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Fun and games at the hotel.
Its hard to get actual alone time when you live with your parent(s). Having sex becomes an exciting game of hind-n-seek, but increasingly more difficult when the walls are paper thin or when you're not allowed to close the door. My ex thought getting a hotel would be a great idea. We did it a few times, all of which ended with fights. This one was my favorite…
We got a room at the Best Western in town for our 1st anniversary. Not too bad of a place. I did the candle and rose pedal thing before I picked her up. We stopped by the kinky store to pick up some fun things and I bought two videotapes for the camera. Oh yeah, that's how I roll.
We did the whole romantic thing that night. CORRECTION: We tried to do the romantic thing that night. The roses, the blindfold, the camera, the edible everything, we did it all. If I had to give some advise on this, I'd say to leave out the edible everything. The panties are stupid and the lotion is unusually sticky. She didn't like that. At all. Ungrateful bitch.
After our first go round, she started to stick to the sheets and the surrounding petals. That put her in a very unsavory mood. She wants to call it a night. Whatever. Fine. I decide to order a movie because I am still full of energy and not tired at all. If I remember right, it was American Pie. According to her, it might as well have been hardcore, midget porn.
Her- Oh, so because you can't fuck me again you're gonna fucking watch that shit.
Me- Go to sleep.
Her- I'm not gonna let you watch this.
Me- The fuck you're not. I just paid for this shit and I can't sleep. Go to sleep.
Her- Blah blah blah and some other stuff that's not important enough to remember.
She won't shut up.
Me- Fuck this, I'm going home.
Her- I drove stupid.
Me- First of all, don't ever call me stupid. Second of all, I know you drove, that's why I'm walking. The room is in your name so feel free to stay.
Her- You're an asshole.
Me- You're an ungrateful psycho.
Her- Stop calling me that.
It was my pet name for her.
I gathered my things and started walking home. It was only five miles or so, I've done worse. She tries to call my bluff, but I'm halfway home already. I don't fucking bluff. My phone rings.
Her- If I jumped out of this window, would you even care?
Not that night.
Me- Do you know how much it'd hurt if you didn't die?(click)
Her- I have one leg out and I'm sitting on the windowsill. You don't love me. It's all about sex with you.
Me- You're insane and you need help. I'm not coming back.
It's a good thing she was full of shit because I just kept walking. She drove to find me like I knew she eventually would, but she couldn't find me at all because I took the back roads. I did see her pass ahead of me though. I doubt she saw me. She was waiting in the parking lot for me when I finally got home. We exchanged some words and I invited her inside for an hour or so to make up.
I was not the brightest bulb on the sign, but I refused to burn out.


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Magis was born in August 1976 and just a few weeks later, the company at the Milan Furniture Fair appeared (in those days it was held in September). Since then, each year it has participated in the Fair to present its new products. And obviously, also this year Magis is bringing along its new things, however not like in the past as projects in the prototype stage, but as finished products. This is good news: the sign of a mature company. Now there is no longer the slightest shadow of doubt connected to the transmutation from prototype to product. That's a risk that's often slithering around the Magis products, because it always works on the edge, exploring the outer limits of technology to an extent where precious few other design manufacturers go. Twenty-one new products for the 2006 Fair, concluding a three-year design cycle that resulted in perhaps the best annual harvest that Magis has ever reaped in its 30-year existence.
Marcel Wanders (Boxtel, 1963) graduated with honours from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (ArtEZ Institute of the Arts) in Arnhem in 1988. In 1995 he opened his studio in Amsterdam, quickly coming to worldwide attention in 1996 for his iconic Knotted Chair, which paired high-tech materials with 'low-tech' production methods. Today Marcel is a prolific product and interior designer and art director, with over 1700 projects to his name for private clients and premium brands such as Magis, Alessi, Bisazza, KLM, Flos, Swarovski, Puma, and scores of others. Regarded by many as an anomaly in the design world, Marcel has made it his mission to "create an environment of love, live with passion and make our most exciting dreams come true". His work excites, provokes, and polarises, but never fails to surprise due to its ingenuity, daring and singular quest to uplift the human spirit, and entertain. In his designs, Marcel often mixes innovative materials and techniques with references to well- known historical styles and archetypes, so users can easily connect to the pieces, enjoying them for a long time and in doing so create sustainable surroundings. Marcel's chief concern is to bring the human touch back to design, ushering in what he calls design's 'new age;' in which designer, craftsperson and user are reunited. In his process, Marcel defies design dogma, preferring instead of focus on holistic rather than technocratic solutions. In Marcel's universe, the coldness of industrialism is replaced by the poetry, fantasy and romance of different ages, vividly brought to life in the contemporary moment. In 2001 Marcel co-founded the successful design label Moooi, of which he is also Art Director. Interior projects have become increasingly important in Marcel's work, embraced because they enable him to envelop people in multi-layered, sensory experiences. Many of Marcel's designs have been selected for the most important design collections and exhibitions in the world, including the Museums of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam.

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I will be coming back to Benefit Street this Fall for the annual RISD Alumni and Student Art Sale, which takes place on Saturday, Oct. 6th, from 10am – 4pm.
It's always good fun… if you go, find me! I will look something like the photo below… except I will have more books and different stuff!
It's free, open to the public, rain or shine.
So, I was in New York for the NYIGF last week, helping set up the booth for the FRED company, where I design homegoods and the like.
Setup went well- and the booth looked positively smashing, I must say!
I wouldn't cross that line if I were you…
After, we had a little time to jump into the Museum of Modern Art's store and check things out.
They periodically carry Fred items, and I found one of mine, the Half Pint creamer inside.
Even though it was an exhausting day of show setup, I really wanted to see if we could score some tickets to How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Daniel Radcliffe, currently running on Broadway. Holy cow! We got tickets! In the very last row!
The coolest thing about NYC, in my opinion, is the preponderance of theater going on at any given time. You could see a new play every day, and probably never run out of options.
Here's what the Hirschfeld Theater looks like from outside… oddly enough, there was a giant line of people waiting to get in, but because we were picking up our tickets at the box office, we went in first.
The Hirschfeld Theater has lots of (surprise, surprise!) Hirschfeld cartoon art on the walls!
I couldn't take pictures during the play, but it was fabulous! And Daniel Radcliffe was excellent in it- it was a very demanding role, and he was up to it and able to sing, dance, and perform acrobatics, all with an American accent. I only realized he wasn't speaking with a British accent about 3/4 the way through, so it was a good job!
We waited along with about 500 of our closest friends in the alleyway behind the theater to see if the stars would come out and meet the crowd. Apparently, this is the same scene every night. It was fun waiting with everyone, a good crowd. Oh, hey! Look!
John Larroquette…I used to LOVE Night Court! He was very funny in this play.
And OH! LOOK!
A little piece of Daniel Radcliffe! That's as close as we could get before he was whisked away in a car. In fact, I didn't really see either of these guys- Eric and his fancy overhead camera moves were able to catch these glimpses!
This is as close as I really got to meeting him!
BUT, I was able to score what I believe to be The Offical Dorkiest Souvenir Available on Broadway!
Yes, THAT'S RIGHT. An official J. Pierrepont Finch bowtie! This was specially picked up for my kid, Audrey, who happens to be cool, because she gets it.
Post-show, we wandered through the freakshow that is Times Square, still teeming with hundreds of people, even at midnight.
Every time I am in this square, I look to the statue of George M. Cohan, and I wonder just what he would make of this all now.
The ol' Chat Rabbit has been largely silent for a number of weeks due to holiday happenings… but I have a new book that just came out on New Year's Day. It's all about everyone's favorite President, Abe Lincoln! Words by the incomparable Marion Dane Bauer, pictures by me, and published by Scholastic.
Get yourself an copy and witness… Abe as a boy!
Abe debating stuff!
Abe at war!
Honestly, so to speak, this book is intended to be a first look at Lincoln for the preschool set. I had to do a lot of research to make sure things were portrayed as accurately as possible, but still readable and visually interesting for very young children. It was a challenge! This is a companion book of sorts to the Christopher Columbus book I illustrated a couple of years ago. Here's hoping this book finds it's way into many kids' hands!
I was so sorry to hear about J. Joseph Garrahy's death today. He was the former Governor of Rhode Island. Back in 1977, when I was 10, I won an art contest and got to meet him at the State House. It was a big moment for Little Me. It was one of the first times that art had made things happen for me, if you know what I mean.
Then, the next year, Garrahy was the hero of the Blizzard of '78! Everyone here remembers him as the guy in the plaid shirt and the "take charge" demeanor that helped us all dig out of the mountains of snow and problems.
I drew this portrait of him in 1982. He was Governor from '77-85.
(NOT a great portrait, but then, I never was a realist!)
I had met him again in recent years, and he was still a smart, friendly and excellent guy.
He will be missed. Perhaps he will be hanging out with Salty now, sharing a heavenly Del's, and looking over Little Rhody!
Hello out there! I have not had the chance to blog due to Circumstances Beyond My Control. But mercifully, things are getting back under control again, and so, let the posting begin!
I found these recently at an antique mall near me. They are, of course, metal logos that used to be adhered to cars. These two stuck out with me. I like the idea of a hunk of rolling metal being thought of as "Valiant" or "Dynamic". That's just good marketing! And great typography, while we're at it. I decided that these terms were just as useful in my studio as they were on a car. So now, I shall attempt to keep up a valiant effort and create dynamic art and products!
I also like them because they remind me of this:
May this be a terrific spring for everyone!
Here are the car logos from last post, installed in my studio. Donny Osmond, Lowly Worm, and an a chorus of wide-mouthed frogs find them inspirational. I will use them as cheerful reminders to stay motivated!
What a blow to lose Maurice Sendak this week. Somehow, he seemed like he would just always be there. I'm glad he was writing, working, and being his straight-shooting, famously cantankerous self right up 'til the end. He was the Book King. I knew this as a kid, too.
Here are two of my all-time favorite Sendak books from childhood. They made such a huge impression, that looking back at them now literally brings me back to being a kid.
First up: Some Swell Pup, or Are You Sure You Want A Dog?
Here's my dog-eared (haha) copy from 1978. This book is genius, straight up. Every kid (and adult) who is contemplating getting a dog should be issued this book. That is from my adult-perspective view. But as a kid, I found this book hilarious and ridiculously frank. The good, the bad, and the ugly is explored with an unblinking eye.
The story begins when a "mysterious stranger", who seems to be a dog himself, leaves a puppy on the doorstep of a brother and sister. The initial joy of owning a puppy soon turns to reality when the pup does everything "wrong"… and they do everything wrong.
This book was way ahead of it's time, if you think about how many books use the "graphic novel" approach. This story is laid out like a comic book, and the details in each panel are spot on. The puppy pees. It poops. It shreds things. The kids fight over it, yell at it, hold it the wrong way, and get aggravated with each other. It's real. And there is a happy ending, but it's a realistic one. All is not happy until the kids really get what's involved in having a dog. And they do, the hard way!
It's so obvious! You've got to love! Love! Love!
Next up: Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More To Life.
I mean, really. Just the title. There was nothing like this on the bookshelves in the early 70s, when I first found it. I recall repeatedly borrowing it from my grammar school library and poring over the illustrations, and the surreal words. The story was weird. It had layers. The pictures felt real to me.
It was moody. And a bit scary. Jennie the dog leaves a life that's just fine in search of "something more". She becomes a nursemaid to a baby that won't eat, and ends up stuffing the baby into her suitcase. But that's OK, because there's a lion that is interested in eating the baby, too. Eventually, Jennie ends up in a stage show, in which she eats a mop made of salami every night.
Jennie never returns to her good home. She writes to her old master at the end and tells him to come and visit, except she doesn't know where she is. Traditional storytelling? Not on your life. I loved it.
Looking back at it now, I am struck by two things that hadn't occurred to me before. One- I have loved scotty dogs forever. Jennie isn't a scotty per se, but I think this is where my love of them came from. Two- as an adult, I find myself ensconced in the world of community theater. I write, direct, make costumes and sets, etc. Maybe it was this book that "set the stage" for this hobby. I remember being obsessed with the mini stage play that ends this book. The page turns were theatrical, like watching a little movie (and I know Sendak was himself a theater lover). I just adored it. And now I stage plays of my own. A little seed planted in childhood? Quite possibly.
I'm thankful there were alternative books like this on the shelves when I was a kid, and they will surely endure.
So maybe it isn't really "the end".
I went to my good friend Lynda Mullaly Hunt's "official" book launch in Glastonbury, CT last night, to celebrate her new book, One for the Murphys.
It was a GREAT turnout, and Lynda, in her usual Lynda-esque way, had the crowd riveted with snippets, stories, and her trademark irreverence. She is a one-of-a-kind public speaker, and I am in continuing awe of this skill!
I had read the ARC/preview copy of the book, but this was my first chance to see the real thing. Gorgeous! Nice spot-UV printing on the cover, and fancy end papers that relate beautifully to the content of the book. I'm pretty psyched to be in the acknowledgements section, too… what an honor!
Such an amazing crowd! It was fun to see so many folks who know Lynda from different stages of life come out to support her and the book.
Writer girls from RI: Mary Pierce, Laurie Smith Murphy, Lynda, and Me. It was a little bit of a drive, but we didn't want to miss it… and I am so glad we went!
Now, get out there and check out this book- you'll be glad you did.
Here's my review of it on Goodreads.
Here's Lynda's book trailer. It will give you a good feel for the flavor of this lovely and thought-provoking book.
The ICON 7 Illustration Conference was held right here in RI this year, sponsored in part by good ol' RISD. That was good news for Eric and I…we had our tickets reserved months ago, and it was finally held this week. The weather was perfect, the city was looking' good for the hundreds of illustrators [...]
All that stuff from my previous post was merely from one day. One giant, LONG day! This post is about the Saturday happenings.
First up in the morning was the "Our Favorite Art Directors" panel. Steven Charny (Rolling Stone), Paul Buckley (Penguin), and Thomas Schmid (Buck TV) were there to show what they do in their respective companies, and the kinds of things they look for in art.
There was a "debate" about whether or not you should get an MFA or not. I nearly skipped this one, due to the fact that I will never get an MFA… but these two guys- Marshall Arisman (Chair, MFA Illustration for the School of Visual Arts) and David Porter (Illustration Professor at RISD) made it an interesting an broader discussion.
They both sort of agree that an MFA isn't as necessary as life experiences and developing your own conceptual thinking.
Tim O'Brien, a photo-realist with a self-described "aggressive" style, changed the course of his own career when he discovered he kept being hired to do work he wasn't enthused about. I thought it was a good point- that you have the power to change the course of your career if you want to.
Yes, Tim did the Hunger Games book art, amongst many other unbelievably excellent pieces. Check out his website.
Here is Tommy Lee Edwards, creator of beautiful concept art that is used in all kinds of ways… comics, video games, movies, etc. He likes to help create a feel for the world of each movie or game, something that other people can refer to. I think he's been successful at that- I definitely connect his art with some of the movies and related media I've seen.
Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson started up Idiots' Books on their own, after ditching the comfort of the real world and moving into a barn. Their story and their collaborations are charming, funny, and mostly weird. They are great role models for doing whatever the heck you want and making it work.
Sketchbooks… what do they mean to you? Here are 3 rampant sketchbookers- Jillian Tamaki, John Cuneo, and Marcellus Hall. Jillian said that her sketchbook is a personal place and a respite from clients. Marcellus likes to use his for "reportage"… bearing witness to everyday life.
Christy Karacas is the guy behind Cartoon Network's Adult Swim show, 'Superjail!' I have never seen such violent and creepy animation, frankly… and I am pretty sure Christy and team are proud of that! Content-wise, this is not something I would ever watch on my own (sorry, I'm a remorseless bunny-drawer for a reason), but I am glad to have seen their process, which is very hands on, traditional(ish) animation, produced here in the US of A. There is integrity in the way it is made, for sure.
Yuko Shimuzu create covers for DC Comics/Vertigo, which are more artistically sophisticated and adult oriented than typical comics. One of the things she did during the earlier, searching part of her career is make a literal "Dream List" of people and companies she wanted to work with… and has managed to cross off most. She said it's not important, really, to get everything off the list, but to try for them.
It was fun to hear from some of the masters in the fantasy and sci-fi realm. Irene Gallo (Creative Director for Tor Books), Greg Manchess, and our old RISD classmate Jon Foster were on hand to discuss how fans help drive the excitement in the genre. It really is it's own world, where fans truly support individual artists. Sci-fi and fantasy conventions are key places for them to connect with their fans, and in turn, to keep them motivated to create great art. And man, they make GREAT art. Check it out.
Another fun and unexpected talk was given by radio producer and storyteller Starlee Kine and illustrator Arthur Jones, who collaborate to make personal, funny and insightful animated and illustrated projects that really capture their spirits.
And then, it was time for closing remarks. Icon president John Hendrix thanked the mountain of volunteers, and then introduced the winner of the first ICON Medal for Collaborative Vision.
Brian Rea and Paul Sahre, the medal winners, took us through the logistics of creating hundreds of designed and illustrated pages from Malcolm Gladwell Collected.
The evening ended with a crazy "Moth Ball" party, and a last loud chance to see everyone. I was happy to run into one of my favorite teachers from RISD, Erminio Pinque, the guy behind the local puppety/costumed/musical phenomenon known as Big Nazo.
All in all, I was very glad this thing came to Providence!
I will be coming back to Benefit Street this Fall for the annual RISD Alumni and Student Art Sale, which takes place on Saturday, Oct. 6th, from 10am – 4pm.
It's always good fun… if you go, find me! I will look something like the photo below… except I will have more books and different stuff!
It's free, open to the public, rain or shine.


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Big Sky Tournament Odds
MISSOULA, MT (TheSpread) – The 2013 Big Sky Conference Tournament gets started today and is one of the few 7-team tournaments taking place. Here is a look at the odds to win this tournament.
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This Tournament is a 7-team single elimination tournament in standard format, with the top seed getting a bye into the semifinals. Each game is played at the Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana and the tournament runs from March 14-16. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Weber State is the favorite to win, as it has 5/6 odds to win. Other short odds are Montana (1/1) and Northern Colorado (22/1).
Weber State is the No. 2 seed in this tournament, as it went 18-2 in the Big Sky and 24-5 overall. Weber State is the defending tournament champion and it has won this championship eight times.
Montana is the top seed in this tournament, as it went 19-1 in conference play and is 23-6 overall. Montana has won this tournament eight times as well, last winning in 2007.
Northern Colorado is the No. 5 seed in the tournament. It went 10-10 in conference play and is 12-17 overall. Northern Colorado has won this tournament one time, back in 2011.
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The 2013 Big Sky Conference Tournament takes place from March 14-16 at the Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana. For odds on each team to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament, see below.
2013 Big Sky Conference Tournament Odds To Win
Weber State 5/6
Montana 1/1
Northern Colorado 22/1
North Dakota 33/1
Montana State 100/1
Southern Utah 100/1
Northern Arizona 150/1
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What cushioned [lastfm]Amy Winehouse[/lastfm]'s fall?
You're not going to believe it! Read on!
Fresh Malicious Gossip from the Jim & Kim morning show…
Kelly Osbourne doesn't mind getting dirty. Star magazine reports her Dad, Ozzy, has been teaching his daughter about cars since he used to be a mechanic and she's been changing the oil in her 1957 Chevy.
(Here's a shocker, did you know Ozzie Osbourne just got his drivers license. He passed his road test when he was able to successfully parallel park…next to the Mars Rover…on Mars!)
Tom Cruise is not going to be happy about a new Scientology book. Star magazine reports Amy Scobee, a former member of the Church, has written a book talking about Tom's involvement and the rumors of his sexual orientation and even a sex tape.
(Ok, we can almost put up with a sex tape, just no more couch abuse, PLEASE!)
And finally, AMY WINEHOUSE is suffering from a serious case of "girls gone wild." AbsoluteNow.com reports she had a rough night out on the town when she took a spill after being seriously "over served." The diagnosis isn't too bad –just a few bruised ribs, a bump on the noggin and a cut about her eye. She did land right on her new implants.
(Which immediately imploded, which is why she has such big ears just now.)
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I knew I was going to like Havana when, at breakfast, there was a gentleman wearing a pink, linen, long-sleeved guayabera with French cuffs. After breakfast, we took a walking tour of Old Havana that included –not at my request but I certainly wasn't complaining– a stop into the Conde de Villenueva. I probably visited at least 6-8 cigar shops in Havana, and this one was my favorite. Great selection. Roller on-site. Cigar lockers. Private lounge. And the building it's in is beautiful. So beautiful that it's where peacocks go to peacock (they literally have a peacock and rooster that roam the lobby!). I went a little crazy there, picking up some all-time classics including the extremely rare Montecristo A, a Trinidad Robusto, Punch Punch, Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure, Romeo y Julieta Churchill, and one of my favorite cigars ever, the Bolivar Belicoso Fino. Of course, if you're there, you also need to ask about their hidden "house blend" which is stored in unmarked drawers in the lounge. No name, no label, but a ring gauge and shape that only a hardcore cigar smoker could love (we'll return to this cigar later; it's the one on the far right in the photo).
A day's rations
After lunch, we continued our walking tour which culminated in a tour of the Museo de Ron (Rum Museum). Like the rum down here, the tour was short and sweet but well worth the time. The built-to-scale model of an actual rum factory was worth the price of admission. The thing about rum in Cuba, at least in my humble opinion, is that, for now, where else are you going to be drinking Havana Club rum? So I easily consumed more rum in 6 days in Cuba than I have in my entire life leading up to this trip. I am a little disappointed I passed on a bottle of the Maximo, which is the finest they make, comes in a handmade bottle etched with gold, and sells for just $2,000 USD. Instead, we bought a bottle of the 15 year Grand Reserve which is nothing to sneeze at for $150 for a bottle of rum. But again, when else am I going to be able to purchase something like that (ok, after the embargo is lifted, yes, but that's been 50+ years so who knows how much longer it might be — life's too short).
A rum factory to scale
We took a trip to the market, and picked up some gifts. Then more walking and I lit up the Trinidad Robusto. An uneven burn kept it from being a great smoke, but it was nice.
That night, we went to another paladar called La Fontana. It was a gorgeous setting, almost unbelievable that it would be someone's home. The food was fabulous (especially the chorizo appetizer course). Paella was the main course. And just as dessert was being served, the Flamenco dancers took the stage.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The two top U.S. House Republicans said in an op-ed published Wednesday in USA Today President Obama needs to focus on real debt reduction.
The op-ed by Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., says, "The American people elected the new House Republican majority with orders to stop Washington from spending money it doesn't have, and we listened. This spring, the House passed a budget that would cut spending by trillions of dollars and encourage private-sector job creation through economic growth -- without raising taxes. Among its key components are tax reforms that broaden the base and lower the rates for everyone, while making the tax code more fair by closing loopholes."
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Oops… AVG accidentally kills Windows
UPDATE: Although we did note this in AVG's technote quoted in the bottom of this article AVG has asked us to stress that this does not affect Australian users at all — only Dutch French Italian Portuguese and Spanish users.
There's a long held belief that Anti-Virus companies are somehow responsible for most of the world's viruses in order to keep them in business Mafioso style. We won't state that here as fact at APCMag.com — for a start we don't want a visit from some heavy "lawyer"-types — but it's undeniable that while they perform a task that's vital for most modern computing purposes they're about as popular as radical invasive dental surgery performed by a drunken dentist with halitosis and Tourette's syndrome. Possibly even less so.
Of course the purpose of an AV tool is to keep your system safe… as long as nothing goes wrong. And that's the boat that popular AV suite AVG has found itself in as an error in a database update issued recently falsely identified the user32.dll file in Windows XP as being Trojan-laden. The solution according to AVG 7.5 and 8.0 (and this apparently affected the free and paid versions)? Delete the file.
Deleting user32.dll is we hasten to add a very bad idea indeed unless your idea of an optimally working Windows XP system is one that constantly reboots itself or stops working altogether.
Before any AVG users begin panicking and running around the room screaming "I'm a teapot!" Tim Brooke-Taylor style apparently the problem only affects users running XP in Dutch French Italian Portuguese or Spanish. Chances are unless you're reading this via BabelFish your system is safe if AVG's official release is to be believed. Oh and Hallo Bonjour Buon giorno Ola and Hola respectively.
The official statement notes that:
"AVG is actively working to remedy the problem some users are experiencing related to the most recent update to commercial and free versions of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8.0 in some languages. A number of users who installed the update mistakenly received a warning that the Windows system file user32.dll product version 5.1.2600.3099 was infected with a Trojan virus and were prompted to delete a file essential to the operation of Windows XP.
The problem only affects users of the Dutch French Italian Portuguese and Spanish language versions of Windows XP.
AVG is taking these steps to assist users in remedying the problem:
— Immediate release of a new update to correct the problem.
— Creation of a specific informational section on the AVG website that
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Affected users should follow the weblinks below for further information
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(1) http://www.avg.com/support/HotTopics1574 FalsePositiveuser32.dll
(2) http://www.avg.com/support/HotTopics1574 FalsePositiveuser32.dll – fix tool
Affected users unable to use their PCs should contact their AVG reseller or ask a friend to download the information and fix tool for them. After running the fix tool users should run the AVG update program to download and install the correct AVG update.
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Tabbed by: jw_2003 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Such a great song! Hope this helps someone out. There's one more part that I haven't quite figured out yet but I will post it asap. Please e-mail me with suggestions, questions, or anything. Artist: Real Friends Song: Ive Never Been Home Tuning: Half step down A2 Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Eb|---0---| Eb|------------5\4--------| Bb|---0---| Bb|-------5--------5---5--| Gb|---2---| Gb|---4/6---6--------6----| (x2) Db|---2---| Db|-----------------------| Ab|---0---| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|---x---| Eb|-----------------------| D2 Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Eb|---0---| Eb|------5---10\9----------| Bb|---3---| Bb|---------------10----10-| Gb|---2---| Gb|--6/7---7---------11----| (x2) Db|---0---| Db|------------------------| Ab|---x---| Ab|------------------------| Eb|---x---| Eb|------------------------| A2 White knuckles and sleepy eyes D2 That's how you and I grew up, that's how we grew apart A2 You've got some big expectations D2 Hiding in that small mid-western town that you call home F#m D2 It's been twenty something years and I've never been home F#m E D2~ I don't even know who the hell I am anymore A2 I'm really just a kid who's stuck with all the fucked up D2 stuff that comes with life A2 There's nights I think about how there's someone else that feels how I do D2 It helps to think I'm not alone. A2 D2 A2 D2 END
yeah i think your right on that because when i first figured it out i actually played that second lead part a different way but this is probably the easiest on your fretting hand. idk tho it's really just preference i suppose. thank you! =)I welcome any input. Hopefully someone can figure out the exact picking part for the end because I don't have the time as of now. :/
I agree with Dom. At least to my ear, the second lead part is basically the same as the first, but at the 9th fret, finishing on the 9th fret of the third string.


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So, I have a program where I have to work with multiple arrays and other variables which leads to ALOT of variable declerations and innitializations, re-innitializations etc.. (all seperate) but they all have so much in common, basically the same over and over again with different names and different sizes (i.e. arrays).
So i wanted to clean things up, create a single structure with a set of variables grouped together (integers, arrays, whatever), dynamically allocate memory for it on runtime depending on what I need, create multiple instances of it if need be. But i'm curious if i'm generating tons of data if I should just be going the long route and doing the painstaking "setup" in my program as opposed to the generic less coded dynamic way. I don't notice much speed difference (believe me I am generating lots of data), but I believe in the future I could be generating 2, 3, 4 times as much and maybe than ill see a speed difference?
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Resizing Window Size
Hi everybody sorry if that has been posted before
Simple question really is there a F button or some other combination that will open a window to it's maximum viewing size? I am so fed up of stretching it wide with the mouse
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Irritating that since around 7048 no known fix for setting default IE8 windows size has worked.
It is the only remaining bug that hasn't been worked out, for me.
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No i don't mean IE8 I just mean a window in WIN 7 in general for example I want to save a file to my external drive. it always opens a small window that I then have to resize to get to where I want to save it to
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Well it's spose to be that you drag it to the size you want, then click the Resize box next to the red X a couple of times and it should remember the position.
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Some producers expect mid-price resurgence
December 20, 2013,
David Perry - Executive Editor
What struck us, in looking over those comments, is that expectations tend to be on the modest side, with a number of producers calling for only slight gains and predicting another rollercoaster ride for the industry.
Gary Fazio, CEO of Serta Simmons Holdings, is on the optimistic end of the spectrum, forecasting "a strong year for us and the industry." But Rick Anderson, executive vice president and president, North America, of Tempur Sealy International, sees "continued modest growth," a theme that a number of other producers echo in their comments.
King Koil President Dave Roberts sees the new year looking a lot like the current one.
Therapedic President Gerry Borreggine has some interesting comments on the impact consolidation will have on producers and retailers. Spring Air President Rick Robinson sees consolidation leading to a rise in average unit selling prices.
Speaking of prices, we were especially interested in the comments about a possible resurgence of business at price points from about $1,000 to $1,500, give or take.
Restonic President Ron Passaglia expects a decrease in business at $1,500 and up and an increase in sales from $899 to $1,500, while Kingsdown CEO Frank Hood sees "much more action" in the $1,200 to $1,799 range than in recent years. Diane Adams, chief marketing officer at FXI, looks for "more action at the $1,000 to $1,500 price points in 2014."
While those producers single out slightly different price bands for improved sales next year, they all see strength in some price points between $1,000 to $1,500. That would be a welcome development.
But Jamison's Ken Hinman, senior vice president of sales and marketing, has a cautionary prediction, asserting that as much as 70% of bedding sales next year "will remain in the promotional price range of from $499 to $999."
How all of the various economic and industry dynamics will play out next year is, of course, the $64,000 question. Yes, there are some positives - the housing market, employment and the stock market come to mind - but there are also negatives, such as skittish consumers and more potential budget battles looming in Washington.
We do know that the industry will be headed to the Las Vegas Market next month loaded with new mattress and specialty sleep lines. That market should be another bedding blockbuster. The producers will certainly be doing their part to drive business in the new year. From there, it will be up to retailers to do their part to excite consumers about the value of a new sleep set.
In this last regular issue of the year, we close with our best wishes to all of you who join us here each week. May you have a healthy and happy holiday season, full of good cheer, warm beverages (I favor chai tea), and the love of friends and family.
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Is it time to call the car industry recovered? In April, automakers sold vehicles at a rate that analysts say will only get better as dealers head into the spring selling season.
Sales numbers are being reported today from around the auto industry, and early on, some of the strongest numbers are coming from Chrysler. The automaker, in alliance with Fiat, says its sales were up 20 percent over a year ago, on the strength of new model lines.
April's strong numbers weren't quite as brisk as those in March, when automakers posted a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 14.4 million sales. Though still far off the all-time peak of 16.9 million units, the SAAR posted so far this year is approaching the 14.9 million units registered in 2008, the year the industry faced the full brunt of the financial crisis.
Sales are expected to continue to improve, according to analysts J.D. Power and Associates. April's numbers sometimes are misleading because of the long Easter holiday, says John Humphrey, Power's senior vice president of global automotive operations, but "the signs of sustained growth are evident."
Power estimates April 2012's SAAR at 13.8 million units, down slightly from March 2012's 14.4 million but up significantly from April 2011's SAAR of 13.2 million units--with an accompanying 8-percent increase in retail sales, Power notes in a release.
For the year, Power estimates the industry will post a SAAR of 14.3 million units, with 11.5 million of those being at the retail level.The totals for April 2012, as reported by the automakers:
General Motors: GM (NYSE: GM) says its April sales of 213,387 vehicles marked an 8-percent slide in the U.S. market, though retail sales were roughly equal to those in the period a year before. Chevrolet sales of 155,487 units were down 8.4 percent; GMC's 32,603 units sold marked an increase of 4.5 percent. Buick sold 15,446 vehicles for a 16.1-percent slide over April 2011, and Cadillac sales fell 25 percent from the year-ago period to 9,851 units.
Ford: Ford (NYSE: F) reports its sales of 180,350 vehicles in April were 5 percent lower than the same period in 2011. The Ford brand's total of 174,042 units accounted for a 4.7-percent drop from 182,542 sales a year ago; Lincoln's sales of 6,308 vehicles were off 12.8 percent from last April's 7,236 units.
Toyota / Lexus / Scion: Toyota says it sold a total of 178,044 vehicles last month, for a 25.5-percent increase over April of 2011--the month after the tragic earthquake in northern Japan. Of the total, some 160,493 units were sold as Toyotas, a 27.2-percent rise; Lexus sales were up 12.3 percent to 17,551 units; and Scion was up 8.4 percent at 5,503 units.
Chrysler: The sole domestic-branded automaker to report increased sales, Chrysler says it moved 141,165 vehicles in April, up 20 percent from April 2011. The Chrysler brand was up 56 percent at 31,879 vehicles sold, behind a 138-percent increase by the 300 sedan; Jeep rose 19 percent to 38,684 units with the Wrangler up 35 percent. Dodge rose just 2 percent to 45,248 units sold, while Ram trucks accounted for 21,505 sales, an increase of 12 percent. Fiat sold 3,849 500 hatchbacks on the month, with generous incentives helping the brand get much closer to its initial sales targets.
Honda / Acura: Honda sold a total of 122,012 vehicles in April, up 10 percent over its year-ago totals. The Honda brand accounted for 109,837 vehicles, up 9.2 percent; Acura was up 18 percent, to 12,175 units.
Nissan / Infiniti: Nissan says it sold 71,329 vehicles in April, off 0.3 percent from April of 2011. The Nissan brand was off 8.9 percent to 64,200 units, and sales of the electric Leaf were down sharply; Infiniti was up 5.4 percent to 7,129 vehicles sold.


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Regarding the May 8 letter "Make English our official language," in which the writer is afraid that Spanish has become our second official language:
He should be more afraid of the young people in this country texting and tweeting, through which they have developed their own language like LOL and OMG, which bears no resemblance to the English language. We are raising a generation that will not know how to spell or write.
He is a perfect example of the ignorance of a small mind, especially when he uses Ukraine as an example of instability with "half the country speaking Russian." This will come as a shock to the writer, but all of Ukraine has always been a Russian-speaking country. At least in my lifetime and my grandmother's too, and she was born in Russia in the time of the czars.
Learning a little Spanish could only improve Americans' intelligence quotient.


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Death crash driver gets three-year ban
A?lorry driver who caused the death of a soldier from Telford by careless driving has been disqualified from driving for three years.
Lance Corporal Christopher John Bradshaw, 30, was based at RAF Digby near Scopwick Heath in Lincolnshire, but was originally from Telford.
He died in a five-vehicle crash on the A46 in Nottinghamshire in 2011.
Dean Symons from St Ann's, Nottingham, admitted causing his death by careless driving at an earlier hearing.
The 53-year-old was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.
Symons told Nottingham Crown Court he was very sorry for the accident.
Lance Corporal Bradshaw was driving a blue Fiat Punto when it collided with a lorry which subsequently overturned in November 2011.
Two other articulated lorries and an orange Fiat Brava were also involved in the crash.
The driver of the Fiat Bravo was taken to hospital but later released, and Symons was treated in hospital for minor injuries, but no-one else was seriously hurt.
The incident happened just after 5am on November 26, 2011, at the Farndon junction of the A46, where it meets the B6166.
The road was closed for more than 24 hours as recovery took place.
Symons appeared in court in March when he admitted causing death by careless driving, and told the court he was 'very, very sorry'.
However, there was a delay in the case, which meant the sentence was not passed until yesterday.
In the original hearing, Judge Jonathan Teare apologised to the victim's family, who were in court, for having to adjourn the case. Expert reports had been required to look at what happened at the scene of the accident.
As well as being disqualified from driving, Symons was given a 12-month community order requiring him to do 260 hours of unpaid work.
A year on from the accident, his family said L/Cpl Bradshaw had been taken before his time and paid tribute to him, saying they still missed him every day and it was his love and laughter that helped them carry on.
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There are 23 Beatrix Potter books
Author-illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) wrote and illustrated children's books beginning with The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902, and five of her books were among the best selling children's books of the 20th century.
(We're big fans of Beatrix Potter's books. We've turned almost all of them into coloring storybooks, available nowhere else! See details in the right hand column.)
In 2006, her life was made into the critically acclaimed movie, Miss Potter.
Miss Potter aspired to be a scientist, developing her skills as
an artist in order to depict what she saw under a microscope. Her
accomplishments as a scientist were belittled due to her gender, though
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Science's loss was children's literature's gain. Beatrix Potter's illustrations were as essential to her books' amazing success as the text.
In 1903, Peter Rabbit became the world's first licensed character!
The creatures Beatrix drew were modeled after the animals that surrounded her at her English countryside home.
You're likely to find the Beatrix Potter books much wordier than modern-day picture books, and in a good way.
You're also likely to find her narrative voice unique.
Rather than a remote and omniscient narrator, Potter often wrote as if she were an individual intimately acquainted with each of the characters and their various quirks and failings and having opinions about each. For instance:
Jemima Puddle-duck was a simpleton: not even the mention of sage and onions made her suspicious.
Nutkin was excessively impertinent in his manners.
The 23 books by Beatrix Potter were published between 1902 and 1930, and all are in the public domain in the U.S., i.e. copyright has expired. That means you can find all of the stories published legally online, including the five listed above on this site.
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The chief executive of Plano-based JC Penney said the government needs to stimulate consumer spending.
CEO Mike Ullman told Wall Street analysts that consumer confidence has "plummeted."
"I think (for) the new (Obama) administration, it is job one for them to try to understand how to get the consumer back in the game," he said.
Profits at JC Penney stores were down 53 percent in the third quarter, and same-store sales were down 13 percent in October.
Overall U.S. retail sales went down almost 3 percent from September to October, far worse than most industry watchers expected.
Ullman said consumer sentiment has overtaken financial instability as the chief threat to the nation's economy, but it is not getting much attention from Capitol Hill or the U.S. Treasury Department.
He said Congress and the White House should shift gears and do something more drastic to stimulate consumer spending, or things will get much worse.


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Only Republicans voted for the resolution by Republican Rep. Debra Hobbs of Rogers. Backers say the measure — one of several filed this year in legislatures nationwide — was a response to the No Child Left Behind law and the $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress, among other federal programs.


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Don't drink and drive. Have we heard that one before? Is it in Latin? Sanskrit? Greenlandic Norse? Apalachee? Just what makes this simple phrase so difficult to translate into English?
Many things professional athletes do are unfathomable. Much smarter people have tried to understand them and failed miserably. And I seriously doubt that, as sand continues to slip through my hourglass unchecked, I ever will.
Drinking and driving is at the top of the list. It's stupid when paupers do it, let alone millionaires, when it goes beyond inexcusable. Nevermind that they're not only endangering their own lives, but the lives of others, as we sadly see every day.
So we hear every excuse but the dog ate their cab fare. They think they're invincible. Untouchable. Above the law. Bigger than life. Their designated driver had more to drink than they did, so what were they to do? It's usually somebody else's fault.
My personal favorite: They love their cars.
I love my car, too. I even hate to drive it sober.
Many just don't get it. It's true that, because they are who they are, they can slip up and have it shoved under the couch cushion. It happens all the time, happens too often here in this town. If only our local sports franchises would open up and tell all.
But many aren't that lucky – if you want to call it luck. I call it getting what they deserve.
The latest is Jamal Williams, the Chargers' splendid nose tackle. Early Sunday morning, he was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of DUI, the second time in four weeks a San Diego player – receiver Vincent Jackson, who had a prior DUI conviction, was the other – was nabbed before any damage other than embarrassment and career endangerment could be done.
This follows the footprints of the infamous Steve Foley incident, and the former Chargers linebacker used to preach the evils of drinking and driving in the locker room. The Chargers have a model program called Safe Ride Solutions that other NFL teams have adopted. If a player has had too much tipple, he can call a number and get a lift.
Of course, what good does that do when they won't even call a taxi or hire a limo because they love their inconspicuous Bentleys? All the team can do is try, and the Chargers do, but they have a problem. They're not alone, but they have a problem.
As our Chris Jenkins noted in Wednesday's editions, about 13,000 DUI convictions are issued each year in San Diego County, and all of them can't be Chargers. But when players screw up, unlike most of the other 13,000, it's going to get out. If it seems unfair, so be it. Like it or not, athletes are public figures with a responsibility to their teams, families and communities.
"I'm not angry," Chargers boss Dean Spanos says. "I'm disappointed."
He should be disappointed, but he also should be angry. His organization spends time and money educating its players. It has a solid program in place, and that's to be applauded, but this isn't jaywalking.
"We're trying our best to keep the players and the staff informed," Spanos says. "It's a good program. If they keep doing it and keep doing it – people are responsible for their actions.
"But you can't overreact. I'm not excusing it by any means. I'm disappointed from the perspective that they have something at their means to prevent it."
It seems there is more concern – perhaps rightly so – when offenses are repeated, as in the case of Jackson.
"When that file gets thick, beware," General Manager A.J. Smith says. "A lot of things I'm not happy about. I'm proud of our program. We have over 70 players on this team and you do the very best you can, but sometimes it fails.
"The responsibility falls on the players, but it reflects on the football team, it reflects on me, personally, and it reflects on the player and his family. A lot of good people can make mistakes, but when you have too many, there comes a time when you stop and go in another direction. Regardless of their contracts, they're not safe, and Dean supports me. If you don't do the proper things, you will jeopardize being a Charger.
"Piling up stuff, the multiple offenses, is where we draw the line."
In the Chargers' employ is Arthur Hightower, the team's director of player development. His job is to assist the athletes with off-the-field issues and to prepare them for life after football.
"It's always disappointing when this happens," Hightower says. "You don't want it to happen on a frequent basis. When it does happen, you roll up your sleeves and look for ways to eradicate it. That's pie in the sky, but that's what you shoot for. You create an environment that supports doing the right thing.
"I'm not on the field, I'm off the field. I don't help guys tackle. I'm dealing with the lives of men, fathers and sons. Being in the position I'm in, I take it as a kick in the gut."
He should be speaking for the franchise's gut. This crap has got to stop.


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I received my fall issue of Taste of Home in the mail and on their website they have some really fun halloween treat and appetizer ideas. I've seen some of them posted here but others are new to me! BWWAAAHAAAHAAHAA!! I LOVE HALLOWEEN. :)
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These are SOOOOO cute! Thanks for sharing. I went on their site and saw tons of other stuff. Cool post!
Those are absolutely adorable! I especially love the simplicity of the ghost strawberries. With the green "hair" you could probably also try for ghoul or zombie faces...
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A Custom Task Pane (CTP) is a user interface component in Office which is used to provide a non-modal window. Some of Excel's features, such as the PivotTable field list and Reseach tool, use CTPs.
CTPs are exposed to customer extensions via the Office extensibility COM libraries. Any Excel developer can develop their own CTP and have it work just like the built-in CTPs.
Despite what some people think, you do not need VSTO to build a CTP.
In this post I will develop an Excel feature called: annotations. Annotations (as implemented here) are basically free-from textual comments that can be added to a workbook. They are added into the file but are not displayed on the grid. You can use them to store notes or commentary in the workbook. They are displayed and edited in a Custom Task Pane as shown below.
The annotations are stored within the CustomXMLParts collection of the workbook. CustomXMLParts are a new feature in Excel 2007 which enable Excel developers to store their own XML within a workbook. I will cover CustomXMLParts in my next post.
What are Custom Task Panes?
A CTP is a simple window that contains an ActiveX control. Excel manages the CTP window (creates it, destroys it, handles its window messages etc.) and the ActiveX control provides all the features. The CTP is really just a container, but a container that is nicely integrated into Excel. A CTP can be docked inside the main Excel window or can float. The user can resize it, move it and close it and all of this is handled for us by Excel.
Building a Custom Task Pane
Creating a CTP itself is very simple. CTP functionality is provided via a COM interface called ICustomTaskPaneConsumer. From a .NET point of view, this interface is implemented in Microsoft.Office.Core. When Excel loads our COM addin it performs a QueryInterface call to see whether or not our addin implements the ICustomTaskPaneConsumer interface. If it does, Excel calls the ICustomTaskPaneConsumer.CTPFactoryAvailable method. It is in this method that our addin creates the CTP.
Let's take a look at the code.
public class Connect : Object, Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2, IRibbonExtensibility, ICustomTaskPaneConsumer {
public void CTPFactoryAvailable(ICTPFactory CTPFactoryInst) {
_ctpFactory = CTPFactoryInst;
CustomTaskPane ctp = _ctpFactory.CreateCTP("ExcelExtensions.AnnotationsCtrl", "Annotations", Missing.Value);
_annotationsExt = new AnnotationsExtension(ctp, _application);
The Connect class implements the ICustomTaskPaneConsumer interface. Its implementation of the CTPFactoryAvailable method does two things. Firstly, it stores the ICTPFactory object passed to it by Excel and secondly it creates a CTP using the ICTPFactory.CreateCTP method. The first parameter to the CreateCTP method is the ProgId of the ActiveX control that the CTP is to host. The CTP will create an instance of this ActiveX control and place it within the CTP window.
CreateCTP returns a CustomTaskPane object which we store for later use. The CustomTaskPane object is how our addin can interact with the CTP window itself. In the example above, we store the CustomTaskPane object inside an AnnotationsExtension object but we can actually store it anywhere we like. The AnnotationsExtension object is a class inside our addin - the details of this class will be covered in the next post - for now, all we need to know is that it is a conceptual wrapper of our CTP.
So, the basic workflow in creating a Custom Task Pane is as follows:
Displaying a Custom Task Pane
So far we have created a CTP. We have a reference to it and the CTP knows which ActiveX control it is hosting. However, we need to explcitly display the CTP in order for it to be visible.
We do this via the CustomTaskPane.Visible property. Setting this property to true or false will display or hide the CTP (notice that the CTP is hidden - not destroyed).
This makes sense because we'd typically want to show or hide our CTP based on some user action, like a user clicking a button on the Ribbon. In this example we'll add an Annotations button onto the Review tab of the Ribbon.
<tab idMso="TabReview">
<group id="AnnotationsGroup" label="Notes" insertBeforeMso="GroupComments">
<toggleButton id="AnnotationsButton" onAction="OnAnnotationsClicked" label="Annotations"
imageMso="ExchangeFolder" supertip="Add new and view existing annotations." size="large"/>
We then implement the OnAnnotationsClicked event handler in our COM addin.
public void OnAnnotationsClicked(IRibbonControl Control, bool IsPressed) {
_annotationsExt.Visible = IsPressed;
Because we added a toggleButton control to the Ribbon, our event handler gets passed a boolean which indicates whether the toggleButton is pressed or not. All we need to do is set the Visible property of the CTP equal to this value.
Writing the ActiveX Control
We now have enough code to create and display a CTP when a button on the Ribbon is pressed. The final bit (and the harder bit) is writing the ActiveX control ... this is the thing that actually implements our custom features.
In this example, our ActiveX control reads and write annotations to the CustomXMLParts collection of the active workbook. I'll be covering the CustomXMLParts collection, how it is stored in the new Office XML file formats and how the ActiveX control works next time.
What's great is that the CTP can host any ActiveX control. So even though the CTP itself is native code, we can write our ActiveX control in .NET code and it all works.
To create a Custom Task Pane using managed code:
Add a reference to Microsoft.Office.Core;
Implement the ICustomTaskPaneConsumer interface on your addin class (i.e., the Connect class);
In your implementation of ICustomTaskPaneConsumer.CTPFactoryAvailable call CreateCTP on the supplied ICTPFactory object;
In the call to CreateCTP, specify the ProgId of the ActiveX control you want to host in the CTP;
Store the CustomTaskPane object returned from CreateCTP and toggle its Visible property to show and hide the CTP as and when required;
The following link gives more information on creating Custom Task Panes:
Next Time ...
We'll take a look at how the Annotations ActiveX control uses the CustomXMLParts collection to store the annotations entered by the user.


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A few random thoughts - my brain isn't capable of anything ordered, it's just overloaded at the moment.
Britain's Got Talent, isn't it great to see a dog act in the final - but isn't it a miracle? The production crew couldn't be much less sympathetic to animals. All the bangs, slippy surfaces etc. The little dog is obviously bomb proof - and the relationship between dog and owner is brilliant. But what an ordeal - how do you prepare a dog to cope with all of this?
It's our big Cold Wet Nose photoshoot tomorrow, it's for all the amazing award winners. It's been such an honour talking to these wonderful people over the phone, it'll be great to meet them in person.
One of the problems in organising this sort of shoot is that many of the people involved have such busy lives that you can't factor in the unpredictable. I've just heard that one of our award winners is having to cancel tomorrow as the she runs a small Yorkie and Toy Dog rescue organisation and in the last few days she's had a heavily pregnant Yorkie handed in. This morning she went off her food - a fairly good sign that she's about to give birth. So sadly, Amber's five minutes of fame is going to have to be postponed.
However. there's nothing to stop me sharing her story with you lot!
A small miracle she survived
When Amber, a tiny, fragile, almost bald Yorkie, was tied up and thrown into the River Mersey, it could so easily have been the end of the story.
Luckily, some young boys fishing saw her drowning and found an adult to help rescue her. Amber was then handed to the Wirral Dog Pound, where she spent seven days on death row, waiting to be claimed or rehomed. But nobody came for her.
Yorkshire Terrier and Toy Breed Rescue were her only hope.
Sue Harrowell travelled from Lincolnshire to Liverpool to get her. Amber was in a terrible state: she had to have a cancerous lump removed immediately and eight rotten teeth; her nails were overgrown, and what little hair she had was just a matted mass that smelt vile. She was very scared and confused, but she allowed Sue to cut away the hair that couldn't be saved. She was very weak.
Brilliant vets discovered that Amber's hair loss was a symptom of Cushing's disease (a serious hormonal disorder), and, as if Amber hadn't been through enough, she also needed an emergency life-saving hysterectomy operation to save her from pyometra (a life-threatening womb infection).
Yorkshire Terrier and Toy Breed Rescue is a very small rescue and it does not have insurance to cover vet bills. Amber has already cost a small fortune to put back together, so there is an appeal to help Amber and other dogs like her.
Amber has learned to trust Sue and will never be rehomed now. She is gradually getting better each day and is starting to play with toys.
Sue said, "She is a true fighter and we cannot thank her enough for allowing us to be in her life."
When (if?) I recover from tomorrow's shoot I'll try to blog about some of the other amazing stories.
One other person couldn't make it, half term meant Jordan was away on holidays. Here's Jordan and Rupert's stories:
Jordan (aged 8) and Rupert (Cocker Spaniel)
The show might have been made for them!
Jordan, was born profoundly deaf. His mum is deaf, too. Jordan had started talking and everyone was pleased with his progress. His dad was hearing and always spoke with him. When Jordan's dad died suddenly and unexpectedly Jordan became mute. His father had been his access to spoken language. Over night Jordan stopped talking and signing and stopped making eye contact. He rejected his hearing aids. His mother Kerena was devastated by the double blow.
When Jordan's grandmother gave him a pup suddenly life got much brighter. Jordan really wanted a dog and decided to help with Rupert's care.
Kerena, his mum told us: "We went to dog training initially Jordan and Rupert were both so naughty!
"Since getting Rupert a happier, more confident child emerged. But with the start of the dog obedience classes Jordan's progress has accelerated."
Jordan started to speak again!
Kerena says getting Rupert made her live again, too and start to hope.
Jordan and Rupert are in training to take part in many areas of the Cold Wet Nose Show. One of their favourite events is Dock Dogs – a new canine sport from America. Dogs get to leap off a dock into a huge pool and the dog jumping the longest or the highest wins.
They will also be competing in the BAA agility competition and even the augmented look-alikes if there's time!
Rupert's love of swimming was first discovered when he saw Jordan sailing in a lake. The bond between the dog and his master is obviously very strong and the little dog was most concerned that Jordan might need his help. The plucky little dog jumped into the lake and swam an amazing 1,000 metres or more. His zeal to rescue his master almost capsized the boat and Rupert was the one that ended up needing rescuing as he was so exhausted.
"It's as if this show has been designed for Jordan personally," said Kerena.
Off home for an early night and a load of vitamins - our photoshoots are always great fun - but so tiring! And after a day in the studio, I'm meeting lovely Liz Nuttall from Organipets for the first time. Perhaps she'll mistake my inevitably dog-hair covered clothing for mohair!
No matter how well behaved the dogs, I always seem to end up rolling around the floor at shoots wrestling with dogs. It's the most exercise I ever get! If the allowed dogs in gyms I'd be a lot more keen.


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Jennifer Garner, 38 sports a unique wacky look as she spends some quality mother daughter time with her adorable baby Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck at a park in Brentwood, CA on August 07, 2010. Jennifer took a break from filming her new movie "Arthur" in New York. Jennifer stars with Russel Brand in the movie.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 (UPI) -- Alberto Castillo hit his first career grand slam Sunday as San Francisco, who gave Barry Bonds the day off, beat Colorado, 6-4.
Castillo was making his first start of the season after having his contract purchased from Class AAA Fresno on July 6. In his only previous at-bat for San Francisco, he doubled as a pinch hitter July 9.
The catcher attended spring training with the Giants as a non-roster invitee but was loaned to the Mexican League, where he played this season for both Mexico City and Vageros.
His grand slam off Denny Neagle (2-4) snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning before Marquis Grissom's two-run shot made it 7-1 in the fifth.
Jesse Foppert (6-8) got the win. He took a one-hitter into the seventh before giving up a two-run homer to Preston Wilson and a double to Jay Payton.