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=head1 NAME
HTML::FormFu::Manual::Cookbook - Cooking with HTML::FormFu
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Miscellaneous useful recipes for use with HTML::FormFu
=head1 GETTING STARTED
Some useful info for beginners.
=head2 Default search paths for config files
The current working directory (C) (see L).
If you're using the C action attribute from
L, forms should be saved in C.
See L and
L for further details.
=head2 YAML
Most examples given in the L documentation use L syntax.
You can use any configuration file type supported by L, but
this author's preferred format is YAML.
A form can be populated by a config file by calling
L with the filename as an argument. The
config file is converted to a perl data-structure, and then passed to
The config file must contain a hash-ref, with the keys corresponding to
form method-names, and the values being the method arguments. For example,
the following are equivalent:
auto_fieldset: 1
- name: foo
- name: bar
# the above YAML is equivalent to the following perl code
{ name => 'foo' },
{ name => 'bar' },
When writing your config file, remember that perl hashes are unordered and
cannot have multiple keys with the same name.
See L and L for
more details.
See L for the YAML specification.
=head1 BUILDING A FORM
=head2 Quick single-file prototypes
You can run the following script to quickly view a form's markup - replace
the contents of the C<__DATA__> section with your own YAML config.
use strict;
use warnings;
use HTML::FormFu;
use YAML::XS qw( Load );
my $form = HTML::FormFu->new;
my $yaml = do { local $/; };
my $data = Load($yaml);
print $form;
auto_fieldset: 1
- type: Text
name: foo
=head2 Unsupported HTML tags
You can use the L element, and set
the L to create any arbitrary pair of
- type: Block
tag: span
content_xml: "Hi!"
You can use L,
L or
L to add any content you wish, or
use L to add elements.
=head1 Application-wide default values
You can automatically set defaults using L,
and if you set this in a L application config file, it'll take
effect throughout your entire application, for example:
reverse_multi: 1
reverse_multi: 1
=head1 MODIFYING A FORM
=head2 Insert a new field before existing form fields
See L and L.
my $fieldset = $form->get_element({ type => 'Fieldset' });
Another way to approach the problem is to use multiple config files, and
decide which to load at runtime:
# user_edit.yml
- type: Text
name: email
# user_username.yml
- type: Text
name: username
# user_register.yml
- user_username.yml
- user_edit.yml
# create a user edit form, with only the email field
$form->load_config_file( 'user_edit.yml' );
# create a user registration form with username and email fields
$form->load_config_file( 'user_register.yml' );
=head2 From and Field attributes
You can add any arbitrary attributes to a form with
L, or to any element with
onsubmit: "js_function()"
- type: Text
name: foo
onchange: "js_function()"
=head1 FORM VALIDATION
=head2 Check valid dates
Use L. When the inflator is processed, it
will try to create a DateTime object. An error will be returned if the
supplied values do not make a valid date.
=head2 Check valid URI / URLs
L supports L regular
- type: Text
name: uri
- type: Regex
common: [ URI, HTTP, { '-scheme': 'ftp|https?' ]
=head2 Implement a custom constraint / validator
If L or
L isn't sufficient for your needs, you
can create your own class that inherits from L or
L, respectively.
It should implement a C method, which returns true is the
value is valid, or false otherwise.
package My::Custom::Validator;
use strict;
use base 'HTML::FormFu::Validator';
sub validate_value {
my ( $self, $value, $params ) = @_;
return 1 if value_is_valid( $value );
Then add your custom validator to the form:
- type: Text
name: foo
- '+My::Custom::Validator'
=head2 Constrain one form field based on the value of another
For example, you have a radiogroup and several text fields, with different text
fields being required depending on the value of the radiogroup.
This is achieved using the C attribute of a constraint:
- type: Length
min: 8
field: bar
values: [ 1, 3, 5 ]
In the above example, the Length constraint is only processed when the form
field named "bar" has a value of either 1, 3 or 5.
You can also test for a negative condition using the C attribute:
- type: Length
min: 8
field: bar
values: [ 1, 3, 5 ]
not: 1
Now the constraint will be processed only if the value of field "bar" is NOT 1,
3 or 5.
Note: if you rely on the value of a checkbox for a when-restricted
contraint, you might want to consider setting C for
that checkbox. Take a look at L to learn more.
Please read L for futher information.
=head2 Constrain one form field based on the return value of a callback
You can use the C attribute of a constraint also to decide using a
callback if the constraint should be applied.
For instance, the following (code) example shows a constraint being applied
only if the value of another field contains a pattern
my $apply_if_pattern = sub {
my $params = shift;
return 1 if $params->{other_field} =~ m/\A ice_cream \z/xms;
return 0;
$field->{constraints} = {
type => 'Required',
when => {
callback => $apply_if_pattern,
Please read L for futher information.
=head1 HTML MARKUP
=head2 Indented HTML
Use L:
- Indent
=head2 Add a blank div (e.g. for AJAX purposes)
Simply add a Block element in the relevant place, it defaults to a C
- type: Text
name: user
- type: Block
id: foo
- type: Text
name: email
=head1 DISPLAY
=head2 Custom error messages
If you want to display an error message due to an error in your own code,
such as a database check; something which isn't implemented as a
L or
L; you can use a
If you don't provide your own callback routine, the default callback will
always pass, regardless of user input.
You can take advantage of this by setting
L, to display its error message
when needed.
Example config:
- type: Text
- name: email
- constraints:
type: Callback
message: 'Email address already in use'
Example usage:
if ( $@ =~ m/duplicate entry for key 'email'/i ) {
->get_constraint({ type => 'Callback' })
# then redisplay the form as normal
=head2 Highlight required fields (or fields with certain types of constraint)
This can be achieved using the form's C method:
$form->auto_constraint_class( 'constraint_%t' );
The container divs around any form field with a constraint will then have extra
CSS classes added, which indicate the type of constraint and allow you to apply
appropriate styling with CSS:
/* change background of labels for fields with a Required constraint */
fieldset .constraint_required label {
background: #f00;
This technique can also be used to add content before or after the fields in
question (note this will not work in older browsers with more limited CSS
support such as IE6):
/* add an asterisk at the end of the label for required fields */
fieldset .constraint_required label:after {
content: '*'
=head2 Add a popup hint to a field
Some visual browsers (including IE6/7, Firefox, Opera 9) display a tooltip when
a user hovers their mouse pointer over an HTML element with a "title" tag. Aural
browsers may try to turn the content into speech. You can take advantage of this
behaviour to provide a hint to the user about how to complete a form field.
- type: Text
name: country_name
label: Country Name
title: Name of country
The above will provide a hint when the "country_name" field receives focus.
Or you could provide the hint for the container tag around both field and label:
- type: Text
name: country_name
label: Country Name
title: Name of country
=head2 Display filtered values
If you have a Filter on a field, such as L
to strip leading / trailing whitespace, then if you redisplay the form the
field is normally populated with the value the user originally entered.
If you would like the field to contain the filtered value, use
=head2 Multiple forms using Catalyst::Controller::HTML::FormFu
Sometimes you need to display multiple forms on a single page. If you
try to use FormConfig on several actions in a chain, or similar, they
all use C<< $c->stash->{form} >> to store the form, hence you only get the last
One way to work around such problems is to do a little of the work yourself:
In this example we have a login_form that we want on every page
# root/forms/login.yml:
indicator: username
type: Text
name: username
- Required
We also have an edit-form
# root/forms/foo/edit.yml
indicator: foo
type: Text
name: foo
- Required
In this example, we want the login form to appear on every page, so
we load this in the top-most auto action:
package MyApp::Controller::Root;
BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Controller::HTML::FormFu'; }
sub auto : Private {
my ($self, $c) = @_;
# We want to utilize alot of the magic that the controller
# gives us, so therefore we call $self->form like this
my $login_form = $self->form;
# Notice how we put it into another stash var, not 'form'
$c->stash->{login_form} = $login_form;
unless ($c->user_exists) {
if ($login_form->submitted_and_valid) {
# Since we set indicator, we should only end up here if we
# have a username in the form
username => $login_form->param_value('username'),
password => $login_form->param_value('password'),
Any other page that wants to load another form, can now do so freely:
package MyApp::Controller::Foo;
sub edit : Local FormConfig {
my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
my $form = $c->stash->{form};
if ($form->submitted_and_valid) {
# Do whatever you want with it :p
In the view we now have two stash-variables:
In F:
[% login_form %]
[% form %]
=head1 ADVANCED CUSTOMISATION
=head2 Installing the TT templates
It only makes sense to use the template files if you plan on customising
them, as the default C render-method is faster.
If you're using the L web framework, install
L and run the following command:
$ script/myapp_create.pl HTML::FormFu
This will create a directory, C, containing the HTML::FormFu
template files.
If you use L as a base class and you
don't set HTML::FormFu's INCLUDE_PATH yourself, it will automatically be set
to C if that directory exists.
If you're not using L, you can create the template files by
running the following command:
$ html_formfu_deploy.pl
Take note that if you choose to customise your own copy of HTML::FormFu's
template files, you'll need to keep track of the C file, when
updating HTML::FormFu, so that you can update your own templates if the
core templates are updated.
=head1 PERFORMANCE
=head2 Catalyst::Plugin::StackTrace
If you're using L, make sure you're using at
least version C<0.09> - earlier versions had performance problems with
=head2 Template::Alloy
You can also use L instead of
L, it's mostly compatible, and in many cases
provides a reasonable speed increase. You can do this either by setting the
C environment variable to a true value, or by
passing C to L:
COMPILE_DIR: /tmp
Template::Alloy's caching is off by default. Switch it on by setting either
C or C. If you're running under a persistent
environment such as modperl or fastcgi, you should also set C
to compile the cached templates down to perl code.
Of cource, if you wish you can still use L to
process your own application templates, letting L process
just the HTML::FormFu templates.
=head2 HTML:FormFu::Preload
To reduce the runtime for each form that uses a previously unused
element or processor - at the expense of greater memory usage - you
can preload all FormFu modules - this is only recommended for persistent
environments such as modperl or fastcgi:
use HTML::FormFu::Preload;
=head1 FAQs
=head2 Force an element to always have a certain value
See the following:
=head1 AUTHORS
Will Hawes C
Carl Franks C
=head1 COPYRIGHT
This document is free, you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.


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JAY DAVIS: The bad thing is I can't un-watch it
Before kickoff on Monday night, I thought the Vikings-Giants was must-watch television. Now I can't un-watch it no matter how hard I try.
The expectations were not high, but the hopes were, as the Vikings introduced their third different starting quarterback of year. Josh Freeman has only been a Viking for a couple of weeks, but the team seems to have already decided the future of the team is not going to include Christian Ponder or Matt Cassel.
So the Vikings threw Freeman to the wolves even though he was not with the team nearly long enough to learn any but the first few pages of the playbook.
My son Michael and I thought we had the game plan figured out. We knew the Giants would be putting eight, nine and maybe even 10 players in the box to stop Adrian Peterson. That meant the Vikings would be running a few fly patterns and throwing the ball deep. Besides long throws loosening up a defense hell-bent on stopping the run, they were throws Freeman could launch without having to know too much of the playbook.
Michael and I were not on the same page as the Vikings' coaching staff. Not even close. The Vikings did not run one play in the first half where they threw the ball downfield. In fact, they ran pretty much the same package they would have run if Ponder had been playing quarterback. There were little dumps and bubble screens, quick ins and quick outs. And, of course, there were handoffs to Peterson that could go nowhere because the Giant defense was crammed up close.
In fairness to the Viking coaches, Freeman flat-out stunk it up. He threw high and he threw wide. At one point he missed a sideline throw so far that I checked behind my TV to see if there was a dent in the wall.
But you have to lay most of this on the coaches. The guy has been wearing purple for 12 days and he's throwing 53 passes? It turned into the worst performance a quarterback who has thrown more than 50 passes in a game has ever had. Freeman had just 20 completions (37.7 completion percentage) and 190 yards. No quarterback before had ever thrown 50 passes and had fewer than 200 yards and at least one touchdown.
We'll find out Sunday if another week's practice will help as Freeman is set to start this week against the Packers.
When they added Freeman to the team the Vikings said they would use the rest of this season to evaluate the quarterback position.
It may not make a difference. Unless things make a dramatic upturn, there will be a new set of coaches making the decisions next year. After Monday's performance, head coach Leslie Frazier and his assistant coaches have to all be on double secret probation.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior forward Andy Bevin of the West Virginia University men's soccer team is one of 30 candidates for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced today.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
"Everyone knows my goals athletically, but I'm still tying to realize those academic dreams," Bevin says. "I've always wanted to get a degree and have that to fall back on it because success isn't guaranteed in athletics and neither is the longevity of your body."
A native of Napier, New Zealand, Bevin has played 58 matches, and has scored 19 goals with 13 assists for 51 points. Six of Bevin's goals have been game-winning goals. Bevin has started each of WVU's first two matches and has one goal and two assists.
In 2013, Bevin led the team and league in points (24) and goals (9), while finishing fourth in assists (6). He was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team and All-MAC First Team. Academically, Bevin was named a Capital One First Team Academic All-American, Capital One Academic All-District 2, NSCAA Scholar Second Team All-American, NSCAA Scholar All-East Region First Team and Academic All-MAC First Team.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer College Cup.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, Division I men's coaches and fans who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.


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- Note that your federal financial aid award package may have to be reduced based upon your scholarship funding. A scholarship must count as a financial aid resource within your financial aid award package. According to federal financial aid rules, a student receiving federal grants and loans cannot exceed the yearly estimated college cost of attendance. The only exception is for students receiving only the Pell Grant in combination with scholarships.
- Contact the scholarship agency regarding when and how you will receive the funds and checks. Make sure Financial Aid & Scholarships receives your private scholarship check by July 1 for the fall semester, Dec. 1 for the spring semester, and April 1 for the summer semester. These dates are to allow enough time to process your money and credit your cashiering tuition and fee account before the semester fees are due.
- Request that the checks be made payable to "UNLV" and mailed to our office.
- Pay all UNLV student account charges by the deadline. Late fees will not be waived for students expecting external scholarships that arrive after UNLV payments are due. If you know your scholarship check will be late, you may wish to enroll in a payment plan to ease your financial burden. More information about a payment plan can be found through the UNLV Cashiering and Student Accounts Office website.
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A trio of high profile Universal films are shaping up for another strong weekend as Mamma Mia! opens in six territories through UPI including South Korea on September 4.The musical adaptation has amassed $263.5m so far and should surge towards the $275m mark over the next week.The action adventure Wanted on $139.8m opens in four including Germany and German-speaking Switzerland on ...
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This is a follow up now that I have more miles on these tires. I am still lovin these tires. This is the original equipment tire for this car and the only tire that feels right. I tried other brands of tires always with negative results. If you own a 5 series BMW don't try to second guess the BMW engineers. I have driven in light snow and ice with no problems. These are not Winter tires and you must use caution as with any other all season tire. Handling is excellent and steering response is superb. The best of all the tires I tried on this car including Continental and Yokohama. No balance issues at all. These tires are straight and true. This tire is the best compromise between high performance and touring. I would say it leans more toward the performance feel with excellent manners.
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DELHI, INDIA: Developing the potential of pilgrim and cultural tourism in India and taking steps for reconstruction of culturally significant cities can contribute as much as Rs 850,000 crores (US$185 billion) to India's gross domestic product and create 33 million jobs by 2020 says Jagmohan, India's minister of urban development and poverty alleviation minister. He spoke today at the inauguration of Annual Travel and Tourism Summit organized by the Associated Chamber of commerce and Industry, on Tourism: Catalyst for Employment and Economic Growth. To give a boost to ethnic tourism, the urban development ministry has begun implementing special schemes to develop culturally significant towns and cities like Varanasi, Madurai and Puri by reconstructing, repairing and sprucing up historical monuments and civic amenities without burdening the public exchequer. He said that a comprehensive blue print for redevelopment of Varanasi city has been drawn up and its implementation initiated. Generally speaking, tourist travel within India is already religious travel, with most destinations being holy sites.


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s the krone big dump fixed version i have spent alot of time on this edit so please dont complain changes are:
-changed spring rates and travel rates of axles
-moved axle height on machine ( avoids sliding)
-changed rear tire size a bit
-dusty skin
-new beacons
-added ESL limiter
-new sounds
I have played 10 hours game time with this edit on TSZ v3 and it works great for me, if you have issues try meddling with some numbers, I HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUE WITH THE BUNKER FLIPPING WHEN YOU BUY, all i did was move my store place 1 and 2 with giants to an open area and 9-10 times it lands the right away
Krone v12 -kyosho
beacons -Eddy
Sounds -Samn
It works well but which key must we use to empty the dumper box ?
Fix the issue with the flipping dumper, please. This MOD is very nice, but completely UN usable in it's current state. I see you're happy with it, for YOUR games, but no one else will touch it after spending FORever trying to unflip your dumper box.


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January Jones Totally Wants Jon Hamm, Needs To GET UP OFF MY MAN, BITCH
Uh, Photo Boy wrote that headline.
Here's the cast of Mad Men ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning where you'll notice January Jones spent the whole time making googly eyes at Jon Hamm because she's an adulterous whore who's apparently too drunk all the time to find her way to the abortion clinic in case Jon didn't know that. Did you know that, Jon? God, you're dreamy.
Did I say headline? I meant post. Photo Boy wrote this whole post. I should probably have a talk with him.
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December 3, 2005
Meeting with Congressman Price
As I mentioned the other night, I went to see Rep. Tom Price at a Q&A meeting this morning. I actually got to sit down with the Congressman for about 5 minutes, and discuss some of the things on my mind. As I mentioned to Rep. Price, there's not much that I could be upset about, as he seems to have a knack for supporting the same things I do. After thanking him for his co-sponsorship of the FairTax, and the usual pleasantries, we got down to the meat of my concerns.
I asked him first about spending. I've said before that I'm a big fan of tax cuts, but cutting taxes while raising spending is just insane. Price said that the biggest problem that he sees is that nobody, on either side of the aisle in Washington, seems to have the desire to cut spending. He pointed out that it has been a decades-long shift that people in Washington have ceased to believe that their job is legislating, but that it has now become bringing home federal dollars. If both the Republicans and the Democrats simply don't care about reining in spending, it's just not going to happen. And that's where we find ourselves today.
He specifically mentioned accountability, in so much as he is hoping (trying?) to get the appropriations process changed so that each earmark has the name of the congressman who requests the earmark clearly demarked on the bill. He said that he often has trouble finding out who is actually requesting certain earmarks when they come out of committee. I suggested the idea that Jon Henke of QandO came up with, that each individual earmark be brought before the entire House for a vote. The Congressman (rightly) pointed out that there are thousands of earmarks, and they simply don't have time to do this. While I would hope that this might actually reduce the total number of earmarks, I can see his point. Either way, we need some sort of transparency/accountability on the budgetary process.
He also mentioned his support for a balanced budget amendment. I asked how this would work, especially in the face of natural disasters such as Katrina. He mentioned that below a certain level of expenses in the case of war/natural disaster, offsets would be required to be made to ensure that we stay at a balanced budget. There would be an escape route in the face of certain large-scale spending needs. I think this is something that would definitely be a major step in the right direction.
Last on the spending front, we discussed the growing schism in the libertarian/Republican coalition over fiscal responsibility. Price pointed out that the recent $50B spending cuts, which he also expressed that they are paltry compared to the overall budget being that they're over 5 years, only passed 217-215. Considering the current breakdown in the House, he mentioned that there might be some Republicans, but not all that many fiscal conservatives.
On spending, he seemed to be genuinely upset at the spree our current Congress has gone on. I think he understands that there is a backlash building, and can't stand that his fellow Republicans are becoming Democrat-lite.
After spending, I decided to bring up the idea of Social Security reform. I wanted to know whether or not this was a done deal. He mentioned that the President was still pushing for this, but that he didn't think the Congress would do anything until after the '06 elections.
At this point, I think I caught him off guard a little bit. I asked, "Do you think that the push will be for private accounts, or that they'll go all the way and institute means-testing?" I think most conservatives prefer the idea of private accounts, but I've worried that it would increase the footprint of government on our stock market, and don't like that idea very much. I'd much rather that they simply means-test the program, since you know that the system will never allow the poor elderly to go without, no matter whether they squander their private accounts or not. You might as well just give us a payroll tax break and means-test.
I think Price was a little surprised, and I think he wasn't quite expecting that question. He mentioned that if the Republicans do well in '06, they might shoot for private accounts, otherwise they may do something smaller like limited means-testing. I think he sees private accounts as more politically palatable than my plan, especially with the support of the President, but at least I got the chance to explain why I prefer means-testing to private accounts.
Last, we talked a little bit about blogs. His office is thinking of working with Redstate.org, doing occasional posts there. He then caught me off-guard, asking what blogs I regularly visit. That's a question I wasn't expecting. I was only able to stammer out "Wizbang". I then mentioned the LLP Community, and mentioned that he can find information on that at Eric's Grumbles. I'll probably send him an email to provide some of the links and such.
Overall, it was a good 5 minutes. I think I came away with it thinking as highly or more so of Rep. Price than I did before. For a first-term Congressman, he seems to have his mind exactly where it should be. I never realized when I moved to Georgia that I'd be blessed with a Congressman that I can't rant about how incompetent he is. It's great to be his consituent, not so great to be a blogger in his district!
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- Price pointed out that the recent $50B spending cuts, -
Wouldn't that be more accurately called a $50b spending _increase_ cut?
They are still going to raise spending…just by a little less than they wanted to yesterday.
Only in Washington could a spending increase be called a spending cut.
- I think most conservatives prefer the idea of private accounts, but I've worried that it would increase the footprint of government on our stock market, and don't like that idea very much. -
Wow… You're the first conservative I've heard who has actually expressed concern over that same issue. We Libs have been saying it all along, and every Conservative I know dismisses it, and clings to the Bush propaganda that his plan is nothing but roses and will have no bad consequences. Thank you for pointing that out.
- For a first-term Congressman, he seems to have his mind exactly where it should be. -
Give him time… He'll turn into a statist troll soon enough….
Wouldn't that be more accurately called a $50b spending _increase_ cut?
Of course. It's barely a drop in the bucket. But the bucket was bone-dry before, and we can hope that they might actually put more drops in there. As they say, $50B here, $50B there, pretty soon you're talking real money!
Wow… You're the first conservative I've heard who has actually expressed concern over that same issue.
That's because I'm not a conservative, I'm a small-l libertarian. I tend to stay away from the LP for pragmatic reasons (I'm not for the all-or-nothing approach). I brought up the Republican/Libertarian coalition because if the Republicans don't stop spending, I'll stop voting for them. But I'm all for the government getting out of our lives to the greatest extent possible. And you do that by letting people invest their own money, not by creating a whole new bureaucracy to manage their investments for them.
Give him time… He'll turn into a statist troll soon enough…
Just like Ron Paul, right?
Well done, Brad. Thanks for you hard work.
So that's two, but we still have 433 to rant about!
Yeah, Quincy… You live in Marin, right? You get crazy left-wing liberals to rant about on the local, state, and even the national level. You're pretty much the luckiest blogger alive!
Of course, you get high taxes, a crumbling state infrastructure, an insane cost-of-living, and all the other things that led to my exodus from Cali, but at least you have good things to write about!
conservatives, liberals, libertarians… let me put together a political compass graph for you and your readers sometime.
I have a simple solution for Rep. Price: stop complaining about excessive spending and start voting 'NO' on outragous spending bills, like the highway and energy bills.
Rep. Price and Congress have been increasing spending by 7.5% per year. The country is $8 trillion in debt and 99% has been borrowed from countries like China and Saudia Arbia over the past two years.
Alan Greenspan warned last Friday that our budget and trade deficites are unsustainable. Rep. Price should be held accounatble for voting 'for' these pork bills.
For real solutions and personal accountability, please visit http://www.ControlCongress.com thanks, jk
One thing conspicuously missing from your campaign site there, John– "FairTax".
I'll vote for a Democrat who supports the FairTax over a Republican who doesn't.
I do support the fair tax. Neal even aggreed with me that no tax system will fix out of control spending !!!!!!!!!!! Thanks jk
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A prearranged matter; a contrived affair: The surprise award was a put-up job (1838+)
I could see then that it was a put-up job, this getting me to go up to my sister's house.
He felt at once that it was a put-up job to get him out of the way.
One of the men insisted that he was too damned polite to be honest, and that the American consul yarn was a put-up job.
Take it from me, it was a put-up job by that Calabrian woman.
"To my mind, it is nothing but a put-up job," said Andy flatly.
This looks as if it was a put-up job, with the masks, and everything.
Dare say it was a put-up job between her and those two young men.
Even if it were a put-up job, as most divorces are nowadays, it would damn me.
But she didn't like the idea that perhaps she was the victim of a put-up job.
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Houston TX (SPX) Dec 17, 2013
Researchers from the University of Houston have found a catalyst that can quickly generate hydrogen from water using sunlight, potentially creating a clean and renewable source of energy.
Their research, published online Sunday in Nature Nanotechnology, involved the use of cobalt oxide nanoparticles to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Jiming Bao, lead author of the paper and an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UH, said the research discovered a new photocatalyst and demonstrated the potential of nanotechnology in engineering a material's property, although more work remains to be done.
Bao said photocatalytic water-splitting experiments have been tried since the 1970s, but this was the first to use cobalt oxide and the first to use neutral water under visible light at a high energy conversion efficiency without co-catalysts or sacrificial chemicals. The project involved researchers from UH, along with those from Sam Houston State University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Texas State University, Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC, and Sichuan University.
Researchers prepared the nanoparticles in two ways, using femtosecond laser ablation and through mechanical ball milling. Despite some differences, Bao said both worked equally well.
Different sources of light were used, ranging from a laser to white light simulating the solar spectrum. He said he would expect the reaction to work equally well using natural sunlight.
Once the nanoparticles are added and light applied, the water separates into hydrogen and oxygen almost immediately, producing twice as much hydrogen as oxygen, as expected from the 2:1 hydrogen to oxygen ratio in H2O water molecules, Bao said.
The experiment has potential as a source of renewable fuel, but at a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency rate of around 5 percent, the conversion rate is still too low to be commercially viable. Bao suggested a more feasible efficiency rate would be about 10 percent, meaning that 10 percent of the incident solar energy will be converted to hydrogen chemical energy by the process.
Other issues remain to be resolved, as well, including reducing costs and extending the lifespan of cobalt oxide nanoparticles, which the researchers found became deactivated after about an hour of reaction.
"It degrades too quickly," said Bao, who also has appointments in materials engineering and the Department of Chemistry.
The work, supported by the Welch Foundation, will lead to future research, he said, including the question of why cobalt oxide nanoparticles have such a short lifespan, and questions involving chemical and electronic properties of the material.
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Music to their ears
UW-Eau Claire alumnae reunite to lead State Honors Music Project
April 2004
By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
School music programs in Wisconsin will find no stronger advocates than UW-Eau Claire alumnae Linda Petersen '80, Karen (Sands) Johnson '78 and Connie (Harding) Root '76.
During the late 1970s, the three music education graduates played together in the UW-Eau Claire Symphony Band under the leadership of Dr. Donald George. They share fond memories of their years at the university, and they speak highly of its music education program and how it prepared them for their careers.
But Petersen, director of programs for the Wisconsin School Music Association, Johnson, Denmark High School band director, and Root, Hudson Middle School band director, have much more in common than their UW-Eau Claire degrees. All three are devoted to providing music education to Wisconsin's youth, and they've crossed paths again in their leadership positions with the WSMA's State Honors Music Project.
Leading a nationally respected program
As an employee with the WSMA, Petersen coordinates all aspects of the High School State Honors Music Project, part of a program that offers talented Wisconsin youth the opportunity to rehearse and perform with nationally known conductors in a professional setting. Johnson and Root are serving in multiyear volunteer positions as state chairs of the WSMA's State High School and Middle Level State Honors Projects, respectively. (A fourth UW-Eau Claire music education graduate, Jeff Roy '79, currently is chair-elect of the high school project and will assume Johnson's position when her term ends.)
"Both (Connie and Karen) are doing phenomenal work," Petersen said of her colleagues. "The Honors Project would not be possible without the dedication of our volunteer staff."
Conductors from across the nation who have participated in Wisconsin's State Honors Music Project have given the program high marks. One conductor, Dr. Glenn Block, director of orchestras and opera at Illinois State University, called the Honors Music Project "the top program of its kind in the nation," Petersen said.
Each year more than 2,000 high school students and 1,300 middle school students apply to audition for a spot in one of the honors groups. In their respective roles with the project, Petersen, Johnson and Root help oversee auditions at six different locations on two dates in February for high school students and at six locations on two dates in April for middle school students. They also coordinate details for the 3½-day summer camp attended by the high school honors students, the one-day camp for the middle school participants and the concert performances by all the honors groups in Madison during the Wisconsin State Music Conference in October.
In the midst of all the work, the three UW-Eau Claire grads do manage to find time for reminiscing and laughter about their time together at the university.
"We usually share many memories, a lot of laughs and stories about our college days when we are in the same room," Petersen said.
Dedicated music educators
The extent of their dedication as music educators becomes clear when one considers that for Petersen, Johnson and Root, their work with the Honors Music Project is just one aspect of their careers.
Petersen has been the WSMA's director of programs since 1994. Besides her duties with the State Honors Music Project, she manages the association's music festival list of more than 5,000 titles, state marching band championships and student composition project, among other responsibilities. After graduating from UW-Eau Claire, she taught middle school and high school instrumental and vocal music in Eau Claire. She then was the concert band editor for the Neil A. Kjos Music Co. in San Diego and an editor, author and clinician for Hal Leonard Corp. in Milwaukee. She recently co-authored "Play and Teach Percussion," a percussion course for college music majors and current music teachers published by GIA Publications, Chicago.
"The best part of my job is meeting these talented students who don't know each other in June and see lifetime friendships and phenomenal musical growth develop," Petersen said. "The look in their eyes as they leave the concert stage in October is enormously rewarding."
Johnson began her career in the Denmark school district in 1978, just after her graduation from UW-Eau Claire. In her current position as Denmark High School's band director, she conducts the symphonic and concert bands. Her responsibilities also include but are not limited to the school's marching band, pep band, jazz ensembles and summer band program.
"The best part of my work is the interaction with my students," Johnson said. "We work as a team exploring new music, learning the music and creating a final product. I feel I have the best job in the world, sharing and making music with students who want to play their instruments."
Root began teaching instrumental music in 1977 for the Catholic elementary schools in Chippewa Falls. In 1983 she began teaching at Hudson Middle School, where she now teaches the sixth- and seventh-grade concert bands and the seventh-grade jazz ensemble. She also is pursuing a master's degree in arts education at UW-River Falls, maintains a private trumpet studio and performs regularly in ensembles in western Wisconsin.
"Teaching middle school children is rewarding, exhausting and invigorating," Root said. "I especially enjoy working at the beginning level of instrumental education. Your reward is in observing how quickly they learn and improve."
Arts education advocates
As some Wisconsin school music programs face the threat of budget cuts due to the state's fiscal crisis, Johnson, Petersen and Root are united in their response: Music education in Wisconsin's schools is not optional.
While evidence has shown the importance of music to students' success and well-being, music still is often considered an extracurricular, nonacademic area in the schools, Johnson said.
"It is imperative that music programs continue in our schools for the sake of every child, our society and our culture," she said.
Involvement in music programs also gives students a positive peer group to relate to, Petersen said.
"We cannot eliminate safe and healthy activities for our children," she said. "Everyone believes their program is the most important, but we cannot go backward" in the area of music education.
Root said she feels fortunate to teach in a school system that values highly the "total education of its children" and stressed it is important to be an advocate in districts where education in the arts is threatened.
"The arts are just one component to teaching the whole child," Root said. "Creativity, expression, teamwork, problem solving, self-discipline and self-motivation are just some of the fundamentals enhanced by student involvement in the arts."
Words of wisdom
Johnson, Root and Petersen all have words of encouragement for today's UW-Eau Claire music education students.
Through her course work, involvements with various ensembles and performance opportunities at UW-Eau Claire, as well as through her experiences assisting with music festivals on campus, Johnson said she developed a well-rounded background that helped prepare her for a career as a music educator.
"Be involved and be a sponge at UW-Eau Claire," Johnson said when asked what advice she would give to today's music education students. "You need to be involved in many activities, ensembles, performance opportunities and teaching opportunities to give yourself a variety of experiences to draw upon in the future."
Root noted that being a music teacher is mentally, physically and emotionally challenging, with many music activities taking place outside of the school day. She advised today's university students to consult with advisers about what will be expected of them as music educators.
"University students seeking a degree in music education should find a mentor for information, guidance and encouragement," she said.
Petersen encouraged students with a passion for music to share it with others as music educators.
"It's the most rewarding gift you'll ever give anyone," she said. "Music teachers have enormous influence on the lives of their students."
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With a win over county power Land O'Lakes behind it, the Zephyrhills High School football team flocked to the end zone to celebrate and reflect.
Coach Reggie Roberts told his Bulldogs about the mistakes they just made. He reminded them of the lofty goals still ahead. And before they broke the huddle, with the Friday night lights still shining from their biggest win in years, the players bowed their heads.
"Whose father?" Roberts shouted.
"Our father," his team answered, "who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name…"
Although 50 years have passed since the Supreme Court outlawed mandatory prayer in public schools, faith and football remain intertwined in locker rooms from Plant City to Brooksville.
"The Scriptures say a family that prays together stays together," Roberts said. "I think that makes us closer."
But where Roberts sees unity, others see division.
The Pasco County school district is exploring prayer's place in high school sports, and outside experts suggest the practice blurs the line separating church and state.
"Rather than bringing us together, it may be divisive," said H. Roy Kaplan, the former executive director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews for Tampa Bay. "In order to unite the team, we have to contemplate the diversity."
School officials: prayer not permissible
In parts of Tampa Bay, faith hangs openly over high school football.
Mitchell and Land O'Lakes prayed together at midfield after a recent game. Pasco High has ended practices with the Lord's Prayer. Plant City burst through a banner bearing a verse from the Book of Joshua. Sunlake observed a moment of silence after one of its biggest upsets in school history.
"I'm just thankful for the idea that we can pray…" Roberts said. "That's one thing about Zephyrhills. You're looking at a conservative community, in my belief, that believes in God and believes in the Constitution and how this country was built."
Some religious activities at games — like student-led or silent prayer — are less contested. But just how far the Constitution permits coaches to go remains arguable.
Hours before Friday night's games, Pasco superintendent Kurt Browning and Hernando County officials sent memos to their staffs, reminding them that district employees should not lead prayers with students.
Because coaches are paid with public dollars, they cannot be involved with religious practices while they're conducting district business, Browning said.
"The last thing we need is to have students feeling they are coerced or obligated to be part of that kind of activity," Browning said.
Under a state law passed last year, districts can adopt policies allowing students to deliver inspirational messages before school-sponsored events. No district has done so.
In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional for students to pray over the loudspeakers before high school football games in a Texas school district. Five years ago, a federal appeals court ruled that a New Jersey coach violated the First Amendment by leading his team in silent reflection.
Whenever these cases come to court, those promoting public prayer "lose every single time" because the government would be endorsing religion, said Kaplan, also a professor in Africana Studies at USF.
"It is inappropriate," Kaplan said. "It's not something that should be at all sanctioned by the school systems."
It isn't.
The Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco districts prohibit employees from leading devotional exercises while on the job. Hillsborough's bylaws specifically ban "formal prayer at any school-sponsored event," while Hernando permits moments of silence.
Pinellas allows only student-led prayers — something county athletic director Nick Grasso hasn't seen.
"If a coach sat the team down and said we're going to do an Our Father, that ain't happening," Grasso said.
Pasco athletic director Phil Bell said no one has complained to him about coach-led prayers. Still, he met with school athletic directors this month to reinforce the district's rules: Any prayer must be led by students or limited to moments of silence.
"The rights of any minority," Pasco's policy states, "no matter how small, must be protected."
Community schools, religion interlaced
With the school day finally over on a recent Friday at Zephyrhills, the team left in its orange jerseys to walk to church for pregame dinner and devotional.
A marquee in front of First Christian Church welcomed the Bulldogs before their home game against Mitchell. A dozen volunteers greeted them inside with meat and potatoes and homemade cupcakes.
The players filed past a framed picture of the Last Supper on their way into the fellowship hall. They held hands and circled the Rev. Doug Richardson.
"I'm not doing this to get these kids into pews," Richardson said. "I'm doing it to make a difference in kids' lives."
Richardson said he wanted to provide a good meal for the boys, who might not get many of them at home. He told them they can feel safe here, if they're ever in trouble or need someone to listen. He blessed the teachers and the food and the team. He asked the Lord to grant them a win.
"Amen," the team answered.
No one spoke against it. But that doesn't mean everyone approved, said David Barkey, the Anti-Defamation League's national religious freedom counsel.
Some children might not feel confident enough to speak up, Barkey said. Coaches control playing time and fellow teenagers provide peer pressure, so it's hard to oppose them, even if a player is Muslim or Jewish or atheist.
"Like it or not, religion can be divisive if one religion is favored over the other," Barkey said. "This has nothing to do with hostility toward religion. …It has to do with the fact that we're in a religiously diverse nation."
Even devout followers are unsure of how to balance a team's faith with its diversity.
Many Hernando High teammates worship together on Sundays, and the team holds devotional sessions before games. Two assistants and a volunteer coach are officials in their churches. One of them recently ended a post-practice huddle by asking God to look after the team: "In Jesus' name I pray," the assistant said, "and we should all say, amen."
Hernando captain Jeremiah Jackson said he is unsure of how an atheist would feel in that situation, but he's thought about it.
Opposing the prayer, Jackson said, would be like being the only person at a party who doesn't want pizza. Would you go against the team, or choke down a slice?
"I think our team is based on Christianity…" said Jackson, the son of a pastor. "Right now we know we're not strong in numbers. We can't do this without God."
Religion is an integral part of Zephyrhills, too. Forty-seven churches stand within 3 miles of the football stadium, according to county records. The local AM radio station broadcasts Bulldog football games on Friday nights and gospel services on Sunday mornings.
Roberts remembers saying the Lord's Prayer when he played there in the late 1980s. Two decades later, he continues to lead prayers before practice, to ask God to keep the players safe, and afterward, to say thanks and ask for safe travels home.
Roberts recognizes that not everyone agrees with team prayer. That's why he told his players over the summer to let him know if they're uncomfortable. They don't have to come to churches or join hands. If most of his players didn't want to pray, Roberts said he'd lead a session on the side instead.
But Roberts said his team doesn't want to stop.
Some of his players wear crosses around their necks or pump themselves up before games with gospel music. Most of the Bulldogs went to the voluntary Fellowship of Christian Athletes team camp over the summer. While there, 10 of them accepted Jesus as their savior.
In four years as head coach, Roberts hasn't heard a complaint from a parent or athlete about prayer.
"If any of these young men choose not to (pray), they can still play football, enjoy Zephyrhills football and be a part of this family…" said Roberts, a former deacon.
"If a child wasn't ready to accept Christ then, maybe I'll pray for him. I'll pray for him, but I will not force my religion on anybody."
A message for nonbelievers
With the Bulldogs still finishing their plates at First Christian Church, Roberts finally rose for his pregame speech.
His inspiration came from Luke 14:15-24 — the parable of the great banquet. His voice rose and fell as he paced back and forth in front of the illuminated cross and stained glass.
Roberts' message was more pep talk than sermon. In Jesus' parable, a man invites guests over for a banquet, but they all make excuses. The Bulldogs, Roberts said, had worked too hard for too long to not show up against Mitchell, their toughest opponent of the season thus far.
Would they make excuses? Or would they be ready to feast?
"Even if they don't believe in (Christianity), that's motivation right there," said Jordan Roberts, a Zephyrhills senior receiver and no relation to his coach.
Before the coach finished, he reminded his team that the parable had another meaning. The pastor had given them an invitation, too.
"These doors are always open…" Reggie Roberts said. "That's an individual decision. That's all I'm going to say about that."
Six hours later, after his Bulldogs feasted on Mitchell with a 17-9 win, both teams met at midfield. And before they broke the huddle, with the Friday night lights still shining from above, the players bowed their heads.
Together, they prayed.
Staff writer Bob Putnam and news researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.
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Pop-indie musical group The Strive will perform at Cottey College on Saturday, March 29, at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts.
The Strive is breaking ground with a fiery, infectious spin on today's power-pop vibe on the indie music scene. With heartfelt, very personal lyrics and music, these 20- and 21-year old artists are providing powerhouse performances that are genuine and original. They have shared the stage with Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw, Hawthorne Heights, Yellowcard, and performed on the Warped Tour.
Tickets for The Strive are $5 for adults and $4 for those under age 18 or over age 62. Tickets will be available at the door the evening of the performance.
The Center for the Arts is on the northeast corner of Austin and Tower streets in Nevada, Missouri.


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Sony MDR-XB400 - Violet Purple/White
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- Frequency Response: 5 - 22,000 Hz
- Sensitivity: 100 dB
- Nominal Impedance: 24 Ohms
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Headphone Design
This is the design of the earpieces on the headphones. Some headphones go inside the ear, while others rest on the outside of the ear. This helps you know exactly what type of headphones you will be receiving.
In-Ear: The ear buds go into the ear. Most often, the right and left ear buds are two separate pieces.
Enclosed-Ear: Usually are found on the larger headphones. They rest on top of the ear and have padding for comfort, as well as enclosing the ear to the speaker. This type of headphone helps to filter out surrounding noise.
On-Ear: This type of headphone involves the speaker sitting gently on the ear without going in the ear or sealing it off.
Headphone type refers to the construction of the headphones.
Around the Ear means that the headphones wrap around the ear to provide a secure fit. This is most often seen in active and sports headphones.
Around the Neck means that the headphones wrap around the neck. This is also seen in active and sports headphones.
Earbuds means that the right and left sides of the headphones are separated and will fit securely into the ear. These are small, compact, and user friendly.
Over the Head headphones mean that the right and left speakers are connected with a support that goes over the head and rests on top. This is the typical headphone type.
This is the application that the headphones are designed for. Each application has unique features that make it perfect for particular uses.
DJ: These headphones are durable, loud, and will often allow for one ear listening.
Gaming Delivers explosive sound and allows you to communicate with others.
Home Hi-Fi: These audiophile headphones are engineered to produce high fidelity and accurate audio.
Home/Office: These headphones are designed to produce rich, brilliant sounds that the artists would appreciate.
Sports: Designed for active use. These headphones are made to stay in (or on) the ear during workouts.
Kids: Feature noise limiting technology so that your little ones don't damage their ears listening to music too loud.
On-the-Go: On-the-go headphones are lightweight and often fold up for easy storage and portability.
Student: Compact and rugged enough to survive life in a backpack; inexpensive enough to not hurt the wallet of a student.
Studio: Reproduce music perfectly without any coloration. Look here for reference quality studio monitoring headphones.
Traveler/Airplane: These headphones are compact, lightweight, and have a portable design.
The basic design of the headphones. There are 3 different types:
Open: Have ports that allow air through the back of the diaphragms, enabling the headphones to sound like the music is coming from an outside source.
Closed: Completely sealed and have no air passing through the diaphragms. Sounds like you are in a closed off room.
Semi-open: Have slots or ports in the back of the cup and are partially open. This allows for a mixed sound between an open and closed headphone.
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Corded means that the headphones use a cord to transfer the audio signal.
Bluetooth means that the audio signal is transmitted from your device to the headphones via a Bluetooth connection.
Corded or Bluetooth means that the headphones can be used as corded headphones or as Bluetooth headphones. They have an input in one or both earcups for use as a corded headphone while they also have a built-in battery for use as Bluetooth wireless headphones.
Wireless means that the audio signal is transmitted wirelessly to the headphones.
The Jack Angle refers to the angle of the input jack on the headphone cable.
Straight Jack: Straight plug with no angle.
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Swivel Jack: A swivel jack is able to swivel between a straight plug and an angled plug.
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The physical design of the driver in the headphones.
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A balanced armature driver uses a coil wrapped around an armature which is held in between two magnets until it is stimulated by an electrical current. When stimulated, this armature is magnetized which causes it to rotate one way or the other around a pivot point which moves the diaphragm to create sound. Balanced armature driver headphones are generally earbuds and can have multiple drivers in each earbud.
Dynamic drivers are the most common driver type. They feature a permanent magnet, usually neodymium, a voice coil and a conical diaphragm to drive your music. A dynamic headphone driver looks pretty much identical to any typical home theater speaker.
Electrostatic drivers are made up of an extremely thin membrane, usually a coated PET film, stretched between two metal plates. An electrical signal is applied to the metal plates to create an electrical field which, depending on its polarity, draws the speaker diaphragm toward one of the plates which forces air through the perforations in the diaphragm which generates the sound wave.
Planar Magnetic:
A planar magnetic driver is made up of a large membrane suspended between two sets of oppositely aligned magnets. An electric charge is applied to the membrane to induce movement and produce sound waves.
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Edmunds - Long-Term Test: 2011 BMW 528i
Many of you who read the Insideline Blog, may already know, this is a good real world blog about a car. It's day to day life and updated quite frequently. So triumphs and failures tend to manifest themselves over time. This is a much better over all real world review then some arbitrary test drive by one or two magazine editors.
an auspicious start to say the least. 1st post!
Wow, this is bad...
It doesn't appear this dealership will be winning any customer service awards...
I got a CEL at 3K miles on my "d".Turns out it was the diesel exhaust fluid system that malfunctioned.Given that mine was one of the first vehicles BMW ever made that used that fliud (it was a new technology at the time) I was willing to give tehm a pass.Since the repair things have been fine (18k miles).
Really bad start. I wonder if they put the fuel cap on correctly :rofl:
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