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ATHENS, Greece — Theodore Flesouras, among the rising number of unemployed in debt-ridden Greece, is a regular at his local betting parlor where he visits friends but rarely gambles. Winning just seems impossible.
"There is no future for us," the 49-year-old father of two said while sipping a coffee near Lambrini Square. "There is no hope for the people here, no hope. You see, around here, nobody smiles. Every day we hear bad news. Every day."
Ordinary Greeks are feeling enormous pressure from the government's efforts to persuade wary lenders that it can cut spending and raise revenue. Without rescue loans from Europe and the International Monetary Fund, Greece faces financial collapse, which threatens not just the euro but the global economy.
In the past year, the government reduced pensions and salaries and, among other initiatives, began overhauling a dysfunctional tax collection system that had allowed widespread evasion.
More from GlobalPost: Greece will stay in euro zone, say Merkel and Sarkozy
But when auditors up and left the country earlier this month — reportedly frustrated with the slow pace of reforms — it forced Prime Minister George Papandreou's Socialist government, which inherited a $410 billion debt in 2009, to accelerate austerity measures in a bid to clinch the latest installment of the $150 billion loan package negotiated in May 2010.
A new property tax was imposed in a bid to raise $2.8 billion. It will be collected through electricity bills. Power will be cut off if you don't pay. A parliamentary vote is scheduled next week. In recent days, the government announced it will put 70,000 workers on a "reserve" list to be laid off after one year on reduced salaries.
Uncertainty about the country's future — it is already battling a recession and an unemployment rate of 16.3 percent — is causing anxiety.
"One day we hear from the government about property taxes, the next day it's something else. I'm worried," said a fruit-and-nuts vendor at an open-air market in the Galatsi neighborhood. She would only give her first name, Katherine. "I don't feel safe."
Unions shut down trains, buses and taxis on Thursday — the latest in a series of protests that turned violent this past summer when riot police and demonstrators clashed in the streets. Mass transit strikes are planned for next Tuesday and Wednesday. Air traffic controllers were to strike Sunday. General strikes are planned in October and unions say they'll go to court to challenge the constitutionality of the government's latest moves.
Meanwhile, the workers union of the state-owned electric utility have vowed to block collection of the new property tax. Despite that, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said Thursday the property tax — originally announced as a temporary measure — would be extended "in coming years." He warned Greece would face an Argentina-like crisis, referring to its 2000 bankruptcy, if reforms are not implemented.
Papandreou says there's no turning back. "I am fully committed to this national effort of ours," the U.S.-educated prime minister said in a recent speech in Thessaloniki. "It is for the sake of our shared future and joint interests. And this is a road of no return."
More from GlobalPost: 2,388 years of unpaid government debt
But Christos Argyris, a 32-year-old pediatrician at a public hospital, said the government is asking too much. He joined 1,000 fellow health workers in a peaceful march that ended at the doors of the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
"We are not rich," said Argyris, who estimated that he earns $32,000 annually and works "100 hours" per week. "Now, they are cutting more."
Salary cuts this year will cost him about $550 per month, he said.
"We have few doctors in the public hospitals. They are cutting 300 to 400 euros per month in our wages to give the money to the banks," he said. "So we say no, we say drop the debt. It's not our debt. It's a capitalist debt from the banks, from big capitalist corporations."
At the open-air market in the Galatsi neighborhood, a florist who preferred to give only his first name, Theo, said the financial crisis has taken a toll on his family. His wife lost her business-consulting job a year ago. They sold one of their two cars, moved to a smaller, older apartment, and pulled their two young children out of private preschool.
"I'm waiting for them to get older so they go to public school, which is free," said Theo, who was born in New York to Greek parents and returned to Athens when he was 3 years old.
His clients are buying fewer flowers and plants, some ask if they can pay next week and others stopped coming.
"People here are afraid that we're already bankrupt and they just don't tell us," he added. "But I don't think it's as dramatic as they show it to be. Fear is a very good way to control the masses."
He hopes to see more strikes.
"They have us by the neck. What are we going to do, just sit there and die? Not going to happen. Not here, this is Greece. We survive, we never die," he said. "You can't live in fear. I have two kids to raise. I have to find a way."
More from GlobalPost: Euro zone headed toward breakup


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News: Wildcat Connection will be replaced by new portal system, MyCWU, on Jan. 27
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Central will replace the Wildcat Connection on Jan. 27 with MyCWU, a project that has taken 13 months to complete.
The new portal is being implemented with the intent that users will be able to access the information and services they need more easily.
"It's a quick way for people to come into a system and get to whatever else they need to do with a minimum number of clicks," Sue Noce, project manager for MyCWU, said.
The goal of the switch is to make it simpler for users to access their information. In the new system, fewer logins will be necessary.
The new system, MyCWU, will integrate Safari, Groupwise, Blackboard and other current data sources that are accessible from the current portal into their 'single sign on' function, as well as adding Canvas.
Canvas is a functioning alternative to Blackboard that is currently being tested on some curricula.
In addition to this, MyCWU should help reduce the time and effort that it takes to navigate.
"You have to go through a lot to get to Safari," Emily Hanson, junior psychology major, said. "Reducing the number of clicks is a good idea."
Some services may get moved around and find new homes, such as video streaming, which will be relocated to the Public Affairs department page.
The new system will still be a portal and use most of the same data sources, but will implement them in different ways, with the aim of making the interface easier and quicker for the user.
The new homepage is intended to centralize the currently scattered information that is available, making it easier to access.
It will also include different homepages for student, faulty and staff.
"Once you sign in, the system is going to know who you are and what roles you have in the university, so then it can present to you what options are available," Noce said.
In addition to having the homepage determined by the individual's role on campus, MyCWU will also allow users to customize their homepage.
The available customizations include the ability to add widgets and delete unwanted information.
"We're just trying to streamline our systems, make it easier for people to conduct their business," Gail Farmer, administrator of equal opportunity and professional development, said.
MyCWU is part of the Improving Central Applications & Technology (iCAT) effort, which is composed of 12 separate projects, and was budgeted for $3.4 million.
The push to improve Central's applications and technology is an ongoing effort to bring Central's technology up to date.
The idea is to make all of Central's technology more user friendly.
iCAT started in October 2012 and is expected to be fully completed by June 2014.
The project is expected to cut down on paper use on campus, as well as reduce the time it takes to complete daily tasks, such as scheduling.
Throughout the process, CedarCrestone Quality Assurance managers will work with Central on the quality and timeliness of the projects.
In anticipation of new users on the system potentially needing assistance, booths will be set up in January at the SURC for people to test out the new portal and get help if needed.
"If you are not at all tech savvy, you can get lost," Chris Dohaniuk, undeclared sophomore, said.
Central has been conducting focus groups to find out what users accessed most frequently, so they could have a better idea of what to put on a default homepage.
Right now, MyCWU is in a testing and training phase in which focus groups will be held that students, and anyone else who serves a role at Central will have the option to take part in.
Students looking for more information can contact Noce.
"People should be on the lookout for more info in January," Farmer said.
Some students do not foresee MyCWU having a significant effect on their academic life.
"I really don't care, I pretty much don't even go on portal that often," Kristjan Kay, undeclared freshman said.


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Google's experimental social networking site Orkut.com went offline on Monday, just after thousands of Silicon Valley executives and techies were invited to join the service.
"We've taken Orkut.com offline as we implement some improvements and upgrades suggested by users," the Orkut team said in an e-mail message sent to members.
Google spokeswoman Eileen Rodriguez confirmed the outage on Tuesday and said that the site should be operating again "shortly."
Orkut, which first went online last week, is the latest example of Google's dabbling in new technology. The service, which aims to connect people via their friends and colleagues, launched quietly, but it quickly generated interest from people around Silicon Valley, where Google is based. Orkut restricts membership, so that people must be invited to sign up, but it sent out thousands of invitations last week.
As an illustration of the exclusivity of Orkut, an invitation to join the network was sold off for $11 on eBay's auction site this week.
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For those in colder water climates, Surf Booties are one of the most important pieces of gear a surfer wears. To and from the beach your feet need to be protected against rocks, barnacles, and anything nature can throw at you. When you're out in the water, your feet being the part of your body that is in the water the most, need to be protected from the cold. In the end you need something that will hold up to a beating, keep you warm in the coldest conditions, and feel comfortable when you wear it. Here is a list of our top selling best surf booties along with a brief run down on the features each boot has.
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Welcome to Dylan and Dalton's Scout Page. We are in McKinney's Pack 496 chartered out of Trinity Presbyterian Church. Our mom set this site up to share with people all the cool things we do in Scouts.
Scouting is a lot of fun and it teaches us great values.
We have one fundraiser every year and that is to sell popcorn. 70% of all the popcorn sales go straight to the pack. That means that we can earn our own way and learn some great lessons. Scouting teaches us 12 core values; citizenship, compassion, cooperation, courage, faith, health & fitness, honesty, perserverance, positive attitude, resourcefulness, respect, and responsibility.
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This week we'll dive into one of my favorite topics: storytelling. Using stories as a communication device can ensure that your message is understood and remembered. Why is that? Good stories inspire the listener, tap into emotions, and involve characters who are dealing with issues the listener truly cares about. When you capture your listeners' emotions, they listen—and become truly engaged.
When is the last time you shared a story at work instead of just delivering a clear, concise but unemotional message to your team? Stories are the backbone of many great speeches, and using them as a communication device can be helpful in leading, motivating, and inspiring your team at work. So here's your homework: Find as many examples of engaging storytelling as you can to help inspire your own business communication. Start with your favorite search engine or YouTube and quickly you'll start finding many motivating video examples. My personal favorite: Jimmy Valvano's famous 1993 ESPY acceptance speech. As you watch, consider how storytelling can inspire your own leadership communication in the office.
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The official poster of Air Berlin's "Flying home for Christmas" campaign.
On selected flights of the Santa Claus Tour 2012, both Santa Claus and his female Christmas Elf are on board and supporting the flight attendants. Santa Claus is played by the 29 years old businessman Dennis Heinrich from Hamburg, who was casted one year ago for this job. Santa is supported the 48 years old Christmas Elf Christine Jung from Grossaitingen, near Lechfeld airport (ETSL), Germany.
Santa Claus is arriving on board of B737-800, D-ABMJ
Santa Claus and his Elf in the front row of the the brand new Sky Interior cabin.
A view from seat 11F on the way from Berlin to Munich.
On the very first flight with Santa Claus on Friday, November 16th 2012, every passenger got a "remove before flight" tag plus a metall chip with the date of the Santa Claus Tour flight. This was flight AB6204 from Munich to Berlin-Tegel.
Santa Claus in the brand new Sky Interior cabin.
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Coffee, Cola or glogg?
On all Air Berlin flights in the Christmas time, glogg is served after 4pm.
A quite different view from seat 11F into the Sky Interior cabin.
Everybody on board was taking photos of Santa Claus, using cameras, video or mobile phones. Just to show the photos their friends, colleagues or chilfdren to verify that Santa Claus is real!
Me and Santa Claus arriving with D-ABMJ in the late evening at Berlin-Tegel.
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What Makes the Ideal Man?
I'm sure a lot of men think that they're the ideal man, but here are the qualities that GQ says the ideal man must posses.
Apparently, there are nine characteristics that they have to have, four others that are nice to have, but they aren't deal breakers. Now, GQ Magazine didn't pull these out of thin air. They asked women what they thought the ideal man was like and here's what they came up with.
Honesty came in at the top of the list for must-haves and I agree. No one has ever gotten into trouble for telling the truth. If you're just honest and tell the truth and you do get into hot water, it won't be as bad as lying to cover up the truth and being found out. A bad situation is always made worse when that happens.
Kindness, intelligence and a good sense of humor were also on the list. Yes, yes and yes. I think a guy who isn't kind to others isn't the kind of guy I want to be around. The saying, "You can always tell the character of a man by the way he treats someone who can do nothing for him" is so true. Someone found out I did radio so he started asking me questions and when I explaining that I wasn't in the business at the point of our meeting, he was backing away from me because I think at that point he figured out I couldn't get him tickets to whatever concert he wanted to go to. Intelligence is another one that's huge and that one is a deal breaker for me. If he doesn't have reference points and context, it's hard to carry on a conversation. And that "sense of humor" thing isn't a lie. Someone who can make people laugh and do it nicely can go a long way. A sense of humor can also relieve tension in certain situations.
Being romantic and being a good listener are also huge in the eyes of women. Especially the listening part. We don't want you to just hear us. We want you to hear us. If we need to talk things over with you about a stressful situation or something that's bothering us and we ask for your opinion, we want you to listen to what we have to say and offer up advice, but sometimes we just need to complain about stuff. It's not necessarially anything you did specifically, we just need to bitch.
Some of the other characteristics were blue eyes, being multi-lingual, and no, being able to say "mas cervesa por fa vor" doesn't count. Eating meat was also on the list as a must have quality. It's not a deal breaker for me, but if we go somewhere and I order a steak, I don't want to be made to feel guilty about it. Yes, meat is murder, but it's tasty, tasty murder.
Some things that were listed as important but not as important as the other stuff. Driving a European car, a good job that requires him to wear a suit, being clean shaven and a college degree.
So guys, how many of these qualities do you posses?
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text: Re-animated Renfields are back with new album, new attitude By Nick Harrah February 27, 2013 Story Share Courtesy photo "Transylvania pogo punk" band The Renfields plays its first show in five months Saturday at The Sound Factory. The band, (from left) Lucio, Vincent Renfield, Dick Ramsses, Dr. Herbert Von Renfield IV and The Fiend, has a new CD due out in March. WANT TO GO?The RenfieldsWith Miniature Giant and Calendars and KeroseneWHERE: The Sound Factory, 812 Kanawha Blvd. East, CharlestonWHEN: 10 p.m. SaturdayCOST: $5INFO: 304-342-8001 or www.soundfactorywv.comCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When you hear Renfields singer and rhythm guitarist Vincent Renfield talk about his band, The Renfields, you hear how important horror movies and punk rock are to him.For the uninitiated, the horror movie-inspired, Ramones and Mummies-influenced band, which has an elaborate backstory, dresses up as monsters for live shows and loathes breaking character. It didn't at its first practice over a decade (and many undead members) ago or its first show in 2002, but at a recent interview, fresh from a photo shoot and ready to talk about its soon-to-be-released record, "GO!" the band slipped a little bit.The Renfields perform Saturday at the Sound Factory with Miniature Giant and Calendars and Kerosene. The 14-song "GO!" is due online at the end of March.While zombie Vincent, mad scientist Dr. Herbert Von Renfield IV, mummy Dick Ramsses, mongoloid The Fiend and werewolf Lucio, were in costume, the varying accents and characters seemed distant, as the members talked candidly about the band over the years: the highs and the lows, the movies and the punk rock.The Renfields feel like they're better than ever. These days, things are pretty good, but such was not always the case. "I get an idea and think it's the greatest idea in the world, and sometimes no one else does," said Vincent, who recalled "sitting around watching horror movies one day" and dreaming up the concept of The Renfields."That day, I said, 'We're all gonna paint our faces like pumpkins and be called The Renfields, and I wrote these five songs, and let's do it, and we have a show next week.'"And everyone quit."It wouldn't be the last time a character in the band would be killed off. Vincent started the band as a bedroom studio project in 2001 with a guitar, 4-track, drum machine ("the Invisible Man") and samples from the movies he wrote songs about. In the years since, he has kept the band together with help from his friends."A lot of times it wasn't me keeping the band together," Vincent admitted. "Who knows what would've happened if the right people hadn't been there to pick up the flag and go with it when I had to put it down for a while? "Every person at this table, especially Dr. Von Renfield IV when he joined, talk about low points. When he joined, it was right after everything had fallen apart. His enthusiasm, I didn't have it. He carried the band for like a year, when I didn't feel like I could do it."After an ill-fated Huntington show in 2010 for the release of "Stalk and Slash Vol. 2," the band lost The Fiend, Lucio and a mummy guitarist that night. (Both Lucio and The Fiend have been killed off and re-animated many times over.)Over the course of 10 years and releases like "The Night THEY Came Home," "Bastard Sons of Ed Wood," "Stalk and Slash Splatterama" vols. I and II and last year's two-disc box set, "All the Stuff and Gore," The Renfields have displayed their affection for turning scary movies into fun, wholesome punk rock fit for all ages.Winning new fans is a fun challenge, and it can indeed be a challenge given the gimmick of the members' costumes. Vincent recalled one particular experience. "We played in Delaware, and we walked into this bar. They just stared at us like, 'Who the [expletive] are these grown [expletive] men in costumes?'"And then we played, and everyone was our friends. That's what we like to do now, convert people who have not seen [the band]."Dick Ramsses, wrapped in mummy bandages, seconded that."Walking into that bar was one of the most awkward experiences I've had with this band," he said. "There was a guy in the back of the bar talking. I know he was just being loud and obnoxious to get under our skin, talking about how he hates gimmick bands and dressing up."And it was so funny. We got done playing, and everybody seemed like they had a good time. Everyone was talking to us. It changed that guy's mind, I think. That's what I like.""Some of the best shows we play, no one knows who we are," The Fiend added.After welcoming the current Fiend on bass and lead guitarist Dick Ramsses in recent years, the band has attempted to steer its undead pogo punk hearse away from recording in "blood-curdling mono" like in the past.Providing a theme song for Eamon Hardiman's movie, "Porkchop," provided the impetus for the band to go back and re-record some old fan favorites, like "Prom Night" and "Machete a Go-Go," as well as a few new ones, on "GO!""One of the things about the songs on this CD," said Dr. Von Renfield, "I've been in the band for like six or seven now. These songs are like my children."At some points over the years, it may have appeared that The Renfields were dead. 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HE Marouane is in Doha at the head of an official delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco, to foster greater commercial and industrial business cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom. The two nations however, are already linked through a number of agreements in various areas.
HE Marouane and her delegation were shown a presentation that outlined the vision and mission of Qatar Foundation. They were also introduced to Qatar Foundation's many educational initiatives, community development plans, and scientific research programmes.
Appointed to her post earlier this year, HE Marouane is a member of Morocco's National Council of the National Assembly of Independents and the Council of the Region of Casablanca City. She is also a laureate at the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon and former President of the Moroccan Endocrinology Diabetes and Nutrition Society (SMEDIAN).
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In season of breaking streaks, North Texas looks to end Tulsa's decade of dominance
DENTON — North Texas has spent its third season under coach Dan McCarney busting a series of slumps.
UNT put together back-to-back wins for the first time since 2004 when it beat Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech in October before a win over UTEP three weeks ago assured the Mean Green of finishing with a winning season for the first time in nine years.
UNT can snap another baffling streak Saturday when it closes the regular season at Tulsa, a longtime regional rival that has beaten the Mean Green 10 straight times.
That's a long losing streak no matter how one looks at it, but it is particularly enduring considering the on-again, off-again nature of the series.
UNT (7-4, 5-2 Conference USA) hasn't beaten Tulsa (3-8, 2-5) since 1969, long before any of the Mean Green's players — not to mention a sizable chunk of its fans — were even born.
"They have dominated North Texas, including two years ago when they kicked our butts really good," McCarney said.
The loss has stuck with several of UNT's veterans who played in that 2011 game and one who didn't.
UNT was coming off a huge nonconference win over Indiana behind Derek Thompson, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns in McCarney's first win with the Mean Green in the fourth game of the season.
Thompson injured his foot in the week leading up to the Tulsa game. UNT didn't announce he'd had been ruled out until just before kickoff. Backup Andrew McNulty started and wound up losing, 41-24.
"We tried to hide it as long as we could," Thompson said of the fact he wouldn't be able to play that day.
Then there's 2005. UNT was 1-0 and coming off its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference title when it hosted the Golden Hurricane. The Mean Green jumped out to a 2-0 lead when Tulsa couldn't get a punt off from deep in its own end.
The Golden Hurricane went on to score 54 consecutive points in a 54-2 win.
Most of the other games in the series have been a lot closer than that, but there is little doubt UNT has a burning desire to end the streak and get back on track after a loss to UTSA last week snapped its five-game winning streak.
"We handled it the right way," UNT safety Marcus Trice said. "We are a senior team that always bounces back from adversity."
The Golden Hurricane was picked to win Conference USA's West Division in the preseason coaches' poll, while UNT was slated to finish fifth.
UNT has exceeded those expectations behind a defense that leads C-USA with an average of 18.8 points allowed and Thompson, who is throwing for 224.3 yards a game.
This could be UNT's best chance in years to knock off its longtime nemesis but knows it won't be easy.
Tulsa beat Louisiana Tech last week to snap a four-game losing and will be looking to end its season on a high note.
"They are getting better. There is no doubt about it," McCarney said. Tulsa head coach "Bill Blakenship has never lost his team. That is the mark of a good coach and a mark of really good character in a program. Despite the losses, setbacks and disappointments, they just keep getting better."


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The City of New York utilized its Open Data platform to help residents deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The effort, which is part of the Digital Road Map the City launched last year, integrates geographic information systems (GIS), social media and other private and public assets to inform New Yorkers about the dangers posed by the storm. Highlights of the program include a Hurricane Evacuation Map and an accompanying Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder residents can use to see if their location is at-risk of flooding and plan an evacuation.
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text: Oh, Henry! SC grad sparks 49ers past Herd By Doug Smock March 6, 2014 Story Share HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - With his inside players scoring whenever they got the ball, Pierria' Henry dazzled his friends, family and all watching at Cam Henderson Center in the final 20 minutes of the regular season Thursday.Henry, the 6-foot-4 junior point guard from South Charleston High, scored a season-high 26 points in Charlotte's 74-70 win over Marshall in the regular-season finale. Nineteen came in that second half.He downplayed his homecoming, but had some extra bounce he didn't always show in the 49ers' 59-56 loss to Marshall at Charlotte."I just liked his aggression," said Charlotte coach Alan Major. "At some times, he was a step ahead of everyone out there, just from the standpoint of thinking the game - even down to the underneath [inbound play], throwing the ball off someone's back and getting himself two foul shots."That has nothing to do with me as a coach, I'd tell you that. That's just a smart guy making a heady play."With that and other heady plays, Henry helped his 49ers (16-13, 7-9) slip into a tie for eighth place and earn a first-round bye in the Conference USA tournament. Marshall (10-21, 4-12) will have the 14th seed and is expected to play No. 11 Florida Atlantic at 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday.While Henry had a big second half, his best work probably came with 4.9 seconds left in the first.That half featured 10 ties and eight lead changes, but Marshall blew a chance to retake the lead when DeVince Boykins missed two free throws of a three-shot foul. Major took his use-it-or-lose-it timeout and plotted the final possession.Henry made it look too easy, flying around a defender or two and advancing to about the 3-point arc, where his flipped a lob left of the rim. Mike Thorne Jr. rose up and dunked the ball just before the buzzer went off.Major said Henry had several options, as he often does."You never know you'll get a lob dunk. That's a home run," Major said. "We just wanted to get in position to get a great shot. We thought they'd press us up the floor a little bit, but fortunately Pierria' was able to catch it on the run right there in front of our bench [that was on the backcourt side]."We just try to get the ball in his hands and see if he can make a play as fast as he can. He's the fastest guy we've got."The Herd, who slowed Henry down after a torrid start at Charlotte, seemed to be caught off guard by that play."You've got a guy who's going to put up a runner or a floater, and instead we rotate up, off the backside guy for a dunk. Not good," Herrion said.That basket was the 6-foot-11 Thorne's sixth in as many tries, and he made the next two in the second half and finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds. His inside mate, 6-9 Willie Clayton, also double-doubled with 15 points and 10 boards. Thorne didn't start and played just 14 minutes in the game at Charlotte, as Major said he feared matchup problems against the smaller-but-quicker Ryan Taylor. That was the defensive challenge of the day, and the 49ers passed it - Taylor was held to seven points on 3-of-10 shooting and was hampered (again) with foul trouble.With Taylor on the bench, the Herd struggled offensively. In one fatal stretch, MU missed four 3-pointers in a row, leading to three fast-break 49er baskets - a 3-pointer and a layup by Henry and a putback by Clayton.That blew the 38-36 Charlotte lead into a 45-36 advantage, and it stayed in that ballpark much of the half. With just over five minutes left, Henry stole the ball in the backcourt after a Herd rebound and scored to give the 49ers their biggest lead, 64-53, with 5:00 left.That was enough to fend off yet another too-little, too-late MU rally, and ensure a memorable night for the 49ers' No. 15."It means a lot to me to see my family and friends in the stands," Henry said. "But as the game goes, it was just another game for us to try to get better, try to keep building momentum as we enter the conference tournament."Marshall's momentum from its win over East Carolina on Sunday sailed out of the building. Once again, the Herd failed to string together two consecutive conference wins for the first time in two years. Herrion was critical of his team's defense, which allowed the 49ers to shoot an even 50 percent and Thorne and Clayton to go a combined 14 of 17. (Herrion made and repeated a comment about the big guys "camping in the lane.")But the fourth-year coach was much more distraught about the offense. The Herd made one fewer field goal that the 49ers (27 vs. 28) despite taking 14 more shots."We just can't keep shooting 39 percent from the floor offensively," Herrion said. "You just can't keep doing that. You put so much pressure on your defense to get every stop."Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130, firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at twitter.com. Charlotte 74, Marshall 70Charlotte (16-13, 7-9) M FG FT R A PIngram 32 4-10 0-1 3 3 9Thorne 37 8-9 2-5 10 1 18Williams 29 1-4 0-1 5 5 2Henry 34 8-16 7-8 7 4 26Clayton 33 6-8 3-4 10 2 15Lester 9 0-5 0-0 1 1 0Cherry 17 1-2 1-2 0 0 4Bryan 9 0-2 0-0 3 0 0TEAM 4 Totals 200 28-56 13-21 43 16 74Marshall (10-21, 4-12) M FG FT R A P Smith 19 2-6 0-0 2 1 5Canty 38 8-21 2-2 3 7 22Thomas 34 6-17 3-5 9 0 17Taylor 25 3-10 1-2 8 1 7Mbao 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Sane 21 3-4 0-0 4 0 6Boykins 17 1-3 1-3 3 2 3Goard 21 3-6 0-0 3 1 6Manning 20 1-3 1-2 2 0 4TEAM 4 Totals 200 27-70 8-14 38 12 70 Halftime: Charlotte 34-31. 3-point goals: Chalotte 5-18 (Ingram 1-5, Williams 0-2, Henry 3-7, Lester 0-3, Cherry 1-1), Marshall 8-23 (Smith 1-2, Canty 4-9, Thomas 2-5, Taylor 0-3, Boykins 0-1, Manning 1-3). Fouled out: Charlotte (Clayton). Technical fouls: Charlotte (Clayton), Marshall (Sane). 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As I've become Director of Communities for IOUG recently, I'm intimately involved in many aspects of leading the IOUG community. One of the areas the user group is pursuing all the time is finding new speakers, and it takes a lot of convincing before community members actually start presenting. There are many of you who have exciting projects and implementations to share but can't quite convince themselves to actually present.Read More >
Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is just over a month away and yes we are organizing the Annual Oracle Bloggers Meetup — one of your top favorite events of the OpenWorld.Read More >
MySQL management plugin for EM 12c has been long overdue. I've initially migrated the older plugin to EM 12c about 6 months ago and few dozen people received this as initial beta of the plugin. It worked OK but didn't use any of the 12c new features and its home page was a bit of a mess in the EM 12c Cloud Control web interface.Read More >
We have several just two left brand new, unopened ODAs left in our inventory that we need to move. Half of them are gone to our customers but there are few still leftRead More >
If you are looking to kick start your community contributions or looking to volunteer more than what you already do, I have an awesome suggestion for you — nominate yourself to serve as an IOUG Oracle RAC SIG Board Officers volunteer. Find out more here.Read More >
When preparing for the the IOUG Collaborate 12's deep dive on deploying Oracle Databases for High Availability, I wanted to provide some feedback on which hardware components are failing most and least frequently. I believe I have a reasonably good idea of the answer, but I thought that providing some more objective data would be better. I couldn't find results from a more scientific research, so I decided to organize a poll. This blog post shows the results, which I promised to share with several groups.Read More >
While doing my high availability deep dive at Collaborate 12 few weeks ago, I stated that storage replication qualifies for the cold failover licensing rules (see slide #128). During collaborate, I spoke to one person at Oracle who definitely knows the rules. Simon Haslam also reached out to me by email pointing out that things might not be that rosy. I will update the slides accordingly. In any case, please do your own homework and don't trust my conclusions here — don't take this as licensing advice by any means.Read More >
These are my personal rules to moderate the public forums on LinkedIn. I've posted on that topic in the discussion on the IOUG Exadata SIG forum. As I'm passing RAC SIG group to the next folks on the board (I'm the RAC SIG president until end of August), I needed to hand over my forum management duties too. I decided that it might be useful to the wider audience, so why don't I just publish this on the blog?Read More >
This is a quick blog post from Collaborate 2012 in Vegas. I'm only doing one session this year, but it's a very long session — I've just done a deep dive on deploying Oracle Database 11gR2 for High Availability. It's a broad topic, and my plan was to focus a lot on basic concepts and how they work.Read More >


text: Ahh, innocence. This pure white silky soft cottony wireless bra feels pretty immaculate. With delicate ruching on the band, sweetheart scalloped lace atop the paneled cups, vintage throwback wide straps, and Amulette's signature charm drop (in white, of course) this vaguely virginal piece is ideal for a bashful bride (or the perfect sheep's clothing for a she-wolf).


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yes. deer.
I stumbled across this project while browsing my daily blogs, and immediately sent the link to my most crafty friend. Within minutes, this crafty friend was standing before me saying, "We have to make them." And I said, "Yes." And she said, "But we should make them out of wood." And I said, "Absolutely." Yep, that's pretty much how it started.
First, a mini foamcore deer head prototype was created (more out of deer head project excitement than anything else, really), and revealed that the proportions of the pattern do NOT match the proportions of the deer head in the project photo. And the slits are not the correct depth for keeping all the parts aligned properly. So together we redesigned some of the pieces, correctly measured the depth of the slits, created a new pattern, and started searching for materials. My friend is much more of a grown up than I, so she actually owns power tools AND, most importantly, a place to make a mess. So we gathered our materials and got together for Woodshop Saturday! 2 band saws, 1 jigsaw, 1 belt sander, 1 electric hand sander, 1 Dremel, some sweat, little to no blood, zero tears, and a couple bagels later we had our deer head pieces.
Ok, I glossed over the hard parts. The project was actually more challenging than we had anticipated. But I hadn't played with power tools in a very long time, so it was WAY fun. Would I do it again? Probably not. Am I glad I did it the first time? Oh, you betcha.
My friend's deer head will likely remain as is, with just the natural wood grain, perhaps just a clear coat to finish it. She has what's known as "good taste." For me, when it comes to stylized deer hear wall hangings, I tend to go big or go home. I chose some fabulous, kitschy, flocked paper that I found here, and spent quite a bit of time gluing, trimming, and painting the exposed edges. In retrospect, I should have cut the slits a bit wider. I had a nice, snug fit after all my cutting, which was shot all to heck when it scraped up my beautiful paper upon assembly. Argh. But I worked with it, finally got the thing together, disguised the mistakes, and the overall result is pretty flippin' sweet, if I do say so, myself. :)
I wish I had a better photo of the deer head. Alas, there is no light. There is only rain.


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Obstetrician shortage endangers moms, babies: report
The Canadian Press
Published Friday, December 5, 2008 7:55AM EST
TORONTO - Canada faces a critical shortage of obstetricians, the professional group representing this type of medical specialist warned Thursday.
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada said mothers and their babies will be put at risk unless substantially more obstetricians are trained in coming years.
"Women are stressed because they can see that if they're going to live in Fort McMurray and there are only two doctors there in a city that's over 100,000 ... and both of them are over 55 years old, it doesn't look pretty good," Dr. Andre Lalonde, executive vice-president of the society, said Thursday.
The organization released results of a survey it conducted among members, looking at how many obstetricians and gynecologists are delivering babies, how long they intend to practise as well as how medical residents in the specialty plan to structure their work hours.
They found only 1,370 obstetricians are currently providing prenatal, antenatal - birthing and delivery - and postnatal care. That number is forecast to drop by as much as a third over the next five years, the report on the survey results said.
Younger doctors - predominantly women - don't want to work the round-the-clock schedules of obstetricians of old. Many plan to take breaks in their careers to have children and don't want to spend as much time on call, the survey found.
"They want to have a better work-life balance than the ones who are retiring right now," Lalonde said.
"Our young doctors want to do that kind of work but they want to do it in a reasonable fashion and they want to do it for the safety of the public."
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The society is calling on governments to increase the number of medical school spots for obstetrics and gynecologists by 30 per cent a year for three years. That means training about 25 or 30 extra doctors in this specialty a year, Lalonde said. After that an additional 10 per cent apiece for three years is needed, the group said.
They also recommended rotating medical residents in the specialty into smaller cities and towns in the hopes it might encourage some to practise later in smaller centres. Small towns and rural areas have a chronic shortage of doctors of all specialties.
The organization is also calling for training of more midwives, who could take on more of the standard deliveries, freeing up physicians to handle the complicated births and the emergencies.


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The last terrarium I made has been doing so well I thought it was time for another. {Or three!} These terrariums are quick and easy to make and are a fun Halloween twist on the standard glass jar variety.
I can totally see these being an easy teacher Halloween treat, too!
"Ghosty"...the perfect plant variety for this project!
To make one, you'll need:
glass vessel of some sort {I used stemless wine glasses}
Martha Stewart Decoupage Paper {available at Michael's}
Martha Stewart Durable Decoupage Finish in gloss finish {also available at Michael's}
small paintbrush
plants to fit inside jars/glasses {I chose succulents}
potting soil
To start, I trimmed a few sets of spooky eyes from the decoupage paper.
I then decided where I wanted them to go on my glass and marked it with a piece of washi tape. {This also helps keep them level!}
To adhere the eyes to the glass, I first brushed a thin coat of the decoupage finish on the glass, and then a thin coat on the back of the eye cut outs.
I positioned the eyes as I liked them on the glass.
And after letting the decoupage dry, I sealed them with another thin coat of decoupage finish.
The finish surprised me with just how glossy it turned out...I thought for sure it would show at least some brush strokes...none! It is hard and glossy and really looks like glass.
I also learned that Martha Stewart Crafts Decoupage Formulas and Finishes can be used on any surface...glass, fabric, paper, metal and wood...to create a lustrous finish. AND all of the decoupage formulas are dishwasher safe, machine washable, non-yellowing, dry hard with no tack, and can be used indoors or out.
Of course Martha's products are all that good!! :)
I let the decoupage finish dry, and then filled my glasses with a layer of pebbles {for drainage} and soil before adding my plants. {My trusty little assistant was happy to help spoon dirt!}
And there you go. Spooky Halloween terrariums!
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This is automatically generated documentation. Edit after the "COMMENTS" heading; changes to the main body will be lost.
Click configuration language
The Click language is used to describe Click router configurations.
Two fundamental statements suffice to describe any router: declarations introduce elements, and connections define packet flow between them. If you think of a Click router configuration as a directed graph of elements, declarations list the graph's vertices and connections list its edges.
A declaration looks like this:
name :: class(config);
This introduces an element called name that has element class class and configuration arguments config.
A connection looks like this:
name1 [port1] -> [port2] name2;
This says that name1's output port port1 connects name2's input port port2. The two names must refer to previously declared elements, and the two ports must be nonnegative integers.
Each element must be declared exactly once before being used in any connection. It is an error to declare an element name more than once in the same scope. It is not an error to repeat a connection, however.
Lexically, Click identifiers, such as element names and class names, are sequences of letters, numbers, underscores, at-signs, and slashes that do not begin or end with a slash. Configuration strings are sequences of characters delimited by parentheses, possibly including balanced parentheses and quoted strings. The semicolons that terminate statements are generally optional (in some cases described later they are required to avoid ambiguity). Lexical issues are described in more depth below.
Any configuration can be completely defined with these statements. The rest of the Click language offers extensive shorthand and abstraction features that simplify router programming.
Declarations can omit empty configuration strings entirely, and can declare multiple elements using a comma-separated list of names:
name :: class;
name1, name2, ..., nameN :: class(config);
You may also declare an element without specifying its name, in which case the system will choose an element name for you. Such elements are called anonymous. For example:
is equivalent to
generatedname :: class(config);
The generatedname has the form 'class@number', where the number is chosen to make the name unique. These numbers are predictable: when the system parses a Click file twice, that file's anonymous elements will get the same generated name. Users may also declare elements with names like 'class@number', though we suggest that users avoid the '@' character in their element names.
Connections can be strung together into a single statement if the output element of one is the same as the input element of the other:
n1 [p1] -> [p2] x [p3] -> [p4] n2;
n1 [p1] -> [p2] x;
x [p3] -> [p4] n2;
If a port number is missing, [0] is implied. These two lines are equivalent:
n1 [0] -> [0] n2;
n1 -> n2;
Elements may also be declared inside connections, either with names or anonymously. For instance,
... -> [p1] name :: class(config) [p2] -> ...;
is equivalent to
name :: class(config);
... -> [p1] name [p2] -> ...;
... -> [p1] class(config) [p2] -> ...;
is equivalent to
generatedname :: class(config);
... -> [p1] generatedname [p2] -> ...;
It is sometimes useful to connect many elements to the same port, for example a Discard. This is concisely specified with a many-to-one connection:
n1, n2, n3 -> x;
is equivalent to
n1 -> x;
n2 -> x;
n3 -> x;
Port numbers are supported:
n1 [p1], n2 [p2] -> [p3] x;
is equivalent to
n1 [p1] -> [p3] x;
n2 [p2] -> [p3] x;
One-to-many connections are also allowed (the comma-separated list is on the right).
Declarations may occur within a many-to-one connection, but in this context each declaration applies only to one name. For example
n1, n2 :: class -> n3;
n2 :: class;
n1 -> n3;
n2 -> n3;
Note that n1 was not declared.
A many-to-many connection describes how many outputs connect to many inputs. One example might be connecting a simple Classifier. This code:
c :: Classifier(00/01, 00/02, 00/03);
next :: class;
c [0] -> Paint(0) -> next;
c [1] -> Paint(1) -> next;
c [2] -> Paint(2) -> next;
can instead be written like this, using the '=>' many-to-many connector:
c [0], c [1], c [2] => Paint(0), Paint(1), Paint(2) -> next;
or, even more concisely, either of the following:
c [0,1,2] => Paint(0), Paint(1), Paint(2) -> next;
c => Paint(0), Paint(1), Paint(2) -> next;
A many-to-many connection matches output ports to input ports. There must be as many ports on the left as on the right. However, if one side has exactly one element and no port, the connection assigns that element's ports sequentially starting from 0.
Element groups cleanly express small detours from a connection path. For example, consider:
c :: Classifier(00/01);
x -> c -> y;
c [1] -> Paint(1) -> y;
Expressing the detour with an element group preserves the configuration's overall linear flow:
x -> c :: Classifier(00/01) => (
input [0] -> output;
input [1] -> Paint(1) -> output
) -> y;
An element group is one or more Click statements enclosed in parentheses. Within the parentheses, the special pseudoelements "input" and "output" refer to connections from outside the group. Click expands the group at parse time, so connections through "input" and "output" have no run-time overhead. The following five lines are equivalent:
x -> y;
x -> ( input -> output ) -> y;
x -> ( [0] -> [0] ) -> y;
x -> (->) -> y;
x -> ( [0]->[0]; [1]->[1] ) => ( [0]->[0]; [1]->[1] ) -> y;
Lines three through five use the fact that Click infers "input" at the beginning of a connection, and "output" at the end of a connection, when element names are missing. (This language feature can require explicit semicolons to avoid ambiguity.) Line five also uses the fact that connections may be repeated without error (the line expands to "x -> y; x -> y"). It is an error to use an "input" pseudoelement's input ports or an "output" pseudoelement's output ports.
Element groups have implicit, overridable port specifications that list all their ports in sequential order. For example, these three lines are equivalent:
x => ( [0]->[0]; [1]->[1] ) -> y;
x => [0,1] ( [0]->[0]; [1]->[1] ) [0,1] -> y;
x -> y; x [1] -> y;
It is an error to define an element group with nonsequential ports, or to leave one or more of its ports unconnected:
x => [0] ( [0]->[0]; [1]->Idle ) -> y; /* Error! */
x => ( [0]->[0]; [2]->Idle ) -> y; /* Error! */
An element group does not define a new scope. Its contents may refer to elements declared outside of the group, and declarations inside the group are visible after the group closes. This differs from compound elements, described next, which have a related syntax but additionally introduce a new scope.
A compound element is a scoped collection of elements that behaves like a single element. A compound element can be used anywhere an element class is expected (that is, in a declaration or connection). Syntactically, a compound element is a set of Click statements enclosed in braces '{ }'. Inside the braces, the special names 'input' and 'output' represent connections from or to the outside. Before a router is put on line, compound elements are systematically expanded until none remain; thus, they have no run-time overhead.
Here are some examples. This code, with a compound element,
a -> { input -> X -> output } -> b;
expands to
a -> X -> b;
Here is a more complicated example, with multiple ports:
compound :: {
a -> compound -> b;
c -> [1] compound [1] -> d;
expands to
a -> X -> b;
c -> Y -> d;
The "input" and "output" pseudoelements incur no run-time overhead.
The actual expansions will differ from these examples because the elements will have different names. A prefix is prepended to the components' names, providing locality relative to other names in the configuration. The new names have the form 'compoundname/componentname', where compoundname is the name of the compound element being expanded, and componentname is the name of the component element inside that compound. For example,
compound :: { input -> x :: X -> output };
a -> compound -> b;
is really expanded to
a -> compound/x :: X -> b;
For this purpose, anonymous compound elements are given constructed names like '@number'. Nothing prevents a user from declaring an element named like a compound element component. We suggest that users generally avoid using the "/" character in their element names.
It is an error to use an "input" pseudoelement's input ports or an "output" pseudoelement's output ports. It is also an error to leave an intermediate port unused -- for example, to use "input [0]" and "input [2]" but not "input [1]".
The 'elementclass' statement lets the user name a frequently-occurring compound element, and use the name as if it were a primitive element class. Syntactically, it looks like this:
elementclass identifier compoundelement ;
After this statement, every occurrence of the identifier will be replaced with the compoundelement. For example, this code, with an 'elementclass':
elementclass MyQueue {
q :: MyQueue;
a -> q -> b;
is equivalent to this code, without it:
q :: { input -> Queue -> Shaper(1000) -> output };
a -> q -> b;
which roughly expands to:
a -> Queue -> Shaper(1000) -> b;
The user can declare element classes that have the names of previously existing element classes:
elementclass Queue {
Element classes are nonrecursive and lexically scoped, so the 'Queue' inside this definition refers to the original 'Queue'. The scope of an element class definition extends from immediately after its closing right brace to the end of the enclosing scope.
A variant of the elementclass statement makes synonyms for preexisting element classes. For example, this statement
elementclass MyQueue Queue;
makes MyQueue a synonym for Queue.
Compound elements may take configuration parameters, which are expanded into the configuration strings of its components. The parameters are named at the beginning of the compound element. Each parameter looks like a Perl variable -- a dollar sign followed by one or more letters, numbers, and underscores. For example, this compound element
{ $a, $b | ... }
takes two configuration parameters, named '$a' and '$b'. Keyword arguments are also supported. For example, this compound element
{ COUNT $count | ... }
takes a COUNT keyword parameter. Mismatched configuration parameters cause errors; for example:
{ $a, $b | ... } (1) // Error: too few arguments
{ $a, $b | ... } (1, 2, 3) // Error: too many arguments
{ COUNT $count | ... } (1) // Error: missing 'COUNT' parameter
The special keyword '__REST__' matches any additional arguments supplied to the compound element. For example:
{ $a, COUNT $count, __REST__ $rest | ... }
This compound element will be expanded with '$a' set to '1', '$count' set to '3', and '$rest' set to '2, FOO 4'.
In a compound element definition, all positional parameters must precede any keyword parameters, and '__REST__', if present, must appear last of all.
As the compound is expanded, its components' configuration strings are searched for references to the parameters. Any such references are replaced with the supplied arguments. For example, this code:
... -> { $a | input ->
expands to this:
You can avoid substitution by putting the dollar sign inside single quotes.
Use braces, like '${a}', to avoid including following letters in a variable name. Click also supports the shell-like '${VAR-DEFAULT}' syntax, which substitutes the value of '$VAR', or 'DEFAULT' if that variable was not set. See also PARAMETER DEFINITIONS, below.
A single compound element may contain multiple overloaded definitions
separated from one another by two vertical bars "
||". Different
definitions may have different numbers of input ports, different numbers of
output ports, or different sets of configuration arguments. For example,
this extended MyQueue compound element takes an optional capacity argument,
just like Queue itself:
elementclass MyQueue {
For each use of an overloaded compound element, Click will choose the first definition that matches the provided number of input ports, number of output ports, and configuration arguments. It is an error if no definition matches these properties exactly.
It is also possible to extend an existing element class with new overloaded
definitions with "
...". For example, this definition introduces a
two-argument version of Queue:
elementclass Queue {
|| ...
(The ellipsis in this example must be typed verbatim.) The overloadings visible at a given declaration are those that lexically precede that declaration. For example, the following example is an error since the two-argument version of Test is not visible at the declaration where it is required:
elementclass Test { $a | /* nothing */ }
test :: Test(1, 2);
elementclass Test { $a, $b | /* nothing */ || ... }
Click configuration strings are comma-separated lists of arguments, where each argument is a space-separated list of objects. This section describes some common object types. See the element documentation for argument types expected by a particular element.
Configuration strings may contain comments ('// ... EOL' and '/* ... */'), which are replaced with single space characters. Inside single- or double-quoted strings, commas, spaces, and comment-starting sequences lose their regular meaning and are treated as normal characters.
The most common object types are:
Some elements, like Classifier, take arguments that don't fit any of these types. See the element documentation for details.
If the last argument in a configuration string is empty (containing only whitespace and comments), then it is ignored. Thus, 'Element(1, )', 'Element(1, /* comment */)', and 'Element(1)' behave exactly alike.
Configuration strings may also contain parameter references, such as '$interface'. The parameter values are substituted in. Parameters may be defined either by compound element arguments, by explicit 'define' statements, or on the command line.
The following backslash substitutions are performed inside double quotes. Additionally, as a special case, a bare data substitution sequence '\< ... >' acts as if it were enclosed in double quotes. (Inside single quotes, '\< ... >' is not special.)
The 'require' statement is used to link a configuration with optional packages and libraries. Its argument is a comma-separated list of requirements.
Packages, which are dynamic objects including new compiled element definitions, are included with 'require(package)' declarations:
require(package fastclassifier, package specialcode);
Installation programs can use the package names to find and upload any necessary package code. The required package names are also checked against a list of currently active packages when a configuration is installed. If any required packages are unavailable, an error is reported.
Libraries, which are Click configuration files that (for instance) might declare new compound element definitions, are included with 'require(library)' declarations:
require(library mycompounds.click);
Installation programs search CLICKPATH for the named library file. 'require(library)' can only be used at file scope, and a given library file is included at most once, no matter how many times it is mentioned in 'require' statements.
Parameters are defined using the 'define' statement. Its argument is a comma-separated list of pairs, each pair consisting of a configuration variable and a value:
define($DEVNAME eth0, $COUNT 1);
This sets the '$DEVNAME' parameter to 'eth0' and the '$COUNT' parameter to '1'. Definitions are lexically scoped, so definitions inside a compound element are not visible outside it. However, all definitions in a given scope take place simultaneously, regardless of their ordering. The following two configurations have the same effect:
1) define($a 2); Message($a)
2) Message($a); define($a 2)
It is an error to define a parameter more than once in any single scope. Click programs such as userdriver and click-install allow parameters to specified on the command line; these override any global parameters with the same names.
Click identifiers are nonempty sequences of letters, numbers, underscores '_', at-signs '@', and slashes '/' that do not begin or end with a slash. The system uses '@' and '/' for special purposes: '@' in constructed names for anonymous elements and prefixes, and '/' in names for components of compound elements. Users are discouraged from using these characters in their own identifiers. Identifiers are case-sensitive. No component of an identifier may consist solely of numbers; for example, '1/x' is an illegal identifier.
The keywords 'elementclass', 'require', 'provide', and 'define' may not be used as identifiers. The normal identifiers 'input' and 'output' have special meaning inside compound element definitions.
The following characters and multi-character sequences are single Click tokens:
-> => :: ; , ( ) [ ] { } | || ...
Whitespace (using the C definition) and comments separate Click tokens. Click uses C++-style comments: from '//' to the end of the line, or from '/*' to the next '*/'. Either form of comment terminates an identifier, so this Click fragment
has an identifier 'an/identifier/with/slashes' and a comment '//too/many'. No identifier contains two consecutive slashes.
Parameters, which are used in compound elements, look like Perl variables. A parameter consists of a dollar sign '$' followed by one or more letters, numbers, and underscores.
A configuration string starts immediately following a left parenthesis '(', and continues up to the next unbalanced right parenthesis ')'. However, parentheses inside single or double quotes or comments do not affect balancing. Here are several examples; in each case, the configuration string consists of the text between the '#' marks (including the '#' marks themselves).
C1(#simple string#)
C2(#string with (balanced parens)#)
C3(#string with ")quoted" paren#)
C4(#// end-of-line comment)
C5(#/* slash-star comment) */ and backslash \#)
A Click program may contain C preprocessor-style line directives. These lines start with '#' and have the form '# linenumber "filename"' or '#line linenumber "filename"'; they change the filenames and line numbers used for error messages. The filename portion is optional. Line directives are not recognized inside configuration strings.
Many Click programs also accept ar(1) archives as configurations. The archive must contain a member called 'config', which is treated as a Click-language configuration. The archive may also contain package code required by the configuration. The click-install and userdriver programs will decompose the archive and install any package code before installing the configuration itself. The linuxmodule kernel module will not accept archives; use click-install.
stmts ::= stmts stmt | empty
stmt ::= connection
connection ::= elements opt-conntail | conntail
opt-conntail ::= conntail | empty
conntail ::= arrow elements opt-conntail | arrow
arrow ::= "->" | "=>"
elements ::= element | elements "," element
element ::= opt-port element-reference opt-port
element-reference ::= element-name
element-name ::= identifier
opt-port ::= "[" ports "]" | empty
ports ::= portnumber | ports "," portnumber
opt-config ::= "(" configstring ")" | empty
class ::= identifier | "{" compounds "}"
compounds ::= compound | compounds "||" compound
compound ::= stmts | opt-formals "|" stmts
opt-formals ::= formals | empty
formals ::= formal | formals "," formal
formal ::= parameter | identifier parameter
group ::= "(" stmts ")"
elementclassstmt ::= "elementclass" identifier class
requirestmt ::= "require" "(" configstring ")"
definestmt ::= "define" "(" configstring ")"
empty ::=
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Press release: Dr Patrick Dixon comment after keynote presentation at SmokeFree Northwest, Manchester UK, 6th March 2010.
"Smoking has fallen in response to government action but we have far to go. It is still the case that 6% of young people are already addicted to smoking by the time they are 15. Most of the 250,000 new smokers a year are under 18. Every one of them will die 10 years early as a direct result unless they find a way to kick the habit which is notoriously hard. Here are three actions which should be taken immediately.
"Taxes need to increase. It is absurd that the cost of smoking is the same in real terms as it was 15 years ago, when we know today so much more about the wider costs of smoking to society. For example, smoking costs the economy about £2.5 billion each year in terms of sick leave and lost productivity alone.
"Existing laws should be enforced, and made consistent with alcohol. For a start, tobacco retailers should be licensed which would mean numbers of outlets could be controlled. We also need to be much tougher on shops that repeatedly sell tobacco to under-age people.
"Advertising bans need to be tightened now. The government has agreed that larger retailers should be banned from in-store displays of tobacco products from 2013 – but why not from next year?"
* Dr Patrick Dixon is Chairman Global Change Ltd and author of 13 books including The Truth about Drugs. He is also Founder of the international AIDS agency ACET.
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Haha great... People dictating the way others live their life. Thanks. I smoke but i'm not a meanace to society. I'm an A grade student, student leader, taking my VCE. I don't respond to stress well. I used to judge others for smoking and thought I would never start but well, it seems a lot healthier then some of the other things people get up to these days. what is with all this recent negative conotation towards smoking? I don't see nearly the same attitude taken towards alcohol! you cant show cigarettes in advertisement, but its fine to sell alcohol this way as a glamourous life elixer. hypocracy??
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