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SnippetsSelect a theme using a URL parameter
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When I develop SilverStripe sites, I usually get functionality working in the default theme blackcandy before getting it working in the final templates. This way, authors can start adding content and seeing how it looks on the page, and I can get early feedback about the functionality. Also, as a developer I get to see real content in the browser early in the process. So does the designer.Continue reading...
SnippetsResizing and Manipulating Images
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You can resize images from within the template very easily. But sometimes you need to resize it and just use the URL value, something you can't do by calling the resize on the variable directly (e.g. $Image.CroppedImage(200,200)). This is how we would create a cropped resize of it and still be able to use just the URL, allowing a custom <img> tag.Continue reading...
TutorialsEmbed flash content using SWFObject
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There are numerous ways to embed flash content into your SilverStripe Website. A commonly used and very flexible method to embed flash is provided by the SWFObject script. In this snippet I'll show you how to create a custom FlashPage that will contain flash content, embedded using SWFObject.Continue reading...
TutorialsUsing jQuery for form validation
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TutorialsMaking a hierarchy aware templating system
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Something that has been bothering me when building larger sites with SilverStripe is that I often find myself creating new classes not to add functionality, but to just get a new template.
You can set separate templates for different actions manually but that's not what I want in this case, I want different templates for the same action on the same class.
After thinking about this for awhile I came up with a two part solution and the first part is to make the template choosing aware of the Sitetree hierarchy.Continue reading...
TutorialsUsing a Thickbox Modal Window with AJAX
11 September 2009 | | | Supports v2.3Tweet
Thickbox is a great javascript plugin to jQuery that you can use to create modal windows within SilverStripe pages. You can de-clutter your interfaces and re-use small snippets of common functions when you add in AJAX. Before we begin there is a little homework:Continue reading...
SnippetsUsing a Print Stylesheet
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Often people want to be able to print webpages without all the menus and graphics and with all the content fitting correctly onto a page. To do this you need to create a separate print stylesheet. It would look something like this:Continue reading...
SnippetsClearing the Search field on click with jQuery
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As with everything, it's attention to detail that makes great sites. One thing that really bugs me is when a site has a search box with the word 'search' inside it but which does not clear it self when clicked, meaning I have to clear it before I can search. Given it can be achieved with a few lines of jQuery, it's a real surprise how many sites fail to implement this, or that still use the 'onclick' inline javascript event.Continue reading...
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Most of the sites I work on are for corporate/business clients and there is not typically a lot of fancy motion graphics going on. I do like to ensure there is some dynamic element going on, just to provide a bit of interest and one of the simplest ways to achieve this is by some variation of the random/rotating banners scenario. Of course this could equally apply to other parts of the page, not just banner graphics.Continue reading...
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Although ultimately requiring very little code, displaying data from a set of pages on another page can seem confusing for those new to SilverStripe. This example will display all of the Images from all the staff pages on our current page. This works by first returning all the staff pages to our template and cycling through each of them, drawing the Image for each one.Continue reading...
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When you want to create a DataObjectSet encompasing objects from all the current pages children you can do something like this
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A CSS framework is a set of pre-prepared style sheets that can be used as a starting point for any project. Using a framework allows you to skip all the tedious parts of getting the basics right and lets you start working on what makes your site different from the beginning.Continue reading...


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What Happens To Our Traditional "Crutches" As We Adopt New Methods?
Posted by Jackie Rousseau-Anderson on May 17, 2011
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I have been chipping away at a unique research project for quite a few months now. This particular project has me diving into a data set comprised of respondents who have taken our Technographics® mail surveys for the past four years. My plan is to examine the technology behaviors and attitudes of these individuals over time, exploring things like how they adopt technology and how their attitudes change (or don't change). While the exercise is challenging, and at times utterly maddening, it got me thinking about the role of trending and other traditional research approaches in the world of "new" market research (MR). Referring to trend lines created in quantitative surveys has been a staple of traditional market research, and benchmarking one year's numbers over another is a must-have in any report. But do these traditional research activities still fit into the world of new MR? And if so, how? For instance:
- What happens to trending? New methods such as social media monitoring don't lend themselves to trend lines and cohort analysis very well yet. Does this mean we need to pivot our thinking away from leaning on trends to "normalize" our data? Or do we need to establish new benchmarks?
- Who's going to provide the benchmark figures we need? Will each company have one "traditional" survey it runs every year to gather benchmark numbers and complement its additional research with other methods? Or will this be a service vendors will offer — like a kind of Census Board? Will the lower dependency on traditional survey methodologies influence panel usage, and if so, what does this mean for panels if members are only fielded an occasional survey?
- How do we remove our dependencies on traditional approaches? One of the great things about trending is that it acts as a safety mechanism. I'll be the first to admit that I always ask to see trends when applicable so that I can determine whether a fluctuation in the data is real or not. Perhaps you're a trend addict, too, or maybe you're addicted to another particular sampling approach. Whatever it is, how do we get ourselves, and our stakeholders, to let go of those research crutches and move forward?
I'm not passing judgment on the trending (or non-trending) issue. Instead, I'm opening the conversation about how we move from traditional research to new methods. At the end of the day this is really about more than just trending data. As we explore and incorporate new methodologies, we need to have contingency plans in place that move forward with us. This probably includes research on research as well as running different research methodologies in parallel to understand the influence of the methodology on the research outcomes.
It may not be an easy or a direct path, but once it's laid out, it will be easier for everyone involved to be bought in. In fact, I think I'm going to work on a road map for myself right now so that on my next report, I won't be banging my head against the wall.
Ah, the Black Swan raises its
Comment from Wayne Martin (not verified) on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 09:26
Ah, the Black Swan raises its head!
See 'The Black Swan', by Nassim Nicolas Taleb. It will challenge your view of statistics.
Back to your post:
Interesting line of research! What a dichotomy.
The goal of technology innovation is to disrupt the status quo in a massive way, and this conflicts with our emotional need to know the future, even when it is unknowable, and our propensity to 'make one up' to comfort ourselves.
This excerpt from your post seems to summarize the dichotomy:
*How do we remove our dependencies on traditional approaches?
*Who's going to provide the benchmark figures we need?
Notice that 'benchmark figures' is an assumed need from traditional approaches, which assume stable, predictable events, which we can no longer assume if we are to remove traditional approaches.
Facebook may have been a Black Swan event to most people; it was rare; it had an extreme impact; and, in retrospect, it was predictable. We say, "I wish I'd thought of that!" It seems so obvious in retrospect.
Yet it was not predictable. Not even to the founders. MySpace did not predict the rise of Facebook. Nor did any other Web2.0 business. Nor did Facebook foreshadow Twitter's rise.
It's a fascinating dichotomy:
What would you like to know? I want to know the future.
What are you working on? I'm changing the world! They'll never see this coming! It's gonna be Huge!
The mind moves in mysterious ways.
Warm regards,
Hi Wayne, thanks for your
Comment from Jackie Rousseau-A... on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 16:02
Hi Wayne, thanks for your comment. It's interesting that you mention that book as my colleague Reineke has been raving about it for quite some time now too. It is on my list of must reads!
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Bruins captain Zdeno Chara held the first overall pick in the fantasy draft to determine teams for the 2012 NHL All-Star game Thursday night and selected Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk with the top pick. Chara then drafted teammate Tim Thomas in the second round.
The other Bruin in the player pool, Tyler Seguin, had to wait quite a while for his name to be called. After picking the likes of Carey Price, Phil Kessel and Dennis Wideman, Chara selected Seguin in the 19th round.
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As we are seated in our houses in comfort and peace, there are fellow Muslims across the globe suffering for various reasons. Some of them are being tested by famine. Some of them are showered with bombs. Some of them are gripped by civil war. We might not be able to lessen their sufferings, but at least we can make Dua. We need to be sensitive to others people's pains. May Allah (swt) bring them comfort and relief. Ameen.
"Remind!" for reminder has benefits
Allah (swt) has sent us several reminders through the Quran. These reminders are not merely to be heard, but we also need to pay heed and reform our lives to the pleasure of Allah (swt). The previous nations were much stronger and powerful than us, yet they were perished due to their negligence and disobedience. We need to study their stories so that we don't repeat their mistakes.
Allah (swt) says, "Have they not seen how many a generation before them We have destroyed whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you? And We poured out on them rain from the sky in abundance, and made the rivers flow under them. Yet We destroyed them for their sins, and created after them other generations." (Al-Anam 6:6)
What goes around, comes around
Messengers after messengers were sent but it did not move their hearts. Their hearts were hardened. They would mock the messengers and hurt them. Sometimes today in our gatherings when Shaytan overtakes us, we make fun of the scholars. Remember, if today, we make fun of the messengers or the message that they brought; the scholars and the knowledgeable; the pious and the friends of Allah (swt), then someday, we will be made a laughing stock of. "And indeed, (many) Messengers were mocked before you. But their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at. Say (O Muhammad (sa)): Travel in the land and see what was the end of those who rejected truth." (Al-Anam 6:10-11)
Mock at your own risk
Don't laugh at others. Sometimes, we lose our peace because we made fun of a scholar, a pious person or a friend of Allah (swt). We used the tongue that should be engaged in Quran recitation and Dhikr in abusing someone. We need to seek repentance and make Dua to Allah (swt) to soften our hearts; so that we don't end up like the perished nations. This is the main purpose of reminders: to guide us and give us a wakeup call.
Further Allah (swt) talks about the reverence of the prophets, Allah's (swt) message and friends of Allah (swt). The discussion, then moves on to Shirk, i.e., associating partners with Allah (swt). This is the most repeated topic of Surah Al-Anam, since the main addressees of this Surah were the idolaters of Makkah. Allah (swt) says, "And on the Day when We shall gather them all together, We shall say to those who joined partners in worship (with Us): Where are your partners (false deities) whom you used to assert (as partners in worship with Allah)? There will then be (left) no Fitnah (excuses or statements or arguments) for them but to say: By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allah." (Al-Anam 6:22-23) We need to thank Allah (swt) that unlike some other people who bow before a passing animal or revere an idol, He made us of those who worship the Creator. Alhamdulillah!
This world – a temporary abode
There are some people who say, "You live only once, do as you please." They do not believe in the Resurrection. Allah (swt) addresses such people in the Quran and says, "And they said: There is no (other life) but our (present) life of this world, and never shall we be resurrected (on the Day of Resurrection). If you could but see when they will be held (brought and made to stand) in front of their Lord! He will say: Is not this (Resurrection and the taking of the accounts) the truth? They will say: Yes, by our Lord! He will then say: So taste you the torment because you used not to believe." (Al-Anam 6:29-30) Yes, we do live our lives in this Dunya once; but one day we will be resurrected for an eternal life, and we don't want to lose that.
Turn a deaf ear to the fools
Then Allah (swt) reminds us of how the Prophet (sa) was persecuted by the people of Makkah in the early days of Prophethood. He was called a sorcerer, a magician, a person after position and power, a person after money and so on; yet he remained patient and brought about victory.
Here's a lesson for us. If the best of the creation was not spared, then how can we be spared? People will spread rumours about us and disturb our peace. Ignore them. Don't waste your time in replying to them. And please don't go into depression. Look at what Allah (swt) says, "We know indeed the grief which their words cause you (O Muhammad (sa)): it is not you that they deny, but it is the Verses (the Qur'an) of Allah that the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) deny. Verily, (many) Messengers were denied before you (O Muhammad (sa)), but with patience they bore the denial, and they were hurt, till Our Help reached them, and none can alter the Words (Decisions) of Allah. Surely there has reached you the information (news) about the Messengers (before you)." (Al-Anam 6: 33-34)
If you are truthful and you have not snatched the rights of others, then Allah (swt) will protect you. As the saying goes, His help is near. Be patient and endure a little more.
Advocate the truth
This also teaches us another lesson. When we receive any information about someone else, if it does not concern us we don't need to spread it around. And in case that we must share it with others, then we must verify its authenticity first before spreading the word; whether it is true or not! When we are away from Allah (swt), He puts a difficulty in our lives so that we might raise our hands in Dua. The question is: Must we wait for a calamity to strike before we connect with Allah (swt)?
Rags or riches – living with humility is the key
He says, "Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad (sa)). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health with calamities so that they might believe with humility. When Our Torment reached them, why then did they not believe with humility? But their hearts became hardened, and Shaytan (Satan) made fair-seeming to them that which they used to do." (Al-Anam 6: 42-43)
Sometimes, we look at people living in big houses and driving fancy cars; we look at them and conclude Allah (swt) must be really pleased with them to grant such blessings upon them. It is the way of Allah (swt) to open the doors to His treasures and let people enjoy themselves. He then observes their attitude. One would hope it would soften their hearts and make them humble. On the contrary, being blessed with worldly treasures people engage in all kinds of sins. Shaytan beautifies for them their sin. Their hearts become hardened and they do not even realize the evil that they are committing. It is then that they are struck by Allah's (swt) wrath.
The point is that material possessions do not communicate one's closeness to Allah (swt). Rather, it is one's actual connection with Allah (swt) that determines one as the favoured ones. If the connection with Allah (swt) is missing from our lives then everything else is insignificant.
Muhammad (sa), Allah's (swt) Messenger, owned very little and lived his life in poverty. Yet, he was the most content of the people. You know why? It is because he lived within his means and was generous. He never yearned for the treasures of Dunya. And if ever he was sent some gift or food, he would share it with others, especially the poor. Our problem is that we have increased our wants; which is why we see more and more people taking loans. Then committing suicide for not be able to pay the mountain of debt that they have burdened themselves with. Financial constraint has been noted as one of the reasons for marriage failures. You want peace? Limit your wants. For how long are you here in this world? Learn to live within the sustenance that Allah (swt) has provided you with.
A person sitting high above at the top, with every little blessing of this world within his means, can be destructed by the smallest nudge at the bottom. Ever observed a stack of books? You have meticulously arranged a pile of books. When you are placing the last book on the top, your foot accidentally touches the books at the bottom and there collapses your tower. One small nudge and all is gone. That is how Allah (swt) destructs nations.
Equality rules
Islam prohibits its followers from making money as the sole focus of their lives. When money and things become the criterion for judging someone's character and status- the ones wealthy are considered as high and noble; while the poor ones are considered as unworthy and low. We learn that the weak and the poor were the first to accept Islam. Then Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (ra) and other rich Muslims spent their wealth in freeing of slaves. In Prophet's (sa) gatherings, these weak and poor would be seated near to him, listening attentively to what the Prophet of Allah (swt) had to say. The Makkan leaders demanded the Prophet (sa) that if he wished to see them in his gathering, then he first needs to get rid of the weak and the poor. The Makkans were filled with pride and ostentation; they could not envisage being seated next to someone who was once their slave. Allah (swt) said, "And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are accountable for them in nothing, and they are accountable for you in nothing, that you may turn them away and thus, become of the Zalimun." (Al-Anam 6:52)
Meet and greet
Further, He said, "When those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say: "Salamun 'Alaikum" (peace be on you)." (Al-Anam 6:54) The weak and the poor are to be greeted by the most honourable greeting of the Muslims: Salam-un-Alaykum.
This tells us not to be a racist or judge people according to their skin colour, language or wealth. Don't underestimate anyone; they might be the first ones to enter Paradise while we will still be defending ourselves in the court of Allah (swt). May Allah (swt) protect us, Ameen.
A person is judged by the company he keeps
One way of protecting our hearts and tongues from doing or uttering the most detested thing is not sitting with those who make fun of the verses of Allah (swt), as He says, "And when you (Muhammad (sa)) see those who engage in a false conversation about Our Verses (of the Qur'an) by mocking at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaitan (Satan) causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not you in the company of those people who are the Zalimun." (Al-Anam 6:68) In discussions people say, "Hey! We are studying the Quran and trying to understand religion." But when these discussions are filled with foul language, abuses, mockery and ridicule then there is no Khair (goodness) in them. Get up and leave unless they talk about something else. If one keeps sitting with them, he will be influenced and become like them.
The courage to speak up, stop and leave the gathering of evil results in peace. If they can mock the Book of Allah (swt), tomorrow they will be ridiculing you. May Allah (swt) help us realize the consequences of our deeds, Ameen.
(Adapted from Mufti Ismail Menk's "Pearls of Peace" series, Cape Town, Ramadan 2013. The lecture can be listened to at this link.)


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The first day of the earliest Test match in English cricketing history started in widespread ambivalence and ended with widespread incompetence.
Debutants Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions must have thought they were as popular as a coughing Mexican as they were awarded their England caps in front of a handful of spectators in temperatures that were decidedly fresh.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle only landed in London yesterday and must have been ruing why his board had decided to step in for Indian Premier League hamstrung Sri Lanka - the original replacement for Zimbabwe - on a cold morning when he could have been admiring cheerleaders and swelling his bank balance in South Africa.
The swarm of empty seats was hardly surprising when you consider it is £55 a head to sit in the Mound Stand lower tier and if you had decided to take leave of your senses and book a ticket online, you would have received a follow-up e-mail suggesting you partake in "Lunch and Afternoon Tea for just £73.50pp" or a picnic hamper which presumably would cost the same as the GDP of Zimbabwe.
Can you be surprised that no-one was there to watch a tour that is not even part of the Future Tours Programme and seems to have been crow barred into the already packed schedule purely for financial gain.
IPL was the talk yet again when two more of that League's contingent departed in quick succession to leave England floundering at 109-5.
But if Kevin Pietersen had had a knock at the Rose Bowl he still would have been unable to do anything about a first-ball jaffer from Fidel Edwards.
England's head coach Andy Flower did warn this his side were "under-prepared" and none more so than Delhi Daredevils' leading drinks carrier Paul Collingwood and his lack of middle time was evident in his short stay at the crease.
However the mutterings from the members about match practice seemed to carry less weight as Ravi Bopara of Kings XI Punjab scored his second Test century in as many matches.
This on the same day Michael Vaughan mustered just 16 at Edgbaston and after a dodgy start to his Test career, Bopara is looking like someone could perhaps forge a decent career.
Of course bigger challenges lie ahead than the West Indies whose last series win in this country came when Ravi's diet was still predominately rusks.
Bopara was helped by a shambolic fielding performance from the West Indies, the tone set by Lionel Baker's futile dive in the morning that would have done Emmanuel Eboue proud and ended in a final session when they dropped no fewer than six catches.
Maybe the tourists were just shelling those catches to make sure the match goes five days to further swell those Lord's coffers.
USER COMMENT OF THE DAY: "Time for Pietersen to be dropped. Useless in the West Indies, pathetic in the IPL. He is living on some past glories and does not warrant selection on recent form," kestephenson calls for the exclusion of the bloke who averages 50.51 in Test cricket.
STAT OF THE DAY: The West Indies have dropped 31% of their potential catches in Test cricket this century.
SHOT OF THE DAY: Some of Ravi Bopara's 14 fours were rather elegant the slog over the top off Gayle late in the day was dismissive.


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FITSNews – March 25, 2007 – Iran is rising up against the world, people. Not only are they holding 15 British sailors hostage, apparently now they just told the United Nations to go and make love to itself. And not in a good way. Check out this excerpt from tomorrow's Xinghua news story:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted by state television as saying that new sanctions "will not halt Iran's peaceful and legal nuclear program even for a second." He warned that the Iranian people would not forget "the hostility of those countries" which opposed Tehran's nuclear program.
Boy. Somebody's feeling a little froggy. You know the last time United Nations directed its sanctions against FITSNews as a result of our controversial uranium enrichment program, our first reaction was also to bow up. But then we realized the stability of our region was more important than our selfish ambition of becoming a nuclear power. Except replace sanctions with "spanking" and controversial uranium enrichment program with "eating all the Oreo cookies."


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U.S. President Barack Obama has a deal for "Republican" presidential nominee Mitt Romney – release five years of his tax returns and Obama's campaign will drop the issue.
"Governor Romney apparently fears that the more he offers, the more our campaign will demand that he provide," an Obama aide said this week. "If the Governor will release five years of returns … we will not criticize him for not releasing more."
If this debate sounds familiar … it should.
Romney refused to release any of his tax returns during the GOP primary – an "annoying and politically damaging delay" that left many voters with the impression that he had something to hide. He eventually released his return for 2010, which showed that he and his wife raked in $21.6 million – most of it from investments.
Romney paid 13.9 percent of that haul to the government – and has recently said that he has paid about a 13 percent rate over the last decade. He has also denied allegations by U.S. Senate Leader Harry Reid that he did not pay any taxes in certain years. Obviously that's much less than the 25 to 28 percent that most Americans pay.
Let's be clear about one thing … Romney is under absolutely no obligation whatsoever to release his tax returns (although doing so has become the norm in presidential campaigns). He has the right to withhold this information because technically it's nobody's business but his own – although as screenwriter Aaron Sorkin once wrote "the American people have a funny way of determining what is and isn't their business."
More importantly, we believe that the solution to the tax inequity exposed here is simple: Lower taxes for everyone to a fair, flat rate. Of course that would involve government confining itself to core functions (a concept that's apparently foreign to Romney).


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I'm going to be looking to start some basic tuning on this engine next month, maybe changing the air filter, plugs, exhaust etc.
I've done work like this to nearly every car I've owned but my aims have been different in the past, I'm after a more refined setup this time so I thought I'd ask a few opinions before I get cracking.
1. What plugs would you suggest, are "performance plugs" worth it?
2. Would an engine remap be worthwhile, they're quite expensive and I don't really know if it would make a difference to this 2 litre 4-pot?
3. Any suggestions on air filters? I did consider going for an induction kit but I want to keep the car looking fairly stock, a slight induction roar is nice but I don't want another noisy car!
4. Considering going for the twin-pipe scorpion backbox - again, I don't want a noisy car or massive tailpipes - just a "bassier" sound and a tidier back-end!


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I hope you wear a hard hat when operating that thing. And that your wife has a good life insurance policy on you.
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Actually in this case the pumpkin has been flipped so it has four gears forward, one in reverse.
We just use it around the barn to load and unload supplies; never over 5 mph.
It works very well for its intended use.
But it sounds about the same as it looks. Lots of rattles and bangs.
By the way, its a '42 chevy.
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Here's a couple pics of my homeaide forklift. It works quite well for what it is. I started using 4way pallets this year, I can double stack 4ways on my trailer and haul 12 pallets and the forklift on the trailer without any problems. It works great for my little apiary, being able to move my hives around by myself without any help is nice. I've only got about $500 in it. I would like to get a better loader one day but, for now it's all I need. http://s203.photobucket.com/user/rgr...?sort=3&page=1


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Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) created some 200 famous paintings exploring the theme of female and male nudes in the landscape, singly and in groups. Collectively, these art paintings stem only from the imagination of Cezanne - none of the nudes was painted from actual observation - and from his mastery of tradition in the history of art.
Cezanne. The Large Bathers, 1895-1906. Oil on canvas, 52 1/8" by 86 1/4". Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia.
The best paintings on this theme culminated in Cezanne's three versions of Bathers produced during the last decade of his life. These Bathers, all radical experiments in form and color, may be seen at the Barnes Foundation (which has eight other Paul Cezanne paintings of nudes in the landscape), the National Gallery, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Paul Cezanne. Bathers, 1900-1905. Oil on canvas, approximately 50" by 77". National Gallery, London.
These three famous paintings epitomize Paul Cezanne's movement toward abstraction and share numerous traits:
the bathers' faces are nearly devoid of detail and definition
their bodies are geometric shapes that merge with the landscape
narrative content is scant or missing
the bathers are forward in the picture plane
at the left, one bather walks into the gathering while in the middle, several are poised to depart
The Bathers also share overt art historical references in subject and composition. Paintings with nudes in a landscape, for instance, were favorites of famous painters like Titian and Poussin; pyramidal grouping of subjects and even the presence of a small dog (missing in the Philadelphia Bathers) have countless art historical precedents among the old masters.
Paul Cezanne. The Large Bathers, 1906. Oil on canvas, 82 7/8" by 98 3/4". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
That said, the versions of Bathers differ markedly in execution and impact. The Barnes Bathers is the most intentionally and densely modelled and painted, clearly the most worked-over. For that reason, most art historians agree that it is the earliest version.
In the National Gallery's Bathers, the figures are more abstracted and while identifiable as women, they are more geometric objects than feminine bodies. This Bathers is about blocks of pure colors and flat planes of flesh-tones, greens and yellows interacting with blocks of sky and trees.
Even though Philadelphia's Bathers is unfinished, it is considered by art history experts to be the most resolved of these three Cezanne paintings. Primed areas of unpainted canvas create many whitish areas, while the long arms of the figure in the lower right barely obscure earlier legs.
The Philadelphia Museum brilliantly describes its Paul Cezanne masterpiece:
"...the painting has the feel of an unanswered question, a testament to the "anxiety" Piccaso famously declared to be the source of his great interest in Cezanne. The artist left unresolved the startling contrast between the lushly painted landscape and the stiffly drawn, expressionless faces...
Notwithstanding its deep roots in the past, the painting's pictorial daring is unparalleled, and today The Large Bathers appears as the opening scene to the artistic drama of the twentieth century."
The flat-plane style in these Cezanne paintings was an inspiration for Picasso and other early Cubists. While the Bathers paintings were not initially well-received by the public, Cezanne's fellow painters were immediately enamored of them. Henri Matisse said of his Paul Cezanne painting:
"At critical moments in my artistic adventure it gave me courage; I drew from it my faith and endurance."
As have many painters since.
Above: Paul Cezanne. Self-Portrait, ca. 1880. Oil on canvas. National Gallery.


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|Andy Brickley on M&M: Bruins 'have to replace Dennis Seidenberg with a guy from outside the organization'
|01.08.14 at 1:00 pm ET
NESN Bruins analyst Andy Brickley made his weekly appearance with Mut & Merloni on Wednesday, following the Bruins' 5-2 loss to the Ducks on Tuesday night in the first of three games on the West Coast this week. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
"I was actually impressed with the way the Bruins played in the first period, when you talk about how good is Anaheim and how good in Boston," Brickley said. "But their penalty-killing just totally let them down last night. It will be another stern test on Thursday [vs. the Kings], and probably even a tougher one on Saturday [vs. the Sharks]."
The Bruins appear to struggling to adjust since the loss of defenseman Dennis Seidenberg on Dec. 27 to a torn MCL and ACL in his right knee.
"The biggest void on this team right now is clearly the loss of Dennis Seidenberg," Brickley said. "They're going to try in the short term to continue to win games and put some points on the board in his absence within the organization to make up for his loss. But long term, and if they think they have a chance to win another Stanley Cup or get to a Stanley Cup final, there's no question they're going to have to replace Dennis Seidenberg with a guy from outside the organization."
The Bruins have had a dip defensively and most notably on the penalty kill since Seidenberg went down.
"I think [Seidenberg's absence] has a lot to do with it," Brickley said. "I don't know if it's a one-to-one correlation with that kind of lack of getting the job done when it comes to killing penalties in his absence, but yeah, he's one of those guys that's got real good gaps, he's able to hold that defensive blue line better than most defenseman, he wins way more than his share of one-on-one battles when the puck's up for grabs, he's a good decision-maker, when to be aggressive, when not to be, when to hold your position, he's real good with stick position, he blocks a ton of shots when killing penalties, he gets to the loose puck so there's no second and third opportunities when the rebound's are there. So he does all the stuff that you need a quality penalty-killer on the defensive side [to do].
"In his absence, you still have other guys that can do the job, but he's one of your premier penalty-killers. He's just an awesome player in this system, with this group, in his role. When you lose a guy like that, you still have guys like [Johnny] Boychuck and [Adam] McQuaid that are pretty good in that area but not as good as a Dennis Seidenberg."
|Tuukka Rask to represent Finland in Sochi Olympics
|01.07.14 at 8:31 am ET
Finland announced its roster for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, with Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask among the three goaltenders selected.
Rask will be part of a strong goaltending group for Finland, who is also sending Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi. All three goalies are in the NHL's top 25 in save percentage, led by Rask, whose .934 clip is third in the league. Rask is also tied for the NHL lead with four shutouts this season.
Predators netminder Pekka Rinne is not on the team as he recovers from hip surgery. The roster is as follows:
Goalie: Kari Lehtonen, Antti Niemi, Tuukka Rask
Defense: Lasse Kukkonen, Juuso Hietanen, Sami Lepisto, Olli Maatta, Sami Salo, Kimmo Timonen, Ossi Vaananen, Sami Vatanen
Forward: Juhamatti Aaltonen, Aleksander Barkov, Valtteri Filppula, Mikael Granlund, Jussi Jokinen, Olli Jokinen, Mikko Koivu, Leo Komarov, Petri Kontiola, Lauri Korpikoski, Jori Lehtera, Antti Pihlstrom, Tuomo Ruutu, Teemu Selanne
For more Bruins coverage, visit weei.com/bruins.
|Zdeno Chara's two goals, Tuukka Rask's shutout lead Bruins past Flames
|12.17.13 at 9:37 pm ET
Zdeno Chara scored twice and Tuukka Rask shut out the Flames as the B's returned to TD Garden with a 2-0 victory Tuesday.
Calgary forward Lance Bouma high-sticked Kevan Miller in both the second and third period, and both resulted in power-play goals from Chara. David Krejci and Jarome Iginla had assists on both Chara goals, meaning Iginla has now registered a point agaist every NHL team in his career.
Rask made 20 saves in the shutout, his third of the season. Retto Berra stopped 29 of the 31 shots he saw in his second loss against the Bruins in eight days.
The Bruins will travel to face the Sabres in Buffalo Thursday.
– With his two goals, Chara leads NHL defensemen with nine strikes on the season, surpassing Torey Krug and Erik Karlsson (eight apiece). Six of Chara's nine goals this season have come on the power play.
– Though the shots were 10-9 in favor of the Bruins in the first period, they were lucky that Calgary stayed off the scoreboard in the first 20 minutes. Among their chances on which they failed to convert was a Brian McGrattan miss of an open net and two quick saves from Rask in succession on former B's first round pick Joe Colborne.
Colborne also couldn't finish on a third period play in which he was fed down low off the rush, so the Flames had their chances; they just didn't capitalize.
– Craig Cunningham made his NHL debut as Matt Fraser was kept out of the Bruins' lineup for an undisclosed ailment. The team did clarify that Fraser was not a healthy scratch. Cunningham played on Gregory Campbell's line with Jordan Caron.
– In not scoring Tuesday night, the Flames have still not scored at TD Garden since Oct. 19, 2006.
– Ryan Spooner only took faceoffs, but he won them all. Given how he started at the dot during this callup (and he was 1-for-6 last week against the Flames), that's progress.
– The Bruins could stand to do without any bad hits or unwise decision as their reputation heals in wake of Shawn Thornton's suspensions and Brad Marchand's antics in Vancouver, but Marchand turned in a bad hit from behind on Sean Monhahan in the second period. Monahan had already turned and his numbers were facing Marchand the whole way as the Bruins forward threw him into the boards. Marchand was assessed a two-minute boarding minor for the infraction, and it wouldn't be a surprised if he gets a call from Brendan Shanahan as well.
Marchand also missed the empty net twice when the Flames pulled Berra, including once from the hashmarks.
– The refs missed one of the toughest calls to miss when Matt Stajan high-sticked Zdeno Char in the Bruins' zone in the second period. Chara fell to the ice holding his right eye and remained down for a moment before skating off under his own power. The B's were on the power play shortly after following a Lance Bouma high sticking double minor for catching Kevan Miller in the face, and fortunately for the B's Chara was able to stay in the game and score on that power play.
Chara left the bench briefly later in the period but stayed in the game.
– Krug has had a quiet go of it goals-wise, as he has just one goal in his last 10 games.
|Chad Johnson likely in net for Bruins vs. Blue Jackets
|11.30.13 at 11:32 am ET
It would appear that Chad Johnson will be between the pipes for Saturday night's game between the Bruins and the Blue Jackets. Both Johnson and Tuukka Rask participated in an optional morning skate for the Bruins, but Rask stayed out much longer than Johnson.
Johnson has started just four of the Bruins' 26 games this season. He is 3-1-0 with a .917 save percentage and a 2.21 goals-against average. His last start came last Saturday against the Hurricanes, with each of his last two starts resulting in overtime wins for the Bruins.
Saturday's game is the second of a back-to-back for the Bruins, as it follows Friday's 3-2 win over the Rangers. It's the fifth time the Bruins have had back-to-backs this season, but the first in which the B's haven't had to travel. Rask has started both games of two of the Bruins' back-to-backs thus far, with the two goalies splitting the other two to this point.
The Bruins will have four days between games following Saturday, as they won't play again until they face the Canadiens in Montreal on Thursday.
Nathan Horton did not travel to Boston and remains on long-term injury reserve for the Blue Jackets. He has yet to play for them since getting offseason shoulder surgery, though he has been skating with them since last week.
For more Bruins coverage, visit weei.com/bruins.
|Tuukka Rask in line for third start in four nights
|11.21.13 at 12:34 pm ET
After playing both games of a back-to-back Monday and Tuesday against the Hurricanes and Rangers, Tuukka Rask appears to be on tap to be between the pipes again for the Bruins on Thursday against the Blues.
Rask was the first goaltender off the ice in the team's morning skate and should have his work cut out for him Thursday evening. The Blues are fifth in the NHL with 70 goals, led by left winger Alexander Steen, whose 17 goals are tied with Alexander Ovechkin for tops in the NHL. St. Louis stands fourth in the Western Conference, though its 31 points (14-3-3) are two more than the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins (14-6-1).
Rask is coming off a dominant outing Tuesday in New York in which he made 43 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. He has played all but three of the Bruins' 21 contests this season.
|Shawn Thornton on D&C: Tuukka Rask 'unbelievable' vs. Rangers
|11.20.13 at 11:44 am ET
Bruins forward Shawn Thornton joined Dennis & Callahan on Wednesday morning to discuss the team's recent hot streak.
That streak includes a 2-1 win over the Rangers on the road Tuesday night. Thornton tallied the game's first goal, his third of the season. He also scored against the Blue Jackets last Thursday. Despite the offensive outburst, he still recognizes his role as the team enforcer.
'That's still my job, first and foremost,' Thornton said. '[I've been] a little lucky the last few games, but I've still got my real job.'
Linemate Daniel Paille scored a shorthanded, game-winning goal in the second period.
'After Paille scored that goal, it kind of gave us a little bit of a lift, and you tend to get pumped up when you see the grinders pop one shorthanded,' Thornton said.
In the last five games, the fourth line — Thornton, Paille and Gregory Campbell — has a combined four goals, three assists and 19 shots.
'I always joke with the media that it doesn't matter who's on my line, we're always the fourth line,' Thornton said. 'I remember a few years ago, when [Blake] Wheeler was here, I got bumped up to play with [David] Krejci and Wheeler, but everyone just talked about how Wheeler and Krejci got demoted to the fourth line. It doesn't matter who it is, if I'm on it, it's still the fourth line.'
While Thornton and Paille provided the offensive fireworks in Tuesday's victory, goalie Tuukka Rask shut down the Rangers. He allowed just one goal, and recorded 43 saves.
'Every time we play against those guys he's unbelievable,' Thornton said. 'I think he just really enjoys the challenge of facing Henrik Lundqvist. He earned it last night, he was unbelievable.'
Despite Thornton's solid play of late, coach Claude Julien opted to make him a healthy scratch for the Bruins' 4-1 win over the Hurricanes on Monday.
'I don't like sitting out, obviously, no one likes being the guy that's the odd man out,' Thornton said. 'He told me that it wasn't because of my play, that I've been playing pretty well, it's just [Jordan] Caron was coming up on sitting out 10 games straight, I think, and he wanted to get him in. And Carolina didn't really have an enforcer threat, so it was as good a time as any to try to get him back in the game.'
To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page. For more Bruins news, go to the team page at weei.com/bruins.
|Tuukka Rask steals two points vs. Rangers
|11.19.13 at 10:11 pm ET
Tuukka Rask tied a career high with 43 saves Tuesday as the Bruins' netminder stole a 2-1 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
The Bruins, who lost Dennis Seidenberg early, were able to escape the first period scoreless despite the Rangers holding a 16-6 edge in shots on goal. The B's then got second-period goals from Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille, the latter of which was a shorthanded tally. However, on the same penalty that Paille beat Henrik Lundqvist for his third goal of the season, Derick Brassard snapped the Bruins' penalty kill streak at 33 consecutive kills by beating Rask with a snap shot.
Boston had to play basically the entire game without Seidenberg, who left the game after playing just one shift and did not return. Seidenberg, who entered the game second on the team in minutes played with an average of 22:07 a night, was announced out with an undisclosed injury late in the first period. The B's also lost Matt Bartkowski (knee) for a stretch in the second period, but he returned for the third.
The game concluded a three-game road trip for the Bruins, who will play five of their next six games in Boston beginning with Thursday's game against the Blues.
– Rask was sensational for the B's when considering that he was both playing behind a Seidenberg-less defensive unit and was playing his second game in as many nights.
Rask's biggest save early came on a penalty shot from Chris Kreider, who was taken down on a breakaway by Johnny Boychuk while the Rangers were on the power play. Kreider tried going stick-side on Rask but was stopped, helping extend the Bruins' penalty kill streak to 33.
Rask reprised his magic against Kreider in the third with the former BC product on another breakaway. Kreider actually could have had four goals on the night were it not for Rask coming up with big stops, and the Bruins were happy to settle for zero goals from Kreider.
– The Merlot Liners have their fun with Lundqvist, surprisingly. After their big series against the Rangers in the second round last year, goals from Thornton and Paille meant that both players now have four points against the Rangers in the teams' last four meetings. Thornton has a goal and three assists, while Paille has two goals and a pair of helpers.
– While things have been up-and-down for Brad Marchand, Thornton's goal doesn't get scored without him. With Marchand driving hard to the net entering the zone, two Rangers focused their attention on him rather than respecting Thornton, who was able to get a clean look and fire a shot past the glove of Lundqvist.
– If Seidenberg is out for any stretch of time, that means the Bruins might have to make a call-up. It all would depend on whether Adam McQuaid is ready to return from his injury. If he is not and Seidenberg's injury keeps him off the ice for more games, Kevan Miller would likely get the call. Miller was the team's last cut in training camp.
Bartkowski, meanwhile, was clearly hampered after returning for the third period, though he was still able to log over 21 minutes. His status going forward will be worth keeping an eye on.
– At long last, the Bruins' penalty kill streak is over thanks to Brassard's snapshot with three seconds remaining on David Krejci's goaltender interference penalty. Rask clearly didn't get a good look at Brassard's shot from the left dot, as Johnny Boychuk appeared to be screening him on the play. Still worth noting that the B's broke even on that penalty, as Paille scored prior to Brassard's tally.
– Speaking of Marchand, he took a dumb penalty early in the third period when he cross-checked Mats Zuccarello into the boards from behind. Zuccarello had his numbers to Marchand the whole time, so it was no case of bad luck or the player turning at the last second. The narrative about Marchand needing to play on the edge to be effective is bogus. Taking a bad penalty late in a one-goal game is no way to snap out of a funk.


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Airbus' worldwide network of relationships with suppliers, partners, institutions and organizations has been further expanded with the company's new membership in a U.S. industry/academic consortium dedicated to manufacturing breakthroughs and advances in applied research.
This latest collaboration was formally inaugurated at the Farnborough Airshow during a signing ceremony with the state of Virginia's Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) at an event attended by top managers from Airbus, its Airbus Group parent company, as well as Virginia officials.
"Airbus seeks global opportunities to mature technologies through partnerships, benefitting from competences with partners such as the CCAM," said Charles Champion, the Airbus Executive Vice president – Engineering. "At Airbus, we don't commit lightly to these relationships – wherever they may be in the world – and we undertake them with a long-term vision."
CCAM's state-of-the-art facility in Disputanta, Virginia, is situated approximately 200 kilometres south of the Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. area, which is home to the headquarters for Airbus Americas, the company's U.S. subsidiary, along with one of its spares centres.
The CCAM member companies, along with academic and government partners, collaborate on research to innovate manufacturing practices, opening the potential for new technologies and processes applied in aerospace, transportation and other industries.
"We are a leader in developing advanced manufacturing technology in a number of technical areas of interest for Airbus, while Airbus has technologies that we feel are complementary to our mission of developing advanced manufacturing," explained Joseph F. Moody, CCAM President and Executive Director.


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Maybe unicorns aren't wholly mythological: a one-horned deer has been spotted in a nature reserve near Florence, Italy. And it's not merely a case of having one weird antler off to one side; it's a horn poking straight out of its forehead.
"This is fantasy becoming reality," said Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center for Natural Sciences in Prato, to the Associated Press.
Tozzi believes it's a genetic anomaly, and suggests that historical accounts of unicorns were based on similar creatures. (Some deer have also been observed with three antlers — but rather than being symbols of all that humanity holds rare and special, they're just freaky, and Boone and Crockett won't even score them.)
Of course, Tozzi and others appear to have discarded out of hand the possibility that this single-horned creature isn't a year-old roe deer, but a real unicorn. Unless they've sent a virgin out to pat it, how can really they be sure?
Note: On a related note, the quest to assemble ultra-high-resolution digital images of the seven magnificent tapestries known as "The Hunt of the Unicorn" inspired this magnificent New Yorker article by Richard Preston. In addition to unicorns, it's got Gregory and David Chudnovsky, the Russian math genius brothers whose home supercomputer inspired Darren Aronofsky's π. Hit it.
Image: Center of Natural Sciences
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Land Swap Triggers Colorado Dust-Up
DENVER—Billionaire energy magnate William Koch's 4,500-acre cattle ranch in western Colorado is split in two by a large strip of federal land—and he wants to change that.
The government land includes a road that takes hunters and hikers into a popular national forest, but some visitors stray and trespass onto Mr. Koch's property, according to his ranch manager. So Mr. Koch wants to take title to the federal land—and close the road—by swapping the parcel for land he owns elsewhere in the West.
But the way the swap would be executed has drawn criticism in the region. Because the proposal involves multiple federal agencies and land in two states, the deal can't be dispensed with through normal administrative process, which include local public hearings and a thorough environmental review. Instead, it must be handled by Congress, through legislation mandating the swap.
That legislation has been introduced by Rep. John Salazar, a Democrat who represents the region (and who is the brother of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar) and who has received campaign contributions from Mr. Koch.
"There is always suspicion around a deal like this that is benefitting someone who is wealthy and influential...and this has not been a real open, public process," said Janine Blaeloch, director of the Western Lands Project, a nonprofit group that monitors land swaps and generally is opposed to transfers of public land into private hands.
Mr. Koch's spokesman said he also has given to other Democratic candidates and causes, as well as to some Republicans.
"We support candidates where we do business," said Brad Goldstein, a spokesman for Mr. Koch, adding that there is no "quid pro quo."
Federal officials at a Bureau of Land Management field office raised several concerns about the proposed swap in a draft memo that was leaked to environmentalists. They noted that a study in the 1980s of federal holdings in the area identified other parcels that could be traded without harm to the public interest—but the road through Mr. Koch's land was not on that list.
BLM spokesman Steve Hall said the agency has not yet taken a position on the deal.
The proposed deal would give Mr. Koch about 1,800 acres of BLM land, including the road that bisects his ranch and some additional mountainous parcels. In exchange, Mr. Koch would deed over to the public about 1,000 acres of land including a small parcel of historic value that sits inside Dinosaur National Monument in Utah. The deal also includes five luxury-home sites in Colorado that he bought for $2.7 million and that have long been coveted by the National Park Service for their scenic value and because they provide habitat for the sage grouse.
Mr. Koch is the founder and president of Oxbow Group, an energy conglomerate that includes a coal mine employing hundreds in western Colorado . Some in the area say he's being unfairly attacked because of his wealth. "Contrary to all the hype and innuendo, the public is not getting screwed here ," Chris Dickey, managing editor of the local Gunnison Country Times, wrote in a column Thursday.
The land deal has the support of local county commissioners, who hope the National Park Service will build a visitor's center on a parcel it would acquire in the swap, drawing more tourists to the area. An aide to Rep. Salazar says he got involved at the request of those county officials, not Mr. Koch.
"In this economic climate, if there's a potential they see to bring in more tourism dollars, he thinks that's worth looking at," said Eric Wortman, a spokesman for the congressman.
Mr. Wortman said Rep. Salazar also would be open to reworking the details.
One of the world's wealthiest men, Mr. Koch has influenced federal land-use policy in Colorado before. Earlier this year, one of his companies received federal permission to expand a coal mine by building temporary roads through a swath of national forest protected as "roadless" land.
The property that Mr. Koch wants to acquire in Colorado includes prime, low-lying elk-hunting ground and County Road 2, which federal officials and local hunters say offers the easiest public access into the Ragged Mountains wilderness area. Except in inclement weather, the road can be driven by most vehicles. "It's an annoyance to him, but to us, it's access," said Ed Marston, a local environmental activist.
There are only two other points of entry to the wilderness area, one a steep, badly eroded trail for all-terrain vehicles and the other a rough road suitable for high-clearance, four-wheel drive vehicles, said Tony Prendergast, a former Forest Service wilderness ranger.
Mr. Koch says he will give the federal government $250,000 to improve one of those access routes if the land swap goes through. (His offer drops to $50,000 if the deal goes through on the condition—sought by some local officials—that he let hikers and bikers, but not vehicles cut through his property.)


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Why is now the best time to quit tobacco? In the United States, for every person who dies from tobacco use, another 20 suffer with at least one serious tobacco-related illness or disease.
As noted in the 2010 Surgeon General's report, How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You, "Quitting tobacco use is one of the most important steps to improving a person's health and protecting the health of other family members."
In the United States, approximately 70 percent of adults who smoke report that they want to quit completely, and millions have attempted to quit tobacco. Tobacco cessation is associated with significant health benefits that improve with time. At any age, the sooner quitting occurs, the sooner the body can begin to heal.
Tobacco cessation lowers the risk for the development of lung and other types of cancer including: mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder cancers. In addition, it reduces the risk for heart disease and severe respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the leading causes of death nationwide.
Within one year after quitting, the added risk of coronary heart disease drops sharply. Tobacco is one cause of dangerous plaque buildup inside the arteries. Plaque can block and constrict arteries causing less blood to flow through. This process can trigger chest pain, heart attack or stroke to occur.
Within five years after quitting, the risk of developing cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder is reduced by half. Evidence shows that toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke can damage cells throughout the body; these cells can grow uncontrollably as a cancer.
Ten years after quitting, the risk of dying from lung cancer is reduced by half. Tobacco causes most lung cancers and lung disease including: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Evidence shows that smokers diagnosed with diabetes also have a higher risk for developing severe complications including: heart and kidney disease, amputation and peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage).
Moreover, pregnant women who smoke have a higher risk for developing pregnancy complications including: premature births, low-weight babies and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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While I was working at Entertainment Firework I learned we were going to be doing a 40 foot by 40 foot pyrotechnic setpiece for General Electric, and I was going to do the enlarging.
We started with a 1 inch logo off of their web page. And laid it out on a 5x8 foot grid.
The crew at Entertainment fireworks spent the third week in May constructing a 40 x
40 foot set piece of the GE logo that was viewed from atop the Grand Coulee
Dam, Sunday, May 25, 200
The construction crew at EFI made 40 - 5x8 foot frames and we laid half of them out on the floor in the warehouse at EFI.
I stapled the rattan to the frame with the frames together and them cut the rattan so we did not have to worry about the curved lines matching properly.
Hope everybody enjoys the pictures.
Jackie Whedbee
Larry Mattingly put the pins on the rattan and the bracing on the frames.
No matter how careful the logo was mapped out, and no matter how careful we were enlarging and putting on the rattan, pinning, lancing and fusing, the success of this magnificent set piece came down to the assembly of the 40, 5'x8' frames on the scaffolding by the hardworking pyrotechnicians that we cannot thank enough.
High above the Grand Coulee Dam, the pyrotechnicians from the Spokane division of Entertainment
Fireworks, had attached, cross matched and wired in the electric match, to the massive structure. The designers crossed their fingers. the GE executives and photographers on hand held there breath, and the cameras stood ready for the moment when the GE set piece popped on like a dependable GE light
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I like the B&W version !!!
Love it!
Wow! Nice inking job. Photoshop?
may I color her?
love it ^^
how do you get the lines so clear and straight ?
Really nice! Love the pose ='D
can i colour it ..??
Nicely seductive
Awesome !!!
what a great piece. Is it okay it I try coloring it?
Mate, this is perfect. How do you do your lines, pen pressure?
this is awsome <3
JUICY alright
ready ready teddy i´m ready to rock n'roll!
God damn, I knew I had to have this as a favorite the moment I saw it.
I am sure someone will soon tell you she is a bit too old for teddy bears. Slick drawing style you have. Very nice!
Looks as Angelina Jolie
front page standards right here
reminds me of the old comics i used to read ^^ nice bear too
I like how this is drawn, very much so. Is it okay if I use this as a reference?
she's a teen..geez i'd get arrested. or would I? idk i'm legal..is she?
PEDOPHILE!!!!!! idk....
bang- bang!!!
Quite Juicy indeed. Excellent work. I eagerly anticipate more from you
I love it ! Look pretty !
Awesome pin-up.
very nice work
ouah cool man
Great sketch work Elias!!!
lovely clean lines
Very cool. However, the "teen girl" bit threw me off. She looks like she's in her late twenties - early thirties, what with the tall and fully developed figure and the angular face, which is a common aging trick. Very lovely drawing though!
She is very pretty, and the balance of the pose and the facial expression is amazing. Also, her hair appears shiny, and covering half of her face, it gives a much more seductive look. Very well done!
Wow this is a beautiful lineart, I love the weight of the lines and how clean the overall image is. Also, her hair appears so glossy and you drew her in such a suggestive way, look at those sultry eyes and lips! This would look fantastic colored but either way, man this look really nice!
The fact that "juicy" and "teen" can be used in the same sentence.
Anyway, nice lineart.
Anyway, nice lineart.
We are at our most juicy when we are teens, after that we start to dry up, its common knowledge.
Elias juicy is the word to describe her
Looks like angelina Jolie. I love it !
OH HAI THAR. Gorgeous work; brilliant anatomy, I especially love how well-executed her feminine curves are~


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my external harddrive recently started having problems
whenever i try and connect it to my pc it loads but doesnt show any information
if i try and open it from explorer it hangs
the disk was completely healthy last month and i dont have any viruses
im wondering what the problem could be?
thanks :)
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my external harddrive recently started having problems
it crashes when trying to open it in explorer but it shows the folder
Don't try to open it just open disk management in windows and see if your external disk is recognized and has a drive letter assigned to it
im trying but it wont open
its stuck here:
same problem on a different computer aswell, the driver installs and it shows at my computer but it wont open without crashing or load Disk Managment
thanks for your help :)
What brand of HD is it might some help on their site.
Edit: thinking you might have unplugged it while still being written to.
is it possible this would happen if i didnt safely remove it?
i can here the hdd spin up and buffer when its plugged in but it doesnt seem to do anything else once its recognized in windows
it is a seagate goflex i dont think its under warrenty though :/
That's what I'm thinking might have happened but, only you would know that. Check on the website from your HD and see if there is any support to help with your issue. May be, keep your fingers crossed just a software update.
i downloaded seagates diagnostic tools and it doesnt even recognicze the disc :(
thanks anyways im gonna try and take it to a tech shop
Unless you really need it that bad wait for more replies. Your first post was only four hours ago.
Open an Administrator Cmd Prompt.
Type in:
diskpart <Tap Enter Key>
list disk <Tap Enter Key>
Post back Exactly what the screen shows.
its not loading
im guessing because its trying to read the drive and its not loading anything
its stuck at launching diskpart
it launches perfectly fine when i disconnect the drive though :/
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CardPartner, a New York-based company that works with nonprofits and other groups to offer branded Visa credit cards, has announced 12 new affinity credit card programs this week. This is in addition to more than 100 launched in the last nine months for nonprofits as diverse as Gilda's Club New York City and Guide Dogs for the Blind. READ MORE »


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Signal :: Failure - Variations on Dystopic Space
Fiona Curran, Michael Delacruz and Henrietta Simson, and alumni Linda Antalova and Nicholas John Jones are showing in Signal :: Failure - Variations on Dystopic Space at LegionTV, 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London, E8 4EW, from 3 - 7 December 2013. The third in a series of limited edition handmade books, produced by Nicholas ...
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Alumni, Staff
Taking Note or The Curious Eye - National University of Ireland
Lecturer Karin Ruggaber and alumni Sean Boylan, Rose Davey, Sheenagh B. Geoghegan, Nicholas John Jones, Sarah Pettitt and Robert Rivers are showing in Taking Note or the Curious Eye, organised by alumnus Robin Jones, at National University of Ireland Gallery, University Rd, Galway, Ireland, from 22 November – 20 December 2013 ...
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Small is Beautiful XXXI- Flowers Gallery
Lecturers Neil Jeffries and Estelle Thompson and alumni Harold Cohen, Nathan Cohen, Maggi Hambling, David Hepher, Denis Masi, Daniel Preece, Terry Setch and Laura Smith are showing in Small is Beautiful XXXI: Who's afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue? at Flowers Gallery, 82 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DP. See www ...
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The Edge of Painting - The Piper Gallery
Current PhD student, Onya McCausland and alumni Rana Begum, Martin Creed, Tim Head, Tess Jaray, Tom Lomax, Sophie Michael, Giulia Ricci and John Stezaker, are showing in The Edge of Painting, curated by Tess Jaray, at The Piper Gallery, 18 Newman Street, London W1T 1PE, from 29 November 2013 - 30 ...
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Hiraki Sawa - Lenticular
Hiraki Sawa has a solo show, Lenticular, at Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4DY, from 5 October 2013 - 5 January 2014. See www.dca.org.uk.
Posted Friday, 15-Nov-2013 22:06:00
Tricky Assignments: Representing the Colonial Prison - Berlin
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa has organised Tricky Assignments: Representing the Colonial Prison, part of Salon für aesthetische Experimente, a series of events organised by the Fellows of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of the Arts (UdK), Universität der Künste, Postfach 120544, 10595 Berlin, Germany, on ...
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Fadi Mikhail - Royal Mail Christmas Stamps 2013
The Royal Mail commissioned a new painting by Fadi Mikhail for its Christmas stamps 2013. His painting, Theotokos, Mother of God, is on the £1.88 stamp, which will be released on 5 November 2013. See http://shop.royalmail.com.
Posted Friday, 15-Nov-2013 09:24:00
O Peso das Coisas - Cultural Center, Cartaxo
Ines Teles is showing in O Peso das Coisas, at Cultural Center, Cartaxo, Rua 5 de Outubro, 2070-059 Cartaxo, Portugal, from 9 November - 22 December 2013. See www.facebook.com/centroculturalcartaxo.
Posted Friday, 08-Nov-2013 11:40:38
Alumni, Students
Graduate Painting at thewindshow - Camden People's Theatre
MA/MFA student painters, Jennifer Campbell, Sarah Cameron, Lyndsey Gilmour and Aimee Sawicki, are showing in Graduate Painting: Colour at the thewindshow@CPT, Camden People's Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PY, from 2 - 12 November 2013. From 12 - 19 November, Gosia Bany, Emily Hawes, Mathew Morris and Noga ...
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Casablanca Moon - Jerwood Project Space
Alec Kronacker is showing Casablanca Moon at Jerwood Project Space, 171 Union Street, Bankside, London SE1 0LN, from 10 September - 14 December 2013. See http://jerwoodvisualarts.org.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Preds look to complete season sweep of Ducks
After a lackluster performance last night, the Nashville Predators will try to get back to their winning ways against the Anaheim Ducks tonight at 7 p.m. at the Honda Center. Nashville has won all three meetings between the two teams so far this year, and will be looking to complete the regular season sweep tonight.
The Ducks have played like two different teams this season. Since the calendar turned to 2012, the Ducks have posted a 20-10-5 record. Before that, the Ducks posted a dreadful 10-21-6 record.
Nashville is coming off of a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings last night in a game that saw them make several key mistakes in the third period. The Predators will try to correct those mistakes as they take on a team in the Ducks that would love nothing more than to beat Nashville.
Pekka Rinne got the start last night in Los Angeles, so one would assume that Anders Lindback would get the starting nod today to finish out the back-to-back sequence. If the Predators are able to come away with a win tonight, they will have collected five of a possible eight points in the West Coast road-trip.
Nashville has outscored the Ducks by a 10-4 margin in the three previous games this year, so Anaheim will be looking to generate more offense. These two teams aren't very fond of each other, so there will likely be lots of physicality in this game.
My player to watch for the Ducks is Teemu Selanne. The ageless wonder continues to dazzle. He leads Anaheim in scoring this year, posting 62 points at 41 years of age. He has also played in every game for the Ducks so far this season. Selanne is one of the greatest players of this generation.
For Nashville, my player to watch is Shea Weber. Weber, along with his defense partner Ryan Suter, had arguably their worst game of the season last night in Los Angeles. Expect them to rebound with a solid effort tonight.
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Loan approved for Prince of Wales hydro project
A $20 million loan has been approved for a new hydropower project on Prince of Wales Island.
KRBD (http://is.gd/mHK24k) reports that the Alaska Energy Authority approved the loan to Haida Energy Inc. for construction of the Reynolds Creek project, about 10 miles east of Hydaburg. The loan was approved in June.
The project could supply power to all of the island's residents, who currently depend on diesel-generated power during some parts of the year.
Haida Energy Inc. is a joint venture of the Haida Corp. and Alaska Power and Telephone Co., which says the project could significantly cut costs.
Energy Authority deputy director Gene Therriault says the island will be able to produce more energy than it currently needs once the project is complete.
Completion is slated for June 2016.
Information from: KRBD-FM, http://www.ktn.net/krbd/
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Following the ocean swirls
The mathematics of dynamical systems reveals ocean dynamics, an understanding that could improve the monitoring of ocean processes.
By Julie Rehmeyer, 08:21 AM September 27, 2008
Climate is an intimate dance between ocean and atmosphere. The oceans are a dark partner in this dance, though, much less understood than the air moving above them. Mathematical techniques from the study of dynamical systems are helping illuminate its movements.
The big question is just how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs. Though the precise value is unknown, what is known is that the ocean absorbs a lot, perhaps as much carbon as plants on land absorb. Climate scientists ...
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To Forrest Shepherd, getting away to the family's beach house with her parents and her brother, Brian, is the best part of every summer. Until this year, when her mother invites Brian's obnoxious girlfriend, Olivia, to join them. Suddenly, Forrest's relaxing vacation becomes a mission to verify the reality of Olivia's rumored eating disorder. But the truth behind Olivia's finicky eating isn't at all what Forrest expected. And over the next thirty days, Forrest's world is turned upside down as her family's darkest secrets begin to come to light.
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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."—William Wordsworth
One thing that strikes me about my writing is that the process has changed very little since I first started jotting down stories around age six. An idea fills my head and whines, cajoles, begs or bullies until I pay attention. Sometimes the ideas are so charming that I scoop them up in a hug. Other times, they're so annoying that I snap, "What?" at their insistence. But either way, I can no more walk away from one than I could walk away from a child in need.
The ideas originate in my head, but they seem to have a mind, an essence, an existence of their own. I feel more like a vessel than an owner. Succumbing to these ideas' insistence to flow through me is profoundly joyful, yet also utterly involuntary. And that hasn't changed since I was six.
What has changed, I hope, is my wisdom, my insight, my courage … my head's ability to make enough sense of these ideas to shape them into something meaningful, even the ones that scare me. Especially the ones that scare me.
I'm guessing you'll glean from my books that I love all words, any words, Whether I'm writing for a young child, a tween, a young adult or a Ph.D., I try hard to move my reader … to make his world a little bigger or his heart a little fuller. Hopefully both.
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Report: NBA to investigate Amare Stoudemire Twitter slur
Even the offseason can't bring relief for the New York Kincks' Amare Stoudemire. Two months removed from a first-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat (and the lacerated hand that went with it), the power forward now finds himself in hot water after a heated exchange with a fan via Twitter.
A Deadspin report last week alleges Stoudemire sent a direct message to a fan via the social networking service, calling him a homophobic slur. The report received widespread negative reaction, and now the New York Post reports that the NBA is looking into the matter. The authenticity of the direct message Stoudemire supposedly sent has yet to be verified, nor has the subsequent direct message he sent apologizing for his choice of words after the Deadspin story was released.


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McKenna (TV series)
|Created by
|Gil Grant
|Chad Everett
Eric Close
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Shawn Huff
|Country of origin
|United States
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|13 (5 aired)
|Running time
|60 minutes
(with commercials)
|Original network
|Original release
|September 15, 1994 – July 20, 1995
McKenna was a television series that aired on ABC during the 1994–1995 season. It starred Chad Everett and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The series revolved around Brick McKenna (Eric Close), who returned to Oregon to take over his brother's business, McKenna Outfitters, after his death. He runs the business with his brother's widow, Leigh (Shawn Huff), and his father, Jack (Chad Everett). His sister, Cassidy "Cass" (Jennifer Love Hewitt), and his niece and nephew, Rose and Harry, help out.
Although thirteen episodes were filmed, only five aired in the US. Three during September 1994, and the other two in July 1995.[1] The series was broadcast in its entirety in Australia on the Nine Network (and its affiliate NBN Television).
The series was shot in and around Bend, Oregon.
Jennifer Love Hewitt was not cast until after the pilot episode was filmed. In the pilot, which aired as the first episode, her character was played by Vinessa Shaw.
External links[edit]
- McKenna at the Internet Movie Database
- McKenna at TV.com