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CHILDREN took over control of their Bolton school — and rather than running amok the clever youngsters proved they were a class act.
Teachers at Pikes Lane Primary School found themselves replaced by bright young things who stood at the front of the class to take the lessons.
Parents had nothing to worry about as the takeover day was organised in a special lesson to help pupils develop their personal skills.
Each child had to prove her or she was right to take over the school, and had to apply for the many different positions.
The successful young candidates planned and led the lessons, while the new support staff team ensured the school day ran smoothly.
Victoria Robinson, deputy headteacher, said: "The takeover day was part of our life skills week.
"The children had to apply for the different positions in school and then spend a day in those roles.
"They gained valuable insight into what a working day is like and also how many people it takes to run an effective school."
She added: "The teachers loved it too.
"They thought the children were fantastic in their roles and worked hard to meet all the criteria of our Learner Profile, including being risk takers, effective communicators, collaborative enquirers and reflective thinkers."
Pupils said running a school and teaching was harder than they thought.
Ayesha Ahmed, in year six, said: "It was a challenging day. However it was really fun.
"You were able to experience what our teachers go through every day and it was hard work.
"After completing my planning, I felt much more confident to stand up in front of the younger children.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EDT)
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This paddle starts at 219th St. and ends in the Mitsubishi Riverwalk of the Bronx Zoo. These trips are approximately two and a half hours on water andhave one portage. On this trip, you will have the opportunity to travel south through Shoelace Park, The Bronx River Forest, The Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo. For those who feel strong, we will offer the opportunity to paddle south for a short distance, portaging another dam, and then returning to the riverwalk. This is the most popular trip with the majority of our groups due to the fact that it is shorter than the full river run, is not as physically challenging ( though you should be fit!), but still provides a rewarding experience on the Bronx River. Please allow approximately 3 and a half hours, which includes time for registration, put in and take out, etc.
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219th street and Bronx Blvd.
Saturday, September 13, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EDT)
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And with good reason: The four members of this Nashville dance-pop group are second-generation musicians raised around industry professionals, and they learned their lessons well. In addition to up-to-the-minute pop topicality, the tracks on the band's second album contain tight hooks, savvy cameos (rap duo New Boyz on single I Like It Like That, Demi Lovato on Why Don't You Love Me) and singalong choruses so insanely catchy that they override any sense of restraint.
Whatever has no sense of tomorrow; it's all about Tonight, Tonight: the girls playing beer pong, the beautiful freaks lighting up the place and the morning-after strange tattoos. If there are memory lapses or hangovers ahead, that's no concern. Right now, Hot Chelle Rae is riding a great buzz. — Brian Mansfield
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Fired Allegheny County jail nurse's federal lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a former Allegheny County jail nurse's First Amendment claim that supervisors fired her to cover up the May 6 death of an inmate, but left open the option that she could pursue a lawsuit in state court.
Sherry Anderson, 44, of Bellevue claimed that the county, Allegheny Correctional Health Services and two supervisors violated three state laws, including the Whistleblower Act, and violated her civil rights.
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On Sunday morning at ten o'clock, Dover lost another of her old
citizens. Jacob Rippel was the person, and his death was not unexpected. For
several years he has been frail, and once or twice before he came very near
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Mr. Rippel was born in Rhein Beirn, (Bavaria) Germany, April 9th, 1816,
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Average SA Commuter Wastes 38 Hours a Year Stuck in Traffic
Research released by the national transportation organization TRIP says the average San Antonian spends $1,780 a year because the state's roads are congested, ill maintained, and frequently unsafe, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
"Statewide, the cost of the public of a road system that has pavement deficiencies, is often congested, and, in many cases, lacks desirable safety features is just over $25 billion a year," TRIP's Rocky Moretti said.
And Moretti says there is also the cost of burning precious gasoline during hours and hours stuck on the highway, looking at nothing but the brake lights of the car ahead of you.
"The average motorist here in the San Antonio area spends an addition 38 hours a year stuck in traffic," Moretti said. "That is almost a full work week that I'm sure people could spend being more productive and doing something more enjoyable than being stuck on the highway."
TRIP, which is funded by a coalition of transportation companies and firms which do road construction, is pushing for approval of Proposition One on the ballot in November. It would allow money that comes into the state's Rainy Day Fund in excess of a benchmark set by lawmakers to go directly to highways, about $1.3 billion a year.
The Rainy Day Fund is replenished from oil and gas severance fees, and is currently overflowing due to the booming Eagle Ford and Cline Shale booms.
Moretti says motorists who don't like toll roads need to realize that they are already paying tolls, in the form of increased wear and tear on their vehicles.
"The worse shape the roads are in, the quicker the roads deteriorate, the quicker you have to be back in the showroom, and that has real costs for you," he said.
He says those extra vehicle operating costs add up to $662 a year for the average San Antonio commuter.
TRIP is also pushing for approval of gas tax increases and other new sources of money to finance additional highway repairs and construction.


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Fresh off the success of her platinum album Pinky Friday, Nicki Minaj will be making an announcement this September about her new album. The album is set to hit stores and online in 2012. In a radio interview with KIIS FM's Jo Jo, Minaj said, "You'll get another album within 12 months. You'll get the announcement for the next album in—and I'm saying the announcement—that you'll get the announcement in September. That's all."
Next week, Minaj will drop the video "Supervrass. Also, Minaj shot Videos for "Did It On'em" and "Fly," Ft. Rihanna. This summer, Minaj will be touring with Britney Spears.
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Published: June 11, 2007 at 12:42 PMWe leave Wednesday morning for our Disneyland Family Vacation and should arrive some time Thursday morning. We will "attempt" to take a ride on it but if the crowds are too crazy, which I expect, maybe the lines at other popular attractions will be shorter. At any rate, if we're able to get on it, I'd be happy to share my experience.
Published: June 11, 2007 at 8:48 PMI have to ride this. I've seen online videos and photos by newspapers and it looks amazing. I can't wait to get on.
Published: June 11, 2007 at 11:16 PMI was there today. The lines were four to five hours long all day long.
Published: June 12, 2007 at 11:09 PMRode it today. Loved it. I waited only about 2.5 hours thanks to being early (20 minutes after opening?).
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Holly Jolly Christmas at Christkindl Market
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Holly Jolly Christmas is a musical marionette variety show presented at the Christmas Castle marionette stage at the Arlington Christkindl Market. The show features fun holiday characters including an ice-skating penguin, a magical toyshop where the toys come to life, acrobatic elves, a dancing snowman, a candy cane juggling teddy bear, and concludes with the sleigh ride entrance of Rudolph and Santa Claus. This holiday themed show is a hit with kids of all ages. The marionettes for Holly Jolly are handcarved and meticulously built by the artists of Le Theatre de Marionette. The show has numerous other fun holiday characters and has a show time of just over 40 minutes. This show makes the perfect family holiday outing. Arrive early for the preshow demonstration on how marionettes are made and how they are brought to life onstage.
Note - Tickets are good for any available show for the day of the event. Please check calendar at letheatre.net to confirm show times.
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The American Jewish Congress today, in a complaint filed with the New York State Commission Against Discrimination, charged that the Arabian American Oil Company refuses to hire Jews both for its Saudi Arabian and its New York operations. The oil company, ARAMCO, operates the American oil concession in Saudi Arabia.
Shad Polier, vice-president of the American Jewish Congress, who signed the complaint stated: "The refusal of ARAMCO to hire Jews for its overseas work has long been notorious. Indeed in a prior proceeding before SCAD in 1950, ARAMCO advised the State Commission that it had an understanding with the Saudi Arabian government to screen all prospective employees for work in Arabia before they applied for Arabian visas, for the purpose of excluding persons of the Jewish faith to whom visas will not be granted."
"Perhaps the Saudi Arabian government will persist in its flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter by its discriminatory anti-Jewish policies, but there is no reason to allow it to export its anti-Semitism to American soil. Nor is ARAMCO entitled to take advantage of the incomparable procurement and hiring facilities of New York State unless it lives up to the requirements of New York laws that forbid religious discrimination in hiring."
Mr. Polier revealed that in 1950 when the issue first arose before SCAD, the Political Advisor for the Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs of the State Department urged SCAD not to have "anything interfere with the existing relationship between the Arabian government and the Arabian American Oil Company" and that SCAD had accordingly held that religion was a "bona fide occupational qualification" for employment in Saudi Arabia
The American Jewish Congress leader declared: "We hope that SCAD will not again yield to this type of pressure from the State Department. Indeed in view of the unanimous adoption by the United States Senate on July 25, 1956, of Senate Resolution 323 in which it declared that any attempt by foreign nations to create religious distinctions among our citizens in the granting of personal or commercial access or any other rights otherwise available to the United States citizens generally is inconsistent with our principles, it is hope that the State Department will cease its interference in behalf of Saudi Arabia and ARAMCO."
Mr. Polier pointed out also that the American Jewish Congress complaint charges ARAMCO with a refusal to hire Jews even for its United States operations, a policy which cannot be defended by citing the visa requirements of Saudi Arabia.


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Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
Fate/Extella is an upcoming action video game in the Fate/stay night series. The game is a single-player action game in which the player takes the role of a "master", who works together with spirits known as servants, who fight large numbers of enemies. The player can name the master, and can decide if they should be male or female. There are sixteen playable servants in the game, divided into eight classes: Saber, Archer, Lancer, Caster, Assassin, Rider, Berserker, and Extra Class. Different servants have different fighting styles: the Saber swordswoman Nero Claudius has powerful sword skills and balanced abilities; the Caster magus Tamamo no Mae can use magic skills; and the Saber swordswoman Attila uses a violent battle style.
For Honor
Carve a path of destruction through the battlefield in For Honor, a brand-new game developed by Ubisoft Montreal studio.
Enter the chaos of a raging war as a bold knight, brutal viking, or mysterious samurai, three of the greatest warrior legacies. For Honor is a fast-paced, competitive experience mixing skill, strategy, and team play with visceral melee combat.
The Art of Battle, For Honor's innovative control system, puts you in total control of your heroes, each with distinct skills and weapons, as you fight for land, glory, and honor. As a skilled warrior on an intense, believable battleground, you annihilate all soldiers, archers, and opposing heroes who stand in your way.
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Bujingai: The Forsaken City
An isolated island-city stands as home to much of what remains of the human race. The ancient technology which annihilated most of the earth has now opened a gateway to a hellish dimension, unleashing a horde of demons upon the city.
One warrior, armed with a pair of swords and an arsenal of magic spells, goes to battle the army of demons.
This warrior's name is Lau, and thousands will die by his hand.
Ninja Gaiden Black
In Ninja Gaiden Black you can reprise the role of Ryu Hayabusa, ninja extraordinaire. This sequel to Ninja Gaiden supplies a new story and new missions, plus two more difficulty settings and cinematic cut scenes that provide background about the protagonist. Ninja Gaiden Black also incorporates the additional content from Hurricane Packs 1 and 2 and includes unlockable content such as the original arcade version of Ninja Gaiden.
Combat of Giants: Dragons
Battle of Giants: Dragons is a DS game that gives young gamers to the chance to play with the most impressive creatures they had always dreamed of: Dragons. Feel the adrenaline rush of creating, controlling, customizing and battling with your very own fierce creature.
Kick-Ass: The Game
Kick-Ass is a fully 3D action fighting game set in the third-personperspective, where the player can play and control modern day superheroes based on the super characters found in the film of the samename. Gamers will be able to play as the three primary characters inthe film - Kick-Ass, Hit Girl, and Big Daddy. The story-driven gamedraws heavily from the strengths of the intellectual property; anaction combat game where the characters finally grow sick of the crimearound them, and decide that they will do something about it.Featuring multiple environments within New York City, players will befaced with twelve story missions plus 2 bonus rounds and encounterfrantic super hero action as they face petty thugs and powerful mobbosses. Players will also have a blast with sub-missions andmini-games, to add even more gameplay to the mix. Staying true to theintellectual property, the game will feature visceral combat andplenty of gore, as the player's main goal is to bring justice back tothe city, no matter what the cost!
Musou Orochi Z
Musou Orochi Z (無双OROCHI Z Musō Orochi Zetto?), is a 2009 hack and slash video game developed by Koei and Omega Force for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows. Z is the third installment of the Warriors Orochi series, a crossover video game of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series. Musou Orochi Z was intended to be a combination of the first two games with more characters and stages on an updated gaming platform. The game was released in Japan for PlayStation 3 on March 12, 2009 and released on Microsoft Windows platform on November 27, 2009[1]. Koei had planned to release the game as Warriors Orochi Z in North America and Europe, but those plans have since been cancelled.[
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Join Astro, the robotic superhero with a human mind, in a quest to reunite the robotic race with humans. Astro uses his seven super abilities to face off against the likes of Atlas, Blue Knight, and more than 40 other characters. The game brings classic 2D gaming to the Game Boy Advance along with an original seven-episode story. Playing as Astro Boy, you'll learn about justice, compassion, evil, courage, and the history of Astro Boy--all while building Astro's Omega Factor and strengthening his character and superhuman abilities.
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno is an epic single player, third-person action adventure game inspired by "Inferno", part one of Dante Alighieri's classic Italian poem, "The Divine Comedy." Featuring nonstop action rendered at 60 frames-per-second, signature and upgradable weapons, attack combos and mana-fueled spells and the choice of punishing or absolving the souls of defeated enemies, it is a classic Medieval tale of the eternal conflict with sin and the resulting horrors of hell, adapted for a new generation and a new medium.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
On Hellblade, we will double down on what we do best to give you a deeper character in a twisted world with brutal, uncompromising, combat.
We are embracing the creative spirit that comes with independence without letting go of the stunning production values that we are known for. It's not indie, it's not AAA. This is a third way. its independent AAA.
It's about making a more focused game experience that isn't trying to be all things to all people but satisfies a particular gaming itch. It's about being in command of our creativity so that we can give you what you want from us at a lower price.
It's very early days in the project but we are opening our doors and inviting you to join us every step of the way. We want to show you how we make this game warts and all so that you can be part of this journey.
The game is dedicated to our fans and supporters.
Glory Quest
Glory Quest is a 2d top-down hack and slash RPG
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Dead Island 2
Welcome to Zombie California! Slay and survive with style in this co-op playground. Explore the vast Golden State, from lush forests to sunny beaches. Wield a variety of over-the-top, hand-crafted weapons against human and undead enemies. Upgrade your vehicles, grab your friends, and take a permanent vacation to the zombie apocalypse. Paradise meets hell and you are the matchmaker!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
True to classic TMNT-style gameplay and atmosphere, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an energetic, blazing beat 'em up with four-person, local, drop-in/drop-out co-op (Wii system from Nintendo, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system only) and features character upgrades, secondary items, and multiple gameplay modes. It offers an authentic Turtles storyline, encompassing franchise-favorite characters and locations from the animated series, unfolding through animated cut scenes and in-game events.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore. Brought to life visually through the trademark visceral style of renowned artist and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Reckoning brings a new level of intense action combat to the RPG genre.
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Kingdom Hearts: Union X
An updated version of Kingdom Hearts: Unchained X. It will be released as an update to the base game. It includes A new story mission and adds a multiplayer feature, called Union cross, that allows up to 6 players to complete missions together.
A member of an ancient witch clan and possessing powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated all-out action. Outlandish finishing moves are performed with balletic grace as Bayonetta flows from one fight to another. With magnificent over-the-top action taking place in stages that are a veritable theme park of exciting attractions, Bayonetta pushes the limits of the action genre, bringing to life its fast-paced, dynamic climax combat.


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Trading options requires a different set of rules than trading stocks. With Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), an option should be owned following a dip when the probability of a catalyst run is imminent. Options lose money if the stock stalls and you get killed if the stock goes down. As I've said before, options are a great way to make money but not a great way to keep money.
To purchase a sizable position in Apple options right now would be a rookie mistake. Apple has now run $101 over a 73 day period. The stock is $38 higher than its prior high. Comparing these metrics to past performance reveals this run to be the highest in terms of total dollars (the second highest was $94 in July 2011), and the third highest in terms of duration (the highest was a 125 day run that ended the week of February 14, 2011) over the last two years. Is Apple closer to the top end of its range or is it closer to the bottom end? Rule #1 states you do not purchase Apple options at a top. Taking this Mega Run into consideration maintains our conviction that Apple stock should be utilized as we try and eke out the final gains, not options.
What kind of selloff are we waiting for? The average correction after a Mega High is $40 over a 14 day period. We do believe that Apple will experience a nice run in March that coincides with the iPad 3 release. An iPad 3 run would likely begin the same time it did last year, sometime around February 24th. That means we have 18 more days in the danger zone.
As is always the case at a Mega High, it is difficult to imagine a potential downside catalyst, but when the market is finally ready to correct it always comes up with the ammunition to do so. The worst thing we could do would be to abandon our strategy and fully load the portfolio. The minute we buy a 50% allocation of AAPL options it would put us at severe risk of losing all prior profits. I know how strong the temptation can be to buy back in but remember that the last 10 Apple runs were followed by 10 selloffs. Stock prices never go up forever. Especially Apple. Last year at this time it was Libya and Saudi Arabia which caused an oil spike and subsequent correction. What will it be this year? So far no negative catalyst has been able to provoke the market. The European crisis is tired. Investors are indifferent to Greece. The violence in Syria is being ignored. Employment is improving. Housing seems to have bottomed. It will be interesting to see which negative economic variable takes the stage in February.
As we wait for the selloff, Apple fundamentals continue to show remarkable strength. According to the NPD group the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS took the top three spots for U.S. smartphone sales in the holiday quarter. The Samsung Galaxy II came in fourth place. Hearing this kind of data is mind boggling. It confirms the thesis that Android was only gaining traction because the iPhone was exclusive to AT&T. The Tim Cook market share legacy is happening before our eyes. In another piece of news, Halliburton announced that it is transitioning from the Blackberry platform to Apple's iOS. Halliburton employs 70,000 staffers in more than 70 countries. It has taken Halliburton five years to decide to make the transition which is typical for the enterprise sector. How many more Halliburton's are out there for Apple? Enterprise adoption represents at least a 5-10 year moat for iPhone dominance. The iPhone market share story is firing on all cylinders.
Disclosure: I am long AAPL.


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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to computer systems, and more particularly to a graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer system which provides mouse-driven, dynamic customization of features of the interface such as pull-down menus, status bars, toolbars, and command items.
2. Description of Related Art
The basic structure of a conventional computer system 10 is shown in FIG. 1. Computer system 10 has at least one central processing unit (CPU) or processor 12 which is connected to several peripheral devices, including input/output devices 14 (such as a display monitor, keyboard, and graphical pointing device for the user interface, and a permanent memory device such as a hard disk for storing the computer's operating system and user programs), and a temporary memory device 18 (such as random access memory or RAM) that is used by processor 12 to carry out program instructions. Processor 12 communicates with the peripheral devices by various means, including a bus 20 or a direct channel 22. Computer system 10 may have many additional components which are not shown, such as serial and parallel ports for connection to, e.g., modems or printers. Those skilled in the art will further appreciate that there are other components that might be used in conjunction with those shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1; for example, a display adapter connected to processor 12 might be used to control a video display monitor, and a memory controller may be used as an interface between temporary memory device 18 and processor 12. Computer system 10 also includes firmware 24 whose primary purpose is to seek out and load an operating system from one of the peripherals (usually the permanent memory device) whenever the computer is first turned on.
With further reference to FIG. 2, conventional computer systems often employ a graphical user interface (GUI) to present information to the user. In the example of FIG. 2, a generic application program entitled "Document Manager" is presented by the GUI as a primary application window (parent window) 26 on a display device 28 (i.e., video monitor). In this example, the application window has several secondary, enclosed windows (child windows) 30, 32 and 34 which depict the contents of various files that are handled by the program. A menu bar 36 with a standard set of commands, a toolbar 38, and a status bar 39 may also be provided as part of the GUI, to simplify manipulation and control of the objects (e.g., text, charts and graphics) within the child windows.
Toolbars can be provided as rows or columns, and have several buttons comprising textual icons, non-textual (graphic) icons, or icons having both graphic and textual elements. The depicted toolbar 38 includes, for example, three common edit-type buttons 40, 42 and 44 used respectively to "cut," "copy" and "paste" file objects.
Each of these buttons can be easily activated using the graphical pointer 46 controlled by a pointing device (e.g., mouse) connected to the computer which is manually actuated.
Status bar 39 includes a message field providing an indication of, e.g., the current program state, or object attributes (such as the current font to be used for textual objects). The message changes as various objects or commands are selected. Sometimes programmers find it useful to include additional action objects, or buttons, on the status bar. Since status messages are typically less than the full length of the bar, these additional buttons take up otherwise unused space. Two buttons 45 and 47 are shown with status bar 39.
As further seen in FIG. 3, when a given word on the menu command line 36 is activated, the GUI displays a pull-down menu, such as pull-down menu 48. A pull-down menu has several lines, and a given line can provide a single command or provide a link to a further pull-down menu. A pull-down menu can offer even more helpful information by indicating, on the corresponding lines, special keystrokes or keystroke combinations that can be used to activate the pull-down commands even when the pull-down menu is not being displayed. FIG. 3 also illustrates how the message on status bar 39 changes when the "Edit" command is selected, to read 37 Change this document (undo, undelete, cut, copy, paste, . . . )". The pull-down menu items, toolbar icons, and status bar buttons are generally referred to herein as "command items."
In graphical applications it is very common for there to be a one-to-one mapping between individual menu bar pulldowns and toolbar items. For instance, if the user selects the "Edit" feature on command line 36 (using either the pointing device or the keyboard), pull-down menu 48 is displayed, and includes pulldowns "Undo," "Cut," "Copy," "Paste," "Clear," "Find," and "Replace" (the underlined letters in these words correspond to the keystrokes on the keyboard which can be used to select the pulldowns while the pull-down menu is displayed). Of these seven pull-down items, three of them thus correspond to toolbar items;
namely, the second, third and fourth lines respectively correspond to buttons 40, 42 and 44. The other four lines on pull-down menu 48 have no corresponding buttons in the depicted toolbar 38, although many application programs allow the user to customize toolbars (e.g., add buttons for other pulldowns).
Pull-down menus, toolbars and status bars (generally referred to herein as "command structures") offer a mechanism for executing special program commands. However, in today's complicated applications, there are often functions presented via the user interface which are not regularly used, taking up display area, and possibly confusing the end user. There are also valuable functions which are not easily accessible. Present GUIs do not present an easy or intuitive way to allow end users (or system administrators) to tailor the user interface so that it makes sense and is more efficient for them.
Although many applications allow some level of customization of the interface, this functionality is limited. For example, alternate pull-down menus may be provided with short versus long menus, or advanced versus novice menus, but the alternate menus are restricted to certain preselected commands. Status bars can similarly allow the presence or absence of only certain preselected items, with no positional control. Toolbars can be modified to include different items, and allow some positional control, but the current methods involve displaying a separate window wherein the user can select items from an "available item" list box and add them to a "displayed items" list box, or use check-boxes to select the items desired for the toolbar. Once the user is done, an "OK" button in this window is selected, and the application GUI (toolbar, menu, or status bar) is then updated with the new item(s). This form of user control is indirect and the visual feedback is delayed. There is also very limited function capability provided to allow an administrator to create and maintain a customized, user interface layout. The few applications that provide for some level of administrator customization provide it through macro language programming, rather than direct manipulation.
In light of the foregoing, it would be desirable to devise an improved method of dynamically customizing menus, status areas, or tool bars of an application. It would be further advantageous if the method were to allow an administrator to create different customized versions of a product tailored to different users, and then preserve these altered user interfaces. For example, a systems administrator could create different interfaces for users with different security privileges or different skill levels.
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide an improved graphical user interface (GUI) having command structures such as pull-down menus, toolbars and status bars.
It is another object of the present invention to provide such a GUI which allows the simple and intuitive customization of such command structures.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide such a GUI which allows a system administrator to create and safeguard different customized versions of the command structures for different users.
The foregoing objects are achieved in a computer system generally comprising a display device, a pointing device (mouse), and program instructions for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display device. The GUI includes a window having a command structure, and further including a graphical pointer controlled by the pointing device, wherein the program dynamically modifies the command structure in response to direct manipulation of the command structure using the graphical pointer. The command structure may be, e.g., a toolbar, a pull-down menu, or a status bar. These structures may be modified using a direct manipulation "drag-and-drop" procedure familiar to mouse users. The command item can be dragged from a first location within the command structure to a second location within the same command structure, simply moving the position of the item within that structure. The command item can also be dragged from a first location within the command structure to a second location outside of the command structure, such as to a trash bin provided by the GUI (for deletion of the item), or to a second command structure (for moving or copying the item, e.g., from a toolbar to a pull-down menu). In the latter case, a pop-up window may be generated by the GUI to allow a user to select a modification operation to apply to the command item (i.e., the "Move" operation versus the "Copy" operation).
The customized version of the GUI which is created by modification of the toolbars, status bars, or pull-down menus can be saved, and can be further maintained with password protection, allowing a system administrator to lock the GUI in order to provide more reliable support for various user groups. The new GUI structure remains in effect until it is changed or reset to the application's original default settings.
The above as well as additional objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed written description.
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives, and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional computer system;
FIG. 2 is an illustration of a computer display showing a conventional graphical user interface (GUI) which employs a menu bar, a toolbar, and a status bar to allow simplified execution of program commands;
FIG. 3 is an illustration of the GUI of FIG. 2 wherein a menu bar command has been selected, resulting in the display of a pull-down menu, and a change in a status message;
FIG. 4A is an illustration of a computer display showing a GUI designed in accordance with the present invention to provide a mouse-driven method of customizing command structures, wherein a pull-down menu item is being dragged onto a toolbar, specifically, in this example, the "Redo" command;
FIG. 4B is an illustration the GUI of FIG. 4A wherein a pop-up menu appears in response to the drag-and-drop operation of FIG. 4A;
FIG. 4C is an illustration of the GUI of FIGS. 4A and 4B wherein the toolbar has been modified to include the item dragged from the pull-down menu 68; and
FIG. 5 is an illustration of a further implementation of the present invention wherein the GUI provides a dialog box to allow maintenance of the customized command structure configuration, such as the ability to place an administrative lock on the configuration, save the customized GUI, or load a customized GUI.
The present invention is directed to a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI) providing at least two command structures, such as a pull-down menu, a toolbar, or a status bar. The computer system's hardware may include the various components shown in FIG. 1, but the computer system is not necessarily conventional, i.e., it could include new hardware components as well, or have a novel interconnection architecture for existing components. Therefore, while the present invention may be understood with reference to FIG. 1, this reference should not be construed in a limiting sense. The GUI of the present invention may further be adapted for use with existing operating systems such as OS/2 (a trademark of International Business Machines Corp.) or Windows 98 (a trademark of Microsoft Corp.). Users of these systems are accustomed to interfacing with status bars, toolbars, and items selectable from menu bar pulldowns.
With reference now to FIGS. 4A-4C, the present invention introduces the concept of dynamically customizing GUI command structures provided by an application, via direct manipulation (during runtime) of the command structures (i.e., the change is committed to the system immediately). The structures may be modified using variations of the standard drag-and-drop protocols that are already familiar to users. According to these protocols, the user selects an item from a first one of the command structures by placing the graphical pointer over the item, and then depressing a button or some set of buttons on the pointing device (e.g., mouse). While the button is still depressed, the graphical pointer is moved from the first command structure to a second command structure.
FIG. 4A depicts the dragging of the "Redo" command from a pull-down menu 50 (which hangs below a menu bar 52) to a toolbar 54. Pull-down menu 50, menu bar 52 and toolbar 54, as well as a status bar 56, are part of the application window 58 presented by a particular application program (or the operating system itself) on a display or video monitor 60 which may be controlled by a video adapter that is connected to the processor of the computer system. FIG. 4A also illustrates how the graphical pointer itself may change appearance during the dragging operation, such as by adding the plus sign "+" to the arrowhead image. In this example, the dragging operation is completed when the mouse button is released as the modified arrowhead 62 points adjacent to (and to the right of) an "Undo" icon 64 on toolbar 54.
In FIG. 4B, the mouse button has been released, resulting in the generation of a pop-up window 66 listing various operations which might apply to the dragged command. In this case, the operations include "Add" (to copy the "Redo" command from pull-down menu 50 to toolbar 54), and "Move" (to delete the "Redo" command from pull-down 50 after copying it to toolbar 54). FIG. 4B illustrates selection of the "Move" command using the graphical pointer. The final result is shown in FIG. 4C, wherein a modified toolbar 54′ has replaced toolbar 54, with modified toolbar 54′ having a "Redo" icon 68 adjacent (and to the right of) "Undo" icon 64.
While the figures illustrate the movement of a command from a pull-down menu to a toolbar, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention can be applied to other command structures, e.g., copying a toolbar command (icon) to a button on the status bar (such as buttons 70 and 72 of status bar 56). The two command structures can be the same type, e.g., moving a command from a first pull-down menu into a second pull-down menu. Additionally, the invention may be adapted to conveniently allow movement of a command within a single command structure, e.g., moving an item within a pull-down menu. In a further enhancement, the user is allowed to alter the text displayed for text menu items, or select from a number of different icons for a particular toolbar command (for example, "Cut" icons could include a pair of scissors, a knife, or a razor blade).
The present invention also allows deletion of one or more items from a command structure by simply dragging the item (command) from the structure into (over) a trash can icon or recycling bin field provided by the operating system GUI. A conventional interface may be provided to allow any command structure to be individually modified, such as by providing a pop-up list box that displays the entire list of all available commands (including items not currently on a particular command structure, such as items previously deleted), from which any command may be selected for addition to or deletion from the command structure.
A keyboard command or GUI item may be provided to allow the user to reset the command items in the various command structures to default values.
In a more advanced implementation, the present invention allows for the maintenance of command structures, such as by a system administrator. A command might be provided under the "Tools" menu bar item, entitled "Save configuration," which brings up a dialog box 74 as shown in FIG. 5. Dialog box 74 allows the administrator (or a privileged user) to enter a name for the current command structure configuration, that is, the collection of information regarding the particular objects and their positions in each pull-down menu, toolbar, and status bar. A checkbox 76 is also provided to lock the configuration for this particular computer system (or this instance of the application that is running on the computer system). If checkbox 76 is marked, then another dialog box (not shown) may be displayed to allow the administrator to enter a password for the system. Thereafter, no changes may be made to any command structure without first entering the password. This feature allows the administrator to create different customized versions of a product tailored to specific user groups (e.g., executive versus data entry clerk versus developer). Locking the interface allows the administrator to provide reliable support and security to each of these groups.
A similar feature can be provided to present a dialog box that allows the administrator to retrieve a pre-defined command structure configuration (using an "Open configuration" command in the pull-down menu under the "Tools" menu bar item).
The configuration can be password-locked without saving it by name. In other words, instead of the aforementioned "Save configuration" command, the "Tools" pull-down menu may include a "Set configuration password" command that simply brings up a dialog box for the password.
The present invention offers many advantages over prior art GUIs, particularly the ability of the user to have complete control over the contents and positions within each of the command areas, via direct manipulation with the mouse. The solutions disclosed here provide the user with intuitive control, complete flexibility, immediate visual feedback, and the ability to lock and save the changes. Moreover, these methods retain current toolbar, status bar and pull-down behavior, and extend their functionality without unduly increasing the visual complexity.
The foregoing techniques can be incorporated into applications or operating systems using standard GUI controls to perform actions, e.g., platform toolkits having user interface libraries in C++, Java, MOTIF, or OS/2 Presentation Manager. The invention could be re-implemented by each application, but would preferably be implemented by the user interface foundation classes for use by application developers.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, this description is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense various modifications of the disclosed embodiments, as well as alternative embodiments of the invention, will become apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention. It is therefore contemplated that such modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
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Fri Aug 17, 2012, 10:41 PM
Omaha Steve (65,571 posts)
Facebook falls to half of public offering price
Source: AP-Excite
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's stock fell to $19 for the first time on Friday, losing half its market value since the company's initial public offering in May.
The stock dipped 87 cents, or 4 percent, to briefly hit $19, just minutes before it closed the trading day at $19.05. Facebook's shares ended the week down nearly 13 percent.
Facebook hit the $19 milestone a day after the expiration of a lock-up period that had previously prevented some early investors and insiders from selling their shares. Stakeholders who owned a combined 271 million Facebook shares before Thursday can now sell their holdings.
A breakdown of just how many major Facebook Inc. (FB) shareholders sold their stock this week won't be available until next week at the earliest, when sellers must disclose such transactions.
FULL story at link.
Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20120817/DA0NCRJG0.html
A Facebook worker waits for friends to arrive outside of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Facebook stock is trading at $19 and has lost half its market value since its May public offering. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 11:05 PM
kestrel91316 (51,666 posts)
1. Cool. When it drops to penny stock status I might buy a few thousand shares just
for the hell of it, lol.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 11:05 PM
Fuddnik (8,846 posts)
2. The sheep got sheared/
Response to Fuddnik (Reply #2)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 01:05 AM
Liberal_in_LA (44,397 posts)
11. they sure did
Response to Fuddnik (Reply #2)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 02:42 AM
vkkv (2,625 posts)
15. Everyone's Facebook pages are simply not worth that much.
Mediocrity in our mod-lite society just might lose for once!
And the dull, personal facts about the users habits and where they surf just does't have that "it", you know?... market value.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 11:06 PM
virgogal (8,374 posts)
3. I hope this is the beginning of the end. I detest Facebook.
Response to virgogal (Reply #3)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 08:53 AM
bupkus (1,981 posts)
18. +1
Response to virgogal (Reply #3)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 09:44 AM
ChairmanAgnostic (28,017 posts)
20. my feeling as well. I just cannot describe why, exactly.
there is something . . . wrong with that setup. I've been on other social networks, and none of them leave me with such a bad taste in my mouth.
Response to virgogal (Reply #3)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:07 PM
Skittles (113,823 posts)
26. I am sick sick SICK of facebook
cannot BELIEVE so many people fell for it
Response to virgogal (Reply #3)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:12 PM
RKP5637 (46,147 posts)
27. +1, FB seems so invasive. I don't group up with the guppies too well and with
all respect to users that seems IMO to be what FB does.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 11:14 PM
onehandle (51,122 posts)
4. Google will fail next.
They make nothing but spam ads. Same as Facebook.
Response to onehandle (Reply #4)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 11:23 PM
Occulus (20,590 posts)
5. No, Google does one hell of a lot more than that
I'll agree that Google has its tendrils in deep too, but nothing at all to the extent Facebook does.
Response to Occulus (Reply #5)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 11:31 PM
onehandle (51,122 posts)
6. Facebook is a fad. Google is attempting to own the Internet.
They are testing the waters of being data pipeline and data controller.
They need to be broken up.
Response to onehandle (Reply #6)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 12:04 AM
JackRiddler (24,862 posts)
7. Pretty much.
Except the fads have united in recent years. There is an informal cartel pumped up by the media and corporate cross-promotion. Plus, people like to have it simple. Facebook, Twitter, the Google properties including Youtube, tumblr and a few others are supposed to be it.
But anyway, Facebook as a business ain't really worth much. Total hype, like AOL in its time. Depends what they buy with the swag they just made.
Response to JackRiddler (Reply #7)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 09:00 AM
onehandle (51,122 posts)
19. One of the smartest Googlers from the time when they did innovation just became Yahoo's CEO
And I think that's significant.
Google's practical/successful properties are search, gmail, and video. All monetized by ads. Android is a loss leader.
They are trying desperately to win at social, but Google+ is a ghost town.
My biggest problem with them is their data spying/mining. They have lost their way and headlines about fines for their practices are making people think twice about paying for their services. As long as they give services away, they will make money. Until better services come along, which will happen.
They are trying to get us to pay them, and people don't want to pay. Now they are trying to launch their own Internet provider service. I have a real problem with one company owning the data infrastructure and the data pipe.
Response to onehandle (Reply #19)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 09:45 AM
ChairmanAgnostic (28,017 posts)
21. goggle+? hmm. never heard of it. Ooops, GOOgle.
Response to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #21)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 03:52 PM
David Zephyr (22,785 posts)
24. You can yahoo her.
You can "yahoo" the new CEO. She's Marissa Meyer and she is friggin' brilliant.
Response to onehandle (Reply #19)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 03:51 PM
David Zephyr (22,785 posts)
23. Savy observation, onehandle. Yahoo's sitting in a very good position now.
I yahoo now as much as I google. Yahoo can be a verb, too.
Marissa Mayer is brilliant.
Response to onehandle (Reply #4)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 12:36 AM
BlueStreak (8,377 posts)
10. Facebook and Google are opposites. The Wall Street sheep herd never understood that. They still do
Google has a very viable revenue strategy because of a simple proposition. People go to Google when they are looking for things, looking for products, looking for information. That's what Google does. It is a sensible proposition to advertise on Google because there is a good chance that the person is searching on Google with the intent to make a purchase decision. My experience with Google ads in a travel industry setting was a 5% conversion rate. That is to say, if I paid $1.00 per click on Google, then that would cost me $20 per actual customer. Expensive, but a reasonable business proposition, and less than commissions through some other agencies.
Facebook is nothing like that. People are on Facebook for mostly narcissistic reasons. To some extent they are wanting to interact with others, but most of it is just vanity. There seems to be no limit to narcissism -- that seems to be infinite. But it does not translate to any sensible advertising model. The conversion rate is so close to zero that we might as well call it zero. If I spend even 10 cents per click on Facebook ads, it would probably cost me hundreds of dollars for ever actual paying customer that came from Facebook.
There is nothing Facebook can do to change that cruel reality. Facebook isn't a search engine. It is an electronic mirror. "Mirror mirror on the wall ..." Perhaps somebody advertising Botox or boob jobs would find Facebook ads to work, but that isn't enough to save Facebook.
Response to BlueStreak (Reply #10)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 05:54 PM
AntiFascist (10,942 posts)
25. CIA venture funding started up Google...
how come this fact is no longer available when you "Google" it?
"What we didn't go into as much was the fact that In-Q-Tel was an early investor in the technology on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Palantir makes software that integrates data together from a wide array of resources and databases.
It's one of the best programs at coordinating the vast databases accumulated by the U.S. intelligence apparatus. It assembles comprehensive dossiers on objects of interest, collated from the sprawling databases of intelligence agencies."
Response to AntiFascist (Reply #25)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:22 PM
RKP5637 (46,147 posts)
28. Exactly!!! And, I'm always amazed at how many don't understand that what is
free on Google comes with a lot of strings attached, tentacles into vast privacy invasion and many willingly click away and enter vast amounts of personal information, traits, trends, interests, etc., etc. into Google and the like.
I also have a suspicion that Google drops a lot of results out of searches as not intended for serf consumption. I don't have the results in front of me, but often I've looked for things in Google that don't seem to be there anymore. I've done no proactive searching for this, but just a nagging sixth sense telling sometimes what I've seen over the years is now gone.
Also, sometimes, my technical searches present me with pages and pages of ads. I realize this is important for their revenue, but sometimes it seems a bit overbearing.
Response to RKP5637 (Reply #28)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:58 PM
AntiFascist (10,942 posts)
30. Case in point...
many of the previous DU postings about questionable seed funding of Google no longer seem to be accessible. I know there was even a legitimate article, I think on C-Net about this...but now seems to be scrubbed.
Response to AntiFascist (Reply #30)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 07:47 PM
malokvale77 (4,879 posts)
31. Exactly...
Yesterday I was searching for an article I had read that connected a Swedish banking family with Julian Assange and Eric Holder. I had seen it about a month ago and now it has disappeared.
Response to AntiFascist (Reply #25)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 06:26 PM
JackRiddler (24,862 posts)
36. And Peter Thiel of In-Q-Tel was the key VC "angel" for Facebook.
Small world.
Response to onehandle (Reply #4)
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Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 12:18 AM
crimson77 (305 posts)
8. I have never clicked on one ad on Facebook.
That is the problem they face. I used to love Facebook when it first came out. Now, it is just something I check once a day. There are only some many baby pictures, lunch pics and peoples political rants. If I want a political discussion I will come hear or Kos. I don't need it from some kid I kind of know who friended me from high school.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 12:31 AM
XemaSab (60,212 posts)
9. I'm the only person on a social networking/blogging site who will admit to liking facebook?
I have three major circles there: people I know from real life, people I know from other places on the internets (including DU), and other bird nerds.
Where else would I learn that "Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan" is an anagram of "My ultimate Ayn Rand porn?"
I suspect that people who don't like it don't have the right friends.
Response to XemaSab (Reply #9)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 01:06 AM
Liberal_in_LA (44,397 posts)
12. I hate facebook
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 01:35 AM
jsr (7,712 posts)
13. Where is the button for like this thread
and tell the little scammer to go Zuck himself.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 01:36 AM
SunSeeker (24,764 posts)
14. Suckers. nt
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 03:40 AM
iamthebandfanman (7,959 posts)
16. lol
wish i could say i didnt see this coming
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:42 AM
sendero (28,552 posts)
17. As much as I hate Wall Street..
.... anyone foolish enough to believe that Facebook was worth anywhere near the IPO price deserves to be separated from their money.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 02:26 PM
banned from Kos (4,017 posts)
22. A good growth company like FB should be worth 20x earnings.
2013 eps = .63c.
20 x .63 = $12 ish per share. (still too high)
Response to banned from Kos (Reply #22)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 10:51 PM
BlueStreak (8,377 posts)
33. Absolutely. That should be the starting point for valuation.
Instead most of the analyst jokers are still going with the PE based on the fictitious "expected future earnings" which will not materialize in Facebook's case. In the US, the engagement level has already peaked and is going downhill. There is still growth in third world countries, but these aren't going to be as attractive to advertisers for years.
Most analysts are hanging their hat on the mobile monetization problem (there aren't enough pixels on cell phones for a lot of ads, and people really don't want their cell phone cluttered with ads. But the Facebook problems are more fundamental, and really have very little to do with mobile.
It is just a business case that never made sense.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:26 PM
DontTreadOnMe (2,442 posts)
29. I heard MySpace is coming back into fad!
The sheep got sheared... total suckers.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 11:20 PM
TeamPooka (11,128 posts)
34. "Like"
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 11:25 PM
Sabriel (5,035 posts)
35. I'm experiencing Schadenfriende
The joy one takes in others' Facebook investment mistakes.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 07:12 PM
petronius (25,910 posts)
37. So a super-hyped company that produces basically nothing and which lost a big
advertising client shortly before the IPO turned out to be worth a lot less than its owners wanted (and managed) to sell it for? I'm having trouble figuring out how this qualifies as 'news'.
Sucks for the people who have - in the short term at least - lost, but I think the lesson has been known for a decade and more that "internet business!" =/= "free money!"...
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 07:07 AM
MrSlayer (22,143 posts)
38. This was a sucker bet from the door.
I wish I knew how to bet against stocks, I would have cleaned up.


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The dairy operation had grown to all of 23 milking cows when a 17-year-old Robbie MacDonald left school to join his father Ronald to work the family farm.
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Robbie MacDonald gestures towards a cow as his brother Mike looks on. The pair own and operate Ponds Edge Farms in Little Pond with their brother Kent.
©THE GUARDIAN/Jim Day


text: Good man Konan keeping the tradition of this thread up. So far, it seems like we're doing all three German dates, and eagerly awaiting some other announcements. 2012 was very good to a few of us old members here with the snakepit passes for Prague and Lisbon. All I need is one meet n'greet and get the diamond plating of the JH-2 signed!. Had the chance at Download 2012 when a friend won the meet n'greets.... but the "buyer" of my JH-2 didn't want it signed by Hetfield. Prick. Fingers crossed. Can't wait for the upcoming summer :)