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How to use Geolocation and Yahoo's APIs to build a simple weather webapp
Martin Angelov
Today we will be using the HTML5 geolocation API to present the user with a personalized weather forecast. Using jQuery, we will issue AJAX request to two of Yahoo's popular APIs to obtain additional geographical information and a weather forecast. This example also makes use of the wonderful climacons icon set.
Update: Yahoo have discontinued their free geolocation api, which means that this tutorial will no longer work. However we created an improved version which uses the APIs provided by OpenWeatherMap. See the tutorial here.
Obtaining an Application Key
Yahoo provides a large collection of useful APIs that are free for developers to use. The requirement is that you register your application with through their developer dashboard. The registration is simple and straightforward, and as a result you obtain an application id (look for it under the title of your application). You are going to need this later in the tutorial, but first let's see how everything would work together.
The Idea
Here is what we need to do in order to display our weather forecast:
- First we'll use the Geolocation API supported by modern browsers. The API will prompt the user to authorize location access and will return a set of GPS coordinates;
- Next, we will issue a request to Yahoo's PlaceFinder API, passing the above coordinates. This will give us the name of the city and country, and a woeid – a special ID used to identify the city in weather forecasts;
- Finally, we will issue a request to Yahoo's Weather API with that woeid. This will give us current weather conditions, as well as a forecast for the rest of the current and the next day.
Great! We are now ready for the HTML.
The HTML
We will start with a blank HTML5 document, and we will add a reference to our stylesheet to the head section, along with two fonts from Google's Webfonts library. In the body we will add a h1 header and markup for the weather forecast slider.
<!DOCTYPE html>   <meta charset="utf-8" /> <title>Weather Forecast with jQuery & Yahoo APIs | Tutorialzine Demo</title>  <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/styles.css" />  <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Playball|Open+Sans+Condensed:300,700" />
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Before the closing body tag we are adding the latest version of jQuery and our script.js file, which we are discussing in the following sections.
The JavaScript
The first step is to define two configuration variables in /assets/js/script.js:
var APPID = ''; // Your Yahoo Application ID var DEG = 'c'; // c for celsius, f for fahrenheit
These are passed as parameters with the AJAX requests for the location and weather APIs as you will see in a moment.
Following the outline in the idea section, we should now look into using the HTML5 Geolocation API to obtain a set of GPS coordinates. This API is supported by all new browsers including IE9 and mobile devices. To use it, we need to test whether the global navigator object has a geolocation property. If it does, we call its getCurrentPosition method passing two event handling functions for success and failure. Here is the relevant code from script.js that does this:
// Does this browser support geolocation? if (navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(locationSuccess, locationError); } else{ showError("Your browser does not support Geolocation!"); } function locationSuccess(position) { var lat = position.coords.latitude; var lon = position.coords.longitude; // We will make further requests to Yahoo's APIs here } function locationError(error){ switch(error.code) { case error.TIMEOUT: showError("A timeout occured! Please try again!"); break; case error.POSITION_UNAVAILABLE: showError('We can\'t detect your location. Sorry!'); break; case error.PERMISSION_DENIED: showError('Please allow geolocation access for this to work.'); break; case error.UNKNOWN_ERROR: showError('An unknown error occured!'); break; } } function showError(msg){ weatherDiv.addClass('error').html(msg); }
The locationSuccess function is where we will be issuing requests to Yahoo's APIs in a moment. The locationError function is passed an error object with the specific reason for the error condition. We will use a showError helper function to display the error messages on the screen.
The full version of locationSuccess follows:
function locationSuccess(position) { var lat = position.coords.latitude; var lon = position.coords.longitude; // Yahoo's PlaceFinder API http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/placefinder/ // We are passing the R gflag for reverse geocoding (coordinates to place name) var geoAPI = 'http://where.yahooapis.com/geocode?location='+lat+','+lon+'&flags=J&gflags=R&appid='+APPID; // Forming the query for Yahoo's weather forecasting API with YQL // http://developer.yahoo.com/weather/ var wsql = 'select * from weather.forecast where woeid=WID and u="'+DEG+'"', weatherYQL = 'http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q='+encodeURIComponent(wsql)+'&format=json&callback=?', code, city, results, woeid; // Issue a cross-domain AJAX request (CORS) to the GEO service. // Not supported in Opera and IE. $.getJSON(geoAPI, function(r){ if(r.ResultSet.Found == 1){ results = r.ResultSet.Results; city = results[0].city; code = results[0].statecode || results[0].countrycode; // This is the city identifier for the weather API woeid = results[0].woeid; // Make a weather API request (it is JSONP, so CORS is not an issue): $.getJSON(weatherYQL.replace('WID',woeid), function(r){ if(r.query.count == 1){ // Create the weather items in the #scroller UL var item = r.query.results.channel.item.condition; addWeather(item.code, "Now", item.text + ' '+item.temp+'°'+DEG+''); for (var i=0;i<2;i++){ item = r.query.results.channel.item.forecast[i]; addWeather( item.code, item.day +' '+item.date.replace('\d+$','')+'', item.text + ' '+item.low+'°'+DEG+' / '+item.high+'°'+DEG+'' ); } // Add the location to the page location.html(city+', '+code+''); weatherDiv.addClass('loaded'); // Set the slider to the first slide showSlide(0); } else { showError("Error retrieving weather data!"); } }); } }).error(function(){ showError("Your browser does not support CORS requests!"); }); }
The PlaceFinder API returns its results as plain JSON. But as it is on a different domain, only browsers that support CORS (cross origin resource sharing) will be able to retrieve it. Most major browsers that support geolocation also support CORS, with the exception of IE9 and Opera, which means that this example won't work there.
Another thing to consider is that the weather API returns only two days of forecasts, which somewhat limits the utility of our web app, but unfortunately there is no way around it.
We are only using the Weather API for temperature data, but it provides additional information that you might find useful. You can play with the API and browse the responses in the YQL console.
After we retrieve the weather data, we call the addWeather function, which creates a new LI item in the #scroller unordered list.
function addWeather(code, day, condition){ var markup = '
'+ ''+ '
'+ day +'

'+ condition + '

'; scroller.append(markup); }
Now we need to listen for clicks on the previous / next arrows, so we can offset the slider to reveal the correct day of the forecast.
/* Handling the previous / next arrows */ var currentSlide = 0; weatherDiv.find('a.previous').click(function(e){ e.preventDefault(); showSlide(currentSlide-1); }); weatherDiv.find('a.next').click(function(e){ e.preventDefault(); showSlide(currentSlide+1); }); function showSlide(i){ var items = scroller.find('li'); // Exit if the requested item does not exist, // or the scroller is currently being animated if (i >= items.length || i < 0 || scroller.is(':animated')){ return false; } // The first/last classes hide the left/right arrow with CSS weatherDiv.removeClass('first last'); if(i == 0){ weatherDiv.addClass('first'); } else if (i == items.length-1){ weatherDiv.addClass('last'); } scroller.animate({left:(-i*100)+'%'}, function(){ currentSlide = i; }); }
With this our simple weather web app is complete! You can see everything together in /assets/js/script.js. We won't be discussing the styling here, but you can read through /assets/css/styles.css yourself.
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Look out ladies (seriously, get out of his way), Big Shaq Diesel is going back on the market.
In divorce papers filed Tuesday in a Miami court, Shaquille O'Neal claimed his marriage to wife Shaunie has been "irretrievably broken," and accuses her of being shady with his cash.
The couple has four kids together, and each has a child from a previous relationship. They tied the knot in a ridiculously lavish Beverly Hills ceremony in 2002, and bought an $18.8 million estate on Miami Beach's exclusive Star Island where Shaunie has been living by herself. That estate is up for sale ... for $32 million.
Iguess Shaq is a big star or something, but I just can't bring myself to care about him any more. He's decaying like a wildebeest carcass on the Serengeti in summer, and the Heat still owe him $20M a year for the next three years. Yeah, he was great when he could move and jump and carry cinematic gems like Kazam!. But let's be honest: he just hasn't been the same since Steel.

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"At the end of a four-month delay accorded to Google to conform and promise to implement recommendations, no response has been forthcoming by the company," said representatives of France's CNIL data protection agency. "The agencies recommend users should be more clearly informed and have better control of the data that Google services gather. Finally, they wish that Google gives information about how much time they store the data collected."
The organization also talked about the European agencies' plan to set up a working group to coordinate their "coercive actions." The legal battle against Google could start before the summer.
Google launched its new privacy policy in March last year. The settings allow the company to track users across various platforms and to develop targeted advertising. The Internet giant alleges its privacy policy respects European law and was designed to simplify settings across various services such as Gmail, YouTube, Android, social networks and Internet search.
European data protection agencies plan to meet next week to approve the CNIL-led action plan.


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- examines the life and times of the Reverend Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790), a preacher, author, and educator in New England. At the age of 20, Bellamy became the minister in Bethlehem, Connecticut. He and other ministers, spent most of 1741-1742 riding about New England preaching sermons meant to bring sinners back to the fold of the church. The movement, known as the Great Awakening, appealed particularly to working class people and spread throughout the northern and central colonies.


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Emerald Green arborvitae, which will eventually reach 12 to 15 feet tall, are a good choice for a four-season privacy planting.
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Climbing Roses
Train climbing roses over fences, walls, pergolas and gazebos. Try pretty-in-pink 'Eden' or the stunning, multicolored 'Joseph's Coat'.
Cherry Laurel
Cherry laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the southeastern United States. It grows 15 to 36 feet tall and shows off small clusters of creamy white flowers in early spring.
A fence covered with ivy provides a low perimeter around this seating area. Take adding ivy to your landscape with a grain of salt — it grows quickly, aggressively and can be difficult to remove once planted.
Boxwood are easy to grow and maintain. They tolerate heavy pruning and can be clipped into various shapes.
Privet has dark green leaves which are semi-evergreen in Southern states or slightly deciduous in Northern states. May to early June brings fragrant white flowers that bees find very attractive. It grows extremely fast — careful pruning and training is critical in the first year to establish a dense, sturdy hedge.
Japanese Holly
Japanese holly is a dense evergreen that reaches 6 to 10 feet. It grows slowly, but can be invasive. Black, berry-like fruits provide winter interest.
Buckthorn is a deciduous shrub or small tree that grows 5 to 7 feet tall. It's fern-like foliage turns yellow in the fall.
Fan Palm
Perfect for zones 8 through 11, European fan palms (Chamaerops humilis) grow to up to 15 feet. The fan-like leaves spread to about 3 feet wide, creating the perfect screen. You can prune the suckers or allow the plant to become shrubby.


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PITTSBURGH, May 3 – Adult stem cell transplantation offers great therapeutic potential for a variety of diseases due to their ability to replenish diseased cells and tissue. While they are unique in this ability, it remains a challenge to effectively treat disease long-term with stem cells because of our inability to grow them in the laboratory. Defining the molecular switch in the stem cell replication process, or cell cycle, is a key step to stimulating their growth for broader clinical use.
In the May issue of Nature Cell Biology, Tao Cheng, M.D., assistant professor, department of radiation oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues report the discovery of a molecular mechanism in the cell cycle that appears to impact the replicating ability of stem cells from bone marrow and blood to fight disease. They found that blood stem cells from mice missing a gene called p18 were much better able to multiply and grow. p18 is a molecule in a class of so-called "cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors" that are critical inhibitors of cell cycle control.
In the study, Dr. Cheng and his team isolated p18-deficient stem cells from mice and found that these cells were much more efficient at repopulating injured bone marrow tissue. As a result, they concluded that blocking the function of p18 may be a productive way to enhance the efficacy of stem cell transplantation as a treatment for diseases.
"Stem cells have great potential, but we need to develop novel strategies to help them proliferate to better fight diseases," said Dr. Cheng, also stem cell biologist at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. "By using stem cells deficient in p18, we found a strikingly improved long-term engraftment of stem cells in bone marrow leading us to the conclusion that p18 is a strong inhibitor to stem cell self-renewal. This is an exciting finding because it may lead to a new medical invention that can improve the ability of stem cells to self-renew, and thus, more effectively treat a wide range of diseases including cancer."
Stem cells give rise to blood cells with various essential functions, from carrying oxygen to providing immunity against disease. Preserving the function of stem cells and correcting any defects is essential to fighting disease and maintaining health. Stem cell transplantation is a common treatment for patients with advanced or recurrent cancers of the blood, such as leukemia and lymphoma.
The study was funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Co-first-authors include Youzhong Yuan, M.D., Ph.D., and Hongmei Shen, Ph.D., at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Other collaborators and co-authors include David S. Franklin, Ph.D., Purdue University and David T. Scadden, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
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More notable differences from Kafka as far as log replication protocol is concerned - - Raft considers log entries as committed as soon as it is acknowledged by a majority of the servers in a cluster. Compare this to Kafka where we have the notion of "in-sync followers" that are required to ack every batch of log entries in order for the leader to commit those. - Raft uses the election voting mechanism to select a new leader whose log is as "up-to-date" as possible. Compare this to Kafka where we can pick ANY of the "in-sync followers" as the next leader, we typically pick the first one in the list. We do not try to pick the "in-sync follower" with the largest log for simplicity and fewer RPCs. - In Raft, when the follower's log diverts from the leader's (in the presence of multiple failures), the leader-follower RPC truncates the follower's log up to the diversion point and then replicate the rest of the leader's log. This ensures that follower's log is identical to that of the leader's in such situations. Compare this to Kafka, where we allow the logs to divert and don't reconcile perfectly. Thanks, Neha On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Jun Rao <email@example.com> wrote: > Thanks for the link. This paper provides an alternative, but similar > implementation to that in Zookeeper. The key difference seems to be that > the former supports membership reconfiguration. > > Kafka replication is simpler because it separates the leader election part > from log replication. Such separation has a few benefits: (1) the leader > election part is easier to implement by leveraging a consensus system (e.g. > Zookeeper); (2) the log format is simpler since the log itself is not used > for leader election; (3) the replication factor for the log is decoupled > from the number of parties required for leader election (e.g., in Kafka we > can choose a replication factor of 2 for the log while using an ensemble of > 5 for a Zookeeper cluster). > > Both Rafe and Zookeeper are solving a harder problem than Kafka replication > because they have no consensus service to rely upon for their own leader > election since they are implementing a consensus service. > > Thanks, > > Jun > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Jay Kreps <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > >> Very similar in design to kafka replication >> https://ramcloud.stanford.edu/wiki/download/attachments/11370504/raft.pdf >> >> -Jay >>
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Water behind front porch
Sorry for the long post. We purchased this house 16 months ago and the headaches never stop. While finishing the garage, I found termite damage at the front corner of house, behind the front stoop. It turned out to be extensive damage to the sill plate (14 ft completely gone), band joist, and floor joists. The previous owners had that area behind the stoop and the entire foundation treated for termites a year before they sold but they didn't repair the damage.
I had all of the termite damage repaired by a pro. There were signs of water under the door and stoop but it wasn't wet. We didn't use a moisture meter to verify but probably should have…. Now, I have noticed water getting into the garage behind the stoop. The first time I noticed this was a few weeks ago, post-termite repairs, after some brief driving rain in the middle of night. Last night, the remnants of Sandy, about 24 hours of driving rain, really pushed water inside the garage. The corner of the carpet in basement is also just slightly wet under the baseboard so it is running down the foundation wall as well.
Pictures attached – some close up and some further back to give you the lay of the land. I assume that either flashing was not installed or has failed behind the stoop. Is the vinyl siding installed properly against the brick? The other puzzling part is that this is new; I haven't seen this water in the garage until now. There was a ton of dirt and caked mud inside the floor in this area – I guess it's possible that the water was being soaked up before it made it to the garage side of the foundation.
I'd like to fix this myself. After all, I can't really F it up more than it already is. I just need a little guidance.
What you want to bet if you pull some of that siding off there's no water proofing done to the wall before that stoop went in.
No sheathing or siding should have been within 6" of that stoop or any grade.
No way is J moulding and caulking going to stop water from getting in under it.
Can you back up and take a picture of that entrance way? Anyway to build a roof over that area.
There's no doubt that it wasn't constructed properly. We hope to tear out the stoop and build a covered porch across the front of the house but that's a few years away.
In the interim, what should I do, short of tearing out the stoop, to minimize the water intrusion?
We had about 1/2 inch of steady (but not driving) rain last night and I don't see any water in the garage or feel any dampness in carpet in basement. However, after we dried out from Sandy, I hit that inside corner with a garden hose and water appeared in the garage within minutes. So... I'm hoping that the issue is just isolated to the inside corner.
As I remove the siding what should I be looking for? Any suggestions for waterproofing the inside corner would be appreciated. Thanks.
Unless that stoop is removed there's no 100 % sure way to seal it up.
By now when the siding removed you going to find at least rotted sheathing under it. Once the stoops gone your going to also most likly find behind the sheathing at least black mold growing, more likly wet insulation, and rotted sill plate if not more.
At a minumum I would cut the brick away from the wall with a ciruler saw with a diamond blade to see if I could make room for some Storm and Ice Shield.
Once the stoops gone you facing removing the sheathing, and any rotted or termite eatten wood.
I've seen hundreds of houses built the way yours is, may be a deck ledger board with no flashing, concrete stoop or patio, all end up the same in the end.
Such a simple concept to water proof the wall before setting something that close to it, not sure why a lot of builders do not get it.
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While I enjoy quotes, I am finding the current headlines and articles on the sorry state of our infrastructure more amusing.
"DOT chief expects 'rough' transport funding fight," so says Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation. Of course he is fairly new.
From Railway Age: "Highway Homicide affects railroads too, It's the trucks who dunnit!"
Harvard Business School Dean: "We suffer through an extremely aged and outdated infrastructure." Wow, they do learn things at Harvard.
ARTBA: "In virtually every recent congressional hearing and media reports about federal transportation policy, the false claim that 'Americans are driving less' emerges in some capacity. FHWA data show U.S. vehicle miles travelled (VMT) increased 0.3 percent in 2012 and 0.6 percent in 2013." Every Los Angeles commuter could have told ARTBA that. It further states, "Truck travel is also expected to grow to 18.8 million tons by 2040."
Back to Railway Age: "One 80,000 pound truck causes the equivalent infrastructure damage as 9,600 automobiles. As axle weights double, the pavement damage increases by 16-fold." See, it was the trucks that dunnit.
A significant number in Congress are fond of quoting 18th century economist Adam Smith. They should not ignore his counsel on user charges now that the problem of solving the Highway Trust Fund deficit is in their laps and requires a solution before the till is empty by September. Wrote Smith: "When the carriages which pass over a highway or bridge… pay tolls in proportion to their weight or their tonnage, they pay for the maintenance of those public works exactly in proportion to the wear and tear which they occasion on them. It seems scarce possible to invent a more equitable way of maintaining such works." And he wrote it in 1776!
Maybe, just maybe, now is the time to consider a way to pay for our road and highway maintenance and improvement. An increase in the gas tax seems like such a no-brainer. Even trucking interests have suggested "an increase of 15 cents for gas and diesel fuel," according to Railway Age. And if we are driving more, as ARTBA reports, this would make some difference. Then the opponents of a gas tax increase say that this is not fair and hurts lower-income parts of society and as cars become more fuel efficient, less revenue will be generated. I find that argument missing the point. A greater gas tax will encourage more fuel-efficient vehicles, discourage more travel, and cause less pollution, all of which we seem to want. Of course those Tesla owners get off free!
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There was one conundrum waiting for Manuel Pellegrini when he first arrived in Manchester. How could a man who had never won a major trophy in European football meet chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak's target of five in as many years?
He could win four in a single season – a unique achievement in English football. It is improbable, but anyone who watched City score against Bayern Munich or four against Manchester United or five against CSKA Moscow or six against Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal or seven against Norwich City might not think it impossible.
The midweek 6-0 demolition of West Ham United in rain that was intense even by Manchester standards has virtually guaranteed them a place in the League Cup final.
However, as someone who failed to win La Liga with a Real Madrid side that scored 102 goals and amassed 96 points, Pellegrini is cautious when it comes to talk of multiple trophies – but less cautious than he has been during a season that has seen City average nearly three goals a game.
He admitted that his target is to "win all four competitions" though added: "It is impossible to know because one match can decide the title," he said. "I think you have more chances if you continue playing the same way. It is not just by continuing to attack but by playing complete football – attacking, trying to defend and having possession. It is about trying to do a lot of things in 90 minutes. I won a lot of titles in my career in South America.
"In Europe, it is very difficult. I don't have any problems [with my record] in that sense. To win titles with Villarreal or Malaga is impossible but I am absolutely sure I'll be very happy here if I can win a title with Manchester City. But it is not just to win the title that is important; it is how I win it."
One of Pellegrini's managerial heroes was Rinus Michels, the man who conceived Total Football. There has been something of that in the City side this season. They have scored 57 goals in 20 League games and at this rate they will overtake Chelsea's Premier League record of 103 goals set in 2009-10.
"It is a similar way to how we played at Real Madrid," said Pellegrini. "In that season we scored 102 goals and took 96 points. It was the best record Real Madrid had at that time. How did I feel when we didn't win the League? Well, whatever I think is not important. We did pretty good work but we had an incredible Barcelona side against us."
Next month he faces a slightly less incredible Barcelona for a place in the Champions' Leauge quarter-finals. Before they met Bayern Munich, coach Pep Guardiola remarked that if City made it out of their group, they might run wild in the competition.
"If you beat Barcelona, you would like to think you are confident that anything can happen," said City's captain, Vincent Kompany. "The question is whether we will go out with six offensive players or whether we will be more contained?"
On this question of approach, Pellegrini is clear. "You can change your style, of course you can, because during a game you might not be doing things well but you cannot change your style when you have to play an important game," he said. "You must tell the players that we are not going to change."
Pellegrini sees himself at the Etihad for another five years, which is four more than he got at Madrid. There he had £234 million worth of players bought for him, including Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema but little in the way of high-quality defenders. He remarked that it was "no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if you don't have a pianist or a drummer".
The Champions' League final was to be staged at the Bernabeu and when Real got nowhere near it, losing to Lyon in the last 16, the president, Florentino Perez, stopped talking to him. His successor, Jose Mourinho, remarked that, if he had been sacked by Madrid, he wouldn't have gone off to manage in a backwater like Malaga.
However, Malaga gave Pellegrini the kind of control he did not have in Madrid but which he does have in Manchester. "I always say that when you have managed one of the important clubs in Argentina, you are able to take the pressure anywhere," said a man who had to go into hiding when losing the Buenos Aires derby with River Plate.
"The most important pressure is that which you put on yourself. In Madrid I felt the same pressure as I did at Villarreal and now in Manchester. I think here in England some years ago managers were not so easily sacked from their jobs.
"Now, the patience is not so strong as before, but I think you can establish your work here more than in other countries. Manchester City wanted me to come here.
"I had other options with other clubs in important countries but the most important reason I came here was that Manchester City wanted to play the way I wanted."
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Joseph S. Ferrandino, a longtime Rockaway resident, died December 6.
Ferrandino was born in Brooklyn, New York and served in the US Navy in WWII.
Ferrandino is preceded in death by his wife Mary.
He is survived by children, Joseph Ferrandino, Diane Camarda, Paul and Gregory Ferrandino; brother, Humbert Ferrandino; sisters, Rose Ferrandino, Gabrella Ticalia, and Elizabeth Mastalone; and nine grandchildren.
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Great Bentley Friday 5 (Essex, July 10)
Didcot Five (Oxfordshire, July 12)
Tottenham Marshes 5 (London, July 12)
Cardiff Bay 5 (Ju1y 26)
Hampshire Chronicle Winchester City Centre 5K (Hampshire, July 16)
A successful road race can be a deceptively simple affair – plot a fast (if not entirely flat) course through quiet Hampshire roads, add a stunning setting and a dash of efficient organisation, and you've got a classic on your hands.
Leafy Winchester is blessed with some magnificent sights, with spectacular architecture leftover from its long history, and this three-lap road race will lead you on a tourist-friendly trail through the city, along the quiet river and past Winchester's famous cathedral before finishing in the pretty surroundings of the park.
More 5K highlights...
Lord Mayor's 5K City Centre Classic (Norfolk, July 11)
Waddesdon 5K (Buckinghamshire, July 15)
Bedford Harriers 'Doug Anderson Memorial 5K' Bedfordshire, July 22)
Swanage Half-Marathon (Dorset, July 18)
Become a little part of history by entering the oldest County Championship road race in the UK. Originally a 12 mile event, the race has been a half-marathon since 2005 and the revitalised route now takes in a testing course on roads from Swanage Bay out through the beautiful Purbeck Hills.
As the name suggests, the Purbeck Hills will need to be scaled – but you'll be rewarded with some truly stunning sea views across Poole Bay from the summit around Corfe Castle, the out-and-back course's midway point. Sunny weather is almost guaranteed on this stretch of coastline, and you can celebrate in style afterwards on the beach with hordes of other finishers in the party atmosphere of the Swanage Carnival.
More half-marathon highlights...
Surrey Slog Half-Marathon (Surrey, July 19)
Dartford Half-Marathon (Kent, July 19)
Grant & Stone Wycombe Half-Marathon (Buckinghamshire, July 19)
NSPCC Milton Keynes Half-Marathon (Buckinghamshire, July 26)
Sherwood Pines 10K (and 5K) (Nottinghamshire, July 19)
Head to the iconic surroundings of Sherwood Forest for this pair of trail races in a stunning rural setting. Whether you opt for the 5K or 10K, you and hundreds of other runners will be treated to a tour of the beautiful forest on the perfectly groomed Forestry Commission trails, footpaths and bridleways.
The well-marked trails will lead the field up and down the slopes winding through this peaceful forest setting. And once you're done, Sherwood Forest is the perfect place to stick around for a day out – there's a picnic area and barbecue facilities, bike hire, playgrounds for children and even a Go Ape activity centre.
More trail highlights...
Saab Salomon Forest Trail, Delamere Forest 10K (Cheshire, July 9)
Devil's Chimney Chase - An 'Almost' 10K (Gloucestershire, July 18)
Moors The Merrier Marathon 26/21 (West Yorkshire, July 18)
Dinosaur 10K (Kent, July 26)
Tour the Kentish coast as part of Deal Regatta Week in this charming road race. As well as taking in the historic castles of Deal and Walmer, the course kicks off in Deal before winding through quaint seaside resorts and into idyllic Kingsdown village.
With a challenging climb at the midway point, you'll be glad of the final four kilometres, which slope back down to Deal with a fast and flat finishing stretch. The seaside views are another highlight of the Dinosaur 10K – the race is the opening event for Deal Regatta and Carnival Week and the bustling celebrations provide fantastic crowd support for hundreds of worn-out finishers.
More 10K highlights...
Wimbledon Windmilers Jim Braben Memorial 10K (London, July 5)
Felsted 10K (Essex, July 12)
Crown Classic 10K (Shropshire, July 17)
Pudsey 10K (West Yorkshire, July 26)
Kymin Dash 7.1 (Monmouthshire, July 26)
Grab the rare opportunity to combine Sunday morning lie-in and Sunday morning racing – the Kymin Dash has a leisurely 11.30am start.
The course's 260m climb to the top of the Kymin, a beautiful hill in the middle of a National Trust site will soon wake you up though – and you'll enjoy amazing views over south Wales when you get there. The rough-and-tumble course circles Monmouth before scaling the Kymin, taking in forest tracks, fields and country roads along the way.
It might not be quite a 'dash' thanks to its tough ascent coupled with potentially soaring July temperatures, but the long, shaded downhill in the second half of the race, and the carnival atmosphere at the finish with live music and a bustling crowd will soon raise runners' spirits.
Wizard 5 (Cheshire, July 29)
Take time out midweek to tour the beautiful National Trust landscapes around stunning Alderley Edge on well-maintained trails and lanes. Join a small and friendly field for this one-lap course, packed with fun for trail runners hungry for tracks, trails and lanes complete with ups, downs, and some handy flat sections that'll allow canny runners to pick up speed.
With a relaxed, but competitive feel and a warm breeze, this could just be the perfect way to spend a summer evening – leave work behind and get away from it all in the Cheshire countryside.


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She accused me of acting to gay!
Ok guys, tricky one. After opening a 2 set in a bar, I became aware that I had been acting over enthusiastically with hand gestures etc... the obstical then commented something about acting too gay... I responded by saying "are you jealous because I look more fabulous than you do tonight?"
It created a fairly positive reaction, but the more I though about it, the less I liked the response I used.
I'm fully aware that i need to keep my enthusiasm to a level that just pips that of the set to keep the atmosphere energized, but can anyone think of a better response if it happens again?
She accused me of acting to gay!
Happens To Me All The Time
The trouble with being an over talker or enthusiastic is something gay men do! But the they do and do it well because they are NOT trying to impress women where as men tend to choke up, shut down, get AA what have you. Now, I grew up in a house hold full of women and so I tend to be all these things and I have been accused of being gay my whole life! Now, tha answer about fashion is great but what I do is a go with it. I mock her question because it's rude by impersonating myself as being gay. One time, this girl asked if I was gay before I even spoke and suddenly I was Flamboyantly gay!! I walked, talked and spoke like a flammer!!! I even went over to my wing and he pretended to be my lover! She suddenly became disarmed and then continued to tell me to stop joking because now she wanted me to NOT be gay! Then at the end of the night, she came up to me and asked me once more if I was gay and in a straight regular voice said, Of course not, have a nice night! This was purfect and since then she stares at me and I'm pretty sure she wants me now. I blew her off because I wasn't interested in her, I was interested in her friend but it worked.
I also, use this line...
Are you gay?
No, I just flip a coin in the morning, heads I get some tail, tails I give some head...as long as I bust a nut, that's all that matters.
Hysterical laugh!
She accused me of acting to gay!
Accused of acting too gay!
Hahaha! What a great line! In future I may try running with the gay thing a bit more and see what kind of reaction it provokes, i'm sure whatever happens will be fun!
Cheers for the advice dude, keeping gaming.
She accused me of acting to gay!
Nothing wrong with being metrosexual
The border between being "gayish" and being observant and a gentleman is thin, i have been doing some research on this and trying it out in the field, and i´ve come to the conclusion that we should all study the way gay people notice the small things, hair, make up, foundation colour settings etc. If we somehow mster this, we will be unstoppable!
She accused me of acting to gay!
dont let her steal your frame
I had a girl swear up and down I was gay, I mean thats all she talked about. 20 minutes later she was in the back of the bar on her knees giving me a blow job.
Case dismissed.
She accused me of acting to gay!
I get asked if I'm gay quite a lot. According to Style, it's a phase that a lot of PUAs go through, but the comments eventually stop as your game improves.
It also doesn't help that I wear black nailpolish and have a few "gay" mannerisms that I've picked up from gay friends.
My favorite responses to "are you gay?" are:
"No but my boyfriend is."
"No, I just have a gay man's fashion sense. "
If they ask me and my wing if WE are gay, I say "Us? No, he's my hetrosexual lifemate!"
But I'm definitely stealing Agape's line. That's just hilarious.
She accused me of acting to gay!
Hahaha I'm definitely going to try that line out Agape. I get asked if I'm gay once in awhile from my peacocking, but after they talk to me for a bit they discover I'm not through my mannerisms and voice.
P.S. I love the Heterosexual lifemates bit, but you know this


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If you're finding it difficult to close sales
because of the economy…
The Rules Have Changed But No One Told You…
You're Hearing More "No's" Than "Yes's".
In Fact, You May Be Starting To Worry But There's A Simple Answer…
From: Kenrick Cleveland
Time Sensitive
Hardly a day goes by without my phone ringing with a desperate call for help. The calls sound alike. The person sounds out of breathe and I can tell they are embarrassed to call.
The calls all start the same way, "Kenrick, it's not working…"
You bet your ass it's not. Times have drastically changed and if you haven't updated your persuasion skills, it's GAME OVER.
I'm not saying this to be hurtful – far from it. But the bottom line is…
If you are using last year's strategies in the current market, if you aren't out of business, you soon will be unless…
Kenrick, I Need Persuasion 911
It's okay if you don't believe me and you are looking for excuses. Maybe you believe money is tight right now and that things are going to get better soon.
Hold on to your seat because…
Things Are About To Get Worse
Look, I'm not here to get political – just practical.
In the past years – EVERYONE has lied their asses off to your clients including –
The Mortgage Industry who promised everyone houses they couldn't afford and handed out junk mortgages like Halloween candy. And then when the buyers defaulted, the whole house of cards tumbled. So how many mortgage brokers are still in business today? Not too many. And they're jumping in to MLM's and Network Marketing Schemes with their eyes closed.
Real Estate Brokers And Agents are feeling serious pain right now. Through no fault of their own, the market has tanked. But like the band on the Titanic, they just keep playing as the ship sinks beneath the waves. These days, most real estate brokers are racing to find another profession like tending bar while secretly hoping the good old days will soon return.
Financial Planners And Analysts are beyond shocked. First, the market began to teeter and as it fell, someone pulled the net away. Even if you're clients never invested a dime with Bernard Madoff, in their minds, they now associate you with them. They want to know what happened to the money they invested with you and hold you personally responsible since their investments declined. They used to treat you as a trusted friend; now they look at you with suspicion.
And guess what…
What People Used To Do Isn't Working Anymore
If you're still doing business they way you did a year ago, I'm not surprised that you're closing rate has plummeted.
If – God forbid – you are using things like the "Ben Franklin close" or the "puppy dog close", your clients are laughing at you behind your back and you hear it – in your wallet.
But what you may not know (and may not want to believe) is that not everyone in sales these days is having a difficult time.
In fact, for a small group of persuaders…
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Two campers are walking through the forest when they suddenly encounter a grizzly bear.
The bear rears up on his hind legs and lets out a terrifying roar.
Both campers are frozen in their tracks.
The first camper whispers, "I'm sure glad I wore my running shoes today."
"It doesn't matter what kind of shoes you're wearing, you're not gonna outrun that bear," replies the second.
"I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun YOU," he answers.
In spite of everything you are hearing about how bad the market is, it has never been easier to be a persuader than today.
I'm going to show you how to out-perform, out-class, out-sell, and out-do every single competitor in your area.
You see, people in my persuasion elite program are at the top of their game.
They've got their mindset locked and loaded.
They're not afraid of what prospects and clients are going to say in today's climate.
They're holding the bat, gritting their teeth, and just waiting to slam one out of the park.
And they had their best year ever and their mantra is…
The Money Is Mine In This Year
Over the past several years, I've been honing and perfecting a new technique I've never shared publicly outside of my Platinum Superstars.
They've been the ones benefiting the most from my constant guidance and innovative techniques.
Let me be frank, my MaxPersuasion techniques STILL kick butt and will turn you into super closers but in these insane financial times, there is one more technique I want you to know.
It's so powerful, it will easily turn those "no's" into "yes's" and have you ramp up your closing percentage literally overnight.
It's so powerful, the clients literally sell themselves in a buying frenzy. I call this program…
Persuasion 911
In this series I will walk you through the Persuasion 911 Process.
Here's what you are going to learn in this course:
The dominant emotion your clients are dealing with now is anger. They are angry at losing their jobs, losing their retirement nest-egg, and losing faith in the world. They are angry, cynical, bitter, and are waiting to bite your head off.
You can't short-circuit their anger nor can you ignore it. So we're going to focus on how to really listen without getting defensive, how to pace their anger, how to use frames to change their perceptions, and how to have them enthusiastically buying whatever you offer.
Your clients don't believe a word or a commitment you say. They don't believe what you are going to do for them. They don't think it's possible for you to help them. At this point, they think they would do a better job without you. Think I'm kidding? Realtors know more and more people are turning to FSBO instead of paying a commission. Financial Analysts know more and more people want to trade stocks on their own and not pay a fee. Auto buyers want to do all of their shopping online to avoid the shenanigans that go on when they want to buy a car.
I'm going to show you a simple way to read beneath what the clients are saying and present information in a way that compels them to act – exactly as you've designed.
How to deal with the walking wounded. They've lost money in real estate. They've lost money in the market. They were lied to. Most people would write these folks off. Don't do it. I'll show you why they are ready to buy again and again. There's a basic principle you must understand so you can really profit in difficult times.
There are only three objections you will ever hear. 1) It's too expensive. 2) I need to talk to my husband/wife and 3) I need to think it over.
Today there is a fourth objection and you'll be hearing it a lot. How you handle the three objections in general and how do you handle the fourth objection. Getting the answer to this question alone is worth the price of the entire program.
Now, I know things are tough for some people out there and I believe Persuasion 911 might just make the difference between success and failure.
And I'm holding the price waaay below what I would normally charge.
You pay a simple $299.99 Charge and you're along for the ride of your life. I've priced this so it's a no brainer.
The course will be delivered over 5 weeks, one module per week for 5 weeks.
Here's some feedback I received on the Persuasion 911 Series
Kenrick quickly makes you think about all the assumptions we have in business. Its an eye opening experience and a I am excited about the journey I have committed to take. I called a client who I have always disliked talking to. He's just one of those nasty people. Well I called him 20 minutes after The call and put into action what we spoke about on the call. Yes he was still nasty, and he did vent on me loud and clear but I could tell he felt better after the call. We have agreed to meet face-to-face next week for an apt to review his entire situation and explore options. He said no promises but he's some what opened minded to talk. That in itself I would have never thought would have happened nor would I have called him without your pushing… Lee Hyder
Working in the tax industry I'm seeing first hand how scare people are with the current economic conditions. The persuasion 911 call was right on with letting people vents their feelings of anger and frustration. Listening and redirection those negatives feeling is at least the beginning of the healing process. Once again Kenrick E. Cleveland is at the forefront of persuasion and influence skills. – Mario Abreu, EA
I think the first call was right on target. It is so important that we get in the right mental state to deal with our customers that are experiencing anger and frustration with the present economic situation. It is NOT OUR FAULT and we need to be on the same side as the client– NOT part of the evil "them" who caused this mess. Right after the call, I posted the mantra as you described near my phone and I made the first three calls yesterday following your advice and it gave me a better sense of purpose for the calls, which led to a more valuable interaction. Rob Northrup
I sell advertising for a bi-weekly Automobile Magazine that is distributed free to the General Public. After the first Persuasion 911 call I followed your advice and went out to see one of my past Customers who had cancelled his media & online advertsing because of the current economic enviroment. In the past he would refuse to talk to me or discuss his dormant account. When I would approach him, he would just walk away and tell me to talk to someone else. In an effort to convince him that his advertising was working, we had been giving him some free online advertising that showed the current statistics and we could prove that he was getting hundreds of hits.
This time when I approached him he used his old evasive tactics and attempted to walk away but this time I did something new and I asked him if we could take a few minutes to sit down and talk about his account and where it was at. He accepted my invitation but began to express the usual dissatisfaction and went on and on about how he had no money for advertising and how it was a waste of his time. A nice guy but very unhappy at seeing me in front of him today.
I sat there and let him complain and did not interrupt him, despite the fact that he was saying things that were not true. Finally when he had calmed down, I asked him if he had taken the time to look at the site and the statistics. At that time he acknowledged that he had not looked at the site and stats that were there. I asked him if we could take a few minutes to go thru it together. He agreed to my request and I was able to show him that our Online Advertising was working. He had calmed down was able to see the results with a clear mind. Following this conversation he agreed to advertise with us again. My personal comment: In the past it would have been the same old scenario of me trying to convince the client and the client fighting back and I would have lost. I went in with a different attitude this time and both of us won. It is nice to see a much better way to get to the finish line (and a lot easier than I would have imagined) – D.O.M.
This morning, I called one of my important clients and used a shorter version of the technique that we learned in P-911. All I can say is that I never had a client lose so much money in the market yet be so happy that I was concerned for her. A terrific new mindset! – Conrad
Prior to the first Persuasion 911 call, I was extremely reluctant to call my clients because our transactions were taking so long. I was putting the blame on myself but after the call I realized that I had to let go of all the things out of my control. I called every one of my clients and let them vent about their fears and frustrations. Once the venting was done, I was able to lead them to a new state, full of certainty and positive direction. JG – Mortgage Planner
I am an offline business consultant. I work with brick and mortar companies to help them revolutionize their marketing online and off. I was actually in the middle of a campaign to get warm leads from other local salespeople. Prior to the call on Tuesday things were going well, I was contacting other salespeople and getting quite a bit of interest, but thing just weren't happening as fast as I would have liked.
After the call on Tuesday, the first salesperson I talked to I used the techniques that Kenrick talked about. I let him vent, and asked him what he wanted. He proceeded to vent for about 20 minutes about how horrible the economy was, and how bad his sales were lately after 20 years in selling. I said very little during this time, a lot of "uh huhs" and "oh yeah that's bad". Then I started leading him out of his "funk", and how by working with me he'd have a chance to turn some of that around. His entire energy changed, he went from being down on the world to being excited to talk to me about what I'm doing and how I can help his clients.
He gets so excited he tells me to hold on, he's so excited he has to call one of his clients right now and tell them all about me and how great I am. Now at this point, I've talked about my services for all of 30 seconds. He calls a client of his, and talks to him for about 10 minutes. Then he calls me back telling me he's got my intro and to call this client right now. I call and the gatekeeper didn't know I was calling and barred entry. I called him back, and he gets mad and calls the busy clients cell phone number telling him he needs to talk to me right now. I get the client on the phone in the next 3 minutes, and we setup a lunch appointment tomorrow. Based upon my experience with this type of client, it's probably a $5,000 a month profit client. And I will pay my advocate all of $300. He's so excited he called me back at 9pm tonight with two more clients I "have" to talk to.
Looks like the course has paid for itself already. Thanks Kenrick. – Marcos Romero
First and foremost I just want to tell you that I'm very pleased with the information that you shared with us yesterday. Now let me tell you what happened after yesterday's call. I work for a Consumer loan Company and I'm also an Independent Merchant Consultant (which this is the area I use your sales advice the most) I got to work and one of my Employee's brought to my attention that one of my customer's had just recently called very upset because this Company is no longer doing the bigger loans anymore due to the way things are currently going, and the people who have filed for Bankruptcy has drastically gone up.
So I thought to myself that this will be a very good opportunity to use what I had just learned on the call, so I was a bit nervous to say the least because this person has always been very good about he's credit and making sure that he was always on time, and now he was Pissed off, as my employee said, and so I began to breath in, in cadence as you recommended, and quickly put myself in a state where I was more calm, and I called him, and I told him who I was and that I understood that he was disappointed that the company had decided to change the amounts and that this was unfortunately out of my hands, and he began to curse up a storm, and I must admit that at first my natural reaction was to try and stop him immediately, but I let him continue as I just listened and looked at my notes that I had taken focusing on the mantra: "it's not my fault that, that, that the company decided to change their amounts" I thought.
I began to ask him about his specific need for a larger loan, and he began to tell me that he wanted to take care of some emergency bills that came up and that he just wanted to make sure that he had more than enough to pay them. -This is where he actually began to actually have a conversation rather than use me as a punching bag. I than explained to him that he was a very valued Customer, and that this is something that is out of my hands and that I understood he's current situation because I personally know other people who are in he's same situation, and that if he came to see me that I would get him a loan not for the amount that he was requesting but a much smaller amount which based on the info that he gave me I was sure that this amount would cover it.
Kenrick, let me tell you that he came in to my office about 2hrs later and apologized to me and thanked me profusely for REALLY listening to him, and I gave him the loan which will help him to cover he's current situation. Needless to say I'm very happy with the outcome. Thank You. Samuel G.
I am a Plastic Surgeon by profession. I said to myself that your preemptive approach may have a lot of value. Especially the questions: What are you experiencing? and what do you need? I realized that I had been "sticking my head in the sand" and avoiding patient contact right after surgery. So I got on the phone and called a patient that had a tummy tuck on Wednesday. Key insight: she was glad to talk with me. – Bob Kenevan
What these people discovered is if you are doing the same old thing you are not going to get the results you once did – human nature has not changed, but the environment we are persuading in did. So you're invited to get on board the Kenrick Express before it leaves the station.
But once you're aboard, fasten your seat belts and we start the engines because…
We're Going To Warp Speed In Record Time.
Don't worry about out running the bear because you are going to leave the competition choking on your dust.
Don't miss out!
Kenrick Cleveland