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Veteran Queensland MP Ray Hopper has resigned from the Liberal National Party (LNP) and joined Katter's Australian Party.
Federal MP Bob Katter said Mr Hopper had been unhappy with the government's leadership for some time.
Mr Katter said Mr Hopper, MP for the rural Darling Downs' electorate of Condamine, had felt pressure in the party to give in to coal seam gas (CSG) and the sell-off of Cubbie Station.
"Why has he jumped? Well let's face it, he's got to live with the people in his electorate who look him in the eye and say 'mate you've sold off Cubbie Station'....who say 'you've allowed the foreign coal seam gas people to pollute our water and destroy agriculture'," Mr Katter said.
"Well Ray isn't going to stand for that."
Mr Katter would not comment on whether other government MPs were looking at defecting to his party.
He called the state government a "brutal dictatorship".
"These are not civilised people running Queensland," Mr Katter said.
"For all our fun and wild ways, at the end of the day we make civilised decisions.
"Queensland is being run by a three-man dictatorship."
Mr Hopper's resignation on Saturday night comes after mining billionaire and LNP life member Clive Palmer quit the party.
Mr Katter said he believed Mr Palmer was like-minded but would not say whether he'd held discussions with the mining magnate about joining his party.
The Sunday Mail says Mr Hopper has had discussions with eight disgruntled government MPs who are also considering following him.
He's confident four will defect early in the new year, which would see Katter's party rival Labor as the state opposition.
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Netflix lowers U.S. subscriber forecast; shares fall
By Yinka Adegoke and Lisa Richwine
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc cut its third-quarter forecast by 1 million U.S. subscribers, sending its shares down nearly 19 percent, as the company known for rapid growth expects more fallout from a price increase on its DVD service.
On Thursday, Netflix said it would have 24 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter, down from a prior forecast of about 25 million given soon after the July announcement of the price increase.
The decision by Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings to raise rates for customers who still want DVDs by mail took effect earlier this month.
Fewer customers than expected are opting to take Netflix's DVD-only subscription package. Netflix now expects to have 2.2 million such subscribers, down from the previous forecast of 3 million. The company also cut its forecast for streaming-only subscribers, to 21.8 million from 22 million.
Lazard Capital analyst Barton Crockett expressed concern that the changes might also hurt Netflix's fourth quarter.
"Clearly, if the third quarter is slipping, there's risk to the fourth quarter, as the year-ago period was a time when everything went right for Netflix," he said in a research note.
Crockett called the price increase a "rare, large and surprising misstep" by Hastings.
The decision to increase the monthly subscription for a joint streaming and DVD rental service by as much as 60 percent caused an uproar among customers and bloggers. For U.S. customers, the price for renting one DVD at a time plus unlimited streaming increased from about $10 a month to about $16 per month. Continued...

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Next Monday marks the 15th anniversary of Disney's Animal Kingdom Park (it opened on April 22, 1998).
To help mark the day, the Disney Parks blog/YouTube channel has posted this cool time-lapse video marking the construction of the Tree of Life, the centerpiece of the park. Considering the costs of time-lapse video equipment 15 years ago, it's pretty impressive that they did this.
These days, video gear is less expensive and easy enough to do time-lapse videos (I've even captured time-lapse footage on my own using a specific camera built just for that purpose). Note to anyone building anything - capture time-lapse footage - it's always awesome.
Keith Shaw rounds up the best in geek video in his ITworld.tv blog. Follow Keith on Twitter at @shawkeith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.


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#1 Jun 23, 2013
On the heels of being fired by the Food Network, Paula Deen has been handed a brand new gigwith Fox News.
Desperate to prove that theyre absolutely not racist in any way, and are just being advocates for our First Amendment, Fox News has decided to bring the colorful Paula Deen aboard and will give her a brand new showPaula Deen: Cooking With A Southern Strategy.
The show will focus on dishes that represent true southern traditions that come straight from the plantation. Fox News has said they plan to help Deen overcome the oppression they claim has been recently forced on her by her critics, by giving her a show that will help her rise once again.
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#2 Jun 23, 2013
Television chef Paula Deen, who lost her gig Friday with the Food Network after admitting and apologizing for having used racial epithets, including the N-word, is a supporter of President Barack Obama and campaigned on his behalf in 2008.
The Southern-bred television personality also invited Michelle Obama onto one of her television programs and praised the first ladys healthy eating agenda.
Deen, who has previously faced criticism for using excessive quantities of fat and salt in her dishes, is under fire after it was revealed in a lawsuit that she admitted using the N-word and other racial slurs in front of her employees.
Deen is also accused of sexual harassment, and was found in contempt of court for refusing to turn over a video in which she allegedly simulates a sex act on a chocolate eclair.
Deen is being sued for $1.2 million by Lisa Jackson, who managed Uncle Bubbas Oyster House in Savannah, Ga., for Paula Deen Enterprises. Jackson also alleges that Deen wanted to hire African-Americans to dress up in costumes and work at her brothers wedding.
What I would really like is a bunch of little [N-word] to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. Now that would be a true Southern wedding, wouldnt it?, Deen allegedly said, according to Jackson.
Deen apologized profusely in multiple videos for the wrong that Ive done.
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#3 Jun 23, 2013
Daily Caller!!!
#4 Jun 23, 2013
Obama "supporter" HARDLY !!!
Ps- Find a reliable "news source".
The news surfaced a couple of days ago that celebrity host Paul Deen is a racist. Deen admitted to using the N-word, and she has even used racial slurs against President Obama.
Since: May 09
#5 Jun 23, 2013
Paula Deen Hired by Fox News? No, It's Satire.
#7 Jun 24, 2013
Yeah, comedians are clever & funny.....
Speaking of funny, planes fly...funny, right ???
#8 Jun 24, 2013
A quick internet search will find that not only did she support Obama in 2008, but also had Michelle Obama on her show "Paula's Party".
#11 Jun 24, 2013
Poor liar,
It's like you're running a drunken con....
#12 Jun 24, 2013
Gawd I hate the Awful Truth!
Say, Mrs Deen did not tell Barry Soetoro to get her a Cup of Coffee, like Willy Cigar Clinton suggested that Soetoro should back in 2008?
Saint Paul, MN
#15 Jun 24, 2013
It's a LIBERAL thing. The racists from the south are liberal. They only want to use people of color to their political advantage.
#17 Jun 24, 2013
Here is a Wittle Qwoute Fow Yoow.....Iddiiot!
"Bill Clinton helped sink his wife's chances for an endorsement from Ted Kennedy by belittling Barack Obama as nothing but a race-based candidate.
"A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee," the former president told the liberal lion from Massachusetts, according to the gossipy new campaign book, "Game Change."
The book says Kennedy was deeply offended and recounted the conversation to friends with fury.
After Kennedy sided with Obama, Clinton reportedly griped, "the only reason you are endorsing him is because he's black. Let's just be clear."
(Gawd the Awful Truth is not Welcomed among the Pathologically Stupid and Chronically Interned Voters of the Sheeple Left!)
#19 Jun 24, 2013
this just in faux news is racist
#20 Jun 24, 2013
You keep saying you were raped by another man, but you cannot rape the willing, buggered boi...
#22 Jun 24, 2013
AN authority, that's your claim...repeatedly.
I've always maintained you're a (bunch of idiots), which you're proving PERFECTLY !!!
Oh right, you HAD A POINT ????
Is there anything you WANT to pay for, besides DELICIOUS PhillipKs VodKa and cigarettes ???
Oh right, Cora-Vair, the ONLY woman that never ran for/from U ???
Come on dag nab it, THAT'S FUNNY !!!
Saint Paul, MN
#23 Jun 25, 2013
Leave Paula alone!
We used to have free speech in this country. I'm just waiting for someone to be imprisoned for insulting a member of one of our precious victim groups.
#24 Jun 25, 2013
Poor moniker.... BLATHERING, always.
Cora-vair, the ONLY woman you ever had, THAT DIDN'T RUN... Concise, moniker slut ?
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Your PS pump is a Type II, w/either a .750" or .660" shaft. (The Type I has an integral steel tank.)
There is a 5" pulley. It is for a .750" shaft. Part number is 10166335, goes for about $40.00 new.
Summit sells a nice aluminum reservoirs, p/n 340202, but it's steep @ $81.00. Nice hose, fittings and the 16 mm to AN -6 (Summit p/n 991955, $6.25), etc. is another $50.00, give or take.
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The idea of a hidden tank is a good one, IMO- I'd opt for that, personally. BTW, a truck and F-body alternators appear to interchange.
LS1 engine accessories: Any other power steering pumps work with the Camaro setup?
In attempting to install the F-body pump on the LS1, my suspension cradle is slightly too narrow. I looked at my 1998 Sonoma with 2.2L, and the pump is similar, with a 5 1/2" pulley rather than 6 1/2".
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I see that the 04+ GTO pump may work, but do not like it's translucent reservoir. It just looks bad. Visual is 90% of hot rodding.
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Folks with newer cycles can bring their bikes into the back courtyard at the library for a bike wash and wax (with chain oiling and mini-safety check). The bike wash will also run from 11 to 1.
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Ognisko Polskie (The Polish Hearth Club) founded in 1940 as a sanctuary for Polish nationals became, after the Second World War, the centre of social and cultural life for the Polish community in exile. Housed in a stately late 19th-century stuccoed terrace — now one of the beneficiaries of the "shared space" momentum of Exhibition Road — the club was recently threatened when some of its committee decided that selling the valuable building might benefit them handsomely.
Happily, sufficient outrage combined with spirited manoeuvres prevented this occurrence and a most positive result is Jan Woroniecki taking on the bar and restaurant and also functions — the Hearth Club and its ballroom being much favoured by impecunious publishers for boisterous book launches.
Woroniecki, whose father Krzysztof was a soldier in the Polish forces who stayed in Britain after the war, started life as a restaurateur with that idiosyncratic Kensington restaurant Wodka, which did exactly what it said on the bottle. After 20 years he opened cool and cacophonous Baltic in Blackfriars Road but with Wodka existing no more, I sense that Ognisko is now closest to his heart.
He says he is keen to attract a younger generation of Poles into the fold. It occurs to me that things are right with the world when Polish personnel — who do so much to underpin catering generally in London — are cooking and serving Polish food. And doing it with high style.
Sagely I say to Hugh, who comes with me to lunch: "There is a fine line between faded grandeur and a place becoming a dump — and this was about to cross it." He laughs and says: "I know people like that." I give him one of my special looks. The space is now spruce. Only the bar has wistful portraits, the dining area being peeled back and painted white to show off haughty proportions, neatly braided cornices, important columns and the view to a garden at the back. In the evenings lighting is from chandeliers and wall sconces.
Dinner — my night with Reg — is the first visit. Three breads, pumpernickel, sourdough and "dark", are offered and they come with pickled vegetables as well as butter. From the drink-accompanying snacks (my description of what are termed appetisers) we choose pork crackling with pear and horseradish sauce. This roasted rind is pliable, gentle, not the sort that cracks your molars and sends you hurrying off to Poland to find a dentist.
Of course, we try wild mushrooms. They are part of the culture. What we call penny buns are sautéed with girolles in soured cream and carry that faerie potency that stems from unpredictable hidden production. They taste good too. As does the more prosaic Jewish-style herring served with a huge heap of carrot, onion and beetroot salad. Another style of herring comes with blinis and soured cream, which can also shoulder smoked salmon, Keta caviar (jewel-like salted salmon roe) or Royal Belgian Oscietra.
Kaszanka is black pudding and it accompanies a bonny slice of calve's liver served with shallots and apple-mashed potatoes that has a memory of the char-grill seared into the flesh. Confit goose leg served with braised red cabbage and fig and apple sauce seems somewhat exhausted by its journey into preservation, the meat beneath the shell of burnished skin a bit stringy.
Chocolate mousse with vodka-marinated sour cherries and cream is served as three separate entities in glass bowls, the mousse crowned by slices of candied orange. It is the sort of dessert that brooks no argument.
Some more unfamiliar names are unravelled at lunch. Flaki, a soup based on beef tripe, is revealed as husky sustenance, with strips of offal that have valiantly given their all to the peppery, vegetable-mined stock bolstered by quarters of hard-boiled egg. Pelmeni, these described as Siberian, are dainty dumplings filled with kaszanka (black pudding, remember) leavened with apple and piqued with cinnamon. Schabowy, a main course in the set lunch, is breaded pork cutlet, the universal allure of such a coating perhaps better summarised by the word schnitzel.
Flaki, likes its Greek relation patsás, is considered champion for hangovers, which brings us neatly to a drinks list that could provide hours of amusement — particularly for vodka and cocktail lovers.
A 100ml carafe — four shots — from £13.50 is our way in at lunchtime. As the waiter struggles to pull the glass vase from the crushed ice in which it is nestling, Hugh chirps: "It's like The Sword in the Stone." Later, as I leave him in the bar to sample the Rabarbarówka made with fresh rhubarb and apple, he seems to be musing on T H White's whole tetralogy, The Once and Future King.
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Patterns are a way of developing and packaging reusable software components. The idea of patterns is gaining attention in certain programming circles--especially those based on object-oriented languages and paradigms. At last fall's OOPSLA '93 conference, the foreground topics focused on mainstream development methodologies (such as the second-generation versions of Booch, Rumbaugh, Shlaer-Mellor, and the like), but smoldering in the background was much discussion around patterns. This subject will likely catch fire in the coming year.
Driving the discussion of patterns is the ongoing need to create truly reusable software--the long-awaited benefit of OO languages and methodologies that has yet to materialize.
In this article, I'll look at patterns as a method of guiding reuse. Although some of this discussion may be abstract, it draws upon my ten years of experience as a programmer and current vendor of object tools (Profile/V and the Object Explorer).
Patterns should not be confused with methodologies. A methodology tells you how to write down the decisions you have made. A pattern tells you which decisions to make, when and how to make them, and why they are the right decisions. Methodologies are free of content: Once you imagine a specific solution to a problem, a methodology gives you the wherewithal for writing it down and arriving at a correct implementation. By contrast, patterns are all content.
Abstractors and Elaborators
I divide the world of software development into two parts: the abstractor, creating reusable pieces; and the elaborator, massaging those pieces to fit the needs of a user. Microsoft has lately been promulgating a roughly similar vision, in which software development is divided into two categories: component builders (for example, programmers who write a DLLs or class libraries in C or C++), and solution builders (those who use high-level tools such as Parts, Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, or an application framework in conjunction with low-level DLL components to construct application-level solutions for end users). The abstractor/elaborator categorization is more general, so I'll stick with it.
The economics of reusable software are dominated by the cost of communicating between abstractor and elaborator. For example, if an abstractor takes 1000 hours to create a piece of reusable software, and 100 elaborators each take 100 hours to understand how to use it, then the elaborators have collectively spent ten times as many hours as the abstractor. Obviously, these numbers are hypothetical, but six months to create a reusable component and two-and-a-half weeks to learn how to use to use it effectively are well within the realm of possibility.
Making the abstractor more efficient (by providing, say, a faster compiler or whizzy debugger) won't reduce the total effort spent on writing software; if you view the abstractor and the elaborators as belonging to the same economic domain (say, a large corporation or organization), the equation's total is little changed. The only way to significantly affect the sum is to either reduce the number of elaborators (a bad thing, because it implies that software is not being reused, and thus more work is done from scratch), or reduce the time they spend figuring out the software.
This is nothing new. The old story of maintenance taking up 70 percent of the resources is really another way of saying the same thing. The new wrinkle is that, when you introduce software reuse into the equation, it isn't just one hapless programmer trying to figure out an obscure piece of code--it's hundreds.
Constructing a software component so that it is reusable is a step forward, but nowadays it's not enough. The abstractor needs to do more. Why should the abstractor care? In one model of reuse, there is a development team within a company building software components for other teams to use; in this model, making the elaborators more efficient reduces the development resources required. The company can then use the freed-up resources to shorten time-to-market, increase features, reduce development cost, or improve quality.
In another model of software reuse (the market model), reusable components are available for developers on the open market (for example, the Visual Basic add-on market). Here, if you are a VBX vendor (abstractor) and your customers (elaborators) are able to produce finished applications sooner, you will have a substantial edge over your competition.
If the time it takes elaborators to figure out reusable software is an important issue and solving the problem has significant payback, how can we reduce the time necessary to understand how to reuse software? What is it that, in the hands of elaborators, would make them more successful, sooner? Another way of asking the question is, what do abstractors know that they aren't communicating?
What's missing is a way for abstractors to communicate their intent. The abstractor, in building a piece of reusable software, is solving a whole set of future problems. Indeed, most reusable software results from the experience of being an elaborator several times, then having a flash of insight that solves a number of elaborator problems once and for all. The abstractor needs to communicate which problems a reusable component is intended to solve, how to think about the problem, how this thought process is embodied in the software, in what order to pursue subissues of the problem, and so on. Communicating with elaborators is more important than, say, using a better programming environment.
If you need to communicate what you were thinking about when you wrote your reusable software, what form would such communication take? Of course there are the usual mechanisms--a tutorial, reference manual, comments in the code, the coding conventions used by the source (if it is available to the elaborator), and, of course, word of mouth--bits of advice passed from guru to novice.
Researchers and developers have been exploring another approach, which falls under the rubric of patterns. I'll discuss the abstract definition later; first, I'll provide a concrete example of how patterns can be used to communicate the programmer's intent.
A Multicurrency Library
Let's take as an example a class library for handling multicurrency transactions. There are two principal classes: a Money entity, which has a value and a currency, and a CurrencyExchange, which can convert a Money in one currency to a Money in another. How can you use these objects? What is the intent behind the design? Here are three patterns that describe it. While by no means complete, a set of 15 or 20 such patterns would provide any elaborator a good start on reusing the library.
The Money Object Pattern
Problem: How to represent a monetary value in a system which needs to deal with many different currencies.
Constraints: One important concern in a system dealing with financial calculations is efficiency--making sure the calculations run in a timely manner and use as little memory as possible. The simplest representation of monetary values, and one which maps well onto the hardware, is representing them as fixed or floating-point numbers.
While you'd like your system to be as efficient as possible, you'd also like it to be flexible. For instance, you'd like to be able to decide as late as possible in which precision computations should occur. The rapidity of change of most financial systems dictates that flexibility is more important than efficiency for most applications---you can always buy faster hardware. When you need real number crunching, you can translate from and to a representation more flexible than simple numbers.
Another consideration, related to flexibility, is that a system handling multiple currencies should be as simple to use as possible. Only code concerned with creating or printing currency values should be aware that many currencies are possible. The rest of the code should look as much as possible like you are just using numbers.
Solution: When you need to represent a monetary value, create an instance of Money whose value is the value you need to represent and whose currency is the standard, three-character abbreviation (USD for United States dollars, for instance).
The Money Arithmetic Pattern
Problem: How can you do arithmetic with Money?
Constraints: Money arithmetic should be as simple as possible. Taking this constraint to the extreme would lead you to allow Money and numbers to freely interoperate, perhaps with a default currency to allow conversion of numbers to Money.
A far more important principle than mere programming convenience is making sure financial algorithms are correct. Restricting the combinations of values that can operate together arithmetically can catch many programming errors which might otherwise produce answers that seem reasonable, but are incorrect.
Solution: Send a Money the message + or -- with another Money as the parameter, or * or / with a number as the parameter. A Money will be the result of any of these messages. Adding a Money and a number, or multiplying two Moneys will result in an error.
The Money Print Pattern
Problem: How can you print a Money?
Constraints: The simplest possible design has a single global exchange rate. Asking a Money to print itself would cause it to convert to the common currency and print.
This simplest solution ignores the complexity of most financial systems, which must deal with multiple exchange rates--some historical, some current (perhaps kept up-to-date with currency exchanges), some projected. By specifying an exchange rate (in the form of a CurrencyExchange), your printing code will be slightly more complicated, but much more flexible as a result.
Solution: Print Money by sending CurrencyExchange the message "print" with Money as an argument. Money will be printed in the CurrencyExchange's preferred currency. There is a second message, printCurrency, which takes two arguments. The first is the Money to be printed, and the second is the currency (again, a three-character string containing a standard abbreviation) in which to print it.
As you can see, a pattern has three parts:
- Problem. The first part of every pattern is the problem it solves. This is stated as a question in a sentence or two. The problem sets the stage for the pattern, letting readers quickly decide whether the patterns applies to their situation.
- Context. Patterns explicitly describe the context in which they are valid. The context is the set of conflicting constraints acting on any solution to the problem. You saw in Money an example of efficiency vs. flexibility. Other patterns might blalance development time and run time, or space and speed.
- The constraints aren't just described, however. The pattern also specifies how the constraints are resolved. Money states that flexibility and correctness are more important than raw efficiency. Other patterns might find a balance between two or more constraints, instead of saying that one dominates. The aforementioned patterns really just sketch the context section. A fully developed pattern might have two or three pages of analysis to back up its solution.
- Solution. Given the analysis of the constraints in the context section, the solution tells you what to do with your system to resolve the constraints. Supporting the solution is an illustration of it at work--either a diagram or code fragments.
Patterns Form Language
Although patterns are interesting in isolation, it is when they work together, forming a coherent language, that their power becomes apparent. A few times in my life I've been fortunate enough to work with someone who just seems to ask the right questions first. Rather than chasing issues that seem interesting but are ultimately secondary, some people can zero in on the one issue at any given moment that will allow the most progress. A language of patterns can function in much the same way.
By choosing the order in which the patterns are considered, the pattern writer has the chance to guide the reader in dealing with issues in the right order. In the patterns above, I have chosen to ignore efficiency for the moment, confident that should the issue arise later, it can be dealt with locally (I can imagine a later pattern which tells how to temporarily suspend the flexibility of Money to gain efficiency). In general, a good pattern language will lead you to address issues with wide scope early, and those with limited impact later.
How can you write your own patterns? The bad news is that applying patterns to programming is a new enough technique that there isn't anything like a body of experience to draw on. However, the Hillside Group has made progress with patterns. (See the accompanying text box entitled, "Pattern Resources.")
The first step in writing a pattern is a process of discovery. You notice yourself making the same decision over and over. You might find yourself saying, "Oh, this is just a such and so," or, "Oh, we don't have to worry about that now." These are the moments that you can capture as patterns.
Once you have noticed a recurring decision, you have to invent the pattern that encodes it. First, you must catalog the constraints that make the solution right. You will often find in exploring the constraints that you don't quite have the solution right--either it isn't the right solution, or you've described it too specifically or too generally. Finally, you have to find a problem statement that will help a reader choose when the pattern is appropriate.
A Pattern Checklist
After you have a pattern, you need to evaluate and refine it. Here is my checklist when I'm looking at a new pattern:
- Does it read well? Does it have a sense of tension and release? Two thirds of the way through the context section of a good pattern you should be saying, "I never thought of this problem in quite this way. Now that I see all the constraints that have to be satisfied, I can't understand how there is any solution." Then, when you read the solution, you should blink your eyes, drop your shoulders, and give a sigh. Strongly literary patterns will make a bigger impact on the reader, and are likely to be based on deeper insight and clearer thinking than patterns that don't read like a story.
- Does it tell me what to do? In the early stage of finding a pattern, I often find that I have really only described a solution without having stated the problem. The typical symptom of these solution-oriented patterns is that they don't tell you what to do and when to create the solution. Solution patterns leave the hard work to the reader--figuring out when a solution is appropriate and how to create it. As a pattern writer, you have this information tucked away in your head somewhere. Introspecting enough to pin it down and express it is what will make your patterns (and the code they support) valuable.
- Does it stand without being easily broken into other patterns? I have heard "client-server" suggested as a pattern. While I can imagine a description of it that would read well, it fails the atomicity test. There is really a language of patterns which create client-server architectures. Somewhere in there are the decisions that divide responsibility for computation and storage between a shared server and multiple clients. Just saying "client-server," though, is too vague; it captures too many decisions to be a pattern.
- Does it fit with other patterns to solve a larger problem? On the one hand, a pattern needs to stand on its own, without being further decomposable. However, for a pattern to be complete it must work in harmony with others to solve a larger problem. If I can't imagine how a pattern could be part of a larger language, either it isn't a good pattern, or other patterns are out there waiting to be discovered.
Pattern Resources
The idea of patterns capturing design expertise originated with the architect Christopher Alexander. His books The Timeless Way of Building and A Pattern Language (both from Oxford Press) are required reading for anyone who wants to get serious about patterns. A forthcoming Addison-Wesley book, Design Patterns: Micro-architectures for Object-Oriented Design, by Erich Gamma et al., catalogs some of the most common object patterns.
The Hillside Group is a nonprofit corporation founded to promote communication to and through computers by all potential users, focusing initially on patterns as a strategy. The founding members are myself, Ken Auer, Grady Booch, Jim Coplien, Ralph Johnson, Hal Hildebrand, and Ward Cunningham. Our sponsors are Rational and the Object Management Group. In August 1994 we will sponsor the first annual Pattern Languages of Programs conference. For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. The Hillside Group also has a mailing list, which you can contact at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The idea of patterns capturing design expertise originated with the architect Christopher Alexander. His books The Timeless Way of Building and A Pattern Language (both from Oxford Press) are required reading for anyone who wants to get serious about patterns. A forthcoming Addison-Wesley book, Design Patterns: Micro-architectures for Object-Oriented Design, by Erich Gamma et al., catalogs some of the most common object patterns.
The Hillside Group is a nonprofit corporation founded to promote communication to and through computers by all potential users, focusing initially on patterns as a strategy. The founding members are myself, Ken Auer, Grady Booch, Jim Coplien, Ralph Johnson, Hal Hildebrand, and Ward Cunningham. Our sponsors are Rational and the Object Management Group. In August 1994 we will sponsor the first annual Pattern Languages of Programs conference. For more information, contact email@example.com. The Hillside Group also has a mailing list, which you can contact at email@example.com.
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8A, Sarasota Riverview 55, Plant 49: With three minutes remaining, Plant was down by five and had possession. A 3-point attempt bounced in then out, and host Sarasota Riverview's Austin Walker hit an off-balance 3-pointer at the end to effectively swing the momentum. "They just came up with a few more loose balls in the fourth quarter," Plant coach Michael Slonaker said. Sam Powers led the Panthers with 12 points. Walker had a game-high 23 for Riverview.
7A, Ridge Community 87, East Bay 64: At Gibsonton, the Indians' historic season, featuring the first district title in 42 years, ended against an eastern Polk County power. Seniors Justin Green and Kieran Pettus each had 17 points to lead the hosts (20-5).
7A, Lakeland 68, Tampa Bay Tech 58: At Lakeland, the Titans' season ended against a Dreadnaughts team riding a six-game win streak.
6A, Sickles 57, Lakewood Ranch 32: At Tampa, Gryphons junior forward Malcolm Johnson had 18 points while senior center Eric Floyd had a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) as the hosts rolled.
6A: Palmetto 59, Strawberry Crest 56: At Palmetto, the Tigers rallied from a nine-point first-half deficit, holding the Chargers (17-11) to 21 second-half points. Senior Brandon Channer scored 10 of those 21 and finished with a monstrous effort (27 points, 18 rebounds) for Strawberry Crest.
5A, Jesuit 85, Boca Ciega 66: At Tampa, junior 3-point specialist Jack Fleming scored a career-best 29 points while low-post classmate Travis Johnson recorded a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds) in the Tigers' romp. Jesuit (26-1), which led 26-14 after one quarter, scored 12 of its first 14 points from behind the arc, where Fleming finished 5-for-7. Dallas Moore's 28 points led the Pirates (13-14).
3A, Lakeland Mckeel 64, Seffner Christian 60: With a little over a minute left and down by one point, McKeel's Corey Sanders scored twice to boost the host team. Seffner rallied from 52-39 down late in the third. The Crusaders (13-13) went on a 24-4 run that stretched from the third into the fourth behind three 3-pointers, two by Kent Hagarty, who finished with 19 points.
3A, Tampa Prep 70, Lakeland Christian 22: At Tampa, the Terrapins got 17 points from Butler-bound senior Devontae Morgan in a romp that featured a running clock for most of the second half. Point guard Josh Heath added 14 for the hosts.
2A: Winter Haven All Saints' 56, Cambridge Christian 55: At Tampa, the Lancers' furious fourth-quarter rally fell just short. Brandon Park and Damarcus Faison combined for 27 points for the hosts, who trailed 42-28 entering the fourth period.
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Brandon Channer, Strawberry Crest: The Jacksonville University signee may have had the best night of any county player (27 points, 18 rebounds), albeit in a losing effort.
Travis Johnson, Jesuit: Teammate Jack Fleming (29 points) had a career night, but Johnson excelled on both ends (21 points, 12 boards)
Eric Floyd, Sickles: The burly 6-foot-7 senior had a double double (12 points, 10 boards) in the Gryphons' rout of Lakewood Ranch
Nelson Agholor, Berkeley Prep: The Southern Cal-bound senior scored 24 in the Bucs' 33-point rout of Arcadia DeSoto
C.J. McGill, Wharton: The Wildcats' point guard scored 14 of his team-best 23 points in the second half, when Wharton rallied valiantly before falling to East Lake
Tre Leonard, Robinson: The 6-foot-4 senior, who clearly wasn't afraid to dunk on Lakewood, scored 26 in the Knights' 15-point victory
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Both work the arm early. Joe with a quick shoulder block and then favors his left forearm. Hardy sends Joe to the outside with a quick head scissors takedown. On the outside, Hardy sends the bad arm of Joe into the steel steps. Hardy with a clothesline off the ring apron over Joe on the outside as well. Back in the ring, Joe hits big jabs to Hardy, atomic drop, big boot and back splash combo. Joe with a jumping kick to the head of Hardy. Joe with a big snap powerslam when Hardy attempted to make a comeback. Joe sends Hardy to the outside, hits the ropes and connects with a big suicide dive. Back in the ring, Joe goes for a cover and gets a two count on Hardy. Joe with a headbutt to which Taz adds, "The guy has a head the size of a cash register." Hardy with a kick to Joe, Joe counters out of a low blow leg drop, but Hardy fires back with a big clothesline. Joe misses a back splash and Hardy follows with his low blow leg drop. Hardy connects with Whisper in the Wind and Joe kicks out. Joe with his corner Rock Bottom. Hardy with Twist of Fate from the corner. Joe crotches Hardy when he goes up top. Hardy counters a Muscle Buster into a close two count. Hardy with a headlock/armbar combo using his legs. Joe counters into a pinfall, Hardy counters out and rolls up Joe locking his arm with his legs for the pinfall.
Winner: Jeff Hardy
After the match, we see a shot of Samoa Joe who can't believe it. We see highlights of the match leading to the finish.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with James Storm. Storm said he picked Bully Ray for a reason mentioning last year he couldn't get it done against Ray. He talks about learning from last year and adds, "This is my time to be bound for glory. Sorry about your damn luck."
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From a stand-up paddleboard in Mexico's Banderas Bay, a hundred yards to shore can look like miles, especially when you don't have any idea what you're doing. But that's why I was there with Jeri Grant, a SUP instructor based in Puerto Vallarta. "Just stand up and paddle," she told me, as three-foot waves rolled under my board. Right. Simple, except that I felt about as coordinated as the pelicans lumbering overhead. Still, there has to be something beyond the beginner awkwardness—stand up paddleboarding is America's fastest growing water sport.
Paddleboarding, like surfing, has its roots in Polynesia. It stayed there, more or less, until 2008, when celebrity surfer Laird Hamilton hyped stand up paddleboarding to Good Morning America's four million weekly viewers. More than a million people have started stand up paddling boarding since last year. Despite its unwieldy acronym, the sport is gaining traction in surprising ways. Shops now cater to whitewater junkies in central Colorado and fishermen on Lake Michigan's southern shore. I thought I'd SUP in a place that made the most sense to me: the 86-degree water of Mexico's Banderas Bay.
Per Grant's instructions, I stroked from my knees to gain momentum, popped up on the board, and promptly face planted. Two hours later—I couldn't believe it—I was up and wobbling my way around the bay. By afternoon's end, I surfed a beach break to shore and fell backward into knee-deep water before a family of six. No matter. I still wanted more.
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Well technically it is day two. I had me surgery yesterday morning at 7am and left about 12/1pm I don't really remember. Day 1, So I found some sites were helpful but none detailed enough for me OR MY AGE and not a mom, So I figured I would write a review for those of you who need a little more assurance. I am 25. 5'4, I was always a chubby child at the age if 15 I lost 80+lbs. My weight has... READ MORE
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First Time on QM2: Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Cruise Review by fair critic
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First Time on QM2
Destination: Canary Islands
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Stateroom very clean & comfortable. Service brilliant. Shower more usable than tiny shower on Victoria.
We dined in Brittania & did not use the kings Court buffet except to take a coffee. Feeding frenzy in there totally amazing.
Food & service in Brittania excellent. Great variation in menus - portions just right - healthy options. Our experience enhance by fabulous service from Sommelier Mira - great knowledge & love of wines - & Roopesh & Paulina. Bit of advice - give your drink budget to your sommelier & let them choose your wine every day - they will do you proud.
This is a fantastic ship - pure class - lovely attentive well trained staff including in the Pub - thanks Sheldon for being so good.Much better than Victoria.
Disappointing is nr. of people who use wheelchairs & scooters who when they want to suddenly rise up & walk!Cunard realy kind to disabled folk.
Entertainment could be a bit more lively - More good singers - av. dancers but more popular musical shows would be great. Thomsons know how to stage these. Very varied & huge activity & lecture programme.
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Another great cruise: Norwegian Dawn Cruise Review by time2travl
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Another great cruise
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Tampa
Food in the MDR was quite good and we found a waitress who we really loved (Santi). By the 3rd meal the hostess knew who we wanted without even asking. Rarely was there a wait of over 10 to 15 minutes. If we wanted to modify a selection she told us the best way to do it to get it fast.
The buffet was always well stocked and enjoyed as More well. It was nice to see they had 1 juice machine with juice in it 24/7.
Every staff member was always friendly and helpful.
Our M&G was over 200 so they gave us a large room to meet in and several of the staff attended.. They helped make the Slot Pull a success by giving us a few bottles of wine (we started with almost $800 in it. Dingo Dan the cruise director attended our scavenger hunt and even a some of the crew attended to make it a great time.
In short I love the ship and would cruise on it again. They have really toned down any 'hard sells' of Bingo, Art auctions, etc. The one thing they need to improve is the filing of pictures to the binder method on the Breakaway. I might have bought a few, but I was not going to spend hours searching through pictures.
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Not sure why they call it mid-ship, I call it aft. At first I was upset when I saw the location on the deck plans, but once I got aboard and entered I liked the sideways layout. We used the pull down bunk as storage as the closet is a bit tight. Don't try to use the closet and enter the bathroom at the same time with two unless you don't mind rubbing each other. All in all it's good for 2. Maybe even 3 if you simply use it to change cloths and sleep. It's a good basic cabin, close to the elevator, the MDR, Spinaker. and it's quiet. really quiet..
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Jepara 50 is one of furniture manufacturer and exporter from Jepara - Central Java area. This wood furniture manufacturer provides modern teak furniture and antique reproduction mahogany furniture with custom built furniture services to customers, and to back it up with excellent, friendly service and on-time delivery. Furthermore, all products are carved by skilled craftsman from Jepara.
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Gov. Bill Haslam will address his largest local audience yet as the keynote speaker at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on August 24.
"He likes to be out and about around the state as much as he can," Dave Smith, a spokesperson for Gov. Haslam said. "When an opportunity like this arises and he has time, we like to take advantage of that."
The chamber meeting, which will host more than 1,200 Chattanooga-area business leaders, will allow Halsam to discuss job improvement and business growth potential for the Chattanooga area.
"By providing a platform for Gov. Haslam to share his perspectives with local business leaders, we hope to deepen our community's understanding of his vision for our state and region," said Tom Wilson, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Chamber.
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Setting Slide Transitions Quickly in MS PowerPoint
If you're a PowerPoint user then you probably have, at one time or another, done some work with slide transitions.
As I've worked with people I've noticed that they go through the routine of viewing a slide in the slide view (one slide at a time), use the Slide Show menu / Slide Transitions choice to set the transition effect, then move to the next slide and repeat the process.
This, without a doubt, works, but if you've got a long presentation it can take forever. (OK, maybe forever is a bit of an exaggeration, but if you've got 30 slides that's just how it feels!)
Would you like a more efficient way to set these transitions?
Was that a "Yes" I heard? (Once again, thanks for playing your part here.)
How about a bonus where you can also select Preset Animations at the same time?
Sound good? Yeah, it did to me too.
So, where do we find this wonderful little time-saver?
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Slide Sorter.
Slide Sorter?
Yep, the Slide Sorter is the answer to your time issues.
Open your presentation and switch to the Slide Sorter view. (View menu, Slide Sorter or the Slide Sorter button located in the bottom left corner of PowerPoint window.)
Now, just to be sure that you have the toolbars you need, make sure that in the View menu / Toolbars choice that both the Animation Effects and Slide Sorter choices are checked.
If one of them appears as a floating toolbar, simply grab the title bar and drag it into the toolbar area. It will settle in there just like all the other toolbars.
At any rate, you should have both of these toolbars:
Now that you have the necessary equipment, let's get to the transitions and effects.
You begin by selecting the slide(s) where you will apply a transition and / or effect. To select multiple slides either click / hold the left mouse button to drag a selection rectangle or use the Shift key with left clicks.
Now let's apply the fun stuff.
Slide transitions can be found in the drop-down list below the words No Transition.
Text effects can be applied from the drop-down list below the words No Effect.
Symbols will appear under the left corner of the slide. The symbol on the left indicated that a transition was set and the one on the right indicates that you've set an effect.
If you wish to apply a Preset Animation (text effect plus sound) simply click the type you wish to set from those available on the Animation Effects toolbar. (The bottom toolbar pictured above.)
You may find that this toolbar will change its options based on the elements of the slide highlighted. (I know, just what you needed… rules that change as you go along. Like you don't already have enough of those!)
And that's it.
You can change as many slides as you want—as quick as can be—without all the flipping back and forth between slides and the repeated opening of the Transition window.
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I submitted the following file that got rejected: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28413783/Images/motowheel_preview.jpg.
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The submitted logo doesn't meet the quality guidelines that are require for approval on GraphicRiver. Overall, the design doesn't carry a strong concept and the final execution isn't a good fit for the category. Browse through the logo templates gallery to get a better understanding of the required quality. Because this file is being rejected based on quality, we kindly ask that you do not upload this design again. However we do encourage you to submit new designs.
I am curious about your opinions on this file, as well as maybe a more in-depth explanation of the rejection. The reviewer was too ambiguous in my opinion (as many other reviewers on GraphicRiver) and, although I understand that it would be a waste of time to stop and provide precise feedback on all rejected items, I also believe that this level of ambiguity reflects a personal opinion rather than an objective one.
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Well the main problem is that is boring(no offense) ,it is to simple there allready are logos like that ,they have a page where they say what they have too much of and what they want to have more,add more shine to it maybeah some reflections, make it more complex looking. Hope that helps.
Si am avut si yo probleme cu idea asta cum ca "reviewerii" evalueaza lucrarile noastre dupa parerile lor personale si nu dupa criterii de marketing ,dar pana la urma am ajuns la concluzia ca au dreptate XD
None taken. It seems like some people have problems interpreting negative space designs. The logo was made so simple because you are supposed to see the actual object that is subtly represented (a wheel slightly in perspective). I guess the reviewers prefer things that are straight-forward and don't require any imagination on the viewer's side.


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Ishvara Pranidhana – ईश्वर प्रणिधान – is the last of the five Niyamas given by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. The word "pranidhana" means total surrender or letting go of the individual ego in favor of a higher Self. The word Ishwara has been defined by Patanjali in sutra 1.24 as " Isvara is the supreme Purusha, unaffected by any afflictions, actions, fruits of actions or by any inner impressions of desires." When loosely translated, Ishwara means God. However, we need to constantly keep Patanjali's definition in mind while we are discussing the sutras related to Ishwara Pranidhana.
Ishvara Pranidhana in the Yoga Sutras
In the Yoga Sutras, reference to Ishvara Pranidhana has been made in four different sutras:
(Sutra 1.23) ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा॥२३॥ IshvarapraNidhaanaat vaa; "Or [samadhi is attained] by devotion with total dedication to God [Isvara]."
(Sutra 2.1) तपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः॥१॥ tapaHsvaadhyaayeshvarapraNidhaanaanikRuyaayogaH; "Accepting pain as help for purification, study of spiritual books, and surrender to the Supreme Being constitute Yoga in practice."
(Sutra 2.32) शौचसंतोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः॥३२॥ shouchasaMtoShatapaHsvaadhyaayeshvarapraNidhaanani niyamaaH; "Niyama consists of purity, contentment, accepting but not causing pain, study of spiritual books and worship of God [self-surrender]."
(Sutra 2.45) समाधिसिद्धिरीश्वरप्रणिधानात्॥४५॥ samaadhisiddhirIshvarapraNidhaanaat ; "By total surrender to God, samadhi is attained."
Let's first look at these sutras briefly.
Sutra 1.23 simply states "Or, by devotion to Ishvara (God)". Obviously, this sutra is linked to what has been said in the earlier sutras. The main point of discussion in these sutras is samadhi and how to attain that state. Starting with sutra 1.19, Patanjali begins to discuss the various means of attaining samadhi. For example, in Sutra 1.20, he enumerates these five "preconditions" for samadhi – faith, strength, intentness, meditation, and awakening of wisdom. In sutra 1.23, he provides an alternative approach for the attainment of samadhi, that of full devotion to Ishvara. As we know, in chapter 1, the emphasis is predominantly on meditation. As such, Ishvara Pranidhana in this sutra implies deep meditation keeping in mind the attributes of Ishvara which has been defined in sutra 1.24, as mentioned above.
In chapter 2, Ishvara Pranidhana has been mentioned in two separate places.
In the very first sutra (sutra 2.1), Ishvara Pranidhana is listed as one of the three activities for Kriya Yoga. In a subsequent sutra, Patanjali states that Kriya Yoga is helpful in diminishing the "kleshas" or afflictions and also in bringing about the state of samadhi.
Later on in chapter 2, Ishvara Pranidhana is mentioned in the context of the five Niyamas. Sutra 2.32 lists the five niyamas, Ishvara Pranidhana being one of them. In sutra 2.45, Patanjali talks about the results that can be achieved with the practice of Niyama.
According to most commentators on this sutra, the concept of Ishvara Pranidhana in chapter 2 is somewhat different from the one in chapter 1. In chapter 1 the emphasis was to focus on meditation with full devotion to Ishvara, In chapter 2, on the other hand, the emphasis is more on the devotional aspect of Ishvara Pranidhana. From a devotional point of view, one can look at Ishvara Pranidhana in two ways:
One performs every action as an instrument of Ishvara. There is no sense of "doership" about any actions done by us. All actions are done with a sense of detachment to the action or to the expected fruits thereof.
Having done the action, any fruits of action that we get, we offer them back to Ishvara.
In sutra 2.45, Patanjali describes what is achievable with the practice of Ishvara Pranidhana. Once we have completely devoted ourselves to the service of Ishvara, giving up our ego and a sense of doership, Ishvara favors us wit the attainment of samadhi or a total purification of the mind so that the samskaras become ineffective.
This, in chapter 1, sutra 1.23 Ishvara Pranidhana is offered as one of the alternative approaches given for the attainment of samadhi. However, in chapter 2, it is not an alternative but something that needs to be practiced if one decides to practice Kriyga Yoga (sutra 2.1) or follow the guidelines of the eight limbs of yoga, of which Ishvara Pranidhana is one of the five Niyamas.
Ishvara Pranidhana in our Yoga practice
We start every class with the chant of OM (or AUM); similarly we conclude each class with the OM chant. In sutra 1.27 Patanjali states that Aum (or Pranava) is the representative sound for Ishvara. Thus by chanting OM at the beginning and end of each yoga session, we are invoking the spirit of Ishvara Pranidhana in our practice. It is setting an intention that the yoga practice that we are about to undertake is a dedication to Ishvara. Which also means that we are not going to allow our ego to interfere with our practice. If during the practice of an asana, a specific muscle feels tight, we need to "accept" it as a grace of Ishvara and take a step back so we don't end up hurting ourselves. Similarly when we practice pranayama (breathing practices), we accept each incoming breath as a gift from God and each outgoing breath as an offering back to God. At all time we maintain a sense of surrender and gratitude toward Ishvara.


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I had a checkup today. I am healthy and I was nice to the vet.
I do not like other animals so I have to enter the vet's office through the side door instead of the main entrance. Mom says that's OK because it's the 'ROCK STAR' entrance. HA!
I am 3 1/2 yrs old and I weigh 180 pounds. :)
Now I'm going to take a nap because this adventure wore me out.
I went to the vet yesterday. Mom was worried because last year the vet had to sit on me and get someone else to help hold me down. I was NOT the model patient. Yesterday the vet didn't need any help. I let her pet me, examine me, check my sore ear and give me a shot without a problem.
I do have an ear infection but otherwise I am healthy.
I was 2 yrs old in Sept and I now weight a 164.4 pounds.
I am a BIG girl.
I am TWO! Yep. Mom says I will start acting more mature now. More mature? HA! I am who I am. I like MY way. Unfortunately mom know how to sway me to her way. Usually it involves bacon or deli meat....YUM!
-Sunny the 2 yr old
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