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Jan 18th 2010 By Lemondrop Staff
My Worst Fear As a Mother-to-Be? A Burning Cross on Our Front Lawn
Right now, I'm four months pregnant with a biracial baby, and I live in the South. In a small town.
My husband, Fred, and I -- that's us, at left -- moved to Knoxville, Tenn., last September before I was knocked up, and I have to admit that I had my reservations (read: visions of burning crosses and white-hooded men protesting our union) while we were packing up the moving truck.
These fears weren't unfounded. Just over a year ago in Knoxville, a church which very openly welcomed interracial couples was burned to the ground. In other news, a group of three black men tortured, raped and murdered a white couple for no apparent reason. Just down the road in Nashville, a man has a statue of the founder of the KKK in his front yard -- and it's a popular tourist destination.
To expect racial tension to be high in our new hometown seemed reasonable to me.
When we got here, I was pleasantly surprised. Our neighbors welcomed us -- not with pitchforks, but with open arms. When we go out downtown, instead of stares and racial slurs, we get smiles and nods. And then we found out we were pregnant. That's when I began to panic.
As a new mom, I'm sure that I have the same fears as most other new moms: Will I be a good mother? Will my child be healthy? Will I have to watch reruns of "SpongeBob Square Pants" ad nauseum? But being the mother of a biracial baby, I have another, unique-to-me-and-my-kid fear: Will my child feel like an outcast in our community?
Yes, everyone we've met so far has been lovely. And I've come to the conclusion that hateful, racist extremists probably settle in a wide variety of places, but, thankfully, they are few and far between.
Diversity, however, is another matter altogether.
I loved living in Atlanta and New York City (the two places I lived prior to Knoxville) because there were so many different cultures represented in those towns. Fred's and my social circle was like a "We Are the World" video, made up of friends who were black, white, Chinese, Turkish, German, Filipino, Mexican ... you get the idea. I loved the idea of raising our biracial kids in an environment where being "different" was the norm, not the exception.
In Knoxville (and I assume a lot of other small towns in America), there are a majority of white people, a minority of black people ... and that's about it. Whenever I see another interracial couple, I resist the urge to run up to them and say, "Will you be our friends?" When I was complaining to my husband that we couldn't find decent Chinese food in this town, he joked, "Have you seen any Chinese people here?"
It's disheartening to me that in an age where we have a biracial American president (that the majority of our population voted into power), I'm wary of raising biracial children in an American town. Why? Because even though we haven't had crosses burned on our front lawn, we as a country are not "post-racial," as many people would like to believe. I believe that while there may not be all-out racial hate wars on our streets, we're not exactly all holding hands and singing "Kumbaya" either.
Since the Civil Rights movement, instead of becoming increasingly integrated, our country is becoming increasingly self-segregated, which wasn't apparent to me until I moved to a small town. I think political correctness is partly to blame: A lot of white people (especially in the older generations) are afraid of saying the wrong thing and being labeled as racist, so they confine themselves to the social circle they are most comfortable in -- an all-white one.
Being called racist in today's society is almost as bad as being called a baby killer. Just look at Trent Lott and Imus. Yes, the comments they made were incredibly offensive: Imus (in)famously referred to the black members of a women's college basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," as recently as 2007.
But instead of taking the opportunity to turn a negative into a positive -- discussing the comments and why they were offensive, we stamped "racist" on their foreheads and shipped them away so as not to blemish our politically correct landscape.
In an effort not to be labeled racist, white people often walk on eggshells, uncomfortable and unsure of what to say to a black person. In fact, in a 2008 study on race, when a white person was interviewed by a black person on racial issues they reported higher levels of anxiety than when they were interviewed by a white person. This effectively kills real communication, and true understanding -- the cornerstones of what is needed for our country to truly become post-racial.
Until that happens, I will worry about the future of my little one. Will he feel the need to choose either the white culture or the black culture in our small town to fit in? Will kids at school make fun of him because they've never been exposed to diversity by their parents? Will we be able to expose him to enough diversity to open his eyes to the various cultures and wonderful differences in our country and our world?
What's the solution? I'm not sure. We've pondered moving back to Atlanta, or New York, or another big city, where our children will be exposed to more diversity, less self-segregation and hopefully, less racism. But is running away really the answer? Don't we then just become part of the problem?
So, for now, I write articles like this one, hoping that people will be forced to take a look at themselves, and their lives, and wonder: Am I part of the problem, too?
Colleen Oakley is a freelance writer and editor in Knoxville, Tenn. Her work has appeared in Redbook, Marie Claire, Women's Health, Fitness and Martha Stewart Weddings. She is currently working on her first novel.
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By Kelly
It sounds like you're hanging out in the wrong places in Knoxville if you've never seen any Chinese people. I guess it takes a while to find the non-mainstream good restaurants, too. I've lived in Knoxville my whole life and only discovered Hong Kong House recently. (It's a good sign when they have a whole separate "American Chinese" menu for the lame people.)
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Monday 18 January
By Susannah Perry
As someone who was born and raised in Knoxville, I understand your concerns but I was to encourage you to look beyond the small town label you have given Knoxville. What was, formerly, a small and unaccepting typical Southern town has undergone a huge change in recent years.
Yes, there are incidents, horrible terrible unspeakable crimes, like the ones you mention. But in the wake of those crimes there is a community that is learning from them, coming together to try and overcome the scars left by hate crimes and ignorance. There are people all over this town who are accepting and welcoming of interracial couples and children. And why shouldnt they be? It's a shame that this kind of acceptance has to be "learned" when it seems that it should be a non-issue. People are all just that... people. human beings. We are all the same. Knoxville is a wonderful place to grow up and to raise a family but you are right, diversity is not one of its strong points.
But a lack of diversity does not automatically mean your child will not be accepted with open arms. I'm so glad that, for the most part, your experience in moving here was better than you expected. It sounds like you received plenty of Southern hospitality and that you've found it to be a pretty welcoming place.
Knoxville will always be a Southern town. There will always be people who refuse to accept anything other than their own pure lily white existence and will see anything different as a threat to their way of life (whatever that may be). But those people exist all over the country and they are in other locations in much greater concentration. (I just spent 7 years in Augusta, Georgia... trust me on that one!! Knoxville is CENTURIES ahead of Augusta.)
I understand your fear for your unborn child. I am one of those people whose mind goes to a dark place and I find myself fearing the worst. But I don't think you have any reason to believe that the people you've met would be any less welcoming of your beautiful child than they were of you and your husband. I so hope you decide to stay in this growing town. As I mentioned, its a wonderful place to grow up. Especially when your child would have the added benefit of parents who help them experience diversity and all the positive lessons it can bring to his or her life.
Sunday 24 January
By msb3564
You may have spent 7 years in Augusta but I've lived in Augusta for 45 years. If you don't like it then leave it. Like I say, don't let the door hit you in the a**! I have an inter-racial couple that moved in next to me,,,,,accepted it and then the true colors came out when the black man shot at my dog, called my kids racist & cursed at my daughter. I'm not putting a stereotype on every couple but look at the hand I was dealt and my only choice is to move because I hate coming home to a place that I've lived for 24 years and knowing I have to see their smug, ignorant faces!
Wednesday 27 January
By Stacey
Wow - I couldn't have said this better myself! I was born and raised in Knoxville and have lived the last 12 years in the Metro Detroit area which is so highly diversified. Your comments hit the nail on the head exactly! Thank you for setting the record straight.
Monday 18 January
By Amy
Give Knoxville a chance! I've lived here 9 years and, like you, I'm a white girl who's dating a black guy. All of his black friends have white girlfriends and biracial children (we don't have kids). We've been together a year and a half, and we go out all the time. We've never had any problems with people saying/doing anything racist or being rude. Also, I work in the school system, and believe me, there are a lot of biracial children in this area. Your child won't be the exception. Good luck, welcome to Knoxville, and I hope everything works out for you!
Saturday 23 January
By robert
Amy, keep saying it and maybe you will believe it.
Sunday 24 January
By MK
Knoxville sounds like a place to avoid.
And yes, guest blogger, you ARE part of the problem.
Sunday 24 January
By Joe
That's right! You can always flock to others exactly liek yourself!!! Ya know, do the EXACT same thing in which you are fearing lol Just liek this "person" who posted above, you can hang out with only YOUR kind and talk garbage about ALL the other peopel around you! How SAD! Make NO MISTAKE about things either, HIS side of the family feel EXACTLY as most all others do as well, you'll NEVER be accepted there either so you had best find a crowd just like what you are! Maybe you can email this poster above and yall can get together, compare your black studs and talk garbage about everyone else while you do huh? No, I don't feel sorry for YOU one bit, I do however feel sorry for that child you about to bring into this world though, he'she DESERVES BETTER parents, the kind that don't just think and do for themselves.
Friday 14 May
By proud and white
Well, thats sad that you ruined yourself by f...ing a n...ger! You and all other white whores who f... n..gers should be shot!
Your disgusting!
Monday 18 January
By Deborak King
I have lived in Knoxville for about a year and a half. I moved from a real small town in South Carolina. Knoxville is realy not as small as you seem to think, and is fairly diverse. I have two school age children whose peers and friends are from many countries.In our neighborhood there are several ethnic grocery stores/delis. There are a lot of UT grad students from outside the US with families in this area. There is also a program in Knoxville that resettles refugees from other countries in the area. 400 families came in last year alone.This is the South and I am white, but I have never in the time I have lived and worked in Knoxville heard anyone say anything negative about biracial couples.The older generations may still be internally bothered, but I think in general most people of whatever color just what to live their lives and don't hve the time or energy to worry or care about who is mixing with whom.I know I don't
Monday 18 January
By Amber
Moving may not help. I believe racism starts at home. I;m sure ther are racist people in New York and other big cities. As far as your unborn child goes, please keep in mind that he may consider himself biracial but more than likely he will be viewed and treated as a black man in our society. I think Don Imus' comments stirred up quite enough conversation. His comment was not only offensive but ignorant and there was really no misinformation behind the comment to BE corrected/discussed. I'm sure he knew exactly what he was saying and how offensive, racist, and insulting it would be. And "what white people should say to a black person"?.... and these "eggshells" are definately present but thet are more within the minds of white society than something black people are creating. I do believe that you can RESPECTFULLY inquire about another persons culture and get first hand answers if you first acknowledge your own ignorance pertaining to it.
If you believe you already know the answer then you are not asking a question, you are trying to affirm you opinion.
THAT is how questions about race end up being offensive.
Monday 18 January
By S.A. Hudson
Ms. Oakley, I really do believe that your intentions in addressing race and race relations are sincere. But, as an amateur critical race theory analyst, I'm concerned about your racial lens. Your suggested approach to race relations, while well-intentioned, is too facile and unidimensional to either honestly dissect systemic racism OR effectively guide your child through the complicated process of growing up biracial. Confronting racism in a sincere way isn't about asking Black people to make White people comfortable during race dialogue - at least not if you're doing it right.
If you haven't had the opportunity, please read "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race" by Beverly Daniel Tatum. Also, an excellent anti-racist resource for parents of all races that specifically addresses rasing bi/multiracial children in a racist world is http://loveisntenough.com/ Being honest and courageous with ourselves enables us to be better parents and role models to our children.
Sunday 24 January
By Leila
"Confronting racism in a sincere way isn't about asking Black people to make White people comfortable during race dialogue"
Not once did she ask that. She merely used that as an example of racial studies. I'm glad Mrs. Oakley mentioned that there is racism present in other races besides white. I'm tired of minorities stamping "racist" on every white's forehead while demanding the end of racism and stereotypes in the same breath. It's pure hypocrisy. As a further note, there has been studies done that segregation is a natural human instinct based on visual cue and further down the line into more abstract reasons.. It has been shown that people will segregate themselves even down to the color of their shirt. The only times during these studies that the groups (many racial) integrated was when they were given a common goal. The subjects were children! This means they weren't corrupted by politics and political correctness yet. It's much like fish in schools. Being in groups of people just like you provides protection. It's a simple tribal/community behavior or if you would like to call it a mob behavior.
Tuesday 26 January
By masa
I just want to mention to you that the word RACISM is defined in the English Dictionary as the belief that a race(s) is by nature more superior to other races and the hard truth is that the White race has been known throughout History to view itself as superior. With better education that MYTH is being slowly but surely dispelled because a superior person is one who understands the simple fact that our shades are only as deep as the skin and has nothing to do with who we can become, given an equal chance. I do believe though that a few in other races have allowed White racism to get to them to a point that they want to "fight" back in thought, word and deed and that makes them NO better. If you are observant you'll notice that whenever there's a discussion on race like the above article, MORE White people come out angrily to demonize ALL Black people and I'll challenge you to go ahead and count those of the White race who are angry at this woman just for seeing a man, and NOT just a Black man. To such backward thinkers I always say, the belief that ALL White people are good is a MYTH, just like one that ALL Black people are bad is also a MYTH and that goes for ALL the races of OUR world.
msb3564 above, says he "accepted" an interracial couple that moved next to him but they turned out to be bad neighbors! First off, it was NOT his place to do this couple a favor by "accepting" them as his neighbors because like him, they moved there because they could afford to. The couple probably acted the way they did because of this person's attitude that even though he was better than them, he was doing them a favor by accepting them in his neighborhood. Yes, it's those kinds of subtle forms of racism that only Black people can see from experience that are really INFURIATING because most White people will quickly deny or dismiss it. Second, all across America there are some bad neighbors who are White but their fellow White neighbors will not relate that to their race yet as soon as it is a different race especially Black, then my, oh my, race will be the first thing mentioned. That is the DEFINITION of racism and honest self-examination is what's required to end it. Tim Wise's "White Like Me" says it better because it is kind of from the horse's mouth so to speak. He, being White, found himself doubting the ability to land a plane safely, of two pilots flying a plane he was boarding just because they were Black. He says he had to catch himself and stop such negative thinking which he candidly says a lot of White people have about Black people no matter their achievements in life. It's 2010 C.E. people, you CAN'T turn back time and that's a FACT!
Monday 18 January
By citizen
So what do you want Knoxville to do? Start importing truckloads of black people to make you feel better?
Why move to a town only to complain "ew I don't like this...ew I don't like that"? Then move.
Sunday 24 January
By Anne Howerton
And you call yourself a citizen? - you are a very sad excuse for a human being.
Tell me - why do you think you are better than her or anyone else for that matter?
Sunday 24 January
By carolync1944
mrs oakley we all have choices and you choose to marry a black man. And i hope you live happy ever after. Being from the south ,small quiant town clinton louisiana,about 27 miles north of baton rouge, can i tell you the blacks are welcomed into most churches here in the south. some of my best friends are black. now let's move on. WOULD I WANT MY CHILD TO MARRY OUT OF HER RACE.? NO. DOES THIS MAKE ME A RACIST? NO. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WILL I N WELCOME THIS PERSON INTO MY FAMILY? YES . I FEEL THE RACE CARD IS PLAYED IN TO MANY CASES. I AM SICK OF JESSIE JACKSON ,AND ALL THE NAACP LEADERS WANTING TO TAKE TO THE STREETS AS THEY SAY,JUST BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GO THEIR WAY. AGAIN AS I SAID WE ALL HAVE CHOICES, AND AS FAR AS THE WHITES THAT DOES NOT SHARE YOUR VIEW (BLACKS ALSO) YOU WILL NEVER SEE THEM HOLDING HANDS AND SINGING KUM-BAA-YAA. AND THAT IS THEIR FREEDOM OF CHOICE.
Monday 25 January
By crewsgurl
All of u r stupid. You all keep forgetting this child is an innocent human being. And for the record nobody should be judged by the color of their skin. Poverty is a major problem all over the world. It doesnt have a color. So for you guys putting down the black man here is some statistics for your asses. I live in north carolina and it is just as many white people on welfare as blacks. Be careful how you judge, it may be you in the same shoes!!!
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Still, what Nintendo didn't have to do with this new Anniversary Edition is update it with two new areas - Realm Of Memories and The Hero's Trial - the first of which will wow Zelda veterans.
The other big difference between the original and Four Swords Anniversary Edition is the ability to play the game on your own. The original was a multiplayer game that sent two to four players on a rupee chase around random dungeons as they attempted to save Zelda from the clutches of the evil Vaati.
Now you can go on this journey alone although you will still control two Links. A quick blow of the whistle will make the pair join together and you can separate them again by pressing the R button. There are times when you'll need to separate them in order to progress while you'll need them together in order to do something like light a flame with both swords.
Treated as a single-player adventure, Four Swords is one of the shortest in the Zelda canon. After an exhaustive tutorial in the Chamber Of Insights, you're sent to The Sea Of Trees, Talus Cave and Death Mountain before getting the keys to Vaati's Palace where you can take on the Wind Mage.
There are two levels in each before you reach a boss battle and you'll have defeated Vaati in three hours at the most.
You see, there's very little in the way of puzzles in these dungeons and unlike traditional Zelda adventures, there isn't a twisting story to follow. You simply work your way through these levels, taking out enemies with your sword and collecting rupees.
While it's great to be able to play Four Swords on your own, what you will miss out on if you choose not to play it with friends is the thrill of the rupee chase.
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Also, when things do start to get tough in The Realm Of Memories, you could do with a hand to take out multiple enemies. When tiles are flying out you and multiple Stalfos are lobbing bones at you, you could do with a pal to help out. It's proof that Four Swords is still best enjoyed as a multiplayer experience.
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prothesisLine breaks: pro|thesis
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noun (plural protheses /-siːz/)
1 [mass noun] Christian Church (Especially in the Orthodox Church) the action of placing the Eucharistic elements on the credence table.
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But it was the last domain available! (1049 comments)
You mean putting my @clownpenis.fart email address on my resume is a bad idea?
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But it was the last domain available! (1049 comments)
You mean putting my @clownpenis.fart email address on my resume is a bad idea?
Re:The Law of Unintended Consequences (1364 comments)
This isn't an assault on anything, the public has every right to know which among them votes for whatever. Dave Chapelle had it right, this country seems to think that the way you vote is the most private information. That shouldn't be the case, if you're voting in a public election then your vote should also be public. In fact, you should be proud to stand up and say you voted for any one thing. If you're not proud to say that, then why did you vote?
There are a few reasons you can't (and shouldn't be able to) tie a name to a ballot: bribery and coercion, to name two.
If Joe can make a few bucks voting for Mr. A instead of Mrs. B, when he couldn't care less about the outcome of the election, why wouldn't he?
Should the management of Acme Co. be able to award bonuses to those who vote for a favored candidate, and demote or fire those who don't?
Re:it makes sense (512 comments)
I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.
Cleanliness of a donut shop? Really? (260 comments)
It seems that these First Amendment cases are always about the most trivial and petty things possible. I fully expect the next one to revolve around whether or not yo momma is so fat, and how fat she is.
Re:Is it just me ? (451 comments)
Is it just me
Yes, it is just you, because the rest of us know the difference between "kindle" and "kindling."
Not enough time (682 comments)
"If so, then what is holding you back from realizing your full potential?"
I'm swamped with numerous projects. If I had the time, I'd go back and fix the kludgey spaghetti-code nightmares that I've conjured up, but since they work for their intended purposes, other projects that are more important to my management-types get priority.


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Ben Sherman was a legend in his own right. A man described as 'always embracing the new and the different'; someone constantly searching for the best of things. He disliked regularity, preferring to search out things that were perceived as unavailable to him. He was a passionate businessman with an artist's soul.
In 1963 he launched the first Ben Sherman shirt influenced by the classic American Ivy League shirt.
This British youth culture embraced the Ben Sherman shirt, loving it for its quality, slim-fitting style, its colour and unique design.
As a tribute to the British youth now go for the real Britishness with union flag printed, or red and blue colored shirts. Or make a deliberate style choice by #buttonup (buttoning up the top button of YOUR shirt). Something that's been done since 1963.


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On Friday, April 19, 2013 the Learning Enhancement Center, along with others from the Southern Miss campus, recognized Dr. Stacy Creel, Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, and Dr. Jayme Foster, Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing and Fashion Merchandising, for their innovative strategies in the classroom.
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No, I don't think I agree with you. We don't all know who she's talking about, and if you do, then you must think that all black people, hop-hop, and rap fans must conform to these ill-fitting stereotypes. When I visualize the song in my mind, I see entitled frat boys and debutantes and the [...]


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It's been a glorious few weeks in London, with warm sunny days and hardly a cloud in the sky. And with the heatwave forecast to continue and the skies set to remain gloriously blue across the UK for a good while yet, there's rarely been a better time to get outside and enjoy the sights.
Making the most of the sunshine, I enjoyed a lunchtime stroll along the River Thames. From the world's most visited modern art gallery, the Tate Modern on London's Southbank, I weaved past holidaymakers, school children and office workers in shirtsleeves and summer dresses as I walked across the Millennium Bridge – or the wobbly bridge as it remains affectionately called by Londoners after it's unsteady launch thirteen years ago.
It's now perfectly stable and affords some lovely views downriver towards Tower Bridge, the City and the 72-storey skyscraper, the Shard – the tallest building in the EU, which dwarfs Southwark Cathedral and everything else nearby.
I reached the steps of another of London's most recognisable landmarks, St Paul's Cathedral and admired it's beautiful dome before heading back across the river and enjoying a well-earned pint of beer by Shakespeare's Globe theatre, sitting in the sunshine by the water's edge. Lets hope it stays like this for the rest of the summer!
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a lovely day!
All photos are pretty good. Every places are my favorite places and i would like spend more time with these places. Wonderful thanks for this article.
I look at your nice pictures and I think you had very interesting journey. I have never been in UK but I'm learning English. And one day I will be able to visit London too!
South Bank is my absolute favourite place to go in the summer. I love the fact that they tidied it up a bit for the olympics by adding that garden near the eye. Actually South Bank is my favourite place in winter too when it has the German market. I just love London, can't wait to go back!


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If you are using django-haystack, you may notice that filter by None won't work:
from haystack.query import SearchQuerySet
Haystack won't report any error and will return no results.
Workaround for this I found by using Raw input field type value. So, solution follows:
from haystack.inputs import Raw
SearchQuerySet().exclude(some_field=Raw("[* TO *]")})
Other way around, filter all documents that have non-emtpy field value:
from haystack.inputs import Raw
SearchQuerySet().filter(some_field=Raw("[* TO *]")})
This could work for SOLR too and for other Haystack backends one can apply the same concept but with specific syntax of backend search language.
This solution is posted to StackOverflow where one can find more details: http://stackoverflow.com/a/22576854/565525
I have a form that contains forms.URLField:
class MyForm(ModelForm):
long_url = forms.URLField(label=_(u"URL" ), max_length=300, required=True,)
When a user inputs value that has trailing spaces, default URLField validation fails: Enter a valid URL.
I haven't found some standardized and elegant way how to allow this, and looking into the source of django.form forms.py and fields.py I found several ways how to workaround this.
Chose inheriting Form._clean_fields method and changing form.data before validation occurs. Form.data is immutable QueryDict instance, so I needed to override this.
def _clean_fields(self):
if "long_url" in self.data:
orig = self.data._mutable
self.data._mutable = True
self.data["long_url"] = self.data["long_url"].strip()
self.data._mutable = orig
return super(MyForm, self)._clean_fields()
This could be generalized, i.e. how to prepare field values for all input fields before validation. Example, remove leading and trailing blanks from all string fields. Create a custom base ModelForm class which needs to be inherited. This implementation is more robust, since it supports MergedDict object too (dict attribute contains list of QueryDicts which are merged):
class MyModelForm(ModelForm):
def _clean_fields(self):
for qdict in getattr(self.data, "dicts", [self.data]):
orig = qdict._mutable
qdict._mutable = True
for k, v in qdict.iteritems():
if isinstance(v, basestring):
qdict[k] = v.strip()
qdict._mutable = orig
return super(MyModelForm, self)._clean_fields()
class ShortenUrlNewForm(MyModelForm):
long_url = forms.URLField(label=_(u"URL" ), max_length=300, required=True,)
This can be applied for normal Forms too.
django has one interesting tag:
Outputs a whole load of debugging information, including the current context and imported modules.
I use this boilerplate to display it properly:
<pre> {% filter force_escape %} {% debug %} {% endfilter %} </pre>
Other debug template techniques I posted on stackoverflow.
edit hosts:
sudo vim /etc/hosts
and add:
127.0.0.1 somesite.zz
127.0.0.1 robert.somesite.zz
127.0.0.1 lujo-lujo.zz
127.0.0.1 robert.lujo-lujo.zz
test it:
- start local dev server # in my case django app
- open browser: robert.somesite.zz
Usually OS X application can have multiple active windows. One can see the list of opened windows in application Window menu bar, and change the focus by selecting one of them. I was searching for some OS X keyboard shortcut to do this without mouse. There are several ways to do this (https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343), but I find these two the most convenient:
The important thing is that the cycling is done through all windows of all opened applications - like a "better" alt-tab.
Recently I needed to solve algorithm problem "sum digits of all whole numbers to nr N". I wanted to find out solution that scales, i.e. that doesn't iterate through all numbers. After playing around with algorithm, I found it out.
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In my spare time I'm learning clojure.
Haven't done any serious stuff (yet), but I have been solving problems on 4clojure.com. I was pretty satisfied how it went, and my final goal was to reach top list 200.
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The last few days I was answering questions on stackoverflow - mainly related to python and db2. It came out a bit addictive. Now I have 20 answers, raised my reputation to 449 and reached top 10% this week :).
Check my profile at http://stackoverflow.com/users/565525/robert-lujo .
Update: The addiction needed to stop. Resume: 51 answers, reputation > 1200. It was fun :)
Destructuring assignment (a.k.a. tuple unpack) in Python, seems to be very useful thing. The most basic variant:
»> x,y = 1,2
»> x,y
(1, 2)
what is identical to:
»> x, y = [1,2]
»> x, y = (1,2)
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Permset is simple standalone utility script to manage *nix permissions on file and directory trees based on patterns.
Check the example session to get into the idea behind.
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I know that Twitter is not bookmarking service and there are specialized services for such needs. In my case, using this way started as an experiment, but later I found this way very convenient.
I wrote a script that enables me to incrementally backup all my tweets in a textual file in YAML format, by parsing HTML Twitter pages. Explanation and the script follows …
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2002 Porsche 996 Engine failures
2002 Porsche 996 Engine failures
Interestingly enough my 99 996 check engine light came on the other day. Does anyone know how to "pull codes" from 996's
well thats no good
maybe because your engines werent broken in properly? I read european cars yearly test porsche turrbo had to have their motor replaced after only 6500 miles, but judging that its a whole bunch of journalists driving the car, they beat the shit out of it , i bet my balls they didnt bother braking the engine in they just gun it, porobably not even warm it up either, but look man you have a warannte right so dont werry the engine aint going to cost a penny :) , xcept the labor , unless porches warantee cover that too
Porsche has had plenty of complete engine failures, they have been kept hush hush but more and more reports are starting to come out. The engines dont break in properly and have a ton of blow by, as well as complete motor lock ups. Not a good thing. At least they are replacing them which is good. the other thing is that these cars are so complicated and have so much electronics running through them that 95% of the techs out there at the dealers dont even know how to diagnose problems. They can drop an engine out and put the new one in but can they disassymble one of the new motors and reassymble them, most will tell you them selves that they cant. Porsche customer service is also lacking, they need to really get on the ball and take care of customers and have better quality control on engines and other electonic parts on the cars. There have also been bad instrument clusters, bad oxygen sensors, broken factory shifter levers, and more.
First case I have ever heard of it- even in Europe I haven't heard of such as thing- but Porsche engines NEED knocking in- Porsche usually have the most reliable engines you can buy if you knock them in properly. As long as your engine is being replaced for fre you needn't worry:smile:
:mad: i recently purchased a 996, a beautiful car. the delivery date was moved back a week because the top mechanism failed. the first time i put gas into the car it spit back at me this happen over and over again and the gas gauge did not seem to be reading correctly.
i took it to the dealership and they returned it, "everything is fine"
four days later the engine stopped in the middle of the freeway at 75 mph. i pushed it off the freeway....it was flatbeded to the dealership.
the fuel gauge said there was 1/4 tank left. the s.m. claimed the relay fuse had blown. i said that the gas gauge and filling the fuel tank were not working. they tested everything and said it was fine. the car was flatbeded back to me. four days later the car was impossible to get gas into and the gauge was reading incorrectly, the dealership flatbedded the car again where it stayed for ten days. the sm and porsche dm claimed the car was fine. they tried to convince me that when the fuel tank reserve light went on there was still six gallons in the fuel tank. i asked them to put it in writing with their signatures since the owner's manual said there was only 2.6 gallons. they did not respond to my request but no longer suggested that the reserve light meant there was six gallons in the tank. when they insisted i take the car back, the dealership where i bought the car asked to check it out. i have not seen the car since june 30th. i have owned the car for nearly three months and have not seen the car for nearly half that time. i treated the car like a "gem..." warming it before i drove it, not driving it too fast.....
i am furious with the way the dealers and s.m. and d.m. have treated me and this problem. yes, the car is under warrantly....but i have spent hours and hours screwing around with this problem car. this has been a living nightmare. today, is july 28 nearly 30 days since i have not seen the car. they now admit something is wrong with the car but they are not sure what it is , when it will be fixed, when i will have the car....yet, they faxed me a release form giving me two credits on two months payment and i still don't know wha tis wrong with the car. how stupid is this picture. hush hush, i read on one of the posts? i am going to tell the world about this fiasco and the non porsche treatment i have received. i can buy a kia, save a lot money, if i want to get treated this badly!
Maybe you should report this under the state Lemon Law and just get a new car. I think the owner's manual has state by state notices in it about this law but it's been since 2002 since I looked at the book. The only problem I've had is apparently "normal" power surges at ~3200rpm in first>second gears (I posted about this in the 996 board)
this is off the topic but im soo envious of you guys being able to afford a 996! Thats my dream car, besides the new GT3. Well I was wondering what you guys do for a living. Im only 17 now so i got a while to go before i can start saving money for one.
hehe, nearly every docter i know has a porsche...thast why i wanna be one too! lol! :D
Sounds like your dealer really sucks, my father and all his friends from PCA have theirs serviced at Silver Star in Roslyn, NY and have nothing but high ratings for them. The techs are not allowed to disassembe the engine, it has to go back to Germany for disassembly and diagnosis of the reason for failure. Dads Boxster was low about a half a qt of anti-freeze and there were no sign of leakage so they air-freighted and engine and transmission in overnight from CA and added 24 months to the existing warranty. I think you guys need to get involved with PCA and do some networking and find the good reliable dealers in your area to take your cars to. Proper break in is essential to any engine no matter what people tell you, Porsche does have a recommended procudure in the manual, you did read it didn't you?? Good luck and spend the 440 to join your regional PCA group.
FYI, I'm not one of these little snot nose kids who have no clue, I'm 44 and dads 70, and participates in all of their DE events.
Why does it not surprise me how these dealers treat customers. Customer service at dealerships around the country has been dropping every year. All they want to do is sell you the car and thats it. It's like they really dont care. Most Porsche owners take their cars to specialty shops or someone they know because they have gotten tired of the crappy dealer treatment. Place's like AutoThority in Va, 911 Enterprises in TX, CEC Techart USA, and a few select others know how to take care of customers and help them out. Many of the tech's at the dealers dont even know how to diagnose problems with these new cars. And of course all they go by is what the Porsche Systems Tester diagnosis tool tells them. Many of them cant diagnose past that. Just a few years back the techs had to actually do some hard thinking and testing to diagnose a problem and tell you what the problem is. Now a days, with technology as great as it is suppose to be they cant figure out why a car keeps going low on coolant, so they just pull the entire engine out and give you a new one. At this rate a car manufacturer will go broke after a few years. I have been in the automotive Porsche aftermarket business for over 6 years now and I could write a book about what I have seen and heard from customers. I think I would call it " My experience at the dealer. "
I own a 2003 Porsche 996 (purchased in November 0f 2002) and recently had the engine replaced for the second time. The first time the engine just froze while driving a winding road, and the second was the result of the check engine light coming on and Porsche decidng to replace the engine. I don't want the car and all Porsche is willing to offer is to give me a voucher for the purchase of a new vehicle at dealer cost. Has anyone had any similar problems and resolution from Porsche?
krusty the clown
my check engine light on my brand new 996 came on the other day i fixed it rather easily i drove the shitbox into a river best thing i ever did i went out and bought a brand new pontiac aztec lowered with some bichin 24 inch wheels its ugly but better than a porsche
Sam I am
my check engine light on my brand new 996 came on the other day i fixed it rather easily i drove the shitbox into a river best thing i ever did i went out and bought a brand new pontiac aztec lowered with some bichin 24 inch wheels its ugly but better than a porsche
Ha Ha! you're funny.
My 1999 porsche 996 c2 trip, has just "blown" its engine. It was serviced from new at one of the Porsche centres here (stratstone wilmslow) and after the last service (end of May 2004) having covered 30,000 miles from new it went up in white smoke. The Porsche centre is unwilling to find out the caue of the problem and wishes to replace the engine at £10,000 +++. Porsche unwilling to help. Can anyone tell me how to go about this especially the bill
I have set up an email address firstname.lastname@example.com please send me the details of your car and please get others that you know to do the same. I need all those that have had total engine replacements
what i need to know is
1. The reg of car and date of first reg so that we are not acused of making up the numbers
2. The mileage and how many years old the car was when it failed.
3. What the technical problem that caused the failure eg cylinder cracked
4. How much it cost you
5. offers and time scale from Porsche eg i was first offered £0 by Porsche GB the £800 a week later
6 If you had to fist pay for the technical inspection
I will try to get an electronic profoma but just mail me at that address. Its real and i am serious about getting this going
hello all. porsche technicion here. i know all of you are pissed about the insane amount of engine replacements. yes it does suck but you have to understand porsche is the only car line that is still owned by porsche and no one else so they dont have the money as the bigger car lines. porsche is a stubborn car company and it takes a miracle to get them to change a design. i have replaced many engines failing from the same problem and the only thing porsche wants us to do is remove the complete engine and ship it back to germany so they can examine it. they are trying but they are breaking faster than they can fix them. the problem they have been having on earlier 996"s and boxsters is the engine casting was poorly made and some vehicles where experiencing cylinder sleeves breaking loose from the block causing the engine to explode itself and lockup rendering it only good for a boat anchor. they managed to get that solved. the other common problem was the intermediate shaft bearing (located on the flywheel side of engine under the crankshaft) was failing. you would here a grinding noise for a while until the bearing couldnt handle it anymore and the engine would die. this caused damage to internal parts and the block was being filed away when there was no more bearing left. it sucks but they are replacing engines until they can come up with a fix. they probably already found one and it is being applied to the replacement engine. there is no way to determine which vehicle will have the concerns.
I have a 1985 911 I got from the factory at 17K miles and now has 155K on it.
Good engine using one quart/1200 miles. Never opened.
Transmission is another issue. Major overhaul three times. When clutch was replaced it was dated 1986 so Porsche must have replaced it before I did.
Reading the posts here is SCARY even if I were a doctor !!!
can i put engine 996 twin turbo to 996 non turbo
neo the hacker
Its a common problem in 996 and boxster engines in the uk. Its the liners that lift on them, boom, its dead. but porsche will not admit that they have a problem. Its the same fault the 7 series BMW's had in the early 90's, but they agreed they had a problem and kept there reputation. If porsche don't admit this there gonna be in the s**t.
dieter delanote
hello, got a 996 from 1997 100.000 km ;engine needs to be replaced, who has had this problem ; crack in engine coolant leakage from right
tailpipe,need as much info as possible as quick as possible,please help
Jaguar D-Type
can i put engine 996 twin turbo to 996 non turbo
The 996 Turbo uses a racing-derived engine. It uses dry-sump lubrication and they don't suffer from RMS (rear main seal) leaks like the regular 996, Boxster, and now 997 models do.
My engine also suddenly failed on my Porsche 911 2002 (always well maintained), i am out warranty now (48,000 miles). Some of you in this threads mentioned that Porsche was aware of this failure and was replacing engines.
A few questions I have:
Is it an acknowledged problem by Porsche and are they ready to take on the cost? Has anyone here gone through this experience and got Porsche to help.
Thanks for any insights.
Does anyone else experienced RMS or other engine, cooling issue on 996 or Boxster? How about transmission, battery, spoiler? I would like to know how badly spread problems these are, because I had them all and very frustrated.
Thank you all in advance for huge responses.
engine's on the 996 were prone to failure because it was the first wet sump motors in the 911. they didnt design it properly, and when using the car too much, it puts wear and tear on it, causing the total failure of the engine. porsche's way of fixing this problem is replacing the motor. however when done the dealers are supposed to use new motors, some however, are lazy and just install used motors. it's also the reason that 996's are cheap compared even to a 993. that and 996's are incredibly common.
this is y the 996 turbo's and gt3's have good motors, they used race derived motors, therefor used dry sump, something porsche knows very well
last thursday lost the engine to a 2004 c4s with 56,500 miles. it quietly lost power and subsequently would not turn over. no warnings on the dash signals prior to the failure. no leaking immediately, but over time lost much of it's oil.
purchased new (single owner) and serviced on schedule. never tracked. used for commuting. pepe porsche of white plains, ny explained it was the shaft connecting the engine and the transmission, so i'm not sure it's the intermediate shaft bolt referred to in many comments above (but i presume it is).
based on what seems to be a statistically relevant number of engine failures of same sort, i'd say we have a trend.
My 2004 Porshe 996 with only 20K mi. failed yesterday. Dealer says they will have to replace the engine but Porsche requires them to run a computer diagnostic before they will decide on any financial assistance. I have not been informed as to the cause of the failure but it was preceded by loud metal clanking sounds followed by a check engine light and a drive to repair facility warning. Didn't make it the mile to my house before all the warning lights came on and the car lost all power. Is there any class action suit on this? Is there any recourse if Porsche does not offer to pay?
Same thing happened to my 98 boxster. This a widespread problem for the 97-98 years with some failures into 99. The engines failed because the cyl bores were not true so they stuck liners in. These were prone to popping out which resulted in catastrophic engine failure. This happened to my 98 boxster at 34k miles while driving along at 45mph w no warning. The Porsche dealer did disassemble the engine here. I had an aftermarket warranty which covered the disassembly and replacement w a used 98 engine (6k). I kept calling the dealer and regional manager everyday until they agreed to kick in 5k towards a new engine. I was out of pocket 1.5k which was ok since the new engine supposedly wouldn't have the problem. Yet I had no way of knowing if the new engine had the liners and this bugged me enough that traded the car in for a g35 infinity - a great car that has had zero problems with 90k on the clock. A friend had a 99 boxster with 80k who had the same problem so it was not just low mileage engines as has been commonly reported. I was thinking of getting a 996 but this thread is convincing me not to. I had been told the 996 cars were better than the boxsters and had better engines. sorry to hear this isn't true...
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Fool your friends with awesome fake holiday photos by placing yourself or others into fun holiday backgrounds. The app includes several beautiful ready to use backgrounds from famous places in Europe, Canada and the USA. Separating the foreground from the background is very easy using annotation lines. The resulting image can be manipulated using several filters such as contract, brightness, saturation, sharpness and gray-scale. Now go on and create fantastic fake holiday pictures! - Fixed some bugs - A new background


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Why would you choose a sports bike for a winter bike, I cannot think of anything worse to ride when there is snow and Ice, a good KLE 500 or BMW f650 for around a grand will take a few tumbles and wont cost you many £100s to replace the plastic if you do have a slide. and these guys get paid for their ideas???
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Reliant Robin. Drive it on a full bike licence, roof, heater, cheap to insure and run - saves all that cleaning and "will I won't I" moments on ice. Hardcore biking? No. Slightly less expensive in the event of an off? Yes.
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Rode all year 'round in New York (USA)on a Triumph Bonneville in the late 60's, an LS 650 BMW, a K1000 BMW and a Cagiva Alazzurra in the 80's, Honda 750 Four and a Kawa EX 500 in the 90's, and a big ass FJ1200 early 2000's (sometimes riding the FJ and K1000 in northern snow storms on the motorway in the tracks of 18-wheelers). The best all around, all weather, every day bikes were the Cagiva, LS 650 BMW, and the EX 500. Small, light, and easy to handle when things got slippery. The big bikes were very stable at speed though. I'm now living in Quebec, Canada where it is actually illegal to ride after Dec. 15. But that's no problem...today it was -19C when I woke up this morning. You guys are lucky over there. Ride on!
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A pilot project underway at several community health centers uses smart phones to increase access to a medical service in short supply in many parts of the country: dermatological care.
The American Academy of Dermatology and the University of Pennsylvania are collaborating on the project that is being tested in 10 cities in the United States and one in Canada.
Clinicians log their observations of patients' skin ailments using a smart phone's camera to take a photo of the affected area. They then transmit the information to the project's Web site.
A dermatologist who has volunteered to work with a given clinic visits the site to review cases and provide his or her input. Clinicians are notified via their phones when a dermatologist submits a response, and the answer arrives as an attached message.
Clinicians at the participating health centers — free clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Medicaid-only clinics — have been trained on the smart phone system. The project covers locations in San Diego, Venice, Oakland and Sacramento, Calif.; southeastern Washington state; Missouri; Virginia; Philadelphia; Boston, and Vancouver.
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Dr. Carrie Kovarik, assistant professor of dermatology, dermatopathology and infectious diseases at the University of Pennsylvania, said the goal of the teledermatology project is to make specialized care more readily available to patients who do not have ready access to it.
"Even if they have some sort of medical care coverage, specialists are not realistically available for them," she said. "The fact of the matter is, a lot of the patients with Medicaid wait 10 months to see a dermatologist."
The current pilot program stems from a proof-of-concept test last year that involved a handful of clinics in Philadelphia. That test equipped clinicians with a teledermatology application on a Samsung U900 phone. However, that didn't prove user friendly. For example, the application handled the transmission of patient data and images as separate tasks, complicating the process for clinicians.
But the trial "showed us that this method of providing dermatology consultation was possible," Kovarik said.
And the experience paved the way for the current platform, a Google Android G1 phone. Developed by ClickDiagnostics, the new application integrates the patient data and photo function for a more intuitive workflow. It also uses a touch screen; the earlier application was limited to keypad data entry.
"It has to be easy to use," Kovarik said of the teledermatology application.
The project's sponsors believe improved ease-of-use will help clinicians extend teledermatology services to more patients. Although the Philadelphia pilot project generated about 70 cases in six months — which Kovarik termed a good number of cases — she said she expects the new program to handle an exponentially higher number of cases.
In addition to usability, Kovarik said there are other considerations when developing and using smart phone applications. For example, she prefers camera phones with 5 megapixel resolution and auto-focus capability. Security and privacy are also concerns.
"We did institute full [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act] security for this app, and this, of course, is always an issue," she said, adding that ClickDiagnostics undertook the compliance task.
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"We have a political dynamic going on where, on one side of our political spectrum, a very destructive force has arisen," Schmookler added. "And on the other side of the political spectrum, there's been a failure to stand up and protect the nation against that destructiveness."
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As a mother of two girls and now a boy, I am familiar with girl outfits, but not with those for boys. Baby boy fashion is a new world I'm exploring with our newborn baby boy. Our son only has outfits that were given by our families and friends. I don't feel the need to buy more clothes for him at this age and I'm very happy with the clothes he already has. I find the blue, green and gray colors very refreshing as I am more used to putting pink and purple on my girls when they were babies. The gray bear hat and the pants are just too adorable, I am smitten by the combination of gray, green and blue! I have some more outfits that I enjoy putting on my son, but I haven't found the time to take photos of them on him. I have been busy with the newborn plus my 7-year-old and 4-year-old girls if you can imagine what it is like. I can't complain as my two girls have been quite helpful. It's a matter of juggling and I'm trying to figure out how I can balance the time with my kids, time dedicated for taking care of a baby, time for doing house chores and time for myself. It's a challenge I'm facing on a daily basis.
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awwwww He now looks so much like your second princess…. so adorable… Gland you liked the outfit :-)
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like the elephant prints! He looks tall for his age, I'm sure he has your tall genes later :)
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