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Susan Griffiths could have slipped out of the country and kept her assisted suicide a closely guarded secret. Instead, the 72-year-old grandmother wrote a letter to MPs, imploring them to allow terminally ill Canadians the "peaceful and painless end" she seeks.
Griffiths has a rare, incurable brain disorder. There is no treatment for multiple system atrophy. She has already lost her fine motor control. As time passes, she won't be able to perform basic bodily functions without assistance. She considers the illness an extended life sentence.
The vivacious Griffiths left Winnipeg for Zurich Saturday morning. She will die at an assisted-suicide clinic there before month's end. Her life will be over two or more years earlier than it might have if a Canadian doctor could help her die at home. Griffiths left Canada while she was still able to travel, and capable of picking up the drink that will lead to her death.
"It is my body, my life," she said in the days before her departure. "No one should tell me I have to live like this or die in misery."
Her public stance further forces the assisted-suicide debate into the spotlight. Like ALS sufferer Sue Rodriguez before her, Griffiths is an immensely likeable woman making a passionate plea to have her suffering end.
But changes to Canada's laws are bitterly opposed in some quarters. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities is fighting the legalization of assisted suicide. National co-ordinator Laurie Beachell says the very notion is threatening to people with disabilities.
The group initially supported Rodriguez, who lost her Supreme Court battle in 1993 but ended her life in 1994. They changed their stance after Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer murdered his severely disabled daughter, Tracy. Latimer argued he wanted to end the 12-year-old's suffering.
"We watched what happened in debate around people with disabilities. The negative stereotypes about disabilities are so pervasive," Beachell says. "For everybody else we have suicide prevention. For us, we have assisted suicide. It's mind-boggling for our community."
Beachell says the "slippery slope" argument deserves recognition.
"We oppose because we don't know where's the line in the sand. We don't know where the safeguards will be put in to guard the vulnerable."
The council has taken a position in the case of B.C. resident Gloria Taylor. She had ALS and sought the right to have her physician end her life before she became incapacitated. Taylor won her first round when a British Columbia Supreme Court judge declared Canada's laws against physician-assisted suicide unconstitutional because they discriminate against the physically disabled. Taylor died last October.
Suicide in Canada is not illegal. Aiding, assisting, or counselling someone to commit suicide carries a maximum 14-year prison sentence.
The judge in Taylor's case ruled the law against assisted suicide denies physically disabled people the same rights as able-bodied people who can take their own lives.
Her ruling is now under appeal.
Wanda Morris, executive director of the Canadian organization Dying With Dignity, says they get about 600 calls a year about what they euphemistically call "hastening." She says she knows anecdotally that many terminally ill patients are quietly helped to die in hospitals.
Morris understands the concerns of the disabled community.
"There are definitely people with disabilities who have experienced discrimination in their health care in Canada," Morris says. "They get a kind of substandard tier of health care from time to time."
She says that does not negate the right of a terminally ill person to end her life: "We believe we can protect our vulnerable population."
Dying With Dignity offers information and support to the terminally ill and their families. They don't give out specific information in response to casual inquiries. Griffiths dealt with the organization and was accepted as a client, but says she felt the suggested method of death was not acceptable.
Beachell says it's important to realize many disabled people live with the sort of pain and indignities that lead some terminally ill to end their lives.
"It's a little insulting to our community, really. They need assistance for the most basic things but they still work, they're still productive," says Beachell.
Susan Griffiths maintains she should be able to choose how much anguish she can tolerate.
"I'm pretty private but I really feel pretty strongly we should be given an option in Canada. We're so smart in so many ways and so advanced and civilized. I'm so mystified this hasn't been done before."
Columnist Lindor Reynolds and photojournalist Ruth Bonneville were with Susan Griffiths and her family during her last week in Winnipeg. Read Saturday's FYI for the full story of Griffiths' decision to die and the anguish that led her there.

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PHILADELPHIA - Heavyweight rower Grant Wilson was named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Rowing Performer of the Year earlier this month, while lightweights Andrew McGrath and Hurst Nuckols also made the All-Area academic team.
Wilson served as team captain in 2011-12 and was a consistent member of the varsity eight boat that posted its best finish at the IRA Championships since 2001. He was also the recipient of Penn's George H. Frazier Award, which is given to a graduating student-athlete (male or female) with the highest GPA among the basketball, crew, track, soccer, baseball and football teams.
Nuckols, who was also named to the 2010 Academic All-Area and All-Ivy teams, spent the last three seasons with McGrath as part of the lightweight varsity eight boat. Since the two garnered varsity seats, the Quakers ranked as high as seventh in the nation and posted their best finish at EARC Sprints in half a decade. Both were sophomores in the varsity eight boat that broke a three-year abscence from the IRA Regatta and each were in the boat - McGrath served as the bow - that finished seventh nationally at the event.
Wilson was a Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics major, with a Mathematics minor. He was an Academic All-Ivy and Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area selection last spring as a junior. Wilson was also a member of SAAC and a student-athlete tutor.
Nuckols and McGrath also graduated from the Ivy institution in May, and both were part of Penn's prestigious Management and Technology (M&T) program with a Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics major. Nuckols had a marketing concentration with a minor in mathematics, while McGrath had a finance concentration.


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Dell Inspiron 1564: Mobile i3/i5 for the Massesby Dustin Sklavos on 3/3/2010 11:01 PM EST
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autoboy - Friday, March 05, 2010 - linkI received my 1464 the day you reviewed the 1564. It's the same laptop but with a 14" screen.
Mine has the Core i5 430.
I use an external monitor 95% of the time so the poor quality screen isn't a problem. It's actually better then my old HP. I don't mind the lack of expresscard since I've never used it. I use a usb hub for my peripherals so only 3 ports is fine. I actually didn't notice the 100mbit ethernet, but oh well. I'll eventually upgrade to N wireless but my router is G so the G doesn't bother me for now. I'm happy with the quality and features. All I wanted was a cheap 14" laptop with HDMI and the Core i5 without a graphics card. That's what I got.
BUT, the fan on my laptop is constantly turning on and off. It is SO annoying in a quiet room and it is driving me nuts. I'm sitting here in my office not working, and thinking of a way to build a stand for the laptop with a quiet 80mm fan that blows directly into the air inlet so the fan will never ramp up. I've studied the CPU and the fan turns on at 27C (why can't it go to 50 before turning on?) and turns off at 20C a minute later. Then it climbs to 27, the fan turns on, and then it turns off at 20C.
I can't find a fan control program that is able to control the fans. I can't find a program that is able to undervolt the processor. I just spent $30 on a laptop cooler with movable fans. If that doesn't work I'm building my own with some wood, a 5V wall wort, and some foam. Dell, it is UNACCEPTABLE to build a computer that changes the way it sounds just sitting there doing nothing. Learn how to program a fan control system. This is my last Dell. Every notebook from now on, I'll have to touch and wait around for the fan to stabilize before I buy it. Reply
mikecel79 - Friday, March 05, 2010 - linkI'm looking at the new Studio 14 with the Core i3/i5 CPUs but haven't found a good review of it yet. It's got the same CPUs but can be had with a Radeon 4530 and 7200 RPM drives. Reply
Pirks - Friday, March 05, 2010 - link"Dell's designers seem to understand the importance of user experience extending beyond simple metrics like system performance"
So Dell's designers are much MUCH smarter than most of the DT readers :P Reply
jabber - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI've been using the similar equiped (ports wise) Inspiron 13Z for the past 5 months and to be honest I've havent missed having a PCMCIA/Express port or a fourth USB port at all.
I think Dell have done some research on what parts most users need/use and found that (especially Express port) they just arent needed.
This range of Inspirons are really great. Reply
Iketh - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkthis article was hard to read... far too wordy... detailed, but not enjoyable Reply
ezinner - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkNo 7,200 RPM HD
No Gigabit Ethernet
4 Hour Battery
Sub $1,000 cost
If the ending price was $579, it would be a good deal. Reply
Wadzii22 - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI have had 2 of the older 1545's, one with the 768 screen and one with the 1600x900 screen... spring for the better screen, its well worth the price, and these things can be had for much cheaper through the outlet. Reply
T2k - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - link...did Dell actually ask you to "review" this unit? Because if they did, they are not happy, I think. :D
Joking aside please, take a look at this gem: http://www.jr.com/acer-computer/pe/ACE_AS5740G6979...">http://www.jr.com/acer-computer/pe/ACE_AS5740G6979...
Good brand, killer i5-based (2.26GHz) config including latest DX11 Mobility Radeon 5650 1GB, for $750 (faster 2.4GHz adds $100 more) - I'm pretty sure anyone interested in a decent laptop would love to see the results... Reply
Crucial - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkDid Acer ask you to pimp this system? It's the second time you've linked to it in this post. Reply
T2k - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkOr perhaps simply because I THINK IT IS A GREAT DEAL and I want people to know about it?
Stupid moron.
fett327 - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI am assuming that since these are the new H55 based chipsets, hopefully the HDMI port will be about to output a 5.1 track? Or possibly also a DTS-HD or TrueHd track that comes off a bluray?
It would be a shame if the HDMI ould output stereo. Can anyone confirm or deny? Reply
warezme - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI wouldn't buy any of these if I were serious about decent gaming. How sad. Reply
PyroHoltz - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkWhere are all the Ultra Mobiles built on the arrandale chips? Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkRumor is that Arrandale ULV has experienced delays and will show up some time in the next ~3 months. Reply
cjcoats - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI recently had that experience buying a 2-socket Nehalem workstation from Dell. We're even having to do hardware installation for ourselves ("We'll sell you a SSD but we won't install it"). It was so bad that if it had been up to me instead of the bean-counters, I'd have said "to H--- with this" and purchased from a different vendor (at least two of which were quite willing to deliver exactly the requested configuration).
FWIW Reply
crydee - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI've been following laptop progression for awhile now. I'm picking out a new one in summer for Grad school. Every article I read I still want whatever Asus UL will be out around then. These Dell's just don't stack up and for the $ when Asus offers free accidental coverage for a year as well. Reply
therealnickdanger - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI know I've said this before and perhaps others have as well, but it would be nice if AT could add a "classic" gaming suite to its benchmarks. If a 'puter can muster over 60fps in games like FC2, obviously it can run older games just fine, but once you enter this mainstream and lower-end market, gaming performance is suspect.
We're looking at this laptop that does 20-89fps, depending on the game. IMO, the biggest reason to use a gaming laptop is for LAN parties and mobile multiplayer: WoW, CS:S, UT3, L4D, Halo. If I'm in the minority and my request is unreasonable, so be it, but I believe there is a large gap in AT's gaming benchmarks when it comes to mid-to-low systems. I don't care how well the Core i3 IGP plays Crysis at 1080p, but its performance in the above games at 720p would interest many people.
We can assume a lot, but concrete numbers are nice to have. Reply
LtGoonRush - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkAnother laptop that continues the trend of taking a decent platform and pairing it with a dedicated GPU too slow to be useful. Have the major OEMs lost all ability to build a balanced system? For comparison, the Acer Aspire AS5740G-6979 for $799 at Newegg has a slightly lower-clocked CPU, larger HDD, and a Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB. Reply
strikeback03 - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI hate everyone trying for a "balanced system", it means pretty much everything with a fast CPU has a GPU that I don't need. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkOr there's the http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/671930-REG/A...">ASUS N61J for ~$1050 with 5730 and an i7-720QM... though battery life is going to suck on that, I'd wager. The Inspiron 15 is decent as a lower cost model, but the i5-520M is overpowered for what you get. Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - linkHaven't even gotten past the first page yet, but a 768p screen paired with a 5400rpm hdd just makes me lose ALL interest! Especially for almost $1000, wtf! Reply
wolrah - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkThe 100mbit Ethernet connection is where I lose interest. Gigabit is cheap as dirt. There is no reason at all for any computer shipping today to not have gigabit, period. 802.11n not being there I can sort of see at the low end, since good 802.11n APs are still hard to find, but gigabit is an unacceptable omission. Reply
donjuancarlos - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkIt's the Core i5--new technology that's jacking the price (not even available at dell.com right now). If you get a core i3, you can get one for under $600. I've seen them under $500 on sale. That's just fine price-wise.
And I agree with Anandtech- the i5 in this laptop is overkill. For better performance you're much better off to get the $500 version of this laptop and throw an SSD in it. Reply
T2k - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI disagree: it's a DTR, remember?
And if you do video/fx/cg/3D/graphics/etc jobs faster CPU and more memory always help a lot. Reply
strikeback03 - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linka 15" relatively thin laptop isn't necessarily a DTR. Reply
dagamer34 - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkBecause people who worry about stuff like that, Dell would rather you purchase a Studio XPS than from the Inspiron line of laptops. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkOnly problem with that is that they START at like a thousand bucks. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkSo skip the Studio XPS and look at the regular http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/laptop_st...">Dell Studio line. I find those to be a lot better in overall features, customization options, etc.
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Its ugly, but when a big fight involving big capitals has been beautiful???. Do you expect poetry? And then what is the point in a patent if it can't "protect" you or your products. And yes, I don't like it. But is better to have order and laws than not having them at all, or a system that can be fooled everywhere.
Apple is a corporation and is no better in that sense than the rest. Don be fooled because there are no angels here and there, and don't be naive, this is the world we live in. But again, ¿Why does a corporation exist on a legal basis? It does not includes just this silly method Apple is fighting for. What's involved here is the main reason why we need a legal system, clear rules and what should be protected and from who.
Screw Dell and its price gouging - http://www.jr.com/acer-computer/pe/ACE_AS5740G6979..." target="_blank">take a look at here!
Yes, that's the SAME CPU there, bigger HDD, better screen, everything included and graphics is the LATEST DX11 Mobility Radeon 5650 1GB instead of Dell's outdated chip - all this for $750 SHIPPED.
Last year Acer became the #2 PC maker and it's not an accident: it's killing Dell with its faster model refresh rate, better quality-control and lower prices. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkTechnically, T2k, that's the same size screen, same resolution screen, and a cheaper CPU (the i5-520M has a lot price of $225; Intel doesn't list volume pricing on the i3 or i5-430M, but I'd expect it's at least $75 less). But otherwise, yes, the Acer you linked looks like a much better buy. Reply
lyeoh - Friday, March 05, 2010 - linkAcers tend to be crappier than Dells though.
(feel free to ignore the projections)
Dell's aren't that great but they aren't that crap either. They're smack right in the middle which I think is where they are aiming for anyway. Reply
T2k - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - link1. Well, I have seen both (current) displays and I found Acer's somewhat better + webcams were always great in the few Acers I've come across recently (in 2-3 years) whereas Dell's track record is rather spotty there...
2. There's an i5-520M version of it, for $850 but I don't think it worth $100 at all - IMO you would be better off rather spending it on a small SSD for the system and moving the 500GB to an external case instead...
3. Acer is fully-featured, unlike this one which, as the writer said it, feels stripped down.
4. The new DX11 mobile ATI chip gives you full 8-channel audio over HDMI which is a big plus for HTPC use, even if occasional.
5. Of course, this new mobile chip will drive 13x76 resolution just fine even in new games. Reply
KaarlisK - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkWhy should that be an external case? Just replace the DVD drive with a caddy holding the SSD/HDD and move the DVD drive to the external case. Reply
kmmatney - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkI'm not a big fan of the 16:9 laptop screen. Seems like things have gone backwards when you have fewer vertical pixels that the old 1024 x 768 screens many years ago. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkWhat I've heard is that it's all about maximizing the number of LCD panels you can get from the glass substrate... if you use 16:10 each panel is 10% larger, and the source substrate size has been optimized lately for 16:9 production. Reply
strikeback03 - Thursday, March 04, 2010 - linkMight be true, but it still sucks. Kinda like just about everything relating to laptop LCDs these days. Reply
shobazee - Thursday, July 22, 2010 - linkDell Inspiron 17 inch with corei5 is the best laptop .. Dell's designers seem to understand the importance of user experience extending beyond simple metrics like system performance... I THINK IT IS A GREAT DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply


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Nationals pile on runs in comeback victory
Six-run sixth, five-run eighth help Washington pad NL East lead
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals showed Sunday afternoon that they don't have that give-up mentality. They were down by five runs, but scored six in the sixth inning and downed the Giants, 14-6, at Nationals Park.
When he allowed a solo home run to Ian Desmond in the sixth inning, Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong left the game with a 6-3 lead, but San Francisco's bullpen couldn't stop the Nationals on this day. Left-hander Jeremy Affeldt entered the game and couldn't get anybody out. It didn't help that his sinker didn't show up.
Bryce Harper started things with a double. After Asdrubal Cabrera reached base on an infield single, Jose Lobaton was at the plate when Harper scored on a wild pitch, while Cabrera advanced to second.
Seconds later, Lobaton singled to left field, sending Cabrera home to make it a 6-5 game. Scott Hairston, pinch-hitting for right-hander Craig Stammen, doubled down the left-field line, sending Lobaton home to tie the game.
"Son of a gun, you just wanted an out anywhere and we couldn't get it," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
"I take full responsibility for that game," Affeldt said.
After Denard Span reached base on an infield single, right-hander Jean Machi entered the game and quickly picked off Span for the first out of the inning. But Machi didn't fare any better than Affeldt.
After Anthony Rendon reached base on a walk, Jayson Werth singled up the middle, scoring Hairston and giving Washington a 7-6 lead. Adam LaRoche then added to the lead when he singled to left field, scoring Rendon. The Nats ended up with eight hits in the inning, the most they've had in an inning this season.
"Collectively as a team, we are confident, no matter what the score is," Hairston said. "We saw that today. We got down early, 5-0. [The Giants are] a good ballclub. We didn't throw any at-bats away. ... This team keeps on battling. It's a lot of fun, especially when we string a couple of big innings like that in the game."
The character of the Nationals spoke volumes during the game, according to manager Matt Williams.
"They don't quit. They don't stop fighting. They feel it's important to apply pressure even if we are down," the skipper said. "Get some guys out there with opportunities. They did that again today. We did it by bunching base hits together. That will help you along the way. Homers happen, but the fact that they bunched base hits together says something about the approach and how they go about it."
Left-hander Javier Lopez was on the mound in the seventh when Lobaton scored on a single by Span. The Nationals then tacked on five more runs in the eighth against Juan Gutierrez, including two-run homers by Harper and Danny Espinosa.
"It's unbelievable," Harper said. "Like I said before, we have a lot of heart. We want to win every single game. ... We had a great crowd today and they pushed us through."
The reliable Washington bullpen did its part, with Stammen, Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard and Rafael Soriano combining to allow one run in the final five innings. The Nationals also moved eight games ahead of the Braves in the National League East race. Atlanta lost to the Reds, 5-3, at Great American Ball Park.
Although the Nationals won the game, there has to be some concern about right-hander Stephen Strasburg. After having two solid outings in which he allowed one earned run in 15 innings, Strasburg took a step back Sunday, pitching four innings and allowing five runs on eight hits.
Strasburg had problems keeping the ball down as he allowed solo home runs to Gregor Blanco and Travis Ishikawa in the first two innings. The Giants then added three more runs in the third inning. Michael Morse highlighted the scoring with an RBI double.
"I was making dumb pitches. On a 3-2 pitch, I have to execute a better pitch there to Blanco. The same with Ishikawa on the 1-2 pitch," Strasburg said. "You want to challenge them, but at the same time you have to focus on hitting your spots. I really wasn't doing that today."
But, starting with Stammen, the bullpen stopped the bleeding as the Nationals won their 75th game of the season.
"The Giants have a good lineup. They got to Stras a little bit. He didn't have his 'A' game today. But that's the way it is. That's our job as a bullpen and that is to pick the starter up. We pitched five good innings," Stammen said.
By going 9-1 during the homestand, the Nationals had the second-winningest homestand of more than six games in their history. It was second only to a 12-1 homestand in 2005.
"It was a great homestand. I never experienced anything like it and I think it's safe to say nobody has. It's a lot of fun," Hairston said. "When you are confident and you have guys that are at the top of the lineup like Denard and Anthony, I think through and through, top to bottom, we have a really good lineup that has a good understanding about having a quality at-bat. We have a pitching staff that is going to keep us in the ballgame. It creates more confidence."
With that said, does Hairston believe the Nationals have won the division?
"No," Hairston said. "It's only Aug. 24. We'll just keep grinding them out. We'll handle our business. Whatever Atlanta does, it's up to them."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the Time. He also can be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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AT A late night council meeting the budget for the next financial year was debated and passed.
It confirms the £40 green waste charge will come into effect in April, although a plan to see whether the town centre and Eastcott could be exempt at a later date will be examined in the future.
An amendment to stop the change was put forward from the Labour Group, who said the money could be found elsewhere, but was lost as Tory councillors felt the savings were not in Swindon's best interest.
It was also announced that a £2.9 million infrastructure fund was being set up to look at key projects in the town, such as the Thamesdown Drive extension road.
As expected it was confirmed the council element of the council tax will not go up, despite initial suggestions last year it may rise by 1.9 per cent.
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Happy 20th anniversary to Smash The album that started it all came out 20 years ago today!
Happy 20th anniversary to Smash The album that started it all came out 20 years ago today!
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20 years? Damn, I can't believe it's been this long.
The founder of The Offspring Wikia, and looking for someone to help out, find out why at this thread.
Happy Birthday SMAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is amazing how much this record is a part of my life. it was my favorite the first time I heard it, and it remains to this day.
Music evolved after Smash! Amazing 20 years!
It's time to celebrate! New article-interview on Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...ajors-20140408
Some great news in that update!
Happy Birthday, Smash!! I remember when I used to see them in Warped Tour down in Florida! I read about the anniversary here: http://throwback.co/throwback-celebr...springs-smash/ !!!! I wanted to be the first to post, but you beat me to it! Love you, OffSpring!!!
Why Brazil doesn't appear in the country list on Store? I'm trying to buy some of the special itens, but apparentely, it's not possible for Brazil, Argentina and other countries.
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Offspring shows that I went to:
2004, October 24 - Recife, Brazil
2013, September 14 - Rock In Rio, Brazil
2013, September 15 - Credicard Hall - Sao Paulo, Brazil
2014, February 05 - Chevrolet Hall - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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FIREFIGHTERS and staff tackled a scrapyard fire in North Dorset.
Around 40 firefighters worked with staff at the scrapyard at Okeford Fitzpaine to tackle the blaze in large pile of mixed recyclable material, including metal and plastics.
Crews were called just after 11am yesterday to Wessex Metals LTD outside the North Dorset village.
A huge smoke plume could be seen for miles around and residents of three properties in the area were advised to keep their windows closed. Firefighters said this was more as a precaution rather than because there was a hazard to the public.
The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.
Group manager Andy Fox from Dorchester fire station said that initially two crews from Sturminster Newton were tasked to the fire, before further fire engines were requested. In total six fire engines and three support units went to the scene, including a water carrier.
He said:"The crews have worked very hard in conjunction with the staff on site to contain and control the fire."
He added:"All the crews that attended are part time retained staff because of the rural location. They did a really good job."
The fire was located in a huge pile of mixed recycleables and fire crews worked together with staff to tackle the blaze.
Staff used a lifting machine to pick up parts of the pile and move it, while fire crews doused each bit with water to get to the heart of the blaze.
Once the pile was flattened out, crews put on a foam blanket to extinguish the blaze.
Mr Fox praised the scrapyard staff, he said: "The staff did a good job helping out and assisting with the moving of material."
He added: "It would have made firefighting a lot more difficult if they hadn't been moving material."
Crews are now scaling back operations.
A brigade spokesman said: "At the height of the incident there were six fire engines involved and specialist vehicles, a total of 40 firefighters.
"They were using a water carrier, hose reels and compressed air foam to extinguish the fire which afdected metals, plastics and rubbish at the scrapyard. The area affected measured 20 metres by 30 metres.
"The stop message, which means the fire is under control, was received at 1.30pm.
"As of about 2.30pm the incident was being scaled down and crews would be finished at the scene in an hour."
No-one has been injured.
The spokesman said crews from Sturminster Newton, Blandford, Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Gillingham were involved.


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Total U.S. red meat and poultry production in 2014 is projected to be above 2013 as higher pork and poultry production more than offsets declines in beef production.
Pork production is forecast to increase more rapidly than in 2013 as lower forecast feed costs provide incentives for producers to expand farrowings and increase carcass weights from 2013 levels.
Tighter cattle supplies and potential heifer retention during late 2013 and into 2014 are expected to limit cattle available for placement, thereby reducing fed cattle slaughter in 2014. Lower cow numbers and herd rebuilding will also limit non-fed beef production.
Broiler and turkey production are forecast higher as lower forecast feed prices encourage expansion despite lower poultry prices. Egg production for 2014 is forecast to expand as producers respond to lower feed costs.
The total red meat and poultry production forecast for 2013 is lowered from last month as lower pork, broiler, and turkey production more than offsets greater beef production.
Higher cattle placements are expected to support higher fed beef production and cow slaughter has remained relatively high. However, recent winter storms have affected cattle weights which are lowered slightly from last month.
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Fairytales never die, they just get facelifts. Isobelle Carmody and Nan McNab's collection of revamped traditional tales is the first in a two-part project exploring the genre's deep, rich underbelly through novella form. Here, six Australian fantasy writers each choose a particularly needling tale, teasing out the universal truths and nightmares along with some more personal ones. The result is sublime, with each tale landing a punch squarely between the old and the new, bewitching and terrifying, topped off with an individual twist. Dishing up gritty modern nightmares are Rosie Borella's 'The Snow Queen'—now a tale of drug addiction—and Margo Lanagan's examination of class warfare in 'The Tinderbox'. In Martine Murray's hands, 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' becomes a haunting existential treatise, while Margaret Mahy recasts 'Babes in the Woods' as a triumphant coming-of-age tale. My favourites, though, were Richard Harland's 'Beauty and the Beast' and Carmody's 'Rumplestiltskin', which bring out the savagery of the originals to highlight the resourcefulness of their heroines, each beating the odds in a battle of male wagers versus female wits. Though aimed at teens, this gothic treasure trove's reach will extend to anyone seeking to rediscover the lost fantasies of
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Hometown: Bronx, N.Y. / Louisville, Ky.
Occupation: LaKisha (Program Coordinator); Jennifer (Marketing Assistant)
Relationship: Sisters
These two former Division 1 College athletes look forward to becoming the first ever all female Team to win the Race. Besides athleticism, these sisters have little in common.
LaKisha works as a youth program coordinator and basketball coach. She hopes the same strengths that make her a good coach patience and a strong competitive nature - will ultimately make her the best Racer the game has seen. Meanwhile, she claims her sister is very impatient and blunt when it comes to dealing with others or speaking her mind.
Jennifer works as a marketing assistant and newsletter coordinator for an assisted living company. She claims that she is the creative one while LaKisha is the analytical one two traits that will undoubtedly be tested on the Race. Jennifer is infectiously energetic and confident, played college volleyball at the University of Louisville. LaKisha played basketball for the same school. Both have a competitive drive and are eager to put it to the test against this seasons crop of Racers.
Neither sister has traveled extensively outside of the states, but they are looking forward to embarking on this journey of a lifetime together in order to change that. They will run the Race with unstoppable speed and numerous arguments along the way.
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London Digital Week is looking like being a fantastic event. Running all over the capital from the 21st to 27th of September, it is to include lectures, open studios, workshops and exhibitions. (I particularly like their logo. Reminds me of the Brian Eno/David Byrne album My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts. Hmmm… showing may age…) Anyway, some things not to miss:
Adobe RIA User group
This is an online event, click the link above for details.
Digital Hinterlands Exhibition
This looks really cool. A diverse range of work by some of the best recent architecture graduates, from built models through to interactive devices. Check out some of the stuff here.
SO together
Presented by Glug London. If you can't get to anything else, make sure you get to this. A bit of everything, and loads of nice people to meet. And food. And beer. What more could one ask for? I know I'll be there.
I will also be at Flash on the Beach earlier in the week. Not strictly London I know, but there are more Londoners in Brighton than there are here in London. Check out the schedule by clicking here.


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The aim of the merger is to raise the profile of biomedical research, which will in turn boost funding for further research programmes.
The name Deafness Research UK is now being phased out and the charity's work is being taken forward by Action on Hearing Loss.
It is an important time in hearing loss research. Recent breakthroughs suggest that we are on the brink of major steps forward.
This section of the website explains how the merger has affected Deafness Research UK's activities and how you can continue to support our work.
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JACKSONVILLE, FLa. - Homeowners with curbside collection can place their trees -- free of all ornaments and lights -- curbside for collection with their normal yard waste.
Apartment and condominium residents of Duval County can drop them off free of charge at Advanced Disposal's Old Kings Road Landfill through Saturday, Jan. 12. A designated roll-off container will be located behind the scale house for acceptance of Christmas trees. All trees must be completely bare of all ornaments and lights.
The landfill at 8540 Old Kings Road North is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday. This Saturday, the landfill will remain open until 6 p.m. for acceptance of trees.
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Winless in seven starts since taking the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap in
November, 2010, the 6-year-old Jersey
Town bided his time
behind Shackleford as the dual Grade 1 winner was prompted through opening
fractions of 22.54 and 45.02 by Trickmeister. Splitting rivals heading into the
stretch, Jersey Town took command at the top of the lane
and was never threatened as he hit the wire well clear of Shackleford,
Trickmeister and even-money favorite To Honor and Serve.
He completed the "Win and You're In" race for the
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, to be run on November 3 at Santa Anita Park, in
"He just needed to have a couple of races in a row before this
one," said winning trainer Barclay Tagg, who had saddled Jersey Town to a
third-place finish in the Grade 1 Forego on September 1 at Saratoga Race Course
prior to the Kelso. "I thought he needs that kind of thing. He's a
real hefty horse. He needs to train hard, but he really doesn't have the
legs and feet to train hard on. You have to hit a happy medium, and things were
just coming together real nicely for him this fall, so we took a shot at
Owned by Charles Fipke, Jersey
Town is now 6-8-3 from 20
career starts, with earnings of $789,668. He returned $18 for a $2 win bet.
"Turning for home, the horses got
tired; they started backing up a little bit," said winning jockey Javier
Castellano. "My horse is a really nice horse to ride. He split horses and
took off, and I'm very satisfied with the way he did it."
Shackleford, who won the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap in May at Belmont, was
three-quarters of a length in front of Trickmeister.
"I've seen him go faster and keep going," said
trainer Dale Romans of the 2011
Preakness winner. "It was a little different track today; I told Ramon
[Dominguez] to take the race to them and make them pass us. Trickmeister is a
fast horse, he was running with us and we were going too fast up front. Jersey Town
just ran a big race today. I'd like to have gotten the trophy, but it
puts us in a good position going to the Breeders' Cup."
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott offered no excuses for To Honor and
Serve, who was 4 ½ lengths back in fourth.
"He was dull, a little dull," said Mott. "He
didn't break; Johnny [Velazquez] just said he was a little flat. He
didn't put in any kind of effort. I understood the risk in running him
today, but I wanted to run him because I felt it was my best shot five weeks
from now in the Breeders' Cup. Whether that turns out to be the case or
not, I'll have to answer that question myself in five weeks, but I just
thought running him today was the best thing for me to get him to the
Breeders' Cup Classic."
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Blanton a hard-luck loser as Angels held in check
Righty hurls eight strong innings, but Pujols' homer scores only run
ANAHEIM -- Joe Blanton turned in his best performance of the season, but the offense struggled as the Angels fell, 5-1, to the Orioles on Thursday at Angel Stadium.
"Joe pitched a strong ballgame, there's no doubt about it," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "On a normal night, if we're swinging the bats the way we can, we are going to win that game."
Blanton -- who entered Thursday's contest with a 2.10 WHIP and opponents hitting .380 against him -- held the Orioles to three runs, two earned, in eight innings, but despite the effort, he is still looking for his first win as a member of the Angels.
While playing catch throughout the week, Blanton said he felt better than earlier in the season, and prior to Thursday's start he made a slight mechanical adjustment. What followed was the right-hander's second consecutive quality start, which came on a night when the Angels' bullpen needed the rest.
"The little slight mechanical adjustment has made me hide the ball a little better and made the changeup a little better," Blanton said. "Hopefully I can keep it going and keep a good feeling going. I feel like, as the game went on, my feel got better and better."
While Blanton recorded his first 1-2-3 inning of the season and lowered his ERA more than a full run from 7.09 to 5.97, Orioles starter Chris Tillman threw eight shutout innings, allowed just three hits and retired 20 of the final 21 batters he faced.
"You could tell early on he had a crisp fastball," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "You give [catcher Matt Wieters] three pitches to work, it's pretty good."
Tillman was born in Anaheim and used to attend games at Angel Stadium when he was in high school, but had never pitched in the venue as a Major Leaguer. In front of several family members and friends, the 25-year-old right-hander turned in his longest outing since Sept. 28, 2012.
"It's special," Tillman said. "I think it's always fun to pitch in front of your family and friends, especially to pitch a good one like that. I was happy with it."
The Angels had a legitimate scoring chance in the first inning, but failed to pose another threat until Albert Pujols hit a solo home run -- the 480th of his career and his third in the past five games -- off Jim Johnson in the ninth.
With two outs in the bottom of the first, the Angels had Mike Trout on second base, Mark Trumbo on first and Josh Hamilton at the plate. Hamilton came through with a single to right field, but Nick Markakis fired a strike to home plate and Trout -- who did not see on-deck hitter Howie Kendrick telling him to slide -- was thrown out.
"It's going to take a good play to get him," Scioscia said. "I thought Markakis charged and made a terrific throw. It looked like Mike didn't get a good read on it as he was coming into the plate to try to hook slide and get around the tag.
"I don't know if he would have had a chance anyway if he had slid, but he might have been able to hook his leg in there. I think Mike just misread the throw -- where it was -- and didn't get down."
From there, the Angels' offense would go just 3-for-27.
"He has good stuff," Scioscia said of Tillman. "Obviously [he's] a young pitcher that is coming into his own and starting to understand his stuff, but he hit both sides of the plate today, threw some good breaking balls. He pitched a strong game."
Baltimore got on the board in the third inning when Blanton -- who had a streak of 33 straight innings of allowing a hit end in the fourth -- surrendered consecutive singles to Nolan Reimold, Nate McLouth and Manny Machado.
Markakis and Chris Davis would later add RBI doubles, and McLouth hit a two-run homer in the ninth.
William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I joined few days ago this forum. I am trying to learn JavaScript and, as a "real case" exercise, I chose a simple MathGame I coded in VBA a while ago and I try to "translate" it in JavaScript.
Now I bumped into a new obstacle and I request your kind advice. I describe the issue:
- Desired behavior: Two random numbers are generated (integers, between 0-10, sum < 11) and their the addition is displayed. The player has to input the result in a textbox and press ENTER. The result has to be evaluated by the script (if it is the correct addition result) ... and for the moment let's stop here.- What I achieved: The two numbers are generated and displayed, the textbox is displayed and make the refresh for each new addition.- Where I got stuck: I failed to pass the user input (addition result) for evaluation.
I read tens of pages of information but I still cannot figure the proper method (or maybe correct syntax) for using the value input by user.
For complete info, here is the code up to this moment:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<button onclick="Add()">CLICK HERE for a new addition</button>]
I thank you in advance for any suggestion you might have.
Of course that for regular JS users the problem should be elementary. But please keep in mind I am totally new to JS and i am striving for better results.
What you're looking for is either evaluation or parsing.
Here's a simple parse, where we assume the user entered the right sequence:
var sumString = "1+2+3+4",
sumArray = sumString.split("+"),
sum = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < sumArray.length; i++) {
sum = sum + sumArray[i]*1;
It get's gradually complicated as the user input diversifies.
Why does this seem more like a homework assignment than anything else? I'm a bit rusty in my javascripting, but I figured it out in about five minutes, but I think your problem is more with your logic flow than anything.
Since it's always better to try and figure out things on your own, here are some hints for you....
I feel this is not what I am looking for. Maybe I expressed something wrong. I will try again:
And here comes my obstacle:
I don't succeed to transfer user input (the number in the textbox) to the script for validation as a correct result of the addition.
I'm fiddling around with all kind of solutions, but nothing works. Is very possible that I made also syntax mistakes. That's why i needed a small hint to put me on the right track.
I will try to clarify few of your doubts:
In any case I thank you for the time you invested in reading my post and for the useful advice.
The function is very inefficient - and it does give eleven possible values - between 0 and 10.
function Add() {
var y = Math.floor((Math.random()*11)+0)
var x = Math.floor((Math.random()*11)+0)
while ((x+y)>10) {
var y = Math.floor((Math.random()*11)+0)
var x = Math.floor((Math.random()*11)+0)
If the sum of the two random numbers is supposed to be less than 11 then you can do it as:
function Add() {
var y = Math.floor((Math.random()*11)+0)
var x = Math.floor((Math.random()*(11-y))+0)
You could also leave off the +0 as that doesn't actually do anything useful given that the smallest value is going to be zero if you don't add anything.
Sorry for the assumption, but this REALLY looks like a homework assignment, but if you say it's not, then I'll believe you. Part of the problem is you're trying to treat a client side concept like a server side concept - won't work. vbScript (asp classic) CREATES the generated HTML markup. Javascript works AGAINST the generated markup. In other words, one is before the markup, one is after.
To be honest, I missed that part of your assignment, but all your code does is display the initial problem - it doesn't allow for anyway to check the answer (or save the answer for that matter)
True, as your loop weeds those out - I'm just pointing out a basic flaw - why check that something is over a threshold if the inputs can be invalid in the first place? How many times will either x or y in your example have 11 as the value in them? With that small of a random window to work from, pretty often.
It has nothing to do with code optimization - it's basic logic and design patterns, which if you can get locked down, will allow you to transition from one language to another. Languages are only syntax - the logic and thought processes are essentially the same.
To show I'm accepting your answer to #1, I'll show my quick and dirty script. It does exactly what your requirements ask for. I tried to comment it where I thought woud be helpful and appropriate.
Some caveats:
<!DOCTYPE html>

  + &nsbp; =

<input type="text" id="myValue" name="myValue" />
<button onclick="CheckAnswer()">Try it</button>

var totalValue = 99; // to create a "global" value which is saved to memory....
// Create the problem to be resolved.....
function setValues() {
totalValue = 99; // to reset the counter.....
var x = Math.floor((Math.random()*10)); // see the *10? Only generates a random number between 1-10, not 11.
var y = Math.floor((Math.random()*(11 - x)));
totalValue = x + y;
// display the values to be added together...
document.getElementById("x").innerHTML = x;
document.getElementById("y").innerHTML = y;
// check the answer added by the user
function CheckAnswer() {
var myValue = document.getElementById("myValue"); // get the value entered by the user...
if (myValue.value == totalValue) {
// show that the user is correct, and get a new problem to solve.....
document.getElementById("answer").innerHTML = "Correct";
} else {
// show that the user is incorrect and allow them to enter a new value....
document.getElementById("answer").innerHTML = "Incorrect";
I prefer to write it like this in my first scripts because it helps me to memorize faster the general formula.
Thank you for the kind and detailed suggestions. They helped me very much in understanding the issues. I could write the correct code.
For the time being this topic will become dormant I will wake it up again when I will encounter the next blocking point.
That code will NEVER return 11.
Math.random produces a number >= 0 and < 1 (note it can never return exactly 1)Math.floor rounds down to the nearest integer
So Math.floor(Math.random()*11) will produce the following eleven values with each occurring approximately 1/11th of the time - 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Note that 11 does not appear in the list of possible results as .9999999999... times 11 (no matter how many extra 9s you add to the end of the first number) rounded down is never going to be greater than 10.
As expected, I ask again for your kind guidance.
I progressed quit well with my exercise-game in JavaScript, but the new blocking point for me is:
I want to implement the following functionality:
And I cannot figure a way to make available the group of functions depending on what boxes the user checked each time.
I will give a practical example:
Thank you again for your assistance.
Well, seems this forum is very motivating for me Again, it was sufficient to post my problem and I found the solution myself in a few hours.
My solution, just for info:
I am aware that my solution is probably the most inappropriate considering the JavaScript Best Practices. But still, I succeeded to discover it myself after only one week of studying JavaScript.
Thank you again for your "positive influence"
Practically the exercise-game is completed now. Still, I'd like to bring some nice improvements to it. And to get the chance to gain more experience in JavaScript.
The first action of the user on site is actually to select (between radio buttons) what operation wants to practice - addition, subtraction, multiplication or division (remember the users are elementary school children).
I want to find a way of remembering, for each user, the selection he made at the last visit. To avoid re-selection of the same radio button if they come repeatedly during the day for a new session.
The first thought I had was to do it with cookies. I have zero experience with cookies, so I ask you to validate my "strategy":
Of course instead of asking I could simply test the script. But my problem is that after only 2 weeks of JavaScript I am still "at the will" of some tiny inherent syntax mistakes, therefore I will not know if it's one of my mistakes or the script idea is wrong.
I thank you again for your advice.
Hi there,
You will need to use some kind of persistent storage and cookies seem like a good choice.
This will not work. There is no reliable "onPageClose" event to hook into that works across browsers.You will need to hook into the onChange event of the radio button and update the cookie every time the user selects something different.
This all sounds entirely reasonable.
Not at all. We're happy to help and it is nice to see someone who is asking for advice on how to solve a problem, as opposed to asking for the solution.
Actually I was thinking to onunload event. It has the same unreliable behavior?
Depending on how quickly the page unloads you might get that to run one or possibly two statements before the script unloads to the point where the next statement no longer is there to run.
If trying to write a cookie the data to be written would almost certainly be unloaded before the save of the cookie was able to run.
Also the onunload event is not supported properly in Chrome or Opera.
I accomplished some good (I think) functionality:
Where I failed:
Again I rely on your valuable input to get an idea on how should I do this.
The script so far (feel free to criticize it, this is a good help for me to correct my mistakes ):
<!DOCTYPE html>
var OptCalc
function setCookie()
var cname = "OptCalc"
for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++)
if (OptCalc == i)
var cvalue = i
var d = new Date();
d.setTime(d.getTime() + (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
var expires = "expires=" + d.toGMTString();
document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + "; " + expires;
function getCookie()
var cname = "OptCalc"
var name = cname + "=";
var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
for(var i=0; i<ca.length; i++)
var c = ca[i].trim();
document.getElementById("cval").innerHTML=c.substring(name.length,c.length) // I used this workaround to visualize if the cookie is identified at [B][I]onload[/I][/B]
if (c.indexOf(name)==0) return c.substring(name.length,c.length);
return "";

<form name="F0" id="F0" onsubmit="return false">
<INPUT TYPE="Radio" Name="OpType" Value="Add10" id="r0" onclick="OptCalc=0, setCookie()">
<INPUT TYPE="Radio" Name="OpType" Value="Add20p" id="r1" onclick="OptCalc=1, setCookie()">
<INPUT TYPE="Radio" Name="OpType" Value="Add20" id="r2" onclick="OptCalc=2, setCookie()">

Mission accomplished
The code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
var OptCalc
function setCookie()
var cname = "OptCalc"
for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++)
if (OptCalc == i)
var cvalue = i
var d = new Date();
d.setTime(d.getTime() + (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
var expires = "expires=" + d.toGMTString();
document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + "; " + expires;
function getCookie()
var cname = "OptCalc"
var name = cname + "=";
var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
for(var i=0; i<ca.length; i++)
var c = ca[i].trim();
document.getElementById("cval").innerHTML=c.substring(name.length,c.length) // used this workaround to visualise if the cookie is identified at onload
if (c.indexOf(name)==0) return c.substring(name.length,c.length);
return "";
function checkCookie()
var x=getCookie();

<form name="F0" id="F0" onsubmit="return false">
<INPUT TYPE="Radio" Name="OpType" Value="Add10" id="0" onclick="OptCalc=0, setCookie()">
<INPUT TYPE="Radio" Name="OpType" Value="Add20p" id="1" onclick="OptCalc=1, setCookie()">
<INPUT TYPE="Radio" Name="OpType" Value="Add20" id="2" onclick="OptCalc=2, setCookie()">

Still your observations are welcome. The code does what I wanted, but I am pretty sure it is ugly, breaks some important JS good practices, it's awkward ... anyway I am glad I did not give up
Now I have the ambition to adapt this solution to other form elements, to have a complete "personal" add-on for restoring forms.
Well done on achieving your goal!
You asked for our feedback:
One thing that could easily be improved is the use of inline event handlers (e.g. onclick="...").It makes for cleaner code and better maintainability to use unobtrusive event listeners.
Here's a quick guide: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/11/12/an-introduction-to-dom-events/


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I would like to start learning C# and then move to ASP.NET. I've found tutorials for C# that needs to install Visual C#. But after I finish of this I need to install Visual Web Developer as well. Isn't there other option that can have the two in one package?
Visual Studio is the all-in-one package geared toward developing Windows and Web applications
Visual Web Developer is geared toward developing Web Applications.
Visual C# is geared toward developing C# Windows applications.
As Force flow said. You are looking for Visual Studio. But just know, that you have to get a license for visual studio, it is not free. The Visual C# and Visual Web Developer are the free versions.
Sorry if I'm hijacking :shifty:
I'd really like to get Visual Web Developer. But when I go to download, I get the "manager", then it wants to do a 500 MB transfer.
I'm stuck with a dial-up cnx that cuts off after 4 hrs - "unlimited" but with "reasonable use" restrictions - so the best I can get at home is 40 MB per session.
I tried using my libraries cable cnx to download to a thumb drive, but no joy.
Any possibility of direct download of the components? getting a DVD somehow?
Or if I need to pay for a DVD, just go for Studio?
The iso downloads are quite large... But I cannot imagine you will be able to get a DVD for free. Can you not download it on a friend or someones adsl like and put it on flash drive to take home?
Try grabbing the ISO from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=188843
The WebPI is really awesome except when you are stuck behind a firewall or trying to do scripted installs and the like. I have no idea how I would live in a dialup world at this point. My cell phone has a 3 megabit connection if I'm that desperate . . .
I've never heard of microsoft offering DVDs/CDs for free software. You may be out of luck there.
If you're in a rual area that doesn't even offer DSL, there's this option: http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans3-1/mobileBroadband.shtml
The other option might be to have a friend download it for you who does have broadband access.[/ot]
Just to comment from a response above. You can get most MS software for for free for 3 years:
@wwb_99; Thanks! the disc image was what I needed I expect it to be somewhat familiar yet quite different than my old VS 6.0
@Force Flow I don't consider the Greater Springfield area to be rural. Unfortunately cable is outside my budget and I'm too far away from the "central station" for DSL.
Very aggravating, as I was able to go to my library and download the iso to a thumb drive in ~15 minutes where at home it would have taken ~70 hours !!
@Jason_C; That looks really good, but I'm guessing I'd still run into dial-up cnx issues.
Web Matrix, might be worth a look…
Visual Studio Express edition is free and it comes with C# and VB.Net runtime. You don't need to install anything else other than Visual Studio.


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It was a game where the Lions took an 8-5 early deficit and pushed a 23-0 run into a 28-8 halftime advantage, with many of the shots coming in thrilling fashion from both Shaun Adams and Marcus Ruh. The game was elementary after that point with the Lions keeping the margin around 20 points for the entire final 20 minutes.
The Lions made 22 free throws and held Tampa to 15 percent shooting in the opening half. Once all the elements combined, the Lions' lineup proved to be too much for the hosts from Tampa.
Adams was the game's top performer on both sides as he finished the night with 23 points on 5-of-8 shooting and was a remarkable 13-of-13 from the free throw line. He also had a season-high five blocks, five assists and three steals to go along with a team-leading seven rebounds. Ruh finished the evening with 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and had six assists.
Dominant in the middle; Tom Neary added 10 points in just 13 minutes of court time.
Struggling on offense the entire night, Tampa was led by Ryan Kidd who bucketed 12 points.
The Lions will look to keep the hot hand on the road as they travel to Melbourne, Fla. on Saturday to face Florida Tech in another Sunshine State Conference battle. The Lions and Panthers are set to tip-off at 4 p.m. in the Clemente Center on the FIT campus. For the latest news, information, and updates on Lions Basketball and all other Saint Leo Athletics, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
We've all heard the adage that stories sell, but did you know that claim has been scientifically proven? Jerome Bruner, a cognitive psychologist, said that a fact wrapped in a story is 22 times more memorable.
To prove the point, Michael Harris, Chief Executive Officer of Insight Demand (InsightDemand.com), a sales training company that helps salespeople tell better stories, presents this scenario to help you recognize how stories move people to action more than facts.
Imagine you are the vice president of sales for a major supplier of business software and you are in London for the most important presentation in your company's short history. You spent $1,000 on a new wardrobe for this important meeting, and more than that on your flight and hotel accommodations.
As you cross the River Thames on foot over the Waterloo Bridge on your way to the meeting, you see a small girl fall off the bridge into the frigid water below. As she cries for help, you jump in to rescue her. Once you emerge from the river, you notice that your suit and shoes are ruined, but that's quickly forgotten when you see the frightened girl's eyes and you realize that she is about the same age as your daughter.
The next day, after a successful but wet interview, you're flipping through The Economist magazine in the hotel bar. As you finish your drink, you notice an advertisement for relief victims of the Indonesian Tsunami. It states that for a fraction of the cost of your ruined wardrobe and your trip to London, your contribution could save hundreds of people. The ad is chockablock with facts about airlifts of medicine, medical supplies and water purification. The facts don't grab you, and you're quickly flooded with too much information. You disengage, look at your watch, and decide it's time to leave for the airport.
"One personalized story about a girl on a bridge has infinitely more impact than the impersonalized generalization in The Economist, even if the impact of the generalization is 100 times greater," says Harris.
Humans are wired to share stories. We have been using stories visually for 100,000 years and verbally for 10,000 years, he adds. "Stories are how we take a scenario out for a virtual test drive without having to risk the time or the danger to do it ourselves."
Studies have shown that charities sending out donation letters, for example, pull two times the donations when the letter is about one person vs. using facts and figures about many.
Stories add emotion, but to add emotion doesn't mean you have to make your story a tearjerker. Just make sure your stories make the abstract concrete, add emotion, and present a scenario that allows customers to draw their own conclusions.
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PHILADELPHIA – Penn needed a win after suffering three straight defeats to ranked opponents and found one on the strength of bonus points as the Quakers knocked off Binghamton, 22-13, in the first ever dual as conference foes for the two programs.
The Quakers remained undefeated against the Bearcats, owning three wins in the only meetings between the two schools. The Red and Blue picked up a technical fall from No. 17 Casey Kent and major decisions from No. 12 Lorenzo Thomas and Jeff Canfora for crucial separation which saw six victories go the way of head coach Rob Eiter's club to four for the Bearcats.
After emergence starter Jeremy Schwartz was knocked off, 6-2, at 125 pounds against veteran Binghamton starter David White, Ken Bade evened the dual with a 6-0 blanking of Mike Sardo at 133 pounds. For Bade, the win was his first career dual meet win in The Palestra, and ended a five-match skid for the true freshman. Bade scored two takedowns in the win, one each in the first and third periods for the win.
Jeff Canfora picked up his fifth win in six matches via an 11-2 major decision over Nick Tighe, his first win by bonus points in 2013-14. Canfora was quick to open a lead, scoring an early takedown and tacking on three backpoints and ultimately leaving the first period with a 7-1 lead. In the third, Canfora would escape and add a takedown, before riding out in the third period to end the match with 4:08 of riding time and important team points.
In his first career dual meet, A.J. Murabito was on his way to a win, leading 6-2 after the first period, but Dylan Caruana was relentless on the comeback trail to sneak out an 8-7 win. Caruana scored twice in the third period, including a late takedown, to secure the win.
After that loss, the Quakers would rattle off four consecutive wins to secure the win, including bonus points from their two ranked wrestlers. Ray Bethea got back in the win column at 157, ending a three-match skid with a 13-9 victory over Joe Bonaldi. Action was fast and furious in the bout, with seven takedowns combined between the two wrestlers. Bethea had five of them, including two each in the second and third periods to pull away for the win.
Casey Kent was as dominant as ever in his bout, locking up a technical fall in the first period, 17-0. After a takedown off the whistle, Kent secured five sets of backpoints to roll to his 11th win of the season and fourth with bonus points.
Senior Zach Agostino picked up his first career dual meet win with a 2-0 decision over Vincent Grella. After escaping in the second to break a 0-0 tie, Agostino rode out Grella in the third to add on 1:55 of riding time and take the win.
No. 12 Lorenzo Thomas picked up his 11th bonus-point win of the season with a 14-4 major decision over Caleb Wallace. It was an active bout, with just two takedowns scored in the bout – both for Thomas. He added two reversals and a set of nearfall along the way, while Wallace had a pair of reversals to his credit.
At 197, a rematch between Frank Mattiace and Cody Reed went the way of Binghamton, 4-3, to even the season series at 1-1. Mattiace had the first takedown, but Reed would tie the match with a contested takedown on the edge of the mat late in the third. Penn would ask for the call to be reviewed, and after checking replay the call was upheld in favor of Reed. A third period escape for Reed would prove to be the difference.
Tyler Deuel closed the dual with a 12-2 major decision over Steven Graziano. After Graziano scored the opening takedown 15 seconds in, Deuel would rally in a big way, led by a five-point move in the final seconds of the first period.
The Quakers improve to 3-3 in duals this season, and move to 2-1 against EIWA opponents. Up next for the Quakers is another EIWA match against Bucknell in Lewisburg on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Match Notes:
Penn won the takedown battle, 16-8 … The Quakers had the first takedown in seven of 10 bouts … The Quakers had 21 nearfall points to five for Binghamton … Kent's tech fall was Penn's first in a dual this season … Kent has shutout his opponent in seven of 11 wins this season.
Penn defeats Binghamton, 22-13
125: David White (BU) dec. Jeremy Schwartz (Penn), 6-2 BU leads, 3-0
133: Ken Bade (Penn) dec. Mike Sardo (BU), 6-0 Match tied, 3-3
141: Jeff Canfora (Penn) MD Nick Tighe (BU), 11-2 Penn leads, 7-3
149: Dylan Caruana (BU) dec. A.J. Murabito (Penn), 8-7 Penn leads, 7-6
157: Ray Bethea (Penn) dec. Joe Bonaldi (BU), 13-9 Penn leads, 10-6
165: No. 17 Casey Kent (Penn) TF5 Colton Perry (BU), 17-0 (2:46) Penn leads, 15-6
174: Zach Agostino (Penn) dec. Vincent Grella (BU), 2-0 Penn leads, 18-6
184: No. 12 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) MD Caleb Wallace (BU), 14-4 Penn leads, 22-6
197: Cody Reedy (BU) dec. Frank Mattiace (Penn), 4-3 Penn leads, 22-9
285: Tyler Deuel (BU) MD. Steven Graziano (Penn), 12-2, Penn leads, 22-13


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Lenovo's First Consumer Chromebook: N20 and N20p for $279 to $329by Ian Cutress on 5/6/2014 9:43 AM EST
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DIYEyal - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkI bought an Acer c720 (16GB) for $150 refurbished and upgraded the M.2 storage with a 128GB SSD. While I wish it had a super key, and more than 2GB of RAM, I must say that I'm happy with it. especially after installing Debian. Reply
icrf - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkTerminology question: "16 GB internal memory" sounds like RAM when it's more likely referencing storage. I know I've seen that reference other places, too. Is that common and I should just get used to it? Reply
dstarr3 - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkYes, "16GB internal memory" refers to the storage space. Chromebooks are dependent on cloud storage and streaming content as opposed to storing content on the device itself. The RAM will usually be 2-4GB. Reply
coder543 - Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - linkthey aren't that significantly more dependant on streaming and cloud than any other computer. They have HTML5 offline support, they have packaged apps, NaCL, and other technologies that allow you to be productive without an internet connection.
Let's be real though, how often are you productive on any computer without an internet connection? It's just as possible to be productive on a Chromebook without internet access, but in what real world situation would you do that? If you really wanted some kind of offline functionality that Chrome OS couldn't offer you (hypothetically) then you could always set up a Linux chroot using Crouton that would provide a full Linux desktop that you can hot-switch over to without even rebooting. Reply
savagemike - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkThe 16GB is standard. The entire idea of a Chromebook is to function as a thin client. There is growing off-line utility depending on specific apps. But the general paradigm is constant or near-constant connection to the net - which is actually pretty accurate for most people in a lot of places today. The low storage on board is a mind-shift for many people. However it's really integral to the thin client idea.
Of course a lot of people do upgrade that and use the hardware more traditionally with fuller Linux distros meshed into or in place of ChromeOS. Not all Chromebooks have upgradeable SSDs though. I suspect in the future it will move more and more in that direction. No info yet on whether the SSD in these new Lenovo or Asus units is upgradeable. Reply
extide - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkAs it is an eMMC device, I highly doubt it is upgradeable, and it is probably soldered on. Reply
coder543 - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkNo, you're completely right. Memory is not the right word for that... much as Apple has tried to make 'memory' and 'storage' interchangeable with their iPhone marketing. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkDisappointing it's yet another 1366x768 Celeron Chromebook. Was hoping for more ARM-based 1080p ones (since ARM costs less, they can afford a better panel for the same retail price). Reply
A5 - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkDunno if I'd want an ARM chip rendering desktop pages at 1080p, though. Reply
solipsism - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkTablet GPUs are well beyond 1080p and do just fine. Reply
DIYEyal - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkWhat about running non arm friendly software on linux? I think a celeron is a good choice. And I'd rather a 900x1440 display to keep price competitive.. Reply
redmatt - Friday, May 09, 2014 - linkAppart from professional software that will not run on 2GB RAM, I don't know many non-ARM friendly Linux software... Reply
FwFred - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkWhat ARM arch SoC is going to be a better match for a Chromebook than Haswell? Reply
SandraTJamerson - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkChromebooks are dependent on cloud storage and streaming content as opposed to storing content on the device itself. The RAM will usually be 2-4GB. http://sn.im/28vu0w3 Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkI'll never grasp the concept of a Chromebook that costs more than $200. It baffles me. Reply
Hrel - Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - linkIf they'd release one of these with a 1080p screen for $100 more I'd probably buy that. There's just not enough screen real estate at that resolution, especially at <12". Another example of a 4" phone having a 1080p screen but we somehow can't get that as a standard in laptops. Reply
vision33r - Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - linkIf you follow the Chromebook pixel which has a 3:2 screen ratio. How can they expect people to use these for browsing, reading, and thinclient work with a 16:9 low res crap?
1080p is still not very good for reading and surfing. Reply