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Skip to comments.Why Barack Obama Should/Will Win (Harsh, but mostly true)
Posted on 10/08/2008 1:11:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Don't misunderstand me: Obama is wrong on Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, health care, corporate tax rates, investment taxes, education flexibility, abortion regulation, immigration policy, meeting with dictators, social security, energy, trade, and believing that subprime lending was a good idea.
He has opportunistically changed or regularly misstated his positions on public financing, gun control, born alive infant protection, wire tapping, timetable for Iraq, elimination of the Bush tax cuts, the DC gun ban, an undivided Israel, the Cuba embargo, NAFTA, participation in town halls with McCain, oil drilling, and support of nuclear power.
He has no major legislative accomplishments as either a State senator or United States Senator, and has never demonstrated an ability to work with members of the other party, despite his claim that's what he'll do.
That being said. He will win this election, and probably deserves to.
"Fight with me, fight with me," McCain passionately demanded at his Republican Convention, which led to a significant bounce in the polls and a type of excitement and momentum Republicans never thought they could see after 8 years of Bush.
We'd be happy to fight for you, Senator. But you have to fight for yourself first.
Here we are, one month prior to the election, and the only one taking the gloves off is Sarah Palin. She can't do this on her own. She shouldn't have to.
McCain let endless opportunities for a knockout punch fly by last night at the debate without even looking like he knew the opportunity existed.
We all know John McCain isn't much of a communicator (just like many of us know Barack Obama isn't much of a leader), but if you can't at least make an effort to stand up and fight for yourself and your ideas in the midst of a campaign... can you really be President of the United States?
Senator McCain - your health care plan is far superior to Barack Obama's. Learn to articulate it. Barack Obama claims he's giving 95% of Americans a tax cut, when only 70% of Americans pay taxes. Call him on it. Barack Obama deceptively tries to make it look like you're giving a targeted tax cut to oil companies. Clarify. Barack Obama discusses Rwanda and Darfur when expressing circumstances where military action would have been worth it... as if he has no idea what was going on in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Remind him.
Americans are fed up with Republicans, Senator McCain, and they're not giving you the benefit of the doubt. If you can't stand up and articulate your differences from the Bush Administration (which are significant) due to your fear of alienating the conservative base... then you don't deserve to win. Fight, Senator McCain, fight.
The status quo is not on the ballot, as much as Obama would like people to believe. Both men will be different than the last 8 years. And while Obama hasn't proposed anything that we haven't already seen from Clinton, Carter, or some other Democratic leader over the history of our nation - he has the amazing ability of packaging old ideas as "change"... and he deserves credit for that. You could have done the same, Senator McCain, but you have chosen time and time again to play it safe.
To my friends who support Barack Obama; you're not going to convince me to change my vote because there isn't a single major issue I agree with your candidate on. But I must say this... we have seen 8 years of a President who seems to think that there's no value in trying to articulate a vision to the country, and no need to fight back against what is often an unfair barrage of attacks by Republicans, Democrats, and the media. If a President of the United States becomes a punching bag, he or she is no longer effective. President Bush had a 90% approval rating during 9/11 and stayed above 50% for the majority of his first term... but then quickly slipped to numbers almost as low as the Democratic Congress after deciding that he was above the need to communicate to and WITH the people.
You work FOR the people, Mr. President. Act like it.
John McCain is a wise, tested leader. But hardly anyone sees that because he's too busy making bad jokes and talking about the DNA of a bear. Barack Obama is an arrogant, untested Senator with socialist ideas and a hunger for government domination. But no one sees that because he's too busy not talking about his record or his plans.
Who wins in that battle? Barack Obama. It's 2008. We're connected, busy people who make our decisions based on posters, sound bites, SNL, and YouTube videos. You needed to play that game, Senator McCain, and you didn't. You trusted that the American people would examine your records. No time for that.
You were never supposed to get this far, Senator McCain. The atmosphere was too Anti-Republican for you to even stand a chance. You needed that little extra bit of fight to put you over the top, Senator, and at some point along the line... you decided the Americans didn't wanna see anger or passion. Wrong. That's exactly what we wanted to see.
Now, I can't help but notice that the four major polls released today by Rasmussen, Reuters, Hotline, and Battleground have Obama up by 6, 2, 1, and 4 respectively... which are actually all very weak and surprising to me...Obama had far bigger leads in the same polls last week... so I may be premature in calling this thing...
But the fact of the matter is, it's widely reported that the majority of American's politics are more closely aligned to John McCain (center right) than Barack Obama (far left), and an inability to communicate that stark difference and to relate with the people who share your ideals... is a failure that SHOULD cost an election.
See ya in 2012.
Why would anyone in the McCain Camp be at all interested in the opinions posted on a "Conservative" Internet Forum?
The only way I would support B. Hussein Osama winning the election, is that it might speed up time for the Rapture.
2)Whatever McCain does, or doesn't, do, the internals I keep seeing on individual polls cannot accumulate to an Obama win: he's trailing Kerry's pace among Catholics, behind Kerry among Jews by 15%, behind Kerry in key parts of OH (Montgomery Co., where he's 2% behind), actually behind Kerry a little bit among blacks (!!)---and way behind Algore among blacks---and barely even among independents.
No Dem can win with these kinds of internals, I don't care what the "big polls" show.
I'm not the happiest with McCain either, but I see the tide turning here. Ayres is getting HUGE traction. And Obama and his people are lying about it repeatedly. There are like 5 scandals just as bad as Ayres...
Who the hell is this drama queen anyway? I've never seen his name before.
Another stark difference to articulate: Seen this little gem yet?
Its the ECONOMY stupid! To say nothing of McCain's lackluster campaign. Don't get me started on his theatrics at the end of September (if you are going to "save the country", you better have a plan of your own Johnny Mac!).
Oh, okay, I won't bother to vote then.
Email it to Cindy McCain. She wears his b*lls. :)
The burning question: Will McCain do Viagra commercials after he loses, too?
I've never seen or heard anything that suggests he's behind either Kerry or Gore with blacks and that seems rather impossible. Do you have a source for that one?
Good point.
The link takes us to some blogger?
It's Townhall.
Will Obama be shinning shoes after he loses?
You do have to factor in though where the race is being fought. The fact that we are having to run ads, spend money, and make visits in my state of North Carolina is a bad thing. This is a state that is never in contention this late. Same with Virgina. That is looking to be a tough fight at this point what with the states changing demographics. At the moment the states that both are contesting hard tend to be states that went red last time and a lot of those are big states. Don't look to the big polls. Follow the McCain money.
Summarized in a sentence: Obama is lying, but McCain won't fight back.
God Bless Sarah Palin
"McCain let endless opportunities for a knockout punch fly by last night at the debate without even looking like he knew the opportunity existed."
Thats what drove me crazy. He had openings aplenty and wouldn't try to land a big hit. He let BHO off on a lot of issues in front a gigantic audience. The debate was a wasted opportunity. Heck the big thing that will be remembered from the debate that McCain brought up was that $300 bailout idea of his. Thats what people will remember.
"No Dem can win with these kinds of internals, I don't care what the "big polls" show."
In addition to that, the polls out today show Hussein's lead has shrunk to 1 or 2 points.
Please do not take me wrong:
"Who wins in that battle? Barack Obama. It's 2008. We're connected, busy people who make our decisions based on posters, sound bites, SNL, and YouTube videos. You needed to play that game, Senator McCain, and you didn't. You trusted that the American people would examine your records. No time for that. "
But this is the whole thing. McCain is not playing the game. He is playing a very tight game but it his game and the dims hate it. I do not believe amabo is going to win, infact I do not believe it will be even close.
The distinctions between McCain and that one is stark enough, the people's will see this if John does not muddy the water to much. Sarah on the other hand can go for the throat and not let up. This is why he picked, the more they attack, the stronger she gets.
"Follow the McCain money"
Okay, I will. McCain just opened 71 offices in California.
Both candidates are completely unelectable on their own merits. Wasn't that long ago that FR was a bastion of anti-McCain rhetoric, turned 'round only by Sarah. BHO has a great suit, with nothing in it. The only thing that makes either candidate viable to any degree is the equal inanity of the other - and they're running neck-and-neck in the process.
Sure McCain can't win.
Neither can Obama.
Thing is, one of 'em has to.
Bi-partisan. God, I hate that word! McCain's accomplishments have been "reaching across the isle" to right legislation in a "bi-partisan" way and fighting his own base.
It's sad to say but I think W is a better communicator.
But he does have that secret weapon that may come up with a helpful "October surprise."
Now up to 18
1) Polls that show Obama ahead tell a different story when internals are studied.
2) Hillary and Bill dont want Obama to win, since she wants to run again in 2012
3) Hussein being Obamas middle name is still news to most people.
4) A picture of Obama dressed as a Muslim (there are at least three) is still worth 1000 words (3000 in this case). Man your email station! Post bills!
5) The PUMAs who know the hows and whys of Hillary getting cheated, will vote Palin, and will pull others.
6) Bitter ... [Gun Clingers], will vote McCain
7) The Palins ARE America and the conservative base. America and the conservative base will vote accordingly.
8) The NRA has 8 figures of ads to unload in swing states
9) Obama is only 5 points up in New York! New York!
10) The Democrats were talking about Democratic consultants freaking out over Obama mis-managing his campaign before they settled into poll alteration.
11) The Enemedia is already spreading the meme that if Obama loses, it is racism. They see the tea leaves ...
12) The Media was calling the election for Kerry ELECTION MORNING in 2004, and Carter and Reagan polled evenly on election day! Also, www.InTrade.com had Kerry as an 80/20 favorite on election morning 2004. SOMEONE is trying to buffalo us!
13) McCain has not yet played either the Jeremiah Wright card nor the Tony Rezko card!
14) Plenty of white Democratic voters are unimpressed with Obama, and will not vote for him. Google "Bradley Effect".
15) Obama has only 60% of the Jewish vote, compared to the 75% Kerry got.
16) The Christian base that re-elected Bush in 2004, knows Sarah is more than a Sunday Christian, and is praying for her.
17) McCain opened 50 offices in California. It's in play!
18) Polls are meant by the liberal media, to SHAPE public opinion, not report it.
Pretty accurate and dead on with Bush's failure to communicate to the people. I have never experienced a President who refused to communicate his message and ideas during the last four years. He indeed has become a punching bag.
McCain had an opportunity. The public thought the country was going in the wrong direction. Instead of identifying why this is so and running on how he would right the country, McCain wasted time telling the public why Obama should not be President.
Also McCain is inept. In response to getting bin Laden, McCain said he knew how to get him but if he told how, he would be telegraphing his punches. What a pantsload, if he knew how, he sure could have whispered how in Bush's ear.
What the Republicans needed was an updated Contract with America. Maybe they will do it again in 2012 and wrest control of Congress as Gingrich did. The lesson, if you stand for nothing, even an Obama will beat you.
McCain in two polls released today is 1 or 2 points behind. Most polls showing O up are over sampling dems or blacks or both.
I for one am a little tired of these whining blowhards writing such garbage.
Hell why even vote, just give the country over to the Maxist Obama instead of the socialist McCain.
The worlds markets are voting with their money concerning the O and if we elect him the markets will crash more. They are crashing now because they fear the O and his Marxist friends will win.
I'm afraid if he does we will have blood in our streets before he finishes his first term.
why stop with McCain???? how about the entire GOP????? when will they start to fight for themselves????
for six years I was out in the streets with Freepers and combatants from Protest Warriors fighting American hating liberals.....several times during the RNC in '04....numerous Iraq War Anniversary protests...the anti-war protest on the UN in Feb '03 (when I had to leave because my wife unexpectedly went into labor 10 days early)...
EVERY time the GOP calls me for a donation since late 2005 I tell them the SAME thing- when they start fighting for me the way I fight for them then I'll consider contributing...
I hope you're right, but I just have to say it: Remember '06.
I will be giving these awards daily.
Stay tuned.
someone said it best today.
we had two senators debating yesterday.
(and one incompetent journalist protecting the democrat from excitement)
we need less senator MORE PRESIDENT.
This is painfully true. Especially this.
"Who wins in that battle? Barack Obama. It's 2008. We're connected, busy people who make our decisions based on posters, sound bites, SNL, and YouTube videos. You needed to play that game, Senator McCain, and you didn't. You trusted that the American people would examine your records. No time for that. "
Thank God our military has courage. If they'd listen to the liberals they would have raised the white flag long ago.
God bless our military.
"Why would anyone in the McCain Camp be at all interested in the opinions posted on a Conservative Internet Forum?" I'll tell you why McCain would be interested: because, as Nixon said, "When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow." McCain wants to win and he needs conservatives to win, so he may listen.
I do. I think there is a difference. Then, the internals of the polls supported the polls. I just didn't believe them. Now, I believe the internals of the polls-—but the internals don't agree with the "findings."
Oh that is so very very sad, but true.
I'm not saving these links, but I've now seen it twice, in separate internals of polls.
Why Obama should win?
Answer: Obama's presidency will re-unite the conservative movement. The country will see what a radical left wing crook he is. He will be voted out in 4 years, replaced by a conservative Republican (Palin?)
Why McCain should lose?
Answer: McCain will destroy the conservative movement. We will have 4 years of bi-partisan crap.
Good article. Thanks for posting.
Chris, take a hike and get a clue. The reason McCain was careful in the debate is that the election is very close. You been readin' too many bad polls.
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Installation profiles are like modules
All installation profiles must have profilename.info and profilename.profile files, and they can also have a profilename.install file. The profilename.profile file has access to almost everything a normal Drupal modulename.module file does because Drupal is fully bootstrapped before almost anything in the profile runs.
The primary exception is that st() should generally be used to translate strings instead of the usual t() because the localization hasn't been set up until the installation process completes. Profile files should reside in their own directory within the /profiles directory to be loaded.
Also, Drush make is a powerful command line tool for automating parts of the distribution process, which may be easier than the traditional profile method outlined below.
.info file
The profilename.info file should look similar to this:
name = Profile Name
description = Description of what the profile does.
core = 7.x
; Optional: Mark your installation profile as exclusive, so that the installer
; will auto-select it.
exclusive = true
dependencies[] = block
dependencies[] = color
dependencies[] = comment
dependencies[] = contextual
dependencies[] = dashboard
dependencies[] = help
dependencies[] = image
dependencies[] = list
dependencies[] = menu
dependencies[] = number
dependencies[] = options
dependencies[] = path
dependencies[] = taxonomy
dependencies[] = dblog
dependencies[] = search
dependencies[] = shortcut
dependencies[] = toolbar
dependencies[] = overlay
dependencies[] = field_ui
dependencies[] = file
dependencies[] = rdf
The contents of the profilename.info file are as follows:
- The
description, and
coreassignments are all required.
- The
dependencieslist includes all modules that will be enabled when this profile is installed (the ones above are the defaults from the Standard install profile).
- You can optionally include other declarations that can also appear in module .info files.
You can include custom modules with your install profile or have Drupal.org automatically include other projects in your profile's package, and you can list those as dependencies as well.
.install file
In many cases, your profilename.install file will look like this:
* Implement hook_install().
* Perform actions to set up the site for this profile.
function profilename_install() {
include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/profiles/minimal/minimal.install';
Use hook_install() to insert content into your database during the installation process. This example uses the minimal default setup given by the Minimal install profile in Drupal core. You may want to use the Standard profile defaults instead, which provides various node types, user roles, blocks, input formats, taxonomies, settings, etc. that you might expect to find in a Drupal installation. If you don't use the Standard installation, it's still worth taking a look at it as an example.
Updating installation profiles
Just like modules, installation profiles can have hook_update_N() functions in their .install file so that they can be updated to the latest version. For example, if you release version 1.0 of your install profile that installs one content type, and then you release version 2.0 that installs two content types, version 2.0 could have an update function that installed the second content type for sites that had originally used the 1.0 version.
.profile file
The rest of this page explains what you can do in profilename.profile.
Adding steps to the install process
New steps added to the installation process can either run invisibly in the background (normally to save data or include code needed in later steps) or display something on the screen. New steps are added in
hook_install_tasks() by returning an associative array. Here's what each task array looks like (all elements are optional):
$task['machine_name'] = array(
'display_name' => st('Human-readable task name'),
'display' => TRUE,
'type' => 'normal',
'run' => INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_REACHED,
'function' => 'function_to_execute',
Let's break it down.
- machine_name
- The internal name of the task.
- display_name
- The human-readable name of the task.
- display
- Determines whether to show this task in the list of installation tasks on the side of the installation screens. If
display_nameis not given or
displayis FALSE, the task does not appear in the list of installation tasks on the side of the installation screens.
displayis useful if you want to conditionally display a task; for example, you might want to display a configuration form for a module that the user chose to enable in a previous step, but skip that form if the module was not enabled.
- type
- One of "normal," "batch," or "form."
- "Normal" tasks can return HTML that will be displayed as a page in the installer or
NULLto indicate that the task is completed. This is the default. Remember to provide some way to continue to the next step, such as a "continue" button.
- "Batch" tasks return a batch array to be processed by the Batch API, which is useful for example if you want to import something that could take awhile. The task will be considered complete when the batch finishes processing.
- "Form" tasks return a Form API structured array which will be displayed as a form on a page in the installer. The installer will take care of moving the user to the next task when the form is submitted.
You can see more specifically what happens for each type in
- "Normal" tasks can return HTML that will be displayed as a page in the installer or
- run
- One of
INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_NOT_COMPLETED, or
INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_REACHEDmeans the task will run at each stage of the installation that reaches it. This is mainly used by core to include important resources on each page of the installer.
INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_NOT_COMPLETEDmeans the task will run once during the installation process. This is the default, and it is useful for things like displaying instructions and configuration forms, or for inserting content into the database.
INSTALL_TASK_SKIPmeans the task will not be run. This is usually set conditionally, since you may want to skip tasks depending on the options the user chose in previous steps. It is often the case that a task will be skipped when
displayis set to
FALSE, but it is possible to display a task in the list without executing it.
- function
- This is the function that will be run when the task is executed. If not set, this is the same as the machine_name of the task. You may want to set it to something else if you want to use the same function for multiple tasks, or if you want to conditionally choose a function depending on the options the user chose in previous steps.
As an example, let's say we're writing an installation profile called geo for a geographically-focused website, so we want the installer to ask what geographic area the website covers. We'll start by adding a page that asks for the relevant country. If the country is "United States," we'll add another page that asks for the relevant state, or if the country is "Canada," we'll add another page that asks for the relevant province.
* Implements hook_install_tasks().
function geo_install_tasks($install_state) {
$country_is_us = !empty($install_state['parameters']['country']) && $install_state['parameters']['country'] == 'US';
$country_is_ca = !empty($install_state['parameters']['country']) && $install_state['parameters']['country'] == 'CA';
$tasks = array(
'geo_country' => array(
'display_name' => st('Choose a country'),
'geo_state' => array(
'display_name' => st('Choose a state or province'),
'display' => $country_is_us || $country_is_ca,
'type' => 'form',
'run' => $country_is_us || $country_is_ca ? INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_NOT_COMPLETED : INSTALL_TASK_SKIP,
'function' => $country_is_us ? 'geo_state_form' : 'geo_province_form',
return $tasks;
For the
geo_country task above, "Choose a country" is displayed in the list of tasks in the installer, and the function
geo_country() is run when the installer reaches that task. Since it has type "normal," it must do its own processing, calling a form using
drupal_get_form() and then rendering it by returning the results of
drupal_render(). (See
install_select_locale() for an example of this.) The form's submit function would set
$install_state['parameters']['country'] appropriately. Then, if the country chosen is the U.S. or Canada, "Choose a state or province" is displayed in the installer, and either
geo_state_form() or
geo_province_form() is used to generate the state- or province-selection form.
All tasks added in
hook_install_tasks() are run after all dependencies are installed and loaded, so you have access to pretty much everything you would in a normal Drupal module.
Changing and removing steps from the install process
hook_install_tasks_alter() allows changing or removing steps from the install process. For example, if you are building an install profile specifically for sites using a certain language, you might want to remove the localization steps and simply configure the language settings yourself.
hook_install_tasks_alter() takes two parameters:
&$tasks and
$install_state. The $tasks variable contains a structured array of all installation tasks like the one you returned in
hook_install_tasks(). Here are the default tasks, in order, as defined by
- A configuration page to select which profile to install. It doesn't make any sense to change this, because by the time your profile gets control, it will have already been chosen.
- Allows choosing the language to use in the installer.
- Loads the selected profile into memory.
- Checks whether the current server meets the correct requirements for installing Drupal.
- The form used to configure and rewrite settings.php.
- Installs the system module so that the system can be bootstrapped, and installs the user module so that sessions can be recorded during bootstrap.
- Does a full bootstrap of Drupal, loading all core functions and resources.
- Installs and enables all modules on which the profile depends (as defined in the
.infofile), and then runs
profilename_install()if it exists (as defined in the
- Import available languages into the system.
- A form to configure site information and settings.
- Profile tasks
- Now any tasks defined by the current installation profile are run. Drupal has already been fully bootstrapped, all required modules are already installed and enabled, and the profile itself has also been "installed," so each task should have access to anything a normal Drupal module would be able to access.
- Imports additional languages into the system if any have not yet been imported.
- Performs final installation tasks (like clearing caches) and informs the user that the installation process is complete.
Altering forms
You can also alter forms displayed by the installer using
hook_form_alter() and
hook_form_FORM_ID_alter() just like you would alter forms in a normal module. The form IDs are the machine names of the tasks by default. You may want to do this to add additional fields to the install_configure_form step, for example. Most installation profiles will also want to include this snippet, which sets the default site name to the name of the server:
* Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
function standard_form_install_configure_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
// Pre-populate the site name with the server name.
$form['site_information']['site_name']['#default_value'] = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
Inserting content into the database, and other useful functions
variable_get()are particularly useful to remember what your install tasks have already done. Just remember to use
variable_del()to delete any temporary variables you've created when you're done.
- If you need more fine-grained control than the
dependencies[]in the
.infofile can give you, you may want to use
module_enable()to enable a specific module during the install process. Enabling themes is similar, but setting the default, admin, and maintenance themes requires a little extra work.
drupal_set_title()allows you to set the title of the page as it appears at the top of the browser window.
- Check the
standard_install()function for examples of how to save various kinds of content in the database, including content types, taxonomies, user roles and permissions, input formats, fields, menu links, and RDF mappings.
Final notes
Be sure to check out how to create a drupal-org.make file if you want to distribute your profile on Drupal.org.
Looking for support? Visit the Drupal.org forums, or join #drupal-support in IRC.
Can we have a module instead
Can we have a module instead for this please (for creating profiles)? Perhaps an extension for Features:
Some of my Drupal sites:
Do installation profiles have
Do installation profiles have to live in the /profiles directory, or can you put them somewhere outside of core, such as sites?
It has to live in the
It has to live in the /profiles directory, otherwise its not seen and cannot be loaded.
Hoping this thread gets restarted.
I check it daily just to see if any new stuff comes up. I have many issues clear in my head, but unfortunately they seem to arise just as many points of confusion. I am trying to build and installation profile built to use on my Aegir system...and man, it is killing me.
Things like:
- Supposing I am not distributing this install profile (or distribution) in Drupal, just for in-house use....Do I need to include a drush make file? If I have to, does Drupal 7 automatically sees it and uses it?
- I understand that we should move any and all customization to Features. But I wonder how this affects future upgrades of already-installed sites and how the data already existing in current databases gets preserved.
- Writing the .install file is really the killer here. I see the Profiler module, but it is still in DEV for 7 and has so little information about how exactly it is used. I feel like I am swinging a bat in the dark while wearing a blindfold after drinking a 1/5 of moonshine.
- In the install profiles...Do we need to move all modules into the profile folder or can they all be fed remotely? They few d7 distributions seem to be 1/2 and 1/2 on this, and most of them are simpler than what I am doing. Does the .info file dependencies declarations simply indicate that - just dependencies? I suppose this is completely different than a Drush make file
So many questions and loose ends.
@kannary100: - No, you do not
- No, you do not need to include a drush make file if you're creating an installation profile for in-house use. It may be handy to have a drush make file in your install profile, but that all depends on your use case.
- Features is a tough nut to crack, and it really is an art to get your features right. I'm not sure I would bother to "featurize" an existing site, though. You've already done all the work, why bother? Features is great for building new sites, since all you need to do is turn on a "blog feature", for instance, and you have a fully functional blog.
- Yeah, there's no way to get around having to understand the drupal api and actually do some coding. My best advice: keep looking at examples.
- The modules themselves can either be in the profiles directory or somewhere in the sites directory. The install profile doesn't really care. If you're using aegir, though, and you have a multi-site setup, then you'll need to think carefully about this question. Which modules are generally shared by all sites on your multi-site platform, and which are profile specific? Do you have multiple sites that use the same installation profile, or is each install profile used for a single site?
with D7 it seems that only
with D7 it seems that only the "profile" directory is searched.
But if your custom module *is* also your profile, nothing stops you from using a symlink from
"profiles" to "sites/all/modules", just tested this and it seems to work fine.
please note that if you want to inherit from the "standard" profile but don't want to activate RDF you may
have to define a void rdf_mapping_save() in your hook_install() to avoid failures during installation.
but the main issue is that
but the main issue is that module dependencies[] and profile dependencies[] don't have the same meaning.
However, hook_profile_modules can be used as an alternative... which is apparently not fired anymore...
The D7 standard installation
The D7 standard installation profile basically puts everything into the .install file. Any tips on when and how to break up a complex installation profile into multiple files?
What about install profile for themers/developers
For drupal 7 there is hardly any clarification how one could make a theme available for download as a .zip archive with some pre-configured site content. These installation profile methods either seem A)overly complicated or B) tailored toward drush. That is fine, but non-programmers/non-command-line enthusiasts may want to build a simple install profile with a few pieces of content set up to display some features of a theme.
How can we find out more about this type of installation profile for D7?
install profile
I am also a non programmer who has heard that Drupal is friendly to designers. I want an install profile to be able to set up development, staging and production sites - to be able to test new work and keep my work/modules/themes in sync. The part that intimidated me about Drush was learning the bash scripts as indicated in the Drush Read me file and the bash script tutorials I started to review. I don't mind doing some basic coding, and chmod, but I don't want to memorize a whole new language. Drupal is hard enough for me to get a handle on, but I want my sites to be stable.
note from 07/20/11 Just bought The Mac OS X Command Line: Unix Under the Hood. If I can dummy down how to do the install profile, drush will post back here later. Maybe the book will help me to find a link I understand and I will post that too when it comes together.
note from 07/24/11 There are some good tutorials in youtube for BASH Scripts for Mac that are easy to follow here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGvvJO5UIs4
I'm with you guys on having an automated packager.
I'm not afraid of writing code at all, my issue is time savings. If I have to painstakingly document all my modules, themes and other resources to create an installation profile then it's not that big of a time saver to me. It would be a lot nicer if either core or drush had a way to simply create an installation profile of the currently running installation.
generate profile
One thing to watch out for is
One thing to watch out for is to make sure that you put hook_install_tasks in your .profile file. I had it in the .install file and it cause the profile to half work.
which execute sequence of a
which execute sequence of a installation profile ?
.install go first and then .profile or vice versa.
.info goes first (but in what order?)
(I don't have a .install file, but I'm guessing it's next.)
But what I don't know is how to control the load order of modules in the .info
Good Documentation
This documentation is EXCELLENT. Really helpful and thank you to everyone who has been involved!
example please?
Thanks for the really helpful & clear documentation! Is there any chance you could supply the code for the example you mentioned:
"For example, if you are building an install profile specifically for sites using a certain language, you might want to remove the localization steps and simply configure the language settings yourself."
I tried doing this various ways and didn't have much success.
Enabling a specific theme can be done
Just use
-Jesse of http://www.jesselongacre.com
It seems that installation
It seems that installation profiles don't support specifying the version of a dependency, like module .info files do. This is a real shame.
use drush
use drush make. Which usually is closely coupled with an install profile.
-Jesse of http://www.jesselongacre.com
Problems with config settings
I am looking for the way to set some configuration values in an installation profile. I've described my issue at drupalexchange. I'll appreciate if anyone could drop me a line to figure out how to achieve or look for another way if it is not possible to do what I expect.
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Hello Piggies & Peoples!
Well, my Princess Snowflake is not a little girl anymore. She's a married pig now, all grown up. The morning after the wedding, the newly wedded couple met up with family and friends at the Royal Brunch. Afterward, Prince Teddy and his new wife headed to Charlotte International Airport where they caught the 9:30 a.m. US Pigways flight to New Guinea, a beautiful island off of Australia. It was a very long flight, so both piggies did a lot of napping, smooching and vegging. They were in first class seating so the flight attendants served them as much food as they wanted and unlimited Pigmosas (veggie juice and champagne).
Once they arrived on the island, Princess Snowflake couldn't wait to get outside. As she stepped off the plane, she admired the lovely palm trees and spectacular greenery. She was wearing her favorite leisure hat and her luggage was tucked away in the beautiful pink suitcase that was given to her by her sweet prince as a wedding gift. Prince Teddy couldn't wait to see the look on his wife's face when she saw their Honeymoon Swheeet. He picked out a gorgeous suite with all the fixings, and it even had its own private balcony with a hot tub. The Princess had no idea her hubby was so romantic.
Prince Teddy planned a wonderful 10-day vacation for them. They spent endless hours gazing into each other eyes on moonlit beaches and pigticipating in activities such as scuba diving, parasailing, four wheeling and snorkeling. They even went on a couple of sunset cruises on a catamaran known as The Majestic. But, mainly, they spent most of their time on the beach sipping on tropical drinks such as strawberry daiquiris and pina coladas.
The Princess modeled a different pigkini for each day of the wheek, and her Prince laughed at her when she got dirty in the sand. Teddy had to keep reminding her to apply pigscreen on her beautiful, fair skin, and it became obvious to him that she was an indoor pig and wasn't used to having this much fun in the sun. Prince Teddy often found himself thinking, "Boy, she sure is Prissy!" But, he also found himself falling more and more in love with her by the second. And, of course, Princess Snowflake loved the fact that her Prince was so down-to-earth and easy going. She absolutely adores her Teddy Bear and feels like the luckiest pig in the world.
The Royal Honeymoon was a much needed vacation for the royal couple and neither of them wanted it to end. But, what better way to end the wedding of a lifetime than with the honeymoon of a lifetime!
Thank you all for reading and following my blogs and sharing my wonderful life with a Guinea Pig Princess. For Princess Snowflake and her Handsome Prince, this is the purrrfect end to new beginnings...
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Janet's Notebook
Fresh berries are back in season and I couldn't be happier! My green thumb could use some help. So, on weekends, I go to my local farmer's market and stock up on the juiciest ones I can find.
I freeze some so I have them on hand when berries aren't in season. But it never fails ... I always buy TOO many. You'd think that I would learn! That's why, especially during the summer, I love to incorporate berries into my cooking.
James Bowling was overrun with lots of raspberries. What was his solution? He made a Blue Ribbon Raspberry Pie. The sweet and tart flavors are perfectly balanced in this tasty pie. Using a pre-made pie crust is a great time saving trick (and your guests never need to know!). All that's missing from this pie is a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Your taste buds are going to be sent into overdrive after you bite into how Terrie Hoelscher infuses blueberries into her Rhuberry Pie. "This is a delicious blend of two of my favorite summer things - blueberries and rhubarb," says Terrie. The tartness of the rhubarb is perfectly offset by the delicate sweetness of the blueberries in this unique pie. And the crust makes this almost too pretty to cut ... almost!
The next time you're having friends over for brunch, add Cheryl Mills' Berry Cream Cheese Danish to your menu. This is THE way to start your day. The cream cheese and berries are such a wonderful combo. And, this definitely makes enough to feed a crowd. Cheryl "created this recipe [by] using a combination of recipes." Try your own fruit combination too and see what you come up with.
Melissa Snow's Three Sisters Pie is summertime on a plate! "This berry has my favorite berries in it, so I knew it would be good," says Melissa Snow. We too fell in love with the mix of berries in her Three Sisters Pie recipe - strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. I bet your berry-loving friends will be asking for a slice to go.
"This dessert is a hit with everyone," says Donna Morgan. "[A] great summer dessert." Sweet, fresh and satisfying, Donna's Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie is a terrific blending of light summer berries and creamy cream cheese. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner... and maybe for a snack too!
Smoothies are a great, easy way to use up extra berries. Catherine Cappiello Pappas' Refreshing Strawberry Frosty is such a thirst-quenching treat. Perfect for breakfast or to cool down on a hot summer afternoon.
And, don't let the avocado in Melissa Baldan's Avocado Strawberry Smoothie scare you away from trying this recipe. This smoothie has such a fresh taste. It's a delicious way to start the day.
You can use your abundance of fresh raspberries and make jars of Ann McCue's Raspberry Jalapeno Jelly. This has some serious heat, but we thoroughly enjoyed every bite. "It's a great grab-and-go last minute appetizer or hostess gift," says Ann. We served it with cream cheese and crackers, but can't wait to try it on grilled chicken!
This weekend, I suggest putting berry picking or a trip to the farmers market on your to-do list and whip-up one of these delicious recipes. Your friends will be "berry" thankful!
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May 30th - June 3rd, 2006
The subtitle for this 10th anniversary conference says it all. We propose to explore the issues of imagination, theory, and creativity as these pertain to the Caribbean woman writer. For many writers, there is no separation of these three as is often done in some other traditions. In fact, for many of the writers, like Erna Brodber (Jamaica), Sylvia Wynter (Jamaica), Maryse Conde (Guadeloupe), Mayra Santos Febres (Puerto Rico), Edwidge Dandicat (Haiti), Eintou Pearl Springer (Trinidad and Tobago), their creative work is intimately connected to the imaginative. Thus, in many cases, we can actually see the theoretical coming through the creative in what we are defining as "the creative/theoretical."
This does not mean that every creative writer is a theorist, but that some writers do both and in some cases the one infuses the other. At other times, there are writers who are comfortable wearing different hats – the scholar, the creative writer… This issue then will organize this conference. Florida is of course the birthplace of Zora Neale Hurston who knew intimately her Florida and recognized the importance of the Caribbean in her research. By these means, as well, we recognize her contribution to literature. We invite your attendance, support, and participation as we bring writers and scholars from all over the world to South Florida.
To register for the conference go to www.fiu.edu/~africana/caribbean_women
Conference will be held at the :
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Kulick, Belmonte still lead at 2013 U.S. Open
Matt Cannizzaro
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Published: July 23, 2013 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -
Defending champion Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., made good shots and filled frames Tuesday at the 2013 Lipton Bowling's U.S. Open and was able to maintain her place atop the women's standings through two rounds of competition.
Although she briefly was passed by United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Leanne Hulsenberg of Roseville, Calif., Kulick used a big final game to surge back into the lead with a 3,449 total for 16 games. Two-time U.S. Women's Open champion Liz Johnson flirted with the lead all day and is second with 3,417, and Hulsenberg, who turned in the highest block of the day with 1,831, jumped 29 spots to third place with 3,376.
On the men's side, Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte continued his torrid pace and leads after two rounds with a 3,804 total, a 237.75 average, for 16 games. Defending champion Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., remained consistent and moved into second place with 3,491, while collegiate standout AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill., is third with 3,490.
"Every center is a new tournament, and the lanes today played a lot different than what we bowled on last night," said Kulick, who is looking for her fourth U.S. Women's Open title and third in four years. "I physically felt like I threw the ball well today but was just missing something (ball-wise) that helped me get the four and five baggers yesterday. Overall, it was a good day. Good communication and ball selection really helped take some of the guesswork out of being at a new center, too."
The 36-year-old right-hander enjoys the long format and challenging lane condition at the U.S. Open, which also is serving as the optimal training opportunity this week as she prepares to join fellow Team USA member Mike Fagan at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, next week.
Despite the dual purpose, Kulick's sights are set on one small goal at a time.
"The goal right now is to make it to the show," Kulick said. "I don't know if I've ever repeated at a tournament, so doing that would be really special. And, my finishes at the U.S. Open the last few years have been phenomenal, so it would mean a lot to be able to keep that going."
Belmonte's performance at recent U.S. Open events has been stellar as well, but he's still in search of his first win. He is looking to improve on last year's third-place finish and add a second major title to his growing resume, which includes a victory at the 2013 USBC Masters.
"The 300 pins is a lot for sure, but it definitely can be run down by a guy like Pete Weber or one of the other great players out here," said Belmonte, who has appeared in the championship match of all three PBA majors this season. "That's why you can't look too far ahead. I look at each day like a new tournament, and if I focus on trying to lead each one as it comes, they won't be able to catch up with me."
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Because alcoholism is both a physical and a mental addiction, it is incredibly difficult to overcome all by yourself. While there are numerous ways to deal with alcohol addiction, I found the inpatient treatments as the best option for me so far.
The main difference between inpatient treatments and other healing therapies is the location. To be more precise, an inpatient program implies that you temporarily relocate to the facility, where you can benefit from the treatment. Outpatient therapies, on the other hand, allow you to continue living at your own address and carry on with your current lifestyle.
Things You Should Expect From Inpatient Rehab
When I first checked into a rehabilitation clinic, I was told that I was going to spend at least a month in the facility until all traces of alcohol have been cleansed from my body. While I didn't mind spending a few weeks away from home, I must admit that I had no clue about what the rehab implied.
I was very upset to find out that I entered a structured and very strict form of living. Perhaps the thing that irritated me the most was that I was expected to take part in at least three of the prescribed activities. Not only did I have to participate in various group activities, but I also had to attend meetings where I was required to share personal information about myself. The mere thought that I was going to be there for an entire month without my old friend Jack haunted me. Since I always enjoyed drinking alone and I�m an introvert, it�s easy to understand why I found this rule very inconvenient.
Hang in There, An Inpatient Program is Worth it
Now that I�m sober, I realize just how much the inpatient treatment helped me build a better life in recovery. Without denying that the experience can be scary, you should know that the rehab environment provides you with all the necessary tools to start building a new life away from alcohol. What this means is that you will be able to fully devote yourself to the recovery. There are no stress or strains, so you don�t really have a valid excuse to drink.
The aspect of my life where the inpatient treatment really made a difference was dealing with temptation. Because the clinic guarantees an alcohol and drug free zone, I felt I was protected in some way from drinking. Instead of alcohol, I learned numerous methods and tips on how to handle the challenges that arise effectively. Moreover, when I got out I realized that I wouldn�t die if I don�t drink, a simple thought that can considerably increase the chances of success in recovery.
Make the Best Out of Your Stay
Since you have accepted to enter rehab and agreed to an inpatient treatment, my advice is to use this time to learn as much as you can about how to deal with your life problems without resorting to alcohol. Even though you might feel that the world is crumbling down around you and you�re going to get crushed, have hope.
Irrespective of how deep you have sunk, don�t forget that you have the power to turn your life around. Don�t be afraid to reach out for help!


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Moss walls, a beautiful and natural image
Oasegroen is the Dutch trend starter in indoor plant displays, which shows in our successful introduction of moss walls. Our moss walls are sold under the Mr. Moss brand. We have been looking for an original, maintenance-free, green way to decorate any indoor space. Moss was the answer.
Moss and people working together in moss walls
There are many different kinds of moss, they can be found almost anywhere and grow in all seasons. Moss is an important part of ecosystems. They produce oxygen, fight erosion and live well with other plants. People have been using moss as fuel, carpeting, mattress fillings and isolation material for centuries. In this sense, Mr. Moss' moss walls are a great continuation of this long-term relationship between moss and people.
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2002 Individual Investigator Grant Recipient – Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey, Ph.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Mechanisms of Gene Instability in Ovarian Cancer
Project Summary
PCNA is a protein that is involved in telling the cell not to divide if there is DNA damage within the cell. But if the PCNA protein no longer functions in the cell, the cell will be unable to maintain the integrity of its genome because of the DNA damage and slowly transform into a cancer cell. Dr. Hickey plans to study differences between normal PCNA in ovarian cells and PCNA found in ovarian cancer cells. He hopes to determine if the protein could be used as a marker of early detection for the disease. Further, he will try to find drugs that act on the abnormal PCNA molecule implicated in ovarian cancer. Such agents would prevent ovarian cancers from growing and could lead to new types of treatments.
Dr. Hickey is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
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Daryl (Splash) Hannah isn't the only mermaid to surface on the West Coast. Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre has cast Pam (Mork & Mindy) Dawber in the title role of the Little Mermaid, to air on Showtime in late '84. She falls head over flipper for a prince only to see him marry a fair maiden instead. "You can't duplicate how well Splash was done," concedes Dawber, but the Little Mermaid cast won't lack finesse. Leading contenders for the prince role include rockers Sting and Rick Springfield. The producers hope to reel in Sheena Easton as the maiden.
Laura Branigan's steamy new video, based on her hit single Self Control, was a little too hot for execs at Atlantic Records. A few seconds were snipped from the clip directed by William (The Exorcist) Friedkin. Branigan went along with the editing but defends the censored parts: "Self Control is not about not eating chocolates. It's about holding yourself back in a love relationship. It's a very classy, sensual video. But record companies don't like controversy." One of the scissored scenes shows Laura at a sex club, while another involves a masked lover who seems to be kissing parts of her body passionately. Branigan's fans will see more of her in the feature film Sea Trial, to be directed by Friedkin, with Michael (Flashdance) Nouri playing her lover.
Director Richard (Psycho II) Franklin started out to redo the 1949 film The Window, in which a boy witnesses a murder but nobody believes him because he fibs a lot. Franklin's remake, Cloak and Dagger, to be released Aug. 10, took on a new dimension after he cast Henry (E.T.) Thomas as the boy. When Thomas first met with Franklin and the producers, he showed them an adventure game called Traveller and, he recalls, "They got the idea in their heads to do something different with the script." Consequently, Thomas plays an 11 year old who's obsessed with a board game and its video counterpart called Cloak and Dagger. Ideal Toys and Atari will come out with their own versions this summer. But don't expect Thomas, 12, to add them to his collection—he doesn't play games anymore. "My friends asked me to play every day," he explains, "and I didn't have time for anything else."
Now that The Yellow Rose has wilted, a star of that NBC series. David Soul, is looking for greener pastures. He recently co-produced a music video with his ex-wife Karen Carlson, for Carlson's present husband, rocker Devin Payne; it will air this summer. Soul is also planning to produce and star in a feature film about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who was executed by Hitler in 1945 for plotting against the Nazis. At a recent Seattle conference which dealt with the resistance efforts of German clergymen during Hitler's rule, Soul likened their experiences to his own hardships. He has completed a court-ordered treatment program stemming from complaints of abuse by current wife Patti (who has since dropped all charges), and the experience affected him deeply.
"My conscience was alive," he said during the conference. "Rather than cover those events and rationalize it, I chose to deal with it. I asked myself, what is God trying to teach me out of this struggle?" David's soul-searching has given him a heightened interest in acts of conscience and produced volumes of material on Bonhoeffer. Says Soul's spokesman about the film, "It's what Reds was to Warren Beatty."
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Augusta National Admits Two Female Members
Without fanfare and under no duress, Augusta National Golf Club has finally admitted its first female members. The private club in Georgia and site of the annual Masters Tournament has invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women members in the 80-year history of the private club.
"This is a joyous occasion," said Augusta National chairman Billy Payne in a statement. "These accomplished women share our passion for the game of golf and both are well known and respected by our membership.
"It will be a proud moment when we present Condoleezza and Darla their green jackets when the club opens this fall. This is a significant and positive time in our club's history and, on behalf of our membership, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome them and all of our new members into the Augusta National family."
In 2002, Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organizations came out in a very public way that the club needed to include women in its membership. Then club chairman Hootie Johnson famously responded that Augusta National might one day admit a woman as a member, but not at the point of a bayonet."
When Burk heard the news that Rice and Moore were invited to join the club, she said, "Oh my God. We won. It's about 10 years too late for the boys to come into the 20th century, never mind the 21st century. But it's a milestone for women in business."
Tiger Woods, who knows Rice through their connection to Stanford University, was pleased with the move. "I think the decision by the Augusta National membership is important to golf," said the four-time Masters champion. "The club continues to demonstrate its commitment to impacting the game in positive ways. I would like to congratulate both new members, especially my friend Condi Rice."
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, who has stayed out of the controversy in the past, saying the Masters was "too important" to the Tour, responded to the announcement, saying, "At a time when women represent one of the fastest growing segments in both playing and following the game of golf, this sends a positive and inclusive message for our sport."
Though the club had no female members before Monday, women were allowed to play the course as guests, including on the Sunday before Masters' week in April. Collegiate and pro tour women golfers have also played the fabled course.
Of her membership, Rice said in statement released by the club: "I have visited Augusta National on several occasions and look forward to playing golf, renewing friendships and forming new ones through this very special opportunity.
"I have long admired the important role Augusta National has played in the traditions and history of golf. I also have an immense respect for the Masters Tournament and its commitment to grow the game of golf, particularly with youth, here in the United States and throughout the world."
Moore, like Rice, a native of South Carolina, is good friends with Johnson, who gave his consent to the admittance of both new members. "Augusta National has always captured my imagination, and is one of the most magically beautiful places anywhere in the world, as everyone gets to see during the Masters each April," Moore said.
"I am fortunate to have many friends who are members at Augusta National, so to be asked to join them as a member represents a very happy and important occasion in my life. Above all, Augusta National and the Masters Tournaments have always stood for excellence, and that is what is so important to me."
In a statement to The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., Johnson said: "This is wonderful news for Augusta National Golf Club and I could not be more pleased. Darla Moore is my good friend, and I know she and Condoleezza Rice will enjoy the club as much as I have."
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BOCA RATON, FL (January 31, 2008) – Florida Atlantic University's Career Development Center (CDC), a department within the division of student affairs, is again bringing employers and prospective employees together in its semi-annual "FAU Career Day." More than 110 companies are scheduled to participate in this year's event, titled "Make the Connection." FAU's Spring 2008 Career Day will take place Thursday, February 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the FAU Arena on the Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. The event is free and open to the public. Business dress is required.
Career Day is an opportunity for FAU's undergraduates, graduates and the community to talk personally with employer representatives from various companies and organizations. The employer representatives are available to share information about specific careers, answer career-related questions and provide information about immediate or future employment opportunities with their company or organization. Some of the many employers scheduled to appear at Career Day include Florida Power & Light, Bank Atlantic, City Furniture, Target and The Scripps Research Institute.
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Twenty-five teams from Liberty, Hubbard, Girard, McDonald and Vienna spent 24-hours May 18 and 19 walking through Churchill Park where the Liberty Relay for Life has been held for the past five years. Previously the relay was held at the Liberty High School stadium.
One team was dedicated to Ryan Merkin, who died two years ago of a rare cancer at age 23.
Carol Merkin was among those walking for Team Ryan in memory of her nephew. Each team member wore a shirt with Ryan's photo on it.
''He had a rare cancer when he died. We want to make people more aware of all types of cancer. Our mascot is a zebra because doctors now have to look beyond the obvious, such as a horse, and look for the unobvious when looking for cancer, such as in the adrenaline gland,'' she said.
Merkin said her nephew was very determined and never gave up, graduating from college and completing an internship as a health administrator. A memorial fund was started and used for a gerentology scholarship because "that was what Ryan wanted to do for his career,'' she said.
Tammy Macklin, a cancer survivor was on the Girard City Survivors team, who all dressed with a 60s-theme. The team had 20 participants with about half of them cancer survivors.
''It has been absolutely wonderful to have the support from so many friends,'' Macklin said.
Walking in the relay were Fran Martin and Rosemary Cargill, both of Liberty, who were showing their support.
Martin, a cancer survivor, said, ''it gives me such a warm feeling to know that people are here supporting me and other survivors. The people here also remember the memory of those who are no longer with us.''
Annie Holzschuh, event co-chair, said her 79-year-old mother, Ann Daugherty, is a cancer survivor and was among those in the survivor's lap.
Holzschuh said she lost her sister to cancer in 2003.
''When you have the love and support we see here at the relay that really means a lot to the cancer survivors. It's amazing the number of survivors we get each year. The survival rate has gotten so much better because of the research that is finding cancer sooner,'' she said.
Debbie Mullarkey, event co-chair, said she lost both her sister and mother to cancer.
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IRVING, Texas (AP) - GTE Corp.'s second-quarter net income rose 15.3 percent over a year ago, spurred by growth in Internet and long-distance revenue and the sale of phone lines, the company reported Monday.
Earnings per share for the long-distance and wireless telephone company rose 14.5 percent to 79 cents, the company said. That matched Wall Street's expectations for the quarter, according to a survey of analysts by First Call Corp.
The company reported second-quarter profits of $776 million, up from $673 million a year ago, on revenue of $6.3 billion, 7 percent higher than the second quarter of 1998.
The earnings growth reflected strong results in data and Internet businesses, continued growth in its core long-distance and wireless operations and divestiture of assets, GTE chief executive Charles R. Lee said.
GTE has reported that is found buyers for its Government Systems and Airfone units and wireline properties in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of California and Missouri. The company plans to use the proceeds to finance its purchase of Ameritech's wireless territories in Illinois and Missouri and for other acquisitions.
Lee said the sales should raise more than $4 billion in after-tax revenue. He said the company has signed agreements for more than half the wireline properties it put on the sales block.
GTE has received Justice Department and shareholder approval for its merger with Bell Atlantic, which is still pending approval by some state regulators and the Federal Communications Commission.
GTE said its second-quarter consolidated revenues grew $410 million, or 7 percent, over year-ago figures, spurred by gains in international revenue; an $87 million, or 62 percent, increase in GTE Internetworking data revenue; and a 40 percent, or $52 million, increase in long-distance revenue.
On the Internet side, the company provides service to 517,000 subscribers and offers business services such as web hosting and e-commerce.
Domestic access minutes and wireline revenue grew much more slowly - in single digits. Other consumer services, such as call waiting, Caller ID and voice messaging grew 13 percent, the company said.
The company, which entered the long-distance business in 1996, now has 3 million long-distance customers and 5 million wireless customers, a 9 percent increase in wireless customers from a year ago.
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LOS ANGELES -- Wanaah Bail's path to Westwood since first enrolling at Texas Tech last season has largely been a mystery.
And after meeting with reporters for the first time since being deemed eligible to play this season, that path remains just as mysterious.
"I really don't feel comfortable talking about anything prior to coming to UCLA," Bail said. "I'm happy to be here. I have a great group of guys around me. So let's move forward."
Bail, who hails from the Bahamas, left the Red Raiders' program before playing a single game last season. Reports at the time claimed both disagreements with now-former Texas Tech coach Billy Gillespie and academic issues as reasons for Bail's transfer, but the 6-9 freshman made it clear that he won't be clarifying his reason for leaving any time soon.
His return to practice remains up in the air as well. UCLA coach Steve Alford gave a 3-to-6-week window for his healthy return at Pac-12 media day last week, but both Alford and Bail were mum on his status before the Bruins' practice on Monday.
But with eligibility issues now cleared up, Bail is just happy to be on the doorstep of finally starting his college career.
"It's been a long road," Bail said. "I'm just happy to be here overall. It's great to be in UCLA. I love it in California."
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Landy Cox calls the past week an investment, laying the foundation for future Berkeley baseball teams.
If the 2013 edition of the Berkeley Stags baseball team is any indication of the fruits of their labor, this annual summer youth baseball camp is a sound investment indeed.
"You have to instill the pride and the work ethic early," Cox said. "We have to start teaching them the Berkeley way at a young age."
The Berkeley Way, as evidence by the slogan on the backs of campers T-shirts, is "Find a Way."
"You find a way to win," Cox said. "Any way you can."
More than 65 baseball players between the age of 7 and 14 attended the weeklong camp.
While the camp included a week of playing baseball, there was also a lot of hard work involved, and who better to teach the future students of Stags baseball than current Berkeley baseball players?
These players opened up with the best start in decades, rattling off 20 straight wins to capture the school's first region championship in 50 years.
Former Stag great and Clemson star Thomas Brittle closed out the camp with a talk about what it means to "Find a Way."
Skills contest winners in this summer's camp were:
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NILES - Tuesday would be President William McKinley's 170th birthday.
But according to experts on his life, birthdays were not a big deal for the president, who hailed from Niles.
Saturday, the McKinley Birthplace and Resource Center, just a couple of doors down the street from the museum and library that bear his name, held a celebration in his honor.
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Mike Wilson dresses Saturday as Niles native President William McKinley at the McKinley Birthplace and Resource Center in Niles. Tuesday would be McKinley's 170th birthday.
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Mike Wilson, who has portrayed McKinley in performances for 22 years, was on hand to greet guests who also got tours of the birthplace.
Wilson said McKinley would have celebrated his birthday with little fanfare, even in the White House.
''He would probably do very little,'' Wilson said. ''Maybe a cigar with his friends in the executive mansion or spending time with his wife.''
McKinley was deeply devoted to his wife, Ida, who, within a series of years, was dealt the loss of two daughters and her mother, which McKinley Library Director Patrick Finan said led to a series of illness and probably a nervous breakdown.
She died five years after McKinley was assassinated at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo in September of 1901.
Finan agreed that McKinley would not do much celebrating of his birthday.
''It would've been simple,'' Finan said.
McKinley had three brothers and five sisters and was the seventh of nine children, Finan said. As a child, there may have been cake and a few small trinkets, but not much else, Finan said.
Even if he was in the White House, McKinley would not treat his birthday differently than any other day, he said.
''It was just another day,'' Finan said.
Wilson said after 22 years of portraying the president, he is still learning more about McKinley. He said what strikes him the most is his attachment to his wife, who he always took care of.
Wilson said there is a small clip of McKinley at the exposition that he has studied to help him with his presentation. He said there also You Tube videos about McKinley that help him as well.
''I'm always learning more about him and studying him,'' Wilson said.


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The decision to add more employees to her small electrical business was "slow and gradual" for Sharon Brown.
For years, her company, Brown Electric, operated out of a warehouse in the City of Tonawanda. Brown did the books and dealt with customers out of a home office. Then, last year, it was finally time to expand into a new space with more employees.
It was a carefully thought-out decision.
"I don't ever want to hire somebody and give them a job and then have to lay them off," said Brown, who last year opened a 8,500-square-foot building with office and warehouse space for Brown Electric in Pendleton. The expansion coincided with hiring four new employees.
Small-business owners remain cautious when it comes to hiring and expansion. The National Federation of Independent Businesses earlier this month found that the job creation plans of owners it surveyed for its monthly "small-business optimism index" fell from the previous month, with just 1 percent of owners planning to increase employment in the next three months, when adjusted for season fluctuations.
The report also noted that 70 percent of small-business owners surveyed believed it was a bad time to expand, with one in four of those owners citing "political uncertainty" as the reason.
But those who work with small-business owners in Western New York say entrepreneurs are much more sensitive to what's happening in their own businesses when they make decisions about hiring and expanding than what's playing out on the national stage.
"Our small businesses, they're going to expand when they see an increase in demand for their products and services, period," said Victoria Reynolds, deputy district director for the Small Business Administration in Buffalo.
Expansion plans, whether through added employees or upgraded equipment, are put in motion when a business owner can do so profitably.
"Small businesses are realists," Reynolds said. "They're very practical, and they're only going to do what makes sense for their bottom line."
For Brown, the decision to build a new headquarters for her business was based on a number of factors, including the fact that the electrical business was growing and she wanted her office and the warehouse used by the company's electricians in one building where she could conduct business meetings with clients. The company, which now has 10 employees and averages sales between $800,000 and $1 million a year, specializes primarily in commercial and industrial electrical projects.
"In this economy, you're worried about your funds and paying for everything, so I thought about it a lot before I did it," Brown said. "But eventually it will get paid for just like everything else. The benefits of having this are amazing."
As the new headquarters came online, Brown hired two full-time electricians, an estimator and a maintenance worker in late 2011 and 2012.
Susan A. McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center at Buffalo State College, said bringing on new employees can be one of the greatest challenges for small-business owners and entrepreneurs.
"It's not a situation that comes with enthusiasm or confidence very often," said McCartney, who has also taught human resources at Buffalo State College. "Entrepreneurs are much more geared toward being a creative thinker, being thoughtful about marketing, thinking about their products."
McCartney said she finds that many small-business owners are not well-versed in the concept of developing a job description and ensuring that the job has written specifications before the new employee is hired. Some small-business owners, she said, are also concerned about advertising a job opening for fear they will get flooded with applications.
"They'll say, 'We'll get way to many people,' which is not true, by the way," McCartney said. "They will not a get a ton of people, but they think they will."
Once the interviews begin, she said, some small-business owners fail to set up strict protocols that can be effective in hiring, such as having a series of questions that are the same for each candidate so that a comparative analysis can be done. They also tend to turn toward hiring people they know – a situation, she said, that often doesn't work out.
"There's a fear of bringing a stranger – qualified as they may be – into this very personal activity that the entrepreneur's engaged in," McCartney said. "It is not like a job for them. It is their creation, their entity, and they're very sensitive about it."
McCartney recommends that small-business owners write down a strategy for hiring and work with a business development center in creating that plan. Online resources – such as the U.S. Department of Labor's O*Net Online (www.onetonline.org/) – provide business owners with analysis and job descriptions for thousands of jobs.
For small businesses, she said, deciding when to hire comes down to need.
"If they have a sales position that has to be filled, they're going to start looking for someone," McCartney said. "They're very concerned with their survival, and if that survival means they have to have someone in a particular position, they're going to make every effort to make that happen."
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