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What's On My Mind
I'm convinced that The Villages is one of the best places to live in Florida. I was hesitant about living here, but once I got here, I knew that it was where I was meant to be. There's so much to do and so much to see. I've also come to love the change in weather, especially as someone who is from the North and therefore used to much more snow and colder temperatures.
Even if I consider this place a paradise, I can't help but feel like it could be a bit dangerous. I don't know if anyone who lives here feels the same way, but sometimes thinking about all the traffic in the streets gives me anxiety. I'm sure the community does all that it can to keep people safe, and it's not even that I feel like I will be harmed – I just sometimes think of all the winding roads and can't help but wonder what might happen. Am I really as safe as I seem? Is there anything I could be doing to protect myself? Would I feel better if I was more prepared?
Car accidents can sometimes yield the highest fatalities out of any other motor vehicle disaster. In fact, there are more than 395,000 accidents that occur in Florida. Our area isn't necessarily more susceptible; it's just something that I can't stop thinking about recently. What would I do if something happened to me? How could I be sure that I wouldn't have to move away again because of all the hospital fees?
I was wondering if anyone else felt this way. It seems to me that just because nothing bad has ever really happened in my life before that I shouldn't be prepared for it. I'm starting to realize that if something were to happen to me, I wouldn't know the first place to start.
I came across this link when I was searching for The Villages Car Accident Lawyers. I wanted to make sure that I had all my bases covered and that I would be okay if something ever did happen to me. There's a lot of information about how to ensure that I would be compensated if I were hurt and how a lawyer could help me if I ever did need one. I thought that this information might be helpful to other people because knowing that I had help if something ever happened definitely gave me peace of mind.
Everyone should do their own research when it comes to disasters like this. I would want to know who I could call if something ever happened to me. I would also want to make sure that I could help my loved ones and friends if they were ever in trouble. All I have to think about is the 395,000 accidents in Florida a year to make me realize that it's never a bad idea to have a plan!Read More
Max, The Energetic Sheep Dog
Have you ever seen someone walking along the side of the road or in the park with a dozen leashes with a dozen different dogs? It's very comical seeing one individual holding on to a bunch of different dogs of various shapes and sizes. Walk a Great Dane with a Chihuahua? Sure! In fact, I bet they are best friends by the end of the walk. Maybe they can bond about their hatred for that perfect-looking golden retriever on the other end of the leashes.
The people walking these dogs do much more than simply walk the dogs, as this article by Walk! ATX Pet Care explains. They can watch dogs while their owners are away, or they can provide useful training and other services for dogs.
My aunt recently purchased a sheepdog puppy named Max. Max was a great, but very energetic. In fact, my aunt worked all day at a bank and would come home to a wild puppy. Unfortunately, she would be too exhausted from her long day at work to deal with Max and his energy. Of course, she had neighbors coming to care for Max throughout the day. But this was not enough to calm the beast named Max.
My aunt decided to put Max under the care of a dog walker when she was at work. Through these services, Max would go on frequent walks with other dogs, and he would be given proper attention throughout the day. Not only did he get the necessary care, but he was able to spend his days with other dogs. While he seemed a little nervous about going to the dog walker at first, it eventually became something that he looked forward to doing every morning. In fact, he would be waiting in the car in the morning to be taken to see his other puppy friends!
Not only did Max like the experience, but it made dealing with Max after long days at work much easier for my aunt. Also, he was more responsive to commands, and he would be so worn out from the walks and other activities throughout the day that he would not wake up my aunt in the middle of the night. She got a full night's sleep for the first time in her life since she got Max!
Each dog is different, and therefore, every dog has unique needs. Despite these needs, I believe that all dogs should be given the proper amount of attention so they can lead happy lives. It is nice to see that there are services that will walk, watch, and train your dog when you are unable to. My aunt loved Max, and she continues to love Max more and more every day. However, despite this love, she cannot constantly watch him every day. It's good to see that Max is now getting the care and attention he deserves.Read More
Trapped construction worker rescued from Queens site by FDNY
A worker was trapped and critically wounded on a construction site in Queens on Friday afternoon when a piece of machinery fell on him and he was trapped underneath. This occurred one day after two other workers were killed in falls from buildings on Manhattan construction sites, raising questions by many about the safety of workers who are on the job within the city.
Authorities say that the worker was hurt when a Bobcat machine fell on top of him at the site on 46th street and Northern Boulevard at around 1:45 p.m. He was injured immediately when the machine fell on him and he was pinned underneath it for about a half-hour while firefighters worked to free him. According to the news report, FDNY firefighters performed a "high-angle rescue" to free the construction workers and immediately took him to Elmhurst hospital once he was freed from the machine.
We do not yet know how the accident occurred, but investigations have been promised. This is the fourth construction worker to have been hurt or killed on the job in New York City in the past two days, so people are clearly starting to wonder what went wrong on these job sites. Construction crews understand how dangerous their jobs are, and supervisors need to make sure that safety rules and regulations are followed at all times.
The construction companies may be cited for safety violations, and stop-work orders have been issued for the sites in question while investigations are underway. Since 2015, nearly 40 construction workers have died in Manhattan on construction sites, and clearly something needs to be done to make the sites around the city more secure.
According to this website of a well-known New York city construction accident law firm, Hach & Rose, LLP, there were 209,000 cases of non-work related injuries and illnesses in 2016 alone. These shocking numbers (in addition to the news of the two worker's deaths the previous day) make it clear that New York City needs to take a closer look at the construction companies operating within the city and the surrounding boroughs.
For this critically injured worker, the first step is hopefully recovery. We all wish him the best and are keeping him in our thoughts. If recovery is possible, will he be able to work again? Will he face disabilities and a loss of the ability to perform the job he once was able to do? These are all questions that only time will answer. the family may choose to take legal action against the construction companies, however, if it is revealed that the accident was caused by negligence, recklessness, or a general lack of safety in the workplace.
Read more on this developing story at NBC News New York, and check back here for regular updates on this developing story. If you would like to learn more about construction injuries or statistics in the city, we recommend you check out that attorney's website linked above.
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Taking Your Child to a Pediatric Dentist Early on in His or Her Life is One Thing He or She will Thank You For
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that more than 40 percent of children have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten, making this the most common chronic disease among children in the US.
When it comes to the health of your child's teeth, there is no better time to start practicing excellent oral hygiene than before he or she turns one year old. Through pediatric dental care, you can be assured that your child's primary teeth stay healthy and free of decay and other dental diseases.
Primary or baby teeth are very important for two reasons: these help a child eat, speak, and chew naturally and with ease, and, since baby teeth provide a pathway for the adult, permanent teeth to erupt, keeping baby teeth healthy and free from cavities is, therefore, important.
A pediatric dentist can help keep your child's teeth healthy by making sure that plaque build-up and food debris that may be stuck in his or her teeth are removed. This is an important part of dental care because it stops the continuous growth of bacteria, which may eventually lead to other dental diseases like tooth decay or inflammation of the gum tissue.
Thus, it is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the American Dental Association (ADA), and pediatric dentists and hygienists to start taking a child to the dentist even before his or her first birthday as this will help promote healthy gums and teeth during his or her childhood years.
Babylon Dentist Care suggests the idea of starting dentist appointments for your child early on in his or her life in order to teach him or her how to properly take care of his or her teeth and gums (i.e. brushing and flossing– when he or she is old enough). Learning these techniques early on is very important for overall oral health. A dentist can also help choose the best toothbrush for kids, recommend the best type of toothpaste based on your child's needs and provide recommendations for tooth sealants as your child gets older.
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Nursing Homes are Expected to Provide Residents with the Care and Treatment They Need, if They Fail, Their Staff and Administrators can be Held Liable for the Consequences of Their Negligence
Nursing Homes are Expected to Provide Residents with the Care and Treatment They Need, if They Fail, Their Staff and Administrators can be Held Liable for the Consequences of Their Negligence
Around 30 to 50 percent of the more than 1.5 million nursing home residents in the U.S. are underweight and about 85% may be suffering from malnutrition or dehydration, based on a study supported by The Commonwealth Fund. ("The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. (http://www.commonwealthfund.org/about-us)
Two of the major consequences of neglect suffered by nursing home residents are malnutrition and dehydration. These can be due to certain residents being denied food and water (a form of punishment inflicted by nursing home staff) of failure of a facility to make sure that residents' nutrition needs are met.
Failure of a facility to make sure that it meets residents' nutrition needs includes: wrong serving sizes being given to residents, resulting to improper nutritional intake; lack of individualized care; staffing shortages and high nurse aide turnover; and/or inappropriate feeding tubes insertions and improper feeding methods which, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), hundreds of nursing homes are cited for each year.
With regard to specific situations relating to residents, these include: dental problems, which make it difficult for residents to eat certain kinds of food; loss of appetite; certain illnesses, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or other types of dementia; swallowing disorder; depression, which often results to appetite loss or refusal to eat; and/or, medication side-effect, which can result to sleepiness, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite.
In the website of the Russo, Russo & Slania, P.C. law firm, it is said, "The impact that nursing home negligence can have on the health and well-being of the elderly can be overwhelming. Because of the already fragile nature of many elderly individuals' health, negligence or mistreatment on the part of nursing home staff can exacerbate medical conditions or lead to the development of serious emotional or physical problems that can take a substantial toll on the well-being of elderly residents.
Nursing homes are expected to provide their residents with the care and treatment they need, so when they fail to do so, nursing home staff and administrators can be held liable for the consequences of their negligence.
Under no circumstances should nursing home negligence be allowed to occur or persist. As such, if your loved one has suffered as the result of any type of nursing home negligence, find out how you can take action against those responsible. A personal injury attorney may be able to help victims of this mistreatment get the justice and compensation they legally deserve."Read More
How to Ace Your Job Assessment Test
If you are applying for a job and have been asked to take an employment test, do not be afraid. Employment tests are there for both employer and employee. In the employer's side, it gives a sense of security to know that you are actually capable of doing the job. In your side, it avoids the frustration of being in a job where you cannot perform well, maybe because of the lack of particular skills that are required for it, the lack of physical attributes that will make it too exhausting, or anything else.
But what if you are sure that you are really capable of doing the job? The employment tests are one of the things you need to overcome to finally get that position. Below is a list of tips you can follow to ace your job assessment test.
Know Your Stuff
Employment tests usually come after interviews. So even before the interview, you should already be prepared in the possibility of such tests. Review the necessary things you need to know about the job. It is also ideal to at least have a general idea of the whole company you are applying to.
Some tests are also not directly related to the job but are more general, like tests regarding grammar, literacy, and personality. The internet has an abundance of these tests. You can check them out so you can know what to expect.
Prepare Physically and Mentally
No matter how knowledgeable you are, taking tests can be hard if you are physically tired. Make sure to get enough rest even before the interview. Being energetic can also give a good first impression to your employer. It signals that you are assertive and confident.
You should also be mentally ready to take the job assessment test to prevent unnecessary inconveniences like mental blocks and unwarranted fears. These can affect your overall performance.
Know the Details
Though assessment tests can be given in the company premises, there are instances where these tests are given in a different place and a different time. The important thing is to know the basic details of the test, so you can actually show up. Know the date, time, and place where the test will be taken, and be there on time.
Once you are there, read the instructions carefully, because the last impression you want to give to your employer is that you do not know how to follow basic rules and instructions.Test results can also be considered void if they do not follow the instructions, and maybe your entire application is just as unlucky.
Don't be Afraid to Ask
If there is something you do not understand, be assertive enough to ask. Asking is not a sign of incompetence. If anything, it is a sign that you are taking your assessment tests seriously.
Even after the tests, do not be afraid to ask your employer how well you did. There may be negative feedbacks, but don't be discouraged. At least you get information on how you can improve yourself. Asking for feedback is also a good way to show your employer that you are committed to the application process.
For sure, there are other applicants out there. So even if you pass the test, you may end up not getting the job. Those little impressions you give to your employer, like your assertiveness, confidence, and commitment to the application process, might be the things you need to have an edge over the others.Read More
Vicarious Liability: Naming a Hospital as Defendant
The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit organization, published a report, titled "To Err Is Human," in 1999. In the report, it was said that during the 1990s, about 98,000 people died due to preventable medical errors committed by healthcare providers (nurses, doctors and hospitals).
Continuous research, training plus the introduction of modern medical devices were seen as the means to significantly reduce, if not totally end, fatal medical mistakes; however, instead of lowering the number of deaths, fatalities only increased, almost doubling even. Patient deaths in Medicare alone reached 180,000 in 2010, all due to bad hospital care, according to the Office of the Inspector General for Health and Human Services.
Medical professionals have a significant responsibility towards patients under their care. If they fail to provide the standard of care expected of them and cause harm to patients, especially due to negligence or carelessness, then they can be held legally liable.
Liability in a tort (or personal injury) case can result to a person being held responsible for the actions committed, or not performed, by someone else. If applied in a workplace setting, it would mean an employer being held accountable for the actions of his/her employee (or failure to perform some necessary action/s), provided that it can be proven that the employee's action or lack of action occurred during such employee's course of employment. Under the law, this is known as vicarious liability.
Vicarious liability, which is often applied in medical malpractice lawsuits, makes hospital negligence the basis of a lawsuit. This move is often resorted to by personal injury or medical malpractice lawyers knowing that the healthcare professional, who committed the injurious mistake, will not be able to afford the full amount of compensation sought by his/her victim. The hospital where the healthcare professional is employed, however, can lean on its insurance carrier to pay the amount that the court will approve. Thus, instead of naming the healthcare professional as defendant in a lawsuit, the defendant becomes the hospital. Besides the purpose of seeking compensation, naming the hospital as defendant is also aimed at sending a message to the hospital owner/s and manager/s: make sure that quality care is always provided to patients in order to prevent further committance of mistakes that will harm patients and make them suffer more.
According to Toronto medical malpractice lawyers, in medical malpractice law, negligence refers to caregivers doing something they should not have done, or not doing something they should have done, measured against the reasonable treatment that should have been done in the circumstances. For a victim of medical malpractice to merit the compensation that he/she seeks from the liable party, he/she must be able to prove to the court that the caregiver's conduct fell below the standard of care to which he/she, as a patient, is entitled.Read More


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Ban bullfighting in Spain
In Spain, bulls are being systematically abused, tortured and murdered by matadors or bullfighters. We want to stop them
In Spain, bulls are being systematically abused, tortured and murdered by matadors or bullfighters. We want to stop them
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I just had to share these. I am not a cat person, but my mom brought this little cutie over to visit my kids, and now I am a cat person. But, only the kind that might want to photograph kittens all day long (and then give them back to their wonderful owners). I mean HOW cute is this little creature? I am not convinced it isn't part opossum, but I am not expert.
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by Mr ATM
There are four seasons packed into a faculty basketball year: Non-conference play, conference play, conference tournament time and postseason action (NIT and March Madness). Every has unique attributes. Non-conference action starts off the year where groups are obtaining aware of new personnel and facing many schools they've never played before. Conference action finds teams battling for positioning against groups they face 2 or three times every year, whereas tournament time in February and March focuses on winning the conference title, having a winning season, and positioning their team for an invite to various dances.
We tend to are in part 2 right now, conference play. Conference play is distinctive in that colleges are not traveling as much. A year ago, North Carolina opened the season at Santa Clara, meaning a team from the southeast was traveling all the method across the country. Once which the Tar Heels took on teams from the Massive ten, Mountain West, the SEC and the Percent 10. That is a ton of travel time and facing groups that they had never seen before. This makes matchups often difficult and upsets a lot of possible (North Carolina lost seventy seven-sixty six at Santa Clara as a thirteen-point favorite).
Conference play suggests that playing groups in your region, that cuts down significantly on travel time. It also means players face other players they've seen last year, most likely several times, and enjoying in facilities they need seen before. Home/road play is definitely a key component for handicappers to listen to, but with shorter distances and acquainted places to go to, it can be less a issue with bound teams as a result of they've been to the opposition's gym before.
Have a look at Buffalo. Buffalo simply came off an impressive win over Eastern Michigan, followed by a close eighty four-eighty two loss in overtime at a very good Northern Illinois squad. Buffalo got the quilt in each games. The Bulls were experienced and not caught off guard by these teams, as a result of Buffalo had beaten each a year ago. Of course, last season Buffalo beat Northern Illinois twice, 86-eighty at home and again in the MAC tournament, 73-66. That is 3 games against each other in less than a year. Familiarity may breed contempt in some social circles, however it helps in preparation in school basketball.
As conference play continues this month, it is vital to appear back at how these groups did in recent years, particularly with groups loaded with seniors. Buffalo is an uptempo team thus perhaps they'll have a grip over a team that lacks depth and plays a slower style. Fortunately, there's a point of reference to travel to: The previous couple of conferences! But don't stop there: Check the boxscores of these games. Did Buffalo play a shut 1st [*fr1] against a team lacking depth, then blow them out within the second half? If so, that might mean a possible wager on the second half.
Another example could be a team with a important rebounding advantage within the frontcourt absorbing a team with a little frontcourt. Once more, go back and take a look at recent games. Did they own the glass the last meeting? How regarding the last 3 meetings? Conference play offers many opportunities to try and do this, especially with teams facing every other 2 and even three times a year ago.
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Tina Charles has enjoyed many a big game in her EuroLeague Women career.
Wednesday night's heroic performance may have been the best of all because the Galatasaray star not only put up huge numbers for the Turkish club but also made the game-winning plays at the end.
Galatasaray were in danger of losing their unbeaten record in Europe when trailing 65-64.
After a timeout, Gala got the ball to Diana Taurasi and the USA star missed a potential game-winning jump shot.
But the combative Charles grabbed her 10th offensive rebound of the game and Bourges fouled her, forcing the 1.92m center to beat the French club at the free-throw line.
Charles, having scored 23 points and drilled her first three shots from the line, sank both attempts for a one-point win.
She walked off the court with 25 points and 18 rebounds.
Charles returned home to find there was some hero worship going with the Galatasaray faithful.
Using her Twitter account, @tinacharles31 described the action as "yo these gala fans go hard they deadass chanting outside the apt #love".
Not surprisingly, she's been named EuroLeague Women player of the week.
Charles only turns 23 on December 5 but already has accomplished so much in her career.
After winning NCAA titles under Geno Auriemma at the University of Connecticut in 2009 and '10, she played a vital role in the USA's gold-medal winning run at the FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic.
Charles averaged 10.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in less than 17 minutes per contest.
The New York native reminded everyone, too, that she loves the big games because in the gold-medal win against the Czechs, she had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Maybe the biggest reason why Auriemma, who is also the boss of the USA national team, likes having her on the floor is because of her constant glare and ferocity.
She is one of the most intimidating competitors in international basketball.
There is going to be a lot more chanting outside Charles' apartment before this season is over.
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We've made sure to use some of the most hearty fall fruits and veggies in this potluck dinner menu. It's filled with zucchini, squash, pumpkin and apples. Enjoy!
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Summer's all about lighter appetizers, but these fall appetizers are a little more filling.
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My experiences going Rust from C++
19/Mar 2016
I've been experimenting with Rust for over 6 months now. Most of that time I spent playing around with a C64 emulator I wrote as a first project and initially I thought about creating a series on that topic. However, since there's so much reading material on the Internet about it already, I figured maybe it would be a good idea to write an intro for C/C++ programmers on Rust. But then I found this article, so I decided to take a completely different route.
In this post I wanted to outline the problems/quirks I ran into when transitioning from C++ to Rust. This by no means indicates that the language is poorly constructed – it's just a matter of putting yourself in a completely different mindset, since Rust is really more than it seems at first glance and it has traps of its own if you try to code in it "C-style". At the time of writing this, the latest stable version of the compiler is 1.7.0, so some things might get outdated with time. If you've been programming for a while and are considering trying out Rust, here are some things worth being wary of as you start:
1. Data ownership model
The first thing I had to learn is how variables in Rust are not variables at all but rather bindings to specific data. As such, the language introduces the concept of ownership in a sense that data can be bound to one and only one "variable" at a time. There are good examples in the link above of how that works, so I won't be going into details here. The reason this caused me so much problem is that referring to other struct members and recurring function calls have to be thought through very carefuly when writing a program in Rust. Gone is the idea of throwing pointers everywhere and reusing it when you see it fit – once data in Rust is borrowed you have to finish doing with it what you want in order to reclaim it somewhere else in the code. It's an interesting concept, one that surely provides some extra safety measures which other languages lack, nevertheless it takes a while to get accustomed to it.
2. No inheritance
The lack of a basic inheritance model in Rust forced me to duplicate some parts of the code. To give an example, the C64 has two timer chips which are essentialy the same thing – for emulation purposes differing in only one function. A natural instinct here is to create a single struct and just overload that particular function but Rust has no mechanism for it. The closest thing that met my needs was a trait but what I really needed was "a trait with properties". If your design relies heavily on OOP you should either rethink it or choose a different language.
3. No cyclic references
Having started to code my emulator "C-style", I decided to go for a clear structure that would define the entire computer:
struct C64
sid_chip: SID, // audio
vic_chip: VIC, // graphics
cpu_chip: CPU, // processor
cia1_chip: CIA, // timer 1
Each member variable is a simple struct type. The design was clean and satisfying, so I happily started hacking at the code implementing each chip in turn.
Halfway in my work I realized I made a terrible mistake.
It turned out that all components of the C64 struct will have to communicate with each other directly in certain situations, so I needed some sort of a "bus" component. I really wanted to avoid creating an artificial structure for that purpose which eventually would introduce annoyances of its own. Global variables spread over all modules was not an option I wanted to use either.
It was a problem I couldn't initially solve for a couple of reasons: Rust doesn't provide any mechanism for struct field objects to communicate with the parent and you can't just pass a reference to parent since that breaks the Rust ownership rules. Eventually I found a solution by embedding each chip structure into an Rc nested RefCell. With this I was able to use cloned instances as separate references which I would then pass during each chip's construction. In simplest term, this solution provides a behavior similar to smart pointers, so even though a clone of the first instance is being referenced it still deals with the same data as the original copy. Once all instances are destroyed (or dropped using Rust terminology) the memory is freed completely, so it's safe from memory leaks.
4. No explicit NULL value
Being a language set on safety, Rust disallows creating an object without initializing each of its member variables. This means no NULL pointers which you can set at a later time, so I was stuck with a new problem after introducing
struct VIC
cpu_ref: Rc<RefCell<CPU>>, // reference to the CPU object
impl VIC
// construction of VIC
pub fn new_shared() -> Rc<RefCell<VIC>> {
Rc::new(RefCell::new(VIC {
cpu_ref: CPU::new_shared(), // creating a shared instance of CPU - because we have to
struct CPU
vic_ref: Rc<RefCell<VIC>>, // reference to the VIC chip object
impl CPU
// construction of CPU
pub fn new_shared() -> Rc<RefCell<CPU>> {
Rc::new(RefCell::new(CPU {
vic_ref: VIC::new_shared(), // this causes a problem!
What's happening above is once the CPU is constructed it will force the creation of VIC which will in turn create another CPU and so on, resulting in infinite recurrence. This is where std::option comes into play, being the closest thing to a NULL value in Rust:
struct VIC
cpu_ref: Option(Rc<RefCell<CPU>>), // now it's optional
impl VIC
// construction of VIC
pub fn new_shared() -> Rc<RefCell<VIC>> {
Rc::new(RefCell::new(VIC {
cpu_ref: None, // no infinite recurrence - will set the reference later on
My only gripe with this approach was that I had to specifically create a
set_references() function for each type and since each struct had different references it couldn't be neatly solved with a more generic trait.
5. Rust macros are not what you think at first!
The natural way of thinking about macros when coming from a C background is "replace this expression with elaborately syntaxed code". Not suprisingly, Rust takes a completely different approach, deeming (quite rightfully) plain text substitution as unsafe and error prone. After switching to shared
RefCell instances I faced the problem of obfuscated syntax when trying to access the actual underlying data:
// attempting to get inside the Rc<RefCell<CPU>> from within VIC struct.
// imagine typing that every single time when you need it!
Unlike C, a macro in Rust is treated as a syntactic structure and as such has limitations of its own. You can't access properties of an object nor can you use the
self keyword to simplify your code further:
macro_rules! as_ref {
($x:expr) => ($x.as_ref().unwrap().borrow_mut())
// same code using a Rust macro - as short as it could get
While I understand the reasoning behind making a macro the way it is, I still find it a bit dissapointing not being able to use the less safe C-style variant.
6. Type wrapping is technically undefined
This is a language trait I'm a bit on the fence with. In C, once you go over beyond the data type scope you automatically wrap – a feature that's been extensively used in 8-bit computers as well. At the time of writing this, data wrapping in Rust is undefined and will cause a
panic! in debug builds. Wrapping data is possible but requires additional boilerplate:
self.some_8bit_variable.wrapping_add(1); // safely wraps 255 -> 0 when addition overflows
While it's fine that Rust explicitly tells us where data wrapping is meant to happen, I'd still want to be able to manually turn that feature off for the sake of more compact code.
7. Type explicitness everywhere
Depending on the point of view, one of the biggest flaws/merits of C and C++ is implicit type conversion when assigning variables to each other, so you can "safely" assign a
char to an
int and pretty much expect the code to work, as long as you know what you're doing. Also, let's disregard for a second that we're pragmatic progammers who adhere to compiler warnings – my practice shows that when it comes to data precision they're mostly ignored (or completely turned off!).
So the thing is, Rust disallows assigning different types of variables to each other unless you specifically cast one type to another. The syntax of such a cast, however, I found to be slightly cumbersome to use especially if I had to perform several casts during one operation (adding bytes, casting them to words to perform a shift, then going back to byte again etc.). This is something one has to get used to, but in my early code this was the major cause of bugs:
// relative memory addressing mode in C64 code excerpt: fetching operand
// bugged code: wrong relative offset calculated
fn get_operand_rel() -> u8
let offset = mem.next_byte() as i8; // memory offset should be treated as a signed char
let addr: i16 = cpu.prog_counter + offset as u16; // BUG!
mem.read_byte(addr as u16) // address in mem is stored as u16, so have to cast it *again*
// correct code: (took quite a while to track the bug down!)
fn get_operand_rel() -> u8
let offset = mem.next_byte() as i8;
let addr: i16 = cpu.prog_counter as i16 + offset as i16; // Correct! Casting both to i16
mem.read_byte(addr as u16)
fn foo()
let var = mem.next_byte() as u8;
let var_word: u16 = (var as u16) << 8; // would probably look neater as (u16)var << 8
// this is legal Rust code!
let var2 = 10 as usize as u16 as u8 as u32 as f64;
I admit – a lot of this is me being subjective with my own preferences but the point is that if you're used to extensive casting you may run into trouble with understanding your code. On the other hand, this may encourage programmers into breaking more complicated operations into steps for the sake of clarity. Seeing how mixed current Rust codebases are, I'm not so sure this will soon happen, though.
8. Forget OOP – go functional
Disregarding OOP as the silver bullet of programming is not uncommon today as people realize how many problems that model creates once you go deeper. Cache hits and misses, convoluted relationships between different classes and sometimes over-the-top patterns would be on top of the list. As I got more experienced with Rust it became clear that functional programming is its main focus. If you decide to write an application, you may have to forget quite a few things you know from C++. Use functions. Use modules. Use structs but don't rely heavily on OOP patterns to assure communication between objects. In the end it will only make you happy as the code becomes a lot more readable and easier to navigate – and this comes from a person who made his first Rust application entirely in Emacs!
Try Rust. You will enjoy it! 🙂


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Little Sister Snow (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
The third day of the third month, which in the long ago was set apart as the big birthday of all little girls born in the lovely island, and was celebrated by the Festival of Dolls.Hinamatsuri (hina means dolls and matsuri means festival) or the Doll's Festival is celebrated on March 3rd throughout Japan for the well being of young girls , praying for their prosperous health.Isn't it magnificent? Here is this country (Japan) who graciously honors a girl child through an ancient festival for their safety expunging the bad spirits from the dolls. For someone who grew up in the 'Republic of XY Chromosome' such rituals bring immense happiness, even if it is through reading a couple prose verses. And, then sadness looms when reflected over the surviving probabilities of a female foetus in my own country. Fortunately, lightning seems to have struck those ruthless bastards and nowadays January 24th is celebrated as 'National Girls Day' to prevent female foeticide and harassment against girls in India. But, that's an entirely different controversial arena. This book does not veers towards political propagandas , but sometimes words take a whole new turn in one's mind submerging in plethora of buried emotions. As I moved on to the next chapter, my heart dearly hoped the possibility of invalidating the UN inference of India being the deadliest country for a girl child. Arrgghhh!! See what a book does to me? It makes me go numb with painful memories. Let's speak about petite Yuki Chan. Such a beautiful child; twirling underneath the pine tree, singing to baby Robin and hoping of not meeting the awful 'fox spirit' for being a rebellious kid and marveling at the peculiar demeanor of an American lad who prevents her from throwing the cat in the ditch.It was as if for the first time the great book of life opened before her and, though unconscious of its meaning; the first word she saw spelled Duty.Duty seems to be compelled word in a world prioritizing individualism concepts of familial infrastructures. It is seen as an honorable deed for a child to be dutiful and yet when the question looms over sacrificing one's inhibitions for the welfare of the family, it becomes burdensome at times. Loneliness crawls in the darkest corner encumbering the heart with enveloped secrets and only a smile for the sunny horizon over troubled waters. Poverty undoubtedly plays a pivotal factor in deciding one's actions and loyalties. Yuki San ( the honorific San is used for young adult women) was unaware of impoverished conditions and afterwards, ever since she knew that her marrying into a wealthy officer – Saito san would exonerate all the miseries, duty to withhold her family's honor became her sole religion. Even today, irrespective to a family's economical position, the thought of putting one's parents in an old age home is inexcusable because a dutiful child will always look after the elderly parents, come what may.Each day as the burden grew heavier she fought her battle with the bravery and courage of youth. With jests and chatter she served her parents' simple meals, constantly urging them to further indulgence of what she pretended was a great feast, but which in reality she had secretly sacrificed some household treasure to obtain. She deftly turned the rice-bucket as she served, that they might not see the scant supply. With great ceremony she poured the hot water into the bowls, insisting that no other sake was made such as this. Her determination to keep them happy and ignorant of the true conditions taxed her every resource, but it was her duty, and duty to Yuki San was the only religion of which she was sure. But one day a great event happened in the little home. Yuki San was called before her father and told, in ceremonious language, that a marriage had been arranged for her with Saito San, a wealthy officer in the Emperor's household. She laid her head upon the mats and gave thanks to the gods. Now her father and mother would live in luxury for the rest of their lives! Saito San was to her only a far-away, shadowy being, whom she was to obey for the rest of her life and whose house she was to keep in order. He was a means to an end, and entered into her thoughts merely as one to whom she was deeply grateful. Youth and all its joys were strong within her, and the pressure of poverty gone, her whole nature rebounded with delight. Many times had marriage been proposed for her, for the story of her beauty and obedience had spread, but her father guarded his treasure zealously, and it was not until an offer came, suiting his former rank and condition, that he gave his consent.Duty as a religion. For richer or for poorer; till death do us apart. Isn't it what all those sanctimonious vows are all about? Do not even get me started with certain vows recited during a Hindu marriage ceremony. With divorce being the common word among my friends and the most detested word to my mother, the idea of "being a dutiful wife, mind, body and soul" seems archaic for that matter of fact a verse to a funny limerick, but it means a lifelong commitment to my mother and several other Indian women. The close knit familial infrastructure where the wife does not wash her husband's dirty laundry in public is still very much preserved in almost all marriages. Each year the struggle of obsolete methods of business and the intricacies of progress plowed the furrows a little deeper in the man's face, and when his eyes that in youth had blazed with ambition grew wistful and troubled, he dropped them that his wife might not see. But what silence could hide from this frail woman any mood of the man she had served with mind and body and soul these many years? When she came to him as a shy bride on trial, she knew no such word as love. Duty was her entire vocabulary, and she asked nothing and gave all.I reckon the very principle that Yuki's mother adheres when she meant duty was her entire vocabulary. Not once did she let her daughter know about their extreme poverty or the pain that she endure during several still births to her husband fearing that her childless prospects would make her husband find another wife. Her happiness knew no bounds when Yuki was born as her fears of an abandoned future vanished.Oh! My mother would have loved Yuki San for her unquestioned acceptance of an arranged marriage. Even with all those theatricals melodramas that my mother played every week, I personally still find the concept of arranged marriage rather annoying. Explain my grievances to my mother and she proclaims that I'm a lost case. However, it is still a huge part of our culture and proudly looked upon. Where does that put the idea of finding love? Do you stumble on love and then marry OR marry and then eventually find love in your husband? My mother would assume I just inhaled an empty paint can. Although Dick Merritt called Yuki his "little sister snow" for having a pure heart, she fell in love with this blue- eyed American and his homebound voyage made her a "love recluse" trying to find appeasing shelter in the heartening verses penned in a small morocco book. Yuki's was one-sided love and many would say a 'teenage puppy love', yet the dilemma to pursue love or the religion of duty never gets old in an ethnically rich moralistic culture.Ah, what funny little thing that heart is! In one half live the joyful. Other side have all the painful of life, and when the love come sometimes he knock at wrong door and give the hurtful ache to life.Many a time, readers do get an exploratory sense of diving into a book and agglomerating the secreted essence of its text. This is one of those numerous plots that rise above a naive tale of a young Japanese girl falling in love with an American boy, assembling the cultural pillars of Japanese society.For an author whose prose speaks volumes of cultural nuances, her biography is rather a modest paragraph. Born in 1863 in Kentucky, Ms. Little delineated an intricate cultural aspects broadening a canvas of a mystical Japan known for its pompous samurai and ghostly tales. Frances Little magnified the beauty of Japanese life for an ardent audience. It is an apt timing for me to re-read The Lady of the Decoration. A noble proposal indeed!


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Knight Architects with engineers AKT II has beaten a top-secret shortlist to design a pedestrian bridge in Paddington Basin, London
More from: Knight scoops Helsinki bridge job
The High Wycombe-based bridge specialist is the third practice to work up a crossing for the site, which currently hosts a temporary structure by sculptor Marcus Taylor known as the Helix Bridge.
Knight Architects' 20-metre long moving structure, which opens with an action 'similar to that of a traditional Japanese hand fan,' is one of the final pieces of the canalside area's 32-hectare regeneration.
The stainless steel scheme features a three-metre wide cantilevering deck, which is hinged at its north end and raised using hydraulic jacks.
In 2006 Sutherland Hussey Architects won a competition for the site, but fell out with the client following planners' criticism. In 2007 Hake Associates was drafted in to replace the practice, but their designs were superseded following the adoption of a new masterplan.
The latest bridge for European Land Developments is part of a 116,000m² mixed-use scheme masterplanned by Robin Partington Architects, which won detailed planning consent last May and has now started on site.
Partington said the brief for the bridge changed as a result of the new masterplan, which features a 'pocket park' and four mixed-use buildings, including Westminster's tallest tower
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Rep. Collins' Subcommittee hearing on health care fee features Elba native
Congressman Chris Collins hosted a hearing this morning of the Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology focusing on how aspects of ObamaCare affect small businesses across the country.
Fifth-generation farmer, Elba native and New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton was one of the witnesses. The hearing specifically focuses on the "health insurance fee" provision of the health care law. Also known as the HIT tax, it imposes an annual fee on health insurance policies that could be passed on to insurance purchasers in the form of higher premiums. Norton says this, and the fact that insurance coverage has continued to soar since 2000, would be detrimental to his business.
"We have been forced to trim costs," Norton said. "We have changed to a highly-deductible policy that only covers 50 percent of insurance costs at this time. We used to cover 90 percent. In turn, our employees have to contribute a higher portion of their income when they seek medical attention. I think we can all agree that this can be a disincentive for people to seek medical care in some instances."
Collins calls the fee "burdensome" to small businesses and the American economy. He says "paying higher health insurance means less money for small business owners to invest in their company and expand and hire new employees."


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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
By E. Lockhart
Current & Digital Publisher: Hyperion
Reading Level: Ages 18 & Up
Daniel Ehrenhaft writes:
heard a lot of buzz about this novel before it was published; the YA
community in New York was good that way even before Twitter and
Facebook. As a fan of Emily's previous books and a sucker for any
YA set at boarding school, I knew I was in for a good read. But I
didn't anticipate the kind of read you're always chasing as a
fiction junkie, the kind that becomes hallowed and makes you think
about writing itself in a different way. To this day, I suffer and
savor the same emotional stages whenever I pick it up. I'll try to
distance myself from the laying-bare-of-my-soul with the second
person present tense.
Envy: You should be able to create a character as fully realized as Frankie Landau-Banks. But how? How do you create someone as sharp, insouciant, vulnerable, strong, lovable, loved, flawed, confused…? How do you make someone come alive forever beyond a string of contradictory adjectives?
Epiphany: The wordplay Frankie employs by removing key prefixes—that is pure genius. Seriously, you can probably think of some novel that used something like that before…? No, you can't. It's unique. Even more miraculous, it serves Frankie perfectly. It's unique to a unique character.
Denial: Emily uses Bentham's Panopticon as a metaphor for boarding school, and you attempted the same in a novel published three years earlier! (Emily didn't read your novel and still hasn't, probably a good thing.) Worse, her use of the Panopticon is graceful and perfect and wildly illuminating. But really, Frankie owns it, not Emily. You must have been hungry or tired when writing your own book.
Acceptance: So this is how a classic novel set at boarding school reads. This is the book that sets the bar for this wonderful and rarified sub-genre, the kind you'll share with your toddler a dozen years from now and that you'll insist your grandchildren read. Is it wrong that you like it better than A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye? No. It isn't. You're okay with this judgment, just as Frankie is okay with tossing out generations' worth of accepted hooey at the Alabaster Preparatory Academy.
Rapture: Now that you don't suffer (much) over loving this book, you can draw comparisons. It's like What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell; there isn't a wasted word. It's also like the writing of some of your favorite non-YA authors—Jennifer Egan and Kurt Vonnegut and Toni Morrison—you must parage it for its honesty. (You know, the opposite of "disparage." To praise.) It's like any treasured novel. You come back to it again and again.
Daniel Ehrenhaft is a bestselling author of books for teens, among them The Wessex Papers, winner of the 2003 Edgar Award, and most recently Americapedia (2011), which The New York Times has called "Jon Stewart's America for the YA set." As an editor, he helped to create the Gossip Girl and Peaches series. He is now Editorial Director of Soho Teen. www.danielehrenhaft.com
YPL Finalists That Year:
- Laurie Halse Anderson for Chains
- Kathi Appelt for The Underneath
- E. Lockhart for The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
- Tim Tharp for The Spectacular Now
YPL Winner That Year: Judy Blundell for What I Saw and How I Lied
Judges That Year: Holly Black, Daniel Handler, Angela Johnson, Carolyn Mackler, Cynthia Voigt
The Year in Literature: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz won the Newbery Medal. The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean won the Printz Award.
More Information: E. Lockhart never writes anything by hand, and when she is typing on the computer she says she often keeps her eyes closed.
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Sunday, January 1, 2017
Million dollar jackpots in statewide raffle
We're still waiting for the Minnesota Lottery to organize a statewide meat raffle.
Paul Walsh of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
The tickets, each worth the top prize of $1 million, were sold in the Minnesota Lottery's annual Millionaire Raffle game, which has the winning numbers drawn each New Year's Day.
Lottery officials said Sunday that the $1 million tickets were sold in Coon Rapids, at the Kwik Trip, 9250 Springbrook Drive NW., and in Pine City, at the Rock Creek Pit Stop, 5987 Hwy. 70.
Five additional tickets purchased are each good for $100,000.


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Kempinski Blog Article
What to do and see in Moscow
At 860-years-old, it would be right to expect a large quantity of history from the Russian capital, but what you might not expect to see in Russia is the growing contemporary scene, a whole host of culture and a vibrant nightlife atmosphere that permeates the city.
Although the history is never far away - you can't avoid the incredible sight of the Kremlin – there is far more to explore in Moscow than its Soviet past.
Visiting Moscow
There are three main airports that service the vast city of Moscow, so it is likely that you will find yourself arriving at either Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo or Vnukovo International Airports. If you are chartering your own flight, you could land at Ostafyevo Airport, but all of these are within easy reach of the city centre.
In terms of climate, you will find that winters in Moscow can be bitterly cold, with average daytime temperatures in January as low as -4.9°C. The spring, summer and autumn months aren't as dramatic, and from May to August, you can expect comparatively warm temperatures at 18-22°C - perfect for enjoying everything the city has to offer outdoors as well as in. From the luxury spa at Hotel Baltschug Kempinski to the plethora of theatres, concert halls and shopping centres, there is plenty to do come rain or shine.
Cultural Moscow
On the subject of the theatre, we should mention the thriving nature of Moscow's cultural scene. Along with historical sites like Red Square, the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral, the Bolshoi Theatre and other (smaller) creative spaces are home to as much contemporary work as they are classical.
Artists, musicians and actors are producing work within Moscow that is catching global attention - and a visit here is simply the best way to delve into this world. You never know what, or who, you might discover!
Moscow's cuisine
Russia's cuisine is not necessarily adored world-wide, but that doesn't mean that it is not worth a sample while you visit. From wheat-based staples like rich brown breads, noodles and pies to a variety of meats and fish, there is plenty for every palette in a traditionally Russian dish.
For a quick lunch, you could try a blini dish. Taking the form of large, thin pancakes, the blinis are wrapped and stuffed with sweet or savoury fillings. Cabbage, mushrooms and cottage cheese remain firm favourites of the locals, but smoked salmon, caviar or even simple honeys and jams are equally delicious.
The brilliantly named salad herring under the fur coat can seem a little bewildering at first, but is also worth a sample. The dish is, in essence, a layered salad that features salted herring, chopped onion, potato, beetroot and carrots with a mayonnaise-based dressing. Colourful and delicious - provided you are a fan of herring, of course.
Of course, there are some places you simply can't come to Moscow and not see. Here is just a handful of our favourite places in the city.
Red Square
Best visited early in the day if you are keen to experience the square in quieter surroundings, Red Square is an awe-inspiring space that is bordered by some of Russia's greatest architectural triumphs. From St Basil's Cathedral to Lenin's Mausoleum, there is a lot see within Red Square - vital if you are looking to gain an understanding as to the historical and cultural importance of Moscow.
The Kremlin
Russia's political centre is cited by many as an absolute must-see when in the city. Though, of course, there are very restricted areas that you are allowed to visit, the parts you are permitted to see are fascinating. Be aware you won't be able to take any photos in here to add to your holiday album.
Bolshoi Theatre
Renovated back to its former glory in just 2011, today tickets to shows at the Bolshoi Theatre are still incredibly sought after, and make for an unforgettable experience in Moscow. Home to renowned Russian ballets, operas and dramatic productions, the Bolshoi is a major component in the city's cultural scene. Even if you don't have time to attend a show, the theatre itself - even from the outside - is a spectacle worth seeing.
Kolomenskoye Park
For a little time away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre, a trip to Kolomenskoye Park should definitely be considered. Taking shape as a cultivated estate - complete with manor house and church - the grounds are open to the public. From gentle walks along the river to fast-paced hikes through the steep valleys, a visit to Kolomenskoye Park is actually as lovely in the winter as it is in the summer. Just swap your sandals for ice skating boots!


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NDG&F Press Release
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds ice anglers that caution is always advised when traveling on frozen waters, even though recent ice conditions may appear safe.
Education coordinator Brian Schaffer said extreme cold temperatures have created much better ice conditions in most of the state, but driving or fishing near pressure ridges should be avoided.
"Pressure ridges are a way of life when it comes to ice fishing, but this year there appears to be more of them, especially in south central North Dakota," Schaffer said.
Pressure ridges, cracks, and slushy or dark areas signal thinner ice.
"The same goes for ice that forms around partially submerged trees, brush and embankments, especially under bridges," Schaffer said.
In addition, Schaffer said snow hides blemishes, such as cracked, weak and open water areas.
"Simply put, anglers need to be aware of the current conditions, and continue to monitor ice conditions as winter moves along," he added.
(Featured Photo: Despite thick ice on most lakes, anglers should be aware of pressure ridges and areas of less stable surface ice. NDG&F Photo)


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I'm getting what I can from the basic and advanced electro Reeds books (and other sources), but thought I'd throw it out there.
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In other words, when the starting temperature is lower than the normal temperature, the starting temperature can not be tested in the normal temperature environment. Some low-filled liquid heat pipe, often people think that did not start on the heat. Especially when heating with an electric heater or flame. The start-up temperature must generally be based on the temperature at the evaporation end. After the heat pipe is heated to a temperature close to the natural temperature, then the heating is stopped. Then, the temperature change of the temperature, the temperature of the evaporation section and the temperature of the evaporation section, the middle section and the condensation section on the heat pipe are observed. And the condensation end temperature drop significantly different, the evaporation section of the temperature is the starting temperature of the heat pipe. And the hot and cold temperature difference is the starting temperature difference between the heat pipe. This method of detection is generally more accurate than the heating method. And easy to operate. In a closed heat pipe environment, the pressure in the heat pipe is not only related to the temperature of the hot end but also to the cold junction temperature, and the heat pipe pressure is the concept of temperature difference. Changing the temperature of either end of the heat pipe can change the heat movement state and structure of the heat pipe.
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An important thing to realise about Open Source development is that nothing is ever finished and nothing is ever perfect. (If it was, we would all be out of a job ;-)). Open source is never a project [1], but an eternal quest, and the relevant questions for planning are only ever: "What should we do next?" "What are the biggest problems now?" with the focus on next and now. The quest can only proceed one step at a time, and you know there will be more steps in the future.
Of course, you must have a bold vision of where you are all heading, so everyone is moving in roughly the same direction, but that should not involve details. The details of what you will work on next year are better left until next year. You will be a year older and wiser then, and the state of the art will have moved on.
An important aspect of "what should we do next?" is that it must be somewhere you can get to in one step from where you are now. (Some of the steps in Moodle 2.0 have been quite large.) Open Source proceeds best by accumulating incremental change. That is my belief anyway.
1. A project is a temporary endeavor, having a defined beginning and end ...
(This evolved out of a message I was writing to my Google Summer of Code mentee Olli Savolainen. Thanks Olli.)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
One step at a time
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Great post, and I would not limit this to open source develoment, software development or even technology. Incremental and iterative design, emergence, etc. all lead to better design and development weather that is Moodle, the network it is riding on, or even the policies and practices for supporting online education within the institution. I think Agile principles provide an excellent framework to work from, emphasising development should occur at the same pace users can articulate needs.ReplyDelete
"-the ememy of good is perfect"
- AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 7:20 AM
Thanks, Tim. That was encouraging. - OlliReplyDelete
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[ suhk ]
/ sʌk /
verb (used with object)
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement.
to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange.
to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb.
to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy.
to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
verb (used without object)
to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around).
Slang. to be repellent or unpleasant: Poverty sucks.
Slang. to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor: Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis.
an act or instance of sucking.
a sucking force.
the sound produced by sucking.
that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
a small drink; sip.
a whirlpool.
Verb Phrases
suck in, Slang. to deceive; cheat; defraud: The confidence man sucked us all in.
suck off, Slang: Vulgar. to fellate.
suck up, Slang. to be obsequious; toady: The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
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Nearby words
- such as it is,
- suchlike,
- suchness,
- suchou,
- suchow,
- suck in,
- suck off,
- suck up to,
- sucker,
- sucker bait
suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
Origin of suck
before 900; (v.) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun) Middle English souke act of suckling, derivative of the noun; akin to soak
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suck off
(tr, adverb) slang to perform the act of fellatio or cunnilingus on
/ (sʌk) /
to draw (a liquid or other substance) into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum in the mouth
to draw in (fluid, etc) by or as if by a similar actionplants suck moisture from the soil
to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
(tr) to extract fluid content from (a solid food)to suck a lemon
(tr) to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongueto suck one's thumb
(tr; often foll by down, in, etc) to draw by using irresistible forcethe whirlpool sucked him down
(intr) (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
(tr) to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
(intr) slang to be contemptible or disgusting
sucking diesel informal doing very well; successful
suck it and see informal to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
the act or an instance of sucking
something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
give suck to to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
an attracting or sucking forcethe suck of the whirlpool was very strong
a sound caused by sucking
See also suck in, suck off, sucks, suck up to
Word Origin for suck
Old English sūcan; related to Old Norse súga, Middle Dutch sūgen, Latin sūgere to suck, exhaust; see soak
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Old English sucan, from PIE root *sug-/*suk- of imitative origin (cf. Old Saxon, Old High German sugan, Old Norse suga, Middle Dutch sughen, Dutch zuigen, German saugen "to suck;" Latin sugere "to suck," succus "juice, sap;" Old Irish sugim, Welsh sugno "to suck"). Meaning "do fellatio" is first recorded 1928. Slang sense of "be contemptible" first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio). Related: Sucked; sucking. Suck eggs is from 1906. Suck hind tit "be inferior" is American English slang first recorded 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper