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After a fatal boating accident killed a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man, officials are reminding recreational boaters they must obey the same laws as motorists when it comes to driving under the influence.
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Re: Data fitting from coupled differential equations
draw your example solution. Is an exponential growning example really
what you want? Your measured data will probably not be of the order of
hope this helps, Daniel
margeorias at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm working on a predator-prey model for 2-species:
> n1'[t] == a1 n1[t] - b1 n1[t]^2 + c1 n1[t] n2[t]
> n2'[t] == a2 n2[t] - b2 n2[t]^2 + c2 n1[t] n2[t]
> n1[0] == n10,
> n2[0] == n20
> I have real data for (t,n1[t],n2[t]), i.e. data={t,n1[t],n2[t]} and my
> objective is to estimate the coefficients a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2.
> To do this, I generate synthetic data by solving the above equations
> using {n10,n20,a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2}={0.01,0.001,2,3,1,1,1,2} and sample
> the solutions,i.e.
> data = Table[{t, n1[t], n2[t]} /. sol, {t, 0, 20, 0.25}];
> I then set-up the function below:
> sse[a1_?NumericQ,a2_?NumericQ,b1_?NumericQ,b2_?NumericQ,c1_?
> NumericQ,c2_?NumericQ]:=
> Block[{sol,n1,n2},
> sol=NDSolve[{
> n1'[t]==a1 n1[t]-b1 n1[t]-c1 n1[t] n2[t],
> n2'[t]==a2 n2[t]-b2 n2[t]-c2 n1[t] n2[t],
> n1[0]==0.01,n2[0]==0.001},
> {n1,n2},{t,0,20}][[1]];
> Plus@@Apply[((n1[#1]-#2)^2+(n2[#1]-#3)^2)&,data,{1}]/.sol]
> and use FindMinimum to retrieve the coefficients:
> FindMinimum[sse[a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2],{{a1,1.},{a2,1.},{b1,1.},{b2,1.},
> {c1,1.},{c2,1.}},AccuracyGoal->20,PrecisionGoal->18,WorkingPrecision-
>> 40]
> My problem however is that the resulting coefficients are not the same
> as the original one, ie:
> {a1->-9.49992942438124754467310,a2->-9.50000018840483650972573,b1-
>> -9.50007117410767898402213,b2->-9.50000041008883222559689,c1-
>> -9.50000036535088621114653,c2->-9.50000030036113407572174}
> I can improve the results by making starting points very close to the
> actual value of the coefficients i.e. {a1,2}. Well this somehow
> defeats the purpose and in reality, I don't know whats the actual
> value of the coefficients - they range from -Infinity to Infinity.How
> do I go about obtaining the correct coefficients? Is there something
> wrong with the function above?
> Another thing, wouldn't NMinimize be appropriate for this as well
> since I want to find the global minimum of sse? I have tried it but it
> gave the wrong values for the coefficients as well :(
> I'm trying to make FindFit work on the coupled differential equations
> but no luck yet. Any guidance on this?
> Appreciate any feedback you have.
> Thanks again.
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Mixer Profile: Duro and the Art of Balance — from Jay-Z to Fabolous and Professor Green
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: The right piece of fatherly advice can last a lifetime.
Just ask Ken "Duro" Ifill, who got some priceless guidance growing up in the bustling multi-culti neighborhood of Queens Village, New York. "My dad told me: 'Whatever you do, be the best,'" says Duro, scanning New York City's skyline from the terrace of Jungle City Studios. "He said, 'If you want to be a garbage man, fine. But you should plan on owning the sanitation company.'"
True to form, young Duro was listening – very carefully.
Flash forward to 2011, and his name is synonymous with success. As a mixer and engineer he's worked in service of a client list that any audio professional would envy, including Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Diddy, Alicia Keys, Nas, Ja Rule, Ashanti, The Backstreet Boys, Ruff Ryders…the list just goes on and on. GRAMMY Award wins for the massive Jay-Z and Alicia Keys hit "Empire State of Mind", and his work with Erykah Badu, Will Smith, Jay-Z, Ashanti, Usher, back up his value – built up from a discography that now spans two decades.
On the executive side, Duro has shown equal endurance. As the CEO of Desert Storm Records, he and his partners Skane Dolla and DJ Clue have been responsible for exposing extreme talent like Fabolous to the masses, with more on the way from recent signings like Dose and 1st String.
The final quarter of 2011 has, not surprisingly, proven busy for him, evidenced by the recent releases of the Duro-mixed Jay Sean mixtape The Mistress, and rapper Professor Green's ear-grabbing new collection At Your Inconvenience. But before he reached his state of in-demand grace, the unassuming Duro had to get inspired – REALLY inspired. That event unfolded with his first listening of 1991's landmark The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.
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"The reason why I wanted to be a mixer was because of Bob Power and The Low End Theory," Duro confirms. "It's the first album I heard with a clear difference sonically. I heard it and I said, 'Why is the bass so big?' It had an acoustic sound to it, but it was still hip hop. So I started to dig in and try to find out exactly why it sounded like that.
"When I actually started mixing records, for any record I was working on I would find a song that Bob Power mixed that was similar: I'd put it in the CD player, hit 'repeat,' and while I was mixing my record, I'd A/B between his record and my record to get the kicks sounding the way I wanted, and the snares.
"I was like most artists, who start off emulating someone, and then grow into their own. Eventually, I stopped using his mixes as a reference. I thought, 'I love his stuff, but I want my records to sound more aggressive, less jazzy, a little harder knocking.' I began to prefer bigger kicks, and bigger snares."
The grand, multifaceted elements he balances in "Empire State of Mind" are a different dimension from the intimately spare, raw sound that he supported with his mix work on Erykah Badu's entrancing 1997 hit record Baduizm – a personal evolution he readily acknowledges.
"As I got better, and my ears became more trained, I started listening more to not just one big stroke of the brush, but all the finer details as well," says Duro. "My change has been to gradually pay more attention to the details, and then identify what needs to be changed in the details – how to make things sit together, and have all of the social elements live together in the sound spectrum.
"Every song is different because there are different elements. I'll hear something and say, 'That should be the focus of the record,' and I build it from there. Put another way, I'll say, 'This song would be great if… And I attack the 'if.'"
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A Duro mix has a way of falling effortlessly into place – for both the artist and listener. On a cinematic album like Fabolous's 2009 Loso's Way, the separation between each element, dirty or clean, unfolds naturally between the speakers. The result is a direct translation of the artist's vision straight to the eardrum, via an intuitive, tuned-in approach to mixing that Duro can more easily demonstrate than explain.
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Well, I rarely took DD to the doctor and her vaccine history is non existent. Is there an exemption form for vaccines? Does this apply to both public and private schools?
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I see you are in the Bay Area. If that is in California, then, yes, there is a very easy exemption to the school vaccine requirements. Just sign the personal beliefs affidavit on the 2nd page of this link. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/pm286b.pdf Also sign the affidavit for the TB test if you don't want that done. You can check boxes A and E for them on the front. Leave the date blank.
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Hello, my name is Mike.
My question is :
If I already have an old cement patio, ( 10' x 14') should I gut it and lay new cement or go with a bricklayer design? ( probably more expensive)
What exactly are you referring to when you say "bricklayer design"?
Are you referring to pavers? If so, go with concrete. No point in wasting money on brick pavers. If you want something decorative, then go with stamped concrete which is still less expensive then pavers by at least 2 dollars per foot.
I am a brick mason by trade. Still would never use pavers over concrete.
Yeah, definitely stamped and colored concrete. You can make it look like whatever you want, I've even seen a dude that made it look like cork. A stone look is more common, though.
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Every five years or so, every wheel on every train in the UK has to be replaced. Maintenance and renewal of train wheels make up a significant proportion of the cost of our rolling stock. In everyday use the wheels are subjected to stresses and strains that can cause cracks to develop, particularly in the wheel rims. A group from the University of Huddersfield has been using Engin-X at ISIS to study new and used train wheels to understand how cracks begin and spread. Their work is funded by a consortium including the Rail Safety and Standards Board, the Association of Train Operating Companies, Siemens, Lucchini, and EPSRC.
The manufacturing process of train wheels is designed to try and minimise the likelihood of cracks appearing. A process of heating and cooling the wheel hardens the rim and puts it under compressive strain, making it difficult for cracks to start.
However some cracking is inevitable and when these cracks have developed to a certain level the wheel is put on a lathe to remove the outer layer and any cracks that have formed. This exposes material underneath that is slightly less hardened, and can be more prone to cracking. Adam Bevan, who led the study, explains.
"We know that during operation, and during turning on the lathe, the stresses within the wheel also change. We've been involved in a major project with the Rail Safety and Standards Board to try and understand how, and what those changes mean. We know that the cracks grow more quickly toward the end of the wheel's life, and this is true for various types of trains operating in different conditions. We wanted to know which was more important: the change in hardness or the change in residual stress. Hardness is easy to measure, but measuring the distribution of residual stress in the wheel is more difficult. Neutron diffraction allows us to measure several centimetres into the steel, and the big advantage of ENGIN-X at ISIS is the ability to test such large and heavy components. "
Adam says, "We hope that our results will help people improve manufacturing techniques, optimise how they look after the wheels and also influence the choice of different materials. Siemens, who supply a lot of the UK rolling stock, and Lucchini, who manufacture the wheels, are co-funding the project in the hope of making cost savings without compromising on safety. Ultimately it could lead to a change in standards on how these wheels are manufactured and used."
Sean Barson, Technical Services Manager at Lucchini UK in Manchester, said of the project: "We are always willing to support Universities in genuine new research such as this. We have extensive facilities in Italy but we don't have anything like ENGIN-X at ISIS. Collaboration between industry and academia can be beneficial and lead to improvements in safety and processes."
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Would-be gang members in university cities are being told they have to attack and steal from students as part of their initiation.
The existence of the ritual - known as 'bag a student' - in at least two major cities has been identified by academics at Huddersfield University, who are researching the prevalence of crime against students.
The main findings of the research, from the university's Applied Criminology Centre, was that those studying at city universities were far more likely to become victims of robbery than local residents because they were seen as the 'archetypal easy victim'. They warned that universities were failing fully to inform hopeful students about the crime risks because of 'concerns that raising awareness would damage reputations'.
The studies found that criminals aged 16 to 18 thought students were 'naive', 'un-streetwise', carried 'desirable and valuable' goods and were easily identifiable. Many lived in housing estates that bordered deprived areas where locals became jealous of their affluence.
'Offenders said they targeted students because they felt it was easy,' said Michelle Rogerson, one of the researchers. The study has involved work in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham. 'In a few of the cities it was a requirement for gang initiation to "bag a student".'
The fact that many undergraduates were living alone and in big cities for the first time made them unaware of the risks, she added. A CCTV operator quoted in the research described how undergraduates wandered around with iPods and expensive mobiles clearly on show. A police officer, meanwhile, said many young women would happily walk through dangerous areas alone at night.
Rogerson and her colleagues argued that universities were nervous about highlighting the risks.
'There is a sensitivity around using the "crime" word because that worries parents,' said Professor Alex Hirschfield, co-author of the research and director of the criminology centre. 'But you are importing a large cohort of potentially vulnerable people who are not used to living in inner-city areas. We would argue that universities are benefiting from fees and it would be positive for them to address the issue.'
Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students, added: 'I am particularly concerned about gangs targeting students. I think institutions need to raise the rate of awareness of this.'
According to the research, the 100,000 students in Manchester make up a fifth of the city's population but are estimated to form between a quarter and a third of its robbery victims. Michael Joslin, a second-year politics student in the city, started a safety campaign in the city because he had his bike stolen 10 times.
'One third of those who come to the university become victims of crime, but most are not really aware of the risks,' he said. 'Local criminals frequent the areas where students are because they see us as easy targets.'
The research also highlighted work being carried out by police in the West Midlands, where a dedicated officer co-ordinates campaigns across a number of universities. The 'Best Mates' campaign encourages students to watch out for each other, stay in groups, take licensed taxis and follow safer routes home.
Emma Thompson, the officer in charge of student crime reduction for the force, added: 'Students are vulnerable because they have lots of valuable, easily stolen items that are easily concealed and have a sell-on market - and because there are lots of them in a concentrated area. If you are a burglar, you will be more profitable in a student house, where there may be several laptops, rather than other properties where there may just be one.'


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O'Hare airport parking lot. I don't often say this, because if I did it would get boring, but we appreciate all the links you send to us weekly. I read them all and then include most on the blog … so keep them coming. For the most part, the books reviewed in Jesus Creed were [Read More…]


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CANADA STOCKS-TSX turns positive as miners reverse course
TORONTO Jan 22 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index turned positive in afternoon trade on Tuesday as the heavyweight mining sector, and in particular gold miners, reversed earlier losses.
At 12:30 p.m. (1730 GMT) the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 3.07 points, or 0.02 percent, at 12,797.32. The index hit a near 18-month high on Monday.
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with 4 mags that's a great deal.
Is $550 a good price for a model 23. 40 used with a crimson and 4 mags?
A pretty dang good price depending on how much it has been shot and how it has been taken care of.
I would say safe bet you are looking around $325-$450 for a used g27 with 2 mags depending on where you get them from. Mags are running about $25-$35 a piece depending on where you get them from. I would say anywhere from $350 to $475-$500ish...depending on the condition with just the gun and 4 mags. Then the Crimson runs anywhere between $100-$320 depending on where you get it from (new or used). So all together a realistic possiblity used $500-$800ish depending on the buyer and stuff.
*These prices were pulled from local papers, and online stores for an average*


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Fri. December 10, 2010 | Eduardo A. Encina
TAMPA – Mention the Lakeland Dreadnaughts to Plant RB/DE James Wilder Jr. and watch his eyes light up.
In the undefeated Dreadnaughts, the defending Class 5A champion Panthers (11-2) face their toughest roadblock this postseason tonight at Dad's Stadium. And there's no love lost for Wilder, who knows Lakeland (13-0) better than anyone else on the Plant roster. Any reference to the Dreadnaughts raises an ire in Wilder that seems unparalleled.
"In this game, besides kickoffs, I plan on being on the field the whole game," Wilder said earlier this week. "I don't know why, but I just have beef with this team. I have so much hatred for this team. I'm going to be on the field the whole time this game. They're going to have to prepare for me on offense and defense. They're gonna have to be ready."
Two seasons ago, when Wilder was a sophomore at Chamberlain, Lakeland handed Wilder his first varsity loss in the 5A region final, 40-20. In last year's return trip to Bryant Stadium, Wilder – a FSU commit who is one of the nation's top recruits – earned revenge by leading the Panthers to a 20-0 win, a trademark victory that put both Wilder and Plant on the national scene. Wilder's Dreadnaught-dragging touchdown run in the game's opening drive has nearly 27,000 hits on YouTube.
And still, there's no one Wilder looks forward to playing more than Lakeland.
"They gave me my first varsity loss ever," Wilder said. "I didn't know how to react. I was a sophomore. The fans were calling me a crybaby. That just put something in my head. I cried after the loss. I just could not wait to play Lakeland last year. You could just tell by that first drive that nothing was stopping me. It's gonna be like that again.
"(The players) didn't do anything wrong," Wilder added with a smile. "That team just messed up by beating me my sophomore year."
And now as a senior, Wilder – who has rushed for 1,290 yards (107.5 a game) and 16 touchdowns along with 66 tackles and 8 sacks on defense -- meets Lakeland for one last time, this time at home.
"We had to go play them both times," Wilder said. "This is the perfect opportunity to play them on our home field for the first time. It would be nice to get a win over them in my senior year and then go to states and end it with a ring. That would be the perfect story right there. I definitely want to make that happen and make it true."
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URBANA, Ill. – Both University of Akron doubles teams posted a 1-1 record to complete their participation in the main draw of the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday at University of Illinois' Atkins Tennis Center.
The Zips' pair of Prang Pantusart and Angelina Jogasuria claimed a 9-7 win over Michigan State's Marina Bohrer and Catherine Parenteau in today's opening round, but followed that with an 8-4 loss to Northwestern's Brittany Wowchuck and Alicia Barnett.
UA's duo of Angelika Jogasuria and Madison Cohen downed Ohio State's Noelle Malley and Grainne O'Neill 8-6 in the first round, then lost to Northwestern's Veronica Corning and Belinda Nui (score not available).
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Breakfast: Eggs over easy
Appetizers: Cream cheese and crackers
Entrees: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Desserts: Chocolate Icecream, flan embellisment
•juice up your ice cream •pour it on your pancakes •lather up your toast •rub it on your meat •culture up your yogurt •put it in your mixed drink •eat it straight out of the jar
Ingredients: Jalapeños, fresh lime juice & zest, Boulder, CO based Suerte Tequila, pure cane sugar, non GMO pectin, fresh orange juice & sea salt.
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It all started with a backyard overflowing peach tree that begged for peach jamming. 10 years later, on a weekend road-trip to Paonia, Colorado, a hidden oasis of orchards, vineyards and grazing horses we accidentally found Colorado's best kept secret, the source of the most delicious peaches in the state. One year later, we came back with a borrowed truck, a dog, and a day to pick as many peaches as we could. We filled that truck bed with hundreds of pounds of peaches, ripe for the picking, cooked up 500 jars with that 10 year perfected recipe, and the best ingredients made, and were sold out within weeks. Looks like we aren't the only ones that like Deliciousness.. Read about the making of here.


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Alberto Callaspo singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals ended a six-game losing streak Monday with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
After Toronto had taken the lead in the top of the 10th inning on a Jose Bautista run-scoring single, the Royals stormed back with two runs in the bottom of the frame off Jays closer Kevin Gregg (0-4).
Scott Podsednik opened the inning with a triple and came around to score the tying run on a Jason Kendall sacrifice fly. After David DeJesus grounded out, Billy Butler reached on a single and pinch-runner Chris Getz advanced to second on a Jose Guillen walked. Callaspo was next to bat and lined a single into center field to bring home Getz with the winning run.
It was the second straight rough outing for Gregg, who loaded the bases in Saturday's 3-2 win over Baltimore and was pulled in favor of Shawn Camp, who picked up the save.
Kyle Farnsworth (3-0) allowed a run in the 10th but hung around for the victory.
Toronto shortstop Yunel Escobar belted a home run for the second straight night after failing to do so over his first 77 games of the season. Escobar has seven RBIs in four games with the Jays since coming over in a trade with Atlanta.
Jason Kendall and Yuniesky Betancourt each drove in a pair of runs for the Royals.


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After months of confusion and turmoil, Lebanon finally has a government and there is some hope it might result in being able to confront serious problems that have been left on the way side due to an inability of bringing diverse groups together. Hezbollah will have a veto on any action taken and former General Michel Suleiman will assume the office of presidency. In a sense, the trouble is just beginning for Lebanon which must decide if Hezbollah is to retain its arms. At present, Hezbllah due to its powerful military force is able to hold off any action by the Lebanese army to make it conform to government decisions.
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora believes the urgent needs are regaining confidence by the world in the ability of Lebanon to govern itself and to prepare for upcoming elections. There are important goals, but more important is the role of Syria and Iran in using money and power to influence decisions within Lebanon. Frankly, the situation if too unstable and confused to have much confidence things will work out OK.


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Peenko's End of the Year Show…
Those with long memories, unaffected by a year or two of musical excess, will recall that Songs Heard On Fast Trains grew out of an unprompted end-of-year favourites list on my not usually music focused personal blog. Well, somewhere in the summer I decided to stop writing here – a decision which weirdly aligned with a whole lot of other changes, which result in a very different set of circumstances right now. At the time, I decided I soon missed my interminably long descriptions of music, and oddly – to me at least – so did a few other people. I thought about casting around to see if there was anywhere I could contribute, perhaps even anonymously to avoid the whole "but you're not Scottish" bullshit which plagued the last few months of Songs Heard On Fast Trains too. In the end, the solution came rather unexpectedly from Mr Peenko himself. Lloyd approached me to write for his excellent, exclusively Scottish blog which tidied away a lot of the issues, and let me ramble on again about music I loved. He has also been incredibly tolerant of my erratic work rate, constant disappearances to the United States and general failure to thrive. I'd promise to improve, but I suspect he knows it won't happen!
So, we approach the end of a year which has been pretty momentous for me personally, and a little strange musically. There have been few really startling albums – but lots of smaller releases by bands I've loved. One thing which has remained constant is how important music has been to me – and how big a part it has played in all the other changes I've seen this year. So, when asked to contribute my favourite albums of the year to Peenko I struggled somewhat – but came up with things which I've listened to a great deal. These are records which have sustaining power above and beyond the norm – and which I'd wholeheartedly recommend.
You can read about my favourite five, and those of the other Peenko contributing writers here.


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THE return of Springboks speedster Tonderai Chavhanga has been hailed as a massive boost for the Dragons.
Winger Chavhanga, 28, – dubbed the quickest man in world rugby – has missed the first six weeks of the regional campaign after undergoing knee surgery.
But, having come through a 20-minute run-out for Newport against Connacht Eagles last weekend, he is now back on board with the Dragons for the Amlin Challenge Cup visit of Bayonne on Saturday.
"Tonderai is one of the most professional rugby players we've had at Rodney Parade," said director of rugby Rob Beale.
"He's very meticulous in his preparation and his return has been managed very carefully because he's a true athlete.
"I have watched him in training this week and he's just so enthusiastic.
"He's full of beans and wanting to get back on the pitch and what he brings you can't buy.
"I think back to last year and the try he scored to beat the Blues. I don't think any other wing would have scored that try. He is a match-winner and I guess we haven't got too many of those available to us at the moment."
The return of the South African international is all the more welcome given the injury to fellow back-three player Dan Evans, who damaged his thumb during last week's Amlin defeat at Wasps.
With former Scarlet Evans sidelined, Tom Prydie is likely to switch to full-back, opening up a wing spot for the four-times capped Chavhanga.
Happily, the injury to Welsh international Evans hasn't proved quite as serious as first feared.
"There's a much brighter picture on that front," said Beale.
"The initial thought was he had severed all the tendons in his wrist and was facing surgery and at least eight weeks out.
"But we are looking at three weeks now and no surgery."
Unfortunately, the news is not so good for luckless prop Aaron Coundley, who needs surgery on a bicep injury and will be sidelined for at least three months.


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I've been noticing that older WP themes seemed to be getting pushed back to the top. This seems to be very unfair to the new themes being released as the older ones already had their chance at the top of the listings. Now the newer themes are getting less time on the first page.
Just doesn't seem right.
That have been talked a lot of time. It's a bug when someone update or I dont know .. something like that .. and yeah it sucks ..
I'm actually a little curious to hear an official word on this – it definitely seems unfair unless there's a standard set of rules for when and how this can happen. It seems like pushing updated products (or pulling a poorly performing product, updating it, and re-releasing it a week later back to the homepage) just opens up a whole gnarly can of worms if it's allowed.
Either way, I'd love to hear more about what the site admins (each site deals with this I'm sure) have to say. I'm totally fine with this if it's on a case by case basis – but I wouldn't mind seeing a refresher on how or why this happens. If it's allowed (even on rare occasion), I think a lot of us would like to know it and make arguments for why our own updates warrant the illusive homepage resurrection. If it's simply not allowed and this is just a quirk in the system, then how might one exploit this update bug haha
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A separate page for updated files would be a nice addition, I'd like more exposure/feedback. My sales are dead.
What you mention is a good idea. It's a way of improving existing themes and keep the sales after a long period of time. It definitely deserves to be done.
A separate page for updated files would be a nice addition, I'd like more exposure/feedback. My sales are dead.
I suggested this a while back actually – it's as simple as a tab that goes on the homepage next to "view more recent items" and it's called "Recently Updated Items". I'm sure it'd be abused though – at the very least there'd need to be rules for who gets in and who doesn't – ie: do simple CSS tweaks get updated to this page? or is there a bar for changes that reviewers have to approve?
I know I update my files on a pretty regular basis for the first month of their life cycle – ranging from massive feature additions to minor padding tweaks. Combined, these often constitute as much as 20-30 extra hours of work. I also know that a lot of authors have the same dedication to updates.
The issue right now is that some items just seem to reappear on the homepage with a new "born on" date, even though they've been around for a while. It might just be a bug, but it irks authors who fight hard for homepage space that first time around and still decide to maintain their products long after they've been pushed out of the lime light.
I've seen some theme with only CSS changes being reupload as completely new theme so I guess CSS update should be allowed in such a category.
@epicera : Good idea but I think you are right thinking that this would be abused…
This place is getting very competitive with many very nice themes available. I guess my overall concern would be to give every new theme the same chances of success. The more successful authors are at selling their themes the more likely they are to continue developing for TF.
Not sure if they can solve this issue but it would be nice to hear a good explanation or a genuine effort to resolve this.
I've seen some theme with only CSS changes being reupload as completely new theme so I guess CSS update should be allowed in such a category.
I don't think you understand that the themes that re-appear on the homepage are not actually reuploaded.
If you would submit an update to any of your current themes, even with something minor as a CSS fix, chances are that once the update is approved, the theme would re-appear on the homepage.
A reupload would imply that the original theme is deleted first, which is not what is happening here.


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Balkans gay box-office hit banned in Dubrovnik
DUBROVNIK (Reuters) - Church authorities in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik have banned a Serbian comedy about Balkan war veterans and a gay parade which has been a box-office hit across the former Yugoslavia, due to its gay content and its failure to portray Serbs as aggressors in the war.
Co-produced by Serbia and Croatia and starring actors from both countries, "The Parade" tells the story of a retired Serb soldier who recruits former enemies from Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo to protect a Gay Pride parade in Belgrade, which is threatened by nationalist thugs.
The movie, by Serbian director Srdan Dragojevic, has attracted more than half a million viewers in the Balkans, including 160,000 in Croatia, a tally most Hollywood blockbusters never achieve in the region.
It was praised for promoting tolerance by an ecumenical jury at this year's Berlin film festival. But in Dubrovnik it hit problems when the city's only cinema was due for renovation and screenings were moved to an improvised theatre run by the Roman Catholic church.
The church said the movie could not be shown because its gay content was not compliant with church doctrine but also because it portrayed Serbs, Croats and Muslims in the same way.
"The decision was motivated not only by the homosexual content but by its political message, which bothered even more," Bishop Mate Uzinic told Reuters.
The church said the movie was equating Serbs, seen as aggressors in most of the Balkans for their role in the ethnic wars of the 1990s, with their victims.
The mediaeval city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast was shelled by Serb-dominated Yugoslav troops during Croatia's 1991-95 war of independence.
"I don't think tolerance should mean forgetting, erasing what has happened. Everyone must accept the past and then build an open future based on true facts," the bishop said. Continued...


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- I guess I should introduce you to my son. The idea of writing a post like I used to, summing up everything I've been through and everything I feel now, is impossible. I could write forever about him. I probably will write forever about him. But for now, I'll just tell you his name: Murray. Every day he does something brand new, something hilarious, something frustrating, and something so beautiful that it makes every day perfect, no matter how bad that day was. I've never been more tired and dumb and bored and lonely and exhausted and ugly, but I've also never felt happier.
- There isn't a lot I can say about my job without getting fired, but I'll just say that this morning I bought $30 in lottery tickets.
- My New Year's Resolutions were going okay, but then the unmentionable work problems got in the way and I had to eat, like, Cheez-Its for lunch and skip my workouts to put out fires. I'm not having a week like that again. From now on, my health is a priority.
- Sometimes you read something that completely stops your heart, then kicks open a floodgate of realizations and emotions that you weren't prepared for at all.
- I'm aware that I'm a terrible writer right now. That's what this is for!
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Monster Nursery
Well, I'm almost there.
I've been astonishingly lucky with this pregnancy so far… no morning sickness, no heartburn, no gestational diabetes, no complications, no acne, a normal weight gain, etc. But now comes all the stuff I can't avoid: bending over. Sitting down. Standing up. Getting out of bed. Putting on pants. Tying shoes. Moving. Breathing. Living. 8 weeks to go and I finally feel pregnant.
I haven't written much because (a) you probably follow me somewhere else and (b) I think we all had those friends in our early twenties who documented every damn day of their pregnancy online. It was all the same and all insufferable. I don't want to do that! So unless it's hilarious or terrifying or hilariously terrifying, I don't think you'll care.
Food Pregnancy and more food work stuff are the only things on my mind these days, so this blog would get rill old rill quick. Also (c) as we've established, no one blogs anymore. BUT I wanted to show you our monster nursery! I'm so proud of it!
Everything is from Target, IKEA or The Land of Nod. We're sensible about most of our purchases but we always splurge on the perfect rugs; this Jellybean Rug was no exception. They really do tie a room together! Chauncey has been making out with it nonstop:
We've had those polka dot IKEA pillows on our couch forever; I brought one into the room on a whim and gasped. Then I hunted down a few more on a site that sells discontinued patterns. My friend Kim made me that baby blanket for Christmas and I love it! And of course, UglyDolls:
When we first started dating, Justin would give me an UglyDoll every time I watched Chauncey while he was out of town. I love bringing in something from our early relationship. And I love how the UglyBuddies are holding baby monsters, too.
It should surprise no one that Justin built another insane IKEA wall. My dream has come true; I finally married Dean from Overboard.
Also, there's 2 more rows of cabinets up there. 11-foot walls full of storage space? Come to momma.
The window seat is the best part; if you take away the pad and the bins, it can be a tiny desk! Also, Justin told me he's going to build a gate in front of the window when the baby's old enough to climb up and open it, which was pretty hot. Safety precautions are like foreplay to an expectant mother. The mobile was our other splurge; it's by Felt N Joy on Etsy. She's incredible! It's everyone's favorite part.
And finally, we found the perfect art during our second trip to Snoqualmie/Twin Peaks/Seattle—adorable monsters by Seattle artist Justin Hillgrove. Another nod to our early relationship and super cute!
A special shout out to my favorite person Jen, who discovered her inner Pinterest mom and threw me the most perfect shower, complete with tons of paper monsters.
Now we just need one more little monster, and it'll be done!
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Five Things – 1/30/15
1. This is my first Five Things! A few writers that I admire have done this for a while, and it seemed like a great way to keep up with my blog without, you know, actively blogging. I finally worked up the courage to ask if it was something I could do, too, and they were really encouraging! (People—friends!—used to yoink ideas from my blog all the time and, even though it shouldn't, it really bothered me. I just wanted to be respectful, I think. Or realize my own dumb unwritten PMS rules apply to me, too.) I don't know how often I will do this, but it's a nice format for whenever the mood strikes.
4. I usually go to my shrink, Dave, whenever things are stressful or insane—mainly once or twice a year. But recently I've started going just to be proactive—I tell him about things I want to work on (confidence, motivation, etc.)—and he gives me techniques and ways to cope. I've always believed that cognitive behavioral therapy can help you conquer anything. Now I'm just putting it to practice.
5. I'm 16 weeks pregnant. According to all these dumb apps, my kid is the size of an avocado. I don't feel pregnant at all – no nausea, no fatigue, no weight gain (though, I am eating like an absolute monster). If it wasn't for the sonogram, I wouldn't believe it. I actually bought a fetal Doppler and use it at least once a week, like, "Are you there? Are you sure?"
Growing up in a disabled family and watching so many people I love go through so many horrible things placed me in a different mindset for good news, or even general good health. The more wonderful life is, the more anxious I get and the more I brace myself, preparing for the worst. I grew up accepting and expecting that I couldn't have the same things that other people would have, that things would naturally be harder and sadder for me. So honestly, the hardest thing about this pregnancy is accepting that I might actually have a normal, healthy baby—and shaking the fear that the second I drop my guard, something will go wrong.
That being said, despite my best efforts I am pretty fucking excited about this.
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Five by Five
Ten years! Oh my god, you guys.
Honestly, the 5-year mark felt much bigger. That was probably when this thing peaked. (It's also back when people were still blogging.) 5 years ago, I really lived in this thing because I didn't have much else.
I mean, I had—and have— amazing friends, but they were all in relationships, planning weddings, going on double dates, etc. The more I surrounded myself with them, the more I felt alone. I was always dating someone, or at least flirting, but they always let me down in the end.
I had a job, but aside from friendships, it was the worst and I hated it. The management was pretty abusive and it drove me to therapy, repeatedly. One by one, all of my friends quit, so I was miserable and lonely there. (My old job is where I ended up doing the most of my blogging, just to give me one part of the day I could look forward to.)
I didn't sleep. At all. And I didn't know why. I took drugs that were not meant for me (at a dosage that the FDA has finally realized was too much) for a very long time and they made me depressed and insane.
Just after the 5-year mark, I was so incredibly lonely and miserable that I made a vow to go out and meet new people. And almost immediately, though we unknowingly circled each other for 10 years, I met Justin. I knew my love of TV would get me somewhere.
I finally decided to take a stand and find a job that made me happy and fulfilled (or at least didn't make me cry on a daily basis). And I didn't just find a new job—I found my dream job. I'm still a little in shock.
Someone finally figured out what was wrong with me, and now I can sleep! There are still restless nights every now and then, but for the most part I get the sleep I need. Sleeping on Justin's shoulder helps immensely. And I haven't taken Ambien in 4 years!
I got a niece, who made my heart grow in a way I didn't know it could. By Halloween, I'll have 4 nieces and nephews total. And in 5 years, maybe I'll have a kid of my own, and my heart can grow in an even weirder, more wonderful way.
All of those friends I made, plus the old ones that I love more than anything? They all came together to help me through the scariest, most painful time of my life. That concert was one of the few bright spots that year for my entire family, and we'll be forever grateful to all of you.
I moved four times in the last 5 years! But nothing was harder than packing up the house where I grew up, where my dad died, on Father's Day. I drove by there the other day, just to see what it looks like, and it still hurts. Even though taking care of my dad was so hard and heartbreaking, I'm forever thankful that I got to move back home and see him every day, and to appreciate my childhood home with adult eyes.
I lost some things, too … my dad most of all. And my very best friend, my Grandma. I think about them every single day and I don't think that will ever change. But I think it's just one of those pains you get used to, like a bad back or a sore knee. It's just a part of getting older.
But again, the biggest thing I've gained in the last 5 years—what made these years so different, and so much better, than the last 5—is Justin. From all of our weird adventures and roadtrips to our wedding to Iceland and beyond, I can't imagine my life without him and I'm so lucky that I get to wake up next to him every day.
I came across this post on Humans of New York the other day and immediately fell in love:
This, I think, is the biggest difference between the way I am now and the way I was when I started this blog. Back then, I wanted to be noticed. I wanted to get writing gigs. I wanted the cool people on the internet as friends. I wanted my ex to want me back. I wanted to be special. I wanted to be extraordinary. And you know what? In the first 5 years, back when this was called Shortcake, all of that happened!
But these days, that isn't important to me. In fact, these days the internet is such a nightmare that the last thing in the world that I want is tons of attention online. More importantly, I don't want to hang out there. I just want to hang out with my friends in person, travel places, do things, make things, write things that matter.
I mean, I get to go to my dream job every day, come home to my dream loft and spend time with my dream man, or some of the coolest friends (with the biggest hearts) in the world. Once again, I've hit my goal. And for now, it's perfect. I don't need to be extraordinary to other people. I'm content. I'm amazed by my life every single day. And that's enough for me.
Thanks for being a part of it.
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Catching Up With My Frans
We're getting veeeeerrry close to the 10 year anniversary of this blog, and I've been veeeeerrry bad about writing in here, so before I do some big-ass retrospective (or realistically, a lazy "woooo!") I should tell you what I've been up to for the last few months.
First up, Seattle, which was amazing! I definitely want to go back. The best part was hanging out with Erin and seeing old friends like Courtney, Graham, Mike, Dan, Carrie and CHARLIE!
We also spent a weekend in Snoqualmie, aka Twin Peaks. Highly recommended! We took a self-guided tour with maps that we found online. A lot of the back roads were closed due to flooding, so we had to follow a moving GPS dot through the woods and hope for the best. This was the most fun we've had in a while.
Also: we stayed at The Great Northern! Hi!
Seattle is a sister city to Reykjavik (where we spent our honeymoon) and Twin Peaks is how we met, so it felt like an early anniversary trip.
I also went to Milwaukee and Minneapolis for work. Both were a great time, with cool projects. Downtown Minneapolis is almost identical to St. Louis, and Milwaukee = cheese.
Finally, a long weekend in Hamilton, Indiana. Doesn't sound glamorous, I know, but Justin's mom, grandma and aunts all live lakeside.
Speaking of glamor, Justin's aunt Penny told us that since we're the only people who appreciate her painting, we're inheriting this someday.
Up next? We're going to Washington, D.C.! My brother got promoted and they're having a big ceremony at his work (a little place called The Pentagon). I'm really excited, especially because I get to meet my nephew!
What's That? A Nephew?
That's right! It's okay to be confused. Technically he is still 2 months away from his due date. But he's already here. He's been here for a while.
Meet my nephew Will, born over 3 months early at 24 weeks. 22 weeks is the youngest you can be born and live. He had a 50% chance of survival, and a 50% chance of everything, but so far he is kicking serious ass. He is such a strong boy, and he will need that tenacity to deal with his tough-as-nails, adrenaline-junkie sister.
Losing Weight
I've lost about 10 pounds so far–not enough to notice, but enough to motivate me to keep going. This is mostly from running on a big incline, crazy interval training, not eating crap, and …
It's getting hotter again, which means I need to avoid wheat again. I'm trying to say "wheat" instead of "gluten" because of that study that said gluten-intolerant people may actually be affected by a different protein–giving half my Facebook feed the freedom to call people like me "retarded" because they can't read one article past the headline.
I read the book Wheat Belly and it was pretty life-changing. I don't like that it's so focused on weight, but I have the feeling that's what sells. Anyway, it's been about 2 weeks and I feel awesome. I don't miss any of the food at all. Honestly, the biggest challenges are feeling like a bad guest when people cook me things, and people talking to me like a fucking idiot.
I wrote Act 1 of my movie for my screenwriting class and … I got an A! It was so addicting. I definitely want to keep it up, and then workshop a full script once I have something I love.
Honestly, the best part of the class was walking down the hall and visiting Justin at his job. We both went to that college but didn't meet until 10 years later. Walking down the halls together, kissing in the parking lot, and cramming for finals felt so right … like we were making up for lost time or just erasing 10 years that we wasted looking for each other.
Married Life
Speaking of us, we celebrated our anniversary! I surprised him with an Icelandic continental breakfast and he designed some cool art for me. We ate the top tier of our wedding cake and watched Eurovision (a honeymoon highlight).
We've also been trying to do more stuff together despite our schedules. The cheesier, the better!
And finally …
Not exactly by choice, but the building I live in recently gave us all new cabinets, counters, appliances, bathroom vanities, a new rooftop patio, etc. We had workmen wandering in and out of our place for months, which led to some very awkward moments. However, the place looks great!
In addition to building renovations, Justin rebuilt our giant bookshelf and built a crazy IKEA workstation with a floating ceiling. (His computer is in the ceiling, so he can plug in a monitor and work on the island without worrying about cords.) Add in the views of North City, the City Museum, Windows on Washington and holy shit.
After we finished, a friend asked if I ever stand in my apartment, look around, and marvel that I live there. I said, "Every day. Every single day." And it's true.
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Where Have I Been?
I'm doing well on all of my New Year's Resolutions, surprisingly, except for one: writing here once a week. Additionally, a few friends have recently asked me why I don't write here as often. I used to be obsessed with this blog and it led to a lot of amazing things in my life, so I gave this question a lot of thought and here's what I've come up with.
(I want to be clear that this isn't a criticism of anyone else who still writes all the time. These are just my own experiences and feelings. If I read your blog, it means you're doing something right (or I'm hate-reading you, in which case PLEASE CONTINUE). Again, my own reasons.)
It's Been (Almost) 10 Years
After a decade of shameless oversharing, you tend to cover everything. Favorite travels? Bad break-ups? Ambien Adventures? Check, check and check. If there's a great story to be told, I've told it–probably more than once. I could think of something new to share with you every day, but that's for micro-blogging. The guts, they have been spilled.
Happiness is Boring
By boring, I don't mean bad at all. I love my life right now. I'm lucky as hell. But I'm not going on dates. I'm not breaking up with people. I'm not stirring up shit. I don't hate my job. I don't have a hit tracker anymore, but I'm willing to bet that any stalkers or ex-boyfriends that used to read this are long gone. My friends and I play with babies more than we party. I'm not going to bars that often–and when I do, it's with old friends and consists of nothing but inside jokes.
Aside from my constant workout goals and/or weight struggles (which no one cares about), I'm simply content. I've hate-read enough Christian mommy blogs to know that reading about someone's happiness and gratitude is at best boring and at worst insufferable and annoying. But on the same note…
Negativity is Contagious
Things bother me. People piss me off. Life is unfair. Check out this idiot. I could write about this stuff all day, every day, but all that does is pass the negativity on to you. Some people can write this stuff and be funny, and some people can read that stuff and not be affected, but I don't want to contribute to it unless I feel my complaint is worthwhile. (Example: I've been contemplating writing about the crazy religion I was raised in and how it's gotten even crazier, which is much more valid than writing about how I got cut off in traffic.)
I recently held someone's hand while they died and watched them use all of their strength for each breath–literally holding on for dear life–and it made me realize how important those breaths are. Every second of my life matters. Every second of your life matters, too, including the ones you spend interacting with me. I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to use them wisely. Focusing on negativity and spreading negativity is a waste of life, at least to me.
I Am Wrong About Everything
If there's one thing Facebook and comment sections have taught me, it's that people will bitch about anything. But if they've taught me anything else, it's that there is always another side to the story. If I'm angry about something and bitch about it, there's a 90% chance that I simply don't see the big picture. So when things bother me, these days I go looking for the other side. In most cases, it just takes a little empathy. (There are some clear black and white issues, like of course we should have marriage equality, but mostly it's a little gray.) Even this entry, even with my disclaimer, it will piss off somebody and they will need to tell me why they write all of the time. It's just inevitable. I certainly have an opinion about everything, but I rarely pick a side anymore.
This is more of a Facebook complaint, but it has happened on blogs and Twitter, too. Memes are one thing. And writing is fluid; you pick up little phrases and you use them, and then you drop them when you get sick of it. But sometimes I will want to use a cute phrase because it makes me laugh, and within a day another friend will use it, too. I get that I don't own the English language, but when I throw something like that into a sentence and it makes me laugh, I'm proud of myself. When other people do it right after I do, it depresses me. It's not plagiarism and it's not something you can generally complain about, so it just festers in me. Yuck. I know I do it, too, but I've also caught myself and deleted it. Nowadays, I collect the nuggets and save them for something bigger, rather than spending them on a throwaway joke that other people claim as their own.
I Write For A Living
Copywriting and ghostwriting. And now: school, too. I think about words all day, when I get home the last thing I want to do is write. Also: I have a career that I value now, and there's no such thing as anonymity on the internet anymore. Someday a client is going to find the entry where I list all of the things I have missed about all of my ex-boyfriends. I just have to accept that, since I like that entry too much to delete it. But it makes me very hesitant to put any more of that stuff out there. And I sure as shit won't link to this blog on Facebook anymore, since all of my co-workers are my Facebook friends.
I'm Married
For all the railing I used to do about independence and co-dependancy , I have to admit that it's different now. I share 100% of my life with another person. We have our own interests and do our own thing, but he's always present and we have no real secrets. So the more I share about me, the more I have to share about him. Justin is pretty amazing in that he doesn't read this blog at all (on our first date, he said he never would because he wanted to learn about me through actual interactions), and he seems okay with all the stuff I put out there on other networks. He has never drawn a line regarding his privacy or what I can and can't share. But one just naturally appeared for me.
When I blogged about dating or break-ups, it was really about how I was feeling, what I was learning, etc. But now that I'm married, it feels like these are our feelings, our fights, our struggles, our happy moments and our victories. It feels intrusive to share some of those things with you because they are not simply mine to share. The feminist in me is totally gagging over this paragraph, but that's how it is. (P.S. I have friends in long-term relationships who either can't or don't want to get married–I'm sure they have reached this point, too. Marriage was just the defining point for me.)
I think that's it. Instagram and Twitter and Tumblr (all @SecretlyStephie) are a better fit these days. But I do miss this blog, and I really am trying to figure out how to keep this in my life. Either way, thanks for sticking around.
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Iceland, Day 7
Last day! So sad.
So when I last left you, we were at Lebowski Bar. Mood Music!
We weren't in Reykjavík on the weekend, but apparently the entire city turns into a rave and goes insane. We partied in Reykjavík on a Monday, and holy shit. The bar was packed and people were still tanked at midnight. Every time someone walked into the bar, the whole place would cheer and everyone would hug. "It's a Viking thing," some guy from New York told us, "It comes from centuries of drinking together in huts or something."
This was midnight. The sidewalks were packed with smokers from the bars.
The inside of Lebowski Bar was obviously bowling themed. For 5 króna, the bartender would spin that wheel and you'd get either a ton of shots or nothing.
There was a great stage area in the back that looked like a 50's diner, but the highlight was the bathrooms:
These were the stall doors:
This is the entrance to the men's room:
We finally stumbled home–still in the daylight–and fell asleep. In the morning, our driver from the first day drove us to The Blue Lagoon!
The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa. The bright blue water is HOT and it feels incredible. There are boxes with silicone masks around the edge that you can slather all over yourself. There are places for massages, plus a water massage that feels phenomenal.
Aaaand they let you drink champagne in the water!
This is literally the first time I've gone swimming in over a decade. The deepest water came up to my chin, but I could still float around. I forgot how much I like the water.
The Blue Lagoon is pretty touristy, but worth it. A popular thing to do is go there directly from the airport to ease in the jet lag, but we arrived in Iceland too early on the first day. However, the driver told us that we were lucky to be there when it wasn't crowded.
Usually a flight home from Europe totally sucks, but our flight was almost entirely empty! Justin and I each got our own row. I settled in and watched like 3 movies that I've been wanting to rent forever. Honeymoon!
FEATURED FOOD: Happy Marriage Cake! I didn't eat it, but this was offered on the plane.
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hey all, i have an 04 wrx
the car has been great, its now at 90k miles
the car has had an intermittent speedo problem for the last 2 weeks, yesterday the car stalled while sitting at idle
first thought nothing of it, then did it 2 more times at red lights on the way home, then the check engine light came on, i noticed the speedo stopped working totally, rather than being intermittent
ran codes, one was p0502, the speed sensor circuit...
other i forget but was IAC reading low condition
so pulled the IAC and cleaned it, installed a new gasket, seemed stuck in one position, but after cleaning it now spun free
also cleaned the blow off valve out and reoiled it
...ran it for about 30 miles and seemed ok, didnt stall
then got on the highway and it stalled while in 5th gear at 70!! i almost died...seriously...
the rest of the 30 miles home it kept stalling, at red lights, while driving & at all rpm levels and gears
code is back....
any quick ideas on what it could be? should i just replace the entire IAC unit? i cant drive it like this, also i found it was odd the speedo stopped working completely at the same time as all this mess, does it share the same ground as the IAC?
thanks guys, hope i can get to the bottom if this..!!


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Koha is Up and RunningPosted by Administrator in Uncategorized
The Crawford County Federated Library System (CCFLS) is pleased to announces the installation of Koha Zoom Intergrated Library System (ILS) catalog and circulation program at system headquarters, Meadville Public Library (MPL).
What does Koha stand for? It means "gift" in the Maori language of New Zealand. Libraries from around the world have developed and shared this gift for the past seven years. Now CCFLS is using this gift, Koha, to manage the everything we do at the library. It keeps track of the library catalog, patron information, and the transaction data between patrons and the materials. The new system is all web based and is designed to incorporate library standards. Anyone with access to the Web can now search what books are available and their status, all in real time.
John Brice, System Administrator, explained other improvements in Koha Zoom, "The most noticeable new feature is instant access of library account information from home. From the web each patron can access their library card information, including how many books they have checked out or how much in fines they owe. Of course, all account information is password protected. When searching for materials, pictures of the books appear on the result screens. In some cases, links to Amazon.com will allow patrons to read scanned samples of the book. Anyone can now go to http://catalog.ccfls.org and use it."
The Crawford County Federated Library Sytem made the decision to use Koha after evaluating both open source and commercial software packages. Open Source software is free software that anyone can modify and distribute. After determining the old software was completely obsolete, we decided to evaluate available library management software. No commercial or Open Source ILS answered our needs.†said Brice. "Koha had the best mixture of features along with the ability to allow us to modify the program to meet our needs. The advantage between Open Source and commercial software is that you can modify open source software to meet you policies and procedures, instead of modifying your policies and procedures to meet the software's capabilities.
Brice explained one concept of Open Source, "we can add features to the program by either developing it ourselves or contracting a support company. In fact, CCFLS did just that during the past year. The original Koha program did not run fast enough. So we hired Liblime, based in Athens, Ohio, to enhance the program, resulting in the new Koha Zoom program. Since we sponsored Koha Zoom other libraries from around the world can now benefit from it.â€
Asked how much money was saved by using "free†open source software, Brice stated "although the cost of the Koha program itself was zero, CCFLS still invested the same amount of money as if we had used a commercial program. We had the cost of enhancing Koha, and purchasing of computer servers and network equipment. Overall the total cost will be about $45,000.â€
CCFLS decided to use its own staff for setup, data migration and support. "we could have hired a company like Liblime to manage the transition of the project. However, we felt we had the technical expertise to do it ourselves.†said Cindy Murdock, System Network Administrator. Murdock also stated, "We have hired Liblime to provide us with some technical support which is specific to our installation and beyond our level of technical experience. This shows that open source technology can be supported as easily as commercial software.â€
MPL is the first library in CCFLS to be using Koha. The remaining eight member libraries of CCFLS will have Koha installed later in the summer and early fall of 2007.
About CCFLS
The Crawford County Federated Library System provides technical, financial, and professional library services to the nine state-aided public libraries and two reading centers in Crawford County. The nine public libraries are: Benson Memorial Library (Titusville), Cambridge Springs Public Library, Cochranton Area Public Library, Linesville Public Library, Meadville Public Library, Saegertown Public Library, Shontz Memorial Library (Conneaut Lake), Sprinboro Public Library, Stone Memorial Library (Conneautville).
About Koha ZOOM
Koha ZOOM represents a generational leap in Koha's development. Notably, it includes a powerful search engine based on Zebra, a high-performance indexing and retrieval engine. Koha ZOOM's search engine can read structured records in practically any input format (eg. email, XML, MARC) and allows access to them through exact boolean search expressions and relevance-ranked free-text queries. It supports large databases (more than ten gigabytes of data, tens of millions of records) as well as incremental, safe database updates on live systems.


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I'm a newbie blogger (pushing two months now, but still full of questions), and I have found great help in joining this club and meeting some awesome women...that support one another. What has helped me the most, is the encouragement I receive when someone thinks enough to follow me on any (or all) platform - facebook, twitter, by email, linky follower, etc. Therefore, I try to go through the club and other places and follow those that request it. If you are like me, and you feel good and motivated, when you receive a little follow love, let's help each other out, and get to following.
My blogsite is Properhoney and the blog is here. It's a sweet spot where women are strengthened, empowered, and entertained, as I share tidbits of my life.
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Pick any or all and I WILL FOLLOW BACK. List your info in the Comment section below and follow others as they follow you. Let's start the New Year off with increase. (When you follow from Facebook, please follow from your personal page, b/c that is the only way the like will be counted. Leave a reply on the fb page with your info, so we will know who to follow in return).
Tons of Love & Happy New Year!
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Thanks Carica!
Happy New Year.
I enjoyed your blog. Follow my blog and comment.
I commented on your blog and liked you on facebook.
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I've visited your site before and now I am following you on Facebook.
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Carica, I followed you and I absolutely LOVE your welcome message about ladies making things happen!
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I would so very much appreciate any and all new follows on both Twitter AND of course, my newbie blog! And, I'll for sure follow back.
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text: The real George RR Martin has joined Twitter That's right, the man behind the world of Westeros has taken a quick break from penning The Winds of Winter to join Twitter Comments Written By Ellie Walker-Arnott 3:05 PM, 10 June 2014 The keeper of the keys to Westeros has gone and joined Twitter. In between writing chapters of upcoming and much-anticipated novel The Winds of Winter, Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has joined the world of social media with the Twitter handle @GRRMspeaking. It's been just 22 hours and Martin has already racked up an impressive 20.7k followers. A number we are fairly sure will already be out of date by the time this article is live. He hasn't done much to attract his new found followers (the man with the lives of all our favourite GoT characters in his hands doesn't really need to publicise his presence) having tweeted just once, to kind of tell us not to expect many more... I don't tweet all that much, please check out my live journal page. ;) #myfirstTweet — George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) June 9, 2014 Now we all know Twitter is full of imposters. There's a very real chance you already thought you were following the author on Twitter, as @GeorgeRRMartin_ and @GeorgeRRMartin both have thousands of followers. But while this new account might not be verified yet, it would appear that this time it's for real. Random House, Martin's publisher, have confirmed so on Twitter, saying: Are you following a #GRRM impersonator? We can officially announce that @GRRMspeaking is the real deal (though he won't be tweeting much)... — Random House (@atrandom) June 9, 2014 Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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Colourful highlights from Scott Weston's Guest Blog this week!
OK so we've had a MANY super amazing contributors since first launching the Guest Blog, but I think I can safely say that Jenny Butler has never been quite THIS excited about any one guest blogger! She is, after all, Scott Weston's number one fan (with good reason, of course!) :)
You may remember my interview with Scott Weston back in May last year. Scott is Sydney's most COLOURFUL architect – he and colleague Gregory Phillips steer well clear of the austere, minimalist style which characterises so many renovations in Melbourne and Sydney, instead opting for brave colour and pattern in every room, custom cabinetry in vibrant contrasting hues, bold graphic artwork and bespoke furniture. They draw inspiration from far and wide, ensuring a completely unique result for each client.
This week Scott will take us through two projects recently completed by his firm, Scott Weston Architecture Design. The 'Point Piper Apartment' is a 1920's Art Deco harbourside apartment which was completely gutted and re-built. The second project – 'Rozelle House' – presented quite a different challenge. Scott and Gregory were enlisted to design alterations and additions for this small suburban worker's cottage – a home that was literally bursting at the seams with parents and growing children.
We'll be taken step-by-step through each renovation – from inspiration through to design, build and on Friday – the finished results! Scott's commentary is just as engaging as the colourful imagery – 'Did we mention that the balcony is about to drop off?' he says of the Piper Point Apartment!? But my FAVOURITE quip refers to the original condition of the Rozelle House – 'What can we say the existing house…. 'has a face like a saucepan, totally featureless'. !!! I am not making this up people. Scott Weston is hilarious!
Huge thanks to Scott and Gregory for their time documenting these amazing projects! It's a must-see Guest Blog for anyone considering renovating!


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There are many things people say, but the most annoying is when people use the word 'frizzy' in place of the word 'curly'. I'm like, 'that really isn't the same thing!' and they always reply with, 'but your hair IS frizzy, it's not straight, is it?'
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I don't know if this is good or bad but I kind of quit caring about being made years ago.
I get made by little old ladies at church twice a month when they hug my gun.
I get made wearing just a T shirt over my OWB rig on a windy day.
Most of the time when somebody I know figures it out I just give them a wink and that is it. People know I'm not an butthole and a wink is usually all it takes.
On the occasion when someone I don't know makes me or if I'm OCing I usually make a joke about it. One of my normal lines is "It's OK, I'm with the Government and I'm here to help.". People almost always chuckle and drive on.
If you carry you are going to get made sometIme. You may not know it as they may not respond out loud but you will still get made.
What witty answer you have doesn't really matter. Do not slink or run away like you did something wrong. Acting guilty of something doesn't do any of us any good. You did nothing wrong so act like nothing is wrong.


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