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Unfortunately for me, I bought a quaker without research.
About three years ago, I went to Uncle Bills Pet Store to purchase a cockatiel. When we went to see the birds, the cockatiel I had wanted had been sold. I began looking at the others, as well as interacting with them when I happened to see the small green quaker. I imidiately inquired about the curious bird, and I was told that the quaker was an excellent family bird--just the same as a cockatiel. This fact reigned true...for the first few months.
Soon after, the quaker (named Sammy) chose me as his one and only. When this was accomplished, Sammy began seeing my younger sister as a rival. His loud screeches and irritated behavior escalated dramatically everytime my sister came into my room to spend time with me. I still believe what Sammy was experiencing was jelousy. He hated the fact that my sister could get to me when he couldn't. This jelousy soon formulated into a grudge. Now, everytime Sammy sees my sister, he grabs ahold of the nearest item and clamps down on it, shaking it with all his might. This is how he relieves his frustration, but it's not very pleasent when he ends up putting a hole or two in my shirts.
Although, it is rather humerous when Sammy is wandering around on my bedroom floor and my sister walks in. Sammy immideately chases her off, laughing hystarically at his triumph. I try not to laugh with him, and most times make him go back into his cage for a while. But nothing I do is able to change his behavior.
And although I'm his 'one and only', he 'tattles' on me. Sam knows that when my mom comes in the room and says 'good night' that he is able to fore me to bed at any time he chooses. He'll sqwauk once to let me know it's time for bed, then he'll proceed to tell me 'night night'. If I don't listen, he'll throw a huge fit, only pausing to say 'Oh-o' when he hears my mom coming down the hall. He's silent as she yells at me, and proceeds to laugh when she closes the door, proclaiming 'night night' again. However, anytime I choose to say 'night night' and cover his cage, he's pleasently happy to go straight to sleep.
I love my quaker immensley, and will never give up on him. But as many posts on this topic have stated, quakers require a lot of patience and dedication.
So far, Sammy is a healthy three-year-old. He's never experienced plucking nor medical issues. But as for his behavioral issues, I have learnt to deal with them since none of the other remedies seem to work.
They're funny little guys...that's for sure.
(That's Sammy)


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Fingers: Cracked Fingertips
My fingertips keep splitting open. I moisturize and use additive-free chalk but my hands still dry out. Any suggestions?
Dhill | Rock and Ice Forum
I HEAR YOU. The other day I broke two fingernails so far back it hurt my elbow.
I met a German woman in France a decade ago. She was mid 40s. "Do you mind giving me a belay on your route so I can warm up?" she politely asked.
"Sure, have you done it before? It's 5.12d..."
"No, but it should be fine."
FedEx'ed into oblivion was more like it. She paused just once to smile gratefully and wipe her hands on her pants! Holy Catwoman, Batman. She didn't use chalk!
Chalk is a drying agent with or without the extraneous additives. Grinding it under your nails is akin to applying a slow-burn oxyacetylene torch. If you don't like cracked nail beds, the easiest option is to quit using chalk. Or simply use it much less.
For most climbers, chalk is a security addiction that needs some metaphorical Narcan. Try warming up without it. Try your project without it. Think of boobies. That's what I do. Not only does it give me that warm and fuzzy sense of security -- I was weaned too early -- but I get to the top much more quickly if I spend less time with one hand flapping around my ass.
Also, try rubbing a little barrier cream, like a zinc-based diaper cream, under your nails before you climb.

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A SEX fiend who repeatedly abused a young boy and girl has been jailed for 16 years, after being brought back from Spain to face justice more than 30 years on.
Burnley Crown Court heard an international arrest warrant was drafted for Allan Jones, 72, after the allegations first came to light in 2011.
But it was only in May this year that the former Nelson lorry driver was arrested by Spanish police at his home in the small town of L'Olleria, halfway between Valencia and Benidorm.
He was held in Valencia initially before being transferred to Madrid, where he spent 32 days in prison before he was flown back to the UK, to appear before Blackburn magistrates on June 14, the court heard.
Jones was initially charged with 25 sexual offences, which date between 1977 to 1984.
He admitted seven offences of rape involving a girl, three indecent assault charges and two offences of gross indecency with a child, in relation to the same victim.
Jones also pleaded guilty to seven indecent assaults on the same boy.
He denied six other offences of rape and two charges of cruelty to a child, which were allowed to remain on the file.
Sending him behind bars for 16 years, Judge Andrew Woolman said that the female victim had told the court how the defendant had 'taken her childhood away'.
Prosecutor Mark Lamberty said that Jones also threatened the girl that she would be taken into care if she told anyone what he had done to her.
The court heard that his male victim had suffered from depression and made attempts on his own life.
Richard Taylor, defending, said his client, who had no previous criminal convictions, was in very poor health and suffered from diabetes.
"Whatever happens he will almost certainly die in prison," he told the court.
Jones wanted to apologise to his victims and had expressed remorse through his pleas, added Mr Taylor.


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Micron P400m Review (200GB)by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/13/2013 12:00 AM EST
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philipma1957 - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI missed the warranty on this drive was it 3 or 5 years? Reply
Beenthere - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkThe warranty doesn't matter much because if you need to use it, you'll get a repaird unit that isn't likely to last 1 year based on many people's experience. The lost data is the real issue for most people...
For those who don't know, now days a longer product warranty does not decree a better quality product. Products with longer warranty cost more to pay for the longer warranty. Reply
designerfx - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI don't get your point? The point of a warranty is to guarantee performance up to the stated warranty period. That's never been about quality or not. Whether you get a good unit back from warranty is entirely going to be luck of the draw with any manufacturer.
It's no different in the car industry, Hyundai's 10 year warranty isn't an indicator of quality either. Reply
peterfares - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI think his point is that because its an enterprise drive and because warranty replacements are unreliable, they wouldn't be put into service in an enterprise environment. Reply
DuckieHo - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkWhy would an enterprise replacement be unreliable? Hardware fails... that's why there's a warranty in the first place.
Not replacing the drive or using a different drive would absolutely be more risky to uptime. Reply
JellyRoll - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI googled to find more data on this "XPERT NAND" that is mentioned in this article. It actually doesn't exist, though a PDF explains that XPERT is not NAND, it is actual firmware and algorithms. I can't believe Anand missed the mark so badly. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkIt's a combination of NAND binning/tech, firmware and validation. From Micron's reviewer's guide on the P400m:
"The P400m is built from the ground up with custom 25nm MLC NAND that uses Micron's extended performance and enhanced reliability technology (XPERT)." Reply
JellyRoll - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkWell..that states specifically that it uses XPERT technology but not that the NAND is XPERT NAND.
For instance, some Marvell SSDs use F.R.A.M.E. technology, but they do not refer to it as F.R.A.M.E. NAND. Reply
mmonnin03 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkAll the NAND is pretty much the same. The only thing really different with the NAND is binning during probe. A fuse blown here, a fuse blown there. Fab process is the same.
If its 42GBit chips like the article mentioned then these are the TLC designed chips but only storing 2 bits in a Cell. 2/3 of 64GBit chip = 43GBit. Reply
JellyRoll - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkIts weird but I noticed when this article posted that there were already 1,394 likes in the icon above. I come back three hours later and there is the exact same number of likes! It really blew my mind that there would be 1,394 likes in the first five minutes of this article being posted, but now i see that the Like button must be broken :) Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI'm not sure what causes it, but periodically when an article posts the Like button is broken and basically "maxes out". I don't know where the 1394 number comes from (not FireWire! Hahaha), but I'll pass the info to John, our web guy, to see if he can do something about it. It was supposed to be fixed.... Reply
Beenthere - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkTell that to those with the "100 hour crash" syndrome...
All of the SSD makers have been rushing half-baked products to market for huge profits from gullible consumers duped by the media. With Smasungs SSD and now PC issues, it's pretty safe to conclude that quite a few of the brand name SSD suppliers are cashing in on half-baked crap. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkWas he saying that they never have issues with their SSDs? No, that's what the "more" indicates (more stable than competition, not absolutely, 100% stable all the time).
And just because there are issues doesn't mean things are half baked, in my opinion. Everything can have issues, even centuries old technology or stuff they through countless man-hours and money at. I personally owned 3 SSDs (Agility, Vertex2, 840 non-Pro), all working fine to this day. I owned a Samsung laptop, smartphone, tablet, all fine. Am I saying that everything with them is fine? No. But there is no point in being a doom-sayer like you at the moment either. Reply
Mr Perfect - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkDon't mind him, he posts something similar in every SSD related article regardless of make or model. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkThanks I'll note his name for ignoring in the future :P. Reply
JellyRoll - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkThe whole thing looks great (with the exception of Anand making some very major flaws listing the design of the unit) until the very end where he essentially says, "buy intel", even though they have nowhere near the features of the P5400m. I am wondering how he came to that conclusion. Reply
melgross - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI don't recall him saying that. He mentioned price performance. This performs somewhat worse than the Intel drive, so he said that if it were less expensive, it would be worth looking at, but that if it were more expensive, then the Intel drive would be a better bet. Since micron's pricing is pretty high, as given, though they told him the pricing was wrong, we don't know the pricing.
I think his closing remarks were right on the money, so to speak.
Are you sure you understood what he said? Reply
Mr Perfect - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkI'm assuming that the endurance rating "DW" is referring to drive-writes a day? Meaning "10DW x 5 years" is ten complete drive writes a day for five years? Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkCorrect, I will clarify in the table.
Take care,
Anand Reply
zeadlots - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkIs it just me or do the graphs on the second page feature the Samsung 840pro SSD, but the subsequent graphs all have the Samsung SM825. It was my understanding that the 840pro was top 3 on most tests according to another article of yours. Hoping someone can doublecheck this. Reply
zeadlots - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - linkhttp://www.anandtech.com/show/6710/intel-ssd-525-r...
is where the other data is. Reply
toyotabedzrock - Saturday, February 16, 2013 - linkShouldn't the 200gb model have a 3.5 Pb endurance rating? Reply
DeepStorage - Sunday, February 17, 2013 - linkGents,
Could you elaborate on what benchmark software you use to collect the IOPS data over time? I have been looking for just such a tool even looking into a custom IOmeter that logged when the screen is updated.
Howard Marks
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DiceTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
A die is sitting on a table, and you can only see three of the six sides. The top shows the number one, the left side shows the number five, and the right side shows the number four. Without moving anything (you must remain in this relative position to the die) what is on the opposite side of each number?
HintIt is a normal die, six sides, black dots on each face, and the numbers are 1-6.
AnswerSix is across from one.
Two is across from five.
Three is across from four.
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What's It Like to Live With AIDS? Three HIV-Positive Women Share Their Stories
"The stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS is debilitating…" In honor of World AIDS Day, we'd like to introduce you to three fearless and inspiring women.
-Diana Denza
Today, December 1, marks World AIDS Day, a time for all of us to remember the millions of lives that have been lost to HIV/AIDS and to unite for a cure. Because the reality is that we are all at risk: out of the 34 million people living with AIDS worldwide, more than half of them are women, according to the Foundations for AIDS Research (amfAR). And in 2009, HIV/AIDS was the top cause of death for girls and women from the ages of 15-49. Shocked?
Get ready, because we're about to make this fight even more personal for you. Meet three incredibly brave women who are all HIV-positive; each has come face to face with death … and survived. It's time to end the stigma and take a stand, for ourselves and for our future.
Meet Regan Hofmann:
"People living with HIV/AIDS haven't done anything wrong, or different, or dirty, or derelict."
Read Regan's story here, or click to the next page.
Meet Dawn Trook:
"AIDS is not over. It's living and breathing in me."
Read Dawn's story here, or click ahead two pages.
Meet Suzan Stirling:
"I want to see my children cured of HIV."
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Michael Dougherty stepped onto center stage in Madison Square Garden last Tuesday night after one of the longest journeys of his life, through flight cancellations and a snowstorm, to fulfill his duty of naming the best dog in the country.
Thanks to a fierce blizzard that descended on the Northeast, Dougherty and his wife, Michelle, endured a harrowing trip from their home in Escondido to Midtown Manhattan, where he had been scheduled since early 2012 to judge "Best in Show" for the Westminster Kennel Club's annual competition.
The ordeal started at 4 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, when the telephone rang and an automated voice message explained that their flight into New York City had been canceled.
"I looked at a map and said, 'We can go with a southern route,'" he recalled. "D.C. looked pretty safe — a lot of rain, but no snow."
Ultimately, the couple flew into Washington, D.C., via Dallas-Fort Worth with plans to make the rest of the trip by rail.
In Washington, they were informed that even Amtrak was out of commission, but Dougherty had to see for himself. The couple finally made it onto a train bound for New York City, and he settled in to write the first of several speeches he was expected to give as the top official in one of the most storied sporting events on the planet.
"I have judged a number of best-in-shows, including on national TV … but I don't think there's anything that can top or match the 137-year legacy of this show, the oldest continuous sporting event (in the U.S.) other than the Kentucky Derby," Dougherty told me last week. "It's the Super Bowl, Miss America and the Kentucky Derby rolled into one, and I got to be the ringmaster.
"It was a long and arduous trip, but it was worth every second."
I profiled Dougherty last summer, after it was announced that the canine world's most prestigious ribbon would be his to hand out. At the time, he estimated that he had judged in more than 600 competitions across 20 countries in his 25-year career.
That staggering résumé is apparently what it takes to be called up by the Westminster Kennel Club.
Once the Doughertys had arrived in snowy New York late on Friday, they spent most of their time in a hotel room, sequestered and willfully ignorant of how the show was proceeding, which dogs were looking good.
"Our first event was the big cocktail party for the judges and dignitaries, and that was on Saturday night," Dougherty told me. "The next night was the board of governor's dinner at the yacht club, and that was absolutely formal — I had to give a speech at that one.
"On Monday, we had the day to ourselves," he continued. "They didn't want us to hear about any of the winners or goings-on through Tuesday. We were sequestered at our hotel, well away from the dog show people."
On Feb. 12, the night of the live Best in Show broadcast, a car arrived to deliver Dougherty to the Garden: "They mic'ed me up, gave me a glass of water and said, 'All right, we'll call you in a few minutes.'"
From there, Dougherty would enter the ring with seven of the most beautiful and well-trained dogs in the world. His job was to choose one. "You're absolutely splitting hairs," Dougherty told me last year.
There was the American fox hound, the Portuguese water dog, an Old English sheepdog named "Swagger" and a bichon frisé that the USA Network announcers called "a beautiful little powder-puff of a dog."
"They were all very, very good dogs — excellent specimens," Dougherty told me.
As he worked with a trademark scowl of concentration on his face, the commentators called him "one of the great people in the dog-show world" and praised his decisiveness.
After 20 minutes of this, Dougherty awarded the runner-up award to Swagger, a 20-month-old novice in the sport, and chose Banana Joe, a jet-black affenpinscher, as the top dog.
As the first of his breed to win Best in Show — and as the winningest affenpinscher in history — Banana Joe earned a favorable write-up in The New York Times, which also quoted Dougherty from Tuesday night's contest.
"I had seen him a few times outside the ring, but as a judge, I never had my hands on him," he told me. "He was beautiful. He was a little dog, but he really owned the ring. I was told afterward that it was his last show — he's retiring and going back to Holland."
Dougherty, on the other hand, has no such plans.
It's Chicago for him next week, followed by Seattle, Fort Worth and a trip to East Asia to help judge in several competitions.
Meanwhile, the Windsong Pet Resort that the Doughertys operate in North Escondido has been deluged with emails from clients and friends who watched Tuesday night's national broadcast.
"I had talked to other judges who've done Best in Show, and they said the glow will not wear off for quite a while," Dougherty told me. "It certainly hasn't."


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Minor in Music
The music minor gives students majoring in other disciplines the opportunity to continue formalized study in music and build music into their lives and broaden and deepen their knowledge and musical experiences.
The School of Music prepares musicians for professional careers and leadership in music teaching, performance, composition, research and related fields, offering more than 20 degree programs. With a combination of passion and pragmatism, nurturing and virtuosity, cost and value, depth and breadth of opportunity, the USC School of Music provides a perfect balance of high musical standards, a caring environment vested in student success, and career and musical life preparation.
The music minor gives students majoring in other disciplines the opportunity to continue formalized study in music and build music into their lives and broaden and deepen their knowledge and musical experiences.
This minor provides music students with applicable knowledge and skills in audio recording and music production. Students develop competencies in aural and music analysis, the use of audio hardware and software, microphone theory and technique, and the application of sound in media.
Entrepreneurial inclinations influence artistic, educational, professional, and personal decisions, even when no finances are involved. Entrepreneurship equals creativity and pro-activity.
This minor prepares music and non-music students for executive and administrative careers in the music industry. Students are immersed in an interdisciplinary curriculum that provides a foundational understanding of business and the music industry.
The performance certificate is for gifted and highly motivated students who meet the quality standards of a performance major but who are pursuing a nonperformance degree.
The B.A. in Music is designed for students who want to study music while preparing for careers in other areas or for students who want to prepare for careers in musical fields not covered by other degrees.
This degree gives you a firm grounding in general education and signifies that you are a performer at the highest skill level. Three new concentrations under the Bachelor of Music in Performance are offered: Entrepreneurship, Music Technology or Chamber Music.
The Certificate of Graduate Studies in Music Performance is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in music and wish to focus on applied music study and performance activities.
Our graduate programs let you hone your musical talents by working with world-class faculty who will give you the skills and confidence you need to build a successful career in performance, instruction or research. A new concentration is offered under Master of Music in Performance: Community Engagement.
Students who successfully complete our master's program in music education further their knowledge and understanding through study of history, philosophy, learning theory and pedagogical practice. Teacher certification is required for admission to this degree.
This degree program is offered in conjunction with the College of Education. Students who successfully complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (Music Education) degree will be prepared for careers in music education and are qualified for South Carolina teacher certification.
Master and broaden your skills with our graduate programs by working with renowned faculty and guest artists who are dedicated to the musical arts and to your success.
The Doctor of Philosophy with a major in music education attracts outstanding students who have an interest in research in the areas of music teaching, the psychology of music learning and early childhood music.


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Six Holiday Tips
Want to enjoy the holidays and the food and still stay healthy?
The six tips below can help guide you through your next holiday event:
Focus on Friends and Family
Remember, the holidays are a time to slow down and catch up with your loved ones. Focus on friends and family, not food.
Play games, volunteer, or spend time outdoors enjoying the weather together.
It's a Party, But Don't Overdo It
Eat slowly, and really enjoy the foods that you may only have once a year.
If the meal will be served near your usual meal time, try to eat the same amount of carbohydrate that you normally would for a meal. If you plan to have a portion of dessert, cut back on another carbohydrate food during the main course.
Make sure your portions are reasonable and resist going back for second helpings.
Bring What You Like
Try not to worry about what will be served. Offer to bring your favorite dish to share. If you count carbohydrates, check your recipe's nutrition facts so you know how many carbohydrates are in one serving and the size of a serving.
Drink in Moderation
If you drink alcohol, remember to eat something beforehand to prevent low blood glucose levels later. Whether it's a glass of red wine or a beer, holiday drinks can add a significant amount of calories to your holiday intake. Keep it to no more than 1 drink for women and 2 drinks for men. Avoid drinks that have high calorie mixers like regular soda, tonic, juice or margarita mix that are all packed with carbohydrate and calories. Opt for sugar free mixes instead.
Stay Active
One reason that we have problems managing diabetes and weight during the holidays is our lack of physical activity. Sure, the holidays are busy, but plan time into each day for exercise and don't break your routine. Make the holidays an active time!
- Off from work or school? Use this extra time to do some physical activity.
- Train for and participate in a local holiday run or walk (like a turkey trot or Independence Day run).
- Start a game of pick-up football, soccer, basketball or play other games in the yard.
- Go for a walk with your loved ones after eating.
- Offer to help clean up after a meal to get you moving around!
Overindulged? Get Back on Track
If you eat more carbs or food than you planned for, don't think you have failed. Stop eating for the night and focus on spending the rest of your time with the people around you.
Include extra exercise, monitor your blood glucose levels, and get back on track with your usual eating habits the next day.


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With my whole library being accessible from my iPhone and do so from anywhere... I think it's time to make my 2 year old MBP go SSD to be just like a brand new Mac. Cloud storage (and cloud computing) kick ***, I just wish you could get a T1 connection everywhere.
With a limit of 25K songs its not priceless, it's worthless. Match isn't required to download iTunes purchased music over the air. Match sounds great if you have a huge library that can't fit on a single device but limiting that size to 25K means that Match is only for people with a library larger than their iDevice can carry, but not too large. I guess match is only for those with "medium" size libraries, but worthless to those with small and large libraries alike. It's my experience that people either have small libraries (at most 100 ripped CDs) or very, very large libraries (>25K songs). The "medium" size music collection is like the intermediate sized black hole and mama bear's bed: it sounds great but it's just not real.
I suppose I'll just have to keep on using Audiogalaxy.... for FREE.
I received the >25k error when I was attempting to use match. The way that I interpreted the message was that there is a 25k song limit on songs not purchased through iTunes directly. Songs that you purchased through iTunes do not count toward your limit, only non purchased iTunes songs. I have about 700 songs purchased through iTunes and, until I cleaned out some that I do not ever listen to, about 25,200 non iTunes purchased songs. I removed a bunch of music that I do not ever listen to, and match worked. My library, through Match, sits at 25,517 right now. The Match part of this just means you do not have to upload your music to the cloud, it does not mean they do not count against your total. Of the songs I have, I've had to upload 4,427 songs.


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what is the standard method for JAWS & Windows Eyes to read a div after I pop it??
(standard stuff: div is hidden when page loads, it pops when user clicks on a link.. I just tested on JAWS & Eyes.. Eyes reads it only when you mouse over it (and: reads only the paragr you're on, if you want the next paragr read you have to mouse over next paragr (obviously for blind users this makes no sense); JAWS doesn't read the popped div at all...)
is there a specific method I should be using to show/hide the divs so the readers can read them??
thank you..
We would be guessing wildly without seeing HOW you are hiding them and showing them, though I suspect you are using the 'display:none' approach, the leading cause of that. It's why typically absolute positioning with a massive negative "left" value to hide it off screen came into vogue, and why I've started using overflow:hidden to chop off div's.
Is it a pure CSS hover? Are you using scripting? Is this a content DIV or a menu flyout? The rules/approaches are all different for each.
Of course if you're talking content that you're hiding for some form of tabs or similar, that's falling into the category of "how not to design a website" alongside framesets, ajax loading static content to pretend you have framesets, etc, etc...
But as I said, no code/page -- we're guessing wildly in the dark.
thank you for your response..
yes I did with "display:none/block" approach, but: the reader doesn't detect when JS applies "block" style? (then it wouldn't detect when you change positioning left from -9999px to 120px either right?)
at any rate, I have an example here,http://mayacove.com/dev/modal/modals.html
with two modals, one done with display:none/block, other one done with positioning the modal on and off the viewport..
I find the behavior a bit peculiar: the first one (done with display:block/none) JAWS reads the div fine once it's opened.. it's the other one that JAWS doesn't read..Windows Eyes it's very weird.. when you open modal it doesn't start reading the modal until you mouse over it.. (it reads sometimes when it's still closed..) also, it reads only one paragr.. to get to the next paragr I have to mouse over it.. I think this is strange behavior for a reader that is supposed to be used by non-seeing users..
would appreciate comments and suggestions about best approach here.. I know this JS-dyn. stuff is not the best for accessibility, but you know how it is, this is what the client wants and we have to try to make it work... we're always struggling w/this stuff at work and would like to finally find a working/practical method here..
PS: since am testing for the reader, had to use "real" copy instead of greeking.. I'm afraid I used copyrighted content, but I will take it down once this is solved/thread exhausted.. thx..)
Screen readers as a rule ignore positioning -- but obey display and/or visibility... and ignore javascript. Its' why loading content with javascript is considered a steaming pile of /FAIL/ for accessibility reasons.
Think about it, there is no 'screen' for it to realize the text has been positioned where you can't see it, but display:none means 'don't show this' -- which they can understand. If there wasn't a difference between display:none and left:-999em, the latter technique wouldn't have become popular in the first place!
If you really want to do that, you should NOT set them hidden from the static CSS during load, and instead run a little script right before </body> (so it runs before onload and before CSS is applied for reflow) to set your hidden states. That way scripting off/blocked users aren't totally shtupped by not being able to get at your content. You didnt' build it with progressive enhancement, so of course it doesn't gracefully degrade well to search engines, screen readers, handhelds, scripting blocked users (several million NOSCRIPT plugin for FF users can't be wrong), and a dozen other unforeseen potential users.
Though this is EXACTLY what I meant by using script to pretend you have framesets -- it's an accessibility train wreck and stuff that doesn't belong on a website in the first place -- given how it's broken when scripting is disabled. Another of the 'not viable for web deployment' concepts that seems to originate from this oddball paranoia about "pageloads are evil"... If you have enough content to be pulling that type of stunt you probably have enough content that a page-load isn't going to matter. If it's not enough content, do the world a favor and just let people scroll up and down.
Oh, and what's with the H4? Makes no sense as it doesn't look like the start of a new subsection -- is there some new book or tutorial in circulation promoting that as it's like the tenth time in as many days I've seen that nonsense. (unless of course you're actually going to have multiple subsections under each H3 that we're just not seeing in the pretend content)
but: the reader doesn't detect when JS applies "block" style? (then it wouldn't detect when you change positioning left from -9999px to 120px either right?)
Do you have an old version of JAWS and W-E? They load a page and make a virtual buffer. This is what the user actually interacts with. This is how those readers offer users all sorts of neat ways of navigations etc. This buffer doesn't refresh automatically (except in newer versions and then not always).I'm guessing your buffer isn't refreshing.
For this reason, as Crusty mentioned, you don't use display: block to hide things. Pull them offscreen with a negative margin or something. Display: none and visibility: hidden basically mean "do not copy this stuff to the virtual buffer" (form controls are often an exception, and also there are bugs). Stuff pulled offscreen ARE copied to the virtual buffer. This is why they "appear" in a screen reader: they were always there.
slipsum.com will offer you text you can follow without greeking : ) Though ideally you'd already have real content first.
Hmmm, well. I don't know why Window-Eyes is being the more problematic of the two, because I don't test with it, and I don't have JAWS where I'm sitting now.
But my thinking is that you might need to opt for keeping the content permanently in the DOM and permanently accessible to screen-readers. You can still move it on-screen programmatically when needed. This will, of course, make for content that is announced before any sighted users (be they assisting a blind user or using AT themselves because of limited vision) see it on-screen, but that happens quite a lot and is not normally anything to be too concerned about, I think. Particularly if the alternative risks a failure. It might be better anyway in this specific case. Getting screen-readers to spot changes of content isn't quite as easy or as reliable as it should be, although you are not doing them any favours if you don't use ARIA attributes and change their state accordingly. That will help the more recent versions at least.
Have you tried any other screen-readers, by the way? I'd be interested to know what results you get.
Yeah especially if you're doing a JS-type tab system, ARIA can really help make those tabs make sense and you can place focus in the appropriate place.
My only concern with this is, there is a population of sighted (but impaired) screen reader users who use the reader along with maybe screen magnification, mouse-following, and mouse/cursor highlighting. For those people, things get a bit confusing...
so having the text in question appear visually when activated is still a good idea. But I too try to leave everything in the DOM and available and use CSS (and/or JS) to do the hide-show of stuff.
The problem then is if you want to, say, have Javascript hide normally-visible things (so only users with JS get the hiding action) you have that FOUC where things appear pre-JS-load and that can be very confusing especially on a slow connection. I still don't know all the JS tricks to prevent those FOUCs...
You can NEVER eliminate it completely at first-load of a site, but you can often minimize the damage by running your 'startup' part of your script manually right before </body> instead of waiting for ONLOAD. That way any class or style changes are applied before the initial page-flow is finished, so when the first CSS reflow occurs your added classes and manually added properties are already applied and in place -- as opposed to adding the delay of loading all images and stylesheets BEFORE having the script change things.
By the time the browser is down to </body> most all of your markup has been added to the DOM, letting you target it... long before the CSS is even attempted to be applied. Hitting it then doesn't eliminate FOUC on firstload -- but it minimizes how long it's visible and once your scripting and CSS are cached, any subsequent page-loads on a site generally you won't even see it!
DS' approach is very good. With that approach, unless the connection is crazy slow, it will almost eliminate it (if anything it would just be a brief flicker).
Another way is simply with your design. If you can manage to get all of the stuff that would change below the fold, 99% of the time nobody would notice even if it is occurring. This lends itself where to things like tabbed layouts, where your first "tab" would extend below the fold. All of the others could just be divs that are visible, but since they are below the fold, most people won't scroll down and spot them. Your Javascript runs, stacking them up or whatever, and nobody is the wiser.
Of course this approach only works with certain design elements.
still struggling w/this issue..
actually what we want is for the reader to read it only AFTER user pops it (by which time it's visible...)also: don't laugh, but we don't support noscript at all where I work (it's what the client wants), I know this sucks big-time, but it's beyond my control..so: the solution you propose of showing it onload and hiding it with JavaScript, still applies?
Do you mean the tag or the plugin?
Or build the way the client wants and offer a link to a text version. This is kinda the garbage-way of doing it but deadlines exist and clients can demand things and sometimes that's how it is. Text versions is not a good solution but it's better than nothing and costs you almost zero time. You just link to a copy of the page but there's no CSS it links to to hide stuff.
Though another solution could be, have the things the user clicks to create the popup take the user to another page with just that content. Meaning the divs/content could be hidden onload by CSS, because users still get access whether there's JS or not.
In this case, you have CSS setting your content to display: none (if really all users shouldn't be seeing/reading this content at first, but if it's just a screen-clutter thing I'd stick to off-screen positioning technique instead), and what the user clicks is an anchor with an href. This gives you- something natively clickable without extra coding- naturally leads to the content (the disadvantage with static pages is, now you have more pages and that could mean more maintenance if you're also styling these to look pretty)
Javascript, if available, does the showing of the content instead, and makes the anchor who got the click event return false; so the user stays on the page.
An interesting way to do this actually is having static pages as a backup for older browsers, and using a combination of separate content chunks and Ajax and the new History API.Mark Pilgrim made a little demo on his Dive Into HTML5: http://diveintohtml5.info/history.htmland I thought his demo showed how everything works was pretty cool, but since he took his stuff down from Teh Interwebs I'd have to see if there's a mirror showing that stuff. The demo was called casey.html
What I thought was interesting and maybe brittle of Mark's setup was, he had a very certain directory structure of the pages... but it might be just the way his demo worked and my missing something. It might not matter so much.
I've been playing with it on a page of mine to show and hide a submenu on click, and it's fun. Dunno if it can be applied to what you're working on.
About entries in history. I always prefer to have too many than too few. 99% of JS developers seem to think that no part of what they do ever has to go into the history, which constantly catches me out, even in websites that I use every day. Maybe that's me being dim, or maybe its an automatic response thing that is perfectly normal. Either way, I often unthinkingly hit the back button under my thumb and find myself taken back to lastvisitedwebsite.com instead of closing an article in my feed reader or the favourites in BBC iPlayer.
Regarding the target pseudo-class: although I am generally quite anti-JS when I have my web user's hat on, I'm not keen on relying on things that don't work as effectively/reliably as carefully coded and gracefully degrading JS. NetTuts had a tutorial using target recently, and it just didn't work as well, for anyone really, as the JS version.
That's... not how screen readers are even supposed to work.... As Stomme Poes just implied, relying on javascript when talking about an accessibility aid is... well... I lack the words in polite company. TARFU, SNAFU, FUBAR....
It sounds like one of those 'unrealistic expectations' in 'design'... which again is why I suggested NOT doing that and just making a bunch of separate pages... you're basically trying to use scripting to pretend you have framesets -- NEITHER approach has ANYTHING to do with accessibility or designing for those types of aids.
If you REALLY have your heart set on that for desktop resolution screen users (the ONLY target that makes ANY sense for) apply it with the javascript including the links, and leave it unrolled/everything showing for everyone else... that or actually break it into separate pages. Playing silly games of hide and seek with scripting is just pissing on the very notion of it being accessible.
@ Crusty: I'm assuming Maya is talking about the majority of users (who wouldn't be using a screen reader). But again, there are sighted people using screen readers and it is indeed unsettling and confusing to hear content you aren't seeing (screen mag users are probably pretty used to this, but the usual setting is a read-by-line or read-by-mouse anyway). I figured the comment meant the stuff showing up first even for a moment is a problem.
We don't know why Maya's client wants this stuff hidden and only appearing when the user takes action.
It might just be screen clutter. That is, the client thinks a cleaner-looking interface and not too much content is beneficial. Sometimes it is. Same reason we use dropdown menus: put a lot of stuff on one page but not show it all at once and overwhelm the user. For these cases, I like the content being there and either only hidden with JS or with CSS off-screen positioning (instead of display: none etc).
It might be a resources thing. For a company who only wants to send data, and as little as possible, and only when the user requests it, then they're probably using Ajax to update bits of the page instead of whole pages... and the user is initiating this with a click.For this, I like (if reasonable/possible) a basic form setup available where users who don't have JS or don't get server pushes have to activate a typical form control (submit) and they get a new page with the new content. This fixes the how-to-update-the-virtual-buffer problem in some screen readers, works for all devices, blah blah. Layer some Hijax over that (hide the form with JS and then allow the ajaxy stuff to run) and the majority of users who do have JS don't notice anything. Offering a static button (the old submit) as a just-in-case is nice.
@ Crusty more and more sites are doing this combination of hide-show or show-as-you-go. Maya's client has been seeing this on all the popular sites for a long time now. Linkedin, news sites, anyone who has imitated any aspect of Spacebook... all do it. Usually with JS. Users have started expecting this behaviour for some time now. Especially the non-tech-savvy users out there are generally familiar with spacebook/twitter/etc. The separate static pages thing is even something I'd only do if it were feasible for me as a developer to get done in time, otherwise I'd be looking at other options.
The only reason we mentioned this is if you hide by default with CSS then the user MUST have Javascript to see the content. If you do it the other way around, then content is always available, and most people have JS, so most people will get the experience the client wants. Client doesn't not use JS, right? Client will see what s/he wants. People with JS off will possibly not notice that content was meant to be hidden until they clicked on something. That's why I like this method.
Screen reader users would normally be okay with either method though, so long as the content isn't hidden with CSS display: none or visibility: visible. All Javascript is doing in either case is changing the classes on the elements anyway. So also this way, you avoid the problem of virtual buffers not refreshing: they don't need to, since they always have access to the content. They don't (generally) care about screen clutter or how sleek it looks.
... and they're all accessibility rubbish, and exactly WHY frames were supposed to have gone the way of the dodo. It's like TARGET, which people script around not using instead of going "why aren't we supposed to use it" or more importantly, understanding it.
Though I've not encountered that on any news sites -- maybe we visit different ones. Honestly, if a major news site I visited pulled that ****, well, it wouldn't be one I'd visit.


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I really doubt Apple is going completely change production midstream for the simple benefit of having the lightning connector .. When the Third Generation iPad is designed to have it and they will still be producing 30-pin connectors for quite some time.- makes zero sense to change production and launch a refreshed version of a product
Personally, I think apple should call the new iPad mini, the iPad air. Stay consistent with other lineups.
I know some people will disagree but the iPad isn't like the iPhone, it doesn't need anymore external features. The iPhone which is more mobile will need to keep up with other technologies. Maybe revamp the iPad every couple of years, but every year is ridiculous.
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If I was a new iPad 3 owner, I'd be pretty upset about this. It will cause lots of confusion regarding accessories and compatibility.
If I was a new iPad owner, I'd be pretty upset about this. It will cause a lot of confusion with accessory compatibility.
My comments aren't showing. I see only one comment, even though it says at the top there are 12.
I was told by an apple genius that the lightning connector charges devices a lot faster as it dynamically selects how many pins are used for charging based on if there is any data transfer or not. I dnt know if this is actually true or just PR speak.
The A6 chip in my IP5 is truly wonderful, you can throw CPU hogging tasks at it and there is no noticeable lag, my iPad 3 on the other hand has so much lag in similar task that when I first got it I thought I had been sold an iPad 2.
It's just a shame that I can't trade in my iPad 3 for an updated one. It's more of a shame I didn't just wait for a Microsoft surface Pro tablet as that is capable of completely replacing my laptop.


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Just some Brats on Saturday...these were Food Lion brand. They actually looked fairly fresh...they had a nice pinkish-red color and not the brownish color you get from some brands.
Topped them with some Lusty Monk and Saurkraut....
My wife whipped up some Homemade Chili Cheese Fries using the cold oil method, along with the Smoked Brisket Chili from last Thursday...We ate this while watching Baylor spank Southern Methodist.
Then on Sunday, I worked my butt off on my hunting properties.....had to spread out 15 bags of corn on 21 different deer stands...each bag was 75 lbs, so I was too pooped to make dinner. I hadn't eaten lunch either, so my wife and I went to the local wing joint for an early dinner. Later on that night, I found some jalapenos that I had to use up so they wouldn't go bad. So I made these up...they were stuffed with Pepperjack Cheese, leftover Bratwurst and wrapped in Bacon that was dusted with Salt Lick Original. They were decent, but I think I prefer a stronger cheese (like cream cheese) over the pepperjack...
Then yesterday we decided that Smoked Pulled Chicken Sandwiches sounded like a good Labor Day meal...so that's what we did, along with some Blue Cheese and Bacon Cole Slaw to go with... Whole Chickens were $1.69 per pound and Leg Quarters were only 79 Cents per pound, so we went with the latter.
And some of my wife's very tasty Chocolate Cake for dessert! daYUM!
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – After a loss the night before to rival Rollins College, the Saint Leo softball program swept day two of Sunshine State Conference action against the Tars, Saturday afternoon from University Stadium. The Lions defeated the visiting Tars by a score of 4-3 in the first game of the afternoon, just before taking a 5-3 win to take the series. The wins allowed the Lions to remain at the first place standing in the SSC conference.
The defensive highlight of the afternoon was junior pitcher Sarah Steiner, who came in for relief duties during both contests. Collecting two wins and tossing eight and one-thirds innings, Steiner improved her record to 5-1 on the season.
In addition to Steiner, pitchers Megan Still (1.1 innings) and Alana Tabel (4.0 innings) also made appearances.
Game one boasted an exciting atmosphere as the Lions took home the first game of the series. Rollins was first on the board, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning off of two Tars' doubles and a single. Rollins then tacked on another run in the top of the second inning on two more Tars' hits.
The Lions were finally able to put some runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning, when Saint Leo hitters settled in and got some offense going. After two doubles, two singles, and one walk, the Lions had four runs on the scoreboard that allowed Saint Leo to take home the first win of the series.
The second game of the afternoon featured a similar exciting atmosphere, as both teams fought to take home the series and remain atop the conference standings. This time, it was the Lions who jumped on the scoreboard first, collecting one run in the bottom of the second inning when junior Kylee Hardesty sent a solo homerun over the left-centerfield fence.
The Tars were able to retaliate in the top of the third, thanks to a solo homer from Rollins' Jessica Gipson.
Refusing to accept defeat, the Lions collected two more runs in the bottom of the third, when junior Chelsey Steedley and sophomore Jessica LoBianco were able to capitalize on a Rollins' infield error.
The battle ensued into the fourth, when Rollins collected another solo homerun in the form of Brittany Johnson. With the Lions unable to answer back in the bottom of the third, the Tars then collected another run in the top of the fourth, when Kristie Hoeffer collected an RBI sacrifice flyout to tie the score at 3-3.
In the bottom of the sixth, it was again Saint Leo's Hardesty who came up big, sending a two-run homerun over the leftfield fence for the defining runs of the game.
In total, the Lions collected 15 hits on the afternoon, as well as four doubles (Torrie Weindorf – 3, Angela Kafalas – 1).
The Lions return to action on Friday Apr. 12, when they host the Eckerd College Tritons for the last regular season home stand of the year. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.
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Led by seniors Danielle Bletso and Emily Calderon-Reyes, the Lions are fresh off a 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-13) win over Nova Southeastern where the tandem combined for 34 kills. It was a match where the Lions held the hosts from Ft. Lauderdale to just an .098 hitting percentage while posting 12 team blocks against the Sharks' attack. The defensive performance helps to bolster an already-impressive 48th place national ranking in the NCAA.
The Florida Tech Panthers are coming to Pasco County after suffering a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-23) setback to Eckerd College in their SSC opener on Wednesday. Entering her second year as coach, Erin Lee leads a much-improved Panther squad with five newcomers and three seniors helping make up an improved squad from 2010. Running into tough competition early on Florida Tech is currently 3-6 overall with wins coming against Wheeling Jesuit, Barton and Augusta State last weekend.
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As the state faced unprecedented fire weather, crews continued to tackle a bushfire that started close to Mount Forest Road near Carlaminda on Sunday.
By early evening on Tuesday, the blaze had spread through 3800 hectares but firefighters managed to protect all structures except for a small shed.
It was a combination of water bombing, ground crews and "a heck of a lot of preparation" that saved the homes, according to Fred Nichols of the Monaro Rural Fire Service.
He said volunteers had been battling deteriorating conditions, worsening from the initial 30-degree heat and 35km/h winds at 7am.
"We're not getting much help from the weather," he said. "It's all a case of we need to get lucky.''
Mr Nichols said crews would be working into the night as the fire moved eastward across the Kybeyan valley, which was primarily grassland, towards tough terrain.
"If it goes through the Kybeyan valley, it will end up in the Bega Valley Shire," he said. "It's very isolated and very hard to do anything with."
More than 50 firefighters were on the ground on Tuesday evening, assisted by four helicopters and three water bombers.
Despite an increasing number of tankers moving to and from the fire ground, Mr Nichols said that fighting the blaze was starting to take its toll on volunteers.
"The crews have been rotating but they're getting worn out," he said. "We've been dragging crews in from wherever we can."
Wind remained one of the major obstacles for crews on the ground, with strong gusts of up to 78km/h driving the fire, which was "spreading by square minutes by the minute" according to one volunteer. Another described driving into the fire ground as being met with ''a wall of smoke''.
Dozens of homes were evacuated throughout the day, although some Mount Forest Road residents chose to stay to protect their homes.
Mr Nichols said staying to protect property was an option only for those who had taken precautions.
"Unless they're really well prepared, homes are undefendable," he said. "We're in extreme to close to catastrophic fire conditions here. Homes are not defendable."
Volunteer Mark Shubert had been on the fire ground since Monday, battling the blaze as it inched closer to his property, Deep Water.
"There's a good chance it will [reach my property] but it will depend on the wind."
Despite owning the property for almost three decades, Mr Shubert said he would stay with the crews rather than leave to protect his property.
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BOLSTERING his attacking options remains a top priority for Bury manager David Flitcroft after his new-look side failed to live up to expectations in a disappointing opening-day defeat.
Robins teenager Joe Hanks came off the bench as an eighth-minute replacement for injured midfielder Asa Hall to rewrite the script with his first ever senior goal.
The 19-year-old's 42nd-minute strike turned out to be the winner as former Shakers stopper Trevor Carson pulled off a string of second-half saves for the visitors, including one to deny new-boy James Poole in injury time.
The former Hartlepool striker signed on non-contract terms on Friday and was the only forward on the bench, a situation Flitcroft hopes to soon remedy.
"We have got three or four players we are talking to," said Flitcroft, who tasted defeat at the JD Stadium for the first time in 14 matches since being appointed Bury manager.
"The season has started now. No player wants to sit at home on a Saturday when the results are coming in, so we will be ready to pounce because we need more impact from the bench."
The stage had been set for returning heroes Nicky Adams and Ryan Lowe to shine – two of nine summer signings included in the matchday squad.
The air of celebration and anticipation was only intensified as the Lancashire FA Senior Cup – which Bury won last week for the first time since 1987 – was paraded around the newly laid pitch before kick-off.
But Flitcroft admitted high expectations may have affected his players, especially full-backs Chris Hussey and Craig Jones, whose usual pinpoint delivery deserted them.
It was goalkeeper Shwan Jalal who shone brightest of the new recruits in the first half, turning behind a shot from Jason Taylor before standing up well to gather a close-range Hanks strike.
It looked as if Jalal had finally been beaten on 39 minutes when Matt Taylor's header looped in, only for the goal to be disallowed for pushing.
But there was nothing he could do about Hanks' 25-yard strike just three minutes later, which curled away from his desperate dive.
Tom Soares went closest for Bury in the first half, deflecting a Hussey shot inches wide, but the Shakers carried much more of a threat after the break.
Carson stood in their way, however, pulling off a one-handed stop on the line to keep out a Pablo Mills header before palming away an Adams effort in acrobatic style.
The Northern Ireland stopper then came to Cheltenham's aid in injury time, clawing out Poole's audacious chip before captain Jim McNulty blazed over a free header from the resulting corner.
Flitcroft may have longed for more options on the bench, but with better execution the result could have been different.
"We believed Cheltenham would come to park the bus and they have done, but another 22 teams will come and do that," he added.
"We have not hit Nards (Danny Nadiello) and Lowey with enough quality and that's something I need to work on. We've looked at ways to penetrate through our full-backs, but the quality was just poor."
BURY: Jalal 7; Jones 6, Mills 7, McNulty 6, Hussey 6; Adams 6 (Cameron 82) Soares 6, Tutte 7, Mayor 6; Nardiello 6 (Poole 76), Lowe 6.
Not used: Lainton, O'Brien, Widdowson, Sedgwick, Thompson.
CHELTENHAM TOWN: Carson; Vaughan, Brown, M Taylor, Elliott, Braham-Barrett; Richards, Hall (Hanks 7), J Taylor; Harrison (Arthur 75), Gornell.
Not used: Haworth, Deaman, Black, Sterling-James, Reynolds.
Goals: Bury 0 Cheltenham 1 (Hanks 42).
Yellow cards: Cheltenham – J Taylor 85.
Referee: Eddie Iderton.
Attendance: 3,376 (166 visiting).
Star man: Shwan Jalal – It was hard to pick out a man-of-the-match, exemplified by the decision in the ground as Danny Mayor was given the nod despite putting in a muted display by his standards. Jalal, signed as a replacement for Brian Jensen, arguably had the biggest shoes to fill of any of the nine new recruits in the squad and, by and large, he did a pretty good job. Barring one or two breakdowns in communication in the box, he handled everything Cheltenham threw at him and was not at fault for their goal.


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Obama's overriding sin -- if it is not that he is black -- is that he is a liberal and, as we know from the late election, some would have that he is a socialist and a few that he is a communist. It is difficult, however, to sustain any useful discourse if one is constantly to defer to the lunatic fringe even if, as in this case, it included the Republican vice-presidential nominee, Sarah Palin.
Nonetheless, one must acknowledge that one of the more remarkable aspects of the American culture wars is that, as terms of abuse, liberals, socialists and communists have achieved virtual equality in American right-wing political discourse. Liberalism, which has an honourable place in the history of western political thought -- and in the evolution of the United States -- has become a term of abuse and opprobrium, some of which slop has spilled into Canada.
This dumbing-down of political discourse is regrettable not only because it deprives words of their utility, but also because it suggests a kind of hardening of the categories in which nuance and real but subtle differences cannot survive.
There was a time in the United States when liberal Republicans such as Nelson Rockefeller were influential. Similarly, in Canada, there were not only progressive and Progressive Conservatives, but so-called Red Tories among whom were numbered such figures as John Diefenbaker, Robert Stanfield, Dalton Camp, Duff Roblin and Joe Clark.
In 2008, liberal Republicans in the U.S. and Red Tories in Canada are barely protected by the game laws, but their survival attests to the rugged independence of some people in both countries who respect differences, think for themselves, and refuse to be pigeonholed by partisan leaders who seek polarized, rather than intelligent, discourse.
In the modern United States there have been -- with numerous caveats and qualifications -- two periods in which profoundly different political philosophies held sway. The first, associated with Franklin Roosevelt, was a period of liberal ascendancy in which, during the Great Depression, Americans were introduced to the concept of big and activist government (think Social Security, the Tennessee Valley Authority and civil rights legislation) which endured until support began ebbing away, in the era of Richard Nixon.
But the most substantial swing of the pendulum against big government occurred under Ronald Reagan and reached a new high point under George W. Bush. One of the hallmarks of the latter period was not merely the devaluing of government, but the deification of the market.
In the gathering economic gloom of late 2008, the reliability of benevolent market forces has taken such a beating that it is now widely assumed that things have come full circle. Even before Obama assumes office, President Bush and the Congress have been required to do the ideologically unthinkable. Conservatives are calling upon the state to save the great corporations and thus redress the failures of the marketplace. Adam Smith is no doubt twirling in his grave.
The Obama administration will face challenges going well beyond those over which conservatives are making death-bed repentances. It does not follow, however, that Obama will prescribe the solutions of liberal Democrats of an earlier era. His instincts, particularly in areas such as health and education, are undoubtedly liberal. But unlike either Roosevelt (to whom he is compared) or Reagan (with whom he is contrasted), Obama is not an ideologue.
George Packer, in a recent issue of The New Yorker, writes that "people who have observed (Obama) in meetings describe him as a politician who solicits advice from a variety of sources (and) puts a high value on empirical evidence... A word that comes up again and again, from Obama himself and from people who know him, is 'pragmatic.'"
One of Obama's heroes and greatest influences, moreover, is Abraham Lincoln. Among American presidents there can be few who surpassed Lincoln in his understanding of the wellsprings of human behaviour.
Packer quotes a striking passage from Lincoln's first inaugural address: "Think calmly and well upon this whole subject. Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time. If there be an object to hurry any of you, in hot haste, to a step which you would never take deliberately, that object will be frustrated by taking time; but no good object can be frustrated by it."
Lincoln, he of great humanity and conservative instincts, understood profoundly the importance of making haste slowly and deliberately if the people and the country were to accommodate and survive great change.
So, one suspects, does Obama. The Americans have given themselves a Christmas present.


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Helicopter water-bombing of bushfires has been blasted by Rural Fire Service volunteers as a waste of taxpayers' money, amid claims that fighting the Coonabarabran fire may have cost as much as $35 million.
On Tuesday, Warrumbungle Shire Council will be given an update on costs of the fire that had a section 44 national disaster status, where the cost to the council, not including the RFS and aircraft bill, is expected to be about $10 million.
RFS volunteers also argue that failures to backburn effectively have left the state exposed to further disastrous fires after Coonabarabran, where the fire ravaged 53 properties and devastated 93 per cent of the Warrumbungle National Park.
Volunteers contacted Fairfax Media after last week's Sun-Herald story highlighting concerns from volunteers in Gloucester and staffing turmoil in Coonabarabran before last month's fires.
Peter Cannon, the president of the Volunteer Firefighters Association, said the message from members was that more controlled burning would reduce the risk of devastating fires and avoid the need for high-cost firefighting by aircraft.
''If this plan was in place they would have been able to get into the Warrumbungle National Park, put the fire out and go home,'' he said.
''At the moment you have got fire trails that are blocked off everywhere. It is virtually impossible to get in there unless you use aircraft, and aerial firefighting is only one tool in the box - it isn't the complete answer.''
Robert Webb, a Central Ranges brigade captain in Oberon, said: ''This is definitely an area where the NSW Treasurer should be focusing his attention.''
Provisional figures from local fire managers suggest the Cooma fire south of Canberra last month, which destroyed 12,000 hectares, is estimated to have cost more than $10 million, with more than one-fifth of that in aircraft costs.
In one incident, a catering company in Coffs Harbour was used to supply food at a cost of more than $100,000, the fire control officer confirmed, after volunteers were told it was ''unhygienic'' to prepare food in a woolshed.
''I am stunned by these figures and the use of aircraft is a major contributor. If you systematically remove more fuel [with preventative burning] the fires would not be of an intensity that necessitated expensive resources like aircraft,'' the group captain for Cooma-Monaro, Mike Lonergan, said.
Deputy Group Captain Rod Young said the real cost of the fire would never be collated.
''This problem is because the RFS has become a reactionary firefighting force. It has really lost its way as a fire preventative force.''
Fairfax Media was unable to contact the NSW RFS Commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons.
Clarification: The original story said volunteer firefighters had made allegations against the Rural Fire Service including the misapplication of raffle ticket sales. In fact, it is the Rural Fire Service Association that conducts raffle ticket sales.


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Make her the perfect pastel and glitter princess costume for trick-or-treating this Halloween. Use glitter, metallics and pearls to make the prettiest princess costume for your princess.
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Foam Paint
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- FPG05 - Gold Glitter
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SoSoft Shimmering Pearls
- DSP6 - Lilac Pearl
- DSP26 - Baby Pink Pearl
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- 1/4" flat brush
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- 6" strips of tulle net, pale pink, bright pink, purple
- Pink sweatsuit
- Pink foam tiara visor, Darice Foamies 1044-32
- Remove spring back on one side of tiara visor and lay flat for painting. On tiara, use Purple Foam Paint to create heart and diamond outlines. Allow to dry.
- Use Pink Glitter Foam Paint to fill in Purple shapes. Use Gold Glitter Foam Paint to make word, swirls, and dots on tips. Set aside and allow paint to dry.
- Referring to photo for placement, stamp or freehand paint hearts to shirt front, leaving 1" between shapes. Squeeze small amount of Glorious Gold Metallic onto plate. Dip pouncer brush into paint and press onto shirt, following curve of neckline, for beads. Allow paint to dry.
- Cut off neckband of sweatshirt close to lower edge and bottom of sweatshirt 2" above band. Refer to photo and cut sleeves off to form cap sleeve (rounded off and cut just below armpit).
- At 1/2" from bottom edge of sweatshirt, cut 1/2" slits 1" apart around shirt. Referring to photo for placement, make two 1/2" slits 1" apart above raw edge of sleeve and continuing around sweatshirt, allowing 2" space between pairs of slits.
- Measure and cut 6" by 8" of each color tulle net. Aligning short ends of net pieces, pull them down through slit on left and back through slit on right. Center net at front of shirt; tie net tightly into single knot.
- For skirt, fold 6" x 30" lengths of tulle net in half. Pull folded center through slit from back side. Loop loose ends through center fold at front of shirt, pulling tightly at base to secure. Repeat for all slits.
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- We cut strips of tulle net, using about one yard of each color for size 4 outfit. (This may vary depending on length of net skirt you make and also width of shirt.) Determine number of slits you'll need to determine yardage of tulle needed. (Lengths given for skirt tulle can be adjusted for smaller or larger size.)
- To create skirt, we used bright pink net for alternate slits, then alternated light pink and purple on remaining slits.
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Be sure you know what you're getting yourself into the next couple of days in the water. Yes, we're all stoked it's going to be big, but just remember that the ocean doesn't have the capacity to love you back.
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HOUSTON - Two brothers are recovering after they said armed men attacked them and then stole their car.
Investigators said the brothers were out shopping and returned around 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning to their grandparent's home in the 6000 block of Crestridge near Southville in southeast Houston.
The two were surprised by several men who drove up to them in a truck. Police said one of the men jumped out, pulled a gun and hit the driver on the head. The crooks grabbed the keys and then took off with the car, said investigators.
Neighbors said in this neighborhood, you need to keep your eyes open.
"It doesn't make you feel safe at all," said Clarence Hayes, who lives nearby. "But it's not just in this neighborhood, it's around Houston. We have to be safe and watch ourselves."
If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to call police.
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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - New information in a developing story that's made national news as we've learned 33 of the cases of a serious stomach bug are right here in the Houston area.
Nationwide cyclospora has been a cause for concern, but now we're learning it's been a big problem in Fort Bend County. Health officials say at least 33 residents recently contracted the parasite and they say those numbers are higher than most other outbreak areas around the country.
The parasite cyclospora comes with many painful symptoms including vomiting, body aches and fever. Health officials say within a few weeks it's hit 33 people in Fort Bend County.
"This has been going around the country, but we seem to be seeing a lot higher cases than most places," said one health official.
Officials say you can get the bug from food like produce that is contaminated with feces, so the county is working with the Center for Diseases Control to interview people who contracted the illness to trace back to distribution systems, processing plants and ultimately a source.
"Bob's Tacos is helping us out by allowing us to look deeper into the way they order their food, where they are ordering their produce from," the health official said.
Officials say they welcome this help, but emphasize that no illnesses have been traced to a particular store or restaurant in Ft. Bend County.
Health officials say if left untreated, cyclospora can last from a few days to a month or even longer.
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A WIRRAL father and daughter duo are proving that it really is easier to lose weight with a friend after shedding a massive 11 stone between them in just 14 months.
Wallasey mum Liz McGuiness has been helping people from all walks of life to say farewell to their unwanted weight for more than 10 years through her work as a Slimming World consultant.
But last year, the 43-year-old released that while she was inspiring her members to reach their targets, she was weighing in at 18st 7lb and wearing size 24 clothes.
"I'm very good at my job and have an amazingly successful group but I felt I wasn't following my own advice that I give to my members," said mother-of-one Liz.
"I couldn't put my shoes and socks on properly, I had no energy and I was putting on weight in places that really freaked me out like my knees and the back of my neck.
"One day I just woke up and thought, 'This is my life, I've got to stop messing about'."
Liz did just that and after heading her own advice, has lost an impressive 6st, slimming down to a healthy size 12 to 14.
As well as helping herself, Liz's weight loss mission also inspired her dad, 68-year-old Richard Owens, to follow in her footsteps.
"He had a heart bypass two and a half years ago, he has cardio vascular disease and angina – his weight was killing him," explained Liz.
"He joined my group and got to target with a 5st weight loss.
"He's now the lightest he has been in 40 years and I'm the lightest I have been in more than 23 years."
Despite never before dieting, Richard was voted Man of the Year 2014 at Liz's group.
HALF THE WOMAN: Liz has dropped from a size 24 to a size 12 to 14.
Liz added: "Father and daughter with nearly 11 stone between us – I can't express how proud of him I am. His weight loss can only help his condition now instead of hinder it."
Although Liz still has 2st to lose before she reaches her target, she says her life has already changed dramatically.
"I also work as a trainer for the civil service and work in a huge building," said Liz.
"I'm forever walking passed people who don't recognise me and do a double take. The area manager thought the 'big lady' had left and I was a new trainer – it's such a great feeling."
Liz now has her sights set firmly on entering the National Slimming World Consultant Slimmer of the Year competition.
BEFORE: Richard's weight was killing him.
She added: "People ask me all the time how I stay motivated and I tell them it's all about choice, not willpower.
"There is no such thing as 'I can't do it' or 'nothing works', it's our choice to eat what we eat, no one else's.
"I get people telling me I am so inspirational but if you had told me this 14 months ago I would have laughed. I get such a buzz out of it and that my success can help other people change their lives."
- Liz's Slimming World group meets at Serpentine Family Church, Liscard Road, Wallasey on Thursdays at 7pm.


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FOUR children are among the asylum seekers sent to Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, the federal government has confirmed.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says the first 19 people sent to Manus consisted of seven families of Sri Lankan and Iranian origin.
They arrived on Wednesday morning, accompanied by Australian Federal Police, immigration staff, interpreters, children's services and medical staff.
"The first transfer to Manus Island has now taken place - and will be the first of many - sending the clear message that people arriving by boat risk being sent to a regional processing centre in either Nauru or Papua New Guinea," Mr Bowen said on Wednesday.
The four children are the first the government has sent offshore since embracing its tough new policies in August.
Operations at the Manus centre will be overseen by both the Australian and PNG governments, with welfare services provided by the Salvation Army, health services by IHMS and operational support services by British security firm G4S.
Local Manus Island residents have also been employed at the processing centre.
Mr Bowen also announced that specialised children's services on Manus Island would be provided by Save the Children, including child protection and education activities.
Mr Bowen also announced the creation of an advisory committee to play an oversight role for the Nauru centre.
It will be chaired by immigration department Deputy secretary Wendy Southern and Nauru MP Mathew Batsiua. It also includes Nauruan Justice Secretary Lisa Lo Piccolo and refugee policy expert Paris Aristotle.
The government has also announced preliminary interviews for the processing of people at the Nauru centre will begin soon.
"It is expected that assessment of claims will fully commence in early 2013," he said.
A contract has been signed with the company Canstruct for work on the permanent facilities at Nauru.
Mr Bowen also revealed another 100 Sri Lankan men have been sent home involuntarily, the ninth such removal this month.
This takes to 426 the number of Sri Lankans forced to return home since August 13.
A total of 525 have now gone back, including 99 who have gone voluntarily.
As well, the government has for the first time forcibly returned an Afghan man found not to be a refugee.
Mr Bowen announced the Pontville Detention Centre in Tasmania will reopen to relieve pressure on the onshore processing network.
Capacity at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation will also be increased by about 300 places.
Asked how long asylum seekers could wait to be processed at offshore centres, Mr Bowen said, "The five-year figure is an accurate one."
"I've said repeatedly that the no-advantage test will mean that people will wait for a very substantial period," he said.
"Could it be five years? Yes it could."
Mr Bowen also dismissed Amnesty International's comments that Nauru's processing centre was "completely unacceptable".
"Amnesty International opposed the Nauru processing facility before they got there, they oppose it after they leave," he said.
Asked whether Australia's asylum seeker policy might be seen as cruel, Mr Bowen said the government had an "overriding moral and humanitarian obligation" to stop people drowning at sea.
"And yes, that means difficult decisions must be taken," Mr Bowen said.
"There is nothing moral, nothing humanitarian, nothing acceptable about the types of deaths, of drownings, we've seen of people coming to Australia by boat."
Originally published as Four children among Manus Island transfers