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It's folly to pin down the precise narrative intent, but the measured delivery suggests there's grieving going on, and/or attempts to comfort some devastated soul. After a bit, a hollowed-out spirit voice appears from a faraway corner of the mix, reminding, "This is not the end."
The air is solemn, the mood reinforced by monk-like voices echoing through vast, empty stone chambers. It's as if we're eavesdropping on the nocturnal rituals of some secretive ancient church — except this one uses deftly arranged electric guitars and thrumming backbeats as pathways to enlightenment. The British duo of Clarke and multi-instrumentalist Sam Ricketts ventured into similar electro-dreamscapes on 2013's
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second four-year term as the country's president on Monday, in a low-key event that was snubbed by many of Iran's prominent political figures.
The ceremony, a prerequisite to the president's formal swearing in on Wednesday, had in previous years been well attended by public figures, shown live on the main state television stations, and was followed by celebrations in the streets.
But this time, Iranian TV channels didn't show the event live. Clashes were reported nationwide Monday as thousands of people took to the streets in antigovernment demonstrations. Witnesses said Tehran had the feel of a city besieged, with a heavy security presence.
Mr. Ahmadinejad's endorsement ceremony offered rare evidence of the deep rift among Iran's ruling elite that has followed the June 12 presidential elections that were tainted by allegations of fraud. The roll call of attendees and absentees on Monday sent a clear message as to whose loyalties lie with which political camp.
The leaders of the reform movement, now turned opposition, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi shunned the event. So did former Presidents Mohammed Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a centrist power player. Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of Iran's 1979 revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, also was absent.
By contrast, conservative figures who have at times harshly criticized Mr. Ahmadinejad, such as parliament speaker Ali Akbar Velayati and rival Mohsen Rezaei, were present at the ceremony. Their attendance suggested the hard-liners were now keen to appear united, despite some confrontations with Mr. Ahmadinejad since the June 12 vote.
In an awkward moment caught on tape, Mr. Ahmadinejad attempted to kiss the hand of Mr. Khamenei only to be rebuffed. Mr. Ahmadinejad took a step back and then one forward as Mr. Khamenei whispered something to him. Mr. Ahmadinejad then kissed the supreme leader's shoulders.
"I am endorsing the presidency of this brave, hard-working and wise man as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Mr. Khamenei said.
Out in the streets, demonstrators supporting the reformist opposition chanted for Mr. Ahmadinejad to step down from power and accused him of staging a coup against the people.
"Congratulations to the government of lies, murder and cheating," chanted a group of men and women walking up and down on Vali Asr Avenue, according to video clips posted on YouTube.
Key government sites such as the Interior Ministry and the national broadcast center were secured by special forces guards on foot and on motorcycles. A human-rights lawyer who attended Monday's protest wrote a blog item describing how security forces stood in teams several feet apart and plainclothes Basij militia on motorcycles formed a tight ring around the crowd of protesters. Several of the Basij then rode into the crowd, waving batons in the air and beating trapped demonstrators, according to the blog.
Motorists created traffic jams around Tehran's main squares and honked their horns. Many eyewitness reports said demonstrations were more violent in southern Tehran, where the population is poor and conservative, suggesting Mr. Ahmadinejad's power base could be turning against him.
The semiofficial news agency Fars News reported that the unrest in Tehran was being directed by the British Broadcasting Corp. and other Western media, in line with allegations and accusations that surfaced in a mass trial of 100 jailed opposition supporters and reform leaders on Saturday.
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In my early days at college I heard that any girl who wanted a babysitting job could go to the front desk in the administration building, where there was a binder filled with such requests from local families. Off I went, and in less than a week, I was being driven to a nice house in Scarsdale, N.Y., by a cheerful mom in a party dress. I can't remember much more about her or the kids, because I never saw them again. The reason I didn't go back was the father of the house, who drove me back to my dorm that night.
When he picked up the car keys from the hallway table, I was too young to know about social clichés or to understand that we had entered one. He was obviously a bit drunk, clearly excited to have his evening suddenly include not the old argle-bargle with his disenchanted wife but a bit of thrilling alone time with a pretty young college girl.
He was so far beyond the age or mien of anyone who would appear on my romantic radar that it took me a while to understand that the charged, awkward intensity filling the car—so different from the chatty, mom-ified atmosphere in which I had begun my shift—was his sexual excitement. It was expressed in a dozen ways, from his sidelong glances to the off-color nature of some of his remarks.
"Gross," I thought, as I slammed the car door behind me, clutching my cash. It's not nice to be locked alone in a car at night with a man who pays you. In ways I couldn't fathom at the time, the domestic nature of my brief employment had made me, in his eyes, all the more attractive and all the more available.
We find ourselves this week confronted with two more stories of the particular miseries of this modern-day droit du seigneur. Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted to having a sexual relationship with a woman who worked in his home, which resulted in the birth of a son. Meanwhile, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, faces charges of sexually assaulting a hotel chambermaid; he denies the allegations.
The storylines feel almost ancient. In Mr. Schwarzenegger's case, the woman was a member of his domestic staff for 20 years. According to widespread press reports, she, like her former employer, is an immigrant to this country, and I imagine that the very different experiences they brought to the U.S. served to foster the nasty interplay of social class, privilege and race, heightening the excitement of the affair for Mr. Schwarzenegger and ensuring that she would remain the subservient party.
Also new to this country were the New York City hotel maid and Mr. Strauss-Kahn—one an immigrant, the other a visiting foreign dignitary. The alleged victim is a mother and a devout Muslim who wears a headscarf to work, according to press reports; her lawyer has said that she and her daughter moved from Guinea seven years ago and were granted asylum.
The French people have protested Mr. Strauss-Kahn's being treated like any other sex criminal (so much for equality, fraternity and all that), tossed in Rikers Island. But then the French do not have a great history where the fair treatment of northern Africans is concerned. It's easy to imagine that his alleged use of this woman is not unrelated to her race and accent, and—more than anything else—to her lowly position as a maid.
Obviously, there is a world of difference between these two events—one a seemingly consensual relationship and the other an alleged assault. But the sense that both women were manageable and somewhat expendable must have emanated, on some level, from their jobs.
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While supporters say it provides a substantial source of energy, some of the chemicals are toxic and the process is hazardous to the environment, says Matt Trokan, water conservation coordinator for the Sierra Club Ohio Chapter.
Five members of the Ohio House of Representatives, led by Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Dave Hall, descended on the Lake Erie Shores and Islands Visitor's Center in Portage Township for a special public hearing.
What they got was an earful on the causes and possible cures for the massive algae bloom that covered the western basin of Lake Erie last summer. The cause of the problem was simple and unanimous…phosphorus. However, the solutions may come much harder.
Many Woodmore students might have noticed a new face at Woodmore High School. Her name is Pimolpoin Jintarith or as others like to call her, Mo.
She is a foreign exchange student from Thailand, where she lives with her mom and dad.
In Thailand, Jintarith goes to school and attends afternoon activities. Unlike America, if students wish to participate in a sport, art, drama or other activity, he or she would have to sign up outside of school.
Two named to county park board
Two people have been appointed to the Wood County Park District Board of Commissioners,
Wood County Probate Judge David Woessner appointed Mary McCormick-Krueger, Perrysburg, and John Calderonello, Bowling Green, to three-year terms on the board from a field of six applicants.
Their terms begin Jan. 1, 2012.
Americans honor those who have answered the call to serve their country. This year, Woodmore high school
The assembly featured patriotic music from the jazz band and symphonic chorale. The main speaker was retired Colonel Bob Hubbell, faculty member Britton Devier's grandfather. The assembly was organized by Kristina Curtis and her AP History class. Curtis said she was pleased by how well the assembly went.
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Handing on the Faith
The Church's Mission and Challenge
Edited by Robert P. Imbelli
Herder & Herder, $24.95, 240 pp.
Passing on the Faith
Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Edited by James L. Heft, SM
Fordham University Press, $22, 321 pp.
These collections are the fruit of two 2004 conferences held within a month of each other at Boston College and the University of Southern California. They cover generally the challenges and possibilities of communicating religious faith and identity from one generation of Americans to the next. In Handing on the Faith, the faith in question is Roman Catholicism; Passing on the Faith is about all three "Abrahamic" religions. The two books can appear, at first, to be different in at least one other way. Handing on the Faith seems very much occupied with describing and worrying over an American "cultural catechumenate" that is up to no good and to which the church must somehow respond. Passing on the Faith is mostly focused on "success stories." As its editor, James L. Heft, writes, the book describes "how three religious traditions can pass on to their next generation a robust and vital understanding and practice of their faiths."
In the end, the contrast between hand-wringing and high-fiving may not come to very much. In addition to all the success stories in Passing on the Faith, there is also a lot of concern about cultural circumstances that challenge the communication and formation of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim identity-including the circumstances of religious diversity and pluralism, which the authors of the Handing on the Faith largely put to one side. And while it is true that the latter collection...
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Is it possible to setup a RAID system with SD-cards? Of course, the system would work better if all of the cards are exactly the same. If it is possible, can all or most operating systems handle this setup?
You can make software RAID's almost over whatever the hell you want, however it's really not going to be all that useful since RAID setups almost certainly cause more write operations, especially when rebuilding, so your SD cards will wear out a lot sooner.
In addition to that, cheap SD card readers aren't really designed for data throughput, so you will have to put quite some money into those two card readers in order to use your also not too cheap high speed SD cards.
I don't know what you are trying to achieve, you may be a lot better off with a small SSD instead of SD cards.
Well, why. There RAID on SD cards. For example, for those who collect mobile robotics.
Well, remember that this is just P8X32A 8 cores, that does not compare like with Tilera). In general, it is more like an example.
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Cuba will take its first tentative steps into professional boxing next month with a friendly team competition against Mexico.
Cuba has created a team to take part in the professional World Series Boxing (WSB) tournament which is run by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Fighters who take part in the WSB competition are paid but do not lose their amateur status, allowing them to compete at the Olympics and other AIBA events.
Traditionally, communist Cuba has refused to allow its boxers to turn professional, insisting they compete for the glory of the nation by winning world and Olympic medals, rather than for their own financial gain in the paid ranks.
It has resulted in many talented Cuban boxers defecting from the tiny Caribbean island nation to turn professional by fighting out of other countries.
One of the most notable cases was three time world champion and Athens Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis or Guillermo Rigondeaux, a double Olympic and world champion, both of whom defected in 2007.
However, perhaps the greatest-ever Cuban boxer Felix Savon, the personal favourite of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, never quit his homeland and won three Olympic titles and five world crowns.
The new Cuba Domadores team was created last month and will challenge the Mexico Guerreros in Mexico City from August 29-30.
The Domadores (which means "tamers" in English) have replaced the British Lionhearts in the 12-team WSB competition after AIBA expelled the London-based squad over a row about funding.
Cuba will join Mexico as well as teams from Kazakhstan, the champions, Russia, Azerbaijan and Poland in Group B of the competition, which begins on November 15.
One change in the competition's rules will see teams doubled in size as the format adopts all 10 AIBA weight divisions, having previously used only five of them.
Teams play each other home and away throughout the regular season before the top four from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.


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Mediacom to upgrade cable system
Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 2:51 p.m.
Mediacom Communications will upgrade its cable system in Henderson County.
The planned upgrade will increase bandwidth, allow for additional channels and provide improvements in overall service and quality, said Maggie Blythe, Mediacom senior manager.
The upgrade will cause some services to be off intermittently while necessary changes to the cable plant are made and new equipment installed, according to Mediacom.
We understand that customers will be affected and do appreciate everyones patience as we work to complete the project, Blythe said.
Preliminary work on the Hendersonville upgrade has begun and actual construction will start next week. The project is expected to last through the end of the year.
Information on planned outages will be communicated to customers by media alerts, channel crawls and billing messages.
Construction will start Monday in Horse Shoe, Etowah and Mills River and will continue for the next few weeks in that area.
Final plans for the cable upgrade have not been announced, but the benefits will allow customers enhanced services and products not already available, according to Mediacom.
Additional bandwidth will allow Mediacom to consider adding more digital channels, more HD-TV programming, faster Internet speeds or Video on Demand.
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Considering the daunting survival rate of new performance troupes, the Gremlin Theatre's enduring success is worthy of celebration. From its nomadic launch in 1998, to a six-year stay at the Loading Dock Theater, to its current residency in a space on the corner of Raymond and University Avenues in St. Paul, the troupe has built an exemplary reputation for creating strikingly original fare — even in the midst of organizational challenges. With the Gremlin's existing lease due to expire this summer, the group has chosen playwright Paul Zindel's The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds as the concluding production in the intimate, 115-seat venue. Concerning an intellectually gifted but painfully introverted girl named Tillie, the work uses its titular subject as both the literal focus of a science-fair experiment and a metaphoric study of how a polluted home environment can impact a person's growth in surprising and unpredictable ways. In Tillie's specific circumstances, a promising future is continually endangered by a resentfully abusive mother and a volatile older sister. Bringing the emotionally layered character dynamic to life is a task left to an altogether impressive cast headlined by Jodi Kellogg, Caledonia Wilson, and Eleonore Dendy. Directed by Ellen Fenster, this final show at the Gremlin's latest home should prove a fitting reminder that inspired work sometimes flourishes in less than ideal circumstances.
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I do not mind which pattern is used. I am just looking for something that is:
1) Lightweight
2) Under active development
3) Well documented
4) Supports MySQL
Can anyone recommend anything?
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
I do not mind which pattern is used. I am just looking for something that is:
Can anyone recommend anything?
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Not sure it qualifies as "lightweight", at least considering the number of source-files (that's not what makes something either slow or fast ;-) ), but if you are looking for a PHP ORM that is :
Then, I would suggest you take a look at Doctrine.
There is also http://www.phpactiverecord.org/
Its either Doctrine or Propel, Doctrine currently has the upper hand in my opinion (Doctrine)
If you only want an ORM you can take the one in the http://micromvc.com framework - it is only 1 file and supports all four model relation types. (belongs_to, has_one, has_many, and has_many_through).
It does tie into the PDO database wrapper a tiny bit so you might have to edit the __construct() function.
The other option is TweetMVC which has a 1KB ORM. All-in-all, it's certainly the smallest.
No other libraries compare to the speed and size of these two.
Based on Jan-Fabry's answer on this question, I chose Propel as my trusted ORM and I don't regret it. It definitely meets the requirements you have mentioned and I give it credit for
I used Propel with Zend Framework and Zend Framework 2 projects, big and small. At the end the documentation is really good in my opinion. Everything is kept quiet simple.
Flourish: http://flourishlib.com/docs/ObjectRelationalMapping
Axon ORM has a database abstraction layer that requires no stupid xml/yaml configuration files. And there's no need to rebuild anything if you change your schema. Plus the fact that it truly is lightweight and has the ability to work with most major database engines: SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Sybase, etc. It's less than 15Kbytes.


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The Renmark Paringa Public Library services offered include loan of books, magazines, videos, CDs, jigsaws and cassettes. Free Internet access is available. Children's services include preschool storytime and school holiday programs. Other services available include:
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Free Home Delivery Service for Meals on Wheels Clients!
The library in partnership with Renmark Meals on Wheels offers a free library home delivery service to Meals on Wheels clients. We are very fortunate that Meals on Wheels volunteers are keen to help us deliver library resources to those that find it difficult to visit the library themselves. We would love to hear from anyone who currently receives Meals on Wheels and is interested in borrowing library DVDs, books, audio books, magazines or CDs. Let us know what interests you and we can order books, DVDs and other resources from the millions of items available in the state library network and deliver them to you. To avail of this service please complete the attached form - Free Home Library delivery service(113 kb)
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The Library has a fantastic new online resource offering FREE digital magazines. There are over 400 full colour popular magazines to choose from!
Download the latest magazine as soon as it is released! No need to place holds and there is no limit to the number of magazines you can borrow. Keep the magazine as long as you want and even receive email notifications when the next issue is out.
To access Zinio Digital Magazine for Libraries visit the library website at www.libraries.sa.gov.au/renmarkparinga. You will need a library card and PIN number. Please contact us to sign up or for further information.
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Preschool Storytelling is held every Wednesday at 10.30am in the Library (excluding school holidays). Children are invited to come along and listen to a story and then join in and make a craft. For further information contact the Library.
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What does 3 out mean? Is it if I tighten each screw down as far as they will go then back them out 3 turns? Also is there a standard setting for the idle screw?
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What does 3 out mean? Is it if I tighten each screw down as far as they will go then back them out 3 turns? Also is there a standard setting for the idle screw?
I'll check that but I think I am good when it comes to the linkage
I just replaced the servo saver for the steering on my Volcano and now the damn thing won't turn all the way or return to center when I let go of the steering control. Any ideas? I smacked it pretty...
Yep, top plate has to come off.
And I don't think you can buy the stud by itself.
You have to take the entire top plate off to get it out. The screw in the bottom does not remove. The saver slides over the screw. I just got done doing this last night.
Do you already have the...
Check the two screws that hold the back brake plate, I found that one of mine had loosened up to the point that when I applied the brake only one side was making contact.
I'll have to take some measurements. Thanks for the info, Big Help!
Thanks for the links! But those are both 6V isn't that over doing it? Isn't each AA equal to 1.2 V? And the Volcano take 4 AA to run. I could be wrong, but i dont think those would fit in the...
I want to put some rechargeable batteries inside my Volcano and make it so i dont need to pull them out to recharge. I saw a review on the Volcano that they guy did this but didn't give any details....
Any online retailer carry these?
Where can I get the big bore shocks? Are they straight bolt on? A link would be great!
I have the Volcano S30 and have already broken a shock and lost the pin that holds the rear lower arm on. Its obvious Im gonna beat the crap outta this thing. So I would like to know what are the...
Thanks for everyones help, got it meshed and broke in.
And if anyone can give me link to another thread about how to do this that would be great. i did a search but can't seem to find any better instructions.
So it needs to roll with no binding at all?
So I just bought the Volcano S30 and am in the process of getting everything set up. I have never owned a RC Car before so I have no clue what I am doing. I am trying to set my gear mesh but have...


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High schools question honor society mania
Published: Friday, January 1, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:38 p.m.
COMMACK, N.Y. - There have been so many honor societies created at Commack High School on Long Island in recent years that some students ended up in six or seven of them, racking up memberships like so many merit badges or thanks-for-playing trophies.
"The problem comes when you're trying to run an honor society where kids don't want to be and they're skipping meetings and they're not doing anything."
-- Amanda Seres,
president of an English honor society at Commack High School on
Long Island, N.Y.
But the school reversed course this school year, cutting out its 28-student technology honor society and combining those for sign language, Latin, German and French. That left 11 societies, and a community wondering how much honor is too much.
With so many societies, some students are unable to attend all of the meetings and shirk their dutiess, showing up only to collect the "honor cord" -- a decorative tassel -- to wear at graduation.
Commack is one of many places where educators and parents are re-examining the role of honor societies, which started out as an academic distinction reserved for the top 5 or 10 percent of a class but have become a routine item on college resumes.
While the prestigious National Honor Society still requires members to maintain at least a 3.0 grade-point average (many chapters like Commack set the bar higher), fledgling societies in individual subjects often accept lower grades in other areas. In Commack, where a sizable number of graduates are accepted into Ivy League schools every year, nearly a third of the 1,200 juniors and seniors belong to honor societies; the average is three apiece.
"This cheapens the currency," said Chester E. Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a nonprofit educational policy group in Washington. "Once everyone's wearing rhinestones, you might not notice someone wearing diamonds."
Many college admissions offices, which inadvertently inspired the growth of such societies, find them confusing.
"It's very difficult to know with so many different honor societies and so many different criteria, what exactly we have in front of us," said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions at Harvard.
Nationally, there are nearly two dozen recognized high school honor societies, including recent additions like the National English Honor Society, which has grown to nearly 21,000 members in 337 schools since 2005. The gold standard, the National Honor Society, has more than 700,000 members in 15,869 high schools.
David Cordts, associate director of honor societies for the National Association of Secondary School Principals, said the groups motivate students to explore their interests and build their confidence and self-esteem.
"We've been giving gold stars and putting names on honor rolls going back to Socrates," he noted.
But as honor societies have grown, some schools have screened out less serious students. At Florida's South Miami Senior High School, the math society delays induction of new members until they fulfill a requirement for community service, and withholds honor cords from seniors who skip meetings, said Ileana Rodriguez, the activities director.
At Commack High School, budget cuts were part of what motivated the school to cut the technology society, its smallest, and combine the others into a "world language" society. Officials also cut funding for the English, history, math, science and business societies, but students, teachers, parents and a local education foundation raised money over the summer to restore them.
Steven Mauser, 17, applied to every group he qualified for in what he called an "honor society frenzy."
"I'm one of the offenders," he said. "Sometimes I fall a little short and maybe next month I bump that up a little to make up for the time that I didn't spend there, but by the end, I meet all the requirements."
"The problem comes when you're trying to run an honor society where kids don't want to be and they're skipping meetings and they're not doing anything," said Amanda Seres, president of the 168-member English society.
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Oprah Sells Penthouse for $7.75 Million
Thereby saving a single mom.
Oprah Winfrey's East 57th Street condo sold for $7.75 million this week to a London hedge-fund manager with the help of a struggling single-mom broker. "I personally had like $5 in my bank account," said the woman, who stands to make around $200,000 on the deal. There's that Oprah magic we've been missing!


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You should be able to align them using display: inline.
A nice tutorial can be found at http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/tutorial0601.htm
You should be able to align them using display: inline.
A nice tutorial can be found at http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/tutorial0601.htm
I answered you on your blog, mamabean, or just email me. :)
What is your blog mamabean? I need to know that as well :)
Ah, found out how to do it. In you CSS:
.post-categories, .post-categories li {
list-style-type: none;
display: inline;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
mamabean, you can also do
the_category(',') to have it output a plain list of the categories seperated by commas.
mamabean, if you decide to keep the list, which I think is a rather nice feature, you can use generated content to separate the list items, such as this:
.post-categories li:after {content:',';}
Note that this will place the content after the last item as well. There is a way to target the last item separately (last child), but I have momentarily forgotten the syntax.
Also note that Internet Explorer doesn't handle generated content.
Lars' way is highly recommended.
Ooo thanks everyone! For now at least, I used the the_category (',') Worked perfectly!
Sorry for the lack of a url... I didn't realize I hadn't put that in my profile. Just added it. ;)
Thanks again!
on the contrary, lars' way (although technically correct, and quite pretty) is NOT recommended, because probably less than 5% of your readers can see the content. :-(
But I must say, semantically speaking, the list items are a nice touch.
Jaykul, they see the content, they don't see a comma. On my site I seperate the categories with a thick line. On another site I saw the categories were just lined up with one another. The list markup provides a lot of flexibility regarding what you do with the categories.
I have an issue with this section of the template as well. I don't mind the list for multiple category posts at all, and I would have to agree with Jaykul that it's a nice touch. However, I do think that for single-category post, it just takes up to much screen real estate. (not a problem on my 19"beast but that would be the exception, not the rule)
I've been playing with the code between the <div class="meta"> tags for the better part of an hour to try and get it all on one line like:
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I've checked all I can think of to check in the CSS and I'm not totally sure where to look in the template-functions file. Anyone care to assist?
This is what I use:
.meta ul {display:inline; margin:0; padding:0; list-style:none;}
.meta ul li {display:inline;}
I think the default css has the exact same styles.
I put mine in a drop-down box. *LOL* ;) Thanks for the comma though, I used that on my blog posts.
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The Behavior-Based Safety Process: Managing Involvement for an Injury-Free Culture / Edition 2by Thomas R. Krause
Pub. Date: 10/22/1996
Publisher: Wiley
The Behavior-Based Safety Process Since the behavior-based approach to accident prevention was launched in 1980 by the author and his associates, safety performance is increasingly prominent on the agendas of many companies. Several powerful factors contribute to this trend. The widespread reorganization of personnel into work-groups that are leaner and more self-directed, the increasing importance of international competition, the growing awareness of critical environmental issues these and related factors highlight the value of any mechanism that promotes continuous improvement in safety performance. Detailing a step-by-step approach to just such a mechanism for continuous improvement, The Behavior-Based Safety Process is a path-breaking guide that represents an important resource for anyone concerned with performance related issues in the workplace. As the title indicates, the focus is on process versus programs. The reason is simple: off-the-shelf safety imposed from the top down does not meet the safety needs of most organizations. This fact has been abundantly demonstrated in facility after facility throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In genuinely meeting the need for continuous improvement in safety performance, the behavior-based approach presents many parallels with the quality improvement process. Both of these approaches use scientific methods to identify, measure, and provide feedback on upstream factors of excellence. In the case of the behavior-based approach to safety, these upstream factors are critical behaviors that are the leading indicators of safety performance in the organization, targeting areas of concern in advance of even first-aid incidents. For an in-depth treatment of how to integrate behavioral and statistical methodologies, see the author s companion volume from Van Nostrand Reinhold: Employee-Driven Systems for Safe Behavior. In addition to presenting these parallels with quality. The Behavior-Based Safety Process also provides powerful techniques aimed at implementation issues: organizational development, trainer-training, and employee involvement. The author and his associates developed these techniques over a decade of consultation with a variety of industries, working closely in that time with such safety leaders as Monsanto, Shell Chemical Company, ARCO Chemical, ALCOA, Rohm and Haas, Scott Paper Company, Georgia Gulf Corporation, The Pillsbury Company, and Chevron U.S.A.
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Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
Recent Developments in Behavior-Based Safety.
Foundation Concepts of Behavior-Based Safety Management.
Data-Based Action-Planning for Continuous Improvement.
Introducing the Behavior-Based Safety Process to a Site.
Implementation Roles and Responsibilities.
Training for the Basic Skills of the Process.
Training Observers and Conducting Kickoff Meetings.
Outcomes and Case Histories.
Improving the Quality of Behavior-Based Safety--A Model.
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Periodic meetings with faculty members and the program directors are scheduled to discuss the achievement of each resident's professional goals.
Mayo Clinic recruits many of its faculty from its own training programs. Upon successful completion of the Internal Medicine Residency, career opportunities may be available at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; or the regional Mayo Clinic Health System.
The most important indicator of the success of a training program is found in the outcomes of the graduates upon completion of their training. The Internal Medicine Residency has been fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) with a 10-year accreditation cycle (the maximum).
Every resident who has successfully completed the Internal Medicine Residency has been eligible for American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification. Ninety-eight percent of Mayo's Internal Medicine residents have passed the ABIM examinations on their first attempt (most recent three-year rolling average), and the average score has been consistently in the upper decile nationally. Residents from Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester enjoy one of the highest board pass rates of any internal medicine residency program in the country.
Historically, two-thirds of graduates from Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester have entered subspecialty training. Graduates pursuing subspecialty careers will find that Mayo's reputation opens the door to opportunities for fellowship training at the most prestigious and competitive programs. See a list of fellowship programs of recent Mayo graduates.
At the conclusion of the Internal Medicine Residency, you may wish to continue postgraduate training within Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education. If so, numerous fellowships are available on a competitive basis.
Mayo pioneered the concept of "specializing" in general internal medicine after completing a three-year internal medicine residency. Tracks in the General Internal Medicine Fellowship are designed for internists whose career goals include both academic and primary care general internal medicine.
Available tracks include:
The curriculum is customized to suit individual needs and includes these experiences:
Mayo offers dozens of clinical and academic fellowships in many internal medicine subspecialties. Most fellowships are three to four years long and include one year of research.


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Wolf3 40 Month Milestone.
I started rebuilding 40 monts ago. I was AU on my wifes Sears MC (CITI), the ony card she had left.
My first app was a US Bank secured card. Denied!!
3 secured cards followed in the next year, Then some store cards in the following year.
I got 2 major cards from HSBC and Capital One after having their secured cards for about 1.5 years each.
I have be declined for 3 major cards with other banks this year. But, just recently got some store cards with big limits.
Today I recieved my first major card not preceded by a secured card. It is a cobranded REI Visa from US Bank $4500 CL. ( come full circle).
So I am claiming victory in my journey to primeville.
P.S. Same day's mail had another AMEX green card invitaion ( in the shredder ).


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Internship Opportunities
New York State Senate Intern: Open to several majors, the intern would be working in the office of New York State Senator Marc C. Panepinto covering responsibilities such as updating social media pages; responding to calls, letters, emails, etc.; speaking with citizens to gather input on certain issues; report on issue areas; etc.
Non Profit Grant Writing/Fundraising Management : Assist Citizens for Affordable Legal Aid Corp. in network marketing and effective networking tactics, locating and acquiring grants and donors, writing grants, fundraising, hiring and training new team members, etc.
Non Profit Community Outreach Trainee: Assist Citizens for Affordable Legal Aid Corp. in locating and acquiring venues, public speaking, consultative sales techniques, event marketing, offering management level training in event promotions and project management.
Spruce Meadow Farm Office Intern: Assist this English riding focused barn in their event planning department, organizing and collecting progress reports and monitoring the project calendar to ensure project is on schedule and on budget.
Web Journalism/Content Development & Social Media Marketing Manager Trainee: Work under the supervision of the Marketing Manager at Citizens for Affordable Legal Aid Corp. in participating in online training sessions, researching, creating, and implementing social media marketing campaigns, completing daily tasks, etc.
Video Production Specialist: Create videos for various DromCo.com products and/or topic ideas. Create and edit a 1-3 minute dorm room tour video to apply.
Community Relations Intern: Responsible for the Parkside Community Association's membership and communication outreach, event planning, and donor solicitation, grant writing, fundraising, database management, social media outreach, etc.
Food Service Intern: Prepare and cook meals based on sustainable food systems in institutional kitchens, learn responsible waste management, purchasing, and menu practices, perform multiple tasks in an organized fashion, etc.
Financial Representative Intern: Come up with creative financial solutions, work with Northwest Mutual Life Insurance clients in order to better understand their financial goals.
Financial Planning Intern: The Legend Group financial planning internships prepare college juniors for entry into the business world by providing a thorough understanding of the working functions of a financial planning organizations. Two month summer paid internship in Getzville.
Back-End Web Developer Summer Intern: Intern should be pursuing or have obtained a degree in programming, web development or a related field, as they will be working with designers and front-end developers to create accurate, usable and visually appealing applications for websites.
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Women's/Children's Hospital Intern: Provide a wide range of administrative tasks under supervision in a professional office environment. Positions available in a variety of corporate departments.
Technology Intern: M&T Bank is looking for a Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, Accounting, or MIS major to work under the direction of a mentor to complete various routine technology-related projects and assignments for an established period of time.
Technical Writer Intern: RR Donnelley is looking for an intern with strong verbal and written communication skills to write technical directions, product announcement, marketing brochures, advertisements, and marketing specifications.
International Finance Intern: Work with Rich's Product Corp. in preparing projects such as quarterly key product P&Ls, export profitability analysis's, Ad-hoc analysis's, collect data and prepare reports such as pricing and cost analysis's.
Chemist Intern: Work with International Imaging Material, Inc. to read and perform ASTM test methods, prepare a variety of ink formulations and coatings, provide general summaries of product performance, participate in product evaluation, etc.
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Legal Aid Intern: Internship opportunity with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Public Defender Office.
Internships are listed on the HC Job Shop site.
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Helpful Sites for Internship Opportunities
- Internships.com is helpful sight to find the perfect for your major and career goals. Explore opportunities on the world's largest internship marketplace
- Idealist.org is the place to find non-profit jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities.
- Internweb is a student focused job search website that includes a database containing thousands of internships and entry level jobs.
- Global Placement is a free internship program service for students offering internship positions worldwide and funded by the European Union through the Leonardo da Vinci program.


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Child Support Calculator
How much child support are you owed?
Use the resources below to help determine how to answer this important question.
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This estimate does not reflect the exact balance Supportkids will work to collect for you, but it does give you an idea of how quickly the unpaid child support adds up, especially combined with interest.
*The approx. amount owed to you is a rough estimate and does not take into account previous payments made by the NCP, modifications to and judgments associated with your court order, custody changes, or other factors that must be considered when establishing the true balance of what is owed to you.
What is the exact amount of back child support you are owed?
Determining how much unpaid child support is owed to you can be a complex process. Many things need to be taken into consideration beyond the terms of your original court order such as:
- State-specific interest rates can be applied to child support debt.
- Some states apply simple interest and others use compound interest.
- State interest rates change over time and apply to your balance during that timeframe.
- Modifications to or judgments on your order can affect arrears calculations over time.
- Custody changes and emancipation of children must be factored in.
- Welfare or TANF cash assistance you might have received.
- Timing and amount of previous payments made by the non-custodial parent.
While your local state child support office is a good resource to use to find out how much you are owed, the balance they provide often does not include the compounding interest and that makes a significant impact on the total.
How much will Supportkids collect?
As a client, Supportkids will invest time in your case to reach the best estimate of how much you are owed. By combining our legal expertise, understanding of court documents and our extensive experience with government payment registries, we have developed a tool for calculating the total child support debt owed, including interest. This is a valuable service that we provide to all of our clients as part of your service package.
It is likely that this amount will only continue to grow unless you take action to collect your child support.


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Welcome to the Theater Division!
Our 2015-2016 season promises another year of excellent theater. Elbows Off the Table, a new work written and directed by Rebecca VerNooy, begins our Athens main stage season by mixing movement and text to explore a girl's path to womanhood. In Margaret Atwood's adaptation of her novella, The Penelopiad, directed by David Haugen, Odysseus' wife Penelope tells her side of the Odyssey legend. Our production is choreographed by Madeleine Scott, newly retired long time Director of the Dance Division and first Director of the merged School of Dance, Film, and Theater. Our final production of fall, Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Dennis Delaney, is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and politics.
Spring semester begins with Urinetown, by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, directed by Daniel Dennis, our first official co-production with the School of Music, with Lisa Foerster as Musical Director, Steven Huang as Band Leader and Christi Camper Moore choreographing. Urinetown satirizes the legal system, capitalism, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. Lynn Nottage's subtle and intricate play, Intimate Apparel, directed by Shelley Delaney, was inspired by her own great grandmother's life. Finally, we end the 2015-16 season with the 22st annual Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwrights' Festival featuring two brand new plays by our graduate playwrights in rotating repertory.
By summer 2016 we plan to launch our new summer theater, christened Tantrum Theater, in Dublin, Ohio so that we can offer our students year 'round theater experience, continuing the tradition started by Elizabeth Evans Baker in 1956. Stay tuned for details.
Please join us and share in our passion to make great theater!
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We had a mellow time in Mendoza then hit the trail
Warm, but balanced by nice evenings
The trek in is all about panoramas
Ken Lofhelm
Tom Cowpak
Aconcagua from Casa de Piedra
Day 3 of trekking, getting closer to our goal
Ken Lofhelm proves he is Australian
In the high country everything is close to the groud, the winds can be severe
Nearing the unseen Plaza Argentina
Breakfast at Plaza Argentina base camp, where we are catered for
Malcolm Nicholson
Another colourful sunset
Returning to Plaza Argentina after a load carry, we meet Rima Oken
Sunset from Camp 1, high wind clouds though, unfortunately
We set up Camp 1, the Mountain Hardwear EV3 tents are light and strong, and enough room for two relatively comfortably
Load carrying to Guanacos Camp, our C2
The trail to Guanacos Camp is not all climbing
Malcolm; the weather is colder
But wine with dinner brings a smile
Another high wind sunset
And this is why we returned to BC after setting up C2 - STRONG winds. We will wait them out, unlike the Argentinean-led teams
After some waiting we head back to Camp 1
And this is Guanacos Camp, our C2, we head up to catch the summit window, but also acclimatize carefully en route
Tom admires the sunset
Tom and myself explore to the real Camp 2
The real Camp 2 is a barren, high camp used by teams climbing the Polish Glacier
Looks like ice cream, tastes like ice cream, even if it is filled with air
Tom; we share the cooking, out of the wind but with ventilation
Camp Colera at nearly 6000m, our C3, finally.
From Camp Colera looking back to towards the Guanacos Camp and where we have come from
Summit time, and that classic Aconcagua shadow sunrise; Malcolm and Ken breathing hard
Malcolm and Ken rising above
Tom with cold feet, which we eventually overcame. His boots (and my La Sportiva Nepal Tops) were great for the rest of the mountain, but not warm enough for the summit push
Starting the Canaleta; Ken turned back just prior, satified and not wanting to push too hard
The thin but good Canaleta trail
Still climbing the Canaleta
Resting, refueling at the "Cave", where there is now some welcome emergency equipment; Latoro on the left, doctors on the right
The "Cave"
From the "Cave" the terrain is steeper but the views just get better!
The last section to the summit
Jamie McGuinness on top of the Andes with Andes beer!
Aconcagua summit!
The same Aconcagua summit panorama, uncropped
An Aconcagua summit panorama, looking roughly north
Tom Cowpak on top of Aconcagua!
Tom and Malcolm; Malcolm pushed himself hard! Congratulations!
Other friends on top, some Inka Plaza Argentina staff
Let's get out of here - heading down just below Camp Colera on the standard route
Climbing the standard route looks fun?
At last, reaching the Plaza de Mulas base camp
Lets get rid of those toilet bags!
The colourful trek out, going light; the rest of the gear is carried by mules
Tom Cowpak leaps
Oh, those panoramas; climbers head in to Plaza de Mulas
At the Horcones park entrance/exit, Aconcagua just visible behind
Ken Lofhelm, Malcolm Nicholson, Tom Cowpak and Jamie McGuinness deserve a beer!


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Top 4 Android Phones From T-Mobile 2011(Low Budget)
If you are tired of expensive phones and high tech Android handsets, here we have some good upcoming low-cost range from T-Mobile. After G2 and myTouch 4G, T-Mobile recently unveiled its lineup of affordable Android handsets, all set to debut this November 3rd.
The following handsets are expected to arrive:
1. Motorola CHARM: It comes with MOTOBLUR and features a full QWERTY keyboard, 600MHz processor, 2.8-inch touchscreen display and a 3MP camera. It also includes BACKTRACK, a rear touchpad that makes web browsing and handset navigation easy. The Motorola CHARM would arrive in golden bronze or cabernet finish for $49.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract.
2. T-Mobile Comet: Manufactured by Huawei, the T-Mobile Comet would support 528 MHz processor, 2.8-inch touchscreen display, 3.2MP camera, and a black finish. It will be available for $9.99 after $50 rebate and a two-year contract. It is also available on a prepaid basis for less than $200 (plus taxes and fees) which makes it a very reasonably priced prepaid option.
3. Motorola DEFY: It's a scratch-resistant, water-resistant, rugged and dust-proof Android Handset which supports MOTORBLUR, a 800MHz processor, a 3.7-inch full touch screen and a 5MP camera with flash and video capture. The Motorola DEFY is available in a black and linen finish for $99.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract.
4. LG Optimus T: A handset with 600 MHz processor, 3.2-inch full touchscreen display and a 3.2MP camera with video capture. The Optimus T includes a voice actions feature that provides advanced voice command features also. It will be available in burgundy or titanium for $29.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract.


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By Lisa R. RhodesMarch 25, 2011
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Logan Crew would rather solve a complex math problem than play a video game or shoot hoops.
"Math is something that I'm good at," the 17-year-old Meade High School senior said. "I really enjoy it. It's fun."
Logan attributed a passion for math as one of the reasons why he and the other 11 members of the high school math club won first-place overall in the 2010-2011 Anne Arundel County High School Mathematics Competition on March 5 at Anne Arundel Community College.
During the subsequent awards ceremony, Meade was presented with a trophy and certificate for most-improved school.
"I think it's a wonderful accomplishment," said Arthur Brock, a Meade High math teacher who has advised the club for the past nine years.
Although the math club has competed in the annual contest since the 1980s, it last won in the 1990s.
As the top-scoring individual in the competition, Logan was one of six students to receive the Donald Wertz Memorial Book Award from the college. The award, given to first- through sixth-place winners, was a math book.
"It feels fantastic," said Logan, a member of the math team for four years and a student in the high school's International Baccalaureate program.
Logan said he earned second place in the contest during his sophomore year and came in third last year.
"I'm really happy," he said. "It shows how I've developed as a mathematician."
The combination of Logan's abilities and the quality and skill of the other team members helped the high school earn first place, said Brock. The team practiced once a week during the competition and studied questions from past contests.
"I believe this is just one example of how the students and faculty at Meade High School are well on the way to fulfilling our mission of becoming a premier high school in the state of Maryland," said Rebecca Goss, chairwoman of the school's math department.
The annual competition is organized and hosted by Anne Arundel Community College. Students from 15 public and private schools participated in the contest, which began last October. The contest is comprised of five matches that are played over the course of five months. The matches are divided into two phases.
In the first phase, students work individually to answer as many of the six math questions provided during the 30-minute time limit. The questions cover a broad range of subjects, including pre-calculus, algebra, arithmetic, geometry, statistics and probability. No calculators are allowed in the first round.
In the second phase, students work in teams of up to five members. Each member tries to answer another set of six questions in 30 minutes. Calculators are permitted in this round.
The scores for each school are computed by adding the best team score to the average of the top three individuals' scores.
Logan turned in perfect sores in all five rounds. The Meade math club won the contest with a score of 46.0 points, one-third of a point over Severna Park High School.
"We're making a name for Meade and getting rid of all the false assumptions," said Matthew Wilmes, 17, a senior who is an IB student and enrolled in Project Lead The Way, a national program that prepares students for careers in science, engineering and technology. "People think we're not very smart, that we're not exactly college-bound. ... But it really is a good school."
Goss said winning the prestigious competition reflects the potential of Meade students. "Despite the challenges some of our students face, they show a tenacity and desire to achieve that -- although not news to us -- seems to surprise people who are outside of the Meade family."
Research shows that the two most important determining factors in future academic success are the participation in extracurricular activities and the level of mathematics achieved, Goss said.
"Math cultivates critical thinking skills. Math is everywhere. Math is power," she said.
Most of the Meade High seniors on the team aspire to careers in engineering, computer science and mathematical analysis.
A new group of students will compete next year. "There are three or four students who came to the practices who may make up next year's team," Brock said. "These are students who are really good."


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It would be really cool to have a tab on the dashboard that takes you right to image upload. Right now the only place to upload images is from the 'write' page.
There are other times I like to upload for say, sidebar images, blogroll images, etc. Maybe it's overkill but hey, why not?
Or maybe even a link on the blogroll/add links place to upload an image while you're there.
Just some thoughts.