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Customizing the Windows CE .NET User Interface, Part 2
Mike Hall
Microsoft Corporation
Steve Maillet
Entelechy Consulting
May 1, 2002
Download Ieshell.exe.
Last month we took a look at customizing certain user interface features of the Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET operating system. This month we extend this to cover building a custom shell using the Microsoft® Windows CE Internet Explorer. Of course, the same process could be used to create a custom shell using a stand-alone application.
Custom Shells
The Explorer shell provided with Platform Builder is a good general-purpose shell that allows users a great deal of flexibility, while maintaining a generally familiar look and feel. Many embedded devices require a more tightly controlled user experience; for example, HMI industrial controllers, self-service Kiosks, or possibly even the control system of the train I'm riding in as I write this. These types of systems require a custom shell that limits the device to a particular function or set of functions it was designed for. Fortunately, Windows CE was designed with this in mind, and allows you to use any application you want as the shell.
Let's look at some of the functionality a custom shell might need:
- Start up at boot time.
- Present user with an interface.
- Receive user input (and act on it).
- Display response to user.
- Display current status of some operation(s).
- Change modes/Tasks.
Starting the Shell at Boot Time
Starting the shell at boot time is pretty easy—it's just a registry entry. The following extract from the registry shows how the standard shell (explorer.exe is loaded):
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init] "Launch50"="explorer.exe" "Depend50"=hex:14,00, 1e,00
After the kernel initializes, it scans the Init key looking for value entries of the form "LaunchXX" and loads the application listed in numerical order. The DependXX values specify the XX value of an application loaded by the kernel as binary values in the registry. (The "hex:" syntax is used in REG files for values of type REG_BINARY.) The data for this registry value is a set of DWORD values corresponding to the Launch values of other applications the program depends on.
Note The data is defined as a sequence of bytes, so you must take into account that the operating system expects the data in little-endian order.
So the example translates to:
Launch explorer.exe after whatever application is listed as "Launch20" and the application listed as "Launch30." (These happen to be Device.exe and Gwes.exe.)
There is a catch in this mechanism. The dependency is designed for operating system dependent services. The device manager and GWES must actually have initialized to a point where they can be used before the shell can start using them. Therefore, the operating system can't just launch the applications randomly. (Well, actually it could, but that would leave each application to create its own mechanism for indicating it was ready for use—creating general havoc for developers the world over.) Fortunately, the Windows CE architects considered this and created a standard mechanism for indicating that an application is ready for use. Windows CE uses this mechanism to determine when it should launch the dependent applications. Any application loaded by the Init key should call SignalStarted(), with the command line of the application converted to a long integer as in the following example:
This call informs the operating system that the application has initialized itself to a point where it can now be relied upon for use by other applications.
Using the Browser as a Shell
Once you have gotten your application to load at boot time in place of the shell, it's time to get busy with the UI coding. Typically, a UI in embedded devices doesn't resemble the traditional Windows application, with its main window and menu, toolbars, status bar, and so on. Instead, an embedded device UI is usually quite visual, and often best created by professional graphics designers. (Most engineers don't even come close to that!) So it's often desirable for the programmer and graphics designer to work together. Such a meeting of minds is proving very successful in Web development and design. Fairly rich, visually pleasing interfaces are generated almost daily on the great WWW. Why not use that model in your embedded system UI design? Windows CE .NET includes a browser component that let's you do just that.
The browser component in Windows CE .NET is a subset of the Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 browser control on the desktop. This component is a Microsoft ActiveX® control that provides all the browsing and rendering functionality in one reusable package. There is also a sample hosting application called IESAMPLE. (We'll be using that later on.)
The IESAMPLE application, which hosts the Internet Explorer browser control, provides a familiar Internet Explorer browser interface complete with menus, toolbars, and status bar. However, as previously mentioned, this isn't desirable in most embedded systems. What we need to have is an application that can use the browser in a "Full Screen" mode. Well it just so happens that the good folks at Microsoft thought of that, too. (Although, they failed to mention it in the documentation!) The IESAMPLE application includes a number of #if tests to enable or disable the menus, status bar, and favorites. So you only need to make a few minor modifications to the build of IESAMPLE to get what you need for a browser-based shell.
Setting Up the Project
First, download the source for the project IESHELL.exe, using the link at the top of this article.
The IESAMPLE application is located in _WINCEROOT\public\Internet Explorer\oak\IESAMPLE. As we've discussed in previous articles, it's generally not a good idea to modify the Microsoft provided code off the COMMON directory or any of the standard configurations. So you can copy the IESAMPLE files to a folder under your platform's workspace folder (that is, _WINCEROOT\MyDevice\IESHELL). IESAMPLE is set up to build using a SOURCES file. You can create a new blank Platform Builder project and add the files in the IESHELL folder you copied everything into. The easiest way to do this is to right-click on the project in the file view and click Add files to project. (Add everything except the 'SOURCES' and 'MAKEFILE' and options.cpp. Be sure to use the *.* filtering when adding files to the project to get the various resource files as well.)
Because the project was originally created using a SOURCES file, there are some extra settings you will need to make to the project before it will build correctly.
First, you will need to add the path to the ATL headers on the C/C++ tab under the Preprocessor category. (Be sure to click All Configurations so that the settings apply to each of the project configurations.)
Figure 1. Add the ATL include folders
From the same tab in the ProjectSsettings dialog, click the Precompiled Headers category and click the IESHELL project in the left side tree view. This will change the settings for all files in the project. The precompiled header is PRECOMP.H, so all files should be set to use it.
Figure 2. Setting the precompiled header
Next, click the stdafx.cpp file in the tree view to alter its settings to generate the pre-compiled header information through precomp.h.
Figure 3. Setting the precompiled header for stdafx.cpp
Next, click the IESHELL project in the tree and then click the Link tab. You will need to add the following libraries to the input libraries (note that they are separated by a space):
ole32.lib oleaut32.lib commctrl.lib uuid.lib wininet.lib winsock.lib
Figure 4. Adding additional required libraries
Then, on the Link tab, click the Output category, and set the entry point to WinMain, the Stack size to 0x20000, and the commit size to 0x1000.
Figure 5. Setting the reserve and commit sizes
The SOURCES file uses the RCADDNULL option, which adds a '\0' to the end of all resource strings, so they can be used directly with LoadString(). Unfortunately, there aren't any settings options for that directly in the IDE, so you will need to adjust the resource compiler settings to use the /n parameter manually in the Project Options. Click the Resources tab, and click the IESHELL project in the tree, so that the settings are made project wide for all RC files. The Project Options field is only editable when you have a single configuration selected, so you will need to make this adjustment for each configuration.
Figure 6. Adjusting the resource complier settings
Add the following to the top of the PRECOMP.H file:
#define NO_FAVORITES #define NOCOMMANDBAR #define NOSTATUSBAR #define NOOFFLINE #define NOFIND #define NOOPTIONS #include "defines.h"
defines.h is needed to make sure some definitions are available even if the other headers and features are disabled by the NOxxxx defines. The NOxxxx defines could be set in the project settings dialog as another option. You must also comment out or remove the #include<pkfuncs.h> (Line 44), as it is not actually needed.
You'll need to make some changes in MainWnd.cpp as well:
- Replace all occurrences of IESAMPLE with IESHELL.
- Replace the lines 190-193 with the following code to handle the SignalStarted() call:
// allow launching with command line arg // for development purposes. When loaded // from the init key initSignal will be non zero int initSignal = _wtol(lpCmdLine); if(initSignal!=0) { SignalStarted(initSignal); if(HandleNewWindow2(_T(""), NULL)) { goto Cleanup; } } else if(HandleNewWindow2(lpCmdLine, NULL)) { goto Cleanup; }
- At the top of CMainWnd::~CMainWnd(), place an #ifdef block around the command bar support.
#ifndef NOCOMMANDBAR if(_himlCmdBand) ImageList_Destroy(_himlCmdBand); #endif
- In CMainWnd::MainWndProc(), move the #endif // NOCOMMANDBAR down to enclose both the WM_COMMAND and the WM_NOTIFY message.
- At the bottom of CMainWnd::Close(), enclose the command bar code in an #ifdef NOCOMMANDBAR block as follows:
#ifndef NOCOMMANDBAR if(_himlCmdBand) { ImageList_Destroy(_himlCmdBand); _himlCmdBand = NULL; } #endif //NOCOMMANDBAR
Next, you will need to add some build actions to get things going. You can use any HTML and image files you need for your own UI. We've provided a simple sample of what a WebPhone device might look like. At this point it would be appropriate to remind you that it's rare to find a software engineer who is also a good graphics designer. (This sample is no exception!) The major advantage of using the browser as the shell of a dedicated device is the separation of presentation from functionality. The DHTML can contain ActiveX objects that implement the core functionality of the device and are manipulated by Microsoft JScript® code to connect the UI to the primary device functionality.
To set the actions for the sample, from the Feature View, you will need to right-click the IESHELL.PBP and select settings from the popup menu. Click All Configurations and Pre-Make Image for the Build Step. Click New to create a new action to copy C:\WINCE400\PUBLIC\MyPad\IESHELL\Files\IESHELL.reg to the $(_FLATRELEASEDIR).
In the Make Image step, add an environment variable IMGIESHELL and set it to 1.
The registry file will be copied to the release directory and processed by the makeimg tool. IESHELL.REG is set up to test for the Environment variable IMGIESHELL, conditionally include the settings to launch IESHELL.EXE as the shell, and to specify the default home page.
Figure 7. Copying the IESHELL registry file to the _FLATRELEASEDIR
Click the BIB Info tab. Add any file; you can then edit the entry in the dialog to $(_FLATRELEASEDIR)\IESHELL.EXE, but be sure it's in the Modules section and is not compressed. Then add each of the files listed below as uncompressed in the Files section. These are the images and home page (shell.htm) for the HTML-based shell:
BKG.jpg Button0.jpg Button1.jpg Button2.jpg Button3.jpg Button4.jpg Button5.jpg Button6.jpg Button7.jpg Button8.jpg Button9.jpg ButtonPOUND.jpg ButtonSTAR.jpg default.htm dir.txt homelogo.gif IESHELL.BIB IESHELL.reg Shell.htm
Figure 8. Adding files to BIB Info
Making the start page and the elements it loads uncompressed helps the page to load faster.
Once you have all of the changes and settings taken care of, you can build the project and see the result. It should look like the following:
Figure 9. The end result: an Internet Explorer shell for Windows CE
It doesn't really do anything particularly useful, but it does show how to set up a UI based on the browser. You can further enhance the functionality to support a set of navigation buttons for the mini-browser window, and even include an address bar. If you are really ambitious, you can enhance it to utilize the support available in Windows CE .NET for Voice over IP and Real-Time Communications.
Get Embedded
Steve Maillet is the Founder and Senior Consultant for Entelechy Consulting. Steve has provided training and has developed Windows CE solutions for clients since 1997, when CE was first introduced. Steve is a frequent contributor to the Microsoft Windows CE development newsgroups. When he's not at his computer burning up the keys, Steve can be found jumping out of airplanes at the nearest drop zone.


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An armed robbery Thursday morning led to a police chase that ended with gunfire.
Richmond County deputies responding to a robbery at Waffle House, 2057 Gordon Highway, at 2:05 a.m. spotted an SUV speeding east on Gordon Highway in the westbound lanes just east of the restaurant, said Lt. Blaise Dresser.
The deputies tried to stop the vehicle, which continued speeding on Gordon Highway before turning north onto Sibley Road and entering the Raes Creek Mobile Home Park.
The vehicle stopped, and a passenger got out and ran, Dresser said.
The passenger, later identified as Joaquin Hogan, fired a handgun at Deputy Danny Haywood, who was getting out of his patrol car. Haywood returned fire, and the passenger fled into the trailer park.
No one was injured in the gunfire exchange, Dresser said.
Hogan was not found, but Willie McNair and Montravious McNair were taken into custody and charged with armed robbery.
Police were searching for Hogan late Thursday. He is a resident of Barton Village and is believed to be in the area.
He is wanted on felony charges of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer and aggravated assault against a police officer.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at (706) 821-1080.


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San Diego County home prices remained relatively level in March for the third straight month as sales rocketed upward, a possible sign of a stabilizing market, MDA DataQuick reported Wednesday.
The overall median remained unchanged from February at $285,000, which was $5,000 higher than January.
Sales totaled 3,020, up 22.3 percent from February, the highest February-March increase in three years. It was up 43.3 percent from March 2008.
Single-family-resale home prices were down $1,000 from February to $319,000, and off 44.4 percent from the all-time peak of $574,000 in May 2006. Sales totaled 1,928, up 22.3 percent from February and 61.1 percent from a year earlier.
The median price for resale condos was $180,000, down from $195,000 in February and 37.9 percent below year-ago levels. The all-time peak of $400,000 was set in four different months in 2005 and 2006. Sales last month totaled 888, up from 725 in February and 592 in March 2008.
Newly built homes and condo conversions stood at a median $436,000, down from $452,000 in February and $450,000 a year earlier. Sales totaled 204, up from 168 in February but down from 319 in March 2008.
For the fifth straight month, a majority of sales involved properties that had been foreclosed on in the previous 12 months. But the 51.1 percentage was down for the third straight month from the peak of 55 percent in December. However, some market watchers expect an uptick in foreclosures and foreclosure sales in the next few months as lenders end moratoriums that forestalled foreclosures.
DataQuick President John Walsh said in a statement that the figures do not represent the overall state of the housing market because so few upper-end properties are selling amid the continuing credit crunch.
"Those neighborhoods are dormant right now," he said, "but when so-called jumbo financing becomes available (for loans exceeding $417,000), possibly before summer, we expect enough sales to close escrow and generate more meaningful price statistics."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Lake County Ohio GenWeb
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The Reserve has furnished one President, six
Governors, five Lieutenant Governors, sixteen
Judges of the Supreme bench of the State, four
United States Senators, one, however, never taking
his seat, and forty-five members of the House of
Representatives. The complete list is as follows:--
PRESIDENT – James A. Garfield
GOVERNORS – Samuel Huntington, Seabury
Ford, Reuben Wood, David Tod, John Brough, and
William McKinley, only by birth.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS – Jacob Mueller, H.
W. Curtis, Jaboz Fitch, E.L. Lampson and A.W. Jones.
SUPREME JUDGES – Samuel Huntington, George
Tod, Calvin Pease, Peter Hitchcok, Reuben Wood,
Matthew Birchard, Ebenezer Lane, Rufus P. Ranney,
Rufus P. Spaulding, W.W. Boynton, Milton Sutliff,
Horace Wilder, Luther Day, Walter F. Stone, W.
H. Upson and J.F. Dickman.
UNITED STATES SENATORS – Stanley Griswold,
H.B. Payne, B.F. Wade and James A. Garfield,
who was elected President before taking his place
in the Senate.
REPRESENTATIVES – J.W. Allen, S.J. Andrews,
C.B. Beach, H.G. Blake, Geo. Bliss, Phil. Bliss,
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H. Brinkerhoff, T.E. Burton, D. Clendenin, E. Cook,
G.W. Crouse, J. Crowell, S. Edgerton, J.S. Edwards,
M.A. Foran, J.A. Garfield, J.R. Giddings, E.S.
Hamlin, P. Hitchcock, W.H. Hunter, J. Hutchins,
T.L. Johnson, W.D. Lindsley, J. Monroe, E.
Newton, S.A. Northway, D.R. Paige, R.C. Parsons,
H.B Payne, A.G. Riddle, J.M. Root, J. Sloane,
R.P. Spaulding, E.B. Taylor, V.A. Taylor, D.R.
Tilden, A. Townsend, N.S. Townsend, W.H.
Upson, E. Wade, E. Whittlesey, C.P. Wickham,
L.D. Woodworth, S.T. Worcester, W.J. White.
Of these, Giddings served eleven terms; Garfield,
nine; Whittlesey, eight; E.B. Taylor, six; Monroe,
five; Wade, four; and Foran, Root, Spaulding and
A. Townsend, three each.
The combined time of Whittlesey, Giddings,
Garfield and Taylor, representing the "Nineteenth
District," is sixty-eight years, being, I believe, with-
out a parallel in any other district of the country.
In March, 1842, a vote of censure was passed upon
Mr. Giddings, by Congress. He immediately re-
signed and appealed to his district, and was reelected
at once by a large majority.
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Probably the first burial on the Reserve, of a
white person, was that of Col. Alex. Harper, in what
is now the cemetery of Unionville, lying along the
old Ridge Road on the line between Ashtabula and
Lake Counties.
Colonel Harper's and two other families, number-
ing twenty-five persons in all, landed at what is known as
"Madison Dock," June 28th, 1798, and immedi-
ately began arranging for their homes. But a few
days after their arrival, as the men were walking
days after their arrival, as the men were walking
over the Ridge, the colonel thrust a stick into the
loose soil and remarked, "Here will be a good place
for a burying ground." At this identical spot, on
the 10th of September following, he was laid to
rest. This extract, copied from Mrs. Sherwood's
"Tales of Our Grandmother," will give a clear idea
of the difference between a burial among the Pio-
neers and one of to-day: "The funeral obsequies
were prepared by his sorrowing friends; a coffin of
plank, hewn from one of the forest trees, was the
best that could be procured, and the war-worn sol-
dier was borne to his long home. His was a pioneer
grave of the forest. * * * Imagination can scarcely
conceive the dread solemnity of this burial. No
sable hearse or nodding plume decked this funeral
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array; no minister of God pronounced the solemn
ritual for the dead; all was dreary, all was desolate,
and only the fading leaves of autumn strewed the
solitary mound."
The first sermon preached was by Rev. Joseph
Badger, at Austinburg, August 1800. On the 24th
of October, of the year following, he organized the
first church, Congregational, consisting of sixteen
members, ten men and six women. In 1810 this
society erected its first house of worship, a log struc-
ture, covered with long oak shingles, held down by
weight-poles; a "puncheon" floor, a stick and mud
chimney, and doors with wooden hinges and latches,
the strings always out. The puncheons were split
logs. This structure was superseded in 1824 by the
first frame church ever built upon the Reserve. The
raising of this occupied from Monday morning until
late Saturday afternoon. The last act was the
mounting of an "old salt" to the top of the steeple,
105 feet, from which, when three cheers had been
given for the new church, he threw a bottle of
whiskey as far as he could.
To Poland, is undoubtedly to be accorded the
first wedding, school, store, debating society and
blast furnace.
The wedding was somewhat on this wise. In
1800 John Blackburn and Nancy Bryan having
agreed to get married, four written notices were
posted, one on each side of the Blackburn cabin.
For want of a clergyman, Judge Kirtland, who had
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had authority in Connecticut for that purpose, was
selected to perform the ceremony. To fortify him-
self, the judge hunted up his Episcopal prayer book
and laid it on a small stand in front of the young
couple, when the appointed time arrived. Just as
he was about beginning, some one proposed a drink
of whiskey all round, to which the seventy guests
unanimously assented. Whilst the gourd and tin
cup were going the rounds, some one contrived to
steal the prayer book. Thus deprived of his prop,
the judge said if the couple were agreed it was all
right, and pronounced them man and wife without
further formula.
A school taught probably by one Perly Brush,
was opened in a small log house, about 1801. If
there are any reasonable competitors for this first
honor, they are, in order, Vernon, Warren, and
Youngstown, all of which established schools about
the same time.
A debating society met at the house of John
Struthers, as early as 1803. This, and similar ones,
were kept up for many years.
The first store was opened by one Foster or
Montgomery, in 1802. Prior to and after this, Jas.
E. Caldwell supplied the people along the Mahon-
ing with goods dispensed from a canoe.
A blast furnace was established by Daniel Eaton,
in 1803.
The first gristmill, a sawmill connected, was built
in the spring of 1799 by W.W. Williams and
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Major Wyatt, near where the Asylum stands at
The first regular celebration of the Fourth of
July, was at Warren in 1800. The village was then
the capital, as it was for twenty-five years after the
principal town of the Reserve, and the celebration
was participated in by citizens of Youngstown,
Painesville, and other points. A section of a hollow
Pepperidge was extemporized for a drum barrel, and
a fawn skin furnished the heads. A fife was manu-
factured from an elder. Music, firing, fun, whiskey
and speeches were abundant, and it is questionable
if Warren ever had a more patriotic celebration.
To Cleveland belongs the honor of the first ball.
It took place July 4th, 1801, in the log cabin of one
Major Carter, and was attended by about thirty
persons. How evenly the sexes were divided,
history does not record. John and Benj. Wood and
R.H. Blinn were managers, and "Sam" Jones,
musician. Though they scamper-downed, double
shuffled and half-mooned on a puncheon floor, and
regaled themselves on whiskey sweetened with maple
sugar, it is doubtful if Forest Citiers ever entered
into a more enjoyable dance.
The first mail route of the Reserve was established
in 1803. Beginning at Warren it ran, by way of
Mesopotamia, Windsor, Rock Creek, Austinburg,
Harpersfield, and Painesville, to Cleveland, and
thence back, by way of settlements farther south, to
Warren. Over this, about once a week the mail was
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carried by a man on foot. Later, the line was extended
from Cleveland to Detroit, the mail being carried on
horseback. In 1808 a route was established from Erie,
Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, over which one John
Metcalf carried the mail on foot, until 1811. For
some years after that, it was carried from Ashtabula
to Buffalo on horseback, from twelve to fourteen
days being allowed for the trip.
Before these provisions, and even after their
establishment, people often waited weeks, and some-
times traveled many miles to get an opportunity to
send letters to or receive missives from their friends
in the East, money being scarce and postage twenty-
five cents per letter. No such things as envelopes
were known. The letter being written, the sheet
was then folded, tucked and sealed with wax or
The first training of which any account is obtain-
able, was a drill of about fifty privates and a few
officers at Doan's corners, now within the limits of
Cleveland. There was a large crowd of lookers-on,
as the "troops" went through their evolutions to
the airs of "Yankee Doodle," "Hail Columbia,"
and "Who's Afeared," discoursed by Joseph Burke
and Lewis Dill.
Triump of Fame, the first newspaper, was issued
at Warren, June 16th, 1812. It ran under this pre-
tentious name until October 4th, 1816 when it was
changed to Western Reserve Chronicle. Files of
it are still in existence, and it contrasts strongly
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with the papers of to-day. It is a folio sheet, the
pages being about four times the size of one in this
book, and is made up mainly of extracts from other
papers, those from Washington being at least a
week on the road.
The change of name was brought about in this
wise: "Uncle Ben" Stevens, having recently set-
tled in Warren, from Vermont, and meeting the
editor one day in the post office, casually remarked:
"I think a less high-sounding name would be more
appropriate for a paper in a new country, say West-
ern Reserve Chronicle or Gazette." The editor, Mr.
Bissell, though repudiating the suggestion at the
time, seems to have profited by the idea, for in about
four weeks the change was made as above, and with
it quite an improvement in the paper. For eighty
years the Chronicle has not failed to pay its wel-
come weekly visits to hundreds of homes in "Old
Trumbull," and it is to be hoped it will not fail to
do the same for a thousand years to come.
The Mormon Church, first founded in New York
State, April 6th, 1830, was transferred to Kirtland,
Lake County, in 1832, where the Temple, still stand-
ing was completed in 1835.
The first open discussion of the propriety of
gathering the public schools of a township to some
central point for instruction, was in a letter from the
clerk of the Board of School Examiners of Ashta-
bula County to the School Commissioner, about 1870,
and the first "Public School Sunday," for instruct-
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ing the children in manners, morals and the duties of
citizenship, was held in the M.E. Church, Orwell,
the last Sunday in October, 1894.
The founding and locating of the Soldiers' Wid-
ows' Home, at North Madison, Lake County, had its
origin in a conversation between one of the trustees
of the old seminary standing there and the writer, in
the spring of 1887. A correspondence was kept up
for nearly two years between the latter and presi-
dents of the State and National Corps, before the
idea began to materialize.
DAVID TOD, the illustrious "war governor" of
Ohio, was the first to suggest the inalienable right of
the soldiers in the field to the privilege of voting, a
suggestion hailed by all patriotic men as eminently
just and proper.
The following telegrams show the governor's in-
terest in the boys. A requisition for tents and other
equipments for Ohio troops in Kentucky being de-
layed, he angrily telegraphed: "It is well I don't
know whose fault it is, or I would whip the fellow,
if he were as strong as Sampson." Again: "For
God's sake send our troops in Kentucky, canteens."
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Illustrative of Western Reserve Life
TYPICAL PIONEERING. – Ira Tuttle came to
the south part of Austinburg, Ashtabula County, in
1810; made a small clearing, the first, on the bank
of Mills Creek; built him a cabin; and then walked
back to Connecticut. The following spring there
were seen gathered about a huge covered wagon, to
which were attached six yoke of oxen, fourteen per-
sons, four families in all. To the rear end of this
ancient "schooner" were tethered several cows,
whilst a "dasher" churn could be seen standing in
the box. Around this group were assembled a large
number of friends and neighbors. The church
pastor came forward and read a portion of Scripture,
a hymn was sung, prayer offered, and then, amid
final good-byes and tears, the little band of emigrants
took up their western march, one of the mothers
bearing in her arms for the entire journey a delicate
On that long ago morning, most of them looked
upon the home of childhood for the last time. For
fourteen weeks they cut their way through forest,
forded streams, or wended along the beach of the
Lake before they reached Mr. Tuttle's cabin in New
Connecticut. Nights they camped about the wagon,
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the cows supplied them with milk, daily was there
a churning of butter, and with thankful hearts and
healthy bodies they made a final unpacking amid
the flowers of May in Grand River Valley.
For thirty years the family of Mr. Tuttle was reg-
ularly represented at the old Austinburg church on
Sunday, excepting once. On that day his pious
team, "Baalam" and "Syphax," were duly attached
to the "Old Ship of Zion," as his family carriage was
called, and left standing at the door. There was a
moment's delay within; not so without. The church
bell gave out its inviting peals. The team, as was
its custom, yielded at once to the call, and was off
at a brisk pace, duly halted at the church landing and,
after a moment's waiting, quietly walked to their
shed, where they were found by those of the men-
folks able to walk
Mrs. Tuttle spun, wove and bleached the linen
for her wedding dress and household furnishings, in
1807. Mrs. C.I. PECK, Eagleville, O.
A PIONEER VISIT. –In Conneaut, many years
ago, Mrs. Daniel Hazeltine paid Mrs. Elizer Peck a
visit. The journey of two miles was made in an ox
cart in which Mrs. H. had placed her cards and
wool. The time going and coming was spent in
carding "rolls," that her daughters might not be in
want of something to spin. During the afternoon's
visit, the same industry was manifest. Carding,
hatcheling and knitting were regular accompani-
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ments of visiting. It is not to be inferred from this
that gossip was wanting, though the subjects were
generally quite different from those of the present
day. Telling fortunes was a regular accompaniment
of the tea table.
FROM THE FIRELANDS.—The first regular set-
tlement on these was in 1808. The few inhabitants
were isolated and suffered much for want of food
and clothing. They subsisted much of the time on
parched and pounded corn, together with wild meat.
It is recorded that once upon a time, a hunter
rapped at a cabin door, and was bidden enter by a
feeble voice from within. Doing so, he found a pale
emaciated woman sitting by the fire, holding a puny
babe. On beholding him, the women burst into
tears. Soon recovering herself, she pointed to the
bed saying, "There is my little Edward, I expect
he is dying; here is my babe so sick I cannot lay
it down. I am so feeble I can scarce remain in my
chair, and poor husband lies buried beside the cabin.
Oh, that I could fall into my mother's arms!" It was
only one of many similar scenes incident to pioneer
life on the Reserve.
In my early boyhood I used to fish with a young
lawyer, named "Thom" Johnson, residing near Se-
ville, Medina County. On one occasion he told me,
that whilst hunting on the Fire Lands sometime in
the thirties, he, together with two or three others,
became lost in the forest and did not find a clearing
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until late in the evening. Making their way to a log
house, in the center of this, they found it occupied
by a lone woman. Stating their case, they asked
supper and lodging. The woman told them she had
nothing but a little meal and some milk. From the
meal she made a johnnycake and of this and the
milk, they partook with a relish and then retired to
bed. During the entire night, the hostess busied
herself grating the glazing corn on the bottom of a
pan punched full of holes, in order to have the
wherewith to breakfast her guests. The frugal meal
over, they asked for their bill. "O, nothing," was
the reply. A five dollar bill was placed in her
hands, and the hunters pursued their way as well
satisfied as though they had lodged at a hotel. Those
were the days of genuine, unselfish pioneer hospi-
The following, from Howe's "Historical Collec-
tions of Ohio," shows something of the early pen-
chant for visiting: "A gentlemen settled with his
family about two miles west of Vermillion River
without a neighbor near him. Soon after, a man
and wife settled on the opposite side of the river,
about three miles distant. The lady on the west
side was very anxious to meet her east-side neigh-
bor, and sent her a message stating when she would
make her a visit. At the appointed time she went
with her husband to the river but found it so swol-
len from recent rains as to render it impossible to
cross on foot. There was no canoe or horse in that
[Start of Page 77]
part of the country. The obstacle was apparently
insurmountable. Fortunately, the man on the other
side was fertile in expedients; he yoked up his oxen,
anticipating the event, and arrived at the river just
as the others were about leaving. Springing upon
the back of one of the oxen, he rode him across the
river, and when he had reached the west bank, the
lady, Europa-like, fearlessly sprang upon the back
of the other, and was borne safely across the surg-
ing waters, and safely landed upon the opposite
bank. When her visit was concluded, she returned
in the same manner."
A SUPPLY OF PORK. –In the fall of the year 1812,
Ralph Freeman, one of the early pioneers of Braceville
Township, started, rifle in hand, up the Mahoning
River, in search of his cows. The valley at this time
was a vast wilderness, and wild hogs roamed through
the woods in large numbers. In his wanderings,
Ralph came upon a large drove of these wild deni-
zens of the forest. The temptation for a fine porker
was great; the larder needed replenishing, and
now was the time to accomplish it. Selecting one
of the largest he took deliberate aim, and his trusty
rifle brought its victim to the ground. But it was
only a moment until there was a general uproar
among the infuriated herd. Soon they discovered
the cause of their trouble and rushed en mass toward
their assailant. His only refuge was tree, and he
had just succeeded in reaching the lower branches
[Start of Page 78]
when it was surrounded by the bristling, angry
herd. In his haste his rifle was left at the foot of
the tree. The only question now was, which would
hold out the longer. After patiently waiting two
long hours, Ralph concluded the porkers were
stayers, and something must be done. His stentorian
voice rang through the woods until it reached the
ear of Vernon Allen, who, with his brother, Harvey,
started in the direction from which the sound came.
They soon discovered the predicament their neigh-
bor was in. A council of war was held, and it was
decided to take the enemy by storm. Sheltered by
the trees, they commenced firing into the ranks. It
was not until some twenty of the hogs were killed
and the herd scattered, that our hero deigned to set
foot again on terra firma. It is needless to say, that
there was no lack of pork and bacon among the set-
tlers during the winter following.
H.F. AUSTIN, Braceville, O.
AN EARLY INCIDENT.—About 1820, some years
before I was born, there came into Lenox, as pioneer
settlers a man and wife who were some thirty-five
years of age. The husband was, in several ways, a
character, and had many peculiarities which soon
became generally known, and rendered him an object
of dislike to all.
Among his other bad qualities was the love
strong drink; and on all occasions, when some other
party furnished the whiskey, he made freer use of it
[Start of Page 79]
than any other of the men. So great was his penuri-
ousness, he was never known to treat a friend "to a
drink," either at his own home or at the bar of the
pioneer tavern.
This stinginess was most severely criticized, and
close watch was kept for an opportunity to even up
the score of his delinquencies.
The time came. He must have a barn to house
the products of his farm. A mechanic had been em-
ployed to hew the timber and prepare the frame.
Invitations were sent in all directions, into all the
nearby towns, to the men to come to the raising on a
specified day. Along with the invitations went the
information, furnished by the mechanic, that the
owner of the barn had just bought and got home a
full barrel of whiskey.
This fact, alone, was sufficient to induce every-
body to accept the invitation, and many were on hand
who had received no bid.
In some mysterious way I shall not attempt to
explain, the agreement seemed to have been unani-
mously reached that the barn should not be erected
until the barrel of whiskey was completely exhausted.
For three days and two nights the Pioneers of sev-
eral of our now prosperous townships, wrestled with
that 30x40 foot barn and their neighbor's whiskey,
and history declares that the whiskey was gone before
the rafters of the barn were in place. When more
whiskey was demanded, the owner of the barn is said
to have responded: "You have robbed me of my full
[Start of Page 80]
year's stock of whiskey, you have eaten the last morsel
of food my wife had cooked in the house, and now
if you will go to your several homes and leave us
alone, my wife and I will try to put the rafters on
our barn and put the building in shape to shelter our
crops. I look upon myself as the victim of a cruel
LIAR.—The presidential campaign of 1840 was the
most enthusiastic one that has ever occurred in our
country. For many years the Democratic party had
been in power, and the leaders of the Whig party felt
that their party ought to be placed in control of the
affairs of the government..
The administration of Martin Van Buren would
terminate in 1841, and the Whigs nominated Gen.
Wm. H. Harrison to succeed to the Presidency.
The Democrats renominated Martin Van Buren.
The Whigs charged the administration of Mr.
Van Buren with gross incompetency, dishonesty,
and great extravagance in the White House, alto-
gether unbecoming a Republican form of govern-
ment. It was charged that he had purloined from
the White House, many of the valuables belonging
thereto, and had sent them to his private home at
Kinderhook where they were used by "Prince
John," his eldest son, in dispensing a princely hospi-
tality. It was charged, specifically, that all the best
spoons had been taken from the "White House"
[Start of Page 81]
and transferred to the home of the "Sage of Kinder-
The election occurred in November, and General
Harrison was elected, much to the gratification of the
Whigs. The bitter feeling that had been engendered
during the campaign, was not speedily allayed. For
months after the election, when Whigs and Demo-
crats came together, many of the charges of the
campaign were reviewed with more or less
In the north part of our town, Lenox, lived, as
adjacent neighbors, two good citizens, one a Whig,
and the other a red-hot Van Buren Democrat. The
latter had formerly lived in the State of New York,
not far from the home of Van Buren, and was a
great friend and admirer of the President, and nothing
would awaken his wrath quicker than to have the
honor of his presidential friend in any way called in
question. The former came to our town from the
State of Vermont and was a zealous a Whig as his
near neighbor was a Democrat. Personally they were
good friends but politically they were great enemies.
Along in the winter of 1840-41 there was to be
a lawsuit in the neighborhood, growing out of a
horse trade, and everybody turned out to hear and
see the fun. My father was one of the spectators,
and he allowed me, a boy just in my teens, to go
with him.
While the crowd was waiting for the lawyers to
arrive from the county seat, the above-described
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Whig and Democrat got to reviewing the 1840 cam-
paign. The Whig affirmed that Van Buren stole the
White House spoons. This was denied by the
Democrat—re-affirmed and denied several times.
Finally, the Democrat, a large, portly man, straight-
ening himself in the most pompous manner, said:--
"Neighbor, either you or I lie like h—l, and I swear
I don't."
This closed the political debate for that time and
the disputants and spectators adjourned to listen to
the legal combat. N.E. FRENCH, Jefferson, O.
A PRACTICAL JOKE.—The practical joking pro-
clivities of the early settlers are proverbial. To play
a joke upon someone came like a second nature.
Some of them were so practical that were they per-
petrated now they would be the cause of either a
fistic encounter or a lawsuit. James King, Sr. and
Ira Case were well-to-do farmers in Vernon Town-
ship, Trumbull County, both living south of "the
center," Mr. King about one and one-half miles
and Mr. Case about one-half mile farther. Almost
directly across the road from Mr. King's house was
a magnificent field of clover nearly ready to be cut,
which he intended soon to have done. It was elec-
tion day, and Mr. King was one of the judges. Mr.
Case was on his way to election. When near this field
of clover, he met a drover with a large herd of cat-
tle which he wished to "bait" somewhere, at noon.
Mr. Case told him to turn them into that field of
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clover. The drover expressed surprise, but Mr.
Case assured him it made no difference as they
should "plow it under." Accordingly the cattle
were turned into the field. Mr. Case hastened to
the center and told Mr. King he had better hurry home
as a man seemed to be taking possession down there.
Getting excused, he hastened home. Upon the road-
side he found a man watching the cattle as they were
eating. Mr. King inquired of him whose cattle
they were and how they came in that field. He
was told that the owner told him to turn them in. It
at once dawned upon Mr. King that Mr. Case was
the one to blame for his clover being trampled
down, and of course he watched his opportunity to
repay him. J.L. KING, M.D., Martel, O.
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RECIPES: Recipe Details
Fresh ground sirloin steak mixed with sautéed crimini mushrooms and shallots add a nutty flavor to this burger and the robust flavor of the avocado basil pesto smeared over the burger the final minutes of grilling is the ideal compliment to the sirloin. Shaved Parmigiano Reggiano and a slice of heirloom tomato top off the burger and a Italian Kaiser roll holds everything together.
1/2 ripe California avocado-peeled and diced
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice-divided
3/4 cup fresh basil leaves (packed)-no stems
2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves
2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf Italian parsley-no stems
1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted salted whole almonds
2 tablespoons fresh grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
3 tablespoons Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 medium shallots, finely chopped
6 ounces chopped fresh crimini mushrooms
1-3/4 pounds boneless top sirloin steak
1-3/4 teaspoons salt
6 Italian Kaiser rolls-split
3 ounces shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
6 (1/4-inch thick) slices yellow heirloom tomatoes
To prepare pesto, coarsely mash the avocado in a small bowl. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon lime juice and stir together; set aside. In a food processor fitted with a blade, combine remaining lime juice, basil, tarragon, parsley, garlic, almonds and cheese. Process until mixture is coarse, scraping down side. Slowly add olive oil through top of the processor, while the motor is running and until well blended. Add mixture to bowl with avocado; stir together with a fork to combine and season with salt and pepper. Cover until needed. Preheat a gas grill to medium-high or a charcoal grill with cover to medium-hot. To prepare patties, heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high grill heat. Add shallots to skillet and sauté, stirring frequently for about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté, stirring until mushrooms are lightly browned. Remove from grill; transfer mixture to a large bowl-spread mixture out to cool. While mixture is cooling, chunk steak into 1-1/2 inch pieces. Using same food processor with blade or meat grinder, process meat in four batches until coarsely chopped. Transfer steak to bowl of cooled mushroom mixture; gently mix together until blended-handling as little as possible. Form 6 patties, making an indentation in center of each patty. Sprinkle salt over both sides of patties. Brush vegetable oil over grill rack. Place patties on grill rack and cook covered 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium or to desired doneness, smearing a generous amount of pesto over each patty the final few minutes of grilling. Transfer patties to a plate. Place rolls cut side down over direct heat until lightly toasted-watch. To assemble, place a patty on roll bottom, top with shaved cheese and a slice of tomato. Cover with roll top.
My choice of wine with this burger is Sutter Home Pinot Noir. I prefer the Italian Kaiser roll or a gourmet type Italian round roll for this burger and shaved (rather than melted) Parmigiano Reggiano cheese- more flavorful!


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"Good Morning America" wins for both the week of June 23 and the second quarter of 2014. The ABC morning show delivered its largest quarterly advantage over NBC's "Today" in 22 years in total viewers and 21 years in the A25-54 demographic.
"CBS This Morning" was the only morning show to grow in total viewers for the quarter, +5% compared to Q2 2013. NBC (+1%) and ABC (+1%) were both flat. In the A25-54 demographic, ABC was the only show to grow, up +4% year-over-year. NBC was flat (-1%) and CBS was down -8%.
For the week of June 23, CBS up +8% in total viewers and down -5% in the demo compared to the same week last year. ABC was down -2% in total viewers and flat in the demo and NBC was down -7% and -10%, respectively.
The averages for the week of June 23, 2014:
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GeckoLinux ROLLING Cinnamon
Welcome to GeckoLinux
GeckoLinux is a Linux spin based on the openSUSE distribution, with a focus on polish and out-of-the-box usability on the desktop. It is available in Static (based on openSUSE Leap) and Rolling (based on openSUSE Tumbleweed) editions.
GeckoLinux Rolling Features
- An installable live DVD / USB image based on openSUSE Tumbleweed, around 1GB in size
- Individual editions for different popular desktop environments with a pleasant default configuration
- Carefully selected open source desktop programs and proprietary media codecs pre-installed and ready to use
- Beautiful open source font rendering configured out of the box
- Optimal power management with TLP pre-installed
- Much more open source and patent encumbered software available in the pre-configured repositories
How Is This Different From openSUSE?
- GeckoLinux comes as an offline installable live DVD / USB image for Static and Rolling editions, whereas openSUSE has a non-live DVD / USB installer, a net-installer image, or Tumbleweed live DVD / USB with net-installer options.
- GeckoLinux offers customized editions optimized for different desktop environments, whereas openSUSE requires the user to know how to install patterns and packages for different desktop environments.
GeckoLinux comes pre-installed with common niceties such as proprietary media codecs, whereas openSUSE for legal reasons requires users to know how to add additional repositories and which packages to add.
- GeckoLinux prefers packages from the Packman repo when they are available, whereas some of openSUSE's default packages don't work with patent-restricted features even if the features are installed from other sources.
- GeckoLinux comes pre-configured with what many would consider to be good font rendering, whereas many users find openSUSE's default font configuration to be less than desirable.
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I've used Linux on the desktop since approximately 2001. I have used many versions of openSUSE since the project's inception, and I used SuSE Linux before that. I've always appreciated openSUSE's flexibility and highly innovative infrastructure, but the profusion of "paper cuts" in the default configuration always made me think twice before recommending it to others. This projects sets out to change that.
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Welcome to issue 44 of Ruby Weekly. Thanks to everyone who sent in testimonials last week, most of them are now live on the new Ruby Weekly homepage :-) No extra personal news this week so let's get right on with the link goodness:
Refinery CMS 1.0 Released
Version 1.0 of Refinery CMS has arrived 2 years after it first became an open source project. Refinery is one of the most popular Rails-based content management systems and the 1.0 release boasts full Rails 3 support and a solid stable base built up by over 100 contributors.
Major Changes Coming for Ruby on Debian (and Ubuntu)
Lucas Nussbaum posted to the ruby-core mailing list last week outlining several developments in how Debian (and eventually Ubuntu) treats and packages Ruby. Highlights include a new 'gem2deb' packaging tool and support for 'gem update --system'.
Rails 3.0.8 Out (Hopefully)
Rails 3.0.8 RC3 was unveiled on May 30 by Aaron Patterson with the final promised today (June 2nd) if no regressions were found. Since I prepare this newsletter 12 hours in advance, I'm risking announcing it now. Worst case scenario, you can still get the release candidate.
RailsInstaller 1.2 for Windows Released
Ruby Midwest 2011 - Nov 4-5 - Early Bird Tickets Available Now
I'm Doing An In-Person 3 Day Rails Course in July (Northern England)
Articles and Tutorials
Speeding Up Rails 3 Startup Time (With A Patch)
Xavier Shay shows off his hard work in tweaking Ruby head (the to-be Ruby 1.9.3) to make 'require' more efficient. The result? A much faster Rails 3 boot time on 1.9. I tried it out and got a 37% drop in boot time. Patching Ruby is still a bit cutting edge though but hopefully this will make it into 1.9.3 proper.
Setting up PostgreSQL for Rails Development on Mac OS X
One of the reasons people used to give for using MySQL over Postgres was that it was hard to install and setup. In this walkthrough, Will Jessop of 37signals shows how easy it is to get Postgres installed and working with a basic Rails app.
Gem Versioning and Bundler: Doing it Right
Yehuda Katz shares some best practices and insights into how to handle the 'versioning' of gems in your Ruby (and Rails) apps using Bundler.
Installing Rails 3.1: Detailed Instructions
Daniel Kehoe has put together some detailed instructions for installing Rails 3.1 as of right now. It includes using RVM, creating a Rails 3.1 gemset, updating Rake, and installing some example apps Daniel's maintaining.
Null Objects and Falsiness
Avdi Grimm looks at the concept of checking for the presence of an object and how Ruby's way of giving out 'nil' objects can make life more difficult. He examines creating a 'NullObject' to work around some of the issues.
Using DataMapper and Rails with Legacy Schemas
K-Means Clustering in Ruby
Sass Basics - RailsCasts
Ryan Bates releases another episode of RailsCasts, this time focusing on the Sass 'Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets' CSS extension, as included by default in Rails projects from 3.1 onwards.
How Rails Boots
It's not that Rails is bloated and complicated (never :-)) but Rails contributor Neeraj Singh takes 24 minutes to give us a tour of the Rails booting process. It's good though and he shows off a lot of interesting code from the guts of Rails.
Many to Many Associations in Ruby on Rails
A basic tutorial by Charles Max Wood on putting together "has and belongs to many" and "has many through" associations. This is beginners-only material but is well crafted as usual from Charles.
Libraries and code
Goldberg: Lightweight, Multi-Language Continuous Integration Server
Goldberg is a new CruiseControl.rb-compatible continuous integration server suitable for automatically testing your apps to the schedule you desire. It can work with almost any software project but has specific support for RVM and Bundler for Ruby projects. A nice looking config DSL here.
Mynu: DSL for Making Menubar Apps for Mac OS X
Mynu is a simple DSL built by Robert Lowe to create a 'systembar' menu app with MacRuby on OS X. The example code on display is compelling and might tempt you to check out MacRuby for building a small helper app.= for your OS X menu bar.
silent-postgres: Rails Plugin to Quieten Down Postgresql's Log Output
Rapuncel: Simple XML-RPC Client Lib for Ruby
Ruby Jobs of the Week
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Owning Rails: Another 8hr Rails Masterclass with Marc Andre Cournoyer
Marc Andre Cournoyer (of Create Your Own Programming Language fame) is running another 2 day, 8 hour Rails masterclass in June. The last class sold out in 24 hours and this one is half full now too (10 seats left). Marc's given me a discount code you can use to get 80 beans off the price too, it's 'rubyweekly'.
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Announce: Release of PyGreSQL version 3.0 =============================================== PyGreSQL v3.0 has been released. It is available at: ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/PyGreSQL.tgz. If you are running NetBSD, look in the packages directory under databases. There is also a package in the FreeBSD ports collection. PostgreSQL is a database system derived from Postgres4.2. It conforms to (most of) ANSI SQL and offers many interesting capabilities (C dynamic linking for functions or type definition, etc.). This package is copyright by the Regents of the University of California, and is freely distributable. Python is an interpreted programming language. It is object oriented, simple to use (light syntax, simple and straightforward statements), and has many extensions for building GUIs, interfacing with WWW, etc. An intelligent web browser (HotJava like) is currently under development (November 1995), and this should open programmers many doors. Python is copyrighted by Stichting S Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and is freely distributable. PyGreSQL is a python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful PostgreSQL features from a Python script. This release of PyGreSQL is the first DB-SIG API. That's why we have a bump in the major number. There is also a potential problem in backwards compatibility. Previously when there was a NULL in a returned field it was returned as a blank. Now it is more properly returned as a Python None. Any scripts that expect NULLs to be blanks will have problems with this. Due to the fact that the DB-API is brand new, it is expected that there will be a 3.1 release shortly with corrections once many people have had a chance to test it. See the other changes below or in the Changelog file. PyGreSQL 2.0 was developed and tested on a NetBSD 1.3_BETA system. It is based on the PyGres95 code written by Pascal Andre, andre(at)chimay(dot)via(dot)ecp(dot)fr(dot) I changed the version to 2.0 and updated the code for Python 1.5 and PostgreSQL 6.2.1. While I was at it I upgraded the code to use full ANSI style prototypes and changed the order of arguments to connect. Later versions are fixes and enhancements to that. The latest version of PyGreSQL works with Python 1.5.2 and PostgreSQL 6.5. Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.4 to PyGreSQL 3.0: - Remove strlen() call from pglarge_write() and get size from object. (Richard(at)Bouska(dot)cz) - Add a little more error checking to the quote function in the wrapper - Add extra checking in _quote function - Wrap query in pg.py for debugging - Add DB-API 2.0 support to pgmodule.c (andre(at)via(dot)ecp(dot)fr) - Add DB-API 2.0 wrapper pgdb.py (andre(at)via(dot)ecp(dot)fr) - Correct keyword clash (temp) in tutorial - Clean up layout of tutorial - Return NULL values as None (rlawrence(at)lastfoot(dot)com) (WARNING: This will cause backwards compatibility issues.) - Change None to NULL in insert and update - Change hash-bang lines to use /usr/bin/env - Clearing date should be blank (NULL) not TODAY - Quote backslashes in strings in _quote (brian(at)CSUA(dot)Berkeley(dot)EDU) - Expanded and clarified build instructions (tbryan(at)starship(dot)python(dot)net) - Make code thread safe (Jerome(dot)Alet(at)unice(dot)fr) - Add README.distutils (mwa(at)gate(dot)net & jeremy(at)cnri(dot)reston(dot)va(dot)us) - Many fixes by chifungfan(at)yahoo(dot)com, tony(at)printra(dot)net, jeremy(at)alum(dot)mit(dot)edu and others to get the final version ready to release. Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.3 to PyGreSQL 2.4: - Insert returns None if the user doesn't have select permissions on the table. It can (and does) happen that one has insert but not select permissions on a table. - Added ntuples() method to query object (brit(at)druid(dot)net) - Corrected a bug related to getresult() and the money type - Corrected a bug related to negative money amounts - Allow update based on primary key if munged oid not available and table has a primary key - Add many __doc__ strings. (andre(at)via(dot)ecp(dot)fr) - Get method works with views if key specified Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.2 to PyGreSQL 2.3: - connect.host returns "localhost" when connected to Unix socket (torppa(at)tuhnu(dot)cutery(dot)fi) - Use PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords in connect() (torppa(at)tuhnu(dot)cutery(dot)fi) - fixes and cleanups (torppa(at)tuhnu(dot)cutery(dot)fi) - Fixed memory leak in dictresult() (terekhov(at)emc(dot)com) - Deprecated pgext.py - functionality now in pg.py - More cleanups to the tutorial - Added fileno() method - terekhov(at)emc(dot)com (Mikhail Terekhov) - added money type to quoting function - Compiles cleanly with more warnings turned on - Returns PostgreSQL error message on error - Init accepts keywords (Jarkko Torppa) - Convenience functions can be overridden (Jarkko Torppa) - added close() method Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.1 to PyGreSQL 2.2: - Added user and password support thanks to Ng Pheng Siong <ngps(at)post1(dot)com> - Insert queries return the inserted oid - Add new pg wrapper (C module renamed to _pg) - Wrapped database connection in a class. - Cleaned up some of the tutorial. (More work needed.) - Added version and __version__. Thanks to thilo(at)eevolute(dot)com for the suggestion. Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.0 to PyGreSQL 2.1: - return fields as proper Python objects for field type - Cleaned up pgext.py - Added dictresult method Important changes from Pygres95 1.0b to PyGreSQL 2.0: - Updated code for PostgreSQL 6.2.1 and Python 1.5. - Reformatted code and converted to ANSI . - Changed name to PyGreSQL (from PyGres95.) - Changed order of arguments to connect function. - Created new type pgqueryobject and moved certain methods to it. - Added a print function for pgqueryobject - Various code changes - mostly stylistic. For more information about each package, please have a look to their web pages: - Python : http://www.python.org/ - PostgreSQL : http://www.PostgreSQL.org/ - PyGreSQL : http://www.druid.net/pygresql/ -- D'Arcy J.M. 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Bio- A native of San Francisco, Sergio Al'Dada began working largely in acrylic on canvas as a result from being pent up in the circuitry of his soul. He has found that living in the here and now is the path to his heart's content. This provides the material to paint what is true to him. He seeks to broaden his acquaintance with other artists, and connect with those that share a vision of artistic growth through community.
Mr. Al'Dada is the founding artist and member of art consciousness project The P.E.A.C.E. Museum based in San Francisco and is a resident dj for radio talk show S.C.R.E.A.M. for P.E.A.C.E. at http://radiovalencia.fm/screamforpe...
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Girlyman concert at Creole canceled
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Medical emergency forces band to scrap tour
(Friday, Dec. 3) Sad news from Small Things Productions: The Girlyman concert scheduled for Dec. 12 at Creole Gallery has been canceled. Girlyman member Doris Muramatsu has been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, prompting the group to scrap their tour plans.
"Fortunately, CML is a very treatable form of leukemia," the band notes on its website, "with high
Promoter Meegan Holland is offering ticket holders two options: You can either request a refund (through Dec. 10), or you can donate your ticket money to the group to help cover expenses. "It appears most of Doris' medical costs will be covered, but canceling shows has put a strain on the band since they make their living at music," Holland writes on the STP site. Holland asks that ticket buyers who want refunds should email her at firstname.lastname@example.com by Dec. 10. After that time, ticket money will be donated to Girlyman.


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The North Texas area office of the United Negro College Fund, the nation's largest minority education organization, will host its Red, Hot & Snazzy gala at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Dallas.
The affair will include a reception, silent and live auctions, seated dinner, dancing and a live concert by R&B legends the Ohio Players.
The group's Excellence in Education award will be presented to Alliance Data Systems Corp. for its dedication to education.
The gala benefits the United Negro College Fund's scholarships for low-income students. Proceeds also provide financial support for the group's 38 member colleges and universities in Texas.
"These students are our future. We are very grateful to those who've invested in UNCF's higher education mission by sponsoring our gala," said area development director Diane Stephenson. "Funds raised will help our colleges continue to play a critical role in our communities."
Miki Woodard, vice president of philanthropy for J.C. Penney Co., is chair of the gala.
"As a company founded on the Golden Rule, J.C. Penney has a strong legacy of giving back and supporting the communities in which we live and work," she said. "For over 40 years, we've been a supporter of UNCF, providing nearly $1.6 million in donations to affiliates across the country. We are honored to continue our support."
KDFW-TV (Channel 4) news anchor Clarice Tinsley will be mistress of ceremonies, and state Sen. Royce West and Dr. Michael Lomax, United Negro College Fund president and CEO, will speak. Recording artist Toni Redd will perform during the reception.
The United Negro College Fund administers more than 400 programs, including scholarships, internships and fellowships; mentoring and summer enrichment programs; and curriculum and faculty development programs.
United Negro College Fund institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 21 percent of the baccalaureate degrees to black students.
Major donors are:
$35,000: J.C. Penney.
$25,000: American Airlines Inc.
$5,000: AT&T Inc., Citi, Crown Royal, Ben E. Keith Beverage Distributors, BNSF Railway Co., Frito-Lay Inc., Greyhound Lines Inc., Kroger, Mary Kay Inc., Nationwide Insurance, Neiman Marcus, Parrish Restaurants, Rent-A-Center and Wells Fargo.
$2,500: Alliance Data, Bank of Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, City of Dallas Economic Development, Coca-Cola, Comerica Bank, Dallas Mavericks, DART, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Estelle family, Exelon Power, Karen Factory & Friends, Jarvis Christian College, Jones Lange LaSalle, Brenda Lauderback and Dr. Boyd Wright, Stephen and Kim Littleton, Miller Coors, Oncor, The Peoples Group, Dr. Kimberly Persley, Saintsville Cathedral, Laviris and Gillian Stubblefield, Texas College, Texas Health Fort Worth and the Texas Rangers.
Tables of 10 are $2,500 and individual tickets are $200. Call 972-234-1007. To learn more, visit uncf.org. Donations may be sent to United Negro College Fund, 501 Elm St., Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202.


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Whenever anybody puts the word "jazz" in front of the word "guitar", certain universal indicators will emerge regardless of whom or what is being talked about. Generally "jazz" and "guitar" as a pairing will conjure another indicatory-laced meaning: "solo". Inevitably, whenever somebody is playing jazz guitar, they are playing solo-oriented music. But what is the status quo of jazz anyways? Is there one? Not anymore.
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Tina Fey has welcomed a new addition to the family — another baby girl.
The "30 Rock" star and her husband, Jeffrey Richmond, welcomed baby Penelope Athena on Wednesday, the actress' rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Penelope Athena is the couple's second daughter. Their first child, Alice, is 5.
It was back in April, while appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," that Tina first confirmed she was pregnant.
The new baby will give husband Jeff a second chance at diaper duty.
In GQ's May issue, the "Bossypants" author said her husband was good at everything to do with Alice, everything but diaper duty.
"My husband was really good about helping out. The problem was diapers. He never got past the poop," Tina previously told the mag. "He would do these [gagging noise] 'Oh God, I'm gonna vomit.' Never got over it."
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Already mired near the league basement with only 17 wins in 53 games this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs will not be getting any relief from their schedule in the two weeks leading up to the Olympic break.
The Leafs' next seven games come against teams in playoff position and with 60 or more points, a stretch that includes five games versus teams - New Jersey, Vancouver and San Jose - currently ranked among the top eight in the league.
Essentially out of playoff contention with 35 per cent of the season to go, Toronto begins its tough run Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Kings - an up-and-coming team that currently sits tied for sixth place in the Western Conference.
Leafs coach Ron Wilson, however, said he was unconcerned about his team's upcoming opponents.
"We don't fear playing anybody," Wilson said. "Every game's difficult. I think [our record against top teams]shows how even the league is and we'll put our best foot forward.
"We're determined to get every point we can possibly get."
Wilson knows the Kings franchise well having coached division rivals for long stretches in Anaheim and San Jose, and said the plan Los Angeles GM Dean Lombardi put in place years earlier is finally bearing fruit.
"He knows how to build teams," Wilson said. "You start and you build through the draft and you develop players in the off-season. He set the model for the Sharks [as GM from 1996 to 2003]and he's obviously done the same thing with the Kings.
"They've drafted well, they've picked up some good young players, too - like a Jack Johnson - in trades, and they've remained patient. They're in an environment where you can be probably a little more patient than you can here."
Given how long the Kings have been in the wilderness, patience has been something a few players have had to get used to. Team captain Dustin Brown, for example, has played 400 games in his career and yet to skate in the playoffs - something Los Angeles last did in 2002 with a first line made up of three stars (Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh and Ziggy Palffy) who are all out of the league.
The Kings' latest sniper, Anze Kopitar, said that after so many years rebuilding, there was a lot of anticipation heading into this season - from both those in the dressing room and everywhere else.
"It's one of those years when everyone was talking about it being a breakthrough year for us, so there was a little more pressure put on us," said Kopitar, who leads the Kings with 20 goals and 50 points in 51 games.
"We knew it. Three years [without playing in the playoffs]was enough for me. It was a little, I'm not going to say boring, but I mean when you're out of contention for the playoffs by the end of January, it is kind of boring for the older guys that were on the team.
"I think we've matured a lot. I think we've grown as a team."
Starting in goal Tuesday night will be Jonas Gustavsson for the Leafs and Jonathan Quick for the Kings, two young netminders expected to fill depth roles for their countries (Sweden and the U.S.) at the Olympics.
Toronto is 5-12-3 in its last 20 games, while Los Angeles has cooled off a little of late (8-9-0) after a 21-10-3 start to the season.


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Physics Students Win Goldwater Scholarships
Congratulations to Gregory Allan (Electrical Engineering/Physics) and Tushar Swamy (Electrical Engineering/Physics) who have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships this year.
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate.
The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue research careers in these fields.


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Enjoy a luxurious and comfortable independent living at Vatika India Next Emilia Floors.
Gurgaon city is sprawling with affordable residential properties. The latest craze is now on the purchasing of Independent floors, rather than apartments or flats or independent houses. You enjoy both the community sense of living as well as privacy of staying in an independent houses when you purchase an independent floor just for yourself and your family. Gurgaon Sectors 82, 82A, 83, 84, 85 are the prime locations where you can find nicely built, sophisticated independent floors brought to you by Vatika India Next. Vatika India Next Emilia Floors are one of the best offerings of the group in real estate. For all those who want live their lives in their own way, the independent floors by Vatika India Next in Gurgaon are the perfect options.
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These are not high-rise apartments with many floors. These are independent residential homes with three floors at the maximum on plots of sizes 150 sq. m. The uncluttered skylines with low rise buildings give the residents a chance to enjoy the natural surroundings.
- Strategically located in the one of the best locations of Gurgaon, where you are away from the hustle and bustle of city life but easily accessible from all areas.
- Located at the intersection of NH8, South Delhi- Gurgaon, and the upcoming 150 m wide Dwarka Expressway
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Serigraph on Paper . Edition Size 150
The woman lays fulfilled with the rush of their passion. She beams radiantly at the pomegranate, knowing there will be much time to enjoy the seeds still remaining. She allows him to understand and absorb her most secret thoughts. He now holds the flower of love- It has become theirs. The guitar alludes to their future seductions, while the bowl bears a limitless love to come. The lovers are immersed in a serene, tender harmony.
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katsumata(dot)tomonari(at)po(dot)ntts(dot)co(dot)jp writes: > Now I'm testing the behavior of checkpointer, > and I found a difference with PostgreSQL9.1 behavior. > When I send SIGINT signal to writer process on PostgreSQL9.1, > writer process starts checkpoint. > But, when I send SIGINT signal to checkpointer on PostgreSQL9.2beta2, > checkpointer doesn't start checkpoint. AFAICT, the checkpointer does consider starting a checkpoint, but it decides not to do one, because of this recent change: http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git&a=commitdiff&h=18fb9d8d21a28caddb72c7ffbdd7b96d52ff9724 If you had done enough updates since the last checkpoint, it would do one. So this isn't a bug, but an intentional reduction in checkpoint frequency. (Note that sending SIGINT is not, and never has been, equivalent to forcing a checkpoint.) regards, tom lane
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Lady Gaga Rocks a Keytar
Lady Gaga is known for tickling the ivories at her shows. The piano is her instrument of choice. But the Mother Monster is also fond of the keytar, which is obviously a variation of her favorite musical toy. The keytar itself is not a cool instrument by any means, but when Gaga straps one on while on tour, the cool factor is upped in an instant.


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Meets to watch
Eight squads compete on Thursday as Drake travels to Justin-Siena and Novato welcomes Terra Linda in dual meet action. Branson also hosts Tam, Marin Catholic and San Marin for a quad-meet at College of Marin. All competitions take place at 4:30 p.m.
On Friday and Saturday, Marin standouts will compete at the Arcadia Invitational in Southern California, which features the country's top prep performers. Local participants are: Branson's Jordan Winters (girls high jump) and Maxwell (girls 3,200), Redwood's Huxham (boys 3,200), Tam's Kiles (boys pole vault), and Marin Academy's James Kinney (boys 3,200).
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Here's something interesting though it's not exactly free. Comwave is offering 250 minutes per month for a yearly fee of $30 which isn't too bad when you think about. it would make a nice addition to your existing calling plan or you could even drop to a lower minute plan and then use these to supplement your minutes and end up paying less. You just need to grab the free app from iTunes and then register on the Comwave site and you're ready to go.
Just in time for the Holidays, Comwave's new Mobile App has eliminated cell phone long distance charge to 57 countries. Available today on iTunes for the US &Canada for $30 per year, users are able to place long distance calls directly through their existing contact lists on their cell phones, to 57 countries including the USA & Canada. There are no monthly bills and there is a 100-minute free trial available at www.comwave.net/mobile.
"There is no other Mobile App that will eliminate long distance charges to 57 Countries from your Smartphone," says Yuval Barzakay, President and CEO. "It's so simple to use, just dial as you would normally and the App will spring into action and connect your call through Comwave."
Customers can register at www.comwave.net/mobile and then download the App for free on iTunes. Android & Blackberry versions coming soon.
$30/year Includes:
- Ability to change your Caller ID
- 250 free local & long distance minutes per month for 12 months to call across the street or around the globe (That's 3,000 free minutes to 57 countries)
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HCA, Hospital Corporation of America RN - Labor & Delivery - FT - Temp in Austin, Texas
Labor and Delivery Unit Description: South Austin Hospital's Women's Services department is divided into 4 areas L&D, Postpartum, Level I Nursery and, Level II Nursery. We have a 24-bed post partum/gyn surgical unit, which consists of post partum mothers, GYN surgical patients, and occasional med/surg overflow. Our Level I Nursery is equipped for 16 newborns. 3 bed Level II Nursery. South Austin Hospital's Labor and Delivery unit consists of 7 LDR's, 2 Labor Rooms, 3 Ante partum rooms, 3 bed recovery rooms, two c-section suites, and 1 GYN operative suite. We currently have an approximate delivery rate of 2000 births per year.
Our Women's Services nurses are very involved with patient education and safety. The nurses have adopted a new improved infant security system to increase the security and safety of our patients and their newborns. The staff has developed patient education booklets to supplement the "Newborn Channel". They have started lactation services for new parents and are very involved with educating prior to discharge. Women's Services has also developed new orientation manuals for the new staff at SAH. They are committed to training and educating all staff on board.
Position Description: The Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to direct and deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients on an assigned unit in a safe and proficient manner according to individual patient needs. Provides direct patient care based upon South Austin Medical Center Hospital Standards of Care and Standards of Practice, Polices, Procedures and Practice Guidelines. Provides guidance and supervision to Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Technicians, Nursing Assistants and Unit Secretaries. He/she acts as patient and advocate with the Hospital environment. Assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities and accepts assignments on other units when necessary.
Administers care for the obstetrical patient having surgical procedure in the Labor & Delivery Operating Suite.
Intraoperative and post anesthesia care is in accordance with Hospital established standards of care. Performs steam sterilization processing of instruments and supplies for the MCH unit in accordance with Hospital standards for sterilization. Assures sterilization parameters have been met before utilizing supplies.
Assists with the care of the newborn at deliveries.
Maintains skills in neonatal resuscitation.
Demonstrates assessment skills in both high risk and low risk obstetrical patients.
Recognition of maternal and/or fetal problems are identified and reported to the physician.
Assists with the transfer of newborn to another facility when indicated.
Notifies charge nurse and House Supervisor of anticipated transfer.
Notifies all surgical team members of emergency and scheduled surgical procedures.
Accurately identifies and bands newborn, mother and significant others with matching identabands.
Documents band identification number appropriately in medical record.
Verifies band and medical record document with nursery upon arrival to nursery.
Provides emotional support and assists in contracting Pregnancy Loss Support Group for parents/significant others experiencing grief due to newborn condition at birth, parental separation from newborn, neonatal death or fetal demise.
Demonstrates knowledge and provides support to natural mother, agencies, and foster or adoptive parents when newborn is for adoption.
Demonstrates knowledge of individual role in Hospital infant abduction plan.
Demonstrate understanding of HCA's and "Patients First" safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures.
Performs other related duties as directed or required.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Required : Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Minimum of year current RN labor and delivery experience
Preferred: BSN
LICENSED/CERTIFICATION: Required : Current Texas RN license or Compact State
Preferred: STABLE, NRP, AWHONN Fetal Monitoring
compact nurses must obtain a Texas RN license within 90 days of hire date
Job: *Nursing - Professional
Title: RN - Labor & Delivery - FT - Temp
Location: Texas-Austin-South Austin Medical Center
Requisition ID: 00196-53659


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Wooden Ice Cream Scoop
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Let kids scoop their favorite ice cream flavors with our sturdy spoon. Its carved handle is sized and shaped for little hands.
- 8" long
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Lower lip deviation after Botox may be amenable to some degree of correction depending upon the actual muscles involved.
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Lower Lip Deviation after Botox
Botox and lips
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Botox and lip deviation
More information is needed but I assume you had Botox injected into the lip. After about 4 months the Botox will wear off and things should be relatively back to where they started.
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Deviation of lower lip after Botox
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The Building Managers Seminar focuses on leadership, conflict management, supervision, and more for both student building managers and the professionals who supervise them.
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December 3–6 | Amelia Island, Fla.
Be a part of a special program for women seeking to become leaders in higher education administration and student affairs. Coproduced by several higher education associations, this unique program will bring together administrators from across campus functions.
IPDS: New Professionals Orientation
IPDS: New Professionals Orientation is an introduction to the profession that offers ample idea sharing, discussion of theory and skills, and opportunities to network, ideal for anyone starting their first job in the field.
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I-LEAD® is ACUI's premier student program, designed to emphasize the key concept areas of leadership, community development, and change.
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June 19–22 | University of Akron
The Student Organizations Institute provides targeted education for those who work with student groups. The knowledge and skills gained will allow these professionals to feel more confident and competent when approaching daily work.


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Hi, My dad is in India. He weighs 300+ pounds. He has hard time walking because of Lymphedema which he is getting treated but because of that he has hard time walking. So the Dr suggested to improve his walking, he should get the Liposuction done. The excess weight is in Stomach, hips area. He is a healthy man other than the leg problem. My question is Will there be huge side effects after the surgery for his age? Also, Is it safe for him to undergo this surgery? Thanks!
Liposuction for 65 Year Old Man Who Has Trouble Walking?
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Inappropriate candidates for liposuction
From your description, liposuction would be a terrible idea for your dad. Liposuction is not a means of weight loss and can be VERY dangerous when used as such. Additionally, it can worsen the lymphadema and cause some systemic illnesses in a patient with the issues that your father suffers from. His age is not a problem but his overall condition does not make him a good lipo candidate. Sorry!
Liposuction in 65 YO with Lymphedema and Ambulation Problems
Liposuction in a 65 year old with ambulation problems and lymphedema issues would not appear to be a great candidate for liposuction due to increased risk for blood clot in his legs. However, an exam and a full medical workup would be needed to properly answer this question.
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From the World Heritage inscription:
Copán with its temples, plazas and terraces, comprises a type of architectural complex among the most characteristic of the Mayan civilization. The lengthy inscription on the Hieroglyphic Stairway Plaza is of considerable historical significance
The Mayan city of Copán as it exists today is composed of a main complex of ruins with several secondary complexes encircling it. The main complex consists of the Acropolis and important plazas. Among the five plazas are the Ceremonial Plaza, with an impressive stadium opening onto a mound with numerous richly sculptured monoliths and altars; the Hieroglyphic Stairway Plaza, with a monumental stairway at its eastern end that is one of the outstanding structures of Mayan culture. On the risers of this 100 m wide stairway are more than 1,800 individual glyphs which constitute the longest known Mayan inscription. The Easter Plaza rises a considerable height above the valley floor. On its western side is a stairway sculptured with figures of jaguars originally inlaid with black obsidian.
From what is known today, the sculpture of Copán appears to have attained a high degree of perfection. The Acropolis, a magnificent architectural complex, appears today as a large mass of rubble which came about through successive additions of pyramids, terraces and temples. The world's largest archaeological cut runs through the Acropolis. In the walls of the cut, it is possible to distinguish floor levels of previous plazas and covered water outlets.
Copan is undoubtedly one of the most significant Mayan sites in Mesoamerica and most important cultural site in all of Honduras.
While not as large as other Mayan sites such as Tikal, it is reasonably large in its own right and also has one of the best collections of Mayan stelae in the world. The quality and detail which can still be seen in the stones can be found in few other places.
The site is situated only 15 km from the Guatemalan border which makes it easy to visit if you are visiting other sites in the region. Tours and transportation can easily be had from the city of Copan Ruinas.
Given the size of the site, you might want to dedicate 3-4 hours to explore the ruins. There is also a museum on site which can be entered for an additional fee.
View the complete list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I have visited.