improvement and new roofing.
Those who would like more information on the capital levy and projects can call the chelan district office at 682-3515."CLICK HERE" for Audio"CLICK HERE" for Audio


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What cultural changes do you see reflected in these images from the 1950s to the 1980s?
What do these images show us about community interactions?
The images in this topic provide a glimpse into the daily lives and changing lifestyles of African Americans in California between the 1950s and the early 1980s. Photographs show men and women, young people and children,at church, social club events, schools, service projects, political actions, and at cultural centers that served as gathering places for the community. Some photographs include cultural and political figures of the times.
These photographs from the 1950s to the decades of social reform and struggles for social justice in the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s show African Americans in a range of activities that reflect the changing concerns of the decades and the concerns of everyday life.
Family celebrations are commemorated by formal images (the Cadells cutting their cake in 1955) and less formal shots (like the group attending Jackie's wedding in 1967). Church is a center for the group standing in front of Brooks Chapel A.M.E. Church of Tulare. Other social groups pictured include the women of Gay Ann's Social Club at a formal event in San Bernardino in 1950, and the women of Berkeley/Oakland's Queen Esther Chapter no. 4, posing in front of a bus. A group of children pose in their Halloween costumes, candy bags ready, in 1968. In 1969, two boys play ball in the ruins of Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, home of the old Angels team.
Although most of the images are of everyday people—in school, at a beauty pageant, doing community service, attending political rallies, taking art classes, going fishing, dancing, and just hanging out with friends—some show well-known African American celebrities in the context of community activities: LA Lakers basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar interacts with fans in 1980. Boxer Muhammad Ali is shown walking with a group of young people in the early 1970s, and riding in a car at San Bernardino's Black History Parade in 1980. Singer Harry Belafonte is pictured rehearsing for a show at the Greek Theater; in another image, his wife, Marguerite, raises funds for the NAACP. Jazz legend Duke Ellington is shown surrounded by students and teachers at Washington Elementary School in Berkeley during a 1969 visit.
The community also came out to celebrate the victory of political leaders like Mayor Tom Bradley, shown here with then-Governor Jerry Brown. Bradley was the first and only African American mayor of Los Angeles, and his 20-year tenure was also the longest of any LA mayor.
Beginning in the 1960s and 70s, the Civil Rights Movement and the Free Speech Movement encouraged people to participate in political actions and community organizing activities. One photograph shows a crowd marching up San Francisco's Market Street in support of civil rights. Another shows anti-Vietnam discussions at Oakland's Lake Merritt Park in 1965. In 1964, a group of marchers representing Youth for Service is shown protesting an assault on an Asian store owner in their community. A photograph taken the previous year shows the group removing rocks from Hunter's Point in San Francisco.
In 1968, three years after the destruction caused by the Watts Riots, the community began to reinvigorate itself culturally and politically. Here, a man is shown with children at the Watts Summer Festival in the early 1970s. Other images show instructors at the Watts Towers Arts Center, and an art class in progress.
The final image in this topic shows Joseph Charles, Berkeley's well-known "waving man." Every morning for 30 years, Mr. Charles donned yellow construction workers' gloves, stood on the corner in front of his house, and smiled and waved to passing motorists.California Content Standards
1.0 Writing Strategies: Research and Technology
2.0 Writing Applications
2.4 Write historical investigation reports.
2.0 Speaking Applications
2.2 Deliver oral reports on historical investigations.
2.4 Delivery multimedia presentations.
11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II America. (11.8.8)
11.11 Students analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society. (11.11.7)
Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of the Visual Arts. Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and artists.
The original captions on some of the historical photographs may include racial terms that were commonplace at the time, but considered to be derogatory today.
6C's of Primary Source Analysis (PDF) (Source: UCI History Project)
Photographs (PDF) (Source: Library of Congress)
Posters/Visuals (PDF) (Source: Bringing History Home)
Written Documents (PDF) (Source: NARA)
Primary Source Activity (PDF) (Source: Library of Congress)


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CSA - Controlled Substances and Alcohol BASIC is as simple as it sounds
This BASIC (Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category) in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program is possibly the simplest and easiest one to understand. It has everything to do with violations of regulations involving the use of drugs and alcohol when on the road, and violations of the drug and alcohol regulations found during auditing. Basically, what is being tracked, measured, and evaluated is carrier and driver compliance with the "controlled substance and alcohol" regulations.
What goes into the Controlled Substances and Alcohol BASIC?
The Controlled Substance and Alcohol BASIC uses violations related to the use of controlled substances and alcohol noted on roadside inspection reports to calculate driver and carrier performance. This has nothing to do with the driver receiving a "citation" or "ticket." Citations are a totally different matter and involve someone paying a fine for the violation or losing his/her license. To sum this up, if a violation of a drug or alcohol related regulation is noted on a roadside inspection report, the violation will be entered into the driver's and carrier's Controlled Substance and Alcohol BASIC in the CSA 2010 data system.
Examples of violations that will be placed in the Controlled Substance and Alcohol BASIC include operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, possession of drugs or alcohol in a CMV, consumption of alcohol within four hours of coming on duty.
Tracking and measuring controlled substances and alcohol violations
Whenever a violation related to drugs or alcohol is placed into the system, the violation is "valued" in the driver and carrier Safety Measurement Systems (SMS) using severity and time weighting. The severity weighting is based on the violation's relationship to crash causation. Operating a commercial vehicle after being placed out of service for an alcohol violation is valued at 10, which is the maximum, while the driver using alcohol within four hours of duty is 5. There are no violations in this BASIC with a severity of 1, the minimum.
The high severity violations in this BASIC include operating a commercial vehicle after being ordered out of service for an alcohol-related violation, operating a commercial vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, and operating a commercial vehicle within four hours of coming on duty. Basically, there are no "minor" violations in this BASIC.
Time weighting involves placing more value on violations that have happened recently. All violations remain in the carrier's data for 24 months (36 months for drivers), but a violation's "value" reduces over time due to the time weighting system. Events that occurred in the last six months are given a time weight of 3, events that took place between 6 and 12 months ago are given a time weight of 2, and anything that happened over a year ago is given a time weight of 1 (driver time weighting is slightly different).
To determine the "value" of a violation, the total severity weighting for the violation (the predetermined severity weight of the violation plus two if the driver was placed out of service) is multiplied by the time weighting to determine the "value" of the violation in the SMS.
Scoring carriers
If a carrier has more than one driver inspection that notes a violation of the drug and alcohol regulations, then the total of all violation values is divided by total time and severity weighted relevant inspections (i.e., driver level inspections).
This "normalizing" process generates a BASIC Measure (violation value per inspection) that allows all carriers to be compared to each other.
Once a carrier's BASIC Measure has been determined, the carrier is then compared to other carriers in its "Safety Event Group" (i.e., peer group). The Safety Event Groups are based on the number of relevant inspections with a violation in this BASIC (not all relevant inspections). The carrier with the lowest BASIC Measure in the Safety Event Group is ranked at 0, while the carrier with the highest BASIC Measure is ranked at 100. All other carriers in the Safety Event Group fit in between based on their BASIC Measure. This percentile ranking is the carrier's actual "BASIC Score."
If a carrier's BASIC Score is above a predetermined threshold, an intervention will be triggered. Interventions range from a warning letter to a full Compliance Review. The basic principle is the worse the carrier's score, the more severe the intervention.
Scoring drivers
Drivers' Controlled Substance and Alcohol BASIC Measures are determined by a similar process, except there is no "normalizing." All violation values in the Driver Controlled Substance and Alcohol BASIC are totaled to create the BASIC Measures for drivers.
If the driver has a violation in this BASIC, the driver's BASIC Measure is then percentile ranked against all other drivers that have a violation in this BASIC (there are no "Safety Event Groups" for drivers in this BASIC). Drivers are assigned percentile rankings from 0 (representing the driver with the lowest BASIC Measure) to 100 (representing the driver with the highest BASIC Measure). This Percentile Ranking is the driver's BASIC Score.
Two points about the driver's BASIC Measures and Scores: First, these are going to be confidential; no one will be able to view them but FMCSA officials and investigators, and second, the driver interventions are not directly based on the driver's score. Drivers found with high scores during other enforcement activity (such as during an audit) will be subject to interventions.
How do I keep this BASIC Score low?
The simple answer is to make sure your drivers do not operate company vehicles while under the influence of drugs (both illegal and prescription) or alcohol.
This will require several actions on the part of a carrier, all geared toward establishing a culture that driving a company vehicle while in violation of these rules is not allowed, endorsed, or encouraged. This begins with having a clear and concise drug and alcohol policy, and doing the required testing (if you operate CDL vehicles). Remember: Allowing tests to "slide by" can be interpreted as "not caring" and can quickly undermine the culture you want to develop. Also, any employees that are in a position to see the drivers in their environment (shop supervisors, dock foreman, etc.) should be trained as "supervisors" under the reasonable suspicion supervisor training requirements.
Drivers should have no doubt that there are swift and severe consequences that will be used if they are found in violation of any of the drug and alcohol regulations or company policies.
Carriers should also consider having policies that exceed the regulations. A common one is banning drugs (prescription drugs that have been cleared by the driver's and company doctor being the exception) and alcohol from company vehicles. Another common policy is requiring a driver to be "alcohol free" 12 or 24 hours prior to coming on duty (the regulation only requires 4 hours, but if the driver was drinking heavily 4 hours may not be enough).
The bottom line in this BASIC area (drugs and alcohol) is that the message to the drivers should be loud and clear: Violations are simply not allowed.


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What: Save Pearson Air Museum protest.
When: 2 p.m. Saturday.
Where: 1115 E. Fifth St.
Information: https://www.facebook.com/SavePearsonAirMuseum.
What: Save Pearson Air Museum protest.
When: 2 p.m. Saturday.
Where: 1115 E. Fifth St.
Information: https://www.facebook.com/SavePearsonAirMuseum.
About 30 protesters held up signs opposing the National Park Service takeover of Pearson Air Museum on Thursday afternoon as they waved and cheered at cars passing by on the quiet street.
Across the way, an empty area of park land at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site was marked off with cones and a scattering of picnic tables.
With a wry smile, Aaron Ochoa, a park ranger, walked through the group for a quick chat with Elson Strahan, president of the Fort Vancouver National Trust, which has been operating the museum for the city.
The two spoke briefly, and Ochoa walked back toward the crowd.
Asked if he was about to tell the makeshift group to disperse, he shook his head.
"They're welcome to stay," Ochoa said. "We're the National Park Service. It's good to have people here."
He added, however, that he wanted the crowd to move across the way to the "designated First Amendment area" that the Park Service had set up.
Nobody budged.
Former Superior Court Judge John Wulle, who helped found the museum in 1983, stood with the protesters and noted that the Park Service had no authority to move residents demonstrating on a city street.
"I'll give this group legal advice if they need it," he said with a determined nod.
For a brief few minutes, three officials from the Park Service clustered in the designated area looking on at the protesters, then wandered away.
The protest, put together by a makeshift group of fans of the museum through a new Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SavePearsonAirMuseum, continued.
"Last night we were reading the news and we heard what happened," said Kelly Beckelhiemer, who founded the page with her husband, James, and some of their friends. "As a longtime volunteer and supporter, (James) wanted to do more than just complain. He wanted to get involved."
Over the weekend, the National Park Service officially gave the museum, run by the Fort Vancouver National Trust, 45 days to transition to new management. But the Park Service, which owns the land and hangar but not the displays or planes, also told Pearson staff it wanted the keys and security codes by Wednesday.
So the trust decided to move the contents of the museum — including many large, delicate planes — to new locations in a span of about 48 hours, rather than risk handing private property over to the Park Service.
On Wednesday, the trust also announced the museum would be closed indefinitely.
The Park Service and the trust have been trying to negotiate a deal to manage the museum for more than a year, but the two groups couldn't agree on a structure, said Tracy Fortmann, superintendent of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
"At a certain point, it became clear to me that we needed to home in on the laws and regulations of the National Park Service," Fortmann said, adding that the trust refused to yield authority of the site to the service as part of that agreement.
"That is not a decision that can be delegated or negotiated away," she said.
The National Park Service sees the area as a "highly sensitive archaeological site" with pre-historic, military, aviation and cultural finds that need to be preserved.
As such, the park service should be involved in all permitting processes for events on the land, she added.
"There was an area where we just couldn't meet together," Fortmann said of the trust.
The trust has managed the site for the city as a community resource, with events, educational programs for youth, and historical exhibits.
"Our position is that Pearson was developed as a community asset and should remain in the service of the community," Strahan said of the dispute.
And from founder Wulle's perspective, the trust is in the right.
"The Park Service has a big gigantic bureaucratic ego, and it's about the preservation of power," Wulle said. "This was built by the community without investment by the Park Service."
Looking over at the empty museum, he added, "This is a visible sign that more work needs to be done behind the scenes."
On the political level, officials said they were paying close attention to the issue.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, said she hopes to work with the parties to find a solution to the dispute.
"My office has been working closely with the city, the trust, and the National Park Service to find a solution that keeps the Pearson Air Museum open to the public," Murray said. "I'm disappointed that the parties have not yet been able to reach an agreement, but I'm committed to working with them to ensure that Vancouver doesn't lose access to this cherished asset."
Casey Bowman, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican, said the congresswoman is also actively working on the issue.
"Jaime is planning to introduce legislation that will turn control of Pearson Air Museum and the surrounding land over to the city — and back to the residents and visitors who for years have enjoyed it. We're fine-tuning the bill details to ensure this will be a solid, long-term fix, and she plans to introduce it when Congress returns to session next week," he said in an email to The Columbian.
Several local state legislators also wrote Fortmann a letter saying they disapproved of the Park Service's actions to take over the museum and that it is "disturbing and upsetting that the NPS usurp the Trust's authority."
The letter was signed by Sen. Don Benton, Rep. Paul Harris, Rep. Monica Stonier, Sen. Ann Rivers, Rep. Brandon Vick and Rep. Liz Pike.
"Please reconsider your decision to terminate your agreement with the city of Vancouver and give more authority and autonomy to the Fort Vancouver National Trust. This would allow for the continued enjoyment and usage by the great people of Vancouver, who are the real victims in this termination," they wrote.
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt said the city also is highly disappointed by the situation.
"We directed the city manager to exhaust all means available so the museum remains a valuable asset," Leavitt said. "The trust has done a tremendous job of developing that as a community asset. They have done great work."
He added that he hasn't spoken with Fortmann and hasn't been informed of what the Park Service plans to do with the site.
"We're kind of in the dark right now," he said.
If the trust decided to reopen the museum on city land, "I'm sure we would be open to those discussions," Leavitt said.
The Park Service is still trying to determine its next steps as to what to do with the site, Fortmann said.
"We're going to have to look at moving forward," Fortmann said. "It's regrettable that all the contents were removed. We're going to have to look at the possibilities."
Until the issue is resolved, the Beckelhiemers and other fans of the museum said they'd continue to picket.
"We'll be back," James Beckelhiemer said. "We're going to keep at it. We're going to fight this."


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When you can no longer make your monthly mortgage payments, or when it no longer makes financial sense for you to continue with your mortgage, it may seem like there are not a lot of options beyond foreclosure. Fortunately, a lot of people have discovered that short sales are a great way to get out from under their mortgage having to pay huge fees to the bank or long-term damage to their credit report.
A short sale is a process in which a homeowner is able to avoid foreclosure. In general, a homeowner makes a deal with their bank for the bank to accept the selling price of a house in lieu of the total amount of the mortgage. In exchange, the bank agrees not to pursue additional debt collection, and they have the chance to get a higher selling price for the property than if the bank tried to sell it after a drawn-out foreclosure process.
To start, a homeowner has to call their bank and tell their loan representative that they are interested in pursuing a short sale. It's not necessary to be behind on your loan payments. After this, the loan representative will work with the homeowner to set up a short sale schedule and some rules. Homeowners typically have to agree to hire a realtor and have the home available for showings. It is also common for banks to set a timetable for homeowners. Usually, a short sale will have to go through within a couple of months in order to avoid foreclosure.
After agreeing to terms, a bank will send an appraiser to the home to figure out its market value. A bank will try to get a price as close to this market value as possible. Throughout the process, the homeowner will not have to make payments but they will get to remain living in the home. The home must be ready to be shown, and kept in a condition so that it appeals to buyers.
After an offer has been made and been approved by the bank, the short sale will proceed like any other real estate sale. As soon as the sale is complete, the former homeowners will need to move out immediately. Not following the conditions of a short sale will typically cause the bank to withdraw from the deal and start foreclosure proceedings.
Typically, a short sale will stay on a person's credit history for about two years. During this time, it can be difficult to obtain a new loan, and some rental housing might not be available. In general, however, people who have gone through short sales report having only minor problems with getting a needed loan or rental housing.


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|RPG, Simulation, Strategy and Others Public discussion forum for Strategy and Other games.
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|1st July 2008, 09:39 PM
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oblivion online (multiplayer oblivion)
i was looking at the internets today checking for something not oblivion related when i stumbled across a couple of projects over the last few years that tried to get a co-op mod working for oblivion.
the one that got me most interested was the oblivion online version.
planet elder scrolls had some documentation on how to get it running.
Oblivion Online Documentation - Planet Elder Scrolls
and the planet elderscrolls site also has the oblivion script extender that i think you need.
this site had the latest files for running the mod and server.
SourceForge.net: OblivionOnline
i haven't had time to check it out. but i hear mixed reports from such mods with the bugs and such.
anyone seen or tested this out? it would be nice to hear some experiences that people have had with this if they have managed to get it working.
|3rd July 2008, 04:51 PM
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Funny you should mention that. I wrote Morrowind Online this article a few years ago about a now-defunct mod to make Morrowind a co-op game. I'll have to have a look at Oblivion multiplayer when I get a chance.
|4th July 2008, 07:33 PM
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I've seen some youtube vids of online/co-op testing, and although it was working, it looked like someone had hacked the code beyond it's realistic capabilities. Sad that it's not a native option, but sometimes if the code just aint there, it's not meant to be.
Personally I'd LOVE to see "Oblivion" as a co-op game, but unless it was done really well, I just can't see it working. Sad but true.
|19th July 2008, 10:29 PM
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Wouldn't that be loverly!
I don't know anything about code-writing and such, but it just makes sense that if co-op MP wasn't put in to begin with, it would be extremely difficult to add, in any satisfying way.
From a forum about Oblivion, I heard about Hellgate-London, and for a couple of months now, my wife & I have enjoyed playing that game, as a co-op team. It took us a while to sort out things like the Microsoft headsets, (with the gushey David Clark replacement ear-pads), and the Xfire in-game voice-chat, but, all things considered, Flagship Studios did a great job providing entertainment for an elderly couple. It is too bad that Bethesda didn't/wouldn't/couldn't, make that happen. Maybe next time.
Meanwhile, we're always on the lookout for games that fill the bill.
(Where else can seventy-something pairs of vanquishers-of-evil-demons do their work, as if they were still twenty-somethings)?
|20th July 2008, 09:07 PM
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text: Minister of Water and Electricity Dr. Ghazi Al-Qusaibi, in a press statement at the meeting in Doha, Qatar yesterday of the Committee for Water and Electricity Cooperation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), announced that the GCC Secretariat General has signed a contract with a French consultancy company to carry out a feasibility study; and that a special committee has been approved to monitor this study while transforming the Al-Jubail Center for Desalination Research into a regional entity. Dr. Al-Qusaibi added that the working program for integrated administration and sustainable development of water had also been approved, and that the meeting had dealt with training and the exchange of expertise among member states. All of the recommendations of the Committee on Water Usage Rationalization, he said, had been endorsed, as were recommendations from a number of technical committees affiliated to the Electricity Cooperation Committee, adding that the meeting was briefed on the latest development of the Gulf Grid.


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Smartphones have made huge improvements in people's lives — but there is the darker side to contemplate. With so many depending on the use and information stored inside their phone, what can be done when the power runs down and this technological marvel turns into an inert candy bar-sized brick? For those who say it's just a matter of charging the phone up before leaving the house for the day, I refer them to Murphy's Law. Trust me, there WILL come a time when the phone's power will lag, then go out and there'll be no charger around. And it will happen at the worst possible time. That's why smartphone battery chargers were created — but not all are up to the task. Unu's Ultrapak Go Battery Pack is.
The Go Battery Pack, at its heart, is similar to other chargers because its job is to supply power to a depleted phone's battery. But it's how this is gone about that makes the difference. First a word about its outer shell — its rubberized enclosure surrounds the electronics and the 3,000mAH internal battery and so makes for a good grip. The Go is also smaller than the average cellphone, so fitting in a pocket or getting it confused for the phone in the dark won't happen. Actually that part is even less probable, because there's a built-in LED flashlight.
The Go has its own wall outlet charger — not as convenient as a USB for sure, but necessary since a lot of juice needs to be compacted into the battery. Once the charging indicator LED has documented the power's all there, the Go becomes portable. And that's where it gets really good.
So you run a USB cable from the Go to the phone's input (i.e., an iPhone's Lightning connector or an Android phone's micro-USB, etc.) and press the power button to start the charging. Then you wait. And wait…no you don't! The Go's charging technology is such that the claim of it working 8X faster than a standard battery backup can be justified. I let my iPhone's power delete down to barely anything there, plugged it into the Go and watched as the charging moved at speeds many time faster than I had seen before. But the best part is that I didn't have to approximate this myself: the Go has a LED panel that shows the remaining charging time and current power levels — both of these being a bit approximate but well within realistic tolerance levels.
What this all means is that having a Go gives you power when you need it most, but also gives it fast so you can get back to what you were doing with the smartphone in the first place. That's awesome.
Unu also has the Ultrapak Tour — similar in concept to Go but physically bigger so as to accommodate a bigger battery (10,000mAH). The output is such that it can perform similar feats as that of the Go on tablets as well. If I was a person who took his or her tablet out with me all the time, I'd get the $129.99 (retail) Tour. Otherwise the $129.95 (retail) Go would be the go-to battery pack kept in the car or backpack or wherever a portable battery charger must be for doing its rapid charging thing when needed.


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It has taken me the experience of having a child and being responsible for her welfare that has finally helped me grasp an all encompassing picture of how I see life today. The concept of being a "human being" and not just a "human doing" allows me to understand the delicate nature of biodiversity and the connections of all that is in our natural world. If you have found the time to hear, you have grasped the message that we as a species have become consuming machines that are being destructive to earth at an unbelievable speed. (http://www.storyofstuff.com/international/) . We have spent the last few generations blinded by the desires to obtain and control and in the process and have allowed our leaders and our world to bring itself to the brink of a no turning back mess. A few years back I had decided to find those that could help me to become part of the solution and not one with the masses that carry on with blinders. I was in a seeming goosestep without knowing the essence of either our present existence nor a willingness to participate in its positive change. I had the opportunity to locate community efforts in sustainability and became part of these plans to share information with others that could/would bring repair or enhancement to our corner of the globe, imagine if that's all we were responsible for, our corner, what a concept, we could repair mountains. With my interests fueled by our local sustainable managers, coupled with schooling in Environmental Policy and Management graduate work, I've absorbed what a community and world could use to collaborate and inspire others of all ages to carry the torch and leave a legacy of a caring civilization for others to model.
"Facing The Future", (http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/AlignmentwithEducationStandards/tabid/116/Default.aspx#Additional_State_Specific_Resources) is a complete program that matches state standards that can be implemented into the curriculum for school systems in Florida, across the nation, and worldwide, share this information with your school board, I have. I admire the new friends which I am getting to know and appreciate their acceptance in a very hard arena that still does not fully embrace even some of the easy concepts of sustainability. The more folks that get and share the messages of how we can save our air, water, planet and its existence, the easier it will be to make some sort of rebound from an already scarred and beaten mother earth.
I have been honored to continuously meet and hear some of our best sustainable advocates and their knowledge whether at the local level or the various online experiences and ventures I seek and digest. I always find a wonderfully inspiring take away message and am able to share it with those that have found the time and desire to want to be part of the truly enlightened world. (http://www.sustainabletampabay.org/events?eventId=369710&EventViewMode=EventDetails)


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CREW Files Reply in Support of Petition to Deny Renewal of News Corp.'s Fox Broadcast Licenses
Today CREW filed a reply in support of its petition to deny the license renewal applications of three News Corp.-owned and controlled television stations in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. CREW's petition is based on the egregious and conscience-shocking behavior of News Corp. and James and Rupert Murdoch, which bears directly on the character of the three Fox subsidiaries.
Read CREW's reply in support of its petition to the FCC
As CREW pointed out, character is one of the most basic qualifications for a broadcast license, and past misconduct is a good predictor of whether a licensee will comply with the Communications Act and FCC regulations and policies. In arguing against CREW's petition, Fox essentially claimed character is not relevant and attempted to distant itself from the actions of its parent News Corp.
CREW's reply together with its initial petition identify the wealth of evidence that News Corp. and Fox should no longer hold broadcast licenses in the United States.
Read CREW's reply in support of its petition to the FCC
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Family fun and disability support for families with special needs
When parents learn their child has special needs, they begin a journey filled with strong emotion, difficult choices, and an ongoing need for information and support. Parents may feel isolated and alone, not knowing where to begin. This website responds to the needs of families with special needs.
This website is dedicated to my oldest daughter Monica who was born with multiple disabilities (cortical blindness, microcephaly and seizure disorder) and skull deformities due to an occipital encephalocele and Chiari malformation. She has a genetic kidney disease called PKD as well as hand and arm deformities from Amniotic Band Syndrome. Despite numerous developmental disabilities, she is a delightful, motivated and affectionate young lady who continues to learn new skills and novel ways to enjoy life. See Monica's page and her Youtube channel.
Take a tour of this website to discover family fun, family health, family finances, family life, parenting and disability support for families with special needs or use the search box (above) to quickly find what you are looking for.
Recent articles:
• Let me share a book with you, called Tu-Tu Much . I think you will find it delightful. Please enter the world of Lucy Lockets, a nine-year-old girl who is considered special. Lucy hates the word "special" because it means that she can't walk, use her hands or speak very well. Although confined to a wheelchair, her mind, heart, and attitude soars with adventures and high spirits while coping with her bodily limitations, dealing with the preconceived ideas of others, and creating a positive image of who she is and her place in the world.
• Social Security disability benefits, which are often available to children with special needs, can provide ongoing monetary support. Benefits can help ease financial worries and provide the targeted care your child needs.
• Parents are different when it comes to how they teach their children about acceptance of people with disabilities. Some scold their kids when they ask what's wrong when someone with a disability passes by, and other parents let their kids approach disabled people at will. This article offers ways to help your child think differently about people with disabilities.
• For too long, people with disabilities had been told that having families of their own was not an option. The truth is that there have always been parents with disabilities, and as our society evolves, more will have access to that opportunity.
• Thousands of children with special needs and disabilities wait for families to offer them a permanent home. In the United States, thousands of children with special needs are waiting for permanent homes. Adoption can provide children with special needs the healing atmosphere and loving bonds that can change their lives.
• Making music enriches a special needs child's life in wonderful ways. Studies on the developing brain show dramatic lifelong improvements in language, math, spatial skills, coordination, memory and motor skills by learning to make music. Music therapy can be an effective tool for persons with disabilties.
• Art is important to the development of all children, but it is particularly valuable to children with disabilities. When creating art, the child is building a wide variety of expressive skills – both motor and cognitive.
•Developing motor skills is important for children. Teaching your child these motor skills through crafts or games allows your child to learn while also having fun. Learning these skills will help prepare them for when they go off to school.
• Sign language is used to communicate with people with hearing impairments, disabilities, and preverbal infants. Teaching sign language, simultaneously using signs and words, will accelerate a child's ability to speak.
• Through literature and poetry, children learn to cope more constructively with complex emotions like fear and jealousy, or stressful experiences, like starting school or moving to a new neighborhood. Parents and teachers of children with autism often use interactive reading to facilitate interaction and social skills.
• As with any child, it's important to make your home as safe and secure as possible for your special needs child. Your home can also become easier to move in and maneuver around with a few minor home accessibility modifications.
• Is your teacher's lesson boring, but you do need to upgrade your math skills, Poki is the right place to go. Apart from the school related games they have tons of Car, Dress Up and Sport Games. Are you bored and lacking things to do? Poki just launched a brand new website with a lot of child friendly games to play. Find your perfect game and play as long as you wish!
• Family fun and fun games bring not only enjoyment but health benefits. Taking time for the things that you enjoy can help you feel better about yourself and more satisfied with life. When you feel this way, you may be more likely to exercise, eat well, get regular medical care and reach out to friends and family - all of which can benefit you physically and mentally for a more balanced life.
• A container garden eliminates physical barriers to make gardening accessible, creating an area where people of all ages and abilities can grow vegetables, fruits and flowers. Learn to plant and care for plants and enjoy eating them fresh from your own windowsill or indoor garden.
• When choosing developmentally age-appropriate toys, they should be slightly above your child's motor skill level, but ones that they can successfully played.
• When our children have special needs, traveling becomes more difficult to plan, but it can be full of fun and memories. Travel is by its very nature an adventure, but factor a disability into the family travel and planning can get complex. One area of concern for disabled or special needs travelers is air travel. Disability and mobility concerns don't have to slow down your summer travel plans. This article offers tips to make your summer travel easier.
• When parents recognize that their child is not developing as expected and this is confirmed through diagnosis, the news will be traumatic with a future of uncertainty. Setting up an early intervention program can have significant impact on enhancing the future and education of children with learning disabilities.
• Due to a disability or after an injury, one may find it difficult to perform activities of daily living. It may be necessary to use adaptive equipment to perform self care and household activities, augmentative devices to facillitate communucation, and mobility aids to get around.
• Pregnancy books tend to gloss over the special needs pregnancy, and prenatal classes often ignore the possibility that you might give birth to a baby with special needs. Depending on the mother's risk profile, special fetal tests may be ordered to detect birth defects. After diagnosis, it is best to carefully follow safety precautions during pregnancy and be prepared for the birth of your special needs baby.
• Effective special needs planning requires a high degree of legal expertise. A Special Needs Trust offers a means of protecting your child's eligibility for benefits, while addressing the ongoing care and needs of your special needs child.
• The population is aging and creating a higher demand for home care. By the year 2020, 12 million Americans will need long-term care. Home care serves people of all ages who are disabled, chronically ill or in need of hospice care. Spending quality time with senior relatives can sometimes be a challenge. These fun activities to do with the seniors in your family will expose them to fun technology while still offering an old school approach that holds traditional merit for everyone involved.


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Is the Casimir element of $U(sl_2)$ equal to $ef+fe+h^2/2$ or $(h+1)^2/4+fe$? Is $ef+fe+h^2/2$ equal to $(h+1)^2/4+fe$? How to compute the Casimir element? I think that $ef+fe+h^2/2 = 2fe+(h+1)^2/2-1/2$. Thank you.
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Your first expression is correct. And using the commutation relation you can show that this is also equal to $h^2/2+h+2fe$ and your other element is $1/2(h^2/2+h+2fe)+1/2=1/2(c_2+1)$.


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CHICAGO — More than 100 local coin laundry owners and managers recently attended the Midwest Open House hosted by D&M Equipment Co., a Dexter authorized distributor.
The Oct. 11 event featured product displays, service and industry seminars, special one-day pricing on equipment, and more. Dexter's Tim McKinney conducted technical training, and attendees came away with a wide range of advice on how they can keep their Dexter washers and dryers operating reliably and efficiently.
D&M Equipment Co. staff members were on hand to demonstrate the energy-saving potential of Dexter Laundry equipment, and Dexter Laundry factory technicians hosted service seminars on the company's washers, dryers and Easy Card™ systems.
"Service training like this session is an important value-added service for our customers," says D&M Equipment President Don Tomasian.
Guests were treated to breakfast and had the opportunity to win many raffle prizes.
For information about other open houses and service schools for coin laundry owners and operators, check out the AmericanCoinOp.com calendar.


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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – In a vote of the 12 Conference coaches, University of Colorado sophomore forward Josh Scott was named one of 10 men's players to the All-Pac-12 First Team, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.
Junior guard Askia Booker was named one of five honorable mention selections, and redshirt-freshman Wesley Gordon was named one of three honorable mention to the conference all-Freshman team.
Arizona junior guard Nick Johnson has been named the 2013-14 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year; Arizona forward Aaron Gordon was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year; Arizona State senior center Jordan Bachynski has been named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year; Stanford junior guard Anthony Brown has been named Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year; and Sean Miller of Arizona is the John Wooden Coach of the Year.
This is Scott's second honor by the conference in as many years. Last season, he made the All-Pac-12 All-Freshman team.
Scott finished the 18-game conference season among the leaders in a number of categories including fourth in field goal percentage (.528), seventh in rebounding (8.4) and free throw percentage (.813), and 11th in scoring (15.6). He was tied for second in offensive rebounding (2.9), sixth in blocks (1.6), and eighth in defensive rebounding (5.6).
He also ranked third in conference-only double-doubles with seven.
Overall, Scott leads the Buffaloes in field goal percentage (.535), free throw percentage (.820), and is second on the team in points per game average (14.5). His 13 double-doubles, ranks second overall in the conference.
Booker is third on the CU team in scoring (13.7 ppg.) and ranks first in assists (107), steals (44) and three-pointers (36). Gordon is tied for team lead in blocked shots (38) and is sixth in Pac-12-only blocks (1.6) and 15th in conference-only rebounding (6.3).
The Buffs (21-10) are the No. 5 seed at the Pac-12 Tournament beginning on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. CU will play the No. 12 seed USC Trojans, 3:30 p.m. (MT) on the Pac-12 Networks.
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Jordan Adams UCLA G So. 6-5 220 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Oak Hill Academy)
Kyle Anderson UCLA G So. 6-9 230 Fairview, N.J. (St. Anthony HS)
Jahii Carson ASU G So. 5-11 180 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)
Justin Cobbs CAL G Sr. 6-2 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (Minnesota)
Aaron Gordon ARIZ F Fr. 6-8 210 San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty)
Nick Johnson ARIZ G Jr. 6-3 200 Gilbert, Ariz. (Findlay Prep)
Dwight Powell STAN F Sr. 6-10 235 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (IMG Academy)
Chasson Randle STAN G Jr. 6-1 180 Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS)
Josh Scott COLO F So. 6-10 245 Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS)
Delon Wright UTAH G Jr. 6-5 180 Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)
Jordan Bachynski ASU C Sr. 7-2 250 Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Centennial HS)
T.J. McConnell ARIZ G Sr. 6-1 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne)
Roberto Nelson OSU G Sr. 6-3 198 Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara HS)
C.J. Wilcox WASH G Sr. 6-5 195 Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)
Joseph Young ORE G Jr. 6-3 185 Houston, Texas (Houston)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Askia Booker (COLO, Jr., G), DaVonté Lacy (WSU, Jr., G), Jermaine Marshall (ASU, Sr., G), Mike Moser (ORE, Sr., F), Richard Solomon (CAL, Sr., F).


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30 down, 137 to go. That is the number of highway kilometers already finished and waiting to be constructed in order to reach completion of the shortened toll highway from Jala, Nayarit, to Puerto Vallarta. This was recently announced by Federico Días Avalos, Nayarit's delegate for Mexico's Communications and Transportations Secretary. With over ten years on the drawing board, the possibility of a shortened route from Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta is finally moving forward thanks to municipal, state and federal initiatives.
While the final route has not been made public, it has been emphasized that there is an expectation to promote the entire region with the new highway. For example, there will be an exit 13 km. from Compostela, another 3 km away from Las Varas, one 2 km away from Guayabitos and one only 1.5 km away from Bucerías, thus facilitating access along the toll highway to these destinations and their vicinities.
Government officials are reluctant to provide further details, particularly as they relate to the actual project completion date. But it is anticipated that, once completed, the new highway will attract larger numbers of tourists to the region, originating in several inland states, not to mention Mexico City.
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Multibagger of Long Term Investing
9 comments:
- Jigisha Shah12 December 2012 at 21:41
Moral Of Story : Power Of Compounding & Long Time Investment....ReplyDelete
Absolutely. And this is just one of the many examples. :)
- Rajiv Vageriya17 December 2012 at 01:44
not very sure about the authenticity of the data :-(ReplyDelete
are you sure you guys got the bonuses & splits correct?
As per available information, we think we got it right :-)
- Miral Shah17 December 2012 at 11:04
Which is a Next WIPRO.ReplyDelete
We don't know. :-(
- Mansoor20 December 2012 at 22:17
Just look at 1997, a 2:1 means "for every 2 shares held, 1 will be given as bonus". How come 64000 shares became 1,92,000 shares??ReplyDelete
A 2:1 bonus issue means that you get two additional shares -
free of cost - for the one share you hold in the company. For example, If you
hold 100 shares of a company and a 2:1 bonus offer is declared, you get 200
shares free. That means your total holding of shares in that company will now
be 300 instead of 100.
Not to mention the entire returns plus the annual dividends are tax free.ReplyDelete
Is there anyone (except Mr Premji) who would have been holding onto even 100 shares since inception?


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Here it is. That dress. Pretty cute huh? I'm so completely in love with it, that I'm just about to cut out another – in an emerald green ponte knit. So, I already told you much of the background on this dress, you know, perfect fit and all that. I'll cover my findings on how I went about fitting the bodice with the sleeve later on. For now, here's some more fun facts and ideas for you:
✂ The skirt of this is none other than the Sewaholic's Lonsdale (Tasia, you now have complete monopoly on my skirts). I went for an above the knee length and have to admit, above the knee looks better on me than below the knee for this particular style.
✂ The skirt section is interlined in a whale of a print flannel (meaning there's whales on it, ha!), just for warmth. Well, and for fun cause I'm silly like that.
✂ I also used the flannel as my stabilizer for the buttonhole placket and collar. Worked out wonderfully too.
✂ The sleeve is my own design – besides taking the cap from Simplicity 2724. I managed to take out the fullness from the original design and tacked on a pretty cute tie embellishment to the bottom.
✂ The buttons are hand covered buttons made with the wrong side of the fabric. I'm about to make a belt too, but you know, I was practically jumping out of my skin to show you this dress.
✂ The fabric is a denim – almost a chambray type, lightweight – from Joann. The flannel was from Joann too. So were the hand cover buttons.
✂ The collar was trimmed down to be shorter so that it could stand up instead of fall down. That means that the placket and lapel were thinned out too. Since I like my look better with the collar standing up, I flipped the stabilizer (the flannel in this case) to the undercollar instead of applying it to the upper collar. Have to say it makes a huge difference too – the collar stays up all day.
✂ I stabilized the buttonhole placket with flannel, but the flip side – where the buttons are attached – is stabilized with a strip of rayon petersham, also from the shop. Hemmed it all up in petersham too.
✂ My fingers went blue from the indigo dye every time I worked on this dress.
✂ I feel rather Daphne-esque (Scooby Do, you know) in this dress, especially with my hair down, and I'm fine with that. Mr. S is not.
That's about it, I think. What do you think? Oh yes. I'm sure you are wondering if I can, indeed, put my arms out comfortably in front of me. Why yes. Yes, I can. It's a beauty, eh? After finishing this dress, I keep wondering why I haven't made more things in denim. Do you even have any idea how easy this dress is to wear to anything? I've no doubt that I'll be wearing it, until it literally falls off my body. Classic. Timeless. Cute. Stylish. Comfortable too.
I know I'm a geek. It's totally OK if before these photos you didn't think I was, but now you know I am. It's a wonderful Wednesday! Thanks for tuning in to my show and tell.


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JWC TO HELEN WELSH; 2 December 1849; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18491202-JWC-HW-01; CL 24: 303-305
5 Cheyne Row Sunday [2 December 1849]
My dearest Helen
I don't see why the fact of my having received a call from Mr Fergus this forenoon should put me up to writing to you tonight— Mr Fergus said nothing of you. There is no visible link between this cause and effect but so it is— If Mr Fergus had not come I believe I should have dawdled away this evening like many preceeding ones, in wondering how you were, and wishing to be told without asking— For you must know Dear I am not good for much just now, have been confined to the house for a fortnight and upwards with a cold—which threatened to be a winter-one, but is now pretty well got under, and perhaps I may get about again if the Frost do not come on me before I have set my nose out— I wish I maynt be shut up—for the house grows as suffocating for me in these times as a cage for a wild animal—a hyena for example—indeed I dont at all improve in patience with years. If I live to be old you will see me one of those dreadfully early rising, raking about old Ladies who are a pest to society in every direction—always too soon every where, and never at rest—
Meanwhile tho' I cannot sit still and resign myself to be ailing and useless neither can I work at anything for ten minutes together without being ready to sink— I do a little at my great screen—then read a little—in three minutes fall to sewing—sew on one button perhaps and then walk to and fro in the room then stretch myself on the sofa—then recollect something forgotten and start up—and so on like a tormented spirit— Few people come to talk to me— Bolte is not come back from Germany1—Madam Pepoli has taken to doing the poor people and seems to dislike me now—has been here only twice since my return— Plattnauer is gone back to Lord George—mercifully— John Carlyle still in Annandale— Anthony Sterling who is on the spot and has nothing to do more important in his own eyes than amusing me—if it were possible—is obliged to come rarely for peaces sake. So you see—life is not gay here just now— When was it gay? I have read several novels lately Cooper's Capt Spike2—clever but four fifths of it unintelligible except for seamen—Shirly—The Oglives—curious as being written by a young Irish girl—twenty years old—with little knowledge of anything, society included—but it is full of Love "as an egg's full of meat"3—the old highflown romantic circulating Library sort of love—which one looks at in these days of "the new ideas" as one would look at a pair of peaked shoes or a ruff out of the reign of Elizabeth—and the plot goes ahead famously— The young woman supports both herself and a Brother4 by her literature—
I have seen no more of the Sketchleys—if Miss Pen don't write a novel I am no prophet—she wants to distinguish herself and that is the career open to female talent just now.
And now I will thank you to write or make somebody write about yourself—you have not ceased yet to be "an object of interest" so you must pay the penalty
Have you taken much interest in these "interesting but ferocious beings" the Mannings—the General Public has talked of little else here and even now that they are got well hanged out of the road "additional particulars" are turning up daily— I will send you their pictures Maria has a strange likeness to (never tell it)—Lady Ashburton!5 God bless you Dear. Love to Walter and Jeanie
Ever your affectionate
Jane W Carlyle


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Puerto Vallarta Real Estate Update 2004
Published Sep 9, 2005 - (Updated Aug 20, 2012)
We began our 2001 real estate trends article with "The past season proved to be sporadic, with periods of high demand matched by periods to little activity." Well, that certainly hasn't been the case this year. The most common complaint heard from realtors is how little time they have; they are always running. I don't think at that time we could imagine how much the marketplace would change in such a short period of time. Today, real estate in Vallarta is very different than it was five years ago. In most cases, the real estate options available are different, the players are different and the "hot" regions are different.
Consider this: Five years ago there was one publication dedicated to real estate. Today, there are four, and I'm sure a few more are in the works.
The gross sales of the MLS system has doubled over the last five years, and as of April this year it had already reached 75% of last year's total sales.
There were 22 real estate offices that were part of the MLS, while today there are 40.
There were no new condominium projects available in Marina Vallarta; today there are three major projects with close to 500 condos under construction. Two new developments, Punta Mita and Real del Mar, as of May this year had sold nearly as much in gross volume as the total MLS system did last year, and the MLS is having a record year so far. (Real estate developments are not part of the MLS system.)
No doubt about it, the real estate market in Puerto Vallarta is hot. Here are some of the trends driving this growth.
What's changed in five years? Trends
Trend #1: Accessibility to the North Shore and Costa Vallarta North
For the most part, the south shore of the bay is either rather inaccessible, difficult to build upon because of the steep terrain or has already been developed. It was inevitable that growth would move north, across the border into the state of Nayarit. The widening of the highway from the airport to the Punta de Mita turn-off gave access to this region and cut travel time dramatically; its now a 40-minute drive to Punta Mita or Sayulita.
Plans have been announced to straighten out the highway from La Cruz to Punta de Mita, which would certainly improve the real estate situated north of Real del Mar to Estiladeras. At present, this windy highway limits what could be developed on this beautiful coastline. As well, the gravel road that links Punta Mita to Sayulita, following the coast north, will also most likely be paved with the announcement of the new FONATUR development. (More on that shortly.)
Trend #2: Increase and success of planned developments
Luxury homes prior to 2000 were primarily built along the south shore of the bay by small-time developers doing a couple of houses a year. Most were built in Conchas Chinas and Sierra del Mar, with others situated in between the coast highway and the coastline heading south of Vallarta.
Today, that's no longer the case. Most of the luxury market is now focused on the north shore (where beachfront is still available) and inside large, planned residential communities. The most successful of these has been Punta Mita.
Punta Mita: The MLS office has been visited quite frequently this past year by real estate consultants and professionals, looking for statistical information for potential new developments in the area. Many stress that Punta Mita is establishing new standards for what an international real estate tourism development should look and feel like.
When complete, Punta Mita will have three golf courses (two by Jack Nicklaus), five boutique hotels (presently the Four Seasons, Rosewood's La Solana and talks continue of St. Regis coming soon). Just this fact is amazing; where do you find brand hotels such as these located in the same development and in such close proximity? Punta Mita nearly single-handedly is responsible for Aerotron's (the private hangar at the airport) business tripling in the past five years and why they are in the midst of tripling their tarmac space.
The location is incredibly unique, situated on the northerly point of the bay on a peninsula that looks more like a partially inflated balloon; narrow at the entrance and then thrusting out towards the Marietas Islands. Add to this the small mountain/hill situated on the northerly side of the property, giving it height for non-oceanfront property, and you have developable property that always has an ocean view.
Word outside of Mexico in the luxury real estate market is that Punta Mita is "hot," and it shows with sales surpassing last year's sales in the first quarter of this year.
Punta Mita's success is good for the whole market. The exposure they receive will certainly help the destination and other real estate projects. Also, not everyone can afford their prices.
Real del Mar: The next success story is Real del Mar, which at this point is nearly sold out. The development has a wonderful southerly exposure and the layout of the land, with its hillsides and valleys, delivers excellent views from every home site. Real del Mar has nearly equaled Punta Mita in first quarter sales and has far surpassed what they did for the whole of last year. This has allowed them to begin focusing on their newest development: Punta Esmeralda situated between Bucerias and La Cruz. The concept of townhouses and condominiums with excellent view and affordable pricing entry points leads one to assume this project will be just as successful.
Paradise Village has become one: With the addition of a golf course and expanded marina, Paradise Village has become a planned community inside a larger development: Nuevo Vallarta. With its rich mix of real estate options, it truly offers, better than any development, "something for everyone."
Flamingos Club Residencial: Situated off the coast, just off the highway before Bucerias, Flamingos offers a product and price point that is attractive to the marketplace, primarily for people from Guadalajara or the Bajío that want a second home near the beach.
Costa Banderas in progress: This development, situated next to Punta Mita, has been slower to take off, but Costa Banderas holds some of the best oceanfront left in the bay for development, so it's just a matter of time. At present there are a number of smaller developments that offer oceanfront lots and homes and a soon-to-announced condominium project at the Los Veneros beach club.
Marina Vallarta: Originally developed by Grupo Situr, Marina Vallarta is still one of the finest marinas in Latin America, which pioneered the concept of mega developments in Mexico. Today it is still offering new real estate in large condominium projects along the beach.
FONATUR: Future major developments will take place outside of Banderas Bay, heading up the Narayit coast. FONATUR, the real estate development division of the Mexican tourism department, has three new projects planned here, with the first starting in late 2004 (at least that's what the brochure states), just north of Punta Mita in Litibú. When complete, it will feature an 18-hole golf course, six hotel sites, as well as condominium and residential home sites.
Trend #3: South Shore: Niche Clientele
The shoreline just south of Puerto Vallarta is the more "traditional" real estate market, with smaller residential developments such as Conchas Chinas, Sierra del Mar, Mismaloya and, most recently, Sierra de Vallarta, Castillos del Mar, San Xoaquin and El Paredón. They offer, in most cases, hillside homes sites or homes, except in the case of El Paredón, which is on the beach. There are also a number of small condominium projects in this area that have been quite successful, most situated in Las Amapas just above town and before Conchas Chinas. The niche for these properties is their excellent views because of the height offered from the mountain hillside and close proximity to downtown Puerto Vallarta.
Trend #4: From two to seven golf courses
Golf has become big in Puerto Vallarta in an extremely short period of time. Five years ago, the area had two golf courses; today, there are seven. Last year, Vallarta sold more rounds of golf than Los Cabos, which up to this time has been seen as the golf destination of Mexico. Not anymore. Golf will continue to play a major role in real estate development and in marketing the destination.
Trend #5: High-rise condominiums in Marina Vallarta
Prior to 2000 there were very few 10-story-plus condominium projects in Vallarta. That changed with the 500-plus Bay View Grand in Marina Vallarta, which sold out very quickly. The developer of this project has followed with Porto Fino and a new, even higher project at 16 floors, Shangri-La, is going up next to the Marriott. Look for another project soon next to the Holiday Inn and most likely at the entrance to the marina (by water) on the Punta Peninsula site.
Trend #6: Inventory of million-plus homes
There are now many more properties listed over one million USD than there were five years ago, with the majority of these properties situated on the beach or with spectacular hillside views. And they have been the properties to see the most appreciation over the past five years. However, this hasn't actually meant that it's becoming impossible to purchase a home in Vallarta; you just won't find one on the beach if you are looking for something under $200,000 USD. But there are homes available for these prices; you just have to look a little farther inland or without the view.
Trend #7: 9/11
For the most part, 9/11 did not have a significant effect on the Vallarta real estate market. Sales did slow down somewhat in 2002, but they were back in 2003 and going extremely strong so far this year. If anything, 9/11 has helped the marketplace. Many Americans, after this attack and the recovery of the stock market, have reevaluated their lifestyles and made the decision to have a second home, perhaps outside of the USA, but still close enough so they can return if they need to. And in the case of Mexico, they can drive home if they have to, not so with Hawaii or the Caribbean, two competitive real estate markets.
Trend #8: Pricing
That $150,000 price-point condo you want is no longer on the beach; however, it is available in town, perhaps without a view, but still close to many amenities. Reasonably priced homes are still available, but again, not on the ocean and perhaps not with a view, but close to town. Oceanfront, however, has gone through the roof and there's no end in sight as it is still less expensive than comparative properties in Hawaii or Los Cabos.
Trend #9: Not a sleepy little fishing village anymore!
Vallarta has certainly grown, but that growth has brought in more and better services, a variety of real estate and lifestyle options and great restaurants.
If you preferred the quaint village that PV once was, there's still Sayulita, San Pancho and Lo de Marcos to the north. However, if you want an extremely stylish modern condominium unit with the latest accessories, that is now available as well.
And the downtown, although certainly not without its problems, is still the prettiest central area of any coastal community in Mexico. The addition of the new pedestrian bridge of the Cuale was a wonderful addition to the waterfront Malecon.
Next five years?
Our prediction for the next five years is that mortgages will finally become available in Mexico, with attractive interest rates. This should really change the marketplace, especially when you consider that up to this point most sales have been primarily cash driven.
Real estate growth will continue to be very strong, with development continuing to focus on the coast north of Puerto Vallarta, beginning to move outside of the bay toward Sayulita, San Pancho and as far north as Platanitos.
And fractional ownership, which was on our list three years ago as an up-and-coming trend, we have yet to see become popular. But it will. There are a number of developments that are presently in the planning stages with fractional as part of their product line. And most, it seems, will be looking for expertise north of the border to operate these programs, with companies in resort towns that have proven it can be done successfully.
Require more information on Vallarta real estate or want to be kept up-to-date? Check out the following Web sites and publications.
www.mlsvallarta.com Vallarta's MLS service online.
www.vallartarealestateguide.com A graphically driven Web site that makes it very easy to understand what options and variety of real estate are available around the bay.
www.virtualvallarta.com Excellent information source about Puerto Vallarta.
Vallarta Real Estate Guide: Published monthly, the Guide contains property listings for the MLS, a map showing the locations of real estate developments and articles on buying real estate.
Vallarta Lifestyles: Published quarterly, along with having an extensive real estate section, "Lifestyles" offers information on what to see and do while in Puerto Vallarta.
Vallarta Style: This new annual publication focuses on what is new, stylish and trendy in Puerto Vallarta.


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The Philco Radio Knowledge Base
You have come to the right place for lots of information on vintage Philco radios. The Knowledge Base is a springboard to literally dozens of pages on various elements of Philco radio knowledge.
The largest section here is the comprehensive photo gallery of every known Philco home radio model made in the United States between 1928 and 1960. Out of the hundreds of Philco models in the Gallery, only a few do not have photos to go along with the listings.
NOTE: The Philco Gallery you will see here is the old version built in 2011. It does not follow the formatting of the rest of this site, nor is it up to current W3C HTML5 standards. A new Gallery is under construction, and we hope to have it ready sometime in 2014. (Yes, the changes will be that extensive.)
Next up are three different guides to help you identify the type of Philco you have and to determine how old your Philco radio is. The value of vintage radios is also discussed briefly in a third guide.
A section of service tips encompasses the huge Tech Section, which is filled with hints to help you repair your own Philco set, and the Restoration Notebook which gives extensive coverage of the restoration of several Philco models.
Online schematics, part of the Tech Section, are available for most of the older Philco models.
You may download a comprehensive Set Index of every known Philco home radio model manufactured in the United States prior to World War II. The index includes cabinet numbers and original selling prices.
Finally, a page on Philco auto radios is presented here. The page includes a sampling of Philco auto radio photos, and a complete index of all Philco auto radios made between 1930 and 1942.


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An important class of proto-sounds were those called resonants (or sonants). The phonetic property of resonants which set them apart was that they behaved like consonants [m n r l w y] or vowels [m. n. r. l. u i] depending on their environment in a syllable. (N.B. On this page, we use '.' after a resonant letter to signal what would ordinarily be rendered as ring below the letter -- signifying vocalic value.)
In English words such as 'run, race' or 'not, now', the resonants /r/ and /n/ are consonantal; but in 'butter' and 'button', where the vowel of the last syllables is unstressed and disappears, the final resonants becomes vocalic: [but-r.] and [but-n.].
As the vowel of old roots with consonantal enlargements and suffixes of CVC-C- was reduced to CC-C-, or CC-VC, where one of the root consonants was a resonant, the resonant as syllable nucleus would function as a vowel.
The PIE root for 'water' may be rendered with initial resonant *w, and in the root form *wed- = *wet'- (CVC) where *w is followed by a vowel, the resonant (glide) has the consonantal value [w]; but it can also have its counterpart vocalic value [u] as in the root variant *wd- or *ud- (CC-). Sanskrit ud-n-ás 'of water' reflects the situation where *w is vocalic.
Laryngeal sounds were a subclass of resonants. See also PIE Phonemes.


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Robert Pattinson [1] met up with old friend Katy Perry [2] over the weekend to hit up the Coachella music festival in Indio, CA. The Twilight hunk, who is back in LA after filming Life in Canada, was spotted hanging out with green-haired Katy and a group of friends at the H&M [3] Loves Music party. Rob and Katy were hardly the only stars at the massive music fest [4] as Jared Leto [5], Beyoncé, and even a dancing Leonardo DiCaprio [6] all dropped by to let loose and enjoy some outdoor music.
Katy and Rob have been friends for years, and both are no strangers to the Coachella scene. Last year, Rob and then-girlfriend Kristen Stewart [7] hung out with Katy and a big group of friends [8] at the fest.
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Robert remained low-key in a hoodie and a baseball cap.
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Robert chatted with Katy and a group of friends.
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Katy took in the scene.
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Chuck Russom Special: Gun Sound Design
I work on a lot of games that are filled with guns. Over the years, through experimentation, screwing up, listening to movies/games with great guns sounds, and tips from other sounds designers, I've been able to create a process that works well for me. The biggest influence on my gun sound design has not come in the studio, but on the gun range. I've shot a lot of guns. I've also been around a lot of guns while they were being fired. Hands-on education is really the best way to learn something. So, if you really want to improve your gun sound design, find a way to get out on a range where you can fire some guns off. The feel of a gun's shockwave through your body as you fire it, the sore shoulder you have the day after shooting, the payoff of destroying a watermelon with a blast from a shotgun, these are some of the lasting lessons that you will learn.Read More


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The first crossing of the United States by airplane was achieved by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in 1911. Rodgers' Wright EX biplane was named the Vin Fiz after his sponsor's grape soda product.
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I am a map person. I have been since college, when my habit of getting lost on the way home from school prompted my grandfather to give me my first road atlas as a Christmas present. I use maps for driving, running, biking, and walking. I buy maps at the store, use maps from guidebooks, and customize maps on Google Maps. When I have a new road race coming up, I download the course map, print it, and post it on the fridge. Last December, when I couldn't find a course map for a 5K, I e-mailed the race director.
The first thing I do when I arrive in a new place is buy a map. I visited New York City for the first time two years ago, and as I walked the streets with a big map in front of my face, I thought of myself as more of an explorer than a tourist. The way I saw, GPS people had no sense of adventure. Instead of using their own orientation skills, they would rely on a robot to tell them where to go and how to get there.
Two winters ago, my friend Heather and I planned a road trip to Arizona. Just before we left, her parents gave her an early Christmas present—a GPS. I was annoyed. What, were my maps not good enough? That had gotten me safely through twenty states' worth of road trips. And anyway, half the fun of a road trip, for me, was taking a break in a parking lot or restaurant, busting out a map, and tracing the journey with my finger. When Heather realized, at our first hotel stop, that she had left her charger behind, I was delighted.
The trouble with maps, however, is that they cannot talk to you. This isn't such a problem if you're running, or if you have a passenger who can act as navigator, but it is a problem when it's dark and snowy and you're driving through an unfamiliar section of Amherst trying to find your stranded fiancé before he develops frostbite. This happened to me in January, and as I crawled along Niagara Falls Boulevard at fifteen miles an hour, squinting in a desperate attempt to read house numbers and street signs that had been rendered invisible by the blowing snow, I started to re-think my total allegiance to paper maps and road atlases.
In February, Dan and I took a trip to Rochester, a city we're not overly familiar with. We asked Heather if we could borrow her GPS. I guess it was like that thing where you're thinking of getting a dog or having a kid so you borrow someone else's dog or kid for a few days to see what it's like.
K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider navigates for us. Image: ComicMix
"Mandy," as Heather calls her Tom-Tom ("Mandy" is the name of the voice she programmed to give out the directions) was a little bossy, and she liked to tell us two or three times to "stay right" or alert us to a "right turn ahead" when we had already figured out that we should "stay right" or be ready for a "right turn ahead." But she didn't steer us into a lake, and when we took a wrong turn in the middle of the city, she quickly re-calculated and put us back on the road towards home. We put off returning Mandy for an extra week.
The night before the "Around the Bay," Dan and I went to our favorite restaurant, Cajun Quarter, a station in the food court of the Boulevard Mall where you can get a heaping plate full of noodles, veggies, and two different types of spiced chicken for 5 bucks. I seriously dare you to find better Asian cuisine in Buffalo.
Anyway, on the way out of the mall, we stopped in at Radio Shack (ostensibly to look for re-chargeable camera batteries) and wandered over to the GPS display. The Tom Tom One was on sale for 90 bucks, down from 150. It came with a car charger and a dash mount. So after mulling it over for about 30 seconds, we bought it. Once we got home, we hooked it up to the computer and downloaded the voice of K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider.
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Bonus: when he directs you onto the highway, K.I.T.T. says, "Super Pursuit Mode!"
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The New York Yankees made many moves during the July 31, MLB trade deadline because they simply refuse to have any young unknowns fill their lineup.
Along with Chase Headley, who they acquired from the San Diego Padres over a week ago, the Yankees traded for infielders Stephen Drew and Martin Prado, who they're currently using in right field. Prado is under contract through the 2016 season, but Headley and Drew are free agents after this season.
Derek Jeter is retiring and Brendan Ryan is simply a defensive stopgap who is not likely coming back, which makes the entire infield with the exception of first base open for infield prospect Robert Refsnyder to become the next Robinson Cano.
Refsnyder was part of the University of Arizona's "Fab Five" junior class which consisted of Tampa Bay Rays outfield prospect Joey Rickard, Cincinnati Reds infield prospect Seth Mejias-Brean and St. Louis Cardinals prospects Kurt Heyer and Alex Mejia. That group lead the Wildcats to the baseball National Championship in 2012.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told MLB.com after the trade deadline that with all the short term additions in the infield, he prefers Refsnyder to finish the season in Triple-A at second base.
"I've been pretty consistent about Refsnyder, that my intention is to have him play his year out at second base," Cashman said. "I have played a little bit with him in the outfield just in case we had to pull that rip-cord, but now I'll have him focus solely on second base the rest of the way.
"I've been pretty consistent and reluctant to bring him up," he added. "I'd rather him play the whole year out and prepare potentially to take a shot at the roster next year."
The 23-year-old was an outfielder in college, but was mainly a second baseman in the minors. Refsnyder, ranked by MLB.com as the Yankees' No. 6 prospect, has posted a slash line of .298/.404/.494 with seven homers and 20 RBIs in 46 games at Triple-A after starting the year with Double-A Trenton.
The Yankees have a habit of filling up their lineup with veteran players and should continue to do the same during the offseason. Alex Rodriguez will be coming back and Prado will likely be returning to the infield next season, but Refsnyder will have his chance at second base next season.