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Whilst our volunteers have been taking a well-earned break over the summer, the York Cares team along with Evora Construction, City of York Council and Foxwood Residents Association have been busy planning the annual York Cares Big Community Challenge.
The challenge will take place between 14 and 16 October at Foxwood Community Centre and will bring together over 150 employee- volunteers to re-invigorate the site.
Sue Galloway, Secretary of Foxwood Residents Association said: "Foxwood Community Centre is the hub of community activity in an area of York which faces it challenges. This project will be a boost to residents in the area and encourage them to be more involved in the revival of the fortunes of the community centre and the community."
Whilst the centre, in York's Westfield Ward, is used regularly by a variety of community groups for a whole range of activities the garden is no longer fit for purpose and is seldom used.
An outdoor space where residents can go to get involved with gardening, socialise or simply relax and enjoy the surroundings would be a welcome addition for this aging community where few have their own gardens.
Under expert supervision from Richard Elam, Director Evora Construction, and his team, volunteers will be installing seating; building raised beds and planting them up; constructing a rock garden and creating a barbecue area to create a vibrant garden. They will also be sprucing up the nearby playing field to encourage its use for sporting activities.
Richard said: "We are delighted to be working with York Cares on the Big Community Challenge for the third year running. The challenge allows us to use the skills we have within the company to transform sites for the benefit of the wider community and we're looking forward to this year's challenge in Foxwood."
For more information about the Big Community Challenge, visit the York Cares LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/york-cares and follow @YorkCares on Twitter #Foxwood Challenge


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While there is so much to see and do in Idyllwild, the temptation to just sit back and relax is always present. After all, few places make it so easy to renew the soul and reawaken the spirit.
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SMART meter firm Bglobal has announced it is to pay out £11.7million to shareholders ahead of being wound up.
The firm, which had been based in Darwen and then Chorley before selling its two main arms Bglobal Metering and Utiligroup, also aims to withdraw from the stock market ahead of appointing liquidators.
Shareholders have been notified of the moves ahead of the company's AGM at the end of this month, at which they will be urged to vote in favour of all the resolutions.
It comes after a period of turmoil for the firm where a boardroom coup last year saw founder and chairman Peter Kennedy removed and later his son, finance director Nick Kennedy, was sacked.
In May, the firm sold Bglobal Metering in Commercial Road, Darwen, to Scottish company Energy Assets Ltd, and the following month Utiligroup in Chorley was sold in a management buyout worth £16million.
Now bosses want to return shares at a value of 11p each to shareholders, keeping £4.7million back to deal with potential liabilities going forward.
And according to a company statement to shareholders, 'chairman John Grant and Tim Jackson-Smith intend to appoint liquidators to formally wind up the company as soon as practicable following the determination or settlement of all material contingent liabilities'.
Tim Jackson-Smith, group chief executive, said: "Since the end of the financial year, Bglobal Metering has been sold to Energy Assets Group for a cash consideration of £2.3m and Utiligroup has been sold to a new company backed by NorthEdge Capital for a cash consideration of £16.1million.
"The board intends to return cash to shareholders as soon as possible and a circular will be sent to shareholders setting out proposals and timing in this regard.
"I would like to thank the board and staff for their support during a very challenging period for the group.
"I am confident that both Bglobal Metering and Utiligroup will flourish under their new owners and that the people in those businesses will thrive and continue to make the most of the opportunities that present themselves."


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The council reviewed the service and feedback from parents and professionals had shown they were happy with it.
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He said: "We recognise the excellent work that is being carried out by these charities and it is excellent they are able to add value by raising money with the help of the community and raising their profile through the newspaper."
He said the council is funding the centres for three years, but there is no guarantee on how much cash will be given beyond 2014/15.


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Wildlife ecologist Matthew Becker is CEO and program manager of the Zambian Carnivore Program (ZCP).
Wire-snare poaching is widespread and increasing in Zambia's Luangwa Valley, with significant impacts on lion populations through bycatch and prey depletion. In 2011, with a grant from the Big Cats Initiative, Becker and his team set out to combat lion snaring in the Luangwa through a combination of collaborative anti-snaring work, medical rescue of snared lions, and an applied research study of snaring patterns to inform anti-poaching and community conservation efforts. A second grant in 2012 funded the removal of 357 snares by a lion anti-snaring team in an area deemed highly dangerous. Snared lions decreased significantly during the study period, but teams still treated four snared lions, with a 100 percent recovery rate and no snaring bycatch mortality.
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In a place where struggles over land have fueled hatred and distrust for centuries, Aziz Abu Sarah is finding common ground. His effort to build relationships, not walls, amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is especially amazing in light of his own past.
Abu Sarah's childhood as a Palestinian boy in Jerusalem was shattered when his brother was imprisoned, tortured, and killed. "I was so bitter and angry all I could think about was revenge," he remembers. His teen years were spent in the resistance movement—writing inflammatory articles, organizing demonstrations, spreading hate, and opposing the peace process. Although Hebrew was mandatory in his school, he considered it the language of the "enemy" and refused to learn a single word. But after graduating high school, he realized Hebrew would be essential to entering a university or landing a good job in Jerusalem.
Necessity brought him into a Hebrew class for Jewish newcomers to Israel. "I was the only Palestinian in the class," he recalls. "These were the first Jewish people I had ever met besides soldiers with guns at checkpoints. Suddenly I was being welcomed, developing friendships, and hearing stories from people I had called enemies all my life. When I saw they were ordinary human beings just like me I realized I had a choice. I could remain a victim, controlled by the person who killed my brother, or I could take a different, harder path and overcome my rage. It's a decision I have to make again every day, do I want to keep transforming—or not?"
Based on his own transformative experience, Abu Sarah dedicates his life to using personal stories and cross-cultural learning to forge unprecedented understanding and positive social change at a people-to-people level. "Meeting Jews for the first time challenged everything I believed; now I use that as a framework to help people question what they think and see how complex the 'other' actually is."
His tactics are as diverse as the religious, political, and social groups he works to bring together. Abu Sarah blogs, creates podcasts, pens editorials for Palestinian and Israeli newspapers, teams up with an Israeli as a radio show co-host, lectures at international organizations and universities worldwide, works with a joint group of Israeli-Palestinian parents who have lost children to the conflict, and is authoring a book with a Jewish friend.
A walking embodiment of the reconciliation he strives to achieve, Abu Sarah is a Muslim who works closely with rabbis and Christian groups and speaks Arabic, Hebrew, and English. "My goal isn't to come in to a group of students or soldiers and say here's my political view, you should think like me. I simply expose them to thoughts they've never heard before. Pain is very powerful, very destructive. But it can also be constructive. If you open up and listen to the other side's suffering you don't have to agree with their actions, but you can understand where they're coming from."
In the U.S. he is co-executive director of George Mason University's Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (the oldest conflict resolution school in the world). There he builds alliances between Jewish and Arab Americans and has launched a unique study-abroad program bringing students to the Middle East and beyond. "Speakers and excursions delve into the true complexity of the situation here. We include every point of view—Israeli, Palestinian, Jewish, Muslim, secular, left-wing, right-wing, historical, cultural, environmental. This multi-narrative presentation of ideas is essential to seeing how you can work with very different mindsets toward conflict resolution."
Abu Sarah uses the same concept to create a new model of tourism. His rapidly growing Mejdi tour company has brought thousands of people to the region on trips that highlight diversity. "If you travel here with only one guide," Abu Sarah notes, "you are limited to one point of view. That's why we always try to have at least two guides, one Israeli and one Palestinian, plus many local guides all along the way. Whether you explore history, archaeology, or the environment you need all points of view or you'll go home with a distorted, one-dimensional picture." The multicultural spirit of the tours is reflected in the people who participate—Jewish congregations, seminary groups, Imams, rabbis, ministers, and students from around the world.
Abu Sarah's passion for peace bears practical fruit: students inspired to cancel tickets home to stay and intern with peace organizations, synagogue groups compelled to share their experiences with churches and mosques, travelers motivated to help build the struggling economy by connecting with local Israeli-Palestinian businesses, the brother of a suicide bomber reaching out to the father of a victim to apologize and say he didn't find the act heroic, an Israeli teenager determined to join the army and kill Palestinians and now rethinking his decision.
"When I see lives like this being saved from the cycle of violence and revenge it makes it all worth it. Maybe I can't change things politically, but I can change people. And my small changes can make a difference in when this conflict will end. The more I do today, the faster peace will come."
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THE cloisters of Worcester Cathedral came alive with cheering and shouting as the annual pancake race got underway.
Members of Worcester Cathedral Choir came together to enjoy the annual event as part of the Cathedral's Shrove Tuesday celebrations.
The Cathedral's boy and girl choristers formed teams and flipped pancakes while also dealing with obstacles courses and dribbling footballs or carrying beanbags on their heads.
Also wielding frying pans were the Cathedral's lay clerks, organist, the Dean of Worcester, the Very Reverend Peter Atkinson and the Cathedral's director of music Dr Peter Nardone.
Pupils from nearby King's St Alban's school lined the cloisters to cheer the teams across the finish lines.
The final victory went to the Dean's team, Team Cantoris, which was largely made up of choristers who sit in the north of the Cathedral after a close finish.
They came over the line second but the team who were first were disqualified after losing their pancake.
The choristers were also sponsored to take part to raise money for Water Aid, an international charity that improves access to safe water.
Susan MacLeod, spokeswoman from Worcester Cathedral, said: "It was lovely.
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The correction underway in Canadian house prices is likely to persist for another two years, warns Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney.
"We've seen the adjustment in the housing market. We think there's a bit more to come over the next couple of years," Mr. Carney told CTV's Question Period in an interview broadcast Sunday.
Mr. Carney said rapidly rising prices experienced in Canada over the past decade are "certainly not normal" and Canadians shouldn't count on home prices to be their main source of wealth gains.
"Real wealth is built through innovation, and it's gained through hard work," Mr. Carney explained in an interview taped before this weekend's G20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in Moscow. "It's not through some magical asset inflation."
In a report last week, the International Monetary Fund estimated that Canadian home prices are overvalued by an average of 10 per cent and predicted an "adjustment" over the next five years.
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Our bird box was bereft of birds this year so a few weeks ago I decided to move it. I opened it up to clear out the old nesting material when my probing hands came across the biggest bumblebee I'd ever seen. I'm now presuming this was a queen… and she wasn't happy. I quickly put the roof back on and put the box up on the fence, where I've been keeping any eye on things.
On 9 June I quickly wrote in my blog when I spotted a few pollen-laden tree bees dropping in. As a newbie I've been fascinated.
So today, 17 June, it's more disconcerting. I captured photos of 11 flying defensively around the nest and 8 sitting in a ring around the hole. While the colony seems to be thriving, it's worrying the family. I can stand about 2m away from the box without them bothering with me - the odd one flies in my direction, but not in attack mode.
Is the garden safe for the kids? Is there anything I should be doing?
Hi Colp. I've been watching the same in one of our nest boxes. It is fascinating to watch. Regarding your question, this thread elsewhere on the forum may be of interest and answer your question:
Thanks Ron. I've seen that thread, but I didn't see anything much about how safe these nests are. Having said that I've just read that they could be dancing There were about 20 of them today. I wonder how many it'll grow to…
Take a look at this link Colp, it should help with your queries !
That's very informative. Thank you, Clive.
Hi, we discovered our first Tree Bumble bee colony yesterday. Thought there were a lot of bees showing an interest in our clematis growing up the fence and there is an old bird box attached to the fence buried behind the plant leaves etc. If anyone is interested, we live in South East Essex - in the Rochford area. I know this type of Bee is now pretty common around here, but first time I have seen it myself.
As an aside, we did have a great tit nest in place up until a couple of weeks ago. The great tit nest was very close to where the bee's have set up (probably a couple of feet away, and attached to same piece of fence) and whilst we were not aware of the bee's at that time we did wonder why the birds eventually abandoned the nest (including their young). Am wondering if the bee's had something to do with this.
The bees are definately Tree bumbe - they have a distincive brown colouring and typically there are 5-10 of them constantly buzzing around the plant.
I cannot see the birdbox/bee nest as the foilage is too dense.
Few questions if I may. We have a small garden, the bees have set up home next to our garden decking area, if anyone was brave enough to sit on the garden bench they would have to put up with a number of bees flying around their head.
To be fair to the bees, they have been remarkably tolerant so far. We have had to move some of the decking furniture to try and see if we can spot the nest (it didnt help) and despite a heavy table scraping over the decking etc the bees did not pop out to chase us away.
Given the nest is probably in a bird box, how big will the colony get? I have a 7 and 5 year old child and a large dog that thumps around on the decking. I would like to think the bees will leave us alone but this becomes more of an issue if the colony gets larger.
As things stand, our decking area is probably out of bounds as no one is going to want to sit there.
I am probably not brave enough to venture out and move the box - access to it is not going to be easy given the amount of plant foilage in the way. I cant see it so not sure hacking through to reach it would be a good idea!
Is there anything I can do to encourage the bees to move of their own accord? I dont want them destroyed but they have set up home in an area that we used to use frequently and there is a risk of either the dog setting them of, or one of the children playing in the garden.
Any advice gratefuly received.
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Check out the link up the page, on post number 3.
It should give you a good background understanding.
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okay, so i found this crazy pic while goofing around online. it is naruto related. it's a picture of neji kissing some girl. now, parts of it look like actual anime. but the hair line around the girl looks like it was photo edited. what i want to know is:
-is it real anime or fan made
-if it is anime, which episode/movie
i'll leave the link so you can find it. you all seem like experts on this matter, so i figured that asking you guys and girls would be the wise thing to do. if someone can answer my questions, i would really appreciate it. i'm going batty try to figure this out.
link: http://media.photobucket.com/image/funny+naruto/CrossBonesAndStars/Naruto%20stuff/blADffffBGlks.jpg?o=39
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Unless it is a pic from the third Shippuden movie, I would say it is an anime pic that has been edited afterwards. The girl has never been seen in either the manga or anime. And neither has the scene. Jacce | Talk 06:30, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
That cant be real because i have photo shop and that looks completly possiable to do on it Devon14 (talk) 16:55, April 30, 2010 (UTC)
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I haven't owned a ride cymbal in a while. I sold my last one because it was too big and could only sound good in one genre, heavy rock. I've been using an 18" crash as a ride for almost 2 years now. It also serves its purpose as a crash so I knew I needed to upgrade to a real ride when I had the chance.
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I think art contests are great! This is an anime website after all
Anything in the realm of costume making, drawing, sculpting, modeling, etc are great for contests
quizzes and the like are ruined by today's easy access of information - where's the contest in google searches?!
The only kind of quiz that would be sufficient would be one that relates to something specific from an anime episode that only someone who watched would know
A food contest sounds cool too, like Neeka Desu said.
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I've participated in a couple at least of the contests so far and imo they are pretty fair, making a birthday card for naruto was fun!
I don't mind singing contests, but it's not something I would actively want to participate in, but it's good to switch it up a bit.
I enjoyed the Un-go thing where we earn the badge, that was fun - maybe more of those? In the end of the day you can't truly please everyone, if you do a cosplay one - not everyone cosplays so those that don't will feel discouraged and like one member stated he felt bad cause he's disabled and couldn't draw; so it's like sh*t :(
Drawing/semi-artistic and writing seems more universally acceptable in contests, now that I think about more "search and active participation" contests would be better for most of CR members such as watching a new/old series episodes 1-5 etc. and answer the questions and then you'll be entered in this or that drawing and everyone who gets entered receives a unique badge for that contest - no one needs to draw or write, all we gotta do is watch anime; cause when you get a bit fancy like make a video like for the ps3 for example, didn't seem like many ppl participated for a pretty damn good prize.
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I think the drawing contest are nice ^^ we get to see peoples art work~ and style~ Though the singing OP/ED songs would be fun to watch as well as participate in :3 there can also be photos of cosplayers for the series or something as well ~ It could advertise the series just by people being able to see others cosplay some of the characters.
Didn't read through all comments so might've repeated.
I like art contests (even though all attempts have been in vain ) since it pushes you to improve and you get to see some talented artists as well. It is harder for people who arent drawing/ painting inclined though and thats a shame. I would like to see things that remained artistic but is broader. Like sculpting an item from an anime/game (ex. Kingdom hearts-keyblade), sewing (making a plush/sock puppet/ paper/ origami of your favorite character in a specific series. Even if they aren't crazy good it would be interesting how people would render it), collage (doesnt require drawing skills but is artsy, can be done by hand or computer), photography (take a picture of a scenic view you would imagine to take place in a certain anime and 1-2 sentences explaining what would happen there or something? ). I Love the idea above of making food thats anime inspired/bento. Since it relates so much to the japanese culture.
Writing is good as long as its kept short, that way its easier to judge. (Character description, reviews, short slogan for an anime)
I think someone mentioned in a previous contest forum AMV? (Never done one before or how it would work?)
Personally I'm in the group that doesn't like pictures of face/voice recording/ videos of oneself. That requires crazy confidence that needs to be bottled and sold in stores. So things like singing contests would really depend on how much I wanted a prize.
I prefer the winners and works to be posted in forms and announced there since I love seeing their hardwork and creativity more than just a username. I also like scavenger hunts and badges (since they don't require mad drawing skills).
I just skimmed through CRs list of anime titles and picked a bunch that seemed interesting.
Fairy Tail, Pandora Hearts, Hunter x Hunter, Blue exorcist, Durarara, Kobato, and Natsume Yujin-cho.
Honestly whatever you choose is bound to get Otaku's blood flowing. I'm just really looking forward to seeing the upcoming contests, especially after seeing this forum.
You know something's epic when as soon as u finish it, u want to re-watch it
I'd love a Sword Art Online contest. I don't who wouldn't. XD
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although I find the idea of contests quite alluring, I'll PROPABLY never participate in one. Too boring.
mad at the world that chooses morality over reason and logic
Sounds like you need to have a rotation of different types of contests.
For instance... 1 week have a drawing competition, next have a singing one, then maybe a photo or cooking one, etc.
(maybe even have a community vote for the next competition type each time, excluding the last type that has just been ofc)
Also, it would be a good idea to inform people what the next one/order is so they can get ready, and enthusiastic lol.
It would be also good if the judges might set certain criteria for each one (maybe not all the time?), that could bring everything down to an easy level...
JJtoob wrote:
maybe on some contests limit the medium to something specific, like a digital-only contest, or a crayon-only contest lol.
And yeah also
erialolita wrote:
Not all contests have to have BIG prizes either. You can do scavenger hunts, trivia, match the mod/admin with ____ and other simple stuff and just give out forum badges and say like a week free membership
There are some cool ideas going around, no need to settle on one, because remember "You can't please all people all the time" :)
Just be sure to try and make it as fair as possible for all peoples, so that those who are good at the specific criteria can still do well, but those who aren't so adept might still give it a go.
Oh yeah, have FUN with it too. ^^
Since I like cooking and baking, I think a great contest is making our favorite character using types of foods.
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Yeah, but making AMVs means downloading anime, pretty much, which ..... is not gewd ~ I've wanted to do that since I made AMV's my entire life growing up ~ But, here at CR we cannot endorse AMV making TT__TT
Oh man I had no idea, now that I think about it that's really the only way to make an AMV. I guess you don't think about those kinds of things when you always see AMV's everywhere, it's one of those things where it's illegal but people don't really care. I can definitely see why you wouldn't want to support an AMV competition as a company, though I'd love to see some of the ones you created ^-^
It's probably been mentioned already, what with 8 pages of comments, but what about trivia contests? You could have series or episode specific questions. Episode specific ones could even be done on a weekly basis to get or keep people interested in new series. You could even toss in some hard questions that viewers might not notice the first time through. Not every one can draw, bake, sing, etc.; so while talent based contests are great and should be kept, not everyone can contribute. We can, however, all watch our shows!
Post screencaps from a show and have a funny caption contest. Everyone has access to free websites online that will add text to pictures. No drawing required.
Or, post a print-and-cut-out-mask of an anime character's face and have people wear it and take goofy photos in interesting locations. A "roaming gnome" anime character cutout contest would also be fun.
Even folks with no artistic abilities would be able to participate in the above.
I think you should do a naruto hand drawing competition :D.
Contest/Promotions for The [email protected] would be nice.
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How about making up a (Theme) bento lunch box on one of the listed shows. People could take a picture of the lunch and sent it in .


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Texas City Police said they've identified at least three burglaries that have happened within the span of an hour on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Two of three incidents were at homes next door to each other.
In the surveillance video from a home along Armstrong Drive, a moving car can be seen early in the morning. At least three people make their way in and out of the car over the course of almost an hour while surveying two nearby homes, officials said.
The video shows one of the homeowners as she notices the men in her back yard at about 3:30 a.m. She is seen sprinting across the yard in fear of her safety and then coming face to face with the crooks as they run back to the car and leave, authorities said.
Rosa Gary lives next to the woman seen in the video. Gary said the victim used her cell phone to call Gary for help as she ran down the street.
"She was crying and upset," said Gary. "It scared me because when you get a call at 2:30 in the morning, 3:30 in the morning, you just know it's not something good."
Several women on the street said they hope the surveillance video will help police track down the suspects terrorizing their neighborhood.
Investigators said the crooks didn't steal anything from the last home, but did manage to swipe some pistols and jewelry from the home next door.
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I love it when someone steps up and takes the time to put real thought into their posts.Here at SitePoint we call these Golden Posts, and [here is an example of one. What makes that particular post even more special is that it's from [URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/member.php?813359-ziggyjustice"]a new member](http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?1123740-Bachelor-s-Degrees-Computer-Information-Systems-vs-Software-Engineering&p=5516656&viewfull=1#post5516656).
I like to reward Golden Posters, so congratulations ziggyjustice, you've just scored yourself a free month at Learnable.
Thanks again for offering your opinion in such a thoughtful, thorough and well worded way.
What has always attracted me to Sitepoint (for many years) is the detailed, intelligent, and engaging interchange among people with similar interests.In many cases they have more technical expertise than me and I always learn something.
Overall, the Internet and the ability it has provided for us to quickly access information, has degraded human communication just a little. The quick response and byte-sized comment seems to dominate most forums and discussion boards.I am excited and proud to be an active part of Sitepoint. Not only is this the largest forum of its kind on the planet, it contains the richest collection of smart and technically astute people who contribute regularly.
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Good advice Thom.
Awesome advice Thom!
I think forums can be a product of "like attracts like", so taking steps to encourage the posts we want and discourage the posts we don't are what makes a good forum. I don't know that it is always the length that counts, but how a post really hits home.
Sorry to resurrect this after a month. Thanks for the kudos! I will be happy to accept this invitation to learnable. I'll keep an eye out for future topics I might be able to chime in on.
I sent you a PM some time back with details of the Learnable subscription.
Well done, Ziggy. I clicked his comment link and I admit he did give a good advice. It's obvious he got experience. This is a good advice for high school kids in my neighborhood. Sadly, this generation has this I-don't-care,-I-just-want-to-have-fun mentality.
Profound post. I agree 100%. Sometimes it takes time for person to find his passion though. Many people never do and that is quite sad.
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Hey Guys, I need to know when the client enters fullscreen mode and can't figure it out. I've tried to create an alert when self fullscreen equals yes but can't get the alert to work.
function dog(){
if(self.fullscreen=='yes'){//is this possible
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode')
Thanks in advance(:
Full screen of what? The browser?
logic_earth Yes, the browser.
The browser doesn't send that information. the closest one would get is by guessing the available height in relation to the height of the screen.
logic_earth Yes I have a page height function that I tried with no result
function pageHeight(){
return window.innerHeight!=null?
window.innerHeight:document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight?
function dog(){
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode')
The pageHeight acctually returns '581' pixels but I'm not getting the alert anyway!?:nono:
logic_earth I'm wrong, I had set the page height to greater than '581' px when I first ran the dog function when I chaged it to greater than '200' it worked. The problem is that when the client presses fullscreen in their browser the pageHeight doesn't seem to change so I'm guessing pageHeight acctually is the screen size?
Yeah greater than '560' produces alert imediatley.
logic_earth There must be a way to refrence the features of self and take advantage of the change?:x
Something like alert self features?
OK. felgall or logic_earth I have an alert that tells me the difference between screen and page dimensions that seems to tell me the page dimensions are different from the BROWSER/SCREEN dimensions.
ALERT READSScreen height: 768, Screen width: 1024,Page height: 581, Page width: 1020
Though the screen height appears to be that much bigger than the page height presumably because it contains the browser tool bars etc. I can't get function pageHeight to recognize when the page height changes due to the client choosing 'fullscreen' in the browser options when the page height has acctually changed because those tool bars are removed.
function dog(){
//if(pageHeight()>581){ //when uncomented dosen't work?
//alert('You are in Full Screen Mode');
alert('Screen height: '+screen.height+', Screen width: '+screen.width+', Page height: '+pageHeight()+',
Page width: '+pageWidth());
I know some of these properties are read only but felgall wouldn't have written these functions if they weren't functionable, so I'm guessing I'm doing something wrong with my syntax even though no errors are thrown when I uncomment my dog function nothing happens when I hit 'fullscreen' in browser tools options.:nono::mad:Any Help greatly appreciated.
Even tried addEvent onchange by converting pageHeight function to variable like so
var page=pageHeight();
alert(page);//alerts 581??
function dog(){
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode');
if ( ( screen.height - 100 ) <= document.body.clientHeight ) {
...might be in full screen mode...fuzzy logic
Wow, I proved there was a difference in the page height by setting a time out on the alert pageHeigt that returned this after I chose fullscreen mode in browser/ tools / fullscreen.
Alert: Page height: 745
function timeout_init() {
setTimeout('alert("Page height: "+pageHeight())', 10000);
alert('Page height: '+pageHeight()); //alerts '581'
addEvent(window,'load',function(){timeout_init();},false); //alerts '745' after fullscreen is selected??
So why doesn't this work?
function dog(){
alert('Page height: '+pageHeight());
logic_earth Will test now!
logic_earth No such luck, tried your if in my dog() Dog didn't bark!
function dog(){
if(( screen.height-100)<=document.body.clientHeight){
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode');
This returns screen minus page
alert(screen.height-pageHeight());//alerts '187'
OK. I can get My dog() to bark when I set it on time out function which tells me that pageHeight function would have to run every second or so befor it could be usable if the fullscreen option of the browser dosen't have an event object I can use or a value I can access or a onpageresize event. Maybe felgall knows the answer?
There isn't any event specifically related to switching to full screen mode. It would normally be done via the F11 key but there are other ways as well so not easy to detect.
If you are trying to test if the viewpost size is the same as the screen you should test against screen.availWidth and screen.availHeight as that's as big as your viewport can get as it can't overlap any fixed toolbars on the screen (such as the windows startbar).
Of course there's also nothing to stop someone making their browser viewport bigger than fullscreen.
felgall Thanks for the reply, I'm guessing that testing screen availHeight would be the way to go. I tested it in IE8 and it looks like it is recording correctly.Script
alert('Screen height: '+screen.height+', Screen Available Height: '+screen.availHeight);
//alerts 'Screen height: 768, Screen Available Height: 738
So MY DOG FUNCTION should be something like this...
function dog(){
//var s=screen.availHeight; maybe have set as variable?
if(screen.availHeight>738){//IE8 throws object doesn't suport this action
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode');
alert('Screen height: '+screen.height+', Screen Available Height: '+screen.availHeight);
felgall IE8 'object doesn't suport this action' do the other browsers suport recognition of the screen availHeight or pageHeight change event or is there some other method of 'if screen or page information equals something, ..do something else'? OnPageReSize implies adding more html to the page, which we aren't doing realy, nor is it an on content change. Maybe it's server side only?Maybe checking pageHeight every other second would work but a continually running function through-out session would probably slow everything else down.
OK. even setInterval is returning 'invalid Argument' with clientHeight greater than operator in IE8.
function dog(){
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode logo Height is: '+logo.clientHeight);
alert('Logo Height: '+logo.clientHeight);
setInterval(dog(), 5000);//Throws error 'invalid argument'
Obviously there has to be another way to manipulate the Index.html if the client switches to Fullscreen mode. Any help greatly appreciated.
The SKRIPT that Makes my dog() Bark
function dog(){
alert('You are in Full Screen Mode, Page Height is: '+pageHeight());
else if(pageHeight()<582){
alert('You are in Back in Browser Mode, Page Height is: '+pageHeight());
This works perffectly when the alerts are stripped and corrects the index.html's erksome errors with ease.Any comments greatly appreciated!:blush::eek::nono:
The screen.availWidth and screen.availHeight would only change if someone added or removed fixed toolbars on the screen or changed the screen resolution. They'd be unlikely to do either with a browser open. Those are the values you would need to compare the browser viewport size with if you were checking if the browser is open fullscreen.
It is the viewport size that is stored in different places in different browsers and which changes when the browser is resized.
viewport = {
'width': window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth,
'height': window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight
onresize = function() {
if (screen.availWidth===viewport.width && screen.availHeight==viewport.height)


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AUSTIN, Texas — Ross Melinchuk has been selected to lead the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's natural resource divisions as Deputy Executive Director for Natural Resources. Melinchuk has more than three decades of experience in the field, most recently as Director of Public Policy for Ducks Unlimited (DU), where he was responsible for providing strategic direction for public policy and state grant activities for a 15 state region, including Texas.
The Deputy Executive Director for Natural Resources position was created by TPWD Executive Carter Smith to bring additional scientific, natural resource management and conservation policy expertise to the table to help lead several agency divisions facing large-scale conservation challenges. These challenges include water resources for people and wildlife, changing demographics of private landownership, invasive species, climate change, declining and fragmented fish and wildlife habitats, and evolving outdoor recreation trends. Melinchuk will oversee the department's Wildlife, Coastal and Inland Fisheries Divisions.
"At no time in our agency's history have we faced challenges as daunting as those we're now encountering on the natural resources and conservation funding fronts," said executive director Carter Smith. "Ross Melinchuk brings a unique set of qualifications and an informed and experienced perspective on conservation related issues that will be an asset to the Department. He has a proven track record developing and implementing large scale conservation projects and building successful public-private partnerships. Not only is he a lifelong sportsman who understands the perspective of hunters and anglers, he is also skilled in interacting with scientists, landowners, policymakers and other conservation partners as well."
Melinchuk, 55, has been with DU since 1992. Prior to his promotion to Director of Public Policy, he served as Director of State and Federal Coordination from 1995-2003. From 1992-1995 he was the liaison to state agencies involved in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Prior to his 17 year career with DU, he served as NAWMP coordinator for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies from 1990-1992. He began his professional career at the Saskatchewan Environment Agency, working his way up from wildlife biologist in 1981 to NAWMP coordinator, the position he held in 1990 when he left Canada to work in Washington D.C. He graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology and earned a Master of Science degree in 1983 from Lakehead University.
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Melinchuk will join Deputy Executive Director for Operations Scott Boruff and Deputy Executive Director for Administration Gene McCarty as part of the executive management team. After he arrives at TPWD, Melinchuk will lead efforts to fill division director positions for the Coastal Fisheries and Wildlife divisions.
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Katie Holmes, Kristin Cavallari and Dita Von Teese's Style Secret: Sneakers!
These celebs know the secret to happy feet—wear cute kicks!
-PJ Gach
We've all seen celebrities teetering on heels at red carpet events and when they're out and about. But what do celebs like Katie Holmes, Kristin Cavallari and Dita Von Teese wear when they want comfort? Sneakers! Call 'em kicks, tennies or plimsolls, these rubber-bottomed beauties are cute with anything—I mean, if Dita can pair 'em with a retro looking romper–and they are adorb!
Here's a round up of 10 sneakers that will make your feet go, "Aaah!"
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3. Havaianas Urbis low sneaker ($58, us.havaianas.com). From the company that brought you super cute flip flops…super cute sneaks! They come in 6 fab colors too!
4. H&M laceless sneakers ($12.95, H&M stores nationwide). With the cute stripey inset, these coral colored kicks add sass to any outfit.
5. Bensimon Les Tennis Liberty sneakers ($86,96, us.asos.com). Flowers for your feet!
6. Boden Spotty sneakers ($58, bodenusa.com). Go girly with these dusty pink dotted cuties.
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7. Converse Glitz slip on sneaker in silver ($19.48, target.com). Oh my! Who could resist sparkly, sequined sneakers?
8. Linney sneakers ($29.50, jackwills.com). Wouldn't they be cute with lace anklets and a 50s style skirt?
9. Bellasox Dance in Aluminum ($65, corsocomoshoes.com). A little bit sneaker, a little bit jazz shoe and totally cute!
10. Nine West Alana sneaker lowrise ($44.99, 6pm.com). These retro runners in yellow will brighten up anything from a denim skirt to white jeans.
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A NEW cook school was officially opened by an illustrious line-up of chefs who will be teaching there.
Guests at the open day at Cooks, the Carlton School of Food, were introduced to the school's team of chefs and bakers, before receiving a tour around the school based in the original kitchens at Carlton Towers, near Selby.
Set among 250 acres of parkland, the ancestral home belongs to the Duke of Norfolk's family and is home to the Duke's brother and sister-in-law, Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard, who led the tour.
The school is looking for all food enthusiasts to pay them a visit, whether the want to cook, grow, write or even photograph food and welcomes chefs of all abilities.
In August renowned chef James Holden, who has worked at the Savoy and Gleneagles, will be joining the school.
He will join the other leading chefs at Cooks, including Richard Walton-Allen, a much-respected chef with more than 20 years' experience working in the food industry, and a former winner of the'Good Food Guide Award' and 'Yorkshire Life Chef of the Year'.
Former executive sous chef at the Ritz Hotel in London, Adam Smith, will also be teaching at the school while award-winning artisan chocolatier Fiona Sciolti, we will be offering two classes.
The school is now offering Spring and Summer courses, with many running throughout May, including 'Better Baking' with Great British Bake Off Finalist Brendan Lynch, and 'Eat Like a Local: A Tuscan Summer's Day with Elaine Lemm.'
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Much is written about achieving a work/life balance, particularly in the context of attracting women to the upper echelons of corporate life. In the run up to the FT's ranking of the top 50 women in world business, I have been asking some of the highest-achieving women in the world whether it is possible to "have it all".
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