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InSales.ru has released its annual review of e-commerce in Russia. Despite the challenges of delivering goods across an enormous territory with a notoriously hapless postal service, and the reluctance of many Russians to pay electronically, the outlook for the sector appears very bright. In total, $11.1 billion were spent in Russian online stores, an increase of 36% on 2011. The total number of stores increased by 30%, to 32,500, and ozon.ru passed utkonos.ru to become the most popular retailer.
Electronic and household appliances generated the most income, while clothes and shoes were by far the most popular goods, with twice as many sales per day (53,000) than any other category.
The fastest growing sectors, albeit from a low starting point, were products for the home, cosmetics & perfumes, products for pets, and presents. In each of these categories the absence of a market leader made room for lots of small retailers trying to claim a share of the market. However, perhaps the most significant growth was achieved by mobile phone and car parts retailers, which increased by 83% and 56% respectively from a much higher starting point. Probably as a result of the rapidly increasing popularity of e-books, online book sales actually fell by 7%.
While Ozon.ru, a copycat of Amazon, became the number one retailer on the Russian internet, the dramatic rise of clothes stores wildberries.ru, which climbed 6 places, and lamoda.ru, which climbed 23 places, is particularly impressive. You can read more about all these companies in RusBase's database.
Timofei Gorshkov, general director of InSales.ru, offers a positive outlook on the future of Russian online retail:
"In 2013 we expect a similar level of growth across the whole market. The penetration of international online retailers is likely to increase competition. However, Russian retailers have every chance of maintaining their dominant position thanks to their ability to develop targeted marketing strategies, their ability to overcome the challenge of delivering goods and their constantly increasing range of products. We therefore expect the number of retailers to continue to rise, along with the turnover of those stores that already exist".
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On the Road forum a post about your bike ownership history a surprising number of Sears Free Spirit Road bikes appeared on lists. I had one circa 1970? Got me around campus in fine fashion.
The thing was made in Austria. 10 speed, steel lugged frame. Great bike for the money. Frame was blue is all I can remember.
So were you the proud owner of a Sears Free Spirit Road bike?

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Missoula Sheriff's investigators call the death of a Seeley Lake toddler an accidental drowning.
NBC Montana reported Friday afternoon how 2 ½ year-old Pearl Butler wandered away from home.
A deputy found her unconscious in a nearby creek. He drove the little girl out to meet an ambulance that rushed her to the hospital in Missoula. Efforts to revive her failed.
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April 2011 Board Meeting Minutes
FSP April Board Meeting Minutes, Thursday April 28, 2011
Meeting called to order (finally) at 8:11pm on Skype. Attending: Rich Goldman, Brandon Ross, Cathleen Converse, Jody Underwood, Varrin Swearingen, Louis Calitz, Carla Gericke Post-hoc secretary: Jody
Agenda: 1. Louis steps down from Board The Board accepted Louis' resignation, with a unanimous vote (5-0-0). The Board thanked him for his service to the Free State Project as a Board member
- Carla gets added to Board Unanimous vote to add Carla to the Board. (5-0-0)
Rich Goldman got voted in to be the permanent Chair of the FSP Board (6-0-0)
- Whether to enlarge the o-list Board voted unanimously to remove two people (Pete Eyre and Irena Goddard) who have been silent on the O-list, and who have agreed to step down (6-0-0).
Discussion about whether enlarging the O-list would create too much noise. There are currently 15 people on the O-list (minus 2 for the two who just stepped down). Discussion considered whether to expand the O-list to 17 or 20. One argument for making it larger than 15 is that when that number was originally set, there were only five Board members, and now there are seven, who are all on the O-list.
Current members include: Jon M., Brandon, Chris, Carla, Cathleen, Dan, Jody, Keith, Lynn, Rich, Steve, Seth H., Varrin
The Board voted to increase O-list membership to 20 (5-1-0)
- Adjustments to the o-list Carla will coordinate with the IT folks about the O-list Someone will ask Seth H and Lynn, who are pretty quiet, to step down if it's too noisy. The Board voted on inviting Adam & Christine Sloan, Kirk McNeil, Glen Dickey, Bill Domenico, Keith Ammon, Sharon Osborne to the O-list (4-0-2)
Agenda for next time: Set a regular meeting time
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I watched Jon Stewart devilishly rip apart Republican propaganda every night for two months. I tweeted as Clint Eastwood's Chair. I applauded loudly when Bill Clinton endorsed Barack Obama. I paid furious attention when my classmates brought up legendary pollster Nate Silver and his predictions for the elections. I even debated pro-life and anti-marijuana laws. And then I realised I don't have a vote in the US presidential election.


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It is a misdemeanor crime and it would be a very good idea for you to hire a local criminal defense attorney to represent you in this case.
Especially, if you did not commit this crime and did not intend to shoplift.
Does this make sense?
if i get and atty do i have to go to court
you will have to go to criminal court for the next hearing.
This is a criminal case, so it would require for you to attend most court hearings
yes but looking in the camera they said it show that i did have intent
Well, DA will have to prove it to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
what if the DA find me guilty what will happen
DA cannot find you guilty
Only jury or judge can find you guilty
DA has to prove to the jury or judge that you are guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, in order to convict you of this crime.
this is in my community i am a nursing student and my husband is a physician it is so embarrassing and they put your name in the local newspaper, is there anyway the atty can go to court without me
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unless the court would agree to waive your appearance.
how can i get the court to waive my appearance
your attorney would have to file a motion
ok i would try to find a local atty to represent me
Unfortunately, petit larceny is a class a misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 upon conviction, so it is a serious crime that would require proper legal counsel for you.
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When a person takes a fat pull of liquor, then takes a shot of that liquor, then chases with a mixed drink.
Dude he almost died, he did a Triple Threat and couldn't even go out for the night
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Beautiful Face, Body and Personality.
"Wow, Julie is a triple threat, that's why all of the guys fall for her."
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A person who excels in singing, acting AND dancing.
Jennifer Lopez, though obnoxious, is a triple threat.
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Having oral, anal, and vaginal sex with a girl in the same session. Often she may prefer a particular order.
"I gave her the triple threat last night."
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Los Angeles term refering to a person who can act, sing, and dance well. Probably the least threating person you will ever meet.
Victor was a Triple Threat. He could sing, dance, and act; but he could not watch go to a bar.
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Any entertainer who excels in TV shows, movies, and music.
That Will Smith is the best triple threat, but Jamie Foxx is pretty good too. And Eddie Murphy I guess.
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Porking the juicebox. Flicking the Bean. Spitting on the slit.
Andy put the triple threat on this turkey head last night. His neighbors could hear her yelling and him responding with a GEET.
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Is it possible to store web content (such as JSPs, HTML, images, CSS etc) in a JAR file?
I've been looking at various options at modularising our web applications and this is one possibility.
We are currently using JSF and Facelets for our view technology - I'm thinking it may be possible to write some form of custom view resolver which would examine the classpath rather than a filesystem directory, but I'm not sure this would work.
Any ideas would be appreciated! :)
Update: I should probably clarify. How do you get the web container (such as Tomcat) to load resources from a JAR file? For example, I deploy a .war file with my web application. If I access /index.jsp, the container will try to look in the web content directory for a file named index.jsp.
Is there an easy way to configure your own resource loader using Tomcat or the like so that it searches the classpath as well as the filesystem?


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A few snaps with the D800 last week
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that is one great sculpture capturing the idea of the navy/sea merchants and those lost in the vessels at war, some great symbolic work the sculptor can be proud of the originality of his idea
any reason for it being in black and white?
just picked up a D800 for my wife and comnig to grips with its potential, so far the only thing I miss is the EVF of the Olympus and Sony cameras but if one perseveres and does a few test shots the results are very pleasing , I just miss the pretaking feedback( can you have feedback before the incident?)
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Consummate conservationist wins state honor
Online: Ed Zieralski's letter to the Outdoor Writers Association of California nominating Leon Lesicka as Californian of the Year is at uniontrib.com/sports/outdoors
BRAWLEY — Times were tough, and Leon Lesicka's family was like many in the 1930s, struggling to get by on very little money.
"We were rich in one sense, but poor financially," Lesicka said.
So when 9-year-old Leon aimed his shotgun into the air with the one shell he was given for the entire hunt, he made sure that a snow goose was within easy shooting distance above him. Lesicka fired that one shell and entered a world of hunting and fishing that forever changed his life.
Now 77, Lesicka has hunted and fished all over the world for the past 68 years. But more importantly, he has served as a selfless sportsman and consummate conservationist, completing environmental projects to help wildlife from here to Mongolia, dealing with government agencies of every form known to the environmental movement.
It is Lesicka's service to hunting and fishing conservation, his founding of Desert Wildlife Unlimited 30 years ago, that earned Lesicka the 2009 Californian of the Year by a vote of the members of the Outdoor Writers Association of California.
In typically humble fashion, Lesicka said it was an honor to be named, but he talked about the many people who helped him through the years, most notably, his wife, LaVelle. Leon and LaVelle will celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary next month, and the two of them are still like high school sweethearts. They are inseparable, whether it's in the field hunting or on the many conservation projects they work on for Desert Wildlife Unlimited. Their story is as all-American as the colors of the flag. Norman Rockwell did this painting.
"That woman is amazing," Lesicka said. "Oh, my goodness, the work she does for me. People think I do a lot, but if it wasn't for LaVelle, a lot of this wouldn't get done. People don't realize how hard LaVelle works at this stuff."
Lesicka's entry into conservation work has been well-documented. It started when more than 200 desert mule deer drowned as a result of the concrete lining of the Coachella Canal in the late 1970s. Lesicka and a group of hunters formed Desert Wildlife Unlimited to organize a volunteer force and to raise money for projects that benefited desert critters.
Lesicka, who once owned a construction company in Brawley, came up with a water catchment system that works a green miracle in the dry desert. A 12,000-gallon tank is buried in the ground and the surface is structured to look like a natural desert tenaja or water basin. Deer, bighorn sheep and all desert dwellers gather at it for water during certain times of the day and night.
In 30 years, Lesicka has built 77 drinkers in the California desert, many more in Arizona, Utah, Mexico and even Mongolia. He has more than 4,000 trail camera photos of wildlife at those drinkers. One series of photos, shot because the camera shorted out in a rainstorm, shows the miracle happening. In less than 20 minutes of a desert rain, a 12,000-gallon drinker fills and begins overflowing.
"If it wasn't for Leon Lesicka, there wouldn't be the need for the Department of Fish and Game to be here in Imperial County, because a lot of the fish and game here in the desert wouldn't exist without Leon and Desert Wildlife Unlimited," said Joe Brana, who has spent the past three decades as a game warden in El Centro for the department.
"The man is a spark of lightning. If I call him about a drinker that has gone dry, he has 10 guys lined up the next day ready to work on it. People respect him and answer his calls. He's had a profound impact on all wildlife, not just here, but throughout the West and the world. The way he gets things done, I wish he was our director (of the department)."


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Fleetwood Mac wraps up US tour in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CA – Fleetwood Mac brought their A-game Saturday night as they played to a sold-out crowd at Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena, (Arco Arena, Power Balance Pavilion).
Bringing a roar from the crowd, 65-year-old Stevie Nicks and 63-year-old Lindsey Buckingham came out onstage hand-in-hand, as they kicked off their final performance of their US tour, in support of their first ever EP 'Extended Play.'
Joining the duo was, 66-year-old Mick Fleetwood and 67-year-old John McVie, as they started the show off with hits from their famous 'Rumours' album including "Second Hand News" and "The Chain." The album was originally released in 1977. Christine McVie was not present, she retired from music after their album 'The Dance.'
The group performed for close to three hours, including two encores, with the mostly standing crowd of hungry fans cheering them on.
Yes, this was a Fleetwood Mac concert, but at times it felt more like the Lindsey Buckingham show, with special guest Stevie Nicks. Buckingham remained onstage throughout the performance, giving other members a break. There were some songs where Buckingham was lacking vocally, but his guitar skills more than made up for it.
Mick Fleetwood, drummer and founding member of the group, did a great job on drums, including a wonderful solo routine. Our seats were off to the right side of the stage and from our angle we could just glimpse another drummer that was hidden from view. It appeared the hidden drummer was mimicking the same sound as Mick on some songs, and adding to the mix on others. Towards the end of the show when backup singers and other band members were introduced, the lone drummer was left out. Could this be lip-syncing for drummers? Regardless, Mick was in top form with his mannerisms and facial expressions as he entertained the crowd.
Buckingham stole the show with his blazing fingerstyle guitar as he plucked melody lines over bass notes with blinding speed. You would have thought there were three guitar players onstage with the two drummers.
Stevie Nicks dusted off an old song "Without You," that she wrote years ago and recorded as a demo. According to Nicks, the demo was taken from her and returned years later. After getting it back she lost it, so between her and Buckingham they have pieced it back together and were able to stay true to the demo version.
For their final encore of the night Buckingham responded to Nicks' "Without You" with one he wrote a decade ago about the couple, "Say Goodbye."
For those of you who may not know the history of the band, Buckingham and Nicks were lovers back in the day and just as the band broke up, so did the they. Their relationship led to a number of songs, both as Fleetwood Mac and in their solo careers.
There were a lot of rumors that band mates were having affairs with other band mates. That was back in the mid-seventies when they were working on, what was to become, their most popular album. Because of all the rumors flying around they decided to call their album – "Rumours." Go figure.
Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Welch Found Dead
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist, Bob Welch, died Thursday at his Nashville home of an apparent suicide, according to Police. He was 66.
According to Nashville's ABC affiliate, Welch's wife found the musician shortly after noon, with a gunshot wound to the chest at their home in Antioch, Tennessee
Police have indicated there was a suicide note left by Welch. According to Police Spokesman Don Aaron, Welch had a history of health problems, but would not elaborate.
Welch joined the British based Fleetwood Mac in 1971 after Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer left the group. He provided vocals and guitar on five albums including Future Games and Bare Trees. Some have attributed him for helping the band fuse blues and pop-rock, leading the way for Stevie Nicks.
Welch wrote the song "Hypnotized," which was included on their 1973 album Mystery to Me. He took over lead guitar after Danny Kirwan departed In 1973. and the band released the last album Welch would contribute to Heroes Are Hard to Find. He left the band shortly after the release and soon after Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group.
In 1998 Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Welch was not include in the band.
Welch did better on his own as a solo artist reaching platinum for his 1977 album French Kiss.


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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to which bike I should get. I am looking for a hybrid bike that is less than $500 CAD that I would be able to ride recreationally on both road and trails. I live in Vancouver BC and I've checked out some of the local bike stores near me and these are my choices so far:
Norco 2005 Citadel
Specialized 2005 Expedition Sport
Giant 2005 Sedona DX
I know that the expedition sport should only be at around $350 but this is the best price I could find in Vancouver so far. Please let me know which bike (or another that you can recommend) would be your number one choice. Even better, if you are from Vancouver and you know where I can get a better deal for a hybrid bike in this price range, please let me know!
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Story and photo by Ben Corbett
Experiencing Cheech & Chong's "Light Up America" performance was like warping right into the 1970s. Passing through the doors of the historic Paramount Theater in Denver, Colorado, the first thing that hits your nostrils is the perfume of dozens of strains of pot. The aroma, accompanied by the classic hit, "Panama Red," issuing from the house speakers, was enough to convince the crowd straight off it was going to be a special night.
Most thought it would never happen. After all, the reunion tour marked the first time Cheech & Chong performed together on stage in 26 years. So, the turnout wasn't a big surprise – nor was who turned out. The audience was mostly the 30 to 50-year-old Dazed and Confused crowd – those 70s and 80s stoners who used to rip around in rusted-out Ford Mavericks with somebody in the backseat sweeping the seeds from a knot of brick weed on a stolen McDonald's tray; everybody laughing their ass off to "Pedro and the Man at the Drive-Inn" and "Sister Mary Elephant." But as Tommy Chong once said, "Cheech & Chong are a rite of passage, man," and amongst the 70s refugees who caught the duo back in the day, just as many twenty-something initiates filled the ranks for the reunion show to grab the torch (and touch it to the next-generation bowl).
Following a short standup routine by Chong's wife, Shelby, Cheech bounced onto the stage to a sustained burst of applause, and launched into the hitchhiker scene from Up In Smoke, when Pedro De Pacas first meets Anthony "Man" Stoner. In this version of the classic routine, Chong's "Stoner" dons what appears to be a triple-D cup bra before beginning the iconic stoner banter. When they finally do smoke a joint, rather than it tasting "like dog shit," the skit is updated from the 1978 version. Now the weed has been retrieved from a human mule, complete with K-Y Jelly residue and the flavor of Preparation-H.
In a recent interview, Cheech & Chong explained that they never were "standup" comics. Rather, the two were a stage act doing theater, and opening for rock bands like The Rolling Stones, Santana, and The Allman Brothers in the early 70s. The standup thing only happened after they parted ways in 1985, when Cheech split for other climes and Chong started doing solo standup club gigs. So the Light Up America tour was a delicious variety of their reworked old sketches (updated with nods to eBay and the Internet), tossed up with routines from Chong's standup act, all tied together with some new work and classic tunes.
The stage set-up was simple: two chairs sitting in front of a screen with various slides that changed for each sketch. But it was this simplicity that gave the performance the feel of 70s authenticity. During act breaks and costume changes, Chong would pop out to do some stuff borrowed from his solo show, everything from getting his cat high to his infamous federal bust in 2003 when he did nine months for selling glass pipes. "They think that by taking away the pipes that stoners are going to quit smoking pot?" said Chong. "If you have a bud and no way to smoke it, you turn into MacGyver in a heartbeat." Addressing Cheech & Chong's 23-year hiatus, Chong explained that after the wild success of their movies in the early 80s, they became fabulously wealthy. "We got rich," said Chong, "and I learned one thing: You can't get a rich Mexican to do shit."
Another classic sketch performed on the Light Up America tour – "Let's Make a Dope Deal," with guest Bob Bitchin' – met with much crowd enthusiasm. The show also featured "Old Man in the Park," as well as a brand new sketch in which Cheech dresses in a silver and red jumpsuit with cape, called "The First Mexican in Space."
The music segment of the show saw Cheech's cousin "Red" Mendoza drop in from Cheech and Chong's Next Movie to do a couple of country numbers. "Red" also tossed out one-liners to the cackling fold, like, "Relative humidity…That's the sweat that forms on your balls when you're doing your cousin." Soon Blind Melon Chitlin' stumbled out to sing "The Dumb Motherfucker Song," segueing into "Downhome Blues." Chitlin' was followed by one of the highlights of the night, the eagerly anticipated "Earache My Eye," performed by Cheech's other alter ego, Alice Bowie (from 1974's Wedding Album). Dressed in a skin-tight tattooed bodysuit under a pink tutu and sporting Mickey Mouse ears and a Mardi Gras mask, Cheech darted back and forth across the stage fronting a slideshow of rock concert audiences, lip-synching the words while wailing viciously on a hot pink Stratocaster. In a moment of self-parody, after this intense act, a stagehand brought out a walker for Cheech, now 62, to exit the stage.
Sketch after stellar sketch the audience got an infusion of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll – between ducking down to hit another joint and standing up to cheer. And Cheech and Chong delivered with the same abandon and chemistry the two shared during their 1970s prime. A little balder and grayer? Sure. But for an act as timeless and central to Americana as Cheech and Chong, their message is as important now as ever. Hit after classic hit, the house was awestruck, eyes gleaming with an honest nostalgia that even The Rolling Stones can't deliver for $400 a ticket.
During the final stretch of the show, Cheech and Chong came out as themselves to sing. With Denver being almost fifty percent Hispanic today, and the audience reflecting that percentage, the crowd resonated, chiming in with "Born in East L.A." (performed live for the first time during this tour) that spun into a salsa with Cheech singing while Chong and Shelby danced. "I'm a Mexican-American" followed, building momentum for the peak. Both Cheech and Chong were in their element, home at last, smiling ear-to-ear, and that wasn't written into the act. These days during encores, rather than holding up lighters, concertgoers light up their cell phones in a stroke of ultimate cheese. So when you actually do see an amber-blue flame thrown proudly from a Bic, you know right away who has the weed. When Cheech & Chong wrapped up their performance with the all-time classic stoner anthem "Up In Smoke," as the entire audience sang along word-for-word, Cheech stood on stage holding out his hand, flicking his thumb. And the lighters came out en force.
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I've read everywhere about how great they are, but for some reason I can't seem to figure out how exactly I'm supposed to test something. Could someone perhaps post a piece of example code and how they would test it? If it's not too much trouble :)
There is a 3rd "framework", which is by far easier to learn - even easier than SimpleTest, it's called phpt.
A primer can be found here: http://qa.php.net/write-test.php
Edit: Just saw your request for sample code.
Let's assume you have the following function in a file called lib.php:
Really simple and straight forward, the parameter you pass in, is returned. So let's look at a test for this function, we'll call the test file foo.phpt:
In a nutshell, we provide the parameter
To run this test, use:
This requires a working install of PEAR on your system, which is pretty common in most circumstances. If you need to install it, I recommend to install the latest version available. In case you need help to set it up, feel free to ask (but provide OS, etc.).
There are two frameworks you can use for unit testing. Simpletest and PHPUnit, which I prefer. Read the tutorials on how to write and run tests on the homepage of PHPUnit. It is quite easy and well described.
You can make unit testing more effective by changing your coding style to accommodate it.
I recommend browsing the Google Testing Blog, in particular the post on Writing Testable Code.
I rolled my own because i didnt have time to learn someone elses way of doing things, this took about 20 minutes to write up, 10 to adapt it for posting here.
Unittesting is very usefull to me.
this is kinda long but it explains itself and there is an example at the bottom.
This outputs:
Test: TestOne was a failure /** * This test is designed to fail **/ (lines:149-152; file:/Users/kris/Desktop/Testable.php) Test: TestTwo was a success
For simple tests AND documentation, php-doctest is quite nice and it's a really easy way to get started since you don't have to open a separate file. Imagine the function below:
If you now run this file through phpdt (command-line runner of php-doctest) 1 test will be run. The doctest is contained inside the < code > block. Doctest originated in python and is fine for giving useful & runnable examples on how the code is supposed to work. You can't use it exclusively because the code itself would litter up with test cases but I've found that it's useful alongside a more formal tdd library - i use phpunit.
This 1st answer here sums it up nicely (it's not unit vs doctest ).
Get PHPUnit. It is very easy to use.
Then start with very simple assertions. You can do alot with AssertEquals before you get into anything else. That's a good way to get your feet wet.
You may also want to try writing your test first (since you gave your question the TDD tag) and then write your code. If you haven't done this before it is an eye-opener.
phpunit is pretty much the defacto unit testing framework for php. there is also DocTest (available as a PEAR package) and a few others. php itself is tested for regressions and the like via phpt tests which can also be run via pear.
Codeception tests are much like common unit tests but are much powerful in things where you need mocking and stubbing.
Here is the sample controller test. Notice how easily stubs are created. How easily you check the method was invoked.
Also there are other cool things. You can test database state, filesystem, etc.
Besides the excellent suggestions about test frameworks already given, are you building your application with one of the PHP web frameworks that has automated testing built in, such as Symfony or CakePHP? Sometimes having a place to just drop in your test methods reduces the start-up friction some people associate with automated testing and TDD.
Way too much to re-post here, but here is a great article on using phpt. It covers a number of aspects around phpt that are often overlooked, so it could be worth a read to expand your knowledge of php beyond just writing a test. Fortunately the article also discusses writing tests!
The main points of discussion
I know there is a lot of info here already, but since this still shows up on Google searches i might as well add Chinook Test Suite to the list. It is a simple and small test framework.
You can easily test your classes with it and also create mock objects. You run the tests through a web browser and (not yet) through a console. In the browser you can specify what test class or even what test method to run. Or you can simply run all tests.
A screenshot from the github page:
What i like about it is the way you assert tests. This is done with so called "fluent assertions". Example:
And creating mock objects is a breeze too (with a fluent like syntax):
Anyway, more info can be found on the github page with a code example as well:


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sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop.
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CANDY Inner Swirl With A, ch 31.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
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WRAPPER (make 2) With B, ch 2.
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Rnd 3: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 4: Work 2 sc in each st around – 16 sts.
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On the evening of Nov. 16, 2003, a pinched extension cord caught fire under a couch at a doctor's office at James Madison University (JMU). The office, leased from the university by a doctor, was connected to the school's administrative offices. Soon the doctor's office and an entire building at JMU were engulfed in flames.
The university building at 1031 South Main St. in Harrisonburg, Va. - the Medical Arts Complex - was destroyed. The building, which was rebuilt and renamed Massanutten Hall, held some of the university's most vital information, and was considered the financial backbone because it housed the financial services offices.
Fortunately nobody was killed or injured in the fire, but the university sustained heavy administrative losses. Materials destroyed included payroll, accounts payable and receivable, and cash; and IT equipment such as servers, phone switches for campus buildings, and grants and contracts. All computer systems in the building were destroyed - either by the fire or water used to douse the flames. JMU also lost paper files stored in the building, including all its employees' W-4 forms. More than 50 JMU employees were forced to move into temporary offices on campus.
Yet amid the disarray, the payroll department could still issue paychecks three days after the fire. The disaster revealed a resilient emergency plan as well as prepared staff at the university.
"The payroll running the following Wednesday revealed a lot of effort went into quickly trying to find locations for staff and get the system back up from the university department perspective," said Dale Hulvey, assistant vice president for information technology at JMU.
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Part of the successful rebound came from an efficient transition, Hulvey said, since every JMU employee affected by the disaster was notified the night of the fire and given instructions for the temporary workstation location.
"A lot of effort went into quickly trying to find locations for staff, and get them functioning," Hulvey said. "These folks all relied on computers, and trying to get computers, phones and other equipment functioning was where the challenge was."
Although sensitive data was lost, it could've been much worse, university officials said. JMU retained most of its critical financial data in exterior servers housed at another location. Yet Hulvey admits that if the fire had reached the on-campus servers, the information loss would have been much more severe.
JMU officials say they could have done a few things differently prior to the fire, such as mandating better education about the proper use of electrical and extension cords, as well as highlighting the importance of storing sensitive documents in fireproof containers. JMU now requires the proper use of extension cords, and the university payroll office uses document imaging solutions for its sensitive documents.
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School officials say JMU's safety plan was the primary instrument that the university used to recover from the fire. JMU's comprehensive, 29-part safety plan is used by more than 400 different municipal and state entities worldwide as a model, according to university officials. The plan covers nearly every disaster imaginable, including floods, earthquakes, weapons, bombs, power failures, tornadoes, hurricanes and even biopredation - mold, mildew, insect or rodent infestation. The plan also includes salvaging water-damaged materials, with detailed instructions on environmental stabilization to decrease the risk of molds, as well as the best way to handle water-damaged materials to prevent loss.
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Residents get crossing after 20-year campaign (From This Is Wiltshire)
Residents get crossing after 20-year campaign
10:00pm Friday 31st August 2012 in By David Wiles
A CROSSING island has been installed this week following a 20-year campaign by residents and councillors.
Campaigners, who completed their own survey to show a need, said the pedestrian refuge in Kingshill would help people get safely across the busy road and also help slow down traffic.
Swindon Council installed the £7,000 island after a temporary crossing proved a success earlier this year.
Coun Dave Wood (Lib Dem, Eastcott), who lobbied the highways department on the issue, said some people did not feel safe enough to cross before – and this move is a step forward to gaining a better installation.
He said: "It's great it's finally in. The residents have been campaigning for a full crossing on Kingshill for 20 years, and this island is the first step and first success in the campaign towards a full crossing.
"This will make a difference to quite a lot of people in the community: kids that are walking to school, older people, families, lots of people who are trying to cross this road."
He said the council assessed the eligibility of the island in the late 1980s and in 1998, but it did not score highly.
However, officers' minds were changed when group of residents and councillors conducted a survey last July, which showed the number of people crossing at peak times had rocketed.
A temporary island was installed earlier this year on Kingshill Road just below the junction with Clifton Street, mainly to test that larger vehicles could pass safely.
The permanent crossing is slightly further downhill, about 200 yards below the Clifton Street junction.
Coun Wood said he hoped the crossing would boost crossing numbers, strengthening the case for a full puffin or pelican crossing.
He said: "It's a very complicated formula but the rule of thumb is we saw 75 people crossing in the hour during peak times, but we need more like 100 people per hour."
However, he said that a full crossing would push carbon-dioxide levels above the recommended levels in the area, meaning the council would have to find a way to counteract this, such as by planting trees along the verges.
Joan Mortimer, of Clifton Street, a member of the Kingshill Area Residents' Association, who helped with the community survey, said: "I think there will be far more people crossing now because they know they can go half way if they can't otherwise get across safely in one go.
"And I think just the existence of that crossing will make drivers think the road is a bit narrower and they will automatically slow down."
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I see people ignoring the designated cross points on roads and crossing where ever they like even when cars are coming towards them.
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PJC says...
Morsey wrote:It's called perspective. It looks narrower in the photo. It's plenty wide enough for a normal pushchair, an adult and a toddler to fit in. Also the fact that it is visible 'should' cause motorists to take extra care, but as this is Swindon drivers we are considering, I'm not taking that as a given! Glad it's there though.
I don't think I would want to see a mother and a child trying to use this to cross Kingshill, it does seem to be very narrow for a refuge? I hope it doesn't lead to another story when a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle as they await a space to cross from the halfway point? I also hope that it is not really in place as political capital to enhance politicians as it appears to be a sensible idea to assist pedestrians but of dubious safety compared to perhaps a footbridge!?
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Below are words from the book by Mark H. Gaffney called THE 911 MYSTERY PLANE AND THE VANISHING OF AMERICA to be published in September 2008.
- "The FBI gathers evidence. Once evidence is gathered, it is turned over to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice then decides whether it has enough evidence to present to a federal grand jury. In the case of the 1998 United States Embassies being bombed, bin Laden has been formally indicted and charged by a grand jury. He has not been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting bin Laden to 9/11."
- By Rex Tomb/Chief of Investigative Publicity for the F.B.I.
"So, why the rush to war after the September 11 attack? If the Bush administration had conclusive evidence that al Qaeda was responsible, why not release it? Was the Bush White House tight-lipped because the actual evidence would have exposed the complicity of the US military and intelligence community?"
"Regrettably, there is considerable evidence that elements of the Bush administration were complicit in the 9/11 attack, and may even have helped stage it."
Bin Laden was actually under the protection of US security agencies prior to the 9/11 attack. According to Le Figaro, bin Laden checked in to the
Soon after G.W. Bush entered office the White House ordered the FBI to "back off" from ongoing investigations of Osama bin Laden and other members of his family, some of whom were living in the
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Dr. Barratt with TESOL 2010 Planning Team, of which she is the Associate Chair
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text: Warner Bros. has set Alex Holmes to rewrite and direct The Interpretation of Murder, an adaptation of the Jed Rubenfeld novel. The story follows a Sigmund Freud protege who discovers a trail of sadistic murders in turn-of-the-century New York. Chris Kyle wrote the first draft of the screenplay. The novel was published in 2007 by Picador. Paula Weinstein is producing. The deal marks the first studio project for Holmes, who co-wroe, helmed and was exec producer of "House of Saddam," a dissection of the ruthless reign of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The mini aired on HBO in the U.S.


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Is there a general fatigue from an oversaturation of American dream stories? I can't say (because I don't know), but I do think we take our parents' sacrifices and uniquely American opportunities and experiences for granted.
There I was, standing in the lobby of Marks Tower. My parents had just moved me in to my room, dropped me off, and were returning to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The RAs were introducing themselves but I couldn't see or hear them over this crowd of people I didn't know. I was scared and mad at my parents. I thought, "they couldn't understand. They have no idea what it's like to be in an entirely new place with new people."
Wait. My Korean-born-and-raised parents both came to America as young adults, knowing a bare minimum of English, having a handful of family to rely on, and coping with a true culture shock. They knew what it felt like more than I did. They endured feeling like that so that I could feel that way 25 years later in the lobby of Marks Tower at USC.
There I was, standing in Alumni Park in front of Doheny Memorial Library. I had just shaken hands with Senator Barack Obama. Earlier, I was determined to tell him that if he decided to run for President, I would do everything I could to work on his campaign. When he shook my hand, I opened my mouth but nothing came out. I froze. I had never been so awestruck by someone.
A few months later he announced he was running. I mailed a manila envelope containing my cover note and resume to the headquarters in Chicago hoping for the best. If they had any skepticism, my parents hid it beneath a steady stream of supportive yet practical comments. They didn't know how campaigns worked any more than I did, but they felt it was important to keep supporting me and what I felt was important. Two weeks before graduation, I got a call to move to Chicago to work for Obama for America.
There I was, walking back to my apartment in Chicago in the early hours of the morning. We had just won the election. It was a perfect and historic night in Grant Park. My voice hurt from the cheering, but I really wanted to talk with my parents.
Just a few days earlier they sent me a picture of the two of them with "I Voted" stickers. It wasn't just the first time they had voted early, it was the first time they had ever voted. They were excited and proud to be a part of the process. That night they told me how proud they were of me, to enjoy the night, and to not be concerned with next steps. I told them I wanted to work at the White House. I had no idea how I would get there but that was what I wanted to do. They were supportive and simply said, "so, go do it."
There I was, in the West Wing lobby, having just shook hands with President Obama. A few moments earlier, as I entered the outer Oval Office, the president said "hello" to me. Not in English, but in Korean. The president greeted me, on my last day of work after two and a half years at the White House, in my parents' native language, knowing that I was leaving to go to Korea on a Fulbright scholarship.
Here I am, in Korea, learning more about my family, my culture and myself. I hope to discover ideas to bring home to help make government more representative and more efficient for the people it represents. I want to wake up early (or stay out all night) so I can attend USC football watch parties. In the short time that I have lived, I have already traveled to amazing destinations; made important, intelligent and incredible friends; and had countless once-in-a-lifetime experiences: all at the age of 26. The same age my father was when he came to America.
Fulbright fellow Gary Lee (B.A., political science, '07) is examining the Korean legislature's role in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
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Fulbright fellow Gary Lee '07, who is examining the Korean legislature's role in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, contemplates his American dream.
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This is a letter to give recognition where it is due: My son is a student at a fantastic school, with supportive, knowledgeable teachers. Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Ben D. Quinn Elementary School held a Thorpe Science Night from 6-7:30 p.m. Teachers came up with the idea of Thorpe Science Night for all the students to come with their families and enjoy time at school, to have fun and learn. Each teacher volunteered time to come up with stations that taught science-based ideas through hands-on activities, and they obviously knew their audience because it was a big hit. It was science-based, it was age-appropriate, and it associated school with FUN! Students launched rockets, made DNA bracelets, constructed and tested flying machines, and many other great activities. Thank you to Ben D. Quinn�s teachers for taking their own time (prompted not out of monetary gain, but as a result of their love of teaching) to pass on the love of learning to our children. I�m proud to be a part of the Craven County Schools family!
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To anyone planning soon to proceed with a brownfield environmental site assessment or an underground storage tank (UST) environmental site investigation in Hamilton County, Ohio this Legal Alert will be of interest.
The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (Port Authority) recently received a $1,000,000 grant from U.S. EPA. The purpose of this grant is to encourage redevelopment of environmentally contaminated properties. Of this $1 million, $800,000 is earmarked for hazardous substance projects, and $200,000 is for petroleum projects. Projects eligible for funding will be prioritized based on a plan for economic redevelopment and the removal of any known or discovered contamination. The Port Authority is currently taking applications for funding under this grant. The first application deadline is April 8, 2011, then June 1, 2011, and then every 60 days thereafter through July 2013, or until the grant is exhausted. Under this framework, earlier applicants are more likely to be funded than later applicants.
Eligible projects will be screened for funding based on the project's economic redevelopment impact. Eligible activities under the grant are Phase I and II environmental site assessments under Ohio's voluntary action program, Tier I and II environmental site investigations under the Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR), and preparation of a remedial action plan. Ineligible activities are demolition, remediation, and reimbursement of previous environmental assessments or cleanups.
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Angel Island is also one of the places for divers to learn scuba-dive. The reef is pretty shallow, perfect for beginners. I went there so many times, for fun. I've dived there once, too, but didn't go deeper than 16 meters. It was a pretty shallow dive due to some divers were still beginners. And because of that, I still had 120 bars in my tank at the end of the dive! :D
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> >>We have a Siebel implementation and for one query that was taking a long
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As chair of the Staff Advisory Council, the universitywide representative body that addresses staff issues, Maury Duplantis says he leads a strong group that has the respect of the university administration.
"We have so many good, motivated members on the council that I think we've earned their respect," he says.
Since its formation in 1980, the council has given voice to staff concerns, and the representatives from 27 districts can count among their accomplishments claiming seats on the University Senate, developing a recognition program for staff members and urging training for supervisors. Recent achievements include adding Lundi Gras to the official list of staff holidays as "Staff Appreciation Day," getting representation on the presidential search committee and helping to develop the new Tulane Preferred Health Plan.
With the new year comes a new set of goals, says Duplantis, whose term as chair will end this July. These goals, compiled by council representatives after polling their constituents late last year, include equalizing staff and faculty retirement benefits, helping alleviate the parking problems for staff members on the uptown campus, promoting safety and curbing crime on both campuses, and expanding supervisor training to include employees who want to advance to higher positions within the university.
The goals are one way to focus the council over the coming year, Duplantis says. "The Staff Advisory Council is sometimes seen as a place to come and gripe," he says. "Complaining doesn't really get much done. We want to focus ourselves and still be a body through which to direct concerns."
Despite his desire to have focused meetings with concrete goals, Duplantis says he doesn't want to stifle the voices of council members. "I want to make people relax in the meetings and get people to speak up," he says. "If you relax the rules and drop barriers to conversation, more people tend to give their ideas. And we have a lot of good ideas out there."
Duplantis had ideas of his own when he first got involved in the council in 1992. As a medical research technician at the Tulane Regional Primate Research Center since 1986, he wanted to improve staff morale, encourage supervisor training and address some staff policy issues. He became an alternate representative for his district and subsequently moved up the ladder to become a representative, vice chair, and then chair in 1995.
"I think the greatest achievement of the council in my two years so far as chair has been gaining increasing respect from the administration," Duplantis says. "The provost recognizes us. The president recognizes us. This is more important than more holidays or better benefits. It's setting a tone of mutual respect." He's also quick to credit all council members for any accomplishments. "As chair, you're really only as good as your members," Duplantis says. "If council members are motivated, they make the chair an important position."
Duplantis urges all staff members to become involved in the council through their representatives. A list of districts and representatives appears in the June 1997 Inside Tulane.
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As an officer with the Daniel B. Matthew Historical Society, Ken Whitlock's vision and initial research was crucial towards documenting the history of African Americans from Greater Pittsburgh that served as Tuskegee Airmen. To date, 87 men and one woman from the region have been identified as having served with the Tuskegee Airmen. In honor of these citizens, a Tuskegee Airmen Memorial is in the process of being erected in the Sewickley Cemetery.
Historians note that the group Mr. Whitlock helped to identify makes up the largest contingency of Airmen from any specific geographic area. His scholarship has been instrumental in addressing the ongoing question, Why did so many Tuskegee Airmen hail from the Greater Pittsburgh area? This year, The Tuskegee Airmen of Pittsburgh Oral History Project, a joint venture between The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of Greater Pittsburgh and The Social Voice Project, will seek answers to this question as it interviews the surviving Airmen from the area.
Mr. Whitlock also authored "Breaking Barriers," which detailed the racism he encountered in America after he returned from WW II after serving in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Whitlock was a member of St. Matthews A.M.E. Zion Church of Sewickley, PA, American Legion Post 450 in Sewickley, and the Senior Mens Club of the Sewickley YMCA.
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