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So, I am trying to tackle OpenGL (via pyOpenGL) and it is proving to be quite challenging. Mostly this is due to me honestly not being able to find much in the way of good resources. I have so far found the NeHe tutorials, but upon investigation I find that they are rampant with deprecated legacy code (i.e. glBegin and glEnd). The same goes for William McGugan's site.
One thing I found that seemed promising were the OpenGLContext Python tutorials. These have a lot of good information, but they are also hiding a lot of inner workings that I really want to look at within the OpenGLContext package itself. This is meant to make things more accessible, but honestly it really bugs me. I find myself suddenly able to navigate around the object I construct using the arrow keys, but they don't so much as mention anything about the transformations they are doing beneath the surface to make this happen. I can and have tried to look through the module code itself, but as it is designed to work with multiple python APIs it is not proving very easy to find what I want/need.
Aside from this I have found this online book, Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming, which seems very good, but as it is aimed at graphics programming in general, by necessity all of the samples are given in C++.
So... should I just bite the bullet and go through the C++ tutorials (something I feel I could, but would really rather not, do). Or does anyone know of somewhere I can find decent, non-deprecated code (preferably which doesn't try to force me to use GLUT).
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Marquis' rocky first too much for Padres to overcome
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' offensive drought eventually came to an end on Monday, but it was too little and too late.
San Diego snapped a stretch of 25 innings without a run by pushing one across in the fifth of a 7-1 loss to the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers, who have won eight straight. The Padres, meanwhile, have lost four in a row.
Starting pitcher Jason Marquis had a rough follow-up to his strong outing in Los Angeles last week, surrendering five first-inning runs, including home runs by Ryan Braun and Yuniesky Betancourt.
"I've been battling for a while," Marquis said. "When you throw balls out over the middle of the plate with not much on them, that's obviously what happens. I've just got to focus on getting better."
Marquis singled out his lack of command with his fastball, as the primary issue, and said he has been struggling with that in each outing this season.
"I just don't feel comfortable on the mound," Marquis said. "My fastball command is not where I want it to be. The slider is there, but there are only so many times you can go to that. It all starts with my fastball command and getting my sinker down in the zone, and I really haven't been doing that. Even in L.A., I had good numbers, but my execution with my sinker hasn't been there."
Manager Bud Black echoed Marquis' statement about fastball command.
"He couldn't really get anything going in that first inning," Black said. "Braun hit a first-pitch fastball that sort of tailed, and Braun is a good fastball hitter. He squared it up. Betancourt did the same. Jason just couldn't find the range or the fastball command early in the first."
Marquis struggled from the start, allowing a single to Jean Segura to lead off the game. Two batters later, Braun, who had a three-homer game in his last visit to Petco Park, sent the first pitch from Marquis over the wall in left-center field and into the Padres' bullpen. After Marquis hit consecutive batters later in the inning, Betancourt pulled a ball over the left-field fence for a three-run shot that gave the Brewers a 5-0 lead.
"Sometimes you just feel comfortable in a batter's box, you see the ball well, you just feel like there's a batter's eye that's comfortable for you," said Braun. "Every ballpark is a little bit different and for whatever reason, I've just felt comfortable here."
The Brewers' winning streak also coincides with a stretch of eight straight games in which they have homered.
Marquis did recover after the shaky first and cruised until the fifth when he again struggled with his location, walking the first two batters. Braun followed with a single to put the Brewers up 6-0 and Carlos Gomez drew a walk later in the frame that chased Marquis from the game.
"He started mixing in the slider a bit more and throwing more sliders," Black said. "His fastball command came back. He got his grounders, got some strikeouts. But I think they didn't really let him get to his slider in the first inning. Braun hit a first-pitch fastball, and Betancourt a first-pitch fastball. By that time, we had dug ourselves a little bit of a hole there."
Marquis was charged with all seven runs, going 4 2/3 innings and allowing four hits. He walked four and struck out four batters, following his previous outing in which he turned in the best performance by a Padres starter this year by going 7 2/3 innings and allowing just one run.
Jedd Gyorko was the only Padres player with multiple hits in the contest, and scored the lone San Diego run after doubling to lead off the fifth. Gyorko came home on a groundout by Anthony Bass, who took over for Marquis. The rookie Gyorko also singled in the ninth.
"You're just trying to throw good at-bats together, really," Gyorko said about facing Lohse. "You know he's a good pitcher and he's going to paint outside. We have kind of been struggling to where we are getting some hits but not bunching them together. A hit here, a hit there but nothing put together. When you do that, you're not going to score very many runs."
The San Diego bats mostly remained cool against Lohse, who picked up his first victory with his new team. Lohse, who signed with Milwaukee in the offseason, allowed one run on five hits through five innings. He exited the game after suffering an injury to his left pinky finger.
"I don't think he's going to wow anybody with his stuff, he just knows how to pitch," Gyorko said of Lohse. "He's going to hit the corners, he's going to throw three or four pitches for strikes. It makes it a tough at-bat when a guy is not making any mistakes."
When Everth Cabrera walked and stole second in the first, it appeared as though the Padres' scoreless streak might end early in the game. But, Cabrera was thrown out trying to advance to third on a fly out to left field. Although Cabrera beat the throw to the bag, he slid too far and could not keep his feet on the base as Alex Gonzalez applied the tag.
Yonder Alonso attempted some run-manufacturing of his own, dropping a bunt single to lead off the second. Mark Kotsay followed with a double play ground ball, however, and the Padres scattered a few singles over the next few innings before breaking through in the fifth.
Despite collecting more hits than the Brewers, the Padres ended up with little to show for it, save for some encouraging words from their manager.
"We're fortunate that we have over 140 games left, but you've got to keep a consistent approach every day expecting to win," Black said. "The way we played in Los Angeles was a great sign. We didn't swing the bats well in San Francisco, but we pitched okay. Today, we got behind the eight-ball early, but we out-hit them and made some good plays in the field. Just the complete game, we're not playing. We have to do that more often. You just can't do it here and there. You have to string these games together."
Bass pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. He did throw a wild pitch to the first batter he faced, which brought home Rickie Weeks and pushed the Brewers lead to 7-0.
Tim Powers is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Coffee Talk: What's So Great About...
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Hey fans. DK Wrestling Savior here with another edition of Coffee Talk. It's been quite a while since I posted as I've been very busy with school and work and my daughter. I am proud to announce that, school is finished and in a week, I learn whether or not if I am a college grad at the ripe age of....well, let's just say, too old. I've basically pulled all A's and a B this semester so unless I completely bombed my finals to a point of disaster, I'd say it's a safe bet I'll be receiving my degree in a few weeks. It's quite an accomplishment and I'm very proud to have finally reached this milestone.
But enough about that. It's time to grab your cup of joe, latte, capuccino, steamer, espresso, whatever your poison is, and let's enjoy some Coffee Talk.
I've been away from the blog scene but I've kept up to date. I've followed the forums and blogs and I've read some really awesome stuff from some awesome people. One popular topic I've noticed recently is the pushing of certain superstars. And while I'm in favor of pushing superstars who deserve to be pushed, it's a very opinionated circumstance. Who should be pushed and why. But it's not so much just that. There's the other side of the coin. If you're going to push certain people, that means you have to de-push others. And I've heard certain reasons like, "this guy is a workhorse" or "this guy has paid his dues". The thing about these statements is, the people who have been pushed currently have worked just as hard and paid just as many dues. So I'm throwing a question out there. As you can see in the title, that question is, "What's so great about" and then we'll fill in the blanks with a few popular guys that "need to be pushed".
So I'm gonna start this one off with one that may make everyone's eyes pop out of their heads. What's so great about...Fandango? I, for one, don't understand Fandangoing by any means. I think it was a fluky little thing that was brought on by the crazy NY fans on the night after Wrestlemania and I think it's already fading fast. But listening to Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole, you'd never realize that. They're pushing it like it's the hottest thing to ever grace God's green earth, and it's already getting to the point of being shoved down our throats. I get that Johnny Curtis is a good wrestler and all, but the gimmick is really just unimpressive at best. What happens with Fandango when his feud with Jericho finally ends? No more playing off Dancing with the Stars. Then where does Fandango go? Is a ballroom dancer really destined to be a top star? I, for one, am way off the bandwagon on this one. I don't see it at all.
What's so great about...Wade Barrett? I think people want him to be something that he currently is not able to be. I always hear references like "he's got the size that Vince likes" or "he's got great mic skills". Really? Great mic skills? I think he's somewhat okay on the mic. His ring skills are pretty bland though. He does have nice size but really lacks charisma. He's one of those that I feel looks the part, but can't really be the part. He was good as the leader of Nexus...for about two weeks. Then, all the references of "a greater purpose" just got old...especially since we never found out what that purpose was. Now he's the IC champ and honestly, I think he's where he needs to be at this point in time. He's a midcarder right now. I don't see much more out him, at least for the forseeable future. I don't see him getting higher than where he is now, by the time next Wrestlemania comes around. His time may come, as it probably should, but right now, I think more storylines in the midcard scene revolving around the IC Title will do him a world of good. I don't see main event scene for him anytime soon though.
What's so great about...Tyson Kidd? I'm going to be honest here. I watch Raw and Impact. Once in a while, I'll catch Smackdown if I hear something good happens. I follow nothing else. Not Main Event. Not NXT. Not Superstars. I don't know where the sudden love for Tyson Kidd came from, but let's get real. It is basically a scientific fact that ring ability alone doesn't get you real far in WWE. What else does he bring that he needs this push? Is it more because CM Punk mentioned his name in a fake pipe bomb a while back? I don't know. Punk obviously follows the IWC trends because he mentioned Kidd in order to gain acceptance. In all honestly, I don't see much for Tyson Kidd accept perhaps teaming with someone if the WWE wants to invest more into the tag team division. Other than that, I don't see him surpassing Justin Gabriel in status.
What's so great about...The Shield? Uh Oh. Did I just say that? Did I really go there? Yes, I went there. If there's one thing that bugs me above all else, it's people who worship The Shield, and will turn around and rip Aces & Eights. I get it they are TNA haters and all, but other than numbers, they are the exact same thing. And as I've said many times, that Aces & Eights needs to do more than just the gang beatdowns, the same principal goes for The Shield. I've seen about as many 3 on 1 gang beatings as I can take at this point. The constant three-man tag matches and serious endorsements they're getting on commentary are becoming annoying. They need something to do now. How much longer will we see The Shield in a 6 man tag match against a makeshift team of 3 guys? What was it on Raw? The Usos and Kofi Kingston? Really? That tells what story? That serves what purpose? How about a tag match against the Usos? Or a singles match against Kofi Kingston? Wouldn't they have done more for The Shield than a six man tag match? And what about their feud with Team Hell No? How is it they are feuding with Kane & Bryan and whoever they throw in there with them, and then later on, play a part in the Cena/Ryback feud with no Kane & Bryan in sight? I'm just not sure how that works. The Shield, in my eyes, has to do something more and show a little more diversity. I believe Stale is the popular word for what they are becoming. At least in my eyes. I know they're popular on here, I just don't see it. I was intrigued in the beginning, but it's starting to get repetitive now and that this point, I just don't see what's so great about them. Again, i hear the popular praises on mic skills, but really, they talk. Not much more than just talk. Perhaps future stars in the making but, I don't see stardom in them right now.
Where there you have it folks. My cup of joe is now empty. Take this blog for what it is, my opinion. I'd love to hear your answers to my question of What's So Great About...
I hope enjoyed this edition of Coffee Talk. Thank you for reading everyone and Be Safe!


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the room the food was truly below standard, expensive aswell. specially the lebanese resturant.
I've spent very good time in this hotel. The room, restaurant, swimming pool...are first class The employees are very nice must their level of english is sometimes not so good. It isn't really a problem because they are very polite and nice but you must sometimes be patient and be eady not to receive what you've ordered.


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hectoring: bugging, bothering someone to do something
This would make a fantastic work, you can tie it in all the way back to the Iliad. How could you resist... you should really do this... come on... Do you feel I'm hectoring you just a little to much? We'll "just do it"... :-)
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Poster Contest Winners 2011
Forests For People: More Than You Can Imagine!
The annual National Conservation Poster Contest provides kindergarten through twelfth grade students with an opportunity to share their thoughts about soil, water and related issues. It also highlights the educational efforts of the local soil and water conservation districts.
Forty-five counties in Missouri participated in this year's event, sponsored by the Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. These posters were selected as the state winners because they best convey the idea of the theme, Forests For People: More Than You Can Imagine! The posters then advance to the national competition, sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts.
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I'm very excited to feature the first ever guest post here in Scandi Foodie!
I met the wonderful Cherie Hausler from Scullery Made Tea at the Barossa farmer's market a couple of weeks ago. Cherie's teas and delicious home-made treats immediately caught my attention, and I was keen to find out more about her business and life in Barossa.
I'm so happy to share Cherie's story and recipe for Wild home-cured olives with you. For further information about her business, and more of her delicious recipes, please visit her website at Scullery Made.
Thank you, Cherie!
I've caught myself writing my blog specifically for my Mum sometimes. Of course I love her dearly, but it's more the fact that most of the time I imagine she's the only one reading it. Actually if I was to be brutally honest with myself I'd have to admit my Mum doesn't actually read every post either. Long and short of it is, that when Maria from Scandi Foodie sent me a super lovely email asking to guest blog for her I was initially just rapt to know my readership had managed to reach beyond my immediate relatives. Happy days.
So to recipe swaps… I was all geared up to do a chocolate self saucing pudding with spelt flour and rapadura sugar, coconut butter and raw cacao, you know, the kind of good-for-you-deliciousness Maria and I share a common leaning towards, but out on our little hill my husband and I woke up to a very sunny Barossa Sunday that had other plans in store. The road to great olives is paved with good intentions it would seem.
Every morning we walk past a disheveled gang of wild olive trees on our ritual start to the day, and have been eagerly watching the branches groaning under a bounty that is surely to be a season best, according to local 'farmtalk' - watching and waiting for the fruit's colour change to yell 'pick me!' And today was that day; the very same that I had planned to dedicate to raw cacao pudding making. Our mantra of living according to the seasons and wildcrafting whenever possible, had my pudding coming in a clear second best to an entire year's supply of organic, handpicked, homecured olives though. Plus, I figured olive hunting would be more indicative of life in our part of the world for those of you who haven't yet managed some 'local' time in the Barossa. Olives in, pudding out. It seemed the only fair thing to do. So we threw on our backpacks and announced out intentions to our border collie, Stella, the-wildcrafting-extraordinaire, and the afternoon went something along these lines…
PS. If you're an olive fan, don't ever let anyone put you off curing your own olives, they are absolutely worth the effort and with such a bumper crop this year you should easily find fresh olives at a Farmer's Market if you don't happen to have a gathering of wild olive trees within reach.
Wild Homecured Olives
Organic black olives
Rock salt
Extra virgin olive oil
Clean, decent sized bucket
1. Pick over the olives to pull out any leaves that may have jumped in to your bucket during harvesting and then fill up the bucket with fresh water. Larger olives can be pricked with a fork to speed up the curing process, but wild olives tend to be teensy so we didn't bother with this step.
2. Leave the olives to soak in the water for 3 days and then drain, refilling the bucket with a salty brine solution of 1 cup of rock salt per 2 litres of water. Leave in the brine for another 3 days and then drain again before returning to fresh water for the next 3 days. Repeat this process, alternating between the salt brine and fresh water for approximately a month, or until the olives have lost their bitterness.
3. Once the olives have cured to your taste, pack into sterilized jars and cover with extra virgin olive oil before sealing. Stored in a cool, dark place, the sealed olives will keep for at least 6 months.
You can add orange zest or lemon, fresh thyme or rosemary, or perhaps some roasted garlic, but in our experience it's always better to add any extras to your serving bowl of olives rather than during the jarring process. This helps enormously with avoiding the ultimate disappointment of proudly cracking open a jar of olives only to find our unwelcome friend 'mould' has come to visit.
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The Tennessee Democratic Party looked Monday to move along after a string of departures by launching the search for a new executive director and other positions.
The party released job postings for the top staff position, as well as a new deputy finance director, digital director and office manager. All would fill vacancies in the party offices, including three created since the party's Jackson Day Dinner Sept. 7.
The vacancies have slashed the party's already lean operation in half, leaving just a pair of full-time staffers. But state party Chairman Roy Herron's cost-cutting — as well as his reputation as a difficult manager — have led some members of the executive committee to question his management style. The party's success in filling the positions could serve as a test of his leadership.
"I am a demanding boss. There is no question," Herron said Monday. "I expect a lot of myself, and I expect a lot out of those working with me."
Chairman praised for his performance
Earlier this month, Executive Director Kevin Teets, Deputy Finance Director Cortnye Stone and office manager Allison Jones resigned, all within days of Jackson Day, the party's biggest annual fundraiser.
The turnover has deflated some of the enthusiasm from the event, which Herron says netted more than $300,000. The sum is rivaled only by a 2009 dinner headlined by former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore.
This year's dinner did not have nearly as much star power as that event, with Virginia Sen.Tim Kaine delivering the keynote. But Herron says he cut costs by nearly three-quarters from past dinners by placing the event at the low-cost Musicians Hall of Fame, a new venue in a lower level of Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
Herron says he also has saved $20,000 a month by slashing operating costs and will save the party $200,000 by leaving positions such as deputy executive director, political director and field director unfilled this year.
"I think Roy's doing a fine job," said Bill Owen, an executive committee member from Knoxville. "He's working very hard under difficult circumstances."
The vacancies were posted on the Tennessee Democratic Party's website Friday and went out Monday to other sites, including those run by other state parties. Herron said the party already has begun receiving applications.
"We've been fortunate to have really talented people work for us in the past," he said. "The party continues to attract extremely talented people to work for it that will work hard to elect Democrats."


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This weekend Laura Calder is cooking up easy, contemporary versions of traditional French comfort foods in French Food at Home. Today at 11:30am ET, Laura cooks up "Cozy" foods but adds some contemporary twists, like Savoury French Toast with herbes de Provence. Laura skips the maple syrup, topping instead with tomato jam – I tracked down a terrific looking recipe from White on Rice Couple.
In Sunday's episode (11:30am ET), Laura flips through her Grandmother's cookbooks, handwritten recipes for family gems. Inspired, she dives in, cooking dishes that are "slow, heartwarming and make you feel well-looked-after." Don't miss Laura's savory version of a traditional French tart – a Swiss Chard Tart (pictured in lead), great for using fresh summer greens.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 30/3/2012 (1969 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Naranjan Dhalla
Dhalla left India for the United States in 1961, and came to Winnipeg from St. Louis in 1968, to join the University of Manitoba's faculty of medicine. Since then he has been honoured with the Order of Canada, Order of Manitoba, Order of the Buffalo Hunt by the Province of Manitoba and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He came in second to former Premier Duff Roblin in the Free Press's Greatest Manitoban contest. He was president and secretary general of the International Society for Heart Research, is executive director of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, and is editor in chief of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.
"I remember thinking, 'This is a very clean and calm city.' I was delighted. All these years later I've been offered jobs around the world, but I've never wanted to leave Winnipeg."
Ajit Kaur Deol
Deol came to Canada in 1967. She first went to northwestern Ontario, where she developed the Caroline McMorland School for the Mentally Handicapped. She and her family moved to Beausejour, where she worked as a resource teacher, continuing at Maples Collegiate in Winnipeg. She also volunteered for numerous community organizations and in 1985, was the first female president of a Sikh Gurudwara temple in North America. She is on the board of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission. She was honoured with the Order of Manitoba in 2002, as well as the Outstanding Community Service Award, and an award celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sikhs in Canada.
Daya Gupta
Gupta came to Thompson with his wife, Chander, in 1971, then moved to Winnipeg in 1972. He is the chief eye surgeon at the Gupta Eye Centre and medical director of the Ultravision Eye Laser Centre. With his wife, he donated $1 million to the CNIB in 2010.
"The trend in India was to go to the U.K. and then go back to India. We wanted to make a reasonable amount of money to start a practice in India, but we fell in love with Winnipeg."
He also has fond memories of Thompson.
"It was the first time we went skiing and fishing."
Chander Kanta Gupta
She is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Manitoba and the only recognized uro-gynecologist in the province. She works at the St. Boniface, Victoria and Seven Oaks general hospitals, as well as the Health Sciences Centre. She promotes the province's Hindu community and has sat on the board of the India School of Dance, Music and Theatre. She was honoured with the Order of Manitoba in 2005, and the Manitoba Medical Association's physician of the year award in 2004.
"It was beautiful in Thompson. And we definitely fell in love with Winnipeg. Manitoba has friendly people. They welcome newcomers. We couldn't imagine moving anywhere else."
Hemant Shah
Shah came to Winnipeg in 1972, after his elder brother sponsored him.
"When I came here, people still thought of India as a snake-charming country and a slum. But this is my adopted home and I want Manitoba to be the richest province in the world. It would be great if all immigrants felt that way."
He develops markets in India for Manitoba products and was the first Indo-Canadian to receive the Distinguished Non-resident Indian award from an NGO in India, given to people who exhibit "selfless service to the society at large," while continuing to keep a permanent link with their former country. He is deputy director of sales and marketing with Winnipeg equipment manufacturer Cubex.
Digvir Jayas
Jayas came from India to Winnipeg in 1980 to take his masters degree in agricultural engineering at the University of Manitoba. He returned to India and then went to the University of Saskatchewan. He was hired by the University of Manitoba as an assistant professor in 1985. He rose through the ranks and is now vice-president (research and international).
"I grew up on a farm in India, and I had seen a lot of grain being spoiled post-harvest. I was interested in working to understand how we could mitigate it and the U of M had a program in that area."
Later, coming to Winnipeg, he said a former professor told him about the cold, which he doesn't mind, but he didn't know about something else.
"He didn't tell me about the mosquitos. But for me it has been a very good city and the University of Manitoba has been the best employer I could ever have expected."
Bidhu Jha
Jha is the NDP MLA for Radisson in northeast Winnipeg. He was born in India and came to Winnipeg in 1970. He has a mechanical engineering degree and is the former owner and CEO of Optimum Trading Corporation.
"When I flew in, all the trees were lit with Christmas lights and the white snow was visible from the sky -- it looked like heaven to me."
Mohinder Saran
Saran came from India to Vancouver in 1970. But when he couldn't find a job, friends convinced him to come to Winnipeg a year later. First working at a mattress factory, he later was chief power engineer for Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation at Red River College. He served as president of the Sikh Society of Manitoba, helped open the first Gurdwara in the province and was vice-president of the India Association of Manitoba. He was elected under the NDP banner in the Maples in 2007 and re-elected in the last election.
"My first impression of Winnipeg was really good. In Vancouver there was so much racial discrimination, but this was far better and far better accepted."
Ruby Dhalla
Dhalla was born in Winnipeg to a family who immigrated here from India. She wrote to Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi when she was 10 years old, after becoming upset about violence at the Golden Temple in the Punjab. Gandhi responded by making reference to it at a press conference just before she was assassinated. Later, Dhalla moved to Toronto where, after graduating as a chiropractor, she co-owned a chain of chiropractor clinics. She ran successfully for the federal Liberals in Brampton-Springdale in 2004, and was re-elected twice before being defeated in the last election.
Kaval Chohan
Chohan came to Winnipeg in 1963 after studying in England. He joined the Winnipeg School Division and later became a principal in the inner city.
"There was an ad in the London Times that they were short of teachers. I applied and they sent me a contract and I haven't moved since. I just like Winnipeg. It is small enough, but at the same time has everything."
But he was a little worried when he arrived at the air terminal then.
"I'd just come from London's airport full of hustle and bustle and I come here and it was a little terminal that you walked to from your plane. I couldn't believe what I was doing here."
He was a director and president of the International Centre. After retiring from the school division, he volunteered as an auxiliary constable in the immigration and passport section with the RCMP. He was the division's volunteer of the year in 2001 and was one of three people chosen to meet and speak with Prince Charles during his Canadian visit. He has served 10 years on the RCMP Commanding Officer's advisory committee on cultural diversity.
Amarjeet Warraich
Warraich came from India in 1972. He owns the Montcalm Hotel, is part owner of the Balmoral Hotel and currently owns and is renovating the former Maryland Hotel. He has been president of the Punjabi Cultural Society, the Manitoba Sikh and Cultural Seniors Centre and the India Association of Manitoba.
"When you're young, you want to try something new and a new experience. It was cold when I got here. I was amazed and shocked. But my cousin was here in Manitoba when I came and to this day we always joke with him that, 'you brought the whole family here.'"
Manju Lodha
Lodha is an accomplished artist in Winnipeg. She was born in India and came to Canada in 1972, living in Toronto, Calgary and Pinawa before moving to Winnipeg in 2000.
"I find Winnipeg is familiar," says the painter, whose works fuse elements of Canadian and Indian culture. "I love the food. I love the Prairie skies. It is home now."
Pamela Rebello
Rebello came to the United States in 1963 and came to Winnipeg with her husband in 1968. She founded the India School of Dance, Music and Theatre in 1980. She was chairwoman of the Manitoba Intercultural Council from 1987 to 1991. She has been honoured with the Order of Manitoba and the Canada 125 Medal in 1993.
"I thought this was an ideal place to raise children. The warmth I get from the people came to me before the winter came... Winnipeg is now home. It's funny, when I go to India now, I say, 'I have to go home' and I mean Winnipeg. I've lived most of my life now in North America."
Divya Mehra
Mehra is a first generation Indo-Canadian. Her father fled with his family from his home town after it was partitioned and given to Pakistan. She is an artist who went to schools of art at both the University of Manitoba and Columbia University in New York.
"My work investigates the construction (and misrepresentation) of cultural identity, while making reference to layered divisions, and the disparity and exploitation of power. Over the years, I have come to realize that my experiences are not singular, rather they echo those of many members of the South Asian diaspora."
Shahina Siddiqui
Siddiqui came to Winnipeg from Pakistan in 1976, after having visited her sister in Brandon two years before.
"We were looking in Manhattan at the time, and my sister wanted to show me their big city of Winnipeg. Honestly, when we came, I felt Winnipeg has a soul. I told my husband this is where we would raise our family and he laughed... six months later ,we got the immigration."
She admits she loves winters here: "The snow is so romantic."
She is now president of the Islamic Social Services Association Inc.
Kirit Patel
Patel is an assistant professor in international development studies at the University of Winnipeg. He came to Canada from India in 2000 as a PhD student in Guelph and then moved here in 2007. He is participating in a research project that focuses on food security.
"I love Winnipeg. It's a great place to live and raise a family. It's a little cold, but the people are warm."
Ibrahim (Obby) Khan
Khan, an offensive lineman with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, is of Pakistani descent. He was born in Ottawa and started playing in the CFL with the Ottawa Renegades. He is a three-time recipient of the Cal Murphy "Heart of a Legend" award, which goes to the Blue Bomber who shows outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the community.
Ashok Dilawri
Dilawri is owner and CEO of the Dilawri Group at the Waverley auto mall. He moved from India to the United States in 1972, working there and in Canada for several hotel chains. After working with his uncle in Ottawa at a rental car business, he came to Winnipeg to open an American Motors franchise in 1984. Within a year, he bought the dealership and has purchased others through the years.
Sowmya Narasimhan
Narasimhan is a doctor originally from India who arrived just last month after living in England for 10 years. She works in internal medicine at the Grace Hospital and St. Boniface General Hospital.
"Everybody at the hospitals have been very friendly. I also like the attitude that everybody gets out and still do things even when there is two feet of snow on the ground. That didn't happen in England."
Mohinder Singh Dhillon
Dhillon came to Winnipeg in 1967. He first worked at Bristol Aerospace before creating his own real estate company, R&R Realty. He has worked with the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council to welcome thousands of immigrants and refugees to the province. He is also on the advisory board for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Winnipeg in 2008.
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Modha is CEO and president of Mondetta Clothing. He came to Canada with his family from East Africa in the 1970s. With his brother, a cousin and two others, they started Mondetta in 1986. The clothing is best known for its world flag theme.
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Mehra was born in the part of India that became Pakistan, so his family moved to New Delhi when he was a child. He came to Canada in 1967 and moved to Winnipeg two years later, after being accepted into the University of Manitoba. While working to earn his civil engineering degree, he worked at various restaurants. His first job was as a survey inspector with the city, but then he opened his first restaurant, India Gardens. He later opened the East India Company, the city's first upscale East Indian restaurant, and a restaurant in Ottawa.
"I always thought that Winnipeg would be a good place to do business and raise a family.''
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Sandhu came to Canada from India with his mother and brother in 1962, following his father, who was a high school teacher in Mayerthorpe, Alta. They lived there until 1970, before moving to Ghana. Sandhu came back to finish high school in Alberta and came to this province after being accepted into the University of Manitoba's law school. After graduating, he joined Legal Aid Manitoba and worked in Dauphin and Winnipeg. While in Dauphin, he was founding president of the Dauphin Boys and Girls Club and director of the Indian and Métis Friendship Centre. He was appointed a provincial court judge in 2003.
"My name being unpronounceable to my new and wintry Canadian friends and schoolmates, and unable to speak English in protest, they decided to call me 'Fred' in honour of the new TV colour cartoon -- Fred Flintstone."
First impression of Winnipeg? "My impressions were really just that of any other Canadian moving here... cold in the winter, magnificent in the summer."
Surekha Joshi
Joshi came to Canada from India 25 years ago to take part in arranged marriage to a man who worked at Bristol Aerospace. Her husband died 15 years later, but she stayed in Winnipeg. She has a MBA in marketing and works at the RBC. She has volunteered in different positions at the India Association of Manitoba for 21 years and is the organization's current president. She has been the India pavilion coordinator at Folklorama, and has volunteered at Winnipeg Harvest and the Hindu Temple.
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Balachandra was a pathologist in Sri Lanka before coming to Canada in 1984. His credentials weren't recognized here, so at first, he worked as an orderly in a Toronto hospital and a security guard. He was accepted into the University of Manitoba's medical school for a pathology residency and, after graduating, worked in Brandon, then St. Boniface General Hospital. He was appointed chief medical examiner in 2004. He has been reappointed twice, with his current appointment ending in 2016. He has also been president of the Tamil Cultural Society and the Hindu Society of Manitoba.
First impression of Winnipeg? "I stayed here because it is a great place to live. People here are very nice. Everybody greets you. It is friendlier than Toronto."
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The second-highest ranking official in the City of Winnipeg's 8,000-member workforce, Deepak Joshi is responsible for the day-to-day operations of every city department, from water and waste to golf services. Joshi was promoted in 2011 after previously serving as deputy chief administrative officer, director of planning, property and development and the city's inspections manager.
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I posted a IND/PHI idea to aquire Iggy.....since then there have been some reports that Philly is no longer looking to blow up their squad with the playoffs a possibility......so why not play off of that something like this:
Indiana gets:
1 - Evan Turner - Prospect
2 - Thaddeus Young - Prospect
3 - Maurice Speights - Prospect
4 - Craig Brackins - Prospect
5 - Jason Kapono - Expires
6 - Darius Songaila - Expires
7 - 2.0 mil TE
Philadelphia gets:
1 - Danny Granger
2 - James Posey
3 - Jeff Foster
4 - Brandon Rush
5 - Solo Jones
6 - Lance Stephenson
This would give us an amazing young core of guys to build around. A young lineup of :
Collison, Price
Turner, 2011 Draft Pick
George, Young
Hansbrough, McRoberts, Brackins
Hibbert, Speights
Great young nucleus to move forward with.
For Philadelphia it gives them a player that as I stated for us when talking about trading for him, compliments what Iggy does perfectly, something they have not had thus far as well as some depth to fill out the roster. This gives Philadelphia a legit lineup of:
Holiday, Williams, Stephenson
Iggy, Rush, Meeks
Granger, Nocioni, Posey
Brand, Solo
Hawes, Foster, Battie
Of course it needs some tweeking to fill it out but thats is def playoff squad. Would you be ok with this trade ? Would Philly do this trade ?


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Last month you might have heard about—or participated in—Kevin Yank's JavaScript Live. It was a great success, with over 3,000 participants signed up within a week, and fantastic feedback from the people who attended. On that note I'd like to introduce …
PHP Live with Kevin Yank
CSS Live with Russ Weakley
Both courses follow the same format of JavaScript Live, with structured lessons (including a mix of videos and mini articles) for four days of each week, and live Q&As each Friday. You'll also have access to a huge community of fellow course students helping each other in a private forum.
We've also kept the prices to a minimum, with PHP Live only $29.95 for a three-week course, and CSS Live (two weeks) only $9.95!
You have plenty of lead time to sign up for these courses, but I'd recommend getting in early—if numbers are too great, we might need to close off entries before the course starts.
And my final piece of course-related good news is that we've opened up the doors once more on JavaScript Live. If you missed the original course, for $9.95 you can sign up now and do it at your own pace. There's sure to be a crowd participating at the same time, so the only difference will be no live Friday Q&As; however, you will receive recordings of the previous Q&As. Sign up to JavaScript Live here.
I'd also like to know if the CSS lesson videos differ from the CSS Crash course videos, as I've already purchased these?Thanks again.......
Tomorrow is quite fine, thank you. Have a good night.
The lessons are all captioned... not so sure about the live sessions but I will check it for you
Tomorrow, if you don't mind... it is quite late here and I'm not able to stay awake a minute longer :lol:
Thanks for the response. I am deaf. Thus it may not be an issue unless the live sessions are captioned in real-time. If not, are the session recordings captioned? Are all videos and audio-based resources captioned?Thanks,Jeff
You can join at any time. The only difference will be that you will have to watch the live sessions instead of participating on them
Are courses limited to the time slots listed? I was unable to take the courses on the dates that they were offered. Can the courses now be taken at any time?Many thanks for the great work,Jeff
Wish I could learn ASP.net too... There seems to be a lot of job openings in my state for people who know ASP.net and a few other coding languages. I have a question though. Will we receive any kind of certification or some kind of paper saying that we passed the course? I know it's not graded or anything, but even if I get a great chance to learn this stuff, it would be better if I could have something showing that I took it or learned something from it. Otherwise I'll have to find a way to get certification here, and probably have to go to school and learn some more of the same stuff I already know right now...
Hi Gloria Jean,
To complete your registration head to http://courses.sitepoint.com/myorder, and if you've already completed registration you can view the PHP Live dashboard at http://courses.sitepoint.com/php-live/dashboard.
This information should have been emailed to you over the last week, can you confirm you haven't received the emails, not in your junk folder etc.?
I have no idea where to go to get the php course. If I can't get the course, why did they take my money? Just in case I never get it, would someone tell me how I can cancel it and get a refund?
Hawk - thanks for your good response.My support request got responded to in the end as well.
I'll send you an email of feedback, but to be honest we're all aware that mistakes can happen, and don't mind that - it's just how the company responds when alerted to that mistake. The lack of response, then the kind of responses I received were less than ideal.
Added to which, by having to resort to a public forum to try to get attention on the problem it means there's always a busybody like molona who puts in a response with no useful information, no actual involvement in the problem, and no real knowledge of what the situation is - but all in the quest to earn himself some more of those cub scout forum badges. Poor signal to noise ratio.
Anyway, thanks for sorting it out now.
You're correct but not only that, we forbid to publish any personal information in the forums for security purposes
Sammy, welcome to SP I would suggest that you search the forums as this topic has been discussed many times over. Then, head for just starting your design and read the stickies there.
I'll make you easy for you... The structure of this forums (and the names of the main categories) are related on the procedure followed to create a website:1) Gathering, writing and organizing content2) Designing and getting the main usability needed on the site3) Programming (server-side)4) Finish design and do client-side programming5) Promoting
This is over simplyfied, of course
Hey Steve, that is an automated email which would have been triggered when your registration was finally successful.
I'm sorry that your experience has been less than ideal. Mal worked super hard on the registration process but unfortunately a few people fell through the cracks, as is usually the way with a new venture.
We're definitely keen to hear your feedback so that we can get things running more smoothly for next time, so if you can find the time, flick us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com and let us know what we could have done better.
I hope things go a bit more to plan for you now and that you enjoy the course.
Can you please PM me your email address so I can see why your support ticket wasn't responded to? I made sure all course support tickets were cleared before I left.
Sammy ...... I very much doubt anyone has time to take you thru all this! I would suggest some time spent on web searches, as you will find a huge amount of info out there on just this subject, some of which will offer very simple means for those who are not into coding yet.
Also - IMO best not to post your own email address - it is an invitation to land you with much spam!
Ok, I'm now finally into the course area.
Unfortunately, rather than email me and apologise for the problem, Sitepoint emailed me with:
We're excited that you've signed up for our PHP Live course that kicked off today. However, we noticed that you haven't completed your registration yet....The first lesson is live right now, and your classmates are discussing it in the private forum as you read this, so don't waste any more time.
Which makes me even more annoyed as they're highlighting that I'm now behind and missing out! And blaming it on me!!!
And then the response on the forums:
Support responses would have been limited as it was a public holiday yesterday here in Australia!
Well even if it was a public holiday here, but I had 3000 paying customers starting on a brand new project that day, I'd make sure we'd keep a pretty damn good eye on the support queue, even if I have to do it myself! Especially when it seems to be a system that Sitepoint haven't really got working properly yet.
All a bit disappointing. Sitepoint are supposed to be the experts!
As the guy who was in the office all of Sunday and yesterday on their day off making sure the courses platform was up and support queue was responded to, I'll take that as a 'thanks'.
No, you'd probably better not - because you didn't respond to my support issue, so I wasted my time trying to find out how to get into the course.
I'm sure others will be thankful though if you responded to them.
Was there really only you there on launchday?! Maybe Sitepoint isn't big enough yet to run this size of project.
MY name is sammy i need to create a web but a dnt know how and where to start . I am a student at unisa in south africa so i need help frm u . please any information u hv please help me with it .Here is my Email Address(email address deleted). Please help me to create a web please .
PM Mal directly, Ong. That's the best thing you can do
Personally, I think you're taking it a bit too personal (I guess it is personal stuff :D)
It looks like an automatic response, not an answer that was directed solely to you... and regarding putting the blame on you... I don't think that's the case. If you're going to receive any apologies... it will not be from an automated system!
Regarding the 3000 paying customers... Up to a point, I think you're right but...you and I know that this course costs much more than $29.95... you're receiving excellent value for your money! Wouldn't that be worth a bit of patiente and understanding?
The system is brand new and still needs to be fit perfectly. As time goes by, I am sure that it will work smoothlessly and perfectly...
If you have any experience with programming, you will know that no matter what you do and how many tests you run, things tend to go astray when they go live.


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Evidently, Ai Weiwei is not one to let 81 days in jail keep him quiet. China's most famous dissident has just released a heavy metal song with a video that re-imagines his time in detention. The FT's Kathrin Hille describes it as "a chilling, five-minute rant filled with coarse language that is provocative even by Mr Ai's standards".
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Carl Froch stopped Lucian Bute in the fifth round in his hometown on Saturday to claim the IBF super-middleweight title. The popular Nottingham resident, a two-time former WBC champion, was regarded as the underdog heading into the contest against the unbeaten Bute, who was making his 10th title defense. The 34-year-old Froch (29-2, 20 KOs), who lost his WBC title to Andre Ward at the Super Six World Boxing Classic in December, admitted before Saturday's contest that he had much to prove after his last defeat. He was the aggressor early on in his first home bout in three years, striking first in the opening round and finishing the second emphatically with a right-hand, left-hook combination. Bute, who was born in Romania but became a Canadian citizen in March, landed two counter lefts in the third round but looked wobbly as Froch continued his unrelenting attack. Both fighters traded jabs in the fourth round before Froch delivered a powerful right and followed with a flurry of ...
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This has been a great year for cattle prices. For the second year in a row, every major category set new price records. Based on preliminary data, the average price of slaughter steers in Nebraska this year was $123/cwt, up nearly $8 from last year's record. 750-800 pound feeder steers in Oklahoma City averaged $146/cwt, up $13 from the 2011 record. 500-550 pound stocker steers averaged $173/cwt, up $24 from the 2011 record. Boning cows in Sioux Falls averaged nearly $77/cwt, up $7 from last year's record.
More price records are expected in 2013. The 2012 calf crop was smaller than the year before for the 17th consecutive year. USDA's December cattle on feed report said there were 6.0% fewer cattle in large feedlots than on December 1, 2011. Placements have been below year-ago for each of the last six months. June-November placements were 10.5% lower than during the same period in 2011. The low placements imply daily fed cattle marketings will be down more than 6% during the first quarter of 2013.
This week fed cattle prices were higher on light holiday volume. Through Thursday, the 5-area average price for slaughter steers sold on a live weight basis was $127.06/cwt, up 93 cents from last week and up $3.06 from the same week last year. Dressed steers prices averaged $200.00/cwt this week, up 9 cents from the week before and up $4.85 from the same week a year ago.
Beef carcass cutout values also were higher this week. On Friday morning, the choice boxed beef carcass cutout value was $193.43/cwt, up 21 cents from last Friday, but down 59 cents from a year ago. The select carcass cutout was $180.30/cwt, up $3.08 for the week. The choice-select spread, $13.12/cwt, dropped $2.88 from Friday.
Because of Christmas, this week's cattle slaughter totaled only 476,000 head, down 24.8% from last week and down 11.7% from a year ago. Year-to-date cattle slaughter is down 3.6% and beef production is down 1.3%.
Despite record feed costs and huge losses on closeouts, slaughter weights have remained quite high. The average steer dressed weight for the week ending on December 15 was 880 pounds, up 2 pounds from the week before and up 34 pounds from a year ago. This was the 49th consecutive week with steer weights above the year-earlier level.
Because of Christmas being this week, there were very few market reports on feeder cattle sales.
The December live cattle futures contract closed at $129.40/cwt, up 13 cents from the previous Friday. February cattle settled at $133.57/cwt, unchanged for the week. April fed cattle contracts settled at $137.22/cwt, down 10 cents.
The January feeder cattle futures contract ended the week at $152.02, down 15 cents for the week. March feeder cattle settled at $154.72/cwt.


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Angelina Jolie's mom dies
Angelina Jolie's 56-year-old mother died Saturday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after battling cancer for seven years. Angelina Jolie, her older brother James Haven, and Brad Pitt were at the hospital with her Saturday at the time of death.
It must've been pretty cool for her to have died with Brad Pitt at her bed. As a last request she should've asked to tongue kiss him or something. I would've said "do it with her" but let's try and keep her final moments classy.


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What causes decompression sickness, commonly referred to as the bends, which is the biggest threat to divers in the sea?
How does the body react when a diver ascends to the surface too quickly?
What precautions must be taken to avoid the bends?
While even professional scuba divers cannot always protect themselves from the bends, how is it that beaked whales can dive thousands of meters into the oceans depths without encountering any problems?
These qualities of the beaked whales are further evidence for the magnificent creation of Allah, and are yet another disappointment for evolutionists.
Research has revealed that beaked whales can dive deeper and for longer than all air-breathing animals. More interestingly, during these deep dives in search of food, beaked whales never suffered from the bends. For a human being, diving deep into the ocean is impossible due to the danger of the bends. However the beaked whales are masters of deep dives and never run into any difficulties. This has naturally evoked great curiosity among scientists, and led them to research the beaked whales' amazing creation that protects them from .the bends.
Why is the bends such a great danger?
The greatest danger for the divers in the sea is suffering from decompression sickness, because the respiratory and circulatory systems of the human body were created by All-Mighty Allah for living on land. According to the measure set by our Lord, the atmospheric pressure which is one atmosphere at sea level, and is perfectly ideal for human life, increases by one degree in every ten meters of depth in the sea. For example the water pressure at thirty meters is three atmospheres, in other words, the pressure of the water on every square centimeter of a diver is three times more than the pressure at the waters surface, or on dry land.
When a human dives thirty meters deep in the ocean without using any special tools;
The capacity of the lungs will reduce by one fourth (25%).
The blood pressure will increase.
The pulse rate will increase because the body temperature drops.
He will have problems with maintaining consciousness.
For these reasons, it is very dangerous to dive deeper than thirty meters without using specialized equipment. The beaked whales on the other hand, can easily dive to a depth of thirty to eighty meters repeatedly. Since they breathe using their lungs, one would expect them to suffer from the bends. But there is no such risk for these animals, and they can dive as deep as 1900 meters, for even as long as 85 minutes. 1900 meters is the deepest and longest dive ever recorded amongst mammalians..
How does human body react in case of swift ascend to the surface?
The liquid nitrogen in the blood of a diver that quickly ascends to the surface turns into a gas by the effect of the sudden pressure change. This can be compared to a fizzy drink getting bubbly when it is opened after being shaken.
The nitrogen molecules, now in the form of gas, come together, and cause bubbles in the joints, veins, heart, brain and other tissues. The bubbles in the body, depending on the severity of the sickness, can cause severe pain, vein blockages, rupture of the lungs, paralysis and even death.
Why is it important to ascend to the surface slowly?
When inhaled under pressure and for extended periods of time, nitrogen gas (N2), the gas with the highest percentage in compressed air (78%), dissolves into the bloodstream. This gas is not used like oxygen. While going up to the surface, the diver must take time to dispose of it through respiration. Since in deep diving, the outer pressure is high, gases inside the air inhaled from the oxygen tank, like oxygen and nitrogen, spread to the tissues in smaller volumes. If the diver swims up to the surface too rapidly, these gases will expand quickly with the reducing pressure. So the divers must ascend to the surface slowly (10 m/min, and the last 10 m at 6 m/min).
The beaked whales have the same knowledge with scuba divers
Due to these risks, scuba divers are trained comprehensively in basic diving rules and safety limits. The beaked whale, on the other hand, is never trained in the ways to avoid the bends. However they almost 'know' that they will suffer from the bends if they ascend too quickly.
Beaked whales, after making a deep dive, don't ascend too quickly to the surface, but on the contrary, they swim very slowly towards the sea surface. But what is the reason behind this slow swimming of these animals? There can only be one reason: to protect themselves from decompression sickness.
No doubt, an animal without a mind or consciousness, cannot take measures against the bends of its own accord. It is the All-mighty Allah that inspires in this animal the measures it has to take to protect itself. In the Surat al-Jathiyya, All-Mighty Allah states that we have to ponder over the miraculous features of the animals:
And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there are signs for people with certainty. (Surat al-Jathiyya, 4)
The amazing creation of the beaked whales lungs that prevent the bends
The lungs of beaked whales are created with a special structure, in accordance with the pressure which exists deep in the sea. The gases such as oxygen and nitrogen that the whale inhales before diving, spread to the tissues with smaller volumes, but when the whale heads back to the surface, they expand quickly in the veins. The lungs contract in the process, preventing the gas, and especially the nitrogen, from getting into the blood circulation, and thus prevent the risk of the bends. This amazing quality of the lungs is surely the evidence of the amazing creation of All-mighty Allah. This flawless creation art and power of All-Mighty Allah is explained in one Qur'an verse, as follows:
He is Allah – the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr, 24)
Whales also have a complex sight and communication systems. The eyes of whales have a special, hard layer that protects the eyes from the pressures of the deep. Also the refraction index in the eyes of whales allows an Orca to jump out of a pool to catch a fish that is six meters above the surface with perfect accuracy. Also the eyes are located on both sides of the head, thus being protected from the currents. Due to the ratio between the cone and rod cells in the eyes, sensitivity to light is greater than sensitivity to other factors. In addition to this ratio, the existence of phosphorus in the eyes is another miracle of creation, which makes it easier for whales to see deep in the darkness.
The beaked whales refute the evolutionary claims
The dives of the beaked whales, the way they know how to protect themselves from the bends just like a professional scuba diver, and the special system of their lungs, cannot be explained with evolutionary claims, such as Darwin's following idea: "I can see no difficulty in a race of bears being rendered, by natural selection, more and more aquatic in their structure and habits, with larger and larger mouths, till a creature was produced as monstrous as a whale." (Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey, Vintage Books, 1958, p. 186). No scuba diver, can process his genes to include the experiences he gained in his life and then pass this information down to his children, to make sure that the child has the same talents. If he wants his child to be a skilled scuba diver as well, he has to teach his child everything he learned during his training. But the babies of the beaked whale are born equipped with this information. It is because these animals didn't get this information as a result of an evolutionary process. It is obvious that mutations, with their invariably destructive effects, will not turn a bear into a conscious scuba diver. It is not possible for beaked whales to have evolved from another animal, like Darwin claims. Because beaked whales were created by All-Mighty Allah with these qualities, and they have never gone through any changes since their emergence and they continue to survive by the means of the inspiration of Allah.
[Allah is] the Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it, 'Be!' and it is. (Surat al-Baqara, 117)


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IT is too early to tell whether Bury will come to rue Saturday's defeat at Cheltenham, but manager David Flitcroft clearly felt it was an opportunity lost.
The Shakers went into the match full of confidence after back-to-back wins on the road had stretched their unbeaten run to six matches.
A third straight victory would have moved them up to 12th place in League Two and left Flitcroft's side just eight points behind Southend United in the final play-off spot, with two matches in hand and a trip to Roots Hall still to come.
But after Clive Platt handed them a 16th-minute lead with his first goal in Bury colours, the hosts levelled through Ashley Vincent two minutes later before substitute Byron Harrison bundled in a late winner eight minutes from time.
"I said to the players before the match that it was a bit of a crossroads game – you can win it and start driving up the league or you can lose and look over your shoulder," said Flitcroft, conscious of the fact 16th-placed Bury are only six points clear of the drop zone.
In the end, the Shakers boss admitted he would have been happy with a draw.
But rather than point the finger at the defence, which had only conceded two goals in their previous six matches, he blamed his side's lack of attacking intent for the dropped points.
"Yes, we didn't keep them at bay long enough at 1-0, but we didn't really show a ruthless edge in front of goal," said Flitcroft, after seeing his players run riot in a 4-1 win at Mansfield last Tuesday.
"There wasn't enough conviction or intent when we got into that last third - it's something we got right against Mansfield, but didn't here today."
Cheltenham's fourth home win of the season may well have come as a shock to their supporters, coming hot on the heels of a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of league leaders Chesterfield.
And when Platt side-footed home Daniel Nardiello's low centre it seemed a matter of how many the in-form visitors would score.
But Robins striker Jamie Cureton had other ideas, putting Vincent in behind the Shakers defence with the ball of the game. And while Brian Jensen got a hand to the midfielder's shot across goal, the Danish stopper couldn't keep it out.
Bury then lost captain Craig Jones to a suspected hamstring tear, which curtailed their attacking endeavour.
Although new-boy Jake Carroll came close to scoring a second goal in as many matches before the break, controlling and teeing up a high ball for a spectacular volley that was deflected wide.
Danny Mayor and Nardiello tested the Cheltenham keeper with decent shots after the break, while Nardiello had a strong claim for a penalty turned down after being obstructed as he prepared to shoot.
But the withdrawal of Platt for Forrester and the Robins' introduction of Harrison changed the flow of the game as Cheltenham started to get on top.
Jensen came to Bury's aid on more than one occasion in the closing stages, punching away a swerving Sam Deering drive before making a flying fingertip save to turn away a header from Harrison.
The Robins substitute was not to be denied, however, forcing home Jermaine McGlashan's cross from a yard out.
And Harrison - Cheltenham's top scorer - could easily have added to his season's tally of 12 goals but for an unbelievable point-blank save from Jensen in stoppage time.
Flitcroft was adamant, however, that he would not let just a second defeat in 11 matches derail his side's recent improvement as Bury prepare for their first home match since a 1-1 draw with Oxford United on February 4.
The fact it will be against his former club Rochdale in front of the Sky TV cameras just intensified the manager's determination.
"We are going to win football matches in this league, there's no doubt about it and we've got another opportunity tomorrow night," he said.
"They don't come any bigger than this in terms of focus and arguably playing the best footballing team in the league, so we will look forward to it and embrace it."
CHELTENHAM TOWN: Scott Brown; Ihiekwe, Troy Brown, Elliott, Jombati; McGlashan, Deering, Richards, Vincent (Kotwica 81); Gornell (Taylor 86); Cureton (Harrison 63).
Not used: Roberts, Braham-Barrett, Williams, Brundle.
BURY: Jensen 9; Veseli 7, Mills 7, McNulty 7; Jones 6 (Sedgwick 6 37), Tutte 6, Miller 6 (Young 6 78), Carroll 8; Mayor 6; Platt 7 (Forrester 5 68), Nardiello 7.
Not used: Hinds, Procter, Burke, Charles-Cook.
Goals: Cheltenham Town 2 (Vincent 18, Harrison 82) Bury 1 (Platt 16).
Yellow cards: Cheltenham Town – Deering 20, Jombati 29, Vincent 31. Bury – McNulty 51.
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire).
Attendance: 2,737 (331 visiting).
Star man: Brian Jensen – Bury's defence has looked invincible in recent weeks, with five clean sheets in their last nine matches. But whenever Jensen has been called upon he has never let his side down and did not deserve to be on the losing team on Saturday. The big Dane was unlucky not to keep out the Robins' opener after getting a hand to Ashley Vincent's shot and could do little about Byron Harrison's winner. And Jensen kept Bury in it right to the end after pulling off a number of late saves including a tremendous point-blank block to deny Harrison.


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I'm beginner in python.
I want to make python can function like "bitwait" instruction in BASCOM AVR or "wait..until.."
can python do that?
I'll use this instruction for counter object with ultrasonic sensor SRF04 connected with raspberry, that must set and reset in certain condition for count the object.
here is my coding:
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# Measure distance using an ultrasonic module
# in a loop.
# -----------------------
# Import required Python libraries
# -----------------------
import time
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
# -----------------------
# Define some functions
# -----------------------
def measure():
# This function measures a distance
GPIO.output(GPIO_TRIGGER, True)
GPIO.output(GPIO_TRIGGER, False)
start = time.time()
while GPIO.input(GPIO_ECHO)==0:
start = time.time()
while GPIO.input(GPIO_ECHO)==1:
stop = time.time()
elapsed = stop-start
distance = (elapsed * 34300)/2
return distance
def measure_average():
# This function takes 3 measurements and
# returns the average.
distance = distance1 + distance2 + distance3
distance = distance / 3
return distance
# -----------------------
# Main Script
# -----------------------
# Use BCM GPIO references
# instead of physical pin numbers
# Define GPIO to use on Pi
GPIO_TRIGGER = 23 #GPIO_TRIGGER = 23 is in pin 16
GPIO_ECHO = 24 #GPIO_ECHO = 24 is in pin 18
print "Ultrasonic Measurement"
# Set pins as output and input
GPIO.setup(GPIO_TRIGGER,GPIO.OUT) # Trigger
GPIO.setup(GPIO_ECHO,GPIO.IN) # Echo# Set trigger to False (Low)
GPIO.output(GPIO_TRIGGER, False)
# Wrap main content in a try block so we can
# catch the user pressing CTRL-C and run the
# GPIO cleanup function. This will also prevent
# the user seeing lots of unnecessary error
# messages.
while True:
distance = measure_average()
print "Distance : %.1f" % distance
if distance < 15:
print "counter: " , a
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# User pressed CTRL-C
# Reset GPIO settings
code that i must use in bitwait or wait until is in :
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if distance < 15:
print "counter: " , a
because " time.sleep(0.5)" can't make the counter set and reset automatically. "time.sleep(0.5)" just make the sensor counting every receiver got the signal from transmitter, whereas signal that reflection from transmitter is signal from the same object (object is always moving by conveyor).
got it?
Can u help me?
Thankyou very much


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BC Liberal MLA criticizes Coleman's casino intervention as 'inappropriate'
BC Liberal MLA Gordon Hogg says he is "surprised" and "disappointed" to learn that B.C.'s minister responsible for gaming made personal calls to Surrey councillors during last week's public-hearing process on the Gateway casino-entertainment complex.
"I'm planning to have further discussion with my colleagues on this," the Surrey-White Rock MLA said Tuesday.
Hogg said it's a matter of concern for him that his BC Liberal colleague, Rich Coleman, was talking to council members between two public hearings on the South Surrey project.
Hogg said such conversation was open to interpretations that it was an attempt to influence the decision.
Repeated attempts by Peace Arch News to reach Coleman since Monday morning have been unsuccessful.
Couns. Tom Gill and Bruce Hayne confirmed to PAN independently Tuesday that they had both received calls from Coleman between the first public-hearing session Jan. 14 and a second session Jan. 18. Both councillors said Coleman advised them that if the project didn't pass, Surrey would not receive any other applications through BC Lottery Corporation.
Neither councillor, however, interpreted Coleman's message as lobbying.
"Intervention by anybody in between (the sessions), I think, is inappropriate," Hogg told PAN. "Any type of intervention was inappropriate."
The proposal was ultimately rejected by council in a 5-4 early-morning vote Saturday, prompting widely published comments from Coleman, also minister responsible for housing and minister of energy and mines, that he was disappointed for Surrey and that BCLC would not consider any other casino proposals in the city because it had lost confidence in council's decision-making.
Hogg said he objected to such criticism of "a city council doing its due diligence," adding that the remarks indicated an assumption that councillors could make up their mind before the "process of public engagement" was complete.
Hogg noted that land-use issues and the related public-hearing process must be "the sole purview of the City of Surrey."
He said he feels Surrey council was in possession of all the information it needed to make its decision without further input, noting he and fellow Surrey MLAs Kevin Falcon and Stephanie Cadieux had taken care not to weigh in on the casino proposal.
"We all stayed out of the process and allowed Surrey to (make its decision)," Hogg said.
"To find out after the fact that some of my colleagues have not done the same – I was surprised and, to some degree, disappointed that took place."
Gill said he had initially contacted BCLC, seeking information on whether the Crown corporation would entertain a casino/entertainment centre proposal elsewhere in Surrey.
"I had been seeking clarification from BCLC," Gill said, adding he was "quite surprised" to be called back by Coleman.
"The minister made it very clear that the only opportunity was South Surrey, full-stop, period."
Gill, who voted for the licence, and Hayne, who voted against, said Coleman told them it was either the Gateway project – which would include a hotel, convention centre and theatre – or nothing.
Coleman's message was "take it or leave it," they agreed.
Hayne said he is "not philosophically against gambling" but voted to reject the application because he felt the location was wrong.
He said he returned a call from Coleman before the second public hearing to be told it "would be very unlikely" there would be another Surrey proposal.
"I don't know that I would characterize it as lobbying," he said.
"He was making his position quite clear, what the consequences would be."
Hayne said he found Coleman's comments after the vote "unfortunate," particularly his questioning of council's decision-making.
Hayne said council members took pains to assess the benefits and drawbacks of the proposal, no matter which way they voted.
"We conducted ourselves in an open, transparent way, and did what we believed was best for the future of the city," he said.
A media representative for Coleman referred questions to BCLC. Mayor Dianne Watts was also not available for comment.


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As Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, "Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." And the same could also be said about policy making, which looks a whole lot simpler when you're a thousand miles from Capitol Hill.
Policy makers need agriculture, because farmers and related occupations provide food sources both domestically and abroad. Agriculture needs policy, because legislation such as the Farm Bill provides insurance and subsidy programs. With such an interdependent relationship, it's important for agriculturalists to pay attention to what's going on in Washington because new pieces of legislation can directly impact daily production practices.
After the House of Representatives failed to pass the Senate-approved Farm Bill, focus has shifted to comprehensive immigration reform. While the name doesn't suggest direct ties to agriculture the same way the Farm Bill does, guest workers play an important role in American agriculture.During his address to the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City on immigration reform on June 21, United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack framed the reform as pro-agriculture and pro-growth. Vilsack said with the current broken immigration system, many farmers can't harvest everything they're capable of growing due to an unstable workforce, which negatively impacts the economy. The proposed reformwould allow for two major changes in the current immigration system by offering an earned path to citizenship and a new guest worker system.
In addition to affecting production practices, policy can also affect our foreign relations. While there are many implications of continuing to use old Farm Bill policy, one that goes relatively under the radar is cotton subsidies. The United States pays $147 million annually as part of an interim settlement with Brazil, guaranteeing the Brazilian government will withhold retaliatory restrictions on non-agricultural products until a new Farm Bill modifying cotton subsidies is passed. (Brazil went to the World Trade Organization in 2002, claiming that American cotton is so heavily subsidized that other countries cannot compete. The panel ruled in favor of Brazil, giving them the right to impose trade barriers against American products.)Ending the interim settlement could result in retaliatory restrictions against non-agricultural products such as U.S. financial services and automobiles.
Because the Farm Bill and immigration reform have such high stakes and wide ranging impacts, it's imperative that Congress exercises political leadership in search for compromise and consensus. But it doesn't stop there, there's a role for producers as well. Your representatives were elected to embody the opinions of their constituents, so it's your job to make sure your voice is heard.
During his address Vilsack especially encouraged young people to stay educated about policy because it will have a lasting impact on future generations.As agriculturalists, it's important to understand new policy and the implications of continuing to use old policy. Vilsack credited social media as an outlet to creatively share our thoughts on these issues.
What are your thoughts on farm policy and immigration reform? How do you go about sharing them?
Not sure how to contact your state representatives? You can find House of Representative contact information here and Senate contact information here.


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Chicago, IL & San Jose, CA
Who is your favorite fashion designer and why?
Honestly, I can't say that I have a favorite fashion designer as I generally don't shop in that category. I do love the Michael by Michael Kors line, because of his simple, chic, and classic designs. His looks are very much my style, and they're fairly affordable! Marc Jacobs' designs are serious eye candy for me, though.
What is the one fashion accessory/item you can't live without?
A full face of makeup! I am one of those girls that cannot leave the house without makeup on. I feel drab and lacking polish when I don't have any makeup on.
If you were allowed to create a beauty product, what would it be and what would you name it?
Probably a magical bloat eliminator. We all have those days when we feel utterly bloated and unattractive, right? I think it would be great to have a magical product that would restore us to our normal unbloated state. Let's call it Bloat Be-Gone!
If you only had 10 minutes to pack for a fashion extravaganza in your favorite city, what would you bring and where would it be?
I'd love to have a fashion extravaganza in London. I would pack comfortable yet stylish flats, a black pencil skirt, a polka dot blouse, and a cropped blazer. That's a very "me" look.
Do you live by a fashion philosophy or quote? What is it?
I don't live by any one fashion philosophy in particular, but I am a firm believer that being stylish does not depend on the size of your body or the size of your bank account.


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Pancham became my 6th favorite Pokémon, the others are: Rattata, Aipom, Teddiursa, Pachirisu and Weavile. Many fans believe that Pancham will be part of the main cast, well I doubt about that since none of the main characters caught a Cub-like Pokémon such as Teddiursa and Cubchoo in previous seasons, if the main characters don't catch a Pancham until the end of 2014, then they never will.... Unfortunately. Unless I'm wrong. Whaddya think of these speculations? Give me your opnion. Esquilo30 (talk) 18:54, December 23, 2013 (UTC)
Well, I don't believe it will, it had its debut. Sure, some Pokémon are caught later, but it is much more probable to see it as a rival's Pokémon than a main character's Pokémon. Energy X 21:34, December 23, 2013 (UTC)
I guess you do have a point, a rival might have a Pangoro, just like Paul has an Ursaring and Georgia has a Beartic. Esquilo30 (talk) 23:46, December 23, 2013 (UTC)


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Sample Quotes from the teachings of Quoteology - I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious theories of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God - Thomas Edison. Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose -Thomas Edison.If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right - Henry Ford.
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