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Having reversed the role of protector and protected, demonstrated his dominance through territorial aggression, spread his seed so that it may multiply, reshaped the earth to his liking, and graduated high school, Justin Bieber is officially a man now, a maturation that was recently made official by Bieber's own manful decree. "I am a man now," Bieber recently declared to Showbiz Spy, as well as the morning air and any neighboring, trembling virgins. "I've become more mature and a whole lot more grown up," he continued, speaking in the exact sort of self-assured terms employed by all adults on a daily basis, adding that part of being so grown up now is the fact that he doesn't have to obey his parents, because he is a man. "I could shock them, too," Bieber said with a manful pride, practically daring anyone to stop him. (They cannot.)
Having thus sounded his barbaric yawp across the roofs of the world, Bieber has now moved on to expressing his manly desires—essentially baring his teeth and beating his chest to claim a proper mate for breeding, as was done by all of Justin Bieber's primordial man ancestors. And like them, Justin Bieber recognizes the importance of an ample carriage to receive his man essence: "I think I'm a butt guy," Bieber tells Q Magazine, summing up his innate attraction with, "I just like butts." Pressed to name a favorite butt of all the butts he covets, now that he has put away childish things and taken out butts, Bieber proclaimed, "Nicki Minaj has got a nice one." Minaj's butt—along with all butts—are now fairly warned: They are well within Justin Bieber's dominion as not merely a "butt guy," but a butt man.
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March 28, 2013
Laura Palumbo, Prevention Campaign Specialist
877-739-3895, Ext. 128; email@example.com
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
National award honors 26 leaders in sexual violence prevention
ENOLA, Pa. — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). In observance, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's (NSVRC) annual Visionary Voice Award highlights individuals throughout the country whose prevention work is making an impact in their communities. Nominees are selected by state, tribal or territorial anti-sexual violence coalitions.
NSVRC, in partnership with the following coalitions, is pleased to announce the 2013 Visionary Voice Award winners [1]:
• David L. Williams, Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Linda Bowen, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Crista Maestas, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Anne Mahoney, Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services
• Denise Snyder, D.C. Rape Crisis Center
• Alicia A. G. Limtiaco, Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence
• Kristina Marie Korobov, Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Rebecca Lockwood, Jane Doe Inc. (The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence)
• Angela Blumel, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
• Judy Benitez, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault
• Terry Moore, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Cordelia S. Anderson, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Cari Emerson, Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition
• Jane Ann Heenan, Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence
• Kathleen M. Kimball, New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Mark Medoff, New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
• Amanda Wingle, New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Dodie Sacia, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
• Robert Funk, Jr., Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Patrick Rushton, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
• Krista Heeren-Graber, South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
• Carmen Wyatt, Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Gary Scheller, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• Keith E. Goslant, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
• Debbie Medeiros, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
• David W. Miller, West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
"It is an honor to celebrate these outstanding individuals who have committed themselves to sexual violence prevention. Recognizing the positive impact of this work on a national level is a great reminder that we all can make a difference," said NSVRC Director Karen Baker. To learn more about SAAM and the Visionary Voice Award, visit www.nsvrc.org. [2]
Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape [3] in 2000, the NSVRC develops and disseminates resources regarding all aspects of sexual violence prevention and intervention.
[1] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/award
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/saam
[3] http://www.pcar.org
[4] http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_pressrelease_nsvrc-honors-22-with-sexual-assault-prevention-award_0.pdf
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Coleman named MVP at Grinnell track and field meet
GRINNELL—Central College senior Felicia Coleman (Houston, Texas, J. Frank Dobie HS) was named the women's track and field Most Valuable Performer after a pair of convincing victories at the Grinnell College Darren Young Classic Saturday. The Dutch men added three more wins and a runner-up team finish.
Coleman continues dominant season—Coleman nearly broke her own record in the 60-meter dash again, crossing the line in 7.81 seconds for the easy victory en route to setting a new meet record. She doubled back in 4×400-meter relay, running the anchor leg in a come-from-behind win along with Melanie Nielsen (freshman, Atlantic), Taylor Beckman (sophomore, Panora, Panorama HS), and Elin Phipps (freshman, Boone). Their time of four minutes, 1.38 seconds is a season's best and is tied for 13th in Division III.
"That award is a tribute to all of the hard work that Felicia has put in," said coach Joe Dunham. "She has been able to run consistently every week. And Coach (Jim) Fuller has done a great job of getting her ready to race."
Dutch men sweep hurdles—The Central men's effort was highlighted by 1-2-3 sweep of the 60-meter hurdles. Eric Larson (sophomore, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) led the charge, winning the event in 8.42 seconds. Freshman teammates Dan Roemerman (Iowa City, City HS) and Drake Hickok (Cedar Rapids, Washington HS) finished in 8.47 and 8.54 seconds, respectively.
"It was exciting to see how well that group did," said Dunham. "They are all young and should be very good for a while. Coach (Scott) Tjeerdsma has really got them performing well this year."
Larson also captured the high jump (6-2.75) while senior Logan Danko (senior, Centerville) won the 200 meters (22.71).
Other notable performances include runner-up finishes for Cole Decker (freshman, Des Moines, West Des Moines Dowling HS) in the 3,000 meters (8:44.23) and Steve Messerschmidt (junior, Neola, Tri-Center HS) in the weight throw (52-10.75). The 4×400 relay of Spencer Hammack (freshman, Ottumwa), Tyler Westphal (senior, Le Mars), Austin Roberts (freshman, Bloomfield, Davis County HS), and Hickok took third in 3:25.22, Ben Schornack (senior, Urbandale) was third in the 800 meters (1:57.68), and Tess Ory (freshman, Earlham) tied for third in the high jump (5-1).
The Dutch men racked up 94 points to take second in the ten-team field. Augustana (Ill.) won the title with 131 points. Central's women scored 38.5 points to take sixth in the nine-team field. Nebraska Wesleyan took the women's trophy with 105 points.
"Overall it was a well-rounded effort from both teams," said Dunham. It is exciting to be part of their coaching staff right now. We are right on the brink of where we want to be for the conference championships in two weeks."
The Dutch will return to action Friday at the University of Iowa Invitational in Iowa City. Field events are slated to begin at 4 p.m. with running events starting at 4:35 p.m.
"There is a lot of high-level competition at the Iowa meet," said Dunham. "It will be a good tune-up before conference."


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The bathroom was scented in soothing lavender, until she flicked on the light. Chipped tiles in pale pink, a plastic cushion on the toilet seat that let out a hiss when sat on, and too many tabloids in the rack beside the toilet cheapened the scent. When she inhaled this time, all she smelled was the alcohol base. Rummaging quickly, she found a pair a tweezers and rejoined the group in the living room.
The group was hunched over in a circle examining a foot. It was a regular foot, toes possibly a little stubby, with too many prominent veins, but a most ordinary foot by most accounts, except for the wooden stake thrust through it. The girl handed over the tweezers to an awaiting hand,
"You really think getting rid of residual splinters will help the foot heal, and take to the stake?" she asked, leaning in too closely.
"You're blocking my light," was the terse response. The girl frowned, gave her shoulders a slight shrug and backed off, retreating to a tartan couch in the corner. She looked around the room, lips pursed, eyes narrowed. The walls had been whitewashed some years ago, but even white fades, and the edges had a grey crumbly tinge. The rose linoleum floor was curling up and dying in the corner, and the Coach bag on the table was a lousy knockoff – the pattern didn't even match up seamlessly.
Her legs crossed and uncrossed, then shifted weight to the other hip. This place was supposed to be cool, artsy really. Blow her mind – creatively he had told her. All she has seen was a lot of blood and some idiot volunteering to put a stake through his foot and let it become a part of his being. The point was to be one with the earth, and to take what you give, at least that's what she understood. She wasn't sure though, because they were using a lot of big words like trancendalize, and everyone else seemed to be in awe. So maybe it wasn't that, because, that idea is stupid and art is not.
Moans and heavy breathing, gave pace to the movement, as well as moist air of sweat. Dirty gauze pads, and empty tubes of triple antibiotic littered the floor.
"Who was the idiot that didn't sand down the stake?" Someone asked. There was an awkward silence, everyone considering turning on each other, when the serene voice of Sarah, occupant of the apartment and resident artist said,
"Be one, take what you give. Do you think lumberjacks sharpen their blades to ease blow to the tree? No, it's a hack job. As is this, metaphorically or course. Sanding down the stake would diminish the integrity of our work"
Sitting on the couch, the girl frowned again. So she had understood what they were talking about, and this was it. This is what is meant to be an artist, this is what the starving artist's life was – being an idiot and coming up with a stupid reason to rationalize it – make it seem almost intelligent and worthy? It was like being a teenager all over again, the only difference being the sequence of event: teens do stupid things then come up with a reason why they should have done it; artist think of rationales and then due stupid things to prove it.
"Where you going?" He asked, as started to make her exit.
"Home." Was her one word response. She had time to be a purposeful idiot when she grew up, no reason to be one now when she could still get away with it all, protected under the teenage bracket.


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This article was published 26/12/2012 (1699 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
According to novelist Mitch Albom, everyone who goes to heaven gets to meet five people who had a significant impact on their life.
If you extrapolate from this idea, everyone who goes to hell gets to meet telemarketers, Canada Revenue agents and the people in front of you in line at Tim Hortons right now.
Since the world failed to end last week, you probably won't experience the afterlife any time soon. But you likely will be going out for New Year's Eve in a couple of days, if you have the time or money.
To prepare yourself for this eventuality, here are The Six People You Will Meet On New Year's, whether you want to or not:
1. The Epic Wastoid
EVERY night of the year, there are people who would choose to get intoxicated over any other activity if they could get away with it. Only on New Year's Eve is this a socially acceptable practice.
As a result, you will encounter a disproportionate number of humans on New Year's Eve who have had way too much, way too early and make way too little sense. Many of them are also horribly out of practice at this sort of thing. As a result, on New Year's Eve they will behave like morons.
All you need to do when you meet The Epic Wastoid is be patient and kind. And maybe don't buy them another drink. They'll be annoyed in the short term but they will be grateful on New Year's Day, when they go back to being an ordinary person with addictive tendencies.
2. "I Love You" Man
AT first glance, I Love You Man would appear to be same person as The Epic Wastoid. He will stand far too close to you, put his arm around your shoulder and tell you how awesome you are and how much you mean to him, using the most emphatic words imaginable.
But I Love You Man may be completely sober. He may only be intoxicated by the emotions that inexplicably overcome otherwise-disaffected North Americans when confronted with a major, life-affirming milestone, such as the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother, the birth of a child or the night the calendar flips over from one year to another.
Do not spurn the good-natured affections of I Love You Man. Rejection would cause him great psychological harm.
Just look him in the eyes, give his palm a hearty squeeze and tell him you love him, too.
3. Ms. Make This The Best New Year's Ever!
THE day after Halloween, you found a text message in your inbox.
"What are we doing for New Year's Eve?" it asked, already assuming you're already taking part in her date with destiny.
Ms. Make This The Best really loves New Year's Eve. She loves it even more than South Carolinans love their NASCAR. She owns her own champagne flutes, party hats and noisemakers. She also keeps extras on hand in the event some people may not appreciate the spirit of the most important night of the year, if not the entire history of the human race.
A careful and meticulous planner, Ms. Make This The Best has left nothing up to chance on New Year's Eve. She has a pre-game plan. She has a dinner plan. She has a party plan, an after-party plan and above all, a plan for making the stroke of midnight more magical than a sorting-hat ceremony at Hogwarts.
Oddly, she has no freaking plan whatsoever for getting you all home at 3 a.m. But don't be a buzzkill. This is her night.
4. The Ever-Hopeful Hookup
CONTRARY to popular belief, there are single people who go out on Dec. 31 without intending to hook up with an acquaintance or stranger. But you can identify those who are looking by the unmistakable manner in which they methodically scan a room for anyone who might conceivably share the same goal. Only ex-KGB and Mossad agents can assess potential targets more effectively.
Whether male or female, The Hopeful Hookup will be dressed far too well for whatever venue they happen to inhabit. She may wear a ballgown to a house party. He may wear an ill-fitting jacket. Both will be sporting coifs with too much product.
The best way to signal your unavailability or disinterest is to dress like Evander Kane on a Vegas hotel balcony: nothing promotes celibacy quite like a hoodie and a pair of sweats.
5. The New Year's-Hating Hipster
THE polar opposite of Ms. Make This The Best, the New Year's-Hating Hipster is way too cool to celebrate something as obvious as the end of the year. The Hating Hipster is only out at the behest of a friend or because her or she has nothing better to do.
Hipsters know all the words to Auld Lang Syne but will not help you sing it. They will complain about the brand of beer on tap ("do you have anything from Belgium besides Hoegaarden?"), the munchies on their plate ("sushi, how original") and the music ("Great, haven't heard that Peter Bjorn & John track in such a long time").
Secretly, the Hipsters are actually having the time of their lives. Go on over and say something encouraging about the future of independently owned coffee shops.
6. The Wannabe Home Right After Midnight
WHILE all five other New Year's Eve characters can be annoying, only The Wannabe Home will ruin your evening. This person does not want to be out on New Year's Eve at all and will drag you home the millisecond after midnight, if not well before. They will also transmit deadly sulk rays all evening.
Do not approach this person at all. There is no safe distance. While it's fairly easy to clean up puke, tolerate a lingering hug, feign interest in a countdown, deflect a proposition or ignore a pretentious comment, there is no way to recover from having your soul stolen away from you, even for a few hours.
Two words of advice: Run away.


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Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is proud of having a diverse work force that represents the community and the patients it serves. That work force diversity includes ethnicity, cultural background, gender, age, economic means, physical and mental ability, family settings, educational levels, and religious beliefs.
By valuing diversity, YRMC seeks to achieve an environment where the total spectrum of differences is valued and integrated into every aspect of the hospital. YRMC classifies its various dimensions of diversity as human, cultural and systemic. Human diversity refers to the physical characteristics or life experience of an individual. Cultural diversity is characterized by fundamental beliefs, attitudes, assumptions, values and personal characteristics. System diversity is characterized by the integration of organizational structures and management operating systems where differences are involved or implicit.
YRMC strives not only for diversity within its walls, but also outside of them. The YRMC Community Outreach Team allows employees to connect with Yuma's many diverse cultures. The program focuses on meeting the needs of winter visitors, migrant workers, military personnel, as well as the elderly, uninsured and Spanish-speaking population.
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Lee A. Barnett: Director of Technology, American Express
Lee A. Barnett's dedication to diversity and Valley youth already is bearing fruit.
Barnett, the director of technology at American Express' Valley operations, has been a member of the Diversity Leadership Alliance's (DLA) board since 2007. He has been key in developing the DLA Youth Council, which assists high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to transition to higher education and work force readiness. The council also develops leadership skills among youth that are aimed at building an inclusive community.
Under Barnett's guidance, the three-year-old DLA Youth Council has grown from 24 students to 120 students participating in monthly workshops. At this year's DLA Youth Council ceremony, 12 students from several Phoenix-area high schools received recognition. They in turn expressed their gratitude for the confidence, support, and diversity awareness and training that DLA provides.
One student stated: "I went into the DLA being someone who preferred their own ideas and thoughts over others. I am extremely proud to say I am leaving the DLA being a person who now respects, accepts and is grateful for different ideas."
Barnett's dedication to the Youth Council is opening new horizons for many diverse high school students throughout the Valley.
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Behavioral Health Authority Inc.
Serving 10 Native American tribes, the Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA) has made a commitment to upholding diversity and cultural sensitivity in order to provide high-quality care to its patients.
NARBHA is the Regional Behavioral Health Authority for Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai, Apache and Mohave counties, serving more than 700,000 people throughout 62,000 square miles of Northern Arizona.
In 2001, NARBHA established a cultural competency plan as required by the Arizona Department of Health. The following year, NARBHA developed the Cultural Awareness and Diversity Committee, which uses community input to annually update the cultural competency plan. In 2003, the co-chair of the committee saw a gap in communications between NARBHA and the 10 tribes NARBHA serves. To improve coordination with the tribes, NARBHA created a new position called the Tribal Liaison.
The development of the cultural diversity committee, the cultural diversity plan, and employees devoted to cultural inclusion has improved NARBHA's ability to provide services to diverse populations. The initiative has broken down barriers to tribal members' access to care, created culturally responsive behavioral health programs in treatment clinics, and increased awareness statewide of the unique needs of diverse, rural communities. In addition, NARBHA focuses its hiring efforts on developing a work force that reflects the diversity and language needs of the community.
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Cox Communications
The Spanish word for "leader" is "lider." It's no surprise that LIDER is the name of Cox Arizona's 12-week Leadership Development Program. The program was created to introduce the company's frontline bilingual (Spanish/English) employees to leadership, and to develop future leaders that will help Cox grow its Hispanic customer base.
LIDER provides education on the leadership roles at Cox and Cox's core competencies (influencing others, producing results, communication skills). The program is structured to address the uniqueness of Hispanic culture, and the combination of multiple cultures and languages in a business environment.
The four-year-old LIDER program is facilitated by the Cox Internacional leadership team and was developed through a collaborative effort of the company's Arizona care, field training and human resources. Candidates are provided extensive development plans, participate in presentations by the local executive leadership team, review core leadership competencies, book reviews, and are given a final project that is presented in front of the Cox Arizona executive team. The program is cross-departmental and has seen a 33 percent promotion rate.
Development programs such as LIDER help to grow Cox's diverse employee base. The company's leadership team, from executives, VPs, directors and managers, participates and actively promotes self-development and growth.
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Veolia Transportation
Veolia Transportation is committed to creating an environment of diversity and inclusion. Through its Diversity and Inclusion Program, Veolia's overall human resource strategy includes recruiting, hiring, promoting, engaging and retaining the company's diverse talent.
Veolia's Diversity and Inclusion Program began with revamping the entire recruiting process to ensure Veolia became an Equal Opportunity Employer. Once on board, Veolia provides an employee orientation program that includes diversity training. In addition, all existing employees completed a diversity training class in 2008. Awareness and education regarding diversity have continued with the production of a monthly diversity newsletter. Also, an internal Mentoring Program was created to provide opportunities for new hires to be partnered with seasoned employees.
The need for a culture change was imminent at Veolia Transportation of Tempe. Due to a poorly run operation, new leadership was sought. A new, diverse team was brought together in 2007 to help transform the performance of the operation and improve the overall morale of employees. The diversity training initiative helped "create an environment of respect for our differences and inclusion." Soon, Veolia's slogan of "Together We CARE" became real. CARE stands for commitment, accountability, respect and empowerment. These are four values that are consistent with Veolia's everyday operations in Tempe.


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The state Thruway Authority again postponed a meeting to consider a major toll increase on trucks on the 570-mile thoroughfare.
The Authority's website said the meeting scheduled for today at 11:30 a.m. in Albany has been postponed. No new date was announced, and no explanation was given for the delay.
It's the second time in a week that a vote on a potential toll increase has been postponed. The authority was originally scheduled to meet Friday in Rockland County, but canceled just hours before the meeting.
The authority in May proposed a 45-percent toll increase on truck traffic. Truckers, business groups and lawmakers knocked the proposal, saying it would force trucks to take back roads and lead to higher costs for goods and services.
The authority told bond holders that the toll increase would go into effect by October. The Thruway Authority has increased tolls on all vehicles four times since 2005, and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has questioned the need for an additional hike, saying the agency look to curb its own costs.


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Friday 11/20 in Portland, OR
I'm going to be in Portland, Oregon this Friday. At 10:30 I'll be on a panel at the Supercomputing 2009 conference with folks from Intel, NVidia, AMD, Dreamworks and Contra Costa College talking about preparing developers for new parallel programming paradigms.
At 3pm, I'll be at Kells Irish Pub in the Pearl District for a Pixel Bender tweetup.
Portland Pixel Bender Developers (or interested folk), C'mon down! Looking forward to meeting you. I'll be wearing the bright red Adobe jacket.


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OK ... I pay the price to get in. Even though it takes my breath a bit, the big theaters in the big towns have me hooked. While I enjoy a movie at the Apollo in Princeton — you just can't beat the price and the convenience — I will venture to the bigger theaters to see movies that are known to have a lot of special effects, great music, etc.
But every time I open my purse to pay, inside I'm thinking ... "I am clearly in the wrong business!" When the change back from my $10 bill — if there is an change — is less than a dollar, I find myself reeling — and I don't mean the reel-to-reel movies of yesteryear either.
Did I mention the concession stand prices? The teenagers behind the counter scooping up popcorn and filling up giant soda glasses must be the brunt of so many complaints, that I almost feel sorry for them. They look at me wide-eyed, wondering if I'm going to complain about spending a $20 bill on a snack that I'll never finish — no kidding, who can eat all that popcorn, and if I did drink all that soda, I'd spend the majority of the movie in the restroom instead of in front of the screen. Eating at the theater is like eating at the airport ... surprising what they'll charge a captive audience.
But then I walk down that aisle, and I make my way into the darkened room, find the perfect seat and pray nobody taller than me will sit in front of me — at my height, you know the chances of that are slim. Soon, the lights are dimmed, and I settle into one of those rocking theater chairs — wishing they would turn the heat up a bit because it's always cold.
While I miss the cartoons from years ago, I do love the previews. While I know I will never remember the names of the movies they've previewed that I want to see, I still watch in the anticipation of what film I'll be waiting for next. I always think I should take a piece of paper with me to jot down those titles, so when I check out what's playing in a few weeks/months ... I can physically match my list to what's at the movie. I never do it, so I rely on my friends and colleagues to tell me what movie they think I'll like.
And then it happens ... with popcorn on my shirt and a drink I'll never finish in the cupholder on the arm of the chair ... the $30 I've just spent for this luxury is forgotten. The music gets louder, and all of a sudden, I am consumed in the feature I've come to see.
No kidding. I absolutely love it because for the duration of the film, it's just me and the folks on the screen ... No cell phone ringing, no deadlines to meet, no worldly worries, no concerns, well ... no anything other than the story at hand — a story which I can watch, yet one I don't have to participate in. That's right ... I don't have to solve any problems the people on the screen are having; I don't have to answer the phone that is ringing in the movie or answer the door; I don't have to dodge any bullets — real or proverbial. I just have to watch.
OK, I have fallen asleep in a few movies (a $30 nap always makes me mad), but by and large, I'm being held captive by the folks on the screen, and I absolutely love it. That $30 seems rather paltry for the luxury of jumping into another world, where I don't have to participate.
This Sunday is the 85th Academy Awards. I've seen three of the movies nominated for Best Picture. I'm hoping "Argo" walks away with the Oscar, but quite frankly, who wins doesn't really matter to me ... Because when I walk out the door and throw away that half-eaten bag of popcorn and that half-drank cold drink — and realize I've been transported to another world for a couple of hours, I think I'm clearly the winner ... even if it does cost $30.
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Smoking Termination / Anxiety Reduction Treatment (ST/ART) (START)
This study has been completed.
University of Houston
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Michael J. Zvolensky, Ph.D., University of Houston
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: February 8, 2013
Last updated: July 27, 2016
Last verified: July 2016
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The primary aim of this research study is to enhance smoking cessation outcome among smokers with anxiety disorders. We are comparing two group treatment approaches: (1) An educational-supportive psychotherapy and standard smoking cessation treatment, and (2) An integrated smoking cessation and anxiety treatment program (START). Both treatments also utilize nicotine replacement therapy.
|Smoking Anxiety Disorders
|Drug: Nicotine Patch Behavioral: Smoking Termination and Anxiety Reduction Treatment Behavioral: Education-Supportive Psychotherapy
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Augmenting Smoking Cessation With Transdiagnostic CBT for Smokers With Anxiety
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety Quitting Smoking SmokingU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Michael J. Zvolensky, Ph.D., University of Houston:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Smoking status [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, and 24 weeks post quit day. ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Smoking Termination and Anxiety Reduction Treatment
Cognitive-behavioral treatment program that blends smoking cessation and anxiety reduction treatment strategies
Drug: Nicotine Patch
Behavioral: Smoking Termination and Anxiety Reduction Treatment
Integrated smoking cessation and anxiety reduction treatment
Active Comparator: Educational-Support Psychotherapy
Educational-based psychotherapy and standard smoking cessation treatment program
|Drug: Nicotine Patch Behavioral: Education-Supportive Psychotherapy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 18-65 years old
- Capable of providing informed consent
- Willing to attend all study visits and comply with the protocol
- Daily smoker for at least one year
- Currently smoke an average of at least 6 cigarettes per day
- Report a motivation to quit smoking in the next 6 weeks of at least 5 on a 10-point scale
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of other tobacco products
- Current or past psychotic disorders of any type, or comorbid psychiatric conditions that are relative or absolute contraindications to the use of any treatment option in the study protocol
- Currently suicidal or high suicide risk
- Current use of any pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy for smoking cessation not provided by the researchers during the quit attempt
- Unwilling to cease use of benzodiazepines or other fast-acting anxiolytics
- Concurrent psychotherapy initiated in the past three months, or ongoing anxiety psychotherapy
- Current or intended participation in a concurrent substance abuse treatment
- Insufficient command of English to participate in assessment or treatment
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This article was published 2/11/2012 (1753 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As we launch ourselves head-first into the gloom of another November, our feelings about the current weather situation are best summed up by a song from our favourite film, The Wizard of Oz.
We are referring to the song belted out by hordes of Munchkins after Dorothy liquidates the Wicked Witch of the East via the always lethal technique of dropping a house on her. Here is the song as we remember it:
"Ding Dong! The streak is dead. Which old streak? The warm-weather streak. Ding Dong! The warm-weather streak is dead."
As I recall it, that was sung by the coroner of Munchkin City, possibly the sour-faced Lollipop Guild, to signify Oz's weather had taken a turn for the worse after a prolonged period of above-normal temperatures.
Or I may be confusing it with an email I received the other day from my pal Dale Marciski at Environment Canada, who said the weather last month was colder than normal, with a mean temperature (calculated by averaging the highs and lows) of just 4 C, which is below the normal of 5.3 C for a typical October.
What does this mean? Well, according to Dale: "This was the first month since May 2011 which has been colder than normal. In other words, we had 16 straight months, June 2011 to September 2012, where the monthly mean temperatures have been slightly or well above normal."
For the record, October was also the first month since May 2012 that was wetter than normal, with 57.5 millimetres of precipitation, compared with the normal 36 mm of damp stuff. So, there you go, Winnipeg. Our warm spell has had a house dropped on it after a measly 16 consecutive months.
We will have to start a new streak today, wherein we should see a mix of sun and clouds with a high of just 2 C, just under the normal high of 3 C. Sunday looks equally bland with clouds and another high of 2 C.
But, starting Monday, we'll see something we haven't seen in a long time -- it's called "the sun," and according to the weather office, it's nothing to fear. The sun cannot hurt you, Winnipeg, at least not unless you are a vampire or stare directly at it. Tuesday should be a glorious 5 C and sunny.
Forget being warm, kids, let's get out and get funky this weekend, perhaps by unleashing our inner geek at Central Canada Comic Convention, which runs through Sunday at the convention centre. Put on your red pyjamas and say hi to Star Trek: The Next Generation's Sir Patrick Stewart or fawn over Star Wars' Billy Dee Williams until the security guards drag you away.
Or check out the final days of Aboriginal Music Week in Winnipeg, in which awesome acts are playing at various venues. You can find info and tickets at www.aboriginalmusicweek.ca . Also, hit Rumor's Comedy Club Sunday and Monday for Red River College's annual CreCommedy Nights, in which 32 jittery students will hit the stage for laughs... and to earn 30 per cent of their final grade.
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Chris Lilley has begun work on a new six-part series for the ABC.
The national broadcaster has not released any information about the project, except to say it is a co-production with the US cable channel HBO and has been pre-sold to the UK digital channel BBC Three.
The series will be produced by Lilley and the Melbourne-based production company Princess Pictures.
Princess has produced all of Lilley's past work for the ABC, including We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High and Angry Boys.
"I've never been more excited about shooting a show. I really like this one. Can't wait for fans to see it," Lilley said in a statement issued by the ABC.
The series will be filmed in Melbourne, but very little is known about it at this stage.
In past series Lilley has taken one character from a preceding program and built a new show around them, such as Ja'mie King who appeared in both We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, and twins Daniel and Nathan Sims who appeared in both We Can Be Heroes and Angry Boys.
It is not known if Lilley plans to do that again.
Lilley's most recent series, Angry Boys, was met with a mixed reaction from critics and despite launching solidly with 1.3 million viewers nationally, quickly slipped below the one million viewer watermark.
The ABC's decision to schedule the series against the State of Origin rugby league on Nine proved disastrous, pummelling the show down to a series low of just below 400,000 viewers.
Understandably the ABC chose to emphasise the show's success on other platforms, notably its online iView platform where it drew a record 1.4 million plays.
"Chris and the Princess Pictures team have consistently proved that they know how to deliver quality content.," ABC1's channel controller Brendan Dahill said.
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The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association has appointed Carlo Bruneau as its new executive director effective Feb. 12.
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>General Running>Is it easier to view paths on your satellite picture now?
I run on a lot of dirt paths in the forest. It was only about a month ago that they were very hard to view. All of the sudden now, it's remarkably easy to view these paths with my satellite view. I'm wondering if anybody else here has noticed this too and why that is? My only guesses as to why it's easier to view the paths is either the pictures were shot sometime during the Winter or perhaps they're using some kind of infrared technology that improves the picture.
Google periodically updates their aerial images; remarkably often in my city, it seems to me. In the more populated areas, they use imagery taken from planes as opposed to satellites, for greater resolution.
A couple of years ago, they updated our city's images with summertime shots, and lots of the trails were covered with trees; then just a month or so ago, we got wintertime pictures, and much more of the trails became visible.
Can you zoom in as far as the map control can go? Could you before?
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
I understand how Google constantly updates their maps. I've been using them for years now to trace my path. That's why I'm surprised that i can finally see the paths in the woods that were very tough to see before. If these are Winter pictures, I don't understand why they haven't shot them before after all these years?
As far as zooming in on the map, I've always been able to zoom in and out as far as the map control can go.
The satellite view of google maps hasn't been around THAT long and the US is a big place.
I suspect that it took them awhile to figure out that pictures of trails should be part of their feature set, how this would work, and how to organize resources/logistics to get good shots. For lots and lots of real estate.
One thing that's annoying me about it for the time being is I can't automatically trace the new trails I can see now. I'm stuck with using the old manual mode to trace them with. After all the miles i ran, I know that sounds lazy of me, but like anything else I have my preferences.
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I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
You could run the trail with the GPS and then upload to GPS to create the map.
I've thought about that. I'm watching the price drop on GPS watches now. Thanks to the Timex Marathon GPS prices are getting lower now. This reminds me of when digital watches first hit the market and at first prices were high for them at the time, whereas now they can be had for dirt cheap.
I've noticed that some trails are digitally rendered in hybrid map mode now in my area. Also, I would highly recommend a GPS watch for trail-running. My old standby is the Garmin 205/305, but I'm pretty impressed with the FR 210 I just got for my wife. It doesn't have as much info on the fly (elev, for example), but it records it all and is super easy to upload to RA.
Google has dates on their images so you can tell when they were taken. When they updated ours a year or so ago, it was dramatic because of all the new construction features that were present now and not then - like sewer and power lines plus expansion of a gravel pit right up to the boundaries of state park. Fortunately, they did it after the snow had receded in lower elevations, so there's only a few pockets of late-lying snow. Higher elevations though are all snow.
What was amazing was how fast they got the imagery online - maybe a couple weeks, less than a month for sure.
In contrast our local borough (county, which is size of state of WV) had high res imagery (much higher than google) and Lidar taken last year, and they're just now getting close to distributing it.
I don't know how google does the trails usually, but locally, some guy thought he'd help out our local trails by adding them to the map - BUT with somewhat arbitrary names - after we'd spent a couple years and several thousands of dollars installing directional signs. He had to hand trace them and code the names in. (we already have them gps'd) Then he stopped partway through. Those types of updates have to be approved by Google. But they were clueless about the trails. Heck, getting the roads right for them in our area can be a struggle. So now, if we use google at all, we turn off the labels - incorrect trails and names go away, but so do road names. Actually, google used to route traffic through our non-motorized trail system because there's a thing called "Well Monitor Road" in there. Unfortunately, so many map apps are based on google, that it creates an issue.
Where I am, the wide trails show sometimes, but the single tracks are hidden by trees.
I do have to give google credit for the amount of imagery they acquire and provide. I was really surprised last year or year before to see a couple google vehicles running around, presumably collecting the "street view" images. I had always wondered how they did that.
On our trails maps we're mostly trying to use ESRI stuff since that's where our original database is, and they've got some free online stuff that's much easier to add your own stuff to.
Google has dates on their images so you can tell when they were taken.
Google has dates on their images so you can tell when they were taken.
Where is this date? I can't find it.
'No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch'
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher
"Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it's hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time. Also, there are those hours of clearheadedness that follow a long run." -Monte Davis
Using Google Earth on desktop, there's a slider bar in upper left corner (overlaid on the image) where you can adjust what date you want. The year, month, date is there for the most current stuff. It might help to click the bar in lower left corner to select the imagery, then go to upper left for exact date. I've never understood a lot of things with google so just click until I get what I want - assuming I bumped into it accidentally one time to know it's there.
I do have to give google credit for the amount of imagery they acquire and provide. I was really surprised last year or year before to see a couple google vehicles running around, presumably collecting the "street view" images. I had always wondered how they did that.
Last year when I was going for a run early in the morning I too saw a Google car cruise by me. It was very noticeable with all the equipment it had on the top of it. I thought my image would appear on the Google maps after that, but so far I'm still invisible. What's more exciting though is yesterday while going for a run on the streets, I found a 50 dollar bill. Stuff like that happens to you if you cover enough miles that is.
I run 300-400 miles a month, have for several years... never found a fifty! SWEET.
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Thanksgiving and Christmas, probably the two most traveled times of the year. Especially as a family… which usually means road trips!I know with having three boys in the van for our trips, things can sometimes get a little hectic and overwhelming.
I'm by no means an expert in traveling because we don't do it a lot, which makes me in need of some traveling tips from some of the 20 Moms!
Have you met the 20 Moms? The 20 Moms are 'mom' blogs that I truly adore and would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat. You can follow all their content on the 20 Must Follow Moms on Pinterest. They're here to lend their advice for traveling with kids this holiday season!
My number one tip for traveling with kids is to take a Dodge Grand Caravan (Honest to goodness, it really is, we absolutely love ours!). Our sponsor, Dodge, would like to know, which Dodge vehicle would you most like to take for a spin this holiday season?
I recently got to test-drive a brand new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan with all the bells and whistles! Incredible! The rear-view camera is a must on my list now and I never thought I needed the DVD player in the back, but realized how handy that will come in when traveling during the holidays.
Dodge invented the minivan segment 30 years ago. And the Grand Caravan still reigns supreme, thanks to more than 75 minivan firsts. I recently got to test drive a new Dodge Grand Caravan and try out all the cool features, suchs as the class-exclusive Super Stow 'n Go® and dual Blu-rayTM DVD players and a Best-in-Class storages system, both awesome for traveling with kids, no doubt! No wonder it's America's Best Selling and Most Awarded Minivan ever.
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Prepare the car ahead of time:
- (In the pockets of the Dodge Grand Caravan's back doors) consider placing a container of baby wipes in each one. They're perfect for quickie clean-ups of all kinds and for wiping off dirty hands before/after eating snacks. – Tiffany, Peanut Blossom
- Cover car seats with a crib sheet, they fit perfectly and make post-trip cleanup easier… And the bucket pulley is our best tip by far! – Rachel, Kids Activities Blog
- Pack a travel kit of art supplies in a large plastic zipped bag for on-the-go making and memory-keeping. Things to include: crayons, washable markers, tape dispenser, scissors, simple handmade, stapled-edge books. – Rachelle, Tinkerlab
- Bring a potty in the car for tykes who are mostly potty-trained… Rachel, Kids Activities Blog
- Institute a "traveling version" of your child's comforting lovey so the original stays safe and sound. – Tiffany, Peanut Blossom
- Taking as little as possible is best. It may be tempting to have everything along, but managing luggage and kids can be harder work! – Maggy, Red Ted Art
- Stock up on activities that the kids can do during a car ride. Think small, busy bags or busy play activities.
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- Plan an extra hour into travel plans for meal stops and bathroom breaks with the kids. The kids need those longer, more active breaks. I find that if we plan for it, then we aren't as stressed about it taking the extra time. – Amanda, Not Just Cute
- Bribery. Pack a toy in your packed luggage and promise your child they can open it if they have good behavior on the trip. – Allison, No Time for Flash Cards
- When traveling with kids who get car sick, make sure to pack the car with supplies! A plastic bag (that zips shut) to throw up in, a brown bag to put the full plastic bag in, wipes or paper towels for clean up, and something to help freshen up (gum or mouthwash). – Jillian, A Mom with a Lesson Plan
- Wrap up a few new toys from the dollar store and bring them out every 1-2 hours to introduce new excitement. – Anna, The Imagination Tree
- For longer trips we choose something (maybe horses, cows or a certain type of semi for instance) and every time we see them they put a sticker on a paper, or on the back of the seat in front of them. – Alissa, Creative with Kids
- Track miles driven that way. Ahead of time I draw a trail with boxes for every 25 miles we will be driving. They get to put a sticker in the box for each 25 mile stretch – it helps them see how far we have left to go. – Alissa, Creative with Kids
- Play some great active music such as the Wiggles to get them moving and singing along, or longer stories and rhymes on CD for encouraging some calm down time. – Anna, The Imagination Tree
- Keep plenty of snacks and drinks at easy access. – Anna, The Imagination Tree
- Get children looking out the window and talking about what they see, where they are going, what towns or cities they are passing through, what cars or trucks are on the road, who is going fast or slow, which signs are big or little, short or tall, for stores or highways. Invite children to help you find an exit then pay attention to how to get back onto the highway. In other words, there is a world of learning just waiting to happen on any trip and with a little creative thinking, you can find it right outside the car window. – Deborah, Teach Preschool
- Take another adult with you, so they can entertain the kids in the back! A Dodge Grand Caravan is awesome for this.
- If you're lucky enough to have a built-in DVD player, like the Grand Caravan has, it'll definitely come in handy for long road trips! Pack some of the kids' favorite movies (that they can all agree on so there's no fighting!), put on the headphones they come with and enjoy a little peace and quiet (even if its just for a little bit).
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Adrian 4-for-4 as Dodgers derail Angels
LA erases five-run deficit after Greinke's rough start
LOS ANGELES -- If the Dodgers can overcome all that went wrong on Monday night to beat the Angels, 8-7, maybe they can overcome a 7 1/2-game deficit in the National League West.
They won despite Matt Kemp's four strikeouts, another four-inning start by Zack Greinke, three errors (it could have been four) and the latest injury, a lower back bruise to the gritty Nick Punto.
That many negatives would normally mean doom in this season of curses, but the Dodgers somehow overcame all of that for their greatest comeback of the year, and they snapped the Angels' eight-game win streak for good measure.
"That was a great win for us," Punto said after receiving treatment. "We were down, 6-1, and we were just fighting the whole time. It was kind of what the manager wants to see and what we expect to be doing the rest of the year. Just no quit and keep fighting."
They did it with four hits and four runs scored from Adrian Gonzalez; a pair of RBI doubles from Scott Van Slyke, shaking off a sore neck to start in place of Andre Ethier; and a game-winning RBI single by Jerry Hairston, activated for the game after a disabled list stint with a strained groin.
"In talking to the guys, I think we're all excited about today's win," said Gonzalez. "It can definitely be a momentum builder. But again, you can't have momentum unless you come out tomorrow and play hard and win another one. That's when things start rolling. We can't just say today is the day it turns around. It takes a number of days."
The Dodgers did it with Juan Uribe, given up for dead last year, going 3-for-3 in a game he entered in the fifth inning. They did it with Luis Cruz -- given a death-sentence reprieve with the option of Dee Gordon to make room for Hairston -- parlaying a rare single and rarer walk into two runs scored.
They did it with a two-run double from Mark Ellis in a four-run fifth inning that Angels lefty C.J. Wilson couldn't finish. And with five innings from the bullpen, a save from Brandon League and four double plays over the last five innings, including one in the eighth inning that had the Angels livid.
That one came with Erick Aybar breaking from first base and Ethier, who pinch-hit in the seventh, running down Mike Trout's long fly to right field off Kenley Jansen. Aybar rounded second before realizing the ball was caught. Ethier sailed a wide throw to first that required Gonzalez to make a diving, sweeping tag.
"I thought I caught his shirt, that's why I showed the ball," said Gonzalez.
First-base umpire Paul Emmel was down the line for the batted ball and plate umpire Gary Darling was in position at first base to call Aybar out, afterward saying he saw no daylight between glove and jersey live and saw the same thing on video. That ended the inning with Albert Pujols on deck, having already hit four balls hard and destined to lead off the ninth with a single.
League got Mark Trumbo on a double-play grounder in the ninth, Ronald Belisario snuffed out a rally with a double-play grounder from Hank Conger in the seventh and Matt Guerrier did the same thing to Conger after taking over for Greinke with two on and no out in the fifth.
Those plays helped nullify the three errors and a passed ball, as two first-inning runs off Greinke were unearned.
"The way we started wasn't very pretty," said manager Don Mattingly.
A scoreless second inning wasn't pretty either, with Gonzalez committed his sixth error, and it ended with Punto beating Aybar to second base on a force play. But Punto's knee nailed Aybar's shoulder and Punto went airborne, landed on the square of his back. He played in pain until the fifth inning.
"As the game was going on it felt alright," said Punto. "As long as I kept it moving it felt OK. We'll just see how it feels tomorrow. I'm sure it's just a little bruise, but we'll see."
Kemp might have bruised feelings after going 0-for-5, with fans booing louder with each out. Mattingly, who returned Kemp to the lineup after a one-day benching, essentially said he's still the center fielder.
"Honestly, we're going to need Matt," said Mattingly. "I just don't give up on Matt. I'm not giving up on Matt, he's going to get going. At certain times, he'll hit in different spots."
Greinke, who acknowledged he didn't pitch well against Milwaukee earlier in the week, thought he pitched well against the Angels, who scored six runs (four earned) on 10 hits in four-plus innings. He also knocked down suggestions that his collarbone or elbow might be bothering him.
"I felt good, actually," he said. "They were hot and swinging good. Overall, I thought I did about as well as I could. From being on their side, I've seen them beat some really good pitchers. That's kind of what it felt like."
Mattingly said Greinke is understandably less than sharp after missing time in Spring Training with elbow soreness, then missing a month for the collarbone surgery.
"At this point, I'm not really concerned," he said. "The ball is coming out of his hand, he feels fine. It's really been a backwards year for him. I feel he's been behind the 8-ball the whole year, but I do think he'll get where he needs to get to."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I'm skint all the time, but I spend hours every day developing a CMS written in both ASP and PHP. I want to upgrade the asp one to .NET but I also have loads of ideas for features that work in the same way.
I can't afford any help. I'm lucky if I get 1 website every couple of months at the moment. I think because I'm trying to be a jack of all trades, master of none.
I would really love to open source my work so far, but as I'm the only person to be making a live CMS I feel I have a large benefit over others if I can get them finished in time. I've got poor man's copyright, which is legal in the UK.
If I open source it I feel I'm never going to improve my financial position, but neither will I if I continue to work on it alone.
Any suggestions?
The benefit of open-sourcing it ... would be that if it catches on and gains a lot of popularity, then you would be known as the "founder."
This means that you can hold training sessions, which you can charge for. You can write books for it and hopefully make a few bucks that way. And of course there's the obligatory conferences. Once you get in to holding your own conferences, you can take a cut on the admission price, and just start adding up all the money for each attendee. Then, of course, if other user-groups emerge and start their own conferences and seminars, they can pay you $100K a pop for you to be the keynote speaker.
And finally, if a large (or even semi-large) company decides to adopt your CMS and they run in to troubles with it or need training, etc. ... Then you would be the best person for them to contact for the job. Who better than the founder, right?
Lots of ways you can parlay the popularity of an open-source product in to a lucrative opportunity. The key is to make sure your name becomes ubiquitous with the product, and that you are well-established as it's founder.
What do you mean by poor man's copyright?
Thanks CMS Dude, a great inspirational piece
"Use of this method may not hold up in a court as it is simple for individuals to pre-send envelopes which can then be used later by placing the materials inside."
To help this, take your work to the post-office and use one of the more expensive plastic envelopes they give you for recorded delivery. These cannot be opened without affecting the seal, and they send it datestamped.
It's what musicians were taught in a class I took (I was there as I wanted to create musical websites)
Every developer I know (self included) has come up with an amazing CMS at some point. Most are similar but the term "Live CMS" caught my eye. Can you elaborate on what that means and what sort of benefits it may have. * I had/have a CMS some that's somewhat platform agnostic because it's built on an XML backbone. I have flavors in PHP, ASP, C#.NET. The database can be MySQL, Access, MS SQL Server or with a little work (that I never completed) it can be full XML. I had considered building/converting in to the DocBook schema and then doing away with the database entirely but other than a few experimental drafts, I didn't pursue it any further.
I've been constantly updating both the front-end and back, and have a good permissions sql script which I wrote for PHP/mySQL and asp/access allowing user/group read, user/group write, user/group blocked from reading, user/group blocked from writing. It allows for multiple combinations of each too which is handy. I think this sql may be the most powerful thing I've written, taking me a couple of weeks for one line (it does a lot of other things too, all with one query)I have an asp upload progress bar using ASPupload that's embedded in the same page. This is from their 3.0 version, which was made to pop up in a small window but using my livescript functions and XMLhttpResponse managed to hack it to work in the current page without the pop up or frames, or the bloated HTML tables with inline css.
The editable area only worked in IE though, and when I upgraded to 9 it stopped working. Before then my only script copied from online was for md5 encryption for asp. A little beyond my league I think. I recently downloaded rangy.js though as the problem I had was with the ranges when selecting content from the editable area. That was difficult to include into my method as well but managed to get that working again within the last couple of weeks. I'm just updating the editable area now (if I could stop procrastinating at sitepoint )I wrote a small example of the live method here : http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?871350-Live-Server-Side-HTML-JavaScript-Method including other benefits.
But there are more.....It is possible with my method to allow websites running livescript to interact with each other as well. So I could, in my stats page, have a list of links to other livescript websites' statistic pages and import them to my site to compare server speeds, rather than go to the other site. I don't need extra scripting on either site either. I have a text file that holds myLiveFriends list of url's. Rather than change all the links to add ?live=1 the links are checked with this text file first, if the url is in the myLiveFriends list it's converted to a live link automatically. I use text files as they are faster to read and the data isn't changed very often. You can see this in action by going to any site, adding /?live=1 to the url and viewing the javascript output. It's the first bit of javascript executed, and people who do it from an unauthorised site will get an alert.Also, what I've been thinking about lately is shopping carts. As I don't need cookies to remember data between page changes, and I can import others' live data to my page, I can add items to a cart from multiple domains.
There are loads of other ideas too, the more I work on it the more I realise what it can do.
If you go to my site, click a few pages and then get the value of page_history from the address bar you'll see an array. (javascript:alert(page_history)) and page_index holds the current item in the array. This will allow me to create a back button within the page. I could use hashes but I hate sites that do. With this method I can choose what goes in the array, or even let the users choose
Anyway, that'll do for now, I've still got to update the PHP version as a friend requested a site and I want it done by the end of the week as I'm skint!
Ok, so what's the key benefit of the system; is it that you change pages without a refresh and just refresh the content thereby reducing the server load and speed up page views or is it that the page automatically updates the page in view if it has been updated during the visitors visit to that page?
I had a look at that example that you posted over in the PHP side and I think logic_earth has a very good point about the code being too procedurally driven and that the code should be refactored to make it more modular. I built the bulk of my CMS in late 2003/2004 and things have changed immensely. Where I used to use document.getElementById('some-element').innerHTML='something'; or xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); I now use a jQuery, where I used to use my own rich text editor, I'll use TinyMCE or CKEditor. It's modular and the code is somewhat self documented.
If I do anything with my CMS, I'll release it as an Open Source project but I think before I would do that I would refactor my code to make it more OOP or MVC. My ASP and PHP versions are also very procedural but the C# version is OOP. The reason I would release it as an open source project and the reason I would release any project as Open Source is to get more people involved. When I first built my system I thought it was pure genius because it's super light weight and responsive and it was much better than the DotNukes and PHPNukes of the day however as I got my hand into more advanced CMS projects with big communities behind them I realized no matter how clever my CMS was it paled in comparison to how fully featured and extensible these others were. This isn't to put you off but to illustrate the power of a community driven project as opposed to a single developer's system. If you want to compete with the Drupal's, Joomla's and Wordpress's of the day, you'll need to get a community to help you do so.
It is a phase…
Thanks Andrew
Both really, but more
I used the long version as a function can be changed, but after my last post in the js forum I guess a lot more than I thought about can. Thanks to Jeff who pointed it out that predefined functions doesn't really mean that. Also,I tried to stay away from libraries for two reasons. I didn't want to learn something different, I wanted to be creative with the things I had. Also, if I wanted other sites use the info from mine (I couldn't stop it if I tried) They could use it without themselves needing libraries.
I couldn't use an existing rich text editor because they weren't live, eg

Which leads to the file and folder structure. I have tried to make that as modular as possible. (/cms/cmds/ + command) Table.asp, which only outputs javascript as it can only be opened with

which is a link which opens the current page (in the minimalist of the sence with live script) with edit functions that only appear if the user has write permission on the page or is in a group that does, or is not a blocked user or not in a group containing blocked users. The cms does not have read or write permissions set, neither does it do anything server-side. It just creates the options for the table and embeds it in to the current page (div id="cms_extras"). #cms_extras appears differently depending on what #cms_extras.addtable had in it (which is now brought in dynamically rather than whole files in one and fits in with the modular file structure). table.asp can be added to the permissions structure by adding it to the database and including a certain header file.
Another thing is security. I know what live javascript can do server > client > server > client. For instance, you can send back the details of mouse positions, buttons clicked so much more at regular intervals. I see sites with all these external javascript libraries and I think to myself if the owners know what that external javascript can do. "It's just client side!" Think again.
I hate to burst your bubble, this sounds awfully like the Page Editor functionality with large-scale CMS's like Sitecore.
The reason I suggest you use a library is because most developers who do "live" things on the internet are already familiar with jQuery, Node.js or one of the other well known libraries and it opens the doors to developers to better understand and adopt your system. Like you said, you don't want to learn another system... Neither do they.
Regarding using a rich text editor plugin, I'm sure they can be used "live" as well because they are obviously using DHTML techniques to do what they do in the first place. It's just a matter of figuring out the hooks.
That doesn't burst my bubble at all. Saying something like mine is similar to a large-scale CMS to me is something of a compliment. Thanks.
Thanks awasson. The asp templeate is more-or-less finished, and the PHP is close behind. Looking forward to when they are working as I can get in to spending more time learning OOP, both server and client side, and look in to existing libraries. I can also get back in to developing more "fun" projects like my guitar and CSS3 maze. At the moment though I'll have to continue using the libraries I've created over the years as they already work the websites. Changing them now will put back the finishing of the php version. I need to get what's done fully working again. I've managed to get a range to save, which was the main setback, but in doing so it's made it work on all new browsers, it even works in my Blackberry
Thanks for the chat. Inspirational.
As some of you have seen the sites, you've probably realised that the main content is about the same size. I have a bit of a dilema here. The idea is to have a button that when clicked publishes the current content view to my maze, [www.livescript.co.uk/maze/dark for Safari and Chrome. there's HTML content on [URL="http://www.livescript.co.uk/maze/3d"]www.livescript.co.uk/maze/3d](http://www.livescript.co.uk/maze/dark)) I have mashupmaze.com which is where it will go. The maze at its current size looks good in an iphone and I think it defaults to 1:1 ratio (I haven't got an iphone so I have to keep annoying my friends, and when I tried emulators they didn't have the CSS3 perspective).
As the content script is at /folder/file.php|asp, it's live javascript is at /folder/file-onload.php|asp|js and it's css is at /folder/page-css.php|asp|css I could load the content/css/js directly to the maze when a user is looking at the active wall, maybe replacing an image when the wall is stationary or a button is clicked. This will allow their interactive page work the same on the maze.
Do you think it would be better to increase the size of the maze panels or decrease the size of #main in the sites? Or think of another way so both can be different sizes?


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I went to the Arcade with Jingjing! We had a hell lot of fun overthere!
To get myself mentally and physically prepared for the MV shoot.
I must stay happy and hippy. My god-son brought us to the arcade.
This is my first time going there!
Here are the evidences:
Okay, you may think that I do not know how to race, just shift left and right lor! Kind of easy lah, but I always kana 'accident'! Haha..
This one like the canon I used to play, very easy to play. I scream like nobody business!
Jingjing prefers to drive. She is a cool driver in real life! We are so happy racing together!
We also tried doing the girly thing, shooting target with balls & basketball.
Erm, we missed all the targets...
We love to play this! Just hammer and hammer! Ha ha!
Shooting! One of my best games! Don't prey prey yar!
Finally, riding on happily on Merry-go-round!
I am so tired! After 'caging' for so long, it's a relieve to have such fun!


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A rule is an action that Outlook runs automatically on incoming or outgoing messages, based on conditions that you specify. Learn how to create a rule that evaluates if an email was sent to a distribution list, and if it is, move it from your Outlook inbox to a different folder. Also learn how to use templates to create rules, create rules from scratch, and manage, change, stop, and delete rules.
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Use rules to manage your email (1:23)
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Outlook features templates for some of the more common types of rules. Templates make it quicker and easier to create rules.
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Twins can't overcome rough first inning in loss
KANSAS CITY -- Mike Pelfrey was right where he wanted to be when he took the mound for Tuesday's start against the Royals. He was coming off a win in his first start for the Twins against Detroit and eager to pitch before friends and family who had made the three-hour drive from Wichita, where Pelfrey resides in the off-season.
But those positive vibes didn't last beyond the first inning as Pelfrey surrendered hits to the first five batters he faced and saw the Royals post five runs in the opening inning while en route to a 7-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium.
For Pelfrey, it started in shaky fashion and proceeded to get worse after Joe Mauer's solo homer had given Minnesota the lead in the first. The big play in the Kansas City first inning came after Alex Gordon's leadoff single. Alcides Escobar hit a soft popup to short left and Eduardo Escobar couldn't make the play going out as onrushing left fielder Josh Willingham deferred to the Twins shortstop.
With that break, the Royals were off and running.
Billy Butler doubled home the first run before Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez had run-scoring hits that made it 3-1. An RBI groundout by Eric Hosmer and a run-scoring single by Lorenzo Cain made it a four-run cushion.
"I put the offense and the bullpen in a bad spot," Pelfrey said. "It's totally unacceptable. I was terrible tonight. The frustrating thing is that I had a lot better stuff today than the other day [against the Tigers]. I didn't execute as well. The ball was a little up, and I tip my cap to the Royals. When I made a mistake, they hit it."
Pelfrey worked just two innings, allowing eight hits and six runs. It was his shortest start since April 6, 2011 in Philadelphia. The right-hander talked to manager Ron Gardenhire about wanting to go back out for the third in order to save the bullpen. But Gardenhire turned to long man Anthony Swarzak, who gave the Twins a chance by allowing just three hits and one run in four innings.
The Twins made it a game after trailing 6-2 when Pelfrey departed. Minnesota received subsequent homers from Willingham and Escobar -- the first of his Major League career. Trailing by three, Minnesota loaded the bases in the ninth against closer Greg Holland and had Mauer at the plate. But Holland fanned Mauer in a driving rain, and the Royals put themselves in position to sweep the three-game series.
"The guys stayed after it," Gardenhire said. "We had our best hitter up there at the end. We'll take that chance down three runs with Joe up there. They were still hooting and hollering in the dugout. It was pouring rain, but we had some good at-bats at the end. You get behind early and it makes it a little tougher."
While the Royals hit some balls hard off Pelfrey in the first, it was the soft popup by Alcides Escobar that the Twins will remember.
"It was just a ball that fell in no man's land," third baseman Trevor Plouffe said. "Our outfielders were back and Escobar was shading over toward the hole a little bit. That set the inning up. If we get an out there, it could be totally different. But that's just part of the game."
In Pelfrey's first start, he allowed five hits and two runs through 5 1/3 innings. He envisioned an outing as good or better against Kansas City with hometown faces in the stands.
"I'm sure that's not what they wanted to see and that's not how I wanted to pitch," Pelfrey said. "I'll get ready for the next one."
Having lost back-to-back games for the first time this year, the Twins will try to salvage the series finale behind right-hander Liam Hendriks on Wednesday.
"I fell behind a lot of guys and when I did I gave them real hittable pitches and they were able to drive it," Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie said. "So, our offense picked us up today. We swung the bats early and got that big lead."
Robert Falkoff is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.