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Re-Write of the original HeadCount. This rewrite is to move to Ace3 and WoW 4.0
HeadCount2 is a configurable World of Warcraft add-on that automatically tracks raid attendance, loot, and boss kills.
HeadCount2 answers the following questions:
- How long is a player active in a raid?
- How long is a player on standby for a raid?
- How long is a player offline during a given raid?
- What loot dropped during a raid and who received it?
- What boss kills occurred during a given raid and who was there for the kill?
- Raid creation: Automatically creates a new raid as you join or start a raid.
- Raid finalization: Automatically ends an existing raid as you leave a raid.
- Raid management: The user can end raids, remove raids, or remove all raids on demand.
- Raid zone tracking: Zone name are automatically added to raids as you zone into a raid instance for the first time.
Player attendance
- Player tracking: Players are tracked based on their timed participation in the raid. Players can be tracked based on configurable raid groups for raid list activity (active raiding players) and wait list players (queue/standby players).
- Player removal: The user can remove tracked information for specific players on demand.
- Player history: View specific player history for a raid to see how and when a player moved from activity to standby to offline and back during a raid.
- No list tracking: Players can be tracked as non-raid list and non-standby players as needed. Players that go offline are automatically taken out of the raid and wait list groups for tracking purposes.
- Integrated wait list: Receive whispers from members outside of the raid group in order to track them.
Boss kills
- Boss kill tracking: Tracks the world bosses killed during the course of a raid and the raid list members present for the kill.
- Boss kill removal: The user can remove tracked boss kills on demand.
- Manual boss kill: The user can add a boss kill to the current raid at the current time with the current roster via the config UI
- Loot tracking: Tracks loot received during a raid based on configurable item level quality (default: Epic item level or higher)
- Loot removal: The user can remove specific pieces of loot on demand.
- Loot exclusion: The user can manage loot exclusion which will prevent certain pieces of loot from being tracked during a raid.
- Export: Users can export current raid attendance and received loot information to one of a number of formats (CSV, XML, Text, EQdkp XML string, phpBB forum post, phpBB with ItemStats forum post).
- Boss kill broadcast: The user can optionally broadcast when the raid kills a boss to a configurable chat channel.
- Loot broadcast: The user can optionally broadcast when a player receives a valid piece of loot to a configurable chat channel.
- Fault tolerance: If the mod owner quits WoW, restarts WoW, or reloads their UI during a raid and returns to the game, HeadCount2 will attempt to gracefully recover from the outage to continue tracking the active raid.
- Attendance delay: Configure how often HeadCount should manage attendance updates to increase or decrease performance and/or accuracy.
cireland Dec 30, 2010 at 00:00 UTC - 0 likes
Thanks for your reply,
However when I asked them to do this - It did indeed come back with i think 3 commands, 1 being just WL the other being WL Status and I think the 3rd was changing some note of some sort...
However when they typed WL or WL add or anything else i could think of it was simply not adding them to the waitlist database.
I have the updated version I was in a raid group am not sure why it isn't working?
SirTreek23 Dec 29, 2010 at 00:58 UTC - 0 likes
I'm not sure what is causing my issue with all my raids being deleted randomly. I thought it was that last update, but it has done it again since then. Has anyone else had this issue happening to them?
cireland Dec 28, 2010 at 18:54 UTC - 0 likes
Where can I find all the commands?
I.e whats the command for someone to wisp you to add themself to waitlist and indeed take themself off. etc...
jeaz Dec 27, 2010 at 19:19 UTC - 0 likes
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The Sandgate Flyover is a grade separated railway flyover located in Sandgate, New South Wales. Its purpose is to allow coal trains to and from the Port of Kooragang to proceed without obstructing intersecting traffic to and from Sydney, as well as local Newcastle –-Maitland, etc., trains.
With the old at-grade junction, 60 coal trains per day each way had to cross from the Coal Lines over the Main Lines to reach the branch line to the port of Kooragang Island. The main lines also carry about 60 trains per day each way.
With the new flyover, the Main Lines are raised over the junction of the Coal Lines to the Kooragang branch, so that the conflict between 60 Branch trains and 60 Main trains is eliminated. The new junction is improved by having 60 km/h (37 mph) turnouts, which is an improvement over the old 25 km/h (16 mph) turnouts.
The flyover was brought into service ahead of schedule according to an ARTC press release dated 14 November 2006. The project cost was A$80 million comprising $60 million for the structure and track, $6 million for rail and sleepers, $10 million for signaling and communications, and $4 million for project management.
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The Philadelphia Phillies rolled into the official halfway point of the season with a major league leading 51-30 record. They hold a 4.5 game lead in the division and lead all of a baseball with a 2.98 ERA.
One could say life is good at Citizens Bank Park these days.
However, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has recently suggested that there is room for improvement in the second half of the season. He cited injuries to Chase Utley, Joe Blanton, Roy Oswalt, and half of the team's bullpen as evidence that the Phillies could improve further.
On top of that, he has been very vocal in his desire to acquire another right-handed bat for the lineup while general manager Ruben Amaro seems interested in acquiring more depth for the battered but effective bullpen.
This is a list of five moves the Phillies could make to bolster their roster for the second half of the season.
Some are rather insignificant, others larger.
These moves, however, are not being made in a vacuum—since the Phillies have to deal with pesky things like depth, the 40-man roster, and payroll limitations, these suggestions will take those into account as well.


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Medina High School girls basketball coach Mark Loomis resigned after six seasons.
"I've been coaching in various capacities for 30 years, so it's time to do something different," said Loomis, a math teacher 14 years and health teacher the past 15 years. "I'm weighing my options right now.
"I'm big into the martial arts and had my own school before I became the girls basketball coach at Medina. I'm definitely going to teach six more years, but thinking of getting back into the martial arts. I'd like to start a martial arts club at the high school."
Medina's girls basketball team posted a 9-12 record this season.
"We're going to post the [girls basketball] opening in the district this week and see what happens," said Medina Athletic Director Kevin Kelly.
Jaguars looking for AD: Jill Garlock will end her five-year stint as athletic director at St. Joseph Academy before the start of the 2009-10 school year.
"I'm hoping to get another position at the school, one that requires less nights and weekends at work," said Garlock, who has two children at home, 3½ and 2 years old. "I'm going to be the AD until August so I can help the new person make a smooth transition.
"We have the [athletic director's] position posted, and we'll also be interviewing internally."
Garlock also served as the Jaguars basketball coach for five seasons.
- Bob Fortuna
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Cleveland Central Catholic has hired Javier Smith as athletic director.
Smith was the school's dean of students. He played for the Ironmen football, baseball and basketball teams before graduating in 1994.
Smith, a Cleveland Heights resident who has served as an assistant coach for the football and basketball teams, earned a sports management degree from Robert Morris.
Playing for a cause: Strongsville will host the second annual Strikeout Cancer Charity Softball Showcase on Saturday at Ehrnfelt Recreation Fields, 18100 Royalton Road, Strongsville.
The event has grown from four to six teams, and games will be played at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Participants are Eastlake North, Brunswick, North Royalton, Stow and North Olmsted.
Activities will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., including the chance of trying to get a hit off Akron Racers pitcher Kasey Whitehead Reis. Donation is $5, and proceeds will benefit Wigs For Women and Gene Oakland, a cancer patient and grandfather of Strongsville sophomore second baseman Colleen Mackenzie. Mustangs coach Jeanette Howard, a former standout at Valley Forge and Baldwin-Wallace, is also a cancer survivor.


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Spain beat Finland 82-56 at the EuroBasket 2013 championships, keeping its hopes of winning a third consecutive European title alive.
The Spanish team pulled off a workmanlike win, piling up points as insurance against possible tiebreakers in the second round of the tournament, which allows four teams from each group to qualify for the quarterfinals.
Spain's zone defense bent but did not break in the game, which did not provide many really memorable moments.
Finland tried to make a big push in the 3rd quarter, but it was unable to mount much of a scoring threat and trailed by 13 at the end of that period.
Spain avoided distractions in the 4th quarter and focused on putting away the Finns, allowing the team to continue on the road to the quarters. EFE


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BIRMINGHAM Alabama -- Still have that Christmas tree sitting in the living room?
Today will be that last day the Mountain Brook Tree Commission will partner with the Birmingham Zoo for the 6th annual Christmas tree recycling event.
Mountain Brook residents still seeking to find a convenient disposal spot are encouraged to drop off their trees at the Zoo's picnic area next to the parking lot during normal business hours today.
Only "clean" trees, free of decorations and wire, can be processed by the chipper. Residents are asked to remove any and all garland, wreaths and other decorations before dropping off their trees in order to ensure a timely process. Small debris left on the trees must be hauled away as trash in order to prevent damage to the machinery--a time-consuming task for volunteers.
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MORRISTOWN — It wasn't supposed to happen this way.
Belly dancing — owner Kim Henry's specialty — was going to buoy Wellness on the Green when it opened in 2009. But when a friend convinced Henry to host, and attend, a pole dancing class at the studio soon after it opened, Henry immediately added it to the lineup.
"It kind of just grew from there," she said.
Now, Henry said, dozens of people attend the eight pole-dancing classes she hosts a week — run in a large room with six poles and before a big window overlooking The Green.
Henry said many women join the classes seeking a confidence boost.
"The most common story I hear is that just women want to feel better about themselves," she said. "It really helps build your confidence while at the same time helping you look better."
But those aren't the only people joining, Henry said. "We've had teenagers come in with their moms," she said. "We have had grandmothers. We had a grandmother instructor who tried to do a housewife pole-dancing class. She was like 60 years old, and she's a pretty good instructor."
Wellness on the Green also offers other classes — ariel silks training, in which participants grip long pieces of cloth and contort in the air, is also popular, Henry said — but pole dancing's unique workout and exotic feel have pushed it past the rest.
She said many women obsess over core and upper-body strength, and pole dancing takes care of both.
"One thing I hear a lot is that we don't give strippers enough credit," Henry said.


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A Bayonne special ed teacher was arrested after a secret camera showed her stealing nearly $800 at Lincoln Community School.
Jersey City Medical Center has joined the Barnabas Health system. Plus, a Hoboken assemblyman is pushing to raise the tobacco buying age to 21.
In Sports, Bayonne and Harrison booked spots in Friday's Hudson County Boys Volleyball Tournament championship with thrilling semifinal victories. The New York Knicks staved off elimination by beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, while the Rangers dropped Game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in overtime.


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The Upper Division Sequence (NUR) is for students who have completed all nursing pre-requisite courses and have a minimum GPA of 3.20. This is a full-time limited access program, as mandated by the state, and is structured sequentially. Admission is competitive.
Undergraduate admission to the College of Nursing is a limited access program and uses selective criteria for the admission of students. Any student who applies to the undergraduate program at the College of Nursing is initially coded as "pre-nursing" prior to official acceptance to the College of Nursing. Admissions are determined on the basis of availability of sufficient qualified faculty, laboratory and classroom facilities, and clinical teaching resources. Final admission to all nursing programs is conditional upon passing a Level 2 background check. See the Important Notification below for complete details. The background check must be completed at the applicant's expense in accordance with the College of Nursing policy and procedures on background checks and drug screening.
Students must be admitted by the USF Tampa Undergraduate admissions office as a pre-nursing student. (Students must have USF Tampa Campus as the home campus.)
Students who are transferring to USF should be aware of the separate GPA requirements for admission to USF as a pre-nursing student.
The state-mandated nursing common pre-requisites are required to be completed before the published application deadline for the intended term of entry. A grade of 'C' or better is required.
NOTE: Students will be considered only if all of the above criteria are met. 12/23/15 UPDATE: Admissions decisions will be based on cumulative GPA, first-attempt grades in pre-requisites, and the interview (formerly the writing sample) to identify motivations for pursuing nursing and professional approaches to scenarios.
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Note: This requirement is not the same as the USF Student Health Services (USF Health Form) and cannot be submitted as a substitute.
The University's Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum (General Education) requirements and College of Nursing's prerequisite/support courses may be completed through the A.A. degree from a Florida College System institution. If a student wishes to transfer without an A.A. degree and has fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the student must meet the university's entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements. The A.A. degree satisfies admission requirements only if courses are carefully selected and include the required major prerequisite/support courses.
The College of Nursing requires certain courses within the Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum (General Education) requirement for the natural, social and behavioral sciences, and mathematics. Students must complete the prerequisite courses listed below prior to being admitted to the Upper Division sequence except those students in the C.A.R.E. program. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. All courses not approved by the Florida State Course Numbering System (includes all Florida public colleges, universities, and College System institutions) used to satisfy these prerequisite requirements will be evaluated individually on the basis of content and will require a catalog course description and a copy of the syllabus for assessment.
The College of Nursing requires certain courses within the University's FKL requirements for the natural, social and behavioral sciences, and mathematics. Students should contact their academic advisor for the list of FKL courses approved to meet the College of Nursing requirements. Courses that meet the state mandated common prerequisites may also meet the USF FKL requirements. Students with a Florida community college A.A. degree (other than in nursing) will be considered to have met all of the USF General Education requirements.
Six credits of the above coursework must be completed in Human and Historical Context and Process courses. Please see the Office of Undergraduate Studies website for specific requirements.
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Client: Brown's Chicken & Pasta, Oak Brook, Ill.
Agency: Chase/Ehrenberg & Rosene, Chicago
Creative Directors: Marion Dawson, Bob Watson
Art Director/Director: Bob Watson
Brown's Chicken has been using "It tastes better" as its ad slogan for 25 years, and it has served the regional restaurant chain well. This year, however, muscular rival Burger King has latched on to a variation: "If you ask us, it just tastes better." To remind consumers who had it first, Brown's this month launched a pool of five new 30-second TV spots in which real customers talk about how much they like the chain's chicken and how truthful they believe its slogan to be. "The new campaign reinforces Brown's ownership of [our] 25-year-old battle cry," said Jim Rohr, the client's vice president of marketing. The spots are airing initially in Brown's core market, Chicago, with later expansion possible. Scott Hume
Client: Johnsonville Foods, Kohler, Wis.
Agency: Clarity Coverdale Fury, Minneapolis
Creative Director: Jac Coverdale
Copywriter: Kelly Trewartha
Art Director: Sharon Azula
Agency Producer: Jenee Schmidt
Director: Bob Rice Editor: Charley Schwartz
Clarity Coverdale Fury builds on Johnsonville's "Grill on" campaign from last fall in two new TV spots, bringing back spokesman/character Charlie Murphy. In this latest round, Murphy has his own talk show, Brat Talk. In one spot, Murphy poses the question, "How do you get your husband to cook dinner?" A fantasy sequence shows Charlie's wife handing him a package of bratwurst, saying, "Nobody cooks like you do. You're such a man."
In another installment, Charlie notes that outdoor grills have a "strange magnetic power" over men at barbecues. Another fantasy sequence shows a number of men being helplessly drawn to a grill cooking brats. "Nice work," says an admirer as Charlie turns a sausage. Both spots end with the tag, "Grill on," written in mustard.
The campaign, airing through July, plays up the informal culture of outdoor grilling, said creative director Jac Coverdale. Future installments are expected to exploit other grilling phenomena, such as tailgate parties. - Aaron Baar


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This marks the third week of New Year's resolutions, and according to researchers from Sheffield University in England, you only have two more weeks to go to make this a habit or lifestyle change, according to Men's Health magazine.
The magazine has a variety of other tips for men as well as women to keep those food and exercise resolutions.
On the bright side, an 11-minute workout can "help you burn more fat all day long," according to researchers from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Another bonus with that short amount of time is, people easily fit in their workouts. Another tip: a Syracuse University study found people "burned more calories the day after they did lower-body resistance training than the day after they worked their upper body."
Cereal has been touted as a great way to start the day, providing it is loaded with fiber and other good things. But Men's Health reports that people are under-estimating the amount of cereal they are eating – hence, eating many more calories – because they are using larger cereal bowls. So tomorrow morning get out a measuring cup and actually calculate how much cereal is being poured into the bowl.
At lunchtime, order soup as an appetizer and it will cut your calorie intake by 20 percent, according to a study at Penn State. It is hot and forces you to take small bites, plus tells your body you are getting full by the time the entrée arrives.
If afternoon cravings hit, pop out a stick of gum. Eating sugarless gum at least 15 minutes one hour after eating and again two hours after eating will decrease the craving for sweets by 11 percent.
A couple other quick tips: use real dinnerware, not paper, when eating because it makes people feel they've eaten a "real" meal and not a snack. And don't watch television during dinner because a study at the University of Massachusetts found people ate an average 288 more calories when distracted from their food.
Ending on a good note: eat frequent, low-sugar desserts to keep the weight off. Eating dessert more frequently can keep you from feeling deprived, the researchers say. But limit desserts to around 10 percent of your daily calories.


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I know the answer could depend on the weather that weekend but in previous years, what have people been more comfortable with at Eagleman, sleeveless or full-sleeved wetsuits?
I only have a sleeveless wetsuit so I'd like to know if it would be worth getting a full-sleeved wetsuit. I was a little cold in the sleeveless last September at the Nation's Tri, but that was in the fall.
The water is typically very warm by Eagleman. So you should be fine with a sleeveless wetsuit. Probably the best reason to use a full wetsuit is protection against the jellyfish and sea nettles!
I would be more concerned with the jellyfish since they were a bit plentiful last year ... more so during the practice day before but some during the race.
Temperature wise, I was comfy in my full batman suit.
Last year the water was quite warm - I didn't wear a wetsuit at all and was fine. So, I would wear a sleeveless unless we have more cool and/or rainy weather. You can always take both and get in the water on Saturday, see what it's like and decide then.
Thanks for the replies.
If the main concern is with jellyfish, then maybe I might look into those separate neoprene arm covers. Some people told me that they don't work as well as wearing a full wetsuit because some water will leak in through the arm holes, but they should offer protection against stray jellyfish.
Has anyone tried them out?
Come on, PotomacTriathlete2009, don't hate on the jellyfish. They're just floating along, minding their own business.
You definitely will be fine with a sleeveless wetsuit. Two years ago, I swam the race without a wetsuit because the air temps eventually reached the high 90s and I wanted to prevent myself from overheating (actually, I just delayed it). This past weekend I swam in the Kinetic Half with a sleeveless and I felt great with water temps in the low 70s. Then again, I have been swimming at Sandy Point with a full length suit 3-4 times already this year. Some have called me a polar bear for that.
Honestly, you'll be fine.


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Staten Island brother and sister killed by Hurricane Sandy remembered at funeral
David Haggerty and Charlotte Brewster occupied the center aisle of Holy Rosary R.C. Church on Tuesday -- the brother and sister who spent their lives in each other's company, side by side in elegant, brass-handled coffins, surrounded by about two dozen neighbors and acquaintances and others who did not know the two but came, out of a sense of compassion, to fill the pews.
The 74-year-old Ms. Brewster and her 65-year-old brother drowned the night of Oct. 29, when the storm surge forced its way inside their Midland Beach bungalow.
"This was heart-wrenching. I visited the one-and-a-half room bungalow, and stood where they died and saw the seaweed still stuck to the wall," said Public Administrator Gary Gotlin, whose office arranged the funeral for the siblings. "They were very quiet and somewhat reclusive, but the community loved them."
A retired sprinkler repair worker and home health aide devoted to her pets, the two were people of modest means, known for their emotional reserve but also for their easy smiles and offers of help to neighbors. They had no family other than each other.
For Gotlin, whose office arranges funerals for nearly 200 Staten Islanders a year who otherwise would be given anonymous burial in the city potter's field, the siblings' story hit especially hard.
"I can't recall being as touched by the passing of people as I have by David and Charlotte," said Gotlin, during a eulogy. "People like this, all people, deserve a full-service funeral. I don't think the Lord judges anybody by whether all the seats are filled or whether it's just us here today."
As brother and sister, they had to play when they were young, and maybe fight sometimes or share secrets, said the Rev. Marek Sotek, imagining the early life of the siblings who lived together on Staten Island for three decades.
"But they would never think they would think that being together in one family they would leave this earth together. Of course the circumstances are very tragic; but think about it, you're not alone," he said. "Charlotte and David may rejoice, in Heaven they finally found a house. Here, these houses we have, even if they're built on the top of the hill, they can be destroyed by a fallen tree, a fire. These houses are beautiful but they can perish. But there is a house that can never perish, it is eternal."
Their coffins -- ornamented with simple strings of rosebuds, pink for her and deep red for him -- were carried out into the brisk autumn air, to be brought to burial in a donated plot at Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains.
"This has been a tough month," said John Scalia, director of the John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Eltingville, who donated the funeral for the siblings, which included a wake Monday night. He said he has also helped four other families who lost loved ones in the storm to afford a the expenses of laying them to rest.
Gotlin's office will likely also be arranging another funeral, for Sandy victim David Maxwell of Midland Beach, for whom no family has so far been found.
This as he still aches from the tragedy of Mr. Haggerty and Ms. Brewster: "It was heartbreaking beyond words. These were two gentle souls, who didn't hurt anybody.
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Why Doesn't FOTF's Candi Cushman Even Care About Straight Students Accidentally Bullied As Gay?
Focus On The Family's much-hyped campaign to turn the war on school bullying into a war on teaching school kids about homosexuality sure is a doozy! Leading the charge is Candi Cushman, the organization's education "expert" and creator of TrueTolerance.org, is now going on television saying she just wants to protect all kids, not just the faggy ones.
FOTF has the same concerns about Hollywood: Just talking about The Gay will force it down everyone's throats and, possibly, turn them into them.
But Cushman insists FOTF does want all students to be cared for, but focusing so much on LGBT torment is too narrowly tailored. Instead, FOTF would like an umbrella "C'mon guys, be nice!!" policy for everyone to adhere to, because what about the fat kids and the ones who wear glasses — are we going to specifically tell kids to treat them with respect too? (Uh, yes.)
According to Cushman's logic, addressing the problem brings too much attention to it.
Why is it that people like this Cushman twat keeping associating 'gay' with sex, especially when talking about children? It's like, it's a dirty thing they shouldn't know about until they're older, and they're never old enough.
It's so… ugh, frustrating.
That piece of Candy is always the same flavor, isn't she?
I don't even understand what she is trying to say…
There have never been anti-gay bullying programs for kindergarten. This anti-gay bigot is bringing it up to scare haterosexuals and to give haterosexuals talking points for challenging any anti-gay bullying policy. The fact is discrimination is the default for haterosexuals and they know it so if nothing is said against anti-gay bullying gay kids get hurt.
lots of jocks get stalked by gays….stop it…
Because she's an ignorant asshole, that's why.
Next question.
It doesn't surprise me that the Focus on the Family representative provided no alternative policies, nor did she provide any information of any value to the discussion.
WTF? When Candy says there are some parents who don't want this "topic" to be introduced to their kids we can be sure it's those kids who are doing the bullying because they've been taught by their parents to hate gays and lesbians.
btw, it's BEYOND annoying hearing someone give a rehearsed talking point an answer to a question without actually answering the question.
There's "str8 acting" gay men who bully "fem gays" on this very site all the time, for not being "manly" enough yet that is perfectly fine? How is the bullying on this site toward gay men of different mannerisms different than bullying in highschool of gay teens with different mannerisms? it's not.
The gay community is the most homophobic, so work on that before preaching others change.


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SAVANNAH, Georgia — In the 1920s, after Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel introduced her version of the little black dress, American Vogue predicted that it would become "a sort of uniform for all modern women of taste."
American Vogue's prediction was spot on. Now the numbers of women who rely on the little black dress for a bit of je ne sais quoi have Chanel to thank. Nine decades after the legendary designer catapulted it into mass popularity, the LBD remains a staple in every woman's wardrobe, and has even become the subject of a new museum exhibition at SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. The show opened last week and runs through January 27, 2013.
When Vogue contributing editor André Leon Talley originally received approval in fall 2011 from the Savannah College of Art and Design president Paula Wallace for "Little Black Dress" – which is housed in Talley's eponymous gallery space at the school's newly expanded museum – he planned to present 30 dresses. The exhibition was going to launch in spring 2012, but the curating process proved to be more challenging than he had originally anticipated. "Every time I went to another collection or pre-resort collection of Lanvin or Balenciaga, I kept on adding dresses," Talley told ARTINFO.
Eventually, the fashion guru found himself with 150 little black dresses from his circle of friends and fashion connections, including a 2006 wool Chanel dress donated to SCAD MOA by Vogue editor Anna Wintour and a neoprene number by 2012 SCAD graduate Alexis Asplundh. "I had to edit it down," said Talley. "I had to reject! The delay was the process of elimination and editing."
Proposed special touches also kept Talley indecisive until the last minute. "I had made notes on music for months," he said. "Classical music, modern music, Gospel music — I was going to have a tape played." On the day before the September 28 opening, Talley decided, "It's modern; no music."
Talley also wanted to incorporate a technique he learned from his former mentor at the Costume Institute, the iconic fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who used to have perfume sprayed through the ventilation system at the Met to create an enticing environment at the fashion exhibitions she curated.
"I was almost going to have someone buy Chanel's Cuir de Russie, and I was going to go around spraying it for the atmosphere, and then I thought, no that's fine." he said. In the end, he decided to forgo fragrance.
The most difficult part? "The biggest challenge was to get the right color reds on the walls, which took about months to do," said Talley.
Finally, he narrowed down his selection to 72 dresses that line the crimson walls of the ALT Gallery. "It's old school, new school, and 'it' school, and today school," he said of his selection. The LBDs run the gamut, from classics by the legendary houses of Yves Saint Laurent, Madame Grès, and Givenchy, to contemporary pieces from names like Mimi Plange (a designer favored by Michelle Obama), Rodarte, and Cushnie et Ochs. A few of the garments also made memorable appearances on celebrities: Whoopi Goldberg's 2010 Chado Ralph Rucci caftan; a sexy floor-length Tom Ford lace dress that Lady Gaga wore with blue hair while recording with Tony Bennett in 2011; and a duplicate of a revealing Stella McCartney gown worn by Rihanna at the 2011 Costume Institute Gala.
The most striking part of the exhibition and a centerpiece of one of the two rooms was Rachel Feinstein's "Puritan's Delight" – a gothic wood sculpture of a carriage flanked by a trio of 2012 Costume Institute Gala ensembles. The Marc Jacobs frock and hat that Feinstein wore to the event was coupled with the controversial see-through lace Comme des Garçons dress that Jacobs sported, while the Prada gown Linda Evangelista was dressed in stood on the opposite side of the platform. Talley had secured the artwork from Feinstein for the show before he had even seen the ensembles at the gala, and together, the display provided the strongest mis-en-scene of the exhibition.
For Talley, the pieces in "Little Black Dress" are a departure from the time before Chanel created the "simple yet elegant sheath, in black crêpe de Chine, with long, narrow sleeves, worn with a string of white pearls" that Justine Picardie described in her biography "Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life."
"It used to represent restriction, codes, establishment, one-stranded pearls, two strands of pearls, Barbara Bush-respectability, country club membership, church-going correctness," said Talley of the little black dress. "Now it represents freedom, liberation, and individuality."
Click on the slideshow to see garments from "Little Black Dress," on view at the SCAD Museum of Art through January 27, 2013.
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Surrounded by supporters, Ward B Jersey City Councilman David Donnelly declared victory tonight.
"It's really simple," Donnelly told the crowd. "Now the hard work begins."
The crowd gathered in Freeholder Bill O'Dea's office on Mallory Avenue has erupted in cheer according to Jersey Journal Reporter Brett Wilshe who is at the victory party.
Supporters are hugging Donnelly and offering him congratulations.
Donnelly who garnered 1,437 votes according to his campaign, beat challengers Isaiah Gadsden (611 votes), Raymond Skop (122), Earlin Thomas (191), Diane Verlingo (195) and Esther Wintner (399).
He will serve out the unexpired term of former Councilman Phil Kenny who resigned last year after pleading guilty to political corruption charges. Donnelly was appointed to fill the vacancy last October. The term expires in 2013.


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Published on July 23, 2011
Noah Bender touches up a watercolour painting he's been working on at the Harbourside Studio. — Photo by Andrew Robinson/The Telegram
Published on July 23, 2011
Leslie Wagner believes in herself more thanks to taking part in the Community Youth Arts Program offered through the Murphy Centre. — Photo by Andrew Robinson/The Telegram
Barriers to employment banished with brushstrokes
Leslie Wagner of St. John's was in a tight spot prior to getting involved with the Community Youth Arts Program.
After coming out of an abusive relationship lasting three years, she moved downtown with few belongings.
Not having a job, she relied on employment insurance. Prospects were limited for Wagner, who did not complete high school due, in part, to what she calls "family issues."
She felt alone and frustrated about her future options.
"It's hard to get ahead when you don't have a boost, something to inspire you, or someone to say you can do better. It is actually the program itself that made me believe that I could go further in life."
A career services program offered through the Murphy Centre and funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada —the Community Youth Arts Program — offers participants a chance to hone their artistic and career skills through 34 weeks of paid work.
They create individual art pieces, but the participants do a whole lot more than that.
They also take part in workshops with visual artists specializing in a variety of media, engage in community-oriented projects as a group, and work on improving their general life skills.
Based out of the Harbourside Studio in St. John's, the program is geared towards youth ages 18-30 who face barriers to employment.
"That can mean a lot of different things," said program co-ordinator Candace Fulford.
"Some people are coming into this with a few years of university under their belt, probably almost a full degree, and some people were unable to finish high school for a variety of reasons."
Founded in 1999, the program was viewed by the Murphy Centre as a way to develop job and life skills for people interested in the cultural sector. The centre, a charitable group, offers academic, career and lifestyle opportunities to 530 participants each year.
The Community Youth Arts Program accepts 12 participants working 30 hours each week.
Fulford, a graduate of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College's visual arts program, said it attracts creative individuals who may be interested in any number of artistic disciplines — including musicians, writers, dancers and other performers.
"For the Murphy Centre, it's the only program they have that offers something in that creative avenue," she said, adding there are few programs like it nationally with federal funding.
Like Leslie Wagner, RN Wagner (who was engaged to Leslie prior to being accepted to the program) has not graduated from high school.
Born in St. John's, he moved to Ontario at the age of nine. His father died of colon cancer when RN was a young boy, and his mother suffered a fatal brain aneurysm while he was attending high school.
A teenage golf prodigy who performed well on a national level, RN was also working to help make ends meet. Following his mother's death, he spent some time living with his stepfather, but left a short while later. An on/off recipient of social assistance since the age of 16, RN has spent time in shelters and worked a variety of jobs.
"My entire life, I always felt like I was on my own," he said.
Since returning to Newfoundland four years ago, he has performed music and poetry locally and developed an interest in filmmaking. He was accepted to the program this year on his third attempt.
Group settings
Now, the 25-year-old is learning how to work in group settings.
"It's tough for me to work in a group dynamic when I'm always used to doing stuff on my own," he said.
Leslie Wagner painted prior to being accepted into the program and performed music at clubs.
Aside from revelling in the opportunity to make use of quality art supplies, she loves the atmosphere of the program.
"I get excited about going to work instead of dreading it," she said.
More importantly, perhaps, she feels better about herself, eats better, and is making positive life changes.
RN Wagner has a lot of ideas swimming around his head — from starting up an all-age performance venue to filming documentaries — that speak to his passion for the arts.
"I really enjoy doing stuff in the arts and culture industry, because it brings people together and encourages them to work together."
According to Fulford, engaging with the broader arts community is an essential element of the program. This year, the group is working with Eastern Edge's 24 Hour Art Marathon and the Victoria Park Lantern Festival.
Past participants have subsequently obtained full-time employment, furthered their education, and become active members of the local artistic community.
"For some of them, it was just the right thing at the right time to push them forward, because they were already probably doing a lot of the right things in the beginning," said Fulford.
In February, the participants get to share their creations with the public through a group show.
From there, they can choose their own future paths.
Leslie Wagner plans on applying for grants and sending applications to schools.
"It's a pretty amazing opportunity," she said.
"No matter what you go through, you can always do better and have something to look forward to."


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Looking for one more sign that Curt Schilling is probably going to retire? He just signed on to join WEEI.com's growing team of baseball analysts.
Schilling announced as much on his blog Wednesday night, paying the site's editor, Rob Bradford, a compliment:
I am going to begin working with Rob Bradford and the folks over at EEI to blog going forward. I have way too much going on to keep up here without some sort of push, and help. I have immense respect for Rob and am comfortable that he's a fan first and a writer second. He has yet to write anything that I didn't know to be true, which in and of itself sets him apart from many.
A few thoughts:
-- Curtis Montague also appears to make the case that he'll be "keeping it real" on WEEI, as it were. He adds:Oh and just know that there are some conditions to moving. One of them is that I don't get edited (though that might be a good thing in the end) and the content I write gets posted as written. That won't change. I'll also continue to keep the forum open to responses and posts, but will hopefully move to doing some more interactive Q&A stuff as well as more interesting baseball and 38 Studios stuff as time goes by.
-- A source with WEEI tells me that in addition to blogging, Schilling will be "doing full columns and scheduled radio appearances with the station and on the Web site." If his initial pieces are any indication, color me enthused. His column recalling Thanksgiving 2003 is insightful and his piece congratulating Dustin Pedroia on winning the MVP is plain funny.
Is there anything that says for sure Schilling is hanging up his cap and glove here? No. When you couple this move with some of his recent comments, though, it seems likely that he's considering moving on with life, and becoming a regular voice analyzing Red Sox baseball.


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After seeing Manchester City close the gap at the top of the Premier League table following their early Saturday victory, Manchester United made no mistakes in earning a win of their own to maintain safe distance.
The Red Devils put in a masterful first-half display against Sunderland that ensured the Black Cats weren't able to return, even for all the luck in the world.
Once again six points clear of their closest rivals, Manchester United's 3-1 romp past Sunderland was evidence of a title-winning side, although some stars shone brighter than others.
A 3-1 win tends to point towards an all-round impressive team effort, but that won't stop us from breaking the individuals down on their displays, being graded out of 10.


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Do Online Drum Tabs Violate Copyrights?
Roadmap ViolationBy Brian K. Carvell, Esq. Originally Published In DRUM! Magazine's February 2010 Issue
I confess to being a dork. I might play drums in a fierce rock band (jivemiguel.com) and do my hair up in fashionable spikes, but the dweeb indicators are there: 1) I drive a Hyundai, 2) I'm totally into '80s metal, and 3) the other day I found myself Googling my own name. Sure enough, I found a link to a message board that was discussing an article I wrote ("Funk Heroes vs. Beat Theives") from the DRUM! October 2007 issue.
Flattered as I was that people out there in the music community were taking note of my work, one of the other readers posted a question that I thought worthy of this month's Legal Eagles topic: "If someone tabs out a song on a web site, is that a copyright violation?"
The short answer to the question raised is, yes, it is a violation. As discussed in prior columns, copyright protection is available to an original creation that is distinct enough to merit ownership rights to the author, provided that work is memorialized in a tangible medium. If not registered with the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, such protection only extends to those who could reasonably be expected to be aware of the work, but if the work is registered with the USPTO, then this is "notice to the world" of the author's ownership rights.
When we break it down to the simplest of terms, a copyright means the author owns the protected work, in whatever format. Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown" is a protected piece of work, regardless of how the violator reproduces the song without express permission. It doesn't matter if the song is rerecorded without consent, or if it is tabbed out without consent, the work is still the property of the copyright owner.
Let's say someone does put tabs for "Communication Breakdown" up on their web site. What is the harm to the copyright owner? I can remember when I was a kid, tab books were big business. When I would go to my drum lessons at Beller's Music in Manchester, Connecticut, there was one wall that was lined with guitar-tab books. But the Internet has basically killed the tab-book business. No one is profiting from these books anymore, so the damages that could be sued for over a violation don't exist. At most, an injunction forcing the removal of the protected material from the web site would be the only legal remedy. The bottom line is, a copyright owner needs to look at the total picture and make an informed decision if it is a battle worth fighting.
This article is not intended as legal advice. If you have specific legal concerns, please contact an attorney.


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The United States men's national team blew a 2-1 81st-minute lead, allowing Portugal to equalize on the game's final play Monday night.
With the lead, the U.S. held a spot in the Round of 16 with one Group G match to spare. Now Thursday's twin Group G finales have all four teams fighting for a place in the knockout round.
In this latest podcast, Anthony Lovari, Jacob Klinger and lingering guest Michael Heaton dissect the Portugal draw, discuss the different ways the U.S. can advance and analyze the rest of the World Cup, including Ghana and Germany as the tournament enters the final week of group play.
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Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) is the world's largest producer of solar panels and is headquartered in China. The stock has been on a tear recently along with the rest of the solar energy sector, but fundamentally it should not be moving up. The company has problems not shared by other solar energy companies and it is in the worst financial shape by far. There is a very good chance that the common stock will be selling for pennies in the next month or two because its convertible bonds will mature on March 15, 2013 and it doesn't have nearly enough cash to make the principal payment. I, along with several professional investors who I've spoken to, have no clue as to what the bullish story is. I see no reason why it shouldn't be trading at $0.50 a share or lower.
Bond Yields Are Extremely High
As shown on the Finra website, the yield for its convertible bonds that mature on 3/15/13 are currently 471% as I write this.
Compare this bond yield to other Chinese solar stocks with a close maturity date.
Symbol Bond Price Yield Maturity Date
As shown above, each of these Chinese solar stocks are in serious debt trouble. Typical junk bond yields are generally about 12%-15%. JASO and TSL would go in the "extremely junk" territory. LDK with its incredibly high 88% yield would fit in the "keep the bankruptcy papers on the desk" category. Then STP's bond yield of 471% is out of this world. There is no comparison as Suntech has by far the highest bond yield of them all. STP shareholders are playing Russian roulette with their money, as the company is already in negotiations with its bank lenders to delay its bond payments. The company could be forced to file for bankruptcy any day now since the longer it stays in business, the more money it loses.
If they think the company will make a comeback, investors should buy STP's bonds instead of the stock. If they buy the bonds, and the company turns out OK, they will almost double their money by March 15th as the bondholders will get paid back the full coupon of $100. For the stock to double, it will have to reach $3.60. This is extremely unlikely given that it has already gone on a great run, and it could tumble any day if the company makes a bankruptcy or dilution announcement.
Suntech's Bondholder Presentation In November
Suntech gave a bondholder presentation on November 14th, 2012, that was very pessimistic. It was not meant to be seen by stockholders, as it is not listed on the Suntech investor page. I think many shareholders don't realize the amount of trouble the company is in.
The stock fell 13.4% on 11/14 on higher than usual volume from $0.97 to $0.84 the day the report came out.
Page 21 of the presentation, it shows that as of August 31, 2012, the company had $524M in cash and $2.032B in debt. On page 22, as shown in the graph below, it shows that over $1.2B of bank debt is due before March, 2013, and $541M of convertible debt is due by March 15, 2013. The convertible debt is what is yielding 471%.
The reason why the convertible debt is trading at such a ridiculous discount, is because the bank debt needs to be paid off first. Even though the bank debt is short term borrowings, and is allowing an extension of the maturities, the banks will not let any of the convertible debt be paid off until the banks are paid off. The company has an over $700 million shortfall to pay off the bank debt alone and the company has had negative EBITDA in its last three quarters. Every quarter, the company burns cash. Where is the company going to get the $700 million+ extra cash it needs to pay off the bank debt due before March, and then after that, the $541 million to pay off the convertible debt due on March 15th?
The company is consistently unprofitable. Below is a synopsis of the company's earnings.
As shown above, the company had a loss from operations of -$645 million in 2011, -$119M in Q112, -$180M in Q212, and -$79M in Q312. Suntech's preliminary results for Q312 was awful. Revenues were only $387 million, down 18% sequentially and way below the Street's consensus of $487.5 million. The company expects Q4 to be even worse with gross margin to be slightly negative compared to a positive 5% in Q3. Q113 will surely be another losing quarter for the company.
Alternative Actions
There are two alternative actions the company can take that's listed on page 25 of its 11/14 bondholder presentation. These are: "Restructure convertible notes and convertible notes exchange offer." Both of those alternatives will require the dilution or conversion of the common stock and transferring the equity to the bondholders. In general, bondholders don't take less payment or a delay of payment for nothing. The company always has to give them something more, and it's usually a mass dilution of equity, if not outright bankruptcy.
On the same page, the company lists alternatives considered but not available which are: domestic (Chinese) loans, domestic bond offering, and asset sales. The company says these three alternatives are impossible, including "credit support to repay offshore debt is not available". That means that the Chinese government will not help to pay off the US debt, which are the convertible bonds. Asset sales are not possible because the company doesn't have any more non-core assets to sell.
A Big Selloff By Institutional Holders Has Yet To Happen
Even if the company files for bankruptcy, that doesn't guarantee that the stock will go worthless. Sometimes investors buy worthless stock and keep the share price up. However, STP is still owned by many institutions as shown here and here. There's a good chance they'll be prompted to start unloading shares once the company starts restructuring its convertible bonds, and possibly gets delisted off the NYSE. Most institutions won't hold a stock on the OTC exchange.
Reasons Why Suntech Stock Is Trading So High
This company is very likely going to face a restructuring of its bonds, and the common stock will become worthless, or close to it. The reason why there are buyers that keep the stock up is mainly because of the rally in the solar energy sector. STP is in several ETFs, like the solar ETFs TAN and KWT. If you look at the times STP went up, it's because of macro factors, not company specific news. When a sector is hot, the riskiest, junkiest stocks usually go up the most, and that is the case in solar with stocks like LDK and STP. Many traders are buying STP for the momentum, not for its value.
Investors also buy the stock because they don't realize the trouble it's in, or they ignore it. Sometimes investors buy bankrupt/worthless stocks. Many investors refuse to look at logic, and cling to hope. For example, as described in this essay, General Motors was trading for $1.29 on June 11, 2009 despite management saying the day before that the common stock will become worthless. It finally ended up closing on March 31, 2011, the day of the reorganization plan, at $0.042.
I believe the following are some reasons why investors purchase Suntech stock and cling to hope:
- Suntech is the largest solar panel manufacturer in the world. Investors are buying it in the hopes that a rebound in the solar industry will lead to a rebound in Suntech. It is a "lottery ticket buy" for investors.
- They are hoping for a sudden great earnings report from STP. However, Suntech's abysmal Q312 report has crushed this hope. Even a great quarter from the company wouldn't amount to making earnings, since the company can hardly even get a positive gross margin, let alone a positive operating margin.
- They aren't aware of the company's large amount of debt coming due.
- Investors sometimes buy the entire solar sector, which includes Suntech.
- They hope for a buyout or a white knight to come in. This won't happen because as the company said: "loans are not possible". If the company believes this, then it is not going to try to aggressively look for new lenders.
- Suntech has an iconic status as China's solar panel company figurehead. Some people don't believe it will go bankrupt because the Chinese government has invested billions in it. However, the company said in its bondholder presentation that the Chinese government won't support off-shore loans. I would believe what the company says.
- In November, 2012, Suntech's VP, Gong Xuejin, said "Suntech isn't on the edge of bankruptcy." This gives shareholders some hope. This is weak evidence for a recovery because he has to say something positive about his company to attract bond investors. A company can have a mass dilution of equity and not literally go bankrupt, but technically go bankrupt.
- Suntech has high brand value, so investors think there's hope that the company can successfully shrink capacity and contract out some of its business to stay afloat.
The Trade
Ways to play Suntech's demise are to go short the stock, buy puts and/or short calls. While the company can announce bankruptcy or a stock dilution deal with bondholders at any time, the safe bet is to prepare to hold your short position through March, since that's the bonds maturity date. As an insurance in case the stock doesn't fall like it's supposed to by March, going long the bonds is an option. The bonds have recently risen after being above a 1000%+ yield at one point, so I think that is a trade many traders are doing now. However, I believe buying the bonds would simply be throwing your money away, as the company owes too much money too soon, and the convertible bonds will most likely become worthless as well.
Disclosure: I am short STP. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
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National Park Trust to Honor Senator Rob Portman (Ohio) at
2015 Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award Event in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. (March 17, 2015) – National Park Trust (NPT) is very pleased to announce that Ohio Senator Rob Portman will receive the 2015 Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award. The award will be presented to the Senator at a reception at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on June 16, 2015. Senator Portman serves on the Finance Committee, is chairman of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and is chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; as well as on the Budget Committee.
"America's national parks are a cherished resource, and I am proud to receive this award," Portman said. "We're fortunate to have many national parks in Ohio with wonderful park programs, and I look forward to continuing my work to protect and maintain them."
NPT will recognize Senator Portman for his outstanding record as an advocate for our national parks. His numerous accomplishments include his work as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush, which was instrumental in creating the president's signature National Parks Centennial Initiative, his long term efforts to address high priority issues that face our national parks including the backlog of deferred maintenance projects, and his passionate support of one of the most highly visited national parks, Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Furthermore, Senator Portman's introduction of the Senate Resolution, along with Senator Mark Udall and Senator Ron Wyden, proclaiming May 17, 2014 as Kids to Parks Day played an important role in the record increase in participation in the event nationwide.
According to NPT Board Chair Bill Brownell, "Senator Portman's work in Washington, D.C. and at home in Ohio, demonstrates his continued commitment to legislation and other actions that will not only preserve our nation's parks today, but also ensure their continued enjoyment by future generations. By ensuring that public lands are protected and available for use by everyone, regardless of their age, ethnicity or income level, Senator Portman is helping to create the next generation of conservationists and improve the lives of countless children and their families."
NPT established the Vento Award in 2000 to honor the memory and legacy of Bruce F. Vento, a twelve-term Congressman from Minnesota, dedicated environmentalist and a champion of legislation for America's parks. The Award honors a public servant for his or her commitment to the environment, and his service, skill and innovation in support of our public lands. Past recipients include Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Mike Simpson, Senator Mark Udall, Senator Susan Collins, Senator Jeff Bingaman, Senator John McCain, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Congressman George Miller, and Senator Harry Reid. All proceeds from the event benefit NPT's park preservation and youth education initiatives.
National Park Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving parks today and creating park stewards for tomorrow. As people spend more time indoors and as successive generations grow up with less of a connection to nature, NPT is building a greater awareness and appreciation for the importance of our country's public lands and parks. More details about NPT's programs and this award can be found at www.parktrust.org.
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I've got a question for you: as I see, the DFU image element prefix defines, that the destination address of the firmware is 0x08004000. Shouldn't we start the addressing there?
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I just looked at the DFuSe spec, and i see it should indeed load at 0x8004000, but the code I see doesn't make any more sense than it did last time (there is no question that the code section starts at 0x125 offset in the dfu file though).
I need to spend some time actually looking at the code, but a cursory glance shows that neither address makes much sense for the reset vector (0x8004146)
Maybe rch4x0r can answer why he loaded the code at 0x8000000
The bootloader must define the starting address, but I'm not sure if you can read that out even with the debug port (I've done minimal work actually interfacing with Arm hardware), but it should make it easyto determine where the code is actually loaded. I don't have a Devo radio yet, so I can't help at all there.
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Hello ..
Me and friends in Brazil are following the forum, you could take a doubt, would rescue the memories of eight models I modify and resubmit it would be a start to program it on your PC.
Same is ER9X
I have 8S and I wanted to change the desktop background ...
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#1 You shouldn't take anything I say as Gospel
Section 3.4 Reference Manual:
Depending on the selected boot mode, main Flash memory, system memory or SRAM is
accessible as follows:
● Boot from main Flash memory: the main Flash memory is aliased in the boot memory
space (0x0000 0000), but still accessible from its original memory space (0x800 0000).
In other words, the Flash memory contents can be accessed starting from address
0x0000 0000 or 0x800 0000.
● Boot from system memory: the system memory is aliased in the boot memory space
(0x0000 0000), but still accessible from its original memory space (0x1FFF B000 in
connectivity line devices, 0x1FFF F000 in other devices).
The embedded boot loader is located in the System memory, programmed by ST during production.
What I understand from this is:
1 The Bootloader is in system memory (not main flash). This appnote confirms that .
2 The Bootloader doesn't run in normal operation
3 We should be able to get at the bootloader code
It also looks like the bootloader requires a reset to jump back to application code. Is there a button to press at power on that puts the Tx into DFU update mode? I think there must be, DFU is part of the bootloader...
If I am right & we are booting directly from main flash then the Exception Vector table _has_ to be at address 0x08000000, this is aliased by the HW to 0x00000000 and the mcu loads the initial SP from 0x00 and the reset vector from 0x04. That's why I think this code is loaded at 0x08000000.
Alternately, Walkera implemented their own bootloader that live at 0x08000000 and that contains the real Exception Vector table, it would then jump to the application code & something copies the EV table..... Question is why would you bother? To add DFU maybe? It's not clear from the app note if this STM device supports DFU natively
This actually makes a bit of sense, if we assume the EV table from the DFU file does live at 0x08004000 then there are lots of infinite loops (many EV table entries point to 8004167 => offset 0x166 for example) which is a classic way to handle certain unused or fatal exceptions.
I have to get my Champ out of a tree, more later.....
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Thanks again rch4x0r,
I haven't worked with ST chips, so I had assumed that it worked like other bootloaders where the bootloader starts, and jumps to the program memory, which would mean they had the opportunity to change the vector table. It is hard to reconcile what the dfu header says with loading at 0x8000000, and when I look at the code, all the references I see refer to addresses > 0800 4000. For now I'm going to assme the dfu is telling the truth, and load the memory at 0800 4000. It will be obvious as soon as someone dumps the memory with the debug port.
Alternatively, it may be possible to dump the memory over usb using dfu-utils.
It appears to be bi-directional, and they claim it supports DfuSe
Anyone with a Devo-8 or Devo-12 want to try it?
'dfu-util -l' should show your radio when connected via usb I guess (if you need to enter programming mode, you should do that 1st..I don't know the programming procedure)
'dfu-util -U firmware' should download the firmware from the device
You can find dfu-utils for all platforms here:
By the way there is new firmware available for the Devo8 (v0-.7) as well as for the Devo-10 (0.4). A quick check shows they all load to the same address.
I bought a Devo-8 from someone on the forums, so I should have it in about a week, and I can investigate further then.
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With respect to the debug port, it should support JTAG and SWD:
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I noticed from pics posted previously that only 2 wires are brought out to an unpopulated header (I assume it's for dbg). IIRC they are TCK & TMS which also double up as the SWD signals. I think SWD is adequate for our purposes & wont require attaching wires to pins
If someone could try dumping their radio using DFU that would be great
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There's an ST specific (DfuSe) tool that runs on Windows and will allow you to upload from your device
Manual: http://www.st.com/internet/com/TECHN...CD00155676.pdf
Tool in the design support tab
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It shows three targets:
00: Internal Flash, 120x2k sectors 0x08004000-0x0803FFFF
01: SPI Flash: Config, 12x4k sectors 0x00002000-0x0000DFFF
02: SPI Flash: Library, 63x64k sectors 0x00010000-0x003F0000
Edit: I've just looked into the fw dfu's data, wich I've got with this tool, and it is all FF everywhere! It looks like it doesn't allow you to look into the fw...
However the config (model data) is fine...
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By Micheline Maynard, Forbes.com Contributor
Some ideas seem so natural that you wonder why they haven't already been invented. And then, there are man candles.
The Yankee Candle Company, of South Deerfield, Mass., is rolling out its first-ever, limited edition Man Candles Collection. The group includes four scents aimed specifically at masculine customers, branching into a market that until now has been largely unexplored.
As Yankee Candle puts it, "Now all rooms in the home can have an attractive scent, even the basement, garage, man cave or an entire bachelor pad." It suggests Man Candles as an ideal Father's Day or graduation present. (Guys, you be the judge.)
This is a new direction for a company whose candles in classic glass canisters are known for their more perfume-y aromas. (We've been using a lilac one for years.) But Yankee Candle has plenty of candle clout, what with 28,500 retail outlets and 554 stores, making it akin to the Starbucks of candles.
The inaugural Man Candles come in three sizes, ranging from $2.99 to $27.99. Their scents are:
Man Town: a masculine blend of spices, woods and musk
First Down: a combination of orange, patchouli, vetiver and leather that Yankee Candle says is "exciting as game day"
Riding Mower: "the intensely summery scent of freshly cut grass"
2 x 4: Yankee Candle promises the "warm, unmistakable scent of freshly planed wood and sawdust"
But are these the four scents that you'd pick for a guy? I'm thinking there needs to be a BBQ Man Candle, filling the air with meat drippings and charcoal. And New Car Smell, letting you experience the car of your dreams. And how about Clean Laundry, the Man Candle that Mom buys for you? Or the ever popular choice, bacon.
You can read more about Man Candles here.
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The Colbert Report : Season 1
- Network: Comedy Central
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 17, 2005
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What worked so well in short Daily Show-sized bites wears thin over a half-hour program.
One of Colbert's strengths has always been wordplay, which is in full force on ''The Colbert Report" and gives the show an added level of wit.
The biggest question hanging over "The Colbert Report" is whether the show's sendup of the pomposity and fear-mongering of cable news blowhards will be as appealing in the long term as "The Daily Show's" satire of public figures and the news media as a whole.
Colbert proves that the line between serious TV journalism and utter nonsense is a very thin one indeed. [4 Nov 2005, p.67]
When it is clicking, The Colbert Report is Countdown on mescaline -- occasionally brilliant, occasionally loopy, definitely entertaining.
Monday's premiere was one of the most nearly perfect half-hours of television I've ever seen.... [But] I can't imagine tuning in "The Colbert Report" four nights a week just to watch a caricature.
In the run-up to the show it all sounded a bit hard to get your head around, but in the flesh the show zinged, at least this first week.
It's got a way to go to become a polished program, but made a very solid and affable first impression.
It's an astute parody, but it suffocates the show, sealing The Colbert Report under a hermetic layer of irony.
This would be hilarious, except that political talk TV has become such a parody of itself that watching them is more than enough comedy for anybody.
Unlike Daily anchorman Jon Stewart, he's not only ridiculing the headlines but mocking himself. This is closer to acting than comedy, and it may be tougher. But Stephen Colbert is a great American and deserves our support. And suppore. [7 Nov 2005, p.41]
It's more an intellectual, in your head, "hey, that's clever," than a laugh-out-loud funny.
Not only does Colbert maintain his persona without skipping a beat throughout the entire show, but he's got great comic timing, the show's writers are brilliant, and the whole thing is pure foolish, bizarre, idiotic fun at Bill O'Reilly's expense.
A few kinks are painfully apparent. Foremost among them is the blowhard persona Colbert forces on us for half an hour. It feels like a weaker extension of "The Daily Show."
By its very nature, the position Colbert occupies—the butt of his own show's joke—seems more difficult to sustain than Stewart's role as the eternal observer.
The new show dovetails nicely with its lead-in to present a solid hour of skewered news and punctured pomposity.
It turns out that it's a lot easier to make fun of the news than to parody the people who deliver it.
Mr. Colbert's on-camera persona may not wear well over the long term, but for now at least "The Colbert Report" is a worthy spinoff, an icy-cold beer chaser to the shot of whiskey that is "The Daily Show."
Colbert is very skillful at parodying people who are already parodies of themselves, and his show is a lot sharper than most of what passes for comedy on TV. At the end of the day, though--a day, say, on which a President says something foolish, or a Supreme Court nominee has to step aside, or a White House aide is indicted--the voice you'll most want to hear is still Jon Stewart's.
Smart fun.... But Report often feels like an overlong, overindulged sketch.
Colbert was an invaluable part of the Daily Show, but as the whole show, he's not enough and too much simultaneously.
"The Daily Show" spinoff has gotten off to an impressive start with a topnotch premiere followed by a respectable second outing that underscores just how challenging it will be to sustain this half-hour high-wire act four nights a week.
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Jul 7, 2014Much better than John Stewart. The main difference between the two is that Stewart will insult Republicans directly by calling them stupid orMuch better than John Stewart. The main difference between the two is that Stewart will insult Republicans directly by calling them stupid or dysfunctional or retarded, while Colbert just impersonates what a Republican would say. This makes Colbert much easier to watch especially if you lean right. Colbert is also great with puns and wordplay that will make you laugh no matter who you are. Great show. One of my favorites.… Full Review »


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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Project Freedom this week broke ground on its Freedom Village project, a 72-unit housing complex for disabled adults on Denow Road.
In a ceremony Monday afternoon, Project Freedom representatives, local officials and executives from the state Department of Community Affairs lauded the project as a much-needed addition to the state's affordable housing stock for developmentally disabled adults.
"Freedom Village represents not just an expansion of affordable housing options in the Hopewell Township area, but it will serve as an asset to the surrounding community," said DCA Commissioner Richard E. Constable III. "We are proud to be involved in projects such as these because they create high-quality affordable housing for those New Jersey households who need it."
The $17 million project calls for Project Freedom, a nonprofit advocacy group, to build six two-story buildings and a community center at the site, which is across from the shopping center at the intersection of Denow Road and Route 31.
Of the 72 units, 20 will be set aside for individuals with special needs. Each building will have an elevator and be wheelchair-accessible. Mobility in each unit will be enhanced through wider doorways, roll-in showers and wheelchair-accessible kitchens.
The units will be available to households earning less than 60 percent of the area median income. Rental assistance for the 20 special-needs units will be provided through the state's Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Supportive services for all residents will be provided by Project Freedom, Catholic Charities of Trenton and Opportunities for All.
"This is a great project," said Hopewell Township Mayor Michael Markulec, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony. "It helps fill our affordable-housing needs. It provides handicap-accessible living in an area where people can live independently and be part of the community."
Even without advertising, Freedom Village has already had more than two dozen inquiries from people looking to move into the complex, said Tim Doherty, executive director of Project Freedom.
"We're delighted with the warm reception from the community of Hopewell Township," he said. "It's a real testimony to the good people of the township to provide housing for people with special needs and to create a real independent community."
The township started the ball rolling on the project several years ago when it expressed interest in having Project Freedom housing in the township. The invitation included the virtual donation of the 20-acre tract and $150,000 in predevelopment funds.
Since then, Project Freedom has secured funding for the project through state and federal grants. In July the last piece of the financing fell into place when the nonprofit organization received word that it would receive $9 million in low-income housing tax credits from the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.


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All things considered, it turned out to be a good night for Dave Crowell to stay home with the flu.
The veteran Nazareth Area High School wrestling coach's health would certainly not have been improved by sitting through a 39-19 loss to Easton Area High School in a Lehigh Valley Conference match in front of a two-thirds full gym at Easton Area Middle School.
At one point in the match, which started at 132 pounds, the Red Rovers (13-1, 7-1 LVC) led 33-0 and the embers of the fiery Easton-Nazareth rivalry just didn't burn all that brightly.
But for Easton, that was just fine.
"None of our seniors lost tonight, which was our goal," said Red Rover 145-pound senior Kyler Kilpatrick, who scored a takedown with 15 seconds left in the third period to defeat Blue Eagle junior Sage Karam 3-1. "And it's definitely a big thing to beat Nazareth."
And beat them the Rovers did, piling up two pins and three technical falls. Nazareth (12-6, 5-3) was missing starters Chase Zemenak and Jordan Gray, no small losses, and got very few breaks.
"In a way I am a little disappointed," said Nazareth assistant coach Adam Colombo, filling in for Crowell. "But where we started didn't help us at all. We had some matches we could have won and I thought our kids battled hard, like Sergio (Ottaviano), taking the lead (with back points) against (Dyvon) Gibson before being caught (and pinned) and (sophomore) Matt Madara fought despite giving up weight (16 pounds) to (Willie) Alford at 170 (in a 4-2 Alford win)."
"That one was a little personal for me," said Klump (18-6), who said he will wrestle at 106 pounds in the individual postseason. "He was ranked ahead of me in all the papers (including this one, where Fidelibus (21-6) was ranked No. 3 and Klump No. 4 at 113) and his dad (John) is an (assistant) principal at our school. I'm really happy with my performance; I was hoping to major him."
Colombo liked Klump's win, too.
"When Tyrone is aggressive and keeps going forward, he is very hard to beat," Colombo said.
Aggressiveness is on Kilpatrick's mind as well; the Red Rover senior, now 17-5 on the season, as he faces his final postseason.
"I have been working on maintaining my quickness and explosiveness," Kilpatrick said. "I have been working a lot on top because being able to ride on top is important in the tough matches. I've gotten better on finishing my shots. Today, (Karam) was in on me on a shot, and I was looking for a power half. He went underneath so I put my shoulder down and hipped up and I got the two points."
Easton coach Steve Powell said Kilpatrick has come a long way.
"He's very experienced and he's improved all along, every year he was wrestled," Powell said. "He had a pretty good summer for us. Now it's come time for him to peak."
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No Gifts from War
The rubber trees in father's plantation are ready to be tapped
The steadfast trees are deeply rooted
Their leaves and trunks dappled by the late-morning sun
The hills thick with dreams and hope
Blood of the father and sweat of the sun grew this together
The father's body may be far away but his heart is not
The whole plantation waits for his safe return
So that he can reap the rewards of old age
The son's dream lives in the father's dream
The Brave Warrior longs to become The Farmer
In Bannang Sata he dreams of Nongbalamphu
Hoe, spade, machete wait, day and night, for his gun to be set down
Back from the battlefield
the house and plantation would be quiet: sunrise, birdsong,
smoke from the fire, water boiling, tea in the pot,
the scent of oleander, the fading smell of gunsmoke
Peace - means to seek and create another life
Patrol - an anecdote to recount years later
Duty - your children gathered around ready to listen
Fear - no need for caution any more
A modest dream - no desire to be a hero -
unassuming right to the end
His family just wants him back in one piece
The gift left behind after war has ended
Hope will never be lost
Despite nightmares it prevails
It's what everyone wants
Everyone caught in the crossfire
Hearts won't heal
while the country is a factory weaving flags for coffins
while it manufactures suffering
and digs up hatred while burying suffering
Grandfathers: the blameless earth
once again is drenched in blood
The south's new war reverberates with the north-east's memory
Nongbualamphu is shattered by the news
A nightmare extinguishes the dream of Bannang Sata
Lost, longed for, exiled
It's the nation's gift, its last reward
to take the farmer from his son forever
Such a small dream - and suddenly you're a hero!
A myth created, a dream destroyed
The farmhouse waits in vain for the old man's return
Who destroyed the gift? Who betrayed the promise?
Translation notes
Nongbualamphu – a province in north-eastern Thailand (site of the rubber plantation)
Bannang Sata – a district in Yala province in southern Thailand (where the father was murdered)
This poem was inspired by the murder of the respected Colonel Sompian Eksomya by a roadside bomb in Bannang Sata, a district in Yala province, in March 2010. Aged 60 at the time of his death, the powerful reaction in Thailand to his murder was intensified by his age and long service: many people felt he should have been allowed to retire to his rubber plantation, founded with his son, years earlier.
Thailand has been plagued by conflict and insurgency for many years provoked by ongoing border disputes with Cambodia, conflict between different ethnic groups and a coup d'etat that took place in 2006.


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If one of your goals in designing your garden is to attract desirable wildlife that is environmentally beneficial to your yard and neighbourhood, this should interest you: the most beneficial addition to your yard and garden that you can possibly make is a water feature.
Garden pond
A full blown pond or a half barrel-sized container full of water and plants will do more to create biodiversity than a swath of petunias or a row of gorgeous evergreens, neatly trimmed and manicured. Think of it this way: how long can you survive without water? Ditto the wildlife that would love to live at your place. Think: drink, bath and feed.
Sure the song birds love your bird feeder and they may occasionally splash in your bird bath but there is more to attracting good things [with a heart beat] to your garden than this. Many species make use of small watering holes. Frogs, toads, salamanders and dragon flies can thrive in a surprisingly small body of water. Here are some tips to help you develop your own plan for a water feature that is environmentally beneficial:
Make sure that the water is at least 80 centimetres deep. If you wish to overwinter fish and frogs, it should be at least a meter and a half deep in zone 5 or warmer; deeper if you live in colder zones where winter temperatures fall further.
A natural-bottom pond will attract a wider range of wildlife in the early years than a plastic lined pond, but over time a pond liner can accumulate enough organic matter at its base that it too will attract a variety of wildlife.
Water plants can help to keep the water clean and 'oxygenated' and others will attract pollinators, especially the plants that flower throughout the summer.
Water that moves, like a fountain or a waterfall, will eliminate the potential for mosquito breeding, is easier to keep clear, and attracts more wildlife.
If you have a still pond [the water is not moving] add a couple of cheap gold fish to keep mosquitoes under control. Fish have a voracious appetite for them.
Locate your pond in a partially shaded place if you can. No more than four hours of sunlight a day is ideal; more will encourage algae growth.
To attract wildlife, your pond should have sloping sides to make it easy for animals to enter and exit [but not too gradual a slope or raccoons will scoop up your fish].
Provide a variety of depths in your pond to allow a greater diversity of critters to make their home there. Birds and tadpoles migrate to the shallow areas while frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and turtles like deeper options.
Plant perennials around the perimeter of your pond. As they mature over the years they will provide protection for many amphibians that move around the water's edge.
Use annual floating plants in the early years of your pond to provide shade and protection for pond life. As the plants and trees mature around your pond [and you get closer to achieving the required shade on the surface of your pond] you can eliminate the use of floating annuals like duck weed and floating hyacinths.
If you fill your pond with chlorinated water, allow it to sit for at least a week before you place fish in it. When you refill your pond it is best to use rain water from a rain barrel.
Do not move wildlife that make your pond its home and do not import plants or wildlife from the wild to your pond. The critters will find it and plants are best acquired from a reliable retailer.
Native plants [nursery grown] are more likely to attract native critters [go figure].
When choosing plants, consider the water depth carefully for placement. 'Marginal' plants perform best at the water's edge while native lilies enjoy a depth of about 60 to 80 centimetres.
You will discover a whole new world in your backyard if you are successful in attracting beneficial wildlife to your pond or water feature. Note that dragonflies eat insects, including mosquitoes. Toads and frogs will breed there and make a racket all night long in spring and early summer as they call out to one another in love song. Do your best to ignore them. There are forces of nature at work that are much stronger than you or me.
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