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Swimming Support Thread
ED4, I can't pretend to be an expert - have only been taking improver lessons for a few weeks (I can swim, but breast stroke and glorified doggy paddle won't get me through an IM !). Face in the water is one of the main issues I have too. It's geting better, but really seems to be a case of getting used to the feeling and not panicking when you start to run short of breath. That's my main issue and means most swim sessions end with me having swallowed half the pool. One technique suggested (and the benefit does seem to outweigh the lunacy of it) is practicing in the bath on non-swim days! It means you don't have the pressure of other swimmers in your lane and you can just concentrate on getting the timing and technique right. On swim days, I'm limited to kicking with a float alternating breathing either side so I only have to concentrate on legs and breathing.
Practice on holiday. No pressure from serious swimmers. Just get in the pool, put on your goggles (you DO have goggles?) and focus. Maybe sink completely under water and exhale a stream of bubbles.
No problems exhaling or holding breath under water but everytime I turn my head to take a breath when swimming, the water comes down the back of my nose. I mange to take a breath through my mouth, but inhale/ingest the accumulated water in my nose simultaneously. Any ideas ...
Wear a nose clip?
O.H, I get that when I keep my head down (looking at the pool/lake bottom) before turning to breathe, I found looking forward whilst exhaling stops this, I also breathe out of my nose and mouth untill I am fully turned ready to take a short gasp.
I have to occasionally drop my head to get my legs up, especially when sighting as I seem to be bottom heavy, or heavy bottomed
OH, breathing is one of those techniques that takes time to develop. We start off diabolical, progress to survival mode, and bit by tiny bit get better. Having someone show you, one tip at a time is the fastest way to do it.
Bad day at the pool today, far too hot and just couldn't get it right, still, swam 1800m in total but nothing more than 150 m continuous. I seem to lose concentration if. Too busy. Tried pull bouy to improve legs but I sank it... Ex bodybuilder thighs are causing me problems. Still, down to 16st 13 this morning from 18 st 4 four weeks ago.
Gazhill - fantastic weight loss - well done. Don't worry about an off day, that's life. Get back in there and I'll sure you manage a decent swim.
Thanks Mm, did 1200 m of drills gently tonight.
Just started swimming about 6 weeks ago. Had an open water lesson on Monday night.
Told the teacher:
Cant breathe, getting tired very quickly.
I consider myself to be fit in terms of cycling, running and gym so when i couldnt do a few lengths in the pool or open water it really cheesed me off.
Anyway, she told me breathe in the pool every 3 but in OPEN WATER every two, chin to chest and concentrate on stretch and pull --- i.e. reach long with left arm in the water and pull right arm along the body even grazing your thigh with your fingers (helps to lengthen stroke)
BOOM 1km with no issues-- Genuis so happy swimming everyone and be safe
1000m badge in my lesson last night, realtively easy, slow, even slower when some breaststroke and backstroke people got in to the same lane which was very frustrating but I could have carried on for longer. It took me long enough but unless I slowed badly in the second half, I reckon I'd get out of the water within the time limit for most half ironman races. I still qualify for carp swimmers though. My eight year old did his 1000m badge too, he was knackered but very proud of him.
I had a swimming lesson this afternoon in order to try and iron out some of my many issues with regards to front crawl. I found it really useful and Will definitely be having a few more.
First 1k continuous done yesterday
part of 1800m session
got a coach now and he has me drilling far more
Well done WeeJB and GK too.
wee JB - great news about how your swimming has come on! I thought I was fit until I started swimming - it shatters me!
The Exile - I've had 4 lessons so far, money well spent IMO
Graeme - I reckon speed will come but at least you know you can do the distance - well done on your badge
Gazhilla - fantastic news about your non-stop 1k. i'll be getting the flags out when I get to that stage.
I managed 5 x 4 lengths which included various drills. On one I had to do crawl with my face in the water breathing out and trying to do as my strokes as I could (12), I then turned for air and then started breathing every 2. The idea being that if I do a race and people swim over me or push me under and I can hang on and then get back on track swimming normally and stop panicking and hyperventilating. It sounded a bit daft but I reckon it'll come in useful. Will try and swim in the sea this weekend and see how I manage with that.
Had a rubbish swim - I still can't crack this breathing lark. Perhaps I'm trying to exhale too fast and I end up shattered and my heart going like the clappers. I've tried breathing every 2, 3 and 4 strokes and I still can't fathom it.
I have found drills have helped my breathing, I do about 10 lengths to warm up nice and easy then I do 2 lengths breathing every 3 strokes, then I do 2 lengths breathing every 4 strokes (I find that really hard), then 2x every 5 (almost impossible) then I rest for about 30-40 seconds then work my way back down to 2 stroke breathing from 5, I find its really hard to get through it, I'm really on the edge on the 5 stroke breathing.
After that drill I alternate 2 easy lengths breathing every 2 strokes, then 1 length flat out, repeated till its time for work (usually 4 0r 5 sets), the whole sesh usually takes 25-30 mins, its helped my breathing come on loads, just need to work on speed now.
I do a pyramid set of breath every 3/4/5/5/4/3 strokes. I found breathing hard and then it just clicked. Not saying it's Adrian Moorhouse quality but it's functional. Using a float to practice slow exhaling was useful too.
I did a 1600m swim today, slowly 50+ minutes although I had to keep waiting for the slow swimmer in front get far enough in front every time I caught her. Anyway as I went on I got more relaxed in the water and could start playing with my breathing. Hard to say but it will come, just keep practicing and trying. Try slow arms and slow legs, I find it much easier when I'm going v slowly.
2.2k done today, 25 mins for 1k, 42.18 for 1600 and 55.10 for 2k, happy as a pig in shizzzzle
slow but getting there
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Selena Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ti (English Translation) Lyrics
Last updated: 03/01/2000 04:02:02 AM
I'm Always Thinking of You
Please remember! This translation is my personal work. It is sometimes difficult to translate word for word from Spanish to English, so it may sound awkward in one languange when it is perfectly natural in the other. But I think you can get the general idea!
Today, upon awakening I could only think of you
And today I saw your face formed in flowers in a garden
Every moment, at every hour I remember you
And I [remember] your kisses
Your caresses, the way you look at me
And I want to see you once again
Because I'm always thinking of you
Because everything reminds me of you
(Pete) of your voice,
(Selena) your smile
(Both) I wish to be close to you
all the time
I'm always thinking of you
I don't know what I'm going to do
Even awake, I dream of you
I'm going to go crazy
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When it comes to the world of streetwear and sneakers, Boston's favorite son is Frank The Butcher. So when it came time for Reebok Classic to celebrate 30 years of the Reebok Classic Leather, they knew just who to call. While the shoe dropped in March, we figured now was as good a time as any to get up with Frank to chat about how the project came to fruition, the design inspiration and how his latest project, Business As Usual, came together in the process.
Interview by Brandon Edler (@MrBrando3)
So how did this project come to fruition?
I'm not one to jump out the window for every project, you know? So I just try to make them count. There was finally a project that made sense to me and they asked me to be involved with the celebration of the Classic Leather. And at first I said, "Man, this is so – for lack of a better word – iconic." And me being Puerto Rican, a lot of Spanish kids growing up wore it, so we had a real connection to the Classic Leather. At first my first answer was, "What am I going to do with this? What am I going to do?" I wanted to make sure I did something right, something worth it. It has to be worth it.
Sometimes it's hard to make an impact when you have so many people and so many reputable retailers and designers working a celebration and you're one of many. So that kind of makes me know that I need to step it up.
Yeah, it's like what are you going to do to that's going to set you apart from what anybody else can try and do with it.
Absolutely. Everybody is unique, but at the same time, we're all working and drawing from the same pool of inspiration. There's only so many colors and leathers, so you really have to dig deep to do something that's going to stand out from the rest of the pack. So my inspiration was my brand BAU, which stands for Business As Usual. And that's actually the first time I used it on something, other than me just shouting it out. It was the first product that had the name of my new venture. You gotta think the shoe came out a few months ago, and promotion a year and a half before that, so it was right in the beginning stages for me building a new name. That was the first opportunity that I felt it was appropriate to put the name on the shoe, to start Business As Usual.


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Taurus In Love
Taurus In Love
You will not find any flights of fancy here. The Taurus person will not disappear for days on end leaving you to wonder where he/she has gone. Your telephone calls will not go unanswered and dates will always be turned up for on time. And what a refreshing change that is! If you want a lover who is strong and determined, sensual, loving and practical then this is the person for you. The Taurus person treads cautiously where matters of the heart are concerned. They enjoy going on dates and going for nice days out, but don't be expecting to start picking out curtains together, this won't be happening for a long while.
The Taurus is a peace loving person and tries to stay away from arguments, however, that is not always possible and if and when they do lose their temper then stand well back! For if you rouse the temper of a Taurus you will get an explosion of ferocious anger and violent outbursts. Luckily, these don't last long and he/she soon resumes the normal calm good natured persona you will be used to.
At times it can be hard to know just how your Taurus lover feels, but once the trust has built up and you have declared your undying love then the rivers of love will flow smoothly. Basically these people need to feel safe. They need to know there is a future before they will open their heart to you and risk it getting trampled on. These are not the most delicate of signs and are known for their strength, but this doesn't mean however, that they just roll over if someone crosses them, in fact that couldn't be further from the truth. Loyalty is a big thing to the Taurus, if you betray him/her in anyway then that will be it, the Taurus doesn't give second chances, cheats need not apply!
If you are dating one of these sensual creatures then you won't go short on romance. Valentines day will not be forgotten, even by the men, yes you heard me right! If wining and dining, flowers and hearts is for you then you have come to the right place. I had a Taurean boyfriend when I was 16, a long long time ago it seems, he spoiled me, not in an adult way as we didn't have the money, but with flowers he had picked or a song he had written (he played the guitar). Sadly, I broke his heart, nothing I could do would win him back, I had lost him and it hurt.
Everyone has bad points, and the Taurus is no exception. The temper, as I have already mentioned, is something that they need to control and manage as it could get out of hand. Possessiveness is another common flaw that is native to the Taurus person. Once you are in a relationship with a Taurus, that is how it will stay, don't even think about looking at anyone else, flirting is out of the question and in some cases even talking casually to a member of the opposite sex is banned. This can be very suffocating and can lead to quite a lot of heated arguments. The jealousy is right up there as well, don't try and make a Taurus jealous whatever you do, they are already jealous enough without anyone acting up on it. If you do make that mistake to try and gain some sort of upper hand or reaction then your bags will be packed and placed firmly on the doorstep. So if you truly do love your Taurus, don't mess him/her about, these people mean business!
It may seem like I have written nothing but flaws about this person, and I'm sorry if it seems that way. I have nothing against them at all. They are very loyal and exceptionally faithful. If you do hook up with one then you will not only get a lover and a partner but you will also get a best friend, and that is very important and lacking in a lot of relationships. The Taurus partner will always be there when you need him/her, your rock, someone to rely on, your knight in shining armour or your warrior princess, whichever it is, you will always feel safe and loved by this ardent, interesting, determined and industrious Bull of the Zodiac.
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Last month we saw some serious dramas with the HD 4850 and the Catalyst 9.5, but this month that seems to be all gone with some good gains being seen for the mid-range card.
As for the other cards we tested, there isn't a whole lot happening. At some points we see a slight increase while other times a slight drop, but for the most part there isn't a whole lot going on.
If you've a HD 4850 and have moved to the 9.5s, upgrade to the 9.6s straight away. And even if you're a 9.4 user, we would recommend the move to the new driver as it's always best to be up to date so you can take advantage of the latest bug fixes which are always one of the most important aspects of a new driver release.
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Analysis of the Global Dimensional Metrology Market in Electronic Manufacturing
- May 2013
- Region: Global
- 100 Pages
- Frost & Sullivan
Emphasis on Nanotechnology Increases Demand for High-precision Equipment
Electronic manufacturing companies in developed economies have been at the forefront of adopting dimensional metrology to streamline the quality process and improve manufacturing efficiency. Dimensional metrology enables end users to measure an object and helps in identifying production errors before it is supplied in the market.
As this report shows the role of dimensional metrology in the electronic manufacturing industry is in the development stage. As a result, several market participants are exploring opportunities that are currently emerging in this space. This market engineering research service primarily focuses on dimensional metrology in semiconductor and consumer electronics.
'Analysis of the Global Dimensional Metrology Market in Electronic Manufacturing' provides revenue forecasts, outlines geographic trends, highlights market drivers and restraints, and offers a market share analysis. Region breakdowns are provided for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. The study period is from 2009 to 2017, with a base year of 2012.
Dimensional metrology equipment helps in the research and development of products in terms of measuring the size, structure, and ergonomics of the product. The competitive landscape in this market is dominated by major product manufacturers with very well-defined product suites for the electronic manufacturing industry.
Key end users of dimensional metrology in electronic manufacturing are the integrated circuit manufacturers, micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturers, research and development labs, and electronic fabs (fabrications). Due to increasing globalization, the electronic manufacturers in emerging markets are beginning to acknowledge the need for incorporating high-precision metrology equipment in their manufacturing as well as quality inspection.
At present, the global dimensional metrology market in electronic manufacturing is in a development stage with immense potential for growth over the next decade. Asian countries are expected to showcase more demand for low-cost applications, whereas developed countries, such as the US and Europe, use high-end machines for research and development activities. A main factor driving demand for the dimensional metrology market in electronic manufacturing is the continuous development of advanced nanotechnology, flexible electronics, smart materials, and green manufacturing. Even though few dimensional metrology manufacturers are focusing on building products for advanced electronic manufacturing using the latest technologies, such as a multi-sensor system, there are huge opportunities in Asia-Pacific market for selling low-cost dimensional metrology equipment. This report anticipates a moderate growth in Asia-Pacific, picking up a low double-digit growth over the next few years. SHOW LESS READ MORE >
1. Executive Summary
- Market Overview
- - Total Dimensional Metrology Market in the Electronic Manufacturing Industry
- - External Challenges: Drivers and Restraints
- - Forecasts and Trends
- - Market Share and Competitive Analysis
2. Bridge-type CMM Segment Breakdown
3. Vision Measuring Machine Segment Breakdown
4. Optical Digitizer Scanners (ODS) Segment Breakdown
5. North American Breakdown
6. Europe Breakdown
7. Asia-Pacific Breakdown
8. Rest of World Breakdown
9. The Last Word
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How Can Your Child Get Into Voice Overs?
By Lin Parkin
March 11, 2011
Has your child shown an active interest in doing voice over?
Is there a flair for the dramatic in your house?
Learn more about how you can help to both nurture their interest and avenues for pursuing training and representation for child voice actors in today's VOX Daily.
Voice Acting For Kids
Many children are enthralled with the cartoon characters they hear in their favorite animated TV shows and films, often wondering how they can become the voice of a cartoon character.
If you're interested in getting your child involved in voice overs and they have no prior acting or auditioning experience it's best to enroll them in some classes with a professional voice over coach. Look for a coach or instructor who specializes in teaching children. They will help your child to learn acting and auditioning skills as well as help prepare your child's first professional voice over demo. A demo for a voice over talent is like a headshot for an actor. It will be your child's calling card.
You are most likely to find a voice over coach who specializes in teaching children in larger city centres. That's because large cities are usually where the action is in terms of casting calls for film and television. In television there are pilots shows, which are shows that haven't been picked up yet by a network, being developed all the time and many require child voice actors. If the show gets picked up by the network - you're golden!
How Do You Get From Training to Auditioning?
After your child has developed their skills and is ready with a professional demo, try joining Voices.com. You'll receive a personalized web page to promote your child's demo and have the ability to audition for suitable jobs. You will be notified by email any time that a voice over job matches your child's profile. Voices.com offers a special membership for children. Please contact us by phone if you would like more information about it.
It's also a good idea to find a voice over talent agent. You may need to send physical copies of the demo to agencies that represent child actors, so be sure to do some research. All agents are different regarding how they want to receive materials from applicants. Make some phone calls and ask around for some recommendations.
If an agent selects your child for representation they will keep the demo on file and submit it for jobs which your child is suited for. While voice talent can be hired straight off a demo, the producer will most likely want you and your child to visit the studio to audition or to submit an audition via email.
As a parent or guardian you will be expected to be 100% involved. You'll be acting as your child's manager. That being said, you will need to be vigilant about what your child is auditioning for, always accompanying them to the studio, and handling any and all business matters for them.
In fact, there are many wonderful voice over families out there with the both children and parents involved in voice acting.
Is Your Family a Voice Over Family?
Be sure to write in and share your experiences and any tips you might have!
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My kids ages 16 & 9 work regularly. It started with my teen daughter, I attended the classes with her, and she convinced me to try a demo, then little brother wanted to do it too. The thing is to make it fun and diffuse the pressure of "winning" an audition. Its really great family time for us.
Most of the recording is done from our home studio, but they occasionally work in commercial studios. I went against conventional wisdom and made a family voice over web site rather than one for each of us. At first it was a cost issue but I have found we stand out from the crowd. Also clients who go to our site for me for instance will see the kids and vs versa, we have all gotten work from clients that started with another one of us.Posted by:
I love it when I get to work with my family on voice overs. I'm so proud of my boys when they get a gig and I enjoy coaching and engineering their auditions and jobs.
Half of the jobs I've gotten over the last year have been with my husband or one of my sons, or both!
Some clients have definitely appreciated our package deal. They only have to communicate with one studio for all the work, and I think they can hear a genuine connection between the characters.
It's especially been great for children's stories where I can cast various characters given the actors in my own household.
I will say that my boys are NOT nearly as excited about auditioning as I am. We try to pace out their auditions and their recording times. They just don't do well after 8-10 minutes.
In terms of their compensation, we take a small percentage for studio/editing time (10%) and have them give away 10% to worthy cause, then we place the rest of their earnings in a savings account or investment for when they come of age.
At least, this is how we do it now. Perhaps when they get older and learn to edit their own work, things may change.
Overall I'm so proud of everyone.
Jeany Van Meltebeke Snider
(and Donovan and Weston and David Snider)
My six year old got her first PAID voice over today reading a line for a Hooked on Phonics direct response radio ad through a direct response agency that regularly uses me. She did a great read and nailed it. I am thrilled for her but I think I need more information about how to set up her finances so that we are compliant with entertainment laws.
I was impressed with her ability to mimic, take direction and bring enthusiasm to the read. She's been in studios with me since before birth so it's kind of in her genes!Posted by:
I am a trained actor and I was wondering how to get work.Posted by:
I have always enjoyed trying to do impressions. One of my first voiceover jobs was doing an Elvis GPS voiceover for pigtones.com. My son Jared has picked up this interest in doing impressions and I got him a job with this client doing a Captain Jack Sparrow GPS voiceover.
There is a bible passage that says "train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it." I guess that might apply to voiceovers as well.Posted by:
Hi! We live in the UK, near London. Could you tell me the nearest voice coach. My 11 year old loves to talk and do voices and has often expressed an interest in doing voice overs. Can you help? Thanks lynnePosted by:
Love the article! I've been working with my son for some time now, and this information surely helps. He's got a good demo reel, and i've sent it where I could, but have struggled to take it to the next step.Posted by:
My kid has wanted to do this, but we haven't understood how to get into it. This blog helps a lot, thank you!Posted by:


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- March 2012
- Region: Minnesota
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'A' long-term rating to Staples, Minn.'s series 2012 general obligation (GO) bonds. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A' long-term and underlying (SPUR) ratings on the city's existing GO debt and 'A-' long-term rating on the city's series 2009 lease revenue bonds. Finally, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'AA+' long-term rating on the city's series 2010A bonds, reflecting the city's eligibility for the Minnesota Credit Enhancement Program Rating. The outlook is stable. The 'A' rating reflects our opinion of the city's: Limited, yet stable local economy; Adequate, but below-average income levels and low market value per capita; and Maintenance of very strong reserves, albeit, low on a nominal basis....
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Action: Affirmed
Action: New Rating
Action: Outlook: Stable
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Sage Francis Interview in promotion of the Rifflandia festival in Victoria, BC (2011)
Q: Youre an artist who obviously knows how to appeal to a crowd. What
is it that you bring, or try to do, with your live performances to
keep them entertaining?
A: I know this goes against a lot of artists' ethos, but I like to
play songs that the crowd is hungry to see live. When the crowd goes
crazy, my energy level skyrockets and a lot of interesting things
happen as a result of that. I tend to mix newer material with older
material and shuffle it up a bit. To keep things fresh and interesting
to *me*, I always leave room for improv moments and crowd interaction.
It's a fairly simple formula, yet, it's one I see a lot of performers
screw up. My main objective is to make people feel like they've been
on an emotional roller coaster and, if all goes well, they might even
feel a bit whiplashed the next morning.
Q: How important is a connection with the crowd when youre performing?
A: It's the most important. There's no other reason to be on a stage
in front of people unless you're making a connection in one way or
another. Sometimes those connections go bad and turn for the worse
(i.e. my opening set for Wu Tang in 2004) but I'll be damned if that
wasn't one of the funnest performances of my life.
Q: What do you try to express through your music, and has that message
or emotion or whatever it is, changed over the past 11 years?
A: I first started performing in front of crowds when I was 12 or so.
From 12 until I was 19 all I wanted to express was that I was the best
rapper. I wanted to impress people with verbal gymnastics and
punchlines and...just prove myself as an emcee. But as the years went
on, that meant less and less to me. It got to the point where I just
wanted to express everything that exists beyond the superficial. I
kept tapping into what I considered to be very pure moments of my
humanity, and once I got a taste of that there was no turning back.
It's become an exploration of vulnerability for me. I leave my love,
anger, curiosity, humor, passion, hate, politics & everything else out
on the table for people to dissect. Not everyone should have access to
those things because they've shown me that they really don't know what
to do with it. One thing you should never do with it is try to discuss
it with me as soon as I step off of the stage because I'm in beast
mode. There's no conversing with a guy who has just spilled his guts
to complete strangers for an hour and a half.
Q: Whats your take on festival-style events? How do you find the vibe?
A: It's not my favorite environment for performing. I never know who
the audience will be and sometimes it feels like I'm part of a musical
buffet. I don't think you can step into my set for two songs and then
be like, "OK, I experienced Sage Francis. Now let's get a quick taste
of Cold War Kids before we get too full!" On the other hand, festivals
are a great way of finding a new audience because maybe all the Cold
War Kids fans would have never given my style of hiphop a chance had
they not sampled it at the buffet table.
Q: Victoria covers a lot of different musical genres, but hip hop
traditionally hasnt received as much love. There are festivals here
for pretty much every other type, but not hip hop. With the number of
hip hop shows at Rifflandia, yourself included, it seems this festival
might be trying to fill that void. How do you feel about being one of
the acts brought in to help generate hip hop interest?
A: It feels deceiving. I mean...that's awesome!
Q: You many not know too much about our little city in particular, but
from your experience, what would you say are the things a place might
need to keep in mind or consider when trying to foster or cater to
what might be a fledgling hip hop community?
A: Creative artists need a supportive community, and a community needs
creative/reliable/original artists to support. Too often I see places
that have one without the other. And more often than that, I've seen
communities dissipate due to the lack of reliability and creativity in
the scene they helped build. Fans, venues, radio stations, websites,
artists, labels, promoters...they all need to work with one another if
they want a burgeoning and supportive scene. There's not too much of
that going on anymore but in the late 90's and early 00's I saw some
amazing things happen due to the use of united fronts.
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I would like to announce my movement from Intermediate to the Advanced division effective immediately. I wanted to have 4 divisions plus women and juniors but noone seems to be playing Advanced . . . and we lost the "Unrated" division I had intended to have because everyone wanted to move up to Recreational.
I also was honestly concerned about my game when I came out to a blistering pace with a (-2) in week 1 but have returned to where I had been playing at all of last year so I figured it is the right time. I do not ever want to be called a sand-bagger so it is time to move up. While my divisions are based completely on PDGA ratings there is likely to be some variances because of this league happening only at Valley View. I am one of those exceptions that I play well on tight and technical short courses but my PDGA rating takes a hit when you have a bunch of 300' holes because I typically cannot throw that far.
I welcome anyone who shoots an average of (-6) to (-8) to join me in Advanced because it would be a truly competitive division. Some weeks double digits might win while other weeks it might only be a (-7) or so, but we will all be very comparable in skill.
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Red - you've got a gym nearby where you do the circuits, then? Or have you got your own mini-trampoline?
Steady rain here today. Been swimming. Not a very successful session, partly because there were three people swimming lengths, all at different speeds, in the pool as well as the swimming class in the shallow end. So as I was swimming widths I had to pause before each one, to see where the length-swimmers were, how fast they were going and in which direction, and where they were relative to one another, before I set off floundering to the other side.
We had a dog (years ago) that used to acquire sheep ticks. We used to dab them with cotton buds dipped in methylated spirits. The dog was black, though, so i don't know how that fits in with 'OO's theory that they go for fair-skinned people.
Columba, I can put some substance to the fair-skinned theory. There are lots of ticks in the forest here, Nemo hardly ever has one, but they seem to jump onto Charly fairly often. Still, as we use a product called Exspot, they usually jump off again quickly. If not they end up dead. Horrid things, I can't see any purpose to them, they are not even in the food chain as far as I know.
Ticks are parasites and can feed for several days before falling off. I agree with BIW that they serve no purpose and are not in the food chain. Luckily they can't fly, but drop onto animals and humans passing below. They also lurk on the ground and are impossible to see. I believe Deer are the worse affected.
Our rabbit got one recently. The vet supplied a special tool forplucking it out from the base.
In spite of my poor run on Wednesday I picked up a prize for 2nd Vet in my age catagory- some consolation I guess. Has made me more determined to train a bit harder before my next 10 k in 2 weeks.
Nice w/end all- weather permitting
A good hill rep session in the forest last night consisting of 3 sets of 3 x 45 secs up, 60 secs down, with 60 sec recovery between sets. We had a long run in before the session and did a number of core exercises, including star jumps, and a long run back after the session. Total mileage was 7.43.
00 50 well done getting 2nd Vet prize, 1st prize next time?
OK, what's going on at RW Towers then? All my bookmarks have disappeared and it's taken ages to get onto here!
Yesterday was long and tiring but successful. We had a good meeting debating how to engage people in research and then in the evening ARUK launched 'The Lab' which is an on-line prog where people can explore what goes on inside a lab plus there are facts/figures and interesting articles plus interviews with various people (including me).
On the way home I fell flat on my face along Euston Road (no, I hadn't had a drink!!!!) when I tripped on a paving slab trying to avoid a drunken man. Iromically, it was the drunk who rushed over to check I was OK. I've hurt both knees as I landed hard on them and my elbows are grazed but my legs still managed to run today as it wasn't muscular damage. It was my breathing that let me down today - ghastly! Still, I struggled around for 5.62 miles but I took such a long time that Mike was so worried that he phoned to check I was OK.
00, lucky you for getting a prize for being 2nd! I was 2nd in my category for the 10k but I didn't get anything, SOB!
Columba, we are fortunate to have our own gym so i can bounce around whilst watching the horses; or rather, they watch me
Have a lovely weekend everyone
Red, there is something strange going on here. When I tried to log in, I had to re-enter my e mail, password and then one of those funny series of letters and numbers that are difficult to decipher. Perhaps it is an attempt to stop the spammers, or the site being hacked. I haven't checked my bookmarks yet but will do so. Sounds like a very nasty fall you had. Luckily nothing was broken, but it really shakes you up doesn't it.
My bookmarks have gone also. I hope they get re instated as I rely on them for planning my racing programme. I will have a look on the web site bugs threads to see if anyone has reported it.
Other posters are having the same problems so I'm hoping that I will be able to log out successfully.
No problems chez moi, - but then, I haven't bookmarked anything.
'OO' - congratulations on 2nd vet prize.
TE - are star jumps counted as core exercises?
Red - ouch! - bit ironic, isn't it, that you can run 26 miles while knitting and not fall, and then fall in the street when you're neither running nor knitting. Nor even having been drinking.
You're probably as good as a television for those horses! - Do you think they nudge each other and say "look, here she comes, now for some entertainment"?
Just under 4 miles today, not very good ones. Was going to include a long and very steep hill which goes up to the golf club and then on through the golf course; but couldn't even make it up the first part without having to walk. Jogged back down and had another try, but no good. It was rather warm and I was tired (slept badly) so them's my excuses.
Wonderful swim tonight - we went to the pool expecting Friday night training but nobody was there, they had all gone to the city 5km run down town. The only person there was Petra who has the keys and she said she was going to do a short swim, we could too as long as we kept it short, like 1000m or so. So we did - it was great, just 3 of us spread out across the pool, Petra in the far right lane, John in the middle and me in the far left lane. We loved it.
It's lovely when you've got an almost empty pool!
Afternoon all,
I'm about to venture out now the torrential rain has abated! Still got very strong and gusting wind though.
IW, empty pools are the best.
Columba, valid excuses as yesterday was my worst for weeks. The horses often snort in disbelief when they see me bouncing and if I do big skipping down the garden they follow me along their side of the fence
I still haven't got any bookmarks.
I've got bookmarks ok - I use Chrome, so not sure if there are issues with other browsers.
Bliss to have a pool almost to oneself.
Nice 6.5 miles across the forest yesterday morning, and did the parkrun this morning. The strong wind woke us up last night, and I struggled to get back to sleep, so felt rather jaded. Got close to my previous time, but not to the time I manages in Cambridge, so still a target to aim for. I really want to get below 27 minutes for the 5k (which I did manage on the uncrowded trial event, but never in an official parkrun).
Busy getting packing organised for Glastonbury (the festival rather than the town or Tor). I'm excited about seeing the Rolling Stones live.
Spoke too soon - bookmarks have vanished
Columba, yes star jumps are certainly core exercises, and we did some before Thursdays hill rep session. No need for excuses for having walked up that steep hill. I did a lot of walking during the SDM and this is often quicker than trying to run.
Diana, conditions were tough for this mornings parkrun and you did well getting close to previous times. I was 36 seconds, according to my garmin, slower than previous race, and ran out of steam 3/4 of the way through the last lap. I just hung in so that I could prevent anyone going past. My excuse, apart from the wet and windy conditions, is that I still had the SDM miles in my legs.I do envy you having a ticket to see the Stones. The only time I ever saw them live, was when they were complete unknowns, and they were guests of Big Pete Deucher on a blues night at the Thames Hotel Hampton Court. We never thought that they would become one of the most famous bands in the world. They were real rythym and blues men in those days, taking their inspirations from negro blues men.
Tomorrow will be a forest run with club mates, which will be at a much easier pace, and hopefully, less windy.
I've still got no bookmarks and can't log out. RW Towers seems to completely shut down out of office hours, and take ages to rectify problems when they are in office.
We've seen the Stones several times here in Germany, they are still phenomenal. Looking forward to a concert on the last day of August - Manfred Mann's Earth Band are playing on the grounds of our swimming pool! Part of their 2013 tour. Didn't believe it when I first saw the posters, thought it was a joke but I've checked with the pool folks and they assure me it's correct. They even have tickets.
Not much to report. 3 miles on Thursday. Summer flower show today in the village hall.The owner of the local garage is taking up running at the age of 50. Questions, all the time questions.JJ
BIW, I saw Manfred Mann when the Manfred's were support band to Eric Clapton at the Marque in London. If my memory serves me correctly, their hit 5,4,3,2,1 was the intro to Ready Steady Go, which was presented by Cathy McGowan. What a great show that was!
Rubbish run again today just because of breathing difficulties. Struggled all the way round my 5.79 circuit and very glad when it was over. I'm not worrying about it though and just trying to work through this phase.
Diana, I am soooooooo jealous as I'd love to see the Stones live!
Can't believe Manfred Mann are still going as well. Lucky you IW.
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This game utilizes the entire controller in a way we've not yet seen a game do on the Xperia PLAY thus far. While we're used to games on the PlayStation taking the controller to the next level, so far we've seen games simply transferring their joysticks from the screen to the controller. That's simply not the case here in Battle Bears -1. What you'll be getting here is full use out of your PlayStation certified controls, including the joysticks, the directional pad if you don't like using the left joystick, the shape buttons for side controls, and the Left and Right buttons for switching weapons and firing.
You'll be blasting bears in no time with a long line of weapons including everyone's favorite, the chainsaw, right from the outset. There's not too much blood, but there's certainly some decapitating - and since you're murdering what appear to be stuffed animals here, even little Johnny can enjoy some of the fun! You'll be able to choose between three hero bears, three difficulty levels, and three modes of play.
Xperience with us here the Survival Mode of the game, one where you've got to kill as much as possible before you're overrun by the enemy, tall bears, short bears, ghost bears, and more!
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This game is currently available to Xperia PLAY owners via special Xperia PLAY portal connecting to your V-Cast store from Verizon. Go buy it! It's so weird and wild! Then check out the rest of our Xperia PLAY review series for answers as to which ones are worth it and which one's you should leave behind in the dust to rot forever! Also of course check out our full review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY (the Verizon version) for your full enjoyment!


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Financial woes in Europe, takeover speculation, stern condemnations of lawsuits and Tesco quitting Japan - it was all happening this week on just-food. Here's a sample of quotes from the stories that mattered over the last five days.
"It is another example of Phil Clarke being very much on the front foot in his quest to drive the Tesco business model harder and move returns higher." - RBS analyst Justin Scarborough applauds the Tesco chief executive's decision to call time on Japan.
"The key question is whether management can now deliver" - Sanford Bernstein analyst Christopher Hogbin on Carrefour's latest revamp.
"In Europe we have had a more difficult time. There is no growth in consumption and consumers remain extremely susceptible to low prices and product promotion campaigns" - FrieslandCampina CEO Cees 't Hart outlines the reasons behind the Netherlands-based processor's H1 profit drop.
"Against this unfavourable backdrop, the group will continue efforts to ensure volume growth, defend market share, further its policy of selective price increases, and strengthen plans to improve operating performance" - French dairy company Groupe Bel admits its margins will fall this year.
"We are not cutting back on these cheeses but are aiming to rationalise production against the backdrop of difficult market conditions. Some of our sales volumes in the soft cheese segment have declined and we are responding by taking steps to be more competitive" - a Lactalis spokesman after the firm decided to stop making speciality soft cheeses at one of its plants in France.
"Our retailers have seen that 50% of people going to pick up items in their stores are buying additional groceries" - Foodscrooge founder Tim Ray on the benefits of 'group buying', which allows food manufacturers to sell direct to consumers.
"I've always had the view that we punch above our weight. It is competitive but we know our sourcing so there aren't too many people that frighten us in that regard" - Rectory Food Group founder and MD Charles Woolley on the company's fledgling ingredients arm.
"A lawsuit like Del Monte's could have a dangerous chilling effect on the willingness of public health officials to recall foods or ban unsafe imports for fear of retaliation in court" - Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director of Center for Science in the Public Interest, says Fresh Del Monte Produce's salmonella lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration is setting a dangerous precedent.
"We have presented a bid which we think will present a good future for Allgäuland-Käsereien, its farmers and also for us" - an Arla Foods spokesman after shareholders at Allgäuland-Käsereien rejected the dairy giant's bid to buy the German firm.
"As it is the company's policy not to comment affirmatively or negatively on market rumours or speculation, Donegal Creameries has no further comment to make on these reports" - Irish firm Donegal Creameries issues a no-nonsense 'no comment' on rumours that Connacht Gold may buy its dairy division.
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In 2006, condominium owners in Las Vegas? Vistana community were accused by a lawyer of dreaming up wild, Oliver Stone-like conspiracy theories as they complained about corruption in their community association. After six years, more than two dozen guilty plea deals and four untimely deaths among witnesses or participants, the Vistana owners say they have been vindicated.


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Helmsley's outdoor swimming pool will re-open with a new look this summer, thanks to a £20,000 investment.
Chris Parkin, who is chairman of the trustees of Helmsley Sportsfield, said the pool complex now boasts new changing rooms, an attractive pitched roof, new flooring and a refreshment area.
"We have created a lido effect," he said.
Ryedale District Council, the Co-operative Community Fund, and the North York Moors National Park Authority have all aided the scheme which has also been funded by private donations and the Helmsley community as a whole.
"The pool has had nothing really spent on it since it was built around 1970," said Mr Parkin. "Now we have a very attractive asset which will benefit our residents and visitors."
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OAKLAND -- A relic of America's naval history has been stolen.
Somehow, a team of thieves broke and later made off with a giant metal ring weighing more than a ton from a public park Friday night, officials believe.
The giant brass ring was once used to port torpedoes on the USS Maine, a battleship that sank in Havana harbor in 1898, helping draw the United States into the Spanish-American War.
The ring was standing in concrete and had been broken off last week, according to Parks and Recreation employee Stephanie Benavidez.
"We lose enough history as it is "... when structures are torn down as the population grows, and we need to accommodate it," Benavidez said. "We may not be in agreement with war, but people sacrificed their lives, and some things should be left untouched."
She said she believes the colossal ring was stolen by desperate but calculating opportunists who will likely try to sell it to recyclers for the value of the metal. A few days before the theft, the porthole was broken off its concrete base. Some boards were found nearby along with truck tire marks Saturday.
"I would hope the recycling people will recognize that one, this isn't something somebody had in their attic or backyard or got at a yard sale. The hope is they'll contact us and say, we know where it's at, come get it."
The theft was desperate, Benavidez said, as indicated by both the audacity of the act and the likelihood that at least one of the bandits was hurt trying to hoist around such a heavy object.
"That thing stood there for years, and not until now did somebody decide it was worth the effort to take it," she said. "This is a fairly major endeavor. "... They spent a lot of time on it, knocking it over first, and then coming back and figuring how to jerry-rig it onto the boards and then onto the truck. Some people just see dollar signs instead of what it means to the community and the park and generations."
The Maine sank in 1898 after an unexplained explosion in the furnace room, killing more than two-thirds of the crew. Popular U.S. opinion at the time laid the blame on Spain, playing a key role in the start of the Spanish-American War and prompting the rallying cry, "Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!" Parts of the ship were sent all over the country, and the Bay Area at the time was known as a patriotic military region, Benavidez said.
Police spokeswoman Officer Holly Joshi said Sunday that police are treating the crime as a burglary but had no more information.
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Star Light is celebrating the first of our new pilot program, Exotic Dancer, M.B.A. We had our one day seminar for women who are exotic dancers on April 28, 2008, in Richmond, Virginia. It was an incredible day! We had a class on self-care, one on financial management, another on sales, and an incredible art project. Be sure to check out the Exotic Dancer, M.B.A. website for our future Exotic Dancer, M.B.A. seminars!
The New York Times' Freakonomics Blog featured Star Light. Check it out here. Freakonomics is one of Lia Scholl's favorite blogs, and one of her all-time favorite books. Lia is doing a happy dance!
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Most exotic dancers are young women who come from varied socio-economic backgrounds. Their education levels vary — some have not graduated from high school, others have post-graduate degrees. Most of the women do not expect to be working at the clubs for the rest of their lives, but they have no idea what they will do when they leave the club.
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Opened 7 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
Last modified 5 years ago
#12239 closed (fixed)
Float is rounded to integer on queries on integer field
|Reported by:
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|Database layer (models, ORM)
|__gte, __lte, query rounding
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|Has patch:
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On queries (gte, lte) ran on an integer field with a float value to compare, the float value gets rounded to integer and this causes invalid results.
class Number(models.Model): val = models.IntegerField() # Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Dec 23 2008, 15:10:54) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 # Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. # (InteractiveConsole) >>> n = Number(val=10) >>> n.save() >>> Number.objects.all() [<Number: Number object>] >>> Number.objects.filter(val__gte=10.1) [<Number: Number object>] >>> from django.db import connection >>> connection.queries[-1] {'time': '0.001', 'sql': 'SELECT "t1_number"."id", "t1_number"."val" FROM "t1_number" WHERE "t1_number"."val" >= 10 LIMIT 21'} >>> import django >>> django.VERSION (1, 1, 1, 'final', 0)
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Change History (20)
comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by russellm
- milestone set to 1.2
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by aroy
- Owner changed from nobody to aroy
- Status changed from new to assigned
Changed 7 years ago by aroy
comment:3 Changed 7 years ago by aroy
- Has patch set
The bug is only for gte queries; lte already worked as expected. I've attached a patch that fixes it.
comment:4 follow-up: ↓ 6 Changed 7 years ago by aroy
- Owner changed from aroy to nobody
- Status changed from assigned to new
comment:5 Changed 7 years ago by Alex
- Component changed from Core framework to Database layer (models, ORM)
comment:6 in reply to: ↑ 4 Changed 6 years ago by anonymous
Replying to aroy:
How about "gt" lookup? That will also floored.
comment:7 Changed 6 years ago by SmileyChris
- Patch needs improvement set
Flooring a 'gt' is fine, because field__gt=11.1 will floor to 11, which will still match field=12.
There's a problem with 'lt' too though, because field__lt=12.1 will floor to 12 which *should* still match field=12.
I also think that the patch should still run through get_prep_value. My suggestion is to just math.ceil float & Decimal values (if 'gte' or 'lt') and passing the result through super still.
comment:8 Changed 6 years ago by pmclanahan
- Owner changed from nobody to pmclanahan
- Status changed from new to assigned
Changed 6 years ago by pmclanahan
Updated previous patch with suggestions and added tests.
comment:9 Changed 6 years ago by pmclanahan
- Owner changed from pmclanahan to nobody
- Patch needs improvement unset
- Status changed from assigned to new
Updated patch with changes suggested by SmileyChris, and added tests to cover the 'lt' case he mentioned. Should be ready for checkin.
comment:10 Changed 6 years ago by kmtracey
- Owner changed from nobody to kmtracey
comment:11 Changed 6 years ago by kmtracey
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:12 Changed 6 years ago by kmtracey
comment:13 Changed 6 years ago by kmtracey
- Resolution fixed deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
Fix here broke some other tests:
====================================================================== ERROR: test_limits (regressiontests.model_fields.tests.BigIntegerFieldTests) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/tests.py", line 250, in test_limits self.assertEqual(qs.count(), 1) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/query.py", line 324, in count return self.query.get_count(using=self.db) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/query.py", line 366, in get_count number = obj.get_aggregation(using=using)[None] File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/query.py", line 338, in get_aggregation result = query.get_compiler(using).execute_sql(SINGLE) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 729, in execute_sql cursor.execute(sql, params) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py", line 197, in execute return Database.Cursor.execute(self, query, params) OverflowError: long too big to convert ====================================================================== FAIL: Doctest: modeltests.order_with_respect_to.models.__test__.API_TESTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/test/_doctest.py", line 2180, in runTest raise self.failureException(self.format_failure(new.getvalue())) AssertionError: Failed doctest test for modeltests.order_with_respect_to.models.__test__.API_TESTS File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/tests/modeltests/order_with_respect_to/models.py", line unknown line number, in API_TESTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/tests/modeltests/order_with_respect_to/models.py", line ?, in modeltests.order_with_respect_to.models.__test__.API_TESTS Failed example: a4.get_previous_in_order() Exception raised: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/test/_doctest.py", line 1267, in __run compileflags, 1) in test.globs File "<doctest modeltests.order_with_respect_to.models.__test__.API_TESTS[17]>", line 1, in ? a4.get_previous_in_order() File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/utils/functional.py", line 55, in _curried return _curried_func(*(args+moreargs), **dict(kwargs, **morekwargs)) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/base.py", line 660, in _get_next_or_previous_in_order obj = self._default_manager.filter(**{ File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/query.py", line 545, in filter return self._filter_or_exclude(False, *args, **kwargs) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/query.py", line 563, in _filter_or_exclude clone.query.add_q(Q(*args, **kwargs)) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/query.py", line 1103, in add_q can_reuse=used_aliases) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/query.py", line 1043, in add_filter connector) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/where.py", line 66, in add value = obj.prepare(lookup_type, value) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/sql/where.py", line 275, in prepare return self.field.get_prep_lookup(lookup_type, value) File "/home/buildbot/slave-py2.4/parts/ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/django-trunk_ubuntu9.10-py2.4-sqlite/build/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py", line 888, in get_prep_lookup value = math.ceil(value) TypeError: a float is required ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Changed 6 years ago by pmclanahan
Update of the previous patch which fixes test failures.
comment:14 Changed 6 years ago by pmclanahan
- Owner changed from kmtracey to nobody
- Status changed from reopened to new
Updated the fix to only perform the math.ceil if value is a float.
comment:15 Changed 6 years ago by kmtracey
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:16 Changed 6 years ago by kmtracey
comment:17 Changed 5 years ago by jacob
- milestone 1.2 deleted
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By Jeffrey Rosen
Published: June 3, 2001
We are all living now in Sandra Day O'Connor's America. Take almost any of the most divisive questions of American life, and Justice O'Connor either has decided it or is about to decide it on our behalf. The Supreme Court may tell us soon whether affirmative action in public universities is permissible, and if it does, O'Connor is likely to cast the deciding vote. The court is divided about school vouchers too; O'Connor's views will probably tip the scales.
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- Summer
Plants: Species
Ginger: Shell Ginger Alpinia zerumbet
FAMILY: ZINGIBERACEAE (Ginger Family)
The grandest of all the gingers is shell ginger Alpinia zerumbet. Native to east Asia, shell ginger has leaves that are 2 feet (0.6 meters) long and shell-like flowers that grow together in beautiful pendant clusters in late summer. The plant can reach heights of up to 12 feet (3.6 meters).