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Newly crowned Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong has won countless fans across the globe, but one of his funniest is Ben Stiller. Stiller, who cast Armstrong in Dodgeball, tells Insider: "It's hard to understand how someone can do all that on a physical level. But having gotten a chance to know him, he's a very normal sort of guy." But not normal like you and me. "I read his book a couple of years ago," says Stiller. "Here was a guy who had beaten cancer. His story is so amazing that after I read it I felt, 'That's incredible. I am so inspired.' And then I thought, 'Wow, I really suck.' "
In Dodgeball there's a scene where the main character needs to get motivated. "We started thinking, 'Who is the most inspirational person in the world?' " says Stiller, "and we thought of Lance. Wouldn't it be funny if he ran into Lance Armstrong and Lance said, 'I thought about quitting, too.'" Eager to do some comedy, Armstrong said yes without reading the script. And how was his performance? "He really understood how important it is to play it straight in order to make it funny," says Stiller. "He underplayed the whole scene perfectly. Most people take him so seriously that they are intimidated by him. But he's got a great sense of humor about himself."
Free Association
We asked Will & Grace's Sean Hayes for his quick takes on a few hot topics.
Jail time for Martha Stewart: "I wanna say sad, but I do think she's being made an example of."
Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings: "Lotta free time."
Whoopi getting fired by SlimFast for Bush joke: "What happened to free speech?"
Sharon Stone in a Basic Instinct sequel: (Laughs) It's too easy.
2004 Presidential Race: "I really hope people educate themselves in America and make the right decision in voting for Kerry."
Reality TV: "It definitely has its place, but I don't think it's here to stay.
Basket Case
If you're on Sigourney Weaver's gift list, get ready. Before filming M. Night Shyamalan's period film The Village, Weaver had to attend a kind of 19th-century boot camp, where she learned how to make fire and plow fields, not to mention how to create various crafts. "I made my best friend a Shaker basket that I had dyed in walnut water. I made my husband some rabbit mittens," says Weaver. Also on the list were an iron trivet, a knitted muffler and a pine-needle basket. "There are a lot of interesting presents to be had," she says. Aww, does that mean we won't be getting a TiVo?
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Muzaffarnagar riots: A munshi has his hands full writing FIRs
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At Muzaffarnagar, FIRs are piling up. A total of 177 FIRs pertaining to riots were handwritten in three days at a single station. Over a hundred still remain. Dealing with this deluge of complaints is one man entrusted with the task of going through each complaint and processing it into an FIR.
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He (he did not want to be named) was brought in specifically for rendering complaints into FIRs quickly and effectively. His young son is unwell, but all that was put aside when he was transferred to one of the worst affected police stations in the district. "When I came here, I realized that no work had been done. There were hundreds of complaints, but none had been processed," he said.
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In the first day, a hundred FIRs were handwritten by him. In the second day, fifty odd were completed.
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"I wrote out 177 FIRs in the first three days, and then I honestly lost count. It must be close to 250 now and complaints keep pouring in," he said. The station he has been posted is on the outskirts of Muzaffarnagar bordering Shamli district, where violence had claimed 19 lives.
Muzaffarnagar riots: Villagers fleeing homes targeted
Thousands made their way to those areas in the city where there was a large Muslim population. Speaking about converting these tragedies into sections of the penal code, he said, "When there's an attempt to murder, I write out section 307 IPC next to it. But that doesn't convey the sheer horror of people trying to burn you alive in your own homes," he said.
Muzaffarnagar: When the Jat bonding helped 4,000 Muslims return home
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Definición de abridgement en inglés:
(also chiefly US abridgment)
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1.1 [count noun] A shortened version of a larger work: an abridgement of Shakespeare's Henry VI
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|A prospective study of meat and fat intake in relation to small intestinal cancer.
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|Diets high in red and processed meats are associated with carcinogenesis of the large intestine, but no prospective study has examined meat and fat intake in relation to cancer of the small intestine. We prospectively investigated meat and fat intakes, estimated from a food frequency questionnaire, in relation to small intestinal cancer among half a million men and women enrolled in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). During up to 8 years of follow-up, 60 adenocarcinomas and 80 carcinoid tumors of the small intestine were diagnosed. Despite slightly elevated HRs for red meat, there were no clear associations for red or processed meat intake and either adenocarcinoma or carcinoid tumors of the small intestine. In contrast, we noted a markedly elevated risk for carcinoid tumors of the small intestine with saturated fat intake in both the categorical (highest versus lowest tertile: HR, 3.18; 95% CI, 1.62-6.25) and continuous data (HR, 3.72; 95% CI, 1.79-7.74 for each 10-g increase in intake per 1,000 kcal). Our findings suggest that the positive associations for meat intake reported in previous case-control studies may partly be explained by saturated fat intake.


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A ghost haunting him by VeseaWatch
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Jon Snow and Ygritte in my Moleskine, polychromos pencils. I tried to draw it soft and gentle, but my scanner killed absolutely everything.
If only they met each other under different circumstances. One of the greatest heart breaks in the show ( not related to stabbing someone.)
I love your handwriting. And the draw, obviously x).
Aww, this is beautifully drawn and full of meaning for their relationship ! I love this, amazing job.
Amazing work! I love everything about it!
This turned out beautiful
Beautiful well done!
Dont worry, it still looks pretty amazing (:
This is beautiful. I hate you for drawing it.
Love this.
Game of Thrones appreciation aside, this is a lovely piece. You say that your scanner killed your soft technique, but I think it is still very subtle and beautiful. The shading on the faces is wonderful, and I really like the care you took with your pencil strokes. The textures you created are careful and planned. I just really like this piece. Thank you for sharing!
Without words, these colors are amazing!Good job! :3
Gorgeous, you are very talented. this is beautiful
It's still very beautiful. I love it
Nice! Check me out.
OMG are you trying to kill me?
This is absolutely beautiful! You brought tears to my eyes, seriously! :')
You are very talented, just... wow!
This is absolutely beautiful! You brought tears to my eyes, seriously! :')
You are very talented, just... wow!
This is so awesome!
They both look gorgeous in profile view, I love how you color the hair too
Due to my bad scanner the colors are awful here. In real life Ygritte's hair is pale strawberry red, not orange, and the faces and background are warm and soft
I agree that it's hard to see the warmth and softness of the colors, but it's still a great drawing
Oh, it's stunning! And so, so sad...


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The Hippoposaurus by Julio-LacerdaWatch
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Lurdusaurus, the semi-aquatic african iguanodontian, perhaps very similar in habits to modern-day hippopotamus.
It hasn't been very widely illustrated, AFAIK. So here's my contribution
Based on the - I think - only skeletal reconstruction of this animal avaiable, by Pete Buchholz.
It hasn't been very widely illustrated, AFAIK. So here's my contribution
Based on the - I think - only skeletal reconstruction of this animal avaiable, by Pete Buchholz.
I love the way you illustrated the play of light across the sandy bottom and the slight clouds of silt kicked up by the creature's footsteps.
It looks more like a o sauropod to me.
Nice work.
IT'S GLORIA! IT'S GLORIA! Hey it is Gloria.
IT'S GLORIA! IT'S GLORIA! Hey it really is Gloria.
it looks it has short hindlegs, was it more "quadrupedal" than other iguanodontids?
I guess so, it probably relied more on a quadrupedal stance to support it's weight, and I bet it wasn't a very good runner.
I dispute this, because Lurdusaurus had padded hindfeet like a rhino or elephant, while a hippo has spreading, un-padded feet.
Nice. Well that's the "dinosaurs never swam in the water, flew in the sky or burrowed underground" statement proved wrong in at least one way. That digging Hypsilophodonitd also makes this statememt untrue more. I never believed it anyway. Good work, i like it.
Wrong in all three ways (Dinos flew, swam and burrowed)
Yeah, that idea is definetely not true. I always thought burrowing dinosaurs were a very likely possibility, not to mention the thousands of birds flying right in front of our faces. And while I don't think any dinosaur that has been discovered until now had a totally aquatic life, it has been pretty much proved that some, like spinosaurids, had amphibious lifestyles.
6 fingers?
Technically the thumb spike is not a true finger.
yes it is, I always thought it was.
So, would the be sort of like the spurs of a monotreme?
Oh shit
So elegant and beautiful. Great job.
Thanks. I'm surprised you found it elegant though! It was supposed to be chubby
I waited SO long for something like this. Hooray for the semi-aquatic Lurdusaurus!
Hooray! I'm surprised this guy hasn't received more attention. A hippo-dinosaur sounds so funny
What's the evidence it was semi-aquatic? I'm very interested.
I guess the evidence is not really substantial, but it has been suggested that the "short, slightly spreading metatarsus backed by an enlarged foot pad, in keeping with the massive, spreading hand, [...] could conceivably be an adaptation for movement on soft substrates and hence perhaps an amphibious mode of life. " - quoting Darren Naish. The torso is low and robust, reminiscent of a hippo, and the limb bones appear to be massive and denser than usual, which could serve to make it less buoyant. The long neck in this case would allow the animal to reach the surface to breath without necessarily having to move the rest of the body.
It sounds a lot like sauropods all over again. But this creature's anatomy is certainly an anomaly. Similar to Balaur bondoc, which I hypothesize was semi-aquatic (not to self-promote, but I drew a reconstruction illustrating this).
Magnífico! but it reminds to me not a hippo, but the sauropods of the old school And yes, we need more images of obscure iguanodontians.
Mto bom cara! Adorei o efeito dagua.
I hope they can proof their theory, I like the idea of semi-aquatic iguanodontids
I hope they can proof their theory, I like the idea of semi-aquatic iguanodontids
Thanks! It's funny that this thing might have lived like people used to believe hadrosaurs lived, as semiaquatic creatures swimming with their tails and seeking refuge in the water
WOW!! It´s so hippo!! XD I love it!
I have one question: in your pictures, the scenary is real or drawn by you??
I have one question: in your pictures, the scenary is real or drawn by you??


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The Williamsburg Whole Foods Will Open on July 26
With breads from Roberta's, skewered lobster tails from Luke's Lobster, and lots of pricey produce, of course.
With breads from Roberta's, skewered lobster tails from Luke's Lobster, and lots of pricey produce, of course.
"Somebody was holding a baby and still trying to fight."
Nobody seems to know exactly what's in this eerie concoction.
The popular chain's Amazing Aloha burgers will arrive in midtown this fall.
The burger chain has officially crossed the snack-hybrid Rubicon.
NYPD says his request got a 17-year-old fist to the face.
Suggestions so far include a meatball-and-tuna concoction, and just salt on wheat bread.
A customer claims it gave her severe burns.
The suit accuses the chain of selling drinks that are 25 percent smaller than advertised.
Mars wants fast-food chains to quit adding its products to their already-unhealthy desserts.
It's closing its final NYC location because of a lack of "urban appeal."
A new lawsuit filed by shareholders claims they made hundreds of millions of dollars.
The grocery chain has 15 days to fix leaky ceilings and other sanitization problems at a food-prep plant.
"We came together as a community to lift those in need."
Renting cooler offices is apparently a "significant step" toward building a better McDonald's.
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An errant bottle turned into a brawl that gave a teen severe third-degree burns.
Shareholders blast the company's relocation up north as "a step backwards for diversity."


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PREVIEWS: "Daredevil," "Uncanny X-Men," & More Marvel Comics On Sale August 3, 2016
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Italian artist Denis Medri has made a name for himself on the comics Internet for his various series of themed superhero portraits, from 1950s Rockabilly Batman to steampunk Spider-Man. As it turns out, this fanart attracted the attention of DC Entertainment.
Although Medri said the company balked at making an official comic based on his art, saying it would "create confusion," an editor asked him to submit sample pages for the then-forthcoming Batman '66 digital-first series. Medri did a number of samples specifically for the project, but never heard back. Undeterred, Medri has posted these samples online:
They use rotating artists on that book, so I hope he gets a shot.
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 71,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great Ride and comfortable for long, long trips"
Cons: "Has the old Cassette Radio but I hate to change it"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Bought this new when I saw it on a turntable at the 1997 New York Auto Show. Took my daughter home from the hospital in it when she was born that same year and now she is learning to drive with it. She gets upset whenever I talk about selling it. Love the comfort of the car on the open road. Has been extremely reliable and the interior is beautiful with the power bolster, embroidered 30th Anniversary seats. Still get compliments when I bring it for service."
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By Buck on Monday, October 19, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 21,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "House Wife's car, known as the "Grocery Grabber""
Cons: "Very little wear and tear"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This car has been garaged most of the time and mostly short trips. Always responsibly driven and not subjected to rough handling. Very little repair has been needed and always ready to go."
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By the Scottish Pole on Saturday, August 29, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 175,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Initially, it took getting used to (seat belt access, cupbolder position, lengthy door, lowness to ground), yet the adjustment was worth the effort. . . Very acceptable mpg (mid-high 20's) tolerable blind spots, minimal maintenance, wish I could have ignored peer pressure and kept up the cosmetics....I would not hesitate buying this car , again, NEW."
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By XR7 Lover on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 111,263overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Car never dies - Engine very strong to this day"
Cons: "You might get tempted to push - milage DOWN"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I originally purchased my 1994 XR7 in 2006 with 84K miles on it -> Intent was originally to buy a car that I knew would last me for at least 3 yrs (after a drunk driver totaled my then 2004 Audi A6 and owing $4K after insurance paid total value to get out of loan) - Well 9 YEARS later, I still own it and love driving it. Suspension on car is excellent along with handling around curves or coming off exits. Interior front dash, all side doors, seats(other than driver), & headliner are literally like new out of showroom to this day. With windows up, cannot here outside noise from tires, etc., unless large truck or motorcycle goes by. Also own a newer Lexus ES350 & the XR7 is just as quiet when driving. XR7 was ahead of it's time -> was 1st true 5 seat family sports car (not including 60's & 70's muscle cars). I say this, because it has options that my Lexus even does not have -> for instance, if bad accident & car rolls over, gas automatically shuts off so car will not ignite and burst into flames -> 2nd unusual feature (that my Lexus doesn't have) is that if you leave on interior lights, radio, or anything, the car automatically shuts off electrical power within 1 hr from battery so battery will not go dead. Has timed auto headlight shutoff. Also has a feature that you definitely want in a older vehicle -> let's say you lock keys in car or ignition (which I am guilty of more than once, now what do you do, call AAA - NO, car has a numeral security code entry to punch in (above drivers side door handle) and then you can unlock 1 or both doors, even trunk -> 2nd scenario, you can place all your keys, valuables you don't want chance of being stolen in trunk if they are to heavy and lock car by security code on door. Later open with code when needed afterwards. Plus more options. I have as previously have mentioned owned car for 9 yrs now, in that,I had not had a MAJOR repair need in vehicle other than regular maintenance, tires, battery, etc. I have one that has an imitation convertible roof -> sets car apart from any car on road. When I park it alongside any even all new cars with the rounded bodies that almost all look the same, the XR7 stands out with ALOT of CHARACTER that the auto industry left behind. Too bad. I have the V8 in car and on highway only, I get more than respectaful mileage for an older V8 (4.6L) -> 25 - 27 MPG. Real decent for a V8 sports car. City - highway not as good 18 - 20 MPG. Long story short - If you are thinking about and lucky enough to find an older XR7, I am telling you cannot go wrong for the money. These cars were so well built that they last and last and last."
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By don on Monday, November 17, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 76,151overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Pros: "well maintained"
Cons: "heavy in front end from 3.8l motor"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"paint is good ,no accidents ,One owner. will get great ride out of her as long as you don't abuse her."
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By AB on Tuesday, July 15, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 100,700overall rating 7 of 10rating details
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-5684?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12619040#action_12619040 ] Chunrong Lai commented on HARMONY-5684: --------------------------------------- I can see the commit breaks the org.apache.harmony.lang.management.MemoryPoolMXBeanImplTest and org.apache.harmony.lang.management.tests.java.lang.management.MemoryPoolMXBeanTest from classlib test suite. Any idea about that? > [drlvm][memory] Native memory management and tuning > --------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HARMONY-5684 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-5684 > Project: Harmony > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: DRLVM > Reporter: Andrey Yakushev > Assignee: Pavel Pervov > Attachments: memmgr.patch, memmgr.patch > > > There are several problems in DRLVM with native memory usage. For example: > - Native memory usage couldn't be monitored currently in details via java.lang.management functionality > - No explicit way to replace system native memory allocator to other memory managers in order to improve performance or footprint > - Too many variants of the native memory allocations in DRLVM > - Poor memory usage control (like leaks, double free calling, etc.) > - Potential crash in diagnostics when OutOfMemory occur > - Frequent native memory usage could cause OutOfMemory if GC wouldn't be timely called > - No detail trace for the native memory usage > Adding of some functionality to solve these would be hepful I think? -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Castle 3800kv 1410 motor. Had that motor and a sidewinder esc (would not recommend in the XS) and it is a beast.
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If you run on a ot of pavement, yes. On 2s the truck will flip on its lid from even a slow 5mph roll. Lots of dirt? With the stock tires no way in hell. Maybe with a good set of pro-lines.
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– Carl Siciliano, executive director of the Ali Forney Center, New York City's homeless shelter for LGBT youth, published an open letter in this weekend's New York Times calling on Pope Francis to end the Catholic Church's rejection of homosexuality.
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In January 2003, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (EWI) was created. As the name implies, this is an equal weight version of the popular S&P 500 Index. Although both indexes are comprised of the same stocks, the different weighting schemes result in two indexes with different properties and different benefits for investors. There are also exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track each of the two indexes. The Rydex S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (NYSE: RSP) tracks the EWI; the ETF of choice for the S&P 500, is the State Street SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).
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Similar to many stock indexes, the S&P 500 is a market capitalization weighted index. The market capitalization of each stock is determined by taking the share price and multiplying it the number of shares outstanding. The companies with the largest market capitalizations, or the greatest values, will have the highest weights in the index. The weight of a company in the index is equal to the market cap of that company divided by the total market cap of all the companies in the index. For example, in March 2012, the total market cap of the S&P 500 was $12.7 trillion. The largest company in the index was Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with a market cap of $546 billion. Its weight in the index therefore was 4.3% of the total index.
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Billy had been inducted into a number of HOFs within wrestling.
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It was done to get those who ran wrestling to get their act together and it worked.
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#9502 closed (wontfix)
Docs reST xref markup
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Description (last modified by ramiro)
This patch converts all the bare ``SETTING_NAME`` occurrences all over the trunk documentation as of r9330 to proper :setting:`SETTING_NAME` constructs as per http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/documentation/#todo, except for:
- ref/settings.txt
- release/*
- internals/documentation.txt
replacements were performed with a locally modified docs/_ext/literals_to_xrefs.py script.
It applies to the 1.0.X branch as of r9331 as well, with some fuzz:
$ patch -p1 < ../xref-markup-settings-r9330.diff patching file docs/faq/admin.txt patching file docs/faq/models.txt patching file docs/howto/deployment/fastcgi.txt patching file docs/internals/contributing.txt patching file docs/intro/tutorial01.txt patching file docs/ref/contrib/admin.txt patching file docs/ref/contrib/comments/settings.txt patching file docs/ref/contrib/index.txt patching file docs/ref/databases.txt patching file docs/ref/django-admin.txt Hunk #2 succeeded at 164 (offset 4 lines). Hunk #3 succeeded at 185 with fuzz 1 (offset 4 lines). Hunk #4 succeeded at 249 (offset 4 lines). Hunk #5 succeeded at 263 (offset 4 lines). Hunk #6 succeeded at 312 (offset 4 lines). Hunk #7 succeeded at 347 (offset 4 lines). Hunk #8 succeeded at 552 (offset 32 lines). Hunk #9 succeeded at 656 (offset 32 lines). Hunk #10 succeeded at 810 (offset 74 lines). patching file docs/ref/forms/fields.txt patching file docs/ref/generic-views.txt patching file docs/ref/request-response.txt patching file docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt patching file docs/topics/cache.txt patching file docs/topics/db/transactions.txt patching file docs/topics/email.txt patching file docs/topics/files.txt patching file docs/topics/http/file-uploads.txt patching file docs/topics/http/sessions.txt patching file docs/topics/http/urls.txt patching file docs/topics/http/views.txt patching file docs/topics/i18n.txt patching file docs/topics/templates.txt patching file docs/topics/testing.txt Hunk #1 succeeded at 849 (offset -30 lines).
but visual inspection of the patched files shows they are correcly modified and Sphinx generates no warnings when running make html.
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Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
- Description modified (diff)
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by telenieko
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
- Version changed from SVN to 1.0-beta-1
Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
Patch updated to apply cleanly to trunk as of r9435
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
- Keywords xref settings :setting: added
- Version changed from 1.0-beta-1 to SVN
Just attached patch xref-markup-settings-r9435.diff also applies cleanly to 1.0.X branch as of r9437.
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
- Keywords :mod: :class: :attr: added
- Summary changed from Settings xref markup for trunk to Docs reST xref markup
Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
Patch update to r9475, applies to trunk and 1.0.X added :mod: and some :class:, :data:, :attr: and :exc: prefixes
Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
Patch updated with a few more settings xrefs, applies cleanly to trunk and 1.0.x as of r9526
Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
Patch upated to apply cleanly after r9727
Changed 8 years ago by ramiro
Patch for 1.0.X branch as of r9729 as the docs contents have started to diverge from trunk.
Changed 7 years ago by ramiro
Patch for trunk, updated to r9885.
Changed 7 years ago by ramiro
Patch for 1.0.X branch, updated to r9885
comment:5 Changed 7 years ago by ramiro
I've updated the patches for trunk and the 1.0.X branch, with a further enhancement: the modified text lines are correctly wrapped up at column 80.
Also, this time I didn't bother to direct Mercurial to generate versions of the patches with the trailing spaces removed. This make them appear bigger than in reality and could make review of the patches a bit harder but a) I see Gary and Russell are doing the same thing when they touch files under docs/ and b) that's the right thing to do anyways.
Changed 7 years ago by ramiro
Patch for trunk updated to post r9890
comment:6 Changed 6 years ago by ramiro
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from new to closed


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when I activate the plugin, my main nav menu disappears
when I activate the plugin, my main nav menu disappears
Can you provide a url? You sure you are not using a different plugin which suppose to do the same as the post types order? As there is no connection between this and the menu
the url is : http://deepfry.wpconsult.net/
there are 2 links (home,projects) generated by code :
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and the rest are from a WP 3 nav menu.
when I activate the plugin, the menu items aren't being created
Have you been able to solve this problem? I am having the same issue. As soon as I activate the plugin, my main nav menu disappears: http://www.amplify.lt/alita2/category/produktai/brendis/
This should be already fixed. Can you please contact us with a login to your blog?
As an FYI, I had the same issue - using Genesis/Agent Press 2.0 with the dsIDXpress plugin, the nav menu disappears on any of the pages generated with the IDX plugin. When I disabled the post order plugin the issue disappeared. Hope this helps with the troubleshooting.
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Stardust Memories
Woody Allen's most controversial film was hated by fans upon its release for its narcissism and disregard towards his loyalists, but time has made Stardust Memories a much more entertaining film than it was considered in 1980. It blatantly references Federico Fellini's 8 ½, in both plot (a respected filmmaker trying to clear his mind while dealing with fans and women) and its look (shot in beautiful black and white photography which, like Feliini, includes grotesque close-ups of all manner of odd looking people). Woody actually comes off as one of the beautiful people compared to the faces on the extras. Though Stardust Memories is funny, it's also deeply depressing. Woody plays Sandy Bates, maybe his most confident character, and though always surrounded by admirers, he may also be his loneliest.
Like Allen himself, Sandy is a beloved maker of comedies who longs to get more philosophical and serious in his work. While attending a film retrospective weekend of his work, he is bombarded by sycophant fans; every couple of minutes someone seems to be asking for his autograph or his attention for their cause or script idea or just heaping praise on him. Time jumps back and forth from the beachfront festival to his New York apartment, while past and present relationships are examined. He's haunted by memories of his ex, Dorrie (the icy Charlotte Rampling), an insecure and possibly insane actress, and his current French girlfriend, Isobel (Marie-Christine Barrault from Eric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's), who maybe he loves, but isn't in love with. Meanwhile he strikes-up a friendship with an Annie Hall esque sincere violinist (Jessica Harper of Suspiria, who also appe...
Todd Solondz is, without a doubt, one of the best living American directors. His two works from the '90s, Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, served as groundbreaking material in terms of dark comedy and a ruthless exploitation of sorts. Some regard them as his best work with the knowledge that the films that follow only get harder to swallow. But it isn't just the steadfast exposure to topics such as backyard abortion and pedophilia that unsettles his audiences, but rather his approach. Through bright colors and jovial songs, Solondz mocks suburbia and the tortured souls of those suffering with mediocrity and mental illness to the point that it is hilarious. And while you feel bad, or perhaps uncomfortable with the development of each film, there is something about them that keeps you focused and satisfied. Storytelling is wedged in between Solondz's nastiest and most complex work, Palindromes, and those aforementioned ones that made him big. Being in the middle means that it is not as easy-going and lighthearted as the first two (if you could even call them that), nor is it as nuanced and off-the-walls as Palindromes. However, this is the movie in which no one is spared as he attacks the hidden comedy within racial taboos, servants, rich Jewish families, and our education system. To add to this lineup of targets was a fresh approach; the movie is split into two unrelated character developments, one called Fiction, and the other Non-fiction. The separation of these two storytelling methods was not only interesting in a way that pars with anthology Horror films, but gave meaning to such methods for anyone who fancies themselves a storyteller.
FICTION: In this segment we find Vi (Selma Blair), a pink-haired college student looking for substance in all the wrong places. She and her handicapped boyfriend Marcus (Leo Fitzpatrick) have a writing course with a professor of great prestige. Vi is just short of obsessed with him, though not because he's won the Pulitzer Prize for his literature, nor because he's a brutally honest teacher. Now's the time to mention that her professor is black. Solondz exposes her loyalty as a sort of Mandingo fetish, which causes an outrage in Marcus when he discovers that she and other white girls on campus seem to be under the same spell. Meanwhile, we see their classroom atmosphere develop as Professor Scott ruins his classroom's general hope of becoming writers. From there, we follow Vi as she pursues her professor and receives the lesson of a lifetime that is nothing short of brutal.Continue Reading


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Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- caliphate - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
The Caliphate was the name of the lands ruled by Muslims from AD 632 to 1258. The leaders of Islam after the prophet Muhammad had the title of caliph, which means "successor" in Arabic. The caliphs built an empire that stretched from India in the east to Spain in the west.
- Caliphate - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
For several hundred years the Muslim community and the lands it ruled formed a state called the Caliphate. It was created in 632 to head off a leadership crisis brought on by the death of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. The successor chosen was Abu Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law and longtime companion. His title was caliph, a term that means both "successor" and "deputy." The Caliphate lasted until 1258.


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McDonald's McRib is back
What, exactly, drives McRib obsessions, we're not really sure. Their elusiveness? Their boneless, bumpy, rib-simulating shape? Their "sassy" sauce?
In any case, the sandwich's fans can start rejoicing: McDonald's is offering McRib nationally until Dec. 5. According to Ad Age, it's only been rolled out nationally twice before, in 1981 and 1994 (as a tie-in to the Flintstones movie).
McDonald's has also launched a "The Legends of McRib," contest for McRib lovers to submit stories based on the McRib's legend, imaginary or otherwise, and the author of the winning submission will win--get this--a trip to Germany, the only country that serves McRib year round. (Speculations about why that's the case are welcome in the comments.)
Like Shamrock shakes, the McRib seems to draw some of its appeal from its limited availability. So after Dec. 5, the cold-hearted marketing folks at McDonald's will take the sandwich away, offering it again as only a limited-time promotion.
Relive 1989 with this McRib commercial:
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