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Kim Kardashian may be an influential reality television star, but it sounds like some people don't exactly see her as a celebrity. Sure, her future husband, Kanye West, believes that she is the prime example of a star, but there is one person who doesn't want to see her on the cover of Vogue - Anna Wintour. She is all about the high-fashion and doesn't believe that Kim belongs on the cover. According to a new Radar Online report published on Jan. 22, Kim Kardashian is now making connections while in Paris in hopes of creating some serious relationships in hopes
While in Paris, Kim has been meeting with the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani. If she can't get on the US cover of Vogue, then why not go for the international Vogue? Apparently, Kim and Kanye posed for pictures with Sozzani at her own birthday party in Paris this past week.
"There's no way Kim Kardashian shouldn't be on the cover of Vogue right now," Kanye said last year. "She's like the most intriguing woman right now. She's got Barbara Walters calling her like everyday. And collectively, we're the most influential with clothing."
It sounds like she could be making connections to make her Vogue cover come true. What do you think?


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RISD's Master of Architecture program is one of the few in the US embedded in a college of art and design. Here, architecture is taught in a way that understands the practice of design and making as a thoughtful, reflective process that both engenders and draws from social, political, material, technological and cultural agendas. The program aims to empower students to exercise their creativity by understanding their role as cultural creators and equipping them to succeed in the client-based practice of architecture.
More than 40 full- and part-time faculty members work with approximately 100 students in this professionally accredited program, providing criticism and support through critiques, informal reflection and ongoing discussion – both during and outside of class time. Visiting professors contribute alternate perspectives and insights, complementing the range of academic, research-based and professional practice among the resident faculty. M.Arch I candidates come to RISD from around the world, bringing different approaches and various degrees of fluency in visual, verbal, construction-based and technical expression.
Since graduate and undergraduate curricula are connected at RISD, the department offers a powerful synergy between the exuberance and fearlessness of the undergraduates, and the thoughtfulness, articulation and experience levels of the graduate students. The resulting learning environment offers an ideal preparation for the highly collaborative practice of architecture.
"Through design you will explore new means of discovery, inquiry, critical thinking and active citizenship. RISD's education is based on the studio model – with the studio as a place for exploring artistic ideas. Our large open studio spaces foster communication and collaboration. The facilities support RISD's long tradition of interdisciplinary practices where engagement with one's peers is fundamental to our approach to pedagogy."
Laura Blosser MArch 2010
Josh Lantzy and Benjamin Phillips MArch 2010
Allison Johnson MArch 2014
Jacob Miller MArch 2013
Maria Paz MArch 2013
Eugenia Yu MArch 2013
Based on a three-year course of study (or two years for those who qualify for the Advanced Standing track), the curriculum builds on fundamental areas underpinning the creative practice of architecture: representation and fabrication; technologies and professional ethics; history and theory; and design and the process of projecting architecture. Throughout the program, ideas are expressed not only discursively but through actual production.
Students take a challenging, three-semester sequence of core studios involving group and individual efforts, manual and physical labor, digital- and hand-production, and abstract and concrete thinking. These courses challenge preconceptions in order to reconsider the intertwining intellectual, intuitive and physical factors involved in architecture.
Acceptance to the advanced standing track is at the sole discretion of the admission committee. Successful advance standing track applicants typically complete their degree requirements in 2 years. A minimum grade of C is required for any course counted towards advanced standing.
Applicants must have completed the following:
• A four-year undergraduate degree with a major in architecture, at an accredited college or university
• At least 2 semesters of 6 credit studios in Architecture
• Demonstrated a high degree of design proficiency (in the view of the admission committee), the equivalent to two semester of graduate level studio work
• 24 credits (or equivalent) of architecture courses, including 18 credits of architectural technology (including structures and environmental control systems), architectural history, construction or architectural drawing.
• 6 credits of undergraduate coursework
• A total of 42 credits
The degree project represents the culmination of each student's interests relative to the curriculum. A seminar in the fall of the final year helps focus these interests into a plan of action. Working in small groups of five or six under the guidance of a single professor, students pursue individual projects throughout Wintersession and spring semester. Degree projects are expected to embody the architectural values that best characterize their authors as architects and are critiqued based on the success of translating these values into tangible objects.
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"The most brutal form of terrorism is the suicide bomb, where you sacrifice your life for a cause. That kind of thing, I don't think has an antidote in the world today. America hasn't found it, nor has Britain, nor has any other country: an answer to the human bomb." These remarks were made by Harry Goonetileile, a former Sri Lankan Air Force Chief, in Ilan Ziv's documentary,Human Weapon (2002).
According to Ziv, Goonetileile's Sri Lanka is the country where suicide bombing "came of age" as a "powerful new weapon of the poor": one which has allowed the Tamil Tigers, a separatist army of 10,000, to achieve a "strategic parity" with the state's 200,000 troops. Tens of thousands of civilians have died in the clash, even though the Tamil Tigers never directly targeted non-combatants. This escalation of civilian casualties came with the maturation of suicide bombing, a phenomenon that Ziv insists must be viewed as a new weapon, one of unique creation and impact. Ziv's prophesy for developments that come after Sri Lanka are dim: "In the next phase of the evolution of the Human Weapon, no one will be spared."
Sri Lankan Martyrs' Cemetary (Human Weapon, Ilan Ziv, 2002)
The movie, which was filmed in Iran, Palestine, Israel, Sri Lanka, Europe, and the United States, traces the history of suicide bombing from its birth in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, to its inescapable presence in Israel and Palestine today. With historical precedents in the Japanese Kamikaze pilots of World War II and Ireland's "martyred" hunger strikers, suicide bombing evolved since 1983, as it passed through the hands of theIranian Bassiji movement, Lebanese guerrillas, Sri Lankan separatists, and the far-ranging bases of today's Islamic Jihadists.
Tens of thousands of Iranian boys and young men volunteered as members of the Bassiji—"The Mobilized"—during the country's eight-year war with Iraq. Training under the Ayatollah Khomeini, they were steeped in a culture of martyrdom and their adolescent sensuality and religious fervor transformed into aggression and a desire for self-sacrifice, with thousands of the young soldiers competing for the opportunity to clear minefields with their bodies. Mendi Haeri, an exiled Iranian theologian, explains one motivation in Human Weapon: "Khomeini promised them in paradise what he couldn't deliver on this earth. A world filled with gardens, castles and beautiful angels; everything is free, no need to work. But all of this was nonsense, there is no such thing in Islam."
Hizbollah Day of Shah Parade (Human Weapon, Ilan Ziv, 2002)
Robert Baer, a former CIA agent who investigated the embassy bombing in Beirut, notes that the building could have been destroyed by a conventional, planted bomb, and that the choice to instead use an anonymous suicide bomber was calculated for the psychological damage it would add. "It's the same reason they did the World Trade Center. Having twenty people, or ultimately nineteen, flying planes into national landmarks is psychological warfare. And having people commit suicide is as strong as the attack."
It is, to Ziv, an apocalyptic form of violence: aimed at no achievable political goals but the destruction of a society's psyche. His film includes the testimony of an Israeli doctor, one of many improvising medical protocol for the new forms of injury caused by suicide bombers. "There is always another attack, it never lets you disconnect from it. You enter a weird world in which on one hand, you treat the wounded, and on the other hand you are in a never ending nightmare that repeats itself every day."
Ziv, who was born in Israel, has been making documentaries of countries in crisis for twenty years. In February, he spoke with Islam scholar Kristin Sands and New York University's Center for Religion and Media about Human Weapon, suicide bombers' religious roots and made-for-media ambitions.
–Kathryn Joyce
Kristin Sands: What were the origins of Human Weapon for you as a filmmaker?
Ilan Ziv: When I started it, it was before September 11th. I felt incredibly attacked intellectually. I felt there was something new there that no one was really addressing. Both before and after September 11th. People were describing [the attacks] as outside of humanity. [But] it is human. We know that we can train a human being to do almost anything. It's a question of the structure they're recruited into. This is where you get into the nuances of the local place, culture, religion. That's what I think of as the mechanism of recruitment. For me, all this description of religion really falls short.
KS: So religion is just one element?
IZ: I think religion is being used as a recruitment tool, drawing on the culture of martyrdom. If my culture believes in heaven, it helps to break the taboo of death. [Martyrdom] has been used to create the myth of liberation, but really Hezbollah was a conventional guerrilla movement.
KS: Is there anything new in attacking civilians?
IZ: It's extremely new. The privatization involved. Violence has been a state property. And the state created horrific violence — Hiroshima, the carpet bombing of Germany, the fire bombing of Tokyo. Killing civilians was the property of the state: Militaries acting on behalf of a state. The taboo was broken long before suicide bombers. This kind of killing of civilians as a policy has been privatized.
KS: It's not the attacking of civilians, it's who's doing the attacking?
IZ: I break so many taboos when I become a suicide bomber. When America fire-bombed Tokyo it was part of some strategic [plan]. I think this nihilism is very new. It's not the number that I kill, it's the political statement I make when I kill.
KS: What's so disturbing about the "goodbye" martyr videos that the bombers make before missions?
IZ: That they keep calling themselves the "living martyrs." When they make the videos, they're already dead. So they're speaking to you from some gray area between here and death. I've seen people cross this border very happily.
KS: They're proud, and they're immortal.
IZ: Yes, they're already dead because [they say] "By the time you see this film I'm dead." The tapes are primarily for public consumption. The primary audience is television. I had this amazing footage from Lebanon for a rehearsal for a final speech. It was a very mechanistic type of rehearsal: take 1, take 2, take 3. The text is generated by the movement to be read by the individual. It's all text written for them. It's not an individual effort, it's a movement. The individual is the recruit. The rehearsal part fascinates me.
KS: I was struck by the strangeness of watching a little boy who's watching his father on the video.
IZ: There was a clear choice in the film to use graphic imagery, i.e., heads rolling on the ground. This was a very conscious choice. You have to understand what suicide bombing does to people before you can discuss it. Everyone, every victim that comes out of this is infected because they saw something that they should not have. Everyone who was at the World Trade Center is infected, and they go and infect others. Infected with fear, with rage, and all of this gels into political changes. To see what it does to a body. I think that's important. It desecrates the human body.
This kind of a film is more of an essay than a sensitive anthropological examination of a particular city, group, etc. I think in every film it's very important to understand the story you're trying to tell. In this case, it's telling about a new weapon. It was important for me that you experience what these people felt existentially. What they're doing to themselves.
If you live in a Palestinian cage in the West Bank, you feel very martyred and you want to kill as many people as you can. But if you have a son and he's born into a cage, he wants to know why we have been living in cages for 500 years.
Human beings cannot live for decades without a political solution. But we are going to live through those decades I think, until this [human] weapon goes out of chic.
I'm trying to be optimistic.
Kristin Sands is a lecturer in Arabic language and Islam at New York University and a member of the Center for Religion and Media. Kathryn Joyce is associate editor of The Revealer.


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Tonight, December 20th, join us for our second to last DJ event in 2010 at Good Units at Hudson, with a very special set by the Father of the Electro-Funk Sounds, Afrika Bambaataa. So break out your high-tops, take a look at this video below to review your classic dance moves, and get ready to 'get up and get down'. Doors open at 8pm, with warm-up provided by Florida native Sonny Daze. As always, entrance is free but strictly RSVP, and you must be 21+ to enter.
Announcing The Martinez Brothers w/ DJ Holiday – November 22
For the third installment of our new Hudson Series we are very excited to have The Martinez Brothers (Objektivity, NYC) joining us with special guest DJ Holiday on Monday, November 22, at Good Units at Hudson. In case you forgot how good these guys are since we had them at Hudson last year, have a listen to this original mix below. As always with the Hudson Series, entrance is free but strictly RSVP.
The Martinez Brothers – Broke In The BX (Original Mix )
Giant Step Presents Questlove and Yameen Allworld – October 25
In case you haven't heard, the Hudson Series has returned, and we moved it downstairs to the Good Units at Hudson as part of our makeover. The first installment was a huge success with over 700 people in attendance (thanks to all of you who came out!) and we are ready to do it all over again.
The second installment of the Hudson Series returns with none other than Questlove himself, with the aid of his trusted MC and special guest Yameen Allworld on Monday, October 25th. Doors open at 8pm and as always, entrance is free but strictly RSVP only.
Photos from Final Hudson of 2009 with Danny Krivit – 12/28
To wrap up our final Hudson event of 2009 we asked our friend Danny Krivit to come through and work his magic. He kindly obliged us. The dancing was frenzied to say the least, and the crowd was as hot as ever. We hope you all had a phenomenal end of year and wish you plenty more dancing to come.
Giant Step Welcomes Danny Krivit Back on 12/28 to Put the Final Touch on Hudson Series #3
For the twentieth and final edition of our third Hudson Series, Giant Step welcomes back the "King Of The Re-edit" — legendary New York DJ/producer, Danny Krivit. Take a look at the photos from his summer set.
The 2009 Hudson Series has truly been incredible. Join us on Monday, December 28th as we celebrate the end of the third series, which has included world-renowned DJs:
Phil Asher
Pete Rock
The Rub
Afrika Bambaataa
Rich Medina
Dennis Ferrer
Benji B
Vikter Duplaix
DJ Heather
Hex Hector
Scott Hardkiss with Bobby Harden
Miguel Migs with Lisa Shaw
King Britt
Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell
Tony Humphries
DJ Spinna
The Martinez Brothers
Turntables On The Hudson and Melting Pot Global
7-11pm, 21+ with ID


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Migrate MySQL
When moving your hosting to DreamHost, it may be necessary to migrate your website's database. This article describes how to transfer a MySQL database to your DreamHost account.
Creating a MySQL database in your panel
Before you can import a database, it must first be created in your panel. It is not possible to create the database during import.
As a security precaution, a DreamHost database can only be created within the panel on the (Panel > 'Goodies' > 'MySQL Databases') page. View the following article for details on how to create your database:
Importing your database
- If your SQL backup file is under 64 MB in size, it can be imported into your new database via phpMyAdmin.
- If it's 64 MB or more, (or if you encounter a timeout while importing) the only other option is to import it from the command line.
To import a backed up database through phpMyAdmin:
- Log into phpMyAdmin.
- Click the 'Import' tab on the top right pane.
- Click the Browse button and locate the file to import.
- Click the Go button on the bottom right to import the database.
Importing a backed up database using SSH
- Review Enabling_Shell_Access to change your FTP or SFTP user into a SHELL user.
- Upload your database file with a .sql extension to your web server. Review the FTP article for details.
- Log into your web server via SSH.
- Make sure you're in the same directory you uploaded the .sql file into, then run the following command to import the .sql database file.
mysql -h mysql.example.com -u username -ppassword dbname < databasefile.sql
- Once you issue the command, your SSH client won't respond or do anything for a bit as it works on importing your file. The import successfully completes when the command line prompt appears.
- Alternatively, if you don't have a SQL file but instead a CSV file to import, then you can use the following mysqlimport utility:
mysqlimport --ignore-lines=1 --fields-terminated-by=, --fields-enclosed-by=\" --columns='id,email,address,phone' --local --host=HOSTNAME.COM --user=USERNAME --password=PASSWORD -C -v DB_NAME FILENAME.csv
One step solution (only in SSH)
You can also run a single command in your Shell terminal to copy and import a remote database:
mysqldump -h OLDHOSTNAME -u OLDUSERNAME -pOLDPASSWORD OLDDATABASENAME | mysql -h DREAMHOSTHOSTNAME -u DREAMHOSTUSER -pDREAMHOSTPASSWORD DREAMHOSTDATABASE
|There is no space between "-p" and the password.
Explanation of flags within the above import command
- mysqldump
- writes a copy of a database to a single file.
- |
- redirects its output to another "mysql" client
- -h
- specifies the hostname
- -u
- specifies the username associated with the SQL database (NOT your FTP or Shell username)
- -p
- specifies is the SQL user's password
- specifies the name of the database
Most SQL files contain a CREATE DATABASE and a USE statement, which are created when you export the contents of an existing database. These statements are intended to completely automate the process of migrating the database to a new installation.
If you attempt to import your data into a new database on DreamHost with such a file, it fails as you do not have CREATE DATABASE permissions from the command line (or anywhere except the Control Panel).
When you use the import command as described in the previous section, you'll see the following error message:
ERROR 1044 (42000): Access denied for user 'your_user_name'@'yourhost/hostmask' to database 'newdbname'
This error message indicates that you don't have sufficient permissions to create the new database, which is caused by the CREATE DATABASE statement in the SQL file being imported. This is not a major problem as you have already created the database. Because of this, the CREATE DATABASE statement that is in your exported SQL file is not even needed.
The solution
To resolve this issue:
- Open the SQL file in a text editor (not a word processor, such as MS-Word).
- Delete the lines that begin with CREATE DATABASE and USE. For example:
CREATE DATABASE `newdbname` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_c$ USE `newdbname`;
- and
USE `newdbname`;
- The exact text of the CREATE DATABASE statement differs depending on the database name and the character set used.
- Make sure to delete everything from the beginning of the line through, and including, the semi-colon at the end of the line.
- Once you have deleted these statements, save your edited SQL file, and then repeat the import command as indicated in the previous section.
If you have done everything else correctly, the import should proceed without further issue.
If you restore a MySQL backup to a database under another user and have any views in your database, you'll get an error similar to this:
ERROR 1227 (42000) at line 694: Access denied; you need the SUPER privilege for this operation.
You'll need to remove the DEFINER mentioned in the .sql file at the line specified in the error.
When migrating MySQL from one host to another, it's possible to test the new installation before modifying your domain's DNS entries.
To do this, please review the instructions in the following articles:


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Caller spoofs state police number, demands money
Maryland State Police say someone has been calling people in the Howard County area claiming to be with the police and demanding payment for court or traffic fines.
Troopers say more than a dozen people have complained to the Waterloo barracks in Jessup about the calls Wednesday evening. Police say the barracks' phone number shows up on the intended victims' Caller ID, an act that is called spoofing.
Officers say the male caller tells would-be victims that they owe money for outstanding court fines and traffic tickets that must be paid immediately to avoid arrest.
At this time no one is known to have complied with the caller's demands.
Troopers say the calls are not from state police, and troopers do not call to collect money for fines.
Authorities say anyone who gets such a call should hang up and report the incident to state police at 410-799-2101.


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Head over to the College of Law Practice Management's blog at your earliest opportunity and check out the rolling list of entrants for this year's Innovaction Awards now being posted. As is the case every year, law firms around the world (and for the first time, an in-house law department) have submitted accounts of their… Read more »
Posts By: Jordan Furlong
The other talent war
Boston-based Goodwin Procter seems to be one of the more innovative and forward-looking firms out there (how many law firms have not one, but two people blogging on knowledge management?). They solidified that reputation earlier this week by announcing the appointment of a director of professional development and training for professional staff (HT to Legal… Read more »
The new brand landscape for law firms
I received a package the other day from a prominent law firm announcing a rebranding, which seemed to consist of a shorter name and a clever new logo. There didn't seem to be anything otherwise new or different about the firm, so the brochure went straight into the blue box. But I was reminded of… Read more »
Lawyers in the smartphone era
There's been enough written lately about the iPhone 3G release to choke a broadband stream, especially here in Canada. I ended up reading most of the coverage because I happened to be looking for a smartphone for my wife's birthday last week (I eventually went with the Treo 755p), and you'll thank me not to… Read more »
Hacking the legal marketplace
I missed this story when it first came out in May, so I'm now belatedly noting a new talent recruitment company called Bohire. Its business model is simple: every time you successfully suggest a person who lands a job with a company, the company will pay you a reward in the hundreds or the thousands… Read more »
You can't charge for that anymore
There's a process revolution underway in the legal marketplace, and yesterday brought two more reports of cannon fire. The ABA Journal published a primer (HT to Legal Blog Watch) by Boston lawyer Jay Shepherd on how to establish a flat-fee billing system. It's not an airy, wouldn't-it-be-nice piece; it's a practical guide borne of his… Read more »
Restoring the culture of trust
Seth Godin served one up on the legal profession last week, and he wasn't even trying. He was writing about marketers and their responsibility to serve a greater interest than the narrow, short-term goal of increasing a client's sales. He identified two points at opposite ends of an aspirational spectrum — statesmen and lawyers —… Read more »
Core competence: 6 new skills now required of lawyers
Up till now, the necessary and sufficient skill set for lawyers has looked something like this (in alphabetical order): Analytical ability Attention to detail Logical reasoning Persuasiveness Sound judgment Writing ability (okay, that one's apparently optional for some) This list doesn't include such characteristics as knowledge of the law, courtroom presence, or integrity — these… Read more »
Talking to ourselves
American Lawyer magazine has released the 2008 edition of its A-List — its ranking of the firms that "best embody what it means to be a success in the legal community." If you'd like to know about the cream of this particular crop, here's the top 20 (registration required). To produce the A-List, American Lawyer… Read more »
Be your own platform
This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-anticipated decision in Keays v. Honda, a wrongful dismissal case that concerned the extent to which punitive damages should be awarded under Canadian employment law. The plaintiff, who had scored an unprecedented $500,000 in extra damages at trial, saw his notice period cut from 24 to… Read more »


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Program Description
The Young Children's Program is an early learning program operated by the James Madison University's College of Education. Its curriculum, environment, and organization are based on professional standards and research related to learning and development of young children. The program operates Monday-Friday with a morning session for 3-year olds and an afternoon session for 4-year olds. Each class is led by master teachers and students. When possible, teachers work with the same group of children for a two-year period.
The Young Children's Program recognizes that children's development is best facilitated through cooperative efforts of families and school. Family members are welcome contributors to the ongoing curriculum and are encouraged to be involved in ways that support their children's adjustment and growth. Avenues for communication are varied and personal in order to meet the needs of all families.
In addition to providing a quality educational experience for children and their families, the Young Children's Program serves as a laboratory site for JMU teacher education students. The opportunity to observe and interact with children under the careful supervision of early childhood professionals is critical in the preparation of high quality teachers. The presence of student staff also ensures that each child receives individual attention as needed and the opportunity to form friendships with other caring adults. Because the YCP operates as a laboratory school, it also serves as a site for student and faculty research. Specific guidelines are followed to protect the privacy of all children and families.
The YCP is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and licensed as a child care facility by the Virginia Department of Social Services. The James Madison University Young Children's Program has been continuously accredited by NAEYC since 1989 and the current certificate is valid until January 2, 2018.


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Chocolates, corn dog brats, yakitori, Gyros and wine and beer are just a sampling of what you'll find at some of the upcoming food and booze festivals happening around DFW.
So mark your calendars and start working up an appetite for these epic foodie events happening all throughout September.
28th Annual GrapeFest 2014
Thursday, September 11, 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (free admission)
Friday, September 12, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (free admission until 5 p.m.)
Saturday, September 13, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 14, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Downtown Grapevine, TX
Admission $8 Adults/$5 Seniors / $5 Children (6-12)/ free for ages 5 and under
Unique wines, vendor booths, live entertainment and a children's midway with rides highlight the 28th Annual GrapeFest in Historic Downtown Grapevine. In addition to sampling Texas wines from across the state, guests will have the opportunity to sample premium Washington wines and high-end premium Italian wines from the three regions of Italy.
5th Annual Dallas Chocolate Festival 2014
Saturday, September 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Addison Conference Centre
15650 Addison Road
Admission: $25.00-$65
Save 10% using the code Oh So Chocolate
The Dallas Chocolate Festival features a room of wall-to-wall chocolate where attendees can choose to sample chocolates from over two dozen chocolatiers and chocolate makers. Tickets include a full day of classes and demonstrations that take place in an adjoining room of the Addison Conference Centre. Kids can even enjoy making their own chocolate treats at a special interactive kids' table sponsored by Callebaut.
Dallas Observer 4th Annual Brewfest
Saturday, September 13, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Where: Dallas Farmers Market
1010 S. Pearl Expressway
Admission: $45 advance purchase by Friday, September 12th at 11:59pm/ $55 at the door
Whole Foods and the Dallas Observer's beer-sampling event and festival will feature craft beers, food vendors and live music. Included in the price is 12 – 2 oz. wine, liquor or beer sampling from 150+ beer options. Everyone over 21 years of age is welcome.
Addison Oktoberfest 2014
Thursday, September 18, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. (free admission)
Friday, September 19, 6 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, September 20, noon to midnight
Sunday, September 21, noon to 5 p.m.
Where: 4970 Addison Circle Drive
Admission: $10 Adults (13 and up) $5 ages 4-12/ free age 3 and under
Heralded as one of the largest Oktoberfest parties in the nation attracting more than 70,000 festival goers who come to enjoy food, beer, and polka. Live entertainment and a children's midway will also keep things hopping.
The Great Texas Food Truck Rally 2014
Sunday, September 21, noon to 8 p.m.
Where: Reverchon Park
7550 Maple Ave.
Admission: $10
The Great Texas Food Truck Rally will feature food from the best food trucks in town, a beer garden sponsored by The Nodding Donkey, live music by The Spazmatics and Hard Night's Day, and more. All proceeds go to Executives In Action.
The 2014 Greek Food Festival
Friday, September 26, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, September 27, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
13555 Hillcrest Road
Admission: $6 for Adults (13 and up)/free admission for age 12 and under
Each year, the Greek Food Festival of Dallas offers a chance to "Get Greek" for a fun, food-inspired weekend. The festival features delicious cuisine, pastries, Greek wine and beverages, as well as cooking demos, live music, dancing, kids' attractions, and a marketplace filled with Greek treasures.
Japanese Fall Festival 2014
Sunday, September 28, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Dallas Japanese Association
4100 Alpha Rd.
Admission: Free
This traditional Japanese Fall Festival is a fun filled day filled with food, games, dancing, music, martial arts and more.


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Quote Marks in Parameters in SQL
Posted by mcgelligot in SQL on February 2, 2012
Often in SQL examples you will see quote marks around a string that is being operated upon. Generally, a straight string is not often used in general practice. It is more likely to be a variable and more likely yet to be a column. Having or not having quote marks can make a huge difference in the results given by a function. We will use the LEFT() function as an example. The left function is a way to get the leftmost characters from a
SELECT LEFT('string', number_of_characters)
To get the 7 left-most characters from a specific column in every row of a table the following would work:
SELECT LEFT(name, 7) FROM fict_chars
It should be noted for this and for other functions that if the string is in single quotes that SQL will see it as a literal string. If it is not, SQL will see it as a column. Thus, had we used 'name', the result would have been "name" for each row, and not the actual name drawn from the specified column.


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The Missing Link by Brandon Meyers and Bryan Pedas, available now for your order online or at your favorite local new bookseller, may be seen as a postmodern reimagining of the Alice in Wonderland myth. What would happen to society's apparent order if the internet collapsed? The authors ask. Almost everything runs through that hub anymore. As you might expect, the aftermath is an endless joke. Early on, we're introduced to the Downriver Boys, a group of homeless people living below the norm both literally and figuratively, uncontaminated by too great a dependence on technology like the above worlders. Society's decomposition is immediate and continual once the link connecting everything is broken. As an added bonus, circuit-eating gremlins and moronic playing card figures "tweedling" back and forth to one another (a la Twitter) have bled into apparent reality from some cyber-Wonderland. This device near the novel's beginning, along with the title's understated overbearing pun, are early hallmarks of the book's sustained suspension of disbelief.throughout its duration as a fantasy for people who like jokes about the modern world.
This reporter first became of aware of the writing duo Meyers and Pedas, coadministrators of a site called A Beer for the Shower, via a chance encountering of a previous literary collaboration of theirs, The Sensationally Absurd Life and Times of Slim Dyson, at Mutiny Info. Café one afternoon. This led to my discovery of Pedas' outstanding solo effort, Demetri and the Banana Flavored Rocketshi, and Meyers' equally impressive short story collection, Chasing the Sandman. Both together and as individuals, Pedas and Meyers show a variety of styles and tones at their command as writers. Their works are usually set in Denver or its outskirts, making their active presence in the self made writing scene originating locally a positive development in recent literary character studies of these parts.
The Missing Link is the second of their collaborative efforts your reporter has seen so far. Lead character cybergeek Brent Porter joins forces with the grouchy, rumpled security guard Mickey hoping to track down and rescue Brent's girlfriend, Molly from the burgeoning chaos, which is only sure to worsen. Unbeknownst to either of them, Molly has been sucked into the very cooing world of nonsense from which the Tweedlers and circuit-phagic demons first came. Here begins the reimagining of Wonderland. While Brent and Mickey comb the topsy-turvy shambles of apparent reality for Brent's lost girlfriend, she herself is fending off human oglers, groping trolls, and further twiddlers, both above and below ground. Just at the point of most likely defeat, the "Downriver Boys" referenced earlier, led by a war-toughened vet and the crazy wisdom of a woman called "Wingnut Sally " reenter The Missing Link's narrative with a gesture of penultimate significance. Read about it.


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New Florida Chamber Small Business Index Survey Shows Access to Capital & Economic Uncertainty Are Top Concerns
Edie Ousley
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Recently Passed Fiscal Cliff Threatens Future Hiring Plans
Tallahassee, FL (January 10, 2013) – For the third consecutive quarter, access to capital and economic uncertainty continue to rank as major obstacles preventing small business growth, according to quarterly results from the Florida Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Index Survey. While 29 percent of respondents plan to hire employees during the next six months, small businesses across Florida insist their hiring plans could change following the fiscal cliff deal passed by Congress earlier in the month.
"Small businesses remain Florida's economic engine. Because small business owners employ millions of Floridians and create four out of five new jobs in Florida, it's vital that we routinely monitor the health and trends of these important job creators," said John Medina, Chair, Florida Chamber Small Business Council and President, Medina Consultants. "We must fight to make it easier for small business owners to obtain needed capital and financing. This will create economic stability and predictability which will allow small businesses to grow and create jobs."
According to the survey, 26 percent of small businesses believe they are worse off today than six months ago – down from 35 percent in October. However, 21 percent of small businesses will stop their current hiring plans, and even worse, 44 percent are unsure of their hiring plans after the fiscal cliff deal did not fully extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.
A plurality — 43 percent — of respondents consider a lack of sales to be the main obstacle to hiring new employees and 39 percent of small business owners report lower sales numbers than the previous quarter. Only 25 percent of small business owners say their sales increased over the previous quarter. Most small business owners remain optimistic about economic growth and improvement. Almost half–49 percent– believe the economy will improve over the next year. A solid majority of business owners– 60 percent– expect the economy to improve over the next three years while only 30 percent that expect the economy to weaken in that time.
Additional key findings from the Florida Chamber's Quarterly Small Business Index Survey:
- Better Off: 32% believe their business is better off than six months ago – UP 4% from last quarter,
- Worse Off: 26% believe their business is worse off today than six months ago – DOWN 9% from October, 2012,
- Hiring:
- 29% of employers plan to hire employees during the next six months – DOWN from 31% in October, 2013,
- 43% identified lack of sales as an obstacle preventing them from hiring new employees, while 29% say economic uncertainty is keeping them from hiring,
- Economic Uncertainty – Access to Capital: Of respondents needing financing during the last six months:
- 17% were able to obtain it – DOWN from 5% in October,
- 83% were not able to get the needed financing – UP 5% from October,
- 49% believe it will be harder to obtain over the next six months compared to just 14% who believes it will be easier.
- Economic Uncertainty – Regulations: 60% are worried or very worried that regulations, restrictions and taxes will negatively impact their ability to do business compared to 37% who are not very worried or not worried at all.
- Economic Outlook:
- 49% of small business owners expect the economy to improve over the next six months, and 60% expect the economy to improve over the next three years.
- 35% believe the economy will weaken over the next year and 30% expect the economy will weaken over the next three years.
- 53% expect company sales to increase over the next three months, and 66% expect their sales to increase over the next year – compared to only 14% expecting sales to decrease over each time period.
The Florida Chamber's Small Business Index Survey was conducted electronically December 3-21, 2012 and received 679 unique responses.
Established in 1916 as Florida's first statewide business advocacy organization, the Florida Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business and the state's largest federation of employers, chambers of commerce and associations aggressively representing small and large businesses from every industry and every region. The Florida Chamber works within all branches of government to affect those changes set forth in the annual Florida Business Agenda, and which are seen as critical to secure Florida's future. The Florida Chamber works closely with its Florida Political Operations and the Florida Chamber Foundation. Visit www.FloridaChamber.com for more information.


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"The guys did a great job of turning up the pressure, creating turnovers and getting us out in transition," Alabama head coach Anthony Grant said. "Our guys just felt better once they got out in transition and once we were able to get some easy baskets and extend the lead. I think it just flowed from there."
Senior guard Chavrez Davis scored 15 points and had a career-high four steals, while senior guard Senario Hillman added 14 points for the Tide. Senior forward Chris Hines collected eight points and a career-high five blocks.
Alabama shot a season-high 54 percent (28-of-52) from the field, and 40 percent (4-of-10) from beyond the arc. The Crimson Tide's bench outscored the Jaguars' bench 26-6 and as a team led by as many as 25 points.
"In our style of play things can change quickly," Grant explained. "We're learning those lessons and we're pleased today that we were able to get the win. The numbers that we put up from a defensive standpoint, obviously there are a lot of areas where we can get better."
Alabama and South Alabama kept it close through the first part of the match. The Tide didn't score its first basket until 2:45 into the game with a three-pointer by Mitchell. The Jaguars were able to dominate the paint early with 12 of their 13 points coming from the interior.
Alabama took its first lead of the game with 11:17 left in the first half with a three by Davis. Leading 14-13, the Tide was able to ignite a 14-6 run with a spark from its bench. In the first half, Alabama and South Alabama combined for a total of 19 turnovers.
Leading 33-23 at the break, Alabama never let South Alabama get closer than eight points for the rest of the contest. The Tide outscored the Jaguars 20-8 over a span of 10:20 in the second half, and used a couple of highlight reels to cement the win for the Crimson Tide.
"It was all about getting out and running and doing what we do best," Hines said. "We're a better team when we're in transition and scoring, especially at home with the crowd behind us I feel like when we get the crowd in the game we can beat anybody."
Guiding the way for the Jaguars was Augustine Rubio, who had eight points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Martino Brock tallied 11 points while Javier Carter closely followed with 10.
This was South Alabama's first trip to Tuscaloosa, and first match-up between the two programs since the Tide defeated the Jaguars 59-45 back in 1999. The Crimson Tide now leads the all-time series against the Jaguars 2-1.
"We want to improve and every game brings different challenges," Grant said. "We're excited that we were able to handle what this game brought now we have to get prepared for the next one."
Through seven games, Mitchell is leading the Tide in points (97) and rebounds (64). Davis is now shooting 38 percent (14-of-37) from the three-point line this season.
Alabama will next be seen on the road facing No.22 Purdue this Saturday, Dec. 4. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT.


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Heading Overseas: Ship, Store or Sell Your Car
Relocation due to a job or for school is always a major undertaking, especially if that move is taking you overseas. If you have a beloved, or even just a useful, vehicle, it's even more complicated. Should you take your car overseas with you, store it somewhere safe until your return, or sell it and buy a replacement when/if you return.
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Take your car with you if you will 1) need to drive a lot in your new home and 2) will be living there for a considerable amount of time. Many of the large cities around the world have excellent public transportation and limited parking, much like New York. You won't want to go through the bureaucratic paperwork and expense of shipping your car — and then shipping it back — if you won't be driving it. … More
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Each and every week, one or more of you write me. Many at the beginning of your journey, seeking resources and acknowledgment that you are not alone or to blame for your experience. But, more often than not, you writers are moms who have older infants and toddlers, who desperately want to know just when, exactly, you will get better. You've moved past the sleep deprivation, become more accustomed to a new reality, yet something still feels off. Or, perhaps, you are not sure how you'll know when you are better. Or, at least, that you are getting better...that you're out of the woods.
We've talked many times before about how PPD is not universal, it doesn't look or feel the same for everyone, and how it doesn't discriminate. We know that different treatment options are more acceptable and effective for different people. That one method or medication may be a perfect fit for one mama and completely ill-matched for another.
I think sometimes we focus so much on the beginning and middle of the journey we fail to realize the importance of the end. We know that the first steps to healing, which are somewhat universal in nature, are sleep, vitamins and nutrients, sunlight and fresh air, and a support system. We are great at reminding women to do this and to seek professional treatment to learn what individual next steps are best for them. But, what about the end of the journey...and is there really an end? And if there is one, how will you recognize it? And if you recognize it, will you know in that moment or realize it later, when reflecting upon that moment?
I had an AHA! moment this weekend. Sure, I've been successfully functioning without medications, sleeping unassisted, and able and energetic enough to care for my family, do my best at work, and even help a few families along the way. But, there came a point when my focus shifted from beating PPD, to moving past PPD, to eventually not just doing a good job as a mom, but enjoying motherhood. Embracing my role, finding joy in the present, living in the moment and feeling like I am thriving (instead of simply surviving) in motherhood. So, you say, how did I know??? Was it divine intervention with a chorus of angels? Was it a month long string of "good days"? Was it being given a "super mom" award? Na. No. Nope.
My moment of realization came when I drove my freshly washed and waxed mini-van home from the dealership and as I was driving I found myself smiling inside and out. I now not only owned a mini-van, but I wanted to own one. At this moment, 35 months after becoming a mother ripped me apart physically and mentally, I realized that it wasn't about the vehicle. It was about me. I want to be a mom. And this is just a little symbol of my joy and desire in doing so...
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Technology update
Dec 20, 2012
Graphene optoelectronics goes flexible
Building semiconducting nanostructures on graphene – for making novel flexible electronics and optoelectronics devices – is no easy task because graphene is unreactive thanks to its inert sp2-hybridized carbon-carbon bonds. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may now have found a way of overcoming this problem by growing semiconducting zinc oxide nanowire arrays on graphene using a process that modifies the surface of the carbon material while preserving its unique electronic properties.
A team led by Silvija Gradecak has succeeded in growing ZnO nanowire arrays on graphene by modifying the surface of the carbon material with conducting polymer interlayers. The researchers synthesized ZnO seed layers on the interfacial polymer layers, which results in well ordered ZnO nanowire growth via a low-temperature hydrothermal process. "The polymer coating process, the ZnO seed layer deposition and hydrothermal ZnO nanowire growth are all possible in solution and under ambient conditions," explained Gradecak. "What is more, the interfacial conductive polymer coating allows for efficient charge transfer between the ZnO nanowires and graphene, so preserving the latter's unique electronic properties."
Solar cells from the hybrid structure
As a case in point, the MIT team then used their ZnO nanowire-graphene hybrid structure to make cathode-based solar cells using two different photoactive materials: PbS quantum dots and the conjugated polymer P3HT. The devices had power conversion efficiencies of 4.2% and 0.5%, respectively.
"In the case of ZnO nanowire/P3HT hybrid solar cells, we spin coated a solution of P3HT on the ZnO nanowire arrays," said Gradecak. "The substrate was then annealed to ensure that the maximum amount of P3HT infiltrated into the voids of the nanowire arrays. We then thermally evaporated the top gold anode."
One big advantage of using ZnO nanowires is that the spacing between the wires is compatible with the diffusion length of excitons (electrons and holes) in conjugated polymers like P3HT, which is around 20 nm. Charges can thus be efficiently extracted in the device structure via one-dimensional charge transport pathways and thanks to the large interfacial area in the well ordered ZnO nanowire/P3HT heterojunction.
The ZnO nanowire/PBS quantum dots hybrid solar cells were made a little differently. Here, colloidal PbS quantum dots were infiltrated into the ZnO nanowire arrays by sequential layer-by-layer spin coating. The band gap in these devices can be tuned by controlling the composition and size of the quantum dots to maximize the range of solar spectrum light wavelengths that can be absorbed by the device.
"Our simple method for fabricating semiconducting nanostructures on graphene via interface engineering preserves graphene's structural and electrical properties and hence could be applied to make a variety of nanoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting diodes," Gradecak told nanotechweb.org.
The team says that it is now busy investigating other graphene electrode-based and solution processable flexible photovoltaic systems with a view to making devices that are as good or better than their conventional counterparts.
The current work is detailed in Nano Letters.
About the author
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At Monkey See Monkey Do, Jennifer says, "This desk was in my parents' basement for years and was headed for the burning pile…but we saved it. It sat in our garage for a year when we decided to paint the top with spray chalkboard paint and use it for a learning room in our home."
Now the desk is a fun place for Jennifer's son to color, create, and play. It was a simple fix to make a forgotten desk useful again. What a fun idea!
You can read more about this redo at Monkey See Monkey Do.


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After watching Peter Pan countless times with my son, throwing him a Peter Pan themed party seemed like the natural thing to do. I kept the palette of the party natural--wood, burlap, red feathers, green and of course gold. The invitations set the tone for the party--two tone green chevron, a red feather and vintage stamps made the invitations almost too fun to send away! We also hand delivered the Peter Pan Little Golden Book to all the guests before the party so they could familiarize themselves with the story beforehand.
I was so excited to host a party I could make costumes for--and Peter Pan is a perfect one for it. So many characters to choose from--I wished I could have made more. My son adored his Peter Pan costume and wore it for days afterward! All the costumes were varying levels of handmade--from Tinkerbell's costume on eBay to Tiger Lily's completely handmade one. I packaged each guest's costume for them in a paper bag so they could easily change when they arrived and join us in Neverland. Details like the crocodile's head, Captain Hook's hat and Wendy's dress still make me smile.
Activities were so fun to brainstorm for the party--our two big ones were a sword fight with a crocodile pinata and making Pixie Dust sand art in bottles. A few guests were a little disappointed that they weren't able to fly with their Pixie Dust--but we were able to convince them that jumping in the bounce house was almost as good! Spray painted hooks made for a fun ring toss--and the kids enjoyed playing in the teepee when they needed a bit of downtime.
I love setting a table--and I'm so pleased by how this one turned out. I was dead set on finding wood slices to use as chargers and on the dessert table as pedestals. Little tip: call local landscaping companies! I was able to meet a crew at a house where they were cutting down trees and they were happy to cut me off a few slices. The gable boxes were perfect for holding the kids lunches--Neverland Star Sandwiches, Peter's Fruit Pouches and Pirate's Booty. The wooden flatware/feather/leather combo turned out cuter than I hoped, I loved the way it came together. For the table runner, I used a strip of burlap and spray painted objects from the movie gold--the Crocodile's clock, the lantern Tink is locked in and the Captain's hook. The adults snacked on pear, havarti and olive sandwiches, fruit and more Pirate's Booty.
And no party is complete with a dessert table! I felt like I should send the kids home with an apology note for how much sugar we gave them. It was hard to pick a favorite--between the gold dubloons and the adorable cake pops, I was in heaven. I'm so lucky to get to work with Miss Lulu's Sweet Treats on so many projects--her cake pops are the best I've ever had. We opted to use chocolate donut holes (rather than chocolate covered cake balls) as our cannonballs, a much simpler treat and just as popular. After handmaking six of Tiger Lily's Teepees we struck it from our menu of kids' activities. Four year olds were not going to be successful icing and decorating them. I'm also so lucky when Victoria (the V of RV Parties) is local--she makes the best sugar cookies and these were no different. Such a delicious and beautiful addition. The cupcake toppers and wrappers are always my favorite part of parties--probably because there is a cupcake inside them!
Trying to keep with our theme--we used burlap for the back drop and mixed in some glittery gold on the top of the dessert table. The felt ball garland adds such a big impact to the backdrop and teepee--I can't stop imagining uses for them! The height added by the scavenged tree truck pedestals helped break up the table and add some visual interest. And I always love these balloon wreaths--they are such an easy way to make use of party colors and can be reused as decor in the birthday boy's room.
The treat bags were filled with little themed goodies--a crocodile lollipop, spy glass, crocodile clapper, eye patch and some gold dubloons. I went a little feather crazy, anything that I thought would look decent with a feather got one hot glued on it. The printable tags (and all other printable items) are available in our shop.


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- Who: Teens ages 13+ (middle school & high school)
- Date: Sundays, February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
- Time: 10:00am-11:15am
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Identifying goals and their vision for the year, teens will learn how to create action steps to turning their vision into a reality. They will learn the "Recipe for Academic Success" and explore their learning style.
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Teens will learn about "mindset," different motivation styles, their unique Core Motivation style, and how these things affect their academic and personal success.
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Participants will increase self-awareness & learn how their thoughts have a huge impact on their actions. Teens will learn to recognize whether their thoughts, actions, & habits are useful or not useful toward achieving what they truly want.
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A deeper understanding of oneself not only lead to increased fulfillment & success, it's also what college admissions officers are looking for! This week we will explore personal leadership & passion.
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As Republicans and Democrats battled it out on the airwaves in a day long health care summit, the editor of one of the industry's top journals was in Tallahassee to discuss reform.
Susan Dentzer, of the Health Affairs Journal says medical costs are out of control and the issue has become too political.
Dentzer says whether or not you like the current reform legislation, it's at least a start.
"If you look at the facts on the table in front of us and said you know we've got to do something and even what Obama is proposing is incremental compared to the scope of the problems we've have so we could argue about how incremental it ought to be and various proposals, but I think the facts are pretty clear that we need to act."
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A Vancouver man whose comment about firing a gun landed him national attention appeared in Clark County District Court on Tuesday. The case has been delayed until November.
After pleading not guilty on July 17 to the misdemeanor charge of illegally discharging a firearm, Jeffrey C. Barton said that he was following advice from the United States vice president.
"I did what Joe Biden told me to do. I went outside and fired my shotgun in the air," he said.
Barton, 52, is accused of firing his shotgun into the air on July 15 to scare away three men who appeared to be breaking into vehicles.
Clark County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Barton's home in the 5800 block of Northeast 124th Street at 3:30 a.m. for a report of an auto prowl, according to court documents.
As deputies were on their way, the 911 dispatcher heard Barton shoot his gun repeatedly, the court documents say. He allegedly told the dispatcher that he didn't aim at the men — but that next time, he would.
Barton's comment on Biden references a question about home defense that Biden was asked in February. In response, he said that Americans don't need semi-automatic weapons because a couple blasts from a shotgun will scare off intruders.
Sheriff's deputies said that's only allowed in self-defense.
Barton's comment, dubbed the "Joe Biden defense," became international news and landed a two-minute segment on "The Daily Show."
Outside of the courtroom on Tuesday, Barton told a Columbian photographer that he regrets the off-the-cuff statement because of the media attention.
The pretrial hearing in the case was rescheduled to Nov. 19 for investigation and negotiation, said Barton's attorney Steve Thayer.
"We hope to have a resolution at the next court date," said Clark County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Gregory Harvey.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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I'd like to understand a section of the query plan that seems to mess up my query.
The picture shows that there's a clustered index seek, followed by compute scalar, followed by sort.
The part that I do not understand, is if Compute Scalar's Estimated Rows are 327,561, than why is Sort's Estimated Number of Rows only 14? Does it assume Compute Scalar will only return 14 results even though it's input is estimated at 327,561 rows?
I tried running update statistics on the
register_hdrs table
WITH SAMPLE 100 PERCENT, it didn't seem to change behavior at all.
The suggested indexes improve performance of the clustered index seek, but the sort still estimates number of rows at 14, and so the query plan remains same.
What I need it to do is pick a different path, there's another table in query which when picked speeds up query by about 14 times (it goes from running in 14-15 seconds to 1 second). I believe the under-estimate on the number of rows in the sort is the problem, and is why the slow plan gets picked.
I'm not looking to change the query, because application generates it in a specific way, and it wouldn't be possible to change it at this point. I'm looking into how to force SQL Server to give a better estimate for the rows in the sort, which I believe would result in SQL Server picking a different execution plan.


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When knitting, most crafters follow someone else's, or if they are particularly adept, design their own, pattern. Every stitch it knit or purled according to the directions, either written or charted, and the goal is to cast off a finished item that resembles the pictured sample.
Not so with free form knitting. With just a basic understanding of increasing and decreasing, a knitter can create whatever comes naturally to them. The result is an organic and unique piece of knitwear that could be mistaken for a piece of art. Particularly when on display, as fiber artist Susan Johnson's were on Saturday, May 3rd, at Gauge in Austin.
For ten years, Johnson has been knitting free form lace, which she says is like knitting a journal, with each piece reminding her of the time in her life when she knit it. This showcase was one of the first times she's seen all of the pieces together, with three up for silent auction.
Click on the slideshow above to see some examples of Johnson's work. For those who would like to try it themselves, Johnson will be teaching a class on free form lace on Sunday afternoon.


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All the images in this book were created with a Lensbaby - a very simple lens which allows the photographer to precisely control the 'sweet spot' of focus.
I prefer to photograph landscapes, buildings, and nature – I struggle with people shots as the subjects tend to get bored waiting for the light, or more likely waiting for me to focus on them and not the building behind them. I do tend to take a few photos of my nephew, but then he's too young to know any better. I shoot with a Nikon D200 typically and try to achieve the results I want in camera. That said, I like to work in mono and will also occasionally go a little extreme with Photoshop. I have a background in theatre lighting, and I like to think this influences my choice of shots with emphasis on relying on natural lighting.
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Resurrecting an often-repeated misleading statistic on U.S. guns recovered in Mexico, a press release sent out Tuesday by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Democrats Press Office on behalf of New York Rep. Eliot Engel renews chances that false information will once again be propagated to demand more "gun control" edicts, both by those who don't know any better, and cynically, by those who do.
"Engel calls for new assessment of efforts to curb gun trafficking to Mexico," the release headline declares.
"87 percent of firearms seized by Mexican authorities originated in the U.S.," reads the subhead, and therein is the problem. One must read deeper into the fine print of the release, or go to the press release website (which, curiously, lacks the subhead) to find that it refers to a 2009 Government Accountability Office report that "showed that 87 percent of the firearms Mexican authorities seized and traced between FY 2004 and FY 2008 originated in the United States."
"Seized and traced" are the key qualifiers. Not all guns seized by Mexican authorities are traced, and using inflated numbers is an old scam the anti-gunners, with whom Engel brazenly identifies, used extensively in the days before whistleblowers blew the lid off Operation Fast and Furious "gunwalking," when only a few voices were warning that Mexican cartel crime was being exploited to manipulate the public into accepting more federal edicts as the "solution."
"American gun sellers supply the cartels with 95 to 100 percent of their guns, according to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives," former Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke and Board Member Kathleen Kennedy Townsend asserted in a "Special to CNN" World Commentary demanding numerous new federal restrictions.
As more started looking at and questioning the numbers, the antis began revising them downward. The Brady Center was claiming "more than 90 percent of the guns used by the drug cartels originate from U.S. gun sellers," and the UK government-owned BBC "News" was amplifying that, telling its audience and readers "It is estimated that at least 90% of the guns used by the Mexican drug trafficking organizations have come from the U.S."
Few, if any, outside of this column were telling readers that this came from the Statement of David Ogden, Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing entitled "Southern Border Violence: Homeland Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Responsibilities", presented March 25, 2009. Just a small bit, really, but a critical one, almost lost in the 20 pages of his statement:
"According to ATF's Tracing Center, 90 percent of the firearms about which ATF receives information are traceable to the United States," Ogden said, in a comment almost lost at the bottom of page six from the printed statement.
Read it again, and compare it to what the antis were saying. It's very different, isn't it?
The noise some were making must have had some effect, because by 2010, Dennis Henigan of the Brady Campaign had reduced the number being claimed to 80 percent, and even adding in the bit about "of those traced" before making his case that former Mexican "President Calderon understands that it does no damage to the Second Amendment to protect police officers from assault weapons," that is, to ban them.
Numbers continued to drop. "Progressive" Media Matters fixed on 70 percent. Dianne Feinstein, sounding a bit like Mr. Spock from Star Trek, gave a more precise figure of 68.5 percent, albeit she made the "submitted for tracing" part follow in the details.
The thing is, those definitive assertions came years after "FOX News debunked that claim [and] found only 17 percent of guns found at Mexican crime scenes have been traced to the U.S., though even that figure is an imprecise estimate."
The other thing is, after using the 90 to 95 percent figure in a statement to a House subcommittee meeting where he recommended "Repeal the current restrictions on release of ATF crime gun trace data ... Implement an effective federal assault weapons ban ... Implement restrictions on 50-caliber sniper rifles ... [and] Extend the Brady background check system to the 'secondary market,'" and after having that exposed as untrue, Violence Policy Center Senior Policy Analyst Tom Diaz "called the '90 percent' issue a red herring and said that it should not detract from the effort to stop gun trafficking into Mexico."
Is it any wonder Engel, who has been exploiting constituent disarmament for years, believes it is something he can get renewed traction for?


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Battlefield 4 has been quite the polarizing experience for fans since it's release late last year. What promised to be the premier first person shooter of 2013 has been met with nothing but issues across all its respected platforms.
Due to this, EA and Dice were forced to scale back production (or so they say) on upcoming expansion packs for the game in order to focus in on fixing the core version. One of the unfortunate results of this decision effected the release of the "Second Assault" expansion, available to Xbox One early on in the games life, for other respected platforms.
The re-imagined "Levelutionized" maps from 2011's Battlefield 3 are heavily anticipated and thanks to an EA representative, may finally have a release period for PC: February.
Battlefield 4 DLC map pack Second Assault should be coming to PC in February, according to an EA representative. The DLC will launch first for Premium subscribers, then hit general release two weeks later. The pack includes returning Battlefield 3 maps Operation Métro, Operation Firestorm, Caspian Border, and Gulf of Oman.
Yes, vague is an understatement regarding an exact date, but being vague with their customer base has become normalcy with the Battlefield 4 development team, Dice and EA.
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I'm trying to test out using the
menu-complete on OS X 10.8, and it's just not working. I have it in my .inputrc as such:
"\M-s": menu-complete
I then tried to do C-x C-r to reload the
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Kris Jenner in Talks for Daytime Talk Show
Get ready for more Kris Jenner.
The "momager" behind the Kardashian television empire is in talks to host her own daytime talk show, a source confirms to Gossip Cop.
Jenner and Twentieth Century Fox TV have been meeting to discuss the launch of a daily series that would receive a six-week test run on affiliates in 2013.
The same test model recently led to a full series pickup for Bethenny Frankel.
Last year, Jenner served as a guest host for both "The Talk" and the "Today" show.
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Pernell McPhee
Position: DL
Height: 6-2 Weight: 274 lbs.
Born: December 17, 1988 in Pahokee, FL
High School: Pahokee
College: Mississippi St. (school history) (McPhee college stats)
Drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 5th round (165th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (5858th overall since 1950)


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Who Is Peter James?
" International best-selling crime thriller novelist published in 36 languages "Biography Interests Career Awards
Brighton, Sussex, England
Charterhouse, then Ravensbourne Film School.
My mother, Cornelia James (d.)1999 was Glovemaker to Her Majesty the Queen running the business with my late father who was a chartered accountant. The firm is today run by my sister, Genevieve and her husband, and still supplies the Royal Family: www.corneliajames.com. There is a tenuous but classy link between gloves and one particularly great writer (not that I would dare put myself in his league): Shakespeare's father was a glove maker!
I have a huge love of animals. Current headcount includes Oscar, a rescue Labrador/something cross who was found abandoned on the streets of Havant, Spook, a young labradoodle who is very bouncy and tries her very best to please, Cosmo, a grey cat who has the dogs well under his control and even comes on walks with us. Six hens, including two that we reared from pre-fertilised eggs after the original hens went broody, and one that we adopted from a friend, called Betsy, who is a real character and gives us great eggs! We have recently added five gorgeous alpacas to our expanding zoo, they are such inquisitive animals and we just love them! Then there is a selection of small furries and fish… indoor tropical fish and some huge carp outside in the lake.
I lived for 10 years in a very haunted Georgian manor house, near Ditchling, Sussex. It was converted from a monastery built on the site of Roman ruins, and had the ghost of a Centurion, a monk, a baby and a nasty, man-hating grey lady! Then moved to a group of converted farm buildings on a historic site outside Lewes, which were occupied by a whole bunch of ghosts of victims of the Battle of Lewes, but they were politely evicted. My Sussex home is now a Victorian rectory and so far ghost-free, as is my apartment in Notting Hill, London, on the site of a former cinema. No spectral screenings yet during the night, but always hoping...
Made publishing history:
In 1994, in addition to conventional print publishing, Penguin published my novel, Host, on two floppy discs, and it is now in the Science Museum as the world's first electronic novel. It caused huge controversy, I was pilloried on the Radio 4 Today Programme for attempting to destroy the novel, and I was front page news on many papers around the globe, all equally furious! In the immediate following years I became a media spokesperson for the electronic publishing age, and in 1996 found myself as a keynote speaker at a conference at UCLA on the future of reading, alongside (gulp) Steve Jobs and the CEO of Time Warner!
I am patron of Brighton and Hove Samaritans, patron of Relate Sussex, patron of Brighton & Hove Independant Mediation Service (BHIMS), joint patron of Neighbourhood Watch, nationwide, joint patron of Sussex Crimestoppers, patron of The Whitehawk Inn, joint patron of the Friends of Seaford Library, Vice President of The Old Police Cells Museum, Brighton, an Ambassador for Brighton University, Honorary Patron for the South Mid Sussex Community First Responders, a Martlets Hospice Champion, and patron of the Brighton Greyhound Owners Association Retired Greyhound Trust. I am an ambassador for Brighton University and Chairman of the Brighton & Hove Drugs Commission.
Other charities I actively support are The Sussex Community Foundation, The Backup Trust for Spinal Injuries, The Chichester Life Centre, the Book Trade Benevolent Society, The White Ribbon Campaign and Action Medical Research with my annual Peter James Golf Day.
I also support and work with The Reading Agency, a charity with a mission to give everyone an equal chance in life by helping people become confident and enthusiastic readers. Because everything changes when we read.
After-Dinner Speaking:
I do – and enjoy - regular after-dinner speaking engagements. Recent engagements include the County Times Business Awards dinner, the Association of Legal Aid Solicitors' dinner, the Association of Private Investigators' annual dinner, the Sussex CID Ball, the Pan Macmillan Sales Conference dinner in Agra, India, the Martlets Hospice luncheon, the Lewes Rotary Club dinner, Brighton & Hove Rotary lunch, the Sussex Heritage Trust dinner, the Brighton and Hove Motor Club dinner dance. In addition I have given numerous speeches on cruise ships, and at literary festivals around the globe, including Dubai, Munich, Paris, Melbourne, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Antwerp, Toronto, Auckland, Milan, Barcelona, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok.


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I don't know about you, but even though we're worrying about the drought and whether it's symptomatic of irreversible climate change, this spring has been an absolute beauty. There's been so much to enjoy, not least a day I spent down in the woods right at the end of May.
We'd promised some friends from Norfolk that we'd find them some wood warblers and redstarts in that finest remnant of midland woodland the Wyre Forest not far from Kidderminster. As we parked up by forest stream I realised that the pressure was really on me as the prime guide and I hadn't been for the best part of four decades.
Fortunately, the bridleway I remembered from teenage years still wound its way along the brook and many of the commoner woodland birds were in full song. It was hard work finding them though, and it was late morning before we located the redstarts – a pair of them nesting on the edge of a clear fell. The male is such a beauty, in my view the most beautiful and exotic of all regular British breeding birds, blue mantled with a red chest and belly set off by a jet black cravat and face.
A little later we spied our first wood warbler singing gustily at the top of a mighty oak that was virtually at eye level to us as we padded down a disused railway cutting that bisects the forest. And joy of joys all around us were newly emerged pearl bordered fritillary butterflies – gorgeous in their toasted brownness.
Oddly though, my strongest memory is of a pair of mandarin ducks dabbling in the brook near a disused mill that nestles like Red Riding Hood's cottage in the woods. Normally, I'm not in favour of feral interlopers but the mandarins were in a different league. Getting rather rare in their native China, it was wonderful indeed to admire the drake's exotic plumage (a blaze of oranges when he paddled out of the shade) and his partner's plain prettiness on an English stream.
No chance of such a sight last time I came but we're in a different, fast changing world now on so many levels. I've often bewailed the impact of China on our own economy just as I've bemoaned the success of none native creatures (grey squirrels and mink spring to mind). Somehow, seeing those mandarin interlopers (and them being so lovely) reaffirmed that globalisation has its good points. Don't get me wrong though, to my mind the redstart's still the prettiest bird in the woods.


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College Hockey:Northeastern Season Preview
Northeastern coach Dave Flint can relate to the challenge that Durocher faces, because the Huskies are also minus their top three scorers from a season ago. Sparkplug Kendall Coyne is bound for the Olympics, while Casey Pickett and Rachel Llanes have graduated.
"We have some big shoes to fill, losing [Coyne] with the national team and then her two linemates to graduation, so any time you lose over 50 percent of your scoring, you don't just replace it," Flint said.
That line accounted for 72 of Northeastern's 137 goals a year ago.
"I like the kids we have; I like the dynamic we have," Flint said. "We're just going to have to play more of a team game this year and not rely on one line so much, which I think is actually better for us."
The Huskies will look to a number of people to pick up the slack.
"Katie McSorley – she's definitely been a kid who can put pucks in the net for us," Flint said. "She'll do a good job. Kelly Wallace last year had a breakout year. Brittany Esposito, she can start playing for us after the first 12 games because of a redshirt issue. [Paige] Savage is someone who tried out with the Olympic team and just came short, so she's a top-notch player. We have a good cast, and it's kind of a matter of who is going to step up and rise to the occasion."
Even with contributions from a number of people, it is unlikely that the Huskies will be able to match the production they received from their potent top line.
"We'll definitely have to be better on the back end," Flint said. "Chloe [Desjardins], when she was healthy last year, I think she was right around 95 percent save percentage. When she wasn't healthy, she was about 84, 85 percent. I think she's playing with more confidence now. So she's going to be relied on; she's going to have to be the anchor back there."
If the offense can reload and the defense can clamp down, perhaps the Huskies can shed the dubious label of the best team to never reach the NCAA tournament.
"That's our goal," Flint said. "We fell just short the last two years."
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