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The investigation of relationship maintenance strategies has received considerable attention in various types of dyads including romantic, marital, and familial relationships. No research, however, has yet investigated the use of maintenance strategies in the coach-athlete partnership. Thus, this study aimed to investigate coaches' and athletes' perceptions of the strategies they use to maintain relationship quality.
The Development of a Typology of Abusive Coaching Behaviours Within Youth Sport
Written by: Elaine Raakman1, Kim Dorsch2 and Daniel Rhind3
Why, from a "protection from harm" perspective, is it important for a local club to have policies defining prohibited behaviors, misconduct, etc.?
· The failure to have policies or prevention systems is, in itself, an action by the Club to take no action. In other words and for example, if sued by the victim or her/his family, a court would most likely say "The athlete was harmed by the Club's failure to exercise reasonable care on behalf of the athlete by failing to adopt and administer policies that would have prevented the abuse suffered."
Why should your club adopt Safe4Athletes or similar child safety and welfare policies and procedures?
- Parents want to know that a sports program is safe for their children. Having specific policies that address these issues will increase parent trust and confidence in club leadership, coaches, or ownership.
- Athletes can concentrate on their sports, without second-guessing their "gut feeling" that someone's behavior isn't right.
- Clear rules and a fair process reduce the Club's risk from lawsuits that may be filed by dismissed coaches or the abused victim or her/his family.
- Many national sport governing bodies (NGB) do not yet require their Club members to have comprehensive athlete protection policies, and if they do, these policies may not address bullying or coach/peer athlete conduct that falls short of criminal behavior.
- Even when NGBs have processes that are applicable in cases of athlete sexual abuse, reporting and investigation procedures take a considerable amount of time and because the NGB is not the employer, the NGB in not in a position to address immediate suspension of an employee in the case of serious misconduct.
The local Club is responsible for the safety of its program participants and is obligated to take immediate action to remedy a hostile environment.
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Why should your club adopt Safe4Athletes or similar child safety and welfare policies and procedures?
Parent Education Sheet
Attached please find a copy of an important club policy, "Club Philosophy and Policies Governing Professional Coaching Conduct and the Conduct of all Athletes, Employees and Volunteers." The purpose of this policy is to define in a very clear way inappropriate coach, sport leader and athlete participant conduct and the Club's commitment to protect the safety and well-being of athletes. The policy defines important terms and concepts such as bully, hazing, initiation rituals, physical punishment, sexual harassment, verbal and emotional abuse, etc. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Athlete Education Sheet
It is important that an athlete "respect" their coach (teammates, staff and volunteers), but sometimes, they act in ways that can be harmful and hurtful to young athletes.
It is important for every athlete to understand what is unacceptable behavior and when to reach out to an adult to ask for help and guidance.
Model Policy: Our Club Philosophy and Policies Governing Professional Coaching Conduct and the Conduct of all Athletes, Employees and Volunteers
Following is a Safe4Athletes Model Policy, a document that every sports club should adopt and give to every athlete parent. See the 4 Clubs section of this web site for model policy and other documents.
What prohibited behaviors are commonly included under definitions of hazing, initiation rituals, and physical punishment?
A: Athletic teams commonly justify rituals or behaviors as rites of passage for team or group acceptance. These activities commonly make the athlete feel humiliated, embarrassed, or devalued or may even threaten the athlete's safety or dignity. Following are examples of activities that should be classified as hazing, initiation rituals, and physical punishment and be prohibited:

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BASINGSTOKE RFC will be looking to record their second National League Three London double of the season when Guernsey travel to Down Grange on Saturday.
The two teams served up a thriller earlier in the season on the Channel Island, as 'Stoke scored two tries in the last nine minutes to snatch victory away from the home side, winning 33-31.
A repeat performance would do very nicely and wipe out the memory of last weekend's disappointing loss against visiting Bury St Edmunds, a defeat described by Basingstoke RFC's director of rugby James Croker as death by a thousand cuts.
Croker said: "We made too many errors and we will be looking to put this right in training this week.
"So many people thought we failed in the lineouts. When we looked at the data, we won 75 per cent on our own throw and we would look for it to be at 80, so we were not that far away. I think it was errors away from the lineout that cost us."
For Saturday's game, 'Stoke will be without Ryan Wilkie as he broke his arm in Saturday's loss and will now be out for six weeks.
Fly-half Adam Davies could also be unavailable for a second game, but back row Steve Hicks is back in contention.
He played for the Dragons last weekend, his first game back after he broke his eye socket in the brutal home game with Hertford in November.
'Stoke will face a visiting side in good form, with five wins in their last six starts, and this includes a victory over previously unbeaten leaders Dorking.
Looking ahead to the game, Croker said: "Guernsey have some hard-running forwards and their defence will batter you, but we are ready for them.
"We have to make sure we get our noses in front, and we know we can compete with any team in this league."


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DANNY GRAY has jumped on board the striker merry-go-round in the Northern Counties East League.
The entire league programme was wiped out on Saturday, but division one Selby Town were celebrating after snaring goal-getter Danny Gray from Tadcaster Albion.
The well-travelled front-man, who has played for Pickering Town, Scarborough Athletic and various York area teams, has been signed to help drag the struggling Robins to safety.
His departure from Albion follows the arrival of Carl Stewart at Ings Lane from Bridlington, who are in turn attempting to lure top-scorer Liam Salt away from Pickering.
Having netted eight times for the Brewers in the premier division this season, Gray arrives at Flaxley Road with his new team 13 points adrift at the foot of the table.
A Selby spokesman said: "Danny Gray is a proven well respected goalscorer in counties football, and the Robins are extremely pleased to have secured the player's signature.
"Considering the Robins' position, Gray has shown tremendous faith in the club and, having already scored eight goals for Taddy this season, Danny is coming to the club with the intention of netting the goals to help the team climb up the table."
Weather permitting, Gray could make his debut for Selby at home to Shirebrook Town on Saturday.
Clubs with midweek fixtures will also be keeping a keen eye on the forecasts, with Scarborough due to travel to Long Eaton tomorrow (7.45pm) in the League Cup third round.
The following night Tadcaster are away to Winterton Rangers in the same competition, while the Pikes are at Grangetown Boys Club in the North Riding Senior Cup quarter-finals (7.45pm).


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>Racing>Did you PR at Boston?
I PR'd at Boston once in five tries. That one was also the only time I beat my qualifying time. If I recall that is also about the average (only something like 20% of people beat their qualifying time at Boston.)
Runners run.
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My running p DID pr at boston, however it was after a string of serious shorter PR's between the time she qualified and Boston. On most courses she would have PR'd more.
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"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
I didn't, but I was within 10 seconds of the PR I ran at CIM to qualify 4 months earlier.
The scary part was hitting the half way point and realizing I was only 52 seconds over my half PR. Hills and adrenaline. You'd think I'd know better.
First year I ran terribly, blew up, and was off my previous marathon (a PR) time by about 3:30 but with much better fitness. Second time I ran better and was shy of my previous marathon (another PR) by about 1:00 with similar fitness.
I believe it is a very PRable course, you just have to run it right....something I haven't quite done yet. I get another try in 23 days or so, we will see what happens.
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Geoffrey Mutai ran an (im)personal record there, I heard.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
No PR for me at Boston either (about 45 seconds shy). Had tons of adrenalin throughout, throwing hi & low 5's, stopped briefly at Wellesley to greet the ladies, and backed off too much when I hit the 'hills.' I think I was afraid of the hills and shouldn't have been.
My fastest two times are at Boston. Run properly, it's a fairly fast course. Plan on taking it easy until the hills, and making up the time starting at mile 21. Run improperly, Boston can easily give you a PW.
IMO even to slightly negative splits are best. I've negative split there the past 5 years.
Feeling the growl again
I PRed my first one. The next two were not really PR situations (2004 when it was 85 degrees, last year when I was not training like I used to).
It partly depends how solid your PR is, obviously. It CAN be decently fast (even in non-freak years like 2011), but you have to do it right. On average, it deserves its reputation for being slower.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
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I was reading yesterday that Boston starts at mile 16, there are so many downhill sections that you kill your quads without realizing, then 16+ is hills. I don't care too much about hills, we go way back, I'm wondering whether those factors make it difficult to PR. I'm not going into this with ideal mileage, but have some other factors on my side, so on paper it's iffy. If the course is brutal, it would be good to reset my expectation.
Its hard not to get sucked in to the Boston. The first 16 are a net downhill with a few short uphills. You can easily get caught up in the crowd and energy and go out way to fast. Bhearn put it best, you can easily run a PW if you go out to fast. Last year I ran about 6 minutes off my PR but I had several running buddies PR.
Oh roo roooo!
Run improperly, Boston can easily give you a PW.
Run improperly, Boston can easily give you a PW.
PW first time I ran it, even worse PW the second time. At some future point, I'd like to try again and not suck so much.
Actually felt better after cresting heartbreak. The late start got me. I had stomach problems and ended with a PW. I'd like to go back one day for revenge.
Get off my porch
I PR'd at Boston in my 10th marathon and that PR held for the next 14 marathons. I got a GREAT day to run that year plus I had already run two previous times at Boston so knew how to run the course.
I PRed in Boston last year, but those were ideal conditions. I negative split every successive 5k split except for my last 5k, which was about even.


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- Know Your Rights
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Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) screening procedures
- Child Sexual Assault Prevention
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- Healthcare Initiative
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- Lifespan
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- National Sexual Assault Conference
- Preventing Sexual Violence in Disasters
- Raliance
- Rape Prevention & Education (RPE)
- Rural Training Project
- SANE Sustainability TA
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative
- Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART)
- Sexual Violence & the Workplace
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In light of newly enforced airport screening methods by the Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA), the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has compiled information concerning how this may affect sexual assault survivors, family and friends of survivors, and others who have experienced interpersonal violence. These screenings include invasive procedures that may cause survivors of traumatic events such as sexual violence to be re-traumatized. Additionally, we believe these new screening procedures violate an individual's rights to feelings of personal safety, dignity, and privacy.
We are working to end the use of these invasive practices. Read our press releases below.
TSA recently released a new fact sheet about screening procedures for survivors of sexual trauma.
Your rights
The American Civil Liberties Union has created a guide to procedures and technologies you may encounter in your travels.
You have the right to:
· To opt out of scanner. If you opt out, you will be subject to a "standard pat-down."
· Let TSA know about sensitive areas and agents should be careful when touching your body.
· Ask to be patted down in private location.
· Have a witness present during pat down.
Tips for air travelers
· Determine if the airport you plan to travel into/out of utilizes the new security methods.
· If you are concerned about the new methods and how they may affect you, consider meeting with a therapist or other trusted friend/family member prior to traveling to discuss techniques to prepare and soothe yourself while in the security line, during the screening, and afterward.
· Contact members of your support system and ask for their support/encouragement while you travel.
· While we don't feel that you should have to disclose information about your experiences with sexual violence if you don't want to, some resources have been created to help survivors communicate their needs with TSA agents in a more private manner. See Quick Info Cards for Sexual Assault Survivors.
· If you elect or are required to have the enhanced pat-down performed, request that TSA employees inform you of the procedure and what exactly they will do before they perform each step in the pat-down. For example, "I am now required to pat-down your breast area."
· Travelers can request to have the pat-down procedure done in a private area with another member of the TSA staff, or if possible, a travel companion, as a witness. This may be helpful for some, but not all, survivors.
· If you are traveling with a minor or loved one and are concerned about her/his reaction to the pat-down procedure, request to be present during the procedure.
How to make a complaint
· If you feel your rights have been violated, file a complaint directly with TSA. Print a copy for your records.
· You can also file a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
· Additionally, EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) filed a lawsuit to suspend the deployment of body scanners at US airports, pending an independent review. Read more.
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State Strategies for Controlling Pharmaceutical Costs
February 26, 2010
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PIJIP and the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices will host a discussion of actions state governments have taken to control pharmaceutical costs, as well as the roles of legislation and litigation in pharmaceutical policy. Topics will include: innovative state legislation being considered around the country; federal appellate litigation by the pharmaceutical industry asserting a First Amendment right to access prescription records for marketing purposes; litigation regarding deceptive marketing practices; and the implications of health care reform for access to medicines and the use of health information.
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Our friends at DeceasedOnline have put up the final records to complete the cemeteries managed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The last upload was 80,000 records for Woolwich Cemetery.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich oversees five cemeteries & one crematorium
- Eltham cemetery
- Eltham crematorium
- Charlton
- Greenwich
- Plumstead
- Woolwich
The data for Woolwich Cemetery comprise:
- Grave details indicating those buried in each grave
- Scans of burial registers
- Cemetery maps indicating grave locations
- Some photographs of memorials and headstones
Emma Jolly is DeceasedOnline's official blogger and she has some interesting articles at http://deceasedonlineblog.blogspot.co.uk/
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On one of their many trips abroad, Henry's parents fail to return and Henry is sent to live with his Uncle Frank, Aunt Dotty and three cousins on their Kansas farm. At Uncle Frank's, Henry discovers something new – people that care about him. He discovers good home cooking, riding in the back of a pickup trick and playing in the barn loft. He begins thinking that he just might get the chance to learn how to throw a baseball.
One night when Henry can't sleep, he hears a thumping sound in the wall. A mouse? A squirrel? He decides to ignore the sound and go back to sleep. The next morning he wakes up with dust and bits of plaster in his hair. When he opens his eyes, he discovers two knobs poking through the wall, and one of them is slowly turning!
Henry picks at the plaster around the knobs and discovers a hidden door. He picks at some more plaster, and then more and more…until he uncovers 99 small doors of various sizes and shapes behind his bedroom wall. Through one door, he can smell the ocean and feel the ocean breeze. Through another he can peek inside a post office. One door that is completely dark, he is too afraid to open. The doors seem to lead to other places, 99 other places.
Henry and his cousin Henrietta set out to solve the mystery of the 99 cupboards…plus 1 more. The two unravel a safely guarded family secret and unleash a magical power that hasn't been heard from for years and years. And some magical powers, the world is better off without! Author: N.D. Wilson
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|For public safety reasons, Boylston and Park Street Stations will be closed today at approximately 12:00 PM
T-Projects and Accessibility
All T Projects, including Accessibility projects, begin with allocating money for projects in the T's Capital Investment Program—our five-year planning roadmap—a living document that outlines our current infrastructure and details our planned investments over the next five years.
The 2006-2010 CIP allocates many millions of dollars to capital projects with substantial accessibility benefits. The purchase of hundreds of low-floor buses and subway cars, the reconstruction of stations, and the installation of new elevators will make the T much more accessible to customers in the coming years.
Review accessibility projects and cost projections below, or download the Planned Accessibility Projects brochure to learn more about the T's 'Key Station' accessibility plan, past success and future plans.
Download the Planned Accessibility Projects Brochure
Stations and Stops:
Government Center ($62m)
Over the coming years, the entire existing Government Center station will be renovated and modernized. The station will be outfitted with new elevators, escalators, stairs, lights, and communication systems. The platforms on the Green Line level will be raised to be compatible with the new low-floor vehicles, and the platforms on the Blue Line level will be extended to accommodate six-car trains. Finally, a new glass and steel head house will be constructed on City Hall Plaza.
State Street ($75m)
This effort will substantially remodel State Street, the Blue Line portion in particular. Two new fully accessible entrances will be built on each side of the surface of State Street, and the Blue Line tunnels will be modified to permit six-car trains. This project began in the summer of 2004.
Ashmont ($44m)
The large multimodal station at Ashmont will receive major renovations including new platforms, entrances, roofs, busways and trolleyways and an improved traffic pattern as part of transit-oriented development. The new station will be accessible to all and will offer easy transfers between the Red Line, the Mattapan Line, and bus connections.
Savin Hill ($17m)
This station will be completely demolished and modernized with new platforms, two new elevators, and a new station head-house allowing for complete accessibility.
Fields Corner ($39m)
The existing head-house at this station will be demolished and rebuilt, and the busways will be lowered to allow for easy bus to subway transfers. The renovations will make this non-key station completely accessible.
Shawmut ($11m)
This effort involves the historic restoration of the existing station, the addition of two new elevators and other accessibility improvements, and the installation of an additional exit to the street.
Chinatown ($5m)
This project, now mostly completed, involved the installation of a new elevator from the street to the southbound platform of the station.
Malden Center ($10m)
The construction efforts at this station will renovate the existing station, add two new elevators to access both the Orange Line and the commuter rail, and create a new plaza in front of the station.
Airport ($32m)
Construction of a completely new Airport station is just finishing up 500 feet away from the existing station. The new station, outfitted with two entrances with elevators and escalators for accessibility and travelers with heavy luggage, will permit easy transfer to shuttle buses, and opened in the summer of 2004.
Maverick ($63m)
This project will modernize Maverick station by installing new elevators and escalators, constructing a new head-house with access to the street, and upgrading the busway and plaza on the surface.
Orient Heights ($30m)
To meet ADA compliance, this station will be outfitted with new elevators and escalators, the plaza and busway will be upgraded, and platforms lengthened to accommodate expanded Blue Line trains.
Aquarium ($110m)
This project, now substantially complete and open to the public, was a massive renovation of this downtown subway station. The station is now completely accessible through both entrances.
Kenmore ($31m)
This station will receive a substantial overhaul in the coming years: new elevators and escalators will be installed, the platforms raised, a second exit to the street added, and the bus canopy and station will be completely remodeled.
Park Street and Haymarket ($25m)
This project, now substantially complete, involved the renovation and modification of all platforms at both stations to be compatible with the new Green Line No. 8 low-floor vehicles.
Boston College ($3m)
This project will make accessibility modifications and improvements to conform to ADA guidelines and will include relocating the station to the median of Commonwealth Avenue, constructing two new raised platforms, shelters, lighting, tactile edging, and installing pedestrian crossings.
LED Signs in Subway Stations ($3m)
This project will install new LED information signs on the platforms and lobbies of busy subway stations. These signs will provide visual equivalent of audio information on train arrival times and destination information.
Subway, Rail and Vehicle Improvements
Blue Line
While the multiple projects currently underway and planned for the Blue Line are largely driven by the goal of platform lengthening for six-car trains, the projects will also make the entire Blue Line completely ADA accessible.
New Blue Line Cars ($205m)
In 2005, the Blue Line will begin operating with a completely new fleet of vehicles. This purchase will increase fleet size from 70 to 94 cars, and will permit the line to run six-car trains. The interior of the vehicles will be ADA compliant.
Orange Line
Along with the project at State Street and Community College (undertaken by the Central Artery) the two projects currently underway will make the entire Orange Line completely accessible.
Green Line: New No. 8 Low-Floor Cars ($224m)
This newest fleet of Green Line vehicles, currently being introduced incrementally to the line, is designed with a low floor to permit passengers to board the trains without stepping up or down. The doors in the middle of the cars will come flush to the edge of newly raised platforms, with an on-board ramp deployed, allowing complete accessibility.
Gloucester ($4m)
As the MBTA constructs a new parking facility at this station, it will also construct new pedestrian access ramps, crosswalks, accessible parking spaces, and rehabilitate the platforms.
Walpole ($2m)
This parking expansion project will also involve the construction of mini high-level platforms and other modifications for ADA compliance.
Wilmington ($13m)
The Authority is nearly finished modernizing this commuter rail station with new platforms, landscaping, parking, and traffic patterns. As part of the project, access ramps will be constructed, new sidewalks created, and accessible parking spaces built.
Malden Center
In conjunction with the Orange Line project, this effort will install new elevators, rehabilitate platforms, and bring Malden Center station into full ADA compliance. This project is nearing completion.
Busses: 814 New Low-Floor Vehicles ($386m)
As part of the MBTA's number one priority of revitalizing its bus operations, it is currently purchasing over 800 vehicles to replace almost two-thirds of the existing fleet. All new buses will be equipped with a low floor and wheelchair ramps for easy accessibility, as well as automatic audio and visual stop announcements. External announcements will tell boarding passengers which route the bus is serving as well as its destination. The new buses include 28 low-floor electric trolley buses, the first of their kind in the United States.
RIDE Computer Upgrade and Fleet Replacement ($17m)
These two efforts will revitalize the RIDE program in the coming years: a new central customer database and dispatch system will be created to better manage service calls and on-time performance, and an entirely new fleet of vehicles will be purchased over the next five years.
Other Accessibility Improvements
Automated Fare Collection: Charlie ($204m)
This highly visible project will begin replacing the token and turnstile fare collection system in 2005 with new glass gates and "smart card" tickets. New ADA-accessible fare gates will be installed as well.
Systemwide Elevator Upgrade ($1m)
The MBTA operates and maintains hundreds of elevators and escalators in the metropolitan region. This program provides funds to ensure that this equipment continues to function reliably and safely with improvements such as by replacing control boxes, upgrading doors, and other improvements.


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User generated videos have been proved to be a very effective mode of communication and training purpose in recent years. These videos help one to understand a certain process efficiently by actually looking at the demonstration, or these videos help common people to connect and watch their loved ones who are residing at far distances and otherwise happen to meet generally after a long gap.
Now, using the technologies which were earlier available during the early era of 90s it was very difficult and was almost impossible to send/share a recorded videos across the world wide web due to many reasons like the non-availability of sufficient hi-speed bandwidth (56Kbps modem line)that is required to push such large amount of data, unavailability of better encoding and decoding options, non-availability of standard media players which can understand the file formats and many other such infrastructure and logistic issues.
In the later part of 90s people tried to share videos file using "Traditional download" mechanism where users were supposed to click over a link on website and then need to wait for the entire download to finish at a very slow speed (56Kbps Modem – 96 Kbps ISDN) before they could actually playback the file and view the content. Situation was worse when due to some bandwidth fluctuation users get disconnected and then again need to start the file downloading process. It was obviously a tedious process and far enough from an optimum solution for end-users, content publishers as well as content providers together due to many issues, few obvious can be enumerated as below:
- Long waiting time for users to actually view the content.
- No control over the video file once it is delivered to a consumer.
- No failover mechanism.
- No content protection.
- No control over piracy.
In 1999, the phenomenal popularity of the 2 1/2-minute movie trailer for "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"—a whopping big 25 MB file at 480×216 resolution (good quality)—was proof that media-hungry Internet audiences are willing to be forgiving of long waits for large files. But if an artist or publisher does not want end-users to be able to save and freely redistribute their media content, the downloadable approach is problematic
Web-based technologies emerged as a powerful tool of communication and collaboration for people living in the different part of the world in the era after 2000. In this age we had hi-speed bandwidth available (~1200Kbps fast DSL lines or T1/2/3 technologies), efficient video codecs like VP6/7(by On2Spark) or H.264 (MPEG4 Standard10), audio codecs like MP3/AAC were now available that enabled people to record and sufficiently compress video files to travel it across the web. At this point the technology that has been largely used by people and organizations to share video was "Progressive download" mechanism. This technology had enabled the users to playback the file before it completely downloaded. Progressive download allows playback of content that has been received to continue, while the remainder is still being downloaded. Progressive download, therefore, allows the end-user to view the beginning of the file, as the remainder is being downloaded, and to quit the download if the content is not worth the wait. Progressive download has basically gained the enough momentum and was regarded as a highly popularized method of sharing videos. Websites like Youtube.com has given video sharing an entirely new dimension where large number of people were simultaneously able to watch the videos and share their user-generated contents. But, technically it has only drastically reduced the waiting time only but the flaws that were there with "Traditional download" was still remained unchallenged as it was just a simple web-delivery technique. Few of the issues that still has to be addressed were as follows:
- No control over the video once it has been delivered to consumer.
- No content protection.
- No control over piracy.
- No quality control.
- No insight about end-user experience.
- No collaboration options while watching a video content.
- No method to deliver real-time broadcasting of events.
So, the middle of 2005 was a time where people don't only wanted to share the videos but they also wanted to have the rich media experience while watching a program over internet and this demand obviously was not ridiculous as by this time sufficient infrastructure and technology was there in place to broadcast such high-quality videos over internet for a large set of users.
To address all of such kind of issues the new phenomena that emerged in the starting year of 2000 and gain popularity around 2004-05 was "Streaming Approach". Streaming approach can be clearly defined by following three primary characteristics combined:
- Streaming media technology enables real-time or on-demand access to audio, video, and multimedia content via the Internet or an intranet: Streaming technology enables the near real-time transmission of events recorded in video and/or audio, as they happen—sometimes called "Live-Live," and commonly known as Webcasting. Streaming technology also makes it possible to conveniently distribute pre-recorded/pre-edited media on-demand. In other words, media that is stored and published on the Web in streaming formats can be made available for access at any time.
- Streaming media is transmitted by a media server application, and is processed and played back by a client player application, as it is received: A client application, known as player, can start playing back streaming media as soon as enough data has been received—without having to wait for the entire file to have arrived. As data is transferred, it is temporarily stored in a buffer until enough data has accumulated to be properly assembled into the next sequence of the media stream. When streaming technology was first available, the ability to begin playback before the entire file had been transferred was a distinct advantage. Now, however, pseudo-streaming techniques, such as progressive download, allow some other formats to begin to play before fi le download is completed. So, while the ability to begin playback prior to completing file transfer is a characteristic of streaming, it is not, in and of itself, a differentiating factor.
- A streamed fi le is received, processed, and played simultaneously and immediately, leaving behind no residual copy of the content on the receiving device: An important advantage of streaming media (unlike either traditional or progressive download) technology is the copyright protection it provides. No copy of the content is left on the receiving device. Therefore, the recipient can neither alter nor redistribute the content in an unauthorized manner.
Streaming solution when mixed with the Adobe flash Platform technology (Flash Media Live Encoder, Flash Media Server, OSMF, Flash Access ) it has created wonders in this domain where at one hand to the consumer-side it enhanced the rich media delivery experience (Flash Player) , to the content-publisher side it has provided an easy way to control and monitor content distribution (DRM) and to the Content distributor side (CDNs like Akamai/Edgecast etc) it has provided the secure protocol and other flash specific defense mechanism. Adobe flash Platform and other technologies had tremendously reduced the application development time with rich media features having capabilities of presenting real-time videos to the subscribers with various kind of collaborative options like real-time chat and interaction, data casting, webcasting. It also helps content producers to monetize and protect their video content over internet. Basically streaming solution has changed the world the way it used to interact using video files from simple sharing to do a lot more and is a big milestone in the direction of convergence.
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Phone into work sick, dump your girlfriend - Skyrim is here and as any fan of the Elder Scrolls saga knows, your social life is about to be put on hold, writes Tom Lees.
The massive roleplaying epic is has swooped down from a time gone by and it certainly will not dissapoint fans of the genre, Skyrim is bigger and better than all of its predecessors and its attention to detail is quite simply insane!
You need only to brake into a unsuspecting citizens home to be able to read books several pages long (should you really, really have nothing better to do), or steal pointless objects just to piss them off. But most of this need not apply to your average gamer as the main questline alone is enough to keep one occupied for days on end before you even begin on the side quests, all 416 of them... soon to be more.
Those new to the genre will definitely seem at a loss at first as the vastness of the world is somewhat overwhelming and as not to distract from the reality of the game there are few guidelines; I for one found myself wandering aimlessly over mountain peaks before being bashed over the head by a troll on several occasions.
However don't throw your controller/keyboard at your dog just yet because you will soon pick it up and figure out how to get around the world more efficiently, as it can truely be very tedious at first.
Rest assured with a little patience you'll soon find yourself as a Wizard, warrior or thief playing the game your own way as there and making decisions throughout that affect the game as a whole.
There are one of two factions you can join early on in the game; The Stormcloak who are the bear wrestling barbarians rebelling against; The Imperials, the tyranous leaders of Skyrim, a pretty simple choice to make.
Soon enough you'll find yourself exploring caves, slaying dragons and progressing through the game with more and more confidence, always remember to save regularly and use initiative as all is not handed to you like in most games these days. Attacking keeps, pillaging, magic, enchanting, cooking, potion making, hacking, slicing, burning; Skyrim is a masterpiece in all senses of the word.
Once your done simply admiring the vast beauty of the games landscapes you can really get stuck in to an epic, comparable with any film or book.
All it asks for in return is your skill, patience but above everything, time.
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Scooter accident KOs UF's Moore
Published: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 11:46 a.m.
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The injury-depleted Florida Gators finally came out of a game with no new injuries last Saturday, only to have yet another starter go down this week in a scooter accident, of all things.
Left offensive tackle Tyler Moore broke his elbow in a scooter accident Tuesday night and will miss the remainder of the season, UF coach Will Muschamp confirmed Wednesday on the SEC coaches' teleconference.
"Unfortunately, last night, Tyler Moore was riding home on his scooter and he came around a curve and the back tire came out from underneath him and he has a compound fracture of his elbow," Muschamp said. "He's in surgery as we speak. So, he'll be out for the season.
"We'll know more about his prognosis and how long (he'll be out) after the surgery."
Muschamp said Moore was riding home from practice when the accident occurred near campus. Moore, Muschamp said, had just eaten at the campus dining hall.
Moore's injury further depletes an offensive line that is running out of healthy bodies and options.
Muschamp said Moore's spot in the lineup will be taken by Max Garcia, who moves outside from his left guard position. Muschamp said either Kyle Koehne or Ian Silberman will start at left guard, and that Trip Thurman will be the backup at both tackle positions.
Garcia, who played left tackle at Maryland, said last week that he's now more comfortable at guard than tackle, but would make the move back to tackle if the team needed him there.
Moore was coming off perhaps his best performance of the season against Georgia after making the move from right tackle to left to replace starter D.J. Humphries, who has a sprained knee and also will miss Saturday's game against Vanderbilt.
The Gators will now be going into Saturday's game without their top three offensive tackles — Moore, Humphries and Chaz Green, who is out for the season with a torn labrum. That's nine players lost to injury for the season, and the fifth offensive starter.
Injuries have become the story for the 4-4 Gators this season.
Muschamp said he's never seen or been a part of a team that has been this depleted by injuries.
"No, I haven't," he said. "But, again, I always talk to our guys about man down, man up. We're not going to make excuses. We don't make excuses or have regrets in preparing for what we do.
"It's unfortunate, but somebody else needs to step up and play productive football. The expectation level here doesn't change. That's why you want to coach at a place like Florida, and why you want to play at a place like Florida."
Muschamp said he feels for Moore, a Nebraska transfer who struggled earlier this season at right tackle, but seemed to find a comfort zone at left tackle last Saturday.
"I hurt for Tyler," Muschamp said. "He didn't play very well against Missouri and he took that personally. He's a good young man. He really does everything we ask on and off the field. He's an outstanding member of our football team.
"It's very unfortunate. In all these situations, I feel for the player, because these guys put in so much time and effort over a 12-month period to get that opportunity to go play in the fall. When that's taken away, it's very disappointing."
Moore is the fifth offensive starter who is out for the season with an injury. The others are Green, quarterback Jeff Driskel, tailback Matt Jones and wide receiver Andre Debose.
UF also has lost its best defensive player, tackle Dominique Easley, for the season with an ACL injury.
It's been hit after hit for the Gators, starting with the Debose injury early in camp.
"No, I don't think I have (ever been a part of a team with this many injuries)," defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin said Wednesday. "Not that I can remember.
"But it's part of the game. Every team is affected somehow by it, and it's really not something we've even addressed or talked about with our guys. I mean it is what it is.
"And it's man down, man up, and that's one we continue to do. Surely, no one wants to hear about those problems we have, or really cares about them much. It's part of the game, we've just got to move on and keep fighting through it."
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In this book, you'll learn everything you need to know about writing professional crochet patterns, creating fabulous project photos, and even how to create your own diagrams. Whether you want to submit your ideas for publication or publish them yourself, this in-depth guide from a published pattern writer has you covered. So indulge your passion for crochet and step into the world of pattern author - and be paid. All you need is desire ... and this book.


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I am on a reading streak of good books, and this one is another gem! Having enjoyed Bel Canto by Patchett, I expected to like it, but I was actually enthralled. I listened to the CD version, read by Hope Davis, and I was transported to Brazil, along the Amazon, among the natives, and bugs, snakes, and other exotic flora and fauna of the rainforest.
The story tells the adventures of Marina Singh, a researcher at a pharmaceutical company who goes to the Amazon to find out the status of the illusive Dr. Annick Swenson who is researching a fertility drug for the company. She is also on a personal journey to find out about the death of her colleague who went out before her on the same quest. It's a fast paced, thought provoking book full of strong women characters.
Patchett is a wonderful wordsmith, and many of her lines and passages are let's just say it, beautiful. She's created a cast of characters every bit as unique as her setting. If you like adventure, women's fiction, and/or thrillers this is a great choice for you!
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The championship game at the Traverse City tournament, tonight at 7 on MSG Network and (I think) NHL Network.
Rangers' pups vs. Buffalo Baby Buffaloes.
Only hope that it doesn't go beyond the 4-on-4 overtime and into those idiotic, cheap, gimmicky tiebreakers.
Hope to have a complete review of the event by a guest blogger who spent the week in Traverse City.


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If there's one thing about healthy, loving, family relationships that has helped me more than anything else it's this... There are 4 basic temperament categories that each person naturally falls into. There are many different "names" for these temperaments, but I like the animal names best because they really help me to remember the strengths and weaknesses of each temperament. When I learned this and taught it to my husband and children, we all were able to recognize why some people do things that really rub us the wrong way, and we were able to understand why they do what they do (and why we respond the way we do).
So here are the 4 temperaments (and we have ALL 4 in our family):
Lion - Lions are leaders by their very nature. They are strong, they want to take control of everyone and if left untempered, they can be overbearing and intimidating. However, the strongest leaders in our community are Lions. We need their strong leadership skills and as parents, it's important for us to recognize if one of our children is a lion, and help them to "soften" a bit and realize that they're not in control. Mum and Dad are in control (when they're young) and submitting to authority is really important for them to learn at a young age. When they are older, they will then be better prepared for being in a leadership position. But for now, just remember that your little lion has a hard time thinking of others and wants to be in control. I have one son who is a lion and he challenges us more than any of the other children.
Golden Retriever - (The opposite of Lion) Golden Retrievers are loyal and easy going. They don't like conflict and they tend to be peacemakers, trying to make everything "okay" even to their detriment. They often don't have a strong opinion and want to please others. They naturally think of others and can easily empathize when someone is going through a hard time. Because this is their natural, God given, temperament, they have a hard time making decisions and will shy away from being a leader. They are natural "followers". If you have a child who is a Lion and a child who is a Golden Retriever, you'll want to be sure that you're teaching your Golden Retriever to stand up for himself/protect himself because the Lion could easily physically hurt the more sensitive child (both physically and emotionally) without trying. I have a child who is a Golden Retriever and we have worked with him from the beginning to help him be more firm in his decisions and to help him protect himself from his younger "Lion" brother. They have an excellent relationship because we've worked so hard to help them recognize each others strengths and weaknesses.
Beaver - The Beaver is a perfectionist by nature, and has a very hard time being spontaneous. They like to schedule things in advance so that they can plan to do it perfectly. I don't have very much of the Beaver temperament in me, so if I woke up one morning and decided to take a 2 hour drive to the snow park, I'd just gather a few things and off we would go. If I forgot mittens or a hat, we would make do or I'd stop and buy some at a second hand store. Beavers would feel very uncomfortable in this situation because it wouldn't give them enough time to make a list, get everything on the list, plan where they will stop for potty breaks, where they will have lunch or what they will take for lunch, etc. And if a Beaver has to do something spontaneously, and they don't do it perfectly (they forget something they should have taken) they will tend to beat themselves up over it. It's just their nature and it's really good to know if you've got a Beaver in your family or not. If you do, be sure you recognize that if you ask them for an answer, they're going to need time to calculate and consider before they feel comfortable giving an answer.
So let's go back to my comment that Beavers are perfectionists by nature. Think about a Beaver (animal). They work very hard to gather what they need to make a dam and then they perfectly calculate where to place each tree branch so that the dam is very strong and is able to hold back the water. If they didn't have just the right size piece to put in just the right spot, the dam would be weak and would easily break.
My youngest daughter is a Beaver. I recognized this when she had just turned 1 year old. I remember standing in the doorway of my room and watching her play with her toys. I needed to go and start some laundry so I called her to me. I expect my children to immediately come when they're called, and I'll take action if they don't start moving towards me right away. My daughter didn't come when I called her. I knew I needed to train her (as she was only 12 months old) so I called her again (in a more agitated voice) and started to move towards her to take her hand so she would come with me, and then I realized something. The reason she wasn't moving towards me when I called her was because she was picking up her toys and she was going to put them away.
Now this was foreign to me because I'm not a Beaver and none of my other children were beavers (though my husband is) but because I had learned about the 4 different temperaments, I recognized that she just might be a Beaver, and I quietly stood by and watched what she would do. She picked up those toys and put them neatly way... without being asked, without being trained. It was totally because God has given her the Beaver temperament which likes things in order. Beavers see things others don't see (i.e. a spot on the floor, crumbs on the counter) and anything out of place or not "clean" bothers them, so they have to neaten things up themselves. They often enjoy cleaning, at least my husband and my youngest child (who is now 7) does. They love to clean and sort and neaten and tidy But everyone else in our household tends to drive them crazy because nobody else cares that there's a spot on the floor, or something didn't get put back in the right place.
Beavers think they're way is the best way and the only way, which is probably their biggest weakness. So we work on helping them see that there are different ways to do things, and just because someone chooses to do something a different way than they would doesn't mean that the other person is wrong. This is an ongoing struggle but we all have more patience for the Beavers in our family because we understand their temperament. And the Beavers have more patience with us because they understand our temperaments too.
Otters - Otters are the opposite of Beavers. Otters look at life as one big party. They are usually social people who enjoy going places and talking to people. But Otters rarely create deep relationships. You could be at a party, talking to an Otter (they're great at engaging) and then you might bump into them 3 days later and they may have a hard time remembering that they even met you. Otters love spontaneity and they often forget things and aren't prepared. They're great "starters" and they bring lots of energy to the start of a project, but when the next thing comes along that looks exciting, off they go and they rarely finish things. Otters bring joy and laughter to our world because they are so carefree. If you want to have fun, take an Otter with you. If you have an Otter child, you'll need to work on follow-through, finishing what you start, making lists and working off of lists, and being responsible. Those things don't come naturally to Otters, but they can be developed. Don't expect an otter to follow directions unless you specifically tell them to. If you give an Otter a gift that needs to be assembled, they'll try to assemble it without even looking at the directions. Beavers will follow directions and will look for the directions, and they are the ones that wright the directions that come with all those things that need to be assembled. Otters don't even think to look for the directions - they just dive right in and hope for the best. The experience of trying to put it together without directions is the "fun" they seek... even if it takes them longer and they have to try 2 or 3 times. If you want something done efficiently you'll need to either give the task to a Beaver, or give your Otter very specific instructions... and you'll need a lot of patience with the process.
Many people are a combination of temperaments, and I'll give you a sample of what our family looks like:
Father - Beaver
Mother (that's me) - Golden Retriever/Otter
Daughter - Golden Retriever/Otter
Son - Full Golden Retriever
Daughter - Golden Retriever/Otter
Daughter - Beaver
Once you know about the 4 main temperaments, you can even get a feel for what your parents and friends are and it really will help you to have more patience and understand better why they do what they do.
Here's a little video where Gary Smalley talks about the 4 temperaments himself, and answers the question: "Why Won't My Husband Help Me Clean The House?"
And if you'd like help in determining your family's temperaments you can download the Personality Test here. It's a great tool for helping you to resolve conflict within your relationships which makes for a happy, emotionally healthy family
What frustrates you about your husband or children and do you better understand now why that is? Need help trying to overcome a parenting or husband/wife relationship challenge? Post below your thoughts below.
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Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem said today he decided against going ahead with a planned hearing in the Senate Education Committee on his racino bill, which would use the gambling money to help repay money owed to K-12 schools.
"We weren't ready. I wasn't sure about the votes," Senjem said.
The Rochester Republican is sponsoring four racino-related bills. The would allow video slot machines at the state's two horseracing tracks — Canterbury Park and Running Aces Harnass Park. Senjem's bills vary on how the money raised from racinos would be used. The bill scheduled to be discussed at today's hearing would have required the bulk of the funding go towards repaying the $2.2 billion borrowed from K-12 schools to help with the state's budget woes. Estimates suggest allowing racinos would generate more than $130 million per year for the state.
But Senjem's racino proposals faces fierce opposition from Minnesota Indian Tribes that have their own casinos. That includes Prairie Island Indian Community, which owns and operates Treasure Island Resort and Casino near Red Wing. They argue that if video slot machines are added to horseracing tracks it will hurt business at tribal casinos and lead to job losses in greater Minnesota. Also opposing the bill are lawmakers concerned about the social costs associated with expanding gambling in the state.
There is still the potential that racinos could end up being part of the proposal to fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. But DFL Gov. Mark Dayton has raised concerns that trying to move ahead with racinos could lead to a lengthy legal fight that would delay the state getting the money. He has said of all the gambling proposals that electronics pull tabs appear to have the most support in the legisalture.


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Newton Cannon (N. C.) Howell, named after the early TN governor "Newton Cannon," is listed in many documents as "Newton K. (or "N. K.") Howell." On his headstone, he is called "Lieut. Newton K. Howell." He was a son of James H. Howell and Rebecca Unknown. In 1861, he married Mary E. Chapman, of Knox Co., TN. Mary E. was the daughter of Wm. B. Chapman and Anne Eliza Chamberlain. During the Civil War, Newton served as a lieutenant in the Confederate army. After Mary E.'s death, he and his children lived for a time (c1900) in Barbourville, Knox Co., KY. He died in 1915 while living with his son, Isaac E., in Marks Crk., Hamlet, Richmond Co., NC.
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Strong Defensive Effort Leads Liberty Past St. Francis, 9-5
The Liberty Lady Flames lacrosse team used a strong defensive effort to earn its second consecutive victory, defeating the visiting St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash, 9-5, at the Liberty Lacrosse Field. Liberty surrendered only 15 shots in the contest and caused a season-high 17 turnovers, while holding the visitors to their lowest goal total of the season en route to the victory.
The Lady Flames climb to a game over .500 with the win, at 3-2 overall, marking their best five-game start in program history. The victory also improves Liberty to 3-1 all-time against St. Francis. The Red Flash drops a game below the .500 mark at 2-3 on the season.
Liberty wasted little time taking the lead, scoring 1:17 into the contest. Jen Freymond tallied her eighth goal of the season, finding the back of the net off of a pass from Lady Flames' assist-leader, Sam Struss.
The Red Flash responded with a pair of goals to take their only lead of the contest, scoring twice within a 1:01 span. Leading scorer Olivia Pittman fired home a goal on a free position attempt, before Megan Ross put St. Francis on top 2-1 with her fourth marker of the season.
Liberty clamped down defensively the remainder of the half, holding the Red Flash without a goal, while only allowing four shots in the final 26:53 of the opening stanza.
The Lady Flames went on a 5-0 run to take control of the game, beginning at the 26:41 mark of the first half. Kallie Britton assisted on Morgan Becker's lone goal of the contest, and 11th of the season, to tie the score at two apiece.
With 18:05 showing on the first half clock, Britton put Liberty on top, 3-2, with the first of her three goals on the afternoon. Kacie Fogle notched the first of her game-high three assists on the play.
The last 9:00 of the opening stanza turned into the Nina Dunay show, as the Lady Flames' junior scored three consecutive goals to close the half. Kelly Belue and Struss delivered the passes that allowed Dunay to score on the first and second goals, respectively. The Ashburn, Va. native tallied the third goal unassisted to give Liberty the 6-2 lead heading into the break.
St. Francis began the scoring in the second half on a Katie Schaaf goal with 6:22 elapsed in the stanza.
The Lady Flames pushed their advantage to five after back-to-back goals by Fogle and Britton. Becker assisted on Fogle's marker, while Britton's tally came off of another helper from Fogle.
The Red Flash trimmed the Liberty lead to 8-5 with 2:34 remaining in the contest. Christina Fini notched an unassisted goal, before Schaaf scored her second goal of the game off of a pass from Rachel Larson.
The Fogle to Britton connection struck for the third time with under 10 seconds showing on the game clock. Britton ripped home her ninth goal of the season, concluding the day's scoring and giving the Lady Flames the 9-5 victory.
For the game, Liberty held the advantage in shots (27-15), ground balls (29-19) and caused turnovers (17-9). Both teams controlled the draw eight times, while the Lady Flames were successful on 19 of 25 clear attempts compared to 14 of 22 for the Red Flash.
Liberty goalie Kristen Masullo notched 10 saves in the victory, while Kimberly Peterson stopped 12 shots despite the loss for St. Francis.
The Lady Flames will look to extend their winning streak to three games when the Wagner Seahawks come to Lynchburg on Sunday for a 2 p.m. contest.


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Like any man with eight kids running around, Jon Gosselin spent yesterday afternoon at his Reading home picking up chicks who just show up at his fence like some sort of magical delivery service. Coincidentally, these pics will also appear as Exhibits A-H in the inevitable custody battle that ends with Jon only being allowed to visit his kids in a pool full of hand sanitizer. Well played, sir.
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So you think I should continue rapping? The demo version is only a try out for me, the whole song is actually very long. I need to go back to redo the recording. I think I should sing an english rap as well for my malay fans rite? How about that?
My kneel still hurts and I can't really go out. So boring at home. My god-son, a drama addict, came visit me with a big bags of VCDs & DVDs. He brought them to kill my boredom, he is such a good boy isn't he?
I've watched one telemovie starred by Shawn Lee. Shawn is the little boy I acted with in "I Not Stupid Too". I didn't know he got a new show!
The show title, "Colour of Hope"
It's quite a nice show with very good computer effects. It's a story about some lights from the 'light world' came to earth and brought along the warmth shared between family, friends and lovers to a batch of teenagers. Stop watching Korean Dramas, Japanese Dramas and Taiwanese Dramas! We should support our local productions!
How I wish the colours from the 'light world' come to me. Bring me more hope to let me shoot a MV! My votes are not enough, please say "We want MV!"! Director Jack Neo says he wants to see at least 100 votes, if not no MV for me.
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Hi there, I'm working on Chapter 4: Publishing MySql Data on the Web. I've downloaded the code and I'm using the folder structure as it is. I then click here: http://localhost/php-ninja/chapter6/ and then the directory totaljokes-global1 But that page http://localhost/php-ninja/chapter6/totaljokes-global1/ doesn't show anything. Is that what is supposed to happen?
The same happens here in Chapter 7: A content management system, when I look at the folders through this link http://localhost/php-ninja/chapter9/admin/jokes/, that pages doesn't show anything.
See attached files with screenshots of both cases. The names of the first set of photos refers to chapter 7.
It depends on the configuration of your local server. Normally the server will be configured to look for one or more 'default home' pages which it will show when a directory is opened, often named index, default, home and with a suitable extension .php, .html, .htm, .asp or whatever. So have a look in those directories for something that looks like it ought to be the default page, then check your server config to see if it matches, or add that name onto the end of the url just to get it running.
What I'm saying is all the other files in the book work as they are when you download them with the file structure as it is -after changing username and password for the connection files. But those two don't. The files I was referring to are in chapter 6 and 7. Here's the photo with the file structure as it is: http://localhost/php-ninja/chapter6/totaljokes-global1/ and http://localhost/php-ninja/chapter7/jokes/
And here's what you see when you see it on the screen (not) working:
The CMS for the joke database here: http://localhost/php-ninja/chapter7/admin/ doesn't show anything when you click on the options. Why?
I have a server from a webhost, it saves me trouble from setting up a server and maintaining it. Reality is a good programmer may not be a good server admin, its unnecessary anyway.
OK, to be fair though you didn't say that some were working and some were not, just that these specific ones were not.
In each of your folders there's a file called index.php - if your server is configured as mine is, that should execute when you open that folder. First check whether it's executing - stick an echo at the top to just print a string and see if it appears. If that's OK, all you can do is run through the code until you find out what's happening. When you get the blank screen, if you right-click and view page source, what is there?
OK, I had to move the includes to the root - confusing as all the other files for all the exercises in the book work where they are.
Did you set up your server with LAMP/WAMP/XAMP or did you do separate installs of Apache, PHP and MySQL?
I have a Mac and configured Apache, PHP, MySql manually and also installed PHP My Admin.
May or may not help but either way, I find it a good way to learn PHP
Update your php.ini to have the following error_reporting value
error_reporting = E_ALL | E_STRICT
and have display_errors turned on
display_errors = On
Restart apache, and reload the pages that appear to be blank to see if any errors/warnings show up.


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Sanctuary filled to the brim
There is currently no vacancy at the South Okanagan's only raptor inn.
The South Okanagan Rehab Centre for Owls near Vaseux Lake is literally bursting at the seams with a wide range of convalescing birds of prey.
According to Lauren Meads who manages SORCO, this time of year is usually slower in terms of residents at the facility, but in the past 12 months that appears to be changing.
"We're very, very busy," she said this week. "I was doing the calculations from 2012 and we've had nearly double the birds we normally get in. I've got a full house and all my intensive care cages are all taken up. I'm not too sure why this is, but even the other raptor recovery centres on the coast are experiencing a boom as well.
"It maybe is the weather, maybe there is an over abundance of young and they're just trying to find food, I'm just really not sure right now."
Other possible causes could be the growing human population and increasing interaction, resulting in more injuries to the birds.
There is, however, one constant among those being brought to the shelter, especially among members of a particular species which are a long ways from home.
"We've actually had five snowy owls in so far and we were able to release three of them but two passed away because they were hungry and had a lot of lice on them," said Meads. "Many of the birds we have are just hungry.
Two other snowy owls were released near Kelowna recently and the third was set free this week in the Kaleden area near where it was earlier discovered in a chicken coop.
Typically these are younger birds who are more likely to go to the coast, however, every five years or so, more of them wind up in the Interior.
"A lot of people are saying the lemming population in the Arctic is crashing, and because of that the owls are coming down here in search of food," said Meads. "But the last couple years there was a good supply of lemmings and they had a boom in the number of young (owls) born, but now there is not enough food."
Southern Canada is generally the lower portion of their range, however, some do make their way into the United States.
The manager urges people to call her if they see any bird of prey which appears to be in distress, especially one which remains in one place for any length of time.
She added there is likely a problem if someone is able to approach a raptor too closely without it flying away.
Snowy owls are particularly aggressive and like their cousins, great horned owls, will attack domestic animals, including pets.
"I don't believe they become habituated but if you do see them, you should definitely keep your dogs and cats inside," said Meads.
For more information contact the centre by phone at 250-498-4251 or email email@example.com.


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Over 50 People Hurt in Ferry Crash, 1 Critical [VIDEO]
Over 50 commuters were injured when a high speed ferry from Highlands made a hard landing into a slip at Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan and then slammed into another slip in lower Manhattan leaving large gashes in the side of the catamaran that has been involved in accidents in the past.
CNN reports that according to Coast Guard records indicate the same Seastreak ferry slammed into a New Jersey dock and tore a 2- to 3-foot gash in the starboard bow of the vessel in 2009. The same craft ran into a dock pile put a hole in the opposite side of the boat.
New York City's transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says the ferry was going about 10 to 12 knots at the time of the crash Wednesday morning. Knots and "miles per hour" are about the same speed.
Police say the crew passed alcohol breath tests given after the crash.
WABC TV reports the incident happened around 8:45 AM on board a Seastreak catamaran ferry coming from Atlantic Highlands and left at least one person with a head injury who fell down a flight of stairs. The Fire Department says emergency workers got to the scene of the Manhattan ferry crash in just over three minutes; there's a firehouse across the street.
Officials say there are 57 injuries: two critical; nine serious; 17 guarded, 29 minor. The ferry left Conner's Pier in Highlands at 8AM and was scheduled to stop at Pier 11 at 8:45AM carrying 326 passengers according to WABC TV.
According to WNBC TV, 5 crew members were among the injured.
"There was a large jolt," passenger Elizabeth Banta told CNN. "It felt like we were in a car crash. … Several people were thrown into the air and onto the ground."
Passenger Frank McLaughlin, 46, whose home was filled with 5 feet of water in the storm, said he was thrown forward and wrenched his knee in the impact. He said some other passengers were bloodied when they banged into walls and toppled to the floor.
Seastreak President James Barker told WNBC TV that the ferry his a loading barge it was passing while docking. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigation team to the scene.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg went to the scene of the crash with the police commissioner and officials from the city's Office of Emergency Management. They also were accompanied Wednesday by officials from the Red Cross, and the fire and police departments. Bloomberg walked to the edge of the pier to examine the damage.
The ferry left Conner's Pier in Highlands at 8AM and was scheduled to stop at Pier 11 at 8:45AM carrying 343 passengers according to WABC TV.
Some patients were carried out strapped to flat-board stretchers, their heads and necks immobilized. About a dozen passengers on stretchers were spread out on the dock, surrounded by emergency workers and firefighters and taken to several hospitals.
A corner of the ferry appeared to have been ripped open like a tin can. It occurred around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at South Street.
The injuries seem to be centered on passengers who were on standing on the ferry's upper level in preparation for getting off at the pier.
A passenger, Ellen Foran of Neptune City said people tumbled on top of one another, hysterical and crying. Another passenger, Chris Avore, told WABC TV "Nothing seemed like it was going to be out of the ordinary," he said. "There was once or twice where I was talking with a colleague where we actually thought it was coming in a little hot near Brooklyn, where we're not used to seeing it. Then the next thing we knew, you feel the jolt and then everybody goes flying."
Another passenger, Sean Boyle told WNBC TV that the ferry seemed to head "full speed right into the pier," and said some riders were thrown down the stairs on the boat. "Everybody got jolted right out of their seats," he said.
The marine industry magazine MarineLog reported in August that the ferry's water-jet propulsion system had been replaced with a new system of propellers and rudders to save fuel costs.
Source: Seastreak.com
We regret to report that the SeaStreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 near Wall Street while docking this morning at approximately 8:45 a.m.
The vessel's crew immediately initiated emergency response procedures and authorities responded quickly due to the location. A number of passengers were injured. Some were treated by first responders and some have been taken to local hospitals.
Seastreak's incident response team is on scene. Company management is working closely with emergency responders, including the New York Fire and Police departments to treat the injured and to respond to the situation.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those that were injured. Seastreak LLC will work closely with the Federal, State and local authorities to determine the cause of the accident.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.


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Trade name: Calris
Strength: Calcium carbonate 1250 mg,Cholecalciferol 200 IU
Type: Tablet
Active ingredient: Calcium Carbonate + Vitamin D3
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DURING a nine hour strike by members of the Fire Brigades' Union between 10am and 7pm on Thursday, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service dealt with 13 incidents.
Of these, nine were false alarms, three were related to bonfires and one was a co-responder attendance, supporting South Western Ambulance Service.
Five of the false alarms were attended by a resilience pump operating in Swindon, and were in Wroughton, Stratton, North Swindon, Walcot, and Meadowcroft.
One in Stratton was attended by a Cricklade crew; one in Melksham was attended by a Corsham crew; one in Salisbury was attended by a crew from Wilton; and one in Downton was attended by a crew from Amesbury.
The three fires related to bonfires were a fire involving a hedge and shed in Baydon Close, Trowbridge (attended by Bradford on Avon and Corsham, responding from Melksham), a small fire affecting tree cuttings in Highworth, attended by the resilience pump from Swindon, and an unattended campfire in woodland at Bemerton Heath, Salisbury, attended by a crew from Wilton.
The co-responder call was dealt with by a crew in Tisbury, The service is now planning for a series of two-hour strikes by the FBU over eight consecutive days, starting from July 14. Details of these actions are:
- Monday – 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Tuesday – 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Wednesday – 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Thursday – 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Friday – 6am to 8am and 11pm to 1am
- Saturday July 19 – 11am to 1pm and 11pm to 1am
- Sunday July 20 – 5pm to 7pm l Monday July 21 – 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
For safety advice for homes and businesses, visit www.wiltsfire.gov.uk


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Cloud storage has the allure of being easy and cheap, at least in terms of zero capital investment. Yet more than a few companies are reluctant to consider using cloud storage in any capacity due to such bread-and-butter concerns as performance, availability, and security.
In this week's New Tech Forum, Ranajit Nevatia, vice president of marketing at Panzura, tackles each of these concerns head-on. His discussion focuses on the use of cloud storage controllers, detailing how they work at a low level and how they address issues related to cloud storage at the enterprise level. -- Paul Venezia
Surmounting barriers to cloud storage adoption
With a pay-as-you-grow economic model and unlimited scalability, cloud storage seems the ideal solution to the problem of heavy, ongoing investments in on-site data storage, particularly for multisite enterprises. These companies have either centralized file storage that must be accessed by remote offices over a WAN (with attendant latency issues and workflow disruptions), or they distribute storage among offices and must deal with file synchronization issues.
Cloud storage promises a way out of these problems, but many companies remain reluctant to move storage to the cloud. Let's take a look at how cloud storage controllers overcome common objections to storing data in the cloud.
The cloud storage disconnect
One problem with moving to the cloud is that enterprises store "files" and clouds store "objects" -- the latter being a new data construct required as part of the scalable cloud architecture.
Somehow, there must be a translation from file to object in order for enterprises to access cloud storage. Alternatively, customers can rewrite many of their applications to take advantage of cloud storage, but they're unwilling to do so because of the high cost. Cloud providers offer basic on-ramps to their clouds -- software that performs raw conversion from files to objects -- and these might serve the needs of small businesses, but they are not adequate for most use cases in a large corporation.
Other barriers to enterprise cloud storage adoption include availability, performance, and security. Companies are concerned that their users won't be able to access files in the cloud with the same speed as on-premises storage can deliver. Of course, there's always the worry that a network or cloud provider could experience outages, denying them access to data at a critical time. Companies are also reluctant to store proprietary data in a public cloud for fear of a hack or breach.
Cloud storage controllers provide a new way of addressing these issues. The controller automatically translates files to objects, eliminating the need to rewrite applications for the cloud. A cloud storage controller is deployed in each branch office and main office, and it implements a global file system that leverages Internet connectivity between sites to present a unified view of the file system to all clients, regardless of the local cloud storage controller to which they are connected. And a cloud storage controller provides unbreakable security. Let's look at how cloud storage controllers solve the issues of availability and security.
Availability: The cloud file system
The key feature of a cloud controller is its file system. A main principle behind the cloud controller's file system is the physical and logical separation between payload data and metadata. In a traditional file system, a snapshot contains both payload data and metadata, and it's managed as a single, large chunk of information. With a cloud controller file system, metadata can be easily extracted from a snapshot and transported separately from the payload data while maintaining file system consistency. When clients interact with a file system, the bulk of their actions are actually metadata operations that do not require access to the payload data.
Navigating through directory structures, opening folders, looking through file lists, and sorting/searching for files based on attributes such as file name, file size, file type, date created, and date modified are all metadata operations. The user experience is greatly impacted by how quickly metadata operations occur, so most file systems cache metadata in RAM to speed response times. Thus, a core design principle in a cloud controller file system is to preserve the response time for metadata operations in a global deployment.