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|Obesity Overweight
|Behavioral: Dietary, physical activity and sleeping
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Randomised Controlled Trial for Overweight and Obese Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- Body Mass Index score(BMI sds) at the age 6 years to monitor the effectiveness of the intervention [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Weight gain, reflected in BMI sds will reflect if the intervention has been successful
- sleeping behavior [ Time Frame: 5 years ]sleeping duration will be monitored to study its effect on intervention
- biomarkers [ Time Frame: 5 years ]such as bacterial population in feces, markers in blood and in saliva
- physical activity and sedentary behaviour [ Time Frame: 5 years ]physical activity and sedentary behavious will be monitored during the intervention
- dietary intake [ Time Frame: 5 years ]changes in dietary habits and behaviour will be monitored
- socioeconomic factors [ Time Frame: 5 years ]factors effecting obesity development will be assessed in order to understand their impact on intervention
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|January 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2016
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|January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Behavioral: Dietary, physical activity and sleeping
Early STOPP project wants to promote good health in children from early age by supporting good habits for the whole family. Our aim is to see if we can prevent overweight and obesity in children in families where parents are overweight or obese. Normal weight parents will also be needed in this study.
Background Life is in constant change and affects our habits. In many ways this is positive but it also contributes to less favorable health factors. For example, take the car instead of cycling, take the lift instead of the stairs. This makes us less active in everyday life. Individuals also eat more unhealthy foods in larger portions. In combination with genetics, social in heritage and surrounding factors this contributes to increase overweight and obesity among children not only in adults but also in children.
Good treatment methods for childhood obesity are lacking, making prevention very important. The earlier good habits are introduced to a child the better it is.
In Early STOPP project we study food, physical activity and sleep habits in the families with a little child. The height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure will be recorded in both child and parents. The parents will answer questionnaires about food, physical activity and sleeping habits for both the child and themselves. During the study, the child's physical activity will be measured.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Year to 1 Year (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- one obese or two overweight parents, 1 year old child
Exclusion Criteria:
- weight effecting diseases
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01198847
|Contact: Tanja Sobko, PhD
|Karolinska Institutet
|Stockholm, Stcokholm, Sweden, 141 86
|Principal Investigator: Claude Marcus, PhD
|Study Chair:
|Tanja Sobko, PhD
|Karolinska Institutet
|Principal Investigator:
|claude marcus, PhD
|Karolinska Institutet
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|Study First Received:
|September 9, 2010
|Last Updated:
|June 22, 2011
Keywords provided by Karolinska Institutet:
child overweight
child obesity
targeted intervention
development of overweight
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Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
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WINNIPEG — While a second vote of NHLPA members has been called to authorize their leadership to execute a disclaimer of interest — possibly as early as Saturday — Winnipeg Jets centre Bryan Little insisted this morning it's just a step in the overall process.
"I think it's just kind of there as a safety net if things go bad," Little said this morning at the MTS Iceplex. "If we feel we're just not negotiating anymore then they have the right to do that.
"I think it's a smart move by us."
Whether it's tactic or safety net, the possible effective dissolution of the union is part of the ever-shrinking time frame in talks that could save any version of a 2012-13 NHL season.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has dismissed any thought of less than 48 games for a regular season and to make that happen, a new labour agreement must be done by late next week.
The league wants a 48-game campaign to begin on Jan. 19 and back-dating the logistics, a deal is needed by about Jan. 11 so that rushed training camps can begin.
Little said he's getting a bit more nervous that the deadline is one day closer.
"You never know if that's the actual deadline or if things are really close they could push it back a bit," he said. "It's definitely getting to that point where it's going to be season or no season. I think everyone's a bit on nerves.
"It seems like they're moving at a faster pace than before. They traded proposals for three to five days. At least they're going back and forth trying to figure this thing out."
The increased pace is present in small ways in Winnipeg, too. the Jets and other locally-based NHLers have upped their training and skating routine to six days a week.
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|A delicious sauce actually wonderful with any pasta... we just love the rigatoni with this one!
1/4 cup olive oil
6 cloves minced garlic
2 pounds of fresh plum tomatoes put through food processor (remove stems first and cut off the tops, add whole) or 2 (28-ounce) cans Roma plum tomatoes, broken into pieces, with juice
1 cup tightly packed, pitted, and halved Kalamata olives or use black olives
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons minced anchovy fillets (about 8 fillets) or use anchovy paste around 4 ounces
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed basil
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
Optional : Add 2 cups of shrimps tails off, 10 minutes before sauce is cooked... another great pasta dish!
1 pound Rigatoni pasta, cooked to al dente or use your favorite pasta
In a large pot heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the garlic and cook an additional 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and the remaining ingredients and simmer until the sauce is thickened and slightly reduced, about 40 minutes. Adjust seasoning, to taste, cover and set aside. Add pasta to the pan and toss for 1 minute.
|My first plum tomatoes... and yes I am a proud mama! I just love growing my own herbs and having a garden... it was my dad's favorite hobby, so it's up to me now!
|I just love basil! Had to share some of my newest additions, I grew them from seeds, first in the house and transplanted outside. I have oregano, basil, Italian parsley, cilantro, mint, tomatoes and planting some zucchini now... enjoy your day~


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There are many different ways to shape a loaf of bread. At the Whole Grain Store bakery we have several methods that we utilize: challah rolls, baguettes, modified batards, pan loaf rolls, single twists, just to name a few. In this post I will talk about three methods we use that are easily adaptable to the home bakery.
Dough Roll
The dough roll is a good starting point for making a loaf of bread. It is most easily used when making a traditional pan loaf. To begin, take a piece of dough (ideally somewhere between 1 and 2 lbs.) and place it on your kneading surface. Gently press or punch the dough into a general rectangle-like shape until all the air bubbles have been removed. Next fold both of the longest sides inward and punch out the air bubbles in similar fashion. Now start on one end and roll the dough tight enough to form a solid loaf but not so much that the outer layer tears. Place in a loaf pan (greased or ungreased depending on the bread) and let the loaf proof in the pan until it has risen just above the top. It should rise slightly more in the oven (a trait referred to as 'oven spring') and produce a nice finished loaf.
In this method you start by rolling two separate pieces of dough and twisting them together to make a pan loaf like the dough roll one above except it will have a fancier look to it when it is all finished. Start by taking your piece of dough and cutting it into two equal pieces. Next roll each one into a cylindrical shape, just slightly longer than the pan it will eventually go in. You should roll enough to remove the air bubbles but not so much that the dough becomes worn out and/or torn. Then lightly twist the two together and place into the pan. It is not necessary to fold the dough under or try and form it into a loaf any more than simply placing it in the pan as shown in the picture. As the dough rises it will take on the shape of the pan by itself and will produce a nice finished pan loaf without any additional shaping.
Challah Braid-6 Strand
The Challah braid is an excellent way to make a fancy looking loaf without a ton of trouble. It can be tricky at first but once you master the method, it may quickly become one of your favorites.
Begin by cutting the desired loaf size into 6 separate pieces of equal size and weight. Roll each one out until it is long and thin and arrange them in a fashion that loosely resembles a six legged spider (even though none of those exist, to the best of my knowledge). Press down the middle (or body) of the spider so as to prepare a good anchor for what comes next. Below is a picture that might help give you an idea of what this looks like. Then cross your arms so that your right hand is underneath your left and grab each of the top two strands coming off of the body. Pull the right hand's strand underneath the left hand's strand and place the left one down so as to create what would be the spider's new bottom leg on the right side. You should still be holding the other strand in your right hand. Now with your left hand do the exact opposite motion and pull the top leg on the right side underneath the one that your right hand is holding. This should leave you with a strand in your left hand and the one your right hand was holding should now be the lowest leg on the left side. Continue going back and forth until the loaf is fully braided and place on a pan. Let rise until almost double in size and either glaze with egg or just place in the oven as is. Bake until desired color is achieved (we bake ours for approx. 24 minutes).
This should sound pretty confusing but don't get frustrated! This method takes some practice and it's difficult to learn from words on a page. If you'd like to get serious about this method I would suggest searching some videos on youtube.com and ehow.com.
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Ilkley Conservative MP Kris Hopkins has welcomed a new childcare package announced by the Prime Minister which will help 270,000 families in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The new Tax-Free Childcare scheme will provide 20 per cent support on childcare costs up to £10,000 per year for each child via a new online system. The limit had previously been set at £6,000. This now means support of up to £2,000 per child per year.
To help more families to move off of benefits and into employment, the Government also announced that it will cover the 85 per cent of childcare costs for around 300,000 families receiving Universal Credit.
Mr Hopkins, the Housing Minister, said: "Many constituents have expressed understandable concerns to me about the rising costs of childcare and this new scheme is very good news for them and for every parent who has struggled to find high quality, affordable care for their children. "These measures are the result of a major consultation exercise with parents, childcare providers, employers and other interested groups. They will provide greater financial security for families and additional support for children from poorer backgrounds."


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I have been educating myself in regular expressions, and i find they are quite a pain in the ***. There are a few times i can see them useful, but most of the time, if programming in python, python's startswith() and endswith(), and split() makes a lot of the simple features moot. Where it a lot more readable to do it any other way.
I have scanned through a few books, done a ton of practice ones, watched some google talks, youtube, etc. about regexp, but i still find them quite complex. The one thing good that i see is the syntax can be transferred across different languages. Is it more of a thing to, use other options if applicable, or else use regexp's? The other thing i could see them very useful for is parsing xml /html, but then lxml and bs4 would replace that with readablitlty.


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also liked the idea of rewarding students who achieve
well in the games - it reinforces what we teach about
market economies, that there are incentives built into
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the simulation very helpful in the discussion of the
role of prices and how price acts as a signal. A
surplus is a signal that prices may be too high - a
shortage is a signal of prices that are too low. I
also used it as a springboard for a discussion about
changes in supply and demand - for instance how would
the market situation change if the buyers were given
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It's bigger than Marysville
Eons ago in the beginning of 2013, I wrote a blog post about the Steubenville case. I lamented that 2012 was not the end of rape, and hoped beyond hope that it would be 2013. Alas, there's still rape. Even more frustrating is the fact that another football town failed at responding to the needs of a victim of sexual violence.
Now, Marysville, I feel the need to have some words with you. When law enforcement officers allegedly make decisions about dropping cases based on political favors instead of seeking accountability, your criminal legal system has failed you. When your residents worry more about the future of alleged rapists than about the well-being of current and future victims, your priorities have failed you. When your employers fire the parents of victims for coming forward, your workplaces have failed you. When your youth bully a young girl for being raped and reporting it…well, you get the idea.
I am simply over it! But while my first reaction was to get mad at a town (perfectly sensible right?), the fact is, Marysville isn't unique. It's not the first town to fail people who experience sexual violence. It's not going to be the last. It should still be ashamed of itself. As should all of the other cities, towns, burgs, and boroughs out there that continue to support rape culture. It's time to start shifting the shame and blame for sexual violence away from the only people who have absolutely no responsibility for it, and start directing it at our ailing violent culture. #disappointed


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The solar power glossary
|solar power systems which are not connected to an electricity network. The electricity produced is consumed or stored directly on site (so-called stand-alone systems).
|solar power systems which are connected to a regional electricity grid. When a large amount of electricity is produced due to optimum levels of sunlight, electricity is fed into the grid; electricity can be drawn from the grid if necessary (when it is dark).
|refers to the method of directly converting solar radiation into electrical energy.
|Plus sorting
|all modules achieve an output greater than their specified nominal output (according to performance test). This guarantees optimum efficiency in the system without the need to sort modules.
|a solar power system's profitability is calculated based on the system's costs, feed-in tariffs and solar incidence at its location. On average, a south-facing system with a roof pitch of 30° pays for itself over 12 to 14 years.
|PV systems
|short for photovoltaic systems or solar power systems.
|return of used materials to the economic cycle and their processing into new products. The advantages lie in the reduction of the amount of waste and the conservation of raw materials.
|Renewable energies
|energies which come from a natural, non-depletable source, such as the sun, water, wind, geothermal heat und biomass.
|Rooftop installation
|in this type of installation, supporting structures are installed above the roof covering and solar modules are fastened on top.
|Secondary silicon
|recycled silicon
|Self-generated electricity
|self-generated electricity can be consumed on site with any remaining power fed into the public grid. In both cases, the feed-in rate for solar electricity is guaranteed by the German state for twenty years under the German Renewable Energy Law. The more electricity is consumed on site, the greater the revenue achieved from the solar power system concerned. The proportion of electricity used on site can be increased to over 60% using intelligent consumption management products. Those who produce self-generated electricity are unaffected by increases in electricity prices. Pressure is also taken off the German grid, as solar power generation and consumption are synchronised directly in the building where the power is used.
|Solar-grade silicon
|refers to silicon crystals which have a sufficiently high grade of purity to be used in photovoltaic applications. The chemical element silicon is a semi-conductor and forms crystals with a resistant diamond structure. It is the second most common element in the earth's crust after oxygen. For processing in the solar sector, raw silicon is purified to achieve solar-grade silicon and then cast into blocks for further processing into wafers.
|Solar power system
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|see 'cell'
|the 'Solar2World' programme is where the SolarWorld Group brings together all its social commitment projects for the use of solar energy technology, especially in developing countries.
|Stand-alone system
|solar power systems which are not connected to an electricity network. The energy produced can be stored in batteries ready for use at a later stage.
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|extremely thin discs made of solar-grade silicon used to make solar cells. They can be monocrystalline or multicrystalline.
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Back in November, the International Energy Agency released its 2012 World Energy Outlook report, which states that the U.S. is on track to becoming the world's largest oil producer around 2020. Last year's data lends some credence to this stance. According to BP's (BP) Statistical Review of World Energy, crude-oil production increased by an unprecedented 1 million barrels a day in 2012. The growth, driven by technological advances such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, is the biggest in U.S. and world history.
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For this screen, we deferred to the market and looked for oil stocks with bullish sentiment from investors. To begin, we constructed a universe of oil stocks comprised of companies involved with independent oil production, oil drilling and exploration, oil equipment and services, oil pipelines, as well as oil refining and marketing.
We screened that group for stocks with significant net institutional purchases over the last quarter comprising at least 5% of share float. When institutional investors such as hedge fund and mutual fund managers make these purchases, it indicates that they expect these stocks to outperform into the future. Because these firms tend to have more sophisticated market data than the average investor, we often feel more confident in their trading decisions.
Finally, we looked for significant short covering month over a month. This is a sign that short sellers, who benefit when share price falls, expect more upside than downside from these names.
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- The Attorney General's Honors Program is open to third-year law students and students in their final year of other graduate law programs (e.g., LL.M. programs.) The program is also open to judicial clerks and individuals participating in government, academic or public-interest fellowships who will complete their clerkships or fellowships by September 2, 2017, and newly admitted lawyers in their first year of practice.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – On Sunday, March 17, the Saint Leo women's lacrosse team held their first senior night in Lions history, honoring one special Lion for her contributions to the young program. As her team huddled around her, it was a day that senior Alyssa Viscomi would never forget.
Viscomi came to Saint Leo University in the fall of 2009 as a women's basketball player, but when the women's lacrosse program sprang its roots in 2011, she jumped at the opportunity to be a part of history. Soon after, she was a captain of the Lions' team, leading her squad to its first winning season in program history.
In addition to Viscomi's success on the field, she excelled in the classroom, earning an outstanding 3.57 GPA and graduating with a dual bachelor's degree in political science and international studies. During her four years as a student-athlete, Viscomi earned President's Club honors and was inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society.
Though it's clear that Viscomi was an outstanding representation of an NCAA Division II student-athlete, her ability to excel went far beyond the classroom and the field. During the summer months leading up to her junior year, Viscomi put her political skills to the test by completing an internship with Republican Congressman Bill Posey at his local district in Viera, Fla.
After months of hard work and dedication, Viscomi's involvement with Congressman Posey led her to an opportunity to complete an internship with Florida Senator Marco Rubio in his Orlando office.
"In the political field, I've come to realize that these types of internships are extremely essential in gaining experience," says Viscomi.
Today, just months after graduating from Saint Leo University, Viscomi is taking her talents to Capitol Hill, as she embarks on the next phase of her journey, for she was recently selected to work for Posey again, accepting a position in his office in Washington, D.C. While there, she will be working to represent the 8th district of Florida.
"After having such success interning in his district office, I am glad to have been chosen to work in the Cannon House Office Building at his Capitol Hill office," she says. "I feel that this opportunity will only strengthen my career and enhance my political experience."
Though she will be hundreds of miles away from Saint Leo's University campus, she plans on utilizing the values and life lessons that she's learned as a Lion to excel.
"Being a captain on the lacrosse team put me in a leadership position where I really had to represent myself and make several executive decisions based on the benefit of the team," says Viscomi. "Those aspects and leadership traits I've gained and displayed have molded me into the type of ambitious person I am today."
"We couldn't be more proud of Alyssa for accomplishing the goals she has set for herself so far," head women's lacrosse coach Lesley Graham pronounced. "We know that as our first graduate from the women's lacrosse program, she will continue to use her strong work ethic and confidence to succeed in the next chapter of her life."
On April 27, Viscomi gracefully breezed across the stage in the Marian Bowman Center to receive her dual degree from President Dr. Arthur F. Kirk, Jr. She is set to begin her new job in our nation's capital on Monday, Aug. 5.
She's spent the last four years donning the green and gold.
Now? She wears red, white, and blue.
Pictured above: Alyssa Viscomi (left) with Senator Marco Rubio (right).


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About the Book
This work explores how we use objects and spaces to give definition to our lives, these spaces could be the home, the office, the car, the shed, to name a few. Spaces representing an aspect of ourselves, highlighting areas we would like to show and give attention.
The domestic space in the main focus of both books; my domestic space. The work has been separated into two books; one book reflecting an up-front, straight and bold side, the other a sensitive, secretive and ambiguous side.
The images in both books were taken over a period of time, showing the changing seasons, weather and light in the home, as well as the changing seasons, weather and light in my life.
What we choose to leave out can still reveal our obsessions, our philosophies, our needs. The viewer will bring personal experiences of their own spaces, maybe they will judge, compare, reject, recognise or dismiss. It's a human need to connect emotionally to a space.
'One of the basic human requirements is the need to dwell,
and one of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting,
of connecting ourselves, however temporarily,
with a place on the planet which belongs to us and to which we belong.'
Charles Moore, School of Architecture: Foreward.
In Praise of Shadows. J.Tanizaki 2001 Vintage
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
32 Pages
- Publish Date Aug 22, 2011
- Tags photography, home, domestic, objects, light, reflections, sun
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It's hard to believe that in just a few short days Adobe MAX 2011 will be upon us! The team has been working hard getting everything ready for the Community Leaders Summit and all the activities in the Community Lounge.
We're adding something new to the Lounge this year: Office Hours @ MAX. A number of different groups and community programs at Adobe all want to have more face-to-face interaction with the community while at MAX, so we're setting up special meeting spaces in the Lounge where anyone at MAX can drop by and chat!
Between MAX sessions, Unconferences, and all the other wonderful things to do at MAX, there's no lack of stuff going on, but if have have some spare time, here's some more events you won't want to miss:
|Monday 1-2 PM
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|Monday 3-4 PM
|Hang with the Creative Team + A Guest Appearance By Brian Yap
|Monday 6-7 PM
|Creative Suite Ambassadors Reception
|Tuesday 12-1 PM
|Game Developers Tweetup
|Tuesday 1-2 PM
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|Tuesday 1-2 PM
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|Tuesday 2-3 PM
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|Tuesday 2-3 PM
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|Tuesday 3-4 PM
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Motorola DROID X2 is now official: May 19th release date on Verizon with a dual-core chip
The two cores hum along at 1GHz, powering the show on a 4.3-inch qHD (540 x 960) display. In addition, you get an 8-megapixel rear camera with continuous auto-focus and HD video capture and an HDMI-out port for viewing your data on an HD TV. All of that is spiced up with a new gallery application supporting tagging posting pictures on Flickr and Facebook. Disappointingly, the DROID X2 will initially ship with Android 2.2 Froyo, only later to be updated to Gingerbread and you'll have to rely on good ol' 3G for connectivity.
Verizon claims that the phone "doubles the does" and we can't wait to check out the carrier's claims. The Motorola DROID X2 price is set at $199 if tied with a two-year contract on Big Red, while off contract, the cost jumps to the hefty $600.
source: Motorola
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1. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
I wanna know the ram and stock storage too. Good thing about the screen upgrade but I'm surely disappointed in the design. Not much different than the first. And that means ugly.
29. illegalskittle (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Aug 2010)
512mb ram(eh...) and 8g of storage, but of course thats upgradeable, unlike the iph*ne.
2. Farley (unregistered)
No front-facing camera? It's always something missing from these phones. The Samsung AMOLED but 1st Gen processor - Thunderbolt great kickstand and 4g but terrible battery life.
3. bossmt_2 (Posts: 457; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
With the CDMA network, there's not that much of a point in having a front facing camera since you can only video talk over Wifi, which only Apple can really market apparently.
IMO the bummer on this and the only reason I won't get it is no LTE, I think it's a great device for people who won't want to pay for the LTE phones, but that's why I'm not getting it, I own the X and it's the best phone I've had to date far and away.
4. CDMA (unregistered)
CDMA network can handle video talk. Wife and I have Thunderbolt's and we use Tango over 4g all the time. I have even used Tango over 3g and although fairly choppy at times, it still works. Just remember to use the LTE on/off app for best battery life on Thunderbolt. It works wonders! No need for LTE all the time. 4g music download 8 seconds, 3g music download 22 seconds.
5. testman22 (Posts: 339; Member since: 03 Nov 2009)
Verizon's for 4G is not CDMA
7. skymitch89 (Posts: 1366; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
He is probably referring to the part where he uses 3G to video chat when talking about how CDMA can handle video calls.
19. ickyob (Posts: 24; Member since: 19 Mar 2010)
You can Video chat over 3G on CDMA, you just can't use data and cellular service at the same time. Video calling uses only data, not both simultaneously. If you're thinking of video chat being restricted to WiFi you would be thinking of Apple, which is a phone manufactuer, not a wireless provider. It doesn't matter whether you have service on AT&T (GSM) or Verizon (CDMA), you still can't make 3G video calls on an iPhone.
33. dennis (unregistered)
yes u can 3g video chat on the iphone jus not with facetime. u need fring or qik
30. illegalskittle (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Aug 2010)
thats exactly why im picking it up, i dont live in a 4g area currently, and itll be atleast a year until it I get even a tad bit of the new network.
8. skymitch89 (Posts: 1366; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
Just wait until the Droid Bionic/Moto Targa comes out.
31. illegalskittle (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Aug 2010)
thatll be a while broski. my bet is this holiday season at the soonest.
6. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Sniggly where you at? You've been bashing Apple because the next iPhone will most likely be 3G. What do you have to say about Motorolas sequel?
10. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
dude grow up!
the guy is after the bionic you know? witch should have being the best successor for the Droid X...
11. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Hi Taco. It's my day off from work, which means I was doing that glorious thing called sleeping in. I WOULD be irritated with Moto if the X2 was still supposed to be Motor's flagship model for 2011. Unfortunately for you and your appearance as a clever person, it's not, and the Bionic (which so far has more drool worthy specs) IS. The X2 is now upper middle class, a second string top line smartphone for those who won't have 4G anytime soon and therefore don't see the point in spending an extra Benny for a 4G phone.
On the other hand, the iphone 5 is the only Jesus phone Apple seems to be releasing this year, with no other Apple product to overshadow it.
And the only reason I'm not being ruder, because I know you're deliberately attempting to bait me (shame on you) is because I'm well rested and in a good mood. Count yourself lucky.
13. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
and Sniggly saves the day again! my hero! :D
17. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
lol! Anytime, citizen! *heroic theme music plays*
12. Morgus the Loonatic (unregistered)
F' what you heard.
This phone will still eat an iPhone for breakfast and shit-it out in the same sitting.
Droid Did, son.
16. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Lol, okay, the wording on this was too funny to ignore.
And the sad truth is: you're pretty much right, Morgus.
14. question (unregistered)
so if its official on the 26th, why does the phone info on PA read the 19th? hell, even the link at the bottom of the story reads the 19th! you may need an update, PA.
15. question (unregistered)
its not just preorders on the 19th, but online sales will be completed on the 19th
18. MorePhonesThanNeeded (unregistered)
Why does not anyone notice Motorola's trend, each flagship is replaced the following year with a new flagship model. The X replaced the Droid and the Bionic will replace the X.
At first I didn't like the DX^2, but now I understand Moto's idea a little better. Too bad they didn't opt to make it a world phone like the Droid Inc 2. Front cam and World capabilities would make the X^2 one monster phone and wouldn't draw attention away from the Bionic in the least. Plus they would still have a showcase dual core phone along side the 4G LTE capable Bionic. Oh well i will get this phone only as a replacement should my X need replacing, right now it is running like a charm.
21. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
to me its a simple trick to avoid not having the first dual core phone on Verizon
23. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
i agree with you 100% my man.
22. Johnson (unregistered)
The phone will be shipping with 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box...
32. Hallucinator (Posts: 387; Member since: 24 May 2010)
pretty sure it won't
24. rathdrum77 (Posts: 25; Member since: 09 Sep 2009)
Just put the battery in one, the screen resolution is definitely better.
I personally would miss the camera button as i use it all the time with my X1.
26. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
What's the memory card capacity?
25. StillStuckWithDroid (unregistered)
Sadly though we will all get screwed with Verizon going to the tiered plan BEFORE the Bionic comes out.....and most of us want to lock in Unlimited for at least another two years
and they CLAIM Q3 for the Bionic and we all know in Verizon speak that means December
I have said before and will say again.....what is the use of "The Best Network" when you always are so behind your competition in terms of hardware?
why is it that T-Mobile and AT&T can deliver to their customers what they want and with Verizon it is always a compromise?
is it REALLY that hard to just make a phone that doesnt have fatal flaws?
27. Su-Rio (Posts: 51; Member since: 05 May 2011)
with sprint getting their version of the droid pro, i think this would be great if it came to sprint, seeing as it would be 4g, and unlimited data forever!!!


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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Whether you are defining a problem statement, having a brainstorm, or just tossing around some ideas, try to use positive words. Our minds can process positive statements faster than negative statements. Take the two questions below as examples. Which one is easier to understand?
1. Should we allow drunken people to drive?
2. Should we not allow drunken people to drive?
The second question takes a little longer to understand because you have to process the 'not' and flip your answer around. If you avoid using negatives, you will have a faster and more efficient thinking process.
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SWINDON Foodbank is to expand its operation to West Swindon after a soaring demand over the past year.
With distribution points currently serving some of the areas of highest need, managers of the service are looking to set up a series of satellite stations where those from further afield can have access without travelling very far.
The new distribution point will be based at Freshbrook Church, and is due to open next Tuesday.
David Hartridge, project manager at Swindon Foodbank, said new centres were vital to provide help to people in need across the town.
"There are two reasons why we have decided to expand," he said. "Demand last year was up by 22 per cent, and we expect that trend to continue this year.
"For some time it has been our desire to open up something cemented in the community and relevant to the community, so people in West Swindon do not have the financial burden of having to get into town, and the physical burden of having to carry home bags of food."
Andrew Hill, of Swindon Foodbank, has been overseeing the launch of the new centre.
"In the back of our minds during the recent busy period we have been thinking about reaching out to more people, because we want to be seen on people's doorsteps if they need us," he said.
"One of the main reasons for this location is if you live in West Swindon and get a voucher from the Job Centre for a family of four or five, you are looking at carrying 25 to 30 kilogrammes of food home with you from our nearest collection point. Clearly it is going to be a nightmare for those people trying to get food home.
"We open three times a week in the same place in the centre of town, and failing that people would have to go to Penhill or Park South.
"We hope to open up more satellite distribution centres over the next 12 months. "If you look at the council data we happen to be in the areas with most service need, but if you take places like Toothill and Shaw they tend to be the next greatest area of need.
"What we suspect will happen this year is general growth and increasing sanctions as a result of universal credit. "With those factors together we would be surprised if demand was not to grow even higher this year."
While the current distribution points require an employee on hand at all times, the new satellite centres will be run entirely by the 50 to 60 regular volunteers.
"When we reach out to communities we need to be there for people in crisis," added Andrew. "We need to get into peripheral villages and towns like Wroughton and Highworth which we can't currently serve."
The West Swindon foodbank will be open at Freshbrook Church every Tuesday from next week between 2.30pm and 4.30pm.


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University of Michigan
"The Velocity Structure of MAXBCG Galaxy Clusters from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey."Background:
Matthew Becker received his B.S. in physics and mathematics from the University of Michigan in 2007 with Highest Distinction. Under Professor Timothy McKay, he conducted his senior thesis research on the dynamics of galaxy clusters in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. At the University of Michigan, he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, won the William L. Williams award for the most outstanding undergraduate thesis, received a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, and was a Michigan Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Fellow. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Chicago as a GAANN fellow pursing his Ph.D. in astrophysics and cosmology.
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This Year's Biggest Oscar Underdogs
While the press always thinks they know who the Academy Award winners will be, an underdog or two usually manages to snatch a statuette away from the favorite. Just last year, little-seen indie film "The Hurt Locker" upset James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" for Best Film.
In 2002, 29-year-old Adrien Brody upset Oscar perennials Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis to win Best Actor. Marisa Tomei's win in 1992 was so unexpected, a rumor spread that presenter Jack Palance announced the wrong name.
Who will be the biggest surprise winner this year? Here are five of the biggest underdogs in their categories. Any one of has the potential to make Oscar upset history on February 28th.


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CHICAGO — Midwest Produce Expo attendees got insight into what motivates the average consumer's buying habits during a retail panel moderated by Pamela Riemenschneider, The Packer's retail editor and editor of Produce Retailer magazine.
"It's really nice to find out what's in their head while they're pushing the grocery cart," Riemenschneider said during the Aug. 12 session.
The panel featured nine consumers from a variety of demographic backgrounds, all of whom said they were the primary shopper in their household and shopped for groceries at least once a week.
Panelists said freshness and value were the two biggest factors in what produce they buy and value and convenience determined what stores they shopped at.
"The brand doesn't matter to me. The price does," said panelist Terri N., who shops at a variety of retailers and club stores.
"Variety, one, price, two," determines where panelist Katrina D. shops, she said.
Riemenschneider asked panelists if they were aware of locally grown produce in their stores or if they'd seen signs promoting local growers.
"My family tends to buy local just because it tastes better because it's not shipped from across the country or overseas," panelist Krista P. said.
Panelist Rose R. said she likes to buy local produce to support the local economy and businesses. Panelist Greg W. said he is interested in buying local, but "as long as there's enough information, if it's coming from overseas, it's OK."
Organic produce did not receive as warm a reception.
"I never buy organic," panelist Frank W. said.
Most of the consumers said price was the main reason they chose not to buy organic, but they sometimes bought it or would consider buying it if it were on sale or at a lower price point.
Point-of-sale information such as recipes and nutrition facts was a popular topic, with most panelists saying they'd like to see use, storage and recipe ideas available when they shop the produce aisle. In response to an audience question about in-store produce sampling, panelist Katrina said sampling and exposure to new items influences her future buying decisions.
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Now comes news that this capability is becoming even less implementable: Apple is deprecating their own UDID API. TechCrunch has the story at http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/19/apple-ios-5-phasing-out-udid/.
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The Crap We Missed – Friday 2.22.13
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed, which comes to you in the wake of me going to see A Good Day to Die Hard last night, so please excuse me if this post smells a little like shit. Trust me, I tried washing, but my eyes and ears will probably reek of it forever. The most polite comparison I can muster is this: Imagine you go out to your favorite restaurant, and oh sweet, your favorite waiter is working. Only today, instead of giving you badass service and pretending like you aren't just another shitty customer, he eats your food in front of you while fucking your mother. Sorry if that seems crass, but every other analogy involved shooting babies. Oh almost forgot, today's crap post, um let's see we've got Bruce Willis has given up on life, as well as if you're even thinking about seeing this rat's asshole of a movie google distance from Moscow to Chernobyl first, and finally I'm on vacation! What, those pics didn't make any sense?
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The Watcher in the Water is a mysterious and horrific beast that lurked in a lake caused by the damming of the Sirannon river, beneath the western walls of Moria. There is very little known about the creature. Even Gandalf did not know what the Watcher was, or whether there were many of its kind.
The Book of Mazarbul documenting the doom of Balin's expedition to reclaim Moria, relates: "...run the pool is up to the wall at Westgate. The Watcher in the Water took Óin. We cannot get out."
The Watcher attacked the Fellowship of the Ring as they were attempting to open the Doors of Durin and enter Moria. It grasped Frodo with a long tentacle, possibly with a fingered end, which was pale green and luminous. Many other tentacles emerged from the water after the one which grasped Frodo was driven away, but it is not totally clear whether these were all part of the same multi-armed beast, or a number of monsters acting together. In any case, the creature or creatures possessed great strength; after the escape of the Fellowship into Moria, the arms hurled the enormous stone doors shut and uprooted the trees which grew to either side, barring the doors. Gandalf noted that it seized Frodo (as the Ring-bearer) first, and therefore was probably connected to Sauron in some way, or had a sense of its own detecting the One Ring.
Portrayal in Adaptations
1978: Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings:
- The Watcher is a green, multi-tentacled monster. Only the tentacles can be seen.
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- The Watcher in the Water was made to be slightly different than that in the book. In the book only green slightly translucent tentacles are shown. In this film not only the tentacles but a massive head is visible. The tentacles of the Watcher in the Water have a sort of thumb and flat hand. As well, there is a big sack on the back of the head that fills with air, making it look twice as big. In full form it resembles an octopus with a humanoid face. It has massive teeth in a small mouth, and great eyes set across from each other.
2002: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring:
- Several thick tentacles shoot out of the pool, and the player, in the persona of Aragorn, needs to shoot them with a bow.
2008: The Lord of the Rings Online:
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Goodrroyo in Yankeeees heads.
This game could have been sweet.
Bronson talked to his lawyer between innings...says he is suing the Reds for lack of support!!
Goodrroyo rather than Badrroyo but it doesn't matter. The team can't hit. Shame. At least the pen has the night off. Night, this game is over.
Game over.
Bruce and Votto should be using the short porch....Canoe....
Despite Cano's HR, Bronson has pitched a great game. What a shame he will lose.
Can the pitching carry this offense through this season? I really don't know.
Bronson deserved better than this.
He needs to be lifted.
Is anybody up?
Verlander through 8 with a no hitter!
Thanks, Baker.
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seasoned crunchy buckwheat groats photo by vsimon
It was difficult to get this shot. Vincent kept eating them.
Plain buckwheat groats have a soft crunch right out of the bag. But I wanted to try dressing them up a bit, and this was an addictive hit.
Groat is a weird word
Yes, it is. It means a grain without the hull. Except that buckwheat isn't truly a grain. And it is not wheat. So maybe it isn't the best word here, but it is what this whole seed is called.
Super Duper Nutrition
We need tee shirts that say, "Eat more buckwheat!"
Buckwheat improves your flow. Your cardiovascular flow that is. It lowers cholesterol and high blood pressure.
It also improves glucose and insulin response.
And it quiets the "hungry, hungry" whispers for a long time.
Keeping it gluten free
Balsamic vinegar is gluten free.
You'll have to look for gluten free soy sauce. Caution, caution! Many brands are made with wheat and soy. They will have wheat on the ingredient label and the allergen statement.
You want soy sauce made only with soy. It may be called soy sauce or tamari. You can probably findit locally, or order online.
Crunchy Buckwheat Groats
|serves 1 husband with the munchies
|metric measures
|1 cup buckwheat groats
|170 gm
|1 tablespoon butter or oil
|15 gm
|1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
|15 ml
|1 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce
|15 ml
Put butter and groats in a small saucepan. Stir and cook over medium heat until the buckwheat darkens a bit and you get a fragrant nutty whiff. This will take only a few minutes.
Sprinkle vinegar and soy sauce over groats. Stir to combine well.
Spread groats in a shallow pan. Allow to cool and dry, about 15 minutes.
Hide them if you need them for later.
They store well on the counter, no special treatment needed.
What can I do with these savory little nuggets?
Eat out of hand.
Add to trail mix.
Top salads.
Sprinkle over veggies.
Your idea here ____________ .
"Eat more buckwheat!"
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Player InformationFlames Home > Softball Home > Softball Roster > Roster Detail
Chandler BallClass: Sophomore
Position: P
Height: 5-6
Previous School: Warner Robins
Hometown: Warner Robins, Ga.
2012 (Fr.)
• Made 40 appearances at pitcher, including 26 starts
• Led team with 10 victories and 110 strikeouts in 158.2 innings pitched
• Finished season as one of six Big South pitchers with at least 10 wins and 100 strikeouts
• Won three out of her first four decisions of season
• Recorded first career win on Feb. 11 versus N.C. Central
• Combined with Alyssa DiMartino for shutout win at Gardner-Webb (March 24)
• Pitched complete-game three-hitters versus CSU (April 6) and Presbyterian College (April 20)
• Tossed four-hitter in 4-2 win at Coastal Carolina (April 15)
• Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts at Presbyterian College (April 21)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Graduated from Warner Robins High School
• Four-year letterwinner, including one year at McDonough High School (Md.) and three at Warner Robins High School
• As a freshman in 2008, aided McDonough High School in reaching the regional championship and the Maryland 2A state final
• Named all-district honorable mention following her freshman year
• Tabbed honorable mention all-county as a sophomore and again as a senior
• Earned Defensive Player award in 2009 and Team MVP in 2011
• Four-year academic letterwinner
• Played for two 16U national-qualifying travel teams: Team Georgia in 2009 and Georgia Elite in 2010
• Two-year letterwinner in golf
• Daughter of Jeff and Vicki Ball
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Teenager Amelia Gates has been nominated for the Young Person's Outstanding Achievement Award 2014.
Amelia, 16, is preparing for her GCSE exams at Raynes Park High School this summer and has been predicted to achieve 11A*s.
Academic excellence is just one of the strings to her bow, and the Morden teen has also spent the past two years volunteering at her local church, helping younger parishioners by organising extracurricular activities.
A pianist who has been learning for almost 10 years, she also acts as a mentor at school offering help to younger students in maths and English and is a volunteer at charity shop Cats Protection and at Deen City Farm.
She said: "I think education is everything, having a good education makes life so much more interesting as you can have informed opinions and better understand the world you live in.
"Also you can't get far without good qualifications. I had hoped to be accepted into a grammar school when I was 12, and the fact that I didn't really made me understand that nothing is given to you and being hard working is the only way to make your way in life."
In 2012, while she was in year 9, the diligent student and four of her friends won £3,000 for a charity called Born Too Soon, which helps premature babies and their families at Kingston Hospital.
The challenge was part of a youth philanthropy project, in which Amelia and her team beat five rival groups to the donation.
Her future ambition is becoming a vet in an animal rescue organisation and working with children.
Much of her extracurricular work came together to secure her a Duke of Edinburgh award.
Following her GCSEs she hopes to study the sciences for A-level before embarking on a career working with animals.


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Northern Premier League fixtures 2011
5:28pm Monday 20th December 2010
5:28pm Monday 20th December 2010
April 16: Barrow v Netherfield, Fleetwood v Leyland, Kendal v Morecambe, Lancaster v Blackpool, Preston v Carnforth, St Annes v Chorley.
April 23: Netherfield v Preston, Leyland v St Annes, Morecambe v Barrow, Blackpool v Kendal, Carnforth v Lancaster, Darwen v Fleetwood.
April 30: Chorley v Blackpool, Barrow v Carnforth, Lancaster v Netherfield, Fleetwood v LCB, Kendal v Darwen, Preston v Leyland, St Annes v Morecambe.
May 2: Lancaster v Preston, Morecambe v Chorley, Leyland v LCB, Netherfield v Fleetwood, Blackpool v Barrow, Carnforth v Kendal, Darwen v St Annes.
May 7: Chorley v Lancaster, Barrow v Darwen, Netherfield v Carnforth, Leyland v Morecambe, Fleetwood v St Annes, Preston v Blackpool.
May 8: Kendal v LCB.
May 14: Lancaster v Fleetwood, Kendal v Preston, Morecambe v Netherfield, Carnforth v Chorley, Darwen v Leyland, St Annes v Barrow.
May 21: Netherfield v St Annes, Fleetwood v Carnforth, Chorley v Kendal, Blackpool v Darwen, Morecambe v Preston, Leyland v Lancaster.
May 22: Barrow v LCB.
May 28: Barrow v Chorley, Carnforth v Blackpool, Darwen v Netherfield, Kendal v Leyland, Preston v Fleetwood, St Annes v Lancaster, Preston v LCB.
May 30: Leyland v Barrow, Lancaster v Morecambe, Netherfield v Kendal, Chorley v Darwen, Carnforth v St Annes, Blackpool v Fleetwood.
June 4: Blackpool v Netherfield, Darwen v Lancaster, Leyland v Carnforth, Kendal v Barrow, Fleetwood v Morecambe, St Annes v LCB, Preston v Chorley.
June 11: St Annes v Blackpool, Lancaster v Kendal, Morecambe v Darwen, Netherfield v Leyland, Chorley v Fleetwood, Barrow v Preston.
June 18: Blackpool v Leyland, Carnforth v Morecambe, Chorley v Netherfield, Fleetwood v Barrow, Kendal v St Annes, Preston v Darwen.
June 19: Readers Cup First round: Match A: Leyland v Darwen, Match B: Blackpool v Carnforth, Match C: Fleetwood v LCB, Match D: Morecambe v Kendal, Match E: Barrow v Lancaster, Match F: Netherfield v Preston. Byes: Chorley and St Annes.
June 25: St Annes v Preston, Fleetwood v Kendal, Morecambe v Blackpool, Leyland v Chorley, Darwen v Carnforth, Barrow v Lancaster.
June 26: Netherfield v LCB.
July 2: Morecambe v Kendal, Netherfield v Barrow, Leyland v Fleetwood, Blackpool v Lancaster, Chorley v St Annes, Carnforth v Preston.
July 3: Darwen v LCB.
July 9: Barrow v Morecambe, Fleetwood v Darwen, Kendal v Blackpool, Lancaster v Carnforth, St Annes v Leyland, Preston v Netherfield.
July 10: Readers Cup Quarter-finals: QF1: St Annes v Winner Match C, QF2: Winner Match F v Winner Match E, QF3: Winner Match A v Winner Match B, QF4: Winner Match D v Chorley.
July 16: Darwen v Kendal, Blackpool v Chorley, Carnforth v Barrow, Leyland v Preston, Morecambe v St Annes, Netherfield v Lancaster.
July 17: Chorley v LCB.
July 23: Kendal v Carnforth, Fleetwood v Netherfield, Barrow v Blackpool, Chorley v Morecambe, St Annes v Darwen, Preston v Lancaster.
July 30: St Annes v Fleetwood, Carnforth v Netherfield, Darwen v Barrow, Blackpool v Preston, Lancaster v Chorley, Morecambe v Leyland.
July 31: Netherfield v Morecambe, Leyland v Darwen, Fleetwood v Lancaster, Blackpool v LCB, Barrow v St Annes, Chorley v Carnforth, Preston v Kendal.
August 6: Preston v Morecambe, St Annes v Netherfield, Darwen v Blackpool, Carnforth v Fleetwood, Kendal v Chorley, Lancaster v Leyland.
August 7: Readers Cup Semi-finals: Winner QF2 v Winner QF3, Winner QF4 v Winner QF1.
August 13: Lancaster v St Annes, Fleetwood v Preston, Leyland v Kendal, Netherfield v Darwen, Morecambe v LCB, Blackpool v Carnforth, Chorley v Barrow.
August 20: Chorley v Preston, Barrow v Kendal, Carnforth v Leyland, Netherfield v Blackpool, Morecambe v Fleetwood, Lancaster v Darwen.
August 21: Readers Cup final.
August 27: Kendal v Lancaster, Leyland v Netherfield, Blackpool v St Annes, Fleetwood v Chorley, Darwen v Morecambe, Preston v Barrow.
August 28: Carnforth v LCB.
August 29: Barrow v Leyland, Fleetwood v Blackpool, Darwen v Chorley, Morecambe v Lancaster, Kendal v Netherfield, St Annes v Carnforth.
September 3: St Annes v Kendal, Leyland v Blackpool, Netherfield v Chorley, Morecambe v Carnforth, Darwen v Preston, Barrow v Fleetwood.
September 4: Lancaster v LCB.
September 10: Lancaster v Barrow, Kendal v Fleetwood, Carnforth v Darwen, Blackpool v Morecambe, Chorley v Leyland, Preston v St Annes.
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Himesh Reshammiya signs his fifth movie
If you are thinking that Aap Ka Suroor was Himesh Reshammiya's first and the last movie, then stop fooling yourself. Our Himesh bhai has decided to take revenge on us for criticizing his singing by signing his fifth movie. I know how depressed you are after hearing the news, but who can stop him.
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for an example, i have an array with a filename
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char fname = "test.txt"
is there anyway to just return ".txt"?
Thank you!
Personal computing discussed
Moderators: SecretSquirrel, just brew it!
char fname = "test.txt"
#include <string>
// ...
std::string s = "example.txt";
std::string ext = (s.find('.') != std::string::npos) ? s.substr(s.find('.')+1) : "";
string fname;
void main(int argc, char **argv)
#define MAX_EXT 4
void main(int argc, char **argv)
char fileExt[MAX_EXT];
short i;
//Look for the string starting point since we are doing a reverse lookup.
//Then go from the end of the string to the start looking for '.'
//Does not check for null string.
i = strlen(argv[0]); //Looks at only the first char string in the array of arguments, gets the end count of string
while(i > -1 && argv[0][i] != '.') i--; //Look for the first '.' in from end of string
if (i > -1) strcpy(fileExt, &(argv[0][i+1])); //Copy the extension only.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (argc < 2)
cout << "no argument specified\n";
return 1;
string fname = argv[1];
string efname;
int dot = fname.find_last_of('.');
if (dot != string::npos)
efname = fname.substr(dot);
cout << "Result = \"" << efname.c_str() << "\"\n";
cout << "no dot in argument\n";
return 0;
Craig P. wrote:You also need to include <string> in jbi's code -- it's a library implementation feature that it worked without it.
Also, it shouldn't be necessary to insert using the c_str() member, you should be able to insert the string directly.
just brew it! wrote:Also, it shouldn't be necessary to insert using the c_str() member, you should be able to insert the string directly.
Without the c_str() it compiles OK under g++, but gives a compilation error under VC++. (The error message is: "error C2679: binary '<<' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >' (or there is no acceptable conversion)" )
Craig P. wrote:Either <string> or <ostream> ought to take care of this, I believe. I'm pretty sure there's a string inserter, I'm just not sure of where it is.


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A9 TV, 23 August 2011
Assad is being patronizing, saying things along the lines of "Turkey can tell us its opinion, and we can speak, but there is no need for it to say too much." That is a rather patronizing way of speaking. He is not using any warm, friendly language. He is not saying, "Turkey is our older brother, Iran is our brother, so let us come together and decide together." He is saying, "We don't need any suggestions from anyone. You can tell us them, that is a different matter. You can get it off your chest. But it is me who will take the decisions." You are taking the decisions, but you are devastating Muslims. You force people to say "Assad is Allah" (may Allah forbid!) For one thing, you do not control the army. The secret state controls the army. They are devastating Muslims there. Young girls and women are being raped. The Syrian army is godless and irreligious. The greater part of it are godless; they have all been brought up as Marxists, Leninists and communists. Darwinism has fried their brains. They have a huge hatred for Islam, they loathe it. They feed on the nation's money. They draw their wages, they enjoy really high salaries, they have all kinds of privileges, they have military hospitality centers where they can eat and drink, but they assault the nation's religion and faith and spiritual things.
They beat Muslims and force them to say that "Assad is Allah" (may Allah forbid!) He is perfectly well aware of this, as he sits there quite calmly. All of Syria has been devastated. They are bombing Muslims from the land, air and sea, everywhere. If the Syrian Army wants to act tough, it should go to Israel and try to act tough there and see how far it gets. They are acting tough and flexing their muscles against Muslims. Tell them not to mistreat Muslim women, young girls, and they may behave in any disgusting fashion possible. They are acting tough against their own people. What is the essential characteristic of the army? To protect against external forces, isn't it? I am not saying that they should be attacking Israel. Of course they must all be brothers and live together as friends. But they are afraid of them. And weak. But the Muslims they beat up cannot make their voices heard. They are quiet and innocent and say nothing. They crush them under their boots, beat them black and blue on the streets or in their cars. But when they see Israeli troops their legs give way and they fall in a dead faint. But when it comes to Muslims, they mistreat them and feed on Muslims' money. Muslims pay you taxes, and you grow fat on them. Let Turkey and Iran unite, but Assad can no longer speak. The secret state is in charge in Syria, the jackals have taken over. If he tells them to stop fighting, they will snap his neck that very moment. But there is no sign of that. Iran and Turkey should establish a military force and go into Syria, and Syria would go along with that. They must establish a joint military force and go in. There is no other way. There is no other way of dealing with this gang of jackals. The Syrian secret state is an extension of the alleged terror organization Ergenekon. They are the same thing, and share the same mindset. One of the many-headed monster's heads is here.
Gaddafi is also the product of the alleged terror organization Ergenekon. It was those jackals who produced him. They went to Libya and raised him. The oppressor learned how to be a jackal from them. But Allah has now brought the system crashing down on his head. This is what needs to be done here. The Turkish Army is a heroic one, opposed to materialism and Darwinism. They are all very devout. They all pray in accordance with the Sunnah at the funerals of martyrs. The Chief of the General Staff, all the force commanders, colonels, brigadiers and everyone all pray in accordance with the Sunnah. This comes from their deep faith in Allah. The troops are all very devout. And our army is very modest. Let them go in and clean the place out. Our army will not shed blood. Its voice is more than enough. All they need do is set the streets of Damascus ringing with "everything for the motherland." And that will put an end to it. Send one brigade and that will end it. They will sort them all out and bring them to heel. To tell the truth, there is no need for the Iranian army, but if they insist they can send them in too, in a symbolic sense. Turkey will appreciate that. Syria and Turkey need to be united. There needs to be a democratic election for a change of administration, and all the parties should go into Syria. Whatever party takes power will be the one the people want. Under an alliance with Turkey they can abolish passport and visa requirements and do away with the borders. Then we can go and eat evening pastries in Damascus. It is as easy as that, insha'Allah. The other way will cost the lives of tens of thousands of martyrs. But Assad's gang in Syria will have to go. There is no way out of that, let me say. If I say that, I know what I am talking about. So he should pull himself together and come to his senses. If he is afraid he can call in a delegation from Turkey and talk to them in secret: "these people are jackals, they are in cahoots with the alleged terror organization Ergenekon. The secret state is all over the place. I am afraid of them." Our minister of foreign affairs is a heroic man. He will resolve the problem all on his own. Turkey will take the requisite measures there. That is why Syria needs to be made to adopt a rational approach to the matter before the things that have happened in Libya happen there. I will say what will happen. It is impossible for any oppressor to stand against Khidr (as) once he arrives somewhere.
Ahmadinejad is an intelligent person. He can form an alliance with Turkey and call Assad to Ankara if necessary, or to Tehran. They can come up with a plan to act rationally and resolve the problem, insha'Allah.
Surah Yusuf, 44-48:
They said, 'A jumbled mass of mixed-up dreams! We do not know the meaning of such things.Because the Prophet Joseph (as) was able to interpret things very well. He had a powerful ability to interpret events.
The one of them who had been saved then said, remembering after a period, 'I will tell you what it signifies, so send me out.'
They at first attached no importance to it. But then someone remembered that the Prophet Joseph (as) was a highly intelligent and powerful person, and went and got him.
"O truthful Joseph…" What was our Prophet's (saas) nickname? Muhammad al-Amin, the speaker of the truth, the certain one. What do they say of the Prophet Joseph (as)? They call him the truthful one. Prophets always have the same character.
Tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate and seven green ears of wheat and seven others which were dry so that I can return to them and let them know.'
For example, Hazrat Mahdi (as)will clarify the hadiths of the End Times for us in the most perfect way. People will be unable to understand. But we will understand that marvel when he interprets it. I am clarifying them as much as I can as one of his vanguard. But Hazrat Mahdi (as) will fully clarify the, insha'Allah. That is the reference here. We can think of Joseph as a symbol describing Hazrat Mahdi (as). Because Joseph (as) is a prophet, and Allah tells us in Surah Yusuf that there is much wisdom in him for us and tells us to make us of it. We need to know that where it refers to the Prophet Joseph (as) and the Prophet Solomon (as), it is a reference to Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the End Times. Because Allah does not tell us these things solely for us to learn about past times. Almighty Allah tells us for us to learn from.
"O truthful Yusuf, tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate…" Now there is a reference to the End Times. Cows do not normally eat animal flesh. But in the End Times, animal bodies are widely used in cattle feed. What is used in animal feed? Other animals' bodies, blood and flesh and bone. They are used as a source of protein. So this is a reference to the End Times. Animals literally eat meat. In bio-feeds. It is widely used in bio-feeds.
"..tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate and seven green ears of wheat and seven others which were dry." Sevens, 2007, 47 and verse no 47.
"He said, 'Sow for seven years in the normal way and leave that which you harvest in the ear except for a small amount from which you eat."
They realized this year that the best way of maintaining the harvest is by keeping back part of the wheat. The newspapers wrote that the best way of keeping wheat is to keep a bit of the ear back. What does the verse say?"leave that which you harvest in the ear except for a small amount from which you eat."
To conserve it. It stays without going off or getting moldy or losing any of its potency. It remains of a high quality. It remains perfectly preserved. Verse 47 refers to seven years.
"Then after that seven hard years will arrive in which you can eat from what you set aside for them, except for a little which you store."
When did it begin? In 2007. When will the economic crisis end, in 2014, insha'Allah. It refers to that. Look, seven years. The crisis will have lasted seven years by then. I have from the start the crisis would last seven years, but people said I was way out and that it would all be over in six months. No, it will last for seven years, I said. They insisted. At the end of the day, the IMF issued an official statement saying, "the economic crisis will last for seven years." Where did you get that from? I said it. Did you have any other sources? No. There are no other scientific sources. Nothing apart from my statements. They know it will last for seven years, and they realized that what I said was true. And it is rumbling on still. The economic crisis is continuing in waves. The economic crisis has flared up again this year.2011-09-11 21:33:43


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The 'Titanic' Rock at the entrance to Clarens is a geological phenomenon. This rock formation was given this name in 1912 after the sinking of the real Titanic.
The Castle in Clarens is not exactly a castle, and it's not exactly in Clarens either.
This fun guest house, just outside Clarens in the Eastern Free State, looks like it has been transported straight off the pages of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. It's not quite a castle, mind you, and consists of just 2 bedrooms that have been decorated with exotic items from around the world.
It's small, intimate and fantastical in every sense. The chandeliers are from North America, the carpets from Dubai, the tiles are Italian, and bric-a-brac items from Windsor Castle are found all over the place.
Based on the idea of the famous old 'bottle castle' of Clarens (built from over 50 000 beer bottles), the owners of the Castle in Clarens wanted to add to the area's offbeat architectural history.
'We wanted to create something very exclusive and very different,' says owner Manie van Schalkwyk. 'Guests book out the entire castle, and you don't get just one room – the entire castle is yours to live out your fantasies.'
It has been dubbed 'Rapunzel's Tower' by the locals and one can spend hours in the 'Chamber of Angels' or enjoy sundowners from 'Sunset Corner'. Rooms are over-the-top, definitely fit for a prince or princess.
The fun, arty town of Clarens nearby is worth a visit and for those who love the great outdoors, the Golden Gate Highlands National Park is just down the road and there are other fun options in the area such as fossil hunting and visiting the various rock art sites in the area.
There are no dull moments to be had in this part of the world, and as the saying goes you are responsible for creating your own magic – it just helps if you are staying in a castle where the lines of fantasy and reality blur.
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The Castle in Clarens is situated in the Eastern Free State. Travel along the R712 past the Golden Gate Highlands National Park and the town of Clarens. After 5kms you will see signposts to the Castle in Clarens. Detailed directions are on the website.
Best time to visit
Clarens is delightful during spring and summer. It can get very chilly in winter when snow settles on the Maluti Mountains, adding to the romantic drama of the area.
Around the area
The town of Clarens has great art galleries, coffee shops and restaurants. You could also go hiking in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, enjoy a fossil-hunting safari, or go game-watching on horseback.
Length of stay
The Castle in Clarens is the perfect weekend getaway. If you choose to stay 3-5 days you'll be able to do majority of the activities in the area as well as exploring the fun town of Clarens.
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Cheoy Lee 68 Sport Motoryacht — By Capt. Bill
Pike —
February 2004
Miss Manners
|A big, 68-foot, three-stateroom motoryacht that's also a poised performer.
I was delighted. The guy who'd been driving the Cheoy Lee 68-foot Sport Motoryacht while I recorded radar-gun and other data during the sea trial pulled the Twin Disc electronic engine controls into neutral, centered the wheel, and hopped down from the Tracy helm chair. As he slid back the hatch over the stairway leading from the flying bridge down to the lower helm station and the rest of the interior, he offered a brief explanation for his departure. He was going below to make some coffee, he said. We'd departed Fort Lauderdale at such an ungainly hour, he'd missed his morning ration.
"She's all yours," he grinned, gesturing toward the rambunctious waters of the Gulf Stream ahead as well as the helm chair he'd just vacated. "You wanna cup when it's finished?"
"Sure," I replied, with an enthusiasm partly borne of novelty. I seldom have the opportunity to put a test boat through her paces without a manufacturer's rep, dealer, or professional captain breathing down my neck. Not that there's anything wrong with having a little company during a wring-out, of course. But hey, being left alone on the bridge of a $2.37-million motoryacht with the whole wild-blue Atlantic in the offing tends to boost a guy's spirits as much as intensify his powers of concentration.
So here's what I did. First, I settled comfortably into the helm chair. Then, I gave the Furuno NavNet plotter glowing on the dashboard a quick glance, clicked our two 1,400-hp Caterpillar 3412Es into forward idle, and aimed the Cheoy Lee's big bow straight into the four- to six-footers that were rolling down from the north. Then finally, after scanning ahead for crossing vessels and tossing glances over both shoulders to make sure there were no overtaking ones, I firewalled the throttles, slowly but surely. Would the favorable impressions I'd already formed of the boat's performance stand up to undistracted, solitary scrutiny?
The first six-footer encountered at full speed answered the question with a vengeance. Our test boat sundered the darn thing with the hungry efficiency of a bull shark hitting a mackerel. Great glops of spray, cupped by the bow's dramatic flare, shot aft like low-flying rocket exhaust, leaving the entire superstructure bone-dry. The ride was limousine-smooth, too, thanks to an entry that's both fine and deep, forward sections that are sharp, and a longitudinal center of gravity situated well aft, in large part due to a remote-coupled V-drive configuration that consigns engine weight to the back of the bus.
I piled a couple of turns onto the hydraulically actuated, power-assisted steering wheel and swung the bow through a tight, rousing U-shape turn, eventually steadying up on a southwesterly course, with wind and waves abaft the beam. Head seas weren't the 68's real forte, I was discovering. Tight turns and following seas were what truly showcased her talents.
Let's talk about the turns first. Although the 68 possesses a substantial, lobsterboat-like keel, she banks smoothly and comfortably into turns, even tight ones, showing no tendency to lean precariously outboard. This latter condition is a disconcerting one for most people, including me, and results from the unhappy combination of top-heaviness with a keel that has so much broadside surface area that inboard pressure during turns tips the vessel outboard. The 68 avoids these pitfalls via two simple measures, according to the folks at Tom Fexas Yacht Design, the firm that designed the 68. First, Core-Cell coring was employed throughout the entire superstructure to cut weight aloft and obviate top-heaviness. And second, the surface area of the keel was reduced "just enough" by cutting it away aft, a technique sometimes seen in commercial fishing boats.
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This article originally appeared in the January 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.