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MINNEAPOLIS -- Derek Jeter doesn't remember the exact moment they met, but the two will be forever linked for their prodigious achievements.
Surely, they will wind up in the Hall of Fame together. One as a player, the other an executive.
Jeter is retiring once the Yankees' season is over.
The other will stay on for a few more months, and step down Jan. 24, 2015.
We're talking about Commissioner Bud Selig, who also participated in his last All-Star Game Tuesday night, only without the boisterous fanfare of Jeter.
Baseball won't be the same without Jeter, who won five World Series championships with the New York Yankees, and became the game's ultimate role model.
"If you were sitting around two decades ago,'' Selig says, "and wondered who you'd want be the face of baseball, you couldn't have written a script like this.
"He's just remarkable.''
Then again, baseball may not quite be the same without Selig, either, who's leaving the game in a much better place when he arrived 22 years ago, too.
"He's done a great job,'' Jeter says. "He going to be remembered for the wild card, expanding the playoffs, creating greater fan interest, stricter drug testing.
"Those are all things he's going to be remembered for.''
Sure, baseball still has its issues, and a few will be sitting on the desk for the next commissioner.
The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays still will be stuck in their decaying stadiums, although Selig did say that Montreal made a great impression hosting two spring-training games in March, believing the city would "be an excellent candidate in the future.''
The Los Angeles Dodgers may have received an $8.3 billion TV deal, but their games still aren't shown in most of Los Angeles. Selig says he has tried to intervene with the cable companies, but so far, nothing.
The same goes with the Houston Astros, which, of course, may be a good thing.
The Astros, who have lost at least 100 games three consecutive seasons, are now being accused of improper tactics in negotiations with No. 1 pick Brady Aiken, whose agent, Casey Close, also happens to represent Jeter.
"It is disappointing on any number of levels to think what has happened in that situation,'' said Tony Clark, executive director of the players association, "and what has happened with respect to the integrity of the draft process in general.
"You can be rest assured that the manipulation we think that happened in this case is going to lead us to have some conversations.''
The collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2015, and although there are no signs acrimonious negotiations could lead to baseball's first work stoppage since 1995, that responsibility now falls to the new commissioner.
Yet, with the sport generating nearly $9 billion in revenue, players earning an average salary of $3.3 million with no salary cap, and the Dodgers recently selling for $2.15 billion, there's enough money to wash away all of the blemishes.
"I think the industry is doing a lot better now monetarily,'' Jeter says. "Just look at the attendance, it's higher than it's ever been. Salaries are higher than it's ever been. Teams are making more money than they ever have.''
You ask Selig, and it's clear that's how he wants his legacy defined, believing it should overshadow the ugly steroid era and cancelled 1994 World Series.
"When it's all said and done,'' Selig says, "I'd say the economic reformation of the sport because there has been so many manifestations of that. We have the best competitive balance we've ever had, and it's let to so many other things.''
Really, when you think about it, baseball's biggest problems, and greatest concerns, have vanished.
Baseball, which had zero drug testing, now has the toughest program in American sports, not only testing for human-growth hormone, but banning amphetamines, which used to be popped as frequently as bubble gum. Selig even hopes to ban chewless tobacco, but that is an individual right, Clark says, believing it's tough to ban a product that's legal and sold in convenience stores.
"One of the things I'm proudest of is that this sport went from no drug testing,'' Selig said, "to the best testing program, not only in sports, but in America.
"Our program is as good as it could be.''
Sure, the games are dragging a bit these days, with the time of games averaging a record three hours. Yet, it's hardly a major problem, considering baseball's soaring demand for TV.
Really, the only dilemma in Jeter and Selig's final months together, may be planning the final celebration. Selig and Major League Baseball executives were hoping to officially honor Jeter at the All-Star Game, only for Jeter to nix any plans.
"There will be an opportunity between now and the end of year to do that,'' Selig says. "There are a lot of ideas we will kick around. There is enough time to honor him.
"How lucky can this sport be to have the icon of his generation turn out to be Derek Jeter.''
Then again, maybe the sport was lucky to have Selig, too.
So it was only fitting Tuesday that they went out together in one last All-Star game.
"My time has come,'' Jeter says. "It's the end of the rope for me.
"I wish (Selig) all of the best.''
"I think the industry is doing a lot better now monetarily."

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For chain saw competitions, it helps if you're raised in the timber industry.
That's certainly the case for the Raglands, owners of Stoner Top Lumber, during the main event of Escalante Days in Dolores.
The family took home top honors in the competition, which drew hundreds of onlookers Saturday morning in front of town hall.
In the big-saw category, Harold Ragland took first place, his grandson Luke Ragland took second, and Bill Ragland took third.
In the small-saw category, Bill Ragland took first place, Jerry Rose took second, and Doug Ragland took third.
"I guess we know our way around a log," Bill Ragland said. "I've been doing this for 50 years."
Fifteen competitors revved up their saws, and fine-tuned chains for the traditional event. They were timed on making three cuts through a ponderosa pine secured to the back of a trailer parked in the middle of Central Avenue.
A self-described old-timer, Bill Ragland had the technique down, buzzing his 7910 Domar to a 6.45 second victory that evoked huge cheers.
"That's a tough time to beat, but maybe my grandsons can do it," he said. "You can't make any bobbles, or its over. We never miss this day."
Muscled 20-somethings foundered as they tried to force the saw, binding it. Others had hard luck with stubborn knots.
Older loggers know how to finesse the saw more, said Terry Rose, a retired logger from Dolores who took a first place last year.
"Of course, more CCs doesn't hurt either," Rose said.
Harold Ragland battled younger competition, but prevailed.
"I'm fourth-generation logger. There's a bunch of us here today. The trick is to let the saw do the work and avoid human error," he said.
The event attracts newcomers each year, said organizer Debbie Valerio, who won the women's division.
"It's part of our history, and gets pretty competitive, as you can see," she said, pointing to a youngster throwing his hat after a disqualification.
Mike Williams, of Dolores, entered for the first time. He has been working for Tree Tender for the last year.
"I thought I'd give it a shot. I make a living climbing trees and working with my chain saw," he said. "Today is a rush, and the crowd makes it pretty intense."
Arm wrestling
Later on, tattooed muscle-heads faced off in the arm-wrestling competition.
Rich Morris won the heavyweight class. Robert Hunter won the middleweight, and Chaz Thompson won the lightweight title.
"He (Justin Smith) was a really strong dude. It was a great competition," Morris said.
Among the women, Winnie Reed gave herself an early birthday present by winning first place by beating Janet Hugg. She turned 59 on Sunday.
"I was going to retire after winning last year, but they talked me into it again. It was fun," she said about beating the youngers.


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Dieter Rams is the undisputed granddaddy of modern industrial design. The German legend's ten commandments for good design are considered gospel in the field, and his impeccable collections for Braun elevated home appliances to mass-produced art.
Systems, at Walter Knoll in London, is a new exhibition paying two-dimensional tribute to the man and his work. For the show, the steadfast Rams aficionados at online shop das programm curated a collection of new posters from some of today's biggest studios and creative talents.
Given the loose brief—"a response to Braun Design"—it's interesting to check out the similarities that run through the entries, as well as their fun takes on functionalism, making each unique.
Clean lines and ultra-minimalism are understandably present and correct across the board, but for me, the ones that break form are the most powerful. L2 M3 and Tom Higston's playfully hint at the day-to-day use of these day-to-day objects with the addition of a tuft of stray hair on a razor or gooey drips on an electric mixer.
These icons can be put on display at museum exhibitions dedicated to their enduring influence, but they can also be put in a bathroom or kitchen cabinet. Ultimately, Rams imagined items that were built to be used and enjoyed.
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Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Oatmeal, Rye, Whole Potatoes, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
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Crude Protein 25.0% min
Crude Fat 14.0% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Calcium 1.0% min
Phosphorus 0.90% min
L-Carnitine* 100 mg/kg min
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.25% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 3.50% min
Beta Carotene* 5.0 mg/kg min
Glucosamine* 400 mg/kg max
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
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The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, as is the second. Since the first is chicken inclusive of its water content (about 80%) and once that is removed it is likely that this ingredient would be more accurately placed somewhat further down the ingredient list (ingredients are listed in order of weight). Note that this is an example of the practice of splitting (see note on main page), but in this case serves to increase our level of confidence in the amount of meat product in the food.
The next four ingredients are all. All are quality grains, but the food starts to look rather grain heavy. We appreciate the use of whole vegetables in the food. There is a good range of probiotics also.
Overall this product appears to use good quality ingredients, but it suffers somewhat from excessive inclusion of grains and not really enough meat. A 4* rating is given, but adding meat to this diet would be beneficial in most cases.
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The Southern California-based filmmaker behind an anti-Islam video that sparked deadly protests in the Muslim world has denied violating his probation in a 2010 bank fraud case.
Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, appeared in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was heavily guarded, his hands shackled to his waist. His white jumpsuit signified he was being held in protective custody at a federal lockup.
He told Judge Christina Snyder he did not use various aliases or make false statements in September to the officer overseeing his court-appointed probation in a 2010 bank fraud case.
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Placed under oath, Youssef quietly answered "deny" eight times when Snyder asked him to respond to the allegations, which include lying to the probation officer about his role in the making of the controversial 14-minute "Innocence of Muslims" film clip.
Federal prosecutors allege Youssef lied when he told his probation officer that his role in the film was limited to scriptwriter.
Youssef's attorney, Steve Seiden, asked the judge to order his client taken out of protective custody and placed in the general population at the federal jail. After the hearing, Seiden refused to answer questions from the press as to why he would want his client out of protective custody.
"I am not at liberty to answer that question," Seiden said. "It obviously concerns safety issues. I don't make the policy for the Metropolitan Detention Center."
Referring to heated reactions to the film clip, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Dugdale argued that it would be "unwise" to move Youssef at this point, and the judge agreed.
An evidentiary hearing in the case has been set for Nov. 9.
Youssef has been in a federal lockup since Sept. 28 when he was arrested for the probation violations and deemed a flight risk.
He went into hiding after a trailer for the movie "Innocence of Muslims" was posted on YouTube. The film, which denigrates the Prophet Mohammed, has been blamed for sparking deadly protests in Egypt and Libya.
The protests coincided with an attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador. On Tuesday, the State Department said it never believed the Sept. 11, 2012, attack was in reaction to the film.
"My client was not the cause of the violence in the Middle East," Seiden, Youssef's attorney, said outside court after the hearing. "Clearly it was preplanned and that was just an excuse and a trigger point to have more violence."
Enraged Muslims demanded punishment for Youssef, and a Pakistani cabinet minister offered a $100,000 bounty to anyone who kills him. Mir Farooq Hussini, the spokesman for an organization representing about 450 religious schools in Herat province in Afghanistan, offered a $300,000 bounty.
Hussini told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he also is offering a $500,000 reward for the killing of a cleric in Yazd province in neighboring Iran who has allegedly insulted the prophet's wife.
Federal authorities have said Youssef isn't behind bars because of the film or its content, which portrays Muhammad as a religious fraud, womanizer and pedophile. They said Youssef hasn't been truthful about his identity, using different names after he was convicted in 2010 of bank fraud.
Youssef was sentenced to 21 months in prison. He was barred from using computers or the Internet for five years without approval from his probation officer, though prosecutors said none of the violations involved the Internet.
At least three names have been revealed to be associated with Youssef in the past several weeks. Court documents show Youssef legally changed his name from Nakoula Basseley Nakoula in 2002, but he never told federal authorities, who used that as part of the probation violation case against him.
Youssef, an Egyptian-born Christian who's now a U.S. citizen, sought to obtain a passport in his new name but still had a California driver's license as Nakoula, authorities said. Youssef used a third name, Sam Bacile, in association with the film.
Authorities said Youssef used more than a dozen aliases and opened about 60 bank accounts and had more than 600 credit and debit cards to conduct a check fraud scheme.
When he was identified as Nakoula after the movie trailer went viral, federal probation officials questioned him. He denied using the name Sam Bacile, which was listed on the YouTube account that posted the trailer, and said his role in the film was limited to writing the script.
One of the actresses in the "Innocence" film, meanwhile, said her life has been threatened since the video appeared on the Web and has has sued the filmmaker in federal court, demanding that he take the film off the Internet.


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In the months following the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the citizens of Broward County have been subjected to ever-growing evidence community leaders have been culpable -- or at a minimum, neglectful in their duties. Now we learn of more problems, even as the focus of activists continues to be elsewhere.
Said a very misinformed speaker this past Saturday during a Parkland students-led protest of NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Va., "United, we will overcome a Russian-funded NRA that puts profits before lives." (A question: If they are indeed funded by the Russians, why would there need to be a focus on revenue?) The speech was made during an event dubbed the National March on the NRA, and the timing -- as well as the location -- were rather misguided.
On the very same day the nonprofit Second Amendment organization was accused of profit-chasing, a report commissioned by the Broward School Board in the wake of the Parkland school shooting was released to the public.
Since the horrific Valentine's Day massacre, when 17 lives were taken by Nikolas Cruz at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, there has been a laundry list of reports detailing various authorities failing the community. This, by allowing the troubled student to go unhelped and to act unhindered.
Adding to the list has been a dark comedy of errors leading to the release of the report. Initially, Cruz's defense lawyers argued against the commissioning of the report, stating it would prevent any chance of a fair trial. Another point made by counsel identified the report as an attempt by School Board members to clear them of responsibility. However, the board has been embattled with local media over the release of various reports, and security video from the school.
On Friday a judge ruled the report was indeed public knowledge and ordered it to be released. But then the 27-page report came out in heavily redacted form. This was said to be done to protect privacy rights; however, the School Board fumbled the effort. Instead of presenting copies of the blacked-out pages, the report was delivered as digital documents.
The Sun-Sentinel found that when the report was transferred to a secondary file format, the redactions were removed, and the full report was in fact readable. The Sun-Sentinel published much of it -- an act that disarmed the School Board.
On Monday the board asked a judge to hold the South Florida Sun Sentinel and two of its reporters in contempt of court because, the board says, the newspaper intentionally published information it knew a judge had ordered to be redacted.
"Sun Sentinel reporters Brittany Wallman and Paula McMahon, acting on a Facebook tip from a reader ... discovered on deadline the concealed text could be viewed," the newspaper reported. "The reporters quickly rewrote the story reflecting the entire report, providing the first detailed account about the school shooter's years in the school system, what the district knew about him and what mistakes were made."
Certainly the School Board was interested in more than privacy concerns. It also was interested in protecting the findings that showed a lack of sufficient support for the troubled student. This, despite the fact that Cruz had shown positive progress when placed on a special education campus in the eighth grade.
The apparent errors happened during his high school career. At one point the report notes that, following some behavioral issues, Cruz had been presented with options that were in error. It led to him opting to refuse certain services. Probably more notable, at one point Cruz requested he be placed again at Cross Creek, the school where he responded favorably to the environment therein.
The report states that after the shooter made the request, officials "did not follow through." The result was, Cruz received no special services, and no counseling, for over a year. This detail contradicts prior claims made by School Board officials that they were powerless to affect the transfer, as he was 18 years old. It also becomes yet another detail showing area authorities were derelict in certain duties.
That is why it was with dismay we saw crowds gathered outside the National Rifle Association offices this weekend. To truly bring forth changes, activists surely had gathered in the wrong location, directing their lectures and outrage at the wrong target.
Brad Slager, a Fort Lauderdale freelance writer, wrote this story exclusively for Sunshine State News. He writes on politics and the entertainment industry and his stories appear in such publications as RedState and The Federalist.


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Henry Sibley senior Brandon Lemus takes the ball away from a Hill-Murray forward. The Pioneers, however, went on to win 3-1 on their home turf Sept. 29. (Linda Baumeister/Review)
Tartan junior center Ben Engwer (26) and sophomore wing CJ Acker (23) take shots on goal in first period action against Henry Sibley. Engwer, 3 goals and an assist, helped lead the Titans to a 5-0 win at home Dec. 13. (Linda Baumeister/Review)
Behind the shutout goaltending of Tartan's Michael Hughes, the Titans made a first-period goal stand up for a boys hockey win against South St. Paul to open Metro East Conference action.
Tartan junior running back Emmanuel Willies (7) carries for a 71-yard touchdown. He ran in three on 18 carries for 224 yards. The Titans won 21-13 over Fridley Oct. 3. (Linda Baumeister/Review)
As week five of the fall football season wrapped up, Tartan gained a victory over non-conference foe Fridley. North traveled to Hastings and came away with a three-point win. Hill-Murray ventured to West St. Paul to face Henry Sibley and took it on the chin by a touchdown.
North High senior running back Deon Benson (11) pushes forward for yardage against Henry Sibley Sept. 26. Benson rushed for 161 yards on 16 carries for two touchdowns in the 21-18 Homecoming loss Sept. 26. (Linda Baumeister/Review)
Week five of the 2014 football season proved to be less than fruitful for area teams. Homecoming festivities at both Hill-Murray and North High were dampened by losses Friday, Sept. 26.
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A Solitary Step Toward Prison Reform
New York State restricts use of disciplinary solitary confinement
The prison system in the United States of America is broken. And while most of the people who work in the system, and certainly many of the people trapped in it, know that, a great many citizens do not. In large part that's because politicians refuse to acknowledge the system's broken, and indeed are still making it worse.
This week, New York State agreed to prison reforms including prohibiting the use of disciplinary solitary confinement for minors, pregnant women and limits for 30 days for inmates with developmental disabilities. Parts of the agreement still seem somewhat short of humane, but we recognize the importance of a substantial breakthrough in common prison policies that are decidedly inhumane.
Our prisons are ugly, debilitating, cruel places, often unjust and unfair. Sweeping reforms are necessary. But it wasn't so long ago even this modest step was unlikely. With that in mind we welcome New York's example.


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In Franz Kafka's short story The Hunter Gracchus the title character is unable to cross over into the realm of death and is condemned to sail the earth forever, neither dead nor alive. This haunting tale is just one of the Kafka stories that inspired composer Francisco Coll in writing his debut opera, Café Kafka. We spoke to him ahead of the opera's premiere to find out more.
Why did you turn to the works of Kafka when writing your first opera?
When I first started to think about the possible theme of the opera I didn't have an author in mind, but I did have a strong feeling about an aspect that I wanted to explore – the depth of absurdity. Kafka has been one of my favourite writers since childhood; his work is very connected with the reality of today and how current society behaves. He offers us a mirror, which means we can learn a lot about ourselves from him. But I knew that I didn't want to set one of his famous novels like The Trial or The Metamorphosis. Instead, I thought it would be good to create a long, original story from his short stories.
Annabel Arden, who is directing Café Kafka, has said it has the 'logic of dreams and nightmares'. Is this something that particularly interests you?
In my earlier works I was very influenced by surrealism. In a way, it's quite logical that I ended up writing this kind of opera, having previously written pieces that explore oneiric, or dream-like, aspects. My works Piedras and Piano Concertino are very connected with these qualities.
Meredith Oakes has written the libretto for Café Kafka – how did the pair of you work together?
It was very organic and simple – we discussed the short stories from Kafka we wanted to use and then I left it to Meredith. Once she sent me the text and I started to think about the music, I didn't feel that I needed to make many big musical decisions because it was quite evident which kind of music I needed to use – it was already all there in the text.
What has been the most challenging thing about writing Café Kafka?
To write an opera nowadays, in the era of cinema, one needs to try to make it in such a way that it doesn't become like a plastic commodity. A composer has to deal with the artificiality of the genre by finding new kinds of narrative and new ways of structuring the work.
In 2008 you began studying with the composer Thomas Adès. What effect has he had on your work?
From the beginning, he believed in my work and has showed this in the best possible way – by giving me opportunities. I have a lot to learn from him, and I'm very lucky that I can work so closely with him.
Do you have any plans to write more opera?
I loved the experience, so although I don't have any plans to write another opera at the moment, I am looking forward to doing it again in the future. I'm really excited about Café Kafka!
Café Kafka runs in the Linbury Studio Theatre from 17–19 March 2014 in a double programme with Elspeth Brooke's The Commission. Tickets are still available.
The programme is a co-commission and co-production with Aldeburgh Music and Opera North supported by Arts Council England's Britten Centenary Fund.


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Twenty-five odd years ago or so, I seem to remember my parents strapping me into their cars using duct tape, a plastic cell and a prayer. Today's kids, with their Britax superseats, seem positively enveloped in comfort and safety.
The buy-in ain't cheap ($US200 to $US310, depending on the model), but if the features boasted in the video are to be believed, nothing short of a head-on with an Abrams tank is going to give junior any sort of head injury (technical stuff follows cutesy intro):
From a gel-padded impact-absorbing base to the reinforced steel spine to Recaro-esque visual cues, this seat looks safe and, perhaps most importantly for those long Saturday morning errand runs, comfortable.
Note: If you're so inclined, the actual Recaro makes car seats, too. [CrunchGear]


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Man, I am a ball of confusion and self pity and feeling gross lately. It's really pretty ugly. I am ugly, lately.
My asthma is totally out of control; I gag and wheeze and pant every where I go. My two inhalers usually make me feel better for about an hour; then it's back to wheezing and panting. I've been to the doctor several times; he doles out antibiotics that never make me feel better, and usually make me feel worse, until I've given up, I think.
I've gained some weight, which I think bothers me less than I keep telling myself it should. I've always done this, gained and lost and gained and lost. It's just that when I get on the gained side of things, and I get all those surprised and pitying looks from people I haven't seen in a while, or even from people I've seen recently, it gets a bit difficult. Phil through it all tells me that I am beautiful, that he will never think I'm not beautiful. He says things like, "You can probably still wear your old jeans if you just lay down on the bed to zip them." And I can't help but reply, "Yes, but then I'll look like ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag. NO MUFFINTOPS."
I've hit one of those walls in which every day feels like the movie Groundhog Day- I do the same things, day-in and day-out, and I'm not able to satisfy anyone around me. We run out of groceries; we need to buy groceries. All the clothes are dirty; we need to wash clothes. Reed is dirty; he needs a bath. Phil's daughters come every other weekend and witness more than I'd like to admit my inability to handle regular, every day life that seems easy for everyone else they know.
I am especially concerned about Reed these days. He acts pretty normal, and we seem to have settled into a pretty good schedule as far as sleep and school and everything else. He got his purple belt in karate, meaning he moved up a level already. He's learned Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in violin, and will have a recital this December. But then, about once week, he does something awful and I get totally worked up and confused about how to react. Let me be clear- he's not abusing animals or joining the Republican Party or anything like that; he threw a rock at a passing car and scratched it. He hit a neighborhood boy in the face with a stick, scratching his face. It's mostly just the sorts of things that can honestly be passed off as "the kind of thing growing boys do now and then", that should be dealt with sternly and immediately, but not obsessed over.
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What I wish, what I think would be best, is if Reed's dad could actually help. As it is, he's doling out clichés and parenting mottos from 3000 miles away. I try to explain what's happening and it is frequently clear he's not listening, because he either asks the same questions over and over again, or asks for details that I've already given him, usually stuff that I've actually given him in writing already. When did this happen? What did the teacher say? What has Reed said about it? Where did he do that? It usually devolves into the two of us, sitting totally silently on the phone, with nothing to say to each other.
I am absolutely not sure what I'm doing, is what I'm saying. I mostly teeter back and forth between trying to suck it up and deal with it, and collapsing on Phil at the end of the day. Phil loves me and he loves Reed and he's here to help. He does things like picking Reed up from school or taking him in the mornings, taking Reed with him to his daughter's soccer games, taking Reed with him to the grocery store. But neither he nor I expected that he was pretty much going to be Reed's other parent, and it's weighing a little heavily on all of us.
So, here's where I try and remind myself about all the good stuff. Phil loves me, and I love him, and we're married to each other and we live together in an apartment that we love. Reed is smart and cute and sweet, and a joy to talk to and be around. As I write this, my best friend in the world is having her baby, and I get to go and meet him tomorrow. I have a place to live with heat and air conditioning and showers and beds, and food to eat. I have a job! That I like! We got a dog about a week ago; his name is Rocky, and he is hilariously cute (read: ugly) and sweet and well-behaved. I have a few girlfriends left who still can put up with me, and I with them.
I mean, I get it: this, too, shall pass. I will get through this, and Reed will get through this, and Phil will get through this, and we will all be happier and more grown-up and more carefree when it's over. BUT, best I can tell from other parents, it's not over for about 15 more years, so I still can't get too comfortable with it. I'm hoping God might bestow upon me a little bit more grit, a little bit more backbone to persevere through the hard times that will inevitably come. Until then, I've got Halloween candy. And American Horror Story. Seriously, what the HELL is going on in that show?
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In this application you have 3 components, the server (a class file), the communication component (a class file) and the client application. We will look at all 3 of these components individually, and how the can combine to create your basic chat application. The first component, the chat server, is where the messages are sent back and forth between the client and the server. Before writing any methods you need to add the following references to your class.
using System.IO; using System.Net; using System; using System.Threading; using Chat = System.Net; using System.Collections;
I know some of you are going to look at the 5th reference and ask questions regarding Chat = System.Net. When adding references in C# you are allowed to add aliases to your references, thus allowing you to have multiple uses of the same Namespace at the same time, acting as 2 different objects.
NOTE: To use Aliases for the Namespace reference it has to be in conjunction with the Using Statement.
The first thing we do in our Server class is create 3 global variables, 2 are Hashtable variables, and the third is a TCPListener variable, which is used to listen for connections from TCP Clients.
System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener chatServer; public static Hashtable nickName; public static Hashtable nickNameByConnect;
These three variables will be used throughout our ChatServer.cs class file. Next, is the Public ChatServer() method, this is where we start the chat server and connect. We will then use our TCPListener object to check if there are any pending connection requests. If there are pending requests we then create a new connection, let the user know they're connected, then create our DoCommunication Object.
We'll get to the DoCommunication object later in this tutorial. Here is the code for this method
public ChatServer() { //create our nickname and nickname by connection variables nickName = new Hashtable(100); nickNameByConnect = new Hashtable(100); //create our TCPListener object chatServer = new System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener(4296); //check to see if the server is running //while (true) do the commands while (true) { //start the chat server chatServer.Start(); //check if there are any pending connection requests if (chatServer.Pending()) { //if there are pending requests create a new connection Chat.Sockets.TcpClient chatConnection = chatServer.AcceptTcpClient(); //display a message letting the user know they're connected Console.WriteLine("You are now connected"); //create a new DoCommunicate Object DoCommunicate comm = new DoCommunicate(chatConnection); } } }
Next, since this is a basic chat application, we need a method for sending our messages to all that are connected. Here we create a StreamWriter object, used to write our messages to the chat window, a TcpClient Array, to hold all the TcpClients for all connected users, then we copy the users nickname to the chat server window. After that we create a loop, looping through all the TcpClients, we check if the message eing sent is empty or that index of our TcpClient array is empty. From there we send our message to the chat window, and flush to make sure the buffer is empty.
In your Catch, of our Try...Catch block, is where we handle the Exception that is caused when a user leaves or disconnects. We display a message letting the users know that that person has disconnected, we remove that nickname from the list, then dispose of that users TcpClient instance. Here is the code for this method
public static void SendMsgToAll(string nick, string msg) { //create a StreamWriter Object StreamWriter writer; ArrayList ToRemove = new ArrayList(0); //create a new TCPClient Array Chat.Sockets.TcpClient[] tcpClient = new Chat.Sockets.TcpClient[ChatServer.nickName.Count]; //copy the users nickname to the CHatServer values ChatServer.nickName.Values.CopyTo(tcpClient, 0); //loop through and write any messages to the window for (int cnt = 0; cnt < tcpClient.Length; cnt++) { try { //check if the message is empty, of the particular //index of out array is null, if it is then continue if (msg.Trim() == "" || tcpClient[cnt] == null) continue; //Use the GetStream method to get the current memory //stream for this index of our TCPClient array writer = new StreamWriter(tcpClient[cnt].GetStream()); //white our message to the window writer.WriteLine(nick + ": " + msg); //make sure all bytes are written writer.Flush(); //dispose of the writer object until needed again writer = null; } //here we catch an exception that happens //when the user leaves the chatroow catch (Exception e44) { e44 = e44; string str = (string)ChatServer.nickNameByConnect[tcpClient[cnt]]; //send the message that the user has left ChatServer.SendSysMsg("** " + str + " ** Has Left The Room."); //remove the nickname from the list ChatServer.nickName.Remove(str); //remove that index of the array, thus freeing it up //for another user ChatServer.nickNameByConnect.Remove(tcpClient[cnt]); } } }
The next method we introduce is a way to send a system message, this method is almost identical to the SendMsgToAll method, except here we dont dispose of the TcpClient instance, since the message is being sent by the system, not a user.
public static void SendSystemMessage(string msg) { //create our StreamWriter object StreamWriter writer; ArrayList ToRemove = new ArrayList(0); //create our TcpClient array Chat.Sockets.TcpClient[] tcpClient = new Chat.Sockets.TcpClient[ChatServer.nickName.Count]; //copy the nickname value to the chat servers list ChatServer.nickName.Values.CopyTo(tcpClient, 0); //loop through and write any messages to the window for (int i = 0; i < tcpClient.Length; i++) { try { //check if the message is empty, of the particular //index of out array is null, if it is then continue if (msg.Trim() == "" || tcpClient[i] == null) continue; //Use the GetStream method to get the current memory //stream for this index of our TCPClient array writer = new StreamWriter(tcpClient[i].GetStream()); //send our message writer.WriteLine(msg); //make sure the buffer is empty writer.Flush(); //dispose of our writer writer = null; } catch (Exception e44) { e44 = e44; ChatServer.nickName.Remove(ChatServer.nickNameByConnect[tcpClient[i]]); ChatServer.nickNameByConnect.Remove(tcpClient[i]); } } }
Believe it or not, thats the entirety of the ChatServer Class, simple isnt it. Working with Tcp objects can be fun, as you can do so much with them. In this simple application you could add the functionality to send files back and forth between users, and more. That may be the end of the ChatServer Class, but its not the end of creating our application.
The next component to look at is the DoCommunicate Class. This is the component that does the work for our server. For a chat application to work efficiently, and work as people expect a chat application to work, it needs to be a multi-threaded application. Meaning each user is running in their own thread, which allows for the messages to be sent and received in real time. Multi threading gives the illusion that multiple activities are happening at the same time.
The main purpose of multi threading is to improve performance. With each user in the chat application operating on their own thread, users don't have to wait for one user to be finished to send their message, they're able to send them simultaneously. C# has some powerful items in the System.Threading Namespace, which is used for, you guessed it, running multiple threads and synchronizing them.
For our DoCommunicate.cs class file we need the following references
using System.IO; using System.Net; using System; using System.Threading; using Chat = System.Net; using System.Collections; using PC;
Once again we add an alias to an instance of the System.Net Namespace reference, this prevents namespace collisions in our class. Like the ChatServer class, the first thing we do in our class is create some global variables, 4 of them:
- A TCPClient object
- A StreamReader object
- A StreamWriter object
- And a string object
public DoCommunicate(System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient tcpClient) { //create our TcpClient client = tcpClient; //create a new thread Thread chatThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(startChat)); //start the new thread chatThread.Start(); }
Notice when we create our new Thread we pass it a method called startChat. We'll get to this method momentarily, but first we need to do a couple things that startChat relies on. Once the thread is created and
started, we need to get the nickname the user wishes to use. For this we use the GetNick method we created. Here we simply ask the user what their nickname is, then return that value to the startChat method.
private string GetNick() { //ask the user what nickname they want to use writer.WriteLine("What is your nickname? "); //ensure the buffer is empty writer.Flush(); //return the value the user provided return reader.ReadLine(); }
Now lets look at the aforementioned startChat method. Here we create our StreamReader and StreamWriter objects and set the global string variable nickName to the value returned from the GetNick method. Next thing we do is check to ensure that the nickname provided by the user doesn't already exist, if it does we prompt them for a nickname until we find one thats not already in use.
Once they provide a valid nickname we add their nickname to the server, preventing another user from using it, then we send a system message letting the other users know there is a new user. From there we create a new Thread, which calls the runChat method. Lets first look at the startChat method
private void startChat() { //create our StreamReader object to read the current stream reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(client.GetStream()); //create our StreamWriter objec to write to the current stream writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(client.GetStream()); writer.WriteLine("Welcome to PCChat!"); //retrieve the users nickname they provided nickName = GetNick(); //check is the nickname is already in session //prompt the user until they provide a nickname not in use while (PC.ChatServer.nickName.Contains(nickName)) { //since the nickname is in use we display that message, //then prompt them again for a nickname writer.WriteLine("ERROR - Nickname already exists! Please try a new one"); nickName = GetNick(); } //add their nickname to the chat server PC.ChatServer.nickName.Add(nickName, client); PC.ChatServer.nickNameByConnect.Add(client, nickName); //send a system message letting the other user //know that a new user has joined the chat PC.ChatServer.SendSystemMessage("** " + nickName + " ** Has joined the room"); writer.WriteLine("Now Talking.....\r\n-------------------------------"); //ensure the buffer is empty writer.Flush(); //create a new thread for this user Thread chatThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(runChat)); //start the thread chatThread.Start(); }
The last method in our DoCommunicate.cs Class is the runChat method called by the new thread in startChat. This is simply for reading the current stream and sending our messages to the chat window.
private void runChat() //use a try...catch to catch any exceptions { try { //set out line variable to an empty string string line = ""; while (true) { //read the curent line line = reader.ReadLine(); //send our message PC.ChatServer.SendMsgToAll(nickName, line); } } catch (Exception e44) { Console.WriteLine(e44); } }
That is the end of our DoCommunicate class. So far you have seen how to create a chat server, a class to handle the work of the chat application. You have learned about TcpClients, TcpListeners, StreamReaders, StreamWriters, and Threads. We discussed the purpose of a multi threaded application, and how to create one, and you have learned about adding an alias to your reference to prevent namespace collision in your application.
Now that we have our chat server completely defined, we need a client application to chat with. In this application I have a single form, ChatClient, but I did this a little differently. I didn't add any controls via drag and drop, I added them at runtime, personally I wouldn't recommend this for new programmers.
First thing i our client application is a Windows API call, the reference we need is the ExitProcess function. That looks like this
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")] private static extern void ExitProcess(int a);
In void Main is where I create a new form, add my controls, set the properties of the window, WindowState, Text, and my TcpClient and call the Connect method of the System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient Class.
With the Connect method you provide the IP address, or host name, along with the port number to connect to, then it connects you to that information. Since this is a basic application, that information is hard coded into the application, with a real application you would have an area to give the user the option to specify which chat server they wish to connect to. Aside from the Main method we have three more methods:
- ChatClient_Closing: This handles what needs to be done once the user closes the application. This all happens as the form is closing.
- key_up: This is what sends our message to the chat window. Since I do it on the key up event, they will see what you're typing as you trype. For an actual application this functionality would be added to a Send button, or when the user hits Enter.
- Run: This is the running of the chat application, reading the current stream and appending it to the current contents of the chat window, and placing the cursor at the end of the text already in the textbox you're typing your message into
First lets look at the code for the Closing Event of the form.
private static void ChatClient_Closing(object s, CancelEventArgs e) { e.Cancel = false; //exit the application Application.Exit(); //call the ExitProcess API ExitProcess(0); }
When the form closes, it calls the Application.Exit Method, then the call to the ExitProcess Function.
Next we have the code for the Control.KeyUp Event, which is what sends our messages to the chat window. In this method, we create a StreamWriter for writing to the current stream. To do this we call the GetStream Method of the System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient class. GetStream retrieves the current NetworkStream, used for sending and receiving messages across a network.
private static void key_up(object s, KeyEventArgs e) { //create our textbox value variable TextBox txtChat = (TextBox)s; //check to make sure the length of the text //in the TextBox is greater than 1 (meaning it has text in it) if (txtChat.Lines.Length > 1) { //create a StreamWriter based on the current NetworkStream StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(tcpClient.GetStream()); //write our message writer.WriteLine(txtChat.Text); //ensure the buffer is empty writer.Flush(); //clear the textbox for our next message txtChat.Text = ""; txtChat.Lines = null; } }
Next we have the code for our run method. This creates a StreamReader Object, using GetStream to retrieve the current NetworkStream, this will be used for reading the messages in the stream. We then append the value in the current stream, line by line, to the chat window.
private static void run() { //create our StreamReader Object, based on the current NetworkStream StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(tcpClient.GetStream()); while (true) { //call DoEvents so other processes can process //simultaneously Application.DoEvents(); //create a TextBox reference TextBox txtChat = (TextBox)client.Controls[0]; //append the current value in the //current NetworkStream to the chat window txtChat.AppendText(reader.ReadLine() + "\r\n"); //place the cursor at the end of the //text in the textbox for typing our messages txtChat.Selectionstart = txtChat.Text.Length; } }
That is the end of the tutorial Basic Client/Server Chat Application in C#. I am enclosing all three files with this tutorial. They are under the Public GNU License which means you can modify the code to suit your needs, but you need to provide a reference to the original creator of the code. Also, you are not allowed to remove the license header at the beginning of all the files in this solution.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and found it useful. I will next write a tutorial for an advanced client/server chat application, to show what can be done with the techniques we learned in this tutorial.
Thank you so much for reading
NOTE: You're going to want to take the ChatServer Class and possibly make an application out of that as well. I have it as a class file as I'm using a different implementation of the server.
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- nshepard
- 4/28/13
My Kingdom for a Manitou(a spirit being of the Algonquin Native American Indians(initially)) or any spirit being contained by the energy of a living being or even 1970's style computers, which were not known for being user friendly. That being said this film is a tribute to that kind of thinking. So far Karen Tandy(Susan Strasberg)psychic has a tumor or something growing on or out of her back. Harry Erskine(Tony Curtis) wants to help and seeks out a counter shaman John Singing Rock(Michael Ansara) in a non-threatining role, he usually plays a heavy. As the story goes along things go from bad to worse when trying to remove that nasty ol' Manitou with a "lazer." Then the entire ward gets cold and frozen , albeit without the theme to Lauras' Song.Then Tony C. tries to stop Mr. M by throwing an unthawed TYPEWRITER at him. Pretty heavy stuff. But Mr. M calls up "Satan" and the special effects kick in, 1970's disco effects. You can guess the rest.. 1,5 stars out of 5. Everyone needs a paycheck, almost eveyone...Plenty of guest cameos Burgess Meredith, Ann Southern, Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara...
The Manitou
- Toran
- 4/28/13
Love this movie! Want it on DVD! It explores the very unique world of Native American lore.
Not available in Canada
- Maureen
- 4/14/13
Unfortunately I can't watch this horror movie since it is not available on Canadian TV only US.
Tony Curtis in the 1970's
- Jamin
- 11/17/12
This movie literally just started about 20 minutes ago, it's interesting to see Tony Curtis in the late 70's as opposed to the 50's or even the 60's. he listens to Disco (even dances a little) but I have to admit, and this is probably just a reflection of the era, but the movie is a bit corny, and this one probably makes Mr. Curtis cringe a little when he knows it's coming on anywhere.
A classic suspense/horror flick
- lola
- 9/17/06
This is one of the most scariest movies I have ever seen!
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These engineers are skilled, experienced, and in demand, and they are travelling thousands of miles to build a career in Canada.
Alberta has never really been able to meet the demand for engineers within the province. About 40 per cent of the applicants for engineering licenses through Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta are from outside of the country, says APEGGA chief operating officer Len Shrimpton.
Shrimpton says a great number of foreign-trained engineers are coming from China, India, Pakistan, Romania and the U.S.
Alberta's Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook from 2006 to 2016 predicts a shortage of about 6,000 engineers of different specialties by 2016.
"There is an increasing demand for engineers globally, and for Canadian universities to keep up will be a challenge," says Laleh Behjat, assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary.
The University of Calgary has been working to ease the engineering crunch. Between 2007 and 2011 enrolments in engineering were increased by about 400 seats. Yet there is also a need for experienced engineers.
Behjat herself is internationally trained and earned her undergraduate degree in Tehran, Iran, although she earned her master's and Ph.D at the University of Waterloo.
She is also the former chair of the gender and diversity in engineering committee at the Schulich School of Engineering at the university.
About 15 per cent of the undergraduate engineering applications last year were from international students.
Many engineers, however, are trained outside of the country before arriving, and they have their set of obstacles to overcome.
"It can be a challenge for foreign-trained engineers to learn all they need to know about our standards and codes of practice, because, of course, that really varies from country to country," says Shrimpton. "But in terms of technical skills, we often find that those are really solid among international talent."
The global shortage of engineers was the central theme of the first international report on engineering published last year by UNESCO.
It said shortages were being experienced in many countries. In Denmark, for example, there will be a shortfall of 14,000 engineers by 2020.
It also said that although the number of engineering students is multiplying worldwide, percentages are dropping compared to enrolment in other disciplines.
In Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Republic of Korea, for instance, enrolment decreases between five and 10 per cent have been recorded since the late 1990s.
Ten years ago, there were twice as many engineering students at universities in Germany than today, according to Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, German Association of Engineers.
APEGGA has also been endeavouring to expedite the process in which foreign-trained engineers become licensed.
In Canada, engineering is a regulated profession, which means no one can practise engineering or call themselves an engineer without a licence, which must be obtained from the provincial association, which in Alberta's case is APEGGA.
To be licensed by APEGGA, an engineer must meet academic requirements, and experience requirements including at least one year of Canadian engineering experience.
The individual must also be of good character and reputation, demonstrate knowledge of law, ethics, and professionalism by passing the national professional practice examination, and must satisfy the English language competency requirement.
If applicants meet all the licensure requirement and are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, they can be licensed as a foreign licensee.
Although it is required to be licensed as a professional engineer (P.Eng.) or foreign licensee with APEGGA to independently practice engineering, people are allowed to work as an engineer without one as long as they are working under the direct supervision and control of a professional Albertalicensed engineer.
APEGGA, however, does much more than oversee licensing.
"Obviously our registration services are important, but we also support internationally educated engineers in other ways as well," says Shrimpton. "We offer assistance with resumes, training and a mentoring program, for example."
The organization has hosted seminars and workshops for engineers coming to Canada, as well.
A one-day workshop presented last year in collaboration with Bow Valley College was followed by six individual coaching sessions to help prepare engineers immigrating to Canada.
The seminar and coaching covered topics such as cultural complexities, resume writing, networking, interview preparation and an employment plan.
A diverse workforce, including an ethnically diverse workforce, is a benefit to the profession as a whole. Diversity definitely brings more innovation and creativity to a workplace," says Behjat.
"If you always look at a problem the same way, there's no conversation happening because you'll just rely on the solution that you've always relied on. When a diverse group of people comes together, the people tend to see the problem in different ways and really start a dialogue that can lead in new directions."
She also points out that the markets today are not local any more.
"If you want to compete in international markets, it certainly helps to understand those markets," says Behjat. "If you have engineers from Qatar on your staff, you're going to be at an advantage doing work for clients in Qatar."
And as the global demand for engineering grows, a diverse workforce will be a necessity to keep pace with development in Calgary, Qatar and everywhere in-between.
Many engineering specialties
Engineers work in a number of discplines and specialties:
Chemical engineering: Employed in oil and gas, biotechnology, synthetic materials, environmental protection and heavy chemicals.
Civil engineering: Employed in private sectors and government organizations in the areas of: materials, water resources, structures, geotechnical systems, transportation, solid mechanics, geology, environmental engineering and project management.
Computer engineering: Work in biomedical, telecommunication, control, manufacturing, power and all industries that need real-time embedded systems.
Electrical engineering: Can choose between electrical engineering stream or a minor in computer engineering. Can further specialize in: microelectronics, instrumentation, signal processing, telecommunications, control systems, power electronics and power systems.
Geomatics engineering: Work experiences include computerbased information systems, navigation and positioning, mapping and digital imaging and land surveying.
Mechanical engineering: Work in the oil and gas industry: drilling, reservoir facilities, sales and marketing, pipeline departments; manufacturing, computing, electronics and environmental engineering.
Oil and gas engineering: Focus on petroleum-related courses within chemical engineering and focus on the downhole and wellhead aspects of the oil and gas industry.
Software engineering: Participate in integrated teams to deliver software solutions to businesses that will optimize functionality, performance and cost.